Co-op Community Wellness Fair
Name:
Co-op Community Wellness Fair
Date:
April 24, 2010
Time:
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
Website:
http://www.skagitfoodcoop.com
Event Description:
Choose Health 2010! 3rd Annual Co-op Community Wellness Fair
Saturday April 24th 11am-2pm
The Skagit Valley Food Co-op in downtown Mount Vernon hosts the 3rd Annual Community Wellness Fair on Saturday April 24th from 11-2pm. This free open-house style event features live music from the Bards of KeyPoynt on the coolertop, samples in every store department, and a balloon trail to the 3rd floor of the Co-op building, where over 20 local wellness practitioners offer information and a taste of their specialties. Bring your kids, grab a good friend, and come choose health!
Info and Sample Tables include massage therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, mom's groups and trail groups, dancing for fitness, hypnotherapy and more, with free presentations in room 310 on the half hour.
Presenters:
11am Jenny Davidow
Hypnotherapy and Dream workshop
Explore the fascinating connections between your dreams and your creativity, emotions, health and relationships. Why are dreams hard to remember or understand? What can you do to discover the helpful messages offered in every dream?
After Jenny's talk, visit her table at the fair for a free 10-minute dream session.
Jenny Davidow, M.A., has been teaching dream workshops for over 30 years. She is the author of Embracing Your Subconscious - Bringing All Parts of You into Creative Partnership and the popular CD "Dream Visualizations." She provides dream sessions and hypnotherapy in Bellingham. Visit www.JennyDavidow.com.
11:30 am Karl Mincin
Nutrition Testing
12 Noon: Karen Louise
Weight Wellness: making peace with your "weight loss war".
A unique approach to ending the weight loss/gain cycle; learn life transforming techniques to change your thinking and then your body using the power of Toxic Thought Inquiry and Hypnosis.
Karen Louise is a Registered Nurse, Registered Hypnotherapist, and Certified Life Coach. Her practice, Awaken Aware Hypnotherapy, is located in Mount Vernon.
12:30pm Aniko Kiss, Licensed Massage Therapist;
Cranio Sacral Therapy
1 pm Michelle Mahler
Women’s Wellness with Aromatherapy
This is a special time to learn how Essential oils can help with hormone balance, reproductive health, physical pain, stress, anxiety, pms, fertility, and emotional and spiritual health. We will cover basic safety, recipes for blends and test and smell many different types of essential oils.
Michelle Mahler has been leading workshops in the Puget Sound area Co-ops and schools since 2004 as well as operated a “green” housecleaning business for 6 years. www.circleofhealingessences.com
1:30pm Angeline LeLeux
Beyond "Sit Up Straight": An Introduction to the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique is a method for learning to perform day-to-day activities with reduced tension, by addressing the student's physical and mental habits that can contribute to fatigue and pain. This presentation includes a discussion the history of the Alexander Technique with an overview of what it is (and isn't) and a brief synopsis of the life and work of F. M. Alexander. Angeline will also discuss how to incorporate the principles of the Technique into daily life, and explain how a typical lesson is conducted. The presentation ends with a brief one-on-one hands-on demonstration for any interested volunteers.
Angeline LeLeux trained at the Center for the Alexander Technique in Menlo Park, CA and has been an AmSAT certified teacher since 2001. http://www.angeline-leleux.com
Saturday April 24th 11am-2pm
The Skagit Valley Food Co-op in downtown Mount Vernon hosts the 3rd Annual Community Wellness Fair on Saturday April 24th from 11-2pm. This free open-house style event features live music from the Bards of KeyPoynt on the coolertop, samples in every store department, and a balloon trail to the 3rd floor of the Co-op building, where over 20 local wellness practitioners offer information and a taste of their specialties. Bring your kids, grab a good friend, and come choose health!
Info and Sample Tables include massage therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, mom's groups and trail groups, dancing for fitness, hypnotherapy and more, with free presentations in room 310 on the half hour.
Presenters:
11am Jenny Davidow
Hypnotherapy and Dream workshop
Explore the fascinating connections between your dreams and your creativity, emotions, health and relationships. Why are dreams hard to remember or understand? What can you do to discover the helpful messages offered in every dream?
After Jenny's talk, visit her table at the fair for a free 10-minute dream session.
Jenny Davidow, M.A., has been teaching dream workshops for over 30 years. She is the author of Embracing Your Subconscious - Bringing All Parts of You into Creative Partnership and the popular CD "Dream Visualizations." She provides dream sessions and hypnotherapy in Bellingham. Visit www.JennyDavidow.com.
11:30 am Karl Mincin
Nutrition Testing
12 Noon: Karen Louise
Weight Wellness: making peace with your "weight loss war".
A unique approach to ending the weight loss/gain cycle; learn life transforming techniques to change your thinking and then your body using the power of Toxic Thought Inquiry and Hypnosis.
Karen Louise is a Registered Nurse, Registered Hypnotherapist, and Certified Life Coach. Her practice, Awaken Aware Hypnotherapy, is located in Mount Vernon.
12:30pm Aniko Kiss, Licensed Massage Therapist;
Cranio Sacral Therapy
1 pm Michelle Mahler
Women’s Wellness with Aromatherapy
This is a special time to learn how Essential oils can help with hormone balance, reproductive health, physical pain, stress, anxiety, pms, fertility, and emotional and spiritual health. We will cover basic safety, recipes for blends and test and smell many different types of essential oils.
Michelle Mahler has been leading workshops in the Puget Sound area Co-ops and schools since 2004 as well as operated a “green” housecleaning business for 6 years. www.circleofhealingessences.com
1:30pm Angeline LeLeux
Beyond "Sit Up Straight": An Introduction to the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique is a method for learning to perform day-to-day activities with reduced tension, by addressing the student's physical and mental habits that can contribute to fatigue and pain. This presentation includes a discussion the history of the Alexander Technique with an overview of what it is (and isn't) and a brief synopsis of the life and work of F. M. Alexander. Angeline will also discuss how to incorporate the principles of the Technique into daily life, and explain how a typical lesson is conducted. The presentation ends with a brief one-on-one hands-on demonstration for any interested volunteers.
Angeline LeLeux trained at the Center for the Alexander Technique in Menlo Park, CA and has been an AmSAT certified teacher since 2001. http://www.angeline-leleux.com
