TENDing Method
Expansion: Weeks 7-10
You've learned to listen. Now learn to live it.
Advanced TENDing is a 4-week expansion that takes you beyond the foundations. For those ready to explore the deeper layers—thoughts and beliefs, transformation and grief, , post-viral insights, and creating your sustainable path forward.
For graduates of TENDing Foundations • Limited to 12 participants
You've Done the Foundational Work. Now What?
You know how to scan your body. You understand your nervous system states. You've built daily micro-practices that actually work.
But here's what you're noticing:
The practices help—but there are deeper layers calling for attention. The beliefs you hold about being sick. The grief you haven't fully named. The questions about Long COVID and viral persistence. The need for a truly sustainable path forward.
You want to go beyond daily practices and address what's underneath: the mental patterns, the feelings, the complex biology, and how to actually live this way for the long haul.
That's exactly what Advanced TENDing is for.
What Is Advanced TENDing?
Four Weeks.
Deeper Layers.
Sustainable Living.
Advanced TENDing is the natural next step after completing TENDing Foundations. This is where we move beyond nervous system basics into the mental, emotional, medical, and practical realities of long-term chronic illness.
Over 4 weeks, we'll explore:
The thoughts and beliefs that shape your healing journey
Grief, loss, and letting go with compassion
Long COVID, post-viral illness, and evidence-based supplement strategies
Creating your personalized, sustainable tending practice for lifelong wellness
This is beta pricing for a beta cohort. You're helping shape this expansion into its fullest expression—and getting access at a founding rate in exchange.
Four Transformative Weeks
Week 7: The Inner Garden - Thoughts, Beliefs & Identity
Examine the mental patterns that shape your healing journey. Move beyond the "sick person" identity trap, work with limiting beliefs, and understand the difference between toxic positivity and genuine hope.
You'll explore:
How your identity around illness affects your healing
Perfectionism, control, and the "good patient" syndrome
Working with uncertainty and the unknown timeline
Cognitive reframing that actually helps
Week 8: Pruning - Grief, Loss & Letting Go
Honor what chronic illness has taken while opening to what remains. Name the losses, practice grief without getting stuck, and release your "should have been" story with compassion.
You'll explore:
The many faces of chronic illness grief
Ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief
Anger as part of the process
Creating space for both grief and gratitude
The role of ritual in healing
Week 9: Master Gardening - Understanding Long COVID & Supplement Strategies
Get the post-viral illness insights and evidence-based information you've been seeking. Understand Long COVID, related conditions, and how to navigate supplements intelligently.
You'll explore:
What makes Long COVID similar to/different from ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, dysautonomia
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) and why it matters
MCAS awareness and dysautonomia considerations
Evidence-based supplements for chronic illness and Long COVID
When to test vs. trial, quality considerations
Working effectively with practitioners
Avoiding the supplement trap (overwhelm and expense)
Week 10: Tomorrow's Garden - Your Sustainable Path Forward
Synthesize everything into your personalized, sustainable tending practice. Create your crisis plan, build ongoing support structures, and celebrate how far you've come.
You'll create:
Your unique healing formula (non-negotiables vs. nice-to-haves)
Flare management plan for setbacks
30/60/90 day roadmap
Support network map
Vision for life with (or beyond) illness
This Is For You If…
You've completed TENDing Foundations and:
✓ You're ready to address the thoughts and beliefs underneath your symptoms
✓ You have unprocessed grief about what illness has taken
✓ You want to understand Long COVID, post-viral illness, or related conditions
✓ You're confused about supplements and want evidence-based guidance
✓ You need help creating a sustainable long-term practice (not just surviving week-to-week)
✓ You want to build a personalized protocol that evolves with you
✓ You're ready to move from "managing" to truly living
This is NOT for you if:
✗ You haven't completed TENDing Foundations (start there first!)
✗ You're looking for quick fixes or miracle protocols
✗ You're not ready to look at grief, identity, and deeper patterns
✗ You want someone else to tell you exactly what supplements to take
What’s Included
🎥 4 Live Weekly Group Sessions Every Tuesday at 4:30-6:00PM • 90 minutes • Recordings available for 6 months
📚 Advanced Course Materials
Belief inquiry journaling prompts
Grief ritual and letter-writing exercises
Long COVID and supplement research guides
Practitioners collaboration worksheet
Supplement tracking system
Personal protocol creation templates
Flare management planning worksheets
Support network mapping tools
👥 Continued Community Access Your TENDing Foundations cohort plus new Advanced participants creating even richer community
🎧 Advanced Practice Recordings
Grounding and breathwork sessions
Guided visualizations
Cognitive reframing practices
💝 Extended Office Hours Continued monthly drop-in support for 3 months after program completion
🌟 Integration Support Personalized guidance for creating your sustainable long-term practice, including your 30/60/90 day plan
🎉 Completion Ritual Celebrate your 10-week journey with a meaningful closing ceremony
Beta Cohort Investment: $517
(Standard pricing will be $997 after beta)
Why Advanced TENDing?
TENDing Foundations gave you the nervous system tools. Advanced TENDing gives you everything else.
The mental layer: Your thoughts about being sick matter. They shape your symptoms, your choices, and your healing. Week 7 helps you identify what's helping and what's keeping you stuck.
The emotional layer: Chronic illness takes things from you. Your old life. Your former identity. Dreams you had to release. Week 8 creates space to grieve what you've lost while opening to what remains.
The medical layer: If you're dealing with Long COVID or post-viral illness, you need information beyond nervous system regulation. Week 9 brings clarity to a confusing landscape—what we know, what we're learning, and how to navigate it wisely.
The sustainable layer: Tools are useless if you can't maintain them. Week 10 helps you create a practice that works for your actual life, with your actual limitations, for the actual long haul.
This is where transformation becomes integration.
Meet Your Teaching Team
Michele Renee, DC, MAc
Creator of the TENDing Method with lived experience of chronic illness
Founder & Lead InstructorAdvanced TENDing is taught by the same collaborative team you know from Foundations:
Dr. Karen Lawson, MD, DABIHM, NBC-HWC
20+ years expertise in behavior change, integrative medicine, and health coaching
Health Empowerment Specialist
Co-developer, Functional Medicine SpecialistBrenna Erickson, DC
Nervous system specialist and the Migraine Whisperer
This is Beta Pricing
Here's what that means for you:
As a beta participant, you're getting Advanced TENDing at $517—less than half of what it will cost after this cohort ($997).
In exchange, I'm asking for your feedback, your honest experience, and your willingness to help shape this program into its fullest expression.
You get:
Deep discount ($480 savings)
Intimate cohort size (max 12 people)
Direct access to the teaching team for feedback
The satisfaction of being part of building something meaningful
What we get:
Your insights on what works, what needs more, what surprised you
The privilege of witnessing your continued transformation
A better, more refined program for everyone who follows
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. Advanced TENDing builds directly on the foundational practices and nervous system work from weeks 1-6. Without that groundwork, weeks 7-10 won't make sense.
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Can I join if I took Foundations with a different cohort? Absolutely! All TENDing Foundations graduates are welcome, regardless of which cohort you completed.
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What if I don't have Long COVID? Is Week 9 still relevant? Yes. While Week 9 includes specific Long COVID information, it also covers evidence-based supplement strategies, working with practitioners, and understanding post-viral patterns that apply to many chronic conditions including ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, dysautonomia, and MCAS.
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Perfect. Take the time you need. Advanced TENDing will be offered multiple times throughout the year. Join when you're ready.
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Week 8 is designed to create space for grief without forcing anything. You go at your own pace, and the community holds space for wherever you are. If you're not ready to fully engage with grief, you can witness others' processes and take what you need.
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What's the refund policy? If after the first session (Week 7) you feel this expansion isn't right for you, I'll refund your investment in full. After session 2, all sales are final.
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You're helping build this program. Your feedback will directly shape how Advanced TENDing evolves. In exchange for that gift, you get significant savings—$480 off the standard price.
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Will beta pricing be available again? No. After this cohort, Advanced TENDing will be offered at its standard $997 investment.
You've built the foundation. Now complete the journey.
Limited to 12 participants • Beta cohort begins July 7, 2026
Beta Investment: $517 (Save $480)
Standard Price After Beta: $997
Four weeks. Deeper layers. Lasting transformation.
Payment plan available: 2 payments of $269 • Satisfaction guarantee after session 1
Questions about whether Advanced TENDing is right for you?
Email me at hello@bodyluminary.com —
I'd love to hear from you.
🕐 Beta Member Pricing is Limited
Only available for the July 2026 cohort.
Once these 12 spots fill, the program will increase.
Lock in your $480 savings today.