Touch for Health Classes and Events Winter 2011/12

Level One - January 28 & 29, 2012

Level Two - February 25 & 26, 2012

Level Three - March 24 & 25, 2012

Level Four - April 28 & 29, 2012

Instructor Alexis Costello can be reached at 250-491-7559 or alexis@happilyholistic.ca if you would like more information or to register.  Instructor Holly Berezowski can be contacted at holly@happilyholistic.ca

After Level One Touch for Health: "This was really great!  I can't wait to learn more.  You're both wonderful teachers and explain things so well." ~ W.S. Quesnel, BC

"I really benefitted from the movement breaks and the opportunities for hands-on work, even though I felt awkward at times due to my lack of proficiency... but I have confidence that it will come in time! Thank you both so much!" ~ K.M. Kelowna, BC

Sweetheart RAW Chocolate Workshop - Wednesday, Feb. 8, 6:30

Nothing says "I love you" like chocolate and guilt-free, healthy chocolate is even better!  We're making chocolate kisses, naked chocolate and skinny dip.  $65 for two, so you can bring a friend, collect recipes and try all the delicious treats together!

About raw workshops....

You will be inspired about raw and living foods. Learn how simple it really is to create healthy and nutritious foods for your whole family to enjoy.  Get ideas and recipes for raw foods, learn to make yummy treats and deserts (like chocolate torte, brownies, chocolate, fruit pies, crackers, chocolate, bread and, did we mention chocolate?) that are dairy free and gluten free, enjoy some awesome food and meet some like minded people.

MOST importantly have FUN doing it!!!!

About your instructor: Hi my name is Sandy I have always had a love and passion for healthy eating. A few years a go, I ended up with psoriasis head to toe. I was introduced to raw foods by a friend, and never turned back. In just 21 days my psoriasis was gone, I dropped weight, my skin never looked so good. I love to make raw foods the whole family can enjoy.

Contact Desirae at 250-491-7559 or office@happilyholistic.ca for more information or to register.

Past Classes - see something you like?  Any of these could be coming up again soon!

Bach Flower Workshop

Join us for an introduction to the Bach Flower Remedies.  Learn about the 38 remedies in detail, how and why they work and how to use them.  Discover how to use the remedies to improve work and personal relationships and applications for children, pets and plants.  This workshop is taught in a fun and informal way using group discussion, personal stories and clips from favourite TV shows to illustrate the various personality types.

Investment is $60, with a $10 discount for TFH students.

Contact Alexis at 250-491-7559 or office@happilyholistic.ca for more information or to register.

Louise Hay 'You Can Heal Your Life!' Workshop

Due to the overwhelming response to our last class, we are hosting another ‘Louise Hay “You Can Heal Your Life”' workshop. Learn to LOVE & ACCEPT YOURSELF and HEAL YOUR LIFE! This is a powerful life changing workshop based on the philosophy of Louise Hay and other inspiring teachers. Class is held from 9:00am - 5:30 pm and includes a special introduction to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). Cost is $150 plus HST. You will learn simple new techniques to enhance, heal and change your life in a safe and confidential environment and, how to love yourself and others more fully and deeply, how to discover and release negative emotions and belief systems and, how the LAW OF ATTRACTION affects our lives through our thoughts and beliefs. This workshop will be facilitated by Pauline Tasker D.D. Pauline is a certified Teacher of Louise Hay's work and a qualified Complementary Therapist.

Contact Alexis or Desirae at 250-491-7559 or office@happilyholistic.ca for more information or to register.

Happily Herbal Workshop

A playful afternoon introducing some common herbs growing in our area and their medicinal uses and folklore.  We will then use our herbs to make teas, decoctions, tinctures and salves.  Suitable for interested children when accompanied by an adult.

Investment is $60 including all supplies and product.  Discounts are available for families with two or more members attending.

Contact Alexis at 250-491-7559 or office@happilyholistic.ca for more information or to register.

Natural Soap Making Workshop!

Join guest instructor Holly Dufour from Inner Peace Wellness for this fun hands-on class.  Learn how to make your own soap adding whatever herbs or essential oils strike your fancy.  You will go home from the class with what will become (after it hardens) 8-10 bars of luxurious soap.  Cost for the workshop is $65 + HST Note: this workshop is fine for children age 8 and up as long as they are accompanied by an adult.  Lye is highly caustic and anyone taking the class needs to be able to handle it responsibly.

What you will need:

• ·       Old clothes or bring an apron

• ·        A plastic container (4L ice cream pail)

• ·       Old towel (large) at least two

• ·       A candy thermometer (can get at dollar store)

• ·       Safety glasses and rubber dish gloves (also at dollar store)

• ·       Long handled spoon

• ·       Soap mold for this time a plastic with lid 8 x 8 or close to it

• ·       Electric hand mixer (sears $20)

Saponification is the name given to the chemical reaction that occurs when a vegetable oil is mixed with a strong alkali (Lye). The reaction produces two things soap and glycerin.

Fact - even though soap is made with lye there is no lye in the final product.  It’s all reacted with oils, to form soap and glycerin.

Touch For Health Proficiency

· Prerequisites:  Touch for Health 1 – 4 or Touch for Health Synthesis

· Training Goal:  Proficiency assessment of Touch for Health Synthesis

· Proficiency course is a requirement for entrance into the Touch for Health Training Workshop.

 There will be discussions, questions/answers and practical demonstrations.  You will be assessed by practical, oral and theory on the material you learned in Touch for Health 1 to 4.  Here is a chance to review and update any of the subject matter from Touch for Health 1, 2, 3, & 4 that you need to spend extra time on.  You will also need to bring with you at least 5 Touch for Health Balance Records for each level of Touch for Health.  Investment is $275 plus HST.

Instructor Cheryn Donaldson is the certified Instructor Trainer for Touch for Health in Canada and is currently on the board of the Canadian Association of Specialized Kinesiology (CANASK).  She is also a certified instructor and consultant in Touch for Health, SIPS, K-Power, Making the Brain Body Connection, Stress Release, Top Ten Stress Releasers & Brain Integrators, and Making Money Your Friend.  She has a busy personal practice in the Vancouver area where she applies these techniques with a variety of other stress management skills, Applied Physiology and LEAP - Brain Integration.

Contact Alexis at 250-491-7559 or office@happilyholistic.ca for more information or to register.

A Day of Bellydancing: Mother/Daughter Workshop, followed by Beginner's Dance Workout

Ok, I know this just passed, but it was so much fun and we'd love to do it again, so I'm leaving the info here - please contact me if you would be interested and we will arrange for future classes!

The Mother/ Daughter class focuses on body confidence and awareness and is appropriate for young girls (non-sexualized belly dance).  Have fun, work up a sweat, love your bodies and learn a choreography you can do together!  $30 for mother and daughter as a pair, $10 for additional girls.  This class runs from 10:00-11:30.  Come in comfortable, movement-friendly clothing.

The Beginner's Dance Workout is a true dance class in the Bollywood Bellydance Style including great choreography and enough movement to get your heart going!  Bring a scarf or borrow one from the instructor (Disclaimer: neither Happily Holistic, nor Get Bent Studios will be held liable for addictions to belly dancing or costumes which result from these classes).  $20 per person, class runs from 12:30-2:00.

Instructor Wendy Williams is the Artistic Director for Get Bent Studios and brings a long history of dance and performance experience with her.  Get Bent was founded in 2004 and is the exclusive teacher in the Valley of the Bollywood Bellydance Style.  Call 250-491-7559 or email alexis@happilyholistic.ca to register.

Evening Presentations!

Fun evenings designed to educate and entertain as you learn something new with fun people over a cup of tea.  Is there a natural health topic you would like to learn more about?  Let us know! To get the current schedule or be on our email list to receive our newsletter, email office@happilyholistic.ca
 

*Note: We are in a residential neighbourhood and parking can be a concern when large gatherings occur.  Please carpool if possible and park is designated areas only.  Thanks so much for your cooperation!

Conscious Cooking ebook now available for download!

I am proud to be the bearer of great news.  My book is available for everyone who is interested in changing the way they think about food, knowing a little more about the building blocks of good nutrition and trying out recipes that prove you can still have treats even if you have to avoid ingredients like milk and wheat.  When I found out that what I thought was a deal to publish my book did not take little details like an "economic collapse" into account, I was upset.  But in reality, this is a good thing.  Publishing this as an ebook is easier on the environment and easier on your pocketbook (assuming you want a copy!) because it can be priced at $5.99 rather then $21.99 like it would have been through a store.  Want to read the intro chapter?  Check out the products page and enjoy.