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What’s happening in the world of weed in Central Oregon

2021 OCT

Courtesy Matt Cyrus

AFTER THE GREEN RUSH

Hemp production declined this year as the industry recoils from an oversaturated market

By Jack Harvel

After a brief honeymoon phase, the hemp market crashed due to oversupply and lack of infrastructure for industrial hemp processing.

It’s been three years since the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production on all agricultural land in the United States after nearly 50 years of prohibition. A verifiable green rush followed, with farmers hoping to cash in on the versatile new crop. Over 11,000 acres of hemp were grown in Oregon in 2018, and by 2019 it jumped to over 63,000 acres.

Since the high in 2019 the industry shriveled in the oversaturated market. In 2020 Oregon grew less than half of what it did the year before, and so far in 2021 the state produced the least amount of hemp since legalization, at about 7,500 acres this year thus far. This has spelled trouble for Central Oregon, where the climate is well-suited for the drought- and frost-resistant crop.

“They say that for the CBD market you need about 20,000 acres to raise enough hemp to cover the CBD demands for the nation,” said Matt Cyrus, president of the Deschutes County Farm Bureau and the Central Oregon Hemp Association. “In 2019 they raised about 500,000 acres nationwide. So, we raised a 25-year supply in one year.”

The oversupply affected prices by an order of magnitude. In 2017 hemp was grown by a select few who opted into statewide pilot programs, and prices for a pound of biomass — what remains of the plant after flowers are cultivated — could sell for much as $100. Now it sells between $1-2 a pound. There is also competition among international markets; the U.S. grows the third-most hemp in the world behind China and Canada. A Hemp Benchmarks survey showed that over half of hemp farmers were either cutting back or keeping the same amount of hemp production in 2021, and that over 20% didn’t plant in 2020.

“It’s a very expensive crop to raise, you’re looking at thousands of dollars per acre investment, and when you don’t get a recovery, there were a lot of farmers that literally bet the farm,” Cyrus said.

The most profitable market for hemp has historically been in medicinal CBD oils used in distillates, lotions and smokable flower. With prices down, farmers are exploring more traditional hemp uses like fiber and hemp seed oil, a dietary supplement without CBD or THC.

“Under typical irrigation, you’ve got plants that will grow 12-14 feet tall, you cut the tops off for seed, typically for oils, and then you’ve got the stocks that can then be processed for fiber, going into everything from paper to clothing, plastics, building materials, hempcrete, hemp fiber board,” Cyrus said. “But we don’t have the infrastructure to properly manufacture it in most of the U.S.”

Investment in fiber infrastructure is growing, but most hemp sourced for clothing comes from China, which has more experience growing hemp specifically for fiber. While hemp predominantly goes toward the CBD market in the US, 75% of China’s hemp production went toward fiber, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service.

Though the market is in a lull, Cyrus expects the market to stabilize once there is infrastructure to support it.

“It’s a pendulum that, kind of like with every market, whether it’s real estate boom and bust, or, every commodity, corn, wheat oil, kind of whatever, the pendulum is in the downside, and I expect the pendulum will swing back up,” Cyrus said. “It won’t come back as high as the highs, and it won’t drop back down below the lows again. But it’ll move back and forth until it’ll create somewhat of a balance.”

Hemp’s honeymoon phase is over, but farmers who grow it learned valuable lessons on how to raise the crop.

“It’s kind of like the California gold rush. Everybody jumped in, everybody was going to make their fortune, and quite frankly, had we known the first year what we know now we’d have done much better,” Cyrus said. “There was no history and no background, there was no research, prices were high, but yields were really low and it was high-intensive crop loss simply because nobody knew how to raise the plant outdoors.”

MARIJUANA, THE DROUGHT BOOGEYMAN

When it comes to farm crops, hemp and marijuana aren’t the water hogs

By Jeremy Dickman

If you are reading this, it is likely that you have also read a recent rash of Oregon and national media outlets bemoaning the criminal marijuana conspiracy that is consuming Southern and Central Oregon’s water.

“‘Blatant theft’: Illegal pot farms in Oregon taking drought-stricken state’s scarce water,” screamed Eugene’s The Register-Guard on Sept. 17 above an Associated Press story by Andrew Selsky. Less than a month later, on Oct. 13, Selsky wrote a follow-up of sorts, which made its way to The Washington Post: “Overwhelmed by Illegal Pot, Oregon County Declares Emergency.”

The latter piece reported on Jackson County Commissioners declaring an emergency to get their hands on state funding (and perhaps National Guard troops) to fight unregulated marijuana farms.

“Since recreational marijuana was legalized by the voters of Oregon in the November 2014 general election, the illegal and unlawful production of marijuana in our county has overwhelmed the ability of our county and state regulators to enforce relevant laws in our community,” Jackson County Commissioner Rick Dyer said in a press conference Oct. 13.

While Commissioner Dyer seems intent to blame illicit marijuana production on the voters’ decision to legalize marijuana in 2014, Selsky seems to be going a step further; he’s ready to place disproportionate blame on unregulated marijuana farms for the West’s current, decades-long megadrought.

“From dusty towns to forests in the U.S. West, illegal marijuana growers are taking water in uncontrolled amounts when there often isn’t enough to go around for even licensed users,” Selsky wrote. He continued, claiming the “number of illegal grows appears to have increased recently as the Pacific Northwest endured its driest spring since 1924.”

Naturally, Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson got in on the water blame-game, commenting not long after his deputies raided an unregulated marijuana farm in Alfalfa. Nelson told Selsky that the farm’s neighbors were forced to drill a new well because of water “theft.” Neither Nelson nor the unnamed neighbor were directly quoted.

Those knowledgeable about farming will tell you, however, that hemp and marijuana consume a fraction of the water sucked up by cash crops like alfalfa, wheat or corn.

Matt Cyrus, president of the Deschutes Farm Bureau and the Central Oregon Hemp Association, has grown hemp, the non-psychoactive version of cannabis, in past seasons, and currently farms between 200 and 1,000 acres of various crops in Central Oregon.

“Our hemp used about one-third as much water as our hay field,” Cyrus said. “We had one field where it rained, so we had moisture in the soil, and it was almost a month before we watered it at all.” Cyrus said there is no difference in water consumption between hemp plants and marijuana plants.

There are methods too numerous to count that can increase or decrease the water needed to grow a cannabis plant. An outdoor plant may need nothing at all in a wet enough season, while indoor plants often benefit from complicated water-delivery systems. To a farmer who’s seen everything, however, marijuana simply isn’t as thirsty as other crops.

“In the last few years, we’ve learned a lot about the crop and discovered that it is very drought tolerant as well as frost resistant,” Cyrus said.

Moreover, the potency of marijuana means fewer acres are needed to meet demand. For example, it requires between 200 and 400 gallons of water to create one bottle of wine from grape to table. A typical marijuana plant might produce up to a pound of usable marijuana, and requires 1 gallon of water per day in a growing season of a few months. As any casual user knows, 1 pound of marijuana is a massive amount; more akin to a case of wine. The 1/8th-ounce measurement for a joint is more comparable to a bottle of wine.

That joint requires about 1 gallon of water—all season—to reach you, seed to lighter. In the battle of sip versus puff, wine sucks up many orders of magnitude more water from seed to harvest.

Science is no match for ideology, however, and funding pressures perhaps related to the passage of Measure 110— the ballot measure that decriminalized user quantities of cocaine, heroin, meth and other drugs—are beginning to hurt the bottom line of some law enforcement agencies. The Jackson County Community Justice Department eliminated eight departments in its latest budget. It seems harder to break the rules of your parole if low-level drug possession no longer constitutes a parole-violating offense.

When a law enforcement budget depends on boogeymen, it is essential to resurrect an old one if you can’t create a new one.

Klamath County Sheriff Chris Kaber told the Oregon Public Broadcasting podcast Think Out Loud that he treats marijuana as an “organized crime” issue, and blamed law enforcement budget cuts in prior years for the recent “10-fold” uptick he is seeing in illegal marijuana farms.

In the same interview, Lt. Brandon Boice of the Oregon State Police said the “criminal element” involved a “substantial cartel presence” in Southern Oregon in particular. Boice remarked that “it’s not exclusively cartels; there’s all sorts of nationalities, of Asian descent, Caucasian, that are involved with organized crime and the criminal element.”

Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniels, quoted in Selsky’s Register-Guard piece, said an illegal marijuana farm utilized pumps and pipes to draw water from Deer Creek. Daniels called it “one of the most blatant and ugly things I’ve seen.” (Daniel’s department worked a double-murder as recently as May 2021.)

Yes, unregulated marijuana farms should be policed, and should not steal water. Legal marijuana license holders cheer black-market arrests and seizures, though it’s tough to tell if they compete for the same consumers. That does not mean we throw context out the window. Implicitly blaming marijuana farming for a 20-year drought that is undoubtedly more a result of mainstream agriculture, a booming population and a warming climate ignores that context. It also ignores the fact that many of the black-market cannabis farmers actually do have water rights. “Illegal growers may be stealing water because they don’t have [marijuana producer] permits,” Cyrus said. “But if they’re using legal water, they will be using less water than they would for any other crop.”

In short, a farmer illegally producing cannabis may be better for the water table than just about any other kind of farmer.

Oregon State Police busted an illegal marijuana grow containing over 85 greenhouses in Klamath County August 3, charging the property owners with Unlawful Use or Appropriation of Ground Water, among other charges.

INSIDE A GROW OP

Local dispensary, locally grown product: Tokyo Starfish opens up its grow operation

By Nicole Vulcan

Bend’s beer and cannabis cultures may seem like they’re centered in the dispensaries and taprooms dotted around town—but those in the industry know that the real action takes place in the city’s “buds and suds” district. Tucked into an industrial sector of northeast Bend are the low-key buildings that house the baby plants that will one day become monster buds for a host of local shops, along with the multitudinous bags of malt and barley that will soon become the beer that makes Beer Town, USA, so famous.

While nefarious operators turn to far-flung portions of Central Oregon to grow illegal weed for not-legal markets, legal operators can set up shop right in the heart of town. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like inside a legal weed grow, this is your chance to take a look. The team over at Tokyo Starfish recently gave me a tour of its grow operation, right in the heart of Bend’s not-so-famous Buds and Suds district.

Mamas and Babies

The first room on the tour is the nursery, where larger “mother” plants are grown to supply plenty of clones. While people in the cannabis industry will debate the merits of one growing system or another, Tokyo Starfish’s lead grower Patrick Bernard is an evangelist for the more traditional method: plants grown in soil, which fosters a better flavor, Bernard says.

What’s his favorite strain right now, I ask him as I look over the list of the 22 strains this grow op currently has in cultivation.

“Purple Icewater,” he said. “The final product is beautiful. It’s an easy grow, it checks all the boxes—tests well, grows well, tastes amazing.” What’s beautiful about it? I ask. “The bud structure, the leaf-to-bud ratio, trichome production… it just really sparkles,” Bernard says. The trichome density—the number and size of the crystals on each bud—is what really jazzes customers, too, Bernard explains. People also love colorful buds; purple and shades of green, for example. The smell is important, too. If a customer really likes the smell of a certain bud, chances are they’re going to enjoy its effects as well, Bernard said. marijuana-growing. These days, LEDs are more of the standard, using up less energy to operate and requiring far less in the way of fans to keep buildings cool. Tokyo Starfish uses LEDs in all stages of its grow operation.

Vegetation

Tokyo Starfish’s operation includes roughly 15,000 plants—a good portion of them occupying the “veg room,” where plants are cultivated to a certain size before they’re moved and encouraged to flower. About 25 to 30% of the

marijuana flower sold at Tokyo Starfish’s four dispensaries (three in Bend, one in Salem) comes from the in-house grows. Not long ago, Tokyo Starfish shifted from using a series of organic fertilizers and soil amendments— added at various times throughout the grow cycle—to using “amended organic living soil” that requires about 30% less labor.

The Flower Room

While some might imagine a marijuana plant in full bloom to be giant, with massive buds pouring out of every crevice, Bernard and his team take a different approach. Inside the flowering room—cloaked in darkness upon my visit, as the plants get a diminishing amount of light in order to be encouraged to flower—are stacks and rows of plants of between 1 and 3 feet high. Bernard doesn’t go for big plants, but compact ones that can save space and allow the plants to produce one—or a few— choice buds per plant.

The Harvest Room

With four dispensaries to stock, there’s always a need for fresh flower. With that in mind, the team harvests some of its plants every week. Inside

the room containing the plants nearing harvest are more stacks and rows of plants, all in four varying stages of progress. Harvesting about four rows per week makes for an even workload for the crew, and an even delivery of product out into the world.

Drying It Out

Which rooms smells the sweetest, the harvest room or the drying room? It’s hard to say, but in the drying room, plants first get hung upside down, then get placed in drums for more dry-

ing. Unlike other portions of the state, where rain falls a majority of the year, Central Oregon growers don’t have as many concerns with mold or mildew. What they do face, however, is a race to ensure the bud they’ve just crafted gets to the consumer before it gets overly dry. Each crop has to be lab-tested for THC content, residual chemicals and other stuff before it heads to the dispensary, so while it’s lying around, awaiting its test results, each of the drums—and the jars that the product ends up in— also get packed with a moisture packet.

After all of the love and care and work that went into creating it, the last thing people want during the final stage of the process is a coughing fit.

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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF RAD GLASS

Glass pieces that Ming Dynasty vase makers would be proud of

By Trevor Bradford

Owning the most ornate bong or dab rig is considered bragging rights among the stoner community. These one-of-a-kind glass pieces can bring a heightened experience to an already “high” scenario. While some intricate pieces rely on cosmetic designs like opals or familiar characters, other artistic smoking utensils focus on the smoke production or smoothness of the inhale. For this issue of the Leaflet I went on an exploration to find some of Bend’s raddest glass pieces at a variety of head shops.

Opal Dab Rig

Up first is a colorful dab rig covered in 36 “opals,” or jewels. I found this flashy rig at Midtown Direct Smoke Shop, located next to Top Shelf Medicine off of Greenwood Avenue. The attached quartz banger can come with

a terpene pearl inside the banger, terpene pill valve system and a perfectly fitting marble to use as a carb cap. The pearl, pill valve and marble make the dabbing experience more manageable because the user can control the flavor and amount of smoke being produced. Clocking in around $700 for the rig, banger and accessories you’ll be coughing up clouds of smoke and dough for this beautiful piece.

Bend Bong

Next, are two pieces from Midtown Direct again and were produced by Trident Glass out of Eugene. The first bong features a shout out to Bend that is integrated into the glass. A gorgeous mountain landscape with “Bend, OR” painted onto the neck of the glass makes this piece seem more like a dope flower vase rather than an expensive smoking device. The bowl included also features an artsy outlook on the outdoorsy town.

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Opal Dab Rig. convenience but is still an awesome bong to gaze at. I consider this piece more convenient because of the lighter and bud holders that have been strategically placed at the base of the bong. Pot heads no longer have to feel out their pockets or check the surrounding area for lighters. With designated places for your necessary smoking needs, this bong will keep your organization skills at an A-1 level.

Both the Bend and lighter holder bong ironically retails for around $420 out the door.

Last in the lineup is a fantastically crafted bong and dab rig I found at the Piece of Mind head shop.

Pop culture in the stoner world is where glass blowers get a lot of their inspiration from. Skeletons, “Aliens” and everything in between have all been redesigned and sold as bongs and dab rigs to the fans of the genres. Local Bend glass blower Carsten Carlile produces

eye-catching bongs and rigs that bring marijuana crafts into the mainstream glass blowing industry. pieces that tops out at $3,500 is a double skulled bong that is perfect for the Halloween season. Taking crystal skulls to another level, this percolating beauty is definitely on the list of conversation starters.

Flower Power

To end this list of rad glass I tried to find the most expensive and elaborate piece possible. Carlile again takes the cake with this Xenomorph strictly flower bong. Going back to the OG days of smoking, this piece has a fixed bowl and a carb attached straight to the alien’s tale. This “Aliens” inspired

bong prices at $6,000 and seems more comfortable sitting on a fireplace mantel rather than some stoner’s dirty coffee table.

As potheads get older and obtain higher incomes, the weed they smoke and pieces they use get higher up in price ranges as well. Owning the raddest glass in your friend group truly is important to some stoners and with bongs topping out at $6,000, finding one that fits your personality could be just one head shop away.

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Bend Bong.

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Lighter and Bud Holder Bong.

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Double Skull Bong by Carsten Carlile.

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Flower Power Xenomorph Bong by Carsten Carlile.

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Elixir Wine Group Pop-Up Restaurant

Joinus for anelevateddiningexperience.Featuring ChefJoshPodwilscreatingFrenchinspiredfood usingthebestingredientssourcedfromCentral Oregon.Dishes are pairedwithElixirsportfolio ofgloballyandlocallyproducedwines.LiveJazz Saturdayfrom4-7onthepatio.BookatElixirWine CompanyReservations.Fridays-Saturdays,6-9pm. ElixirWineGroup,11NWLavaRd.,Bend.Contact: 541-388-5330.Elixirwinegroup.com.$12-$40.

Kara’s Kitchenware - Cooking Classes

Seefull event list:http://karaskitchenware.com/ events/list/Wednesdays-Sundays.ThroughDec. 31.KaraHansen,375SWPowerhouseDr#120, Bend.Contact:541-617-0312.

BEER & DRINK

Come for the Boos Stay for the Booze - Halloween Party at Initiative Brewing!!

21+ ONLY Callingallguys & ghouls21 & over! Oct.29,8-11pm.InitiativeBrewing,424NW5th Street,Redmond.Free.

Cross Cut Warming Hut: Locals’ Day!

Tuesdays are Locals’Day.EveryTuesdayenjoy $1offregularsizedraftbeverages.Comebythe WarmingHutandhangoutbythefire.See you soon,Bend!Tuesdays.CrosscutWarmingHutNo5, 566SWMillViewWay,Bend.

Growler Discount Night! Enjoy$2offgrowler

fills every WednesdayatBevel!Wednesdays. Bevel CraftBrewing,911SEArmourRd.SuiteB,Bend. Contact:831-245-1922.holla@bevelbeer.com.Free.

Locals’ Night Mondayistheday to beatSilver MoonBrewing!SilverMoonBrewing,24NW GreenwoodAve.,Bend.

Locals’ Day Comeondown to Bevel Craft Brewing for $4beersandciderand$1offwineallday. There are alsofoodspecialsfromthefoodcarts locatedoutbackatThePatio!Tuesdays. Bevel CraftBrewing,911SEArmourRd.SuiteB,Bend. Contact:holla@bevelbeer.com.Free.

Monkless Belgian Ales - Friar’s Festivus Beer Release Thetimehascome for

thisyear’sFriar’sFestivusrelease!The first chance to snagthisclassicBelgianwinter ale beforeit’s gone! Nov. 1,Noon-9pm.MonklessBelgianAles Brasserie,803SWIndustrialWay,Bend.Contact: 541-797-6760.aaron@monkless.com.Free.

Spider City Brewing Pints for Ponies

SpiderCityBrewingisgraciouslyhosting a “Pints for Ponies”night for HeartspaceHorseSanctuary. $1from every drinksoldwillgotowardcaring for elderly,abused,neglectedhorses,ponies,donkeys andmulesintheirfinaldays.Oct.28,3-7pm.Spider CityBrewing,1177SENinthSt.,Bend.Contact:541602-8441or503.679.7170.ahenry55@gmail.comor info@heartspacehorse.com.Free.

ATHLETIC EVENTS

2021 Happy Girls Sisters Run

Challengeyourself to thehalfmarathonandenjoy beautifulsingletrack,fast,flowydescentsand amazingviewsoftheCascadesonthePeterson RidgetrailsystemjustoutsideSistersorhavefun withthe5Kwhichtoursthescenicwestern-themed town. We alsofeaturethe2021VirtualHappyGirls Run for ourextendedHappyGirlsRunningCommunity!Oct.30,8am.FivePineLodgeEventCenter, 1021DesperadoTrail,Sisters.$35-$99.

Bend Area Running Fraternity Thegroupwill

run,maintainingsocialdistance,alongtheDeschutes Riverandthenreceivediscounteddrinksfromthe cideryaftertherun!Mondays,5pm.AVIDCiderCo. Taproom,550SWIndustrialWay,Bend.Contact: bendarearunningfraternity@gmail.com.Free.

CORK Saturday Morning Long Run Meetat

ThumpCoffeeinNWXat 8 am for ourSaturdayRun. We willheadout for a longrunthenmeetbackat Thump for a coffee.Allpaces are welcome!See you Saturday!Saturdays,8-10am.ThumpCoffee - NW Crossing,549NWYorkDr.,Bend.Contact:541-6472284.centraloregonrunningklub@gmail.com.Free.

Dodgeball (Adult Co-Ed League) Join

thepremierco-edsocialadultdodgeballleague committed to makingsureplayershavefun,get a workout,andmake new friends.Dropin for one game,orjoinus for thefullseason;ourcommunity isopen to allskills,abilities,genders,and competitiveness.Registeronsiteoronline.Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30pm.ThroughDec.15.MazamaGym, COCCBendCampus,2600NWCollegeWay,Bend. Contact:hi@benddodgeball.com.$7.

Halloween Walk-About Getyourcostumeson

andheadondown to thebarn for somespookyand safeHalloweenfun!Oct.29,4:30pm.HealingReins TherapeuticRidingCenter,P.O. Box 5593,Bend.Free.

Planet Fitness Home Work-Ins Planet

Fitnessisofferingfreedailyworkoutsvialivestream! Thebestpart?Noequipmentneeded.Getyoursweat onatleastfourtimes a day.Valid even for thosewithoutmemberships!VisitthePlanetFitnessFacebook page for moredetails.Ongoing,4-5pm.Free.

Redmond Running Group Run All levels

welcome.FindtheRedmondOregonRunningKlub onFacebook for weeklyrundetails.Thursdays, 6:15pm.CityofRedmond,Redmond,Or.,Redmond. Contact:rundanorun1985@gmail.com. bodyposition,thenworkonskillsthroughoutthe afternoon.Saturdays,1:30-3:30pm.SeventhMountainResort,18575SWCenturyDr.,Bend.Contact: 541-728-7878.info@gritclinics.com.$75.

Grit Clinics: Cornering & Switchbacks OR

Jumping* Cornering/Switchbacks(odddates). Jumping (even dates).Saturdays,11am-1pm. SeventhMountainResort,18575SWCenturyDr.,Bend. Contact:541-728-7878.info@gritclinics.com.$75.

Grit Clinics: Happy Hour Trail Ride

‘N Skills JoinGritClinicsat a new traileach week to workonspecificskillsneeded for the features you willencounter.We’lltacklejumps andcornersonWhoops,technicalclimbingand descendingonFunner,swoopingdescentson Tiddlywinksandmore!Ourweeklytrailchoice willbedeterminedaheadoftime.Fridays,4-6pm. Phil’sTrailhead,SkylinerRd,Bend.Contact:541728-7878.info@gritclinics.com.$75.

Grit Clinics: Skills & Ride We’llstartwith

dialinginourbikesandbodypositionandprogress through several moreskillsbeforehoppingonthe nearbytrails to test our new skillson a funride. Joinus for threehoursofskill-buildingfunwhile you take yourriding to thenext level! Sundays, 10am-1pm.SeventhMountainResort,18575SW CenturyDr.,Bend.Contact:541-728-7878.info@ gritclinics.com.$99.

Grit Clinics: Women’s Foundational

Mountain Bike Skills Callingallladies new to mountainbiking!Injust two hours,you’llfeelmore confidentsettingupyourbike,shifting,braking, andnavigatingsmalltrailobstaclesafterinstructionfromtheskilledcoachesatGritClinics.This istheperfectenvironment to gainconfidenceand meet new friends!Wednesdays,5:30-7:30pm. SeventhMountainResort,18575SWCenturyDr.,Bend. Contact:541-728-7878.info@gritclinics.com.$75.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

40 Days to Personal Revolution For the

durationoftheprogram, we meetTuesdaynights for 75-minuteholisticcoachingsessionscentered aroundbalancingbody,mind,andspirit.Tuesdays, 7-8:15pm.Through Nov. 16.Contact:541-550-8550. namaspayoga@gmail.com.$40.

7 Gates to Healing Seven Gatesis a deepdive intoyourinternallandscapebyexploringdifferent gatesofhealing(grief,shadowaspects,andtrauma....). Nov. 1 to Jan.17,7-9pmemail:rootedandopen@gmail.com to register.

Access Bars and Body Process Gift-

ing and Receiving How muchofyourlife do you spenddoingratherthanreceiving? First Tuesdayof every month,6-8pm.TheBlissful HeartYogaBarn,45NWGreeley Ave Entrance inBackAlley,Bend.Contact:541-848-7608. jenniferevemorey@gmail.com.Free.

Advancing Your Yoga Practice 4-Week

Series Have you feltready to take youryoga practice to thenext level? Wednesdays,5:306:45pm.Through Nov. 17. Free SpiritYoga + Fitness + Play,320SWPowerhouseDrive,Suite150,Bend. Contact:541-241-3919.info@freespiritbend.com. Registration$72.

Bend Pilates BendPilatesis now offering a full scheduleofclassesthroughZoom!Signup for your classonMindbody.comanddownloadZoom. For moreinformationvisitbendpilates.net/classes/. Ongoing,Noon-1pm.$20.

Capoeira: A Perfect Adventure Become

your own hero. Text 541-678-3460 for location andtimes.Tuesdays-Thursdays,7:10pm.High DesertMartialArts,2535NEStudioRd.,Bend. ucabend@gmail.com.$30intromonth.

Coaching Group Buildyourdreamlifewhile connecting to a supportive,motivatingcommunity. Clarifyyourgoals - internalorexternal,immediate orlong-term,selforotherfocused.Learn new skills,techniques,andinsights to makeithappen! LedbyDianaLee,MeadowlarkCoaching.Mondays, 6-7:30pm.Contact:914-980-2644.meadowlarkcoaching@yahoo.com.$15-25.

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Learn the original form of Tai Chi at a Central Oregon Tai Chi class!

Diabetes Prevention Workshop Joinusas

we getactive,loseweightandfeelgreattogether! Thisfree,onlinediabetespreventionprogramis sponsoredbyyourCrook,DeschutesandJefferson Countyhealthdepartments.Learn how to manage stress,improveyourhearthealth,eatwelland stay motivated!Tuesdays,9-11am.ThroughJuly12. Contact:541-876-1848.Free.

Drop In Monday Meditation - open to all

Comejoinusinthebeautifulgardens for meditationandhealing!Mondays,6:30-7:30pm.Blissful HeartWellnessCenter,45NWGreeley Ave, Bend. Contact:510-220-2441.cathleen@blissful-heart. com.DonationBased.

In-Person Yoga at LOFT Wellness & Day

Spa In-personyogaclassesatBend’s newest yoga studio!Scheduleonlineorgiveus a call to reserve yourspot!Tuesdays-Thursdays,5-6pm.LoftWellness & DaySpa,339SWCenturyDrive Ste 203,Bend. Contact:541-690-5100.info@loftbend.com.$20.

Kirtan, Dance, and Sacred Song Joinus

ThursdaysatTulaMovementArtsandYoga for an eveningofKirtanDanceandSacredSongwiththe BendavanBhaktiBand,aroundthebackoutside onthegrass.Noexperienceneeded.Anuplifting eveningofBhaktiYogaThursdays,6-8pm.Tula MovementArts,2797NWClearwaterDrive,Suite 100,Bend.Suggesteddonation$10-$20.

Know Mystery - Cooking as Creative

Meditation Learn how to approachcookingas a dailyactinvolvingmindfulness,gratitude,and joy. Oct.27,6-7pm.Contact:541-312-1029.laurelw@ deschuteslibrary.org.Free.

Living Well with Chronic Conditions The

Crook,DeschutesandJeffersonCountyhealth departments are offeringthisfree,sixweek,online class to supportpeoplelivingwithchronichealth conditions.Wednesdays,10am-NoonThrough Nov. 24.Contact:541-322-7446.$10

Motivation and Goal Setting Workshop

FeelingPandemicBlues?It’s a greattime to redesign yourlife.Makeuseofyourtimeathomebysetting andreachinggoalsin a freeZoomWorkshop.CertifiedLifeCoachJacquieElliottishosting a motivation andaccountabilityworkshoponthe first Mondayof theeachmonth. First Mondayof every month,5:307pm.Contact:coach@jacquieelliottclc.com.Free.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Meeting

ZoommeetingPassword:301247 For moreinformation:centraloregonoa.org/Sundays,3-4pm.Contact: 541-390-1097.oacentraloregon@gmail.com.

Praise Music in the Vineyard with Ron

provided for you.Oct.31,11am-Noon.Faith,Hope andCharityVineyards,70450NW Lower ValleyDr., Terrebonne.Contact:541-526-5075.marketing@ fhcvineyards.com. Free ofCharge - RSVPOnly.

Prenatal Yoga 4-Week Series Rejuvenate,

relaxandrechargeas we move, breathandbuild communitywithotherexpectantmoms!Thursdays,10:45-11:45am.Through Nov. 4. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play,320SWPowerhouseDrive, Suite150,Bend.Contact:541-241-3919.info@ freespiritbend.com.Registration$72Drop-In(if spaceallows)$20.

Sound Yoga & Gong Bath Meditation

Eastside Thisexperientialyogaclassexploresvibrationthroughmovement,musicandmeditation. Wednesdays,6-7:30pm.ThroughOct.27.Hanai Foundation,62430EagleRoad,Bend.Contact: 808-783-0374.Kevin@soundshala.com.$15-$20 suggesteddonation.

Tai Chi class Thefocusofmyteachingis ontheindividual,notonthegroup. I teachthe originalformasitwastaughtinthemonastery: unchanged—Taoist Tai ChiChuan108movements. Tuesdays-Thursdays,9:45-10:45am.Central Oregon Tai Chi,1601NWNewport Ave, Bend.Contact: 541-797-9620.Arawak327@gmail.com.$70.

Tai Chi for Health™ created by Dr. Paul

Lam Thistwo-dayperweekclassisappropriate for anyonewhowants a slower Tai Chiclassorthosedealingwithchronichealthconditions.Mondays-Wednesdays,9-10am.Oregon Tai Chi,1350SEReedMktRd Ste 102,Bend.Contact:541-389-5015.$55-$65.

The Happiness Course Whatdohappypeople

reallylooklike?Thisinteractiveskillsandprocessinggroupfocusesonusingourindividualstrengths, rewiringourbrains for positivity,andpractices for elevatingourmoodwhilealsoconnectingwith others(highestfactorcorelated to happiness!) 4-5:15pm.TheBaseatFranklin, 5 NWFranklin Avenue,Bend.Contact:541-610-8826.hello@baseatfranklin.com.Insuranceorslidingscale.

The Transformative Power of Reso-

nance in Relationships Navigatinginterper-

sonalrelationshipdynamicsis key to ourwellbeing andcreating a senseofalivenesswithothers. For registrationcontactBethatbethwm519@gmail. com Wednesdays,6-8pm.Through Nov. 10.Contact:503-680-5810.bethwm519@gmaiil.com.$150. for oneor$260. for two people.

The Vance Stance/Structural Reprogram-

ming TiredofbeinginPain?Get to therootofwhy you are tight,crooked,sufferinginthisseriesof 2-hourclassesinposture & flexibilitythatbeginMon, Aug.30.Choosefrom 4 classtimesweekly.Mondays-Thursdays,Noon-2pmandMondays-Wednesdays,6-8pm.Through Nov. 18.EastSideHomeStudio, 21173SunburstCt.,,Bend.Contact:541-330-9070. vancebonner@Juno.com.x12class,$180.