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Triangle Birth Network’s Mommy's Night Out

by Kate Katahdin, CIMI, LMBT

October 5, 2009

Triangle Birth Network’s Mommy's Night Out event was hosted at the Peace Tree Village on Friday, October 2nd at 7 pm .  Moms were pampered by Peace Tree Village Members with mini-wellness services.  The following Peace Tree Village members participated:  Tamara Cox / Karuna Acupuncture (Tai Massage);  Kate Katahdin / Birth Transforms (hot stones and baby massage);  Hart Matthews / Dynamis Homeopathic Healing;  Noel Stevens  / Relax and Reiki  & Christina Hagan /  Healthy Steps (essential oils).  Highlights included a presentation on "Nurturing the Mother" by Jessica Altemara,  minin-wellness treatments, food, wine, and music.

 
Bayer CropScience Health Fair 9/10/09

by Kate Katahdin

September 13, 2009

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. 

I was glad to be the Peace Tree Village Coordinator for this event.  Before we left we were already talking about next year at Bayer CropScience Health Fair.  We had a good showing.  There was lots of enthusiasm from Bayer CropScience employees and co-op members alike.  

When I went to lunch a woman saw my name tag and indicated that she was interested in becoming a pregnancy massage therapist 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.

At the end of the event after almost everyone had gone, one woman came up to me and said that she'd just found out from one of her co-workers that we had something to help with clearing.  I quickly called one of our energy workers and said, "It sounds like we have a sound healing emergency."  The person indicated they'd had a hard week etc. The healing sound of the crystal bowls could soon be heard and felt.  

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.  

Thank you everyone for helping to make this event a success.