halcyon house

a worker owned cooperative holistic wellness center

Author: Josh Jones

Opening Reception – Artist Paul LaJeunesse
May 9th at 5:30PM
Paul LaJeunesse creates large-scale, site-specific murals that reflect the historic, identities, communities and locations. His work is rooted in research, collaboration and storytelling. Through his process he transforms public spaces into a shared narrative.
“My research revolves around the concept of place and how places are assimilated with personal values to create meaning for our lives.”
Join us to welcome this talented artist into the Halcyon House gallery. Meet Paul, drink some tea, have fun, look at inspiring art.
Bio:
Paul LaJeunesse received his Master of Fine Arts in painting from Bowling Green State University in 2006. He is an Elizabeth Greenshields grant recipient, and a 2007 Fulbright fellow where he created a body of landscape paintings in Iceland. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, with solo exhibitions in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Missouri, Indiana, Minnesota and Iceland and group exhibitions in Saitama and Tokyo Japan, and numerous states in the United States. Paul is a public artist with 7 murals and multiple community murals. He has taught at Western Oregon University, Georgia State University, The College of St. Scholastica, Anderson Ranch Studio and The Grand Marais Art Colony, and currently at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. His artwork investigates the relationship among individual memories of time, space, and place as a way in which we assign meaning to experiences and construct our sense of identity.
More about Paul
Events
2026-05-01
Downtown Parking Update
It has happened – the city of Duluth has removed the parking meters on Michigan Street. I had made a social media post with the same information as follows, and what do you know? It was our most viewed post to date. Parking is a hot-button topic in Duluth! We do love to talk about urban planning, but this is more for informational purposes only.
This update has a few ramifications for our clients.
1. There were a few “free spaces” where parking meters were missing that will no longer be free. It is now using zones only instead of space numbers. Sorry! We’re sad to see those go, but they often were filled with Minnesota Power employees who started their day early in the morning.
2. Luckily, it looks like the maximum time limit is still 2 hours as it was before. However, for those who schedule 120 minute massages, we don’t have the ability to add time past the 2 hour limit. If you do schedule 120 minute massages, we suggest parking in either the Muffler Clinic lot which is along Michigan Street or the Tech Village lot with the entrance on 1st Street.
We plan to get in touch with parking services to advocate for clearer signage, posting the enforcement hours, clearly mark parking spaces, and find out if they intend to install a kiosk on Michigan Street.
2026-04-10
The dreaded doom-scroll
Why do I doom scroll?!
I’ve got to admit… sometimes I can’t stop doom scrolling. The other day I was like ‘Why is my wrist feeling so sore?’
Yeah, holding my phone too long flipping through a sea of yuck had tension building through my hand, wrist, forearm, shoulder, neck, etc.
I had to take a breather and get some movement!
Thankfully, COGGS volunteers have been doing their best to keep our trails in as good of condition as could be hoped for. Getting bounced along over the icy terrain may have also been rough on my wrists, arms, shoulders, and neck, but I feel a lot better afterwards!
I may need to get on the schedule this week to loosen up some of these tight muscles though!
If you are having trouble with your mental health and emotional processing, Sara Sheppard is amazing at helping us through it.
2026-03-07
Welcome Sara Sheppard
After joining Robin for their Tea Talk – Nervous System Regulation for the Holidays as well as their Art of Wintering Well classes, Sara is bringing her experience and knowledge in-house!
Sara Sheppard
(She/her)
Occupational Therapist since 2008
Craniosacral Therapist since 2010
Services offered:
- 45 minute Pediatric Therapy
- 60 minute Individual Therapy
- Nervous System Education – 8 Session Series
Therapy style:
An individualized, holistic occupational therapy approach blending nervous system regulation, sensory processing, and gentle craniosacral and fascial techniques to foster balance and ease in everyday life.
More about occupational therapy:
The aim of occupational therapy is to support meaningful daily living by providing education to understand your nervous system regulation and sensory processing, and build skills that creat greater ease in everyday life. Sessions are rooted in a holistic, client-centered apporach that blends nervous system education, sensory processing, somatic awareness, and home programming to support both body and mind. They may include craniosacral and myofascial techniques, gentle somatic-based manual therapy, practical strategies for regulation, and personalized supports to help move toward your goals with clarity and confidence and foster resilience, balance, and sustainable well-being.
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2026-03-07
Happy New Year!
Who is glad to be done with 2025?
A new year offers a fresh start and a time to refocus on intentions. I definitely understand the sentiment of leaving 2025 behind and looking forward to a better 2026. However, there are many things both positive and negative that I don’t want to forget about 2025.
I hope to cherish those good memories and learn those tough lessons only once! We’ll see about that…
2026-01-07
Welcome our newest board members
We’re excited to welcome three new Directors to our Board! Robin Davidson, Kimberlee Grogan, and Kelley Minor, each bring a wealth of unique knowledge, skills, and experiences to our Cooperative’s Board of Directors. Thank You!
Robin Davidson
Kelley Minor
Kimberlee Grogan
2026-01-07
Tracy Murphy – Winter 2025-Spring 2026 featured artist
Through vibrant color and fearless emotion, Tracy Murphy turns her own story of survival into art that heals and connects. Murphy is a contemporary oil painter and cancer survivor from Western Wisconsin, and an alumni of the University of Minnesota Fine Art Program and the Milan Art Institute. Her emotionally charged works invite collectors to see themselves reflected in her paintings, and to experience art as a journey of healing and transformation. With bold contrast and expressive compositions, her paintings become a visual story of the beauty of transformation. Each painting reflects her belief that art has the power to heal, both the maker and the beholder.
Check out her website at:
www.tracymurphyfineart.com
Want to find out more about our featured artists?
Featured Artists
2025-12-20
Winter grieving
It has been said that winter is the time for grieving. We at Halcyon House have experienced some personal losses recently and are thankful for the wonderful community around us.
We hope to cherish our loved ones during the holidays, share some tea and hot cocoa, and make the most of our time together.
2025-11-29
Fall recap
Our Open House was so much fun! It was great to meet some new folks and chat with familiar faces. Although, our pup Sunny had decided to help herself to some chocolate cookies the night before so I went straight from the vet to the open house with no sleep! She’s fine and may have learned her lesson?
I feel excitement for this time of year where social gatherings start happening indoors. There is a renewed sense of investing in inner growth, whether it be reading a book, enjoying a deep discussion with friends, focusing on a hobby, making treats or gifts for others.
Take care of yourself and check in on your friends. It is a time to build community connections.
2025-10-07
Nature walks
Who has been enjoying nature walks this fall? It is such a treat to witness the the change in colors, smells, and feeling in the air.
While we do our best to get out and enjoy the many hiking and biking trails as often as we can, I can’t help but notice that sometimes it’s a challenge to make the time and effort to get out for a more “proper” hike or bike ride. Sunny (our pup) reminds us to walk several times every day, but often they are shorter than she or us would like.
One of my commuity-building and social well-being activities I have not been able to regularly attend this past year or so is volunteer trail maintenance with COGGS. I’ve been feeling a little guilty about that! So let me thank everyone who has been putting in the time doing trail building and maintenance this year!
2025-10-01