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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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Lessons from LeaderMoms

LeaderMom lifts clouds of doubt, offers inspiration, and enables persistence. It comes from a place of appreciation and care, focusing on crafting a good life, being happier, and showing wisdom at senior and executive levels.

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Coaching for Transformation: 9-Month Journey

Empower yourself, and empower others to be the change they want to see in the world.

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Thursday, January 17

The Language of Compassion: Transforming Our Relationships with Nonviolent Communication

Dian Killian
Free Intro on Thursday, January 17 at 6:00 pm - Class starts on February 14 ow well do you respond to difficult people and situations? Do you judge yourself and others? Or end up disappointed, frustrated, or shut down? Come learn how to transform your relationships, including with yourself, by practicing Nonviolent Communication (NVC). View Details...
 
Thursday, January 17

Healing Attachment Wounds to Create Healthy Relationships

Briana MacWilliam
Free Intro Thursday, January 17 at 8:00 pm - Class starts January 24Our attachment style is intimately shaped by the way we were loved as children. That style, in turn, shapes the way that we express and receive love as adults. View Details...
 
Thursday, January 17

Step Out of Your Own Story: Writing Exercises to Transform and Re-Frame Your Life

Kim Schneiderman
Every life is a unique, dynamic, unfolding, sacred story, but few of us try to figure out what our story is really about, who is writing our script, why we’ve selected certain roles, or how to become happier, more fully expressed characters. View Details...
 
Friday, January 18

VitaminR VisionWorking Series: Pitch The Media A 2-Part Interactive Event

Marcy Clark
Professional publicist and media trainer Marcy Clark guides you in the subtle art of crafting an engaging pitch letter to any publication on your “wish-list.” Practice, in written and verbal form, how to incorporate the pitch elements that every media outlet or speaking engagement decision-maker looks for—including third-party endorsement and the specifics that will help you get the meeting, call, or article. View Details...
 
Saturday, January 19

Reading the Body: An Introduction to North American Indigenous Hands-on Healing

Lewis Mehl-Madrona & Barbara Mainguy
Cherokee people have long called their techniques of healing “reading the body.” In this workshop you will have the rare opportunity to study this unique form of literacy with Lewis Mehl-Madrona, a physician who has trained with both Native American elders and his own Cherokee family members. View Details...
 
Saturday, January 19

A Full Wolf Moon Circle

Olivia Olkowski
Come together to welcome the first full moon of the year with shamanic healer Olivia Olkowski. The Wolf Moon speaks to survival, to a sharpening of our natural instincts and focus, an appropriate energy for this New Year where we want to hone in on new goals. View Details...
 
Sunday, January 20

Intuitive Art Journaling: Trusting the Process

Amy Maricle
Join artist and art therapist Amy Maricle to help you create and enhance your intuitive art journaling practice. Learn to create deep, smoky backgrounds, use layering techniques, work on multiple pieces at once, and create organic patterns with paint and gel pen for beautiful abstract journal paintings or backgrounds to hold cherished quotes or reflections. View Details...
 
Wednesday, January 23

EMDR Comprehensive Training: Part 3

Laurel Parnell, PhD
In this intensive workshop, we will refresh our technique, review EMDR protocols and procedures, consult on our difficult cases, watch demonstrations, and practice EMDR in small supervised groups. Instruction will focus on using EMDR in complex cases, resource development and installation, target development and cognitive interweaves. View Details...
 
Thursday, January 24

Brain Wellness: Vital Advice for Every Stage of Life

Manu Dawson
The body is our vehicle, but the brain is its driver; and keeping the driver sharp and alert is essential. Manu will offer course participants an integrative approach to improving brain function; sharpening memory and concentration; preventing and/or helping to reverse such conditions as Alzheimer’s disease and more. View Details...
 
Friday, January 25

Facing the Ego: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

Mark Epstein
Ego is the one affliction we all share. Rooted in a belief in its own separateness, the ego all too often acts in a frightened, clumsy, and inefficient manner, whispering to us in our inner thoughts and driving a wedge between self and others. View Details...
 
Friday, January 25

Lessons from LeaderMoms: Be at Your Best More Often

Maria Sirois, Kelly Fredrickson & Catherine Flavin
Our goal in this work is simple: present and build on what works to increase the numbers of women in leadership who navigate the challenges of life and of work—with a boatload more joy. Our LeaderMom research builds on hard-won insights from panels of high performing leaders who are also deeply engaged mothers. View Details...
 
Saturday, January 26

LeaderMoms: Leveraging What Works

Maria Sirois, Kelly Fredrickson & Catherine Flavin
Research with high-performing leaders who are also highly engaged mothers has clarified what works (thank God) to enable us to become effective and joyful (and yes we use that word deliberately) leaders at home and at work. View Details...
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This series is designed for wellness professionals and visionary entrepreneurs who want to elevate their branding, networking and the way that they share their work with the world.

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