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March: A Month of Living in Awareness
Fairytales: Finding Ourselves in Fantasy Tuesdays March 3-24 12-1:30pm Why have fairytales been so universally appealing and what do they offer us as adults? These are questions we will try to answer as we explore several fairytales from a psychological perspective. Embedded in these stories one may find the soul shining through in a way that enhances life and throws light on the struggles inherent in one’s search for selfhood. Which fairytale are you living out now and what are the solutions offered in these stories? Discover where your truth resides in this enduring world of myth and story. Facilitated by Joan McCaskill, Spiritual Director and a member of the Jungian Training Seminar.
4 weeks $45
Dream Study Group Thursdays Mar 5 12-1:30pm Have you been journaling your dreams? Whether we remember them or not, dreams are a part of everyone’s life. If you are interested in exploring your dream world, join The Red Shoes’ monthly gathering to learn various traditions and approaches to dream work. Participants will share their personal dreams—so start recording them and bring your dream journal with you. Facilitated by Joan McCaskill, Spiritual Director, MA
3 weeks $15
Visit the Baha’i Center 4270 Perkins Road Friday March 6 7:30-8:30pm Join us for an informative talk explaining the history and belief system of this young religion. The Baha’i faith is the youngest of the world’s monotheistic religions. Come learn more about the Baha'i view of the world's major religions as a part of a single, progressive process through which God’s will is revealed to humanity. The central theme is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for humanity’s unification into one global society. Co-sponsored by The Interfaith Federation of Greater Baton Rouge
Donations Accepted
Heart-to-Heart Blessing with Julia Walker
Meditation and Group Blessing Saturday March 7 6:30-7:30pm Experience the Heart-to-Heart Blessing and tap into the abundance of Divine Grace that longs to help you move forward with joy and fulfillment in all areas of your life. Join us for an introduction and discussion of the Heart-toHeart Blessing, a direct transfer of Divine Energy also known as the Oneness Blessing, a preparatory meditation, and the Blessing itself. Living a Life of Abundance with the Blessing Sunday March 8 2-6pm In this experiential workshop, we will go deeper, focusing on four specific areas of life that may need healing or strengthening: Health, prosperity, relationships, and oneness with the Divine. The session will include a discussion of how to remove blocks to our spiritual and personal growth, preparatory activities to open ourselves more fully to Divine Grace, and four Heart-to-Heart Blessings, each focused on a chosen area. Facilitated by Julia Walker who leads workshops of her own as well as assisting respected spiritual teacher Sri Raniji, the founder and director of the Heart-to-Heart Foundation. Her dedication to helping create a world of peace is a guiding force in her life.
Saturday $10 Suggested Donation Sunday $40 Suggested Donation
One Baton Rouge March 10th 12noon-1pm One Baton Rouge is a grass roots group that meets at The Red Shoes. Membership is open to all interested in building a more welcoming and respectful community, integrating all people into every aspect of community life. To learn more about One Baton Rouge, visit onebatonrouge.com or join our next meeting.
No Fee
Reiki Class—Level II Saturday March 21 10am-3pm Reiki is a natural healing system that relieves pain and boosts the immune system. In this Reiki Level II training, learn the ancient symbols for distance and emotional healing. Receive Level II "attunement" and learn the names of the symbols to use for healing people, places and situations. This training will help you channel energy, harmonizing body, mind and spirit. Co-facilitated by Robin Leake and Glynis Coleman. Robin Leake is a certified Reiki Master in Usui, Karuna and Japanese Reiki. Glynis Coleman is a certified Usui Reiki Master and a meditation facilitator.
Per Person $75 or Couples $125
Spiritual Spa Day for New and Expectant Mothers Sunday March 22 2-5:30pm Welcome to a relaxing day to prepare for childbirth or help in the postpartum world. Changing diapers, breastfeeding, and learning to breathe correctly during labor are skills new and expectant mothers anticipate learning. But what about using a labyrinth, Reiki massage or guided visualization? This workshop will offer an opportunity to experience these techniques and learn how to use them during labor or as comfort measures at home for mother and the baby. A woman's psychic and physical journey during labor, is surely a labyrinth. …Once on her journey in the labyrinth she labors on the winding path until she reaches the center. The center …represents birth, birth of the newly formed mother and father... P. England, founder, “Birthing From Within” Facilitated by Glynis Coleman, Reiki Master and trained meditation facilitator; Robin Leake, certified Reiki Master in Usui, Karuna, and Japanese Reiki; Maida Owens, certified labyrinth facilitator and Daria Woodside, Veriditas Trained Labyrinth Facilitator and certified Reiki master in Usui, Karuna and Japanese Reiki.
$25
Spiritual Gateways Monday March 23 6:30-8pm Join Dr. Francis Vanderwall for a prayer circle where we will enter into a place of solitude through various ancient prayer exercises. Through collective prayer, we find the Spirit dwelling within and amongst us, so as to animate the life we live with a renewed and refreshed vibrancy. Please come with an open heart and mind so that the gifts offered may be received with humility, courage and love. Facilitated by Dr. Francis Vanderwall.
Each Session $15
Career Inspiration Wednesday March 25 6:30-8pm Are you trying to choose a career or considering a change that better aligns with your gifts and talents? Wouldn’t you like to spend your days at work doing something you truly enjoy? This class will inspire you to rethink your current job and help you make important career choices. Learn about career exploration techniques, job-search strategy, and how to choose a career path that will allow you to bring positive energy and enthusiasm into your workplace. Facilitated by Anne Nowak, MA and a Certified Job and Career Development Coach, Program Director of the Career Center in Baton Rouge.
$5
An Evening of Native American Flute Music and Magic Saturday March 28 7pm Relax, rejuvenate, and journey to a time beyond when Traditional Native American Flute music surrounds and embraces you in the warmth of music from the heart. Crow Dog and White Deer play the journey of their love with the Native flute, Australian Didgeridoo, rattles, drums, Tibetan Singing Bowls, and magical thumb harps. Woven through this journey are magical stories of tribal lore and the making of all things. Presented by Charlie Crow Dog Myers, and Robin White Deer in Autumn Myers.
$10
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Gathering 5546 Choctaw Drive Tuesday March 31 10am-12noon Join friends from The Red Shoes community at The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Learn the story of our outstanding food bank and sort food that will be delivered throughout our community. Help put food on the table for families in need and learn more about the local problem of hunger. (Wear comfortable, closed -toe shoes.)
No Fee
Humanity Ascending
directed by Barbara Marx Hubbard Tuesday March 31 6:30-8pm “You already know where we’ve been … but are you ready for where we’re going?” Humanity Ascending will change the way you view the world and your place in it forever. Hubbard, the creator of this film, has been a leading voice for innovative change in the world. She believes that humanity now, as never before, is on the threshold of a quantum leap. She asks, “what is the meaning of all of our new powers that is good?” We invite you to come on this great journey searching together for the right responses to create a future equal to our potential. “Breathtaking in it’s scope, startling in its clarity and gloriously hopeful” - Neale Donald Walsch Facilitated by Barbara Bullock and Debbie Morrill who are eager to lead this conversation.
$7
Film Study Series
The Red Shoes Film Study Series features a collection of classic, woman-centered films from the golden age of Hollywood, starring such icons as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Barbara Stanwyck. The films share themes of age, motherhood, business, and power, and represent three different decades. These powerful stories are sure to engage, surprise, and provoke a lively discussion surrounding gender, era, and the current status of women, film, and society. Facilitated discussion following each film led by Laura Marks who is studying for her doctorate in English, with a minor in Women's and Gender Studies. She works primarily with feminist theory and film.
All About Eve (1950) directed by Joseph Mankiewicz
Saturday March 21 7pm Garnering 14 Oscar nominations, and winning 6, including Best Picture, All About Eve is a tale of ambition and betrayal in the world of theater. In spite of the title, this film is really all about Bette Davis who plays an aging yet still-popular leading lady who takes on a protégé in young, sweet Eve Harrington. As the narrative progresses, however, things gradually begin to look a little less sweet. Famous for its witty dialogue, a very early appearance from a young Marilyn Monroe, and a gloriously acidic performance from Davis, All About Eve is a classic.
$7
Ongoing Programs
Gentle Yoga Mondays and Thursdays 5:30-6:45pm End your day in a relaxing way. Whether you are a first timer or an experienced yogi or yogini (female yogi), this class will help you relax your body, quiet your mind and open your heart. Our gentle yoga class is a blend of all disciplines, instruction methods, and styles of body work bridging body, mind, and spirit. Facilitated by Tina Ufford, who has been practicing yoga for the past 12 years.
$7 per class / 7 classes $42
Miracle of the Breath: Evening Meditation Wednesdays 5-6:30 pm "The breath holds the key to all healing." Practice a gentle system of breathing techniques which access the pranic life force for healing. The techniques, based on The Miracle of the Breath by Andy Caponigro, will enable you to cleanse pain, fear and tension from your mind and body and experience the Divine within. Facilitated by Susan Clement, who is a practitioner of Meditation of the Breath and other modalities of energy work.
Suggested Donation $5
Let the Spirit Move You! Creating Sacred Dance
Wednesdays 12-1pm Celebrate the individual’s path of discovery through exercises and breathing meditation, leading into modern dance movement. Join dance instructor Dina Melley and experience the energy of the spirit within transformed into physical expression. The session will include opportunities for improvisational dance. No dance experience necessary. Please wear comfortable clothing. Facilitated by Dina Ternullo Melley, who is currently teaching modern and dance improvisation at L.S.U., ballet at Jean Leigh Academy of Dance and modern and ballet at The Dancer’s Workshop.
$12 per class or 6 classes for $65
SACRED CIRCLES
Each circle is offered as a gift, and no payment is required to participate. Those who are able to pass the gift along are invited to make a contribution to continue the work of The Red Shoes. Please feel free to join our circles as your schedule permits. Exceptional Birthing 2nd Mondays 6-7pm Across all cultures women have looked to other women for information and encouragement during pregnancy and birth. Exceptional Birthing, facilitated by Birth Help doulas (Greek meaning woman’s servant), offers a place where women share and explore philosophies and techniques supporting natural childbirth. We’ll discuss physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of birthing along with resources for achieving birth goals. Women who have had or attempted natural childbirth, as well as pregnant women interested in childbirth and nursing babies, are welcome. Facilitated by Birth Help doulas CD(DONA): Rene' Johnson BS Ed, ICCE, Karen Cuellar and Sue Kenyon. Continuing Community Tuesdays 4:30-6pm Join The Red Shoes Continuing Community, a dynamic expression of The Red Shoes Mission. If you have attended any class or program at The Red Shoes and want to spend more time with our community of seekers, join us for an intimate Tuesday afternoon chat. You’ll know you are among friends the moment you settle into a chair and feel your space in the circle. Share your thoughts, your successes and your challenges with an interested, caring and supportive circle that encourages personal and spiritual growth. Tuesday may become your favorite day of the week! Once Upon a Time Story Circle Wednesdays 10:30-11:15 am All of us have big things inside--big feelings, big dreams, and, sometimes, big fears that we long to share with those we love. Story circle is a time where parents, caregivers and children can come together to have fun with stories, music, make believe, and crafts. Kids get a chance to think about their inner lives in a playful, non-threatening atmosphere. Moms, dads and nannies can connect with their children, and the little children that live inside of us all. Facilitated by Amy Alexander who is a mother, writer and artist. Amy used art to prepare for the births of her two children.