AHHA-Center

09/18/2025

🌿 On Grace, Growth, and Perspective 🌿

There have been many times in my life when I’ve seen someone make a choice and thought to myself, “I would never do that.”

But life has a way of teaching us differently. With time and experience, I’ve come to realize that I often didn’t see the obstacles others were facing, nor the reasons behind their decisions. Later, I’ve found myself standing in places that gave me a deeper understanding of their perspective.

Some might call that hypocrisy, but I see it as growth. Wisdom comes from learning, from giving grace—not only to others but also to our younger selves who didn’t yet know better. I am proud of that younger version of me: for having the courage to form opinions, for being willing to learn differently, and for still choosing love even in disagreement.

That practice of grace has made it easier to meet people where they are, with compassion, understanding, and an open heart. 💛

09/17/2025

🍁 Harvest of Healing: A Fall Festival Retreat at Rustic Forrest Farm & Sanctuary 🍁

Join us in the park this fall, where nature, animals, and community come together in harmony.
This is more than a festival—it’s a retreat, a chance to reset and reconnect.

✨ Here’s what’s waiting for you:

Yoga in the park (with goats, of course!) 🐐

Guided nature walks & forest bathing 🌳

Sound bath & healing workshops 🎶

Picnic lunch 🥗

Seasonal crafts & pumpkin painting 🎨

Meet-the-Residents Animal Tour 🐴🦆🐓

Evening bonfire with drumming & stargazing 🔥🌙

📅 Date: October 11th
📍 Where: Rustic Forrest Farm & Sanctuary, Cox’s Creek, KY (618 Solitude Rd Cox's Creek KY 40013)

Stay tuned for details—you won’t want to miss this harvest of healing.

09/04/2025

🌿 Healing Through Hardship: Supporting Jasper & Samantha’s Work 🌿

Many of you know Samantha as the heart behind three healing spaces:
🐐 Rustic Forrest Farm & Sanctuary (rescued animals & nature healing)
🌱 Collective Wellness & Spa (massage, yoga, holistic therapies)
🕊️ AHHA – Awareness of Healing for Humans & Animals (Mission of reciprocal care).

Right now, her beloved goat Jasper—the one who started it all—is fighting for his healing at Ohio State Veterinary Hospital. Vet bills, daily care for other animals, plus Samantha’s own health struggles and the upkeep of Collective Wellness have created an overwhelming burden.

💛 How you can help:
– Donate via Venmo: -Bayless-2 or -Center
– Book a bodywork or yoga package (your healing supports theirs!)
– Share this message with others

✨ Every little bit helps—whether $25 for feed, $50 for daily care, $100 for vet bills, or simply spreading the word. Together, we keep healing alive for both humans and animals.

🙏💞💫💞🙏

07/28/2025

This weekend at The Big Stomp reminded us of something vital:
Mental health is health.
It’s not separate from you—it is part of you. Just like your body, just like your spirit.

At AHHA, we believe healing must be whole. 🧠💛🐐
Mind. Body. Spirit.
All parts matter. All parts deserve care.

Through animal-assisted activities, movement, rest, and connection, we watched healing unfold in the most unexpected and beautiful ways. Our therapy goats—Urijah, Malaki, Jasper, Isiah, and Gideon—met people exactly where they were. No pressure. No expectation. Just presence, pacing, and compassion.

They reminded us that sometimes healing looks like laying down behind a yoga mat. Sometimes it looks like making one safe connection. Sometimes it means taking a break so you can show up again.

Every part of you matters. Every step counts.
Let’s keep choosing whole-person healing—one breath, one hug, one goat at a time.

Rustic Forrest Farm & Sanctuary

07/23/2025

🌿 Come Heal with Us at AHHA | Rustic Forrest Farm & Sanctuary 🌿

From intuitive bodywork and sound healing to sauna sessions and guided yoga, every offering at the farm is designed to help you reconnect—with your body, your spirit, and the healing power of nature.

✨ We offer: 💆‍♀️ Massage, craniosacral, Polarity and energy work
🧘‍♀️ Yoga and private movement sessions
🌲 PEMF, infrared sauna, LED & laser light therapies
🔔 Sound bowls, tuning forks, crystals & essential oils
🦶 Reflexology path, foot soaks, vibration plate & more!

🐐 One of our favorite offerings?
Nature Walks with Goats – Gentle, grounding walks through our forested trails alongside our curious, cuddly goat crew. It’s hard to leave without smiling.

💛 Want to give back to the animals who make this magic possible?
You can sponsor a resident—like Bramble Patch the blind kitten or one of our retired therapy horses. Your support helps provide food, medical care, and love.

📅 Book a session, become a member, or sponsor a soul today.
Come as you are, and leave a little more whole.

📍 Cox’s Creek, KY |

07/22/2025

🌞 New Class Sequences – Let’s Co-Create! 🌿

Hey friends! I’m putting together new class sequences and would love your input 💛

⏰ Mornings? Lunch? Evenings?
I’m available most days—including weekends—and want to know what works best for YOU!

📆 Currently available:
✨ Early mornings (7–8am or 8–9am)
✨ Lunchtime or evenings on Mondays
✨ Some Tuesdays & Fridays
🛑 Not available Wed eves, Thurs after 9am, or Fri eves (until Aug 7)

🐐 Class themes?
Think animal-inspired flows (Goat, Horse, Chicken Yoga 🐎🐓), upcoming retreats, and fun new offerings—I’m all ears!

🧘‍♀️ Donation-based sessions
No pressure—just come as you are and contribute what feels right.

✨ Want to volunteer?
Help test out class ideas, give feedback, and soak up some healing movement together.

🚶‍♀️ PS:
🌿 Walking trails are ready
🧖‍♀️ Self-care stations are open
🌟 Memberships now available

DM me or comment below if you want to join in, volunteer, or share ideas! Let’s build something beautiful together 💫

07/22/2025

🌞 Hey friends! 🌿

I’m putting together new class sequence practices and would love your input! While I’m available every morning (including weekends!) for early sessions around 7–8am or 8–9am, these practices don’t have to be just in the mornings—we can schedule them any time that works for you. 💛

I may also be able to offer sessions around lunchtime or in the evenings on Mondays, and some Tuesdays and Fridays.
🛑 Just a heads-up: I’m not available Wednesday evenings, Thursday after 9am, or Friday evenings until after August 7th.

✨ I’d love to hear your thoughts on:

Class themes (like goat, horse, or chicken-inspired yoga 🐐🐎🐓)

Upcoming retreats

New offerings you’d love to see

💫 I’m also looking for a few kind souls to volunteer, help me test out new class ideas, give feedback, and just enjoy the practice together. These sessions will be donation-based, so come as you are and contribute only what feels right.

🌿 Plus:

We’ve got fresh walking trails,

New self-care stations, and

Memberships available if you're looking to connect more deeply with the space.

Let me know what days and times work best for you—I’m here to support your healing and growth, and I’d love to create something that fits your rhythm. 💛

06/13/2025

06/13/2025

👑✨ Straighten Your Crown Reiki x Collective Wellness & Spa x AHHA — we’re here at PlayThink with healing, magic, and crown-worthy vibes! 🌈💆‍♀️💖

📍Come find us across from the green massage bus + participant tent — ready to support your body, mind, and spirit.

🌿 Sessions + Offerings 🌿

🌀 Sam (Collective Wellness & AHHA)
Massage, Energy, Body, Mind & Spiritual Work
💆‍♀️ 60 min: $132.50 → $120 Fest Price
💆‍♀️ 120 min: $200
🌸 Custom Oil Blend Class: $100
✨ Reiki, Craniosacral, Polarity Therapy, Tuning Fork Healing, Ashiatsu, Thai Massage, Angel Card Readings, Sound Bowl Meditation, Crystal Healing

🕘 Fri/Sat: 9 AM – 9 PM | Sun: 9 AM – 12 PM

🌿 Jacob
Integrative, Therapeutic Massage Rooted in Care
💆‍♂️ 60 min: $110 | 90 min: $130 | 120 min: $150
🕚 Fri/Sat: 11 AM – 8 PM

🌿 Brittany
Energy & Spiritual Healing
🌟 10-min Mini Glow-Up & Smudging – $5
🌟 15-min Chakra & Aura Cleanse – $15
🌟 30-min Reiki + Energy Sweeping – $30
🕐 Fri: 1–4 PM & 5–8 PM | Sat: 9–12 PM & 2–5 PM

📸 Don’t forget to snap a photo with wings & crowns at our Straighten Your Crown Reiki photo play session! ✨

💫 Come see us to raise your vibe, shift your energy, and receive the healing you deserve.

06/12/2025

Samantha Bayless, LMT, YRT
Founder/Owner of AHHA & Collective Wellness & Spa
Intuitive Bodyworker | Energy & Sound Healer | Wellness Educator

Samantha Bayless offers a deeply personalized and integrative healing experience—where ancient wisdom meets modern bodywork. Her signature Intuitive Integrated Massage is a customized treatment that blends therapeutic techniques based on the client’s unique needs, guided by intuition, energy, and embodied knowledge. Sessions may include soft and deep tissue massage, acupressure, Reiki, and other forms of energy and bodywork, designed to bring the body into a space of deep relaxation, alignment, and holistic healing.

With over 20 years in the healing arts and medical fields, Samantha weaves a tapestry of techniques, including:

Energy Work (Reiki): A gentle yet powerful practice to clear energetic blocks, restore balance, and support emotional and spiritual healing.

Polarity Therapy: A holistic energy-based modality that harmonizes the body’s energetic system to reduce stress, alleviate pain, and support vitality.

Sound Healing: Using tuning forks, Tibetan, and crystal singing bowls to guide the body into resonance and harmony through vibration.

Ashiatsu & Thai Massage Fusion: Combining deep foot pressure and assisted stretching for profound tension release and energetic flow—all performed on a mat for grounding connection.

Craniosacral Therapy: A stillness-based practice using subtle touch to calm the nervous system, ease tension, and support trauma release.

Angel Card Readings with Sound & Crystal Healing: Insightful, spirit-led sessions combining intuitive messages with vibrational and crystal support for clarity and transformation.

Sound Bowl Meditations: Group or private sound journeys designed to help participants relax, reset, and reconnect.

Custom Essential Oil Blend Classes: Learn how to intuitively blend essential oils for emotional and physical support, creating a personalized aromatic tool to carry your intentions.

Samantha creates a safe, grounded space for individuals to reconnect with their inner wisdom, uncover stuck patterns, and return to a state of balance and wholeness. Whether through bodywork, meditation, intuitive sessions, or education, her work is centered on supporting your healing journey—mind, body, and spirit.

Originally from Idaho, Samantha served in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman from 2003–2008. She studied equine massage and training in West Virginia before settling in Kentucky in 2009. A graduate of the Louisville School of Massage, she brings a medical-meets-holistic lens to her practice as a Licensed Massage Therapist, Surgical Technologist, Certified Equine Trainer & Therapist, and Registered Yoga Teacher. She is continually learning and evolving to offer the most effective, integrative care possible.

Samantha is passionate about guiding others to their “AHHA” moments of transformation and insight—because true healing isn’t just physical; it’s a return to the self.

06/12/2025

🌿 AHHA at PlayThink Festival – June 11–15 🌿

Awareness of Healing for Humans and Animals
Come experience the sacred work of healing, connection, and transformation with the AHHA Collective.

✨ We believe healing is a shared journey—between people, animals, energy, and spirit. ✨

💆‍♀️ Sam – Body, Energy, Mind & Spirit
🕓 Wed 4–9 PM | Thurs–Sat 9–9 | Sun 9–12

Massage, Reiki, Thai & Ashiatsu

Sound & Crystal Healing

Angel Messages + Custom Oil Blend Class ($100)

60 min $120 | 120 min $200

💪 Jacob – Therapeutic Massage Rooted in Presence
🕓 Wed 4–8 PM | Fri & Sat 11–8

60 min $110 | 90 min $130 | 120 min $150

🔮 Brittany – Energy & Spiritual Guidance
🕓 Thurs/Fri 1–4 & 5–8 | Sat 9–12 & 2–5

Mini Glow-Up $5 | Chakra Alignment $15 | Full Energy Session $30

🌟 Visit our healing space at PlayThink—receive, realign, and reconnect.

🕊️ Let’s co-create awareness, healing, and peace—together.