Your Holistic Connection

March 2, 2008

Holistic health is alive and well in Northern Michigan, which is brimming with opportunities for self-improvement seminars, health fairs and classes. Here’s a partial rundown on who’s doing what:

Just Imagine, TC
The Just Imagine Creative Center at 225 W. 14th Street in Traverse City has a calendar that’s bursting with activities, ranging from a “Fearless Living Study Group” to “Dances of Universal Peace.”
March offers numerous art classes for kids along with a “Discover Your Authentic Woman” group; classes in folk and tango dancing; acoustic music and Tibetan bowl concerts and more.
On the second Sunday of each month, “ontological artist” Patty Lohman creates handheld labyrinths, taking participants on a meditative journey.
Check out all that Just Imagine has to offer at www.justimaginecahc.com

The Higher Self
The Higher Self Bookstore at 328 E. Front St. in Traverse City has a tradition of more than 20 years of promoting holistic health and the spiritual path in Northern Michigan.
The book store and gift shop is a powerhouse of New Age/New Thought ideas, with a long list of seminars, workshops and therapy sessions each month. In fact, there are daily sessions at the store, with Kafi Gaultier, Verta Odziana, Daniele DeVoe, Marilyn Raffaele, Bev Heinz, Teresa Fettes, Robert Stevens, Margaret Magner, Ricki Blanchard, Amanda Grace and Jennifer Tavana offering everything from chakra healing, channeling, reflexology, reiki, tarot, hypnosis, healing point massage and many other health modalities.
For a complete listing of Higher Self’s many services, see www.higherselfbookstore.com.

Migun of Northern Michigan
Check out the monthly Mini Health Fair on the first Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Migun of Northern Michigan.
Located at 1425 S. Airport Rd. in Traverse City, the business is renowned for its massage therapy beds, which offer a soothing, stimulating full-body massage. “We are also a wellness center where people can come and get the information they need for better health,” says co-owner Steve Voorheis.
The Mini Health Fair includes a taste of green smoothies and a raw food demo; bio-photonic scans to determine your antioxidant levels; essential oils demo, the use of Himilayan crystal salt; Emotional Freedom Technique, and chakra healing through color therapy, among other ever-changing therapies.
Migun also offers a class on the benefits of laughter with Judy Sheffer and Saturday seminars with R. Alan Wilson on topics such as self-hypnosis, Tapas acupressure technique, past life regression and other body/mind/soul topics. For more info, call Migun at 231-929-8140.

Natural Health & Wellness Expo
This second annual event is being staged on May 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Traverse City Civic Center by the Natural Health Network of Northern Michigan.
From chiropractors to yoga instructors, bodyworkers, naturopathic doctors and natural food advocates, the Expo offers a round-robin look at the state of holistic health in Northern Michigan.
Admission is free.