Be Well, Brentwood! (progress)

We are officially more than a week into our challenge. Our team is checking in with each other frequently and we have some ideas and experiences to share with you.

Morning Yoga with Dierdre
From Robin:
I used to do yoga all the time, but after blowing out my knee and then getting pregnant, I let it fall to the side. Dierdre is a knowledgeable instructor and incredibly easy to follow. This is a class anyone can attend -- even with a bum knee and arthritic back I had no problem being able to do the poses. It is a great way to strengthen muscles and have some much needed "me" time.
Sign up for Morning Yoga on Mondays or Fridays at 10am.

Chair Awareness Through Movement® with the Feldenkrais® Method
From Katie:
I went to this class because I was really curious what it would be like. Fran was very welcoming. The first part was becoming more aware of our bodies. We focused on posture and breathing. It was very calming.
From Mary:
I have problems with my knee. It hasn't felt this good in months. This class was amazing.
Sign up for Chair Awareness on Wednesdays from 1-2pm.

Yoga
From Heather:
I've been in other yoga classes before and I didn't think I liked yoga. They took "the practice" way too seriously! Norman leads a playful class that incorporates fresh, new poses into the standard movements that offer a certain level of comfort in a session. He provides a positive and encouraging environment and will adapt poses for your level - whatever that may be!
Sign up for Evening Yoga on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 6:40pm.

We've also checked out Essential Oils 101, Whole Foods Market Engine 2 28-Day Challenge, and Pilates. More updates coming soon. Are you taking steps to Be Well? We hope so!

Essential Oils 101

Join us for two free presentations on Essential Oils.

 

 Beauty, Pain Management, and Mental Health.

 

Monday, January 5th from 6-7:30pm

 

 

And Essential Oils for Family Health, Wellness, and Illness Prevention

 

Monday, January 12th from 6-7:30

 

Register for these free presentations by clicking here for Jan 5th and here for Jan 12th.

(You are welcome to attend both, but don't forget to register individually for each.)

 

 

Essential Oils have been a well-documented part of history for health, wellness, and beauty. For centuries, people have used them in conjunction with modern medicine and holistic practices. Come learn about essential oils in a fun and informative series focused on the science of essential oils, how they interact with the body on a cellular level, and for what purposes they can help accompany existing practices for health and wellness. While essential oils are not intended to treat or cure any particular condition, they can be an effective supplement to add to your family's existing practices.

 

Presenter: Lane Rosencrans has been an educator in Williamson County Schools for eleven years and holds a Bachelor's Degree in English and a Master's Degree in Education. Lane has been using essential oils for nearly three years, and these presentations combine her passion for teaching with her desire to educate adults on the many benefits of essential oils.

Lecture: Benefits of Medical Hypnotism

We are in an age of healing that no longer relies on "one size fits all" treatments. A vast number of people, including doctors and members of scientific communities, understand healing is a process of body/mind/soul integration. Medical Hypnosis works in a variety of ways to support individuals in taking control of their healing and well-being.

 

Hypnosis works as an adjunct to physicians and the medical community. We call this “Complementary Medical Hypnosis.” Hypnosis is also excellent for Behavioral Medicine and Transpersonal Medicine. Hypnosis can offer substantial benefits for:

• Pain management
• Cancer treatment support
• PTSD, ADD/ADHD
• Stress, Smoking, Weight
• Support for Terminal Illness

Hypnosis is approved by the AMA and the National Institute of Health, NIH, with a history of positive results in treating cancer patients' pain. Medical Hypnotism is taught at some major universities, including University of Chicago and UCLA Medical Center. Join Marvin Wilkerson, certified in Medical Hypnotism by National Guild of Hypnotists. There is something to learn for everyone.

Date: Monday, August 19

Time: 6:00 - 8:00

Registration: Online - Click Here

Natural Solutions for Headache Pain

We have all experienced the pain of headaches. Have you ever wondered if there are natural solutions? The answer to that question is yes, and this seminar will provide you with those headache pain solutions.

 

It will address different types of headaches, the various locations where headaches can occur, children’s headaches, and trigger points.  We'll explain what a trigger point is, why they form, who is a likely candidate to have them, and several natural treatment options. Finally, this seminar will provide you with alternatives to pharmaceutical remedies that can reduce headache pain and inflammation. If you experience frequent or intense headaches, or know someone who does, please join us for this informative seminar.

 

Date: Monday, June 10

Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Presenter: Dr. Saira Kay, Family Chiropractic

Registration: Online - Click Here!

Hypnotherapist Techniques for Stress Management

Your body’s stress reaction was meant to protect you. But when it’s constantly on alert, your health can pay the price. A whopping 83% of American workers said they are stressed out by at least one thing at work. We all undoubtedly face multiple demands each day, and your body treats these minor hassles as threats. As a result, you may feel as if you’re constantly under assault. But you can fight back.

Consulting Hypnotists use many tools to help people make constructive changes in their life, including managing the experiences that cause stress. Certified Hypnotist Marvin Wilkerson will present the powerful techniques used in Hypnotherapy for people under stress and depression. In this presentation you will learn the techniques for:

• Proper Breathing
• Pre-Sleep Technique
• Reinforcement by Auto-suggestion
• Stress Reduction Action Plan
• Muscle Tension Control
• The Zeigarnick Effect
• Stress Management

Date: Thursday, May 30
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Presenter: Certified Hypnotist Marvin Wilkerson
Registration: Online - Click Here

Four Week Meditation Program

Have you tried meditation or seen the images of peaceful people "basking in bliss"? With the endless list of health benefits such as lowering blood pressure, increased attention and decreased stress responses, meditation seem like such a simple and healthy solution!
This four week class is designed to help you set up your own successful personal meditation practice. We will look at how to settle the nervous system, the basics of meditation, and enjoy a half hour guided meditation each week.

Dates: May 1, 8 15, 22
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Class Fee: $40.00 for four weeks
Presenter: Theresa Asmussen
Registration: Online - Click Here

Four Week Guided Meditation Class Series

The benefits of a meditation practice are almost too good to be true: Improved focus and sense of well-being, lower blood pressure, even structural changes in the brain. But as anyone who has tried meditation can tell you, for something so simple, it's not always easy! 

This 4 week series is designed to help you establish your own perfect practice at home in a lighthearted way, while guiding you through a 30 minute meditation in each class.

Dates: Four consecutive Wednesdays. February 13, 20, 27, and March 6.
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Class Fee: $40.00 for all four classes.
Registration: Online - Click Here!

About the Presenter: Theresa Asmussen, licensed  massage therapist and registered yoga  teacher, has been practicing yoga and meditation for over a decade, studying many different forms and styles of yoga  before becoming a registered Kripalu Yoga teacher in 2007. For the past 3 years, Theresa has been studying the uses of yoga and meditation in therapeutic settings, holding certifications in Trauma Sensitive Yoga, iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation, and Adaptive Yoga in military settings.

Self Hypnosis Class

The benefits of self hypnosis are many. Self hypnosis is a proven tool for eliminating negative or inappropriate behaviors and negative beliefs that damage our relationship with ourselves and others. Self hypnosis can implant postive new thoughts, help manage stress, and it is frequently used in the medical establishment as effective pain relief. Finally, it is effective in aiding weight loss, smoking cessation, athletic enhancement, many others.

Learn about the roots of hypnosis and how the mind works along with the proper technique to self-hypnotize and deal with beliefs, emotions and memories. You will learn to communicate with your subconscious mind and script suggestions that accomplish your goals, along with many other self-hypnosis techniques. This class will give you a tool to use for a lifetime while taking the mystery out of a valuable resource.

Date: Tuesday, February 5
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Presenter: Marvin Wilkerson
Class Fee: $10.00
Registration: Online

Chakras: The Keys to Our Health and Emotions

We all have them, but few of us know what they are. These spinning wheels of light extend from our bodies, and they hold the keys to our mental, emotional and physical health. Chakras date back over 4000 years. Modern day medicine is now beginning to give these energy centers credence and explore the health issues related to them.

In this class we will discuss what a chakra is and where they are, link the emotional and physical issues to each chakra, explain how to heal through the understanding of chakras, measure and “see” our chakras, and learn how to clear and balance them to maintain optimal health.

If you are living and breathing, this class is for you. Understanding how chakras influence our health is paramount to maintaining excellent health. Come join us for an experiential and informative class with lots of “a-ha” moments.  *Please bring a yoga mat or beach towel. 

Date: Tuesday, January 29
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Class Fee: $50.00 (includes a manual and a pendulum)
Instructor: Michelle Chalfant, MS LPC. Michelle is a licensed  counselor, holistic life coach, writer, and speaker. She received her Masters Degree from the Medical College of Virginia. Michelle combines counseling, spiritual truths, and energy to assist you in shifting emotionally, empowering you to find your true self.  To learn more about Michelle, visit her website at : www.michellechalfant.com

Free Seminar: Rapid Relief from Negative Emotions and Phobias

Do you ever feel stuck in life due to anxiety, depression or other negative emotions? Do you at times feel victim to your emotional or physical pain, having no other options? Are you looking for natural or alternative options but don’t know where to turn? You are not alone.

In medicine and psychological therapy, experts are noticing the benefits of integrating mind, body and spirit into the healing process. When we look at the whole self and utilize not only our physical but also our energetic bodies, we find that we can alleviate, if not heal, our pain.

 In this hour, we will explore EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and the Body Talk technique and learn basic techniques to release issues from anxiety/depression, angers and fears to physical aches and pains and phobias. These techniques are easy to use and once learned, can be used on anything (emotional or physical) at any time, even with children.

Date: Thursday, November 1
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Registration: Online - Click Here
Presenter: Michelle Chalfant MS LPC

Michelle Chalfant MS LPC, Licensed  counselor, holistic life coach, writer and speaker, received her Master’s Degree from Medical College of Virginia. Michelle combines counseling, spiritual truths and energy to assist you in shifting emotionally, empowering you to find your true self.  To learn more about  Michelle visit her website at: www.michellechalfant.com

Seminar: Why Do I Feel This Way?

Have you ever left the house to run an errand and come back in a terrible mood? Feeling sad, angry or fatigued for no reason? How about your kids? Have they gotten off the bus and been in awful moods when nothing big happened during the day? It could be because you absorbed someone else’s emotions and negative energy! Our physical body actually is the center of a beautiful energy field called our Aura. Our aura is the container of our thoughts, feelings and emotions. When we walk by another human, we are actually walking through their auric field. If we don’t protect this field daily, we can absorb other people’s energy (thoughts, emotions and feelings) without even knowing it! In this free class you will:

• See and experience your aura (energy field)
• Learn ways to protect your field
• Learn ways to purge other people's negative emotions and thoughts from your field
• Learn emotional release techniques for times when we feel really stuck in our emotion

Date: Monday, September 24
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Place: Meeting Room A
Registration: Online - Click Here

Ki, Chi, or Qi?

This free mini workshop will present basic concepts of Reiki, Tai Chi and Qigong, as well as common denominators in various energy modalities. Learn how our body is kept alive by a type of energy, how we deplete that energy and how we can help our body restore and renew it. Various beliefs and philosophies will be discussed, including modern scientific evidence relating to the human energy and physiological system, the fight or flight response, stress and illness.

Date: Thursday, June 21
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room A
Registration: Online

Understand Your Health & Emotions from the Outside In!

Date: Thursday, May 17
Time: 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room A
Class Fee: $50.00
(Fee includes manual and pendulum)
Registration: Online

Chakras: We all have them, but few of us know what they are. These spinning wheels of light extend from our bodies and hold the keys to mental, emotional, and physical health. The study of chakras dates back over 4000 years, and modern medicine is now beginning to give these energy centers credence and explore the health issues related to them. In this class we will:

• Discuss what a chakra is and where they are.
• Link the emotional and physical issues to each chakra and explain how to heal through the understanding of chakras.
• Measure and “see” our chakras and learn how to clear and balance them to maintain optimal health.

iRest Meditation Class

Dates: Wednesdays for six consecutive weeks: March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25.
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Place: Meeting Room A
Class Fee: $120.00
Registration: Register online
Minimum of 6 students to hold this class.

It's been said that the best form of meditation is the one that you yourself choose to practice. There is a great demand for practical, no-nonsense, non-dogmatic approaches to meditation, no kooky hippie stuff. Just scientifically proven techniques that balance the parasympathetic nervous system and help you find that peaceful place in your own body and mind.

iRest yoga nidra is a results-based 10 step protocol of guided meditation that has been proven to reduce anxiety, depression and chronic pain while improving sleep, and promote a greater sense of well being through very simple techniques that you can take off the mat and into daily living. Join us for this six-class series and see for yourself.

Reduce Your Anxiety, Stress, and Other Ailments

Date: Thursday, February 9
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Place: Meeting Room A
Instructor: Michelle Chalfant
Class Fee: $40.00

In this session, we will explore relaxing and energizing breathing techniques and learn various types of meditation for calming and soothing our minds and bodies. In addition, we'll learn and experience slow movements and stretching that have profound effects on various systems of the body to promote deep healing.

Please register online, or call 371-0090 ext. 8510.

Chakras Class

Chakras: Understand Your Health and Emotions from the Outside In!
Date: Thursday, January 26
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room B
Fee: $50.00 (includes manual and pendulum)

We all have chakras, but few know what they are. These spinning wheels of light extend from our bodies and hold the keys to mental, emotional and physical health. Chakras date back over 4000 years, and modern medicine is beginning to give these energy centers credence and explore the health issues related to them. In this class, we will discuss what a chakra is and where they are, link the emotional and physical issues to each chakra, explain how to heal through the understanding of chakras, measure and “see” our chakras, and learn how to clear and balance them to maintain optimal health.

Register online, or call 371-0090 ext. 8510.