Archive for 2011
Drumming Circle At North Star
December 31, 2011 | 
Author Our Next Drum Circle will be January 8th. 2-4 pm We will meet at North Star. come to the back door.
We will continue to have a basket for donations and entire donation will be given to Steve. We will let the participants make the choice to how they would like to donate and do ask for some donation if using his drums. Steve has a 60 minute drive one way to get to us in Fishers.
We will continue to have a basket for donations and entire donation will be given to Steve. We will let the participants make the choice to how they would like to donate and do ask for some donation if using his drums. Steve has a 60 minute drive one way to get to us in Fishers.
We would like to continue with the spirit of our usual format where Steve teaches different rhythms and we drum along with him continuing to expand our skills. He has now been working with our circle monthly for almost 2 years, and we are aspiring to go into our into the community to drum soon as a group. He says our group is ready.
Please come and join us, and make music with us. Remove jewelry, especially rings before drumming to protect the drums and also because it may be hard to remove as fingers sometimes get bigger with drumming.
Woman’s Drumming Retreat at Oakwood
Sally will offer the woman’s drumming at Oakwood again this May. Dates coming here soon
14th Annual WOMEN DRUM
Oakwood Retreat Center, Muncie, IN
Sept.30-Oct.2, 2011
A Women’s Drumming Retreat
for Players of All Experience Levels
Facilitated by
Sally Childs-Helton
Contact Sally about programming and registration at 317-251-8099 or sally@womendrum.org. Contact Oakwood with questions about housing, and dietary and accessibility issues at 765-747-7027 or oakwoodretreatcenter@webstop.com. Check out www.womendrum.org for photos, info, staff bios, updates. Directions and confirmations sent with registration receipt. Space is limited to ensure individual attention. Those registering and paying in full by Sept. 1 will be entered in a drawing for Oakwood’s chocolate chip cookies or 2 WomenDrum mugs!!
Registration Form: please note registration has changed!
Mail to: Sally Childs-Helton, 5271 Primrose Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220-3314 attention WomenDrum
Registration Form: please note registration has changed!
Mail to: Sally Childs-Helton, 5271 Primrose Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220-3314 attention WomenDrum
Name____________________________________________
Address__________________________________________
City/State/Zip_____________________________________
Phone # ( _____)______________E-mail ________________
Drum rental needed?__________ Vegan diet needed?_______
I want to room with _________________________________
________________________________________________
Pre-register for body work 1 hr_______ ½ hr_________
I want to have pool access for an extra $5 YES________
Cost: Oakwood rates have gone up $12.00. Early Bird $215 (by 08-12-11); Timely Bird $225 (by 09-23-11); after 9-23 (Procrastinating Bird) $235. Camping fees: subtract $50 from each level above. Pool access: add $5 to your fee. Camping includes meals, indoor bath assignment, towels. BYO tent and sleeping bags. No registration at the door. There is a $25 fee for cancellation 30 days or less before the event.
Please make checks or money orders payable to IndyMuze
Amount enclosed: $ ________________
Apologies for not being able to offer credit card payment at this time. Oakwood is no longer processing credit cards, and Sally isn’t set up yet to take them—we’re working on it!
Our Next Meeting is confirmed by Steve to be Sunday July 10th. 2pm. Please Join us. pam
In June we were able to drum outside under the trees at the back of the parking lot and it was simply heavenly to be outside that day.
Our next meeting is Sunday June 12th. 2pm
Our drumming circle usually meets the 2nd Sunday of each month. Check here to make sure we are meeting as sometimes we change the Sunday or are unable to meet.
Please Check Back for updates to our meeting times, which will be posted here.
We drum the 2nd Sunday of each month upstairs in the Source Yoga Studio. Their door is one door west of our front door at North Star Health. Park on the Rail Road tracks.
We have now been meeting for about a year and a half, and we have a lot of fun and rhythm in our circle. DRUMMING 101 with Steve Lange from Oakwood Retreat Center second Sunday of every month! Time is 2:00-3:30 p.m. All levels welcome.
Steve teaches as well as leads an inspirational drumming session. Cost is $10 if you have your own drum or $15 if you need to borrow one of his handcrafted drums he makes with Indiana wood. Let your heart beat guide you to open up to new freedom in the expression of drumming!
I come each month to drumming circle and really enjoy the circle. We have a great session and Steve is a wonderful leader. Please Join us. Pamela Alboher-Ray
Woman’s Drum Retreat Weekend
With Sally
LADIES’ SPRING FLING DRUM THING Oakwood Retreat Center, Muncie, IN
May 20-22, 2011
A Women’s Drumming Retreat for Players of All Experience Levels
Facilitated by Sally Childs-Helton
Join us for the 8th annual Spring Fling Drum Thing! Arrivals begin at 4:00 EDT Friday; we end Sunday after lunch. Djembes & ashikos are available for rent ($15) or purchase. Here’s what to expect:
hands-on instruction using drums, small hand percussion
instruments, our bodies, and voices
the skills necessary to play comfortably in any group,
regardless of experience or skill level
the guidance and support you need to reach your next level of
playing & facilitation skills
the skills necessary to best teach yourself and others improvisational & part-oriented world drumming, including African drumming using body movement & voice to quickly learn drumming skills & synchronize groups skills for accompanying dance, singing, & chant
how to buy & care for drums, hand percussion using the power of the drum for creativity, spirituality, healing, ritual, & community building exploring rhythm from a female perspective; what to do when
male and female energies clash
Break-outs for beginners focus on gaining a solid basic skill-set: correct playing technique; finding and keep an even beat; accurately subdividing beats and playing syncopated rhythms; strategies for ostinato-based improvising; and playing simple African rhythms.
Break-outs for intermediate/advanced players focus on more complex rhythmic and performing concepts: additive and divisive rhythms; playing in odd and unusual meters; more complex tihais; arranging pieces for performance; extended playing techniques; improved independent coordination and listening skills; accompanying skills; creating powerful and expressive solos; teaching and facilitating techniques; and more challenging and complex world music rhythms, including African ensemble playing. We’ll stretch you as far as you want!
Other break-outs will include movement, dance, and chanting, and hopefully Japanese taiko drumming. The Saturday night breakouts will be chanting, and Indian vocal percussion (bols or solkattu, which imitates drum strokes)—learn about Indian rhythm, and we’ll learn a piece. Check out Sheila Chandra on YouTube doing her Speaking in Tongues pieces!
Other highlights will include:
*Oakwood’s chocolate-chip cookies * Bonfire & silo drumming/chanting and hayrides or a candle labyrinth, weather permitting * Optional yoga morning and evening * Optional instrument making and fabric arts workshops * Hiking * A spring peeper & coyote serenade * Wonderful food * Cozy rooms * Walking in the World Garden * Indiana in the spring * Bluebells by the river * And an incredible group of women!
The movement, chant, yoga, and arts activities will be led by wonderful professional facilitators. Vendors will be on-site offering instruments, clothing, jewelry, etc., and professional body workers will be available for optional half- and one-hour massages.
Come celebrate the spring, refresh your mind and spirit, and recharge your creativity!
Drum in a safe, supportive, and playful environment!
Sally Childs-Helton, Ph.D., is a percussionist, ethnomusicologist, music educator, and mentor with 35+ years of teaching experience. She continues to study with master teachers, players, and facilitators, including David Darling, Glen Velez, and Arthur Hull. She is a co-founder of the Midwest Drumming and Dance Festival (founded in 1994), and a certified Music for People improvisation teacher and Remo HealthRHYTHMS facilitator. Sally also facilitates a sister event, the fall WomenDrum weekend at Oakwood, entering its 14th year.
Sally’s areas of expertise include hand drums and ethnic percussion, music improvisation, classical percussion, and performance anxiety management. Dr. Childs-Helton teaches world music and ethnomusicology at the university level; conducts drumming and improvisation workshops around the country, in Canada, and Britain; and accompanies dance and movement therapy, Susurrus Modern Dance Company, and various theater productions and choruses. Sally and her husband perform as a duo, and with Wild Mercy, an eclectic Celtic band (www.wildmercy.com).
A self-professed sound junkie, Sally believes almost anything can (and probably should) be a percussion instrument. She especially enjoys
working with beginners of all ages, “re-beginners” who are returning to playing music, persons with visible and invisible disabilities, and with all people who are willing to discover their ability to create original, powerful, meaningful music. Sally creates a safe, supportive, and playful environment for musical, creative, and personal growth.
Questions? Contact Sally at 317-251-8099; sally@womendrum.org. Housing & meals: contact Oakwood at 765-747-7027. Check out www.womendrum.org for photos, more info, and updates. Directions and confirmations mailed 2 weeks prior to event. WomenDrum 2011 is Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Space is limited to ensure individual attention. Those registering and paying in full by April 1, 2010 will be entered in a drawing for a dozen chocolate chip cookies or 2 WomenDrum mugs!!
Registration Form
Previous attendees, please note registration has changed!
Mail to: Sally Childs-Helton, 5271 Primrose Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220-3314 attention WomenDrum; checks/money orders to IndyMuze.
Name____________________________________________
Address__________________________________________
________________________________________________
City/State/Zip_____________________________________
Phone # ( _____)______________E-mail ________________
Drum rental needed?__________ Vegan diet needed?_______
I want to room with _________________________________
________________________________________________
Pre-register for body work 1 hr_______ ½ hr_________
Cost: Oakwood rates have gone up $12.00. Early Bird $215 (by 04-01-11); Timely Bird $225 (by 05-13-11); after $235. Camping: subtract $50 from each level. Camping includes meals, indoor bath assignment, towels. BYO tent and sleeping bags. No registration at the door. There is a $25 fee for cancellation 30 days or less before the event.
Please make checks or money orders payable to IndyMuze
Amount enclosed: $ ________________
Apologies for not being able to offer credit card payment at this time. Oakwood is no longer processing credit cards, and Sally isn’t set up yet to take them—we’re working on it!
8th Annual
LADIES’ SPRING FLING
DRUM THING
Oakwood Retreat Center, Muncie, IN
May 20-22, 2011
A Women’s Drumming Retreat
for Players of All Experience Levels
Facilitated by
Sally Childs-Helton
Professional Products Shopping Cart
Dr. Pamela’s Professional Cart Log In: for those already registered:
We now have our professional products shopping cart online. This will include many of the great products Dr. Pamela uses in her private practice including Premier Research Labs.
Many professional product companies sell only to credentialed practitioners, like Dr. Pamela, and they require us to make products available online only by carts that have log-ins.
North Star has created created a Professional Products cart for just this purpose. This cart will include all the products our open cart (that requires no log-in) in addition to all the professional products . The Professional Cart will have lots of extra information and recipes and will also include all the lovely handmade artisan soap Dr. Pamela makes for center.
If you are already a customer or client of North Star you may send us an email through the contact us form requesting a log in or call the center 317-841-7345.
Premier Research Labs and other manufacturers of professional require 1st time customers and clients to receive a short email consultation before ordering.
We have turned this restriction into a helpful gift for you, just a few questions for you to answer and we will give you some expert advice from our practitioners, and then qualify you to purchase from our professional cart.
So if you are not yet a customer/client you may purchase an email consultation on our regular cart for $5. Email Consult Ask the Expert 1
Premier Research Labs
Policy Changes for Buying Premier Research Labs from North Star Health
As of June 1, 2011, Premier Research Labs requires log ins for the purchase of their products.
North Star Health and Pamela Alboher-Ray, Ph.D. are licensed to distribute nutritional products manufactured by Premier Research Labs.
Premier Research Labs is a professional grade product line that is administered by health practitioners only. In order for new clients to make a purchase of their products, Premier Research Labs requires an initial nutrition consultation (in person, by phone, and by email) before ordering.
North Star has set up a short email consultation for you to easily enable this process so you can order.
Due to this manufactures restrictions, Premier Research Labs products do not qualify for free shipping. And their products maybe combined with some of our other products to still be shipped with no shipping charges.
If you are an existing client already purchasing Premier products from us and are wanting to buy these online, please call or email us at 317-841-7345 and we can help you to log in and purchase. Send emails though the contact us on our website.
If you are a new client you can purchase an email consultation to enable this process. Buy the email consultation “Ask the Expert Level 1” for $5. Buy
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Nutrition Consultation With Pamela
Pamela Alboher-Ray, Ph.D. Certified Clinical Nutritionist
38 years experience
Consultation Options:
Completed Applications are required before any consultations are scheduled, and are required for all new clients and clients whose last appointment is more than 12 months ago. Dr. Alboher-Ray handles no insurance matters for appointments.
If you are interested in a in office, phone, or email consultation please use the contact button on this site and to relay your inquiry. Please include information about what specific help you are looking for and an application may be then forwarded to you.
In Office Appointments:
For the very best outcomes Dr. Alboher-Ray recommends several appointments, QRA testing, and electro-acupuncture. Pamela first schedules appointments with people who are referred to her either by another practitioner, another client, or one of the staff working at North Star Health. Please put a name in the referral line of the application. Once the application is received it will be reviewed and you will be contacted about Pamela’s availability. An in person consultation allows Pamela to do a QRA evaluation with patented O-Ring testing to more adeptly determine your specific supplemental requirements. QRA is the most effective testing she has found to date. Most appointments include some bodywork.
In Office QRA Testing
QRA Testing: 1st appointment is approx 60-90 minutes. (Sometimes Children take less time) Follow-ups are 30-60 minutes. With the application a 7 day diet log is required. You may be given questionnaires to fill in before appointment. Also knowing your blood type is helpful. North Star sells blood testing kits and pH paper. Foundation Option to help get you started: If the foundation program a person is following is inadequate a program can be written for client to follow until their appointment time. Iridology Evaluation is usually done as part of in office QRA appointments, as well as Bi-Digital O-Ring Muscle Testing. These evaluations help reveal each persons unique requirements and enhance our ability to personalize each program design. A current blood chemistry result is also helpful. Clients can get them from their doctor and have results forwarded to our office. Bodywork and Electro-Acupuncture (ETPS) is also often done in these appointments.
Other Appointments
“Ask the Expert” Nutrition Consultation Appointments: Applications are filled out ahead of appointments. Minimum in office consult is 30 minutes. Phone and email consultations are also available after application process. The fees for the session are based on time spent. Sessions can have an abbreviated questionnaire or no questionnaire. 7 Day Diet Intake log, is helpful. In this appointment recommendations for diet and nutrients can be made. Written programs sheet may be extra.
Body Work sessions can include Electro-Acupuncture (ETPS), aromatherapy, Thai Massage, Reflexology, QRA and nutritional help.
No medical condition will be diagnosed or treated and are designed to respect any and all recommendations or treatment by other health practitioners.
Dr. Alboher-Ray, or staff at North Star Health Center do not give medical advice, diagnose or treat disease, or prescribe medication. We encourage clients to consult with their physician for medical matters.
Full payment for consultation appointments and all labs, nutrients etc is expected at the time services are rendered and cash, checks, Visa, Master Cards are accepted. Nutrients, testing, other services are not included in consultation fees.
North Star Health Center 8619 East 116th Street Fishers, IN 46038
www.northstar4health.com revised april 2012
Wild Flower Foray
Greetings, I love spring and one of my favorite events in the spring is the Wildflower Foray down in Brown County. I have lead the medicinal walks there in many of the past years. I will not be teaching this year and I do plan to go to and participate. This year it is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday April 22, 23, and 24. One of the goals for the weekend is to count all the wildflowers, and they are quite glorious to see.
Go to their website and you will find the brochure for this year. All the events are free of charge and attract many of the wonderful people who care take our local parks and i believe is sponsored by the DNR. Walking in nature down in beautiful brown county is such a treat with like minded lovers of nature. My favorite walk is with Tom Swinford in the TC Steele property near Nashville which is 9am and 1pm on Friday.
Hope to see you there. Sincerely, Pamela Alboher-Ray
Every nature lover will find something to enjoy during the 25th annual Wildflower Foray: wildflower and bird walks, a Lake Monroe boat trip, history, owl calling, nature photography, medicinal plants, and a geocache-style “treasure hunt.” Experience the sights and sounds of spring in the forests of southern Indiana.
My Favorite Recipes
Hearty Tomato Soup
Smoothie Recipes
Energizing Instant Broth Mix
Fresh Lemonade
Pamela’s Herbal energy Ball Recipe
Blood Builder Cocktail
Links will be available soon. pam
ETPS Electro Acupuncture
ETPS: Endorphins – Nature’s Pain Relievers
The human body has a bio-energy flow along 12 main meridians, being related to specific organs and systems. Research can well document classical acupuncture points on these meridians have a close nerve correlation in the body. It is also well known that acupuncture, trigger, and motor points display a lower electrical resistance in relation to their surrounding skin. Therefore, all these therapeutic points may be electrically detected on the skin’s surface with a great deal of accuracy using electrical point finders such as ETPS that measure variances in skin resistance.
When one examines the acupuncture “channels” or “meridians” and compares them to nerve pathways – called dermatomes – there is obviously a very high correlation. Close examination of an acupuncture chart also shows channels starting from the neck and lower back and traveling down the arms and legs. This is quite an astounding comparison since nerves were not formally “discovered” or traced until thousands of years after acupuncture meridians had been used. In the mid 1970s, it was scientifically discovered that naturally occurring pain relieving opiates, called endorphins, could be released with acupuncture needling and electro-acupuncture stimulation of specific low frequency. These natural pain relievers circulate and assist in relieving pain and speeding up the healing process.
ETPS stands for Electro Therapeutic Point Stimulation, a non-invasive therapy that applies concentrated, low frequency, DC stimulation to special combinations of acupuncture points, triggers points, and contracted motor bands. By integrating Eastern and Western approaches, and applying this specialized form of acupuncture stimulation, you get a really nice approach to pain management that helps a lot of people find relief.
ETPSSM has been a remarkable success in helping relieve chronic pain. The results are so impressive using this approach, that complete or substantial relief from pain may often occur in the first or second treatment. Most clients require 2-10 treatments for lasting results, with some chronic clients requiring ongoing treatments in the home setting. ETPSSM can be individualized to any client’s needs and applied non-invasively in almost any setting, indoor or out, usually within 5-15 minutes. ETPSSM stimulation is significantly effective. Pamela Alboher-Ray is certified by the State of Indiana in Massage Therapy, and has trained with ETPS since 2005. She has attended 7 trainings 3 of which were with the founder of ETPS, Bruce Hocking, Doctor of Acupuncture, MDMA, who has won international awards with his expertise with acupuncture. A body of research indicates that micro-currents can help “switch on” or accelerate cellular healing mechanisms. Micro-current therapy, especially through point-specific probe treatments, has an effect similar to acupuncture.
Dr. Pamela’s Body Work Sessions can incorporate energy body work, ETPS, Reflexology, Thai Medical Massage, Energy Body Work, and Aromatherapy. Many people report feeling good and reduced pain at the end of their session and the activation of energy circuits keeps on working long after the session is completed.
Pamela Alboher-Ray, Ph.D. Certified Clinical Nutritionist
For More information on scheduling an appointment for Body Work go to contact us and send your inquiry.
More info on ETPS: http://www.etpseducation.com
Green Tea
Powerful Antioxidant
North Star and Pamela Alboher-Ray, Ph.D., are pleased to offer Premier products. She has been actively using Premier’s products in her clinical nutrition practice for over 7 years. This is one of the best companies out there providing high quality products full of health building energy. We will soon have many more of their products online.
- Delivers a whopping 105 mg of polyphenols per serving (Other green teas may have less than 10 mg – or none at all)
Nanized green tea concentrate good for anti-aging, radiation, digestive, connective tissue, and energy support.
1/2-teaspoon serving
Proprietary blend – 2.5ml:
Highly Bio-available Nanized Grade A Fermented Japanese Green Tea Extract (Camellia sinensis), Resveratrol (5mg/serving), (Polygonum cusp.), Bifidobacterium species (breve ss. breve, infantis ss. infantis, longum), Enterococcus Species (faecalis TH10, faecium), Lactobacillus Species (acidophilus, bulgaricus, casei ss. casei, fermentum, helveticus ss. jagurti, plantarum), Streptcoccus thermophilus.
Other Ingredients: spring water, certified organic alcohol
For More information and To Buy: http://www.northstar4health.com/fs/23-super-nano-green-tea-2-oz.html
Magnesium Gel
Sacred Mountain Botanical Ancient Sea Salt Treasures with Magnesium
“If I could add just one thing to our water supply that would be beneficial to everyone, that is very deficient these days it would MAGNESIUM”. Pamela Alboher-Ray, Ph.D., Certified Clinical Nutritionist and owner of North Star.
These remarkable therapeutic ancient salts high in magnesium are blended with natural herbs, flowers, and medical grade essential oils and become the basis for our skin gel, created for your health and pleasure. Regular use of this gel enhances skin elasticity, relieves inflammation and bruises, and boosts circulation and cell rejuvenation. Transform your bathroom into a health and beauty spa. Many people report this remarkable product offers help in promoting energy and feelings of happiness. The cell rejuvenating qualities of our herbs, essential oils and salts promote healthy skin health and youthful appearance and are formulated with the very best ingredients available enhancing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance. Replenishing magnesium reserves in the body by applying to skin is very safe, effective and easy.
Grateful Radiance Magnesium Gel
Magnesium, an important mineral, when in abundance, enhances our health dramatically. Our lotions are a simple easy and safe way to restore intercellular magnesium. Pam makes these gels and are delightfully blended and contain: Distilled Water, Our Rich Blend of Ancient Natural Mineral Salts, Vegetable Glycerin, Arrowroot Powder, Rose Water, Pure Medical Grade Essential Oils & Flower Essences from Dr. Pamela’s garden. The only preserving ingredients are 100% pure essential oils.
(No chemicals, animal products. And testing is done on willing humans and pets only).
Apply 1-2 teaspoons 1-2 x daily. Leave on at 20 minutes or all day/night.
Daily Application recommended to any place on the body.
Avoid applying to eyes, sensitive, broken skin or rashes.
As with any product discontinue use if irritation occurs. Available Sizes: 8 oz All scents are $16
To enhance properties: Shake before each use and apply prayerfully with a smile. Let your nose be your guide to pick the one for you.
We combine the relaxing and soothing benefits of aromatherapy, with the legendary therapeutic effects of magnesium, and the world-famous Ancient Mineral Salts from many areas around the world including the Dead Sea.
The scents using essential oils that are currently available are:
Lavender, Lemon, Muscle Ease, Rosemary- Tea Tree, Spearmint- Lime, and Tangerine- Lemongrass
The magnesium gel uses essential oils as the only preserving agent.
North Star offers a very rich unique group of body care products we make ourselves.
Currently we offer a Magnesium Gel, Golden Healing Salve, Rose Mullein Face Cream, Breast Balm, Moroccan Mint Face Cream, Psoriasis Cream, Lotion Sticks, Dream-time Balm, and Schweitzer’s Spray, and lots of wonderful handmade soap all made by Pam in Fishers IN. They are all available on our online shopping and they are all made by Pam, using as many of her herbs and flowers from her garden and wild woodland walks. Pam is the owner of North Star Health.
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