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Classes & Workshops coming up in January…!

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Author: heartbodyandsoul

In the last several weeks, I’ve had three different conversations with people in search of community.  Ours can be an isolating society.  Finding avenues to meet new friends can be tough to find, especially if you’re past the bar-hopping stage of life or are an introvert at heart.

Gotta say — one of the most rewarding parts of opening Heart, Body, & Soul has been the number of people who have found community here.  The broad range of discussion groups, book clubs, classes, & workshops available here is a perfect opportunity not only to learn more about a topic of interest, but to find others of like interests — to connect, commune, and find your tribe.

So if getting happy and healthy are among  your New Year’s Resolutions  … (and really, isn’t that what ALL of our New Year’s Resolutions are really about??) …  read on.  After all, at just three months open, we are ALL new here, so you’ll fit right in!  Find what interests you and come join us.  Options abound ….

SPACE CLEANSING WORKSHOP
w/ Erin Angst-Baker
Saturday, Jan 2, 1-3 pm
Our homes, cars, and workplaces are all filled with energy – good or not-so-good.  Why marinate yourself in energetic ick??   Come learn how to energetically cleanse your environment – whether it’s just moving out that stale, stagnant energy or getting rid of unwanted guests of the non-physical sort (!!), Erin can walk you through how to take control of the situation.   Cost is $20

FLOW-MOTION HOOPING!
Sunday, Jan 3, 3:30-4:30 pm — $5
Calling all hula hoop aficionados! When it gets too cold to practice your art outside, bring it into the studio at HBS. We have room for a max of 8 hoopers, so if you want to ensure you have a space, you may want to register in advance.

NEW BOOK CLUB STARTING!
1st & 3rd Thursdays, Jan 7 & 21, 1:30 – 3 pm
THE GIFT OF IMPERFECTION:
Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
    by Brené Brown. 
Expect authentic discussion, challenging revelations, personal growth, and fellow travelers on the journey.  Facilitated by Deborah Carney.   Only cost is the purchase of the book, which we will have available at 10% off the publisher price.

INTRO TO YOGA THERAPY w/ Crystal DeShazo
Thursdays, Jan 7 & 21, 6:30 – 8 pm.  Cost is $15.
Whether this is your first step onto a yoga mat or you are old friends, this class is for you.  We will address your body’s needs on multiple levels using a gentle therapeutic approach of selected poses, mudras, breathing and relaxation techniques, meditation and more to help virtually ANY health condition, physical or psychological.  Issues addressed will depend on what is most relevant to the attendees, but may include back pain & sciatica, anxiety, depression, headache, migraine, blood pressure, diabetes and more.  Now is the time to listen and show up for YOU!

CHANGES:  New Directions
A six-week course w/ Emelie Thibodeaux,
Thursday evenings from 6 – 8 pm, Jan 7 thru Feb 11.
CHANGES was created by Emelie Thibodeaux in 2007 to provide additional support for those involved with commercial diet plans.  It has evolved over the years into a support group for those who want to change behaviors that are detrimental to other areas of their lives as well as their relationship with food.  Part of the course is about accepting ourselves the way we are, realizing we have choices, and being gentle with ourselves when we make less than the best choices.  It is about moving forward one step at a time.
Cost is $100 and includes a Changes Oracle Cards Deck, a journal, and all handout materials.  Seating is limited so reserve your spot now!

EMBODIED WOMEN CHANTING:  Expanding the Light
Jan 8 thru Feb 5,  10:30 – 11:45 am (Friday mornings)
Embodied Women Chanting is an opportunity for women to join an amazing, ferocious, compassionate, non-judgmental female-based community to explore group sound-creation in a safe and fun way.  Sound — whether song, chant, outburst or conversation — is a shared vibration of the body.   Embodied Chanting supports the whole body’s involvement in moving vocal energy within our Selves, our community and in connection with Spirit!  This 5-week series will build upon the Solstice-to-Imbolc seasonal energies of Light & Fire.
Led by Victoria Day.  Cost is $50 if prepay for all 5 sessions, or $13 per session for drop-ins. 

WOMEN’S NEW MOON DRUMMING CIRCLE
Fri, Jan 8, 6:30 – 8 pm
Bring an instrument or borrow one of ours.  Drummers of all experience levels (or none at all) are welcome in the circle.   Suggested donation $5.

 MANIFESTING THROUGH CHAKRAS
Saturday, Jan 9, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM w/ Melissa Tipton
In this two-hour workshop, you’ll discover how successful manifestation really works and how each chakra plays a crucial role in turning your desires into reality. Through discussion and a series of guided meditations, you’ll align your energy with your goals and get your chakras working in harmony to create your new reality. You’ll also get a helpful handout outlining the entire chakra manifestation process, along with recipes for using herbs, stones, oils and more to deepen your connection to the chakras. What a great way to start the new year!  Cost is just $15.

ADVANCED 5 ELEMENT THEORY & MUSCLE TESTING
w/ Dr. Kim Fite
Saturday, Jan 9, 1-6 pm
Review muscle testing and balance using the Triad of Health (structural, biochemical, mental / emotional).  Lots of hands-on practice.  Must have completed Dr. Fite’s Beginning 5 Element Theory & Muscle Testing Class.
To register, contact Dr. Fite’s office directly at 573-875-4988.  Cost is $200. 

EXPLORING THE TAO
Jan 10th & 24th, (2nd & 4th Sundays), 2-4 pm
       NOTE:  Will return to 1st & 3rd Sundays in February
An open discussion group that meets to explore the many life lessons contained within the Tao Te Ching, a deceptively simple sacred and ancient writing attributed to Lao Tzu.  Open to all.  No previous experience with the Tao required. Led by Nicole Wei.  No charge.

JEWELRY MAKING & CRYSTAL ENERGIES
Sat, Jan 10 &  23, 1-3:30 pm; $5 + Materials
Register in Advance to ensure sufficient materials for all.
Jewelry-making with a metaphysical twist.  Not only will you learn the art of wire-wrapping, you will also learn the energetic properties of the various stones available for your use –so you can choose those that both look awesome AND draw in the perfect energies for your purpose.   Two sessions to accommodate interest!
Taught by Addie Clomax & Lynn Wobig. 

OPEN DRUMMING CIRCLE
Sun, Jan 10, 4-5 pm (NOTE:  Usually the 1st Sunday of every month, but changed to the 2nd Sunday this month.)  Bring an instrument or borrow one of ours.  Drummers of all experience levels (or none at all) are welcome in the circle.   Suggested donation $5.

AYILLA LINK-UP
Wed, Jan 13, 6-8 pm (and the 2nd Wed of each month)
Led by shamanic practitioners of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, Link-up is a special time of gathering for sacred teachings, healing, meditation, and prayer, using the community mesa (Peruvian Altar) as the anchor for the evening’s activities and the calling in of the unseen allies of Love and Light.  It is helpful to bring a sacred item to include on the mesa to physically anchor your energetic participation.  Although this is a Peruvian Mesa Tradition, you don’t have to be a Mesa Carrier to participate.  It is a wonderful chance to learn from one another and experience the cross-pollination of Heart-centered practices.
No cost to attend.

BELLY DANCE FUN!
Jan 13 – Feb 3, Wed evenings, 6:15 – 7:15 pm:   Ignite your creativity & express your Divine Feminine. Join other women of all ages, body types, and sizes to explore lovely ancient feminine movements – AND improve breathing, stretching, strengthening.  Each week is a self-contained class w/ a different focus. No experience necessary!

YOGA NIDRA
Thurs, Jan 14 & 28, 7-8 pm
Offered the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month, experience a guided meditative ‘Yogic Sleep’ that brings calmness, quiet, and clarity.
Facilitated by Adrian Campbell, $10

ASTROLOGY OR TAROT READINGS
w/ Meghan Keeler
Fri, Jan 15; 4-8 pm   (And the 3rd Fri of every month!) $50 + $1 / minute over 50 minutes. Register in advance to ensure your spot & give her time to prepare your chart.

ASTROLOGICAL ‘SIGNS OF THE SEASONS’ w/ Meghan Keeler
Saturday, Jan 16, 12-2 pm
The first of a year-long series of classes w/ naturalist & astrologer Meghan Keeler covering the cycles, rhythms, and nature of the seasons and their attendant astrological signs. Take the entire series or just the classes that work for your schedule.  Cost is $25 per class.  Please register in advance to ensure sufficient materials for everyone. 

FAMILY CHAKRADANCE!
Sat, Jan 16, 10:30- 11:30
A special session for the whole family!  Bring your kids and join them in a dance to the rhythms of the soul. Using spontaneous dance, guided imagery, and music that resonates deeply in turn with each of the 7 chakras, Chakradance can help tune & balance the whole body/mind/ spirit system while providing a fun family outing at the same time.  Absolutely no dance experience or talent required!       Taught by Adrian Campbell; $15 per individual.  $25 per family.


HERBS 101: 
TEN HERBS for WINTER HEALTH
Sat, Jan 16, 2:30 – 5 pm    w/ Emelie Thibedeaux
A basic overview for beginners will include a brief history of herbalism, ways to use herbs, what to look for when buying them, and the best way to store them, as well as ten herbs specific for the cold and flu season.  Students will learn to make a tincture and leave with a number of recipes for winter remedies.  Cost is $35.


INFINITE POSSIBILITES

A Personal Development Workshop w/ Jane-Ann Stahl;
4 consecutive Sundays  Jan 17, 24, 31, & Feb 7; 1-3 pm
Are you consciously creating the life you want or doing life in ‘auto-pilot’?  If you want to experience positive change and create a life you love, it must begin with your own thoughts.  Based on the book of the same name by Mike Dooley, this course reveals the universal principles you can use to unleash your true potential – making your life the best it can be.  You’ll look at how thoughts become things, the power of your beliefs and emotions, how to listen to your inner senses, experience the power of faith & confidence, and visualize and manifest the life your desire.  Want to explore your life’s purpose and how to fulfill it?  This is your chance.    Cost is $100.

BELLY DANCE TECHNIQUES:  
Sat mornings, 11:30, 12:30, Jan 23 – Feb 13
A four-week series focusing on perfecting specific Belly Dance techniques:  Upper Body, Lower Body, Combinations & Traveling Movements, and Simple Veil Additions.  Perfect for those who have no experience and have always wanted to learn and for experienced dancers to hone their skills.  Both 4-week series are taught by Baraka.
Cost for each is $35.  Must register & pay in advance through Keepintouchcomo@gmail.com


ANIMAL ALLIES
Sat, Jan 30, 2-4 pm
Come take a deep spiritual journey to connect to your spirit animal ally and
discover for yourself which spirit animal is ready to connect with you and share guidance.  Ancient indigenous cultures highly revered their spiritual animal allies.  While often forgotten in modern culture spirit animal allies still exist and await you! Wear comfortable clothes, bring mat or blanket to lie on, small pillow, blanket for cover, drinking water in a non-spilling container.
Facilitators: Nancy and Mark Beck, practitioners of Peruvian shamanic arts
from the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition.  Cost is $25

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And of course our ongoing Yoga & Tai Chi Classes continue as well!

YOGA  — $10 per class
Sundays, 5-6 pm:  Wind Down Yoga w/ Josie Zimmerman
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12-12:45 pm:  Mid-Day Yoga w/ Jill Williams
Thursdays, 5:30-6:30:  Shake Your Asana w/ Josie Zimmerman

TAI CHI w/ Mary Cruise — $10 per class or 8 classes for $64
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5-6 pm
Thursdays, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m
Private Lessons by Appointment

 

December Events at Heart, Body, & Soul!

Category: Blog, New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul

AN EVENING OF KIRTAN CHANTING
Sat, Dec 5, 6-7:30 pm  One of the oldest sacred music traditions of the world, the Kirtan is a call-and-response chanting genre that comes to us from India. Using ancient Sanskrit mantras, the Kirtan calls upon sacred energies which serve to quiet the mind, remove obstacles, and bring us back to the center of our being.Led by SEMILLA DE AMOR (Trina Brunk, Elizabeth Klug, & Anabhra)  Suggested donation of $5
CHANGES:  NEW DIRECTIONS
Thurs nights, Dec 3rd, 10th, & 17th,  6-8 pm  A 3-wk support class, introducing techniques to navigate the food-laden holiday season using the Changes Card Deck.  Emerge into the new year feeling successful and powerful instead of overwhelmed & guilt-ridden!  (This class will also serve as an introduction to the full  6-week CHANGES:  New Directions cycle to be offered on Thursdays, 6-8 pm, beginning  January 7.) $40 fee includes all three class sessions, the Changes Deck & a journal.  Taught by Emelie Thibodeaux, creator of the Changes Cards. 
LEARN TO PLAY THE DJEMBE!
Sunday, Dec 13, 1:30 – 3:30 pm, $50  If you missed the November series taught by Pam Fleenor, here’s your chance!  In a single two-hour session, Pam will teach you the basics and get you ready to join in at the drum circles.  Bring a drum if you have one.  Use one of ours, if you don’t.  $50.  Register in Advance. 
MEDITATIVE PRACTICES: AN OVERVIEW
Weds, Dec 2 & 9, 6:30 – 7:30 pm  In these two Wed night sessions, you will get a chance to learn about and experience some of the many options available for those seeking to begin or expand their meditative practices:  from candle-gazing to breath work, guided visualization to trance and journey work, among others.  Come find what resonates with you!

Taught by Barbara King.     $15/ class. Can be taken together or individually.
JEWELRY MAKING & CRYSTAL ENERGIES
Sat, Dec 5, 1-4 pm; $5 + Materials  Register in Advance to ensure sufficient materials for all.Jewelry-making with a metaphysical twist.  Not only will you learn the art of making your own bracelets, you will also learn the energetic properties of the various stones available for your use –so you can choose those that both look awesome AND draw in the perfect energies for your purpose.  An opportunity to make that perfect holiday gift!
Taught by Addie Clomax & Lynn Wobig. 
WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION
Sun, Dec 20, 6:30-8:00 pm  Throughout the world and faith traditions, the Winter Solstice is a time for celebrating the return of the Light.  Come join us as we partake in our version of this age-old custom of welcoming back the Sun!  Led by Nancy & Roger Tanner-Thies.  No charge.
EnCHANTment!
Sat, Dec 12; 4-6 pm  A tradition that began, and has become an institution, at Pagan Spirit Gathering [PSG] now comes to COMO!  The big tent gives way to the HBS Studio for an evening of non-stop vibrant, energy-raising chants from the pagan traditions.  The chants are easy to learn for EVERYONE and honor many paths.   Come make magic and community together!
Facilitated by Ambiaka Heretic, River Higginbotham, & Jessica Heretic.  Suggested donation of $5.
ASTROLOGY& TAROT READINGS
w/ Meghan Keeler
Fri, Dec 18; 4-8 pm  (And the 3rd Fri of every month!)

  • Astrological Charts

:  Get your natal birth chart done or find out the energies currently at play in your life in a transit chart.  Individual or couples charts. Advance registration required.

  • Tarot Readings

Walk-in’s welcome!
Both $50 + $1 / minute over 50 minutes.

TAI CHI

Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 5-6 pm
Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 am
Private lessons by Appt

A preventative & curative branch of Chinese medicine involving movement and meditation, Tai Chi is a soft form of martial arts & Qi Gong that is accessible to persons of all ability levels & experience.  Taught by Mary Cruise with an emphasis in Chinese Medicine’s 5-element Theory.  $10 / class or 8 classes for $64.

EXPLORING THE TAO
1st & 3rd Sundays, 2-4 pm (Dec 6 & 13th)  An open discussion group that meets to explore the many life lessons contained within the Tao Te Ching, a deceptively simple sacred and ancient writing attributed to Lao Tzu.  Open to all.  No previous experience with the Tao required. Led by Nicole Wei.  No charge.
FLOW-MOTION HOOPING!
Sunday, Dec 20, 3-4:30 pm — $5  Are you a hula hoop aficionado? When it gets too cold to practice your art outside, bring it into the studio at HBS. We have room for a max of 8 hoopers, so if you want to ensure you have a space, you may want to register in advance.
CHAKRADANCE IS BACK!
Sat, Dec 19, 10:30- noon  If you missed it at the Grand Opening, here’s your chance to dance to the rhythms of your soul!  Using spontaneous dance, guided imagery, and music that resonates deeply in turn with each of the 7 chakras, Chakradance can help tune & balance your whole body/mind/spirit system.  Absolutely no dance experience or talent required!  Taught by Adrian Campbell; $15
COMO COLLEGE PAGAN SOCIETY
The College Pagan Society will hold an early Solstice Celebration on Tuesday, Dec 8, 6:30 – 8 pm before all the students head home for Winter Break.  Open to all college and college-age celebrants of earth-based traditions.  Free of charge.  [The Society will suspend meetings thereafter until second week of January].
YOGA NIDRA
Thurs, Dec 3 & Dec 17, 7-8 pm
Experience the meditative ‘Yogic Sleep’, that brings calmness, quiet, and clarity.
Facilitated by Adrian Campbell, $10
OPEN DRUMMING CIRCLE
Sun, Dec 6, 4-5 pm (& the 1st Sunday of every month)

WOMEN’S NEW MOON DRUMMING CIRCLE
Fri, Dec 11, 6:30 – 8 pmBring an instrument or borrow one of ours.
Drummers of all experience levels (or none at all) are welcome in the circle.
Both circles led by Baraka.  Suggested donation $5.
YOGA ANYONE??

Tues & Thurs, 12 – 12:45 pm
Starting Dec 1
New lunch time yoga classes begin in December! 
Taught by Jill Williams,

Thurs, 5:30-6:30 pm
Shake Your Asana is back!
Starting Dec 3
Taught by Josie Zimmermann,.

Sun, 5-6 pm
Wind-Down Weekend Yoga.
Starting Dec 6
  Taught by Josie Zimmerman

All classes are just $10
*Note:  No classes on Christmas Eve

TO WATCH FOR IN JANUARY:
*Signs of the Seasons:  A Year through the Astrological Signs; 3rd Sat of each month, 12-2 w/ Meghan Wheeler.
*Infinite Possibilities:  A 4-wk series on what your life COULD be, based on Mike Dooley’s book by the same name, Sundays from 1-3 pm w/ Jane-Ann Stahl.
*Feng Shui II:  Thurs, Jan 7 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm (also w/ Jane-Ann Stahl)
*Manifesting Through the Chakras:  Sat, Jan 9 w/ Melissa Tipton
*Herbs of Winter:  Sat, Jan 16 w/ Emelie Thibodeaux
*Belly Dance Fun:  A 4-wk series w/ Baraka, Saturdays 11:30 – 12:30, starting Jan 23
AND MORE!!

Black Friday & Silver Saturday

Category: New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul

Need to buy holiday gifts, but wanta avoid the crazy??  Yeah.  Us, too.  So we are offering an alternative to Black Friday insanity.  Instead of cutting your Thanksgiving dinner short to dash to the mall or rousting yourself at dawn to battle the lines that reach round the block, how about a leisurely visit to Heart, Body, & Soul’s

“Escape the Crazy” Black Friday Shopping Alternative?  

You can still buy great gifts for all the folks on your list.  There will be plenty of special gift package options to choose from — in addition to the usual ‘not-so-usual’ gifts you can always find at Heart, Body, & Soul.  BUT you can also R-E-L-A-X:

  • Enjoy up to 15 minutes of Chair Massage from one of our resident Massage Therapists, Barbara King, for just $1 / minute anytime between 3 and 6 pm.
  • Take a shopping time-out with a free Wind-down Yoga class (offered by one of HBS’s yoga instructors, Jill Williams, at both 11 am and 5 pm.  Choose the one that fits your schedule.  Or enjoy both!)
  • Or just have a seat, rest your feet, have a cup of coffee, or sip some hot tea or mulled cider,  while perhaps perusing a book or two.  After all, books make great gifts … for yourself as well as for those others on your list.    (Hey, you can’t forget about YOU!!)  But if you have some non-bibliophiles on your list … never fear.  We’ve got you covered. There’s plenty more to choose from.

AND for the jewelry-lovers out there — or the lovers of jewelry-lovers…

Silver Saturday is the very next day.   The Saturday after Thanksgiving, all sterling silver items in the shop:  rings, earrings, pendants, chains, necklaces — everything over $25 that has sterling silver in it or on it somewhere — will be 15% off.

So avoid the crazy.  Treat your Heart, Body, & Soul to a different way of doing things this year.

Slow down.

Savor the season.

What have you got to lose … but the crazy?

See ya Friday.  Or Saturday.  Or both.  🙂

Get Your Gratitude On!

Category: Blog, New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul

‘Tis the Se12065888_897701600285460_7483592963415124934_nason of Gratitude.  (Though can I just point out how sad is it that Gratitude has a season?!?  But that’s a whole different rant which I’ll spare you all for the time being.  You’re welcome.)  On the Gratitude side, we can’t help but be inspired by this gorgeous piece of art — (which IS currently available at HBS; you can see it pouring its loveliness out all over our Studio the next time you stop by) — by the cr-azy fun and talented mixed media collage artist, Kelly Verstraete.

“Begin each day with a grateful heart.”  Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we actually DID that?  Not just one month out of the year, but every month.  Every day.  Every moment.  Not lip service but the real thing.  Yeah.  It could be big.

So how about we nudge each other toward that just a tad?  We’ll post the daily miracles of goodness and blessings that abound in our lives — too often unnoticed — on our Facebook page. You add yours.

And together, we’ll pour a whole lot of luscious Gratitude Energy out into the world.  (‘Cause let’s face it,  it’s hard to be pissy when you’re feeling grateful. And can’t we all do with fewer pissy people around us??)  C’mon — it’s not like we don’t all have reasons to feel it. So jump in on our Facebook page and share just one of the many daily miracles in your life with us each day.  Let’s inspire one another!!

And eat cake.

Because … cake.

Halloween Grand Opening & Healing Fair!

Category: Blog, New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul

This is it!  The GRAND OPENING is upon us — October 31!  We’ve been pulling together all of our favorite things and people to make it a great day, so we hope you’ll come out and join us.  Door prizes, free classes, super-discounted mini-healing sessions, Tarot-readings, live music, food, costumes, and treats  … Doors open at 10 am!   Read on for the full scoop (’cause you ARE gonna want to plan your day accordingly. Just sayin’!)

HEALING SESSIONS:

  • 11 am – 12 noon:  Try out Chakradance!  Balance your chakras in a free-form dance meditation to music specially calibrated to activate each chakra. (Absolutely NO dance experience required.)  Just $15 (but fair warning — it can be addictive!)   Taught by Adrian Campbell, Experiential Living
  • 12-2 pm:  Chair Massages w/ Barbara King, Keep in Touch Therapeutics just $1 per minute

        PLUS  ALL DAY LONG!! ….

  • $15 Mini-auricular therapy sessions w/ Mary Cruise, Mary Cruise Healing Arts
  • $15 Mini-Amethyst Biomat healing sessions w/ Lynn Wobig, Imaginetics Crystal Healing
  • $15 Mini-Tarot Readings w/ Chazrick

DOOR PRIZES TO DIE FOR …. [Mwah-ha-ha!!]

Oracle decks, a Djembe Drum, Tai Chi Classes, a free Reiki session, jewelry, candles, juju bags, goodies from our vendors Nuwati and Frontier Herbs and even a free overnight stay at Sapattu Retreat Center in Jefferson City.  (Many thanks to our generous donors:  Emelie Thibodeaux, Mary Cruise, Barbara King, Nancy & Roger Tanner-Thies, Nuwati, and Frontier Herbs!)  And everyone who makes a purchase over $50 will also get a free incense pack.

And the Grand Prize will be a $100 Gift Certificate to Heart, Body, & Soul!  Could it be yours???

FREE CLASSES:

  • 1-2 pm:  An Introduction to Astrology w/ Meagan Keeler. 
  • 2:15-3 pm:  Feng Shui:  What It Is & Why You Should Care w/ Jane-Ann Stahl
  • 3:15 – 4 pm:  Tarot Talk:  A Beginner’s Guide w/ Chazrick
  • 4:30 – 5:15 pm:  Intro to Chinese Medicine & Five Element Theory w/ Mary Cruise
  • 5:45 – 6:45:  Wand-Making w/ Jeff Smail

And closing out our day at 8 pm:  An Open Samhain Ritual.

Samhain [Sow-en] is one of many traditions honoring ancestors and loved ones who have crossed to the other side of the veil this time of year, along with the Dia de la Muerte, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day, to name a few.   This particular Samhain ritual celebration and meditation, led by Nancy & Roger Tanner-Thies, is free of charge and open to all traditions and faith paths.  As the nights grow longer and the light shorter, join us in remembering those on whose shoulders we now stand — and the legacy we are creating as the ancestors of those to follow.   (And be sure to visit our Ancestor Altar here at HBS when you’re in and drop a glass bead, along with your blessing or prayer for your loved ones who have passed, into the Tree of Life bowl.)

LIVE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY:

Clare Connors

Maribeth Eiken

Tim Gallagher

and possibly another surprise guest or two!

SPREAD THE WORD AND COME JOIN THE FUN!

 

 

Good things coming …!!

Category: Coffee & Conversation, New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul

Now that we’ve got our first week behind us (yay!), all the fun classes & workshops are getting started.   You know — as much fun as the stuff at Heart, Body, & Soul is (and, trust us, it is FUN!!), it was the idea of offering classes & workshops that just aren’t available anywhere else that had us pulling the trigger on creating Heart, Body, & Soul.   So it’s super-exciting to see them starting to roll off the line:

Starting on Thursday, Oct 15 we have back-to-back unique YOGA classes:  First you can ‘SHAKE YOUR ASANA” with Josie from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. and get that blood moving again. (Cause hey — by Thursday, we all need an energy boost, right??)  And when you’re done and pumped, take a break, have some tea, browse the stacks and play with some of the fun stuff in the shop for a few minutes, then join Adrian for a relaxing, meditative session of YOGA NIDRA from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.     The perfect Yogic Combo, for just $10 each.  Ahhhhhh…………………..

Friday, Oct 16, we have READINGS available from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Meagan Keeler will be here offering walk-in Tarot readings OR (with advance registration), astrological readings.    (Those take a BIT more time to prepare, so you need to give her a heads up if you want one.)  Just call the shop or e-mail us here at the shop and we’ll get you hooked up.

Saturday, Oct 17, we kick off the day with CHAKRA DANCE!  So excited about this one — Adrian is the only licensed Chakra Dance instructor in the state of MO and it is such a cool experience, mixing dance and meditation to open those chakras.    (And don’t worry — absolutely no dance experience or talent required.  We promise!)  10:30-11:15 a.m. $15.

Sunday, Oct 18, we host our first national presenter, TESS WHITEHURST at 1:00 p.m. talking about Honing Your Intuition with  flowers.  Yes, it really does work.  Really.  (She also has a lush new oracle deck — The Magic of Flowers —  that made even Cat salivate, and she’s the one who kills every plant she touches.)  A mere $25 gets you 90 minutes that could shift your life.  Who wouldn’t want THAT??  1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

And, last but certainly not least, you can close out your weekend at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday with WIND-DOWN YOGA with Josie, releasing all that does not serve and getting clear for the week ahead.  Just $10.

Of course, if you don’t want to do anything but sit in a comfy chair and read, or sip a cup of yummy tea and color in an adult color book … we gotcha covered there, too.  🙂

See ya soon!

Blossoming Your Intuition: Tess Whitehurst is Coming to Heart, Body, & Soul!!!

Category: New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul

TessHappy Dances all round!  We’re so excited to welcome Tess Whitehurst to Heart, Body, & Soul as our inaugural guest speaker.   Tess is an award-winning author, Feng Shui consultant, and intuitive counselor, with six published books (translated into nine languages, no less),  a host of published articles, and appearances on Fox, NBC, and Bravo under her belt.  Her fun and accessible presentation of ancient, sacred wisdom is a delight for all AND she’s bringing it to Heart, Body, & Soul!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 18 — 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

tess 4Tess will be teaching you how to work with flowers to enhance your psychic abilities, in a presentation called Blossoming Your Intuition.   Turns out — just like totem and spirit animals — flowers don’t have to be physically present for us to draw upon their magical and spiritual energies.  So flowers may be fading in the outer world as the wheel of the year turns, BUT these wise ‘gurus of the garden’ are STILL available to us and perfectly suited to support our intuitive work, enhance our understanding, and lend strength to our inner knowing.

In this fun workshop — surrounding the release of Tess’ new Magic of Flowers Oracle Deck (!!) — you’ll learn to employ the wisdom of the flowers to discover important information about your life path, divine answers to your questions (you KNOW you have them!), to shield yourself from negativity (’cause who needs THAT in their life??), receive emotional and energetic healing and infuse your life with joy.  Sounds good, doesn’t it???
$25 for the workshop, payable at the door.  (But if you want to absolutely ENSURE yourself a spot, you may want to register in advance.  Just stop by the shop (and shop!?) and get on the list.  (And while you’re here, you can check out Tess’ other books:  Magical Housekeeping, The Good Energy Book, The Art of Bliss, Magical Fashionista, and of course — The Magic of Flowers!)

 

Giving Birth …

Category: Blog, New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul

Do you ever feel like something was just supposed to happen and you were lucky enough to be the one in the right place and the right time to bring it about?  Yeah.  That.

That’s what opening Heart, Body, & Soul feels like.  Synchronicities are off the chart.  Things are falling into place right and left and sideways, blowing our minds on a regular basis.

We try to buy some badly-needed jewelry cases, cringing at the cost — and the deal falls through.  A few weeks later, the Universe delivers not one, but two jewelry cases — TWO — each more than twice the size of the one that got away, custom-built, solid oak, gorgeous — for FREE.  ‘Just move ’em outta here and they’re yours.’

We needed a yoga instructor.  In walks one.

We wanted an astrologist.  Here she is.

Our own personal Feng Shui consultant (AND a soon-to-be teacher of classes on the subject here at HBS) — check.

We’re not even open and not a day goes by that people aren’t stopping in — called in by the words on the windows or the rumors floating round town about who we are and what we’re about.  Some tell us this place is exactly what they’ve been looking for.  One said she was driving the two hours back here the night before we opened to camp in the parking lot and ensure her spot as first in the day we opened.  (Who knew — we have groupies!!).

Some stop by to share their gifts with us — and through us, with you.  Fabulous organic oils & sprays & care products they’ve crafted.  Books they’ve written.  CD’s they’ve recorded. Classes they’ve taught before, elsewhere, and would love to teach again:  Yoga Therapy and Yoga Nidra.  Shake Your Assana and Wind-Down Yoga.   Astrology Through the Seasons.  Infinite Possibilities.  A Course in Miracles.  The Artist’s Way.  Herbs.  Chakra Dance.  Tai Chi.  Five Element Theory.  Kirtan Chanting.  New Moon Women’s Drum Circles, and First Sunday of the Month Drum Circles for all.  The list just keeps growing … and we simply scramble to keep up.

When the flow is this strong … let’s just say it’s a very good clue we’re exactly where we’re supposed to be.  Not because of us.  But because of all of you.  We just get to be the midwives bringing it into the world.

Best seat in the house.

 

 

So … we bought a piano.

Category: Blog, New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul

The newest addition to the Heart, Body, & Soul family is … a 100-year-old baby grand piano!  Not that we play.  Or that we have delusions of growing up to be a new CoMo concert venue (okay, maybe a little, but …).  You see, we happened to be walking down Broadway in the District one warm summer evening as a very talented musician sat outside playing at the old upright on the sidewalk outside Tellers.

We stopped to listen and Deb said, “That is SO cool.  Wouldn’t it be fun to have a piano at the shop?  Where people could just come in and play?  I think we should put it out the Universe that we want a PIANO.”  [Grandiose swishes of the arms toward the sky.]

Cat’s soul-filled response: “Yeah, fine.  Whatever.  You do that.”

48 hours later, we were hunting up used bookcases (we ARE a bookstore after all, even though we do now have a piano) and found ourselves at CoMo’s House of Treasures — a flea market aficionado’s dream.  Rounding a corner, we found an old beat-up, upright piano.

Deb: “There’s our piano!”

Cat, (who had tortured a piano teacher for several years in her youth) ran a scale up the keys.  “You might want to clarify to the Universe that it needs to be a playable piano.”

Deb dutifully clarified her request to the Universe –[slightly more muted swishes of the arms toward the ceiling] — and the bookcase quest continued.

Having scored several fun finds, we headed down the last aisle back to the checkout counter … and there, back to back, were two baby grand pianos.

Two.

Deb gasped in delight.  Cat tried the keyboard of the one facing the aisle and everyone within earshot winced.

“Go try the other one,” Deb urged.   So Cat climbed round the crammed collection of furniture, eventually emerging at the keyboard of a lovely old black baby grand.  She played a few chords.

We looked at each other in stunned silence for a beat.  Then Deb said, “Should I go ask how much it is?”

Cat shrugged, a little nervously, and off Deb went, returning soon with the manager in tow.

He gave us the price.  It was a good price.  A really good price.  About half of what Cat had personally paid for a similar baby grand some twenty years ago, in her previous life — but still more than we could swing in our current one.  We had bookcases to buy after all.  And books.  Cause we’re a BOOKstore.

“OR … you can make me an offer,” the manager said.

We looked at each other.

Deb threw out a number — half of what he’d quoted.

“Deal.”

Well, crap.

And that’s how we came to be a bookstore with a 100-year-old baby grand piano.  And next time Deb says she wants to put something out to the Universe … Cat is going to pay a LOT more attention before agreeing.  I mean … she really likes giraffes, you know?  Gotta be careful.

In the meantime, if you happen to play the piano … we have one waiting for you.  (And yes, it IS completely awesome!  Even Cat agrees.)

 

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