ABOUT ME
TO REACH ME:
Annie Scheppach, MS, CHHC
Tel: 703.548.4570
Tel: 703.548.4570
My Healing Story…the Short Version
I was in the executive suite of a large federal agency when I got a wake up call…literally. I began to study all forms of creating wellness as I began to make day by day, month by month changes in my way of life. And I can gratefully say that I feel fabulous, usually a 9 or 10 on the 10 point scale, whereas nearly twenty years ago I was exhausted, stressed, shaky, dizzy, a bit depressed and had a number of allergies and digestive problems! You see, I had thought that all I had to do to be healthy was exercise! And without questioning, follow the doctors’ orders. I had not a clue, as they say, about creating health…having just taken it for granted and ignoring symptoms. Sound familiar?
So what did I do? Intuitively, I knew I had to eat differently and began to shop at an organic foods market. On the second visit, a stranger came up to me and said that he felt better than he ever had in his life and that he went to a doctor who practiced alternative medicine. I had no idea then what was alternative medicine, but I know now that “when the student is ready, the teacher appears.” And over time, I experimented with a variety of alternative practices, as I stayed away from conventional medicine that had not worked for me. I came to know that the way to heal was for me to do the work. In addition to the significant changes in my food choices, I got the mercury amalgams out. Introduced to inspirational tapes and books, I realized some of that negative thinking had to go; yoga and meditation became integrated into my daily rituals! Did this all happen in a few months? No. With commitment, each day just got better and better, and continues to get better and better as I continue to learn and practice what supports me. I learned to be response-able for my life style choices, as I came to understand there would be times when conventional medicine was needed and other moments when alternative practices were called for. Mostly, my keys to a fabulous life are my daily choices so that I rarely need to seek “outside” support.
My knowledge and passion for wellness took me to a self-created position at the National Institutes of Health Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and then to yoga teacher training. In 2005 I completed studies at the Stillpoint School of Advanced Energy Healing and Manhattan’s progressive Institute for Integrative Nutrition. How can I not take all that I have learned, my twenty years of study, and my passion, to guide and inspire others to create Health…for Life.
So what did I do? Intuitively, I knew I had to eat differently and began to shop at an organic foods market. On the second visit, a stranger came up to me and said that he felt better than he ever had in his life and that he went to a doctor who practiced alternative medicine. I had no idea then what was alternative medicine, but I know now that “when the student is ready, the teacher appears.” And over time, I experimented with a variety of alternative practices, as I stayed away from conventional medicine that had not worked for me. I came to know that the way to heal was for me to do the work. In addition to the significant changes in my food choices, I got the mercury amalgams out. Introduced to inspirational tapes and books, I realized some of that negative thinking had to go; yoga and meditation became integrated into my daily rituals! Did this all happen in a few months? No. With commitment, each day just got better and better, and continues to get better and better as I continue to learn and practice what supports me. I learned to be response-able for my life style choices, as I came to understand there would be times when conventional medicine was needed and other moments when alternative practices were called for. Mostly, my keys to a fabulous life are my daily choices so that I rarely need to seek “outside” support.
My knowledge and passion for wellness took me to a self-created position at the National Institutes of Health Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and then to yoga teacher training. In 2005 I completed studies at the Stillpoint School of Advanced Energy Healing and Manhattan’s progressive Institute for Integrative Nutrition. How can I not take all that I have learned, my twenty years of study, and my passion, to guide and inspire others to create Health…for Life.
...awakening to the possibilities...
...awakening to the possibilities...
The Master observes the world
but trusts her inner vision.
She allows things to come and go.
Her heart is open as the sky.
Lao Tzu
