Radiance Classes
Each Fall and Spring Radiance staff members and friends focus their creative energies to offer a wide range of classes and events for you. The enthusiastic response we receive tells us we're on a good path. We hope you enjoy this season's offerings.
Our class offerings are listed in our biannual newsletter. To be added to our mailing list, please send your name, address and/or email address to reception@radianceherbs.com
Current class listings are also available to view through our online calendar.
Spirit Guides
Saturday, March 20
12-3 pm
Since the day you were born you have been held, tended and cherished by hundreds of unseen helping hands―your spirit guides. Come learn to connect with your guides for support and guidance, to help navigate life’s choices and consequences, and to enhance all aspects of your life. Learn to recognize the signals your guides use to connect with you and how to give them more ways to communicate with you. Taught by Kirstin Eventyr.
Kirstin Eventyr is a counselor, healer, and teacher in private practice for 15 years. She emphasizes depth in everything she does. Getting to the core is her forte, making her work attractive to people on all stages of their journey. Empowering her students to trust themselves and live their best lives is her favorite endeavor.
Cost: $35-$65 sliding scale
To register: Call Kirstin at 360-866-8161
Intuitive Development Class Series
Tuesdays, March 23, 30 and April 6, 13
6:30-8:30pm
Get in touch with your natural intuitive abilities. Psychic Intuition is a natural faculty we all have. All we have to do is focus on using it. In this 4 week class series we will examine the different ways we "see, hear and feel" intuitive information as well as other exercises to develop and trust intuition in daily life. You will connect and work with your guides and learn to do readings for others. Expand your horizons and have fun. A very spiritually empowering experience.
Taught by professional intuitive Lisa Holm. Lisa has clients across the US and internationally.
Cost: $85
For more information call Lisa at 360-786-8617 or visit www.lisaholm-psychic.com
Sing Our Hearts Awake, the Art and Practice of Kirtan
4th Fridays of the month: 2/26, 3/26, 4/23, 5/28, 6/25, 7/23, 8/27, 9/24
7:30-9 pm
Kirtan (Sanskrit “to repeat”), is a devotional, ecstatic practice of chanting names of God in the ancient, sacred language of Sanskrit. Kirtan is call-and-response chanting to awaken our hearts to the divine love that is already present in us, to embody the bliss and magnificence of our true nature, to sing ourselves awake.
Celia Chantal, LMT, BA, RN, flautist and vocalist of local fusion N. Indian music ensemble Raag Dharma, (www.ragdharma.org), a lifetime multi-instrumentalist, and vocal student of Prabh Devi Prasad. Classes will be held at Heart of Wellness. Bring water and a cushion.
Cost: $5-10 sliding scale donation
For more information contact Celia Chantal @ 556-8900 or email her at celiachantal@hotmail.com
The Energy of Money
Saturday, March 27
12-3 pm
Do you want to feel at peace with money? Do you yearn to trust that there is enough? Do you wish to utilize money as a pathway to living your deep values? If so, this is the class for you! Come join us and learn about: abundance, scarcity and what is enough; how your attitudes and approaches to life impact your relationship with money; appreciation and gratitude as a pathway to peace with money; and the ways we step out of abundance and limit the flow. Taught by Kirstin Eventyr.
Kirstin is a counselor, healer, and teacher in private practice for 15 years. She emphasizes depth in everything she does. Getting to the core is her forte, making her work attractive to people on all stages of their journey. Empowering her students to trust themselves and live their best lives is her favorite endeavor.
Cost: $35-$65 sliding scale
To register: Call Kirstin at 360-866-8161.
Soul Contracts
Saturday, April 3
12-3 pm
Each of us creates a precise plan prior to incarnating with the express purpose of learning and awakening, this is our soul contract. This gives our life purpose and direction. When we are able to recognize and accept all aspects of our life as essential to our mission and live the 4 shared soul contract components we can begin a more conscious co-creation with the soul and live a life full of magic. In this workshop we will explore: How to recognize your mission, why our lives, bodies, family are the way they are, how to make the best use of the difficult aspects of our lives, the 4 shared aspects of the soul contract and how to apply them and how to amp up your life to fully engage & explore your contract.
Kirstin Eventyr is a counselor, healer, and teacher in private practice for 15 years. She emphasizes depth in everything she does. Getting to the core is her forte, making her work attractive to people on all stages of their journey. Empowering her students to trust themselves and live their best lives is her favorite endeavor.
Cost: $35-$65 sliding scale
To register: Call Kirstin at 360-866-8161
The I Ching Today
Thursday, April 8
6-8 pm
The I Ching (prounced eee ching) is a prophecy-bearing text book much like tarot cards, much of it based on Lao Tze's Tao Te Ching. Many people consult the I Ching during times of stress and confusion while others use it regularly as an available spiritual companion.
Your instructor, Diana Renison, is a massage therapist, yoga teacher and meditator. She has been practicing the I Ching since 1980.
Cost: $25
To register: Call Radiance at 360-357-5250
Spring Ephemerals Herb Walk
Sunday, April 11
2 pm
Early spring is an important window of opportunity for the local wildcrafter. Some plants are at their medicinal best before they toughen up for the duration of summer. Join Radiance book buyer and herb nut Heather for a walk through Watershed Park, geared to support your health and make every spring feel like a family reunion.
Meet at Woodland Trail trailhead.
Cost: $30
To register: Call Radiance at 360-357-5250
Make Your Own Drum
Sunday, April 11
12-4 pm
Come make your own drum in ceremony with gifted artist Lori Boess of Medicine Dog Drum. Spend 4-6 hours in community building a 15” Elk hide frame drum, including the drum stick. The drum is the one instrument that crosses all cultures. If you are feeling drawn to reconnect with an ancient rhythm, this class is for you. Drums have been used over the centuries for remembering our connection to the Earth, dancing, celebration and calling forth life from the seedlings. What are you called to give birth to?
Lori Boess has been teaching drum-making workshops for over 17 years and has made Olympia her home since 1994. She studied with Lakota elder Berniece Falling Leaves in a medicine teaching lodge. Medicine Dog Art & Drum grew out of a calling to be the medicine. Lori uses prayer and intention to create sacred artistic medicine tools.
Cost: $195
For more information, please e-mail Lori at lori@medicinedogdrum.com or call her at (360)280-2117
Restoring Beauty With Rhythm
Wednesdays, April 14, 21 & 28
6-8:30 pm
Recognizing the vital relationship of beauty and health, we will explore ways in which we live, feel, and look - offering ways to help us restore balance and rhythm to our lives. As we question some of our contemporary notions of beauty, this class will encourage us to find and nurture the authentic, lasting beauty innate within ourselves.
Together we will explore the threefold nature of life (thinking, feeling, and action) through the lens of a deeply embedded cultural myth/fairytale. We will engage in practical exercises that awaken us to a heartfelt, dynamic form of thinking that renews creativity and restores healing to daily life.
This threefold nature can be seen in the skin as well. We will look at the healing qualities of special plants and show how each of the three parts of the plant is symbiotic with the human body and skin.
Authentic Beauty is healing - and healing leads to a greater beauty. With guidance for healing your skin and restoring its healthy glow, we will share and experience in cultivating inner-peace and emotional balance through tuning our ears to our body's internal rhythms and learning practical ways to care for oneself in loving and compassionate ways, all providing for a healthier lifestyle -which in turn, encourages one's natural beauty to shine forth, star-like, from within.
This workshop will be divided into three Wednesdays, weaving together a broad picture of the threefold nature of life, the physical attributes of the skin and the plants that assist bringing it into balance.
Presented by Kerri Ward Merrill and Melodee Hansen. Kerri has been a certified Dr. Hauschka esthetician for 13 years and has travelled to Germany twice for advanced training at the WALA gardens. She has enjoyed sharing her knowledge with all ages. Melodee Hansen is a certified Dr. Hauschka esthetician with a background in anthroposophy. She is a student at Evergreen and a joyful Radiance employee.
Cost: $75
To register: Contact Radiance at 360-357-5250
Law Of Attraction Class Series
Thursdays, April 15, 22, 29 and May 6
6:30-8:30 pm
Understanding what the Law of Attraction is and how to be the deliberate creators of our lives gives us the creative freedom to have, do and be what we really want. When we get this, we start to live in harmony with Source and the possibilities are limitless. It is not just about things. It is about being happy and fulfilled. Join this in depth study of the law of attraction and learn to focus your thought and feeling to manifest your desires. We will address what the LOA really is, determine what we truly desire, how to get "in the vortex”, focus thought, appreciation and more! Join this fun and enlightening journey of self discovery and empowerment.
If not now, when?
Taught by professional intuitive Lisa Holm. Lisa has clients across the US and internationally.
Cost: $125
For more information call Lisa at 360-786-8617 or visit www.lisaholm-psychic.com.
Cell Level Meditation
Saturday, April 17th
10 am to 3:30 pm
Go sit in your cell, and your cell will teach you everything. --ascribed to the Desert Fathers, a mystical sect of monks who lived in the desert around the third century.
Come for a day of meditation that takes you into the deep wisdom found in your own cells. Learning to connect with the energy alive in your body, all the way down in the cells, opens the door to your very own healing. As one practitioner said, “I appreciated the simple guidance that makes no attempt to quantify, qualify, or confine the ways of inner relationship and essence.”
This workshop is an introduction to a meditative tool that is very easy to learn and powerful to use for anyone who wants to increase awareness and enhance the mind-body connection.
The book, Cell Level Meditation Breathing with the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Cell by Patricia Kay and Dr. Barry Grundland, is available at Radiance.
Class size is limited to 10. Bring a lunch!
Cost: $52.00
To register: Call Patricia Kay at 360-866-6974 or send an e-mail with the class name in the subject line to: pk-homeopath@comcast.net
by April 10.
Ready to Read Tarot
Sundays: April 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16 & 23
2-5 pm
A six-part class designed to turn someone new to tarot into a capable reader. We will cover both traditional meanings of the cards as well as methods to read the symbols present in your own deck and develop your own equally valid personal associations. Students should bring their own decks and a journal to each class.
The six classes: Major Arcana 1-11; Major Arcana 12-22; Court cards; Minor Arcana 1-5; Minor Arcana 6-10; Accessing intuitive information and reading for others. Class is limited to eight participants. Taught by Heather Dunn, Radiance book and tarot card buyer.
Cost: $90
To register: Call Radiance at 360-357-5250.
Medicine Bag Workshop
Tuesday, April 20th or
Tuesday, May 11th
6-8 pm
Do you have a special crystal or stone that you would love to make a medicine bag for? Join artist Lori Boess of Medicine Dog Drum in creating a one of a kind deer leather pouch for your unique medicine piece. What you put in it is up to you. All materials will be provided, including teachings. Be sure to bring your stone or crystal if you intend to make a bag for that piece.
Cost: $40.00
To register call Lorie at 360-280-2117 or email her at lori@medicinedogdrum.com
Springtime Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk
Saturday, April 24
12-3pm
Late Spring in the Pacific Northwest abounds with edible and medicinal plants. Come walk through The Evergreen State College forest and learn how to identify, harvest and prepare local food and medicine. Handouts and recipes will be provided. Taught by Corinne Boyer, herbal educator.
Cost: $30
To register: Call Radiance at 360-357-5250
Homeopathy: The Trees
Saturday, April 24th
10 am to 3:30 pm
Homeopathy is a philosophy of healing that works by using substances, diluted beyond the material plane, and that mimic the symptoms the body/mind is producing to heal itself when it is out of sorts. So, it works with the body/mind, which has the power to heal itself. Today, over 4000 substances have been “potentized” into homeopathic remedies. In this 4 hour workshop we’ll look at the basic philosophy behind homeopathy, and then into the tree kingdom to see how remedies made from such trees as the Douglas Fir, the Giant Sequoia, Cedar, and Juniper help in the human realm.
Class size is limited to 10. Bring a lunch.
Cost: $60
To register: Call Patricia Kay at 360-866-6974 or send an e-mail with the class name in the subject line to: pk-homeopath@comcast.net
by April 17.
Your Dog: Healing Skin and Joint Problems from the Inside Out
Tuesday, April 27
6-8 pm
Dog owners spend more money at the vets for skin and joint problems than any other health concern. This class will look at the root causes of these problems and see how nutrition and massage can change a dog in a matter of weeks.
Diana Renison, licensed animal massage therapist, has worked with many rescue and aging dogs.
Cost: $25
To register: Call Radiance at 360-357-5250
Ceremonial Feather Fan
Saturday, May 1
12-4 pm
Make your own Ceremonial Feather Fan in a 4-6 hour workshop. We will use Peacock, Turkey, or Pheasant feathers to create a unique, one of a kind piece of art. Fans are typically used for smudging, dancing, prayer, aura work, and ceremony. The feathers are mounted in a wood handle, covered with deer leather, and accented with fox fur. Included in the workshop are some of the teachings around the different uses of feather fans. All materials are also included.
Lori Boess has been teaching workshops for over 17 years and has studied with Lakota elder Berniece Falling Leaves in a medicine teaching lodge. Lori uses prayer and intention to create sacred artistic medicine tools.
Cost: $125
For more information, email Lori at lori@medicinedogdrum.com or call her at (360)280-2117.
Step Into Your Future – Release Your Fears
Wednesdays, May 5, 12, 19 & 26
5-8 pm
Do you allow your fears to stop you from having what you want in life? Do you procrastinate? Do you tell yourself: "I don’t know how" or hear that inner voice saying "I'm not good enough?" Do you feel exposed and fearful when you want to try something new or take a risk?
In this 4 week class you will deeply explore the blocks to having the life you desire--and the life you deserve! Through guided meditation and visualization, deep relaxation, music and individual and group processes you will learn to tap into your inner knowing and to access long-held fears, beliefs, and behavior patterns that limit you.
I invite you to join me and step fully and authentically into your future! Zoe Waggoner is a Master’s Level therapist who uses Clinical, Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy as the vehicle to help you access long-held subconscious beliefs and behavior patterns. Class size is limited to 10 people.
Cost: $125.00
To register: Call Zoe at 360-432-1236 or email her at zoewaggoner@gmail.com
Making Plant Medicine Series
Thursdays: May 13, 20, 27
6-9 pm
Take one class or the whole series!
Class 1: Herbs on the Inside―Teas and Tinctures
We will look at a few of the most basic forms of medicine: herbal infusions, decoctions, tinctures and glycerites. This may sound simple but there is actually much you can do to ensure maximum extractions to make the strongest medicines for you and your family. We will talk about the pros and cons of teas and tinctures and discuss which form might be the best extraction method for a particular plant. Specific plant constituents will be discussed along with how to maximize these active constituents in your medicine. There will be a tincture-making demonstration and medicine-tasting. Leave with some informative handouts and a solid, basic understanding of how to make good teas and tinctures from dried or fresh herbs. It’s a fun and economical activity that helps you put your health even more in your hands.
Class 2: Herbs on the Outside--Infused Oils, Home Hydrosols, Salves, Lotions and Liniments
Explore the various ways of using herbs externally to maintain health and balance. Learn about infusing oils with plants, making home hydrosols (a very underutilized and wonderful medicine) and then turning these products into even fancier salves and lotions. We will also discuss the role of tinctures (liniments) externally. A medicine demo will be included and some recipes provided. Leave with strong tools to begin your fun journey into the messy world of external medicines!
Class 3: Traditional Secrets-–Herbs as Food
Too often we think of herbal medicines only as teas, tincture or pills. But traditionally people found all sorts of creative ways to incorporate health-enhancing plants into their diet. Come try really fun ways to take medicines like herbal honeys, vinegars, syrups, raw herb infested chocolates, nettle spritzers, real root beer and more. Recipes will be provided and we will have fun tasting and talking about herbs as a life way not just as “medicine”.
All classes will be taught by Lina, a Radiance employee and local herbal educator.
Cost: $25 per class, $70 for the 3-class series
To register: Call Radiance at 360-357-5250
Taoist Breathing
Postponed; Please check back for dates
The Taoists are an ancient sect of monks and meditators who practice yoga and breathing exercises to survive the harsh elements of weather and limited food. These breathing practices strengthen the immune system and help deepen meditation.
Your instructor, Diana Renison, is a massage therapist, yoga teacher, and meditator. She has been a certified rebirther and breath educator since 1985.
Cost: $25
To register: Call Radiance at 360-357-5250
Introduction to Animal Communication
Monday, May 17th
6–9:30 pm
Animals want to talk to us. We just have to tune in and listen. Learn to intuitively communicate with them in this fun, interactive class. You will be sending and receiving messages by the end of the workshop. Whether you wish to enhance your relationship with your own pets or go on to work in this field, this class will provide you with the basics.
Taught by Lisa Holm, professional intuitive and animal communicator. Lisa has clients in the US and Internationally. Held at Source Studio, 203 E 4th Avenue #416 in the Security Building.
Cost: $75
For more information call Lisa at 360-786-8617 or go to www.lisaholm-psychic.com
Understanding the Basics of the Lymph System
Saturday, May 29th
3-5 pm
This class will be partly informational and partly hands on. Learn to do a simple self massage for beautiful skin and a healthy immune system. Understand the connection between arthritis and the lymph. Some arthritis can be reduced or eliminated with self massage practices in a short amount of time.
Your instructor, Diana Renison, is a lymphatic massage who has been teaching advanced classes to other therapists since 1995.
Cost: $25
To register: Call Radiance at 360-357-5250
Local Plant Walk
Saturday, June 5th
10 am - 1 pm
Come walk in the woods for a few hours, be observant and still and meet some of the lovely medicinal plant allies we have growing right here. On this plant walk we will talk about whatever comes up, work on keying out some plants and discover together the deep beauty of this green world. Meet at Watershed Park. If you have a Pojar and Mckinnon bring it! Class is taught by Lina, a Radiance employee and local herbal educator.
Cost $25
To register: Call Radiance at 360-357-5250
2012: Ending Beginning Possibilities
Saturday, June 5
12-3 pm
There is a quickening taking place within your own being as we prepare our psyche and spirit for the changes taking place in 2012. Our understanding of what to expect facilitates our openness to the changes and supports us to release fear and trust life's unfolding.
This class provides an opportunity to work experientially and to glean understanding of the radical changes that are taking place as we move closer to the year 2012. We will investigate the Earth's shift in spiritual polarity as predicted worldwide form a variety of cultures. Most importantly we will explore what this means in terms of your own life and what you can do to expedite the shifts within your own being.
Kirstin Eventyr is a counselor, healer, and teacher in private practice for 15 years. She emphasizes depth in everything she does. Getting to the core is her forte, making her work attractive to people on all stages of their journey. Empowering her students to trust themselves and live their best lives is her favorite endeavor.
Cost: $35-$65 sliding scale
To register: Call Kirstin at 360-866-8161
Ongoing Classes
Plants and Planets: Aligning with Celestial Influences
Third Thursday of each month
6:45pm to 8:15pm the third Thursday of each month
A look at the month ahead and the celestial energies in store for us. We'll discuss how to support ourselves through the planetary transits with herbal medicines, gemstones, flower essences, and other gifts of the Earth. Come join this lively community happening, exploring how the big picture relates to our town and our lives.
For those unable to attend, the 8 to 12 page monthly newsletter is available by subscription. In addition, newsletters as well as newly available CD recordings of the talks can be purchased at Radiance each month. Offered by astrologer Rosie Finn and herbalist Carol Trasatto.
Location: The cafe at Traditions Fair Trade, 5th and Water St., downtown Olympia
Cost: $10 includes the newsletter (Drop-ins welcomed!)
For subscription info: Call Rosie at 360-867-9177