Integrative Healing Arts Studio

08/01/2025

August Blessings 🌻

07/27/2025

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07/24/2025

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Did you know Nag Champa isn’t just one plant?

This very popular incense is actually a combination of several different aromas: a Magnolia flower called Champaca (pictured), Sandalwood, and a tree resin named Halmaddi.

These were the original ingredients of Nag Champa, but over time other fragrant oils like Rose, Orange Blossom, and Ylang-Ylang have been added instead of Champaca.

Halmaddi tree resin has an earthy aroma and acts as a binder, but has also been replaced by other tree resins over the years, since it’s becoming more expensive and harder to find.

07/22/2025

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Ozzy Osbourne has crossed over now — and I imagine the sky is louder because of it.

He wasn’t just a rock star. He was a thunder being in leather and chains, a wild spirit who cracked open the silence for those who needed to scream, to cry, to feel something real. And like our own stories of powerful beings who walk between worlds — Tricksters, shape-shifters, lightning carriers — Ozzy lived in that liminal space. Part chaos, part healing. A force that couldn’t be tamed.

To many, he was the Prince of Darkness. But I saw him as something else: a keeper of sound medicine. A voice that carried the storm. In our ways, we know that drums are not just instruments — they are hearts. And Ozzy? His voice was a war drum for the forgotten. A howl for the wounded. A chant for the rebels.

And like the old ones who sing their last song before they go, he gave us his final notes just weeks ago — sitting on a throne, surrounded by 42,000 witnesses, offering his whole heart to the sky. That wasn’t just a concert. That was a send-off. A rite. A return.

I believe when he crossed, the ancestors heard that sound. Maybe the stars shimmered a little brighter. Maybe the wind carried his name like a chant over the hills of Aston, over the deserts and forests and city streets where his music once blasted from open windows.

We have a word in Cree — kîsikâw pîsim — the day sun, the light that returns after night. That’s what Ozzy was to many: a reminder that even in the dark, you can rise. Even in the chaos, you can love. Even through the pain, you can sing.

So I lift up to***co for him today — for the gift he was, for the fire he carried, for the path he blazed.
Travel well, Osbourne. May your spirit find rest, and may the next world be ready for the storm you bring.

The stage is yours again, Brother.
Ozzy forever.

—Kanipawit Maskwa
John Gonzalez
Standing Bear Network

07/12/2025

We will be working with the calming energy of chrysocolla for our “post” full moon crystal meditation Sunday 7/13 ✨there are still a few spaces left, use online booking to register ✨

07/11/2025

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Gratitude is a quiet but powerful force.
It is a quiet shift in the heart that changes everything.
It doesn't erase hardship or pretend life is perfect,
but it softens the edges of sorrow
and brightens the smallest joys.

When you choose gratitude,
the world doesn't suddenly become different, you do.
And in that change, you begin to carry peace within you,
no matter what surrounds you.
You stop chasing happiness in distant places
and start finding it in the moments right in front of you.

~ 'The Quiet Power of Gratitude' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art Unknown via Pinterest

07/11/2025

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HAPPY FULL MOON IN CAPRICORN!

Out with the old ways of being & in with the new!

This Capricorn Full Moon brings BIG CHANGES and personal growth! We are almost halfway through the year-- time for a check in on your GOALS & DREAMS!

Here are a few easy ways to embrace these powerful Full Moon energies over the next week:

-It's time to get GROUNDED. Capricorn is a practical, no-nonsense Earth sign and we could all benefit from adding a touch of the Earth Element to our homes right now. In the center/midpoint of your home (the HEALTH & WELLBEING life area}, add a healthy plant with soil, a heavy statue, a smooth stone or some earth toned decor to bring a sense of stability & a strong foundation

-LET GO (or be dragged!). The energy this week is asking us to UPROOT OLD WAYS OF BEING, release something we know is weighing us down and REMOVE what doesn't support our growth, so we can BUILD SOMETHING BETTER! Clear the CLUTTER to make space for something better!

-Write your GOALS for the second half of 2025 down in your own handwriting. Despite the curve balls that this year has thrown our way....what would you still like to create, achieve & manifest in the coming months? Capricorn loves to make LISTS and check things off!

-Do the MOUNTAIN OF WEALTH gold rock cure!! Or refresh yours, if you've already done it 😉

-Have a MONEY date with yourself. Light candles, play your favorite music, nibble a piece of chocolate & pour a cup of tea (or wine). Pay your bills from a place of gratitude & make a practical plan to be financially stable. Look for ways that you're leaking money (subscriptions or memberships you don't use, too much eating out, late fees, etc.) and shore up your financial life

-AMPLIFY your SELF CARE practices!! The intense energies of the week may be leaving you feeling worried, drained, unmotivated or overwhelmed. Carve out time for yourself in any way that allows you take RESPONSIBILITY for your own wellbeing! For you self care might be an extra hour of sleep, binge watching your favorite show or taking a nourishing bath.

-Move 27 things in your home to spark a positive change and fresh perspectives {you can slightly shift decorative items or move furniture around!}. This simple opens up NEW PATHWAYS and helps us to EMBRACE CHANGE!

-TAKE A BATH. Add rock salt for grounding, flower petals, milk, baking soda, essential oils of peppermint/basil/bergamot. Slowly soak while reading your favorite book or listening to a personal development podcast (Capricorn's fave past times)

-FENG SHUI your HOME OFFICE and purge outdated/unused files (electronic files & physical). Invest in a high backed office chair for success or some art that inspires you! This Capricorn Full Moon helps us to tap into big time PRODUCTIVITY and motivates us to take action to ensure that our SUCCESS is inevitable!

-Reassess all of your SYSTEMS, structures & BOUNDARIES. Remember saying "no" to something you don't want to do is a complete sentence ;)) Also check that the boundaries in your outdoor landscape are not overgrown

-Focus on TRANSFORMATION, little by little. It's time to take an honest look at what isn't working and choose to change it! ❤

-Add a touch of Wood Element to boost COURAGE under pressure. A healthy plant, bright greens & blue colors, books, wooden furniture, vertical, rectangular or columnar shapes, essential oils and trees or flowers in artwork=Wood Element

-Focus on your HOME this week! Do ONE thing that makes your house feel more peaceful, nourishing and grounding. Invest in a cozy blanket, bake a loaf of bread or handle a home project that has been draining your energy.

Wishing you a journey full of ease, overflow & dreams becoming reality!
XO,
Tanya

07/10/2025

One of the things I love most about summer is getting to adorn my creations with my fresh flowers instead of the dried version. Extra enchanted shipping out today while the lavender is still in bloom 💜

07/04/2025

Wishing everyone a safe and happy 4th of July!! 🎆

07/04/2025

This post has been Reiki blessed ❤️✨

07/02/2025

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🌀 Where Does True Vitality Begin? 🌀

You may wonder — where in the body is the best place to cultivate energy for healing, strength, and longevity? Your hands are strong. Your feet are grounded. But there’s one place that holds the ultimate advantage…

✨ Behind the navel.

Why? Because it’s the only place in the body where three key forces of life converge:
🔹 Water — held in abundance in the lower belly, storing your essence
🔹 Fire — radiating from the heart and small intestine, activating transformation
🔹 Earth — your body’s rich internal “soil,” turning nutrients into energy

🔥 The small intestine acts like a furnace, generating deep heat.
💧 The water in the stomach carries the essence of food, breath, and spirit.
🌱 Together, they create Jing, Qi, and Shen — the sacred energies that support your brain, kidneys, bone marrow, liver, lungs… your whole life.

This is why focusing your mind behind the navel during Qigong practice is so powerful. This area — the Lower Dantian — is where your internal elixir, your Dan, is cultivated.
It’s the source of your healing, your vitality, and even your spiritual awakening.

🌟 When you focus here, you awaken the qi nature intended for you.



This is what we teach at ... we teach you how to activate and cultivate your qi for True Vitality

https://www.springforestqigong.com/sp/qigong-for-self-healing/

07/01/2025

July Blessings ☀️