Healing is in your hands - Empower yourself through holistic healing

Our guest Kelli Joy is a massage therapist who integrates sound healing in sessions with her clients. She also works with aromatherapy, leads ecstatic dance events, practices chanting and is a student of Amma, the hugging saint. (Erik also shares a great Amma story in this episode!) Kelli is based in the Hartford, Connecticut area.

To book a massage, energy work or a personal sound healing session with Kelli, text 860-508-0213 or email [email protected]. For info on upcoming ecstatic dance events join the Facebook group Ecstatic Dance Hartford. To learn about the camp where Kelli received her gong training with master teacher Mitch Nur, visit https://www.9ways.org/event-schedule

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Production of Healing is in Your Hands is by Andrea Muraskin with musical interludes by Craig Norton.   Follow us on all our social platforms: Facebook and Instagram @healingisinyourhands, Twitter  @HealingIsInYou1, and on Snapchat at Feral20 and Earthwalker11

Our guest Aaron Weston is founder and "freedom facilitator" of Nourishing Necessities, a wholistic fitness and wellness center on Farmington Ave, in Hartford CT. Aaron is a man who was born with many gifts. He went through a healing journey, and came through a powerful healer.  He is multi-faceted - working with people on all levels: mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. He is a master martial artist, massage therapist, shaman, and nutritionist, and is incredible at teaching people to live a holistic lifestyle.  Learn more at https://www.nourishingnecessities.life/

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Production of Healing is in Your Hands is by Andrea Muraskin with musical interludes by Craig Norton.   Follow us on all our social platforms: Facebook and Instagram @healingisinyourhands, Twitter  @HealingIsInYou1, and on Snapchat at Feral20 and Earthwalker11

Kim is taking a health and wellness break so we decided to bring you the recording of a lecture that Erik gave last summer at the Red Barn in Durham, CT, entitled the "Four Pillars of Optimal Health." (Please excuse the whirring sound -that's the air conditioner kicking in- it was hot that day!) Erik delivered this talk with people with chronic pain and chronic illness in mind, but the information can apply to anyone.  Some pillars may be familiar, some not so much. And If you've been wondering about the diverse modalities Erik uses with his clients, this episode is for you! Enjoy. 

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Production of Healing is in Your Hands is by Andrea Muraskin with musical interludes by Craig Norton.   Follow us on all our social platforms: Facebook and Instagram @healingisinyourhands, Twitter  @HealingIsInYou1, and on Snapchat at Feral20 and Earthwalker11

Erik and Kim invited guests from podcast episodes so far for a special episode at the Soulshine Salt Cavern in Durham, CT to share their intention setting practices and rituals for the new year. It was so great welcome back our wonderful guests from 2018 and 2019 in this special environment. Those who couldn't join in person sent in an audio message. We are thankful for all of you who are part of our podcast community!

Support Healing is in Your Hands on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/healingisinyourhands

Production of Healing is in Your Hands is by Andrea Muraskin with musical interludes by Craig Norton.   Follow us on all our social platforms: Facebook and Instagram @healingisinyourhands, Twitter  @HealingIsInYou1, and on Snapchat at Feral20 and Earthwalker11

Now that the holidays are in full swing, Erik and Kim talk about ways to stay grounded throughout the  season. Some people absolutely love the holidays and others struggle to just maintain. In this episode, we chat about these two extremes and everything in between.

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Production of Healing is in Your Hands is by Andrea Muraskin with musical interludes by Craig Norton.   Follow us on all our social platforms: Facebook and Instagram @healingisinyourhands, Twitter  @HealingIsInYou1, and on Snapchat at Feral20 and Earthwalker11

With November being the month of gratitude,  co-hosts Erik Harris and Kim Fleck talk about how to bring gratitude into your life 365 days of the year. Regardless of joy or challenges we can always find gratitude within our day through simple routines. Production of Healing is in Your Hands is by Andrea Muraskin with musical interludes by Craig Norton.   Follow us on all our social platforms: Facebook and Instagram @healingisinyourhands, Twitter  @HealingIsInYou1, and on Snapchat at Feral20 and Earthwalker11

In this episode, Kim goes on a 6,000-mile round trip journey to Northern Ireland to meet our incredible guest, Amanda McTaggart. Amanda has a rare connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).  EDS affects every function in Amanda's body and causes severe pain, dislocations, heart problems, stomach issues, sleep disturbance, lack of concentration and overall poor mobility. She has a long list of other severe conditions that are connected to her EDS. Amanda’s situation is so severe that she is at risk of rupturing any large organ or artery at any time. Her five year-old son Ethan also exhibits some traits of this condition.  Despite all this, as you'll hear, Amanda is warm, bright and resilient.  There are no specialists who can treat Amanda's condition in Ireland, so she must travel to London every eight weeks to meet with her medical team. Amanda's treatment is not covered by the British National Health System, so she relies on crowdfunding to keep going. Visit Amanda's Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/action4amanda/) for updates and her Go Fund Me (https://www.gofundme.com/f/action-4-amanda) page to help out. Get in touch at [email protected].  Do you or someone you love have EDS? If so let us know. We want to hear about your journey and how Amanda’s story touched you. You can use the Anchor app to leave us an audio message. Or, use your phone’s voice memo app to record a message and email it to us at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you, and you may hear yourself on a future episode of Healing is in Your Hands. Production of Healing is in Your Hands is by Andrea Muraskin with musical interludes by Craig Norton.  Our meditative moment this time is by Nicole Thorp. Erik Harris will be back next episode!  Follow us on all our social platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and on Snapchat at Feral20 and Earthwalker11

Sponsors: Brand Fearless & Chi for Healing

Our guest George Herrick is a life coach, a recovery coach and a visual artist. He has also been in long term recovery. George leads meditations, facilitates retreats, and builds beautiful rock sculptures called cairns. He has been on his own wellness journey with cancer and shares some of that experience on this episode. Learn more about George Herrick at georgeherrick.com or on his Facebook page, where you can see photos of some of his cairns. Get in touch via email: [email protected]. Facebook & IG:  Healingisinyourhands Twitter: HealingIsInYou1 Snapchat: at feral20 and earthwalker11  Production of Healing is in your hands is by Andrea Muraskin with musical interludes by Craig Norton. Remember to subscribe and tell your friends. And if you have a minute, rate and review Healing is in Your Hands on Apple Podcast or iTunes.

Our guest Heather is a holistic mom who raises her kids to eat healthy and live earth conscious lives, navigating food allergies with aplomb. Not only is she a talented chef and Instagramer @essentialwellness_heather, she's also wild food forager, and a graduate of level 2 Dharma School with the Naughty Shaman Center for the Shamanic Arts in Glastonbury, CT.  Follow HIIYH on all our social platforms Facebook & IG  @Healingisinyourhands Twitter @HealingIsInYou1 And of course on Snapchat at feral20 (Kim) and earthwalker11 (Erik) Production of Healing is in your hands is by Andrea Muraskin, with musical interludes by Craig Norton and Hannah’s Field. Remember to subscribe and tell your friends. And if you have a minute, rate and review Healing is in Your Hands on Apple Podcast or iTunes.