The Mind Body Project

03/03/2026

Join us for tea and textiles Sunday, March 22 in Charlottesville!

01/25/2026

Today I was thinking about how a former partner said that seeing chakra colors with your eyes closed was bologna. He said it was somehow the light around us reflecting. (Why I subject myself to disbelief is another story entirely 😉) I have thought about that and tested it for many years. ••• I knew it wasn’t true for me, I knew I had say in deep meditation at times and felt bright green in my heart and dances and spots of purple in my head before I knew they were connected with the heart and the third eye. I didn’t usually have the specific conditions that made for better science though, so I sat with the experiential knowing. ••• Today, the science was strong. I went out in the snowstorm, completely grey white sky and laid on my back in the snow. Without prompting I did a body scan and my eyes filled with bright right, molten lava like color. Was this coming from the sky? Absolutely not. It was coming from within. ••• There is now an emerging body of resarxh that points to chara centers aligning with nerve centers in the body and this feels like innate wisdom to me. As someone with nerve pain for most of my life, I probably just got to peek into the reality a bit early.

11/25/2025

Hi friends! Just realized I didn’t post on this account about how Im now offering pay what you may somatic healings in my Charlottesville mountain home. ••• what does that mean? Well, it’s different for everyone. For some people it’s like a cellular level massage or very gentle energy work, releasing deep blockages and guiding energy through your body in a safe and gentle way. For others I use more of my talk therapy background and use recent or past experiences as an entry point to locate and release stored emotions and trauma. Either way I listen to your body. We start with tea, continue seated or laying for the session and do integration work when it’s over. Come as you are. This is a big push/pull energy week and this might feel supportive now or before the holidays. If that feels right for you, come visit. Me and the cats are ready!

08/18/2025

We are so excited to announce Strawberry 🍓 Patch Family Reiki with .poppins at ! ••• Join us Sunday Sept 28 from 4-5:30pm for reiki, deep relaxation, music and sharing. All ages welcome, families and singles alike. Pay what you may!

07/01/2025

Today I was interviewed by a student about being a social worker. She asked me what I like about my job and I immediately began to cry. That is a good feeling, never had it so deeply before. My job is hard but I try to support and heal families. To give them hope that they are strong and not alone. I feel valued amongst my colleagues and the institution. It was a very long road to get here and today was a good day.

06/05/2025

Summer is getting saucy and we’re here for it! Join us Tuesday July 9 for a hybrid Heart Centered Listening program and Sunday, Aug 10 for our Summer heartfulness gathering at to offer some juicy, heart brimming goodness. All welcome, last time our group was all genders and parents/non parents. Just love!

05/09/2025

We are happy to be a promo partner and general supporter of young adult (ages 18-35) retreats. These are powerful and natural immersion retreats in Madison Virginia this June! * Rest. Refuge. Retreat. June 17-20, 2025
* Seven Oaks Retreat Center in Madison, VA
* Young adults ages 18-35
* $400-$750 sliding scale tuition
* limited scholarships available
* apply by June 1 at inwardboundmind.org/virginia

01/06/2025

New Energy. New Offering. New Year. Help me make this a traveling heartfulness show?

01/03/2025

Hey friends, happy new year! After taking most of the year off teaching, I’m feeling that energy return. Yea! I’ve concocted a half day retreat full of color, storytelling, letters, water color journals and heartfulness to run in 2025. If you have a group or location that might want to host, please let me know! I’ll travel pretty much anywhere. All the love. 💕

10/25/2024

After 10 years running The Mind Body Project I'm excited to have hired my own coach for the business! I found someone who personally and professionally feels like a great fit. That means I'm going back to the drawing board with branding, offerings, copy, strategy and more.

I'm equally looking forward to reconnecting with old friends who have supported many of our business developments along the way (there are SO many). Theresa D'Alessandro Flagg, Maureen Faley, Kurien Thomas Sarah Crane Leslie Forman Natalie Bennett to name a few...

If you are a creative, coach or otherwise interested in getting involved in this next evolution, please reach out! I'd love to create something for your portfolio or work on something together.
erin@themindbodyproject.com

10/21/2024

This August I had a heart-opening experience in Asheville, NC during the end of my first solo road trip.
As you might have heard, Hurricane Helene did a lot of damage in the community. Here are a few organizations that are on the ground doing great work, and offering beautiful things in the community:
1. https://www.belovedasheville.com/ (Direct support)
2. Dobra Teahouse: https://gofund.me/a13e46b0
3. Soulku Jewlery which supports Beloved Asheville: https://soulku.com/

Beloved Asheville is the best support system we have to help those in need Asheville, North Carolina and surrounding areas.

08/07/2024

“The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we have defined it.”

― David W. Orr

I appreciate the people in my life that understand this and support me getting out of the “productivity/success” loop. (Don’t get me wrong, I had to prove I could do it to myself and others…but it’s not my future path.) I’m a healer and lover above all else. Not because I want to be, because I am fully alive to myself.