Natural Awakenings Twin Cities February 2022
Read the February 2022 edition of Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine. This is our annual Heart-Centered Living Issue which is focused on minding the heart and heart and mind connection. This month we feature articles on living on the frequency of love, truly making love, sound of your heart determines your health, fermenting for foodies, parents as role models and so much more! Be sure to check out our local content including News Briefs announcements, Community Resource Guide with providers throughout the metro who can meet your individual wellness needs, and all the happenings in the Calendar of Events. There is additional online-only content that can be found at NATwinCities.com. While you are there, be sure to sign up for our Newsletter and Digital Magazine and continue your reading with our archived articles from local experts.
Read the February 2022 edition of Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine. This is our annual Heart-Centered Living Issue which is focused on minding the heart and heart and mind connection. This month we feature articles on living on the frequency of love, truly making love, sound of your heart determines your health, fermenting for foodies, parents as role models and so much more!
Be sure to check out our local content including News Briefs announcements, Community Resource Guide with providers throughout the metro who can meet your individual wellness needs, and all the happenings in the Calendar of Events. There is additional online-only content that can be found at NATwinCities.com.
While you are there, be sure to sign up for our Newsletter and Digital Magazine and continue your reading with our archived articles from local experts.
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calendar of events<br />
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2<br />
Poetry Lovers Virtual Gathering – 6:30-8pm.<br />
Everyone is invited to read original or favorite poems,<br />
or just listen. In all languages, for all ages and<br />
all authors. Hosted by Golden Valley Library. Free.<br />
Online. HCLib.BiblioCommons.com/v2/events.<br />
Diamond Dowsing Basic Webinar – 7-8:30pm.<br />
Discover the principles of Dowsing to raise the energy<br />
of your home. Diamond Dowsing helps find the<br />
stress zones in your home that create lack of sleep,<br />
money, romance, concentration and healing. Once<br />
you learn how to dowse your space, you will sleep<br />
more soundly, attract more success, improve your<br />
relationships, become more focused, increase your<br />
ability to heal Discover the principles of Dowsing<br />
to raise the energy of your space. $298. Online. AnnetteRugolo.com/calendar.<br />
WEDNESDAY,<br />
FEBRUARY 2, 9, 16, 23<br />
Virtually Wild Yoga! – 7:45-8:45am. Join the Minnesota<br />
Zoo—from the comfort of your own home—for<br />
virtual yoga. On Wednesday mornings, your yoga<br />
instructor will be teaching live virtual yoga classes<br />
from around the Zoo. Each session will highlight a<br />
different animal or trail. $6/class for Members, $8/class<br />
Non-Members. Online. mnzoo.org/zoo-yoga/#winter1<br />
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3<br />
Spring Flower Show Opening Night – 6-8pm.<br />
Find inspiration for your spring and summer outdoor<br />
living spaces at this year’s Spring Flower<br />
Show, featuring more than a dozen vignettes built<br />
around outdoor seating arrangements. $10 members,<br />
$25 non-members, $5 for children. 3675<br />
Arboretum Drive, Chaska. Arb.UMN.edu/Content/<br />
Arboretum-Calendar-0.<br />
SATURDAY-SUNDAY<br />
FEBRUARY 5, 6, 12 & 13<br />
Winter Recreation Sampler – 11-4pm. Experience<br />
kick-sledding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing,<br />
sledding and more. Whether you’re just curious or<br />
looking for something fun to do outdoors, this is your<br />
chance to try out a variety of outdoor winter recreation<br />
activities. Equipment will be available to check out<br />
free of charge. 2166 Maplewood Drive, Maplewood.<br />
RamseyCounty.us/calendar.<br />
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9<br />
How To Accelerate Your Healing – 6:15-7pm. Learn<br />
what steps to take to get better quicker, stay healthy<br />
longer and save money! Speaker: Dr. Martin P Furlong,<br />
DC - Holistic Health Practitioner Reserve a seat: 651-<br />
771-1703 or info@NutritionChiropractic.com.<br />
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10<br />
Make Your Own Chocolate – 5:30-7pm. Ayurvedic<br />
medicine prescribes warming spices such as cinnamon<br />
and clove to help boost energy. In this class,<br />
instructor Ishwari Rajak will make sweet, healthy,<br />
winter survival goodies by adding warming spices,<br />
nuts and oil to our beloved chocolates. Free. Online.<br />
MSMarket.coop/event.<br />
Hot Topics in Spirituality #5: Interpersonal<br />
Neurobiology (Part 1) – 7-8pm. Making the most of<br />
your life starts with understanding your life and your<br />
body. How do experiences affect our brain functions?<br />
How do our brains impact our emotions? $10. Online.<br />
WisdomWaysCenter.org/events-calendar.<br />
Winter Solar Webinar Series: Make <strong>2022</strong> Your<br />
Greenest Year Ever – 7-8pm. Over the course of an<br />
hour, All Energy Solar will illustrate how solar power<br />
has never been more affordable or easier to install.<br />
Free. Online. Social.NA<strong>Twin</strong><strong>Cities</strong>.com/solar222.<br />
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16<br />
Full Snow Moon Snowshoe Hike – 5-8pm. Snowshoe<br />
under <strong>February</strong>’s Full Snow Moon during this<br />
special after-hours event. Take the 1.5k loop lit with<br />
tea lights around Wood Duck Pond. Snowshoe rental<br />
is available on a first-come, first-serve basis for<br />
$7/hour. $5 for members, $20 non-members. 3675<br />
Arboretum Drive, Chaska. Arb.UMN.edu/Content/<br />
Arboretum-Calendar-0.<br />
Muscle Test Your Family – 6:15-7pm. Understand<br />
the basics of muscle testing and learn how you can test<br />
your family at home. *MUST BRING A TESTING<br />
PARTNER* Free. RSVP 651-771-1703. MetroEast<br />
<strong>Natural</strong> Healing Center, 6993 35th St N #2, Oakdale.<br />
NutritionChiropractic.com.<br />
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17<br />
Setting Up a Small Business Website or Blog – 6:30-<br />
7:30pm. Learn how to get started with your new blog<br />
or business website, including how to register your<br />
new business with the State of Minnesota and pick<br />
out a corresponding domain name from a domain<br />
name provider. Free. Online. HCLib.BiblioCommons.<br />
com/v2/events.<br />
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21<br />
Guided Trail Hike – 3:30-4:15pm. This 45-minute<br />
hike will give you a snapshot of Dodge in a guided<br />
setting—perfect for those new to the trails as well<br />
as seasoned visitors who want to explore with a<br />
group. Free. 1701 Charlton Street, West St. Paul.<br />
DodgeNatureCenter.org/event.<br />
WEDNESDAYS, FEBRUARY 22,<br />
29 & MARCH 8<br />
A Time to Heal – 7pm-8:30pm. How do we keep<br />
going when we feel depleted? The healing you<br />
may need can be on the physical level as well as<br />
the emotional, mental and spiritual levels. You<br />
may feel a bit "beat up" or feel like you have been<br />
featured event<br />
Discover Your Highest<br />
Purpose<br />
Sri Harold Klemp, the spiritual leader<br />
of Eckankar, shares wisdom through<br />
stories and spiritual insights that bring<br />
meaning, connection and humor to the<br />
workings of Spirit in everyday life.<br />
Fridays at 7pm<br />
Watch on Channel 6 or via MCN6.org<br />
For more information, visit Eckankar.org,<br />
TempleOfECK.org or Facebook.com/<br />
Eckankar. See ad, page 3.<br />
through the wringer, so it’s more important than<br />
ever to take time to do some healing. $48. Online.<br />
AnnetteRugolo.com/calendar.<br />
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24<br />
Social Media Marketing – 6:30-7:30pm. Learn the<br />
ins and outs of using social media apps Facebook,<br />
Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, and why having<br />
social media accounts can boost SEO. Free. Online.<br />
HCLib.BiblioCommons.com/v2/events.<br />
save the date<br />
11th Anniversary<br />
Midwest Women’s Herbal<br />
Conference Weekend:<br />
Honors Flora, Fauna<br />
and Funga<br />
Keynote speakers are Dr. Cornelia Cho,<br />
Misty Cook and Suzanne Simard, author<br />
of Finding the Mother Tree. Enjoy more<br />
than 60 workshops and plant walks,<br />
herbal education, personal growth<br />
workshops, singing, dancing, nourishing<br />
meals, swimming, campfires and a Red<br />
Tent communal space.<br />
Friday-Sunday • May 27-29<br />
Camp Helen Brachman, Almond, WI.<br />
MidwestWomensHerbal.com.<br />
EVENTS FOR KIDS<br />
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 & 9<br />
Connect and Play/Aprendemos Juntos – 4-6pm.<br />
For children ages newborn-5 and their caregivers.<br />
Connect with your child during this drop-in<br />
program exploring early literacy activities. Free.<br />
Hosmer Library, 347 E. 36th St. Minneapolis.<br />
HCLib.BiblioCommons.com/v2/events.<br />
WEDNESDAY,<br />
FEBRUARY 2, 9, 16, & 23<br />
Virtual Family Storytime – 9:30-10am. For<br />
children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk,<br />
sing, read, write and play together in a format<br />
appropriate for young children, in a virtual<br />
setting. Share books, stories, rhymes, music<br />
and movement. Free. Online. HCLib.Biblio<br />
Commons.com/v2/events.<br />
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5<br />
Building with Snow – 1-2:30pm. Learn and<br />
practice winter engineering skills by constructing<br />
quinzhees, snow caves, forts and tunnels.<br />
You’ll learn the art and science of stacking and<br />
packing snow, how to use a snow saw, and what<br />
you can craft even when there’s not much snow.<br />
$12. 1701 Charlton Street, West St. Paul. Dodge<br />
NatureCenter.org/event.<br />
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