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Manchester Community College’s Health Careers Department and the Connecticut Holistic Health Association are excited to announce this years

3rd Annual Holistic Health Fair, Green Campus Exhibition, and Farmer’s Market to be held on

Wednesday, May 2nd 2007 from 4pm-8pm.

This event will include local practitioners and vendors in the field of health and wellness, as well as Phi Theta Kappa’s Green Campus Exhibition that will provide informative exhibits regarding sustainability and green campus projects. Additionally, local farmers will offer plants, produce and other products in the first ever MCC Farmer’s Market. Also a highlight will be keynote speaker, Loretta LaRoche and her talk entitiled:
“Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal.”

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The host for the next meeting of the Greater Hartford section of the CT Holistic Health Association will be
Farmington Valley Physical Therapy.

The topic of Discussion will be
Somatic Neuroeducation and its Applications

Feb 8, 2007; 6:30-8:00pm
Farmington Valley Physical Therapy
112 S Main St
Unionville CT 06085
http://www.fvpt.com

Description of Clinic:

Farmington Valley Physical Therapy is clinic that provides its clients with more than just top quality rehabilitation care. We have workshops, seminars, group fitness classes, and wellness care for people of all fitness levels. We emphasize patient education and have regularly scheduled with seminars given by physicians from all over the state. Some of our programs include Group Rehabilitation and Exercise Classes, Somatic Neuroeducation, Running Injury Prevention and Coaching, as well as a Referral Program where clients can earn free massages and more. Physical therapy is the natural path to recovery from surgery, sports, acute, and overuse injuries or illness. It can also be an alternative to surgery or drugs while restoring strength, flexibility and function. Please visit our website us at http://www.fvpt.com for more information about our clinic, mission, and upcoming events.

Join us for an evening of networking and friendship

Call to RSVP
(860) 402-1261
mbadon@fvpt.com
http://www.fvpt.com


September 2006 Meeting Topic:
"Connections......past, present and future"

The September meeting will be held on September 11th 2006 in West Hartford at Victoria Wasserman's Bishop's Corner office. Please RSVP (860-231-1111) no later than noon on the day of the meeting.We will move to a larger space if the number of RSVP's warrant it.

Please bring plenty of business cards and brochures for networking. There will be ample time to share what is going on in our practices and to reconnect on a personal level. So many of you have indicated a desire to reconnect that the forum for the September meeting is just that "Connections......past, present and future" I am personally looking forward to reconnecting with each and everyone of you.

Victoria Wasserman APRN

Future locations to be announced.

 

Tuesday, May 23, 2006:
7:00pm

Meet the New Hartford Branch Director - Victoria Wasserman

Location: Office of Advantage Anesthesia, LLC. 345 North Main Street, Suite 103, West Hartford, 06117

RSVP's appreciated (860) 231-1111 or advantageanesthesia@yahoo.com

This meeting will be brief and fun. We will be visiting one another's facilities over the course of a year to get to know one another better and gain greater insight into the type of practices we have. Our first meeting will be at my place and everyone will get a chance to try Somatron's Vibro-acoustic music therapy chair when the meeting is over.............Come on by and meet with your fellow CAM providers !!

Thursday, April 28, 2005:
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Friday, October 28, 2005:
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Promoting Holistic Health Care: Business Aspects of Holistic Practice


Who will be speaking and What are their topics?

· Financial principles; Bob Hager, President of Connecticut SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, a division of the Small Business Administration;

· Marketing and networking: Deborah Polydys, President of Strategic Management Resources, LLC;

· Website development for holistic businesses: Joanne Marcinek, Owner of Ask Joanne, LLC a search engine and website development company

A panel discussion will follow.

The program is open to all CHHA members, non-members, and their guests. The early registration fee before October 1 will be $15 for members (M) and $25 for non-members (NM). After October 1 the registration fee will be $25 for M and $40 for NM. Please make your check payable to CHHA and send your registration to Pat Barry at 60 Linnard Road, West Hartford, CT 06107.

Where: The Elmwood Community Center,
1106 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, CT (Click for link to Google Maps and directions from your location.)

This is a great opportunity for networking with other attendees at the meeting. Bring your business cards!

Click Here for Event Flyer in pdf format

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HEALTH REALIZATION: A Principle-Based Psychology

An Evening with Lori Carpenos, LMFT


This presentation is based on Three Universal Principles at the heart of psychological well-being, which also explain the full range of human experience, from joy and ecstasy to anguish and anger. Discover how your moment-to-moment reality is affected by your thinking. Once recognized, the Principles can be used to access well-being, and find a clear, productive frame of mind from which to live. This orientation enables people to turn towards their inner health, regardless of past or current circumstances. This approach has proven unusually successful in counseling, education, prevention, coaching, and community development throughout the U.S. and other countries. The following points will be covered:

· The discovery of the Three Principles
· How the Three Principles of Mind, Thought and Consciousness work together to create our personal realities
· The spiritual aspect of Mind

· How to return to your innate health, before thought is created,
to access well-being regardless of your situation or circumstances

Lori Carpenos, M.Ed., LMFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She has more than 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families and groups and 19 years experience teaching the principle-based approach to psychology called Health Realization. Knowledge of these Principles has helped people realize their health during very difficult and trying times. This approach to mental health and well-being has assisted people in all walks of life and has been called a “Best Practice” in the field of Prevention. Lori is the co-author with Jack Pransky, Ph.D., of Healthy Thinking, Feeling, and Doing: A Middle School Prevention Curriculum and the author of StressLess: A Guide to a Healthier, Happier Future.

When: Thursday, April 28, 2005
Where: UConn Health Center, Farmington, CT. Tel. 860-679-2000
Time: 7;00 – 9:00 PM
Suggested donation: Free for CHHA members; $5.00 for non-members
Directions: Friends Conference Room. When entering the driveway of the UConn Health Center proceed to the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs, do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.

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Manchester Community College Health Fair

Thursday April 21st 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Admission is Free

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Thursday, February 24, 2005:
7:00pm - 9:00pm

HEALING WITH YOGA

Featuring Linda Catrambone, MA, MA, LPC


The practice of yoga goes back at least 6,000 years, yet remains popular in modern culture. Why? Yoga makes us feel good! Learn how yogic healing techniques reach far beyond the physical body to balance, focus, and quiet the mind. Discover ways to benefit from and practice yoga as you go about your busy day.

This presentation will explore the four major types of yoga:
· Hatha - Yoga of the body
· Raja - Yoga of mental development, subtle yet powerful
· Mantra - Repeating phonemes to draw awareness inward to the center of being
· Gnani - Yoga of self knowledge, the explanation behind the nature of being

The relationship between yoga postures and the chakras will be explored during this interactive presentation. Each participant will experience meditative energy, yoga postures and mantra for a dynamic evening of self-healing. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a friend!

Linda Catrambone is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Spiritual Healer, seminar presenter, and co-developer of Empowerment Yoga. She is a member of the Connecticut Holistic Health Association's planning committee, The American Speech and Hearing Association, the St Joseph College Graduate and Prime Time Committee, and past president of the Connecticut Mental Health Counselor Association. Linda's holistic psychotherapy practice is based in West Hartford.

When: 7 – 9 pm, Thursday, February 24, 2005
Where: Friends Conference Room, UConn Health Center, Farmington, CT. Tel 860-679-2000
Suggested Donation: $5.00
Directions: When entering the driveway of the UConn Health Center proceed to the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs, do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.

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Thursday, January 27, 2005:
7:00pm - 9:00pm

SPIRIT IN THE BODY:

The Importance & Power of Balanced Breathing

Featuring Lois Grasso, founder of OxyGenesis Institute


There is a direct correlation between quality of breathing and quality of life. Discover how and why unhealthy breathing patterns correspond to unhealthy patterns of thought and behavior. Most importantly, learn how the breath can become a powerful tool for transforming all three. The topics of discussion will include:

• Why are 80% of Americans getting less than a third of the oxygen they need?
• How do shallow and restricted breathing patterns cause mega-stress and disease?
• What are the physical, emotional and spiritual ramifications of poor breathing?
• How can breathwork release subconscious baggage from the body/mind?
• What kinds of breathing exercises can hinder breathing capacity?
• Why are psychotherapy - and other forms of “talk therapy” – often not enough?
• How does breathwork make room in the body for Spirit to dwell?
• Daily breathing exercises to increase breathing capacity and relax.

Lois Grasso, CTBF, is the founder of OxyGenesis Breathwork™ and director of the OxyGenesis Institute, a non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting awareness of the power and importance of conscious breathing as the basis for achieving balanced, whole health. She attended her first Conscious Breathing workshop in 1981. Astonished at the benefits, Lois began studying a variety of breathing therapies, including Rebirthing, Ecstasy Breathing, Breathing Development, Breathing Coordination and Breath Therapy. While undergoing formal certification training at the Transformational Breath Foundation in 1998, Lois researched, edited and published Dr. Judith Kravitz’ book, Breathe Deep, Laugh Loudly; The Joy of Transformational Breathing.

Lois is also the Public Relations Coordinator for the Greater Hartford chapter of CHHA, and former publisher of the Self-Health Networker (aka Recovery Networker). She maintains a private practice of Counseling and Breathwork in West Hartford, and presents workshops throughout the US.

When: 7:00 – 9:00 PM, Thursday, January 27, 2005
Where: Friends’ Conference Room, UConn Health Center, Farmington, CT (860-679-2000)
Suggested Donation: $5.00
Directions: Enter the driveway of UConn Health Center from Farmington Ave (Rt 4). Proceed toward the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Watch for CHHA program signs for directions. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs, do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends’ Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.

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Thursday, November 18, 2004:
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Labyrinths: Energetic Healing Tools for Today

New Labyrinth Designs and Ways to Use Them to Enhance Healing for Ourselves and Our Clients

A hands-on workshop by Greg Coleman, Master Labyrinth Designer & Artist


This workshop introduces labyrinths as tools that can assist us in our practice and assist our clients in their healing. The topics of discussion and experiences will include:

• What is a traditional labyrinth? How can I draw one?
• What is a new labyrinth design and how are they created?
• What are the roles of intention and attention in labyrinth design and healing?
• Working with specific finger labyrinths and experiencing how they affect you .
• How to use a labyrinth in your practice.

Greg Coleman, MS, MFA, is the owner of Heartstone Labyrinths ™, LLC, a poet and writer, and a master labyrinth designer and artist who has created over 70 Intentional Labyrinth designs each with its own handbook that describes its intention and how to use it. The designs are created to help individuals and groups work with particular physical, emotional, and spiritual concerns. He creates indoor and outdoor labyrinths. He is a Reiki Master who creates essential oil blends to accompany some of his labyrinth designs. He has created two forms of energy bodywork: Feng Shui Body Work™ and Intentional Labyrinth™ Energy Bodywork. He has given workshops in high schools and colleges, hospitals, and at wellness fairs in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island. He has been a presenter at the gatherings of The Labyrinth Society, an international organization, from 2000-2003 and at the New England Labyrinth Guild for the past three years. He lives in Guilford, CT where he creates new labyrinths, gives workshops, and works with individual clients.

When: Thursday, November 18, 2004
Where: UConn Health Center, Friends Conference Room,
263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT. Tel. 860-679-2000
Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Cost:
Free for CHHA Members, $5 for non-members

Directions:www.uchc.edu/directions/#driving
When entering the driveway of the UConn Health Center proceed to the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs, do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.

Click here for pdf file of event flyer

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Thursday, October 28, 2004:
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Aiijii Healing:
How Chakras Relate to Disease and Healing

A lecture by Karin Nemri


Discover how healers in the Spiritual Realm are working with healers in the physical world to give you a spiritual understanding of healing. Learn how unresolved emotional issues create blocks in your energy system that can manifest as disease and dysfunctions.

This presentation aims to validate esoteric activity for anyone who is drawn to energy healing, and to open the minds of those who are skeptical.

After a near-death experience, Karin has learned that the Aiijii System is the Energy System that is used in the Spiritual Realm. Aiijii Healing encompasses all energy healing methods (i.e. Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, etc.). Aiijii Healing is a demonstrative method that helps people to see what is normally happening invisibly during an energy healing session. This allows people to better understand how the Heavens use subtle energies. Studies have proven that faith in a Higher Power and belief in a system greatly affects how we heal. This demonstration utilizes the expression that seeing is believing.

Karin Nemri is a certified Spiritual Counselor, Aiijii Healer and Hospice volunteer. She is the Chairperson of the CT Affiliate of The Twilight Brigade-Compassion in Action, a member of CT Holistic Health Association, the CT Coalition to Improve End-of-Life Care, the Academy of Religion and Psychical Research and the CT Emergency Crisis Team/Spiritual Division.
She has a private practice in Bloomfield.

When: Thursday, October 28, 2004
Where: UConn Health Center, Friends Conference Room,
263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT. Tel. 860-679-2000
Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Cost:
Free for CHHA Members, $5 for non-members

Directions:www.uchc.edu/directions/#driving
When entering the driveway of the UConn Health Center proceed to the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs, do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.

Click here for pdf file of event flyer

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Wednesday, September 29, 2004:
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Business and Spirituality:

Don’t become a victim of your own business and marketing strategies!

Presented by Deborah Polydys and Dory Dzinski


This presentation provides you with a fresh look at your perspective toward keeping your business healthy and what you allow to pull your hair out!

  • What marketing strategies do you now employ that make you groan?
  • Do you find yourself doing the same thing each day, yet, expecting different results?
  • Define and conquer those marketing tasks that you expend tremendous energy on avoiding vs. implementation.
  • How can the voice of your subconscious help you shift your perspective?
  • Enjoy a fun-filled and entertaining interactive exercise around those self-chosen albatrosses hanging around your neck!

Deborah Polydys, Business Advisor, workshop leader and author, works extensively with individuals in non-traditional business enterprises to simplify and demystify the complexities of marketing and sales. She is the Founder and President of Strategic Management Resources.

Dory Dzinski is a pastoral counselor, body-centered psychotherapist, and energy therapist in private practice in Canton. She is President Emeritus of CHHA and Co-Editor/Co-Publisher of The Door Opener magazine.

When: Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Where: UConn Health Center, Friends Conference Room,
263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT. Tel. 860-679-2000
Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Cost:
Free for CHHA Members, $5 for non-members

Directions:www.uchc.edu/directions/#driving
When entering the driveway of the UConn Health Center proceed to the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs, do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.

Click here for pdf file of event flyer

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Wednesday, May 26, 2004:
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Hypnosis and Meditation:
Getting to the Source of Emotional Pain with EMDR and the Color Breathwork Method

A lecture by Kathie Wheeler, PhD, APRN and Pat Barry, PhD, APRN


On Wednesday, May 26, the Hartford Branch of the Connecticut Holistic Health Association will present Hypnosis and Meditation: Getting to the Source of Emotional Pain with EMDR and the Color Breathwork Method. The program will be held from 7 until 9 PM at the UConn Health Center in the Friends’ Conference Room. Two presenters will discuss unique therapies that use body-oriented approaches, rather than traditional talk-centered psychotherapy to relieve stress and emotional pain.

Kathie Wheeler, PhD, APRN, a psychotherapist and nursing faculty member at Fairfield University will discuss EMDR, the promising new therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder.

Pat Barry, PhD, APRN,
a West Hartford psychotherapist who developed the Color Breathwork Method, will speak about how it releases emotional blocks and how it can be used to relieve most stress reactions.

When: Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Where: UConn Health Center, Friends Conference Room,
263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT. Tel. 860-679-2000
Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Cost:
Free for CHHA Members, $5 for non-members

Directions:www.uchc.edu/directions/#driving
When entering the driveway of the UConn Health Center proceed to the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs, do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.

Click here for pdf file of event flyer

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Wednesday, April 28, 2004:
6:30pm - 8:30pm

FIRE IN THE HEART:New developments in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease

A lecture by Steve Sinatra, MD


This presentation investigates cutting edge alternative approaches in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The topics of discussion will include:

• What are the newest developments in the diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease?
• Why the Zone anti-inflammatory diet is conducive to Optimum cardiovascular health.
• Is cholesterol a slowly dying myth?
• Will inflammatory risk index become the new gold standard for determining cardiovascular vulnerability?
• What are the best nutraceutical interventions for treating cardiovascular disease?
• What are the newer developments in cardiovascular genetics?

Dr. Steve Sinatra, MD, is a nationally known, board-certified cardiologist, certified bioenergetic psychotherapist, and certified nutrition and anti-aging specialist. He has more than 20 years’ experience in helping patients prevent and reverse heart disease. He is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Nutrition as well as the former Chief of Cardiology at Manchester Memorial Hospital, where he had been Director of Medical Education for the past 18 years. Dr. Sinatra is also an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He is the author of the books Lose to Win, Heartbreak and Heart Disease, Optimum Health, The CoEnzyme Q10 Phenomenon and Heart Sense for Women. He just finished his latest book entitled Eight Weeks to Lowering Blood Pressure, which was released by Ballantine in February 2003.

When: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Where: UConn Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT. Tel. 860-679-2000
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM Cost: Free
Directions: Friends Conference Room. When entering the driveway of the UConn Health Center proceed to the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs, do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.

Click here for pdf file of event flyer

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Wednesday, March 31, 2004:
6:30pm - 8:30pm

PAST LIFE REGRESSION THERAPY:
Healing The Present Through The Past.

A lecture by Norton Berkowitz, Ph. D.

Reincarnation is an area that has started to come out of the dark corners of mysticism and into the light of the twenty-first century.

Our past lives affect the lives that we are living today. Many of our illnesses, both physical and psychological, are brought on from incidents that happened in our past. This workshop will give you the opportunity to participate in a group regression where I will take the whole group back into several past lives.

About the Presenter

Norton Berkowitz, Ph.D. is a national and international educator, lecturer and facilitator. In his role as an educator, he was offered a Skidmore Summer Six Fellowship and a Fulbright Fellowship in England. Domestically, Norton has lectured and facilitated workshops for various foundations, universities and organizations throughout the United States. Additionally, he has appeared on local and national radio and television programs.

When: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Where: UConn Health Center, Farmington, CT. Tel. 860-679-2000
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Cost: Free
Directions: Friends Conference Room. When entering the driveway of the UConn Health Center proceed to the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.
For directions, go to www.uchc.edu/directions/

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Wednesday, February 25, 2004:
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Women’s Health:
What Do You Need To Know?

A lecture by Sheryl Kaskel, APRN and Susan Hadley, MD

Sheryl Kaskel and Susan Hadley will discuss women’s health and their approaches to menopausal symptom relief. They will also discuss optimal wellness along with prevention of diseases.

Sheryl Kaskel APRN is a nurse practitioner board certified in family practice with extensive study in endocrinology and anti-aging medicine. She is the areas expert on natural hormone replacement therapy. She balances and optimizes hormones compounded uniquely for the individual patient using the bio-identical hormones.

Susan Hadley, MD is a family practitioner in Middletown, CT. She is a full time faculty member in the Middlesex Family Practice and an assistant professor of family medicine at UCONN. A graduate of the University of Arizona College of medicine and the Social Medicine Residency Program in Family Medicine Bronx, NY. She is currently setting up an Integrative Medicine Fellowship in her residency program and incorporated herbs and other modalities into her practice.

When: Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Where: UConn Health Center, Farmington, CT. Tel. 860-679-2000
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Cost: Free
Directions: Friends Conference Room. When entering the driveway of the UConn Health Center proceed to the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.

For directions, go to www.uchc.edu/directions/

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Tuesday, January 27, 2004:
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Hypnosis and Meditation:
Getting to the Source of Emotional Pain with EMDR and the Color Breathwork Method

A lecture by Kathie Wheeler, PhD, APRN and Pat Barry, PhD, APRN


On Tuesday, January 27 the Connecticut Holistic Health Association will hold its first program of 2004. The topic is Hypnosis and Meditation: Getting to the Source of Emotional Pain with EMDR and the Color Breathwork Method. The program will be held from 7 until 9 PM at the UConn Health Center in the Friends’ Conference Room. Two presenters will discuss two unique therapies that use different approaches than traditional talk-centered psychotherapy.

Kathie Wheeler, PhD, APRN, a psychotherapist and nursing faculty member at Fairfield University will discuss EMDR, the promising new therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. Pat Barry, PhD, APRN, a West Hartford psychotherapist who developed the Color Breathwork Method, will speak about how it releases emotional blocks and how it can be used to relieve most stress reactions.

When: Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Where: UConn Health Center, Farmington, CT. Tel. 860-679-2000
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Cost: Free
Directions: Friends Conference Room. When entering the driveway of the UConn Health Center proceed to the main hospital building. Bear right at the fork so that you are on the West side of the building. Enter the Academic entrance. Go up one flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs do an about face. Walk toward the inner court windows. Take a right into the hallway. Friends Conference Room is the 2nd door on the right.
For directions, go to www.uchc.edu/directions/


Click here for pdf file of event flyer
(Click here for a free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader)

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December 12, 2003, 6:30pm
Annual CHHA Holiday Party


Connecticut Holistic Health Association Cordially invites you to attend our

Holidaze Social

Friday, December 12, 2003
6:30pm

Hot Tomatoes
at Union Place
(at the Hartford train/bus station)
1 Union Place, Hartford, CT 06103
(860)249-5100

Featuring…

Mearah Marqua

Certified Shiatsu Therapist, medical intuitive, spiritual healer and professional dancer, Mearah Marqua combines her skills in what promises to be a high energy, fun-packed evening for all. Join us for an experiential introduction to the use of sound, vibration, movement, humor and fun designed to help your holistic practice thrive!

Tickets are $37.00
Includes hors d'oeuvres, salad, bread, your choice
of 5 different entrees, soft drinks and coffee. Cash bar.
Dress is casual.

Directions: 84W to Exit #48 Asylum. Left off ramp, 2nd left onto Union.
Or: 84E to Exit #48 Asylum. Right off ramp, 2nd left onto Union.
Parking available on-street or in lot across street from restaurant..

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Thursday, October 23, 2003:
7:00pm - 8:30pm

“Naturopathic Medicine and the Use of Homeopathy in Clinical Practice”
with Eleonore M. Herschberger, N.D., R.N.


Naturopathic Medicine is a natural approach to health and healing that recognizes the integrity of the whole person, emphasizing the treatment of disease through the stimulation, enhancement, and support of the inherent healing capacity of the person. Homeopathic medicine is based on the principle of “like cures like.” It works on a subtle yet powerful electromagnetic level, gently acting to strengthen the body’s healing and immune response.

Dr. Herschberger is a Naturopathic Physician and the Associate Dean at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine. Her responsibilities at the University include teaching Homeopathy and clinical supervision of student interns at the Health Science Center on the UB campus. Her area of special interest is in the Homeopathic treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Dr. Herschberger is a graduate of the National College of Naturopathic Medicine

Meeting location:
Friends Conference Room #LM034
University of Connecticut Health Center, Main Building
Farmington, CT
Free parking in the Visitors lot.
Directions are available at www.uchc.edu/directions/

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Wednesday, September 24, 2003:
7:00pm - 8:15pm

"Colon Cancer: origins, psychology, alternative treatments"
with with Dorothy Martin-Neville, MA, LMFT, LPC, CSH, Whitney Miller, N.D. and H. Robert Silverstein, M.D.


The presentation is a panel dialogue regarding cancer of the colon with Dr. Miller discussing alternative medicine aspects, Dorothy Martin-Neville providing the psychological view, and Dr. Silverstein covering the origins of colon cancer. CHHA members will get insights into how these modalities and causes can help you as practitioners in your own field. Open to the public, all will learn more about a holistic health approach to this disease.

Click Here for an Event Flyer
(Click here for a free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Dorothy Martin-Neville is the director and founder of The Institute of Healing Arts and Sciences, LLC. After beginning her private practice, Dorothy chose to study hands-on-healing with Barbara Brennan at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing for four years. She subsequently went on to study a number of different modalities of alternative healthcare including Reiki, Hypnotherapy, Acupressure, Reflexology, Iridology, Jin Shin Do, Rebirthing and Consegrity. A state-licensed psychotherapist, she has been in practice since 1981. A traditionally trained therapist, Dorothy later incorporated her additional trainings into her work, developing her own eclectic, heart-centered approach to treatment.

Whitney Miller is a practicing Naturopathic Physician. The scope of her practice and interests are broad based and preventive in nature. Special interests include: women’s health, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, stress management, herbology, applied nutrition, allergy an asthma, environmental and depression management. Dr. Miller has offices in Windsor and Mansfield Center, CT.

H. Robert Silverstein is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. His primary areas of practice are preventive medicine, holistic health, primary care, internal medicine and cardiology, with a specialty in cholesterol control. He works in a positive and supportive fashion to change the five basic human activities (breathing, drinking, eating, exercising and thinking) to prevent, and reverse where possible, the common diseases of our time. Dr. Silverstein is also the Director of the Preventive Medicine Center, a non-profit holistic health education organization, located in Hartford, CT.

Meeting location:
Friends Conference Room #LM034
University of Connecticut Health Center, Main Building
Farmington, CT
Free parking in the Visitors lot.
Directions are available at www.uchc.edu/directions/

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Friday, June 27, 2003:
6:00pm - 10:00pm


Annual Statewide CHHA Meeting

You are cordially invited to attend our Annual Meeting.

6:00pm - Gathering, 6:45-10:00 pm - Dinner followed by program.

Location: The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven, CT 203-624-3197

Featuring: Christine Tulis, Celtic Harpist, singer, composer, sound and vibrational healing practitioner.

Tickets are available at $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Price includes dinner and program.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2003:
6:45pm - 9:00pm



As the talk for our keynote speaker is planned to start promptly at 7:00, we would appreciate it if attendees could arrive by 6:45.


St Francis Hospital
95 Woodland Street Building (parking in rear)
West Hartford.
Free to members and non-members.


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Saturday, April 26, 2003:
9 :00am - 4:00pm

Click here for Event Flyer

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DIRECTIONS:

To the Graduate Club:

Traveling either North or South on I-91, take Exit 3 (Trumbull Street).
At the end of the exit, counting the traffic light you are facing as #1,
proceed straight ahead on Trumbull Street for a total of 4 traffic lights.
At the 4th light, take a Left onto College/Prospect Street.
Go 2 traffic lights and take a Left onto Elm Street
The Graduate Club will be on your left.


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