Trinity Ava

DeAnna Batdorff

1. INTENSIVE: Breast Health And Immunity, The River of Life     all levels
The lymphatic system is called Rasa in Sanskrit, meaning the river of life. Keeping this river flowing allows our tissues to receive nourishment, which is the secret to being and looking healthy. Our lymph fluids allow hormones to get from one endocrine gland to another and play an important role in our reproductive health. The lymphatic system is also called the Immune system, which we all know is important for fighting foreign invaders and staying healthy. There will be demonstrations on how to map the lymphatic system in your body with an emphasis on breast health. There will be time for Q &A about our breasts and immunity, massage assessments for experiential learning & what tools can support change and prevent diseases. Students will leave having a clear understanding of the lymph system and how to keep it and their breasts healthy.
*Breast Checks will be continued throughout the Symposium weekends. “There is strength in a river that is flowing”

2. Ayurveda, The Science of Knowing Self: Essentials for Health
Our whole body is a map to health and shows us imbalances through physical and emotional symptoms. Do you know what your body is trying to tell you? The ancient Northern Indian system of Ayurveda can guide you to understand your body through the elements of Ether, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. Learn to assess the face, tongue, skin, and more through symptoms that are Cold, Dry, Hot or Wet in nature.

Ilene Cristdahl, ND, LAc

1. The Maiden, Mother and Crone — Supporting Women Through All Phases of Their Life, part 1   all/intermediate

2. The Maiden, Mother and Crone — Supporting Women Through All Phases of Their Life, part 2   all/intermediate

3. Vaccination Concerns for Today's Parents   all levels

Jill Cunninghis

1. Mandala Making   all levels
Mandala is Sanskrit for “circle.” It is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the Universe. The basic form of most mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point. Mandalas often exhibit radial balance. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be used to focus attention and as a spiritual guidance tool, for establishing a sacred space, and as an aid to meditation and trance induction. In common use, mandala has become a generic term for any diagram, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically; a microcosm of the universe. Join us as we create, in community, a large scale mandala using beans, nuts, legumes, leaves, and other found natural materials.

Laine Demetria, MS, LMFT

1. Cannabis Harm Reduction (taught with Sheba Love)
Harm Reduction means simply making positive change in your life. How does it apply to Cannabis?
In this class we will look at three main topics:

• Harm reduction TO Cannabis: How is this ancient healing plant maligned, devalued and held in disdain even today in 2015?
• Harm Reduction FROM Cannabis: Misuse and Abuse of Cannabis: How is this plant harming people or rather, in what ways are people addicted, abusing and habituated to cannabis use. Is Cannabis addictive? We will debunk the myths and review the current research.
• Harm Reduction WITH Cannabis: How is Cannabis used to help patients reduce harm to themselves, their family and community? How can Cannabis be helpful in altering the use pattern of substances that might be problematic? We'll take a medical cannabis-friendly stance to support those with substance use and misuse issues.

2. The Alphabet Soup of Self-Care: NVC, EFT and Tapping for Personal and Community Transformation, part 1   beginning/intermediate
How do we stay whole and balanced in a dynamic world that at times feels like it’s crumbling and crazy? How do we let go, regain center and stay the course as social change agents, as stewards of the earth, as moms, partners and professional healers? This class will offer techniques for self-empathy and empathy of others, for transforming negative self-talk, body-based trauma, physical and emotional pain.

3. The Alphabet Soup of Self-Care: NVC, EFT and Tapping for Personal and Community Transformation, part 2   beginning/intermediate
We will continue. See part 1 for full description

Porter DuMar Dinehart

1. Living Trust / Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Part 1 - Living Trust
Let’s face it, are we all prepared for our future and that of or family members? Porter wasn’t but she’s glad she is now.

When her stepfather died there was a Will, not a Trust and she and her brother, along with 6 step siblings ended up in Probate Court for two long years! It was a battle with attorneys sucking money up left and right. Porter swore not to put her family through this EVER. So out of a drive to never again visit probate court, She put her head back into the books and with the assistance of some attorney friends, created the EmPowerment Project.  Porter learned the ins and outs of Living Trusts and what it entails.

What Is a Living Trust?

A living trust provides lifetime and after-death property management. If you are serving as your own trustee, the trust instrument will provide for a successor upon your death or incapacity. Court intervention is not required. Livings trusts also are used to manage property. If a person is disabled by accident or illness, the successor trustee can manage the trust property. As a result, the expense, publicity, and inconvenience of court-supervised distribution of your estate can be avoided

If a living trust is properly written and funded you can:

• Avoid probate on your assets
• Plan for the possibility of your own incapacity
• Control what happens to your property after you are gone
• Use it for any size estate; and
• Prevent your financial affairs from becoming a matter of public record

Most importantly, however, a living trust is useless unless it is funded. A living trust only can control those assets that have been placed into it. If your assets have not been transferred or if you die without funding the trust, the trust will be of no benefit as your estate will still be subject to probate and there may be significant estate tax issues.

This workshop will go over the basic properties of a living trust, in a simplistic fashion. Porter will go over the outline of her own trust so those attending will be able to see how it all works.

2. Living Trust / Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Part 2 -  Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

The second part will cover what a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care is. Attendees will be given an actual packet to be filled out so they will take away their finished product, ready for use in case of any medical issue.

California Advance Directives:
Legal Documents to assure future Health Care Choices

We will go over the entire packet. Everyone will have a clear understanding of the California law, which recognizes 2 types of advance directives.

1. A Declaration (Living Will)
2. A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

Some of the questions covered will be:

• Do I have to have an Advance Directive?
• What will happen if I don’t make an Advance Directive?
• How do I know what treatment I want?
• Whom shall I talk to about Advance Directives?
• When do Advance Directives go into effect?
• How will health care providers know if I have any Advance Directives?
• Will my Advance Directive be followed?
• Can I change my mind after I write my Advance Directive?
• Do I need a lawyer to help me with an Advance Directive?

All these questions and more will be covered.

Lynda Emashowski

1. The Sacred Fire   all levels
Creating sacred space through conscious fire tending. Experience matchless fire starting and become a member of the fire devas. Establish an intimate relationship with this powerful elemental. Holding the central fire is an act of service, a source of healing and a teacher of awareness.

2. Addiction, My friend, My Foe, Oh No!, part 1   all levels
Explore the voices of addiction, its nature and power. Learn your herbal allies who aid to release you from self destructive habits. all levels

3. Addiction, My friend, My Foe, Oh No!, part 2   all levels
Decide/Commit/Act. Participate in a releasing/ healing ritual to disengage from the affair with your addiction. All addictions welcome. This experience begins on time.

Felicia Ferruzza, L.Ac.

1. Chinese Herbs for Women’s Health, part 1    intermediate
Exemplar Formula: Si Wu Tang. “4 substances decoction.” This graceful and elegant formula is the foundation for many women’s formulas to nourish the blood and qi as well as strengthen the liver and kidneys: two of the main organ systems to focus on for women’s health.

• Shu di huang: Rehmannia root
• Dang gui: Angelica sinensis
• Bai shao: White peony root
• Chaun xiong: Cnidium bark

Discuss, taste, touch, and smell the bulk herbs and tea and learn also about how to use some of the herbs for medicinal cooking. Please bring your mug!

2. Chinese Herbs for Women's Health, part 2   intermediate
We will continue. See part 1 for full description.

Aimee McConneloug

1. Exploring Energetic Boundaries Mindfully, part 1
The intention of this class is to find new ways to be in healthy relationship with others without loosing our connection to ourselves. We will explore how to notice the clues of our body/ mind wisdom to give us chances to re-imprint healthy boundaries. We will craft a personal medicine bag that holds our intentions and we will learn various plant energetics that support protection and boundaries.

2. Exploring Energetic Boundaries Mindfully, part 2
We will continue. See part 1 for full description.

3. Smudging Medicines that Purify and Protect
Do you wish to know how to clear energy and not take on other people’s energetics? We will explore some traditional native clearing and purification smudging medicines. We will get to know our plant allies sage, cedar, angelica root and more. How to use them, their importance,and what they can do to help us.

Larissa Montfort

1. Dundun Dance   all levels
Drum while you dance, dance while you drum. This class combines the beauty of West African dance with the exciting, high energy of stick drumming. We will learn Kuku, a women's fishing dance from Guinea. 15 drums will be provided. Conga drums can also be used.

2. Women And The Drum, 1   all levels
Bring your playful drumming spirit to this all level drum class. We will review basic drum technique and learn rhythms and songs from West Africa. Bring your hand or stick drums and percussion instruments such as shakers and bells. There will be a few extra drums to share. Let's drum up some magic!

3. Women And The Drum, 2   all levels
see above for description

Heather O'Connell

1. INTENSIVE: Being in Shamanic Relationship    all levels
In this class we’ll explore what being in shamanic relationship means and experience various shamanic drum journeys and exercises in a group setting that we can apply to our spiritual practice for guidance, connection and enhanced well-being. We can expect to gain a better understanding of how we can apply shamanism and shamanic practice to our life experientially through the practice of shamanic journeying. There will be some explaining of the principals of how one can practice being in shamanic relationship and then we'll move into the journey itself by experiencing various plant & tree spirit journeys. Spirit journeys provide us with an opportunity to consciously work in partnership with our helping spirits and allies to maintain balance and harmony within ourselves and our relationships with other humans, plants, animals & the elements.

2. Tree Spirit Medicine    all levels
In this class we'll begin by going over the basics of the shamanic drum journey (portals, worlds, percussion, navigation, etc.) and then we'll move into the experience of the shamanic drum journey itself. We'll explore and experience tree meditation exercises one can practice in their daily life as a means of being in conscious relationship with our tree allies. We'll also experience a series of tree spirit journeys including a journey to our beloved Redwood. Spirit Journeys are an ancient practice used by our ancestors to identify a Tree's energetic and medicinal attributes. The practice of journeying gives us a tool to communicate with the spirit that exists within all things by accessing the theta state by means of percussion.

Melissa Patterson, ND

1. Bugs In the Gut, AKA Dysbiosis    intermediate
Our GI tract has all sorts of bugs that live in them, some of them beneficial, yet others not so much and can cause many difficult symptoms over long periods of time. This class will talk about the not so beneficial "bugs" that can cause havoc and how to eradicate them with herbs and food. We will talk about common parasites, yeast and bacteria and treatment perspectives. Also, we will talk about some of the more difficult "bugs" to treat and how to treat them as well.

2. How Trauma Affects the Body and What You Can Do About It Utilizing Herbs, Flower Essences and Awareness, part 1    all levels
This class will delve into understanding and working with trauma on many levels. We will begin by discussing how trauma affects our psyches and emotional body and the role that the psyche plays in helping us protect ourselves in acute trauma and the negative chronic effects that can happen from it. Diving into the science behind mind-body medicine, (i.e. psychoneuroimmunology) will help you to understand traumas affects on the direct aspects of the physiology and energy of the body. We will then spend a considerable amount of time discussing the many plant allies that can help us navigate and heal trauma. This will include an overview of nervine herbs, herbs for the adrenals and other glands which can be affected by trauma, and other tonifiers that help balance the body when dealing with both acute and chronic trauma. We will also discuss how flower essences help with trauma. Lastly, simple (yet powerful) somatic/mindful awareness practices will be introduced. The intention of this class will be for you to be able to more fully support yourself, those that you love and those in your practice who have suffered from trauma and are on the road to recovery.

3. How Trauma Affects the Body and What You Can Do About It, Utilizing Herbs, Flower Essences and Awareness, part 2    all levels

4. Somatic Awakening Ritual and Meditation    all levels
Somatic Awakening is an incredible mind-body-soul modality which has the ability to deeply heal contractions in the body caused by any level of trauma through connecting to one's own experience of divine healing within the body. In doing so contractions are soothed, opened and healed at an incredible rate and speed. The essence of this ritual and meditation will be to introduce the basics of this modality, open to it's incredible healing ability through meditation and ritual and help each participant to claim their own inherent birthright of divine healing energy within themselves.

Rebecca Porrino, ND, Clinical Western Herbalist

1. Cervical Dysplasia and HPV    advanced

Jenn Rawling