Vision

It’s important to begin a journey with the end in mind. The path may change, the vista may not be what you expect, but as sure as the day is long, this journey for me, has been an adventure. I have been using homeopathy since I was a child, herbs were just part of the garden and natural medicine was as normal to me as breathing. Our family was large and I loved it, but we never head health insurance, we had health-assurance. In other words, we ate as healthy as we could, grew everything possible and rarely, if ever went to the doctor. If I recall correctly growing up in rural Missouri, our family chiropractor delivered my mother’s babies - my siblings.

Fast forward to me, as a nearly 60 year old adult, recognizing that much of what we have been told about vaccinations, medical treatments, COVID has been untrue and that is putting it mildly. People are struggling with who to trust.

Trust God. Trust that He made accommodations for the bodies He created for us, to heal, to recover, to stay well and fight off disease. We need to understand what tools we have available and use good judgement in the use of them.

Are doctors bad? No. Do we need them? Yes. There are amazing advances in surgery, reconstruction, repair, etc that are unparalleled. I’m grateful!

Do we need doctors at every turn, for every sniffle? No. What we need is good practical working knowledge of herbs, healthy lifestyles and the very exciting and modern use of light, sound, PEMF, vibration, meditation and acupressure/acupuncture along with homeopathy, massage therapy and exercise.

For a long time “alternative” medicine, which is actually the original medicine, has been mocked, downplayed and discarded as big Pharma stepped in with a pill for every ailment. Most modern medicines are replications of plant or plant combinations re-created in the lab. This is oversimplified, but you get the idea. Plants came first. Many of those pills come with side effects that we are finding out are devastating and life changing. We only have to look as far as the COVID vaccine to realize the impact on humanity: death, disability, division, lasting health consequences.

We invite all to adopt a level of healthy skepticism of everything that is applied or taken into the body, no matter who prescribes it. Ask questions, lots of questions, do your research, look up ingredients - especially those in vaccinations - BEFORE using them.

I have spent decades mixing tea blends, harvesting herbs from the wild, learning from mentors, taking courses and finally becoming a Naturopathic Practitioner and Master Herbalist. I realize I have so much more to learn and hope that I can share with my community, what I have learned so that you can make more informed choices and understand that you likely have many options to choose from that don’t involve pharmaceuticals.

My building is one of the oldest and least attractive in the town of Pineville, but it is solid and worth renovating. Some of you have old bodies, showing abuse or wear. I see you the same way: worth saving, worth investing in.

The front of the building today.

The side of the building today.

Inside, as it stands now.

This is my building now, but also, my vision of what it can become.

The vision

Concept rendering: the front of Riverbend Hollow.

Concept rendering: a river mural, benches and flower boxes along the side.

Concept rendering: the café, farm store and bakery inside.