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Upcoming Workshops
Click the links to sign-up online! Forward to a friend - it's always more fun to learn together.
Mendota Heights:
FREE Especially for Beginners
June 23, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Sample all classes at Green Lotus and leave with a personalized yoga plan!
AcuYoga - Points + Poses
June 24, 5 - 7 p.m.
This workshop combines the healing benefits of acupuncture & yoga! You will leave feeling blissful, centered, and totally yummy!
Happy Hour Acupuncture
July 13, 6:30 - 7:15 p.m.
This group acupuncture session is calming, relaxing, stress-relieving and the perfect way to combat Friday the 13th superstitions!
July 14, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Have your aura photographed and interpreted in a private reading with intuitive, Bobby Sullivan!
Lakeville:
Yoga for a Healthy Back
July 14, 1 - 3 p.m.
Maureen created this workshop after using yoga to recover from debilitating back pain.
July 21, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Perfect for parents & kids - come work as a team and make a piece of art that you can use for your yoga practice. Everything is provided!
Master Classes
Mini workshops for $18; only $5 for Summer Challenge Participants!
Download Schedule
Know the Flow: The Basics of Vinyasa Flow and How to Go Deeper, June 22, 5 - 6:15 p.m., with Marcia Appel
Twist & Shout: A Master Class full of twists & turns to cleanse and strengthen, June 30, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., with Marcia Appel
Bite-Sized Pieces of Chaturanga Dandasana: Learn how you can do this move in a way thats best for your body! June 28, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. with Bailey
Inversions - Its More Than Just Standing On Your Head! June 30, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Learn about inversions including childs pose and headstands too! Let Dr. Alane show you how safely!
Introduction to Qi Gong, an energetic Tai Chi practice: Learn from Green Lotus partner, Merry Beth July 7 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Yoga to Open the Heart Center: A special yoga practice for your 4th chakra with Dr. Alane. July 11, 7:15 - 8:15 p.m.
Family Fun Yoga: Yoga fun for the whole family with Patti July 14, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. |
| June Massage Special!
Schedule now - there are a few spots left! The special runs through June 25.
You can get a massage at a special price!
- 60-Min Massage for $50
- 90-Min Massage for $75
Call the Center now to save yourself a spot! 952.373.9525 or 651.319.9525 |
Summer Blowout Sale
Save up to 75%
| 20% off
Clothes & Accessories.
Look for clearance items marked
25-75% off.
No coupon necessary. Excludes oils.
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Get Your Aura Photographed & Interpreted by Intuitive & Energy Healer, Bobby Sullivan!
Mendota: July 14, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 
Next month Bobby Sullivan will be in Mendota Heights to take aura photos and give private one-on-one intuitive readings. Online registration is not available for this event, so please call the Center now to enroll and pick a time for your one-on-one session: 651.319.9525.
Bobby is a Twin-Cities based intuitive and healer. He has been developing his abilities from an early age and years ago left a lucrative position as a senior executive in the advertising industry to focus on helping people. In addition to aura photography and interpretation, Bobby is an energy healer and also does past-life regression. He is available for appointments at both our Centers in Lakeville and Mendota Heights. |
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June 2012
Dear Friends,
In mid-June one of THOSE days happened: From a smooth start it devolved into one crisis after another. A sick aging horse. A frantic aging mother. A sick rebelling plumbing system at one of the centers. Enough strum and drang to elicit various sayings: Holy Hannah! Oy vey! Good golly, Miss Molly. And more, much more. (Dad would have been proud of the much, much more! Mom - not so much.)
Have you ever noticed that at times like the this the mind takes you for a spin? How could this happen to ME? it asks. Why is this happening NOW? What have I done to deserve THIS? What is it gets WORSE? Spinning mind, until you are spinning out of control.
This is why we practice yoga. This is why we mediate and pray. This is why we integrate different ways to calm, to heal, to reflect so that we can react less and live more in the moment - accepting it for what it is and what it brings - knowing that the next moment rises again with new circumstances. Not clinging to the "good", the non-suffering, and nor the "bad", the suffering, as permanent because that is not the case.
These other ways - yoga, meditiation and prayer, acupuncture, massage, holistic healing, healing touch and reiki, and other integrative modalities - are being studied by health professionals and researchers around the world. In a recent interview on MPR, a physician from a major U.S. medical center said new discoveries are being made in Western labs about how natural microbes can aid in healing, perhaps lessening the overuse, or ill effects, of antibiotics.
 James Finley, the noted clinicial psychologist and contemplative (pictured at left), has received a grant to write a book about how contemplation has helped to heal psychological trauma in his clients. Research abounds on the positive effects of meditation, including with troubled and wounded veterans.
Last week, a yoga student wrote these very words to me after sharing a very personal story of deep loss: "Every time you and your instructors tell us to breathe, I do." Who is the teacher and who is the student now? We all are each other's students. We all are each other's teachers. We all are each other's healers. We all are each other clients.
Oh, yes: The horse lived. The mother calmed. The plumbing system is repaired.
Written by Marcia and blessed by MB, Candy & Christie
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Headaches Are Such a Pain!
Headaches are such a pain - and they affect lots of people, especially at this time of year. Many things can trigger a headache - pollen, stress, fatigue, food allergies, and the list goes on. Most of the time we just grab an aspirin and hope for the best, but when looking at headaches holistically, there are a wealth of options available that don't just mask the symptom of pain - they address the root cause which brings balance and healing to your whole system.
Do you suffer from headaches? Is what you are doing now not working? Are you interested in trying a holistic approach? There are a bunch of holistic options available at Green Lotus for you:
- Headaches caused by seasonal & food allergies - Dr. Alane and Dr. Gary do allergy elimination and food testing through Applied Kinesiology.
- Muscle tension headaches - Green Lotus's highly trained massage therapists use a variety of techniques including myofascial release, trigger point therapy, soft tissue therapy, connective tissue therapy, and more!
- Stress headaches - Energy healing like Reiki, Hands-On Healing & Healing Touch relax the nervous system and sooth the spirit. A regular yoga practice also does wonders for managing stress!
- Migraine headaches - acupuncture is a fantastic choice for all kinds of headaches including migraines, and can bring relief when nothing else has worked. Check out Erica and Marcia, Green Lotus acupuncturists.
Green Lotus has a holistic perspective - integrating yoga and healing modalities into your current wellness regime. We have a variety of special, highly-trained healing service providers and yoga teachers. If you are still unsure of which modality or class would work best for your situation, call the Center at 651.319.9525 today and schedule a free 15-minute consultation. We are here to help. Namaste, Maureen |
James Finley Events Scheduled for October 11 - 13
Internationally known lecturer, author, and clinical psychologist James Finley has accepted Green Lotus's invitation to lead two events in the Twin Cities this fall. A former Trappist monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky where Thomas Merton was his spiritual director, Jim went on to write Merton's Palace to Nowhere and The Contemplative Heart. During his life of research, education, and exploration, Jim has studied the contemplative practices and mystics from many traditions.
 On Thursday, October 11, he will give a two-hour lecture and discussion on Transforming Trauma: Accessing the Spiritual Dimensions of Healing. This two-hour event is open to social workers, mental health therapists, psychologists, nurses, physicians, other health-care providers, and anyone interested in new insights and techniques into healing trauma. Two CEUs will be granted to psychogists, LICSWs, and LMFTs who attend.
On Friday and Saturday, October 12 - 13, Jim will lead a two-day retreat exploring the grounding and serenity of enlightened ones from Moses to Buddha to Shiva to Jesus to Rumi.
Jim Finley lectures throughout the world, including at Kripalu in Massachusetts and Omega in New York, and his retreats fill quickly...Read more. If you would like to register, click here. |
| Keepin' It Local: Lunch from the Farmers Market
Have you been to your local farmers market lately? Farmers and food producers have been expanding their offerings, and you might be surprised at the variety of yummy items available, even this early in the season. Handmade tortillas, heirloom veggies, microgreens, honey, berries, sprouts, and homemade salad dressings - locally produced or grown. According to Ayurveda, the medical science of yoga, eating locally grown food that is whole, organic, and in season is the healthiest way to eat.
Last weekend I went to the Lyndale Avenue Farmer's Market in Minneapolis and picked up everything I needed to make a delicious, local, and organic lunch. Here is how I made my Farmer's Market Crunchy Veggie Wrap...
- 2 whole grain tortillas
 - 1/2 - 1 cup grated cheddar cheese (mine was from happy Wisconsin cows! Moo!)
- 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 3 radishes, sliced thinly
- 1-2 carrots grated
- 1-2 green onions, chopped
- about 1 cup sprouts (alfalfa, onion, radish, sunflower, or your favorite)
- A few tablespoons of your favorite vinagrette, or use my recipe for Bubba's Maple Vinagrette
 Heat toaster oven or regular oven to 350. Sprinkle cheddar cheese on each tortilla and place directly on center oven rack. Heat until cheese is just melted and tortillas are deliciously crisp - only a few minutes. Remove from oven then top with veggies and feta, then drizzle with a bit of vinagrette. Fold each half and enjoy!
Are you unsure of where your local farmers market is? The Minnesota Farmers Market Association lists a ton of them from Albert Lea to Zimmerman. Click the link and start supporting your local farmers and food producer by keepin' it local! Om! |
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