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Make time for yourself and a friend and head to Western Illinois University's Horn Field Campus for the seventh annual Wellness Weekend, slated for Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 21-22.
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Wellness Weekend at WIU's Horn Field Campus Feb. 21-22; Register by Feb. 18

January 21, 2015

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MACOMB, IL – Make time for yourself and a friend and head to Western Illinois University's Horn Field Campus next month for the seventh annual Wellness Weekend, slated for Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 21-22. Full of activities to nourish the mind, body and spirit, the weekend package is only $55 per person, and if you bring a friend or loved one, the cost is $100 (for both participants).

Wellness Weekend 2015, to be held at HFC's 92-acre retreat, will offer guided meditation, yoga, nature hikes and self-exploration sessions with certified instructors Karen Mauldin-Curtis, Kelley Quinn and Adam Chacksfield.

Registration cost will cover Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch and shared lodging in on-site cabins. Registration is limited and is due on or before Wednesday, Feb. 18; checks should be made payable to "Horn Field Campus."
The schedule for the 2015 Wellness Weekend and information about each facilitator are listed below. To register, contact Horn Field Campus Program Manager Mindy Pheiffer at (309) 833-5798 or send an email to HF-Campus@wiu.edu.

Karen Mauldin-Curtis is the program manager for the WIU Peace Corps Fellows Program in Community Development. She has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years and teaching yoga for more than 10 years. In 2011, Mauldin-Curtis completed a 200-hour intensive yoga teacher-training program through tapas yoga shala (Rock Island, IL) and is a registered yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance. Her personal practice and teaching both focus on cultivating awareness through the practice of yoga. Throughout the weekend's yoga sessions, Mauldin-Curtis will integrate a variety of yoga styles, including Kripalu, Ashtanga and Iyengar.

Kelley Quinn earned her master's degree in contemporary art history and criticism from Webster University (St. Louis, MO) and has received Illinois Arts Council teaching artist status since 2006. She is a certified labyrinth facilitator, and she has created mandalas and labyrinths with more than 2,000 individuals of all ages. Quinn has also created numerous public and private designs in the Macomb area and has been invited to present at conferences nationally and internationally. She teaches Spanish and critical theory at Western.

Adam Chacksfield is a nondual teacher. At the age of 33, he left his job as a faculty member at WIU to devote himself to spiritual opening in community with others. Since then, with the support and guidance of Peter Fenner, a pioneer in nondual psychology, Chacksfield began to publicly offer nondual teaching and coaching. He now facilitates people falling open to the liberating truth, by supporting the release of burdening beliefs and holding patterns in the body. He currently offers a four-month online course called, "Falling Open." He also regularly offers retreats and workshops in regional cities and on the west coast and works with individuals to provide nondual transformation coaching. More information is available at www.nondualcenter.org/adam-chacksfield.

Friday Schedule (early check-in optional)

  • 7-8 p.m. – Check in at the Horn Field Campus lodge

Saturday Schedule

  • 8-8:15 a.m. – Check-in at HFC Lodge
  • 8:15 a.m. – Welcome, introductions and overview
  • 9-10:30 a.m. – "Cultivating Awareness through the Practice of Yoga," Mauldin-Curtis
  • 10:30-10:45 a.m. – Do as you please
  • 10:45 a.m.-noon– "Exploring Meditation," Chacksfield
  • Noon-12:30 p.m. – Communal midday meal
  • 12:45-1:05 p.m. – After lunch walk
  • 1:15-3:15 p.m. – "Self-Exploration Through the Labyrinth," Quinn
  • 3:15-3:30 p.m. – Do as you please
  • 3:30-5 p.m. – "Heart and Mind Falling Open Workshop," Chacksfield
  • 5-5:15 p.m. – Do as you please
  • 5:15 p.m. – Yoga, Mauldin-Curtis
  • 6 p.m. – Communal evening meal and open time
  • 7:15 p.m. – "Introduction to Mandalas," Quinn
  • 8 p.m. – "Make Your Own Mandala," Quinn

Sunday Schedule

  • 7 a.m. – Daybreak stroll on Lazy Creek

  • 7:30-8 a.m. – "Sun Salutations" (yoga), Mauldin-Curtis
  • 8 a.m. – Communal morning meal
  • 8:45-10:30 a.m. – "Heart and Mind Falling Open Workshop" (continued), Chacksfield
  • 10:30-10:45 a.m. – Do as you please
  • 10:45-11:30 a.m. – "Authentic Moments," Chacksfield
  • 11:30-12:40 p.m. "Reflections and Feed Forward"
  • 12:40 p.m. – Communal meal and conversation

HFC is located south of Macomb on China Road. From South Johnson Street (past Macomb High School), turn right on China Road and follow the road one-quarter of a mile to the Horn Field Campus entrance. Parking is permitted on the HFC lot. Visit HFC online at www.wiu.edu/coehs/rpta/horn_field_campus.

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