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March 6 - Dowsing Bruce Harroun and Ellen Hachey are expert dowsers who have studied extensively with Raymon Grace in the fields of energy work and dowsing. Raymon has featured their dowsing work on his website, in his newsletter, and in his foundation’s monthly video series. Raymon Grace is a master dowser, dowsing icon, author, and frequent guest on the Coast to Coast radio program. The bulk of the workshop will be based on the work of Raymon Grace. March 12 - Yoga Nidra Ragan Sheridan is certified in Integrative Yoga Therapy and Prenatal Yoga. She began studying yoga after multiple injuries and chronic pain. She focuses on slow, gentle movement combined with breath work to reconnect with and heal our body, mind and spirit. This nurturing style of yoga, develops self awareness and self confidence as we learn to trust our inner wisdom for deep relaxation and inner peace. Ragan enjoys teaching all levels gentle yoga, prenatal yoga, seniors yoga, restorative yoga, yoga nidra and yoga for depression and anxiety. March 20 - Fiddler & Friends Ellen Jacobs has been fiddling in the D.C./ Baltimore area for many years. She shares her love of violin and fiddling styles (and the energy-balancing powers of music) at her studio in Ellicott City, where she teaches children and adults. Her own bands and her student performing groups have played at many dances and festivals. For more information, please go to her web page at www.ellensfiddlekids.com. Richard Seidel plays upright bass, guitar and cello in several local groups. His styles include jazz, folk, country and traditional, (klezmer, Scandanavian, Eastern European). His talents are appreciated in several bands. Catherine Chapman has been playing fiddle for many years and is never happier than when her music makes people lift their feet & start dancing. Julia Borland lived in Sweden for 19 years where she studied violin pedagogy and massage and led youth groups playing traditional Celtic music. She played in clubs while working as a massage therapist during the day. Nowadays she live in Maryland 3/4 of the year. Larry Robinson plays the guitar, tenor banjo, mandolin, bazouki, and various Eastern European stringed instruments. Larry plays many styles of folk music (Klezmer, Scandianvian, Irish, Eastern European) as well as old jazz tunes. March 26 - Dreams Faculty: Nancy Lester has shared with many the guidance that she has received through her dreams. With great PASSION Nancy’s workshop brings together years of learning through classes, books, and practice in dream work. Nancy in a registered nurse, certified in holistic nursing, certified healing touch practitioner, and instructor, and certified massage therapist. Founder of Healing Arts, Inc., Nancy is in private practice and actively teaching Healing Touch and related workshops for 15 years. March 27 - Sound Immersion I A certified Sound Therapist with a background in Homatherapy, Patricia Norton is a student of Tom Kenyon, the highly gifted and respected sound therapist. She has also studied Holographic Sound Healing with Edie Jemiola, the power of the crystal bowls with Elivia Melodey ,and the use of voice and tuning forks with the late Isa Dollyhigh. In addition to her expertise in sound healing, she is also a Reiki Master in the Usui tradition. Her 30 year background in Homa Therapy enables her to fuse the power of sound, etheric touch and fire in her work. Patricia’s training and practice have taken her across the U.S. into various settings including Washington’s Walter Reed Hospital, the ALS Society, and the Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Her work as a sound healer has also taken her to Maheshwar, India and Wysoka, Poland. She is co-founder of Karme' Holistic Wellness Center in Windsor Mill, Maryland as well as co-founder of Deva’s Gardens, a Feng Shui, holistic landscape company April 4 & 24 Soul Collage Sharon Strouse, MA, ATR, CIH is an Art Therapist and Certified Intuitive Healer with 25 years of clinical experiences with children, adolescents, adults and the elderly, in both group and individual settings. For 15 of those years Sharon studied at the Temenos Center with Sheila Foster, M. A. This spiritual community served as a container for awakening, initiation, and the experience of opening to life as it is, no mater what it is. It became an essential healing presence during one of the most heart-breaking and life changing events anyone can imagine. Sharon became a survivor of suicide on October 11, 2001, when her 17 year old daughter Kristin Rita Strouse, ended her own life. This loss became a portal into the depths of grief and self discovery. She joined a weekly Mediumship Development Circle led by Janet Cyford, a Traditional British Spiritualist Medium, and embraced a creative experience of collage making as a template for healing. Sharon maintains a strong relationship with spirit and receives guidance and support in her ongoing journey of Spiritual Awakening. She weaves Traditional, Transpersonal, Expressive Arts Psychotherapies, Intuitive and Advanced Energy Healing into her work. Currently, Sharon offers a Spiritual Development Circle, Collage…at the Refuge Circle, Intuitive Healing, and Workshop/Presentations of “The Art of Healing…loss, grief and grace” and “Wisdom Bowls…the inner journey of healing.” She was a workshop presenter at the Bereaved Parents of the USA: National Conference in Charleston 2004 and The Compassionate Friends: National Conference in Boston 2005, Dearborn 2006, Oklahoma City 2007, Nashville 2008 and Portland 2009. She also provided workshops for military survivors of suicide at the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) in San Diego 2009. April 16 - 18 Wisdom of the Earth Christina Layer is a certified Level II aromatherapist with Wisdom of the Earth, Christina has lived her life with a deep appreciation of nature, and a passion for serving the public good. For twenty years she worked as a non-profit executive, mostly in conservation
organizations. She directed major fund-raising programs and raised millions of dollars for conservation of endangered animals, plants, and ecosystems around the world. Now, her focus is on helping others to know and appreciate the many levels of healing that the plant essences can facilitate. Janice Reidel is a certified Medicinal Aromatherapist. She is a licensed Massage Therapist and a Reiki Master with extensive experience in bodywork and spiritual traditions. In all aspects of her life and work, she brings love, knowledge and profound respect for plant and tree medicine. April 24 - Crystals May 22 Crystals w/ Grids and Alters Cheryl is a wife, and the mother of two children. Cheryl assists in the healing of her clients by using a number of techniques to adjust energy. She has been a Feng Shui BTB consultant and lecturer since 1999; having studied with H.H. Grandmaster Professor Lin Yun, Helen and James Jay. Cheryl is a Reiki Master of the Usui Technique since 2000; a student of Cathy Flinn. Crystals have been a natural addition to her healing practice, as they have been a love of hers since childhood. Cheryl’s crystal studies led her to study with Daya Sarai Chocron author of “Healing with Crystals and Gemstones” and “The Healing Power of Seashells” and Katrina Raphaell author of “Crystal Enlightenment, Crystal Healing, and The Crystalline Transmission”. Cheryl can also include the talents of being a State of Maryland Liscenced massage therapist. In her spare time she is designs jewelry and teaches first aid/ CPR. Ongoing Teachers
Bonnie Tarantino ~ Yoga Class
Bonnie Tarantino is Director of Healing Pathways Program & Yoga Program at the The Center for Integrative Medicine, University Of Maryland Medical School. She is a Usui and Karuna Reiki Master, Holographic Sound Healer and Melchiseldeck Practitioner. She has managed and taught yoga programs classes and reiki trainings for the last ten years. She has trained over 800 people in reiki bringing over thirty practitioners through to master’s level. She currently assists nurse Donna Audia at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in bringing reiki to over 1000 trauma patients and staff members. She is an adjunct presenter of yoga, reiki and sound healing to University of Maryland Medical students during Integrative Medicine rotation and lectures on yoga, reiki and sound healing to the public as well as nursing and medical students |