-Receive free mini sessions in:

• Reflexology
• Polarity
• Acupressure
• Stretching to relieve pain

The Institute of Holistic Health Careers and The Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls have formed a partnership to offer this series of four free seminars. They are open to anyone interested in learning how to improve their lives utilizing holistic health options.
Dates:

• January 24th – Intro to Holistic Healthcare
• February 7th – Using Herbs to improve your Quality of Health
• March 21st – Reflexology, Stress Management, and Supplements
• April 11th – Polarity Therapy and Ayurvedic Medicine
Time: 1:00-4:00pm

There will be a drawing, after each seminar, for a free gift certificate for Holistic Health Classes/products!
Pre-registration required.
Call the Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls
800-653-2557/www.innatcedarfalls.com
More Information also at: IHHC: 614-299-9438/www.columbuspolarity.com

ALL ARE WELCOME!
 

 

 
Let the early spring winds blow away the "branches and debris" that collect under the blanket of winter-clear the path so that nothing stands in your way. As the process unfolds in front of you, it will light up your vision for the future. What do you want from life and how do you want to achieve it?

Stepping Up and Out and the Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls invite you to step outside your daily routine and away from hectic schedules and complex responsibilities. Patty Donahey Geiger, owner of Stepping Up and Out, will take you on a mind/body/spirit journey as you explore the relationship you have with yourself and the world that surrounds you. You'll discover the joy of self-empowerment when you step outside your comfort zone and into a world of adventure where mind, body and spirit come together to create holistic wellness.

The rustic luxury of the Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls will provide the perfect setting for Woodland Awakening, and the package includes:

• Retreat activities, Inner Awakenings with Jacki Mann, Certified Holistic Wellness Coach/R.N. and owner of Whole Living Wellness™, will begin with the gentle movement and relaxation of Tai Chi Easy, a fun, easy form of the ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi. It will be followed with a guided visualization and discovery process, resulting in the creation of action steps that will help you move forward on your journey of awakening with a more harmonious balanced, healthier life.

• Reflexology workshop with Randall Wellman, the Inn's Spa Manager. Enjoy the reflexology experience while you learn healing techniques to take home with you.

• Kayaking on Lake Hope with Mimi Morrison and Touch the Earth Adventures. Paddle the scenic lake at sunset and see spring's rebirth all around you.

• Yoga with the Inn's certified instructor, Ellie DelMatto. Stretch, meditate and soothe your mind and body.

• Heart healthy cuisine. Enjoy meals prepared with locally grown ingredients by the Inn's chef.

The Spa at Cedar Falls will offer a variety of relaxing, replenishing services that are available to guests but would be priced separately from the Woodland Awakening package.

Join us for three days and nights of adventure and a spring cleaning for the soul! For more details and pricing call 800-653-2557.

Patty Geiger will coordinate your outdoor activities. She has more than 20 years outdoor adventure experience including equestrian, downhill skiing, snowshoeing, canoeing and hiking. Patty's Stepping Up and Out business, wellness adventure trips for women, is based in Columbus, Ohio, with trips in Ohio and Maine. She is also the president of PDG Communications, LLC, specializing in marketing strategy and media relations, a career that encompasses more than 16 years' experience in Columbus.

Jacki Mann, Certified Holistic Wellness Coach/R.N. a R.N., owner of Whole Living Wellness™, has overcome myriad challenges in her own life and now inspires, encourages and challenges others to step out and into a new realm of creating what they want in life. She has an extensive array of resources and tools she enjoys sharing with others.

Randall Wellman, spa manager, has been a licensed massage therapist since 1995. He graduated from the Central Ohio School of Massage. He also has a Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio University and a Masters of Natural Health from the Clayton College of Natural Health. Randy is originally from the Columbus, Ohio area. While living there he worked in the legendary Beechwold Natural Clinic and the NEW Clinic. He has the opportunity to study with well known healers, authors, and leaders in the natural healthcare world. Randy owned and operated White Oak Massage and Spa Services before joining forces with the Spa at Cedar Falls. Randy is skilled in many massage and spa modalities and created the menu for the spa. He believe the effects of massage therapy and spa treatments go deeper than the "feel good" level they produce. "The treatments we do actually help the body heal from the stresses and toxins of everyday life and give the body permission to heal itself as our Creator intended."

Mimi Morrison, owner, Touch the Earth Adventures, is an experienced outdoor guide. She inspires people to get tuned into the Earth through hiking, kayaking and cycling expeditions in Ohio, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Cape Cod.

Join Stephen (Dayton Ohio's Poet~Psychologist) and Shawna (one of New York's finest Yoga Instructors and Thai Bodyworkers) for this one of a kind experience. This father-daughter team invite you to their two day retreat on October 31-November 2, 2010. The retreat is for those seeking to explore and expand an understanding of the Self while nurturing the physical and expanding the lingual!

Stephen will share from poetry he wrote at The Inn. These include: Poems from The Inn at Cedar Falls as well as Poems from Deep Woods. Shawna will share from her expertise in Yoga and Thai Bodywork. Sessions are focused on the participant. They will begin with mild Yoga movement as well as meditation. Time for writing and sharing one's own expression of poetry is provided within a supportive environment. Using the Hocking Hills beauty and workshops environment at The Inn, Stephen and Shawna create the space for exploration of the nature of one's inner environment.

Each participant will receive a complimentary copy of Poems from The Inn at Cedar falls: The Written Words and a copy of Poems from Deep Woods: The Written Words.

Stephen's educational background includes a PHD in Psychology and a Seminary degree. He is a Licensed Psychologist and is in Private Practice.

Shawna's educational background includes a BS in dance. She also has multiple Yoga Teacher Training as well as two Thai Yoga Massage Certifications. Shawna just completed a month long trip to Thailand both volunteering with children and finishing her second Thai Yoga Massage Certification.

Stephan and Shawna's role model for change has been Dr. Rev. Samuel Emerick. Sam is 93 years old and resides in Port Charlotte, Florida. Sam was one of the original persons in the early stage and development of a Fund for Humanity, which eventually became Habitat for Humanity. Stephen and his father traveled to Zaire, Africa for Samuel Emerick's consultation with Habitat projects. Stephen and Shawna carry on the family tradition of honoring one's voice and body in service as the sacred nature of life. Stephen and Shawna have a passion for travel.

Shawna has lived for the last seven years in New York City where she continues to teach yoga, offer Thai Yoga Massage and perform by dancing throughout all boroughs.

This two day father-daughter workshop begins on Sunday at 1pm and concludes Monday at 3pm. Cost for a single room is $402.34 and a shared room is $315.77/person. This includes overnight accommodation in a room, dinner, gourmet brown bag lunch, breakfast, taxes, gratuities, poetry book and instructor time. The workshop is limited to 12 people to allow for individual instruction.
(Additional fees apply for upgrades)

 

Join us on December 1 to make a natural 20-24" wreath out of fresh cut evergreens and dried botanicals. If you want, bring along a special accent to personalize your creation. Bobbi Gill and Kellie Hutchison, Inn gardeners and nature enthusiasts, will teach this fun class from 10am-2pm. Cost is $49 which includes lunch and all supplies.

 

The Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls is pleased to offer a course in Thai Yoga Massage through OM Yoga Studio. Thai Yoga Massage is a sacred healing art from Thailand performed with "metta" or loving kindness. Called Nuat Phan Boran in Thai this healing art is rooted in the Theravadin Buddhist tradition with origins in Vedic or Hindu Hatha Yoga and Ayurveda the oldest medical system in the world. Traditionally Thai massage was taught in Buddhist Temples and traces its origins to Jivaka the "father" of Thai Massage, who was a friend and physician to the Buddha himself. Thai Yoga Massage, it is a system of assisted yoga postures performed fully clothed, on the floor with "palming" and "thumbing" along Sen lines or energy meridians, which are similar but simpler in conception to the Nadis of Hatha Yoga and the meridians of Chinese acupuncture. To perform Thai Yoga Massage well the practitioner must have the intention of working the Sen lines to promote wellness in mind, body and spirit. Traditionally Thai Yoga Massage was considered to be a mind-body-spiritual as well as a medical treatment. Thai Yoga Massage, combines safe stances, rocking and touch techniques that unfolds in a beautiful dance. Thai Yoga massage is a transformative form of meditation in action. Anyone in normal health can learn Thai Massage. The course listed below will be taught by Anthony R. Conrad (Dharmadas).

Thai Yoga Massage Level 1:
Five Days: Monday through Thursday from 9am-4:30pm, and Friday 9am-1pm. In the Level 1 class, you will learn a 90 minute Thai Yoga Massage sequence. The 30 hrs of class instruction is the first step towards certification, which is earned after completion of a Level 2 Thai-Yoga course.

• Incorporate the fundamentals of effortless, flowing transitions between postures

• Maintain proper body alignment & stances that create a mutually beneficial massage  for practitioner & recipient

• Discuss the history and philosophy of Thai Yoga Massage

• Apply energy balance through acupressure and Thai energy sen lines

• Apply safety precautions for preventing injury & avoiding contraindications

• Integrate metta (loving kindness) and meditation into your bodywork

Meet the Instructor:

Anthony R. Conard M.A. (Dharmadas) is a former resident of Kripalu Center and a certified teacher of Lotus Palm Thai Yoga Massage. He has studied with Master Kam Thye Chow extensively. Anthony is a Kripalu Yoga Instructor. He has been practicing yoga for 23 years and was initiated by Kripalu's founder Yogi Amrit Desai in 1986.  He has been teaching yoga for 12 years, and has been teaching Thai Yoga Massage since 2008. With a master's degree in Anthropology, his relaxed and inviting teaching style reflects his cross-cultural interest giving students access to both beginning as well as the deeper practices of yoga.

Participants can opt to come to the Inn daily for class, instruction and lunch or; choose to stay at the Inn with a fabulous package that includes; instruction, room, 2 dinners (on the 1st and last night), and lunch daily. In order to keep cost as low as possible, there is the option of sharing a room with another class participant.

Rooms will be reserved for Sunday, February 28-Thursday, March 4, 2010.
Cost for Shared Room: $800.00
Includes class fees, shared room, 5 breakfast, 5 lunches, dinner Monday & Thursday nights, taxes.

Cost for Single Room: $975
Includes class fees, single room, 5 breakfast, 5 lunches, dinner Monday & Thursday nights, taxes.

Cost for Students Commuting: $600
Includes class fees, taxes and lunch all 5 days and dinner Monday, Dinner on Thursday is additional.

The preceding prices are for Inn rooms. Cabins and/or Cottages are available for an additional fee. Contact the Inn for pricing.