Teton Wellness Festival
Presentations
Saturday, October 10
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Michele Dorsey
Pilates: A Deeper Perspective
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 8:00 AM
Experience a Pilates mat class presented in a group format. The instructor is seasoned and sensitive to individual needs in this core-focused, movement-based system. Emphasis will be on breathing techniques and skills devoted to strengthening core muscle groups. This Pilates class is appropriate ...
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Todd Zimmerman
Decode Your Finger Prints: Mapping Your Original Intention
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 9:00 AM
Deep soulful satisfaction is only felt when we are in alignment with our soul’s agenda. There is power in knowing your purpose and it is literally at your finger tips. Finger prints form five months prior to birth on the volar pads of the fetus and they never change. Human finger prints have...
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Donald Goewey
Mystic Cool: The Neuroscience of Success
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 9:00 AM
What if in doing just one thing you could rewire your brain to deliver: 1) an immunity to stress, 2) the flow of creative intelligence that turns work into the joy of excelling, 3) the emotional resilience to be positive, peaceful and confident, 4) the social intelligence to love passionately...
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Sundari Lucey
Anusara Yoga: Path to Freedom
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 9:00 AM
Align on the practice mat to one of the fastest growing yoga systems in the world. Anusara’s popularity is due to its uplifting philosophy. Epitomized by a “celebration of the heart”, this yoga practice looks for the good in all people and all things. These universal principals of alignment...
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Peggy Wagener
Living Without: The Latest on How, When & Why to Go Gluten-Free
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 11:00 AM
Eating should nourish, not hurt you. However, for people who are gluten intolerant the protein in wheat, barley and rye can cause pain in a variety of ways. Gluten sensitivity has hundreds of symptoms. The most common are gastrointestinal in nature such as abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, ...
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Ravi Ratan
Aromatherapy for Health and Wellness
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 11:00 AM
Aromatherapy, a form of healing with plants’ essential oils, affects us at a physical, physiological and psychological level. It has its roots in the ancient healing practice of Ayurveda and Herbalism. If used correctly it can heal and prevent chronic health conditions and promote well-being of b...
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Christine Page, MD
Access the Intuitive Wisdom of Your Body
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 11:00 AM
The body is one of our greatest allies. It takes on stress we are unable to handle emotionally. It can create disharmony when we drift too far from our soul’s truth, and it provides us with clear signposts regarding which direction to take. For too long illness has been seen as a weakness or...
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Marcia Male
Qi Gong: Balance Between Lightness & Internal Strength
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 11:00 AM
Qi Gong (chee-gong) is one of the oldest forms of healing in the world. The gentle flowing movements coordinated with deep breathing are simple to do for all ages and abilities. Modern research demonstrates an increased resistance to diseases, improved resilience to stress, a healthier heart...
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Alison Arnold, PhD
Spiritual Strip Poker: Awakening to Who You Really Are with Presence, Passion & Purpose
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 2:00 PM
“I feel like there is so much more that I can give, but how can I find out what that is?”
“There seems to be something blocking me from achieving my potential. How can I unlock all that I am?” This presentation will help you take off fear and step into your life with a new sense of presence...
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David Pond
The Pursuit of Happiness from an Astrological Perspective
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 2:00 PM
Astrologer and author, David Pond will weave together a presentation on finding happiness in these turbulent times of change. He will cover the current astrology and how to prepare for the dynamic aspects in the year to come. David will also present material from his newest book,
The Pursuit of... -
David Gardiner, PhD
Living Buddhist Tantra: Creating a More Vibrant and Open Life
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 2:00 PM
Based on the foundations of Mahayana Buddhist practice, Tantric (or Vajrayana) Buddhism employs powerful methods to deepen ones experience in order to speed up progress on the path to enlightenment. Beautiful visualization practices involve all three dimensions of body, speech and mind...
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Manny Sanchez
Zumba Fitness: Workout with Flavor
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 2:00 PM
Ditch the workout, join the party! Zumba is a fun, effective and simple fitness system that uses the principal of fitness, interval and resistance training to maximize caloric output, burn fat and deliver total body toning. The sexy and explosive Latin rhythms create a party like atmosphere that ...
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Kate Geagan, MS, RD
Change Your Diet, Change the Planet and Feel Fabulous
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 4:00 PM
The American diet is the SUV of eating styles, and is facing a dual “energy crisis”: too many calories, (often of the wrong kind), brought to us in ways that require immense amounts of fossil fuels. The science in what we eat is as significant as what we drive when it comes to our carbon...
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Nancy H. Taylor
Pursuing a Green Lifestyle
Saturday, October 10, 2009 / 4:00 PM
It is essential that we develop the skills to live in harmony with our planet. Nancy will teach participants how to save money and energy at home, offer insights about your carbon footprint and how to offset it, as well as share ways to encourage your city or town to go green. She will use...
Sunday, October 11
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Marcia Male
Gi Gong: Balance Between Lightness & Internal Strength
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 8:00 AM
Qi Gong (chee-gong) is one of the oldest forms of healing in the world. The gentle flowing movements coordinated with deep breathing are simple to do for all ages and abilities. Modern research demonstrates an increased resistance to diseases, improved resilience to stress, a healthier heart...
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Thomas Mikkelsen
Your Dog Needs a Job: Balanced Training Technique Can Help
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 9:00 AM
By understanding basic learning theory and how that translates into behavior we can effectively train our dogs. Every canine needs a job and as owners we need to provide them with correct physical and mental stimulation for them to live happy and healthy lives. This presentation will focus on...
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Dana Cradeur
Empower Yourself in Relationships Using Negotiating Techniques
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 9:00 AM
Negotiating techniques are powerful and effective in all types of relationships. By empowering yourself with negotiating skills, you will learn the best ways to communicate and orchestrate a fulfilling relationship. This hands-on presentation provides exercises on how to:
- Assess the values...
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Suzanne Jauchius
You Know Your Way Home
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 9:00 AM
Suzanne Jauchius is a powerful and dynamic speaker with 20 years experience as an intuitive consultant. From early childhood she was surrounded by paranormal and supersensible worlds. Her storytelling stretches the imagination of the audience, opening their minds to possibilities they would not h...
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Michele Dorsey
GYROTONIC: Get Off Your Seat
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 9:00 AM
Participants will learn the basic elements and movements of Juliu Horvath’s creative work from GYROTONIC® applied to a seated position. Work with gravity and the body’s own weight in this easy energetic system. Experience alert and relaxed kinetic awareness which leads to increased flexibility...
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K'Lea Andreas
The Medicine of Movement
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 11:00 AM
With a conscious inquiry into our natural state of being and letting go into the movement, a whole new universe of possibilities comes into being. In this class learn to let go of preconceived ideas of what dance is, allowing it to naturally unfold. When we release the mind while listening and...
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Phakchok Rinpoche
What is Health: A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 11:00 AM
We would all like to enjoy optimal health. The problem is, it is hard to define what optimal health is. Is it complete freedom from pain and disease or is it complete contentment, regardless of our physical condition? The fact that our bodies are impermanent and subject to change makes it...
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Rosie Kuhn, MFT, MSW, MTP, MCC, PhD
Self-Empowerment 101
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 11:00 AM
Our bodies never lie. They carry lifetimes of wisdom and experience within them. If we listen to it, our body will reveal what needs to be known. In this presentation you will experience elegant methods of revealing what our bodies have to say in service to well-being and expansiveness. Gain...
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Harry Adelson, ND
Pain Medicine: Natural and Effective
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 11:00 AM
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations have deemed 2001-2011 as the “bone and joint decade”. Worldwide, musculoskeletal conditions are the most common causes of severe long-term pain and physical disability. Pain is the number one reason patients visit physicians as well as...
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Ravi Ratan
Healing Through Chakras
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 2:00 PM
Chakras are the energy centers of the body and transfer points for our thoughts and emotions. They represent the physical functioning of our endocrine glands and vital organs. Daily stressors can result in chakra imbalances which can lead to physical, physiological and emotional disorders, but...
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Adi Amar
All Levels Ashtanga Yoga
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 2:00 PM
This all levels yoga class offers a full body conditioning that will lengthen, strengthen, and promote balance within the body. Participants will grow mind, body and breath awareness in this uplifting and invigorating practice. Sun salutations, standing and seated postures will clear out...
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David Lee, DC, PhD, CAd
From a Single Drop: Life is in the Blood
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 4:00 PM
See and experience the amazing miracles of live blood cells and the secrets they reveal. Using several methods of making slides from a single drop of blood, participants will learn to identify normal and abnormal blood cells, gain knowledge of the indicators for heavy metals, lymph, autoimmune...
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Susan Schachterle
Women as Leaders, Women as Healers
Sunday, October 11, 2009 / 4:00 PM
Women are natural leaders and healers, and we are being called at this unprecedented time in our history to step forward and bring the gifts of the Divine Feminine to the planet in new and perhaps deeper ways than ever before. This presentation is not a feminist rant, but rather a call to action ...