Mind Body Solutions Humanity Update 2017

humanity disguised as yoga

humanityupdate / august 2017

what’s inside...

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our mission: making a statement.

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our founder: a few words from matthew.

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our programs: helping people in the ways we do best.

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our numbers: making an impact.

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our year: taking a look at 2017.

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our future: taking a look ahead.

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our tribe: the minds and bodies of mbs.

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our support: those who have our back and make the work possible.

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our team: the staff and board members.

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our mission Mind Body Solutions transforms the lives of people living with trauma, loss, and disability and those who care for them by helping them integrate mind and body.

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by Molly Andy Bachman Richter

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from our founder At Mind Body Solutions, we believe that our mission applies to everyone. We are committed to transforming the lives of people living with trauma, loss, and disability and their caregivers. Everyone has losses; everyone ages; and everyone can benefit from deepening the connection between mind and body. We are a thriving community that works to unleash the best of our humanity.

We continue to teach adaptive yoga classes around the Twin Cities. We also train yoga teachers from around the world, over 1100 to date. We have been mentoring the emergence of other adaptive yoga organizations started by our students in Columbia, South Carolina, Seattle, Washington, and now in Europe. Our adaptive yoga programs are growing in leaps and bounds, including an increasing emphasis on digital content.

This year we are offering a new program and workshops.

After a year of development and staff training, we are formally launching our Living ‘til the End initiative for people living with chronic diagnosis’s and their caregivers. We created and launched a breakthrough approach to trauma and PTSD, along with a new, weeklong Advanced Studies for adaptive yoga teachers. We also offered a groundbreaking workshop entitled Body.Mind.Story where we team up with nationally renowned storytellers and authors Kevin Kling and Patricia Francisco. We continue to create unique learning opportunities for all of our supporters.

Finally, our work will be featured in a documentary short film (40 minutes) by award winning, New York based documentarian Andrew Walton. This amazing short will be running at film festivals this fall. Look for a screening at the Minneapolis Film Festival and big debut party this coming year.

At Mind Body Solutions, we value your support and hope you will come find us this coming year!

Peace and love, Matthew

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our programs

We also provide outreach via speaking engagements, demonstrations and classes throughout the TC Metro.

adaptive yoga opening yoga classes for everybody teacher trainings

healthcare provider & caregiver trainings

We adapt the principles of yoga for people in physically difficult and changing bodies. Our work is accessible to everyone, regardless of physical or neurological ability. Through our weekly yoga classes at our studio, two local studios, and Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Center, we unleash the best of humanity by improving the quality of life and providing hope and healing in unexpected ways.

We train healthcare professionals and organizations how to incorporate mindbody principles into everyday work life, both for themselves and for patients.

The result is a double bottom line effect: Improved outcomes for both patient and caregivers alike. In our approach, healthcare professionals experience increases in ability to manage stress, commitment to their profession and to their employers, as well as improved quality of life.

Our pre-eminent adaptive yoga teacher training is based upon the unique experience of our Founder Matthew Sanford, an award-winning author, nationally renowned yoga teacher, and paraplegic for the last 37 years. Our goal: We want a skillful adaptive yoga teacher in every community. We offer progressive levels of study in week long workshops as well as a Opening Yoga Certificate Program.

living ‘til the end The final stages of life are filled with uncertainty. Mind Body Solutions’ Living til the End program is designed to nourish both the individual and their caregiver(s) during this difficult life transition. This program will introduce participants to a mind-body approach that redefines the concepts of healing and living well. Using the universal principles of yoga and simple practices taught by trained Mind-Body Ambassadors, this program will help both patients and their caregivers find ease, relief, and connection in this time of shared uncertainty. Read more about the program on page 14. Be sure to watch this brief video too.

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our 2016 numbers A fraction of our impact last year.

10,000+ Adaptive Yoga Participant Hours 3,800

Newsletter Subscribers

3,000+

Facebook Likes

1,560

Email Inquiries

863

Donations

6,433

YouTube Views

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Opening Yoga Scholarship Recipients

1,100+

Adaptive Yoga Teachers Trained to date

1,000+

Healthcare Providers Trained to date

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our year In addition to offering 11 weekly adaptive yoga classes, community outreach, Opening Yoga teacher trainings, “Living ‘til the End” and new programs tailored for healthcare providers both on site and in our studio, we offered some exciting new ways to share our work and our mission this year...

opening yoga instructor

Over the past year, we welcomed another new batch of eager, thoughtful, and creative yoga teachers into a deeper level of MBS training - the Opening Yoga Instructor certification program. Each participant made the commitment to expand their teaching by taking part in a self-directed course of study. At their own pace within a three-year term, candidates complete two experiential courses, as well as additional studies under the guidance of MBS senior faculty. OYI graduates are able to teach anyone, including people living with neurological deficit, those suffering with PTSD, mental health conditions and the elderly. OYI Certificate candidates gain unparralleled insight into the nature of trauma, loss and disability while employing a method that derives from universal principles of the asana. These students are part of a unique group who are recognized for their exceptional diligence, creativity, and commitment to furthering the principles of yoga as they apply to people of all abilities.

2017 was our best year yet! Once again, yogis from around the world proclaimed April their month to DO YOGA to SHARE YOGA - and raised $60K for our adaptive yoga program in the process. Proceeds helped us fund our opening yoga training scholarship program, helped buy new props and equipment, and helped offer MBS staff addtional PTSD training. Above all, it helped us continue providing 10,000+ participant hours of adaptive yoga here, and tens of thousands more nationally, to those living with trauma, loss, and disability. Part of the reason for our great success this year was due to radical generosity of yoga teachers around the country. We invited MBS trained teachers to get involved in the yogathon by offering a “Kiss My Asana” donation class in their community during the yogathon. Wow, did our tribe step up. Dozens of classes, events, and gatherings helped us reach our goal! Expect fun things in 2018 to help mark our 5th Yogathon.

“Magical.” “Powerful.” “Intense and well-planned.” “Fun and more wonderful than I ever could have imagined.” These are a few of the words and phrases participants of the 2016 Body Mind Story workshops used to describe their experience. Participants from coast to coast came to learn from and grow into their own story. Renowned storytelling trio Kevin Kling, Patricia Francisco, and Matthew Sanford led the brave storytellers through a ground breaking new approach to teaching storytelling. Participants also recognized the true healing power of a story shared - both for the teller and the listener. The goal was to help workshop participants explore the role of both mind and body in recognizing and telling the stories of their lives.

The overwhelming response and success of this workshop enticed us to go big next year. Look for THREE new and innovative workshops in 2018.

Stay tuned for dates!

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our future Finding new ways to share our work in the world for those who need it most.

a new program LIVING TIL THE END Mind Body Solutions helps people of all abilities live better in their bodies. We believe everyone is capable of finding ease and relief within the body, regardless of their medical condition. It is with this simple truth that we bring you the Living ’til the End Program.

This program is not only for those who are living with serious or life-threatening medical conditions but also for those who provide care for them. A mindbody practice is something that can be done individually or shared with others.

It is not our intent to reverse your medical condition, but to walk with you on your journey, sharing the practices we love with you and others who care for you. Together we will develop ways of finding moments of relief and creating a sustainable practice for you.

And in this place, either individual or shared, healing can begin. The final stages of life are filled with uncertainty. Mind Body Solutions’ Living til the End program is designed to nourish both the individual and their caregiver(s) during this difficult life transition. This program will introduce participants to a mindbody approach that redefines the concepts of healing and living well. Using the universal principles of yoga and simple practices taught by trained Mind-Body Ambassadors, this program will help both patients and their caregivers find ease, relief, and connection in this time of shared uncertainty.

This innovative program is focused on those who are approaching the end of life and their caregivers. This may be defined as those who are entering hospice or palliative care programs, those who are living with a terminal diagnosis, and those who are living with serious chronic illnesses. The participants may be ambulatory, use a wheelchair, or be bed-bound, and should be willing and able to take part in the mind-body activities as their condition allows. Family teaching and participation is welcome and encouraged.

With the help of one of our Mind Body Ambassadors, we will develop simple mind-body practices that will bring greater comfort and relief to you as you navigate this difficult time of life.

Please contact amy@mindbodysolutions.org if you would like more information.

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our tribe The folks you will meet on the next few pages represent who we are and why we do what we do.

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meet rob.

Finding healing through yoga while sharing his expertise and that million-dollar smile with MBS...

Rob Ley understands the value of community. Rob, who serves on the MBS Board of Directors and is Director of Business Strategy, first came to MBS back in 2008 - shortly after he got “squished” as he describes it.

Rob was already a yoga practitioner before he was “thrown into the adaptive yoga realm”, but admits that the main motivation for his practice at the time was to challenge himself and to stay fit. Even though he practices yoga for different reasons these days, he still credits his active yoga practice as being one of his life savers after his scooter accident.

He describes his first MBS class experience with Amy [Samson-Burke], which also happened to be her first class back in 2008. “I was in Amy’s very first class and always felt safe.

This was less than twelve months after

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being in the hospital and feeling safe was a really big deal. Physically yes - but the whole community makes it feel safe in other ways.”

Since then, Rob has been a dedicated yoga student and feels that the practice has been integral to his healing.

“Yoga is an on-ramp to mind-body connection,” he explains. “Mind-body techniques and teachings have been a profound element of my healing… It’s been a long journey and I don’t think I’ve even scratched the surface.”

The MBS community of students, teachers and volunteers have contributed to Rob’s journey and he says that he used to struggle with recognizing where he lands on the spectrum of ability and disability, but has now reached a place where it doesn’t really matter and he credits the community for helping him on the path of self-

acceptance. “The expertise of the MBS faculty is nothing short of astounding.

Those who made this their life, their vocation for decades, and are so far down but yet so humble… when one sees that humility, it infuses something of value to the community that’s hard to describe.” Rob says. “You’re really encouraged to stay on your journey.”

Building community is an important piece of MBS’ mission and Rob recalls a line that illustrates this point.

“Jack Reuler [Artistic Director, Mixed Blood Theatre] says ‘the quality of a theater experience that you have is partially based on who is sitting next to you…’ And I think yoga class can be the same.”

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meet gabrielle.

From London to LA, this yoga student finally found her home with MBS...

If you pay close attention, there’s a sensation that can be felt, in finding a place where you can come as you are, and be; a place to call home.

The recognition of this sensation, and its connection, is what drew Gabrielle Chambliss into MindBody Solutions, back in 2012. She spotted the studio, across the street from the Minnetonka Lakewinds Food Co-op. After practicing for a decade in Los Angeles, and then in London, Gabrielle returned home to Minnesota. She was looking to touch base with her roots and start the next chapter of her life and healing, which included finding a new yoga home.

For Gabrielle, the practice of yoga began after years of competitive sports.

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She needed a way ‘to ease back, rather than push through’. A statement, one of her beginning teachers, often expressed with her. Living in LA, there was no shortage of yoga studios or styles, so Gabrielle spent years exploring various methods, until she discovered the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles. She recalls, “When I found Iyengar, I knew immediately that I found my practice. I found yoga.”

These days you can find Gabrielle practicing at Matthew’s weekly Monday morning Mixed Level Iyengar class. When she thinks back to her very first class with Matthew, she smiles, pauses and seems to recall the sensation that she was home. Gabrielle states with a smile, “It was extraordi-

nary.” She marvels at the way Matthew teaches, saying that his ability to teach with equanimity yet make it personal to every student, is a gift. She appreciates his teaching of space, and how he plays with the field around us. “He knows when there’s an opening to enter,” Gabrielle explains.

What started as a journey toward greater balance, continues to help Gabrielle sense and trust the world around, and within her. “Yoga is a lifestyle, yes, but it is a place to be,” she explains. “Yoga is a constant for me, in a world of unknowns, and offers me a place to practice with more choice and integrating this into [my] life.”

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meet mary & dick.

Feeling more connected, energized, balanced, and whole during one of life’s most sacred times...

Mary Roettger has been a long-time student at MBS, regularly attending our adaptive yoga class on Monday evenings at Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute. Mary, who lives with ALS, says that yoga has helped her reclaim her body with grace and compassion. “I have found that adaptive yoga reveals new ways of experiencing what is possible for me as I live each day with ALS,” she explains. “Every time I practice, I feel so alive and filled with an inner grace.”

Not only is Mary a dedicated yoga student, but also one of the first to participate in our newest program, Living ‘til the End. This innovative new program matches a Mind Body Ambassador with an individual living with chronic illness or nearing end of life, and together they will develop mind-body practices to help the participant find

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comfort and relief during difficult times.

Like her yoga practice, Mary has discovered different mind-body practices through Living ‘til the End to help her access and feel the space in and around her. Mary says, “Twice a month Amy Samson-Burke [Director of Programs] comes to my home and gently works with me, teaching me techniques to calm my body and get into touch once again with the natural rhythms and life force that is very much alive in my spine, my body and my heart.” She continues, “I access my whole body and feel the energy that is alive and streaming through me. I feel connected to my surrounding space, the practice leaves me feeling energized, balanced and whole.”

The impact of the program also extends to caregivers like Mary’s husband,

Dick. Mary says that Dick has become an active yoga partner and they have found ways to share these practices. For example, Mary explains, “We interlock our arms and dance together while I’m sitting in my wheelchair. My upper body sways as he supports me and our bodies become synchronized. It reminds us that we can still dance together.”

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, individuals like Mary and Dick are able to participate in Living ‘til the End at no cost. This support enables us to reach as many individuals as possible and create a ripple of change in humanity.

To learn more about Living ‘til the End, please visit mindbodysolutions.org.

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meet carey.

Singing with soul, teaching from insight, and sharing yoga with grace and compassion...

Carey Sims wasn’t looking to teach adaptive yoga. But the path found him. Carey is a yoga teacher based in Charlotte, North Carolina who has attended our Opening Level I / II training and most recently completed Advanced Studies in June 2017. Carey is also scholarship recipient, made possible by our generous donors.

Carey’s teaching experience began a couple years ago leading a seniors class. Now he is leading eight weekly yoga classes at various senior centers around Charlotte plus teaching a Yoga for Back Care class at his home studio, NoDa Yoga, and corporate yoga classes.

Carey explains that the Opening Yoga training made him think more deeply about how to translate the principles

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of yoga to anybody which has influenced the way he teaches adaptive and traditional yoga. He describes himself as the “basics guy” and aims to teach foundations over complexity. Carey, who is also an active musician, believes that teaching in this way is not unlike creating a piece of music. First, you start with a steady beat and from there you can start layering in more components, he explains.

He also says that training made him think about how teaching breath may not be a natural starting place for students. He says his teaching focuses first on the movement then adding in the breath. And how does he know when that’s working? “You have to listen. You have to watch,” Carey says.

“There’s a reciprocal relationship.

When the juices are flowing, there’s

a dynamic.” He needs his students to provide feedback, just as an audience would respond to a musician.

In the spirit of sharing, one of Carey’s students recently said that her penmanship has greatly improved since practicing yoga, particularly with moving the hands and wrists, which is something Carey integrates into many of his classes. Comments like this serve as a reminder for Carey who says. “It reminds me that yoga doesn’t have to be a big metaphysical thing. It can be. But it can also be a practical, awesome thing. It’s really beautiful.”

He adds, “It’s a gift to share with people how to inhabit bodies with grace and compassion.”

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meet christine.

Making a practice of never looking back , staying connected, and sharing self -realization with everybody...

Yoga has shifted Christine Paul’s relationship to her body, humanity and the world.

As someone who loves movement, she was drawn to yoga but during vinyasa practices she found herself frustrated and fighting for balance, due to previous injuries. “The practice wasn’t sustainable but I kept trying because I loved to move like that and I knew yoga was ‘so good for you.’”

Everything changed when in 2006 she met Matthew Sanford around the time when his first book, “Waking” was released. She didn’t really know much about Matthew before the book signing except that he was a yoga teacher and the book was about mind-body connection. She attended the event and as they say, the rest is history.

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During the event, Christine recalls, “I was in awe with his presence and how he moved his body. I thought, ‘I want what he has. If he can do yoga, I can do yoga and I want to study with him.’” She attended his class a few days later and never turned back. “It opened my world,” Christine says.

After attending Matthew’s class on a regular basis she asked whether she could come observe an adaptive yoga class. Matthew told her yes but only if she agreed to volunteer. After that first class, again, Christine was hooked and didn’t look back. From there, her involvement with MBS evolved, starting as a volunteer, then subbing, teaching and finally joining the faculty in 2013.

Today, Christine is an invaluable mentor for Opening Yoga trainees, teacher and still volunteers in our weekly

adaptive yoga classes. “We all have parts of ourselves that we pack away, hide or disconnect from. Little did I know, I put a piece of myself in a box and stored it in the attic. Yoga allowed me to find that box and unwrap it.

That box is now an infinite gift that I continuously unwrap.” She continues, “Yoga allowed for self-realization; who I am beyond my personality and physical body. A sensation or awareness of coming home to my real, true self or essence. Yoga opened the door and showed me this world exists. Does it stay? No. I have to continually practice and trust and know that it exists even when I can’t feel it and touch it or explain it. It’s there, it’s there in all of us. We all have this capacity, this strength.”

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our support

We’d like to recognize the following organizations who hold us up everyday...

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In addition to the steadfast support we receive from hundreds of individual donors every year, we have been fortunate to also have the backing of a few key foundations and progressive organizations who believe that transforming lives in big and little ways is a wise investment in everyone’s future. Thank you.

Cardinal Health Foundation, Inc. Church of St Joan of Arc - Outreach Fund Allina “Doers for Dollars” Program

Leonard G. Herring Family Foundation Riverbridge Partners, LLC Jonathan Schwartz Family Foundation

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2016 ANNUAL FUND DONORS: Martha Albrecht Michael Amy William Ankeny Sarah Baaijen Lori Bakken Cynthia Barthel Ellie Bathe Sue Benson Luke Benson Ellen & Rudy Boschwitz Janit Buccella Susan Calhoun Susan Calmenson Colleen Canning Gene Cooper Alyce Cranston Bob Crum

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Kathy & Hod Dahl Anne Deardorff Miriam Derman Gary Diamond Dave Diehl Susan Doerr Lisa Dunkley SusanErickson Tim + Ron Farber-Newman J. Marie Fieger Colleen FitzPatrick Brian FitzPatrick Brittany Foster Emily Fuerste Kim Gibbons Cristina Gon’calves Kathy & Hazen Graves

Laurie H Greeno Karen Greer Thomas Haberman Gail Hanson Quanita Haynes Juli Heath Bethany Hutchinson Nancy Hutchinson Anne Jacobson Christine Justice Ellen Kane Roxann Keyes Maia Kikerpill Kim Klisch Mary Kohanek Kayla Kronfeld Tim & Suzanne Lauer Matthew Lee

Kathy Lenarz Michael & Debra Ley Robert Ley Pilar Lorente Carol & James Lorenzen Judith Lu-Lawson Kris & Mark MacDonald Mary Jo Malecha Jo Ann Manthey Kathy McAlister Carla Mcclellan Russell Melzer Mary Miller Peter Mitchelson Sharon Mrocek Steve Murphy Cynthia Muskin Sylvia Nasla

Ann Nye Erin O’Rourke Donna O’Rourke Nancy Otos Kelly Pedersen Colleen Pelkey Sharon Radd Danielle Reed Becky Rees Ann Richardson- Stevens Miriam & Al Rickert Margaret Riebe LisaRoebuck-Krasno Jennie Ross Laura Russell Paula Sanford Bob Schlenker Charles Schwab

Linda Schwegman Peter Seals Jean & Allen Spielman-Housh William Spring Kathleen Stockhaus-Lee Jody Stricker Elizabeth Sullivan Jane Sullivan Renee Szarowicz Jane Tadsen Mark Thompson Madge & Brad Thorsen Meridel Tobias JamesVoci Beth Waterman Maryann Weidt

our donors

Our biggest thanks to these hundreds of friends who supported the work of Mind Body Solutions in 2016.

Mark Werner Susanne Westegaard Dale Widman Kim Zismer Mike & Jo Zukovich 2017 YOGATHON DONORS: Michelle Aalbers Jeanne Abresch Shelagh Adams Ronald Adelman Mark Albrecht Ben Aldritt Noah Alper Beverly Ames Michael Amy

James Amy Michael Amy Sharon Anderson Todd Anderson Therese Anderson Kari Anderson Marion Angelica Teresa Angier Laura Antelmi Kimberly Aprill Shannon Ash Amy Aubrecht Joan Autrey Molly Bachman Adrienne Bagnall Susan Bailey Benjamin Bakken Sue Baldwin

Patrick Ballard Niki Barker Susan Barnett Colleen Barnett Trish & Jason Barney Jill & Bill Bartel Rachel Bass Guennewig Ellie Bathe Phil Becker Roseann Becker Marilyn Beem Kathryn Begley Kelly Beller Megan Bennett Sue Benson Dominique Bereiter Rachael Berg

William Bergeman Suzanne Bernet Janice Berres Danielle Berres Emily Bessey Denise Bisanz Julie Blanch John & Pamela Blanpied Marla Bookhout Desiree Bove Paul Bower Barbara Bower Vancy Boyar Kelly Boyce Dawn Boyle Nancy Bray Robert Brereton Rebecca Briggs

Sarah Brindle Gudrun Brooks Jessica Brown Renee Brown Carol Bruess Tracy Brunner Kristen Bruya Mary Burge Kimberly Busch Valentine Cadieux Margaret Callahan Susan Calmenson Connie Campa Mary Cannon Jane Capel Jacinta Carlson Rob Carlson Jodi & Mark Caruso

Ed Cerier Louise Chalfant Shin Chiang Stacy Childers Jocelyn Chrisley Brittany Chrisman Jackie Christensen Jill Claphan Dick Comben Scott Conlon Laura & Todd Cook Gene Cooper Lori Coutts Fraase Natalie Cowell Terese Coyne Linda Crable Helen Cripps Robert Crossett

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Bob Crum Ellen Crump Aileen Culling Dan & Leah Cunningham Kathy & Hod Dahl Pat Dale Harley & William Dalton Patricia Dappen Betsy & Craig Davies Geoff Davis Patrick Dawson Melanie Dawson Douglas De Gooyer Calleen De Oliveira Joyce Dean Dana Demick Joshua DeWeese Meg Dexter Suzanne Dianetti Robert Dillon Rebecca Dittmar

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Mary Donohue Matthew Dooling Jennifer Drew Samantha Drost Jo Duffin Amelia Eddleman Kathryn Elgethun Neil Elkey Jeffrey Ellingboe David Ellis Nancy Ellsworth Jane Elsner Embrace the Wobble

Matt Erb William Erchul Jr Susan Erickson Cari Erickson ESL Federal Credit Union Alison Fairchild Cynthia Farmer Judy Farniok

Karen Fee Craig Feldman Kyle Feldman Carrie Fernandez J. Marie Fieger Susan Fink Erika Finkler Kevin Finley Brendan & Kari Finnegan Katleen FitzGerald Colleen FitzPatrick Kevin & Tina FitzPatrick Joe FitzPatrick Daniel FitzPatrick Sheila FitzPatrick Brian FitzPatrick Maureen FitzPatrick Timothy FitzPatrick John Foley Renee Forst Mark Francisco

Katherine Fratzke Stacy Friedlander Claudia Fuentes Emily Fuerste Ann Gabhart Claire Gagnon Lorie Gail SharonGarber Leah Getsinger Michael Gilliland David & Michell Gipner Lori Gleason Rebecca Gligo Rachel Glowacki Karen Goldman Cristina Gon’calves Stephanie Goodman Anne Gorton Alpa Goswami Fran Greelis Chelsey Green Susan Greene

Laurie H Greeno Barb Greenwald Davis Karen Greer Bob Gregory Brad & Cristen Griesbach Meghan Grossman Susan Grzeskowiak Jeannette Gustafson Karen Gustafson Suzanne Gutterriez Amy Guttery Heather Hackett Heidi Haines Robert & June Halloran Jayne Halvorson Anne Hanley Marlys Hansen Loren Hanson Rebecca Harkman Barbara Harms Deborah Hastings-Black Will Hathaway

Marianne Hayek Les Hazelton Edward Hazenberg Kent Heaner Juli Heath Julie & Greg Heaton-Hill Lecia Heinen Sarah Henderson Tessa Henderson Anna Hewitt Steven Hiebert Mary Higgs Helen Hildebrand Mary Hirsch Weston Hoard Trish & Ross Hobson Lori Hoerner Lisa Hoff Barb Hoffman Megan Holle Cortney Holles Matthew Hollosy

our donors

Your donations help us help others. Thank you.

Carolyn Holm Cynthia & Larry Holtz Susan Hopkins Cindy Horgan Jeff Hovanec Dagrun Howe Ginny Howe Julie Huck Shawna Hughes Lester Hughes-Seamans Denise Humphrey Lisa Huntley Jacie Hurd Bethany Hutchinson Jennifer Hwa Blaire Hysjulien Ann Iijima Bob Isenberger Randall Istre Victoria Izquierdo Kathy Jackson Erick Jaeger

Jean Jaeger Juanita Jahnigen Kathryn Jahnigen Joy James Jessica Jenner Robin Jensen Mark Jenson Kathleen Jewett Jacqui Jobbins Timothy Johanson Laure Johns Mariann Johnson Beth Jones Kaitlin Kalan Siobhan Kaliher Vara Kamin Ellen Kane Richard Kaplan Melanie & John Kasner Edward Kasner Kyoko Katayama Molly Kauffmann

Susan Kaufman Paris Kaye Phil Kellogg Patricia Kelly Rose Kelly Cindy & Bill Kelly Jon Kelly Pat & Tony Kerick Roxann Keyes Jeanne Kitzman Mara & Garrett Klein Jill Klingner Connie Koebke Barsic Jesse Kohlbeck Barbara Kok Jodi Komitor Jamie Kozlowicz Beth Krakow Tammy Kuenster Vick Kuzmenko John Larsen Tesa Laskin

Kristin Laursen Alain LeCoque Jaeok Lee Barbara Lee Megan Lemonds Mike Lenarz Levy Family Charity Fund Andrew Lewis Robert Ley Michael & Debra Ley John & Mary Lou Ley Robert Ley Vickie Lind Jana Lindberg Paula Lindberg Sara Litke Carol & James Lorenzen Michael Loscheider Katherine Low Jannette & Warren Lowe Todd Lowther

Judith Lu-Lawson LynnLukkas Deborah Lumendal Richard Lynch Becky Lyons Elizabeth Lyons Leslie MacGregor Kimberley MacLennan Caroline Macpherson Jane Magurie Cheryl Mahin Mary Jo Malecha Catherine Mamer Jo Ann Manthey Rosa Marroquin Elaine Martin Amanda McDew Wendy McGuire Sharon McLaughlin Joshua McMahon Mary McManus Mona McNeely

Sandy Mead Sharon Meyers Cathy Meyers Catie Michaelson Patty Miller Robert Miller Becky Miller Bradley Miller William Miller Melody Miller Doris Minnerath Tara Moghadam Bridget Molitor Lisa Ann Moore Liza & Andrew Morgan Carlton Morris Denise Morrisette Pamela Moser Sara Mountain Sharon Mrocek Stephanie Mullaney Christopher Murray

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Jeffrey Nalezny Marlene Nalezny Keith H Nelson Sally Nelson Paige Nelson NoDa Yoga Inc. Nokomis Yoga Elizabeth Nordstrom Patrick & Rachel Nudd Eric Nurmi Ann Nye Patti O’Leary Jerianne O’Neil Cristina O’Neill Ellens Joseph OConnor Nancy OHara Joan Olson Christine Olson Chad Olson Jennie Orchard Michael Oscarson Edgar Pablos Ruth Paisley Beth Pappas

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Mandy Pardo Franklin Parisi Averil Parkinson Kris Patrow Christine Paul Ellen Pechman Heather Perkl Susan Perlman-Chavez Jodi Peterson Daniel Peyla K Pfaffinger Mellodee Phillips Laurie Phillips Kathy Pierce Michelle Pietrzak-Wegner Janine Pingel Deanna Plant David Plaut Lindsay Pleggenkuhle Mary Plese Kate Poole Shannyn Joy Potter Nancy Poucher Caitlyn Pulitzer

Karen Purdy Peter Quayle Patty Radford Henderson Julie Railsback Robin Randazzo Francois Raoult Kristina Rauenhorst Judith Razieli Sandra Razieli Vivian Reese Tom Reid Todd Reubold Maryann Reynolds Gaye Reynolds-Gooch Armani Rhim Gail Rich Jeffrey Riebe Margaret Riebe Veronica Riera-Gilley Gail Rigelhaupt Colleen Riley Susan Harper Ritten Nancy Robinson Serina Robinson

Mary Roettger William Roettger Mark Roettger Brenda Roettger Mary Roettger Gregory Rogers Kris Rose James Ross Jennie Ross Myra Rucker Connie Rutledge Sally Sales Jane Samson Alan & Lucille Samson Amy Samson-Burke Janice Sandhoefner Katja Sandschneider Frederique Sardais Leah Sarver Mary Saul Thomas Saylor Leonard Sazevich Kathleen Schlosser Julie & Cliff Schlueter

Margie Schmid Toni Schmidt Carol Schreier Carolyn Schroeder Lillah Schwartz Shawn Seifert Nancy Selvage Aerin Sembhi Diane Senjem Sally Serna Caitlin Serrano Krishna Seshan Sarah Sheehan Molly Shill Kyla Shoemaker Carrie Shogren Mary Sievers Patricia Simmet Carey Sims Katie Sisel Alicia Skjoelsvold Tracy Skogland Carissa Skorczewski Margaret Slater

our donors

Your donations help us help others. Thank you.

Winifred Smith Jessica Smith Barbara Sogn-Frank Barbara Soria Cyndi Soter O’Neil Tanya Sowards Jane St. Anthony Mary Steiner John Steiner Molly Steinke Marjorie & David Stell Samuel Stern Carol Stevens Alaina Stewart Kathleen Stockhaus-Lee James Stockschlaeder Betty & Donald Stone Sara Streeter Carol Suchy Kristin Swedlund Maureen Sweeney Jane Tadsen Mary Tahnk-Johnson Amanda Taveras

LaVon A Tell The Parisi Law Firm Richard Therrio Janice Thielsen Maria Thieme Katherine Thomas JanThome Claire & Alan Thometz Sarah Thorsen Madge & Brad Thorsen Shannon Tingle Laura Tivendale Benjamin Tomera Kati Toney Jane Townsend David Trainer Mike Truwe Sherrie Turcotte Dawn Uremovich US Bank Foundation Shari Vaccaro Mary Vallero Karen Vizyak

James Voci Carol Vogt Cindy Wagner Emily Wahlquist Judith Waldman Beth Waterman Terra Watts Leslie Waugh Allison Weber Jan Weber Deborah Wegener Stency Wegman Jennifer Weichert Evan Welle Charles Welle Wren Wells John Wetli Tom Whelan Shawn Whelan Kevin Whelan Sarah Whelan Steven Widdoss Michael Widdoss Darald Wieneke

Aaron Wilbanks Margot Willett Wink & Bonny Willett David Willett Tom Williams Rhonda Willsher Cecilia Winter Beth Wischman Deborah Wolk Betsey Woody Yoga Bella Jean Young Valerie Zapanta-Koselke Donna Zimmerman Kim Zismer

we thank you...

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our volunteers Thank you for your time, energy, and commitment. Together, we transform lives...

Sari Abelson Brigid Alseth Julia Anderson Gretchen Austin Karen Ba Diane Bearman Roseann Becker Antonella Borgatti Ellen Boschwitz Halen Bower Wendy Brom Sonja Brown Ashlyn Cahill Nancy Cockson Deborah Cohen Linda Crable Chandler Domian Ommen Melvin Donaldson Julia Fansler Judy Farniok Angela Fern Fitz FitzPatrick

Mary Pat FitzPatrick Jake Gau Rachel Gustin Nan Hagg Kirsten Hoogenakker Nancy Hughes Bethany Hutchinson Mandy Jensen Laurel Jung Paris Kaye Katie Kohlbeck Kayla Kronfeld Anna Marie Landis Mike Lenarz Allison Locey Gini Loch Lara Lovhaug Chona Maglasang Nancy McKay Lorrie O’Neal Kimberly Orchard Christine Paul

Colleen Pelkey Sharon Radd Becky Rees Anna Rice Jennie Ross Carrie Shogren Katya Skogen Roca Soria Miller Ken Ujifusa Jon Vaughan-Fier Susan Vaughan-Fier Julie Welle Shawn Whelan Aubrey White Jen Wightman Marcia Willett Margo Willett Emily Zoltai

Interested in volunteering for MBS? Please email kathy@mindbodysolutions.org. We’d love to add your name to the list!

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our staff The cast and crew of Mind Body Solutions.

founder, visionary

office manager

Matthew Sanford

Kathy Dahl kathydahl@mindbodysolutions.org

director, programs Amy Samson-Burke amy@mindbodysolutions.org

director, development Molly Bachman molly@mindbodysolutions.org

director, business strategy Robert Ley rob@mindbodysolutions.org

social media / development coordinator Katie Kohlbeck katie@mindbodysolutions.org

administrative assistant Bethany Hutchinson bethany@mindbodysolutions.org

board of directors Kathy Graves, President Matthew Sanford, Executive Director Rob Ley, Secretary J.Marie Fieger Patrick FitzPatrick Emily Fuerste Ken Riff, MD Julie Champp

mindbodysolutions.org

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