Our most recent presentation: "Yoga, the Integration of Body, Mind and Spirit"

Last Monday May 17th there was another successfull meeting for the Integrative Healing Forum...



Roxie Morison shaking hands with Brandon Lee the presenter of the nights lecture on yoga. This would be the last time the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington will be used as our meeting place. The church will be missed but due to administrative changes the IHF will be moving on.

Part of the steering committee with Monique Mueller and other participants

Mayra Martinez, one of the new converts to Yoga with Brandon Lee and Yndiana Montes


Brandon leading the group in yoga exercises

Sitting exercises

Stretches for the low back

Kersten Mueller, one of the owners of Porters Neck Yoga and Spa

Thanks to Porters Neck Yoga Spa Team!

YOGA INSTRUCTORS - PRACTITIONERS DIRECTORY

YOGA INSTRUCTORS - PRACTITIONERS DIRECTORY

JENNIFER KOSTEL

Certified Yoga Instructor

drishtigoya@hotmail.com

http://www.drishtiyoga.net/Meet_Your_Instructor.html

Telephone: (910)795-55-00

TRICIA MILLER
http://www.omtricia.com/
http://wellnessinwilmington.blogspot.com/2010/03/tricia-miller.html
Telephone:(910) 431-3836
Address:
217 N Fifht Avenue
Suite 204
Wilmington, NC, 28401






STEVE UNGER

hmvoice@aol.com
http://wellnessinwilmington.blogspot.com/2010/01/yoga-instructors-profiles.html
VINYASA FLOW
CERTIFIED YOGA FIT
SPIN/YOGA
SPINNING
(910) 228-8679







ELLA HILL
ellaexpress@aol.com
YOGA FOR CHILDREN, SENIORS
AND ALL AGES
(910)2976274
WILMINGTON, NC

MARGARETH RICHARDS
http://www.yogagardennc.com/
http://info@yogagardennc.com
COMMUNITY YOGA, FAMILY/PARTNER YOGA AND ACRO-YOGA
(919)2679264, APEX, NC, 27502

The Healing Properties of Reiki and Angel Harp

BRIDGETTE BRAY, REIKI & ANGEL HARP THERAPY PRESENTATION

On March 15th 2010, the Integrative Healing Forum (IHF) presented another of its free programs. Angel harp therapist and Reiki Master Brigette Bray and fellow therapist Suzanne Cook, delighted the audience with the healing and mystical sounds of the Angel Harp. At the usual time of 6:45, people started entering the Unitarian church, having snacks and co-mingling with the practitioners. At 7:00 pm all entered the sanctuary.



After an explanation of Reiki and its well known benefits, both harpists had the audience go into a peaceful place while they performed an improvisational piece for thirty minutes.
There was total and peaceful silence as the harmonious tones floated over the sanctuary. Following the demonstration the audience discussed its physical and psychological effects, with one participant experiencing seeing colors and another stating her restricted and painful neck completely subsided. An interesting night for all.
The Angel Harp works on the theory of vibrational resonances and entrainment, ie., each and every cell in the body has a particular frequency that it normally functions at, and outside similar frequencies will cause the cell to vibrate in that spectrum and spread to adjacent cells, then to muscles, tendons, organs etc. For further reading see Vibrational Medicine by Gerger. For Angel Harp music CD's, Suzanne Cook's, "Traveling the Inner Road," at Visions and Dreams and Pomegranate Books.

Bridgette Bray is a Reiki Master/Teacher, Herbal Counselor, Aromatherapist, Public Speaker, and Event Planner. She is the owner of Health Naturally, a subsidiary of Lifelines, Inc.
Bridgette is a life-long student of natural health. Her quest to understand healing has led her through many powerful and challenging life experiences. The results, to date, have taught her that achieving true healing involves not only the physical body, but the emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies, as well. Her Reiki sessions bring deep relaxation and the Angel Harp, which is played on the body, brings the angelic vibration to every cell in the body. Bridgette’s reiki and angel harp sessions provide a very restful and balancing experience.

Telephone: (910) 270-4877. Email address: bridgebray@yahoo.com


*** FUTURE MEETINGS(3rd Monday night, every other month)

May 17, 2010: Yoga, the Integration of Body Mind and Spirit Meetings are FREE and open to everybody.


Contact Information:
Roxie Morison roxie_mor@yahoo.com
Telephone: (910)231-3887

EARTHSAVE...Another successful Meeting & Lecture

INTEGRATIVE HEALING FORUM SUPPORTING EARTHSAVE and PAT DELAIR'S FIESTA AT BRAND NEW RESTAURANT "MIXTO"

Pat with Stephanie Davis

Everyone involved in alternative pathways and wellness in Wilmington, knows the fine work and dedication that Pat Delair has devoted to our community, creating more awareness in our society about organic foods and healthy eating.

Pre-dinner discussions.., Gerald DeVito, Warren Smith and Tricia Miller

Everyone involved in alternative pathways and wellness in Wilmington, knows the fine work and dedication that Pat Delair has devoted to our community, creating more awareness in our society about organic foods and healthy eating.
This past Wednesday, a like-minded group, experienced another EarthSave meeting, along with a pot luck dinner, consisting of vegan, vegetarian or raw dishes at their downtown office, at 411 Chestnut Street. Sumptuous salads, homemade breads, legumes and quinoa, were just part of the delicacies brought and enjoyed by all participants.

Too many choices...

Pot luck, and plenty of it...

Francine DeCoursey, a local film producer, proposing the "fiesta"...

As most are aware, Pat is undergoing chemotherapy and was unable to attend the EarthSave meeting last month. Due to the enormous out of pocket expense ($16,000 in January), friends and supporters will be having a "Fiesta" on March 28th at the old Water Street Restaurant, now "Mixto Contemporary Latin Restaurant", from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Besides the party, memberships to EarthSave are encouraged, to ensure its continuation in the Wilmington area.

Presently, Pat is currently funding the extra memberships to maintain its presence at EarthSave.

Pat Delair is part of the Steering Committee of the Integrative Healing Forum of Wilmington, a group dedicated to alternative healing and its offshoots. The IHF supports Pat with her EarthSave endeavors and her present illness.

Plenty of food for all...

Ancient art of eating and listening at the same time...

Can still taste the flavors, the day after...

Plates just aren't big enough...

And more discussions...

After dinner we enjoyed a lecture from Margaret Shelton, owner and operator of Shelton Herb Farm (if you haven't been out to the farm, you are missing a real treat!)

Margaret shared information on planting micro greens. Super nutritious and delicious, micro greens are a great addition to any meal

She also brought along lettuce bowls, which is a great way to grow lettuces in very little space without the muss and fuss of being out in the garden in the winter.

Attentive and gastronomically satisfied audience...

We learned that if we get a freeze, just cover them or bring them inside overnight

So this last Wednesday we enjoyed a great meal and a great demonstration.

Come join us monthly for stimulating and organically educating lectures and palate surprising cuisine!

Pictures: Yndiana Montes
Text: Yndiana Montes/Bill Milligan

EarthSave...Another successful Dinner and Lecture!

http://www.earthsave.org/about1.html

Beginning 2010 with Acupunture and Qi Qong

The first alternative healing event of the Integrative Healing Forum in 2010 was titled "Calming Anxiety with Tai Chi, Chinese Medicine & Qi Gong".

A warm reception was given to participants and audience on entering.





Attendes had the opportunity to met with panel members prior to the presentation



Our panelists were Robert and Cindy Kienitz and Robert Moffett, discussing the basics of energy, its movement , and how used therapeutically in Acupunture and Qi Gong.





This was an interactive forum, with panelists answering questions from the audience.



A variety of topics were discussed: Seasonal diet changes in Chinese medicine…Basics of Herbal use…Diagnostic work up…Swine flu prevention…Hypertension…Combining Western and Eastern medicine.



Robert Moffett demonstrating a technique for lowering headache intensity on Roxie Morrison.