Adult and Continuing Education - LaGuardia Community College

Division of Adult & Continuing Education @ LaGuardia Community College
Personal Development
Center for Alternative Health
Health and Healing
The Center for Alternative Health and Healing is the result of a one-day alternative health fair held at LaGuardia in 2005. From this inaugural event, an array of courses and workshops,
taught by distinguished teachers and healing practitioners, has been developed. These workshops and courses are a unique opportunity for you to experience some of the many
complementary and alternative health and healing practices available today. They will plant the seeds of change in your life and that of those you touch--at home, at work and in your
community.
New!
Hatha Yoga I
Understanding Your Dreams
For health and serenity, people of all ages have turned to
yoga to relieve tension and increase flexibility. Explore in a
non-competitive manner how the various poses can bring
vitality, comfort, self-healing and well-being. The course
will cover warm-ups, sun salutation, standing poses,
forward bends, backward bends, inversions, twists,
breathing practices, meditation and deep relaxation.
Attention will be given to your special muscular or
skeletal problems. Please bring a mat to each class.
Sat Jan 17 - Mar 7 (8 sessions/12 hours)
9:30 am - 11:00 am $99 A05FIT903A
T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Become familiar with a short form of Yang style of
T'ai Chi Ch'uan. T'ai Chi is a set of ancient Chinese
movements, unifying balance, posture, breathing and
concentration, and can be practiced by men and women
of all ages and fitness levels. Come to class in loose
comfortable clothes and flexible shoes.
Wed Jan 14 - Mar 4 (8 sessions/12 hours)
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm $99 A05FIT901A
New!
The Healing Power
of Therapeutic Touch
Since ancient times, human touch has been used
therapeutically all over the world. We are experiencing a
return to that wisdom as we witness the blending of
Eastern and Western medical traditions. In this workshop
you will explore various healing touches, including
Swedish and Mongolian massage, acupressure, energetic
healing touch, and emotional release touch. You will
learn how to apply healing touch to yourself and others.
Wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a blanket or
yoga mat. Please do not wear perfume, cologne, scented
oils or hairspray.
Sat Feb 21 (1 session/7 hours)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm $79 A05WKS203A
New!
Soul Retrieval:
Healing the Fragmented Self
Become trained in working with issues of loss of life force
and vitality, due to personal trauma and illness, from a
shamanic perspective. In this advanced four-day
workshop, you will learn how to use the Shamanic
Journey to track and return a person’s lost essence and
vivacity. Special emphasis will be given to communication
skills, tracking methods, and how to integrate healing
into a healthier daily life. This workshop is for those who
wish to bring Soul Retrieval into their practice with others
and not for personal healing. Prerequisites: Shamanism
101, or similar workshop, and a pre-admission screening.
Suggested reading: Soul Retrieval – Mending the
Fractured Self, by Sandra Ingerman.
Sat & Sun Jan 24 - Feb 1 (4 sessions/28 hours)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm $375 A05WKS202A
New!
La Esencia del Feng Shui:
Armoniza tu Casa, Equilibra
tu Vida
En este taller interactivo explore la historia y principios del
Feng Shui, Ciencia y Arte de la Ubicación, incluyendo el
«bagua » y los cinco elementos necesarios para hacer
ajustes del Feng Shui,. Traiga un plano de su casa y
aprenda cómo evaluar las energías del ambiente de su
hogar y cómo aplicar ajustes.
Sat Jan 17 (1 session/3 hours)
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm $30 A05WKS207A
Owning the Language of
Your Body and Voice
Explore and practice exercises to develop your voice,
improve communication, release tension, liberate blocked
energy, and put you in touch with your body's ways of
expressing itself. You will learn about your own unique
body language and vocal habits as well as how to adjust
them to better serve you in your life.
Sat & Sun Feb 28 - Mar 1 (2 sessions/12 hours)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm $195 A05WKS206A
Dreams tell stories, express feelings, give advice, and can
be an incredible personal resource for self-knowledge—
if we know what they are telling us. In this course you
will learn how to remember dreams more frequently, and
practical techniques for discovering their meaning. You
will also explore different dream theories, common
dream themes, primitive societies' use of dreams, dream
incubation and lucid dreaming—the dream state in which
the dreamer is aware that he/she is dreaming.
Thurs Jan 29 - Mar 12 (6 sessions/12 hours)
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm $110 A05PDV209A
Senior Citizens
aged 65+
50% discount
on any
non-credit course
on space available basis
RIP-RAC
Register Online
http://www.peopleware.net/ace
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Phone: (718)482-7244 • E-Mail: acereg@lagcc.cuny.edu • Fax: (718)609-2074