January 2015 Saturday, January 10th
Create a Compelling Vision for 2015. ‘Tis the season for taking inventory of your 2014 goals and looking forward to what you are going to create in 2015! In this interactive workshop, we will do a closing exercise for 2014 acknowledging your wins and successes while making peace with your past. This is a great opportunity to examine what is ready to fall away in your life and what is waiting to be born. This workshop will help you create a personal theme for 2015. Your theme will be the filter for your life over the next 12-months, and help carry you forward into the New Year. Using guided imagery, we will create a rich, fertile soil for you to step into your possible fu- ture. 10:00 – 1:00, Meadow Wind, Falmouth, ME, $49. To register go to www.oceanofpos-
sibilities.com or contact Deb Bergeron at 207 797-9007, e-mail
debcoaches@aol.com
Monday, January 12th
Maine Center for Taijiquan & Qigong is of- fering the following free introductory classes this January. 4:00pm Intro to Evidence-Based Taiji & Qigong,
6:50pm Taiji for Arthri-
tis. Maine Center for Taijiquan & Qigong is located at 500 Forest Ave. (rear of building), Portland. For more information visit www.
mainetaiji.com or call 207-780-9581.
Tuesday, January 20th Thursday, February 12th
Healthy Weight loss: Anew 10. Dr. Rodney Voisine shares simple steps to achieve 10% weight reduction and how better health may decrease the need for commonly used medi- cations such as, metformin and furosemide.
Essential Resources Acupuncture
Acupuncture by Meret Meret Bainbridge, LAc, MAcOM 222 St. John Street, Suite 137 Portland, ME 04102 (207) 878-3300 fax-(207) 774-3510
www.acupuncturebymeret.com See ad on page 20.
ATX Acupuncture
Alexa Gilmore, LAc, MAcOM 1 Forest Ave., Portland, ME 04101
http://www.atxacu.com
(207) 756-4301 • (866) 566-0298 (fax) See ad on page 10.
100 Women Who Care – Southern Maine. Combining compassion, focus and char- ity, 100 Women Who Care unite to support charities close to home. Our mission is to
“Essential” Happenings
Apothecary By Design, 84 Marginal Way, Portland. 6:30 PM. Visit http://www.apoth-
ecarybydesign.com for more information and to register.
Sunday, February 1st
Paint the Town Red for Valentine’s Day. February 1 through 28, 2015. Businesses and residences throughout the Kennebunks. Residents and visitors will be seeing red with lobster-centric Red Plate Specials at restaurants, romantic “Five Shades of Red” packages at local hotels, “Red Tag” sales at neighborhood boutiques and more. The “love-ly” happenings begin on January 31, when the community flips the switch to reveal a rose-colored town covered in red, twinkling lights.
Saturday, February 7th
Winterfest. Various locations around the Kennebunks. Winterfest, a carnival-style occasion complete with sledding, snowman building and cocoa for the kids at White Columns, a chowder cook-off, talent show and ice sculptures, promises fun for the whole family in a real-life winter won- derland setting. Highlights will include a skating party at the brand new Waterhouse Center and an Ice Bar at popular downtown restaurant, One Dock.
provide for those in greatest need in South- ern Maine. Arrive at 5:45pm for registration, networking and light refreshments. Meet- ing time is 6:30 – 7:30pm. To learn more or to join 100 Women Who Care Southern Maine, contact Founder Deb Bergeron at
deb100women@gmail.com or 207-797- 9007. Or go to: www.100womenwhocareso
uthernmaine.com.
Sunday, March 1st
Maine Restaurant Week. March 1 - 14, 2015. Various participating restaurants throughout Maine. Maine Restaurant Week returns in March for the 6th year with deli- cious, budget-conscious meals at restau- rants across the state. In addition to dis- counted prix-fixe meals, culinary events will highlight the local chefs, bakers, cooks and mixologists who have turned Maine into a culinary destination.
Ongoing Wednesdays
Maine Center for Taijiquan & Qigong is offering the following free introductory classes: January: 1/7 - 5:30pm Soaring Crane Qigong. 1/14 - 6:50pm. Intro to Evidence-Based Taiji & Qigong. 500 Forest Ave. (rear of building), Portland. For more information visit
www.mainetaiji.com or call 207-780-9581.
Carie Bernard, Lac, Dipl. Ac, MAOM 33 Payson St., Ste. 1, Portland, ME 04102 (207) 409-9779
www.acumaine.com See ad on page 7.
Wildwood Medicine & Community Acupuncture 83 India St. Portland, Maine 04103 207-347-7132
www.wildwoodmedicine.com
Cranio Sacral
Bintechhealing LLC Binni Einarsson, Alternative Therapist 75 Bishop St., Portland, ME 04103 207-205-4915
www.bintechhealing.com
Chiropractic
Freeport Integrated Health Center James Hendricks, D.C. 174 S. Freeport Rd, Ste., 1F, Freeport, ME 207-865-1183
www.freeporthealth.com See ad on page 25.
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