"Holistic Health and Healing in the Triangle" by Cher Durham, co-op owner September 12, 2009
We are a co-operative group of holistic health and healing practitioners who are offering alternative choices, services, and modalities to our community as a whole, so that individuals may personally take control of their health, their healing and their lives. Where we've been?Vision gives birth to form... One year ago this month, Peace Tree Village was not even a Village yet, but was rather a stirring of the soul and a glimpse in the mind of owner, Cher Durham. With a little bit of rain-barrel money, and a lot of help from close friend Marin Holmes; an enormous amount of blood, sweat, and tears was invested and several months later the Peace Tree vision came to life on St. Mary's Street with just three practitioners; Hypno-babies CBE, Jamie Jackson, Massage therapist/Doula Kate Katahdin, and Reiki practitioner/Doula Julie McBurney as the only co-op members to join and share the hope and dream of a successful place for education and healing to take root and grow. On the night of the Winter Solstice, Dec. 21st, 2008 a larger group of practitioners and members of the community gathered together to season and burn a Yule log in hopes of manifesting prosperity and abundance in an uncertain New Year of business and unpredictable change. As Spring began to blossom and Summer unfolded upon us the winds of change blew through the Village and created a wave of momentum and growth that is still carrying forward in this present time. Peace Tree Village is now comprised of more than 20 different practitioners that utilize space to offer their unique services and healing modalities to a community that has begun to reach out and respond to the holistic health and healing opportunities our group has come to offer and specialize in. Where we're going?Our future looks bright...We now have a plethora of practitioners who specialize in everything from pregnancy health, education, and support, to healing and alleviating pain from sports injuries, chronic and acute illnesses, emotional and spiritual suffering as well as general ailments of all shapes, sizes, types and forms. You name it, and one of our skilled providers can offer help and/or referral to address and alleviate it. We have a Homeopath, an Acupuncturist, multiple massage therapists offering prenatal, postpartum, fertility, hot-stone, deep-tissue and cranio-sacral massage, a Healing Touch practitioner, four Reiki Masters, a certified Aromatherapist, Raindrop, Vita-flex and Essential Oil classes, a Sound Healing practitioner, Chakra Balancing and Clearing, powerful and transformative meditations, a Medium and Spiritual Life Coach, a green-living specialist and Shaklee representative, a Baby Sign Language instructor, postpartum and birth doulas, childbirth educators, breastfeeding classes, midwifery referrals, and many more things too numerous to list individually. So, as the Autumn Equinox fast approaches, change is once again in the air and the Village is charged with excitement and hope for the future. Many new practitioners have joined our co-operative and a feeling of family and a sense of community as been instilled in the individuals that have come together as a unified group to offer alternative and healthy choices for others to live, learn, grow and heal by. We give thanks and gratitude for our many blessings, continued success, imminent opportunities for growth and change and for the abundant harvest time that those of us at Peace Tree Village have been so honored to enjoy and experience this season by coming together to help and heal ourselves and our fellow community members. Thanks to everyone for supporting holistic, healthy, and sustainable living and for helping Peace Tree Village and it's beloved practitioners survive and prosper in an exciting, empowering, and ever-changing time of year. What's New in the Village?Some of the new and exciting things being offered at Peace Tree Village this Fall include:Village Bokari
Community Acupuncture Clinic
"Meet the Homeopath" Night
Aromatherapy Classes/Training
Meditation Series
Tiny Twisters; Yoga for Kids
Reiki for Kids
Newborn Massage Classes
Bradley CBE Classes
Breastfeeding Classes
New Moon Movement Class Please check the website: www.PeaceTreeVillage.com for dates, times and registration information. Or call 919-809-7910 to speak to someone about the many things that Peace Tree Village has to offer you! Namaste to all. Peace Tree Village 609 St. Mary's Street Raleigh, NC 27605 ~a peaceful tomorrow blossoming through our care today~ |
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Thank you everyone who participated in the Bayer CropScience Health Fair in Research Triangle Park on Thursday, September 10, 2009. A special thank you to Emily Bosak is also in order for getting us this invitation. Their theme this year was “Grow Together toward a Healthy Lifestyle.” Bayer CropScience has approximately 400 – 500 employees. They indicated we were invited because of our strong presence in the birth and holistic communities. 
like me and she pointed at one of her co-workers and proudly said, "I was her coach when she had her baby." I told her about doulas and the process of becoming a doula and she kept her promise to come back to our booth after lunch. 
Our eight tables were filled to capacity. The following providers participated: Emily Bosak / Baby Signs with Emily; April Bosworth / Yoga for Kids; Tamara Cox / Karuna Acupuncture ; Cher Durham / Peace Tree Village / Mystical Womb; Joanne Estes / Shaklee; Donna Hedgepeth/ Keystone Chiropractic; Kate Katahdin / Birth Transforms; Hart Matthews / Dynamis Homeopathic Healing; Noel Stevens / Relax and Reiki; & Marcia Thuermer / Triangle Mothercare, Inc., Postpartum Doula Services. We were also joined by Erin Henry of NC Friends of Midwives.