SoulPourri ~ A Day of Wellness
Sunday, July 27
1:00 - 5:30 pm
Two sets of classes with refreshments, networking and door prizes in between. Come to one set or both! Please arrive at specified times.
Arrival/ Registration times: 12:30 (up to 12:55) or 3:00 (up to 3:25)
Try something new! Sample a potpourri of wellness classes in several rooms of our beautiful center. Join us for 2 or 4 classes taught by our onsite providers and special guests.
1:00 - 5:30 pm
Two sets of classes with refreshments, networking and door prizes in between. Come to one set or both! Please arrive at specified times.
Arrival/ Registration times: 12:30 (up to 12:55) or 3:00 (up to 3:25)
Try something new! Sample a potpourri of wellness classes in several rooms of our beautiful center. Join us for 2 or 4 classes taught by our onsite providers and special guests.
$40 for all 4 classes OR $20 for 2 classes for A SUMMER SAMPLER BARGAIN!
Please consider "Rounding Up" to $25, $50, or more if you are able. 100% of proceeds benefit the Pay It Forward Fund allowing women to attend our programs regardless of their ability to pay! Each presenter listed is donating her time to support this event.
Choose TWO or FOUR classes below for
"Your Soul's Potpourri!"
"Your Soul's Potpourri!"
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TO REGISTER, CONTACT:
Claudia at volunteer@womenscenterforhealing.org 985-377-4157 Space is Limited Pre-Registration & Pre-Payment Required |
All checks to "Red Shoes" (our 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor). Mail checks to: Women's Center for Healing & Transformation 71667 Leveson Street Abita Springs, LA 70420 |
First Set of Classes 1:00 - 2:50
1:00 - 1:50
1:00 - 1:50
Diving Deep: A Mindful Journey – Sally Dunn, KRI, RYT
How can we live a fulfilling, content and happy life? Suggestions come through the media…buy this and do that and then you will be satisfied. Mindfulness is a practice to become liberated from suffering. This workshop may shift your awareness and open your understanding to the most simple to learn, yet most profound tools: allowing you to walk on the lighted path of liberation. Once we can see distressing emotions as suffering, we can practice compassion mindfully within ourselves and others. Sally practices Vipassana meditation. Buddhist teacher: The Venerable Khentrul Rinpoche. Yoga certifications: KRI and RYT, Kundalini yoga and Hatha Prenatal yoga.
How can we live a fulfilling, content and happy life? Suggestions come through the media…buy this and do that and then you will be satisfied. Mindfulness is a practice to become liberated from suffering. This workshop may shift your awareness and open your understanding to the most simple to learn, yet most profound tools: allowing you to walk on the lighted path of liberation. Once we can see distressing emotions as suffering, we can practice compassion mindfully within ourselves and others. Sally practices Vipassana meditation. Buddhist teacher: The Venerable Khentrul Rinpoche. Yoga certifications: KRI and RYT, Kundalini yoga and Hatha Prenatal yoga.
When Did Feminism Become a Dirty Word? – Patricia Stout, MSW, LCSW
The class will explore a brief history of feminism and where we still have a long way to go. Issues of internalized oppression, sexuality, relationships, finances, health & others will be included. Through readings and personal sharing, we will explore women’s issues such as our multiple roles as women in America, effects of patriarchal culture on women’s self-concept & behavior, as well as personal successes & challenges we have faced in our own de-programming. Patricia Is the Founder of the Women’s Center & a holistic social worker. She is passionate about every woman’s birthright to reclaim her voice & her full authentic being.
The class will explore a brief history of feminism and where we still have a long way to go. Issues of internalized oppression, sexuality, relationships, finances, health & others will be included. Through readings and personal sharing, we will explore women’s issues such as our multiple roles as women in America, effects of patriarchal culture on women’s self-concept & behavior, as well as personal successes & challenges we have faced in our own de-programming. Patricia Is the Founder of the Women’s Center & a holistic social worker. She is passionate about every woman’s birthright to reclaim her voice & her full authentic being.
Women’s Mental Health throughout the Lifespan – Misty Wainwright, MA, LPC, NCC, LLC
Oh, the changes you will go through! This presentation will look into the various stages that a woman will go through from adolescence to menopause. These stages of life can also bring about changes in woman’s physical and mental health. Depressive and anxiety related symptoms often coincide with these life stage transitions. Information about various treatment options during each stage will be discussed. Misty is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in the field of women’s mental health with specific interest in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Oh, the changes you will go through! This presentation will look into the various stages that a woman will go through from adolescence to menopause. These stages of life can also bring about changes in woman’s physical and mental health. Depressive and anxiety related symptoms often coincide with these life stage transitions. Information about various treatment options during each stage will be discussed. Misty is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in the field of women’s mental health with specific interest in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Medicine Wheel – Angie Howell, MSW
Participants will receive an introduction about what a Medicine Wheel is, will help construct a part of it, and will explore different positions on the wheel, which will offer new lessons and new understandings. The session will include ceremony, talking, drumming, and silence. Participants will leave the workshop with written hand-outs and opportunity for more in-depth learning about the Medicine Wheel. Angie Howell, MSW, whose avocation is learning about the North American Native Indigenous cultures, has participated in various Native American ceremonies over the past 20 years.
Participants will receive an introduction about what a Medicine Wheel is, will help construct a part of it, and will explore different positions on the wheel, which will offer new lessons and new understandings. The session will include ceremony, talking, drumming, and silence. Participants will leave the workshop with written hand-outs and opportunity for more in-depth learning about the Medicine Wheel. Angie Howell, MSW, whose avocation is learning about the North American Native Indigenous cultures, has participated in various Native American ceremonies over the past 20 years.
2:00 - 2:50
Learning to Speak in the Language of Light – Cindy Daigle
In this mini introduction to Light Language, Cindy will speak on the use of Sacred Geometry in our lives for healing physically, shifting blocked energy and clearing group fields. There will also be a guided meditation. Cindy is a teacher and practitioner of Light Language. She also teaches and practices energy healing along with DNA Activation work, Divine Intervention and methods to shift outdated energies and clear and open our fields to align with Divine guidance. Cindy just created another venture, NOLA Botanicals, formulations from herbal extracts that clear and heal on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels.
In this mini introduction to Light Language, Cindy will speak on the use of Sacred Geometry in our lives for healing physically, shifting blocked energy and clearing group fields. There will also be a guided meditation. Cindy is a teacher and practitioner of Light Language. She also teaches and practices energy healing along with DNA Activation work, Divine Intervention and methods to shift outdated energies and clear and open our fields to align with Divine guidance. Cindy just created another venture, NOLA Botanicals, formulations from herbal extracts that clear and heal on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels.
Healing Touch – Relax, Restore, Renew! – Mary J. Frost, RN, MS, CHTI
Healing Touch is a gentle, hands-on approach to bring about deep relaxation, and restore balance and harmony to all aspects of Self: Body, Mind, Spirit & Emotions. Join us for an exploration of how healing occurs through simple, intentional methods. You will be guided through a self-healing technique. Mary is Certified as a Holistic Nurse as well as a Healing Touch Practitioner and Instructor. She has been teaching and practicing Healing Arts for 24 years and believes that everyone has healing power within which responds to caring and compassionate touch.
Healing Touch is a gentle, hands-on approach to bring about deep relaxation, and restore balance and harmony to all aspects of Self: Body, Mind, Spirit & Emotions. Join us for an exploration of how healing occurs through simple, intentional methods. You will be guided through a self-healing technique. Mary is Certified as a Holistic Nurse as well as a Healing Touch Practitioner and Instructor. She has been teaching and practicing Healing Arts for 24 years and believes that everyone has healing power within which responds to caring and compassionate touch.
Guided Imagery Basics – Mitzie Rains Meyers, RN, MSN, AHN-BC
Come feel empowered to access this source of healing and wisdom within you! This workshop will introduce or enhance your knowledge and experience with the healing modality of guided imagery. Participants will practice with an imagery experience guided by the presenter. By the end of the session, participants will be able to define guided imagery, describe several uses for incorporating it into daily life and experience it personally. Mitzie is a licensed registered nurse. She is also a faculty member at SELU. She holds certification in advanced holistic nursing and is a member of the American Holistic Nurses Association. She has presented on wellness topics at the local, regional and national levels.
Come feel empowered to access this source of healing and wisdom within you! This workshop will introduce or enhance your knowledge and experience with the healing modality of guided imagery. Participants will practice with an imagery experience guided by the presenter. By the end of the session, participants will be able to define guided imagery, describe several uses for incorporating it into daily life and experience it personally. Mitzie is a licensed registered nurse. She is also a faculty member at SELU. She holds certification in advanced holistic nursing and is a member of the American Holistic Nurses Association. She has presented on wellness topics at the local, regional and national levels.
Climate Justice 101 – Colette Pichon Battle, Esq
This interactive session will allow participants to explore the intersection of racial equity, social justice and environmental stewardship in the Gulf South. Colette is a local human rights attorney and community advocate who, for the past eight years, has worked with local communities, national funders and elected officials throughout the Gulf Coast region on issues of inequity in the post-Katrina, post BP disaster. She currently serves as the Director of the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy (GCCLP), managing programs focused on Global Migration, Economic Equity, Climate Justice & Land Sovereignty.
This interactive session will allow participants to explore the intersection of racial equity, social justice and environmental stewardship in the Gulf South. Colette is a local human rights attorney and community advocate who, for the past eight years, has worked with local communities, national funders and elected officials throughout the Gulf Coast region on issues of inequity in the post-Katrina, post BP disaster. She currently serves as the Director of the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy (GCCLP), managing programs focused on Global Migration, Economic Equity, Climate Justice & Land Sovereignty.
BREAK 2:50 - 3:30
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Refreshments & Networking in the Great Room!
Second Set of Classes 3:30 - 5:20
3:30 - 4:20
3:30 - 4:20
The Alphabet Versus the Goddess – Catalina Reyna
Catalina will discuss the fascinating book, The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, written by Dr. Leonard Schlain. The author argues that “with the advent of literacy, the very act of reading an alphabet reinforced the brain’s left hemisphere - linear, abstract and predominantly masculine - at the expense of the right - holistic, concrete, visual and feminine.” Catalina was born in Mexico City. She makes a living as an engineer. Dancing is one of her many passions and she loves to share with others transformational material that life has given her.
Catalina will discuss the fascinating book, The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, written by Dr. Leonard Schlain. The author argues that “with the advent of literacy, the very act of reading an alphabet reinforced the brain’s left hemisphere - linear, abstract and predominantly masculine - at the expense of the right - holistic, concrete, visual and feminine.” Catalina was born in Mexico City. She makes a living as an engineer. Dancing is one of her many passions and she loves to share with others transformational material that life has given her.
Attention and the Mind/Body Connection – Suzanne Harper, LMT
This workshop will address the idea that when “my attention” is focused on a sensation created through intentional movement (Tai Chi, Qigong or Yoga) or stillness (Meditation) which creates a mind/body connection then another force enters our awareness that can be experienced as “The Attention” or the “Higher Self”. This experience is not a given, but requires a dedicated practice. You will experiment with slow movements and a sitting meditation. Suzanne Harper has practiced Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga & Meditation for over 30 years. She is a Massage Therapist and Therapeutic Movement Instructor with a Masters in Health Education.
This workshop will address the idea that when “my attention” is focused on a sensation created through intentional movement (Tai Chi, Qigong or Yoga) or stillness (Meditation) which creates a mind/body connection then another force enters our awareness that can be experienced as “The Attention” or the “Higher Self”. This experience is not a given, but requires a dedicated practice. You will experiment with slow movements and a sitting meditation. Suzanne Harper has practiced Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga & Meditation for over 30 years. She is a Massage Therapist and Therapeutic Movement Instructor with a Masters in Health Education.
The Wheel of Life: Finding Balance – Kim Adams
In this workshop you will explore the many facets of your life and experience a visual representation of how well your wheel turns. Kim will present this informative workshop based on Life Coaching skills attained through the Coaches Training Institute. Kim has been a Life Coach since 2010 and has also written and presented a workshop entitled “Back to Basics.”
Reiki with Chair Demonstration & Overview of Energy Therapy – Elizabeth Jackson
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction that also promotes healing. It is “spiritually guided life force energy.” Reiki treats the whole person including the body, emotions, mind and spirit. Elizabeth has pursued her interest in energy work over the past 10 years. She studied Reiki and the Usui System of Natural Healing under the direction of Dr. Ruth Allen and Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin.
In this workshop you will explore the many facets of your life and experience a visual representation of how well your wheel turns. Kim will present this informative workshop based on Life Coaching skills attained through the Coaches Training Institute. Kim has been a Life Coach since 2010 and has also written and presented a workshop entitled “Back to Basics.”
Reiki with Chair Demonstration & Overview of Energy Therapy – Elizabeth Jackson
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction that also promotes healing. It is “spiritually guided life force energy.” Reiki treats the whole person including the body, emotions, mind and spirit. Elizabeth has pursued her interest in energy work over the past 10 years. She studied Reiki and the Usui System of Natural Healing under the direction of Dr. Ruth Allen and Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin.
4:30 - 5:20
NIA – At Home in My Body – Carolyn Burns, LMFT & Jeanne Andrus
This class will be an introduction to NIA dance form blending expressive dance, martial arts and healing arts. NIA is both joyfully fun and seriously healing when we open ourselves to sensing the wisdom in our body. Carolyn trained as a dancer and dance therapist and is a NIA white belt. She aspires to create dance classes where women can come to know and honor the bodies they are in through movement that invites, releases and inspires. Jeanne came to NIA through her work with fitness, nutrition and wellness for women in midlife. She finds that NIA allows her to help her students to make peace with their bodies and begin the journey to realizing the dreams of the second half of their lives.
This class will be an introduction to NIA dance form blending expressive dance, martial arts and healing arts. NIA is both joyfully fun and seriously healing when we open ourselves to sensing the wisdom in our body. Carolyn trained as a dancer and dance therapist and is a NIA white belt. She aspires to create dance classes where women can come to know and honor the bodies they are in through movement that invites, releases and inspires. Jeanne came to NIA through her work with fitness, nutrition and wellness for women in midlife. She finds that NIA allows her to help her students to make peace with their bodies and begin the journey to realizing the dreams of the second half of their lives.
Let It Go! A Guide to Reclaiming Your Life: How to Let Go of the Past, Embrace the Future and Start Living Your Life! – Chelsea Varvaro
This talk is a brief overview of the self-help book Codependent No More written by Melody Beattie. We will briefly look at our unsuccessful attempts to “help” people in our lives who are dependent on certain things, such as alcohol/drugs, abusive behavior, toxic relationships, control, and/or emotional manipulation and then discuss Beattie’s suggestions on how to Let It Go!!! Worksheets & take-home information will be provided and there will be time for questions. Chelsea Varvaro will facilitate this workshop.
This talk is a brief overview of the self-help book Codependent No More written by Melody Beattie. We will briefly look at our unsuccessful attempts to “help” people in our lives who are dependent on certain things, such as alcohol/drugs, abusive behavior, toxic relationships, control, and/or emotional manipulation and then discuss Beattie’s suggestions on how to Let It Go!!! Worksheets & take-home information will be provided and there will be time for questions. Chelsea Varvaro will facilitate this workshop.
Basic Wellness: for Body, Mind and Spirit – Jessica Plaisance, ND, CNHP & Cynthia Kelly Schutte, CNHP
Imagine enjoying abundant energy, restful sleep, freedom from aches and pains, balanced moods & hormones, mental clarity and a strong sense of well-being. Learn five easy steps to bring balance, clarity, calmness and energy to your daily life. These five steps will nourish your body, mind and spirit. Jessica is a Traditional Naturopathic Doctor & a Certified Natural Health Professional. She provides natural health consultations, therapeutic services and classes. Cynthia is an Herbalist and a Certified Natural Health Professional. She is the owner of Simply Herbs and provides a wealth of healing consultations & services.
Imagine enjoying abundant energy, restful sleep, freedom from aches and pains, balanced moods & hormones, mental clarity and a strong sense of well-being. Learn five easy steps to bring balance, clarity, calmness and energy to your daily life. These five steps will nourish your body, mind and spirit. Jessica is a Traditional Naturopathic Doctor & a Certified Natural Health Professional. She provides natural health consultations, therapeutic services and classes. Cynthia is an Herbalist and a Certified Natural Health Professional. She is the owner of Simply Herbs and provides a wealth of healing consultations & services.
Cultivating Desire – Tiffany Anton, LCSW
Want more desire in your life? Wondering how desire moved to the wayside? This class will focus on understanding, redefining & cultivating desire in your life & intimate relationships. Tiffany is a clinical social worker specializing in intimacy and couples counseling. Along with her private practice, specializing in couples counseling and sexual therapy, she worked for many years in a private practice setting empowering couples & families in creating a healthier home, relationships & effective life skills.
Want more desire in your life? Wondering how desire moved to the wayside? This class will focus on understanding, redefining & cultivating desire in your life & intimate relationships. Tiffany is a clinical social worker specializing in intimacy and couples counseling. Along with her private practice, specializing in couples counseling and sexual therapy, she worked for many years in a private practice setting empowering couples & families in creating a healthier home, relationships & effective life skills.
Register early with Claudia -- before classes fill!
volunteer@womenscenterforhealing.org
(985) 377-4157
volunteer@womenscenterforhealing.org
(985) 377-4157
