Girlfriends Getaway in Bolton Landing
and Bolton Landing Chamber of Commerce 518.644.3831
www.boltonchamber.com
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WORKSHOP PRESENTER BIOS
Marcie has been an adjunct professor at Empire State College where she teaches Human Nutrition. Marcie has a Masters Degree in Public Health and is a Health & Fitness reporter for television in upstate New York. She is a retired competitive body builder who hosts her own television fitness show called Tone Up! She is currently a competetive triathlete. Marcie has written two other books, and is looking for a publisher for a childrens book about bullying called "Kids on the Bus". PLUS another nutrition book entitled "Nothing Tastes as Good as Fit Feels". She is also a columnist for several newspapers and performs health seminars throughout the country.
www.marciefraser.com
Keynote Speaker - Ginger Grancagnolo, Ed.D.,D.Min. is a dynamic lecturer, author and private counselor. Thirty years experience in the fields of education, psychology and theology has earned her many degrees and a sound practical approach in helping others towards self-assertion. Even her own personal victory over dyslexia has provided her with a wealth of grass roots knowledge in creating constructive strategies that unlocks the human and divine power that awaits within all of us!
Dr. Ginger has lectured throughout the country and has been a guest expert on many radio and TV shows, including Montel Williams and Rick i Lake. Dr. Ginger has created many healing CD workshops and is the author of Who Would I Be If I Weren't So Afraid?, The Father Principle, The Mother Principle, Poems and Prayers and Direct Your SELF. The driving purpose and focus in all of Ginger’s work is to release the FEAR that blocks and halts our TRUE ability to SUCCEED! She uses easy and simple tools that have served thousands of her students and clients to break free from these painful traps and finally become who they were intended to be.
Her personal goal is to help anyone who is ready to feel his or her true self worth again. She believes that by healing the soul of its deep and old wounds, everyone can finally feel the real love God has given them. She strives to assist individuals in reclaiming their divine rightful inheritance – TO BE SAFE AND LOVED! “If we heal the soul” declares, Dr. Ginger, “then we can lift our selves up in great joy. This will automatically serve everyone around us.”
Dr. Ginger’s approach is intense yet fun and light-hearted. “We were meant to be happy, so let’s get to it!” proclaims Ginger. Dr. Ginger continues to assist others through private sessions, workshops and her books. She is highly motivated and desires to make an impact that encourages everyone to reclaim personal value.
Dr. Ginger has been an adjunct professor at Bloomfield College in the Department of Education. She has completed a Doctorate in Ministry and Spiritual Studies. The core of Ginger, her works, her heart and her ambition is best stated in her own words, “God gave us power. Big power! We need to use it! Then we will smile in our every day deeds because we will be living soul sized!” http://www.drgingerinfo.com/index.html
Tobey Gifford and Missy Gifford-Higley "Yoga for All Levels" and "Zumba", co-owners of The Lemon Tree Yoga and Healing Arts Studio. Both study in the Ashtanga and Dharma Mittra Method of Yoga practice with over 20 years experience collectively. They combine their knowledge of postures and breath, with a philosophy and meditation, while happily sharing it with others. Tobey has also been having a great time teaching Zumba in the area for the past 5 years. The Lemon Tree Yoga & Healing Arts Studio, 21 Cooper St. Suites 109 & G02, Glens Falls, NY 12801. 518.301.3291 & 301.3293 lemontreeyoga@yahoo.com www.lemontreeyoga.com
Brenda Cary Jenks - "Feng Shui for Beginners & Adventures in Ghost Busting", Brenda Is a Feng Shui consultant and Space clearing specialist. Reiki Master/teacher, Crystal Therapeutics practitioner, Spiritual Counselor/Minister.She has been practicing Tibetan Black Hat Feng Shui since 1997 in New York and New England. She has taught and lectured at Johnsburg Public Library, Mechanicville Public Library, Caldwell Public Library, Adirondack Community College, Bennington College, Saratoga Continuing Education, Lemon Tree Healing Arts studio in Glens Falls , Natural Method Yoga studio in Amsterdam, Massage at Saratoga, and The Art of Reiki in Troy. Her practice includes dowsing , space clearing, and ghost and entity removal. She believes strongly that the health of your living environment directly impacts your physical and emotional well-being. www.fengshuibcj.com
Gia Albarelli - "Makeup and Beauty Demonstration" Gia, The Eye Candy Girl and owner of her own Eye Candy line of makeup. Gia is a makeup artist with over 20 years in the industry.
Tina Cacckello - Owner/Operator of Tina's Hair Affair
*Alaskan turned New Yorker, New Yorkan. Upstate New Yorkan to be specific.
*Two crazy kids call me Mom with one on the way.
*I like to hike, kayak, basically anything outdoors. These days I run around my in-laws farm chasing children and dogs, and chickens.
*Don't ask me about P90x unless you have a soap box for me to step onto.
*I love what I do. I love giving a gift of photographic memories to my clients. I love making mom's cry (happy tears). Did I mention that I love to talk?
www.imagesofu.com
John Bates Childress "Meditation/Hypnosis" John grew up in the Midwest and became interested in hypnosis/directed meditation when he used it to quit smoking in 1992. In 1999 he decided he wanted to help others learn how to change their negative habits and overcome phobias. He attended the Mottin & Johnson Institute and became certified as a hypnotist. In the decade since then he's worked with individuals and groups to help them improve their lives. He's lived in Bolton Landing, NY since 2004. In addition to his clinical hypnosis/directed meditation activites, he performs 'Mindmajik', a comedy stage hypnosis show, under the stage name, John Bates, at colleges, high schools, campgrouns, corporate events and conventions. PO Box 689, Bolton Landing, NY 12814, 518.636.9224.
Shari Black-Scott "What is Nutrition Health Testing" Shari is a Clinical Nutritionist, practicing Nutrition Response Testing, worked in the medical field for 7 years and has been in the alternative health field since 2000. Shari just completed a course as a Holistic Health Practitioner. Shari is very passionate about helping people feel better naturally. She underwent a series of post graduate courses in clinical nutrition and she has studied personally with Dr. Freddie Ulan and Dr. Lester Bryman.
Utilizing Nutrition Response Testing, she believes that through personal education and a good, strategic nutritional program, wellness can be achieved. In her spare time, Shari enjoys spending quality time with her
family, wood-working, crafts, painting and enjoying the outdoors. She is continuously studying the ever changing field of nutrition. Email: sharib@bryman-ulan.com
Holly Maya Marek BSN MS/MFT , Certified Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist "Self Empowerment via The 7 Chakras" Originating in Connecticut, Holly's personal, professional and Spiritual path has taken her across country to practice Native Shamanic Journeys and across the globe to experience Tibetan Buddhist Culture. It is her passion to share what she has found to be strong hold stepping stones toward the goal of Awakened Consciousness and Enlightenment.
Penelope Jewell has been practicing Reiki since 1985, and was initiated as the first Teaching Master in New York State in the spring of 1988. She has traveled the world teaching the Usui System of Natural Healing: Reiki - she has taught hundreds of classes and workshops in Reiki, self-empowerment and personal mastery from Alaska and Hawaii to Scotland, England, Trinidad and Tobago, Bali, Indonesia; and Nepal. She has spoken and taught at Reiki gatherings in the United States, British Columbia, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, and Holland.
Penelope was one of the first Reiki Masters to bring Reiki into AIDS centers, at the Globe Center in London and The Living Room in Cleveland, Ohio. She has worked and taught Reiki in leper communities in both Bali and Nepal. Penelope served on the Board of both The Reiki Alliance (an international organization for Reiki Masters of the Usui tradition) and the NorthEast Reiki Gathering, of which she was a founding member, and has been a member of the faculty of the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York.
Penelope Jewell is the author of two books, “A Guide to Your Practice of Reiki Energy Healing,” (1995) and “A Master’s Path” (2002) available through Amazon.com and AdirondackPress.com http://penelope.org/Penelope.org/Welcome.html and http://reikiworks.info/Reiki_Works/Welcome.html email: penelope@penelope.org
Mickey Finn Fly Fishing, Lake George, NY, owned and operated by John Tarrant. After years of fly fishing he formed Mickey Finn Fly Fishing. It's a one man show, he books the trips, guides the trips, gives the fly casting lessons, keeps the website updated, and more than anything else, gets the people excited about landing fish with a fly rod. Mickey Finn Fly Fishing is a "catch & release" guide service. It is Orvis Endorsed and John is a part time fly casting instructor at the Orvis Fly Fly Fishing School in Manchester, VT. He is a licensed US Coast Guard Captain and has fished from Alaska to the Bahamas. www.mickeyfinnflyfishing.com - john@mickeyfinnflyfishing.com or phone 518.423.6074.
Laney Morgan, aromatherapy consultant from SwissJust. A native to the Adirondacks, she has been a long time enthusiast of homeopathic remedies and aromatherapy. She loves sharing her passion with others. Please join her in her mission to provide the beneficial effects of nature to families across the nation! SwissJust is a green company, cruelty free, and their products are not tested on animals. 518.361.6520 - www.laney.swissjust-usa.com
Genell Pike is a past workshop presenter of Jin Shin Jyutsu and has been a practitioner and self help instructor of the healing arts and energy work for the past 15 years. She is also a local artist with creative works in oil painting, beading and pottery. "I love nature and the messages it mirrors back to us." She makes her home here in Bolton Landing with her husband, son and two chihuahuas. 518.222.9582 email: grp333jsj@yahoo.com
Sue Ferdinand, mother of 3 and grandmother of 3, is a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College (B.A.), and Seton Hall (M.A.T.) with graduate work in theology and anthropology a the University of Chicago and NYU. Following 7 years of teaching in Newark, NJ, Sue became a Realtor and has been involved in real estate sales and management since 1981. After moving to the Adirondacks in 1995, Sue began facepainting at the suggestion of Gail Street, a well known local crafter. Today, face art, natural henna and sparkling glitter tattoos compete with real estae for Sue's attention, and, when not training and mentoring her sales staff as Sales Manager of Coldwell Banker King George Realty in Bolton Landing, NY, she can usually be found wielding a #4 sable brush and a palette of cosmetic quality face paints or a jacquard bottle or cone of organic henna at a local party, a craft fair, a store opening, a nearby restaurant, a community event or even on a street corner in Lake George Village on a summer's evening. Glitter and rhinestones often accent her designs, which range from simple flowers to exquisite abstracts, for hands, feet and even pregnant bellies!! Faces by Ferdinand - http://www.facesbyferdinand.com/
Laura Margaret, Stomach Cakes - https://www.facebook.com/#!/stomachcakes
Michelle Maskaly is a social media coordinator for a public relations firm, former Fox News Channel journalist, networking addict and food and pet blogger. Visit Michelle's website at: http://www.michellemaskaly.com/services/ and her blogs at: www.adirondackchick.com and www.mytailhurtsfromwaggingsomuch.com
Lake George Kayak "Kayaking" and "Stand-Up Paddleboarding". The kayak company to come to for all your canoe, kayak, stand up paddleboard, and paddling gear. Retail shop on Main Street in Bolton Landing and Boathouse on Lake George on Green Island. www.lakegeorgekayak.com 518.644.9366
