Dragonfly Wellness Solutions

12/08/2025

✨ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲’𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 ✨
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Every thought, movement, and feeling is guided by your nervous system; your body’s fast and powerful communication network. When it’s in balance, you feel calm, focused, and resilient.
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🔄 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭: Try the physiological sigh 1–2 times a day. • Take a deep breath in through your nose, pause briefly. • Take a second short inhale to fully fill the lungs, then slowly exhale through the mouth. Repeat 2–3 times.
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🔬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 (𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝):
This technique helps reopen tiny air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs, improving oxygen exchange. The long, slow exhale activates the parasympathetic nervous system via the vagus nerve, lowering carbon dioxide levels, slowing the heart rate, and signaling safety to the brain. This reduces stress hormones like cortisol and shifts the body out of “fight-or-flight” mode.
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𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. 💙 ​
𝐓𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰. Yes, even just once. Then drop a comment or message and tell me how it felt in your body. Calm? Lighter? More grounded? I’d love to hear your experience. 💙

12/04/2025

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 & 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Life doesn’t get easier. But you can get stronger.
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One simple technique to build mental resilience is the “𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬” tool.
When stress hits, pause and divide the situation into two columns:
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✅ Things I Can Control - my attitude, effort, response, boundaries
❌ Things I Can’t Control - others’ opinions, the past, unexpected events
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Then shift your energy only to the first column.
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This tool helps calm the mind, reduce overwhelm, and restore a sense of personal power. Especially during challenging moments. Resilience isn’t about avoiding stress; it’s about training your mind to respond with clarity and intention.
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💡 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: Your mindset is a muscle. The more you train it, the stronger it becomes.
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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲? 👇

12/03/2025

🌿 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 🌿
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Wellness is not about being perfect or “having it all together.”
It’s about noticing what you need, and responding with kindness.
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Some days, wellness looks like movement and energy.
Other days, it looks like rest, stillness, or a deep breath.
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✨ 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬:
• Caring for your body
• Honoring your emotions
• Calming your mind
• Creating moments of joy
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𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟:
“What do I need right now?”
Then give yourself permission to take one small step toward it.
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Small choices, made consistently, create lasting well-being.

12/02/2025

🌱 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠

A Mindful Practice (5 minutes)
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Find a quiet space where you can sit comfortably or lie down.
Allow your body to settle.
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• Begin with Cleansing Breaths

• Take three slow, cleansing breaths:

• Inhale deeply through the nose

• Exhale slowly through the mouth
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With each exhale, allow your body to soften, without forcing anything to change.
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Bring Awareness to the Body
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Gently scan your body from head to toe.
Notice any sensations that are present.
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𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟:

“I am noticing ______ in my body.” (Physical sensation only.)
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𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞:

“I am noticing pain in my left shoulder.”

“I am noticing tightness in my chest.”

There is no need to fix, release, or analyze.
Just notice.
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𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Now bring attention to how you feel emotionally in this moment.

Silently say:

“I am feeling ______.”
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𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞:

“I am feeling anxious.”

“I am feeling tired.”

Let the emotion be exactly as it is.
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𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝

Without going deeper into it, notice what the mind is saying.
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𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞:

“The story in my head is ______.”
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𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞:

“The story in my head is that I’m worried about my presentation today. Concerned I will not do well.”

See the story as something the mind is doing, not something you need to solve.

Simply Be With What’s Here
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𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:

• Do not change anything

• Do not problem-solve

• Do not judge

• Just notice sensations, emotions, and thoughts arising and passing.

• Awareness is enough.
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𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠
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Take one final gentle breath.
When you’re ready, slowly return to your day, bringing this same noticing into whatever comes next.
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✨ Nothing needs to be different for this moment to be complete.

12/01/2025

🧠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
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𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠:
• constantly on edge
• exhausted but unable to rest
• emotionally reactive or shut down
• disconnected from your body
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This isn’t a personal failure.
It’s a nervous system that’s been in survival mode for too long.
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𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬-𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 “𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞”, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.
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✨ Gentle regulation can look like:
• slowing your breath
• grounding through sensation
• small, intentional movement
• creating moments of safety in the body
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𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝.
𝐈𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨.

💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰?

06/02/2025

𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗢𝗨!

🔥𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! In-Person, group 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 sessions are 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻🔥

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 — 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿?
After so many requests, I’m finally launching in-person group sessions. I am beyond excited to share space, breath, and deep transformation with you.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂:
✨ Regulate your nervous system
✨ Release stored stress, tension, or trauma...
✨ Come back into your body, feeling grounded and calm

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁… 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗢𝗨!
I’m currently looking at venues in Gilbert, Scottsdale, and the surrounding areas, and I’d love to know:

Out of the current availability, what days and times are more popular?
The sessions are 90 mins.
👉 Thursday evening 6:30pm
👉 Friday evening 6:30pm
👉 Sat afternoon 3pm

𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

I know finding the “perfect” time isn’t always easy — and while I may not be able to fit every schedule, 𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻… 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲, 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺.

04/28/2025

I’m beyond honored to be a 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 RetreatBoss Magazine, launching this Wednesday, April 29th at 7 AM EST.

My feature, titled “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲”, was written from a place of truth for every visionary out there building retreats that don't just check boxes, but change lives.

This isn’t just another magazine. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 𝗔 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗔 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Whether you’re a retreat seeker or a space holder, this issue delivers the insights, inspiration, and innovation you’ve been waiting for.

🗓 Mark your calendar: April 29 @ 7 AM EST
1. Read my article in the first issue for FREE, by visiting www.retreatboss.com
2. Explore the full launch at
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02/25/2025

You struggling with sleep?
Tried everything? Well, maybe not!

Give this FREE hypnotherapy class a try, and let us know how it goes.

💚 FREE EVENT - ADD THE FOLLOWING DATE TO YOUR DIARIES 💚

Free Online Group Hypnotherapy Session for Sleep with Katie Furneaux - The Wellness Collective on 4th March at 7pm (GMT) via Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting 👇

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