• When: January 30, 2016 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Where: The Heron Studio | 187 Plymouth Avenue Fall River MA
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    Wellness Festival

    This festival’s goal is to connect people with wellness professionals and provide information about holistic programs. The day will provide a schedule of educational workshops, demonstrations, services and person to person dialogue on the many holistic practices and service available.


    How the Day will unfold…

    9:45 am doors open $5 entry fee | Sign up for Sessions and join the drumming!

    10-10:15 am Introduction to Festival and its’ collaborators

    10:15 am Scheduled workshops and demos | sign up for ones you’d like to take (there may be a service charge)

    2:00 pm Festival Commences with final words by Collaborators

    *Beverages & Aynvedic inspired cupcakes will be offered by Prana Cupcakes
    *Yoga related jewelry and mala beads for sale by the Torquoise Elephant
    *Arbonne products for sale
    *Raffle prizes!


    Wellness Demo Sessions & Schedule

    Mala Meditation with Jenna Petersens
    20-30 minutes FREE
    session held @ 10:30 am
    this guided meditation will introduce the jhana-method technique of using the mala or prayer beads with a mantra. A brief introduction to the technique will take place before the guided experience.

    Restorative Partner Yoga with Ashley Gallagher
    30 minute Demo-session FREE
    sessions available @ 11:15 am & 1:15 pm
    Beginner yoga poses mixed with different massage techniques to restoratively lengthen muscles and find deep relaxation through touch. This demo will explain the physical and mental health benefits throughout the class along with variations for the postures.

    “Beauty and wellness from the inside out” with Lisa Kaminski
    Session Held at 11:45 am FREE
    This talk will focus on how what we put in and on our bodies affects our well being in helpful or challenging ways and I’ll discuss Arbonne’s mission to provide pure safe and beneficial options for our busy lives. Participants will be able to sample many of Arbonne’s nutrition and skin care.

    The Emotional Fatigue Buster with Deb Brown
    30 minute, $5.00
    sessions held @ 12pm
    This Yoga session includes pranayama techniques and a simple meditation.

    “The 14-day shift to jump start a leaner more energized you” with Lisa Kaminski
    Session Held at 12:30 pm, FREE
    This talk will discuss the way toxins in our world bog us down and how doing a gentle cleanse and shifting some of our food and supplement choices can move us in the direction of a healthy lifestyle and a leaner body. Participants will be able to sample Arbonne’s nutrition products.

    Aromatherapy & Relaxation with Jessica Howard
    20 minute, FREE
    Session Held @ 12:45pm
    this demo infuses the art of aromatherapy with gentle movements for optimizing relaxation. Different scents are offered for participants to choose the one that best suits their needs!

    Foot Reflexology with Christine E. Lewis
    15 minute intro session, $10
    sessions available @ 10:30 am, 10:50am, 11:10 am, 11:30 am, 11:50am, 12:10pm, 12:30pm, 12:50pm, 1:10 pm & 1:30 pm
    Reflexology is a gentle art, a fascinating science and is a specific pressure technique that works on precise reflex point on the feet. Reflexologists DO NOT isolate a disease and treat it symptomatically, nor do they work specifically on a problem organ or system, but on the whole person with the object of inducing a state of balance and harmony.

    Chair Massage with Coral Ripley Vasconcellos
    15 Minute demos, $10
    sessions available @ 10:30 am, 10:50am, 11:10 am, 11:30 am, 11:50am, 12:10pm, 12:30pm, 12:50pm, 1:10 pm & 1:30 pm
    Massage therapy has been practiced in several cultures for thousands of years and the benefits include pain reduction, stress relief, promotes relaxation and assists the body, mind and spirit’s innate capabilities of healing itself, just to name a few.

    Reiki/Energy work with Shabnam Hashemi
    15 Minute demos, $10
    sessions available @ 10:45am, 11:05 am, 11:25 am, 11:45am, 12:05pm, 12:25pm, 12:45pm, 1:05 pm & 1:25 pm
    The technique channels energy and uses light touch to activate the natural healing processes of the patient’s body and restore physical and emotional well-being.


    The Collaborators

    JESSICA HOWARD
    POTEGP Spiritual Guidance Center & The Heron Dance Yoga & Meditation Studio
    As host of the festival, Jessica will be around to inform and answer questions about the festival and its collaborators. She will discuss the center’s programming and will provide a sign-up sheet for appointments. As a final wrap up of events @ 1:45pm, Jessica will lead discussion and brief lab on setting intentions/goals and the power of self-examination through insight.

    SHABNAM HASHEMI
    Breast Care Natural Foundation
    Shabnam will review the latest research and literature on Integrative Oncology practices. She will demonstrate her approach to alleviating fear and “fight or flight” response and answer questions regarding the Foundation and services offered.

Wellness Festival