Our world longs for peace – both within and globally. This outdoor program invites us to make “community” an action through shared prayers and drumming at sunset. Drumming offers a powerful way to connect with one another, nature, and the Creator. Please bring a drum or rhythmic instrument and a...
In this ever-busy world, give yourself permission to pause. Sound for Wellness is a deeply restorative experience designed to calm your nervous system and bring your mind and body back into balance. As you rest comfortably, you’ll be immersed in the soothing vibrations of crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, drum,...
Presenter: Nicole Brudos Ferrara Gentle Forest Bathing for Families is a guided, child-friendly forest therapy experience designed to help families connect—with nature, with one another, and with the present moment. This is not a hike and not a lesson. It’s an invitation to notice, explore, and be curious together in...
Musician: Adam Lange-Pearson Join us to explore mindfulness through inspiring texts, short readings, or poetry with music of the cello. This event is bringing like-minded people of the community together to create a serene space, relish kindness, invite peace, love, and gratitude in the outdoor cathedral at Assisi Heights. Bring...
Join us for Communing with the Living World, a forest therapy walk designed to support calm, presence, and a deeper sense of connection with the natural world. Forest therapy is a guided, nature-based experience that invites participants to engage their senses and spend time outdoors at an unhurried, reflective pace....
Presenter: Dr. Dawn Jacobson Uplift your spirit and soothe your senses during a morning of birdsong, spiritual readings, and walking meditation on the Assisi Heights labyrinth. The labyrinth will be decorated with flowers, creating a beautiful and serene space. We will start with an opening circle, followed by a community...
Join in an artifact crawl to learn Rochester Franciscan History. What will you see? Mother Alfred’s Desk and the grand piano used for music lessons to raise money to build St. Marys Hospital; nursing graduate Florence Nightingale Aladdin’s lamp; Mother Augustine’s rocking chair; the ground-breaking shovel for Assisi Heights; College...
Our world longs for peace – both within and globally. This outdoor program invites us to make “community” an action through shared prayers and drumming at sunset. Drumming offers a powerful way to connect with one another, nature, and the Creator. Please bring a drum or rhythmic instrument and a...
Mondays, July 6 – August 24 | 10:30-11:30am (8-week series) Qigong, the art and science of cultivating the body’s energy, has been practiced in China for thousands of years as a technique to improve the body’s self-healing abilities. Qigong, simply stated, is the cultivation of Qi, or vital life energy....
(In-person, Outdoors) Instructor: Bonnie Sokolov Looking for a calmer mind and improved fitness? Discover the gentle practice of balancing and circulating your intrinsic energy—known as “Chi” in Chinese tradition. Gather in the peaceful Canticle Park at Assisi Heights, where the tranquility sets the tone from the start. You will learn...
Mondays, July 6 – August 24 | 10:30-11:30am (8-week series) Qigong, the art and science of cultivating the body’s energy, has been practiced in China for thousands of years as a technique to improve the body’s self-healing abilities. Qigong, simply stated, is the cultivation of Qi, or vital life energy....
(In-person, Outdoors) Instructor: Bonnie Sokolov Looking for a calmer mind and improved fitness? Discover the gentle practice of balancing and circulating your intrinsic energy—known as “Chi” in Chinese tradition. Gather in the peaceful Canticle Park at Assisi Heights, where the tranquility sets the tone from the start. You will learn...
Mondays, July 6 – August 24 | 10:30-11:30am (8-week series) Qigong, the art and science of cultivating the body’s energy, has been practiced in China for thousands of years as a technique to improve the body’s self-healing abilities. Qigong, simply stated, is the cultivation of Qi, or vital life energy....
(In-person, Outdoors) Instructor: Bonnie Sokolov Looking for a calmer mind and improved fitness? Discover the gentle practice of balancing and circulating your intrinsic energy—known as “Chi” in Chinese tradition. Gather in the peaceful Canticle Park at Assisi Heights, where the tranquility sets the tone from the start. You will learn...
Join in an artifact crawl to learn Rochester Franciscan History. What will you see? Mother Alfred’s Desk and the grand piano used for music lessons to raise money to build St. Marys Hospital; nursing graduate Florence Nightingale Aladdin’s lamp; Mother Augustine’s rocking chair; the ground-breaking shovel for Assisi Heights; College...
Mondays, July 6 – August 24 | 10:30-11:30am (8-week series) Qigong, the art and science of cultivating the body’s energy, has been practiced in China for thousands of years as a technique to improve the body’s self-healing abilities. Qigong, simply stated, is the cultivation of Qi, or vital life energy....
(In-person, Outdoors) Instructor: Bonnie Sokolov Looking for a calmer mind and improved fitness? Discover the gentle practice of balancing and circulating your intrinsic energy—known as “Chi” in Chinese tradition. Gather in the peaceful Canticle Park at Assisi Heights, where the tranquility sets the tone from the start. You will learn...
Mondays, July 6 – August 24 | 10:30-11:30am (8-week series) Qigong, the art and science of cultivating the body’s energy, has been practiced in China for thousands of years as a technique to improve the body’s self-healing abilities. Qigong, simply stated, is the cultivation of Qi, or vital life energy....
(In-person, Outdoors) Instructor: Bonnie Sokolov Looking for a calmer mind and improved fitness? Discover the gentle practice of balancing and circulating your intrinsic energy—known as “Chi” in Chinese tradition. Gather in the peaceful Canticle Park at Assisi Heights, where the tranquility sets the tone from the start. You will learn...
Our world longs for peace – both within and globally. This outdoor program invites us to make “community” an action through shared prayers and drumming at sunset. Drumming offers a powerful way to connect with one another, nature, and the Creator. Please bring a drum or rhythmic instrument and a...
Mondays, July 6 – August 24 | 10:30-11:30am (8-week series) Qigong, the art and science of cultivating the body’s energy, has been practiced in China for thousands of years as a technique to improve the body’s self-healing abilities. Qigong, simply stated, is the cultivation of Qi, or vital life energy....
(In-person, Outdoors) Instructor: Bonnie Sokolov Looking for a calmer mind and improved fitness? Discover the gentle practice of balancing and circulating your intrinsic energy—known as “Chi” in Chinese tradition. Gather in the peaceful Canticle Park at Assisi Heights, where the tranquility sets the tone from the start. You will learn...
In this ever-busy world, give yourself permission to pause. Sound for Wellness is a deeply restorative experience designed to calm your nervous system and bring your mind and body back into balance. As you rest comfortably, you’ll be immersed in the soothing vibrations of crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, drum,...
Mondays, July 6 – August 24 | 10:30-11:30am (8-week series) Qigong, the art and science of cultivating the body’s energy, has been practiced in China for thousands of years as a technique to improve the body’s self-healing abilities. Qigong, simply stated, is the cultivation of Qi, or vital life energy....
(In-person, Outdoors) Instructor: Bonnie Sokolov Looking for a calmer mind and improved fitness? Discover the gentle practice of balancing and circulating your intrinsic energy—known as “Chi” in Chinese tradition. Gather in the peaceful Canticle Park at Assisi Heights, where the tranquility sets the tone from the start. You will learn...
Presenter: Zumbro Valley Audubon Society Chimney Swifts are charcoal-colored, tiny but mighty, feathered friends beneficial to our environment. They long to rest in a chimney after a long day’s work in flight from dawn to dusk. They consume 12,000 flying insects per day. Their menu consists of gnats, mosquitoes, and...
Mondays, July 6 – August 24 | 10:30-11:30am (8-week series) Qigong, the art and science of cultivating the body’s energy, has been practiced in China for thousands of years as a technique to improve the body’s self-healing abilities. Qigong, simply stated, is the cultivation of Qi, or vital life energy....
