Tallgrass Spiritual Retreat Center:
Where Women Find their Way
1780 Thurman Creek Road
Matfield Green, Kansas 66862
620.753.3465
Rev. Billie Blair, Director
Tallgrass Spiritual Retreat Center
Where Women Find Their Way
Health Rhythms!
Drum and Dance at Tallgrass!
September 14-15, 2012
Fri 7pm - Sat 4pm
Early Bird Fee: $100, includes
meals and lodgingAfter September 7 Fee: $120
Facilitator: KJ Grimmett
Rhythm is the expression of life.
Expressing the Heart through Rhythm Play
Enjoy making your own music in the company of others. We will drum, dance and share in the beauty of Tallgrass Spiritual Retreat Center. We may drum at the creek, on the patio, under the stars or in the bunk house. We’ll explore meditative drumming, healing rhythms and emotional expression through rhythm play.
We invite you to Drum as if no ones listening.
Dance as if no ones watching.
And enjoy yourself as your inner child wants to play.
Bring your camera, a drum or musical instrument if you have one (equipment will be provided) and snacks to share if you desire.
Prerequisite: The ability to laugh at one self and with others. Tears
are optional, yet most likely probable! Laughter and tears are close
friends.
About the facilitator
Karla Jo Grimmett (KJ), from Council Grove, KS, has a passion for assisting others in achieving an enjoyable and healthy lifestyle through coaching, playing and education. She has 30 years of experience in the health care, fitness, collegiate and wellness fields. KJ is the owner of Innovative Wellness, a consulting and
The Wisdom of the Ancients
While the foundations of wellness are unique to each of us, when it comes to our basic needs, we share much in common. Physical, emotional and spiritual components of well-being are sacred and inseparable.
According to Alicia Clair, Ph.D., MT-BC, Professor and the Director of Music Therapy at the University of Kansas, "Customarily people have interpreted good health as the absence of illness or disease, but more recently wellness has come to a new meaning, feeling as good as one can feel regardless of diagnosis. This new interpretation of wellness is reflected in a shift from medical professional control and management to individuals' assumed responsibility for 'feeling good.' It is broadly understood that 'being well' results from engagement in activities that lead to and maintain health."
To a great extent, the lifestyle choices we choose today will certainly be reflected in the future we create one step at a time. For health is not a goal-- it is a journey traveled throughout our lifetime.
service-based business.. She is a trained Health Rhythms facilitator, Drums Alive trainer, Certified Wellness and Health coach , Certified Reiki I & II level Practitioner, and a Certified Physical Therapist Assistant.
KJ will also be facilitating Spiritual Transitions: Harvesting the Richness of the Spiritual Journey June 15-16. Click here for more details.
