Healing Factory Launches Holistic Health Program for HIV Miami Youth

Miami, FL (PRWEB) April 13, 2011

The Healing Factory program objective is to provide children with knowledge and training in yoga, art, music, self -healing practices and good nutrition. Participants will enjoy better mental, spiritual and physical health and acquire the tools for continued self-healing.

The program is 6 weeks in length and will take place at Martin Luther King Park located at 6000 N.W. 32nd Court, Miami, FL 33128. Founder and CEO of La Luchi Foundation, Ms. Luisa Estevez says ?The Healing Factory? is a first for Miami and we are excited about our collaboration with The Center for Positive Connections to bring healthy holistic learning to our HIV affected youth.?

On April 23, 2011 The Center for Positive Connections will be hosting a meet and greet at 8315 N.W. 22nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33147 from 2-4pm so that parents, their children and interested parties can see first hand what the program entails and to better understand the benefits of participation.

We are seeking corporate sponsors, philanthropists and individuals to fund the program costs. The Center for Positive Connections and La Luchi Foundation offer ?Sponsor a Child? program ($ 240 per child) for the ?Healing Factory? program and also welcome any donations, sponsorships and volunteers interested in contributing to cover the costs of this program.

All qualified teachers offering free or reduced rates for classes in Yoga, massage therapy, music, art and dance are encouraged to participate and help grow the success and outreach of this program. Gifted materials, including yoga mats, organic food snacks/drinks and art supplies, are all much appreciated.

We welcome all donations starting from $ 10 and ask that they are made payable online at http://www.positiveconnections.org or by check made payable to The Center for Positive Connections, reference "The Healing Factory". Both organizations are tax-exempt not-for-profit 501(c) (3) corporations.

Please contact Luisa Estevez at 786-315-7871, at luchi(at)laluchifoundation(dot)org or Eddie Orozco at eorozco(at)positiveconnections(dot)org with any questions you may have concerning sponsorship and donations. For marketing or volunteering questions please feel free to contact Shownda Pagan at 786.873.2303 or shownda(at)positiveconnections(dot)org.

La Luchi Foundation and The Center for Positive Connections goal is to register fifty children for the first summer session of the program. For information on La Luchi Foundation please visit http://www.laluchifoundation.org and The Center for Positive Connections at http://www.positiveconnection.org.

Media contact: Gabrielle Griswold 954-536-6366 gaby(at)laluchifoundation(dot)org

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Yoga Master and Emotional Healer, Ana T. Forrest, Shares Wisdom from Her Own Radical Healing in New Book 'Fierce Medicine'

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 02, 2011

An internationally recognized pioneer in emotional and physical healing, Ana Forrest has been transforming people?s lives for more than forty years. But her life wasn?t always full of strength and purpose. In fact, as a young girl Ana Forrest raided her parents? liquor cabinet, smoked cigarettes, toked weed, and popped pills. These extreme measures were Forrest?s attempt to calm the raging storms within her body: paralysis, epilepsy, bulimia, and inflicted physical and sexual abuse.

At the age of fourteen, Forrest attended her first yoga class as a dare; the practice hooked her immediately. Now the internationally acclaimed founder of Forrest Yoga brings her transformative techniques off the mat and into daily life in Fierce Medicine: Breakthrough Practices to Heal the Body and Ignite the Spirit (HarperOne; May 2011; Hardcover; $ 25.99).

Through the lens of her own harrowing story, Forrest distills and shares her wisdom and experience with a yoga practice anyone can do. Forrest teaches people to ?stalk fear,? ?walk free of pain,? and learn the art of ?truth speaking? through her highly developed understanding of the human body and psyche, eastern wisdom, and Native American practices. This pioneering style dismantles the emotional and mental blocks that dictate and limit people?s lives, creating a powerful way to move through past grievances and hurt. Whether battling an addiction, eating disorder, injury, or chronic pain, readers will reconnect with their bodies, cultivate balance, speak and act with compassion and honesty, and learn to live in wholeness and health.

Having freed herself from the bondage of trauma, Forrest works with everyone from celebrities to active military personnel to ?clear through the stuff that hardens them and sickens their bodies so they can walk freely and lightly in a healing way.? Whether you have never done yoga or are a seasoned practitioner, Forrest will help you uncover your own warrior?s heart. With this wise woman as your trusted guide, you, too, can become centered, strong, and more alive than ever before.

About the Author:

Ana Forrest is an internationally recognized pioneer in yoga and emotional healing. In her search to become a better healer and teacher, she studied Native American medicine and ceremony, Homeopathy, Hands-On Healing, Martial Arts, Psychotherapy, and Regression Therapy. Ana is a well-known contributing expert to Yoga Journal and other national wellness publications. She has journeyed to India, Nepal, Costa Rica, Canada, Japan, Mexico, and throughout Europe and the United States and currently teaches internationally at yoga conferences, workshops, and teacher trainings. Ana is on the board of Advisors for the Foundation for Athletic Research & Education (F.A.R.E. Play) and is an instructor for continuing education at the University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic. She lives on Orcas Island, Washington.

Praise for Fierce Medicine:

?Fierce Medicine is a brave, confronting, and unapologetically honest book that leads us to see into the depths of our soul and know that transformation is possible. Through stories and techniques Ana Forrest teaches us how to reclaim our bodies, expand our perceptions, and embrace the complexity of our spirit. As a teacher, this is a book that I would certainly share with my students, but as a student myself, there is much in this book that will aid in my own growth and for that I am grateful. I highly recommend this book to all seekers on the path.?

? Seane Corn, internationally acclaimed yoga teacher and founder of ?Off the Mat, Into the World?

?Fierce Medicine is much more than just another yoga book. It?s the ?crazy wisdom? and riveting life story of an in-your-face, stir-it-up kind of teacher. Ana Forrest also happens to be an amazing healer, one who regularly guides her students into personal transformations and deep healing. What she asks may not be easy, but few things this good are.?

? Timothy McCall, MD, Medical Editor, Yoga Journal, author of Yoga as Medicine

?Fierce Medicine is a journey from the wounded to the healed soul using the grace and elegance of yoga as a guide. Only a master teacher like Ana Forrest, renowned for her ferocious determination, could accomplish such a rigorous task. Ana Forrest has given us all the best of herself in this book.?

? Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit and Defying Gravity

?Ana Forrest is a phenomenon: Her breathtaking yogic abilities and extraordinary, passionate teaching inspire and challenge people to go continually deeper. Ana?s unique journey of triumph over adversities leads people to find strength from within.?

? Joel Kramer and Diana Alstad, coauthors of The Passionate Mind Revisited and

The Guru Papers

Fierce Medicine: Breakthrough Practices to Heal the Body and Ignite the Spirit

By Ana T. Forrest

HarperOne, and Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

May 2011?Hardcover?$ 25.99?ISBN: 9780061864247

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