Optimal Wellness classes, Fall 2009

Our fall series of Optimal Wellness classes is off and running at the Jutila Center! Last week, I taught "Detox 101: Simple Ways to Avoid Toxins and Build Health," and this coming Wednesday, September 23rd, Vicki Usitalo will teach "Internal Cleansing for Vitality, Wellness and Weight Loss."

We have a good time at these classes and cover a wide range of natural wellness topics. Vicki's class promises to be very informative as she gives an overview of homeopathy and field control therapy, two holistic health tools that can cleanse the body on a cellular level. I've been a very satisfied client of Vicki's for field control therapy, and find it a very powerful yet gentle healing technique.

Below is the entire fall schedule of Optimal Wellness classes. Classes meet Wednesday evenings (except one on the Monday before Thanksgiving) and run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with informal discussion to follow. They're held in the Jutila Center's Room 324, at 200 Michigan Street in Hancock, MI. Cost is $10 per person at the door. For more information call 487-7451 or email NorthCoastHolistics@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!

Here we are teaching meridian tapping techniques at one of our spring/summer wellness classes. Thanks to Gustavo Bourdieu for this photo.

OPTIMAL WELLNESS:
Creating a Healthy Balance in Mind, Body and Spirit

FALL SCHEDULE
Sept 16 - Detox 101: Simple Ways to Avoid Toxins and Build Health, taught by Kate Alvord
Sept 23 - Internal Cleansing for Vitality, Wellness & Weight Loss, taught by Vicki Usitalo
Sept 30 - Healthy Buildings, taught by Karen Rumisek
Oct 7 - Mindfulness and Stress, taught by Kim Menzel
Oct 14 - Herbs & Essential Oils for Winter Health & Holiday Stress, taught by Karen Rumisek
Oct 21 - Finding Silence in the Season, taught by Dorothy Riutta
Oct 28 - What Do Our Chakras Have to Do With Health? taught by Patty Peterson
Nov 4 - Journaling for Wellness, taught by Kate Alvord
Nov 11 - Unwinding Habits of the Mind, taught by Kim Menzel
Nov 18 - Adrenal Fatigue, taught by Vicki Usitalo
Nov 23 (MONDAY) – Food as a Metaphor, taught by Kim Menzel
Dec 2 - E-Z Fitness Methods: When You Can't or Don't Exercise, taught by Kate Alvord
Dec 9 - Love Your Self, Love Your Body, taught by Kim Menzel
Dec 16 - Tenderheartedness, taught by Dorothy Riutta

Instructors:
Patty Peterson RN of Keweenaw Natural Wellness is an energy healer who has taught several previous classes on wellness and intuition.
Kim Menzel LMSW of Indigo Creek Counseling is a clinical psychotherapist who works with area health care providers in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders.
Katie Alvord of North Coast Holistics is an award-winning writer and educator with training in holistic health and nutrition.
Vicki Usitalo RN of Preventive Health Maintenance is a specialist in Field Control Therapy, a method of internal cleansing using homeopathy and herbs.
Dorothy Riutta of Peaceful Niche, a meditation practitioner who has studied in a variety of meditation traditions, teaches introductory and advanced meditation classes.
Karen Rumisek has a background including postsecondary education and training in nutrition, herbal remedies and feng shui.