Nova- Integrative Bodywork

04/20/2021

Dr. Will Hamilton dropping some of his amazing knowledge!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y5GugGJiUCs?fbclid=IwAR3U_WH58vCj94PvSGRnPcxW9_kFIahsi7MQbZTVilZgjWCDnhJojPN9Vw4

In this interview, our health coach Ariana Figueroa speaks with Dr. Will Hamilton about strategies we can use to navigate pandemic fatigue. From learning wha...

01/12/2021

Apothecherry MOCKTAIL f🍒

This MOCKTAIL is a delectable, low glycemic and nourishing drink that supports a healthy inflammatory response. It is the perfect refreshing and relaxing treat after a therapeutic session, to share with friends, or even before bed to lift the spirits and support the body. There are many unique iterations of it.

This refreshing tasting mocktail has sparkling water, organic tart cherry, organic CBD, 2-3 drops of Kava- Kava and a dash of fresh lemon. WE serve these up after some treatments and by request.
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Tart cherry helps to reduce inflammation and contains Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and potassium. A little bit goes a long way as a medicinal ally and nervous system support-getting nutrition in the form of treats is a favorite at NOVA.

12/30/2020

There is so much to learn about how the best practices for preserving herbs and sea vegetables for optimal absorption, assimilation, and enzymatic activity!

What is freeze drying? Also known as lyophilization. It is a process that renders a typically heat sensitive material suitable for storage at room temp.

05/06/2020

Over the last two years I have hardly posted on social media.
It began around the time my friend Julie’s cancer came back. We had gotten in deep fast as friends and I was there when she got the news. She asked me to be a part of it all and I started going to doctors appointments with her. We did photo shoots amongst hospital curtains and made it fun. As fun as possible…..And Julie accomplished impossible feats through research, additional schooling, diet, intuition and sheer will. Doctors kept saying, “I don’t know how this is possible…but.”

Watching this provocative, highly intelligent, incredibly vivacious creature fight to stay on the planet for her daughter was powerful and heart breaking. She was strong. She trusted her body. After shrinking tumors, defying hospice multiple times, surviving a seizure, a broken neck, and outliving her death sentence by years she left an 11 year old daughter behind. What followed was two years of insanity around me. One after another a new tragedy seemed to fall. Right when I thought there would be a chance to take a breath another physical, emotional, or mental challenge landed with the power of a storm, disrupting all the new delicate growth. Julie passed on, my grandfather died, and my partner’s mom passed suddenly in rapid succession etc. etc. I kept watching happy, healthy, aware people pass in a flurry.

Somewhere in there…I stopped knowing how to tell my own story. All the tragedy became woven together and tangled in such a way it became hard to access something that had always come so naturally to me. Connecting to that which was bigger than me became difficult when it never had been before.

Now, during this exceptional time, I have felt a new wave of inspiration and regeneration emerging through the cracks. In the past few weeks I have kept feeling Julie with me. And maybe now, right when things are the wildest of all, the peace and calm and healing from all these lessons will emerge in a whole new way.

Therefore, it seems natural to post some of the images that I collected over the past few years that I never shared. Ones that celebrate being in a body, on this planet, right meow.

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04/16/2020

For those who do have lots of time on their hands

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04/13/2020

In an effort to be an active participant in supporting each other in this time I am running a weekly FREE 20 min REIKI SESSION GIVEAWAY! So far they have felt like a potent and fun way to give back and be connected during these wild times.

Just DM Nova your email address with the words "giveaway"

This also be a great way to help release worry and anxiety and make some space for the nervous system to re-set. When our body has the opportunity to let go of some of the extra static it can become easier to reconnect with our heart and focus on what is really important to us right now. Receive work from wherever you are.

With so many folks experiencing new stressors and anxieties around daily tasks, the focus thus far has been on things like:

* grounding into the earth�
* clearing the main channels of the body so that we can connect as fully “above” and “below” as possible�
* maintaining and circulating light and vitality in the body�
* organ system balancing with a special focus on the Kidneys +Adrenals to help clear anxiety and fears, and the heart and throat to assist in making space for best possible outcomes including the ability to manifest and help bring forth our unique gifts. �
* Asking that the work go wherever it is most needed �

How it works:
Reach out via novabodywork.com and schedule a session through my online scheduler (ignore prices and offerings) or me know directly that you are interested! Share if it is ok for me to work ANY TIME, or if you’d like your session at a SPECIFIC TIME.

Select one of three options:
* Ask to be in our free giveaway and pass along your email address so we have a way to get in touch with you and keep track of entries! �
* Sign up for a full hour and meet over the phone or video chat for a full session: $50�
* Sign up for a 20 min system reboot session for $10.�

Payment goes to: Megan Hislop (Venmo) or megan.hislop@gmail.com (Paypal).

Please note all prices set for the apocalypse at half price or less. 10-20% of our sessions we will continue to tithe to anybody that is curious or could just use some extra support. We welcome any and all folks to apply for the free giveaway! You do not need to be “struggling” to apply.

What to expect:
Depending on what type of session you choose and how YOU would like it to work we you can go about your day while we work, sit in meditation and tune in at the same time, or be guided on the phone.

What will I feel?
People feel a wide range of things during and after sessions-but in my experience the work most often tends to unwind in mysterious ways in life. Things feel brighter. Aches subside. Synchronicities increase. Something just feels easier.

You may feel held by knowing that we are focussing our attention in your direction thinking positive thoughts.

I am a Board Certified therapist licensed since 2005 and I have a background in Reiki, Chelation, Soul Centered Healing, Bana Reiki, Energetic Herbalism, and some very geeky systematic forms of energy healing that are very protocol oriented.

10/22/2019

Self care makes it easier to do things like this! knows the power of myofascial rolling, kinesiology taping, and other tools that assist movers in maintaining both strength and flexibility. I give many of my clients homework (depending on what they are coming to Nova for). Clients that choose to do homework tend to feel better faster and feel more empowered with tools to maintain balance themselves.

09/02/2019

The first bodywork has successfully happened in the Tiny Temple! As some of you know, a new and exciting venture, the TINY TEMPLE has begun! Situated in Alexander, NC on community land, Nova Bodywork is giving sessions both in Downtown Asheville AND in a tiny house 20 min outside of downtown and the river arts district!

The tiny house, or Tiny Temple is the PERFECT size for a massage and bodywork space and feels magical. Our most recent guest called it “the perfect dream house.” This house is a short-term rental, community space, and healing studio and we can’t believe that we ACTUALLY MADE THIS DREAM HAPPEN!!

Sessions can be moved for downtown online but the tiny house is currently booked over the phone directly.

08/12/2019

WHY AT NOVA
We believe that we can let go of limitations that are holding us back from the life we truly desire.

HOW AT NOVA
We unravel the mystery of the dynamic body to bring clarity and transformation to others

WHAT AT NOVA
We offer individualized integrative bodywork sessions and movement practices to help individuals and groups align with and live from their unique design.

VALUES
We use life as the platform for awakening.

We believe that you you are exceptional and that personal transformation can be deeply fulfilling and also inspiring and fun. Success for us is to help you peel back the layers individually and together. Through active intelligence, intuition and curiosity we systematically move towards a life with more vitality, connection, and playfulness.

We are never too old to play.

06/11/2019

On reading group energy
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Before being in circle with my menor I had never understood the concept of a group energy body, or seen what happens when someone is able to intentionally work with it.
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While in group meditation with this teacher I have never felt so deeply as though SHE WAS SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO ME. And in fact, she would often “see” important pieces of our individual process affecting the group dynamic and speak directly to those things. My mentor Daisy taught me through example the concept of reading the group energy body. She would see what I might call the individual places where our true expression was being restricted, and how that affected the group body, and use that information to actively guide us through. She didn’t have a “teacher voice” or what some of us call a “yoga” voice and this matter-a-fact way of facilitating became a benchmark for me. She allowed me to not have to think of myself as an expert, to allow myself to be human, while expecting the best of myself and ALLOWING “the thing” to come through.
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So much of this work is about EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE. FEELING it. Tuning our body as an instrument to feel the subtle. Experiencing new states of consciousness and our lives transforming according to the work. Without the EXPERIENCE the words are meaningless. Hands -on healing or energywork could sound crazy. That’s normal….but when a person undeniably has an EXPERIENTIAL understanding of something it can become undeniably real.
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Daisy’s role in my life and in my training has made things I previously was CERTAIN was a load of %^&* transform into an undeniable useful tool. She, and many others, have helped me trust that this work is not a placebo. It works because it is real. And just like anything every practitioner and every modality is not the right match for everybody-and that is part of the magic too.

04/23/2019

One of the things I have been really interested exploring as a practitioner is bringing energy healing into hospitals and hospices. As I have begun research about this topic I have begun to find folks and organizations bringing natural healing practices into conventional health care settings already. I had the opportunity to work with an already-existing client during a hospital visit and the experience was so powerful and profound that I have thought about it ever since and have fantasized about doing work like this more often. Straddling the worlds of both science and mysticism has been a big part of my own journey since the beginning and the idea of working in this setting, gathering DATA as part of a TEAM, or being part of a more scientific model while working with a modality that is often misunderstood just sounds intriguing and exciting to me.

One such group that is already successfully positioning complimentary Heliers into the UK’s National Heal services and hospices is the “Sam Buxton Sunflower Healing Trust.” In addition, they have made a list of suggestions that practitioners can take that might be interested in building similar opportunities. Donna Eden’s work and the practitioners she has trained through Eden Energy Medicine lends itself really well to upgrading your skills with ongoing professional development training specific to the area of health you want to work in. There is always more to learn.

If you know about opportunities that might lead to collaboration like this, reach out to us! If you would like to know more please let us know! I’d also love to hear your own personal stories or about other folks out there doing amazing work!