Below is a list of key events that we plan to host in the upcoming year. Join our email list and stay tuned for event details. Online registration and payment for each event will be available soon. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. The Artist’s Way A 6-week series with Janna Benge (part 2) Time: Monday evenings from 6 – 8 [...]
Read Our Community Blog “I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you will work them, water them with your blood and tears and your laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom.” ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estés Sharing stories of personal transformation is an important guiding principle for [...]
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We’ve compiled a great list of books relating to poetry, meditation, writing, yoga, creativity and more. These recommendations came from our core set of instructors and serve as great resources of inspiration. Please note that the Minerva Institute earns a small percentage of all purchases from our Amazon Bookstore. Thank you for your support!
Post by Chintana Ahlund “My life is based on an overall vision. I want to help or assist other people in transforming their lives and reaching their highest potential. Most importantly, I believe in the importance of connecting to a Divine source for guidance.” ~ Karen Castle As many of you know, The Minerva Institute [...]
Post by Paula Todd King Within you lies a deep and powerful source of wisdom. It is never wrong. Consult it. Listen to it. Live by it. ~ Melissa Studdard Six Weeks to Yehidah by Melissa Studdard takes you on an enchanting adventure with the delightful nine year-old Annalise and her two amazing, talking sheep friends, [...]
Post by Chintana Ahlund “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” ~ Anonymous Sarah Herrington. She’s a NYC yogi, poet, writer and advocate on teaching kids yoga. She was featured in Oprah and deemed a “poet to watch.” And she’s coming to Orlando! [...]
Post by Chintana Ahlund The Ten Thousand Villages (TTV) store in Winter Park celebrates its 5-year journey this September 2011. If you haven’t visited this unique store, you’re in for a treat. It’s filled with beautiful handmade items from artisans around the world and passionate volunteers who support fair trade. The inspiration for Ten Thousand [...]
Post by Chintana Ahlund “Food brings benefit for some hours, clothes for some months but wisdom lasts as long as the mind itself. It is the fondation of a better society.” ~ Anonymous Tibetan Teaching Practice yoga and live your truth. You can never go wrong from this. These are conversational tidbits that I have [...]
Post by Chintana Ahlund If I had to describe Nathan Bangs, founder of Rasa-Lila Fest, in one word, it would be energetic. If I had two words, it would be delightfully energetic. I, along with other instructors for the upcoming central Florida yoga festival, met Nathan a few weeks ago when he was in Orlando [...]
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Post by Chintana Ahlund I’m calling it the perfect “Minerva moment.” The moment when one person in our community meets another person in our community and decides to connect them, creating an opportunity for all of us to learn from. This is what happened. About two weeks ago, I was introduced to Susan, a warm [...]
Post by Chintana Ahlund “Every moment is enormous and it is all we have.” ~ Natalie Goldberg (from Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America) Natalie Goldberg is one of the most influential and inspiring people in my life. My mother-in-law gave me her book, Long Quiet Highway, when I was in college. I read it in [...]
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