Words that Matter to Us - Change

Change is inevitable.  We all have the ability to change, to improve and to become the best people we know we can be.  Our personal challenges are there to teach us new and better ways to live and will only enhance our growth and development in the long run.

Words that Matter to Us - Pave

We all have a purpose, and we appreciate those who pave a path so others can follow their example.  Amazing things happen when we learn from others!

Words that Matter to Us - Flow

Flows are a powerful force, and it's tempting to resist and attempt to go our own direction.  But life is soooo much simpler when we relax, take it easy and just go with the flow!!!

Words that Matter to Us - Spread

The word spread, makes us think of peanut butter or even the old Country Crock commercials, but it really matters in the context of spreading knowledge and new experiences to the community.  This is exactly what Mixin Mingle is all about and will be the basis for everything we do.

Mixin Mingle Weekly News 2011-06-24

Hello Mixin Minglers!

Hope you are having a great Friday and looking forward to the weekend ahead.  Mixin Mingle has been rented for a private event this Saturday, but we will be out on the sidewalk handing out brochures to people attending the D.C. Cobbs Music Fest this weekend.  If you are looking for something fun to do, this is a free event for all ages.

Oh, and let's not forget we have some exciting announcements for you. below.

Super-Couponing®

• Super-Couponing® and Super-Couponing® 2 workshops with Jill Cataldo will alternate monthly at our location starting in August!
• We will offer a Super-Couponing® Swap once a month so we can collectively save money using Jill's techniques.  Look for this to start in August/September 2011.

Fitness

• We are adding additional Zumba instructors and classes as we speak. More details next week.
• Flirty Girl Fitness Booty BeatTM is now offered weekly and is $10 per class.
• Yamuna Body Rolling is coming soon.  More details next week.

Me-Time

• Our neighbors at Unique Nails are giving us a group mani/pedi night on Wed 6/29 at 6:00PM and 6:45PM for $30 per person (normal rate is $35).  A minimum of three people, a maximum of 6.  Call 815-308-5170.  Cannot be combined with any other Mixin Mingle coupon, offer or multi-class discount pass.  The fee is $30 and registration is required.

Food & Nutrition

• Sherry Phoenix has created a workshop series that's all about helping people make food their friend.  She covers nature's best seasonal foods and provides tools to help you create and enjoy healthy, realistic and sustainable eating and thinking habits. This kickoff workshop will be held Wed 7/27 at 7:00PM.

That's the news for this week.  Check our web site at http://www.mixinmingle.com/ or our Facebook page for the most up-to-date calendar and to guarantee your space at one of our scheduled classes and events.  See you soon!

Mixin Mingle Inc.
231 Main St
Woodstock, IL 60098
1-815-308-5170
http://www.mixinmingle.com/
info@mixinmingle.com

Learn to Hula Hoop and Hoop Dance at Mixin Mingle in Woodstock IL

The next Hoop dance class at Mixin Mingle is scheduled for Tuesday 7/19 at 7:00PM.  Weather permitting we will hold this class outside in the park on the square so we can spread out and enjoy the summer.  We also have some handmade adult and kids' hoops on sale for just $20 a piece! Visit http://www.mixinmingle.com/ to guarantee your space.

Ashley Bransky teaches how to hula hoop and hoop dance at Mixin Mingle in Woodstock, IL.  Hoopdancing has changed Ashley's life significantly. She has not only gained physical benefits, but mental and spiritual benefits as well. Hoopdance is a meditation. When you are dancing, the hula hoop guides you into being in the moment and teaches you to

 focus. The hula hoop allows you to channel your creative energy and puts you in a focused state of mind where you create your own flow of movement. Her goal is to spread the joy of hoopdance to others and to show that anybody can hoop.  Learn more about Ashley by visiting her website at http://www.alovedanceexpressions.com/.

Hoop Dance Benefits

Mental

• Increases mental awareness
• Reduces anxiety and stress
• Boosts confidence
• Increases emotional well being
• Helps one to find a creative outlet
• Inspires a positive outlook
• Puts one in a meditative state

Physical

• Increases fitness level for the body
• Burns fat and calories
• Increases weight loss
• Increases blood flow
• Increases energy levels
• Strengthens and tones legs, hips, arms, waist, and knees
• Enhances flexibility and coordination
• Improves balance and motor skills

Super-Couponing® Workshops with Jill Cataldo at Mixin Mingle in Woodstock, IL

Mixin Mingle is thrilled to feature the Super-Couponing and Super-Couponing 2: Saving on Everything workshops created and led by Jill Cataldo.  These workshops will alternate once a month starting in August 2011.  Check our calendar at http://www.mixinmingle.com/ for dates and times when they are posted.

Jill Cataldo's Bio
Jill Cataldo, one of the premier coupon experts in the country, has lost count of the thousands of dollars she has gotten in grocery savings with coupons each year. Jill enjoys using coupons to get great deals and free groceries. In response to everyone who's ever asked her "how can I do that?" she developed her Super-Couponing® workshops, which teach people how to track sales and use coupons to their fullest potential.
Jill has been the subject of numerous media outlets, including ABC's Nightline, the CBS Early Show, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Fox News, WGN News, and many more.

Jill is the author of Super-Couponing® Tips" a weekly syndicated newspaper column devoted to couponing. Super-Couponing® Tips is read by over 20 million people nationwide. In 2010, she launched a video companion series to Super-Couponing Tips, featuring weekly, one-minute video coupon lessons that are widely syndicated online.

Her coupon-savings radio segment, "Deals of the Week," launched her to fame locally, appearing weekly on the largest rock radio station in Chicago. Jill regularly works as a consultant to stores, manufacturers and coupon distributors to help analyze how consumers will utilize coupons and promotions. In addition, Jill is also a consumer blogger who focuses on teaching beginners to use coupons correctly and ethically, maintaining a blog about grocery savings at http://www.jillcataldo.com/.

Art Journaling at Mixin Mingle in Woodstock, IL

Art Journaling will be held at Mixin Mingle in Woodstock, IL on the following dates:

Fri 7/8 10-11AM - Backgrounds
Fri 7/15 10-11AM - Collage Effects
Fri 7/29 10-11AM - Stamps & Stencils
Fri 8/5 10-11AM - Letters & Doodling

Visit http://www.mixinmingle.com/ for more information and to guarantee your space.  Each Art Journaling class is $15.  We are a kid-friendly facility and have a supervised play room. Here's more information about Art Journaling from the instructor Trish Doornbosch.

Art Journaling: A Low-Stress Creative Outlet

By Trish Doornbosch

Simply put, art journaling is creating a journal with pictures. Starting with your thoughts or an image, you create the pages using simple artistic techniques. It's a cousin of scrap-booking, and no formal art or drawing experience is required. Anyone of any age can do this.
We journal because we don't want to forget something, or we want to organize our thoughts, or we need to be creative, and this is a quick and easy way to do all that. A travel journal, for example, keeps all those travel keepsakes in one place. Filling a book with photos of a family reunion together with some personal thoughts on the event is an example of a journal with just one theme, not to mention a cool way to document family history.
To start, work in layers and begin with the backgrounds. Work with the same media and do a bunch of backgrounds all at the same time so you'll have spare pages to work on later.
Begin with a personal photo or cut image from a magazine or junk mail that inspires you. Use found materials, ephemera or photos as a starting point, as in collage, or just drip paint onto a page and move it around to create swirls and puddles. Stamp over your page with purchased stamps or those you make from recycled materials like bubble wrap. Add texture by overlaying tissue paper or thick paint. There is no wrong way to do this and don't stress whether or not your pages are artistic or good enough.
Here are some suggested materials:

• Glues. Experiment with a range of glues. Not all are suitable for all grades of paper.
• ModPodge (registered trademark). This is a decoupage glue and is good when using heavier pieces like fabric or cardboard. It also seals the surface.
• Acrylic Gesso. This gives tooth to a slick surface so that paint can adhere. Gesso can be used for adding texture. Thickly apply the gesso and spread around on the paper surface. Once dry it can be incised with sharp tool.
• Pens. Use permanent ink felt tip pens gel pens, and ballpoint pens.
• Pencils. Also try colored pencils and watercolor pencils for variety.
• Paints. Use acrylic or watercolor paints. You may need to prime your paper with gesso first.
• Other materials such as stamps, stencils, and sponges.
• Recyclables. For example, vegetable netting or candy wrappers, but they must be clean!

Note: Some of your kitchen tools make good stamps, though once you use them for art, do not use them for food use. Get used tools from garage sales for art use.
Your journal pages
I generally use both sides of the paper, obviously waiting for one side to dry first before using the other side. You can use old books (please not antique!) and gesso the pages first, or draw and paint directly on the pages.
If you're using larger sizes of paper feel free to cut them to whatever size you want, keeping in mind smaller pages are easier to fill and to handle. Especially when traveling.
The edges of your pages can be trimmed using scissors that give a fancy edge, or use a hole punch to create patterns along the edges. You can use a sponge and just touch the page edges with dark paint.
Finished pages can be bound with strong thread, look online for pamphlet binding demos, or punch holes along one edge and tie together with yarn, ribbon or binder rings found in your local office supply store.
This is one of those crafts that can be done anywhere, anytime. Have a go box or bag filled with inexpensive supplies, the kind you find in the school supply section of your local department store. You can work on your journal while waiting in a doctor's office, waiting for a child to get out of soccer practice, and after everyone else has gone to bed and you can't sleep.
Making your own journals doesn't have to cost you a lot of time or money. Just buy your basic supplies and get started!

About the Author
Trish is a freelance writer, art teacher and artist living in Northern Illinois. See her work online at http://www.trishadstudio.com/.
Article copyright: Trish Doornbosch

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Trish_Doornbosch

Words that Matter to Us - Dream

Dream, and dream BIG!  Why not?  It's not a discussion of fantasy versus reality, it's about thinking positive and keeping an open mind to the potential possibilities and opportunities that are available to us all.  We have a right to dream, to imagine and to create. Our individual potential is blocked only when we limit ourselves by our beliefs, so let's quit doing that...the sky is the limit! :)

Words that Matter to Us - Perseverance

Perseverance sounds like a struggle, but for us it means sticking with something through the highs and lows and seeing it through to completion.  If everything in life was easy, it would be difficult to appreciate life's plateaus and exhilarating moments.  Enjoy the journey!

Words that Matter to Us - Commitment

This is really a lead in to tomorrow's word, but it is important to keep commitments.  Whether they are commitments to people or principles, keeping our promises helps develop a strong reputation and builds better relationships.  When it comes down to it, we are building a brand with others and being where we say we are going to be and doing what we say we are going to do lets others know they can rely and depend on us.  Smiles!

Words that Matter to Us - Abundance

Today's word "abundance" is especially important because it means there's plenty of good for us all to share and enjoy.  First came across this word after a discussion in a therapist's office, and have since found it helpful in a variety of personal and professional applications.  Whenever worry creeps into our thoughts, let's try to remember the word abundance and re-direct our thinking to something that's positive.

Mixin Mingle Weekly News 2011-06-16

Greetings!

June is shaping up to be an exciting month and we want to thank everyone for their patronage and support in just our second month of business! We also want to keep you updated on our progress and let you know what's coming soon.

SUPER COUPONING WITH JILL CATALDO WAS SOLD OUT!

This was an exciting event--with nearly 100 people in attendance! We trust those who attended are already seeing a difference on their grocery bills. We are sorry we had to turn so many eager Super Couponers away due to space limitations, but we are planning to have Jill return soon, so keep watching our site and e-mails for updates. We would also like to host a coupon club at our facility. We are in the brainstorming and planning stage right now, so this is the perfect time to get involved and give us your input. You can start by letting us know if you would be interested in participating in a coupon club at Mixin Mingle. Give us a call at 1-815-308-5170 or send an e-mail to info@mixinmingle.com.

WE WANT ZUMBA! WE WANT ZUMBA!

Mixin Mingle classes are a popularity contest, and the classes with the most customer votes wins. Zumba is a HUGE success and we will be adding several classes per week! It is soooo much fun dancing to the Latin beats with a room full of friends, and you can burn upwards of 500+ calories in a single hour. No more boring treadmills! Zumba is currently held Mondays @ 7:00PM. Check our Online Scheduler often for more dates!

MORE FITNESS, DANCE, FUN & COOL PLEASE!

With all the excitement of Zumba, everyone is pretty thirsty for more! We are actively planning a schedule which will include Belly Dance, Bollywood Dance, Hip Hop, Yamuna, Capoeira and more. In the meantime, be sure to check out the classes we do have scheduled.

• Hoop Dance - once a month we hula hoop and push ourselves to new limits to learn new moves. If the weather permits, we will hold the next class outside on the square. Hula hoops are provided for the class, and we have new handmade hoops in kids and adult sizesfor sale for $20 so you can practice your new skills at home or share the love with someone else. Next date will be mid-July and is limited to 6 happy hoopers!
• Booty BeatTM Intro Class - we have added this dance & fitness class on Tuesdays @ 7:00PM. The first class is available for the intro price of $5 and subsequent classes will be $10.
• Hip Hop Dance Fitness Class - learn hip hop dance this summer.  First class is Thursday 6/23 @ 7:00PM.  First class is available for the intro price of $15.
• Wii Just Dance - Video gaming dance-off and workout at its finest! Next date will be end of July.

You can register for any class now to reserve your space using our Online Scheduler.

MUNCHIN MINGLES ARE ON THEIR WAY!

Talk about jumping through hoops...we are making headway on obtaining county approval to host food events and cooking demonstrations with our local favs. No food is off limits--think Sushi, Indian, Thai, Tapas, Vegetarian, Mediterranean and more. We like this concept because it gives people an opportunity to experience and learn about new tastes and cuisines relatively risk-free. We will let you know as we get closer to offering these.

NO POINTS - WE WANT DOLLARS!

At our open house last month we watched customer's eyes light up as we explained all the exciting things we will do at Mixin Mingle, but then we watched them quickly lose interest as we started droning on and on about our confusing points system. Well all that changed and we quickly coverted everything to dollars, but we still offer the same terrific values for customers and have included babysitting in the price of an individual class. Private event/meeting space rentals, office equipment use, and all our other services, including graphics/web design, marketing are priced separately. See http://www.mixinmingle.com/ for more information and pricing.

NEW MULTI-CLASS MEMBERSHIPS ARE AN AMAZING VALUE!

If you are planning to take classes and attend events on a regular basis at Mixin Mingle, we offer incredible savings when you enroll for our multi-class passes. We offer the following options:

• $25 a month for 3 classes per month (+$5/mo each additional household member)
• $50 a month for UNLIMITED classes per month (+$10/mo each additional household member)
• $10 a month to add babysitting pass to either pass (up to 4 children ages 6 mo+)

Multi-Class passes are memberships so they are billed month-to-month to a Visa, Mastercard or ACH. There are no enrollment or cancellation fees, and there is no minimum time commitment. A canceled multi-class membership can be reinstated one time every twelve months.

REGISTER ONLINE WITHOUT PAYING!

You can reserve your space in a class using our Online Scheduler without paying for the class--you can pay at the door. The day before the class, we will call you to confirm your reservation.

GET YOUR ESSENTIAL OILS AT MIXIN MINGLE

We are such a fan of anything to do with well-being, and we also offer a series of classes related to essential oils, that it only seemed natural for us to offer you a way to experience "Liquid Gold" at home. We are excited to become a distributor of Young Living's Essential Oils. Our starter kit will be at the store soon, but you can purchase through us any time. Just give us a call at 1-815-308-5170.