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RETREAT – The Spiritual Journey of Eating: finding freedom from food and its hold on you

What would Life be like if you could tune out all of the noise around nutrition and dieting?

What if, when you read or heard something, (“Seed and nut oils are TERRIBLE for you” for example), you knew, confidently, whether this information needs to be verified, or whether it doesn’t apply to you?

Where a celebrity or model who wears size 8/10 was NOT considered plus sized?

What if I told you that you can have all of that, and more?

No gimmicks; no sales pitch; no fine print; no programs; no real commitment, other than to yourself and your health.

I am offering you the opportunity to learn how to shut out the noise; to grow in confidence in your own skin; to increase in value and joy in your Life; to take back your power when it comes to your health and the condition of your body.

I want you to have this because I know, personally, how amazing it feels!

If you are being called to make small changes in your Life that have profound consequences, then I hope to see you at my upcoming 3-part class.

In this class you will gain so much more than any diet book can give you, more than a nutritional coach can offer, and certainly more than a GLP-1, which is a quick fix with severe consequences.

I’m only asking of you to Trust – trust that Inner Wisdom that is residing in your body right now. The one that pings as you’re reading this.

Trust it, and take action!

What you’ll gain by attending this full-day Retreat:

  • increased energy
  • better sleep
  • greater nutrient absorption
  • better overall health
  • a deep sense of awareness
  • better understanding of your Self
  • transformation of your mindset
  • sharper cognition
  • peace of Mind
  • a framework for your Healing to take place
  • for some, an increase in weight loss
  • Healing tools + coping mechanisms
  • community
  • resources
  • and so much more!

I’m all about giving the body a chance to do what God designed it to do – Heal itself.

I believe that, as a collective, we have come so far away from embodiment; we trust doctors with degrees from books rather than listening to our body, its Divine wisdom, and our own guided Intuition.

We turn to pharmaceuticals that were chemically and lab designed to attach to the same receptors in our brain that LIVING food attaches to 😵‍💫.

That said, I designed this full-day retreat to teach you just about everything I know about getting back to that place of Inner Wisdom.

This is NOT another fad diet – in fact, it’s exactly the opposite!

This no-diet approach to Healing your relationship with food, body, and weight will give you the results you’ve long desired.

The invaluable content you’ll receive at this retreat will truly revolutionize how see yourself, the condition of your health, and your relationship with food, body, and weight.

The Retreat at a glance:

  • 8 – 8:20am – Arrival
  • Five amazing opportunities for growth, discovery, and integration with Healers from all over the country
  • Two snacks and two meals thoughtfully curated to support your Journey
  • Creative Art Therapy experiential that you get to take home (with an actual Art Therapist)!
  • Sound Baths
  • Gifts and shoppable goodies
  • 5pm – dismissal

Meet Your Healers:

Rita Haddad

I’m Rita, your guide on this Healing Journey. I believe that the body was beautifully designed to Heal itself, and it’s my calling to get you back to that place.

Through the power of Earth Medicine, I take a whole person, multifaceted approach to Healing, creating a safe space for people to address their physical, emotional, and Spiritual needs with gentle guidance and accountability.

I believe in Food as Medicine, the power of eating Organically, Plant Medicine, Essential Oils, listening to the Body, Inner Wisdom, trusting the Self, Gut instincts, sixth senses, dreams, Vibration, Energy, and more.

Join us in this Healing Retreat space for a deep dive into what is Life-giving and what is Energy-draining, and how to get back to that place of Ancient Wisdom lying within you.

 

 

 

Marlee-I Mystic

Marlee-I Mystic is a spiritual holistic practitioner and sound healer whose work explores the healing power of vibration, voice, and mindful presence.

Blending sound healing, meditation, and embodied practices, she creates experiences that help participants reconnect with themselves through deep listening and intentional rest.

Guided by her philosophy, Born in Sound, Rooted in Spirit, Marlee-I invites others into spaces where healing is not only understood, but felt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jesse Hammond

My work with the breath is centered around helping people slow down, reconnect with their bodies, and support their nervous system in a practical, approachable way.

Using gentle breathing techniques combined with body awareness, movement, and therapeutic massage, I guide clients toward greater ease, regulation, and resilience—without force or overwhelm.

 

 

What people are saying:

Space is limited to 6 participants,
so don’t wait to reserve your seat!

Early-bird ticket sales are now open and will remain through June 30, 2026 – $222

Standard ticket sales will open on July 1, 2026 – $244

Last-minute ticket sales will be open from September 1-12, 2026 – $266

If you’d like to be placed on the Wait List for the next Retreat, please email hello@SanaAnimaWellness.com or fill out the contact form below.

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Healing Sessions – contact for appointments

Join me for 1-hour of Grace and Self-Care at your fully customizable Healing Session.

Healing Sessions are your chance to make a small commitment to your Self during your busy, hectic week (or month).

Healing sessions are your opportunity to have more flexibility in how you Heal.

Depending on where you are on your Healing Journey, and where you’d like to end up, your Healing sessions might include any variety of modalities I offer to help you get there.

Together we will intuitively decide, from one session to the next, whether you are in need of.

Fill out the contact form below to get in touch with me and ask questions about your next Healing Session, or to book your appointment.

Healing Sessions are for you if you:

  • don’t quite know what you need to get to the next level of Healing
  • like to keep it spicy by trying new things
  • don’t like big commitments
  • want to feel better about yourself emotionally, spiritually, and physically
  • feel overwhelmed, sad, unsettled, confused, or unmotivated

These appointment are recurring on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 14101 Capital Blvd, on the border of Wake Forest and Youngsville (1 mile north of Joyner Park).

My Healing Session modalities are all backed by science. Simply click on the link for each type to see what research is being done in these areas.

Sessions can look like any of the following, or we can customize your hour:

The beauty of the Healing Session is that you are not committed to one approach or another, for any duration of time!

You can buy one session at a time or in batches of four.

60-minute Healing session – $135
90-minute Healing session – $200
4-session Healing bundle – $500

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20-minute Energetic tune-ups

Just as we sometimes need a Power Nap, so, too, do we sometimes need a quick Energetic tune-up!

In your 20-minute Healing session, I will psychically peer inside of you to see where imbalances are occurring – whether they be Energetic, related to your health, spirituality, or even emotions – and I will restore balance as needed.

All you have to do is lie down and allow the work to happen through your willingness and openness.

With your appointment booking, you may specify one need you’d like me to spend my attention on if you so desire.


 

 

20-minute Energetic tune-ups

Just as we sometimes need a Power Nap, so, too, do we sometimes need a quick Energetic tune-up!

In your 20-minute Healing session, I will psychically peer inside of you to see where imbalances are occurring – whether they be Energetic, related to your health, spirituality, or even emotions – and I will restore balance as needed.

All you have to do is lie down and allow the work to happen through your willingness and openness.

With your appointment booking, you may specify one need you’d like me to spend my attention on if you so desire.


 

 

Open House

Come for an inspiring opportunity to learn how you can reclaim your health, get off of unnecessary medications, and feel completely amazing in your skin!

I will be sharing about my services, upcoming classes, and available products that will aid you in your Healing Journey.

BE A WINNER!
Enter the raffle to win a door prize by:

  • joining my once-monthly newsletter
  • making a purchase totaling $35 or more
  • booking an appointment
  • registering for an upcoming class
  • bringing a friend (each friend you bring enters you to win!)

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

  • door prizes
  • discounted classes*
  • connection with a skilled Healer
  • actionable Self-care
  • answers to your most confusing health questions
  • an opportunity to take back control of your health

* $5 will be reduced from the price of your class when you register and pay at the event

Open House

Come for an inspiring opportunity to learn how you can reclaim your health, get off of unnecessary medications, and feel completely amazing in your skin!

I will be sharing about my services, upcoming classes, and available products that will aid you in your Healing Journey.

BE A WINNER!
Enter the raffle to win a door prize by:

  • joining my once-monthly newsletter
  • making a purchase totaling $35 or more
  • booking an appointment
  • registering for an upcoming class
  • bringing a friend (each friend you bring enters you to win!)

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

  • door prizes
  • discounted classes*
  • connection with a skilled Healer
  • actionable Self-care
  • answers to your most confusing health questions
  • an opportunity to take back control of your health

* $5 will be reduced from the price of your class when you register and pay at the event

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Release Energetic baggage to revitalize your Life & space!

This is a two-for-one! Rid yourself of the Energetic baggage that’s holding you back from being your vibrant Self

As you accumulate things, you also accumulate the Energy of those things. Practicing some basic Feng Shui and some light organization will help you clear the clutter in your space, refocus your Mind and mental Energies, and transmute the Energy in your home.

In our capitalistic society with free and expedited shipping and round the clock sales, it is so easy to accumulate more than you need. In fact, it’s safe to say you even accumulate things you don’t actually want – just because they are available.

What you may fail to realize is that each item you bring into your space comes with its own Energy, which then interacts with your Energy and the Energy in your space.

Where it all begins

Take, for example, the foods you eat. Even the most processed foods carry Energetic vibration based on its own lifetime.

It all starts with soil. Good soil that is fertile, hydrated, and mindfully cared for will carry a higher vibration. Any foods that are grown in that soil will look healthier, taste better, and also carry on that higher vibrational Energy.

When the farmed goods are harvested with care, cleaned, separated, processed, packaged, and shipped – all with heart and good intention – the plants continue to vibrate at a higher frequency. This high frequency Energy is then carried into the grocery store where you will shop for your goods.

At every step of the process, it is crucial for each individual who interacts with the goods to also be aligned with their work and with their products. When you pluck that bag of high vibe carrots off your market shelf, you are another cog in the Energetic lifestyle of those carrots.

They will, in turn, feed your cells with a higher, more concentrated nutrient density. They will nourish your body and Soul as you partake in their goodness. And your body will willingly accept the high Energy frequency of those carrots and raise your own vibration.

Feeling good about yourself and your Life, and in your own body, will affect everything you touch and every person you encounter. It is a domino effect that starts with growing plants in healthy, fertile soil that is cared for with love, heart, and good intention.

Along those lines, think about every item you can see in your surroundings at this moment. Where were those products made? Who are the factory workers that helped to assemble them? Were they created to help someone get rich, or because there is a genuine need to help others with these items? What were your intentions for accumulating these products? Were they things you desired? Things you had a need for? Was the money you used on credit or did it come from your paycheck, which you worked really hard for?

Each of these aspects will affect the vibrational frequency of the items you keep in your surroundings, which, in turn, will affect the Energy in your space. The Energy in your space will always be in interaction with your own Energy body.

If you consider yourself someone who cares for Self by cleansing, cultivating, and restoring healthy Energetic boundaries, then it’s time to take it one step further by looking into what you keep in close proximity.

How to move forward

So, now you look around and realize you have so much stuff that you are not attached to in any way and it is bringing down the Energy of your space. You want to clear the space and cultivate a new, Light Energy – but how? Where to start?

Develop a basic understanding of Feng Shui to help you in your space clearing.

Look at any item in your space and ask yourself whether it aligns with who you are or who you are trying to become. Consider how you feel when you are in the same space as this object, while touching or holding it. Does it bring you joy? Is it sentimental? Does it serve a purpose in your space?

Once you’ve answered these questions honestly, then you can apply the principles of Feng Shui to help you further narrow down what stays and what goes.

Feng Shui relies on the concept of Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang are polar Energies that exist in all things. They represent the feminine (yin) and masculine (yang), and their interaction influences the destinies of all things.

Yin Energy is characterized by coldness, rest, responsiveness, shadow, inwardness, interior, and downward and decreasing motion.

Yang Energy is characterized by stimulation, heat, movement, activity, vigor, illumination, exterior, upward and outward motion, and increase.

Every person, and every item in your space, is characterized by these two polar Energies. And the key to remaining in harmony in your own Life is to keep them in balance.

Because Yin and Yang Energies mutually depend on one another, they cannot be separated. Without Yin, you cannot define or identify Yang, and vice versa. Additionally, they control one another. If Yang is too excessive in any product, good, or person, then Yin will be too weak.

Yin and Yang Energies are on a spectrum where things are relative to one another. As the spectrum becomes tilted to one side or another, the Energies can either be in harmony or disharmonious.

Space clearing

Utilizing Feng Shui and a basic understanding of Yin and Yang Energies will help you to clear your space of any items that are creating Energetic disharmony. This disharmony can permeate you physically, emotionally, mentally, Spiritually, and of course, Energetically.

As you begin to clear your space and rid yourself of the Energetic baggage you are carrying around, you will find yourself feeling lighter. You will have a sense of openness and expanse within you that will allow you to take on your day-to-day problems with ease and confidence. Consider it the breaking free from shackles you didn’t even know you were wearing.

As time and space allows, practice Feng Shui and implement Yin and Yang principles to every space you are in: your office or cubicle, bedroom, refrigerator, freezer, pantry, hall closets, garage, attic, basement, dresser drawers, with your body care products, jewelry, accessories, handbags, shoes, or any other spaces you keep personal items.

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The power of your words can transform your Life

Be Impeccable with your Word

Use your powers for good, not evil, and watch your Life bloom 🌺

Science and Metaphysics have both made strong cases for thought work. Real people are Healing from severe sickness and disease by transforming their thoughts. But how do those thoughts impact you once they leave your lips?

It’s said that we have anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000 thoughts every single day. With about 86,000 seconds in a single day, that means every eight to 14 seconds you are having a thought about something. Most of those are unconscious and pass beneath your awareness, others are powerful enough to break through. Regardless of how your thoughts occur, they can impact you deeply on a physical, emotional, Spiritual, and Energetic level.

How it all begins

Your brain is filled with neurons that connect to all the different parts of your brain and body. Consider these neurons like little roadways for information to travel on. The more a roadway is used, the more reinforced it becomes.

In other words, as a newborn baby your roadways start out like dirt trails. As information becomes reinforced, and you grow and learn, those dirt trails eventually become paved runways. The dirt trails that are used a little less frequently might transform into well-defined paths; they are safe to use, but not used frequently. The dirt trails that are used often will look more like paved runways. They are solid, sturdy, large, and ready to receive and transmit any passing information.

When thoughts occur, whether in your awareness or subconscious, they can come through on a dirt trail, well-defined path, or paved runway. The Law of Attraction tells us that like attracts like. This means that the more you experience a thought, the more likely you are to continue experiencing similar thoughts. The more often similar thoughts occur, the more well-defined that neural path will become.

Eventually the dirt trail for, say, positive thoughts about Self will grow and edify into paved runways, and it will become natural to have positive thoughts about Self. Similarly, the more often you have negative or detrimental thoughts, the stronger that neural path will become until it is natural, even easy, for negative and detrimental thoughts to push through to your awareness.

Thoughts are just words waiting to happen

Ghandi said it better than anyone with this:

Your beliefs become your thoughts; Your thoughts become your words; Your words become your actions; Your actions become your habits; Your habits become your values; Your values become your destiny.

Your word is filled with power. It consists of your spoken, written, and even nonverbal communication with yourself and the outside world.

Your intent manifests through your word. Your Creative power is expressed by your word. And your word is the power you have to create – Life, destiny, opportunity, support, action, and more.

Your word is a force of indescribable magnitude that serves to connect you to others through expression and communication. It shapes and creates every event in your Life.

Like a double-edged sword, your word can be used for good or for evil. You get to decide. When you begin to step outside of Ego and rewrite your internal script, so will you rewrite and rewire the thoughts and words you channel out into the world.

When you complain, curse, and think negative thoughts about yourself or others, you plant evil seeds of negativity into your fertile Mind. The seeds you plant are the seeds you will sow.

Do yourself, and everyone you encounter, a favor and plant beautiful, hearty, healthy seeds of Light. Begin by noticing your thoughts and thought patterns, and transforming them one at a time.

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Rewriting Your Agreements

It’s time to ditch the beliefs you’ve inherited that no longer align with who you are or who you’re trying to become.

In his book, The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ángel Ruîz gives readers four simple (but not always easy) steps to break free from the cycle of negativity, drama, and pain. If you are ready to raise your vibration and begin attracting harmony into your Life, then you’ll want to keep reading!

From the minute you were born, you were exposed to a whole world of people who wanted you to believe what they believe. What they thought was right or wrong, good or bad, honest or dishonest is what you were expected to internalize.

Many of these “rules” were passed from generation to generation through beliefs and behaviors. Some are unspoken, others are verbally transmitted by your authority figures or taught in institutions that are meant to shape you.

Maybe they are personal or familial beliefs, religious beliefs, cultural beliefs, or niche beliefs. Regardless, you make a choice to agree with these beliefs. At first, in your childhood, you don’t believe you have a choice. So you do what is expected and you internalize the belief as your own. You make an agreement with the transmitter of the belief that you, too, believe.

You make agreements about what to believe with every person in your Life. As you grow and evolve, take in new experiences and expand your thoughts, you continue to operate on those old agreements and belief systems that you internalized in your youth.

It’s time you rewrite your agreements so that they align with who you are, and who you are trying to become.

Where to begin such an endeavor

According to ancient Toltec wisdom, there are four areas in your Life that you should begin rewriting agreements in. These are: your word, your perspective, your judgements, and your ability.

Letting go of agreements that no longer serve you will free you from drama and negativity. Adopting new agreements will increase your quality of Life.

This, in itself, is a tall order.

If you are struggling to know where to begin, try taking an overall assessment of your Life and point out any areas where you might be struggling. Whether in your relationships, with your health, inner harmony, job satisfaction, financial security, or otherwise. Do the inner work to recognize which agreements you hold in that area of your Life, and ask yourself whether you truly believe them or not. If not, time to rewrite!

This work is not easy, nor is it fun. But the outcome is where the beauty happens. When you begin to see your Life in full bloom because you are living more aligned, your blessings will multiply, opportunity will present itself, and you will find yourself riding on high. Take the leap and enjoy the ride, you won’t regret it!

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Cultivating Light Energy

An easy step to keeping your Energy body in tip-top shape is to have healthy boundaries.

Welcome!

Thank you for joining me for another segment on the Journey towards healing. I’m Rita, and I am a Healer and a teacher. It’s my calling to help people evolve, elevate and expand their thinking. I help people to heal through natural modalities that fall outside of traditional medicine. That’s exactly what you will find here, so I hope you’ll stay!

There are many paths to healing, just ask any medical doctor, therapist, priest, or shaman. But you need not make any appointments or spend loads of money to begin your own healing Journey. I have been sharing extensively about Creativity as a tool for healing. Today I am offering you another tool, so read on and let’s find a modality that works for you!

 

Boundaries.

Firm, loose, somewhere in between.

We all have them, and of varying strength and degrees with ourselves and the people in our Life.

Sometimes you are ‘too nice’ or ‘too forgiving’ with the ones you love, and too rigid with acquaintances or colleagues. As an act of Self-preservation and to assuage the Ego, you keep looser boundaries with the people you feel closer to. In fact, it’s the ones you love that can take advantage of, and hurt, you the most.

In order to preserve a healthy Energy body, release dark or harmful Energy, and cultivate Light Energy, you must enforce healthy boundaries.

It starts with YOU

Have you ever taken a close look at the boundaries you have with yourself? If so, when was the last time?

It’s said that a plane is off course 90 percent of the time. That means the pilot(s) are constantly course-correcting. Have you a need to do some course-correcting of your own when it comes to your boundaries?

If you have not taken a closer look at your own personal boundaries, now would be a great time. Take a broad look at your overall Life – happiness, well being, health, relationships, eating patterns, and more. Pick one place that feels off course and begin there.

Take a deep dive into that personal arena of your Life and see where your boundaries might be lacking, too loose, or too firm. Make the necessary adjustments, then move on to the next arena in your Life. Remember, people who are not respectful of your boundaries are Energy drainers, so beware.

Exploring Energy Boundaries

 

Just as you have personal boundaries with yourself and the people in your Life, so should you have Energy boundaries. Energetic boundaries are those that protect your Energy body from getting muddied with other people’s drama. When your Energetic body absorbs too much dark energy from others, it can manifest as a feeling of heaviness, imbalances, sleep disturbances, brain fog, mystery pains, and more.

Energetic boundaries are meant to act like a forcefield surrounding you. They protect you from taking on the emotional catastrophes of the people around you – whether they be in close physical proximity or even electronically distant.

Energetically, people can be categorized into two categories: Energy drainers and Life givers. When you maintain firm, but flexible, Energetic boundaries, you begin to repel Energy drainers. It will become very apparent to you who the vortexes in your Life are – those that suck your Energy, leaving you feeling physically drained or lethargic, emotional or emotionally imbalanced, or in an activated stress state.

As you begin to cultivate healthy Energy boundaries you will restore yourself with Light Energy and draw toward you the people who are Life givers. Those are the people who are loving and kind, supportive and encouraging. The people who bring out the best in you, and who make you want to continue bettering yourself.

As the ultimate act of Self-care and Self love, take a deep dive into your personal and Energy boundaries. Do some course-correcting until you feel you have it just right for who you are today. Don’t forget to continue checking in and recalibrating as necessary as you continue on your growth Journey.

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How Creativity helps you grow

Creativity is stored in the Right Brain

Engaging your Creative right-brain will help you unlock your full potential for growth

Welcome!

Thank you for joining me for another segment on the journey towards healing. I’m Rita, and I am a Healer and a teacher. It’s my calling to help people evolve, elevate and expand their thinking. I help people to heal through natural modalities that fall outside of traditional medicine. That’s exactly what you will find here, so I hope you’ll stay!

We are getting deep into Creativity as a vehicle for insight, change, inspiration, and personal evolution. If you would like to see where we started, check out my 12 Steps to living a more Creative, higher quality Life here

How Creativity helps you grow

Life is hard – there is no denying that. In order to navigate Life and make it through the good, the bad, and the ugly, it is imperative that you evolve. But making the inward Journey and clearing out all the shadows in your closet is no fun and definitely not easy. It’s no understatement to say that ignorance is bliss.

However, there are so many tools out there to help you in your growth, and Creativity is just one of them. Creativity, in the sense that it is used in this space, refers to any creative thought or action. This can mean everyday problem solving, magnificent works of art, or creative solutions in your own personal growth Journey.

Our world has become one in which instant access has disabled the part of the brain that was designed to think outside of the box. While small subsets are making strides in creative output (the engineers and designers at Apple, for instance), others are in the dark ages of creativity (the film industry).

Creativity is like a muscle that must be exercised regularly to become strong and efficient. Using that part of your brain to find unique solutions will help to increase confidence, inspiration, and Self-worth. Increasing these intrinsic values in one’s Self will bring down stress and increase quality of Life.

Caring for your Energy body through Creativity

 

Just as you lovingly nurture a child through imagination and play, so must you nurture that same part of yourself. Without tender love, care, and attention, your Inner Child can feel neglected, which ultimately can lead to a downward emotional and physical spiral.

Creativity, in all its forms, is a direct outlet for Energy. When stress builds, Self-care is lacking, and toxins are building up physically and energetically, it’s easy for Energy to become stagnant or blocked. Energy is meant to be in constant movement, and when its flow stops there are many visible consequences.

Blocked Energy can manifest as discontent or unhappiness, without any obvious cause; on a deeper level, depression and anxiety; and physically, stagnant Energy looks like mysterious aches or pains with no known cause, dis-ease and disease, rapid weight gain or weight loss, headaches, and more.

Keeping that flow of Energy in movement as often as possible will keep you feeling lighter, energized, and more vibrant about Life.

There is strong scientific evidence that memories are stored in our visual right-brain, right along with our subconscious and unconscious Minds.  The left-brain, home to such things as analytics, logistics, and language, is also home to our conscious Mind.

Therefore, by engaging your right-brain through Creative acts, you are also accessing those often untouchable and inaccessible thoughts, feelings, and memories stored in your unconscious and subconscious Minds.

When you engage your Creative Self and unlock some of those deeply buried emotions and experiences, you are gaining a deeper level of understanding of your Self. It is through the process of creating, or Creative problem solving, that healing can take place. This is a wonderful opportunity for growth and insight!

So, keep on breaking boundaries of thought and experience by exercising your Creative muscles. You won’t regret it!

 

Until next time,

 
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