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Saturday Mornings, 11:00am to Noon
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7518 W. Madison Street, Suite C, Forest Park, IL 60130
Phone: 708-366-8363
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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.'
$Free$. Donations are accepted and used to sponsor special events.
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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.
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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 collaborated to design the Circle, which was launched on Saturday, September 8,
2001, three days before the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.
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Apex Learning Center
Saturday Morning Healing Circle Present:
"Breath Awareness"
Saturday - July 19th from 11 - 12:30 p.m.
Donata Boykin Facilitator
Come in and take
a break from your busy summer!
Take some time for you, relax and learn powerful breathing techniques
By simply becoming more aware of your breath, you can:
*Improve your Health
*Bring more Balance
into your Life
*Energize Yourself and Enhance your Creativity
Hope to see you there!
(Suggested
Donation: $5)
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Healing Circle Testimonials
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"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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Apex Home, Classes, Healing Circle, Workshops & Events,
Readings, Healings, Friends,
Contact Us, Testimonials,
Newsletter, Michelle Young, Susan Buss, Alice Madden, Lee Simmons,
Charlene Books, Lorie Ranker, Email Us
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