Katonah Study Group for Integrative Medicine

EYES… AND THE BRAIN A Holistic Approach to Vision Care
2017-06-21 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Vision is so much more than 20/20 eyesight!

Behavioral Optometrist, Dr. Samantha Slotnick, explores the eye-brain connection in an interactive seminar. Learn how to reduce visual stress and enjoy more efficient, effective use of your own vision, at any age. Don’t miss this exciting, educational, hands-on workshop.
In this lively, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to assess, test for and distinguish visual conditions that keep some individuals from engaging in sustained, visually-centered activities. You’ll have an opportunity to practice tests on other participants and ask about your own concerns.
Dr. Samantha Slotnick has a diverse background, with undergraduate roots in behavioral psychology as well as physical chemistry, and post-graduate training in behavioral optometry and vision science. This dual training in art and science is the foundation for her thorough, balanced approach to patient care, maintaining attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture.
Her private behavioral optometry practice is in Scarsdale, NY, providing a whole-person, holistic approach to vision care, for all ages. She specializes in pediatric care and vision development, offering vision therapy and rehabilitation for children – and adults –with vision problems which interfere with reading, learning, attention, performance and efficiency.
Dr. Slotnick obtained her doctorate from the SUNY College of Optometry, and went on to complete her residency in Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation, also at SUNY, along with advanced studies in Vision Science. She continued her academic and practical training, attaining Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry and the College of Optometrists in Vision Development. She remains involved in vision research as a consultant. Recent projects include advanced retinal scanning technology in the identification of Parkinson Disease, and visual perceptual changes in face recognition following acquired brain injury.
Within her profession, Dr. Slotnick has lectured internationally, leading advanced seminars and workshops for optometrists and vision therapists, with an emphasis on vision training for patients with Strabismus (eye turns) and compromised binocular vision. She also lectures to general optometrists on myopia control, and optometric management of patients with special needs.
Locally, Dr. Slotnick is engaged in a grassroots effort to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of vision problems, and their impact on children’s ability to fulfill their own potential. These interactive workshops are designed for parents, with extended programs available for professionals in allied health care fields, teachers and educators.
Dr. Slotnick’s authorship includes recent chapter publications in: Visual Diagnosis and Care of the Patient with Special Needs, and Vision Therapy Success Stories from Around the World. Dr. Slotnick sits on the Peer Review Board of Vision Development and Rehabilitation, the quarterly publication of COVD. She also serves on the organizational board of the Eastern States Optometric Congress, supporting professional development with an annual educational program dedicated to vision therapy and vision development.

Katonah Study Group Healing and Silent Auction evening
2017-05-10 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Katonah Study Group invites you to join us for a fun and exciting event:
Our Healing and Silent Auction evening to benefit the Integrative Health Division of Northern Westchester Hospital

Note: ALL funds that are raised for this evening including the cost of the event will be donated to the hospital. I have included another paypal button if you would like to make a separate donation with your registration (or even if you can’t attend – we so appreciate all the hospital has done for our organization – this is us giving back)
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Want to make a donation:

This months meeting will be a change from our standard meeting and we hope that all of you will come out for it.

May 10th we are having a healing and auction evening. Proceeds from the auction will be going to the Integrative Health Division of Northern Westchester Hospital.
There will be eight presenters doing a variety of healings including:

Past life readings
Finding Joy
Creating your own space
Issues Resolution Processing ™
Reiki
Bemer technology – increasing circulation in the body
and others.

It promises to be a fun evening. Everyone will have a chance to have multiple healing sessions, we will have food and a silent auction and all monies will be going to the hospital.
We are looking for donations for the auction. If you are willing to offer a free client session, book or any products or other service, it will give you exposure and we certainly would appreciate it. It’s a win/win for all.
If you’d like to make a donation of any kind, contact Bonnie Rogers 914-923-4346 or Penny Cohen: 914-764-1708.
We’re Looking forward to seeing you on May 10th.

The Healing Power of Nature: Preventive, Restorative and Therapeutic Benefits of Contact with the Natural World.
2017-04-19 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Kurt Beil, ND, LAc, MPH presents: The Healing Power of Nature: Preventive, Restorative and Therapeutic Benefits of Contact with the Natural World.
Time in nature is more than just a walk in the park. A variety of research fields, including clinical medicine, epidemiology, psychoneuroendocrinology, and environmental psychology, are demonstrating that contact with natural environments has preventive, restorative and therapeutic potential for addressing diseases such as depression, ADHD, and cardiovascular disease. This session will explore the evidence and practice of nature-based “ecotherapy” through paradigms of stress-reduction, attention-restoration, and salutogenesis (i.e. holistic health promotion). Case studies and clinical techniques will be shared. The session will conclude with a description of clinical programs and health policy initiatives that are incorporating this approach.
Learning objectives:

Become familiar with relevant terms, including biophilia, shinrinyoku, ecopsychology, etc…
Know the pathological conditions for which an ecotherapeutic approach may be beneficial
Acquire clinical knowledge & skills for utilizing ecotherapeutic techniques with patients
Recognize the current programs and policies that are incorporating these techniques
Understand the potential for wider inclusion of this approach within the medical professions

Dr. Kurt Beil is a clinician and researcher who has lectured and published widely on the topic of “health in nature”. He is adjunct research faculty at NCNM (his alma mater) where he has taught classes on Environmental Medicine & Health, Microbiology and Public Health, and Stress Management. His Masters of Public Health degree focused on urban green space as a sustainable integrative-medicine health-promotion strategy. Dr. Beil maintains a clinical practice in Westchester County, and “walks his talk” by hiking and camping in his native Hudson Valley as often as he possibly can.

Kurt Beil, ND, LAc, MPH
Hudson Valley Natural Health
The Center for Health and Healing
4 Smith Ave, 2nd Floor Mount Kisco, NY 10549
www.hudsonvalleynaturalhealth.com
www.center4healing.net
drkurt@earthlink.net
(914) 362-8315

How NWHC & Providers Can Work Together
2017-02-15 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Healthy Living – Hospital, Providers & the Public
How NWHC & Providers Can Work Together
Be a part of the Think Tank on Healing
To sign up for this program please email us

What is healthy living?
And, can we better embrace a community devoted to good health?
Hospitals contribute only a fraction to the health of our communities – an important fraction, but a fraction nevertheless.
Healthy eating, lowering stress, education, exercise and sense of purpose can all be more determinative of how long and how well we live. We have known this for years, but contemporary medicine is only now waking up to the concept of healthy living in ways that were unthinkable a few years ago.
What new integrative concepts have been adopted by our hospital that take us to a new level of healing? The hospital’s role is not just about healing but now prevention and follow-up care to keep our community healthy.
What questions and concerns do you have about your health care in the future?
We need your voice! Get a chance to finally network with hospital officials and community resources.

On Wednesday, February 15th, Joel Seligman, CEO and Doctor Marla Koroly, Medical Director of Northern Westchester Hospital will lead a think tank/focus group for us all to think about where medicine is – and where it needs to go.
Dr. Marla Koroly received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She subsequently attended medical school at New York University School of Medicine, with membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, and completed her internal medicine residency at New York University Medical Center.
Dr. Koroly is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Koroly served as the Medical Director of Beth Israel’s DOCS/Continuum Medical Group practices from 1993 through 2004, when she left her practice to accept the position as Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Northern Westchester Hospital. During her time in practice she participated as a principal investigator in several clinical trials related to the care of patients with diabetes and hypertension.
Dr. Koroly has been an active member of the American College of Physicians and is currently the council representative for the Hudson Valley Region of the New York Chapter.
Joel Seligman is the President and CEO of Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH). He has dedicated his career to the healthcare industry, serving in numerous roles at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center before assuming the leadership of NWH in 2001. He received his Bachelor of Science degree at Boston University and his MBA and Masters of Public Health from Columbia University.
Joel has developed vital partnerships with other organizations, including the Stellaris Health Network, NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, the Visiting Nurse Association, the Open Door of Ossining, and the Planetree Alliance, a national organization committed to holistic and patient-centered care. He worked diligently with our Board of Trustees over the past year to finalize and implement a new partnership with Northwell Health, formerly the North Shore-LIJ Health System, which became effective in January 2015.
Among his many positions and activities, Joel was also a member on the Planetree Board of Directors and is currently on the Advisory Board of Hope’s Door, an organization that seeks to end domestic abuse. Joel was selected to serve as a Board of Director for NonProfit Westchester (NPW), an organization whose mission is to strengthen the capacity, impact and visibility of the nonprofit sector in Westchester County. In 2015, Joel was chosen to participate on the National Academy of Medicine’s Patient and Family Leadership Network. He is the 2004 recipient of Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley’s Ellen Wood Health Care Award, the 2005 Mt Kisco Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, and the 2007 American Diabetes Association’s Father of the Year.
It is time to roll up our sleeves and talk.
We need to work together.
Please come to this truly important event.

To sign up for this program please email us

Deirdre Breen: An introduction to Dosha Coaching
2017-01-18 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Elements and actions of personalized health

This dynamic evening promises to invigorate your understanding of the elements of health, and the specific actions that support personal well being. Based on the ancient twin sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga, coupled with the modern discoveries in neuroplasticity – the science of the brain’s resilience, this evening will bring you face to face with your elemental nature. You’ll learn about your Dosha, and its constitutional (prakriti) and lifestyle (vrikriti) expressions. In an engaging session full of discovery and learning about Ayurveda’s TriDosha Philosophy of kapha, pitta, vata; the breath of the nervous system; and how to build resilience, Deirdre will conduct a group coaching session that delivers essential knowledge and invokes behaviors that will enhance your understanding and willingness to truly and effectively care for yourself.
Deirdre Breen is a Duke Certified Integrative Health Coach, ISHTA Certified Master Yoga Teacher, (Integrate Science of Hatha Tantra and Ayurveda), Reiki Master Trainer, ordained minister of spiritual counseling, trained addictions counselor, and founder of Self-Care Institute, Inc, an organization dedicated to improving health-care through self-care. Her interest and dedication to health and healing both personally and professionally spans over 30 years. Her training at Duke Integrative Medicine emphasized the mandate of health behavior change as the root of health and healing. As a result Deirdre developed a dynamic approach to health and healing she calls Dosha Coaching which blends her extensive knowledge and training in health coaching, yoga, Ayurveda, meditation and addiction recovery. Dosha Coaching supports individuals in understanding the elements of health, the behaviors that nourish, protect and preserve well being, and incoevaporatest scientific discoveries in neuroplasticity – the ability of the brain to transform. A native of Katonah, Deirdre’s professional and volunteer work expresses a deep connection to nature and the imperative of natural settings to facilitate healing. Her healing service ranges from yoga and meditation classes, lifestyle study groups, health education, personalize health planning and year long sustain inquiries in to whole person health at libraries, yoga studios, private homes and community groups. She serves on the executive board of Katonah Village Improvement Society and developed the Katonah Inspired Body-Mind Series that showcases healing modalities, celebrates seasonal equinox and solstice events, conducts personalized health planning classes and produces the Katonah’s Annual Health Forum – a public platform for community health initiatives – now in its fourth year. Deirdre can be reached through her website: www.deirdrebreen.info, or by email at serenitybreathxo@gmail.com

Roland Comtois - The Power of Eternal Love
2016-12-14 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Roland Comtois

Roland ONLY $20.00 USDYearly Membership $65.00 USD

Roland Comtois
The Power of Eternal Love
“Love transcends time and space.”
Join best-selling speaker and author Roland Comtois for a spiritual and sacred discussion about the power and hope of eternal love. Love is the vehicle that gives us permission to expand above the possibility into the arms of reality. It teaches us that beyond a shadow of a doubt lies a permanent soul marker encouraging us to live, to breathe and to become who we are. It gives us the strength to remember each other even when the last day has long passed. Love that begins its journey here, reawakens in the next place, is reconnected and remembered, eternally. Humanity is at the doorway to extraordinary evolution. The power of eternal love has the ability to shed the grief, to open the heart, to heal the body, to remove the fear, to expand the consciousness, and to awaken the knowing. Most importantly, love is a gift channeled, given and exchanged here, so that tomorrow may be better, stronger and more peaceful. Come together, heart to heart, soul to soul and breathe in the power of eternal love…
During this presentation Roland may be demonstrating channeled messages, plus sharing his documented Purple Papers with pre-recorded messages on them.

Roland Comtois is a nationally acclaimed inspirational speaker, spiritual medium, and radio host. He is the author of two books And Then There Was Heaven, a memoir chronicling the author’s personal near death experience and the after-life insights that define his life today, and 16 Minutes, a poignant personal journal about the last earthly moments between a mother and son and a guidebook through grief. Roland is a professional healer and spiritual medium with over 30 years experience as a gerontology nurse, Reiki Master, metaphysical teacher and grief specialist. His expertise extends from the physical to the spiritual, as he shares healing modalities and messages that nurture and balance mind, body and soul. His mission is to help people find comfort in life in spite of loss, show them how to move beyond grief with love and hope and to pass on the message that heaven and eternal love are real and always close at hand. He is the founder of Talk Stream Spiritual Radio, and the After Loss Expo, now in its 9th year. His work is currently sought after by television production companies eager to showcase his signature “Purple Papers.”

Children, Teenagers & Their Troubles
2016-11-16 18:25 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Children, Teenagers & Their Troubles with Mark Banschick, MD

Only Nov 16 meeting $20.00 USD2016-2017 Year $65.00 USD

A Child Psychiatrist & a Pediatrician Look Holistically at Children, Teens & their troubles
Mark Banschick, MD Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Louis Corsaro, MD Medical Director – Eight School Districts
The world is sadly pressured and demanding, and we want our children and teens to come out okay. Yet, there’s anxiety, attention problems, depression, school issues, upset at home, and more that gets in the way.
On Wednesday, November 16th, Mark Banschick, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and Louis Corsaro, MD, Medical Director of eight Westchester County School Districts, will invite us into an interactive space where we can learn more about helping kids in need.
Please bring your questions. No two children are alike.
Mark is the co-founder, along with Cindy Blum, of the Katonah Study Group and brings sensitivity to the treatment of children and teens that utilizes medicine within limits. Louis Corsaro, MD is a veteran pediatrician who has seen any case one can imagine.
In particular, we will be looking at treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder, and an interesting nutritional approach that holds promise. If interested, we can also discuss the recent New York Times piece, Generation Adderall, which has raised some important questions about ADHD treatment.
Here are some articles by Dr. Banschick in Psychology Today that may be of interest.
They are NOT required reading. ☺
Psychology Today: ADHD – Ten Helpful Tips
Psychology Today: Your Hyperactive Son
Psychology Today: Does Your Child Need Stimulants?
Psychology Today: New ADD Treatment
Psychology Today: Divorce and Separation Anxiety
Psychology Today: Stop Being Anxious About Being Anxious
Psychology Today: Does My Teen Need Treatment
Psychology Today: Does My Teen Need Treatment II
Psychology Today: Bipolar Teens
Contact Information:
Louis Corsaro, MD
Lcorsaromd@gmail.com
Mark Robert Banschick, MD
Katonah, New York 10536
mbanschick@aol.com
www.theintelligentdivorce.com
914-232-9000

How Love Works: The Secret to Healthy Relationships
2016-10-26 18:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
How Love Works: The Secret to Healthy Relationships

Annual membership – Sept-June $65.00 USDOnly this workshop $20.00 USD

Every marriage or relationship starts out as starry-eyed. Then, an adjustment is required, and we have to love a real person and not just a fantasy. Join us to discover the Secret to Healthy Relationships.
That adjustment takes skill: and that is true love.
In this panel discussion workshop we’re going to discuss how disappointment and even, hurt, can open the door to amazing relationships, and real intimacy. They can be a wake-up call – an invitation to go deeper in our self-knowledge, and build the trust that is necessary to reveal ourselves. In our vulnerability lies our strength.
Sheila Pearl, Author, Relationship Coach and Intimacy Specialist, speaker, teacher, MSW a Certified Life Coach… Plus retired Cantor. will be discussing intimacy

Penny Cohen, LCSW, Transformational Psychotherapist, Personal Enlightenment coach, Relationship Expert, author, international speaker, conference leader, spiritual mentor will be discussing the REAL reason we judge and criticize each other, how we create the way others treat us and how ancestral lineage influences affect relationships.

Cindy Blum, Past Life Regression therapist and Ericksonian Hypnotherapist, author, international speaker and conference leader will be addressing how we travel with our soul groups, changing roles, clearing karma, and learning what we need from each other.

Mark Banschick, MD, Psychiatrist, author will be discussing when things don’t work out and how to have an intelligent divorce.

James Mapes-Quantum Leap Roadmap for Healing & Success
2016-09-14 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
James Mapes 9/14/16

Yearly Membership $65.00 USDONLY James Mapes evening $20.00 USD

So Much More Than A Motivational Speaker…
Renowned Mentalist, Hypnotist, Healer, Entertainer,
James Mapes presents his Quantum Leap Roadmap for Healing & Success
James Mapes has been dedicated to helping people live exceptional lives for more than 30 years. His lively, interactive programs on wellness, creativity and leadership provide results-based strategies to take ‘quantum leaps’ in all areas of life. When you blend together a storyteller, an expert on the power of the imagination, and a clinical researcher of the mind, you have “The Mapes Experience.”

As creator and president of Quantum Leap Thinking™ and the Transformational Coach, ™ James Mapes is one of the most sought-after international performer/speakers in the corporate industry today. Along with several movie appearances he has also been on CNN, The Today Show, Good Morning America and Fox Family Channel. James’ combination Motivational Entertainment Programs are a unique blending of James’ entertaining and award-winning stage show – Master of the Imagination™, with the powerfully inspiring – Imagine That!, True Leadership, or Mind Over Body programs. His latest audio program Patient Pre-Op/Post-Op Healing Therapy™ is designed to help patients reduce stress, manage pain and heal faster and is endorsed by the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital. His newest book, Imagine That! Igniting Your Brain for Creativity and Peak Performance will be out in October 2016.

Guaranteed fun while James presents:
Mind over body techniques for wellness

Imagine That! Using imagination for success
True Leadership and Quantum Leaps towards more creative, productive, confident lives

Peter Blum and Naaz Hosseini will present a meditative sound bath concert
2016-06-15 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Please join us for an amazing sound bath concert as well as for our end of the year party.

Peter Blum and Naaz Hosseini will present a meditative sound bath concert followed by a demonstration of how to use sound in a healing practice and a question and answer period. As a duo, and (and sometimes trio or quartet, when joined by Thomas Workman, Steve Gorn, or Ev Mann) Peter and Naaz have worked together, presenting dozens of these sound baths for the past 15 years.

“The keys to this are, a) listening, and b) trusting – our own innate musical instincts, each other, and the audience,” continued Blum. “We attempt to tune in during a performance in to the collective unconscious of everyone present, and to play the sounds that emerge from our mutual dream. We refer to it as a ‘sacred’ soundbath because for us this is akin to universal prayer with our instruments.”

Hypnotherapist and sound healer Peter Blum creates a unique meditational environment using large gongs, bells, cymbals, tuning forks, drums, tamboura, flute, and his collection of dozens of Himalayan singing bowls. Peter has studied music and sound healing with Dr. Karl Berger, Ustad Jamaluddin Bhartiya, Beautiful Painted Arrow (Joseph Rael), Pauline Oliveros, John Beaulieu, and Don Conreaux. He has given workshops and soundhealing concerts at Omega Institute, Abode of the Message, Menla Mountain Retreat Center, The Graduate Institute, and yoga studios across America.

Naaz Hosseini
Naaz Hosseini is a master vocalist, violinist, dancer, composer, and psychotherapist. As a multi-disciplinary performer she has Naaz Hosseini appeared world-wide with the Meredith Monk Vocal Ensemble, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, and the Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians at venues including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Tokyo University, Walker Art Center, and the Steirischer Herbst Festival. As composer/performer, she collaborated with Pilobolus, the National Theatre of the Deaf, and Bridgman/Packer Dance.

Litany Burns - DEVELOP YOUR PSYCHIC TALENTS… …AND USE THEM IN YOUR DAILY LIFE
2016-05-18 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
We are all intuitive.
How much do you use these natural talents to benefit your daily living?
Gain psychic insights, heal yourself and others, discover auras, understand
your dreams, learn mental telepathy, and more… in this hands-on workshop
with internationally noted Clairvoyant, Medium Litany Burns. Find ways to
immediately relieve daily stress, connect with your soul, and discover tangible
talents you never thought you had!
Realize your inner potential and use it today. Exercises are fun and easy.
No experience necessary – All ages welcome.

LITANY BURNS
Is an international medium, clairvoyant, author, lecturer and filmmaker. Featured
in The 100 Top Psychics & Astrologers In America, she worked on the infamous
“Son of Sam” case at the request of the NYC District Attorney and is the author
of two books: Develop Your Psychic Abilities (Pocket Books, Bantam, Barnes &
Noble Publ.) and the pioneering The Sixth Sense of Children (Penguin: Putnam)
sold both domestically and internationally. She has appeared on NBC, ABC,
FOX, LIFETIME, been featured in “Elle”, “Redbook”, “The New York Times”, “The
Wall Street Journal”, “London Daily Mail”, on national radio, the Internet and
lectured throughout the world as well as retained as a consultant to CEO’s,
popular celebrities, medical and educational professionals, and European royalty.
Find Litany at: www.litanyburns.com

Acknowledging Your Inner World, To Heal and Transform Yourself with Marc Weiner
2016-04-20 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
The Empathy Labyrinth Presentation
The Empathy Labyrinth is a kinesthetic tool that guides you step by step through the process of self-empathy. You will gain greater clarity about your feelings and needs/values, connecting you to your heart, so that you can live a more joyful life.
The Empathy Labyrinth combines a cognitive process known as Nonviolent Communication (NVC), traditional circle labyrinths, finger Heart Labyrinths, and Inner Sacred Circles (ISC),

What you will learn in this presentation:

How to use the Empathy Labyrinth
Basic principles of NVC
Empathy skills- Acknowledging feelings and needs
The calming, healing, and transformative power of self-empathy
How to use an Inner Sacred Circle (ISC)
Acknowledging your inner voices/entities/parts
To make requests which contribute to connection, harmony & peace.

What is the Empathy Labyrinth (EL)? The Empathy Labyrinth is a kinesthetic tool that guides you step by step through the process of self-empathy and Nonviolent Communication (NVC)*.
What is the purpose of the EL? To have a tool with which to process yourself in difficult situations:
1. To calm yourself down so you can identify what you’re feeling and actually needing in a situation.
2. To foster clarity, compassion, and connection to your heart so you can address your situation with a new openhearted perspective.
3. To enhance the quality of communication with yourself and others.
4. To respond in a way that is in alignment with what you truly value.
5. To heal and transform.
6. To teach the components of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
How does it enhance communication for oneself and between others? By using the Empathy Labyrinth you learn to slow down, to listen to what others are feeling and needing which allows you to respond from an openhearted compassionate place.
In what settings can it be used? The Empathy Labyrinth can be used anywhere, anytime, by yourself, one-on-one, in groups and even as a planned public event (walk). The Empathy Labyrinth has been used on the Mall in Washington DC during a major human rights rally, in the Middle East with Jews and Arabs, Occupy Wall Street, Kripalu Yoga Center, Omega, The Abode, Churches, Synagogues, Connecticut Mental Health Center-New Haven, Freedom Project-Seattle, and for children from pre-school through college.
*What is Nonviolent Communication (NVC)? Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a philosophy and process of communication developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, in the 1960’s. It is based on the idea of compassion and connection with one’s self and with others. NVC has three basic components: Self-Empathy, Empathic Listening, and Honest Expression.
NVC is a practical, learnable process that helps people connect more deeply with themselves and others, based on universal human values. It promotes congruency with one’s values in thought, speech and action. The purpose of NVC is to create a quality of connection where everyone’s needs are equally valued. It provides strategies to meet needs, which contribute to connection, harmony and peace.
Why NVC is beneficial? Participants who embody NVC are able to get to the heart of a conflict or dispute quickly and resolve it peacefully. NVC supports self-responsibility, living one’s values in ways that benefit all, and living a life of meaning and purpose.
Marc Weiner- Founder and developer of the Empathy Labyrinth
The comedian, puppeteer and television producer: His life story was told in a NY Times Magazine article, Of God And Weinerville.  His TV credits include appearances on Saturday Night Live, HBO, Comedy Central, and his own show, Nickelodeon’s Weinerville. Currently, Marc provides the voices of the Map and Swiper the Fox on Nick Jr.’s hit TV series, Dora the Explorer and Dora and Friends.
The Inner Peace Activist: He has been teaching Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and empathy skills for over 13 years and at Kripalu for the past 8 years. He has also led workshops at Omega, The Abode, The Garrison Institute, The Rowe Center, Pace University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and in the West Bank and Israel with Jews and Arabs together. Marc has a private practice in which he guides his clients in deep self-empathy explorations for healing and transformation.
www.theempathylabyrinth.com

Rory Pinto - How To Mend a Broken Heart - the Journey of Love, Awareness, Acceptance, and Renewal
2016-03-23 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Who hasn’t had a broken heart…?
Where you had put all your emotional eggs in one basket, had pinned your happiness and well-being on a relationship, a job, the accumulation of wealth or position, the accomplishment of a treasured goal. Where the assured existence of pleasure, possessions, power, or protection was what was most important, and the struggle that often went with it.
But then some part of your plan came crashing down. A break-up, loss of a job or investments, a health crisis. Something gave out, and you felt threatened, abandoned, betrayed, confused – all in all, a giant WTF?!… Your understanding of ‘who am I?’ flailed in the dark.
Experiencing loss and coming out the other side doesn’t have to be this dramatic or heart- wrenching. It’s all a matter of degree. But it is a matter of fully digesting what is happening and clearing any residue or ‘unfinished business’ – feeling your feelings, letting go, and letting God, whatever that means to you. It’s a matter of emptying yourself of your preconceptions and opinions, creating a vacuum and letting Spirit fill it.
In this experiential evening, we will be working with powerful meditative practices that will help us to find our Spiritual Center. This is the spark that connects us with Universal Presence, and brings balance and harmony to the polarity we live in and see around us.
As we experience our Oneness with this Presence, the old patterns that bind us begin to clear, and will fall away as they no longer serve. Space between our triggers and habitual emotional reactions arises – allowing for forgiveness, reconciliation, and new possibilities to come to fruition. We become more able to
perceive clearly, read situations accurately, make wise choices – and act, at the right time, in the right place, with the right amount of effort.
This Universal Presence is the state of the Infinite I AM – and it is the Source of the energy necessary to shift our state of consciousness and heal. It is always and everywhere present, awaiting our recognition and resonance.
We can choose to let go of our conceptions and opinions, experience our Oneness with this Presence, and open to the Grace that is always present…. We can come out the other side.And what seemed like a disaster can bring us to open our hearts, expand our awareness and become more attuned to the Universal Love, Intelligence and Power that we really are.
Come see for your Self!
“For my entire life, I have felt a deep yearning to experience God, Spirit, The Tao, The Void – it goes by so many names, and none can really describe it. I have earned to find the Truth, and heal the profound ignorance, sense of separation, and suffering that I felt within and around me. Over the years, I have sustained a single-minded monk-like focus, study and practice of Spiritual Principles. I am happy to share the fruits of over forty years of inner work, and walk with you on your journey” — Rory Pinto
Long time KSG member Rory Pinto is a Spiritual Healer, Teacher, and Interfaith Minister. For over 40 years he has been deeply involved in the study and practice of spirituality, meditation, and healing methods from around the world. His path has included Gurdjieff Work, Advaita Yoga, Vipassana, Qi Gong, Healing through the Universal Energy Field, Reiki, Matrix Energetics, and Spiritual Healing of The Infinite Way. He is a graduate of the 4-year professional program of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, and is an Ordained Interfaith Minister of both the Sanctuary of the Beloved, and the Order of the Universal Interfaith.
Rory has also co-hosted the New Perspectives Radio Show – an in depth look at current and compelling topics from a spiritual perspective. To listen to some favorites go to http://www.newperspectivesradio.com/category/featured/or m/program/new_perspectives/ for the complete archives. To hear an hour-long radio show on the ART OF MEDITATION, go to this link: http://www.newperspectivesradio.com/2013/04/01/20212-the-way-of-meditation/
To learn more about Spiritual Recovery Healing Groups, Private Healing Sessions, Spiritual Counseling, Classes, Retreats, Wedding Ceremonies, or Prayer Requests, contact Rory at: 212-874-4384, or rorstar@aol.com

Less is more- classical homeopathy - Joseph Feuerstein, MD
2016-02-24 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Homeopathy, Integrative Medicine & Your Questions
Last year Joseph Feuerstein, MD gave us a Q and A in front of a packed crowd at KSG. As a Physician who trained with Andrew Weil, MD and runs the Integrative Medicine Consultation program Stamford Hospital, Dr. Feuerstein understands the intersection between medicine, nutrition, and homeopathy. His approach is both pragmatic and Dr. Feuerstein will talk about Homeopathy, Integrative Medicine and then field any questions you may have.
Homeopathy is one of the more controversial alternative medical modalities, based on the work of 17th century German physician, Samuel Hahnemann. It espouses the theories of ‘like curing like’, ‘potentization’ and ‘provings’. Dr Feuerstein will review the history, philosophy and clinical studies for the effectiveness of homeopathy as well as teach about some commonly used remedies.
Joseph Feuerstein, M.D., is Director of Integrative Medicine for the Stamford Hospital System. He studied medicine at the University of London and BusinessManagement at the University of Cambridge, England. Dr. Feuerstein completed a residency in Family Medicine at the Stamford Hospital/Columbia University Residency program (serving as the chief resident in his final year) and a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, School of Medicine. Dr. Feuerstein is certified in Clinical Hypnosis, Clinical Acupuncture and is a licensed Homeopathic Physician in the state of Connecticut. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University.
Click here to See more
Date: February 24, 2016
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Northern Westchester Hospital Center, Mount Kisco, New York

Rev. Bobbe Bramson The Angels: Healing Allies and Loving Change Agents
2016-01-20 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Join Angel Medicine Woman Rev. Bobbe Bramson for an uplifting evening of healing and soulful communion with the Angelic realm. The presentation will be directed by Spirit and tailored especially for those in attendance. It will include a nice blend of both experiential and didactic content:

Learn two easy but potent ways to connect with Angels
Enjoy a guided meditation in which the group will connect with Archangel Raphael, the Angel of Healing, receive his guidance, and come to know his Divine presence.
Discover the wonder-full ways in which Angels communicate with us and how we partner with them in our own healing
Sit within an Angel Radiance Healing Circle and experience firsthand an intimate connection with your special healing Angel, an Angel who is called to you by your Soul and is ready to assist you with whatever issue in your life is up for you at the moment
Be given a brief history of Angels and their evolving role in humanity’s ascension and transformation
Receive channeled messages from the Angels

Reverend Bobbe Bramson, RMT is a gifted Angel Medicine Woman licensed and ordained through the Angel Ministry of Gateway University. She is a Divine energy healer, spiritual teacher, and author who is passionate about helping people uncover and reconnect to their beautiful and radiant Soul Treasure within. With 35+ years in the creative and metaphysical arts she custom blends highly effective healing strategies and transformational tools that help individuals awaken to, explore, and express their unique gifts. Bobbe is also a VortexHealing® practitioner and has a private practice in northern Westchester where she gives private sessions and facilitates Reiki Wisdom Salons, Angel Radiance Healing Circles and Soul-Awakening play-shops to nourish the heart, mind, and soul. In 2013 the Angels gifted Bobbe with the Angel Radiance Transmission®, a uniquely nourishing and expansive energy of healing grace and in 2014 she became a featured author in the #1 best-selling Angel book on Amazon, 365 Days of Angel Prayers. She has recently been selected to write monthly articles in 2016 for Sibyl Magazine, a women’s spiritual online publication. Bobbe is also a lifelong musician, songwriter and environmental and animal rights activist. Connect with her at bramsongs@verizon.net or via her website www.AngelHeartToHeart.com

Beyond Stimulants: New Approaches to ADD and Memory with Mark Banschick, MD
2016-01-01 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
These days, Attention Deficit Disorder is commonly diagnosed both in children and adults. Stimulants are the go to treatment, which while potent, can cause a variety of side effects. In this presentation we will look at the diagnosis of ADD/ADHD both historically, and with respect to contemporary brain research.

Question: Can we heal these patients and not just treat them?

We will look closely at the variety of attention issues as well as co-morbid learning, behavioral and memory problems that are found in this population. No two people are alike, and certainly, no two ADD/ADHD patients are alike.
The evening will feature case studies which illustrate a number of adjunctive and stand-alone treatments for ADD/ADHD that may be worthwhile to consider.
We hope to have a fruitful discussion.

Mark Banschick, M.D., is a Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist and co-Founder of the Katonah Study Group (along with the wonderful Cindy Blum). Mark is the author of the Intelligent Divorce Book Series and writes for Psychology Today. He trained at Georgetown University Hospital in General Psychiatry and at New York Hospital/Columbia Presbyterian in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He has a private practice in Katonah for too many years to remember.
See more at:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-intelligent-divorce/201505/new-add-treatment
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-intelligent-divorce/201410/does-your-child-need-stimulants
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-intelligent-divorce/201212/your-hyperactive-son

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFE0-LfUKgA

Gene Ang - What does spoonbending have to do with healing?
2015-11-18 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms C & D, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Gene Ang 11/18/15 Katonah Study Group

Yearly Membership $65.00 USDONLY Gene Ang evening $20.00 USD

Learn to bend spoons using 6 different techniques based on quantum mechanics and torsion field physics. So why hold a spoon bending class? It is not only about bending spoons! The change in material reality demonstrated by the bent utensil is a model for change. The mechanisms used are all known healing techniques. Experience how to use these techniques in your own life for personal growth and transformation.

watch this quick video on the program

Gene Ang, Ph.D. has a healing practice based in Thousand Oaks, CA and sees clients for a number of energy healing practices. In addition, he teaches seminars that focus on the integration of science, spirituality, and healing. Gene travels both in the United States and internationally facilitating healing sessions and workshops. Gene received his BA from Stanford in Human Biology and Philosophy/ Religious Studies, and Ph.D from Yale University in Neurobiology. His work centers around the use of subtle energy to restore balance and harmony to the body and mind.

Panel on Healing Alzheimer’s Naturally
2015-10-14 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Panel on Healing Alzheimer’s Naturally 10/14/15 Katonah Study Gr

Yearly Membership $65.00 USDONLY Panel on Healing Alzheimer’s Naturally 10/14/15 $20.00 USD

Sharp Again Naturally is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization formed to educate the public and medical community about reversible causes of dementia and to advocate for new testing and treatment protocols. Contact: info@sharpagain.org or call 914-997-9611
Preventing and Reversing Alzheimer’s Naturally
Panel Discussion with Holistic & Medical Professionals
Alzheimer’s can’t be cured, slowed, or prevented. Right? Wrong! Documented cases prove otherwise. Come see four top-flight professionals explain how diagnoses of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s, and other forms of dementia can be prevented and/or reversed partially or completely.

Learn about 9 reversible causes and treatments for Alzheimer’s/dementia

See a six-minute film-clip on people who have reversed Alzheimer’s

Panel Discussion and Q&A with medical professionals on holistic methods for preventing

and reversing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia:

Allan Warshowsky, MD, Although conventionally trained, Dr. Allan has been a maverick leader in holistic medicine and a founder of ABIHM, which certifies functional medicine doctors. He uses a multi-therapeutic approach including heavy metal detox, bio-identical hormones, etc.

Howard Hindin, DDS, founder of the Hindin Center for Whole Health Dentistry will be discussing the treatment of inflammation and metals in the mouth including mercury fillings, their effects on the brain, and how best to address them.

Marie Roth, Nutritionist, founder of Powerfuel Nutrition, LLC, registered dietitian, consultant for Blythedale Children’s Hospital, and director of the Blythedale/Kohl Eat Well, Be Well Nutrition Outreach Program. She will be speaking about nutrition and detoxing.

Penny Cohen, LCSW, Functional Psychotherapist, helps people overcome stress and obstacles to successful living. She’ll be discussing the impact of stress on memory and how the way we process information can impair or improve memory and a healthy aging lifestyle.

Fee: $20.00 or free to members. Space is limited. To reserve your seat,
visit www.katonahstudygroup.org or call: Bonnie Rogers: 914-923-4346

Bernie Siegel MD: The Psychology Of Illness & The Art Of Healing
2015-09-09 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Bernie Siegel, MD – 9/9/15 Katonah Study Group

Yearly Membership $65.00 USDONLY Bernie Siegel, MD evening $20.00 USD

Bernie Siegel, MD renowned mind-body pioneer and best-selling author of several books including Love, Medicine and Miracles, and his latest, The Art of Healing, containing sixty drawings for healing, will be presenting a program sponsored by the Katonah Study Group to be held at the Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco, NY. This unique presentation is about integrating the power of the mind, body and spirit as an integral part of medical care.
Bernie will be addressing:

Mind/body relationships
Survivor personality
Patient empowerment qualities
How to achieve ones potential
Self-induced healing versus spontaneous remissions
Doctor patient relationships
How wordswords become swordswords which can kill or cure
Show drawings by patients revealing mind body interactions
The role of the conscious and unconscious mind

This program is open to everyone interested in the mind body spirit connection in relationship to healing. And, if you’re really interested in learning something about healing yourself, Bernie gave us a homework assignment to do: Draw a picture, with crayons, of yourself at work as a health professional, doctor, nurse, or family member, and bring it to the presentation.

End of Year Party and Free Healings
2015-06-17 06:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
The Katonah Study Group has changed the program for Wednesday evening due to special circumstances. Katie Ciriello will not be able to be with us. We will try to reschedule her for next year.

Please join us for a wonderful catered event that will offer free healings!
The following will be available for your curiosity and healing:

Ann Marie D’Agostino – Intuitive and Tarot Card healer
Linda O’Shea – Reiki Master and Reconnection healer
Bonnie Rogers – Herbalist and Health Coach
Rory Pinto – Energy and Spiritual healer
Bonnie Sue Rauch- Quantum healer
Maureen Jacobson – Business Planning + Consulting | Business Development | Marketing Strategy | Organizational Development -Offering advice
Saundra Cindy Blum – Ericksonian Hypnotherapist/ Past Life Regression Therapist- Using crystal cards
and possibly others

This is our last program until September! Come and join us for a lot of fun and good food!!!

Any one who would like to be part of our committee or present a program please let anyone in our group know how to reach you.

We hope you’ll join us.

The Katonah Study Group committee

Somatic Experiencing (SE) Applications to Psychotherapy and Sex Therapy
2015-05-20 18:30 - 21:25 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Roger Saint-Laurent, PsyD, SEP, CGP & Sharlene Bird, PsyD, SEP
Mind-body connections have become increasingly important in psychotherapy. Somatic
Experiencing, first developed to treat trauma, demonstrates how vital it is to work with the entire human experience to broaden our understanding and assist in resolving presenting issues and symptoms, support healing, and achieve greater fulfillment in life. Roger and Sharlene offer a primer on SE and discuss some of its applications.
Sharlene will present a brief overview of sex therapy, particularly how it is enhanced by the SE application. Together they will discuss how SE, as a body of knowledge, can usefully complement and potentiate our overall practice of psychotherapy.
Sharlene and Roger will be with us on May 20th from 6:30 to 9:30 to give us an opportunity to learn more about this approach to psychotherapy and healing. The program will be both experiential and didactic. All welcome.

See an article they wrote: Somatic Experiencing – How Trauma Can Be Overcome

Dr. Sharlene Bird
Dr. Bird is a trilingual and multi-cultural psychologist who practices in mid-town Manhattan. She has over 20 years experience as a clinician, supervisor, and presenter. In addition, she is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, an SEP Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Provider, and a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. Dr. Bird is also a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU/Langone School of Medicine. In her professional career, she has given presentations nationally and internationally on subjects ranging from sexual issues to integrative therapy.
Dr. Roger Saint-Laurent
Dr. Saint-Laurent is a bilingual psychologist with private practices in Manhattan and Westchester. He has nearly 30 years of experience as a clinician, supervisor, and presenter. As a Certified Group Psychotherapist, he has offered (with his colleague Dr. Peter J. Taylor) training groups and workshop in SE and group psychotherapy both privately and at workshops at local, regional, and national conferences. Dr. Saint- Laurent has assisted at multiple SE trainings in Chicago, Miami, Connecticut, California, Montreal, and British Columbia. He was Chair of the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute from 2013 to 2014.

Integrative Medicine Approaches to Substance Abuse, Depression and Anxiety
2015-04-29 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
This presentation will illustrate how we can use the wisdom of western medicine while being mindful of many other healing traditions. Dr. Feuerstein will use case studies, and active interaction with the audience to deepen our understanding of how we can heal substance abuse, depression and anxiety, if we view these health issues from multiple perspectives.
The evening will feature three Case studies with an Integrative treatment plan and evidence for efficacy including;
 Nutrition 101
 Sugar and Neuroscience
 Exercise
 Botanicals
 Acupuncture
Joseph Feuerstein, M.D., is Director of Integrative Medicine for the Stamford Hospital System. He studied medicine at the University of London and Business Management at the University of Cambridge, England. Dr. Feuerstein completed a residency in Family Medicine at the Stamford Hospital/Columbia University Residency program (serving as the chief resident in his final year) and a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, School of Medicine.
Dr. Feuerstein is certified in Clinical Hypnosis, Clinical Acupuncture and is a licensed Homeopathic Physician in the state of Connecticut. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University.
See more at: http://stamfordhospital.org/Services/Specialty-Centers/Center-for-Integrative-Medicine-Wellness/About-the-Center-for-Integrative-Medicine-Wellness/Our-Staff.aspx#sthash.N6yKIEdL.dpuf

EFT using Applied Kinesiology to help identify the key issues with Dr Perry Perretz
2015-03-25 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Osteopathy is an approach to medicine that emphasizes an understanding of the body’s self-healing mechanism. To practice osteopathically, a doctor must appreciate that the body is producing symptoms in an attempt to heal, and all interventions must support that process rather than suppress its symptoms. “It is quite consistent with the principles of Chinese Medicine, so it’s a perfect fit for me,” says Dr. Perretz.
One of a small number of doctors to have integrated these philosophies and skills in his approach to medicine, he has built a practice utilizing prolotherapy, neural therapy, manipulation, acupuncture, and trigger point injections, never neglecting emotional and spiritual dimensions of illness. “I have found EFT to be a valuable tool for eliminating emotional barriers to healing,” he says, “and I’ve developed my own approach to EFT using Applied Kinesiology to help identify the key issues.
This is what makes all the difference!”
For the last five years, Dr. Perretz has taught his method to classes through the Graduate Institute, and will introduce these to the KSG March 25th. Attendees should expect to walk away with new insights and skills that will provide immediate benefit.
Dr. Perretz is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, but don’t let that fool you. “I entered medicine from left field, and never made it to the infield,” he often tells patients. He started medical school in 1995, following eight years of practice as an acupuncturist. The patients he saw were the ones who tended to fall through the cracks in the system, and his success with these difficult cases inspired him to continue his studies. After completing osteopathic medical school at the University of New England, and a residency at the University of Chicago, he moved to Connecticut to practice in 2003.

Feeling Stressed out? Discover how Herbs & Nutrition can help
2015-02-25 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
We all have stress and anxiety. Some of it is good for us, it moves us forward in our lives, our jobs and our mission. When stress and anxiety become overwhelming is when we need to take a step towards eliminating it.
Many people are on medications for their stress and anxiety and are suffering from side effects of the medications. Time and time again I see people start with one medication and continually have to add more on top of that.
Join us to learn how herbs and simple foods can benefit the nervous system, calm anxiety and ease depression. Learn why a healthy digestive tract can reduce your dependence of pharmaceutical medicine and how these herbal health allies can help you relieve anxiety, mild depression, hyperactivity and insomnia.
Bonnie Rogers is a Clinical Herbalist and Wellness Expert specializing in helping people take control of their health and helping them remove their pain with the use of simple products, herbal medicine and wonderful nutrition. She specializes in helping people with anxiety and stress, digestive disorders, chronic pain and obesity.
Recently she was described as “Bonnie is interested in root cause healing not symptom cover-up. She empowers others with her knowledge, is easy to talk to & is always open to what her clients want. I find her very grounded and she has helped my family heal with her ideas and intuition. I could go on & on!
What she does best is teach simple solutions that provide powerful changes. Her clients: Spend less time in the doctors office, Reduce or eliminate pharmaceuticals, Feel amazing in their bodies, Are more productive at work and in their personal lives, And they love their lives.
Her website is www.bonniesherbals.com and she has an active facebook page, please join her

Rick Read - Healing Through Laughter
2015-01-21 06:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
This has been a transformational year for many and we have been working so hard to move forward on our path.
We often forget how to be playful, joyful, and just laugh. Laughter is a wonderful release, as is crying, but a lot more fun. We thought we would start off the year with joy and laughter to help release the old and bring in the new year on a lighter note.
We have hired a wonderful comedian who also uses magic to help us find our humor and joy. Please come ready to release through laughter, feel lighter and more joy filled.

Rick Read has appeared on many radio, television, and stage shows throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He also has appeared in the sitcom Night Shift that was filmed for national television.

Touring act with: Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Loretta Lynn, The Platters, Survivor, George Straight
& The Temptations

Dr. Catherine Sweet presents Biomagnetism and Health
2014-11-19 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
Explore the philosophy and history of Biomagnetism. Discover how your magnetic ‘life fields’ shift with health and disease. Observe and experience these energy fields as they relate to the neurological plexuses, chakras, kaballah and your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies.
Biomagnetism has been shown to reduce pain, swelling and tissue acid base changes. This evening’s lecture was presented at Columbia to Dr. Oz’s research group.
Come and ask how this might help you!

Dr. Catherine Sweet is an international lecturer, researcher, writer and teacher of Spiritual Healing Techniques. She has lectured on radio, TV and at colleges, universities and hospitals. Dr. Sweet is currently teaching Integrative Medicine at The Graduate Institute. She has degrees and certifications in Chemistry, Physics, Math, Environmental Science and Chiropractic. Dr. Sweet has also been involved in parapsychology research with IBM, Hofstra, S.U.N.Y., Yale and Princeton. She currently practices in Port Chester, New York. She has completed six books and several CDs, which are available at SweetSpiritBooks.com

Color Energy Insights for Work Life Balance with Karen Jones
2014-10-15 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
* Do you know that your color preferences have an affect on your relationships and the way you react, interact and relate to others?
* Do you know that you can improve business results knowing your color preference and understanding your customer’s color preferences?
Karen Jones, founder of Kaleidosope Focus will help you explore color energy preferences and how the energy preferences enable you to adapt and connect with others. This communication tool can significantly improve relationships in all areas of your life: personal, primary, family, social and business interactions. And regarding business transactions, negotiations, or management styles you’ll see significant improvement in the outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
• To recognize the behavioral characteristics by using the Insights Color Energies
• To develop quick and easy ways to recognize the preferences of other people from the many clues
• To recognize how you own body language and behavior might be influenced by your dominant color energy
• To become more effective as a professional using Insights color energies.

About Karen Jones: Karen is an Insights Discovery Licensed Practitioner, who has facilitated the Insights training in a corporate environment to hundreds of employees in a global organization for the past five years. The training was provided face to face and over video webinars across the globe. She is also a Certified Holistic Coach and a Global Internet
Entrepreneur with Isagenix products.

Natalie Kasdan presents an Introduction to Shamanism
2014-09-17 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
In this Workshop, Natalie will introduce you to Shamanism. Opening the group with an invocation. She will talk about shamanism and what it is. You will also be taken on a journey to meet your power animal. Your power animal is your spirit ally in animal form. They are protectors and teachers and have been with you all your life. You will be able to journey to meet your animal and really experience them. You will know what they feel like, do they have a message for you, and be able to expand your relationship with them. Natalie will explain how to use your senses when you journey so that you can really be immersed in the experience.
These Journeys are experiential and transformative.

Your Choice – One workshop or the Entire Year

Just this workshop $18.00 USDYear Membership $65.00 USD

Natalie Kasdan is a Shamanic practitioner who has been trained in the old ways by guides and teachers. She began an apprenticeship with Mytsic/Medicine Woman, Rev. Judith Star-Medicine in 1996. She was initiated as a young grandmother in 2001. Natalie has also studied Chinese Medicine, and several healing arts with Dr. Jeffrey Yuen. She works with people on a Soul Level, using many different modalities. She studied craniosacral therapy with Dr. Ron Wish at the Great River Craniosacral Therapy Institute in Nyack.

Natalie uses many modalities to help facilitate healing on a cellular level. She may use crystals, essential oils, feathers, visualizations, energy healing, soul retrievals, extractions and more. Each session is unique to where you are on that certain day.
Natalie also facilitates many shamanic healing groups ranging from beginners to those who have been journeying for a while. It is her life purpose and honor to walk this path of service. http://www.nataliekasdan.com/

FROM PANIC TO PEACE
2014-06-18 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
FROM PANIC TO PEACE
Finding Balance, Harmony and Wisdom in Times of Crisis
Have you ever found yourself in a full blown crisis?
Wednesday June 18th
Northern Westchester Hospital Center
Conference rooms C & D
6:30-9:30 PM
This is also our End of the Year Party – Join us for a great evening

You remember it well: your solar plexus was in knots. You could barely breathe, your body was tense,
your tongue dry. Change was upon you, more than you felt like you could handle. The consequences
for not acting appeared to be serious, and yet you found yourself procrastinating when action was
required. Your mind was agitated, or went blank from fear. You wished your discomfort would just go
away….

What if crisis were the Universe’s way of FINALLY getting your attention – asking you to let go of
what no longer served, and make new, life-giving, useful choices…? What if the questions ‘Who am I?’
and ‘Why am I here?’ took on new meaning and importance…?

When a crisis is severe, it’s as if Life were pulling us up short and shaking us, dissolving everything
we believed to be true, telling us to slow down or even to stop – then plunging us into the unknown.
It’s as if Life were stripping away everything that was not Essential, nudging us – sometimes with
the force of a Tsunami – to empty ourselves of everything that we believed was true. All this, so that we could receive the promptings of Spirit, and become instruments of Divine Love, Power and Intelligence. From the ego’s point of view, this may feel like dying; from our Soul’s perspective it is more like entering a portal of Infinite Possibility.

The whole experience of loss and gain – and the suffering that so often goes with it – can act as a catalyst for spiritual growth – spurring us to go deeper and realize that we are already complete, that we already have what we need to address any situation. There is nothing to add on to make us whole……

Our work is to cleanse ourselves of the toxic memories and beliefs that both protect and limit us, and release the Imprisoned Splendor within, the Light and Love that we are. As it flows, it brings healing to ourselves and all around us. All the rest – the harmonious relationships, health, home, and abundance that we so often seek – arise from this.

In this experiential evening, we will be working with powerful meditative practices that bring balance and harmony. They are designed to ground you, quiet the mind, raise your vibration, and help you to experience the ‘Gap between thoughts’. This is the Zero Point Field, a state of Pure Awareness, Unconditional Love, and Unlimited Potential. It is revealed in Stillness, beyond thoughts and words, and brings deep peace, rest, and healing to mind, heart and body.

These Practices give access to new knowledge, universal energy, and an expansion of consciousness that arise from this fertile Void. They will help to bring you into the present moment, align you with Spirit, and dissolve your attachments to past and future. This is the realm of your Soul – of living from your Spiritual Center, in the eternal NOW.

As you experience the Reality of Oneness-consciousness, it becomes a new set point to return to, over and over. It will dramatically re-frame your experience, bring spaciousness, clarity, and wisdom to your responses, and true contentment, no matter what the changing conditions or circumstances.

Come see for your Self!

"For my entire life, I have felt a deep yearning to experience God, Spirit, The Tao, The Void – it goes by so many names, and none can really describe it. I have yearned to find the Truth, and heal the profound ignorance, sense of separation, and suffering that I felt within and around me. Over the years, I have sustained a single-minded monk-like focus, study and practice of Spiritual Principles. I am happy to share the fruits of over forty years of inner work, and walk with you on your journey" — Rory

Pinto

Long time KSG member Rory Pinto is a Spiritual Healer, Teacher, and Interfaith Minister. For over 40 years he has been deeply involved in the study and practice of spirituality, meditation, and healing methods from around the world. His path has included Gurdjieff Work, Advaita Yoga, Vipassana, Qi Gong, Healing through the Universal Energy Field, Reiki, Matrix Energetics, and Spiritual Healing of The Infinite Way. He is a graduate of the 4-year professional program of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, and is an Ordained Interfaith Minister of both the Sanctuary of the Beloved, and the Order of the Universal Interfaith.

Rory has also co-hosted the New Perspectives Radio Show – an in depth look at current and compelling topics from a spiritual perspective. To listen to some favorites go to http://www.newperspectivesradio.com/ or http://www.rocklandworldradio.com/program/new_perspectives/ for the complete archives. To hear an hour-long radio show on the ART OF MEDITATION, go to this link: http://www.newperspectivesradio.com/2013/04/01/20212-the-way-of-meditation/

To learn more about Spiritual Recovery Healing Groups, Private Healing Sessions, Spiritual Counseling, Classes, Retreats, Wedding Ceremonies, or Prayer Requests, contact Rory at: 212-874-4384

A Past Life Regression Demonstration with a Volunteer from the Katonah Study Group with Saundra Cindy Blum
2014-05-14 18:30 - 21:30 | Northern Westchester Hospital – conference rooms A & B, 400 E Main Street, Mt Kisco, NY, 10549, United States
A Past Life Regression Demonstration with a Volunteer from the Katonah Study Group with Saundra Cindy Blum
Wednesday May 14th
Northern Westchester Hospital Center
Conference rooms C & D
6:30-9:30 PM

A Past Life Regression Demonstration with Cindy Blum

Purchase ticket $18.00 USDPurchase membership $65.00 USD

A PAST LIFE REGRESSION DEMONSTRATION WITH A VOLUNTEER FROM THE KSG
Cindy will be discussing the value of her work that she demonstrates in her book, Footsteps Through the Sands of Time-Past Life Dramas, Present Life Lessons. She will be sharing case studies, dialoguing about our before life decisions, choosing our soul families, lessons we choose, traumas we have had to go through, our last thoughts before death and it’s importance, what happens when we die, and healing on the mind, body and soul levels.

Cindy is going to give a demonstration of a past life regression using hypnosis on a member of the KSG who has volunteered to be the regressee.

Please come and witness a transformative healing using a modality that is a truly sacred gift.

Saundra C. Blum, MS, CHT, CRT, is an author of 2 books, Footsteps through the Sands of Time – Past Life Dramas, Present Life Lessons, and soon to be published The Gift- Synchonicities Through Divine Intervention. Saundra received her Masters in Special Education and Counseling, and
Certification in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and Brief Psychotherapy. Saundra has been practicing Past Life Therapy for the last 25 years, with over 4000 clients from international lectures, workshops, trainings and private practice. Saundra was also on the Bd. of Directors of IARRT(International Assoc. for Regression Research and therapies), Advisory Board for Holistic Health at Western Connecticut State University and on the Patient Advisory Board for
Northern Westchester Hospital. Saundra is the Co-Founder of the Katonah Study Group for Integrative medicine and is the Founder of The Global Community for Integrative Medicine, which held it’s first conference in Tuscany, Italy, October 2010.
