Contemplative Cooking Class: Summer (Rescheduled)
Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton
$65
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Mindfulness can be a powerful tool to identify your physical, mental and emotional habits and needs. Becoming more familiar with your own mind and its patterns can help you relate more directly to whatever is happening in your life – including difficulty and pain – and discover greater balance and ease. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was created in 1979 and has been widely taught and scientifically studied around the world; research has shown positive improvements in physical and psychological symptoms. Good news: you don’t need to “clear your mind.” You don’t need special equipment. This class will focus on practice; ...
$410
Sunday, September 27, 2026
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September 27, 2026 -Contemplative Cooking Class: Summer (Rescheduled)
Contemplative Cooking Class: Summer (Rescheduled)
Join us for a beginner friendly cooking class that teaches how to cook with seasonal ingredients, while slowing down and being present to what we are creating. We will have fun learning from Chef Felipe and working together to create a delicious summer meal. The cooking class is mostly demonstrational, with a few hands-on opportunities for those that present themselves as more interested in a hands-on opportunity. The contemplative cooking classes are mindful, technique-focused cooking classes, celebrating peak-season ingredients. Skills this class will teach: Palate development (learn how to taste food and understand how to food taste) Seasonal cooking skills ...
$65
Monday, September 28, 2026
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Friday, October 2, 2026
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October 2, 2026 -Be Still Art Exhibit Reception
Be Still Art Exhibit Reception
Join us for the opening reception of artist David Mngodo's exhibit, Be Still, at Holy Wisdom Monastery on Friday, October 2, 2026 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Mngodo is a self-taught artist whose abstract paintings in acrylics invite the observer to see things we encounter every day in a brand-new way. When painting animals and birds, his use of color and negative space tell a story and evoke deep feelings for the subject. Light refreshments will be served at the reception and David will talk about his art at 6:30 pm. Schedule 6:00 pm – Reception opens. Light refreshments are available and the artist ...
Free
Saturday, October 3, 2026
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October 3, 2026 -Shinrin-Yoku: Walks for the Weary
Shinrin-Yoku: Walks for the Weary
Join us for a relaxing walk on the prairie at Holy Wisdom Monastery. It will be a slow-paced quiet walk guided by Valerie Vervoort, a certified Shinrin-yoku guide. The intent of this 90-minute walk is renewal through using our senses of sight, hearing, touch and taste. Invitations planned by your guide are easy and subject to each person's comfort level. Sharing and tea will be part of the experience. Participants will need to dress appropriately for weather conditions and be able to walk a mile and a half on trails that are sometimes uneven and include gentle slopes. Walking sticks ...
$37 – $56