Continuing Community Tuesdays 4:30-6pm If you have attended any class or program
at The Red Shoes and want to spend more time with our community of seekers,
join us for an intimate Tuesday afternoon chat.
Share your thoughts, your successes and your challenges with an interested,
caring and supportive circle that encourages personal and spiritual growth.
Tuesday may become your favorite day of the week!
No Fee
Knitting Circle Tuesdays 7-8pm Join our new
knitting circle and combine craft with contemplation to awaken the creativity
within. New knitters will learn the basics and experienced knitters may
bring works in progress and brush up on existing skills.All needle crafts are welcome.
5 weeks $20
Evening Meditation Wednesdays 5-6:30pm Create a sacred time and space for yourself each Wednesday
evening. Join us for an unparalled time of spiritual renewal.Silent meditation is enriched by readings and
listening to a variety of spiritual leaders.As acommunity of seekers we
strive, through reflection and meditation, to access present moment awareness.
Suggested Donation $5
July Programs
Once Upon A Time Story Circle
Wednesday July 1 10:30-11:15am
Story circle is a special time for parents, grandparents, caregivers
and children to come together to have fun with stories, music, make believe,
and crafts. Carefully chosen stories and activities offer the opportunity for
children to connect with their inner spirit and interact with other children
and adults in a playful, non-threatening atmosphere. Come join the fun!
Facilitated by Amy Alexander who is a mother, writer and
artist.
When the Soul Awakens
was written for seekers and reveals the spiritual potential within each of us
and within the world. It holds the vision of a gathering wave of awakening
souls with the collective power to manifest a higher reality on Earth. This
book sends a message of joy and hope to the soul and will inspire those new to
the spiritual path, as well as longtime students.
Facilitated
by Barbara Gilchrist, a passionate seeker of truth, wisdom, peace and oneness.
Creating art helps us travel to deeper parts of
our inner selves than we have previously known.
This class will allow you to access the gifts of your imagination and
creativity and open the door to a new means of self-discovery. Drawing with oil color pastels will give
shape and form to your inner spirit. We
will use music, visualizations exercises and body centered awareness to call
forth the artist from within. No
artistic experience required.
Facilitated
by Suzanne Cotton who has a BA in Education andparticipates in the New Roads, LA artist-in–the-schools program.
Eating for Health II: Cardiac Disease and Cholesterol
SaturdayJuly 1112-3pm
Are you or someone you love concerned about
cardiac disease? Dr. Francine Morrison teaches how to cook and what to eat to control cholesterol. Chef Celeste will cook
a meal that contains ingredients that offer particular healing properties. Darrell Martin will join us to discuss herbs
grown locally that can assist in maintaining cardiac health. Are you looking for a way to improve your health without taking more medication? Cooking with the correct herbs and spices can actually help your body work more efficiently and reduce certain health problems. Join us for our series, Eating for Health and learn how to season your way to better health. Experts on herbs, spices and nutrition and an award winning chef will offer insights and instruction. Each session will feature Chef Celeste’s cooking demonstration in our own Red Shoes Kitchen creating a meal that contains ingredients that offer particular healing properties. Receive medically grounded information, suggestions for what to add to your pantry, recipes and a delicious lunch.
Facilitated by Dr. Francine Morrison, a psychiatrist with Capital Area Human Services, an herbal simplest, who is pursuing a degree in Natural Health and Chef Celeste Gill, winner of the first Baton Rouge Iron Chef contest with Special
Guest: Darrell Martin, master herbalist & specialist in historical uses
of native medicinal plants.
There is no size, shape or gender requirement -
anyone can belly dance!Each person
brings a bit of themselves to the dance, allowing us each to dance in a unique
way and celebrate our own gifts and abilities.Belly dancing is a great form of low impact exercise, toning every
muscle group and improving coordination, posture and flexibility.Join this fun class and learn the basic moves
and rhythms of belly dance.
Instructed
by Omaya Jazairli, born in Damascus, Syria.She has taught belly dance for 12 years.
Monday July 13 6-7pm Across all cultures women have looked to other women for
information and encouragement during pregnancy and birth. Exceptional Birthing, facilitated by Birth
Help doulas (Greek meaning woman’s servant), offers a place where women share
and explore philosophies and techniques supporting natural childbirth. We
discuss physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of birthing along with
resources for achieving birth goals. Women who have had or attempted natural
childbirth as well as pregnant women interested in childbirth and nursing
babies are welcome.
Facilitated by Birth Help doulas CD (DONA): Rene' Johnson BS
Ed, ICCE, Karen Cuellar and Sue Kenyon.
Tuesday July 14 12noon-1pm One Baton Rouge is a grass roots group that meets at
The Red Shoes.Membership is open to all
interested in building a more welcoming and respectful community, integrating
all people into every aspect of community life. To learn more, join us and
visit onebatonrouge.com.
Are you overwhelmed or frustrated with all of the
information out there about how to live green? Learn easy, cost-effective
ways to live a simple, green life by getting back to the basics. Understand the
meaning of sustainability and how to integrate it into your everyday life.
Facilitated
by Amy Strother, co-owner of Noelie Harmon, a store dedicated to the idea that
rules should not be broken, people should not be mistreated and the earth
should go unharmed in the making of all things for our home and our bodies.
Story circle is a special time for parents, grandparents, caregivers
and children to come together to have fun with stories, music, make believe,
and crafts. Carefully chosen stories and activities offer the opportunity for
children to connect with their inner spirit and interact with other children
and adults in a playful, non-threatening atmosphere. Come join the fun!
Facilitated by Amy Alexander who is a mother, writer and
artist.
Do you want improved Self-Confidence? Do you
want to be strong within? You will leave this class with tools you can
immediately use to speak clearly and directly about what you feel, want and
think. Join us to change your life.
Learn: To Create Self-Esteem. To
Create Self-Confidence. To Stand
Up for Yourself Without Being Aggressive.
Facilitated
by Drs. Robert and Luzette McDonald, internationally acclaimed speakers and
co-founders of The Telos Healing Center.
The Cangelosi Dance Project perform Summer Splash,
an hour of repertory from their contemporary and classical works featuring
local dancers performing: "Louisiana,"
the spirit and zest of southern folks, "Sister Cry," competing
sisters who strive to unite with one another and Jazz works "Bustin the
Move" and "Bleeding Love'.Guest choreographer TerranceHenderson from Columbia, SC, presents Gospel work,
"In the Morning" and guest Choreographer SusanQuinn-Williams from University of
Arizona presents "Particle Ballet."
The
Cangelosi Dance Project is a non-profit, progressive, contemporary dance
company directed by Kris Cangelosi.
Help plan and host a Hawaiian Luau Party that will
touch the hearts of the women and children living in the shelter.Our party will be complete with games,
crafts and treats. Rather than giving, you will receive the greatest gift: the
smiles of those you meet during this heartwarming evening.Female participants only. Register today and
we will plan this special evening via email!
Reiki is a natural
healing system that relieves pain and
boosts the immune system. In this Reiki Level II training, learn the
ancient symbols for distance and emotional healing. Receive Level II "attunement" and
learn the names of the symbols to use for healing people, places and
situations. This training will help you channel energy, harmonizing body, mind
and spirit.
Facilitated
by Robin Leake, a certified Reiki Master in Usui, Karuna
and Japanese Reiki.
A Cary Grant classic, playing alongside the feisty
and fast-talking Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson, newspaper reporter. Grant
plays Walter Burns, about to lose his wife Hildy to another man, and determined
not to give her up without a fight. Regarded as one of the greatest movies ever
made, and still much imitated, His Girl Friday has to be seen for its
frantically fast-paced and witty dialogue, and iconic performances from Grant
and Russell.
In The Presence of the Master - Film Study: Why Suffering?
TuesdayJuly 28 7-8:30pm
Yogi and profound mystic, Sadhguru, is a visionary, humanitarian and a prominent spiritual leader. A contemporary Guru, his life and work serve as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Sadhguru teachings inspire the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of all. Join us to watch and discuss In the Presence of the Master, a series of DVDs that offer a glimpse of Sadhguru's profound wisdom and answers to a variety of life-relevant questions.
Facilitated by Dr. Denise Graham, an Isha Yoga meditator and physician.
