They are not buried here. None of my blood relatives are buried in my home state. Yet that has not stopped me from making lasting, powerful, magickal, connections to women, who have gone before me, namely the Divine Marie Laveau and a Black woman from Pioneer times, who is buried in a cemetery, near and… Read more »
Category: Healing Hands
Chasing the Ghosts of My Ancestors, Letter to My Family
As the Day of the Dead and Fet Gede approach, the days when the Ancestors return to visit with us, my mind turns to mysteries and myths surrounding my own Ancestors and our Ancestral home, Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine. My family left the Ukraine 100 years ago to escape pogroms and a darkening future. I had… Read more »
What is the Day of the Dead/Fet Gede Celebration?
For 39 years, La Source Ancienne Ounfo – A New Orleans based Vodou society – has celebrated the Day of the Dead/Fet Gede with an annual Vodou ceremony to invoke the Gede. It is soothing and reassuring to know that our Dead are not gone, and that we can come together in community to honor… Read more »
Meet AHA!’s Newest Practitioners!
Kerry Hegarty Licensed Professional Counselor Since 2014, Kerry has worked with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD or grief and relationship issues from all walks of life. In treatment, she uses a client-centered, mindfulness and DBT-based approach to help you develop healthier relationships with yourself and others. She has a master’s degree in Clinical Mental… Read more »
A Call to the Community
Over the past year, we have been thinking about what it means to be a community center. For us, we view ‘community’ as more than a group of people living in the same neighborhood. We see community as an integrated network of hearts and souls ready to step up when times are hard. Moreover,… Read more »
Sacred Music Festival: Music Against Hate
For our 8th year, the New Orleans Sacred Music Festival is bannering the theme “Music Against Hate.” In the past we have avoided any hint of negative language, but now we are directly confronting a larger milieu of increasing factionalism, intolerance and distrust. Against this we come together to share music and gifts from many… Read more »
Falling into the Spirits
October, 2018- A Month in Review by: Brandon Curran: NOHC Marketing and Events Manager We have been busy, y’all. After an extremely eventful October, we are thrilled to look back and see the wide-range of groups, events and happenings throughout our Healing Center space that allow us to continue to grow and develop as… Read more »
Gaining Traction in this Hot Sun
July, 2018- A Month in Review by: Brandon Curran: NOHC Marketing and Events Manager As the hot summer months slowed life for much of the city, The New Orleans Healing Center continued to move forward in full swing throughout the month of July. We saw beautiful successes within The Healing Center, our silos and many… Read more »
NONPROFIT OFFICIAL
April, 2018- A Month in Review by: Brandon Curran: NOHC Marketing and Events Manager It’s all happening, Y ’all! The New Orleans Healing Center is officially a 501c3 nonprofit! After an extensive amount of work and support of our staff, Board Members and founders, The New Orleans Healing Center has officially been approved nonprofit… Read more »
More Than Just Spine Pain
Affordable Healing Arts Welcomes Chiropractor Dr. Rueben Carter, D.C. By: Brandon Curran; NOHc Marketing and Events Manager The world of chiropractic work is rapidly growing and Dr. Rueben Carter, D.C. is excited to be a part of that growth. Dr. Carter recently started Integrative Spine Care & Wellness inside The New Orleans Healing Center’s Affordable… Read more »
RECENT NOHC NEWS
Art Show, Gathering, and Body Painting Featuring Artist Carrie Beene on April 8th at the Second Story Gallery
ART SHOW, GATHERING AND BODY PAINTING EVENT, INTRODUCING ARTIST CARRIE BEENE PREVIOUSLY WORKING IN NYC AND THE ISLAND OF HAITI. The exhibition is entitled Night and Day named after one …Read More »
