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New Moon in June! Celebrating 25 Years

It's New Moon Gallery's 25th Anniversary! To celebrate, we are hosting an array of fun events including poetry, music, dancing, gift card giveaway's, and more the weekend of June 21st and 22nd. LIST OF EVENTS: Saturday June 21st 10am - Kevin with Blue Smoke Coffee will be offering iced coffee samples of his locally roasted, eco-friendly, and fair-trade coffee. https://www.facebook.com/BlueSmokeCoffee?fref=ts 12pm - Local jewelry artists, Bear Paw Creations, will be in store talking about their jewelry and their artistic process. https://www.facebook.com/paulson.deanali?fref=ts 2-3pm - Local artist Paulina Cassidy will be in the New Moon Gallery talking about her art and signing prints. www.paulina.ws 5pm - Emerald Hips Student Troupe of the Movement Arts Collective will be performing the art of Belly dance in the 2 NorthShore courtyard behind New Moon Gallery. https://www.facebook.com/emeraldhips?fref=ts http://www.movementartscollective.com/ 5:30-7pm - The musical duet, Cricket and Snail, are coming back to perform their eclectic musical stylings on the violin and accordion in the 2 NorthShore courtyard behind New Moon. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cricket-Snail-a-violin-accordion-duo/109153292442029 http://www.alembickmusic.com/ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/CricketandSnail http://www.youtube.com/user/CricketandSnail http://www.alembickmusic.com/cricketandsnail.html Sunday June 22nd 12 - 3:50: Licensed Massage Therapist, Shane Ginder, will be offering chair massage sessions in the courtyard behind New Moon. Each session is a minimum of 10min for $10 (although you can schedule up to 20 min if you would like). Call ahead to schedule an appointment (423-265-6321), but walk-ins are also welcome! 1-5 - New Moon's very own Tea Meister, Alan, will be offering free tea-making demo's every hour (that's 5 opportuni-teas to learn!) on the different types of tea, how to make iced tea, the uses of different teas, and how to get the most for your money. 2pm - Christian Collier, Marcus Patrick Ellsworth, and Britni Bridgeforth will be performing spoken word poetry in the courtyard behind New Moon Gallery. Info on Christian: http://christianjcollier.bandcamp.com/ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/christianjcollier http://soundcloud.com/christian-j-collier Twitter - @ichristian3030 Blog - http://ichristian3030.blogspot.com/ Info on Marcus: http://www.marcusellsworth.webs.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WideOpenFloor 3pm - Southern folk/rock music in the courtyard. 4-6pm - Author Rick Sanders will be speaking about his book "Strange Times in Yeehaw Junction" and signing copies in the Gallery. We will also be giving away 6 New Moon Gift Cards: 1 for $100, 2 for $50, and 3 for $25. AND 4 New Moon T-shirts! You must be present to enter, but not to win. (We will draw names and contact the winners the week following.) AND...we will be having a sale for this weekend only: 25% off all clothing :) All this to say THANK YOU! for supporting us and being there all these years. Hope to see you there! ♥

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New Moon Gallery 307 Manufacturers Rd. Ste. 105 at 2 NorthShore Chattanooga, TN 37405  423-265-6321

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The Art of Spoken Word: Christian Collier and Marcus Patrick Ellsworth

New Moon is excited to host the spoken word art of Christian Collier and Marcus Patrick Ellsworth!  Both are accomplished local Chattanooga artists with a long list of performances. Below is a little information on them both.

Christian and Marcus will be performing in the courtyard behind New Moon Gallery in the 2 NorthShore complex at 2pm on Sunday, June 22nd as a part of the New Moon in June celebration.

Christian J. Collier is an accomplished artist and educator who has been called “an artist to watch” by The Chattanooga Times Free Press. He has shared the stage with several members of HBO’s Def Poetry, and legendary poet and activist Ishmael Reed, and has been featured on the IndieFeed Performance Poetry Channel, which prides itself on featuring the best spoken word artists working today. His chapbook Ghosts & Echoes was released in 2009 and has sold over 600 copies independently solely off the strength of readings and live performances.

Between Beauty & Bedlam is his debut release, and Mr. Collier wrote and produced the entire record himself. The record fuses spoken word poetry and an eclectic mix of musical genres including Hip-Hop and ambient. It is available now at CD Baby, Bandcamp, and at live performances.

Links: http://christianjcollier.bandcamp.com/ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/christianjcollier http://soundcloud.com/christian-j-collier Twitter - @ichristian3030 Blog - http://ichristian3030.blogspot.com

Marcus Patrick Ellsworth is a Chattanooga poet originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. Through his poetry he blends spirituality, politics, and identity into verses that can be fiery calls to action or humorous abstract musings verging on the absurd. He has self published two books of poetry, "Harlequin Fires" and "When The World Was Round," and has been featured on several live albums from the improv jazz band The Undoctored Originals including "Life Is Fine" and "Appalachia Rising." Marcus is the host and organizer of Wide Open Floor, the monthly open mic style variety show at Barking Legs Theater.

Links:

http://www.marcusellsworth.webs.com/

https://www.facebook.com/WideOpenFloor

Hope to see you here!

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Reflexology with Amber Holt

We are excited to share with everyone that on Saturday, March 15th, Licensed Massage Therapist, Amber Holt, will be at the New Moon Gallery offering Reflexology sessions!  She will be in store from 1:00-5:30.  Sessions are a minimum of 15 minutes for $15 (although you are welcome to sign up for more time if you would like.)  Call ahead to sign up for appointments (423-265-6321), but walk-ins are also welcome! 

Amber was gracious enough to answer some of our questions about Reflexology and her work with it.  Below is her interview with the New Moon Gallery:

NM:  Can you tell us a little about what Reflexology is? How does this practice affect the body?

Amber:  Reflexology is the art and practice of treating the whole person by applying finger pressure on reflex points on the hands, feet, and ears.  It is a type of alternative medicine.  The reflex points are energetically related to the internal organs and glands, which are mapped or laid out on the hands and feet that correspond to specific areas on the body.  The Aim of Reflexology is to restore the body’s natural equilibrium and encourage the body to heal itself at its own pace.

The idea of reflexology is not new.  In fact, It was practiced as early as 2330 B.C.E. by the ancient Egyptian Culture. Reflexology was introduced to the United States in 1913 by William H. Fitzgerald M.D.  It was modified in the 1930’s and 40’s by Eunice D. Ingham.  The Ingham method are the practices and procedures used by modern reflexologists.

It may seem a little far out there to think that someone pressing on the pad of my foot could affect the reflex to my jaw, or that pressing on the tips of the toes is linked to the reflex to the brain….but it was the reflex to the jaw that first led me to really believe and see the effects of what reflexology can help do in our body’s natural healing process and function.

NM:  How did your interest in Reflexology begin? How long have you been practicing?

Amber:  My ex-husband used to grind his teeth at night.  While this was not an irreconcilable difference, it did cause me some concern for his dental health and frequent headaches.  While there are many other wonderful and effective therapies for TMJ (Temporal Mandibular Joint) Dysfunction, my ex was neither interested, nor cared to be touched in the head or mouth area.  Luckily for him, I was fresh out of massage school in 2006 and excited to use my new knowledge pertaining to reflexology.

I had a Professor who was an RN who also had extra training in reflexology.  I shared with her my concern and she helped teach me a specific routine to help relax the reflex to the jaw.  When I began the specific work I was admittedly a skeptic.  Then, 3 sessions later, he totally stopped grinding his teeth and we could both sleep at night! Much of the the western medical world views reflexology as a pseudoscience because there is little to no medical evidence that can show exactly what is going in the body when someone receives any type of energy work.  While it is important to remember that reflexology cannot be used to specifically treat or diagnose any medical condition, it can be used to partner with western medicine.  Some holistically minded medical doctors are seeing the validity of energy work and practices like reflexology.

NM:  What do you do during your Reflexology sessions, and how long is a typical Reflexology session?

Amber:  If you come to my office for a reflexology treatment you can expect a 60 or 90 minute session spent relaxed and cozy on a massage table while I systematically stimulate all of the reflexes in the energy zones on your body.  I also use hot towels and aromatherapy.  In every reflexology session I perform, I also use "Reiki" (loosely translated from Japanese as "Life Force Energy") along with healing crystals that connect to the different Chakras or energy centers in the body.  I hope to share more with the New Moon blog in the future about that aspect of the healing work that I do.

NM:  How do you feel about the use of holistic practices along with medically certified practices?

Amber:  When Lauren with the New Moon Gallery first asked me to write something about Reflexology for the blog she had asked me specifically how I felt about the use of holisitc practices along with medically certified practices.  It took me months of pondering and bouncing ideas and a little research to realize that I have so much more to discover!

Personally, as a medically trained Neuromuscular Therapist, I have relied heavily on knowledge of the human anatomy.  There are medical studies that help prove that the work I do with the soft tissues help affect the structure and function of the human body.  But there is something more to healing than palpable scientific fact.

There is an innate ability in each of our bodies to heal themselves.  I believe that as an alternative health care practitioner, it is my honor to help each person who walks through my door to get better aligned with their body’s natural healing ability.  I have discovered that the healing work that I do cannot just be described as only relevant to the medical massage world, or only relevant to the energy work world, but rather the marriage of the two.  The combination of both in our lives produces the most beneficial results!

NM:  Tell us about your massage studio in Red Bank.

Amber:  My office is located just around the block at 620 Cherokee Blvd Ste #110.  I also offer Neuromuscular Massage Therapy & Reiki treatments.  My office is open by appointment only so call or text at 423.443.6861 Keep in mind that I tend to book up 2 months in advance.

Thank you, Amber, for taking the time to answer our questions!  Once again, Amber will be at New Moon Gallery from 1:00-5:30 on Saturday March 15th.  Call ahead to schedule an appointment, but walk-ins are also welcome!  

New Moon Gallery:  423-265-6321

307 Manufacturer's Road

Ste. 105 at 2 Northshore

Chattanooga, TN 37405