REIKI 1 Training, Quarterly - Lauren Mas, RMT                                                                                                                  

2 Sundays, September 12 & 19, 9 AM – 12:30 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. Register with Lauren at 860-202-9981 www.morningsunreiki.com one week in advance.

 

YOGASM - Cat Guthrie

Sunday, September 19, 2-5 pm. Come and have some fun exploring  the Divine Feminine within in this Women Only workshop.    Learn specific breathing and asana practices to deepen your connection to your inner Goddess and to increase responsiveness and enjoyment. For more information on Cat:  www.catguthrie.net.  Fee:  $45.  Register with Cat at catguthrie@gmail.com by Monday, September 13.

 

BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO CULTIVATING QI - George Hoffman, Silver Dragon Tai Chi & Qi Gong

Friday, September 24, 6-8:30 PM. Cultivating Qi is one of the most widely known yet least practiced arts in the Qi Gong practitioner's repertoire.  Standing Meditation is a simple yet intense technique for building and cultivating our life force energy (Qi) and can produce profound results in our overall health and well being. Standing, walking and seated Qi Gong exercises are easy to learn and can have a significant positive impact on our overall health and enhance benefits we receive from Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Yoga and other practices. This workshop includes history and benefits of Zhan Zhuang practice, stance and breathing postures to facilitate Qi cultivation, Yi Chuan standing and walking Qi Gong exercises, Small Circulation seated meditation exercise, and tips on beginning or improving your own practice. Fee:  $35.   Contact George to register at (860) 742-5892 by Wednesday,September 22.

 

VIBRATIONAL HEALING MEDITATION - Lisa Burch, LCSW & Marna Walter, RN, RMT

Thursday September 30, 7-8:30 PM. Wind down your week with a unique blend of guided imagery and sound healing with the Tibetan singing bowls, bells and tingshas, the Himalayan sacred sound instruments. Build your ability to experience the present moment fully, releasing what no longer serves you. Reiki may be offered during the course of this session as time allows and Spirit guides.  Bring a mat, pillow and blanket if you wish to lie down. Fee:  $15/eve.  Register 72 hours in advance with Lisa at 860-871-9295 x2. 

 

SHAMANIC JOURNEYING - Dr. Marian Vitali, DC

Wednesdays, Oct 6, Nov 3, Dec 1, 7:00 - 8:45pm. Come with your drum or rattle to call your spirit teachers, angels, power animals or helping guides to come along for your journeying experience. These sessions help you access spiritual wisdom for your own transformational growth and health.  We come together in a supportive group to build our medicine power and refresh our skills. This is for those with some journeying experience. Please bring a drum or rattle, eye cover, and notebook. Fee: $12 per class or 3 for $30. Call Marian at 860-918-8703 to register in the week prior to class. www.wholelifewellnessshaman.com.

 

CONSCIOUS COMMUNICATION - Cary Bayer                                                         

Saturday, October 9, 11am-1pm. This class teaches vital techniques to speak and listen effectively. In a relaxed and even playful manner, Conscious Communication author Cary Bayer shows how to speak in an empowering manner and let go of disempowering ways of speaking.  He also shows how to safely tell the truth quickly and kindly, and stop withholding communications that you really need to make.  It offers regular exercises that enable you to get closer to the important people in your personal life, as well as to colleagues at work.  Lastly, it will teach a powerful technique of forgiveness, that can bring life back to virtually any relationship. See Zen Teachings for registration details.

 

 ZEN TEACHING OF CATS AND DOGS - Cary Bayer            
Saturday, October 9, 2-4PM. There are more than 171 million cats and dogs that Americans have taken into their homes to raise.  These little buddhas, who demonstrate many of the qualities that the world's great teachers have taught about the nature of Enlightenment, have, in turn, taken us under their wings…um, make that paws.  In this class, Zen Teachings of Animals author Cary Bayer provides tools that we can practice daily--call it Pet Yoga--to master five important qualities of Enlightenment they show us.  Pet Yoga helps transform our consciousness from low levels of fear where our tail is between our legs to the place where it's wagging all the time, the state of consciousness called Feline Groovy.  Call Cary at 845-679-5526 to register. To register by credit card, call 845-679-5526.  Early registration $20. if paid by October 2,  regular $30.00 for each program.  Sign up for both: early registration $35.00 if paid by October 2/regular $50.00

HOW TO TAP INTO YOUR INTUITION, Monthly - Gloria Amendola, RMT

3 Wednesdays, October 13, November 10, December 8, 7-9 PM. Gloria Amendola, spiritual intuitive, shamanic practitioner, author and researcher of the Mary Magdalene mysteries facilitates.   Learn the basics of the Tarot deck and how to do a Celtic Cross Spread.  Learn how to clarify questions and pull cards accordingly. Learn to use a pendulum to scan 7 major chakras for answers. Learn how to interpret cards correctly. For more information on Gloria see www.gloriaamendola.com.  Cost: $25/evening.  Contact Gloria at chalice4444@yahoo.com or 203-876-9936 to register.

 

THE PASSION TEST - Cathy Ewing-Rinker, LCSW, MDiv

Saturday, October 16, 9 AM – 1 PM, at Manchester Community College, (Repeated) Friday, November 12, 6:30 – 9:30 PM, at Heaven on Earth, 270 Washington St. @ Utopia Place, Pembroke, Ma 02359. 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 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: $45.

For the Manchester Community College workshop, register call 860-512-3232 or online http://my.commnet.edu or in person at the Lowe Building, CRN#31835. For the Heaven on Earth workshop register with Cathy @ spiritmatters@snet.net or 860-871-9295.

 

Alliance for Holistic Living Sponsored Workshop…

INTRODUCTION TO SHAMANIC JOURNEYING

Thursday, October 21, 7-8:30 PM. Learn to connect to your power animal and spirit guides to access spiritual wisdom for your own personal growth and health. Marian Vitali, DC, shamanic practitioner, WholeLife Wellness & Shamanic Services, 860-918-8703, www.wholelifewellnessshaman.com facilitates.  As part of a community education monthly series East of the Connecticut River to introduce integrative and complementary healing modalities, centers and practitioners in the region, this workshop is free of charge.    www.afhlnow.org   No advance registration.

 

SHAMANIC JOURNEYING: BEGINNER'S INTENSIVE - Dr. Marian Vitali, DC

Saturday, Oct 23, 1:00 - 5pm. Welcome newcomers to the journeying experience where we will explore the beginning yet essential practices to access the world of spirit.  Shamanic journeying helps you connect to spiritual wisdom for your own transformational growth and health. This class provides an introduction to the journeying process, experiential journeying to both the lower and upper worlds, and retrieval of both your power animal and a helping spirit teacher.  Suggested book for preparing: Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner’s Guide by Sandra Ingerman.  Please bring a drum or rattle, eye cover, and notebook. Fee: $40. To register, call Marian at 860-918-8703. www.wholelifewellnessshaman.com.

 

THE PASSION TEST TUNE UP: Tools For Staying Aligned with Your Passions - Cathy Ewing-Rinker, LCSW, MDiv

Saturday, November 6, 9 am-12 noon, at Manchester Community College, “Whenever you are faced with a choice, a decision or an opportunity, always choose in favor of your passions.”  In this class, participants will work on further defining their top five passions and learn more about the various tools and techniques for staying aligned with their passions.  Students will be instructed on five techniques and will have the time to play with at least two specific tools.  Those wishing to work on their Vision Board should bring whatever materials they need.  You will leave class with concrete materials for supporting your passions.  Investment: $35.  This class is appropriate for anyone who has completed The Passion Test, either on their own, 1-1 with the instructor or another PT Facilitator, or in Passion Test class taught by a certified PT facilitator.  For this Manchester Community College workshop, register call 860-512-3232 or online http://my.commnet.edu or in person at the Lowe Building, CRN#31836. 

 

CONNECT WITH YOUR ANGELS & RECEIVE DIVINE GUIDANCE - Karen Paolino, Angel Messenger & Hypnotherapist

Sunday, November 7, 1-3:30 PM. Come and be open to inviting the angels into your life and allow their ever-present love to support you in all aspects of your life. Learn how you can connect with your angels messages of divine guidance. Receive a transformational and healing “Angel Attunement” which is a meditation and blessing from the angelic realm. Expect miracles and leave with a feeling of peace and a knowing that you are never ever alone.  Investment: $44.  Karen will also have her books "The Everything Guide to Angels" and "What Would Love Do" available for purchase. Register with Karen by November 4 @ heavenonearth444@aol.com

 

VIBRATIONAL HEALING MEDITATION - Lisa Burch, LCSW & Marna Walter, RN, RMT

Thursdays, November 11, December 9, 7-8:30 PM. Wind down your week with a unique blend of guided imagery and sound healing with the Tibetan singing bowls, bells and tingshas, the Himalayan sacred sound instruments. Build your ability to experience the present moment fully, releasing what no longer serves you. Reiki may be offered during the course of this session as time allows and Spirit guides.  Bring a mat, pillow and blanket if you wish to lie down. Fee:  $15/eve.  Register 72 hours in advance preferred with Lisa at 860-871-9295 x2. Walk-ins as space allows.

 

THE GIFT OF BALANCE ~ STRESS MANAGEMENT WITH CHINESE QI GONG  - George Hoffman

Friday, November 12, 6-7:30 PM. Stress and how to manage it are all too common problems in our fast-paced daily lives.  Too much to do with too little time in which to do it leads to an accumulation of tension, stress and associated physical and emotional impacts.  Conquer your stress with relaxed breathing techniques, optimized body posture and focused intention that can help you rebalance your body's energy and release stagnant energy, stress and tension.  Fee: $25.  Call  George, Silver Dragon Tai Chi & Qi Gong, www.silverdragontaichi.com, at (860) 742-5892 by November 10 to register.

 

Ongoing Groups

 

Alliance 2010 Workshops - click here for link

Alliance Event - Heal the Healer Exchange September 23 - click here for link

                       

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

New Morning 8 week session beginsTuesdays, September 14, 9:30-10:45 AM. New Evening 8 week session begins Wednesdays, September 22, 5:00-6:15 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: $72.  Contact George to register at (860) 742-5892 or silverdragon@silverbirds.com 

   

SOUND HEALING, Monthly  Edie Jemiola, RMT                                      

1st Fridays, September 10, October 8, November 5, December 3, 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. Cost: $15.00. Register 48 hours in advance with Edie at (860) 933-8145. Walk-ins as space allows.

LAUGHTER PLAYSHOP   - Mylene Poitras, LMT

Saturday, September 11, 10-11 AM. Laugh your stress away! This Laughter Playshop is to release stress, and feel " la Joie de vivre." Laughter, beside being fun, has great health benefits both mental and physical. It stimulates a mild to moderate cardiovascular workout. It produces endorphins, which counteracts the production of stress hormones. It appears to optimize the immune system. It reduces self-consciousness and boosts self-confidence. It relaxes muscles and helps fight chronic pain associated with muscle tensions.  This playshop includes deep breathing, stretching, laughtercises and relaxation. It does not involve a traditional humor or comedy. We laugh for no reason, just for pleasure to have fun and feel invigorated.  Mylene is a Licensed Massage Therapist, expressive arts therapist and certified Laughter Yoga Instructor. Free will donation (suggested $10/meeting). 10% of the proceeds will be donated to Pedi Pal (Pediatric Palliative Care). To register, contact Mylene at 860-538-4724, 72 hours in advance.

COYOTE TALKING CIRCLE, Monthly  - Ray Hardy, RMT
Fridays, September 17, October 15, November 19, December 17, 7-9 PM. Ray Hardy, artist/Marine Corps Vietnam combat veteran is offering a talking/sharing/healing circle based on the work of Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD of Cherokee and Lakota Heritage (www.mehl-madrona.com). Ray especially encourages the participation of veterans as well as community members who might be drawn to traditional group work in which healing occurs when the health of body, mind, spirit and community is addressed and integrated.  We will explore various healing tools such as deep listening, active imagination, dream work, art, storytelling, music and ceremony as well as other traditional practices. A donation of $5-10/evening is requested to defray costs. To register, contact Ray Hardy at rayhardy0109@sbcglobal.net, 860-643-8168 at least 72 hours in advance.

 

REIKI SHARE, Monthly - Lauren Mas, RMT

Saturday, Sept 18, 1:30-4 PM. 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.

 

 

 

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