Qigong Restores Balance
Soaring Crane Level 1 Retreat
April 19 & 20, 2008
Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
What is Qigong?
Qigong, pronounced chee-gong, is an ancient form of movement designed to
restore balance to the mind, body and spirit.
What is Soaring Crane?
Soaring Crane Qigong, is a graceful form of meditation and
movement. Soaring Crane restores physical, emotional and
spiritual balance. Level I participants learn:
• Five Routines, the Foundation of the Soaring Crane System
• Two Remedy Routines
• Two Laying Down Meditations
What are the Benefits of Qigong?
The purpose of Qigong is to improve health and eliminate disease. Qigong activates energy channels within the body, strengthens internal organs, and promotes wellbeing.
Instructor Qualifications
Karen Blaha is a certified Chinese Soaring Crane Level I instructor. She a member of the Wu Dao Jing She International Qigong Society and the National Qigong Association, U.S.A .
Retreat Detail (Registration Required)
Contact: Karen Blaha 715.570.1700, karenblaha@sbcglobal.net
Date: April 19-20, 2008: Sat 8:30 - 4:30 , Sun 9 - 4
Cost: Resident $285, Commuter $195
Location: Artha Sustainable Living Ctr, Amherst, WI
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Door County Yoga Retreat
May 16th to the 18th, 2008, during the Festival of Blossoms! http://www.doorcounty.com/deals/seasonal-promotions/festival-blossoms/
Itinerary
Friday
Yoga class at Junction Center Yoga Studio: 1-2:30pm http://www.junctioncenteryoga.com/
Check into rooms at Baileys Harbor Yacht Club Resort: 3pm
http://www.bhycr.com/
Light House Boat Tour (cost is $22 if you want to attend): 5-6:30pm
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Dinner and welcome celebration at the Yacht Club, free time.
Saturday
Meditation: 7am
Breakfast: 8am
Arts and Crafts Fair: 9-10am
Stone’s Throw Winery: 10:30-11:30am http://www.stonesthrowwinery.com/index.html
Lunch at Village Café in Egg Harbor: noon to 1pm (cost not covered) http://www.villagecafe-doorcounty.com/
Yoga class and workshop: 1:30-4:30
3 Course Dinner at the Harbor Fish Market: 6:30pm http://www.harborfishmarket-grille.com/
Sunday
Meditation: 7am
Breakfast: 8am
Garden Tour: 10 to 11am http://www.doorcounty.com/deals/seasonal-promotions/festival-blossoms/self-guided.aspx
Map: http://www.doorcounty.com/deals/seasonal-promotions/festival-blossoms/FOB-Tour-Map.pdf
Shepherd's Market (Fiber Event): 11:30
http://www.whitefishbayfarm.com/market.htm
Lunch in Jacksonport: noon-12:45 (cost not covered)
Yoga class and workshop: 1-4pm
Head for home
$355 Down payment of $150 to hold spot, and remainder 1 month before. Includes lodging, yoga, breakfasts and dinners.
Standing Poses and Backbends Workshop Registration Form $35
May 31st 2008 Sat: 1-4pm
Would you like a greater understanding of Standing poses and Backbends? In this workshop we will fine tune the specific details of each pose. Allowing for time to find a greater understanding of each pose. Learn how to find the strength and proper alignment to gracefully hold
the poses. Do this while honoring your individual abilities, learning to work within your own unique framework.
Simple Inversions & Upper Body Strengthening Yoga Workshop Registration Form$35 single workshop, $30 if taking another workshop the same day
June 1st, 2008 Sun: 9am-noon
In this world of sitting at a desk and driving to work our upper bodies have become weak. Establish a yoga practice to gain strength in your arms, back and chest. Open these areas and have a greater range of motion, setting up a heathly pattern in the body that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Poses will be catered to individuals ability, become empowered with new found strength.
Hip Openers & Balancing Poses Registration Form
$35 single workshop, $30 if taking another workshop the same day
June 1st, 2008 Sun: 1-4pm
Exercises like weight lifting and running tend to shorten our leg and hip muscles. Learn movements designed to open and free the hips, release and lenghten the leg muscles. This will allow for a greater range of motion in twists, forward bends and balancing poses. As we move through our lives, the more we cultivate spatial awareness of just where our body is on this earth, the better our balance will be. Balance takes practice, learn techniques to find physical and mental centering and alignment through the balancing poses.
Breathing Basics Yoga Workshop Registration Form $35
June 28th, 2008 Sat: 1-4pm
Learn the basics of prananyama which helps release tension and promote the free flow of subtle energies (prana). You will be introduced to several new breathing techniques and patterns for better health, sleeping issues, and stress relief. Learn the art of breath control along with meditation and yoga poses.
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Should You Buy Bottled Water?
The amount of energy going into just making the bottles that contain the water should answer this question. In the US more then 17 million barrels of oil are needed, that is equivalent to the amount of oil needed to fuel 1 million cars for 1 year. The bottle of water that takes only 3 minutes to drink will take up to a thousand years to biodegrade, and only 33.5% of these bottles are being recycled. In addition fossil fuels are burned to fill bottles and distribute them, some coming from thousands of miles away.
Where does the water come from?
More then 25% of bottled water comes from a municipal supply. It is treated tap water, not much different then what comes from your faucet. The amount charged to us, the consumer is more then we pay for gas, and it is often virtually free tap water labeled as spring water. Testing done by the NRDC found some bottled water to contain bacterial or chemical contaminants including carcinogens in levels exceeding state or industry standards. The NRDC also found some to contain phthalates which block or mimic hormones affecting the body’s normal functions.
Are the bottles bad?
It is when the plastic sits around or gets warm that the chemicals from the plastic bottles leach into the water. Chemicals include Antimony, which can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Bisphenol A, that is in hard plastics like sport-water bottles can cause neurological and behavioral problems in babies and kids and affects the brain, female reproductive system and immune system in adults.
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