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YogaHandswebThe HEALING ARTS at LEAF offer a unique opportunity to create balance in your festival weekend. After dancing all night, camping, and walking all over camp to catch your favorite acts, you might need a little yoga, a massage or chiropractic adjustment, or a peaceful plant walk! Sample from various healing traditions, explore various holistic health modalities, with over 40 healing arts WORKSHOPS throughout the weekend, free of charge. In addition, practitioners set up around 15 BOOTHS where you can treat yourself to a thai massage, rolfing, or astrology reading, and more (offered at a fee).   
 
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HEALING ARTS BOOTHS  October 2011...May 2012 TBA in March
The healing arts booths are open all weekend, and services are available for a fee. This gives you an idea of some relaxing options.
  • Lawrence Hines: Asheville Sports Massage
  • Louise Raterman: Moon Counsel Astrology
  • Maya Laura & Angela Howe: Massage, Acupressure, Reflexology, Shiatsu, Reiki (table & chair)
  • Doris Logue Falk: Body & Soul Chiropractic & Energy Work           
  • Dr. Amy Litteral & Stacey Pederson: Carolina Chiropractic & Massage
  • Benjamin Bernstein: Astrology, Shamanic Astrology, & Energy Healing
  • Eric Seiler: Rolfing
  • Rishi Nitin Gill & Andrea Techera-Gill: Ayurveda, Shirodhara & Yoga Therapy
  • Laughing Waters Retreat Center & Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community
  • Dr. Brian Lumb: Chiropractic & Massage 
  • Gregg Steinberger: Thai Massage 
  • Caroline Padgett: Esoteric Energy Healing & Psychic Intuitive Readings 
  • Green Hands Healing Center: Chiropractic
  • Danielle Rottenberg & Kimberly King: Massage & Ayurveda
  • Landon Ortiz: Gardens of Health Chiropractic       


HEALING ARTS WORKSHOPS October 2011- May 2012 TBA in March
FRIDAY--------------------------------------------------------

EARTH TENT
5:00 PM - Beginner Poi Spinning: Marie Conger
6:00 PM - InterPlay: Masankho Banda & Darlene Kucken
7:00 PM - Partner Play QiGong: Matt & Heather Kabat

SKY TENT

5:30 PM - Chakras & Healing Touch: Nurse Jenell Wright
6:30 PM-Relationship Astrology-Current Transits:Louise Raterman
7:30 PM - Didgeridoo Workshop: Corey Constanzo

SATURDAY-----------------------------------------------------

LAKESIDE MAINSTAGE
8:00 AM - Healing the Body & Spirit with African Drum & Dance: Masankho Banda

BROOKSIDE DANCE HALL
9:00 AM - Nia Dance: Maureen Jablinske

ROCK THE QUARRY 4-mile TRAIL RUN @ 9 am!
meet @ Gate 6 at 8:15 am (more info below)

THE BARNS
10:00 AM- Kirtan: Sangita Devi

EARTH TENT
7:30 AM - Sunrise Yoga & Pranayama: Rishi Nitin Gill
9:00 AM - Family Kung Fu: Mark & Donalyn Small
10:00 AM - Community Partner Yoga: Jamie Sparks
11:00 AM - Contact Improv: Michael Hurd
12:00 PM - Flow Yoga: Stephanie and Sunny Keach
1:30 PM - Hoop for Fun/Fitness: Melanie MacNeil & April Shamel 2:30 PM - Level 1 Flow Yoga: Candra Smith
3:30 PM - Thai Yoga Bodywork Partner Class: Michael Sitzer
4:30 PM - Cultivating Grace with Yoga: Jackie Dobrinska
5:30 PM - World Kirtan with LunaMela (featuring Kristin Luna Ray)
7:00 PM - Zumba: Ona Armstrong

SKY TENT

9:30 AM - Open-Heart Meditation: Evaa Whitley
10:30 AM - Spiritual Dowsing: Anne Heck
11:30 AM - Herbal First Aide Kit: Keri Evjy & Jamie Sparks
12:30 PM - Sustainable Solutions: John Myers & Jane Lawson
1:30 PM - What Happy People Know: Dr. Brian Lumb
2:30 PM - Vedic Astrology, Our Soul Connection: David Waterman
3:30 PM - Heal & Awaken Through Breath: Damon Dickinson
4:30 PM - Laughter Yoga: Michelle O'Shea
5:30 PM - Using the Stubborn Weeds Around Us:Keri Evjy
6:30 PM - Become Your Own Shaman - Healing & Awakening Invocations: Benjamin Bernstein

EARTH SKILLS AREA
10:15 AM - Homesteading 101: Natalie Bogwalker
12:00 PM - Rattle-Making: Geri LittleJohn (Limit:10, donation: $5)
2:00 PM - Local Medicine Plant Walk: Sandi Ford
3:15 PM - Mushroom Walk: Alan Muskat
4:30 PM - Backyard Apothecary,Medicinal Plant Crawl: Josh Fox 5:30 PM - Fire By Friction: Herb Dancinghorse Walters

SUNDAY-------------------------------------------------------

LAKESIDE MAINSTAGE
8:00 AM - Tai Chi: Trey Crispen

BROOKSIDE DANCE HALL
8:00 AM - Yoga & Live Music: Meghan Ganser & The Bhakti Vinyasa Project

LAKE FRONT LAWN
12:00 PM - Kirtan: Sangita Devi

EARTH TENT
8:00 AM - Sunrise Yoga & Pranayama: Rishi Nitin Gill
9:00 AM - Family Yoga: Jane Anne Tager
10:00 AM - Acro Yoga w/ Katie & Kaci
11:30 AM - Tai Chi Basics: Mark & Donalyn Small
12:30 PM - Shambhava Flow Yoga: Kamala Beissinger
1:30 PM - Couples Connection Yoga: Cat Matlock & Jeff Schmitt
3:00 PM - Couples Massage: Christa & Jason Hebal

SKY TENT

9:30 AM - Morning Meditation & Movement (w/flute): Geri LittleJohn & Andrea Franchini
11:00 AM - Community Tibetan Prayer Flag Creation: Victoria Rose
12:00 PM - Green-Buidling/Healthy Homes: Mark Marcoplos
1:00 PM - Psychic Tools & Energy Managment: Caroline Padgett
2:00 PM - Vocal Play & Improv: Christy Clavio
3:00 PM - Local Medicine By Taste: Josh Fox

NEW! - MUSIC @ the HEALING ARTS BOOTH AREA


FRIDAY
5:30 PM - Harmonium & Drum: Ajeet & Sacred Sounds

SATURDAY
9:45 AM - Native American Flute: Geri Little John
11:45 AM - Chaitanya: Harmonium, Tabla, Guitar, Frame Drum
1:30 PM - Ajeet & Sacred Sounds
3:15 PM - Tibetan Singing Bowls: Timothy Burgin
5:15 PM  - Native American Flute: Geri LittleJohn

SUNDAY
10:30 AM - Chaitanya: Harmonium, Tabla, Guitar, Frame Drum
12:15 PM - Flute: Wind Motika
1:45 PM - Ajeet & Sacred Sounds

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Thank you to all who applied for LEAF Spring 2012 healing arts!
The deadline has passed to apply for Spring, but anyone interested in having a HEALING ARTS BOOTH at LEAF this Spring, please contact jess@theleaf.org. Applications for Fall 2012 will open in June with a deadline of July 10th. Anyone teaching a workshop, working a healing arts booth, or for those possibly interested in this for the future, please be sure to read the information below:


 

“What a FANTASTIC LEAF! I experienced a pinnacle of my Nia teaching career! Attendees were so ready to dance, open, play, connect, ground, and heal!  There was so much love and heart energy flying around, that a few folks, including myself, experienced tears of joy!  So, YES to LEAF!  YES to LOVE!  YES to COMMUNITY!  Life = Art! Thank you for making this experience possible and your commitment to Healing Arts! Peace!” 
Maureen | NIA
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