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Seminars & Programs
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The Five Healths – The balanced growth of the roots, trunk, branches, leaves and flowers of a tree expresses the value of integral development. In this seminar, we apply principles of balance to our physical, financial, mental, ethical and spiritual health. We learn guidelines, practical tools and special practices that can be applied daily to improve ourselves in each of the five branches of our total health. This is an introduction to the Path of Constructive Life, an adaptation of ancient natural teaching that provides a step-by-step process of discovery, construction and cultivation of human capability (see: Five Healths).
Flow of Life - a self-disovery series on womens' health
This program focuses on key transitional points in a woman's life journey as an opportunity for each to uncover her innate potential. Nature becomes our guide and inspiration for support with tools that promote a creative & fulfilling life.
A deep appreciation for our endowment as women is the basis for organizing a healthy life for ourselves, our families and our communities. We learn by listening and sharing our stories and hearing from other wise women, discovering basic principles and ways to balance our minds & hearts, hormones & blood, and body & soul.
Each of these three one-day workshops is targeted for women who understand the value of investing in self-development & self-care. They all present specific therapeutic exercise and meditation routines (Qigong), self-acupressure protocols, tips on diet & lifestyle, how to use special herbal foods to assist female health problems, and how to dissolve our internal obstacles and gather support during each particular phase of life.
Presenter: The Flow of Life series is moderated by Claire C Cunneen, a taoist mentor, life coach and Qigong healer with guest therapists joining her for specific topics with question & answer times on natural medicine for women's health.
Bibliography: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, Christiane Northrup MD
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Second Spring, Flow of Life series, part III
The wise woman discovers her natural guide to menopause & life transitions
9h30 - 12h30, 13h30 - 16h30, register by 10/1: CHF 150.- Location: Chi Rivers
Everyone has the potential for transforming their vitality from physical reproduction to wisdom, creative interest, and service. Our nature gives us exactly this opportunity when we go thru menopause. This workshop will help each participant transform her personal challenges into a new spring. We will consider the patterns of change in our body as it ages, and in our relationships, families and communities, and discuss how to harmonize with and tap into the opportunity that each change represents. Includes meditative exercise (Qigong), information on lifestyle, and special herbs and nutrition that are traditionally used to relieve menopausal symptoms, strengthen bones, and assist a healthy transition to the mature years of life.
Bibliography: The Wisdom of Menopause, Christiane Northrup MD, Second Spring, Dr Maoshing Ni, Simon & Schuster, Ageless, The natural guide to menopause, Dr Maoshing Ni, Tao of Wellness.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Riding the Waves, Flow of Life series, part I
Healing & harmonizing with the cyclical rhythms of our reproductive force
9h - 12h, 13h30 - 16h30, register by 2/20: CHF 150.- Location: central Geneva, tbd.
Unlike the continuous drive characteristic of much of modern society, our hormones follow a more complex rhythm akin to the moon cycle. When we learn how to better integrate this ebb and flow into our life, we discover more strength, more creative ability and less stress, pain and discomfort. This workshop presents an energetic understanding of common menstrual problems and contraceptive methods, and presents Qigong exercise, self-massage, dietary and lifestyle tips to relieve menstrual discomfort, alleviate pre-menstrual tension and normalize the menstrual cycle.
Bibliography: Mother - Daughter Wisdom, Christiane Northrup MD, Moon Mother - Moon Daughter, Janet Lucy & Terri Allison.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Cultivating Fertility, Flow of Life series, part II
Enlisting the support of nature to welcome new life
9h - 12h, 13h30 - 16h30, register by 4/16: CHF 150.- Location: central Geneva, tbd.
This workshop looks at how to nourish the fullness of our reproductive and mothering ability. We will learn abaout specific meditation and energy exercises, a supportive lifestyle, positive outlook, good nutrition and special herb-foods to provide the raw materials to enrich the reproductive energy. Giving birth to a new life brings profound joy, great work and sustained responsibility in a woman's life: we will also discuss the potential supportive role of partners, families and communities in this adventure.
Bibliography: The Infertility Cure, Randine Lewis, Ph.D., Little, Brown & Company, Tao of Fertility, Dr Daoshing Ni & Dana Herko, Harper-Collins, Sitting Moon, Dr Daoshing Ni & Jessica Chen, L.Ac., Tao of Wellness Press.
Special note: none of the above workshops are intended to replace medical treatment. Please consult your doctor for guidance.
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Tao of Nutrition, The Taste of Health
This workshop teaches the principles of a healthy way of eating according to traditional Chinese medicine and modern nutritional science. Topics include: the mind and emotions in relationship to food and food cravings; what gives food its nutritive quality and what is a truly balanced diet; eating & sharing – the social culture and climate of food; and the Tao of digestion - a primer on digestive self-care. You will learn how to naturally adjust your diet with the seasons of the year as well as your own internal changes.
A good meal takes preparation, sharing & clean up. In this workshop, we prepare ourselves by clarifying our goals and learning the basic principles of a balanced way of eating, then share our stories with food & eating and finally clean-up the blockages keeping us from choosing a life-fulfilling path of healthy food. We will explore taste testing to develop our internal laboratory of food analysis, examine the basic qualities of the food groups, and learn massage & meditative tools to strengthen digestion and improve our relationship to food & eating.
Combining raw information, a drop of experimentation and some well-seasoned instruction, The Taste of Health is a balanced recipe for a knowledgeable & transformative experience
Who can benefit from this workshop?
Anyone who wishes to transform detrimental eating habits or gain more energy from their food.
Parents & caretakers who want a more balanced & fulfilling approach to feeding their family.
Healthcare practitioners can use The Taste of Health for continuing education. It is the first of three workshops in our Chinese nutritional therapy program (certified ASCA), an opportunity to discover or renew a constructive approach to eating, understanding the potential of healing thru diet, and a practical introduction to the study of the natural energies within food & herbs.
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Cleansing & Detoxification – Accumulated toxins from an improper diet, environmental pollution and our own unresolved emotions or negative behavior can rob our vitality and lead to disease. By learning more about the sources and process of toxic buildup and practical ways to cleanse these elements, we can revive our health and transform our life. We will look, feel and act years younger. This program includes the supervised use of diet, herbs, and exercise, and a concentrated application of natural therapies personally tailored to each participant. We will study how to avoid and cleanse toxins from our body and learn several general methods and specific acupressure techniques to dissolve emotional buildup cleanse our soul and revitalize our spirit (see also Principles / Daily Application).
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Nature as Teacher – Natural energy is continuously present in our lives. In this workshop, we learn Qigong meditative techniques that helps us to draw support from the energy of our surroundings, such as the sun, the mountains, flowers, a tree, or a lake. Each of these natural elements has a personality or energy quality that we can learn from. Experiencing this energy directly, Nature becomes our personal teacher and we tap into a clean, free, and sustainable energy grid (see also Principles / Natural Law & Qigong Classes / Meditation).
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Seasonal Events - Key points during the energy cycle of the year, such as the energetic New Year and each Solstice & Equinox are valuable opportunities for group rituals supporting personal renewal, building community and healing our connection with nature.
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