Posts Under Education Category
Infant Massage
01-25-2013
A course in Infant massage will be offered by Jennifer Davis, a student educator of Infant Massage for parents. Jennifer has a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a passionate interest in parent-infant bonding and communication. She learned Infant Massage with her own daughter seven years ago and found it to be such a powerfully positive, connecting, and communication enhancing experience that she decided to become a parent…
Childbirth Retreat
01-24-2013
Gennao Birth Services will be teaching Your Body, Your Baby, Your Birth as the childbirth curriculum, followed by a Babywearing workshop, and our Newborn Care Class. Classes will begin on Friday evening, and continue through both weekend days. This class is perfect for those who don’t have the time to dedicate to weeks of courses, or who may have…
September 2012 Breastfeeding Cafe!
08-01-2012
It’s another Breastfeeding Café! We invite you to come with your nurslings and toddlers for a fun morning of coffee & tea drinking and conversation with many other mamas in the area. This event had been a huge success in the past, and we hope you can make it to this great time! We would love to welcome…
July 2012 Breastfeeding Cafe!
05-14-2012
It’s another Breastfeeding Café! We invite you to come with your nurslings and toddlers for a fun morning of coffee & tea drinking and conversation with many other mamas in the area. This event had been a huge success in the past, and we hope you can make it to this great time! We would love to welcome our…
Ayurveda Workshop
02-29-2012
This workshop will teach you the basics of the 5000 year old form of medicine known as Ayurveda. Ayurveda is still practiced today in various parts of the world, mainly India and it is growing in popularity in the US. You will go through a series of questions to find out your specific type or “dosha” in a fun and…
Organic Gardening
02-22-2012
Making the most out of your backyard garden takes planning, but the basics are not that hard. This on site workshop in the back yard of Ian Thompson, founder and co-owner of Tippecanoe Urban Farmers will demonstrate simple and effective gardening techniques that will help you grow more more food, including fruit, veggies, honey, and even fish! Date: April…
Seed Starting
02-22-2012
We are very excited to have Ian Thompson from TUF (Tippecanoe Urban Farmers) presenting for this workshop. Spring is on its way, and we want to help you to be prepared as we approach gardening season. Everyone knows that you can get the most out of your garden (and garden budget) by starting your own seedlings. But sometimes this is…
February 3rd Friday – Drums!
02-02-2012
We are very excited about this month’s 3rd Friday event! We will have Jolivette Anderson-Douoning, MA from Purdue University offering African drumming and stories for the kiddos! Jolivette will read a story to the children, lead into her drumming presentation, and then allow the kids to give the drumming a shot. Various drums will be there for your little ones…
“Those” People
11-22-2011
Those NPEN people are weird….and they don’t vaccinate their children! Just who are the people who work in, and volunteer for, Natural Parenting Education Network(NPEN) you may ask? I think I can help you out with that question- We are a bunch of stay-at-home, non-vaxing, home birthing, cloth/no-diapering, gardening, cookin’-it-from-scratch-every-night, domestic goddesses, and we think everyone should be like us! …
Raising Sexually Healthy Young Adults
10-02-2011
This fun and interactive workshop is being presented by Betty Memmer to help parents and professionals feel more comfortable about “The Talk”. Talking about difficult subjects, such as sex, and sexual health, can be difficult. Being prepared, and open with your children can help facilitate a comfortable and confident environment for you and your child to communicate in while they…
