Updated Schedule of Classes and Events At Beads N Botanicals in Urbana

The Sole Experience…Foot Reflexology with Marlita: Not a class, but an opportunity for you to pamper yourself. This special type of foot massage is available by appointment (recommended) or walk-in. Reiki Healing Sessions also available.  Cost: $65 per hour; $35 per half hour. Time: Noon to 5 pm.

Wednesday, February 17, 12noon-5pm

Wednesday, March 3, 12noon-5pm

Wednesday, March 17, 12noon-5pm

Scents & Scentsuality. The use of botanicals to make oneself more attractive to members of the opposite sex goes back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The art of perfumery entices and delights many people. Learn about its secrets--scents that influence passion, acting as catalysts to amore. Cost: $10.

Saturday, February 6, 11am

Laughter Club.  Laughter as exercise? Burn calories? Yes, they are both true and more. Laughter has been proven to improve your immune system,improve brain function and decrease stress hormones. Come join Debra Joy Hart RN, certified laughter leader in monthly laughter exercises. No joke telling involved and guaranteed to improve your mind-body-spirit connection. Cost: $10 each session. Time: 6-7pm  1st  Thursday of the month
Thursday, February  4, 6pm

Thursday, March  4, 6pm

Basic Wire Working: How to Make Earrings: A great starter class! You'll make two pairs of earrings. Please Note: This class is a pre-requisite for our Wire-Wrapping Pendants class. Cost: $15, 1 hour, materials included.

Saturday, February 6,  2pm.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 DAYTIME LUNCH CLASS: 11:30 am.

The Four Agreements Part 1. Wisdom from the Toltecs for personal empowerment.  This class is the beginning of a four-part series.  Each class discusses and explains one of the Four Agreements.  Learn what the agreements are and how to use them to shift your perspective in every day life and gain a deeper understanding of yourself and others. Each class is independent of the next - however, all four agreements build a stronger foundation for this expansive and enlightening experience. The first class addresses the power of words and the effects words have on yourself and others. Cost: $10
 Wednesday, February  3, 6pm

 Meditative Music Lounge. Music has the innate power to quiet, inspire, and invite our connection with our soul. Music can open the heart when words cannot. Come explore musical meditations.  Cost: $10/session. Time: 6pm-7 pm,  2nd Thursday of the month.  
Thursday, February  11, 6pm

Thursday, March  11, 6pm

  

Decorate Your Own Smudge Feather. This workshop will enable you to embelish your own personal smudge feather.  You will make a handle, wrap it and decorate your feather. Feather care will be discussed as well as instruction on how to use your feather.  Basic materials are included.  Cost: $25  

Saturday, February 13, 1pm-3pm

Working with Angels. Angels are the closest beings to humans.  They can only help us if we ask.  This class teaches you how to establish a "heart link" with any angel to help you heal or accomplish a goal.

Cost : $10

Saturday, February 13, 5pm

 The Four Agreements, Part II. Wisdom from the Toltecs for personal empowerment.  The second part in a four- part series. Each class discusses and explains one of the Four Agreements.  Learn what the agreements are and how to use them to shift your perspective in every day life and gain a deeper understanding of yourself and others. Each class is independent of the next.The second agreement  helps us understand how to deal with others and to avoid the trap of giving up our personal power. Cost: $10

Wednesday, February  17, 6pm

Introduction to Wicca and Witchcraft. Modern Pagan Witchcraft, often known as Wicca, is a dynamic balance of worship and magic.  Emerging from the Western Esoteric Tradition in the middle of the twentieth century, the Craft roots itself firmly in the sacredness of the natural world.  Ian Phanes has been a Witch since 1987. Cost: $20 preregistered; $25 at the door.

Wednesday, February  24, 6pm

Weekend Event : You’re invited to attend: The Spiritual Buffet. Finding and honoring your own divinity is the key to inner peace. Searching for your ingredients for a nourishing spiritual practice?The Spiritual Buffet offers a sampling of ‘flavors’ to help you create your own recipe for a nourishing integrative spiritual practice. Cost:  $120.  This includes both Friday and Saturday seatings, a vegan lunch on Saturday, snacks, a set of archetypal energy cards, and all collage supplies to create a personal place mat / altar, (so your soul knows it always has a place at your table.)
Happy Hour: Friday night, Feb 26, 5:45-8:00 pm    Exploring Archetypal energies.Introductory discussion of archetypal energies and how these energies influence how you pray, meditate and play.
All Day Buffet: Saturday, Feb 27  10am – 4pm

To reserve your place at the table, call  Beads and Botanicals, 217-365-9355. For information about the buffet, call Karen Gottlieb 217-377-5271 or email her at meditationarts@gmail.com  “Chef” Karen Gottlieb is certified in Archetypal Analysis by the CMED Institute.

The Four Agreements Part III. Wisdom from the Toltecs for personal empowerment.   Each class discusses and explains one of the Four Agreements.  Learn what the agreements are and how to use them to shift your perspective in every day life and gain a deeper understanding of yourself and others. Each class is independent of the next.. The third agreement teaches the importance of eliminating the habit of presuming what will happen with a particular person or situation.

Cost: $10

Wednesday, March 3, 6pm

Introduction to Stone-Reading.  Divining by stones--also called lithomancy or sortilege--is an ancient form of divination. The class will cover basic principles of divination, and show how to apply those principles with a simple bag of stones. This class will include opportunities for us to perform mini-readings for each other. Ian Phanes has been reading stones for over fifteen years. Cost: $20 pre-registered; $25 at the door.

Wednesday March 10, 6:00 pm

The Four Agreements Part IV. Wisdom from the Toltecs for personal empowerment.  The fourth class comes back to the self - how to become kinder to yourself and shift self-critisim into self love. A very powerful learning experience. Cost: $10

Wednesday, March 17, 6pm

Psychic & Health Fair:

Saturday, March  27, 2010
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Come and get a reading with the best readers in the Champaign Urbana area.
Readings include, Clairvoyant readings, Energy Art Readings™, Archetypal readings,  Psychic readings & Tarot Readings, Foot Massage, Reiki, Reflexology and more.

Cost: $20 per 15 minute reading. Longer sessions available