Meet Your Spirit Guides Class April 27th

This workshop is a guided meditation and gong bath designed to introduce you to your spirit guides. Our sacred allies, ethereal way-showers and soul families are energy beings in unique forms and frequencies gracing us with benevolent support on our soul’s journey. You may be surrounded by ancestors, animal spirits, and beings from other realms waiting to have a closer, more conscious connection with you in this here and now. Together we will adventure inward, carried on the melodies of the gongs, to be with our sacred allies and exchange guidance and gratitude.
Instructor: Jessica O’Malley LAc. Jessica is a licensed acupuncturist and massage therapist. She practices traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine. She has been in love with vibrational medicine since childhood and has been using sound therapy to enhance her healing practice since 2007. Her first gong bath was in 2010—the experience was ecstatic and profound; she is excited to share the healing power of her gongs with our community.
Cost: $35
 Wednesday, April 27
6:30–8pm
To register, contact Jessica O’Malley 360-742-4448, jessicaomalleylac@gmail.com, healingcircleacupuncture.com (for info)
Class will be held at Radiance Herbs & Massage.

Psychic Protection for Health Care Providers Class April 12th

Healthcare providers, no matter what one’s modality, work in the energetic fields of people. Patients are often in a vulnerable state and possibly unaware of the energetic impact they can have on the people around them. Healthcare providers can use simple techniques to free their energetic fields from the weight of their work. We will discuss psychic hygiene and psychic first aid. Learn how to recognize when you need to do a clearing. Discover effective ways to clear your energy field and your client space, using ancient tools such as magickal herbs, crystals and other techniques. CEs are avaiable for massage therapists in Washington state.

Instructor: Karin Olsen, LMP. Karin is the co-owner of Radiance Herbs & Massage. She has been a licensed massage therapist for more than 20 years and she loves to share her knowledge about natural living and magick.

Cost: $33
Tuesday, April 12
6-8pm
To register, call Radiance at 360-357-5250.
Class will be held at Radiance Herbs & Massage.

Water Kefir Class April 10th

Did you know that 70% of our immune activity takes place in our gut? Therefore, keeping a healthy digestive system is very important. Healthy bacteria and probiotics in our diet are vital to achieving this balance. Julie Martin, founder of Oly-Cultures, will lead this class and show participants how to create their own water kefir. Water kefir is a wonderful lactose-free alternative to milk kefir and goes through two fermentations—full of the healthy bacteria and probiotics needed to help keep our digestive system in a balanced state. Enjoy samples of organic fruit- and herb-flavored water kefir at the end of the class.

Instructor: Julie Kamin-Martin. Julie is the owner and founder of Oly-Cultures. She has been making kombucha, milk kefir and water kefir for her family and friends for several years. During this time, she has also enjoyed helping other people make their own kombucha and kefir. She teaches classes on each of her products, as well as other fermented foods, such as kimchi, sauerkraut, catsup, mustard and vinegar—sharing what experience has taught her over the years.
Sunday, April 10
11am–12:30pm
Cost: $35

To register, contact Olycultures.net to preregister/pay.
Class to be held at Radiance Herbs & Massage.

The Sweet Medicine of Bitter Plants Class April 4th

As the plants flow with lifeforce, beautiful foods and medicines offer themselves freely, many possessing a bitter edge. In our culture many shy away from the bitter taste in favor of sweet or salty, in particular. But all of the tastes have a role to play in health, and the bitter may be one of the most necessary to bring balance in our culture of excess. For many of us, regularly incorporating more bitter into our days can have profoundly positive impacts. In this class we will discuss the role of the bitter principle in maintaining healthful weight, optimizing digestive function, supporting detoxification, much more. We will taste and explore the virtues of some of our green allies that offer bitter constituents and discuss how to work with them at home. Many of them can be found in our yards and gardens.

Instructor: Carol Trasatto, herbalist. Carol has been walking the herbal path for more than 35 years and brings great respect and appreciation for the intrinsic power of nature to heal. She has many tales she could tell to honor the wisdom of plant medicine. Carol loves teaching and writing and helping people skillfully embrace challenge and transformation in their lives. Carol is the author of Conscious Caregiving: Plant Medicine, Nutrition, Mindful Practices to Give Ease, detailing extensive support for caregivers as well as their companions going through intensive illness, medical treatments, or dying. She is the herb team lead at Radiance. www.caroltrasatto.com

Cost: $33
Monday, April 4
6-8pm
To register, call Radiance or contact Carol to register online: info@caroltrasatto.com.
Class to be held at Radiance Herbs & Massage.

FREE Flower Essence Class April 2nd at Radiance

Flower essences are a wonderful category of plant medicine, quite distinct from essential oils with which they are often confused. Without scent and gentle, they can be remarkably useful in helping to address emotional patterns or tendencies. Join long-time Radiance staff herbalist Carol Trasatto for an introduction to the basics of working with flower essences effectively.
Saturday, April 2
1-1:30pm

Abundant Life Workshop

Are you ready to allow abundance and prosperity into your life? Abundance includes all good things, money, happiness, positive experiences and prospering in all areas of life. Learn how to release blocks that impede your progress. Most people think that becoming more prosperous has to do with external conditions. However, there is a spiritual secret …it truly starts within you. In this two-part course you will learn: The biggest blockages to abundance and how to overcome them; how your childhood programming influences your ability to receive today; how your core beliefs are influencing your life and what to do to shift disempowering ones; how to call upon spiritual assistance and Prosperity Guides; clutter-clearing methods for abundance and flow; affirmations and visualizations for wealth and joy. We will break for lunch. Please bring a notebook and pen
Instructor: Lisa Holm. Intuitive Guide, Medium and Teacher, Lisa has been empowering clients across the U.S. & internationally through classes, clairvoyant counseling, intuitive readings, mediumship, animal communication & spiritual healing since 2002. Lisa has studied with medical intuitive Tina Zion, Hay House author and psychic medium John Holland, and the Church of Religious Science. Lisa also teaches Intuitive Development, Animal Communication and Mediumship Mentoring. Website: www.lisaholm-psychic.com
Saturdays: April 2 and 9
11am-4pm
Cost: $89 for both days
To register, call Lisa Holm at 360-786-8617 or email Lisa @lisaholm-psychic.com
Class will be held at Radiance Herbs & Massage.

Pendulum Dowsing for Health Class March 29th

Learn to use a pendulum to test the health of your body, house, food and environment. Dowsing is an ancient method for detecting subtle energies. Like muscle testing, pendulum dowsing can give you information about what foods you are allergic to, how fresh food is, whether food contains contaminants, and if there are hidden ingredients. You can also dowse for how healthy your organs are and what your body needs in order to heal. You can detect mold spores in your house and dust mites in your pillow. You can also test chakras for blocks and compromised energetic patterns. Unlike muscle testing, dowsing offers a variety of patterns that can communicate more information than just weak or strong, yes or no. Pendulum dowsing is a highly useful tool for energy workers, parents, massage therapists, and anyone concerned about their health.

Instructor: Amy Alison Taylor. Amy is a medical intuitive and empathic healer with a healing practice in Olympia, WA. To find out more about her, please visit her website, www.amyalisontaylor.wordpress.com, or her Facebook page [Awake Walking].

Tuesday, March 29
6-7:30pm
Cost: $20

To register, contact Amy Alison Taylor at awakewalking@gmail.com
Class will be held at Radiance Herbs & Massage.