Mind/Body Fertility Workshop
Starts Wednesday, September 10, 2008
6:30 - 9:00 PM

As many of you know, this workshop is only offered three times a year: January, March and September. Difficult conception is not timed as to be convenient for anyone. The nine-week, Mind/Body Fertility Workshop offers weekly reinforcement of the stress-reduction methods that are taught as well as in-depth discussions of the integration of the practices into your daily life. If you have taken yoga classes and also developed your own practice at home, it’s a similar experience. It is when it becomes a part of your life, what you do and who you are, that you can actually live a more peaceful existence, that you can know that you don’t have to be battered about and haunted by your thoughts or life circumstances. We can’t always change our circumstances, but we can change how we are affected by them.

Difficult conception will probably have a significant impact on your life. With some gentle guidance, inner exploration, and a few new tools to assist you, you can choose how you might grow from this journey and how you can affect positive changes for yourself, both physically and emotionally. If you believe that infertility has taken something away from you, if it’s made you angry, or you feel victim to something beyond your control, then you want what this workshop has to offer.

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over 
your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in
your hair.

Infertility affects a huge population. Busy fertility clinics, chat rooms, bulletin boards, blogs and chat rooms are filled with new women every day. Those who are new to this journey will appreciate hearing about this workshop from you, as will those who are weary from traveling a long way already. No one should have to feel alone or helpless. It is my experience that women in this community are strong and vibrant. Who else could endure such a challenge? It is when we come together as a community that the threads that bind us are strengthened and we’re able to weave the fabric of our own lives with a little help from our friends.

Register today. Call 202-244-2289 or visit www.Heal-From-Within.com to download a registration form.
 

One-Night Workshops
2^nd Thursday Sept, Oct, Nov 2008
6:30 - 9:00 PM

On the 2^nd Thursday in September, October and November, the Heal from Within office is open to all women who are having difficulty conceiving.  Difficult conception presents challenges that are similar to those who are diagnosed with life threatening conditions: finances, time constraints, interference with work, time management (doctor appointments), relationships and family issues. And these are the more superficial challenges. The foundations that we’ve built our lives upon are shaken to the core: faith, what we believe about ourselves, perhaps what we believe about our spouse/partner, family, marriage, our strengths and weaknesses, relationship to friends, family, co-workers. We may get to know isolation, depression, anxiety and anger at a whole new level. These challenges and emotions are not the enemy. They are our teachers.

This is the time to gather yourself, examine your situation, your emotions and your reactions, and to choose how you want to move through this difficulty. You have all the resources. Perhaps all you need is a little guidance. The only thing we truly have control of, is how we respond to the situations in which we find ourselves. Difficulties are inevitable. But you can decide whether the difficulty cripples you or breaks you open to new ways of “being” and living your life.

In this peaceful setting, we will find stillness so that we can listen to our teachers and our own inner guides. We will also listen to and learn from each other. The first half of the evening will be learning and practicing techniques that help us to slow down, mentally and metabolically. The second half of the evening we will discuss at least one of the fertility related topics that are submitted by those present.

If you are visibly pregnant, we respectfully ask that you not attend this event. We wish you a healthy and peaceful pregnancy, a smooth, fast delivery, and a happy, healthy, tiny new person who will be the light of your life! Women who have a history of difficult conception have much to share. If you are no longer on this journey, but would like to come, we appreciate your guidance and wisdom.

6:30 – 7:00  
Arrive, meet others, settle in, submit your topic of interest - what’s up for you now

7:00 – 8:00
Learn technique to slow down and create stillness, lower stress, connect mind to body

8:00 – 9:00  Discussion

The $10 fee for this session will be donated to RESOLVE. Bring a sister, a friend, your Mom or cousin, if you like. Please call or write if you plan to attend: 202-244-2289, LisaEaves@Heal-From-Within.com.

Location:

Heal From Within
4545 42^nd Street NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20016