Hello friends,

Due to the inability of hosts Carrie and Kristen to achieve omnipresence before Wednesday, Happy Hour Yoga in Pilsen will be canceled this week only.  Those wishing to practice yoga are encouraged to email me for a session or hold your horse still next week.  If you or someone you know is considering attendance this Wednesday, do something about it.  Friends don't let friends show up to stuff that isn't happening.

Some of you know that I have been on divinely ordered sabbatical, as indicated by the inimitable back injury which came upon me this summer. I'm happy to report that 1) I'm all better and 2) I will soon have an honorary doctorate in Floor-Based Reclining Techniques. While I am happy to be teaching again, I am even more delighted to reunite with the singing bowls.  Starting next weekend,you'll enjoy healing vibe pairings, including Singing Bowls, Yin Yoga (grandma-proof yoga) and acupuncture, just like old times.

You are invited to join me for any and all of these grand events at a new location right off the Blue Line Austin stop in Oak Park.  For those who think Oak Park is far, or a hassle to get to, please keep in mind that your friend Karen Faith has never in her life possessed a drivers license, suffers from recurring motion sickness, is an impatient brat, and gets to Oak Park just fine.  Regularly, even. 15minutes from downtown.  Not lying.

Even so, Oak Park may not be where we meet again. I'll happily come to your place for private 1-on-1 or group yoga sessions at your convenience**.

One more thing: I'm gathering participants for a 3-week energy detox this Fall.  This is not the kind of thing where you starve yourself,get diarrhea and want to cry all day, no offense to those who dig that sort of thing.  The experience is a collective practice created by my mentor,master of good-witchery Laryl Fett, including energy therapies, tiny rituals,teas, color baths and meditations intended to improve our happiness and potency in the world.  Long story.  If you're curious, let me know and I'll tell you everything.  It's fun.

Best blessings to you, yes you.

Karen

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Energy Flow
with Kate Wester, MaryJane Neumann, Xie Ling Welch and Karen Faith
Sunday, October 4th, 9am-12pm

Join us for this collaborative workshop blending ancient wellness practices with contemporary energy and warmth.  Enjoy the community experience combining qi gong,gentle yoga, vibrational healing and a stress-reducing acupuncture treatment with flower essences and energy cleansing.  Participants in the reclining circle come in comfortable dress for the revitalizing perk of qi gong, yin yoga, a few well-placed acupuncture needles and the other-worldly hum of huge crystal singing bowls. 

Registration: this workshop is part of the Oak Park Arts Retreat Weekend
To register, go to www.oakparkartsdistrict.com, or go to the www.yogatrekcenter.com homepage and follow the links to the retreat.
Cost: $65
Location: Yoga Trek, 911 S. Lombard Ave, Oak Park, just steps away from the Blue Line Austin stop, or the Eisenhower Expressway

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SOUNDMIND ACUPUNCTURE

Former creators of Healing Lounge at Ruby Room in Wicker Park, Karen Faith and Maryjane Neumann reunite to offer this balancing and soothing acupuncture reatment combined with the healing vibrations of crystal singing bowls.

Sundays, Oct 25th and Nov 8th, more dates to come.
3-4pm at Yoga Trek in Oak Park (same as above)
$40

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*arguable.
**(If you're as financially secure as I am, bring your broke ass to Happy Hour Yoga Mondays or Wednesdays, where friends have been known to get yoga for a bag of very tasty chips. Details on the sidebar.)