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Ways to Learn
Practical Tools for Everyday Life and Relationships
Sometimes change begins with learning a new way to respond.
My courses, workshops, and self-guided resources offer practical tools to help you communicate more clearly, create healthier boundaries, navigate stress, recognize recurring patterns, and stay connected to yourself while relating to others.
The goal isn't to become someone different. It's to become more aware of what is happening, reconnect with what matters to you, and make choices that better support you and your relationships.
Notice • Reconnect • Choose
Live Course
The Art of Setting Healthy Boundaries
Speak Your Truth with Confidence and Kindness
Healthy boundaries don't have to mean confrontation.
This 3-week live online course teaches simple, effective communication skills to help you speak up sooner, express what you need, say no without over-explaining, and stay grounded when someone pushes back.
You'll learn how to recognize when something feels off before resentment builds and communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and kindness.
October 12, 19 & 26
4:00–6:00 PM
Live Online
$150 for all 3 weeks
“Greatest self-improvement course I have taken in my adult life.”
— Carter L.
Live Course
The Art of Setting Healthy Boundaries
Speak Your Truth with Confidence and Kindness
Healthy boundaries don't have to mean confrontation.
This 3-week live online course teaches simple, effective communication skills to help you speak up sooner, express what you need, say no without over-explaining, and stay grounded when someone pushes back.
You'll learn how to recognize when something feels off before resentment builds and communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and kindness.
October 12, 19 & 26
4:00–6:00 PM
Live Online
$150 for all 3 weeks
“Greatest self-improvement course I have taken in my adult life.”
— Carter L.
Self-Guided Learning
Balance Without Burnout eBook
Create More Balance, One Choice at a Time
Sometimes you know something in your life needs attention, but you're not sure where to begin.
Balance Without Burnout is a self-guided eBook that uses the Life Balance Wheel and guided reflection to help you notice where your time and energy are going, reconnect with what matters most, and identify small changes that can better support your well-being.
Work through it at your own pace and begin with what feels most important to you today.
Want to begin with the free Life Balance Wheel?
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a book I read or a workbook I complete?
Balance Without Burnout is designed to be used, not just read. It combines information, the Life Balance Wheel, reflection questions, and practical steps to help you identify where you'd like more balance and decide what changes feel realistic for you.
Do I need to complete it all at once?
No. Work through it at your own pace. You can focus on one area of your life at a time and return to the exercises whenever you need them.
What's the difference between the free Life Balance Wheel and the eBook?
The free Life Balance Wheel gives you a snapshot of where you are today. The eBook takes you further by helping you explore what's contributing to imbalance and identify practical steps toward the changes you'd like to make.
How will I receive the eBook?
Click or tap the "Explore Balance Without Burnout" button above to purchase. Once you've purchased the book, you will receive an email with a link to log into our Customer Access Center to download your PDF file. If you have any issues at all, contact us and we'll be happy to help!
Retreats, Workshops & Professional Trainings
Some of my retreats, workshops, and professional trainings are offered through (Re)Parenting Empowerment, which I co-founded with Meg Judge.
This work explores how past experiences and learned or absorbed patterns can influence how we relate to ourselves and others today. Through Awareness • Compassion • Choice, we help you recognize those patterns, reconnect with yourself, and discover new ways of responding.
Not Sure Where to Begin?
Start with what feels most important to you today.
Change Begins with One New Choice.
If you want to speak up, say no, and communicate more confidently:
Start with The Art of Setting Healthy Boundaries course.
If you’re looking for more balance and prefer to learn at your own pace:
Explore Balance Without Burnout eBook.
If you’re interested in how earlier experiences and learned patterns may be influencing your life today:
Explore (Re)Parenting Empowerment.
Kim's Email: [email protected]
Contact
Rivergrove Office Park: 2111 Front St. NE
Suite 2-201-E
(Building 2, Suite 201, Room E)
Salem, OR 97301
Kim's Mobile: 503-409-2772
Website & Educational Disclaimer
Information provided by 8 Hands Healing, Inc. through this website, classes, workshops, videos, free resources, emails, and other educational materials is intended for general educational and informational purposes.
Kim Holman is a Licensed Massage Therapist in the State of Oregon. Information provided through the website or educational offerings is not intended to provide a medical or mental health diagnosis or to replace individualized care from an appropriately qualified healthcare or mental health professional.
Massage and other one-on-one services are provided according to the nature of the service, Kim's training and professional scope, and the individual client's needs and consent. Results vary, and no specific outcome can be guaranteed.
If you have concerns about a medical or mental health condition, please consult an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
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