Next Meeting:
April 10th, 2008 AM
If you’re feeling out of kilter
Don’t know why or what about
Let your feet reveal the answer
Find the sore spot work it out”
by Eunice D. Ingham

Throughout history cultures have created therapeutic practices of footwork. The oldest evidence is depicted in ancient Egyptian relics (2330 BC). This form of healing has been used in countries such as China, India and Japan. North American Indian tribes are also known to have practiced healing with foot work. Today we call it Reflexology—but what actually is it?

Feet are like mini-maps of your body’s anatomy and physiology. By applying pressure to particular reflex areas on the foot, all the organs and functions within that zone in your body will benefit.

The instrument used is the therapist’s own hands. The treatment aims to stimulate the body’s natural self-healing process and rebuild its energy flow. Reflexology is a very efficient way to reduce stress, making you feel deeply relaxed and calm. By treating your symptom and its real cause you can improve your health and well being.
Let us welcome Armi Sood, reflexologist. She’ll tell us about this amazing form of foot massage used to treat health problems and boost your energy. Armi has studied in the UK at ITEC (International Therapy Examination Council) and has diplomas in Reflexology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Please sign up by Monday, April 7th with Bente E.
The refreshments will be provided by the members. If you can volunteer, please notify Bente whether you’ll bring something savory or sweet. Thank you!

AWC meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month.

Next Tour:
April 17th AM
We are planning a trip to the Pokrova Orthodox Monastery in Jorvas for our April tour. The trip includes a one-hour tour of the monastery and lunch cooked by Father Hariton, who, before becoming a monk, owned highly reputed restaurants in Helsinki. As there is only one monk preparing the food, we have to take the same menu. So, we have ordered the least expensive, but most typically Russian, alternative of borscht soup, smetana and cabbage pie, sweet coffee bread and coffee or tea.

To realize this trip, we need 20 participants paid up by the 2nd of April.
This is not a very well-known venue for tourists, so come and find out about the monastery and the history of its buildings. A few of our members have been and thoroughly recommend it.

April Events Guide
April 3–6 Own Yard, Own Cabin, Own Home and Interior Decoration Fair, Helsinki Fair Centre, €9–13.
April 5 Contradance 3 pm–6 pm, free, Annankatu 26. Call 044 030 0650 for info and door code.
April 6 Hakaniemi Open Market, 10 am–4 pm, free.
April 11–12 Helsinki Beer Festival, Cable Factory.
April 12 English Story Hour for Children, Sello Library, Espoo, 11 am, free.
April 15–19 Immigrant Literature Fair – Literature, writers, translators, bookshops and publishers in various languages. International Cultural Centre Caisa, 9 am–6 pm, free.
April 23–27 April Jazz – International Jazz Festival, Espoo, various artists, times and costs.
April 25–27 Child Fair, Model and Pet Expo, Helsinki Fair Centre, €2–28.
April 30 May Day Eve

Helsinki Museums
All ten city museums exhibiting the city's history and cultural heritage are now free. Here are some of the museums and exhibitions that are going on right now:
Sederholm House: The exhibition, What a Feast!, presents the colorful and most varied festive traditions in Helsinki.??
City Museum: The Helsinki Horizons exhibition at Helsinki City Museum creates an overall picture of the city in three realms. The Swedish era, the Russian era and the era of Finnish independence are shown as separate units, and the fate and fortunes of Helsinki are seen as a part of Finnish and European history.
Tuomarinkylä Museum (Tuomarinkylä Manor): The Elegance exhibition. Visitors to the museum have long wished for a cross-section of old interior design styles in the rooms of Tuomarinkylä Manor. The Elegance exhibition introduces visitors to a range of styles from baroque to functionalism using a selection of interiors and choice items representative of a given style selected from Helsinki City Museum's fine furniture and interior design object collections.

Theater
Perhaps you've recognized it as a major communicative device used in popular television programs such as “Lost” or "24." Maybe you've heard it used on "Emmerdale," or a twisted version of it on "The Sopranos." It's sweeping Finland as now, too, the Finn-Brit Players bring us: THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Impress your friends and family with your sharpened listening skills and interest in the arts! You will become popular and respected! Maybe even taller and thinner. Go see it. The Finn-Brit players are a Helsinki-based English language theatre group.
Their next production, After Dinner, is presented March 22 and April 12–13.
After Dinner by Andrew Bovell
Koko Teatteri Narri
Unioninkatu 45 Hietaniemenkatu 9
March 22nd, 2 pm & 7 pm April 12th, 2 pm & 7 pm; April 13th, 2 pm
Synopsis: After Dinner is an ironic black comedy about single life and hidden desires. Taking place in the 80s, five people converge on a suburban nightspot to enjoy a meal and the after-dinner entertainment, but as the evening progresses and tongues loosen, they find out more about themselves than they would have liked to. "Bovell's text is sharp, clever and funny. It’s fast paced, with little physical action and thoroughly engaging comical stories. Bovell's creations are neurotic, complicated and quite mad." Tickets: €9/€6 group discount for bookings of five or more. Book online at finnbritplayers.com/afterdinner.

More about the Finn-Brit Players can be found here: http://finnbritplayers.com/

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