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Sunday, June 6, 2004

Networking for Women


    TRANSITIONS
    Violence survivors
    can get legal aid
    Legal FACS offers clinics on divorce legal basics for domestic violence survivors in Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia counties.
    The Pro Se Forms Clinics are 30- to 45-minute appointments with a paralegal and a domestic violence advocate under the supervision of an attorney. Income guidelines are used to determine client qualifications.
    Organizations interested in establishing regular Pro Se Forms Clinics for domestic violence survivors should contact Charles Lowery, domestic violence project coordinator, 256-0417.
    Legal FACS provides consultation on divorce or child custody, child support calculations, orders of protection, safety planning, case management and victim support.
    For more information about Legal FACS, go to legalfacs.com or e-mail LegalFACS@netscape.net.
    EXPRESSIONS
    Writer to receive 'Freedom' award
    Three celebrated authors will be on hand to announce the $50,000 Gift of Freedom award to a woman writer at an evening gala Tuesday in Santa Fe.
    The award, which this year went to a writer of creative nonfiction, is given each year by A Room of Her Own Foundation (aroomofherownfoundation. org).
    The event is from 7 to 9 p.m. at SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta, and is presented by AROHO in collaboration with Southwest Literary Center, a division of Recursos de Santa Fe (Recursos.org).
    The evening will feature readings from the winner; from Lee Gutkind, the man dubbed the "godfather" of creative nonfiction; Toi Derricotte, a two-time Pushcart Prize and two-time National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship recipient; and Kim Barnes, Pulitzer Prize finalist.
    Tickets are $10 at the door or in advance through Southwest Literary Center. A $50 donation to AROHO provides preferred seating and an autographed book from one of the authors.
    The Gift of Freedom provides financial and practical support to women artists whose creative output has the potential to benefit the larger community. In past years, it has been awarded to poets and sculptors.
    Mystery writer
    conference set
    Mystery writers extraordinaire will share their gift with the craft at the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference: Focus on Mystery, which will be Nov. 4-7.
    Tony Hillerman will head the lineup along with Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, Michael McGarrity, David Morrell, Paula Paul, Laura Baker, Judith Van Gieson, Jann Arrington Wolcott and others. The conference is set for the Albuquerque Hilton.
    Early registration is $395. Go to sfworkshops.com, e-mail at wordharvest@yahoo.com or call (505) 471-1561.
    YOUR HEALTH
    Support group has advice on diabetes
    Diabetes prevention and management will be the next topic of the Mid-Life Women's Support Group.
    Stephanie Gallegos, a certified diabetes educator, will provide information on diet, exercise and stress management for diabetics at 5:30 p.m. June 21.
    The topic for the Women's Time for Caring and Sharing is "Our Passions, Dreams and Desires at Mid-Life." That group meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
    Both sessions are at the Presbyterian HealthPlex, 6301 Forest Hills NE. Call 843-6168, Ext. 3092, for more information.
    Author to discuss
    natural fertility
    Want to get pregnant? Don't want to get pregnant? Santa Fe author Katie Singer has a new book that guides you in natural ways to achieve or prevent pregnancy.
    Singer will be on hand at 7 p.m. Thursday to discuss her new book, "The Garden of Fertility," at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW.
    Singer is a certified fertility instructor and a novelist. Her first book, "The Wholeness of a Broken Heart," came out in 1999 from Riverhead Books.
    She became interested in writing the book because she loved the simplicity of charting her body's fertility signals. It "helps me see my part in nature's cycles and connects me to women everywhere," she says.
    For more information about the signing, call Bookworks at 344-8139. For more about the book, go to gardenoffertility.com.
    Fertility procedure
    topic of lecture
    A physician knowledgeable in in vitro fertilization will speak at 7 p.m. June 17 to the Central New Mexico affiliate of RESOLVE, an infertility support group.
    "Ask the Embryologist" is the topic, led by Michael Reed, director of the embryology and andrology labs at the Center for Reproductive Medicine of New Mexico.
    The RESOLVE group serves those in Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia counties who are dealing with infertility, pregnancy loss, high-risk pregnancy or adoption decisions.
    The meeting, which takes place at Northeast Heights Medical Center, 4701 Montgomery NE, is free for RESOLVE members, $8 for nonmembers. (Registration as a temporary member allows you to attend up to three meetings at a reduced fee before deciding to sign up.) Seating is limited, so you must register by calling 291-5066 or e-mailing resolvecentralnm@yahoo.com.
    Dietitian offers tips
    for restricted diets
    "Low Fat/Low Salt Does Not Mean Low Taste" is the topic of a talk by dietitian Judy Rohrbaugh in the Stroke Education Lecture Series.
    The talk is at 6 p.m. June 22 at HealthSouth, 7000 Jefferson NE. It is sponsored by American Stroke Association and HealthSouth.
    The talk is free, but registration is required. Call 823-8712.
    Seminar to feature
    cancer survivor
    A daylong conference for cancer survivors will feature singer-songwriter and brain cancer survivor David M. Bailey.
    The conference, presented by People Living Through Cancer, is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 26 at Shepherd of the Valley Presbyterian Church, 1801 Montaño Road NW.
    Information will be available for those who have been diagnosed with cancer, their friends, family and caregivers.
    The cost is $35 for members, $50 for nonmembers. Conference scholarships are available. To register, call 873-0150. For more information or to find out about a scholarship, call 242-3263 or (888) 441-4439, or go to pltc.org.
    BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT
    Learn to use yoga to ease menopause
    Yoga can play a role in easing perimenopause and menopause, and a series of classes by Patsy Gaetano aims to address just that.
    The series begins June 19 and continues on Saturdays through July 31. It meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
    The workshops will blend information from the ayurvedic tradition, a natural health perspective developed in India, as well as tips about symptoms including hot flashes, memory disturbance, depression, insomnia, mood swings, weight gain, bone density and hormonal balance.
    Gaetano says she will give participants techniques to use yoga's postures and breath work to make the menopausal transition with "less stress and more joy."
    It's $75 to sign up. Classes are at Wellspring Yoga, 5500 San Mateo Blvd. NE. Call 848-9328 or e-mail yogaluna@earthlink.net.
    Mark Solstice with yoga, labyrinth
    Celebrate the Summer Solstice with yoga and a labyrinth walk at 7:30 p.m. June 21.
    Yoga instructor Gloria Drayer will lead yoga, meditation and a walk through a labyrinth at New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank NE. Cost is $20. Call 275-6638 or e-mail gloria@yogasimpleandsacred. com to reserve a spot.
    Drayer will offer full moon yoga sessions July 31 in Boulder, Colo., and Aug. 29 in New Mexico. To find out more, go to yogasimpleandsacred.com.
    Free yoga classes
    offered this month
    The School of Complete Yoga will offer free beginner classes at 7 a.m. June 16, June 23 and June 30.
    The series introduces new instructor Viviana Cloninger and a new time for the summer schedule.
    Also, a new series of lunchtime classes, "Yoga for Weight Loss," begins on Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. July 7. An eight-week weight loss program also begins July 10.
    All classes are at 5200 Eubank NE. Call 856-3000 for more information.
    Wellness coach
    leads meditation
    Paula Muran, medical intuitive and wellness coach, will lead a guided meditation at 7:30 p.m. June 25 at High Desert Yoga.
    Muran describes the session, titled "Purify the Body Temple," as a way to identify fear, confusion, worry and change.
    Cost is $20. High Desert Yoga is at 4600 Copper NE. Register by calling 232-9642.
    A BETTER YOU
    Group to celebrate
    with drums, dance
    "Midsummer Night's Dream: The Peak of Power" is the topic for this month's Spiritual Gathering for Women.
    Led by University of New Mexico professor Maya Magee Sutton and musician Io, the gathering promises to use drumming and dancing to mark the Summer Solstice— and celebrate the "fullness of your dreams and accomplishments," according to facilitator Pamela Beverage.
    Sutton has taught courses on women's rituals and Celtic mythology and has written several books. Io has been involved in earth spirituality and shamanic studies for 21 years, leading chanting, singing and improvisational drumming. In her day job, she is a psychiatric clinical nurse.
    The group meets from 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 27 at First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle NE. To register, send $15 to P.O. Box 2792, Corrales, NM 87048. Fee is $18 at the door. Call 238-3449 for more information.
    Express yourself with spirit box
    Creativity Continuum will offer a Changing Woman Spirit Box Workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 26.
    A spirit box, according to facilitator Shari Adkisson, is a way of expressing how you want to be remembered. Boxes, materials, paints and inspiration will be provided. Bring any amulets, trinkets, feathers, beads or other objects that have particular meaning for you. Cost is $40. Call 242-7227 or go to creativitycontinium.com.
    CONNECTING
    University women to host convention
    The New Mexico chapter of the American Association of University Women is hosting a regional convention June 25-27 that is expected to draw members from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.
    Speakers will address major issues of interest for women, including education, leadership, child-care, domestic violence and pay equity.
    The convention will be held at the Albuquerque Marriott, 2101 Louisiana NE.
    For more information, call Jan Lifson-Bray, 292-7270; Betty Walker-Smith, 881-7891; or Carol Ann Council, 522-3313.
    FYI
    Commission names
    new director
    Mary Molina Mescall has been appointed executive director of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women.
    Molina Mescall has 25 years in public service, recently retiring from the City of Albuquerque.
    BOOKS
    'Mary's Way' authors sign books
    What does Mary, the mother of Jesus, have to say to us about romantic love? Plenty, say Santa Fe authors Michelle Rios Rice Hennelly and R. Kevin Hennelly.
    In "Mary's Way: Romantic Love as a Path to God," the authors examine the spiritual nature of romantic love, the sacredness of sexual energy and the power of the feminine.
    They will be on hand for two appearances in June: 2 p.m. June 13 at Page One Bookstore, 11018 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, 294-2026; and 2 p.m. June 26 at The Ark Bookstore, 133 Romero St., Santa Fe, (505) 474-3689.
    Mystery duo talk
    about latest books
    Mystery writers Connie Shelton and Pari Noskin Taichert will be on hand at 7 p.m. June 29 to discuss their latest mystery adventures.
    Shelton's latest Charlie Parker mystery, "Competition Can Be Murder," is set in Scotland; Taichert's debut, "The Clovis Incident," is now in paperback.
    The event is at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW. Call 344-8139 for more information.
    Book offers tips
    for single gals
    Author Gail Rubin offers a new angle (pun intended) on a single gal's quest to find a perfect match in her book, "A Girl's Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout."
    The book is written as though men were fish and women were the anglers. Rubin says it "illuminates the murky waters of the dating pool" and her tips were inspired by "fly-fishing techniques."
    A book launch party will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Nantucket Shoals Seafood Market, 5415 Academy Blvd. NE.
    A signing will be held at 3 p.m. June 13 at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW.
    Sagan wins
    book award
    Miriam Sagan, a longtime contributor to SAGE Magazine, has won the 2004 Independent Publisher Book Award for her memoir, "Searching for a Mustard Seed: One Widow's Unconventional Story."
    In the book, Sagan chronicles the two-year period after the unexpected death of her husband, who was a Zen Buddhist priest. Sagan, a Santa Fe poet and writing teacher, blends laugh-out-loud humor with candid glimpses into her sense of loss, combined with her overwhelming desire to go on with her life.