There are stories we consciously tell ourselves — and then there are the quieter ones.
The ones held in our posture. The ones whispered through tension, breath, and sensation. The ones that shape how we see ourselves, how we interpret life, and how we move forward.
As we enter a new season, many of us feel the pull to reflect, reset, and realign. Yet true change rarely comes from force or fixing. It arises from awareness — from learning how to listen beneath the surface and giving ourselves permission to soften long‑held patterns.
This February 25th at 4 pm Atlantic, we are offering a new 90‑minute experiential workshop designed to do exactly that.
The Stories We Tell Ourselves is a live, online experiential workshop that gently explores the relationship between posture, inner narrative, energy, and conscious journaling. It is an invitation to slow down, listen inwardly, and reconnect with the Wisdom already present within the body.
The stories we tell ourselves are not only mental constructs. They are shaped by lived experiences, emotional responses, and the ways our nervous system has learned to protect us. Over time, these stories become embodied — expressed through posture, movement habits, breath patterns, and energetic holding.
By bringing awareness to the body and offering intentional journaling prompts, we create a bridge between sensation and insight, between what we feel and how we interpret it.
Journaling can be a powerful tool for Mental Health, Clarity, and integration — but only when it is approached with the right intention.
This workshop does not use journaling as analysis or problem‑solving. Instead, it offers guided, compassionate prompts that:
When journaling is paired with body awareness and gentle movement, it becomes a form of listening rather than doing. This combination allows new perspectives to emerge naturally — often revealing what we are ready to release, rewrite, or carry forward with greater harmony.
During this 90‑minute experience, participants are guided through a carefully held flow that supports both grounding and expansion:
A Soul‑Aligned Word is also introduced as a subtle companion throughout the workshop — not something to analyze, but something to notice as awareness deepens.
This approach supports participants in reclaiming authorship over their inner experience — not by changing who they are, but by softening the lens through which they see themselves.
Mental Health is not just about what we think — it is deeply connected to how safe, supported, and present we feel in our bodies.
By integrating breath, posture awareness, movement, and reflective writing, this workshop helps participants:
The result is not a dramatic overhaul, but a gentle recalibration — one that supports clarity, resilience, and a renewed sense of choice.
All participants receive:
Optional early‑bird add‑ons include a mini or full tea package and a printed journal, allowing tea to become a ritual anchor for reflection and integration in the weeks that follow, and a journal to hold and inspire you for more writing opportunities and insights.
This workshop is not about forcing change or fixing what feels uncomfortable.
It is about:
If you are feeling called to reconnect with your inner voice, support your mental health through embodied awareness, or explore journaling as a compassionate and empowering practice, this experience offers a gentle place to begin.
Awareness is the doorway.
The body holds the wisdom.
The story can change.
Dr. Michelle Greenwell Dr. Michelle Greenwell is a movement-based wellness educator, researcher, and creator of the BioEnergetic Wellness Formula, a holistic framework that supports self-empowered healing through intention, goal, awareness, activation, community, and intuition. With over four decades of experience spanning dance, Tai Chi, bioenergetic wellness with biofeedback, and integrative health Education, Michelle guides participants in exploring how posture, movement, and energy reflect and shape inner narratives. She integrates gentle movement, reflective inquiry, and tea ritual to support embodied awareness and conscious choice.
Theresa (TJ) Stone Theresa Stone is an empathic psychic medium, intuitive soul coach, and energy facilitator devoted to guiding others to reconnect with their inner compass. Creator of the Conscious Insight Journal Series, she blends intentional journaling, energetic guidance, and sacred prompts to support deep transformation and soulful reflection. Theresa’s work helps participants awaken self-Love, remember their wholeness, and align with the wisdom of their inner voice.
The Stories We Tell Ourselves is co‑led by Dr. Michelle Greenwell and Theresa (TJ) Stone, weaving movement‑based insight, intuitive journaling, and energetic presence into a supportive and nourishing experience.

To order the perfect tea for this workshop, please email Michelle – [email protected]. Together you can choose the right tea blend for you, and the size that will support your journey. Orders placed by Feb 10 should receive their tea in the mail, in time for the online event.

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