Heart Mind Wellness Center

Heart Mind Wellness Center Welcome to your Wellness Journey! Sara Gibson, LCSW~M.Ed.~RYT-200~INN Coach

Heart Mind Wellness utilizes an integrated, holistic approach to healing the body, mind, and soul through therapy, workshops and groups, yoga, expressive arts, and more!

Conscious love is attainable. Relationships do not have to be full of conflict. When 2 persons are willing to do the wor...
08/28/2025

Conscious love is attainable. Relationships do not have to be full of conflict. When 2 persons are willing to do the work, practice embodiment and deep listening, it is possible.
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Our love is there. It constantly grows deeper and richer. I am as in love as Day 1. Today I honor and celebrate our Anniversary.
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You are my biggest advocate and loudest cheerleader. You fully embrace love, sensitivity, and compassion and aren’t afraid to show it. You shatter toxic masculinity and embrace the divine masculine and feminine within.
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I grow as a practitioner, woman, and helper and you are supporting me@every step of the way.
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Today let’s celebrate love. ✨💜✨

As the summer begins to slow down and I feel the crisp morning air, I reflect back on what I have learned. In a season t...
08/26/2025

As the summer begins to slow down and I feel the crisp morning air, I reflect back on what I have learned. In a season that is usually full of activity, I was forced (with a broken foot/sprained ankle) to keep it slow and steady.
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A few weeks ago with the Lion’s Gate Portal & the Full Moon in Aquarius, I chose to embrace envisioning and dreaming again. Sometimes I have to stay grounded in the day to day and focus on what is right in front of me. And while that is a constant practice, it is also important to envision.
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I am steady in my business. I continue to learn but made a huge accomplishment in completing my SEP earlier this year. I have a stable home full of love and peace. But the broken foot is whispering something more. A deeper listening within. A calling.
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In a month I travel to Ireland and Wales for a sacred retreat. It feels ancient and ancestral. I open up my dreams and heart as I prepare for this pilgrimage.
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What do you choose to envision and dream of?
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I’ve seen a lot of post recently (hello, algo) about spiritual practices and the ick. And it’s been resonating with me d...
07/25/2025

I’ve seen a lot of post recently (hello, algo) about spiritual practices and the ick. And it’s been resonating with me deeply. Here’s why:
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For the past few years I have felt increasingly uneasy in some spiritual spaces in real life and online. There’s been a competitiveness I’ve felt from others; increasing of yt-washing ancient sacred practices, spiritual bypassing, questionable claims, ego-driven ascension 5-d claims.
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My spiritual journey has been a long strange trip and it’s led me down many paths. I’ve questioned, I’ve learned, I’ve listened, I’ve experimented and experienced. It has absolutely been one of the most healing facets of my life. A tether of interconnectedness, a compass. I don’t just teach practices, I truly try to life authentically and embody them.
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But something left me uneasy over the last few years. I know I was experiencing it prior to my mother’s passing in 2023, but that’s cracked me wide open. I couldn’t look away from the issues, the “spiritual industry” felt almost nauseating to me. Why are is there so much emphasis of the commercialization of such sacred practices?
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I had to turn inward, tend to my grief, do my own work. I stopped groups, when I felt like I couldn’t hold space for a client, I would cancel, I began to reevaluate to whom and where I focus my energy, whom I considered teachers/mentors.
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I needed to do my own work to rediscover what matters to me. What I believe. I don’t have the answers but what I know is that I continued to return to the present, to the Earth, to mindful meditation, to connecting with my sacred body. I don’t want to ascend; I want to stay present and find joy in this life. I will always stay curious and I will try to stay grounded in reverence to the beauty around me.
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Please share your thoughts. I would love to hear what you are thinking about present day spiritual practices.
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I’m back! Hosting a Full Moon Gathering at in a few weeks!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I used to host Full & New moon gatherings every mon...
07/24/2025

I’m back! Hosting a Full Moon Gathering at in a few weeks!
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I used to host Full & New moon gatherings every month. It’s been years. For a while groups felt like too much energy swirling around me. And then the popularity of every yoga studio and wellness center hosting one became too much. I never intended to compete. My intentions were to honor the cycles and bring a scared ritual offering.
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When floated the idea of a Full Moon Gathering during the festival, this time I knew it was time. ✨🌕✨ I am honored to share this sacred practice during the festival.
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And who knows! Maybe this is the spark I have needed to start group offerings again. Moon gatherings, meditation and mindfulness groups…y’all interested? Let me know!
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FUNDRAISING Heart Mind Wellness Merch! ✨✨✨✨✨⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Not too long ago, a friend/colleague posted merch for her practice...
07/18/2025

FUNDRAISING Heart Mind Wellness Merch! ✨✨✨✨✨
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Not too long ago, a friend/colleague posted merch for her practice with a non-profit fundraising element. I’ve always been involved in community, volunteer work, and advocacy since I was an adolescent. The work is dear to my deeply sensitive empathetic heart.
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Over the past few months with policy changes and threats to civil rights, it’s been hard to know how to help. I often get asked by clients how they can advocate, support, and help others in community and vulnerable populations. The thing is, even the seemingly smallest act can make a difference.
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I consider my office a safe haven for many. Garden State Equality is a non-profit organization in Asbury Park, NJ that helps to advocate and create safe havens for the LGBTQ+ population in NJ. This is a cause near and dear to my heart as an Ally. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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50% of all of the proceeds from my Heart Mind Wellness Cares store front will go to Garden State Equality. AND, you get amazing mental health, mindfulness merch! It’s a win win. I can’t wait to receive mine. 💜🌈
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https://www.bonfire.com/store/heart-mind-wellness-cares/
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Sometimes we get the reminder to slow down even in the seasons of movement and change. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In my forced slow d...
07/10/2025

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In my forced slow down due to a gnarly foot break, I have been experiencing a myriad of emotions and often shifting and changing hourly.
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I’ve been in pain, angry, frustrated, despondent, sad, lonely, jealous, and the list goes on. And there’s nothing wrong with me. We are supposed to experience all of these emotions and also the more pleasant ones. This is a reminder that we are all human. Part of embodiment is learning how to acknowledge all parts of ourselves, all feelings, the entirety of the experience.
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So as I take it slower, cancelling and rescheduling sessions, cutting my case load to honor my own capacity, sleeping way more than I normally do, I am here showing up with vulnerability and taking my own medicine. So to all of you that have been supportive, flexible, compassionate, and checking in, thank you.
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PS-you can still find glimmers of joy. I bought this silly rubber ducky for my knee scooter because in the midst of all of this, it brings me joy.
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The Four Divine Abodes of Buddhism: Metta (loving-kindness)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Karuna (compassion)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mudita (appreciative j...
06/22/2025

The Four Divine Abodes of Buddhism:
Metta (loving-kindness)
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Karuna (compassion)
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Mudita (appreciative joy)
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Uppekha (equanimity)
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Loving-kindness overcomes hatred.
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Compassion overcomes cruelty.
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Appreciative joy overcomes envy.
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This leads to the state of equanimity.
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I am struggling with what to say and how exactly to articulate what my felt sense is right now. Since hearing the news o...
06/22/2025

I am struggling with what to say and how exactly to articulate what my felt sense is right now. Since hearing the news of the b0mbings last night, my heart has been heavy, my body feeling the overwhelm and freeze trying to set in to protect.
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Social justice has always been something I value, even before my therapist career began. In the early 2000s I lived in TN. During the Bush administration I chose to drive up to DC for an anti-war protest. I made t-shirts & posters and drove the 8 hours. I marched; I protested war peacefully.
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Violence, bombs, war, abuse, abuse of power are things that I vehemently object. Peace does not come through violence and strongholds. Peace comes through love, community, and deep listening to oneself & others.
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I want to share this because I know so many beautiful sensitive Souls must be feeling this too in these times. You are not alone. Sometimes it feels so heavy. Sometimes it feels terrifying.
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So tend to yourself. For me that means return to rituals, practices, and care that grounds and uplifts. Return to nature. Return to your own sovereignty. To me it means embracing the sacred-honor my body, the phases & seasons of Mother Earth, moving spirit and weaving (or knitting) into creation. Find your practices that help guide you back to your Highest Self.
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April and May were a whirlwind. Finished my Somatic Experiencing 3 year program. Official Somatic Experiencing Practitio...
06/05/2025

April and May were a whirlwind. Finished my Somatic Experiencing 3 year program. Official Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and onward to becoming an Assistant to support future SEP during trainings. This time of year always seems to be a time of more action in my personal and professional life.
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This Spring marked 6 years of private practice. 6 years since I established Heart Mind Wellness. Sometimes it feels like the years went by like a blink of the eye. Other times it feels like forever. It feels like forever because this is what I always wanted to do-to have a space where I can integrate all of the practices I know help a person with embodiment, empowerment, sovereignty, and healing. To be in alignment with my Highest Calling. To 💯 believe in myself and know it’s possible.
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And to have the support of all of you. Thank you. I have so much gratitude for all of your that have encouraged and supported me. To everyone that has trusted in me with their journeys. Thank you. ✨💜🌻💜✨

There’s a lot out there about nervous system support, nervous system regulation, somatic therapy, somatic practices. Her...
05/15/2025

There’s a lot out there about nervous system support, nervous system regulation, somatic therapy, somatic practices. Here’s some myths and truths. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner that has spent years learning, training, and working with clients, I can confidently say that it is life changing work. A lifestyle shift that is long overdue. And dear one, you deserve to give yourself the time and space to heal and reconnect with yourself.
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Repost from ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When facilitating a Somatic Experiencing session, I help to encourage clients to begin to listen ...
05/10/2025

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When facilitating a Somatic Experiencing session, I help to encourage clients to begin to listen to their bodies often in a new way. Cultivating awareness and safety.
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CONNECTION is not optional; CONNECTION is ESSENTIAL. We all need connection to thrive, to experience happiness, peace, ...
05/06/2025

CONNECTION is not optional; CONNECTION is ESSENTIAL. We all need connection to thrive, to experience happiness, peace, and to help regulate our nervous system.
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Did you know that the benefits of connection are not just human to human but can be experienced with pets? When we make connections with other humans or pets, it increases dopamine and endorphins production.
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The pand€mic encourages social distancing and isolation and many have yet to fully recover from its effects. The online world in some ways builds connection, making the world smaller but it is also encourages isolation and disconnection from human to human contact.
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Connection establishes a sense of safety. This can begin to be reestablished in therapy, somatic experiencing, and by asking for help. But nothing can replace community. Community is essential.
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Please share your thoughts.
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PS-this is Sasha, the newest addition to the fam. 🐶
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