October 11 – Living Powerfully in Your Body

Madeline Wade, MSC is a Master Somatic Coach in Petaluma with 12 years experience in somatic bodywork, specializing in clients with health challenges who wish to unlock their potential. She will lead us through an experience of the structural fundamentals of how the body expresses our history. Her informative website is www.madelinewade.com.

November 8 – The Body's Incredible Ability to Regenerate

As a Medical Intuitive and healer, Madalyn Suozzo can see inside people's bodies. She uses a unique hands-on energy technique to bring renewed life force to the area being touched. Everyone will experience five minutes of the dormant regeneration power we have inside each and every cell. For more info go to http://OriginalWave.com

September 13 – Injury Prevention

Lori Prior, CMT has had a massage therapy practice for 15 years and has taught anatomy, kinesiology, and injury rehab massage at a massage tech school. She will guide us through some easy exercises for injury prevention. To learn more, go to http://MassageFromWithin.com and www.MyofascialRelease.com

August 9 – Eden’s Daily Energy Routine

Pat Martin, CMT, EEM-CP has been in practice for 15 years, utilizing a variety of healing modalities including: Swedish and Esalen massage, Reflexology, Trager, Eden Energy Medicine and far infrared light therapy. She will guide you through a potent group of easy energy exercises that will build positive habits into your energy field. See www.Innersource.net for more information on Donna Eden’s Daily Energy Routine.

August 9 – Eden’s Daily Energy Routine

Pat Martin, CMT, EEM-CP has been in practice for 15 years, utilizing a variety of healing modalities including: Swedish and Esalen massage, Reflexology, Trager, Eden Energy Medicine and far infrared light therapy. She will guide you through a potent group of easy energy exercises that will build positive habits into your energy field. See www.Innersource.net for more information on Donna Eden’s Daily Energy Routine.

July 12 – Body Journaling™

Anne Hatfield, CMT, combines massage therapy, yoga therapy, shamanic work and keen intuition to help people enjoy a deeper and more fulfilling connection to their bodies. In this experiential evening, she will show how to communicate with your body through Body Journaling™ which will help you become more present in your life and release stress. Learn more at
www.bodyjournaling.com

June 14 - Mind/Body Awareness in Chronic Illness

Melissa Patterson, ND is a naturopathic doctor, teacher, and medical intuitive in practice in Sebastopol. Dr. Patterson will speak on mind/body techniques to connect to and address the symptoms within the body. See also www.drmpatterson.vpweb.com.

May 10 – Breathe Vitality Back into Your Life

Francesca Fasano, MA, RMT is a Certified Chi Nei Tsang (Abdominal Chi Massage) instructor who teaches at the Petaluma Adult School and internationally. She will guide us through some breathing exercises to increase our vitality and wellness. Her website is http://sites.google.com/site/beawell/

April 12 – Trigger Point Therapy - Joshua Margolis

Joshua Margolis, DOM, LAc, practices acupuncture, manual therapies, and herbal medicine at Hill Park Medical Center in Petaluma and is a professor at the Acupuncture Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley. He will explain the use of trigger point therapy to treat myofascial pain and fibromyalgia. See also www.hillparkmedicalcenter.com

March 8 – Understanding and Preventing Depression in Chronic Illness

Jill Silverman, MFT, is the founder and director of The Petaluma Counseling Center. This talk will explore the patterns that create depression and how chronic illness can be a contributing factor. We will look at ways to prevent depression from occurring in chronic illness. For further info go to www.petalumacounseling.com.

February 8 – The CHEK Approach to Pain Reduction

Michael Finn is a Corrective Holistic Exercise and Kinesiology specialist in practice in Petaluma for 7 years. Michael will present the CHEK approach to pain elimination and show us what we can do on our own to improve our own muscle and joint pain. Learn more at www.finnfit.com.