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Modalities offered by the members of The Empowerment Institute are described as low and no-risk natural health therapies.
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One of the facilitators of The Empowerment Institute, Joe Staiger, explains shamanic and survival techniques to the group at Happahatchee Center.
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From left, Joel O Ying, MD and massage therapist Janet Weisberg, at the Happahatchee Center. Dr. Ying does integrative medicine and is the only doctor participating in The Empowerment Institute.
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From left, The Empowerment Institute chair, Lisa Bufton, Massage Therapist and reiki practitioner Chris Neal and Yoga Instructor Allan Lowenschuss in one of the activities developed during the weekend training hosted by the Happahatchee Center.
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Suspension bridge over the Estero River at the Happahatchee Center. The Center is a not-for-profit created by Ellen Petterson and is the umbrella under which The Empowerment Institute functions.
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Barbara Brennan School graduate Suzanne Barros, works on her niece Valentina. "I am feeling her body energy vortexes," she explains. Barros is also a certified Transformational Breathe facilitator.
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Modalities offered by the members of The Empowerment Institute are described as low and no-risk natural health therapies. "They aim mainly at empowering the people we treat," Bufton explained.
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Gordie Bufton during an energy work session on his mother Lisa. At 19, he's a real estate investor and has also joined the healing arts project.
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Massage Therapist Janet Weisberg demonstrates a combined yoga-thai technique on Valentina Barros. She was among the 16 healers who offered services to the Naples Shelter for Abused Women staff. "It was wonderful and relaxing without being too invasive," one of the staff members said.
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From left, Empowerment Institute's facilitators Suzanne Barros, Lisa Bufton, Janet Weisberg and Dr. Joel Ying at the Mangrove's Institute meeting room where Ying has his office. Bufton is the Institute's chair person.
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