Heartwork Wellness Collaborative

09/02/2023

Happening next weekend! Join us for a 2-day mini retreat to learn how to calm your nervous system and restore balance.

03/16/2023

This got me deep in the bones of my knowing today. How many of us think that to be strong means to downplay our hardship? What message does that send the younger version of ourselves who had to survive it?

02/07/2023

Back by popular demand! Come join us for one or two days for a chance to practice yoga and learn how to reclaim your peace by focusing on resetting your nervous system. We'd love to have you! Register here: https://www.wellnessliving.com/rs/event/guidingtreeyoga?k_class=481400&k_class_tab=48693

01/09/2023

Are you wanting guidance for setting some wellness interventions in the new year? I am facilitating a holistic wellness workshop for the next 3 Thursdays, 6:30-8pm ET. Sign up here: https://evergreen.humanitru.com/web/campaigns/the-innerwork-center~winter-spring-2023?tab_2487=id%3A8707

01/09/2023

New blog post!

https://www.heartworkrva.org/blog/getting-off-our-buts

Turning your mood around might be simpler than you think, but it doesn't always feel easy. Here are some ways to help you change course when your low mood is keeping you from the things you want to do.

10/18/2022

Speaking at Unity of Richmond this Thursday on lifestyle and wellness!

09/23/2022

Please join us for a Day Retreat centered around reconnecting to your Inner Peace. This retreat will be a chance to step away, pause, reflect, learn, and renew. This retreat will be an exploration and guidance through tools for Anxiety Relief and Stress Management. This will be accomplished through an experiential component, psycho-educational learning, exploration of yoga practice and philosophy, community sharing, and help with integration of new habits and tools into your life. The retreat will be led by Lauren Hoffman and Caleigh Seligman at the Guiding Tree Yoga studio space. Lauren is a licensed clinical psychologist, a registered yoga teacher (200-hr) and a certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider. Caleigh is a registered nurse, registered yoga teacher (500-hr), and owner and founder of Guiding Tree Yoga.

Lunch, a snack, and tea will be provided for the retreat. You will be able to take home prepared notes of the content as well as a discount on yoga offerings at Guiding Tree Yoga.

Early bird pricing through Sept 30 - $175!

Register under the “Day Retreat” tab on our website or through the studio app.

                                   

09/09/2022

Please join us for a Day Retreat centered around reconnecting to your Inner Peace. This retreat will be a chance to step away, pause, reflect, learn, and renew. This retreat will be an exploration and guidance through tools for Anxiety Relief and Stress Management. This will be accomplished through an experiential component, psycho-educational learning, exploration of yoga practice and philosophy, community sharing, and help with integration of new habits and tools into your life. The retreat will be led by Lauren Hoffman and Caleigh Seligman at the Guiding Tree Yoga studio space. Lauren is a licensed clinical psychologist, a registered yoga teacher (200-hr) and a certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider. Caleigh is a registered nurse, registered yoga teacher (500-hr), and owner and founder of Guiding Tree Yoga.

Lunch, a snack, and tea will be provided for the retreat. You will be able to take home prepared notes of the content as well as a discount on yoga offerings at Guiding Tree Yoga.

Early bird pricing through Sept 30 - $175!

Register under the “Day Retreat” tab on our website or through the studio app.

08/11/2022

Join us/share with anyone who might be interested in learning how to manage their mental wellness using nutrition!

01/20/2022

Does this seem like the opposite of a therapeutic message?

*It's not. Our depression, anxiety, and limbic brain thrive on the idea that we are an exception to the rule. It becomes a story we tell ourselves, and believe fiercely.

"This treatment might work for someone else, but not for me. No one understands how bad I have it. They deserve to get better, I don't."

Sound familiar? That is your brain in a disconnected state of fight or flight. Those thoughts seek to keep you in fight or flight by making you feel hopeless, frustrated, lost, and different.

Next time you notice thoughts like these, try to gently stop them as soon as you catch them. Place one hand over your heart. Give yourself a little hug if you feel up for it. Let yourself know, lovingly, that you are not a special case. The rules that apply to everyone else apply to you too.

06/23/2021

Thanks to Sabrina Johnson Advocate for hosting me on her Facebook Live to talk about breaking the stigma of mental health. We cover A LOT in this hour!

03/30/2021

Here are some tips for addressing your mental health holistically!

Psychotherapy has historically been the practice of a client (or couple or family) meeting with a therapist to talk through life's struggles, mental health symptoms, the past, the self, relationships, and much more. It often begins with an assessment of sorts, leading to a diagnosis and treatment pl...

12/30/2020

Happy new year from Heartwork!

When life hands you lemons...

05/02/2020

This might seem counter-intuitive for some, but we don't actually have to give ourselves a hard time to stay on track with our goals. We can be neutral and objective about our progress, realign with our values and goals from a place of self- compassion, then take the first smallest step in that direction. In fact, judging and criticizing ourselves is detrimental to our progress since it activates the parts of the brain responsible for feeling punished, which causes most people to shut down.

05/01/2020

New blog post up on coping through the pandemic, in case anyone is fresh out of ideas for managing their stress!

Heartwork Wellness Collaborative - Connect ~ Nourish ~ Heal ~ Grow ~ Be

03/24/2020

Focus on what you can control, try to stay present, limit media consumption, connect from a distance. We are all in this together and will get through it.

We are accepting new patients for teletherapy. Please reach out if you need support during this unfamiliar time.

03/06/2020

Last night I was honored to join a group of moms who came together to support one another in the shared chaos of parenthood. Thanks to Telly and Mian for starting their amazing group, , and for allowing me to help facilitate it (although these ladies really supported each other beautifully without me doing much at all).

If you find yourself struggling in your new role as mom or mom-to-be, help is available. Motherhood can feel isolating, especially if you haven't found your "village." Having a baby brings so many unexpected changes and challenges. You are not failing if you are having a hard time: you are in the majority.

At HWC we specialize in PMADs (perinatal mood and anxiety disorders). Please reach out if you'd like to schedule an appointment!

01/31/2020

*I will never post food pictures with messages of judgment because food and eating are not moral issues. I will not tell anyone how to eat. I will try to offer suggestions for optimizing your health, which you're welcome to take or leave.

In my own quest to make sure I was adequately nourishing my body, I learned the shortcut to "eat the rainbow." This is a helpful tool that allows me to eyeball my plate and see what colors are missing from any meal.

A variety of colors in your diet from fruits and veggies provide a number of health benefits to both mind and body.

This simple sheet pan is both versatile and tasty! Toss your favorite veggies and meat with olive oil and some seasoning, and bake for 20 mins at 400 degrees. Top with hot sauce, avocado, etc.