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! Open House ~~~~ May 18 , 2008 !
10:30-12:00 for ExplorAgua at Alpine Springs, 612 Alpine Ave, Boulder
1:30-3:00 for ExplorLandia at Willow Way, 6481 N. 63rd St, 1 mile N. of Diagonal Highway
Explora Programs offers nature-based learning programs for children. Some of our options offer opportunities for kids and their parents to work together.
Our interest is improving Earth-human relations through meaningful experiences that reveal the mystery, intelligence and wonder of nature. We are aiming at re-weaving the bonds that have caused human culture to think of itself as separate from nature. The damage from this sense of separation is becoming undeniable.
The ExplorAgua program guides us to know water deeply. While immersed in warm water, our boundaries soften to know ourselves as part of the flow of the life. This experience seeds a beautiful sense of belonging.
The ExplorLandia program weaves a thread of celebration with the land and our sensory experiences that link us to it. Developing connection with the earth and recognizing our bodies as part of the earth are keys to the balance and wholeness we seek.
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~~ ExplorAgua ~~
magic and tranformation in warm water
individual/ with parents/ after-school groups
ages 7-11
612 Alpine, Boulder
Alpine Springs is a beautiful, safe place to let go and discover new levels of relaxation and creative playfulness in the healing comfort of water that is exactly body-temperature.
Developing a deeply trusting relationship with water is a gateway to connecting with the natural world around us. Learning presence of heart is our key for inviting connection with water and nature.
In the ExplorAqua after-school groups, we build positive relationship with our bodies and with nature by listening, observing and responding. This process builds intuition and inner resources to bring to a stressful world. Programming includes nature hikes, music and crafts.
 This program offers an alternative to mood-altering and hyperactivity medications.
Let go… allow…
and enjoy
Team: Zia Parker, MA, CAP, CMT &
Katy McNeill
Adviser: Esther Graw, MS, Ed.D.
Team Member Profiles >>
612 Alpine Ave., Boulder, CO 80304
303-440-0973 zia@alpinesprings.net
ExplorAgua Flyer (1MB PDF)
AguaAlma Program Options
1)AguaAlma for the Child
Four 90 minute sessions within six weeks. Cost
$320.
Four sessions in which the child receives a 45 minute warm pool session , followed by a one-on-one integration session inside. This could include biofeedback, meditation practices, yoga, games or a nature walk to help build heart-based skills for navigating the world. Our premise is that developing body-awareness and a positive relationship with one’s body and with Nature helps to balance cognitive development as well as a well-rounded sense of Self.
To include a biofeedback baseline/endline using the Wild Divine Biofeedback program. This program offers beautiful graphics and fun games as a means of measuring Heart Rate Variability and Galvanic Skin Response, which are
standard physiological measurements of stress used in biofeedback.
With biofeedback, schedule additional 45 minutes to first and last session. Fee: additional $90.
Option: With no biofeedback sessions.
2) AguaAlma for Child and
Parent
Four sessions within six weeks.Cost $560.
As described above, yet, while the child is in the
integration session, the parent receives a 45 minute Agua
Alma session.
Parent and child are buoyed to a more fluid state of
being.
3) Children's AguaAlma Group
Four sessions, scheduled once per week, 3-6 pm. Cost:
$200.
Four to six children work together, spending about half
of the the time in the water, half in the studio, or
outdoors on Dakota Ridge.
4) AguaAlma Group for Children &
Parents
Same as # 3 option, with the parents having a nice soak
in lovely Alpine Springs Warm pool during the children’s
"on-land" session.
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~~ ExplorLandia ~~
connecting with the Earth and ourselves
children's after-school groups
ages 7-11
at Willow Way, 6481 N. 63rd, Boulder
ExplorLandia is about exploring our connection to the land, and opening ourselves to the deep beauty and wisdom embodied in nature.
Our team teaches the fundamentals of sustainability through:
• Observing the changes in the patterns of nature-in the weather, the plants, the migrations of the birds at Coot Lake down the road.
 • Experiencing sensation, and our own body's connection with the aliveness of the land.
• Activities such as building solar ovens, Permaculture gardening, making flower essences.
Diverse programming will include crafts, music, storytelling theater and indoor games in the studio in stormy weather. Our interest is to support a renaissance of earth-human relations.
 Small groups means we can be adaptive to individual interests and address the whole person in the learning process. Commitment to communication is reflected in council-way circles for building speaking and listening
skills.
Team Member Profiles >>
Explora Programs Registration
After School :
ExplorAgua -- Wednesday, 3-6 pm. $200 / month.
Maximum number of participants is 6.
Mondays will be added if needed.
ExplorLandia --Thursdays, 3-6 pm. $144 / month.
Maximum number of participants is 15.
Tuesdays will be added if needed.
Register for one class/week, or all four.
Call regarding shuttle and carpooling. Register by the month.
Summer Programs :
ExplorAgua -- Wednesdays 1-6 pm $296 / month.
Mondays will be added if needed.
ExplorLandia -- Thursdays1-6 pm, $240 / month.
Tuesdays will be added if needed.
Register for one class/week, or all four.
Call regarding shuttle and carpooling. Register by the month.
Send tuition checks to :
612 Alpine Ave., Boulder, CO 80304, made out to Zia Parker.
~~ Llama Trekking ~~
Summer in the Rocky Mountains
ages 12-15 / adults
Practicing leave-no-trace camping, our intent is to deepen our bonds with
nature so we can listen with open hearts to the wisdom of nature. Llamas are good teachers for how to be gentle on fragile terrain, because they step so lightly.
Ages 12-15 Low-Country Trek: June 13 & 14, $260.
Ages 12-15 High Country Trek: July 20-23, $390.
Adults High Country Trek: Aug 1-5, $650.
Team Member Profiles >>
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