by Matthew Sweigart | Apr 1, 2016 | Community, Events, Meridians, News
Imparting the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is the second in a FREE series of talks that will teach you how herbs and spices can support your internal organs, your energetic balance and your overall health, literally spicing up your life!
Wed., April 6th
6-7pm
Savory Spice Shop
2041 Broadway St., Ste. 1
Boulder, CO 80302
This week’s talk will focus on the Fire Element and the Bitter Flavor. Learn how the Fire Element expresses itself in your body, mind, and spirit and some signs and symptoms that your Fire energies may be out of balance, such as disturbed sleep, trouble speaking, high or low blood pressure, getting easily chilled or overheated. Learn some distinguishing features between exaggerated Fire and depleted Fire, which will tell you when to avoid Bitter flavors for better internal balance or when to start incorporating more of them into your diet to support your health.
Then an expert at the Savory Spice Shop will go into detail about some bitter herbs and spices and how to incorporate them into various recipes so that you can bring your body into balance by spicing up your life!
These talks will be led by Jessica Van Antwerp, an AOBTA nationally Certified Shiatsu Practitioner and Certified Instructor of HeartMind Shiatsu. She has been studying Traditional Chinese Medicine since 2009 and strives to live in harmony with Nature using the Elements as her guide. Her passion for her work comes across through her teaching style, infused with case studies and personal stories, as well as humor and light-heartedness.
by Matthew Sweigart | Mar 15, 2016 | Community, Events, News
We begin the first of our Five Flavors talks next Wednesday, March 23rd, with the SOUR flavor and its associations with the WOOD Element.
Do you have hip issues? Trouble sleeping 11pm-3am? Feel the need for a cleanse? Deal with anger issues? Have addictive tendencies or behaviors?
Ever had gall stones? Or trouble making decisions?
Be introduced to how these (and many more) symptoms could be signaling an imbalance within your Wood Element energies. Then learn about the spices associated with the Sour Flavor and how incorporating these into your diet may help bring these energies back into balance.
BONUS: Learn how incorporating more sour foods into your diet may help curb your sugar cravings!
Disclaimer: the information in these talks is not intended as a diagnosis, nor as medically sanctioned treatment for ailments or diseases. Please consult your physician before making any adjustments to your health regimen.
by Matthew Sweigart | Mar 5, 2016 | Community, Events, News
We are excited to announce that the dates for our upcoming Five Flavors Talks, in partnership with Savory Spice Shop, have been set.
Jessica Van Antwerp, a Boulder-based Certified HeartMind Shiatsu Instructor, will highlight one Element per talk, expounding on its associations within the body and mind, how it shows up in our lives by expressing itself physically or through personality. Then one of the spice experts at Savory will showcase the spices associated with the Flavor of the Element, all in the effort to expand your mind around how using spices can help these Elemental Energies come into balance within your body.
This is a FREE series of talks, every other Wednesday, 6-7pm, starting March 23rd. The talks will be held at Savory Spice Shop at 2041 Broadway Ste. 1, Boulder, CO 80302
- March 23rd – WOOD and the Sour Flavor
- April 6th – FIRE and Bitterness
- April 20th – EARTH and Sweetness
- May 4th – METAL and Spiciness
- May 18th – WATER and Salt
Hope to see you there!
*Please note: the information in these talks is not intended as a diagnosis, nor as medically sanctioned treatment for ailments or diseases. Please consult your physician before making any adjustments to your health regimen.
Jessica Van Antwerp is an AOBTA nationally Certified Shiatsu Practitioner and a Certified Instructor of HeartMind Shiatsu, an avid qigong practitioner and believer in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her passion for this work is infused into every moment of her daily life, as she strives to live her life following the wisdom of Nature and its expression through the human body. Her enthusiasm is contagious.
by Matthew Sweigart | Jan 26, 2016 | Community, Events, News
We are excited to announce a creative partnership with Savory Spice Shop in downtown Boulder.
We have partnered up to bring you a series of talks about the Five Flavors associated with each of the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We will focus on one element at a time, exposing you to how they may show up in your life. The physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual issues that we all deal with can be clues as to the inner state of balance between each of the Five Elements. Vertigo? Think Water Element. Diabetes? Earth Element. Hip problems? Wood Element.
After a brief intro to these common issues, we’ll discuss the Flavor associated with the Element and some spices that will help support those energetics within your body. The magic of Traditional Chinese Medicine comes in its associations, the interrelatedness of everything in your system. Looking at your body as a whole, you can start to draw your own conclusions as to your particular imbalances and how you might be able to incorporate these spices and certain flavors into your diet to help bring your body back into balance.
*Please note: the information in these talks is not intended as a diagnosis, nor as medically sanctioned treatment for ailments or diseases. Please consult your physician before making any adjustments to your health regimen.
by Matthew Sweigart | Oct 12, 2015 | Bodywork, Community, Events, Shiatsu
We are so excited to announce that Enrollment is officially open for the 2016 HeartMind Shiatsu Basic Training in Boulder, CO.
Imagine your life when…
- You have developed your healing skills
- You can help people to relieve their suffering
- You can use your hands to soothe & reduce pain
- Your life dedication to healing becomes a daily practice…and a means to right livelihood
- You grasp the deeper meaning behind disease
…and can confidently facilitate transformation
HeartMind Shiatsu Basic Training will make these dreams a reality. We will take a deep dive into the fascinating and beautiful theory of Chinese Medicine. You will learn Beginner and Intermediate treatment skills for the health and longevity of your clients. You will learn techniques to help relieve your loved ones of common aches and pains. You will understand how the energy of Nature expresses itself through personality and physicality and develop the capacity to work with the corresponding energetic flows of the human body to bring yourself and your clients to a greater place of balance. You will gain a deep sense of connection to yourself and to the infinite place of silence within, through which healing energy flows.
We are now scheduling enrollment consultations and accepting applications for our 2016 program in Boulder, CO.
We’ve been working hard to evolve the program to produce higher quality therapists with deeper levels of understanding of Chinese Medicine. And every year, the program gets better and better. So next year’s training will be the best one yet. Join us!
by Matthew Sweigart | Oct 7, 2015 | Bodywork, Community, Events, News, Qigong, Shiatsu
We will begin accepting applications for our 2016 Basic Training in Boulder, CO next Mon., Oct. 12th.
We are incredibly excited to run the program again next year, having evolved and refined our presentation, incorporating student feedback from this year’s program. Newly graduated Certified HeartMind Instructors Becky Whitmer, Dave Goetz, and Jessica Van Antwerp will teach the first three levels of next year’s Basic Training, and our lead instructor Matthew Sweigart will fly in from California to teach the final level.
Prepare for a deep dive into Traditional Chinese Medicine and all of its mystery. Learn how the Five Elements express themselves within Nature and within human beings to gain a better understanding of people in your life. Learn techniques to balance your own energy so that you may be healthier and livelier in your own life. And learn how to balance the energy in other people’s bodies so that they may be relieved of common aches and pains and feel their own vitality radiating out of every pore.
Stay tuned for application details…
by Matthew Sweigart | Oct 7, 2015 | Bodywork, Community, Events, Shiatsu
What is HeartMind Shiatsu?
What is it good for?
How does it feel?
Come see what HeartMind Shiatsu is all about by watch one of our lead instructors apply techniques you can learn in our 1st of 3 Free Demos:
Mon., Nov. 16th
5:30-7pm
Bodywork Bistro Living Arts Center
3825 Iris Ave. Ste. 300
Boulder, CO 80301
by beckywhitmer | May 9, 2015 | Community
Going deeper and deeper with each workshop, we completed our Five Element Flow program on April 26, 2015. Here’s what some of our students had to say:
“LOVE. Really starting to feel the benefits of the integrative structure of the course.”
“Just enough repetition/review to make it all really resonate, layered in new material in a way that felt intuitive.”
“I am most impressed with the format of the class and the presentations.”
“I love having multiple approaches, like the powerpoint, demo, bodywork, etc.”
by beckywhitmer | May 9, 2015 | Community
On March 22, 2016, we completed the first 4-day workshop in the HeartMind Shiatsu Basic Training program. Here’s what our students had to say:
“Lectures are great (I really enjoy learning the theory), and the slide presentations that correspond with the Touching Ki text are incredibly helpful.”
“The one-on-one attention during student exchange has taught me the most in my own practice development.”
“The vitality that this work can bring to your own heart/body/soul.”
by beckywhitmer | Jan 15, 2015 | Community
Join us for a lively and inspiring evening of discovery, February 19, 6:00-7:15 pm. We will present an overview of the HeartMind Shiatsu curriculum, experience a sampling of the modality through hands-on group practice, and finish our gathering with some delicious refreshments. We’re sure you will enjoy the views from the Bodywork Bistro Living Arts Center, home to our school.
