Natural Awakenings Twin Cities July 2023
Read the July 2023 edition of Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine. This is our annual Food Connection Issue which features articles on eating healthy and minimizing food waste, regenerative techniques for a healthy ecosystem, benefits of a colorful diet, gut health for kids, microbiome connection, fighting climate change in the garden, and so much more! Be sure to check out our local content, including News Brief 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.
Read the July 2023 edition of Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine. This is our annual Food Connection Issue which features articles on eating healthy and minimizing food waste, regenerative techniques for a healthy ecosystem, benefits of a colorful diet, gut health for kids, microbiome connection, fighting climate change in the garden, and so much more!
Be sure to check out our local content, including News Brief 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.
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featured event<br />
Mount Shasta Retreat<br />
During this retreat, Annette Rugolo<br />
will take you to places on the mountain<br />
that will support you in receiving the<br />
wondrous gifts that Mount Shasta has to<br />
offer. With her experience as a spiritual<br />
guide, she will support you in letting go<br />
of old fears and limitations and opening<br />
to the incredible love and wisdom that is<br />
within you. You will receive clear guidance<br />
for the next chapter of your life.<br />
August 16-19<br />
Mount Shasta, CA<br />
For more information, visit AnnetteRugolo.com.<br />
featured event<br />
Fall Retreat for<br />
Healthcare Providers<br />
Four-day group retreat for healthcare<br />
providers to learn more about and experience<br />
ketamine assisted therapy and<br />
psychedelic integration breathwork in a<br />
supportive container.<br />
September 7-10<br />
Cost: $2,959 for shared cabin,<br />
$3,379 for single.<br />
Red Clover Ranch, Soldiers Grove, WI<br />
For more information, visit<br />
DriftlessIntegrativePsychiatry.com/FallRetreat.<br />
featured event<br />
Women’s Mushroom<br />
Conference<br />
This weekend-long women’s mushroom<br />
conference focuses on understanding fungi<br />
as the Grandmothers of our ecosystems.<br />
Silently shaping the soil beneath our feet,<br />
fungi are key players in Earth’s health<br />
and the trajectory of human culture<br />
around the globe. Still, we find ourselves<br />
in a time where the study of fungi is considered<br />
to be a neglected megascience,<br />
their mycelium, a mystery.<br />
September 22-24<br />
Almond, WI<br />
For more information, visit<br />
MyceliumMysteries.com.<br />
EVENTS FOR KIDS<br />
FRIDAY, JULY 7<br />
Process Art Storytime – 10:30-11:30am. We’ll<br />
explore art through books, rhymes, songs and messy<br />
projects. Best for preschool to early elementary aged<br />
children. Free. 1831 Marshall Ave., Saint Paul. Sppl.<br />
BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
FRIDAYS, JULY 7, 14, 21, 28<br />
Shake Your Sillies Out – 10:30-11:30am. Designed<br />
for children ages 2 -5. this activity includes a story,<br />
stretching, movement, and lots of fun. Little ones<br />
can jump, crawl, balance, and twirl with these specially<br />
designed activities. Free. 2245 Como Avenue,<br />
Saint Paul. Sppl.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
SATURDAY, JULY 8<br />
MakerKids Take-and-Make Kit: Summer Stargazing<br />
– All Day. Drop by for a take-home Maker<br />
Kids activity while supplies last. No registration<br />
required. Best for ages 5 and up. Free. 2300 North<br />
St. Paul Drive, North St. Paul. RCLReads.Biblio<br />
Commons.com/events.<br />
SUNDAY, JULY 9<br />
Teen GSA – 12-2pm. Join us for a safe, welcoming<br />
place to hang out, have fun and talk about<br />
issues related to sexual orientation and gender<br />
identity and expression. Free. 2540 Lexington<br />
Avenue North, Roseville. RCLReads.Biblio<br />
Commons.com/events.<br />
MONDAY, JULY 10<br />
Rap and Poetry Writing – 5-7pm. Participants will<br />
practice using rap and poetry writing as tools for<br />
creative self-expression. For kids entering grades<br />
6-12. Materials provided. Free. 1315 Lowry Ave., N.<br />
Minneapolis. Hclib.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
TUESDAY, JULY 11, 18, 25<br />
Stories in Spanish – 3-3:30pm. For children of<br />
all ages to develop and practice Spanish language<br />
skills. Join us as we read stories and encourage interactive<br />
dialog in Spanish. Free. 5280 Grandview<br />
Square, Edina. Hclib.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12<br />
Celebrate Pollinators with the DNR – 10:30-<br />
11:15am. Join Sarah Anderson for a special<br />
storytime celebrating Minnesota’s Pollinators. Appropriate<br />
for ages 2-5. No registration is required.<br />
Free. 2300 North St. Paul Drive, North St. Paul.<br />
RCLReads.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
FRIDAY, JULY 14<br />
Learning Tree Yoga – 10:30-11:15am. We will be<br />
outside in our reading garden, weather dependent.<br />
Please bring a mat/towel, sunscreen and a bottle of<br />
water. Free. 2180 North Hamline Ave., Roseville.<br />
RCLReads.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
SATURDAY, JULY 15<br />
Level Up at the Library: Pride Edition – 3-5pm.<br />
Hang out, mess around and geek out - whether you<br />
enjoy video games, arts and crafts, or tech - we have<br />
something for you! Free. 90 West 4th Street, Saint<br />
Paul. Sppl.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19<br />
Virtual Teen Book Club: Ironheart: Meant<br />
to Fly – 2-3pm. For tweens and teens in grades<br />
6-12. For this book club, we’ll be discussing Ironheart:<br />
Meant to Fly by Eve Ewing. Free. Online.<br />
RCLReads.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
Paw Pals: Read with Buff the Dog – 6:30-7:30pm.<br />
Read to Buff, a friendly dog who loves to sit and<br />
listen to stories. For young readers ages 6-12.<br />
Free. 1831 Marshall Ave., Saint Paul. Sppl.Biblio<br />
Commons.com/events.<br />
THURSDAY, JULY 20<br />
Preschool Storytime in the Garden – 10:30-<br />
11:30am. Join us at the Urban Roots Children’s<br />
Garden for a weekly storytime followed by a garden<br />
activity. Free. Urban Roots Children’s Garden,<br />
Saint Paul. Sppl.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
FRIDAY, JULY 21<br />
Drop-in: Weather Fun – 1-2:30pm. Drop in and<br />
learn about the water cycle, wind, and explaining<br />
their role in our earth weather ecosystem. Free. 611<br />
Van White Memorial Blvd., Minneapolis. Hclib.<br />
BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
MONDAY, JULY 24<br />
Dancing Through Words – 12:15-1pm. Join Zenon<br />
Dance School as they lead you through creative<br />
movement and dance, using the tool of words from<br />
favorite children’s literature stories to inspire movement.<br />
Free. Hosmer, 347 E. 36th St., Minneapolis.<br />
Hclib.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
TUESDAY, JULY 25<br />
Clay City – 10am-4pm. This visual, hands-on program<br />
asks you to create the city you’d like to live<br />
in - with clay. Model and build houses, nature and<br />
anything else you like. Free. West 7, 265 Oneida<br />
St., Saint Paul. Sppl.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26<br />
In the Garden: Incredible Insects – 2-2:45pm.<br />
We will investigate insects “up close” and learn<br />
about their many benefits and drawbacks to life in<br />
the garden. Free. 2150 2nd Street, White Bear Lake.<br />
RCLReads.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
THURSDAY, JULY 27<br />
Puzzlemania! – 1:30-3:30pm. We have it all: puzzles,<br />
card games and a variety of tabletop games.<br />
Bring your friends or make new ones. Free. 1314<br />
E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis. Hclib.BiblioCommons.com/events.<br />
SUNDAY, JULY 30<br />
Cookie Cutter Needle Felting with the Textile Center<br />
– 1-2:30pm. Using wool fibers, a special felting needle<br />
and a cookie cutter template, learn this simple process<br />
for creating colorful felted shapes with the Textile<br />
Center. Ages 7-12. Free. 2300 North St. Paul Drive,<br />
North St. Paul. RCLReads.BiblioCommons.com/events<br />
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