Sat., Feb. 11th: "Arts of Health" Fair 10AM-6PM
Sunday, Feb. 5th: "Awakened by Thunder - Your Mind on Haiku" 1-4PM
An exciting workshop, the second in a series, on Haiku - a wonderful poetry style. Jeff Donlan is teaching his next workshop, "Awakened by Thunder - Your Mind on Haiku" on Sunday, Feb. 5th from 1-4PM at the Gathering Place...A Center For Wellness Community Room at 228 E Street, Salida. (Sign out front says Phoenix Nest) This is a continuation of his winter workshop on Haiku; you do not have to have attended the first workshop to come and enjoy this one...all are welcome. The cost is $15 for Shavano Poet members & $20 for non-members.
We will focus on Haiku and Haiku techniques and conventions and will spend some time looking at what the nature of "American" Haiku might be. We will also be sure to get into related Haiku literature (such as tanka, renga, halbun) which we did not have time to discuss in last years workshop. Feel free to bring some of your own Haiku, in particular any you are willing to share and discuss.
For more information, please contact Jessica at 719-539-4561. Also Jeff will be back at the Library after Weds. if you wish to contact him. Come, show up on Sunday, Feb. 5th and share with us - and have FUN!
Tamara's Conscious Conversations Teleseries will be held the third Thursday of each month from 7-8PM, and will feature guest speakers who focus on timely topics to help humanity evolve gracefully. You may contacti Tamara at 719-942-3229 or coach@tamaraherl.com to register for talks in this series. Inner Wisdom Coaching
PAINT THE MONKEY AN 8 WEEK GROUP USING CREATIVITY TO ADDRESS ADDICTIONS - Do you eat, drink, shop, or work too much? Get rid of the monkey on your back by using expressive art to find the root of your problems and make lasting changes. Participate in this group FREE in exchange for allowing some of your images and stories to be used in a book Tamara Herl is writing. Group will meet Tuesday evenings Feb. 7th-April 3rd from 5:30-6:30 pm in Salida. Call Tamara for details 221-0548.
February 18th, 2012, Saturday, @ 9:00am to 1:00pm: Energy Healing Workshop: Using Your Ray of Light
Facilitated by Stacey Joslin @ Alternative Choices Wellness Center in Buena Vista, Co. 216 Crossman Avenue 719-239-2007 $60/person
Your body, mind and soul are powerful tools for healing yourself and others. Develop techniques for harnessing Life Force for your own health and the well being of those you love.
In this class we will explore:
How to ask permission to do healing work.
Your personal method of healing.
Body scanning and listening.
The sub-atomic structure.
Healing birth trauma.
Breaking down destructive thought patterns and re-create the Self.
Increase the speed at which you receive and process information.
Come prepared for spontaneity and intensity. This class will be easier for, but is not limited to, people who have worked with Stacey Joslin in previous classes or private sessions. Bring a snack and a notebook. This is a 4 hour class. Space is limited. In order to hold a place for you in the class, pre-registration and pre-payment is required. Participants can either stop by Alternative Choices Wellness Center before Friday, February 17th or mail a check to Alternative Choices @ P.O. Box 4644, Buena Vista, Co. 81211 before Friday, February 17th. A full refund will be given to anyone who needs to cancel 24 hours before the class begins.
Stacey Joslin is a certified Angel Practitioner with a background in Multi-Dimensional Therapy, Native American studies, Landmark Education and a passion for The Ringing Cedars of Russia. 719-221-9435, eternityrightnow@Yahoo.com
Tuesday, February 28, 5-7 pm "Artists on Art" at Four Winds Gallery
Presentors and Topics: What inspires the artist, where does it come from, what came before, what can you ask the artist?
Dee Fabian, mixed media, who has the newest gallery in town: Dee Fabian Fine Art.
Brice Turnbull, glass artist and craftsman at Sunlight Studio,
Carolyn Stewart, paper mixed media, paper weaving, card images, Four Winds Gallery,
PJ Bergin, fiber artist, wall and 3-D images in felt, showing at Eliza's Bed.
Each artist will give a short presentation, questions from the audience are welcome.
For February we will have hearty vegetarian chili, corn bread, crusty wheat bread, dessert, coffee, etc.
A donation jar will help cover the costs of the food!
Please RSVP as space is limited! Call (719)539-6075 or email: linda@fourwindsgallery-colorado.com
Sat., Feb. 11th: The "Arts of Health" Fair. From 10AM - 6PM A regular Health & Wellness Fair - The Arts of Health- will be sponsored on various Second Saturdays in conjunction with the Second Saturday Art Events in Salida at the local Center at 228 E Street, Salida. The second Fair will be on Saturday, Feb. 11th from 10AM to 6PM. We feature art work from local artists as well as information, lectures, and demos. There will be similar Fairs held on a regular basis in Buena Vista. The Guild will network happenings in our Valley to promote wholistic health & wellness. Come and join us - Share your ideas. You do not have to own a business to come and share your ideas, thoughts, and questions. All Welcome!
For more information and booth space rental at The Arts of Health Fair, call Elayna @ 719-539-4561 @ The Gathering Place...A Center For Wellness - or
Email: gather@lightgatherings.com
Come visit 20 Artist-Owned galleries in the Downtown Salida Art District! Most galleries feature show openings or artist receptions from 12 to 7 on the 2nd Saturday of each month.
The Phoenix Nest & The Wellness Center @ 228 E Street, Salida, Colorado
for booth space, please contact Elayna @ 719-539-4561 or e-mail to gather@lightgatherings.com
Join with us for a fun afternoon of sharing Reiki - Universal Life Energy - for balancing and harmonizing yourself. Everyone welcome - Everyone receives 10 minutes on the table with all those hot little Reiki hands working on you. Feels wonderful! Everyone will receive a Reiki booster attunement so you can run the energy through your hands - even if you do not have Reiki for yourself yet.
Come share with us - and have Fun! This is become a monthly event - every 4th Sunday of the month .
For more information: 719-539-4561 - or email gather@lightgatherings.com
Since the most ancient of times Man has been healing and balancing the body-mind-spirit with energy direct from the Creator. It has been called many things: laying-on-of-hands, balancing the Chi, a mothers healing touch. Now explore Reiki - Universal Life Energy in action in a safe environment. Bring your questions. Everyone will receive a mini-treatment of 10 minutes (in a chair), fully clothed in order to experience this wonderful, ancient energy for themselves.
For more information: call The Center @ 719-239-1397 or email Elayna at gather@lightgatherings.com
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Held at The Phoenix Nest Wellness Center - Salida Office
228 "E" Street, Salida, CO 81201 - down hallway to back office area
For Information & Registration: Call Elayna, Reiki Master Teacher @ 719-539-4561 or 719-239-1397
* Reiki is an ancient science of healing and balancing the whole YOU - Body-Mind-Spirit
* Reiki speeds up your personal growth & development - bringing personal harmony
* Reiki is passed on to the student through a series of attunements that align and balance your personal energy centers
Reiki Free Workshops are held at a regular basis in order for you to see if this ancient science is for you at this time
Cost: $150 (includes all materials and unlimited future free auditing of Reiki I) - Also includes unlimited support from our Center.
Auditing Cost: $50 upon proof of having taken Reiki I from another Master.
Payment Terms Available Upon Request
The Gathering Place...A Center For Wellness
The Phoenix Nest - Wellness & Reiki Center * 228 E Street, Salida, CO 81201
719-239-1397 or gather@lightgatherings.com
Reiki Level II is a major energetic step-up from your Reiki I and again is a complete system in itself. You will learn the ancient signs and symbols that key in Reiki. Special techniques for empowering goals and objectives will be shared and time allowed for all of us to share in energizing each others goals and empowerment situations. You will learn to work with situations involving Mental-Emotional-Addictive behaviours. Now you will also be able to automatically send absentee Reiki energy to yourself and others not physically present with you. Imagine doing a full-body Reiki treatment that normally has taken 1.5 hours or more in 15 minutes! Harmonize and balance situations out of time-alnd-space. Charge your crystals to send Reiki energy, bless your food so that the frequency is high and will serve your body well, charge your water, clear your living / working space, and more...
Prerequisite: Reiki Level I (suggested that you have been working with your Reiki I for a minimum of 21 days)
Cost: $350 (includes all materials and unlimited future free auditing of Reiki II whenever it is offerred by one of the Reiki Master Teacher of our Center)
Auditing Cost: $100 (show proof of having taken Reiki II from another Master & audited Reiki I with our Center. After taking Reiki II from our Center, you will also be free to audit any other classes in the future in Reiki I - if you have audited Level I with us & Reiki II) You also receive unlimited support from our Center.
Payment Terms are available upon request
Class is held at The Phoenix Nest Wellness Center office @ 228 "E" Street, Salida, Colorado - back suite
For Registration & Information: Call 719-539-4561 or 719-239-1397 or email gather@lightgatherings.com
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Greetings: I am passing along some information about happenings / events in the area. If you have information about a future event that you would like to have included with this informational email, please call me at: (719) 539-5370, or send an email to gingerL@wildblue.net with the information, on or before the 25th of the month prior to the event. If you do not wish to receive this informational email in the future please reply and state that you no longer wish to receive this and you will be removed from the list. If you are reading this, but are not on my email list, and would like to be, please call or send me an email at: gingerL@wildblue.net and I will add you to the master list for "Happenings". Email information is kept strictly confidential and "Happenings" is sent out "blind copy" so that emails are not visible.
Greetings: We will continue to send out "Happenings" on, or about, the 1st of each month. As our upcoming schedule involves more traveling out-of-state to teach, we ask that you make every effort to send event information to us by the 25th of the month, prior to the event, or even the month before, if it is early in the month. Love and Light. Namaste Ginger and Dale
FULL MOON FIRE CEREMONY (Peruvian Tradition) - Tuesday, February 7th at 6:00 pm. Location-11880 County Road 251, Salida. Please join us for our full moon ceremony just west of Salida. We will plan to start promptly, so arrive a few minutes early if possible. Bring your own rattle, or borrow one we will have available. For directions, please contact Jerri @jerrijeanjellybean@yahoo.com - 719-539-3554
WAY OF MASTERY STUDY GROUP ONGOING FREE 2ND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH - Nothing that you experience is caused by anything outside of you. You experience only the effects of your own choice. The Way of Mastery - Purchase this amazing Book at www.shantichristo.com Or read it at the Salida Library (reference book) We will use meditation and energy work to release that which keeps you in fear versus love. All welcome. Contact Rev. Mary Verhoeven for more information at: 720-938-9773, www.naturalhealingenergy.info/
ONIYAN WAKAN TIPI (CRESTONE, CO.) - Our site at www.sacredbreathlodge.com has a few new songs added to the "Song" page that you might want to hear as well as some updated information during these continuously changing times. We have started our "Sacred Breath Lodge" Shop which has traveled to local gatherings with a very welcomed response. We are currently working on our "Shop" page. We will send a quick email soon to let everyone know about our wonderful creations and other helpful items for others to purchase while supporting our organization. There will be ongoing sweat lodges to support those who will be out on the hill. We look forward to seeing everyone in Ceremony soon! For more information contact: Andrea Long at: 719-256-5307, www.sacredbreathlodge.com.
WALKING THE LABYRINTH - Third Sunday of every month - Next walk is December 18, 2011 @ 1pm. Location: Poncha Springs, CO. The Labyrinth creates a sacred space to connect with nature and the truth within. A bridge is created between heaven and earth. The best way to experience a Labyrinth is to walk it. Mary offers an inspirational focus with intention each month. Decembers focus is awareness of the Christ energy. Contact Rev. Mary Verhoeven for directions and/or more information at: 720-938-9773, www.naturalhealingenergy.info/
GUIDED YOGA PRACTICE IN HOWARD, CO. - Looking for classes to rock your world, open your heart and expand your yoga horizons? Please join me for Guided Practice! Have a solid yoga background and no serious injuries. Every Wednesday from 9-noon and the following Sundays: July 31, August 14, September 4 &11. Fee per 3-hour class $25. Do you have injuries or limitations that prevent you from attending regular yoga classes? Schedule a Yoga Therapy Private with Jamie Allison. $60 per hour, come to the best and pay less. For more information contact: Jamie at: 719-942-5452 or e-mail jamieomzone@aol.com www.jamieallisonyoga.
THE GATHERING PLACE Light Gatherings for the Age of Enlightenment - Learn about: the latest "Happenings" in Holistic Health and the Organic Revolution in this exciting magazine: http://www.lightgatherings.com. Learn how to live in this New Earth in Peace and Joy! For more information about this exciting on-line magazine, contact Elayna at: (719) 539-4561 or gather@lightgatherings.com.
MEDITATION CLASS ON GOING Wednesdays 11am-noon. If you are ready to take five and relax, this class is for you. In this class you will gain possession of your inner peace. Come relax in a fun, safe and compassionate environment. Learn techniques that promote freedom from stress. Wear comfortable clothes. Taught by Mary Verhoeven www.naturalhealingenergy.info, 719-207-4545, Cost $10.
BODY WISDOM CLASS WITH BARBARA BAKER Release stress, manage weight and anxiety, bring vitality to your body, mind and spirit. Find yourself in Body Wisdom. Contact Barbara for more information regarding location and dates/time that this class is offered. (719) 539-2849 or 395-6434.
KUNDALINI YOGA CLASS - Howard, CO. (just outside of Salida). Everyone, beginners to regular practitioners, is invited to participate in our Friday morning Kundalini yoga classes in Howard, Colorado. The hour-long class begins at 9:30am. The next few weeks we will be focusing on brain function. This includes exercises to stimulate the pituitary, balance the hemispheres, develop the pineal gland and our intuitive abilities and balance the thyroid. These are self-healing techniques to prevent disease. Participants receive a copy of the exercise set to practice at home. There is a $10 fee for the class. Call Athena at 719.942.4797.
ARKANSAS VALLEY PHYSICAL THERAPY - "Healing Bodies in Motion!" - Leanora Premeau, MPT will be sending out newsletters twice a month to patients and physicians. Who can this help? People who suffer from fibromyalgia, diabetics, aftercare for total joint replacement surgery, persons with weight issues, stroke rehabilitation and more! If you would like to subscribe, go to her website: www.ArkansasValleyPT.com. You will automatically receive the letter and free E-Books about physical therapy and wellness and prevention topics. If you have questions, contact Leanora at: 719-207-0187.
ARKANSAS VALLEY PHYSICAL THERAPY IS LOOKING FOR ONE OR TWO PRACTITIONERS (Wellness, Holistic, and or Medical Orientated) TO SHARE SPACE Are you are interested in sharing a great space at the Las Placitas Plaza in Salida? This is a great opportunity to grow and expand. The rent is $750 mo, and it is 1000 square feet. For more information contact: Leanora Premeau MPT / Owner of Arkansas Valley Physical Therapy, Salida at: 719-207-0187
FREE - "CONSCIOUS AWARENESS EMAIL MAGAZINE" - This is a new eMagazine being published by Mary Shell. Going forward Mary is taking the magazine to the next level, with advertising in print ads and on the radio. www.ConsciousAwarenessMagazine.com. There is always something inspiring, uplifting and informative to read about. It is about people...like you. We are always looking for people to send in their articles, submit artwork, list events, items for sale, and just tell us about themselves. The people who advertise are a wonderful network of professionals who have been selected to advertise in the magazine. Not anyone is allowed to advertise...this magazine is only for those who are aligned with heightened awareness. In the future you will see information from all areas, including other states. Anyone can register for this free eMagazine by emailing Mary back at: CreatingFromTheSoul@yahoo.com. She will send you a new magazine each month by simply registering. She does not share or sell any email address...they are used for the magazine alone. To contact Mary regarding questions, advertising information, etc. call: 719-371-5405, or email her.
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~ NAMASTE ~
Ginger & Dale Lee (Sacred Ways, Shamanic Sessions, Ceremony & Workshops)
website: www.SacredWaysCO.com
(719) 539-5370 or gingerL@wildblue.net
Now you too can have your own "healing hands" to assist in bring your body back into harmony and balance. Reiki is the simplest technique we have on Planet Earth to facilitate taking back your own power for your health. All you require is the desire to "reach out and touch"...yourself, a loved one, your favorite pet, Mother Earth, blessing your food, and more. Once attuned to receive the frequency of the Reiki-Universal Life Energy, you have this wonderful energy to use for the rest of your life, 24/7. The most wonderful gift you can give to yourself.
Location: 228 E Street, back suite, Salida, Colorado 81201
Call: 719-539-4561 or 719-231397
Cost: $150 (includes all materials and unlimited future Reiki I classes at no charge)
Expand into the next level in your Reiki use; increase the level of energy flowing through your hands. You will learn the ancient, sacred signs and symbols that key in Reiki. This level teaches you to work with Mental, Emotional, and Addictive problems, send Reiki energy Absentee, and Empower you Goals and Objectives. Speed up your personal growth and development on all levels - NOW! Prerequsites: Reiki Level I. All Teachers are in direct lineage..call for information.
Also many of our Reiki Master Therapists & Level II practitioners return to share with you in this experience.
Cost: $350
(includes workbook and all attunements and future auditing at no charge for Reiki II classes)
228 E Street, back suite, Salida, Colorado
Learn to work with the Masters Level energy to speed-up your personal rate of growth & development. You will be shown how to facilitate "booster attunements" to allow your family, friends, and clients to work with the Reiki energy for a very limited time (24-48 hours) ... this is a great way to assist clients to speed up their clearing and balancing processes. They can have their own "hot little hands" to experience Reiki for themselves. Learn to charge crystals, healing baskets, prayer circles and much more. This is the first step for those Reiki pracitioners who feel they may wish to become Reiki teachers. This is a great energetic step for all body workers and other therapists - it allows your work to reach a deeper level for your clients.
Requirements for the Class: Reiki Level I & II. Proof of achievement Level by seeing your Certificates. You must have worked with your Level II for a period of 1-year. Also, this class is subject to a personal interview with the Reiki Masters teaching the class. The successful student for Reiki 3A will work with the The Gathering Place Masters in an Internship Program of approx. one-year before going forward into the full responsibilites of the Reiki Master Teacher. Going forward into the full teaching position is NOT a requirement of taking Reiki 3A for yourself!
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