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		<title>Sound, Posture and Healing St Peters Retreat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<h3 data-start="513" data-end="580"><strong data-start="517" data-end="578">Enhancing Healing Through Sound &#38; Posture</strong></h3>
<p data-start="581" data-end="873">Explore the power of posture and voice to support your body’s healing. In this 2.5-hour retreat, Dr. Michelle Greenwell &#38; Ann-Marie Boudreau guide you through posture-informed movement and vocal resonance to align the body, calm the nervous system, and amplify your natural healing potential.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 data-start="2133" data-end="2193"><strong data-start="2136" data-end="2191">Enhancing Healing Through Sound &amp; Postural Dynamics</strong></h2>
<h3 data-start="2194" data-end="2279"><em data-start="2198" data-end="2279">A 2.5-Hour Somatic Sound Retreat with Dr. Michelle Greenwell &amp; Ann-Marie Boudreau</em></h3>
<p data-start="2281" data-end="2613">This powerful retreat explores how <strong data-start="2316" data-end="2353">posture, alignment, and the voice</strong> work together to support the body’s natural healing processes. Join vocal sound practitioner <strong data-start="2441" data-end="2463">Ann-Marie Boudreau</strong> and movement/posture specialist <strong data-start="2496" data-end="2522">Dr. Michelle Greenwell</strong> for an afternoon of discovery that will help you understand your body from the inside out.</p>
<p data-start="2615" data-end="3002">Through guided movement, breath, and structured vocal resonance, you will learn how sound interacts with spinal alignment, diaphragm mobility, reflex patterns, and the subtle biofield. This retreat highlights how small postural shifts can dramatically change the way sound vibrates through the body—supporting relaxation, nervous system regulation, pain reduction, and emotional clarity.</p>
<h3 data-start="3004" data-end="3036"><strong data-start="3008" data-end="3036">What You Will Experience</strong></h3>
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<p data-start="3039" data-end="3097">Explore how posture shapes your voice—and your wellbeing</p>
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<li data-start="3098" data-end="3162">
<p data-start="3100" data-end="3162">Learn gentle alignment strategies that enhance sonic healing</p>
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<li data-start="3163" data-end="3248">
<p data-start="3165" data-end="3248">Discover how vocal tones activate supportive neuromuscular and energetic pathways</p>
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<p data-start="3251" data-end="3329">Participate in a posture-informed sound journey for whole-body recalibration</p>
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<li data-start="3330" data-end="3389">
<p data-start="3332" data-end="3389">Engage in partner or small-group resonance explorations</p>
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<p data-start="3392" data-end="3460">Receive simple, meaningful home practices to continue your healing</p>
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<p data-start="3462" data-end="3625">This retreat is a beautiful next step for those who joined us in February, yet it also stands alone as a profound introduction to sound-supported postural healing.</p>
<h3 data-start="3627" data-end="3650"><strong data-start="3631" data-end="3650">Who This Is For</strong></h3>
<p data-start="3651" data-end="3831">Ideal for those curious about somatic healing, vocal exploration, body alignment, Tai Chi, energy medicine, or personal wellness. No previous voice or movement experience required.</p>
<h3 data-start="3833" data-end="3858"><strong data-start="3837" data-end="3856">Date &amp; Duration</strong></h3>
<p data-start="3859" data-end="3911">2.5 hours</p>
<p>March 28 2:30 &#8211; 5 pm at the Bonnie Brae Club in St Peters on Toulouse Street</p>
<p>Cost: $35 plus tax</p>
<p><strong>Tea on Tap for this event will be Symphony of the Earth from the Tea with Intention Series.  A citrus, cinnamon blend with rooibos that will support your journey of discovery. </strong></p><p>The post <a href="https://greenwellcenter.com/product/sound-posture-and-healing-stpeters/">Sound, Posture and Healing St Peters Retreat</a> first appeared on <a href="https://greenwellcenter.com">Greenwell Center for Holistic Health</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Tai Chi Cape Breton</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Crosby]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 12:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us as we explore the healing powers of the Tai Chi Foundations and 108 Moving Meditation of Master Moy Lin Shin. Tai Chi and Qi Gong are an easy, low impact, stretching and strengthening way to change the moving patterns of the body. Studies show that many of our ailments can be relieved by practicing this ancient art form, this can include blood pressure, diabetes, chronic pain, headaches, joint pain, energy levels, sleep patterns, breathing patterns, allergies, inflammation and more.</p>
<p>All levels are welcome to join the class. Beginners too! We begin with the Tai Chi set and explore small movement sections of the set, then add Sabre and Lok Hup as time allows. Seated and standing versions offered throughout.</p>
<p>Membership dues collected 3 times per year, Jan, April and September. $65 for four months.  Payment can be made at class or by e-transfer.</p>
<p>Monday:</p>
<p>Hillsborough-Glendyer Hall<br />
4738 Route 252<br />
Mabou, NS B0E 1X0</p>
<p>9-10:30 am</p>
<p>Wednesday:</p>
<p>Inverness County Center for the Arts<br />
16080, Nova Scotia Trunk 19<br />
Inverness, NS B0E 1N0<br />
(902) 258-2533</p>
<p>9am to 11am</p>
<p>Thursday:</p>
<p>Creignish Community Hall<br />
2061 Ceilidh Trail<br />
Creignish, NS B9A 1B7<br />
9026231508</p>
<p>6:30pm to 8pm</p>
<p>Those with a Tai Chi Cape Breton membership can attend weekly classes in all locations: Inverness, Creignish, and Hillsborough-Glendyer.</p>
<p>Our Instructor, Dr. Michelle Greenwell, is a volunteer for this special program based on the wishes of Master Moy that all instructors teach from their heart.  She has been teaching from her heart for Tai Chi for almost two decades.</p>
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		<title>“My Little Black Book of Energy” e-Book and Videos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Are you ready to change your daily habits to build vitality and ease of movement?  This book will inspire you to think differently about your day from the moment you open your eyes to you close them again at night.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://greenwellcenter.com/product/my-little-black-book-of-energy-e-book/">“My Little Black Book of Energy” e-Book and Videos</a> first appeared on <a href="https://greenwellcenter.com">Greenwell Center for Holistic Health</a>.</p>]]></description>
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<p>Embark on a transformative journey with Michelle Greenwell in &#8220;My Little Black Book of Energy.&#8221;</p>
<p>Drawing from over a decade of initial exploration and discovery, Michelle shares her favorite tips and tools to revitalize your life. This book chronicles Michelle’s inspiring path to regaining health, learning to strengthen her feet, walking again, and infusing her life with newfound energy.</p>
<p>Filled with personal experiences, this narrative intertwines practices from Dance, Tai Chi, Touch for Health, and more. Key to this journey is the Feet First System, with in-depth exploration of tools from both Set 1 and Set 2. Through practical guidance, learn how to assess posture, shift emotional blocks, and use movement to unlock new opportunities.</p>
<p>Michelle also shares some of her favourite Tai Chi moves, as well as dance moves and patterns.  This book inspires you to get moving and to realize the potential you have in health through movement.</p>
<p>If you’ve ever attributed your fatigue to simply &#8220;getting older,&#8221; Michelle challenges you to reconsider. With empowering insights and actionable advice, she introduces a fresh mindset where &#8220;because I can&#8221; becomes your mantra. Discover how to harness energy and live vibrantly with Michelle’s Little Black Book of Energy.</p>
<p>There are accompanying videos for many of the exercises shared in the book.  Details on how to download these videos will be shared with the purchase.</p>
<p>This is a great resource for educators or leaders wanting to share more with their students, team mates, staff, or colleagues.</p>
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<p>Follow along with the exercises listed in the book. These videos will provide you with a visual of the details that go with each exercise. Try to do the exercise on your own so you can begin to get it into your own body. For review, watch yourself in the mirror to check stance and positioning. If you always watch the video you will never process the info through muscle memory in the body. Watch and try it, then do it on your own. Check in the mirror to see your alignment, and then review again with the video.</p>
<p>Please remember that these exercises you explore at your own risk. Use a mirror to make sure you have the correct alignment, work within your limits, and consult your physician or physiotherapy specialist to determine if there are any specifics you should be aware of before moving.</p>
<p>Patience is key to learning new skills and building a new relationship with your body. Start slow, check alignment and movement details, review using a mirror for a visual cue, and stay within your physical abilities. Coordination will come with time and experience, so have patience when you find patterns that are not so easy to work with. And, most of all, remember to smile to relax the body, and have fun!</p>
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		<title>My Little Black Book of Qi: Qi YINtegration Set 1 Book and Videos</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sitting, standing, walking, footcare - assist feeling well or feeling fatigue.  You will be inspired on how to live daily to promote being your best you!</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://greenwellcenter.com/product/book-and-videos-qi-yintegration-set-1/">My Little Black Book of Qi: Qi YINtegration Set 1 Book and Videos</a> first appeared on <a href="https://greenwellcenter.com">Greenwell Center for Holistic Health</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Kick start your wellness journey&#8230;</h2>
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<p>Qi YINtegration is an inspirational movement based health program, created by Complementary and Alternative Medicine Specialist Dr. Michelle Greenwell,<br />
to introduce individuals to the power of their own energy, how to cultivate more energy, and how to move the body easily, with fluidity, and strength.</p>
<h2>Double Award Winner!!!</h2>
<p>Winning the Living Now Book Award in 2018, this Bronze Medal winner is a great introduction to living well by supporting your basic movement and posture needs.</p>
<p>The program is also the winner of the CanBeWell Legacy Leader Award 2024 for New Foundational Programming,</p>
<p>This item is a bundle of 11 video downloads, an ebook download and physical book that will be shipped to you.</p>
<h3>Learn more about what is inside the book:</h3>
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<li>Intro to Qi YIN:  Learn a little more about how you can turn simple movements into healing power.</li>
<li>Sitting – With just a tweak to your posture, you can begin to open the energy through the body.</li>
<li>Standing – Change how you support your hips, back, knees, feet and more with a little adjustment.</li>
<li>Breathing – Sometimes all we need is a deep breath and a little intention, check in with your breath through this video.</li>
<li>Spine Rotation – With a little turn to the right or left you can fire up all the muscles in the body and more, take a look.</li>
<li>Stairs – Learn how to properly go up and down the stairs to support the knees, feet and back, simple and profound tweaks.</li>
<li>Foot and Hand Rub – Changing tissue through the hands and feet improves coordination, decreases pain, and provides power.</li>
<li>No Effort and 70% Effort – Understanding relaxed movement and how to release to gain strength, this is very powerful for awareness.</li>
<li>Muscle Monitoring – Learn how to use the Body Pendulum and the Anterior Deltoid as an indicator of energy shifts in the body.  This is a great tool to add to your toolbox.</li>
<li>Posture Assessment- There is much we can learn from the way we stand, walk and sit.  Take a few minutes to learn about what to notice before you start making changes for real.</li>
<li>Injury Recall Technique – A very simple and profound energy release for blocked emotions in the tissue.  This is the first tool in the toolbox!</li>
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<h4>Additional Tools to consider:</h4>
<p>To really enjoy the benefits of this book and its accompanying videos, consider joining Michelle for an online or in-person class and be further empowered by the tools, and inspired by a class of people with similar wellness goals. Check out the <a href="https://greenwellcenter.com/product-category/events/">events here</a>.</p>
<p>Learn more from Michelle&#8217;s YouTube channel with the <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzO-WRkzCZX5AwrzW9-zVPJANDpOHZomM&amp;si=iZJ41SHqUVzQbRHE">Tai Chi Wellness playlist</a>.</p>
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