Cheryl Moreau

Founder of Haven of Ascension

Introduction to Conscious Living & Sustainability 
Feb 22nd, Wednesday @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Cheryl is the Founder of Haven of Ascension, a wellbeing center and education facility located in Gonzales, LA, within Ascension Parish.

Her vision and dedication is to provide a gathering space for personal growth and empowerment, as well as mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing that encourages life-transformative healing within her beloved home state of Louisiana.

*This class is a donation based offering, please contribute at event.

Julie Flores

RN-MSN, MHA, Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique Level II Practitioner, Creator of Metaphysical Tools & Talisman

Soap Making
Feb 23rd, Thursday @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Julie Flores grew up in Laplace, Louisiana and earned a Masters Degree in Nursing and Healthcare Administration from the University of Phoenix, where she specialized in Psychiatric Nursing. She wanted to help others by using nontraditional healing techniques so she earned a certification in Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) level II.

She decided to leave her nursing career and make QHHT her main profession. She needed a way to supplement her income and decided to use her talents in arts & crafts. She started to make Dream catchers, crystals, and clay arts and began her journey doing vendor events. She had a love for handmade soap and taught herself soapmaking by watching You-Tube videos and began to make soap for herself and her family. 

Amber Gorenflo

The Benefits of Propolis
Feb 24th, Friday @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Amber Gorenflo is a holistic wellness consultant, medicine woman, and mom. She has a big heart for healing in all aspects, as she has spent most of my life searching for holistic health. She started learning about plant medicine in 2016, and continue to enhance her knowledge everyday. Plant medicine has allowed me to fully trust and allow myself to heal. It is my firm belief that for every ailment we can experience, nature has given us a cure.

Marcos Maceira

Traditional Medicine Person, Founder of Native American Culinary Resources

Natural Living
Feb 25th, Saturday @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Marcos Maceira is a Wellness Intuitive, Traditional Taìno/Choctaw Medicine person. Born in New Orleans, raised on the Northshore Louisiana, where the traditional ways of plant medicine, hunting, fishing, Stomp Dance and Green Corn were instilled in him. He performs regularly with local music projects as well, including Young Audience programs with local schools and cultural events in the Southeastern Louisiana area. As a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in Foreign Languages, he has spent his life studying Native Languages, Foods and Herbal remedies including survival lifeways, which are intertwined. The intrinsic nature of  languages, herbal knowledge and wildlife and fisheries are essential to our way of life.

He founded an organization called Native American Culinary resources to teach and preserve the balance for future generations. South America, Central American, Carribean, North American. All nations Achukma Hoke, Yahkokee. He has been working with his Elders in the Choctaw, Seminole nation & Taino Nation and constantly networking with all tribes to share survival knowledge. Mayan, Mexica, Inca, Huichol etc.

Debra Sholly

Debra Sholly has been on her Spiritual journey for the past 40 years. She’s an Astrologer, Intuitive and Healer. Two years ago she was told by her Guides to learn to can food as there would be shortages happening in the future. She had a love for cooking and decided she would investigate. She couldn’t find anywhere to take classes so she started researching and listening to videos and buying books. She purchased her canner and started with simple recipes. Deborah is now creating her own recipes and offering classes to those who want to learn.

Holly Whittinghill

Emergency Preparedness
Feb 25th, Saturday @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Holly Whittinghill researched and sourced the purest nutritional and medicinal options to help her family thrive. Along her journey, she added the principles of pesticide and GMO-free food and medicine into every aspect of her business, as well. Finding affordable, healthy options was extremely important to her, so she looked deeper. Discovering healthy alternatives, the powerful healing effects of natural herbs and plants, and everyone’s personal connection to this beautiful planet we call Earth has been a personal journey to her self-awareness.

Join Holly while she shares her adventures, successes and epic fails of 40 years seeking natural groceries and remedies including helpful things to add to first aid kits and travel bags, growing groceries with natural and organic methods, raising healthy food options, such as, poultry for yard eggs, water purification, beekeeping and much more.