DECEMBER EVENTS
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| Click on the following dates to move through this document. Also see a summary of Fairs. The "Listers" page includes groups or individuals with multiple event listings. General information, addresses and phone numbers are provided there rather than in each listing. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 BLOOMFIELD - The Center for Holistic Empowerment The Science of the Soul: Understanding the Mind/ Body/Consciousness Interaction - LEE LAWRENCE Free one hour introductory presentation by Lee Lawrence, author of The Science of the Soul. Pre-registration required on line and for more information visit http://www.thescienceofthesoul.com/hartford-ct.html. Held at 3 Barnard Lane, Top Floor (enter through rear of building). Time: 7 to 8 p.m. Cost: Free GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Permission to Live - PJ HARDER Join us for an evening of being in community to learn, share and celebrate the feminine spirit. Give yourself permission to take the time to relax and reconnect with your truest self. Circle is held the last Friday of each month. To register, please call PJ at (860) 729-1843 or visit www.thehealthyself.com. See Listers. Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Cost: $35 GLASTONBURY - Sacred Rivers Yoga Sacred Chanting Intensive - KESHAV HOWE Within every heart lives a longing to experience one's own true nature, one's divine inner power. This desire awakens when we use sacred music and mantras to enter into a dialogue with the divine. At a certain point, ordinary words can no longer take us where we want to go. During this evening, we will surrender to divine Sanskrit chants - words and sounds that vibrate at the highest level of awareness. The sweetness of chanting stills the mind, dissolves worries, and opens the heart. Chanting is also a natural way to tune in to the frequency of pure love. See Listers. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Cost: $20 cash GUILFORD - Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health A Concert of Holographic Sound Healing and Quartz Crystal Bowls - RANDEANE TETU Experience the benefits of voice and quartz crystal bowl holographic sound healing to stimulate healing at a very deep level. Simply by listening, you'll experience the benefits for clearing, balancing, and uplifting your entire energy system. If the weather is questionable for travel, please check with Randeane at (860) 345-4226 a few hours before the event to see that it is being held as scheduled. Held at 35 Boston Street behind storefronts. For information, call (860) 345-4226. See Listers. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $10 donation SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 BLOOMFIELD - The Center for Holistic Empowerment Lee Lawrence, author of The Science of the Soul, presents 3 separate workshops or a full day The Science of the Soul: Understanding the Mind / Body /Consciousness Interaction Time: 8 a.m. to 12 noon Cost: $40 The Neuroscience of Yoga: Understanding How Yoga Practices as a Psychotherapeutic Tool Time: 1 to 3 p.m. Cost: $20 Relationships: Understanding Attraction Chemistry & the Laws of Love Time: 3 to 5 p.m. Cost: $20 Register before Nov. 11th and attend all three for $70. Pre-registration required on line and for more information visit: http://www.thescienceofthesoul.com/hartford-ct.html. Held at 3 Barnard Lane, Top Floor (enter through rear of building). GLASTONBURY - Welles Turner Library The Seven Principles of Self Transformation - ANDREW VIDICH, PhD A retreat with Andrew Vidich, PhD., author of Light Upon Light. Let go of old habits and awaken your mystic nature through meditation. Includes meditation, workshop, Q & A, and veggie lunch. Please register at (860) 487-3597. Held at 2407 Main Street. Time: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cost: Free MANCHESTER - Meg's Mediumship and Psychic Readings, Booksigning - COLETTE BARON-REID Meg's is proud to host a morning of mediumship and psychic readings with Colette, an internationally renowned intuitive counselor. Colette is the author of Messages from Spirit and The Map. She will show you how to access your own divine guidance, and access past lives. A fun and magical morning of mediumship with Colette's energy and beauty. We can be powerful co-creators within our lives, not just passive observers of our fate. Fate and Destiny are ours to align with ... not be subject to. Call Meg's at (860) 649-9941 or email at megsinspirations@att.net. Visit Colette's website at www.colettebaronreid.com. Held at 74 East Center Street. Time: 10 a.m. to 12 noon Cost: $75 - tickets at Meg's MILFORD - Howard Johnson Psychic Fair - PROGRAMS FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT I-95, Exit 39A, turn R, 1052 Post Road. Call (203) 878-4611 for info. See www.ctpsychics.com. See Listers. Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. WATERTOWN - The Metaphysical/Holistic Center Psychic Fair Readings are $20 for 20 minutes or $40 for a 40-minute session. Taped sessions are $2 extra for the tape. You may call and reserve your reading early by calling (860) 274-9250. The Metaphysical & Holistic Center has been holding psychic fairs in CT since 1994. We carefully screen our readers and do not accept scamming here at the center. Held at 24 Depot Street. Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 FAIRFIELD - Fairfield Inn Psychic Fair - PROGRAMS FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT I-95, Exit 22-23 to 417 Post Road. Call (203) 255-0491 for info. See www.ctpsychics.com. Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Reiki I - PRISCILLA BENGTSON Attune to the universal energy in this Level I Usui Reiki class. Participants will learn traditional hand positions, how to give a full body session and receive attunements to the universal Reiki energy for self-healing and healing others. Participants receive a manual, book and certificate. To register, please call (860) 301-1468 or visit www.healinginharmonycenter.com. See Listers. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $125 MOODUS - HeartStone Labyrinths ™, LLC Creating Your Own Finger Labyrinth for Personal Rituals: It's Easier Than You Think - GREG COLEMAN We will discuss how to use a labyrinth in rituals and then participants will be lead through a process to create a labyrinth design on canvas that embraces their intention. We will discuss general ways to use a labyrinth and then each participant will create a labyrinth journey to support the intention and to bring it into one's life. See Listers. Time: 1 to 5 p.m. Cost $50 (this includes materials for labyrinth.) MIDDLETOWN - Knight People Psychic Fair Aura and chakra photos, psychics, mediums, tarot, and Celtic stone readers; pet, totem animal, and spirit guide communications, astrology and more! See Listers. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 AVON - Hartford Hospital Wellness Center Law of Attraction - What's All the Buzz About? - DORY DZINSKI, LPC You may have seen or read The Secret, and it may look too good to be true. Can you really change anything in your life? Can you really have anything you really want? This "secret" has been utilized and promoted for decades by individuals such as Earl Nightingale, Zig Ziglar, Norman Vincent Peale, Napolean Hill, Brian Tracey, Tony Robbins, and so many more - the list is endless. All of the world's top motivators, businessmen, and high performers are aware of the key scientific principles at work. Come learn how the Law of Attraction works and how you can use it in all aspects of your life. We will be making a small Vision Board focused around one of your goals that you will bring home and begin to use immediately to create your life the way you want it to be! Held at 100 Simsbury Road in the HealthTrax building. Register through Hartford Hospital at (860) 545-1888, Toll-Free 1-800-545-7664 or HRS@harthosp.org. Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Cost: $35 GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Meet your Angels and Guides - PRISCILLA BENGTSON Receiving spiritual guidance is easier when you understand who you are connecting with. During this workshop you will learn about your primary spiritual guides and guardian angels. Through meditation, we will meet them and receive information from them on how they would like to work with you. To register, please call (860) 301-1468 or visit www.healinginharmonycenter.com. See Listers. Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $45 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Being Calm - PJ HARDER Being Calm is a 4-step process for changing how you live your life. Learn a natural way for dealing with stress, overwhelm, fear, anxiety and worry. You will learn powerful and calming methods in a playful way that will allow you to let go of habitual patterns of negative, energy draining thoughts and balance your mental and emotional state of being, so that you can be happy, healthy and live the life that you desire. To register, please call PJ at (860) 729-1843 or visit www.thehealthyself.com. See Listers. Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Cost: $35 WILTON - Wilton Old Town Hall Messages From Heaven - ANNA RAIMONDI Join Anna, noted medium, radio talk show host, and author as she connects people to loved ones on the other side. Feel the energy in the room as she brings through light and love and helps heal those in the audience. This is something you don't want to miss! For more information about Anna, visit www.annaraimondi.com. Send check to TranquilSpirit, LLC, P.O. Box 553, Georgetown, CT 06829-0553 (confirmation sent to you upon receipt). Held at 69 Ridgefield Road. Time: 7 to 10 p.m. Cost: $75 general admission THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 BOZRAH - Meiklem Kiln/Centerspace Wellness Studio A Concert of Holographic Sound Healing and Quartz Crystal Bowls - RANDEANE TETU Experience the benefits of voice and quartz crystal bowl holographic sound healing to stimulate healing at a very deep level. Simply by listening, you'll experience the benefits for clearing, balancing, and uplifting your entire energy system. If the weather is questionable for travel, please check with Randeane at (860) 345-4226 a few hours before the event to see that it is being held as scheduled. Held at 44 Lebanon Road. For information, call (860) 345-4226. Please reserve with Lyndsay at (860) 886-8562. See Listers. Time 7:30 p.m. Cost: $20 pre-registered, $25 at the door FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Awakening the Healer Within - PJ HARDER Learn to activate your healer within and learn simple self-care practices such as Qigong, Meditation and Tai Chi Easy™. Center your posture, create natural breathing and be present during slow, gentle movements as you awaken the healer within and engage more fully and healthfully in life. To register, please call PJ at (860) 729-1843 or visit www.thehealthyself.com. See Listers. Time: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Cost: $35 GLASTONBURY - Sacred Rivers Yoga Practical Uses of Sitting in Silence - KESHAV HOWE Developing an ongoing relationship with stillness is an essential tool for the spiritual seeker. It is the form of meditation that best facilitates an unconditional acceptance of life as it is. This evening we will delve into your own particular and personal way of discovering the beauty and spiritual power that resides within. This event is for those with little or no meditation See Listers. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Cost: $20 cash SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 FULL MOON MOVED TO SATURDAY, JANUARY 21: BLOOMFIELD - Celeste Emelia's School of Consciousness-Raising "The Secret" for Psychotherapists: What Every Clinician Needs to Know About Spiritual & Metaphysical Concepts - CELESTE E. , LCSW and DORY DZINSKI, MA, LPC, NCC This program has been approved for 7.5 Continuing Education Credit Hours by NASW/CT and meets the continuing education criteria for Social Work Licensure renewal. In this experiential, didactic, and fun workshop, we will review and discuss the teachings outlined in: The Secret, A Course in Miracles, the works of Abraham Hicks, Eckhart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Mike Dooley and others. We will draw comparisons and analyze efficacy of concepts in the psychotherapeutic environment with consideration given to a variety of psychiatric diagnoses. "Stop worrying about putting the 'woo-woo' in your private practice, because it's been there all along! Psychology is literally the study of the psyche, which is Greek for soul. Now that science and spirituality are catching up, it's time for psychology and spirituality to close the gap, too. Close the gap in your practice with our workshops." For more information and to register online visit: www.celestemattinglylcsw.com. Call (860) 586-8700 to register over the phone. Held at 3 Barnard Lane, Top Floor (enter through rear of building). Handouts, Glossary of Terms and catered lunch provided. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $165 ($150 before November 28) GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Praying in Color - PRISCILLA BENGTSON This workshop will teach you a new prayer form that will open your creative channels. Using simple drawing shapes and writing, you will learn how to tap into your inner child and make a deeper connection with Spirit. No drawing ability required...just an open heart and mind. To register, please call (860) 301-1468 or visit www.healinginharmonycenter.com. See Listers. Time: 9 to 10:15 a.m. Cost: $25 (register for both workshops this day and pay only $55) GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Introduction to Mandalas - PRISCILLA BENGTSON Explore and experience the dynamics and power of the mandala. Learn the symbolism that is encoded in the mandala on the intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual levels. Gain an understanding of the meanings of the colors, shapes and placement of objects you use to create your mandala. To register, please call (860) 301-1468 or visit www.healinginharmonycenter.com. See Listers. Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost: $45 (register for both workshops this day and pay only $55) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 BRANFORD - Avant Garde A Winter Solstice Meditation with Holographic Sound Healing and Quartz Crystal Bowls - RANDEANE TETU Experience the benefits of voice and quartz crystal bowl holographic sound healing to stimulate healing at a very deep level. Simply by listening, you'll experience the benefits for clearing, balancing, and uplifting your entire energy system. If the weather is questionable for travel, please check with Randeane at (860) 345-4226 a few hours before the event to see that it is being held as scheduled. Held at 328 East Main Street, Route 1. For information, call (860) 345-4226. Please reserve with Ron at (203) 481-8443. See Listers. Time 7:30 p.m. Cost: $15 GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Women's Empowerment Meditation - PRISCILLA BENGTSON This guided meditation is specifically designed to the energy of the group. We invite in our angels and guides to help us release those things that keep us stuck. The energy of the group helps us to release those things that no longer serve our highest good and allow us to live an empowered life. To register, please call (860) 301-1468 or visit www.healinginharmonycenter.com. See Listers. Time: 10 a.m. to 12 noon Cost: $25 HARTFORD - Integrated Physical Therapy Tableside Chat on Craniosacral Therapy and More! An informal discussion on the benefits of Craniosacral Therapy and a holistic approach to well being. Bring questions and curiosity. Coffee served. Contact DJ Horn for more information at (860) 241-1144. Visit Integratedlifetherapy.com. Held at 100 Wells Street, Suite 1A - parking behind building. Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Cost: FREE MIDDLEFIELD - Eckankar Temple of Connecticut Worship Service For all who love God. Led by an ECK clergy, the worship service includes music and talks with fellowship and refreshments afterwards. For information: (860) 346-2226 or website: www.ct-eckankar.org, Time: 10 to 11:15 a.m. MILFORD - The Magik Mirror Psychic Fair Join us for some fun! All events are held at 234 New Haven Avenue. You can visit our webpage, www.themagikmirror.com or call us for more info at (203) 876-8832. See Listers. Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Readings are $25 for 20 mins. (cash is the accepted form of payment) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 CROMWELL - Facilitated Healing Center Yoga Studio A Concert of Holographic Sound Healing and Quartz Crystal Bowls - RANDEANE TETU Experience the benefits of voice and quartz crystal bowl holographic sound healing to stimulate healing at a very deep level. Simply by listening, you'll experience the benefits for clearing, balancing, and uplifting your entire energy system. If the weather is questionable for travel, please check with Randeane at (860) 345-4226 a few hours before the event to see that it is being held as scheduled. Held at 211 Shunpike Road. For information, call (860) 345-4226. Time: 4:45 p.m. Cost: $10 donation WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Healing in Harmony Night - PRISCILLA BENGTSON Stop by the center for a FREE healing service. Participants will sit individually with a healer and receive an 8 - 10 minute healing. No reservation required. You will be served in the order in which you enter the center. The healing services are offered one night each month. For information please call (860) 301-1468 or visit www.healinginharmonycenter.com. See Listers. Time: 5 to 7 p.m. Cost: Free GLASTONBURY - Naturopathic Center Wholistic HCG Health & Medical Weight Loss Program The first of two educational seminar classes. Here's what you can expect from this diet plan: No hunger, no side effects, no painful injections. Lose 20 to 30 lbs. in 40 days! (Individual results may vary) Second class on December 28. Held at 18 School Street. Contact and registration at (860) 657-4105. For more information, visit www.naturopathicwellness.com. Call today to reserve your class space! Cost: $20 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 Dory's Birthday! MANCHESTER - The Alliance For Holistic Living Messages From Water - DEBORAH RAVENWOOD & JON ROE Dr. Masaru Emoto developed a method of photographing water molecules in crystalline form that reveal the impact our thoughts, words and feelings have on water. The result is a visual image of the effect we have on others and how we can heal ourselves and our planet. Come and learn about the life force of this element and how it shapes our bodies and our lives. Part of a free monthly series introducing you to a variety of holistic modalities; no advance registration required. Held at Ravenwood Holistic Wellness Center, 199 West Center Street, Manchester, (860) 432-2081. See www.afhlnow.org for full schedule. See Listers. Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: Free MIDDLETOWN - Church of the Holy Trinity A Concert Of Holographic Sound Healing And Quartz Crystal Bowls - RANDEANE TETU Experience the benefits of voice and quartz crystal bowl holographic sound healing to stimulate healing at a very deep level. Simply by listening, you'll experience the benefits for clearing, balancing, and uplifting your entire energy system. If the weather is questionable for travel, please check with Randeane at (860) 345-4226 a few hours before the event to see that it is being held as scheduled. Held at 381 Main Street, Middletown; brownstone church; side door near statue. For information, call (860) 345-4226. Time 7:30 p.m. Cost: $10 donation FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Gallery Night - PRISCILLA BENGTSON Join us for an intimate evening of learning about angels and guides and experiencing intuitive readings with medium Priscilla Bengtson. Priscilla is a certified Angel Therapy Practitioner®, medium and psychic intuitive who connects with angels, spirit guides and those who have crossed over. The evening will begin with a short introduction to working with the other side and then we will invite Spirit Guides, the Archangels, Guardian Angels and deceased loved ones to be present with us. Intuitive readings will be done gallery-style with Priscilla providing messages to the audience as they come through to her. The group is kept small so that everyone receives guidance. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. To register, please call (860) 301-1468 or visit www.healinginharmonycenter.com. See Listers. Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $45 GLASTONBURY - Sacred Rivers Yoga Peruvian Healing Intensive - KESHAV HOWE This intensive workshop is open to people who want to delve into some ancient methods of healing. Very powerful inner resources will facilitate the release of physical, emotional, and spiritual blocks. As part of the learning process, everyone will shift between the role of client and practitioner, in order to develop a deeper appreciation for the sacred and respectful relationship between the healer and the healed. The subject matter of this workshop is by nature highly interactive and dynamic. Come along for a deeply moving healing adventure. See Listers. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Cost: $20 cash SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Holiday Open House - PRISCILLA BENGTSON Join us for an Open House to see the new center, experience a healing, or explore this spiritual community. For information please call (860) 301-1468 or visit www.healing inharmonycenter.com. See Listers. Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Free WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21 BLOOMFIELD - The Center for Holistic Empowerment Embrace the Winter Solstice! - ANGETA BORSTEIN We have been asking the question "Who am I?" We have been embarking on our journey for a long time, with questions like: "Why am I here at this particular time?" and "What do I do with all the new wisdom I've gained?" We have also been learning Universal wisdoms and eternal truths with accelerated speed. Now we must work, play and integrate all we have learned as we consciously and reflectively approach 12/21/12! All we need to do is gather together and truly open our bodymindheartsoul to embrace the love that awaits us all!! Celebrate the Winter Solstice! Join us for this gathering - this opportunity for opening - on the very special night of December 21, 2011. We will come together for chanting, meditating and drumming in a Sacred Circle lead by Agneta Borstein, Shamanic Practitioner, workshop presenter and this area's most prominent Astrologer for over thirty years. Agneta assures us that we will all be enriched and we will take home valuable insights to bring into our Dream-time of December 21St - the longest night of the year. For more information, visit: http://www.crescentiapublications.com/agnetaborstein visit: www.thecenterforholisticempowerment.com/events to register and pay online. Held at 3 Barnard Lane, Top Floor (enter through rear of building). See Listers. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Cost: $20 in advance - $25 at the door FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 GLASTONBURY - Sacred Rivers Yoga Native American Shamanic Healing Circle - KESHAV HOWE This evening event is open to people who want to explore some shamanic methods of healing themselves and others. We will embrace and employ our inner resources (power animals and teachers), from a traditional Native American framework. These spirit guides assist us to uncover that part of our divine essence that is full of wisdom, pure compassion, and unconditional love. Deeply perceptive shamanic insights will revealed during the course of the evening - all of us will experience profound healings. This workshop is for those with little or no experience with shamanic meditation. Please note that the specific content of this workshop is different every time offered! See Listers. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Cost: $20 cash MANCHESTER - Center for Progressive Therapies Humble Elves Christmas Party We are dressing up! What may be revealed is about the being of service - a new game, the pleasurableness of caroling and then a wine tasting at 9 PM with live entertainment, food, music making and Magic Italian Christmas Cookies. Held at 192 Hartford Rd. For information, contact Jim Cowles at (860) 916-2775 or visit www.c4pt.org. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 NEW MOON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 CHRISTMAS DAY MIDDLEFIELD - Eckankar Temple of Connecticut The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Book 2 The holy scriptures of ECKANKAR. For information: (860) 346-2226 or www.ct-eckankar.org. Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27 EAST HADDAM - Susan's Fine Salon and Gathering A Concert Of Holographic Sound Healing And Quartz Crystal Bowls - RANDEANE TETU Experience the benefits of voice and quartz crystal bowl holographic sound healing to stimulate healing at a very deep level. Simply by listening, you'll experience the benefits for clearing, balancing, and uplifting your entire energy system. If the weather is questionable for travel, please check with Randeane at (860) 345-4226 a few hours before the event to see that it is being held as scheduled. Held at 338 Town Street. For information, call (860) 345-4226. See Listers. Time 7:30 p.m. Cost: $10 donation FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 GLASTONBURY - Sacred Rivers Yoga Entering Nirvana by Way of Samsara - KESHAV HOWE The Buddha taught that people do not have individual souls and that the existence of an individual self or ego is an illusion. What goes through the rebirth cycle of Samsara is only a set of impersonal thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Rather than avoiding those energies, this evening, we will interface directly with these worldly delusions, and through the light of our awareness, move away from feelings of self-doubt, judgment, and fear, and into a strong knowing of our innate personal freedom. The prerequisite for this workshop is to come with an open heart and mind. See Listers. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Cost: $20 cash GLASTONBURY - The Healing in Harmony Center Permission to Live - PJ HARDER Join us for an evening of being in community to learn, share and celebrate the feminine spirit. Give yourself permission to take the time to relax and reconnect with your truest self. Circle is held the last Friday of each month. To register, please call PJ at (860) 729-1843 or visit www.thehealthyself.com. See Listers. Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Cost: $35 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 NEW YEAR'S EVE |