Begin Creating the Life You Want Today
Go Green NRV
Workshop
A
n informational workshop
about the Go Green NRV
program will be held from 8:30 to
10 a.m., October 14, at the YMCA on North Main Street in
Blacksburg. Designed by a volunteer group of New River
Valley business associates, the program guides businesses to
incrementally expand sustainable practices in their services
and operations.
Customized programs that
The workshop will discuss Go Green NRV’s history, out-
foCus on your individual health
line the benefits of participating in the program, and explain
and wellness needs
the process of becoming recognized as a New River Valley
Green Business. Recognition will be awarded to businesses
spiritual life Coaching • hypnotherapy • tai Chi
that have already submitted checklists and completed the
reiki Classes • meditation • personal training
review process.
nutritional weight loss programs
For more information or to register a green business, visit
Call for your free
GoGreenNRV.com or email
info@gogreennrv.com.
30 minute consultation.
540.719.2800
Meditation
www.merchantinstitute.com
Retreat for
the Helping
Professions
newsbriefs H
elping professionals,
such as counselors,
psychologists, social workers,
music therapists and nurses, witness and experience the pain
Green Business
of others on a daily basis. The accumulated exposure of such
work—often referred to as compassion fatigue, burnout or
Gives Back
vicarious trauma—carries consequences for the client/patient
I
n the spirit of giving back to and the caregiver. A meditation retreat designed for those in
the local community, Roa- the helping professions can assist them in learning how to
noke-based Sav-Elec recently deepen the qualities of wisdom, kindness, flexibility and free-
donated $300 worth of compact dom in themselves and others.
fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to The weekend event takes place at Selu Retreat in Rad-
Bethany Hall, a local nonprofit ford, beginning at 5 p.m., Friday, October 30, and conclud-
agency providing long-term resi- ing at 1 p.m., Sunday, November 1. It is sponsored by the
dential substance abuse treat- Department of Counselor Education at Radford University
ment for women. and will be facilitated by licensed professional counselors Joe
Sav-Elec specializes in helping people save energy by Klein and Alan Forrest, and by Amy Predmore, Juris Doctor.
retrofitting their homes and businesses with high-quality, The cost, which includes lodging and healthy food, is $189
energy-efficient lighting. They offer a wide variety of CFLs in for professionals and $149 for students.
styles not typically available in stores. “This retreat will examine and provide suggestions about
Owner Eric Early says his company was pleased to make the physical, emotional and spiritual signs and symptoms
the donation. “Bethany Hall is a good organization that has that indicate need of care,” advises Dr. Forrest. “Through an
helped a lot of people during their 40 years in service,” he integration of Eastern and Western approaches and traditions,
notes. “This retrofit will significantly reduce their monthly the retreat will help participants restore a sense of self, main-
power bills, and the bulbs will last for 10 years.” tain balance, sustain vitality and better know their limits and
the limits of a situation.”
To learn more about Sav-Elec, their services and unique
inventory of CFLs, visit
Sav-Elec.com or contact Eric Early at For more information, contact Alan Forrest at 540-831-5487
540-344-4246 or
Eric@sav-elec.com. See ad, pages 25. or
aforrest@radford.edu.
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