Tickled Pink

Don’t you just love those two words!  Makes you giggle just to say them.  Our upcoming Flourish event is all about being “tickled pink”, “in the pink” and all things pink & girlie – pampering, playing, indulging, shopping, eating, drinking, girlfriends, chatting, and laughing.  We’ve got it all put together into one fabulously fun afternoon in Portland’s South Waterfront at the beautiful Rilassi Coffee House.    Tickled Pink is for women of all ages who are ready to carve out a little bit of me time and get their PINK on.   Hope you can join us!

Here’s an invitation with more details or go to the Flourish website and sign up.

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Are These Sisters Flourishing or What?

We believe that flourishing is about being fabulous and having fun at every age, about finding new adventures and sharing them with your women friends.   Well, we recently discovered a group of women who are doing all that and more.  We just had to share their story.

Sisters on the Fly Caravan

Meet Sisters on The Fly.  These women know how to live life with gusto!

We were at the Portland Fly Fishing Show (Don’t ask, it was Valentine’s Day and we were humoring our honey.) and as we wandered with glazed over eyes between the displays of fly tying do-dahs and over the top rods and reels, there suddenly appeared a colorful vision of fun and female feistiness.  Of course, they reeled us right in!  There in the middle of the show, three women had created their own campground, complete with 1950′s vintage trailers, homey decor, flowers – the works.  They were having a ball, so of course, we just had to go over and find out who these lovely ladies were.

Turns out they are part of a group of over 1000 women from all over the US who love the outdoors, love to travel and love to spend time with like-minded women. 

Sisters on the Fly’s motto is “we have more fun than anyone”.  The ladies saddle up their Cowgirl Caravan of customized vintage trailers and drive from  adventure to adventure.  These adventures are primarily centered around fly fishing but a quick look at their events calendar and you’ll see all kinds of  fun  opportunities for outdoor socializing and hangin’ with the girlfriends   Almost makes us want to learn how to fly fish – almost.

Flourish sends out a big “You Go Girls!” to the Sisters and we’re hoping to see your trailer caravan on the road soon.

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Laughter. It’s good for the soul!

Curious about Laughter Yoga?  We were to, so Flourish set out to learn more and share it with our Flourish members at our February Salon featuring Laughter Yoga with Portland’s laughter yoga guru, Andrea Crisp.

Talk about a giggled-filled afternoon.  We laughed so hard our abs hurt, our faces were tired and we felt soooo good when we were done!  We highly recommend Laughter Yoga.  It’s great for stress release, a fab workout and it just makes you feel wonderful.  Professional photographer Pauline Zonneveld captured these laughing moments.

Want to try Laughter Yoga for yourself?  Get more info or sign up for a class at www.portlandlaughteryoga.com.

All together now ….. Ha Ha Ho Ho Ho…..

Andrea Crisp of Portland Laughter Yoga

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Everybody’s Doing Laughter Yoga

Can it be that laughter really is the best medicine?

Everyone’s been raving about Laughter Yoga so we just have to try it too.  Even Oprah’s team is in on this laugh.  

So how does Laughter Yoga work?  It starts with a few chuckles, grows into giggles and then launches into genuine belly laughs – and when you mix in some yogic breathing and stretches, it becomes Laughter Yoga.

We thought it sounded  like a fun way to reduce stress, improve circulation, lower blood pressure and we’re told it can even tone your abs, so we sought out Portland’s leading Laughter Yogi to show us how.

Meet our expert…Andrea Crisp is leading the Laughter Yoga movement in the Northwest.  She is a certified Laughter Yoga Leader & Teacher and the founder of Portland Laughter Yoga and Awakenings Laughter Club.  She is also a certified health counselor and graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

Join us for a giggle-filled afternoon as we learn all about this health phenomenon that is sweeping the world.  All that and a great brunch and champagne too!

REGISTER TODAY!

Flourish February Salon

DATE: Sunday, February 8, 2009
TIME: 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
LOCATION: West Side (directions upon registration)
COST: $25.00 ~ includes a yummy brunch & presentation
LINE UP:  12:30 p.m. – Brunch and connecting
1:30 p.m. – Laughter Yoga Presentation

To learn more visit us at www.Flourish-PDX.com

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We Got Feng Shui-ed!

Another amazing Flourish Salon  ~ Thursday July 24.

What a fabulous evening! The rooms were filled with the laughter and chatter of 30 fabulous women who all came to learn from our guest speaker and feng shui expert, Gwynne Warner of 10,000 Blessings Feng Shui in Portland, OR.

The air was literally alive with the most positive energy (chi) and many great new connections were made. Gwynne is a warm, funny and engaging speaker and really knows her stuff.  She gave us great information and feng shui tips for improving our health, our relationships and increasing our prosperity.  Tip:  Guests always sleep in the front of the house (near the door?)

Once a month Flourish holds these traditional salons for women. They are always held in a beautiful and relaxed home setting which really enhances the level of social connection among the women attending.

After hearing Gwynne, I am busy feng shui-ing my office right and watching my business flourish.

Our goal when we set about creating Flourish was to create unique events and opportunities that would create a community of women…connected, inspired and empowered.  Wow…what a thrill so see this happening with each new event we hold.

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