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The Quiet Medicine of Nature
In the last moments before entering a week-long silent retreat, I opened a tender email from a patient: “I can’t handle this.” She’s had a difficult fertility journey and had just received news that brought deep worry. Before turning off my phone, I reached out to a trusted Full Circle Perinatal Care colleague to help her find support and gently reminded her of the grounding tools we’ve practiced together. On retreat, I found myself reflecting [...]
September Reset
As September unfolds, there’s always a quiet sense that we’re stepping into a new year—one that doesn’t require a calendar flip to feel like a fresh start. The soft shift from summer’s expansive energy into something more grounded and intentional has always felt like the real new beginning to me. These past days, I’ve been reflecting on what’s truly meaningful—reconnecting with the habits that nurture my well-being. A little more movement to honor my body. [...]
25 Years of Choosing Love
Years ago, I heard a meditation teacher share that each morning, when she wakes up, she’s intentional about looking at her partner as if for the first time. When I first heard that, it struck me deeply—because it’s so easy to fall into patterns and assumptions about each other. Chris and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary on July 29th @havn.saunas , and I've been reflecting on how this practice of seeing each other anew [...]
Meet Stefanie Miska!
We are so delighted to be welcoming Stefanie Miska to the Elements of Health team! Stefanie's bio outlines of her background and training, plus here's a few more words of introduction: What is the best thing about working at EOHC? It’s my first week at EOHC! I am very excited to be joining such a skilled and experienced team to work alongside and learn from. What inspired you to work in the wellness sector? After [...]
This is my why…
July 4th is a very special day in our family. It’s the day our daughter was born, and each year her birthday brings up so much for me—gratitude, tenderness, awe. Today she turned 13, and it’s hard to put into words how deeply grateful I feel to watch her step into her teenage years. We’re on Whidbey Island visiting close friends, and tonight she’s been welcomed into this new chapter of her life under a [...]
Lessons from June’s Transition
June brings with it the longest days of the year and the summer solstice which marks a turning point in the natural world, a moment of fullness before a gradual shift begins. It is a fitting time to reflect on the body’s own cycles and transitions. In the body, just like in nature, these transitions can be subtle or more pronounced. Symptoms that may arise during times of change are often not random; they are [...]
My first 25 years of practice
2025 is a year with lots of big milestones. Along with turning 50 (see February for my birthday reflections), this month marks 25 years since I graduated and began my career in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. When I think back to those early days—freshly trained, full of curiosity, and eager to support healing—I never could have imagined the ways this path would shape me. It’s been such a privilege to walk alongside people through moments [...]
Reflecting on my 50th birthday
It was my birthday last week and it was a "big" one ... I turned 50! Each decade I’ve moved through has had its own unique flavour and tone. At fifty, there’s a lovely feeling of deepening and settling in. I trust myself more, and there’s an inner steadiness that keeps growing. I know what matters, what’s worth my energy, and what’s not. There’s such freedom in that. A lightness. Not because life is without [...]
The gift of listening to snow
Mountain time is such good soul food and we're looking forward to being at Mt.Washington again this weekend. Everyone I know downhill skis, and while I miss the adrenaline of it, the upside of no longer feeling inclined toward speed (I blew out my knee and can’t fathom doing it again) is that I get to enjoy some solo time. I absolutely love heading off into the mountains by myself on snowshoes. It feels a [...]
Rethinking New Year’s Resolutions
As the holiday season winds down, one more holiday tradition remains: pondering those pesky New Year’s resolutions. It’s interesting that this tradition continues when research says only 8% of people actually achieve them! One of the problems with resolutions is that they can create effort mode, obsession with outcomes & notions of success & failure. The hazard of expectations on specific outcomes is that we live in a world where internal & external conditions constantly [...]