What is Compost? How do you make Compost and where do I start? Why is Compost good for my soil? What do you use to make it? All of these questions will be answered on our Composting Field Trip to Aunt Beez Greenhouse with Dr. Jess on April 26th! Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and it's great to help improve your soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant and food waste, recycling organic materials, and manure. It can be overwhelming to start the composting, and we all have questions, so let's learn together! More details are coming soon on this Class - but you can sign-up NOW at the Thistle!

A Sound Bath is a meditative experience where those in attendance are “bathed” in sound waves from crystal alchemy bowls played by Jenny Stoddard. This practice uses the power of sound to bring balance, relaxation, and a sense of well-being to your mind, body, and spirit.

You can sign up at www.thrivingthistle.com, via the MindBody App, or at the Thistle.

Cost is $20 per person - Sign up before it sells out!

The Bistro will be serving Easter Sunday Brunch from 9AM to 1PM on April 20, 2025.

For Large Parties, please call 815.594.2080 to make Reservations.

We look forward to serving you!

The Team at the Wellness Center has created a space where we can connect and work together to create healthy meditation habits and build a better discipline for this important practice.

If you are looking to strengthen your meditation skills or are looking for a place to get started, this is it! Meet at the Wellness Center on the 2nd Monday of every month at 5:30pm to develop the tools you need to support and sustain a powerful meditative practice.

Join us for Happy Hour Movement on Fridays at the Thistle!

Check out our weekly schedule - this class runs from April 11th to May 30th.

Sign up at the Thistle, online at www.thrivingthistle.com, or via the MindBody App

The Bistro will be serving Sunday Brunch from 9AM to 1PM on April 6, 2025.

For Large Parties, please call 815.594.2080 to make Reservations.

We look forward to serving you!

Everyone with a pelvis has a pelvic floor, and the problems that arise when these muscles aren’t working properly can make life difficult.

Join Sami Laird for this class to learn the basics of core strengthening for your pelvic floor to improve areas of your life including:

Prolapsed Pelvic Organs
Pelvic Pain
Weak Bladder
Weak Core

All ages are welcome to this class! The Cost is $25/person - get signed up at the Wellness Center.

At our April Food & Mood Meeting, Coach Ashley is helping you prepare yourself for spring and supporting you with a clean health overhaul. At this session, you'll learn more about why toxins build up, where they come from, what can cause them to overload the body, and how this affects your hormones. Coach Ashley will also provide demonstrations/guidance on tools for detoxification such as dry brushing, castor oil packs, teas, raw carrot salad, and more!

Join Dr. Emily for a fun evening of community clothing swap! Bring your gently worn items to trade with members of our community! Enjoy a fun lecture on the importance of the clothes you wear, and hopefully find new pieces you will cherish.

When: March 28th 5:30-7:30

Where: Thriving Thistle Wellness Center

Cost: FREE *if wanting to swap, must bring items to exchange

Rules:
Each person is allowed to bring a maximum of 30 items. These should be clean and in good condition. All sizes, ages, and seasons of clothes and shoes are welcome. All goods that are not claimed in the swap (what is left over) will be donated.

Continue your March Un-Madness with a Sound Bath at the Wellness Center! A Sound Bath is a meditative experience where those in attendance are “bathed” in sound waves from crystal alchemy bowls played by Jenny Stoddard. This practice uses the power of sound to bring balance, relaxation, and a sense of well-being to your mind, body, and spirit.

Cost is $20 per person - Sign up before it sells out!

The Team at the Wellness Center has created a space where we can connect and work together to create healthy meditation habits and build a better discipline for this important practice.

If you are looking to strengthen your meditation skills or are looking for a place to get started, this is it! Meet at the Wellness Center on the 2nd Monday of every month at 5:30pm to develop the tools you need to support and sustain a powerful meditative practice.

Join Coach Ashley on March 6, 2024 as she talks all things COFFEE!

She will be covering the timing of caffeine, and how coffee can affect your body/mood, how to make functional coffees, how coffee affects your hormones, and if it's helpful/hurtful to you. All the things!

This Meeting is 100% FREE and all are welcome!

Most people are looking for optimal health benefits that are natural and free from dangerous additives. You have the opportunity to discover a path toward that goal.

During our time together, we will answer the questions above with practical information. Also, you may feel free to ask any other questions that you may have regarding Essential Oils and their impact on wellness.

Finally, this is a Make & Take class, so you will make a product of your own – using essential oils!

Cost is $20 per person - sign up at the Wellness Center today!

Guided by Damon Thomas, “Breathe With Me” is a class that will teach you to breathe with focused intention, to breathe into alignment with life, and to THRIVE!

Participants can expect to experience breathing in a way that helps reduce anxiety, regulate blood pressure, improve mental clarity and focus, and generate an overall sense calm and well-being.

Participants will be laying and sitting on the floor for the breathing exercises, or can utilize chairs if necessary. Participants should also wear layers, as some of the breathing can generate a warming or cooling sensation.

This Class will be limited to 10 participants.

The cost for this class is $100 per person

Practicing meditation together can be enormously supportive - the Team at the Wellness Center has created this space to encourage your meditative practice.

If you are looking to strengthen your meditation skills or are looking for a place to get started, this is it!

Meet at the Wellness Center on the 2nd Monday of every month at 5:30pm to develop the tools you need to support and sustain a powerfully beneficial meditative practice.

Coach Ashley will discuss the progression of sprouting….she will have a few different variations/stages ready, and you’ll get to try finished ones!!! You’ll also learn how to and all the benefits! Learn to garden on your counter and empower your health!

December holds a promise for us all - that no matter how dark, how cold, or how empty it can get, the light is coming back. Join us at the Thistle on December 21st to honor this promise and the return of the light with a Solstice Ceremony & Practice. This session will include Saging, a Yoga Practice, Card Pulling, and a Burning Ceremony.

Sign up at the Thistle or online via the MindBody App or at www.thrivingthistle.com.

Join us for Sunday Brunch at the Bistro!

The Bistro will be serving from 9AM to 1PM.

Call the Bistro at 815.594.2080 for Reservations.

Join us for our annual Holiday Open House!

This is a night of appetizers, cocktails, shopping local, and getting a shot at one-night only deals for our THRIVING products and services.

At the end of the night, we will give away a THRIVING prize for one lucky attendee - don't miss the fun!

Join us at our December Food & Mood Support Group Meeting for a discussion on eating healthier treats this holiday season, and get hands-on with making some!