"See you in September" by the Happenings. For those of you that fall into the baby boomer era, you probably remember this tune and that summer love... ahh, the memories. Some good, maybe some not! And the baggage we may carry from summer end into the next season.
Life is about relationships that we carry with ourselves and with each other. How we handle those relationships can show up in many ways. Professionals in the traditions and non-traditional field have various trainings to help individuals deal with there physical, mental, emotional and "yes" spiritual stress or dysfunction.
The variety of these forms of modalities, services and products are so varied that even in a lifetime we could never know them all. The most natural way to bring homeostasis into balance is the best medicine in my own personal belief.
Being in the position I am as founder and executive director of the Holistic Mentorship Network, I have come to learn of the many different forms of natural health care that are out there (and still I know so little).
My background in the field of traditional and non-traditional health is as a pediatric long term nurse, massage therapist, cranial sacral therapy, somatic emotional release and reiki master. Working with both humans and animals I have discovered the bodies ability to heal on many different levels from personal experience, as well as professional.
The Holistic Mentorship Network "Holistic Directory" includes services such as bodywork, energy, movement, sound therapy, art therapy, hypnotherapy, social work, chiropractic, psychology and dream therapy and the list goes on and on. Check out our Holistic Directory!
One such therapy that I have come to embrace and be aware of is movement therapy. I have experienced Tai Chi and Qi gong as well as Watsu (a movement therapy in the water) and now Nia through one of our members Christine Clifton. Although I have yet to experience her class, her enthusiasm and the video's I have watched, thanks to "YouTube", have pumped my own desire to be a student of Nia.
This weekend (September 27th- Sunday) Christine and her partner Theresa will be hosting a "Gathering Of Woman In Autumn". A time to connect with woman and to honor yourself by giving yourself the gift of time; and time with other woman. So check your calendars, and if it fits join Christine and Theresa for an autumn harvest of sharing time with your sisters! Scroll down for further details to this event.
Other September gatherings are tonight's Natural Health Care Discussion Meeting with Susannah Pittman. Susannah is well versed in the highly media coverage of health care. Tonight's meeting is an opportunity to gain insight and knowledge so that you can walk away feeling informed and what you can do to take a proactive part in a health care reform that will have an effect of all of us.
It is time for all of us to be proactive in our lives-
Other ways to connect with your brothers and sisters are our Chapter Meetings. Thursday, September 24th, is the Butler Chapter Meeting and Friday, the 25th, is our Northwest NJ Chapter Meeting. The facilitators of all our chapters look forward to seeing and hearing how we can best support you in the upcoming year. This is a great way to connect with other holistic professionals and build every lasting relationships that will foster growth in your chosen profession. Scroll down for HMN Events that are happening this week in September!
Let us know how we can best support you? What are your needs, wants or desires? It does not matter how long you have been in this industry. We all have so much to learn from each other.
The Holistic Mentorship Network is here to support you, to be a catalyst in strengthening our industry and raise our consciousness to how we show up in our life, in our workplace and within the world.
The time is now to come together and create a synergy that will shift the consciousness of our industry "and provide the space to share, learn, teach, grow and lead."
It is said that we spend most of our time in procrastination . The portion of time we spend in procrastination can have a huge effect on whether we move in the direction of our dreams or vision.
Those that are successful business people have either learned or it comes naturally, where they spend their time in procrastination. Those successful in the "art of procrastination", procrastinate 80% of there time in those things that are not going to move them further ahead in their business.
It is those phone calls or marketing strategies that are moving them into the 20% category of highly successful business people.
Where do you spend most of your time? Learn to set your "to do" list (or what I like to refer to as my prosperity list) with those things you dread most or that will move you further ahead in your holistic business.
What time of day is your most highly functional? Set that as your time to get to the job that takes the most time or that you dread. This is the 20% bracket that highly successful people do not procrastinate in and choose to get the job done.
Then spend the other 80% of your time procrastinating with those ever ending emails that clog up your inbox and takes you into cyberspace and when you return the day is gone!
If you want to be a highly successful holistic business, then set your priorities differently!
Community Corner
Being in Community- An Autumn Woman's Gathering
Christine Clifton is a personal life coach, speaker, workshop leader and the founder of Break Out of the Ordinary! She specializes in working individually with women who live with chronic conditions to reduce their stress, increase their energy, and achieve their hopes and dreams. Also, through weekly telephone Power Circles, Christine gathers women into a community where they gain inspiration from each other so that they do the things in life they want to do.
Christine founded Break Out of the Ordinary! to partner with people who experience the isolation, limitation and energy drain of chronic conditions in order to help them focus and gain motivation towards what they want in life. With over 20 years of experience in leadership and management roles in human resources, sales coaching, and operations, Christine has a long history of coaching individuals and teams to maximize their potential. She is a Coach U-trained professional coach.
Christine Clifton guides women in connecting with their divine inner light through joyful body movement. Using this connection, women illuminate their strengths, reach their highest potential, and light up the world.
Members Club Offer: Holistic Life Coaching Package: 3 months for the price of 2! Discount to HMN Members
Don't you love the change in SEASONS?
And as the seasons change so do we get a chance to grow and expand more!!
We are holding a very special contest for all of our members to create the next MARCI™ logo. This is a chance to be part of HMN & MARCI™ history! So here is what we are looking for in our
MARCI™ CONTEST!!
You have heard me talk about MARCI™ and how she has grown since her birth in 2002. Now it is time to give her a face and our next MARCI™ logo.
This is a huge responsibility and opportunity to be the next Charles Schultz with your signature on the face of MARCI™ and the logo of this holistic health magazine!
Who is MARCI™?What does she look like?
For me MARCI™ is a female presence, but well balance with both yin and yang. She is fun and exciting, vibrant and full of adventure! MARCI™ is courageous and has great strength and endurance. She desires to dream big and make a difference in the world she lives in. She is quite witty and cleaver. She lives a well-balanced life and lives within the community of the world. MARCI™ is committed to her vision and is gentle with the earth. MARCI™ loves being in nature; has an infinity to animals and children of all ages.
Who does MARCI™ represent to you?Do you have an image of MARCI™?
This is an opportunity to create a caricature of MARCI™. Whatever way you choose to bring your creative juices into creating the face of MARCI™.
Contestants will be judged by our dynamic team and leaders from our Board of Trustee:
Donna Price: Chairperson; Cecelia Inwentarz: Marketing; Erin Saxton-Bjornston: Media ; and Justin Buffer: Membership.
Don't miss the next edition of MARCI (Fall 09)! Not signed up to receive this free edition of holistic services and products. Want to be educated to being holistic or legislative concerns. This is truly a holistic health magazine. Please pass this sign-up to your colleagues, clients, friends and family. MARCI is a great tool to use and educate ourselves and others to holistic health!
Americans spent $33.9 billion out-of-pocket on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) over 12 months, according to a 2007 government survey. CAM is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products such as herbal supplements, meditation, chiropractic, and acupuncture that are not generally considered to be part of conventional medicine. CAM accounts for approximately 1.5 percent of total health care expenditures ($2.2 trillion) and 11.2 percent of total out-of-pocket expenditures (conventional out-of-pocket: $286.6 billion and CAM out-of-pocket: $33.9 billion) on health care in the United States.
Susannah states, "The government is putting a tremendous amount of energy into shifting our current health care system in order to make it more affordable and accessible for people. This shift may cause a large ripple effect throughout the health care system, making it necessary for all aspects of health care to change with the movement in order to continue practicing successfully."
The Holistic Mentorship Network will hold it first discussion meeting on September 23 starting at 7pm and will run till 9pm with Susannah facilitating the discussion for you to be heard. She encourages you to bring your thoughts and ideas to what will be an exciting, dynamic discussion on CAM therapies and health care reform.
Mark your calendars and join the discussion: September 23, 2009 Where: Kinnelon Libraryhttp://kinnelonlibrary.org/ 132 Kinnelon Road, Kinnelon, NJ
This discussion is open to everyone and we encourage you to come out to educate yourselves and be part of the discussion. You will not want to miss an opportunity to meet with holistic professional and people from your community. Invite your friends, colleagues, and family members to join you in this important night out for reform for health care for you and the future generation... our children.
We are excited to invite you to our first meeting for this new season !!!
Our September meeting will be for you to come out and let us know what we can do to make our meetings extra special !!!!!
The Holistic Mentorship is here to create a platform for Holistic Practitioners and our Community to come together and support each other. To express what we need , want and desire. To have a safe place to go to share our experiences and to report our successes !!!! And to form wonderful lasting friendships, business contacts and to have FUN !!!!!!
Hope to see you there!
Butler
Chapter
Peaceful Paths (Gift Shop) 7 High Street Butler, NJ 07405 973-283-9444 www.peacefulpaths.com
Next Meeting: September 24, 2009 4th Thursday of the month Time: 7-9 pm
Co-Facilitator: Linda Mitchell 973-300-1184
Theresa Flynn
If you are interested in becoming a Facilitator, Co-facilitator, Treasurer or Outreach Coordinator for the Butler Chapter, contact the HMN office at 973-300-1184. For More Info on the Butler Chapter
Coming Up This Week: National Health Care Discussion Meeting
Chapter Meetings: Butler & Northwest NJ
A Special thank-you to Kinnelon Library for holding the space for this important discussion meeting on the up and coming Health Care Reform.
Thank-you Susannah for facilitating this meeting and the passion you hold for integrative health care.
In Unity-
Linda
Linda Mitchell Founder & Executive Director of Holistic Mentorship Network & MARCI™
September Bulletin Board: September Meetings: Welcome back from your summer hiatus!
The Chapter facilitators are excited to be back and are ready to start a new season connecting with each one of you. Each Chapter will hold the space for you to come and learn about different modalities, products and services, business development and to engage in heart warming discussions.
New to the season opening is Chapter Meeting Dues: $5/Members & $7/Non-members. These monies will go to support the host location the meeting is held at and your chapter events.
Interested in how to start a Chapter in your area? Answer
*The Holistic Mentorship Network Supports the Holistic Professional, as well as the Community, by providing the space to network; build a referral base; mentor & support each other in business development & growth; promote community awareness and education of Alternative services and products; and meet potential clients.
*As a Professional in the holistic health field, what is the benefit for me to come to a chapter meeting? Answer
If you are interested in becoming Treasurer or Outreach Coordinator for the Northwest NJ Chapter, contact Renie at 973-600-7474 or Sarah at: 973-919-9301.
Tones & Vibrations Drum Circle Join in the community of the Drum at Beautiful Hedden Park
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Looking for Vendors
Marie Presti of Lucid Spirit is organizing a fundraiser event scheduled for Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ the Barry Lakes Club House in Vernon, New Jersey.
This is a FREE event for the community & proceeds will be donated to two non profits:
Project Planet & Project Self-Sufficiency. This is open to only 40 vendors. Also scheduling "Speakers" to introduce modality or workshop.
Please contact Marie Presti ASAP to receive a vendor application. 6' tables are provided to frist 25 registrants. Please contact:
Marie Presti Lucid Spirit "your soul center" Be a Vendor, Speaker or just come out www.lucidspirit.org and have fun!! (973) 668-6444
Contact Vivian Sartoretto: Events Chairperson 973-426-9208 or viv2@ptd.net
Everything We Do Matters...
What are you planting?
MARCI™ Summer 09'
A unique and inspiring holistic health magazine filled with articles and stories that will educate you to holistic practice and the connection between mind body and spirit.
Pranic Healing® is a highly developed and tested system of energy medicine that utilizes prana to balance, harmonize and transform the body's energy processes. Prana is a Sanskrit word that means life-force. This invisible bio-energy or vital energy keeps the body alive and maintains a state of good health. In acupuncture, the Chinese refer to this subtle energy as Chi. It is also called Ruah or the Breath of Life in the Old Testament. Source: www.pranichealing.com
There is Strength in Numbers!The Holistic Mentorship Network continues to bring support, community, political awareness, partnership, and greater exposure to an industry that continues to grow and expand.Our goal is to facilitate the growth of the holistic field.
Join the Holistic Mentorship Network and receive many valuable benefits. You can join at one of three different levels: Holistic Professional -- Student Practitioner -- Community Member
Join our Chapter meetings. Members connect with other colleagues that can enhance their network of referral practitioners, offer them support, forge new collaborative alliances and meet new clients.
our vibrant E-zine, rich with holistic stories and valuable information, is now available to everyone! Be publicized in MARCI™ along side Jack Canfield, Co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" & Lisa Nichols from the movie "The Secret". Please visit our MARCI™ page to read current and previous articles, subscribe to the MARCI™ mailing list to be notified when a new issue is released, and find out more information about advertising and submitting articles. We demonstrate MARCI™ (Mindfulness, Awareness, Responsibility, Compassion and Intuition) in order to raise our consciousness to how we show up in all that we do.
NEW BENEFIT TO MEMBERSHIP
The Holistic Mentorship Network appreciates our Members & your referrals help us to continue to grow and prosper so we can continue to do the work we are here to do:
"To Strengthen & Support the Community of Holistic Professionals".
We would like to show our appreciation by giving you a special gift...
For every referral that becomes a Member of the Holistic Mentorship Network (Professional, Student or Community Member) you will receive a
$20 Gift Certificate; Click to see list of Vendors
Growing Yourself, Growing Your Practice, Growing Your Business
What Makes Project Planet Different Than Other Environmental Groups?
Their Vision is to "createan environmental board represented by students, teachers, school staff and community".
To create an Ambassador Program that gets the children involved within their classroom, the school and their community.
To create a Mentoring by the students from one generation to the next.
Bridging the gap between one grade to the next.
Opportunity for the students to leave a legacy to their school, community and for future generations.
Create a sustainable model for future generations to come.
An Invitation from Ana Marie Presti, Chair of Project Planet:
"Let us leave our children a legacy. Teach them to be keepers of this world and all living creatures that share in it's bounty. Come to Project Planet meetings to discuss your concerns & be a part of a "Think Tank."
Next Meeting September: TBA (Enjoy your summer) Visit Project Planet Online: Click
Open Lotus: 53 Route 23 Franklin, NJ 07416 (973) 823-6343 Get directions
For more information, please contact Marie at amlp@aol.com
Special Events & Expos...
HMN is working together to provide you greater exposure for your holistic business. We are honored to promote the following opportunities:
Bring your table or chair and gifts to share with both children and adults. Whether you do body or energy work, perhaps yoga or tai chi it is all good!!
I am hoping that you and/or other massage therapists you know can volunteer with me for the Sussex/Warren Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sunday, November 1st.
I was approached at the Sparta 5K by a very nice woman named Kristen who said that her organization has always wanted to have massage therapists at their walks and she would love to make that happen this year. I want to make it happen for them too so please pass this along to therapists you know, post it wherever you can and let me know if you can help out...information is below.
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009 Time: 9-1pm Location: Olde Lafayette Village 75 State Route 15 Lafayette, NJ
Sharing resources to grow personally & professionally!Sharing resources to grow personally & professionally! Eventbrite.com helps businesses & organizations of all sizes manage, promote and sell-out their events.-sent in by Donna Price, Chairperson of HMN Board
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gets the children involved within their classroom, the school and their community.
