Today we’d like to introduce you to Alicia Love Hood.
Hi Alicia, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I began my journey into holistic health and healing over 20 years ago. My life was very set in stone, heavily focused in sports, specifically soccer. I had many opportunities available to me to pursue this path, but a tragic accident on the soccer field when I was 15 took me out of the game completely. Doctors originally thought they would have to amputate my right leg, and then told me I’d be lucky to ever walk again. I never believed what they said; it couldn’t even enter my scope of consciousness. I knew my Self, I knew my body, and I knew what I was capable of. I had two surgeries, was bedridden for 3 months once I returned home from the hospital, and had to receive all of my school work to complete at home. My life had completely shifted in one instant, and I was left alone to pick up the pieces and find my way.
When I first got home, I was depressed. I missed playing, I missed my friends, and I missed my life. I was alone most of the time. And at 15, as I was contemplating my life and why this was all happening, I had a Spiritual breakthrough. Tears overwhelmed me and I was filled with immense gratitude. For in this moment, I was able to see why this had all happened. I was given insight into a life much greater than I imagined. And now that I was physically unable to live how I always had lived, I was free to pursue a deeper calling, and fulfill my purpose on this Earth.
I began healing myself and was walking fully within 6 months. I returned to finish the semester of school. Coaches were asking when I would be ready to play again. And I wanted to show them all how quickly I had healed, and that I was capable of truly anything. I had made a full recovery in just 8 months from the accident. But I never returned to club soccer, and I never again played for my high school. For my heart pulled me onto the path I was meant to walk on.
I mentored under a naturopath in high school and began to learn about herbology, nutrition, and holistic healing. When I graduated high school, I moved down to San Diego, got my personal training certification, and went to school to become a Holistic Health Practitioner. I learned about energy work, massage therapy, and dove deeper into Eastern Medicine. I managed a women’s health club & day spa, and my passion for empowering and helping women grew. I dreamed of hosting sacred retreats around the world reminding women of their innate power to heal, and how to lead them back to this within themselves.
But that dream seemed so far from the realm of reality; I was burning myself out energetically, and life presented me with other opportunities. I tried out the corporate world of finance, met a man I fell madly in love with, and moved across the country to Vermont.
Over the next fifteen years, I worked through an incredibly toxic and abusive relationship. I went back to school and earned my degree in Communications. I worked for two different chiropractors and holistic doctors, gaining more tools and knowledge. I took more classes to deepen my knowledge in plant-based nutrition, herbology, and womb healing. I moved, and moved again, finally coming back to my home of Southern California. But most importantly during this time, I had two beautiful daughters.
Giving birth reawakened the Spirit inside of me…the wild woman, the healer, the wisdom keeper, the truth-teller, the mother. And I began healing on a much deeper level. I began stepping into my power. I began listening to my intuition and internal guidance. I began to share my gifts and knowledge, and everything I had accumulated in this lifetime. I began breaking through the limitations of my mind and embracing myself purposefully. I had come full circle.
I counseled new mothers, offering whole food nutritional guidance, herbal remedies, and holistic healing. I began teaching children. I began to world school my daughters; travelling all over the world and living amongst the locals, learning from them. I met with many chiefs and Shamans, from Laos and Thailand to Tanzania and Nepal. I learned about their medicine and how they healed from the plants and natural world around them.
On our trip to Nepal in 2018, I learned more about sound healing with Tibetan bowls and gongs. I fell in love with their culture and all that they shared with my girls and me. And when we got back to the states, I began learning with the crystal sound bowls. I graciously, and continuously soaked up all of the wisdom I was being offered.
All of my many life experiences have led me to where I stand today. I was able to heal even deeper layers of myself. Connect so fully with Spirit, and free my daughters from repeating the same patterns I had repeated. It has shaped my business and what I am able to offer others. And I am so incredibly grateful for the experiences, and detours, that have brought me full circle into my purpose and power so I can offer a full spectrum of holistic healing to others; mind, body, and spirit.
My healing sessions look different for each client. It truly is unique to what each Soul is needing in that moment. I offer whole food, plant-based nutritional counseling, herbal healing remedies, life coaching, spiritual counseling, sound healing, channeled guidance from Spirit, beyond quantum healing hypnosis, Shamanic journeying, energy healing, and space clearing & blessing. We work through healing the inner child, ancestral wounds, and past life experiences. We look at you as a WHOLE being; so that you may live your most abundant, happy, healthy, purposeful, and authentic life.
I host sacred women circles, mother-daughter workshops, wise women gatherings, drum circles, sound baths, kids’ classes, and many different workshops around natural skincare, whole food plant-based cooking, energy work, and more. I offer private and group sessions, both via online and in person. I work mostly out of the Temecula Valley but do travel around Southern California. I work with all and specialize in working with children and mothers.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Yes, and no. I’ve had many difficult challenges in my lifetime, from my parents’ divorce when I was 10, my tragic knee accident when I was 15, an unhealthy relationship with food and body shaming, and a 15-year relationship and marriage with a narcissistic partner, to finding my way as a single mom of two daughters.
Someone from the outside looking might view my life as a very difficult road, and there were times I felt the same way. But it was in those dark moments; the ones that challenged me and shook me to my very core, completely changing the direction of my journey, that has brought me the most growth, healing, and power. All of my experiences have led me to where I am today, and I wouldn’t change it for the world.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
Holistically Centered specializes in working with women and children.
My role is to help heal the mother; reminding her of her inner knowingness and power, by peeling back the layers that stand in her way from living in her most holistic and centered self. I work with the entire being; mind, body, and spirit; activating the wild woman, mother, healer, creator, and wisdom keeper. We do this through a variety of modalities including: sound healing, tuning forks, energy work, past life regression, inner child and ancestral healing, trauma work, spiritual counseling, whole food plant-based nutrition, herbology, and lifestyle coaching. I also utilize Ayurvedic principles to read the body and make assessments on the physical level. The goal is to heal from the inside out, so she may stand fully in her truth and power, and nurture this role within her children and family.
With children, I currently offer weekly in-person classes, guiding them through mindfulness, yoga & meditation, whole food plant-based cooking classes, herbology (learning the energetic properties of plants and how to use them medicinally, as well as create their own tinctures, salves, and other healing concoctions), and energy work. My role is nurturing their Spirit, and guiding them to hear & trust their intuition and connect with the natural world, while being better equipped to flow through all of life’s many lessons.
I’m here to share my knowledge and experiences, creating a safe container for healing and magic to occur. My intention through our healing work together is to remind you of your abundance, power, limitless potential, infinite wisdom, and connection directly to Source, so that you may live holistically centered and in harmony with your Self and Mother Earth.
I am currently working to create more of an online presence with my classes and workshops (All things sea moss and creating your own herbal infused blends, raw cooking, ancestral healing, and more!), to make it more accessible for everyone’s busy lives. And my whole food plant-based Around the World Cookbook (great for trying traditional meals all around the world in a healthy, WFPB way) will be launching this year. I’m super excited to be offering what I do, and I’m humbled and honored to share my knowledge and experiences with those who are open to receive it.
Where we are in life is often partly because of others. Who/what else deserves credit for how your story turned out?
Every single person I’ve ever interacted with, whether in passing or for a significant chunk of time has played a role in my journey and where I am today, and I truly am grateful for each person and the impact they’ve had on my life. To Trudy, the naturopath I mentored under at 16 that sparked this fire under me to learn more. To all of my teachers and friends at the School of Healing Arts for teaching me more and awakening my potential. To everyone, I worked for and learned from. To all of the teachers on our many travels around the world. To my family for teaching me some major life lessons. To my dear friends who have been through some of the darkest moments with me, and have held my hand as I moved through to the other side. To the strangers who I’ve met in passing and have shared their life stories with me. To my ex-husband, for creating so much pain and bringing to light so many shadows for me to work through and heal. To Monique, over at Kind People Wellness, for nominating me. To all of my clients and students, and everyone who has ever worked with me; for trusting me and allowing me to guide them in their healing. To Cory at Sage Sanctuary and Susie at the Red Barn Community Center for opening up their beautiful studios for me to work out of. And of course, to my two beautiful daughters for refueling the fire within me to live out my purpose and remain present every single day. For teaching me what true unconditional love looks like, for allowing me to be me fully and embracing all of my quirks, for all of the laughter and cuddles. And for always bringing me back to center…you two are my greatest teachers.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love you all from the bottom of my heart and am forever grateful.
Pricing:
- Private Sound Bath – Starting at $150
- Private Session – $111 for 90 minutes
- Higher Self Guidance (distance session) – Starting at $44
- Home or Office Clearing and Blessing – Starting at $111
- Monthly Oracle Reading Membership – $11
Contact Info:
- Email: HolisticallyCentered@gmail.com
- Website: HolisticallyCentered.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/HolisticallyCentered/
