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Awakening the Healer Within: Medical Qigong Practice Leader Certification Training

Discover Medical Qigong and its powerful roots.

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Chakra Therapy Training Intensive- Awakening and Healing the Energy Body

Learn how to unlock the defensive patterns hidden beneath consciousness to free up the vital core energy.

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Rooted in Peace – A Film Screening

Rooted in Peace challenges viewers to examine their values as Americans and human beings.

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Thursday, July 6

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Releasing the Fears and Emotional Blocks that Prevent us from Living Fully

Gail Mae Ferguson
EFT—Emotional Freedom Technique (sometimes called “tapping”)—is a healing method that draws from both ancient acupuncture techniques and modern psychological insights. View Details...
 
Thursday, July 6

Free Intro: Awakening the Healer Within: Medical Qigong Practice Leader Certification Training

Roger Jahnke, OMD
Medical Qigong has powerful roots in both ancient healing traditions and in modern science. The Healer Within approach, developed from a Chinese medical qigong modality known as Bu Zheng Qigong helps the human body mobilize its own extraordinary self-healing capacity. View Details...
 
Thursday, July 6

Soul Mending: How to Heal Spiritual Traumas with Soul Retrieval

Itzhak Beery
Free Introductory class on Thursday, July 6th at 8 pm – Weekly class begins July 19th Traditional shamans view “soul loss”—the wounding of a person’s spirit as a result of trauma, often at an early age—as a leading cause of physical, emotional and psychological dysfunctions. View Details...
 
Friday, July 7

Awakening the Healer Within: Medical Qigong Practice Leader Certification Training

Roger Jahnke, OMD
Medical Qigong has powerful roots in both ancient healing traditions and in modern science. TIn this training, we’ll learn to create and teach mind-body practices that can be performed standing, sitting, or even lying down and can be tailored to the specific needs of any individual or group. View Details...
 
Friday, July 7

Reiki Circles

Joanna Crespo, MBA, Reiki Teacher
Reiki Circles (are open to the public),6:30-7:30pm, 1 hour of meditation practice with Reiju (Attunement) or mini-chair sessions. View Details...
 
Friday, July 7

Reiki Reviews

Joanna Crespo
(Reiki Practitioners only)A Q&A hour with personal practice including table protocols. View Details...
 
Saturday, July 8

A Mindful Approach to the Harmonica

David Harp
David Harp has taught over a million people to blow their blues away and to use the humble “Mississippi saxophone” as a route to mindfulness and mental self-discipline. What better way to focus on the breath than by learning a catchy blues/rock rhythm? View Details...
 
Sunday, July 9

A July Fire Purification Full Moon Circle

Olivia Olkowski
With the height of the summer’s energy, join Olivia Olkowski, Shamanic healer/teacher, and learn to connect deeply with the "Element of Fire”. View Details...
 
Tuesday, July 11

Insight Meditation: The Practice of Mindfulness

Peter Doobinin
Free Introductory class on Tuesday, July 11 at 6 pm – Weekly class begins Tuesday July 18 Insight meditation—the practice of mindfulness developed in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition—is a straightforward, practical and compassionate approach to spiritual and personal development. View Details...
 
Tuesday, July 11

Tai Chi Alchemy: Meeting the Mystery

Rick Barrett
Chinese internal martial arts provide a deep and sustaining foundation for explorations into superconscious awareness. In this five-session program, T'ai Chi Alchemy integrates ancient Chinese wisdom with the seminal work of Martin Buber and Ken Wilber and brings it all into the lived life. View Details...
 
Wednesday, July 12

Herbs for the Nervous and Digestive Systems

Robin Rose Bennett
It's said we are what we eat. More importantly, however, we are what we can assimilate. In the first session of this 2-evening program, we will focus on how to help our entire digestive system (esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, appendix, intestines, and colon) optimally assimilate food and eliminate waste. View Details...
 
Thursday, July 13

Shake Your Soul®: Dance For Your Health

Odelia Shargian
Free Introductory class on Thursday, July 13 at 6 pm – Weekly class begins August 3rd. Bring new inspiration and freedom to your body and mind with an integrative dance, meditative movement, and mindfulness-based practice. Discover dynamic movements to release innate feelings of joy, power, freedom, and grace. Experience a renewal of spirit and connection to your soul as your body guides you toward self-expression and aliveness. View Details...
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