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SuzanneI had the plea­sure of meet­ing Suzanne Stephens last sum­mer at a local sup­port group, where we both shared tools for those deal­ing with the chal­lenges of lupus.  I was enchanted by her gen­tle nature, enthu­si­asm, and breadth of knowl­edge that she has gained through study as well as her per­sonal expe­ri­ence liv­ing (and thriv­ing) with Mul­ti­ple Sclerosis.

I was thrilled to hear about Suzanne’s class specif­i­cally designed for those deal­ing with chronic health con­di­tions, and couldn’t wait to pass this along.  This class (aptly named “Yoga Empow­ered for Chronic Con­di­tions”) com­bines the health ben­e­fits of yoga with sim­ple tools that any­one can use at home (not to mention, Suzanne’s vibrant pres­ence, which is heal­ing in itself!).

As Suzanne describes, “Many of us live with chronic ill­ness, chronic stress and/or other  chronic health chal­lenges.  Come refill your well.  Prac­tice gen­tle asana  (yoga pos­tures), pranayama (breath­ing exer­cises) and med­i­ta­tion.  Each class is designed to replen­ish and refresh body, mind and spirit.”

When: Tues­days and Sat­ur­days, from 12:00–1:15pm
Where: Red Square Yoga (Queen Anne– Seat­tle)
Who: Those liv­ing with chronic health challenges/chronic stress, as well as care­givers.
Cost: Sug­gested dona­tion of $12.00

Note: Pre-Registration is pre­ferred for this class. Please con­tact Suzanne to reg­is­ter or for any ques­tions or concerns.

Suzanne is very gen­er­ous with infor­ma­tion, and one can learn a tremen­dous amount sim­ply by vis­it­ing her web­site alone.  Here is an exam­ple of Suzanne’s tech­niques, which can start “inspir­ing” you right now…

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Zola YogaDid you ever won­der if there are other options when car­ing for your pet?  Did you ever imag­ine that the same med­i­cine that has been treat­ing a wide vari­ety of con­di­tions for thou­sands of years, could also help our four-legged (and even winged) friends?

Meet Dr. Darla Rew­ers, DVM (if you haven’t already), our local expert in holis­tic care for ani­mals.  Darla is a licensed vet­eri­nar­ian in Wash­ing­ton (as well as Florida and Cal­i­for­nia) and has been prac­tic­ing acupunc­ture and tra­di­tional Chi­nese med­i­cine on both domes­tic and exotic species for over 8 years.   She is the owner of Ancient Arts Vet­eri­nary Acupunc­ture Ser­vices, located in the Fre­mont neigh­bor­hood of Seattle.

DarlaIn her daily prac­tice, Darla com­bines con­ven­tional vet­eri­nary med­i­cine with ancient tra­di­tions (and a cre­ative flair).  After hours, she also teaches valu­able tech­niques includ­ing  Qi Gong and art med­i­ta­tion to improve the health and well-being of both pets and their people.

From the yearly “check up” to the most dif­fi­cult life tran­si­tions, Darla’s sen­si­tive man­ner and con­fi­dent skill are superb.   But don’t just lis­ten to me, check out this live vet­eri­nary acupunc­ture demon­stra­tion with Darla and her patient, Mugsy, here: http://soundintegratedhealth.com/sound-mind-and-body.

The look on this pup’s face says it all.

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Blueprint for the Soul…

September 3, 2010

Book Cover PicSome of you may know that I recently attended a workshop/retreat with the absolutely amaz­ing teacher and prac­ti­tioner, Jean Haner (author of “The Wis­dom of Your Face” and “The Wis­dom of Your Child’s Face”).  I gained so much insight dur­ing those four days, that it hon­estly changed my life. 

I am happy to share that Jean will be return­ing to Seat­tle where she will be offer­ing demon­stra­tions based on her her life’s work of Chi­nese face reading.  

In Jean’s own words, “The ancient Chi­nese believed that your face reflects your true inner spirit, the blue­print of your orig­i­nal design. The wis­dom writ­ten there explains why you think, feel, and behave as you do, and answers two of the most impor­tant ques­tions you need to ask your­self in life: Who am I and what is my calling?

hanerpicBy dis­cov­er­ing your unique inner design, you can become your authen­tic self, find the life path that brings you joy, rela­tion­ships that nur­ture you, and most of all, gain true clar­ity and com­pas­sion for your­self and every­one you encounter.”

Whether you have chil­dren, or you are a grown child, it’s never too late to begin liv­ing in line with your true nature.  Please join Jean at one or more of the fol­low­ing events to learn sim­ple tools that can make pro­found changes in your life.  While these three work­shops are absolutely FREE, the infor­ma­tion Jean will be shar­ing  is priceless.

Sep­tem­ber 16th: 
FREE Face Read­ing Demon­stra­tions – 7pm
The Wis­dom of Your Child’s Face
Third Place Books
17171 Both­ell Way NE, Lake For­est Park, WA  

Sept. 17th:
FREE Face Read­ing Demon­stra­tions – 7:30 pm
The Wis­dom of Your Child’s Face
East West Book­shop
6500 Roo­sevelt Way NE, Seat­tle, WA  
  
Sept. 18th:
FREE Face Read­ing Demon­stra­tions – 2pm
The Wis­dom of Your Child’s Face
Barnes & Noble – Belle­vue
626 106th Ave NE, Belle­vue WA

Jean will also be offer­ing a 4-day extended work­shop in Octo­ber for those who would like to pur­sue this fur­ther (per­son­ally or pro­fes­sion­ally).  For more infor­ma­tion about this, please visit Jean’s web­site at:  wisdomeofyourface.com

Hope to see you there!