A Taste of Wellness
Please join Woodstock Spa on November 3rd, for a day of Health & Wellness in support of the
People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center.
Come experience a variety of services from practitioners of both the People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center & Woodstock Spa. All tickets include access to the event, four 20 minute services, light bites, 1 raffle ticket for a door prize of your choosing and a swag bag. All tickets sales benefit the People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center. All ticket sales are final & non-refundable.
People’s Place is a not-for-profit organization feeding, clothing and responding to the needs of the people in Ulster County with kindness, compassion and the preservation of human dignity since 1972. Their Wellness Empowerment Center strives to enhance the quality of an individual’s life and help them build a stronger, healthier future through wellness classes, health screenings, nutritional guidance, alternative health modalities and financial education.
Over the first 6 months of 2024, the Wellness Empowerment Center (WEC) has been able to provide more than $70,000 worth of goods and services to our community members who utilize the WEC….. all for free.
We are excited to partner with People’s Place in support of their Wellness Empowerment Center, and we invite you to join us in this meaningful initiative. To learn more about the Wellness Empowerment Center, please visit www.peoplesplace.org/wellness-empowerment-center
Services Available & More Information
Join us in “tasting” the services offered at the Wellness Empowerment Center. Services will be both individual and group services, and all services will be first come first serve. When purchasing your ticket, you will be given a choice to pick 6 of your preferred mixture of individual and group services and you will be guaranteed 4 of those choices (one individual service, 3 group services). You will either be in services between 12pm-2pm or between 3pm-5pm. During the 2pm hour, we encourage you to stay or come before your services to chat with the practitioners that you did and did not see, as well as partake in the light bites and refreshments provided by The People’s Place Community Cafe. Please make sure that you wear comfortable clothing you’re able to move and lay in.
When: Sunday November 3rd, 12pm-5pm
Where: Woodstock Spa, 62 Ricks Road, Woodstock 12498
Price: $100 non-refundable ticket
Please follow the instructions here to finalize the purchase of your ticket and to choose the services you would like. *ticket sales start September 27th
Offerings
Individual Services
Reflexology with Fatima Deen
Caraniosacral with Elizabeth Murichi
Tuning Forks with Angel Ortloff
Numerology with May Lewis
Akashic Records with Alé Moss
Cupping with Dawn Smith
Counterstrain with Fiona Malaman
Caraniosacral with Natasha Zajac
Shiatsu with Allison Downey
Heart Healing with Dan Chung
Reiki with Cecilia & Anne Francis
Reiki with Sarah Andrus
Group Services
Mindful Tea Ceremony with Christa Gallegous
Kundalini Meditation with Hari Prakash
Heart Moves with Paul Widerman
Yoga Flow with Rebecca Henriksen
Sound Bath Yoga with Lenny Tofu
Global Dance Fusion with Nandini Austin
Yoga with Jessica Jameson
HITT Workout with Melinda Woolsey
Practitioners
Fiona Malaman- Fascial Counterstrain
Hi, I’m Fiona Malamen and I’m a lifelong student of the body. We don’t live our lives in a straight line but in cycles, in ups and downs, moments of clarity and truth or confusion and distress. Since I graduated from the Massage Therapy program at Columbia Greene Community College in 2006, I have been holding safe space for healing and the recovery of homeostasis, the body’s “happy place.” This healing work is a collaborative partnership that prioritizes deep listening, something that is all too scarce in our broken and unequal healthcare system.
After graduating from SUNY New Paltz with a degree in Biology and Psychology, a session with mentor and local luminary Nina Silverman, P.T. introduced me to the osteopathic modality of Counterstrain. In this Indirect Approach, the therapist follows the signals of the body and releases occur in the direction of ease, rather than going against the tension and the body/mind defenses, to effectively relieve pain and inflammation.
Rebecca Henriksen- Yoga Flow
The practice will begin with meditation and gentle warm up stretching, followed by breath-driven fluid movement from one pose to the next, and will end with deeper stretching and meditation. This class is appropriate for all levels with variations offered based on each student's needs and personal practice.
BIO:
Rebecca earned her 200 hour yoga teacher certification in 2011 from Gilbert Yoga in Gilbert Arizona where she taught a variety of yoga classes for more than 5 years. She spent the last few years in Monterey California where she led beach yoga on the Pacific Ocean and studied under yoga master dunja lingwood. Rebecca encourages her students to embrace the connection of breath and movement, and emphasizes physical alignment throughout, with the objective of helping students receive maximum benefit and balance. Rebecca moved to Kingston a few months ago and is excited and honored to share her practice with our community.
Melinda Woolsey- HIIT Workout
Melinda has been a Trainer/Coach for 14 years. Her background is in CrossFit, but don’t let that intimidate you, she also went to school for Physical Therapy. Needless to say, she understands the benefits of balance. She’s had back issues due to scoliosis since childhood including spinal surgery at the age of 16. Melinda grew up before that with a love of sports, specifically gymnastics.
Choosing to take control of her health through exercise and healthy eating habits helped Melinda to get stronger and continues to help her do the activities she loves the most (snowboarding and mountain biking). If she can do it with titanium in her spine, she believes anyone can. Melinda has trained everyone from junior high/high school athletes to weekend warriors, NYPD, NYS Troopers to the geriatric population with multiple co-morbidities. The Parkinson’s population has a special place in her heart. She’s had the pleasure of training groups of employees, teachers and healthcare workers. She loves what she does and is happy to make people fall in love with their ability and with themselves through movement. She looks forward to working with you!
Jessica Jameson- Yoga
Jessica Jameson is a mom, yoga teacher (and student) and a professional photographer. She moved to the Hudson Valley in September 2021, from Arcosanti, AZ, and intentional community whose mission is to inspire a reimagined urbanism that builds resilient and equitable communities sustainably integrated with the natural world. Since Jessica has been in the HV, she’s spent her time building community by teaching free yoga classes at the People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center, hosting coffee meetups in Kingston for the non-profit Hudson Valley Women in Businesss and leading the George Washington PTO as president. She holds degrees in Environmental Studie and Environmental Communications. Jessica is passionate about the environment and working towards building resilient, compassionate communities so that we can all thrive!
Allison Downey- Shiatsu
Hello, I am Allison Veronica and I love working alongside individuals on their healing journey. I am fascinated by the human body and have spent my years studying nutrition, wellness, ecology, herbalism and bodywork. The Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage Therapy introduced me to various different modalities and allowed me to learn more about what this work means to me. My work is simultaneously intuitive and informed by a thorough knowledge of the musculoskeletal system. I am passionate about Shiatsu, Thai Yoga Massage, Myofascial Release, and Neuromuscular Therapy. I believe that our bodies are beyond intelligent and know how to find their way back to alignment, so long as we listen deeply. Bodywork is a way for us to connect with the subtle messages our bodies hope to convey. If we allow ourselves to explore this we can optimize our wellbeing, take agency over our own healing, and feel more embodied in the way we move through life.
Nandini Austin- Global Dance Fusion
Nandini Natasha Austin is a British-born Ayurveda consultant and dance-movement artist. With a background in luxury hospitality and a multicultural upbringing, she combined her love for Ayurveda, dance, and global culture to create Global Dance Fusion, a unique and joyful class. Inspired by her world travels, Nandini takes you on a Global Dance journey, blending African rhythms, Indian Kathak, Belly Dance and weaving in nuggets of Ayurveda, offering women a fun, holistic way to reconnect with their bodies, elevate their life force, and live with purpose—all while having a blast!
Dawn Smith- Cupping
Dawn has been healing bodies for 13+ years now as a massage therapist. Her passion to help others was fostered in the time she worked as a research assistant at NYU Hospital for joint diseases, working with Multiple Sclerosis patients.
Her craft was developed from an intensive 18 month program at the Swedish Institute in New York City; Graduating in 2010 with a degree in occupational studies. Since becoming a therapist, Dawn has chosen to expand her craft through many new and alternative forms. These include deep tissue, sports massage, cupping, prenatal and postpartum massage and Thai yoga massage. Dawn even has plans to expand her Thai massage training to table massage.
Paul Widerman- HeartMoves
Come to “The HeartMoves™ Experience.” Heal, Enhance and Empower Yourself using the FIRST Heart-Shaped Exercise Device (HEART® Connector).
In this class you will be introduced to the HEART® which enables you to connect to yourself through alignment and stretching. You will immediately have access to the underlying energies we strive for in both Yoga and Tai Chi.
You will do Solo movements, improvisational movement and unique connective partner and group work that is fun and builds community.
Hari Prakash- Kundalini Meditation
All are welcome. Kundalini Yoga technology is a complete system to amplify the highest states of consciousness while removing lower vibrational energy from the physical and mental bodies of the practitioner. It is a great way to recharge and heal the mind/body systems quickly. In this short meditation session expect to feel revitalized. No experience required. No dress code. Feel comfortable and simply walk through the door. More at HariPrakaash.com + @_HariPrakaash_
Christa Gallegous- Mindful Tea Ceremony
We're going to start off with silence as we prepare for the tea ceremony. Taking the opportunity to be still and hold space for our-self and each other. We will dive deeply into guided mindfulness. Using a variety of modalities including body scanning and other meditative techniques. Finally, we will end with a non-judgmental sharing of the experience.
Lenny Tofu- Sound Bath Yoga
Lenny‘s class, "Sound Bath Yoga", will blend a basic yoga flow with the upbeat rhythms and chants of Krishna Das
The yogic sequence is constructed to bring inner joy and energy as you unconsciously open your heart, mind and body over the 40 minutes of the class. Yoga Instructor Lenny Tofu has been a Yoga Practitioner for over 30 years. On the mats of Jivamukti Yoga in Manhattan Lenny grew his love for the practice. In 2019 he transplanted his roots to Ulster County and became a certified Yoga teacher at Vitality Yoga in New Paltz where he studies under Yoga instructor Maggie Heinzel- Neel.
Dan Chung- Heart Healing
Though my background is in ThetaHealing® (Certified in February 2017), the intuitive work/play we undertake together melds several different methods (including some seen here). In short, we will seek out, acknowledge, understand, and shift limiting beliefs at the root, as well as breaking through any emotional programming. We will surface any and all suffering to find the buried treasure within it.
In this space, the priority is healing the heart, learning to accept and love yourself fully. Through loving yourself, everything else naturally emerges. This new foundation allows the construction of a life more aligned with your truth, one you’ve always dreamed of and perhaps never thought possible.
All of this inner work bridges directly with your outer world, sure to catalyze transformation:
Move from fight / flight / freeze ego reactivity into full embodiment
Identify and integrate your unconscious shadow
Tune in to and listen well to your life’s signs and synchronicities
Build and attract relationships that reflect your core values and joy
Cultivate presence in the now to live life with trust and faith
Become a fully responsible co-creator of your life experience
Thrive in all of your roles and serve others in the process
Connect with your heart center and lead life from this place
Elizabeth Murichi- Craniosacral
Elizabeth Murichi practices an integrative approach to CranioSacral Therapy where she combines shamanic medicine and her somatic training in sound and movement.
She is also a Rebirther, a form of breath work that uses a circular connected breath pattern to support greater inner peace and rekindle relationship to self. She has spent more than 20 years studying and exploring various holistic healing modalities, esoteric and shamanic practices, Eastern philosophies, Qi Gong, meditation, health kinesiology, angel therapy (IET), sound, plant medicine, trauma-informed therapy, and many more. She loves her work and supporting others on their path to self-discovery and connection to themselves.
Angel Ortloff- Tuning Forks
Reduce stress, improve well-being, and find inner harmony
Discover the transformative benefits of sound therapy with Angel Ortloff, a licensed massage therapist with over 25 years of experience in natural wellness.
Angel uses crystal tuning forks to align acupuncture points and smooth stuck chi, creating a deeply relaxing and rejuvenating experience. Her expertise and calming presence will guide you towards a state of balance and tranquility.
Angel Ortloff is a licensed massage therapist, trained at the Center for Natural Wellness in Albany, NY. She has gained extensive experience working at prominent wellness centers, including River Rock Health Spa and Menla Spa, and has contributed to community wellness through Health Care Is A Human Right. Angel has also studied with renowned experts in her field, including Lea Garnier, Peter Blum, and John Beaulieu, further enhancing her skills and knowledge in holistic health and therapeutic practices.
Natasha Zajac- CranioSacral
B.M.O, L.M.T and Mother of two, has lived, sung and practiced in the Hudson Valley for two decades. Inspired by the weaving of ancient wisdom, touch, sound and radical presence, Natasha delivers sessions as ceremony. This is the time for us all to be held, seen, heard and honored for our innate capacity for vitality and deep love of self/other. Presenting a space to welcome that palette of possibility for women is what Natasha is honored to be able to provide.
Alé Moss- Akashic Records
Alé is a spiritual navigator and musician. She has committed her life to exploring the connection between mind, body and spirit, and how to embody our divinity in our everyday lives. She holds a Bachelors degree in Philosophy and a Masters Degree in Psychology. When she is not working in the Akashic records, she is fixing guitars, writing poetry and music, and learning how to create an intention of love behind every action.
Fatima Deen- Reflexology
Reflexology reduces stress, brings about relaxation & promotes balance and normalization of the body naturally. The benefits are numerous and stimulates well-being in all the body systems. It is one of the best ways I know to relax, revitalize & rejuvenate your body and mind.
I've been practicing reflexology for the past 10 years and totally love the balance and well being it brings my to clients. I feel very blessed to be able to team up with woodstock Spa and offer this service.
Embrace a new habit and see what it may do for you. I'm looking forward to relaxing you. "From my Heart to your Sole"
May Lewis- Numerological
May Lewis does numerological readings that delve into the song of one’s life. Focusing on the emotional and physical needs as well as strengths and challenges that arise from carrying one or many names through our time on this earth. A lot can be learned simply from the sounds of a name and the date of a birth.
Cecilia Deferrari- Reiki
Cecilia Deferrari is a Reiki Master and Teacher. She received her Reiki Master initiation in 2019 from her teacher and mentor Lorry Salluzzi Sensei. Reiki has been beneficial in Cecilia’s own self-healing and in facilitating the healing of other’s inner and outer wounds. Cecilia works with people of all ages, dogs, cats, horses, and other animals.
Reiki is a practical method which inspires the process of healing. It promotes relaxation and healing on the level at which it is needed. Cecilia works with the philosophy that all things are born from the inside out, that information catalyzes transformation, and that reiki can be a catalyst in the process of healing.
Cecilia has facilitated courses and workshops at venues including the NY Open Center, Omega Institute, Kripalu Center for Yoga, Rowe Camp and Conference Center, SUNY Ulster and Ulster BOCES.
In addition to being a Reiki Master and Teacher, she facilitates The Artist’s Way, a course for accessing creativity. She is also a NY and MA certified Spanish-language Court Interpreter, a community educator, a Creativity Consultant mentoring and coaching individuals and businesses, a writer, and an avid student of plants and herbs. Cecilia has a solid foundation in aromatherapy having studied with Linda Tilton, Debbie Freund, and Michael Scholes.
Her academic background includes a BA from NYU in Art History and Religious Studies, and an MPS from SUNY New Paltz in Humanistic/Multicultural/Social Justice Educational Studies. Currently, Cecilia is mid-way through an MA in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing at SUNY New Paltz.
Anne Rose- Reiki
Reiki plus is energy healing with a plot twist! My name is Anne Rose I’m a reiki grand master/certified medium and psychic for over 20 years. I studied under Doreen Virtue and James Van Praagh. In Reiki, energy is used to dissolve or remove blocks. It also assist in the easing or relief of pain, temporarily allowing for spiritual healing and energy balance. Not to mention an over all good feeling. Reiki plus gives a little bit extra. Whether it’s a psychic message or words of wisdom from the other side. No one knows until we begin.
Sarah Andrus- Reiki
Sarah is a yoga and bodywork practitioner from the Hudson Valley, specializing in energy healing. Since receiving her Master Reiki attunement at the Omega Institute in 2016, she has joyfully offered free Reiki sessions to her community. Trained by Brett Bevell, a respected Reiki Master and author, Sarah has honed her skills both physically and metaphysically. Blending traditional methods with modern techniques, she works collaboratively with each person to support the changes they’re ready to embrace.
Reiki is often compared to a massage, though it involves no physical touch—only gentle hand placements or subtle energy movements. It taps into each individual’s unique energy field, aiming to restore balance and flow in areas of physical, mental, or spiritual discomfort. Working in harmony with your own energy, this process promotes healing in a gentle and profound way. Sessions are typically done seated or lying down, and it’s recommended to drink plenty of water afterward to support the energetic shift. To learn more about Sarah, please click here.
