By cultivating awareness of the
rhythm and personality of the seasons, we connect with our human nature more
deeply. Join us for a two-hour "taste" of seasonal wellness, or experience the
full program. The curriculum and experiential aspects of the Seasonal Wellness
program build cumulatively season-to-season, helping you build a foundation of
wellness that is essential for living life more fully.
Enjoy a Taste of
Seasonal Wellness! We invite you to join us our next workshop! The "Taste"
workshops, as we like to call them, are designed to help you attune to the
seasons. What does it mean to attune to the seasons? Learn to live with more
vibrant health and less stress by moving with the energy of each season, eating
what the earth naturally offers up to nourish certain organs in the body, and
play with new concepts, ideas, and experiences to enhance your overall
well-being!
AUTUMN 2008 Offerings - Wednesday, November
12 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 16 from 3:30 PM to
5:30 PM - Taste of Seasonal Wellness: Fall Into Your Self! Tune
into the Autumn season with two hours of soul nourishment and renewal...
- Explore the meaning of color in meditation
- Get grounded with breathing and yoga exercises (no
prior yoga experience required)
- Discover your elemental type (metal,
water, wood, fire, earth)
- Connect with autumn herbs and food
- Take home recipes
- Enjoy a tasting of seasonal fare
The first offering on Wednesday,
November 12 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM meets at The Retreat at Hot Body Cool Mind
in Center City Philadelphia, just a block walk east of Rittenhouse Square. The
cost is $88. The Retreat is located at 1616 Walnut Street in Suite 1407.
Register The second offering on Sunday,
November 16 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM meets at the home office of Enlightening
Souls in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The cost is $66. Enlightening Souls is located at
110 Pugh Road in Wayne, and is set in a beautiful wooded area 45 minutes outside
downtown Philadelphia.
Register Weaving
together and practicing the elements of the quarterly Seasonal Wellness program
on an on-going basis will help you to align with your life's purpose, experience
more robust health, and cultivate greater spiritual connection and joy. You
may also realize additional benefits, such as weight loss, stress relief,
increased energy, renewed joy of cooking, and more.
We invite you to
scroll down and read on for more information on what is offered in each season's
quarterly program. Dates for the 2009 program will be posted
soon.
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Winter
"Don't get ahead of yourself. Don't get behind yourself. Don't compare
yourself. Just be you and enjoy what's inside." ~ The Tao of
Healing |
Winter is the season of stillness. The
earth encourages us indoors with cold temperatures, ice, and snow. Days become
shorter, darker. The element of winter is water, the emotion fear. Winter rules
our Kidneys and Bladder, which connect us deep down to our bones. It is the
season of the soul, a time to find peace, tranquility, freedom from stress, and
equanimity.
Wellness in Winter
Our program assists in bringing balance during
the winter season. Topics include:
- Winter Wisdom
- Healthy Fats
- Warming Foods and Recipes
- The Journey Within
- The Art of Tea
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Spring
"Emotions are energy, too. When they flow the most, they hurt the
least." ~ The Tao of Healing |
Spring is the season
of beginnings. The earth's green buds and new light bring back the promise of
life. Spring is a time of action. The element of spring is wood, the emotion
anger. Spring rules our Liver and Gall Bladder, which together aid most bodily
systems facilitating metabolism, detoxification. It is the season of renewal, a
time to let go of old habits, patterns and beliefs which no longer serve us
well.
Wellness in Spring
Our program assists in bringing balance during
the spring season. Topics include:
- Spring Wisdom
- Cleansing the Body
- Purifying Foods and Recipes
- Body Chemistry
- Goals and Intentions
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Summer
"Attune yourself to your personal energy. Feel it flow like water,
jagged stones of firm belief smoothed into nothing; cleansing, clearing,
nurturing, healing." ~ The Tao of Healing |
Summer is
the season of growth. Flowers blossom and fruits ripen as the sun's strength
peaks. Summer brings maturity and satisfaction. The element of summer is fire,
the emotion joy. Summer rules our heart and small intestine, which regulate
heart rhythm, circulation, and the absorption of nutrients. It is the season of
truth and knowing. Late summer, also known as Indian Summer, occurs in between
summer and fall. Late summer's element is earth which influences digestion
through the Stomach and Spleen. It is a time to find our center and connect with
our true self.
Wellness in Summer
Our program assists in bringing balance during
the summer season. Topics include:
- Summer, Late Summer Wisdom
- Food Combinations
- Cooling Foods and Recipes
- Knowing Joy, Awakening Intuition
- Colors and Chakras
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Fall
"Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment;
chop wood, carry water." ~ Zen Proverb |
Fall is the
season of transformation. Leaves change and temperatures vary. Fall brings
transition, which allows us to harvest the year's produce. The element of fall
is metal, the emotion is grief. Fall rules the Lungs and Large Intestine, which
control inspiration, expiration and elimination. It is the season of clarity,
reflection and assessment.
Wellness in Fall
Our program assists in bringing balance during
the fall season. Topics include:
- Fall Wisdom
- Cleansing the Body
- Nourishing Foods and Recipes
- Boundaries and Immunity
- Meditation
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