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SUMMARY:Friday Meditation Class
DESCRIPTION:Friday Meditation Class\, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy\n  \n5:30pm – 7:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) \nOur text is Flight of the Garuda by Lama Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol\, a 19th century wandering yogi from Amdo in the eastern part of Tibet. This beautifully poetic text comprises twenty-three songs that aid our practice of trekchö\, cutting through delusion to natural primordial awareness. \nEmail Larry (email address Lakey0752@gmail.com) or at (202)580-9313 for the key code to enter the building or further information. \nDonations appreciated.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/friday-meditation-class/2025-08-01/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Sangha Meditation
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SUMMARY:Falling Awake: A Half Day Retreat
DESCRIPTION:This half day retreat explores how to shift from enduring to engaging to thriving. \nFalling Awake is a phrase used in Mindfulness Practices. When we pause and become accustomed to listening to our inner world\, we fall awake; we have realizations and gain clarity. Give yourself this gift: a half day to rest\, assess and explore\, meet new people\, play games and experience healing yoga. \nEndurance requires fortitude\, stamina and locking in. We’ll add focus\, attunement and flexibility. We know that intergenerational learning is vibrant. We carry embedded patterns of pain\, problem solving and avoidance. We also carry learned patterns of hope\, humor and creativity. Additionally\, we live in a time of distraction\, anxious attention and future walking. \nWe will spend our time\, in this safe Circle Up\, listening to the thoughts that are whispering and shouting; those thoughts we want to push down or\, probably\, find a like minded person. We will attend\, sift and attune to what needs action and what can change. \nIn Falling Awake\, we will spend some time tuning in to our thoughts and our capabilities. \nHope is a muscle that can be flexed as we come to a realistic assessment of what is present in our Day. We must cultivate Hope\, Discernment and Action.Bring those hopes and worries. We have space for them. We’ll do this through conversation\, games\, journaling prompts\, Yin Yoga\, and meditation. \nFacilitated by Dr. Melissa Perrin\, this retreat offers a pause to reflect\, assess and set intentions as we continue into the “next normal.” \nWear comfortable clothing\, comfy socks and bring your yoga mat. If you don’t have a mat\, we’ll provide one for you. Parking is on-site in an adjacent lot or there is residential street parking nearby. \nLight snacks and water will be provided. Please bring a lunch. \nLEARN MORE.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/falling-awake-a-half-day-retreat/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Artwork Closing Event: Michael Eli Birnbaum
DESCRIPTION:Artwork Closing Celebration \nAugust 2\, 6:00pm to 10:00pm \nHosted by Michael Eli Birnbaum \n \n 
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/artwork-closing-event-michael-eli-birnbaum/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250803T100000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director\, Nancy Floy\n10:00am – 12:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) \nNancy will lead us in a few simple Buddhist chants and a guided meditation. Following meditation\, we will return to our new text\, Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh. “Socially-engaged Buddhism” has become something of a buzzword in among many sanghas\, but what exactly does it mean? More importantly\, how do we practice it? Thich Nhat Hanh\, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk\, created these practices to help people develop the insight of the interconnected nature of reality and the human experience\, which could then lead to a collective awakening. \nContact Larry Akey\, (Lakey0752@gmail.com) for key code to enter building or further information.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/sunday-morning-meditation-2/2025-08-03/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Sangha Meditation
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SUMMARY:Therapeutic Yoga Group Class
DESCRIPTION:Feel stable and strong in your body; peaceful and at ease no matter what life brings.\n\nThis in-person class helps students identify and overcome movement patterns that contribute to pain.\n\nMondays 9:30-10:30am\n\nOpen to fully vaccinated students (masks required)\n\nLimited to 6pp\n\nLocation: Community Room at Heartwood Center\n\n$20/class or$18/class if you buy a package of 5\n\nBOOK HERE.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/therapeutic-yoga-group-class-2-2/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Aikido
DESCRIPTION:Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThe Lakeshore Aikido Club will start a new course dedicated to beginners\, adult and young adult. Please join us and embrace this modern Japanese martial art in a friendly and welcoming community in the heart of Evanston! \nAikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based on the idea of harmonizing (AIKI) with your opponent to peacefully resolve conflict. The goal is subduing not harming. The Aikido practitioner uses circular movements and joint locks to redirect an attacker’s force and neutralize them. Aikido training is physically demanding\, but it doesn’t rely on strength. It emphasizes developing endurance\, flexibility\, stability\, and situational awareness. Aikido is a non-competitive activity\, and there are no tournaments. Instead\, students work with partners to improve their techniques. These include throws\, strikes\, pins\, and joint locks. The goal is to use the attacker’s momentum against them. \nAll beginners classes will be include the following aspects:\n– Body conditioning and stretching\n– Aikido safe falling and rolling (ukemi)\n– Martial arts principles\n– Understanding Aikido Self-defense\n– Aikido etiquette and values\n– “Silent meditation” (mokuso) and mindfulness\n– Aikido movements and postures\n– Aikido basic techniques (kihon waza) \nEvery enrolled student will receive complementary\n– Aikido Student Manual\n– Aikido LAC Student ID\n– Aikido uniform
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/aikido-4/2025-08-04/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250805T190000
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Sangha: Why We Meditate
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, 5:30pm to 7pm. \n\n\n\n\nHeartwood’s sanghas are increasingly body-centered\, deeply curious about delving into a variety of meditative approaches while still honoring Siddhartha Gautama’s radical notion of sitting quietly until he understood suffering — and how to break free from it. Each session will open with a guided meditation\, progress to an exploration of new approaches and techniques\, dive into group practice exploring those techniques\, and end with discussion and Q&A. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will spend the next several months studying the practices in Why We Meditate by Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Daniel Goleman. They offer a somewhat nontraditional\, body-centered approach to calm abiding and insight meditation. Whether you’re new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner looking to freshen up your practice\, we think you will find their approach helpful. You may find it useful to acquire a copy of their text for your own personal practice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nWhile drop-ins are always welcome\, the Sangha encourages repeat visits and the keeping of a journal to track your meditation pathway. Heartwood Sangha’s Nancy Floy and Larry Akey will guide the class\, with sangha members and guest practitioners encouraged to provide new perspectives and practices. \nNo charge; donations gratefully accepted. Please contact Larry for more information at (202)580-9313.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/fall-winter-sangha/2025-08-05/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Gentle Yoga Class
DESCRIPTION:Expect to learn fundamental yoga skills in a slower\, gentler way (simpler poses\, often with the support of props or the wall\, with adaptations for those with chronic conditions or limited range of motion).\nStudents should be able to get up and down from the floor (able to use your own hands\, feet\, or a chair) and have their doctor’s permission to participate in yoga/exercise classes. \n\nPractice fundamental movements (bending over\, reaching arms overhead\, twisting. etc.) with pr
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/gentle-yoga-class-2/2025-08-06/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250806T113000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Community Yoga Nidra
DESCRIPTION:“Yoga nidra is a systematic method of inducing complete physical\, mental\, and emotional relaxation.” — Swami Satyananda Saraswati\n\nThink of it as a guided meditation where all you have to do is lie down and listen to the instructions. All you need is 30 minutes to deeply relax your mind and body.\n\nSessions are offered virtually. A link will be sent upon registration.\n\nPay what you can: $5-$15. All proceeds will be donated to a charity each month. View the list of beneficiaries here: https://airtable.com/appcp3mkyE9Z0KXN1/shr8x08ttCrumQtS0\n\nTo Register: https://harmonypotential.as.me/yoga-nidra
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/free-virtual-yoga-nidra-with-huong-nguyen/2025-08-06/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Aikido
DESCRIPTION:Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThe Lakeshore Aikido Club will start a new course dedicated to beginners\, adult and young adult. Please join us and embrace this modern Japanese martial art in a friendly and welcoming community in the heart of Evanston! \nAikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based on the idea of harmonizing (AIKI) with your opponent to peacefully resolve conflict. The goal is subduing not harming. The Aikido practitioner uses circular movements and joint locks to redirect an attacker’s force and neutralize them. Aikido training is physically demanding\, but it doesn’t rely on strength. It emphasizes developing endurance\, flexibility\, stability\, and situational awareness. Aikido is a non-competitive activity\, and there are no tournaments. Instead\, students work with partners to improve their techniques. These include throws\, strikes\, pins\, and joint locks. The goal is to use the attacker’s momentum against them. \nAll beginners classes will be include the following aspects:\n– Body conditioning and stretching\n– Aikido safe falling and rolling (ukemi)\n– Martial arts principles\n– Understanding Aikido Self-defense\n– Aikido etiquette and values\n– “Silent meditation” (mokuso) and mindfulness\n– Aikido movements and postures\n– Aikido basic techniques (kihon waza) \nEvery enrolled student will receive complementary\n– Aikido Student Manual\n– Aikido LAC Student ID\n– Aikido uniform
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/aikido-3/2025-08-07/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Aikido
DESCRIPTION:Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThe Lakeshore Aikido Club will start a new course dedicated to beginners\, adult and young adult. Please join us and embrace this modern Japanese martial art in a friendly and welcoming community in the heart of Evanston! \nAikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based on the idea of harmonizing (AIKI) with your opponent to peacefully resolve conflict. The goal is subduing not harming. The Aikido practitioner uses circular movements and joint locks to redirect an attacker’s force and neutralize them. Aikido training is physically demanding\, but it doesn’t rely on strength. It emphasizes developing endurance\, flexibility\, stability\, and situational awareness. Aikido is a non-competitive activity\, and there are no tournaments. Instead\, students work with partners to improve their techniques. These include throws\, strikes\, pins\, and joint locks. The goal is to use the attacker’s momentum against them. \nAll beginners classes will be include the following aspects:\n– Body conditioning and stretching\n– Aikido safe falling and rolling (ukemi)\n– Martial arts principles\n– Understanding Aikido Self-defense\n– Aikido etiquette and values\n– “Silent meditation” (mokuso) and mindfulness\n– Aikido movements and postures\n– Aikido basic techniques (kihon waza) \nEvery enrolled student will receive complementary\n– Aikido Student Manual\n– Aikido LAC Student ID\n– Aikido uniform
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/aikido-4/2025-08-07/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Friday Meditation Class
DESCRIPTION:Friday Meditation Class\, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy\n  \n5:30pm – 7:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) \nOur text is Flight of the Garuda by Lama Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol\, a 19th century wandering yogi from Amdo in the eastern part of Tibet. This beautifully poetic text comprises twenty-three songs that aid our practice of trekchö\, cutting through delusion to natural primordial awareness. \nEmail Larry (email address Lakey0752@gmail.com) or at (202)580-9313 for the key code to enter the building or further information. \nDonations appreciated.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/friday-meditation-class/2025-08-08/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Sangha Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250810T120000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director\, Nancy Floy\n10:00am – 12:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) \nNancy will lead us in a few simple Buddhist chants and a guided meditation. Following meditation\, we will return to our new text\, Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh. “Socially-engaged Buddhism” has become something of a buzzword in among many sanghas\, but what exactly does it mean? More importantly\, how do we practice it? Thich Nhat Hanh\, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk\, created these practices to help people develop the insight of the interconnected nature of reality and the human experience\, which could then lead to a collective awakening. \nContact Larry Akey\, (Lakey0752@gmail.com) for key code to enter building or further information.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/sunday-morning-meditation-2/2025-08-10/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Sangha Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250811T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250811T201500
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
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SUMMARY:Aikido
DESCRIPTION:Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThe Lakeshore Aikido Club will start a new course dedicated to beginners\, adult and young adult. Please join us and embrace this modern Japanese martial art in a friendly and welcoming community in the heart of Evanston! \nAikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based on the idea of harmonizing (AIKI) with your opponent to peacefully resolve conflict. The goal is subduing not harming. The Aikido practitioner uses circular movements and joint locks to redirect an attacker’s force and neutralize them. Aikido training is physically demanding\, but it doesn’t rely on strength. It emphasizes developing endurance\, flexibility\, stability\, and situational awareness. Aikido is a non-competitive activity\, and there are no tournaments. Instead\, students work with partners to improve their techniques. These include throws\, strikes\, pins\, and joint locks. The goal is to use the attacker’s momentum against them. \nAll beginners classes will be include the following aspects:\n– Body conditioning and stretching\n– Aikido safe falling and rolling (ukemi)\n– Martial arts principles\n– Understanding Aikido Self-defense\n– Aikido etiquette and values\n– “Silent meditation” (mokuso) and mindfulness\n– Aikido movements and postures\n– Aikido basic techniques (kihon waza) \nEvery enrolled student will receive complementary\n– Aikido Student Manual\n– Aikido LAC Student ID\n– Aikido uniform
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/aikido-4/2025-08-11/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250812T173000
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Sangha: Why We Meditate
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, 5:30pm to 7pm. \n\n\n\n\nHeartwood’s sanghas are increasingly body-centered\, deeply curious about delving into a variety of meditative approaches while still honoring Siddhartha Gautama’s radical notion of sitting quietly until he understood suffering — and how to break free from it. Each session will open with a guided meditation\, progress to an exploration of new approaches and techniques\, dive into group practice exploring those techniques\, and end with discussion and Q&A. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will spend the next several months studying the practices in Why We Meditate by Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Daniel Goleman. They offer a somewhat nontraditional\, body-centered approach to calm abiding and insight meditation. Whether you’re new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner looking to freshen up your practice\, we think you will find their approach helpful. You may find it useful to acquire a copy of their text for your own personal practice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nWhile drop-ins are always welcome\, the Sangha encourages repeat visits and the keeping of a journal to track your meditation pathway. Heartwood Sangha’s Nancy Floy and Larry Akey will guide the class\, with sangha members and guest practitioners encouraged to provide new perspectives and practices. \nNo charge; donations gratefully accepted. Please contact Larry for more information at (202)580-9313.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/fall-winter-sangha/2025-08-12/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T162040Z
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SUMMARY:Gentle Yoga Class
DESCRIPTION:Expect to learn fundamental yoga skills in a slower\, gentler way (simpler poses\, often with the support of props or the wall\, with adaptations for those with chronic conditions or limited range of motion).\nStudents should be able to get up and down from the floor (able to use your own hands\, feet\, or a chair) and have their doctor’s permission to participate in yoga/exercise classes. \n\nPractice fundamental movements (bending over\, reaching arms overhead\, twisting. etc.) with pr
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/gentle-yoga-class-2/2025-08-13/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250813T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250813T113000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20240130T184445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240524T183948Z
UID:10040753-1755082800-1755084600@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Community Yoga Nidra
DESCRIPTION:“Yoga nidra is a systematic method of inducing complete physical\, mental\, and emotional relaxation.” — Swami Satyananda Saraswati\n\nThink of it as a guided meditation where all you have to do is lie down and listen to the instructions. All you need is 30 minutes to deeply relax your mind and body.\n\nSessions are offered virtually. A link will be sent upon registration.\n\nPay what you can: $5-$15. All proceeds will be donated to a charity each month. View the list of beneficiaries here: https://airtable.com/appcp3mkyE9Z0KXN1/shr8x08ttCrumQtS0\n\nTo Register: https://harmonypotential.as.me/yoga-nidra
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/free-virtual-yoga-nidra-with-huong-nguyen/2025-08-13/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20250730T141754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T162301Z
UID:10040605-1755194400-1755198000@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Aikido
DESCRIPTION:Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThe Lakeshore Aikido Club will start a new course dedicated to beginners\, adult and young adult. Please join us and embrace this modern Japanese martial art in a friendly and welcoming community in the heart of Evanston! \nAikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based on the idea of harmonizing (AIKI) with your opponent to peacefully resolve conflict. The goal is subduing not harming. The Aikido practitioner uses circular movements and joint locks to redirect an attacker’s force and neutralize them. Aikido training is physically demanding\, but it doesn’t rely on strength. It emphasizes developing endurance\, flexibility\, stability\, and situational awareness. Aikido is a non-competitive activity\, and there are no tournaments. Instead\, students work with partners to improve their techniques. These include throws\, strikes\, pins\, and joint locks. The goal is to use the attacker’s momentum against them. \nAll beginners classes will be include the following aspects:\n– Body conditioning and stretching\n– Aikido safe falling and rolling (ukemi)\n– Martial arts principles\n– Understanding Aikido Self-defense\n– Aikido etiquette and values\n– “Silent meditation” (mokuso) and mindfulness\n– Aikido movements and postures\n– Aikido basic techniques (kihon waza) \nEvery enrolled student will receive complementary\n– Aikido Student Manual\n– Aikido LAC Student ID\n– Aikido uniform
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/aikido-3/2025-08-14/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T201500
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20230906T160039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T151711Z
UID:10040473-1755198900-1755202500@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Aikido
DESCRIPTION:Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThe Lakeshore Aikido Club will start a new course dedicated to beginners\, adult and young adult. Please join us and embrace this modern Japanese martial art in a friendly and welcoming community in the heart of Evanston! \nAikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based on the idea of harmonizing (AIKI) with your opponent to peacefully resolve conflict. The goal is subduing not harming. The Aikido practitioner uses circular movements and joint locks to redirect an attacker’s force and neutralize them. Aikido training is physically demanding\, but it doesn’t rely on strength. It emphasizes developing endurance\, flexibility\, stability\, and situational awareness. Aikido is a non-competitive activity\, and there are no tournaments. Instead\, students work with partners to improve their techniques. These include throws\, strikes\, pins\, and joint locks. The goal is to use the attacker’s momentum against them. \nAll beginners classes will be include the following aspects:\n– Body conditioning and stretching\n– Aikido safe falling and rolling (ukemi)\n– Martial arts principles\n– Understanding Aikido Self-defense\n– Aikido etiquette and values\n– “Silent meditation” (mokuso) and mindfulness\n– Aikido movements and postures\n– Aikido basic techniques (kihon waza) \nEvery enrolled student will receive complementary\n– Aikido Student Manual\n– Aikido LAC Student ID\n– Aikido uniform
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/aikido-4/2025-08-14/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250815T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250815T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20210616T130451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T234622Z
UID:10041490-1755279000-1755284400@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Friday Meditation Class
DESCRIPTION:Friday Meditation Class\, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy\n  \n5:30pm – 7:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) \nOur text is Flight of the Garuda by Lama Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol\, a 19th century wandering yogi from Amdo in the eastern part of Tibet. This beautifully poetic text comprises twenty-three songs that aid our practice of trekchö\, cutting through delusion to natural primordial awareness. \nEmail Larry (email address Lakey0752@gmail.com) or at (202)580-9313 for the key code to enter the building or further information. \nDonations appreciated.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/friday-meditation-class/2025-08-15/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Sangha Meditation
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250817T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250817T120000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T234546Z
UID:10041224-1755424800-1755432000@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Sunday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director\, Nancy Floy\n10:00am – 12:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) \nNancy will lead us in a few simple Buddhist chants and a guided meditation. Following meditation\, we will return to our new text\, Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh. “Socially-engaged Buddhism” has become something of a buzzword in among many sanghas\, but what exactly does it mean? More importantly\, how do we practice it? Thich Nhat Hanh\, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk\, created these practices to help people develop the insight of the interconnected nature of reality and the human experience\, which could then lead to a collective awakening. \nContact Larry Akey\, (Lakey0752@gmail.com) for key code to enter building or further information.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/sunday-morning-meditation-2/2025-08-17/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Sangha Meditation
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250818T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250818T201500
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20230906T160039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T151711Z
UID:10040474-1755544500-1755548100@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Aikido
DESCRIPTION:Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThe Lakeshore Aikido Club will start a new course dedicated to beginners\, adult and young adult. Please join us and embrace this modern Japanese martial art in a friendly and welcoming community in the heart of Evanston! \nAikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based on the idea of harmonizing (AIKI) with your opponent to peacefully resolve conflict. The goal is subduing not harming. The Aikido practitioner uses circular movements and joint locks to redirect an attacker’s force and neutralize them. Aikido training is physically demanding\, but it doesn’t rely on strength. It emphasizes developing endurance\, flexibility\, stability\, and situational awareness. Aikido is a non-competitive activity\, and there are no tournaments. Instead\, students work with partners to improve their techniques. These include throws\, strikes\, pins\, and joint locks. The goal is to use the attacker’s momentum against them. \nAll beginners classes will be include the following aspects:\n– Body conditioning and stretching\n– Aikido safe falling and rolling (ukemi)\n– Martial arts principles\n– Understanding Aikido Self-defense\n– Aikido etiquette and values\n– “Silent meditation” (mokuso) and mindfulness\n– Aikido movements and postures\n– Aikido basic techniques (kihon waza) \nEvery enrolled student will receive complementary\n– Aikido Student Manual\n– Aikido LAC Student ID\n– Aikido uniform
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/aikido-4/2025-08-18/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250819T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250819T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20230621T141758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T151910Z
UID:10040295-1755624600-1755630000@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Tuesday Sangha: Why We Meditate
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, 5:30pm to 7pm. \n\n\n\n\nHeartwood’s sanghas are increasingly body-centered\, deeply curious about delving into a variety of meditative approaches while still honoring Siddhartha Gautama’s radical notion of sitting quietly until he understood suffering — and how to break free from it. Each session will open with a guided meditation\, progress to an exploration of new approaches and techniques\, dive into group practice exploring those techniques\, and end with discussion and Q&A. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will spend the next several months studying the practices in Why We Meditate by Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Daniel Goleman. They offer a somewhat nontraditional\, body-centered approach to calm abiding and insight meditation. Whether you’re new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner looking to freshen up your practice\, we think you will find their approach helpful. You may find it useful to acquire a copy of their text for your own personal practice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nWhile drop-ins are always welcome\, the Sangha encourages repeat visits and the keeping of a journal to track your meditation pathway. Heartwood Sangha’s Nancy Floy and Larry Akey will guide the class\, with sangha members and guest practitioners encouraged to provide new perspectives and practices. \nNo charge; donations gratefully accepted. Please contact Larry for more information at (202)580-9313.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/fall-winter-sangha/2025-08-19/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250820T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250820T103000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T162040Z
UID:10041856-1755682200-1755685800@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Gentle Yoga Class
DESCRIPTION:Expect to learn fundamental yoga skills in a slower\, gentler way (simpler poses\, often with the support of props or the wall\, with adaptations for those with chronic conditions or limited range of motion).\nStudents should be able to get up and down from the floor (able to use your own hands\, feet\, or a chair) and have their doctor’s permission to participate in yoga/exercise classes. \n\nPractice fundamental movements (bending over\, reaching arms overhead\, twisting. etc.) with pr
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/gentle-yoga-class-2/2025-08-20/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250820T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250820T113000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20240130T184445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240524T183948Z
UID:10040754-1755687600-1755689400@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Community Yoga Nidra
DESCRIPTION:“Yoga nidra is a systematic method of inducing complete physical\, mental\, and emotional relaxation.” — Swami Satyananda Saraswati\n\nThink of it as a guided meditation where all you have to do is lie down and listen to the instructions. All you need is 30 minutes to deeply relax your mind and body.\n\nSessions are offered virtually. A link will be sent upon registration.\n\nPay what you can: $5-$15. All proceeds will be donated to a charity each month. View the list of beneficiaries here: https://airtable.com/appcp3mkyE9Z0KXN1/shr8x08ttCrumQtS0\n\nTo Register: https://harmonypotential.as.me/yoga-nidra
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/free-virtual-yoga-nidra-with-huong-nguyen/2025-08-20/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250821T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250821T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20250730T141754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T162301Z
UID:10040606-1755799200-1755802800@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Aikido
DESCRIPTION:Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThe Lakeshore Aikido Club will start a new course dedicated to beginners\, adult and young adult. Please join us and embrace this modern Japanese martial art in a friendly and welcoming community in the heart of Evanston! \nAikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based on the idea of harmonizing (AIKI) with your opponent to peacefully resolve conflict. The goal is subduing not harming. The Aikido practitioner uses circular movements and joint locks to redirect an attacker’s force and neutralize them. Aikido training is physically demanding\, but it doesn’t rely on strength. It emphasizes developing endurance\, flexibility\, stability\, and situational awareness. Aikido is a non-competitive activity\, and there are no tournaments. Instead\, students work with partners to improve their techniques. These include throws\, strikes\, pins\, and joint locks. The goal is to use the attacker’s momentum against them. \nAll beginners classes will be include the following aspects:\n– Body conditioning and stretching\n– Aikido safe falling and rolling (ukemi)\n– Martial arts principles\n– Understanding Aikido Self-defense\n– Aikido etiquette and values\n– “Silent meditation” (mokuso) and mindfulness\n– Aikido movements and postures\n– Aikido basic techniques (kihon waza) \nEvery enrolled student will receive complementary\n– Aikido Student Manual\n– Aikido LAC Student ID\n– Aikido uniform
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/aikido-3/2025-08-21/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250821T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250821T201500
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20230906T160039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T151711Z
UID:10040475-1755803700-1755807300@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Aikido
DESCRIPTION:Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults \nThe Lakeshore Aikido Club will start a new course dedicated to beginners\, adult and young adult. Please join us and embrace this modern Japanese martial art in a friendly and welcoming community in the heart of Evanston! \nAikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based on the idea of harmonizing (AIKI) with your opponent to peacefully resolve conflict. The goal is subduing not harming. The Aikido practitioner uses circular movements and joint locks to redirect an attacker’s force and neutralize them. Aikido training is physically demanding\, but it doesn’t rely on strength. It emphasizes developing endurance\, flexibility\, stability\, and situational awareness. Aikido is a non-competitive activity\, and there are no tournaments. Instead\, students work with partners to improve their techniques. These include throws\, strikes\, pins\, and joint locks. The goal is to use the attacker’s momentum against them. \nAll beginners classes will be include the following aspects:\n– Body conditioning and stretching\n– Aikido safe falling and rolling (ukemi)\n– Martial arts principles\n– Understanding Aikido Self-defense\n– Aikido etiquette and values\n– “Silent meditation” (mokuso) and mindfulness\n– Aikido movements and postures\n– Aikido basic techniques (kihon waza) \nEvery enrolled student will receive complementary\n– Aikido Student Manual\n– Aikido LAC Student ID\n– Aikido uniform
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/aikido-4/2025-08-21/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250822T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250822T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20210616T130451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T234622Z
UID:10041491-1755883800-1755889200@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Friday Meditation Class
DESCRIPTION:Friday Meditation Class\, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy\n  \n5:30pm – 7:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) \nOur text is Flight of the Garuda by Lama Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol\, a 19th century wandering yogi from Amdo in the eastern part of Tibet. This beautifully poetic text comprises twenty-three songs that aid our practice of trekchö\, cutting through delusion to natural primordial awareness. \nEmail Larry (email address Lakey0752@gmail.com) or at (202)580-9313 for the key code to enter the building or further information. \nDonations appreciated.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/friday-meditation-class/2025-08-22/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Sangha Meditation
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250823T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250823T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20231004T151938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T170634Z
UID:10041770-1755950400-1755955800@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Women of Wisdom Meditation Class
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/women-of-wisdom-meditation-class/2025-08-23/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Sangha Meditation
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250824T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250824T120000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004038
CREATED:20210616T125931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T234546Z
UID:10041225-1756029600-1756036800@www.heartwoodcenter.com
SUMMARY:Sunday Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director\, Nancy Floy\n10:00am – 12:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) \nNancy will lead us in a few simple Buddhist chants and a guided meditation. Following meditation\, we will return to our new text\, Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh. “Socially-engaged Buddhism” has become something of a buzzword in among many sanghas\, but what exactly does it mean? More importantly\, how do we practice it? Thich Nhat Hanh\, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk\, created these practices to help people develop the insight of the interconnected nature of reality and the human experience\, which could then lead to a collective awakening. \nContact Larry Akey\, (Lakey0752@gmail.com) for key code to enter building or further information.
URL:https://www.heartwoodcenter.com/event/sunday-morning-meditation-2/2025-08-24/
LOCATION:Heartwood\, 1818 Dempster Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Sangha Meditation
GEO:42.040868;-87.698614
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