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Yoga Enters the Medical Mainstream: Research Proves its Health Benefits

Aug 31, 2015 ● By Meredith Montgomery

The latest authoritative studies on yoga are showing its healing power for conditions ranging from cancer to diabetes to daily anxiety.

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Surfrider Foundation Launches 30 Days to Celebrate Our Great Lake

Aug 01, 2015

Surfrider Foundation Milwaukee, a coalition of surf-centric environmentalists, has organized 30 Days to Celebrate, a series of events aimed at heightening awareness and protecting Lake Michigan.

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Wider Horizons Chiropractic Focuses on Backpack Safety

Aug 01, 2015

Dr. Rebecca Eberle, of Wider Horizons Chiropractic, is offering a free backpack safety class for elementary school aged children, parents and teachers on August 19.

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Swimming in Nature: Splashing Safely in Lakes and Oceans

Jul 31, 2015 ● By Lane Vail

Swimming in open water is a summer delight—provided we take care to avoid lightning, rip currents, careless boaters and other killjoys.

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Savvy Cycling: Keep the Hard Knocks Out of Biking

Jul 10, 2015 ● By Randy Kambic

By choosing the right bicycle, wearing a helmet, pedaling a little faster, and keeping an eye out for distracted drivers, cyclists can fully enjoy the road without suffering pain or bruises.

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Wider Horizons 
Chiropractic Moves to Brookfield

Jun 30, 2015

Wider Horizons Chiropractic has relocated to 12750 West North Avenue, in Brookfield.

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1212 Bodyworks Opens 
in Brookfield

Jun 30, 2015

Physical therapist and movement expert Emily Yenor is accepting new clients at her wellness center, 1212 Bodyworks.

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Herbs for Performance, 
Enhancement and Recovery

Jun 30, 2015

Outdoor summer activities can leave the body a bit bruised and battered, but herbs can help you prepare for exertion and can cut down on post-workout pain.

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Ayurveda Body Therapy Training Program Starts in August

May 29, 2015

The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is offering a 52-hour body therapy training program this August.

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Catey Ott Dance Collective Celebrates 10 Years

May 29, 2015

Catey Ott Dance Collective, a professional choreography company based in both New York City and Milwaukee, will celebrate 10 years of dance this June.

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Treasures of Oz Eco-Tour Promotes Sustainability and Fun

May 29, 2015

Six parks, preserves and nature areas throughout Ozaukee County will be featured in the sixth annual Treasures of Oz Eco Tour, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 20.

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Yoga for the Bro’s: Men Find it Builds All-Around Fitness

May 29, 2015 ● By Meredith Montgomery

Don’t get hung up on the om-ing! Increasingly men are turning to yoga for its physical and therapeutic benefits.

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Santosha Fitness Hosts 
Educational Series on 
Body Image

Apr 30, 2015

Eat Breathe Thrive (EBT)— a nonprofit dedicated to aid in the recovery of individuals struggling with eating disorders, disoriented eating and negative body image, will launch a series of workshops for integrative health.

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What is Rolfing?

Apr 30, 2015 ● By Lynn Cohen

Rolfing is bodywork–hands-on, manual therapy, that can be relaxing and restorative and has many additional physical and emotional benefits.

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Individuals and Groups Can Take Nature Challenge

Apr 01, 2015

During June, the Wisconsin Green Building Alliance (WGBA) is proposing that Wisconsinites spend 30 minutes in nature for 30 consecutive days as part of their second annual 30x30 Nature Challenge.

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Yoga Workshop Strives to Help Women with Multiple Sclerosis

Apr 01, 2015

Janet Golownia, owner of PurBalance Yoga Therapy LLC, in Wales, will host a clinic from 6 to 7 p.m., April 16, aimed at helping women with multiple sclerosis (MS) feel in control of their bodies again.

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Experience Gentle Unified Body Method Yoga

Jan 30, 2015

Life coach and Reiki master/teacher Susie Raymond invites people to explore Unified Body Method yoga. Classes are held from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. on Wednesdays at Heart Space Studio, in Thiensville.

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Anatomy Trains Workshops at Movement Center Pewaukee

Sep 30, 2014

Movement Center Pewaukee will host two trainings based in the Anatomy Trains approach to movement and bodywork. Anatomy Trains for Manual Therapists will be taught from October 24 through 26 and Anatomy Trains for Fascial Therapists takes place November 1 and 2.

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Breath-Taking Wisdom: Six Ways to Inhale Energy and Exhale Stress

Sep 30, 2014 ● By Lane Vail

Transforming breathing into a conscious activity can provide energy, dramatically improve our mental and physical health and boost creative performances. Here are six healing techniques.

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Yoga Teacher Training at The Institute of Beauty and Wellness

Aug 29, 2014

The Institute of Beauty and Wellness Aveda Beauty School (Aveda IBW) continues its mission of promoting health, wellness and well-being by adding a new 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program to the curriculum.

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Milwaukee Selected for My City Bikes Project

Jun 02, 2014

My City Bikes, a public health initiative that encourages cycling through mobile applications for Apple, Android and Windows devices, launched its Milwaukee campaign in May.

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Reconnective Healing for Athletic Injuries

Apr 30, 2014

“By bringing the body into balance, athletic performance is enhanced and injuries are less likely to occur,” says Terri Humphrey, a certified Reconnective Healing practitioner and the owner of True Wholeness Healing, in Whitefish Bay.

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Wisconsin Selected for 2014 STIHL Tour de Trees Cycling Event

Mar 03, 2014

The STIHL Tour des Trees, a cycling tour that takes place in Wisconsin from July 27 through August 2, provides an opportunity for residents to get fresh air and exercise while raising money for arboriculture and urban forestry research and education.

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Abundant Joy Yoga to Host Wellness Fair

Mar 03, 2014

Abundant Joy Yoga & Wellness will coordinate holistic, alternative and conventional practitioners to participate in a free annual Lake Country Area Wellness Fair, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 3, in the Oconomowoc Lakes Plaza.

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Tweet those Fitness Goals: Online Friends Help Us Stay on Track

Feb 28, 2014 ● By Tamara Grand

With Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites, we can get all the fitness buddies we need, plus lots of useful strategies.

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Yoga Talk at The Ommani Center

Feb 03, 2014

Shelley Carpenter, a physical therapist, registered yoga teacher and Reiki master, will give an educational talk, Yoga for Vitality, from 6 to 7 p.m., February 20, at The Ommani Center for Integrative Medicine, in Pewaukee.

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Abundant Joy Yoga & Wellness Explores Archetypes

Dec 30, 2013

Meg Michaelson, a Healing Touch practitioner and certified archetypal consultant, will offer a class, Archetypes: Doorways to Transformation, at Abundant Joy Yoga & Wellness, in Oconomowoc. The eight-week course takes place from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays, beginning January 7.

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Reiki and Therapeutic Yoga at The Ommani Center

Nov 01, 2013

Shelley Carpenter, a physical therapist, Reiki master and registered yoga teacher, will offer Reiki healing sessions and individual, therapeutic yoga sessions at the Ommani Center for Integrative Medicine, in Pewaukee, beginning November 5.

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Yoga For Healing

Sep 30, 2013

Santosha Fitness yoga studio, in Delafield, has teamed up with Gentle Waves, LLC, to provide Yoga for Healing from 6 to 7:30 p.m., the first and third Fridays of each month, beginning in October, at Santosha Yoga Studio.

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Kanyakumari Wellness Center Starts Live Your Balance Program

Aug 30, 2013

Kanyakumari Ayurveda and Yoga Wellness Center is introducing a series of 13 interrelated class modules to teach its Live Your Balance Program, which applies the ancient healing sciences of Ayurveda and yoga to create wellness in all aspects of one’s life.

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Santosha Yoga Studio: Sharing the Joy of Yoga

Aug 30, 2013 ● By Sheila Julson

It only took a few classes for Jill Follett, owner of Santosha Yoga Studio, in Delafield, to become enthralled with yoga.

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Massage Prepares Muscles for Warm-Weather Fun

May 31, 2013 ● By Rob Reader and Wendy Halfpap

How do we stay in the game and play pain-free? Massage therapy can be part of a very effective solution.

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Diastasis Recti: Splitting of the Fascia of the Rectus Abdominis: A Little-Known Core Concern that Warrants Recognition

May 01, 2013 ● By Hope Zvara

Most people would love to have a killer core—that is, a waistline to die for—but at what cost?

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Earth Day Bike Summit Celebrates Pedal-Powered Transportation

Apr 02, 2013

The Greener Oconomowoc Earth Day Bike Summit, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 21, at the Oconomowoc Arts Center, promises a schedule packed with family-friendly, bicycle-related fun. From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., attendees can enjoy a locally sourced brunch and bike expo, featuring experts from Wisconsin bike clubs and businesses.

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Animal Doctor to Sponsor Muskego Pioneer 5K Run/ Walk Benefiting Pets and Vets

Apr 02, 2013

Dr. Jodie Gruenstern, owner of the Animal Doctor Holistic Veterinary Complex, is sponsoring the pet division of the Muskego Pioneer 5K Run/Walk, along with Dr. Janice Jurack, owner and head chiropractor of the Muskego Health and Wellness Center. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 8, at Veteran’s Park, in Muskego.

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Enhancing Balance Welcomes Grandmaster Chen

Oct 31, 2012

Grandmaster William C. C. Chen is making his eighth biannual visit to Waukesha to lead a one-day intensive T’ai chi ch’uan body mechanics workshop, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., November 4, at the Schuetze Recreation Center, in Waukesha.

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Milwaukee Global Mala Yoga Event at Pier Wisconsin

Aug 31, 2012

The third annual Milwaukee Global Mala (MGM), produced by omTown Yogis, will take place from 6 to 11 a.m., September 22, under a large tent overlooking Lake Michigan at Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin.

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Holistic Health Coach Presents Party with Health at Treetop Yoga Studio

Aug 31, 2012

Nikki Jencen, a holistic health coach and owner of eNVy You, LLC, hosts Party with Health, from 9 to 11 a.m., September 1 at Treetop Yoga Studio, in Lisbon.

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Yoga for Cancer Survivors at Aurora West Medical Center

Aug 31, 2012

A six-week session of Yoga for Survivors classes will run from 6 to 7 p.m., September 6 through October 11, at Aurora West Allis Medical Center.

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Copper Tree Yoga Studio and Wellness Center

Aug 31, 2012 ● By Beth Davis

Yoga teacher Hope Zvara, creator of Core Functional Fitness™ and owner of Copper Tree Yoga Studio and Wellness Center, in Hartford feels that yoga saved her life.

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Yoga Rocks The Park Festival Comes to Milwaukee

Jul 31, 2012

Yoga Rocks The Park Milwaukee 2012 will take place on Sunday mornings from July 1 through September 2, at Lake Park’s Grand Staircase.

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10 Tips for a Functional Body

Jun 29, 2012 ● By Hope Zvara

Many people are unknowingly practicing movements that are inefficient or even detrimental to their goals and health. Here are 10 tips to prevent pain and physical dysfunction and build a functional body.

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Koha Flying Yoga Comes to Wisconsin

Jun 29, 2012

Launched in Los Angeles, Koha Yoga flying yoga workshops are coming to Wisconsin locations this summer.

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Bhakti Fest: A Weekend of Kirtan, Yoga and Conscious Living

May 31, 2012

The Center for Spiritual Studies (CSS) announces Bhakti Fest, a festival that blends devotional chanting (kirtan), yoga and conscious living. The three-day festival will begin at 9 a.m., June 29, and run through 11 p.m., July 1, in Madison.

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Yoga Society Relocates, Changes Name to Himalayan Yoga and Meditation

May 31, 2012

One of Milwaukee’s original yoga centers, the Yoga Society, has changed its name and moved to a new location, now called Himalayan Yoga and Meditation (HYM).

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CORE/El Centro: Impacting Global Healing

May 01, 2012 ● By Linda Sechrist

This grassroots organization is returning the world to its natural state of health and wholeness—one individual, one family and one community at a time.

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GreenSquare Center for the Healing Arts

May 01, 2012 ● By Beth Davis

GreenSquare Center for the Healing Arts, located on a modern, two-building campus in the heart of Glendale, draws together leading specialists in the integrative healing arts.

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Corporate Charity Race to Benefit Muscular Dystrophy

May 01, 2012

The Salus Wisconsin Corporate Championship 5K Run & 2.1 Mile Walk to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association will begin at 9 a.m., May 19, at the Harley-Davidson Museum, in Milwaukee.

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Yoga Barn Opens in Germantown

Mar 27, 2012

The Yoga Barn has opened at N132 W17303 Rockfield Road, in Germantown, and yogis of all ages and abilities are invited to practice yoga in a peaceful, nurturing environment.

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Dancing to Keep the Brain and Body Young

Jan 30, 2012 ● By Jori Azinger

It’s easy to list the typical benefits of dancing. It is a physical exercise that enhances flexibility, strength, tone, posture and balance. It can also reduce stress, build confidence and provide a social outlet.

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