For Matters of
LIFE AND DEATH
For Matters of Life and Death
My work centers on connecting people to their inner selves and to nature, so they may live with intention, inspiration, and wholeness.
I also support people as they navigate the profound terrain of life's impermanence and uncertainties.
My mission is to gently support self-healing and soulful reconnection.
For Matters of
LIFE
Drawing on my trainings and certifications in immersive meditation & coaching, forest bathing, and energy work, I guide my clients and groups into the depths of their inner selves to find the answers and clarity needed to create their desired lives.
I provide immersive experiences that deepen one's connection with nature and awaken somatic and spiritual senses through guided forest baths and commutual nature healing.
With over a decade of formal training and a few more decades of experience in energy work, I also mentor and teach students about energetic practices and lead a monthly drum & journey circle, as well as help my clients release energy blocks to support their own healing journey.
AND
With my unique blend of training in end-of-life care, a deep shamanic tradition, and a personal practice in Rinzai Zen Buddhism, combined with certifications in lay grief counseling and immersive meditation, I am honored to guide my clients in the process of befriending their own mortality, which, paradoxically, leads them to having a more intentional and fulfilling life.
DEATH
My INELDA end-of-life training, registered nurse experience, and AIHCP-certified lay grief counseling skills prepare me to help my clients confront their own mortality. I accompany them through this profound experience, offering my expertise to provide compassionate support, education, and the space for which to explore their feelings.
Who I Am
Holly Emmer, BSN, RN, GC-C
Hello, and Welcome!
Based in Milwaukee, WI, I'm Holly Emmer, an energetic practitioner and guide devoted to helping you reconnect with the natural world, and your inner wisdom, the deep intelligence of your body and spirit. My specialty is working with those who are navigating life's thresholds such as grief, growth, change, and deep remembering.
This work began as a quiet knowing: that so many of us have been separated from our natural rhythms, from the Earth, and from our own inner wisdom. Over time, through years of training in energy work, immersive meditation and coaching, and nature connection, I found my calling: to help people return to themselves through deep presence, spirit, and relationship with the living world.
I created For Matters of Life and Death as a sanctuary for transformation for those moving through life transitions, experiencing spiritual reawakening, engaging in self-healing, or simply seeking to live with greater alignment and intention.
My 1:1 energetic work entails finding and intentionally working with openings in your energetic bodies -- core, physical, emotional, dreaming, and contextual -- to facilitate and support your self-healing. I explore deeply to uncover what’s ready to shift and then support your body’s own intelligence to open, soften, and heal.
Alongside individual sessions, I also guide:
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Drum and journey circles, for those seeking vision, clarity, and soul connection
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Forest bathing walks, to restore our bond with nature through slow, sacred attention
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Immersive coaching, to ground into your own knowing and awareness
Each of my offerings invites you into deeper presence with yourself, with nature, and with the sacred thresholds that shape a life. Whether in a one-on-one energetic healing session, a guided forest walk, a drum and journey circle, or an immersive coaching space, the intention is the same: to gently support your return to your own inner wisdom, your natural rhythms, and your belonging in the great web of life.
If you feel the pull to meet your own wisdom with tenderness and courage… to soften into the wild and wise part of you… to engage the mysteries of life and death with openness, curiosity, and integrity -- welcome. I’d be honored to witness and support your journey.
For Matters of Life and Death, I am at your service,
Holly
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver