About This Space
Bloom Where You're Planted is a newsletter about coming home to your body and the natural rhythms it never forgot.
Here, we explore the wisdom woven into the everyday: cycles, seasons, symptoms, sensations. I write about healing that is slow and cyclical, not linear or forced. About root causes, not quick fixes. About remembering; not just learning.
My lens blends ancient patterns with modern science: quantum biology, circadian rhythms, primitive reflexes, nervous system repair. But more than anything, this is a space for reclaiming ease, for honoring the quiet intelligence of the body and finding safety in simplicity.
Whether you’re navigating chronic symptoms, hormonal shifts, emotional overwhelm, or simply seeking a more grounded way to live, you’re not alone. This is a place for deep breath, realignment, and beginning again, right where you are.
Here, I share reflections on healing that’s not about hustle or perfection, but about returning to what your body has always known: how to restore, how to regulate, how to bloom in alignment with nature’s timing.
Because healing isn’t linear and it isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s a gentle unfolding. A remembering. A return to safety, self-trust, and sustainable ease.
If you’re craving a gentler way to heal, one rooted in wisdom, not willpower,
Subscribe for nourishing reflections, simple practices, and soft encouragement to meet yourself, just as you are.
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About The Author
Amanda Conta Steencken, PhD is a classically trained musician turned neuroanatomist, with roots in Argentina and a calling that now blooms in the United States. Her early career was grounded in spinal cord injury research and academic life, teaching Gross Anatomy and Neuroanatomy to future health professionals at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.
In 2021, Amanda stepped away from academia to follow a more integrative path, pursuing training in Traditional Naturopathy, becoming a consultant for BRMT USA, and earning certification in Applied Quantum Biology through the Institute for Applied Quantum Biology.
As the founder and owner of Horaios Wellness, Amanda blends scientific rigor with ancestral wisdom, helping individuals reconnect with their body’s innate intelligence. Her health coaching work centers on primitive reflex integration, circadian rhythm repair, and the principles of quantum biology, offering a slow, sustainable path to wellness.
Her mission is to guide individuals through a healing crisis with compassion and science-backed tools, reconnecting them to their body’s natural intelligence through gentle practices like primitive reflex integration and the rhythms of circadian and quantum biology.
Amanda believes healing doesn't have to be harsh to be effective. Through her blog, coaching, and community offerings, she shares grounded reflections, gentle reminders, and rhythm-based tools to support others on their path to wholeness.
Connect with Amanda, over at Horaios Wellness and learn more about her Health Coaching offers.
