April 2010 Newsbriefs

Brennan Healing Science Spring Clinic

Brennan Healing Science Practitioner and Licensed Massage Therapist, Beth Lambdin, is offering specially-priced Brennan Healing Science sessions to the community during the second annual Spring Clinic. "This is a fabulous opportunity to check out a unique system of body-centered energy healing and to feel what it’s like to be energetically balanced," states Beth. In 30-minute sessions, participants will receive mini-chakra readings and hands-on energy work to clear, charge, and balance their energetic system. Beth is a graduate of the four-year training program at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and is currently completing the two-year Advanced Studies program. She graduated from the Space Coast Health Institute, trained in Reiki, and holds Master’s degrees in Business Administration and Special Education. Beth is in private practice at the Cocoa Beach Wellness Center where she offers Brennan Healing Science sessions as well as integrated-energy massage therapy.

The clinic is Monday, April 12 from 9am-7pm, at the Cocoa Beach Wellness Center, 236 N. Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach. Cost is $25 if paid in advance; $30 day of the clinic (space permitting). Call 321-298-2743 or email beth@bethlambdin.com to reserve a space. (MA#52890, MM#9550). Beth Lambdin will be at the Healthy Living Expo on May 1st in booth #612.

New Chiropractic Office in Cocoa Beach

Christa Robben, DC is proud to announce the opening of Beach Chiropractic in Cocoa Beach. Dr. Robben has been practicing for three years at Daly Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Titusville and is now excited to offer services to her hometown community. Dr. Robben is skilled in many chiropractic adjusting techniques. She appropriately blends ten years experience as a Licensed Massage Therapist with her chiropractic experience in order to achieve a specific and gentle adjustment. Dr. Robben believes nutrition plays an important role in wellness and offers nutritional guidance as well as whole-food supplements and Superfood products.

Beach Chiropractic is located at the Windward East Professional Building in central Cocoa Beach adjacent to Sydney Fischer Park. Office hours are Monday 9am-6pm, Tuesday 3-6pm, Friday 12-6pm, and Saturdays by appointment. Free Consultation. For more information, call 321-868-2225 or visit www.CocoaBeachChiropractic.com.

Healthy Living Expo in Melbourne

Central Florida’s largest and most anticipated natural and green living expo will be held Saturday, May 1st at the Florida Tech Clemente Center in Melbourne. Just $5 admission provides you an all day access pass to the exhibit hall with over 85 exhibitors and entry to all workshops. The event attracts over 2,000 visitors each year. The first 500 attendees will receive a free eco-tote. To reserve your eco-tote you can register online for a fast-pass entry. Just visit www.HealthyLivingExpos.com and click on "tickets."

The expo boasts hundreds of door prizes, free product samples, and offers opportunities for massages, free chiropractic screenings, and energy treatments. "Each year it is a full day of fun," explains Kris Urquhart, expo producer. "The workshops are intriguing and the exhibit hall is filled with fascinating products to try and services to experience." Enjoy acupuncture, feng shui, holistic medicine, organic products, herbal teas, lotions and soaps, acupuncture, jewelry, meditation, nutritious juices and energy bars, 50% off CDs and books, and so much more.

For more information visit www.HealthyLivingExpos.com or call 321-777-6433. Florida Tech Clemente Center is located at 150 W. University Blvd in Melbourne. W. University Blvd is located between 192 and Palm Bay Road on Babcock. See ad on page 3 and Expo Program Guide starting on page 51.

Cosmetic Acupuncture in Vero Beach

Indian River Acupuncture would like to invite cosmetic enthusiasts to attend a presentation on Choosing a Natural Way to a More Beautiful You with Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture. This free presentation will include tips on caring for the skin with food therapy and ancient Qi Gong exercises that replenish the skin. As people age, they may observe a loss of muscle tone in the face resulting in saggy skin and wrinkles. "Cosmetic Acupuncture stimulates the release of your own body’s collagen and elastin production," says a Mei Zen spokesperson. "This process will create smoother, softer, firmer skin as it fills in wrinkles and promotes a youthful glow." People in attendance will receive significant savings off their Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture Treatment Plan.

The presentation will be held Friday, April 16 at Calvetti & Company of Vero Beach beginning at 5:30pm. Reservations are required. For more information, call Calvetti & Company at 772-770-9903 or Indian River Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine at 772-564-8383.

Yoga Workshop Series

Kashi School of Yoga would like to invite yoga students to their upcoming workshops. An Introduction to Kali Natha Yoga will be presented by Shakti Durgaya (E-RYT 500), the Director of the school. This workshop is designed to help practitioners awaken spirituality and deepen awareness, igniting the desire to know the Self. Yogis may continue their workshop journey with Breathing to Lose Weight with Babaji. This workshop is to clear and calm the mind, body, and heart while increasing the intake of oxygen to stimulate metabolism, sustaining energy to reset the body’s chemistry to maintain a healthy weight. Completing the series will be Opening the Third Eye, Expanding Awareness and Compassion with Uma Simon, acclaimed Intuitive. Uma will take students on a journey to open the tool of the 21st Century, the Third Eye.

The workshops and prices are Kali Natha on Sunday, April 10 from 1-3pm ($20), Breathing to Lose Weight on Sunday, April 18 from 1-4pm ($35), and Third Eye on Saturday, April 24 from 1-4pm ($35). Kashi School of Yoga is located at 11155 Roseland Rd. in Sebastian. Call 772-589-1403, ext. 112 to register. Visit www.kashi.org, Meet-Up, Facebook, or Twitter for more information.

Massage Therapy at Fitness Center

Kimberle Smith, Licensed Massage Therapist, would like to announce she is now available at Force Fitness, Cocoa Beach’s newest fitness center. Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress related. It has been proven that not only does massage therapy help alleviate tensions of modern lifestyles but reduces indications of chronic diseases, neurological disorders, and injuries. "Positive results from massage include decreased anxiety, enhanced sleep quality, greater energy, improved concentration, increased circulation, and reduced fatigue," says Kim. "In addition, people experience less arthritic aches, stiffness, and pain, lower diastolic blood pressure, anxiety, and stress hormones, and decreased premenstrual water retention and cramping." The medical community is now embracing bodywork and massage is becoming an integral treatment for post-surgery or pain patients as part of the recovery process for low-back pain, range of motion, and weak, tight, or atrophied muscles. Kim, who has over 15 years of experience, strongly believes therapeutic massage can be a powerful ally in any healthcare regimen.

Force Fitness is located at 801 Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach. For more information, call 321-960-0444. (MA#17575/MM# 24408)

Natural Awakenings Celebrates Anniversary

April marks the start of the ninth year of publishing for Natural Awakenings, Brevard/Indian River edition. "We are so blessed to be part of such a vibrant healthy living community," expresses publisher Kris Urquhart. "The last eight years have been an exciting journey and we look forward to many more." Natural Awakenings’ staff would like to thank you, our readers, advertisers, and distributors, for being part of the Natural Awakenings family. Natural Awakenings is part of a franchised family of magazines in over 69 communities nationwide, Canada, and Puerto Rico reaching over 3 million readers each month.

For more information call 321-600-1211 or visit www.myNaturalAwakenings.com.

Green Interior Decorating

Set the Scene Interiors is proud to announce their grand opening and will be offering affordable residential interior decorating services to families on the Space Coast and Central Florida. A wide range of services are offered to give homes a fresh, new look to compliment individual lifestyles. Certified Interior Decorator and owner, Sarah Simpson, works with each client to create a comfortable living environment and to address any issues they may have with their current interiors. Whenever possible, green options are incorporated into the new room design (chemical-free paints, sustainable flooring, etc) to reduce environmental impact. Color consultations, interior re-design, event/holiday decorating, accessories selection, and custom floral arrangements are just a few of the services offered.

For more information, call 304-767-1077, email info@setthesceneinteriors.com, or visit www.setthesceneinteriors.com.

Self Defense Training

Traditional Temple Training would like to announce a Self Defense Training Course designed specifically for people with no or very little self defense experience. Students will learn ten basic movements which will be put together into eight techniques addressing the most common violations i.e. arm grab, shoulder grab, etc. Each week a new technique will be taught and practiced such as common sense practices and awareness of your environment. Traditional Temple Training also offers classes in Classical Chinese Kung Fu which includes instruction in QiGong, Tai Chi, and Meditation.

Self Defense classes are one hour per night/day for eight weeks on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays. Traditional Temple Training is located at 1312 Berri Patch Place, Melbourne behind the Berri Patch Place pre-school on Lake Washington. For more information, call 321-243-7761 or visit www.traditionaltempletraining.com.

Spiritual Guided Juice Fast

Appleseed Health Foods is happy to announce the availability of a new spiritual option to their guided juice fasts. Gandhi said, "When you fast, the Light will illuminate you." Spiritual Fasting helps clear mental and emotional toxins while the body releases physical toxins. It may best be explained as letting go of all that no longer serves us in all levels of body, mind, and spirit. "Fasting opens up our energy channels and is an ideal time to deepen our spiritual practice," shares Dr. Anne-Marie Derouault, facilitator of the fast’s spiritual element. "You will find that the body is more flexible and meditation goes deeper." Dr. Derouault will offer daily sessions including hatha yoga postures that help move toxins out of the body, breathing practices for energetic cleansing, Zero Point for emotional healing, and meditation for connection to the Source. Dr. Derouault is a long time juice faster and a branch of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center directed by Dr Gabriel Cousens.

Guided Juice Fast is from Friday, April 23 to Thursday, April 30. The Spiritual Fast component is an additional $200 to the Guided Juice Fast charge. Appleseed is located at 1007 Pathfinder Way in Rockledge. For more information, call 321-631-1444 or visit www.appleseedhealth.com.

Health Fair in West Melbourne

The CARE Chiropractic & Wellness Center is celebrating their 10th anniversary of helping people in the community with their Spring into Health Fair: Get Healthy and Stay Healthy with Safe and Natural Solutions. Hosting the event are Dr. Brian Walsh and Dr. Michele Munnich who provide holistic health care for the whole family including Chiropractic care and therapies, Nutrition Response TestingSM, and free health talks. This free event will include spinal and nutrition health screenings, chair massages, healthy foods, samples, door prizes, and more. Various natural health-related businesses will also be on hand to share their expertise on chiropractic and nutrition, massage, healthy foods, and natural beauty products.

The fair will be held Saturday, April 10 from 1-5pm at CARE Chiropractic & Wellness Center, 1938 Dairy Road, West Melbourne. (North of US 192 and south of Hibiscus Blvd. in the Oakwood Square Business Center) For more information call 321-728-1387 or visit www.drwalshcares.com. CARE Chiropractic & Wellness Center will be at the Healthy Living Expo on May 1st in Booth #203.

Wellspring Medical Named Center Of Excellence

Wellspring Medical Center has been designated as a Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Center of Excellence by Metagenics, Inc., a leading developer of TLC programs and science-based medical foods and nutraceuticals sold to healthcare practitioners worldwide. Metagenics developed the TLC Centers of Excellence Program to recognize healthcare practitioners who believe that prevention is the key to winning the war against chronic illness, and who successfully practice wellness and prevention therapies.

"We’re honored to receive this designation from an industry leader like Metagenics," said Dr. Rebecca Hunton. "It affirms what we’ve always believed—that wellness and prevention help people live full and vibrant lives and should play a key role in any healthcare practice." Wellspring Medical offers wellness-focused medical care in addition to bioidentical hormone replacement, nutritional counseling, acupuncture and counseling by lifestyle educators.

Rebecca Hunton, M.D., will be presenting "Vitamins, Supplements & More: Reading the Label" at the Healthy Living Expo on May 1st and will be available in booth #101. See Expo Supplement starting on page 51 for details. Wellspring Medical Center is located at 21 Suntree Place in Melbourne. For more information call 321-254-6803 or visit www.DrHunton.com.

Reiki Class in Melbourne

The Herb Corner would like to announce an upcoming Reiki Level I Class. Reiki is the Japanese word for universal life energy and is practiced as an ancient form of holistic healing to restore harmony and balance to the human energy field. Recipients of Reiki sessions report they feel more relaxed, less stressed, and experience decreased pain. Participants of the class will learn the history and traditional teachings of Reiki meditation techniques and the series of hands-on techniques and modalities for giving a session to the self and others. Students will receive the four Reiki Level I attunements as taught and required in the traditional Reiki teachings. A notebook will be provided which includes most of the class content, Reiki lineage, information regarding the history of Reiki, information on chakras, hand techniques/positions, as well as recommended books on Reiki and the human energy field.

Class will be held Sunday, April, 11 from 9am-6:30pm at The Herb Corner, 277 N. Babcock St., Melbourne. Cost for Reiki Level I is $145 and pre-registration is required 2 weeks in advance. For more information, call 321-757-7522.

Vibrational Healing and Massage in Indialantic

Karen Stresau, Brennan Healing Science and Lomi Lomi Hawaiian Massage practitioner, is happy to announce the opening of her new beachside office in Indialantic. Karen received her Bachelor of Science degree from the Barbara Brennan School of Healing in Miami in 2009, and is a graduate of the Space Coast Health Institute. Using a synergistic approach, Karen blends vibrational medicine and hands on techniques to help clients connect with their inner power to heal and transform their lives.

"I use an enlightened approach to wellness based on the energetic relationship of our human energy field and the universal energy field that surrounds us. Vibrational or energy healing when combined with flowing Lomi Lomi techniques enables me to help clients align and heal on all levels of their being. My practice is a blend of energy work and massage that moves beyond the physical and into the sacred," says Karen.

Karen’s office is located at 320 Fourth Ave., Indialantic. For more information call 321-543-8587, email karen@karenstresau.com or visit her website at www.karenstresau.com

Medicine Way Introductory Class

For anyone interested in learning ancient teachings for today’s world, Looking Hawk is pleased to offer an introductory class on Native American spiritual teachings for personal growth, healing, and self-empowerment. The class includes teachings on shamanic practices for healing as well as the Medicine Way. "Shamanic practices connect us with deep inner truths and help us become more aware of the sacred powers and energies within us and in the natural world," states Looking Hawk. The Medicine Way is found at the heart of traditional Native American spirituality and focuses on healing the four aspects of the self: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. It assists in living in balance on the wheel of personal life and helps develop harmonious relationships with all life.

Looking Hawk is a spiritual teacher, shamanic practitioner, and personal growth counselor. She utilizes the ancient wisdom of indigenous cultures to create a loving path for healing and self-empowerment in the world today. In practice since 1985, Looking Hawk offers private sessions, ongoing classes, and facilitates workshops and training programs in the southeastern U.S. and Mexico.

The class will be held on Sunday, April 25 from 2-5pm on Merritt Island. Fee is $20. For more information call 321-208-8231.

Earth Day Holistic Fair

Doreen DeSerres, Aromatherapist and owner of Nature’s Spirit, is presenting a Holistic Fair in honor of Earth Day. The Holistic Fair features four special workshops, local artists and products, as well as a 22% storewide savings on Nature’s Spirit's products. "This year is my 22nd year of being in business offering pure botanicals for the body, mind, and spirit," explains Doreen. "The fair is a wonderful opportunity for the community to celebrate our connection to the Earth and to each other." Themed workshops encompass elements of the earth, new moon, and visionary meditation plus how to revitalize the body’s natural system and home environment with pure, natural botanicals. Other workshops will explore how rosemary is used to invigorate and rejuvenate or how grapefruit and lavender are healthy living choices for cleaning and enhancing the atmosphere.

The Fair will be held Saturday, April 17 and the 22% discount runs April 14-17. Workshops are held each Wednesday evening 6-8pm and are listed in the calendar section. Potential vendors should contact Doreen at 321-632-1221. Nature’s Spirit is located at 405 Florida Avenue, Cocoa Village. www.naturespirit.com. Nature’s Spirit will also be at the Healthy Living Expo on May 1st in booth #403.

New Location for Hypnotist

Terry Gurley, Certified Master Hypnotist, is excited to announce her new location at the Open Mind Zen Center. She is also offering a free seminar, The Truth about Hypnosis, to give potential clients an opportunity to learn more about hypnosis. Terry earned special certification in 5-PATH hypnotherapy and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis and she specializes in helping people clear past traumas. Terry is available for group and corporate events and teaches workshops on Stress and Anger Management, Meditation (the silent hypnosis), EFT, and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis.

The free seminar will be held Saturday, April 17 at 3pm. Space is limited. The Open Mind Zen Center is located at 878 Sarno Road in Melbourne. For more information, call 321-288-2196 or visit www.hypnogurl.com.

Family Meditations in Cocoa

Ron Hays would like to invite parents and their children to attend one hour musical crystal bowl meditation sessions. Ron realizes the importance of bringing the values, benefits, and ideas of meditation to children and is offering these sessions in a kid friendly environment to achieve that goal. Ron is also providing a meditation experience so adults can enjoy a relaxing evening out while enjoying the sounds and colors of the bowls underneath a star-lit ceiling. With a mixture of humor, analogy, experimentation, and practical experience, adult students will be challenged to expand their awareness of self, others, and the greater whole.

Meditations are held Saturdays, April 10 and May 8 at 6pm. The Zen Room is located at 631 Brevard Ave., Suite C, Cocoa. For more information, please call 321-544-8541.