What I Do:

I help people heal and grow through Spirit, a Compassionate Heart, and the Human Energy Field.

What I Believe:

We are so much more than our bodies. When we treat disease using only chemicals, mechanicals and surgery, we do not treat the whole person. When we meet the body, mind, spirit, and soul with a compassionate heart wondrous things can happen. We are more than our digestive tract and our endocrine system. We are alive and it is a gift! Learning to live with purpose, meaning and joyous passion is true healing. Take care of your body, forgive (including yourself), notice and be thankful for all the small daily blessings as well as the big ones, and work to heal the planet by remembering Gandhi’s, “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.” We are perfectly imperfect. We may never understand it all. What a glorious adventure every time we breathe in and out.

How I Prepare to Help:

A Native America Shaman once said, “My job is to prepare my body to be a hollow set of bones through with the Great Spirit can pass.” This defines my practice.

To that end I am the following:

• A Reiki Master
• A Certified Holistic Healthcare Practitioner (Washington School of Natural Medicine)
• A Graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing Four-Year Professional Studies Program
• An Interfaith Minister and graduate of The New Seminary Center for Interfaith Studies in New York
• A husband of 40 years with two sons.

What a Session is Like:

Sessions run from 1 to 2 hours depending on what comes up during our time together. My fee is per session. It is important that I create a safe space for our work together. It is also important that I check my ego at the door so that the only agenda I have is to be present with my Client and whatever shows itself. I have many skills that I have been taught by some wonderful teachers, mentors and guides. Therefore, while the format of conversation and teaching moving towards the clothed Client laying on a comfortable massage table for energy work rarely changes, the contents of the conversation and the energy work may appear quite different from session to session. Occasionally I suggest some ideas that the Client may wish to consider in between sessions. I take all of my cases to regular Supervision for review and oversight. My belief is that if a practicioner is not in Supervision then one’s ego can be a hindrance to the work. Clients usually work with me on a twice monthly basis depending on need. Some I see in person and some I work with long distance. I also work with Clients in a group setting.

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I love to play Native American Style Flute. It is part of my daily Spiritual practice. It connects and grounds me. I love sharing this amazing instrument. I am a founding member of Spiritheart Flute and Drum Circle of the Shenandoah Valley and play out when I can. If your interested in being a part of this amazing experience, more information follows:

Experience the pleasure & beautiful tones of the Native American Flute
Experience the connection to the earth while playing with drums & rhythm

Meets the last Monday of the month at 7pm (usually)
Absolutely Free…No Experience Required

• Discover the music of your heart
• We’ll get you started even if you’ve never played
• It’s not necessary to read music
• It’s okay if you have no rhythm
• No age limitations…just be old enough to listen, focus & willing to feel
• It’s okay if you just want to watch or listen

Have a Flute?…Bring it.

Have a drum(s) and/or rhythm instrument(s)?…Bring them.

If you don’t have any drums or rhythm stuff…bring a pot and a spoon, or two long wooden spoons, or two round pieces of wood, or make a small sealed metal can filled with dried peas or beans.

Requirements: A beating heart & the ability to laugh and smile

Location: Mary Baldwin College: SAC Club Room (or outside terrace in good weather)

SAC is the old SMA Mess Hall. If you enter the campus at Kable Street or at the marked entryway on Coalter, it leads to the top of the hill. There is an old building that houses the Business & Institutional Advancement offices. The old Staunton Military Academy Mess Hall is on the first floor. There is an old addition to that building on the north side; that is the clubroom. In good weather we will gather outside on their Terrace. Call if you need more directions.

More Info: Call Lou at 540.255.5555, or email lousfriend54@yahoo.com, or stop by The Sacred Circle (112 E Beverley St, Staunton)

Facilitator: Lou Boden, a trained flute & drum circle facilitator, Native American Flute player, and experienced workshop & seminar guide. Lou is also an Interfaith Minister, a Reiki Master, a Graduate of The Barbara Brennan School of Healing and is in private practice in Staunton.

Sponsors and Supporters: The Sacred Circle, Brad Young, one of the best  Native American Flute makers in the U.S., Pat Hunt and Mary Baldwin College, Workshops and Private flute lessons available on a fee paid basis

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