Astrology Vision Board - January 10, 2010

Let’s Ring in 2010 !

Set Our Intentions for the New Year

With an Astrology Vision Board


January 10th, Sunday from 1:00 – 4:00pm
500 Groveland Street, Abington, Ma.


You are invited to the rest of your life! –Take a hand in creating your New Year, 2010 and bring old magazines, a poster board ( color and size of your choosing) and I will provide the journals, scissors, glue and directions. Also bring a good imagination and an open, believing, and willing heart.
There are 12 houses in astrology. You need no prior knowledge of these. We will divide our posters into 12 segments. Each house represents a different aspect of our lives. We will then cut out pictures for each house. Lastly we will create a vision board that we can look at and to for the next 12 months. It is very powerful to take a hand in creating what we want and need in our lives. You will leave with a completed board!


I have been doing this for over 20 years and am still amazed when I look back at my boards at what my intentions have produced. This also makes us really look at what our real desires are, not just our wants. It is a very real tool for creating what we want and need in our lives.
We will have a beginning ritual and an ending ritual to seal our intentions. Anyone that has taken a past workshop with me will get $5.00 off this years Vision Board Workshop.


Cost $40.00
For more Information or to Register please call or email:
Patti Sheets 617-283-2996 or pattisheets9@aol.com

Open Doors Power Yoga - New Studio Grand Openings - Scituate and Hingham

Studio Grand Openings


Scituate
375 Gannett Road
North Scituate
First Day of Classes are Free
Saturday, January 2
Hot Power Yoga: 8am and 4pm
Beginers Hot Power Yoga 10am


Hingham
400 Lincoln Street (Route 3A) Lincoln Plaza
First Day of Classes are Free
Saturday, January 16
Hot Power Yoga: 9am and 4:30pm
Beginers Hot Power Yoga 11am

Many of your Favorite Instructor will be Teaching in New Time Slots at Various Studios - Including Hanover, North Scituate, and Hingham
Check Website for their new schedules.  www.opendoors7.com

Chakra Yoga Workshop: Let it Flow to Glow! - Feb 20th - BYoga Center, Malden

Chakra Yoga Workshop: Let it Flow to Glow!
BYoga Center, Malden
info@byogacenter.com to register
www.byogacenter.com




with Krista Basis, E-RYT - Owner and Director
Saturday, February 20, 2010
1PM - 4 PM
$25 Investment

"A brief 1-hour exploration of the the 7 major Chakras (energy centers) of the body - how they effect our yoga practice and every day life experience. Chakra is the sanskrit word meaning wheel or vortex. They are mentioned in the ancient Hindu texts, the Vedas, dating back to 300BC. There are seven major chakras in the body. They run along the spine and correlate with certain body parts, emotions and senses. These centers help regulate our emotional and physical self. Blockages in the Chakras can cause confusion, illness and emotional upset. A Chakra will react by either opening up too wide to get what it needs, thereby filling up and becoming blocked or the Chakra will close down to protect itself and not allow energy in. By learning how our energy centers affect us and how to clear them we can enhance our lives.
After our discussion, we will go through the "5 Tibetans" postures to get our Chakras flowing and end with a juicy 1 hour Yoga Flow class through each Chakra with a 15-minute guided savasana to balance and sooth the soul. Handouts about Chakras & 5 Tibetans to take away. You'll be glowing after this workshop from the inside out!"

Charlestown Yoga Assistant Training

Who is this training for?

·         Newer teachers looking to develop an additional teaching skill

·         Teachers in training who need to develop a better understanding of the postures as part of their formal teacher training

·         Experienced teachers who need a refresher course on alignment and the art of assisting

·         Students who love yoga and want to learn more about the alignment.

Dates

Sundays 1-5pm

1/24, 1/31, 2/7 and 2/21/10.

Rates

$370 per person for all sessions (4) Due to the nature of the training, drop-ins can’t be permitted. Upon completion of the training, those interested can graduate to assisting in classes

-Taught by Karen FABIAN Certified Baptiste Yoga Teacher, RYT 200 HR

Sign up at www.charlestownyoga.com

The Links Between Sugar and Mental Health

The Links Between Sugar and Mental Health

Keep the sugar intakedown this holiday season and you will stay mentally - as well as physically healthy!!   Happy Holidays!!

Homeopathy - The Forbidden Medicine

Could This 'Forbidden Medicine' Eliminate the Need for Drugs?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/22/Why-Skeptics-Love-to-Hate-Homeopathy.aspx

This article has some great history of the battle between allopathic medicine and homeopathic medicine.  Very interesting story about Hahnemann - founder of homeopathy - and how the AMA was established back in 1847 and forbid its members to associate with homeopaths or use their medicines.

Of interest to me - when searching about the origins of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - that it started the next year after the AMA was formed:

The Food and Drug Administration is the oldest comprehensive consumer protection agency in the U. S. federal government. Its origins can be traced back to the appointment of Lewis Caleb Beck in the Patent Office around 1848 to carry out chemical analyses of agricultural products, a function that the newly created Department of Agriculture inherited in 1862.

RELAX, RELEASE, RENEW: Restorative Yoga Class with Reiki Healing

RELAX, RELEASE, RENEW: Restorative Yoga Class with Reiki Healing

Saturday, December 19th 6-8pm.

The beginning of the holiday season can bring both joy and stress in our lives. This workshop is specifically offered during this time to give a moment to slow down, to let go in fully supported postures with deep relaxation. This gives both the mind and body time to refresh and rejuvenate.
Restorative Yoga is a form of yoga that uses props and blankets to modify traditional yoga postures. The postures gently open the body to deep relaxation and healing. Restorative yoga classes are ideal for those going through stressful times, suffering from chronic pain, illness, injury or major life changes. It is also great for anyone who wants to experience rejuvenation of the body and mind through active relaxation and passive stretches and postures.
Reiki is commonly known as an ancient Japanese healing art and is a gentle hands-on healing modality. While the student is in restorative poses, the Reiki Practitioner will channel Reiki energy, known as prana, chi, ki, or life force, to assist physical, mental, emotional healing, and deep relaxation.
Reiki is a great compliment to a restorative practice that will help facilitate healing and deep relaxation.
What to expect:
During the class, the body is supported by props and the poses are held for up to 15 minutes to allow for deep opening and release. Reiki is channeled to the student using a hands on technique and deep breathing is practiced to further promote healing, relaxation and stress reduction.
You will leave feeling refreshed and de-stressed.
This class is open to all levels. Dress in comfortable clothing.
Please feel free to bring your own blanket, pillow and eye pillow.
Workshop is $20, $18 if you pre-register. Spaces limited to enable adequate room and attention.
For more information: http://www.healingtreeyoga.com/

FDA dupes Interpol to achieve illegal kidnapping and deportation of herbal formulator Greg Caton

FDA dupes Interpol to achieve illegal kidnapping and deportation of herbal formulator Greg Caton

Interesting story about Greg Caton, owner and operator of Alpha Omega Labs (www.AltCancer.com), an herbal products company that sells anti-cancer herbal remedies, and the FDA.............

Chiropractic Subluxation - No Supportive Evidence?

Hmmmm - I don't know about this - I swear by my chiropractic adjustments when my back feels out of sorts and not aligned! 

"No supportive evidence is found for the chiropractic subluxation being associated with any disease process or of creating suboptimal health conditions requiring intervention. Regardless of popular appeal, this leaves the subluxation construct in the realm of unsupported speculation. This lack of supportive evidence suggests the subluxation construct has no valid clinical applicability. [Mirtz TA and others. An epidemiological examination of the subluxation construct using Hill's criteria of causation." Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2009, 17:13, 2009] http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/pdf/1746-1340-17-13.pdf

Fatty Food Can Weaken the Immune System

Fresh evidence that fatty food is bad for our health has come to light: mice fed a lard-based diet over a long period got worse at fighting bacteria in the blood, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy.The mice fed the lard-based diet derived 60 per cent of their total calories from fat. They were compared with mice fed a low-fat diet, where no more than ten per cent of their calories came from fat. As expected, the mice on the high-fat diet got fatter. A more surprising result was that their immune system was less active. The white blood cells got worse at dealing with bacteria in the blood, which could have contributed to many dying of sepsis.

"Obesity is usually associated with inflammation that does not result from an infection, which simply means that the immune defences are activated unnecessarily," says doctoral student Louise Strandberg who wrote the thesis. "Ironically, the mice on the high-fat diet seem to have a less active immune system when they really need it."

Fat people are also at a greater risk of acquiring infection, for example in connection with an operation. In mice, the thesis shows that it is fatty food rather than obesity in itself which affects the ability to fight off sepsis caused by bacteria. Strandberg has also investigated different variants of three genes that are important for the immune system and noted that several of the gene variants that strengthen immunity also result in less obesity.
"So there are all kinds of links between the immune system on the one hand and obesity and diet on the other," says Strandberg.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091208132526.htm

STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN ONE MONTH - JAN - FEB 2010

STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN ONE MONTH

with Michelle Fleming, E-RYT and Siri Kaur Khalsa

Location:
Sanctuary of Plymouth
47 main Street
Plymouth, MA
774 454 7290
http://www.findsanctuary.com/

Course Fees:
$45 per workshop, $40 pre-registration if paid by January 1, 2010
$400 for the entire program
Times:
Fridays 6:30-9:30pm
Sundays 2:30-5:30pm
Wednesdays 6:30-9:00pm

This 12 part, 1 month session will change your body, your yoga practice and your life!
Based on Tom Myers' "Anatomy Trains" unique view of the body as an interconnected series of muscles and bones that extend from one end to the other, we will work with the fascial lines of the body to open up tight areas like never before.
Yin yoga, vinyasa flow, anatomy instruction, myofascial release techniques, Thai massage, meridian yoga, partner bodywork, and inverted massage will all be utilized to bring a sense of ease and flow to the system.
Starting with the most superficial planes and working progressively deeper throughout the month, the body will open and you will experience the "knee bones connected to the thigh bone" like you have never imagined.
The program is designed to do as an immersion and works best if all 12 sessions are attended but individual sessions can be attended space permitting. Experienced yogis and beginners are all encouraged and welcome to attend.

Week 1:
Focus: Prana: opening to the breathe
Superficial front line/back line in action
Introduction to the abdominal muscles
Building appropriate vinyasa flow
Intention setting
A deeper look at back pain
Anatomy of the chakras

Friday Jan 15th:
Superficial Front line w/Michelle
Sunday Jan 17th:
Superficial Back Line w/Michelle Fleming
Wednesday Jan 20th:
SFL/SBL myofascial release and anatomy of the chakras w/Siri

Week 2:
Focus: Thai Massage and inverted partner work
Shoulder opening like never before
Arm lines

Friday Jan 22nd:
Thai Massage, and inverted partner work w/Michelle
Sunday Jan 24th:
Shoulder Clinic w/Michelle Fleming
Wednesday Jan 27th:
Myofascial release of the shoulders, arms and wrists

Week 3:
Focus: Side body: Lateral Lines
Spiral Lines and twists
Moon Salute
PNF work
Apana: introduction to the digestion and elimination systems
Meridian yoga

Friday Jan 29th:
Meridian yoga, PNF release work, intro to lateral lines and moon salutation w/Michelle
Sunday Jan 31st:
Spiral lines: twisting, detox flow and Kriyas and Agni sara w/Michelle
Wednesday February 3rd:
Myofascial release of side and spiral body w/Siri

Week 4:
Focus: Activation of the abdominals
circuit training
serious hip opening
inversions
fire salute
Deep Front Line

Friday February 5th:
Awakening of the abs, tightness drills, inversions, yoga strength training and circuit drills w/Michelle
Sunday February 7th:
Abdominal strengthening and release Forrest style, anatomy of the psoas and deep hip release, and Fire Salutation w/ Michelle
Wednesday February 10th:
Myofascial release of DFL w/Siri, closing

Tai Chi Improves Pain in Arthritis Sufferers

Medscape
The results of a new analysis have provided good evidence to suggest that Tai Chi is beneficial for arthritis. Specifically, it was shown to decrease pain with trends towards improving overall physical health, level of tension and satisfaction with health status.

Musculoskeletal pain, such as that experienced by people with arthritis, places a severe burden on the patient and community and is recognized as an international health priority. Exercise therapy including such as strengthening, stretching and aerobic programs, have been shown to be effective for arthritic pain. Tai Chi, is a form of exercise that is regularly practiced in China to improve overall health and well-being. It is usually preformed in a group but is also practiced individually at one’s leisure, which differs from traditional exercise therapy approaches used in the clinic.
Recently, a new study examined the effectiveness of Tai Chi in decreasing pain and disability and improving physical function and quality of life in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The study is published in the June issue of Arthritis Care & Research (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/77005015/home). Led by Amanda Hall of The George Institute in Sydney, Australia, researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. They analyzed seven eligible randomized controlled trials that used Tai Chi as the main intervention for patients with musculoskeletal pain. The results demonstrate that Tai Chi improves pain and disability in patients suffering arthritis.
The authors state, “The fact that Tai Chi is inexpensive, convenient, and enjoyable and conveys other psychological and social benefits supports the use this type of intervention for pain conditions such as arthritis.”
“It is of importance to note that the results reported in this systematic review are indicative of the effect of Tai Chi versus minimal intervention (usual health care or health education) or wait list control,” the authors note. Establishing the specific effects of Tai Chi would require a placebo-controlled trial, which has not yet been undertaken.
Article: “The Effectiveness of Tai Chi for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” Amanda Hall, Chris Maher, Jane Latimer, Manuela Ferreira, Arthritis Care & Research, June 2009.