New Homeschooler Program

Aromatherapy, Earthworms, Eating Healthy

Aromatherapy is part art part science.  It is a fun and interactive way to spice up the day and make learning fun.  

Earthworms are an educational and entertaining way to learn about composting and conservation.  

Making food fun is always a top priority when The Health Chic is around, so who better to help kids make wiser eating choices?

 

Just pick your topic and call to reserve your space.  Times and locations will be based on the needs of your group.  Cost is $5 per child plus material fee (varies $2-$5 per kid.)

For a list of other classes view the schedule.

Please RVSP either via email or by calling Cagan Crossings at 352-243-9005 or Haines City at 863-419-8584.

Tea & Chat

Hear my tea tales from tastings around the world.  Photo features a traditional oolong tea ceremony that we participated in at The Tiao of Tea in Portland, Oregon.

Tea & Chat- Cagan Crossings- FREE

Tea & Chat, Every Friday, 5:15pm This was the very first class that started it all back at my first Herb Shoppe.  Very informal, bring a lawn chair and your favorite teacup.  I'll bring the tea and we'll chat about the health benefits of drinking it.   Then we'll talk about whatever is current in health news.  This Friday I'll get things started by sharing my favorite tips about food.  Plus, get a sneak preview about our new Organic Food Buying Club. Please RVSP either via email or by calling Cagan Crossings at 352-243-9005.

Classes in Haines City & Cagan Crossings

Healthy Greetings!

Fall is near, the kids are back in school, and at the Herb Shoppes we've got new classes, just for you!

Come relax and learn how to save some money by making your own personal care & cleaning products.  

Need a field trip for your homeschool group?  Read about our new program for homeschoolers.

And have some fun with romance.  Add a spark back to your relationship with our newest passion party.  

This Fall, save money, save time, and feel sexy and fabulous!  

Click here for current class schedule.

Please RVSP either via email or by calling Cagan Crossings at 352-243-9005 or Haines City at 863-419-8584.

Intro to Aromatherapy- Thurs, Oct 1, 5pm

Learn history, safety, basic blending techniques.  Gain the confidence you'll need to start using essential oils to make your own personal care and cleaning products.

Natural Cleaning Products- Thurs, Oct 8, 5pm

Learn how to make your own cleaning products at a fraction of the cost using common household items and essential oils.

Valentine's Spa Specials at Herb Shoppe Cagan Crossings

Herb Shoppe Cagan Crossings February Spa Specials

Pamper yourself or the one that you love with one of our relaxing and rejuvenating spa treatments for only

$50 per treatment

Choose from a one hour custom facial, one hour custom massage or a one hour Spa Sampler (facial/massage combo.)

Gift Certificates Available

Specials valid Feb 1-28, 2009

Herb Shoppe Cagan Crossings at Chocolate Fest

Chocolate Fest
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 4-7pm
Tickets- $5 (tix on sale at 3pm day of event)

The Town Center at Cagan Crossings will be holding the first annual Chocolate Fest on Wednesday, February 11th, 4-7pm. Tickets are $5.00 each and go on sale the day of the event at 3pm. Ticket holders will visit participating Town Center merchants to receive their chocolate tastings.

Participating merchants include: Anytime Fitness, China 2, Goin' Postal, Herb Shoppe, Herme's Barber Club, NY Beauty Supply, Florida Blood Mobile, Four Corners Academy of the Arts, Simka's Sweets, Ricky Ritos, Rollin Dough Bake Shop, Xavier's, Posh Tanning, and Sabor Tropical. Be sure to arrive early as there will only be 100 tickets sold for this event.

Proceeds from the event benefit the Cagan Crossings Merchant Alliance and will be used to sponsor future community focused events. For more information visit www.cagancrossings.com or call Wendimere at 352-243-9005.

Herb Shoppe Cagan Crossings Hosts Winter Celebration

Cagan Crossings Town Center
Winter Celebration
Wednesday, Dec 10th
4-7pm

Entertainment (next to Anytime Fitness & Herb Shoppe)
DJ 4-7pm
East Ridge Band 4:35
Four Corners Charter School Chorus 4:45
Four Corners Charter Dance Team 4:55

Anytime Fitness
Stop by for gym tours, meet our personal trainers and enjoy a complimentary martini bar, beer, turkey sandwiches with all the fixin’s and cake. Drop off a gift for Toys for Tots and get a free tanning session.

Big Red Bus
Florida’s Blood Mobile will be onsite. Give the gift that keeps on giving and receive a $10 Publix gift card and 50% off coupon for ICE at Gaylord Palms.

Herb Shoppe
Get here early to receive a free detox footbath, complimentary face mapping and skin care samples. Then stop by The Health Chic Mobile to try Bill’s famous bean soup and homemade tabouli.

J Nails
Bring the kids down for $5.00 manicures.

Pepperon’s Italian Restaurant
Stop in for free pizza samples.

Rollin Dough Bake Shop
Visit our table in front of Anytime Fitness for Christmas cookie decorating and be sure to stop over at the bakery to sign up for our 6th Annual Cookie Day.

Sabor Tropical
Now Open. Check out the restaurant and try samples of popular Spanish dishes at our table by the Herb Shoppe.

Shirlocks Café
Come warm up with complimentary coffee, hot chocolate and other tasty treats.

Simka’s Sweets
Come meet Big Simka and get a free sample of ice cream and balloon.

For more information, contact Wendimere at 352-243-9005 or Heather at 352-394-3339. The Town Center is located one mile North of US192 on Hwy 27, directly across from Walmart and Lowes at 532 Cagan Park Av. Clermont

School & Community Groups Needed for Winter Celebration

School Groups Needed for Winter Celebration at Cagan Crossings Town Center

The Cagan Crossings Town Center will be holding a Winter Celebration on Wednesday, Dec 10, 4-7pm. The event will feature food, music, blood drive and other entertainment.

Four Corners Charter School Dance Team will perform their holiday routine and students from the East Ridge band will perform holiday favorites. Anytime Fitness is hosting a Toys for Tots Drive and there will be kid powered steam train rides.

Applications from chorus, band, drama and dance groups from local schools, churches or other community organizations are being accepted.

For more information please contact Wendimere Reilly at the Herb Shoppe, 352-243-9005.

Earn Free Gifts! Host an Eco-Attitude Holiday Party

Would you like to earn Eco-Attitude Gift Dollars? Free Spa Treatments? Call or email Wendimere Reilly, a.k.a. The Health Chic today to book your holiday parties. So, what exactly is an Eco-Attitude Holiday Party, you might be wondering? It's the hot new "edutainment" shopping concept from yours truly.

It's your typical home party with a Green & Healthy twist. Your party hostess (which currently is a team of one- that would be me) will come to your home or office location to provide a 75-minute fun, entertaining and educational experience (45 minute sessions are available for office functions if necessary.)

You and your friends or co-workers will learn simple, healthy and eco-conscious holiday tips including managing holiday stress, avoiding weight gain, hangover busters, delicious and healthy food & drink ideas, and finally great gift giving options.

Then the moblie Eco-Gift store opens and folks are free to shop. The best eco, healthy, and whole living gift options are brought right to you and your friends. Save gas, support a local business, and have a great time.

At the end of the party we will tally the sales and that's where the fun starts. You earn eco-attitude gift dollars, product discounts, and extra special gifts based on the total party sales and future party bookings.

The best dates will book quickly, so reserve your date today, call me at 863-419-8584 or email healthchichouse@mac.com.

Free Blood Typing, Cholesterol & Glucose Test

Donate blood at one of Florida's Blood Centers blood drives (the Big Red Bus) and they will mail you your total cholesterol and glucose results. You can also call them after you donate at 1-888-9-DONATE, and they will tell you your blood type.

According to author Peter D' Adamo, making diet and lifestyle choices based on your bloodtype can help you loose weight and improve your health.

Don't forget to take your fish oils (omega 3) to improve your cholesterol levels, read more about it at MedicineNet.

Blood Drive- Monday, October 27th, 4-7pm
Anytime Fitness & Herb Shoppe Cagan Crossings
533 Cagan Park Avenue
352-243-9005

Still Need A Reason to Cleanse?

We all know pollution and toxins are bad for you. But this is perhaps the deepest analysis of this issue on the most vulnerable demographic on the planet. This might just be the toxins version of "An Inconvenient Truth."Watch the first 5 minutes of Ken Cook's presentation. If if you are as surprised as I was, please send this video to a friend.

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Want to learn more about cleansing and detoxifying herbal programs? Check out one of these classes presented by author and herbalist, Wendimere Reilly.

Fri Oct 10th, 5:30pm
Cleansing 101, $3, Cagan Crossings

Thurs Oct 16th, 5:30pm
Intro to Cleansing, $3, Haines City

Clermont Herb Conference

Herb Conference
Saturday, September 27th
Register Today!!

Anti-Aging, Weight Management, Cleansing, Sex & Vitality and More

Featuring:
Clell Fowles, Pharmacist
Jay Vanden Heuvel, P.H.D., ARCB, CFT, ACS

And New This Year:
Herbalist Panel, with over 50 years of experience

About the Event
Join us for a fun and informative filled day where you will learn how to feel and look younger with more energy to enjoy everyday life. You will have an opportunity to ask questions as well as gain insight on how you can regain control of your health.

Our herb panel will consist of Ashlie Overman, RN, Lee Butler, CNHP, Wendimere Reilly, Susan Matlock and Jennifer Hochell. Drawing upon their extensive natural health experience they will share their favorite herbal programs and natural remedies for common ailments. Bring your family and friends for this annual event.

Clell Fowles worked as a pharmacist for 15 years before bringing his expertise and wealth of knowledge to the Nature's Sunshine team in 1997 as manager of the Health Sciences Department. In addition to being a strong advocate for choosing and understanding natural products. Clell authored two important books.

The first was "Drugs and Natural Alternatives" which explores ways in which natural alternatives might be employed to aid the most common ailments for which medications are prescribed. The second was "Drug and Nutrient Depletion" which describes side effects associated with the depletion of nutrients through prescription use. Clell has a great sense of humor which makes him a highly sought after guest speaker as he delivers vital information in a comprehensible manner.

Jay Vanden Huevel, PH.D. , ARCB, CFT, ACS, is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Certified Bach and FES Therapist, international lecturer and author of "Life is a Teeter-Totter", a book about finding and maintaining balance with life and health.

Jay is an experienced natural health specialist, with several formal degrees including Surgical Technology, Master's in Natural Health and a P.H.D. in Holistic Health Sciences. He is an enthusiastic speaker with a gift of educating and empowering others through humor, honesty, integrity and reality. He focuses on helping others understand preventive disciplines toward achieving optimal whole body health.

Herb Panelists
Ashlie Overman is a Registered Nurse and Senior National Manager with Nature's Sunshine. She has over 20 years experience in the Natural Health field including owning and operating a very successful Herb Shop in Panama City, Florida. Today she is busy training other managers with Nature's Sunshine Products and operating a internet based herbal business.

Lee Butler, CNHP has been working in the Natural Health field for the past 15 years. She has successfully owned two Herb Shoppe's in Central Florida and helped numerous other herbalist open their own shoppes. Lee takes a common sense approach to natural health and herbal programs.

Wendimere Reilly is an author, herbalist, and health advocate. She is the founder of The Health Chic™ Project, and owner of two Herb Shoppe's. She is working on a Master's in Holistic Nutrition and believes that healthy living should be hip, fun, delicious, and accessible to everyone.

Susan Matlock opened the Downtown Herb Shoppe in Winter Garden Florida back in 2003. She has studied natural health since 1989 and is currently working on her CHC certification through the Tree of Light Institute. She also does public speaking for corporations such as Darden and Florida Hospital.

Jennifer Hochell is a holistic herbalist and aromatherapist with over seven years experience. She is an international lecturer, author and educator. Jennifer currently owns JennScents® Aromatherapy Custom Blending Bar and the Clermont Herb Shoppe & Day Spa in Clermont, Florida.

Conference Details

September 27, 2008, 9am-4pm
Lake Sumter Community College (Clermont Campus)

Registration Fees:
Registration is $20 per person and begins on August 1, 2008. Registration fees are non-refundable. Registration is required as seating is limited. No Children, Please. Stop by any of the sponsoring Herb Shoppes for a registration form or click here for an online form.

Customer Appreciation Herb Shoppe Cagan Crossings

The Herb Shoppe Cagan Crossings has been open for almost a year now. If you haven't been in yet then this weekend is a great time to stop by. On Thursday, June 26th, 6-8pm we will host a Customer Appreciation Night with lots of samples, goodies and free gym passes.

Our neighbors will be open late as well. Anytime Fitness will host a BBQ and the Enchanted Cottage is sponsoring a Nature Photography Photo Contest. Be sure to check out Bill's entries. Also, stop by the new Rollin' Dough Bake Shop for their newest addition, wheat-free, gluten-free breads, rolls and specialty items.

The Cagan Town Center is hosting a Summer Bash this weekend with food, entertainment, and a Hurricane Preparedness Expo at the Cagan Crossings Library. Then stop by the Herb Shoppe to pick-up herbal must-haves for your natural remedy/emergency kits.