Last night a client came for an in person Reiki session and when we were discussing the journey of her healing, this incredibly poignant analogy emerged. Healing is like snow removal. …Bear with me on this one, the lesson will last longer than a Minnesota …
6 Life Lessons on Healing (inspired by snow removal) Read More »
I have been grappling with how to celebrate Independence Day this year as well as how to talk to my young daughter about everything that is happening in America right now. This morning I had an answer – a divine download. So I sat down …
In last week’s blog post, 3 Steps to Healthy Goal Setting, we unpack the three steps to identify goals that align with your life and will lead to success. This work is about identifying who you are – who you truly are – on the …
Goal setting involves the development of an action plan designed in order to motivate and guide a person or group toward a goal. Goals are more deliberate than desires and momentary intentions. Therefore, setting goals means that a person has committed thought, emotion, and behavior …
In 2017 I resigned my position as an employee in public schools and embarked on a deep healing journey to unpack the wounds of my past that were impacting my daily functioning. One of the greatest gifts of that time was the inspiration and creation …
Relaxation has never come easily for me. Part of the reason may be my nature of being a constant do-er and plan-er. But the most significant reason is my Complex PTSD. Symptoms of Complex PTSD can manifest to appear like ADHD and are almost always …
The experience of pain comes in both physical and mental forms. In my experience, I have found that they connect and fuel each other. When I experience emotional pain, or stress – I physically get tenser, tighter. My arthritis flares up, my body aches, I …
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Through yoga, I have been able to cultivate gratitude as my body has shifted shape and function in the four decades of my life. My yoga story began as a child, which you can read about here, and continues to be a practice that will …
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My first introduction to meditation was in high school in the 1990’s, (read about it here) but it wasn’t until 2021 that I began a daily meditation practice. Growing a daily meditation practice has supported me in achieving a level of calm and control in …
Though stating something ‘changed my life’ is very cliche and dramatic – in the case of Reiki, it is true. There have been many components that have contributed to my healing of past trauma and illness, but Reiki is the piece that was missing. With …
My Reiki Story…How Daily Reiki Has Changed My Life Read More »
It was the spring of 2014 and I was in the thick of suffering. Chronic anxiety and depression were seeping into every corner of my life. I was dealing with multiple infertility treatments, an excruciatingly stressful job coupled with post-graduate work, and my Complex PTSD …
As a young child who was working through PTSD after my angel mother’s tragic death, my amazingly supportive and progressive step-mother exposed me to many tools, including yoga, to support my healing. It was the 1980’s and my step-mom (Mom) had recorded a Raquel Welch …
Let me begin at the very beginning… the first time that I truly meditated. It was 1998 and I was a Junior in high school. My agnostic parents sent me to a private, Catholic high school on the Southside of Milwaukee to receive a college …
One of the things you need to know about me is that I was born to be a teacher. Here, at Robin’s WellNest, that looks like education on wellness and Reiki training, but before stepping into this space, I was a high school math teacher …
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