QI GONG FUNDAMENTALS & BALANCING THE BODY’S ENERGY - George Hoffman

Friday, January 9, 6-8:30 PM.  The cornerstone of Traditional Chinese Medicine is seeking balance in the body's energy system and eliminating excesses, deficiencies and stagnation.  Get an overview of your energy body and learn simple stance, movement and breathing techniques to help balance your body's energy for improved health and emotional balance.  Come away with an introductory understanding of the components of your energy body, some simple exercises to help balance your Qi (life force energy) and a sense of how Qi Gong can play a role in your long term health and well being. Fee: $45. Call George at (860) 742-5892 to register by January 2.

 

DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK! - Cathy Ewing-Rinker, LCSW, MDiv

Monday, January 12, 7-9 PM; Repeated Thursday, February 26, 7-9 PM. Do you know that your thoughts can rob you of happiness?  Many of the thoughts we have during the course of our day are negative, effecting us in ways that we don't realize.  Through a mix of lecture, exercises and sharing you will develop awareness of your own negative thinking, the impact it has on your life and some easy ways to say "No" to negative thinking.  Join us for an enlightening, fun evening of exploration and learning. Fee:  $25.  Call Cathy at 871-9295 to register by Thursday,January 8 or Monday, February 20 respectively.

 

REIKI 1 Training - Lauren Mas, RMT

Sunday, January 18; repeated Sunday, April 19, 10 AM – 4:30 PM. REIKI (ray key) is a simple, yet profound healing technique that can be learned by everyone.  In this one day class you will be introduced to the history, theory and practice of REIKI and receive your attunement as a Level I Practitioner, allowing you to give healing to your self and others.  Class size is limited; pre-registration is required. Cost: $150 includes written and recorded materials for follow-up practice.   Contact  Lauren  to register, www.morningsunreiki.com, at (860) 202-9981 by Sunday, January 11 and April 12.

 

YOUR INNER WELL New! - Dr. MarianVitali, DC

Saturday, January 24, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. It’s a New Year and you can align your energy with your vision of a more healthy life.  Every time you dip into your inner well, you give yourself an opportunity to restore balance, passion, and a lightness of spirit in your life. In this workshop we learn about three powerful energy centers in the body that store the key to renewal; outline your vision; practice an energy releasing and renewing process by simply using our hands, breath, intention, universal love, and an open heart.  This workshop is based on Peruvian shamanic wisdom and taps into a universal spiritual essence.  Your inner well is a renewable energy resource. It can be drawn upon to grow your vision and transform your life. Fee: $20. Call Marian at (860) 918-8703 to register by January 21.  

 

Lecture and Mini Demonstration of SHAMANIC ENERGY HEALING New! - Dr. Marian Vitali, DC

Monday, January 26, 7-9 PM   Lecture and Mini Demo on Luminous Body Healing

Monday, February 2, 7-9 PM   Lecture and Mini Demo on Soul Retrieval Healing

Saturday, March 7, 11 AM-1 PM    Lecture and Mini Demo on Divination as Healing

The wisdom of traditional medicine people, shamans, and sages is being recognized and drawn upon all over the world.  Are you wondering how you might access this wisdom to begin to empower and heal your life?  How to reconnect personal, community and planetary wellbeing?  These lectures and demonstrations integrate energy medicine and spiritual healing practices from indigenous wisdom. Give yourself the chance to remap a vision of wholeness starting from right where you are. Come enjoy the lecture, some voluntary participation, and mini demo!  Fee per lecture: $20. Call Marian (860) 918-8703 for information and to register 72 hours in advance. 

 

THE PASSION TEST Back by Popular Demand! - Cathy Ewing-Rinker, LCSW, MDiv

Sunday, February 1, 9 AM -12 noon; Repeated Saturday, March 7, 6:30-9:30 PM. Passion is the key to your destiny.  We'd all like to feel that our life is purposeful.  We'd like to live a life filled with passion.  Yet four out of five Americans feel unsatisfied, unhappy or unfulfilled.  The Passion Test is a simple yet powerful tool for discovering your passions and living your destiny.  It will help you uncover layer by layer the things that are most important to you in your life so that they will begin to become alive inside of you. Investment: $35. Call Cathy at 871-9295 to register by January 26 or March 2 respectively. 

 

QI GONG for Bone Marrow Cleansing & Strengthening the Immune System - George Hoffman

Friday, February 13, 6:00-8:30 PM. This workshop includes a simple overview of the body's immune system as viewed in Chinese and Western cultures along with material on some of the body's major energy vessels.  We'll use this framework as an aid to understanding how energy vessel and focused intention exercises can help us cleanse our bone marrow, strengthen our bones and enhance the effectiveness of our body's immune system.  Learn simple stance, movement, breathing and focused intention techniques to help strengthen your whole body and have a positive impact on your long-term health and well being.  This workshop includes:  Simple over of the immune system in Traditional Chinese Medicine & Qi Gong; Review of some of the body's major energy vessels; The role of intention in health and healing; Bone marrow washing exercises for stronger bones and immune system; Bone breathing and compression exercises will be introduced if time permits. Price: $45.  Call George at (860) 742-5892 to register by February 9.

 

REIKI II Training - Lauren Mas,  RMT                                                                                       

Sunday, February 22 (Repeated May 17), 10:00 AM-4:30 PM. Continue your study of REIKI, obtain your Level II attunement, and take your healing abilities to a deeper level, allowing you to do distant healing and utilize REIKI symbols in your healing practice. Class size limited; pre-registration required.   Fee: $150 includes written and recorded materials for follow-up practice. Call  Lauren to register, www.morningsunreiki.com, at (860) 202-9981 by February 15 and  May 10.

 

PREMA MEDITATION: Introduction to Meditation - Katharine Mashiak                                                                     

A Series of 3 Tuesdays in March, 7:00-9:00 PM. This is an introduction to metaphysics and a powerful meditation style. This six hour course is open to beginners with no background in meditation and to intermediates who want a refresher. Learn and practice techniques to reduce stress, quiet the mind, gain spiritual awareness and tune into the divinity within. See separate flyer for more details. Fee:  $75. for series. Contact Norman Green, Director of Prema Meditation at (860) 875-6303 or norman.green@snet.net to register.

 

Ongoing Groups

 

PILATES New!  - Davender Khokhar, PhD                                                                                                           

Saturdays, 10-10:45 AM, weekly. Pilates (PI-LA-TEES) is an exercise system developed more than 80 years ago by Joseph H. Pilates. His purpose for developing an exercise system was for individuals to develop their physique to high levels of strength, flexibility and beauty by practice of one’s own mental control.  The method represents a simple way of combining static stretching and aerobic breathing in a series of controlled, non-impact movements.  He believed that his method which was called “contrology” resulted in uniform development, alignment of the skeletal system, and control of the movement, core strength, balanced use of all the muscles, coordination, flexibility, joint mobility and more.  Fee:  $40. for a 4 week class series.  48 hour advanced registration  is now required for each weekly class.  Join this ongoing group by contacting Dr. Khokhar at (860) 978-3155.

 

TAI CHI FOR ADULTS - George Hoffman, Silver Dragon Tai Chi & Qi Gong

New Morning 8 week session begins Tuesdays, January 6, 9:30-10:45 AM. New Evening 8 week session begins Wednesdays, January 28, 5-6:15 PM. Discover the secret of how this ancient Chinese exercise system can help you manage stress, reduce blood pressure, decrease pain associated with arthritis, improve balance and reduce falls. The gentle movements of this soft flowing meditative exercise system direct the life force, “Chi”, to increase flexibility, provide more efficient breathing and enhance circulation.  Its slow motion movement, inner focus, and health benefits make it an ideal, low impact, health enhancing exercise system for people of all ages. See separate flyer for more details. 8-Week Session Fee: $65.  Contact George to register at (860) 742-5892 or silverdragon@silverbirds.com 

   

SOUND HEALING, Monthly -  Edie Jemiola,RMT                                      

1st Fridays, (no January session), February 6, March 6,  7:00-8:30 PM. Everything in and about our bodies resonates to sound.  Sound used with intention can shift the energy in and around the body to help reestablish physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.  Experience the purity and passion of Edie's voice and quartz crystal bowls, which will stimulate healing at a very deep level.  Come and soothe your spirit.  Bring a mat, pillow and blanket if you wish to lie down. Register 48 hours in advance with Edie at (860) 933-8145.  Cost:  $15.00

 

REIKI SHARE – Lauren Mas, RMT                                        

Monthly, Sunday, January 25, March 1, March 22 11AM-1:30PM. Join us for a session of sharing healing energy and spiritual conversation with Reiki practitioners of all levels and schools. Give and receive in a nurturing, healing atmosphere.  Cost: $10. RSVP’S ARE A MUST. Call Lauren Mas, www.morningsunreiki.com, at (860) 202-9981 by Wednesday prior to the share.

 

MINDFUL KNITTING, -  Debby Bailey, LMT & Lisa Burch, LCSW                   

Monthly, January 17, Feb 28, March 21 10 AM-12 noon. Learn to knit as we come together for meditation, fellowship & community service. We meet in circle for our inner peace as well as the peace and comfort of others.  We’ll start with comfort scarves or shawls, to be donated to those in need of comfort.  Concepts of mindfulness meditation will be woven into each session, with a portion of each meeting devoted to silent knitting.  Instruction provided for brand new – intermediate knitters. Free will donation, (suggested $10/meeting), materials available with advanced notice. Call Lisa to register at 871-9295 x2.

 

THE MAGDALENE CIRCLE - Gloria Amendola  

Thursdays, January 22, February 19, March 19, 7-9 PM. Gloria Amendola, author, playwright and spiritual intuitive facilitates this dynamic monthly study and experiential group on the Mary Magdalene mysteries. This story is over 2000 years old and has had many faces and lives throughout the centuries.  It is time to begin to understand why The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown touched millions of lives worldwide. Gloria continues to travel and research the US and Europe in search of the mysteries of Magdalene and Christendom, the Holy Grail, and the energy of sacred sites.  She was invested into the French Order of Knights Templar at Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland.  See separate flyer for more details.  For more information on Gloria check www.gloriaamendola.com. Fee:  $25. per evening.  Contact Cathy or Lisa to register 48 hours in advance at 871-9295.

 

More of the LISTEN & CONSIDER Series – Lisa Burch, LCSW   

Fridays, January 16, March 13, 7-9 PM, BiMonthly. Join us in thoughtful reflection as we gather together to listen to the recordings of some pivotal thinkers and speakers of our time in the areas of mental health, stress management and spirituality.  The format will be a combination of listening and reflection followed by a choice of journaling or group discussion. On January 16, we will listen to Vocal Toning The Chakras by Jonathan Goldman, a master teacher in Sound Healing, a pioneer in the field of harmonics, published author and recording artist. He teaches how sounds, particularly the human voice, can be used to tune the seven energy centers of the body and consequently the health of our body.  We will practice some of his exercises to bring ourselves into healthy vibration.  On March 13, we will listen to Understanding Islam by Huston Smith, PhD.  Dr. Smith, born in China to missionary parents, is a scholar on comparative religions. He has taught at MIT, Syracuse University and University of California at Berkeley.  He presents this timely and accessible introduction on Islam, Mohammed and the Koran, dispelling many misunderstandings. Lisa will offer complimentary mini-Reiki treatments while we listen as time allows.  Free will donation, (suggested)$10/evening. Call Lisa to register at 871-9295 x2 by January 13 and March 10 respectively.  

 

HEALING AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL: Tibetan Singing Bowls Sound Meditation & Gong Bath - Marie Menut, RN

Fridays, January 23, March 27, 7:30-8:30 PM.  Marie uses Tibetan Singing Bowls, bells, and tingshaws, the Himalayan Sacred Sound Instruments, as well as a variety of gongs, to create this Sound Healing group session. Originating in the ancient Orient, it was believed that monks breathed prayers into the bowls as they were formed.  The vibrational sound waves produced by the instruments are used to clear and balance the chakras and energy system, releasing stress and tension. The last portion of the session will be a gong bath; Marie and her assistants will bathe you with a series of gongs. Prepare to stretch out on our yoga mats for a session of relaxation; you may bring your own pillows and blankets to enhance your comfort. For more information on Marie, see www.vibrationalhealing.org. Fee:  $15.  Please register 48 hours in advance at 871-9295. 

 

YOUR INNER WELL - New! Dr. Marian Vitali, DC

Mondays, February 9, March 9, 7- 8:00pm, Monthly. Your inner well is a renewable energy resource, which you can access to restore balance, passion, and a lightness of spirit in your life.  In this class you learn and practice an energy releasing and renewing process by simply using your hands, breath, intention, universal love, and an open heart.  These are stand alone classes which require no previous experience. Each can also be taken to deepen the practice that you began in YOUR INNER WELL workshop on January 24.  Fee: $10 per class. Call Marian at (860) 918-8703 to register by February 6 and March 6 respectively.