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Jivamukti Yoga Classes at Love Yoga Center W


hat do Sting, supermodel Christi Turlington, singer Michael Franti and Richard Simmons all have in common? They are


among the many who practice Jivamukti yoga. Learn this challeng- ing, fun and uplifting style in either of two workshop series at Love


Center Yoga, in Naples. Alanna Kaivalya, internationally known as the Jiva Diva, will spread her expertise


with a master class from 6 to 9 p.m., January 21; offer a lecture, chanting, insights and plenty of movements from noon to 5 p.m., January 22; and then focus on the art of physical adjustments from noon to 5 p.m., January 23. Marni Task, who also handmakes her own line of body lotion products, will


lead four sessions: master-level students from 6 to 8 p.m., February 25; backbends and inversions for intermediate-advanced students from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and standing, balance and hip-opening movements for all levels, 2 to 4:30 p.m., February 26; and a mixed-level class from 10 to 11:30 a.m., February 27.


Fees for attending all sessions with each teacher: $190, Kaivalya; $100, Task. Indi- vidual sessions also available. Location: 4949 Tamiami Trail N., Ste. 204. For more info or to register, call 239-692-9747 or visit LoveYogaCenter.com.


Explore Our Outer Islands’ History L


earn about Southwest Florida’s unique history, watch dolphins cavort in the water and explore the mysterious mangroves of the Ten Thousand Islands during the Friends of Fakahatchee Coastal Cruise from 3 to 6 p.m., January 22. Sponsored by the Friends of Fakahatchee, the event begins with a talk about


the area’s history at the Everglades National Park ranger station, in Everglades City. Participants will then be ferried to Fakahatchee Island, where a naturalist will point out unusual plants on the path up to the old cemetery.


For more info or to register, call 239-695-2905 or visit OrchidSwamp.org.


Free Tour of the Garden at Eden T


he New Year will bring the opportunity to plant a free tree in your yard, learn


about farming and support both local farm- ers and in-need youngsters. The Garden at Eden, Naples’ only community-based organic training farm, operated by Eden


Autism Services Florida, will host a free tour from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., January 8. Sponsored by community garden partner Collier Fruit Growers, Inc., 24 fruit trees


will be given away in a free raffle to promote awareness of buying and growing fresh produce locally. Attendees will witness a variety of farming operations, including the production field, training field, community field, worm ranches, plant nursery and the fruit tree nursery. Organic gardening classes have been taught by John Puig, president of the Col-


lier County Fruit Growers Association and a nearly certified organic gardener, at the Garden at Eden since last September. Free community volunteer work at the farm on Thursdays continues in January from 2 to 5 p.m. Students seeking volunteer hours for school coursework and others are encouraged to participate.


Location: 2101 County Barn Rd. For more info, contact Eden Autism Services at 732-221-4074 or visit EdenFlorida.org. See ad, page 47.


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Natural, Organic Tanning Treatments in Fort Myers


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safe, sunless way to nourish the skin


while developing a natu- ral-looking glow is avail- able in Fort Myers. Tan USA offers what it says is the area’s only organic, sunless tanning treatments. Thirty-minute, customized, organic,


antioxidant and anti-aging sessions are available every day, either in airbrush or booth spray options. The treatment solu- tion contains no synthetic preservatives and includes certified organic aloe vera, sea kelp, vitamin C, natural almond and sugar cane extracts that hydrate and nour- ish the skin while helping it to develop a natural-looking glow. Owner Beth Marlow, a certified sun-


less airbrush technician via the National Tanning Training Institute, is currently completing certification as a holistic nutritional consultant through the Inter- national Institute of Holistic Healing.


Location: 4600 Summerlin Rd., corner of Colonial Blvd., in Publix Plaza. For more info or to make an appointment, call 239-839-4885 or visit TanUSAinc. com. See ad, page 23.


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