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Catherine Sanderson Returns to Speak About Resilience

Catherine Sanderson

The Innerwork Center summer keynote event will feature Amherst College Professor Catherine Sanderson on Resilience During Pandemic from 7 to 9 p.m., August 5, online via Zoom. Sanderson holds masters and doctoral degrees in psychology from Princeton University and was named one of the country’s top 300 professors by the Princeton Review. Returning to The Innerwork Center by popular demand, Sanderson speaks regularly on the science of happiness, the power of emotional intelligence, the art of aging well and the psychology of courage and inaction. She has also written such books as The Positive Shift and Why We Act: Turning Bystanders Into Moral Rebels.

The Innerwork Center offers programs in mindfulness and compassion, creative expression and movement, psychology and consciousness and wisdom traditions and spirituality to adults in the Richmond region, led by certified and experienced facilitators.

A landing pad of peace for the community, The Innerwork Center is grateful to the more than 750 members, donors and virtual event/program participants that contributed to their stability and growth during the pandemic.

Location: 213 Roseneath Rd. For more information on membership and summer programs, call 804-359-0384 or visit InnerWorkCenter.org. See ads, pages 5 and 32.

New Metaphysical and Energy Center Opening

Earth Herself is a new metaphysical shop coming to the Richmond area on August 7 that specializes in selling crystals, jewelry, books, candles and gifts. Its mission is to inspire healthier communities by connecting people with what it is that truly improves their lives. There will be reiki, crystal and shamanic healing available by appointment.

Grace Wild, owner of Earth Herself and Transcend Healing, has more than 20 years of experience in the industry and has been cultivating her unique brand of energy healing through her experiences traveling abroad, meeting healers all over the world and learning about different techniques. She is passionate about finding what moves and motivates us to live our best lives, and that is evident in the breakthroughs her clients experience.

She says, “My passion is my work. My purpose in doing this is to serve and contribute to something greater than myself. I want to help people heal. I especially think it is vital to the Earth right now for there to be people focused on healing our planet and ourselves; not just ourselves, but all of mankind. I seek to guide us away from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset. I want people to become more of what makes them happy and fulfilled. I want people to discover and explore and have fun with who they are and who they are meant to be.”

Location: 7293 Hanover Green Dr., Ste. 201D, Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804-292-5159 or visit Eartherself.com. Get updates at Facebook.com/EarthHerself. See ads, pages 11 and 33. 8 Greater Richmond Edition NARichmond.com

An Updated Cookbook For Healthy Family Meals

Nitya Griffith, a certified Integral yoga teacher since 2005, yin yoga teacher since 2012 and Nitya Living kid’s yoga teacher, is publishing the second edition of her 2016 Nitya Living Cookbook: Seasonal, Local, Vegetarian Recipes. The cookbook is organized by season and each recipe makes a complete meal. Griffith will host a virtual release dinner party at 6 p.m., September 19.

Her other titles include A Child’s Journey into Yoga, The Yogaville Coloring Book, Nitya Living Cookbook: Seasonal, Local, Vegetarian Meals (1st Ed.) and Musings from the Mat: Inspirations and Poetry.

Griffith says, “The importance of family meals had been lost until this pandemic forced us to stay home, cooking and sharing that family table together more than ever before. Yet, do you find yourself being more short-order cook making something to cater to each person’s liking? What if you made a meal and everyone ate together? That’s what this cookbook is designed to help you do.”

Griffith offers mindfulness yoga programs for children, camps and retreats, as well as kid’s yoga teacher trainings. Nitya Living has been offering yoga, astrology and feng shui programs and services for more than 20 years.

To register, email Nitya@NityaLiving.com. For additional information, visit NityaLiving.com. See listings, pages 31 and 34.

A New Chiropractor Joins the Montpelier Team

Dr. Alli D. Totzke

Dr. Alli D. Totzke has joined Montpelier Family Chiropractic. Moving from the Chicago area, she earned an undergraduate degree from Mercy College of Health Sciences and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from National University of Health Sciences. Totzke is Webster certified for prenatal patients and has earned certificates in acupuncture to enhance her approach to a holistic model of care.

Totzke speaks nationally at conferences on leadership in the chiropractic profession and has advocated for patient accessibility to care on Capitol Hill. Montpelier Family Chiropractic is celebrating 16 years in business using chiropractic care, acupuncture, whole-food nutrition and exercise to help patients live their best lives every day.

Location: 17212 Mountain Rd., Montpelier. For more information and to make appointments, call 804-883-3000 or visit MontpelierChiro.com. See listing, page 30.

Yogaville Weekend Raja Yoga Workshop

Nora Vimala Pozzi

Raja Yoga in Daily Life, a workshop presented by Integral Yoga Center of Richmond Director Nora Vimala Pozzi, E-RYT500, C-IAYT, PRYT, IYM, will be held online from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. on August 28 and 10 a.m. to noon on August 29. Participants will learn to apply the wisdom of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the ancient text of Raja Yoga, to everyday life. From gardening to relationships and personal and professional goals to illness and death, the Yoga Sutras have an answer for every question. Areas of life where the Sutras can be applied include relationships, work and career, life purpose and goals, hobbies and recreation, illness, pain, suffering and death.

Raja Yoga, the yoga of concentration and meditation, offers an invitation to go on a blind date with ourselves and embark on a journey of self-discovery. By practicing Raja Yoga, we can learn more about who we really are, what we really want and how to achieve our goals with minimal suffering and a great deal of enjoyment.

Cost is $120. Register: Yogaville.org. For more information, call 804-6773199 or email Vimala@YogaHelps.com. See listing, page 34.