WORKSHOPS

Visit the Calendar page for workshops dates. If your interest is not listed please call or email us, and we will do our
best to offer it soon. All the following workshops are available to groups, corporations and groups of friends.

CREATING A SACRED LIFE
Mindfulness is the key to creating a sacred life. When we are still and awake we connect with our inner wisdom. When you are living
in the present moment sacredness is present. Meditation gives us the tools to connect with our inner wisdom and the divine wisdom.
We begin to see and experience the sacredness of all life in all our moments.

Take time out to reconnect with yourself and to the peace within. You will practice breathing exercises, gentle yoga stretching,
guided imagery and meditation. You will discover ways to connect with your inner wisdom and healing power. This workshop is suitable for anyone interested in managing stress and living a more sacred and meaningful life. I welcome you as you continue on your journey of
self-discovery to a healthier, happier and more balanced life.

You will experience a guided visualization to discover your higher purpose in this life. What was your soul meant to do in this lifetime?
In this workshop you will learn how to provide nourishment and well being, enhancing your mind, body and soul.

• Mindfulness Meditation develops the ability to be fully present in every moment. Basic instruction of meditation will be experienced.
• Mindful Movement - honoring the body, mind & spirit connection we will experience the power of yoga
• Guided Visualization - Embody your dreams through a meditation empowering your creativity and discovering your higher purpose

  

THE HEALING POWER OF MINDFUL LIVING
Cultivate a mindfulness meditation practice and experience the possibilities of awakening the natural healing energies
of body, mind, heart and spirit.

Interweave mindfulness directly into the fabric of your daily life. Re-awaken your intuition, creativity, and wisdom to promote the healing
of stress related conditions, illness and chronic pain.

• Simplify your life and get in touch with the healing power of moment to moment awareness
• Uplift the quality of your relationships with family, others, and most importantly with yourself
• Develop mindfulness approaches to see clearly into situations and feelings such as anxiety, anger and depression,
  and deal with them skillfully
• Bring peace, ease, true joy and increased health into your life

"A steady diet of stress is responsible for many illnesses, say some experts, and has been linked to such conditions as
heart disease, cancer, stroke & immune system disorders." Better Nutrition, 2001

Mindfulness Meditation assists you in seeing life in its totality. It allows you to reduce stress by responding positively to life situations. Meditation teaches you to live with increased clarity, peace, and compassion.Using presentations and discussion we focus on mindfulness practices such as sitting and guided meditations, lovingkindness and body awareness meditations. A six week program modeled on
Jon Kabat-Zinn's Stress Reduction Program at the University of Mass.Medical Center and featured on the Bill Moyer's PBS Special,
"Healing and the Mind."


SPIRITUALITY & HEALING
This workshop invites you to discover the true meaning of spirituality and healing for yourself. It is an opportunity to go deeper,
to explore these concepts and how it informs your daily life. We will have discussion, a meditation and a chance to deeply be
with ourselves and others..

I invite you to attend this workshop if you desire to:

* Go more deeply into your wholeness - and the nature of reality
* Learn to trust where you are and your process
* Develop a profound relationship with all of life
* Relax into life with mindfulness

RENEW YOUR SPIRIT ~ A Woman's Retreat
This workshop was created to help nurture yourself and to take time out of your busy life to return to your true self. I invite you to
reclaim your innate wholeness and wisdom. We will discover ways to connect with your inner wisdom and healing power.
These practices are profound in returning to a state of balance and harmony, reconnecting us with the web of life.
Allowing you to become quiet so you can live your life from your own center of peace and power.

Meditation has been proven effective for people with cardiac disease, hypertension, anxiety/panic disorders, chronic pain or
any stress-related illness. I welcome you as you continue on your journey of self-discovery to a healthier, happier and more balanced life.

You will experience:

• Loving kindness Meditation - giving thanks for the many gifts in your life - learn to love yourself and others unconditionally.
• Mindful Movement - honoring the body, mind & spirit connection you will experience mindful movement

SARAH'S CIRCLE ~ Discover your true potential!

Sarah's Circle calls us to join with other women on our spiritual journey allowing us to develop an open mind
and an open heart. In forming a community to support each other you realize your potential and find your unique place in the world.

Join us as we bring a light to shine on our inner wisdom 

REIKI WORKSHOPS

REIKI I WORKSHOP

Reiki, a gentle, Tibetan hands-on healing art that connects you with your ability to heal yourself and others.
It offers a way to reduce stress, relieve pain, balance emotions and facilitate spiritual growth. Reiki means universal energy
and is based on attunement to and transmission of the universal life force. Reiki changes the vibrational frequency so the body
can restore itself to balance and wholeness.

You will :
    * Learn how to perform Reiki on yourself and others.
    * Receive a personalized Reiki I attunement
    * Interactive discussion and lecture on Reiki energy healing
    * Receive a comprehensive manual explaining Reiki history, principles, energy system and hand positions
    * Reiki I certificate of completion

Some of the many benefits of Reiki are relief of chronic pain, headaches, and stress related illness,
emotional and spiritual growth. This healing method brings balance and harmony into your life addressing the body, mind and spirit.

REIKI II WORKSHOP

• Review of Reiki I and questions answered
• Receive personalized attunement.
  
• Learning the Reiki Symbols
  There are 3 separate Reiki symbols to learn. It is important to learn how to draw them precisely,
  learn the power of the symbols, and learn the proper pronunciation and spelling of them.
• Practice and discussion on how to use the symbols.
• Meditation
  Learn the step by step formula of using the symbols in sending Reiki long distance.
  Practice sending absentia Reiki.
  Learn how Reiki can be sent into the past or the future.
• Question/Answer Period
  Certificate received
  
  

HOLIDAY RENEWAL WORKSHOP
I invite you to take a few hours to take some time to renew yourself before the holiday busyness takes over.
Find out how to be mindful about the stress the holidays may cause and choose to do it differently this year.
We will practice a tranquility meditation, do some mindful movement and discuss how to create a holiday without stress.

MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING
How to Live with Chronic Pain Workshop
If you live with chronic pain or have occasional physical pain that you find difficult to handle this workshop may be for you.
We will explore ways to live life with physical pain with grace and gentleness through meditation, gentle yoga, and guided discussions.

CELEBRATION WORKSHOP
This workshop was created for a very special student who wanted to create an alternative to the typical wedding shower.
It was my privilege to create this workshop as a celebration for this couple as they begin a new life together as well as a gift
to all their guests.

This is now available to anyone who would like something different for her wedding shower. The theme is It's all about love. During this workshop we discuss what love is and how it manifests in our lives, we practice a metta or lovingkindness meditation, creative writing, discussion, and a blessing ceremony.

This workshop is also appropriate for recommitment ceremonies or anniversaries.
If you are interested in having this workshop at your celebration please contact us