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Infinity Foundation Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary

Infinity Foundation - Highland Park IL

Infinity Foundation, the region’s leading provider of experiential courses in personal, professional and spiritual growth will be celebrating their 20th anniversary with the grand opening of their expanded holistic education center in Highland Park’s Briarwood Business District on October 14.

“True to Infinity Foundation’s nature, we want to give back to the community and all the people who have helped us reach this milestone,” said Nancy Marder, Infinity Foundation’s Executive Director. Celebrating Infinity’s 20th anniversary and expanding of our building is a significant achievement and we are absolutely thrilled. We want to say thank you to all of our supporters and life-long learners who have been part of our success.”

The nationally renowned organization prides themselves on offering classes that address all elements necessary to lead a rich and fulfilling life. “Our goal is to help people lead the best life they can through developing a strong foundation for personal growth and development.” according to Marder.

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In addition to various meditation and mindfulness practices, some of the more popular classes offered at Infinity focus on women’s health, brain health, nutrition, conscious parenting, and body centered classes such as fencing and tai chi. As well, businesses call on Infinity Foundation to educate their employees on healthy eating, work-life integration, energy management, and productivity techniques. Demand for these holistic classes is increasing leading to the need for the expanded classrooms and building to meet the growing demand.

“As most people can attest to everyday, our lives have become increasingly busy. The need to consciously focus on leading a healthy lifestyle has become absolutely imperative,” said Frank Scaletta, Infinity’s President and CFO. “Once a foreign concept, practices like mindfulness, meditation, and other stress-management techniques are now considered mainstream. Recent research and scientific studies have proven what we have been teaching thousands of people over the past 20 years; that practicing mindfulness and meditation positively changes your brain and improves your health and well-being.”

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Infinity Foundation draws people near and far due to the high the caliber of their facilitator’s. Classes taught by renowned experts such as New York Times bestselling authors like Sharon Salzberg, Bruce Lipton, Don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., Caroline Myss, and our own Highland Park resident Ellen Rogin. In addition, there are leading national experts in their field, such as Dr. Gokani teaching courses on health.

The public is invited to the grand opening on October 14 at Noon at 1280 Old Skokie Road, Highland Park.

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