Fitness for Your 40’s and 50’s

 

1. Join us for one or all of the sessions on either the:
   

2. •1st Tuesdays at 5:30 pm:  March
   

3. •3rd Thursdays at 10:00 am:  March 18
   

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5. Cost: $5/session
   

6. Contact: Dr. Morgan Baker, Aslan Chiropractic
   

7. Register: 24 hours in advance
   

8. To Register: Email aslanchiropractic@gmail.com or call (612) 990-9105
   

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10. Come join Chiropractor and group exercise instructor, Dr. Morgan Baker, for one hour of low-impact fat-burning cardio, strength building, and stretching. This program has been specially designed to help boost your metabolism and prevent chronic problems like osteoporosis. All tools learned in class can be translated into a complete home program to keep yourself on pace for a healthy future.
    

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Happy Hour

 

1. Fridays: March 12
   

2. 4:00 – 6:00 pm
   

3. Cost: $19.99
   

4. Contact: Dr. Morgan Baker, Aslan Chiropractic
   

5. For more information: Call (612) 990-9105
   

6. No pre-registration required—Just walk in
   

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8. This is a must-experience event!  Come mingle, enjoy healthy drinks* and food, and get pampered with the best in holistic healing.  You can choose 15 minutes with one or more of our Happy Hour providers. Here is a taste of the menu: massage for relaxation, chiropractic manipulation, energy balancing, emotional release, acupuncture for de-stressing, and nutritional assessment. *Drinks are non-alcoholic.
   

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Conversations from the Heart

 

1. 2nd Friday of the month:
   

2. Fridays: March 12, April 9, May 14
   

3. 6:30 - 8:30 pm
   

4. Cost: Free, donations lovingly welcomed
   

5. Contact: Yvette Erasmus
   

6. RSVP Appreciated: Email yvette@aslaninst.com
   

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8. We will explore the ways in which we can integrate more nonviolent communication into our lives using movies, videos, audio recordings and articles. This group divides into two activity tracks - empathy practice for those who want more practice, and a workshop style discussion of concepts for those who are new to the model or still have many questions and want more guided exercises.
   

 

Saturday Morning Forums with Lyndall Johnson

 

1. Saturday mornings:  March 13
   

2. 9:30 - 11:30 am
   

3. Cost: $10/session
   

4. Contact: Lyndall Johnson
   

5. Pre-registration required (Minimum of 10 people)
   

6. To Register: Email Lyndall at lyndallj@aslaninst.com or call 651-686-8818 ext 306
   

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8. We will explore the psychological topics below using movie clips, exercises, discussion and teaching to facilitate a deeper understanding of commonly used terms as a way of speeding up and facilitating the process of therapy. Bring your friends! A minimum of 10 participants is needed or the class will be cancelled.
   

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10. March 13: Midwifing Death
    

11. April 10:  Know Thyself
    

12. May 1:  Anxiety, Stress, Chaos and Compulsions
    

13. May 22: Practices for Letting Go
    

 

Spiritual Mystics—East & West

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2. Weekly on Sunday mornings:
   

3. January 10 – March 21
   

4. 9:00 – 10:30 am
   

5. Cost: $10/session for walk-ins
   

6. If pre-registered: $50 / 6 sessions; $80 / 11 sessions
   

7. Contact: Dr. Eloise Erasmus
   

8. Register By: January 8 to receive the reduced rates
   

9. To Register: Email eloisee@aslaninst.com or call (612) 850-0589
   

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11. Please join us on Sunday mornings for a spiritual forum intended to nurture your spirit in community. Each session will include a spiritual teaching (as it applies to the evolution of consciousness), a spiritual practice (such as meditation, mandalas, chanting etc.), and dialogue about how to apply these spiritual teachings and   practices to our daily lives. We will look at the work of Pema Chodron, Thich Nhat Han, Anthony Demello, Sri Auribindo, Theilhard De Chardin, Hildegaard von Bingen, Theresa of Avila, Matthew Fox, Thomas Berry, Brain Swimme and Richard Rohr. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.
    

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Couple’s Communication Workshop

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2. April 3rd   9:00am - 5:00pm
   

3. Cost: $195
   

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5. Contact: Yvette Erasmus and Michael Kinzer
   

6. To Register: Email yvette@aslaninst.com or call (612) 208-7216 or: http://couplecommunication.eventbrite.com/
   

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8. How you communicate in your relationship either strengthens or harms your family’s long-term stability and vitality. Gain skills and tools that improve every aspect of your life–-with your partner, your family and friends and people at work and elsewhere. Couple’s Communication is an easy to learn, positive, award-winning educational program that teaches you and your partner practical communication skills to produce, protect and sustain a vital partnership–-a Collaborative Marriage/Relationship. 
   

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Walk with the Doc

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2. Second and Fourth Thursdays:
   

3. Feb.  25; March 11 & 25
   

4. 9:00 am
   

5. Cost: Free
   

6. Contact: Dr. Morgan Baker, Aslan Chiropractic
   

7. No Pre-Registration Required
   

8. For information:  Email aslanchiropractic@gmail.com or call (612) 990-9105
   

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10. Open to anyone looking to get more active and share fun conversations about health and other topics with like-minded people. Meet in the lobby at Aslan.
    

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Open Psychodrama Nights

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2. Open to the public
   

3. 3rd Friday of the Month:
   

4. March 19—Springing into Action
   

5. 6:30—9:30 pm
   

6. Cost: $5-10 Donation
   

7. Contact: Mary Anna Palmer, Psychodrama Center at Aslan
   

8. Registration: Preferred one day in advance
   

9. To Register: Email maryannap@aslaninst.com or call (612) 920-3745
   

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Psychodrama Training for Professionals and Students

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2. Saturday, March 6—Exploring Role Theory  9:00 am—4:00 pm
   

3. Location: Phoenix Group Homes, INC, 2055 White Bear Ave N., Maplewood
   

4. Cost: Free
   

5. Contact: Mary Anna Palmer, Psychodrama Center at Aslan
   

6. Register By: March 3
   

7. To Register: Email maryannap@aslaninst.com or call (612) 920-3745
   

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9. This training is geared toward professionals and students working in the fields of mental health, marriage and family issues, substance abuse and recovery, and creative arts therapies.
   

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Winter 2010 Core Training in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy

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2. Core training in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy is an intensive training experience for professionals and students in the fields of mental health, substance abuse and recovery, creative arts therapies, religion, human   services, personnel management, nursing and medicine, group facilitation and education. This 60-hour training format creates a community of learners committed to personal and professional growth. It provides a safe place in which to develop spontaneity as a director, auxiliary, protagonist, and group member.
   

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4. Special topics such as the use of psychodrama in individual therapy, action methods with children and adolescents, spontaneity training, working with resistance, sociodrama, the use of the body, and working with trauma will be offered. There will be many opportunities for student directing.
   

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6. Core training provides 60 hours credit towards certification by the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy. CEU’s provided by this training are accepted by NAADAC, NBCC and re-credentialing as Certified Group Psychotherapists.
   

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9. Weekend #2: Fri., March 26, 6:30 –9:30pm, Sat., March 27, 9:30am—4:30pm; and
   

10. Sun., March 28, 9:30am—3:00pm
    

11. Location: Aslan Institute, 4141 Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan, MN
    

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13. Contact: Mary Anna Palmer, Psychodrama Center at Aslan
    

14. LICSW, LMFT, Board Certified Psychodrama Practitioner
    

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16. To Register: Email maryannap@aslaninst.com or call (612) 920-3745
    

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 Mind Body Skills Group 

 

1. Wednesday Evenings 6:30pm - 8:30pm  
   

2. April 28 - June 16
   

3. Cost: $250 (limited full and partial scholarships are available) 
   

4. Contact: Yvette Erasmus
   

5. Register By: April 21, 2010
   

6. To Register: Email yvette@aslaninst.com or call 612-208-7216, or pay online: http://mindbodyskills.eventbrite.com/
   

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8. This 8-week psycho-educational group is a powerful, effective combination of   research-based healing therapies to help you deal with life changes, stress, and illness in an intimate and supportive group setting. Mind-Body Skills Groups help people to transform the physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual dimensions of their lives. Participants have experienced a decrease in depression and anxiety, better coping skills, fewer physical symptoms of illness, enhanced immune system functioning, and greater self-awareness and positive perceptions about their own lives.
   

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March Programs:

Menopause as Spiritual Path

 

1. 4 Saturday afternoons:
   

2. March 13, April 10, May 1, May 15
   

3. 1:00—5:00 pm
   

4. Cost: $195
   

5. Contact: Dr. Catherine Carpenter
   

6. Register By: Saturday, March 6
   

7. To Register: Email cmcarpenter@earthlink.net or call (612) 386-8688
   

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9. Come and explore your journey into menopause… Make meaning of losses you may be experiencing. Wake up to a greater sense of who you are. Come fully into your power and wisdom. Claim your role as a wise woman in the community.
   

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11. Western medicine identifies menopause as a disease—an estrogen deficiency disease. This leads to treatment of physical menopause symptoms with hormones, anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications. This Western way of viewing menopause limits the exploration and dialogue of the cultural, psychological, emotional and spiritual experiences during this very powerful transition for women. Peri-menopause is about much more than just the physical changes women experience. It is also an opportunity for deep spiritual growth and transformation.
    

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Mindful Parenting: Raising Kids With Calm Bodies, Quiet Minds, and Open Hearts!

1. Tuesday March 9, 16, 23, 30 6:30-8:30 pm OR Saturday March 20th 9:30 am-4 pm
   

2. “Mindful Parenting” occurs when parents intentionally bring moment-to-moment awareness to the parent-child relationship. This is done by developing the qualities of listening with full attention when interacting with children, cultivating emotional awareness and self-regulation in parenting, and bringing compassion and nonjudgmental acceptance to parenting interactions.
    
   Mindful parenting helps parents to stop and fundamentally shift awareness in order to view their present-moment parenting experience.  It is about a shift in conscious awareness.  To parent in a kind, calm and peaceful manner, while maintaining strong, clear and fair boundaries for your children, nurtures your child's individuality and unique gifts, giving them the space they need to develop to their highest potential. Discover how living ‘mindfully’ in the present moment assists you to be the parent you want to be and deepens your relationship with yourself, your children and others in your life.
   

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5. The principles of Mindfulness and Mindful Parenting
   

6. •How to disengage from conflict when it happens
   

7. •How to set boundaries lovingly
   

8. •Simple mindful meditations.
   

9. •How stress affects your child and you and impairs communication and other areas of your family life
   

10. •Authentic Listening and Communication tools that enhance connection
    

11. •The use of stress busters to foster self -regulation for parents and tools to help children learn to calm down during stressful times.
    

12. Mindfulness helps you in cultivating skills that will allow you to move beyond unhelpful emotions, restrictive preconceptions, expectations and reactivity. It helps you to begin to notice, identify and create choice around responding to your children when they mirror an area needing growth in your own life, as experienced by your reactivity. Mindful parenting helps you to look at the patterns that you developed in your own development that you may be unconsciously handing down to your children.  You will be able to create a space for you and your family to thrive and communicate positively.
    

13. We invite you to attend this four week group Tuesday March 9, 16, 23, 30 6:30-8:30 pm OR Saturday March 20th 9:30 am-4 pm to learn ways to more fully engage in the fullness of your life with your children, and to transform moments of despair and struggle to those of communication and positive connection. The groups and workshop will be facilitated by Lora Matz, MS, LICSW and Michele Okposo, RPh, Rev. both with extensive experience in the area of Mind-Body Skills and Mindfulness based stress reduction and transformative practices for living a more authentic and meaningful life.  Michele and Lora have worked with children of all ages and their parents.
    

14. Cost:  $100/person $75/for each additional participant you bring along too!  Financial assistance available
    

15. To Register or for additional information, contact: Michele Okposo, Michele@centerwithin.com or 612-310-8876 OR Lora Matz, loramatz@earthlink.net   or 651-592-1176
    

Seminar: The Evolution of Consciousness

1. Lyndall Johnson, M.A., L.P, and Eloise Erasmus, Ph.D.
   

2. Friday, April 16, 2010
   

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4. This workshop will give you a overview of the evolution of consciousness as manifested in creation and humanity from the Big Bang to the present. You will be provided with a comprehensive map within which to understand human development of consciousness in world cultures and societies and as replicated in any individual life.   
   

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6. We will explore the different stages and states of consciousness and identify markers of each stage and state in order to more accurately assess where we and our clients are on the journey. We will learn what specific mind, body and spirit practices are applicable to each stage and state in order to facilitate awakening to our greatest potential. 
   

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8. Never before has it been this imperative for humanity to evolve as quickly as possible.  Without a radical change of heart, greater consciousness and more awareness, individuals live impoverished lives of desperation and humanity is in grave danger of destroying itself and it’s environment. This workshop is designed to help you as a professional evolve personally and to be of service to a suffering world with greater breadth of knowledge and insight.
   

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11. 8:00 Registration Begins (coffee and continental breakfast provided)
    

12. 8:30 Program Begins
    

13. 12:00-1:00 Lunch (one your own)
    

14. 4:00 Program Ends
    

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16. Cost: 
    

17. Individual
    

18. $139.00 (early registration - 2 weeks early)
    

19. $159.00 (standard tuition)
    

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21. 2 or more
    

22. $129.00 (early registration - 2 weeks early)
    

23. $149.00 (standard tuition)
    

Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitude and Nutrition (L.E.A.N.)Program for Families with children ages 3-12.

1. April 11- May 16, 2010 Sundays (6)
   

2. 3:00-4:00 P.M.
   

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4. $119. For a total of 6 sessions (each less than $20/session) Materials not included: 2 workbooks and optional materials available
   

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6. Susan Parks MS,RD,CSSD,LD,CPT  (dietitian and personal trainer and lifestyle coach)
   

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8. 651-592-7830 smparks@comcast.net
   

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10. Registration Deadline: March 15, 2010
    

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12. A parenting skills program created by Dr. Bill Sears, America’s Leading Pediatrician, emphasizing a healthy lifestyle, better nutrition and an active lifestyle.  This program has been shown to improve the overall health of the family, reduce sick days and medical expenses, promote better weight control, and better attention and behavior in school. Parents receive a Parent’s Guide, teaching tips directly from Dr. Sears via an entertaining DVD, and a child Activity Book developed just for children.