The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • May - August 2015 • Page 93
White Tara Meditation Sessions with Jewel Heart Instructors • Sundays, May 3-Aug. 30, 9:35-10:45 a.m. • Tara is the mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, known for her quick and compassionate activity. She is particularly associated with healing and long life. Join us for a guided meditation using visualization techniques to overcome physical, mental, and emotional suffering. Free with donations welcome. Call 994-3387; programs@jewelheart.org or jewelheart.org.
HAVENING TECHNIQUES
Sundays with Gelek Rimpoche • May 3-Aug 30; 11 a.m.-12 p.m.; Tea and Cookies from 12-12:30 p.m. • Weekly Sunday morning talks by Gelek Rimpoche. Speaking from Ann Arbor and New York and other locations, these talks will also be live video webcast. Free (donations welcome). Call 994-3387; programs@jewelheart.org or jewelheart.org. GOM (Concentrated Meditation) Practice Weekend with Jewel Heart Instructors • July 31-Aug. 2 • GOM, or concentrated meditation, is an essential tool to develop peace and joy as well as the power to deeply understand wisdom. This meditation weekend intensive in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition will include practice sessions (sitting and walking meditations) with light guidance. Silence will be maintained between sessions. Check with Jewel Heart for location. Donations welcome. Call for times at 994-3387; annarborregistration@jewelheart.org or jewelheart.org. Deepening Awareness: The Practice of Mindfulness Meditation with Jewel Heart Instructors • Wednesdays, June 3, 10, 17; July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29;7-8:30 p.m. • Becoming more aware of our thoughts, feelings, and sensations through meditation opens the door to understanding the nature of the mind and how it influences experience. Open to all levels of meditation experience. $80 (Jewel Heart members, free). Call 994-3387; annarborregistration@jewelheart.org or jewelheart.org. Sunday Sadhana Meditation Practice with Ann Arbor Karma Thegsum Choling • Sundays, 11 a.m. • Medicine Buddha meditation on the first Sunday of the month, Green Tara meditation on the third Sunday. Any other Sundays are Chenrezig/Amitabha Meditation. Texts are provided and everyone is welcome. Free. Call Pat at 678-7549; aaktc@yahoo.com or kagyu.org. Wednesday Meditation with Ann Arbor Karma Thegsum Choling • Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. • Silent sitting meditation, followed by a discussion of readings and recordings by Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist teachers. Free. Call Pat at 678-7549; aaktc@yahoo. com or kagym.org. Healing Meditations on the Medicine Buddha with Lama Nancy Burks and Pat Forsberg-Smith • May 6, 13, 27; 7:30 p.m. • The Medicine Buddha is a traditional, timelss symbol of healing, wisdom, and compassion. Guided visualizations will help us develop these qualities within ourselves and offer them to others. $5 suggested donation, but all welcome regardless of ability to pay. Call Pat at 678-7549; aaktc@yahoo.com or kagym.org.
CEREMONIES, CELEBRATIONS, & RITUALS Ladies’ Night Out at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore • May 15, 5-9 p.m. • All day, Crazy Wisdom is offering 20% off purchases for women with the mention of Ladies’ Night Out. From 5-9 p.m., stop by to have your Main Street Passport stamped and enjoy free tea samples, chocolates, and shopping. The first 50 women who come in to have their passport stamped will receive a free gift, and the first 10 women who come in with a passport who make a purchase of $10 or more will also receive a free surprise goody bag. For more information, contact sarah@crazywisdom.net. Summer Solstice with Esther Kennedy • June 21, 3-4:30 p.m. • Through song, word, and expressions of gratitude, participants will reflect on their relationship with Earth in this celebratory ritual. Bring a friend and a treat to share. Register at 517-266-4000; WeberCenter@adriandominicans.org or webercenter.org. Summer Solstice Celebration: A Multi-Generational Celebration of the Light with the Michigan Friends Center • June 21, 6-9 p.m. • Celebrate the longest day with a potluck dinner followed by a bonfire with stories, songs, and thoughts shared. Bring food to share and place settings, as well as song, poem, or Solstice lore to share. Participants will explore various ways of celebrating the light. Wear long sleeves in case of mosquitos. Free (donations welcome). Call 475-1892; manager@mfcenter.org or mfcenter.org. Rites of Passage/Vision Quest Ceremonies with Debbie Mast and Brian Obrecht • Aug. 12-16 • Connect with nature, seek the guidance of spirit, integrate life transitions, and discover new directions for life through the time-honored tradition of the vision quest. $290. Call Brian at 517-552-3990; brian@visionquestmi.com or visionquestmi.com.
CHANNELING Group of Forty Monthly Potluck, Meditation, and Channeling with Aileen Storoshchuk and Karla Zarley • First Saturdays (except July); 6:30-10 p.m. • Join energies with the group of forty to learn to raise and focus frequencies in the service of healing ourselves and the earth. Channeled by David K. Miller, founder; newcomers are welcome. Free (bring a dish to share). Call Aileen at 810-701-2874; aistor@comcast.net. Channeling Circle with Jason Riggs • Fridays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Each participant will have a unique experience of the same phenomenon of communicating and working with spirit. Donation requested. RSVP to jason@thecrystalengineer; Call Deep Spring Center at 477-5848; info@deepspring.org or deepspring.org.
EXPERIENCE A NEW WAY OF HEALING Now Offering Introductory Classes The Havening Technique is a healing modality that is designed to help individuals overcome problems that are the consequence of traumatic encoding. The Havening Technique belongs to a larger group of treatments called psychosensory therapies, which use sensory input to alter thought, mood and behavior.
Contact Donna Ryen, Ce Certified Havening Practitioner 734-417-3884 www.havening.org