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Reiki, Level One (Certification into Gendai Reiki Ho)
with Gianna Settin

Please call the Adult Education office to register for this class. 422-4794
Reiki is a Japanese Vibrational Energy Healing Method bringing physical, mental and emotional, and spiritual harmony by balancing Chi. Gendai Reiki Ho is a school of Reiki rarely taught outside of Japan. Through the Empowerment given by a Shihan (GRH Master Teacher), practicing Reiki meditation and breathing, and giving and receiving a hands on Reiki session, you will learn to sense, perceive and utilize its energy using specific hands on methods to: Reduce stress and pain, speed healing, enhance intuition, improve relationships, help friends and family, stimulate creativity, assist with work and career, and manifest goals. It is valuable in addressing emergencies and acute conditions, as well as underlying emotional and spiritual crises, and is frequently taught to medical staff for use in hospitals.
As a retired PhD psychologist and Reiki Master Teacher for almost 25 years, I can attest to its value in working with mood and other medical imbalances, trauma and addiction. Its compassionate and joyful energy is calming, clarifying and grounding. Reiki benefits all living beings and situations — plants and animals love it (you may even get to meet Barnaby the Reiki Dog). And most of all, it’s a beautiful way to love yourself! - Gianna
Original 30 page manual included.
Reiki with Animals
with Gianna Settin

Please call the Adult Education office to register for this class. 422-4794
Prerequisite: Reiki Level 1 training with certification from any approved Reiki lineage or school. This instructor offers Reiki Level One training the day before.
Learn how to apply Reiki -- a gentle yet powerful holistic vibrational healing energy -- using hands-on and distant healing (in cases where touch is not advisable) for your pets, domestic farm and native species, birds,reptiles and amphibians. Teaches use of Animal Reiki to address behavioral and training issues, how to “listen to the animals” to communicate about their needs, and to improve their general health and well being (and yours)!
Includes Reiju (a Reiki Empowerment), case studies, intuitive evaluation and communication methods, and handouts.
2 DAY PACKAGE DEAL—$205. Don't have your Reiki Level 1 training? Sign up for both classes and pay a discounted price. Reiki Level 1 will be taught the day before on Friday, July 18th for those not already trained in Reiki.
REIKI is a Japanese healing way that stimulates life force energy,restores harmony and enhances communication with all aspects of interspecies systems functioning. Empowerment to Reiki increases health benefits in mind/body/spirit, makes possible distant healing in cases where touch would not be advisable, and is especially effective for emotional and stress-related environmental issues.
Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat - Campobello
with Chris Toy

Your instructor, Chris Toy, is the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and has taught Asian-fusion cooking for several Maine community education programs. Cooking students will learn how to prepare a variety of recipes from Asia, Europe, and the Americas incorporating traditional and local ingredients. Each meal will actively engage cooks with the tools, techniques, and stories behind the dishes being created.
Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian Maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will explore and paint the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century. All meals are included in the workshop fee as well as specially planned optional eveningactivities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops. Register forthe retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Acadian Arts Retreats participants will have exclusive overnight accommodations in the park.
There is a $60 non-refundable fee when you register through RSU 24 Adult Education.
Acadian Arts Watercolor Retreat - Campobello
with Mary Laury

Your instructor, Mary Laury is an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!
Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian Maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will explore and paint the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century. All meals are included in the workshop fee as well as specially planned optional evening activities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops. Register for the retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Acadian Arts Retreats participants will have exclusive overnight accommodations in thepark.
There is a $60 non-refundable fee when you sign up through RSU 24 Adult Education
Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat - Prospect Harbor
with Chris Toy

Your instructor, Chris Toy, is the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and hastaught Asian-fusion cooking for several Maine community education programs. Cooking students will learn how to prepare a variety of recipes from Asia, Europe, and the Americas incorporating traditional and local ingredients. Each meal will actively engage cooks with the tools, techniques, and stories behind the dishes being created.
Escape to a Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artist, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted sing-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordan Ward.
For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/.
There is a $60 non-refundable fee when you register through RSU 24 Adult Educatio.
Acadian Arts Watercolor Retreat - Prospect Harbor
with Mary Laury

Your instructor, Mary Laury, is an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have neverpainted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!
Escape to a Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artist, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted sing-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordan Ward. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/.
There is a $60 non-refundable fee when you sign up through RSU 24 Adult Education
Women's Defensive Pistol Fundamentals
with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Please note that this training consists of 2 days in the classroom on a weekend with a 2 hour range session on either a Monday or Tuesday. Call the Adult Education office to register for this class. 422-4794
Over two 3.5 hour sessions in a safe women’s only environment, you will learn the mindset and skills to protect yourself and those that you care deeply about with and without a firearm. You will learn or review about firearms and how to choose, the basics of handling a firearm and then about self-defense. Learn the difference between accurate target shooting and defensive shooting. Practice will be inside the classroom using SIRT pistols (laser only shooting pistols), but you will be seriously challenged. Holsters and special clothing will be used.
A $35 textbook is included. No firearms are to be brought to class.
This course meets Concealed Carry Permit application requirements. Two 3.5 hour classroom sessions plus a two-hour semi-private range instruction at Blue Hill Rifle and Pistol Club will cost $65 payable to the instructor. You'll sign up for your shooting lesson at the first class.
Coed Basics of Pistol Handling
with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Please note that this training consists of 2 days in the classroom on a weekend with a 2 hour range session on either a Monday or Tuesday. Call the Adult Education office to register for this class. 422-4794
In a non-threatening safe environment with no live ammunition present, learn the basics of: handgun safety at home; how to handle a pistol safely; parts of a pistol and ammunition; fundamentals of pistol shooting including holding, stance and aiming; common malfunctions; cleaning; and selecting a pistol just right for you. No firearms are to be brought to class. You will be shooting in class using a SIRT Laser Pistol.
A two-hour semi-private range time is separately scheduled (at the Blue Hill Rifle and Pistol Club either 9/15 or 9/16) and has a separate fee of $65 payable to the instructor. At the range, you’ll fire either your own pistol or one from the instructor and try to put five rounds of ammunition through 4 separate target circles at ten feet using only 20 rounds. You will need 50 rounds of ammunition for your personal handgun. If “renting” a pistol from the instructor, she will have 50 rounds of ammunition for you for an additional cost of $25.
To pass this nationally rated course and get certified you must: attend all sessions and actively participate, pass a written examination, and pass the ten-foot shooting qualification, all within two weeks of the last class session.
A $30 textbook is included.
Certification can be used to apply for a Concealed Carry Permit.