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for Serenity Where the Spirit Moves You "Sometimes old poets say it best. Consider these lines from the great English Romantic William Wordsworth: The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours... Wordsworth wrote that 200 years ago, but he could have written it yesterday. In an age of BlackBerrys and e-mails, iPods and Xboxes, we find ourselves disconnected and adrift, in need of renewal and healing in a world that is "too much with us." Read more of the artcile in AARP Magazine |
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Chapel of Sacred Mirrors |
| The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors is a sanctuary in NYC
for contemplation. The Chapel provides a public exhibition of the
Sacred Mirrors and the most outstanding works of mystical art by
Alex Grey. The Sacred Mirrors series is a totally unique work of
contemporary sacred art. This installation of 21 framed images,
consisting of 19 paintings and two etched mirrors, examines the
anatomy of body, mind, and spirit in rich detail. Each painting
presents a life-sized figure facing viewers and inviting them to
mirror the images, creating a sense of seeing into oneself. The
life-sized representations of the human body, portraying its physical
and energetic systems, are both rigorously precise and vividly visionary.
The Sacred Mirrors dramatically reveal the miracle of life's evolutionary
complexity, the unity of human experience across all racial, class
and gender divides, and the astonishing vistas of possibility inherent
in human consciousness. Alex Grey has combined ancient wisdom, anatomical
accuracy and post-modern eclecticism to produce elegant, universally
accessible, eternally relevant and resonant symbols. The images are available for viewing on the Chapel's website |
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Spirit New York |
| "House, techno, trance: whatever you call it,
music is understood by ravers as far more than just entertainment-
for them, its literally a medium for transcendence." The NYC
address is the second of what will be eight nightclubs located at
the "light centers of the earth." (Spirit Dublin is already
running). The club is part of the complex at Spirit that includes
a holistic spa, lounge, gourmet restaurant. The three floors of
the space are appropriately named: Body, Mind, Soul. Loose yourself without taking anything! Believing that it a more healthful way to open up into the altered states of awareness which dance and music can bring you to- No drinking or drugs are allowed within the club. So whether you are interested in dancing, meditating, or receiving body work, Spirit is a destination that will help you integrate and transcend. Read more about Spirit New York on their website |
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Institute for Play |
| Everybody's different and that includes the ways we play. Identifying
our individual play personality focuses us on the kinds of play
we enjoy and benefit from the most, and leads us to discover what
is most meaningful and empowering to us. How do you play? On quiet
walks alone with your imagination? By following your favorite sports
team? Hanging out with your friends? Do you listen to Gilbert and
Sullivan? Sing the blues? Collect old Christmas ornaments? If you
think of your play as your special joy, then the answer is probably
yes. If the answer is no, you can make it a yes. Embracing and exercising
your play personality (of you can have more than one) is very good
for you and those around you at home and at work. What is your play
personality? The joker, the explorer, the competitor, the artist…
Find out your play personality at the Institute's website |
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Heroic Stories |
| Begun in 1999, HeroicStories brings diverse, international voices
to the world- reminding us that people are good, that individuals
and individual action matter. They've published over 600 stories
like: A construction worker lamenting over his painful winter-cracked
hands until he sees a man delivering newspaper bundles… a man
with no hands. Or when Klansmen burn a cross in the yard of a Mississippi
civil rights worker, she scares them off then brings her children
out to toast marshmallows over the burning cross…. Read more on HeroicStories.com |
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Unconditional Love |
| "Case Western University's School of Medicine
in Cleveland has provided $1.7 million in research grants to seek
'clinically documented evidence of the positive effects and transformative
power of unconditional love.' The school's Institute for Research
on Unlimited Love will fund 21 studies into the scientific nature of volunteerism, organ donations, rescue work, and other acts of selfless altruism, compassion, and service." Read more stories like this on the www.goodnewsnetwork.org |
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Book Review |
| When the average American child witnesses 20,000 murders on TV before reaching age 18, there is nothing left to do but spread exuberant, compassionate mahem. For those ready to don your sacred underwear, instigate laugh riots and distribute free hug drugs, Rob Brezsny, "Master of Rowdy Bliss", is holding a seat for you on the love train that is transforming our culture of paranoia into one of pronoia, rampant with the collusion to love each other's faults and commit blasphemous acts of beauty. Part sacred newsletter, part novel, part self help book, and part coloring book, Pronoia gives you the ammunition you need to become a guerilla warrior for love whether you are seeking to mine your deepest fears for their secret gold linings, or brainwash yourself to see only the beauty in others. Quoting a diversity of facts that would make any librarian flush with desire, Brezsny proves that pronia can in fact reach every aspect of our lives. His Pronoia News Network reports that the nation of Bhutan has begun accounting for Gross National Happiness, not just Gross National Product; teenage crime has plummeted to its lowest level in two decades; and in 2003 a Muslim gas station attendant from Pakistan saved a synagogue from arson. Laced with sacred advertisements, discussions of druidic engineering, reports on palindrome news, accounts of Bin Lauden's wife's bra, and recipes for benevolent pranks, Pronoia never fails to entertain or educate. Full of amusing and insightful homework assignments that will have you believing that the whole world really is conspiring to shower you with blessings, you may find it hard to read a single page without instigating a smiling epidemic. So if "your spunk has been sapped by the pressure to behave yourself in a civilized manner" then join the pronoia brigade and start "watching TV with your third eye." |
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 Chapel
of Sacred Mirrors |
| Spirit
New York |
| Institute
for Play |
| Heroic
Stories |
| Unconditional
Love |
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Review: Pronoia |
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| Retreat Accommodations Moon and Mountain Jemez Springs, NM |
| Moon and Mountain Spiritual and Artist Retreat is a spacious
(15' x 20') guest bedroom with sitting area and private bath on
the second floor of our home. It is located on an acre of land at
the foothills of Virgin Mesa in Jemez Springs, NM. Your room here
has its own private entrance and balcony, and overlooks the Jemez
River with spectacular views of Cat Mesa and Virgin Mesa. View this retreat on RetreatFinder |
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| Facility for Rent Singing Sands Inn Belieze |
| A small private secluded seafront resort in Maya Beach - on the
Placencia Peninsula. Singing Sands is an oasis for the traveler
- providing an intimate base location for small groups. Our Inn
is tucked within a beautifully landscaped tropical garden. We take
pleasure in providing a peaceful environment - a place for rest
and renewal.. View this retreat on RetreatFinder.com |
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| Retreat Event Mayan Moon Magic: A Sacred Journey with Ixchel March 11-18, 2006 Mexico: Tulum |
| Join us on a sacred journey for women whose intention is to inhabit
the landscapes sacred to Ixchel, the Moon Goddess of the Mayan peoples.
Mayan women were particularly devoted to Ixchel and dreamed of making
at least one pilgrimage in their lifetime to places dedicated to
her power. View this retreat on RetreatFinder.com |
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| Retreat Event The Great Turning: Revolution for the Sake of Life on Earth May 22-25 Wallingford, PA |
| The Great Turning is a name for the shift from the
industrial growth society to a life-sustaining civilization. It
is the essential adventure of our time, allowing us to discover
new dimensions of courage, creativity and spiritual power. This
course examines key features of this epochal revolution, ways we
are already taking part in it and steps we can take for fuller engagement. View this listing on RetreatFinder |
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| Facility for Rent Nechung Dorje Drayang Lingr Pahala, HI |
| Wood Valley Temple and Retreat Center is located
in Ka'u on the slopes of Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii. It is
a non-sectarian Buddhist retreat center open to groups and individuals.
It was founded by Nechung Rinpoche in 1973 and dedicated by HH the
Dalai Lama in 1980. A rustic mountain lodge style structure, there
are three dormitories, four double rooms and three singles. All
rooms have bedding and towels. This facility is ideal for individuals
and small groups alike. View this listing on RetreatFinder |
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