The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • September - December 2017 • Page 94
The Crazy Wisdom Calendar Spiritual Development (cont.) Gateway to Enlightenment: Becoming a Bodhisattva with Thubten Chodron • Monday, Oct. 2, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. • Over the course of two evenings, American Buddhist nun Venerable Thubten Chodron will explore the process of attaining full enlightenment from the reasons and history behind developing the wish for enlightenment to the activities necessary to achieve it. $50. Contact Jewel Heart Programs at 994-3387; programs@jewelheart.org or jewelheart.org. Finding Peace from the Inside Out with Janene Ternes of Prayer in Motion • Thursday, Oct. 5, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. • Finding peace in the world today is essential to a healthy life. Through a series of talks, activities, and prayer experiences we will explore positive mental habits, energy, enthusiasm for life, resilience, and inner peace. This holistic retreat will provide tools to guide you on this journey and open your hearts to new ways of finding peace. $50. Contact Janene at 347-2422; prayerinmotionllc@gmail.com or prayer-inmotion.com. Connecting With Archangels with Karen Greenberg • Sunday, Oct. 8, 1-8 p.m. • Become acquainted with the various Archangels represented in the Sephirot, the spheres, in the Tree of Life. Learn who the Archangels are, what they do, and whom to call on for particular assistance and how to safely call upon them. $125. Contact Karen at 417-9511; krngrnbg@gmail.com or clair-ascension.com. Creating Personal Ceremony with Layla Ananda • Wednesday, Oct. 25, 7-9:30 p.m. • Exercises of inner exploration to find words, music, movement, art, and other ceremonial elements to provide love, support, and growth for your particular situation. $10-$20 sliding scale. Contact Layla at 646-7405; layla_ananda@hotmail.com or layla-ananda.com. Living in Hope with Janene Ternes • Saturday, Oct. 28, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. • Don’t let the news of the day or pessimistic people dishearten you. God calls us to live in hope. Join us as we explore the source of our hope using movement, music, Scripture, guided meditation, Lectio Divina, and journaling. $45. $10 nonrefundable deposit. Contact Janene at 347-2422; prayerinmotionllc@gmail.com or prayer-in-motion.com. Awakening from the Creative Heart Workshop with Barbara Brodsky, Tavis Taylor, and Aaron • Saturday, Nov. 4 • A follow-up workshop from May 24, Healing and the Ever Perfect. Full details at deepspring.org. $35 locally. Available via video conference for the suggested donation of $20-$80. Contact Tana 477-5848; om@deepspring.org or deepspring.org. Women’s Sacred Mysteries with ShuNahSii Rose • Mondays, Nov. 6 through Dec. 18, Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 7-9:30 p.m., Weeks 2, 4, 6, 9-10 p.m. • Odd weeks will be in-person meetings with local instructors, or available for remote conference calls. Even weeks will be conference calls with ShuNahSii Rose. Offering a shift in perspective on female rites of passage and deepening your respect for women’s wisdom throughout the ages. Transgender and non-binary participants are welcome. $250. Contact ShuNahSii at 761-9148; robin@insacredbalance.com or insacredbalance.com. Single Women, Abundant Life with Janene Ternes of Prayer in Motion • Saturday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. • Whether single for life or a season, God has a unique love and purpose for single women. Using music, movement, journaling, and guided meditation, we will explore our own personal stories of courage, faithfulness, witness, and service. Basic movements will be taught which can be done by anyone, regardless of age, experience, or physical limitation. $45. Contact Janene at 347-2422; prayerinmotionllc@gmail. com or prayer-in-motion.com. Finding Hope Again: Nourishing Foundations of Hope in Our Lives with Elizabeth Liebert • Sunday, Nov. 12 • Using stories, brief presentations, and simple spiritual practices, we will focus together on foundations of hope that can sustain us over the long haul. Contact the Weber Center at (517) 266-4000; webercenter@adriandominicans.org or webercenter.org. Awakening from the Creative Heart Workshop with Barbara Brodsky, Dorothyann Coyne, and Aaron • Saturday, Dec. 2 • Workshop using painting, collage, and more along with meditation and talks from Aaron. Full details at deepspring.org. $35 locally. Available via video conference for the suggested donation of $20-$80. Contact Tana 4775848; om@deepspring.org or deepspring.org. Monthly Ascension Support Class with Eve Wilson • Every four Thursdays, beginning Dec. 21, 7:30-9:30 p.m. • Healing and ascension meditations to keep your spirit and soul alive. Each class designed to help you heal, integrate your Higher Self, clear soul contracts, and help your soul group, and the world, ascend and heal. $50/class for a total of $300. Contact Eve at 780-7635; evew@spiritualhealers.com or spiritualhealers.com. Lightworker Activation with SANDYA - Sandra Shears • Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. • As a Lightworker or World Server, you have incarnated at this time in order to facilitate the transition into the next age. It is time to bring forth the gifts that will accelerate healing and activate spiritual purpose. Ongoing commitment required. $100 prepaid. Contact SANDYA-Sandra Shears at 340-2616; sandya2033@yahoo.com or sandya-sandrashears. com.
Lightworker Development with SANDYA - Sandra Shears • Third Fridays. Individual set-up the previous week • Group lightwork with current spiritual, astrological, and energy events - includes energy adjustment and activation with a sound attunement. Ongoing commitment required. $100 prepaid. Contact SANDYA-Sandra Shears at 340-2616; sandya2033@yahoo.com or sandya-sandrashears.com Meeting for Worship in the manner of Friends with the Michigan Friends Center • Second Sundays, 10 a.m. • Quaker worship group. Free. To join email director@mfcenter.org. Contact Michigan Friends Center 475-1892; manager@mfcenter.org or mfcenter. org. Weekly Word for Healing and Ascension with Eve Wilson • Fridays and Saturdays • Practical and spiritual support for riding the waves of change on planet Earth. Current information about what changes are happening and tools for responding effectively and finding ease and joy in the process. Free. Contact Eve at 780-7635; evew@spiritualhealers.com or spiritualhealers.com.
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet, and the winds long to play with your hair. — Kahlil Gibran
Stress Management Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Libby Robinson • Eight Mondays beginning Sept. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Free introductory session on Sept. 18, 6:30-8:30. Registration required for eight-week course, requested for introductory session. An accessible and secular mindfulness class, developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at UMass, this class fosters gentle nonjudgemental awareness of the present moment through meditation and informal practice during daily life. Class includes one-day retreat, recordings of guided meditations, and handouts. $400 (negotiable). Contact Libby at 476-3070; libbyrobinson7@gmail.com or aacfm.org. Mindfulness Practices for Pain Relief with Libby Robinson • Eight Thursdays beginning Sept. 28, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. • Free introductory session on Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Registration required for eight-week course, requested for introductory session. By practicing mindfulness through meditation, movement, and ordinary activities, we can develop a different relationship to chronic pain. $400 (negotiable). Contact Libby at 476-3070; libbyrobinson7@gmail.com or aacfm.org. Living a Stress Free Life with Self Realization Meditation Healing Centre • Tuesdays, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 6-7:30 p.m. • Sessions help us understand ourselves and others, situations in life and to master stress and address questions arising from modern lifestyles. $199/all five evenings. Contact Self Realization Meditation Healing Centre at (517) 6416201; info@selfrealizationcentremichigan.org or selfrealizationcentremichigan.org. Mindfulness and Resilience with Elisha Goldstein • Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • This one day workshop will focus on how mindfulness, play, and compassion foster resiliency in coping with unhappiness, anxiety, and depression. For mental health professional and others interested in this topic. $150 by Oct. 21, $170 thereafter, $100/students. Contact Libby at 476-3070; libbyrobinson7@gmail.com or aacfm.org. Gift of Mindfulness for Holiday Stress - A Benefit for the Women’s Center with Lynn Sipher • Saturday, Nov. 18, 1-3 p.m. • Join us for this two-hour workshop where we will experience formal and informal mindfulness practices. After each practice we will discuss ways mindfulness can help us participate more fully this holiday season, with more presence and less stress. Suggested donation $50. All fees go directly to this nonprofit. Contact Lynn at 332-3365; lynnsipher@gmail.com or lynnsipher.com.
Sustainability Permaculture Applied to Everything with David Hall at Crazy Wisdom • Wednesday, Nov. 8, 7-8:30 p.m. • New or old to permaculture, come to discuss and learn what it is, and how to apply these principles of natural harmony to the whole of creation. Free. Contact David at 994-9174; innerouterservices@gmail.com. A Different Way: Living Simply in a Complex World with the Michigan Friends Center Thursdays, Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30, 7-8:30 p.m. • In this class we’ll explore the many issues we face that a simple lifestyle can help address, determine how your current values align with simple living, and commit to action to create a bigger impact in our world. Registration required. Sliding scale $30, $45, or $60. Contact the Michigan Friends Center at 475-1892; manager@mfcenter.org or mfcenter.org. Winter Seminar Series: Whole Farm Planning with Naomi Rivers • Tuesday, Dec. 5, 6-7:30 p.m. • Robin Hills Farm Education Team will present their third annual Winter Seminar Series. All seminars are free and open to the public. Kick-off with a presentation of the steps that comprise this ecologically-oriented holistic planning model followed by a group discussion. Free. Contact Ben at 834-8496; education@robinhillsfarm.com or robinhillsfarm.com/events.