Jeri

Thanks for stopping by My Space………..I hope you decide to stay a while for a visit, ........

Hi, I’m Jeri .... ....

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The Creator & Founder of ....

www.ApothecaryJeri.com ....

as well as the ....

Director & Home of........

Heirloom Remedies Nature Essences ........

I'm so excited you're here.....

Most likely you're a friend of a friend....those of us involved with the unique & addicting world of "Energy" and alternative views love to pass interesting stuff and info to like minded souls. ....

So....if you're like me and have had enough of self limiting attitudes regarding your health and well being....

……and  like to do things  on your own terms....

….. and want to accomplish this with out selling your first born,....

…… in a way that doesn't create unwanted side effects....

…….and you're willing to take responsibility and action for yourself while looking out for the other guy too.....

..... and want to work in a field you LOVE, that excites you enough so you still have Passion for what you do....

..  .....Well..... you came to the right place……..we’re going to get along just fine!........

But perhaps I'm getting ahead of myself……….....

How did I get here? And What am I doing here?........

So who is this Apothecary Person?.... ....

Okay…….I tell you a little about myself.....

In hindsight I've always been involved with alternative healing. I come by it honestly too!!....

 It all started with my Paternal Grandmother; Nana, in ........Brooklyn...., ....NY.........
She longed to be a doctor... but it wasn't in the cards and could only be a dream for an Italian immigrant woman in the 20's…… but she knew how to help the ill, and she did it her own way. ....

For example, we grew up going to chiropractors…….and in those days chiropractors weren’t accepted at all……they were regularly thrown in jail!!....

This “off the beaten path” point of view was carried on by my mother, she and my Nana got along wonderfully and were as close or closer than a true mother and daughter…..no dreaded mother-in-law nonsense here…… so I guess I got the double whammy from both sides of the family tree. ....

You could say it's in my DNA!....

But, I didn't like being different…..and that among other things made me different. ....

I grew up in an exclusive neighborhood on Long Island , NY’s “Gold Coast”…..except my mom wore Dr. Scholl’s, straw hats and wrap around jean skirts  practicing “organic” gardening……while other mom's wore heels, pearls and designer clothes…..oh yeah…….they played bridge at “Junior League”.  ....

      Very fancy, schmancy. Needless to say we didn’t fit in so well.....

I didn't pursue this alternative way of thinking head on at all; I thought I had escaped their influence….. but guess what? ....

It came back and bit me in the butt when I wasn't looking……….what "it" did was let me THINK I was doing my own thing and "it" freakin' snuck in the back door and got me! But good! ........

I was an Interior Designer/Space Planner in NYC………..what could be better? Growing up in Manhasset, I was working in ....Manhattan...., with firms that had ....Park Avenue.... and Madison Avenue addresses.....

I liked this……I was VERY good at it and I was sure that this was going to be my life; money, professional recognition in my field, living in one of the best locations in the world!....

I worked for an Interior Design firm whose niche was Advertising Agencies and the "biggies" in the industry were our clients. Our firm's office was in the heart of Madison Avenue occupying the penthouse of one of the largest Ad Agencies in the world (they occupied the entire building) and we were their in-house design team.....

So you may ask...."How did I get from there to here?” ........

Get this…..my design thesis was “How Space and Color Effects Healing?” I naively didn't see what I was doing.....dumb huh?........

That's one of the things I actually do now….... I administer various vibrations of color to effect change in the human body.........

So "How did I get from there to here?” ........

Children that's it in a nutshell.........any parent will tell you they do for their children what they usually won't do for themselves.....and that held true for me in spades. Trust me, my kids pushed me....they changed me....all for the better.....they have been my best teachers....and I had a lot of learning to do.(I still do)........

Anyway, I was bringing home a fantastic salary, I had received a fabulous promotion to “Project Manager” for an important  and very prestigious client’s project…I was sitting pretty…I was on top of the world.....

Then BAMM I fell in love…..Followed my heart to ........Washington...., ....DC................

 Nothing wrong with that, you may say.....and so did I.... I figured no worries there are plenty of opportunities and money down there....Georgetown, Annapolis , Potomac...same kind of money and high powered clients to be had....and then I discovered I was pregnant, surprised and happy I naively….(once again)  thought I would leave my baby and still keep the high powered job.....ha........

Boy was I THE FOOL.........

To make a long story short..........

I NEVER could do things the conventional way. I found midwives instead of an OBGYN and was hooked.....Boy oh boy …was I my mothers daughter…..opting for home births...with my last child born underwater……. now that's the way to birth a baby!!!!........

Well, you can imagine home schooling and food co-ops weren’t  far behind, but I never really fit in anywhere.....

 I was never all “granola” and I was sooooooooo far from the “religious right" home-schoolers that........

I didn't fit in with the misfits!!!.... ....

.. ..My children had extreme reactions to vaccinations, and lots of the drugs the pharmaceuticals were hawking and doctors were describing..... which scared the #@!# out of me.....so my journey down the least trodden path continued. ........

Searching, searching....chiropractic, acupuncture, diet, herbs, ....

Then there were some awful severe physical accidents with head traumas, migraines, concussions, swollen joints, inflammation, you name it they had it and western medicine wasn't helping them…..on the contrary it seemed to be causing more harm than good.........

So, I had to keep on finding new things.... lucky for me the TAI Sophia Institute was located in our town so I had a rich variety of acupuncturists to choose from, and the school attracted others to the area who were interested in a more holistic healing approach. Dianne Connelly in particular was a wonderful practitioner/mentor to me, I’m honored and so very grateful to know her. ....

  Am I lucky or what????? ........

I was slowly and now it seems systematically introduced to the work of Caroline Myss, Norm Shealy, Erin Sommerville, Rosalyn Bruyere, (where I had a huge Ah Ha,I'll tell you more of that later), Abrahim Jaffe, Arlyn Kline, Brugh Joy, & Carl Simmonton, (on the Rosebud Reservation in SD that's a story for another day) Charles Ridley, Hughe Milne, Carol Philipps……. ....

All these people have contributed to my learning and growth in this wonderful field of ENERGY MEDICINE which I love.........

And then my life started to dissolve.......it disintegrated..... went down the tubes in a major way...unraveling like a spool of thread....

My life as I knew it literally Disappeared..... ....

Caroline Myss was the first person that warned of this phenomenon. ....

By this time my husband and I had built a really comfortable business and lifestyle.... that had melted away…many circumstances contributed to it but I also believe my mind set helped it along.....

 I felt guilty about having so much when I looked at all the poverty and lack around me……… I didn't think I deserved it (so how crazy was that??) Even though we regularly donated our time and money, that didn’t come near to the 12 years of ........Catholic.... ....School........’s overwhelming effect on me.......those nuns were really, really good, masterful in fact! Not that it was their intention.......but I found myself full of guilty to the nth degree, squared and what ever. ....

The Law of Attraction kicked in but not in the way I wanted it…..I wasn’t even aware of the phenomenon…. But now that I understand things I can see I definitely called it to myself……. and my life lessons really went into high gear. ....

I had been coasting and hiding what I was doing to the outside world;.... ....

 I was living a lie and this “unraveling” forced me come out of  hiding. I had to choose what I was going to do and how I was doing it!....

Remember I NEVER felt like I fit in ! ........

I had honed the skill of chameleon. I was a master at hiding. This situation forced me to decide what I wanted and I decided to go for it. ....

This uncomfortable and devastating economic turn forced me to look at all I had to be grateful for..... ....

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..And I had a ton of things to be grateful fo r …. through all this turmoil my husband and I survived, supporting one another the best we could but that was only the tip of the iceberg.....

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..Not only did we loose a company that we had literally been offered millions of dollars for (we liked being independent, didn't want to screw our employees etc) but one of our children was deathly sick, almost died and no one knew what was wrong. ....

..  ..It turned out to be Lyme Disease, it’s called the “great Pretender” for very good reason! I know far more about Lyme Disease than I wish I did (please call me anytime if you need some help)....

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I was rear ended 3 days before Christmas, our car was totaled, I had internal head injuries. A concussion was the last thing I needed....my elderly parents needed to be relocated, mom passed,…........

.. .. Between the bill collectors & doctor bills......we were on a merry-go-round, and not a happy one. ........

But the accident provided an opening.....it cracked things open figuratively and physically!....

I decided I would heal & this was an opportunity to heal things in a better stronger way!! ........

Anyway....that "hit on the head" changed something… I really began hearing…. Guidance..... ....

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How did that Happen? ........

One of the few things I was able to do after the accident was walk. ....

So walking I did…..it was a beautiful, cold, crisp, February day.....and it was beginning to lightly snow........I was really enjoying this walk, nothing like the glistening of snow to make you feel happy and joyful when the rest of your life is a disaster (LOL) when I "heard" a direction to ....

"Go and make a flower remedy out of the snow"..... ....

 I actually answered out loud, walking there, outside in the gently falling snow, I guess it was lucky for me no one else was around.........

"What do you mean a flower remedy out of the snow....its snow?" ....

But the direction continued….. On how, where and what to do....and I did it!....

And it was powerful!.... ....

This Snow Elixir became the keystone to the business I have now.....it's called Snow Crystal and it works with the crystalline matrix of our bodies.....

 Mind you at the time I was like crystalline matrix? ....

"What the *#!# is the crystalline matrix?" ........

Needless to say I was hesitant to tell or even let anyone in my family see what I was doing but ........

I HAD to do it and I felt great when I was working with these energies and I've never stopped......this is part of my soul work.....

I know I have to do this and it feels right when I am. ........

I also know....

I NEVER would have listened if the circumstances had been different, I really don't think I would have..... ....

So, I before I knew it, I had dozens of remedies and essences and I was being directed to make them in ways I had never associated with Flower Remedies....

and  ....

Heirloom Remedies Nature Essences ....

was born. ....

“Heirloom” as in the Treasures” that have been handed down to us from our Earth Mother (this was also “given” to me)....

Little by little I started sharing what I was doing with one of my closest friends and fellow healer. Sherry enthusiastically supported everything that was happening and eagerly tried everything I was concocting….reporting fantastic results!....

Sherry single handedly pushed me out of the nest so to speak and badgered me till I cried “uncle” to start a business. She felt it was important to share these elixirs; she had already started using them with her clients, again with resoundingly positive results. ....

So…… here I am in a fabulous place, doing something I LOVE and understand to be my souls’ work…….I’m working with different energies all the time, creating elixirs that benefit myself & others. I’m having a blast talking to my guidance, always marveling how correct it is…..if I take the time to be still and listen, I often don’t understand what it is I’m asked to do at the time, but it always makes sense in the end....what more could anyone ask for??? Honestly!!!........

Oh yeah, by the way, I'm feeling GREAT.....Rosalyn told me that it would take a minimum of 2 years till I was back to normal.........what ever that is.....and she was right!! ....

My son has recovered from Lyme Disease without.....I repeat without using anti-biotics which is basically unheard of.....but if I do say so myself he's a remarkable kid.....

 We're looking to the future and seeing a wonderful adventure. A smaller business has done wonders for my husband, he's happier, working only with people he likes, that appreciate him, are honorable and have a similar work ethic and he's having fun with it!!! This whole saga had been a true blessing in disguise……….not an easy but a blessing just the same.........

So how did all this happen? ....

I primarily use all alternative health modalities and the Flowers & Nature Essences are a really important part of healing for my clients. ....

I understand and utilize the Law of Attraction for beneficial outcomes :0) and take full responsibility for the feelings I have about wealth, prosperity and abundance.....

I work hard and love it; I always ask and listen to what I really need to do for myself and my clients on a soul level.... working with Nature Energies has made a huge difference.....

Thanks for letting me share my story with you.........I would LOVE to hear from you if this resonates in any way.........

PLEASE give me a ring.....

(410) 988-4598....

Skype me @ Jeri Hemerlein....

Or come and visit my website.....

www.ApothecaryJeri.com....