Category: Dayton Wellness Collective
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The Mindful, Ritualized, and Rooted Gifts of a Simple Herbal Infusion
The transition of a task into a soulful practice The steam rose from my mug in wispy swirls, an enchanting dance of water, fire, & air. I studied it longer than normal– an impromptu meditation that put me in a welcomed trance. Slowly, scents of clove and cinnamon filled my…
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2026 February Spotlight: The Wenches of Wormwood
We are Brandi and Jessica. We met while working together at a mental health organization and hit it off right away. After a couple years, we started working on a dream that we are making a reality. Wenches of Wormwood was born when we decided to jump into our passions…
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2026 January Spotlight: Charles Roberts
M.S.Ed, LPCC-S, DARTT, CSAT, RAE, BSP Charles Roberts is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with supervisor designation (Ohio). He is founder of The Welcoming Place Counseling and Coaching, and is a group intensive leader with Onsite Workshops in Tennessee. Charles’ first degree is in trombone performance, and he was a…
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The Intuition Portal
Somatic body wisdom as a navigational tool to finding your path to alignment I was contemplating my recent conversation with Charles while walking my dog a few days ago. We were discussing Somatic transformation, something that has recently caught my attention. The idea being – we (as a society) are…
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The Story of Us
How the Dayton Wellness Collective was birthed into the world A lot of beautiful things happen at brunches. The magical feeling of reconnecting with friends. Savory crispy potatoes paired with bright citrus tinged bubbles. And for us, one lovely October Saturday afternoon, the first spark of an idea that eventually…
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Make it / Market
A cozy crafternoon with a sprinkle of activism I looked around Ferncroft Studio after my final floor sweep and took a deep breath in. I had been working diligently in this studio for the past couple days prepping the space for one of the largest events we’ve ever had the…
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Grounding to Rise
Let’s face it- modern life is a constant bombardment to our nervous system. From non-stop horrifying current events to the sweeping technological changes that have completely rewritten our human experience, our neural networks are barely keeping up (let alone our weary depleted souls). Over the millions of years that humans…
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Building Community
Navigating Political Class IV Currents I’ve been consuming a steady stream of news lately, reminiscent of the early pandemic days when the outcome of our world wide predicament was completely up in the air. I, like many of my fellow stressed out Americans, am viscerally cognizant of what is actively…
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Backyard Apothecary
The word ‘apothecary’ has recently made a pretty impressive comeback. Originally meaning a repository or storehouse in ancient Greece, it later morphed into a pharmacopeia reference around the mid 14th century. When I hear the word apothecary, I’m instantly intrigued. It evokes a sense of a lifetime of learning, the…
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Get Rooted
As the sun stretches out high over head and warms up the Earth below & the plants start growing upward to greet it- we can’t help but feel captivated by all of the work, growth, and expansion happening below the surface. The soil, the roots, the foundation of any living…
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