Category: Retreat

Carmel brown skin woman with dark brown curly hair looking into an antique gold framed mirror while holding her iPhone to take a selfie, with a teal painted wall in the back ground and a white circular sticker on the mirror that says, "Badass & Beautiful" in black letters.

Outward Journey To Sedona, Turned Profound Inward Journey

July 8, 2021

For Starters… To be clear, this is not a post boasting that I’m “Badass and Beautiful.” It’s a post about the bold and badass act

Green yoga mat laid out on an angle to the left on a light wood floor with a rose gold Apple laptop computer and open book face down resting on the mat. One 36" black foam roller resting vertically against the wall and various massage balls and sticks laying next to 5 teal and gold pillows laying on the floor next to it.

Benefits of Self-Care In The Online World

November 25, 2020

Sifting through the plethora of noise and confusion during this time can take a toll on the body, mind, and spirit. We are living in

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Excerpt From My Ebook – 7 Keys To Access Your Inner Healer

October 29, 2020

I don’t heal you. You heal you. How do you feel reading those two statements? Take a moment with them. Let the words settle in.

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Covid Safety & Sanitization Protocols

May 29, 2020

It’s my hope that this email continues to find you and your loved ones well. Thank you so much for your continued messages of care,

Heather Fraelick with big smile and brown curly hair resting down over her shoulders sitting next to John Barnes with white beard and glasses. The top half of the photo they're both wearing blue tops and in the bottom photo both wearing jean tops and John is wearing a baseball cap in the bottom photo.

That Was Then, This Is Now.

February 7, 2020

The following is a reflection I shared on my social media accounts after my last day of John Barnes Myofascial Release Approach training in Clearwater,

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Thoughts on the new year…

January 12, 2020

Happy 2020 to you! As we continue to embark on our journey into the new year, I’m feeling compelled to share some gentle reminders with

Female laying down on back and resting neck on black foam roller with red railing bridge and trees in the background

Post Session Care: Just As Important, If Not More, Than The Treatment Itself

July 26, 2019

The title of this blog post says it all. It is also something, I personally learned the hard way, years ago during my days working

Woman with white skin laying prone on a massage table with her back exposed, while another woman wearing a deep blue t-shirt and black pants resting her elbow on client's back with her hand relaxed. A light brown, wooded six drawers dresser is behind them.

The Progression of Pain

May 6, 2019

So often our bodies send us subtle signals that something is out of sorts, and more times than not, we humans don’t listen until our

Woman wearing a pink tank top, black pants and maroon long sleeve top with flowers printed on it, laying on her back on top of seafoam green craniocradle self-massage tool and yellow massage ball at the base of her spine. Woman's right elbow resting at 90 degrees with two finger extended up making a peace sign with them.

How About Trying a Little Patience

April 12, 2019

In the words of Guns N’ Roses…” all we need is a little patience.” In our fast-paced, instant gratification society, many of us want a

Woman with white skin and light brown, straight, medium lengthed hair, laying face up on a massage table with a white sheet covered her chest is receiving craniosacral therapy by a female therapist with white skin, wearing a deep blue t-shirt and resting her hands under the client's base of skull. The back of the therapist is seen and not the front.

Demystifying Reiki for the Western Mind

March 28, 2019

Reiki translates to “Universal Life Energy,” and to the Western-minded person, this can sound, shall I say quite, “woo woo.” We, Westerners, are brought up

An upclose image of a cross hand myofascial release technique on female sacrum and lumber spine. Therapist wearing a green shirt and client wearing a light grey sports bra and yoga pants.

Myofascial Release Thoughts

February 8, 2019

I recently returned from Key West, Florida upon the completion of John Barnes’s newest course, Fascial Cranium, where we learned several effective techniques to help

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Not Feeling Great? Hydrate.

December 6, 2018

Feeling a little off? Do you have a headache coming on? Have you stretched, foam rolled and taken hot baths until you’re blue in the