| National Qigong Conference ST. PAUL -- Qigong Alliance presents the 2004 National Qigong Conference, "The Heart of Healing," August 20-22 in the Carondelet Center at the College of St. Catherine's in St. Paul, featuring keynote speaker James Oschman, Ph.D., author of Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis. The conference is open to all ages, fitness levels and levels of practice. Participants can learn ancient practices, as well as the latest cutting-edge science to understand your body's subtle energy, regain health and well-being, maintain balance, eliminate stress, and increase vitality and longevity. Workshops and seminars will include: Qigong for Women, Trusting Intuitive Healing, Science Behind Qigong, HunYuan Qigong, Pranic Healing and Meditation on Twin Hearts, The Structure & Function of the Biofield,The Day of the Drum: Drumming as Meditation, Qigong for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue & Chronic Pain and more. Dr. Oschman's keynote address, "Science of Qigong: Energy, Awareness and Time," will present the physiology and biophysics of subtle-energy. Scientific study of Qigong reveals the living matrix of a continuous energetic, informational fabric extending into every part of our bodies and into surrounding space. Through practice, this system becomes organized into a powerful, sensitive, dynamic whole capable of sensing and responding to the environment even before nerve impulses reach the brain. The implications for biology, medicine & human performance are astounding. A special Saturday evening performance will be a blend of North Indian, Arabic and Afro-Cuban music by: Robin Adnan Anders, a percussionist, composer and teacher who was one of the composers of the score for National Geographic's The Great Barrier Reef; Marcus Wise, the greatest American tabla player and poet Robert Bly's accompanist; and Gloria Rivera, the incredible Cuban singer and performer who recently starred at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Qigong Alliance is a global grassroots community welcoming all who practice Qigong and other forms of subtle energy work. The conference is sponsored by The Dao of Well-BeingŠ at www.dao-of-well-being.com, which provides resources, products and services to create peace, balance, healing and to sustain the future of our planet. For more information, visit www.qigong-alliance.org, call (218) 365-6330, e-mail info@qigong-alliance.org or write: Qigong Alliance P.O. Box 540 Ely, MN 55731. Art and Haiku MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minneapolis bookstore hosts a one-day earrings-for-haiku challenge. The idea -- to wed art and poetry -- will be part of the Poetic Alchemy gallery exhibit in Uptown at the Eye of Horus bookstore, 2717 Lyndale Ave. On August 21, writer and jewelry maker Elise Matthesen will be offering 50 sets of her earrings in exchange for poetry written in the Japanese form of three lines of five, seven and five syllables respectively. Admission is free, though donations to cover costs are welcome. On display in the gallery will be the visual art of several award-winning authors, including Pulitzer-nominated Native American poet Wendy Rose and local author Laurel Winter. Winter will present "Finding Your Way Without a Topographical Map for the Rest of Your Life" on Saturday, August 7. "We know far too many writers that also paint and artists that also write," said Eye of Horus owner Thraicie Hawkner. "It's great to watch a piece of jewelry become a poem and a short story become a painting. It's a form of alchemy, transforming one art form to another." These events and others will be taking place through September 25. The gallery will be open during the store's normal hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, call (612) 872-1292 or visit www.eyeofhorusinc.com. 20th annual art exhibition EDINA, Minn. -- An impressive group of area artists will paint, draw, photograph and sculpt their way into the Edina Art Center's 20th annual Members' Juried Exhibition. Jurors will select visual art, created by both amateur and established artists in the metropolitan area. In the past, the collection has included paintings, sculptures, photography, pottery, mixed media and more. The exhibition is open to all members of the Edina Art Center. Anyone may join the Center by submitting a completed membership form and fee. Member artists may enter up to six actual works in any media for the exhibition. The entry fee is $10 per work or three for $25. Artwork must be dry, framed and ready to hang with wire. Watercolors, pastels and photographs must be under glass or Plexiglas. The maximum size of two-dimensional work is 40 inches in any direction. Sculptural and ceramic work must fit through a 3' x 7' door and weigh less than 150 lbs. Artwork must be original. Copies of published photos are not acceptable. Work done in the classroom must be executed solely by the student. Entry forms are accepted now through August 16, and all entries will be displayed. The best work in the judges' opinion, regardless of medium, will be shown in the Foss Gallery. Cash awards and scholarships for Edina High and Middle School students are made possible by the generosity of Juried Show donors. As many as 10 Awards of Excellence of $50 each and as many as 10 Awards of Merit of $25 each will be given to selected winners. In addition, each entrant will receive a ballot to select his or her choice for the best piece in the show among all entrants. The winner of the Peer Award will receive a ribbon and $75. The extraordinary range of two- and three-dimensional artwork will be on display September 2 through October 19. An opening reception will be held 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, with the Jurors' critique at 6 p.m. Many pieces will be available for purchase. The Edina Art Center is located at 4701 W. 64th St. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. For additional information, call (612) 915-6600. Full moon at Coldwater Spring MINNEAPOLIS -- Learn about historic Coldwater -- birthplace of Minnesota. Coldwater is a 10,000-year-old spring nestled in the trees along the river, sandwiched between public buildings and highways, a unique and singularly beautiful historic area. Coldwater was a traditional gathering place for Native American tribes of the upper Mississippi who used spring water for specific ceremonies requiring sacred water in a sacred landscape. An aerial photograph from the 1930s shows two pow wow circles just south of 54th Street in Minneapolis on federal land near Coldwater Spring. For the past several years, the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community has conducted a World Peace and Prayer Day ceremony on Summer Solstice at Coldwater Spring. Gather at 7 p.m. and begin the walk at 7:15 p.m. Meet at south end of Minnehaha Park in the pay parking lot off East 54th Street. If you don't have a parking sticker, park and pay at the meters, or find alternative free parking across Highway 55 and walk to the lot. Coldwater Area Full Moon Walks, which are free and open to the public, are sponsored by Friends of Coldwater. For more information about Coldwater, visit www.friendsofcoldwater.org or e-mail info@friendsofcoldwater.org. Promoting peace OAKDALE, Minn. -- Members of the Body Rhythms Therapeutic Day Spa of Oakdale are taking to the streets and marching in local parades this summer to raise money and increase awareness about domestic violence. The day spa supports Cut It Out [www.cutitout.org], a program of the Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals and others to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the United States. It is reported that a woman is battered by an intimate partner every 15 seconds in the United States. Thirteen women and 10 children were murdered in Minnesota in 2003 as the result of domestic violence, according to the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women 2003 Femicide Report. The spa also supports the Founding Father's Club [www.founding-fathers.org], which is a way for men to be involved. While most perpetrators are men, it is important to remember that most men are not perpetrators. This summer, the staff of Body Rhythms Therapeutic Day Spa marched in the Oakdale Summerfest Grande Parade dressed in full Spa regalia (robes, slippers, facial masks and turbans) and carrying a banner to draw attention and raise money for domestic abuse. They will be marching again in the Woodbury Days Parade, at 1 p.m. on August 29 in Woodbury, Minn. The spa invites the public to march or sponsor a parade contestant. All participants will receive a free facial or massage. All participants also are invited to a special Bioelements celebration in July at the Spa. For more information, contact Body Rhythms at the Bergen Plaza (I-694 and 10th Street in Oakdale) by calling (651) 739-6388 or visit www.brspa.com |
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