Marie is happy to teach at your location. Brown bag lunch classes are very popular!

Classes & Workshops

CHILDRENS Body~Mind~Emotion~Spirit Series Offered

April 7th

C1 Eat Smart

Children will learn how their body positively reacts and becomes stronger with healthy food, as well as how to self determine what foods are healthy for their bodies.

April 14th

C2 Think Smart

Participants will learn how to eliminate negative thinking through creating affirmations as well as how to solve problems smartly.

April 21st

C3 Master your Feelings

Participants will learn to identify, change and have power over their feelings through body awareness techniques.

CHILDRENS Bosy~Mind~Emotion~Spirit Series offered

April 28th

C4 Find Your Light

Participants will create a safe, quiet place through visualization, and will learn how to locate and use their spark of light within.

Register for the series early, seats are limited
Mail $ 159 Payment to Creative Child Center (CCC) 1300 W. Holly St. Suite C, Bellingham, WA 98225 or phone credit card information to 360-922-0170


PARENT Body~Mind~Emotion~Spirit Series Offered

April 19th

P1 Healthy Food – Healthy Child

Parents will learn how healthy food choices contribute to their children’s overall well-being. Discovery of non-stressful foods through body intelligence techniques are presented.

April 26th

P2 Parent/Child Thinking

Developing an understanding of what is important with your child is essential to your child’s growth.  Parents will learn value-based skills that bring new understanding and new insight to your relationship.

May 3rd

P3 Validate your Child’s Feeling

Parents will learn and practice the skill of validation in helping their child manage intense feelings  and develop emotional resiliency.

May 10th

P4 Parent Mindfully

Be in the present moment with your children. Parents will learn present moment awareness skills that will allow for a deeper connection with their children.

Register for the series early, seats are limited
Mail $ 159 Payment to Creative Child Center (CCC) 1300 W. Holly St. Suite C, Bellingham, WA 98225 or phone credit card information to 360-922-0170


ADULT Body~Mind~Emotion~ Spirit Series

March 22nd
A1 Achieve Wellness through Body Intelligence
Participants will learn to tune into their body through innate techniques to determine healthy food choices.

March 29th
A2 Think Better Together
Creating solutions together seems increasingly difficult.  New, easy to learn skills are presented that will open up new channels of communication, understanding and cooperation.

April 5th
A3 Increase Your Emotional Intelligence
Participants will learn to manage their feelings more effectively through body centered awareness and mindfulness techniques.

April 12th
A4 Find the Quiet Place Within
As an antidote to the stress of today’s busy lives, participants will explore the practice of present moment awareness to quiet the mind and calm the emotions.

Register for the series early, seats are limited
Mail $ 159 Payment to Creative Child Center (CCC) 1300 W. Holly St. Suite C, Bellingham, WA 98225 or phone credit card information to 360-922-0170


STRESSED? TEST ANXIETY? WASL? FINALS?

Learn how to find balance for life. Tips and Techniques may be immediately applied to everyday situations and they take less than one minute to do! This popular one hour class, offered at your work place or my office.

Registration Fee: $20


NEW! KIDS CLASS

Connecting Emotional Intelligence with Educational and Life Success
Increasing Emotional Intelligence Ages 10 through 14.
Presented by Gloria Harrison, Psy D, and Marie Matteson, MS.

Classes forming for Fall

Pre-registration is Required. Space is limited. Contact Marie to register for this new class!

Pre-Registration Fee: $20


BRAIN & SENSORY ORGANIZATION TECHNIQUES

This class is designed to teach you simple techniques to help organize thoughts, auditory and visual sensitivities, dyslexia, adaptation to new eyeglasses or progressive lens and other issues. Classes after school and evenings. Adults and Children Welcome
$35.00 Pre registration is required.

Pre-Registration Fee: $35
Class Size is limited so register early.


INTRO TO WELLNESS KINESIOLOGY

Learn this alternative healing modality. Class will discuss how certain foods can affect you as you learn to accurately muscle test to determine what foods may be good or bad for your body. Also discussed how positive, negative words and thought patterns affect out body. Learn “top ten” words that promote good health and wellness.

Registration Fee: $35


CREATE YOUR FUTURE IN THIS FUN VISION BOARD CLASS!

This class is designed to help the student achieve their authentic life purpose and give positive reminders of their foundational life goals. Space limited, so payment reserves your spot!

Registration Fee: $35


ONGOING CLASSES

Classes at Whatcom Community College Community Education

Advanced Massage Techniques

November 14, 9:00am

Learn massage techniques specifically geared toward the neck, shoulders, and low back to relieve tension and achieve better range of motion. Licensed massage practitioner Marie Matteson, MS will also cover anatomy and how muscles move (kinesiology). Marie’s beginning class, Introduction to Full Body Massage, is recommended as a great foundation for this class but is not required. Bring shorts, t-shirt, two sheets, sleeping bag or blanket, water bottle, and sack lunch to class.

Class ID: F8021

Registration Fee: $75


LEARN the Magic of P R E S T O ©

Basic Kinesiology a prerequisite for this class

Discover Your Body’s Language of Energy from several perspectives.
9-10 hours Divided into 3 evenings or a Sat/Sunday weekend Course Learn how to balance yourself for harmony, and eliminate stress. Prior Muscle Testing, or Touch for Health Experience helpful.

Space is limited to 10 students!

Registration Fee: $395.00 early registration $350.00

HOW TO LISTEN TO THE BODY WITH P R E S T O ©

  • Polarity and Muscle Testing on yourself and others
    Learn to accurately use muscle testing for a variety of uses including; Stimulus Switching Food Tolerance (bring foods you suspect you may be sensitive to) Supplement and dosages (never spend money on something you don’t need ever again!)
  • Rebalance Chakras
    Learn to easily rebalance chakras using words and visualization of brain integration. Top 10 Chakra’s plus the body systems ANDOne Minute Stress Release Technique!
  • Energy and 100% Statements
    Learn to check your energy and connection with your authentic self (spirit) 100% statements for time, space, and dimension Identify areas of stress, pain or imbalance on self and each others. Intro to Meridians locations and holding point’s vs. tracing.
    Hands on Practice
  • Test Circuits
    Determine Problem Areas with Finger Modes, Subjective Data and Feedback. Structural – Nutritional – Emotional – Meridian Imbalances. Problem solving and resolving issues of the body, mind and spirit.
    Hands on Practice
  • Objective findings and Complete the Body Circuits
    Body – Structural and Nutritional corrections. Mind – Emotional and Meridian corrections. Spirit – Use your knowledge and muscle testing to connect to spiritual guides. Practice each technique for one area or problem.