Harmony Health Circle
A Weekly Gathering to Learn and Share
Self-Help Methods for Health Enhancement
Every Sunday Oakland Veterans Hall
| 12:00 noon | - Healthy snacks and socializing |
| 12:30-1:30 | - Health circle |
| Next topic: | Telling Our Stories |
| Date: | May 20, 2012 |
Open to the public and free!
Each health circle meeting starts with a little theory followed by guided practice.
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Upcoming Health Circle Topics
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Telling Our Stories May 20, 2012 Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT Often we hear great speakers share defining moments, catalytic experiences and individuals which made them what they are. These experiences (more...) |
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“The Book” May 27, 2012 Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT How to transfer experiential insight into a published book. Helping each other's lights to shine more brightly - How to channel our own wisdom, or (more...) |
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Our Very Own Wisdom June 17, 2012 Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT The book you have written: publishing it - self-publishing and e-books. - layout, illustration, paper. with Doris Gray reading selection from her published book, Letters about Life. |
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Our Very Own Wisdom, continued June 24, 2012 Led by The book you have written: publishing it - self-publishing and e-books. - layout, illustration, paper. with Doris Gray reading selection from her published book, Letters about Life. |
Previous Health Circle Topics
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Affirmations: Consistency, Repetition, Asking for ‘Signs’. Led by Doris Gray Doris Gray has been doing metaphysical writing for 37 years, with special reference to Song-writing. Recently she has also directed her spiritual creativity to Affirmations. On April 24th she will discuss Affirmations: Consistency, repetition, asking for ‘signs’. |
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Angels, Color and Healing Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT We will be exploring color as an inspiration for meditation and communication. We will explore several theories of color healing and will use colors to create a meditation centered art piece. |
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Attracting Abundance with EFT, Part 2 Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD Learn and play abundance games, create abundance imagery; play at gratitude. Abundance Games: The Guess What Letter; Telephone Technique; Gratitude Journal; Cash Comfort; End Result Imagery; Take Five; Yes Game; Thank you Game; Gratitude Walk |
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Attracting Abundance with Emotional Freedom Techniques Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD How to apply EFT to attracting abundance. Learn how to change your beliefs and expectations using emotional freedom techniques. We will be teaching and practicing the four steps to increased abundance. |
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Breathing for Health Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD Stress management through breathing techniques: We will learn and practice breathing techniques that are useful for stress management |
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Challenge your Imagination! Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD November at the Health Circle will be devoted to IMAGINATION. This is the time of year when we express and celebrate our gratitude. We often forget to be grateful for our imagination. (more...) |
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Color, Music and Healing, Part 3 Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT How music can develop and enhance areas of the brain and aid in healing trauma. We will play samples from a music therapy CD. We will also examine strategies for Healing with Color. |
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Color, Sound and Healing Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT We will explore the relationship between sound and color and learn ways of bringing the angelic energies of color and sound into our lives to energize and rejuvenate. |
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Coming to your Senses Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT Techniques you can use to drastically decrease Stress in your Life today using your five senses. You will need this if you are dieting or increasing your exercise regimen, if you have a new job, if you suddenly have a stressful commute. Learn about this stress reduction toolbox and have a chance to discuss the ideas. |
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Contacting Through Drawing – Hauntology Part 1 Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT Inspired by an extraordinary exhibition of art at the University Art Museum, Contacting your unconscious mind and/or The Other Side through drawing. (more...) |
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Drumming for Health Led by Gwendolyn Rothman and Penny Hennagir Drum for health and healing. We will be sending healing energy with drumming. Bring your own drum or try one from the Harmony drum collection. We will all join together in drumming for health and healing in JOY! |
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Eating for Longevity Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD Making conscious choices to eat, smile, speak and think for longevity. Most of the time we eat without making conscious choices. Learn how to become more thoughtful about what and when to eat. Becoming conscious leads to making conscious choices. |
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Energize your day, improve your well-being Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD Learn the first 4 exercises from Energy Medicine's Daily Energy Routine. These simple techniques can benefit nearly anyone living in the stress-producing, polluted, (more...) |
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Energize your day, improve your well-being: Part 2 Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD We shall learn the final 4 exercises so that we can do all 8 exercises from Energy Medicine's Daily Energy Routine. |
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Enhancing Memory Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT Do you sometimes forget important meetings? Peoples' names? Trips you have taken? Details of pleasurable events? Would you like to memorize (more...) |
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Enhancing Memory, part II Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT Understand the differences in short-term memory, skill memory and long-term memory and the strategies for increasing proficiency in each. How health impacts memory (more...) |
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Extending Our Lives to Another Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT This week’s Health Circle focuses on Friendliness, Making Friends and the role of friendship in our lives. Friendship is a jewel in the crown (more...) |
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Find Your Inner Advisor Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD Learn new techniques to get in touch with your own Inner Wisdom. Tap into your true values. Draw upon your own Inner Resources! Start with refreshments from the Farmers Market at noon, followed at 12:30 PM by some theory, some guided practice and discussion. |
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Flower Mandalas and Sacred Spaces Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT Flower power – the healing power of plants, particularly flowers. Flower arrangement guidelines. Presentation and Discussion. |
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Fortify Yourself Against Adversity Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD Expand your Library of Inner Strengths with the aid of acupressure! |
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Happiness Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT What is Happiness? Do you want it? Is it accessible? Action Strategies to bring more happiness into your life. |
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Harvesting the Fruit of Your Dreams Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT Using special Jungian-Senoi techniques to bring the numinous, spiritual light from the unconscious into your life: 1) (more...) |
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Healing Mandalas – the spiritual power of drawing and painting Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT We will make our own based on whatever needs healing in ourselves, our colors, our totem animals, our favorite things – bring shells and other natural objects – We’ll supply glue, paper and pencils and sample Mandalas. Presentation and discussion of mandalas and sacred spaces in our homes. |
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How to improve health, cope with stress and be relaxed by breathing exercises: Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT How to improve health, cope with stress and be relaxed by breathing exercises: We will practice an assortment of relaxing and healing breathing exercises. |
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Improve your health, Change your state, be energized through Breathing Exercises Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD How to improve health, increase your vocal creativity and be energized by breathing exercises: We will practice an assortment of energizing and healing breathing exercises. |
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Integrative Use of Our 5 Senses to Support Optimal Health Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, M.D. How we can choose to use our 5 Senses to optimize or minimize our health. Everything we experience makes a difference in our life. When we begin Life (more...) |
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The Four Energy Gates from Traditional Chinese Medicine Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, M.D. In order for our body to function well and achieve optimal health, we need energy balance and flow. Daily self-massage of these four basic energy gates can help (more...) |
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Healing in Folk and Fairy Tales Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT What can we learn about the qualities you need to become a great healer? What can we learn about the several faces of Godfather/Godmother Death? What does it mean to be able to trick such a great divinity as Godfather Death? Hear the stories and have a chance to discuss their significance. |
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How to Strengthen Your Bones Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD We will be learning about and practicing a 10 minute exercise routine to strengthen our bones. We’ll also discuss the latest relevant nutritional tips. Bring a mat and a pillow. |
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Imagination in Conflict Resolution Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD Can we use our imagination for conflict resolution? Let's learn and practice the "Phoenix Rising" technique. (more...) |
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Launch Your Day: Energize Yourself Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD We will learn how to begin our day with yoga-style energizing exercises. Bring a mat. Start with refreshments from the Farmers Market at noon, followed at 12:30 PM by some theory, some guided practice and discussion. |
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Lucid Dreaming Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD Lucid Dreaming (part 2) Become familiar with the benefits of Lucid Dreaming. We will share our experiences with Lucid Dreaming during the past week. |
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Nutrition for Optimal Health Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD Nutrition for optimal health: have more energy, choose the foods that will make a difference in the quality of your health. Genetically modified food etc., "to be or not to be?" |
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Nutrition to Lower Your Pain Level Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD How nutrition relates to pain... Lower your pain level: How our food choices affect our pain levels. Setting the pain thermostat. |
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Optimizing Sleep and Dreaming Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD How to improve health by optimizing Sleep and Dreaming. Obtain maximal benefits from the time you spend sleeping and dreaming. Know the basics of Lucid Dreaming (part 1)
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Random Acts of Kindness Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. So says the Dalai Lama. Random acts of kindness fuel (more...) |
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So Beautiful – A Gratitude/Contentment Walk Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT This Gratitude/Contentment Walk will feature at least one found object meditation/creation. Paper, pencils, scissors and glue will be provided to work with the found object. We will (more...) |
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So Beautiful – from Walking to Song and Dance Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT The story of Antonio's Dance studio, then Incorporating Dance into your Life. Forum re Dance as both exercise and expressive art. Impromptu (more...) |
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Songwriting and Performance as Meditation Led by Doris Gray and Penny Hennagir. We’ll cover writing a song with verses, chorus, and bridge; how to tape-recording our songs a cappella as soon (more...) |
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Songwriting as Meditation Led by Doris Gray and Penny Hennagir, CMT Songwriting – how do we get there? You may have thought, I could never write a song. But there is a path, a process which we, a successful recording artist and a beginning songwriter, will share with you. (more...) |
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Speaking with Our Drawings – Hauntology Part II Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT Speaking with our drawings, our hidden characters, to gain wisdom. Automatic writing as a path (more...) |
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The Dream Healer Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT We will discuss how to ‘catch’ the dream, asking for answers about problems and illnesses, supply examples of ‘great dreams’ and dreams of personal healing, as well as (more...) |
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Special Psychic Gifts Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT You as a Great Dreamer – 1) Prophesy, 2) Invention, 3) Lucid dreaming, (more...) |
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Transformation through Touching Acupressure Technique, Part 1 Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD In Part 1 of Transformation through Touching Acupressure Technique; dissolve common barriers to optimal health: we shall practice and learn this powerful technique together. (more...) |
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Transformation through Touching Acupressure Technique, Part 2 Led by Penny Hennagir, CMT We always begin with a minute of healing prayer for health accompanied by drumming. This is followed by the learning and practice of health maintenance techniques. In Part 2 of Transformation through Touching Acupressure Technique; dissolve common barriers (more...) |
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Vision Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, M.D. Techniques and practices to maintain, optimize, and enhance vision including nutritional physical mental and spiritual approaches Part 1 on January 15. |
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Vision Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, M.D. Techniques and practices to maintain, optimize, and enhance vision including nutritional physical mental and spiritual approaches. Part 2 on January 22. |
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Would you like instantaneous control over your feelings? Led by Gwendolyn Rothman, MD Change your emotions through changing your breathing. We will learn and practice a number of different breathing techniques. |
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