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Nourishing Practices / Heidi Gill

Diabetes Prevention • Digestive Wellness • Intentional Living Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Coach, Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher

12/23/2025

The last session was a blast with participants experiencing some weight loss, but bigger than that was a moment to pause and explore their relationship with food outside of physical nourishment. They also experienced less brain fog and greater mental focus.

If you want to participate there is room for you. Let me know so I can save you a spot.

12/07/2025

Getting super intentional on next years flow. Focusing more on presence and rest and deeper relationships.

May there be more hikes, fly fishing, kayaking, tea sipping with friends, chess games, porch sitting, fire meditations, garden tending, muscle building, and kitchen witchery. And maybe a new tattoo. 🤭

12/06/2025

I love entrepreneurship. There is a struggle I see though…Individuals with a history of trauma struggle to forward plan. There is a tendency to focus on putting out the “fire” right in front of them. Or they engineer “emergencies” to keep them in the familiar fight or flight.

“Engineered emergencies” look like paying bills late, not looking at finances frequently or spending everything they make.

The intersection of entrepreneurship and trauma is the greatest invitation to regulate your nervous system. A calm nervous system allows for grounded business strategies and financial planning.

A calm nervous system equals better decisions. Better decisions make for greater impact by your business. Basically more people will benefit from what you are bringing into this world. (Isn’t that the whole point of entrepreneurship?)

Where to start? That is a nuanced answer. I would start with integrating some mindfulness and deep breathing into your day. Second, start looking at your money. Maybe even onboard a bookkeeper (I have a good one) or a financial coach to keep you accountable (hey, hey, that’s me).

Books that have I have found to be valuable:
📘Toilet Paper Entrepreneur
📙Profit First
Both books provide realistic and actionable steps.

11/03/2025

Apparently I didn’t find stating sources important in past years. 🫠 Studies now show varying percentages of how may individuals with type 2 diabetes don’t feel typical heart attack symptoms due to nerve damage caused by uncontrolled blood sugar. (Think neuropathy of the feet but in the heart.) Below is a simple explanation of diabetes and silent heart attacks.

https://time.com/6228366/diabetes-silent-heart-attacks-risk/

11/01/2025

It was Halloween night and I was in a local sushi restaurant celebrating my anniversary with my then husband when the text from my dad came through.

It read “Keep me in your prayers. I am not feeling well.”

You need to know, my dad, a very religious man, did not make a habit of asking his daughter (who got married on Halloween) to pray for him. EVER. To say I was concerned about him is an understatement. But, it was also my dad and knowing him, talking him into going to the hospital was going to be a waste of time.

The next morning I received a phone call from my mom that he had a massive heart attack and was too weak to have open heart surgery. He did eventually recover enough to have surgery.

Long story short, he spent the next five years in heart failure. He was most definitely not living his best life. But he was grateful for the extra time.

What does that story have to do with diabetes awareness and prevention? Everything.

He went undiagnosed with type 2 diabetes for years. (He was likely diabetic in his 30’s.) And then in denial for many years after. By the time he start taking it seriously, he had lost most of his vision and the cascade of diabetes complications were growing.

Metabolic dysfunction and type 2 diabetes start years before the heart disease. The uncontrolled blood sugar causes inflammation and damages the blood vessels in the body. Heart, eyes, all of it.

The heart breaking (pun kinda intended) fact is that type 2 diabetes is preventable. Its damage can be managed if diagnosed early enough.

Type 2 diabetes is considered a lifestyle disease. Prevention involves getting in exercise every day, being mindful of food choices and establishing a healthy relationship with stress.

I have spent every day since I was 35 doing my best to prevent or at least delay development of type 2 diabetes. And I have been successful too. Preventing diabetes is my passion. I want to live well and joyously inhabit my body. I want that for you too. Diabetes does not have to be your destiny.

10/21/2025

It was such an honor to be part of this appreciation event for Mississippi’s first responders.

10/03/2025

Friday’s nourishing practice- A stroll to the post office to touch base with some clients (1) I haven’t heard from in a while and (2) think they would want to be aware of some new services and classes being offered.

It was a sweet surprise to run across the high school parade.

10/02/2025

The last one of the year. Date is Sunday, October 12th from 10am-2pm. All supplies and snacks provided. Investment into your future self…$100.00

I am looking forward to this one as it will set the tone for what happens in my business, with my health and social connections.

I have thoroughly enjoyed facilitating these and watching participants grow and change. But, I am also feeling this is the end of a cycle. I cannot guarantee there will be a continuation of these in 2026. So if you want in, make sure to let me know since there is only room for 8 participants.

10/01/2025

yoga classes start tonight!

Class focus by the week:
10/1 Low back, hips and sacrum
10/8 Neck and shoulders
10/15 Full body nervous system cool down
10/22 Healthy digestion
10/29 Using hands (mudras) as a meditation and calm down.

To register or get more details, text 225-772-8582

09/07/2025

This morning was the first Zoom call for the 90 Day Fasting Group I am facilitating. (And no, we are not fasting fo 90 days straight. 😉)

It was so good.

It’s a small group so the participants get a large amount of Q&A time.

Today we:
🗣️Set realistic goals.
🗣️Shared big take-aways and “aha” moments from this week’s reading.
🗣️Discussed using calories and macro data as a tool to learn what our bodies need. Not as a way to starve ourselves or contribute to diet culture.

So excited to see the wins for these ladies in the upcoming weeks.

09/02/2025

Yoga for Caregivers and First Responders starts this week. There is still a spot for you.

♥️Release tension from a body stuck in fight or flight stress response.
♥️Regulate your nervous system through breath and movement.
♥️Reconnect with yourself in ways talk therapy can’t always accomplish.
♥️No flexibility or experience required.

Created by a fellow caregiver, for those who give so much.

08/14/2025

The registration link is live on the coaching page of www.nourishingpractices.com.

I am going to be honest, intermittent fasting is free. You do not need me to incorporate it into your life. BUT, if you want some assistance surfing the lessons and questions that come with intermittent fasting, blood sugar control and gut health, I am here for you.

This group kicks off September 2nd. We will be working our way through the Fast Like a Girl book. So go ahead and order that if you plan on participating.

Also, we meet for 30 minutes every Saturday morning on Zoom at 8:30 for Q&A as well as goal setting strategy.

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Hi! Welcome to Nourishing Practices. I am Heidi, massage therapist, yoga instructor and certified nutritional therapist.

With the tools and techniques listed above, I help women live a nourished life.

What does a nourished life look like? Energy to "do all the things", healthy boundaries, balanced weight and a body that can physically handle what ever challenges arise. A nourished life is one of passion and adventure. Are you in? Lets go!