Series Classes:

Ongoing

EZ Tai Chi for Health

Deborah Yaffee

Ongoing

Reiki with Laurie Dulude

Laurie Dulude

Ongoing

Inner Structure of Tai Chi

Jody Scalise

Reiki Practitioner Development Series:

Begins March 9

Deborah Yaffee

April 29

Deborah Yaffee

May 9

Deborah Yaffee

May 23

Deborah Yaffee

June 6

Deborah Yaffee

June 20

Deborah Yaffee

EZ Tai Chi for Health with Deborah Yaffee
Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:15 AM

A class for people who:

• wish to maintain wellness or
• are new to exercise or
• have a chronic condition or
• are looking for a Tai Chi form that simple to learn and do

EZ Tai Chi for Health is safe, effective and easy to learn. This program of 12 simple and effective movements was created by international Tai Chi Master and family physician, Dr. Paul Lam, and a team of medical and Tai Chi experts and is taught by a certified instructor. (This is the program promoted by the American Arthritis Foundation).

Class is ongoing and you can begin any time. Don't be shy...if you are curious, come to first class for free and see if it's a fit for you.

If you'd like to try EZ Tai Chi for Health, your first class is FREE!

Pre-pay in blocks of 4 classes:
$48 for block of 4
$96 for block of 8

FCC members:
$40 for block of 4
$80 for block of 8

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Reiki with Laurie Dulude
The Power of Healing Naturally: Mind, Body, & Spirit

New Reiki Schedule! Contact Laurie to register, as space is limited!

Reiki I
Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 PM -- (February 7, 14, and 21, 2012)

Reiki Master Class
Sunday, February 26, 2012 -- 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM

Reiki III
Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 PM -- (February 28, March 6 and 13, 2012)

Reiki II
Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 PM -- (March 27, April 3 and 10, 2012)

What is Reiki?

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing. The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words: Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy." It is administered by a gentle hands-on touch with the recipient clothed and is based on the idea that an unseen life force energy flows through us and is what causes us to be alive.

Laurie Dulude will lead these Reiki training sessions in four series, leading toward certification as a Reiki practitioner. The Reiki I series will include the theories and procedures of Reiki, the initial "attunements" to open the body's energy to the practice, and the hand placement positions for a whole body treatment. Reiki II, III and IV will be taught in subsequent series following the completion of Reiki I.

The potential benefits of Reiki

• Reduces stress
• Relieves pain
• Accelerates healing
• Creates relaxation
• Balances energy in body
• Complements conventional medical treatments
• Supports the immune system
• Aids in meditation
• Promotes self-healing

A brief history of modern Reiki

In 1890s, Master Mikao Usui attempted to heal beggars in the slums of Kyoto. After time, he discovered that many of the beggars had returned to the slums. Master Mikao Usui realized that he physically healed the beggars, but not "mentally & emotionally". He realized that true healing is spiritual, as well as physical. Reiki does not replace doctors or medicine, but adds healing power in conjunction with modern medicine.

Master Mikao Usui gathered 16 Masters prior to his death. Dr. Chujiro was one of his students. Dr. Chujiro founded the first Reiki clinic in Tokyo, Japan and trained 13 masters. After World War II there were only two surviving Reiki Masters. One of those Masters was Hawayo Takata. Hawayo Takata was from Hawaii and by the 1970s, she had trained 22 Reiki Masters and Westernized and Christianized the practice. Laurie's Reiki Master Trainer, Amy Rauber-Patton of Mobius Center of Healing Arts in Northampton, was trained by one of these 22 Reiki Masters.

Pre-registration is required, as class size is limited to six students. Contact instructor Laurie Dulude at 413.475.0270 for more information and to register for the course.

Reiki I ($50)
Class I: Participant introductions. Introduction to Reiki Principles & History. Discuss what Reiki is and provide a brief session/experience for students. Energy ball for all. Discuss the attunement process.
Class II: Review. Guided meditation and Level I attunement. Open discussion after. Guided practice in Reiki self healing. Discuss 21 day cleansing period. Reiki Boost Training and class participation.
Class III: Class participation in guided practice w/hand positions and Reiki healing on table.

Reiki II ($100)
Class I: Introduction to 3 sacred symbols and "sending". (Absentee Healing). Guided meditation and Reiki II attunement. Open discussion after. Reiki practice incorporating symbols. Review 21 days cleansing period.
Class II: Review Absentee Healing and "Physic Surgery".
Class III: Class participation in Physic Surgery and guided practice w/Reiki healing on table.

Reiki III ($100)
Class I: Review of Level I & II. Introduction to master symbols. Guided meditation and Level III attunement. Begin 21 day cleansing.
Class II: Introduction to pendulum and stone usage for Chakra spinning and Reiki healing.
Class III: Class participation in Chakra spinning and guided practice of Reiki healing using crystals, stones, and pendulums.

Reiki Master Class: Full day training course ($300)

• Review Reiki I - III
• Review all Sacred Symbols and give new Master/Teacher symbols
• Water Ceremony
• Guided meditation and attunement for Master/Teacher
• Practice guided meditation
• Practice attunements over & over again
• Engage discussion of Reiki Master/Teacher resources and logistics of becoming a Master/Teacher
• Reiki energy circle meditation and closure
• Reminder of 21 day cleansing period

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Inner Structure of Tai Chi
with Jody Scalise
Saturdays, 7:30 - 8:30 AM beginning February 11, 2012
Cost of class: $50 for 6 weeks.

Class consists of deep stretching, Core Tai Chi Movements, a short form and partnering in the Old Chinese Arts of “Push Hands” and Chi Sao from Wing Chun. Wing Chun is the only Martial Style created by a woman! Inner Structure is known as “Sensitivity Training”. There is Standing Meditation, Observance of the Dan Tien or Movement Center and the Eloquent Chi motivated Movement. This training will teach you to walk with Grace and a Healthy Alignment!

Check out the sample video here!

Contact Jody for more information and to register: 413.625.2403 or jodyscalise@me.com

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Reiki Practitioner Professional Development Series:
Power Up Your Reiki Healing with Spiritual Self Hypnosis
with Deborah Yaffee, Certified Reiki Master Teacher, National Guild of Hypnotists Certified Instructor

This Series will meet on the following dates from 6:30 - 9:00 PM:
Friday, March 9, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012

Course Fee: $125 (Age 60+ and FCC Coop Members: $95)

Enhance your Reiki practice for self-healing and for healing others with a unique method of spiritually based Meditative Self Hypnosis. Use this "antivirus software of the mind" for stress management, motivation, self-esteem, overcoming unwanted habits, relationship problems and more! This special technique will greatly assist your practice of the Reiki precepts!

Tuition includes course-book, practice CD and access to online community of practitioners. You may pre-pay for the 5 session series through PayPal or take the first class FREE OF CHARGE to try it out as long as you are pre-registered by March 2, 2012. Register for the series or the free trial class at www.riversidehealingarts.com.

Testimonial:

"The most healing thing I have ever done for myself. I wish all my family, friends, coworkers would avail themselves of this program. Certainly makes me more confident, more relaxed, just more of a good, positive human being. I am grateful. As a practitioner in western medicine, I wish the nursing profession would avail itself of the benefits of this system. We nurses take care of everyone but ourselves. Wish I could make it mandatory as part of nursing programs all over.

--"Priscilla Cassin , RN, BS Nursing

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Reiki Practitioner Professional Development Series: Medicine Buddha Reiki
with Deborah Yaffee, Certified Reiki Master Teacher

Sunday, April 29, 2012 -- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Pre-requisite: Reiki 2
Course Fee: $108

The Medicine Buddha is called The King of Healing and his dedication is to release all beings from the sufferings of body and mind. You do not have to be a Buddhist to receive and practice the teachings and mantra of the Medicine Buddha. Your instructor is a long time student of Tibetan Buddhism.

"The seven Medicine Buddhas are not only very powerful in healing disease, but in purification, for both the living and the dead. The Medicine Buddha practice can purify even those who have already died and liberate them from suffering … [because in] the past when they were bodhisattvas practicing the path to enlightenment, they promised and made extensive prayers to actualize all the prayers of living beings of the degenerate time … "

--lama zopa

Course Outline:

• Reiki and Buddhism
• What is Medicine Buddha Reiki
• Who is the Medicine Buddha
• The 12 Great Aspirations of the Medicine Buddha
• The Power of the Medicine Buddha, King of Healing
• Benefits of Recollecting and Reciting the Name of the Medicine Buddha
• Medicine Buddha Mantra and Symbols
• Medicine Buddha Sadhana (practice text)
• How to Activate Medicine Buddha Energy
• Medicine Buddha Healing Meditation

You will receive:

• A mala (Buddhist rosary beads) as a support for recitation of the mantra
• Special statue of the Medicine Buddha
• Rare blessed healing water of
• Medicine Buddha Reiki notebook
• Certificate of Completion

Space is limited. Please register at www.riversidehealingarts.com by April 20, 2012. Questions? Call 413-834-3407.

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Reiki Practitioner Professional Development Class:
Professional Intake Skills and Compliant Language
with Deborah Yaffee, Certified Reiki Master Teacher

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 -- 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Pre-requisite: Reiki 2
Course Fee: $25 (Age 60+ and FCC Coop Members: $20)

Discover how to enhance your client's healing process and create good client rapport by asking the right questions in the right way…for them! Learn how to protect the Reiki profession by using legally compliant language when sharing your Reiki healing stories. Class includes pertinent handouts.

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Reiki Practitioner Professional Development Class:
How to Deliver a Powerful Mental-Emotional Treatment
with Deborah Yaffee, Certified Reiki Master Teacher

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 -- 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Pre-requisite: Reiki 2 and Professional Intake Skills and Compliant Language class
Course Fee: $25 (Age 60+ and FCC Coop Members: $20)

Mrs. Takata understood the power of Reiki to affect more than just the physical body. She included what she called a Mental-Emotional Treatment to help direct Reiki energy to the mental-emotional components of the physical disturbance. In this class, you will learn how to work with your clients to create and deliver powerful, personalized affirmations that will highly enhance the Mental-Emotional Treatment.

Space is limited. Please register at www.riversidehealingarts.com by May 18, 2012.

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Reiki Practitioner Professional Development Class:
Transformational Nutrition for Energy Healers
with Deborah Yaffee, Certified Reiki Master Teacher

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 -- 6:30 - 9:00 PM
All Reiki levels, All Energy Healers
Course Fee: $15

It is crucial for Energy Healers to attain and maintain a high energetic vibration while remaining firmly grounded. Learn how to create and maintain a high vibration with special nutritional protocols for Body, Mind and Soul. Class will include written report on The Life Balancing Formula of Cleansing, Replenishing and Rejuvenating. High vibe snacks will be provided.

Space is limited. Please register at www.riversidehealingarts.com by June 1, 2012.

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Reiki Practitioner Professional Development Class:
How to Use Reiki for Goal Setting and Goal Getting
with Deborah Yaffee, Certified Reiki Master Teacher

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -- 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Pre-requisite: Reiki 2
Course Fee: $30 (Age 60+ and FCC Coop Members: $25)

In this workshop, you will learn a professional hypnotist's secrets for effective goal setting and how to apply Reiki for goal getting. Space is limited. Please register at www.riversidehealingarts.com by June 15, 2012.

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