Local artist to teach Medicine Cards
The Mancos Public Library, 211 West First St., will present “Hands of the Ancients” Medicine Cards Workshop with local artist Jan Wright from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 20.
The free workshop will use the artist’s newly created Hands of the Ancients Medicine Cards. Each card features a watercolor painting by Wright of rock art, dwellings, artifacts and other iconography from the Four Corners.
Participants will learn several methods of spreading the cards to receive guidance from the Ancient Ones.
Use of cards during the workshop will be provided by the artist and additional decks of cards will be available to purchase. A selection of the watercolor paintings from the artist’s Hands of the Ancients Medicine Cards series will be featured in August on the library’s Artwall beginning Tuesday.
For more information, visit www.mancoslibrary.org or call 533-7600.
Take yoga for cyclists with Iyengar teacher
A Yoga for Cyclists Workshop with certified Iyengar instructor Martha Evers will take place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the Four Corners Yoga Studio, Room 32 on the third floor of the Smiley Building, 1309 East Third Ave.
The cost is $25, and 20 percent of the proceeds will benefit Durango DEVO. Participants will learn yoga poses to alleviate tight muscles, open the calves, hamstrings, quadriceps, hips, shoulders and spine.
For more information, email marthaevers@gmail.com or call 769-2508.
A do-it-yourself class to help with back pain
A free self-help, do-it-yourself class for people suffering from back pain, sciatica and hip issues will take place from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday at The Self Heal Center, 635 East Fifth Ave.
Participants will learn tips to save time and money on doctor bills for back pain, and chiropractor-yoga-rehab specialist Dr. Keneen Hope McNiven will share how she avoided hip surgery.
Class size is limited to 10. Participants must preregister. To register, call (303) 513-8055, email Life@YogiKeneenDC.com or visit www.YogiKeneenDC.com.
Herald Staff
