Heather’s career began in corporate pharmaceuticals with exposure to the ways western medicine excels at "fixing" what is already broken, yet falls short of preventing.  She saw the practices that encourage dependency on medication and watched patients abdicate power over their well-being to medical staff.  She noticed a lack of voices teaching methods to achieve or retain a state of whole wellness of body and mind.  From this early experience, she made a decision to move away from a medical industry climate of fear and dependency. Personal health became a matter of answering a single question:   “What do I want?’ rather than “What do I not want?’   It was a 180 degree shift of perspective away from coping with symptoms of disease toward active pursuit of well being.   Reframing the definition of health illuminated the need for lifestyle changes to manage stress.  One such choice was the pivotal decision to relocate the family in 2016 to a rural community in the Flint Hills west of Kansas City. The scenic, wide open spaces were a visual and mental decluttering which gave rise to new possibilities. Seeking ways to engage a wellness-focused community, Heather began teaching yoga in 2018 and founded Flint Hills Wellness, and then it's offshoot, the LIVELY RUSTIC in 2023. The Lively Rustic occupies a historic stone storefront, where the studio has hosted weekly yoga classes and a number of local fundraisers and special events. Heather obtained her credentials in BTB feng shui under the guidance of James Jay of Feng Shui Designs, Inc., a Gold Member school of the International Feng Shui Guild.  Through a human-centric approach to whole wellness, feng shui is becoming a major focus of the wellness offerings, coupled with the mindfulness training of yoga. Recognizing a growing need for authentic connection, Heather specializes in person-to person Feng Shui and Yoga work, but is responsive to the needs of remote projects and is glad to meet through Google Meet and Zoom. Feng Shui services include: Commercial and Residential Feng Shui Consultation, Real Estate Home Staging, Feng Shui Wardrobe consultation, and public speaking.  Yoga services include private lessons and recorded yoga classes by subscription.