Artist Katie Ortega finds meditation in mandalas
With a lot of love and a little serendipity, artist Katie Ortega makes a living turning reclaimed pallets into works of art. A row of red, orange and yellow paints…
A pose and a pint: The rise of brewery yoga
About six months ago, the Caroline Rivera from Studio 83 Holistic Wellness started offering Beer Yoga every other Thursday night at The Marquee, a live music venue that serves craft beer in Sioux City, Iowa. “It’s less intimidating, less expensive,” she said. “It’s a way for me to introduce something that’s been so healing for me to a group of people who aren’t necessarily willing to walk into a yoga studio … Because, through no fault of the studios, it’s just not a place they feel comfortable.”
No topic is off-limits in Sioux City’s Talking Circle, where Native American spirituality offers healing
“This sacred space has given people the freedom to be able to say things, I think, they desperately want to say, but have nowhere else to say them.”