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Reiki Classes at Soul Wellness in April

Heather Robinson, a Usui/Holy Fire Reiki Master and Holy Fire III Karuna Reiki Master, will teach an Usui/ Holy Fire III Reiki I & II class from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 10 and 11 at Soul Wellness, in Mooresville, North Carolina. Her hands-on healing workshops are approved for continuing education credits—eight for Reiki I and six for Reiki II—from the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork and allow her to

provide CE credit for massage therapists.

Robinson is a licensed Master/Teacher for four levels of Usui Reiki through the International Center for Reiki Training and has been teaching reiki since 2012. Her classes combine meditations, lecture, discussion, attunements and practice in a highly organized, but relaxed program.

Cost: $410, pre-registration required, $175 deposit. Location: 500 S. Main St., Ste. 113.

For more information or to pre-register (required), call 704-980-8227, email Heather@ HRobinsonConsulting.com or visit HeatherHealingArts.com. Also visit Reiki.org.

“A Good Death” Virtual Class from New Charlotte Spiritual and Healing Arts Studio

Bright Star Studio and the Funky Buddha, new to Charlotte, specializes in the spiritual and healing arts, offering Angel Reading Energy Healing sessions, creativity coaching and unique meditations and classes. A Good Death for Yourself and Others virtual class will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on March 23. Owner L. Leigh Love, both a certified Intuitive Counselor and Life Coach and an accomplished Energy Healer with 20-plus years of training, says the event, which will be recorded and available for download, will be “a gentle, fun exploration of ideas and thoughts on what a good death is and how to achieve it for yourself and others. We can never start early enough with planning for our death. When the time comes for ourselves, we wish we had done more. When the time comes to help another, we wish we knew more.”

The presentation will provide practical components plus preparation tips, thoughts, tools and resources for the many aspects of this transition, addressing elements that can help in the physical, practical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects. There’ll also be discussion, sharing and Q&A.

Love, who also has a master’s degree as a Physician Assistant, completed the MindBody Medicine training program through The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School.

Cost: $25. Private one-on-one virtual class: $45. For more information or to register, visit BrightStarStudio.net, call 828-450-4424 or email Leigh@BrightStarStudio.net.

Tai Chi and Qigong Certification Program in Pineville

Camilo Sanchez, L. Ac, MAOM, will begin leading a six-month, weekly, authentic tai chi for mind and body fitness certification program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on March 30 at the Empower Life Center, in Pineville. The classes will qualify participants to teach tai chi and qigong safely and effectively in many separate health and wellness settings.

Curriculum will include the principles of tai chi practice; its philosophy; foundational exercises for loosening the muscles and opening the joints; how it improves health, anatomy and body mechanics; qigong exercises; main tai chi stances, stepping and other movements; tai chi’s teaching methodology; and the Chen Tai Chi 18 movements short form.

Regular practice of tai chi, a mind and body exercise and fitness system, can help reduce chronic muscle and joint pain, stress, anxiety and blood pressure levels; balance blood sugar; improve balance, concentration and mood; increase energy levels and bone density; and strengthen digestion.

“Today there is an increasing trend in the health and fitness area for a more holistic approach to fitness,” says Sanchez, a 20th generation tai chi and qigong master instructor and direct lineage disciple under 19thgeneration Chen Tai Chi Grand Master Zhang Xue Xin, of Beijing. “People are looking for an alternative to pumping iron and intense aerobic exercise routines.”

Location: 14136 Lancaster Hwy. For more information or to register, call 704-5428088, email info@EmpowerLifeCenter. com or visit EmpowerLifeCenter.com. See CRG, page 24.

Benton Integrative Medicine and Medical Spa, a direct primary care practice (DPC), welcomes Sarah O’Neill, MSHS, PAC, to its Huntersville location this month. O'Neill specializes in direct primary care and wellness programs utilizing functional medicine. She is available for DPC appointments with current members as well as $99 one-time DPC visits for non-members. The

Sarah O'Neill one-time visit allows patients to engage Benton Integrative and decide whether they’d like to become a member.

Their direct primary care membership model includes benefits one may not receive in standard healthcare systems including exclusive access and discounts for nutrient and musculoskeletal injections, IV nutrient therapy, thermograms, lifestyle health coaching and men’s health advice.

The Benton Integrative Charlotte location also offers a professional medical spa that provides physician-grade treatments and procedures for face and body.

Locations: 16415 Northcross Dr., Ste. C, Huntersville; 421-B S. Sharon Amity Rd., Charlotte. For more information or to make an appointment, call 704-775-6029 or visit BentonIntegrative.com. See ad, page 15. The importance of maintaining a healthy immune system has reached new levels with the current pandemic. To maximize their safety, many people are doing their grocery shopping online for home delivery. Now, one can receive a monthly copy of the Natural Awakenings Charlotte magazine—which regularly provides articles, tips and suggestions on fortifying one’s immune system and plenty of other healthy living information—with their produce order from Farm Fresh Carolinas.

Farm Fresh provides all-organic, in-season produce from Charlotte area farms first, and only obtains produce from the outside area in the off-growing season. They offer both curbside and co-op pick-up, and deliver to both residences and workplaces.

According to Farm Fresh Carolinas owner Lisa Strump, “Organic agriculture is not only healthier for the consumer, but it’s healthier for the farmers, the surrounding communities and the land it is farmed on.”

For more information or to place an order, visit FarmFreshCarolinas.com.

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