STAUNTON, VA (10/26/2011)(readMedia)-- Below are the November offerings in the Fall 2011 Department Brochure from the City of Staunton's Parks and Recreation Department. The purpose of this monthly press release is to spread the word about our various program, trip, athletic services and activities available to the community.

TRIPS

• Bizarre Bazaar 36th Christmas Show, Richmond VA

This show has four exhibition buildings filled with fabulous unique gifts for everyone on your list! A beautiful holiday marketplace with 500 juried exclusive exhibitors and more than 100 new exhibitors only seen at the Bizarre Bazaar.

Saturday, December 3

Depart Gypsy Hill Park Gym at 9am, Return around 5:30pm

Price: $27 (includes transportation & admission)

Register by: November 23, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

PROGRAMS

• Iridology

The eyes are indeed the window of the soul. Learning to read the eyes (we will concentrate on the whites of the eyes- sclera) can help us learn where we are stuck and get through it. We will use Bernard Jensen's chart with some emotional information added from our instructor's own studies. Those who do this professionally as done in Germany and Russia, study for years.

Instructor: Margot Hawk

5:30pm-8:30pm, November 1 at Montgomery Hall Park Conference Room

Price: $24

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

• Hypnosis: Mind Control or Self Empowerment Tool?

Is it magic, mind control, the work of the devil? Can people be hypnotized to do something against their will? Can people be hypnotized to stop overeating and presto-instant will power? Roxanne will clear up the common misconceptions about hypnosis and clarify what it's all about.

Instructor: Roxanne Louise, nationally recognized hypnotist & author

7pm-8:30pm, November 2 at Montgomery Hall Park Conference Room

Price: $10

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

• Holidays with a Twist

Everyone loves the holidays, but serving the same old food year after year can be just plain boring. Learn how to take those classic holiday recipes and put a new and exciting twist on them that will leave your family praising you for years to come!

Menu includes: Barbecue turkey stuffed peppers, German style green beans, Macaroni & cheese with tomatoes, Pumpkin cheesecake with carmel sauce.

Instructor: Sean Connelly

6pm-8pm, November 4 at Montgomery Hall Park Activity Room

Price: $36 (includes instruction and meal)

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

• Shabby Chic inspired Interior Design & Furniture Refinishing

Explore the design process as it relates to human factors and introduces the principles and elements of design as they relate specifically to interior design. Finish this course by learning to turn that old piece of furniture into your favorite custom piece that friends will rave about.

Instructor: Cheyenne Crawford, MFA

1pm-3pm, November 5 and 19 at Nelson Street Teen Center

Price: $17

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

• Re-create Your Brand!

Gain insight into how to identify your 'USPs' (Unique Selling Points) before job hunting and/or going to an interview. Learn by how 'branding' yourself appropriately, you separate yourself from the crowd and win over employers, leaving a "must hire" image in their minds.

Facilitated by Goodwill Employment Specialists

1pm-3pm, November 7 at Montgomery Hall Park Conference Room

Price: $25

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

• A Course in Miracles

This three volume set of books is a spiritual psychology that has been instrumental in transforming lives and philosophies since its first publication in 1976, (also referred to as ACIM). It is a self-study curriculum with aims to assist its readers in achieving spiritual transformation. The book describes a non-dualistic philosophy of forgiveness and includes practical lessons and applications for the practice of forgiveness in one's daily life. Margot Hawk the instructor, was gifted her first copy in 1976 and has been studying and facilitating it since.

5:30pm-8:30pm, November 8 at Montgomery Hall Park Conference Room

Price: $24

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

• The Art & Science of Strategy: For Work, The Playing Field & Life

Are you competitive? Learn how to apply roughly 3,000 years' worth of knowledge on how to think strategically, especially when others are competing against you. Discover methods to develop clear strategic goals, integrate actions and achieve greater effect and efficiency, as well as to anticipate and out-maneuver opponents and obstacles in almost every type of conflict or competition.

Instructor: Andrew Dreier

6pm-8pm, November 10 at Montgomery Hall Park Conference Room

Price: $12

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

• 11 Impressions in 7 Seconds

We've all heard how important first impressions are. In seven seconds, an employer will have likely judged the person being interviewed in 11 different ways, all of which affect how likely they will be to hire you. Be prepared!

Facilitated by Goodwill Employment Specialists

1pm-3pm, November 14 at Montgomery Hall Park Conference Room

Price: $25

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

• Past Life Regressions

In this class the participants will theoretically get to experience through deep relaxation usually known as hypnosis, two past lives. We will share our experiences if desired. The class will start with a journey into our core beliefs to prepare us for the educational journey of a past life. Even if you don't believe in reincarnation, our thoughts about the past or even our imaginations have a profound influence on how we see and act today.

Instructor: Margot Hawk

5:30pm-8:30pm, November 17 at Montgomery Hall Park Conference Room

Price: $24

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

• Introductory Human Energy Flow Experiential

Ever wonder why sometimes you know the phone is going to ring and who it is just before it happens? Could it be their energy? Experience energy through sight, feel, and touch and try a guided visualization to see what being 'grounded' feels like. What can you feel and what can you do with your own energy?

Instructor: Lou Boden

6pm-9pm, November 17 at Gypsy Hill Park Garden Center

Price: $25

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

• Encaustic (Wax) Art

Learn the art of painting with wax. This technique has been dated to as early as the fourth century B.C. Although wax may appear to be a fragile material, some encaustic paintings from A.D. 100-125 survive today in the form of head and shoulder wax portraits set into mummy casings in Greco-Roman Egypt. Learn how to melt, mix and work with the wax surfaces to create beautiful works of art.

Instructor: Cheyenne Crawford, MFA

1pm-4pm, November 26 at Nelson Street Teen Center

Price: $27

Register ASAP, for more information please call (540) 332-3945

Posted Wednesday October 26, 2011 at 08:00 pm by City of Staunton Parks and Recreation