Welcome to WTLC!

The Wellness & Total Learning Center is a nonprofit organization where people are welcome to share ideas and experiences of healing and growth.

The Wellness & Total Learning Center provides many opportunities to explore, learn, and share experiences in the areas of:

- Personal growth and optimal health
- Replacing harmful or useless habits with healthier choices
- Finding alternative paths to heal from distress and disease
- Exploring your place in the universe and learning to live life in a spiritually enriched mode

The Wellness & Total Learning Center provides an environment where individuals may explore and experiment. WTLC does not endorse or promote particular practices and has a core premise that each individual is ultimately responsible for the choices she/he makes. We do have a list of people who offer different services for a variety of different interests. Infinite curiosity and hospitality are found at WTLC.

Welcome

Hi, I am Susan Deak, Director of the Wellness & Total Learning Center. I extend a warm welcome to each of you and invite you to explore your own unique wholeness and balance of body, mind and spirit. As you browse through this sampling of WTLC, I hope you are stirred to visit 715 W 30th St to take a deeper look at how WTLC can help you find your own answers. We at WTLC believe "you are your own expert." You are the only one who lives with you 24/7. You know you better than anyone else. You, then, are responsible for you and your own choices. We all purchase expertise but we ultimately make our own choices. WTLC provides opportunities to explore, grow, and learn so that you will have a greater range of options in order to make the best, most informed choices for you.

WTLC's approach to wellness is founded on John Travis's Wellness Model. This model is based on balance and John's twelve indexes offer you an opportunity to measure your own wellness. Each of you is encouraged to develop your own wellness plan that is customized to your particular needs. Because each person's plan is unique, people use WTLC in varying ways. They make use of one or more of the center's six major focuses that facilitate learning, healing, growth or other transformation. Some come to attend one of our on-going regular classes, such as Tai Chi, Chi Kung. Others come to enjoy speakers and workshops on various topics like, World Religions, Relationships, Angels In Your Life, Coping with Chronic Illness, Acupuncture, Energy Healing, Play, Laughter and Herbs. Some come to do research on nutritional supplements, essential oils, homeopathic remedies and complementary therapies. Some shop in the WTLC store for the above mentioned items as well as books, essences, gifts and more. Some come to receive a private session with a practitioner for example, Reiki, Massage Therapy, Spiritual Counseling, Reflexology, Healing Touch, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Stress Coaching, and Hypnotherapy. Some look for intuitive guidance with a reader. Others come to use the library to borrow popular and hard to find books, audio and videotapes. Many have come to spend quiet time in meditation or in contemplation and reflection walking the outdoor labyrinth. Others come to meaningful discussions at book-circles, poetry, painting or craft class. And some come to find comfort and encouragement through a support group that is facilitated at WTLC such as the Living! with Cancer Support Group or Lupus Support Network..

There is no requirement for anyone to become a member of WTLC in order to participate in the activities. Member benefits include discounts on some products, classes and practitioner sessions as well as those listed in this website.

WTLC is guided by a Board of Directors composed of professionals from the community committed to the mission and strategic plan. This thirteen-member board is dedicated to keeping WTLC viable and focused on providing a safe place for people to explore wellness. The center is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization whose funding comes from membership dues, classes, workshops, practitioner sessions, sales from the store, grants, private donations and fundraising projects.

WTLC is run mostly by volunteers and Senior Aides. The presenters, speakers and practitioners are all independent contractors. I am currently the only paid employee. My accreditation as a Community Health Education Specialist helps me guide people in their search for their own answers to issues of health and well-being. My certification in Healing Touch has provided me with an important background in the connection of body, mind and spirit in healing.

WTLC publishes a bimonthly newsletter, "Spirit" which is sent to about 1,200 homes and organizations in our community. "Spirit" includes the full schedule of classes, special events, availability of practitioner sessions as well as articles about each of the six focuses of WTLC. To obtain a schedule of current events call to be placed on the "Spirit" three-issue trial mailing list.
Office hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Monday through Friday but you can always find interesting, helpful people here during scheduled activities, often during evening hours and some weekends. Our labyrinth is available 24 hours a day.

It is very important to call if you are interested in attending an event because whether or not a class runs is determined by the number of pre-registrants. If you are interested in scheduling a practitioner session, please call 440-997-5353 to make an appointment. For other information, continue exploring our website. I invite you to visit WTLC in person to explore the variety of opportunities, available to you here, in following your own path to wellness.

Namaste',
Susan