Learning To Be Seen: A Glimpse Into My Life

I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to write for VoyageSTL three times now—twice this year and once the year before. For a long time, I kept this part of me quiet, perhaps out of fear of being seen or uncertainty around how to hold my own accomplishments. Along the way, I’ve also had other published interviews, been invited onto several podcasts, and spoken to large and small groups about my journey. Each experience has been both humbling and affirming. I wanted to share this most recent interview here as a gentle reminder to myself of how far I’ve come, and as a way of honoring who I am in this moment.

Here’s the published article.


We recently had the chance to connect with Charlotte Meier and have shared our conversation below.


Hi Charlotte, thank you for taking the time to reflect back on your journey with us. I think our readers are in for a real treat. There is so much we can all learn from each other and so thank you again for opening up with us. Let’s get into it: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?


Recently I’ve adopted a new habit: silence and no screens for the first hour of my day. I enjoy slow mornings in my backyard with a cup of coffee or cacao, a breakfast bowl of chia seeds, granola, and fruit, joined by my pup and my partner as we watch the birds and squirrels begin their morning. I like to place my feet in the grass for grounding, and sometimes I’ll gently sway in my hammock while looking up at the morning sky. I’ve also started reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and I am excited to begin writing my morning pages during this quiet time.


After my silent hour, I turn on the screens, check my office schedule, and begin preparing for the day: creating notes, setting up invoices, and responding to emails, texts, and voice messages. On the days I am not in the office, I shift my focus to other tasks such as setting up events, redesigning my website, writing on Substack, mapping out errands, planning future travels, or tending to both business and personal responsibilities. My neurodivergent mind can easily get sidetracked, so abruptly moving from one task to another is common for me. I time block my calendar and keep a task list on ToDoist to stay grounded and make sure I don’t miss important deadlines, because if it’s not listed there, it is not likely to ever get done!

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?


My name is Charlotte, and I am the founder of Alma Luna Wellness, a practice dedicated to whole-person healing. I integrate chiropractic care, acupuncture, energy, sound, and ceremony to create safe and resonant spaces for transformation. What makes my practice unique is the way I bridge science and spirit, offering pathways that honor both the intelligence of the body and the wisdom of energy medicine. Each session is an invitation to remember one’s divine wholeness, weaving together the body, mind, heart, and soul.
My path has never been linear. It was only when life unraveled through sickness, heartbreak, and the collapse of what once looked like stability that I discovered the deeper truth of healing. Each experience became a teacher, leading me to rediscover myself at various points along the way.


My childhood was marked by both financial hardship and the tender ache of my parents’ separation. I carried both quiet pain and an inner strength I could not yet name. Over time, I came to recognize this sensitivity as an empathic ability that would guide me toward a life of service and become an integral part of my practice.


At eighteen, I was diagnosed with Grave’s disease and told I was the youngest patient my doctors had ever seen with this condition. What felt like a breaking point became an initiation, teaching me resilience and guiding me to seek knowledge beyond the borders of allopathic healing. I immersed myself in the study of psychology, anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry to find answers, and my fascination with the sciences became a pathway that helped me understand the body’s intricate systems. This foundational knowledge continues to inform the grounded, integrative way I practice today.


Discovering chiropractic care and acupuncture changed my healing trajectory entirely. Witnessing true natural healing for the first time was nothing short of magical. For the first time in my life, I noticed the subtle shifts in my body, the release of built-up tension, and the way my energy seemed to regenerate from within. Something deep awakened within me. I felt called to share this magic and immediately enrolled in graduate school, eager to learn and bring these modalities to others.
Life, of course, brought other challenges alongside the blessings. In my final year of graduate school, I went through a painful divorce. I buried my grief beneath work and ambition, but unprocessed sorrow eventually turned into burnout. Through soul-guided connections, I encountered Reiki, sound healing, and the sacred medicine of cacao – all of which reminded me that healing is not just physical but also emotional, spiritual, and relational. These practices became the perfect complement to the physical modalities I had been studying, filling in the spaces that science alone could not reach.


After eighteen years of unravelling the physical, mental, and spiritual roots connected to the Grave’s disease diagnosis, I have now been in remission for the past three years. I hold deep gratitude for my past self for her courage to pursue healing and for trusting her intuition along the way.


Currently, I am deepening my studies in Biogeometric Integration (BGI), a healing philosophy developed by Dr. Sue Brown. BGI builds on the original intention of chiropractic: to release interference to the innate intelligence of the body, the organizing wisdom that regulates heartbeat, breath, and every process of life. Unlike conventional views that see subluxations only in structural terms, BGI recognizes both the physical and energetic dimensions of misalignment. Every life experience carries a tone or frequency. If that experience is integrated, it becomes part of the body’s music, enriching the complexity of who we are. When unintegrated, it is stored as dissonance, creating tension and dis-ease. This approach illuminates the geometry of how experiences are held within the body, and how precise and intentional adjustments can open pathways for release, coherence, and integration. In practice, this means that every adjustment is not just mechanical, but an opportunity to evolve. To me, BGI feels like a remembering and an acknowledgment that we are living symphonies, always capable of creative expression. It has become a powerful extension of the work I offer, bridging structural care with energetic awareness.

What makes my work unique is not just the blend of modalities but the lived journey that shaped them. Healing is not a destination, it is a lifelong remembering. My practice reflects this truth, offering spaces where others can rediscover their own light and resilience. Today, I am expanding into resonance-based pathways that allow clients to enter through the door that feels most aligned to them. Whether through bodywork, energy medicine, or ceremony, each offering is designed to create safety, connection, and the conditions for true healing to unfold.

My hope is simple: that in our work together, people feel safe enough to soften, to listen, and to meet themselves more fully.

Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?


The part of me that over-identifies with struggle. For many years I carried my story of pain like an anchor, believing it gave me definition and worth. It shaped me, but it is no longer who I am. The lessons have already crystallized, and the weight no longer needs to be carried. What I release is the attachment to being “the one who endured.” In its place, I choose to embody the one who transformed, the one who listens deeply, and the one who walks in remembrance of joy.

If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?


I would tell her that she doesn’t have to carry everyone else’s pain to be worthy of love. Her softness is not a weakness but a gift that will one day become her greatest strength. I’d remind her to be gentle with herself, to trust her timing, and to know that every challenge she faces will eventually reveal a deeper layer of resilience and purpose.

Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. What do you believe is true but cannot prove?


I believe that every experience we carry—joy, grief, pain, and love—has its own frequency that lives within the body. Even though science cannot yet fully measure these frequencies, emerging research supports the idea that our bodies hold these vibrational imprints. Studies on sound therapy and vibroacoustic healing show that specific frequencies can shift nervous system activity, ease tension, and enhance overall well-being. Research into brainwave entrainment and limbic resonance suggests that our nervous systems can sync with external rhythms and the energy of others, influencing how we feel, relate, and heal. Trauma research and somatic approaches reveal that unresolved experiences remain encoded in the body, creating tension or dissonance until they are integrated. Mapping emotion in the body has further shown that people consistently feel emotions in specific regions, confirming that our lived experiences leave tangible traces within us.


I trust that every part of our story is purposeful and that even the hardest moments can be woven into a greater harmony within the body. Healing is not about erasing what has been, but about remembering our wholeness and finding coherence within the music of our lives. I feel that these emotional frequencies shape the way we move, the way we relate, and the way we heal.

Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?


I hope people say that I helped them remember their own light. That I created spaces where they felt safe enough to soften, to breathe, and to connect with the wisdom inside themselves. I hope they remember me not for my titles or achievements, but for the way I listened, for the resonance I carried, and for how deeply I believed in the beauty of the human spirit. If my story is told as one of presence, compassion, and the courage to bridge science and spirit, then I will have lived in alignment with my purpose.

Softening the Strong Side: When The Masculine Yields

On this current healing journey (post head-on collision with the only sustaining injury being my right hand), I’ve been asked several times:

What have you learned during this process?
What does it mean to heal your hands?—

The hands that channel healing.
The hands that are the foundation of your practice.
The hands that also need time to rest.

I started to contemplate what it really means to let the dominant side rest. And when I did, I felt this immense shift in my mental processing. It was like an inner awareness woke up—a knowing that my “doing” side, my masculine side, my dominant side, my right side—was being invited into its yin phase.

Ready to soften.
To do less.
To retract.
To dismantle the need to fix things.

I noticed how tightly I tend to hold onto my need to solve problems. How urgent it can feel. But then something in my body shifted—I began to move my body in a way that felt organic, almost involuntary. A somatic unraveling. An intimate dance. My body knew it was time to release this program, this pattern that says the masculine must always be the one doing, carrying, and holding strong.

I had to release the belief that softness is not an option.

And in that moment, it felt like my feminine finally stepped forward—offering a deeper understanding:

That balance is not just a concept—it’s a necessity.
That sometimes the feminine takes over and leads.
Sometimes she becomes the dominant hand.
To feed you.
To care for you.
To mend you.

Even as my mind insists my right side is capable—ready to return to its normal rhythm—my body tells another story.

Numbness.
Weakness.
Exhaustion.
Pain.

A message: There is no more space to hold everything alone.

This injury is teaching me about cooperation. About interdependence. About co-creation. About the sacred balance that occurs when one hand is down—and the other steps in to support.

And so, this injury is also teaching me about relationships.

How people have shown up to care for me in this time—and my profound resistance in receiving. Feeling as if I was a burden, and yet holding deep gratitude to those friends who insisted I was worth caring for. Those same friends who have gone above and beyond to care for me despite what is going on in their own lives. To remind me that it’s okay to rest. That a pause is merely an invitation for transformation. That there will always be a soft place to land.

I found myself wondering: Do I show up for others in the same way?
Can I? Do I even have the capacity to do so?

This right hand injury is teaching me what compassion really looks like.

It’s also illuminating the shadows—those beliefs buried in shame and guilt.
The ones that tell me I shouldn’t need rest.
That I should be healing quicker.
That I’m weak for returning to my creature comforts.
That healing must look a certain way.

But what if this retreat into comfort—into the soft and familiar—is exactly what’s needed for healing?

Not to shrink, but to expand.
And not with shame.
Not with guilt.
Not with self-judgment.
But with reverence.

And as I reflect on this experience through the lens of the world around me, I can’t help but notice the parallels.

We are living through a time when the dominant hand of the world—its masculine-coded systems of power, productivity, extraction, and control—is faltering. Cracking. Growing numb with overuse. Burnt out from centuries of imbalance.

What we’re witnessing on a global scale is a body too long in overdrive. Whether through ecological collapse, war, collective burnout, or social fragmentation, we are witnessing a world that can no longer hold everything alone.

Just like my own right hand, the world is asking for help. For pause. For recalibration.

And in that pause, something ancient begins to stir.
A memory of balance.
A return to the feminine current: quiet, relational, circular, receptive.

We see it in grassroots healing spaces, in mutual aid, in the way communities are reorganizing themselves around care rather than consumption. In the rise of somatic practice. In the way people are redefining strength—not as endurance at all costs, but as the capacity to feel and receive.

What if this isn’t just a breakdown, but a sacred rebalancing?

What if, like my body, the Earth is asking: Please, let the other hand rise.

To hold the world differently.
To listen.
To mend.
To remember that healing is not a solo task, but a communal unfolding.

So here I am… softened, slower, still healing. Letting my body re-teach me what the world is also remembering.

That real strength includes the willingness to be held.
That rest is not a failure—it is a bridge.
And that in the stillness, we begin to dream a new rhythm into being.

So when people ask about my healing process, all I can truly say is that this right hand injury has only just begun to unfold it’s lessons.

It’s teaching me that to truly rest is to let go of the inner struggle.
To soften self-judgment and give yourself full permission to experience exactly what is here right now.
That an unexpected pause can be fertile ground.
That I am still deeply human.
Still allowed to love what makes me feel safe and warm and alive.
Still held in spirit.
Still connected to the Divine.
And that balance—true balance—means honoring both.

My Divine Pause: What My Healing Is Teaching Me

I’ve been quiet lately — not because there’s nothing to say, but because I’m learning to speak from a different place.

On June 17th, I was in a head-on collision that caused whiplash, significant neck pain, deep seatbelt bruising, and — most devastatingly — an injury to my right hand. The very hand I’ve used to serve thousands of bodies, to adjust spines, place needles, offer Reiki, create healing sounds, and to hold sacred space in ceremony. The right hand is action-oriented. It’s the doing hand. The practitioner’s hand.

And now, it’s the one asking me to stop.

I was offered prescription medications to help manage the pain. But something inside me said no. Not out of stubbornness or pride, but because I could feel there was something in the sensation itself I needed to hear.

Because pain, as uncomfortable and inconvenient as it is, is also communication — a messenger from the body saying: stop, tend, listen. And when we listen without rushing to silence it, something remarkable begins to unfold. A deeper dialogue opens. One that speaks not only to the tissues and tendons, but to the spirit inside them.

So I’ve been sitting in sacred ceremony with the pain.

Letting it speak.
Letting it slow me.
Letting it teach me.

In my listening, I’ve been allowing my body to rest — often napping multiple times throughout the day. I’ve also increased my nutritional support with clean protein, grass-fed collagen, liposomal vitamin C, iron, and a prenatal multivitamin. In addition, I’ve started drinking more hydrogen water, using arnica gel on my bruises, sitting in reflective meditation in my backyard with ceremonial cacao, and taking gentle evening walks through my neighborhood. And of course, I’ve been receiving gentle chiropractic care and laser treatments to engage my nervous system and to help amplify the body’s natural healing cascade.

What I know is this: The aches in my muscles, the pooling of blood within the bruising, the fire of inflammation in my hand — they are not just symptoms of an injury — they’re there for protection. It’s the body’s way of creating sacred space. A biological boundary that says: “Nothing enters here. This space is for healing only. You are not meant to move forward just yet.”

And I’ve come to trust it — not just as a chiropractor, not just as a healer — but as a human being who is learning, once again, that the body knows.

Despite that trust, there’s a particular kind of heartbreak that arises when the thing you use to give is the thing that gets taken offline. As a solo practitioner, as a chiropractor (from the Greek meaning “to practice with hands”), this rupture goes far beyond the physical. 

It touches the core of my identity, my work, my daily rhythms, and my purpose. 

Pending further review for a possible scaphoid fracture, I’ve had to cancel everything — appointments, collaborations, plans. I’ve had to slow down, ask for help, and sit in the stillness. 

But the stillness isn’t empty. It’s potent. It’s revealing. And it’s uncomfortable in all the ways growth often is.


What This Pause Is Teaching Me

This isn’t just a physical injury. It’s a spiritual initiation.

I can feel it in the way my nervous system is finally exhaling.
In the way grief and gratitude are walking hand-in-hand.
In the space that’s opened up — space I didn’t even know I needed.

I’ve been guided to reflect on some tender, soul-level questions:

  • What if this moment isn’t a setback, but a redirection?
  • What if my voice, my presence, my energy — not just my hands — are just as powerful tools for healing?
  • What if the version of me that emerges from this is more aligned than ever before?

I don’t have the answers yet. But I’m sitting with the questions, day by day. Breath by breath.


On Being a Healer in Healing

There’s a pressure in our culture — especially as practitioners — to always be okay. To be the one who holds it all together. To keep showing up no matter what. 

I’ve lived that story. I’ve embodied it. I’ve prided myself on being grounded, capable, and consistently available for others.

But now I’m learning to receive.
To let myself be held.
To allow this body to unravel, rebuild, and rewrite its own wisdom.

I don’t know exactly how long I’ll be in this pause. And maybe that’s the medicine too — releasing control, letting go of timelines, and unraveling the illusion that our worth is measured by our productivity..

What I do know is that this time is sacred.

And I feel called to write from within it — not just after I’m “better,” but while I’m still in the raw, liminal space of healing. Because healing isn’t linear. It’s circular, spiraling, and profoundly humbling.


A Birthday in the Pause

July is also my birthday month — which will be a quieter milestone this year.

I won’t be celebrating with big gatherings or loud joy, but rather with reverence. With reflection. With deep breaths and slow mornings. There will be gratitude — for breath, for life, for this body that is working so hard to heal. With the soft medicine of knowing that every year we’re gifted on this Earth is a chance to listen more deeply, love more fully, and realign with what truly matters.

If you feel called to share a birthday wish, a prayer, or simply a moment of presence — I welcome it with an open heart. More than anything, I’m grateful to be here. To be healing. To be held by this community.

Here’s to another turn around the Sun — even if this one looks a little different. 🌞


An Invitation to Breathe With Me

If you are also in a season of pause, transition, grief, or transformation — I see you.

May we remember:

  • Rest is not laziness. It is listening.
  • Slowness is not weakness. It is wisdom.
  • Surrender is not giving up. It is giving in — to something deeper.

This is not the content I planned to be writing this summer. But maybe it’s the message that wants to come through. Maybe this chapter isn’t about returning to what was, but becoming something new entirely.

Thank you for being here — whether you’re a client, a friend, or simply a kindred soul walking your own sacred path. 

And a very special thank you — from the depths of my heart — to everyone who has stopped by to check on me, offered rides to my appointments, brought nourishing meals, delivered thoughtful gifts, sent words of encouragement, offered distant Reiki, or whispered a prayer on my behalf.

I feel your love. I feel your support.

Not just around me, but within me — woven into my healing.

For the first time in my life, I can truly say: I trust that I am held.

And that knowing is its own kind of medicine.


If anything in this post resonated, I’d love to hear from you in the comments. What are you learning in your own sacred pause?

With tenderness and truth (written mostly with one hand and voice-to-text),
Dr. Charlotte
🌿 Between Realms

Understanding the Universal Truth of Chiropractic

Chiropractic care goes beyond just physical alignment—it is a profound journey of reconnecting the body, mind, and spirit. At its core, chiropractic philosophy is deeply spiritual, embracing the idea that there is a Universal Intelligence guiding all life. This intelligence flows through every cell, every organ, and every system in our bodies. The 33 principles of chiropractic, as outlined by Dr. Ralph W. Stephenson, help us understand this spiritual connection and how the body’s natural healing abilities can flourish when we are in alignment.

Let us take this journey together, exploring these principles in a way that not only heals our physical bodies but also nourishes our spirit.

1. The Divine Intelligence Within

All matter in the universe is infused with a Divine Intelligence—a Universal Wisdom that governs everything. From the stars to the cells in our bodies, this intelligence is the force that sustains life.

2. The Expression of Life

Life is the outward expression of this Divine Intelligence through matter. Our very existence is proof of this life force. In chiropractic care, we seek to remove any barriers that block the free flow of this life-giving energy.

3. Life is a Union

True life is the union of intelligence and matter. When these two elements come together, life is created. This union is sacred and serves as the foundation for healing and well-being.

4. The Triune of Life

Life is a delicate balance of three essential components: Intelligence, Force, and Matter. Together, they form the foundation of our existence. When they are in harmony, health follows.

5. Perfect Harmony, Perfect Life

To experience 100% of life, all parts of the Triune must be in perfect balance. Chiropractic care seeks to restore this balance, allowing us to experience life in its fullest, most vibrant form.

6. The Gift of Time

Healing is a process that requires time. There is no rushing the natural rhythms of life, just as there is no rushing the healing process. Trust in the flow of time, for it is part of the Divine plan.

7. Fullness of Intelligence

The intelligence within you is always complete—100%—and perfectly suited to your body’s needs. It is a source of wisdom that knows exactly what your body requires for healing and balance.

8. The Power to Create

This intelligence has the power to create the forces that govern your body. It is the creative energy that drives all healing processes.

9. Infinite Power

The force that this intelligence creates is always at full strength, always giving your body exactly what it needs to heal and thrive.

10. The Connection of Force and Matter

Force exists to unite intelligence and matter, bringing them together in perfect harmony. When your spine is aligned, this force flows effortlessly, creating a bridge between your body and the Divine.

11. Universal Forces

The forces of the universe—like gravity and light—are unswerving. They follow the laws of nature and act without concern for the individual structures they affect. Chiropractic care helps our bodies adapt to these forces.

12. Overcoming Interference

Sometimes, the flow of Universal Intelligence can be disrupted. When this happens, it affects the body’s ability to function and heal. Chiropractic care seeks to remove these interferences, allowing healing energy to flow freely again.

13. The Purpose of Matter

Matter exists to express the force of intelligence. Your body, in all its complexity, exists to house and express this Divine life force. Chiropractic adjustments help ensure that matter is aligned to serve its purpose.

14. Universal Life

There is life in all matter. Every living thing is infused with intelligence, constantly in motion and vibrating with life force. You are connected to this universal energy in every moment.

15. The Motion of Life

All motion, all activity within your body, is driven by force. Without force, there can be no life. Chiropractic care restores proper motion, ensuring that life flows freely within you.

16. Intelligence in All Matter

Whether organic or inorganic, intelligence flows through all things. From the rocks beneath our feet to the neurons in our brains, everything is part of the same interconnected web of life.

17. Cause and Effect

Every effect has a cause, and every cause creates an effect. When we experience discomfort or illness, there is always a root cause. Chiropractic care seeks to uncover and correct these causes.

18. Evidence of Life

The signs of life—movement, adaptation, growth—are evidence of the intelligence within us. Chiropractic helps enhance this expression, allowing us to live more fully and vibrantly.

19. Organized Matter

The body is a masterpiece of organized matter, designed with precision and purpose. Chiropractic care honors this design by helping the body stay organized and aligned.

20. The Innate Intelligence

Within each of us is an innate intelligence, a part of the Universal Wisdom that knows exactly what the body needs. This intelligence guides every process, from healing to growth.

21. The Mission of Innate Intelligence

The mission of your innate intelligence is to keep your body in active organization, maintaining health and balance. It is always working to ensure your highest good.

22. Complete Intelligence

There is always 100% of innate intelligence within you, perfectly aligned with your body’s needs. This intelligence is your body’s greatest healer.

23. Adapting to the World

Your innate intelligence is constantly adapting universal forces for your body’s use. Chiropractic care ensures that this adaptation happens smoothly and efficiently.

24. The Limits of Adaptation

Though your body is wise, it has limits. Chiropractic care helps you work within these limits, maintaining balance without overwhelming the body.

25. Healing, Not Harm

The forces of innate intelligence are always constructive, never destructive. They are here to heal, guide, and protect your body, mind, and spirit.

26. Balance of Universal and Innate Forces

While universal forces can be destructive, the forces of innate intelligence are always healing. Chiropractic care helps balance these forces, ensuring that the body is supported in its natural healing processes.

27. Innate Perfection

Your innate intelligence is always perfect. It is the expression of Divine Wisdom within you, and it functions without flaw. Chiropractic care ensures that this perfection is fully expressed.

28. The Nervous System as a Conduit

Your nervous system is the channel through which innate intelligence flows. Chiropractic adjustments keep this channel clear, allowing the wisdom of the universe to guide your body.

29. Removing Interference

When interference occurs in your nervous system, it can block the flow of innate intelligence. Chiropractic care removes this interference, restoring the body’s natural healing ability.

30. The Cause of Dis-ease

Dis-ease arises when there is interference with the flow of innate intelligence. Chiropractic care corrects this interference, allowing the body to return to a state of ease and health.

31. Subluxations and Their Role

Subluxations—misalignments in the spine—are the primary cause of interference in the body’s communication systems. By correcting these subluxations, chiropractic care restores harmony and flow.

32. Harmonious Coordination

True health is found in the harmonious coordination of all parts of the body. Chiropractic care helps ensure that all systems work together in perfect alignment, supporting your overall well-being.

33. The Divine Exchange

Just as in life, the body operates on the principle of demand and supply. Your brain is the center of this exchange, sending out what is needed and receiving what is required. Chiropractic care helps ensure that this divine exchange flows freely, supporting every aspect of your being.


These 33 principles remind us that our bodies are not just physical structures but sacred vessels of life, guided by the wisdom of the universe. Chiropractic care is not merely about fixing back pain; it’s about restoring the natural flow of intelligence, force, and matter. It’s about bringing us into alignment with the Universal Intelligence that sustains all life. It’s about reconnecting the physical with the spiritual. When we are aligned, we heal. When we are in harmony, we thrive. When we open ourselves to the Divine wisdom within, we become whole again.

May this journey of alignment and healing bring you closer to the perfection that is already within you.