Lily & The Lotus Restorative

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We’re extremely honored and excited to be part of this amazing community event! We hope you can join us on May 2nd! 💜💜💜

We’re honored to introduce two incredible women who are creating space for you to slow down, reset, and reconnect, Laurel Needham of Lily & The Lotus Restorative and Kate Kirsch of Restored Home Cleaning & Organizing. 💛

Together, they’ll be offering bodywork experiences like massage and reiki, taking a holistic approach that supports your body, mind, and spirit, while helping you intentionally reconnect with yourself in the middle of it all.

Laurel brings a deeply personalized, healing-centered approach to her work. She’s passionate about making sure every client feels comfortable, cared for, and supported based on their individual needs. With her East-West Therapeutic Bodywork certification and background in entrepreneurship, she’s built a practice rooted in trust and true restoration.

Kate’s journey started during the pandemic, helping people restore peace and function in their homes, and has since grown into a community-centered business rooted in care and connection. In addition to her home support services (like cleaning, meal prep, organizing, and more), she’ll also be bringing that same intentional energy into the bodywork space at the event, creating moments of rest, recovery, and grounding.

Come experience it for yourself at The Great Gathering | A Community Building Experience. You deserve it.

To connect with Kate and her services: [email protected]

Learn more about Laurel and her business, check out: www.lilylotusrestorative.com

SO excited to be part of this event hosted by, The Gathered Table MN! We are all about community here at Lily & The Lotus Restorative and we love giving back! 💜 We’ll be offering bodywork services and a chance to relax and reflect. Come join us for an amazing day of connection!

We’re excited to officially introduce the incredible community organizations and facilitators helping bring The Great Gathering | A Community Building Experience to life! 🙌🏾

Each of these partners is leading one of our five pillars of community-building, creating meaningful, interactive experiences and activities designed for attendees to enjoy:

✨ Relax & Reflect – Lily & The Lotus Restorative + Restored Home Cleaning & Organizing
🌿 Nature & Nurture – Minnesota Valley Chapter of the Izaak Walton League
🎨 Create & Express – The Arts Creative
🤝 Live & Learn + Gather & Grow – The Rustic Charm + The Gathered Table MN

We’re so grateful for their expertise, passion, and commitment to building something truly special with us. This is what community looks like. 💛

Throughout the week, we will share more about each organization and business, what activities and experiences they will be offering/providing at the event, and more about the individuals facilitating.

We can’t wait for you all to experience it.

Made our first drop at VEAP today, 73.6lbs!!!Thank you to everyone who has been able to donate! 🥰

VEAP also collects personal care items (shampoo, toothpaste, hand soap, etc.), dog and cat food, children’s books, dish soap, laundry detergent, etc. Our community needs are extensive!