Get ‘in-tune’ with your spiritual side in Penetanguishene later this month

By Sharon Weatherall

If you are interested in connecting with your inner self and learning more about the spiritual world around you, there is still time to join in on an amazing upcoming event. Read this blog to find out how you can become involved!

Another exciting ‘Two Day Psychic Workshop’ including ‘Paranormal Investigation’ is taking place at Centennial Museum in Penetanguishene on April 26^th and 27^th featuring Jackie Dennison and Steve Furlong - international clairvoyant mediums and teachers. Jackie is also co-host of TV's 'Rescue Mediums'.

At Feathers Academy in Northwich, Cheshire England, Dennison and Furlong work alongside other mediums, and fledgling mediums, who have all trained within the academy. Feathers offers psychic and healing services including Personal Clairvoyant Readings, Psychic Development Classes, Past life Regression, Spirit Rescue Work, Reiki Healing & Attunements, Crystal Therapy, Aura Imaging Photography and more.

Next month Dennison and Furlong are pleased to be sharing some of their talents here in Canada. In fact, it’s the third year in a row they have offered this successful retreat in Penetanguishene - the two have generated quite a following.

“It’s always good to connect with people of a likened and opened mind, and to know that there are those returning for a third year to attend our workshops is fantastic,” said Dennison.

“We love the ambience at Penetanguishene Museum, the staff there always go out of their way to make us so welcome, and the spirit energies seem to like us too which is a huge bonus.”  
On Saturday April 26^th  from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.at the Penetanguishene workshop participants will be involved in grounding, protection/opening, cleansing and balancing of Chakras, as well as guided meditation working with spirit guides and angels.

From 8 p.m.to midnight on Saturday, they will be involved in a ghost hunt and paranormal investigation at the museum which harbours several friendly spirits discovered three years ago by Rescue Mediums Jackie Dennison and Alison Wynne-Ryder. It was one of the most exciting paranormal investigations in the series to date, with over eight spirits confirmed on site. One was lumber baron Charles Beck, whose general store/ lumber offices were later donated to the town. Today the museum features an exclusive collection of Beck family and business artefacts which are key to local history.

On Sunday April 27^th, participants will be busy with guided meditation and a past, present and future life workshop, as well as a cosmic ordering workshop.

The cost for the weekend is $360 which includes lunch each day, all workshops, materials and the evening paranormal investigation. To register visit the Feathers web site: www.feathersmediums.co.uk  and go to Events - Retreats - Canadian Retreats - Penetanguishene. On this page you can make a deposit or payment option to ensure you have booked a spot.  

The weekend is action-packed and a good bang for your buck considering the many areas of mysticism you will be touching on.

“This year we have an all new workshop planned that we are very excited about. Starting with the basic foundations of working with spirit before opening the chakras and connecting to spirit guides,” said Dennison.

“During the weekend we will be working with earth energies, spirit guides, the angelic realms and ascended masters which should be a very enlightening and uplifting experience.  A journey into the third eye - which we call 'the vision quest’, is something that we are particularly looking forward to.”

Dennison and Furlong try to bring humour into their workshops, having fun in a practical way, as well as working on a spiritual and psychic level.

“Of course, no workshop would be complete without the ghost hunt and paranormal investigation we have planned for the Saturday evening.  The ladies at the Museum have already been experiencing extra activity around the building with apparitions being seen by a number of people,” said Dennison.

“We like to think that our resident ghost Charles Beck is getting rather excited about our forthcoming visit. People who attend our workshops say that they go away feeling richer in knowledge not only about the spiritual but also a greater understanding, about themselves.”

Jan Gadsdon - education/program director at the Centennial Museum, said she is looking forward to the upcoming event and hopes to see the registration jump for this year. The cost of the two day workshop has not increased in three years says Gadsdon, and offers a full agenda to people who are looking to “connect with themself and become more attuned with their own being”.

“People should not approach this with the idea they are visiting a haunted museum because they are coming for much more than that. Building the skill of being able to meditate is beneficial to your mental health and the work shop is a lot of fun,” said Gadsdon.

Past workshops have been very successful attracting people from as far away as Toronto, Parry Sound and Peterborough who travel to the area so they can take part. The knowledge gained through using computer generated aura photography, training your own eyes to read the aura of someone sitting across from you, finding your totem and past life regression are experiences you never forget. It is exercises like these that keep people coming back year after year while also stimulating the curiosity of the new participants.

“We have people registered who attended the first workshop who came with no experience at all,  have built on their own spirituality and are now connecting with the spirit world. Many of those registered have done the workshop for the past three years. We have all built friendships and keep in touch through social media,” said Gadsdon.

Jackie Dennison and Steve Furlong will also be doing some psychic readings. Please email Feathers Academy through the web site: www.feathersmediums.co.uk to inquire about this component which is NOT part of the workshop. Get to the Contact Form through the Home Page roll down. 

Predicting an interesting ‘Girls Night Out’ in support of Villagers

By Sharon Weatherall  

North Simcoe area women will be finding out their future in one of the most relaxing evenings yet.

‘We are the Villagers’ is hosting an exciting ‘Girls Night Out’ complete with a mix of psychic/tea cup readings and professional pampering.

According to Villagers co-founder Julianna Matyas, this is going to be an evening of interesting options.

“We are hoping for 80 participants who will be able to choose from eight packages that each include three services,” said Matyas.

“There are 26 people who are all donating their services and providing an item for the penny auction and door prizes. It should be a fun night.”

Girls Night Out will take place at the Library Restaurant on Sunday March 16^th beginning at 5 p.m. The cost is just $50 per ticket which includes three services, a complimentary beverage and hors d’oeuvres. Package 1 includes paraffin wax/hand massage; mini –manicure; and tarot card psychic reading. Package 2 includes a mini-manicure; head/neck/shoulders massage; and hair. Package 3 includes a foot massage; mini-pedicure; and tea cup psychic reading. Package 4 includes PRMF therapy session; reflexology foot massage; and Di-Cerot Block psychic reading. Package 5 includes Shamanic healing session; dream reader, intuitive Mari reading. Package 6 includes Indian head massage; hair; and Di-Cerot Block psychic reading. Package 7 includes mini-manicure; make-up session; and hair. Package 8 includes healing wraps; reflexology or brain gym; and Di-Cerot Block psychic reading.

To take part in this fun female evening contact Victoria at 705-331-9979 to purchase tickets and book your package.

Girls Night Out proceeds will go entirely to support We are the Villagers. The organization was developed to make a difference in the lives of children and since becoming a Canadian Registered Charity 18 months ago it has raised $110,000 through volunteer and community efforts. The Villager mission is to help families and their children participate in extracurricular activities of interest to them. Currently there are 150 children from the North Simcoe area and further registered in programs including sports, music, art, dance, gymnastics, horseback riding and more thanks to We Are The Villagers.

 “We sponsor children in need so that they may take part in these activities without being restricted by registration fees and equipment,” said Matyas.

“The list is growing. There are 184 applicants to date so we need money. It costs about $1000 per child per year - money is mainly raised through events we put on ourselves and 100 percent of that money goes towards sponsoring kids. We also get help from the community with groups and individuals raising and donating money towards the cause.”

Matyas says in the recent past $1800 was raised though Cedar Ridge Pops, $300 was raised by Yoga House in Penetanguishene, $1700 by Driven Athletics,  and a recent bonspiel involving the Mayor of Penetanguishene and award winning curler Glenn Howard raised $6000, just to name a few. The Tiny Township Lion’s Club donated $500 as well as many more community donors have supported the Villagers.

Already there’s a list of upcoming dates throughout the year to mark your calendar for with repeats on several very popular events. The 3rd Annual Fashion Show takes place on April 6 – an event presented by Cashmere Blue, Shoes to Boot and Kim’s Boutique. Tickets will be on sale next week.

The 2^nd Annual Pancake Breakfast will be taking place in Penetanguishene on April 27^th with details to follow soon. On May 18^th there will be another Murder Mystery Dinner at the Library Restaurant. On August 10^th there will be a second Pancake Breakfast in Penetanguishene and another Fashion Show takes place on October 5 at the Library Restaurant.  

Some exciting news involves a book that is going to be published by mid-summer which has to do with Villagers sharing.

“The book is filled with informational tips from other Villagers. We have been working on the book for months and now it is finally coming together. It contains everything from knowing how to brush you kids teeth to nutrition – knowing how to buy fruits and vegetables, what’s in season, how to shop on a budget, tips from the fire department and police, etc.,” said Matyas.

“The books are a fundraiser and will be on sale publically so that all Villagers families will get theirs free. By sharing this information we are trying to illustrate to Villager guardians to understand they know more than they thought they did – how to nurture the nurturers in order to really help the children. We hope to be launching the book at one of our upcoming events.”

Matyas says she is constantly amazed by what’s happening in the community because of We are the Villagers. It’s like a ball that keeps rolling and getting bigger in so many ways. Something that has impressed Matyas are the number of parents who have gone back to school to try and get better jobs to take care of their children in future. 

“I find it really heartwarming to see those parents taking the incentive to better themselves. We also see some of the grandparents of our kids trying to help with the costs because they are so thrilled to see them in programs – it is amazing to know we are impacting the family unit and not just the child,” said Matyas.

For more information visit www.wearethevillagers.com or call toll free at 1-855-528-5252. Or go on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WeAreTheVillagers and follow the children of the Village and the progress they are making.