Griffin Hospital to Offer Healing Workshop

DERBY - Griffin Hospital is offering area residents an opportunity to advance their Reiki training with a Reiki Level 2 Workshop from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sat., May 13.

 

Reiki Master Eileen Carino, RN-BC, and Mark Sampieri, RPh, will provide practitioners with the ability to perform emotional healing, to learn three of the four Usui Reiki sacred symbols, and to enhance their healing abilities. Reiki 2 attunement intensifies the energies introduced at Reiki 1. Participants must have completed Reiki Level 1 training and a minimum of 6 months Reiki practice.

 

Reiki is a complementary healing method based on ancient healing practices. Reiki involves the conscious direction of healing energy through the practitioner’s hands to the patient. When channeled properly, this energy promotes healing by relieving energy blockages to the body. The practice of

Reiki is intended to bring balance to the energy fields thereby promoting healing on all levels.

 

The cost of the Reiki 2 workshop is $125.

 

Workshop space is limited, and preregistration is required by May 6. To register, call Laura Murphy, Planetree Services Supervisor, at 203-732-7466.

 

(This is a press release from Griffin Hospital)

Learn the Healing Techniques of Reiki and Soft Touch Massage at Griffin

DERBY - Griffin Hospital, 130 Division Street, Derby, invites the community to learn how to perform the healing benefits of Soft Touch Massage and Reiki with two workshops at the hospital this February.

 

The Soft Touch workshop is set for Saturday, Feb. 20 from 1-4 p.m. The Reiki workshop is scheduled from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27. Both therapies are offered to patients and their caregivers at Griffin Hospital as a way to reduce their anxiety, pain and stress.

 

Soft Touch is a therapeutic, relaxing and gentle rub that can be given to an individual's hands, feet, or back. The workshop is led by Licensed Massage Therapist Joanne Halstead, R.N., BSN, and Physical Therapist Nancy Corvigno, MSPT, PRPC. This basic-level training includes a demonstration of various Soft Touch techniques as well as opportunity for hands-on practice.

 

The cost is $30 for the public and free to current Griffin Hospital volunteers and staff. The registration deadline is Feb. 6. To enroll, contact Laura Murphy, Planetree Services supervisor at 203-732-7466.

 

Reiki is a complementary healing method based on ancient healing practices. It involves the conscious direction of healing energy -- through the practitioner's hands - to the patient. When channeled properly, this energy promotes healing by relieving energy blockages to the body. The practice of Reiki is intended to bring balance to the energy fields thereby promoting healing on all levels.

 

Reiki Masters Eileen Carino, R.N.-BC, MA, ADS, and Mark Sampieri, R.Ph., will teach the basic concepts of Reiki, allowing ample time for hands-on practice. The cost is $125, including certificate and Reiki book. Griffin Hospital employees and current volunteers can register at the discounted rate of $25.

 

Workshop space is limited, and preregistration is required by Feb. 13. To register, call Laura at 203-732-7466.

(This is a press release from Griffin Hospital)

Griffin in Derby to hold Reiki workshops

DERBY - Griffin Hospital is offering area residents an opportunity to learn and hone their technique in Reiki, a body, mind, and spirit approach to medicine and healing, with Reiki Level 1 and Level 2 workshops this fall.

Reiki is a complementary healing method based on ancient healing practices. 

It involves the conscious direction of healing energy -- through the practitioner's hands - to the patient. 

When channeled properly, this energy promotes healing by relieving energy blockages to the body. The practice of Reiki is intended to bring balance to the energy fields thereby promoting healing on all levels.

Reiki Master Eileen Carino, RN-BC, and Joanne Halstead, RN, will host a Level 1 Reiki Workshop  from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 20 at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St.

The Reiki 1 Workshop teaches the basic concepts of Reiki, allowing ample time for hands-on practice.

The cost is $125, including certificate and Reiki book. 

Deadline for the Reiki Level 1 Workshop is Sept. 15.

Level 2 Workshop

The Level 2 Workshop will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 4 at the hospital. With the second level of Reiki, practitioners are given the ability to perform emotional healing, to learn three of the four Usui Reiki sacred symbols and to enhance their healing abilities.

Reiki 2 attunement intensifies the energies introduced at Reiki 1. Participants must have completed Reiki Level 1 and a minimum of six months Reiki practice. 

Cost for the program is $100 (plus a $25 book fee for participants without one). 

Deadline for the Reiki Level 2 workshop is Sept. 29.

To register, contact Tricia Brister, Volunteer Services assistant, at 203-732-7555.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Intro to Reiki planned at Derby library

DERBY -  The Derby Public Library has scheduled a two-session Introduction to Reiki program at 6 p.m. on Mondays, Jan. 13 and 27.

Cheryl Giampapa, Reiki Master and Instructor, B.S. Social Work, will be the presenter.

On Jan. 13, Giampapa will give an overview of energy healing as a holistic approach to well being and a brief history of Reiki, along with its uses.

On Jan. 27, a typical Reiki session will be described and  demonstrated.

Individual mini sessions will be available to those who want to try it.

Registration is requested.

For more information, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482 or visit

www.derbypubliclibrary.org.



This is a press release from Cathy Williams, Director, Derby Public Library.

Reiki workshop planned at Griffin Hospital in Derby

Concepts of energy healing will be taught
DERBY - Griffin Hospital is offering area residents an opportunity to learn Reiki, a body, mind, and spirit approach to medicine and healing, at a special Reiki Level 1 Workshop from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 30.

Reiki Master Eileen Carino, RN-BC, and Joanne Halstead, RN, will teach the basic concepts of Reiki, allowing ample time for hands-on practice.
Reiki is a complementary healing method based on ancient healing practices. It involves the conscious direction of healing energy -- through the practitioner's hands - to the patient.
When channeled properly, this energy promotes healing by relieving energy blockages to the body.
The practice of Reiki is intended to bring balance to the energy fields thereby promoting healing on all levels.

The Reiki 1 Workshop teaches the basic concepts of Reiki, allowing ample time for hands-on practice.
Cost is $125, including certificate and Reiki book. Griffin Hospital employees and current volunteers can register at the discounted rate of $25.

Workshop space is limited; preregistration is required by Oct. 11.
To register, contact Tricia Brister, Volunteer Services assistant, at 203-732-7555.

The hospital is at 130 Division St.


This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Reiki offered to caregivers at Shelton facility

Susan Saxton, Transition Coordinator, left, uses Reiki on Teresa Smith, Therapy Department staff member at Bishop Wicke Health Center in Shelton. / Contributed photo

SHELTON - Bishop Wicke Health Center launched its “Reiki for Caregivers” program with an educational session on Reiki, a Japanese healing art that offers beneficial calming, balancing and stress reducing effects.
Family members of residents, and employees of Bishop Wicke Health Center, a short-term rehabilitation and long-term care center, located on the Wesley Village campus, participated in this first of several training sessions.

Students with Advanced Reiki Training from the Anam Cara Center of Holistic Healing will provide 15 to 20-minute sessions on a weekly basis to help caregivers gain a better understanding of the benefits and process of this ancient healing art. 
Reiki session may help ease tension and stress and support the caregiver to facilitate an environment for healing on all levels; physical, emotional and spiritual. 
Although Reiki is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical or psychological condition, a Reiki session is pleasant and relaxing and utilized for one’s own personal wellness. 

To learn about the program, contact Susan Saxton, Transition Coordinator for Bishop Wicke Health Center at 203-944-8237 or ssaxton@umh.org.

For information visit www.wesleyvillage-ct.org.

This information is taken from a press release.

Griffin to offer Reiki workshop

DERBY - Griffin Hospital is offering residents an opportunity to learn Reiki, a body, mind, and spirit approach to medicine and healing, at a special Reiki Level 1 Workshop from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 27.

Reiki Masters Eileen Carino, RN, and Joanne Halstead, RN, will teach the basic concepts of Reiki, allowing ample time for hands-on practice.

Reiki is a complementary healing method based on ancient healing practices. It involves the conscious direction of healing energy -- through the practitioner's hands - to the patient. When channeled properly, this energy promotes healing by relieving energy blockages to the body.

The practice of Reiki is intended to bring balance to the energy fields thereby promoting healing on all levels.
The Reiki 1 Workshop teaches the basic concepts of Reiki, allowing ample time for hands-on practice. The cost is $100, including certificate and Reiki book.
Griffin Hospital employees may register at the discounted rate of $25.

Workshop space is limited, and preregistration is required by Feb. 18.
To register, contact Tricia Brister, Volunteer Services assistant, at 203-732-7555.

Reiki Level 2 workshop slated at Griffin

DERBY - Griffin Hospital is offering an opportunity to learn Reiki, a body, mind, and spirit approach to medicine and healing, at a special Reiki Level 2 Workshop from noon- 5 p.m. Aug. 9 at the hospital, 130 Division St..
Reiki Masters Eileen Carino, RN and  Joanne Halstead, RN, will teach the basic concepts of Reiki, allowing ample time for hands-on practice.
Reiki is a complementary healing method based on ancient healing practices. It involves the conscious direction of healing energy - through the practitioner's hands - to the patient. When channeled properly, this energy promotes healing by relieving energy blockages to the body.
The practice of Reiki is intended to bring balance to the energy fields thereby promoting healing on all levels.
The workshop is open to all individuals interested in becoming Level 2 Reiki practitioners (completion of a Level 1 Reiki workshop is a prerequisite). The cost is $125.
Workshop space is limited, and preregistration is required by Aug. 2. To register, contact Tricia Brister, Volunteer Services assistant, at 203-732-7555.

(Editor's note: this is a corrected version from the hospital; disregard yesterday's post)