Health & Wellness

April 23 – Ayurvedic Healing – 1st Session

Introduction to Ayurvedic medicine, 2 classes, 4 weeks apart, so information in the first class may be incorporated and applied to daily life. Learn: Basic principles and Theory; Understand your own psycho-physiological ‘type;’ Learn why do certain foods, situations, environments, seasons and weather affect you differently than others you know? Dis-ease prevention, how and why they work; Causes and methods to deal with stress effectively; Digestion according to Ayurveda. Discovering your Ayurvedic ‘type’ will help you make informed diet and lifestyle choices to create balance in your life.

Instructor: Tim Thomas
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: Downtown Yoga, 113 N. 1st Ave, Sandpoint, Idaho
Email: tthomyog@hotmail.com
Phone: 208.304.7604
Fee: $40.00 per class
Additional Info: Please call or email for registration and location.

May 2, 9, 16 & 23 – Wellness Choices

Learn more about the options you can choose from to take more responsibility for maintaining or improving your health. When you are knowledgeable about what is available, you can choose what feels right for you. Areas of study include how thoughts and emotions affect health, deep lymph massage, flower essences, microbial balancing and movement.

Instructor: Janet Dhaenens
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: TBA, depending on number of people attending.
Email: jdhaenens@gmail.com
Phone: 208.265.9139
Website: http://www.IntrinsicQuest.com
Fee: $40.00 for all 4 classes.
Additional Info: Minimum # of people 4, max. # of people 16

May 3, 10, 17 & 24 – Lymph Massage Instruction

Learn what lymph massage means and how it affects your body. Learn basic moves that increase the circulation to all areas of your body. No massage table required – instruction given on the floor so the benefits can be accessible to all.

Instructor: Janet Dhaenens
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: TBA, depending on number of people attending.
Email: jdhaenens@gmail.com
Phone: 208.265.9139
Website: http://www.IntrinsicQuest.com
Fee: Couples only, 4 classes, $80 per couple for all 4 classes.
Additional Info: Minimum # of people 4, max. # of people 12

May 6, 13, 20 & 27 – Automatic Writing

Also known as “internal dictation”, automatic writing is a way to receive guidance from higher realms, and to access information beyond normal circumstances. In this 4 part series, you will have the opportunity to learn techniques, practice between classes, and return for clarification, new techniques, and practice sessions.

Instructor: Joyce West
Time: 6:45pm-8:45pm
Location: To Be Announced
Email: irejoyce77@aol.com
Phone: 208.265.9139
Fee: $65.00; partial trade considered.
Additional Info: Bring whatever writing implement you most like to use. A workbook is provided.

May 21 – Ayurvedic Healing – 2nd Session

Ayurveda Basics. Repeat of Session 1. Introduction to Ayurvedic medicine, 2 classes, 4 weeks apart, so information in the first class may be incorporated and applied to daily life. Learn: Basic principles and Theory; Understand your own psycho-physiological ‘type;’ Learn why do certain foods, situations, environments, seasons and weather affect you differently than others you know? Dis-ease prevention, how and why they work; Causes and methods to deal with stress effectively; Digestion according to Ayurveda. Discovering your Ayurvedic ‘type’ will help you make informed diet and lifestyle choices to create balance in your life.

Instructor: Tim Thomas
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: Downtown Yoga, 113 N. 1st Ave, Sandpoint, Idaho
Email: tthomyog@hotmail.com
Phone: 208.304.7604
Fee: $40.00 per class
Additional Info: Minimum of 6 students. Please preregister by email: tthomyog@hotmail.com by May 15.

May 21 & 28 – Mystical Self-Reflexology

Reflexology works with the reflex points in the feet to bring about relaxation and homeostasis, or balance within the body, which provides an environment for healing and wellness. In this 2 part class, you will learn to work with the foot reflex points on the top, bottom, and sides of the feet, with adequate time between classes to practice what you have learned thus far. A workbook will be provided.

Instructor: Joyce West
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: To Be Announced
Email: irejoyce77@aol.com
Phone: 208.265.9139
Fee: $65.00; partial trade considered.
Additional Info:
Bring a hand towel, your favorite lotion, creme, or powder, and a pen. You must be able to place your foot on the opposite knee or thigh while in a sitting position, and be willing to clip the thumb and index fingernails.

June 4 – Choices

The first in a 3-workshop series, this unique yet masterful full day workshop focuses on assisting you in making powerful conscious, competent choices about your life, dreams and goals, by giving you valuable proven tools to help put you on the path to what you want to achieve in your life.

This is the 2nd in a 3-workshop series. Science has proven that everything is energy, including our thoughts, words, and deeds. This fun, fascinating workshop will give you many valuable tools to help you focus your energy on what you want. Learning how to powerfully apply this energy toward the direction of your goals will absolutely make you excited and ready for your next step.

The 3rd in a series, this workshop explores the 12 Universal Laws that govern the lives of the most successful men and women on the planet. Experience the dynamics of each of these laws put into application. When you practice the universal laws of life, success cannot help but follow, in your life’s work, health, and overall well-being.

Instructor: Kathi Ellis
Time: 9am-4pm
Location: Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. 1st St., Sandpoint, ID
Email: kathi_ellis@msn.com
Phone: 208.683.9191
Fee: $35.00
Additional Info:
Please register through Sanpoint Parks & Recreation Dept. @ 208.263.3371. If you register 2 or more people, you will receive $10 off your individual registration.

INSTRUCTOR BIOS:

Joyce West
Joyce West began automatic writing in 1992, and teaching in 2007. In 2005, she expanded her skills to include verbal channeling. She currently provides counsel for others internationally, in both written and verbal forms, working in partnership with Jeshua (Jesus). To obtain more information, call or go to www.journeyingwithjandj.com

Joyce West began professionally practicing reflexology in 1998. She weaves into this traditional practice the inherent mystical abilities in herself and in each student.

Kathi Ellis
Kathi owns Choice Concepts, LLC and is a Reiki Master and Therapeutic Healing Touch practitioner and offers her experience in working with the human energy field, using scientifically proven down-to-earth techniques, to help create a broader approach to success through the human senses. She also offers one-on-one personal and professional life-coaching services on a fee basis.

Tim Thomas
Tim has been studying Yogasana and philosophy for the last 17 years. His primary teacher has been Dr. Jaime Stover-Schmitt in the Himalayan tradition and Krishnamacharya lineage. Teacher certification received in 2004. The Yoga studies inevitably led to Ayurvedic study and to the yearlong Ayurvedic Practitioner course through the Ayurvedic Academy completed in Seattle in 2007. Through personal experience Tim has come to realize that you can make your life much more enjoyable and much less problematic, supporting the body’s inherent natural intelligence utilizing simple Ayurvedic principles. Tim studied in Kerala, India at an Ayurvedic Hospital on 4 separate trips (appr. 9 mo.). He teaches workshops at the Shala and is available for private consultation by appointment.

Lynn Ekstrom
14 year 911 communication specialist, former EMT, training officer for Communication Center, member Sheriff Possee reference rescue, long time gardner (master gardener), 4-H leader 10 plus years.


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