Summer Empowerment Retreats Offered for Women
W
omen Embracing Sovereignty will offer a women’s retreat, Empowering the Wis- dom of the Feminine Divine, several times throughout the summer, beginning
this month. The retreat dates are June 16 to 21, June 23 to 28, July 14 to 19, July 21 to 26, August 4 to 9 and August 11 to 16. “These empowerment retreats are designed as a safe space to help women let go of past hurts and embrace their gifts and uniqueness,” says Jill Rae Faulkner, retreat founder and intuitive healer. “This is so much more than a vacation. It is an opportu- nity to reflect deeply within yourself.” Many women have lost touch with their gifts and their power, she adds. “They keep feeding
emotional drains which distract them from getting back in touch with their soul’s pur- pose. This retreat gives women a place to disconnect from the distractions and recon- nect with their magnificence in a group setting with other women. The experience is very powerful.” Each five-day, all-inclusive retreat can accommodate up to 12 women at a private, 4,000-square-foot residence that blends luxury with nature. The property is located in Center City, on three acres with 300 feet of private, beachfront access to North Center Lake. Daily activities include structured workshops and time for self-reflection and
connection. Amenities include Wi-Fi, a hot tub and a pontoon boat. Scholarships and discounts for families are also available.
Cost: $1,000. For more information or to register, email WomensRetreatMN@Frontier. com or visit
WomensRetreatMN.com.
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Clean Energy Projects Emerge from CERTs Conference
Clean Energ February 20-21, St. Cloud, M
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Brake for Breakfast on the Midtown Greenway T
o celebrate Bike Walk Week Twin Cities, June 9 to 15, bike riders can enjoy a free breakfast in the parking lot of the Greenway Building, in Minneapolis. The breakfast will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. (or until the food is gone) on June 12.
According to the League of American Bicyclists, Minnesota is the number one bicycle-friendly state in the Midwest and number four in the nation for 2013. Through the Bicycle Friendly State Program, states receive feed- back, technical assistance, training and further encourage- ment to improve their bicycling legislation, projects and programs. It is generously supported by program partner Trek Bicycle. This event is sponsored by the Minnesota Environ- mental Fund (MEF) and co-sponsored by Civia, Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs), Energy Center of Wisconsin, Envision Minnesota, Eureka! Recycling, Great Plains Institute, Headwaters Foundation, Midtown Greenway Coalition, Nonprofits Assistance Fund, Peace Coffee, SOS Building Services, The Energy Conservatory, Wellington Management and Will Steger Foundation. Thanks to Eureka! Recycling, this is a zero-waste event. Breakfast donations are provided by Hamden Co-op, Kalona Supernatural, Larabar, Peace Coffee, Seven Sundays and The Wedge Co-op.
Cost: Free. Location: Greenway Building, 2801 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis. For more infor- mation and registration, visit
BrakeForBreakfast2013.eventbrite.com or
BikeWalkWeek.org.
he Clean Energy Resource Team’s (CERTs) bi-annual conference, held in St. Cloud in February, resulted in 32 clean energy projects all over the state. In seven regional groups, participants worked together for 90 minutes to identify energy-efficiency or renewable-energy projects in their respective regions that could be implemented by the next CERTs Conference in February 2015. The top projects in the Metro
area were:
Solar Gardens: Develop and implement community-owned solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Rental Energy Projects: Empower tenants and incentivize landlords to implement energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects at rental properties.
Small Business Energy Cam- paigns: Bring together energy-efficien- cy organizations and business asso- ciations to improve energy practices in small business districts. Energy Behavior Change: Engage
homeowners and businesses in en- ergy conservation through a behavior change program, which may include education, outreach, action, role- modeling and motivation.
For more information and a list of projects, visit
CleanEnergyResourceTeams.org.
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