Zen Chick

Zen Chick

Slow down. Simplify. Love your life.

"There is more to life than increasing its speed. Slow down, breathe and enjoy. "

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Gay Barefield Hi, I’m Gay Barefield and I am so glad you are here!

I am a massage therapist and a life journey trailblazer who pursues simplicity on Big Sky Farm. Rule breaking has been my life, blazing new paths and turning “No” into a positive word. I left the corporate world in 1992 to open my own massage practice and to work on simplifying my life. My husband and I bought our farm in 1994 deciding that farm work was a much better workout than a gym membership. Boy were we right!

The things I have learned along the way in my own journey as a “trailblazer” are what I want to share with you. From this came the name “Zen Chick”, defining Zen as “a state of focus and simple living that brings together body, mind and spirit”.  As a massage therapist focus and simplicity are very much a part of what I do, teaching my clients the easiest way to change “bad habits” and deal with their stressful lives. Living on a farm teaches you the same things, whether you are bush hogging pastures, working with horses or chasing chickens. Focus combined with simplifying your life will allow you to truly live the life that you love without the guilt, which is what we all really want to do.

Have I perfected all of these things?  No.  Every day is a process in learning and just like you some days are scattered and complicated. But I have come a long way, from being OCD in my 20’s (weren’t we all), very driven and changing careers in my 30’s, still driven in my 40’s but settling into my new career and now in my 50’s settling into my life, simplifying more and more!

I hope you will join the Zen Chick Community and move toward slowing down, simplifying and loving your life!

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This is a place where we learn to slow down, enjoy our lives as they are right now, and simplify through reconnecting with nature and the moon. Learn more on the About Me page.

Charities

These are charities that I believe are making a difference in our world. I welcome you to check them out and please donate if one speaks to you.

World Central KitchenWorld Central KitchenI believe that food, shelter and water are basic rights for every human on this planet. Jose’ Andres’ and his WCK group step in to provide beautiful, nutritious food during disasters, the pandemic, and any other opportunity where people need to be fed.Learn More Foothills Humane SocietyFoothills Humane SocietyThis is my local shelter, in Columbus, NC, doing a wonderful job at remaining as close to 100% no kill as possible. Animals make us more human and I believe in adopting not shopping for pets, saving a life with a new beginning.Learn More Trees, Water & People Trees, Water & People Caring for Mother Earth by planting trees, helping people live sustainably and decreasing our carbon footprint are things that I see as very important for the next seven generations.Learn More Lakota Law ProjectLakota Law ProjectI have a strong kinship to Native people and this group works to change many of the injustices done to the first people that still go on today, such as the right to vote.Learn More

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