|
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR
If you want to find
out what’s going on in New England in the alternative or integrative
healthcare scene, we encourage you to check out our new, online
Community Calendar on our Web site at
www.IntegrativeMedAlliance.org. Under “Events” click on “Calendar
of Events”.
Below are some
highlights from our online Community Calendar, located on the IMA
website at
http://www.integrativemedalliance.org/events_calendarofevents.asp.
The IMA's Online
Community Calendar is an advertising service for New England and
national health and wellness-related events. We can accept postings of
up to 130 words in length. Online Community Calendar Posting Policy
and Rates: IMA Business and Non-Profit Partners can post all their
events for FREE. There is also NO CHARGE for anyone posting events
that are free and open to the public. If your event is not free and
you are not an IMA Partner, we charge $25 per posting and will invoice
you. To submit an event to the Calendar: E-mail our Calendar of Events
Coordinator, Theresa Ochenkoski, at
IMA_Calendar@yahoo.com and please let her know whether you are an
IMA Partner. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. To learn
more about becoming an IMA Partner, visit http://www.integrativemedalliance.org/helping_partners_program.asp.
Exploring Your Life Mission: Bringing Greater Clarity to Your Life &
Work
Saturday, June 12, 2004 - Sunday, June 13, 2004
The Institute for Body, Mind & Spirituality
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
Richard Michaels, CPPC & Marica Goldberg, CPPC. This course is
designed to create greater awareness of the individual's connection to
their core self & place in the world. This connection is fundamental
for the fulfillment & well being of the individual in the midst of
rapid change. The course provides tools & experiences to understand
self, motivating factors, mission & ways to put mission into action.
Invoke a larger vision & realize responsibility for how to live in a
way that brings healing & aliveness for yourself and the world around
you. Registration: 800-999-1959 ext 8129 or
ibmsinfo@Lesley.edu or
www.lesley.edu
The American Holistic Nurses' Association
24th Annual Conference
Thursday, June 17, 2004 - Sunday, June 20, 2004
Marriott Camelback Inn Resort, Golf Club & Spa
Scottsdale, AZ
Unleashing the Potential: Holistic Leadership for Healthcare
Transformation. For information:
www.aha.org or 800-278-2462
AMERICAN HERBALISTS GUILD: Four-Day
Clinical Intensive
Friday, June 18, 2004 - Monday, June 21, 2004
Tai Sophia Institute
Laurel, MD
Participants will spend one day engaged in intensive instruction in
the philosophical, practical, & legal aspects of clinical practice,
the art of client intake, & practice management; one day studying
assessment & formulation strategies; & two days engaged in ongoing
client evaluation. This will take place in the clinical offices,
lecture rooms and pharmacy of Tai Sophia Institute's Masters in
Botanical Medicine Program. Space available for 40 participants only.
Registration deadline: May 15,2004. Call 770-751-6021 or visit:
www.americanherbalist.com
WEEK 1
Workshop In Contemplative Dance/Authentic Movement
With Daphne Lowell, MFA and Alton Wasson, MDiv, STM
June 20-25, 2004
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA
This weeklong workshop will be an immersion into this practice of
bodily imagination and contemplation. It will provide time to explore
multiple dimensions of embodiment -- in movement and stillness, in
rest and reflection, individually and in community. It will include
warm-ups, movement sessions, time in nature, creative expression and
play. Daphne Lowell, (MFA) Professor of Dance and Movement Studies at
Hampshire College, and Alton Wasson, (MDiv, STM) consultant, counselor
and teacher, co-direct programs in Contemplative Dance, which they
have been teaching together with co-founder Mary Ramsay since 1989.
Their annual summer workshops at Hampshire College are one of the
oldest on-going programs in Authentic Movement.
For a brochure, please visit
www.contemplativedance.org or call Alton at 413-268-3295.
14th
Annual International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and
Energy Medicine
Thursday, June 24, 2004 - Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Colorado Springs, CO
ISSSEEM was founded to explore the application of subtle energies to
the experience of consciousness, healing, and human potential and is
designed as a bridging organization for scientists, clinicians,
therapists, healers, and laypeople. ISSSEEM encourages experimental
exploration of the phenomena long associated with the practice of
energy healing. The ISSSEEM Annual Conference serves as the leading
public forum where our mission and our values are exemplified, as well
as a place where all of our members and other interested persons are
welcomed and educated. In a real sense, it is one of the ways the
"emerging paradigm" is nurtured and spread. For more info visit
www.issseem.org or call 303-425-4625
Science and Art of Ayurveda, the Basis of
Life and Living
Friday, June 25, 2004 - Sunday, June 27, 2004
Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
The Center For Indic Studies, through a UMass Dartmouth Public Service
grant, is pleased to offer to the Faculty, Students, and area
community a conference on Science and Art of Ayurveda, the Basis of
Life and Living. 1) Historical background- 2) Basics of Ayurveda- to
cover the concept of disease and cause, Concept of drugs, concept of
treatment, concept of physician and the patient 3) Ayurveda as a
holistic form of health care option (Place for Ayurveda in evolving
models of integrated health care systems) 4) Food and medicine in
Ayurveda. More information to come
Seventh Annual Reiki Retreat
Friday, September 03, 2004 - Monday, September 06, 2004
Iroquois Springs
Rock Hill, NY
Join with other Reiki people to share wisdom, deepen our practice, and
honor all Reiki lineages through celebration of our oneness as well as
our diversity. For the past seven years the International Center for
Reiki Training has been hosting a Reiki Retreat on Labor Day weekend.
We have been offering this as a service to the Reiki community with
the intention of promoting harmony among all Reiki practitioners and
teachers. Offering Reiki sessions, learn new techniques; create
fellowships, internationally known Presenters, Powerful Meditations
and Journeys. Get your batteries recharged! Discounted registration
fees and pre-retreat workshops available. Registration/information:
800-359-3424 or 928-204-1216 or save $35 when registering on line:
www.reikiclasses.com
One Day in Mind/Body Medicine
Friday, October 01, 2004
Mind Body Medical Institute-Harvard Medical School Trainings
Boston, MA
This one day course provides an introduction to the principles of
mind/body medicine, with an emphasis on its efficacy in treating
medical symptoms and improving disease management. Registrations call
617-384-8600 or visit
www.med.harvard.edu/conted/.
15th Annual American Herbalists Guild
Symposium
Friday, October 08, 2004 - Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Waterville Valley Conference Center
Waterville Valley, NH
HERBAL MEDICINE:SPIRIT AND SCIENCE. Over 40 workshops by leading
herbalists, plus pre and post conference intensives. This year's
conference will focus on the art, spirit & science of herbal medicine.
Classes will range from botany & chemistry intensives to clinical
roundtables to maintaining the heart of herbal tradition in the
current milieu. Early bird registration Sept 1. Info call 770-751-6021
or visit:
www.americanherbalist.com
Whole Body and Spirit Expo
Saturday, October 09, 2004 - Sunday, October 10, 2004
Sheraton Hyannis Resort
Hyannis, MA
Yoga, Music, Mediums, Energy Healing, Herbs, Channeling, Holistic
Medicine, Exhibitors, Speakers, Demonstrators and Authors...For
information: Chiron Promotions PO Box 10 Yarmouth Port, MA
02675/508-398-7473/
www.ChironExpos.com
The 6th Annual National Lymphadema Network
Conference
Wednesday, October 20, 2004 - Sunday, October 24, 2004
John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel & Resort
Sparks/Reno, NV
New Frontiers in Lymphedema Research & Therapy for Physicians and
Healthcare Professionals. Sponsored by the National Lymphadema Network
and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine & supported in
part by grants from BSN-Jobst & the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation. This conference open to Health Professionals and medical
students. No registrations will be accepted after October 8 and there
is NO on-site registration for this conference. All attendees must
register in advance. Please call (510) 208-3200 for more information
or visit
www.lymphnet.org
Deepening Relationships - Implementing
Integrative Care
Wednesday, October 20, 2004 - Saturday, October 23, 2004
Black Point Inn
Scarborough, Maine
Keynote speakers include: Christiane Northrup, MD, Diana Schwarzbein,
MD, Christina Baldwin and Richard Rockefeller, MD.Third annual True
North Conference with co-sponsors the Institute for Functional
Medicine and the American Holistic Medical Association. Once again we
are bringing together an extraordinary group of nationally known
experts in Integrative Care who will give you practical information
you can use on Monday morning. We'll address science-based evidence
supporting relationship's role in healing, gender issues in medicine,
nutrition, functional medicine and more. Experience the renewal and
re-enchantment of your practice and learn the how-tos of starting an
integrative center of your own during three spectacular fall days by
the ocean in Maine! For complete information, call (877) 821-4488 or
go to
www.truenorthhealthcenter.org
|
