Natural Awakenings Westchester / Putnam / Dutchess New York - December 2016 Read the December 2016 edition of Natural Awakenings Westchester / Putnam / Dutchess New York. Yoga Teachers Association of the Hudson Valley : Upcoming Workshops in December 2016 and 2017 Yoga students will have the opportunity to hit their internal “refresh” button through the workshop Yin/Vinyasa: Harnessing the Power of Sti... Read More » Limited-Edition Peace Poles Now Available : At the Sanctuary Gift Shop in Wassaic, NY and Online Two new limited-edition peace poles—created through a partnership of the World Peace Prayer Society (WPPS), artist Stephanie Burgess and Stu... Read More » Two-Day Class for Reiki Certification: With Universal Reiki Healing Arts Connection in Westchester Shima Chavet, owner of Universal Reiki Healing Arts Connection, says her mission is to preserve the integrity of Reiki by adhering to the at... Read More » Foot Massage Now Available at Healing Facials in Cold Spring, NY: Foot reflexology with Joan Forlow Believe it or not, aching feet should not be a normal part of life. “A normal foot is pain-free, with normal muscle balance and the absence ... Read More » Life Coach Helps Clients “Rewrite Internal Software”: With Leah Wilson-Watts Leah Wilson-Watts, who officially started her life coaching business in the Westchester area in June, has an interesting metaphor for her jo... Read More » Shaklee Program Offers No-Fuss Weight Loss: Free weekly conference calls starting in December with Kathy Tafur Kathy Tafur says she spent “dollars and decades” before finally finding the convenient nutrition program that helped her achieve a healthy w... Read More » Stay Warm Year-Round at Hudson Valley Farmers’ Market : Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Brewster, NY Baby, it’s warm inside at Brewster’s year-round farmers’ market. Open every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., it features 23 vendors selling lo... Read More » O2living Debuts New Bottles for Its Organic Juices: Cold-pressed, organic, non-GMO fruit and vegetable juice, now in smaller size bottles O2living, which makes cold-pressed, organic, non-GMO fruit and vegetable juice, now offers a smaller size with updated labeling for its orig... Read More » Biweekly Esoteric Healing Discussions in Chappaqua: With Bernadette Bloom Every other Tuesday night, the Center for Aligned Healing in Chappaqua, NY hosts a community night for people who want to learn about energe... Read More » Anam Cara Founder Releases New Meditation CD: Om Namah Shivaya with Dr. Lawrence Edward Lawrence Edward, PhD, founder and director of the Anam Cara Meditation Foundation, has released a new meditation CD, Om Namah Shivaya. The C... Read More » Programs for Energy Mastery and Well-Being: With Anne Bentzen in Mt. Kisco and Armonk, NY Anne Bentzen, a Westchester Reiki master trained in Eastern and Western styles of Reiki, offers three programs for practitioners and the gen... Read More » “The Mindful Shaman” Leads Community Healing Circles: At Center for Health and Healing in Mount Kisco, NY Melanie Ryan, founder and owner of the Center for Health and Healing in Mount Kisco, NY, leads a monthly community healing circle there for ... Read More » New Stott Pilates Studio In Eastchester: Heidy Tejeda opens Pilates Unleashed Heidy Tejeda compares her Eastchester fitness studio, Pilates Unleashed, to a boutique: local, customer-focused and eclectic. After years in... Read More » Free Lecture Explains Ayurvedic Approach to Winter Ills: On December 10 in Cross River Dr. Somesh N. Kaushik will give a free lecture, Ayurveda and the Winter Season: Preparing for and Thriving in the Dark and Cold, from 3 to 5... Read More » Westchester Buddhist Center Celebrates Eight Years with Buddhist Teacher Sharon Salzburg: On December 18 in Irvington, NY On December 18, 2016 Westchester Buddhist Center (WBC) will celebrate its eighth anniversary with a special guest speaker, the well-known au... Read More » The Garrison Institute Hosts Mindfulness Series in 2017 In 2017, the Garrison Institute will offer a series of workshops and retreats on meditation to cultivate mindfulness, awareness and com... Read More » Making the Time to Meditate : At the Temperance Center in Eastchester, NY Merrill Black, who founded the Temperance Center in Eastchester, NY and leads a meditation group there, hears the same question over and ove... Read More » Trauma-Informed Training at Sacred Spirit Yoga in Dobbs Ferry: January 28, 2017 with Elisha Simpson The nonprofit Crossover Yoga Project is offering Trauma-Informed Training from 1 to 6 p.m., January 28, 2017 at Sacred Spirit Yoga and Heali... Read More » Fresh Coffee Now Brewing at Big Bang: Pick up location for Eight Mile Creek farm It’s been a busy fall for Big Bang Coffee, but the Peekskill coffee roasters have finally installed all their machines, and they are now ope... Read More » Reiki Master Opens Healing Center in Dover Plains: Lia Russ offers discount for first-time students and clients Lia Russ, a Reiki master and teacher, has opened a new healing center at 2277 Route 22 in Dover Plains. It includes a dedicated herbal kitch... Read More » Intuitive Coach Launches “True Essence Connecting Circle” : Two month program starts January 14 Mary Ellen O’Brien, an intuitive coach, channel and healer, has expanded her practice and will now offer programs and private sessions at th... Read More » New Pilates Teacher Training at Rhinebeck Pilates: January 2017 with Jennifer DeLuca In January 2017, Rhinebeck Pilates will begin a new round of Pilates teacher training led by Jennifer DeLuca, who received her certific... Read More » Tina Aurora Moves Energy-Healing Practice to Peekskill, NY: Professional transformation coach, organizer, Reiki practitioner, speaker and workshop facilitator Tina Aurora, a professional transformation coach, organizer, Reiki practitioner, speaker and workshop facilitator, has moved her practice to... Read More » Workshop Teaches Tools to Combat Holiday Stress: December 10, 2016 in Ossining, NY Clinical psychotherapist Elsa Arce will host a December 10, 2016 workshop on using simple energy-healing techniques such as Emotional Freedo... Read More » Preventing, Reversing and Managing Diabetes Naturally Attending to the miracle of our body’s metabolism—which consists of numerous processes that include the digestion of food for growth and ene... Read More » In-Print