This course is based on the book, “Wheels of Life” by Anodea Judith. “The Classic Guide to the Chakra System; the Wheels that carry us through Life”

Learn about the Energetic Esoteric Anatomy System and structures of the seven Major Chakras. Explore how becoming more aware of and responsible for these human evolutionary systems will awaken you to higher dimensions of self- expression, self-healing and creativity. Gain a deeper understanding and insight into the meaning of the chakras, their associated colors and elements.

Learn conductivity and healing exercises to transform emotionally reactive habit patterns to responsive action, thereby freeing you from limitations of self-expression.

Guided experiential exercises will be used, including meditation, breath and yoga to enhance the functions of body/emotion/mind & breath which will lead you to a better understanding of yourself in relationship to your Life, Love & Light Force.

Instructor: Henny Nouwen, RN, LMT

Henny started learning about and experimenting with the unseen realms of energy awareness, auras, chakras, energy medicine, bodywork as well as metaphysics and mysticism in the 80’s. She has been in private practice for 33 years using healing touch, intuition, insight and wisdom as an Integrative Healer.

Henny brings with her 18 years as a cardiovascular circulating nurse in open heart surgery as well as having been an ordained minister in metaphysical teachings for nine years. Over 40 years Henny has taught a multitude of classes on the mind/body connections, death, grief & loss, energy awareness and healing. Henny is driven to share her knowledge of how true healing happens in the recognition of the greater reality that sources our energetic being and teach you how to get in touch with it (chakrachatter.com, hennynouwen.amtamembers.com).

During the last Ice Age (2.6 million to 12000 years ago) Eastern Washington was Ground Zero for some of the world’s largest catastrophic floods! The Glacial Lake Missoula Floods dwarf any normal river flood recorded in modern times.  First proposed in 1923 by J Harlen Bretz and after decades of debate, the Missoula Floods in the Pacific Northwest were finally recognized as the first scientifically proven Ice Age megaflood in the world.  Scientific opinion in the early Twentieth Century assumed that only slow changes over long periods of time (uniformitarianism) could explain all geologic features. Catastrophic events, unless they were documented, were not part of the scientific dogma at that time.

In sessions 2 and 3 illustrated lectures will follow the Ice Age floodpath from its source at the huge ice-dammed lake in Montana through Eastern  Washington where it created the Channeled Scabland, Grand Coulee, Palouse Falls, and many other geographic features before sending over 1000 feet of floodwater through the Columbia Gorge and over the future townsites of Spokane, Portland and Astoria and into the Pacific Ocean. 

In session 4 we will review other megafloods and their origins. In addition to ice-dammed lakes; tectonic, glacier, and sea level changes have played major roles. Numerous huge floods elsewhere in the world have been identified in Utah, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, English Channel, and on the planet Mars.

Instructor: Dr. Gene Kiver

Gene Kiver graduated from Case-Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and later from the University of Wyoming in Laramie where he received his Doctorate in Geology.  He taught Geology for 34 years at Eastern Washington University in Cheney and conducted an active research career that emphasized landforms and surface processes.  Glacial geology of the western United States, geothermal ice caves on Mts. Rainier and Baker, national park geology, speleology, and the Missoula Floods are his main professional interests.  Research and volunteer activity with the Ice Age Floods Institute continues today.  He has co-authored two recent books, “On the Trail of The Ice Age Floods” and “Washington Rocks!”.  “Washington Rocks!” is written for the non-geologist interested in learning about amazing geologic sites in the State of Washington.

The goal of the course is to provide participants with a foundational understanding of subtle energy concepts and the practical techniques to support cognitive function, emotional regulation, stress reduction, and overall well-being through the lens of subtle energy.

The practices are drawn from subtle energy systems, including Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Chakra Energetics, and Bioenergetics.

These neurological and emotional self-regulating practices are offered as effective and affordable self-care in a time when stress and trauma-induced illness, physical and emotional, are of epidemic proportions.

 Each class session will involve a discussion of the fundamental underlying concepts and, most importantly, time to learn and practice the techniques.

Instructor: Steve Templin

Steve Templin is a retired Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture Physician, and Biofeedback practitioner. He was also a certified teacher of several Energy Psychology systems from which this course draws, including: Touch For Health Kinesiology, Brain Gym, The One Brain System, and Educational Kinesiology. Now he’s a HeartMath Trauma-Sensitive Certified Practitioner and mindfulness coach focusing on chronic pain, anxiety, and stress-induced symptoms.

This 3-week course will provide information about the strong, creative and successful first people into North America. They are the ancestors of all the North American tribes. The new archeological discoveries will be presented including those here in the Northwest.  It will also cover what science says about the new genetic DNA data. The class will include:

• Who were the first people?
• When did they come?
• Where did they come from? How did they get here?
• What did they find?
• How do we know any of this?
• The Kennewick man controversy.

Instructor: Jim Barrett EdD

Jim has a doctorate degree in Adult Education and Communication. He was employed at the University of Washington for 32 years. He regularly teaches at the Anacortes Senior College and at the Shelter Bay Communiversty.