Mindful Eating Retreat coming up

Jeanette — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:09:26 GMT

Mindful Eating Retreat in Gearhart on the Oregon Coast November 3-5, 2006 6:00 p.m. Friday to 4:30 p.m. Sunday *Holographic Repatterning *Yoga *Meditation *Massage Therapy *Reiki *Mindful Eating *Gourmet Vegetarian Meals with fresh vegetable and fruit juice, daily Mindful Eating Retreat provides space enhance our spiritual connections with food and with what nourishes us. Presenters: Annalouise Williams, PhD, NE, is an anthropologist, nutrition educator, and shamanic practitioner. She maintains an active practice of shamanic healing and nourishment coaching. She has more than 30 years experience directing health policy research and has studied shamanism for over 10 years. She has completed the Nutrition Educator program at Baumann College (BaumanCollege.com), and Sandra Ingerman’s shamanic teacher training course (ShamanicTeachers.com). She is a co-investigator on the first clinical trial of shamanic healing funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Annalouise will guide us in developing our relationship with food. We will deepen our understanding of self-nourishment. Satya Ambrose, L.Ac, ND graduated from New England School of Acupuncture in 1977. She co-founded The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in 1982, where she has taught, administrated and supported students in clinical training. She finished her ND degree in 1989. She has taught oncology, immunology, neurology, oriental medicine, women’s health, pathology, endocrinology, and nutrition, among other topics. She currently is working on her 24-acre organic farm in Damascus , OR , and is working with the Chitari Foundation to open an integrative healing center. Satya will present “Food for Thought,” inspiring information about how to optimize the function of our brain, heart and immune system by eating the right foods. Tara Herrick, M.S. created a distinctive approach to emotional therapy she calls Integrative Counseling and Therapy. This approach incorporates the skills of therapeutic communication and psychology and blends many healing tools which are a staple to her work. Such tools include: Reiki, sound healing, dream interpretation, aromatherapy, and Holographic Repatterning®. Tara is a therapist with keen intuition and empathy. Listen to your body… it’s talking. One of our biggest problems is that we know what’s good for us but we fail to listen to us. Why? Because what we know is often different than what we want to hear. We feel a hunger but is this feeling always food related? Often times hunger is a desire to be fed and has little to do with food and more to do with happiness. I will teach you ways to tap into your knowing, listen to your body, and trust your intuition. The purpose of tapping in will go beyond food it will look at the root of our emotions and into our bodies for fulfillment. I will teach you ways to tap in and discover your wisdom within. Tara will teach us ways to tap into our knowing, listen to our bodies, and trust our intuition. The purpose of tapping in will go beyond food it will look at the root of our emotions and into our bodies for fulfillment. She will teach us ways to tap in and discover our wisdom within. Jeanette Chardon, M.S.W. is a counselor who has worked over 12 years with clients challenged with life-threatening illnesses. She currently works with clients, both individually and in groups focusing on achieving mind/body health through counseling and alternative healing arts and practices. Jeanette will be leading the group in guided meditations for deep healing and profound relaxation. She also leads us in morning yoga exercises to increase energy and clarity of mind. Karla Marvich, LMT has been a licensed massage therapist for 8 years. She is trained in the traditional Swedish technique but use Shiatsu, Deep Tissue, Reflexology, intuitive technique, and some energy work in my massage. “I like to work deep and feel that it is the best way to set up change in the body.” She currently works in an alternative health clinic where she sees people for relaxation, stress reduction and chronic pain. Karla will be provide massages at an additional cost. Angela Guerassio is a Reiki Master in the Usui/Tibetan and Karuna modalities, with ten years experience as both Master Teacher and practitioner. She also teaches Intuitive Reiki and Awareness classes. "Reiki is an energy based healing touch modality that offers energy balancing; stress and anxiety reduction; promotes deep relaxation; and supports the body's own mind/body/spirit healing ability. The recipient is fully clothed on a Reiki table with soft music in the background, and it feels like a full night's sleep in under an hour!" Angela will be offering Reiki treatments during the retreat, free of charge. Retreats begin Friday evening, at 6:00 p.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. The cost for weekend is $100-$210.00, sliding scale. The more participants, the less each person will need to pay. These retreats are priced only to make what is necessary to pay for the retreat, and no one will be turned away for inability to pay. Scholarships, work-scholarships and food-scholarships are generously negotiated. Cost includes gourmet vegetarian meals (some fish may be served; special dietary needs will be accommodated). Please send $50.00, due two weeks prior to retreat. Please send name, address, phone number, and e-mail address with deposit to: Jeanette Chardon 5827 SE Tikki Ct. Milwaukie, OR 97267 Additional information and directions will be sent upon receipt of your deposit. Please call Jeanette at 503-866-3192 if you have questions. You may also register by going to www.mindbodyspa.org.

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