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Hands-on Permaculture
Design Course
A
17-da

y Permaculture Design Course Immersive will
take place in Floyd during June, covering the basics of
permaculture land-
use patterning and
design and includ-
ing all aspects of
cultural transition.
Dawn Shiner
of Dancing Green/
Gaia MARC will
be the primary guide for the course. “Permaculture Design
is the tool for integrating natural and human patterns into
life-supporting, functionally connected, sustainable systems
that benefit all of creation,” Shiner explains. “The Dancing
Green objective is to move neighborhoods into deepening
sustainable relations, educating for the creation of permanent
agriculture land-use systems that move backyards into peren-
nial edibles integrated with annuals, property boundaries,
structures and infrastructure.”
Students live collaboratively and are immersed in skill
building, consciously increasing awareness of cosmology,
institutional structures, technologies and agricultural choices.
The experience is designed to provide hands-on action-
learning and includes field trips, healing modalities, evening
presentations and guest speakers.
Begin Creating the Life You Want Today
The course begins June 12. For more information or to regis-
ter, contact Dawn at 540-745-5994 or dgdawnshiner@yahoo.
com. See ad, page 19.
New Yoga Studio Opens in
Radford
Y
oga is an
excellent
way to balance
CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS THAT
mind, body and spirit. Now, residents of Radford can enjoy
yoga’s many benefits at Omkarra Yoga Studio, located in the
FOCUS ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL HEALTH
heart of downtown at 1154 Main Street. Classes specialize in
AND WELLNESS NEEDS
the Integral Yoga style, which calms the mind and energizes
Spiritual Life Coaching • Hypnotherapy • Tai Chi
the spirit.
Reiki Classes • Meditation • Personal Training
“Our foundation stems from the ancient teachings of
Nutritional Weight Loss Programs
yoga, meditation and prana (the breath),” says Omkarra
owner Michelle. “Our classes teach practices that restore
your life with balance, strength and serenity.”
Call for your free
Michelle studied with Sundari Finlayson at Integral Yoga’s
30 minute consultation.
Satchidananda Ashram and Retreat Center at Yogaville, in
Buckingham, Virginia. She completed the intensive part of a
540.719.2800
200-hour certification for Yama Therapeutics.
To learn more about Omkarra Yoga Studio, call 540-357-1019
www.merchantinstitute.com or visit OmKarraYoga.com.
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