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Reiki 3- Advanced Professional Training

This is an advanced training for students who seek to professionalize their Reiki practice. It is offered in 4 two-day modules. Completion of all modules is required in the stated sequential order.

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Art of Dying Institute: Integrative Thanatology Certificate Program –

Today there is a clear call to understand and work with death and dying in new and forward-thinking ways.

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Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Teacher Certification Training

Chair Yoga is designed to help those limited by age, weight, handicap, or inflexibility.

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Thursday, December 20

A Full Cold Moon Circle with Drumming

Mama Donna Henes
The Cold Moon this December occurs on the evening before the Winter Solstice, shining its lunar light on the longest, darkest night of the year. This moon illuminates our intentions, lights our path and ignites the ember spark of warmth in our hearts that can sustain us during the coming season of chill and shadow. View Details...
 
Friday, December 21

Practical Beauty: A Wellness Symposium

Join the New York Open Center for our 2nd Practical Beauty night, and harness the power of the solstice to radiate beauty from the inside and out. As a community, we will celebrate the joyous holiday season, and end the year with intention to manifest our greatest desires. View Details...
 
Friday, December 21

Shamanic Winter Solstice with Olivia Olkowski and Spirit Drummers

Olivia Olkowski and Spirit Drummers
Join the New York Open Center for our 2nd Practical Beauty.On this sacred evening of the Winter Solstice, join shaman and curandera, Olivia Olkowski, as we practice age-old shamanic rituals celebrating the longest night of the year. View Details...
 
Friday, January 4

Astrologers Give Us A Peak into 2019: How Will 2019 Events Emerge & Affect Us

Virginia Bell, Diana Brownstone, Anne Ortelee, Jenny Lynch, Mitchell S. Lewis, Host: Alan Steinfeld
Every time a new year rolls around, we want to know how it is going to unfold. For the second time, Alan Steinfeld has gathered and will host a panel of expert astrologers and visionaries to give us insight as to how 2019 will look. View Details...
 
Friday, January 4

Introduction to Integrative Thanatology

Catharine DeLong
Tonight’s program offers an overview of Integrative Thanatology Certificate Program. We will look at our cultural ideas of Life and Death and start an inquiry into their very nature, probing the question, “is life only expressed by the fact of being in a body or is it a force in itself?” The answer to that question will determine much about how we will understand death and how we die. View Details...
 
Saturday, January 5

Art of Dying Institute: Integrative Thanatology Certificate Program

The Association of Death Education and Counseling® has deemed this program as counting towards the continuing education requirements for the ADEC Certification in Thanatology.Today there is a clear call to understand and work with death and dying in new and more open ways. This certification program is intended to reframe our current conception of dying and reclaim the wisdom and practices of the past. View Details...
 
Saturday, January 5

Mapping the Journey

Leslie Blackhall, MD
End of life is a developmental stage, which is experienced by all patients and requires a unique set of skills by their caregivers. However, those studying nursing, medicine and other allied professions are usually not taught how their patients die. The absence of this education leads to misunderstanding about the nature and goals of medical care, inability to communicate and increased suffering for clinicians, patients and family. View Details...
 
Saturday, January 5 — Sunday, January 6

Reiki 3- Advanced Professional Training

Joanna Crespo, MBA, Reiki Teacher
This is an advanced training, offered in four-2 day modules plus 4o hours of outside practicum, prepares you to offer Reiki professionally. The modules, which must be completed sequentially, are Japanese Healing Techniques, Chakras and Mind-Body Symbolism, Clinics and Supervision; Attunement. View Details...
 
Saturday, January 5 — Sunday, January 6

Reiki System of Natural Healing: Practitioner Training

Joanna Crespo, MBA, Reiki Teacher
The Reiki System of Natural Healing uses gentle, non-invasive touch to accelerate the body’s natural healing processes, support mental and emotional healing, and create an overall sense of profound well-being. View Details...
 
Sunday, January 6

Lazarus and the Mustard Seed: Death and Dying in Two Cultures

Leslie Blackhall
Biomedicine, especially in the US, is facing a crisis as the population ages. Most people over the age of 45 and almost everyone over the age of 65 will die of chronic, life-limiting illnesses such as cancer, chronic heart failure, and dementia. View Details...
 
Sunday, January 6

Ending Life At The Ends Of The Earth: Cross-Cultural Perspectives On Death And Dying

Robert Vetter
Death is a universal human experience whose meaning depends largely upon culture. In this workshop, we examine the diversity of cultural responses to death and dying, linking beliefs to ceremonial practices. View Details...
 
Monday, January 7

Yoga for Osteoporosis

Ellen Saltonstall
Learn how to build bone strength, better balance and coordination, and better posture through yoga and Bodymind Ballwork. In this workshop we will practice basic yoga poses that can be adapted for any level of fitness and are proven to improve bone density. View Details...
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