Nan's Rock Shop & Spiritual Center

A Place Like Coming Home

Location: 13995 Hwy 1, Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Phone: (902) 825 2700 

Website: www.nansrockshop.com Email: nan@nansrockshop.com 

April, 2016

What is REAL Food? 

Our Grandparents could  tell us what  real  food was, Real Food was  just  ‘food’  to  them. Real  food  is grown  in  the soil, or raised on the  land. Real Food  is most‐often grown  locally and  in season. Real Food  is best grown from heritage seeds with the most nutrient dense profiles. Real Food is prepared in the kitchen with lots of love.  

Our bodies instantly recognize Real Food as food. Our bodies crave Real Food. Real food provides all the nutrients our bodies need  in neat  little packages  that not only contain protein,  fat and carbohydrates, but all  the micro‐nutrients  (vitamins & minerals) that we use to most efficiently digest those nutrients. Real Food is bright and colourful, which indicates that it is rich in phytonutrients that our bodies need to make the hormones and enzymes that keep us alive and healthy. Our bodies know when they are truly hungry or full when they are eating Real Food.  

Real Food does NOT come in a box with a list of ingredients, many of which we cannot even pronounce let alone recognize as food. Real Food  is NOT created  in a  lab with food scientists combining salt, fat and sugar to produce the most addictive combination to bring to market. Real Food does NOT  have  a  shelf  life  longer  than we  do.  Real  Food  is NOT  genetically modified  to combine  genetic material  from  species  that would  never  combine  in  the wild.  Real Food does NOT fool our bodies into thinking they are still hungry simply because Real Food does NOT provide the nutrients our bodies need to survive.  

Real Food is alive and filled with enzymes and probiotics that keep us healthy. 80% of our  immune  system  comes  from  the  healthy  micro‐biome  that  consists  of  the beneficial bacteria and yeasts that call us home. Our health giving micro‐biome needs Real Food such as  lacto‐fermented sauerkraut & vegetables as well as kefir, yogurt, & kombucha tea.  

To be healthy we need Real  Food.  To be  vital  and  in  touch with our bodies natural rhythms we need Real Food. Real Food tastes AMAZING!!! 

Join me in celebrating Real Food!  

Judy N Green RAW ‘N Green Wellness Coaching 

www.rawngreen.com 

Book your one-on-one Wellness Coaching here on TUESDAYS!

judy@rawngreen.com www.rawngreen.com 902-249-1772

Intro to Genetically Modified Foods When: Tuesday, April 12  Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm Cost: $15.00, Limited Availability, Register early! Learn how Genetically Modified Foods differ from traditional hybridisation, why they are such a concern and what to watch for when buying food for your family. Meal Planning 101 When: Tuesday, April 26  Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm Cost: $45.00, Limited Availability, Register early! Plan to succeed! This hands-on workshop will get you organized and ready for fast weekly meal planning saving you $$$. You will go home with a binder system for ongoing meal planning. Bring your favourite recipes! Real Food Potluck When: Saturday, April 23  Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm Cost: $15.00  Let’s celebrate real food! Join us and share your favourite Real Food recipe. Our focus is on real local food, avoiding chemical additives. Please bring a recipe or list of ingredients as we have people who are allergic to dairy, garlic, gluten/wheat etc.

 NEW: Bio­Cosmic Energy Massage Current Cost: $90.00 for a 2 hour session *Inquire about barter/student/farmer/artist rates                                     Phone: (902) 840 1734                                                                                     Website of Founder: www.alloneness.com/en/treatment 

A Holistic Wellness Modality that liberates the body of physical and emotional blockages and promotes feelings of joy and confidence in the true Self. The technique works with energy channels and chakra systems; it support clients to cultivate their essential energy and walk their path with courage and grace. The session includes basic astrology to deepen the work and anchor the mind.

As an artist and healer, I believe in the power of Love, Play, and Land in the movement towards health and wholeness. I began personal investigation of energy medicine in 1997 and have studied shamanism, tantra, and energy work with Monika Muller, the pioneer of this energy work, since 2009.

Testimonies of my work:

“I felt something shift and felt much lighter…your skillful, gentle, healing hands helped move some stubborn blocks…” Patricia

“The experience was precious, sacred, and healing…it really had a positive impact...” Francis

Megan Hyslop Bio‐Cosmic Energy Massage,  

Artist and Healer 

meganhyslop@yahoo.ca 

BLOOM: “Let’s Express” Series with Megan Hyslop Although my roots are in rural Alberta and the west coast of BC, I had the privilege of living in Montreal for seven years. It introduced me to all kinds of artistic expressive possibilities. I believe the greatest gift we can give to the world is an expression of our true Selves ; one way this emerges is through Play ! We are all artists ; the energy carrier of this expressive capacity is our Free Inner Child.  Simple Salsa for All Levels When: Thursday, April 7 & April 28  Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Cost: $15.00, Registration Required Simple salsa for all levels. Salsa music is energetic, emotional, and alive. We’ll play with the beats in our bodies and hearts, take turns proposing and receiving moves. It’s not about being fancy but enjoying safe, simple human touch and movement.  Clowning Around When: Thursday, April 21  Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Cost: $15.00, Registration Required The gentle art of being yourself. Inner clowning is about exploring the new, finding humour in our ever-changing emotions, and sharing our simple Selves with an audience viewing us through the eyes of the heart. Try on a nose, make a costume, laugh at our wonderful fragility as human beings.  Theatre Games with the Land When: Thursday, May 5  Time: 7:00 –9:00 pm Cost: $15.00, Registration Required Physical expression is a practical, grounded way to liberate blocks in our psyche. Through movement, we literally move energy in our beings. And it’s fun! I specialize in working with folks with shyness or anxiety. Dress warmly, as we’ll be going outside (unless it’s raining).

Bringing Basics into Your Home with Monica Williams Child Safe Herbalism When: Thursday, April 14  Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Phone: (902) 824 2861 Cost: $15.00, Registration Required This month we will focus on child safe herbalism. We will learn complimentary ways to help our children that are safe and take some things home to try out. Also be aware that I have natural homemade products for sale here at Nan’s Rock Shop. Such as: herb teas, salves & balms, cold press soap, smudge supplies, herb starter kits and more. Stop in and have a peek!

Bringing Herb Basics into your home!

Herb of the Month: Catnip Catnip is a plant. The flowering tops are used to make medicine.Catnip is used for trouble sleeping (insomnia); anxiety; migraine and other headaches; cold and other upper respiratory infections; flu; swine flu; fever; hives; worms; and gastrointestinal (GI) upset, including indigestion, colic, cramping, and gas (flatulence). It is also used as a tonic, for increasing urination, and for starting menstrual periods in girls with delayed onset of menstruation.

Monica Williams Bringing Basics into Your Home 

Workshop Facilitator http://spiritualconnection.yolasite.com/

Coyote Moon Healing and Creative Arts 

I am offering Reiki and Reflexology sessions available at $45 an hour. Angel Tarot card readings $20 for a half hour. Book yours today! Gift certificates available. Great gift idea! Now accepting Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards for your convenience. Chakradance Awakening 9 Week Series When:  Starts Wednesday, April 13  Time: 7:30 –8:30 pm Cost: $10.00, Drop In. Bring a friend and share the drop in fee! Start from the very beginning! New to chakradance? This is the class to start with. Dance to the rhythm of your soul. Open up and explore your chakras. Dance like no one is watching in the candlelit space of the warehouse dance studio. No previous dance experience necessary, any abilities welcome. Come for one class or join us for them all. Full Moon Drumming Circle When:  Wednesday, April 22  Time: 7:00 –8:00 pm Cost: $5.00, Drop In.  Bring your own drum or borrow one of ours. Get in tune with yourself and the drumming circle. Celebrate the full moon.

Stone of the Month: Iolite

Iolite is a fascinating stone with an interesting past. It comes from the Greek word for violet, and also is sometimes called Dichroite which is the Greek word meaning “two-coloured rock” where it shows different colours when viewed from different angles. It was used by the ancient Vikings as one of the first compasses to guide their way at sea. It has also been called Water Sapphire and the stone of the Muses because it is thought to activate visions and creativity. Iolite offers to take one on the inner path to the deep self, including shamanic journeying, connecting to high guides, angels, goddess, etc. It helps open up clear messages, vividness and detail of visons and messages. It is a stone of history, great wisdom, faces challenges, helps one to connect to high wisdom with calm and conviction to find the solution that is best suited to the situation, for the highest good of all concerned. It helps dissolve fears of the unknown, settles confusion, assists in letting go of control, moving forward in faith into new opportunities, brings in grounded thought and assists in decisions on how to proceed with emotional distance and clearer perspective. It balances the important and the unimportant. It is a stone of inner treasure, helps to uncover the lost parts of oneself, and in receiving the peace one's spiritual journey brings. It helps one take responsibility for one's own life and happiness. Physically helps memory, eyesight, headaches, dizziness, sleep imbalances, also is very beneficial when dealing with addictions, including alcoholism (detoxification, and maintaining sobriety) …developing the best that can be in you. Known as the stone of twilight energy, holds the veil between two worlds/times. “Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either.” Henry Ward Beecher.

Extra Events 

Tribal Belly Dancing with Terri Nichols Every Monday 7- 9 pm, $5.00, Drop in, First Night Free! In Warehouse. Crystal Meditations with Terri Nichols and Carol Layton Every Wednesday, 11 – 12pm, $5.00, Drop in. Crystal lesson, meditation, followed by a crystal card. Come learn how to connect to the wonderful wisdom of crystals. April 9, Singing Bowl Workshop with Suneetra Karam Singh April 9 & 10, Full Numerology Readings with Ann Perry. ann@annperrynumerologist.com April 16, 17, 30, May 1, RAC Foot Reflexology Certification Course with Donna Jones For more information and registration contact: 902 825-7073 www.donnajonesreflexology.com 

Calendar of ALL events … go to: www.nansrocksop.com 

Leslie Milne Chakradance, Reiki, Reflexology and more! 

Phone: (902) 824 1794 www.coyotemoonhealingarts.wordpress.com