The Sacred Space Hour November 16th, 2017 12pm CT Shamanic Healing Portrait for the Sacred Hour with Katherine Skaggs Register Here:https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11371/Sacred-Space Have you met Katherine Skaggs? She is a powerful force with 23 years experience as a holistic healing practitioner, dream interpreter, visionary artist, spiritual teacher and guide. She has trained extensively with the Power Path School of Shamanism since 2007, including work with indigenous shamans from the Shipibo, Q’ero and Huichol traditions. Her specialties include energy clearing and balancing, sacred song and sound healing, traditional feather healing, Shipibo massage and extraction, soul retrieval and remembering, as well as house/property clearing, ceremony, ritual and practices for personal transformation and empowerment. https://katherineskaggs.com/services/shamanic-healing/ Katherine will be gracing our hour and calling forth, connecting, and creating the visual representation of the Sacred Hour. You don't want to miss this! I feel blessed to have met and to work with Katherine again! Katherine is available for in-person and remote shamanic healing sessions, blessings and home/property clearings. She also offers talks and coursework on shamanism, shamanic art and healing, as well as monthly New Moon Circles and Full Moon Shamanic Healing Ceremonies in Fort Collins, Colorado. Schedule by going to https://katherineskaggs.com/shop-all-products/ or call 970-213-0241 As an added bonus to you all, you can view the October Sacred Space Hour recording, Rising From the Ashes, perspectives from healers about the earth tragedies, effects on our psyche, and how to transcend. Share, join, it's all for free. With love and gratitude, Catherine Screen-Shot-2017-10-29-at-1.51.45-PM

Thank you Illinois Counseling Association for featuring my book this month. "Parenting Young Gifted Children, What to Expect When you Have the Unexpected." http://www.ilcounseling.org/default.asp?# I am looking forward to sharing experiential exercises with everyone at the Illinois Counselors Association Conference in November. Book Preview and Details: http://www.blurb.com/b/7380025-parenting-young-gifted-children-what-to-expect-whe So honored and grateful! <3 <3 <3 ~Catherine #WUVIP #WUWorldChanger #WUInfluencer www.gruenerconsulting.com Featured-Title-October

Sacred Spaces October 19th, 2017 12pm CT https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11371/Sacred-Space Rising from the Ashes: Perspectives on the Last 2 Months with Heather Elizabeth Neary of SHINE, Linda Gillan founder of MUD to STARS project for Mental Health, @lindagillan and Aisha-Sky Gates Wellness Universe World-Changer of Gates Counseling @aisha-skygates This Sacred Space Hour offers panel discussions and interviews where healers connect and have intelligent conversation about the months current affairs and issues. From interviews to round table panel discussions, each month takes on the current issues that impact our world. Join Heather Elizabeth, Linda Gillan, Aisha-Sky and myself as we tackle the earth events that have happened these last 2 months, reactions from the psyche, physical, community, and soul, what healers have done to move through these events, and ways to transform and heal in the future. Heather Elizabeth is a life-long Seeker of the greater purpose and meaning of existence. Since she was a young girl, she has been a champion for unity consciousness and now recognizes it to be the next evolutionary step for humanity. She has a background as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked in a variety of settings including hospice, long-term care facilities for aging adults and adults with special needs, and the admissions department of a psychiatric hospital. In 2006, a challenging life transition catapulted Heather into her own evolutionary leap in consciousness. Heather’s yearning for Spiritual growth led her to be initiated into the ancient healing arts of shamanism, energy medicine, and the life-changing experience of attending Nine Gates Mystery School. Through her own awakening process, Heather heeded the call to unite her background as a Social Worker with the spiritual lineages she holds to be of service as a guide and ally for others’ awakening journeys. She is devoted to being a source of inspiration and empowerment to fellow human BEIngs. In being blessed to work with hundreds of people over the years, Heather has witnessed firsthand the potential for miraculous transformation when a person is able to directly connect with their own inner truth and discover meaning and connectedness in their life. Heather feels that it is her life’s purpose to support the evolutionary shift that is happening upon the planet and has created a powerful program called SHINE: Supporting Humanity In Navigating Evolution, that is designed to provide practical tools to discover one’s truth and therefore live an authentic and joyful life. Heather feels that a key to peace within oneself and within our world is in healing and uniting the masculine and feminine energies and celebrates the reemergence of the Sacred Feminine essence of unconditional love, acceptance, forgiveness, and compassion. https://www.shineheatherelizabeth.one Linda Gillan is one of the inaugural members of the Wellness Universe. She is an advocate for Mental Health and works to eradicate the stigma associated with Mental Health Issues, uses practical and creative solutions to support others, and consolidated her gifts into creating HEART of LINDA. In her own words: "I regard wellness of our entire being as a complete package with our mental, physical, emotional and spiritual wellness deserving equal respect, understanding and support. I acknowledge the polarities in our world...can't change the big stuff alone but I can help someone's day feel better, with a smile or by stopping to listen and simply being there for a while. With individual support and working together in unity, we DO make a difference in creating positive change in the world. My PURPOSE ~ WHY I Am A Passionate Mental Health Advocate: http://blog.thewellnessuniverse.com/why-i-am-a-passionate-mental-health-advocate/ Talking About The ELEPHANT in the ROOM - Our Mental Health I AM stirring up a storm to get people talking about their mental health. My AIM ~ is to educate and dispel mis-perceptions surrounding mental illness, by encouraging safe, open and honest conversations about how we are feeling. WHO I AM today, is testament to our ability to transmute conditioned beliefs, destructive thoughts and habits. My episodes of mental illness, were the catalyst for alchemy of my mind, resulting in massive changes in myself and my life. http://www.heartoflinda.com Aisha-Sky holds a bachelors in Cultural Anthropology and a masters degree in Organizational Development. She has over 20 years of experience Life Coaching, Organizational development consultant, Relationship coach, Author of publications on personal and organizational effectiveness, Public speaker, Meeting facilitator and Workshop instructor. She offers tremendous experience, deep intuition, and a gentle touch. "I am kind and loving. Because I cultivate balance and peace through daily meditative practices, you will find that I can hear you in extraordinary ways. I’ll help you to see yourself more clearly. Starting with discussion, I have a wide range of tools and talents to put into service for you." https://gatescounseling.com/about/ Join us for this engaging Sacred Space hour. https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11371/Sacred-Space ~Catherine Catherine Gruener #WUVIP #WUWorldChanger #WUInfluencer Honored as an Elite American Educator, Elite Women Worldwide, and Marquis Who’s Who Selected as Top Female Executive, Cambridge Who’s Who Outstanding Professional of the Year, and publish in Top 101 Industry Experts 2016 IAOTP Top Clinical Professional Counselor of the Year 2017-18 IAOTP Top Visionary of the Year Encouraging,Enlightening, and Empowering People https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/CatherineGruener IMG_7636

We have an October and November panel shaping up. Please look at these dates and let me know if you have interest: These are the future open dates: 10/19 Rising From the Ashes, Perspectives on the last 2 months with Heather Elizabeth Neary of SHINE https://www.shineheatherelizabeth.one/about/ Linda Gillan of MUD to STARS project for Mental Health www.HEARTofLINDA.com and Aisha-Sky Gates of Gates Counseling www.gatescounseling.com 11/16 Katherine Skaggs of Soul Sistas Creative Productions, llc. katherineskaggs.com/about-katherine-skaggs/ Katherine did my soul painting that I use for the series-she will create the painting for the Sacred Space during our hour. A visual representation of the Sacred Space. Sacred Spaces December 2017 60 Minute SessionThu Dec 14 at 12:00 pm CDT Deborah Owen-Sohocki Heather Corinne Lang Open Sacred Spaces January 2018 60 Minute SessionThu Jan 18 at 12:00 pm CDT Open Sacred Spaces February 2018 60 Minute SessionThu Feb 15 at 12:00 pm CDT Open Sacred Spaces March 2018 60 Minute SessionThu Mar 15 at 12:00 pm CDT Open Sacred Spaces April 2018 60 Minute SessionThu Apr 19 at 12:00 pm CDT Open Sacred Spaces May 2018 60 Minute SessionThu May 17 at 12:00 pm CDT Together, with you, ~CatherineIMG_7636

Join me at the Illinois Counselors Fall Conference in November at the main conference workshop: "Experiential Work with Parents: Making the Abstract-Active, Inviting Change." The Spirit of Creative Counseling Illinois Counselors Association Fall Conference Hilton Lisle/Naperville Conference Center November 9,10 & 11, 2017 Hilton Lisle/Naperville Session 2, main workshop on Nov. 9th, 2017 Description: Change one of the cogs in a system, and the system changes. Parent training has been shown to curb cycles of violence, improve the mental health of children and parents, and reduce child maladaptive behaviors. The majority of parent training programs offer logical/idea based abstract conceptualizations of authoritative parenting styles with specific skill building, and the results of some studies have found conflicting data on the outcomes. Experiential learning is the process of doing and reflecting on what you are doing, and can be a powerful tool in making the abstract, active. Positive Discipline, an experiential-based training program, has shown to positively affect new conceptualizations of parenting, increasing parents’ authoritative parenting style, having lasting effects after completion of the classes . Participants will experience several experiential exercises, process and collectively collaborate on the process, learning about experiential work within the counseling process, and how this work may be applied to their practice. Screen-Shot-2017-10-05-at-7.49.32-AM

A gift for you all on the Wellness Universe. Tips and Tools the Toddler Years class is available without registration for you all for free through Learn It Live. A way for me to introduce myself to you all and a way to say Thank You for being such a great community! Please leave me messages and comments on learn it live, I love to hear from you. Did you know that we learn 3 out of the 8 Life Lessons that we need to thrive in this world before the age of seven! We all want what is best for our children and there is a lot of advice on what is best and what we “should” be doing. Let’s get real and talk about Toddlers. You Learn: why your children do what they do (challenges and motivation) common problems and patterns your child’s capabilities what makes them unique and ways for you to support them as they learn those 3 valuable life lessons! https://www.learnitlive.com/content/2193/Tips-and-Tools-the-Toddler-Years Peace and Love, ~Catherine hands painted

Hi Everyone! Would really appreciate your sharing! 2 Upcoming Webinars for Parents: FREE Class on October 18th: Why Do My Kids Do That? Why kids fight and what you can do about it. Don't Try Harder, Try Smarter! Strategies and Tools to Empower Parents. https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11349/Why-Do-My-Kids-Do-That Second Parent Class Offering! This is a LIVE Audio and Video Interactive Class Series of 4 Classes Each class is 1 1/2 hours (and former students always wanted to stay longer) Empowering Parent Group Parenting got you pulling your hair out? Come join an encouraging parent group where you learn how to deal with lots of those pulling your hair out problems, supporting one another while learning practical solutions that work. https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11360/Empowering-Parents-Group Please Share and Thank You! Catherine Gruener Encouragement Parenting empty road, with sign success on asphalt

Why Do My Kids Do That? A Learn It Live FREE class on October 18th from Encouragement Parenting. Do your children or the children that you teach or care for not listen? Do they complain or simply say no? Are your kids fighting and it’s driving you crazy? Don’t Try Harder, Try Smarter with Strategies and Tools that Empower You. In this FREE introduction, you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your child, gain more clarity on your intentions when interacting with your child, and learn practical solutions that work to stop the fighting. Encouragement Parenting uses hands-on exercises, focuses on the process of doing and reflecting on what you are doing, making the abstract active while offering you a chance to practice and try out new skills before you get home. ***Because each class is live and interactive, we do not record them. The interaction and exercises are the secret formula to the Encouragement Parenting learning process. Join the FREE Class Here: https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11349/Why-Do-My-Kids-Do-Thati have many questions

Why Do My Kids Do That? A Learn It Live FREE class on October 18th from Encouragement Parenting. Do your children or the children that you teach or care for not listen? Do they complain or simply say no? Are your kids fighting and it's driving you crazy? Don't Try Harder, Try Smarter with Strategies and Tools that Empower You. In this FREE introduction, you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your child, gain more clarity on your intentions when interacting with your child, and learn practical solutions that work to stop the fighting. Encouragement Parenting uses hands-on exercises, focuses on the process of doing and reflecting on what you are doing, making the abstract active while offering you a chance to practice and try out new skills before you get home. ***Because each class is live and interactive, we do not record them. The interaction and exercises are the secret formula to the Encouragement Parenting learning process. Join the FREE Class Here: https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11349/Why-Do-My-Kids-Do-That Not enough? Need more? Want a supportive community of parents and practical solutions to your specific hurdles? Join our Empowering Parents Group. 4 week live interactive, non-recorded class with only 8 spots starting Oct. 25th (Just in time for the Holidays) Join The Empowering Parents Group Here: https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11360/Empowering-Parents-Group Can't wait to work with you! If you connect with me on the Wellness Universe, you will receive a special discount code for the 4 week class. Come connect with me! ~Catherine #WUVIP #WUWorldChanger #WUInfluencerMan in thoughts. Dreamer and maze.empty road, with sign success on asphalti have many questions

Why Do My Kids Do That? A Learn It Live FREE class on October 18th from Encouragement Parenting. Do your children or the children that you teach or care for not listen? Do they complain or simply say no? Are your kids fighting and it's driving you crazy? Don't Try Harder, Try Smarter with Strategies and Tools that Empower You. In this FREE introduction, you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your child, gain more clarity on your intentions when interacting with your child, and learn practical solutions that work to stop the fighting. Encouragement Parenting uses hands-on exercises, focuses on the process of doing and reflecting on what you are doing, making the abstract active while offering you a chance to practice and try out new skills before you get home. ***Because each class is live and interactive, we do not record them. The interaction and exercises are the secret formula to the Encouragement Parenting learning process. Join the FREE Class Here: https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11349/Why-Do-My-Kids-Do-That Not enough? Need more? Want a supportive community of parents and practical solutions to your specific hurdles? Join our Empowering Parents Group. 4 week live interactive, non-recorded class with only 8 spots starting Oct. 25th (Just in time for the Holidays) Join The Empowering Parents Group Here: https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11360/Empowering-Parents-Group Can't wait to work with you! If you connect with me on the Wellness Universe, you will receive a special discount code for the 4 week class. Come connect with me! ~Catherine #WUVIP #WUWorldChanger #WUInfluencerMan in thoughts. Dreamer and maze.empty road, with sign success on asphalti have many questions

Why Do My Kids Do That? A Learn It Live FREE class on October 18th from Encouragement Parenting. Do your children or the children that you teach or care for not listen? Do they complain or simply say no? Are your kids fighting and it's driving you crazy? Don't Try Harder, Try Smarter with Strategies and Tools that Empower You. In this FREE introduction, you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your child, gain more clarity on your intentions when interacting with your child, and learn practical solutions that work to stop the fighting. Encouragement Parenting uses hands-on exercises, focuses on the process of doing and reflecting on what you are doing, making the abstract active while offering you a chance to practice and try out new skills before you get home. ***Because each class is live and interactive, we do not record them. The interaction and exercises are the secret formula to the Encouragement Parenting learning process. Join the FREE Class Here: https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11349/Why-Do-My-Kids-Do-That Not enough? Need more? Want a supportive community of parents and practical solutions to your specific hurdles? Join our Empowering Parents Group. 4 week live interactive, non-recorded class with only 8 spots starting Oct. 25th (Just in time for the Holidays) Join The Empowering Parents Group Here: https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/class/11360/Empowering-Parents-Group Can't wait to work with you! If you connect with me on the Wellness Universe, you will receive a special discount code for the 4 week class. Come connect with me! ~Catherine #WUVIP #WUWorldChanger #WUInfluencerMan in thoughts. Dreamer and maze.empty road, with sign success on asphalti have many questions

For you all.... Free Access to the Tips and Tools Class for Toddlers. www.encouragementparenting.com Did you know that we learn 3 out of the 8 Life Lessons that we need to thrive in this world before the age of seven! We all want what is best for our children and there is a lot of advice on what is best and what we "should" be doing. Let's get real and talk about Toddlers. In this Video You Learn: why your children do what they do (challenges and motivation) common problems and patterns your child's capabilities what makes them unique and ways for you to support them as they learn those 3 valuable life lessons! https://www.encouragementparenting.com/our-gift-to-youhands painted

Next Wednesday! September 20th! FREE ($99 value) Parent Training Webinar. Parenting a Toddler is much different than parenting a new born. Suddenly, your eating, sleeping, smiling, and cooing baby is crawling, walking, putting everything into their mouths, talking, and has a mind of their own. Learn to see the world through your child's eyes. In this Introductory course you will learn about development, identify temperament, problems, and patterns, understand appropriate capabilities for children of different ages, and gain some specific strategies to best fit you and your child. $99 Value....Free to You on September 20th, 2017!​ After those dates, you will have to pay $99 to have access. I know what it's like being a parent, working, and trying to juggle all of the household responsibilities. That's why I'm offering this FREE webinar at 3 different times. And, as a bonus, in case you can't make those time, registered participants will have access to the replay for up to 24 hours after the time of your scheduled event. Interact with us at the time of the webinar....watch the replay on your own time up to 24 hours after the webinar. What a DEAL! Discover a new way of learning that is fun and engaging, sticks with you, and translates into your daily life. ​ Save your Spot. Sign Up today! Registration is Required Register Here: https://www.encouragementparenting.com/webinars Screen-Shot-2017-09-11-at-6.44.11-PM

Hi, I'm Catherine Gruener, licensed clinical professional counselor, certified Positive Discipline eductor with training form Yale in Parent Management techniques. I have a private practice in Oak Brook, Illinois and offer online counseling, parent consults, webinars and classes at http://www.encouragementparenting.com. I am giving FREE ACCESS to my Encouragement Parenting Tips and Tools for Toddlers Webinar, hosted on September 20th, 2017. Details about the three times and the 24-hour access pass can be found here: https://www.encouragementparenting.com/webinars I hope you all can join me and please share with anyone you think might be interested. $99 Value....free for a limited time. Thank you, Catherine hands painted

I'm loving the new Hub! I'd like to invite you all to a free Parent webinar that I am hosting at 3 different times tomorrow. Tomorrow ONLY! 7/19/17 $100 Value...to you for FREE! Must Sign up before Webinar Starts. I'd love to see you there. Register! https://www.encouragementparenting.com/webinars School boy shouting

Tomorrow ONLY! 7/20/17 $100 Value...to you for FREE! Must Sign up before Webinar Starts. Register for Taming the Tongues: Encouragement Parenting Strategies for Angry Outbursts https://www.encouragementparenting.com/webinars School boy shouting

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