October 2025 Newsletter

Dear friends,

September was a month of stepping into fear and choosing to keep moving forward with small, intentional steps. I began teaching classes at Sunset Therapy Center and have loved connecting with the other amazing providers there. It feels so good to be teaching again. I have also been working with my teacher to uncover the roots of some limiting beliefs and take steps toward changing them so I can live more fully.

Thank you for being here and joining me on my continued journey. I am so grateful to each one of you!

What I am learning:

This month I completed a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Certification Course with Calvin Coyles that was amazing. As always, new trainings begin as something I first practice in my own life. As I integrate the shifts and changes, I feel called to share the techniques and what I have learned with others. To practice, I am offering three free NLP sessions this month. “NLP is a set of principles and techniques aimed at enhancing self-awareness, increasing confidence, building communication skills, and motivating positive social actions.” (definition from Psychology Today). Using techniques like anchoring, belief change, reframing, and visualization NLP can help you understand more clearly your helpful/unhelpful thought patterns and beliefs. Or more simply, NLP is a set of tools that help us understand how our thoughts and language shape our lives. It can support greater confidence, clarity, and more empowering choices. In conjunction with my Psychosomatic Therapy and other trainings, I believe NLP will be a powerful tool for transformation for many.

How this course impacted me personally-

This month was not easy. The impact of all the change in my life this last year, the loss and grief, and fears of providing for myself allowed deep feelings of inadequacy to set in. I began teaching again which triggered old limiting beliefs around my value and abilities. On one of our NLP calls, I witnessed a powerful transformation in another participant as she worked through her own limiting beliefs with Calvin on a live call. Something shifted within me as I witnessed her transformation and gave me a desire to explore more deeply my limiting beliefs. With my teacher’s guidance, I uncovered a core belief that I’ve carried: that my presence alone is not enough and that I must prove I am worthy of love. I noticed the many subtle ways this belief shapes my relationships, my business, and my choices. As painful as this realization was, I can see how it has also become a gift.  Over this past month, in several different interactions, people have reflected back to me how much my presence has meant to them and how being with them in a grounded, loving way created deep shifts for them. Hearing their reflections was not enough, however. The shifts began for me, when I recognized the belief, where it originated, and began to sit with it with compassion, curiosity, and presence. Through psychosomatic practices, NLP tools, and gentle awareness, I was able to separate the story from my truth. I realized this wound does not define me and that it is showing me where some of my deepest medicine lives. As I have leaned into allowing myself to just be, without performing or proving, without hiding emotion or shrinking to make others comfortable, I have begun to feel a transformation. What once felt like a heavy burden has slowly revealed itself as a sacred invitation- to see that my deepest wound is also my greatest gift. Our wounds can shape us, teach us, and ultimately bless us and others in ways we could never imagine once we lean into them with openness and courage.  

Do you have a wound that has also become a gift? I would love to hear how this unfolded in your life.

What have you been learning lately?

What I am offering:

IN PERSON OFFERINGS:

For any friends here on Oahu, I am excited to announce that I will be offering a community class “Root to Rise”, which will be a blend of psychosomatics and yoga. This class will be on October 5th at 10 am at the Sunset Therapy Center. A group face reading class will be offered on October 18th at 5:00 pm. I will also be offering yin yoga classes there on Wednesdays at 7:15 pm. I am so excited to be able to offer classes and personal sessions in this beautiful space and work with the amazing team there! Register for my classes or check out the other amazing classes from other practitioners here: https://www.sunsettherapycenter.com/

PSYCHOSOMATIC THERAPY:

October 14th at 4pm HST/8 pm MST on zoom.

These monthly donation-based calls are an introduction to psychosomatic therapy and how it can support your physical and emotional well-being. This month we will be focused on the feet. Everything begins here at the foundation. Your feet reflect your alignment, emotions, and ability to feel supported. Together we will explore simple grounding practices and reconnect to this powerful foundation.

Reply to this email or message me for the zoom link.

After many delays and obstacles, I received my official certification in the mail this month and to celebrate I am offering special session prices for any session booked this month. Message me or sign up for a free consultation on my website: https://www.joyfulbalancedhealth.com/psychosomatic-therapy

YOGA:

Online classes have resumed on Tuesdays at 6pm MST.

Gentle flow classes weaving movement, grounding, breath awareness, and meditation.

First class is free and $15 per class after.

Join our Facebook group here to stay up to date on classes:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1997436973946383/?ref=share_group_link.

DIGITAL PRODUCTS:

Now Available: Nervous System Nourishment Bundle

A lovingly crafted collection to support calm and balance. Inside you will find:

·      Daily grounding practices

·      An evening routine

·      A soothing guided meditation

·      My favorite Golden Milk recipe

This is for you if you feel anxious, overwhelmed, have trouble sleeping, or need gentle ways to support your body and mind.

This bundle is available for purchase here: Nervous System Nourishment Bundle

(Nervous System Tools adapted with permission from my teacher, Bonnie G. Wallace. Follow her on Instagram @bonnie.gene or her website Bonnie G Wallace for all the goodness she offers!)

HERBAL SALVES:

My salves are made from homegrown and foraged organic herbs. Users of these products have found them helpful for the following conditions:

·       Calendula-wound healing, eczema, swollen lymph nodes, diaper rash, reduce scars and stretch marks, burns, bug bites, chapped lips, bruising

·       Pine-achy muscles, joint pain, chest congestion, headaches, fever, insect bites, rashes, cuts

·       Yarrow-nosebleeds, varicose veins, sprains, bruises, hemorrhoids, and stopping bleeding. This is a great salve to have in any 1st Aid kit.

·       Calendula lip balm-soothes and comforts dry chapped lips

Available for order here: https://www.joyfulbalancedhealth.com/herbal-salves

COACHING:

I offer one-on-on coaching for anyone navigating transitions. Whether you are moving, entering a new stage of life, navigating faith transitions, experiencing loss, or simply need support to navigate the daily turmoil of life, I would love to walk beside you.

My guidance weaves together body-based practices, mindfulness, and tools for emotional support, blending years of study with lived experience. If you would like guidance on your path, I’d be honored to walk with you.

Book a free consultation here: https://www.joyfulbalancedhealth.com/psychosomatic-therapy

What I am reading:

I have been listening to the book “The Wound Makes the Medicine” by Pixie Lighthorse. The author shares how to embrace our wounds as teachers to heal from pain and loss. She focuses on the elements-fire, water, earth, and air-to guide us through a unique way of healing. This book helps us learn how to create the conditions for change within ourselves. I am only part way through this book but have loved it so far.

I have also been reading “Awakening Shakti” by Sally Kempton. My teacher and I are using this book to help me cultivate new strengths and to help anchor the supportive beliefs I am choosing now, instead of the old narratives and stories I carried for so many years.

I am looking for new books to read and would love your recommendations for your favorite books of all genres.  

What I am loving:

I am loving the opportunity to build community here and the amazing people I have been meeting. I really love hearing others life experiences and recognizing how unique, and yet how connected, we all are. I see that through pain and heartbreak I have been led to opportunities for deeper connection and community.

What have you been loving lately?

With love,

♥️Jessica