Cedar Creek Wellness

11/26/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate. I am thankful for all the clients and other community members who trust me with their mental health, their family members and friends. Filled with gratitude for the work that happens every day in the Cedar Creek Wellness office. The Thanksgiving cactus is in full bloom and welcomes all to sit for a moment and reflect on what you are grateful for.

Also, let us a moment to recognize the indigenous people who took care of this land for centuries before the settlers arrived. To give them acknowledgement of the pain and suffering they have experienced. We pray for restitution and uplifting of all people during this holiday season. Some day, we will all know justice and true peace. Until that time, we honor the ancestors, the facts of our history, and all of the abundance around us. Its called dialectical thinking, ok?

Take care of yourselves this week! The office is closed on Thanksgiving 11/27 and the day after. I will return on Monday 12/1. Ready to start December off right. Until then I am mashed potato bound 🦃

09/23/2022

This is what I hope we will be doing on Oct. 8.

Here's the itinerary:
12-3pm Set up and Arrival

3pm Ceremonies Begin with intention setting, grounding, and introductions

A gentle restorative yoga class with focus on pranayama (breathing techniques).

Vegetarian dinner will be between 6-7pm

After dinner, we will then meet again to light the fire, complete a reflection and releasing activity and a heart nourishing cacao ceremony.

After that, we will enjoy conversation and fellowship around the fire and an optional dance party.

Bed time is when you decide.

On Sunday 10/9

Breakfast foods and Coffee will be available at 730am. Catered by Cafe Racer. IYKYK

At 8:30 am, we will join together again for a gentle flow yoga class and meditation.

Then break down camp and head back out into your life.

Email me at Valerie@cedarcreekwellness.org to register 🎃

09/22/2022

Y'all, look how great this place is. And this is only part of it. The rest of the property is beautiful. Join Valerie and Ash for a lovely overnight camping retreat Oct. 8, 2022. Check it out at

https://cedarcreekwellness.org/workshops/2022/10/8/october-full-moon-retreat

08/29/2022

Join Cedar Creek Wellness and Flow Life Healing for a restorative camping retreat on Oct. 8!

https://cedarcreekwellness.org/workshops/2022/10/8/october-full-moon-retreat

07/11/2022

http://cedarsandthoughts.blogspot.com/2022/07/what-do-i-do-if-i-cant-find-therapist.html?m=1

Many folks are reaching out for support and treatment with therapists in these turbulent times. I receive at least 1 call (more like 3 or 4)...

11/25/2021

Prior to 1830, the land where I live currently, known as Athens Georgia, was inhabited by the Muscogee Creek and Keetoowah Cherokee. The original inhabitants were displaced from their land and violently forced west of the Mississippi River by the United States Government. Let us take a pause today to acknowledge and honor those indigenous people who died and were irrevocably harmed by that action.

Instead of perpetuating a false narrative about a fictional dinner party, let us give thanks for the the many gifts which surround us. Let us reflect on the interconnectedness of the human species, honor those who came before us, honor the land. Hoping that everyone is able to pause and enjoy a moment is grace, and connection with food and loved ones.

We deeply honor the light in each of you. With appreciation and love, Happy Thanksgiving.

*There are some links to articles with information regarding the indigenous history of this area. Please take a moment to learn about the people who lived and tended this land for centuries before European colonizers arrived.

10/18/2021

Our reading list for the fall. What are you reading or listening to that is contributing to your growth as a person? Share recommendations below. Our consumption of media effects our mood and well being same as our consumption of water, food, and light. So let's be conscious of what we are choosing to take into our awareness. Let us choose things which bring us hope, and understanding of ourselves and our fellow humans.

01/12/2021

Wage Peace - by Mary Oliver

Wage peace with your breath.
Breathe in firemen and rubble,
breathe out whole buildings
and flocks of redwing blackbirds.

Breathe in terrorists and breathe out sleeping children
and freshly mown fields.
Breathe in confusion and breathe out maple trees.
Breathe in the fallen
and breathe out lifelong friendships intact.

Wage peace with your listening:
hearing sirens, pray loud.
Remember your tools:
flower seeds, clothes pins, clean rivers.

Make soup.
Play music, learn the word for thank you in three languages.
Learn to knit, and make a hat.
Think of chaos as dancing raspberries,
imagine grief as the outbreath of beauty
or the gesture of fish.
Swim for the other side.
Wage peace.

Never has the world seemed so fresh and precious.
Have a cup of tea and rejoice.
Act as if armistice has already arrived.
Don't wait another minute.

11/26/2020

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving! We are deeply grateful for the clients who trust us with their stories, the community partners who trust us with their family and friends, and our own families and friends who support us along the way. We may not be able to be together the way we have in the past, but we hope you can spend some time in reflection today. Love and Blessings- 💜 Valerie

11/03/2020

Still, what I want in my life
Is to be willing to be dazzled
To cast aside the weight of facts
And maybe even float a little
Above this difficult world
I want to believe I am
Looking

Into the white fire of a
great mystery
I want to believe that the
Imperfections are nothing
That the light is everything
That is it more than the sum
Of each flawed blossom
Rising and falling
And I do.

-Mary Oliver
House of Light

07/08/2020

06/11/2020