Chakra and Energy Balancing 101

Perhaps you know about Chakras, those little energy centers in your body that work to keep you physically and emotionally healthy… or maybe it’s all new to you and you’ve only heard the term and have limited knowledge about them.  As a Pranic energy Healer and certified instructor, I want to help dispel the mysteries!  In Chakra and Energy balancing 101, we’ll discuss just what these energy centers are, what their jobs are for your physical and emotional health, what happens when they’re not functioning at their optimal level and more importantly - we’ll do a ½ hour guided meditation to actually clear and balance those chakras out!   2  hour class 

Instructor: Angie Welch

Date: Tuesday,  November 12  6-8pm

Cost: $25 per student

No Class Limit (Minimum 6 to hold the class)

In just a few hours you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give yourself years of musical enjoyment. How do we do it? While regular piano teachers teach note reading, piano professionals use chords. You can learn all the chords you will need to play any song in one session. Any song! Any style! Any key! Topics include: how chords work in a song, how to get more out of sheet music by reading less of it, how to form the three main types of chords, how to handle different keys and time signatures, how to avoid "counting" and how to simplify over 12,000 complex chords. Beginners can print out a free pamphlet on reading music by going online to http://www.pianofun.com/downloads/notes.html. Don Pride is a professional musician, teacher and composer who plays throughout the United States. He is a member of the Portland Jazz Orchestra and leads The Don Pride Band. Don teaches at the University of Southern Maine, St. Joseph?s College, the Portland Conservatory of Music and in his private studio.

Tuesday, 11/12, 6:00pm-8:30pm, GMS Band Room, $62 (includes book fee)

The act of careful observation and interpretation of an object on a flat surface develops skill and is a calming activity. Drawing requires one to slow down and look very carefully at what is in front of you. You will be given tips and tricks to break down an object into basic shapes. See how to create 3/D value, texture and effects of light on an object. Learn to draw from direct observation. We will follow the basic process of careful observation, creation of basic shapes, refining shapes and creating value and details to bring a drawing to life. The instructor will provide a significant collection of natural objects to choose from. You will have the option to create a simple lighting observation box that can aid in drawing. Beginner to advanced students welcome! Supply list will be sent to all participants once we know class will run.

About Debra: Debra Bickford has lived in the Buxton and Hollis area for over 50 years. She has a BA from Maine College of Art and a BS in Art Education from USM. She has taught Visual Arts in Maine at the High School Level for 37 years and recently retired. She has also served on the board of the Maine Art Education Association for twenty years and was the President from 2017-19. In 2015 she was the MAEA Secondary Art Educator of the year and in 2018 she was honored with the MAEA Art Educator of the year. Debra is a painter and printmaker who loves to garden.

A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.

Are you struggling with anxiety? Feel drained and often in a state of unease; or have you noticed that the more you try to struggle against these feelings and thoughts, the tighter the grip they seem to have on you? Join us and look at anxiety in some new ways to begin developing a new relationship with it. Learn the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and a few other tools to help you calm your nervous system, manage your anxiety, and quiet your inner critic so you can start to take your life back!

Leah Wentworth of Inner Wisdom Health & Wellness is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, Reiki and EFT/Tapping Practitioner. She is dedicated to restoring harmony to the body's energy system and offering suggestions for regaining inner understanding.

Learn techniques on how to work through that box of photographs we all have. Integrating the stories behind the pictures will also be explored. Please bring some of your photographs to get started.

Buying your first house is truly a big deal! Our friends at KVCAP can help you understand the process.

In this 8-hour, in-person class, KVCAP covers everything you need to know about the home-buying process and owning your home going forward. KVCAP teaches you the steps involving shopping for a home, mortgage lender and real estate broker, obtaining a mortgage loan, the importance of home inspections. The class also covers improving your budget and credit profiles and how to maintain your home and finances after the purchase so that you can protect and grow your investment. The class reviews how to avoid falling victim to scams too.

Participants who complete all 8 hours are eligible for A Homebuyers Education Certificate. The certificate can help you access down payment assistance or mortgage products that require HUD-certified homebuyer’s education. It’s good for TWO years with most lenders!

Interested in signing up? Click here to access the KVCAP website to register and reserve your seat! Please note: There is a $30 registration fee per participant to sign up. Space is limited. 

In this class students will learn the hands-on-process of making fresh cheese—including yogurt, ricotta, paneer/panir, mozzarella, and Caso Rexo (buttermilk cheese). There is a $10 materials fee per person, separate from the registration fee, due directly to the instructor at the start of class. Students will need to bring tight plastic containers to take cheese home. Limit 12 students.

Acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to handle first aid, choking, or sudden cardiac arrest situations until emergency medical assistance arrives. Learn how to handle scenarios including bleeding, sprains, bone fractures, and shock. Learn to operate an AED and give CPR to infants, children and adults. Certifications in first aid and CPR are valid for two years and meet the requirements for child care providers.

Karl Finley, an EMT/Paramedic who has served as a volunteer fireman with the Scarborough Fire Department for more than 20 years, previously spent 19 years at the Saco Fire Department. He has 11 years of experience instructing CPR and has been the public education coordinator for nine years.