Healthy & Holistic

Past Life Meditation Experience – NEW Have you ever had that sensation of deja`vu when meeting someone new or traveling to a place you've never been before? Some people are simply curious about past lives while others want to know why they have so many challenges in this life. In this class you’ll relax and journey through a meditation that may take you across oceans or distant lands to help you figure out your past lives. Have no worries; this meditation is a safe, protected process designed to help you tap into your subconscious mind. Your instructor, a certified hypnotherapist who has done numerous group regressions, promises that you'll be surprised by what you learn, and you may even experience a glimpse into your future. Don’t miss this chance to discover who you were and what you did in former lifetimes as the memories often bring balance to your perceptions and expectations of your current lifetime. This will be a very rewarding and enjoyable experience that you will never forget! NOTE: Please bring a blanket and pillow for your comfort during the meditation. Also, please do NOT wear scents/perfumes to class. Monday * 10/6/14 * 6-9 pm * $29 HOLV CD003-01 * Jewel Shelden

Introduction to Card Reading Have you always wanted to understand the Tarot cards and their meanings? This Tarot workshop will help you begin to work with the cards or expand on your knowledge as we share the history of this ancient tradition. We’ll share easy techniques to prepare you to answer questions about life, relationships, health, and finances as we guide you through the 78 cards of the Major and and help you unlock their wisdom and guidance. Your class fee includes a deck of tarot cards, so simply bring a notebook to this intense and interactive workshop. Be prepared to tap into your intuition and open your mind. Tuesday * 10/7/14 * 6-9 pm * $39 (includes materials) HOLV CE003-01 * Carli Ray

The Art of Pendulum - NEW Dowsing is a skill that is as old as human history, yet it’s also very relevant today. In this new class you’ll find out what dowsing is, who can do it, how to do it, plus when and where it works. Discover how dowsing can become an invaluable tool to optimize your own health, well-being, and quality of life. Using a pendulum is a simple tool to tap into your subconscious mind and this new class will show you how you can use a pendulum to physically demonstrate, on a tangible level, the existence of an invisible world of energy outside the one we perceive with our five senses, and how we can connect with it. NOTE: Your class fee includes a text. A pendulum will be provided for practice in class. You will have an opportunity to purchase your own pendulum from your instructor after class ($8-$10 each). Wednesday * 10/8/14 * 6-8:30 pm * $29 HOLV CE003-04 * Patti Henderson Herbal Teas for a Healthy Winter – NEW Come learn about the health benefits of herbal teas that will help you stay well during the long winter months. There’s a certain comfort in a steaming cup of tea on a cold day, and we’ll share a variety of teas and how you can use them for your benefit. Plus, you’ll make an herbal mask and ointments that will ensure when everyone else is sick you will be energetically healthy and enjoying the blessings of the season! Thursday * 10/9/14 * 6-8 pm * $25 HOLV CG002-01 * Carli Ray

Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Discover your inner tranquility with a Buddhist meditation called “calm abiding.” The practice of meditation is simply resting the mind in the present moment of experience. In this practice, we simply place our awareness on our normal breathing. When we become distracted, we gently bring our awareness back to the breath. During this class there will be detailed instruction in this technique, along with some short practice sessions, and also plenty of discussion. A meditation practice enables us to cultivate inner peace and creates a feeling of deep well-being. When we become familiar with our natural and luminous mind, we discover that we already have everything that we need. NOTE: Space is limited, so please register early. This class will be held at the Holistic Health Center, 181 North Avenue, Battle Creek. Tuesday * 10/14/14 * 6-7:30 pm * $19 HOLV CH002-01 * Matthew Willis

Holistic Nutrition: For Adults & Children Learn the holistic building blocks of nutrition and the different nutrition needs of adults and children. We'll focus on vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, essential fatty acids, probiotics and digestive enzymes. We’ll also discuss how our bodies use proteins, carbohydrates and fats and why our diet needs to include all of these building blocks for optimal health. You'll leave this class with information to begin healing your body in a natural way. Tuesday * 10/14/14 * 6-8 pm * $25 HOLV CI002-01 * Karla Anderson

Holistic Nutrition: Balance Your pH pH stands for power of hydrogen, which is a measurement of the hydrogen ion concentration in our body. When our pH is low our body is in an acidic state, and this acidic condition may lead to a number of degenerative diseases. In this class you’ll learn how balancing your saliva and urine pH affects your body and how being in balance can help assimilate the nutrition you put into it through the foods you eat. When you leave you’ll understand why it’s important and how to bring your body’s pH into balance. Tuesday * 10/21/14 * 6-8 pm * $25 HOLV CI002-02 * Karla Anderson

Holistic Nutrition: Enzyme Therapy for Health Enzymes are natural proteins that stimulate and accelerate many biological reactions in the body. Digestive enzymes, many of which are made in the pancreas, break down food and help with the absorption of nutrients into the blood. Metabolic enzymes build new cells and repair damaged ones in the blood, tissues, and organs. In this class you’ll learn how to use enzyme therapies to maintain homeostasis and health in the body. Food, digestive and metabolic enzymes are important components for the health and healing of our bodies and after this class you’ll understand ways you can use enzyme therapies for improved health. Tuesday * 10/28/14 * 6-8 pm * $25 HOLV CI002-03 * Karla Anderson

Holistic Nutrition: Essential Oils & Flower Essences - NEW Scents and aromas from oils and infused essences from plants can be used in your regime towards balance and good health. In this new class we’ll share how essential oils may relieve headaches, reduce stress, and add balance to your life. You’ll learn how to discern the therapeutic effectiveness of the oils and the healing properties of the most widely used oils including lavender, lemon, peppermint, plus many more. Flower essences help you to deal more constructively with the negative behavior patterns of human nature such as impatience, inability to say no, timidity, and inappropriate guilt. By better understanding and correcting the underlying stress patterns, we can redirect ourselves to balance towards our own true nature. Essential oils and flower essences seek to restore balance to our body and our emotional well-being and in this new class you’ll discover the most effective ways to use essential oils and flower essences. Tuesday * 11/4/14 * 6-8 pm * $35 HOLV CI002-04 * Karla Anderson & Karen Slocum

Holistic Nutrition: Healthy Body Mechanics & Stress Release - NEW Have you ever experienced that feeling that your body was “out of alignment”, kind of like your car when it needs an adjustment? In this new class you’ll learn the importance of healthy body mechanics, and we’ll discuss how our bodies react to structural and visceral stressors in both positive and negative ways. We will also bring together the highlights from the Holistic Nutrition classes giving you a whole new understanding of how to bring balance to your body by addressing the three sources of stress in our lives: Mechanical, Nutritional and Emotional. Tuesday * 11/11/14 * 6-8 pm * $35 HOLV CI002-05 * Karla Anderson & Justin Casey, D.C.

Best Deal! Holistic Nutrition Series for only $99 Tuesdays * 10/14/14-11/11/14 * 6-8 pm * $99 * HOLV CI010-01

Meet Your Spirit Guide We all have spirit guides; highly evolved spirits who will serve us, but will never assist without being asked. Are you ready to ask your guides for help? In this unique workshop you will discover how you can connect to your individual spirit guides. You’ll discuss the idea of spirit guides and learn what you might expect in your first meeting. Then, after entering a relaxed state you’ll experience a guided meditation that will introduce you to your spirit guide. Your guides will never lead you astray or cause you to do anything negative or destructive, there is no danger in this introduction.NOTE: Please bring a pillow and blanket for your comfort during the guided meditation. Wednesday * 10/15/14 * 6-8:30 pm * $25 HOLV CD003-02 * Patti Henderson

Archangel Connection We've been told our angels are all around us and that we can call on them any time, yet how do we know whom to call and whether or not they have visited us? In this new workshop you will get to learn about five of the Archangels, their specific areas of expertise, and come to know their vibration through a guided meditation. NOTE: Please bring a pillow and blanket for your comfort during the guided meditation. Wednesday * 10/22/14 * 6-8:30 pm * $25 HOLV CD003-03 * Patti Henderson

Meeting the Ascended Masters The Ascended Masters are souls who have walked our Earth, working through the trials and triumphs of human existence. Who better to watch over and guide us on our journey through this life? In this class you will become acquainted with the Ascended Masters and the roles they play in our lives and for humanity. You will learn which Ascended Master is of particular importance to your unique journey and why, and you will be guided in a meditation to meet them. NOTE: Please bring a pillow and blanket for your comfort during the guided meditation. Wednesday * 10/29/14 * 6-8:30 pm * $25 HOLV CD003-04 * Patti Henderson

Best Deal! The Other Side Series: Spirit Guide, Archangels and Ascended Masters for only $59 Wednesdays * 10/15/14-10/29/14 * 6-8:30 pm * $59 * HOLV CD009-01

Reflexology Basics: Level 1 Reflexology is a natural healing art that is based on the principle that there are reflexes in our hands and feet that correspond with every part of our body. In this workshop you’ll be introduced to the history of this ancient practice, basic anatomy, zone therapy, meridians, mapping, assessment, and when reflexology should not be used. This hands-on class will allow you to practice with yourself or a partner from class as you discover how reflexology can promote circulation, relieve tension, provide comfort and support for yourself or others. You’ll also receive handouts that explain basic reflexology treatment, includes foot/hand maps, and additional resources you can access later. NOTE: This class will be held at the Holistic Health Center, 181 North Avenue, Battle Creek. Saturday * 10/18/14 * 11 am-1:30 pm * $35 HOLV CI003-01 * Becky Porter

Reflexology Best Practices: Level 2 – NEW In this continuation of Level 1, you’ll be able to broaden your exploration of specific supports to the body’s physiologic systems as we explore approaches to assist with relief of difficult symptoms related to disorders of breathing, digestion, pain, sleep and tension. We will continue to discuss reflexology’s application for specific medical conditions, contraindications, and referral. The classroom is equipped with massage tables for your comfort and to demonstrate best practices for the reflexology provider’s posture and hand technique. Handouts will provide guidance for your home practice, including gentle stretching and warm-up exercises recommended for the practitioner and your potential reflexology recipient. NOTE: This class will be held at the Holistic Health Center, 181 North Avenue, Battle Creek. Saturday * 10/25/14 * 11 am-1:30 pm * $35 HOLV CI003-02 * Becky Porter Best Deal! Reflexology Level 1 & 2 for only $49 These workshops are designed to provide an introduction to touch therapy techniques and a certificate record of contact hours will be provided upon request. Saturdays * 10/18/14-10/25/14 * 11 am-1:30 pm * $49 * HOLV CI006-01

Palmistry for Fun & Insight Palm reading can be an icebreaker at a party, a fun way to interact with family or friends, or even a tool for personal insight. Whatever your reasons for an interest in , you'll find it accessible, entertaining, complex, and endlessly interesting. We will cover the basics of palm reading—shapes, lines, health signs, curious marks and signs, marriage lines, plus much more. You’ll have time for in-class practice, starting with your own hand. This interactive and fun class is perfect for a girl’s night out, so bring a friend and you’ll both discover new insights from the palms of your hands! Monday * 10/20/14 * 6-9 pm * $29 HOLV CE003-02 * Jewel Shelden

Astrology: Beyond the Chart – NEW So, you’ve gotten a copy of your chart, but do you really know what it means? Join us in this new class for those with a basic understanding and interest in astrology as we take a closer look at the planets and the houses in which they reside (I have in the 8th House of my chart; what does that mean?) Have you ever wondered what your chart says about the best career for you? What is a return and when does it happen? How does retrograde affect me? What is the North Node? After this workshop your astrological chart will become more than just a pie chart with some strange squiggles and marks— you’ll have more information to better understand yourself and how the placement of the planets in the sky at your time of birth affect your life every single day. NOTE: Please bring a copy of your own astrological chart to class. Monday * 10/27/14 * 6-9 pm * $25 HOLV CD003-05 * Sue Martin

Develop Your Intuition Perhaps you’ve seen news stories about the power of intuition, or read the book called “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell where shares how we think, without thinking (what some would call intuition). Everyone has intuitive ability, but often we only access it in bits and flashes. In this class you’ll discover specific techniques that will expand your awareness of your own intuitive language along with exercises you can do at home to heighten and strengthen your sensitivity to these gifts. You’ll discover the importance of grounding and how to do it, as well as several ways you can protect your personal space to keep you in control of your intuitive experiences. Saturday * 11/8/14 * 10 am-12:30 pm * $29 HOLV CJ003-01 * Patti Henderson It’s in the Numbers! Basic for Practical Use We use numbers every day, but do we consider the vibrations they lend to our names, birthdate, or street address? Join us to learn the basic concepts of numerology and discover how numbers can reveal hidden assets in our lives. We will cover birthdates, name changes (maiden to married), how to choose a great business name, when to play games of chance and more. In this fun class you’ll find your lucky days and personal lucky numbers—it might even change your life! Monday * 11/10/14 * 6-9 pm * $29 HOLV CE003-03 * Jewel Shelden

Exploring Reiki & Healing Energy – NEW Did you know that over 100 hospitals in the US and Canada use energy medicine as part of their regular care? In this new class you’ll discover a little more about Reiki, one of the most popular energy-healing modalities in . We’ll explore the history and background of the various types of Reiki and you’ll discover how it works and what it can treat. Explore how energy can help to heal, balance and harmonize our bodies and minds. Wednesday * 11/12/14 * 6-8:30 pm * $25 HOLV CA003-01 * Patti Henderson