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Jessica Goyke 10/15/24 Jessica Goyke 10/15/24

7 years of connection - a heartfelt thank you!

I am writing to you this morning in appreciation for a crisp and bright fall day, a season that invites me to slow down and to reflect. The heart of my reflection is that this week marks year 7 of serving our Central Oregon community through Heart of Life.

It has been a beautiful journey, with peaks and valleys, and worth every bit because of those of you that I get the chance to connect with and to see your lives enhance over time.

This process of nurturing community through business has been reflective of our cells journey, the expansion and contraction, the liminal space, the upgrades, and the regeneration that happens over time, the entirety of that process completing roughly every 7 years.

Heart of Life, myself, you, are all examples of what's possible when you commit to yourself, to discovering what's beneath the surface, to tending to your parts, to feeling, healing, and making it a part of your life to care for your nervous system.

With this level of devotion to your well being, you're an entirely different person in 7 years time, a little closer to your heart, a little more authentic, whole, happy.

If anything, I hope to continue to inspire you to journey onwards, to get back up even after a hard day, or week, or year. To be curious, and open, and to always welcome you into our healing sanctuary for grounding, presence, love, and care.

I am excited to walk Heart of Life into it's next 7 year cycle, steady, grounded, and ripe with possibility.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, for your support, commitment to self, and trust in your process.

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One spot remains for Journey to Optimal - is it yours?
This intimate, small-group experience, A Journey to Optimal, will take you from frustrated, & spiraling, to centered, aware, and cup full <3

This is unlike any workshop you've done before, time will be carved out to be slow and experience a new landscape within your mind, body and spirit. We’ll deep dive into moving beyond familiar, reactive patterns into optimal states where you truly thrive. Over the course of a half-day together, you’ll gain tools and insights to create deeper alignment in your life and foster a profound sense of safety within.

Details:

Date: Saturday, 10/26

Time: 2-5pm
Format: In-person at Heart of Life
What: Transformative bodywork to connect more deeply with your nervous system will be combined with insightful teachings. Be prepared for a full immersive experience of body, mind, and community connection.

Important – Limited Spots:
To ensure a deeply personalized experience, this group is limited to just 4 participants.

How to Enroll:

Click HERE to claim your spot (1 remaining)
*registration closes Friday*

(If you are a current client, please reply here and I'll send you a code for a 15% discount!)

I can't wait to guide you through this transformational journey. Let's break free from the familiar and step into a more aligned, thriving state!

See you there

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With love & gratitude,

Dr. Jessica

Jessica Goyke 10/7/24 Jessica Goyke 10/7/24

Ready for a change? This is the key!

The first step to change,

Awareness. The key element in transformation is bringing awareness towards the moving parts in your life. The way you talk to yourself, how you move your body, the parent you are, etc.

The longer you've lived the more likely that much of your life is run on autopilot, but the moment you bring your awareness, your conscious attention, and intention to the different aspects of your life you have choice.

Awareness opens the door, making new choices, consistently over time is what re-patterns your nervous system.

This week, I invite you to bring awareness to the following areas in your life: physical health & fitness, mental & emotional wellbeing, relationships & love, vocation, spiritual, intellectual, contribution to society & planet, financial, fun & social.

Bring awareness by asking yourself: what feels good, and what's working well? Also, bring awareness to what challenges am I facing here, what could use improvement?

Begin making new choices by identifying: what's one thing I could do differently that would make a positive difference in this aspect of my life?

Start re-patterning your system by making one new choice each day!

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Ready to deep dive into rewiring your nervous system for optimal?
Please join us for this intimate, small-group experience, A Journey to Optimal
This is the last week for early bird pricing (you have through 10/6 to receive early bird pricing above!)

We’ll explore how to move beyond familiar, reactive patterns into optimal states where you can truly thrive. Over the course of a half-day together, you’ll gain tools and insights to create deeper alignment in your life and foster a profound sense of safety within.

Details:

Date: Saturday, 10/26

Important – Limited Spots:
To ensure a deeply personalized experience, this group is limited to just 4 participants.

How to Enroll:
Spaces are expected to fill, so if you're ready to dive deep into your nervous system and break repeating patterns, click the link below to reserve your spot.

Click HERE to claim your spot (1 remaining)

This is for both folks brand new to this work, refreshing, and for deepening with current clients. (If you are a current client, please reply here and I'll send you a code for a 15% discount!) I can't wait to guide you through this transformational journey. Let's break free from the familiar and step into a more aligned, thriving state!

See you there

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Free October Community Walk:
Friday, October 18th, 4-5pm
Theme: supporting and soothing our nervous systems through seasonal change :)
Come to receive some supportive tips and to share your own, while filling your cup in community!
Meet at Heart of Life and walk downtown to the river and back with us.
All welcome.

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With love & gratitude,

Dr. Jessica

Jessica Goyke 9/30/24 Jessica Goyke 9/30/24

The first step to change,

Details:

Date: Saturday, 10/26

Important – Limited Spots:
To ensure a deeply personalized experience, this group is limited to just 4 participants.

How to Enroll:
Spaces are expected to fill, so if you're ready to dive deep into your nervous system and break repeating patterns, click the link below to reserve your spot.

Click HERE to claim your spot (2 remaining)

See you there

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With love & gratitude,

Dr. Jessica

Jessica Goyke 9/23/24 Jessica Goyke 9/23/24

It’s Here: Your Journey from Familiar to Optimal Starts Now!

Ready to shift?

I've been working on something exciting for the past several weeks and it's here!
You're journey from familiar to optimal starts now!

A Journey to Optimal

In this intimate, small-group experience, we’ll explore how to move beyond familiar, reactive patterns into optimal states where you can truly thrive. Over the course of a half-day together, you’ll gain tools and insights to create deeper alignment in your life and foster a profound sense of safety within.

Details:

Date: Saturday, 10/26

Important – Limited Spots:
To ensure a deeply personalized experience, this group is limited to just 4 participants.

How to Enroll:
Spaces are expected to fill, so if you're ready to dive deep into your nervous system and break repeating patterns, click the link below to reserve your spot.

Click HERE to claim your spot (3 remaining)
(Note: Early bird pricing is available until 10/6, or until all spots are filled.)

See you there

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With love & gratitude,

Dr. Jessica

Jessica Goyke 9/16/24 Jessica Goyke 9/16/24

Something special is around the corner,

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to fall into familiar patterns, even when they don't serve your highest good?

Our nervous system craves safety, even in the comfort of the known.

But what if you could move from those familiar states to something optimal, something that truly aligns with your most expansive, vibrant life?

Next week, I’m excited to share a new intimate group experience that will help you tap into your body’s natural ability to shift and thrive. Together, we'll explore tools and practices to rewire your nervous system and move from reactive patterns to empowered, grounded responses, and an optimal life.

If you want to be the first to know, reply now and I'll add you to my waitlist to get the details first!
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With love & gratitude,

Dr. Jessica

Jessica Goyke 9/10/24 Jessica Goyke 9/10/24

What’s sparking joy

Hi Heart of Life friends & family,

This week, I’m switching things up! Instead of the usual helpful tips for supporting your nervous system, I wanted to share something a little more personal. Lately, I’ve been finding inspiration in unexpected places, and I thought it might resonate with you too. Sometimes, the best way to nurture ourselves is by exploring what lights us up, and I hope these reflections bring a spark to your week as well.

What's on my bookshelf:

Playing Big - by Tara Mohr. This book is specifically written for women who want to speak up, lead, and create. I highly recommend to my fellow business owners and creative women. However, the key messages on identifying your inner critic and building a relationship with your inner mentor are highly valuable lessons everyone should learn!

I've also spent this year re-reading the Harry Potter series. I've just started the 7th book. Reading fiction reminds me that life is not so serious, it helps me prioritize joy and pleasure. I prefer to read fiction before bed, and the simple motion of eyes gazing from left to right across a page is a helpful way to calm the nervous system readying you for bed.

Movement I'm inspired by:

Qi gong with Brea Fisher - her gentle feminine approach to this healing movement art is really nourishing! I love how she brings in the seasons, and animal spirits. It is the perfect way to wind down at the end of the day or gentle movement when I'm in the latter part of my cycle.

I'm really enjoying this powerful yoga flow that takes all of my presence and leaves me feeling strong and aligned called Flow FIXXation with Schuyler Grant on Commune. You can try this and the entire library at Commune free for 7 days. To redeem your 7 day free trial, be sure to include my name here: https://www.onecommune.com/memberpass

Projects I am up to:

This summer we updated our backyard, put in drip systems on our garden beds, removed old sod and made a fun gathering area outside. Our outdoor space is my favorite space in the house, and I'm so grateful we had the courage to take on this project and learn some new skills along the way. Doing "hard" things is an important way to cultivate resiliency.

I've got an on-going acrylic nature scene painting in my garage, I'm enjoying coming to it when I feel inspired. I have a due date of the end of the year, so I imagine once the smoke season comes to an end I'll open the garage door and get to finishing it. Creative projects inspire me and stretch me to learn new skills.

On my kitchen list for fall:

My favorite caffeine free chai recipe, found here, is definitely getting restocked! This mix of spices warms you from the inside out, and is anti-inflammatory.

I also love soups, stews, and broths to support my body in adapting to cooler temps outside!
Here's a simple favorite I've come back to year after year:
Black bean and butternut squash chili
Ingredients:
2 cups chopped onions
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 1/2 cups chopped ( 1/2 inch pieces) butternut squash
4 1/2 cups cooked black beans or 3 (15 ounce) cans low-sodium or no-salt-added black beans, drained
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 1/2 cups low-sodium or no-salt-added vegetable broth
1 1/2 cups no-salt-added diced tomatoes
1 bunch Swiss chard, tough stems removed, chopped
Directions:
Add all ingredients except Swiss chard to a large pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until squash is tender, about 20 minutes.
Stir in Swiss chard; simmer until chard is tender, about 4 minutes longer.

I hope you enjoyed these Fall favorites!
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With love & gratitude,

Dr. Jessica

Jessica Goyke 9/3/24 Jessica Goyke 9/3/24

Beyond Limits

Where your attention goes, possibilities flow,

The world of quantum physics discovered 30+ years ago that everything in our reality is in fact composed of the same small particles that organize into the world around you. Your chair, a squirrel, and the brilliant you are unique based on the organization of energy and matter.

A living plant's energy is organized at a higher level than the energy of a something that is not living, for example the concrete on a sidewalk.

The higher the vibration of energy the more space between your cells, and the more possibility available. A higher vibrational expression of you has more space between your cells, feels more open to possibilities, and expresses higher levels of homeostasis (internal balance & adaptability).

How well you process life, what you focus on, and the lifestyle choices you make will either increase or decrease your vibration.

The life you experience in front of you, walking in the park, conversations in the grocery store, your bank account, is evidence of this organization of energy.

It is very common (not optimal) to live life in reaction to what you see around you or even at a lower state than what you experience around you. For example, if you are living at a lower state than what's around you your thoughts may sound like, "the town is really going downhill," "the clerk at the grocery store is a wreck," and "my bank account is always dwindling."

Living day in and day out in this way, decreases your vibration, which makes it harder to see new possibilities in life. A life lived like this will eventually be full of tissue and life issues.

Instead, living beyond your present reality opens your perception system. This could sound like "I am so grateful I get to walk through the park today, and I'm even going to pick up someone else's trash because it's even more beautiful untouched," "I send love to the grocery store clerk and I know my positive energy is contagious," or " I am open to new ways to grow my bank account."

Thinking these thoughts, plus experiencing with your senses an elevated experience of your world, and finally embodying this as a way of living opens your perception system beyond your present reality. This is where life becomes limitless, we heal our life and tissue issues, and we transcend our blocks!

Here a few tips to live beyond your present personal reality

💜 What would a full expression of your life look like (in your career, relationships, spirituality, family, etc)? What would it feel like to live here (check in with all of your senses)?

💜 Notice whether the people you surround yourself with increase or decrease your emotional wellbeing?
While we cannot change others, we can focus on personal discovery and opt to spend time with those that uplift and inspire us. Can you consciously choose to express your most vital self despite what's going on around you?

💜 What inspires you to live for more than just yourself? What causes, people, organizations, activities spark life in you? What are your unique values and gifts? How can you bring more of this energy into your everyday life? Being the most inspired and connected you has a massive impact on the world around you.
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October weekend immersion
If you're ready to embrace living beyond your present reality - you may wish to be a part of our weekend immersion where I will take four wonderful folks through an intimate group experience.
Inside we will dive deep into rewiring patterns that no longer serve us and equip you with a series of integration sessions to deepen the unwiring of the old self & rewiring of an authentic and optimal you!

In this workshop, I'll equip you with the tools to keep choosing presence, and the new you, until it's your reality.

Because there will be a very limited availability of space for this opportunity, hit reply if you're interested and I'll add you to the waitlist so you'll be the first to know when seats open!
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In gratitude & good health,

Dr. Jessica

Jessica Goyke 8/27/24 Jessica Goyke 8/27/24

Embrace the shift,

Whether you are embracing a change of seasons, change in routines and schedules, or getting to know a new you in this season of life, learning to gracefully embrace change with presence can make a big difference in your experience.

If your perception system is tied up in regrets of the past, the good old days, losing what was... or if it is tied up in the business of what's ahead, or the fear of making a mistake, you are missing the gift of this present moment.

It's in the present moment that you have a chance to access the parasympathetic system, the rest and digest system. Because not only do you digest your food, but it is in this relaxed and perceptive state that you digest your life. Building your resources to be in this state more of the time increases your bandwidth for presence and for the flexibility to embrace the changes that are life.

Here a few tips to embrace changes gracefully:

💜 As nature changes over the coming weeks, begin to notice the crisp feeling to the air in the mornings and evenings, the sun setting a few moments earlier each day. I invite you to notice the changes with eyes of observation and curiosity, rather than judgement. What other senses can you engage?

💜 If you are starting new routines: ask yourself how do I want to feel? Does this routine help me get closer to this feeling? If no, what might be more optimal at this time?

💜 If you are embracing changes within yourself, ask yourself who am I? Who am I no longer? What do I value? What makes my presence unique?

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October weekend immersion
If you're embracing a new you - you may wish to be a part of our weekend immersion where I will take four wonderful folks through an intimate group experience.
Inside we will dive into rewiring patterns that no longer serve us and equip you with a series of integration sessions to deepen the unwiring of the old self and rewiring of an authentic and optimal you.

In this workshop, I'll equip you with the tools to keep choosing presence, and the new you, until it's your reality.

Because there will be a very limited availability of space for this opportunity, hit reply if you're interested and I'll add you to the waitlist so you'll be the first to know when seats open!
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In gratitude & good health,

Dr. Jessica

Jessica Goyke 8/20/24 Jessica Goyke 8/20/24

How to shift your nervous system from familiar habits to optimal living

Rewire your response,

Ever noticed that you can drive a familiar route without much effort, your thoughts could be miles away on what happened during your day, while you arrive safely at your destination?

Your nervous system fires and wires to save energy. Taking the same route day after day takes less energy. These familiar responses happen in physical movements, mental/emotional responses, and perceptions. The familiar patterns can be called "autopilot," or reactions, patterns, habits, or even your personality.

Your familiar pattern for driving, how to communicate, walk and more are incredibly valuable. It saves us time and energy that we do not need to relearn these skills when we need to use them.

Familiar patterns can represent our "bad habits," reactions that are not serving us, patterns that keep us spiraling in low vibrational emotions, or personality quirks that were not so fond of in ourselves. This is where it can be helpful to take the journey from familiar to optimal.

Here a few steps to stop repeating less than optimal "familiar" patterns & start creating optimal ones:
When you notice the old patterns coming on, create a PAUSE. This could be a breath, a walk, space in a difficult conversation to come back to, or even bodywork. It may be helpful to tell yourself "it's safe to take a pause & revisit this," or to "it's ok to slow down."
Resource yourself: list what you already have that is supporting you (people, places, breath, a strong body, etc). List what you'll need to overcome the familiar and to step into optimal (a steady routine, support from my loved ones, help from a professional, etc).
Journal about your old patterns, or automatic behaviors. Then journal about what an optimal response would be instead using all of your senses.
Open up your heart and mind to new possibility, through new experiences, meditations, bodywork, etc.

I just had the pleasure of recording a short podcast about familiar to optimal with a dear friend, I will share it with you when it is available! (I first heard the term familiar to optimal from a mentor, Sarah Tacy, whom has a beautiful podcast you may be inspired to tune into for more nervous system support!)
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October weekend immersion
If this concept of familiar to optimal intrigues you - you may wish to be a part of my plan to take four wonderful folks through an intimate group experience where we will dive more into rewiring our response for optimal as well as equip you with the internal work (integration sessions, yes a series of them in the same day, to deepen the unwiring of familiar and rewiring of optimal) and the tools to keep choosing optimal in your life until it's your reality.
Because there will be a very limited availability of space for this opportunity, hit reply if you're interested and I'll add you to the waitlist so you'll be the first to know when seats open!
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In gratitude & good health,

Dr. Jessica

Jessica Goyke 8/12/24 Jessica Goyke 8/12/24

The secret to seeing challenges as opportunities

Are you a participant in life?

Maybe you realize it or maybe you've never thought about it.

You are a participant in life. Everyday you experience the incredible world around you, and how you respond, react, internalize or how you refrain from is how your system is participating in life.

Some of these interactions are intentional and conscious, while others operate subconsciously or beneath the surface, meaning they are automatic responses of the mind, body and psyche.

When you lay on our table at Heart of Life your body is participating by sensing, making new connections, and integrating the layers of the past.

Here are several steps to being an intentional participant in your life:
Shift the belief from life is happening to me, to life is happening FOR me.
Take moments to pause and integrate (deep breathing supports this).
Journal about your old patterns, or automatic behaviors. Then journal about what you would like those responses to be instead.
Open up your heart and mind to new possibility, through new experiences, meditations, bodywork, etc.

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Community Walk
Our next walk will be Monday, 8/19, from 8:30-9:30am. We'll meet at Shevlin Park, near the bathrooms.

Calling in a group to share space, attune to nature, connect, and empower. We'll circle up and briefly introduce ourselves and share our intention for joining today. Then we'll walk, connect, and enjoy nature together. All are welcome, and you are enough exactly where you are at that day.
Dogs & kids are always welcome :)

Pls RSVP to 541-414-3699 (if smoke levels are unhealthy, we will postpone)
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In gratitude & good health,

Dr. Jessica