December 8, 2025
WINTER SOLSTICE: YULE 2025 by Grandmother Winter Jade Forest Here we are, once again, smack in...
December 8, 2025
Aikido, a modern Japanese martial art, is excellent for seniors (60+) because its principles of fluid, circular movements redirecting energy instead of force build...
December 8, 2025
Classes begin Wednesday January 7th 1:00-2:00PM. Required registration deadline by and not later than Sunday December 14th. To register, please visit the Lakeshore Aikido...
November 25, 2025
Holidays and family gatherings can be challenging. Your mind and heart carry visions of Hallmark holiday celebrations, yet all too often reality doesn’t match...
November 21, 2025
You’re not stuck, you’re actually moving as the contracted version of you. Hear me out… (Or, read me out?)… If the stuck version of...
November 12, 2025
1. Build Real Confidence Through Calm Power Aikido teaches you how to stay centered, calm, and in control even in stressful situations. Instead of...
November 4, 2025
with Sarah Westbrook, C-IAYT, Yoga Therapist at Heartwood Center At Heartwood, many of us share a love for yoga — as a personal practice,...
October 29, 2025
by Sarah Westbrook, C-IAYT, Yoga Therapist at Heartwood Center in Evanston Have you ever thought about trying yoga — and then decided it wasn’t...
October 15, 2025
Chakra regulation is an important skill my clients encounter at the beginning of our work together. The purpose of learning chakra regulation is to...
October 1, 2025
The recent kerfuffle about Heartwood’s tax exempt status initiated by a local political activist, apparently over his dismay that our Buddhist temple and holistic...