Calendar of Programs
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Yoga for Health (Cancelled)
Program cancelled. A solid foundation for cultivating the benefits of yoga in your life. Doctors and health professionals are recommending yoga for preventative health, to treat a variety of ailments, and for psychoemotional healing. more …
Friday, September 10, 2010
Better Birth: The Ultimate Guide to Childbirth from Home Births to Hospitals (Cancelled)
Program cancelled. For pregnant women and those considering pregnancy; couples and singles welcome. BornClear is a unique childbirth preparation course endorsed by renowned doctors and mind-body scientists, and featured on the Today show. more …
Introduction to Yoga and Meditation
Are you interested in yoga and meditation but don’t know where to begin? Do you want a safe and welcoming environment for exploring the basics? Would you like to take home practical tools for using yoga and meditation in your life? more …
Vegetarian Express: Quick and Easy Vegetarian Cooking (Cancelled)
Program cancelled. Dreaming about making quick, delicious, and nutritionally balanced vegetarian meals? Come excite your palate and expand your repertoire with Leslie Cerier’s inspirational recipe lineup. more …
Women, Food, and God: A Transformational Path
The way you eat is inseparable from your core beliefs about being alive. No matter how sophisticated, wise, or enlightened you believe you are, how you eat tells all. more …
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Awakening Healing Energy (Cancelled)
Program cancelled. The human energy field has been the subject of much contemporary research, while the yoga tradition outlined a practical system for accessing subtle energy thousands of years ago. more …
Detox for Health and Healing
A 5-day jump start for healthier living. Time for a detox? Detoxification is a natural body process that is compromised when our system becomes overloaded from a variety of causes that include poor diet, allergies, stress, infections, and toxins such as heavy metals. more …
Thai Yoga Massage 5: Lotus Palm School Certification (Cancelled)
Program cancelled. Read more about the full Lotus Palm certification program. For students who have taken Thai Yoga Massage 1–4 or equivalent Thai Yoga Massage training. more …
Thursday, September 16, 2010
EMDR and Integration-Based Stress Reduction: Trauma Tools for Professionals
For psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, mental health practitioners, LMFTs, LCADC, and LPCs. While traditional methods for treating trauma often prove unsuccessful, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) has been empirically validated as effective with trauma-related disorders. more …
The Widow Wears Red Pajamas: Exploring the Art of Dying Beautifully
For people of all ages and all spiritual traditions. Health-care professionals welcome. Dying beautifully is something to look forward to—a joyful celebration of life, thoughtfully planned to create comforting memories and give peace to both the living and the dying. more …
Friday, September 17, 2010
Reboot: Mindful Autumn Hiking and Deep Yoga Relaxation
Reboot your outlook and rejuvenate body, mind, and breath in this masterfully guided, magical getaway in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. Celebrate your vital force with mindful hikes under the open sky in the cool air and natural colors of autumn. more …
The Promise: Advanced Yoga for EveryOne
Yoga is not a linear process; it is direct intimacy with life, and it is available to everyone. This weekend, Mark Whitwell offers yoga’s advanced practices in a way that you will be able to integrate and make your own, whether you are just beginning to practice or have years of experience. more …
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Nutrition and Cooking Immersion
Create health right in your kitchen. Do you want to eat healthier foods and cook more? Do you want to understand more how the food you eat affects your body and mind? more …
The Yoga of Regeneration
Yoga is every person’s direct intimacy with reality, an entirely abundant, regenerating, and nurturing power. This is yoga from the heart, for the heart, and it promises health, intimacy, well-being, and joy. more …
Friday, September 24, 2010
The Adventure of Self-Discovery: A Holotropic Breathwork™ Experience
This is a rare invitation to experience Holotropic Breathwork with Stanislav Grof. This practice, originated by Stanislav Grof and Christina Grof, allows direct access to your own inner healing wisdom. more …
Wisdom of the Shaman: Practices for Healing and Transformation
The Huichol Indian practice of shamanism involves living through the heart as well as the body and spirit. The Huichols believe that the power of love is the foundation for all other power. more …
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sitting, Standing, Walking: Creating New Body Pathways
This program takes a look at things you have been doing for most of your life-sitting, standing, and walking. These ordinary activities may be in the background of your attention, but they are not separate from who you are. more …
Integrative Weight Loss
Learn how to lose weight and maintain a healthy body naturally. If you know that going on another diet isn’t the solution, come nourish yourself and invite changes that will continue to unfold long after you return home. more …
Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat: The Gift of Yoga Nidra
This nourishing retreat is the perfect antidote to a busy and fragmented life, and a wonderful opportunity to come back into harmony, balance, and wholeness. more …
Friday, October 1, 2010
Clean Food Made Easy and Delicious
This hands-on workshop will empower you to make healthy food choices for yourself, your family, and the environment. Whether you are just get started or have lots of experience with a clean eating approach, you will fuel your passion for cooking and eating for a healthy and vibrant life as you Explore the basics of eating clean to achieve easy, delicious, and sustainable good health Learn to apply the clean food philosophy to your unique constitution and lifestyle Consider how to combine foods for balanced and complete meals Create and share recipes featuring locally grown produce. more …
Taoist Qigong: The Alchemy of Transformation
Learn a rare and revered method of qigong healing exercise from China, called Taoist Taiji Ruler. The hands are kept about a foot apart, as though holding a foot-long ruler, to generate a strong field of life force (qi) between them. more …
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Fitness and Yoga Retreat
Outdoor exercise, yoga, and nutrition—the ultimate vacation getaway for active people. For everyone in good physical condition and able to hike three miles a day. more …
Frequency: The Power of Personal Vibration
Explore leading-edge concepts from Frequency, the new best-seller by Penney Peirce. This workshop will teach you how to succeed in what Penney calls the new energy reality. more …
Healing Sounds Qigong: Purification and Renewal
Qigong is China’s ancient method of preventive and complementary medicine. In this intensive training, you will learn two of the great classical styles of qigong, the Liu Qi Fa, popularly known as Healing Sounds, and Xi Sui Jing, Bone-Marrow Cleansing. more …
Revitalizing Cleanse: Nourishing Body, Mind, and Spirit
Do you feel sluggish, bloated, and out of sync? Tune up with this nurturing, sensible cleanse. You will not go hungry as you are guided through this sensible approach to detox, diet, and healthy lifestyle. more …
Friday, October 8, 2010
Positional Therapy, Level 1: Experiential Approach to Strain-Counterstrain & Muscle Energy Technique
For bodyworkers, yoga teachers, nurses, chiropractors, and interested individuals. This amazing therapy for recovery from chronic pain is very gentle and easy to learn and works when many other approaches fail. more …
Reboot: Mindful Autumn Hiking and Deep Yoga Relaxation
Reboot your outlook and rejuvenate body, mind, and breath in this masterfully guided, magical getaway in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. Celebrate your vital force with mindful hikes under the open sky in the cool air and natural colors of autumn. more …
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Reimagine, Rejuvenate, Reclaim Your Life After 40
Crafting a meaningful, passionate, healthy life in midlife and beyond. This program is designed for women and men over 40 who want to reinvigorate their life with joy and health. more …
Monday, October 11, 2010
Positional Therapy, Level 2: Strain-Counterstrain and Muscle Energy Technique
Positional Therapy is a cutting-edge program for recovery from chronic pain that can be used for self-healing and with family, friends, and clients. Through simple hands-on techniques, the body’s habitual holding pattern in a particular area is released. more …
Reboot Immersion: Mindful Autumn Hiking and Deep Yoga Relaxation
Immerse yourself in a 4-day yoga and hiking program that invites you to reboot your outlook and rejuvenate body, mind, and breath. Randal Williams and Larissa Hall Carlson are your masterful guides for this magical getaway in the Berkshires in which you will celebrate your vital force with mindful hikes in the invigorating air and natural colors of autumn. more …
Friday, October 15, 2010
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
Through his brain-imaging work with tens of thousands of patients over the last two decades, Dr. Daniel Amen has come to understand that you can literally change your brain—and your life. more …
Have Your Comfort Foods Taken You Hostage?
Have your “comfort foods” taken you hostage? Most of us know what we’re supposed to eat, but it’s another thing to bypass comfort food for healthier choices. more …
Healing Mind and Body: Medicine Buddha and Tibetan Medicine
According to traditional accounts, Tibetan medicine was first taught in India by the Buddha and in the eighth century CE was brought to Tibet, where it has flourished in an unbroken lineage to the present day. more …
Yoga for the Nervous System: Healing Anxiety, Insomnia and PTSD
Unlock the power of your mind-body network to calm your mind, quiet your nervous system, and relax your physical body. Conditions such as anxiety, insomnia, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) involve hyper-arousal of the nervous system as well as the mental and physical bodies. more …
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Foot Reflexology Training: Level 3
For students who have taken Level 1 and 2. Complete your reflexology certification and augment your skills in this advanced professional training. Level 3 will include Professional intake procedures including medical history and clinical observation of the feet Working with one client for three supervised practicums during the training Written practicums following the guidelines of the American Reflexology certification board How to set up your practice Self-care for the practitioner, including yoga, stretching, and positional therapy Preparation for the American Reflexology Exam with mock written exam Supervised practicum with other students, including individual supervision with instructor Professional ethics for bodyworkers 30 written practicums (including three written sessions from class) due for completion of certification Journaling as a self-help tool for practitioners. more …
Mind-Body Integration: Energy Dynamics as a Path to Wholeness
For therapists, bodyworkers, and those pursuing a healing path who wish to understand powerful techniques for moving energy through the body. Would you like to learn how to work with energy as a healing modality? more …
Thai Yoga Massage 1: Lotus Palm School Certification
Thai Yoga Massage has been described as a form of assisted hatha yoga. Combining meditation, yoga, and compassion, it leads to greater health for both therapist and client. more …
Unlearn Your Pain: A Mind-Body Approach to Chronic Pain
Are you tired of being in pain? Have medical and alternative treatments failed to give you relief? Medical doctor Howard Schubiner has developed a comprehensive program that helps people understand the source of chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia, back and neck pain, tension and migraine headaches, irritable bowel and bladder syndromes, TMJ, and other related syndromes. more …
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Digestive Health: A Holistic Approach
Restore your digestive health naturally. Do you suffer from chronic gastrointestinal symptoms? Do find yourself taking expensive medications or over-the-counter drugs just so you can eat without discomfort? more …
Friday, October 22, 2010
Deep Stretching for Tight Bodies and Active Minds
This workshop is perfect for people with tight bodies and active minds. You will learn how to release the issues in your tissues, let go of stress, and open your energy centers. more …
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Ayurvedic Bodywork Training: Marma Balancing, Swedna, and Udvartina
Learn the theory and practical skills of Ayurvedic body treatments used in rejuvenation therapy. These ancient techniques have been used for cleansing and healing body, mind, and spirit for thousands of years. more …
Foot Reflexology Training: Level 1
For healing arts practitioners and interested individuals. Spend some time loving your feet! Learn the ancient healing art of foot reflexology from master reflexologist Eileen Donovan. more …
Integrative Weight Loss
Learn how to lose weight and maintain a healthy body naturally. If you know that going on another diet isn’t the solution, come nourish yourself and invite changes that will continue to unfold long after you return home. more …
Friday, October 29, 2010
Frontiers of Trauma Treatment: A Weekend Retreat
For therapists, health professionals, yoga instructors, and other individuals interested in studying the nature and process of trauma. Overcoming trauma means learning to fully engage in the present without being hijacked by survival-related emotions and sensations. more …
Thai-Shiatsu Bodywork: Sacred Healing Arts
This weekend will forever change your relationship with touch. Enjoy giving and receiving transformational bodywork based on assisted yoga postures. Discover easeful ways to offer renewable energy to clients and loved ones. more …
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Panchakarma
An ancient, cleansing ritual for today’s world… Special rate: $2,400 (includes tuition, healing arts, and nonrefundable $55 application and intake consultation fee). more …
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Transforming Stress: Mindful Living and the Art of Nourishment
Address the impact stress is having on your life. Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed-out, or anxious? Do you experience symptoms associated with high stress levels, including weight gain, illness, mild depression, or fatigue? more …
Friday, November 5, 2010
Healing the Cause of Anxiety and Depression with Ayurveda
A recent preliminary study showed that a balanced lifestyle can significantly decrease anxiety, depression, cravings, fatigue, insomnia, and weight gain in just two weeks. more …
