Vicki is available to provide a variety of interesting and informative workshops on balancing the interaction of our physical, energetic, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects.  Any workshop can be customized to fit the needs of your group.

"Vicki Matthews is a fabulous teacher. She takes obvious delight in her material, which she knows inside out (and then some), and she shares it with remarkable clarity, warmth, and humor. Vicki creates a class loaded with fascinating, ready-to-use skills and information, in an environment that guarantees lively exploration. I have learned more from her than I can begin to describe."  -S.B., M.Ed.

Vicki Matthews teaching to a packed audience.

Current workshops by Vicki Matthews include the following proprietary offerings:

The Relationship Puzzle: Using the Five Elements to Make Sense of the Pieces Perhaps the greatest challenge for the human being is getting along with other human beings.  Whether a mate, sibling, friend, child, or parent, how we relate to each other is fraught with complications and misunderstandings.   Why do we fight with those we love?  Why do some people automatically seem to make us feel comfortable and happy, yet others push all of our buttons without even opening their mouths?  And why do we seem to make the same relationship mistakes time and time again?  The answers to these questions, and a host of others, can be found in The Relationship Puzzle seminar.  This workshop introduces an elegant model for understanding why we and others behave as we do.  Using the Five Elements theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, this presentation explores how we take on the characteristics of these five elements.  In essence, we are “wired” from birth with an affinity for a particular element and this affects everything we do.  Once we know and understand this affinity, the ease or challenge of any relationship can be understood.  When we connect with someone who has the same or different affinity, it is possible to predict behavioral tendencies, emotional challenges, and interaction styles at both a personal and relationship level.   Participants of The Relationship Puzzle workshop explore the Five Element model and begin to use the information to determine their own elemental affinity.  This is a gigantic step forward in self understanding for most people.  However, in the words of the song, “it takes two,” so participants also learn how to determine the elemental type of others.  With this understanding, most people are able to see the dynamics of specific relationships at a whole different level.  Attendees learn to recognize the strengths and challenges in any relationship, and practice simple ways for correcting relationship problems based on element imbalances.  Finally, participants begin to better understand how they and the people with whom they relate approach stresses, work, projects, and passions.  A twenty five page handout is included This workshop is perfect for anyone who wants to understand and improve relationships of any nature.  Previous understanding of Five Element theory is absolutely not necessary.  The Relationship Puzzle workshop can be tailored to a variety of time frames, from a three hour presentation to a weekend workshop.  Sample outlines are available upon request.

"Vicki Matthews is an excellent teacher!  I have been her student as well as her teaching assistant and I admire her spirit and enthusiasm as well as her clarity and precision in her class rooms.  Vicki is responsive to her students - she is open to their questions and is patient regarding their process.  It would be an opportunity for anyone to learn from Vicki."  -S.S., LPCC

Sacred Duality: Balancing the Male and Female Principles of Divinity For the last 2500 years, western civilization has embraced competition, violence, and war as the ultimate way to resolve conflicts.  We have accepted as “normal” the dominance of one people over another.  We have created highly polarized environments that value “winning” as a primary objective. Until very recently, we have given little thought to the effect of our actions on Nature and our planet.   In truth, as we look around, we are slowly killing ourselves and everything on our planet.  How did it come to this, and what can we do to change it? The answers to these questions are surprisingly simple.  We have ended up in this mess because the energies of our planet and her people are out of balance; we live in a world that places far more value on masculine principles than on feminine principles.  The clear “fix” for this is to place greater emphasis on feminine energies.  And understanding is the key. Participants of the Sacred Duality workshop take an exciting voyage of discovery covering ten thousand years.  Initially, this workshop explores the fact that in the early history of humanity, divinity and spirit were parts of the everyday world, as inseparable from life as air or food.  And inherent within divinity in those times was a balance between the masculine and feminine principles.  Known in the east as yang and yin, these balancing principles are two sides of the same coin; they are the two faces of divinity, a Divine Duality. Participants discover the masculine and feminine principles within themselves and learn to differentiate masculine and feminine “principles” from male and female “people.”   The workshop explores the development of specific cultural norms, determines their degree of balance relative to the Divine Duality, and then traces these norms forward to see how they contribute to the culture we experience today.  Some of these cultural imbalances are obvious, yet others can be insidiously difficult to see unless pointed out. This workshop covers the good, the bad, and the ugly of our culture and participants will come away with a deeper appreciation of the cultural balance we already have and the places it is still desperately needed.  The good news is that anything can be changed. Finally, participants explore techniques and approaches that can be used to balance the current state of imbalance in which we find ourselves and our world.  Specific practices that can be used to shift personal imbalanced patterns are taught, as are methods to help shift cultural patterns.  And while the personal changes will be more immediate, they will facilitate the beginning of the global change so desperately needed by our challenged world.  Handouts are included. The Sacred Duality workshop can be tailored to a variety of time frames, from a three hour presentation to a weekend workshop.  Sample outlines are available upon request.

"I have had the pleasure of being a student of and sponsoring Vicki Matthews ND as a teacher in multiple settings.  She has a natural ability, supported by her intellect, to take complex information and make it easily understood.  She excels at helping students to feel empowered and enjoy the learning experience.  She is thoroughly grounded and knowledgeable in the content she chooses to teach.  I encourage others to take advantage of any opportunity to participate in a training with Vicki.  As a holistic practitioner my skills have been greatly enhanced as a result of my experiences with Vicki Matthews ND."  -J.V., M.Ed, LPCC, OTR/L Psychotherapist

The Energies of Ecstasy: Creating Health and Joy in Your Life We all know what it is like to feel blissfully happy.  And we also know how fleeting this happiness can be.  Often it seems like one minute we are up, and the next we are down.  Why does this happen, and how can we increase the “up” times and decrease the “down” times? The Energies of Ecstasy seminar looks deeply at the energies in our being which create joy, happiness, and bliss.  Known in ancient Chinese Medicine as the Extraordinary Vessels, these energy flows are remarkable resources available to every living being.  In the contemporary healing work of Jin Shin Do, these channels are called Strange Flows.  In Eden Energy Medicine (founded by Donna Eden), they are called Radiant Circuits.  Regardless of what name one uses, these energies are not only instrumental in repairing the body, but are the primary energies in exhilaration, falling in love, orgasm, hope, gratitude, rapture, and spiritual ecstasy. Some say the Energies of Ecstasy connects us to our Soul.  These magical energies are a key component in helping to bring to ourselves that which we want and need in life.  All levels of our being are linked through these Energies of Ecstasy, which means that our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual connectedness is determined by the activities of these energies.  All of the body’s energy systems are regulated and healed by them, as well.  When these energy flows are engaged, the whole world seems to fall at our feet.  And when they are inactive, life seems dull and without meaning.  Truly, activating the Energies of Ecstasy is one of the most important actions we can take to improve our lives at every level. Participants of The Energies of Ecstasy workshop gain a deeper understanding of these Energies of Ecstasy and how they bring strength, resilience, joy, and vitality to our being.  They learn how to use these energies to improve all aspects of their lives, including physical vitality, emotional stability, and spiritual connection that can improve psychic awareness.  This workshop offers easy exercises known to encourage the flow of these energies, and discusses simple daily activities that assure these important energies stay active.    Handouts are included. This workshop is perfect for anyone who wants to learn about the core energies which support health and happiness.  Previous understanding of energy work is absolutely not necessary. The Energies of Ecstasy workshop can be tailored to a variety of time frames, from a three hour presentation to a weekend workshop.  Sample outlines are available upon request.