Save the Date for Our Trip to India in 2013
Join us on our trip to India, Journey to the Lotus, January 23 - February 9, 2013.  Visit the Taj Mahal; marvel at holy shrines, temples (Golden Temple, below, at right), and churches; experience an ashram in Rishikesh; renew at an ayurvedic spa; go rafting on the white waters of the Ganges River in the Himalayas, and explore arts and textile centers from Delhi to Goa (at left) to Jaipur. Along the way, we also will practice yoga and sit together in meditation and comtemplation.  Our trip is being planned by Accolades International Tours, which has created tours for cultural and arts institutions around the country. No yoga experience is necessary; this trip is open to one and all. If you are interested in this spectacular Journey to the Lotus. please send an email to us at info@greenlotusyogactr.com so that we can you a spot.

Green Lotus Announces a Retreat with James Finley, October 12 - 13

Noted lecturer, author, and clinical psychologist James Finley will lead a two-day retreat in the Twin Cities this fall. A former Trappist monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky where Thomas Merton was his spiritual director, Jim went on to write Merton's Palace to Nowhere and The Contemplative Heart. He has studied the contemplative practices and mystics from many traditions. On his visit to the Twin Cities, he will explore the grounding and serenity of enlightened ones from Moses to Buddha to Shiva to Jesus to Rumi. Jim Finley lectures throughout the world, including at Kripalu in Massachusetts and Omega in New York, and his retreats fill quickly. Please send an email to us indicating your interest at info@greenlotusyogactr.com, or call us at 952.373.0055 (Lakeville) or at 651.319.9525 (Mendota Heights).

Yoga For a Healthy Back - This Saturday!  Noon - 2 p.m. in Mendota Heights with Maureen

Do you have back pain? This workshop is designed for you. With a focus on functional anatomy, alignment, and breath, you will be guided though specific yoga poses that address the major causes of back pain - from hamstrings to neck and everywhere in between. Do you have tight shoulders from sitting at your computer? Have you started to feel some lower back pain? Learn some simple yoga tricks that will stretch and straighten and alleviate the pain! $20 Click here to register.

The Intention Workshop: Where Intention Goes, Energy Flows! , Thursday, February 9, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. with Visiting Teacher Ann Drew Yu
How great would your life feel if you made a positive change? In this engaging and personal workshop, Ann Drew Yu is an expert on positive change and the well-being of women and girls.  She's the founder of Good Intentions, a lifestyle company she started in 2004.  Ann has helped hundreds of women and girls in the Twin Cities discover and focus their personal power.  She will teach you simple ways to build a happier life by focusing the power of your intention. Her unique approach to positive change is not about guilt or obsessive determination. It's about inspired guidance, small steps, and fresh starts. Anyone can do it and experience success! $35. Click to register.

Reiki Training February 25 and March 24
Begin the journey to learn and explore this powerful form of energetic healing with Green Lotus's David Kaley, a Reiki master who trains with intent and integrity. Reiki is finding its way into the mainstream as a healing tool that calms, soothes, and centers. Millions of people throughout the world seek out Reiki to handle everyday stressors and heal all forms of "dis-ease" - from headaches to injuries, anxiety, and more. You, your family and friends, and many others (even pets) will benefit. No prerequisites for Level 1 - all are welcome. Register soon because class sizes mindfully are kept small and intimate.

• Register for Level 2 February 25
• Register for Master March 24

Yoga for CancerCare Teacher Training March 9 -11

More than 10 million people have experienced and battled cancer, according to The National Cancer Institute, and more than a million are diagnosed each year. In every yoga class everywhere, some students practicing will have experienced this disease. Several years ago, the Green Lotus staff created a unique class - Yoga for Cancercare - and now it has developed a proprietary 20-hour continuing education course for yoga teachers to learn about the special needs of cancer patients and survivors, their ongoing challenges, and how to create a yoga class or alter poses specificially for them. This course includes a custom manual, instruction in stress-reducing guided meditations, exploration of the lymphatic system and how it is compromised by treatment, and much more. Teachers taking this course can appy these credits toward Yoga Alliance and NETA requirements. Click to read more and to register.

More Workshops and Training!
Green Lotus has many more workshops scheduled into 2011. Click here to go to the Events tab and read more! Or if you want to see the online registration page and read about Events there, click here.

Stretch. Strengthen. Focus. Heal.
Our drop-in yoga classes encompass many disciplines taught by certified, experienced teachers who have studied with masters such as Baron Baptiste, Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers, and Judith Lasater. Supplement your practice with tai chi and mat Pilates, and meditation classes. Revitalize with healing and wellness services such as acupuncture, reiki, holistic healing, many types of massage, chiropractic, nutrition counseling, face and body treatments, Thai yoga massage, and spiritual direction. Experience health and vitality through special events, workshops, retreats, and Yoga Study programs.

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Our healers will do their best to accommodate your busy schedule on short notice! Call 952.373.0055 (Lakeville) or 651.319.9525 (Mendota) today.

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Schedule Changes

Beginning Tuesday, February 7, and going forward:
If you practice meditation or have interest in beginning a practice, join us 8:45 - 9:15 a.m. each Tuesday, prior to Vinyasa II or Gentle Yoga. Teacher Marcia Appel will guide participants through, silent and guided meditations. You're invited even if you aren't going to attend a class. Free and open to all. Bring a contribution for local food shelves if you wish.

Events & Workshops

Saturday, February 11, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m., Lakeville

Especially For Beginners
Want to grow stronger and more flexible in 2012? This easy, fun workshop... Read more

Saturday, February 25, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m., Mendota Heights

Especially For Beginners

Are you interested in giving yoga a try? This FREE workhops will get you started.... Read more

Future Events & Workshops
Click here to go to the Events tab and read more!  Or click here if you want to see the online registration page and read about Events there.

 

Meet Our Staff

DeDe & Roger Hinrichs

DeDe and Roger felt drawn to holistic healthcare for many years.  They spent their free time reading and learning about different modalities, then experiencing their benefits. All the while, like many of us, DeDe & Roger were working away in corporate America, making a living, but not living their dreams. Then, together they decided to shift the focus of their lives entirely, and to follow their dreams - and we are so glad they did!  We are thrilled to have them on staff at Green Lotus in Mendota Heights.  They provide both individual and couples appointments in Shiatsu, Hands-On Healing, and Raindrop Therapy. Call the Center in Mendota Heights now to learn about our special discount on couples appointments during February! 651.319.9525  DeDe and Roger also lead a meditation class the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in Mendota Heights. 

Marcia Kirk, L.Ac., M.OM.

We are very excited to welcome Marcia to our healing staff!  Marcia is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist.  Marica says that she most commonly treats patients for pain, but she has experience treating patients for anything from the common cold, to digestive difficulties, to anxiety, to menstrual problems... you name it, acupuncture can likely help it. She is available for free consultations too! Call now to find out more!  651.319.9525