The Mindful Body - Integrative Bodywork

Hi 👋 I'm Autumn, a Reiki practitioner and teacher in Ocala, Florida.

I offer intuitive energy work that weaves together Reiki, chakra crystal lights, and energy balancing, a space to slow down, release stress, and come back to yourself.

To deepen their experience, many clients love incorporating my inHarmony Vibroacoustic sound bed into their session. Low-frequency vibrations paired with soft music, move through your body, helping it settle into a deeply calm, restful state. Paired with Reiki, it's a truly immersive experience from head to toe. ✨

Whether you're new to energy work or it's already part of your self-care, I'd love to welcome you in.

📅 View services + book online:

themindfulbodyllc.com

📞 Prefer to chat first? Text or call: 352-509-5815

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This summer I fell in love with paper wasps. 🐝

Early in the summer, I found a paper wasp nest in my gate. I felt nervous, since I'd been stung there in years past. Like many of us, I'd been conditioned to fear wasps, and my instinct was to kill them.

But this time, the thought of killing them out of fear hurt my heart. They were simply trying to exist. They'd chosen the perfect spot, tucked in the hollow metal folds of the farm gate, a home built for survival.

Every morning, I greeted the wasps and watched their little heads poke out to see who was there before crawling back down.

Hello Wasps 👋

For months, I dragged and rattled the gate open and closed several times a day, pulling a heavy chain 🔗 through it to keep Sebastian in the yard. I rattled it well over a hundred times and even blew grass clippings their way while mowing.

Not once did I get stung. Not once did they chase or even approach me.

What began as 1 nest became 5.

We learned to coexist.

🐝 Wasps remember faces. They learned I meant them no harm, and I believe they could feel it, too.

I'm going to miss those cute little heads popping up each morning.

Until next summer, little ladies 🫶🐝

🙏I share this to give you a little glimpse into my world, and as a gentle reminder that our intentions and our energy are powerful. ✨

Our energy is vibration that carries out into the world.

A few years back, when wasps nested in my gate, I often left the house angry or stressed. I didn't disturb them directly; I didn't even know they were there. But I believe they felt the stress in my energy, in the hormones I was giving off, and in the way I opened the gate. Unintentionally, I made them feel threatened.

During that same stressful time, the fire ants bit my feet like mad. Now that my energy has come into balance, they no longer bite me, the same ants still living all over my yard, even though I still walk barefoot.

Ever walk into a room after an argument and feel the "yuck"? Or walk into a room full of warmth and love and want to stay and bask in it?

That is energy.

We are energetic beings, no different from the energy that travels from a remote to the TV, or from your phone to your Bluetooth headphones.

This is the heart of my Reiki work: helping you bring your energy back into balance. And just like the wasps, our animals feel our energy too. 🐾

🌿 This October, I'm offering 10% off on Reiki sessions.

Whether it's for you or your furry family member, I'd love to help you and your loved ones find balance.

Schedule here ➡️ themindfulbodyllc.com or reach out out to me if you have questions 352-509-5815

May there be peace in your mind, peace in your heart, and peace in the words you speak.

Tread lightly friends. 🫶

We have a last minute massage opening this Thursday at 10:00a

Schedule yourself here ➡️
https://book.pocketsuite.io/book/autumn-makarick

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We have one spot open for Friday's Rest & Receive- Restorative Yoga with Reiki. This offering begins at 5:45pm

If you've been looking for an opportunity to slow down and be held in a space of loving energy, we welcome you to join us.

You can register here ➡️ https://book.pocketsuite.io/book/autumn-makarick/item/rest-and-receive

Lately I've been catching myself feeling a little tense with my shoulders creeping up to my ears and my mind racing a little too quickly.

I've had to remind myself to pause and take a breathe (or three) and come back into my body.

It's the changing of the seasons. The earth's rhythm is beginning to slow down but my body's rhythm hasn't yet caught up. This happens to me every year. I begin to feel unsettled. And then I remember... ahh yes, it's September. Give things time to settle. Take a few breathes. Slow down.

I don't know about you, but these days are going by fast.

How are you feeling?

When is the last time you checked in with yourself?

Took a moment to pause and breathe?

Give yourself time for things to settle. 🌿🫶

themindfulbodyllc.com

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