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August 28th, 2018

8/28/2018

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Wild ones!
I hope you are all well and squeezing every last bit of goodness out of our sweet Michigan summer. What's left on your warm weather 'to do' list?- another Lake Michigan sunset, painting rocks & start a #RocKindness table in your neighborhood, sleeping in a tent under the stars, watching fire flies, catching local bands or some fish, biking, hiking, yoga on the beach, hosting that barbecue you keep saying you're going to have? Feeling better, doing good, serving your community? If you don't intentionally know what you want to do, how will you actually know you got the most out of these days?

So I challenge you to make your not to be missed experiences list. Have it reflect your heart's desire, make you smile 100%, bring delight, radiate joy, connect with nature, bring out your wildness, take you outside of you home & your comfort zone. Don't go inside yet... stay wild child.

As the songbird May Earlwine so sweetly reminds with her music medicine: 
"I want to breathe and be unbroken.
I want it to take a while.
I want to be wild.”

Check out her song "Wild" here & remember your own precious wild heart! And if you're like me you might listen over & over & over until the tears flow...

 
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And a gentle remember that even though it's still summer lovin' time, we  gotta keep mindful care of our bodies, minds, & heart. Come in from the outside to join in our intentional community to practice yoga, meditation & explore ways to be of service. Doing our practices is the icing on the cake of life... do the work, experience the sweetness.

See you on the mat!
Stay wild,
Dana

August 29, 2018
Who: YOU and friends
What: EmbodyGR gathering w/ special guest teacher Melissa Thorndill
Where: Social Hall - Fountain Street Church 
When: Wed August 29- 6:30-8:00pm 
Why: To connect in community, to feel better & do good. 
Ask: To give yourself back in service to your community 4+ hours/month

September 5, 2018
Who: YOU and friends
What: EmbodyGR w/ Dana
Where: Social Hall - Fountain Street Church 
When: Wed Sept 5- 6:30-8:00pm 
Why: Feel Better Do Good 
Ask: To give yourself back in service to your community 4+ hours/month

Upcoming Events

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Let's celebrate & DO GOOD!
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Ongoing event! UPDATED NEEDS:
We are collecting donated goods for Dégagé! The list will change as the season does, so check in often to see what the new needs are. Please bring the following to a Wednesday gathering if you are able *please note, all items must be new*:
Current needs - Body wash (can be large bottles), rain ponchos, and belts!


September 8
Mayors' Grand River Cleanup
When: Sept 8 @ 8:30am-1pm 

Where: Meet at Sixth Street Park

September 8
Walk To Stop HIV w/ The Red Project & EmbodyGR
When: Sept 8 @ 10am-1pm (10am yoga warm-up with Dana!)

Where: Rosa Parks Circle, downtown GR
NOTE:  The registration is through the facebook event. There is a cost since it's a fundraiser, but we have a code for people who need assistance but would like to participate :)


September 10
Pink Heart Day w/ iUnderstand
When: Mon, Sept 10 @11am (yoga kick-off with Dana!)

Where: Rosa Parks Circle, downtown GR

"We need the tonic of wildness." ~Thoreau

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Yoga with Peri Jill

8/22/2018

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​Dearest Ones,

This week we have our fabulous Peri Jill leading our Wednesday night gathering. You won't want to miss her heart, energy, & love. It will be a powerful evening to be sure. 

Thanks for being part of our tribe, for showing up & making the world a better place because YOU are in it 100%. 

Leo love,
dana
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
What: EmbodyGR 
When: August 22, 6:30-8:00pm
Where: Fountain Street Church Social Hall
Who: YOU - That is ALL humans & your 18+ peeps
Cost: FREE of charge
Ask: One hour of community service in return for each gathering you attend!
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Upcoming Events

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Let's celebrate & DO GOOD!


Ongoing event! UPDATED NEEDS:
We are collecting donated goods for Dégagé! The list will change as the season does, so check in often to see what the new needs are. Please bring the following to a Wednesday gathering if you are able *please note, all items must be new*:
Current needs - Body wash (can be large bottles), rain ponchos, and belts!



September 8
Walk To Stop HIV w/ The Red Project & EmbodyGR
When: Sept 8 10am-1pm (10am yoga warm-up with Dana!)

Where: Rosa Parks Circle, downtown GR

September 10
Pink Heart Day w/ iUnderstand
When: Mon, Sept 10 @11am (yoga kick-off with Dana!)

Where: Rosa Parks Circle, downtown GR

Quote for the Week

“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.”   ~ Kahlil Gibran
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Let's RAWR and Celebrate!

8/1/2018

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Dearest Tribe,
 
Happy August 1- my favorite month of the year. It's a new month and it's actually my birthday! I love this day so much. And all I wanna do is like Susan Polish Schutz says, "dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair...”  Well, in my Leo lion mane is more like it, actually.

Come rawr tonight at EmbodyGR. We'll celebrate summer, sunshine, the month of Leo & the first day of August, the beginning of my new year! I am smiling sooo big because I am stoked to announce... Peri Jill Phillips will lead us in yoga backed up by Tony Geren on acoustic guitar & Geoff Lamden on the savasana sound bath! Jaron Art Siegel will offer a blessing. Amanda Joy Gilbert will spread the joy of henna. Jen Helsel will be our photog capturing the beauty of y'all. AND the latest announcement- drum roll.... our very own Hannah Rose Graves will sing her soulful sweetness to open your heart &
enhance your light.  


We will end the night with cupcakes & tea, with oodles of hugs, conversation, & tribe love. You won't want to miss this summer celebration! Hope to see you there!

Truly it will be beyond an incredible evening. I hope you can join us!

Leo love,
Dana

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​Wednesday, August 1, 2018

What: EmbodyGR~ Let's Rawr...  
When: August 1, 6:30-8:00pm
Where: Fountain Street Church Social Hall
Who: YOU - That is ALL humans & your 18+ peeps
Cost: FREE of charge
Ask: One hour of community service in return for each gathering you attend!

Upcoming Events

Let's celebrate & DO GOOD!​

Ongoing event! UPDATED NEEDS:
We are collecting donated goods for Dégagé! The list will change as the season does, so check in often to see what the new needs are. Please bring the following to a Wednesday gathering if you are able *please note, all items must be new*:
Current needs - Body wash (can be large bottles), rain ponchos, and belts!



August 16
GRAM on the Green with May Erlewine -FREE!
Where: Grand Rapids Art Museum Patio
When: August 16th, 6-9pm


August 19
Girls' Rock! Grand Rapids Showcase
Where: Wealthy Theater 
When: August 19th, 3-6:45pm

What: Come check out the results of all the hard work these ladies put into camp this year!

Also Volunteer opportunities HERE to help Girls' Rock! with camp or the performance!

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"A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave human." ~Turkish Proverb

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Embody is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to positively impacting global health and well-being for all people. We provide access to physical and mental wellness education for all regardless of race, identity, orientation, creed, abledness, or ability to pay. Using the healing tools of yoga and mindfulness, and through providing meaningful volunteer and service opportunities, we help people regain agency over their own well-being. Our FREE weekly programs and events empower individuals to become healthier, happier, and make the world better in their own way. We are dedicated to improving the quality of people’s daily lives so they can “Feel Better Do Good.
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