March 4, 2026
Self-Critical is Self-Sabotage We all have negative self-talk, but how much do you listen to its noise? Do you give it any weight or...
February 15, 2026
Alignment is often misunderstood as something soft, passive, or abstract, especially in spiritual or conscious business spaces. In reality, alignment is one of the...
February 3, 2026
As we approach Chinese New Year (February 17) and Spring Equinox (March 20), many people feel the natural tendency to clear out what’s old and make...
December 8, 2025
WINTER SOLSTICE: YULE 2025 by Grandmother Winter Jade Forest Here we are, once again, smack in...
November 21, 2025
You’re not stuck, you’re actually moving as the contracted version of you. Hear me out… (Or, read me out?)… If the stuck version of...
November 4, 2025
with Sarah Westbrook, C-IAYT, Yoga Therapist at Heartwood Center At Heartwood, many of us share a love for yoga — as a personal practice,...
October 29, 2025
by Sarah Westbrook, C-IAYT, Yoga Therapist at Heartwood Center in Evanston Have you ever thought about trying yoga — and then decided it wasn’t...
October 15, 2025
Chakra regulation is an important skill my clients encounter at the beginning of our work together. The purpose of learning chakra regulation is to...
October 1, 2025
The recent kerfuffle about Heartwood’s tax exempt status initiated by a local political activist, apparently over his dismay that our Buddhist temple and holistic...
September 30, 2025
As the air cools and the trees begin to shed their leaves, we move into the Metal season in Chinese medicine. This is a...