December and January Classes at Earth Lodge

Drum Circle (FREE)
(12/21, 1/19, 2/18, 3/18, 4/18)
Come join us for some Native American-style drumming  — drumming is free for all ages! We have extra drums and rattles, so come whether you have a drum or not. DON'T MISS our special Yule Solstice Drum Circle this December -- Yule, Solstice, Full Moon, and Full Lunar Eclipse, all on one day! It's a special time, and it'll be a special evening with warm teas, treats and a blazing yule fire in the hearth as we drum. Upcoming drum circles for 2011 will be held on or near the full moon at 7pm. 

 

The Crystalline Club
1st Wednesday of each month, 6:30 - 8 PM
(12/1, 1/5)
Each month’s Crystalline Club brings a new experience and shifts your reality to a different level. We have a guided meditation to show you how to “speak” with your stone’s inner spirit, you will receive a new stone to work with and enjoy, and we’ll talk about our experiences with the previous month’s stone, what happened over the month and discuss how it worked with us. Stones will tend to be the more rare and unusual gemstones, stones that most people haven’t heard of or worked with. Some stones that we have worked with include Indicolite, Eudialyte, Epidote, Fire Agate, Larimar and Alexandrite.
Pre-registration is required so that we can have a stone available for you.
Club fee: $25 (includes stone)
Please note: if you would like to work with the stones but can not attend our meetings, just let us know and we will have the stone and that month’s handouts available for you for $15. Or wait a month, and work with the stone as a crystal essence, available for purchase here on our website. 

 

Shamanic Journey Circle
This circle meets on the second Thursday of each month from 6-8 PM (9/9, 10/14) and is led by shamanic energy healer and author Maya Cointreau. Commune with your guardian spirits and power animals, journey to power places of wisdom and healing, and experience new levels of Spirit. Shamanic journeys are meditative visualizations, or miniature vision quests, that allow you to access divine wisdom through your subconscious mind. At each open circle we drum, journey twice, and share our experiences. Bring a drum or rattle, pen and paper, something to lie on and an eye mask. Beginners welcome. $15 

Reiki Share
(12/3, 12/17, 12/31, 1/14, 1/28)
This community-inspired Reiki Share meets every other Friday from 11am-1pm. Saturday reiki shares will resume in the new year. It is open to all Reiki practitioners, whether you are a Master or just beginning. Everyone who comes gives and receives, building their Reiki as well as new friendships. The share often begins with 2-4 people working on a person on the table for at least 10 minutes, then sharing views of what they felt. Then we move on to the next person, until all at each table have experienced the healing for 10 minutes. We find the sharing of perceptions provides useful learning and affirmation on our intuitive physical and ethereal scanning. $10 Donation for use of the space, which is regularly cleared, empowered and blessed by the healers at Earth Lodge.

Usui and Karuna Reiki Training & Certifications: I, II, III/Master
Available by appointment. All classes taught by Usui Reiki Master Maya Cointreau or Karuna/Usui Reiki Master Sandra Cointreau

Usui REIKI I: Level One teaches and attunes you to do hands-on healing work. introducing one to the basics of Reiki Healing and all the benefits that can be realized you are a Reiki Practitioner after this first class. Receive four attunements and your first sacred symbol. Experience a guided meditation to your Reiki Healing Guides, and exchange Reiki treatments also. Cost: $150
Usui REIKI II: Level Two teaches you to do distance/absent healing and karmic work. You will receive distance healing attunements and other sacred symbols, and instruction on how to use them. Cost: $150
Usui REIKI III/Master: Level III/Master brings in the final master symbol and attunement, as well as sacred symbols from other Reiki traditions, and teaches you how to pass on Reiki attunements. Cost: $350

Karuna Reiki I: Karuna Reiki is the next step up from being an Usui Reiki Master, bringing in significantly stronger symbols and healing methods inspired by the Reiki Masters of Japan and further improved over many years here in America by the International Reiki Center to raise the vibration of one's healing potential. Students must be certified Usui Reiki Masters with at least 6 months practice following certification. Registered Karuna Reiki® brings in healing energies that are noticeably stronger and more able to heal a wide range of challenges. The Level I Practitioner brings in use of 4 new symbols. $300
Karuna Reiki II: Only for Registered Karuna Reiki I® Practioners. Level II brings in use of 4 new symbols. $300.
Karuna Reiki Master: Receive Karuna Reiki Master training. Prerequisite: Karuna Reiki II. Registered Karuna Reiki Master students will be required to sign a code of ethics, developed by the International Reiki Center and will receive a training manual developed by the Center. Special training will also be provided on animal healing; and an Earth Lodge Animal Healing Level I Practitioner certificate will be awarded. $450.

September Classes and Events at Earth Lodge

The Crystalline Club
1st Monday of each month, 6 - 8 PM
(9/13, 10/4)
Each month’s Crystalline Club brings a new experience and shifts your reality to a different level. We have a guided meditation to show you how to “speak” with your stone’s inner spirit, you will receive a new mineral to work with and enjoy, and we’ll talk about our experiences with the previous month’s stone, what happened over the month and discuss how it worked with us. Stones will tend to be the more rare and unusual gemstones, crystals and minerals that most people haven’t heard of or worked with. Some stones that we have worked with include Eudialyte, Epidote, Fire Agate, Larimar and Alexandrite. Pre-registration is required so that we can have a stone available for you. Club fee: $25 (includes stone)
Please note: if you would like to work with the stones but can not attend our meetings, just let us know and we will have the stone and that month’s handouts available for you for $15. Or wait a month, and work with the stone as a crystal essence, available for sale on our website www.earthlodgeherbals.com.


Shamanic Journey Circle
This circle meets on the second Thursday of each month from 6-8 PM
(9/9, 10/14) and is led by shamanic energy healer and author Maya Cointreau. Commune with your guardian spirits and power animals,  journey to power places of wisdom and healing, and experience new levels of Spirit. Shamanic journeys are meditative visualizations, or miniature vision quests, that allow you to access divine wisdom through your subconscious mind. At each open circle we drum, journey twice, and share our experiences. Bring a drum or rattle, pen and paper, something to lie on and an eye mask. Beginners welcome. $15


Reiki Share
9/10, 9/24, 9/25, 10/8, 10/22, 10/30
This community-inspired Reiki Share meets every other Friday from 11am-1pm, and on the last Saturday of each month from 11am-1pm. It is open to all Reiki practitioners, whether you are a Master or just beginning. Everyone who comes gives and receives, building their Reiki as well as new friendships. The share often begins with 2-4 people working on a person on the table for at least 10 minutes, then sharing views of what they felt. Then we move on to the next person, until all at each table have experienced the healing for 10 minutes. We find the sharing of perceptions provides useful learning and affirmation on our intuitive physical and ethereal scanning. $10 Donation for use of the space, which is regularly cleared, empowered and blessed by the healers at Earth Lodge.

Drum Circle (FREE)
9/23, 10/22
Drum Circle is back! Sandra’s dogs had 14 puppies this summer (see them at www.sandracointreau.com), and all are healthy and well, making her ready and looking forward to leading drum circle once again. Come join us for some Native American-style drumming next month — drumming is free for all ages! Upcoming drum circles for 2010 will be held on or near the full moon at 7pm.

Larimar Crystal Essence for Calm Communications

May’s stone of the month for our Crystalline Club, Larimar brings you both the calm and power of the sea. The calm: the knowing that every tide out brings a tide in, the interconnectedness of all that dwell in the water, the cellular healing ability of the salted mineral waters. The power: the great waves that can wash away an island, the ability to mold rock and dissolve metal, the creative essence of the earth and all her fury. Larimar can help you make peace in the middle of a storm. It holds the knowledge of the earth’s oldest history, the origin of your species, the story of all who have come before. It is the womb of your mother, the essence of your father. It is a stone of deep answers, and soothing wisdom.

Larimar is finely tuned to the human body, especially the 5th chakra in the throat area of the body. Larimar benefits communication, supports the healing process (thymus), and increases the possibility of regulating thyroid gland malfunction. Larimar supports dissolving different kinds of energy blockages that cause physical problems or mental diseases. It enables the flow of energy within a person and helps promote an open mind to changes and improvement. It also softens the stress and tension that problems bring.

It is no coincidence that Larimar has appeared at a time when the world is going through important transformations. The blue gemstone softens, enlightens and supports the healing process of the physical, emotional-mental and spiritual bodies. It combines our mind and thoughts (elements of air energy) with our heart and emotions (elements of water energy), gathering them into a harmonious whole. In addition, Larimar helps us to view events from a different, more positive perspective.

Larimar vibrates to the master number  55. It accesses Higher Mind (55) and channels it through your individuality (1). 55 is a direct line to the mind of God or as some call it, the akashic records.

Larimar Essence is available for purchase on our site, www.earthlodgeherbals.com

Eudialyte Crystal Essence *NEW* from Earth Lodge

Eudialyte is a stone that allows you to GROW. It releases your fears which hold you back, and your fear of fears, too. It helps to ground your desires in reality and bring them to fruition in a balanced manner that blends joyful creation with logic and mass consciousness. It helps you to rationalize everything you want in a way that helps you to attain it more quickly and fully.

Eudialyte is particularly beneficial for getting things done, quickly and effeciently without any feelings of urgency or manic energy. You will be amazed at the end of the day by how much you did, and how calm you felt while doing it all!


Eudialyte helps with clairaudience, manifestation, and psychic resonance and abilities, and is a psychically protective stone. Eudialyte is also a stone of the heart, bringing harmony of heart matters and dispelling jealousy. It also brings the root and heart chakras into alignmentand activates the heart chakra. It increases the Alpha brain wave pattern during the creative state as well as the dream state. It is helpful for learning to trust oneself and others, and eases compulsive behavior. It bestows inspiration and confidence.

Eudialyte increases vitality, eye problems, pancreas, thyroid, and purifying the blood. It has also been used as a very accurate diagnostic tool. It opens the Kundalini with energy flowing from the crown to the base chakra, opening the chakra centers and allowing a clear pathway for the movement of the Kundalini. It is also a powerfully energetic stone and said to be able to clear the space of entities that have not been able to pass on after death. For those working with the terminally ill this stone is especially useful.

Barberry Flower Essence *NEW* from Earth Lodge!

Barberry strengthens the body, mind and soul. It takes delicate conditions and fragile energies and gives them a major boost. It helps raises immunity and increases our resistance -- to pain, stress, disease, seasonal allergies, anything at all that would generally weaken us loses its power in the face of barberry. Barberry works by creating an auric field of protection around the body. Tired of being afraid all the time? Tired of feeling like a victim? Feel like you need round-the-clock protection? Barberry is a great friend.

The December Newsletter from Earth Lodge

We are excited to announce that both Maya and Sandra published their latest books last month, two exciting new Earth Lodge Guides to Pet Wellness: Natural Animal Healing and Energy Healing for Animals & Their Owners. Together, these books offer you a wealth of resources for healing your dearly loved animal companions. Both books are available on our website for purchase.

Energy Healing for Animals & Their Owners teaches you how to heal your animals with your own two hands. This informative book teaches animal communication and energy healing techniques, meditations and diagrams. "Energy healing is a powerful tool, and Sandra shows you exactly how to use it.” Marta Williams, Author/Animal Communicator, Learning Their Language and Beyond Words Says Allen M. Schoen, MS, DVM, Author, Kindred Spirits and Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: "There are many different approaches and techniques that are collectively called Energy Healing therapies. This book describes approaches used in Energy Healing that may help animals recover from illness and injury and to maintain wellness."

Natural Animal Healing includes natural health solutions for pets from many modalities including homeopathy, flower essences, energy healing, animal communications, aromatherapy, crystal healing, over 50 pages of herbs, a comprehensive table of ailments and corresponding remedies, and a multitude of gorgeous hand-drawn pen and ink illustrations. Whether you have a cat, dog, or large animal this book is an informative, easy to use guide to pet wellness packed with enjoyable anecdotes and healing examples.

Classes and circles at Earth Lodge continue this month, starting with another fantastic Immunity Boosting Clinic with Kathy Lalonde on December 5, this Saturday, from 1-3. Walk-ins are welcome -- come on in and let Kathy strengthen your body's natural defenses using time-tested polarity therapy techniques that harmonize and optimize the glands in your immune system. More details on all our classes are on our website.

May your heart be full of love, and your holidays merry and bright,

The Healers at Earth Lodge