Posts by: Chritina Giordano Villani

When my daughter was very little, she used to cover her eyes, and pretend that I couldn’t see her. She’d giggle with delight as I walked around the room saying, “Where’s is she?! Oh, my goodness, she disappeared!!” Then all at once she would yank her hands down, regaining ‘visibility’ and squeal with delight at my awed…

You’ve got a sacred body! To me that means it is imbued with Spirit; it means it IS Spirit. You could say that listening to your body is prayer. During a Lyrical Healing session that’s what happens; We listen to You. We listen to your body and your words, your heart and your head. It is all worth tending to. Because he…

Energy Healing

To Schedule Your Appointment Appointments are made by contacting practitioners directly at the numbers or email addresses listed. Core Members Sarah BernauerI am a certified Energy Healing Practitioner from the Energy Healing Institute. My certification practicum included more than 200 hours of supervised practice clie…

“The best thing to do when it is raining is to let it rain.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Photo by Josh Hild (Pexels) What does it mean to let it rain when it’s raining? (Or snow when it’s snowing 😉 My answer points to a core tenet of Craniosacral therapy. Yesterday I was feeling agitated, angry, and distressed. I went t…

Meditation

2022 Spring Event

Spring Event

PLANTING SEEDS OF HEALTH AND HOPE: EMERGING STRONG FROM COVID The past couple of years have been really hard. This pandemic has overwhelmed and stressed us to the max. We’ve lost loved ones, jobs, health and confidence in our  experts and leaders. We are physically exhausted, emotionally spent and soul weary.  We need…

“…instead of struggling to erase what are referred to as negative emotions, we can learn to use them in positive ways. we could describe the principle like this: while pounding on the piano keys may produce noise, removing them doesn’t exactly further the creation of music. The principles of Music and Living aren’t all…

New Job Posting

Northwest CASA is seeking a trauma therapist for the new year.  Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred but not mandatory. EMDR training and support will be offered as well. Send a resume to Caryn Brauweiler, the Director of Counseling at cbrauweiler@nwcasa.org.…

“And if you cannot find your way out of the darkness I will sit there with you and show you the stars.” N.R. Hart During a session recently I found myself mindlessly utilizing a Zero Balancing technique on a client’s wrist. I “came to” as I realized that nothing was happening. So I stopped doing Zero Balancing and star…