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We are delighted to welcome children to Beautiful Day. We ask that children are supervised by an adult or the child care providers.
Several people will be taking pictures throughout the day to capture the true beauty of women and girls. Photos may be used for CCLC or HGHW publicity purposes. Please let us know if you do not want your photo (or your child’s) shared at a later date.

Our Beautiful Morning
8:15—     Arrive! Sign up for workshops if you haven’t already done so.
8:45—     Welcome!
9:00—     Jessica Schrader will share an inspirational video
9:15—     Keynote Address with Katie Mae Simpson

Katie Mae is the Executive Director of Emerge Maine, an in-depth, six-month training program that inspires women to run for office and gives them the tools to win. By providing women across the state with top-notch training and a powerful political network, Emerge Maine is getting more women into office and changing the leadership of Maine. Katie is originally from Columbia Falls. Thanks to Katie for her great work!

Session One (10:30 - 12:00)

Introduction to Playing Mountain Dulcimer – Tina Pond
First a brief history of the mountain dulcimer will be presented by facilitator Tina Pond. Then the participants will be shown how to tune-up, and read "tab", and then they will  practice and play some music and sing some songs together! Dulcimers will be provided on loan at the workshop.
All ages

Native Beadwork - Stephanie Bailey - Cancelled :(
Join with CCLC president and Passamaquoddy tribal member, Stephanie Bailey, to learn the basics of beadwork jewelry. In this session, Stephanie will lead participants through learning the peyote stitch, which can be applied to a variety of projects, including making earrings or a keychain. This is a fun and easy stitch. Participants of all ages who can handle a small needle and earrings are welcome to participate.

Yoga for All - Carrie Callahan, a Kripalu-certified and registered teacher.
This  workshop will begin with a centering using different breathing techniques, warm up with easy stretching, then sample some seated, standing, inverted, balancing, and/or supine postures.  Variations will be given to suit all experience levels.  The class will conclude with a guided imagery meditation.  Please wear layered, comfortable, "moveable" clothing; bring a small firm pillow and your yoga mat or large towel.  You will take home a more compassionate understanding and better awareness of your "whole" person, integrating mind & body & spirit.
All ages.

Women's Ways of Leading - Discovering and Developing Our Natural Talents and Skills - Linda Godfrey
This engaging program will involve participants in identifying their leadership interests and aspirations using nature as the metaphor.  Interactive and creative, Linda will guide participants on a journey that will honor the past, reflect the present and illuminate the future. Fast-paced and yet thought provoking, this program will be useful to participants who desire to bring out the best in themselves and others.
High school girls and women are welcome to participate.

Writing is for Everyone - Penny Guisinger
Want to write, but think you don’t have time? Love to read, but feel like writing is just out of your reach? Join Penny Guisinger for a supportive session about writing as a tool for everyone (even you!). This session will include conversation about what we like to read and write, what gets in the way of our writing, and ways that we can make that time for ourselves. The session will also include some time to put pen or pencil to paper and put some words together – maybe we’ll even make some entire sentences. Ages 14 to 100.

Session 2 (1:00 - 2:30)
 
African Immersion – Kelly Cunnane
Author and educator Kelly Cunnane will share her first-hand knowledge of life in Africa in this workshop in which participants try on clothing and use articles in order to better relate to women in West and East Africa, the desert and the village.  Hands-on activities will allow you to better integrate exploration of African culture by immersion.  Possible activities include wearing veils like Muslim women, sitting on tiny stools like Kalenjin women, drawing or writing exercises or a silly choral activity, all to capture in your hearts and minds the culture of other women in the world who do not live like us or have what we have.
All ages.

Introduction to SoulCollage™ - Angelynn King
SoulCollage™ is a contemplative process by which an individual creates a deck of cards using images taken from magazines and other media. The deck is similar to a large tarot deck, but instead of using predetermined themes, the creator chooses images that are especially meaningful to her. The cards can then be dealt and read, employed as writing prompts or foci for meditation, or used for other forms of introspection and inspiration.
In this introductory workshop, Angelynn King will lead participants as they create one or two cards for their personal decks and experiment with some basic card-reading. No artistic skill is necessary, and all materials will be provided. Just bring yourself and your inner vision!
For more information, visit the SoulCollage™ website at www.soulcollage.com
Age Group: Anyone with the ability to work quietly and independently

Nourishing Herbs and the Wise Woman Tradition  - Amy Zipperer
Local herbalist Amy Zipperer will lead participants in an informational discussion about local weeds and garden herbs to help bring and sustain good health. She will focus on empowering women to care for themselves with our plant friends instead of relying solely on a male-dominated medical model that doesn't always have our best interests in mind. Nourishing tea will refresh as participants talk about medicine-making.
All ages.

Succulent Sark Wild Woman Workshop – Connie Harter Bagley
Live your inner beauty, your juicy wonder-full succulent self!  This effervescent workshop will be offered by Connie Harter-Bagley, certified yoga and yoga-dance instructor and wild woman. Participants will explore healings, creative expression, adventures in movement, empowerment, sexuality, love, compassion. Group and individual explorations will lead to exuberant fun with a calming breathe at the end.  Bring a juicy fruit like a mango, to eat and offer to the goddess.
Ages 16 and up

Raising Our Voices in Song - Kara McCrimmon
Music offers us so much – the opportunity to connect with one another in new or different ways, the chance to express ourselves, a place to heal, and the space to have fun. Join musicians Kara McCrimmon and Penny Guisinger for a session of singing. This group singing circle is designed for all those who would like to experience the fun and power of women’s voices raised in song. Copies of the book “Rise Up Singing”, as well as copies of other songs, will be available. Participants are invited to bring an instrument – a drum, rhythm instrument, guitar, etc.

Session 3 (2:30 - 4:00)

Belly Dance Fusion – Rhiannon Hampson-Jovin & Rachel Bell
Women and girls of all ages, shapes and sizes, are invited to join veteran bellydance instructors Rhiannon Hampson-Jovin and Rachel Bell in an exploration of a variety of belly dance movements from Turkish, Egyptian, Cabaret, Tribal and Modern disciplines. They will discuss the music, movement and cultural history of this ever-evolving dance, all while allowing participants to have a great time discovering their inner shimmy! They'll provide the coin scarves, you bring the fun!
All Ages
 
An Introduction to Traveling the Sacred Sound Current – McGinley Jones
McGinley Jones of Twilight Therapeutics will lead participants as they explore the practice of Toning of traditional syllables with the assistance Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls. As a meditative practice Toning can assist individuals in connecting with their pure essences which enable their lives to become expressions of their spontaneous and virtuous primordial nature. This is a practice utilizing unencumbered voices as tools of growth and abundance.
All ages
 
Powered By Girl: Moving From Media Literacy to Media Activism – Lyn Mikel Brown, Ed.D
Marketers and giant media corporations are working hard to target girls, narrowly defining what girls should wear, how they should act, and what their interests should be. We all need to be savvier about these media messages, but girls can move beyond just understanding that a message is false or an image is photoshopped to standing up and speaking up for themselves and other girls.  Dr. Brown will show media images and talk about the ways that marketers target girls, selling them a narrow version of girlhood.  She will then introduce Hardy Girls Healthy Women’s new online project: Powered By Girl.  PBG is a teen girl-driven national media literacy campaign designed to give girls knowledge, creative tools, and opportunities to talk back and demand more realistic and positive versions of girlhood. We’ll look at what girls are creating online and how they are using humor and satire—and social media—to get their message across.
Lyn Mikel Brown, Ed.D. is a professor, community activist, mom, and author of five books. She is also a proud co-founder of the nonprofit Hardy Girls Healthy Women.
Ages: Middle School and Up

Felted Bedwarmers – Laurie Baird
Here in Maine, we have many cold winter nights(spring & fall too). Having an old fashioned bed warmer to heat up on the stove and place at the foot of your bed makes for cozy comfy tootsies and an "all is well" feeling. Join fiber artist Laurie Baird to dip your hands in warm soapy water and laughingly and joyfully create art that is useful as well as beautiful, using a method that is centuries old. We will use all-natural soap and soft wool to create one-of-a-kind felt-covered bed warmers. They make lovely door stops too. 
All ages and abilities.

Energy Bodywork and Chi Cleansing Massage - Penny Manning
Join masseuse Penny Manning to open your body and mind through guided instruction in Energy/Chi and Chakra balancing massage. Learn the basics of foot reflexology and how the body is affected physically through emotional and physical challenges. Coupled with the ability to cleanse  and realease your own Chi through guided imagery and Chakra Stones.

Closing Ceremony (4:00-4:30)
Kara McCrimmon will lead us in a closing sharing circle at the bandstand. We’ll collectively reflect on the day, inviting participants to share writing, dance, song or a creation from the day. Let’s take this time to honor the beauty of the women gathered today, the women who have touched our lives, and to honor all the beautiful women in the world around us.

Click to register online, or call 733-2233