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1/31/2019 1 Comment The heart of the matter Somewhere around the second week of January, it started. Stores pulled their tinsel and garland-themed finery from their shelves and windows, replacing them with shiny pink and velvety red. In a matter of days the transformation was complete, and now, there’s no escaping it: Valentine’s Day is upon us, with all of its chocolate-covered expectations. So now that February is here we’d like to do, well, what we like to do at Complete Wellness: take something that is expected and commercialized and charged with varying degrees of stress and turn it over, looking deeper, until we find the thing that can resonate with heart, mind, body, and soul. Turns out, it comes down to love. The sappy, doe-eyed kind that Hallmark banks on? Yes. It’s that. It’s also the mischievous glance between friends at an inside joke. The unexpected, unguarded smile of a stranger. The boundless joy of your dog when you come home. The parent’s eighty-fifth attempt to get her child to eat vegetables. The adult child’s arm around the shoulders of an elderly parent. The contentment of our own grace-filled company. The poet Rumi says, “Love is the bridge between you and everything.” Every thing. That’s even more than every one. If we take Rumi at his word, Love is everything we’ve already said, plus: the dialogue of warmth between us and the sun, the fluid touch of water when we dive into its embrace, the ancient blessing of a tree whose branches whisper above us and whose roots build mazes below us. It comes down to Love, in all of its everyday splendor. This month, we invite you to connect on an even deeper level with all of the Loves in your life, from romantic and familial love to friendship and self-love. We’ll be sharing inspiration and ideas as well as some special events. Finally, we’ll be taking Rumi’s advice, and we hope you’ll join us: “Close your eyes. Fall in love. Stay there.” AuthorComplete Wellness' blogs are written by Marissa Polselli of Wordtree, LLC
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 The New Year is fast approaching, and with it all the usual trappings of the holiday: parties, noise-makers and sparkly hats, a toast at midnight, and the self-recriminating guilt over the things in our lives we haven’t mastered yet--a.k.a. resolutions.Here’s what it often sounds like: “This is the year I’m finally going to lose weight/get out of debt/travel/get a better job….” Or the even more angst-filled, “When January 1 hits I have to get myself in gear and finally start..” This is the language of guilt. And guilt poisons the soil of even the best-intentioned new endeavors, replacing creative possibility with shame over having been a failure to this point in our lives at the project in question and intense pressure to get it right this trip around the sun. Is it any surprise 80% of us abandon our New Year’s resolutions by February? At Complete Wellness, we’re proposing a different approach. One that supports, well, complete wellness--that happy synergy of mind, body, and spirit operating with their innate power and intertwined pathways of grace and beauty. And it starts with absolving ourselves from the shame-cycle of resolutions. Once free of the illusion that we “have to” do anything to be better, worthy, or happy, we can focus on the two things that actually lead to wellness: gratitude and practice. Instead of resolutions, we hope you’ll join us in setting realistic and wellness-based goals where the first step is gratitude for what you’ve already done. Start with a celebration, map out a few steps you can embrace to promote a practice of wellness in whatever area feels best for you, and let yourself enjoy what grows from soil you’ve tended with kindness. Throughout this month, our wellness practitioners will be sharing their thoughts on healthy goal-setting in different areas of well-being to help along the way. May each of us greet the New Year as 365 gifts, ours to cherish, ours to cultivate, and ours to share with love. AuthorComplete Wellness' blogs are written by Marissa Polselli of Wordtree, LLC 11/30/2018 0 Comments The Present of Presence The holiday season is upon us. For some of us that means Christmas. For some Hanukkah. For others, Solstice. For most of us, though, it also means...work. Consider the way we say it: The holidays are upon us. There’s an unspoken “so get busy!” at the end of that sentence. But whatever your tradition, when you look into the heart of what it really means to you, you probably won’t find “busyness.” So how do we bridge the gap between busyness and meaning? You know the meme with the alternate Holiday To Do List? It asks us to trade "busy" tasks for more meaningful ones, like this: "Buy presents" becomes "Be present." "Wrap gifts" becomes "Wrap someone in a hug." "Send cards" becomes "Send peace." "Make cookies" becomes "Make memories." "Shop for food" becomes "Donate food." "See the lights" becomes "Be the light." That. Let's do that. We know the world is a hectic place and there’s lots of stuff that goes on this month. But it will all feel much more, well, like a holiday even if we did one or two of those things. This holiday season, we wish you the gift of presence. May you be present for your family, for your friends, and for whatever tradition you hold dear. And may you be present for those still, starlit moments when all those things fall silent before the dawn of new light. AuthorComplete Wellness' blogs are written by Marissa Polselli of Wordtree, LLC. 10/28/2018 1 Comment The Gift That Keeps Giving This week we enter into the month of Thanksgiving--things like holiday prep, family, turkey (or tofurkey!) will take on increasing space in our thoughts and days, and we’ll be reminded once more that whatever is going on in our lives, somewhere, somehow, we’ve got a seat at a table of bounty where the centerpiece is a cornucopia, filled to the brim and spilling over, with blessings. For each of us the seat, the table, and the horn of plenty may look different, but the response is the same: gratitude. And the best part? Gratitude is itself a gift, crowning its giver with grace and oh so much well-being. We invite you to enter into this month with us with a heart open to giving thanks, and receiving the gifts that gratitude so lavishly bestows. Share your stories of thanksgiving, tell us what you’re grateful for and how it enriches your life, and know that we are grateful for you! AuthorComplete Wellness' blogs are written by Marissa Polselli of Wordtree, LLC. 9/30/2018 1 Comment Falling in love with autumn Hoodies. Bonfires. Crisp air. And of course, all things pumpkin spice. When we think of autumn, it’s the beloved litany that comes to mind. In fact, a solid chunk of Americans (25-29%) cite fall as their favorite season. And while we’re sure the s’mores have something to do with it, we’d like to suggest there’s even more to the love affair. “There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant,” says writer Joe L. Wheeler, “about the annual cascade of autumn leaves.” He hits the nail on the head. Fall is fun, but it’s not just fun. It’s magical. Its beauty carries with it a sense of importance because it holds the truth of life as it cycles through birth, flourishing, and letting go to make way for rebirth. We feel a nostalgia for the flourishing, the sadness of letting go, the joy of the riotous beauty in front of us in this moment, the pang of knowing that every moment is fleeting, and the longing for someplace behind or beyond the cycle that we can’t quite remember or imagine but are somehow connected to. We feel all of these things, and we feel them all at once. That’s the “more” to the love affair. This fall, we invite you to fall in love with all of autumn, from the cozy afternoons to the inner callings that prompt you to deeper connections. We also invite you to nurture yourself though this season of transitions. Lean on the community we’ve built together at Complete Wellness. Nurture your mind and soul with classes that connect you to others and to the deepest part of your Self. Nurture your body and soul with yoga or the deep, gentle, natural healing of reflexology, Reiki, and massage. Soothe your senses (and allergies!) in the Salt Room. Soothe your heart with community. We wish you a fall full of love and goodness! AuthorComplete Wellness' blogs are written by Marissa Polselli of Wordtree, LLC 9/2/2018 0 Comments Happy Birthday To Us! A year ago we this month we opened the door to Complete Wellness, and to a world of possibility, creativity, community, and diversity in paths to well-being. Every business grows and learns in its first year, and as we take a minute to look back, we have to say--we’re kind of in love with the things we’ve learned and the beauty that continues to grow in this space. Stacy Ford is an athletic trainer, massage therapist, and co-owner of Complete Wellness. She explains it this way: “Most people think about business as sales. Make the connection and close the deal. We give people options. We don't sell. Let me tell you about ‘Mary.’ She had found Tracy and had come in for her first session. She was clearly upset and I was talking with her until Tracy was finished with her current client. She was coming up on the one year of losing her father and she had just lost her dog, her fur-baby. We chatted, we cried (together), we hugged. I know, not for everyone, but what she needed that day. She had her appointment with Tracy, ended up seeing me at another date, has since spent time in the salt room and taken a few classes/workshops. She CHOSE her own healing. She CHOSE to spend time in Complete Wellness with people who care about her. We are not psycho-therapists, but we are all compassionate and caring individuals who offer options to heal inside and out.” This idea of compassionate individuals coming together in a community that welcomes all with a diversity of healing experiences comes up again and again when people talk about Complete Wellness. Cindy Bertsch is an artist and intuitive energy worker. In addition to offering WrenStone Reiki at Complete Wellness, she also regularly leads meditations and workshops. “I've learned how beautiful it is to be a part of a community where we all come together to offer our experiences, talents and support to those looking to expand their awareness and heal themselves naturally,” she says. And the feeling extends beyond our practitioners. “I love that CW offers so many healing modalities and that the practitioners are so supportive of each other and the community,” says Terri, a frequent visitor to Complete Wellness. “I have met so many wonderful healers and teachers and have had the opportunity to experience some amazing therapies and classes. Happy Anniversary and can't wait to see what the next year will bring!” This month we’re all about celebrating, and we hope you’ll join us! You can check out all of the fun and exciting events we’ve got planned for our Anniversary Gala here. Thank you for being part of our community--we love what you’ve helped us create, and can’t wait to see what unfolds as we grow together in our second year! AuthorComplete Wellness' blogs are written by Marissa Polselli of Wordtree, LLC  Body. Mind. Spirit. When it comes to wellness, you can’t have one without the other two. Holistic health is based on the idea that human beings are not just their bodies, or a collection of symptoms, but an integrated whole with the innate ability to heal when given half a chance. And at Complete Wellness, that is so our jam. We’ve built this space to be a hub for holistic healing modalities to support the whole person in well-being and connection to self, source, and others. Here’s what we believe:
This month, we’ll be focusing on the different aspects of holistic healing we facilitate at Complete Wellness. Here’s what’s coming up: This week: Bodywork! How does massage, reflexology, and other body work support your overall wellness? Second week of August: Energy work! This week we’ll focus on Reiki, sound healing, meditation, and other modalities that support your wholeness and well-being. Third week of August: Movement! This week is all about the health-supporting goodness of movement like yoga and sacred dance. Fourth week of August: Expand your Mind! Whether it’s trying something new like painting or journaling, learning about important topics like skincare, sharing ideas and getting inspired by movie screenings or workshops, this week we’ll focus on the ways our well-being grows when we expand our horizons. Stay tuned for tips, fun facts, and inspiration--and don’t forget to share your own stories, ideas, and tips with us by tagging us at #chronicwellness and #cwquakertown. AuthorComplete Wellness' blogs are written by Marissa Polselli of Wordtree, LLC  Complete Wellness. It’s an idea we like so much that we chose it for our name, and this month, our #chronicwellness focus is on our favorite theme: One place… many avenues to well-being. Reflexology. Massage therapy. Yoga. Reiki. Salt Therapy. JourneyDance. Workshops and community events. Myofascial Release. Singing Bowl Healing...yes, we gather them all under one roof, and that makes for a pretty amazing experience. This month, we’re going to be putting a spotlight on some of the people and practices that make Complete Wellness so special, but in the meantime, here are a few thoughts we’d like to share about our services:
AuthorComplete Wellness' blogs are written by Marissa Polselli of Wordtree, LLC. 6/3/2018 0 Comments The Wild and Wonderful “Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” --John Muir Even if you were a city kid, chances are that at some point, as a child, you played in the dirt. Maybe you made mud pies, or dug for hidden treasures. Maybe, if you were a science nerd like me, you commandeered your brother into helping you create a mini earthen volcano whose explosion wiped out a carefully staged village of Star Wars and GI Joe figures. Whatever you did, there are certain things you remember: How if you dig down the earth is cool even in summer. How worms make a home in a subterranean world bereft of sun but populated with all sorts of fantastical creatures and crawly wonders. How weird it is that dirt is, well, where the word “dirty” comes from, but something about it on our hands feels so right and pure. We used to play in the dirt. We used to experience the cool and the odd and the pure. Why did we stop? Maybe it’s because they have special homes for people who make mud pies in their forties. Maybe it’s that, in between work and house and family we don’t have time to dig for magical rocks. Maybe it’s that we’re too busy building careers to build volcanoes. Whatever the reason, when it comes to the natural world, all too often our interaction with it is about containment rather than enjoyment: mowing lawns, killing “weeds” (who decides what a weed is, anyway?), covering up green grass with grey cement. We ignore the dirt, and go straight to our grown-up mission to abolish the dirty, the unkempt, the wild. Nature isn’t neat. But it’s the stuff of life; we all come from it, and we’re all going back to it, so why exert so much effort in between trying to erase the connection? Spending time with nature opens up a world of goodness to us. The wisdom of our childhood selves comes to the fore again, and we’re able to revel in wonder and feel ourselves part of an even wider family--one that includes fantastical creatures and crawly wonders. Spending time in nature has actually been shown to be therapeutic--the Japanese even have a word for being mindfully present in a forest: shinrin-yoku means “forest bathing,” and it’s a scientifically proven form of eco-therapy. Whether you walk in a forest, on a beach, through a mountain pass, or through your neighborhood park, we invite you to join us this month in a conversation about how our connection to nature is essential to our well-being and happiness. Stay tuned for tips, fun facts, and inspiration--and don’t forget to share your own stories, ideas, and tips with us by tagging us at #chronicwellness and #cwquakertown. AuthorComplete Wellness' blogs are written by Marissa Polselli of Wordtree, LLC. 5/1/2018 0 Comments Of Habits & Hope It’s May, and after having hit the snooze button way too many times, the world--or at least our little corner of it--is waking up from its winter slumber. Things that are new and green are making their way to the surface, reaching for the light. It’s the same with us. There are things, fresh and tender and alive with promise, just below the surface, aching for sunshine. Maybe it’s finally putting pen to paper and writing the poetry that lives in your soul. Maybe it’s finally putting one step in front of the other to start walking everyday. Maybe it’s finally putting to rest an old habit of negative self-talk to embrace compassion. Whatever it is, Spring reminds us that the barren status quo doesn’t have to be, on either count. It’s a time to look with fresh eyes at the habits in our lives--to honor the ones that honor us, to release the ones that no longer serve, and to consider with optimism the beauty that can blossom if we let one or two of those green shoots take firmer root and grow. We invite you to join us this month in a conversation about habits--how to celebrate them, let them go, or nurture new ones. Stay tuned for tips, fun facts, and inspiration--and don’t forget to share your own stories, ideas, and tips with us by tagging us at #chronicwellness and #cwquakertown. AuthorComplete Wellness' blogs are written by Marissa Polselli of Wordtree, LLC. |
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