NORWICH – The public is invited to attend a free Healing Art Fair, and experience a variety of complementary healing modalities that are aimed at helping to prevent illness and to balance one’s energy. On Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Cafe Connection, 28 S. Broad St, a number of practitioners will donate their skill and knowledge so the public can learn about healing art forms that are available for their health benefit.
The participants include: The Acupuncture Clinic of Norwich, Hamilton, Oneonta and Endicott; Tom Mather, Irrodologist; John VanIngen, Medical Intuitive/Reikig Master; Laura Carey, Environmental Educator/Naturalist; Marcy Lewis, Tai Chi / Qigong; Ellen Sokolov, Reiki Master; Canice Paliatta, Energy Release / Massage; Jim Dennis, Massage and Stacy Edick, Community Gardens Coordinator.
“Acupuncture” by Dr. Xiaolei Zhang and Dr. Cheng Zong. Acupuncture is the stimulation of specific points on the body by the insertion of fine needles. The body has 12 main meridians through which energy or Qi / Chi flows. Acupuncture treatment balances and moves the energy using needles to effect change and stimulate your body to release natural chemicals such as pain killers and hormones that accelerate the natural healing process. Dr. Zhang and Zong will give demonstrations to the fair participants.
“Release Trapped Emotions and Massage” Canice Paliotta has been a licensed massage therapist for 21 years incorporating many different modalities into her healing practice. She works out of her home office in South Oxford and travels to different locations. Her present sessions mainly include a form of acupressure called Jin Shin Do, Craniosacral therapy, and energy work, which includes tuning forks, the Sedna gong, Tibetian bowls, etc. Included in her sessions, as an option, is Dr. Bradley Nelson’s method of releasing trapped emotions with a Niken magnet. A thirteen minute session of the release of trapped emotions and applying the tuning forks will be offered to participants, with an explanation of the overall work on the hour.
“Touched By the Earth” Laura Carey has been an environmental educator for 31 years conducting workshops and programs to teach participants about the wonders of nature. She says, “All around us are beautiful, healing energies just waiting to be noticed and invited in. Everywhere we look are messages of hope, renewal, beauty, peace, and interconnection. Let nature calm you and restore your natural rhythms through simple exercises.” Laura will introduce techniques to help you plug into the earth wherever you are.
