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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 The Art and Science of Negotiating Sexual Boundaries – 7pm. Discern where your boundaries are and approach the delicate topic of communicating them clearly and respectfully to your partner(s). Learn effective tools to communicate what you need and want as well as what you don’t. $25. Paul’s House, 340 Brook Rd, Milton. PaulCooperstein.com.
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savethedate Vision Quest Mitote Retreat A powerful weekend of ceremony, transformation and rebirth, with Shaman Janet StraightArrow. Awaken clarity, life purpose and joy, as we break through illusions, fears and ego blocks in our deep Mitote practices and overnight dreaming work. Sunday we will move into our own space on the earth for 4 hours of reflection and experience. A gentle yet powerful weekend is life changing with a new beginning as you go home. Preparation and follow up included.
Friday, Oct. 2, 6pm Sunday, Oct. 4, 3pm $325. Private Retreat Woodpecker Ln, Brattleboro. Janet StraightArrow: 973-647-2500 • BeTheMedicine.com. Ancient Strategies for Today’s World – Too often we rush into action to solve a situation before considering what that situation actually is. This societal leadership program will examine how to live strategically in body and mind. $410. Karmê Chöling, 369 Patneaude Ln, Barnet, VT. 802-6332384. KarmeCholing.org. Autumn Yoga and Hiking Retreat – Oct 2-4. Begin each day with qigong, breakfast, walk and yoga. After a full day outdoors enjoy a floating meditation pool, qigong and yoga. Rates vary, see website. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox. 866-264-5139. Eastover.com.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 Reiki Level 1 Certification – 10am-4pm. Learn the Usui method of channeling Reiki energy. Reiki has been used to help support healing both physically and emotionally. $149, $299/both courses (Level 2, Oct 4). Skin to Soul, 800 W Cummings Park, Ste 3950, Woburn. 781-435-0587. SkinToSoul.com.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 Reiki Level 2 Certification – 10am-3pm. Learn the Usui method of channeling Reiki energy. Reiki has been used to help support healing both physically and emotionally. $189, $299/both courses (Level 1,
Oct 3). Skin to Soul, 800 W Cummings Park, Ste 3950, Woburn. 781-435-0587. SkinToSoul.com. Permaculture Tour of an Edible Forest Garden – 11am-12:30pm. With Jonathan Bates, author and owner. Learn through all your senses. Find out about permaculture design, plantings and systems at the Food Forest Farm. $25. Food Forest Farm, Holyoke. 781-646-6319. BostonHerbalStudies.com.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 Opening the Third Eye with Crystals and Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Learn to tap your intuition and listen to your inner guidance. Experiment with various crystals and stones along with some meditation and mindfulness techniques to open the 3rd Eye. $20. TS Center for Spiritual Studies, 21 Maple St, Arlington. 781-223-8900. TSBoston.org. Ripples of Awakened Compassion: An Introduction to Bodhicitta – 7-9pm. Bodhicitta is the compassionate mind that aspires to attain full enlightenment in order to benefit others. Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi Rinpche will explore methods for cultivating the compassionate mind and heart of enlightenment. $25. Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Rd, Newton. 617-559-6999. NewtonCommunityEd.org.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 Natural Solutions for Executive Function Struggles and ADHD – 6:45-8:45pm. A drug-free approach to cognitive health. Dr. Ross discusses a researched and effective method for achieving brain wellness and executive function success. Emotional control, initiation, working memory, planning, organization and task completion are only a few areas that make up executive functioning. Free. Thayer Public Library, 798 Washington St, Braintree. 781444-9115. AdvancedNeurotherapy.com. Group Transformation Healing – 7-8:30pm. Powerful, relaxing energy healing on a group level.
markyourcalendar LyceumLive Presents: Connecting to Infinite Power and Joy Kathleen Fox Redmond, director of the Center for Heart Intention, offers her wisdom, research, and experience in offering a look at life through a new paradigm. By integrating both science and spirituality, we learn to live our lives consciously, from the inside out and to create the lives we so truly desire..
Thursday, Oct. 8 • 6:30pm $25/adults $10/students. Center at Westwoods, 590 Gay St, Westwood. 425-205-1692. LyceumLive.com
Shift physical, emotional, karmic, even genetic issues, release blocks, clear chakras. $35 by Oct 6; $50 at door if space available. The Healing Center, 259 Massachusetts Ave, Lower Level, Arlington. Pre-registration required: 617-943-6980. InsightfulTransformation.com. Making Percolation Tinctures – 7-9pm. Learn this powerful method of herbal medicine preparation, along with the ins and outs of tincture-making. $20. CommonWealth Center for Holistic Herbalism, 25 Saint Mary’s Ct, Brookline. 617-750-5274. CommonWealthHerbs.com.
markyourcalendar Relationship & Vulnerability: Pathways of Healing and Transformation Participants will consider the essential components and qualities of a transformative healing relationship, ways in which one’s cultural and spiritual beliefs provide safety for exploring vulnerability and healing, how transference and counter-transference can be in service of desired change, and how trauma healing is enhanced through re-connection with self and other.
Thursday, Oct. 8 • 9am-5pm $125/clinicians, professionals, $75/students; lunch included. Approved for 6 CEU. 666 Dorchester Ave, South Boston. Register, Colleen Sharka, LMHC: 617-816-9278, ColleenSharka@gmail.com
savethedate Digesting the Universe: A Revolutionary Framework for Healthy Metabolism Function Unique professional training with Nan Lu, OMD. Now more than ever, healthcare professionals need a new framework for dealing with chronic metabolic conditions swamping society. The biggest impact we can make on health issues like diabetes, obesity and hypertension is to re-see them through the lens of an integrated, whole system approach that accounts for body, mind and spirit. Dr Lu will introduce metabolism function, an exciting, multidimensional process that takes physical treatment into the realm of energy.
Thursday, Oct. 8-11 Open to all healthcare practitioners. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox. TCMConference.org.
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