HappiNature offers a variety of services that give you a direct experience of your true nature and also a clearer awareness of what is possible in your life. Through a combination of these powerful processes, you will receive a full, true experience of wholeness individualized to meet your specific needs.
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is the power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
“Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation. Use it!”
Our daily life is our muse, our means of transformation.
Life coaching is a partnership that supports you in connecting with your inner purpose, passion and innate peace. It inspires change that creates and sustains fulfilling results in all areas of your life. Actualizing the life of our dreams is as much an inner activism as an outer one. Therefore, there are elements that set these sessions apart from other modalities.
A keystone of HappiNature coaching is to support and guide people into healthy emotional integration and nervous system regulation, as well as optimizing overall well-being through nature connection and various modalities, processes, and somatic practices. Breathwork, opening restricted breathing patterns, and harnessing the power of the breath are also foundational components of the work. And for those that are open to it, Laughter Yoga is an underestimated, highly effective tool for deep healing and change on every level; physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual.
HappiNature coaching is a powerful experience that connects you to your inner wisdom and can be the key to moving you out of the past and into the present so you can create the future with consciousness and joy. Using a wide array of creative exercises, processes, inquiry and mindful awareness, HappiNature coaching sessions support you in creating deep and lasting change.
Our inner obstacles, such as our limiting beliefs and fear, can get in the way of having fulfilling outcomes. To succeed with our goals and achieve our potential, it can help to cultivate greater compassion and understanding within ourselves, and learn to shift critical or negative thought patterns, as we begin to follow the guidance of our inner wisdom. This is the springboard to finding the freedom to experience life’s full potential.
As your life coach, Nicole's job is to listen deeply, be a mirror for your greatness, facilitate and guide towards healing and transformation, ask powerful questions, offer insightful feedback, offer healing exercises and practices, and support you in moving forward with intention and inspired purpose. HappiNature coaching sessions have unique, playful and powerful processes to shift old habits and patterns that may have you locked in an unwanted experience. These sessions ignite an aliveness of our greatness and truth in all areas of our lives!
Establishing true health and well-being can be a liberating and empowering experience when you focus and align with your true nature. With more than 21 years experience as a Holistic Health Practitioner and Wellness Coach, Nicole has learned and shares key elements that make the road to health a much smoother and effective process.
And of course, there is nothing that serves health and well-being more than opening to happiness itself. Our genuine, heartfelt happiness is sacred medicine for us. True health and happiness go hand in hand! When you are out of sync with your true nature, it can undermine your well-being, making any attempt to become healthy more stressful and ineffective.
Living a healthy life is an art-form and is as much of an inside job as an outer one. Wellness coaching sessions with Nicole will not only assist you with attaining greater health, but cultivate a more joyful, meaningful experience within your body and your whole life. Together, we will go beyond most traditional Wellness Coaching processes and leverage the wisdom and grace of your true nature.
Wellness coaching is a solution-based approach beginning with a liberating re-frame of what health and wellness are all about and what the path to actualizing it really looks like. The process includes unlocking and shifting old patterns, perceptions, fears, and beliefs that may be undermining or blocking you from the health you desire. Once you understand and realign with your natural well-being, any choices, actions, or changes in your thoughts or life-style become much easier and effective.
This holistic coaching approach works on all key levels. “Holistic” means “whole" taking into account all aspects of a person and what they are experiencing. What is commonly deemed as healthy for one person may not be so healthy for another. This is why it’s essential to look at the various aspects of our whole being: nutrition, lifestyle, energy needs, mindset, sleep, mood, blood sugar, cravings, hormones, how we deal with stress, and our relationship and perception of our body, etc.. Depending on your unique health needs and intentions, we will utilize suitable nutritional, detox, Ayurvedic, exercise, therapeutic and self-care modalities that are beneficial to restoring balance in your body, mind, and spirit.
The body’s innate wisdom and potential are just waiting for acknowledgement and to bring our thriving nature alive. It is our greatest resource in actualizing true health. Come explore a more joy-filled path to great health!
“As your breath flows, so your life flows...”
The breath is our most sacred medicine. Nicole and her clients have experienced miracle after miracle in relation to what is possible with the breath. It is the most transformative resource we have and it is underutilized. The breath, and how it moves through the body is our Truth Teller. It does not lie, yet it has the power to transform. The breath can tell us the story of our lives and what is held in our unconscious.
As a Transformational Breath Facilitator, Nicole reads the patterns and messages of the breath, enabling the breath to guide her in supporting you in opening to your greatest freedom, peace, health, joy, and purpose.
Before moving deeper into Integrative Breathwork, Nicole helps you foster a safe, connected, easeful, and healthy relationship experience with your breathing. This opens a sense of feeling supported and nourished by your own breath, your very Life Force. These days, there are countless different kinds of breathing practices to try, but until we truly know how to connect and relate to our breath, we often miss out on the grace and significant benefits available through these practices.
Transformational Breath® (TB) is a conscious, self-empowering modality utilizing breath, movement, and sound that transforms one’s life on the physical, mental, emotional, and consciousness levels. It is a dynamic and powerful technique utilizing a high-vibrational frequency created by a specific breathing pattern. It accesses our electromagnetic field at the cellular level and creates powerful healing and transformation.
PHYSICAL: Maximizes oxygen in the body, massages internal organs and generates the detoxification response. It serves to clear, heal, and open restricted breathing patterns, thus creating improved respiratory capacity, better health, more energy, balance, and a strengthened immune system.
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL: Effectively resolves stress, optimizes the relaxation response, and clears repressed emotions such as anger, fear, anxiety, guilt and depression from the subconscious. Removes negativity and old mental programs and beliefs of limitation and lack, which creates greater peace, creativity and clarity. Releases past traumas located in the cellular memory. Also activates an enhanced sense of aliveness, perspective and energy.
SPIRITUAL: Opens a connection to higher states of consciousness, inner wisdom and awareness. Mystical experiences, awareness of other dimensions and higher aspects of Self. Unlimited vistas of spaciousness and love. Greater expression of spiritual gifts, creativity, deeper meditation, and opening to the awareness of unity consciousness.
All three levels of Transformational Breath happen in every session. Depending on your individual specific needs, experiences will vary with how much time you spend in each level. Every time you do a Transformational Breath session, you will become lighter, clearer, and permanently raise your vibrational frequencies.
Through the power of the connected breath it accesses the electromagnetic field at a cellular level creating a powerful healing and transformative effect. It is based on the universal principle of entrainment. Therefore, a high vibrational energy is utilized to shift the lower resonating energies of disease and trauma within the cellular memory, thus creating a powerful change in well-being on many levels. As we open and clear restricted breathing patterns, we learn how to breathe more naturally, easily and effectively. Most people are only getting a small percentage of air capacity because of closed and restricted breathing patterns. In Transformational Breath we know that the amount of air that we can bring in is directly related to the amount of positivity we can accept in life. As we open and expand our breathing, we greatly improve our capacity to receive and experience more positivity. To the degree that the breath is open and flowing, we are in the flow of life.
Transformational Breath uses the full diaphragmatic breath and can resolve incarnational traumas. It uses hands on, sound and conscious invocation to create more effective and complete resolution.
Transformational Breath is also the only breathing modality that focuses on the energies and states that you want to create, as opposed to paying attention to the patterns you are trying to release. By breathing in those higher states and intentions, those old negative patterns automatically dissipate. Transformational Breath is very unique and is the cutting edge of breath work today. Clients find freedom in one Transformational Breath session that is not found in decades of utilizing other modalities and therapies.
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Reiki is the greatest secret in the science of energetics. ”
Reiki is a spiritual healing art and a type of Biofield Energy Therapy.
The predominant form of Reiki practiced worldwide today, also known as Usui Reiki, was developed by Dr. Mikao Usui in the early 20th century.
Reiki (pronounced ray-kee) is Japanese for “Universal Life Energy.” “Rei” means universal, omnipresent. Esoterically, it means spiritual consciousness, omniscient wisdom from the Divine. “Ki” is the non-physical vitality that gives life to all things. Ki energy can be activated for the purpose of healing.
Reiki is an ancient Japanese healing system in which the trained Reiki practitioner uses the Usui systems of Reiki to balance the Universal Life Energy within an individual. This energy therapy is based on the principle that everything in existence consists of light and energy that creates, flows, and sustains all of Life.
We must realize and remember that we are energy. Science is now catching up with what ancient cultures and systems have known for centuries… Life is not solid, everything is made up of energy. Our bodies are made up of energy. Our minds are energy, our emotions are energy. Even if we can’t see it, like our breath, the energy is there. We want coherency of energy in our system, so that the mind, the emotions, and the body are all working together in a healthy unison. This is what creates flow. The Universal Life Force is our fundamental natural state that helps facilitate our direct experience of wholeness and well-being.
Reiki is neither positive nor negative. It is in fact, the highest and most profound vibration of Life. Divine in origin, it allows us to become one with all living things alive in our world. Reiki is pure unconditional love and joy, bringing all who experience and embrace its principles into harmony and balance.
Reiki energy is gentle, yet very powerful. This Universal Life Force energy is highly intelligent and knows what the mind and body need in perfect order.
Nicole is initiated and trained at the Mastership Level of Usui Reiki.
During a session, the client remains clothed, while the Reiki practitioner lightly places their hands on the surface of the body, or just above in an orderly sequence, with special attention paid to particular areas of discomfort and imbalance. Reiki stimulates and facilitates the client’s own natural healing abilities.
Benefits of Reiki:
Supports and accelerates the body’s innate self-healing ability
Balances the body’s energies and loosens blackened or stagnant energy
Supports in regulation and soothing the nervous system
Clears the mind and improves focus
Cleanses the body of toxins
Compliments other medical treatments
Healing to relieve pain
Promotes a state of total relaxation and well-being
Increases energy levels
Supports function of the various systems in the body
Fosters greater vitality, balance, and a lightness of being
The beauty of Reiki is that it can be shared to support any and all life, including animals, birds, trees, plants, water, and land. Given that Reiki is Universal, it is the very foundation of life that all can be supported by and benefit from. For example, animals love Reiki. They seem to have a natural understanding of what Reiki is and its benefits. Once a pet has received a Reiki treatment, they will often let you know that they want more. Plants also respond very well to Reiki.
Reiki also involves a philosophy of living surrounding mind-body-spirit unity and connection to all things.
The 5 Reiki principles for living are:
Just for today…
I will not worry.
I will not be angry.
I will do my work honestly.
I will give thanks for my many blessings.
I will be kind to every living thing.
Reiki brings a sense of purpose, knowledge, direction, calm, healing, and equilibrium into a chaotic world.
There are infinite possibilities with Reiki and it is a blessing to experience.
~ REIKI IS THE VERY ESSENCE OF OUR TRUE NATURE ~
“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. ”
WE ARE NATURE. Re-establishing our awareness and connection to our true nature is the most fundamental and important element when it comes to being fully healthy, happy, and fulfilled. There are many gifts that our modern way of living brings. However, we must remain balanced and deeply rooted in our true nature, and the natural world, otherwise we become domesticated, conditioned, and out of sync with our natural wisdom, peace, and harmony.
Our nervous systems are already wired with the circuitry for nature connection. When we spend time in nature we are not only aligning with the natural, healthy rhythms of the body and mind, we are also synchronizing with the powerful rhythms of the earth. This is our natural state. Through these innate rhythms, enriching qualities emerge, such as true presence, playfulness, vitality and aliveness, a quiet mind, creativity, compassion, empathy, and unconditional love.
There are some simple and effective Nature Connection practices that can be easily incorporated into your life. Through these practices, you can deepen your sensory and intuitive awareness and connection, creating true peace and a thriving nature.
Nature Connection practices are different than just going for a walk or working out in nature. Cultivating a level of presence and connection is what makes all the difference in our state of being. Nature Connection is essential for greater health, well-being, nervous system regulation, clarity, calm, deeper sleep, creativity, feeling grounded and free.
Some areas to explore and foster these benefits are through:
Bird Sits
Tree Sits
Forest Bathing Practices
Creating Nature Mandalas
Nature Meditations
Embodied Somatic Exercises and Practices
Nervous System Regulation Practices in Nature
Slow Movement, Meandering, Sacred Wandering
Energy Practices
Owl Eyes, Deer Ears, Fox Walking
Various Mindfulness Practices
Field Sketching and Art in Nature
Deep Listening
Earthing & Grounding Practices
Animal and Plant Connection and Communication
… and much more!
Nicole cares deeply and is dedicated to the harmony and well-being of all life on the planet. She is excited to share these practices with you! Contact us to learn more about the incredible options and possibilities to explore deep nature connection and all of its blessings and benefits.
For more benefits of being in nature, check out this great article on hiking: How Hiking Changes Our Brains
Excerpted from: STILLNESS SPEAKS
By Eckhart Tolle
We depend on nature not only for our physical survival. We also need nature to show us the way home, the way out of the prison of our own minds. We got lost in doing, thinking, remembering, anticipating - lost in a maze of complexity and a world of problems.
We have forgotten what rocks, plants, and animals still know. We have forgotten how to be - to be still, to be ourselves, to be where life is: Here and Now.
Whenever you bring your attention to anything natural, anything that has come into existence without human intervention, you step out of the prison of conceptualized thinking and, to some extent, participate in the state of connectedness with Being in which everything natural still exists.
To bring your attention to a stone, a tree, or an animal does not mean to think about it, but simply to perceive it, to hold it in your awareness. Something of its essence then transmits itself to you. You can sense how still it is, and in doing so the same stillness arises within you. You sense how deeply it rests in Being - completely at one with what it is and where it is. In realizing this, you too come to a place of deep rest within yourself.
When walking or resting in nature, honor that realm by being there fully. Be still. Look. Listen. See how every animal and every plant is completely itself. Unlike humans, they have not split themselves in two. They do not live through mental images of themselves, so they do not need to be concerned with trying to protect and enhance those images. The deer is itself. The daffodil is itself.
All things in nature are not only one with themselves but also one with the totality. They haven't removed themselves from the fabric of the whole by claiming a separate existence: "me" and the rest of the universe.
The contemplation of nature can free you of that "me," the great troublemaker.
The power of Nature is within… May we all come back home to this exquisite experience.
“Meditation is the art of mastering the mind. The way we perceive the world around us completely depends upon our mind. In our search for happiness, we essentially have two options - modify the entire world so that everything turns out exactly the way we want it or modify our mind so that we are able to be happy, content and peaceful, regardless of what happens in the external world. The former is obviously impossible. We have very little control over our external world. The only hope for happiness lies in controlling the inner world. Meditation is a key element in this process.
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Meditation is an invitation to reunite with our true nature, the vast, mysterious experience of presence. It helps connect us more deeply with ourselves, others, and life around us. It enhances and supports everything in our experience. If we are too busy thinking then we may miss out on certain things that we really want in life, missing cues in some of our relationships because we are so in our own head and can’t see what is happening.
Happiness naturally arises when the mind neither pushes nor pulls. The inner fear that mental chatter stirs up can disappear with meditation. Regardless of our level of rumination, meditation can dissolve the inner critic that makes us feel afraid and feel like we aren’t enough. When we meditate, we change the relationship with that voice. We stop taking it seriously, it quiets down, and can even dissolve. We can then feel free, relaxed, present, and alive.
Meditation trains us to work skillfully with obstacles, thoughts, and emotional patterns that interfere with being able to rest at peace with full presence, wherever we are. Whether you are an experienced meditator or wanting to begin a practice, the key is finding a meditation that is suitable for you. Not all meditation techniques are created equal for everyone. There are ways to experiment and find out what type of meditation works specifically for you.
Nicole has been studying, practicing and teaching various styles of meditation for over 15 years and can support you in establishing a successful meditation practice. She will work with you to explore what meditation style feels best for you, and then help to enhance your experience so you receive the greatest benefit. The meditation style may be as simple as focusing on your own breath, or exploring more advanced styles. Regardless of the path you choose, meditation can be effortless, enjoyable, and expanding. It is something we are all capable of.
In meditation, our true nature emerges into our awareness more quickly, reliably and fully. We can end the inner suffering. We can release the fear. We can be free.
“Nature is the source of all true knowledge.”
There was a time when our ways were intimately woven with the pulse of the natural world. The answers to Life’s great questions were found not in books but in quiet communion with the voices of Mother Earth and the Cosmos. All living things have a presiding spirit… from the mighty whale, soaring eagle, fragrant flower, to the tiny bee, each animal and element was seen as sacred and was honored for the gift it brought to the greater circle of life.
We are all connected. Everything we are, think, feel, and do within this great Web of Life, will be felt, in some manner, by all. All life forms are regarded as sacred and are honored for their intrinsic power and qualities, as well as their roles as teachers. Their behaviors, characteristics, and appearance all hold information, power, and wisdom to be gained if we take the time to observe, connect, and reflect upon their “medicine” to inform our own lives. Their teachings are both real and symbolic, and they represent something meaningful and universal that can help guide us as we navigate the world. In fact, different spirit animals come into our lives at various stages and phases, offering us divine messages to help us along our path.
These Animal & Spirit Card Readings are a doorway to reconnect with the wisdom of Nature. Thus, igniting and deepening your experience of your True Nature. Through honoring the messages and insights shared, we deepen our connection to our own path and calling, while awakening our role in the preservation, purpose, and balance of Life. Now is the time. Listen to the whispered call of Nature’s guidance and encouragement.
Imagine tapping into the guidance of the spirit of Nature as you travel through the rich terrain of your life, discovering new and uncharted territories.
WHAT MESSAGE OR GIFT IS WAITING TO BE AWOKEN IN YOU?
This reading explores factors that have influenced your past, present, and future.
This reading explores the energies present in your life in each area of the Medicine Wheel. Each of the directions reveals certain things that you may need to reflect upon in your personality and/or life. The cards also disclose how you are learning from yourself, from others, from the animals, and Life itself. The card in the center is the Sacred Mountain or Sacred Tree position.
Choose this Animal Spirit oracle spread when you need a greater understanding of the inner forces at work in your life today.
Use this reading to assist in reaching, or possibly even defining your goals for the future. This reading explores both your weaknesses and strengths and suggest areas in which you will have to make some effort to ensure you reach your goals.
This reading concentrates on the dynamics of your relationship with another person. The other person may be anyone in your life such as a mate, family member, friend or business partner. This reading can be used to explore your relationship with a group as well.
This oracle spread is often used to explore a very specific question. To use this Animal Spirit spread concentrate on a question to put before the cards.
This reading focuses on solving a major life challenge. It explores the pattern currently at work in your life, and possible solutions.
Use this reading to assist in reaching, or possibly even defining your goals for the future. This reading explores both your weaknesses and strengths, and suggest areas in which you will have to make some effort to ensure you reach your goals.
The Grandfather Sun, Grandmother Moon reading presents a balanced path for the individual to take to reach a successful outcome to a specific question. The animal spirit that appears in the Grandfather Sun position represents the active energy that's called for at this time; the animal spirit in the Grandmother Moon position represents the passive or receptive energy necessary. The Outcome Animal Spirit card represents the results you can expect if you manage to maintain a balanced path.
“There are more roots than branches,” the old wise ones said. This expression notes the importance of knowing what is beneath the surface. The Moon Lodge Spread is a mirror of your own personal unconscious. The world knows you outwardly, but only you can know the forces moving deep within yourself. The Moon Lodge Spread is therefore a tool to help you uncover that which is hidden. With this spread it is possible to clear away the veil of lies and self-deceptions that may be thwarting your growth.
This spread is used to determine the outcome of projects or group enterprises. Four cards are drawn and placed in the classic directional positions on the medicine wheel, i.e., East, South, West, and North. These cards will indicate the various phases your project or activity will move through toward its conclusion.
This Animal Spirit Reading is used to reveal key influences that will effect your life from month to month over the next year. In this reading Animal Spirit Influences may repeat themselves. Indeed, you may find that the same animal spirit reflects the primary influence of many months in the year before you.
CALL TO SCHEDULE AN ANIMAL & SPIRIT CARD READING SESSION TODAY
“Laughter is the best medicine.”
Laughter is an essential aspect of our true nature… a natural element of Life.
LAUGHTER is the universal language. It is the medicine we humans need in our world… its free, its innate, and it doesn’t discriminate!
Did you know that… Laughter Yoga has been shown to elevate mood, diminish pain, regulate our nervous system, improve sleep, and activate our immune system? It can decrease stress hormones, increase immune cells and infection fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.
Laughter Yoga (LY) increases blood flow and oxygenation of the cells and organs. It moves the lymphatic system, supports digestion, elimination, and detoxification overall. Laughing provides a natural workout for a number of muscle groups and massages all the internal organs and tissues in the body. Supports aerobic health, circulation, blood pressure, and hormonal health.
Laughter Yoga significantly aides in stress relief and mental and emotional health. It triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being. Studies also show that laughter can help us release emotions and generate more elevated emotions and states, such as compassion, joy, forgiveness, and freedom of being. Keeps us grounded and alert. It can also help reprogram our subconscious mind… It helps to create new neuro-pathways in the brain. LY activates the Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS), the calming or “rest and digest” part of the Autonomic Nervous System. It teaches us how to shift out of the Sympathetic Nervous System, or Flight/Fight Response, and reengages the Vagus Nerve of the PNS.
Laughter Yoga can also help us move through inhibitions and feeling self-conscious in a safe, and healthy way.
Laughter is the Great Alchemist, it can foster an opportunity to transform negativity to positivity.
… and the benefits continue!
Laughter Yoga (LY) is something we can all easily do and enjoy.
It is a unique concept where anyone can laugh for no reason. We can laugh without relying on humor, jokes, or comedy. This is one of the most important aspects of LY because there are so many “conditions” out there, and we often put conditions on ourselves and our well-being. This is an opportunity to learn to be unconditional, and not be as dependent on outside circumstances to affect how we feel. We can reclaim our freedom of being so that we can create life rather than react to it. We can CHOOSE to laugh. It’s so liberating and empowering!
Laughter Yoga is different because we initiate laughter as a physical exercise. We can do it in a group or on our own, and it really gives us permission to bring out our childlike playfulness, which is so healing and enlivening. And so often it becomes real and contagious laughter!
The reason why we call it “Laughter Yoga” is because it combines laughter exercises with deep breathing, sound, and movement. This brings more oxygen to the body and the brain, which helps us feel healthier and more energetic.
How did LY get started?
A medical doctor named Madan Kataria from India was inspired to explore the many healing benefits of laughter. He began in 1995 with only 5 people in a Mumbai park. Now, there are 1000’s of social Laughter Clubs in more than 100 countries.
Why do we want to do LY?
Many people ask why they would need to make themselves laugh, when they can just watch a funny movie or comedy. The answer is that there is an important distinction here. There are 3 reasons in order to be able to receive the maximum health benefits of laughter.
1. LAUGHTER SHOULD BE SUSTAINED: Any laughter or upliftment is helpful. Yet, in order to receive the scientifically proven health benefits of laughter, we need to laugh for at least 10-15 minutes. Natural laughter hardly lasts for 4-5 seconds at a time, it is not sufficient to bring about significant physiological and psychological changes in the body. Since LY is done as an exercise, we can prolong our laughter as much as we want.
2. LAUGHTER SHOULD BE DEEP: To reap the health benefits of laughter, we want it to be hearty and deep, coming from the diaphragm. It should be a belly laugh. Laughter is basically an extended exhale, which in themselves, longer exhales are proven to activate our parasympathetic response, the rest and digest portion of our nervous system. We relax deeply on an extended exhale. Also, we detoxify at least 75% of toxins through our breath.
3. LAUGHTER SHOULD BE UNCONDITIONAL: In life, we don’t necessarily know when a natural laugh will come through, and we don’t want it to be dependent on any outside reasons or conditions. Because unfortunately, given the state of the world, there aren’t a lot of reasons out there to make us laugh. This makes it all the more important to take our power back, and commit to our well-being and joy regardless of circumstances. We can’t leave that to chance. Laughter is far to essential to our health, and why taking the time to give yourself this gift of laughter is so important.
Laughter Yoga is a powerful, healing, and uplifting experience… Come and enjoy the special gift of your own laughter medicine!
Nicole Gabrielle Martel
nicole@happinature.com
949.413.3853
