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Entrepreneur Training - Thursday     August 18     7-8:30pm
Are you thinking of starting or growing your own business? Learn the 5 points that you need to know to evaluate your next step! Learn about The Red Shoes Lifting Loans Program that combines low-interest micro-loans with business mentoring to help you fulfill your potential as a successful entrepreneur and other resources for new entrepreneurs. $10

Bead for Life Jewelry Sale - Friday     August 19     6-7pm
Bead for Life creates opportunities for women in Uganda to lift their families out of extreme poverty. The women make beautiful handcrafted beads from recycled paper and turn them into one of a kind necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Bead for Life also sponsors Community Development projects throughout Uganda. Don't Miss Your Chance to Support this Unique & Powerful Project! Proceeds directly support individual women and communities in Uganda. More Information about this uplifting project at www.beadforlife.org No Fee

HealthRHYTHMS Drum Circle - Friday     August 19    7-8:30pm
Enjoy a fun and therapeutic evening of recreational music. Benefits of HealthRHYTHMS include stress reduction and improved health!
No experience needed! Percussion instruments provided!   Facilitated by Charlie and Robin Myers. $10

Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation - Wednesday     August 24     6:30-8pm
Enjoy letting go of thoughts and worries and experience the peace and quiet that comes from meditation. Mindfulness meditation is a technique used to bring the mind into the present moment rather than incessantly traveling into the past or future. Facilitated by Thich Dao Quang (Thay), LCPC, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, who is currently the Abbot of Tam Bao Buddhist Temple in Baton Rouge. $10

The Gifts of Struggle with Sr. Carolyn Gorny-Kopkowski, OSB

Friday August 26 7-9pm Lecture

Saturday August 27 10am-4pm Workshop

Based on the inspiring book, Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope by Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB, this informative and interactive retreat led by Sister Carolyn Gorny-Kopkowski, OSB will help us reflect on the struggles of our own lives and the hope that can arise. Realize the possibility of new spirit and transformation no matter what life places on your path. Be courageous, face the struggles and discover the gifts! Learning to flex our spiritual muscles, we will uncover the hidden treasures of struggle through experiences of prayer, ritual, shared wisdom and creative activity. From struggle can be born something new if we open our hearts and minds to new possibilities. Facilitated by Sr. Carolyn Gorny-Kopkowski, OSB. Friday $15 / Saturday $40 / Both Days $50

Svaroopa Yoga - Relax, Refresh and Renew - Sunday August 28 2-4:30pm
Most of us live with chronic tension that accumulates in the body. This tension shuts down the flow of prana, or life force. Using Svaroopa yoga’s deceptively simple yet profound practices, underlying tensions are released and the mind quiets as an inner ease is discovered. This workshop includes guided awareness, breath exercise, and gentle, supported poses to unravel tensions. Benefits include more energy, reduced aches and pains, and increased contentment. Beginners welcome. Facilitated by Jennifer Tenhundfeld. $30