 Sally graduated from the Pennsylvania State University where she studied a wide range of healing arts, nursing, art and graphic design. She is a very eclectic gifted healer, nurse and therapist.
Sally is classically trained in Western health care as a certified psychiatric nurse, certified chemical addictions counselor, and certified hypnotherapist. She studied Therapeutic Touch as taught at the University of Colorado, Denver, Co. Working with addictions(alcohol, drugs, food, sex, smoking) is one of her specialties, plus assisting with pain management,healing, stress and emotional management of physical and emotional problems such as cancer,MS, hospice and combat PTSD, to name a few. Finally, in 2007, Sally became a legally ordained minister with the Universal Life Church, available for marriage, baptisms, and funeral ceremonies.
Sally
has 30 years in the western health/psychiatric fields and
20 years in touch with her Native American and metaphysical
roots. She is a member of the National
Guild of Hypnotist and the American Nurses Association/California.
In 2008, Sally became a Light Practitioner of Sukyo Mahikari, a very high level esoteric spiritual practice that incorporates an intense form of healing light energy, much like Reiki or Therapeutic Touch, but much more powerful. She has extensive experience teaching drug and alcohol,dui,
domestic violence, anger
and stress
management, plus nursing, public, and home health topics
, to individuals and groups of all ages.
In 2004, Sally taught art at the Truckee Alternative School, for at-risk teenagers. In 2005, Sally wrote and taught an art therapy/substance abuse program at the Nevada State Prison, a medium-maximum state prison. Her program is available here in Acrobat format. This program can be adjusted to fit a school setting as well and is available to use free of charge.
"I feel my mission here is to assist in healing, using all approbriate modalities, whether from traditional Western medecine or my strong Native American and metaphysical roots. Bringing beauty and healing into the world in any form is a high calling, I think. I see myself as an alternative spiritual healer, a wave of the future. I hope to see more and more a blending of alternative healing, that addresses the holistic mind, body, and spirit, with traditonal Western Medical Practice. There is a time and place for both. Those under a Medical Doctor or Psychiatrist care are encouraged to continue while utilizing an alternative practice as mine, for optimal healing and comfort."
Sally's office is now open in Sparks, NV. Office hours are by appointment.
Sally's writing credentials include articles for "CONNECT" magazine, Reno, NV and BALANCED LIFE, Sacramento, CA., on health and healing. In August/September 2008, her article on "Visualization and Hypnosis in Diabetic Amputation" was published in the American Nurses Association/California official newspaper. She is very excited about this - mainstream is starting to trully recognize and see the value in alternatives. Our patients will be the benefactors. She also wrote an organic gardening column for 4 years for a local newspaper.on health, art and healing. She wrote an organic gardening newspaper column for 4 years. In addition she wrote freelance for the LANCASTER FARMING newspaper, and for FARMSTEAD MAGAZINE, on organic gardening, herbs, greenhouses and woodstoves.
" I am an intense, high energy person who loves the diversity and exploring new frontiers, where ever that leads."
Creator
says - "Honor ALL paths back to the Creator God, from the
four directions,
to bring peace and heaven on Earth."- Mt. Shasta, 2008
NAMASTE
The Healing Power of Art, copyright Sally Mitchell, 2008
I rediscovered my art when my children were small and my first marriage was on the rocks. I remember vividly the day I painted one particular watercolor –one lone dove flying toward the sun, into the light and out of the darkness. That painting helped me make a very painful decision to leave my unhappy, stifling marriage. I packed us up and left that same day. I titled the painting “Freedom.” I have it still.
I realized over time that during my most difficult periods in life, I painted my most powerful pieces. My colors are very strong the emotion is powerful. All of my artwork has a story behind it. Sometimes I didn’t realize what the story and the piece really meant at the time, but in time, the meaning was revealed to me.
My most important spiritual piece to date is a very large acrylic paint, “Psalm 142, Thou Art My Refuge.” Tremendous healing and peace came through for me as I painted. Angels, many animal beings and people of all cultures emerged on the canvas. The painting emerged in honor of my ex-husband Dan, his combat experience, and in honor of the troops now in the Middle East.
I don’t agree with the current war, but honor our men and women who serve. Combat PTSD was the core issue of the emotional pain and grief behind this painting, as my ex-husband and I struggled in our relationship. After two days of painting, I opened my Bible, looking for meaning, and the page I turned to was “Thou Art My Refuge.” Tears welled in my eyes. The painting hangs today next to my front door as guardian. It has deep meaning for me. Not everyone see the angels and the other beings in this painting. To some it looks like a colorful abstract. To others, they see what I see..the angels and other beings. Ultimately, it only matters that I see them.
The choice of colors is instinctive, and means one thing: painting fast and loose or careful with detail, yet another. The theme means still something else. Each painting tells its own story. Stormy or calm- happy, angry or sad.
So, as a practicing healer, I took my love of art and healing, into the prison system. My group was an art therapy group for chemically addicted inmates, based on the AA/NAs 12 steps. My Art Therapy Program is described in detail on my website, under my bio-easily adapted to schools, inpatient/outpatient groups, and prisons.
I based my group on the premise of Brief Therapy. “Draw me your past, what brought you to prison, then draw me your present. Now visualize where you want to go in the future.” One inmate carefully drew a mountain horse ranch, right down to the last nail. “Now,” I said, How do you get there?” His first plan of action, have all his gang tattoos removed so he would be able to get a good job. And so began his healing through the terrible world of methamphetamine abuse into healing, a plan of action, and hope.
Sally is a proud member of:
- The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
- The National Guild of Hypnotists
The LET 'EM RUN FOUNDATION - a nonprofit organization in partnership with government, business and community, committed to the protection and preservation of wild horses and the heritage of the American West. Founded by professional entertainer Lacy J. Dalton, The Foundation plans to help save, preserve, protect, and maintain the wild horse, stray horse and mustang population and other species of endangered or grossly mistreated animals. They are raising money for a wild horse refuge near Virginia City, Nevada.
Ccontact the foundation at:
Comstock Wild Horse & Mining Museum
P. O. Box 1176
Virginia City, NV 90440
liv4horses@msn.com
office: 775-847-9453
fax: 775-847-7806
For every "Desert Mustang" giclee print sold, I will donate 10 percent of the profits to Lacy J Dalton's "Comstock Wild Horse & Miniing Museum" toward their refuge fund.
 This is a snapshot of SPIRIT, a beautiful little one year old filly. Some wonderful little angel children got together and raised money to buy her pregnant mother off the slaughter truck. The foundation children were able to save several other pregnant mares. Spirit was born on the Grace Foundation Ranch. She, and several others, are up for adoption. She is one of the lucky ones.
The GRACE FOUNDATION - a nonprofit organization in partnership with the greater Sacramento community, business, and government, also committed to the protection and rescue of abused and neglected animals. On this 600 acre ranch, near Folsom, CA, 100 plus head of horses, donkeys, sheep, llamas, dogs, and cats live in peace and safety. Some horses, sheep, and llamas are now up for adoption. They teach riding, need donations to feed the animals, need volunteers to help care for the animals, and run a riding program for special needs children. Check out this worthwhile website at www.thegracefoundation.com.
The Grace Foundation, 5800 Latigo Lane, Folsom, CA 95672.
For every "The Boys" gliclee horse print sold, I will donate 10 percent of the profits to The Grace Foundation, to help feed the animals.
Prints and cards on sale at:
Honey Creek Inn
Reedsville, Pa 17084
717-667-2314
Comstock Wild Horse & Mining Museum
P. O. Box 1176
Virginia City, NV 90440
775-847-9453
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