Greetings, lovely you.
Happiest summer day. July is here, bringing green tomatoes, fireflies and reminders of independence. There are many things to focus on this wonderfully active season. Please take note of this good information:
Saturday, July 10. 9AM-3PM. 2603 W. Barry.
The Galaxie Garage Sale!
The Galaxie and friends will be hosting a HUGE, WONDERFUL, STUPENDOUS, and remarkable Garage Sale, chock full of art supplies, antiques and vintage clothing , office supplies, furniture, tools, sporting goods, housewares and more!
Join us early, join us late, just join us......
We'll be making deals all day long!
 Bike-A-Thon
Ride for Freedom From Violence
-Celebrating KAN-WIN's 20th Anniversary
As part of KAN-WIN's celebration of our 20th anniversary, we are hosting a "Healthy Family, Healthy Community" Bike-a-thon to raise awareness about violence against women and children. Join us as we ride for freedom from violence this July 10, 2010 at the North Branch Trail, Forestway Grove.
Delicious breakfast will be provided, as well as fun raffle items and prizes! Come eat, ride, and make a difference in our community!
Where: North Branch Trail, Forest Way Grove, Entrance located on Forestway Drive between Dundee and Tower Road (East of I-94), IL
For more information about the event or how to register, please contact Honah Kim at 773-583-1392 or hk@kanwin.org
BP = Bad People (Still)
From fantastic photographer, Lloyd Degrane:
The BP Refinery in Whiting, In. is 15 miles from downtown Chicago. The plant will nearly double in size in the next 2 years because BP will start processing Canadian Tar Sands oil (the dirtiest oil on the planet-google it). Their expansion leads to the banks of the Grand Calumet River. The River is one of the most toxic in the Mid-West. The Grand Calumet drains over a million gallons of water directly into Lake Michigan every day.-photo DSC1917. But, BP promises everything will be safe. Will it be? It's the water you drink every day.
July Theater
(a) Symmetry Cycle
(Numbfeel, Dumbspeak, and Blindsight)
Conceived and Written by Chelsea M. Marcantel
Directed by Eric Hoff, Lavina Jadhwani, and John Ross Wilson
July 4th - July 25th
Thursdays @ 7pm (Numbfeel)
Fridays @ 7pm (Dumbspeak)
Saturdays @ 7pm (Blindsight)
Sundays @ 3pm (Numbfeel/Dumbspeak/Blindsight)
(a)Symmetry Cycle is composed of three new full-length plays that follow seven characters in a traditional cycle format (creation, destruction, reawakening) and explore the wonder of human relationships through the lenses of biology, chemistry and neuroscience, respectively. Darkly funny and emphatically human (a)Symmetry Cycle is an exploration of the forces that bind people together and push them apart, and our efforts to control, escape, and scapegoat what lies within us. Molecules and free will. Sex and entropy. Conscious and subconscious. In science it's nobody's - and everybody's - fault.
o NUMBFEEL--Girls, Boys, Bodies, Biology
A play about what attracts us to each other and what drives us apart.
o DUMBSPEAK--The Chemistry of Falling Apart
A play about entropy, the tendency of all things to disintegrate into disorder.
o BLINDSIGHT—A Neurological Rebeginning
A play about what we can do when we forget what we have been, and realize that we are all powerful beyond our wildest imaginings.
There are currently 40+ actors, directors, visual artists, scientists, designers, stage managers, facilitators, and volunteers hard at work on the (a)Symmetry Cycle project. Because of the stupendously collaborative nature of this project, we are excited by the prospect of being able to involve a large community of artists and scientists from various disciplines in the creation of a production that will be more than a presentation, but in fact a theatrical and scientific happening, a grand event. We now wish to extend the reach of the project beyond ourselves and generate a focused, invested audience community. We believe that the type of plays we are creating and producing will fill a niche in the Chicago theatre landscape that is currently vacant, and educate both theatre- and science-minded patrons on how closely we are related, and how much we have to learn from each other.
To volunteer, contribute, ask a question, or book tickets, please visit www.asymmetrycycle.com
Buy a gift and make a difference
OXFAM: Graduation season is upon us – why not honor your favorite graduate with a goat ($50)? Or, give the gift of a school desk and chair ($35) or books ($18) and enable kids living in poverty to learn.
You can customize an e-card (print one out if you want to give it in person) – or you can send a beautiful card in the mail. Your grad gets a great gift, and someone in need will get ... exactly what they need!
Faves
Learn Spanish here.
Fight Human Trafficking here. (Thank you, Hui Hwa)
Participate in a new way to by food here.
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Yoga
What an exciting time of year! I enjoy adjusting my teachings and practice with the season. It's hot out there, time for a balanced practice, including cooling down after heating your body. It's also a great time to meditate (when ain't it?). Check out the Intro to Tantric Meditation workshop I'm teaching at Tejas Yoga.
Read on, fearless yogi, details below.
I'm excited to assist my teacher, Rod Stryker, at Kripalu in August at the ParaYoga training, Tantra Shakti: The Power and Radiant Soul of Yoga
My full yoga teaching schedule is here.
Public classes I teach:
Mondays, 8-9:30PM, Basics
@ Tejas Yoga
Tuesdays, noon-1PM, Level 1-2
@ Moksha Yoga
NEW CLASS: Tuesdays, 8-9:30PM, Intro
@ Tejas Yoga
Thursdays, 4-5:15PM, Donation Class, @ Nature Yoga
I also teach at LPAC, LVAC, WAC
and to private clients.
Yoga Workshop
"Intro to Tantric Meditation"
Relieve stress. Calm anxiety. Cultivate your limitless capacity.
On July 24th, I'll teach a fun and informative workshop on meditation. "Intro to Tantric Meditation" happens at Tejas Yoga in Chicago. If you're beginning a meditation practice or want to try a different approach to seated meditation, this workshop is for you. We'll discuss the meaning of Tantra and the techniques of meditation as taught by Rod Stryker in the ParaYoga lineage. Be prepared to take notes, do yoga poses (asana), breathe in special ways (pranayama), and...meditate. We will have a fantastic time. 2:00-4:30. $30.
My good friends host this special event: 
Stepping Away:
A silent yoga and meditation retreat
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Date
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Sunday, July 11, 9a-5pm
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With
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Nick Beem, Lela Beem and Courtney Riley
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Location
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Techny Towers
2001 Waukegan Road
Northbrook
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Price $110
A day of silence.
A day of yoga, meditation, pranayama and rejuvenation.
A chance to step away from your noisy life and step into the joy of more spacious being.
Join us for this deeply restorative and invigorating dive into your practice. The day will include:
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A deep, moderately challenging asana practice in the morning
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Guided meditations for cultivating the ability to connect to your wisest self
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Eating, walking and resting meditation
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Journaling and/or art practice
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Listening and speaking practice as a group
This retreat is recommended for yoga students with some experience. Familiarity with basic sun salutations, ujjayi breathing and alternate nostril breathing is required. No meditation experience necessary.
Bring your lunch, a journal, a yoga mat, 3 blankets and any other props that you might need to sit comfortably. Chairs will be provided.
www.gratefulyoga.com
info@gratefulyoga.com
847-849-1810
Acting
I'm performing in “A Night at Club Chicago,” a new script set in Post-World War II Chicago by Keith Uchima. The reading is part of the 2010 JACL National Convention on Saturday, July 3, 2010 at the Swissotel Chicago, Zurich Ballroom, 323 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois from 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
“A Night at Club Chicago” is the story of migration in the 1940’s and the search for housing, jobs and a new life – a life that included the music and ambiance of Chicago’s night club scene, will be told through music, stories, songs and dance. Tickets are $30.00 each. Reservation requests may be directed to chicago2010@jacl.org.
Special Yoga Trainings
This Summer
Aug 1, 2010 to Aug 6, 2010
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MA
Tantra Shakti: The Power and Radiant Soul of Yoga - A ParaYoga® Master Training and 5-Day Intensive
Tantra: The Radiant Soul of Yoga
Kripalu, MA
Aug 14, 2010 to Aug 18, 2010
Flying Dog Ranch, 1625 County Road 100, Carbondale CO 81623
Prana: The Power and Path of Yoga - A ParaYoga® Master Training and 5-Day Intensive
“Brahma is the target. Atman is the arrow. Prana is the bow.” The Upanishades
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