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Retreat Presenters

Susan Mikolic

Susan will be your lead presenter and host for the retreat weekend.  Susan will guide you thru the weekend as well as present the following sessions:

THE ENERGY EQUATION:  OVERVIEW
Presented in an interactive format, this session will provide you with foundational information about The Energy Equation approach to living as a foundation for the retreat’s goal: to provide a venue for participants to practice The Energy Equation principles for the weekend.  You will create a take home piece that will remind you of the 10 Principles of The Energy Equation.

LISTEN TO YOUR INNER SONG
This session will provide a fun opportunity to practice your ‘listening’ skills as you listen to inner guidance stepping you through the entire music based activity.

CHISELED IN STONE
We will take your word from the Mandala activity and create a word stone for you to take home as your daily reminder.

DE-CLUTTERING 201:  THE BUYING DIET
This session will follow up where we left off last year.  We will focus this year on NOT buying items that end up as clutter.  You will be amazed at what is being discovered in the exciting emerging field of Neuroeconomics.  Scientists are learning WHY we buy these things and we will use that info as we explore strategies to put ourselves on a Buying Diet!

Presented by Susan Mikolic

Susan Mikolic is a registered nurse, teacher, consultant, and speaker whose mission is to help others learn how to experience positive transformation and reach their full potential. Susan created and teaches a comprehensive approach to living that acknowledges the intricate relationship between mind, body and spirit called The Energy Equation System.  Susan created The Energy Equation System as she struggled to overcome many physical, professional and personal challenges and now shares her lessons learned with audiences around the country.

The basis of the Energy Equation System is a set of strategies used to determine how daily lifestyle choices affect one’s health, energy, peace of mind, and life balance. The practice of the principals helps one move from a “negative Energy Equation” where one typically experiences life as draining, frustrating, and defeating, to living in a “positive Energy Equation” where one is at peace, experiencing life as energizing, exciting and satisfying.
Susan shares the Principals of the Energy Equation through workshops, seminars, retreats and coaching.  Her most popular topics are available on DVD at www.theenergyequation.com.

To learn more about The Energy Equation System and calculate your personal Energy Equation, visit Susan’s website at www.theenergyequation.com.

Paula Baker

THE ONE COMMAND

The rich information in The One Command shows you how to Command Your Wealth , Health, Happiness and all your good To You!

The basis for this teaching is the knowledge that you have an amazing capacity located in that resourceful part of your mind known as the theta state. By directing your mind to that greater intelligence in 6-Easy Steps you quickly access new and innovative ideas. You are taught to reach that greater intelligence through six-steps that change your thinking from ordinary beta to theta, a much deeper level of your consciousness.

Once you are able to enter into theta at will, you issue the One Command in a unified state of mind; the results are powerful in manifesting what you desire in a moment.

On the personal level, within your body is the blueprint of your character, dreams, and desires. In this teaching you are able to reach naturally and easily into the deepest levels of yourself, even down to your DNA, and thus make remarkable changes in your life.

Once you learn the process then the real adventure begins. The new teaching becomes an unwinding in your body and mind, even down to the DNA itself of your limited ideas - at the same moment they are replaced with demonstration upon demonstration of the “greater capacity” within you. The rewinding is beyond measure in results, achievement and satisfaction.

Once you see the goal, no one can prevent you from making the journey. These original and unusual ideas are designed to change your life forever by changing the way that you think.

Presented by Paula Baker

I did not choose to become involved in healing work. You could say that a life of healing found me.

In 1993, I was in a serious car accident that left me suffering from a variety of physical and emotional illnesses. For months, I sought help from doctors, physical therapists and chiropractors in an effort to alleviate my physical suffering. At the same time, I moved from therapist to therapist in a desperate search for relief from debilitating panic attacks and depression.

For two years, I explored every conventional avenue of healing, but with no success. I realized I was at a turning point: I could either accept a life of suffering or I could take a courageous leap into the unfamiliar world of complementary medicine. I chose the latter. In the midst of my most profound crisis yet, I noticed a tiny ad for Reiki in a small local paper. It promised "gentle, healing therapy" to be administered by a nurse. I somehow knew that God had answered my pleas for help.

After only two appointments, I not only experienced dramatic improvement in my physical condition and emotional state, I suddenly knew that this would be my calling. While I still believe that conventional medical practitioners are critical to the healing process, it became very clear that the total healing we ultimately look for can only be achieved within ourselves. Until the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of our lives are balanced, complete healing is not possible.

I began my healing ministry by serving for four years in Pastoral Care Programs at two different hospitals. I found the work extremely rewarding and felt honored to be able to offer comfort to patients through laying- on- of- hands prayer. As a Catholic Eucharistic Minister, I was also able to bring communion to any patients who desired this gift. At the same time, I began my private practice in my home. Within one year I was also seeing hospice patients, a part of my ministry that has been a blessing in my life for which I am deeply grateful.

Although people often refer to me as healer, I prefer to think of myself as a teacher. I see my ministry as an opportunity to teach people how to heal themselves and to also remind them of God's magnificent and unconditional love for us. It is my firm belief that the human body is capable of healing itself. I have witnessed this time and time again, not only in my own healing journey, but also with the clients I see. God has given us the resources we need to make that happen. Teaching people how to access those resources is truly my purpose and goal.

I am grateful to say after learning and applying these wonderful techniques in my own life, I feel healthy, peaceful and balanced on all levels. More importantly, I know that God is the cornerstone of my life and my ministry.

5 Steps to Boost Metabolism

• Are you an active person with a full demanding life?
• Are you unhappy with your body weight and  tired of yo-yo dieting ?
• Do you often wonder “what am I supposed to eat to improve my health”?
• Are you stressed and moody & wish you had more energy and vitality?

If you answered Yes to any of these questions then,
You don’t want to miss our lunch lecture.

Dina Boyer will show us what common mistakes we make while dieting and what we can do instead to recover your energy, improve your overall health and lose that weight once and for all.

Topics discussed during the lecture:

• How your meals can either fuel or drain your body & mind.
• The trick to tuning up your metabolism
• The reason why most diets fail
• How yo-yo dieting actually leads to weight gain
• How to stop sabotaging your efforts for weight loss with all the wrong foods
• The 5 key steps to getting on the right track

Anew by Dina LLC, (www.anew-wellness.com) provides holistic health education, lifestyle coaching, educational lectures and cooking classes for people who are interested in living a happier, healthier, more energetic life.  Dina works with groups and individuals to support, educate and motivate her clients in being more proactive in improving their health and happiness through food and lifestyle suggestions. Dina works in person or over the phone, so her services are easily accessible to everyone.

Presented by Dina Boyer

Dina Boyer is a Certified Holistic Health Coach and a certified Yoga Teacher.  She is accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and by Columbia University.  She also holds a Master’s in Biochemical Research from CWRU, where she conducted Cancer research for 8 years.  She has been featured on Robin Swoboda’s That’s Life television show, in Cleveland Business Connects magazine, Northern Ohio Life, and Cleveland Women’s Journal.

Dina believes that ultimate wellness, is achieved by addressing the underlying causes of our health issues, rather than dampening the symptoms alone. Similarly, weight loss incorporates balancing and restoring our health and our bodies on many levels, not just counting calories or points.

Her mission as a health coach is to empower her clients through education and creative solutions to eliminate unhealthy behaviors, overcome their obstacles and make small, manageable nutrition and lifestyle changes, that ultimately have a tremendous impact in achieving a higher quality of health and life.

Dina works mostly with busy moms and stressed out professionals who are committed to feeling sexy, healthy and confident everyday! Top results that her clients experience are: increased energy, weight loss, improved digestion, diminished sugar cravings, mood swings, acne and hormonal imbalance.

Dina believes that eating healthy does not mean abandoning our lives; Healthy food is too sophisticated today for us to have to feel deprived! Being healthy is about listening to our bodies and living with more awareness & consciousness around our daily choices.

Anew by Dina services include Individual and group nutrition coaching programs, healthy cooking classes and corporate wellness programs, where she brings wellness to the workplace.

For more information and to contact Dina you can visit www.anew-wellness.com.

Joan Barris

MANDALA ME

Explore yourself as you create your own mandala.  Then take it home and use it as a focus for meditation.  As you make your mandala you will LISTEN for a word that will be “your word” to focus and guide your daily activities.

Presented by Joan Barris