This section includes multiple week and continuous classes that take place in our region. The first day of a new class may also listed in the calendar. Included are:
This comprehensive curriculum includes 75 hours of class time plus 65 hours of outside research and reading. The training program offers an in-depth approach to hypnosis techniques and gives students supervised practice and instruction time to develop the ability to use hypnotic skills effectively. With successful completion you will be a Certified Hypnotist through International Association of Counselors and Therapists, equipped with all the tools needed for helping individuals resolve problem areas in their lives. Your clients will benefit in mind, body and spirit.
>Level 2 - Learn healings with three bowls, tingshas, and bells.
Cost: $150 for series. Tuesday, November 2 through November 23 - 1 to 4 p.m.
Level 3 - Weekend Retreat at Vibrational Healing Center
Learn the use of 8 to 10 bowls on your clients. Learn to use the gong with bowls.
Cost: $150 for series. Held December 3 - 5: Friday, December 3 - 6 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, December 4 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Snacks. Lunch at a Local restaurant. Qi Gong at 9 a.m.; Sunday, December 5 - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Qi Gong at 10 a.m. Certificates of Completion.
Classes to be held at Vibrational Healing Center, 966 Tolland Street, East Hartford. To register, call Marie Menut at (860) 289-7667 or email her at mariemenut@gmail.com.
GLASTONBURY - 21-Day Purification & Weight Management Program
Do You Want to Feel Healthier and Have More Energy? Are You Over-Tired, Over-Weight and Over-Stressed? Our Powerful 21 Day Purification & Weight Management program provides comprehensive Body Purification, facilitating the elimination of many common pollutants and toxins that we are exposed to every day, safely, naturally and effectively, allowing the body to heal and function optimally.
This class series is held over a three-week period with one meeting per week. Call for Winter sesson dates. Cost: Basic Program $555 per person prepaid; cost with Rice Protein option is $620 prepaid. Sign up any time! Includes: Complete Nutritional Program and Supplements, 3 Colon Hydrotherapy sessions, Educational Materials, Guest Speakers, and more! (Rice Protein Option is extra) Bring a Buddy and Each Person Receives a FREE ionSpa(r) Detoxifying Foot Bath! Glastonbury Naturopathic Center & Wholistic Spa, 18 School St., Glastonbury. Call (860) 657-4105 or visit website for more information or to register.
MANCHESTER - EFT Training - CRIS JACOBS
EFT is a procedure used by thousands of practitioners around the world which has helped people find relief from physical discomfort, panic/anxiety attacks, traumatic memories, guilt, grief and phobias. It is an elegantly simple approach which often achieves substantial relief in just minutes. EFT is based on the theory that “the cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body’s energy system.” Accordingly, EFT is like an emotional form of acupuncture except that needles are not used. Instead, we tap with the fingertips to stimulate certain meridian energy points while “tuned in” to the problem.
Level 1 Certificate Training - Workshops are highly experiential. We will be applying EFT to real life situations for participants, especially focusing on using EFT to help people “get out of their own way” and be free to move on in their lives. In the Level 1 Training, you will learn: 1) basic principles of EFT, 2) the three part procedure that addresses most situations, and 3) refinements, such as what to do when it seems not to be working. The workshop is highly experiential, and we will be applying EFT to real life situations for the participants. Participants will receive an informative handout and a Certificate of Completion, approved by Gary Craig, EFT Founder.
2 Thursdays, October 14 and 21 from 6:30 - 9 p.m. Cost: $150. See Calendar.
MANCHESTER - Meditation as a Life Skill - DORY DZINSKI, MA
The first of two classes. Learn how meditation can help relieve your anxiety, distraction and internal clutter, and give you the ability to listen to your innate wisdom. Many different forms of meditation will be discussed and experienced, including silent, guided, breath-focused, body-focused and prayerful. You will learn how to stay focused, opening and closing your sessions, ways to structure your time, and how to create your sacred space. 2 classes at Manchester Community College beginning Monday, October 12, 7 to 9 p.m. Second class held on October 19. Cost: $45 for the series. See first date in Calendar for more information.
VERNON - Meditation - CLARE VIDICH. Whether you are already meditating or a beginner, this class has something to offer you. Learn how meditation enhances physical, mental and emotional well-being. Using some guided imagery, some mental exercises, and a simple technique of meditation, you can begin your personal transformation, allowing inner peace to permeate your life. Suggested reading before, during, and after this class would be "Inner and Outer Peace Through Meditation" by Rajinder Singh. Five weeks beginning Monday, October 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Rockville High School. Cost: $40 non-resident, $34 resident. Vernon Regional Adult Continuing Education. www.vrabe.org. Call (860) 870-6060 or register online.
GLASTONBURY - Meet, Move & Pray - PRISCILLA BENGSTON
It’s time to connect with your spiritual, physical and emotional self. This is a four-week program that helps you reconnect with yourself and release limiting beliefs, emotional blocks and physical responses to life. Each class, we will meet and discuss those life issues that are holding you back. The power of the group will guide the discussion. We’ll then move into a body awareness workout that allows you to get in touch with your physical self and release those emotional issues that display as physical aches and pains. The class ends with prayer, meditation and intentions for the week. Register only if you are truly ready to make changes in your life. Class meets four Tuesdays, October 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th.
Held at simply fitness for the spirit, mind and body and facilitated by PRISCILLA BENGTSON. For information please call (860) 301-1468 or visit website.
MANCHESTER - Chakra Studies - DORY DZINSKI, MA
There are seven power centers in your body called chakras. The state of each chakra reflects the health of a particular area of your body. It also reflects your psychological, emotional and spiritual well-being. When chakra energy is blocked or misdirected, emotional and physical illness can arise. This course will introduce you to, and allow an exploration of, your chakras. Beginning with the first, the root chakra, we will build our knowledge and balance upward through the other six energy centers: sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, the third eye, and the crown chakra. Classes will include discussion, guided imagery, and experiential learning activities. 4 classes beginning Monday, October 25. 7 to 9 p.m. Cost: $90 for the series. See first date in Calendar for more information.
VERNON - Psychic Development - MARY CUNNINGHAM. This is a fun course that will help you develop your psychic abilities through experiments and workshops. We will focus on mental telepathy, clairvoyance, psychometry, visualization, remote viewing, numerology, auras, palm reading, tarot cards, and other interesting aspects of this area. Come explore the fascinating world of the "sixth sense". Eight weeks beginning Monday, September 27, 7-9 p.m. at Rockville High School. Cost: $60 non-resident, $54 resident. Vernon Regional Adult Continuing Education. www.vrabe.org. Call (860) 870-6060 or register online.
VERNON - Exploring The UFO Arena - MARY CUNNINGHAM. UFO's, Extraterrestrials, Adbuctees/Experiencers, 'Star People' and 'Now Children'...are they all here to help mankind? The instructor for this new and exciting course will present information that comes directly from the UFO community experts using DVD presentations acquired at UFO seminars. A DVD will be shown each night for stimulating discussions on this very controversial material. This very exciting new course is being offered by a long-time member of our staff who prides herself on keeping current in this arena. Eight weeks beginning Wednesday, September 29, 7-9 p.m. at Rockville High School. Cost: $60 non-resident, $54 resident. Vernon Regional Adult Continuing Education. www.vrabe.org. Call (860) 870-6060 or register online.
COVENTRY - Silver Dragon Tai Chi & Qi Gong, LLC - GEORGE HOFFMAN, Director
Yang Style Tai Chi classes and Qi Gong workshops. See how these ancient Chinese health and exercise systems can help you manage stress, reduce blood pressure, decrease pain associated with arthritis, improve balance and reduce falls.
See full Class Schedule.
ELLINGTON - Silver Dragon Tai Chi & Qi Gong, LLC - GEORGE HOFFMAN, Director - at Spirit Matters
Discover the secret of how this ancient Chinese exercise system can help you manage stress, reduce blood pressure, decrease pain associated with arthritis, improve balance and reduce falls. The gentle movements of this soft flowing meditative exercise system direct the life force, “Chi”, to increase flexibility, provide more efficient breathing and enhance circulation. Try out the first class free!
Choose from either of two 8-week sessions:
Daytime Tai Chi: Tuesday, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. $72.00. New session begins September 14.
Evening Tai Chi: Wednesday, 5 to 6:15 p.m. $72.00. New session begins September 22.
See calendar for listings of one-day QiGong workshops. Call (860)742-5892 or silverdragon@silverbirds.com to register.
MANCHESTER - Manchester Community College - JOHN MAMMONE, LAC, MACOM
While the main focus of QiGong is on cultivating healing energy, it also can be used as a means to deepen one’s spiritual awareness. Regular practice of this system may help prevent and treat disease, reduce stress, and better integrate the body/mind/spirit connection. Participants will learn exercises that can be practiced at home. The history and theory of QiGong will also be discussed. 4 Thursday evening classes beginning Thursday, October 7. Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $60 for the series.
John Mammone has a master’s in acupuncture and oriental medicine from The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. He is nationally certified in acupuncture and licensed in CT, and has his own practice, Naturopathic Health Center, in Wethersfield.
Classes are held at MCC in Manchester. To register contact: (860) 512-3232 or www.mcc.commnet.edu/ce.
SOUTH WINDSOR - Unity Church of Hartford - BETH HUGH
QiGong comes from China and has been practiced by millions of people for over 3000 years. Regular practice builds the life force or CHI in the body. When Chi is flowing freely, the result is health and inner peace. Beth teaches you how to relax by gently moving the body which helps the mind and body to let go of harmful stress, and thus balance mind, body and spirit.
Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - Class fee: $5. Unity is located at 919 Ellington Road, Route 30 in South Windsor. Call Beth at (860) 242-5522 or the church at (860) 289-8963.
TOLLAND - Silver Dragon Tai Chi & Qi Gong, LLC - GEORGE HOFFMAN, Director - at Breathe... more, llc
This Qi-Gong class, instructed by George Hoffman of Silver Dragon, is perfect for all ages. The movements of Qi-Gong are gentle, fluid and graceful and designed to enhance the flow of “Chi”, or life force/energy, through the body. No previous experience in yoga, Tai Chi or Qi-Gong is required.
Wednesdays 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Ongoing Qi-Gong class. An 8 week session is $72. Breathe...more, llc is located at Colonial Square, 68 Hartford Turnpike, Route 30, in Tolland. For information or to register call (860) 875-9642.
MANCHESTER - Enchantments School For The Magickal Arts was created by Headmistress and High Priestess MS. FAITH MCCANN to help those seeking to learn more about the magickal world, by providing a school where one can learn and associate with other like minded magickal people. Go to Wicca for details.
Therapeutic Yoga is a carefully designed and extensive program using gentle and restorative yoga, modified postures, breath work and meditation with the intent of giving relief from physical pain and improving joint and organ functions.
Pilates (PI-LA-TEES) is an exercise system developed more than 80 years ago by Joseph H. Pilates. His purpose for developing an exercise system was for individuals to develop their physique to high levels of strength, flexibility and beauty by practice of one’s own mental control. The method represents a simple way of combining static stretching and aerobic breathing in a series of controlled, non-impact movements. He believed that his method which was called “contrology” resulted in uniform development, alignment of the skeletal system, and control of the movement, core strength, balanced use of all the muscles, coordination, flexibility, joint mobility and more.
GLASTONBURY - Saint Francis Care
The word Yoga means to unite. In these classes, we will use the physical movement of Yoga and the breath to strengthen, support, and unite all aspects of how we feel: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Yoga for Chronic Health Issues - Yoga is an amazing practice that can help to reduce muscle discomfort, tenderness and other discomforts often associated with recovering from an injury or chronic illness. It can also help improve muscle strength. Classes will include yoga postures, breath awareness, meditation, and relaxation techniques. Please check with physician before taking class. Mondays, 6 to 7 p.m.
Yoga All Levels - Please join us in this Yoga classes which includes postures and breathe awareness. See how yoga builds strength, flexibility, focus, and stamina. Mondays, 7:15pm to 8:15 p.m.
Balanced Essence - BARBARA FASULO, RMT, RYT200 . Classes are held at Saint Francis Care in Glastonbury. Visit website for details or (860) 416-5288 or balancedessence@yahoo.com. Please bring sticky mat and blanket to class. Monday evenings. Cost $48 for 4-class package or $15 drop-in cost.
MANCHESTER - Center For Progressive Therapies
Patanjali-Hath Yoga - Tuesdays 7-8 p.m.
Arkrish-yog programs are designed to serve people through Yoga, after understanding their current state of mind & body. Programs are customized to meet the need of the person, irrespective of age group. Yoga is a journey– a never-ending path of learning which helps us overcome our hurdles, whether they be physical, mental, or social. arkrish-yog facilitates the use of yoga as an effective tool to overcome our critical issues with faith and patience.
Classes are held at C4PT, 192 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT. Contact Arkrish Yog, (860) 730-2512, sushil.nanda@arkrish.com, www.arkrish.com
SOUTH WINDSOR - Yoga For Life-Ongoing
Yoga for Life I - Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Beginner through intermediate.
Yoga for Life II - Mondays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Intermediate.
Experience the benefits of yoga. Exercise, stretch, strengthen, relax, and feel great! These motivating classes are open to all ages, beginner through intermediate. Modifications are offered. Wear nonrestrictive clothing and bring a yoga mat.
Fee: $8 drop in class, $30 for 4 classes; $55 for 8 classes
Held at Unity Church of Hartford, 919 Ellington Road (Rte 30), South Windsor. Register and more information (860) 289-8963. RENŽE ULBINSKY is registered and licensed through Yoga Alliance and also teaches at Samadhi Yoga Studio, South Windsor.
TOLLAND - Breathe... more, llc 
Breathe..more offers a wide variety of yoga, pilates and meditation classes, as well as workshops, retreats and events. We offer a strong sense of community and encouragement in a nurturing and peaceful environment. Come explore and breathe with us!
See Class Schedule.
Breathe...more, llc is located at Colonial Square, 68 Hartford Turnpike, Route 30, in Tolland. See our website for other upcoming events. For information or to register call (860) 875-9642.
WINDHAM - Healing Island Wellness Center
Kripalu Yoga. Relieve stress and regain a sense of balance and well-being as you learn classical Hatha Yoga postures, breathing and deep relaxation and meditation techniques, increasing flexibility, concentration, strength and inner peace. Beginner/intermediate with ANNE BUCHALSKI.
Classes are held at Windham Hospital, Mondays 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Call (860) 377-1472.
