News/Classes/Events
We will offer Brain Gym ®, Myofascial Release®, Rolfing Structural
Integration®, Self Acceptance Training (Olney Method), Counseling, Divorce
Mediation, continuing education classes, and other requested services.
Donna Tveten, OTR/L provides Occupational Therapy for the birth to 3 program
for Sawyer County Wisconsin.
Donna Tveten, OTR/L is now offering the advantages of an electronic acupuncture
device to individuals served in nursing homes and all other locales she provides
services. This service is insurance reimbursable as the device is classified as
a "tens" unit. Excellent results have been noted with elderly and all other clients served.
Brain Gym Class Fees:
All Brain Gym 101classes are $350 each with a $35 savings given to students that
enroll two weeks before the first day of their particular class. To take advantage
of this savings and pay by credit card, go to our online store and browse to classes.
Enter 21 hours for a total of $315.00. You can also mail a check to arrive two weeks
before the start of your class to Afton Alternative Associates, Box 723, Lakeland, MN
55043. For regular payment, that does not involve the two week discount, mail your checks
to this same address.
The above fee structure for Brain Gym 101 classes includes text books and snacks during the day.
Brain Gym Introductions for School, Health Care, Business and Other Settings:
Contact us at 715-266-2444 for these events. We can come to you and are able to
accommodate to your needs for time, place and daily scheduling.
How: 1 Hr Brain Gym Introductions include an introduction to Brain Gym and it's
benefits, basic brain physiology and development to explain why brain gym works,
the PACE system that prepares one to learn and an experience of applying the PACE
system to the circumstances of your life. 3-Hr Brain Gym Introductions include
everything offered in a 1 hour introduction plus an Introduction to Brain Gym
balances and concrete examples of how they can benefit you.
Who: Anyone! these workshops are being presented in a way that anyone can
benefit from. There will be examples of ways to use these activities with students,
children, staff, families, clients and yourself. These will be fun filled,
informative sessions that will offer transformative tools for many situations.
This is an affordable opportunity to learn about brain Gym and experience for
yourself the positive effect brain Gym can have in your life. Concerns such
as ADD, ADHD, PTSD, Anxiety, performance anxiety, depression, head injuries,
learning disabilities, sports performance enhancement and others can be positively
impacted by this approach.
Brain Gym Introductions. 1 Hr and 3 Hr: Please call for details on upcoming Brain
Gym Introductions.
Brain Gym 6 Week Groups: Planning is now underway for more fall offerings.
"Brain Gym and Purpose Driven Weight Loss" is presently being offered in Eau
Claire while "Brain Gym and Relationships" and other classes are now on the
drawing board. General Brain Gym 6 week classes are available in Eau Claire
and Afton.
Family System Work and Brain Gym is a new addition to our array of services.
This approach combines family systems work to deal with family problems along
with Brain Gym to ground, calm and assist in the neurological integration of
new patterns of behavior. We will be using this combined approach to deal
with ADHD, ADD, anxiety disorders and other problems with children as well as
with their parents, when appropriate
Winter Health and Wellness in Sawyer and adjacent Counties in Wisconsin.
We now offer in-home services to seniors in the Sawyer County area in northern
Wisconsin. Our mission with this project is to provide those key services that
will allow seniors so inclined and able to continue to reside in their homes,
rather than being forced to move in with relatives, into group or assisted living
or into nursing homes. Essential services such as daily living skills assistance,
in-home rehabilitation services to help retain mobility and functioning and family
counseling to deal with decision making and other issues often allow continued
independence and make a big difference with aging parents, grandparents and relatives.
Donna Tveten has spearheaded this project. Interested individuals can contact her at
715-266-2444 or 651-436-3845. Those with service suggestions are strongly encouraged
to contact us with their ideas.
For Your Consideration: "Who thinks about Months, grows the grass. Who thinks
about Years, grows trees. Who thinks about Centuries, builds temples.
Who thinks about eternity, looks for the truth." Zivorad
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end
up being governed by your inferiors" Plato
"Unless we put medical freedom into the constitution, the time will come when
medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship...to restrict the art
of healing to one class of men and deny equal priveleges to others will constitute
the Bastille of medical science. All such laws are un-american and despotic
and have no place in a republic...The constitution of this republic should make
special privelege for medical freedom as well as religious freedom." Benjamin Rush, M.D.,
Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Physician to George Washington.
From The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush.
Well, that's all for now. Feel free to check in to review our newsletter
for upcoming events and other innovations from Afton Alternative Associates
in the weeks ahead. Thanks for your interest in our work and our commitment
to provide you the best in holistic, alternative and natural health care.
Ron Petit, M.S., M.A., LPC
Donna Tveten, OTR/L