Haven Massage & Holistic Therapies

11/21/2025

Here we go! Probably the coziest class of 40 crazy therapists I’ve ever been to. We somehow fit 20 massage tables, 40 therapists, 3 TA’s and 1 super-pro Physical Therapist in this tiny banquet room. Day 1 of 4 of VM3 is complete!

Our treatment protocols today covered potential help for those suffering with difficulty sitting, unexplained cystitis, urogenital ptosis, incontinence, uteral retroversion, prostatitis, hemorrhoids, severe depression, and decreased energy. And more. This just the short list for what addressing an improperly moving coccyx (tailbone) can help with. We also addressed ligaments and mobility of the bladder, and posterior sacrum.

11/19/2025

How are you doing? How are your nerves?

Since learning Neural Manipulation, I've come to appreciate the Nervous System so much more than I ever have. Understanding the connection between our physical and metaphorical nerves has shifted a lot of how I do massage. I wish more therapists were able to share this with their patients and clients, as there is such an intense psycho-somatic connection between our emotional, nervous, and physical tension.

For today's hypno-tip, try considering this one?

"My nerves are calm. They relax when they need to."

It is my hope that this might help you with your nerves, both physically and emotionally. Repeat it a few times if needed.

Psalms 56:11 - "In God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Update - I expected this series to run another two weeks, but I'm actually going to wrap up this series of posts here. I'll be traveling to another Visceral Manipulation class this week, and it's feeling like too much to continue creating content while traveling, followed very quickly by Thanksgiving the next week.

With this in mind, you are welcome to continue commenting, sharing, and engaging until the end of the month, when I'll calculate the points as noted in previous posts. The winner of the free session will be announced shortly after, and I'll likely be sending the runners-up some extra thank-you appreciation. Thanks to all who have engaged thus far! I appreciate you and your comments and engagement greatly - please know you have helped encourage a very small business owner, which means a lot to me and my family!! Much love to all who have been mindful and supportive - THANK YOU!!

11/18/2025

Do you love what you do? Or struggle to find joy in it?

I honestly love what I do. The fun thing about being an entrepreneur is that I get to curate everything I do, but also end up with the full brunt of responsibility if I fail.

For those who are employed by others, there are different angles to look at how to enjoy work. I tend to believe that people lean into their giftings in this regard.

If by chance you're not loving your job, can you pinpoint why? What needs to change? Is it there something about your view of it that could be altered, to allow things to naturally improve? Or some other shift? Or is a job change the only way to solve any dilemmas?

Just like the other areas we have covered so far in this series, perspective makes a big difference sometimes, and shifting our thinking can dramatically improve any rough situation.

If you don't love your job, what could be changed? And if you already love your job, what could be done to help others love it too, who may be struggling?

Colossians 3:23-24 - "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For extra fun - for anyone who leaves a comment on these posts marked with the hashtag this month, I'll enter you into a drawing for a free 60 minute session of your choice at the end of the month (November 2025). It could be hypnotherapy, IPT, hot stone massage, or VM/NM treatments.

--> Positive emojis, such as a like or a heart on the post, will be worth 1 entry.
--> Thoughtful comments will be worth 2 entries.
--> A public share to your wall and/or FB story will be worth 3 - just let me know so I can verify it!
--> If you haven't already, "like" or "follow" my page. Let me know you have (either past or present) for 5 entries! Thank you!

Consider saving the graphics I am creating for this series, or sharing with a friend who might need them, especially if they resonate as something useful. I hope it blesses you!

11/14/2025

An airplane off course by just one degree of direction on the compass can land in a dramatically different destination than one whose course is exactly on track.

As I work through the posts this month, one gem to point out is that if you collect, save or take a moment to slow down and process the ideas lined out, genuinely plugging in, you will have a collection of some of really valuable tools in your toolbox.

Regardless if you “win” the fun prizes at the end, there is a great amount of value and progress that can be made with utilizing these simple tips. There will be almost 20 by the time we are done. I hope you are getting use out of them, and feel comfortable asking questions if they come up, as we go.

💛🩵💚

11/14/2025

Today's post is a tricky, because the reality is, this may hit the Critical Faculty in our brains. Trigger warning!! 🤪😬 What is the Critical Faculty?

The Critical Faculty is an element in our brain, which decides what we believe, and what we don't. It's a key element in hypnotherapy. When we are alert and attentive, the Critical Faculty is operative. When we relax the mind during hypnotherapy, we seek to bypass this, so we can rewrite the script that often is so harmful to our goals, intentions or wishes.

And the truth is, some of us have a REALLY bad poverty programming. Regardless of our income, will it ever be enough? Or alternatively, have you been programmed to always want or NEED more? Where did that come from?

Matthew 6:28-29 - Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

I love this verse, because it reminds me that I can be happy regardless of income. "My income is exactly what I need. I love that I can live so fully."

If this one hits your CF, let's talk. Hypnotherapy truly can help poverty programming. We can flip the script.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For extra fun - for anyone who leaves a comment on these posts marked with the hashtag this month, I'll enter you into a drawing for a free 60 minute session of your choice at the end of the month (November 2025). It could be hypnotherapy, IPT, hot stone massage, or VM/NM treatments.

--> Positive emojis, such as a like or a heart on the post, will be worth 1 entry.
--> Thoughtful comments will be worth 2 entries.
--> A public share to your wall and/or FB story will be worth 3 - just let me know so I can verify it!
--> If you haven't already, "like" or "follow" my page. Let me know you have (either past or present) for 5 entries! Thank you!

Consider saving the graphics I am creating for this series, or sharing with a friend who might need them, especially if they resonate as something useful. I hope it blesses you!

11/13/2025

doTERRA Essential Oils' Holiday Collection is out! I'll be placing my monthly order soon - if you'd like anything, holler back!

The 2025 doTERRA holiday collection is caringly curated with warm, peaceful scents for your friends and family and self-care products to help you and those around you relax all winter.

11/13/2025

Do you struggle with managing your time? Many of my clients are moms, and despite their best efforts, they struggle to stay ahead of their kids' schedules. As kids grow older, it becomes even more challenging, when schedules and routines get even more complicated. Arriving anywhere on time can be a monumental task!

Ecclesiastes 3:1 - To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

Rather than beating yourself up about any inability to arrive prior to anything's start time, recognize that this is a season of life. The chaos will pass, and you're not a terrible human for not arriving early or on time. In fact, try this one?

"I'm a pro at time management. Accomplishing life so smoothly feels great!"

What will it take to make this happen? Some extra planning, or margin in your life? What would it take to smooth out your pace? Let's talk about it in the comments.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For extra fun - for anyone who leaves a comment on these posts marked with the hashtag this month, I'll enter you into a drawing for a free 60 minute session of your choice at the end of the month (November 2025). It could be hypnotherapy, IPT, hot stone massage, or VM/NM treatments.

--> Positive emojis, such as a like or a heart on the post, will be worth 1 entry.
--> Thoughtful comments will be worth 2 entries.
--> A public share to your wall and/or FB story will be worth 3 - just let me know so I can verify it!
--> If you haven't already, "like" or "follow" my page. Let me know you have (either past or present) for 5 entries! Thank you!

Consider saving the graphics I am creating for this series, or sharing with a friend who might need them, especially if they resonate as something useful. I hope it blesses you!

11/12/2025

Have you ever considered the state of the inside of your body? A lot of us humans have a lot of concerns about our inner health!

I'm a huge advocate and supporter of cleaning out the pipes and the organs, alongside healthy doses of bodywork to help things be fluid and operating optimally.

In terms of rewiring our thinking about this, we can support those efforts with cleansing our thinking and inner programming. Regardless of your diagnosis for what ails you, try repeating this to begin rewiring your inner beliefs about the state of your body's health?

"My body is clean and clear. Good things are inside me." Imagine your inner organs, blood, bones, everything, being freshly cleaned. Go a step further and imagine anything that does not belong, being flushed out gently and safely. How does that feel? I would love to know in the comments.

Psalm 51:7 - Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For extra fun - for anyone who leaves a comment on these posts marked with the hashtag this month, I'll enter you into a drawing for a free 60 minute session of your choice at the end of the month (November 2025). It could be hypnotherapy, IPT, hot stone massage, or VM/NM treatments.

--> Positive emojis, such as a like or a heart on the post, will be worth 1 entry.
--> Thoughtful comments will be worth 2 entries.
--> A public share to your wall and/or FB story will be worth 3 - just let me know so I can verify it!
--> If you haven't already, "like" or "follow" my page. Let me know you have (either past or present) for 5 entries! Thank you!

Consider saving the graphics I am creating for this series, or sharing with a friend who might need them, especially if they resonate as something useful. I hope it blesses you!

11/11/2025

One of my clients gave me this fun idea. He wished he could have a procedure that could make him permanently smile, because he noticed that when he smiled, it automatically boosted his mood and resilience to life's challenges. It makes him 'depression proof'.

The idea of smiling to help improve mood is actually very sound. When muscle testing, an astute teacher noticed that observing a smile in someone else actually increased the muscular strength in the observer. And observing a frown weakens the observer's muscular strength. This is a compelling argument for the power of showing a beautiful smile, and easily demonstrated.

Today's tip is an encouragement to smile, even if you don't feel like it! Observe that just by smiling, your energy lifts. Try it in the mirror? And if someone is nearby, observe if your smile causes them to smile. Consider a smiling war, or smiling game to see who can smile the longest? See what happens, and let me know in a comment? I'd love to hear about it!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For extra fun - for anyone who leaves a comment on these posts marked with the hashtag this month, I'll enter you into a drawing for a free 60 minute session of your choice at the end of the month (November 2025). It could be hypnotherapy, IPT, hot stone massage, or VM/NM treatments.

--> Positive emojis, such as a like or a heart on the post, will be worth 1 entry.
--> Thoughtful comments will be worth 2 entries.
--> A public share to your wall and/or FB story will be worth 3 - just let me know so I can verify it!
--> If you haven't already, "like" or "follow" my page. Let me know you have (either past or present) for 5 entries! Thank you!

Consider saving the graphics I am creating for this series, or sharing with a friend who might need them, especially if they resonate as something useful. I hope it blesses you!

11/11/2025

Let’s go!! 🤩

A bright halo coronal mass ejection (CME) is now emerging following the X5.1 solar flare this morning around AR 4274 and energetic proton levels are now on the rise. A radiation storm warning is now in effect. This event could end up being the most energetic Earth facing flare of the current solar cycle according to NOAA/SWPC. The incoming CME will likely prolong an already expected geomagnetic storm and could push it to the Severe (G4) threshold in the days ahead. A further update will be provided once a tracking model and forecast is released. Video of the CME is in the comments.

SolarHam.com

11/10/2025

A lot of my clients have hair issues. Thanks to hormones, pregnancy, life changes, COVID... hair loss is actually one of the more common complaints I've heard of in recent years.

While there are a ton of products that could be recommended for treatment of hair loss, let's look at the emotional component. The shock and panic part.

It's easy to understand why anyone who has decent supply of hair would experience a measure of distress if hair begins falling out rapidly. Ironically, the phrases "pulling my hair out" or "making me go grey" are both common phrases we use to describe distress or anxiety. So adding emotion of panic to the situation will NOT help. In fact, it exacerbates it.

So the first thing to do when your hair falls out is flip the script. Observe, and thank your body, for the hair which is graciously intact. Even better if you can do this both with your eyes closed, as well as staring at yourself in the mirror. Feel love for those hair follicles, and pay attention to how loving your scalp feels on your skin's surface. Observe, and feel free to let me know what you notice in a comment!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For extra fun - for anyone who leaves a comment on these posts marked with the hashtag this month, I'll enter you into a drawing for a free 60 minute session of your choice at the end of the month (November 2025). It could be hypnotherapy, IPT, hot stone massage, or VM/NM treatments.

--> Positive emojis, such as a like or a heart on the post, will be worth 1 entry.
--> Thoughtful comments will be worth 2 entries.
--> A public share to your wall and/or FB story will be worth 3 - just let me know so I can verify it!
--> If you haven't already, "like" or "follow" my page. Let me know you have (either past or present) for 5 entries! Thank you!

Consider saving the graphics I am creating for this series, or sharing with a friend who might need them, especially if they resonate as something useful. I hope it blesses you!

11/08/2025

As if all at once, several of our trees decided to drop their leaves yesterday, giving us a carpet of color on our paths. Maybe they’d had enough of the wind and the rain? I just couldn’t get enough of their vividness. Feel free to drop some pics in the comments of the leaves from your neck of the woods! I would love to see! So pretty. 🥰