"It takes great courage to faithfully follow what we know to be true."


-Sara E. Anderson

"Promoting Peace Through Wellness"

Pathways to Wellness is a comprehensive and holistic nursing practice fostering a creative partnership for wellness and healing. It is a synthesis of my 35 years of clinical nursing experience, education, healing practice, and Interfaith Ministry. It is grounded in the Wisdom Traditions and knowledge that health is wholeness—a dynamic, harmonic, and creative balance of Body/Emotions, Mind, and Spirit. At the core of wholeness is Deep Peace.

These are some of the principles that guide my practice:

  1. Wellness is a choice. It is a willingness to assume responsibility for healthy behaviors. It is a fact that illness and imbalance are related to environmental factors and how we live our lives. Choices empower you to create and participate in your highest vision of wellness.
  2. Healing is a creative process that unfolds as our whole being is nurtured and supported. It does not matter where we begin; physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, as long as we hold the conscious intention for balance, harmony, and wholeness.
  3. Symptoms are the body's way of sending soul messages that can lead to individual healing. Body symbology helps to explore the meaning of a symptom, its purpose in our lives...and transform limiting patterns into strength and well being.
  4. Presence of an Inner Healer, an aspect that "Knows and wants to help us grow, heal, and protect ourselves." It is ever present for information and it is important to develop a relationship for accessing inner guidance.

The Spiritual Essence of Pathways to Wellness reflects IXCHEL, the Mayan Goddess of the changing moon, weaving, prophecy, sexuality, healing, and childbirth. She is represented by the spider at the center of the world's web, the beginning of life. Sometimes choosing contrast, sometimes complementarity, picking the textures and colors which highlight our life's lessons, the Goddess weaves us together into a tapestry of wholeness.

Janet Hand, MA, RN empowers the Way of Wisdom by awakening and integrating one's inner resources, spiritual path, and choices to enrich growth, peace, and joyful living.

AN INVITATION...in partnership, you are invited to create a unique pathway facilitating and supporting your highest vision and deepest wish for health and well being.