This past Saturday, I spent the morning
at the first annual Windham Wellness Fair. What’s a wellness fair? It’s a place
where practitioners from the area, from massage therapists and Reiki masters to
natural cooking companies and even the Windham Public Library, joined together
to share their talents and skills. People were given Reiki sessions, I had a
psychic reading (for lack of a term) with Georgana Prudhomme, who was amazing
and put my mind at ease about a few things that were on my mind.
The fair was organized by Bob Beane and
Lisa DeFosse. Visitors were treated to healthy snacks and the opportunity to
receive services free or for low cost.
The world, and healthcare specifically,
is changing and people are more in touch with natural ways to heal themselves,
said DeFosse, a massage therapist in Windham. We now hear more and more about
preventative care, rather than reactive care, where we end up in the hospital.
Chiropractor Mark Wasowski from Windham
Chiropractic had a popular table doing posture analysis. There were also
crystals for sale and door prize drawings for all who attended. (I won one.) Laurel
Parker from The Windham Public Library brought a selection of books chosen
especially for this event, and her table had self-help books, nutrition books
and other topics.
Michelle Bolen, LCSW, did a
demonstration on neurofeedback, which drew a large crowd and encouraged the organizers
to consider adding more demonstrations for next year.
Organizers of the event were pleased
with the turn out, they said, and hope to have an even bigger event next year
with exciting breakout demonstrations. They are looking for more practitioners
to join them on the wellness fair committee. They are also looking to start an
integrative health care networking group here in Windham. The first meeting is
scheduled for June 12, at 6 p.m. at the Windham Public Library, 217 Windham
Center Road, and all are welcome. For more information, contact Bob Beane at sebagojourney@yahoo.com.
If you’ve never been to a wellness fair
before, I recommend you check them out. The people are friendly and you never
know what you might learn.
Michelle Libby
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