Education ~ Compassion-in-Action ~ Sacred Activism
Hello and thank you so much for visiting this page!
The information here may be hard for you to hear or learn about. But if you care about animals like I do, we must educate ourselves so we can be armed and supported by Truth. I've separated this section from the blog so as to provide you a choice; a choice as to what you put your energy and/or interest toward. If it's both, health & wellbeing and animal welfare, I welcome it because they are most certainly inextricably interconnected. What's important is that we're not afraid to hear and see what's really going on, to ask for the Divine to show us what is the Truth, to show us things as they truly are, and then to ask, "How can I help?"
Everyone is on their own journey of health & wellbeing, and becoming vegetarian happened very organically for me, when I was ready to raise my consciousness to embrace a deeper version of a non-violent lifestyle for myself, and when the time was right. As my evolution continues towards being vegan through food, product and clothing choices, I search for and learn about alternatives to anything that would support cruelty or death to any sentient being including the Earth. It is my hope you will do the same and I am here to help. All I ask is for your willingness to be open, to listen, observe, go within and then to challenge the status quo, and make the changes you're able to make, as you're able to make them, to cultivate a more compassionate planet; for you, our fellow humans, the animals, and the environment. Once you learn the Truth about what is actually going on, you cannot unlearn it, . . . and then, a choice must be made.
So let me tell you about my vision....
My vision is to create a place of serenity, retreat, and healing, for people and farm animals to learn about and heal each other. This is a Holistic Bed & Breakfast/Retreat & Farm Animal Sanctuary where rescued animals who are the ambassadors to those with no voice, can heal and live in green pastures and hay bedding, with the care that they need to not only survive, but thrive for the rest of their lives here on Earth. This special property will be a place where people can come to learn and experience sustainable living, gardening, cooking, spiritual practice, sacred activism, living with purpose, and how to learn what it means to have true health and wellbeing. Additionally, by opening up to learning about the atrocities of factory farms and how they contribute to ill health, the abuse and slaughter of innocent animals who have the capacity for love & to be in relationship, human oppression, and how the environment is subsequently harmed, we can deepen into the Beings of love and connection that we truly are.
The concept of Sanctuary is something that is very important to me and I believe it is a right of every living being to experience it. To be able to learn to live in peace and harmony with the Earth's energies and cycles is a gift; a gift so often taken for granted in the busyness of how every day life has become.
~ This is why in addition to being a registered nurse, I am an Ayurveda practitioner, a yoga & meditation teacher, and a metaphysician - to make my life a living example of what it means to Be & live in harmony with nature and All-that-Is. ~
If you are interested in being a part of this project, please contact me and let me know how you would like to contribute. As I develop the business plan, I feel deeply that this will be a labor of love, of unity and contribution of gifts and talents that will be needed on the farm and property, and it will certainly take a village. There is so much that is needed to get such a big undertaking off the ground and I welcome you to be a part of it, if you are so called.
In Sanskrit, the word, Sadhana means "sacred act". I believe we need to make more of our actions in life, a sacred act - to be performed with appreciation and reverence that we can finally learn to love and accept each other as well as the animals & all life on Earth, as equals. To heal the divide between the powerful and and the powerless is what is needed on every level, so that true and unified healing can happen for All. Animals, like us, want to be healthy, free, to take care of their young, and be in community and harming them in any way takes this right away from them.
Every living being deserves Sanctuary.... and it is in this sacred place where we can learn to create it, together.
And who wouldn't want that?
In love, grace, & sanctity,
Dr. Joanna
The information here may be hard for you to hear or learn about. But if you care about animals like I do, we must educate ourselves so we can be armed and supported by Truth. I've separated this section from the blog so as to provide you a choice; a choice as to what you put your energy and/or interest toward. If it's both, health & wellbeing and animal welfare, I welcome it because they are most certainly inextricably interconnected. What's important is that we're not afraid to hear and see what's really going on, to ask for the Divine to show us what is the Truth, to show us things as they truly are, and then to ask, "How can I help?"
Everyone is on their own journey of health & wellbeing, and becoming vegetarian happened very organically for me, when I was ready to raise my consciousness to embrace a deeper version of a non-violent lifestyle for myself, and when the time was right. As my evolution continues towards being vegan through food, product and clothing choices, I search for and learn about alternatives to anything that would support cruelty or death to any sentient being including the Earth. It is my hope you will do the same and I am here to help. All I ask is for your willingness to be open, to listen, observe, go within and then to challenge the status quo, and make the changes you're able to make, as you're able to make them, to cultivate a more compassionate planet; for you, our fellow humans, the animals, and the environment. Once you learn the Truth about what is actually going on, you cannot unlearn it, . . . and then, a choice must be made.
So let me tell you about my vision....
My vision is to create a place of serenity, retreat, and healing, for people and farm animals to learn about and heal each other. This is a Holistic Bed & Breakfast/Retreat & Farm Animal Sanctuary where rescued animals who are the ambassadors to those with no voice, can heal and live in green pastures and hay bedding, with the care that they need to not only survive, but thrive for the rest of their lives here on Earth. This special property will be a place where people can come to learn and experience sustainable living, gardening, cooking, spiritual practice, sacred activism, living with purpose, and how to learn what it means to have true health and wellbeing. Additionally, by opening up to learning about the atrocities of factory farms and how they contribute to ill health, the abuse and slaughter of innocent animals who have the capacity for love & to be in relationship, human oppression, and how the environment is subsequently harmed, we can deepen into the Beings of love and connection that we truly are.
The concept of Sanctuary is something that is very important to me and I believe it is a right of every living being to experience it. To be able to learn to live in peace and harmony with the Earth's energies and cycles is a gift; a gift so often taken for granted in the busyness of how every day life has become.
~ This is why in addition to being a registered nurse, I am an Ayurveda practitioner, a yoga & meditation teacher, and a metaphysician - to make my life a living example of what it means to Be & live in harmony with nature and All-that-Is. ~
If you are interested in being a part of this project, please contact me and let me know how you would like to contribute. As I develop the business plan, I feel deeply that this will be a labor of love, of unity and contribution of gifts and talents that will be needed on the farm and property, and it will certainly take a village. There is so much that is needed to get such a big undertaking off the ground and I welcome you to be a part of it, if you are so called.
In Sanskrit, the word, Sadhana means "sacred act". I believe we need to make more of our actions in life, a sacred act - to be performed with appreciation and reverence that we can finally learn to love and accept each other as well as the animals & all life on Earth, as equals. To heal the divide between the powerful and and the powerless is what is needed on every level, so that true and unified healing can happen for All. Animals, like us, want to be healthy, free, to take care of their young, and be in community and harming them in any way takes this right away from them.
Every living being deserves Sanctuary.... and it is in this sacred place where we can learn to create it, together.
And who wouldn't want that?
In love, grace, & sanctity,
Dr. Joanna
The Sanctuary will be created as a non-profit on the Main Line, outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Whatever your interest and/or expertise, please let me know how you would like to contribute: time, resources, education, fund raising, financial donation, technology, networking, farming, animal care, rescue, investigation, advocacy, marketing, organic gardening, vegetarian cooking, hospitality, etc.. Everyone is welcome to share in the creation of making this dream come true; for me, for you, for the planet, and of course, for the animals!
Whatever your interest and/or expertise, please let me know how you would like to contribute: time, resources, education, fund raising, financial donation, technology, networking, farming, animal care, rescue, investigation, advocacy, marketing, organic gardening, vegetarian cooking, hospitality, etc.. Everyone is welcome to share in the creation of making this dream come true; for me, for you, for the planet, and of course, for the animals!