F O R P R O V I D E R S · R E F E R R A L I N F O R M A T I O N
The TENDing Method
Structured group education and support for patients living with complex chronic illness — including a dedicated program for migraine. Designed to extend the care they receive from you, never to replace it.
W H A T I T I S
The support between appointments
The TENDing Method is a clinician-led learning cohort that helps your patients translate clinical recommendations into daily life. Each cohort pairs evidence-informed education with guided practice, reflection, and peer support — sustaining momentum in the weeks between appointments. The method runs in two programs: Body Luminary’s TENDing Method for complex chronic illness broadly, and the Migraine Resilience Academy for patients whose primary presentation is migraine.
T H E P R O G R A M S
Two programs, one method
COMPLEX CHRONIC ILLNESS
The TENDing Method
For adults navigating complex or overlapping chronic conditions — persistent pain, fatigue, autoimmune illness, and the daily work of living well alongside them.
WKS 1–6
FOUNDATIONS: Learn to tend your body like a garden.
Shift your attention from “what’s wrong with me?” to “what is my body saying?” Learn about the nervous system, notice rhythms, and build the daily practices that steady the ground.
WKS 7–10
EXPANSION: Discover the recipe for feeling better.
We take a deeper dive into physiology and neuroplasticity, as well as weaving these new practices into real routines, relationships, and care plans that last beyond the cohort.
Foundations $797 · Expansion $517
See current cohort dates & enrollment
→tendingmethod.com
MIGRAINE & HEADACHE
Migraine Resilience Academy
The same method, tailored for migraineurs — attuned to triggers, thresholds, prodrome, and the particular rhythms of living with migraine.
WKS 1–6
FOUNDATIONS: Learn to tend your body like a garden.
Shift your attention from “what’s wrong with me?” to “what is my body saying?” Learn about triggers and Understanding migraine physiology, tracking thresholds, and building the practices that widen the margin.
WKS 7–10
EXPANSION: Discover the recipe for feeling better.
We take a deeper dive into physiology and neuroplasticity, as well as carrying these new practices into work, relationships, and long-term migraine care planning.
Foundations $797 · Expansion $517
See current cohort dates & enrollment
→migrainewhisperer.com
W H O W E S E R V E
Is this right for your patient?
A strong fit
Adults with complex or overlapping chronic conditions — persistent pain, fatigue, autoimmune illness
Patients who understand your recommendations but struggle to implement them
Patients who feel isolated, overwhelmed, or stuck between visits
Patients whose primary presentation is migraine — refer to the Migraine Resilience Academy
Not a fit
Patients in acute crisis or needing urgent, intensive individual treatment
Patients seeking diagnosis or treatment — the program provides neither
Patients not ready for a group or virtual learning format
H O W I T W O R K S
Mechanisms of change
The TENDing Method is an evidence-informed, bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to facilitating the body’s own healing capacity. We rely on the following six important mechanisms to help your patients discover their own agency in their healing process.
Understanding
When patients understand what is happening in their bodies, fear decreases and agency grows.
Co-regulation
Supportive relationships create the calm and safety in which change is possible.
Active engagement
Commitment to small, structured experiments turns insight into daily routine.
Belonging
Community replaces isolation; recognition replaces shame.
Reflection
Participants learn to notice patterns instead of judging symptoms.
Clinical partnership
The patient stays centered in their existing care team throughout.
Scope, safety, and your patient's care
Education reinforces clinical care — it never replaces it.
Participants remain under the care of their referring and treating providers throughout the program. Facilitators do not diagnose, prescribe, or modify treatment plans, and participants are actively encouraged to bring what they learn back to their clinical team.
F O R M A T
Weekly live virtual group sessions
L E N G T H
6-week Foundations · optional 4-week Expansion
G R O U P S I Z E
Up to 12 participants
T U I T I O N
Foundations $797 · Expansion $517
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R E F E R R A L S
How to refer a client
Point them to the right program
Send your patient to tendingmethod.com or, for migraine, migrainewhisperer.com — where they'll find current cohort dates and enrollment.
Or send us a note
A brief introduction to hello@tendingmethod.com — or the form here — is all we need to begin. We'll route them to whichever program fits.
We hold a fit conversation
Every client has a short conversation with a facilitator before enrollment, so the cohort is right for them from day one.
Takes about 30 seconds. We reply within two business days.
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Tend to your nervous system
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Energize your roots
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Notice your rhythms
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Decrease what depletes
Facilitated by Dr. Michele Renee, DC, MAc, LMT · Dr. Brenna Erickson, DC · Dr. Karen Lawson, MD, DABIHM, NBC-HWC
tendingmethod.com · migrainewhisperer.com · hello@tendingmethod.com
“This class solidified believing my body doesn't lie. Since the beginning of my illness journey I can think of many instances of feeling discounted/shamed.”