Advanced Trainings

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At The Open Center, we provide a gateway to self-discovery and personal growth. Our advanced trainings range from comprehensive state-certified professional certifications to in-depth holistic and integrative studies. These programs are designed to support your existing practice, help you launch a new business or change careers, or take your passions to the next level.

All Advanced Trainings:

SHAMANIC FOUNDATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING: SKILLS & TOOLS FOR HEALING

Sept 24 – Dec 3, 2020

THE INTEGRATIVE SOUND & MUSIC INSTITUTE (SMI) ONLINE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

OCT 17, 2020 – JUNE 13, 2021

GREEN MEDICINE: A 4-MONTH TRAINING IN HERBALISM

OCT 19, 2020– MARCH 1, 2021

ALL ADVANCED TRAININGS

Awakening the Healer Within: Medical Qigong Practice Leader Certificate Training

Awakening the Healer Within: Medical Qigong Practice Leader Certificate Training

  • Roger Jahnke

A 12-Hour Training (4 Sessions) Sat. & Sun., Jan. 29 & 30, Feb. 5 - 6, 2022, 2:00 - 5:00 pm ET Become a Mind-Body Practice Leader using a powerful,…

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Certificate of Excellence in Cranialsacral Unwinding

Certificate of Excellence in Cranialsacral Unwinding

  • Gary Strauss

Renew a sense of self and empower your own healing with Integrative Craniosacral Unwinding (ICSU). ICSU methodology recognizes that the brain, spine, cranium, vertebrae and pelvis form an axis of…

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Elements: The Language of the Chakras: A Certificate Training Module

Elements: The Language of the Chakras: A Certificate Training Module

  • Gary Strauss
Thursday, February 11, 2021
10:00 AM ET

A Four-Day Training Thursday - Sunday, February 11 - 14, 2021, 10:00 - 5:30 pm EST This class is part of the Certificate of Excellence in Cranial Unwinding. This intensive…

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The Integrative Sound & Music Institute (SMI) Certificate Program

The Integrative Sound & Music Institute (SMI) Certificate Program

  • John Beaulieu
  • Silvia Nakkach
  • Thomas Amelio
Saturday, October 16, 2021
1:00 PM ET

A 9-Month, 130-Hour Online Certificate Training Saturday, October 16, 2021 - Sunday, June 13, 2022 The Integrative Sound and Music Institute (SMI) certificate program is a comprehensive multicultural, multi-disciplinary and…

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The Body of Wisdom Practices for Breath Facilitators (Part 3)

The Body of Wisdom Practices for Breath Facilitators (Part 3)

  • Ashley Ludman
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
6:00 PM ET

A Professional Training Tuesdays & Thursdays, October 26 - November 18, 2021, 6:00 - 8:00 pm ET This is Part 3 of the Body of Breath: Breathwork Facilitator Training which…

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The Basic System of Energy Healing: Reiki 1 & Reiki 2

The Basic System of Energy Healing: Reiki 1 & Reiki 2

  • Joanna Crespo
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
7:00 PM ET

As a whole, the Reiki System of Natural Healing uses gentle, non-invasive touch to accelerate the body’s natural healing processes, support mental and emotional healing, and create an overall sense…

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Reiki 2: Deeper Within

Reiki 2: Deeper Within

  • Joanna Crespo
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
7:00 PM ET

An Ongoing Class (5 Sessions) Mondays and Wednesdays, December 1 - 15, 2021, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET This second course will deepen and expand your Reiki journey as you…

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Polarity Immersion: Certificate Training Module Towards Becoming a Craniosacral Practitioner

Polarity Immersion: Certificate Training Module Towards Becoming a Craniosacral Practitioner

  • Gary Strauss
Thursday, December 2, 2021
9:30 AM ET

This is the recommended foundational workshop for the Craniosacral Unwinding Practitioner Certificate Training. The module can be taken on its own, as an individual program and is open to everyone.…

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A Composer’s Approach to Sound Healing with Singing Bowls and Drones

A Composer’s Approach to Sound Healing with Singing Bowls and Drones

  • Matt Levine
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Event Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET This webinar is designed to help musicians, composers and sound health practitioners deepen their personal practice by integrating…

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How Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Music Therapies Can Be Used in Western Healthcare

How Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Music Therapies Can Be Used in Western Healthcare

  • Pat Moffitt Cook
Saturday, December 11, 2021
10:00 AM ET

A Two-Day Workshop Saturday - Sunday, December 11-12, 2021 10:00 am - 12:30 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Led by Pat Moffitt Cook, a distinguished pioneer in the…

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African American Grief and Loss

African American Grief and Loss

  • Tashel C. Bordere
Saturday, December 11, 2021
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET In this workshop, Dr. Bordere offers an inside look at historic…

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Presence with Patients in Non-Verbal and Diverse States of Awareness

Presence with Patients in Non-Verbal and Diverse States of Awareness

  • Jeanne Denney
Sunday, December 12, 2021
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Most people experience a nonverbal, coma-like state before death, yet all too often…

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End of Life Existential Distress and Psychedelic Mystical Experience As An Effective Treatment

End of Life Existential Distress and Psychedelic Mystical Experience As An Effective Treatment

  • Anthony Bossis
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET During this event, we will present the findings from the 2016 landmark NYU School of Medicine clinical…

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New Ways of Making Music with Singing Bowls; Creativity and Technology as Spiritual Practice

New Ways of Making Music with Singing Bowls; Creativity and Technology as Spiritual Practice

  • Matt Levine
Saturday, January 8, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, January 8, 2022, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm EST This workshop is designed to help composers, musicians and sound health practitioners integrate…

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The Dying Child: End of Life Issues in Pediatrics

The Dying Child: End of Life Issues in Pediatrics

  • Cora Welsh
  • Emily Johnson
  • Kat Kowalski
Saturday, January 8, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, January 8, 2022, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET More than 40,000 children in the U.S. die every year from…

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Sound Meditation for Healing & Inspiration

Sound Meditation for Healing & Inspiration

  • Thomas Amelio
Sunday, January 9, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, January 9, 2022, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET In this workshop, we will learn about Sound Meditation for both healing and…

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Transition by Design: Planning an Inspired & Intentional Funeral

Transition by Design: Planning an Inspired & Intentional Funeral

  • Amy Cunningham
Sunday, January 9, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, January 9, 2022, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Planning for your own death, and getting acquainted with what is both…

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Medical Aid in Dying

Medical Aid in Dying

  • Corinne A. Carey
Thursday, January 13, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Thursday, January 13, 2022, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Faced with a terminal diagnosis, adults deserve the full range of options for care at the end…

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Tibetan Sound Healing: The Five Seed Syllables of the Warrior Mind

Tibetan Sound Healing: The Five Seed Syllables of the Warrior Mind

  • Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET One of the world's oldest unbroken spiritual traditions is the Bön Buddhist tradition of Tibet. This wisdom path…

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Music as Medicine at the End of Life

Music as Medicine at the End of Life

  • Catharine DeLong
Thursday, January 20, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Thursday, January 20, 2022, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Music at the bedside brings beauty, intimacy and comfort to end-of-life patients. It invites listeners to be…

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Music as Vibrations, Bonding the Native American and West African Earth Traditions

Music as Vibrations, Bonding the Native American and West African Earth Traditions

  • Valerie Naranjo
Sunday, February 13, 2022
10:00 AM ET

One-Day Workshop Sunday, February 13, 2022, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET This workshop will implement breathing, simple percussion and the voice to explore movement and…

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An Apprenticeship in Herbal Medicine & Earth Rituals

An Apprenticeship in Herbal Medicine & Earth Rituals

  • Robin Rose Bennett
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Apprenticeship (12 Sessions) Wednesdays, February 16 - May 18, 2022 | (No class on March 30th & April 27th) 7:00 - 9:00 pm EST FREE INTRO ON Wednesday, January…

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Certificate In The Art Of Dying: Integrative Thanatology | A Death Education Counselor Program | Spring 2022

Certificate In The Art Of Dying: Integrative Thanatology | A Death Education Counselor Program | Spring 2022

  • Frank Ostaseski
  • Jan Booth
  • Tashel C. Bordere
Friday, February 18, 2022
7:00 PM ET

February 18, 2022 - June 19, 2022 See complete schedule below FREE INTRO | Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET REGISTER HERE FREE INTRO | Thursday, February…

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An Introduction to the Art of Dying Program

An Introduction to the Art of Dying Program

  • Jan Booth
Friday, February 18, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Friday, February 18, 2022 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm EST The focus of this introductory workshop is to begin to create a safe space where meaningful interaction…

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The Inner Path of Dying

The Inner Path of Dying

  • Jan Booth
Saturday, February 19, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, February 19, 2022 | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET What if we re-imagined the end of life as a…

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Mapping the Journey: Re-Envisioning Decisions About the End of Life

Mapping the Journey: Re-Envisioning Decisions About the End of Life

  • Leslie Blackhall
Sunday, February 20, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, February 20, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST End of life is a developmental stage, which is experienced…

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The Brain’s Powerful Response To Music

The Brain’s Powerful Response To Music

  • Petr Janata
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET This webinar provides an introduction to the ways in which the human brain enables musical experiences. Everyday…

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A Buddhist View of Death

A Buddhist View of Death

  • Andrew Holecek
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
7:00 PM ET

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET Buddhist thanatology, as embodied in Bardo Yoga, is one of the great gifts to humanity. Bardo (“gap, transitional process”) yoga…

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Your Rhythm, Your Life: Groove Tools for Mind-Body-Spirit

Your Rhythm, Your Life: Groove Tools for Mind-Body-Spirit

  • Glen Velez
Saturday, March 12, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A Three-Day Workshop Saturday - Sunday, March 12-13, 2022 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Thursday, March 17, 2022, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET Join 4-time…

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After-Death Care and Home Funerals

After-Death Care and Home Funerals

  • Rev. Olivia Bareham
Saturday, March 19, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, March 19 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm EST This workshop demonstrates the role of the death midwife from the final…

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Presence with Patients in Non-Verbal and Diverse States of Awareness

Presence with Patients in Non-Verbal and Diverse States of Awareness

  • Jeanne Denney
Sunday, March 20, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, March 20, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm EST Most people experience a nonverbal, coma-like state before death, yet all…

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Music and the Psyche: The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music

Music and the Psyche: The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music

  • Nicki Cohen
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) is a music-centered depth approach to transformational therapy that uses selected sequences…

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Inviting the Wisdom of Death Into Life

Inviting the Wisdom of Death Into Life

  • Frank Ostaseski
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST In this interactive webinar Frank Ostaseki will introduce his The Five Invitations, principles that show us…

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Foundational VortexHealing®: A Training for Spiritual Development & Deep Physical Healing

Foundational VortexHealing®: A Training for Spiritual Development & Deep Physical Healing

  • Lorraine Goldbloom
Friday, March 25, 2022
9:30 AM ET

A Five-Day Training Fri - Tues, March 25 - March 29, 2022, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm ET Lunch break every day 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET FREE INTRO…

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Craniosacral Unwinding I: Orientation & Understanding | A Certificate Training Module

Craniosacral Unwinding I: Orientation & Understanding | A Certificate Training Module

  • Gary Strauss
Saturday, March 26, 2022
9:30 AM ET

Two Sessions Saturday & Sunday, March 26 - 27, 2022 | 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM ET Free Intro: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | 7:00 pm ET LEARN MORE |…

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End of Life Existential Distress and Psychedelic Mystical Experience As An Effective Treatment

End of Life Existential Distress and Psychedelic Mystical Experience As An Effective Treatment

  • Anthony Bossis
Thursday, March 31, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Thursday, March 31 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET During this event, we will present the findings from the 2016 landmark NYU School of Medicine clinical…

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Green Medicine: A 4-Month Training in Herbalism

Green Medicine: A 4-Month Training in Herbalism

  • Peeka Trenkle
Monday, April 4, 2022
7:00 PM ET

A 4-Month Training Monday, April 4, 2022 - August 1, 2022 16 Lectures on Mondays; 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST TIME Saturday & Sunday programs vary by date and time…

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Songs of the Ancestors: Chants, Spirituals, Songs of Joy and Healing and Contemporary Songs for the Times

Songs of the Ancestors: Chants, Spirituals, Songs of Joy and Healing and Contemporary Songs for the Times

  • Arnaé Batson
  • Maggie Wheeler
Saturday, April 9, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, April 9, 2022 10:00 am – 12:30 pm ET; 2:00 – 5:30 pm ET In this workshop, we will gather together in the ancient practice of…

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Using Musical Improvisation As A Treatment Strategy

Using Musical Improvisation As A Treatment Strategy

  • Alan Turry
Sunday, April 10, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, April 10, 2022 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Creative improvisation supports one’s ability to harness the emotional, aesthetic, organizing and communicative…

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Traditional Chinese Healing Arts Towards a Health Coach Certification, Part 2 – The Art of Healing With Herbs

Traditional Chinese Healing Arts Towards a Health Coach Certification, Part 2 – The Art of Healing With Herbs

  • Drew DiVittorio
  • Jessica Mullins
  • Richard Anton Diaz
Saturday, April 23, 2022
10:00 AM ET

14 full-day lectures (See the Class Schedule below) 1-hour weekly review (sessions include online courses with PowerPoint presentations which include: The Treatment and Management of Chronic Illness; Making Sense of…

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Elements: The Language of the Chakras: A Certificate Training Module

Elements: The Language of the Chakras: A Certificate Training Module

  • Gary Strauss
Thursday, April 28, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A Four-Day Training Thursday - Sunday, April 28 - May 1, 2022 | 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM EST FREE INTRO: Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 7:00 - 8:00 pm EST…

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Cultivating the Doula Heart

Cultivating the Doula Heart

  • Francesca Arnoldy
Saturday, April 30, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, April 30, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Doulas step into the most intense, vulnerable thresholds of life to…

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Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions

Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions

  • Simcha Raphael
Sunday, May 1, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, May 1, 2022 | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm & 2:00 – 5:30 pm ET Today there is a burgeoning transformation of cultural attitudes to death,…

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Music and Psychedelic Therapy

Music and Psychedelic Therapy

  • Anthony Bossis
  • Silvia Nakkach
Monday, May 2, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Monday, May 2, 2022 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Music is widely considered integral for meaningful emotional and imagery experiences and self-exploration during psychedelic therapy.…

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Enchanting Shamanic Vocal Techniques and Medicine Melodies

Enchanting Shamanic Vocal Techniques and Medicine Melodies

  • Silvia Nakkach
Saturday, May 14, 2022
1:00 PM ET

This class explores the use of shamanic chants and ancient vibrational formulas to clear energetic channels and as a gateway for therapeutic processes, creative expression and community peacemaking. Through vocal…

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The Dying Child: End of Life Issues in Pediatrics

The Dying Child: End of Life Issues in Pediatrics

  • Cora Welsh
  • Emily Johnson
  • Kat Kowalski
Saturday, May 21, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, May 21, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET More than 40,000 children in the U.S. die every year…

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Transition by Design: Planning an Inspired & Intentional Funeral

Transition by Design: Planning an Inspired & Intentional Funeral

  • Amy Cunningham
Sunday, May 22, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Sunday, May 22, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 - 5:30 pm ET Planning for your own death, and getting acquainted with what is…

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Music as Medicine at the End of Life

Music as Medicine at the End of Life

  • Catharine DeLong
Thursday, June 2, 2022
7:00 PM ET

An Evening Workshop Thursday, June 2, 2022 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Music at the bedside brings beauty, intimacy and comfort to end-of-life patients. It invites listeners to…

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African American Grief and Loss

African American Grief and Loss

  • Tashel C. Bordere
Saturday, June 11, 2022
10:00 AM ET

A One-Day Workshop Saturday, June 11, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET In this workshop, Dr. Bordere offers an inside look at…

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We Can Heal Ourselves: The 4 Self-Healing Methods of Qigong

We Can Heal Ourselves: The 4 Self-Healing Methods of Qigong

  • Roger Jahnke
Saturday, June 11, 2022
3:00 PM ET

2 Sessions | Saturdays, June 11 & June 18, 2022 3:00 - 5:00 pm ET Online Your registration fee goes directly towards our summer fundraiser. We need your support now…

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Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga®: Teacher Training Program

Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga®: Teacher Training Program

  • Lakshmi Voelker
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
5:43 PM ET

6 Zoom Sessions Course is on individual one-on-one basis Registration now open. For more than 5000 years, yoga has been one of the most impactful forms of fitness, stress relief…

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