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Dale
and Lauren Smithandrews founded Mountain Harmony Wellness near
Madisonville, Tennessee following their 2005 move from Ohio. They see
clients and offer a variety of classes, recently expanding classes to
Maryville at All Is Well Healing Center and Athens at Apple Tree
Health Foods.
Dale
and Lauren had been complementary health practitioners with their own
practices since the mid-1990s. Following their marriage in 2004,
they combined their practices and continued treating clients and
teaching Reiki classes.
Dale
and Lauren are both Reiki Master Teachers. Dale is also a
Holistic
Life Coach helping clients uncover and release issues and triggers
that hold them back in life. He is certified by the Holistic Healing
Institute.
Lauren
is also a certified SomaEnergetics Sound Therapy practitioner using
the Solfeggio Tuning Forks; a certified Vibrational Healer using
sound, light, color and crystals, and doing Past Life Regressions;
and, a Pranic Healer using light and color energies in the healing
process.
The
Ohio ice storm of 2004 just before Christmas left them without power
and water for 7 days and had them wondering why they were in Ohio when
neither of them liked cold weather. But how to decide where to move?
Out came the pendulums and a map of the United States and by a process
of elimination the area north of Madisonville was the result.
Coming
from a huge metaphysical community, they werent sure what to expect
in a rural, conservative, Bible Belt area, but they soon eased into an
unexpectedly large healing and metaphysical community in their new
Tennessee home and found that that complementary healing practices
were not unfamiliar. Many complementary healing techniques have been
used for generations and a number of churches have a hands-on healing
tradition similar to energy healing practices.
Mountain Harmony Wellness began offering Reiki Level 1 and 2 classes
through flyers posted in Madisonville and the students came. The
range of classes has expanded to include Reiki Level 3, the
Master Teacher Level, Energize Yourself! which teaches about
the meridians, Meditation Your Way about ways to
meditate in addition to emptying your mind, Honor Your Boundaries
about honoring yourself first while still respecting others and Let
Go of Anger about being gentle with yourself and others by
learning to let go of the real causes of anger, and other classes.
Lauren
and Dales philosophy has always been to keep their fees low so
everyone who wants to can afford the classes they teach. They also
offer scholarships and will barter. Especially in these times, they
understand that a small amount of money may be a budget item, not
just pocket change and they dont want anyone not to be able to attend
a class. Dale and Lauren will teach classes wherever the students are
if they can gather at least 4 participants.
In
2008, Lauren and Dale installed a seven circle Classic Labyrinth on
their property. It is open to the public during daylight hours.
Individuals and groups are welcome to come to walk, dance or meditate
their way into the center and back out again. This year they plan to
build a meditation pergola next to the labyrinth.
To
learn more about Lauren and Dale Smithandrews, their modalities and
Mountain Harmony Wellness visit their website at
www.mountainharmonywellness.com,
email them at
laurendale43@gmail.com or
call 423-442-4201.
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