Caring Heart Collective
Beginning with our dedication to providing compassionate care for elderly individuals who wish to maintain their independence and dignity at home. The needed services were ever expanding, and we noticed that our network of talented, compassionate friends could become a gift that keeps on giving. Through our work that included the added personable touch of positivity and interesting companionship, we happily offered up light housekeeping, and assistance with errands and daily activities. This expanded to a need for nutritional coaching assistance, memory care support strategies, and memorial planning. We aim to support families and enrich the lives of those we serve, while simultaneously finding our joy in service.
We partner with like-minded, compassionate service providers who share our commitment to leading with their hearts and are looking for a vocation that serves the meaningful purpose of connecting with an elder and helping them live happily, confidently, and with the golden glow they deserve.
Whether you are seeking care for a loved one, a service for your family or business, or looking to offer your superpower to the community, Caring Heart Service is here to build a community of trust, empathy, and support. Get in touch using the form below, or if you’re on your mobile device, give us a call!
Services
Our Network
Below is a highlight of our network of providers. We are expanding our network of volunteers to help with more human-to-human needs in our local area so that our elders are never bored or lonely! If you’re interested in being linked up with an elder in your neighborhood, please volunteer in the form below, indicating if you have any specific skills you’d like to offer, and what days you’re available for a networking and orientation session.
Emmy has fitness experience as a top tennis player and as a yoga and group fitness instructor, and her patience and kindness cultivated in the Montessori classroom. The switch from childcare to eldercare came about seamlessly when the need arose for an elder in her life to receive memory care support with a friends mother. She is inspired to help every human meet their needs when she is able. When appropriate, she looks forward to helping them achieve meaningful lifestyle and nutritional modifications to support your health journey. She is inspired by her own holistic journey managing autoimmune hypothyroidism through diet, supplement, and lifestyle modifications. She is a musician, meditator, yogi, and finds joy in tidy spaces.
Ryan is a trusted guide for upholding the highest values and embodying compassion. Ryan embodies the perfect blend of the disciplined intensity of martial artist with the soft and mindful approach of a yogi, offering a motivating yet gentle path for people looking to improve their mobility. He has a deep understanding of arthritis and mobility challenges, shaped by his own journey managing ankylosing spondylitis. He is multi-talented, being an excellent meditation guide, spiritual companion, cleaner, grower, cook, and music teacher.
Pain-Free Movement Expert and Master Bodyworker
Doug works to resolve pain at its source through bodywork, cutting-edge trigger point therapy and pain science. After overcoming his own chronic pain, he has dedicated 12+ years to helping over 400 people like you break free from pain, through science-backed methods. With his office in Aurora, he is also available for online coaching.
He has helped yoga teachers, movement instructors, manual therapists and individuals understand movement and how to resolve pain in their students and themselves. He is a neuromuscular therapist and educator, specializing in Coaching The Body® methodology which draws from their knowledge in Thai bodywork, trigger point therapy, osteopathic muscle energy techniques, neuroscience and functional anatomy.
Him and his wife, Lara Golan, compose the musical duo “Sun Mountain” and facilitate beautiful sound healing and cacao ceremonies, too.
Nutritionist
Anastasia Fazal, founder of Luminous Raw and Luminous Collective leverages her personal health journey of recovering from rheumatoid arthritis at age 26. She has the knowledge and capacity to support the elderly in transforming their health through nutrition. After overcoming numerous health challenges through holistic practices (including getting rid of a 9cm fibroid tumor through a 311 day vegetable-juice diet), Anastasia became a certified plant-based nutritionist, detoxification expert, and yoga teacher. She uses her expertise in raw food, juicing, and holistic health to help people of all ages improve their well-being. Anastasia’s approach includes personalized nutrition plans, detoxification programs, and creative therapies such as art and yoga, fostering both physical health and emotional well-being for the elderly.
Recent research has suggested that Alzheimer’s disease, a common form of dementia, might be considered a “Type 3 Diabetes” due to the way insulin resistance affects the brain. This hypothesis stems from observations that insulin signaling in the brain plays a crucial role in cognitive function, and its disruption can lead to neurodegeneration.
Anastasia emphasizes the importance of diet and nutrition in preventing and potentially recovering from dementia. By reducing sugar intake, incorporating healthy fats like omega-3 fatty acids, and consuming antioxidant-rich foods, she supports brain health. She also advocates for a diet rich in whole foods, lean proteins, and healthy fats to support overall metabolic health. Regular meals help maintain stable blood sugar levels, reducing the risk of insulin resistance. Anastasia’s holistic approach aims to mitigate the risks associated with insulin resistance, offering protective benefits against dementia through a balanced and nutritious diet.
Death Doula
Jenny is a death doula specializing in providing comprehensive support to elders and their families during the end-of-life journey. With deep compassion and a commitment to holistic care, Jenny offers emotional, spiritual, and practical support tailored to enhance comfort, dignity, and emotional well-being.
Her role includes facilitating meaningful end-of-life conversations helping elders articulate their wishes regarding medical care, comfort measures, and final arrangements. She empowers elders to articulate their wishes and ensuring their preferences for medical care and final arrangements are respected. Jenny provides practical assistance, such as gentle physical care and coordination with healthcare providers, to ensure elders receive personalized, compassionate care aligned with their needs.
Jenny honors the elder’s life and legacy through meaningful shared and personalized rituals and ceremonies, creating spaces for reflection and organizing memorial celebrations. Together with our team, she remains a steady presence for grieving families, offering ongoing bereavement support and advocating for elder rights and dignity within healthcare and community settings.
Multi-Potentialite Partnerships
Ricky has many capabilities. He works as an Uber driver full-time, enjoying the luxurious interior of a Tesla, spreading high vibes to his passengers free of charge! He is also a medicine man, performing Limpias (cleansing) for the energetically attuned mystics of the world. He is ready to branch out from driving, and branch out wherever he is needed in whatever capacity he can help.
This is just the beginning, where a few of our friends have expressed interest in our endeavor. If you are interested in being paired with an elder near you, please use the form above to contact us. We aim to pair people that live close to each other, but if you offer a service that would benefit the population we serve and are willing to travel the greater Denver area, please let us know the service you provide and your willingness to travel (or capability to do your work remotely, although in-person is always preferred!)
Our Future Direction
We hold close to our hearts ecologically designed homes, sustainable lifestyles that don’t sacrifice comfort, and daily tasks of caretaking a food forest, serene flower gardens. Here we would have a labyrinth for walking, contemplation, and prayer. A central community gathering space will foster connection and learning, while meditative areas provide tranquil sanctuaries for personal reflection. Here we provide guests with cutting-edge technologies such as PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field), Red Light therapies, and nutritional care with options for alkaline diet and allergen-free living, offering complementary healing modalities to enhance vitality and well-being for clients of all ages. Our services will also provide luxurious massage and detox treatments, creating a haven of relaxation and rejuvenation. We hope to offer psychedelic healing ceremonies in alignment with Proposition 122, which legalizes natural psychedelic substances for community healing and therapeutic environments. For some collected research on entheogenic healing, please visit this page on Psychedelics in Science.
You can check out more about our progress at the permaland community initiative.
We are accepting tax-deductible donations towards creating this live-and-work retreat center in Colorado through our nonprofit corporation Kriya House inc, which aims to promote a sattvic (operating in the mode of goodness) lifestyle centered around the embodiment of Yoga.
Click the button below to see our investor-pitch presentation, for how Caring Heart and Kriya House joint mission will create our ecological retreat dream!