Forest Bathing

Mindful Meditation, Mindful Movement, PDF

Amy Surface

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Amy is a Physician Assistant and Reiki Master functioning with one foot in the western medicine world and one foot in the mind/body/soul world. For this reason she acts as a bridge between alternative-ancient and western medicine. Her specialty is affairs of the heart. Amy has a strong belief in the mind-body connection and links that with disease she sees in her clinic and hospital work. She is trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Integrative Medicine. She has also worked with shaman to enhance her abilities of showing others healing.
Amy runs a Lifestyle Medicine clinic for cardiac patients to guide them in using food as medicine, stress reduction and mindfulness techniques. She is passionate about food! Amy also is ever expanding her knowledge of healing with stones, essential oils, and herbs.
“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one day return there.”

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Taking in the forest with our senses. Forest bathing is an old tradition in Japanese culture and the benefits are catching on all over the world. Spending time in nature can increase the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system (the rest and repair system) and has been clinically shown to produce psychologically calming effects. This handout serves as a great guide paired with the video Amy created on Forest Bathing. You can spend 5 minutes or 2 hours Forest Bathing, the effects speak for themselves.

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Mindful Meditation

Keeping the Magic

Krystal Meyer, Soul Content Team Massage Therapist, LMT at Vancouver Wellness Studio

Crown Chakra Meditation with Denise!

The seventh chakra is the crown chakra. The crown chakra is the epitome of beauty, spirituality, oneness, and bliss. It thrives in meditation, prayer, and reflection. Today we launch a lovely crown chakra meditation from Denise!

Kashmir Meditation With Maria

Discovering a new you through meditation! Maria helps Kathy feel into her energetic body through a Kashmir guided meditation. In this video, you can follow the guided meditation to feel into your energetic body!

Breathe Your Tree

Amy uses a tree as a metaphor for a breathing exercise to reduce stress and tension in your body. This breathing technique can act as a quick mindful moment or meditation to help transition you to your rest and repair nervous system for healing; mind, body, soul.

Mindful Movement

Qi Gong for the eyes With Sarah!

What an exciting treat! Qi gong pronounced “chi gong,” was developed in China thousands of years ago as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It involves using exercises to optimize energy within the body, mind, and spirit, with the goal of improving and maintaining health and well-being. Our healer, Sarah, master of TCM, is our teacher for this class. She uses TCM and Qi Gong to guide us in learning the role of the eyes and how we can support having clear perception in our lives. We utilize a series of Qi Gong exercises that promote inner and outer vision.

Root Chakra & Grounding Movement

It is very rewarding both for my personal journey and when I see my patients have light bulb moments, or at least help them find words to describe what they feel.”
Enjoy the conversation with Kathy and Melanie as the explore the root chakra.
And enjoy the video where Melanie take you through how to sit and stand more engaged and mindfully. Gain insights on muscle up training to get activation of the pelvic floor which therefore opens up your root.

Virtual Woods Walk!

Why virtual walking? You may live in a city, you may not have time to get to the woods, you may not be physically able to walk in the woods at this time, no matter the situation, we can all use a little time in nature, and this virtual walk gives you just that! Plus Amy gives helpful information as to why you might want to for your health!

Exploring The Energy Body with Krystal

In this video Krystal will be guiding us through movement that will awaken NEW aspects of you and your relationship with your body! Krystal is a Licensed Massage Therapist specializing in Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue, Craniosacral and Tui Na. She is also a certified yoga instructor. Krystal has BIG knowledge about the body…join her in discovering the energy body and you NEW!

Mindful Health

Celebrating Moments In Your Day!

During our Heart Chakra talk (check that out here) Amy brought in the discussion of celebrating small wins during the moments of your day and tracking it to give perspective of how those small wins add up! You asked and we delivered! Here is the visual worksheet you can print and track those small wins yourself! Have fun, be creative, and be kind to yourself!