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Shamanic Reiki is a blend of energetic healing and shamanic healing practices that support deeper connection, awareness, healing, and integration within the mind, body, and spirit. For me, shamanic healing is the journey of going within and reconnecting with the parts of ourselves that may have been forgotten, rejected, wounded, or kept hidden away in order to survive. It is about meeting those parts with compassion, presence, and love so they can begin to reintegrate back in

Pregnancy and postpartum are some of the most transformative seasons of a person’s life. They can bring excitement, anticipation, joy, and hope. They can also bring anxiety, uncertainty, overwhelm, grief, identity shifts, and unexpected challenges.

Strength isn’t just about how much you can lift. It’s about how well your body supports you through life.

Intuitive art is a creative practice that blends mindfulness, self-expression, and painting, without the pressure of perfection.

There’s a lot of confusion around detoxing. Many “cleanses” focus on restriction, juice fasting, or quick fixes. While they may create short-term changes, they don’t support the body at a deeper level. A functional medicine detox is different.

We are excited to welcome Chenoa Lane to the Flow State Holistic Health community. Chenoa is a holistic life and fitness coach whose work bridges strength training, somatic awareness, and nervous system regulation.

Connection is not just emotional — it’s biological. From the moment we are born, our nervous systems are wired for co-regulation. We learn safety through proximity. Through eye contact. Through tone of voice. Through touch. When we experience genuine connection, the body shifts out of defense and into restoration.

Over our lifetime, our hearts beat an average of 2.5 billion times to ensure adequate circulation throughout our entire body. Sending fresh oxygen and nutrients carried by our blood through the arteries to all vital organs and systems, while our veins recirculate blood back to the heart to become re-oxygenated. A life sustaining cycle that our heart maintains autonomically without conscious control. In this perfect design, our hearts are one of the hardest working organs and

We meet people where they are, and we help them move forward with clarity, confidence, and a deeper sense of connection. Our goal is to be here for those who choose a holistic approach to health care and that understand this can be applied to the many stages of life.

Women 40+ experience a unique biological landscape where hormones fluctuate, recovery changes, stress impacts the body differently, and metabolism responds to different cues.

Human beings have been exploring ways to heal, thrive, and find balance for thousands of years. Long before advanced diagnostics or modern pharmacology, cultures across the world built sophisticated systems of medicine—each shaped by their environment, beliefs, and lived experience. What’s remarkable is how many of these ancient practices have not only survived but become pillars of today’s integrative and holistic health landscape. Researchers continue to study them, practit

You and your medical provider make the best team in assessing the health of your breasts and any changes that may need further evaluation.

Metal helps us cut away what is no longer needed—whether that’s stagnant or hidden emotions, cluttered thoughts, or unnecessary attachments

Sometimes integration appears straightforward like those few minutes of rest in savasana as the end of your yoga class. Other times it requires more — days, weeks, even a season of reflection after deep care or personal growth.

My name is Michelle Swenson, and I’m so excited to join forces with Flow State Health here in St. Louis. As a certified Integrative...

When you have a history of chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, ear infections, pneumonia, recurrent upper respiratory infections, and strep throat; this signals that your immune system is sub-optimally functioning and the terrain of your body needs further support through diet, lifestyle, and targeted nutrients. The following are 2 areas of health that you can begin to assess and implement to support and modulate immune system function as we approach the autumn season.

Long before modern science could measure brain waves or chart vibrational frequency, ancient cultures understood a simple truth: sound heals. From Tibetan singing bowls to Aboriginal didgeridoos, from Native American drums to Vedic mantras, sound has been used for thousands of years as a bridge between the physical and spiritual, the seen and unseen.

In many Indigenous cultures across Central and South America, plant medicine has long been used as a way to bring the body, mind, and...

Curious about antioxidants, free radicals, and what they really mean for your health? Dr. Amber Tabares, NMD, is answering your most...

Flow State Holistic Health: Where Medicine Meets Wellness At Flow State Holistic Health, we believe health is more than the absence of...