Northwoods Velvaere Studio

05/25/2026

What if your exhaustion is not a personal failure?

What if your nervous system has simply been carrying too much for too long?

Many women spend years believing they should be stronger, more productive, more organized, more patient, or more resilient.

But healing often begins when we stop asking:

"What's wrong with me?"

And start asking:

"What has my body been trying to manage?"

From a body-centered perspective, many of our struggles make sense when we understand the stress, experiences, and survival patterns that shaped them.

You are not broken.

You are human.

And understanding your nervous system can open the door to greater self-compassion, awareness, and healing.

🌿 Supporting women through somatic therapy, nervous system awareness, mindfulness, and self-reconnection.

📍 Private Pay Telehealth across Minnesota
📍 Seasonal nature-based therapy available in New York Mills and Wadena

05/23/2026

Somatic work can be simple.

Notice your shoulders
Notice your jaw
Notice your breath

Awareness is the first step toward regulation.

05/22/2026

Many of the patterns we struggle with are not signs that something is wrong with us.

They are often signs of a nervous system that learned how to survive.

In this week's newsletter, I'm exploring the six main trauma survival strategies, how trauma affects the nervous system, relationships, and the Window of Tolerance, and why healing begins with understanding the body rather than fighting against it.

When we learn to view our responses through the lens of nervous system protection instead of self-judgment, we create space for greater compassion, awareness, and healing.

✨ Read the full newsletter here:

When we talk about trauma, many people immediately think about memories, thoughts, or emotions. While those are important parts of the experience, trauma also lives within the body and nervous system.

05/21/2026

Many women spend so much time caring for others that they lose touch with themselves.

They show up for work.
They care for family.
They manage appointments, responsibilities, and endless to-do lists.

From the outside, they seem to be handling it all.

Inside, they are exhausted.

Not because they are weak.
Not because they are failing.

Because living in survival mode requires energy.

Sometimes the most courageous thing we can do is pause long enough to ask:

How am I really doing?

Healing does not always begin with a major breakthrough.

Sometimes it begins with a moment of honesty.
A deeper breath.
A willingness to listen to what your body has been trying to tell you.

If you've been feeling disconnected from yourself, know that you're not alone.

🌿 Northwoods Velvære Studio offers body-centered therapy for women seeking greater balance, self-trust, and connection.

📍 Private Pay Telehealth across Minnesota
📞 Free 15-minute consultations available

05/19/2026

I love seeing opportunities like this in our community!

The Cultural Center’s 6th Annual Celebrating Cultures event is a beautiful way to gather, learn, connect, and honor the many traditions, stories, foods, music, and creative expressions that make our community richer.

Connection and belonging are such important parts of well-being, and events like this remind us how much we can learn from one another when we come together with openness and curiosity.

✨ Free, family-friendly event
📍 New York Mills Sculpture Park / Barn
🗓 Wednesday, May 20, 2026
⏰ 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Come as you are, bring your family, and celebrate community.

Celebrate what makes our community beautifully diverse at the 6th Annual Celebrating Cultures!

🗓 Wednesday, May 20, 2026
⏰ 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
📍 New York Mills Sculpture Park / Barn (just off Highway 10)

This FREE, family-friendly event is all about connection, creativity, and culture.

Come experience:
🎨 Art & hands-on activities
🎶 Music & performances
🍴 Delicious food
🤝 Cultural sharing from around the world

💡 Want to be part of it? We’re looking for individuals and groups from ALL backgrounds to share traditions, stories, art, music, or food. Your culture matters — and we want to celebrate it with you!

✨ Come as you are. Bring your family. Invite your friends.

05/19/2026

More sunlight does not mean less support is needed.

You can feel good and still take care of your mental health.

This is how we build consistency
This is how we build trust within the body

05/16/2026

Your body remembers how to protect you.

Even when life feels calm, your nervous system may still be responding to past experiences.

This is not something to fix.
This is something to understand.

Awareness creates space for change.

05/14/2026

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05/14/2026

This Saturday 🌿

This is the day you’ve been needing.

A full reset.
A full-body exhale.
The kind of day that fills up your cup.

✨ Notice Festival
🗓 Saturday, May 16
📍 Nisswa City Park

Movement. Music. Energy. Connection.
All in one place… outside, alive, and together.

Here’s what your day can look like:
• 5K run or walk through Nisswa
• Headphone yoga flow with live DJ Taz Rashid
• A full-body dance experience
• Breathwork and sound journey
• A curated wellness marketplace

I’ll be there with Northwoods Velvære Studio 💛
Come say hello, connect, and spend the day in a space centered around movement, mindfulness, community, and well-being.

If you’ve been craving a reset, fresh energy, or simply time to reconnect with yourself… this is your invitation.

✨ Use code NOTICE15 for 15% off your ticket
✨ Grab yours before Saturday

Come as you are.
Bring a friend.
Let this be your reset 🤍

https://www.noticewellness.com/event-details/mindfulness-triathlon-202

Run wild, flow free, and dance under the northern sky. The 4th Annual Festival is back! This spring, Nisswa cultivates movement, music, and magic. This full day event includes wellness vendors, a mindful 5K, Headphone Yoga Flow + Silent Disco Dance Party with DJ Taz Rashid!

05/12/2026

Today is Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day. 🌿

To every therapist, counselor, social worker, psychologist, peer support worker, case manager, crisis responder, and mental health professional walking alongside others through grief, trauma, overwhelm, healing, and change… thank you.

This work asks us to hold space for pain while still believing in hope. It asks us to remain present in hard moments, to listen deeply, and to continue showing up with compassion even on the days we are tired ourselves.

Mental health care is not just about treatment. It is about human connection, safety, support, and reminding people they do not have to carry everything alone.

A special thank you today to those serving quietly behind the scenes, in small communities, rural areas, schools, hospitals, private practices, telehealth spaces, and community programs. Your work matters more than you know.

And to those seeking support: needing help does not make you weak. You do not have to wait until things completely fall apart to care for your mental health. 🌲

With gratitude today for all who help others find their way back to themselves. ✨