October 2016
Osel Ling & Heartwood Invite You to a Dance Party Celebration
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 fabulous silent auction with offerings from India & Nepal, including jewelry, shawls, carpets, artwork and Heartwood gift certificates. Exciting live auction with special items. Location: 1818 Dempster Street, with plenty of free…
Find out more »Whale Breathing
Breath is life! By learning to breathe with ease and a sense of connection to the universe, you can enhance the life-giving energy of every breath. WhaleBreathing is a way of establishing and maintaining your connection to spirit through the use of the whale totem. $20 per class OR $45 if you purchase three classes at a time. Classes will be Saturdays in October and December, 10:00am to 11:30am. October 15th, 22nd, 29th December 3rd, 10th and 17th In totemic philosophy, the…
Find out more »Soothing Touch: A Workshop for Family Caregivers
October 15, 2016, $20 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Heartwood Center, Evanston, IL If your friend or family member is going through chronic illness or cancer treatment, do you feel stuck, not knowing how you can help? Touch is a powerful tool, providing benefits to both the giver and the receiver. In this small group workshop, you will learn the benefits of soothing touch during chronic illness and cancer treatment. By learning and practicing safe, soothing touch techniques, you will leave with…
Find out more »December 2016
Holiday Health Fair at Heartwood
Stop by Heartwood on December 3, from 10:00am to 3:00pm, for our Holiday Healthcare Fair. Details below!
Find out more »Tara Sadhana Practice
1st Sunday: Tara Sadhana Practice 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Tara Sadhana Practice Tara is known as the great liberator. The Tara practice helps us realize our true nature and obtain liberation from suffering. This beautiful sadhana brings dispelling of all obstacles and attainment of great blessings and merit. Everyone is welcome to join in this profound practice. For more information contact Osel Ling Mindrolling International.
Find out more »Women’s Winter Solstice Workshop
Please join Corinne Peterson and Myrna Weinman for an afternoon of NIA, Yoga, and Yoga Nidra! Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM (CST) at Heartwood We will join together as women in preparation for Winter Solstice through movement and deep relaxation. As the nights become longer we go inward to replenish our deep inner well, filling our reserves with healing, rejuvenation, love and light. Together we prepare for the coming Winter Solstice and the returning of…
Find out more »January 2017
Tai Chi for Beginners
Tuesdays, 4:15 - 5:15 pm Instructor: Arlene Faulk No experience necessary. New 8-class series starting January 10, 4:15-5:15pm in the Skylight Room. Cost is $120. Website
Find out more »Winter Warm-Up Chi Gong
Energize for Winter with Winter Warm-Up Chi Gong! Once the excitement, gifts, parties, and fun of the winter holidays have passed, we are left to deal with just plain winter! In Traditional Chinese Medicine, winter is associated with the kidney system – one of the body’s most important systems. Chi Gong masters through the ages have created special Chi Gong forms to help nourish Chi – the life force – build kidney energy, and help us get through winter in…
Find out more »Vajrasattva Self-Visualization and Feast Practice
4th Sunday: Vajrasattva Self-Visualization and Feast Practice 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Vajrasattva Self-Visualization and Feast Practice Known as one of the most precious and profound Dzogchen Sadhanas within Vajrayana, this profound Sadhana from the Ati Zabdon Terma of the great master Terdag Lingpa is filled with blessings and merit. This Sadhana contains within it the entire meaning of the profound Vajrayana path. This practice is open for authorized students only. For more information contact Osel Ling Mindrolling International.
Find out more »2017 Chinese New Year Celebration
Arlene Faulk, Tai Chi, and Michelle Bobier, QiGong invite you to our CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION - Year of the Rooster Sunday, January 29, 2017, 1-4 pm, Skylight Room, Heartwood Center, 1818 Dempster, Evanston, Il. Learn about Chinese New Year traditions from Grandmaster Zhang, who has taught QiGong, Tai Chi and KungFu extensively in China and the United States Experience mindfulness and focusing with Marsha Smith, MSW, LCSW Enjoy gentle movements of moving our energy through Tai Chi and QiGong Join us…
Find out more »February 2017
Exploring Our World: Inside & Out with Jonathan Hanna
A weekend urban mindfulness retreat held Feb. 3-5 in the Skylight Room at Heartwood with Jonathan Hanna. For more information and to register, click HERE.
Find out more »Mindfulness and Focusing for Life and Work
Start the New Year Mindfully Dates: 5 Saturdays, beginning February 4, 9:30 to 11am. You'll learn how to be present in ways that will help you know what you really want and need. Cost: $180. (7 CEUS for social workers and counselors). Following the class there will be opportunities for more practice. Since the group size is small, contact me to save a space. If you know someone who might benefit from the workshop, please pass it on. I get a lot of questions…
Find out more »Sacred Bodies Intro Workshop
This introductory workshop will give you a glimpse of what the larger Sacred Bodies Women's Gathering will provide this spring. We will meet in the spirit of sacred ritual, meditation and guided movement practice to rediscover the connection to our physical self and the healing potential it can provide when viewed as worthy of rejuvenation and love. Sunday, February 12th, 2017 from 12:30 - 2:30pm For more information, click HERE. Join Us!
Find out more »April 2017
Step into Spring with Eight Pieces of Brocade Chi Gong
Eight Pieces of Brocade Chi Gong, otherwise known as Ba Duan Jin, is one of the most ancient forms of Chinese martial arts; its origins go back over 2,000 years. The form consists of eight movements that exercise the entire body, with each movement carrying different, multiple health benefits. Eight Pieces of Brocade is both calming and energizing; it truly is meditation in action. Additionally, it improves focus, affords excellent stress management, and is a superior form of joint-sparing, weight-bearing exercise.…
Find out more »Multi-Level Hatha Yoga
For those of you who have taken with me in the past and are looking for an option to practice with an increased physical challenge. 6 weeks, April 10- May 15, $108.00 (drop in option possible, but please reply to this message to let me know your interest) 9:30 - 10:30am Please contact: beckypaulinliston@gmail.com for questions and to register.
Find out more »Therapeutic Yoga
This is my traditional therapeutic class, we will break down yoga postures to fundamentals- specific types of postures and parts of the body as focus poses. 6 weeks, April 10- May 15, $108.00 (no drop-ins) 11:00 - 12:00 am Please contact: beckypaulinliston@gmail.com for questions and to register.
Find out more »We will apply yoga principles to pelvic floor health, and explore posture, balance and strong bones. 4 weeks April14, May 5 - 19, $76 (no drop-ins) Please contact: beckypaulinliston@gmail.com for questions and to register.
Find out more »Therapeutic Yoga
We will apply yoga principles to pelvic floor health, and explore posture, balance and strong bones. 4 weeks April 14, May 5 - 19, $76 (no drop-ins) Next series: June 9 to July 14 9:30 - 10:30am Please contact: beckypaulinliston@gmail.com for questions and to register.
Find out more »Felt Meaning and Transforming Fear
Becoming self-empowered with mindful, body-centered Focusing. Reactions to fear often happen without pausing to let a felt sense of the situation form. Focusing offers a mindful way to let a felt sense form, before ‘reacting’ with the limited set of usual options such as fight or flight. Paying attention to a felt sense can produce an opening to more meaning and new options for living forward. Friday, April 21, 9:30 to 4:30. Heartwood Center, 1818 Dempster, Evanston An experiential training…
Find out more »Dave Romanelli of “DRINKS WITH YOUR ELDERS” comes to Chicago April 27
Ann Brown, practitioner at Heartwood and owner of Mystic Heart Healing, co-hosts: Drinks with Your Elders, by Dave Romanelli on April 27. Too often, the elderly in America become invisible and lonely. “On a scale of one to 10, the pain of being alone is a 10,” one elderly lady said. We can all do better! How we treat our elders today says much about how we can expect to be treated when we reach that stage of life. What comes…
Find out more »May 2017
Creativity and the Contemplative Path
A Public Talk by Lopön Helen Berliner Contemplation, from the Latin contemplari, literally means “within a space to see clearly.” The space is the mind of meditation. It accommodates the good, the bad, the complex, and is a source of unconditional creativity and joy. What is clearly seen in that space is the bigger picture, the boundless possibilities inherent in the “naked city’s eight million stories.” Learn how creativity on the contemplative path unfolds in three, seemingly contradictory stages; how these oppositional…
Find out more »Forget Yourself and Become the Universe
Calligraphing the Heart Sutra, Taught by Lopön Helen Berliner The practice known as “copying the Heart Sutra” is traditionally revered as a way, or path, to actually becoming the wisdom embodied in the words. Like music, the meaning of the Heart Sutra is universal and readily accessible to anyone willing to listen. Its essence—implied in the words of Zen Master Hakuin, “Forget yourself and become the universe”—is the Buddha’s realization of the universal nature of everything “just as it is.”…
Find out more »Information Session with PharmaCannis
When : May 31st from 6-8pm at Heartwood Center There are now 41 qualifying conditions in Illinois for which patients can use medical cannabis. Do you have questions? If so, we can help. This session will give you an in-depth look at The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act. Recommended for adults who want to obtain a medical cannabis card in Illinois. Open to patients, family members and potential caregivers. PharmaCannis offers participants the opportunity to apply ON SITE. …
Find out more »June 2017
View, Meditation and Action with Lopön Barbara Ryan
TIMES: Saturday, June 3rd: 9:30am – 5:00pm Sunday, June 4th: 9:30am – 4:30pm Special Note: On Friday, June 2nd 6:00pm: Lopön Barbara will lead the June 2nd Friday night Gateway class at 6:00pm. TUITION: Through May 24: $125 / 112.50 (members) Beginning May 25: $135 / 121.50 (members) (Monthly contributors receive an additional 10% discount.) “Those who hold the fortress of the view, who have a meditation free from dangerous paths, who ‘set up the life-tree’ of conduct, bear the…
Find out more »Women’s Summer Solstice Workshop
Please join Corinne Peterson and Myrna Weinman for an afternoon of NIA, Yoga, and Yoga Nidra in celebration of Summer! Saturday, June 24, 2017 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Heartwood Center, 1818 West Dempster Street, Skylight Room During these warm months, everything is growing and alive, soaking in the vibrant, radiant, life-giving energy of the sun - including us! Through movement and meditation, we enter into summer's rhythm. We take this time out to rest, let go of life's…
Find out more »July 2017
Special Summer Event: Chi Gong and Tai Chi with Grandmaster Hongchao Zhang
Come celebrate Summer by getting your chi flowing at these special Heartwood seminars! Whether you take one of the seminars or both, you will feel the benefits of these beautiful Chinese martial arts forms. Seminar One: Summer Chi Gong for the Heart This is a special Chi Gong form created by Grandmaster Zhang, based on his expertise in both Chi Gong and traditional Chinese medicine. When Chi is in balance, the body is healthy. When Chi is out of balance,…
Find out more »August 2017
An Open Conversation with Dr. Rowena Chua
Bring someone to this life-changing event! Learn how men and women can regain their quality of life regardless of age, thanks to Hormone Optimization and bioTE Medical. When: Thursday, August 10 7:00pm to 8:00pm Where: Heartwood Center, 1818 Dempster Street, Evanston Light refreshments will be served. Hormones control many things for men and women, including energy, body fat, sleep, mood, mental clarity and even libido. Find out the secret to feeling youthful again thanks to hormone optimization. RSVP by calling…
Find out more »A Full Week of Teachings with H.E. Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche
We are delighted to announce Rinpoche’s schedule teachings for her visit to Ösel Ling, August 16-21. We invite everyone to join us for this precious opportunity. Teachings will be held at 181 Dempster St., Evanston, IL. All are welcome. Full Week of Teachings (includes all sections listed below) $250 | $280 beginning July 10 MORE INFO.
Find out more »September 2017
Open to Flow and Transformation: Mindful Ways to Manage Stress
Dates: 4 Saturdays, September 9 to 30 9:30 to 11:00 am Contact Marsha Smith, smithhuemer@gmail.com. CEU’s for social workers and counselors! www.marshasmithcounseling.com What will you get out of the Focusing & Mindfulness class? A supportive group where you can practice a way of listening to yourself and others that you can use at any moment; a way of being calm and clear in the midst of stress; a way of trusting your own experiencing and discovering the next steps to…
Find out more »Women’s Autumn Equinox Workshop: Nia, Yoga & Yoga Nidra
Sunday, September 10, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Heartwood Center - Skylight Room 1818 West Dempster Street, Evanston, IL 60202 Please join Corinne Peterson and Myrna Weinman for an afternoon of NIA, Yoga, and Yoga Nidra in celebration of the Autumn Equinox! Through movement and meditation, we honor the harvest season - taking time out to celebrate our abundance, turn inward to reflect, and cultivate our inner equilibrium. Please join us to replenish your heart and spirit in the warm…
Find out more »Therapeutic Yoga – Beginner Series
Friday 11:00am - 12:00pm 6 week class beginning 9/15 (no class 10/13) This class is foundational and will cover basic alignment in traditional classifications of yoga postures (forward and back bends, standing and seated postures, twists and more). This class is designed to make yoga accessible to every body whether recovering from injury/surgery or new to yoga. This class may also be repeated (if you have attended in the past) or may stand alone. $108/series no drop-ins
Find out more »Connecting to the Source Sessions
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 First session: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (Doors will open at 5:30. Please knock) Second session: 7:45 pm - 9:15 pm ( Doors will open 7:15. Please knock). Rate: $50.00 per session. You can pay cash or check at the venue or book online: http://abdy.info/when-and-where/sessions If you pay through PayPal, please bring a printed copy of your receipt to the event. Please bring a yoga mat or a blanket and a pillow, and dress comfortably to lie on…
Find out more »October 2017
Tai Chi – Level 2
Mondays, 5:30 - 6:30 pm Instructor: Arlene Faulk This class is for experienced students of the short Yang style form by Cheng Man-ching.
Find out more »Nia Full Moon FreeDance with Hilde Kaiser
7-8 PM on Thursday October 5, November 2, November 30, and Tuesday January 30 in the Skylight Room. Inviting a ritual of release through dancing in honor of full moon energy to a varied playlist. Be barefoot, listen, honor, release, and dance again. Class ends with a short shamanic journey (meditation to drum or rattle). Hear more in this introductory audio: https://soundcloud.com/hilde-kaiser/nia-freedance-welcome This is a one-hour movement class suitable for all fitness levels. Preregister to zuhilde@gmail.com and include the date(s) for…
Find out more »Heartwood Meditation Class – Just for Middle School Students
Heartwood is happy to announce a new class that introduces the foundations of meditation to youth ages 10-14. No sign up is required for this weekly drop-in class conveniently located at Dempster and Dodge. Meditation teacher and community leader Nancy Floy, who founded the Heartwood Center, will utilize her vast experience as a teacher and life-long practitioner to help students discover their spacious minds and innate goodness through meditation. This is a drop-in class but please contact Lisa Applegate before…
Find out more »November 2017
Nia Full Moon FreeDance with Hilde Kaiser
7-8 PM on Thursday October 5, November 2, November 30, and Tuesday January 30 in the Skylight Room. Inviting a ritual of release through dancing in honor of full moon energy to a varied playlist. Be barefoot, listen, honor, release, and dance again. Class ends with a short shamanic journey (meditation to drum or rattle). Hear more in this introductory audio: https://soundcloud.com/hilde-kaiser/nia-freedance-welcome This is a one-hour movement class suitable for all fitness levels. Preregister to zuhilde@gmail.com and include the date(s) for…
Find out more »Janis DeLuca Awakenings presents: Ignite the Heart of the Heroine
A day long retreat with Janis DeLuca Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Do you yearn to be the heroine of your life story? Are you standing at the threshold of change? Do you feel despair, anger, or fear by what’s happening in the world in these challenging times? If yes, join Janis in a sacred circle of women to ignite and embody the heart of the heroine that dwells within you, and every woman. Our…
Find out more »A ParaYoga Immersion with Rod Stryker
November 18-19, 2017 in the Skylight Room Yogarupa Rod Stryker returns to the Chicago area to present "The Art and Science of Personal Practice," a weekend of classes that focus on the stages of yoga practice. Join Yogarupa to learn how to master the balance of power and wisdom, both internally and externally, in order to impact your body, mind, energy and soul. All classes feature asana, bandha, trantric meditation techniques, some theory and much more. Open to All Levels…
Find out more »Manage Your Holidays Mindfully
...And Stay Connected to Your Calm and Competent Self Saturdays, November 18 and December 2. 9:30am to 11:00am Heartwood Center, Evanston Contact Marsha Smith, smithhuemer@gmail.com. CEU’s for social workers and counselors! www.marshasmithcounseling.com Join us to take a break and reconnect to a sense of your calm and competent self. We'll help you practice self care in stressful times; recharge, look inside, and get clear about how you really want your holidays to go. You'll discover simple Mindfulness and Focusing ways…
Find out more »Nia Full Moon FreeDance with Hilde Kaiser
7-8 PM on Thursday October 5, November 2, November 30, and Tuesday January 30 in the Skylight Room. Inviting a ritual of release through dancing in honor of full moon energy to a varied playlist. Be barefoot, listen, honor, release, and dance again. Class ends with a short shamanic journey (meditation to drum or rattle). Hear more in this introductory audio: https://soundcloud.com/hilde-kaiser/nia-freedance-welcome This is a one-hour movement class suitable for all fitness levels. Preregister to zuhilde@gmail.com and include the date(s) for…
Find out more »December 2017
Sacred Bodies Women’s Circle
We will meet in the spirit of sacred ritual, meditation and guided movement practice to rediscover the connection to our physical self and the healing potential it can provide when viewed as worthy of rejuvenation and love. Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 from 12:30 - 2:30pm For more information, click HERE. Join Us!
Find out more »Holiday Healthcare Fair at Heartwood!
Join us for the Holiday Healthcare Fair at Heartwood!
Find out more »Women’s Winter Solstice Workshop 2017
Please join Corinne Peterson and Myrna Weinman for an afternoon of NIA, Yoga, and Yoga Nidra! Sunday, December 17, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (CST) at Heartwood Please join Corinne Peterson and Myrna Weinman for an afternoon of NIA, Yoga, and Yoga Nidra! We will join together as women in preparation for Winter Solstice through movement and deep relaxation. As the nights become longer we go inward to replenish our deep inner well, filling our reserves with healing,…
Find out more »January 2018
Get a Healthy Start to 2018 with Winter Wellness Chi Gong!
Sign up for Winter Wellness Chi Gong! Winter Wellness Chi Gong is a form of medical Chi Gong created by a noted grandmaster. The graceful, flowing movements of this form emphasize grounding, joint flexibility, balance, and opening the chest and lungs. In the process, virtually all the acupuncture meridians are addressed. Like all forms of medical Chi Gong, Winter Wellness focuses specifically on encouraging health and healing and assisting in the flow of the life force (Chi). And, again like…
Find out more »The Secret of Harmony through the Power of Breath
These classes are designed for anyone, regardless of your previous breathwork experience. Come and learn about the magic of WhaleBreathing. Find Your Truth. Tune Your Soul. Connect to Deep Calm. $30 per class, $125 per series Classes will be Thursdays, 7:00pm to 8:30pm. January 18, February 15, March 15, April 19, May 17 Call Mary at (847)226-6541 to learn more. View Class Dates
Find out more »Flashes of Enlightenment: Yoga for the Perimenopause/Menopause Journey
Mondays, 7:00-9:00pm January 22 - March 19, 2018 (no class on 2/26) 8 week series - $225.00 (If you'd like to pay by check/cash, or need a sliding fee scale - just connect with Corinne at (773) 562-5933 or corinne.peterson@gmail.com. Sorry, no drop-ins) The journey from perimenopause into menopause is a time of change, challenge and transformation. Though we share commonalities, the experience is unique for each woman – affecting different facets of our lives. During this time our physical…
Find out more »Women’s Yoga for Pelvic Health & Hormonal Balance
Wednesdays, 11:00am to 12:00pm* *Nutritional tips (premium option) following 12:15pm to 1:00pm 6 week series beginning January 24! Cost 6 weeks = $108 yoga, $ 108 for nutritional "boost" (tips and samples) Register by contacting Becky at: mmptandyoga@gmail.com View Class Dates
Find out more »Nia Full Moon FreeDance with Hilde Kaiser
7-8 PM on Thursday October 5, November 2, November 30, and Tuesday January 30 in the Skylight Room. Inviting a ritual of release through dancing in honor of full moon energy to a varied playlist. Be barefoot, listen, honor, release, and dance again. Class ends with a short shamanic journey (meditation to drum or rattle). Hear more in this introductory audio: https://soundcloud.com/hilde-kaiser/nia-freedance-welcome This is a one-hour movement class suitable for all fitness levels. Preregister to zuhilde@gmail.com and include the date(s) for…
Find out more »February 2018
Dance the Grand Dance of Health & Learn Self-Defense with Grandmaster Hongchao Zhang
Saturday, February 24 Seminar One: 2:30pm to 3:30pm Seminar Two: 3:30pm to 4:30pm Please reach out to Michelle Bobier to register.
Find out more »Chinese New Year Celebration
Sunday, February 25, 2 - 4 pm at Heartwood. Chinese New Year began on February 16th and lasts for fifteen days. This is the Year of the Dog. Hosted by Arlene Faulk and her Tai Chi students, we will all move our energy with some Tai Chi and QiGong. We will also learn more about Cheng Man-ch’ing, Tai Chi grandmaster, calligrapher and poet, who was instrumental in bringing Tai Chi to the United States. He developed the Yang style form…
Find out more »Nia Full Moon FreeDance with Hilde Kaiser – February 2018
7-8 PM on various dates in the Skylight Room (Please check the calendar for next dates.) Inviting a ritual of release through dancing in honor of full moon energy to a varied playlist. Be barefoot, listen, honor, release, and dance again. Class ends with a short shamanic journey (meditation to drum or rattle). Hear more in this introductory audio: https://soundcloud.com/hilde-kaiser/nia-freedance-welcome This is a one-hour movement class suitable for all fitness levels. Preregister to zuhilde@gmail.com and include the date(s) for which you…
Find out more »March 2018
What Does Sanity Look Like?
Join Lopön Helen Berliner on March 2 to 4 for "What Does Sanity Look Like?" By cutting through the dictates of habitual patterns, the equanimity of our own nature can be discovered. With this clarity and wisdom as our reference point, this precious human life can be fulfilled. —Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche Image credit: ©2018 Owari no Seraph Beyond the tried and true descriptors for what it means to be sane, there is the basic, self-existing sanity we are born with. What…
Find out more »Women’s Spring Equinox Workshop with Myrna and Corinne
Sunday, March 18, 2:00pm to 4:00pm Please join Corinne Peterson and Myrna Weinman for an afternoon of NIA, Yoga, and Yoga Nidra in preparation for the Spring Equinox! As the days get longer, and the earth quickens, the warm weather gradually returns, beckoning new life. As women, we are connected to the Earth's rhythms and instinctually begin to embrace the returning light. Something in us awakens, bringing us energy and strength for this life journey, supporting ourselves, our families, our…
Find out more »April 2018
Learn the Grand Dance of Health: Da Wu Chi Gong
Instructor: Michelle Bobier, BCST, Chi Gong 6th duan Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 pm, April 19 through June 7, 2018 Location: Skylight Room, The Heartwood Center, 1818 Dempster, Evanston To inquire or register: Michelle Bobier at michellebobier@me.com or 773-991-4357 Website: resourcewellnessllc.com View Class Dates
Find out more »Group Quantum Sound/Energy Healing Event
Tuesday, April 24 at 8:00pm in the Skylight Room Using a combination of Access consciousness & the Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls, you can create the YOU that you really want to be. These healing sessions offer individualized attention in the group setting. Each participant spends time on the healing table receiving a sound bath from a variety of singing bowls (classic frosted quartz singing bowls, antique Tibetan singing bowls, Alchemy singing bowls, along with the exquisite singing pyramids), and individualized toning. The bowls are also placed on the body…
Find out more »May 2018
Holistic Paths to Wellbeing
In this supportive group, you can slow down and learn to cultivate mindfulness, a gentle curiosity toward your felt sense. An image of golden light step stones Guided exercises will help you tap into new information from your felt sense which provides further wisdom. When information comes there is an easing, a shift from feeling stuck and static to an opening to new feelings and energy. You'll develop deeper trust in your own inner resources. The class will help participants…
Find out more »Discover and Change the Beliefs Underlying Chronic Health Conditions – CEUs Available!
Become an expert in Mind-Body Medicine Suppressed emotions can be expressed as physical symptoms. The body reflects our thoughts & beliefs and negative beliefs can cause illness and inhibit deep healing. Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND, HMC is an expert in mind-body medicine. He developed Holistic Counseling from his own experience with severe illness. Dr. Moshe healed himself from the rare auto-immune disease Myasthenia Gravis with deep counseling alone. Holistic Counseling is a powerful, gentle and effective mind-body counseling…
Find out more »We’re Out Walking 2018
Wednesdays, 7:00pm to 8:00pm (except on July 4) WOW is a health and fitness program that aims to create a sense of community for those who live, work and play in Evanston. The cost to participate is $5 for the 12-week program and includes group walks, health and fitness classes, a t-shirt, and more! Information and registration: https://www.cityofevanston.org/government/departments/health-human-services/promote/we-re-out-walking Schedule: May 23: Gentle Integrated Movement with Colleen Hubbard, MSW, ACHT Open yourself to freely and joyfully moving your body with intention. It’s…
Find out more »Nia Full Moon FreeDance with Hilde Kaiser – May 2018
7-8 PM on various dates in the Skylight Room Inviting a ritual of release through dancing in honor of full moon energy to a varied playlist. Be barefoot, listen, honor, release, and dance again. Class ends with a short shamanic journey (meditation to drum or rattle). Hear more in this introductory audio: https://soundcloud.com/hilde-kaiser/nia-freedance-welcome This is a one-hour movement class suitable for all fitness levels. Preregister to zuhilde@gmail.com and include the date(s) for which you are registering. Cost is $12.
Find out more »June 2018
Women’s Summer Solstice Workshop with Myrna & Corinne
Sunday, June 3, 2:00pm to 4:00pm Please join Corinne Peterson and Myrna Weinman for an afternoon of NIA, Yoga, and Yoga Nidra in celebration of Summer! During these warm months, everything is growing and alive, soaking in the vibrant, radiant, life-giving energy of the sun - including us! Through movement and meditation, we enter into summer's rhythm. We take this time out to rest, let go of life's concerns and just be in the flow. Please join us to replenish…
Find out more »BASE™: Bodywork And Somatic Education™ Relational Development, Rupture and Repair
A Somatic Developmental Perspective of Attachment and Bonding Dave Berger, MFT, LCMHC, PT, SEP, MA and Abi Blakeslee, CMT, MFT, Ph.D., SEP This workshop will approach the development of human attachment by experiencing the role of the structure of the body in relationship. Posture, movement, sensorimotor development and kinesiology are rarely understood as important features in human bonding. Yet, it is through movement and touch that self-regulation develops, dyadic bonding is learned and a sense of self grows. Through lecture,…
Find out more »August 2018
2018 Teachings by H.E. Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche
We are delighted to announce the annual visit of Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche to Mindrol ösel Ling. From August 15-19, Rinpoche will bestow teachings to fortunate students in the Chicago area. Early birds may take advantage reduced tuition listed below. Beginning July 20th, full tuition will be charged online or at the door. Members paying $25 dollars a month or more receive a 10% discount on all teachings. Our online registration system is safe and secure, so please…
Find out more »September 2018
Tai Chi – Level 1
Instructors: Arlene Faulk Tuesdays, 4:15pm to 5:15pm This class is for students with at least one year of Tai Chi experience and knowledge of the short Yang style form by Cheng Man-ching.
Find out more »Fall Beginner’s Tai Chi Class Series
Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 6:30pm, September 18 through November 6 Series Cost: $132 Registration required: Contact Arlene Faulk at 312.642.0722 or arlene@faulktaichi.com.
Find out more »The Extended Meridian System of Zen Shiatsu
September 19 – November 14 ~ ~ 6:00PM – 9:00 PM (no class 10/31) Wednesday evenings at Heartwood MERIDIANS ARE FOUND AND CLEARLY FELT WITH SENSITIVE HANDS AND HEART Meridians form the foundation for what we do, both in theory and practice. Do you sometimes wish you knew for sure that you were really in those channels when you touch them? Would you like to feel secure enough to trust that you found specific points? Might there be a more…
Find out more »Women’s Autumn Equinox Workshop with Myrna & Corinne 2018
Sunday, September 23, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Please join Corinne Peterson and Myrna Weinman for an afternoon of NIA, Yoga, and Yoga Nidra in celebration of the Autumn Equinox! Through movement and meditation, we honor the harvest season - taking time out to celebrate our abundance, turn inward to reflect, and cultivate our inner equilibrium. Please join us to replenish your heart and spirit in the warm embrace of this sacred space we create in community! All…
Find out more »October 2018
Heart of Awareness: Embodied Spirituality, 8th Annual Workshop with Susan Aposhyan
Join Susan Aposhyan for her 8th annual workshop! Susan will merge the worlds of Body-Mind Psychotherapy and Embodied Spirituality to provide participants differing tools in which to access the lived experience of compassion & healing through meditative and embodiment practices. WHEN Friday, October 19, 2018 at 9:00 AM CDT -to- Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 5:00 PM CDT FEE INFORMATION Payment made via PayPal - $375...$360 if registered before September 1st Payment made via Check - $365...$350 if registered before…
Find out more »November 2018
iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation
Weekly Group Beginning November 1st! Thursday evenings, 7 - 8:30pm 8-week session ending on December 27th, 2018 No class on Thanksgiving Cost: $150 $125 if registered before October 25th Enter code SAVE at checkout iRest® Yoga Nidra is a form of meditation developed by Richard Miller, PhD. This practice merges the ancient tradition of Yoga Nidra meditation, translated as "Sleep of the Yogi," within the psychological framework of the Western mind. This trauma-informed practice will usher you through 10 levels…
Find out more »Mindfulness for Emotional Well Being
October 13 & November 10: 10:00 am to 11:00am In these classes you can learn practices to use for yourself when you need them to become calm and centered. Strong emotions are part of life. What can we do to prevent emotions from hijacking our day? Beginning with a little shift of attention and awareness we can return to a feeling of calm and clarity. From a participant "the class helped me discover that the anxious feelings I sometimes feel aren't me. I was…
Find out more »January 2019
Tai Chi for Beginners
Tuesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 pm Instructor: Arlene Faulk No experience necessary. Website
Find out more »Therapeutic Yoga
Wednesdays, 9:30am to 10:30am Becky Paulin-Liston is offering therapeutic yoga in the Skylight room at Heartwood - open to men and women of all ability levels. Please come if you can, and bring a friend! Classes will be held on the following dates: $108 for 6 week session, drop-ins welcome $20, please email instructor prior to class for confirmation: 1/9 - 2/13, 2/27-4/10, 4/24-5/29 (pushed back a week - beginning 5/1) Contact becky@ptandy.com or check www.ptandy.com for details.
Find out more »Stay Strong for Winter with Chi Gong!
Warm up, get stronger, and relax with this energizing eight-week class! Eight Pieces of Brocade Chi Gong (aka Ba Duan Jin) is one of the most ancient forms of Chinese martial arts; its origins go back over 2,000 years. The form consists of eight movements that exercise the entire body, with each movement carrying different, multiple health benefits. It’s a superior form of joint-sparing, weight-bearing exercise that also improves focus and affords excellent stress management. It’s meditation in action! This simple,…
Find out more »Women’s Yoga
Fridays, 9:30am-10:30am $72 for 4 week session, $108 for 6 week session 1/25-2/15 (4 week session) 3/1 - 4/12 (no class 3/27 or 3/29) 4/26- 5/31 (no class 5/17) We will introduce concepts such as bone health, pelvic floor health, hormonal balance and relaxation in an integrated movement and breath practice. Contact becky@ptandy.com or check www.ptandy.com for details.
Find out more »Recommit to Reconnection
Join Becky Paulin-Liston and Sarah McLaughlin for a women's circle.
Find out more »February 2019
iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation
iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation Early Bird Rate only until January 25th! February 3rd - March 17th Sunday afternoons 4:30 - 5:45pmHeartwood Integrative Health & Healing 1818 Dempster Street Evanston, IL6-week session ending on March 17th, 2019 No class on February 24th Cost: $140 $120 if registered before January 25th Enter code FOCUS at checkout New Drop-In Rate Added - $20 per session Rest® Yoga Nidra is a secular form of meditation developed by Richard Miller, PhD. This practice merges…
Find out more »Free Workshop: Strategies for Coping with Trauma and PTSD
With trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder playing such a destructive role in society, it’s important to find effective ways of dealing with these issues. This workshop will explore modalities that show great promise. One of those modalities is CBD (cannabidinol) oil; another is biodynamic craniosacral therapy (BCST); and another is the Chinese martial art known as Chi Gong. In the workshop, participants will learn about how CBD affects biochemistry in ways that benefit trauma and PTSD, and will also learn…
Find out more »March 2019
Clinical Supervision: For Practitioners of Shiatsu, Massage & Bodywork
CLINICAL SUPERVISION: FOR PRACTITIONERS OF SHIATSU, MASSAGE AND BODYWORK 2nd Thursday of the month ~ 6-8PM ~ $220.00 March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13 Heartwood ~ 1818 Dempster ~ Evanston Clinical Supervision is a special type of mentorship that provides and extra forum for practitioners. Naturally, advice on the typical topics of concern, such as questions regarding treatment strategies and practice-building skills, IS part of it. What makes it special is the opportunity for discussing one’s own issues of…
Find out more »Women’s Spring Equinox Workshop with Myrna and Corinne
Please join Corinne Peterson and Myrna Weinman for an afternoon of NIA, Yoga, and Yoga Nidra in preparation for the Spring Equinox! As the days get longer, and the earth quickens, the warm weather gradually returns, beckoning new life. As women, we are connected to the Earth's rhythms and instinctually begin to embrace the returning light. Something in us awakens, bringing us energy and strength for this life journey, supporting ourselves, our families, our communities and the world. It is…
Find out more »Rest, Relax, and Enhance Your Sleep with Chi Gong
Rest, Relaxation, and Restorative Sleep Chi Gong focuses on simple, purposeful movements that emphasize deep, gentle breathing, slow, repeated motions, and movement of awareness and energy away from the head (where many of us get stuck with anxiety, repetitive thoughts, or mental busyness). This encourages a feeling of groundedness that promotes relaxation and improved sleep. The form is simple enough to enable students of all ages and skill levels to follow along and learn the form easily. Chi Gong --…
Find out more »April 2019
Whole Presence Quantum Soul Retrieval
WHOLE PRESENCE QUANTUM SOUL RETRIEVAL Monday ~ April 15 – May 20 ~ 6-9PM Heartwood ~ 1818 Dempster St. ~ Evanston $470.00 by 3/25 ~ $515 after 3/25 This 7-week course teaches how to find and retrieve any missing parts of yourself that you have mistakenly given away or had taken from you. Your senses tell you this has happened if you: Feel someone has a part of you that you want back Find yourself exhausted after interacting with particular…
Find out more »Heartwood Symposium: Healing Chronic Pain through Integrative Care
Join us for a free community health symposium on Saturday April 27 at the Heartwood Center in Evanston, Illinois. Overview: In response to the current public health crisis of opioid overuse and abuse, we would like to educate the public, physicians and all healthcare providers about the importance of an integrative, multidisciplinary approach in managing chronic pain. Featured Topics: When Medicine Fails and Pain Persists: It's Time to Integrate Sheetal DeCaria, M.D., Board Certified in Anesthesia & Pain Management The…
Find out more »May 2019
Spring Cleanse Workshop
Join Functional Medicine practitioners on Thursday, May 2nd from 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the Community Room at Heartwood!
Find out more »How to Build Up Your Energy Levels
HOW TO BUILD UP YOUR ENERGY LEVELS Wednesdays ~ May 8 - 29 ~ 6-9PM Heartwood ~ 1818 Dempster St. ~ Evanston $335.00 by 4/18 ~ $380.00 after 4/18 Do your energy levels vary according to the people around you or your mood during the day? Do you want to not give our energy away or let others take it from you? To stay physically and emotionally healthy, you need to: Contact your Soul Connect with your Spirit Cultivate your Energy…
Find out more »Step into Summer with Chi Gong!
Summer Chi Gong for Health focuses on simple, purposeful movements that emphasize deep breathing, stretching, and gradual building of strength and flexibility. It includes a number of animal forms, so if you’re curious about Stretching Tiger, Standing Bear, or White Crane Flies Over the Ocean, this is your chance to learn! Chi Gong -- the mother of Tai Chi -- is an ancient Chinese form of exercise and moving meditation that strengthens the body, calms the mind, and encourages the…
Find out more »June 2019
Wire Your Brain to… Create Peace Manage Stress Live the Happiest Healthiest Life
WIRE YOUR BRAIN to... Create Peace Manage Stress Live the Happiest Healthiest Life Discover the MOST EFFICIENT EFFECTIVE APPROACH With MARIANNE KNOX Neuro-Mindfulness Wellness Coach/Presenter Trained in the Latest in Neuroscience and Natural Techniques She has developed an Exclusive Practice Guiding Individuals to Rewire their Brain to MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE...POSSIBLE Diminishing Anxiety and Stress in Daily Living Healing and Optimal Living of Chronic Disease Relaxation and Better Sleep Children Overcome Academic and Emotional Challenges Let Go of Unhealthy Habits and…
Find out more »DNA Activation: Longevity & Resilience for Body & Soul
DNA ACTIVATION LONGEVITY & RESILIENCE FOR BODY & SOUL Monday ~ June 3–24 ~ 6-9PM Heartwood ~ 1818 Dempster St. ~ Evanston $335.00 by 5/3 ~ $380.00 after 5/3 DNA holds the Divine Blueprint of perfection within us. It monitors and manages the growth, repair, rejuvenation and termination of every cell in the body. It is the regulator and timekeeper of each cell’s biological clock. DNA Activation returns purity and health to every cell in your body. It restores cellular…
Find out more »Listening to Your Body to Help You Deal Better with Chronic Pain, Health Challenges and Stress
~ Listening To Your Body ~ ...to help you deal better with chronic pain, health challenges and stress. Do you struggle regularly with physical pain? The class will show you ways to access the resilience, strength and tranquility that are inside you ~ to deal better with the stress of pain and health challenges. Dates: 4 Saturdays-June 15, 22, 29, July 13.(No class July 6) 10 to 11 a.m. Fee: $125.00 Location: Heartwood, 1818 Dempster, Evanston Class size is small…
Find out more »The Empowered Marketing Workshop Series with Christina Giordano
Looking to take the guesswork out of marketing? Sick of banking on discounts and deals? Have the time to promote yourself but don't know where to start? Wish you could have a solid marketing strategy that actually works? * * * Introducing: The Empowered Marketing Workshop Series A 7-month group consulting program that will build your marketing strategy from the ground up. Join me and a small group of other big-hearted entrepreneurs on a monthly basis to build an honest,…
Find out more »Heartwood’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
You're invited to Heartwood's 20th Anniversary Celebration on June 22, 2019 outside of the Heartwood Center. This is a free event. No RSVP required. Join us for some fun!
Find out more »July 2019
September 2019
Experience the Wisdom of the Ancients with Eight Pieces of Brocade Chi Gong!
Chi Gong, sometimes called the mother of Tai Chi, is a form of exercise and moving meditation invented thousands of years ago in China to strengthen the body, calm the mind, and encourage the free flow of the life force. Chi Gong may help with depression, mental focus, sense of balance, high blood pressure, sleep disorders, and lack of energy. Properly done, Chi Gong is calming to the nervous system, and is an excellent tool for stress management. Eight Pieces…
Find out more »Essence of Change – CEU Training
“Focusing” on the living-sensing body in clinical practice. Training in body-centered, mindfulness-based methods for therapists and other healers. 6 CEU’s available for social workers and counselors. Friday Sept 20 9:30 to 4. Heartwood Center 1818 Dempster, Evanston, IL Registration: $130. $115, if by Sept 1st. Space is limited. For more information, please contact: www.marshasmithcounseling.com smithhuemer@gmail.com. 847/323-1717 Click here to register. The workshop, based on ‘Focusing in Clinical Practice’, will help you show clients the wisdom and healing that resides inside…
Find out more »Gynecological Disorders with Essential Oils
Weekend workshop with Peter Holmes, L.Ac. Appropriate class for licensed acupuncturists. September 28-29, 2019 14 NCCAOM PDAs available Hormone balance is probably the most important aspect of a woman's health and wellbeing today. To treat women's conditions effectively requires more than a cookie-cutter TCM approach and more than a sterile allopathic approach aimed at suppressing symptoms. So what is the solution? In most cases, a systemic functional approach to treatment based on assessing endocrine/ hormonal patterns of disharmony. We can call…
Find out more »October 2019
Mindfulness & Focusing: Want to Find Your Calm When Times are Tough?
Want to find your calm when times are tough? Mindfulness and Focusing workshop starts Oct 5. 4 Saturdays, with Marsha Smith, LCSW. Interested to practice more self care in the coming months? You can use simple mindfulness and focusing practices to feel less stress in your life, work and relationships. A 4-session class starting October 5. 9:30 -11. Heartwood, Evanston. Oct 5, 12, 19, 26. Fee: $100. Single group sessions: $30. In a supportive group, you can learn to use…
Find out more »Chakra QiGong for Everyone – Build Your Energy Levels
How to Balance, Strengthen and Nourish Your Chakras The simple formula below is an amazingly powerful energizer, both physically and emotionally. It puts you in good spirits. You are in touch with your inner wisdom. You get more effective with your goals and relationships. Here’s the formula: Fill out a self-assessment check list for each chakra Learn their basic attributes: location, color, spin, etc. Add some key words Put that together with easy-to-do movements Your check list tells you which…
Find out more »How to Discern, Command and Direct Energy
Master Course for Shiatsu Practitioners Shiatsu practitioners have a unique requirement as bodyworkers: they have to influence energy in addition to tissue. This involves a refined understanding of energy as well as a specialized skill set. This Master Course series of four classes lays out the essential elements for developing that skill set . . . step by step. Using these skills, you can lead your client in the direction they choose for their health and happiness. These same skills…
Find out more »November 2019
Embodied Relationship: Cultivating Compassion and Presence with Susan Aposhyan
Join Susan Aposhyan for the 9th Annual Evanston Body-Mind Psychotherapy Workshop! Co-sponsored by the Chicago Center for Integration and Healing Embodied Relationship: Cultivating compassion and presence for ourselves and others Sign up by October 1 for the early registration discount! CEUs are also available. Friday, November 15: 9am - 5pm Saturday, November 16: 9am - 4pm Heartwood Integrative Health & Healing 1818 Dempster Street Evanston, IL 60202 $350 -- before October 1st $365 -- after October 1st Note: $10 processing…
Find out more »Women’s Wellness Event
Gain the self-care tools you need to lead a more centered, stress-free life.
Find out more »Manage Your Stress Mindfully
Mindfulness and Focusing Class Monthly, 4th Saturday, 9:30 to11 am (next class Nov 30) with Marsha Smith Interested to practice more self care in the coming months? You can use simple mindfulness and focusing practices to feel less stress in your life, work and relationships. Heartwood Center. Registration with Smithhuemer@gmail.com. Fee:$25. In a supportive group, you can learn to use your resources of mind-body awareness to feel less stress. I also offer one-to-one sessions. Experience shows that you can become…
Find out more »December 2019
Holiday Healthcare & Gift Fair
Join us this Holiday season for a rejuvenating escape to Heartwood for a variety of healing services and shopping!
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