Wild Woods Wellness

Wild Woods Wellness You were not born to be tamed; it's time to live wild and well! Bridging mind, body, and soul with earth and spirit so that you can live wild and well!

Wild Woods Wellness is a holistic healing practice based out of Creston, BC offering massage and energy sessions, personal wellness products, women's circles, and other transformational classes, workshops, and events.

No “new year, new me” from this gal.I intend to be the same sarcastic, foul-mouthed delightful weirdo you have all grown...
01/02/2026

No “new year, new me” from this gal.

I intend to be the same sarcastic, foul-mouthed delightful weirdo you have all grown to know and love.

The world doesn’t need a new you. The world just needs you. Unapologetically, authentically YOU.

In this insane time of resolutions and goals, if you’re feeling like hunkering down and turning inward, you’re right on track.

Look outside. Nothing is meant to rebirth this time of year. We still have a month-and-a-half of the wood snake completing a nine-year cycle. Spring Equinox is not until March. This is a season of stillness.

Despite what the calendar and cultural conditioning might push, you are not missing anything. Resist the pressure and trust the deeper rhythms that you know and feel.

You are perfectly on time. And you are perfectly whole. Because if you weren’t, you wouldn’t be here.

And on that note, as we do step into 2026, I want to thank you for being here. In whatever way you have orbited into my world, I am SO grateful that you are here.

Much love, xo,
Danette

“Everything feels weird this year.”“I’m not even in the Christmas spirit.”“I normally do all these things to get ready f...
12/24/2025

“Everything feels weird this year.”

“I’m not even in the Christmas spirit.”

“I normally do all these things to get ready for the holidays and this year, I just can’t.”

I have been hearing this over and over. From friends, family, clients. I feel it in myself.

Something is just … different this year.

People often turn to me: “Danette, what is it?”

I have sat with it a lot and honestly, I don’t know. The energy is heavy. There’s a lot of chaos around, in people, in the ethers.

Maybe it’s because 2025 was such a heavy year. It was deeply transformative, but transformation doesn’t always come easy.

Maybe we’re exhausted. Maybe we’re tired of the song and dance, the demands and expectations. Maybe we’ve gotten so far away from what this time of year is meant to be, something in our hearts and spirits is finally breaking and asking for us to remember and return.

Maybe we’re done with the materialism, capitalism, the crazy, and we’re ready to return to simplicity. To community. To meaningful connection.

Maybe we don’t need to know the why and we’re just being asked to sit with what is. To honour what feels real and true.

That might mean you skip the Christmas baking. You say no to the party. You spend the day in your pajamas and eat cookies for breakfast.

For many, this year was simply about getting through and that theme might still be in play for these last couple weeks of the year.

Make this time whatever it needs to be for you. Maybe it’s Merry Christmas. Maybe it’s Happy Holidays. Or Tolerable Holidays, May Your Forced Social Obligations Be Brief, Season’s Shriekings, or Caffeine and Comfort to You and Yours (thanks to an epic IG meme for these sayings!).

As we turn the corner to the new year, let’s all have a slow roll into 2026. No bringing it. Walk in gently, take a deep breath, and don’t touch a thing.

And whatever we face, whatever we do, let’s make 2026 the year we keep it real, shall we?

As for the holidays and the end of 2025: congratulations. Truly, you made it. You're here and that in itself is the accomplishment.

Much love, xo,
Danette

🤍🖤🤍 Winter Solstice: may we embrace the longest night of the year 🤍🖤🤍May we remember that the dark is not something to f...
12/21/2025

🤍🖤🤍 Winter Solstice: may we embrace the longest night of the year 🤍🖤🤍

May we remember that the dark is not something to fear, to rush through, or to bypass. The dark is where we can get still and soften. Where the noise drops out and the truth becomes easier to hear.

Let this be your reminder that we do not know light without dark. We do not grow without the seasons that ask us to slow down, turn inward, and sit with what is real and release what is not.

In the ancient stories and folklore, the goddesses descended into the underworld as an initiation. A rite of passage. They traversed the underworld to meet themselves on a deeper level only to return to the light more rooted and whole.

Winter Solstice invites us to do the same. It asks us to embrace simplicity. Stillness. Softness. There is no need for elaborate rituals, expensive retreats, or trendy events.

Simply light a candle in the dark, feel into your own heart, and whisper your prayers, hopes, dreams, and intentions into the flame.

That’s powerful, and it’s enough.

May you honour the stillness.

May you trust the dark.

And may you welcome the slow return of the light, on your own time, in your own way.

12/09/2025

From the Year of the Wood Snake to Year of the Fire Horse 🔥🔥🔥 Travel light into this next nine-year cycle. Giddy-up!

✨️Release. Restore. Rebalance.✨️Cupping Therapy Sessions Now Available!Cupping therapy is an ancient bodywork practice w...
11/28/2025

✨️Release. Restore. Rebalance.✨️

Cupping Therapy Sessions Now Available!

Cupping therapy is an ancient bodywork practice with roots stretching across cultures and continents for thousands of years. At its core, cupping works through negative pressure, literally creating suction on the skin. Unlike traditional massage, which compresses and presses into the tissues, cupping lifts, expands, and decompresses the body. This unique approach allows your muscles, fascia, and energy pathways to release tension, restore movement, and encourage deep healing.

In the wisdom of Eastern medicine, cupping interacts with your body’s chi, or vital energy, along meridians — the pathways that carry life force throughout your system. Where energy becomes stagnant, discomfort and imbalance can arise. Cupping gently pulls and opens these pathways, releasing blockages, improving circulation, and restoring the natural flow of energy through the body. The result is a sense of alignment, lightness, and renewed vitality.

The benefits of cupping are wide-reaching. It increases blood and lymph flow, promotes myofascial release, supports tissue repair through the body’s natural inflammatory process, enhances detoxification, and provides lymphatic drainage. It can also be used for myofascial decompression, which is a targeted way to lift and separate soft tissue, helping tight or adhered fascia regain flexibility and function. Athletes often use cupping for recovery, but its healing potential extends to anyone seeking relief from pain, inflammation, or tissue restrictions. Cupping also aids in the healing of scar tissue (once a scar has fully matured after about four weeks) by stimulating circulation and tissue remodeling.

Cupping is not limited to the back and legs. It can be applied to arms, chest, ribs, abdomen, and even the face. Facial cupping is particularly transformative, increasing blood flow, enhancing lymphatic drainage, reducing puffiness, releasing tension, and stimulating collagen production. It softens fine lines, improves skin firmness, and promotes elasticity, leaving both your skin and spirit feeling revitalized.

Where there is injury or strain, cupping supports the body’s natural healing response. The suction draws white blood cells and platelets to the surface, creating a controlled inflammatory response that accelerates repair. The marks that sometimes appear after a session may resemble bruises, but they are actually visual evidence of healing in action — the body’s cells and platelets mobilizing to restore balance and function.

Cupping therapy is highly effective for musculoskeletal concerns such as back, neck, and shoulder pain. By lifting and separating tissues, it improves circulation, reduces inflammation, and relieves muscle tension. Many people experience not only decreased pain but also improved mobility and freedom of movement in the areas treated.

Cupping can also support respiratory health. By stimulating circulation and loosening mucus in the lungs and chest, it may help ease symptoms associated with conditions like bronchitis or asthma, reducing coughing, chest congestion, and shortness of breath. People often report improved breathing and enhanced respiratory function after cupping sessions.

Digestive wellness is another area where cupping can make a difference. The gentle suction stimulates circulation and the digestive system, promoting relief from bloating, constipation, and abdominal discomfort. Many find their overall digestive function improves, and issues become less frequent over time.

Skin health is enhanced through cupping as well. By improving circulation and supporting the immune system, cupping helps reduce inflammation, heal skin conditions like acne and eczema, and improve skin texture and appearance. Regular sessions can leave your skin glowing, resilient, and more balanced.

Finally, cupping promotes overall health and wellness. The deep release of tension and energetic flow can reduce stress, improve sleep, and support immune function, leaving you feeling restored, recharged, and deeply aligned with your body’s natural rhythm.

Cupping therapy is more than a treatment; it’s an experience of restoration, a way to reconnect with your body’s innate wisdom, and a tool for cultivating vitality, balance, and ease in every aspect of life.

The investment is $100 for a 60-minute session or $130 for a 90-minute session. Book today by emailing danette@wildwoodswellness.ca or texting 250-464-0321.

I have been in a major purge cycle, both internally and externally. Fitting coming out of Scorpio season as the year of ...
11/26/2025

I have been in a major purge cycle, both internally and externally. Fitting coming out of Scorpio season as the year of the snake nears its end. Shedding skin.

While cleaning things up, I came across the bottom photo here. My university graduation 20 years ago.

Looking at it made me feel a sense of sadness. Sadness for the young woman I was here. In my 20s, forced smile, thinking that I was hiding the pain so visible in that smile, my eyes, my face. Sadness that I continued to carry and try to hide that pain for another 10 years after this photo was taken.

The top photo was taken this summer. Almost 10 years after the pain could no longer be held and I blew my entire life apart. Although I have more living, loving, and laughing lines in my face, the 20 years barely shows. The difference in the vibrancy and brightness is tangible.

When I question my choices and the path I have taken, sometimes wondering what the f*ck, as we all do at times, this picture is assurance. Validation. Interesting because in an energy session with a dear friend this week, she told me that it was time to rewrite what validation means for me.

There it is. It moves me to tears.

What I am reminded of the most here is that no matter what we are facing in life, we are always at choice. And I hear you. “That’s easy to say, Danette, but it’s not that simple.”

You’re right. There’s nothing easy about it. Sometimes the change that we need to make is painstakingly heart-wrenching and brutal. It chews us up and tears us apart and we might feel like we are never going to get through. But we do. I assure you. We always do.

The path from there to here has not been an easy one. It’s been messy and full of mistakes. But it was worthy, and necessary. I wouldn’t go back for anything.

I’m grateful to keep coming home to who I really am. And that’s truly my prayer for all of us; that we all continue to return to the heart of who we truly are.

xo,
Danette

Riding the waves of life can feel near impossible at times. Many folks are going through an identity crisis of sorts, as...
11/20/2025

Riding the waves of life can feel near impossible at times. Many folks are going through an identity crisis of sorts, asking the big questions of "who am I, truly, and why did I come here?"

When the answers to these questions come, sometimes we don't want to hear them because they show us where we've been living out of alignment. We are turned away from what we have outgrown and pointed toward the uncomfortable, unfamiliar, and unknown.

These are the personal and collective times that we are in, and it's just the beginning, my friends.

When the tidal waves feel overwhelming, when you feel like you might be drowning, this is the call to return to centre. To come back to yourself. To ground and anchor, within your own being. To find your love and joy.

So remember, even repeat to yourself:

"In the places where I seek love, I find love within myself.

In the places where I seek peace, I find peace within myself.

In the places where I seek joy, I find joy within myself.

In the places where I seek balance, I find balance within myself."

Alongside spirit, YOU ARE the creator. As the Toltecs teach, you are an artist and your life a canvas. Whatever it is that you seek, embody that. Live that. Be that.

And if it doesn't fit, don't cling to it. Don't hold on to it for dear life, denying and lying to yourself about what is true. Let it go and turn toward what is.

Remember that what you send out is what you receive back. The energy within you is the energy that you attract.

So affirm for yourself:

"All good things come to me now. I am a magnet for abundance and prosperity, in all ways. The light that I put out comes back to me tenfold."

Dream it. Believe it. Be it. 💖💕

I often think about how we let our experiences shape us. How we interact with the people and things that have left us wo...
11/13/2025

I often think about how we let our experiences shape us. How we interact with the people and things that have left us wounded and hurting. And the choices we can make to stay with the hurt and tell ourselves the same stories over and over, or become accountable and empower ourselves.

I have endured hardship and hurt on many levels throughout my life. And I could spend the rest of my life pointing fingers and blaming people for what are ultimately much of my own behaviours, patterns, and choices because of what they did to me. My parents, family members, ex-husband, ex-lovers, false teachers, mean kids, hurtful friends...that list is long. I could lash out and cut them down, trying to make them feel as terrible as I did. Rubbing their noses in the mistakes or poor choices they have made.

But where does that leave me? In a low-vibing, toxic cesspool of my own s**t. And who wants to be there? I've been there (and still go there) and believe me, it fu***ng sucks. The reality is that once you start doing your work to unravel your layers of trauma, raw hurt, and pain, you find the truth. And the truth is that all those things that all those people did to you, and all those things that you did to yourself...it's not worth holding on to. The only thing that really matters are the choices that you make today. To move forward. To stop blaming and shaming and instead become accountable and responsible for your own healing and the direction you go from here.

That's where you will find growth and transformation. It takes time. Patience. Perseverance. It's not easy, but its worthwhile. More worthwhile than you might imagine. But until you make the conscious choice to become accountable for yourself, nothing will change.

You'll keep repeating the same behaviours and patterns. Making the same choices, ending up in the same relationships, choosing the same partners and friends. It may look different on the surface. You may convince yourself that it looks different, but it's not. Because we all keep repeating toxic cycles until we're willing to break and heal those pieces inside of ourselves that keep creating them.

So the next time you find yourself blaming or shaming someone, cutting someone down or being mean to them because they deserve it for how they wronged you, pause. Take a pause and a breath and ask yourself, "What is it in me that needs attention here?" Shift your energy. Take responsibility for your own life and embody the energy that you want to attract.

Nothing that other people have done to you is your fault, but how you move forward with it, heal and grow from it, is 100% your responsibility. 100%.

Only a few days left to say "YES!" to this incredible experience 🔥🔥🔥Come join us for a journey of alchemy, connection, t...
11/08/2025

Only a few days left to say "YES!" to this incredible experience 🔥🔥🔥

Come join us for a journey of alchemy, connection, transformation, and remembering.

On November 15 near Creston, BC, you're invited to shed old skin, cross a threshold, and come home to your own sacred power - held in the arms of the Earth, witnessed by fire, and guided by the wisdom of ancient ways.

All details can be found by following the l1nk in my b1o.

11/06/2025

✨️Supporting the Flow of Life✨️

Lymphatic Drainage Sessions Now Available!

Your body has a quiet system working behind the scenes every day — the lymphatic system. It’s part of your immune system and acts like the body’s internal cleansing network, removing waste, toxins, and excess fluid while circulating immune cells to keep you healthy.

When this system becomes sluggish — from stress, poor sleep, lack of movement, or just the weight of modern living — it can show up as fatigue, puffiness, inflammation, digestive issues, brain fog, or a general feeling of heaviness.

💧Lymphatic drainage gently encourages the movement of stagnant fluid, bringing fresh oxygen into the tissues and helping the body find its natural rhythm again. It’s one of the most effective ways to support detoxification, reduce inflammation, and calm the nervous system — alongside good nutrition, sleep, and mindful living.

Even the healthiest people benefit from a lymphatic reset twice a year, and others find benefit through weekly or monthly sessions.

These 60-minute sessions are deeply relaxing yet powerful, supporting those experiencing:

• Auto-immune or inflammatory conditions
• Edema or water retention
• Fatigue + insomnia
• Stress + tension
• Digestive issues
• Migraines or vertigo
• Skin disorders
• Pre- or post-surgery recovery

Sometimes called lymphatic massage, this work is very different. Massage targets the muscles; lymphatic drainage works just beneath the skin with slow, rhythmic, and near feather-light movements. It’s about guiding your body’s flow, not forcing it.

✨️If you’re feeling stagnant, heavy, or in need of a gentle reset, this work helps you return to your natural state of balance, vitality, and ease.✨️

The investment is $100; book your 60-minute session today by emailing danette@wildwoodswellness.ca or texting 250-464-0321. Find more details by following the l1nk in my b1o.

✨️Supporting the Flow of Life✨️Lymphatic Drainage Sessions Now Available!Your body has a quiet system working behind the...
10/30/2025

✨️Supporting the Flow of Life✨️

Lymphatic Drainage Sessions Now Available!

Your body has a quiet system working behind the scenes every single day — the lymphatic system. It’s part of your immune system and acts like the body’s internal cleansing network, helping to remove waste, toxins, and excess fluid while circulating immune cells to keep you healthy. It also works alongside and supports the body’s cardiovascular, nervous, digestive, respiratory, muscular, and skeletal systems.

When the lymphatic system becomes sluggish — from stress, poor sleep, lack of movement, food and environmental toxins, and just modern living — it can show up as fatigue, puffiness, inflammation, digestive issues, brain fog, or a general feeling of heaviness. Supporting the natural flow of lymph can help restore balance, vitality, and ease throughout your entire body.

💧A lymphatic drainage session gently encourages the movement of stagnant fluid, bringing fresh oxygen into your tissues and helping your body find the pathways to move blood and lymph. It’s one of the most effective ways to support detoxification, reduce inflammation, and calm the nervous system, alongside good nutrition, quality sleep, and stress management.

Even the healthiest people can benefit from a lymphatic reset twice a year — much like a spring and fall cleanse. Others can benefit from weekly or monthly sessions.

These 60-minute sessions are deeply relaxing yet powerful, and help those experiencing:

• Auto-immune and inflammatory conditions
• Edema or water retention
• Fatigue and insomnia
• Stress and tension
• Digestive issues
• Migraines or vertigo
• Skin disorders
• Pre-surgery preparation and post-surgery healing

While lymphatic drainage is sometimes called lymphatic massage, the two are quite different. Massage works into the muscles, often with deeper pressure to release tension. Lymphatic drainage, on the other hand, uses slow, rhythmic, and near feather-light movements to stimulate lymph flow just beneath the skin. It’s more about guiding your body’s natural rhythm than manipulating it.

Because this work supports circulation and fluid movement, it’s not recommended for those with congestive heart failure or conditions that affect the heart’s ability to pump fluid, blood clots, kidney or organ failure, or active infections (sinus infections being an exception).

If you’re feeling stagnant, heavy, puffy, or simply ready to give your body a reset, a lymphatic drainage session can help you reconnect to your natural flow from the inside out and help restore a sense of balance, vitality, and ease.

✨️Your body knows how to heal. It just needs space to flow again. And lymphatic drainage is that gentle invitation for your body to remember its natural rhythm.✨️

The investment is $100 and you can book your 60-minute session today by emailing danette@wildwoodswellness.ca or texting 250-464-0321.

I was ready to quit, but then I realized that I just needed to be willing to walk away.After all, it is the ultimate sur...
10/29/2025

I was ready to quit, but then I realized that I just needed to be willing to walk away.

After all, it is the ultimate surrender. When you feel like your back is against the wall in one of those "what do you want from me?" moments with life, and you reach the pinnacle where you're willing to leave it all behind.

That happened to me in the spring of this year. Through a whole series of events, I was willing (and ready) to walk away from my practice. I was prepared to return to the workforce. I wrote a resume, applied for jobs, went through interviews, turned a couple things down.

It felt so clear at the time that I was supposed to let go, but the most peculiar thing happened. No other door opened. I was left floating in a liminal space, for months, with no idea what it was that I was to do next.

I was confused. Why did I feel so guided to walk away when nothing else was open? And then I realized...

I wasn't supposed to quit. Spirit just needed me to have that willingness. To let go and loosen the hold so that I was able to see from a different perspective.

So many things that I was trying to control, push toward, and push away simply needed to be released. Yet another layer of shadow work to be revealed. Quite possibly my biggest yet. A reckoning with my higher self to clean out the beliefs, thoughts, habits, and all the things that were not aligned, on a level I didn't even know existed.

And in that, I found that I simply needed to be willing to quit so that I could see things in a different way.

Through that process, I signed up for some CE courses with a massage school. I remembered something when I stepped into that classroom.

I have many, many passions. I love to lead women's circles. I love to firewalk. I love kundalini yoga. But maybe I lost touch with one of my biggest passions. Maybe there was too much distortion in the way.

Because I absolutely love working with these crazy, complicated little meat suits that we all reside in. I love the complexity. The beauty. The puzzle of it all. And I love to find ways to help people feel better, more embodied, more settled, within their vessel.

How could I ever think I was supposed to quit?

I often say that the thing we resist the most is what we're actually meant to turn toward.

I'm grateful for the new perspective I've gained through this journey. I'm grateful for the clarity and the renewed passion. I'm excited to work with clients in new ways.

And I share this with you because maybe you too don't need to quit. Maybe you just need to be willing to so that life can restructure and bring you a new perspective 💜💜💜

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A Journey Like No Other...

Lightworker, Wild Woods Woman, Warrior of the Heart: Bridging Mind, Body, and Soul with Earth and Spirit

My journey into the spiritual world began at a young age. I always identified with a greater universal energy as a child. I have led quite an extraordinary life in many ways, right from the moment I was conceived. It is a story unlike many others, and the stories slowly make their way to pages that will eventually fill a book.

I was incredibly blessed as a young child to grow up in a family that was deeply connected to the land. My childhood memories include having pet squirrels (that were brought home as rescued babies), holding “memorials” for dead birds found on my grandparents’ farm, watching my grandmother bottle feed fawns, and touching noses with a young black bear through a sheet of glass at our family’s backcountry cabin. A cabin where we spent weekends, celebrated birthdays, and lived off the grid before living off the grid was a thing.

I have spent more hours of my life in the backcountry than I could attempt to even guess. My dad and extended family gifted me with a love and understanding that I never fully grasped how important and meaningful it was until just a few years ago.