Friday May 6th at 8:00pm at Heartwood  $30 advance/ $35 door. With 17 years of sound healing, traveling across the U.S. and Internationally, Soul Tones brings a unique blend of healing sounds, toning and channeling to their groups sessions with the use of 100 different quartz & Tibetan bowls, gongs and drums. Kathleen…

Thursday May 26, 2016, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Instructor: Jill Kempner Take a joyful journey to meet your own personal angels and guides in this relaxing and healing workshop.  It is said that we have at least 13 Angels, guides, guardians and animal spirit guides around us at all times assisting our life and souls mission. N…

Although acupuncture has been around for over 3,000 years, there are many misconceptions about it. In this blog, I’ll debunk some of the common ones. Myth 1: It Hurts The needles used in acupuncture aren’t like the needles you are used to in a Western medical setting. They are extremely thin, no bigger around than a hu…

Come celebrate Spring by getting your chi flowing at this special Heartwood double seminar! Whether you take one of the seminars or both, you will feel the benefits of these beautiful Chinese martial arts forms. Seminar One: Spring Liver Cleansing Chi Gong This is a special Chi Gong form created by Grandmaster Zhang, b…

I don’t know where I heard it for the first time but I’ve always been intrigued by the saying “zero points for knowing”.  We all know a lot of things and yet, how often do we make decisions in direct defiance of that knowledge? Is there any doubt that smokers know they shouldn’t smoke, that diabetics know they shouldn’…

Why Not Home? A documentary screening that showcases personal stories of doctors, midwives and nurses who choose to have their babies at home, will be shown May 5th at 7 pm, Heartwood Center – Skylight Room, 1818 Dempster St, Evanston IL 60202. There is no charge for attending but registration is requested as space is…

We live in iconoclastic times. Contemporary Americans acknowledge very few rules that can’t be broken, very few assumptions that cannot be questioned, and very few traditions that cannot be opened up or reconfigured. Our behavioral freedom is nearly boundless . . . and as a result we sometimes struggle with a sense of…

Spring Seminar at the Heartwood Center for Body, Mind, Spirit in Evanston, IL |  All Are Welcome Joyful Parenting: Creative ideas to prioritize joy, build wellness, strengthen relationships, and delight in the times when children are young April 16, 2016  2 to 4 p.m. The Heartwood Center for Body, Mind, Spirit 1818 Dem…

When Anne Eddy’s soul mate John passed away from a sudden heart attack, she was certain another wouldn’t come along – until he did. She is pictured here with her husband Will. Relationships are the foundations of our life experience. The energies and experiences surrounding them offers us the the most rewarding as well…

WITH AUTHOR & SHAMAN BRIDGET BOLAND Join published novelist, creative nonfiction writer and shaman Bridget Boland for an innovative and evocative new approach to sourcing your stories. This workshop teaches writers how to “tap in” and access material from their own life experiences and to share it in a profound and pow…