MAY EVENTS
Note to seekers... I am still adding in May events.... Trying to update things via sketchy dial-up service while I've been out of state was a nightmare! I'm working with a web guru to finally move SPN into it's next phase which will be far more user friendly and not so dependent on my particular internet connection of the moment. It's going to be amazing! Watch for more info over the summer! In the meantime, please bear with me as I spend many extra hours trying to do this the 'old fashioned way' this month. Lisa Kaye
EVENTS FOR 4/18 THROUGH 5/13....
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4/28...
Meditation for Awakening with Alan Zundel
Saturday, April 7, 14, 21, & 28
9 am to about 10:30 am
First United Methodist Church (1376 Olive St.) in south Eugene
Voluntary donation ($5 suggested)
Brief meditation instructions for those who want them, 30 minutes of silent sitting meditation, and a talk on awakening from Alan followed by time for questions/comments and responses. Alan has practiced meditation for over 35 years and awakened through the influence of the American spiritual teacher Adyashanti. He began teaching when invited to speak at a San Francisco Buddhist group in 2005.
For more information:
http://www.heartawake.org
alan(at)heartawake.org
541-510-8804
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4/28
Center for Sacred Science (CSS) Monthly All day meditation
at the Green Phoenix Institute with Matthew Sieradski
Saturday April 28th
AM sitting meditation 10am- 12:30pm
Lunch break 12:30pm – 1:30pm
PM sitting meditation 1:30pm – 4pm
Green Phoenix Institute
352 West 12th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
541.344.0073 (office)
http://www.greenphoenixinstitute.com
Suggested donation of $20-40 *No one will be turned away for lack of funds
Matthew Sieradski 541.579.1153 or mattsieradski(at)yahoo.com
Open to Public.
CSS meditation teacher Matthew Sieradski will lead this all day meditation. He will provide brief instruction in the beginning of morning session. He will end afternoon meditation with questions and answer session.
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4/28
REUNION OF THE HEART: DEEPENING YOUR SHAMANIC PRACTICE
A project of the Finding Your Medicine School of Shamanic Practice
Saturday April 28th, 2012 from 10am - 4:30pm
$55 for the day
Alida Birch, MSW, CSC, and Marta Boyett are pleased to announce the first ever reunion for all graduates of their teaching programs. We’ll be sharing new material to assist you in your practice whether it be with clients, with nature, or for yourself. There will also be a facilitated peer discussion period. Be there for the reunion! Be there to learn! Be there to meet new friends! Please respond by April 12.
Our day long reunion is scheduled for Saturday April 28th, 2012 from 10am -4:30pm. $55 for the day.
CONTACT INFO:
info(at)AlidaBirch.com, 541.686.1610, or
marta(at)epud.net, 541.935.8080
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4/28
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
One World... One Breath
Saturday 4/28/12 10-12noon
1-3pm for Tai Chi and Qigong Instructors Meeting
Location: Sacred Heart Medical Center, Riverbend Drive, Springfield, OR
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us a universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest . . . a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
About Tai Chi Yoga Center
The mission of the Tai Chi Yoga Center is to provide quality body mind trainings of Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga and Meditation. We offer classes, workshops, retreats and training to anyone with a desire to learn, cultivate and share with others.
Tai Chi Yoga Center
http://www.taichiyogacenter.com/
541-515-0462
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4/30...
Open Heart meditation-- drop in group
Mondays, ongoing, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
5:30-6:30 1210 W. 4th Ave. Eugene
free (donations accepted)
This guided meditation helps us to open our heart to feel the complete and continuous Love of the Divine, and to be calmer, more peaceful, and more joyful every moment in our daily life. Visit www.heartsanctuary.org for more info and free meditation downloads
contact: Valerie valeriekeartes(at)sbcglobal.net 541-914-0431
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4/30
KUNDALINI PRAANAYAM & MEDITATION SERIES
Five Mondays: 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, & 4/30
7:00pm – 8:30pm
$30 series / $8 drop in / or Yoga West pass
Yoga West: 3635 Hilyard St., Eugene
Mehtab Singh 503-522-5337
This class will teach you to guide the breath to calm the mind, cleanse and energize the body, and experience the breath as a connection to your soul. Meditation will be enhanced with praanayam and postures to activate the glandular system to secrete, enlarge the magnetic field, and for you to develop your Praanic energy.
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Note to seekers... I am still adding in May events.... Trying to update things via sketchy dial-up service while I've been out of state was a nightmare! I'm working with a web guru to finally move SPN into it's next phase which will be far more user friendly and not so dependent on my particular internet connection of the moment. It's going to be amazing! Watch for more info over the summer! In the meantime, please bear with me as I spend many extra hours trying to do this the 'old fashioned way' this month. Lisa Kaye
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5/1
PrayerWorks
"Conflict Resolution: A Spiritual Approach"
International speaker John Tyler from Pittsburgh, PA will give a talk titled "Conflict Resolution: A Spiritual Approach" on Tuesday, May 1, at 7:00 p.m. at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1390 Pearl Street, Eugene. This will be the final event in the PrayerWorks 2011-2012 series.
Mr. Tyler has an interesting background. A former labor organizer and political science professor, he had the rare privilege of being asked to work with a group of South Africans, most of whom had spent time in prisons under apartheid rule. Tyler was deeply grateful to share his insights regarding racial conflict on an international scale with these spiritually minded South Africans. He had already seen the potency of prayer transform parts of his own community when he helped found a residence for students on the University of Pittsburgh that seeks to heal racial divisions. (For his involvement in this project he received the YWCA’s Racial Justice Award.) “Those who asked me to work with them were an exceptional group that believed in the power of prayer, and the importance of forgiveness as a part of loving one's neighbor. They were concerned with providing a constitutional framework for the aftermath of what nearly everyone accepted would be a terribly bloody, but successful rebellion: the uprising of the large African majority against the white apartheid government, which had been increasing the severity of its repressive separatist policies."
“We were all praying individually.” Tyler recalls. “Collectively, we were led to sketch out, beyond constitutional provisions, the beginning of a framework for knitting back together some of the torn fragments of South African society, suggestions that were later shaped into a set of courts governed by a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.”
Tyler says “In our efforts to bind up the wounds of a whole society, I felt the deep love of my colleagues for God's creation, and their confidence in the power of that love. Then, in 1990, came the beginning of a series of only-dreamed-of events that led to the peaceful, democratic election of NelsonMandela as the new president of South Africa.”
Tyler, now a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing, will share ideas on forgiveness, reconciliation and healing in a free public talk which will be followed by a question and answer session.
Tyler’s talk is the final event in the PrayerWorks series that began last fall and has focused on promoting a violence-free community. PrayerWorks is a spiritual initiative bringing the power of prayer to bear on community concerns. People of all faiths are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Tyler’s talk is free and open to the public. He invites everyone to “explore how we can get involved in healing conflicts in our own lives and for the world -- from century-old, divisive national conflicts to a family fight.”
We hope you will make time to hear this uplifting and informative talk.
The PrayerWorks Team.
For more info: (541) 344-6341 or prayerworkseugene.com
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5/2, 9, 16
Foundations of Judaism Journey through the Torah
Rabbi Boris Dolin
Wednesday, May 2, 9, 16
7:00-9:00 pm
Temple Beth Israel
1175 E. 29th Avenue, Eugene, OR
TBI Member $18; Guest $30
www.tbieugene.org
info@tbieugene.org
Explore the core themes and stories of the Torah, and learn about the many ways the Torah has been studied throughout the generations. We will explore the different methods of Torah interpretations, examine the history of Torah commentary and critical analysis, and begin to create our own personal Torah study practice. We will also briefly touch on the many other important texts of the Jewish tradition and examine their connection to Torah and to modern Jewish ritual beliefs.
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5/2, 5/9
YOGA for Women who may think they can’t do Yoga
Wednesdays ~~12-1:15 ~~ April 4 to May 9 ~~
April 4, 11, 18, 25 and
May 2, and May 9
Held at Yoga West, 3635 Hilyard
(at W 39th across from Tugman Park)
Susanna Liberty/Prabu Prakash Kaur
(541)345-8370
~ Series $36 or $8 drop in, or use YW pass ~
Not sure you can touch your toes? Get up from the floor? Think size matters? Hesitant to ask questions? Wonder how to do yoga with stiffness or limitations? And what are pranayams and mudras anyway?
Come to a Kundalini yoga class for women that moves at a slower place. Carpeted Floor, no Mirrors . All terms explained, modifications given, each action demonstrated. We will do traditional yoga warm ups, a yoga “kriya/set”, a delicious relaxation to music, and a great short meditation. Questions welcomed.
Experience increased flexibiliy in all areas of your life. Leave refreshed and ready for the rest of the day. And you just might end up touching your toes, even if it means bending your knees.
This class is suitable for beginners as well as those with regular yoga practice. All women are welcome to attend. You may attend the series, or drop in to individual classes
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5/2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 6/6
Kundalini Yoga Happy Hour: The Ten Bodies
with Judy Ness/Japneet Kaur
Wednesdays, 4/11-6/6
5:30-6:30 pm
YogaWest, 3635 Hilyard St.
(across from Tugman Park), Eugene
$8 drop-in per class
Japneet Kaur/Judy Ness 541-465-1236 http://www.yogawesteugene.com
Kundalini Yoga Happy Hour: The Ten Bodies
Humans are made of 10 bodies: the physical body, three mental bodies and six energy bodies. The Ten Bodies are powerful capacities of the psyche. Each body has specific gifts that manifest when strong, and certain deficit tendencies that surface when weak. Kundalini Yoga is a comprehensive way to work on all Ten Bodies at once. Each of the classes will focus on one of the Ten Bodies with pranayam, kriya, and meditation.
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5/3
Art, Spirituality and the Aftermath of the Holocaust
with Carola de Vries Robles
Thursday, May 3, 7:00 pm
Temple Beth Israel
1175 E. 29th Avenue, Eugene, OR
$7-$10 suggested donation
www.tbieugene.org
info@tbieugene.org
Can one soften one's fate? Can one turn one's life story into prayer ? Yes, that is possible. Through inner work. Soul work. And through facing and blessing what is. Carola de Vries Robles made a documentary about her spiritual journey, which shows her transformative art making and the Jewish spiritual practices which support the path of self- transformation. Come and witness the documentary, To Remember To Return . Come and reflect on how to respond to the aftermath of the holocaust within. Can we learn to complete the past in order not to repeat the past? Come and learn about the healing power of teshuvah, tefillah and tzedakah.
Carola de Cries Robles was born in 1946 on the ruins of the Holocaust in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As a psychologist, body oriented psychotherapist, and creative arts specialist she worked for many years with second generation people and holocaust survivors. She is a member of Aleph and active in the Jewish Renewal Movement as lay leader and teacher. She lives near Amsterdam and is visiting the USA. She offers spiritual guidance and leads Jewish meditation.
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5/3
GODSPIRITS UNITED, LLC PRESENTS:
"SHIFTING YOUR ENERGY FOR HEALTH"
LECTURE / WORKSHOP, Thursday, May 3, 7 P.M. 3317 Southview Drive (NE corner Murry and Southview) Eugene, OR
Enter by lighted stairway into backyard to first door or enter by front door if icy.
First Thursday of each month October through June. Everyone is welcome. Please come and bring your friends. Donation.
Shifting energy to heal yourself is something you can learn how to do. By consciously reversing the flow of the creative energy running through your body, you can rebalance your own blood chemistry and heal yourself. Even medically incurable chronic illnesses can be healed in this manner. Spiritual energy is yours to control.
GodSpirits United LLC presents a series of nine progressive lecture/workshops from October - June to promote spiritual education and to help you understand yourself as All-Powerful Light Energy with the ability to create what you want in your life and to heal yourself. You will receive a sampling of beneficial energy treatments and a transmission of one of the nine Healers Rites of the Munay Ki from the Q'ero of Peru at each workshop.
Nancy Lynne Harris, M.A., founder of GodSpirits United, LLC, is a graduate of The Four Winds Society, a Theta Healer, and a Spiritual Teacher through the Eschatology Foundation in Los Angeles. As an Energy Practitioner/Shaman, she offers spiritual counseling, energy treatments, writes healing books and presents monthly workshops in spiritual healing. Her goal is to help people recover from dysfunction and medically incurable chronic illnesses by teaching you how to shift your energy. She is available as a speaker on spiritual healing for your organization.
Call 541-343-2582 or email Nancyhj05@comcast.net to receive The Energy Spa Menu of offerings and to receive the workshop flyer each month. Listen to our audio called "Healing Dysfunction Invasion Revealed" on the website: www.GodSpiritsUnited.com
May 3 - Shifting Your Energy for Health
June 7 - Manifesting $ with Intention and Despacho
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5/4
Benefit for the new Unity Arts Cooperative
with Scott Cossu, Halie Loren Trio, Laura Kemp,
Marty Chilla and Friends, My Father’s Ghost
Friday, May 4 7 pm, dinner at 5:30 pm
Unity of the Valley
3912 Dillard Rd., Eugene, OR
Admission: $20 adv, $45 adv includes dinner
Tickets available at Star Gate
or at www.brownpapertickets.com
Contact info: Mike Meyer mmeyer(at)efn.org
www.scottcossu.com
www.halieloren.com
www.laurakemp.com
www.myfathersghost.com
The Unity Arts Collective (UAC) will partner with Unity of the Valley for concerts, drama, lessons for the community, and for visual arts.
The goals of UAC would include low-cost music lessons for children and adults, community building through public events, and promotion of local and national arts for the Willamette Valley community. This dinner and concert will be the kick-off fundraiser for the organization.
SCOTT COSSU:
Scott is an internationally known, composer, pianist and recording artist. He was up front when New Age was just beginning over 30 years ago. He was one of the first Windham Hill Artists to join with founder Will Ackerman and Alex Degrassi, in their new label out of Palo Alto, California.
Scott would affectionately call his music Heavy Mental or Cosmic National Geographic, even though he was one of the grandfathers of the New Age scene; he was labeled a “jazz luminary of the future”, by Billboard Magazine. Much of Scott’s work exhibits departures from the New Age field and includes a melodic blend of jazz, classical and ethnic influences.
HALIE LOREN TRIO:
In a relatively brief span of time, Loren appears to have achieved enough success and received enough kudos to define an entire career. Since her stage debut at the age of ten at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp in Alaska, Loren has continued to wow and woo audiences with her warm, intimate live performances; she is an elegant, electrifying performer, full of charisma and cool. And she has garnered more than her share of in-the-know acknowledgment, both critical and professional: from the Female Rising Star and Alternative Entertainer awards she won before she was 16, to later awards from such worthies as Billboard International and the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, up to her most recent award for "Best Vocal Jazz Album" at the 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards.
Loren’s newest release, ‘Heart First’ was released in Japan (JVC/Victor) in December 2011, garnering Jazz Critique Magazine’s 2011 coveted "Golden (top) prize" in the Vocal Jazz Album category. Playing to sell-out audiences both abroad and in the US, Loren continues touring in support of ‘Heart First’, which was released by Justin Time Records worldwide in March 2012.
LAURA KEMP:
Six years after releasing her critically acclaimed album May, singer-songwriter Laura Kemp has produced her sixth studio collection, Bodhi Tree. A fixture on the Northwest music scene since 1990 and regular winner of the Eugene Weekly’s annual reader’s poll for Best Singer-Songwriter, Laura ventured out of her hometown of Eugene, OR and traveled to Nashville, TN to record her most recent CD. This was not her first trip to Music City – as a student at Vanderbilt University back in the mid 1980’s, some of her earliest experiences on stage were in Nashville, as well as in Germany where she spent a year as an exchange student, skipping class, busking in the streets and gigging in Irish pubs.
The songwriting on her latest album, Bodhi Tree, is partly influenced by a journey Laura took to India in 2008 where she spent three months studying yoga, volunteering in an orphanage, and traveling. She brought back a harmonium, a traditional Indian instrument that she uses on the title track of the new disc... It also gives the listener a taste of what’s to come in a future recording. She is currently studying jazz guitar and plans on eventually releasing a full album of jazz standards. She also looks forward to recording a collection of Indian-influenced kirtan/devotional music featuring her harmonium with a combination of Sanskrit and English lyrics.
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5/5
Celebrate World Labyrinth with Us
Labyrinth Walk Saturday May 5th from 1pm to 5pm
Trinity United Methodist Church
440 Maxwell Rd Eugene
This is a free event everyone is welcome
The labyrinth is located in an outdoor courtyard, please be prepared to enjoy the weather.
For more information contact the church office 541-688-3269
Come walk with us the first Saturday of every month
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Friday, May 4 - Sunday May 6
Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Sheila Weinberg
7:30 pm
Temple Beth Israel
1175 East 29th Avenue, Eugene, OR
Free
www.tbieugene.org
info@tbieugene.org
Rabbi Sheila co-leads services with TBI’s Rabbis and presents a talk entitled “What is Meditation and Why Is It Jewish” Refreshments sponsored by TBI’s Community Education Committee
Saturday, May 5
9:00 am
Conversation and meditation on the week’s Torah portion Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
10:00 am
A contemplative morning service led by Rabbi Sheila with meditation and movement (Childcare available)
Following services
Kiddush & Catered Luncheon with a short teaching on mindful eating (Reservations required)
7:30 pm
Havdallah, Presentation & Book Signing
Surprisingly Happy: An Atypical Religious Memoir
Snapshots of Rabbi Weinberg’s life, as told through poetry, prayers, and accounts of this Jewish Baby Boomer’s experiences, offer clues about her search to find God, and carves a path for others to learn from her journey. The book addresses her spiritual quests through yoga and meditation, and provides a candid look at her struggle with addiction, her philosophy of feminism, and her life as a wife, mother and grandmother.
Weekend Cost:
TBI Member FREE; Guest $54
Catered Lunch (Saturday): $12 (for TBI Members & Guests) Donations to TBI’s Community Education Program to offset the costs of the Shabbaton are appreciated
Temple Beth Israel
1175 East 29th Avenue, Eugene, OR
www.tbieugene.org
info@tbieugene.org
Sunday, May 6
9:00- 10:45 am
Mindful Parenting Workshop (geared towards parents of PreK-3rd graders) Rabbi Sheila will share ideas about mindful family relationships and provide an opportunity for interactive story telling about the challenges and accomplishments in bringing mindfulness, freshness and creativity to the important relationships in our lives
(Childcare available)
Temple Beth Israel
1175 East 29th Avenue, Eugene, OR
Weekend Cost:
TBI Member FREE; Guest $54
Catered Lunch (Saturday): $12 (for TBI Members & Guests) Donations to TBI’s Community Education Program to offset the costs of the Shabbaton are appreciated
www.tbieugene.org
info@tbieugene.org
Shabbaton Costs
TBI Member FREE; Guest $54
Catered Lunch (Saturday): $12 (for TBI Members & Guests)
Donations to TBI’s Community Education Program to offset the costs of the Shabbaton are appreciated
Childcare available* for the following:
Friday night services
Saturday morning services
Sunday morning parent workshop
$8 per family per session
$20 for all 3 sessions
*Minimum of 4 children per session required to provide care
Pre-registration/payment required for all participants
Lunch & childcare reservation deadline: April 30
Shabbaton registration deadline: May 3
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5/5 and 6/23
SPRING REJUVENATION ONE DAY RETREAT 5/5&6/23
For the May spring rejuvenation retreat there will be a lecture on Ayurveda, doshic body types, dietary needs according to astrological sign, and essential spring cleansing foods. A cleansing vegetarian lunch will also be offered by Peony Prashanti..
There will also be Qigong for immune system cultivation with Suman Barkhas.
Qigong and Yoga for improved brain function, pituitary and pineal activation will also be available.
Contact Sarvani to RSVP: 541-232-2042
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5/5 and 5/6
WHITE TARA WEEKEND RETREAT
with Her Eminence Dagmo Kusho
4810 Willamette Sunset Hills, Eugene, Oregon. May 5th - 6th, 2012, 10:00 AM. - 4:00 PM Cost: $ 100 For Reservations (760) 505-4681
White Tara is the feminine enlightened energy that represents the qualities of compassion, long life, healing and serenity.
This White Tara retreat will be led by Her Eminence Dagmo Kusho providing an opportunity for students to receive the empowerment and familiarize with the practice through receiving teachings and doing group practice. Her Eminence is renowned for her remarkably thorough explanation of the Tara practice as well as the everyday relevance. Her Eminence realization and dedication are transmitted in the heartwarming ambience of this beautiful retreat
HER EMINENCE was born in Kham, Eastern Tibet. Since she was the niece of one of the most highly realized Sakya Masters of the Twentieth Century, H.E Deshung Rinpoche III, her training in Buddhist practice began at an early age. When she married His Holiness Dagchen Sakya she became Sakya Dagmo Kusho ( Reverend Holy Mother) of the Sakya Khon Family. Dagmo Kusho has received extensive teachings and empowerments from many revered lamas throughout her life time. She travels and teaches widely and has established many Dharma centers all around the world. DONT MISS THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY !
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Saturday, May 5, 12, 19, & 26.
Meditation for Awakening with Alan Zundel. 9 am to about 10:30 am at First United Methodist Church (1376 Olive St.) in south Eugene. Voluntary donation ($5 suggested). Brief meditation instructions for those who want them, 30 minutes of silent sitting meditation, and a talk on awakening from Alan followed by time for questions/comments and responses. Alan has practiced meditation for over 35 years and awakened through the influence of the American spiritual teacher Adyashanti. He began teaching when invited to speak at a San Francisco Buddhist group in 2005.
For more information:
http://www.heartawake.org
alan@heartawake.org
541-510-8804
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Sunday, May 6.
One-day meditation retreat. Alan Zundel will lead a one-day retreat focused on spiritual awakening with several periods of meditation, talks and dialogues with participants, and time for walking in nearby parks and wilderness trails. 9:30 am to 7:30 pm. $22 (financial aid available). For more details, go to the HeartAwake Center website: http://www.heartawake.org/Retreat.html
alan@heartawake.org
541-510-8804
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5/6
One-day Meditation Retreat
with Alan Zundel
Sunday, May 6 ~ 9:30 am to 7:30 pm
$22 (financial aid available)
Alan Zundel will lead a one-day retreat focused on spiritual awakening with several periods of meditation, talks and dialogues with participants, and time for walking in nearby parks and wilderness trails.
For more details, go to the HeartAwake Center website:
http://www.heartawake.org/Retreat.html
alan(at)heartawake.org
541-510-8804
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tentatively beginning 5/6
FRONTIERS IN SHAMANISM
A project of the Finding Your Medicine School of Shamanic Practice
The course is to begin in May 2012 (tentatively scheduled for Sunday May 6th).
Alida Birch, MSW, CSC, and Marta Boyett are pleased to announce advanced-level instruction in shamanic practice, presented as a year-long training. Frontiers in Shamanism both expands on and transcends existing courses in core shamanism. This will be the fourth year it is presented. Feedback from participants has been enthusiastic. One student chose to take the course twice!
Going into our fourth year, we look forward to reaping the benefits of experience by deepening the previous curriculum, and expanding certain areas of focus.
Course content will be directed by three factors:
· Instructor choice, arising from our 48 years combined experience and exposure to many teachings.
· The guidance of our helping Spirits.
· The unfolding needs of the Circle.
The current course outline includes but is not limited to, ethnic traditions, especially central Asian, north European, and Amazonian; Plant Spirit healing; advanced ways of merging for miraculous outcomes; different styles of working with power objects for healing; and Middle World specialties including Faery teaching. Participants learn the beauty and balance of enacting exquisite community ceremony in one tradition, contrasted with the stripped-down, silently effective methods of another. Particular emphasis is placed on powerful traditional methods that can be most unobtrusively integrated into the modern Euro-American setting.
The course is to begin in May 2012 (tentatively scheduled for Sunday May 6th).
Frontiers in Shamanism broadens the scope of understanding, deepens relationship with Spirit to an inexpressible degree, and promotes practitioner versatility and adaptability to any situation. We invite you to join us in taking this step.
CONTACT INFO:
Alida Birch 541-686-1610, email: info(at)AlidaBirch.com
or Marta Boyett 541-935-8080
http://alidabirch.com/Workshops_with_Alida_Birch.html
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At 11 AM, Sunday, May 6, the Center for Sacred Sciences presents:
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
This video chronicles the life of writer, poet, meditation master and
teacher to the Dalai Lama, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, one of
Tibet's most revered 20th-Century Buddhist leaders. A discussion
will follow. (Free and open to the public.)
Location: Green Phoenix Institute, 325 W. 12th Ave. Eugene, Or.
(541) 579-1153 (www.Centerforsacredsciences.org)"
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New! Gentle/Beginning Yoga with Kate Ball
Mondays 545-645pm May 7, 14, 21, 28
First class free!
Green Phoenix Institute 352 West 12th Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97401
http://greenphoenixinstitute.com/hatha-yoga/
GPIyoga(at)yahoo.com
541-514-7997
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May 7
The Divine Feminine and the Flower Essences
ISHA LERNER
Monday, @ 7pm
Unity of the Valley
39th & Hilyard, Eugene
By donation.
http://www.ishalerner.com/
Everyone is welcome.
Isha Lerner is an internationally-acclaimed astrologer, best known for her groundbreaking work related to karmic imprints and past-life astrology (Power Mapping). She is also highly-regarded for her expertise in Flower Essence healing and Tarot interpretation.
Isha co-authored the best-selling Inner Child Cards: A Fairy Tale Tarot, which illustrates the transformative relationship between fairy tales and human development. The Inner Child Cards have been translated into eight languages worldwide. In 2001, the companion book, The Inner Child Card's Workbook, was published.
She is also co-author of The Triple Goddess Tarot, The Power of Flowers book/deck set and The Tarot of the Four Elements.
A long-time writer for numerous periodicals, including Welcome to Planet Earth, Healing Currents, Planet Lightworker and Children of the New Earth, she has also been a guest columnist for several newspapers and journals.
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Beginning Yoga with Rachelle Cornelius
Thursdays 6-715pm May 10, 17, 24, 31
First class free!
Green Phoenix Institute 352 West 12th Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97401
http://greenphoenixinstitute.com/hatha-yoga/
GPIyoga(at)yahoo.com
541-514-7997
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Mondays, ongoing, May 7, 14, 21, 28
Open Heart meditation-- drop in group
5:30-6:30 1210 W. 4th Ave. Eugene
free (donations accepted)
This guided meditation helps us to open our heart to feel the complete and continuous Love of the Divine, and to be calmer, more peaceful, and more joyful every moment in our daily life. Visit www.heartsanctuary.org or www.open-your-heart.org.uk for more info and free meditation downloads
contact: Valerie valeriekeartes@sbcglobal.net 541-914-0431
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Wednesdays, ongoing, May 9, 16, 23, 30
A Course in Miracles drop in study group
10:00-11:45 Unity of the Valley 39th and Hilyard Eugene
free (donations accepted)
"... The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite..." (from the introduction to A Course in Miracles)
for more info visit www.acim.org contact: Valerie valeriekeartes@sbcglobal.net 541-914-0431
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Wednesdays, ongoing, May 9, 16, 23, 30
Open Heart meditation-- drop in group
12:00-12:30 Unity of the Valley 39th & Hilyard Eugene
free (donations accepted)
This guided meditation helps us to open our heart to feel the complete and continuous Love of the Divine, and to be calmer, more peaceful, and more joyful every moment in our daily life. Visit www.heartsanctuary.org or www.open-your-heart.org.uk for more info and free meditation downloads
contact: Valerie valeriekeartes@sbcglobal.net 541-914-0431
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5/9
YOGA for Women who may think they can’t do Yoga
Wednesdays ~~12-1:15 ~~ April 4 to May 9 ~~
April 4, 11, 18, 25 and
May 2, and May 9
Held at Yoga West, 3635 Hilyard
(at W 39th across from Tugman Park)
Susanna Liberty/Prabu Prakash Kaur
(541)345-8370
~ Series $36 or $8 drop in, or use YW pass ~
Not sure you can touch your toes? Get up from the floor? Think size matters? Hesitant to ask questions? Wonder how to do yoga with stiffness or limitations? And what are pranayams and mudras anyway?
Come to a Kundalini yoga class for women that moves at a slower place. Carpeted Floor, no Mirrors . All terms explained, modifications given, each action demonstrated. We will do traditional yoga warm ups, a yoga “kriya/set”, a delicious relaxation to music, and a great short meditation. Questions welcomed.
Experience increased flexibiliy in all areas of your life. Leave refreshed and ready for the rest of the day. And you just might end up touching your toes, even if it means bending your knees.
This class is suitable for beginners as well as those with regular yoga practice. All women are welcome to attend. You may attend the series, or drop in to individual classes
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5/9, 16, 23, 30, 6/6
Kundalini Yoga Happy Hour: The Ten Bodies
with Judy Ness/Japneet Kaur
Wednesdays, 4/11-6/6
5:30-6:30 pm
YogaWest, 3635 Hilyard St.
(across from Tugman Park), Eugene
$8 drop-in per class
Japneet Kaur/Judy Ness 541-465-1236 http://www.yogawesteugene.com
Kundalini Yoga Happy Hour: The Ten Bodies
Humans are made of 10 bodies: the physical body, three mental bodies and six energy bodies. The Ten Bodies are powerful capacities of the psyche. Each body has specific gifts that manifest when strong, and certain deficit tendencies that surface when weak. Kundalini Yoga is a comprehensive way to work on all Ten Bodies at once. Each of the classes will focus on one of the Ten Bodies with pranayam, kriya, and meditation.
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5/9, 5/23
Heart of Now Community Group
Wednesdays ~ 7pm
April 11, 25 May 9, 23
Unity of the Valley, 39th and Hilyard
Contact 541-852-6352
kim(at)heartofnow.org
Come join us for an active and interactive practice of being present with yourself, mind, body, and emotion, and sharing that presence with others. We practice being our authentic selves in a circle of loving support, and healing, joy and insight happen
Join us!
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Thursdays, ongoing, May 10, 17, 24, 31
Reiki Tummo Healing Clinic (call, email for appointment)
20 minute sessions offered by Reiki Tummo practitioners
5:30-7:30 2550 Portland St. Eugene -- please call or email for appointment
free (donations accepted)
Reiki Tummo offers a natural energy system which combines the benefits of both Reiki (Universal/Divine) and Tummo (Kundalini/Earth) energies, working in synergy through your spiritual heart, to heal your physical and non-physical bodies. Reiki Tummo Healing will help improve physical, mental, and emotional well being, while strengthening your spiritual heart and connection to the Divine. For more info visit padmacahaya.org.
contact: Valerie valeriekeartes@sbcglobal.net 541-914-0431
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5/10, 6/1
Fire Ceremonies with Kinlen & Wake
No Fire in April
Thursday, May 10th
Friday, June 1st
Fires start at 6:30 pm, please arrive a bit before then so we can start right in.
2089 Graham Drive, Eugene, OR 97405
kinlen(at)sacredpathways.us
Bring layers to be comfortable indoors, and going out to the fire later in the evening. Bring rattle, drum, and friends to share in this sweet and powerful Spirit Community.
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5/10, 5/24
"The Soul of the Heart Sacred Circle"
with Catherine VanWetter
Thursdays, May 10 and 24 ~ 7 - 9 PM
Suggested donation $20
No one is turned away, if money is an issue, please contact me.
Catherine VanWetter, Inner Resolution Facilitator
541-760-6959
www.ToTheHeartOfTheMatter.com
"The Soul of the Heart Sacred Circle" combines Hellinger's Systemic Constellation Work and sacred ceremony. It is an experiential process, working at a deep soul level. This heart-based approach brings more immediate and lasting impact than techniques that address the mind alone. Through constellation work, we uncover hidden generational dynamics which create obstacles that prevent us from living our lives well. Shifts occur on a systemic level so that we can experience the natural flow of love, strength and support within our lives.
"Separating The Facts From Your "Story"
Connect with me:Twitter: http://twitter.com/souloftheheart
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/catherinevanwetter
Radio Page: http://www.facebook.com/inspirationsoftheheartradio
"Helping you resolve your past, so that you can more fully step into your future."
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5/11
I Am The Wind
Concert/Workshop with Charley Thweatt
Friday, May 11 ~ 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
$20 Suggested Love Offering
in the home of Kinlen & Wake Wheeler
in Yachats, Oregon
RSVP to: kinlen(at)sacredpathways.us
For more info about Charley Thweatt
visit musicangel.com
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Saturday, May 12th, 2012
First Degree Reiki Class presented by Reiki Master/Teacher Julia Kunko
10am-6pm in Eugene, OR
$85 includes instruction, manual, and certificate
Class size is limited and registration required (currently only one spot available).
"I strive to be an authentic and grounded teacher, invested in transmitting the fundamentals of traditional Usui Reiki. I offer humor and warmth along with a non-dogmatic approach to the practice of Reiki, whether in private sessions, share circles, or classes. Please contact me with your questions. I encourage all Reiki students to interview several teachers and I can recommend other teachers in the community."
Julia Kunko
www.dynamicreiki.com
julia@dynamicreiki.com
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May 12th
self care techniques
10am-3pm
Yoga Balaam, Elmira, OR
Learn self care techniques that will help you to better care for others!
Body mechanics for around the table, yoga poses and nutrition for energizing your workday, and more!
Call Suman for more details and to RSVP: 541-515-0462
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5/12-19
The Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation Presents the
2012 DZOGCHEN SPRING RETREAT
A Retreat with Mahayana Dharma teacher Erik Jung
Learn the View, Meditation and Conduct of the Budddha's Teachings
SATURDAY, MAY 12 - SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012
Please register as soon as possible for this special event.
You are invited to join us for the Dzogchen Lineage Spring Retreat at the beautiful Dzogchen Retreat Center near Eugene. The curriculum includes in-depth teaching on the fundamental principles of Buddhism as presented in Dzogchn Khenpo Choga Rinpoche's practice text The Buddha Path. This program's engaging approach is designed to give students rel-world skills for coping with the stressors of modern life y laying out a solid foundation for dharma practice, on and off the cushion.
About Erik Jung
Erik Jung is a monk and an authorized Dharma Teacher under the guidance of Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche. Erik, a lifelong Buddhist practitioner has just returned for a national and international dharma teaching tour. He is a passionate and inspiring teach of the Dzogchen Longchen Nyingthig Lineage of Mahayana Buddhism.
To apply online and for more information: www.dzogchenlineage.org/springretreat
or contact Ani Dechok Tso, Spring Retreat Director @ anidechoktso@gmail.com or 541-743-6440
AMITABHA EMPOWERMENT, TEACHING AND PRACTICE BY VENERABLE LAMA TSANG TSING
Amitabha Empowerment, Saturday, May 12, 2:00 p.m. (Please arrive by 1:45 p.m.)
The empowerment authorizes one to do the meditation of Buddha Amitabha, “Infinite Light.” The Refuge Vow is required and will be offered prior to the empowerment.
The cost is $25. It is also customary to make a donation to the empowering Lama.
Amitabha Teaching and Practice, Sunday, May 13, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Please arrive by 8:45 a.m.)
The Amitabha sutra states that even to hear the name of Amitabha is cause to be reborn in the Pure Land of Dewachen. Amitabha practice carries a great blessing and is easy to accomplish. Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing has accomplished many long Amitabha retreats; this is an excellent opportunity to practice with him. The empowerment is required. You are welcome to bring a lunch and stay during the break.
The cost is $30. Practice text, $15.
Where: Kagyu Dakshang Chuling Dharma Center
917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405
(Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow)
To minimize the Center’s impact on our neighborhood, please park on West Amazon and walk up the hill to KDC.
For information please visit our website at www.kdc-eugene.org or call 485-3961 or 683-1808 between 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM.
Who: Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing is a meditation master in the Shangpa and Karma Kagyu lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, is the resident director of Kagyu Dakshang Chuling Dharma Center in Eugene. Lama gives teachings, seminars and empowerments throughout the West Coast.
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Saturday, May 12, 19, & 26.
Meditation for Awakening with Alan Zundel. 9 am to about 10:30 am at First United Methodist Church (1376 Olive St.) in south Eugene. Voluntary donation ($5 suggested). Brief meditation instructions for those who want them, 30 minutes of silent sitting meditation, and a talk on awakening from Alan followed by time for questions/comments and responses. Alan has practiced meditation for over 35 years and awakened through the influence of the American spiritual teacher Adyashanti. He began teaching when invited to speak at a San Francisco Buddhist group in 2005.
For more information:
http://www.heartawake.org
alan@heartawake.org
541-510-8804
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tentatively beginning 5/12
HEALER'S PATH
Tentatively scheduled to begin May 12th 2012 Our 16th year!
A project of the Finding Your Medicine School of Shamanic Practice
May, 2012 - Now accepting applications
The Healer’s Path, develops skills and awareness in near-universal shamanic healing methods, including soul retrieval, extraction, healing with spiritual light, psychopomp, Celtic healing methods, divination for others, vision quest and our healer mentorship support system. Pre-requisite: you are journeying successfully & have a working relationship with your helping spirits. (Journey instruction is available by appointment).
Taught by Alida Birch 12 days total training meeting one day per month.
Tentatively scheduled to begin May 12th 2012 Our 16th year!
Please email info(at)AlidaBirch.com or call 541-686-1610 for more information and an application form.
http://alidabirch.com/Workshops_with_Alida_Birch.html
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5/12
Licensed Massage Therapist Yoga Self Care Workshop (5/12/12)
Caring for yourself while caring for others
Saturday 5/12 10-3pm at Elmira Yoga Sanctuary
Phone: 541-515-0462
A special new continuing education option for licensed massage therapist "Self Care". Course will include yoga poses for work day warm up, body mechanics around the table and healthy food options to energize your workday.
About Tai Chi Yoga Center
The mission of the Tai Chi Yoga Center is to provide quality body mind trainings of Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga and Meditation. We offer classes, workshops, retreats and training to anyone with a desire to learn, cultivate and share with others.
24892 West Demming Road
Elmira, OR 97437
Tai Chi Yoga Center
541-515-0462
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5/13
Beginning/Continuing Yoga with Rachelle Cornelius
Sundays 9-1015am May 6, 13, 20, 27
First class free!
Green Phoenix Institute 352 West 12th Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97401
http://greenphoenixinstitute.com/hatha-yoga/
GPIyoga(at)yahoo.com
541-514-7997
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5/13
"Using Spiritual Tools To Help Understand Your Life" is the topic for the May Worship service.
Gary Irwin is the facilitator.
How can spiritual tools help us in the many daily challenges we all face? What practical things could
you do to make life go easier? If you have interest in exploring some of the unique tools of Eckankar
that allow Life to go better as well as take a spiritual step up then you are cordially invited to come and
participate in this months presentation and discussion. All are welcome and event is free.
Sunday, May, 13th, 10:00 to 11:00am,
Eckankar Center of Eugene, 2833-C Willamette St.
Eugene, 541 343-2657
www.eckankar.org
