Tag: Reiki

Happiness Is an Inside Job

Barbara Barr Bengen What makes you happy? In a time driven by achievement, material possessions, and social success, some people spend their lives chasing happiness in things outside of themselves. Some believe that wealth, relationships, or recognition will finally bring them joy. However, true happiness is not something that comes from outside sources. It is…

Creating the Life You Want

Barbara Barr Bengen “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” —George Eliot Do you ever feel like you get so caught up in living life by default that you forget to ask yourself this important question: What do I really want my life to be like? Sometimes it is difficult…

It’s Not Just a Trend

Barbara Barr Bengen So, here we are, six years later. When Patti and I began the Wellness Integrated Network (WIN) of SaddleBrooke in December of 2018, for many, wellness was a once-a-year visit to your doctor. Wellness was not necessarily a part of everyday conversations. Our first speakers were a doctor and a nurse from…

Thanks for the Memories!

Barbara Barr Bengen and Patricia Gould In December of 2018, we started the Wellness Integrated Network of SaddleBrooke (WIN). Our goal was to begin an organization that offers education from area professionals on a wide range of subjects on health and wellness. We wanted to help members of our community make informed decisions to proactively…

Wellness Integrated Network: Are You Looking for Other Options?

Barbara Barr Bengen Join the Wellness Integrated Network (WIN) on Friday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. in the DesertView Performing Arts Center to learn about other options. Whether you have acute or chronic pain, concussion or brain injury, sports injuries, Alzheimer’s, trauma recovery, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, menopause, surgery recovery, issues with Lyme…

We Made a Movie

Patricia Gould and Barbara Barr Bengen On June 7 at 1 p.m. at the DesertView Theater, we made a movie. We filmed an actual reiki treatment by renowned Reiki Master Patricia Gould. Since beginning reiki practice in 2007, Patricia Gould has risen to be one of the most sought-after Reiki Masters in Hawaii where she…