| Night of the Butterfly benefit Natural skin care Global Love Day Return to your Heart Sacred Sites of Minnesota Students and relaxation Night of the Butterfly benefit MINNEAPOLIS -- Night of the Butterfly, a glittering, fun-filled evening featuring a wine and hors d'oeuvres reception, entertainment by Jearlyn Steele and a breathtaking live and silent auction, is a special charity event sponsored by Chrysalis on Saturday, April 17, to benefit thousands of Twin Cities' women, children, and families in need. It will take place at Minneapolis' new 222 Event Center, 222 1st Avenue NE. More than 500,000 women and children have been served by Chrysalis during the past 30 years. Chrysalis, celebrating its third decade of service this year, helps its clients work toward sobriety, break free from destructive relationships and behaviors, achieve mental and emotional balance, and learn how to keep their families healthy and safe. Chrysalis develops and champions each woman's ability to fully use her own powers and talents to achieve true happiness. With the generous support of Target, Ernst & Young and Rocco Altobelli, the charity event will allow Chrysalis to do even more good in the community. The champagne reception and auction preview begins at 6 p.m. (invitation only), followed by hors d'oeuvres, silent auction and entertainment at 7 p.m, open to the public. The live auction begins at 9 p.m. The cost is $75. For further information about Night of the Butterfly or Chrysalis, call (612) 870-2414 or e-mail nhines@chrysaliswomen.org. Visit www.chrysaliswomen.org. During a time when many nonprofits are cutting services and closing their doors, Chrysalis, a multi-service agency assisting women, children and families, is heading in a different direction. Not only is Chrysalis thriving, but it is also expanding its services with a new program that serves a neglected population -- women suffering from the combined disorders of mental illness and chemical addiction. In the face of dramatic legislative cuts to its own Chemical Health services, Chrysalis is moving forward with an unparalleled program that addresses the changing nature of addiction and answers the demand for effective chemical health treatment. Mounting evidence in recent years has highlighted the growing incidence of this dual diagnosis of mental illness and chemical addiction. The majority of individuals who suffer from one disorder also suffer from the other, and, as women are twice as likely as men to have a diagnosed mental illness, this combination disproportionately affects women. The list of treatment programs that simultaneously address both substance abuse and mental illness is short. This, along with the recent legislative decision to eliminate chemical dependency treatment support for both women with children and pregnant women, means that many desperate for help will have nowhere to go. As a leading service provider for all women, Chrysalis had to respond to this growing chemical health need. "The state legislature's decision to cut programs that give women and children a second chance at a healthy, sober life is devastating our community," says Chrysalis' executive director, Cindy Murphy Kelley. "While services and programs are being forced to close, the problems they addressed will remain. We knew we had to take proactive measures to help those affected by these cuts." Chrysalis also will serve another overlooked population affected by substance abuse -- children suffering from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects. Thunder Spirit Center, the only program in Minnesota that focuses exclusively on serving children and families living with these developmental and behavioral effects of alcoholism, is joining Chrysalis. "What has made Chrysalis so successful over the years is its ability to grow and meet the changing needs of the community. Thunder Spirit Center's move to Chrysalis will ensure that the services people depend upon will continue to be here in the future." Natural skin care MINNEAPOLIS -- Before investing time and money with injections, nip and tuck procedures and chemical peels, you may want to check with national natural facelift expert Gatha Crowson, who will be speaking on her experiences in "Changing the Face of the Nation -- One Face at a Time" at 7 p.m. April 5, at the Ridgedale-Hennepin County Library. Crowson is the founder and president of Crowson Productions, Inc., a corporation that has been providing programs for the development of human potential for more than 20 years. Having earned her degree in the "school of life," she returned to college in her 40s with a major in psychology. She has served as editor of Coloring My Wings, a magazine designed for women's personal growth, and she has written and published books designed for human development. In 2003, she became one of the founders and owners of Tidal Wave, Inc, founded in Louisville, Kent., where she became the spokesperson for The Natural FaceLift». Global Love Day TAMPA BAY, Fla. -- It's all about LOVE in global proportions! The Love Foundation is inviting people around the world to join together in celebrating and expanding love during a one-day planetary event encompassing all nations, all people, all life. The event's theme is "Love Begins With Me" and will take place as various celebrations across the globe. "This magnificent planet is filled with opportunities to experience love, tolerance, peace and joy," said Harold W. Becker, author of Internal Power, Seven Doorways to Self Discovery and founder/president of The Love Foundation, Inc. "We are one humanity on this planet. All life is interconnected, interdependent and share in the Universal bond of love. Love begins with self-acceptance and forgiveness. With tolerance and compassion we embrace diversity. When we, as individuals, realize our potential to love unconditionally, we transform ourselves and the planet at the same time. Together, we can make a difference by joining our energy during this one day celebration of love, restoring balance to our personal and collective lives and by understanding that love begins within each one of us." The Love Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of inspiring people to love unconditionally. Their hope is to assist people by building a practical foundation and understanding of love within individuals and society as a whole. Its purpose and vision is to further the understanding and application of unconditional love through education, research and charitable programs. For more information, visit www.thelovefoundation.com Return to your Heart EDINA, Minn. -- "Return to Your Heart," a one-hour guided meditation workshop, will be presented by Audrey Grossman, M.A. at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, in Edina, Minn. Grossman, a member of the Minnesota Women's Psychologists Association and American Counseling Association, will teach participants how to: return to their heart; relax body and mind; release fear, tension, anxiety, and stress; increase self-awareness; and practice mental imagery and visualization. The fee is $25 and registration is avaible by calling (952) 457-5928. Audrey is in private practice providing support, guidance and inspiration in the process of self-discovery and personal healing. She is an author, speaker, psychotherapist, teacher and workshop leader. Her background includes Counseling Psychology, Spiritual Principles of Healing and Reiki. In addition, she is currently in the process of obtaining Minnesota State Licensure for Alcohol and Chemical Dependency. She blends traditional psychotherapy and spiritual philosophy with heart, mind, body, spirit therapeutic techniques, and energy healing. Sacred Sites of Minnesota Authors Teresa Bryan Peneguy Paprock and Rev. John-Brian Paprock, whose book Sacred Sites of Minnesota (2004, Trails Books), has just been published, will be in the Twin Cities in April to sign books and speak with those wanting to meet them. On Saturday, April 17, they will be at Pathways Books and Gifts, Penn Avenue and 66th Street, in Richfield, Minn., from 10 a.m. to noon, and at Barnes and Noble, 820 County Road 42, Burnsville, from 2-4 p.m. Sacred Sites of Minnesota is a well-researched guide to churches, temples, Native American sites and many other buildings and locations specified by religion throughout the Twin Cities and the state of Minnesota where people have found a connection with the divine. Students and relaxation NEW YORK CITY -- Parents, educators, and physicians in New York City and around the country are calling for 10 minutes of the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation technique in the classroom to combat the rising hypertension, stress, and violence in our schools. Helping to lead the national effort is Stephen Collins, parent and award-winning star of the WB television series "7th Heaven." On March 10, the "National Education Conference on Transcendental Meditation in the Classroom" took place at the New York Helmsley Hotel. Breakthrough research from the University of Michigan Medical School was presented on the effects of TM for promoting emotional development. Two weeks later, the American Journal of Hypertension published a major scientific study demonstrating that the TM technique is an effective non-medicinal antidote to hypertension. In a randomized pilot control study, Dr. Rita Benn, director of the Education Department of the Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the University of Michigan, found that meditating children at a Detroit middle school reported "significantly more positive emotions and positive mood state and great emotional adaptability than nonmeditating peers." "One in five children suffer from mental health problems," she said. "If Transcendental Meditation has the capacity to facilitate kids feeling better about themselves, it has huge implications for other areas of their lives. It may prevent mental health difficulties -- and it may reduce the likelihood of the need for medication." Dr. Benn's previous research on the meditating school children found higher self-esteem, more positive well-being, improved management of stress and interpersonal skills, and less verbal aggression, anxiety, and loneliness. She has presented her research at the International Center for Integration of Health and Spirituality at the Natural Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and at the International Symposium for Complementary Health Care in London. |
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