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March 2009
Information Celebration
Fern Life Center
710 5th Ave. NW
Issaquah, WA 98027
*Steam For Free this month!
*Receive a complimentary massage, facial or yoga class!
*Keesha's Corner-
Tips for weight management *Winter Class Schedule
New workshops!!!
*Fern Life Sangha Space-
A new way to connect within
the Fern Life Community!
*From Julie's Kitchen...
Scroll to the end for a
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Refer A Friend Program
Receive a complimentary 1/2 hour facial, massage or free yoga session!
No excuses! Do you have someone you care about that has been wanting to make a positive change in their life and has not taken the first step? Connect them with us and when they schedule their first appointment with Keesha, have them mention your name and you get pampered! |
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March into Spring- refreshed and ready to embrace the new season...
Purchase a Abhyanga Massage for $110 and receive a complimentary steam treatment! Just what you need to warm you up and reduce vata.
(a $35 savings!)
Purchase a Lomi Lomi Massage and save! You will receive a 90-minute massage for the price of a 60-minute massage-$95
(a $42 savings!)
Purchase 2 classic or Ayurveda massages and get a third massage 1/2 price!
(a $50 savings!)
Pure Ambrosia Organic Skin Studio
Access the amazing place of body and mind connection and profound renewal through a revitalizing and restorative facial experience with Elise Hecker!
Experience a Skin Therapy 60 minute facial for only $65!
Purchase 2 and get the third half price!
At your appointment you will receive a complimentary custom blended skin serum to nourish your skin and balance your dosha.
($25 value!)
Offers valid through April- gift certificates available.
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Keesha's Corner
New Year, New Body: Ayurvedic Tips for Weight Management
This year, many of us will resolve to make changes within our diet and lifestyles that will enable us to live happier and healthier lives. Resolutions are helpful because they motivate us to develop discipline and organize our lives for the year ahead. If your new year's resolution includes losing a few pounds...no EXCUSES! Ayurveda offers some helpful recommendations to support your efforts. Being overweight is generally a kapha or water-type disturbance. When there is excessive kapha dosha in the body there can be an accumulation of toxins, known as ama, causing the body to become lethargic, heavy and dull. This can manifest as excess adipose tissue in the body, particularly at the chin, chest, belly and thighs. A person with this condition can seem averse to change and may need motivation to get moving and lose the extra weight.
The main causes of being overweight are:
-Overeating (particularly foods that are heavy and sweet)
-Oversleeping (particularly sleeping during the day)
-Living a sedentary lifestyle
-Insufficient exercise
-Stress and emotional imbalance
An individual can keep kapha dosha in balance by getting enough exercise and not overeating. Although the solution to weight loss is clearly to burn more calories than you consume, Ayurveda offers a holistic way to manage your weight with diet, lifestyle and herbal recommendations to make this formula a success.
Diet
Follow a kapha reducing diet including foods that have light, drying and reducing qualities. Grains such as barley, millet, quinoa or legumes like split mung, red lentils and aduki beans are excellent choices. Vegetables should be steamed, roasted, or stir-fried using a minimal amount of high quality vegetable oil or ghee. Avoid heavy, dense and cold foods such as meat, cheese, ice cream and sugary desserts. These will increase kapha dosha in the body. More kapha dietary tips can be found at www.FernLifeCenter.com. In addition, come in to Fern Life Center and let Keesha tailor an individualized plan of care for your weight loss.
Many times individuals with a kapha imbalance will tend to have low agni or digestive fire. Even if a person's appetite is strong, the digestive action of the tissues may be weak leading to the accumulation of toxins and fat in the body. This is why it is very important to eat only when you are hungry. Eat heavier meals when your digestive power is the strongest, during mid-day. Always allow enough time for your body to digest a meal, typically four hours. Overlapping of meals impairs digestion and promotes ama formation. Have a lighter breakfast and dinner. Be careful not to overeat. Ayurveda suggests one anjali, which is the quantity your two hands cupped together can hold, as an ideal amount of food to consume for a meal! (eat only what can fit in a rice bowl and eat it with chopsticks).
Here are some additional tips to follow:
-Avoid ice cold beverages.
-Sip hot water with lemon juice or ginger tea with meals and throughout the day.
-Include warm digestive spices in your diet such as ginger, cloves, cardamom and black pepper.
-Have meals that are fresh, warm and easy to digest.
Avoid Kapha aggravating foods:
-Vegetables ~ cucumbers, olives, sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes, zucchini
-Fruits ~ bananas, dates, figs, melons, oranges, plums, watermelon
-Legumes ~ soy products
-Dairy ~ almost all dairy
-Grains ~ yeasted breads, oats, pasta, rice, wheat
-Nuts & Seeds ~ all nuts, peanuts, halva, sesame, tahini
Come in and let Keesha individualize a detoxification routine for you to clear excess ama (toxcitiy). Take Julie's spice and cooking workshops to understand how to use food as fuel, not therapy.
Herbs
Herbal remedies are powerful medicine and an integral part of an Ayurvedic health regime. Fern Life Center's Slim Ease (dosha specific) combines traditional Ayurvedic herbs such as Punarnava, Chitrak, Vidanga, Guggulu and other herbs to support proper metabolism, eliminate excess kapha, promote elimination of toxins and support healthy digestion. Another option is lymph stimulating massage with Kapha reducing massage oil (ask Brenda or Connie at our front desk to find the right formula for you). An herbal remedy that specifically targets digestion is Trikatu. Trikatu combines three pungent herbs to kindle the digestive fire and stimulate the metabolism. When your body is able to digest efficiently, your body is better at breaking down food and getting proper nutrients. The better your digestion, the less food needed to feel satisfied. Another important aspect of treating weight management is improving the efficiency of elimination. Daily bowel movements are important for removing waste from the body. Triphala gently facilitates the removal of excess waste from the body, but is non-habit forming and can be used daily or as needed. Another benefit of Triphala is that it acts to detoxify the body. Toxins in the form of undigested food can deplete energy and inhibit efficient digestion of food. Triphala is the optimal Ayurvedic treatment for detoxification which can promote healthy energy levels and allow maintenance of ideal weight.
Lifestyle
To reduce kapha in the body, get moving! Kapha's qualities are slow and dense. Exercise brings numerous benefits to the body. Aside from burning fat and managing weight in the body, exercise imparts the feeling of lightness and happiness. Find an activity you love, preferably something involving conscious movement such as swimming, walking or yoga. Whatever form of exercise you choose, it should be practiced consistently and at a vigorous pace. Weight lifting is also very effective in helping the body to burn calories at a rapid rate. If you do not enjoy simply lifting weights, try walking with weights in your hands. Having a partner to exercise it with is both fun and rewarding. Committing to exercise with someone helps to keep you motivated and stimulated, enlivening your exercise routine so that it is something that you look forward to each day. Particularly during the winter season, when kapha dosha is most susceptible to accumulation, it is very important to stay balanced.
Here are just a few more practical kapha-balancing tips:
-Stay warm and dry.
-Try dry body brushing before bathing to stimulate the lymphatic system and increase circulation.
-Take regular steams in the Fern Life Center steam cabinet to help liquefy and move kapha from the respiratory system.
-Aromatherapy oils of eucalyptus, sage, camphor and allspice can all be stimulating and beneficial for kapha.
-Do not sleep during the day. This slows the metabolism.
-Pinda Swedna, a treatment offered at Fern Life Center will stimulate your lymph system and help your body shed its unwanted pounds.
-Elise can do a weight loss body wrap that is positively heaven!
-Work with Nicole Laurent on cognitive behavior changes that will change thought patterns leading to sabotaging ways of eating.
-Allow Ostara to bring angels into your life to melt away pounds of pain.
-Keesha will show you how your ego dominates your choices and work on new intentional ways of being.
-Take the Reiki workshop and learn how to use energy to heal your addictions and yourself.
Yoga
To reduce kapha, yoga asanas should be practiced more vigorously and aerobically. Sun Salutations, suryanamaskar, or any continuously linked yoga practice including many standing postures such as palm pose and triangle pose, can help to raise the heart rate and increase circulation while burning more calories. Also beneficial are asanas that target the sites of kapha dosha (lungs, stomach) such as cow, camel and boat pose. For more information on kapha-reducing yoga check out "Yoga for Your Type", sold in our waiting room. There you will find photos and descriptions of various poses along with tips on how to optimize your practice for your constitution. Diana can give you an individualized weight loss yoga program, or teach you how to do it in her week day classes or weekend workshops.
Pranayama
You can use the breath to help the body increase the rate at which it burns fat. The Breath of Fire or Bhastrika pranayama is also known as the bellows breath. Air is drawn forcefully in and out of the lungs and just as a bellows adds more air to a fire to make it hotter, the rapid increase of air flow in the body produces inner heat, stoking the fire of the mind and body. This increase in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the blood stream stimulates metabolism and helps to flush toxins from the system. You will learn pranayama from Diana in yoga, from Keesha in your weekly consultations, and/or from Ajayan in the meditation workshop.
Meditation
Meditate for stress relief and emotional balance. Stress can play a causative role in emotional eating. Some emotional factors include attachment, sentimentality and greed. Low self esteem can also play a role in overeating. Some people carry extra weight as a form of security or protection. By making a practice of clearing and calming your mind through meditation, you are able to better tune into your body's needs. Lasting change requires patience, practice and discipline. Draw on kapha's strength and stability in your commitment to yourself knowing that you are persevering towards a wholesome, healthy, more enjoyable life. Take the monthly meditation workshop and allow Ajayan to guide you into mindfulness in eating, allowing those obsessive food thoughts to fall away.
Happy New Year! A perfect time to share another gem from Food As Medicine by Dharma Singh Khalsa, where he shares this recipe which "has been used for centuries to dissolve fatty tissue... improves the beauty and youthfulness of the skin, cleanses the mucous membrane of the colon, and is an excellent source of vitamin C... is a diuretic and
helps reduce water retention, balances the appetite, and minimizes food cravings. Drink 2 or 3 glasses a day for weight loss purposes."
1/3 cup fresh or 1/4 cup dried mint leaves
2 cups cumin seeds
1 Tbsp fresh or concentrated tamarind
1/2 tsp black salt
4 lemons, sliced
1/2 Tbsp black pepper
3 litres filtered water
Combine all the ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. (I also add a tablespoon of fennel seeds for flavor.) Lower heat and continue to boil, covered, on low heat for 2 hours. You may have to add up to 2 cups more water. Strain and serve hot or cold. Store for up to 1 week refrigerated. The ingredients may be reused once to make more tea.
Makes 2 1/2 to 3 litres.
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Workshop Schedule
Manifesting
With the
Angels
An Interactive Workshop with
Angel Therapy Practitioner Jeanette Dames
Saturday, March 14
Fern Life Center
Find Your Purpose, Live Your Passion
10am-2pm
Cost: $40
Many of us are stuck in jobs, work, and lives that do not inspire us. There is a whole world out there that needs your special talents and joy!
In this workshop Jeanette will help you Find YOUR Purpose and learn how to live your passion. With the help of your angels, spirit guides and many other beautiful beings of light, we will work through your dreams, skills, and talents and find how to let the light inside you shine for all the world to see and share.
Jeanette will outline a process with you that will assist you in getting to your core purpose and help you discover ways to live your life inspired, sharing your passion with the world.
You have had time to settle into the new year, now 'march' into the remaining months with a plan, just for you! Wake up each day inspired, joyful and living YOUR passion.
Pre-registration is required, please email jeanette@unispri.com or call 206-769-9557 to register.
Jeanette is a certified Angel Therapy Practitioner and Medium certified by Doreen Virtue, PhD. She is also a staff reader for 12Angel.com, sister site to 12Listen.com a phenomena, intuitive reading service, founded by Hay House author and astrologer Mark Husson. It is through here that you can receive readings from a highly talented group of intuitives and angel readers, including Jeanette. You can hear Jeanette the first Saturday of every month on her radio show, The Angel Connection, with BestlifeBarb@aol.com, broadcast at 9am EST.
Marma Chikitsa
Vital Ayurvedic Points for Healing
with
Nickole Thornton
Saturday, March 21st
10 am - 1 pm
Cost: $45
Marmani the "energy points" mapped throughout our body is closely related with our nervous system. Each marma directly connects to specific organs and function in the body. These points house the 3 pillars of life Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. When Doshic imbalances take place our free flowing energy becomes blocked.
Manipulation of the points provides balance removing stagnation, releases stress, increases circulation, alleviates nervousness and anxiety. This ancient technique opens the door to increase physical and mental clarity.
This will a be a hands on class: dress comfortably in loose fitting clothes.
Nickole Thornton LMP, Ayurvedic Practitioner, & Yoga Instructor
Nickole has traveled to different yoga centers across the United States providing lectures, consultations, and panchakarma since 2005. Her passion for holistic health is a lifelong quest. Nickole looks forward to working with you!
Pre-registration is required; please contact Fern Life Center.
Ayurvedic Everyday Cooking
with
Julie James
Saturday, March 28th
9:30am-12:30 pm
Cost: $85 YES YOU CAN make Mexican, Italian and even your favorite American dishes using Ayurvedic principles! And NO, they will not taste Indian even though we will use many of the same spices. We will discuss dosha, season, the six tastes and the properties of various foods and spices. Bring a recipe to analize! Then we will cook up a batch of spinach-mushroom quesadillas and a sparkling veggie salad to taste.
Lots of handout will start you whipping up old favorites and new tastes with gay abandon in your very own kitchen. What a way to start Spring!
Early registration is recommended as classes fill quickly.
Pre-registration is required; please contact Fern Life Center.
Reiki Training
with
Keesha!
Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29
9am-5pm
Tuition: $350
with a $150 non-refundable deposit
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy," known as Ki in Japanese and Prana in Sanskrit and Chi in Chinese) flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's prana is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy. There is a strong link!
Keesha Ewers, ARNP, Master of Ayurvedic Science, is a Reiki Master trained by William Rand (International Center for Reiki Training). Keesha has been using Reiki for over a decade, healing thousands of people throught her unique blend of the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, Shamanism, Angel Therapy, Reiki, and Western medicine.
April 25th: Advanced Reiki Training
May 16-17th: Reiki III Master Training
Pre-registration is required; please contact Fern Life Center.
Ayurvedic Aromatherapy
with
David Crow
Saturday, April 4th
9:30am-5pm
Tuition: $75
The use of aromatic plants and essential oils is a branch of Ayurvedic medicine. This workshop presents the use of essential oils according to Ayurvedic principles. This class presents the most important essential oils used currently in aromatherapy, categorized according to doshas (constitutional types), subdoshas (physiological functions of the doshas), the five elements, prana (life force), and ojas (nutritional essence).
David Crow is an acupuncturist and herbalist with over thirty years of clinical experience. He is the author of the celebrated book "In Search of the Medicine Buddha," a poetic memoir about his studies of Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine in the Himalayas. He is the found of The Learning Garden in Los Angeles, one of the country's largest school gardens. He is the found of Floracopeia, which supports ecologically sustainable agriculture through the production of essential oils and aromatic botanical products. Davide will be bringing his extensive line of essential oils for you to experience and purchase!
Pre-registration is required; please contact Fern Life Center.
Join us for Rejuvinite!
An Introduction to Ayurveda Workshop
with
Wednesday, April 15th
7pm-9pm
Complimentary
Need a tax break? How about a life balance stimulus plan? This is your opportunity to bring that special friend, co-worker, loved one and yourself to Fern Life for an evening of rejuvination and education! Keesha will introduce the wonderful benefits of Ayurveda and how it can bring balance to body and life.
This ancient science teaches how to understand the individual body type which empowers us to:
Lose weight Treat autoimmune illnesses naturally
Reverse/Slow aging Treat chronic conditions naturally
Increase energy Treat sexual dysfunction
Sleep restfully Treat depression naturally
While your guests are being enlightened with Keesha's introduction to Ayurveda workshop, we will pamper YOU with seated chair massage and a relaxing yoga practice.
Pre-registration is required; please contact Fern Life Center.
The Power of Being
One-Day Meditation Retreat
with
Ajayan Borys
Sunday, April 19th
9:30am-5:30pm
Cost: $115
The Power of Being offers a direct experience of exceptionally deep meditation, and it is accessible to anyone, whether you have never meditated before or have been meditating for years. Based on principles of the Raja, Jnana, and Kundalini Yoga traditions, the Power of Being efficiently and effortlessly draws the conscious mind to its source, pure consciousness or Being. It heals and vitalizes both mind and body, filling you with increased energy, clarity, creativity, and joy. This course, open to anyone, represents the culmination of the 36 years Ajayan has dedicated to exploring a wide variety of meditation/yoga practices. You will not find an easier, more effective program of meditation anywhere!
Ajayan has been exploring and teaching a variety of meditation practices since 1970. In the early 70's, he studied in residence under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the TM Program. After teaching TM for many years, he traveled the globe continuing an impassioned exploration of various meditation practices. Having made a study of meditation his life, and having instructed and guided thousands in meditation in North America, Australia, Europe, and India, Ajayan has gained wide renown as a consummate meditation teacher.
Pre-registration is required; please contact Fern Life Center.
Balance Our Emotions Through Taste
with
Nickole Thornton
Saturday, April 18th
1:pm - 3 pm
Cost: $45
Explore the stages of digestion. We will examine how each taste relates to our organs and the digestive process. Emotions live in the organs and create cravings. Cravings create dispositions in our health. We will look at different foods and their energetic effect in our everyday lives. You will leave his class having a better connection with yourself and how to shift your emotions through your diet.
Nickole Thornton LMP, Ayurvedic Practitioner & Yoga Instructor
Pre-registration is required; please contact Fern Life Center
Winter Yoga with Diana Bonyhadi
Diana Bonyhadi, Certified Yoga Instructor, began her yogic journey in 1995. Her style reflects her commitment to wholeness through strength, flexibility, and self-awareness. Her classes draw upon the wisdom and teachings of the Hatha, Lyengar, Ayurvedic, and Vinyasa Flow yoga traditions.
Diana has studied with many exceptional teachers, including; Theresa Elliott, Kathryn Payne, Kelly Rush, Doug Keller, Aadil Palkhivala & Rodney Yee. She has been deeply moved by the teachings and wisdom of Judith Lassiter, and continues her studies of the Sanskrit sutras of Pantanjali.
Diana recently completed her second teacher training workshop in Yoga Therapy with Doug Keller, as well as an anatomy and well-ness workshop with Judith Lasater. Working with students to personalize their practice to address specific health concerns is one of Diana's particular area's of interest.
Diana is certified at the 200 hour level with Yoga Alliance, a nationally recognized yoga certification organization.
Yoga Tune-Up- Start Feeling Great Now!
Yoga is a vital part of our ayurvedic tradition. As a physical practice it supports the healing work we do with diet and herbs. As a mental practice, it supports and prepares our body and our mind for meditation. As a daily practice it helps us to walk upon the earth with greater clarity and compassion.
You know that yoga is good for you. Not only does it strengthen the body, it helps to clear the mind and pacify the doshas. Maintaining a regular yoga practice has been linked to improvements in overall health in, not to mention increasing the quality of life for those suffering from asthma, arthritis, diabetes, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal distress, and heart disease. Actually the list goes on to include many more dis-eases common in our society. Yoga is also beneficial to those recovering from sports injuries, back pain, and surgery.
I know, getting to class is sometimes difficult. Maintaining your home practice can also be a challenge. But have you ever thought of signing up for a private lesson? Privates can be scheduled at your convenience. Privates are geared to your specific needs and are designed to help you get the most out of your yoga practice.
Let your practice be inspired and energized by a class designed just for you. Call soon to book your private yoga tune-up. Start feeling great now!
Private Therapeutic Instruction
For those wishing to deepen their understanding of yoga on a one-to-one basis or if there is a specific health concern, this is the class for you. Start from the very beginning, deepen your existing knowledge, reach towards your edge, and/or explore more advanced techniques. Diana can work with you to develop a yoga practice which will help to heal and strengthen your body and mind as you transition from a place of dis-ease to a place of wholeness and well-being. Scheduling at your convenience.
Yoga I-III
For the strong beginner through intermediate student, this class will explore all aspects of yoga, including pranayama, asanas, and meditation. Each student will be encouraged and supported to engage at their own level of skill and experience. Focus will be on alignment, technique, engagement, and the deepening of the mind-body connection. Vinyasa Flow Yoga
This class carefully combines yoga asanas (postures) in a graduated sequence of rhythmic movements of body and breath to create a dynamic, challenging, and meditative flow. The asanas, combined with body alignment, physical conditioning, and breathing exercises (pranayama) will help you discover many paths to strength, flexibility, healing, and mindfulness.
(Appropriate for beginners to the very experienced participant)
Yoga I - Introduction - we will be starting a new series soon, call FLC to schedule.
This is the perfect class for anyone interested in learning about yoga or returning to yoga. This gentle and nurturing class is designed to provide an introduction to the fundamentals of yoga. In this six-week session, the students will gain an understanding of the basic yoga positions, learn correct positioning and alignment, receive detailed instruction on combining breath and movement, and experience the peace and clarity of meditation.
Monday
6:00-7:00pm *Private Therapeutic Instruction
(call Diana for appointments)
Tuesday
9:30-11am Hatha Yoga Levels I-III
Thursday
6:45-8:15am Rise & Shine Levels II-III
9:30-11am Vinyasa Flow (all levels)
*To schedule Private Instruction, call Diana at 425-765-3173.
Cost: $ 96 6-class pass
$ 180 12-class pass
Drop-ins welcome!
Kids and Teens Yoga
with
Jennifer Cain
Please join Jennifer Cain for Kids and Teens Yoga!
Kid's Group Yoga
Tuesdays, 4-4:50
Ages 3-11yrs
This offers children an opportunity to share time with other children while learning ways to care for their bodies, hearts, and minds. Through yogic postures, breathing, stories, and guided imagery, children will develop tools to understand themselves emotionally, mentally, and physically while relaxing and having fun. Children are encouraged to bring short stories, art, and music as a way of deepening their awareness of expression while relating to the world they are part of in a manner congruent with compassion and understanding. Please wear comfortable clothing, bring water, and come ready to have fun!
Teen Group Yoga
Tuesdays, 5-6pm
Ages 12-18yrs
Classes begin on January 20th at Fern Life Center
This class offer teens an opportunity to learn yogic techniques to reduce stress, improve sleep, studying, general body awareness and health, and for relating to oneself in a compassionate, joyful manner. Through breathing, physical postures, and relaxation exercises, the class has the capacity for addressing specific personal issues that one brings to class. Teens are encouraged to bring stories, music, art and other forms of expression to class as a way of connecting to one another and one's self through the core values that yoga has to offer. Please wear comfortable clothing, bring
water, and be ready to deepen your journey of self-understanding.
Jennifer Cain comes to us with a 15-year background in Integral Yoga. Jennifer began yoga as a teenager, pursued her studies throughout college, and is currently a student at the graduate level endeavoring to bring yogic philosophy into the realm of education. Elements of Ayurveda and yogic philosophy infuse her yoga classes with the dynamism that her students can carry into their lives out of class. She is committed to supporting deep connections between people and their communities, nature, and the divine presence in all life and encourages children and adults alike to express their experience through creative arts, life-intentions, and service to others.
Fees for Teens and Kids:
$40 for a 4 class pass
$15 drop-in
Pre-registration is suggested; drop-ins are welcome!
Spiritual Exploration with Rev. Halima Levkovitz
March 12 & 26, April 9 & 30
7:30pm-9pm
Cost: $15/class
Rev. Halima Thea Levkovitz is a Cheraga (Minister) in the Universal Worship of the Sufi Order International. A student of world faith mystical traditions for more than thirty years, she has studied with Sufi, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Yoga and other spiritual teachers. She guides retreats for environmental activists and was facilitator of the Partnership for Religion and the Environment.
Drawing on spiritual practices, chants, meditation, prayers and scriptures from the world's religions, we will journey together discovering the One Heart that inspired the Prophets, known and unknown, of all humankind. We will be joined by guest Rabbis, Sheiks, Shamans, and other luminary spiritual leaders in the Pacific Northwest.
To register:please contact Halima at 425-443-4013
Tribal Style Belly Dance Classes
with
Caryn Law
of
Skin Deep Dance
Monday 6:30pm-7:30pm Tribal Fundamentals
(Suitable for beginners)
Monday 7:45pm-8:45pm Tribal Combinations
About the class:
Learn to dance by drilling the basics in fun combinations. Using both slow movements and fast steps we'll get you dancing in your first class! All basic movements and group formations in a six-week cycle including posture and body awareness, zils and music. Intro to partner and group dancing. You are welcome to drop-in on this class after the course has started as we have plenty of review built into each class. (If space is available.) However, you must arrive 10-15 minutes prior to class start.
*Corresponds with FCBD Tribal Basics Vol.1 Fundamentals of Dance DVD (Available for purchase from instructor)
Rates: $75 for 6 weeks (6 student minimum) No refunds.
Drop in $15 when available.
Pre-registration required by January 1st:
425.391.3376 / 877.391.3376 or email: info@fernlifecenter.com
Dress for Skin Deep dance classes: Full skirt or loose pants, hip scarf, short top or leotard (just wear something comfortable). Bare feet or dance shoes only in dance studio. You will need a pair of zils (finger cymbals). You can purchase from the instructor bring your own. |
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Fern Life Sangha Space
Sangha is a Sanskrit word that means community, or a gathering of people with common goals, vision or purpose. It is traditionally used in the East to refer to a spiritual community. We are blessed with a caring and compassionate community at Fern Life Center! Each of you are an integral part of this talented and dynamic group. Each month we want to feature a service that one of you offers to the community. We also know that because of our special connection we can help meet each other's needs. If you have a special need or talent that can meet another's needs, please allow us to give it a voice through our montly newsletter. We want to connect you and strengthen our sangha. Think of this as our own local "Craig's List". Please forward your information to Brenda at Fern Life Center by emailing at info@fernlifecenter.com or call at 425-391-3376.
This month we want to connect Sophia Forwert. She is looking for a new living situation in Issaquah. "I am a single professional women who has worked in a local community college for 20 years. I do not smoke and do not have pets. I am currently living in a two bedroom apt and would like a smaller place with more reasonable rent. I prefer a private space but would consider some shared space. Size in not so much a factor for me but I am a quite person and having a peaceful environment is important. I have excellent local references from friends as well as my current landlord. I would like to be in a new place by May 1st. I can be reached at sfrowert@gmail.com."
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From Julie's Kitchen...
Vegetable Surprise
Starring Celery Root
There is nothing so intimidating than a large, gnarly, celery root. Yep, they are weird! But with courage, strike forth with your veggie peeler and skin that thing. It smells like celery (the green stalky stuff we all know and love) the minute you get the thin brown skin off. And don't worry if there are places you can't really get to...a little of the skin won't hurt you. Carefully slice it, then cut the slices into little short sticks. Celery root cooks fairly quickly and it will most likely be done before the carrots. So watch carefully.Before you know it, you will have a wonderful side dish. ENJOY!!
1 lb6oz Celery Root >> that would be about 1/2 a big one
1 1/4c celery in 1/2" slices
1 1/4c carrots in 1/2" slices
8 small yellow potatoes like yukon, yellow finn or german
butterball, quartered
1T sunflower oil or ghee
3 cloves garlic, minced
2T Braggs Liquid Aminos
1c Vege stock
1T lemon juice
Black pepper to taste
Parsley coarsely chopped for garnish
In a wide skillet heat the oil or ghee and add the garlic. Cook until limp. Add the celery root, celery, carrots and potatoes. Add the vege stock, Braggs, Lemon juice and pepper. Simmer over medium low heat for about 15 minutes or until veges test done. Serve with parsley garnish.
OPTION 2:
Add just before veges are done 2c (or a15 oz can) cooked Garbanzo beans.
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