When:
Saturday Mornings, 11:00am to Noon
Where:
7518 W. Madison Street, 2nd Floor - Suite 2C, Forest Park, IL 60130
Phone:
708-366-8363
Who:
Open to the public.
Sponsored by Susan Buss, Licensed Clinical Social Worker,
and Michelle Young, Founder of the Apex Learning Center. Ms. Buss maintains a private practice in Oak Park where she provides individual and couples counseling to adults and teens. She is also a Visiting Lecturer in the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Ms. Young teaches meditation and spiritual growth classes through Apex and is Spiritual Teacher, Clairvoyant, Artist and successful Business Professional.
Attendees are comprised of men and women, both adults and teens, who are pursuing their own spiritual, emotional and/or physical health and growth. Each week, the Circle contains new friends and visitors as well as those who have come to constitute an ever-shifting core group of 'regulars.'
Cost: $Free$. Donations are accepted and used to sponsor special events.
How the Circle Works:
While Dr. Lewis himself holds Pipe Ceremonies in the Native American tradition, the Saturday Morning Healing Circle is designed to be more eclectic so as to appeal to a wider audience. The basic elements include: an inspirational reading, attendees' personal reflections, and a shared experience such as a meditation or visualization. Attendees are encouraged to contribute ideas, readings and requests to the Circle design, keeping it fresh and relevant. Elements to date have drawn heavily from Native American mythology, Creative Visualization practices, Eastern meditation philosophy, chakra-based theories of energy and stress-reduction research. The "shared experiences" have included "smudgings," relaxation meditation, learning to 'ground' and 'center' our aura's, Zen meditation, using music for contemplation, using ceremony to release unwanted energy or issues, and guided visualizations to rediscover lost parts of ourselves and gain personal power. Weekly Topics include: Feng Shui, Nutrition, Breathwork, Self-Hypnosis, Reflexology, Dreams, Power Animals and much more!
Why a Healing Circle:
In August of 2001, Ms. Buss attended a workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico featuring
Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona,
a physician and Navajo Shaman. He described the use of ritual by traditional Navajo healers, obtaining results where traditional medicine failed. He challenged attendees to return home and start their own Healing Circles, offering that it would change their lives, and those of community members who attended. Ms. Buss and Ms. Young.
For More Information:
Please contact us via email at myoung@apexlc.com or call us at the Center 708-366-8363.
TESTIMONIALS
"It reminds me of what's important"
"I liked the variety of readings and meditations"
"I feel energized, yet at peace when I leave the Circle"
"The Healing Circle made me feel very welcome"
"Everyone gets to share but there is no pressure to participate"
"It's alot of fun to hear other people share about their experiences and how they are growing and facing life's challenges"
"It makes me feel powerful again"
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