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ANNOUNCEMENTS!
NAME CHANGE! Bridges Wellness Center in Buffalo NY has changed its name to Bridges Heart Center to better reflect the events, classes and healing taking place at the facility
Looking for a fascinating speaker or corporate wellness coach for your office, yoga studio, fitness salon, convention, or event? You’ll find a wide range of experts and lively topics (both fee and no-fee) at www.niagarahealers.com/speakers.html and www.westernnewyorkhealers.com/speakers.html
Share your Fruit Bounty! The Garden of Eating is a volunteer organization that delivers fresh local fruit and veggies to social agencies such as the food banks. Normally these agencies receive only canned and processed goods so that people who need wholesome fresh produce still do not have access. Have you got a fruit tree or vegetable patch in your back yard that bears too much produce for you alone? Volunteers from the Garden of Eating will come to your home and harvest all the excess fruit you don’t need and take it to these social agencies. Garden of Eating also needs volunteers to pick fruit. Or, they can help you start a ‘share program’ in your own neighbourhood. Email eatingniagara@gmail.com or for more info visit www.thegardenofeating-niagara.com
SPECIAL EVENTS
"Risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing." Leo Buscaglia
Saturday May 15 0-5pm Grand Opening Celebration at the Curly Willow! 122 Main Street West, Port Colborne Enjoy light refreshments and great shopping in this new eclectic garden shoppe filled with garden treasures from local artisans and crafters including beautiful Pottery Pendants from Charlene Childs, and a complete line of Chasing Clouds Essential Oils for Aromatherapy.
May 19 FREE TOPS Welcome Evening St. Andrews Church, 24 Clairmont St. Thorold Take off Pounds Sensibly. Learn about nutrition, portion control, food planning and share weight loss education & support for a healthier lifestyle. Contact to register: 905-892-2087 www.tops.org
MAY 22-23 TOMATO DAZE GARDEN OPEN HOUSE Tree & Twig Organic Farm Wainfleet Time to plant heirloom organic vegetable transplants! Over 10,000 heirloom tomato plants available + dozens of other organic vegetable transplants and seeds. Best time to plant or transplant this month is between May 14-26th during the waxing moon. For directions visit www.treeandtwig.ca
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JUST FOR FUN WORKSHOPS
Monday, May 17 7PM FREE Health Rhythms drum circles Kenmore Library, 1600 Delaware Road, Kenmore, NY A special place to find your inner drummer and make some noise in a place we have always been told to be quiet...the library! Call Carolyn Zimmerman Drum 4 Health 716-876-4323 Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7:30 Kenilworth Library, 318 Montrose Ave, Buffalo, NY Another opportunity to find your inner drummer and make some noise in a place we have always been told to be quiet...the library!
May 15 or June 26 CHEESE MAKING WORKSHOP 1-night workshops designed to show the basic principles of cheese making. You will learn how to make a Camembert style cheese and a Roquefort style cheese using your own kitchen facilities and equipment. You will participate in the production of these cheeses and take home a sample of each to finish and age at your own home. Included in the workshop is a folder with instructional information, equipment list, cheese journal and recipes. Cost: $130 For more information contact Doreen Sullivan 905-354-8873 sullivan@vaxxine.com www.makingcheeseathome.ca
WEDNESDAY MAY 26TH ENLIGHTENED ANIMAL COMMUNICATION presented by animal communicator and healer Lori D’Ascenzo of Enlightened Feelings. Peer Support Niagara 140 Welland Ave Unit #1 near Giant Tiger store St Catharines. Do animals have emotions? Do animals have souls? What is instinct, really? Get the true answers to these and many more meaningful questions. Understand how your dog, cat or horse thinks, feels and communicates. Learn their 'language' so you can communicate better with them. This seminar will profoundly deepen your relationship with your pet or horse. Be a part of the NEW evolution in thinking! Don't miss this fascinating presentation…and bring a friend! Admission $5 Register your seat at 905-892-3813 or loridascenzo@wirelessworks.ca For more info visit www.enlightenedfeelings.com
SELF-DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass....it's about learning how to dance in the rain."
Saturdays May 15-July 3 10AM-noon Beginner Meditation and Spiritual Development Classes 463 Geneva Street (lower level of Dr. Ley Chiropractic office) Series of 8 classes. Each class will cover a topic such as mediumship, spirit energy healing and meditation. Each class will end in a group meditation. These classes have proven beneficial for anyone dealing with depression, aniexty, stress or grief. Fee/Cost: $20.00 pay as you go or $140.00 for all 8 classes paid in advance Contact to register: anita@healingfromspirit.com or 905-228-2000 More information about the class can be found at www.healingfromspirit.com
TUESDAY MAY 25TH 7PM ‘Enlightened Heart and Soul’ Yoga For Fitness 4755 1st Ave Niagara Falls. Lori D’Ascenzo of Enlightened Feelings presents an enlightening look at how to improve all aspects of your life—relationships, finances, self-esteem, happiness by understanding how to effortlessly release your hidden blockages. Are you missing joy or emotional balance in your life? Discover how to effortlessly find it again Admission $5 FREE parking in Niagara Falls Review parking lot across the street. Enter at the double doors at the top of the driveway. To reserve your seat call 905-892-3813 or email loridascenzo@wirelessworks.ca For more info visit www.enlightenedfeelings.com
JUNE 4-6 MILLIONAIRE MIND INTENSIVE Lean an amazing holistic approach to tapping into abundance so you can make a real difference in the world. This accelerated learning program is not like anything else out there. It really changes your mindset in a very positive way Cost $97 Value: priceless! To register or for more info visit http://www.mmiregistrations.com/?wid=295039&u=www.millionairemind.com/intensive
June 9, 16, 23. 7-8:30p.m. Meditation Workshop. Learn basic and advanced skills in the art of Meditation. Dive deep into bliss, let go of the monkey mind, and find deep relaxation and peace. Fee $30. Contact Rev. Gail Ingwall to register 905-684-7638. or email revgail@sympatico.ca.
Saturday June 26th 10am-4pm DeStress to MANIFEST Workshop Bridges Heat Center Eastern Hills Mall Transit Rd Buffalo NY. Even the Strongest of People Need to DeSTRESS in order to MANIFEST. In fact those of us who help others often have less time to devote to ourselves. The more successful our business becomes and the more people we serve the more stress & emotional clutter we pick up from the environment or generate with our own thoughts. It be comes harder to connect with our soul's truest desires. This is especially true for mothers who are trying to do it all and not lose themselves OR their sense of humor. A Fun, Interactive, Insightful Day of Self Expression that proves time and again, Adults love to play & color too! $80.00 Advanced Registration OR at door $100.00. Send Paypal Payment to artheart@empowermentstartshere.com Contact Carolyn Shannon at same email or 905-371-3818 or register online http://www.ventingcreatively.com/VCregister.html . Be sure to specify it is for the Buffalo workshop
HEALTH SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
2nd Wednesday of every month 7pm-9pm Young Forever Seminars Niagara-on-the-Lake Natural Health Clinic Hwy 55 Virgil Each month a super food or another Young Forever topic to discuss. You must pre-register Fee/Cost: pre registration $15 or $20 at door Contact to register: 905-468-9041 or email drnancemacleod@gmail.com Visit www.schoolofnewmedicine.com Wednesday June 9 ~ Hormone Balance for both men and women (Real men DO have hormones!)
PRACTITIONER CAREERS
May 27, June 3, 10, 17 7 - 9:30 Level 2 Therapeutic Touch workshops with Doreen Sullivan 4204 Linwood Cres., Niagara Falls, ON Introduction to the modulation of energy through the use of intensity and imagery. Opportunity will be given to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the various parts of the Therapeutic Touch process and learn methods to enhance their ability to use Therapeutic Touch effectively. Prerequisite: Level 1 Fee/Cost: $85.00 Contact to register: Doreen Sullivan 905-354-8873 sullivan@vaxxine.com www.makingcheeseathome.ca
June 10, July 8 7:00 to 9:30pm Reiki Share Evenings Welland, ON All those who have studied Reiki or other forms of Energy Healing are welcome to attend. Please contact Debbie Boehlen for location. $2.00 donation requested. Contact to register: 905.714.0298 debb@bell.net www.indianheadmassagecanada.com
JUNE 18-20 Reiki Master certification St Catharines ON offered by Reiki Master Gail Ingwall (Armitage). This class is open to Level Two Practitioners. A consultation before acceptance into class will be required. Cost: $350 Contact Rev. Gail Ingwall to register 905-684-7638. or email revgail@sympatico.ca.
June 21-22 Rejuvenating Face Massage course Ottawa ON 2 day hands on course. Certificate of attendance awarded. Fee/Cost: $420.00 (incl GST) Contact to register: Debbie Boehlen 905.714.0298 debb@bellnet.net www.indianheadmassagecanada.com June 28-29 Regina SASK July 8-9 Welland ON
July 3-4 Indian Head Massage course, Welland ON This two-day hands on course will teach you how to perform a fabulous half-hour Indian Head Massage treatment. Certification available. No prior massage experience needed. Course is available across Canada $400.00 + GST contact Debbie Boehlen at 905.714.0298 debb@bell.net www.indianheadmassagecanada.com June 5-6 Bayfield ON June 19-20 Ottawa ON June 26-27 Regina SASK July 5-6 Simcoe ON July 10-11 Hamilton ON July 17-18 Montreal QUE Sept 11-12 Barrie ON
ONGOING SPECIAL INTEREST EVENTS
Every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month 6pm FREE LAUGHTER YOGA at "Peer Support Niagara" 140 Welland Ave. St.Catharines. Laughter yoga is a great way to destress, relax, and it also helps with depression and anxiety. It's a way of sharing laughter to promote Healthy and Joyful Living laughyoga@bell.net
Every other FRIDAY 7PM FREE DRUMMING CIRCLE Transitions Studio 244 Grantham Ave St Catharines Upper led by Mark Chindemi . Bring your own drums. Drums also provided. Come out for the fun! For dates and info visit www.transitionstudio.ca 905-937-1623
Last Friday of every month Holistic Cooking and Eating Workshops with Lily Harb The Healing Vine Clinic 226 Queenston Street 90 minute workshop Fee/Cost: $30 To reserve call Lily Harb @ 905-988-9355 www.thehealingvineclinic.com
FREE THERAPEUTIC TOUCH SESSIONS offered by student practitioners under the supervision of a qualified instructor. For information call Margaret Deane RPN 905-646-4948 margaret@tudorcreek.com 1st & 3rd TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH 7PM Woodlands St Catharines 2nd WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH Rapelje Lodge St Catharines 1st & 3rd THURSDAY EACH MONTH 7:30PM Linhaven Home for the Aged St Catharines ------------------- TOPS WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT GROUPS Monday ~ 6:00/7:00 PM Brethren In Christ Church 50 Lincoln St W Lower Level Welland Monday ~ 6:30/6:50 PM St George's Catholic Church hall 56 Ridgeway Rd Crystal Beach Monday ~ 6:00/6:30 PM RC Legion Hall 172 St Catharine St Upper Level Hall Smithville Tuesday ~ 9:15/10:30 AM Ridgeway Community Church ~ Downstairs 209 Ridge Rd. N. Ridgeway Tuesday ~ 5:15/6:15 PM Silver Spire United Church Main Hall 366 St Paul St St Cath Tuesday ~ 5:30/7:00 PM Senior Citizen Centre 18 Livingston Ave Meeting Room Grimsby Tuesday ~ 6:30/7:30 PM Faith Lutheran Church 31 Agar St Lower Level St Catharines Wednesday ~ 8:00/9:30 AM Lutheran Church 31 Agar St Lower Level Hall St Catharines Wednesday ~ 9:10/9:45 AM Harbour Fellowship Church 51 S Service Rd St Catharines Wednesday ~ 5:30/6:30 PM Knights Of Columbus Hall 66 Empire St Lower Level Welland Wednesday ~ 5:45/7:00 PM St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Gym 24 Clairmont St Thorold Wednesday, 6:30/ 7:00 PM Free Methodist Church 4397 Dorchester Rd Lower Level Niagara Falls Wednesday ~ 6:30/7:00 PM W. St Andrew's Presbyterian Church 42 Pelham Rd Lower Level St Catharines Wednesday ~ 7:00/7:30 PM Lutheran Church Of The Good Shepard 3900 Dorchester Rd Niagara Falls Thursday ~ 8:30/9:45 AM Our Saviour Lutheran Church 7081 Mc Leod Rd Lower Level Niagara Falls Thursday ~ 8:30/9:30 AM Rosedale Baptist Church 11 Rosedale Ave Welland Thursday ~ 6:15/7:15 PM Faith Lutheran Church 31 Agar St Lower Level St Catharines
MEETING OR LECTURE SPACE AVAILABLE in St Catharines Suitable for workshops, yoga, health practitioners Call Carlo Turavani at Transitions Studio 244 Grantham Ave 905-937-1623
MEETING OR LECTURE SPACE AVAILABLE IN ST CATHARINES 140 Welland Ave St Catharines for individuals who wish to teach people how to live a happy successful life. Peer Support Niagara provides support for those in emotional recovery. Lecture opportunities are also available. Call Vince Beyer 905-346-2318 o 905-327-7548 www.peersupportniagara.org ------------------ MEETING OR LECTURE SPACE AVAILABLE IN NIAGARA FALLS 4755 1st Ave at Morrison St Niagara Falls Convenient central location near Victoria Ave & Rainbow Bridge. Currently used part-time for yoga classes. Available weekends and some evenings. Large free parking lot across the street. Call Elizabeth Telega 905-374-1818 ------------------ LECTURE & PRACTITIONER SPACE AVAILABLE IN BUFFALO NY Bridges Heart Center Eastern Hills Mall 4545 Transit Road, Williamsville,NY 14221. Handicap accessible. Accommodates up to 50 people in the main room. Lecture hall weekday & weekend daytime rate 8AM-5PM $10 per hour. Evenings $50 6PM to 9PM is $50 flat rate. Classes are promoted through Light Bridges Magazine, in-store promo's, via email and on the website. Call 716-650-8084 For more info visit www.bridgeswellness.com -------------------- HOLISTIC ALLIANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK Dynamic association of mind/body/spirit practitioners with over 300 members, monthly meetings, guest speakers, events. Membership is FREE. Meetings are held at St Joseph’s Hospital Harlem Rd Cheektowaga NY For info visit www.westernnewyorkhealers.com/holisticalliance.html Friday May 16 Essential Oils Sunday June 6 Feng Shui Your Business with Linda Ellson ----------------- 1ST WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH 11:30AM-1PM PEOPLE IN CONNECTION NIAGARA FALLS NETWORKING MEETING Mide Restuarant 4337 Queen St across from city hall Niagara Falls Meetings $10 including meal & business networking opportunities. Guests welcome $15. Membership $75 To learn more visit www.peopleinconnection.com 2ND WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH 11:30-1PM PEOPLE IN CONNECTION ST CATHARINES NETWORKING MEETING Joe Feta’s Greek Village, St Catharines Meetings $10 Guests welcome $15.
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SUPPLEMENTS—WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW
People often tell me that they are taking nutritional supplements—especially calcium, but don’t notice a difference. Here’s why ….
It is never a good idea to take nutritional supplements in the form of isolates (selected vitamins or minerals) for an extended period of time. As a rule, with some exceptions, long-term nutrition should really be met by organic foods, herbs, and whole food or super food supplements.
Why? Nutrients need to work in synergy with one another. When you take one or several processed minerals or vitamins rather than a full spectrum of vitamins and minerals it causes nutritional imbalances and deficiencies of other minerals.
Processed or synthesized supplements are not going to yield the same results as live, whole foods. For one thing, they contain binders, and fillers. In mineral supplements, the binding element encompasses at least half the dose. So, you have to ingest much more, with less satisfactory results.
Here are some examples ….Elemental minerals are the cheapest supplements. These are raw minerals in their inorganic form. Minerals are absorbed from the soil by plants, which then convert the minerals to an organic form that the human body can readily assimilate. As a rule, only 11% of elemental minerals can be absorbed by your body. That means if you need 900 mg of magnesium daily, and your supplement contains 90 mg in each pill, you would actually have to ingest 91 pills a day to meet your nutritional requirements for that day! In their inorganic form, many minerals can even be toxic (iron for example). Nutrients that fortify cereals, bread and other packaged foods are generally in elemental form. Chelated minerals are the most popular form of supplement. They contain fillers and binding agents, too. Minerals are alkaline, so in order for your body to digest them, they must be bound to an acid. Not all binding elements work equally well. For instance, cheaper calcium supplements will use carbonate, which can cause kidney stones. Citrate is the best binding agent for calcium. It allows up to 38% absorption. Because half the dose is filler, that means to obtain 900 mg daily from a supplement that contains 90 mg in each pill, you would have to take 53 pills per day to meet your requirements.
Superfoods are nutrient-dense foods such as algae, kelp, sprouts and wheat grass. Whole foods and super foods are generally about 97% assimilated because they are already in a bio-available form. That means you get almost all the nutritional value from the supplement. More importantly, the nutrients are in balance and work synergistically to ensure your body derives full power from them. Often you can feel a difference in just 48 hours.
Quality nutritional supplements and superfoods cost more initially, but overall have better results and, day by day, actually cost far less to meet your requirements. There is no waste, no danger of toxicity. Your health measurably improves.
The best nutritional supplements are not found in health food stores. You buy them from health professionals. However, superfoods and whole foods are available at health food stores.
We highly recommend Nature’s Sunshine nutritional products, as they are derived primarily from whole foods and herbs. They work synergistically in your body and you will notice the difference almost immediately. In Niagara Falls see Anna Marie Warriner 905-354-0228. In Fonthill Welland see Alice Parsons 905-892-6520. In St Catharines see Susan Ryczko 905-704-`744. Of the 250 varieties of algae and spirulina sold today, E-3 Live is the most nutritionally dense algae superfood on the planet. It comes fresh frozen for maximum nutritional retention and naturally contains elements to boost your immune system, detoxify your metabolism, and elevate your mood . It also comes with a full-year money back guarantee. In NOTL Niagara Falls see Dr Nance MacLeod 905-468-9041. In St Catharines see Healing Vine Clinic 905-988-9355. In Fonthill Welland see Lori D’Ascenzo 905-892-3813. There are also many private label quality superfood nutritional supplements made from exotic fruits, or blends of superfoods. Most of them do provide benefits, so, in the end, the choice is yours which one is right for your needs.
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"The best way to create peace in the world is to create peace inside ourselves." Michael Moon
THE IMPORTANCE OF RECEIVING By Lori D’Ascenzo
Did you know that opening your heart to receiving is one of the prerequisites for having an abundant life?
Most holistic practitioners and spiritual people are GREAT givers. They are highly generous. They give and give constantly. That’s because it makes them feel good about themselves and makes them feel they are making a difference to others.
But, they are very poor receivers. They are very uncomfortable accepting or receiving anything…whether it is a compliment, attention, an opportunity, payment for their services, a gift, expansion or positive change, or even personal love. I suspect that is why so many holistic practitioners are single.
To experience abundance in your life, you have to complete the energetic circuit of both giving AND receiving. You have to create balance by allowing the flow of universal energy to move in both directions—to and from—so that it can become complete, whole, balanced. This is the principle of holistic. YANG is masculine, outgoing, giving, active. YIN is feminine, receptive. If you are a great giver, you have to become a GREAT receiver, too!
Here’s your challenge Practice graciously and joyously receiving EVERYTHING in your life, without guilt or a need to reciprocate. Allow others to experience the pleasure of your happy acceptance of their gifts, their money, their compliments. Act with gratitude and joy that the universe is bestowing wonderful things upon you. And keep your arms open wide to receive opportunities and gifts of any kind.
That’s not as easy as it may seem. Here are some clues that you are a poor receiver….. • When someone pays you for a service, you then give them extra or more than what they paid for • When someone asks you how much you charge, you under value or under price your services • When someone gives you a gift or does you a favour, you automatically want to pay it back in kind • You often give your services away • You feel embarrassed or awkward receiving gifts, money, attention or compliments • You are struggling with money or lack in your life • You have failed relationships, no relationship, or relationships where your needs are not met
2nd Chakra Connection Your ability to receive or to experience pleasure and self-expression is rooted in the 2nd chakra. Spiritual people tend to focus on the top 4 chakras—heart, throat, 3rd eye and crown. They neglect the lower chakras because these chakras are connected to the tangible—the physical world. This inhibits their connection to the physical world, and their ability to receive
Here are some signs your 2nd chakra is out of balance • You dislike the colour orange • You are not sexually active • You work more than you play • jealousy • You do not have a healthy personal relationship, relationship with food, or relationship with money • low self-esteem • Control issues or fear of losing control • Problems with the reproductive organs, or digestive problems • Addiction, habit, or over-indulgence in some area of life such as sex, alcohol, tobacco, chocolate, drugs, food, sugars • You don’t feel a clear identity • You have a hard time distinguishing your personal emotions from the emotions of others
Creating walls for safety Many times we create a wall or defence of some kind when we’ve been hurt or disappointed and don’t want to get hurt again. We create a silent rule that it isn’t safe to let that situation happen again.
But, if you have a wall or defence up for ANY reason or even in just one area of your life, you are blocking receiving in ALL areas of your life. It might only be that you don’t want to get hurt again, and therefore have your defenses up. But, the universe feels resistance and responds to it as rejection. It doesn't matter what your particular block or resistance is for--the universe only feels rejection. That means you are missing all sorts of wonderful things--opportunities, money, friendships, and the good things in life because the universe respects that you don't want to receive. It gives the abundance to someone who WILL receive it
To tap into universal abundance, all you have to do is open yourself to receiving and welcome all that comes.
Here are some clues that you are blocking • You keep saying ‘not now, maybe later’ • You have a hard time forgiving or letting go of the past • You feel overwhelmed • You don’t want to have a relationship or you set up conditions on your relationship or friendships • You resist changing any aspect of your life, even if it isn’t working • You limit expansion of your business or your income (reasons and excuses ARE limiting) • Your life isn’t the way you wish it could be
Do you have walls in your life? Does your life feel like it isn’t what it should be? Are you overwhelmed? Call me when you are ready and we will release your blocks effortlessly and dissolve self-limiting beliefs that are preventing your happiness. In just 3 days your whole life will begin to change in a positive way. Visit www.enlightenedfeelings.com for more information
TUESDAY MAY 25TH 7PM Register for ‘Enlightened Hearts and Souls’. An enlightening look at how to improve all aspects of your life by understanding how to effortlessly release your hidden blockages. Admission $5 Location: Yoga For Fitness 4755 1st Ave Niagara Falls. Enter at the double doors at the top of the driveway. To reserve your seat call 905-892-3813 or email loridascenzo@wirelessworks.ca
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