SPN: Kirtan, Healing, Dance, Divination, LIA's Spiritual Saunter, Therapeutic Yoga, Weaving Tails of Light, and more....

2010-07-30T02:00:20-07:00

www.SpiritPathNow.com/Eugene
Your online calendar of spiritually progressive events around Eugene, Oregon
edited by Lisa Kaye

QUICK PEEK BY DATE: THIS WEEK ¨ 7/30 - Kirtan With Shantala plus Gina Sala ¨ 7/30-8/2 - Healing with Hunyuan Taiji & Qigong: Cultivating the Energy of Life ¨ 7/30 - 8/8 - Annual Mahamudra Retreat with Lama Sonam Dargye ¨ 7/31 - Musical Sanctuary: Live Meditative Music ¨ 8/1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Coalessence Dance Sundays ¨ 8/1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Dogma-Free Sunday Service ¨ 8/1 - Yupik Eskimo Life, with Ali Grober ¨ 8/1, 15, 29 - Exploring Divination ¨ 8/1 - Spiritual Saunter hosted by Lane Interfaith Alliance ¨ 8/3 - Therapeutic Yoga ~ Free Class ¨ 8/3, 10, 17, 24, 31 - Coalessence Dance Tuesdays ¨ 8/4 - 2012: Through the Portal ¨ 8/5 - 9/17 - Breaking Free: Letting Go of the Pressures of Money Forever! ¨ 8/5 - Weaving Tails of Light with Kinlen and Wake ¨

NEXT WEEK ¨ 8/6, 13, 20, 27 - Meditation for Healing ¨ 8/6 - Debbie Ford's movie, "The Shadow Effect" ¨ 8/6 - Shamanic Evening ¨ 8/7, 14, 21, 28 - Meditation Practice and Guidance with Alan Zundel ¨ 8/7 - Contemplative, Meditative Shabbat Chant Circle ¨ 8/7 - Chansi Gong: Theory & Practice of Silk-Reeling Qigong ¨ 8/7 - Reiki Do Satori ¨ 8/8 - 3rd Yoga for Haiti Benefit ¨ 8/8 - The Easy Way Home to God ¨ 8/8 - Wayne Dyer's movie, "The Shift" ¨ 8/8, 22 - Tarot and Tea ¨ 8/10, 25 - Inquiry into the Self (Satsang) with Alan Zundel "Opening to the Emotional Body" ¨ 8/11 - Interfaith Prayer Service: "Living the Spiritual Heart" ¨ 8/11 - The Soul Of The Heart--Overcoming Adversity With Grace With Catherine Vanwetter ¨ 8/12 - Biofeedback: The Indigo TM Demonstration with Petra Nicoll ¨ 8/13 - "Oh My God", the movie ¨ 8/14, 28 - Astrology 101 ¨ 8/14-15 - Medicine for the Earth with Leia Hart ¨ 8/14 - Revitalize Your Life-Force Energies and Open Your Heart, Clear Emotional Interference ¨ 8/14 - Milarepa Empowerment with Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing ¨ 8/15 - Milarepa Teaching And Practice ¨ 8/15 - Don’t Kill the Messenger! with Dhebi Dewitz-Jensen ¨ 8/15, 22, 29 - Preparing the Heart for the High Holy Days with Rabbis Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin and Maurice Harris ¨ 8/15 - A Gathering of Light - Grounding Higher Potentials During Challenging Times with Kristine Gay And Barry Kerr ¨
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7/30
Kirtan with Shantala Plus Gina Sala
Friday, July 30, 2010 ~ 8:00pm
Hosted by Freedom Yoga
Co-Sponsored by Bhakti Fest
1633 Willamette St., Eugene
Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door
For more info please call (541) 465-9642
or email info (at) freedomyoga (dot) org
www.FreedomYoga.org
www.ShantalaMusic.com

Sacred chanting (kirtan) has its roots in the sacred music of ancient India. It is growing rapidly in popularity in the West along with the rise of yoga in American culture. Chanting events involve active audience participation and are open to people of all religious backgrounds. The music carries the audience through a journey of etheric beauty, ecstatic percussion, and singing with the devotion of the heart. It is a celebration of life, love, and the beauty of the human spirit.
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7/30-8/2
Healing with Hunyuan Taiji & Qigong:
Cultivating the Energy of Life
Instructor: Matthew P. Sieradski, L.Ac
Green Phoenix Institute Director
3rd-Generation Hunyuan Taiji Lineage Holder

Friday, July 30th through Monday, August 2nd, 2010
3:00 PM Friday through 1:00 PM Monday
Cost: (including meals and lodging) $350, or $315 if paid by June 21st

This residential, three day and night retreat will be held at Lost Valley Educational Center in Dexter, Oregon. Dormitory-style lodging and vegetarian meals will be provided.

Double-beds are available for an additional $30 per night. This retreat will include both lectures and intensive practice and is suitable for beginning through advanced students.
Partial attendance of the retreat is allowed (e.g., one or two nights only.)

For more info:
Green Phoenix Institute
352 West 12th Avenue Eugene, OR 97401
541-344-0073, www.GreenPhoenixInstitute.com
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7/30 - 8/8
ANNUAL MAHAMUDRA RETREAT
Lama Sonam Dargye (Tony Albino)
Friday, July 30 to Sunday, August 8
Location: Kagyu Dakshang Chuling
917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene (between West Amazon and Fox Hollow Road.
(As a courtesy to the neighbors, please park on West Amazon and walk up hill to the center.)
For more info: 541-485-3961 or 541-683-1808 between 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM.

Lama Sonam (Tony Albino) will lead KDC’s annual Mahamudra Retreat, to be held at a private, country site near Eugene blessed by many High Lamas. All students able to make the practice commitment are welcome to receive the teachings and transmissions, based on the Ninth Karmapa’s Ocean of Certainty, a key text in the Mahamudra tradition. Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche designed the retreat and its accompanying program of meditation practice to meet the needs of lay practitioners including newcomers. Vast and profound, Mahamudra is the pinnacle of the Kagyu Lineage, and embodies the deep meaning of all the sutras and the tantras; instructions in Mahamudra can only be obtained from a qualified Lama.

Lama Sonam Dargye completed the traditional three-year retreat in 1989 under the guidance of Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing. Due to his training and qualities, Lama Sonam has Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing’s complete confidence to lead the retreat.

The retreat will include time for group and individual practice as well as group teachings with question-and-answer periods. The daily schedule begins at 6:00 a.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m. and includes Chenrezig and Mahakala Pujas each afternoon. All participants are asked to commit to a year-long program of daily meditation practice to the best of their abilities. Friday afternoon, July 30, is arrival day and orientation. The schedule of teachings and practice begins Saturday morning and concludes Sunday, August 8.

The cost of the retreat is $400 ($300 for KDC members of six months or more) and includes three meals per day and instruction. Participants will be asked to assist the cook for a short period each day, but no one will thereby miss teachings or practice sessions. Accommodations will be in tents with an outdoor privy and a sheltered shower facility.

The retreat is limited to twelve persons. To reserve your place in the retreat, please send a $100 deposit payable to KDC by May 30. Deposits are non-refundable because advance purchases are made from the time your deposit is received. The retreat must be paid in full by July 15. For information please call Lama Sonam, (541) 747-8634, or Lama Kunzang, (541) 485-3961 between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
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7/31
Musical Sanctuary:
Live meditative music in a sacred space to nourish your spirit!
Saturday, July 31st, 7:00-8:30 pm
...the first of regular monthly Musical Sanctuary evenings
Kindred Spirits Retreat Center, Eugene
www.kindredspiritsretreat.com
Suggested Donation: $5
For more info and directions to Kindred Spirits contact:
Bruce Porter — bruceport(at)hotmail.com
or Theresa Schumacher -- theresa.schumacher(at)gmail.com

Feeling stressed with your busy life? In a chaotic world that can drain our energies, it's so important to take time out just to be with ourselves and Spirit. With this intention in mind, Kindred Spirits Retreat Center is starting a unique new offering for you to come and rejuvenate.

Please join us for the first of regular monthly evenings featuring live meditative music on harp, Native American Flute, piano and other instruments - played in the lovely, serene Sanctuary Space at Kindred Spirits Retreat Center. This is not a concert -- but special time for you to be with Spirit in a beautiful sacred space surrounded by the healing vibrations of live music.

We encourage you to use this unstructured time in whatever way speaks to you: meditation, prayer, writing, movement, artwork -- any quiet activity that nourishes you.

Come anytime after 7:00 pm and stay for all or part of the session. All are invited for refreshments afterwards, so we can share experiences and get to know each other. We hope to see you there!
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8/1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Coalessence Dance Sundays
Sunday Mornings ~ 10:00 to Noon
at The Wow Hall
291 West 8th Avenue, Eugene
Cost: $7-12

Meeting Sunday mornings at WOW Hall and Tuesday evenings at the Vet's Club. Coalessence is an informal dance community reveling in free-form self- expressive movement. We provide a non judgmental space where you can explore dance solo, dance with another and dance in community. A wide range of music from local to global is arranged to inspire an ecstatic journey leading through many rhythmic and cultural landscapes.

We dance our joy, we dance our connections. We dance to the profound unknown, bringing our hearts to the surface through movement and stillness. We come to dance away our fears, our inhibitions, our sorrows ....peeling away the layers in search of our true shining selves. Please join us in this family friendly event. Our circle is warm and open and we welcome people with all levels of experience.

Coalessence is currently led by four facilitators, Grace, Amanda, Paul, and Zan, who take turns each week providing the music and holding space. We come from diverse backgrounds, united by our passion for dance, and a strong vision and commitment to grow the ecstatic dance community in Eugene. We look forward to dancing with you.

On the web: http://coalessencedance.blogspot.com
E-mail: CoalessenceEugene(at)gmail.com
Click Here to check out the Coalessence page on Facebook.

(This is a debut listing for this event. Subsequent listings may be on the On-Going Happenings page.)
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8/1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Dogma-Free Sunday Service
Sunday, August 01, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2010 ~ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: The Shambala Center,
1939 River Road, Eugene
541-868-1178
www.theshambalacenter.org
Cost: Love Offering requested

Dogma free space for people who don’t want to associate with any known religion, but still want to explore spiritual development based on physiology and Noetic Science. Members are treated to guest speakers and then discuss Global Consciousness, Left Brain vs. Right Brain, Chakras, Auras, Energy Fields, Spiritual Health, and relationships. And last of all, members may participate in an energy circle.It has been demonstrated that when people come together in singularity, miracles happen. Come and help us create peace in the world by removing the toxic emotional energies that perpetuate egocentric tendencies.

For more information, call Guy Avenell at 541-915-8581 or Shambala at 541-868-1178.
(See On-Going Happenings page for other regular gatherings and classes at Shambala.)
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8/1
Yupik Eskimo Life, with Ali Groberg
Sunday, August 1, 2010 ~ 12:30 pm
Center for Spiritual Living
390 Vernal Street, Eugene
(cross streets Coburg Rd / Rustic Pl, 1 block east)
541-485-0035
Love offering.

Yupik Eskimo Life - Ali Groberg will be here to show a video, share artifact and teach native dances. The program is offered through our children's program however everyone is welcome.
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8/1, 15, 29
Exploring Divination
Sunday, August 1, 15, 29, 2010 ~ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Shambala Center
1939 River Rd., Eugene
541-868-1178
www.theshambalacenter.org
Cost: Love Offering requested

Sherrie facilitates this circle. For anyone who wants to learn about or enhance their experiences in various divination practices, such as Scrying, Dowsing, Tea Leaf Reading, and much more.
(See On-Going Happenings page for other regular gatherings and classes at Shambala.)
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8/1
Spiritual Saunter hosted by Lane Interfaith Alliance
Sunday, August 1, 2010 ~ 6:00pm.
Cortesia Sanctuary
84540 McBeth Rd , Eugene
(For directions: www.onesanctuary.com)
For more info on the Saunter or LIA
call 541-747-3887 or visit
www.laneinterfaithalliance.org

Lane Interfaith Alliance is hosting a Spiritual Saunter, Sunday, 8/1 at 6:00pm. The saunter is LIA’s offering in honor of the Season for the Earth and will be held at Cortesia Sanctuary. This Season is devoted to focusing our consciousness to better heal, nurture and transform the environment.

Please join us for an evening devoted to honoring the earth from a variety of faith traditions, as we walk, meditate, or sit in the beauty of Cortesia. A finger food snack potluck will follow. Paper products and water will be provided. Donations gratefully welcomed.

The Seasons for Peace and Nonviolence are convened around the globe to encouraged spiritually based activities in our daily lives that engage us in peaceful living and actions. The Seasons for Peace and Nonviolence include the Season for Nonviolence, the Season for the Earth, the Season for Humane Service and the Season for Interfaith Celebration.

For directions check Cortesia Sanctuary's website at www.onesanctuary.com.
For more information about this or other LIA activities, call 541-747-3887
or visit www.laneinterfaithalliance.org.
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8/2,5,10,11, 15, 25, 30
Eugene Wellness Center August Events
1551 B Oak ST., Eugene
541-344-8912

August 2010
MON August 2 Screening of The Beautiful Truth 7PM
THU August 5 Core Essentials Complete Lecture 7PM
TUE August 10 Young Living Cryptococcus Gattii and Essential Oils Lecture Portland, OR
WED August 11 Quantum Biofeedback Open House 7-9PM
SUN August 15 Screening of Toxic Mold: A Breakthrough in Discovery 2-4PM
WED August 25 Quantum Biofeedback Open House 7-9PM
MON August 30 Screening of Tuning In 7PM

Call to reserve a spot for ALL events and classes. All events are free, unless noted otherwise. Free admission to Film Screenings every other Monday at 7PM(Youtube the trailers!). Free invite to LIVE Quantum Biofeedback Open House Demo's every other Wednesday night at 7PM.

(See On-Going Happenings page for detailed descriptions of Eugene Wellness Center events.)
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8/3
Therapeutic Yoga ~ Free class at the Library ~ Try it out!
Summer Free Class at the Eugene library for beginners with Suman Sensei Barkhas
Tuesday, August 3, 12:30 -1:30
Pre-registration is required: 541-682-5450 (press 2)
or sign up at the Downtown Library, 2nd floor refence desk.
100 West 10th Avenue, Eugene

Therapeutic Yoga: A gentle blend of yoga, breathwork, and guided meditation to reduce stress. Especially for those recovering from, or living with, injury or illness.

Suman Sensei Barkhas
Director of Holistic Healing Institute
Nationally Certified Yoga Therapist
and Tai Chi,Qigong Teacher
Phone: 541 515-0462, 844-1798
(Subsequent listings for Suman Barkas' classes may be on the On-Going Happenings page.)
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8/3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Coalessence Dance Tuesdays
Tuesday Evenings ~ 6:15 to 7:45
at The Vet’s Club
1626 Willamette Street, Eugene
Cost: $5-10

Meeting Tuesday evenings at the Vet's Club and Sunday mornings at WOW Hall. Coalessence is an informal dance community reveling in free-form self- expressive movement. We provide a non judgmental space where you can explore dance solo, dance with another and dance in community. A wide range of music from local to global is arranged to inspire an ecstatic journey leading through many rhythmic and cultural landscapes.

8/4
2012: Through the Portal
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 ~ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Shambala Center
1939 River Rd., Eugene
541-868-1178
www.theshambalacenter.org
Cost: Love Offering requested

DVD presentation, discussion and tea, facilitated by Le' Allen.
(See On-Going Happenings page for other regular gatherings and classes at Shambala.)
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8/5 - 9/17
Breaking Free: Letting Go of the Pressures of Money Forever!
Two class times being offered for this 6 week class:
Thursday, August 5, 2010 ~ 6:45 pm or
Friday, August 6, 2010 ~ 10:00 am
Center for Spiritual Living
390 Vernal St., Eugene
541-485-0035
Love Offering.

What's your relationship with money like right now? Join us as we dive into "Busting Loose From the Money Game" by Robert Scheinfeld and "It is Given" by Esther and Jerry Hicks. This is a 6 week class offered Thursday evening at 6:45pm, starting August 5. A morning class is also offered starting on Friday, August 6 at 10 am. Love Offering.
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8/5
Weaving Tails of Light
with Kinlen and Wake
Thursday, August 5, 2010 ~ 6:30 pm
Please bring 3 stones, and a cloth (16-24" squarish)
2089 Graham Dr, Eugene
541-915-9237

We will be asking for a $10 donation for these offerings. And are always happy to receive donations if you are in a position to support another in the Circle.

Weaving Tails of Light. It is an opportunity to bring the work of the Rites into daily energetic practices, tapping into the roots of Shamanic perception, visioning, and continuing the development of our luminous energy fields.

Please be on the look out for stones that want to work with you, as well as a cloth.

If weather permits we will be outside, so please bring layers. Bring also a rattle of drum if you have them, and any sacred objects you carry with you. As always, please feel free to bring friends.

Our Planned Schedule (be sure to check for updates about a week ahead of the class dates). We will start a bit earlier to give practice time.

Thursday, August 5th 6:30 pm
Friday, September 3rd 6:30 pm
Sunday, October, 3rd TBA
Wednesday, Nov 17th 6:30 pm
Sunday, December 5th TBA

Each Circle will hold it's own topic and practice, so you do not need to be at all of them to participate. We have shifted the days of the week, in hopes that more people will be able to be present for some of the Circles. Sunday sessions may be longer, so again, watch for announcements about a week ahead.
www.sacredpathways.us
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8/6, 13, 20, 27
Meditation for Healing
Friday, August 06, 13, 20, 27, 2010 ~ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
The Shambala Center
1939 River Rd., Eugene
541-868-1178
www.theshambalacenter.org
Cost: Donation

Dawn Wirt facilitates this healing meditation. There is time available to share your own meditation or practice your own.
(See On-Going Happenings page for other regular gatherings and classes at Shambala.)
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8/6
"The Shadow Effect", movie
by Debbie Ford will be shown
Friday, August 6, 2010 ~ 7:00 pm
Center for Spiritual Living
390 Vernal Street, Eugene
(cross streets Coburg Rd / Rustic Pl, 1 block east)
541-485-0035
Cost: $5
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8/6
Shamanic Evening at Unity of the Valley
Friday, August 6 – 7-9 pm
Donations accepted.
Unity of the Valley
3912 Dillard Road (39th & Hilyard), Eugene
(541) 345-9913
www.unityofthevalley.org

Join us from 7-9 pm for a celebration of Spirit through drumming and sound.
Bring your drums and rattles. Drop-ins are welcome!
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8/7, 14, 21, 28
Meditation Practice and Guidance with Alan Zundel
Every Saturday ~ 8:30 am to about 9:45 am.
Held at 41 W. 19th Ave. in south Eugene
$5 suggested donation.

Initial instructions for those who desire them, 30 minutes of meditation practice, and a brief talk on meditation and awakening with time for questions afterward. Alan has over 35 years of experience with meditation and mindfulness practices and has been speaking on spiritual awakening since invited to talk at a San Francisco Buddhist center in 2005.

More info at http://www.heartawake.org
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8/7
CONTEMPLATIVE, MEDITATIVE SHABBAT CHANT CIRCLE
Saturday, August 7, 2010 ~ 10:30 a.m. to noon
(note this is the FIRST Saturday, not our usual 2nd Saturday time)
Center for Spiritual Living
390 Vernal Street, Eugene
Cross streets Coburg Rd/Rustic Pl.
Turn east at Blockbuster and go 1 block.

This 'meta-Jewish' experience is open and welcoming for everyone whether you have little or lots of experience with Judaism or if you are just on an appreciative eclectic spiritual path, you will find a home here. Come enter the space with your hearts and souls open -- open to hearing and feeling spirit in a new way; partly Jewish, partly metaphysical, and wholly spiritual.

There is no charge for the gatherings but donations are appreciated if you would like to support more programs like this.

Visit our shabbat webpage: www.spiritpathnow.com/shabbat
or email Lisa at shabbat (at) spiritpathnow.com.
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8/7
Chansi Gong: Theory & Practice of Silk-Reeling Qigong
Saturday, August 7th, 2010 ~ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cost: $35 (paid by August 5th), $40 (the day of)
Instructor: Matthew Sieradski, Director
Green Phoenix Institute
352 West 12th Ave., Eugene
(541) 344-0073

In this workshop Matthew will detail the theory and practice of the basic movements of the Silk-Reeling (Chansi) Qigong set and will work individually with each participant to deepen their practice. This workshop is suitable for both beginning and advanced students.

Chansi Gong is a set of exercises that trains the spiraling movements unique to the Hunyuan Taiji system. This set begins with a series of joint opening exercises and progresses to more advanced spiraling exercises. By consciously releasing restrictions in the movement of the body’s joints, we gradually differentiate their function, thereby attaining greater ease and range of motion. Subsequently, through practicing spiraling movements, we work to integrate the movements of all the body’s joints, creating Hunyuan Taiji’s signature fluidity of motion, known as chansi or “silk-reeling”.

About Instructor: Matthew P. Sieradski, Institute Director and Taiji Academy Chief Instructor, is a 20th-generation Chen-style Taiji and 3rd-generation Hunyuan Taiji lineage holder. His passion for these arts is both in sharing what he has learned to benefit others and in continuing to explore their endless depths. He has practiced martial arts for twenty years and also holds advanced degrees in Tae Kwon Do and Northern Shaolin Eagle Claw Kung Fu. He travels regularly to Seattle to continue advanced studies with his teacher, Harrison Moretz, director of the Taoist Studies Institute.

For more info call (541) 344-0073
or check website: GreenPhoenixInstitute.com.
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8/7
Reiki Do Satori Open House
Saturday, August 7– from 6-9 pm
Donations accepted.
Unity of the Valley
3912 Dillard Road (39th & Hilyard), Eugene
(541) 345-9913
www.unityofthevalley.org

This event is open to all who are interested in receiving a short, free Reiki session for relaxation and/or healing. Reiki practitioners who would like to be part of this event are also welcome.
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8/8
3rd Yoga for Haiti benefit
Sunday, August 8, 2010
8 AM-8 PM All Day Event
Location: Core Star Yoga, 439 W 2nd, Eugene
For more info visit www.HolisticHealingInstitute.org
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8/8
The Easy Way Home To God
Sunday, August 8, 2010 ~ 10:00 to 11:00am,
Eugene ECKANKAR Center
2833-C Willamette, Eugene
(541) 343-2657
All are welcome to this free event

'The Easy Way Home To God' is the August topic for our free
monthly Eckankar Worship Service. This event has a brief
presentation followed by a discussion - participation and
discussion are welcomed.

More info: www.eckankar.org, or www.eckankar-oregon.org
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8/8
"The Shift", the movie
starring Wayne Dyer will be shown
Sunday, August 8, 2010 ~ 1:00 pm
Center for Spiritual Living
390 Vernal Street, Eugene
(cross streets Coburg Rd / Rustic Pl, 1 block east)
541-485-0035
Cost: $5
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8/8, 22
Tarot and Tea
Sunday, August 08, 22, 2010 ~ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Shambala Center
1939 River Rd., Eugene
541-868-1178
www.theshambalacenter.org
Cost: Love Offering requested

Michael Browning facilitates this circle for anyone who wants to learn about or enhance their experience of tarot. Enjoy a cup of tea and some cookies as well. Donations gratefully accepted.
(See On-Going Happenings page for other regular gatherings and classes at Shambala.)
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8/10, 25
Inquiry Into the Self (satsang) with Alan Zundel
"Opening to the Emotional Body" (8/10)
Alternate Tuesdays (Aug. 10 & 24) ~ 7:15 to about 8:45 pm
Held at the Friends Meeting House,
2274 Onyx south of the UofO
$5 suggested donation

Sessions include a brief period of silent sitting followed by a talk and dialogues between Alan and participants. Alan has over 35 years of experience with meditation and mindfulness practices and has been speaking on spiritual awakening since invited to talk at a San Francisco Buddhist center in 2005.

Topic for 8/25 satsang to be announced. Watch here for details.
More info at http://www.heartawake.org

(See On-Going Happenings page for other recurring gatherings.)
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8/11
INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE:
August Theme ~ "Living the Spiritual Heart"
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 ~ 6:45 prelude, 7pm service
(11th of every month ~ day of the week varies)
6:45 pm ~ Prelude
7:00 - 8:00 pm ~ Prayer Service followed by fellowship
Meeting at the First Christian Church
1166 Oak Street, Eugene
For more info email us at "info(at)interfaithprayer.org"
visit www.interfaithprayer.org

This service is a sincere gift from us to our whole community. Please invite your family, friends and faith community. We feel it is important for us all to gather together in these troubled times to nourish respect and harmony. When we unite in goodwill and prayer, we can transform the world.

We look forward to seeing you on Wdnesday, August 11th. Please bring a friend. Everyone is welcome.
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8/11
The Soul of The Heart--Overcoming Adversity With Grace
with Catherine VanWetter
Spiritual Exploration and Sharing Series at Kindred Spirits Retreat Center
Wednesday, August 11th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Kindred Spirits Retreat Center
www.kindredspiritsretreat.com
Suggested Donation: $5
For more info or directions contact: Bruce Porter - bruceport(at)hotmail.com - 503-490-1084 or Theresa Schumacher -theresa.schumacher(at)gmail.com - 503-853-6076

Please join us for this month's "Spiritual Exploration and Sharing" evening, as we discuss "Overcoming Adversity with Grace." In these challenging times, each of us is at a certain choice point where we can either continue resisting and struggling with our current situation or decide to relax into it and choose a different direction. In addition to the featured talk and discussion, the evening will include time for sharing individual inspirations, challenges and prayer intentions; live music; a brief meditation and refreshments afterwards. All are welcome!

For more information on Catherine VanWetter visit www.ToTheHeartOfTheMatter.com
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8/12
BIOFEEDBACK: THE INDIGO TM DEMONSTRATION
Presenter: Petra Nicoll Certified Biofeedback Specialist
Thursday, August 12, 2010 ~ 7PM to 9:00 PM
Green Phoenix Institute
352 West 12th Ave., Eugene
(541) 344-0073
GreenPhoenixInstitute.com
Cost: FREE!

Biofeedback is a relaxing, soothing and Medical research shows that the benefits include reduction of stress, tenseness and of anger, fear, apprehension and gloominess,headaches and many more. The INDIGO TM helps manage and retrain stress patterns, educates clients on crucial information about stress, and empowers them to make lifestyle changes to support overall health and well being. The INDIGO TM System is accurate and sensitive enough to measure the stress reactions to over 10,000 different electrical signatures which commonly interact with the human body. The sophisticated wave-form generator also works to re-train harmony to the physical and emotional bodies by addressing imbalanced stressful reactions, thus helping the client to create more cohesive and coherent energetic responses.

Come and check out this state of art biofeedback machine.

About Our Presenter: Petra was born and raised in Munich, Germany. She studied Light and Sound Meditation (Surat Shabd Yoga) for 11 years, some of that time in India with her Teacher and also in the United States. In the mid‐1980's, Petra helped establish a Sustainable Community and Retreat Center. Her curious nature, love for helping people and her happy, high-energy personality has inspired many throughout her 25 years of teaching Personal Growth, Healing Workshops, Reiki, and Yoga. Petra is a Biofeedback Specialist and Life Coach. Her current project involves editing her book Quantum Transformation "The Seven Insights," which will be available for free downloads shortly. She offers biofeedback sessions at the Green Phoenix Clinic.
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8/13
"Oh My God", the movie will be shown
Friday, August 13, 2010 ~ 7:00 pm
Center for Spiritual Living
390 Vernal Street, Eugene
(cross streets Coburg Rd / Rustic Pl, 1 block east)
541-485-0035
Cost: $5

One filmmaker. 23 countries. One question: What is God?
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8/14, 28
Astrology 101
Saturday, August 14, 28, 2010 ~ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Shambala Center
1939 River Rd., Eugene
541-868-1178
www.theshambalacenter.org
Cost: Love Offering requested

This group is facilitated by Jennifer Avenell, Jennifer has studied Astrology for over thirty years.
Come learn and discuss the different aspects of astrology including Ruling Planets, the Elements and the birth chart. Get information on the Moon and Rising Signs, and some of the effects of celestial bodies and their positions on human beings and events.
(See On-Going Happenings page for other regular gatherings and classes at Shambala.)
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8/14, 15
Medicine for The Earth:
How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins
Taught By: Leia Hart, M.S.
August 14 and 15, 2010 - a two-day workshop:
Saturday, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
and Sunday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Eugene (specifics upon registration)
To Register, contact Leia Hart (541) 844.2805
or by email: info(at)leiahart.com
Cost/Times: $72 (scholarships available)

In this timely workshop, through visualizations, ceremonies, and meditations you will experience how to transform personal and environmental toxins. As you heal yourself and your relationship with all life, you will begin to heal the earth and your environment. "It is who we become that changes the world, not what we do"~Sandra Ingerman

Recommended reading prior to the weekend: Medicine for the Earth by Sandra Ingerman.
www.leiahart.com
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8/14
Revitalize Your Life-Force Energies and Open Your Heart
to Greater Love, Clear Emotional Interference Patterns
with Dhebi DeWitz-Jensen,
International Personal Empowerment Educator
Saturday, August 14, 2010 ~ 9am – 5:30pm
For Registration call Bruce Hinson @ 541.968.5345
Reservations are required as space is limited.
Tamarack Wellness Center
3575 Donald St., Eugene
Cost: $33

Emotional Interference Patterns distort and block the natural life force
energy of your body. They rob you of your joy, vitality, and block you
from fulfilling your deeper potential.

• Do you ever feel you are struggling under the weight of something you can’t quite put your finger on?
• Do you ever get caught up ruminating on a past event, feeling the resentment rising and just can’t seem to let go of it?
• Do you ever wish certain events in your life had never occurred but feel powerless to move beyond them?

EIPs even affect the way your DNA expresses itself!
In this 1-day course, with specific, effective and easy-to-use processes, you will:

• Learn how to utilize bio-feedback to discover hidden Emotional Interference Patterns (EIPs) that have been holding
you back—This is a vital key to creating lasting transformation.
• Discover ways to release these destructive forces and return harmony to your body-mind-spirit.

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8/14
Milarepa Empowerment
Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing
Saturday, August 14, 2:00 p.m. (Arrive by 1:45 p.m.)
$20 general ($15 KDC members).
Location: Kagyu Dakshang Chuling
917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene (between West Amazon and Fox Hollow Road.
(As a courtesy to the neighbors, please park on West Amazon and walk up hill to the center.)
For more info: 541-485-3961 or 541-683-1808 between 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM.

Milarepa is widely regarded as Tibet’s greatest yogi. Through diligent Dharma practice he achieved full enlightenment in one lifetime. The Buddha stated that whoever hears the name of Milarepa receives an immediate blessing and will not take rebirth in a lower state of existence for seven consecutive lifetimes. The blessings received from the Milarepa Empowerment will help the Dharma practitioner quickly attain results from their daily meditation practice; therefore, any student of the Dharma is highly encouraged to take this Empowerment. The Refuge Vow is required and will be offered by Lama before the Empowerment.

(Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing is a meditation master in the Shangpa and Karma Kagyu lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, is the resident director of Kagyu Dakshang Chuling Dharma Center in Eugene and also gives teachings, seminars and empowerments throughout the West Coast.)
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8/15
Milarepa Teaching and Practice
Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing
Sunday, August 15, 9:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
(Arrive by 8:45 a.m.) $30 general ($25 KDC members).
Text $10. Some Shrine copies will be available.
Location: Kagyu Dakshang Chuling
917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene (between West Amazon and Fox Hollow Road.
(As a courtesy to the neighbors, please park on West Amazon and walk up hill to the center.)
For more info: 541-485-3961 or 541-683-1808 between 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM.

Lama will give instructions on doing the practice of Milarepa as a daily meditation. The day will conclude with a Milarepa Tsok. This Tsok is offered in memory of Kyabje Dorje Chang Bokar Rinpoche, who passed into the Pure Realms on August 17, 2004. Monetary Tsok donations are also welcome and bring benefit to the donor. Participants must have received the Milarepa Empowerment.
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8/15
Don’t Kill the Messenger!
with Dhebi DeWitz-Jensen,
International Personal Empowerment Educator
Sunday, August 15, 2010 ~ 9am – 5:30pm
For Registration call Bruce Hinson @ 541.968.5345
Reservations are required as space is limited.
Tamarack Wellness Center
3575 Donald St., Eugene
Cost: Only $69

Discover if there is a Message Behind Illness – Dis-ease – Symptoms
& Harness Zero Point Energy to Accelerate Health and Wellness
Many times when our body is sending us a message instead of listening, we attempt to
ignore the message, drown it out with drugs, or more drastically, we cut, burn, and medicate.

In this class you will learn how to discover if there is a message that your body is sending to you instead of ‘killing the messenger’ as we have all been taught to do.
What you will learn and experience:

• Ways in which we get out of balance with our health.
• How to access our own inner wisdom through energy testing.
• Discover what the message is behind our symptoms through the resources around us.
• A simple, effective and powerful way of aligning our self with Health & Wellness.
• Receive numerous Health Enhancing Statements to unleash in your body-mind-spirit system.

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8/15, 22, 29
Preparing the Heart for the High Holy Days
with Rabbis Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin and Maurice Harris
Three Sundays, August 15, 22 & 29, 2010 ~ 10:30 am - Noon
Temple Beth Israel
1175 East 29th Avenue, Eugene
541-485-7218 www.tbieugene.org
Members $18; Non-members $36.
Pre-registration/payment due by August 12
Click here for online registration

Join TBI’s rabbis in an exploration of the deeper meaning of the liturgy and symbols of the High Holy Days. This three session course will be presented seminar-style, with the rabbis guiding the group through specific texts and participants invited to share in discussion and mutual learning. The class is intended to support each participant’s personal preparation for the Days of Awe, when the Jewish people turn their conscious awareness to the processes of accountability, self-improvement, and forgiveness.
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8/15
A Gathering of Light - Grounding Higher Potentials During Challenging Times
Presenters: Kristine Gay and Barry Kerr
Sunday, August 15th, 1:00 – 6:00pm
Kindred Spirits Retreat Center - www.kindredspiritsretreat.com
RSVP to k2conrad(at)gmail.com and you will be sent directions.
Cost: This workshop offered on a donation basis

The planets are configuring at this time to enhance a shift in consciousness for all of us. Questions we will explore: How are the current planetary alignments inviting transformation in the world and in our individual selves astrologically? What are our opportunities in it? (bring your birth chart.) How do we frame the planetary situation and ongoing events from a higher perspective? How do we stay grounded and connected in relationships, not letting others draw us into their fears?

Kristine Gay, MSSW, LCSW and Barry Kerr, SA bring to you their combined sixty years of learning and practice in the field of energy healing and personal growth coaching; Kristine through a career as a licensed energy psychotherapist; Barry through an eclectic career in holistic healing, astrology, education and performing arts. Barry and Kristine live in Madison, WI, where they offer a variety of healing opportunities for individuals and couples, including deep 3-5 day, residential, 24/7 healing intensives, and conscious couples healing and growth work. For more info on Kristine and Barry visit www.ChooseConsciousLiving.com.
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