For now, Holistic Health with Holly will be gatherings of women who want to grow in healthy living. It will be times of sharing, teaching, and discussion. It will be personalized to the needs and interests of those who come, and will consist of me, well as others, sharing about the various things we have learned over the years that have made such a difference in the overall health and wellness of our lives.
Topics that I want to include are:
-clean eating (one of my top passions that I want to share A LOT about)
-organic shopping in Santa Barbara/Goleta (including farmers market tips)
-natural resources for treating illness and ailments (garlic anyone?)
-how to recognize and eliminate unnecessary chemicals in our life
-cleaning our homes naturally and organically
-organic, natural products for our skin
-a natural approach to our medicine cabinet (including essential oils)
-what are we cooking our food on and how?
-the science of our drinking water
And last but certainly not least, how do we live organically on a budget?
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Why Holistic Health with Holly? - Part 2
Over the last 10 years, especially the last 5, God has blessed me a tremendous amount of information regarding natural health. So many things have come across my path that continue to add to my knowledge and understanding of healthy living.
In reality, the true basis for this began many, many years ago, when I began to learn that our "health" starts with our hearts and spirits being right with God and learning to live the abundant life He wants to give us.
Within this reality there is so much, the ability to live in peace no matter what our circumstances are... To be able to live full of joy and thanksgiving, and to be able to live free of sin and bitterness and unforgiveness. These are the foundations from which abundant life flow from.
But there is also the physical world that we have to deal with this side of heaven, and that world consists of many many daily choices that I believe we need to make from a place of wisdom and discernment. God desires that we would steward our bodies, and has put in place a very real "moral law" in that we reap what we sow.
That being said, what we put into our bodies, on our bodies, and around our bodies really does matter. We are a temple of the Holy Spirit and are not to defile our temple.
It is in this that I have found such a passion for healthy eating and healthy living. And as I have learned a tremendous amount that has made such a huge impact on my own life and the lives of my family members, I have such a passion to help others in this same way.
Hence, the dream of Holistic Health with Holly was born. It is my desire to educate and resource people in all things health and wellness related. The mission of Holistic Health with Holly will simply be to help people grow in healthy lifestyles. It will be to share from all I have learned and help people feel equipped and resourced to live out the healthiest choices possible.
In reality, the true basis for this began many, many years ago, when I began to learn that our "health" starts with our hearts and spirits being right with God and learning to live the abundant life He wants to give us.
Within this reality there is so much, the ability to live in peace no matter what our circumstances are... To be able to live full of joy and thanksgiving, and to be able to live free of sin and bitterness and unforgiveness. These are the foundations from which abundant life flow from.
But there is also the physical world that we have to deal with this side of heaven, and that world consists of many many daily choices that I believe we need to make from a place of wisdom and discernment. God desires that we would steward our bodies, and has put in place a very real "moral law" in that we reap what we sow.
That being said, what we put into our bodies, on our bodies, and around our bodies really does matter. We are a temple of the Holy Spirit and are not to defile our temple.
It is in this that I have found such a passion for healthy eating and healthy living. And as I have learned a tremendous amount that has made such a huge impact on my own life and the lives of my family members, I have such a passion to help others in this same way.
Hence, the dream of Holistic Health with Holly was born. It is my desire to educate and resource people in all things health and wellness related. The mission of Holistic Health with Holly will simply be to help people grow in healthy lifestyles. It will be to share from all I have learned and help people feel equipped and resourced to live out the healthiest choices possible.
Why Holistic Health with Holly? - Part 1
When I was in high school, and at the beginning of college, I wanted to be 3 things:
1. a stay at home mom with lots of kids
2. a missionary
3. a doctor
In my heart of hearts I figured all 3 of these things wouldn't really be possible, but I still had my dreams. I even started college doing pre-med. After about a year and a half of working on fulfilling the pre-med requirements, I realized I did NOT want to be in school for another 7 years, and therefore didn't really want to be a doctor. I loved learning about the human body, loved health, and wanted to help people, but decided I needed to find another way. I started working towards going to grad school to become a nurse practitioner.
However, God had another plan. I met my future husband, got married, and a few years later had my first baby. The kids kept coming, and somewhere along the way, God solidified a call to be "missionaries" in America, in the college town of Isla Vista, where my husband and I had already spent several years ministering before we got married.
Number 1 & 2 on my list were coming true. There was just still that doctor thing...
Eventually I realized what a blessing it was that I had not gone to medical school or even nursing school, because I am not a fan of pharmaceuticals in any way, shape, or form, and that is obviously a huge part of western medicine. I also began to realize I was way more into natural medicine, and using things like food, herbs, and natural remedies to treat ailments and illness.
To be continued...
1. a stay at home mom with lots of kids
2. a missionary
3. a doctor
In my heart of hearts I figured all 3 of these things wouldn't really be possible, but I still had my dreams. I even started college doing pre-med. After about a year and a half of working on fulfilling the pre-med requirements, I realized I did NOT want to be in school for another 7 years, and therefore didn't really want to be a doctor. I loved learning about the human body, loved health, and wanted to help people, but decided I needed to find another way. I started working towards going to grad school to become a nurse practitioner.
However, God had another plan. I met my future husband, got married, and a few years later had my first baby. The kids kept coming, and somewhere along the way, God solidified a call to be "missionaries" in America, in the college town of Isla Vista, where my husband and I had already spent several years ministering before we got married.
Number 1 & 2 on my list were coming true. There was just still that doctor thing...
Eventually I realized what a blessing it was that I had not gone to medical school or even nursing school, because I am not a fan of pharmaceuticals in any way, shape, or form, and that is obviously a huge part of western medicine. I also began to realize I was way more into natural medicine, and using things like food, herbs, and natural remedies to treat ailments and illness.
To be continued...
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