We are so glad that you’re here! Located in Hanover, PA, Wholly Holistic is our endeavor to provide wellness products, services, and educational resources in a one-stop shop. In addition, at Wholly Holistic, we believe that everyone deserves to know what options they have to reach optimal health. As such, our mission is to ensure that you get your needs met and feel empowered and hopeful about your well-being. Therefore, we strive to make our store a space where everyone is welcome and treated with kindness and understanding.
In our shop, you’ll find:
- Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements – To begin with, the bulk of our store is dedicated to your daily wellness. It includes multivitamins, minerals, supplements, essential oils, and homeopathic remedies. Specifically, these can help with a range of needs from digestive care to detoxing, cleansing, cardiovascular support, hormone regulation, diabetes regulation, and much more.
- The Apothecary – Moreover, we have an entire wall dedicated to dozens of organic loose herbs, berries, flowers, and roots. For example, included in our collection are herbs such as burdock, ginger, turmeric, elderberries, calendula, and hyssop. Here you can make your own salves, tinctures, and teas.
- The Market – In addition, our home goods and natural food section is filled with local and world-famous honey, pre-made teas, drinks, snacks, candy, fresh local beef, milk, chicken, and eggs.
- The Body Shop – Lastly, you can stock your bathroom cupboards here with products like witch hazel, castor oil, lotions, soaps, fluoride-free toothpaste, deodorants, and natural hair dyes and shampoos.
Our Staff
You will find a small and friendly staff with over 40 years of combined experience in natural remedies. Our backgrounds are eclectic and include anthropology, travel, culture, spirituality, social justice, the arts, and more. We undertake hours of professional training each year to cultivate the most up-to-date knowledge in homeopathic, herbal, and natural remedies. All our products are vigorously researched and vetted before we place them on our shelves. In doing so, we help you purchase healing remedies for yourself and your loved ones in confidence.
Evolution of the Store
Back in 2003, the store was originally known as Allen’s Natural Foods, a small, regional chain with multiple locations. Allen’s served the community for many years and planted the seed for what is Wholly Holistic today.
Then, in 2019, Terry and Judy Tessem, who are the owners of Tessem Stoneware in Pigeon Hills, PA, bought the store and renamed it to Wholly Holistic. They expanded on the original store’s ideas by completely renovating the interior and offering new brands that gave the community better choices.
Christine Nash came on board as the shop manager in 2020. After a couple of years, Christine purchased the store from Terry and Judy. Subsequently, she started building upon their work to incorporate natural healing remedies into the local area.
Christine was introduced to holistic health in 2012 when issues with her health forced her to take a closer look at how she was caring for herself. After discovering how living a holistic lifestyle made a profoundly positive impact on her wellness and life overall, she then decided to become an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She became certified through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City in 2016.
Christine took a deeper dive into wellness. Consequently, she discovered how important energy work is to overall wellness. As a result, she spent the next 2 years studying Reiki. She reached the Master’s level in 2018. Finally, to complete and round out her education, she became a meditation teacher in 2020.
Wholly Holistic Today
Today, Wholly Holistic serves as your go-to destination for holistic wellness in Hanover, PA. We offer a wide range of wellness products, guidance from community experts, and creations by local artists. What is more, we are proud to bring together local products, handmade gifts, and engaging events under one roof, making it convenient to meet your needs while supporting small businesses.
Our talented local artists create:
- Pottery
- Glass art
- Jewelry
- Homemade soaps
- Natural products such as elderberry syrup kits and magnesium salves
- And more!
We partner with local community experts who host free and low-cost workshops in our store. You can learn:
- How to make your own kombucha
- Where to start with supplements
- How to use essential oils
- Natural remedies for pregnancy
- And more!
Additionally, we host events so you can meet other like-minded individuals and taste delicious snacks and beverages curated by our staff and partners, including:
- Botanical mocktails and local mead
- Monthly men’s circle
- Health 101 seminars
- Reiki sessions
- And more!
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See you in the shop!