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July/Aug Calendar of Events
July 9th
7:30-9:30
Trauma Resolution
August 9th
9:00-5:00
Emotional Freedom Technique
August 17th
3:00-5:30
Harmonizing your BodyMind
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 OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE
Two 11x7 office spaces featuring windows with partial views of adjacent wetlands. May also include access to a 9 ft. x 9 ft. exam room with sink three days a week.
Furnished (shared) office space is also available on a one or two day-per-week basis for psychotherapy or body work.
Please contact Dr. Martin Lemon at 630-393-9800, ext. 205, or Dr. Lucia LiCavoli at 630-393-9800, ext. 204.
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Host Your Event at Clarus Center
Located in Cantera Office Park, Clarus Center offers meeting space for up to 45 persons. Enjoy views through floor-to-ceiling windows of the surrounding wetlands and trees.
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Monday (on going) 9:00-10:00am Inter/Adv. Carl/Elise
Tuesday (on going) 10:00-11:00 Intermediate Liz
Wednesday(ongoing) 6:00pm-7:00 Beginner Mat Carl
Wednesday Morning Class forming!!!
Friday (ongoing) 12:30-1:30 Basic Mat Carl
www.pilatesfitnessinc.com |
Groups by Marty Martin
Balanced Entrepreneur Success Circles This group meets monthly for 2.5 hours. The investment for participating in this group is $55/month. For more information, visit: http://www.balancedentrepreneur.net/.
Taming Overspending, Overshopping and Chronic Debting This group meets monthly for 2.5 hours. The investment for participating in this group is $55/month. For more information, contact Dr. Marty Martin at 630.715.6270.
Coping with Insomnia Group This group meets monthly for 2.5 hours. The investment for participating in this group is $55/month. For more information, contact Dr. Marty Martin at 630.715.6270.
Preparing for Surgery and other Invasive Medical/Dental Procedures Group. Members can sign up for one group session or more depending upon your individual situation. To schedule an appointment, call Dr. Marty Martin at 630.715.6270 or visit http://www.apapo.org/DrWilliamMartin.
Coping with Money Worries and Losses The group will last for 2.5 hours once a month for 6 months at a rate of $500/person. The date will be announced. For additional information, please email marty@martymartincoaching.com .
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 Promotion
Private Yoga Lessons
with BJ Sadtler
Call 630-334-7826 or email
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Get Fired Up About
Cleaning Up--and Out--
This July!
Is your home or office the supportive, effective space you desire?
Do you struggle with managing the mounds of paper that descend on us all each day?
Confused about how to sort through and release possessions?
Want to know about about sustainable and harmonious living practices?
HARMONIOUS SPACES OFFERS CLUTTER CLEARING, FENG SHUI DESIGN AND GREEN ADVICE
 Your home is a metaphor for your life. When you LOSE clutter and obstruction, you can FIND time, money, well being and peace; the joy of found treasures and found Self!
July Fire Sale Prices:
Book in JULY and get:
·10 HOURS PAID IN ADVANCE for ONLY $45/hour!
·Book 20 HOURS PAID IN ADVANCE for ONLY $40/hour!!
(prices normally $50/hour)
WHY WAIT? CLEAN IT OUT, SO YOU CAN LIVE IT UP!
Susan Francis is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers and owner of Harmonious Spaces, a business dedicated to clearing clutter, creating beauty and sustainable living, one space at a time.
Susan Francis
Harmonious Spaces
CELL: 541-306-7921
OFFICE: 630-393-9800, #208
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DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY GROUP
Tuesday evenings, 6:00 - 7:30 at Clarus Center
Participants learn skills to:
* Regulate Emotions
* Increase Interpersonal Effectiveness
* Cope with and Tolerate Distress
* Enhance Mindfulness
For more information, please contact Janet Levitt, 630-393-9800 ext. 206 | |
| Dear Friends of Clarus,
Summer is finally here and so is the bright sun with all it's beauty and warmth. When my eyes open in the morming to one of these magical days it's as if the sun is kissing me on the forehead. What a sweet, lovely way to awaken. This is our theme for July. Sun, Joy, and Transformational Energy. You will find this newsletter chock full of offerings. From Rebecca's inspiring article, Nancy's meditation, a recipie you MUST try, groups, lectures and the like that are bound to move you this summer. We hope you'll be able to join us for an event or two this season.
Clarus Center Members are invested in the creation of vibrant health and wellness within our community. We are glad to have you collaborating with us on that mission.
Feel free to forward this email along to anyone you think might enjoy our offerings.
Happy Summer!
Regards,
Stacey Hurst, LCPC
along with the
Clarus Center Community |
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FIRE ELEMENT
by: Ayesha Atique
According to Chinese medicine's five element theory, summer is ruled by the fire element. The fire element corresponds to the heart and small intestine, the southerly direction, the climatic condition of heat, the color red, the emotion of happiness or joy, the sound of laughter, the taste of bitterness, and the odor of burning. Fire controls the blood vessels and is reflected in the face and complexion.
Element: Fire
Nature: Yang
Organs: Heart, Small Intestine, Tongue and Complexion
Emotion: Joy
Fire is symbolic of maximum activity or greatest yang, which means that it is a time of heat, outgoingness, and moving outward in nature and in our lives. This is the season to nourish and pacify our spirits while maximizing our potential as we find joy in the hot summer days and warm summer nights.
Signs that the fire element is in balance include a strong and healthy heart, a calm mind and the ability to sleep soundly. When the fire element is imbalanced, we may either lack joy (depression) or have an excess of joy (mania). Indicators of an imbalance in the fire element also include agitation, nervousness, heartburn, and insomnia.
This is a great time to schedule your acupuncture seasonal tune up! To learn more, contact Ayesha Atique, Licensed Acupuncturist at: 630.640.6763 or atique.acupuncture@gmail.com
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CONTAGIOUS TRANSFORMATION
by Rebecca Tews-Kozlowski, PhD
Warmed by the brightness and penetrating energy of our summer sun, July brings us to the peak of our radiance. This month begs us to look into the dark corners of our gardens and see them transformed with the circle of life and the energy and vibrancy of all that is growing and transforming around us. In this bright world we are challenged as well to embrace our own inner illumination and transformation. The natural world is a mirror in which we can see our own interdependence with the natural world and our social world. The energy and warmth of this month can encourage our change and growth and challenge us to face once dark corners of our lives which benefit from brilliant illumination. Growth and personal transformation begun now can carry us through the darker months inevitably on the horizon. The energetic awareness of seeing ourselves transformed by the light and empowered to embrace change and accept joyful living as our birthright expands our ability to connect meaningfully with those around us. The energy is contagious in a spontaneously and incredibly wonderful way.
We are the conduits of abundance, personal and social transformation. The more consciously we embrace the light around us and within us, the more we attract those experiences to us. We become radiating resources of positive illuminated energy encouraging others to change their own vision of themselves and their existence.
But what does all of this really look like from a practical point of view? First and foremost it is about embracing the opportunities to connect meaningfully and personally with all
that is around us. Whether that means taking the time to observe the movement of natural world and to savor the experience of seeing this realm with new eyes or looking more carefully and deeply at the people around you as you go through your day, the key is use all of your senses to appreciate what is to be sensed--mindfully. The second step is to acknowledge not just what it is but also what can be-in effect acknowledging a vision of the infinite potential around us. When we do so we look at the world and our fellow travelers as though they already were what they potentially could be. This changes our interaction as we begin radiating the vision. This allows them, as Marianne Williamson proclaims, to be liberated by their interactions with us. It is an invitation to become someone who inspires others just as they have been inspired by us.
In the final analysis, all that is good, spontaneous and joyful-the transformative experiences of love, appreciation, creativity, and spiritual connection all trace their source to this inward light. It is the essential power of the universe, and though perhaps just one symbolic form of that light, the radiance of our mid-summer sun infuses us with a tangible experience of that warmth, energy and illumination. So as you bask in the sun over the next few weeks (even if it is more chore or errand based) welcome its energy into your day and take a moment to connect the external energy with your own meditative experience of inward enlightenment and transformation. Challenge yourself to radiate that energy toward others and see if they respond by visibly brightening before your eyes. Challenge yourself to shine that energy toward family and coworkers and look for the positive changes it brings. Challenge yourself to accept the warmth and brilliance as part of your own being and as an essential component of being all that you are joyfully meant to become.
To contact Dr. Rebecca Tews-Kozlowski call 630-393-9800 x216 | |
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Meditation Muse:
Sunshine
by Nancy Ging, LCSW
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high
Light and lovely, smooth and flowing are these words of John Denver, lyrics that ring out with friendliness in our memory bank. Sun, Fun, Joy and Bliss. Themes for this month are all things bright and beautiful, awakening the Spirit within us in this happy season of summertime.
For many of us the impact of sunshine on our well being is immense. I used to feel some shame about being so dependent on sunshine to keep my mood and spirit up. I didn't want to be at the mercy of the skies, the weather. Then, several years ago while at an eight day Warrior-Monk Retreat which put me deeply and intimately into relationship with All That Is, I had a direct experience of kinship with the Sun which shifted my concern about any dependency on that ball of firelight. I moved into a personal relationship with the Sun that allowed me to take it inside myself. I wish the same for you.
Try this: Find a place to sit comfortably, preferably outside. If you're inside, pretend you're outside. In your imagination you will be and that works just as well! Ask your whole body to relax and feel that you are being held in the palm of the hand of Mother Earth. Sink into a feeling of receptivity as you inhale the Earth's nurturing, nourishing energy. Now take your attention to your heart and experience it as a warm and glowing ball of firelight -- your own internal Sun. Stay with this feeling of kinship with The Sun. Know that you are related, connected, enlivened with transformative fire and Light. Use your powers of intentions as you visualize rays of golden white Light flowing out in all directions from your heart. Send sunbeams to all organs or your body, all systems within. Once you have felt your relationship with the glowing warmth of the sunbeams in the heavens, and have renewed the spark of aliveness in each cell of your body, you may feel a glow of gratitude and an urge to send forth love and Light to others. You've simply become a sunbeam for bringing bliss, peace and joy into the world. .
Nancy Ging, LCSW
www.nancyging.com, (630) 323-5402. Nancy is a holistic psychotherapist with nearly 3 decades of experience. She has been in private practice in Hinsdale since 1981 and also at Clarus Center since 2006. She is also an author, poet, columnist, consultant and teacher.
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healthy choice recipes
Healthy Sidedish: Quinoa and Tabbouleh with Fresh Mint
The following recipe and commentary is adapted from the Food & Mood Cookbook, by Somer and Williams.
1 cup quinoa, cooked and chilled
1 tomato, diced
1 cup fresh parsley, minced
½ cucumber, peeled and diced
2 tablespoons green onions, thinly sliced .
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 cloves of garlic, minced*
¼ cup mint leaves, minced
¼ cup pine nuts (raw or roasted)
*For milder garlic, use the jarred, organic pre-minced garlic available at Whole Foods
In a medium salad bowl, combine chilled quinoa, tomato, parsley and cucumber.
In a small bowl, whisk together oil, lemon juice, garlic and salt. Pour mixture onto quinoa mixture and mix well. Stir in mint leaves and pine nuts. Cover and refrigerate for at least ½ hour (up to 24 hours).
Submitted by Lucia LiCavoli, Ph.D.
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 "New Breakthroughs in Trauma Resolution: Holographic Memory Resolution"
presented by:
Brent M. Baum, ICADC, LISAC, CCH.
July 9th 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
This free presentation will introduce you to recent breakthroughs in trauma resolution. We will examine trauma, a process that happens at moments of overwhelm, and present new approaches to its resolution. Moving past a model that helps people cope after trauma, these techniques, which Brent has developed for over 13 years working with over 13,000 people, bring about direct resolution needed so that people don't just survive, they are able to thrive after disaster.
These techniques have been successfully used by clinical practitioners to help those with addictions, disorders or depression; returning veterans; emergency response professionals; and the survivors of natural and unnatural disasters, including those of Hurricane Katrina, the Oklahoma City bombing, and 9/11. Using a visual reframing technique and nervous system support, the goal is to work with the subconscious mind to release the emotional charge of the traumatic event. When the subconscious mind can feel safe, its protective hold on the original scene is released, which diminishes or resolves both the physical and the emotional pain.
Join Brent Baum as he shares inspiring stories of survival and transformation, as he reviews the principles of body-centered, client-centered therapy, the physiology and dynamics of trauma induction, and the three levels of the trauma continuum. The hallmark of this new process, called Holographic Memory Resolution®, is the empowerment of individuals as they develop their own internal resources for resolving the pain of traumatic memory.
The cost is FREE but registration is required.
Register by mail, phone, fax, or email:
Jackie Goldman
North Shore Wellness Services
3000 Dundee Rd., #411, Northbrook, IL 60062
PHONE: 847-412-8000 FAX: 847-205-0377
EMAIL: Jackie@northshorewellness.com
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 Learn EFT before you see it on Oprah!
Emotional Freedom Workshop
Saturday, August 9th - 9-5pm
Investment - $129 if registered before July 28th
Group discounts for 4 or more
The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a remarkable emotional healing technique that neutralizes or eliminates the intensity of negative emotions, unwanted habits, physical ailments, limiting feelings and beliefs, and traumatic memories. Learn this amazing technique at this beginner's level workshop on Saturday, August 9th where you will learn the basic principals and application of EFT. This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn this self-help method for personal growth and development, and for health professionals who want to gain an invaluable skill for working with clients/patients. Participants will leave the workshop with the necessary knowledge and tools to immediately utilize this gentle, meridian-based modality. This is a fun workshop with room for questions & interactivity throughout. Register now for the early-registration discount!
Learn more and register at www.lifemapcoaching.net
or call Marla at 630-802-6393
Marla Tabaka, EFT Adv/NLP Practitioner
630-544-6445 - call this number for coaching sessions
marla@lifemapcoaching.net
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 HARMONIZING YOUR BODYMIND:
A Magical Afternoon with Guided Imagery, Gong Meditation and Heart Energy Galore
Sunday afternoon, August 17 from 3:00 P.M. to 5:30+ P.M.
Holistic Psychotherapist, Nancy Ging, LCSW (www.nancyging.com ) joins Gong Meditation Master, Kenny Kolter (www.soundbridge.com) for an afternoon designed to bring deep peace, clear away chaotic vibrations, engender well-being, and enhance healing.
Nancy will lead us in guided imagery and energy balancing processes to make ourselves ready for the wonders of Kenny's Gong Meditation (also known as a "gong bath" -- but no water is involved). If you have never experienced the magical powers of a good, long gong bath and the healing blessings that come with this kind of guided imagery you must join in this gathering of hearts. If you HAVE experienced either Nancy or Ken's sharings, you haven't experienced them together! Don't miss this unique Ging Gong event.
This program will be held in the exquisitely beautiful room at Clarus Center which looks out over wetlands, wildlife and a forest preserves. (www.claruscenter.com ). Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Note: These meditative experiences can be experienced sitting in a chair or lying on the floor with a pillow and sleeping bag or mat for your comfort.
To register or for questions call Nancy Ging at her Hinsdale office to register: (630) 323-5402. Cost is $45 and CEU's are available for this event. | |
Thank you for reading Clarus Center Community's July Newsletter. Enjoy the sun!!!
Sincerely,
Stacey Hurst, ADTR, LCPC
Newsletter Editor and Community Member
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