Hello and Welcome to Wild Crocus...

I have a varied background that weaves together spirituality, the healing arts, community organizing, youth work, the arts and connection to Earth. A truth that has only become more apparent for me is that the personal, collective and social aspects of healing are in constant interplay.

The work I offer is guided by my training and understanding of Mind-Body connection, the impact of the central nervous system on our experience of our bodies, improving structural alignment via opening the myo-fascial network, and the interplay of our energetic, organ-based systems with our physical and emotional well-being as laid out by the meridians and acupressure points of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Inspiring this healing vocation is an ever-evolving understanding of the dynamic intersection of personal and collective healing. "We live in a constant dialectic with our environment: As I heal, my relationships heal. As my relationships heal, my community heals."  I am dedicated to healthy relationship through cultural wellness and personal growth via a spiritual path of Truth.

I am holistically-minded: I believe a person’s body-mind is their own best healer. Injuries, stress, traumas and personal and societal circumstances can cause our bodies and beings to temporarily "forget" patterns of health and ease.  Bodywork therapies and plant medicine can remind us! I work with all abilities, ages and genders. Not-so-secret ingredient: Love <3

*I accept insurance for bodywork services with a recommendation from a qualifying medical practitioner (car accidents, worker’s compensation). For further questions regarding this process, please call me.

As a clinical social worker, I also offer mental and emotional health services as a licensed therapist with Anam Cara House, located in South Minneapolis. Most insurance plans accepted. For information and inquiries, please visit: www.anamcaratherapies.com

- Nicole

Credentials

Mindfulness Meditation Teacher - completed the 2-year intensive training led by Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield and many guest instructors, January 2023

The Principles of Collective Trauma Healing, Conscious Healing, and Leadership Training courses with Thomas Hubl

Participant: Moving From Race to Culture. a year of cultural self-study under the guidance of elders and teachers of The Cultural Wellness Center.

Completed the Advanced Training Program in Mind-Body Medicine through The Center for Mind-Body Medicine. January 2019

Spiritual study and personal depth-inquiry as a student of the Diamond Approach, Ridhwan School, since 2011.

30-hour Myoskeletal Therapy Certification Training (“Pinched Nerves, Strained Tendons, and Reflex Spasms”), Erik Dalton. November 2018

Orthopedic Massage study with Cullen Connolly, James Waslawski, Whitney Lowe.

Diploma in Shiatsu (>950 hours) from CenterPoint Massage and Shiatsu School and Clinic in 2016, with additional training in Cupping, Moxibustion, Auricular Therapy.  Special training for clients with HIV/AIDS, cancer, impairments and disabilities, PTSD/trauma, and in pregnancy. 

ASDIC (Anti-Racism Study and Dialogue Circles) Metamorphosis circle participant 2015, completed the facilitator training in 2016: https://www.asdicircle.org/

Over 350 hours herbal and flower essence study (uses, dosage and preparation) with Lise Wolff, Julia Graves, Martin Bulgerin.

DONA-approved Birth Doula training, Marla Lukes, 2010

Reiki, Levels I and II under Rev. Loren McGrail (Usui tradition). Further study in Reiki, Energetics and Earth Healing with David Nelson.

Spiritual and cultural self-study, meditation, inquiry, personal and cultural wellness work with Cara Carlson and Kara Vangen in the Tradition of the Sacred Feminine through The Tree and the Well, Institute for Deep Cultural Studies 2009 - 2021.

Various herbal uses and preparations, energetic massage techniques, basic reflexology massage with RED de salud, el Colectivo de Medicina Maya, y Catalina Bucuzil in Guatemala 2006-2008.

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Cover photo credit: Trang Do Radtke on facebook @trangstenthousandwords