The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • January - April 2010 • Page 62
The Crazy Wisdom Calendar Salons (continued) April 15 • Resilient Neighborhoods • In these times of climate change, rising energy costs, and economic instability, how can we build stronger communities and more satisfying lives? What if creating networks of mutual support is our best hope for security? Come hear what some Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti neighborhoods are doing to share resources and skills. Join in lively small-group conversations about the possibilities. Facilitator is Jeanne Mackey, MSW, a budding conversation host, musician, tree-hugger, and founding member of Transition Ann Arbor. Guest speakers include Jeff McCabe (and his wife, Lisa Gottlieb), host of FridayMornings@SELMA (a local-food neighborhood breakfast salon). He is also a People’s Food Co-op board member, and a rabble-rouser. Lisa Bashert is an organic gardener, beekeeper, community builder, and steward of the Recreation Park Community Garden. Natalie Holbrook is co-founder of the Ypsilanti Bicycling Coalition (Bike Ypsi), and she is developing a small urban farm in her neighborhood. For more information on the above Crazy Wisdom Bookstore Salons, please contact bill@crazywisdom.net or call 665-2757.
Singing & Songwriting Naked Voice Singing: Sound Awareness, Sound Values, Sound Wisdom with Nourishing Traditions • Jan. 9, Feb. 13, Mar. 13, April 10; 9:30-11:30 • Naked Voice work is dedicated to recovering the wisdom in the human spirit, in a way that is profound in its compassion and unique for our times. $30. Contact info@shapingsound.com or shapingsound.com. New Moon Sing with Tammy Corwin-Renner • On the New Moon; 6:30-7:30 p.m. • A sing for girls 8 to 18 years of age and their mothers, aunts, grandmothers, and female friends. We sing songs and rounds to nourish our relationships with one another, the earth, and ourselves. By donation. For dates, call 786-3991. Threshold Choir of Ann Arbor with Tammy Corwin-Renner • First and Third Tuesdays of most months; 12:30-2:30 p.m. • We honor the ancient tradition of women singing at the bedsides of people who are struggling, some with living, some with dying. All women are welcome to visit and sing! By donation. We currently do not have childcare. For dates, call 786-3991.
Spiritual Development Art of Living with Jewel Heart Instructors • Mondays, Mar. 22-May 10; 7-8:30 p.m. • We long for meaning for an effective way to bring insight and heart to the ordinary circumstances and inevitable challenges of our daily lives. On the basis of Gelek Rimpoche’s book, Good Life, Good Death, this course will explore pragmatic methods to bring depth, meaning, and joy to our lives. $80 non-members. Call 994-3387, programs@jewelheart.org or jewelheart.org. Spiritual Discovery Group based on the Works of Eckhart Tolle with Melanie Fuscaldo • Ongoing • Practice releasing the ego and pain body. Experience silence, spaciousness, and the “joy body”. Awaken to your inner purpose. $30 per session. For dates and times, contact melaniefuscaldo.com. Oneness Blessing and Meditation with Lee Schaberg • Monday and Friday, 7-8 p.m. • The Oneness Blessing, a non-denominational transfer of divine energy, initiates a neurobiological change in the brain that enables the senses to be free from interference of the mind. A natural clarity of perception occurs, bringing joy, inner calm, and connection to the oneness in everything. By donation. Call 358-5529, lee.k.s@comcast.net. Exploring Your SoulSelf with Judy Crookes and Jacob through Gateways Center • Mar. 13, 10-4 p.m. • SoulSelf: a word that can change your future. Soul and self are united in the vast expanse of SoulSelf. Journey with Jacob as they take us to an expanse of self that we have never known. $45. Bring your own lunch. Call 913-4927 or 3324666. Spirit Circle with Layla Ananda through Gateways Center • Jan. 15, Feb. 19, Mar. 19, April 16; Potluck at 6:30 p.m. and Support Group at 7:45 p.m. • A monthly potluck and support group for people on a spiritual journey. Come to one or the other, or both! Bring your dreams and hopes, issues, and challenges. Free with donations accepted. Call 973-0684, layla.ananda@gmail.com. Flower of Life Workshop 2000+ with Lorna Brown • Feb. 20-21, 9-5 p.m. • Understand sacred geometry and learn to reactivate your Merkaba energy field for ascension, healing, your connection with higher self, and fully opening the heart. Helps to realize the connectedness of all life and your purpose in it. Based on the work of Drunvelo Melchizedek. $222. Call 428-8748, starlab6@aol.com or RevLornaBrown.com.
Munay-Ki: Nine Rites of Initiation with Lorna Brown • Tuesdays starting Jan. 5, 10 a.m. or Thursdays starting Jan. 21, 7-9:30 p.m. • The prophecies of the ancient Americas speak about a new human appearing on the planet - one who lives free of fear and resides in his or her transcendent nature. The Munay-Ki are the codes for the new human and are delivered in the form of energetic transmissions. They come to us from the Inca shamen of Peru and are the nine gates that heal us and transform our human energy field into that of homo luminous. $40 per session or $200 total. Call 428-8748, starlab6@aol.com or RevLornaBrown.com. An Introduction to Soul Retrieval with Lorna Brown • Feb. 6, 1-4 p.m. • An introduction to the shamanic journeying process for the purpose of accessing original wounds that we have stored and that may have derailed our destiny. $10. Call 428-8748, starlab6@aol.com or RevLornaBrown.com. “The Work” I: Application of “The Work” of Byron Katie with Cathy DeLauter • Jan. 16, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. • Learn a simple yet powerful technique to transform your thoughts that cause you suffering. Through a series of interactive exercises, video demonstrations, and personal exploration, students will use “The Work” to bring happiness and peace to their life. $30. Call 994-8847, cdelauter@yahoo.com or cathy. delauter.com. “The Work” II: Application of “The Work” of Byron Katie with Cathy DeLauter • Jan. 16, 1:30-4:30 p.m. • Practice using the simple inquiry process of questioning stressful thoughts. A continuation of interactive exercises and personal exploration. $25. Call 994-8847, cdelauter@yahoo.com or cathy.delauter.com. “The Work”: Forgiveness and Healing Relationships with Cathy DeLauter • Mar. 20, 10-3 p.m. • We will go deeper into applying “The Work” of Byron Katie to heal those relationships that are keeping you from experiencing peace and joy. Must have knowledge or experience in using “The Work”. $50. Call 994-8847, cdelauter@yahoo. com or cathy.delauter.com. Preparing for the Triduum: A Contemplative Experience with Mary Pat Dewey through Weber Center • Mar. 29, 1:30-3 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. (two individual sessions) • This session will include a presentation on the History of the Triduum Liturgies and their meaning for our life today. We will reflect upon the Paschal Mystery as a means of deepening our personal spirituality and preparing our selves to be immersed in the reality which we celebrate. The experience will include prayer, reflection upon scripture, silence, and sharing. By donation. Call 517-266-4000, webercenter@adriandominicans.org. Spirituality and the Elder Years with Mary Hopkins through Weber Center • April 19 at 4 p.m. through April 22 at 1 p.m. • There are many definitions of spirituality, most of which refer to spirituality as the wholeness of the person in relation to the body, mind, and spirit. Teilhard de Chardin has captured something of the very essence of spirituality and aging in referring to it as intimacy with god during the later years of life. During this time of retreat, we will explore the spiritual and personal journey we take into the later years of life. $325 single occupancy, $225 double or $150 commuter. Call 517-266-4000, webercenter@adriandominicans.org. Seals of Solomon Activation Part One with Karlta Zarley • Feb. 13, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. • The 26 Seals of Solomon contain the wisdom that each of us gained in previous lifetimes in various ancient cultures and is stored within each of us. This activation begins the Unichakra process, clearing the DNA of trauma and opens the first five seals, covering the Egyptian, Mayan, Mu, Atlantean, and Druid lifetimes. $225 includes light refreshments. Call 433-9333. Lightworker Activation Group with Sandya • Weekly meetings • As a lightworker, you have incarnated at this special time in order to facilitate the transition to the next age. It is time to bring forth the gifts that will accelerate healing and activate spiritual purpose. For dates, times, and cost, call 913-9670, sandya2013@yahoo.com or facebook.com/business/. Byron Katie’s “The Work” Study Group with Cathy DeLauter with Interfaith • Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. • Learn an easy, gentle, and amazingly effective technique to clear your mind of stressful thoughts, resulting in a more peaceful life in this ongoing, drop-in study group, through a series of discussions of the book, Loving What Is by Byron Katie, interactive exercises, video demonstrations, and personal exploration. $5 donation and one-time $4 materials fee. Call 994-8847, cdelauter@yahoo.com. Higher Consciousness Group with David Winfree with Interfaith • Thursdays, 7 p.m. • All invited to join a group discussion and to practice techniques to raise one’s consciousness with a local master who has experienced a profound shift of consciousness. By donation. Call 353-0906, dwinfree@charter.net. Points of Light: Science of Mind Study Group with Erin Fry with Interfaith • Wednesdays, 5:30-7 p.m. • The group studies Science of Mind philosophy and principles and how to use them in daily living, including the reading and discussion of Science of Mind materials and the work of Ernest Holmes, and Science of Mind daily spiritual practices such as affirmation, affirmative prayer, meditation, and visioning. By donation. Call 277-4858, erin@chelsearesolution.com.