Group Art Exhibition - Heartwood Center December 6 to April 30 “There is no must in art, because art is free.” -Wassily Kandinsky by Janis Post Join us at the opening reception on Saturday, December 6 with a painting session offered at 3pm. This exhibition showcases the diverse creativity of individuals who’ve painted and connected as […]
Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director, Nancy Floy 10:00am - 12:00pm Nancy 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 […]
Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults Thursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults The 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! Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based […]
Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 7pm. Heartwood'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 […]
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). Students should be able to get up and down from the floor (able to use your own hands, feet, or a […]
Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults Thursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults The 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! Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based […]
A powerful in-person experience for overwhelmed, busy mothers who want more calm, confidence, and connection — without guilt or burnout. You love your children deeply — and yet you’re exhausted, overstimulated, and often questioning yourself. You’re doing everything, but it still feels like you’re falling short. The Stress-Less Mother is an 8-week, in-person group designed […]
Friday Meditation Class, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy 5:30pm - 7:00pm Our 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 […]
Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director, Nancy Floy 10:00am - 12:00pm Nancy 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 […]
Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults Thursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults The 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! Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based […]
Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 7pm. Heartwood'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 […]
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). Students should be able to get up and down from the floor (able to use your own hands, feet, or a […]
Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults Thursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults The 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! Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based […]
A powerful in-person experience for overwhelmed, busy mothers who want more calm, confidence, and connection — without guilt or burnout. You love your children deeply — and yet you’re exhausted, overstimulated, and often questioning yourself. You’re doing everything, but it still feels like you’re falling short. The Stress-Less Mother is an 8-week, in-person group designed […]
Friday Meditation Class, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy 5:30pm - 7:00pm Our 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 […]
Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director, Nancy Floy 10:00am - 12:00pm Nancy 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 […]
Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults Thursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults The 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! Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based […]
Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 7pm. Heartwood'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 […]
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). Students should be able to get up and down from the floor (able to use your own hands, feet, or a […]
Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults Thursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults The 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! Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based […]
A powerful in-person experience for overwhelmed, busy mothers who want more calm, confidence, and connection — without guilt or burnout. You love your children deeply — and yet you’re exhausted, overstimulated, and often questioning yourself. You’re doing everything, but it still feels like you’re falling short. The Stress-Less Mother is an 8-week, in-person group designed […]
Friday Meditation Class, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy 5:30pm - 7:00pm Our 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 […]
Do you find yourself swirling with the spring wind? As you Spring Forward - do so while being firmly planted…within yourself. Come learn & apply simple, actionable energy practices to root within yourself to: cultivate grounding & presence organize your energy for self-containment release held energies, and receive deep nourishment from the Earth — so […]
Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director, Nancy Floy 10:00am - 12:00pm Nancy 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 […]
Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults Thursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults The 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! Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based […]
Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 7pm. Heartwood'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 […]
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). Students should be able to get up and down from the floor (able to use your own hands, feet, or a […]
Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults Thursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults The 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! Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based […]
A powerful in-person experience for overwhelmed, busy mothers who want more calm, confidence, and connection — without guilt or burnout. You love your children deeply — and yet you’re exhausted, overstimulated, and often questioning yourself. You’re doing everything, but it still feels like you’re falling short. The Stress-Less Mother is an 8-week, in-person group designed […]
Friday Meditation Class, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy 5:30pm - 7:00pm Our 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 […]
Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director, Nancy Floy 10:00am - 12:00pm Nancy 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 […]
Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults Thursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults The 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! Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based […]
Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 7pm. Heartwood'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 […]
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). Students should be able to get up and down from the floor (able to use your own hands, feet, or a […]
Monday 7:15-8:15PM adults Thursday 6-7pm Children & 7:15-8:15PM adults The 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! Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (DO) based […]
A powerful in-person experience for overwhelmed, busy mothers who want more calm, confidence, and connection — without guilt or burnout. You love your children deeply — and yet you’re exhausted, overstimulated, and often questioning yourself. You’re doing everything, but it still feels like you’re falling short. The Stress-Less Mother is an 8-week, in-person group designed […]
Friday Meditation Class, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy 5:30pm - 7:00pm Our 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 […]
May 2nd & 3rd Starts Saturday 9am - 6pm Ends Sunday 9am - 5pm Hosted by: Victories Ellen and George would be happy to speak with you for questions and more information. Ellen Rieger: 847-791-8602 George Rieger 847-878-7409 REGISTER admin@victoriesformen.org 312.604.5013 www.victoriesformen.org