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Life Skills Training
Chicago
Learn essential life skills such as financial literacy, communication, and time management in Chicago's Life Skills classes, equipping participants with the knowledge and tools to thrive in various aspects of their personal and professional lives.
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Mushroom Collection and Identification
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
New! Cover the basics of mushroom collection and identification for the Chicago region. Learn simple, easy-to-find characteristics of common fungi including distinguishing cap gills and stipe features. Time will be spent outdoors identifying and collecting a few specimens. Dress for the weather. The School’s CEUs=5 hours OPC elective
$115
QA Test Automation with Selenium
Forte Knowledge @ 333 W Upper Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
Selenium is rapidly becoming one of the most popular and most powerful test automation tools. It is an open-source framework for testing web-based applications, which can run in many browsers and is supported on all major platforms. In the first part of the course you will learn the definitions, terms, and how to create a simple test using Selenium WebDriver. You will then dive into test frameworks and Web elements recognition, and will understand...
All levels
16 and older
$25
More Life Training
Wright Graduate University @ 445 E Ohio St, Illinois City, IL
Discover the core beliefs underneath who you are so you can envision and move toward who you can become. During More Life Training, you’ll have the opportunity begin to roll up your sleeves and do some real hands-on work to discover your purpose and bring to light some of the hidden dynamics behind WHY you do what you do…and perhaps why you haven’t yet tapped into who you could become. To go even further, you’ll have the chance to sign up...
All levels
18 and older
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Tai Chi: Advanced Sun-Style
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
Sun-style is the most modern form of tai chi, known for flowing movements and gentle postures. This course continues with in-depth study of the Sun-style for students who have completed the intermediate level and feel comfortable advancing. Some qigong exercises, such as the Eight Pieces of Brocade, will also be practiced. Class locations vary and will be held outdoors when weather permits.
Guided Outdoor Silent Retreat
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 25779 N St. Marys Rd, Chicago, IL
Unplug from technology, take in the beauty of our outdoor surroundings, and make space to become present to ourselves in the context of silence. This retreat includes time for structured, intentional dialogue, periods of guided, seated meditation, and ample solo time for silence and reflective walking.
$149
Yoga and Meditation Retreat
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 25779 N St. Marys Rd, Chicago, IL
Enjoy a state of relaxation and reconnecting with nature through activities like breathing exercises, gentle yoga, journaling, and meditation. All are welcome.
$149
Valentine's Day Dish Garden Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Celebrate Valentine’s Day by learning to create a beautiful dish garden from start to finish. After class, dress for the weather and enjoy the day with your Valentine walking around the Chicago Botanic Garden. All materials themed with Valentine’s Day colors will be provided to create your own oasis to enjoy all year long. Please bring gloves, an apron if desired, and pruning shears. Price is for two people, and you will take home one...
$119
Coaching The Body Fundamentals
This course covers the theory, principles and practice underlying the Coaching The Body™ system, a modality developed by Chuck Duff that integrates techniques of Thai bodywork with an updated understanding of the revolutionary concepts of trigger point therapy. Trigger point therapy, as initially formulated by Drs. Travell and Simons, included at the time only a partial understanding of some concepts that we have found to be critical to successful...
Beginner
18 and older
Yoga with the Garden
Enjoy a combination of gentle breathing, stretching, meditation and relaxation with attention placed on postures designed to build strength and resilience. Connect with your yoga community in this live, interactive format from the comfort of your own home. Please ensure we have your current email on file, as this is how we will send login instructions to you prior to class. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts....
Clinical Core for Upper Body
Thai Bodywork @ 1019 Asbury Ave, Evanston, IL
This course provides a full protocol for addressing the most common upper body complaints seen in clinical practice. Student will learn to address shoulder, upper back and neck pain by understanding the role of proper scapular positioning, the various muscular sources that can feed the upper body with satellite referral, perpetuating factors for upper body pain, and key treatment modules for the most important muscles in this area. There is a relatively...
All levels
18 and older
Made for the Shade Container Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Need some color in the shade? Take a Garden walk to view shade-loving plants, and then create your own container designed with shade in mind. We will use a variety of plants, including perennials and annuals. Please bring gloves. All other materials are provided.
$112
Introduction to Mushroom Identification
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Although DNA testing is the only way to tell with complete and absolute certainty what mushroom you have found, in this class you will learn the basics of mushroom identification. In addition to becoming more familiar with the major mushroom groups from a morphological standpoint, you will also learn the basic characteristics of fungi including cap and stipe features, how to use a key, and how to make a spore print. We will collect specimens...
$124
Relaxation Retreat
Surround yourself with nature for a day of relaxation while you enjoy forest bathing and live sound meditation. Begin your day with a slow, two-hour forest bathing walk covering less than one mile. Forest bathing, originally developed in Japan as Shinrin yoku, refers to the practice of immersing all your senses in the healing forest to reduce stress hormones and increase immune function. Next, break for lunch on your own surrounded by fall Garden...
$149
Fairy Garden Terrarium Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Make your own fairy garden terrarium! Indulge your imagination while having fun decorating this miniature garden in a glass jar using small plants, small-scale garden features, and fairy decorations. The containers, soil, plants, and all the decorations needed to create your fairy garden will be provided.
$112
Enchanting Spring Dish Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the perfect way to bring the beauty of spring to your tabletop with a captivating combination of blooming bulbs, lush ferns, and vibrant moss. Create your own enchanting miniature woodland landscapes that will evolve and blossom as the season changes, offering a delightful glimpse of spring indoors or outdoors. All materials are provided for a seamless and immersive experience.
$124
Yoga in the Garden
Peterson Garden Project @ 6300 North Broadway, Chicago, IL
What’s more peaceful than sun salutations in the garden? Come join us for a free yoga class at Vedgewater, taught by an experienced professional instructor from Centered Studios. The class will be geared toward gardeners and the ailments that can come with gardening (knees, wrists, low back, etc). This class is open to students of all levels, no previous yoga experience required! Note: Bring a yoga mat or a towel, as we will be on the concrete...
Free
Forest Yoga Walks
The Resiliency Institute @ 16W560 Bluff Rd, Willowbrook, IL
Rejuvenate yourself with forest yoga walks by stepping outside and away from electronics to connect with nature, quiet the mind, and reduce stress. Walks will begin with a brief ecological overview of the area, continue with invitations to deepen connection to nature and self, then conclude with a tea ceremony of locally harvested plants. We'll focus on energy exchange with the natural world, discover our place within it, and foster an appreciation...
$30
Preparing Your Lawn for Fall
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Fall is the best time to prepare for a healthy, lush lawn for the upcoming season. Learn the basics of lawn renovation and how to prepare your lawn for winter. Discuss and observe proper techniques for installing sod, seeding and overseeding, and aerating and fertilizing—all aimed at revitalizing your lawn. Please dress for the weather.
$37
Owl Prowl at Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Long Grove, Chicago, IL
Explore the mystery of owls at night. Learn owl behavior and identification, as well as the places these fascinating birds are likely to be seen. After an indoor discussion, you will enjoy a guided walk in the woods to look and listen for these enigmatic birds. Dress for the weather, and bring a flashlight and binoculars.
$49
Be Your Own Perfumer: Create a Signature Scent
This 2 hour course takes place at Chicago's only perfumery. Create a fragrance unique to you. In this course you will be informed mentally and sensually. A brief overview of perfuming technique and vocabulary is followed by interactive sampling of fragrance families such as citrus, floral, fruity, and spicy. Each student is encouraged to note aromas that they find attractive. This leads to each person creating a unique personal scent! In this class...
$25
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