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5 Ways Your Favorite Fragrances May Be Disrupting Your Hormones (And what to do about it.)
Scent is a powerful thing. Certain aromas have the unique ability to evoke vivid memories and associations, or produc...
The Alchemy of Reconciliation Event – Join Us
Event: The Alchemy of Reconciliation: A Workshop for Women, Men, & Healing Across Genders October 11-13, 24 Co-Ho...
How you can manage anxiety with meditation and mindfulness
For many of us, anxiety is an all-too-familiar companion in our daily lives. It’s that knot in your stomach before ...
Go with your Gut: Increase Serotonin by Improving Gut Health
The Gut-Brain Axis The gut-brain axis is a communication network that connects the gut and the brain, allowing them t...
Coping with Holiday Stress
I’ve heard many people echo the sentiment that this holiday season hasn’t felt relaxing, or even slowed down. Man...
Added Sugar: Are You (And Your Kids) Ready For the Emotional Rollercoaster Ride?
Written By Susana Sanchez, Holistic Health Coach We’ve heard many times that what we put in our body directl...
Taking a Break
What is inside of a pause, inside a break? What is allowed to come to life because of a pause we took and what space ...
Welcome To Summer!
Whether we’re concerned about questions we have regarding our health, decisions of the heart and other importan...
Tattoos and Transitions
I got my first tattoo when I was 45, so it can hardly be explained as an act of youthful rebellion. By that point I h...
Reframing Fertility
Using supportive language to frame your fertility journey Where Do We Begin When We Treat Infertility? With an invita...
Valentine’s Brownie With a Boost!
This Valentine’s (or anytime you need a chocolate fix) enjoy this brownie inspired by the never disappointing molt...
Self-Love versus Other-Love
First, let’s define the versions of love that we’ll be talking about here: Self-love is when we ...
Dreaming Big & Remembering Desire
It can, at times, be virtuous to use restraint. There are times that a holding back of desire is truly called for and...
Can’t Sleep?
At The Center, we put a lot of attention on both waking and sleeping dreams. We explore how to dream bigger and how t...
Living the Dream
“The dream is a living thing, by no means a dead thing that rustles like dry paper. It is a living situation; it is...
Cycle of Giving & Receiving: A Holistic Approach
Did you know that giving and receiving need each other to exist? Did you know that all opposites need one another to ...
How Play Is Beneficial In Helping Children Process Stress & Trauma
Play for many can be defined as a period in which imaginative, relaxing, and self-directed activities occur. Play all...
All Hallows’ Eve
As spring is associated with birth and new beginnings, fall is the season associated with death and endings. But befo...
Happy Autumnal Equinox!
Welcome to Fall, folks. Even in Houston we’re feeling it. Cooler temps, rain, maybe you’re even noticing a change...
Parents Guide To A Better Relationship With Your Child This New School Year
Summer vacation is winding down, and by now we’ve all just adjusted into the summer schedule, but the stress of...
Psychoanalysis and Music: Listening to the Balance
I feel very fortunate to be a member of the talented and diverse team at The Center for the Healing Arts and Sciences...
FOOD THERAPY ADVICE FOR SUMMER
Most of you reading this live in Hot-town Houston where we are all sweating it out together right now. And some of y...
Change – Inside and Out
We would rather be ruined than changed We would rather die in our dread Than climb the cross of the moment And let ou...
All Posts
5 Ways Your Favorite Fragrances May Be Disrupting Your Hormones (And what to do about it.)
Scent is a powerful thing. Certain aromas have the unique ability to evoke vivid memories and associations, or produce powerful emotional responses, like feelings of happiness, ease, or even nostalgia. But not all scents are created equal. Just because a fragrance...
The Alchemy of Reconciliation Event – Join Us
Event: The Alchemy of Reconciliation: A Workshop for Women, Men, & Healing Across Genders October 11-13, 24 Co-Hosted by: Gender Equity & Reconciliation International (GERI) & The Center for Healing Arts & Sciences 3-Day workshop held at a location in...
How you can manage anxiety with meditation and mindfulness
For many of us, anxiety is an all-too-familiar companion in our daily lives. It’s that knot in your stomach before a big presentation, the racing thoughts that keep you up at night, or the general unease that always seems to be present. Truthfully, anxiety is...
Go with your Gut: Increase Serotonin by Improving Gut Health
The Gut-Brain Axis The gut-brain axis is a communication network that connects the gut and the brain, allowing them to exchange information and influence each other's function. This communication is bidirectional, meaning that signals can travel from the gut to the...
Coping with Holiday Stress
I’ve heard many people echo the sentiment that this holiday season hasn’t felt relaxing, or even slowed down. Many of us are still grinding, trying to get ahead of the new year and finish the never ending list of to-do’s for 2022. Just making the holidays happen is an...
Added Sugar: Are You (And Your Kids) Ready For the Emotional Rollercoaster Ride?
Written By Susana Sanchez, Holistic Health Coach We’ve heard many times that what we put in our body directly affects how we feel emotionally and physically. But, as parents & caregivers, do we really act according to this premise? Formerly, when a child or...
Taking a Break
What is inside of a pause, inside a break? What is allowed to come to life because of a pause we took and what space is created by that pause? We tend to look at taking a break as doing nothing, being unproductive, being lazy, et cetera — when what we really...
Welcome To Summer!
Whether we're concerned about questions we have regarding our health, decisions of the heart and other important life issues, it seems we always are asking for signs. Truly, they are all around — and we can tune into them, ride the wave, and catch the momentum of what...
Tattoos and Transitions
I got my first tattoo when I was 45, so it can hardly be explained as an act of youthful rebellion. By that point I had seen a Jungian analyst for about 6 years and had made it through some very difficult personal, relational and professional transitions. It seemed...
Reframing Fertility
Using supportive language to frame your fertility journey Where Do We Begin When We Treat Infertility? With an invitation + body trust + acceptance of the mystery. Read the following contrasting mantras and, as you read them, feel how they land on you: I...
Valentine’s Brownie With a Boost!
This Valentine’s (or anytime you need a chocolate fix) enjoy this brownie inspired by the never disappointing molten chocolate cake, upgraded by incorporating the healing benefits of functional mushrooms. Functional mushrooms are so very good for you for a myriad of...
Self-Love versus Other-Love
First, let's define the versions of love that we'll be talking about here: Self-love is when we learn to partner/couple/marry our own ego with our own spirit or soul. Ego being your rule maker, the part of you that keeps you oriented and in line and on...
Dreaming Big & Remembering Desire
It can, at times, be virtuous to use restraint. There are times that a holding back of desire is truly called for and appreciated. Say, for instance, there are only 4 pieces of pizza and 4 hungry people to feed. It would clearly be greedy to take more than one piece...
Can’t Sleep?
At The Center, we put a lot of attention on both waking and sleeping dreams. We explore how to dream bigger and how to engage those wild, nonsensical dreams that happen when you’re asleep. But you may fall into the category of a non-dreamer simply because sleep eludes...
Living the Dream
“The dream is a living thing, by no means a dead thing that rustles like dry paper. It is a living situation; it is like an animal with feelers or with many umbilical cords.” C. G. Jung “I had the weirdest dream last night.” How often have we said that, or...
Cycle of Giving & Receiving: A Holistic Approach
Did you know that giving and receiving need each other to exist? Did you know that all opposites need one another to exist? That we could not turn something “on” if we couldn’t also turn that thing “off”; that what we understand as “cold” would be completely different...
How Play Is Beneficial In Helping Children Process Stress & Trauma
Play for many can be defined as a period in which imaginative, relaxing, and self-directed activities occur. Play allows us to step in to a space where we are allowed to dance between the spaces of real life and alternate realities. This access to play and being able...
All Hallows’ Eve
As spring is associated with birth and new beginnings, fall is the season associated with death and endings. But before you start thinking of this is a negative thing, remember that there can be no new beginnings without endings. Whether we have to experience a little...
Happy Autumnal Equinox!
Welcome to Fall, folks. Even in Houston we’re feeling it. Cooler temps, rain, maybe you’re even noticing a change in mood from feeling super care-free to feeling a bit more serious or melancholy. Even if your mood hasn’t changed, we’re guessing your schedule probably...
Parents Guide To A Better Relationship With Your Child This New School Year
Summer vacation is winding down, and by now we've all just adjusted into the summer schedule, but the stress of an upcoming school year (if it’s actually happening) is on the horizon. Sprinkle in the normal stress of parenting PLUS work, and everything in between and...
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“I went for my first ever acupuncture session at The Center. First of all, being in the middle of the city, it is a beautiful serene space. The treatment was gentle, mindful and I felt really relaxed (and almost transported) afterwards. My chronic headache that I’ve had for 3 weeks is gone!“
– ANITA J.
“Wonderful practitioners! I have had acupuncture treatments for various issues and am always pleased with the results. They have successfully treated problems that western medicine did not.“
– VS
“It was my second time to try acupuncture but this experience was totally different. The consultation was supportive and covered all aspects of my health and nutrition. During the acupuncture treatment, I felt the energy in my body change and realign, and the next day, my posture is better and energy level higher.”
– FRANK F.
“My experience was very pleasant both the surroundings and my clinician made me feel at home. Been using acupuncture for quite a while – today was my first visit to The Center, but it certainly will not be my last.“
– ROCKY G.
“Leila-Scott Mitchell is an excellent practitioner of Chinese medicine and possesses a deep understanding of western medicine as well. Her very integrative approach to wellness and her individual approach to each of her patients is a gift from which each patient (at least this one) profits greatly. I recommend her unequivocally!“
– SUSAN K.
“After one session of acupuncture and cupping I am able to move my neck. She is a great listener and she has great ideas. I appreciated the way she let me choose whether or not to try something, as I had never had cupping. I recommend her without reservation.“
– ELIZABETH H.
“Leila-Scott and The Center have built a wonderful practice in acupuncture. She is so trustworthy and makes me feel safe in the care I am receiving as well as the confidentiality of the information I share. I highly recommend Leila-Scott and her practice. Knowledge, honesty and integrity is what her practice is all about.“
– KRISTEN N.
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