“One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential.”
– Maya Angelou

“Inklings,” recent paintings by Maryland artist Kristy Simmons, conveys the intersection where material reality meets the quantum, or non-material world. “With thin underpainting and glazes,” explains Simmons, “I suggest the common material forms we encounter in our everyday life and immerse them in the quantum realm from which they spring. I use translucent, iridescent, and transparent materials to give the viewer an inkling of where these two worlds meet. In some cases the images are recognizable, and in other instances the subjects are diminished or enshrouded in the non-material realm.” More information is available on the press release.

Artworks from the show will be on sale through The Meeting Point Bookstore, which is adjacent to the gallery. Learn more about the Himmelfarb Gallery.

“Inklings,” recent paintings by Maryland artist Kristy Simmons, opens March 4, 2010, in the Himmelfarb Gallery at Tai Sophia Institute.

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Instructor: Rebecca Snow, MS, CNS, RH (AHG)

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Instructor: Liz Brinson, LMT, NCTMB

Join us for an introductory discussion and demonstration of traditional acupuncture – based on over three decades of teaching and treatments – at Tai Sophia Institute, home of the first accredited acupuncture master’s degree program in the United States. Learn what “qi” is, how acupuncture works, what happens in the treatment room, and why millions have chosen this millennium-old method to heal, address pain, and maintain wellness.

Instructor: Kaiya Larson, M.Ac., L.Ac.

Information about Tai Sophia’s Natural Care Center clinic and Master of Acupuncture program will be available at the end of the workshop.

This evening event introduces Three Jewels Qi Gong and Medical Longevity Qi Gong.

Medical Longevity Qi Gong specifically focuses on improving physical health and wellness by eliminating blockages, rigidity, and disease through gentle physical movements and synchronized breathing. This form easily accommodates a beginner with limited flexibility, as well as an advanced student.

The Three Jewels Qi Gong class series will focus on opening, balancing and cultivating qi (energy). You will start with a set of movements that open every joint in your body, releasing stuck energy. Then you will learn the “Microcosmic Circulation Meditation,” which brings you more balance and harmony. Lastly, you will learn an energy cultivation form called “Taiji Ruler.”

Instructor: Karl Ardo, MFA
10-week session start, May 5

Yoga is an ancient art based on a harmonizing system of development for the body, mind, and spirit. In this 90-minute class, you will explore the foundation of all yoga systems. This class is ideal for the new student and for those looking to deepen their foundational practice.

Instructor: Ashley Litecky, MS, RYT
10-week session start, May 6

The Meeting Point Bookstore, located adjacent to Tai Sophia’s lobby, is pleased to present Debra Kaatz, author of Characters of Wisdom and Receiving Spirit, for a booksigning event.

Debra Kaatz is a Chinese medicine healer, writer, musician and gardener. She lives in southern France in a stone house she built herself from four ruined walls. It is surrounded by beautiful healing gardens where she traditionally makes various healing remedies. She loves writing and doing research.

Her current books include:
Characters of Wisdom
The Alchemical Path
Wild Flower Plant Spirits
Bringing Light Into the World
24 Christmas Stories
Receiving Spirit – The Practice of Five Element Acupuncture

Kaatz is also working on a soon-to-be published book on herbs.

She teachers a year’s course on spiritual five element acupuncture at her home in France where she also gives healing sessions. In recent years she has been invited to give workshops in many places around the world.