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Structural Stretch Sequence class returns October 9

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

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The Structural Stretch Sequence consists of 10 basic yoga poses designed to maintain and enhance the structural integration of the bodymind which results from the Integral Bodywork® 10 Sessions series. It can also function as a stand-alone aid within any program of self-maintenance or transformation. This sequence replicates the same organic flow process of change as in the 10 Sessions, culminating in deep release of the abdomen, pelvis and spine. Taller, lighter, straighter, more open, more expansive, deeper breath, more flexible, more space, less pain and tightness - these words typically describe people’s experience of the Structural Stretch Sequence.

Come join us! Please RSVP in order to reserve space. Contact Everett
Ogawa at 773-318-7787 or ogawas3@sbcglobal.net.

Cost: 1st time - $50 Repeat - $35

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Second Annual Nihon Bunka Festival August 18

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

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Join us for our second annual Japanese Culture Festival taking place this year at Chicago’s SUSHISAMBA Rio.

$40 ticket includes passed appetizers, sushi and beer along with the following demonstrations:
. Aikido
. Traditional Tea ceremony
. Grupo Capoeira Brasil
. Sushi rolling
. DJ Kareem

Featuring
. Heineken (drink responsibly)
. Herradura tequila

Raffle to benefit the Aikido International Foundation
Purchase tickets here:
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Structural Stretch Sequence September 4

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

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The Structural Stretch Sequence consists of 10 basic yoga poses designed to maintain and enhance the structural integration of the bodymind which results from the Integral Bodywork® 10 Sessions series. It can also function as a stand-alone aid within any program of self- maintenance or transformation. This sequence replicates the same organic flow process of change as in the 10 Sessions, culminating in deep release of the abdomen, pelvis and spine.


Taller, lighter, straighter, more open, more expansive, deeper breath, more flexible, more space, less pain and tightness - these words typically describe people’s experience of the Structural Stretch Sequence.

Cost: 1st time $50 & Repeat $35

Please RSVP in order to reserve space!

Contact:

Everett Ogawa at 773.318.7787 (ogawas3@sbcglobal.net) or
Japanese Culture Center at 773.525.3141 (events@japaneseculturecente​r.com)

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NAJGA Regional Meeting September 25

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

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NAJGA Regional Meeting
September 23-25, 2011
Chicago Botanic Garden

Dear NAJGA Subscribers,

Meet us at the Chicago Botanic Garden on September 23-25 for a weekend all about Japanese gardens!

Begin on Friday with a leisurely field trip to Anderson Gardens and Rosecrance Healing Garden. Hear a guided tour by Anderson Gardens Curator, Tim Gruner and enjoy a box lunch.

Saturday will feature presentations from the NAJGA leadership representatives, Mary Plunkett, Manager of Interpretive Programs at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Brent Marcus of Marcus Specimen Trees, and Sada Uchiyama, Curator at the Portland Japanese Garden .

On Saturday evening NAJGA will host a lecture by Ken Brown, Professor of Asian Art at California State University Long Beach titled: Beyond Japan: Japanese Gardens in North America through the Lens of the Midwest.

Enjoy a tour on Sunday by Senior Horticulturist Benjamin Carroll of the Sansho-En Japanese Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden.The meeting will conclude with a presentation by Tim Gruner, and a presentation and workshop by Landscape Artist and author, David Slawson.

REGISTRATION DETAILS
Regional Meeting — $60
Regional Meeting + Field Trip — $110

Box lunch included with field trip. Lunch served on Saturday only.

PLEASE REGISTER BY AUGUST 20, 2011

Download the registration form and full program:
http://csulb.edu/~jgarden/najga.html

To reserve your space by phone please call:
(562) 985-2169.

By email: tteran@najga.com

By fax: (562) 985-5362

Registrants may also submit their information by mail:

The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
California State University, Long Beach
6300 State University Dr. Ste. 306
Long Beach, CA 90815

Make checks payable to the EBM Japanese Garden

PLEASE NOTE:
Program subject to change. Please direct all inquiries to (562) 985-2169.

NAJGA is made possible by generous support from:

Special thanks to the NAJGA Leadership and Host Gardens:

Anderson Garden, Rockford, IL
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, AL
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, Long Beach, CA
Forth Worth Botanic Garden, Forth Worth, TX
Hakone Gardens, Saratoga, CA
Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Jardin Botanique de Montréal, Montréal, QC
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
Portland Japanese Garden, Portland, OR
Seattle Japanese Garden, Seattle, WA
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, Philadelphia, PA
Storrier-Stearns Japanese Garden, Pasadena, CA
UBC Botanical Garden, Vancouver, BC

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Chicago Fire vs Colorado Rapids Soccer August 27

Monday, August 1st, 2011

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Firefest (games and activities for kids) begins at 6pm

WHERE: Toyota Park
7000 S. Harlem Avenue
Located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue
Bridgeview, Illinois 60455

DATE: Saturday August 27

Soccer Game begins at 730pm

COST: $35

Kosuke Kimura on the Colorado Rapids is the first and only Japanese player in Major League Soccer. In 2010 the Rapids
won the 2010 MLS Cup thanks to Kimura scoring the game winning goal that took the Rapids into the playoffs. Born in
Kanagawa, Japan, Kosuke and the Rapids will battle Chicago’s Fire!

PREMIUM RESERVED SEATS in Section 105 rows 2-6 ONLY $35 ($10 savings off regular price)

TOP 5 TICKET BENEFITS:

1) Enjoy the game up close in Premium seats $10 below face value (Section 105 rows 2 - 6)

2) PREGAME Activity for KIDS with Fire players on the field: The first 15 tickets purchased for kids 12 years
old and younger will participate in the Tunnel of Fire. Each kid will receive a free T-shirt and see the players up close
by being on the field before the game during the National Anthem and starting line-ups!

3) First 10 people who pay for tickets will receive a FREE Chicago Fire T-shirt

4) Everyone who buys these tickets will be entered into a drawing to win tickets to a future Chicago Fire game

5) Proceeds of every ticket sold will benefit one of the following charities: the Japan America Society of Chicago,
Aikido International Foundation, JETAA, or the Association of Asian American Yale Alumni!

Buy your tickets to experience the game today!

Please specify that you are buying a child ticket and would like
to reserve a spot in the Tunnel of Fire.

(Tickets will be left under your name at Toyota Park’s Will Call)

Group Sponsors include:
Association of Asian American Yale Alumni (AAAYA)
Aikido International Foundation (AIF)
Young Professionals Committee (YPC) of the Japan America Society of Chicago (JASC)
Japanese Culture Center (JCC)
Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Alumni Association (JETAA)
Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire

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