Friends, it's been a beautiful journey. Our podcast is coming to an end, as Kim and Erik each go on to pursue new and exciting projects. In this final episode, our producer Andrea Muraskin joins us to look back at some of our favorite episodes and guests that made us laugh and cry, and some that frankly blew our minds! You'll also get updates on some of our guests' new work and reflections on what we've learned about ourselves in the past 2+ years.  A huge thanks to all of our guests, to our sponsors the Wu Healing Center and Ralphie's Retreat, and to Craig Norton for production help and ..read more

In Chinese medicine there's a concept called wei qi - a kind of energetic barrier that protects us from pathogens. In this episode, Erik introduces a variety of tools and techniques that you can use at home to help boost your wei qi and prevent infection as the weather gets colder. Included in the discussion are guasha (skin scraping), fire cupping, moxabustion, herbs and vitamins. You'll also learn how to make your own immunity tincture. This recording was excerpted from a lecture given at Collaborative Natural Health Partners in Manchester, CT in October 2019.  Stay tuned at the end for ..read more

Our guest Linda Lentini is the Director of Healing From Within at Toivo,  a Hartford-based program that focuses on making holistic healing and stress management techniques available to everyone. She is trained in Breath Body Mind, Aromatherapy, and is a certified Louise Hay trainer. In this episode, Linda, Erik and Kim discuss Linda's work inside inpatient psychiatric units, and the ways she's adapted her work to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. We also cover stress management, Louise Hay training, and more. Stick with us to the end for a special meditative moment led by Linda ..read more

With a global pandemic, gun violence, sometimes violent clashes between protesters and police, wildfires in California, devastating storms in the Gulf Coast and more, there’s an elevated level of fear in our country and on our planet that can prevent us from focusing on love and moving forward in life with ease. In this episode, Erik and Kim share their insights on coping with fear in our current climate. Several of our previous guests have been kind enough to share their thoughts as well. You can pre-order the upcoming album Crystal Vision from our guest HannaH’s Field, featured in our medita ..read more

Kim and Erik are back with more hilarity and touching stories this week. Your cohosts ask and answer questions about their most influential teachers, troublesome personality traits, proudest accomplishments, and facts you might be shocked to know about them! Plus insights from the pandemic, and more. And if you missed it, check out part 1, four episodes back in your feed (#35). You can become a supporter on Anchor for as little as $0.99 a month or at our Healing is in Your Hands Patreon!  Patreon subscribers get access to additional content. Production of Healing is in Your Hands is ..read more

Grab your hot cocoa- this week Kim and Erik welcome Ali Lazowski! Ali is the founder and CEO of Bare Life, a crave-worthy and allergen-friendly food startup, inspired by her journey with chronic illness. Ali attended culinary school in Italy before starting college at Johns Hopkins University. Ali has always been passionate about food, but it was her simultaneous battles with cancer and Lyme disease that inspired Ali to truly explore her love of food and launch a business. She began by creating Bare Life's coconut hot cocoa mix - organic, Kosher, vegan, gluten-free, Paleo, and produced locally ..read more

Kim and Erik welcome guests Lucy Meigs and Victoria Boccalatte of Everyone Outside. Everyone Outside is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Connecticut that provides opportunities for people of all ages to spend time outside learning about and appreciating their natural environment. Their goal is to help people connect with the natural world on a personal level, in order to promote healthy living and environmental stewardship. You can learn more about Everyone Outside by visiting them at https://www.everyoneoutside.org/ EO Facebook https://www.facebook.com/everyoneoutside/ EO Instagram ..read more

This episode is a recording of a virtual meditation that Erik led along with master medicinal aromatherapist John Odlum.  You might remember John - he was our guest way back on the fourth episode of the show.  For years now, John and Erik have been holding live events that combine aromatherapy, qi gong, guided meditation and sound healing - typically around each solstice and equinox.  This spring, In light of the coronavirus pandemic,  they decided to take the event online. We're so pleased to bring this immersive experience to the podcast. You can watch a video recording o ..read more

Testing out some new tech from their respective homes, Kim and Erik take a break from holistic healing to discuss some of life's big questions: like Android or iOS, beach or mountains, books or TV, and mushrooms or elderberries?  Plus, some of the antics of their furry friends.  Enjoy this moment of levity and of course, lots of laughter.  ..read more

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 MEDMOBHARTFORD@gmail.com. For info on upcoming ecstatic dance events join the Facebook group Ecstatic Dance Hartford. To learn about the camp where Kelli receiv ..read more