Community Resources

I am just beginning to add names to this important page, so please check back often and make this a resource for your alternative health and spiritual needs. If you know of anyone who would like to be added, please have them call me.

Other amazing retreat centers to help you on your journey:

  • Foundation of Light - www.foundation-of-light.org
    A holistic learning community and spiritual center for meditation, healing, and study. 607-273-9550
  • Light on the Hill - www.lightonthehill.org
    Provides a space where seekers of all persuasions can find peace and solace away from their everyday worldly pursuits. 607-589-4419
  • Wisdom's Goldenrod - wisdomsgoldenrod.org
    A non-profit organization that provides an environment for individual and group study and meditation. Studies at the Center do not follow any single tradition but instead explore a wide range of topics in Eastern and Western thought, from ancient to contemporary. 607-546-7777

Astrologers:

  • Linda Ruth. I studied Philosophy and Astrology with Anthony Damiani until his death in 1984. Since then my tracks have led through Alchemy, Counseling, Psychology, Dream work, and the Healing Arts. I have had a professional Astrology practice in Ithaca N.Y. since 1981, and have been a teacher at the IM school of Healing Arts since 1999, where I currently teach Astrology. 607-272-1662.

Acupuncturists:

  • www.padmacenter.com Ann Greenberg L.Ac. M.Ac. - I skillfully incorporate Acupressure along with Eastern and Western Herbal Therapy. I creatively draw from my training in Trager, Psychophysical Integration, Yoga, Cranio-sacral Therapy and Zero Balancing. 607-272-7792

Coaching:

  • www.paradigmshiftscoaching.com Patrick Ravindra Walsh. I have chosen Shamballa Meditation, The Work of Byron Katie, and Symbolic Tracking as transformational tools for opening our minds to a life of infinite potential. Our natural state is filled with bliss and contentment, we need only see beyond the confines of our minds to experience ourselves this way. 607-220-6088

Eco-friendly and Green Construction:

  • www.newearthliving.net - Sue Cosentini. The only contractor Nature's Song will ever use!! Offering Luxury Home/Land Packages with True Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Green Features. Located in the Village of Cayuga Heights, adjacent to the City of Ithaca line, these custom designed homes with Asian influenced architecture blend naturally into a wooded hillside surrounded by small streams and gorges with winter lake views. 607-327-1081

Group work:

  • www.instituteforcirclework.org - Circlework is the art of healing individuals and communities through circle gatherings. The Institute for Circlework supports the practice of Circlework, provides scholarships for trainees, and sponsors Jalaja Bonheim's work with Jewish and Palestinian women in Israel. 607-273-8785
  • www.jalajabonheim.com - Jalaja Bonheim is a counselor, workshop leader, founder of the Institute for Circlework, and author of several books including Aphrodite's Daughters and The Hunger for Ecstasy. Visit her website for information on events, talks, books and CDs, and Circlework Trainings. 607-273-8785
  • www.commonheart.org - Rev. Jody Kessler. Our intention is to create a fellowship of individuals and families that come together on a regular basis to honor Spirit and to celebrate holidays, the turning of the seasons, and the sacred in everyday life. We also seek to create events that are offered to the larger community beyond our membership, and our activities are open to all. Participation in this fellowship is not intended to replace or preclude involvement in one’s faith of origin, but rather to enhance and expand one’s respect for their own tradition and the traditions of others. 607-277-5683
  • www.cornellteamandleadership.com - Our promise: to increase the effectiveness of your team by improving communication skills; promoting inclusion and a commitment to diversity; enhancing levels of trust; developing leadership; and promoting greater accountability in team members. We fulfill our customer commitments through thorough needs assessment and by gaining commitment to an appropriate and well designed process. We work with non-profit organizations, professional and corporate teams, and student groups.
  • www.rhondamorton.com/improvworkshop.html - A workshop with Alligator Mouth Improv is always customized to your specific needs. Bring us in for half a day, a series of monthly team‐building events, or an overnight retreat‐whatever works for your organization. Tune up your team. Ramp up innovation. Play with problems.

Healing Arts:

  • www.eightwaves.com Jenna Milner, LMT. I follow the needs of the moment, not a routine. Each session is a fresh, spontaneous balance of movement and stillness. Stillness is the root of what I offer, whether I am guiding a yoga experience, doing a deep-tissue massage, or holding a light craniosacral contact. In addition to stillness, my work is anchored in physical precision, energy flow, and awareness. My intentions are to enhance physical comfort, encourage the authentic self, help life-energy circulate, and support the evolution of conscious awareness. 607-273-3842
  • Innerscapes Healing Arts and Spa Services. Janet Wylde, LMT. (see massage therapists.)

Interfaith Ministry:

  • www.naturessongretreat.com - Mary Boardman, D.Min., interfaith ministry . I integrate psychology, theology and spirituality. I use inspiration from many faiths. I ask people to explore their deepest yearnings and the meaning of their life. It is for all who are searching for fresh spiritual insight and people of all faiths, and even those with no particular religious involvement. 607-659-3909
  • www.jodykessler.com - Jody Kessler, singer, songwriter, interfaith minister. See commonheart.org. 607-277-5683
  • www.commonheart.org -Interfaith spiritual community. 607-277-5683
  • ediereagan@aol.com - Edie Reagan, M.Div. - Director of Justice and Peace Ministries at Catholic Charities in Tompkins Co.

Massage Therapists:

  • Jenna Milner, LMT - www.jennamilner.com
  • www.padmacenter.com - Janet Wylde, LMT - I am the founder of Innerscapes Healing Arts and Spa Services. I have been practicing for 20 years. My specialties include Swedish, Hot Rock and Tandem Massage, as well as Spa Body Wraps. My most recent studies and certification have been in Jin Shin Jyutsu -an ancient Japanese modality utilizing the body’s energetic system to create balance while addressing issues such as acute pain, chronic pain and more. 607-266-0706

Men’s Groups:

  • Heart Centered Men’s Retreats. www.mens-retreats.com Our goal at Men's Retreats is to empower men to navigate through life from a grounded, heart centered place. Through guided retreats with specific topics, we help individuals vision how they want to live, and provide the tools to manifest it. Norm Pure and Jonathan Meyerhoff have lead various mens retreats, outdoor education programs, team building events and yoga seminars over the last 15-20 years. They are both fathers and husbands of fifteen or more years and reside in Ithaca NY. 607-760-3792

Physical Therapists:

  • www.padmacenter.com - Diane Farnham, PT, LMT. I have provided physical therapy for over 20 years, specializing in myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. I welcome clients of all ages. 607-272-8869
  • Hand On Physical Therapy with Beth Paris. 607-256-2603.
  • www.padmacenter.com - Kathy Schlough, PT, DSc, PCS - I have over 30 years of experience as a physical therapist specializing in pediatrics, craniosacral therapy, and myofascial release. I hold a Doctor of Science degree in Pediatrics and am a Pediatric Certified Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association. 607-592-7064

Shamanism:

  • www.dancingdrumha.com - Pat Floyd. Dancing Drum Healing Arts. Shamanism is an ancient healing practice and humanity's oldest form of relationship to Spirit. Its complex set of practices enables the practitioner to elicit a shift from ordinary consciousness into an altered state of consciousness (non-ordinary reality) using the shamanic journey, for healing or for obtaining information and power for right action. I now teach this journey technique, which accesses the Spirit web of power and knowledge, to anyone interested in using this powerful tool for personal growth and guidance. 607-279-0444

Sound and Vibrational Healing:

  • www.sound-energy-healing-work.com - Mary Boardman, D.Min., LMFT - I use a combination of sound and Vibrational healing methods to balance and restore harmony to the body, mind, emotions and spirit. I use Tibetan bowls, tuning forks, flower essences, hand-on subtle energy healing, and Hemi-sync sound technology. I also use state-of-the-art audio/visual technology for brain entrainment. 607-659-3909

Spiritual Formation and Direction:

Somato Respiratory Integration:

  • www.padmacenter.com - Renee Beck, SRI - I was impressed with the work of Donald Epstein and began studying with him 7 years ago. Guided by the breath, SRI takes you out of the mental chatter and into a realm of body consciousness, bringing clarity to what is really important in your life. I host retreats, lectures, workshops and seminars that will transform your life. 607-423-1743

Storytelling:

  • www.soaringstories.com - Regi Carpenter. Regi has been delighting and inspiring audiences throughout the country with a diverse repertoire of world stories, folktales, myths, music and personal stories of the her hometown on the St. Lawrence River and the people who inhabited its shores since 1993. She is the winner of numerous awards for performing, recording, teaching and writing. Regi’s wit, compassion, and craft are reflected in her workshops, keynotes, adult and children’s programs.

Tarot and Wicca:

Transpersonal Psychology:

  • Nature's Song Retreat Center or www.sound-energy-healing-work.com - Mary Boardman, D.Min., LMFT. I believe in treating the whole person - spiritual, mental, emotional and physical. No part is left out of the therapy room. I teach people to change their point of perspective and allow themselves to see the concept of their individuality within its relationship to a much large whole. I help people to interface psychology and spiritual experience. 607-659-3909