PLEASE NOTE: Space is limited. Therefore, all events at The Orchard Studio require pre-registration by participants. The registration deadlines and contact information are posted below for each event.

For information about off-site classes and workshops with April Rubino, please visit www.integrativemindworks.com.

I am delighted to host instructor Joyce Thom this Spring for the wonderful workshops detailed below!

Joyce comes to us from the Bay area of California. She is an impeccably trained, highly skilled qne inspirational practitioner and teacher, certified in several forms of bodywork, movement therapy, and meditation. We are truly fortunate to have the opportunity to study with her on the Palouse. For more about Joyce, visit her website: www.thepath.us.

If you are interested in participating in one or more of these workshops, please register early!!! Note the registration deadlines!

Also, please help spread the word--alert anyone you know in the region who might be interested and refer them to this website. If these classes fill we will schedule follow-on classes in the future.

Many Blessings,

April

Acu-Yoga Workshop

Acu-yoga combines the ancient healing practices of acupressure and yoga to balance and increase the flow of energy throughout the body. This 3-hour seminar offers an opportunity to

* Learn how to incorporate and integrate acupressure points into your yoga practice to address common areas of concern

* Find out how yoga postures can affect and improve the flow of energy through meridian pathways

* Deepen your awareness of how your intention affects your muscles/joints, organs, and energy meridians

* Understand how to tailor your yoga practice to meet your individualized needs

No prior experience with Yoga or acupressure is required. The class will include a combination of teaching, demonstration, discussion, and gentle yoga practice

When: Friday, April 17, 2009, 3:30 - 6:30 PM

Cost: $ 50 (advance), $60 (at door)

To register, please contact April Rubino at 208.882.8159 or email her at april@theorchardstudio.com

Tui Na Foundations

Tui Na, or Chinese medical massage, is an active and invigorating style of bodywork that uses pressure on acupoints, range of motion techniques, and structural realignment methods to treat a wide variety of issues. Practiced in China for over 2,000 years, Tui Na increases and balances the flow of Qi through the meridian system, facilitating the body’s natural healing process.

This class will offer training in Wind and Water Tui Na, which is known for its gentle, fun, and fluid style. It incorporates 5-Element/Feng Shui theory into its movements and is designed to be highly effective while also supporting the longevity of the practitioner. Although this style will be taught as tablework, it can also be offered on the floor.

The Tui Na Foundations class offers the opportunity to learn

* Dao-Yin self-massage, Tai Qi, and Qi Gong exercises to enhance the health of the practitioner and provide self-care exercises for clients

* Range of motion and stretching techniques to free joints, relax muscles, and increase circulation

* A complete protocol including both prone and supine techniques that address all major areas of the body while balancing and harmonizing the meridian energy pathways

Please note: As with other forms of Asian acupressure bodywork, clients are fully clothed for sessions and so it is best if students for this class wear loose, comfortable clothing in which they can move easily.

When: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10AM - 5 PM

Cost: $75 if taking additional workshop; $95 as stand-alone class

To register, please contact April Rubino at 208.882.8159 or email her at april@theorchardstudio.com.

This four-day Milne Institute class is for bodyworkers, chiropractors, acupuncturists, naturopaths, nurses, physicians, and physical and occupational therapists. It is designed to introduce analytical and intuitive visionary understanding of craniosacral work, perhaps more appropriately described as Sacred Cranial, since it approaches the head with such reverence. It is the High Art of healing touch. This exquisitely sensitive, subtle and careful work can be highly effective when properly applied; the gentlest of approaches is often more powerful than the most robust.

The class emphasizes perceptual clarity, inner calm and right action, which form the context for our study of cranial anatomy and technique. We will cover the major cranial bones, using models, slides and hands-on work with a partner to deepen our understanding. Practical work is under the constant supervision of the teacher and her assistants. The techniques presented for each bone are brought together in a basic technique protocol that health care practitioners may use as a basis with which to introduce cranial work to their own practice

When: Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, April 26, 2009 , 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Cost: $695

Registration Deadline: April 1, 2009 (we still have a couple of spaces open, so call soon if you want to participate!)

 

For information on registration and location, please contact April Rubino by email at april@theorchardstudio.com or by phone at 208.882.8159

For information on the class, please contact joyce@thepath.us

For more information on Visionary CranioSacral Work, please visit www.milneinstitute.com