We want to extend our appreciation to those that have supported, collaborated and visited us at our past events. We had a wonderful turnout, great times and success at the Local First Mingle in February and the Creative Expo in April. We look forward to continuing the journey of new beginnings, friendships and connections. We expect to raise the vibration and bring more educational tools to the forefront this year. Please continue to follow us and learn more. Peace and Unity for the Future. Mimi and MOE Team.
JUMP INTO THE LIGHT IN 2010
Dear MOE Community, This is an introduction to Mimi Clayton, Founder and Executive Director of Mimi’s Organic Exchange. Mimi not only runs the MOE network, she is an experienced Clinical Massage Therapist and business woman.
Mimi Clayton, CMT, ATC
Neuromuscular Massage, Sports Massage & Reiki Master
Call for an Appointment: 773.991.3835
Two convenient locations: Downtown or Northcenter. To schedule a massage, please call Mimi at 773.991.3835
Promotions For May:
- $20 off first time clients
- Buy 5 get 1 free (SAVINGS OF $80), Buy 10 get 3 free (SAVINGS OF $240)
- Refer 1 client, get $20 off your massage
- Refer three, get a free massage
- Buy a gift certificate, receive $20 off your massage
- $5.00 off if you reschedule within 2 days
- Athletes in season 60 min $70 90 min $110
- Athletes in season : Buy 4 get 1 free (SAVINGS OF $80), Buy 9 get 3 free (SAVINGS OF $240)
Regular Prices: 60 min $80 90 min $120
Benefits of Massage:
- Balances the mind, body and spirit
- Improves circulation and decreases toxins
- Relaxes tight muscles and improves mobilization
- Helps break down scar tissue and adhesions
- Prevents Injury
- Fortifies immune system
- Soothes away daily stresses
- Relieves pain and discomfort during and after pregnancy
- Promotes general health and wellness
For more info on massage, please visit www.amtamassage.org
Transformations: MOE Executive Founder and Director, Mimi Clayton, CMT, ATC, has a B.A. in Sports Medicine, has been a bodywork professional for 17 years and is the owner of a 10 year old clinical massage therapy practice. Mimi is an educator and a Reiki Master. She has taught and clinically supervised student teaching at the Soma Institute and has worked in various settings including physical therapy center, fitness clubs, corporate chair massage, spa, Chicago Marathon and other outdoor events. Mimi is also a certified Athletic Trainer and her clients include elite marathoners, cyclists and triathletes . She is a rehab specialist, as well as a healer. Mimi incorporates neuromuscular, deep tissue, sports, thai yoga, reflexology and energy work in her treatments to customize each client’s treatment.
The Chicago EnergyXChange: Social Networking with a Healing Touch
Thursday, May 13, 2010 7pm-10pm
How’s your energy? Are you feeling happy and full of vitality? Could you use a little boost? Either way, to really get your energy going, plan on attending the next Chicago EnergyXChange on Thursday, May 13th, from 7-10pm at Life Force Arts Center, 3148 N. Lincoln Ave.
Whether you’re attuned and want to share your skills, or you want to bask in the glow of positive energy, you can look forward to an inspired evening of fortifying energy awareness exercises, motivating guided meditations, Reiki shares, and of course, their usual lively social networking, all for just $10 – cash only. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a portable massage table if you have one.
Light snacks, water and tea will be available. They welcome you to bring a portable massage table, and food or non-alcoholic beverages to share. Please let them know if you plan on attending at connect@chicagoenergyxchange.com, or call Jen Berman (773.968.6740.) For more info about the Chicago EnergyXChange, visit www.chicagoenergyxchange.com.
Announcing Chicagoland Classes in: Defensor Method of FilipinoMartial Arts with Filipino Kali-Eskrima Academy of Chicago
Tuesdays: 7:30pm-9:30pm Location: Maya Essence 4357 N. Lincoln Ave. (Garage/Gallery), Chicago, IL 60618
Fridays: 7pm-8:30pm Location: Extreme Kung-Fu Training Center, 6525 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60626
Monday, Thursday 7-8:30pm Location: Backyard Training for Summer ONLY. Location: 7520 Kildare Ave., Skokie, 60076 Street parking available.
Sunday: 5-6:30pm Location: Rumble Arts Center, 3413 W. North Av., Chicago 60647. Instructor: Chris Dino – 773-780-7887
Wednesday: 8-10pm Elmhurst, IL Contact Bob Lorenz: 630-253-4410
Chief Instructor/Founder: Mahaguro Nate Defensor
WHAT IS DEFENSOR METHOD OF FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS?
Defensor Method of Filipino Martial Arts is a complete system that enables you to turn your whole body and anything around you as a weapon. These arts are thought to be weapon based only but in actuality it is a complete system of self-defense. You will learn fighting drills using the stick, knife, staff and the whole body as a weapon in this class. Mahaguro Nate Defensor has been teaching the “Defensor Method” of Filipino-Indonesian Martial Arts for 27 years in the Chicagoland area. Defensor Method is a combination of Inayan System, Pekiti-Tirsia, Inosanto Blend, Tobosa/Villabrille System, Pusaka Dwipantara Silat, Jalur Putih Pentjak Silat, Doce Pares Eskrima, Derobio, Balintawak, Garimot System, Muay-Thai, Kuntao, and Kickboxing.
Class Fees: $135 per month six times a week, $130 per month five times a week, $125 per month four times a week, $120 per month thrice a week, $90 per month twice a week, $50 per month once a week or $15 per class.
Private Lessons: $50 per hr at above locations. Your home/office/gym: $65 per hr
Email: guronate@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.defensormethod.com
Other Class Locations:
Defensor Method, Elgin – 1080 E. Chicago St., Elgin , IL 60120 Instructor: Demetrio Ruiz
Cell: 847-873-7907 (English/Spanish) Class Time: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 7:00 pm – 8:50 pm
Defensor Method, Elmhurst – “Backyard Training’ Contact Bob Lorenz: 630-253-4410
Email: sapubob@gmail.com
Defensor Method, Arlington Heights – “Private Classes” Contact Jason Brigham: 224-665-2939
Email: mydogeatsyourdog@yahoo.com
Defensor Method, Skokie, IL – Backyard Training for summer Adelle C. Jackson: 502-797-1015
Email: adellecan2@gmail.com
Loui Saves the Earth Release Party!
Saturday, May 15, 2010 3pm – 5pm
Loui and his dog Dusty are friends to many animals. But what happens to them and the Earth when people don’t put their garbage where it belongs? Find out in this simple yet inspiring children’s story of how a boy and his dog can make a difference.
Loui Saves the Earth Release Party!
Saturday, May 15th 3pm – 5pm at Drew’s Eatery, 2207 W. Montrose Ave, 773 463 7397
15 FREE signed copies of Loui Saves the Earth to the first 15 customers
Free tickets to Chicago Green Fest (while supplies last)
Readings at 3:30pm and 4:30pm
Alexandra Gnoske has always had a passion for nature and wildlife. She has taught environmental education and art to children throughout her career. Ms. Gnoske received a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University and a law degree specializing in Environmental Law from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College.
Ms. Gnoske is the Founder and President of Recycle Me, an organic cotton clothing company in Chicago, where she lives with her husband and three children.
Ms. Gnoske is published in the National Library of Poetry.
For more info, visit www.louisavestheearth.com or email recyclemeorganictees@yahoo.com
To purchase Loui Saves the Earth online you can visit the following sites:
You may also visit these fine retailers:
Green Genes
5111 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 944 9250
Herbivore Clothing Company
1211 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 281 tofu
It’s Our Earth
127 N. Main Street, Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 668 3800
Green Home Experts
823 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304
(708) 660 1443
And please ask your local bookstore and library to stock Loui Saves The Earth
RETAILERS:
You can order Loui Saves The Earth through Authorhouse Channel Sales
Speak UP! : Tuesday, May 18, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Potluck, Songs and Snacks: Sunday, June 6, 2010 2-5pm
Workshops with Louise Cloutier, Vocal Instigator
Speak Up!
Ever asked yourself, “Why don’t they listen to me?!?”
You have important things to say, you feel them deeply. But somehow they don’t come across with quite the power and effectiveness you’re hoping for. There is a way to solve that problem, very easily. You CAN communicate with: authority (root chakra), energy (3rd eye) and compassion (heart).
Let Louise help you say what you really mean, so you can bring your true message home.
Tuesday, May 18, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Life Force Arts Ctr, 3148 N. Lincoln, $30.
To register or for more information, email louise@voiceborne.com.
Potluck, Songs and Snacks: Sunday, June 6, 2010 2-5pm
FREE song circle, in Roscoe Village (address available w/ RSVP)
It’s another pull-up-a-chair-and-share-a-tune event. This time (weather permitting) we’ll be singing OUTDOORS!
Bring some snacks and songs to share. Looking forward to hearing you!
1) listen to your neighbor’s song before you listen to your own.
2) listen to who your neighbor is, before you listen to their song.
Feedback from one of the songsters: “We stopped acting like strangers and started to laugh and open up. I loved being with you all. I want to go back and do it all over again.”
To register or for more information, email louise@voiceborne.com or visit www.voiceborne.com
LOUISE CLOUTIER, sound healer and holistic voice teacher. Use the sacred power of your own voice, to speak your truth, release old toxins and set your soul free! Workshops, classes and private sessions in Evanston, www.voiceborne.com
GREEN FESTIVAL CHICAGO
Saturday, May 22, 2010 and Sunday, May 23, 2010
Chicago Countdown: 10 Days Chicago Green Festival
10 REASONS TO ATTEND
GREEN FESTIVAL CHICAGO
1. Reduce, reuse and repurpose.
Get the best methods and tools for reducing your home and business waste, conserve resources, source reusable products and repurpose all that stuff you’ve stored away.
2. Learn what new green careers await you.
Keep you and your family secure by finding your career in the green economy.
3. Get fueled with healthy food for body and mind!
Discover the health benefits for you and your family by making the right food choices without sacrificing great taste and your budget.
4. Live lighter with a smaller and greener footprint.
Find sustainable woods, organic cottons and repurposed and recycled materials that are perfect for your home, wardrobe or backyard. Hear from experts on how living lighter helps protect, conserve and preserve our communities and the planet.
5. Find out how to make your home toxin-free!
Your next spring-cleaning can be just the time to create a healthier and safer home. Learn how to eliminate those chemicals that make the air inside your home toxic—from furnishings and carpets to paints and cleaners.
6. Bring the family and inspire the kids.
Delightful surprises await families at the Green Kids’ Zone. Around every corner, cool products, green schools and fun workshops will inspire your family.
7. Learn to leverage social media to create social good!
Social networking, blogs, twitter, video… Learn how to leverage the power of social media for social good.
8. Make your home energy efficient.
Put money back in the bank with the latest information on home and commercial energy efficiency and conservation techniques.
9. Beautify yourself without harmful toxins.
Green Festival has vendors that only use certified organic ingredients in their body care products. From moisturizers to shampoos to makeup, you will find personal care products that provide beauty and good health, both inside and out.
10. Become conscientious about your consumption.
Do good by supporting sustainable companies passionate about people- and planet-friendly products and services. Green Festival’s marketplace is the place to find responsible businesses and organization located right in your community.
MANY MORE WAYS THAT GREEN FESTIVAL WILL ENHANCE & SUSTAIN YOUR LIFE!
* 350 Exhibitors
* 125 Visionary Speakers
* Green Kids’ Program
* Local, Organic Restaurants
* Organic Beer and Wine Garden
* Much More!
Visit www.greenfestivals.org/chicago for Chicago Green Festival program schedule.
Bike to Green Festival, Get in FREE! courtesy of Clif Bar’s 2 Mile Challenge
GREEN FESTIVAL PRODUCERS
Green Festival, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, is the nation’s largest, most successful green living event since 2002.
Green America, formerly Coop America, is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, providing the economic strategies, organizing power and practicing tools for businesses and individuals to address today’s social and environmental problems. Its Green Business Network is the largest national network of green businesses. All businesses that exhibit at the Green Festival are screened for their commitment to sustainability, ecological balance and social justice using Green America’s green business standards.
Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Since its founding in 1988, Global Exchange has successfully increased public awareness of root causes of injustice while building international partnerships and mobilizing for change.
SPRING FESTIVAL CHICAGO May 22-23, 2010
EXHIBIT BOOTHS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR AMAZING VALUES! 30% BOOTH DISCOUNTS CALL 877-727-2179
Green Festival, the nation’s premier green event is celebrating its fourth year in Chicago. This spring’s Green Festival offers our richest program to date; featuring 125 visionary speakers, a creative green kids program, an exciting eco-fashion show, social justice films, green home workshops, community action and fair trade pavilions, local organic beer and wine garden and delicious organic food restaurants.
Chicagoans will learn from and shop at more 340 green retailers, organizations, farmers, institutions, manufacturers and campuses. Representing over 20 industry and business categories, our exhibitors are committed to people & planet conscious products and services.
Green Festival exhibitors are screened for their commitment to sustainability, ecological balance and social justice using Green America’s nationally recognized green business standards.
Visit http://greenfestivals.org/exhibitor-directory/chicago-2010/ for exhibitors/partners
MORE THAN 125 SPEAKERS!
DON’T MISS OUT ON Practical and Visionary PRESENTATIONS
Chicago’s Green Festival speakers bring you the hottest topics from toxic free homes and sweatshop free clothing to green social media and green building. You will find great content to help you activate your personal, home and professional green goals!
To Name a few of our amazing speakers…
* Amy Goodman
* John Perkins
* Thom Hartman
* Daniel Pinchbeck
* Naomi Davis
* Ambassador Carol Moseley Braum
Visit http://greenfestivals.org/speaker-directory/chicago-2009/for presenters
Workshops, Films, Activities, Keynotes, Fashion Show…all in one inclusive price
Green Festival celebrates what is working and what can work in Chicagoland. Our diverse topics and exciting programs provide insight, how-to-tools, inspiration and fun for all ages. Great organic restaurants along side our organic beer and wine garden ensures good food for a good time.
To Name a few of our Presentations…
• Green Parenting 101
• Is Your Home Toxic?
• Finding Your Career in the Green Economy
• Dining Green Everyday
• SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOCIAL GOOD
Visit http://greenfestivals.org/ for the Green Festival Event Guide
EASIER THAN EVER TO COME TO GREEN FESTIVAL!
We’re making sure no one misses out with fantastic promotions from our partners including:
“Bike to Green Festival, Get in Free Courtesy of Clif Bar”
“Visit Chicago RTA’s website to register and receive a free pass to Green Festival”
“Give your old wireless phone new meaning with T-Mobile’s Handset Recycling Program and get in free courtesy of T-Mobile”
Visit http://greenfestivals.org/chicago/pricing/ for the Green Festival access
Attached is a link to a free ticket http://www.greenfestivals.org/chicago-free-ticket-offer/
Summer Camp Music Festival
May 28, 29 and 30
ABOUT SUMMERCAMP
The Summer Camp Music Festival was started in 2001 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. The first year’s attendance was around 1,000 people and hosted over 20 bands on 2 stages over the course of two days. Since that first year, the Summer Camp Music Festival has grown to more than 10,000 attendees, hosting more than 50 bands on 5 stages over 4 days. Almost doubling the population of Chillicothe, IL, for the weekend, the concert attendees also greatly impact the local business economy. Artists that have performed at the Summer Camp Music Festival in past years include: moe., Umphrey’s McGee, The Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson, Les Claypool, Keller Williams, O.A.R., The Roots, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Medeski Martin & Wood, Leftover Salmon and many, many more! For a complete lineup and more info visit http://www.summercampfestival.com/2010/
Come Visit, MOE Director, Mimi Clayton at Rock the Earth Booth. Congrats to Mimi Clayton and Liz Lundy for becoming the Regional Co-Coordinators for Chicagoloand RtE.
Rock the Earth works closely with the music industry and its fans, many of whom are concerned with the fate of our public lands, air and water. We act as advocates to ensure the existence of a sustainable and healthy environment for all.
Further, we aim to represent those individuals and communities whose environment or natural surroundings are directly and adversely affected by the actions of others. Rock the Earth, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, national public interest environmental advocacy organization, is committed to protecting and defending America’s natural resources through partnerships with the music industry and the world-wide environmental community.
Rock the Earth is dedicated to bringing about positive and beneficial environmental consequences on behalf of members of the music industry through the means of active litigation and negotiation. Get involved today by becoming a member,volunteering to help, sharing other artists with similar values or downloading and distributing our handbill. For more info visit http://www.rocktheearth.org
RESTRUCTURING REALITY
Friday, June 4, 2010 7pm-10:30pm
A SHAMANIC ARTS WORKSHOP:
The year’s astro stand-off (Saturn opposed Uranus) has reached an interesting turning point. Uranus (now together with Jupiter) has been urging us to burst out into our new spiritual realities. While Saturn demands we look at our ‘shit’ and clean up old messes before we move on.
Jupiter’s newly optimistic impulse is making the difference. If we’ve been doing our jobs cleaning out the karmic closets and balancing the check-books of our personal e-male-and-female, our fun and phone-y lists, something has shifted. Perhaps we don’t need to ‘heal’ the past, in that old medical-mechanical model in which you replace the spark plugs of rusted old relationships and hope the engine keeps running; but a new understanding begins to dawn that our future may lie in our past redux.
Instead of seeing the old wounds and imperfections as events visited upon us which we must overcome to go forward, we may look at them the way an artist looks at a painting which did not fully express the original intention; amend, paint over, re-express, recreate. As though our past were a learning process through which we can finally master; rebuild, re-envision, restring the plan-net in which we have captured our own consciousness.
The shamanic intuition, fully unleashed, merges past and future into present (the gift) of continual re-creation, ourselves the gods and guides of our destinies.
Location: 3840 N. Bell Ave, Chicago
Cost: $35 (partial scholarships available on request). Bring dreams, memories, yearnings, hopes.
Snacks to share welcome. Bring your dreams, both kinds, your friends and your willingness to experience in new ways. If possible please let us know ahead if you are considering attending : John Sacelli 773.761.0252 salynx@yahoo.com or Mimi Clayton 773.991.3835 info@mimisorganicexchange.com
John Sacelli has spent 40 years exploring alternative therapies, spiritual paths, healing, and shamanism. While experiencing a series of Shamanic Visions, he met his totem Lynx (links) who introduced him to a series of inter-dimensional, alternative and past life adventures, and also to the subject of ‘Angelish, the Original Language’. John lives and works in Chicago. www.johnsacelli.org
Words are spelled because they are castings of spells. Words are placed in sentences because we are sentenced to live by the spells we cast. Angelish, the ‘Original Language’, is the base for the angeLynx Oracle, developed by Poet-Intuitive John Sacelli in conjunction with Visionary Artist Chris Deschaine. www.angeLynx.com .
Mimi’s Organic Exchange (MOE) is a business, arts and healing network committed to socially, environmentally and spiritually sustainable products and services. Engaging people in a fun, social environment, MOE promotes building sustainable connections in a vibrant world.
