Donna Henderson Acupuncture

05/24/2019

exercise improves your mood, releases stress, anxiety and frustration, enhances creativity and focus. 5 minutes of Tai Chi can change the way your feel.

02/26/2019

TEACH sponsored by WJCT in Jacksonville is a wonderful conference for educators this Saturday, March 2nd. Sue Wilson-Stern, Jennifer Pritchett and I have the opportunity to lead a breakout session.

Release Your Creative Flow

(All Audiences) During this experiential session, you will have the opportunity to practice techniques to calm anxiety, reduce stress and pave the way for your success. Learn to recognize anxiety in yourself and your students and take home five simple ways to master anxiety. Realize how to take restful momentary breaks to balance your brain and recharge your batteries. Change your self-talk from apprehension to appreciation.

Donna Henderson, B.S.N., L.Ac. has practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine in Keystone Heights for many years. She authored two children’s books: Let the Rain Fall Down: Qi Gong Song and Book for Children and One, which introduce easy ways for children to feel great.

Jennifer Pritchett, M.Ed., Ed.S. is a licensed mental health counselor with years of experience in private practice, university counseling centers, and in teaching mindfulness practices. Jennifer has been a school teacher and so has tremendous respect and appreciation for those in the field. Jennifer is certified in Gestalt, EMDR, and Gottman Couples Therapy. She enjoys incorporating energy movement and creative imagination into healing work. She is a certified yoga instructor, Reiki practitioner, and meditation facilitator.

Susan Wilson-Stern, APRN, B.S.N., M.S.N. is a health educator and family practice nurse practitioner and was previously an elementary substitute teacher. Sue is passionate about using her 43 years of professional nursing/educator and life experiences to enrich the lives of others through education on enlightened self-empowerment.

01/24/2019

TEACH Conference for educators is March 2nd in Jacksonville. More information is at

Calling all educators to TEACH 2014! Meet and share ideas with fellow educators, learn new ways to engage students and empower yourself to inspire others!

01/17/2019

A big thank you to Lake Area Dental, Jeff Smith, DDS for sponsoring 30 books for literacy week next week.

01/10/2019

Check out this short video of a reading of the new book: One. Pass on to anyone especially to anyone connected with children. Thank you.

Spread a message of love and wellness with the book entitled One, a new book for children of all ages. In this book, a letter from Love states that happiness...

12/17/2018

Wouldn’t it be nice for children all over the world to know that they are loved? The heart of the new book, One, is Love. The simple, but profound message is that you were created in Love and you are always loved. When you are sad or angry, you forget that you are loved and your view of the world is colored by the emotion. To change, take a long, slow breath and if you can, get outside and move in Nature. Look inside your heart, feel the Love that is there. Let your heart get happier and happier until you are One with Love.

Illustrations are done in vintage style watercolor by 90-year-old artist, Yvonne Passwater. Written for young readers, the premise is universal. It is a book that children will want to read over and over again.

Books are available at https://donnahenderson.net
https://www.amazon.com/One-Donna-Henderson/dp/1533524688/
Otter and Trout in Gainesville
Flower Petals in Keystone Heights.

A letter from Love states that happiness is our natural condition and allows us to see the world as it is meant to be. Sadness and anger color our vision and cloud our real nature…

03/26/2018

Tick removal with vaseline. My biologist friend, Dick Franz, just shared his cure for tick bites. Smear vaseline on it and it will die within about an hour. The vaseline blocks its breathing mechanism and perhaps dehydrates it too. He reports having 1 or more tick bites per week and never any diseases from them. He recommends putting a band-aid on it if you need to so your clothes don't get messed up. I have tried to take them out with tweezers with varying success. The trouble is getting the head out without squeezing the stomach so that it "vomits" its contents inside the wound. Vaseline seems easy. I'm interested in hearing any other remedies you have found to be successful with tick bites or other insect bites.

02/15/2018

Get the Kindle version of this book FREE through Feb. 16th as a love gift. The book is designed to teach Qi Gong to children ages 2 - 9 years old. Please pass it along to anyone who is interested in children, wellness, stress-management, self-soothing, or Qi Gong.
I had a wonderful time at TEACH sponsored by WJCT last Saturday. We used the practices in this book for adult self-care as well as teachers being able to share in their classrooms.

02/07/2018

I am excited to join WJCT's TEACH this Saturday. I'll be in the 1:30 breakout session teaching Qi Gong and have an exhibitor's table. I'm sure it'll be a wonderful day sharing space with teachers, my heroes! http://www.wjct.org/teach/

01/06/2018

Thank you to all the people who shared your connection with Nature after the last email. Some live in the woods and are refreshed daily with walks and the sound of wind through trees. One lady shared a memory from childhood with the smell of the grass and trees giving her a special feeling. Another shared insights of the magnificent power of magnolia trees that break through sidewalks and realizing the sacredness of live oaks.

I realized that awareness of Nature is a choice. Years ago we visited the Grand Canyon and our car broke down. We spent the night in a cabin on the South Rim. I let my concern for the car cloud my vision and experience. Majesty is not an automatic cure-all. We have to collude with Nature to find its treasures.

Once I had just received some news about my work in Colorado. I fussed and worried about that on the trip with my husband to Estes Park. We started walking in the woods and the aspen quaking in the wind caught my attention. Soon, it was hard to even remember what I was so worried about.

What helps me most is to stop, take a deep breath and notice what is around me. Sometimes I ask permission mentally to enter the area. It is the home of the beings who live there and I am a visitor. It seems like knocking on the door of a friend’s house before entering. That momentary pause brings me more awareness of the animals and plants I might have missed.

Blessings for your New Year. May it unfold in a way that is just right for you!

12/21/2017

I wish you the gift of Nature this holiday season.

I grew up with a mother who enjoyed walks outside. She knew before research validated that walking outdoors is good for you.

Walking in the woods, my mind relaxes its wanderings; it clears and becomes calm. When I open my energy to the pristine surroundings, it brings me closer to connecting with the original thought of harmony on earth.

Quietude helps me shed the narrow thinking I often get caught up in. Resting in the awareness of Nature allows me to sink deeper into the reality of who I am at my core.

The gift nature provides is immeasurable. The precious gift of an acorn holds the intelligence of a fully formed tree able to make acorns and perpetuate indefinitely. That continuous thread of looking ahead amazes me when I consider the consciousness of the giver of that gift.

I am in awe of a grain of sand with all it has been through. I am reminded that this moment was built on eons of history. My intents here now may be in harmony with the greater good or not. What an awesome power contained in this moment. Realizing this helps me choose how to live.

That is one of the gifts of Nature. I would love to hear what you receive from natural surroundings. Email me at donna@donnahenderson.net.