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Talk Therapy Offices Open in Essex and West Hartford

The holiday season can be a joyous time. However, it can also bring on worsened stress, anxiety and depression. Utilizing a “talk therapy” approach, Seniel Lucien, LSW, Ph.D., offers help for children, adolescents, adults and partners who are experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, health concerns or are just looking to enhance personal growth. Dr. Lucien now has an office on the Connecticut shoreline in Essex as well as in West Hartford.

Talk therapy is a collaborative process between the client, who expresses thoughts and feelings and is aided by the educated perspective of another, the therapist. The goal of the process is a deeper understanding, less stress and freer options for the one who is seeking help. With more than 30 years of experience, Dr. Lucien has dedicated herself to being a helper in this regard through her many years of separate training and post graduate programs in child, adolescent and adult psychology. Dr. Lucien received formal training in behavior therapies, crisis, trauma and psychoanalysis.

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For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 860-767-2189 or visit SLucien.com. Sessions are offered in person (depending on CDC compliance) or via telemedicine. See ad on page 29.

KCC_bc_final_vendor2.pdf 1 10/25/15 11:26 AM On December 1 and 13 from 6:30-8 p.m., Gayle Franceschetti, owner of Return 2 Love, will host a one-session Free Essential Oil Class, which will help align your mind, body and spirit. Learn to take control of your health with therapeutic grade oils. The Full Moon Meditation with Franceschetti will take place on December 17 at 6:30-8 p.m. Align with the new energies of this full moon with opportunities for letting go of the old and allowing spiritual energies to reach your heart and mind. The class is $25 per person. The Winter Solstice class will be held December 21 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Join Franceschetti for this powerful meditation into the sacred Galactic Center. It is a time to cleanse the heart and the astral so that the profound feminine mysteries can unfold within your life and heal together for the change from dark to the light. The class is $25 per attendee.

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For more information, call 203-631-7803, email Return2Love3@ gmail.com or visit Return2Love.com. Classes will be held in person at 36 Cheshire Rd., Wallingford, CT. See ad on page 11.

Take Part in Crystal Music Healing Events

The Universal White Time Gemstone Healing Level 3 course, taking place on December 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., focuses on preparing us for the higher vibrations of the New Earth. The shape and colors of our auras and chakras are changing as the vibration of the Earth is increasing. The layouts in this class help us integrate the changes as well as prepare our minds, auras and bodies to help us make the shift to the New Earth

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harmonious. The cost is $400 (Venmo: @Bradford-Tilden or Eventbrite: Tinyurl.com/UWTGHL3Dec2021). For more information or alternate payment arrangements, call Bradford Tilden at 860-830-5841 or email Info@CrystalMusicHealing.com.

On every second Wednesday of the month, Explore White Time will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. All are welcome to participate in this exclusive, “round robin”-style healing circle featuring White Time energy and gemstone healing. Everyone gets a turn on the table to receive White Time energy and the featured gemstone treatment of the month. December’s layout is brain development #1 (of 3). The fee is $30 for all participants with a $10 discount for Universal White Time practitioners. For more information and to register, call 860-344-9573 or email Roslyn@BraulttreeWellnessCenter.com.

For more information, contact Bradford Tilden at 860-830-5841 or Info@CrystalMusicHealing.com. Both events are being held at Braulttree Wellness Center in Higganum, CT. BraulttreeWellnessCenter.com. See ad on page 29. Dizziness and vertigo symptoms are poorly understood. Some of the causes can be from past mild physical trauma, such as a car accident, fall or bumping your head.

Take advantage of Physical Therapy Services of Guilford’s complimentary, 10-minute cranial-sacral screening in December to see if cranial work might relieve your symptoms.

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To schedule a screening, call 203-315-7727. Location: Physical Therapy Services of Guilford, 500 East Main St., Ste. 310, Branford, CT. See ad on page 13.

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Academy For Soul Healing Module III Starts Soon

The Academy For Soul Healing’s Enhanced Year of Healing continues with Module III, which begins with the January 8 and 9 session. Module III will focus on Akashic Field Healing and quantum theory and will include: history of the Akashic Field/Records, kinesiology techniques, accessing the Akashic Field for healing, as well as a practicum for healing the self, others, groups and other situations. The course will take place one weekend each month via Zoom. Dates for Module III in 2022 are: January 8 and 9, February 12 and 13, March 12 and 13, April 9 and 10.

No previous experience is needed to participate in An Enhanced Year of Healing, and one does not need to partake in the previous modules to benefit from the third. “Just ask yourself this one question and listen intently for the answer: Is your soul calling to be in alignment with the Divinity of you? If your Soul says “yes”, please join us to transform your mind, body and spirit,” says facilitator Eilis Philpott. Some of the many intentions for An Enhanced Year of Healing 2021/2022 include: shifting into who you truly are; discover and know, with certainty, your role(s) in the world; clear up the wounds, trauma, negative energy, doubts and fears that are preventing you from “Being”; create an experiential learning environment that is both personally healing and educationally driven; teach students the basic principles and techniques from a number of modalities as outlined in the modules; and offer a supportive and non-judgmental environment for all students to become familiar with what it’s like to stand in the role of the leader/teacher. “Are you someone who has identified that being of service to others is vital to your alignment with your authentic self? Are you looking for an opportunity to engage in personal healing work that enables you to show up in your life and for others in an entirely new way? Or, are you a current practitioner, coach or therapist who’s looking to really differentiate your practice and expand your offering?” asks Philpott. Attendees will receive: guided support from Eilis Philpott and a new Soul Tribe; a unique and divine toolbox filled with Divine gifts and healing modalities; plenty of guided practice to harness different consciousness shifts; certification; and opportunity to join the Teacher Development Program.

For more information and to register, visit AcademyForSoulHealing.com.

Reader Feedback Helps Us Grow

The Natural Awakenings online national readership survey allows us to better serve readers. “Your participation takes just five minutes, and will give us a better understanding of what you need and how well we’re delivering on your expectations,” says founding CEO Sharon Bruckman. “We’ll also use your responses to help guide the direction of future development.” One participant, selected at random, will receive a $100 Visa gift card. With the interests and welfare of readers in mind, Natural Awakenings provides information and resources for living a healthier, happier life. Publishing in more than 50 communities nationwide, Natural Awakenings is one of the country’s most widely read healthy living magazines, with a loyal monthly readership of over 1.3 million.

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Holistic Benefit Features Holistic Community Vendors

ABenefit Holistic Health Fair will be held December 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the VFW Hall in Plainville, as a fundraiser for the Plainville Food Pantry. There will be a Bonus Reindeer Raffle. The winner will receive a Christmas Tree with all the trimmings and lights. Free early bird shoppers’ tickets are available at eventbrite.com/e/earlybird-shoppers-tickets-211220525277. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with vendors and exhibitors as they learn about available resources to help promote healthy living and overall well-being. Vendors include: Natural Awakenings magazines, readers, fitness clothing, soaps, chocolates, crafts, Pure Posture, crocheted

items, candles, Bemer Therapy, CBD, soy candles, sound healing, natural minerals, T-shirts, salves, health resources, healing modalities, local art, Reiki, jewelry, balms, chiropractic, essential oils, honey, syrups, tinctures, natural and personal care products, natural supplements, crystals, auricular therapy and more. The Holistic fair is a free event and donations of non-perishable food, toiletries and paper goods will be collected at the door. Cash donations or checks may also be made to the Plainville Food Pantry. All door proceeds will help those in need throughout the year.

For more information, call Shirley Bloethe at 860-989-0033, email YourHolisticEvents@gmail.com or visit PassItOnLLC.com. Location: VFW Post 574, 7 Northwest Dr, Plainville.

Understanding Your Baby’s Language with Holistic Moms Network

On December 21 at 6:30 p.m., join the New Haven County chapter of Holistic Moms Network in person as Lindsay Zawadski speaks about the Dunstan baby language technique. Attendees will learn about the technique; the benefits; and how to listen for, interpret and respond to a newborn’s sounds before they start crying. Dunstan baby language was created by Australian opera singer Priscilla Dunstan, who observed that babies voice specific sounds just before they begin crying. She found that learning these certain sounds enables you to figure out what your baby is trying to tell you before their crying begins to escalate. Over an eight-year span, Dunstan used her skills as a singer and vocalist to conduct research on babies around the world, resulting in the creation of the Dunstan baby technique. Dunstan views it as more of a “language” than a technique that parents and caretakers can learn and use with their babies. Zawadski is a certified Dunstan baby language educator with a medical assisting background. For her, most importantly, she is a homeschooling mother of two girls and used this method with them when they were babies. She hopes that Dunstan baby language will become more well-known as a valuable tool for new parents and caregivers and be taught as a part of newborn parenting classes. The mission of Holistic Moms Network, a nonprofit support and discussion network, is to connect parents who are interested in holistic health and green living. It welcomes people wherever they are on their own holistic path in an environment that does not judge. The monthly meetings, open to the public, are the third Tuesday of each month. While they usually take place in person at the Woodruff YMCA in Milford, Connecticut, the monthly meetings are currently offered through Zoom.

For more information and the event location, visit HolisticMoms. org or Facebook.com/HMNNewHaven. RSVP for the event on the Events page on Facebook.com/HMNNewHaven.

Explore Art This Winter with Earthly Goddess Art Studio’s Classes

Earthly Goddess Art Studio, located at The Red Barn in Durham, Connecticut, is holding winter semester art classes. The classes include Landscape Acrylics on February 5 and 26 (10 a.m.-noon), Painting for Adults on Wednesdays from January 12 to February 16 (1-3 p.m.), Creative Clay on Tuesdays from January 11 to March 1 (6:30-9 p.m.), and Adaptive Acrylic Painting on Fridays from January 14 to February 3 (4-5:30 p.m.). For kid-specific classes, the studio is offering Studio Art for Homeschoolers Ages 5-7 on Thursdays from January 13 to February 2 (noon-1:30 p.m.), Exploratory Art for Grades K through 2 on Wednesdays from January 12 to February 14 (4-5:30 p.m.), Clay Pottery Hand-building for Kids ages 8-10 on Mondays from January 10 to January 31 (noon-2 p.m.) and Clay Creations for Grades 3-5 on Thursdays from January 13 to February 17 (4-5:30 p.m.). Workshops include Paper Earrings on January 22 (10 a.m.-1 p.m.), Soulful Acrylic Abstract Painting on February 19 and 26 (10 a.m.-3 p.m.), Zoom Class – Painting with the Masters on February 12 (12:30-3:30 p.m.), Paint! Paint! WOW! with the Gellie Plate on March 5 (10 a.m.-3 p.m.), and Crafting Circle starting January 14, the first and third Friday of every month from 6-9 p.m.

To schedule a class or for more information, call 860-349-0251 or email Earthlygoddess3@yahoo.com. Location: The Red Barn in Durham, 352 Main St., Durham, CT. See ad on page 19.

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