All That Matters: Yoga, Holistic Health and Education Center

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Contact: Joan Dwyer
All That Matters
315 Main Street
Wakefield, RI 02813
401-782-2126
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Clearing Your Personal Clutter
Stephanie Bennett Vogt Offers "Spiritual Spa Treatments"

South Kingstown, RI - October 26, 2011 - Space-clearing expert, teacher, and author Stephanie Bennett Vogt will be offering a dynamic prgram that teaches individuals a simple and gentle technique to clear any object, thought, habit, issue, or memory that gets in the way of experiencing their best life. All That Matters is pleased to host Stephanie Bennett Vogt on November 11, 2011 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm for an introductory version of Personal Clearing: Clear Your Self Release Attachments and Experience Your Best Life. This introductory program costs $20.00.

This supported journey of "shedding layers by shedding light" is designed to expand awareness, deepen sensing abilities, and open hearts. Participants will learn to create a witnessing space for themselves and others that allows deeply-held patterns to shift and release without effort or pain. Clearing at such deep levels is like a spiritual "spa treatment" which can result in a feeling that is unburdened, sparkly, and clear! Students will discover that "doing" less and "being" more is the essence of this powerful work. The full-day version of this program runs Saturday, November 12, 2011 from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm and costs $115.00.

Stephanie Bennett Vogt, MA, is New England's leading space clearing expert and the author of the award-winning Your Spacious Self: Clear Your Clutter and Discover Who You Are. She brings over 35 years of teaching experience to centers like Kripalu, the New England School of Feng Shui and The Women's Well, and is the founder of SpaceClear, a teaching and consulting practice dedicated to bringing homes and their occupants into balance. Stephanie writes and speaks internationally on tending the home, simplifying, and cultivating what she calls "spacious detachment," and is a regular columnist for The Huffington Post. Visit www.spaceclear.com for more information.

All That Matters began in 1995 with a little yoga studio and a big vision, and has grown - under Joan Dwyer's guidance - into the largest, non-residential, holistic center in New England. Today, more than 50 weekly yoga classes, an array of workshops, a retail store, and health care services ranging from acupuncture and chiropractic to massage therapy, draws some 1000 visitors a week to Wakefield, Rhode Island.

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Contact: Joan Dwyer
All That Matters
315 Main Street
Wakefield, RI 02813
401-782-2126
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Shiva Rea Returns to Rhode Island

South Kingstown, RI - October 25, 2011 - All That Matters, located at 315 Main St., Wakefield, Rhode Island, is once-again, pleased to announce the upcoming arrival of Shiva Rea. A writer for Yoga Journal and the author of award-winning media that empowers and transforms yoga home practice, Shiva Rea will offer two powerful yoga sessions at the stunning Ocean Cliff Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, on November 10, 2011

The first program will run from from 4:00 - 6:30pm - Prana Flow - TalaRasa - Vinyasa and the Embodiment of Healing Rhythms - will teach participants to evolve those rhythms of stress that are encroaching on daily life. Our ancient attunement to the flow of nature is speaking through our cells, asking us to return to ways found within indigenous cultures and yoga to bring us back into rhythmic balance. The program will begin with a visual exploration of essential insights about our rhythmic nature and the power of entertainment. Rhythmic syncopation is at the heart of flow in yoga, creativity, relationships and living vinyasa. Participants will create a movement meditation and breath flow practice that is centering, rejuvenating, creative and stress dissolving. This program costs $50.00.

The second program, Dynamic Vinyasa - Movement Meditations of Ecstatic Rhythm, runs from 7:00-9:30pm.
Join a dynamic and rejuvenating class for yogadventurers, vinyasa lovers, tantrics, bhaktas, and explorers of breath, spirit, natural rhythm and joy. Shiva will share her 10-minute Burning Man TEDx talk before participants dive into some of the oldest movement meditations in the world. While this session is also $50.00, participants can sign up for both sessions for $90 and save $10. Space is limited.

Shiva Rea is a leading teacher of transformational Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance DanceTM. She began exploring yoga at the age of fourteen as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, Kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic art and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic and life-transforming ways and for offering the synthesis form of vinyasa flow out in the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally as well as served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals and actions for the environment, yoga and the arts including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California. See the seva page for more information on the service and action projects that Yogadventures supports. Visit www.shivarea.com.

All That Matters began in 1995 with a little yoga studio and a big vision, and has grown - under Joan Dwyer's guidance - into the largest, non-residential, holistic center in New England. Today, more than 50 weekly yoga classes, an array of workshops, a retail store, and health care services ranging from acupuncture and chiropractic to massage therapy, draws some 1000 visitors a week to Wakefield, Rhode Island.

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All That Matters
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Wakefield, RI 02813
401-782-2126
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All That Matters Expands Acupuncture Practice

South Kingstown, RI - October 25, 2011 - All That Matters, located at 315 Main St., Wakefield, Rhode Island, is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Oatis to their acupuncture team. An associate and colleague of current ATM acupuncturist Dr. Lee, Dr. Oatis is now offering hours at All That Matters on Mondays and Fridays.

Dr. Oatis brings a wide array of experiences and training, including pediatric care and Japanese style acupuncture. She is a seasoned qigong practitioner and a certified yoga instructor. She also holds a Masters in Oriental Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture and a B.A. from Brown University. Appointments can be made by calling (401) 782-2126.

All That Matters began in 1995 with a little yoga studio and a big vision.  Under Joan Dwyer's guidance, All That Matters has become the largest, non-residential, holistic center in New England. Today, more than 50 weekly yoga classes, an array of workshops, a retail store, and health care services ranging from acupuncture and chiropractic to massage therapy, draws some 1000 visitors a week to Wakefield, Rhode Island. Find more information at www.allthatmatters.com.

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FREE PROGRAMS

Jyoti (Inner Light) Meditation
09/03/11 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Free
Jyoti is a Sanskrit term meaning Inner Light. Jyoti meditation practice calms the mind while opening into the universal source of inner peace "hidden" deep within every person. Each session includes a meditation sitting and a short, helpful discourse/video by Sant Rajinder Singh, current living Master of the Sant Mat tradition. Free. All are welcome.

Free Community Yoga
11/05/11, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Free
Join us for Community Yoga to support yourself and those in need. We offer a yoga class for a donation of a non-perishable food item. All food is brought to local food center - The JonnyCake Center. To date we have contributed hundreds of pounds of food. Join us and bring some friends and family!!!

What is Reiki? Free Introductory Talk
11/07/11 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for this free introductory talk, meet the instructor, and find out more about upcoming Reiki programs.

Monthly Guided Zen Meditation
11/13/11 9:00 am - 10:30 am, Free
This meditation practice teaches us to clear our minds, understand our true selves, and live our lives with clarity and compassion. We begin with a brief introduction and instruction, followed by sitting and walking meditation. No experience necessary. By donation to Providence Zen Center and ATM Scholarship Fund.

YOGA!

Spotlight on...
An Evening with Shiva Rea and Local Drummers: This event will be held at the OceanCliff Hotel in Newport, RI.
Prana Flow - TalaRasa - Vinyasa and the Embodiment of Healing Rhythms
11/10/11, 4:00-6:30pm, $50
Dive in through Prana Flow: Energetic Vinyasa pathways to create a movement meditation and breath flow practice that is centering, rejuvenating, creative and stress dissolving. With the magical vibration and live rhythm of master drummers, we create an environment of transformation.
Dynamic Vinyasa - Movement Meditations of Ecstatic Rhythm
7:00-9:30pm, $50
Shiva will share her 10-minute Burning Man TEDx talk before we dive into some of the world's oldest movement meditations as preparation for with a full-on prana flow, meditation and realization of the rhythm-maker within your heart.

Yoga 101 Semi-Private Series
11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 5:30 - 7:30pm, $60.00
Have you wondered about yoga but been hesitant to try it? Yoga offers many gifts, and you do not need flexibility to reap the benefits. Explore the benefits of having a steady practice, as well as the function of the asanas (postures) and the breath. Class size is small, so individual attention is guaranteed and questions are welcome. Leave having experienced your own yoga practice and understanding what yoga has to offer you.

Thai Yoga Bodywork - Intensive Level 1
11/3-11/7, Times Vary; please visit www.allthatmatters.com for details, $675.00
This 5-day intensive training presents the history, philosophy, and theory of TYB. Demonstration supported by experiential practice modules are used to master techniques. Participants are shown the location of Sen energy lines. Emphasis is placed on proper/safe body mechanics to prevent practitioner injury and enhance energy conservation. After this training, participants will be able to perform a traditional comprehensive Thai Yoga session in supine, prone, and seated positions.

Yoga Tune Up® Workshops
11/5/11, 1-3 pm&3:30 - 5:30pm, $40 for each; $70.00 for both
In these Yoga Tune Up® workshops you will: delve deeply into shoulder and pelvic joint anatomy to better understand the body's kinetic and structural relationships; identify your body's “blind spots” with Yoga Tune Up® therapy ball myofascial release techniques; and utilize conscious, corrective exercises designed to help propriocept a “new normal” that is anatomically optimized for you.

Shiva Rea Affiliate 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training with Coral Brown E-RYT 500
Please visit www.allthatmatters.com for date, time and fee details.
This Yoga Alliance teacher certification and affiliate program with international teacher Shiva Rea, will empower you to embody the full spectrum of living yoga. Understand yoga history & philosophy, discuss the ethics of teaching and business of yoga. Explore the Ayurvedic traditions of yoga while learning the anatomy & physiology of the human body, teaching methodologies, and Wave Sequencing (as developed by Shiva Rea). This foundational teacher training program is appropriate for those looking to deepen their practice as well as committed yoga practitioners interested in becoming teachers.

Prana Flow ® 500-hour Shiva Rea Affiliate Yoga Teacher Training
Please visit www.allthatmatters.com for date, time and fee details.
Prana Flow® is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea. Students of all levels are empowered to experience prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to vinyasa yoga and the state of flow.

FOR THE SOUL

Be Raw: Eating for Vitality
11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 6:30 - 8pm, $75.00
Are you curious about raw foods? Are you ready to revitalize the way you and your family eat? Discover the basics and benefits of adding more raw food to your diet. Explore this accessible and delicious way of increasing your vitality, creativity and resistance to disease. Learn what constitutes raw food, the many benefits, transition tips and resources. Be inspired to prepare meals that include more vital uncooked foods in your diet. Week I, introduction and snacks. Week II, soups and entrees. Week III, desserts. Recipes and taste testing included.

Changing Times for Mothers and Daughters
11/04/11, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, $30.00
This informative and fun program, created by local midwife Deb Drew for mothers and their daughters, discusses puberty, menstruation and the accompanying body changes. This is sure to be a special time to share information, stories, concerns and laughter. This class is best suited for 4th and 5th graders.

Sharing the Light: A Mini-retreat for Mothers and Daughters
11/05/11, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, $30.00
Join Erin Barrette Goodman and her daughter Lily for a morning of playful yoga, colorful creative expression, soothing self care, and supportive community. For girls ages 7-12 and their mothers (or other adult female role models). This mini-retreat is designed to foster mutual respect and open communication, while providing time to relax and reflect, and LOTS of healthy fun! Participants will leave with fresh perspectives and a "tool kit" of healthful, peaceful practices to use at home. No yoga experience is necessary.

Personal Clearing: Clear Your Self Release Attachments and Experience Your Best Life
11/11 & 11/12, Times vary; visit www.allthatmatters.com for details, $115.00
Learn to create a witnessing space for yourself and others that allows deeply-held patterns to shift and release without effort or pain. Clearing at such deep levels is like a spiritual "spa treatment" which can result in your feeling unburdened, sparkly, and clear! You will discover that "doing" less and "being" more is the essence of this powerful work.

The Bhagavad Gita
11/12 & 11/13, 12:00 - 5:00 pm, $165.00
The Bhagavad Gita, one of the great sacred texts of the world, is a poem that occupies a small part of India's national epic The Mahabarata. Bhagavad Gita, which means "song of the blessed one," recounts a battlefield dialogue between Prince Arjuna and his charioteer, who turns out to be the god Krishna. The young prince is poised for battle against some of his own kin, who have waged war against the kingdom. He must do his duty and protect the kingdom against tyranny, but how can he kill his own kinsmen? Thus begins one of the great ethical dilemmas, and one of the great dialogues between God and man on the nature of right action, and ultimately, on the essence of the yogic way of being. Join Cathy Cesario, E-RYT 500, to explore some of the great truths of this work and their relevance to our modern existence. We will combine asana practice and meditation that focuses on aspects of the Bhagavad Gita with lively discussion. Some yoga experience is required.

Inspired Blogging
11/19/11, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm, $65.00
Blogging is one of the most powerful ways to have an impact on a larger audience. It can also help you attract other opportunities like public speaking, interesting a publisher for your book and developing an online following. Join blogger and book writing coach Lisa Tener for a soup to nuts immersion in how to write a successful blog. Whether you're just thinking about getting your feet wet, or are already blogging, this class will help you launch or boost your blog successfully.

Thanksgiving Day Yoga Class
11/24/11, 8:30 am - 9:45 am, $15.00; bring a non-perishable item, and attend for $10!
Want to get your yoga in before you indulge in a huge turkey dinner and family time? Come to this slightly heated, energetic and relaxing Prana Flow ®(Vinyasa) Thanksgiving Day Yoga class with Coral Brown! Get your gobble going with some Prana Flow!

Introduction to Tantric Philosophy
11/26 & 11/27, Times vary - please visit www.allthatmatters.com for details, $150.00
Join Christopher for this enlightening, yet basic exploration of the roots, history, and philosophy (darshana) of Tantric Shaivism. There will be a specific focus on the 9th century Spanda (‘Vibration') School of the Tantric tradition. It posits that Yoga is the practice of attuning with the Divine source of the universe which pulsates as the rhythms of energy and consciousness inherent in all of life and experienced as the dynamic flow of our own thoughts and awareness. This workshop applies toward fulfilling Shiva Rea's teacher training elective requirements.

South Kingstown, RI - Sept. 14, 2011 - All That Matters , a center for yoga and wellness in the Wakefield, Rhode Island community has many gems in its midst; caring, compassionate experts in their chosen field of holistic health. One of them is Philip Urso - Yoga teacher, author, podcaster and trainer of some of the best yoga teachers in New England.

His first program, Yoga Bootcamp will run October 2, 2011 from 1pm to 3:30pm and costs $45. This powerful and fun, heated yoga intensive will focus on energy movement and energy blockages, as students explore the free flow of their power, peace, and patience. With no scripts, and no expectations, Philip believes anything is possible; students will be transformed by high peaks of challenge and deep valleys of release. One student explains: "I learned poses that I thought were too hard for me- but Philip could see I was ready and I was! I was so surprised and happy."

Philip's second class, Leadership: A Way of Being teaches that to effectively lead others, you must first learn to lead yourself. Philip shows that leadership is not a skill, a set of inspiring words, or a great speech. It is more fundamental, more basic, and more permanent than that. It is a way of being. Philip Urso will draw on principles from A Course in Miracles, Buddhism, The Tao, and Yoga to explore living and leading from this way of being. Practicing "skills" can be awkward and hard work; whether you teach, run a business, a team, or a family, this workshop will bring a higher purpose to your life.

Philip Urso has a long track record of leadership and success in media and Internet start-ups. Currently, he serves as Chairman of Towerstream Corporation (NASDAQ:TWER), a company he co-founded. Towerstream provides 4th-generation wireless Internet access to businesses in top US cities. His two 5-star podcasts on iTunes - A Crash Course in Miracles and Baptiste Power Vinyasa yoga classes - have over one million combined downloads. The program will consist of five different classes beginning October 6, 2011. They will run on Thursday evenings from 7pm to 9pm. The topics include Mapping Your Way of Being: The Big Spiritual Movements, The Big Picture Distinguishing Your Higher Self in Practice: Inquiry and Throwing Out What You No Longer Value, Karma and Relationships: Know What To Do and Why, Characteristics of a Leader and The Inspired Leader's Practices: Prayer, Forgiveness, Healing. All five classes cost $195.00. Drop-ins are welcome.

Finally, there's Live Love Teach Basic Elements: How to Teach a Sun Salutation in 16 Hours scheduled to run October 7th and 8th, 2011. According to its teachers, there is a yoga parallel: all the nuances, blockages, excitement, and skills required to teach radiant, exhilarating vinyasa yoga are contained in one play: the sun salutation. The Live Love Teach founders will coach participants in small "practice-teach" groups to reinvent their teaching of the sun salutation so that every moment is more powerful and relevant. They'll learn to effectively use breath, flow, and minimum words; create strong transitions; power a class with tension and release. Most importantly, they'll experience teaching from love - and learn to laugh away fear. You will have a number of aha! moments, and during dynamic discussions with Deborah, Philip, and Stacy these moments will take root to effect change in your practice, teaching, and life. No matter your experience level - beginning teacher or 20-year veteran - this powerful trio guarantees you will gain major insights into your teaching and have fun doing it.

Internationally known teachers Philip Urso, Deborah Williamson, and Stacy Dockins are co-founders of LIVE LOVE TEACH, a 200/500-hour Yoga Alliance registered teacher training program and an ever-growing global network of yoga teachers, studio owners, and Yoga Life Coaches. Philip's training began with Siddha Yoga in 1990, then with Kripalu teacher Anita Bussey, followed by comprehensive training with Baron Baptiste. Philip leads Advanced Vinyasa Teacher Trainings with fellow yoga teacher Deborah Williamson, who has trained hundreds of yoga teachers and Yoga Life CoachesTM with a loyal following of international participants and students. Stacy Dockins has mentored many teachers across the US and loves to empower them in their teaching and lives. To learn more about this, and other great programs, please visit www.allthatmatters.com.

FREE PROGRAMS

Jyoti (Inner Light) Meditation
10/1/11 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Free
Jyoti is a Sanskrit term meaning Inner Light. Jyoti meditation practice calms the mind while opening into the universal source of inner peace "hidden" deep within every person. Each session includes a meditation sitting and a short, helpful discourse/video by Sant Rajinder Singh, current living Master of the Sant Mat tradition. Free. All are welcome.

Monthly Guided Zen Meditation
10/23/11 9:00 am - 10:30 am, Free
This meditation practice teaches us to clear our minds, understand our true selves, and live our lives with clarity and compassion. We begin with a brief introduction and instruction, followed by sitting and walking meditation. No experience necessary. By donation to Providence Zen Center and ATM Scholarship Fund.

YOGA!

Yoga Bootcamp
10/02/11, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm, $35.00 before Oct, $45.00 thereafter
Experience the power and fun of a heated yoga intensive with
international yoga teacher Philip Urso. Focus on energy movement and energy blockages, as you explore the free flow of your power, peace, and patience. Open yourself to flowing in the present moment. Be transformed by high peaks of challenge and deep valleys of release. No scripts. No expectations. Anything is possible. One thing is for sure: this will be a exhilarating and sweaty 2.5 hours! Bring your own yoga mat,towel, and water. Challenging for experienced students, yet accessible to all levels.

Chakra Yoga Intensive
Classes begin 10/21/11, Times Vary - visit www.allthatmatters.com, $535.00
This intensive training can usher you to a higher level of awareness of your body's subtle energy system, whether your interest is purely personal or you are ready to add a new dimension to your yoga teaching. Our chakras - the spinning vortices of energy aligning the central channel of our spine - are our inner compasses for balance, harmony, and joy.

FOR THE SOUL

Be Radical: Self-Care 101
Series of 4 classes, Tuesdays 10/4-10/25/11, 6:30 - 8pm, $115.00
Designed to identify your needs and tend to them in a meaningful way, this action-oriented program will challenge you to alter behaviors while offering practical tools for nourishing yourself with healthy foods, effective time and stress management, and self-care rituals that
transform your relationship with yourself. Learn to implement specific strategies and alleviate any guilt or hesitations around giving
yourselves the radical self-care you deserve. When you have the physical vitality and mental clarity resulting from reliable self-care, you can fully embrace and passionately live your life's purpose.

Leadership: A Way of Being
Thursdays 10/6-11/3/11, $45.00
Join Philip Urso as he draws on principles from A Course in Miracles, Buddhism, The Tao, and Yoga to explore living and leading from this way of being. Practicing "skills" can be awkward and hard work. Practicing a new way of being is natural, andleadership follows organically. Everyone who would like to be more inspiring is welcome. Whether you teach, run a business, a team, or a family, this workshop will bring a higher purpose to your life.

Ultimate Self Care for Women - A Mini Retreat
10/7-10/9/11, Times Vary - visit www.allthatmatters.com, $145.00 for all 3 days before Sep 26, $165.00 thereafter
In a personalized, small-group setting, you will practice the ultimate in self care: a variety of mind-body modalities for self inquiry and healing including yoga and meditation, and a process for identifying and transforming the stressors that kidnap your energy. Discover how awareness and mindful living can enhance your resiliency, prevent and heal illness, and offer a creative, meaningful approach to living your life. Leave with practical, mind-body-spirit modalities to use every day to transform old patterns of thought and behavior into a deeply rewarding, sustainable lifestyle.

Living and Dying Consciously: A Training
10/13-10/16/11, Times Vary - visit www.allthatmatters.com, $950.00
Designed for hospice workers, chaplains, those who work with the dying, and family members facing the loss of a loved one, this program includes foundational and advanced shamanic skills as taught by the Four Winds Society (founded by psychologist and medical anthropologist Dr. Alberto Villoldo). Through lecture and extensive experiential exercises, learn about the shaman's journey of awakening, the luminous energy field, creating sacred space, a history of dying and near-death experiences, the specific steps of dying consciously - including the great death spiral and how to assist the luminous energy field in transitioning. Experience personally the healing that is possible through the process, and learn ways of protection to assist you in your work.

Writing for Everyone
10/23/11, 11:30 am - 4:30 pm, $65.00
Do you like to write? Are you looking for ways to get creative with your writing? We'll start with a visualization exercise to connect deeply with your source of inspiration and creativity and to get ideas. You'll write short pieces with prompts from Lisa and share in class. Explore how you can make writing more of an everyday part of your life. Learn some of Lisa's secrets to powerful writing and get to try them out in class. Leave with renewed inspiration and a plan (and commitment) for making writing a consistent practice in your life.

Recovering Our Senses in the 21st Century
10/28/11, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, $15.00
This evening's discussion is a feast of fresh ideas, potent insights, and renewed possibilities. Learn how our sense of self and world is shaped by a set of assumptions that is hidden from sight, like the wizard of Oz. Philip Shepherd pulls the curtain aside to reveal that the wizard running the show is a story embedded within our culture that dictates what it means to be human. Join us for a glimpse behind the curtain, and choose to slip from the tight grip of a limited story into the full, unbounded experience of your life.

New Self New World: Living in the Zone
10/28-10/30/11, Times Vary - visit www.allthatmatters.com, $155.00 for all 3 days before Oct 21 $175.00 thereafter
Encounter and undo the patterns that lock you into anxiety, self-consciousness, and self-doubt, and liberate yourself from their hold. Open to the body's deep intelligence by mastering a few simple techniques that access the realm of "the zone" at will. With this new, holistic experience of your self and the world, bring clarity and resolve to your goals, your actions, and your state of being.

South Kingstown, RI - September 20, 2011 - Wakefield wellness center All That Matters, 315 Main St., Wakefield, is delighted to announces the upcoming arrival Dr. Susan B. Lord, a specialist in mind-body-spirit medicine. Dr. Lord's program Ultimate Self Care for Women - A Mini Retreat , will run October 7-9, 2011. In a personalized, small-group setting, participants will practice the ultimate in self-care: a variety of mind-body modalities for self-inquiry and healing.

Guided through the practices of yoga and meditation, there is a process for identifying and transforming the stressors that kidnap human energy. Students will discover how awareness and mindful living can enhance their resiliency, prevent and heal illness, and offer a creative, meaningful approach to living their lives. Participants will leave with practical, mind-body-spirit modalities to use every day to transform old patterns of thought and behavior into a deeply rewarding, sustainable lifestyle. Class times vary; visit www.allthatmatters.com for these and other details.

From 1996 to 2007, Dr. Lord has worked at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC, where she developed and participated in professional training programs in mind-body medicine and nutrition. Since 2008, she has been teaching and providing consultations at Kripalu Center. She also works with individuals and groups in her private practice in Great Barrington, MA, focusing on prevention and treatment through mindful living, lifestyle changes, and effective natural therapies.

South Kingstown, RI - September 26, 2011 - Regardless of culture, religion, or spirituality, the struggles, fears, and concerns at the end of life are essentially the same. Living and Dying Consciously: A Training discusses those struggles, fears and concerns through lecture and extensive experiential exercises. Hospice workers, chaplains, those who work with the dying, and family members facing the loss of a loved one, are encouraged to join Julie Hannon and Ona Sachsus at All That Matters, 315 Main St., Wakefield, Rhode Island, for this four-day intensive training beginning October 13, 2011.

While death is not a topic that most people want to face, it is inevitable. During this extraordinary four-day journey, participants will learn to address the concerns and fears of the dying, develop techniques to assist others in their passage with dignity, while developing the skills to become the "calm" in the middle of the storm.

The Four Winds Society was founded by psychologist and medical anthropologist Dr. Alberto Villoldo. This program includes foundational and advanced shamanic skills as taught by the Four Winds Society. Students will practice ancient healing techniques for assisting family members, friends, and clients with dying gracefully and making the journey beyond death peaceful and full of light.

Julie Hannon, a senior staff member of The Four Wind Society and a graduate of its Healing the Light Body School, is certified by the Institute of Energy Medicine to teach Living and Dying Consciously (www.dyingconsciously.org). She combines her experience as an energy medicine practitioner with over 20 years' professional experience as a human resources director, providing executive coaching, organizational consulting, management training, and counseling to lead others on journeys of discovery and transformation. She has a master's degree in psychology from Columbia University, and maintains a healing practice in the Boston area. Visit www.InnerPeaceAndWellness.com for more information.

Ona Sachs, senior staff member of The Four Winds Society, has guided individuals and groups to access their deepest wisdom for 22 years. She is passionate about honoring what our soul is calling us to express in this life, and has a shamanic healing practice in rural New York state. Ona creates an extraordinary sacred space in which to do personal work, both in her Shamanic healing practice and as a facilitator.

September 1, 2011 - South Kingstown, RI - Offering two workshops in September, All That Matters, a yoga and wellness educational center located at 315 Main St., Wakefield, proudly welcomes back this former Cellist player, Julliard School of Music graduate, and current New York City resident. Helen Kim, a nationally-recognized financial coach of individuals and groups, is scheduled to visit Southern Rhode Island once again.

The first workshop, Conscious Wealth - Steps to Money Health, runs from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on Friday, September 23, 2011. Relationship with money is one of the longest and most important ones that people will have in their lifetime, and does not need to wear on them financially, spiritually, emotionally, or physically. Money is one of the greatest teachers in life; when we disconnect from our money, we disconnect from ourselves. This workshop offers a safe space for participants to begin exploring how they can integrate money and meaning into their lives, making up for lost income, time, and energy given over to financial anxiety. They will leave this experiential workshop with five immediate action steps they can take to begin creating more money in an authentic and peaceful way and costs just $25.00

The second workshop, scheduled from 12:00-3:30pm on Saturday, September 24, 2011, is called Business Health Bootcamp. This workshop prepares business owners in a mini "bootcamp" setting, focusing on on five basic financial tenets. The first is "Your Money Relationship", which has the end goal of understanding money beliefs; the origin of them is crucial if business owners are to create a profitable and consciously-run business.

Another is "Knowing Your Client". Many business owners forget that they can decide who they want to work with. Owners will discover how they can get their ideal client, making their marketing efforts more efficient. The tenet of having an "Ascending Pipeline"; participants discover how to create a stable foundation for their business so they can both live happily ever after. The final basic belief is "Easy Products You Can Create in Less Than 30 Days". In today's world it is relatively easy to pull a product together, if people have the information that can transform lives. Students will learn what options they have to do this and get their product up and out in less than 30 Days.

This workshop includes opportunities for "Hot Seat" sessions and mock business conversations that help business owners learn how to take a client from curious to committed; the class costs $75.00. With either or both workshops, participants will acquire a deeper understanding of what money means to them; realize the emotional triggers they use to make decisions and choices for their business and walk away with simple money management tools.

Helen Kim speaks, gives workshops, and coaches groups and individuals about Conscious Wealth. She combines over twenty years of professional experience in business development, career counseling, and management with her personal journey to financial well-being. Helen is dedicated to helping people gain clarity around their relationship with money so they make conscious financial decisions that stimulate their personal economy. She works with individuals and groups helping them raise their consciousness through the portal of money. Visit Helen Kim's web site at www.yourmoneyrelationship.com.

FREE PROGRAMS

Jyoti (Inner Light) Meditation
09/03/11 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Free
Jyoti is a Sanskrit term meaning Inner Light. Jyoti meditation practice calms the mind while opening into the universal source of inner peace "hidden" deep within every person. Each session includes a meditation sitting and a short, helpful discourse/video by Sant Rajinder Singh, current living Master of the Sant Mat tradition. Free. All are welcome.

MBSR - Free Pre-Program Orientation Session
09/09/11 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Free
As a first step toward enrollment, this Pre-Program Orientation Session is strongly suggested for all participants. During this session meet Erin Sharaf, the program instructor, experience a mindfulness practice, learn about the Stress Reduction Program and explore whether it is right for you.

Free Community Yoga
09/10/11, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Free
Join us for Community Yoga to support yourself and those in need. We offer a yoga class for a donation of a non-perishable food item. All food is brought to local food center - The JonnyCake Center. To date we have contributed hundreds of pounds of food. Join us and bring some friends and family!!!

What is Reiki? Free Introductory Talk
09/12/11 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for this free introductory talk, meet the instructor, and find out more about upcoming Reiki programs.

Be Radical: Self-Care 101 - Free Introductory Talk
09/13/11 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
If you are ready to release stress and the dis-ease inherent in self-neglect, take your first step by investigating this program with certified Holistic Health Coach Katie McDonald. Designed to identify your needs and tend to them in a meaningful way, this action-oriented program will challenge you to alter behaviors while offering practical tools for nourishing yourself with healthy foods, effective time and stress management, and self-care rituals that transform your relationship with yourself.

Inspired to Write Series: Free Intro Session
09/15/11 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Has something inside you been nudging you to write? Are you ready to explore, learn how to access your creativity, have a breakthrough, or even grow your business with writing? Join writing coach Lisa Tener for monthly writing explorations.

40 Days to Personal Revolution - Free Introductory Talk
09/21/11 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for this free introductory talk, meet the facilitators, and find out more about this dynamic, life changing program. Get your questions answered! For more on the full program click here.

Monthly Guided Zen Meditation
09/25/11 9:00 am - 10:30 am, Free
This meditation practice teaches us to clear our minds, understand our true selves, and live our lives with clarity and compassion. We begin with a brief introduction and instruction, followed by sitting and walking meditation. No experience necessary. By donation to Providence Zen Center and ATM Scholarship Fund.

YOGA!

Full Moon Yoga on the Beach
8/12/11, 7:45 - 8:45pm, $12.00
Join Coral for full moon yoga on the beach at the South Kingstown Town Beach in Matunuck. Bring a beach towel and bug spray, and dress with layers. $12 per class; register online or bring your yoga pass or cash to the beach. If it is actively raining the day of class, the class will be held the next evening.

Fluid Power: Riding the Vinyasa Wave
Classes begin Sept. 9, Times Vary - visit www.allthatmatters.com for details, $700.00
Fluid Power offers a liberating, philosophically and physiologically grounded approach to fluid movement and flow into the practice of teaching yoga. Exploration of yogic philosophy through the celebrated tantric texts, Vijnana Bhairava Tantra and Spanda Karikas, as well as poetry to deepen the living connection to prana-shakti, life force. CEUS: 40

FOR THE SOUL

On Shamanism Healing and 2012: An Introductory Evening with Foster Perry
09/09/11, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm, $35.00
Foster Perry's initiation as a healer came as a literal strike of lightning in 1985, and for 25 years he has been studying and teaching what he calls "Hummingbird Medicine" - the power of joy to heal wounds. Join Foster for an evening of ancient wisdom stories, great humor, extraordinary rituals, and profound personal healing. Participants in his group rituals have reported feeling (metaphorically) struck by lightning themselves, renewed to their own deep purpose.

Navigating Childhood Vaccinations
09/10/11, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, $18.00
Vaccinations have effectively eliminated many diseases in the United States, and have their place in protecting your child. However, the safety of vaccinations has become a real concern for parents. Which vaccines should your child get and when? There are ways to navigate this schedule that will protect your child from disease and from side effects of the vaccines themselves. Naturopathic doctor and mother Keri Layton provides the information you need to make the safest choices for your family.

Numerology and Hermetics
09/10/11, 10:30 am - 6:30 pm, $150.00
Explore the practical applications of numerology and Hermetics with one of the world's foremost teachers of these traditions. Essentially the search for your own truth, Hermeticism deeply influences kabbalah, practical magick, angelology, and alchemy. Kristos's knowledge of this ancient wisdom is vast, comprehensive, and insightful. Join him to study the foundations on which the universal understanding of Hermetics is created and how to apply its laws in your own life to be more effective at work, as a healer, yoga practitioner, and person. Also learn core teachings from the Chaldean system of numerology, which allow you to calculate health diagnostics as well as the life plan of an individual. This immersion is an extraordinary opportunity for anyone on a spiritual path.

One-Day Shamanic Intensive: An Apprenticeship Program with Foster Perry
09/11/11, 10:30 am - 8:00 pm, $150.00
Join Foster for a magical day of teaching, healing, transformation, and a deep introduction to "hummingbird medicine" and shamanism for healing on every level. The intensive includes: shamanic journeying and drumming, and instruction in shamanic meditational tools, mindfulness, and concentration exercises. New apprentices are welcome, as is anyone interested in exploring the possibility of an ongoing shamanic training for the next level of their spiritual development.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Classes begin 9/12, Times Vary - visit www.allthatmatters.com for details, $365.00
People who complete MBSR training report more effective skills to cope with stress and an increased ability to relax, lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms, reduction in pain, greater energy and many other benefits. Establish a strong foundation of self-care skills which can be utilized daily and built upon after the class ends. This highly participatory, life affirming course includes instruction in mindfulness meditation practice, gentle stretching/yoga, inquiry exercises to enhance awareness, group dialogue, daily home assignments, two CDs and a workbook.

Time Management for Those on a Spiritual Path
9/16-9/17/11, Times Vary - visit www.allthatmatters.com for details, $95.00
In this time management lab, you'll use hands-on practices, group and solo exercises and new ways of viewing the challenge to deal with interruptions, procrastination, being overwhelmed, fuzzy priorities, and other time management distress. The result is a life that's grounded in reality and open to possibility.

Re-Write Your Life: Transformation at Your Fingertips
09/22/11, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, $35.00
Your handwriting is a reflection of often deeply ingrained thoughts and beliefs that live in your subconscious mind. By changing the way that you write, you are actually able to create new neuropathways in your brain. Learning and practicing new handwriting patterns is a hands-on approach to re-directing your life...really! The Vimala System of Handwriting encourages your noblest qualities while removing roadblocks to joy and contentment. Experience the transformative power of the alphabet with a certified handwriting consultant. A perfect place to start, this overview of handwriting basics is tailored to participants. Leave with an outline of how to begin your own 40-day practice.

Conscious Wealth - Steps to Money Health
09/23/11, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, $25.00
Money is one of your greatest teachers; when you are disconnected from your money, you are disconnected from yourself. Leave this workshop with immediate action steps and basic tools to help you move toward the financial clarity that allows prosperity to flow in to your life.

Inspired Writing Breakthrough: 5 Steps to Get into Your Writing Groove
09/24/11, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm, $65.00
Could you use a breakthrough with your writing? Maybe you're not sure where to begin. Or you feel stuck. Or perhaps you love to write but feel you could take your writing to new heights if you only had a system to get into that space of creativity consistently. Join nationally recognized book writing coach and author, Lisa Tener, for an afternoon of truly inspired writing. Lisa's 5-step system will help you tap into your creative power any time. Write from your deepest well of inspiration. Have a breakthrough with a specific project, your writing habits, or the way you relate to writing.

Kundalini Numerology and the Ten Bodies
09/24/11, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, $45.00
Rooted in ancient yogic and tantric teachings, Kundalini numerology is an effective tool for understanding your strengths and weaknesses based on your "total being" as understood through the "ten bodies" and the number eleven - the embodiment of all. You are more than just your physical body, soul, and mind; in order to be whole, all your ten bodies must be known and integrated. Join Guruatma to explore in detail the ten bodies and Kundalini numerology. Learn to work with your own numerology and practice specific yoga sets, meditations, and breathing exercises that expand your ability to access your assets more readily in daily life. Open to all, this workshop includes both discussion and yoga.

40 Days to Personal Revolution
Classes begin 9/28, Times Vary - visit www.allthatmatters.com for details, $325.00
Join All That Matters founding yoga teacher Kendall Sheldon in committing to 40 days of yoga, eating well, and meditation. Whether you have been practicing yoga or are new to the experience, this program revolutionizes your approach to your health. Work with specific tools to change old habits into new healthy choices for lasting change; learn how to meditate with weekly lessons and group sessions; understand the best way to practice yoga for your body; and gain new insights into your eating patterns.

Digestion Basics
09/30/11, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, $25.00
Gas? Bloating? Acid reflux? IBS? Colitis? How do you spell RELIEF? Come learn time-tested strategies for non-prescription relief including juicing, aromatherapy, meditation, and more. Our digestive system is at the core of our physical wellbeing. Good digestion is essential for absorption of nutrients and therefore essential for us to be nourished! Yet many of us tolerate endless digestion problems. We pop pills, curse our bloated bellies, and settle for less than maximum vitality. Learn a new way. Leave with resources and options for healing.