Articles from ‘March 2026’ Issue
Rise to Wellness, LLC is Taking New Clients!
Rise to Wellness, LLC. Providers collaborate with individuals, couples, families and with other treatment providers to work towards clarifying root causes of suffering, using personalized treatment strategies to increase resiliency. We partner with our clients to achieve meaningful growth.
Clinicians hold Master’s Degrees in Social Work and are fully Licensed Clinical Social Workers with experiences working… [click headline to read more]
Biochemical individuality: A Functional Medicine Perspective
Dr. Amy Davis MD
As a practitioner, I don’t see diagnoses — I see people. Each person who comes to my office has a unique genetic blueprint, distinct environmental exposures, personal stress patterns, nutritional history, microbiome composition, toxic burden, and life story. Biochemical individuality recognizes that no two people function exactly the same, even if symptoms… [click headline to read more]
The Incense Journey™ at the Heartland Hypnosis Conference
Fragrance, Hypnosis, and the Art of Inner Stillness
At the Heartland Hypnosis Conference, learning extends beyond technique and theory. It becomes experiential, embodied, and deeply human. This year’s conference offers a rare opportunity to engage one of the most immersive and transformative experiences available in the field of hypnosis and consciousness work: The Incense Journey™ – An… [click headline to read more]
Become a Certified Hypnotist
Attend the Heartland Hypnosis Conference to Learn How Hypnosis Can Help You
By William Mitchell M.Div., BCH, CI
When people find out that I am both a Protestant Minister and a Hypnotist, they want to know what can be done with Hypnosis. Most people immediately think of entertaining hypnosis stage shows. However, Hypnotism is much more than… [click headline to read more]
2026 Native Plant of the Year: Wild Blue Indigo – Baptisia australis
By Ann Lapides
The fantastic Missouri native perennial, Wild Blue Indigo, Baptisia australis, brings stunning color and form to the landscape with showy racemes of pea-shaped indigo-blue flowers in late spring and early summer. Showy black seed pods follow the flowers and look fabulous in dried arrangements. Its ornamental blue-green foliage looks great all year and makes a… [click headline to read more]
Spring Into Self-Care
As we move into spring, it’s common to notice winter’s effects on your skin, including dryness, dullness, and buildup. This is the perfect time to refresh your skincare routine and focus on restoring healthy balance. Consistent care supports not only how your skin looks, but how you feel overall.
Professional Skincare Services for a Fresh Start
At… [click headline to read more]
Presence is the Path
By Dr. Gail Cloud
Today’s words are about one’s spiritual path. There are so many of us who search for a spiritual leader or guru or a spiritual path that suits them best and that they can feel and relate to. And it is important for us to feel that we are part of a community.… [click headline to read more]
St Louis Mystic Fair, April 24-26
The STL Mystic Fair is a three-day metaphysical, psychic, and holistic wellness event bringing together readers, healers, and spiritual vendors from across the Midwest. Whether you are a veteran of the metaphysical lifestyle, just starting to explore, or simply curious about what a “mystic fair” even is, this event is designed to be welcoming, open-minded,… [click headline to read more]
Women’s Health Naturally Expo & Workshops
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Women’s Health Naturally Expo & Workshops (WHN) will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Carbondale Civic Center, 200 S. Illinois Ave, 9am-4pm.
This is the 12th annual WHN. Hundreds of people have been touched by this Expo and the organizers are super jazzed about this year’s event! As people are… [click headline to read more]
CONSERVATION CORNER: Almost a Miracle
By Dan Zarlenga, Missouri Department of Conservation
Photo caption: A water strider suspends itself, as if by magic, on the surface of the water. Photo by Jim Rathert, Missouri Department of Conservation.
As Missouri’s waters thaw in March’s warming temperatures and swell with early spring rains, tiny creatures begin performing what looks like a miracle. They walk… [click headline to read more]
Publisher’s Corner
Small Moments, Quiet Renewal
By Susan Hunt-Bradford
As I sit here in the middle of February writing this column, I can feel spring right around the corner. There is so much to enjoy outdoors in the St. Louis and Southern Illinois region. After months of winter cold, the city slowly awakens: daffodils push through warming soil, trees… [click headline to read more]
Earthworms’ Castings
By Jean Ponzi
Snow Ode
One of my all-time favorite things in life is seeing the shadows of the bodies of trees, on snow, in full moonlight.
Every time, I savor this view – and I hope to see it again.
Growing up in Wisconsin, I got to see this month after month for nearly half of every year.… [click headline to read more]
13. Founder’s Forum Better Safe than sorry JB’s photo
Founder’s Forum: Better Safe than Sorry – Even in a Blizzard
By J.B. Lester
The big snow was falling that Saturday night, and more was on the way. I began to have some chest discomfort around 2pm and it continued on and off for about five hours. I mentioned it to my family and my daughter, who is in the healthcare field, insisted I call my cardiologist.… [click headline to read more]
Frequency-Based Approach to Gut Restoration
By Diane K. Wilson
The gut is not just a digestive tube — it is an electrochemical communication hub. With over 100 million neurons and constant signaling along the gut-brain axis, digestive function is influenced by chemistry, light, sound, emotion and environment. When viewed through both a clinical and energetic lens, gut health becomes a matter… [click headline to read more]
Awareness is Power When it Comes to Ground Source Heat Pumps
By Angela Vories, International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA)
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) deliver phenomenal efficiencies of 300% to 600%, during the coldest of winter nights, thanks to their installation deep below the frost line. Instead of adapting the unpredictable ups and downs of outdoor air, GSHPs can provide household heating and cooling by… [click headline to read more]
ARTful Living
No Shortage of Art in March
By Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Healthy Planet Arts Editor
Image: Shifting Times, performed by Karlovsky & Company Dance
The Pulitzer celebrates its 25th anniversary with Dialogues & Conversations, works by 35 artists from Degas to Giacometti to Salcedo. Some 90 sculptures, drawings, paintings, prints, and photographs, from late 19th century to the present,… [click headline to read more]
Irresistible Community Builders, LLC presents: The St Louis Resettlement Project
By Tom & Carol Braford
Fifty years ago, I wrote a white paper called ‘The Soulard Resettlement Project’ that was an instant sensation when I presented it at The Sharing Place in the Central West End. It resulted in the establishment of The Harbinger Housing Co-op, a self managed, highly successful Intentional Community that quickly fostered… [click headline to read more]
Healthy Boundaries
By Jasmin Acosta, Healthy Planet Staff Writer
Oftentimes, we have a difficult time placing boundaries with the people we care about for the fear of hurting their feelings, but setting healthy boundaries is never selfish. Boundaries are the invisible lines that help us define our needs and values. They protect our time, energy, values, and emotional… [click headline to read more]
Recycle 101: Who, What and Where?
By Steve Davies, Healthy Planet Columnist
It turns out, while doing a little research on the various items that we recycle in our neighborhoods these days, I have to say I learned a lot. Some things were as I expected but, there were also some that did turn out the way I thought they would. What… [click headline to read more]
Stew-pendously Grand Vegan Irish Stew
By Natalie Toney, M.F.A., C.H., Healthy Planet Food Editor
Spring is nearly here, and as we look for the sun peeking through and parting the heavy clouds of Winter, we all know that snow laden days linger about in the Midwest well through March, even into April. What better way to keep the whole body and… [click headline to read more]