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SUMMARY:(SOLD OUT) Soap Making Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: Beginner \nLearn to make your own soap at a Soap Making Workshop on Sunday\, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House. \nInstructor Sally Walsh will walk students through the process of making soap including the science of making soap\, safety\, ingredients used\, and the herbal benefits. Students will then learn how to make their own bar of soap with their preferred scents. \nAll students will take home four pounds of soap\, plus a booklet of instructions and recipes. \n$110/person*. Register here. Registration closes Nov. 8 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final. \n*Students should wear old clothes. \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. 
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/soap-making/
LOCATION:Carriage House\, 515 Old Timber Road\, Monticello\, IL\, 61856\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Farms
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SUMMARY:Melt with Mary
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: All skill levels (ages 13+) \nLearn how to ease your foot\, back\, or hip pain\, and hike without pain at MELT with Mary on Sundays\, Sept. 20\, Oct. 18\, Nov. 15\, or Dec. 20 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Mansion Library. \nInstructor Mary French will lead this introductory workshop to the MELT (Myofascial Energetic Length Technique) method\, a self-treatment system that uses soft rollers and balls to improve the body’s connective tissue\, nervous and lymphatic systems. \nStudents will use MELT soft balls and soft rollers as they learn simple techniques that can be done at home to remain active and healthy\, and help provide relief from low back pain\, arthritis\, bunions and plantar fasciitis \n$30/person*. Register here. Registration closes 1 day prior to class or when capacity is reached. All sales are final. \n*Students should bring a yoga mat\, water bottle\, and wear activewear. \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. \n\nAbout the Instructor\nAs a walker and runner with plantar fasciitis\, Mary French received relief from the MELT Method and became a MELT instructor in 2014. She now shares her passion for the self-care method at various health events\, including at Allerton. \n“If hikers MELT their feet before hitting the trails\, they will reduce their risk of injury and aches. Then MELTing afterwards will reduce the soreness from hiking.”
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/melt/2026-11-15/
LOCATION:The Library\, 515 Old Timber Road\, Monticello\, IL\, 61856\, United States
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