Natural Freedom Wellness Center

06/01/2026

🕊️ A Special Visitor Today 🕊️

Today, a beautiful white dove appeared at our center, bringing a moment of peace and wonder to everyone who saw it.

In many spiritual traditions, a white dove symbolizes peace, hope, purity, divine guidance, and new beginnings. It is often seen as a gentle reminder to trust the journey, open our hearts, and embrace healing and harmony. Some believe a white dove's presence is a sign that we are being supported, protected, and encouraged to move forward.

Whether this unexpected visitor was simply passing through or brought a deeper message, it offered us a beautiful pause to reflect on the peace that exists within and around us.

May this dove's visit inspire calm, renewal, and blessings for all who enter our doors. 🤍✨

P.S. If you are missing a dove please call the center at
740-698-6031

06/01/2026

Good morning! Hope you have a great week!

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

Summer is around the corner! We are ready, garden planted, outdoor seating ready for rest and relaxation, flowers are bursting with blooms for everyone to stop and smell the flowers. Last but not least is our new addition!

Sunflowers and Zinnias planted on the Walk and Talk Trail!

05/29/2026

MEIGS COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS:
Meigs Local Summer Meals Program Info: (Including info on Pre-registration!)

📍 Meigs Elementary Address:
36871 SR 124, Middleport

🍎 Any child ages 1–18 is eligible!

✅ While we primarily target our immediate area, ANY child is welcome to receive meals.

✅ No income form is required for meals — just a short registration form.
We will have forms available on site and staff can help you complete them.

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🚨🚨 PRE-REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITIES 🚨🚨
(Pre-registration encouraged, but not required)

⭐ AVOID WAIT TIMES DURING PICKUP WEEK! Pre-registered vehicles w/ tags can move to the front of the line! ⭐

📍 ALL preregistrations will take place at Meigs Elementary in the FRONT PARKING LOT.

🚗 STAY IN YOUR CAR — NO NEED TO GET OUT!

📝 GET REGISTERED EARLY AT ONE OF THESE TIMES:

📅 Thursday, 5/28 — 5:00 PM–7:00 PM
📅 Friday, 5/29 — 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
📅 Monday, 6/1 — 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

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🚗 WEEKLY 7-DAY MEAL PICKUP SITES
(Please visit only ONE of these locations each week.)

📍 Meigs Elementary (behind building)
Wednesdays beginning 6/3
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

📍 Star Mill Park – Racine
Thursdays beginning 6/4
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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⚠️ IMPORTANT PICKUP INFORMATION ⚠️

Parent or guardian required at pickup.

Alternate caregivers ARE allowed to pick up meals ONLY if a signed alternate pickup form is on file.

❌ Handwritten notes will NOT be accepted.

If another adult is picking up during the first week, they MUST have your signed form or we cannot allow pickup.

Registration forms will be collected from every vehicle.

⚠️ There will be a pickup limit of 5 meal bags per adult UNLESS all children are from the same household.

Example: If Grandma is picking up for 2 separate families with 8 grandchildren total, an additional caregiver must also be present in the vehicle.

⭐ CHILDREN PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE OVERRIDE ALL CAREGIVER GUIDELINES ABOVE. ⭐

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We hope to see you at one of our pre-registration events!! If not, we hope to see you next Wednesday! ❤️

Please note that we encourage you to come to a pre-registration event if possible. We will post an online registration form Friday evening for those unable to make it, but still wish to pre-register. These cars will still have to go through the line on Wednesday to get their 'tags'.

Please share to help spread the word 🙂

05/28/2026

One sunset. Same sky. Different views.

Life is like that — the same moment can feel completely different depending on where you stand, what you’ve been through. Be kind.

05/27/2026

In this video two past and present youth treatment center counselors discuss their experiences and lessons learned during the collaborative treatment of offering trauma-informed equine assisted learning for their clients. In this conversation, Cookie the horse helps counselors and mental health clients explore the power of breath as a pathway to emotional regulation and nervous system safety.

Through slow, intentional breathing participants are invited to experience co-regulation in real time. Cookie’s experience offers a living example of what it means for the nervous system to settle, shift, and return to safety through connection rather than control.

This video highlights core principles of trauma-informed care, including choice, safety, and present-moment awareness. Viewers will observe how breath becomes a bridge—supporting clients in moving from states of activation or shut down toward grounded awareness and increased emotional capacity. The importance of a strength-based approach and exploring the transfer of the lessons to life.

Key themes include:
• Co-regulation between human and horse
• Breath as a tool for emotional regulation
• Nervous system awareness and safety cues
• Trauma-informed therapeutic presence
• Building capacity for calm through relationship
• Strength based approach
• Transferring lessons of the horse to life

Cookie reminds us that healing does not always begin with words. Sometimes it begins with breath, presence, and a shared moment of safety.

In this video two past and present youth treatment center counselor...

05/25/2026

On this Memorial Day, we are reminded of the quiet wisdom found in horse herds. Horses practice mutual grooming — standing side by side, caring for one another, building trust through connection despite differences in rank, personality, or role within the herd.

It feels like a lesson our society still needs.

The men and women we honor today came from different backgrounds, beliefs, and walks of life, yet they stood together in service of something greater than themselves: protecting one another, protecting freedom, and protecting the idea that unity matters more than division.

Maybe healing in our communities begins the same way it does in the herd — with small acts of care, respect, and willingness to stand beside each other.

Today we remember those who gave everything for that ideal. 🇺🇸