Sage Woman Herbs

After a several month hiatus, Sage Woman Herbs is teaching classes once again. They are now offering a foundation program that gets you a certificate. I believe it is the same price as taking all the classes anyhow, so you might as well. You can get the pricing here here. Here is a class schedule:

Herbal Properties and Actions
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Colds, Fevers and Influenza
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Rocky Mountain Slide Presentation
Low Elevations
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Medicine Making Part I
Oils, Salves and Herbal “Hot Pot.”
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Medicine Making Part II
Tinctures and Percolations
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Medicine Making Part III
Teas, Decoctions, Syrups and Capsules
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Digestion
Food Combining, Juicing, Raw Food Diets,
Cleansing and Weight Loss Basics
Thursday in January 2010
(Actual date to be announced)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Respiratory Health
Includes Asthma, Allergies and Ear Candling
Thursday in January 2010
(Actual date to be announced)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Muscular/Skeletal Health
Diseases of the Bones and Teeth
Thursday in February 2010
(Actual date to be announced)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Cardiovascular Health
Thursday in February 2010
(Actual date to be announced)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Kidney and Bladder Health
Thursday in March 2010
(Actual date to be announced)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Herbal First Aid
Thursday in March 2010
(Actual date to be announced)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Herbs for Women’s Health
Thursday in April 2010
(Actual date to be announced)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Healthy Skin
Thursday in April 2010
(Actual date to be announced)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Aromatherapy
Thursday in May 2010
(Actual date to be announced)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Herb Walk
High Elevations
Saturday in June 2010
(Actual date to be announced)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Colorado Springs Metaphysical Fair Free Classes

Here's a list of upcoming free classes at Celebration New Age Store:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2009

4:00 pm - Michelle Many - Living at a Higher Frequency
5:00 pm - Pam "Bubblingbrook" Eubanks - Guided Meditation
6:00 pm - Dana Haefner - Essential Oils for Spiritual Transformation
7:00 pm - Dan Cheatham - Introduction to Historical Calligraphy
8:00 pm - Terra-Raye and the Blooming Bush Women Concert - A Journey Toward Personal and Planetary Healing


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2009

11:00 am - Cynthia James - What Will Set You Free
(2 hr. Featured Workshop )
1:00 pm - Dr. Kamala Easton - Embodying the Goddess
2:00 pm - Robert Blond - Edgar Cayce Style Past Life Reading Demonstration
3:00 pm - Melodie Matice - Manifesting Money
4:00 pm - Rev. Marakai D'ané - Channeling Your Higher Self
5:00 pm - Kris Cassidy - Your Breath Can Heal You
6:30 pm - Community Drum Circle - In the City Auditorium's café
Join fellow fairgoers for a drum circle and celebration. Come to the Fair after 6pm, bring a drum, and get in free!


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009

11:00 am - Dr. Judith Sauceda - Shamanism for Our Times
12:00 pm - John "Thunderheart" Robinson - The Many Dimensions of Wealth
1:00 pm - Athene Raefiel - The Astral Planes and Astral Travel
2:00 pm - Jo Solem - Alkalize to Energize Your Life
3:00 pm - Sharon Moon - Wicca
"Color Magick." Wiccan teaching on how to cast magick and get what you really want out of life. Practical and easy teaching by Sharon Moon and members of a practicing coven available for questions and demonstration.
4:15 pm - Suren Shrestha - How to Heal with Singing Bowls
(2 hr. Featured Workshop)

Visit their site for more information. You can see the Denver schedule here.

How Easily Our Focus is Shifted

I have become overwhelmed with school and other obligations. I have made little time for my spiritual growth these past four months and I have suffered as a result. I did manage to plant a nice garden at my mother's house. The pumpkins are coming in nicely and the tomatoes have been ripening for a few weeks now. When I am busy I long for a simple life. I crave a peaceful existence. Yet when it comes to living that life, it gets placed on the backburner. Instead of meditating or tending the garden, I play on the computer looking at the same websites and complaining that I am bored. What has happened to our culture?

It wasn't that long ago that most of the day was dedicated to farming and household duties. Then came all the gadgets to simplify our lives...but have they? Instead of being self-sustaining and active, many of us have become complacent and lazy. I often wonder what it would take to give me a true reality check. It is so easy to get swept up in the modern world. The media teaches us that we must have a cell phone or an iPod. Cities are built in a way now that you must have a car to get around (I lived in a city with no bus system or sidewalks for a time). So how do you simplify? I guess step one is to stop accumulating. Simply stop buying crap you don't need anyway. If you have to buy, make an educated choice. One of AODA's recommendations for the Earth Path is using hand powered appliances. That would 1) get you more active 2) save energy.

I guess this post is more of a lament than anything else. I often dream about a simple lifestyle where I could pack up and move at a moments notice, instead I pile belongings around me. Most of them unused. Small steps I guess....