Kori Gelinas is the creator of many of our wonderful VTCIT aromatherapy oils available for sale at the center. Kori has been studying and practicing in the healing arts field for over 10 years. She is a licensed Massage Therapist, certified Yoga teacher, Aroma therapist and Herbalist. She owns a permaculture-inspired farm with her partner and their 2 daughters in Johnson, Vt. Children's Uplifting: Wild Orange, Bergamot... Children's Calming: Lavender, Chamomile... Women's Balancing: Clary Sage, Frankincense... Immune Support 2: Clove, Cinnamon... Immune Support 1: Eucalyptus, Rosemary...

Feel free to try a few when you're visiting the center!<...

This article is taken from Blisstree, and can be found here.

If you’re at all interested in health or nutrition, you’ve probably heard people raving about the benefits of fermented foods. Though I’m a fan of ferments (things like yogurt, kimchi, kombucha, pickles and miso), I’ve never felt like I had a good, thorough understanding why fermented foods are so good for you. Sure, they contain probiotics, which are good for the immune system—but what...

Martha Whitney returns to VTCIT for a Restorative Yoga and Reiki Workshop: Relax and Ease Into a Deeper Place of Renewal. Lead with Mary Beth Cacciola, you're invited to experience the healing practices of these two modalities. Martha will guide a Restorative Yoga practice that uses supportive props to allow you to gently sustain poses, encouraging a healing state of relaxation, meditative calm and renewed energy. Mary Beth will offer Reiki for those who would like to receive this subtle and effective form of energy healing that balances and enhances the body’s natural energy level. When...

The Sensitive Gal's Almanac: A Manual for the Overeater, Over thinker and Overwhelmed is a newly released e-book by food coach Kate Stefans. The book discusses: 

Margaret Russell and Deb Sherrer are leading a Yoga & Mindfulness for Infertility workshop on Saturday May 4, from 9:00am - 12:00pm at the Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy. The workshop is a great introduction to their Yoga & Mindfulness for Infertility Series, which starts May 23.  Yoga can be a wonderful tool for stress relief during the process of infertility. Using restorative poses, the yoga practice gently allows the mind and body to open up and receive support. Catherine St. Louis writes about yoga's therapeutic...

This New York Times article highlights the fact that eating disorders don't just strike during adolescence. It's a disorder that can affect any age group at any time. Many treatment centers are starting ED programs geared towards the middle-aged. See the full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-eating-disorders-ess.html

The benefits of yoga are being recognized in schools and mental health facilities across the U.S.A. Here at VTCIT, we are holding our second Yoga for Anxiety and Addiction series. This series explores the union of body, mind and breath to ultimately bring ease to one's self. Our series starts Weds, April 10 - May 29 from 5:15 - 6:45pm. To register for this series, please visit our Calendar & Events page.

This Yoga Journal article by Dr. Timothy McCall discusses yoga's effect on anxiety and panic attacks. http://www.yogajournal.com/for_teachers/2390

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Chronic stress can cause a fight-flight-freeze response. The effects of fright/fight/freeze can take a long time to wear off.

Muscles that have tensed are left shortened and do not automatically go back to their former length. On the contrary, spinal reflexes make them contract if they begin to lengthen. After the danger has passed and the brain lets the muscles relax a little, the spinal cord immediately tells them to tense up again. The sympathetic nervous system triggers most of these responses by releasing a major chemical messenger called noradrenaline at nerve endings. It also...