Meditation and Healing

### Daily Evening Meditation ##### For all peace lovers and others, for beginners and advanced meditators. We love silence. We meditate with our eyes open—or closed, if you prefer. Come and enjoy the powerful vibrations of peace. We are happy to offer guided meditation upon request. **Welcome—join the wave of peace!** [www.brahmakumaris.ch](www.brahmakumaris.ch)

Welcome to a journey of deep relaxation connecting you back to yourself, to your heart, to your inner calm and intuition with effortless yoga nidra meditation, practiced lying down, sound healing and nourishing yoga in a friendly circle. Enjoy: * Stress, anxiety and tension relief * Deep relaxation * Better sleep * Emotional balance and uplift * Greater clarity and confidence * Enhanced creativity and intuition * Meaningful connections with others in the circle We share nourishing and healing yoga and breath practices with Yoga Nidra infused with Tibetan singing bowls to help you reduce the hold of stress, anxiety and tension. Rest deeply and come back to calm, balance and inner freedom. We journey together into deep rest and make space for more calm, peace and love in our hearts and in our lives. Each circle includes: **Nourishing gentle Yoga** **​** Gentle and transformative yoga practices to liberate the flow of energy and connect back to our source of vitality, blood wisdom and intuition. **Yoga Nidra** **​** Yoga Nidra is the antidote to the stress of life in today’s world. It is a zero effort practice of surrendering to all that is. Generally practiced lying down, yoga nidra brings you to a state of deep relaxation, allowing body and mind to restore. Yoga Nidra helps to disengage from thoughts and emotions and release anxiety and anger. It can also improve sleep, release tension and reverse symptoms of trauma and exhaustion. **​** **Sound Healing** **​** Sound healing is a gentle and powerful way to reach places in the body that are otherwise impossible to get to. Tibetan singing bowls bring immediate relaxation to body and mind, helping to disengage from thoughts and come into the present moment. Sound healing can help release tension and reduce the hold of stress, pain, fatigue, fear and other difficult emotions. Singing bowl vibrations help to bring us to an optimal state for self- healing. Everything is provided, just bring comfortable clothes. Suggested contribution is 30.= If cost is a barrier welcome to contribute as you can. Please WhatsApp or text me to join on 0782465091 as I don't use Meetup much, participants book via Whatsapp. [www.reconnectiorest.org](http://www.reconnectiorest.org/) Looking forward to sharing peaceful moments together. Love, Myriam

**Deep Rest & Relaxation Circle – Yoga Nidra, Gentle Yoga & Sound Healing** *(By donation – all are welcome)* You’re warmly invited to a nourishing relaxation circle designed to help you slow down, soften, and reconnect with yourself. Together we’ll explore deep rest through gentle yoga, effortless Yoga Nidra meditation (practiced lying down), and soothing sound healing with Tibetan singing bowls — all held in a friendly, supportive circle. This is a space to pause, breathe, and return to your heart, your inner calm, and your natural intuition. **This practice can support:** * Relief from stress, anxiety, and tension * Deep relaxation and nervous system reset * Better sleep * Emotional balance and uplift * Greater clarity, confidence, and creativity * Enhanced intuition * Meaningful, heart-centred connections with others ### What to expect **🌿 Gentle, Nourishing Yoga** Slow, accessible movements to release tension, support energy flow, and reconnect with your body’s wisdom and vitality. **🌙 Yoga Nidra (guided deep rest)** A zero-effort meditation practiced lying down. Yoga Nidra allows the body and mind to fully rest and restore, helping to calm the nervous system, release anxiety, improve sleep, and gently unwind exhaustion and overwhelm. **🔔 Sound Healing** Tibetan singing bowls guide you into deep presence and relaxation. The vibrations support the release of tension, stress, fatigue, and emotional holding, creating an optimal state for rest and self-healing. Everything is provided — just bring comfortable clothes and an open heart. **Contribution:** Suggested donation: **30.–** If cost is a barrier, please contribute what you can — everyone is welcome. **Booking:** Please WhatsApp or text me on **078 246 50 91** to join, as I don’t use Meetup regularly and bookings are managed via WhatsApp. More info: **[www.reconnectiorest.org](http://www.reconnectiorest.org)** I look forward to sharing this peaceful, nourishing time together. With love, **Myriam** 💛

**Deep Rest & Relaxation Circle – Yoga Nidra, Gentle Yoga & Sound Healing** *(By donation – all are welcome)* You’re warmly invited to a nourishing relaxation circle designed to help you slow down, soften, and reconnect with yourself. Together we’ll explore deep rest through gentle yoga, effortless Yoga Nidra meditation (practiced lying down), and soothing sound healing with Tibetan singing bowls — all held in a friendly, supportive circle. This is a space to pause, breathe, and return to your heart, your inner calm, and your natural intuition. **This practice can support:** * Relief from stress, anxiety, and tension * Deep relaxation and nervous system reset * Better sleep * Emotional balance and uplift * Greater clarity, confidence, and creativity * Enhanced intuition * Meaningful, heart-centred connections with others ### What to expect **Gentle, Nourishing Yoga** Slow, accessible movements to release tension, support energy flow, and reconnect with your body’s wisdom and vitality. **Yoga Nidra (guided deep rest)** A zero-effort meditation practiced lying down. Yoga Nidra allows the body and mind to fully rest and restore, helping to calm the nervous system, release anxiety, improve sleep, and gently unwind exhaustion and overwhelm. **Sound Healing** Tibetan singing bowls guide you into deep presence and relaxation. The vibrations support the release of tension, stress, fatigue, and emotional holding, creating an optimal state for rest and self-healing. Everything is provided — just bring comfortable clothes and an open heart. **Contribution:** Suggested donation: **30.–** If cost is a barrier, please contribute what you can — everyone is welcome. **Booking:** Please WhatsApp or text me on **078 246 50 91** to join, as I don’t use Meetup regularly and bookings are managed via WhatsApp. More info: **[www.reconnectiorest.org](http://www.reconnectiorest.org)** I look forward to sharing this peaceful, nourishing time together. With love, **Myriam** 💛

A 1:1 Reiki journey where you receive focused healing, intuitive guidance, and space to reconnect with your inner flow.

New: At the start of the event, the group will determine whether it should be held in English or German. Enjoy a rejuvenating Vibratuning sound experience at a location near Zurich Stadelhofen! While you relax on a mat, sound therapist Christine Grimm will enchant you with a gentle but profound sound landscape. You will experience a very deep state of relaxation with singing bowls and Biosonics tuning forks. If you like, your chakras (energy centers) can be activated with the body tuners and singing bowls. The focus of the sound bath is releasing blocked energy with percussion instruments. These wonderful vibrations transform blocks and harmonize your frequencies. You feel better grounded, more balanced, and attuned. Your powers of self-healing are activated and you sense an inner peace. Please register in advance for CHF 35 with [YogaNation](https://www.yoganation.ch/stundenplan) (Seefeldstr. 7A, 8008 Zurich) or pay at the door, if there's space (max. of 10). Mats and blankets are provided. Sound Baths are on most Mondays, but not all. More information about sound therapy with Christine M. Grimm at [[www.vibratuning.com](http://www.vibratuning.com/)](http://www.vibratuning.com/)

**To Maintain our Intentions** How to create and enhance a practice that nurtures the space for our intentions. Simple exercises involving breathing and soft body movements that support the reconnection with the body and help to maintain our - positive 😊 - Intentions. Join my first group activity in 2026 ; an evening workshop on the 19th of January – From 19h30 to 21h. At my practice in Zürich. Max 10 participants. Cost: fr. 10.-

### Daily Evening Meditation ##### For all peace lovers and others, for beginners and advanced meditators. We love silence. We meditate with our eyes open—or closed, if you prefer. Come and enjoy the powerful vibrations of peace. We are happy to offer guided meditation upon request. **Welcome—join the wave of peace!** [www.brahmakumaris.ch](www.brahmakumaris.ch)

### Daily Evening Meditation ##### For all peace lovers and others, for beginners and advanced meditators. We love silence. We meditate with our eyes open—or closed, if you prefer. Come and enjoy the powerful vibrations of peace. We are happy to offer guided meditation upon request. **Welcome—join the wave of peace!** [www.brahmakumaris.ch](www.brahmakumaris.ch)

### Daily Evening Meditation ##### For all peace lovers and others, for beginners and advanced meditators. We love silence. We meditate with our eyes open—or closed, if you prefer. Come and enjoy the powerful vibrations of peace. We are happy to offer guided meditation upon request. **Welcome—join the wave of peace!** [www.brahmakumaris.ch](www.brahmakumaris.ch)

🔔 Über die Praxis Diese Praxis schenkt Ihnen inneren Frieden. Sie werden spüren, wie Ihr ganzer Körper in der Frequenz der Urliebe schwingt. Ein Bad in den Schwingungen des Gongs. Wenn wir uns vom Alten befreien, schaffen wir Raum für Licht, Freude und Liebe – für neues Leben, neue Emotionen und neue Begegnungen. ✨ Was Sie erleben werden: Der Klang des Gongs erzeugt eine kraftvolle Welle, die durch den ganzen Körper fliesst, berührt jede Zelle, jeden Gedanken und jedes Gefühl, klärt, harmonisiert und führt zu tiefer Entspannung. Der Gong führt dich genau dorthin, wo deine Seele sein möchte. 💫 Mögliche Wirkungen der Klangtherapie: • Tiefe Entspannung • Befreiung von Anspannung • Abbau von Stress und Ängsten • Verbesserter Schlaf und erhöhte Konzentration • Regeneration des Nerven- und Hormonsystems • Emotionales und energetisches Gleichgewicht • Auflösung unbewusster Muster und Ängste • Verbesserung der Durchblutung und der Beweglichkeit, Entspannung der Muskeln 🎵 Klangtherapie ist eine uralte, spirituelle Methode der Heilung, Verjüngung und Transformation. Heute ist sie eine der natürlichsten Methoden, um mit sich selbst und seiner Lebensenergie in Verbindung zu treten. 💖 Kommen Sie und teilen Sie diese Erfahrung – lassen Sie uns gemeinsam in den Raum des Klangs eintauchen, wo sich der Körper entspannt, der Geist Frieden findet und das Herz sich daran erinnert, was Liebe ist.

Welcome to a journey of deep relaxation connecting you back to yourself, to your heart, to your inner calm and intuition with effortless yoga nidra meditation, practiced lying down, sound healing and nourishing yoga in a friendly circle. Enjoy: * Stress, anxiety and tension relief * Deep relaxation * Better sleep * Emotional balance and uplift * Greater clarity and confidence * Enhanced creativity and intuition * Meaningful connections with others in the circle We share nourishing and healing yoga and breath practices with Yoga Nidra infused with Tibetan singing bowls to help you reduce the hold of stress, anxiety and tension. Rest deeply and come back to calm, balance and inner freedom. We journey together into deep rest and make space for more calm, peace and love in our hearts and in our lives. Each circle includes: **Nourishing gentle Yoga** **​** Gentle and transformative yoga practices to liberate the flow of energy and connect back to our source of vitality, blood wisdom and intuition. **Yoga Nidra** **​** Yoga Nidra is the antidote to the stress of life in today’s world. It is a zero effort practice of surrendering to all that is. Generally practiced lying down, yoga nidra brings you to a state of deep relaxation, allowing body and mind to restore. Yoga Nidra helps to disengage from thoughts and emotions and release anxiety and anger. It can also improve sleep, release tension and reverse symptoms of trauma and exhaustion. **​** **Sound Healing** **​** Sound healing is a gentle and powerful way to reach places in the body that are otherwise impossible to get to. Tibetan singing bowls bring immediate relaxation to body and mind, helping to disengage from thoughts and come into the present moment. Sound healing can help release tension and reduce the hold of stress, pain, fatigue, fear and other difficult emotions. Singing bowl vibrations help to bring us to an optimal state for self- healing. Everything is provided, just bring comfortable clothes. Suggested contribution is 30.= If cost is a barrier welcome to contribute as you can. Please WhatsApp or text me to join on 0782465091 as I don't use Meetup much, participants book via Whatsapp. [www.reconnectiorest.org](http://www.reconnectiorest.org/) Looking forward to sharing peaceful moments together. Love, Myriam

**Deep Rest & Relaxation Circle – Yoga Nidra, Gentle Yoga & Sound Healing** *(By donation – all are welcome)* You’re warmly invited to a nourishing relaxation circle designed to help you slow down, soften, and reconnect with yourself. Together we’ll explore deep rest through gentle yoga, effortless Yoga Nidra meditation (practiced lying down), and soothing sound healing with Tibetan singing bowls — all held in a friendly, supportive circle. This is a space to pause, breathe, and return to your heart, your inner calm, and your natural intuition. **This practice can support:** * Relief from stress, anxiety, and tension * Deep relaxation and nervous system reset * Better sleep * Emotional balance and uplift * Greater clarity, confidence, and creativity * Enhanced intuition * Meaningful, heart-centred connections with others ### What to expect **🌿 Gentle, Nourishing Yoga** Slow, accessible movements to release tension, support energy flow, and reconnect with your body’s wisdom and vitality. **🌙 Yoga Nidra (guided deep rest)** A zero-effort meditation practiced lying down. Yoga Nidra allows the body and mind to fully rest and restore, helping to calm the nervous system, release anxiety, improve sleep, and gently unwind exhaustion and overwhelm. **🔔 Sound Healing** Tibetan singing bowls guide you into deep presence and relaxation. The vibrations support the release of tension, stress, fatigue, and emotional holding, creating an optimal state for rest and self-healing. Everything is provided — just bring comfortable clothes and an open heart. **Contribution:** Suggested donation: **30.–** If cost is a barrier, please contribute what you can — everyone is welcome. **Booking:** Please WhatsApp or text me on **078 246 50 91** to join, as I don’t use Meetup regularly and bookings are managed via WhatsApp. More info: **[www.reconnectiorest.org](http://www.reconnectiorest.org)** I look forward to sharing this peaceful, nourishing time together. With love, **Myriam** 💛

A 1:1 Reiki journey where you receive focused healing, intuitive guidance, and space to reconnect with your inner flow.

Join Sacred Sound Alchemy Columbus for a transformative Sound Bath experience that will take you on a journey of self-discovery and healing. Immerse yourself in the powerful vibrations of various sound instruments like crystal singing bowls and rain drums, carefully orchestrated to balance your chakras and uplift your spirit. The soothing sounds will help you release negative energy, reduce stress, and promote deep relaxation. This event is perfect for those seeking a moment of tranquility and a chance to connect with their inner selves. Whether you are new to sound healing or a seasoned practitioner, you will benefit from the harmonious frequencies that will resonate with your body and soul. Come and allow yourself to be enveloped in a wave of healing energy, leaving you refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready for life's next chapter. Please bring something comfortable to lay on like a yoga mat. Being a pillow for your head or for under your knees and a blanket to cover over yourou. The library can get cold. Bring some water to help flush your body for after the session.

MCKS PRANIC HEALING® Level I In PRANIC HEALING® Level 1, you learn the basics of working with your energy aura, including learning to "scan," or feel the energy, to "sweep," or clean away congested energy, and to "energize," or supplement areas in your aura that have a pranic deficiency. PRANIC HEALING® has been taught to doctors, nurses, massage therapists, acupuncturists, chiropractors, shiatsu practitioners, and many others in the healing field. It has allowed them to heal confidently and consistently in the shortest learning time possible. These professionals find PRANIC HEALING® very effective and easy to apply. Other topics covered in PRANIC HEALING® Level 1: Energetic anatomy: You will learn to work with the network of chakras, meridians and auras to accelerate the healing processes of your body. Preventive healing: You will learn to remove the negative energetic patterns of a disease to prevent it from fully manifesting as a physical ailment. Self-Pranic healing: You will learn to apply these healing techniques to accelerate your own healing. Step-by-step techniques for ailments related to your: respiratory system, e.g., asthma,; circulatory system, e.g., heart ailments; gastrointestinal system, e.g., irritable bowel syndrome; musculoskeletal system, e.g., arthritis and back pain; reproductive system, e.g., menstrual problems. You'll also learn how to address common problems as migraines and sinusitis. Additionally, you'll learn to apply distant healing to loved ones who are not present in the room with you. All PRANIC HEALING® courses are "experiential," which means that you learn by actually performing the techniques and exercises in class - on yourself and those around you. During class, all the principles will be explained thoroughly and you will practice the techniques exhaustively so you will be confident in your ability to produce positive results when you finish the course. This is Day 2 of 2 Attendance at day one is required to attend day 2. The Course text book is Choa Kok Sui, "Miracles through Pranic Healing" Please bring this with you to class. PRANIC HEALING® Level 1 is a prerequisite to all other GMCKS courses. For those interested to review the class...Review fee is only $75!! LOOK AT THIS!! Review for FREE when you bring a new student to class with you.

This is a free, in person meeting. Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse. Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well. Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship. Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action? Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships! Break free from self imposed limitations Here we will discuss: • How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes. • Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you? • Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it? • Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love? • Fights & arguments - what's really behind them? • What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others? • How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change? • Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them? • How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about? • How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career? Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general. Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person. Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life. We look forward to having you join us! This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.

Join us at **Unity of Columbus** for *Spa for Your Soul*, a restorative and inspiring workshop designed to nourish your spirit, awaken your inner wisdom, and reconnect you with the sacred rhythm of life. Drawing from the rich spiritual insights of **Matthew Fox** and the timeless theological wisdom of **Thomas Aquinas**, this workshop invites participants into a deeper experience of spirituality rooted in compassion, creativity, and divine presence. Together, we will explore spirituality not as something distant or abstract, but as a lived, embodied experience—one that honors joy, justice, beauty, and the inherent goodness of creation. Through guided reflection, gentle spiritual practices, discussion, and contemplative moments, *Spa for Your Soul* offers a sacred space to release stress, renew clarity, and remember the divine spark within. This is an opportunity to pause, breathe, and tend lovingly to your soul—much like a spa experience, but for your inner life. Whether you are seeking spiritual refreshment, deeper understanding, or simply a peaceful space to be present, this workshop welcomes you exactly as you are. **Come, rest, reflect, and renew—your soul deserves it.**

Join Sacred Sound Alchemy Columbus for a transformative Sound Bath experience that will take you on a journey of self-discovery and healing. Immerse yourself in the powerful vibrations of various sound instruments like crystal singing bowls and rain drums, carefully orchestrated to balance your chakras and uplift your spirit. The soothing sounds will help you release negative energy, reduce stress, and promote deep relaxation. This event is perfect for those seeking a moment of tranquility and a chance to connect with their inner selves. Whether you are new to sound healing or a seasoned practitioner, you will benefit from the harmonious frequencies that will resonate with your body and soul. Come and allow yourself to be enveloped in a wave of healing energy, leaving you refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready for life's next chapter. Please bring something comfortable to lay on like a yoga mat. Being a pillow for your head or for under your knees and a blanket to cover over yourou. The library can get cold. Bring some water to help flush your body for after the session.

Why are we unhappy? Where does emotional pain come from? Studies show that people who suffer from long-term emotional pain have painful experiences in their lives that were never fully resolved in their mind. In other words, there were issues in the past that were not completely dealt with. This can include abuse in childhood, breakups, divorce, death of a loved one, to name a few. How do you know whether you have gotten over something painful? Here is an easy test: Do you still have attention on what had happened to you? For instance, do you still find yourself thinking about something painful that you went through? If you are, then you are not over it. In fact, in severe cases, people find themselves playing a "tape" in their mind over and over again. So how do you heal from your past? How do you stop the "tape" playing in your mind? In this meeting, you will learn a technique to help you with that. Come join us! Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is created by the Dianetics and Scientology life improvement center.

This is a free, in person meeting. Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse. Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well. Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship. Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action? Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships! Break free from self imposed limitations Here we will discuss: • How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes. • Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you? • Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it? • Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love? • Fights & arguments - what's really behind them? • What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others? • How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change? • Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them? • How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about? • How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career? Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general. Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person. Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life. We look forward to having you join us! This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.