Programs & Events Calendar

Upcoming Events, Workshops, Conferences, Lectures

The Center is hosting an exhibit of the cranes inside and outside the meditation space which helps brighten these winter months.The Center for Spirituality wishes to thank the Minnesota Brain Injury Association for this installation of "Wishes in Flight". There are materials and directions for folding your own origami cranes provided in the hallway leading to the meditation space on the 3rd floor of Mayo Memorial Building. Come by to spend some time enjoying folding cranes as a meditative practice. Take your handmade crane home or leave them there for others to take and enjoy. 

Health Coaching Professional Training Program (Application Due by June 15, 2012)

Information Sessions with Program Director Karen Lawson, MD or Faculty Becky Gorman, PA
Thursday, May 10, 2012
6 - 8 pm
Mayo Meditation Space, 3rd Floor Mayo
Learn what it is you need to know to consider the Health Coaching Certificate Program for Healthcare Professionals. Health coaches educate people about the tools to live healthier lives. "Between the rising costs of healthcare, increasing incidence of chronic illness, and the general public's desire to take more responsibility for their well-being, health coaching is becoming a more common- and necessary - practice. Health coaches provide a client-focused relationship to help consumers make important choices and behavior changes that promote better health and well-being." Karen Lawson. For more information contact Carla Mantel at 612-624-5166.

"Growing Through and Embracing What Is" with Ruth Bachman and Kevin Kling ~ A Dynamic, Disarming Duo! 
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
7:00 – 8:30 pm
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Eden Prairie, MN. 55347
An evening to benefit the Hourglass Fund of the Minnesota Medical Foundation, University of Minnesota Ruth will frame the evening for kindred spirit and consummate storyteller Kevin to inspire and charm attendees with his wit and wisdom about living life. Suggested tax-deductible donation is $25, at the door. Pre-registration requested at www.ruthbachman.com.  

International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health ( IRCIMH) Strengthening Research in Integrative Healthcare Around the World
Tuesday - Friday, May 15 - 18, 2012
This meeting is sponsored by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine (CAHCIM), and it also serves as the 7th International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research sponsored by the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR). Held at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, Portland, OR. Hosted by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine. Visit www.imconsortium-conference.org for details.

Workshops on Sustainability and the Natural Step Framework:A Win-Win-Win for Business, Communities and the Environment
May 17, 2012
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Aveda Corporate Headquarters, Blaine, MN
or
May 16 & 23 (Two Part Workshop)
6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, MN
The Natural Step pedagogy has proven itself to be among the most effective ways in the world to establish a foundation for the mind-set shift needed for twenty-first century enterprises to work. – Dr. Peter Senge, Author, The Fifth Discipline

Presented by Terry Gips, author and nationally recognized sustainability leaderIs it possible to save money, improve performance, innovate and become socially and environmentally responsible during tough economic times? Can your institution become a sustainability leader and gain positive public recognition, awards and new funding? Is there a way to go beyond recycling and energy conservation to engage all your key stakeholders in a fun, positive process that transforms attitudes and behaviors?
Come find out at this interactive, inspiring and highly acclaimed workshop. It’s an opportunity for businesses, cities, schools, nonprofits, congregations, nonprofits and community leaders to explore the NSF as a cost-effective approach for achieving sustainability. Using appreciative inquiry and active learning, it provides a common framework comprised of easily-understood, scientifically-based principles that can serve as a compass to guide your organization and society toward a just, sustainable future.

Registration costs: $95 Early Discount if payment received by Thursday, May 10
$75 Early Discount for contributing members of the Alliance and other sponsors by May 10. Add $20 after May 10 and $10 more at door (please inquire if space). A limited number of scholarships are available on request.

RSVP: Alliance for Sustainability, www.afors.org (preferred) or call 612-331-1099.

Sponsored by: Aveda Corporation, University of Minnesota, Center for Spirituality & Healing, MN Renewable Energy Society, Responsible Minnesota Business, Twin Cities EarthSave, and the Alliance for Sustainability.  

1st Annual Inner Peace Festival along Saint Anthony Main Riverfront
May 19, 2012
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The mission of the Inner Peace Festival is to bring a diverse group of people together to celebrate and encourage inner peace and peace among all members of the human family. The Inner Peace Festival will offer the opportunity to share the values of inner peace, mutual respect, reconciliation, and forgiveness through art, multicultural and multifaith displays. We do so in the hope that we can create more peace in our own hearts, minds, country and planet.

There will be speakers on peace, live music, dance, visual arts, yoga, healing events, meditations and many other activities. There will also be activities for families and children including face painting, balloon animals and art projects. For festival news and more information go to: www.facebook.com/#!/MinneapolisInnerPeaceFestival. 

Minnesota Presencing Gathering: Social Innovation Lab
May 22, 2012
St. Paul, MN
The lab is half-day gathering that brings together tools, projects, and networking to increase capacity for social innovation, for the purpose of building sustainable and inclusive communities in Minnesota. In this inaugural lab, Glenda Eoyang from Human Systems Dynamics will lead activities to identify and work with leverage points for change in complex systems. For information and to register: http://mayinnovation.eventbrite.com/.  

Northern Sparks Festival
- A Night of Arts and Healing
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Dusk to Dawn, June 9 - 10
Weisman Art Museum
Join the Center for Spirituality & Healing as we explore and experience a night filled with the healing power of the arts including imagery, meditation, empowerment drumming, stories, live music, mandala making and puppetry.     

New SpoonRiver Cookbook Launch with Senior Fellow & Chef Brenda Langton
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
4:30 - 6:30 pm
Campus Club, Coffman Union
The Spoonriver Cookbook is a tribute to two landmark institutions, Spoonriver and Mill City Farmers Market, as well as a presentation of the vision and philosophy behind Spoonriver's delicious creations and their remarkable chef. With longtime friend and coauthor Margaret Stuart, Brenda has compiled a flavorful variety of Spoonriver's offerings from quick-cooking one-pot dishes to simple and scrumptious vegetable sides, legume recipes and whole-grain preparations. Connecting the table back to the market and ultimately to the land itself, the Spoonriver Cookbook provides unique recipes and fascinating short stories and profiles from the market's farmers and vendors.  

This event is produced in partnership with and hosted by The Campus Club, Coffman Union, University of Minnesota. Cost $45, includes cookbook and a light "tasting" menu of:

• Chilled melon-mint soup with coconut-lime coulis
• Mediterranean red bell pepper and walnut dip served with vegetable crudite and house made foccacia
• Mini lamb burgers topped with tzatziki sauce
• Rhubarb walnut cake with whipped cream

To register go to www.tickets.umn.edu, and click on the Center's logo.

Healing on Purpose with Ruth Bachman
Thursday, July 20
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm
Thursday, October 18
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 pm
Mayo Meditation Space, U of MN, Mpls. MN
Cost: $45 (Discounts do not apply.) To register, visit www.tickets.umn.edu and click on the Center's logo or call 612-624-9459.

Tibetan Yoga: Awaking the Sacred Body with M. Alejandro Chaoul, PhD.
Friday Community Lecture, July 27, 2012 
3:30 - 5:30 pm, Mayo Auditorium
Saturday Workshop, July 28, 2012 
9 am- 4:00 pm, MN Landscape Arboretum
The distinctive Tibetan practice of Yoga, known as Tsa Lung (vital breath and channels), incorporates breath, awareness, and physical movement. Tibetan Yoga can clear long-held blocks in the body, energy, and mind and support spontaneous arising of awareness during formal meditation and in every-day life. 

M. Alejandro Chaoul, PhD, Assistant Professor, Integrative Medicine Program, Department of General Oncology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Associate Faculty, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. Dr. Chaoul is a long-time student of Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. He served on the afternoon panel at the "Second International Tibetan Medicine Conference: Healing Mind and Body," on May 9, 2011, at the University of Minnesota. The Tibetan Yoga lecture and workshop are being sponsored by the Tibetan Healing Initiative at the Center for Spirituality & Healing. 

Cost for Friday Community Lecture: $25.

Cost for both the Friday Community Lecture AND Saturday Workshop: $150. The cost of the Lecture/Workshop includes a gift copy of Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s new book, Awakening the Sacred Body: Tibetan Yogas of Breath and Movement. The book has a DVD of Geshe explaining and guiding the practices.

CEUs are available with an additional charge.

Register today because space is limited. To register, go to www.tickets.umn.edu.

See flyer for more information.

Working on Purpose Workshops 
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Friday, March 22, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
This popular retreat is designed for people looking for renewal, approaching changes in their profession and/or experiencing unique life transitions. This one-day workshop will provide clarity around life direction, knowledge and tools to help make conscious life choices, as well as the confidence and motivation to help you move forward.

Cost $175 for individual workshops. Register for two "Working, Living or Healing on Purpose" workshops together and receive a $60 discount ($290 for two workshops). Or a 10% discount is available for UMAA and UMRA members per workshop. To register, go to www.tickets.umn.edu and click on the Center’s logo, or call 612-626-9459.

Living on Purpose: Creating a LifeMap Workshops 
Friday, September 14, 2012
Friday, March 29, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
This new Center offering works with participants on a distinctive life-planning tool called the LifeMap™. Working intimately with facilitators, uncover your dreams and what defines your life as you design your own LifeMap for the next year, five years, or longer.