When the Center for Holistic Health was founded it adopted as its logo a labyrinth held by two hands. A labyrinth is an ancient symbol that relates to wholeness. It combines the imagery of the circle and the spiral into a meandering but purposeful path. The Labyrinth represents a journey to our own center and back again out into the world.
The Center has been around for about a decade and has seen many changes. It has been blessed by many talented practitioners and wonderful clients. As adaptation and growth are an integral part of healing and wellness, it has been our honor as practitioners of the Center to guide and facilitate our clients in their process of healing and growth.
While everyone's healing process is somewhat of a personal journey it is important to note that the effects are not limited to that individual. One's state of health and wellness includes not only their physical well being but, their ability to adapt to stress and make positive choices, their emotional well being, their level of life enjoyment and overall quality of life. A few more specific qualities include openness to guidance by inner feelings, positive feelings about self, feeling open when relating to others, confidence in dealing with adversity, compassion for others, and the extent to which one adapts to change and handles the problems in life.
These qualities of wellness go beyond the confines of the physical state. Our degree of wellness determines our psychological state, affecting our level of inner peace, our mood and our responses not only to life situations but to fellow human beings. Making healthier choices, whether it be for our selves, in our relationships, in our environment, our communities or the world are a product of wellness. The less optimal our state of health and wellness, the less positive our responses and adaptations are going to be.
So, it could be said that our level of wellness has an impact, positive or negative, on the people around us, our society and world. Based on observation I think it would be safe to say that, on a community and planetary level, we are not displaying optimal wellness.
In the last few months the Center has adopted the ripple effect occurring on water's surface as a new image to accompany the labyrinth logo. It represents how our health affects everyone and everything around us. Collectively, the ripple created by each of us, interacting with countless others, determines the fabric of our world. Our vision at the Center for Holistic Health is to create a positive influence on our planet by helping individuals reach their optimal wellness potential. We welcome you to join us in that vision.
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