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Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
This intriguing class pairs botany with nutrition in the context of popular health trends, modern medicine, plant biochemistry, and ethnobotany. Study the relationships among edible plants, food production and consumption, and medicine. Take a look at primary nutritional components of food and their biological functions through the lens of food science, and discover how different cultures link specific fruits and vegetables to health.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Tai chi chuan is a Chinese martial art that helps balance the yin and yang. Regular practice of the art is good for your health, improving blood circulation, relaxing the mind and body, and increasing the chi (internal energy). The instructor has been practicing tai chi for more than 50 years and is also certified to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis. Wear comfortable clothing that allows freedom of movement.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Tai chi chuan (“supreme ultimate force”) is a Chinese martial art that helps balance the yin and yang. Regular practice of tai chi chuan improves blood circulation, relaxes your mind and body, increases your chi (internal energy), and gives you a good night’s sleep. The instructor has been practicing tai chi for more than 50 years and is also certified to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis. The class is held outside on BBG grounds (except Tai Chi...
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New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Psychedelic experiences can be life-changing for some, yet mental healthcare providers are often at a loss for how to incorporate them into therapy to promote growth and positive change for the client. In this interactive, experiential workshop, participants will engage in a series of mindful, meditative exercises that can be used to assist clients in cultivating a relationship with insights from more ephemeral psychedelic experiences. Mindfulness...
Human@Ease @ 31 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Runner’s Club is designed to create a social atmosphere that brings people together, both seasoned and newer runners. In this class, focus is placed on stretching, building upon stretching techniques, learning breathing techniques for long and short distances, important rest day tips for your body, preparing to run long distances, what to eat, and all other things running-related are often skipped yet so crucial to avoid injury! Followed by a short...
This 4-week introductory course will introduce you to techniques in crystal healing. How to infuse Crystals with the body’s chakra system, which is known as an ancient technique of the laying of the stones and how to set up a healing space using crystals to ensure a protective crystal shield. The importance of working with pendulums, crystal points and use of special crystal wands to work on the client’s body. Lastly we learn how to clear,...
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Tai chi and qi gong exercises improve balance, increase blood circulation, relax your mind and body, and increase your internal energy. The instructor will demonstrate movements. Please come prepared in clothing that allows for movement.
New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Many of our favorite seasonings are also herbal medicines! Basil relieves depression, ginger eases back pain and rosemary improves memory. We’ll explore spicy herbs: ginger, cayenne, garlic, and mustard and aromatics: sage, rosemary, marjoram, and thyme. We’ll discuss the health benefits of sunflower, sesame and pumpkin seeds, and honey, vinegar and chocolate. We’ll make preparations together to illuminate why one herb is powdered, another...
Fun Heals Everything @ 129 Russell Street, Brooklyn, NY
Dancorcism™ is a one-hour dance party for your soul, with high-energy dance routines, stretching, and meditation. It's an ecstatic mind-body workout that will make you feel happy, sexy, and strong. Fun Heals Everything. Please come 10-15minutes early if it's your first time. Bring water. Wear sneakers & clothes to sweat in.
Reiki as healing ways for cancer offers people with cancer, their loved ones and caregivers the opportunity to live with more ease. One of the most profound challenges facing people with cancer is unexpressed mental, physical and emotional pain as well as fear of the unknown. For loved ones and caregivers, the hardest thing is standing by while their family member or patient suffers in silence. In this class, Reiki teacher and cancer survivor, Joanna...
CPKP & K-Power® Kinesiology, a science of energy balancing grounded in the study of anatomy and physiology, blends Eastern and Western medical concepts and uses muscles as monitors to help detect and correct imbalances related to stress, improper nutrition, learning problems, injuries and other issues encountered in daily life. In this 5-week series we will learn a powerful kinesiology balancing process that can boost health, vitality and human...
York College CPE @ 160-02 Liberty Ave , Jamaica, NY
Working out in the water is one of the most therapeutic activities one can take part in. Water Fitness builds cardio, strength and resistances all while being easy on the joints and in a cool and relaxing atmosphere!
Healing Inflammation: Harmonize Your Body & Re-Claim Your Life Mainstream medicine has yet to catch up with the facts about inflammation and the role it plays in our overall health. It is at the root of almost every chronic illness, and improvement can be extremely challenging without the right treatment. Based on the most current scientific research, this program will clarify the facts about inflammation in a fun and accessible way. You will...
Learned Hopefulness: The Power of Positivity to Overcome Depression Over the last 20 years the findings of Positive Psychology have been celebrated in education, psychotherapy, medicine, and spirituality. Taking intentional action toward your own well-being has been shown to be effective in improving your health, mood, relationships, and resilience, as well as your capacity to learn. In this workshop with psychologist and author Dr. Dan Tomasulo,...
Intentional Well-Being: Positive Psychotherapy Skills & Benefits for Practitioners Not being depressed isn’t the same as being happy. Yet, most clinicians working to deliver mental health services are trained to identify what is wrong rather than what is strong with their clients. This has lead to an emphasis on alleviating the suffering caused by symptoms rather than the identification of intentional well-being strategies. Retooling clinicians...
Release Your Inner Critic: Self-Compassion for Daily Life Everyday life presents myriad challenges, from running late or losing a job to making an embarrassing social faux pas. Self-compassion is one of the most important skills we can bring to ALL of life’s challenges. In this workshop, you will learn simple yet powerful self-compassion meditation practices that you can practice while walking, taking the subway, at work, or in a relationship,...
Come enter into the sacred realm of the healer: discover and deepen your natural healing gifts, strengthen your energy field, soften blocks to energy flow, and expand your intuitive sensing abilities. Learn skills for energy self-care, and for creating a healthy personal energy boundary. In this deeply experiential and inspiring workshop, led by the former dean of the world-renowned Barbara Brennan School of Healing, you will learn to align your...
Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong is a rare treasure among qigong systems. It draws upon the wisdom of China, Tibet, and the West to support women in their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This practice includes: Shaking, cupping, and self-massage Tibetan sound healing Graceful, meditative movements that support the body’s gentle return to balance Practitioners have reported a reduction or elimination of a range of women’s...
Making Body Care Products to Cleanse & Balance Our Chakras The seven major chakras (energy centers) in our body are where we store emotional, physical and spiritual energy, but if they become blocked or stagnant, they can hold us back from creating the life we want. In this series, we will learn how to create body products that help us balance each of the seven chakras. Topic highlights include: Each week will feature essential oils,...
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