Conscious Community Magazine

By Misty Soderholm –  When I think of what heals and brings a community together, I think of music, spoken word, visual arts, movement, & harmoniously playing in this dance of life together. When we creatively inspire each other to be the musician, the poet, the artist, or the dancer, …

Aloha Conscious Community! How are you doing this summer? I am still on my “Summer Tour” with Conscious Community Magazine around the Midwest. This month I will be at The World of Faeries Festival in South Elgin, IL on August 5 & 6, and Veggie Taste of Joliet in Joliet, …

By Carolyn M. Greenleaf – If we were to step back and notice the evolutionary advancements humanity has achieved in the last millennium, we would be amazed by the expansion that has taken place. Currently, we have been experiencing what many believe is the greatest evolutionary leap of all time. …

By Kayla Hancock Emotional Rescue: How to Work with Your Emotions to Transform Hurt and Confusion into Energy That Empowers You by Dzogchen Ponlop (TarcherPerigee, $15.00, Paperback) Did you know that our emotions can actually be used to help us create better lives? Ponlop explains that the more awareness we …

The Paradigm of Integral Bodywork® Thursday, August 17, 6 pm -7pm Cost $5 for non-members The Pain and Suffering in your Body Mind are an Invitation to GREATER AWAKENING! The Paradigm of Integral Bodywork® A talk by Everett Ogawa, Founder of Integral Bodywork®. To register please call 773-525-3141  or visit www.integralbodywork.com Location: Japanese Culture Center 1016 W Belmont Ave., Chicago, …

By Shannon Chada Love & Light – Yoga for The Crown Chakra This month we rise to greet our Crown Chakra. Sahasrara is Sanskrit for “the lotus flower of 1000 petals,” and it is our connection to higher realms and The Divine. Located at the top of our head, the …

by Kaye Berjot  Overview: August is definitely a month for the books. There are record-breaking Kites that would have even the most skeptical of individuals believing that it’s a miracle. There are no less than four Kites that visit us this month. As a reminder, Kites help you leverage stress …

by Janet Thompson –  Understanding ingredients in skin care products and determining which ingredients are effective for your skin is a learning process. You need some basic skin care product formulation knowledge and also the ability to recognize different ingredients and their function on the skin. THE BASICS There are …

By Theresa Puskar – Yoga Uniting East and West Chicago, IL “The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The dawn of the east brings activity to the world, and the dusk of the west brings rest, calm, and peace. The unification of the two creates balance …

By Jim Kaminecki – Like many Americans, my family came to Chicago from somewhere else. The one detailed story passed down through the years comes from my father’s side. My great grandmother, Catherine, immigrated to Chicago in 1907 from a small village outside of Krakow, Poland. Something was unknown to …