Join in to build and plant your own Container Herb Garden when Heidi Sibert, landscape Architect from James Martin Associates brings everything needed for a fun potting experience. Get ready to dig in!  Limit 12.   Supplies included

Thursday, June 5, 2 pm to 3:30 pm. $40

This 4-part series with Sue Baugh, will teach, with tremendous skill,  the flowing movements that can gently improve your balance, strength, and flexibility; increase bone and joint health; and encourage deeper breathing. Also, help reduce anxiety, promote deep relaxation, and nurture the mind.  The 18-part form can be adapted to individual needs—beginners are welcome!   Wear comfortable clothing.

5 Wednesdays, May 7, 14, 21, 28 and June 4,  1:30 pm to 2:30 pm.  $100/$90

Join in to experience the healing power of nature – how it calms, energizes us, holds us through hard times, and rejuvenates our souls. Gayle Byck invites you for guided sensory meditation, self-reflection and sharing, with a closing tea ceremony. We will meet at the Skokie Lagoons, Forest Way Road & Tower, Winnetka. Details with Registration. No bathing suits for this event. 

       Thursday, June 12, 10 am to noon. Woods @ Skokie Lagoons, Winnetka.   $45/$40

Join in when Dr. Kristi Tough Desapri, MD, from Bone & Body Women’s Health, joins us to talk all things about bone health. An important topic for all women at all ages!

  Thursday, April 3, 2 pm to 3 pm, No Charge

Let’s move, but gently!! Join us with Fran Freeman, certified instructor for a class where we will work on range of motion, strength, balance and most of all, flexibility!  Bring a yoga mat, a blanket, or towel, and let’s get started!

                                                                        6 Fridays: May 2 to June 6, 9 am to 9:45 am,  $65/$58

Join us for a two-part series with Women’s Exchange beloved fashion consultant, Suzanne Newman, to achieve your optimal springtime look in this fun, hands on class to define your style and edit your wardrobe.  You will learn the basics of de-cluttering, organizing, and enhancing your wardrobe. During Our second gathering… Bring your questions and individual fashion challenges, (bring an outfit or piece or two) for hands-on advice within the group participants.

                                                             2 Wednesdays: April 16 and 23, 1 to 2:30 pm. $65/$60

As our world appears divided and chaotic, are you feeling the need for supportive spiritual community? You are invited to join Therese Evans and other like-minded women in a Circle of One. This discussion/ meditation healing adventure offers an opportunity to open your heart and connect with the Divine Presence within.

3 Wednesdays: April 9, May 14, and June 11, 11 am – 12:30 pm.  $95/$85

Join us by Zoom to learn about preserving your hearing and the importance for cognitive health with Dr. Lori Halvorson and Dr. Ann Benny from Lake Forest Hearing.

This workshop will be Zoom only and recorded for registered participants. Link will be sent Friday morning.

                                                                                         Friday, March 14 @ 1:30 pm CT to 2:30 pm. $20

 Master Your Apple Watch

Join in with facilitator, Michael Gershbein, to learn everything that you never knew about your Apple Watch, from customization to health tracking and notifications to extending your phone’s functionality to your wrist.

 Thursday, January 30, 10 to 11:30 am. $35/$30.

Wisdom of the Body

Join us as Sue Baugh goes into how the body’s wisdom can help us create peace within and around us. Each class will cover the basics of the body’s amazing structure, the energy of the organ systems, and how to transform negative emotions into positive using 5 healing sounds. Come experience the love and peace your body carries within it.

4 Wednesdays February 12, 26 and March 12 and April 2,  1 – 2:30 pm.   $135/$125

What if we are more than just a physical body? Ancient traditions and modern energy medicine suggest we are made of a subtle energy field that holds information about our physical, mental, and emotional health. Balancing this energy can help restore the body to its natural state of balance. As Energy Psychologist Donna Eden says, “Matter follows energy. When your energies are vibrant, so is your body.”

Discover Energy4Life, a bioenergetic scanning technology that detects imbalances in the human energy field to support healing.

Whitney Liptay, an Energy Healer (Core Star School graduate) and certified Energy4Life practitioner, has over 21 years of experience in Energy Healing, Spiritual Coaching, and Intuitive Readings in Winnetka. A cancer survivor at 22, she has dedicated her life to empowering others to heal themselves and find hope in their health journey.

                                                                                         Friday, January 31, 4 pm – 5:30 pm, $35/$30

Join us for a special program to learn of the various origins and users of a variety of coffees…Plus a tasting of four different coffees that are certain to surprise you! Dr. Brian Moskalik will present an overview of coffee and address some of common misconceptions. Brewing methods and basic extraction theory will be demonstrated.

                                                 Rescheduling for a new date. Stay tuned.

Circle of One

As our world appears increasingly divided and chaotic, are you feeling the need for supportive spiritual community? You are invited to join Therese Evans and other like-minded women in a Circle of One. This discussion/ meditation healing adventure offers an opportunity to open your heart and connect with the Divine Presence within.

                          5 Wednesdays: January 8 & 22, February 5 & 19, March 5,   11 am – 12:30 pm.  $150/$140

Find Your Fashion Happiness

Join us at Von Maur’s in the Glen, when Women’s Exchange hosts their own image and wardrobe consultant, Suzanne Newman.  This gathering will offer tips, and ideas with an opportunity to ask your own questions to style your best self for the holidays.        Limit 12

                                            Friday, November 8, 1 pm to 2:30 pm. Von Maur, Glenview. $25

CIVIL PEACE in 2024

In all the uproar of current politics and culture wars, only one question really matters: Who benefits from us being so divided? Join guest presenter, Sue Baugh, as we explore finding our way from civil war to civil peace. We’ll look at how we can reclaim our natural hearts and minds. The future of our world depends on this.

Saturday, October 26th, 10 am – noon $40/$36      

The POWER of Intuition: Discover and Develop Your Intuitive Genius

Life takes on an ease and flow, once you discover and trust your personal and unique intuitive guidance system. This three-part class with Intuitive Consultant, Nancy Creely, is an experiential journey to help you learn to recognize your intuitive signals and to trust their messages. We are all hard-wired with this free resource, which guides you step-by-step on your authentic path to living your heart’s desires. Each class includes enjoyable group exercises to strengthen your Intuitive Muscle.

3 Mondays: November 11, 18, and 25, 10 am – 11:30 am.  $100/$90

Exploring Our Dreams

You are invited to begin exploring with Lisa Klare the symbols, messages, and mysteries of the dream world in this two-part introductory workshop. Often described as “the mirrors of the soul,” dreams offer glimpses into the deepest recesses of our consciousness. They may bring awareness to areas of unfinished business, unhealed wounds, or even hidden emotions and dangers that have not yet surfaced.  Conversely, they also highlight the many ways we are unable to see ourselves as the shining points of light and possibility that we are.  This workshop will offer an opportunity to continue monthly if an interested group emerges.

2 Thursdays: September 19 and 26, 10 – 11:30 am.  $70/$63

Join in to experience the healing power of nature – how it calms, energizes us, holds us through hard times, and rejuvenates our souls. Gayle Byck invites you for guided sensory meditation, self-reflection and sharing, with a closing tea ceremony.

       Thursday, September 12, 1 pm – 2:30 pm. Glenview Woods, Glenview. $40/$36

Power Hour

Better together! Have some boring or too big tasks that you’d like to avoid yet, complete? – Join Dale Davison, ADHD/EF Board Certified Coach for our body-doubling group – effective accountability tool – from To Do to Done!   Join in on Mondays at noon.

Monday, September 30,  Noon – 1 pm CT, Zoom.  $10/$8  each Monday

Circle of One

As our world appears increasingly divided and chaotic, are you feeling the need for supportive spiritual community? You are invited to join Therese Evans and other like-minded women in a Circle of One. This discussion/ meditation healing adventure offers an opportunity to open your heart and connect with the Divine Presence within.

6 Wednesdays: Sept. 11, 25, Oct. 9, 23, Nov. 6 and Dec. 11, 11 am – 12:30 pm.  $180/$162

Join in Monday and Friday mornings, 8:15 am to 9:15 am, when the Women’s Exchange group gathers for a brisk walk in Harms Woods.  Contact deb@womens-exchange.org  for location details. No charge to participate.

Sip, Flip, Munch and Snoop –Join us for a fun afternoon of flipping and snooping!

Winnetka’s Architectural Diversity Walking Tour 

Women’s Exchange will offer this private  1-hour walking tour, with the Winnetka Historical Society to explore the village’s impressive array of architectural styles. The tour will start at  on Ash (address sent with registration)  focusing on the east side of the village with stops at twelve houses representing particular architectural styles. At less than 1 mile, this is our shortest walking tour and is a great option for participants interested in a little less walking and a bit more learning!

                                                               Wednesday, June 26, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm.  $30/$25

Led by health coach and personal trainer Patricia Linderman,  who is also a certified teacher of Pfilates, a Pilates-inspired pelvic floor training program created by urogynecologist Dr. Bruce Crawford.

This opportunity includes a 1-hour introductory workshop and two 30-minute group follow-up sessions on Zoom, to help you choose the variations that work best for your body and incorporate this simple daily habit (5-10 minutes a day) into your life!

Women in the U.S. don’t receive rehab after childbearing (as we would for other types of injury/trauma)😠 and most midlife-and-beyond women suffer from leaks, urgency, excessive frequency and/or prolapse without knowing where to turn for help.

Good news: with the simple training techniques presented in this workshop, you can start right away with your own at-home pelvic recovery in just a few minutes a day, and reverse or prevent these problems!

In the first 1-hour introductory workshop:

– You’ll learn surprising facts about the “base of our core,” common issues (including some you might not even know you have!), and what to do about them.

– We’ll do Kegels together and make sure we’re doing them optimally (there are many common mistakes!).

– We’ll tune in to the pelvic floor and start enhancing the important brain-body connection that helps prevent leaks and supports optimal functioning.

– You’ll learn and practice simple daily exercises (with seated, standing and lying-down variations, your choice!) that take Kegels to the next level for faster and more effective pelvic floor recovery.

– We’ll also add breathing techniques that support the well-being of the pelvic floor and our entire bodies.

– We’ll discuss easy ways to fit your new pelvic health routine into your busy life, in just 5-10 minutes a day, and feel a wide range of benefits!

– And together we’ll break down shame, silence and barriers with honesty and even a little humor.

What to bring: Please have a squishy ball or cushion that you can squeeze between your thighs. We will practice standing, seated and (optional) lying-down variations so be prepared to practice any of those you choose to do (completely your choice, all are good!).

In the follow-up two 30 minute sessions, we will:

• Provide accountability and support as you get this important habit established in your life.
• Check in on how the exercises have been going, ask questions and share successes.
• Practice coordinating our breathing with muscular activation.
• Learn and practice additional variations that may be helpful.

Workshop: Monday, April 22, 9 – 10 am CT

Practice sessions:  Monday, April 29 and Monday, May 6, 9 – 9:30 amCT.       Series $49/$45

Important: When signing up, please also fill out Patricia’s short questionnaire/waiver at this link .

Intuition is the voice of the soul, that part of you that is loving, wise and eternal. Learn simple and highly effective techniques to tap into your natural intuition using the power of your loving heart. In this experiential workshop, Therese Evans, known and loved by many, introduces us to simple and highly effective skills so we can tune in, trust, and confidently express our heartfelt intuitive wisdom to improve all areas of our lives.

                                                           This  class will be rescheduled for a later date.

Join us to support Women’s Exchange for her Spring Benefit Brunch at Sunset Ridge Country Club. A scrumptious breakfast buffet to include:Eggs Benedict |Scrambled Eggs | Oatmeal|Fine Herbs|Brioche French Toast | Berry Compote | Whipped Cream | Maple Syrup Bacon | Pork Sausage | Chicken Maple Sausage| Assorted Breads | Pastries | Butter | Jam | Seasonal Fruit| will be offered. Coffee/teas/lemon-aid/ are included.

                                                                                         Keynote Speaker, Ramaa Krishnan, Full Bloomed Lotus will share how                                                                                 “Springtime is for Sowing the Seeds of Connection”

                                   Thursday, April 11, 10 am to Noon, Sunset Ridge CC, Northbrook, IL.   $125.  

Can’t attend yet, would still love to support Women’s Exchange?   https://www.womens-exchange.org/donate/

Join Harriet Porter, LCSW for an 8- week book discussion using the book, WORTHY  by Jamie Kern Lima.

“It’s time to turn down the volume on your doubting mind and turn up the volume on your knowing soul.” Jamie teaches us how to stop doubting the greatness that we embody and unapologetically embrace  self worth with confidence.

8 Tuesdays: April 2-May 21, 2024  1-2:30pm   $240/$216