We recently connected with Kathleen Busching and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Kathleen, thanks for joining us today. To kick things off, we’d love to hear about things you or your brand do that diverge from the industry standard

I believe how Inner Lotus Wellness LLC might differ from other wellness companies is I am not saying I have any treatments or practices that are going to cure you. I believe health lies within the individual. What Inner Lotus Wellness LLC is here to do is support you and help you access the space that you can tune into your own answers.

Kathleen, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I am the owner of Inner Lotus Wellness LLC. I worked in healthcare for over 20 years and then changed the way I viewed healthcare after going through my own health challenges. In the end the experience changed the way I viewed healthcare, myself and my approach to my life in general.
Inner Lotus Wellness LLC. was started to assist people with facilitating the bodies relaxation response and mindfulness. This is done through reiki, reflexology treatments, personalized yoga sessions and Tia Chi/Qigong. When the body is relaxed, we are in our parasympathetic nervous system. This is where immune function is enhanced and also creates space for our internal guidance to enter. I do believe right for one might be wrong for another. We have to learn to see what resonates with us and follow our own internal guide. I wanted Inner Lotus Wellness LLC to be a safe space for people to maintain wellness or recover. A place they are encouraged to follow their own guidance. I believe traditional medicine and practitioners outside the system all have value. It’s up to the individual to determine what is right for them personally.
In the wellness community there could be a lot of opinions. It can make it challenging to know which way to turn. I do believe we all have our own inner compass and must tune into that. I know when I started to follow from this place this it is when I started to recover. The body wants and always struggling to find balance. We have to learn to tune into what is asking for. The answers lie within

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

I felt compelled to start Inner Lotus Wellness LLC after going through my own health challenges. I wanted an outlet to assist people in their wellness journeys. I felt a strong desire to do so. In each part of the process, I was stepping outside my comfort zone and learning new skills. I had to work through feelings of vulnerability. I do find growth happening within me through a deeper listening, despite Inner Lotus Wellness LLC not meeting markers I set for myself. It has taken resilience to stay with it. In the end I believe it is allowing Inner Lotus Wellness LLC. to come from a purer place. The ego no longer high jacking a ride. It has been humbling. I believe with anything worth having a ripening usually needs to take place. When you are truly ready the flower will appear. I realized throughout my life growth has happened during the challenges to prepare me for the next step. I just have to trust the process.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

I was diagnosed with Lyme in 2010 and originally was staying within the healthcare system. I wanted to go to Doctor’s covered under my health insurance and work within a system I was a part of. I was really confused about what was happening with my care and the lack of answers. My Lyme was getting worse, and I was scared. I then started to seek help outside the system. I found a Lyme Doctor that was working outside the system. This gives Doctors more flexibility with treatment, because they do not have to follow insurance guidelines. He took a holistic approach and really did patient centered care. This is when treatment is tailored to the individual. I also started to learn more about Eastern medicine. This system includes mind, body and spirit. Healing happens on a much deeper level. My brain started to open up to a different approach to healing and feeling more self-empowered. I gained more awareness of the energy of the body, universal energy and what could hinder its flow. I began looking at emotions I was resistant to feel and learn ways to assist my bodies energy. I started listening for answers from a deeper place and following my own internal guide. If I felt drawn to a practice I went, even when my mind was not initially on board. This when I started to see a change and get better. It opened my mind to what is possible with healing and the answers being inside of me. I was not at the mercy of the medical establishment. The best analogy I could give as how I now see healthcare is landing a plane. When someone is sick or in dis-ease they usually can’t see the runway. Doctors, nurses, practitioners, family and friends can hold up the lights that you can find the runway and make you feel worthy of landing your plane. It is to us as individuals to land the plane. No one can do it for you. I guess Inner Lotus Wellness LLC is me holding up my light and supporting people while they go through their wellness journeys. A way to pay in forward for those that held up the lights for me. I want people to know the power is in them.

Contact Info:

• Website: hhtp://www.innerlotuswellness.com

Image Credits

My sister, Loreen Karpovich took the picture with me doing Qigong (I have a blue shirt on.). Kathleen Busching took the rest.