Whole Lotus Therapy, PLLC

12/03/2025

🌿 Take a Look Inside 🌿

Here is a peek into the space where Body-First Psychotherapy and Trauma Sensitive Yoga meet.

This room holds soft light, deep breaths, shaky first steps, and moments of grounding that help your nervous system exhale.

In this space, we slow down. We listen to the body with kindness. We move in ways that help you reconnect with yourself — at your own pace, in your own way. 🪷

11/28/2025

As the holiday season unfolds, many of us are pulled toward expectations - to feel a certain way, show up a certain way, or create the “right” kind of memories. ❄️

But the heart of healing is not found in meeting those expectations; it is found in how gently we can meet ourselves. ✨

In a body-first, trauma-sensitive approach, we practice slowing down enough to notice what is actually here:
🌬️ the rhythm of your breath,
👐 the subtle cues from your body,
🍂 the emotions that rise and fall like the winds of the season.

These small moments of noticing are where presence begins. And from presence, compassion and genuine connection naturally grow. 💫

You do not have to strive for a perfect season. Just return to yourself, again and again, and let that be enough. 🌱

I will be sharing more reflections on this in my quarterly e-newsletter, arriving on the 1st. If you would like to receive it, you can subscribe at the bottom of my homepage www.WholeLotusTherapy.com 🪷

11/21/2025

What Does 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 Mean? 🤨

Curious what my certifications actually mean? Swipe to decode them. 👆

See how I put these certifications into practice by visiting www.WholeLotusTherapy.com and find what might support your healing. 🪷

11/12/2025

🌿 Your body does not need to change to belong here.

🧘‍♀️ In Trauma Sensitive Yoga, we move intentionally – not to fix or force, but to feel. Each breath is an invitation to notice what is present, to rebuild trust with your body, one moment at a time.

🤲 You are not asked to push past your limits. You are asked to listen to and honor what you find.

✨ Because healing is not about becoming someone new. It is about remembering that you were whole all along.

🪷 If you are curious about beginning your own Trauma Sensitive Yoga practice, visit www.WholeLotusTherapy.com to learn more and begin your journey today.

11/06/2025

✨ Your body leads.

Each session starts with a simple invitation: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺?

You might choose to sit, stand, move, or rest - there is no right or wrong way.

Together, we practice being in the present moment, noticing what is here right now - the breath, the sensations, the emotions, the different parts of you that want a little space.

Every moment is guided by your own rhythm, your own inner knowing. 🪷

10/26/2025

Whether you call it trauma, stress, grief, or “just life” —⁠ your experience is valid. Your healing matters.⁠ And you are allowed to soften, slowly, in your own time.⁠ 🪷

10/18/2025

🧘‍♀️ 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 🧘‍♂️

✨ Presented as part of the Carol Stream Library’s monthly Meditation Together program.

⚠️ 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝟵 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧⚠️

Join me this November for a special workshop on Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) — a mindfulness-based yoga practice designed to help you:
💫 Reconnect with your body
💫 Cultivate awareness
💫 Build a sense of personal agency

🪑 No yoga experience needed — chairs will be provided for a fully seated flow.

🗓️ Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025
⌚ Time: 10:00 – 10:45 AM (CT)
📍 Location: Carol Stream Public Library
🪷 Facilitator: Whole Lotus Therapy, PLLC
💵 Cost: FREE with registration
👥 Open to residents & nonresidents
✍️ Registration + signed waiver required
💻 Register at www.cslibrary.org/event/meditation-together-person-61901

▶️ 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗖𝗧𝗦𝗬? Check out my short YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHeykF0Za5s

10/11/2025

Healing does not have to stay only in the mind.

Sometimes the most profound shifts happen when we slow down, breathe, and gently reconnect with the parts of ourselves we have left behind.

In our work together, I blend:
🧘‍♀️ Yogic practices to help you reconnect with your body and breath
🧠 Parts Work to honor and understand your inner landscape
🌿 Mindfulness to bring you fully into the present moment

This is therapy that listens — not just to your thoughts, but to your body, your breath, and your deeper wisdom.

There is no pressure. No need to fix anything. Just a safer, supportive space to come back to yourself.

💻 If you are curious or want to learn more, feel free to visit www.WholeLotusTherapy.com 🪷

10/06/2025

🌿 Healing is not a subscription service you sign up for – it is something you come home to.
Moment to moment.
Breath by breath.
At your own pace.

✨ You deserve support that honors your timing, your story, and your body.
No quick fixes.
No toxic positivity.
No pressure to rush ahead.

❤️‍🩹 Healing takes time and that is okay.

Whether you are holding something heavy or simply needing space to exhale...
Therapy is here for you.

This is real care — not a trend, not a luxury.
It is presence.
It is compassion.
It is connection.

🪷 Because sometimes, what we need most, is one human simply holding space for another.

10/04/2025

Today marks three years since I opened my own little private practice in mental health. ✨

When I started this journey, I knew one thing for sure: healing has to begin in the body. While navigating my own path through complex trauma and chronic pain, I learned firsthand that the mind cannot truly heal if the body is left behind. 🧘‍♀️

This personal truth has become the heart of my practice — a body-first approach that blends somatic work and yogic practices with evidence-based mental health care. And over these past three years, I have seen just how transformative it can be for others, as well. 🤲

From quiet breakthroughs on the mat to moments of clarity in session, I am endlessly honored to witness the deep shifts that happen when we come home to ourselves. 🪷

10/02/2025

Saying “have a good life” to someone in pain is not support, it is a form of disconnection. Often, people who are struggling do not need distance. They need presence. They need to be seen, heard, and allowed to exist exactly as they are.

Sometimes the most healing thing we can offer is sitting with someone in their pain - without needing them to be okay first. 🪷

Who’s that friend for you—the one who feels like home?

09/22/2025

Chronic pain changes more than your body - it quietly edits your story, crossing out lines you use to live. Grieve the lost pages, and keep writing. 🪷

Why doesn’t anyone talk about grieving the person you used to be? Chronic illness doesn’t just change your body, it changes your whole life. The energy, the freedom, the ease you once had… gone in ways most people don’t see. But you feel it. And that loss is just as real as any other.