Oak Tree Counseling & Wellness

08/19/2024

Reset your soul in Costa Rica! Nov 10-15th

The tropical paradise that is Costa Rica will have you awe struck with the vibrancy of life and vegetation in your surroundings.
Costa Rica is teaming with life and color and will have you feeling the same from the inside out in no time!

Learn more. Click here!

Reset Your Soul in this healing spiritual retreat, yoga, meditation, zipline through the jungle, meet like minded people.

08/13/2024

07/30/2024

Next grief yoga class August 11th
11am
Arlington, Va
Link in bio

07/23/2024

Vrikshasan or the Tree pose is a physical pose, but it’s also a lovely meditation which integrates our body, mind and breath .

I love tree pose ! How about you? 👇

07/22/2024

07/17/2024

Next grief yoga class August 11th
11am
Arlington, Va
Link in bio

07/08/2024

Try therapy this year!
We have openings for August.

07/05/2024

Yoga time !
Join me for yoga in the park this Tuesday at 6pm

07/03/2024

“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”
Tennessee Williams

06/30/2024

Close your eyes and imagine the best version of you possible.

That’s who you really are.

Let go of any part of you that doesn’t believe it.

🙏

06/20/2024

I have a few favorite poses in yoga, GODDESS POSE is one of them!

It is a deep hip opener, the feet are turned outwards and the knee is aligned just above the ankles. This pose targets the knee, ankles, and hip joints. It’s a simple but powerful pose.

Symbolically, it is a representation of divine feminine energy.

Do you love goddess pose?
What’s your favorite pose?

06/13/2024

I’m hosting annual Father’s Day grief group

Father’s Day grief group

Link sign up in bio
Sunday June 16th
11am est
Via Zoom

05/27/2024

How is meditation useful in improving mental strength?

Regular meditation can decrease anxiety, pain, and depression and increase rational thinking and positive thoughts.

It has also been shown that those with a regular meditation practice self-report having a more positive outlook on life and a greater sense of wellbeing.

Have you tried meditation?

05/24/2024

How to step into your potential?

The first step on the road to unlocking your potential is to set some goals.

Dream big, start small.

05/16/2024

Yoga heals.

Yoga promotes mental health.

Doctors are prescribing yoga to patients due to its health benefits.

There are now established yoga therapy programs at major health care centers, I’m honored to have been on leading edge of this integration.

For the past eight years I’ve taught yoga at an inpatient psychiatric facility in Northern Virginia.

Yoga heals.

Yoga promotes mental health.

05/13/2024

You might feel like you’re bad at making decisions (or not good at making good ones).

It’s something we all struggle with due to the way our brains are made.

Behind every decision, there are psychological factors that shape the way we think and act. Understanding these factors can make them easier to overcome.

Decide you want it more than you are afraid of it.

05/12/2024

Yoga Tribe ⭕️
Yoga retreats with Oak Tree Counseling and Wellness refresh the soul.

05/10/2024

Grief increases the body’s threat response “it’ll happen again” is the body’s reaction.
Survival instincts become more triggered.

Be prepared for an emotional wallop, and know that it’s completely normal.

05/09/2024

It turns out “sunny disposition” is more than just an expression: Researchers have found more mental health distress in people during seasons with little sun exposure.

Plenty of sunshine is associated with better mental health — the availability of sunshine has more impact on mood than rainfall, temperature, or any other environmental factor.

05/08/2024

The “repetition compulsion” is a basic concept in psychotherapy.

The compulsion to repeat is particularly interesting because what is repeated is not pleasurable trace the repetitions to childhood experiences that get replayed in adulthood.

Psychology research trace the repetitions to childhood experiences that get replayed in adulthood.

05/07/2024

When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.


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05/01/2024

Oak Tree Counseling and Wellness is excited to celebrate May because it is Mental Health Month!

This is an important time to focus on mental wellbeing.

Stay tuned this month as we focus and foster better understanding of mental health.

Remember, mental health is just as important as physical health.

03/20/2024

Grief is physically exhausting.

03/07/2024

One of the most potent influences on your nervous system is the people around you.

02/26/2024

02/23/2024

Actions show a persons real attitude.
There’s more value in what they do vs say, and sometimes inaction speaks louder than both of them.

01/17/2024

Hero Pose is a seated yoga posture.

Hero refers to someone admired for their courage and doing the right things.

In this pose ‘hero’ symbolically refers to fighting our inner turbulence.

Hero’s pose is common in meditative yoga class sequences.

This pose also stretches the thighs and ankles while improving posture.