Continuing Education
HEALTH AND PERSONAL GROWTH
A COURSE IN MIRACLES
7 weeks James Fenton
Join us for this eye opening program to study the golden nuggets of A Course in Miracles through the combined volume. Explore spiritual psychotherapy where you are not asked to give up anything in the world, but rather allow all your thoughts about your life and the world to be bathed in Love. Gain greater appreciation, understanding and connectedness with consistent peace of mind.
Starts 2/24
Wednesday 7:00-9:00 p.m. $40** B110
SPECIALS FOR HEALTH & PERSONAL GROWTH
AROMATHERAPY FOR BEGINNERS
One Night Lynae Kovatch
Custom blend a unique gift for your special mom, sister, or friend; or simply enhance your essential oil and application knowledge! We’ll discuss the difference between carrier oils and essential oils; how essential oils enter and affect the body; what properties all essential oils exhibit; the differences between an "absolute" and "essential" oil; and how essential oils are extracted. Discover what some of the most popular oils are. Come and feel more comfortable using essential oils in your everyday life. Includes a 20-page packet of information for you to take home and a 2 ounce massage oil that you will blend and take home! A materials fee of $12 will be payable to instructor the night of class. Class size limited to 20.
Thursday, March 25 7:00-9:00 p.m. $7**
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AURA DRAWING & INTERPRETATION
One Night Brenda Jenks
This workshop will teach you how to "see" auras, how to draw them, and how to interpret what you have drawn. This is an excellent boost for your intuitive skills and creativity. You will need to bring pastels, colored pencils or crayons. No artistic talent required!
Thursday, March 4 7:00-9:00 p.m. $7**
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BODY KINESIOLOGY
One Night Maureen McNamara Rice
A big name for a simple technique! This technique was developed by a chiropractor, and many chiropractors use this in their every day work assisting clients. So simple a child can do it, this technique can be used by anyone to determine organ imbalances, allergens, vitamin/herb/homeopathic needs, even buried emotional distress. Despite its simplicity, it is absolutely accurate. How would you like to know if you're allergic to your coffee creamer? Whether you need vitamins? Whether your backache is due to stress or a kidney infection that you should see a doctor about? Don't guess - Test! Handouts provided. Please bring a bottle of water. Instructor, Maureen McNamara Rice is a Doctor of Naturopathy.
Wednesday, March 10 7:00-9:00 p.m. $7**
B106
BRAIN ILLNESS OR MENTAL ILLNESS?
One Night Seth Richard, RN
Thoughts and emotions may be perceived in the mind, but are actually made up of neurotransmitters, electrical activity, and chemical reactions in the brain. We are so focused on the abstract mind we often forget that the brain is just another organ which can malfunction. Stressors such as genetic predispositions, chemical imbalances and nutritional deficiencies can result in both acute and chronic biochemical disorders often mistaken as mental illness. Seth is an RN and a former behavioral/community health nurse educator who has spent his adult life as a student, patient and advocate of orthomolecular medicine, which helps correct brain allergies and many other biochemical disorders. Please join us for this enlightening class as we explore some very simple answers to some very complex problems. Instructor can be reached at SethRichardRN@msn.com.
Session I: Wednesday, March 3 or
Session II; Thursday, March 25
6:30-8:30 p.m. $7**
B103
COPING WITH STRESS
One Night Maureen McNamara Rice
Stress happens. Work/unemployment, allergies, pain, kids, road rage, evil in-laws, even vacations induce stress. Learn easy-to-do “adrenalin reduction” techniques, EFT (a tapping system which delights many), meditation techniques and other amazingly simple methods to increase your pleasure in life. Instructor, Maureen Rice is a Doctor of Naturopathy and a Board Certified Hypnotist.
Wednesday, March 3 7:00-8:30 p.m. $7**
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DETOX WITHOUT DEPRIVATION
One Night Susan Horst, C.H.H.C., M.Ed
Do you notice your body craving a fresh, clean start? Just how we change the oil in our cars every 3,000 miles, our bodies deserve a tune-up. You will choose from over 15 ways to detox without deprivation, discover the benefits of a gentle food based cleanse (free of powders, shakes and nonsense), be inspired to shed unwanted weight and learn what foods support and drain your liver. Class includes a sampling of a detoxifying Kale and Avocado salad, sample menus, recipes and shopping list for a Gentle Food Based Cleanse, a guide to organic produce: The Cleanest 12 and Dirty Dozen, and a variety of handouts, including household products to avoid and safe solutions. Materials fee of $3 payable to instructor the night of class. Class size limited to 15.
Session I: Monday, March 29 or
Session II: Thursday, April 15
6:30-8:30 p.m. $7**
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DETOXIFY YOUR MEMORY BANKS
One Night Maureen McNamara Rice
Chronic, “sourceless” pain is frequently the result of your non-conscious mind’s inability to determine the difference between physical and emotional pain. Thus your back hurts when your emotions are upset. Etc. Learn to “script” for greater happiness and health, and how to “detoxify” your uncomfortable memories so that you live “happily ever after.” Instructor Maureen McNamara Rice is a Doctor of Naturopathy.
Monday, February 22 7:00-8:30 p.m. $7**
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EAT YOUR WAY TO HEALTHY SKIN
One Night Susan Horst, C.H.H.C., M.Ed
Beautiful skin begins within. In order to have clear skin, you must feed your body with pure foods. This workshop will focus on how whole foods can transform you skin, from the inside out. You will learn which foods and supplements support vibrant healthy skin, understand why sugar and other processed foods contribute to acne and wrinkles, develop an easy and inexpensive skin care routine using whole foods, know which ingredients to avoid in your daily moisturizers because “all natural” isn’t always natural and with the help of what’s inside your kitchen pantry, you can nourish your skin naturally and beautifully! Class includes a sampling of omega 3 packed maple glazed walnuts, a variety of handouts, including the top foods to eat to support skin health, plus recipes to incorporate these foods easily into your diet and a demonstration of how to make your own body scrub made from ingredients you can find in your kitchen. Materials fee of $3 payable to instructor the night of class. Class size limited to 15.
Thursday, April 22 6:30-8:30 p.m. $7**
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EDEN ENERGY MEDICINE FOR A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE: Part One
One Night Carol Lovelee, MA
If you haven’t been feeling well, or are overwhelmed by life, this class is for you. Carol will teach you how your every day environment produces stressful energies that overload the physical, emotional and mental bodies. The result of this stress, over time, can be overwhelming and affects not only our performance at work, but also our ability to enjoy life. Carol will teach simple and useful hands-on energy techniques so you can learn first-hand the potentials of energy work. These techniques can help anyone to de-stress your life both at work and at home. Come with questions and your curiosity. Carol Lovelee, MA, brings 19 years in the Mental Health Field and 13 years in the field of Energy Medicine to her presentations. She has taught Eden Energy Medicine, Reiki, Manifesting classes and Positive Parenting classes in both her private practice and at conferences in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, schools and colleges throughout the Capital District.
Tuesday, March 2 6:30-8:30 p.m. $5**
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EXPLORE YOUR HIDDEN TALENTS & LEARN TO DOWSE
Two Nights Nancy Auspelmyer
Test your psychic abilities… Learn about and practice simple Dowsing, ESP and Intuition. Dowsing is an ancient art that is being revitalized throughout the world as we learn more about energy and our ability to interact with it. Learn basic dowsing techniques using pendulums and dowsing rods and hone your innate abilities, regardless of what you are looking for. Rods and pendulums will be available for use. Come away with new skills and insight!
Thursday, April 15
and April 22 6:00-9:00 p.m. $15**
B110
FENG SHUI FOR BEGINNERS
Two Nights Brenda Jenks
Bring harmony and balance into your life by making changes in your environment. Learn how plants, lighting, furniture arrangement and other “cures” can change the flow of energy in your home, workplace or any area. You will need a notebook and a pencil.
Thursday, March 25
and April 1 6:30-9:30 p.m. $20
B104
HEALING IN YOUR KITCHEN
One Night Maureen McNamara Rice
Did you know that virtually all “spices” began their history in our kitchens as medicinal herbs? This class covers basic “spices” and their health effects. Recipes for teas, etc. included. Instructor, Maureen McNamara Rice, is a Doctor of Naturopathy.
Wednesday, March 24 7:00-8:30 p.m. $7**
B106
HEY MAKE ME OVER!
One Night Lillie Bruce
Join Lillie and find the magic of wearing make-up so people will notice you and not your make-up. In this crash course I will show you different make-up techniques, from your every day look to that special evening glow, to suit your lifestyle. Learn the secrets of making someone look 10 years younger. Bring your make-up bags and a mirror with you ladies! I will give you the secrets to creating the celebrity look in your own home.
Wednesday, March 10 6:30-9:30 p.m. $10**
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HONING YOUR INTUITION TO GROW YOURSELF A LIFE YOU’LL LOVE
One Night Barbara Garro
Discuss emotional bad habits – yours and others! Learn why some people push your buttons and others don’t! Find out why we behave the way we do and take away actions for improving your relationships at home and everywhere else! Learn the three systems people are born with that they use to communicate. When you understand yourself and others better, you have less conflict and you are kinder and more understanding. This is a participative workshop. We will be talking and learning together. Come join us! This workshop is based on Barbara Garro’s book “Grow Yourself A Life You’ll Love.”
Thursday, March 18 6:30-8:30 p.m. $7**
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IMPROVE YOUR MOOD WITH FOOD
Two
Nights Maureen
McNamara Rice
Your brain operates with the fuel you give it. Unfortunately, it works poorly when fed our favorite potato chips, brownies, and power bars. Fatigue, malaise, irritability, headache, even depression, can improve – or even disappear – when your brain gets the fuel it needs. No matter how hard you try to meditate, rest or otherwise improve yourself, if your brain isn’t getting what it needs, you won’t reap the benefits you desire. Learn what foods and combination of foods, will improve your mood. Instructor, Maureen Rice, is a Doctor of Naturopathy.
Monday, March 15
and March 22 7:00-8:30 p.m. $12**
B106
INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY FOR HEALTH & HEALING: PRACTICAL TIPS FOR TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH
One Night J. Joseph Treiber
Energy is the vital life force that activates every function and drives every process in the human body. Learn about your energy system and why it is so important to your physical, emotional and spiritual health. The instructor will teach you a powerful and practical acupressure tapping technique that you can use to help you feel better by boosting your energy level and releasing the energy disruptions blocking good physical and emotional health. The instructor will also perform an energy assessment on an individual’s energy system, indicating weaknesses and imbalances that may be contributing to physical or emotional health concerns and will also demonstrate how energy testing can be used to assess the compatibility of foods and substances with a person’s body. Jack Treiber is a Certified Energy Practitioner and Personal Energy Advisor in practice as “Energy for Health & Healing, LLC” in downtown Saratoga Springs and Clifton Park.
Tuesday, March 30 6:30-9:00 p.m. $10**
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INVITING PROSPERITY INTO YOUR LIFE
One Night Brenda Jenks
You will learn how intention, attitude, and perception all have an influence on our income. Included are affirmations, Feng Shui cures, and instruction on the Law of Attraction, goal-setting, and the value of expressing gratitude. Many useful handouts will be provided.
Thursday, March 11 7:00-9:00 p.m. $7**
B104
IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT YOU’RE FAT…
One Night Barbara Garro
it’s your fault if you stay fat! You know what it takes to lose weight! You really want to get fit and you can’t understand why you don’t do what you should do and you keep on doing what you know you shouldn’t do! Learn how your eating personality may be your problem! Why listen to Barbara Garro? Because she weighs within 10 pounds of her High School weight! I’ve learned some things that help a lot to keep from putting on those pounds! So, come with your questions. Come to learn some things you may not know about that really do work and what has worked for classmates. This is a participative, interactive workshop atmosphere where we intend to learn, laugh and have fun. Barbara Garro, MA, is a Certified Corporate Coach through Corporate Coach University and works with private clients and family and/or friend groups to support weight management goals.
Tuesday, March 9 6:30-8:30 p.m. $7**
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KICK SUGAR!
One Night Susan Horst, C.H.H.C, M.Ed
Suffer from a sugar addiction and want to find tools and support to beat it? This workshop will help you uncover the reasons behind your cravings and teach you how to kick sugar to the curb. You will: permanently change your relationship with sugar, understand the causes behind this powerful craving, learn the difference between simple and complex carbs and why it matters, be inspired to rid your diet of artificial sweeteners and high fructose corn syrup, discover gentle sweeteners and natural solutions to curb your craving, and find the hidden places sugar lingers and become sugar savvy! Class includes a sampling of homemade cranberry walnut “power bars” sweetened with brown rice syrup. (Snacks that don’t spike your blood sugar the way refined sugar does is essential for conquering your cravings), a variety of handouts, including the 10 steps you need to take to conquer your sugar addition and recipes designed to help you beat the sugar blues. Materials fee of $3 payable to instructor the night of class. Class size limited to 15.
Monday, April 12 6:30-8:30 p.m. $7**
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LIFE COLORS
One Night Nancy Auspelmyer
So much of who you are resonates in your energy field. Every person is born with a color in their energy field that stays with them throughout their lives determining the basic lessons for the journey throughout this lifetime. Through simple exercises, determine your life color, what it means, and how it impacts not only your thoughts and actions, but also defines the challenges and obstacles you meet in striving to reach your highest potential.
Thursday, April 29 6:00-9:00 p.m. $10**
B110
MATRIX ENERGETICS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
One
Night Carol Lovelee
Matrix Energetics, developed by Richard Bartlett, taps into your innate intelligence to connect the most useful solutions for all of your life dilemmas. A frozen shoulder can choose movement, grief can dissolve into peace and lack into abundance. This is a great fun way to create the opportunity for more useful potentials in your life. Come ready to play in the Matrix! Carol Lovelee, MA, has 14 years experience in the energy medicine field and is certified in Matrix Energetics, Eden Energy Medicine and Reiki.
Tuesday, March 16 6:30-8:30 p.m. $7** B114
MESSAGES FROM BEYOND
One
Night Hillary Kramer
Reunite with your loved ones on the Other Side who guide and comfort your way! In this moving and profound presentation filled with compassion, insight and humor, Hillary will convey intuitive messages that demonstrate there is more to life than what you think. Integrating her clairvoyant gifts with academic credentials and clinical counseling experience, Hillary will also offer guidance on your life’s important choices and inspiration to live your dreams. Hillary Kramer, M.S.W.>, a social work/therapist and intuitive counselor for 30 years offers private consultations with accuracy and insight to clients across the country. As an author and composer, she has taught numerous seminars on meditation, spirituality, healing and life direction and has extensive experience in grief counseling.
Thursday, April 15 7:00-8:30 p.m. $7**
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NUMEROLOGY
One Night Brenda Jenks
A new take on an ancient art! Based on Dan Millman’s book, in this course you will learn your six personal numbers and what they mean to you. Each number explains your personality traits, talents and possible goals. Bring a calendar for figuring your personal year, month and day.
Thursday, March 18 7:00-9:00 p.m. $7**
B104
OVERCOMING PANIC AND ANXIETY
One Night Elaine S. Simione
Anxiety disorders are the number one mental health problem among American women and are second only to alcohol and drug abuse among men. Twenty to thirty million people have suffered from panic attacks, phobias or other anxiety disorders in the past year. If you find yourself among this population, this class is for you! Come and learn how to reduce physiological reactivity, eliminate avoidance behavior and change subjective interpretations (or self talk) which perpetuate a state of apprehension and worry. Topics to be addressed will be: Breathing/relaxation, cognitive restructuring, anxiety/worry management skills and imagery desensitization, as well as others. Break out of the pattern of fear and anxiety that may have imprisoned you for years. Instructor, Elaine Simione is a heart-centered transformational psychotherapist/hypnotherapist, using a holistic approach to healing, specializing in weight release, eating disorders, panic and anxiety, depression, addictions, childbirth and family therapy. For more information, log onto www.holisticcounselingcenter.com
Monday, March 1 6:30-8:30 p.m. $7**
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QIGONG FOR BEGINNERS
Two Nights Ed Hubbell
Take Charge of your Life! Create your own daily workout for better Health and Stress relief. Qigong is the Chinese art of Exercise/Meditation, with dynamic movements and still postures in combination with mental and spiritual concentration to influence the flow of Qi or life force. A regular practice of Qigong can lead to improved mental and physical health, reduce stress and lower blood pressure and foster an inner peace and calm. Qigong is the basis for Tai chi and is utilized by millions worldwide as a valuable tool for martial artists, healers or those on a spiritual path. Ed Hubbell, MSOM, is a licensed acupuncturist in private practice in Saratoga Springs.
Wednesday March 3
and March 10 6:30-7:45 p.m. $12**
Maple Avenue O253
QIGONG FOR INTERMEDIATES
Two Nights Ed Hubbell
Keep taking Charge of Your Life! Move forward with your basic understanding of Qigong to deepen your personal ability to move through intention. Learn additional exercises to enhance your own Qi (life force) and assist others in their quest for good balance. Instructor, Ed Hubbell, MSOM, is a licensed acupuncturist in private practice in Saratoga Springs.
Wednesday, March 17
and March 24 6:30-7:45 p.m. $12**
Maple Avenue O253
SELF-HYPNOSIS
One Night Maureen McNamara Rice
Use hypnosis to achieve your goals! Be it weight loss, smoking cessation, stress relief, sleep improvement, pain reduction, phobia, public speaking, sports improvement, study habits, cancer imagery, (etc.) hypnosis helps. Learn easy to accomplish techniques for successful self-hypnosis and be “introduced” to your non-conscious mind, which thinks very differently than you do – remember, what is said under hypnosis is more important than achieving a hypnotic trance (achieving trance is the easiest part). Instructor, Maureen Rice, is a Doctor of Naturopathy and board Certified Hypnotist.
Monday, March 29 7:00-8:30 p.m. $7**
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SELF-MASSAGE FOR EVERY BODY
One Night Robert Ridpath, LMT
Alina Piccone, LMT
Join Robert Ridpath and Alina Piccone, both New York State Licensed Massage therapists of Cloud Nine Massage, in this informative and interactive workshop where you will learn how to help your body heal through the power of touch. Find out what “knots” really are, how and why massage improves the health of your body, how to manage common acute and chronic injuries and learn simple, yet effective self-massage techniques. Also included will be discussion on natural ways to decrease inflammation in the body, the role of frequency in the body, how your body’s pH relates to your health and the importance of drinking enough water. Dress comfortably and prepare to relax and learn!
Wednesday, March 3 6:30-8:30 p.m. $7**
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STRESS…
One Night Ed Hubbell
Everyone has it…harness that intense energetic pattern and make it your Ally! Come experience two meditation techniques, along with two breathwork exercises. You decide what works best for you to use to reverse the toxic effects stress can induce in these sometime chaotic times. Sound simple? It is, and Powerful! Ed Hubbell has 20 years experience working with groups and individuals, helping them to take charge of their lives in a meaningful way.
Wednesday, March 31 6:30-8:00 p.m. $7**
B115
WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUES: HOW ENERGY MEDICINE CAN HELP!
One Night Carol Lovelee, MA
Come learn how energy techniques can assist you in restoring a healthy balance promoting health and vitality. As women, we have unique health concerns that can best be supported when our energy system is balanced. We will explore how to clear blockages that can be attributed to PMS, hormonal imbalances, infertility and the discomforts of menopause. Bring your curiosity and questions. Carol Lovelee, MA, brings 14 years experience in the energy medicine field and is certified in Reiki, Eden Energy Medicine and Matrix Energetics..
Tuesday, March 9 6:30-8:30 p.m. $7**
B114