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PHOENIX PHYSICAL THERAPY OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, June 24th from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Enjoy food, refreshments and entertainment The first 100 people will receive a free gift Register to win prizes Please see our website for more details. 3200 Corporate Center Dr. #113 • Burnsville, MN 55306 952-808-2222 pt.phoenix@gmail.com www.phoenixphysicaltherapy.com WEIGHT & WELLNESS - SIX WEEKS to BETTER HEALTH
Starts: Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $225 Would you like an eating plan that makes sense? One with delicious, real food? Want to eat in a way that improves your health along with your metabolism? Increase energy, eliminate cravings, reduce pain, stabilize blood sugar, maintain a healthy weight, and balance your moods by following our balanced eating plan. You will feel better than you have in years. The topics are: Learn a balanced plan eating real foods. Balance your blood sugar for better energy, fewer cravings and focus. Restore digestive and intestinal health. Good fats, bad fats, trans fats: learn the role fats play in health and how to tell the good from the bad. Essential fatty acids: incorporate Omega 3 and Omega 6 fats in your diet to improve metabolism, focus, skin, joint/muscle, and hormonal health. Cardiovascular health: understand cholesterol, inflammation, and other factors in heart and blood vessel health. Neurotransmitters: realize how food affects your moods, cravings and well-being. Discover the power of real food to improve your health through scientifically based information presented in an interactive format. Strategies for change and group support help keep you motivated. Darlene Kvist, a licensed and practicing nutritionist for over 20 years, designed the program and class materials. The Weight & Wellness course is taught by Certified Nutrition Educators trained by Darlene Kvist. Please call 651-699-3438 for more information or to register. www.weightandwellness.com 4th annual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education
Wednesday August 19th, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Members and shoppers of Valley Natural Foods have a high interest in the environment. In fact, according to a recent survey our shoppers highly rated our co-op’s efforts to provide responsible environmental stewardship. Therefore the relationships we cultivate, the local farmers we support and the education we provide continue to be relevant. One of our key relationships directly connected to sustainability has been our on-going relationship with the Will Steger Foundation. The WSF understands the vital role food production plays in the bigger picture of sustainability. They provide to-notch, science-based education for educators to help instruct the upcoming generations on climate change. Each year the WSF sponsors an education outreach called the Summer Institute. This year, the 4th annual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education is on Wednesday August 19th, 8:30-4:30 pm at the University of Minnesota. Applications available for download: www.globalwarming101.com The Summer Institute will focus on the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen and unveil a brand new curriculum on international climate solutions for grades 9-12. Keynote speakers include renowned author and climate activist, Bill McKibben, along with Will Steger. Registration opens in May for 100 onsite participants ($75/teacher or $100/pair) and an unlimited number of participants for our online webinar ($25/teacher). Onsite participants will receive the Citizen Climate Curriculum and online participants will be able to download the curriculum free of charge from the Global Warming 101 website. The institute will highlight the critical need for international cooperation on climate change solutions, and equip educators with the tools necessary to empower student learning and leadership on the topic. Educators will also learn about the Midwest youth delegation to Copenhagen, led by the Will Steger Foundation, and ways that they can follow the youth experience online through multi-media dispatches including text, images, and video. The Summer Institute will include break-out sessions on topics addressed in the curriculum, including cap and trade vs. carbon tax; equity in negotiation; climate technologies; carbon cycle and more. www.globalwarming101.com to watch the Summer Institute video, download the application and learn more. SYNAPSE Clinic and YogaSoul Center present:
Spring into Health and Wellness: Month Long Detoxification Program The package for the month includes: 4 Colon Hydrotherapy Sessions I hour detoxification massage In-office cellular and body assessment Nutrition and Detoxification Seminars Detoxification consultation Yoga/Pilates classes included (2/week) with the YogaSoul Center in Eagan · $495 for one month; $850 for both months · Detox begins May 1st and June 1st 2009 Synapse Center for Health & Healing 651-209-9906 4480 Erin Drive Eagan, MN 55122 Call office for more information, pricing and to secure your spot. If interested in learning more about the need for detox, please call to find out about a free lecture in April. Most comprehensive detoxification program available in the Twin Cities Valley Natural Members receive a reduced rate of $450 for one month; $800 for both months ISLE ROYALE BOTANY WORKSHOP
The Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Assoc. (IRKPA) is sponsoring its third Isle Royale Botany Workshop. June 15 - 20, 2009 Experience four days in Lake Superior’s Isle Royale National Park and learn to identify the diverse native plants of this incredible island! •This special botany workshop is open to anyone with beginning/intermediate knowledge of plant identification who would like to learn to identify the early season plants of Isle Royale. You’ll learn to use such tools as a dichotomous key and hand lens to identify plants. Plant communities, rare species, ecology, and invasive species will be discussed. •The instructor, botanist Janet Marr, has had many years of experience studying plants across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Isle Royale. She is co-author of Island Life, an Isle Royale Nature Guide recently published by IRKPA. Janet has taught two Isle Royale botany workshops as well as many botany and aquatic plant workshops in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. •Workshop activities will take place primarily outdoors. Field trips will be in the vicinity of Rock Harbor and will include Tobin Harbor, Scoville Point, and Raspberry Island. You should be able to hike up to seven miles a day with a daypack sometimes on steep, rocky trails and slippery bedrock shore. •Participants may camp for free at a Rock Harbor group site, or stay in the Rock Harbor Lodge or housekeeping units at their own expense. •Total cost for the workshop is US$600 per person ($575 for IRKPA members; see http://irnha.org/ for information on becoming a member). Fee covers instruction, camping, meals on the island, and transportation to and from Houghton, Michigan, on the Ranger III. Participants may travel from Grand Portage, Minnesota, on the Voyager at their own expense. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Contact Jill Burkland at 906-482-7860 or jburkland@irnha.org for more information or to register for the workshop. Participants need to pre-register and send a $100 deposit to be received by May 1st in order to attend the workshop. Send deposit to: Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association Attn: Jill Burkland 800 East Lakeshore Drive Houghton, MI 49931 A four-day long photography workshop taught by professional photographer and IRKPA Board President Bob Guiliani immediately follows the botany workshop. Contact Jill Burkland at 906-482-7860 or jburkland@irnha.org for more information on the photography workshop. [cost=$600 ($575 for IRKPA members); do both botany and photography workshops for $1100 (for everyone)] GLUTEN-FREE FUN CAMP!
August 4-7, 2009 The Twin Cities Chapter of R.O.C.K (Raising Our Celiac Kids) is pleased to announce our Annual Gluten-Free Fun Camp for kids ages 8-17 with celiac disease. GFF Camp will take place August 4-7, 2009 at Camp Courage in Maple Lake, MN. R.O.C.K. volunteers will once again be working with the Camp Courage staff to ensure a completely gluten-free menu and oversee the food preparation. Additional dietary restrictions can also be accommodated. Camp fees are $225 per camper. Please send $100 non-refundable registration deposit with your application or pay in full. Reservations are on a first come first serve basis and are due by July 15. The medical form and any balance owed is due by July 15 as well. Scholarships are available. Check or Money orders can be made out to Rock – Gluten Free Fun Camp and can be mailed with the registration forms to: ROCK Attn: Colette Prohofsky 4821 Rutledge Ave. Edina, MN 55436 Click here to download registration forms Getting to What Matters - lead and live with purpose and passion
Call Shelly at 612.518.5682 to register at a discounted rate of $200 by mentioning Valley Natural Foods, or e-mail shelly@balancedexcellence.com This program provides you with techniques and resources to look within yourself to simplify your life, while putting more of your energy where it matters most. You may have multiple roles in life –professional career, corporate or community leader, hobbyist, volunteer, entrepreneur, parent – yet the one thing that will enhance your impact across all of these is to be more connected with yourself. Our belief is that you will not grow into your full potential until you look deep into yourself and come to know who you are, your unique purpose, your passions, what is most important to you. Ultimately, you will find success and fulfillment by knowing and honoring who you truly are. That is what “Getting to What Matters” is all about. You will take stock of your past and identify some of the most important lessons you can carry into the future. You will look deep into your heart and discover a renewed sense of who you are - your life’s purpose as well as the passions that fuel you. We will leverage the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ® for understanding the thinking behind your doing. You will select those principles by which you choose to govern yourself. You will clarify a balanced vision for the future and make plans to take you there. NEED A BREAK?
UNLIMITED CLASSES ~Yoga ~ Pilates~Tai Chi ~ Qigong ~ Belly Dance Includes over 20 weekly classes. Any class, any teacher, any time See www.isisyoga.com for complete offerings and schedule Call 651-994-0124 today and become a stronger and healthier YOU! Isis Yoga and Wellness Center 13755 Nicollet Ave. South, Burnsville 651-994-0124 www.isisyoga.com HEALING INTENTIONS
Healing Intentions is a 4-hour small group experience in being present to what is needed for your own healing of body, mind and spirit. Healing Intentions is designed to create a setting in which profound insights, healing and opening to Spirit can take place. You will be invited and prepared to participate in intentional healing for you and for others in the group.This experience is helpful for people who desire healing from emotional or physical problems and pain. People with stress related concerns, chronic pain, or other difficulties related to general health and well-being are appropriate for this group. Fridays, 8:30am – 12:30pm Place: Burnsville Counseling and Healing Center 17305 Cedar Avenue, Suite 230 Lakeville, MN 55044 Phone: 952-435-4144 Cost: $85 •You will participate in a process that helps you change your relationship with your personal, physical and emotional struggles in life. •You will benefit from the power of people working together to generate an intentional focus for healing. •You will learn how to use this healing process with and for yourself, your family or others who support you. THERMOGRAPHY IS AVAILABLE AT:
“THE NATURAL PATH” IN EDINA Breast Health Monitoring: 1. Non-Invasive 2. No Radiation / No X-Ray 3. Painless / no smashing Call for brochure & information. 952-941-1919 GLUTEN-FREE DAY
3:00-6:00 p.m.Every Third Thursday of the Month! FREE Join our Gluten-Free experts in preparing foods without gluten. VOLUNTEER REWARDS: How You Can Participate in Your Co-op, Do Good, Have Fun and Earn up to 10% off Your Grocery Shopping!
Member-owners can participate in community outreach and areas supervised by the board of directors and earn discount rewards. Here are our volunteer opportunities:Board of Directors • Run in the annual election held in October Strategic Planning Committee • Sign up to serve on this committee that meets bi-monthly Participant Projects • Help maintain our landscaping through our Beds & Breakfast program • Assist with educational demonstrations at health fairs • Assist with set up, registration and clean up at the Annual Meeting • Deliver groceries to homebound customers Outreach Programs • Serve as a volunteer for the Community Action Council • Serve as a volunteer for the MN Valley Humane Society • Serve as a volunteer for the MN Valley YMCA Discount is based on the number of hours accrued as a volunteer each quarter. Each hour of volunteer time equals 0.5%. For instance, 10 hours earns a 5% discount every time you shop. 20 hours ( the maximum covered in the program) earns 10% every time you shop. We do have a limited number of positions available so be sure to sign up by e-mailing info@valleynaturalfoods.com Community News
Have community news to share? Send us a brief press release including any specific dates and times and we will announce your news or event. We ask that it be community oriented and of interest to those in the South Metro. E-mail us at info@valleynaturalfoods.com.
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