I’m excited to share news about this upcoming opportunity: an invitation to join in a group planning for a World Day of Listening, for free, to anyone. This comes at a good time. As Greg Madison, one of the event organizers put it  “It just seems that so much is happening so fast in the world these days. There seems to…

“You may enrich the world in a million different ways.  And you may enrich the world, simply, with your presence.”   Hrishikesh Agnihotri The summer is a magical time. There is no place it is more enchanting than in Chicago. As the “school’s in session” signs go up, school supplies are purchased and everyone is plannin…

Please join Corinne Peterson and Myrna Weinman for our first afternoon gathering of Nia,Yoga, and Yoga Nidra! Together, through movement and rest, we will celebrate our abundance, turn inward to reflect, and cultivate our inner equilibrium. Sunday, September 18, 2:00-4:30pm Special Introductory Fee: $25 Pre-registratio…

Osel Ling & Heartwood invite you to a dance party celebration!  A benefit to support our not for profit activities Saturday, October 8th, 2016, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Come experience the soulful music of Shirley King, daughter of international blues legend, BB King. Enjoy tasty appetizers from local eateries. Peruse our fab…

Dr. Chua is an aesthetic specialist at Cadella Medical Spa and is now offering these services at Heartwood. Please join us for an event on August 31st as an introduction to these services. With her expertise in integrative medicine, she can help you look and feel your best, both inside and out. Wednesday, August 31, 5:…

The “Art of Aging” Workshop with Caryl Pripusich, LCSW Wednesday, August 17, 2016 4:15-5:30 You are invited to hear a presentation about growing older. Cultivate compassion, meditation, and discernment as we explore ideas about finding our tribe, making a 20 year plan, and living more deeply and with more joy. Thich Nh…

Cultivate Urban Rainforest & Gallery (Cultivate for short) is coming up on its first anniversary. We are located at 704 Main, Evanston. Where did I get the Idea? Several years ago discovered that plants are toxic for cats. As a cat mom I began the search for what plants are safe for cats. That search was much harder th…

Saturday, July 9th,  10:00am to 12:00pm Be introduced to or refreshed in mindfulness and focusing practices that allow you to tap into the core sense of your calm and competent self. With mindfulness and focusing you access your own inner resources to move forward naturally and find new possibilities and fresh energy. …

It is summer, a time of the spirit of graduations, weddings and journeys of all sorts.  A season to build in more leisure time to our schedules, to spend more time in nature and to reflect on the direction of our lives when we return to the industrious season of autumn.  For those of us on a healing path, it is a time…

The classroom was quiet. College students sat in a circle, eyes closed. Several legs jittered up and down. A few sat still as stones. This was week three of our English class and I’d decided that as a group, these students were so anxious as to be nearly unteachable. I’d find myself repeating the same basic things over…