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The Herb Wyfe
October 2009
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Aromatherapy
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Bright Autumn Greetings!
I have had many requests
for classes on Aromatherapy and Flower Essences. Having just attended the Healing with Flowers Conference at Rowe and obtaining
MANY new essences and lots more information on their uses; I thought this would be the perfect time for offering some workshops.
I
am also continuously acquiring new essential oils to add to my already burgeoning collection.
During these stressful times
many people are seeking an alternative to allopathic medicine and the side effects that come from them. In these two upcoming
workshops I will share the basics of how these modalities work and how we can use them to assist us in dealing with stress.
So
come join me and learn how you can use these beautiful essences (both aromatic and vibrational) to ease the tension and worries
that seem to accompany us through our daily lives.
In the Spirit of the Plants,
Lesley
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Aromatherapy for Health and Well-Being
Thursday, October 15th 6:00 - 8:00pm
The word aromatherapy is so commonly used today without most people really understanding
what true aromatherapy is. Come and learn what this modality and art is really about and how true therapeutic grade oils can
benefit you. Join Lesley as she shares her expertise and knowledge about these aromatic essences and how they can help us
physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
We will be discussing specific oils for addressing issues of
stress.
Cost: $30.00
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Introduction To Flower EssencesThursday, October 22nd 6:00 - 8:00pm
Flower essences are the energetic
imprints of the life force of plants which interact with us and evoke specific qualities. These qualities bring change and
relief surrounding the different physical, mental, emotional and spiritual conditions within our daily lives.
In this class
we will learn the methods of preparing and choosing flower essences as well as dosage amounts. We will cover specific flower
essences that address stressful situations.
Cost: $30.00
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So now is the time to take advantage of these informative classes as so many of
us seem to be dealing with stressful situations in our lives.
I look forward to seeing you at one or both of these workshops.
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Yoga
Class Schedule
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October 2009
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Our schedule is always changing and evolving here
at The Studio. So to keep you up to date and informed; here is our present schedule. I hope to see many of you
at some of these classes as the teachers here are phenomenal and incredibly skilled at what they have to offer. Gail Ricci
will be leaving for the winter but will be back teaching next June. John Lima will be taking over the Wednesday morning class
as well as offering a early Friday evening class, beginning October 23rd, to help you wind down from your work week.
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Svaroopa
Yoga
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Basic Svaroopa Yoga - with Diane Cozine
Mondays:
5:00 - 6:15pm
Continued Svaroopa Yoga
Mondays:
6:30 - 8:00pm
Deeper Svaroopa
- must have 1 year of Svaroopa or consent of teacher
Thursdays:
9:30 - 11:15am
A gentle, deep and therapeutic
style of yoga. Emphasis is placed on releasing tension in the muscles around the spine from the tailbone up. Blankets and
blocks are used for support so that poses can be held with ease, allowing muscles to release and elongate, creating a deep
sense of relaxation and rejuvenation. All levels are welcome. A great class for beginners or anyone desiring a slower pace
to deepen your yoga experience.
Diane Cozine, RYT is a Certified Svaroopa Yoga Teacher and Embodyment Therapist. She completed
her teacher training at the 600 hour level with Swami Nirmalananda, Svaroopa yoga's founder. She contiues her studies with
Swami at Master Yoga Foundation in Westchester, PA. Diane is passionate about teaching Svaroopa Yoga, helping to bring students
a sense of peacefulness and ease in their bodies, minds and more.
Cost: 75 minute class $12 for drop-ins; $10 per class
for series of 6 or more
90 minute class $15 for drop-ins; $12 per class for series of 6 or more
105 minute class $17 for drop-ins; $14 per class for series of 6 or more
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Classical
Hatha Yoga
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Classical
Hatha Yoga - with Belle Boyes
Fridays:
8:30
- 9:45am
In this class you will experience the classic yoga postures and breathing
practices that are the foundation of yoga styles. Movement, breath, relaxation and meditation will lead you to experience
the connection between body, mind and spirit. Learn to release tension and stress in the body while gaining strength and flexibility.
All levels welcome.
Belle Boyes is trained in classical Hatha yoga and meditation at the 500 hour level from the Himalayan
Institute. She is also certified in prenatal and children's yoga. Belle loves sharing the joy of yoga with people of all ages.
Belle first trained and practiced as a massage therapist before coming to yoga. She made the transition to yoga because she
believes it brings a sense of self-empowerment for one's own body, mind and spirit. Belle truly does what she loves .......SHARES
YOGA!
Cost: $12 per class for drop-ins; $10 per class of series of 6 or more
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Yoga
for Every Body
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Yoga
for Every Body - with Linda Ohsberg
Tuesdays:
9:30
- 11:00am
Wednesdays:
5:15 - 6:45pm
This community yoga class is for everybody
- a gentle yoga program based on classic poses with modifications and a chair for support and stability. Also included are
sitting, standing and floor postures according to the student's ability. Regardless of flexibility or fitness level, you will
be guided into a complete yoga experience. With regular practice you will restore and maintain normal mobility and a healthy
range of motion to function well in daily life.
Linda Ohsberg
is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher (200 hour level) and has participated in yoga teacher training with Peggy Cappy, PBS yoga
instructor, who specializes in teaching yoga with the chair.Linda is a retired social worker and long time student of yoga.
It is her passion for health and wellness that brought her to yoga over 10 years ago. She continues to share her enthusiasm
for the practice with others through her teaching.
Cost:
$7.00 per class
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Mellow
Yoga
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Mellow Yoga - with Christine Mroz
Tuesdays:
6:30 - 7:45pm
Saturdays:
9:00
- 10:15am
This class offers a slow, deep stretching sequence for the whole
body with more focus toward the hips and shoulders. A few slow paced sun salutations will follow to welcome the day and end
with more deep stretches and a guided meditation. Students will have time in each of the poses to deeply engage and relax
into each of the poses and to restore vital energies. Designed for practitioners of all levels.
Christine Mroz has been
practicing yoga for over ten years and teaching for five. She teaches a customized class according to the participants levels
and class size. Christine has been trained in various styles of yoga including Kundalini, Iyengar, Ashatanga, Tri-Yoga and
Integral. With the opportunity to learn the teachings of Swami Satchidinanda in Virginia; Christine follows the philosophies
and spiritual practices of Integral Yoga. In her classes, her intent is to assist students in developing a physical, mental
and spiritual practice both on and off the mat. Her classes are always light-hearted, enjoyable and non-competitive.
Cost: $12 per class for drop-ins; $10 per class for series of 6 or more
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Vinyasa Yoga
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Vinyasa Yoga
- with John Lima
Wednesdays:
8:30 - 9:45am
Fridays:
5:30 - 6:45pm
This class will offer a mixed level Vinyasa class with varied and alternating body focus, ie; standing postures, shoulders,
core, etc. Those completely new to yoga may find it challenging but they won't feel left out, whereas intermediate and more
experienced yogis will strengthen and maintain their practice.
A native Rhode Islander raised in South
County, John has pursued such diverse activities including cycling, martial arts/tai chi, and of course, yoga. His earliest
exposure to yoga began in the 1970's as a child imitating his older sister through a handful of postures that would remain
with him: full lotus, shoulder stand, and a squatting posture. The importance of a flexible body and the fluidity it
provides brought him to the expansiveness and dynamics of yoga, particularly Vinyasa influenced by Hatha Yoga and Iyengar.
After six years of practice, John recently completed the 'Spirit Tree' yoga teacher training program under the direction of
Cathy Cesario in Wakefield, RI at the 200hr level. The integration of the body, mind, and spirit to oneself and others
continues to sustain and enlighten his practice both on and off the mat. Besides yoga, John plays guitar, bass, piano,
flute, and the Indian drone instrument, the Tanpura. Woodworking and sailing with his wife in Wickford are among some
of his hobbies.
Cost: $12 per class for drop-ins, $10 per class for series of 6 or more
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Herb Wyfe |
23 Brown Street
Wickford, RI 02852
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The Chinese New Year begins on February 14, 2010.
It is the Year of the Tiger.
In honor of that we will be
having a sale from
Thursday the 11th till Wednesday the 17th.
Come in and spend $25 and pick a red envelope
to discover
your savings!
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Chinese New Year at
The Herb Wyfe
2010 is the Year of the Tiger
Chinese or Lunar
New Year is celebrated over a two week period in January or February. This year it begins February 14th
and is traditionally celebrated with the gift of a red envelope containing money along with a lantern festival and parade
complete with a dragon.
The color red
symbolizes good luck and the money symbolizes a wish for blessings, health and prosperity in the New Year.
Customers will shop
between 2/11/10 and 2/17/10 and when they spend $25 they will choose a red envelope containing a mystery discount.
LUCKY DISCOUNT NUMBERS: 10, 16, 20, 28, 36
The discount amounts
were chosen to avoid odd numbers which are considered unlucky and the number 4 which sounds the same as the Chinese word for
death so it is avoided on happy occasions.
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Rossiter Introductory Workshop
Saturday, February 27, 2010
1:00 - 4:00pm
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Rossiter Introductory Workshop
February 27, 2010
1:00 - 4:00pm
The Studio @ Wickford Cove
Cost: $30.00 per person
* Pre-registration
is required
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Introductory Workshop to the Rossiter System
with Bob Baxter
Step out of Pain and Increase Range
of Motion
Massage Therapists,
Gymnasts, Reflexologists, Physical Therapists, Nurses, Trainers, People with pain - All Are Welcome!
Rossiter Workouts...for self, clients, family and friends.
Make it part of your practice
- reach more clients.
Come and experience
how easy it is to learn and do Rossiter System workouts. Learn fast and easy methods of getting your clients, family and friends
out of pain. You will learn how to quickly relieve back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel
and fibromyalgia pain, to name a few. Increase agility, flexibility and mobility.
Improve quality of life by releasing old injuries and chronic pain.
Get amazing results
effortlessly. Your feet do all the work.
After a brief history and overview of the
Rossiter System, Bob will share his experiences with the Rossiter System and demonstrate how it works with several of the
participants. Then we will pair up and take turns coaching each other through a few of the workouts to "get" the feeling of
Rossiter. The participants will begin understand how this powerful system works to relieve back pain, knee pain, shoulder
pain, neck, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, fibromyalgia, and whatever pain you bring to the class.
"Martha, my wife, was is such pain, she couldn't
do her favorite thing in the world - gardening. It was so sad to watch! We tried every modality, Eastern and Western, and
not one thing even touched her pain! I called Rossiter. We went to Cincinnati and Richard coached Martha through two workouts
per day for 4 days - she came home pain free!!! We learned how to do the easy workouts to continue to help each other and
our friends. And she is out in the garden again!"
The key to pain in
the body or difficulty in stretching is
Connective Tissue...and it does what it says -- it connects every part in the body to all the other parts.
It connects bones to bones, muscles to bones, muscles to muscles. You've probably heard it referred to by other names -- cartilage,
ligaments and tendons. Connective tissue gives the human body its form Inside your body, connective tissue is critical! This incredibly flexible stuff holds everything in place --
tiny cells, small muscles, little bones, big muscles, entire organs. It gives shape to the human body. It gives the body form
and space in which internal body parts can function normally. It holds everything very gently. It wraps without squeezing.
Bones and skeleton determine a person's height. Muscles give a person strength and bulk. Connective tissue creates the body's
space .
The
Rossiter System simply returns lost space to the body.
Every human body, including the body's connective tissue system, endures
a normal amount of daily wear and tear. But when connective tissue becomes stressed, it shortens and thickens, and it does
so every day, depending on the kinds of activities you do. Usually, a good night's sleep and sufficiently healthful lifestyle
help the connective tissue return to normal the next day.
But when connective tissue can't bounce back in a day, it continues to
shorten and thicken, not just at the place it is overworked or stressed, but everywhere. Common sensations include tight muscles,
tingling, soreness, loss of strength, buzzing, aching, throbbing, numbness and pain. These are the major symptoms of repetitive
stress injuries. Repetitive Motion/Repetitive Stress Injuries
All repetitive stress injuries are directly linked to a loss of space
in the body. Most people who experience problems like carpal tunnel syndrome or constant shoulder pain say they quit moving
that part of the body because it hurts so much. It tingles at night. It feels numb. It aches 24 hours a day. Every movement
produces soreness or tightness. Why? The body has lost the space or range of motion necessary for healthy, pain-free tissue.
In essence, a repetitive motion/repetitive stress injury means a specific
area's connective tissue continues to shrink and shorten because of a lack of food, poor or restricted movement, or both.
And if connective tissue in a specific spot is negatively affected, connective tissue elsewhere will suffer by virtue of its
connection. When people compensate for pain, it makes the entire pain situation even more complex because so many body parts,
movements and habits are involved.
The Rossiter System lengthens connective
tissue so that pain goes away and pain-free movement returns.
Come Learn The Approach
That Works! Share it with others!
Cost: $30.00 per person. * Pre-registration is required.
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The Herb Wyfe
offers a
6 Week Herbal
Program
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Beginning April 1st and running through June The Herb Wyfe will be offering a 6
week herbal program that will meet on Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00pm. Many topics will be covered including tincture
and salve making, medicinal teas, wildcrafting and much more.
Classes will meet on the following dates:
April 1, 15,
29, May 13, 27, and June 10.
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An Introductory to Medicinal Plants
6
Week Herbal Program
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Join herbalists Lesley Wooer and Pol Hermes as they introduce you to the herbal world and our plant brethren.
We will become more intimate with the plants on field trips and weed walks
Here is a brief outline of the program:
April
1: Introduction to Herbalism, Medicinal Teas
April 15: Using Newcomb's as a Guide, Plant Walk
April 29: Gardening with
Medicinal Plants
May 13: Spring Edibles & Herbal Tonics
May 27: Plant Botany & Plant ID
June 10: Making Medicinal
Teas and Salves
Cost: $40 per class, some classes will require a $5 material fee; If taking all 6 classes a saving
of $15 - total cost $225.
Classes may be taken individually or the whole program at a savings of $15.00.
Pre-registration and pre-payment is required.
Class size is limited so register early to reserve your spot.
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Studio @ Wickford Cove
Shamanic Drum Meditation
with Debbie Gleadow
Sunday
March 21, 2010
1:00 - 4:00pm
Shamanic Drum Meditation
Shamanism is a practice where one learns to communicate with spirit in all forms. One builds relationships
with these divine helpers to understand oneself more fully. We all have a different role in the World.
Similarly, Spirit has various roles as well. Plants, animals, places and all living things inhabit
spirit and by communicating with them, we can bring their knowledge, energy and wisdom into our own reality.
Shamanic drumming is a tool that is widely used in Shamanism. The drum will be used to guide our
meditations as we meet and work with specific guides. It is so empowering to get in literal touch with
your guides and to become comfortable going to them for answers.
You will be taught to access the Upper and Lower Worlds to connect with your Higher Self and meet your Power Animal
through Shamanic Journeying. You will learn more about the amazing person that you are by gaining insight and wisdom from
these parts of you!
Bring a journal and a pen. You may bring items, drums and pictures to be placed in our circle to
be blessed.
Cost: $25.00 per
person. Pre-registration is required.
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