by Moana Schwertsik | Jan 18, 2023 | Body
Why did nutrition became important to me?
Why did nutrition become important to me? Well, I grew up in a family which took great care in eating healthy and nutritious foods. We’d often go to the farmers directly to get our milk, eggs, and sometimes even the whole chicken. I remember special trips to get some honey right from the beekeeper, this was quite the experience. One time the bee farmer gave me a piece of honeycomb and as you can imagine the honey dripped all over me, because I couldn’t eat it fast enough. It was soooo very sweet and yummy. My hands and clothes were sticky for the rest of the day, but that was ok, that experience of fabulous honey straight from the comb will stay with me for the rest of my life.
Nutritious Foods
We also sat with the family for most meals and it was a relaxing time. We would sit and enjoy our food and a conversation, chewing our food slowly and enjoying the flavors.
Then I grew up and went out into the world on my own. I got swept up into the world of rushing all the time and not taking the time to sit and eat and truly enjoy my food. Short lunch breaks if you got any at all. What I realize now is that when you are in it you don’t stop and think about how hard that is for you body.
The journey can be long.
Then one day I realized that my digestion was suffering. There had been a series of events that happened in my life and I decided to stop and reevaluate what I was doing. The one thing I learned was that as they say ‘we are what we eat’. I did take a closer look at that and started to recognize that I was not choosing my foods wisely. Most of what we need has been provided by nature. All the good and nutritious stuff, the vitamins and minerals are all provided to us. I set out on a journey to change my diet habits and improve on the foods I was eating and get back to enjoying the process of nourishing my body.
It has been a longer but fun journey and I honestly feel better. There have been a lot of changes, some easy and some quite hard. Some habits are really hard to break. Many habits have an emotional component attached to them and the were the most difficult to change.
As I continue to make changes and learn more about nutrition and what the body truly needs to be healthy, I have become stronger with more energy and fewer aches and pains.
Along the way I became a nutrition coach and would love to pass on some of my knowledge and support on. I will continue to share some of my journey and how the different changes have helped me feel better and stronger. Feel free to check out our Youtube channel for some more insights.
by wholeselfunity | Nov 11, 2022 | Coming Attractions, Featured, Featured Posts, Self Care Toolbox
Annual Fundraiser!
Welcome to 100 Hours of Healing 2022! This ongoing fundraiser launches each year on our birthday (Veterans’ Day) and continues through to the end of the year. We are looking for new friends to support and empower our charitable mission: fostering healing into wholeness through community, education, and treatments.
Whole Self Unity – What we DO
As a 501C3 nonprofit organization we rely on the support from our community to help adults in need. Our focus is to allow access to integrative therapies as an additional to traditional medical care (meditation, yoga, Reiki, nutrition, and coaching). Currently, we are raising money to provide free or low cost classes to veterans/military, first responders, educators, healthcare workers, disaster victims, and elders. Please feel free to donate at any time–welcome to our community.
Join Us – We Need YOU
The primary goal of this year’s 100 Hours of Healing event is to make 100 new friends. We are offering a full integrative healing conference online–no geographic or scheduling barriers. Access content from your own space in your own time. These offerings are gifts in exchange for your charitable donation of just $5. The market value of these healing talks, demonstrations, meditations, and exercises would drive a retail price of $20-100 a session. We are offering these gifts as part of our service to the community. We don’t want to price to stop anyone from connecting with us.
FREE Offerings for ALL
In fact, if you are not in a position to donate at this time, we want you to join the community anyway. Follow this link to register for a FREE guided meditation Grounding: Feeling Present to Feel Better. All are welcome here, and we are so excited to have you join us!
In addition, some FREE content will be offered LIVE on our Facebook Page. The program below lists all events according to the times they were promoted on Facebook. However, each presentation is available whenever and wherever you like. As the event continues, the program below will be updated with those offerings as well. Happy birthday!
100 Hours of Healing – General Info and How it Works
Listed below are the complete offerings as part of the 100 Hours of Healing program. Each presentation is offered as a gift in exchange for a $5 donation, and you can register to receive the private link to as many topics as you like! If you would like to donate more than $5, please consider a $50 donation level, we will thank you with an All Access Pass to each presentations.
Follow the links (click the titles) to access the presentation listing/make donations. Links for LIVE offerings will take you directly to the free Facebook link to view the offering immediately.
This campaign will continue through to January 1, 2023, when we will focus on offering classes, events, and treatments. So if you want access to any parts of the program, please donate or connect with us soon! The private links to the presentations will be accessible on into the future. We do reserve the right to republish this content publicly at our discretion, but are pleased to offer our donors this exclusive access. Thank you!
100 Hours of Healing Event Program
Kickoff Video – Overview of Whole Self Unity and Coming Attractions, meet the co-creators and find out more [Link to facebook free discussion coming soon]
What is Reiki |World Peace Meditation – Amy Alward, find out about what Reiki does, how it works, and sample a little Reiki meditation as we send Reiki toward world peace inside ourselves and in the world. All are welcome, especially those with no experience with Reiki. All practitioners also welcome, any lineage, any level.
Nutritional Goal Setting – Moana Schwertsik If many individuals are already setting goals, what need is there for information regarding goal setting? The short answer is that individuals generally do not set goals that maximize positive outcomes. In essence, the problem is getting people to set the right kind of goals—ones that provide direction and motivation.
Breathing, Mindfulness and Meditation – Tracey Payton, Breathing, mindfulness and meditation are always to reduce stress and create awareness. Come learn some new techniques experience a guided meditation and learn more about these strategies.
Stretching Clinic – Amy Alward gives a 60 minute talk on the benefits and mechanics of therapeutic stretching. With 10 years of experience as a sports massage therapist, this is information her clients generally get over a number of visits. If you are struggling with muscle pain, or how to best stretch productively, or need help staying flexible, do not miss this presentation!
Portion size – Moana Schwertsik LIVE on Facebook [link coming soon], Over the years, portion sizes have been steadily increasing. What used to be a large-sized drink or side dish at restaurants is now often a medium or small-sized order on modern menus. We will learn how to better understand this often overlooked subject and discuss methods for creating healthy portion size.
Mountain Meditation – Tracey Payton, join for a short meditation.
—————————————————
Why Boundaries are Essential | Energetic Hygiene – Amy Alward, part of a larger series on Energetic Hygiene directed at folks working on their own healing or learning to help others heal. This is a core piece of Amy’s Reiki classes, but you don’t have to be learning Reiki to benefit–just as you don’t need to be a doctor to understanding why keeping wounds clean just works better for good healing. Energetic Hygiene is about vibrational wound care, something we all have.
Creating Healthy Habits – Moana Schwertsik Creating healthy habits is a real world challenge and can be overwhelming. From the variety of food products available today to the hectic schedule and social media pressure. Eating healthily can seem challenging in most of these situations but it does not have to be. We will explore how to prepare and plan for different situations in the real world.
Getting Unstuck – Tracey Payton, Feeling stuck in your life, health, relationships, or all of the above? This workshop will help you build and create awareness about where you are stuck and how to move away from stuckness. We will create a mantra and also learn about mindfulness exercise that help relieve and move stuckness.
Feel Better in Your Body | Energetic Anatomy Basics – Amy Alward, part of a larger series on esoteric anatomy, and the constructs of Energetic Anatomy of the Human Energetic Field. There are parts of ourselves we cannot touch, see, or hear (as a general rule), that can be influenced with thought, intention, visualization, and meditation practices. This talk offers a quick overview of the major structures. If you have heard of chakras, but don’t really know what they are or how they are supposed to “work” this talk is for you!
Influences of Food Choices – Moana Schwertsik Health and wellness are two of the hottest buzz words in the nutrition industry. But what do those terms really mean and how do they relate to each other? There are numerous things that influence where a person lies on the spectrum of health, ranging from pathology to a state of optimal well-being. One of the biggest components of a healthy lifestyle is nutrition. Just like a person’s overall state of health and wellness, food choices are greatly influenced by the world around us. We will learn how to choose foods which will support out health and wellbeing. It is time to make smart choices with our food and I will get you started on that path.
Overcoming Overwhelm – Tracey Payton, Join Tracey for an intentional workshop to support you with Overcoming Overwhelm. Who couldn’t use pointers with that?! This workshop will give you simple actions and tools to create more space in your day, reduce stress and deliver more peace of mind and productivity. Does this sound like something you need?
Karuna Reiki Sound Healing – Amy Alward offers a complete meditation/healing session for FREE, all you have to do is register at the link. Bring your healing intentions, sit back, relax and receive. Karuna Reiki is a compassionate form of energy healing for relaxation and stress reduction. Karuna is often used in combination with singing and chanting to empower the compassionate vibration of unconditional love.
———————————————————————
Crystal Empowerment – Amy Alward, offers a quick talk about the properties of crystals that make them ideal for computing AND for energy healing. This talk also includes some tips for success if you want to use crystals to aid your healing–including how to cleanse and charge your crystals and pitfalls to avoid that can slow or set back healing progress. This presentation includes a 20-minute guided meditation for healing the earth, your crystals, and how to empower your rock friends to aid your journey.
Hydration – Moana Schwertsik Water constitutes a greater percentage of body mass than any other substance. It helps fill the spaces inside the cells, outside of the cells, and in all major vessels. All the cells in our bodies contain and are surrounded by water, so having the right balance is very important. Adults can survive several weeks without food, but only a few days without water, because we cannot store water like we can store food.
Finding Your Life’s Purpose – Tracey Payton, we will walk you though an exercise on finding your life purpose, vision, mission statement. Using simple fill-in-the-blank tool and a powerful guided meditation, by the end of this presentation you will have a complete reflection to help guide you to the next direction you desire.
Follow the link below to browse our ticketing box office!
by stephdaviswebsites | Apr 7, 2022 | Featured, Heart, Mind, Spirit
Amy is autistic and works with an amazing service dog, Rila to bring healing to her clients. 2020 closed her thriving bodywork business where she combined photographic recall of anatomy with advanced sports medicine techniques, and powerful energy practices to provide pain relief, and support of those changing their lives in big ways.
She is offering Reiki sessions online, combining shamanic practices with over 30 years of angelic work for deep, supportive help for those in need. Be ready to change. She is honored to witness your struggle and facilitate your becoming whole.
