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The Gathering Inn
Women Helping Women
March 1, 2011
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Memorial Meditation Garden
As we are approaching Spring and getting our bodies, minds, and souls ready for the out-of-doors, we are again thinking about our Memorial Meditation Garden.
As you may know, we have offered you the opportunity to make a donation toward the completion of this lovely tranquil space in memory or in honor of a woman who means or has meant a great deal to you in your life. Once we have received all the donations, we will have a plaque created with their names and installed in the garden.
To include the name of a woman you wish to honor, please send us your donation and name(s) no later than May 1st.
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New Yoga Classes
Power Yoga with Jen Baum
Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Starting March 1st
Please join us for a fun, upbeat yoga that promotes exercise of the physical body, discipline of the breath and inner balance of the mind and spirit. We will move continuously through a series of postures flowing easily from one to the other. Power yoga will offer the basic of challenges to any level student including beginners.
Open to all level students, Women, Men & Teens.
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Gentle Yoga with Phyllis Pomerleau
Two classes on Thursdays
10:00 - 11:00 AM
and 7:00 - 8:00 PM
March 17 - April 21
This class combines slow gentle postures which encourage exploration of breath and body, restorative poses, meditation and relaxation. Appropriate for all levels, this is a great class for those who want to unwind , reduce stress and anxiety . This gentle yoga practice nurtures and relaxes body, mind and spirit.
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Last Fabulous Friday Postponed
The Four Fabulous February Supper series was very well attended and presented new, exciting ideas about our thoughts, practices, and spiritual power. The topics led to deep discussion and reflection for all participants. The final one had to be canceled due to weather and will be rescheduled.
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Movie Night
Friday, March 4, 7:00 PM
Norma Rae
In an Oscar-winning performance, Sally Field is unforgettable as Norma Rae, the Southern millworker who revolutionizes a small town and discovers a power in herself she never had. Under the guidance of a New York unionizer (Ron Leibman) and with increasing courage and determination, Norma Rae organizes her fellow factory workers to fight for better conditions and wages. Based on a true story, Norma Rae is the mesmerizing tale of a modern day heroine. Beau Bridges co-stars.
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(free potluck dinner)
Wednesday, March 9, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
How often do you eat being mindful of your food... the color, texture, flavor... being grateful to our Mother Earth for growing our food... being thankful for the hands that prepared the food? We begin our potluck dinners by offering a thought-provoking sentence and then eat in silence for a time as we bring our awareness to our food. We then finish the meal sharing conversation around the idea presented.
Following dinner we transition to the Gathering Room
for a thirty minute guided meditation usually tied to the dinner's topic.
Take some time this month just for you, step out of your busyness, enjoy good food and conversation,
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The Gentle Art of Herb Garden Design
Saturday, March 12, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost $25 There are only a few spaces left. Register ASAP!
We'll explore the history and purpose behind classic herb garden designs and discuss how they can be adapted for New England climates and awkward spaces. You'll take a tour through the botany and folklore of both new and old herbal friends.
Themed gardens. We'll touch on themed gardens (such as moon gardens, Goddess gardens, and Meditation gardens), companion planting, and products you can make with what you grow. Bring your questions! This class welcomes both beginning and experienced herbalists and gardeners.
Registration required. You may register online, by email or by phone.
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Journey in Bellydance Basics:
Healing the Dancer Within
Wednesday, March 16, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost $15
Joy in Movement: This workshop will relax, reinvigorate and inspire any woman seeking to reclaim her joy in movement and the inborn strength of the miraculous female body.
Elements of Movement: After a thorough but gentle warm-up incorporating breathing awareness, simple yoga, and correct posture for bellydance, we'll experience and play with all the building blocks that make bellydance so freeing, meditative, spiritual and fun! Our closing cool-down will include a moving meditation to ground and center us before we re-enter the hectic outside world. This workshop is suitable for women of all ages, shapes and sizes; no previous bellydance experience is required.
Dress for Movement: Please wear comfortable exercise clothing and bring water; yoga mat or small towel helpful but not required.
Registration required. You may register online, by email or by phone.
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Spa Day at the Gathering Inn
Saturday, March 26, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Cost $35 (includes all materials)
Learn. Laugh. Luxuriate. Prepare yourself to be exquisitely pampered in this interactive and rejuvenating workshop!
Using simple, fresh materials available at your supermarket or drugstore, you will create and personalize your own masques, bath salts, facial washes, scrubs, and salves for a fraction of the cost of commercial brands. The formulas you'll take home are an antidote to expensive processed cosmetics containing petrochemicals, animal ingredients and artificial fragrances. We'll use our creations in class and take home delectable soothers for our winter-weary and neglected skins.
Prepare: Please bring one or two small lidded containers and a bath towel.
Registration required. You may register online, by email or by phone.
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 Reiki Share
led by Marie Clemente
Saturday, March 26, 10:00 AM - Noon
(Snow date: Sunday, March 27)
Registration required by March 5th
Limited to 9 people so register early!
A $5.00 donation to The Gathering Inn
would be most appreciated.
Are you ready for a winter morning's infusion of Reiki's essences - Light and Love - to renew, nourish, harmonize and balance your inner self and well-being? If the answer is yes, then please join other Reiki practitioners of all levels in a Reiki Share at The Gathering Inn on Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 10am - 12 noon. Light refreshments and a Reiki Circle will precede the Reiki experience.
As you are aware, Reiki Shares are a wonderful opportunity to experience the benefits of group sharing and treatments and the powerful energy activated by a joining together with other Reiki practitioners. This community effort will enrich your life and well-being as you feel the surge of energy radiating from a teamwork approach and sharing.
Please call The Gathering Inn at 978-820-1139 to register or with any questions you may have regarding this special morning of light, love and community spirit.
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Book Discussion
The February Book Discussion had to be canceled due to weather so we are carrying this book over to:
Sunday, March 27, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
The Woman Who Gave Birth To Her Mother
by Kim Chernin
Every mother contains her daughter in herself and every daughter her mother, and every woman extends backward into her mother and forward into her daughter. - Carl Jung "Drawing on accounts of mother-daughter conflicts that she heard about as a practicing psychoanalyst, Chernin provides a method for resolving the problems that can dominate this relationship in her perceptive and creative study. According to the author, many women are locked into a cycle of blaming and forgiving their mothers for any difficulties they have experienced. To transcend this pattern, Chernin recommends that a woman learn to "give birth" to her mother by changing the destructive dynamic that has existed between them through the healing power of storytelling." ~ from Publisher's Weekly
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The Gathering Inn is a place for women to step out of the busyness of life and connect to their spiritual center.
The Gathering Inn
82 Healdville Rd
Hubbardston, MA 01452
phone: 978-820-1139
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