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Finding Alignment and Surrender: Maha’s Story of Holistic Healing

Posted by Jade Marvin on 7/30/25 8:00 AM

Before Maha enrolled at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA), her life felt like a dark cloud. She was navigating the depths of adrenal burnout and personal heartbreak, trying to find her footing after a difficult breakup. Though she had applied to SWIHA twice before, it was during this emotional low point that she finally said yes to herself—and to a journey that would change everything.

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Topics: holistic entrepreneur, Great Graduate, yoga nidra, integrative healing arts practitioner, Holistic Education

Desarie Lee on Becoming a Spiritual Guide Through SWIHA’s Integrative Programs

Posted by Jade Marvin on 7/23/25 8:00 AM

When Desarie Lee first found SWIHA, she wasn’t seeking a certificate—she was seeking spiritual alignment. Already practicing Reiki and deeply connected to the metaphysical world, Desarie had read Journey of Souls and felt called to guide others toward the magic and depth of the spirit realm. After a transformative “life between lives” session with a hypnotherapist who happened to be a SWIHA graduate, Desarie’s path was clear. Spirit said “YES,” and so did she.

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Topics: Great Graduate, Spiritual Coaching, integrative healing arts practitioner, healing botanicals and earth ceremonies

Answering the Call: SWIHA Student Jacqueline Colvin’s Journey into Spiritual Coaching

Posted by Jacqueline Colvin on 7/21/25 8:00 AM

I came to spiritual coaching not through a textbook or a plan—rather, through an experience that awakened something deep within me. While working as a massage therapist at a yoga retreat, I found myself surrounded by healing energy. I received Reiki sessions, participated in guided meditations, and experienced powerful hypnotherapy sessions. I didn’t know it at the time, however, something inside me was shifting. I felt myself opening, softening, and connecting more deeply with parts of myself I hadn’t accessed in years.

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Topics: Great Graduate, Spiritual Coaching, integrative healing arts practitioner

From Imposter Syndrome to Empowered Healer: Beth Stratton’s SWIHA Experience

Posted by Jade Marvin on 7/16/25 8:00 AM

Before Beth Stratton discovered Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA), she was on a quest for purpose. With a business degree and entrepreneurial experience behind her, life took an unexpected turn when she had to close her business. Feeling lost and uncertain, she enrolled in an accelerated nursing program—driven by her deep desire to help others—yet her plans shifted again when she became pregnant. Life, as it often does, paused one dream to make space for another. Beth devoted the next several years to raising her children and embracing the journey of full-time motherhood.

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Topics: Great Graduate, ordained, integrative healing arts practitioner, Holistic Entrepreneurship

Living the Dream: Sarah Bundy’s Journey from Dental Assistant to Soul Healer

Posted by Jade Marvin on 7/14/25 8:00 AM

For two decades, Sarah Bundy worked as a dental assistant—committed to the job, yet deeply aware that something was missing. Each day, she felt the toll of showing up to a career that no longer resonated with her. The stress followed her home, impacting her children and dimming the joy in her daily life. Beneath the surface, Sarah knew she was meant for something more—something aligned with healing, growth, and the soul’s deeper purpose.

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Topics: Great Graduate, integrative healing arts practitioner, Holistic Entrepreneurship, Advanced Hypnotherapy

Healing from Anywhere: How Online Integrative Healing Arts Training Can Transform Your Life and Career

Posted by Jasper Marie on 7/11/25 8:00 AM

What if the path to your most aligned, empowered, and meaningful career could begin right where you are… from your living room, a local coffee shop, or even a quiet corner of nature?

At Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA), our Online Integrative Healing Arts Practitioner Diploma is designed to do just that: to help you heal yourself first, and then support others on their healing journeys, all while building a career rooted in purpose, flexibility, and deep fulfillment.

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Topics: healing arts, integrative healing arts practitioner, Online Education, online SWIHA Student

Life After Law Enforcement: Paulette Brown’s Powerful Shift Into Holistic Healing

Posted by Jade Marvin on 7/7/25 8:00 AM

At some point in life, many of us feel a deep inner calling—a whisper that says, “There’s more for you out there.” For Paulette Brown, a retired police officer with a lifelong passion for helping others, that call came with a desire for a new beginning. She knew she wanted to live a more meaningful life, one aligned with spiritual purpose and healing service. That calling led her straight to Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA), where she enrolled in the Integrative Healing Arts Practitioner (IHAP) program with the dream of becoming a Spiritual Life Coach.

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Topics: Great Graduate, Spiritual Coaching, integrative healing arts practitioner, Holistic Entrepreneurship

Shift Your Mind: The Power of Positivity – Insights from SWIHA Graduate Brooke Klein

Posted by Brooke Klein on 7/2/25 8:00 AM

Have you ever stopped to consider how our thoughts, behaviors, and patterns of thinking impact our well-being and day-to-day lives? Does our mindset jeopardize our future, the way we view ourselves and others, or even the way we feel? What aspects of our past impact the way we think? Can we simply change the way we think to change our reality? Let’s take a closer look.

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Topics: Great Graduate, integrative healing arts practitioner, Mindset, Positive Affirmations

What Is an Intuitive Guide—and Could It Be Your Soul-Aligned Career?

Posted by Jasper Marie on 6/20/25 8:00 AM

Have you ever felt a quiet nudge from within… an inner knowing that you’re here for something more?

In 2025, more people than ever are answering that nudge. They’re waking up to the truth that fulfillment doesn’t just come from financial success or status. It comes from alignment. From purpose. From spiritual connection.

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Topics: Spiritual Coaching, Intuitive Guide, integrative healing arts practitioner, Intuitive Angel Guide

Choosing Your Healing Modality: A Guide to SWIHA’s Online Integrative Healing Arts Program

Posted by Jasper Marie on 5/16/25 8:00 AM

The Integrative Healing Arts Practitioner (IHAP) program at SWIHA offers an online option for those who are passionate about healing and empowering others through spiritual practices, energy work, and holistic modalities. Within this program, students have the opportunity to choose one of three transformative paths: Advanced Professional Hypnotherapy & Life Coaching, Spiritual Coach & Healing Botanicals & Earth Ceremonies, and Spiritual Coach & End of Life Doula. Each of these paths provides students with valuable tools to build a meaningful business that aligns with their unique passions. Let’s explore these modalities and how they can be applied to a thriving business after graduation.

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Topics: integrative healing arts practitioner, Online Programs

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