About HHW

Happy Healthy Whole grew out of the principle ‘As above, So below’ and was gifted by the dragonfly. As we heal our bodies, so we heal the Earth. As we heal the Earth, so we heal ourselves. Health is our divine birthright, and a part of my job is to help everyone remember that in the core of their beings. The time is now to master our physical form, release what is holding us back and catalyze our ascension process, both personal and planetary, into the wholeness and happiness that is our true nature. We are here to perpetuate love and lift each other up!

about miquela

Miquela de Ris, owner and creator of Happy Healthy Whole is an educator, herbalist, change-maker, and advocate for the freedom, peace and sovereignty of all beings.

It was not an easy road coming to Earth school, and I spent the first thirty years of my life dealing with chronic illness, near death experiences and a lot of physical pain and frustration at being ‘embodied’. This was all the grist for the mill! The healing journey is sacred, through my own I discovered the deeper meaning and higher purpose of my life. The most powerful catalyst for me to regain my vitality was through cleansing with a raw food diet and colon hydrotherapy. But on a deeper level it was the inner shift to say YES to LIFE.  I now find great joy in sharing these practices with others and creating a space where people feel safe, uplifted and held in the vibration of love. 

My passion for Mother Earth, and for creating free community access to healthcare fueled the creation of two large Medicine Wheel gardens filled with 100’s of medicinal herbs. This was part of my larger vision and 501c3 non-profit named I AM EARTH: a living mandala and embodied spiritual path. On the land we honored the five precepts and AHIMSA (do no harm) remembering that All Life is Sacred. Both medicine wheel gardens in Hawai’i and NY were 100% free and zero waste, living by example the practice of up-cycling to end the dependence on consumerism of toxic and profit driven resources. These gardens continue to be a sanctuary to all those seeking safe-haven, from drugs, alcohol, and addictions of any kind. And a place to come back to the pure vibrations of ourselves in harmony with Mother Earth.

Out of this grew the Moonlodge, Miquela’s dream child made manifest as a 30’ geodesic dome in Hawai’i. This was home to the Water Blessing Ceremony, Womb Steams, and a free space for women to come during their bleeding time for meditation, reflection and renewal. Holding this sacred space for woman of all ages and phases to heal, thereby nourishes our community and world at large. These practices and ancient teachings I continue to share wherever I go. See our regular events.

Most recently my work was overseas in Bali, managing the Jiwa Damai Permaculture Retreat Center. Here I was responsible for bringing health back to degraded lands through reestablishing biodiversity of wild edibles, medicinals, no till farming methods and composting. I trained volunteers and interns from around the world in yoga, meditation, regenerative agriculture and sustainable living practices. The mission of Jiwa Dami is learning to reconnect our heart to the heart of the Earth. It is also where Soul, my son, came onto the earth in 2012 and most recently was a chance for him to return to his homeland and attend a zero waste Earth wisdom school called Wood School Bali.

I am currently living happily with my family in my homeland of Great Barrington, MA and loving the clean air, beautiful nature and heart-centered community.

Background

*Creator and Owner of Happy Healthy Whole

*Certified Colon Hydrotherapist at Helen Wood School of Colon Hydrotherapy, Kissimmee FL.

*Founder of non-profit 501c3 I AM EARTH

*Certified teacher of Tri-yoga and Kriya Yoga

*Certified teacher of Heart-Self Intelligience trained by Dr. Margret Rueffler PhD

*Mayan Medicine practitioner offering Spritual Baths and training in Maya Abdominal Massage.

*Current student at the Mathew Wood Institute of Herbalism gaining a three year degree as a clinical herbalist.

*Certified Post Partum Doula and practicing Birth and Death Doula.