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Free Webinar - The Power of Self-Care in Parenting: A Gift to Your Entire Family

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Free Webinar Institute of HeartMath
Saturday, October 29, 2011. Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Noon (PDT)
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Sign up Today for The Power of Self-Care in Parenting: A Gift to Your Entire Family Webinar with Author Cathy Cassani Adams, radio host Todd Adams and HeartMath Education Specialist Jeff Goelitz
If you are a parent, you owe it to yourself to sign up today for The Power of Self-Care in Parenting: A Gift to Your Entire Family. This special free live webinar, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (PDT) on Saturday, Oct. 29, will address a variety of parents’ unique needs. This webinar will include a 15-minute Q&A session; submit your question below.

The presenters, author Cathy Cassani Adams, radio host Todd Adams and HeartMath Education Specialist Jeff Goelitz, will discuss how to create daily routines and practices for de-stressing yourself, taking time to find greater balance, enjoy yourself and focus on your well-being. Not only is self-care not being selfish, it is an important element of parenting and a healthy, happy family.

Sign up for The Power of Self-Care in Parenting: A Gift to Your Entire Family webinar and you will be automatically entered into a Random Drawing. Cathy Adams will give away three signed copies of each of her books during this webinar: The Self-Aware Parent: 19 Lessons for Growing with Your Children and The Self-Aware Parent Two. Jeff Goelitz will give away three of IHM’s Wild Ride to the Heart Game. Winners will be announced on Zen Parenting Facebook and HeartMath My kids! Facebook. Don’t forget to like these Facebook pages.

It only makes sense that parents who take care of themselves – in other words practice self-care of their mental, emotional and physical well-being – are likely to be more effective at raising their children. It is an established fact that the stress and energy drain of parenting makes self-care an imperative. Parents need to know how to recognize their stressors, stop the energy drain and recharge their batteries.

Key Webinar Topics:

Cathy and Todd Adams
  • What is self-care and why is it important?
  • Self-care for parents, and why self-care is the opposite of being selfish.
  • Self-awareness for parents.
  • Using your energy wisely.
  • The importance of trusting your gut.
  • Why self-care is the first step toward a more connected relationship with your family.
    • Jeff Goelitz
  • What is HeartMath and what are its philosophies on parenting?
  • The importance of self-care techniques for parents. Goelitz teaches a HeartMath technique designed to help calm parents before and during stressful situations.
  • Activities for parents and children: Goelitz will teach a HeartMath technique that can increase young children’s experience of positive emotions.
  • Learning how to neutralize those habits that are stress producing and strengthen the ones that create more resilience.
    • Cathy Cassani Adams Cathy Cassani Adams is a licensed clinical social worker, PCI certified parent coach, certificated elementary school teacher, and certified yoga instructor. She is the author of The Self-Aware Parent: 19 Lessons for Growing with Your Children* and The Self-Aware Parent Two and a writer and blogger for Chicago Parent Magazine. She and husband Todd host Zen Parenting Radio, a weekly radio show focused on conscious parenting. Before becoming a parent, she worked for many years as a child and family therapist and clinical educator at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
    Todd Adams Todd Adams is a sales representative for JVI, a Lincolnwood, Ill., company specializing in a variety of connectors. He also is a real estate investor and property manager in the Chicago area and managing partner in Santa-Cause, a charity he developed with friends. He teaches parenting classes with wife Cathy and is co-host of Zen Parenting Radio. He also supports fathers in finding a healthy work/life balance.
    Jeff Goelitz Jeff Goelitz, a former elementary school teacher, is an educational specialist, senior trainer and program developer with the nonprofit Institute of HeartMath. He works with a wide range of preschools, schools and universities across the U.S. to help improve school climate and performance. Jeff completed an evaluation of a pilot mental health intervention with preschool classrooms in a large urban school district and was the primary architect of the HeartMath social and emotional learning program, Early HeartSmarts, which is now used in Head Start programs.
    Presented by: author Cathy Cassani Adams, radio host Todd Adams and HeartMath Education Specialist Jeff Goelitz
    Date: Saturday, October 29, 2011
    Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Noon (PDT)
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    Title: Power of Self-Care in Parenting: A Gift to Your Entire Family

    Date: Saturday, October 29, 2011

    Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Noon (PDT)

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    Body-Based Meditation/Mindfulness Drop-In Group in Lafayette - FIRST CLASS FREE


    Learn to meditate or deepen your meditation practice in
    this highly body‐based group. Meditation has many
    documented benefits that can improve physical and
    emotional functioning; it also takes us deeper into the
    lived experience of our own spirituality. This is a panspiritual
    group, which means we wIll not follow one
    particular method, philosophy or religion, but will draw
    upon a variety of spiritual traditions. This group will be a
    mix of sitting meditation, movement meditation,
    mindfulness and discussion/teachings. Please fee free to
    bring your own cushions.

    Tuesdays 6-7pm 


    $12 or 5-group pass $50

    Sabrina Santa Clara, MA, IFSCP, R-DMT, CACII, RYT, RMT
    Center for Creative, Restorative & Expressive Arts Therapy
    308 E. Simpson #100, Lafayette, CO 80026
    www.ccreat.org
    303.304.7880

    Gifts of the Goddess and Chakra Workshop


    This one day workshop is a sacred women's circle where we will be sharing the gifts of 3 different Goddesses representing the 5th, 6th and 7th chakras. We will also tie in the sacred elements of earth, air, fire and water. This workshop is highly experiential with group sharing, creative expression, authentic movement and sacred ceremony!

    We will focus on:

    -Speaking our truth and expressing our creativity: 5th Chakra and 


    Goddess Pele

    -Cultivating our Intuition, vision and learning to receive: 6th Chakra
    and Goddess Hathor

    -Connecting to our spiritual source and power: 7th Chakra and 
    Goddess Ixchel

    Come find communtiy and gather in this sacred circle of powerful women! 

    This workshop will be held on Oct.29th from 9am-4pm at the Consulate Healing Center in Denver at 750 E.9th Ave. in the Capital Hill neighborhood. Cost:$90

    Only 3 spots remain open! To RSVP contact Sara Runge at sarajhaas@comcast.net or 303-432-1880

    Name: Sara Runge,MA, CHt
    Email: sarajhaas@comcast.net

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    Grief Around the Holidays Free Expressive Arts Workshop Saturday 10/29 10am-4pm People House


    Day of the Dead (Spanish: Da de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday which focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Day of the Dead and the Celebration of Life is a time of reflection about the meaning of life and the mission that one needs to fulfill. Death in many situations imparts a feeling of pain and loss. For others, death is transcendence, transformation and resurrection.
    Loss is an inevitable part of life, and grief is a natural part of the healing process. Loss causes a lot of pain and scars us very deeply. Holidays remind us of the special times with our loved one, happier times and special memories. They also bring on difficult emotions and awareness to the foreground of our minds. We all have different ways of coping with loss, but so many of us leave the wounds without treatment. Proper self-care is extremely important when going through loss. Dealing with it will allow you to free yourself from pain and help you rediscover life and peace again.

    This workshop is designed to help participants grieve and honor their loved ones. Through Expressive arts and SoulCollage(R), participants are invited to tap into their intuition and creativity, while discovering coping skills for grieving around the holidays. 

    Participants are encouraged to bring a picture representing their loss.
    This is a FREE Heart of Service Workshop and basic supplies will be provided.
    Please contact me ASAP to sign up as there are only a few spaces left.
    To sign up email me at laskacounseling@gmail.com
    or call at 720 924 1595

    Nina Alenko Danhorn MS, NCC
    Registered Psychotherapist
    SoulCollage(R) Facilitator
    laskacounseling.weebly.com
    People House
    3035 West 25th Ave
    Denver, CO 80211

    Name: Nina A Danhorn
    Email: laskacounseling@gmail.com

    See Our Web Site

    MONDAY, Oct 24, Dream Exploration Group Starts, 7:30pm @ Edie Stone's office


    Dear Dreamers,

    The Dream Exploration Group will start MONDAY, October 24. The time will be 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

    The group will meet every OTHER Monday: Oct. 24, Nov. 7, Nov. 21, and Dec. 5.

    I invite you to join us in this creative and healing form of deep play and soul work.

    We still have room for 2 or 3 more dreamers. Please reply and let me know if you want to join.

    You can call my voice mail, 303-415-3755, to register on Monday.

    To keep the bookkeeping simple, I will also extend the early registration discount to all new members, so the tuition will be only $120 for four sessions. Cash, check, or Credit Card (Visa, MC, or Discover).

    This is a great price compared to individual sessions. Plus it is really exciting to explore dreams together, as sometimes magic and synchronous events happen. For example, in the last class, one person chose to work with a strong image from a dream, and another group member remembered the same image in a dream the previous night. They hadn't even met yet! ... that's the magic and mystery of dreams ...

    Some of the techniques we will use in this dream class came from a training, Psychology in the Truest Sense of the Word: Dreamwork and Curanderismo, taught by renowned author and Jungian therapist, Clarissa Pinkola Estes.

    I don't interpret or analyze your dreams for you, because the meaning of each dream is unique to the dreamer and his or her situation, history, and culture. Stock "dream interpretations" from books or websites are rarely accurate. Rather, I help you deepen your contact with the dream images, expand your experience and expression of the contents of the dream, and find the meaning that resonates with you. After having explored the meaning of a dream through this type of personal dreamwork, then you may want to look at other dream interpretations from classmates or books, to see if there is anything you have overlooked, or that enriches your experience.


    Location: Edie Stone's office, 2027 Broadway, Suite H, Boulder, 80302
    One-half block north of the Pearl Street Mall, below OM Time Yoga
    I look forward to hearing back from you!

    CAll now to reserve your space, 303-415-3755.

    Edie Stone, MA, LPC

    Name: 

    Edie Stone, MA, LPC
    Email: estone@ediestone.com

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    Group for Teen-Young Adult Males (15-22) Getting and/or Staying Sober


    Hi Friends & Colleagues,

    I am offering an education/support group for young/adult males (15-22) who are or have motivation to significantly cut down OR be clean and sober. My approach is harm reduction to support the clients choice rather then insist upon sobriety. This group will start Friday, October 28th and will run for 6 consecutive weeks. If there is enough interest, ideally Ill have a 4-6pm group for ages 15-18, and another from 6:30-8:30pm for ages18-22. The cost is $400 and is limited to 8 participants in each group. 

    Specific topics for discussion will include self assessment and goals; personal challenges to sobriety and strategies to overcome them; the addictive cycle explained and explored; the effect drugs & alcohols has on the developing brain; self esteem, values, stress, triggers and how to manage them. Participants will be given tools and guidance, and if they choose feedback to create a clear individualized plan for future sobriety.

    I appreciate your referrals and consideration supporting young males staying clean & sober, specifically while their brains are still developing. Feel free to forward this to anyone who may have interest.

    Please contact me if you have any questions at all! 

    Thanks,
    Jeff 

    Clear Counseling & Mediation 
    Jeff Jones LPC, CACIII, ARISE Interventionist, Family Mediator
    sjeffjones@me.com
    www.bouldercocounseling.com
    www.familyinabottle.com 
    720-314-3543

    Class: AEP Dream Training with Robyn Chauvin, M.A., L.P.C. - Starts Fri., Nov. 18, 4 to 8:15.


    Dear Friends and Colleagues,

    We are excited to present this very fun class with Robyn Chauvin, our colleague from Naropa University and BPI senior training staff member. The training provides practitioners with hands-on experience working with their personal dreams and facilitating others. Robyn will demonstrate dream work and review the AEP dream process as well as coach participants in facilitating one another's dreams. Professional issues in dream work are discussed alongside the existential, personal and transpersonal scope of the dream. You will explore various creative approaches in working with dreams, including enacting rather than interpreting them.

    Cost is $1000 for 10 monthly sessions - with a 10% discount ($900) if you register by Nov. 11.

    Warm regards,
    Reed & Betty

    Name: 

    Reed & Betty at BPI
    Email: bpi@indra.com

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    The IHC presents: A Parent and Teen Group: Building a Strong Relationship and Happier Home


    This is an 8 week process group aimed at strengthening the parent/teen relationship from both perspectives. There are still a few openings available. If you know of a parent that is struggling with their relationship with their teenager, this group will be highly beneficial for them. 

    Topics Covered:
    Effective Communication Skills
    Understanding Trust
    Empathy
    Self-acceptance and acceptance of others

    Who: Families with children ages 13-19 living at home. Single parents, both parents and/or step parent families welcome. Both parents and teen need to attend each session.
    Dates: Saturdays from October 22, 2011 to December 10, 2011 (the group may delay start by one week so group will fill)
    Time: 12-130pm
    Where: The Interpersonal Healing Clinic, 1006 Depot Hill Rd, Broomfield, CO
    Cost: $60 per group session or $450 paid in full by the first meeting
    Contact: Amy Grauberger, MA - 970.396.7974 or amygrauberger@yahoo.com

    Facilitator: Amy Grauberger has her Master of Arts in Counseling. She has 10 years experience as a Montessori teacher where she has helped many families build strong communication skills leading to strong family relationships.

    Name: Lisa Templeton, Ph.D.
    Email: drlisatempleton@yahoo.com

    See Our Web Site

    DENVER Workshops with Embodied Wellness: AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT & MEDITATION


    FREE Authentic Movement Workshop - for beginners and experienced movers
    Saturday November 5th 

    1:00pm-5:00pm 

    Introduction to Authentic Movement
    Authentic Movement is a simple and profound form of movement practice that allows for a deep listening to what is present in the body and beyond... When practicing Authentic Movement, participants engage in a simple ritual to open the form, then with eyes closed sense their inner body-mind experience. They stay aware of the impulses as they arise within and then follow sensations, images and stimuli with movement, sound and authentic expression...
    This workshop will serve as an introductory to those new and curious about the form as well as a refreshing renewal of Authentic Movement basics for experienced movers, providing a space of healing and deep contact with self, other, and the collective.

    Fee: Freely offered donations accepted 

    Location: Denvers Capitol Hill The Consulate Center
    705 E. Ninth Avenue, Varuna Room (Conference room on 2nd Floor)
    http://www.consulatehealingcenter.com/findus.html

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    Authentic Movement Group Practice Series 
    Thursday mornings 5 weeks
    November 10, 17 (no class on Thanksgiving), December 1, 8, 15 
    10:00am-12:00pm

    Authentic Movement Practice Group *Pre-registration required 
    A five-week series for movers who are both new and returning to the form.
    Call 303-827-6450 or email rachael@embodiedwellness.org

    Authentic Movement is a body-referenced and movement-centered awareness practice in which there is a mover and a witness. With eyes closed, the mover listens to, and follows an inner impulse to move in the presence of an accepting witness. Movement may arise from sensation, image, memory, thought, and/or direct experience. This series will help individuals align with and move from their essential truth in the presence of another, strengthen their ability to track embodied experience, and practice self-referencing speech as a means to bring to consciousness their bodys wisdom.

    Fee: $250 for the five-week series. 
    The cost includes one individual session in the series to address questions specific to your needs about the form. 
    Please call 303-827-6450 to register.

    Location: Denvers Capitol Hill The Consulate Center
    705 E. Ninth Avenue, Varuna Room (Conference room on 2nd Floor)
    http://www.consulatehealingcenter.com/findus.html

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    Ongoing Meditation Group Sit
    Friday mornings, beginning November 4th 
    8:00am-8:45am 

    Morning Meditation
    End your week with a gentle mindfulness practice of sitting and breathing. We will begin with a fifteen-minute sit. We will have a brief Dharma talk offered and/or a short check in, followed by another fifteen-minute sitting period. We will focus on body awareness with some guided meditation offered. 
    Cushions will be provided, but feel free to bring your own for comfort.

    Fee: Freely offered donations accepted

    Location: Denvers Capitol Hill The Consulate Center
    705 E. Ninth Avenue, Suite 202
    http://www.consulatehealingcenter.com/findus.html

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    About Rachael: Rachael (Skolnik) Bonaiuto is founder and clinical director of Embodied Wellness: Counseling, Coaching & Consulting (www.embodiedwellness.org). She is also co-director/co-facilitator of Holding Space: A Home for Authentic Movement in Boulder, CO (http://holdingspace.weebly.com/). Rachael has spent more than a decade investigating, teaching, and practicing the forms of meditation and Authentic Movement. She grows more in awe of both practices, weaving them into the tapestry of her therapeutic and life work. Her interest in these two forms, along with her graduate research, led her to explore the role of witness in our lives the longing to connect the importance of being seen, of seeing other and of developing a relationship with our own inner witness. Rachael has her Masters degree in Somatic Counseling Psychology from Naropa University, is a Registered Dance Movement Therapist, is a bit of paperwork away from being a Licensed Professional Counselor and has completed Zoe Avstreihs Advanced Teacher Training in Authentic Movement.

    Name: Rachael Bonaiuto
    Email: rachael@embodiedwellness.org

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    "Money Matters" Live Teleclass for Women - One seat left!


    "Money Matters" is a 4-week teleclass that takes students step-by-step through the process of getting their money act together, including:
    the mindset for success
    the 7 essential elements of any good money management system
    how to create meaningful categories to track earning and spending
    the secret to saving, even as you are paying off debt
    free and low-cost resources to create the perfect system for you
    a free resource for identifying old money beliefs and patterns that no longer work for you, and
    one private phone call with Amy Carbone to help you trouble-shoot specific problems

    Time TBA Starts week of October 24
    1 hour 15 minutes/class
    1 private consultation with Amy 


    Special one-time fee includes class and private consultation $149.00

    For questions, call me at 303-883-9360 or email atacarbone@earthlink.net.

    To sign up, students can go tohttp://amycarbone.com/contact.html and leave me an e-mail; then go to the Fees and Payment page and pay for the class using the PayPal button.

    Please pass on to your clients who need this class!

    Name: Amy M. Carbone, MA, LPC, Certified Financial Counselor
    Email: acarbone@earthlink.net

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