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Holiday Fun at The Open Studio

Creating a Yule Log -  Linda Nelson  $20

Friday, Dec 30th, 7-9pm

A Yule Log is traditionally burned on New Years Eve to bring good fortune for the coming year.  It is created in the spirit of prayer or ritual with intentions of hopes, dreams and wishes for peace, happiness and prosperity.   Attendees will have the opportunity to create their own log with herbs, decorations and scrolls of prayer and intention, the join around a fire circle and burn our logs allowing our minds to manifest these blessings.

Call 207-449-9012 to pre-register before Dec 23.


Transitioning to Plant Based Foods/ Five weeks of food, 

fun and Evolution to Vital Health - Katherine Jouan $140 / 5 sessions

Tuesdays, January 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st, 6-7:30 PM

Join Katherine and learn the "Joy of Food Preparation",  a 5 week series that will kick off with the movie 'Forks Over Knives' and some healthy treats to snack on!    Enjoy the simplicity of becoming the healthiest you in 2012!  We will journey through breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks receiving mouthwatering menus, healthful tips and most of all have fun creating luscious recipes.  All foods served will be from the finest organic ingredients!  Each week will focus on one topic...beginning with breakfast.  WARNING!!!!  This knowledge will save your life if you use it!  $140.00 per person for all five classes.....special price of $200.00 per couple.  All registration is in advance.  For more information please call Katherine Jouan 941-544-4249.

Katherine is a Health Coach and graduate of Duke Integrative Medicine and is Certified in Plant Based Nutrition through Cornell University.  She has been Vegan for over 30 years and currently specializes in helping people transition to a plant based diet through one-on-one coaching and group sessions.  She owns a family run Live Food Business "Simply Organix" and "Integrative Health and Bodyworks " located at The Open Studio in the Therapeutic Arts House

  

Boosting the Immune System with Diet & Herbs - Linda Nelson   

Saturday, January 14th, 10 - 12pm, $28

Learn how to keep healthy and strong through the winter season by eating a healthful diet and regularly taking herbs that boost the immune system.  We will also make a pot of Turkey Soup infused with immune boosting herbs which we will enjoy for lunch and each person will take home a muslin bag filled with these herbs for their next pot of soup.  Bring your favorite soup bowl. 

Call 207-449-9012 to pre-register before Jan 7

 

Make & Take Herbal Vinegars - Linda Nelson                                                            

Thursday, January 19th, 9 - 10am, $15

Making herbal vinegars is fun and easy and adds not only a wonderful taste but medicinal properties to your salads.  Each person will pick an assortment of fresh herbs from the gardens at TOS to make their own vinegar to take home. 

Call 207-449-9012 to pre-register before Jan 12  

 

Intro to Organic Gardening - Linda Nelson                                              

Thursday, January 26th, 10 - 11:30 am, $15

Interested in planting a winter garden in Florida but not sure how to begin?  If so this is the class for you.  We will discuss site evaluation, preparing the site, soil amendments, when to plant misc veggies and herbs, sunlight requirements, water, fertility and frost protection.

Call 207-449-9012 to pre-register before Jan 19      

 

Coffee Roasting Class - Tom Williams

Saturday, January 7th, 11 a.m. until 12:00 or 12:30, $20 - includes a pint of freshly-roasted coffee beans to take home!
Registration Deadline:  January 5th - call 989-370-4504 or 941-681-2782 

You will learn about the coffee bean, how it is roasted, cared for, and brewed.  You will also participate in a roast, drink a cup of seasoned fresh coffee, and take home a pint of roasted beans for your next cups of coffee.  The class will be held outside at The Open Studio.


Our organic green coffee beans are from Chiapas, Mexico, purchased from CAFÉ MAM, a Fair Trade business.  For those interested in a broader source of beans check out  the "Sweet Mariaâ™" website. Sweet Maria's also has an excellent glossary of coffee terms and is worth reading before the class.

 

Intro to Aroma Therapy - Peggy

Coming in January - Time and Date TBA - $40

An introduction to essential oils and their benefits.  We will be working with lavender, rosemary, sweet orange, lemongrass, and more.  Make scented body oil, incense sticks, and aromatherapy spray to take home.   Pre-register - call Peggy (941) 483-0755

  

ONGOING CLASSES

 

Astanga Yoga - Annie Moore 

Tuesdays 7:30-8:30am

Therapeutic Arts Building - $10 or membership special $45/mo UNLIMITED all yoga

 

12 Step Yoga, for those in recovery - Annie Moore

Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm 

Therapeutic Arts Building  - Donation

  

Yin Yoga - Annie Moore

Thursdays 4-5pm

Saturdays 11am-noon

Therapeutic Arts Building - $10 or membership special $45/mo UNLIMITED all yoga

  

Tai Chi - Sue Drummer

Thursdays 5:30-6pm

Therapeutic Arts Building  - donation

 

Cancer Support Group - Heather Olberg  (941) 416-8708

Every third Thursdays 7-8pm

Therapeutic Arts Building – free

 


380 Old Englewood Road, Englewood, FL 34223 - Phone: (941) 681-2782
The Open Studio is located in Englewood's Arts Overlay District