Coming up in September I’ll offer my “Learning to Read the Symbols of the Tarot” class. We’ll meet in Buckhead on five consecutive Thursdays from 7 to 9 PM, starting September 8, 2016. The course will culminate in a four-hour Saturday session, from noon to 4 PM on October 8, 2016, which will include lunch, readings, and graduation. The cost is $200. You’ll need the “Complete Guide to the Tarot” by Eden Gray, and the Rider-Waite Tarot Deck.   Interested? Sign up now! Please note that space is limited. Paying via PayPal reserves your spot immediately. If you’d like to pay by check, Karen will contact you to confirm your spot once your payment has been received. We're sorry, but registration has now closed. If you'd like to be notified when another class is scheduled, please contact Karen....

Have fun and feel great by spending the day stretching, breathing, and doing yoga and meditation with Aba Bailey RYT 500, Karen M. Thomson RYT 200, and Dede Yow RYT 500. All Levels Welcome. Date & Times: Friday, May 29, 2015, 10:30 am to 7:30 pm Place: Serenbe Cost: Retreat – $90; Light buffet lunch -$15 Early Bird Discount Register by May 15th and save $15 by using the coupon code EARLYYOGA. Register now — space is limited. Jump to the registration form below. About the teachers Aba Bailey, RYT 500 Aba Bailey has been a licensed massage therapist for over 30 years. Although she practices several forms of bodywork, Thai massage is her specialty. Aba traveled to Thailand in 2005 to further her studies in this type of body work so that she could share her love of yoga with her massage clients. Aba has completed both the 200 and 500 hour yoga teacher trainings. She has been teaching for 10 years. She also completed yin yoga teacher training with Bernie Clark in Vancouver, B.C. in 2013. Although Aba teaches Hot Yoga, she loves the yin style because it is accessible to all. In addition to studying yin yoga with Bernie Clark ,she has also studied yin yoga with Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers.. Her style of teaching is characterized by learning how to utilize yoga as a tool for self-care. Karen M. Thomson, RYT 200 A teacher of yoga for 41 years, Karen Moore Thomson has taught yoga to hundreds of students beginning at Georgia State University, then for decades through Kennesaw State University’s Program of Continuing Education, and most recently in her studio The Buckhead Yoga Room. She holds certification as an RYT 200, certification as an Advanced Yoga Instructor from the Asheville Yoga Center, and certification in Yoga of the Heart from the Sevananda Yoga Center in the Bahamas. Dede Yow, RYT 500, Professional Yoga Therapist Dede taught English for over 30 years, retiring from Kennesaw State University in 2009. After 30 years of practicing yoga and experiencing first hand the healing benefits, she was inspired to share her knowledge. She earned a 40 hour yoga teaching certification from Karen Thomson’s Buckhead Center for Healing and Spiritual Awareness in 2010, a 200 hour teaching certification from Asheville Yoga Center in 2012, and a 500 hour teaching certification from Etowah Valley Yoga in 2013. In 2014 she completed requirements for certification in Professional Yoga Therapy with Sue Hopkins at Etowah Valley Yoga. She is a registered teacher with Yoga Alliance. Register...

A psychic reader using the Tarot for nearly 40 years and a yoga teacher for 41 years, Karen Moore Thomson, Ph.D., RYT 200, has been selected by Wesleyan College as the 2015 “Distinguished Alumna in a Profession,” a designation which honors the multi-faceted nature of her life’s work. Holding a Ph.D. in English, Karen left a 20-year career in the academic world as a tenured full professor in order to work full-time in the field of spiritual awareness. Karen has taught yoga to hundreds of students and is certified as an Advanced Yoga Teacher. In addition, Karen is a healer, minister, and pianist and is the founder and director of The Center for Healing and Spiritual Awareness and the Buckhead Yoga Room. Attend Karen’s workshop at 1:15 on Saturday, April 25: “Living Your Dream with the Benefits of Yoga and the Tarot” – participate in an experiential workshop that will give you tools and techniques from both yoga and the Tarot to empower your journey in living your dreams. Have fun, enjoy learning, and leave the workshop feeling freer, lighter, better, and truly inspired on your path from experiencing the time-honored benefits physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually of yoga and the Tarot. About Launch Your Vision Launch Your Vision is a 2-Day Symposium featuring Michael Bernard Beckwith and including health and wellness speakers, workshops, vendors, practitioners, food, fellowship, and fun. The event will take place on April 24 & 25, 2015, at Atlanta Unity Church in Norcross,...

Have fun learning to read symbols for self-development and/or for other people. Discussion will include intentions and ethics in doing readings; use of prayer, Light, and “tuning in” processes; and the importance of working within Divine Will and for the Highest Good of all concerned.

Participate in a class that explores the spirituality of the Native American tradition and the belief that all life is sacred and imbued with “spirit” and must be treated with reverence and respect. Learn about shamanism, smudging and prayer ties, and be introduced to contemporary tools used in exploring Native American spirituality.