Healing Arts, Ancient Arts, & Earthskills

"The wonderful, sensual, spirited, peaceful, gathering of souls...LEAF" -Greenville, SC

At LEAF..."Often, people experience something they've never experienced before - something they've overlooked - and it opens up a whole new world for them". - Mountain Express

2008 LEAF Healing Arts applications

Healing Arts FAQ (frequently asked questions) Info

Healing Arts Prospectus & Booth Application 2008

Healing Arts Workshop Application 2008

A Letter from the Healing Arts Director, Brandi Hubiak

STEP INTO LEAF HEALING ARTS....

The Healing Arts Area hovers just above the festival, slightly hidden by trees, and opening onto a grassy sun-dappled field. From here, one can look out over Lake Eden and the surrounding tapestry of mountains while drinking in golden sunlight and a deliciously delicate breeze. Ahh!!!! It’s refreshing just to come up and sit quietly in this sacred space! But there’s even more to experience here! Workshops enriching body, mind, and spirit are offered at the Healing Arts area -free of charge- to all LEAF’ers, helping to make your vacation weekend one of deep personal expansion and renewal as well as festival fun and entertainment. What a fabulously risk-free opportunity to try something new!

Tucked away even further in a little wooded glen is the Ancient Earthskills area, where festival goers can learn primitive survival skills and handcrafts, such as friction fire making and bamboo cup-making. Some of these classes have limited capacities and materials fees, so its good to venture up to the Earthskills camp ahead of classes to get the ins and outs of what will be going on there. These classes are awesome for families to do together and have been a big hit with the teens!

We also have, woven throughout the marketplace and festival grounds, a dozen or so booths in which professional Healing Artists are offering personal sessions in their specialized bodywork and counseling services for a fee. Got a kink in your neck from camping? Massages and chiropractic adjustments are right here to fix it! AHHHHHH- LEAF! Namaste~Brandi

Great for Body & Spirit

"People sure left with a lot of great energy and juice - all the alternative healing arts just adds to such a cool, flowing energy to the scene - very healing. ~ Nashville, TN

Mountain Trail Runs & Hikes with Bruce Mulkey and Shonnie Lavender: Run and hike the trails of Camp Rockmont!

Friday 5pm for a hike. Saturday 8:30am for a Run. Meet at the Boat House. Social & athletic outings (running too fast to chat? running too fast) for runners of all levels (leave no runner behind). Explore the trails, experience the Appalachians up close and witness extraordinary views of Mt. Mitchell and the festival below. Bring water + snack. www.brucemulkey.com
www.shonnielavender.com

"The runs get me up and out and in my body and connect me to people that I later see on the dance floor, at the beach, or at one of the tents. It has become an essential part of LEAF for me. - Joan, Mass

Healing Arts Workshops May 2008

QI GONG: 8 PIECES OF BROCADE
BHANGRA: INDI-POP DANCE!
NIA
INTERPLAY!
BREATHING: RENEW, REPAIR, REGENERATE
FIRST AID FOR DANCERS, MOVERS, AND SHAKERS
YODELING BASICS
TIBETAN BREATHING & LONGEVITY EXERCISES
SILENT MEDITATION
TAOIST ALCHEMY: LIVING WITH THE SEASONS
ANIMAL FROLIC GUNG FU
BIODYNAMIC LAND BLESSINGS
MYSTICAL MODES & MAQAMS IN MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC
GENTLE YOGA
BAMBOO CUP MAKING
MAKING HERBAL SALVES AND TINCTURES
GODDESS GRACE MOVING MEDITATION
CRAFTING IN ANCIENT EARTHSKILLS
FLOW YOGA
APITHERAPY:
HEALING FROM THE HIVE
HOOP DANCE FOR FUN & FITNESS
MORNING SADHANA
GREEN BUILDING/ HEALTHY HOMES
WOODSLORE & WEEDS WALK
FLAX: SEED TO FIBER
SANGITA DEVI KIRTAN

SOLAR POWER!
2012 MAYAN PROPHECY
THAI MASSAGE
VIBRATIONAL SOUND HEALING
MUSICAL POTLUCK
INDIAN TABLAS
PLANT SPIRIT MEDICINE
VOCAL YOGA
KUNDALINI YOGA
WOODSLORE & WILDWOODS WISDOM
INTRO TO DENDROLOGY: TREE WALK
KIND COMMUNICATION
BELLYDANCE BASICS
PARTNER YOGA
INTUITIVE BIRTH & PARENTING
BABY-WEARING FOR COMFORT & CLOSENESS
MASSAGE (ALA BURTS BEES!)
BIOFUELS 101
HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR THE FAMILY
PARTNER TAI CHI
KRIPALU YOGA
DREAM YOUR LIFE!
TAI CHI
FAMILY YOGA
ZUMBA
HONORING OUR PLANT ALLIES

Practitioners of the Healing Arts May 2008

Alan Gordon “Saturnian Studies Astrology”
Alethea Schaffer “Thai Massage”
Barbara Demeter “Combined TuiNa & Accupuncture”
Elizabeth Bloomquist “Green Jade Herbals Aromatherapy”
Gregg Steinberger “Thai Massage & Shiatsu”
Kyle Chapin “Combined Massage & Accupuncture”
Michael Fortini “Chiropractic”
Shannon Warwick “Rolfing”
Steve MacLaughlin & Zach Comer “Massage”
Steve Opper & Christie Abeling “Massage & Energy Healing”
Tim Pluta “Massage”
Victoria Taylor “Accupuncture”

"The Healing Arts Area weaves an underlying matrix of healing consciousness that permeates every aspect of the festival and affects every person here either directly or indirectly, making LEAF a truly magical microcosm of idyllic existence!" ~ Brandi Hubiak, Healing Arts Director

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Healing Arts Schedule May 08

HEALING ARTS WORKSHOPS FRIDAY MAY 9TH

TIME

EARTH TENT

SKY TENT

5pm

5:30

6:00

6:30

7:00

7:30

8:00

QI GONG: 8 PIECES OF BROCADE
Barbara Demeter (5-6)

BHANGRA: INDI-POP DANCE!
Onca O’Leary (6-7)

NIA
Tamara Albright (7-8)

INTERPLAY!
Lorrie Streifel (8-9)

BREATHING: RENEW, REPAIR, REGENERATE
Dorisse (5:30-6:30)

FIRST AID FOR DANCERS, MOVERS, AND SHAKERS
Corey Pine Shane (6:30-7:30)

YODELING BASICS
Pete Leary (7:30-8:30)

HEALING ARTS WORKSHOPS SATURDAY MAY 10

TIME

EARTH TENT

SKY TENT

EARTHSKILLS CAMP

8 AM

8:30

9:00

9:30

10:00

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00

12:30

1:00pm

1:30

2:00

2:30

3:00

3:30

4:00

4:30

5:00

5:30

6:00

6:30

7:00

TIBETAN BREATHING & LONGEVITY EXERCISES
Rae Newoman (9-10)

BIODYNAMIC LAND BLESSINGS
Lenna Frances Keefer (10-11)

GENTLE YOGA
Melanie Leenhouts (11-12)

FLOW YOGA (12-1)
Steph and Sunny Keach

GODDESS GRACE MOVING MEDITATION
Betsy Bickel (1-2)

HOOP DANCE FOR FUN & FITNESS
Mel Mac Pink (2-3)

WOODSLORE & WEEDS WALK
Doug Elliott (3-4)

SANGITA DEVI KIRTAN
Sangita Devi (4-5)

THAI MASSAGE
Becky Sathre & Michael Baillie (5-6)

INDIAN TABLAS
Kumar Das (6-7)

PLANT SPIRIT MEDICINE
Frank Cook (7-8)

SILENT MEDITATION
Share the space for personal practice (8:30-9:30)

TAOIST ALCHEMY: LIVING WITH THE SEASONS
Kyle Chapin (9:30-10:30)

MYSTICAL MODES & MAQAMS IN MUSIC
Rahim AlHaj (10:30-11:30)

HERBAL PLANT WALK
Maria Muscarella (11:30-12:30)

MAKING HERBAL SALVES AND TINCTURES
Rhea Ormond (12:30-1:30)

APITHERAPY:HEALING FROM THE HIVE
Ceara Foley (1:30-2:30)

GREEN BUILDING/ HEALTHY HOMES
Mark Marcoplos (2:30-3:30)

SOLAR POWER!
Dave Hollister (3:30-4:30)

2012 MAYAN PROPHECY
Clare Coriell (4:30-5:30)

VIBRATIONAL SOUND HEALING
Moog Foundation (5:30-6:30)

VOCAL YOGA
Kailash (6:30-7:30)

BAMBOO CUP MAKING
David Hoffmann (11-1)

TBA
Alice Craig (1-3)

FLAX: SEED TO FIBER
Anthony Neal (3-5)

MUSICAL POTLUCK:
BRING FOOD AND INSTRUMENTS! (5-7)

HEALING ARTS WORKSHOPS SUNDAY MAY 11

TIME

EARTH TENT

SKY TENT

8 AM

8:30

9:00

9:30

10:00

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00

12:30

1:00pm

1:30

2:00

2:30

3:00

3:30

MORNING SADHANA
Ajeet Khalsa (8-9)

ANIMAL FROLIC GUNG FU
Mark Small (9-10)

GENTLE YOGA
Mado Hesselink (10-11)

BELLYDANCE BASICS
Claire Dima (11-12)

PARTNER YOGA
Jamie Sparks (12-1)

MASSAGE ALA BURTS BEES!
Wanda Sundermann (1-2)

PARTNER TAI CHI
Mark Small (2-3)

KRIPALU YOGA
Tim Burgin (3-4)

SILENT MEDITATION
Share the space for personal practice
(8:30-9:30)

INTRO TO DENDROLOGY:TREE WALK
Josh Kelly 9:30-10:30)

KIND COMMUNICATION
Cathy Holt (10:30-11:30)

INTUITIVE BIRTH & PARENTING
Molly Craven (11:30-12:30)

BABY WEARING FOR COMFORT & CLOSENESS
Sonja Hernandez (12:30-1:30)

BIOFUELS 101
Brian Winslett (1:30-2:30)

HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR THE FAMILY
Cynthia Clapp (2:30-3:30)

DREAM YOUR LIFE!
Miriam Lieberman (3:30-4:30)