"Circles of Life" Retreat Itinerary
June 26 - June 28, 2009

1. "Our Relationship with Nature" led by Susan Brody

2. "Witnessing Inner Wisdom" - from Human doing to a a human being with Yogic meditation" led by Anelyn & Stephen Tortorello

3. "Transforming Into You: Reconnecting to your Divine Self" led by Denise Saracco

1. "The Mandala and You" led by Elizabeth Olney

2. "Manifesting Your Reality through Visualization" led by Vivian Sartoretto

3. "Feng Shui - Living Your Life in Ultimate Simplicity" led by Deanna Trust

Susan Brody, Workshop Leader (Saturday, June 27^th)

Our Relationship with Nature

What is your relationship to plants and animals? This workshop will look at our attitudes and relationships toward plants, animals and our planet and how these affect our footprint on the world….how we treat the environment and the animals we live with as well as what we eat and wear.

We will discuss plant and animal energy as well as daily lessons we can learn from those we encounter. What animal do you connect with? Do you have a totem animal?

We will also learn what it means when our pets get ill, and how to give gratitude for the lessons and nourishment supplied us by both plants and animals.

Witnessing Inner Wisdom

Denise Saracco, Workshop Leader (Saturday, June 27^th)

Vivian Sartoretto, Workshop Leader (Saturday, June 27^th)
Create Your Reality through Visualization

This is the year of transformation for many. How do we create real change in our personal lives and in the world?

We all have the ability to create the life we dream of but, often we hold unconscious patterns that keep us from fulfilling our dream. We do create our own reality and we can take responsibility for our own experiences instead of feeling like a victim.

Once we recognize that the difficulties and imbalances in our lives are reflections of our own unconscious patterns, we have a powerful tool to become aware of and change those patterns. It does not take long to make that change and become aware of how much power we actually have to create the lives we truly desire.

Linda Mitchell
Nationally Certified Massage Therapist
Cranial Sacral Therapy, Somatic Emotional Release & Reiki Master
Linda Mitchell is the founder and Executive Director of the Holistic Mentorship Network. She is creator of MARCI®  a workshop and the foundation of HMN.  As a Holistic Nurse & Practitioner of the Healing Arts she brings with her insight from her own personal journey.  Her teachings are from lives experiences and the reflection she sees within herself and the world in which she lives today.  She has moved through the fear that often holds us back, in order to strive toward a paradigm that she is sure she will wear for a long time “Lead By Example”.   Linda is a Nationally Certified Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Therapist, and a graduate and staff member of the Institute of Therapeutic Massage in Pompton Lakes.  Linda has advanced training in Cranial Sacral Therapy (including Pediatric and Equine CST), and Somatic Emotional Release through Upledger and is a Reiki Master. She has worked with Post-Partum moms in both Morristown Memorial and Overlook Hospital and continues to work with children and their parents in her own practice. She is the owner and operator of “The Art of Touch”, in Sparta, NJ where you will find the headquarters of the Holistic Mentorship Network as well. 
Contact Info:
The Art of Touch
Holistic Mentorship Network
MARCI®
Phone: 973-300-1184
Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~simplylinda7/index.htm
www.HolisticMentorshipNetwork.com   

 

Vivian Sartoretto (Circles of Life Chairperson)
Reiki Master, Certified Hypnotherapist, and Ordained Minister
Vivian Sartoretto is a Reiki Master, Certified Hypnotherapist, and Ordained Minister specializing in Past Life Regression, Light and Color Therapy. She performs these services at Harmony Holistic Wellness Center in Newton, NJ. Vivian received her Reiki Master Certification from the Center for Holistic Healing in Ringwood, NJ, and her Hypnotherapist Certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists in Merrimack, NH.  Vivian has spent the last twelve years helping others to heal and learn how to get in touch with their own spirituality. She has appeared as a guest speaker on New York radio station WEVD with Dr. Majid Ali, internationally acclaimed author of several published books and practicing physician of holistic medicine at the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Denville, NJ, and local station WMTR-AM "Healthwise". She has conducted bio-feedback stress management classes as well as auto regulation classes. She holds certifications in emergency pain management and past life regression. She has an interest in the Martial arts and holds a black belt in karate. Vivian has spoken to organizations and given seminars on various subjects relating to healing physically, emotionally and spiritually. She has given seminars on light and color therapy, Angel awareness, stress management, spiritual development and past life regression. She instructs a variety of classes at Harmony Holistic Wellness Center as well as employing techniques she has personally formulated through her years of experience, to enhance her Reiki and Hypnosis sessions.  Vivian continues to seek new knowledge and more viable ways to convey this to her students.
Contact Info:
Harmony Holistic Wellness Center
Phone: 973-426-9208
Email: viv2@ptd.net
http://www.harmonyholisticwellnesscenter.com
 

Mary Bennett (Circles of Life TEAM player)
Lymphatic Drainage, Massage and Cranial Sacral Therapist
Mary Bennett has a practice of therapeutic massage concentrating on CranioSacral Therapy, Swedish Massage and Lymphatic Massage. Sessions may be for one particular modality or as an integration of the techniques to provide the most beneficial results for each client. Mary earned a B.A. from William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ, and her 580-hour training in Massage Certification from the Health Center for the Healing Arts in Belle Meade, NJ.  Shortly after completing her initial massage training, Mary took courses in Newborn Massage and, at the other end of the spectrum, Geriatric Massage. The light - yet so powerful - touch of the work in both instances strongly impacted her concept of what massage could offer. In many cases, less was definitely more! With that point of view, she moved forward into areas of health-enhancing massage requiring hands of sensitivity and compassion.
Additional training followed in Trager, and certification in Pre- and Perinatal Massage, Massage for Cancer and Life-Threatening Illnesses, Post-Mastectomy Massage, use of the Light Beam Generator (which encourages increased flow and release of backed-up lymph), and a number of approaches to Lymphatic Drainage (Applied Lymphology, Vodder and Chikly). Yet there is always more to learn, and CranioSacral Therapy was the next appropriate step for her. In many ways, CST has been the glue that bonded all the prior work together. The techniques of each of these modalities, blended together, result in a powerful store of tools from which to draw, to meet the needs of each client every time he or she is on Mary's massage table.
Contact Info:
Mary Bennett Massage
Sparta & Hardwick, NJ
Phone: 908-362-8602
Email: info@marybennettmassage.com
Website: www.marybennetmassage.com 

Susan Brody (Circles of Life TEAM player)
Flower Essence, Energy Healer, Ion Cleanse Foot Detox & Pet-sitter
Susan's career life has been rich and varied. A BA in Mathematics, an MFA in Dance with 20+ years as a professional dancer/teacher/choreographer; a children’s book and toy store owner; 11 years as an owner/operator of “A Critters Friend”, a pet sitting service in Warren County, and finally as a holistic practitioner since 2002.  In 2001, Susan was in constant pain and exhaustion, unable to climb stairs and fell easily. After receiving the ambiguous diagnosis of “Chronic Fatigue”, she looked for help in other directions and discovered energy medicine – she hasn’t fallen since.  Susan became a certified practitioner of the Body Talk System in 2002 and then studied flower essences with Alive Van Camp in NYC and David Dalton of Delta Gardens Flower Essences. She has provided these modalities for an array of animals including cats, dogs, birds, sharks, turtles, pigs… and humans.  Susan’s practice is 20% humans, and 80% other animals. She has worked with behavioral issues including anxiety, sleeping problems, ADHD, fears and aggression, separation anxiety, adoption/rescue issues, inappropriate grooming and potty habits as wee as chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia, Lymes Disease, seizures and stress/allergy-related hair loss.  Early on Susan realized the work she was doing with companion animals was not about “curing” them of disease, but in helping human and pet accept the final transition of death. So last year, she created a Pet Bereavement Workshop to help people move from pain and loss to remembering with joy. Because of this and other issues that came up in her work, she will be returning to school in the fall for an MA in Psychology and Counseling.
Contact Info:
The Holistic Pet... & Humans Too
Phillipsburg, NJ
Phone: 908-319-3022
 

Elizabeth Olney (Circles of Life TEAM player)
Multi-media Artist, Arts Therapist & Workshop Facilitator
Elizabeth has been artistic since a young child. Following a major in sculpture, she counseled clients with special needs which led her to coordinating The Arts with service as an Expressive (Arts) Therapist.  Elizabeth has inspired many individuals & dozens of groups, of diverse backgrounds, from 3 – 93.  Elizabeth has implemented Arts Therapy for day treatment centers and group homes, presented at conferences and facilitated community-based workshops for twenty years. In addition, Beth worked as an after-school art teacher for seven years, led art sessions for troubled adolescents and teens and held workshops at three senior centers.  Presently she supports the activity department of a local nursing home as a volunteer and conducts a monthly art session at a half-way house for women. She has engaged clients and students in collage of mixed-media, mask-making, altar design, painting, clay-work, poetry, the construction of percussion instruments, percussion music ensemble and dance-movement.  The focus of her work is on the voice of expression with the conviction that creativity is an innate gift in all of us that need be explored to insure well-being. She designs her workshops and private sessions dependent upon individual needs, interests and goals.  Currently Elizabeth is conducting workshops in mandala-work and puppet-making. Private sessions are offered in her studio-workshop and off-site.

Contact Info:
C Action W
Morris County, NJ
Phone: 973-366-2359
Email: caw32@optonline.net

Stephen Tortorello
Nationally Certified Massage Therapist & Bodyworker
Structural Integration, Pain Management, Orthopedic Massage, Myofascial Release, Stress Management & Relaxation & Chair Massage
After working in the corporate world for 6 years, Stephen Tortorello  knew that something had to change.   Each day had become a cycle of endless calculations, phone calls, and e-mails, he began feeling passive in his own life, often times neglecting to take ample time to rejuvenate and heal himself.  After some self-evaluation and deliberation, Stephen decided to become an active participant in his career and life by enrolling at the Institute of Therapeutic Massage in Pompton Lakes, NJ. Inspired by an improved sense of well-being and positivity, Stephen also earned a certification as a personal trainer from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He graduated from the School of Integrative Therapies in June 2006 where he developed his skills in Structural Integration.  He is also certified in orthopedic massage from OMERI. Stephen teaches massage at the Institute for Therapeutic Massage. He is dedicated to bringing health and wellness to others.  In 2008 Stephen completed his 200-hour teacher training with Yogaworks, a system based upon Iyengar and Ashtanga principles. His style utilizes the building of intelligent sequences to prepare the body for postures of increasing challenge.
Contact Info:
Red Root Yoga
Phone: 973-519-1695
Stephen@redrootyoga.com  
http://www.redrootyoga.com/index.html

Deanna Trust
Feng Shui Practitioner and Teacher
Deanna Trust founded her business, Trust Feng Shui in 2001 and was formally trained at the Nine Harmonies School of Feng Shui in the Black Sect tradition as taught by Grand Master Thomas Lin Yun. Deanna has additional training and experience in interior design, house staging, personal image, business and leadership skills, retail sales and displays, public speaking, metaphysics, dowsing and meditation. Her sacred space designs have been published nationally and internationally.  Some of Deanna’s prestigious clients include. Pfizer Pharmaceutical, Seton Hall University  School of Nursing, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Atlantic Builders Association, Burgdorff, Sotheby’s International, Weichert and Coldwell Banker Realty, Atlantic Body Mind Integrative Health Organization and Wave Hill Gardens. Deanna has enjoyed multitude of cherished private clients who have shared testimonials available upon request.  Deanna’s frequently publicized home has been a subject for educational video statewide and her many TV appearances include, NJ 12 News both business and health and N.J. Cable Network health and women’s shows. She has taught Fens Shui at Seton Hall University, Caldwell College, Morris County College, Montclair State University, William Paterson University and Kean University. Deanna’s talk topics include Feng Shui for home, health, relationships, garden, real estate and holistic practices. She facilitates holistic retreats, entertains with her knowledge at conventions and conferences throughout the USA. Deanna enjoys membership in American Dowsing Society, Holistic Mentorship Network, Association of Higher Awareness, Powerful You, N.J. Metaphysics Center, www.SpeakerMatch.com and the N.J., N.Y. and Pa. Garden Speakers Bureau.
To arrange a consultation or schedule a presentation call:
Trust Feng Shui
973 366-3570
TrustLinkDesign@aol.com
www.TrustFengShui.com

Saturday Only: (June 27th; Includes lunch and 3 workshops... Note: If you would like to stay for Saturday dinner and evening festivities, there will be an additional cost of $10.00)
-Members: $90

-Non-members: $95

Weekend (June 26-28, 2009):

Workshop Registration:
-Member: $185

-Non-Member: $215

Want to become a Member:

-Professional: $265
(Registration $185 plus 20% Membership discount $80 = $265)

-Community or Student: $225
(Registration $185 plus 20% Membership discount $40 = $225)

*Workshop Deposit: $50
*Full Payment by June 12, 2009

Method of payment:

Check, Visa or Master Card

For further information Contact:
Vivian Sartoretto: 973-426-9208

To Register for Workshops:
Office: 973-300-1184 
Fax: 973-300-1189

Accommodation Registration Prices: (Prices include accommodations of 2 nights & 6 inclusive healthy community meals; bag lunch to go on Sunday)

Conference Center:
-Single Room: $188

-Double Room: $144/Person

-Triple Room: $118/Person

Lakeside:
-Capacity 7-12: $75/Person

*Accommodation Deposit: $50 to secure space
*Full Payment at time of Event  

For Accommodations at Koinonia:
Koinonia: 800-980-2267