Loto Journal
Through personal storytelling and letter writing, follow our Founder, Jennifer Axcell, as she travels the 🌎 globe as a digital nomad and Desert Mother, exploring Consciousness, rest, and Self-care.
Including thoughtfully created blog content about somatic healing practices, nervous system regulation techniques, and contemplative practices, Loto Wellness Collective’s blog focuses on the art and science of rest and renewal, drawing inspiration from Christian mystics, monastic wisdom, modern neuroscience, and depth psychology.
Reader’s Note: In an attempt to bring a conscious sense of responsibility to our language (where inclusivity and equality matter), in our Loto Wellness Collective blog content, except for direct quotes, the pronouns often used for God are They/Them in reference to I AM. When referring to Jesus specifically, the pronouns He/Him are used. Also, we have taken the liberty of capitalizing the term “True Self” so you will know that we are not referring to the “false self” (psychological egoic self), but the foundational self that we are in God.
The Returning: The Way of the Sensate
The Sensate meets God through the senses — through color and fragrance, through texture, taste, and sound. For them, beauty is not ornamentation; it is revelation.
Janzu: A Rebirth
At its core, Janzu is a somatic journey: the facilitator cradles the receiver in body-temp water, guiding slow, rhythmic movements that coax the brain into deep Theta relaxation—a gateway to releasing stress, trauma, and emotional blockages while reawakening cellular memory and primal consciousness. This practice—often dubbed "rebirth therapy"—invites participants to revisit birth-like thresholds, fostering reconnection with the body and the Self.
The “Ick”: Somatic Warning Signs from the Subconscious Mind
Ever feel like a day/week/month/year goes by you so fast that you can't believe it (or remember it)? Often wonder, "Where did the time go?" If so, please allow me to introduce you to what I call auto-pilot sleepwalking.
Unlocking Calm: An Introduction to Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
What is Somatic Healing?
Somatic healing is an integrative approach that focuses on the connection between the mind, body, and spirit to address and heal trauma. Rooted in the understanding that our bodies hold onto experiences and memories, somatic healing seeks to release the physical and emotional tensions that accumulate from trauma, chronic stress, and systemic oppression. Somatic healing offers a path toward holistic wellness by recognizing that the body is both a vessel of both our human experiences and the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Hearts of Stone
Breath of Life
The Art and Science of Sound Healing
Sound healing is an ancient therapeutic practice that uses sound frequencies to restore and maintain physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Rooted in traditions across various cultures, sound healing leverages the vibrational energy of sound to promote deep relaxation, reduce stress, and encourage healing.
Spiritual Disciplines: Meditation & Contemplative Prayer
Unlike the secular notion of emptying the mind, Christian meditation is a purposeful act of love, worship, and devotion. It involves intentionally giving time and energy to God, connecting with the sacred space within us where the indwelling Holy Spirit resides.
Christian meditation, also known as contemplative prayer, is about intimate relationship and a way of knowing God that goes beyond thoughts and feelings.
Contributors & Collaborators
Loto Living and Loto Journal, would not be possible without the ongoing support and generous contributions from an incredible team of writers, artists, healers, editors, creatives, and pastors.