Tapping the Wisdom of Your Night Dreams

 

 Did You Know?

• We spend a third of our lives sleeping, and six-seven years of our lives dreaming.
• The Egyptians created the first dream dictionary in 1350 BC, called the Chester Beatty Papyrus.
• Our brains tend to be more active when we are asleep, than when we are awake.

Tapping the Wisdom of Your Night Dreams: Free One-Hour Talk (April 2nd, 7-8pm @ The Village Healing Centre, 240 Roncesvalles Ave)

Are you interested in the meaning of your dreams? These nightly messages of symbols, images, and metaphors have much to show us about how we are experiencing our lives and interacting with the world.

 

Brenda Bunting

Brenda Bunting of Rainbow Energy Psychotherapy will be sharing her perspective with us at our next Village Wellness Talk on April 2nd (7-8pm). Brenda is a candidate of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, a Qualifying Member of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists, and a Professional Member of the Canadian Art Therapy Association.

In this one-hour talk, Brenda will offer approaches to capture and decipher your dreams for greater personal awareness, and discuss questions such as:

• Where do dreams come from?
• How can we begin to understand our dreams?
• Why do we sometimes have recurring dreams?
• Can dreams be prophetic?

Participants are eligible to: 

• Receive a write-up of the session by email.
• Win a book on dreams.
• Book one complimentary dream analysis session.

See You There!

The Everyday Sacred: The Spirit of Aromatherapy

MPowered Healing Arts is devoted to promoting and inspiring health, balance and wellness from the inside out. The company's founder, Melinda Reidl, believes that each of us lives in a body that is wise, knowing, compassionate, and connected.

The company's healing services draw on the ancient practices of yoga, meditation, aromatherapy, energy work, and shamanic healing to help people feel more like themselves. Using the sacred medicines of intention, ceremony and plant-based ingredients, we bring Spirit into our lives - and when Spirit is present, we feel graceful, peaceful, grounded and alive.

On February 5th, Melinda Reidl - Founder of MPowered Healing Arts - will be speaking at the Village Healing Centre's Village Wellness Talk to share her Aromatherapy knowledge with community. All are welcome!

Date and Time: February 5th, 7-8pm
Location: Village Healing Centre, 240 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto (downstairs common area)
Cost: Free

 
At this one-hour talk, participants will learn: 

• Why essential oils have been part of our souls since the time of the Egyptians;
• How boosting your immunity can be easy, pleasant and fun;
• Why is aromatherapy your best mood enhancer;
• Why plant essences are the best friend to body, mind and spirit;
• Easy rituals for the home, and how essential oils can bring the sacred into our daily lives; and
• How to use essential oils safely on yourself and others.

Melinda Reidl (melindareidl@gmail.com) is dynamic, warm and compassionate student of life.  Her career path has been deeply devoted to health and healing, working one on one with clients and students to support and inspire, listen and motivate. Connection and empathy are the roots of her teachings. She began her health career in ‘conventional’ health and then followed a calling to holistic health and spiritual studies. Melinda has formal trainings and certifications in yoga, reiki, aromatherapy, and shamanic studies. Melinda's healing presence is informed by her open, honest and compassionate nature, her devotion to study and the diversity and wisdom, gleaned from her own story of spiritual transformation.

Mastering Your Frequency with John Arjan

The How-To of The Power of Now

  

Cultivating Your Intuition

As a palmist and energy worker, I have the joy of working with people at various stages of change. One of the shifts that I have seen frequently over the last couple of years has been an increase in people's intuitive awareness, and more willingness in folks to tap into and expand their intuition. This awareness and expansion is occurring in people who have never before considered themselves intuitive, as well as those who have known but have not been ready to take it to the next level. Those who have been tapping their intuition all along are also expanding dramatically in their "sensing" abilities.

It seems people are seeking the hidden message, the inspired detail, the symbolic interpretation...more and more. At an increasing rate, intuition is coming into play in how people make decisions both personally and professionally, and I'm exposed more and more to people who are willing to push boundaries, rules, roles and stereotypes that have previously held them back from owning this side of their nature. This shift is influencing people's sense of purpose, direction, and source of satisfaction in life, as they are called to a deeper space of authenticity and connection.

I believe the next Village Wellness Talk by Shamanic Coach Miguel Pascoe scheduled for November 6th at the Village Healing Centre (7-8pm, FREE), is a very timely one. "Tuition on Intuition" promises to help individuals get better acquainted with their intuition, learn ways to work with it, and strategies for overcoming intuitive blocks. Not only does the content align with the shift in people's awareness and willingness to tap into this side of themselves, it is also a very intuitive time of year, when the veil between worlds is the thinnest. It is a popular time for divination, dream interpretation, meditation, and ancestral connection.

Hope to see you there!

Stressed? How to support your adrenal glands, naturally

 "I'm Stressed!" We say it all the time, yet it can be hard to really pin down what's really going on in our bodies when we say it, especially if (like for many people) it has become a familiar state of mind & body.

Many organizations and wellness initiatives have sought to tackle the causes, effects, and coping strategies for managing stress, because it has very real consequences not only in our private lives but on workplace productivity. The Canadian Mental Health Association sheds some light on the topic, and has dedicated a portion of their website to helping people understand the signs and symptoms of stress and how to cope, including a stress index test and a number of really helpful articles: http://www.cmha.ca/mental-health/your-mental-health/stress/

Whether you're experiencing it now or in the future, stress is certainly something we all go through - and it is important that we all be armed with some tools to cope with its effects. Naturopathic medicine is a primary health care system that blends modern scientific knowledge with traditional and natural forms of medicine. The naturopathic philosophy is to stimulate the healing power of the body and treat the underlying cause of disease.


For a naturopathic perspective on coping with stress, this upcoming Village Wellness Talk (FREE!) with Suzanne Ho-Miecznikowski (B.Sc., ND) is a must-see:

Stressed? How to Support Your Adrenal Glands, Naturally

Date: October 2, 7-8pm 
Location: The Village Healing Centre, 240 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto ON

Description:
Do you feel exhausted, unable to cope with stress, have recurrent infections, poor concentration, fuzzy thinking, or low libido? This collection of symptoms may be caused by adrenal fatigue that results from prolonged stress.

Discover foods, nutrients, herbs, and lifestyle improvements to rebalance and support your adrenal glands.


Your Presenter:

Suzanne Ho-Miecznikowski, B.Sc., N.D.

www.westtorontonaturopath.com

Suzanne Ho-Miecznikowski is a board-registered naturopathic doctor who has been in practice since 2000. After receiving her BHSc. (Hons) from McMaster University, her lifelong interest in a healthy lifestyle, nutrition and herbal medicine led her to the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM).  In her practice over the past 10 years, Suzanne has cared for people of all ages for a wide variety of conditions. She uses a unique blend of medical science and natural treatments to resolve a broad range of chronic and acute complaints. While she uses nutrition as a foundation for her treatments, she also uses herbal medicine, acupuncture and homeopathy.  Suzanne recommends naturopathic treatments based on the individual patient – taking into consideration physiological, structural, psychological, social, environmental and lifestyle factors. 

September's Wellness Talk at the Village Healing Centre brings some palmistry insight around a pattern that is frequently witnessed in my clients, particularly in women. 

Palmistry has made me more aware of how so many women are needing replenishment of their heart and root. The realm of family, love, relationships, and home has become tired. Many women are emotionally exhausted, over-extended, and in the process of finding health and balance. Interestingly, the area of the palm that becomes active is the mount that connects us to our intuition, inspiration, and to the unseen realm of dream and energy. Called to go within, how do we balance the demands of our relationships and home?

This 1-hr talk will help participants identify this pattern on their own palm and the palms of others. We will work through what it could mean, how to support the healing and replenishment of a tired heart, and create connection between the quiet and unseen space that inspires us, and the space of love and home.