Connect-Balance-Thrive Wellness Services

07/07/2026

If you’re looking for a time out to relax and unwind, a gentle “recharge” and/or support with specific needs… we’d love to help✨

Offering Healing Touch and Sound Therapy sessions for individuals and Sound Bath options for small groups - in-person and online✨

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Not "Woo"... Just What Works.

Energy healing often raises questions, and that's okay.

Many people try Healing Touch because they're looking for additional support during a difficult time, not because they have all the answers.

Healing Touch is a gentle, complementary therapy that works alongside conventional medical care to support relaxation and overall well-being. Many clients describe feeling calmer, more relaxed, and better able to cope with the challenges of treatment.

You don't have to understand everything before giving yourself permission to experience compassionate care.

Sometimes the first step is simply being open to something that may help you feel more like yourself.

07/06/2026

Hearts Rising's weekly intention for...

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07/02/2026

Not Just Another Appointment

A cancer journey often means a calendar full of appointments, treatments, and uncertainty.

Healing Touch offers something different.

It's a chance to slow down.

A quiet space where you can simply rest while gentle, heart-centered techniques support relaxation and your overall well-being.

Many people receiving cancer care describe Healing Touch as a welcome opportunity to pause, reconnect with themselves, and experience a sense of calm during a challenging time.

Healing Touch is a complementary practice that can be used alongside conventional medical care, supporting the whole person through every stage of the journey.

Because sometimes what you need most isn't another appointment.

It's a moment to simply breathe.

07/01/2026

Sounds like a simple solutions… but it is NOT an easy fix! Understanding nervous system functioning is key to finding tools, techniques and strategies that fit individual needs. These will be different for each person. There are some foundational pieces beginning with noticing what brings you to that place of calm, where reset is possible.

We are urrently accepting bookings for Healing Touch and Sound Therapy sessions💫 Private message for more information.

Stress doesn’t stay in one person.

It can walk into the room with a tired parent, land on a child who doesn’t have the words for it, bounce between siblings, and suddenly everyone is louder, sharper, or in tears.

Not because anyone is “bad”.
Not because the family is broken.
Because stress spreads.

But here’s the hopeful part: calm can spread too.

One adult pause can change the whole atmosphere.
One deep breath before reacting.
One softer voice.
One “I’m feeling overwhelmed, I’m going to reset.”
One repair after a difficult moment.

Children don’t need perfect parents or carers. They need safe adults who keep trying.

When we regulate ourselves, we help children feel safer. When children feel safer, connection grows. When connection grows, problems often feel smaller.

A calmer home doesn’t begin with everyone getting it right.
It often begins with one person choosing to pause.

“I pause. I breathe. I reset.”

That tiny moment can be the start of a very different ripple.

FREE STRESS SPREADS THROUGH FAMILIES PRINTABLE HANDOUT

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07/01/2026

Self-Reg across the lifespan explores how Self-Reg reduces stress, supports mindfulness, and improves emotional well-being and behaviour.

07/01/2026

Interesting PD opportunity ✨

Whether you're standing in front of a classroom or sitting across from someone whose lived experience differs from yours, the regulation you bring into the room is the most foundational tool you have.

Join us for:
Embodied Equity: A Workshop Day with Dr. Niki Elliott
Live online • Saturday, August 22, 2026 • 11 AM – 5 PM ET
A polyvagal lens on equity, bias, and belonging — recognizing that our reactions to difference, conflict, and identity threat aren't only cognitive. They're embodied. For educators, clinicians, healthcare providers, coaches, and helping professionals working across difference.

Workshop includes one year of recording access and offer tiered pricing so you can choose the payment amount that fits in your budget. Group rates are available for teams of 5+, and we can connect with your school district finance office or other HR to make registration and payment easy.

🔗 Register or learn more at learning.polyvagal.org

06/28/2026

Hearts Rising's weekly intention for...

06/28/2026

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When anxiety hits, your mind can feel like it’s racing miles ahead while your body is stuck trying to catch up.

One gentle way back is through the five senses.

Look for something you can see.
Listen for sounds around you.
Notice what your hands are touching.
Breathe in a familiar scent.
Take a slow sip and really taste it.

It sounds simple, but grounding works because it reminds your nervous system: “I am here. I am safe enough in this moment.”

You don’t have to “fix” every feeling before you care for yourself. You don’t have to be calm before you start calming down. Sometimes the first step is just pausing, noticing, breathing, and choosing one small soothing thing.

If today feels heavy, come back to the room you’re in. Come back to your breath. Come back to now. One sense at a time. 💛

FREE FIVE SENSES GROUNDING DBT SELF-SOOTHE SKILL FOR CALM

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06/27/2026

(PLEASE SHARE) Now taking bookings for July and August✨

✨Online and In-person (Riding Mountain National Park area)💫

✨Individual Wellness Sessions:
🌀 Rest’n Restore Sound Therapy 30-min
🌀 Needs-Specific combination of Healing Touch and Sound 1-hr

✨Group Sound Bath for up to 8 people: includes intention setting, breath focus, guided meditation, 5 senses activation and immersion in a variety of sounds (tuning forks, crystal and Tibetan bowls, chimes, gongs, bells, rain stick, rattles, tingshas and more)💫

ALL sessions include the option of a pre or post session meditative labyrinth walk with 55 stepping stones leading to the heart centre within a heart shape held by 99 edging stones 💖💫

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06/27/2026

Now taking bookings for July✨ Online and In-person ✨

✨Individual Wellness Sessions:
🌀 Rest’n Restore Sound Therapy - 30 min
🌀 Needs-Specific combination of Healing Touch and Sound 1-hr

✨Group Sound Bath for up to 8 people: includes intention setting, breath focus, guided meditation, 5 senses activation and immersion in a variety of sounds (tuning forks, crystal and Tibetan bowls, chimes, gongs, bells, train stick, rattles, tingshas and more)💫

ALL sessions include the option of a pre or post session meditative labyrinth walk with 55 stepping stones leading to the heart centre within a heart shape held by 99 edging stones 💖💫

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💜 Healing Touch is more than a relaxing experience. Research has shown it may support meaningful improvements in a variety of clinical settings when used alongside standard medical care.

Studies have reported:

🛌 45% of participants receiving Healing Touch reported improved sleep quality.

🇺🇸 Combat veterans experienced significant reductions in PTSD symptoms after six Healing Touch sessions.

💙 Cancer patients reported a 67% reduction in depression symptoms in one clinical study.

Every healing journey is unique, and Healing Touch is not a replacement for medical care. It is a complementary therapy designed to support the body's natural healing process.

If you're looking for a gentle, heart-centered approach to wellness, Healing Touch may be worth exploring.