Whole Lotus Therapy, PLLC

02/13/2026

When we meet virtually, you might notice the background looks a little different at times, depending on whether I am in the office or working from my home studio. 🏡💻

No matter the background, our work together remains the same – and just as meaningful. 🪷

02/07/2026

Noticing what is happening inside our bodies can be challenging - especially if we are stressed, overwhelmed, or disconnected from our body. And that is okay. 🫶

If tuning inward feels hard, you might start outward - noticing what is around you:
🎨 the colors in the room
👂 the sounds drifting in
🌬️ the temperature of the air on your skin

By grounding in the outside world, we give our nervous system a place to settle. 😌

From there, if you choose, your awareness can slowly move inward - to the breath, the heartbeat, the subtle signals your body is always sending. 💫

Sometimes the path back to ourselves begins by noticing the space around us first. 🪷

02/01/2026

🧘‍♀️ 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 🧘‍♂️

Join me on Earth Day for a special workshop on Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) — a clinically validated, body-based practice designed to help you:
💫 Reconnect with your body
💫 Cultivate awareness
💫 Build a sense of personal agency

🫶 Together, we will create a safe, nurturing space to connect through choice-based movement, breathing dynamics, and mindful presence.

🪑 No prior yoga experience is needed and chairs will be provided by the library.

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
⌚ Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM (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 https://www.cslibrary.org/event/trauma-sensitive-yoga-person-77588

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

01/24/2026

Big life moments do not just happen in your mind - they land in your body 🧠➡️🫀

New beginnings, endings, transitions, losses, milestones - yes, even the “good” stuff ✨

From a body-first perspective, overwhelm is not weakness but information 🌀

It is your body relearning safety.

Your system updating its map 🗺️

Your breath, sleep, digestion, and focus - all adjusting behind the scenes 🌿

And yet we tell ourselves we should be excited, that other people can handle this, or we wonder why we cannot keep it together 💭

What if we paused to validate instead? ⏯️

Of course this seems like a lot.

Of course you feel tired, emotional, scattered... 😮‍💨

Your body is responding to change.

Regulation starts with permission, not pressure 🫶

Nothing is wrong with you - something important changed, and your body knows it 🪷

01/23/2026

Sharing in case this feels supportive for you right now 🪷

We are witnessing a profound amount of trauma in the world at this moment. One way that CFTE shows up during these times of suffering is by creating space for our embodied self.

Next week, we are offering free online TCTSY sessions. There’s no need to register. Link is in our bio and check back throughout the week, as we will be adding sessions.

With care,
The CFTE Team

01/17/2026

The pause is not just something we practice on the mat or in therapy. It lives in everyday moments, too. ✨

📱 It is the breath you take before responding to a text.

👣 The connection you make when you feel your feet on the ground before walking into a meeting.

😬 The moment you notice your shoulders tense before agreeing to something you really do not want to do.

In Body-First Psychotherapy and Trauma Sensitive Yoga, we learn that these micro-pauses are rich with information. Your body might be letting you know that it needs more time, or this moment feels safe, or this is too much right now. 🚦

When we honor the pause in daily life, we stop overriding ourselves. We let the nervous system weigh in before habit or survival responses take over. This is not avoidance, it is attunement. ✨

The pause is where regulation happens in real time. Where choice replaces reflex. Where healing becomes practical, not theoretical. 🌱

Everyday life is full of pauses. ⏯️

When we learn to notice them, our body becomes a guide, not an obstacle. 🪷

01/14/2026

Each time you step on your mat, you are invited into a quiet conversation with yourself 💭

A moment to pause, breathe, and listen 🌿

When you are ready, I am here, holding space for you 🪷

01/10/2026

Having the right support can make all the difference 🫶

In the social work field, we are taught that self-disclosure is generally not allowed as the focus should always be on the client. And, there is also an understanding that when used thoughtfully and intentionally, self-disclosure can be beneficial if it helps a client feel seen, understood, or less alone 💙

So here is a small, intentional one ✨

For years I lived with chronic pain after being the passenger in a motorcycle accident 🏍️🩺 I tried physical therapy – then tried it again. It was not until the third physical therapist that someone truly assessed what was happening and guided me in the right way to heal 🧠➡️🩹

That is when things finally started to change - not because I was not trying hard enough before, but because I finally had the right support 🌱

This is similar to the therapy process. Sometimes it is not that therapy is ineffective or that someone is doing something wrong. Sometimes it is that you have not found the right psychotherapist, the one whose approach, understanding, and presence actually meets your needs 🤝❤️‍🩹

Healing is not one-size-fits-all, just as no single approach in therapy is the gold standard. It is okay to keep searching until you find the support that fits you 🪷

01/04/2026

In our work together, you have the opportunity to choose your path of healing:
🌿 Body-First Psychotherapy
🤲 Trauma Sensitive Yoga

Both paths rest on an embodied approach to healing, where the wisdom and memory of the body are honored ✨

Learn more about these healing paths by visiting www.WholeLotusTherapy.com and see what resonates for you

12/29/2025

The body remembers how to come home to itself - especially when we slow down enough to listen. Even after being dimmed, there is wisdom within that knows how to restore light. 🪷

12/23/2025

Compassion does not wait for an invitation. It notices and shows up. 🪷

12/20/2025

What would it be like to let the longest night pass without asking anything of yourself 🌑

No insight to find.
No meaning to make.
No version of you to improve.

Just the dark doing what it does –
holding 🤲, quieting 💤, passing on its own time 🕯️

That is enough for tonight 🪷