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04/22/2026

Don’t forget to celebrate yourself as part of Earth Day! You are of the Earth, supported and nourished by the Earth and in the end we return to the Earth. This cleanse is a wonderful way to honor that truth.

04/10/2026

Join me on Saturday, April 18th, for a special Arise&Shine class! I don't get a chance to teach yoga much these days. So grateful for this opportunity to sub for Ryan. Sign up at arisebw.com or show up at Arise Balanced Wellness. Hope to see you there :)

03/26/2026

So true!

03/25/2026

This is a fantastic program if you or anyone you know is looking for parenting support and great information.

Now free for all WI parents and caregivers

03/20/2026

Sharing this lovely tidbit with all of you and to also come back to it in the coming weeks. Just like compost there are many layers here. Happy Equinox. And let us shed the remnants of winter together.

🌿WHAT TO DO ON SPRING EQUINOX
Compost this poem.
Take out all the words that remind you of winter,
words that slip frozen into the heart,
bare limbs of words that stick into the sky and shake.
Prune out dead wood;
rough ragged never gonna fruit,
done is done!
Pay attention to what is here,
not what isn't.
Send your roots into another row or field or bed.
Mow. Rake up all the grass.
Layer, as if you're expecting hail or a deep frost;
the end of winter is always unpredictable.
Add manure, plenty of manure
and call in the flies, the dung beetles, the worms.
Soon, there will be heat. Steam.
The pile will soften, break down, give in, let go.
Compost winter into spring,
take off those old clothes you've been wearing,
the despair like a hat on your head,
dig into the pile,
into the heat and the heart of what matters.
Plant your garden and remember, each year,
everything will be different;
compost what you can.

Author - Amy Schutzer
Artist - Mary Azarian
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03/12/2026

When we over-identify with emotions, we suffer more. But mindfulness and self-compassion help us relate to our feelings without becoming them—holding them with care.
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Next time a strong emotion comes up, pause and say: “This is a moment of suffering. May I be kind to myself. And then rest in the kindness.” Notice the shift.
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03/06/2026

Beautiful!!!

03/04/2026

Your support is greatly appreciated!!
https://arisebw.com/staff/shelly-maxwell/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1671223

03/02/2026

Please help me spread the word to anyone you know who is thinking about pursuing counseling. Available to WI residents for online and in-person sessions. You can find more information on:
https://arisebw.com/staff/shelly-maxwell/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1671223

03/01/2026

“You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.

Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting —
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.”
MaryOliver - Wild Geese,

Alphonse Mucha - Elf With Iris Flowers, 1860 - 1939.

02/24/2026

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