Reminders of Upcoming Events

"Meet the Partners" Cocktail Party -
 Friday lst February, 2013 from 7pm - 9pm

RSVP icon.oslo.charity@gmail.com no later than Friday 25th if you wish to attend this event. Full details are on the invitation which was emailed to all members.

Social Coffee Morning -
Tuesday 29th January, 2013

We welcome you to join us at Bristol Hotel from 11am. This is a really lovely traditional hotel and we will meet in the Library Bar.

February ICON Meeting for Members  

Tuesday February 12th at llam

Enjoy coffee and tea and the most fabulous view over the Fjord..... and for the more adventurous of us...after coffee, our Vice-President has offered to lead a Sledging group (Also known as SLEDDING) on the fun run next to Frogneseteren. Get a taster from the video below!! (don`t panic it`s not as scary as it looks!) Don`t forget to dress for the occasion.  Sledges and helmets can be hired at the venue!

For directions to Frogneseteren, please use the ICON website link and go to "Meetings".

 Explore Oslo - Monday 4th February, 2013

We are delighted to announce that Janet Maybank has taken on the role of Explore Oslo Leader:

The first Explore Oslo visit for this year will be a guided tour of Rådhuset: Oslo City Hall  The interior walls are covered with wonderful murals depicting life in Norway and historical events.  Learn about the history of the Rådhus and how its many rooms are used today.

Address:  Rådhuset, Fridjof Nansens Plass.  A short walk from National Theatre; turn second right after the Continental Hotel/Theatre Cafe and the City Hall is in front of you.

RSVP:  If you would like to attend please contact Janet. 

For your calendar the next visit will be to the Viking Ship Museum on Friday 1st March: more details nearer the time.


January`s Meeting...

Thank you to everyone who helped make January`s meeting such a success.

Around 50 members took part in a Motivational Morning called "A Whole New You" by Create Time For Your Life. We all worked out, and set our goals for 2013 and took part in some fun coaching exercises.

We raised nearly 2000 NOK for our Charities from our Raffle for which had some fabulous donations for Coaching Sessions from Create Time For Your Life,  Reflexology from Balansepunktet, Good Food Classes from Dine Sanser and Yoga classes from Basia Lipska-Larsen.


Notes of Interest

Membership - 105 members from 26 different countries.  Please spread the word and invite your friends!

Events in Oslo

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January News

The Board and Committee wish to take this opportunity to wish all of our members a very Happy New Year!

January 15th - "A Whole New You!"

Our next Member`s meeting takes place on Tuesday 15th January at 10am at Hovik.

The topic is "A Whole New You!"

Come along prepared to have fun, get motivated and be inspired!  Members and guests will be introduced to some helpful Coaching techniques and will leave the meeting having brainstormed their most important Goals for 2013 and be ready to take their first step to action them!




We will also have three guests joining us on the day:You will be able to meet and chat to them about the services they offer.





For over a  decade, Basia has been helping individuals reach their " Whole New You"  through the practice of Yoga, more specifically Ashtanga Yoga, the yoga of the Hollywood stars!! (Madonna, Sting, Natalie Portman, etc)  Basia is Polish-Canadian, and actually began her yoga adventure during  her 10 year sojourn in Japan. She is the most advanced female practitioner in Norway, providing classes, workshops , retreats, and teacher trainings here and in Europe. Being an artist as well, she has been involved with creative projects which range from art direction, commercial design and illustration to performance and modelling within the yoga industry. 







Elizabeth Grønn has been a therapist at Balansepunktet Clinic since she founded it in 2003. She offers therapies that promote balance for the body, mind and spirit, supporting the body’s own self regulating and healing capacity: Reflexology, Reijukido reiki, Bach flower remedies and psychosynthesis counseling. She also offers weekly reiki & meditation evenings where everyone is welcome. Balansepunktet clinic 

Chanette Roihjert is the founder of Dine Sanser which provides the gentle stress releasing treatment in Tactile-touch, Parent classes in Baby Massage and Good Food Cooking Classes. 

This meeting is one not to be missed! See you there!

PS: Dont forget to adhere to the parking requests of Hovik Church!

We Need YOU!!

At this meeting, we need some extra help with the hospitality.  One of our hospitality co-ordinators has just had to temporarily move out of her house due to severe flooding!  As you can imagine this has caused her major disruption and she has asked if any members would be willing to step in to help in the kitchen at our meeting this month.  If anyone is willing to come early to give a hand or if you are able to bring a dish, please can you contact our hospitality leader at:  icon.oslo.hospitality@gmail.com  Thank you for your help.

Explore Oslo - Leader Required

Our wonderful Explore Oslo Co-ordinator Sonja Myhre has landed herself a fabulous new full-time job and we wish her every success in her new position. This leaves an opening for one of our members to takeover this fun and fulfilling role. The activity normally takes place once a month and there is a long list of ideas for the next six months already in place!  This role would suit an existing Explore Oslo member, however it would also be ideal for any new ICON members. It is a wonderful way to meet other ICON members and you get to investigate new places and activities in Oslo with a ready made circle of new friends!!  Please contact icon.oslo.president@gmail.com if you would like to get involved.

Charity News

Last month at our wonderful Christmas Luncheon, we raised the grand total of NOK 4165. Ali and Marie wish to say a huge thank you to everyone who donated and bought tickets for the Raffle.  Once again we will hold our monthly raffle and if anyone has anything they would like to donate, please can you contact the team at: icon.oslo.charity@gmail.com Anything you donate will be greatly appreciated and save Ali and Marie from scavenging round Oslo!

Website

Hop on over to our "new look" website.  You can navigate yourself over there easily using the link on this blog. If anyone has any recent pictures from activities which would look good on the website please forward them to our Website Co-ordinator at: icon.oslo.website@gmail.com

Coffee Morning - Tuesday 29th January from 11am

ICON`S next Coffee Morning will take place on Tuesday 29th January from 11am at the Hotel Bristol  A popular meeting point for politicians, musicians and actors since the 1920s, we will meet in the Library Bar.  The Bristol Hotel is only 3 minutes walk from the National Theatre. Look forward to seeing you there.

"Meet the Partners!"-  Friday lst February 

Here is an opportunity to show-off your other half! Bring your partner along to mingle with other interesting ICON characters and their partners! This will be the highlight of 2013 for them!  Cost will be 200 NOK to include delicious Canapes and a welcome drink. Invitation and venue will be sent out later in the month!

Notes of Interest....

Membership - Over 100 members from 26 different countries. Spread the word and invite your friends to enjoy a meeting and sign up to enjoy the many benefits of an ICON membership.

Events in Oslo

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