It is our intention to create a working model through the People Shine Project for other professionals to come together and form networks of care as a grass roots movement community by community to advance this mission. Please contact us if you are a professional, practitioner or teacher and would like to offer your services through the People Shine Project to the Southwest Florida community or would like to initiate a chapter for the People Shine Project in your community.
The People Shine Project is a community service program that promotes and facilitates integrative recovery and
holistic self care practices through affordable
classes, groups and workshops, as well as private consultations. It is
our vision to inspire and educate people to take a more balanced and
proactive
approach to self care, wellness and personal growth. The People
Shine Project in Fort Myers, Florida is a pilot program that is paving
the way for other communities to form a chapter on their own.
As
advocates for integrative medicine, we have created a model which
fosters the formation of unique community alliances which allows
these resources to be offered by this collaborative effort in a unified
program under one roof. The types of people who are providers
through the People Shine Project run the gamut from life
coaches, wellness coaches, ministers, spiritual teachers, meditation masters, to shamanic practitioners,
energy medicine practitioners (including Reiki, Theta, Feng Shui, sound and crystal healing),
massage therapists, ceremonialists, hypnotherapists, plus artists,
musicians, yoga and Tai Chi instructors, as well as business and career
consultants and marketing experts.
Most of the classes and sessions that are offered as part of the program are on a volunteer basis, by these professionals who are dedicated to giving back to the community through their own passion for being of service to others and to transform through the power of "tribal community". As a result of their generosity and commitment to the community, we are granted the opportunity to make available to the public through the alliance of the People Shine Project an extensive variety of these very special services and classes at extremely affordable rates in a centralized location. Currently we have over 20 providers and guides and we have been successfully serving SW Florida since 2008.
The People Shine Project allows other healthcare professionals, as well as the general public to not only engage in and learn more about integrative medicine best practices in a safe and supportive environment, but actually provides the means under one roof for people to become exposed to and experience a variety of modalities and methods that are often available only through high-end wellness centers, posh recovery retreats and exclusive spas. It is our purpose to make these types of leading-edge services ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. As people begin to see profound physical, mental, emotional and spiritual transformation, these practices are destined to become a permanent part of a healthy menu of good self care. The byproduct of this is an increase in the ability of the providers to offer much needed one on one services, as more people become aware of the power of these emerging therapies, in addition to the group resources.
PEOPLE SHINE PHILOSOPHY
Our philosophy of healing is focused mainly upon the empowerment of the individual and the re-establishment of right relationship to everything, because everything is connected. We believe that any recovery work, whether it be through addiction, depression, cancer, personal crisis or simply spiritual exploration, is a recovery of the true self and a restoration of the whole person. Recovery of the self is a life-long process rooted in good self-care, which includes reverence and respect for the whole self: body, mind and spirit, as well as the environment in which we live. We also believe this must be accomplished at the level of community and cannot be successful in isolation.
Some of our offerings include Guided Meditations, Meditation Workshops, Mindfulness and Consciousness Raising Classes, Reiki Classes/Sessions, Breathwork, Shadow Work, Yoga, Tai chi (coming soon), Healing Circles & Pure Light Blessings (Diksha), Addiction Alchemy™ Recovery Medicine Wheel, Transformational Journeys, Women's Empowerment Groups, Goddess Circles, Journaling Classes, Drumming, Ecstatic Dance, Creativity & Art Workshops (Jewelry making, Collage/Mixed Media), Feng Shui Classes, Crystal Classes, Kabbalah Study Groups, Theta Healing, Crystal Bowl Meditations, Nutritional Education, Aromatherapy, Spiritual & Intuitive Development, Men's Groups, Abundance Workshops, Mastermind Groups and Professional Development workshops, Spiritual Mentoring, as well as Mini-Retreats, Social gatherings and non-denominational Sunday Services.
In addition to our weekly, bi-weekly and monthly classes, we also offer a variety of unique and dynamic one time special events, workshops and other activities each month. Our Guides are also available for private consultations and sessions, as well, when one on one attention is required. All of our services are open to the public and usually do not require an RSVP. We have an open door policy and invite everyone to "come as you are".
If you are the owner of a space, such as a yoga studio, metaphysical shop, spiritual center, church, martial arts studio, health club, wellness center, hospital, medical facility or ecovery center and are interested in hosting the People Shine Project at your venue, please contact us to learn more. At this stage of the development of this program, we have created a successful working model and are in the process of formalizing the guidelines for the creation of individual chapters. We are very interested in assisting the people who are interesting in starting their own chapter on a more personalized level, until we have finalized the formal guidelines. Your participation at this time would be very instrumental in the continuing development and expansion of the People Shine Project.
Using holistic, universal and time-tested models for sustainable well being.
Ready to put the power of integrative medicine and tribal community to work?