Anti-Inflammatory Eating Class
2027-05-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Heart Spring Health – Clove Kitchen, 7886 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Food has the power to either fuel inflammation or support the body’s natural healing processes. In this class, we’ll explore the foundations of anti-inflammatory eating and how nutrition can impact energy levels, digestion, immune function, mood, and overall well-being. You’ll learn which foods help reduce inflammation, common dietary habits that may contribute to it, and practical ways to create balanced, nourishing meals.
This class focuses on realistic, sustainable changes rather than restrictive diets. Participants will leave with simple meal-building strategies, grocery shopping tips, recipe inspiration, and a deeper understanding of how to use food as a tool for long-term health and vitality.
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Anti-Inflammatory Eating Class Details
When: Every Thursday
Time: 6:00 – 7:00PM
Cost: $29
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Hosted By Nikki

Nikki is a board-certified Functional Nutritionist, wellness educator, and the founder of Rooted Spirit Wellness. Her work is rooted in a holistic and personalized approach to health by helping individuals reconnect with their bodies through nutrition, lifestyle, and mindful practices.
Nikki’s journey into this field began through personal healing, loss, and a deep curiosity about how the body functions and restores itself. With a background in Health and Wellness from the University of Arizona and certification in Functional Nutrition, she combines science-backed knowledge with a grounded and intuitive approach.
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Writing Ourselves Human
2027-05-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Heart Spring Health – Dandelion Group Room, 7886 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Writing can be a beautiful way to express ourselves from the inside out – to explore creativity, play, grieve, heal, and celebrate. We can use words to go past and beneath words. We can honor memories, create worlds, describe things just as they are or transform them into what was unknown until the words flowed onto the page. We can connect deeply with others by sharing words on the page or spoken out loud.
Writing Ourselves Human is a class for writers at all levels of their journey. Whether you are experienced or are just dipping one toe in the water you are equally welcome. We will focus on generative writing (letting words flow onto the page). We will not critique one another’s work, although supportive feedback is available for those who want it.
You are welcome to write in any form – fiction, poetry, essay, journaling, even song. All you need is a notebook and a writing implement (or laptop), some curiosity, and you.
In this ongoing series, we’ll explore themes related to our common humanity, like:

Belonging
Embodiment
Impermanence
Play

Ruth will provide prompts (phrases, poems, images, music) to inspire your real-time writing. If you wish (and only if you wish – everything is by invitation and choice), you can share your writing out loud and invite group members to provide feedback about what is strong in your work. Any feedback offered is about the writing, not the writer, and is offered “as if” the writing is fiction. This creates a sense of safety and mutual support that many people find therapeutic.

Writing Ourselves Human Event Details
Dates: Every Thursday
Time: 6:30 – 7:30PM
Cost: $29
Space is limited — register now to reserve your spot!
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Meet Ruth

Ruth is a writer, facilitator, psychotherapist, and Tai Chi instructor. She certified as an Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) facilitator in 2002 after experiencing the healing qualities of a writing circle. She loves this approach because it is non-hierarchical, active, and supportive of new writing. Pat Schneider, founder of AWA says it this way:
“Whether your purpose for writing is artistic expression, communication with friends and family, the healing of the inner life, or achieving public recognition for your art – the foundation is the same: the claiming of yourself as an artist/writer and the strengthening of your writing voice through practice, study, and helpful response from other writers.”
Ruth has also facilitated several Write Around Portland groups and writes one-on-one with veterans through a program supported by the Wounded Warrior Project.
She is a published writer (poetry, flash fiction, creative non-fiction).
If you have any questions about this class series to help you decide if you’d like to join, please feel free to contact Ruth by email at Beautifulwordstogether@gmail.com.

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Breathwork Patterns and Theory
2027-05-06 19:15 - 20:30 | Heart Spring Health – Cedar Mind/Body Room, 7886 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
This Breathwork Patterns and Theory class is an educational and experiential breathwork class focused on learning a variety of therapeutic, active, and yogic breathing techniques while exploring how different breath patterns influence the nervous system, emotional states, energy levels, and mind-body connection.
Participants will explore breathwork through both practice and theory, learning how specific breathing styles can support grounding, regulation, activation, emotional release, focus, relaxation, embodiment, and nervous system awareness. This class combines guided experiential practice with accessible education on the science of breath and how breathing patterns can influence stress, energy, emotional balance, mental clarity, resilience, and overall wellbeing.
Breath patterns explored may include therapeutic breath patterns, active breathwork patterns, and yogic breathing techniques. Classes are designed to help participants develop practical tools they can integrate into daily life for stress management, emotional regulation, grounding, self-awareness, burnout, anxiety, and overall wellbeing.
Classes are trauma-informed, beginner friendly, and may include guided breathwork, nervous system education, meditation, somatic exercises, music, discussion, and integration practices depending on the focus of the session.
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The Five States of Awareness Class Details
When: Every Thursday
Time: 7:15 – 8:30 PM
Cost: $39 per session
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Meet Rachel
I believe the breath is connected to everything. Our muscles are connected to fascia, fascia is connected to the nervous system, the nervous system is shaped by the heart, and the heart is sustained by the lungs. Breath is one of the most basic signs of life, but it is also one of the most powerful tools we have for reconnecting with the body.
The mind, body, and spirit are not separate parts of us; they are always communicating. Our thoughts, emotions, relationships, stress, and lived experiences shape the way our bodies function, affecting sleep, energy, mood, digestion, tension, pain, and our ability to feel safe within ourselves. Likewise, what is held in the body can show up as anxiety, emotional overwhelm, fatigue, disconnection, or a sense of being stuck.
Through my approach, I bring a trauma-informed lens to breathwork that honors the relationship between the body, the nervous system, and lived experience. Breathwork supports the whole system because breath touches the whole system. Intentional breathing practices may support stress reduction, emotional regulation, anxiety relief, increased body awareness, nervous system resilience, and a greater sense of calm, presence, and inner steadiness. Through breathwork, we can begin to support the body from the inside out, creating more space, awareness, regulation, and connection throughout the whole self.

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