Monday, January 5, 2009 - Friday, January 9, 2009
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
This week-long intensive program of the School of Philosophy and Healing in Action teaches you valuable communication skills that will enable you to become more powerful and effective by choosing specific language and by engaging in mindful listening.

Fee: $995.00
CEU: 30
Instructor(s): Dianne M. Connelly, PhD, MAc(UK), Bob Duggan, MAc(UK), MA and John Sullivan, PhD



Monday Evening Series

Mondays, February 2, 2009 - April 6, 2009
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Meditation is a process of quieting the mind, creating inner peace, and training oneself to be in present moment awareness.

Complementary wellness studies show that meditation can greatly assist us in achieving balance and maintaining health within our busy lives. This 10-week series will guide and instruct participants in both the experience and the historical roots of meditation practices from a variety of ancient wisdom traditions.

Fee: $165.00
CEU: 10
Instructor(s): Maria Abbas, BA, CMT



Tuesday Evening Movement Series

Tuesdays, February 3, 2009 - April 7, 2009
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Qi Gong (pronounced Chee gung) is the Taoist health and longevity exercise practiced for thousands of years in China. Now thousands of Americans are discovering its benefits, feeling more refreshed, relaxed and reinvigorated.

Fee: $120.00
CEU: 10
Instructor(s): Chan Zhang



Tuesdays, February 3, 2009 - March 3, 2009
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
This beginner’s course includes an introduction, cultural and scientific overview, and guided chakra meditations. Be introduced to the concepts of scanning the energy field, the running energy practicum and assessment of individual primary chakras.

Fee: $250.00
CEU: 15
Instructor(s): Arlyn Kline, RN



Tuesday Evening Movement Series

Tuesdays, February 3, 2009 - April 7, 2009
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Participants will progress through a series of gentle movement sequences designed to change habitual movement patterns and heal old injuries. Frequently used by athletes, the Feldenkrais method allows you to perform all physical activities with more grace and vigor and increased flexibility and coordination.

Fee: $180.00
CEU: 14
Instructor(s): Ed Sweeney, MA, MAc, LAc



Tuesday Evening Movement Series

Tuesdays, February 3, 2009 - April 7, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Qi Gong (pronounced Chee gung) is the Taoist health and longevity exercise practiced for thousands of years in China. Now thousands of Americans are discovering its benefits, feeling more refreshed, relaxed and reinvigorated.

Fee: $120.00
CEU: 10
Instructor(s): Chan Zhang



Wednesday Evening Movement Series

Wednesdays, February 4, 2009 - April 8, 2009
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Medical Qi Gong specifically focuses on improving physical health and wellness by eliminating blockages, rigidity, and disease through gentle physical movements and synchronized breathing.

Fee: $170.00
CEU: 10
Instructor(s): Karl Ardo, MFA



Wednesday Evening Movement Series

Wednesdays, February 4, 2009 - April 8, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This Qi-Gong series will focus on opening, balance and cultivating Qi. Start with a set of movements that open every joint in your body, releasing stuck energy – Qi. Then learn the “Microcosmic Circulation Meditation,” which brings you more balance and harmony. Lastly, learn an energy cultivations form, “Taiji Ruler.”

Fee: $170.00
CEU: 10
Instructor(s): Karl Ardo, MFA



Thursday Evening Movement Series

Thursdays, February 5, 2009 - April 9, 2009
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Yoga is an ancient art based on a harmonizing system of body, mind, and spirit development. In this 90-minute class, ideal for both the new student and those who seek to deepen their practices, you will explore the foundation of all yoga systems.

Fee: $165.00
CEU: 15
Instructor(s): Ashley Litecky, MS, RYT



Two-day signature program

Saturday, February 7, 2009
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, February 8, 2009
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tai Sophia’s signature program has the ability to influence the way you relate to others and to yourself. Learn ways to set priorities in the context of oneness with others, without opposition and judgment. Redefine your fear with courage, your upsets, your relationships, your career, your life, your future as well as your health. Based on ancient wisdom and anchored in the modern world, you will leave the workshop with at least 20 practical skills to use immediately.

Redefining Health is a program that addresses life’s questions and puts the unknowing in a context that is at once simple and profound. Participants from around the nation and around the globe have reported that this program has influenced their lives by giving them an empowering, effective framework for daily living.

Fee: $165.00
CEU: 12
Instructor(s): Dianne M. Connelly, PhD, MAc(UK) and Bob Duggan, MAc(UK), MA



Tuesday Evening Bodywork Series

Tuesdays, March 17, 2009 - April 14, 2009
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Explore the symbolism and assessment of secondary chakras, attitudinal healing and running energy with colors practicum, and come away with hands-on balancing techniques focused on major secondary chakras, full body energy balancing and detoxification.

Prerequisite: Level I.

Fee: $250.00
CEU: 15
Instructor(s): Arlyn Kline, RN



Friday, March 27, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2009
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Donna Eden is among the world’s most authoritative spokespersons for energy medicine. Christiane Northrup, M.D., called Donna’s book, Energy Medicine, “the classic in hands-on energy medicine.”

Assisting Donna will be clinical psychologist and award-winning author, David Feinstein, PhD. Participants will be able to discuss how the flow of energy in the body affects health, as well as to describe and perform interventions that enhance the flow of the body’s energies and reduce emotional stress.

Fees
Friday $30
Early registration: $20 – on or before March 6

Friday & Saturday $135
Early registration: $125 – on or before March 6

CEUs: 9 – Full workshop only

Instructor(s): Donna Eden and David Feinstein, PhD



Saturday, April 4, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, April 5, 2009
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Join ordained Zen Buddhist, Sanchi Reta Lawler, an Academy for the Love of Learning instructor, transpersonal psychotherapist, and practitioner of Peruvian Shamanism, in an introductory workshop drawing upon Eastern and Western traditions. Participants will examine their beliefs about death and dying, experience contemplative practices, and develop skills, rituals, and resources to move gracefully through the life-death cycle.

Fee: $195.00
CEU: 12
Instructor(s): Sanchi Reta Lawler



Saturday, April 25, 2009
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Led by renowned Feng Shui expert Hope Karan Gerecht, this workshop will provide you with an in-depth understanding of your personal Qi and will include many ways to apply this personalized information, along with numerous general Feng Shui tips and information to enhance both your living and working environments.

You will learn ways to gather Qi, balance the five elements, and create greater harmony, grace and support for you and your home. Registration deadline April 17. Participants will receive a detailed personalized Feng Shui chart. Please provide your birth date, birth time and location with enrollment in this course.

Fee: $135.00
CEU: 4
Instructor(s): Hope Karan Gerecht





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