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SUMMARY:Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Educator Yvonne Wolf gives a brief background on the ancient practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine\, including three main principles of its purpose. She will relate this ancient study to Western traditions and introduce 5 common roots and herbs that are meaningful and useful in Chinese Traditional Medicine such as ginger\, ginseng\, and licorice. She will show samples of these common herbs and roots in their dried forms. If you have been curious but not quite confident about trying Chinese herbal medicine\, this presentation will be the first step towards an alternative path to health. \nIntercultural consultant and educator Yvonne Wolf specializes in bringing an element of Chinese culture to a relatable understanding.  She has given talks at libraries\, museums\, and community centers. Yvonne’s thoughtful consideration serves to enrich her entertaining presentations. \nYvonne generously shares the knowledge and skills she has gained from her experiences living in four different countries where she became fluent in three languages: Chinese (Mandarin)\, English\, and Danish. She worked as a bilingual analyst in a Japanese global corporation in Denmark and served as a global language trainer in Japan. She is also well traveled in the States and Canada. She has ten years’ experience working as an organizational consultant in Los Angeles mediating cross cultural misunderstandings. She continues her work in the Greater Chicago area. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/introduction-to-traditional-chinese-medicine/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Breath & Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Learning to breathe is an art form.  Allowing the breath to center and rebalance the body & mind is a practice.  Meditation helps to focus our energy and enhance our lives. Practicing breath and meditation can help with a variety of intentions including relaxation\, stress reduction\, focusing\, intention setting\, directing energy and more. \nEach session we learn how to use the breath in new ways to experience the life force within us and help to direct our energy through intentions. Different modes of meditation will be used through sound\, mudras\, mantra\, and more.  This class is designed for beginners and current practicing meditators. \nNo prior meditation experience is necessary.  Bring a yoga mat\, blanket\, and journal to help enhance your experience.  Available on site as well. \nJennifer is a Holistic Occupational Therapist specializing in several healing modalities in her practice.  She works with people from all ages and stages of life from birth to seasoned ages.  Teaching how to move the energy of the body through breath\, visualization and meditation is one her favorite parts of her career.  Helping people shift and heal into their spirit’s joy is another!  As a mom\, wife\, & healer the importance of self-care is ever so valuable.  Healing individually and collectively is profound.  It is beautiful life work.  More on meditations and classes can be found at intuitlove.com or contacting Jennifer directly at JenniferLauren@nullintuitlove.com or 224-500-7797. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/breath-meditation-3/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Art Impact Project: Concentric Circles
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by artist Wassily Kandinsky\, this concentric circle project fosters a relaxing environment.  We use acrylic paint on canvas to create a beautiful pattern\, representing the delicate and complex layers of human emotion. \nArt Impact Project uses this basic drawing technique to demonstrate how you can use this process to relax and let your creativity flow.  Using simple art supplies and water\, you’ll be given a prompt to create fun and colorful art.  You don’t have to be an artist to enjoy this unique wellness project.  All supplies provided. \nQuestions about this program or Art Impact Project? Please contact Cassandra\, Manager of Programming. Or\, visit the Art Impact Project website here! \nThis class is free\, but spaces are limited and participants must pre-register.  \n \nCelebrating their tenth anniversary\, Art Impact Project is a local 501c(3) with a mission of enhancing emotional wellness through creative expression.  They partner with organizations such as schools\, treatment facilities\, libraries\, and other community spaces throughout Lake County\, to facilitate art programming with a focus on better mental health.  Providing a supportive\, small group setting\, Art Impact Project guides participant step-by-step through the creative process so everyone can experience the benefits of art.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/art-impact-project-benefit-of-art/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Art,Classes,Specialty,Wellness,Youth
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SUMMARY:Accelerated Class: Reiki Levels I & II
DESCRIPTION:THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE JOIN US FOR FUTURE DATES IN JUNE\, JULY & AUGUST!\nLearn an ancient healing art. Our Accelerated Reiki class is designed for anyone who wants to dive into energy work and feel its benefits. This class includes both the Reiki level I and level II instruction. Receive a Reiki II certificate.  First and Second-Degree Reiki Certification Class teaches powerful\, healing symbols and provides precise instruction for application of these symbols as well as ample time for hands-on practice in integrating the symbols into Reiki sessions on self and others.\nYou will have a deeper experience of the beautiful healing and transformative powers of Reiki.  You leave class with a Reiki Second Degree Certificate and manual\, fully trained to do Reiki on yourself\, others and animals. \nInstructor: Melissa MacTaggart \nMelissa MacTaggart is a certified reiki practitioner and reiki master teacher\, she has studied the Usai methodology\, which is the oldest form of reiki practice. She trained at Zaanti Reiki and Sat Nam Yoga in Chicago. She founded ‘Blossom and Bee Reiki’ in 2018. She has taught reiki workshops in Los Angeles and in Chicago.  Since her teenage years she has been interested in the mind-body connection and has explored and experienced many different forms of energy healing. Reiki has become her favorite healing modality as it  is such a beautiful practice that facilitates the feeling of a glowing radiance that flows through you and out into the world. Encouraging others to find peace\, balance and healing through energy work is her joy. Her mantra is ‘let’s move energy together.’
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/accelerated-class-reiki-levels-i-ii-4/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Age,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Latin Dance
DESCRIPTION:Come join Esther and Walt for a sexy\, fun\, healthy and easy to follow latin dance class! This class is designed for couples but singles are welcome. You will learn footwork plus how to lead and how to be led as well as easy to follow turns. We will touch on merengue\, salsa and cha cha rhythms. \nSangria and light snacks will be served! \n$20 for Singles & $30 for Couples
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/latin-dance-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Age,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:All Level Yoga Class with Areta
DESCRIPTION:Areta will guide you through a traditional vinyasa flow yoga class incorporating poses\, breath work and meditation. This bi-weekly one-hour practice will help release tension and bring you back into balance while opening\, lengthening and strengthening the body.  Whether you are new to yoga or an experienced practitioner\, this mindful flow class will leave you feeling renewed and energized.  Bring a mat and a water bottle. \nTraditional Vinyasa Flow Yoga is a dynamic style of yoga that emphasizes the synchronization of breath and movement as practitioners flow through a sequence of poses. It combines the ancient practice of yoga with a modern approach that focuses on creating a fluid and rhythmic movement pattern. Vinyasa Flow is known for its creative sequencing and the way it allows practitioners to explore their bodies\, breath\, and minds in a harmonious way. \nTaking a yoga class can offer a variety of physical\, mental\, and emotional benefits including improving cardiovascular health\, reducing stress and tension and leaving you feeling more energized and revitalized. \nAreta has been teaching yoga in Lake Forest and in yoga studios along the North Shore for 10 years and is E-RYT 500 Certified. Areta’s passion is bringing yoga to EVERY BODY\, and has additional certifications in Meditation\, Adaptive Yoga for Disabilities\, Senior Yoga\, Love Your Brain for traumatic brain injury\, Yoga for Eating Disorder Recovery\, Yin Yoga\, and Yoga for 12 Step Recovery. Areta teaches yoga to inspire and empower physical well-being\, spiritual balance and awakening for everyday life. She is a long-time resident of Lake Forest and a disability advocate and volunteer yoga coach for the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA).
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/all-level-yoga-with-areta-18/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Breath & Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Learning to breathe is an art\, and we practice it to center and rebalance the body and mind. Meditation sharpens our focus and enhances our energy. When we practice breathwork and meditation\, we create space for relaxation\, reduce stress\, set intentions\, and direct energy purposefully. \nIn each session\, we explore new ways to use the breath and connect to the life force within. We channel energy through guided intentions using various meditation techniques\, including sound\, mudras\, mantra\, and more. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned meditator\, this class welcomes you. \nYou don’t need any prior meditation experience. Bring a yoga mat\, blanket\, and journal—or use ones available on-site—to deepen your practice. \nJennifer is a Holistic Occupational Therapist specializing in several healing modalities in her practice.  She works with people from all ages and stages of life from birth to seasoned ages.  Teaching how to move the energy of the body through breath\, visualization and meditation is one her favorite parts of her career.  Helping people shift and heal into their spirit’s joy is another!  As a mom\, wife\, & healer the importance of self-care is ever so valuable.  Healing individually and collectively is profound.  It is beautiful life work.  More on meditations and classes can be found at intuitlove.com or contacting Jennifer directly at JenniferLauren@nullintuitlove.com or 224-500-7797. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/breath-meditation-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:All Level Yoga with Areta
DESCRIPTION:Areta will guide you through a traditional vinyasa flow yoga class incorporating poses\, breath work and meditation. This bi-weekly one-hour practice will help release tension and bring you back into balance while opening\, lengthening and strengthening the body.  Whether you are new to yoga or an experienced practitioner\, this mindful flow class will leave you feeling renewed and energized.  Bring a mat and a water bottle. \nTraditional Vinyasa Flow Yoga is a dynamic style of yoga that emphasizes the synchronization of breath and movement as practitioners flow through a sequence of poses. It combines the ancient practice of yoga with a modern approach that focuses on creating a fluid and rhythmic movement pattern. Vinyasa Flow is known for its creative sequencing and the way it allows practitioners to explore their bodies\, breath\, and minds in a harmonious way. \nTaking a yoga class can offer a variety of physical\, mental\, and emotional benefits including improving cardiovascular health\, reducing stress and tension and leaving you feeling more energized and revitalized. \nAreta has been teaching yoga in Lake Forest and in yoga studios along the North Shore for 10 years and is E-RYT 500 Certified. Areta’s passion is bringing yoga to EVERY BODY\, and has additional certifications in Meditation\, Adaptive Yoga for Disabilities\, Senior Yoga\, Love Your Brain for traumatic brain injury\, Yoga for Eating Disorder Recovery\, Yin Yoga\, and Yoga for 12 Step Recovery. Areta teaches yoga to inspire and empower physical well-being\, spiritual balance and awakening for everyday life. She is a long-time resident of Lake Forest and a disability advocate and volunteer yoga coach for the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA).
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/all-level-yoga-with-areta-17/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Divorcing with Dignity
DESCRIPTION:THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE NEXT ONE ON JUNE 10.\nAre you or someone you care about facing the difficult decision of divorce? This informative and compassionate workshop is designed to help individuals and couples better understand their options and find a peaceful\, cost-effective way to move forward. Divorce is never easy\, but with the right tools and guidance\, it doesn’t have to be destructive. \nThis session focuses on divorce mediation—a respectful\, cooperative process that empowers couples to make all of their own decisions regarding parenting plans\, division of property and finances\, child support\, and alimony. Mediation offers a collaborative alternative to the traditional adversarial legal process\, allowing couples to prioritize the well-being of their family\, especially their children\, during an emotionally challenging time. \nIf both individuals can communicate respectfully and act with fairness and reason\, mediation can significantly reduce the emotional and financial toll of divorce. Unlike litigation\, which can be lengthy\, expensive\, and combative\, mediation is private\, quicker\, less costly\, and far less stressful. \nIn this workshop\, you will: \n\n\nLearn what divorce mediation is and how it works \n\n\nUnderstand the qualifications for pursuing mediation \n\n\nDiscover the benefits of mediation versus traditional divorce litigation \n\n\nHear real-world examples of successful mediated divorces \n\n\nReceive resources to help you begin the process\, if and when you’re ready \n\n\nWhether you’re in the early stages of considering divorce or already in the process\, this workshop will provide clarity\, support\, and practical information to help you make the best decisions for yourself and your family. \nTake the first step toward a more peaceful resolution—join us to explore if mediation is right for you. \nIf you cannot attend in-person\, you can contact Michael Cohen through his website at michaelsmediation.com to meet 1:1 to review this same information in a confidential manner. \nMichael Cohen is a divorce mediator in Lake Forest who is dedicated to helping families get through the stressful process of a divorce in the healthiest way for the couple and for their children.  During a successful career leading diverse teams for a large local company\, Michael trained at Northwestern University to gain his divorce mediation certification and has built a practice whose purpose is to help others.  Michael is a caring\, empathetic leader who will take the time to understand your passions and priorities\, and will guide you to help you create the best solutions for you and your families. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/divorcing-with-dignity-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Specialty,Wellness
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