An Afternoon FOR YOU

The whole afternoon moves in a deliberate arc: first we settle the mind, then we shift the body into rest-and-repair, then we listen for what your system needs next. Each of our three practitioners leads a 45-minute session pairing a little teaching with a real treatment, with breaks to breathe in between.

1:00 — Tea & Opening · Arrive, pour a cup, set your intention, and settle in together.

1:15 — Meditation, Loving Kindness & Nervous System Reset · · with Emily Horn · Autumn asks us to let go — and as the light shifts, grief and tenderness often surface alongside it. We'll weave mindfulness with loving-kindness practice: first settling the nervous system, then meeting whatever this season is asking of you with warmth instead of resistance. Both practices have been studied for their effects on stress and immune function, which makes this a fitting doorway into the afternoon. You'll leave with a practice you can return to all season — and take home.

2:00 — Break · Pause, stretch, refill your tea.

2:15 — Traditional Chinese Medicine · with Pomai Nakoa · How Traditional Chinese Medicine modalities such as gua sha and qi gong, can support your Metal Element through the Autumn to boost immunity. Through movement, breath work, and the activation of specific meridians and acupuncture points, you will learn how to support your immune system, promote lymphatic drainage, and release muscle tension in areas commonly affected by cold and flu season. 

New to these? Gua sha is a gentle, soothing technique that uses a smooth-edged tool to stroke the skin along the muscles — easing tension, encouraging circulation and lymphatic flow, and helping release the tightness that settles into the neck, shoulders, and upper back. No needles, and you'll learn how to do it on yourself at home. Qi gong is a slow, meditative practice of simple movement paired with breath — think of it as moving meditation. It's gentle enough for any body and any experience level, done standing or seated, and it's traditionally used to build energy and support the body's natural defenses.

3:00 — Break · Move, breathe, reset.

3:15 — Applied Kinesiology & Functional Medicine · with Dr. Kirsten West · What's quietly draining your immune system? You'll discover how gentle muscle testing helps your body "talk" — uncovering the underlying stressors working against your body's defenses — plus what functional-medicine testing reveals about supporting it, including go-to essentials worth keeping in your holistic medicine cabinet. There will also be space to answer any immune system questions that you may have. As individual check-ins happen, you're warmly invited to journal, listen to music, or return to the meditation you learned.

4:00 — Closing Gather, integrate, and carry the afternoon with you.

Muscle testing is optional and focuses on emotional reset and basic supplements — bring up to three of your own or test for a primary supplement for immune system if they are not sure where to start. This session offers functional-medicine education, not chiropractic adjustments.

THE DETAILS

When: Sunday, November 2 · 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m ET Where: Mindful Wellness Space · 3174 US-70 W, Black Mountain, NC 28711 Investment: $120 · Early bird $85 through Oct 17th Group size: Limited to 12, to keep the morning intimate and truly cared-for. Pay what you can: A couple of pay-what-you-can spots are held, because healing in community should be within reach. Contact us if that's you — no explanation needed. Good to know: Everything is optional. Wear comfortable clothes you can move in. Bring up to three of your own supplements if you'd like to use them for muscle testing and your own personal gua sha tools if you have them.

This doesn't have to be a one-time morning — everyone who joins will be offered a way to keep going with our care team afterward, if it feels right.