Workshops and seminars for inner peace, balance and harmony are offered in a variety of disciplines including meditation, energy & sound healing, Native American & other indigenous traditions, and intuitive awareness. Our facilitators are hands-on practitioners and experts in their fields of study. Class sizes are kept small to ensure an enjoyable, productive and positive learning experience. Workshops and seminars are scheduled morning and evenings during the week, as well as on weekends. Many of our workshops and seminars for personal growth and transformation are available for private groups and individuals and are tailored to meet your needs.
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and Facilitators
Naturally Healthy
a new series designed to address common health issues and wellness
| Aromatherapy Acupuncture Auriculotherapy | Herbal Remedies Massage Therapy/Reflexology Yoga Nidra |
For Professional and Personal Growth
| Reiki Certification | Reiki for Animals for Level 1 & 2 Practitioners Reiki for Pets |
Advanced Techniques
Working with Children & Adults with Developmental Challenges
For Personal Growth and Transformation
Chakra/Energy Balancing
Past Life Exploration | Native Ways Crystal & Stone Energies Art for Relaxation & Creativity |
Aromatherapy for Health and Wellbeing
with Del Bachand
The use of plants for healing is as old as life on earth. Animals have always sought out particular plants when they are unwell, and humans too have used plants for their therapeutic value. Aromatherapy is just one of the many ways to use plants to balance, harmonize, and promote the health of body, mind, and spirit.
Discover the 20 most versatile essential oils, learn how are they applied, what condititions they can be used for, and contraindications for safe use.
TBA
Workshop Fee – $60
Pressed Flower Collage Workshop
with Samantha of Sam’s Stems
We provide everything you need—botanical backdrops, hand-pressed flowers, adhesive, and tools—for an enjoyable and stress-free experience.
Start by choosing a backdrop from Sam’s collection, featuring enchanting vases, picturesque landscapes, and solid color backgrounds. These will serve as the canvas for your artistic expression.
Select from a diverse collection of blooms, leaves, and botanical elements, each offering a spectrum of colors, shapes, and textures.
With Sam’s guidance, arrange your chosen flowers on your base to bring your vision to life.
What’s included:
● A wide selection of hand-pressed flowers
● 1 8×10 inch backdrop
● 1 picture frame to take your piece home in
$45 (includes all supplies)
Tuesday – May 7, 2024 6:00 pm
*** seating is limited – advance registration required ***
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Spring Equinox Broom Workshop
with Samantha of Sam’s Stems
Make the spring equinox truly special by crafting your own broom to welcome the renewal of life, nature’s beauty, and the positive energy that spring embodies. All materials are provided, including your choice of broom handle and base, along with a wide array of dried flowers, ribbons, and other embellishments to adorn and commemorate this season of renewal.
Together we will learn about the significance of the spring equinox – a time of balance, when day and night are of equal length. Understand how this event represents a fresh start, an opportunity for growth, and a time to let go of the old to make way for the new. Discover how the broom can be a powerful symbol of sweeping away the old and welcoming the new.
Whether you use it for decoration, rituals, or as a reminder of spring’s transformative power, your broom will be a beautiful embodiment of the season’s essence. Together, let’s experience the magic of the spring equinox in a unique and meaningful way.
$45 (includes all supplies)
Tuesday – March 19, 2024 6:00 pm
Early Bird Registration Deadline – Saturday March 16th
($50 at the door the night of the workshop)
*** seating is limited – advance registration required ***
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Flower Weaving Workshop
with Samantha of Sam’s Stems
Embark on a journey into the realm of creative beauty and natural inspiration with our Flower Weaving Workshop. Begin by constructing a frame using a variety of natural materials such as twigs, vines, or branches. Sam will guide you through the process, ensuring your frame is not only structurally sound but also a work of art in itself.
Once your frame is ready, we’ll introduce you to the world of dried flowers, guiding you through the selection, preparation, and arrangement of an exquisite bouquet of botanical elements.
The finished piece from this workshop serves as a decorative masterpiece, perfect for any occasion. Use it as a focal point, a conversation starter, or a unique decorative addition to any space. Together we will celebrate the harmony of nature and artistry with our Flower Weaving – an experience that transcends the ordinary.
$45 (includes all supplies)
Tuesday – June 11, 2024 6:00 pm
*** seating is limited – advance registration required ***
Advanced Energy Balancing
Level 2 Workshop
Building upon the techniques you have already acquired you will learn how to use stones, color therapy, toning, and meditation to remove blockages and energize your centers for balance and well-being.
TBA
Workshop Fee – $45
Open the door to your past- what you find within may help to explain or resolves issues in the here and now.
TBA
Workshop Fee – $28
For those interested in learning reiki or those with limited reiki experience/exposure
with Del Bachand
An introduction to the principles of reiki and how it can be used to calm and enhance our pets overall health and well-being.
Topics will include:
- the history of reiki
- clearing your energy in preparation for giving a reiki treatment
- hand positions and posture for cats, dogs and birds
- different ways reiki can help including:
– calming nerves before/during a trip to the vet or groomer
– calming nerves or alleviating fear during storms
– aiding healing / alleviating pain from trauma or surgery
– comfort and relief for senior or special needs pets
– physical comfort / emotional support for pets at the end of their life
TBA
Workshop Fee – $75 (includes materials)
Advanced Techniques
for Reiki I, II and Master Practitioners
with Nancy Benoit
Working with Children and Adults with Developmental Challenges
This workshop is designed to provide information on the special considerations necessary when offering a reiki session for those with developmental disabilities. A brief history of western medicine’s approach to individual’s with intellectual and physical challenges will be presented along with suggestions on how to explain to the client what they might expect or experience.
Topics covered will include:
- Side effects of western medicine
- Responding to different types of behavior
- White coat syndrome
- Adjusting treatment positions
- ITP (Individual Treatment Plans) and HIPAA
TBA
Registration Fee – $75
Space is limited – advanced registration is required
with Steve “Quiet Wolf” Bachand
Hear the legend of how the dream catcher, a spiritual tool that heals and protects, was gifted to the Native People. Learn about the two different styles of dream catchers – Woodlands style and Great Plains style – and the differences between the two; how the dream catcher grows, the purpose, the symbolism of each part, and the meaning of the feathers and the type of wooden hoop used. Along with the lecture you will create your own dream catcher to take home.
TBA
$60 Workshop Fee
(includes all materials needed to make your dreamcatcher)
4 part series with Steve “Quiet Wolf” Bachand
Each class may be taken individually
Native Ways
All living things offer us teaching and healing –
nature and animals are some of our best teachers.
Connecting to the Earth
Learn to ground yourself and become one with Nature and
with all of her beings, great and small.
Finding Your Path
Cleanse your spirit and your area and learn to focus on
meditation and connecting with animal spirits.
Nature Neutral
Learn to practice the philosophy of never taking all
from Nature and always giving back.
Dates & Time – TBA
Using Elk or Bison hide and a traditional bent wood frame, which creates beautiful warm tones, make your own hand drum imbued with your personal energy. This is a hands-on workshop, all of the materials needed to make your drum and beater will be provided.
Monday, March 25, 2024
6:00 – 9:00 pm
** Advance registration is required – limited to 4 participants **
Registration deadline Saturday March 9, 2024
15″ Frame Drum
$180
Before there were calendars, time was honored by the phases of the moon and position of the sun. Discover what each phase of the moon means, and how those phases have been used in everything from planting and harvesting to healing and manifesting purposeful intent.
Bring the wisdom of the past into the present and learn how to incorporate these time-honored traditions into our twenty-first century lives.
TBA
Workshop Fee – $28
Each of us is born with the gift of intuition. We have the capacity to develop our particular natural gift and incorporate it into our daily lives. Are you curious to know how to access your intuitive gift?
Developing our intuition helps to open and heighten our awareness, and can help foster spiritual growth. In this introductory workshop you will learn about the different ways intuitive information is received, how to prepare yourself and your space (psychic self-protection), how to connect with your guides, and the different tools that can help you to open and understand your own ability. Most importantly we will explore ways to incorporate and use our intuition into our everyday lives.
TBA
Workshop Fee – $60
In this intermediate workshop we will explore further, and expand upon, the development of your intuitive abilities. You will be introduced to different tools to assist you in connecting with your intuition and your guides. Through various exercises you will learn techniques to help enhance your gifts as well as interpret the information you receive. This is a hands-on experience designed to heighten awareness and build confidence in opening and strengthening your own psychic ability.
TBA
Workshop Fee – $60
Prior workshop attendance/knowledge of Energy Balancing/Clearing is recommended. Completion of Level 1 Intuitive Development workshop – or equivalent experience – is required.
This is a one-on-one class where you will hone your intuitive abilities through various exercises, techniques and applications designed to enhance your abilities using the tools you are most comfortable with (tarot, meditation, et al)
Requirements: Introductory and Intermediate Level Intuitive Development Workshops, or equivalent experience/knowledge.
By Appointment
I took the “Advanced Intuitive Development Class” in May 2011. With the small class size it was like getting one-on-one tutoring from Del. Her expertise and knowledge in so many areas made exploring the different modalities fun, interesting and very eye opening. Her kind and gentle way of teaching takes all the fear out of trying something new. I can’t wait to take more classes with her – soon.
Charlene G. Ware MA
Registration Information
Space is limited so please register early.
- Full payment is required at the time of registration unless otherwise noted.
- Cancellations must be received 7 days prior to the scheduled class/workshop. Refunds will not be given for no-shows or cancellations received after the deadline.
- There are no refunds for special or limited seating events.
- A full refund will be given should a class be cancelled or rescheduled and you are unable to attend on the new date/time.
For more information or to register please call 508-987-3310 or email us at workshops@generations-gifts.com
Workshop Facilitators / Instructors
Del Bachand, the founder of Generations, is a certified traditional Usui Reiki Master Teacher, yoga instructor, and member of the Good Medicine Society. She is an herbalist and consultant who has spent years expanding her knowledge of North American and European herbs, with an emphasis on working with plants native to New England Del is a featured speaker at holistic venues, writes for several publications and leads dynamic seminars and workshops for personal and professional growth throughout the northeast.
Samantha, founder of Sam’s Stems, is passionate about the transformative power of flowers. Flowers have a unique ability to evoke emotions, connect people, and create a sense of harmony and beauty. Through the art of arranging and sharing flowers, she strives to foster a deep appreciation for nature’s wonders. The presence of flowers has an enchanting effect on people as they inspire joy, spark conversations, and uplift spirits.
Beth Carrignant, is a Certified Reiki Practitioner trained in traditional Usui Reiki. She studied with a Reiki Master of several decades with a focus on taking the time to learn and build experience over time. Beth is also an ordained minister and registered clergy in the State of Massachusetts offering life passage services such as baby namings/blessings, celebration of life services, and officiating at weddings.
Loralee “Spirit Singer” Dubeau is an elder and teacher of the Good Medicine Society, a two time author and has followed the Native American path of ceremony for over 35 years.
Marie Piegorsch is a licensed massage therapist with specialized training in oncology massage and manual lymph drainage. She studied different therapeutic techniques in MA, Virginia and Hawaii, and received advanced training for working with cancer patients under the direction of Gayle McDonald and Tracy Walton. Marie is also a certified yoga instructor and a member of ABMP and S4OM.org. In addition to maintaining a private massage therapy practice, Marie is the Director of the Oncology Massage Program for PinkHippy.org.
Steve ‘Quiet Wolf’ is an author, artist, lecturer and motivational speaker. His art, books, prints and poetry have been been sold worldwide. He participates in author days at elementary schools throughout the northeast, speaks about native ways, spirituality, and eastern woodlands traditions at area colleges, and works with individuals and groups to foster self-actualization and professional & personal empowerment.
Dawn Skoglund is a Nationally Board Certified Reflexologist. She studied Reflexology with Laura Aho Jodry at Bay State Academy of Holistic Health and after completing her training in 2003 Dawn achieved National Board Certification from the American Reflexology Certification Board in 2004. She has completed training for specific issues including Cancer, Pain Management, Allergies, Migraines, Diabetes, Veterans, and more. Dawn is very passionate about educating the public about the benefits of Reflexology and teaching self- help techniques. She has a Reflexology practice in Auburn, is on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Association of Reflexology and s a member of the Reflexology Association of America. In addition, Dawn is a volunteer with Project New Hope and a Preferred Provider for PinkHippy.org.
Trisha J. Wooldridge has been reading and using the Tarot for almost twenty years. She’s used the cards as a reader, a professional writer, to ground herself when life gets difficult…and to teach others to do the same.