Mind + Body Seminars

Meditation Mondays

Ish Fazekas

Arden Hills' Wellness Manager, Ish Fazekas, will lead a meditation class. This is an opportunity to practice meditation in a group setting, learn how to meditate and ask questions about this ancient wellness technique. Ish has been meditating for over fifteen years, having studied with Asian teachers from various disciplines.

Every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month:

4pm, Studio 2

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Feng Shui

Jane McCluskey

Feng shui means "wind water," in Chinese and refers to the way that energy flows throughout a space. Many westerners are incorporating feng shui concepts into their homes and businesses and finding that it helps productivity and well-being. The ancient idea is that if the external areas are beautiful and well-designed, this elicits feelings of harmony, peace and happiness. These classes will introduce you to the basic concepts and get you stared in rearranging your living and/or working space for maximum wellness.

Future class(es) coming soon!

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Smart Grocery Shopping for Wellness

Jeanette Rosenberg & Kelli Russell

This is a series of classes that focus on teaching you how to shop for the right foods, emphasizing the "teach a man to fish" approach to good health. Learn to be a good shopper and increase your wellness for good!

Seminars begin at 11 am, Saturdays

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Natural Treatments

Dr. Cy Carpenter, MD MPH

Dr. Cy teaches about how to heal the body with natural treatments. He has both a medical doctor and Ayurvedic background, providing a great resource for preventative and integrative medicine consultations.

Seminar time: 11 am on 7/26 and 8/23. 6 pm on 11/23

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Fabulous Vegetarian Cuisine

Mary Mieth

Seminars begin at 5pm

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Gourmet Living Foods

Chef Brooke Preston

These classes offer practical and easy-to-follow steps on how to make living foods, the ones that contain the highest nutrients. You will get samples of all the dishes and recipes to take home. Living Foods are healthy for you because the natural enzymes and phytochemicals are not destroyed by heat. Besides being tasty, they promote better health and healing of the body by reducing inflammation and providing beneficial dietary fiber. Many people who have not tried living foods are surprised at how great they taste and how easy they are to prepare. Get great health...eat living foods!

Seminars begin at 6pm on 8/21 (courtside); 5pm on 09/16, 10/14, 11/11 & 12/16 (Mangos)

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Fabulous Vegetarian Cuisine

Mary Mieth

Mary demonstrates creative ways to make tasty vegetarian dishes. This is a great opportunity to get new cooking ideas and ask questions. She is a vegetarian chef with 20 years experience in kitches from Italy to Portland, Oregon. She has worked both a a caterer and a personal chef.

Seminar time: 5:00pm to 6:30pm, Tuesdays

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Topics in Nutrition

Christine Craig, RD MS

Arden Hills' resident nutritionist and dietitian leads classes once a month on various nutritional topics of interest. She is also available for private consultations.

Seminars begin at 6:30 pm (Studio 1)

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Clearing Your Mind: Tools for Mindful Awareness

Sister Hansa

The first stage to getting the most from meditation, and some would say life in general, is to study your thoughts and see how your mind creates your reality. In this class, Sister Hansa, a monastic in the order of the Brahma Kumaris, will teach you ancient and tractical techniques to examine the effects of your thinking upon your life. Replace your mind-clutter with positive thoughts and start making healthier choices for inner peace and happiness.

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Wellness for Your Pets

Dr. Madeline Yamate & Dr. Troy Stevens

Pets are an important part of many families and keeping them healthy requires good information. Similar to humans, preventative measures are more cost-effective abd often safer than curative treatments.  The primary animals discussed in these classes will be dogs, cats and horses.

6:30-8:00 pm, Wednesdays

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Herbology: The Ancient Power of Plant Medicine

Kami McBride, Master Herbalist

These classes teach about how herbs and flowers have medicinal affects on the body, and how to make effective herbal preparations.

6:30 pm

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Gourmet Living Foods Demos

Brooke Preston

Chef Brooke Preston demonstrates living foods cuisine every Friday in the atrium in front of Sprouts cafe from 10am to 12 noon. You can enjoy this demonstration until September 26th. After that, Chef Brooke will be teaching 90 minute classes in Mangos restaurant: 10/14, 11/11 and 12/16.

Fridays, 10 am to 12 noon (until Sept. 26)

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Holsitic Health

Sister Hansa

3pm-4:30 pm Saturday

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