IN THIS EMAIL NEWSLETTER:
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NOTES TO NOTE
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IONS SEATTLE/EASTSIDE
MAY ‘06 EVENTS SHORT LIST
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IONS SEATTLE/EASTSIDE MAY
‘06 EVENTS DESCRIPTIONS/LINKS
4)
UPCOMING EVENTS TO
REGISTER FOR
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1) MAY NOTES TO NOTE
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May 8 and 22,
2006--The 2nd and 4th Monday for Seattle/Eastside IONS included
awesome presenters who focus on transforming perception through lived
experience. Pat Samples, who is focusing on body wisdom, is coming all the way
from the East Coast to share her innovative approach with us on learning from
the bones and belly (2nd Monday). And our NW’s very own Victoria Castle,
who has just published a book on the Trance of Scarcity, will be speaking on
how to collectively awaken from the trance for the sake of a shared future of
abundance (4th Monday). Both authors will have their books available
for sale at the event and will be book signing.
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May 9, 10, 2006--Leo
Angart will give two Vision Training Introductory lectures: 1) Eastside and 2)
Seattle. Both invite practitioners as well as the general public. The Tuesday
5/09 meeting is my counseling office in
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2)
IONS SEATTLE/EASTSIDE MAY ‘06 EVENTS SHORT LIST
Monday, May 8,
Lessons from the Bones and Belly
with author Pat Samples
Tuesday, May 9,
Introduction to Vision
Training with Leo Angart
Wednesday, May 10, 7-9
Introduction to
Vision Training with Leo Angart
Monday, May 22nd,
Breaking the Trance of
Scarcity on Behalf of our Shared Future with Victoria Castle
An Experiential
Dialogue
Thursday, May 25,
Ken Wilber’s Integral Operating
System DVD/Discussion - Part 2
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2)
IONS SEATTLE/EASTSIDE MAY ‘06 EVENTS DESCRIPTION/LINKS TO MORE INFO
Topic: Body Odyssey: Lessons from the Bones and Belly
Presenter: Author Pat Samples
Date:
Time:
Location:
http://www.ionsnw.org/directionseastshoreunitarian.htm
Fee: $5 Suggested Donation
Description: This presentation
will change how you think about your body, especially as you age. Going
beyond the current obsession with fitness and fighting off decline, we can
develop a higher awareness of our bodies as treasured archives of our
experience and as vibrant vehicles for self-discovery and creative
expression. In exploring this new level of body consciousness, Samples
illustrates how to draw upon the emotional and spiritual wisdom our bodies
have to offer right up until our last breath. You'll get to try out
sensory awareness activities, involving movement, sound, and quiet
attention that will reveal the hidden treasures your body holds.
Pat Samples, MA, MFA, is a
transformational educator, writer, and speaker. She is the author of Body
Odyssey: Lessons from the Bones and Belly and six other books, including
Daily Comforts for Caregivers. She also has written hundreds of articles
on health, aging, and human behavior. More than 300 organizations have
hosted her talks and workshops on aging, caregiving, body wisdom,
and inspired living. Samples has a master's degrees in creative writing
and human development, and she has worked in health care, social services,
ministry, and the arts. Find out more at http://www.ionsnw.org/patsamples.htm.
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Topic: Introduction to Vision Training
Presenter: Leo Angart
Date:
Time:
Location: Office of Susan Burns,
http://www.feelingwhole.com/directions.htm
Fee: $5 Suggested Donation
Description: At the turn of the century a New York Ophthalmologist
by the name of William H. Bates (1860 - 1931) began to question the official
line—that your eyes will get worse as you
get older and there is nothing you can do about it except wear corrective
lenses. For the last 10 years, Leo Angart has taught a specialized “vision
training” method all around the world. He will be introducing it to our IONS
community on The Eastside. Please read a more thorough description of the
introduction at http://www.ionsnw.org/visiontraining.htm
or below as Leo Angart introduces it to an integral medical community in
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Topic: IONS NW and
Introduction to
Vision Training
Presenter: Leo Angart
Date:
Time:
Location:
Fee: $5 Suggested
Donation
Description: The purpose of the Seattle IONS Integral Health Forum, in conjunction with Seattle Healing Arts, is to create space to explore topics related to integral health and create a sharing circle for open discussion on health and healing. We encourage and support responsibility for wellness and a whole-person approach to healing and open it to the public and practitioners alike.
Come and listen to Leo Angart, inspiring author and teacher, describe what vision is about, how vision problems may be reversed and what this vision training has to offer (described as above). He will show you an integral approach using the Bates Method, developed by New York Ophthalmologist, William H. Bates (1860 - 1931), who at the turn of the century questioned our assumptions about the health of sight. Discovering that eyesight naturally changes all the time, he began to uncover the natural way of seeing. He cured himself from Presbyopia (far-sightedness that comes with age) and went on to consistently and successfully cure a whole host of eye problems within a very short time.
The professional community has largely ignored Dr. Bates’ ideas. Today it is mostly people who have been cured using his methods that practice the Bates Method. The work addresses all kinds of eye problems including cataracts, double vision, macula degeneration, hyperopia, presbyopia, myopia, astigmatism.
For the last 10 years, Leo Angart has taught all around the world his integrated “vision training” method. Leo’s background in NLP, hypnosis, and pranic healing has helped him create a holistic approach that incorporates elements from different traditions in a synergistic manner. Leo’s vision training program includes the use of belief work as well as visualization, relaxation, energy healing and physical exercises derived from the Bates method. Read more at http://www.ionsnw.org/integralhealthvisiontraining.htm.
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Topic: Breaking the
Trance of Scarcity on Behalf of our Shared Future: An Experiential Dialogue.
Presenter: Victoria
Castle
Date:
Time:
Location:
http://www.ionsnw.org/directionseastshoreunitarian.htm
Fee: $5 Suggested
Donation
Description: In a world where the constant message is not
enough-ness, struggle seems like the best strategy. But struggle
keeps us clenched and separate. Contraction is the breeding ground of
scarcity, while abundance thrives in flow.
This evening identifies the sources of the
Trance's hold on us and offers specific practices for embodying (not just
conceptualizing) wholeness and flow, which are the headwaters of abundance.
From there we have access to our innate greatness. Breaking free from the
Trance of Scarcity changes the world, both personally and globally.
A Certified Master Somatic Coach, Victoria is a leader, facilitator, and educator with 20 years experience helping individual leaders, small entrepreneurial firms, non-profit agencies, and mega-corporations succeed and thrive on both personal and business fronts. Her specialty is working with leaders - those who have or want to have influence and impact - to be great in the midst of chaos and challenge, where leaders live.
Find out more at http://www.ionsnw.org/tranceofscarcity.htm.
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Topic: DVD Part 2 Ken Wilber’s Integral Operating System
Presenter: Mo Brule
Date:
Time:
Location:
http://www.kcls.org/vash/direct.cfm
Vashon Island IONS community group is coordinated by community group leader Ina Whitlock, founded originally by John and Ina Whitlock. All welcome.
Find out more at http://www.vashon12.htm.
4) UPCOMING EVENTS TO REGISTER FOR:
Date:
Topic: Sacred Activism
Conference (
Presenter: Four great days packed with over 45
Workshops & Panels offering inspiring speakers and brilliant teachers.
Location:
Fee: See newly reduced
registration fees at links.
Description: IONS NW is
cosponsoring the Sacred Activism conference. Four great days packed with over
45 Workshops & Panels offering inspiring speakers and brilliant teachers.
Susan Burns will be on a panel entitled Engaging the Common Wisdom.
Wisdom University, a San Francisco based graduate school dedicated to
building a global learning community rooted in the wisdom traditions of the
world, announces the first of several national conferences on Sacred Activism.
In response to overwhelming concerns posed by many individuals and students
alike,
The conference’s focus will be on the deep connection between spiritual practice and social action, with keynote. The conference will offer over 45 workshops and panels as well as an award presentation, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Outcomes , to 10 local individuals, whose work and efforts have made a significant contribution to the community and/or world. Prices have been reduced. Advanced purchase is recommended. Space is limited. Link to PDF file here.
Find out more at http://www.ionsnw.org/sacred_activismconference.htm.
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Date:
Topic: IONS President, James O’Dea, 360 Degrees of Transformation
Location:
Fee: $480
includes room/meals
Breakthrough from chaos to beauty in the
We live in a time of profound change. New paradigms of connection and energetic
relationships offer us renewed ways of perceiving and living in the world. We
gather in
Breakthroughs occur at the intersection of diverse fields. Join us! Your
unique perspective may be integral to reawakening lives of beauty and action.
Conference plus shared room and meals $480
For more information and to register, see: Link to information and download
a PDF flyer at http://www.ionsnw.org/360degreestransformation.htm.
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Date: July 28-20, 2006
Topic: Bodies of
Earth, Cells of God: Molecules, Miracles, Passion and
the Unity Field
Gregg Braden & Bruce Lipton
Time:
Location:
Cosponsored by
IONS-$25 discount for IONS Members (IONS membership info at http://www.noetic.org/membership/join.cfm
or download pdf bochure at http://www.ionsnw.org/Shift_in_Action_Tour_Guide.pdf
). Indicate
“All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force. We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.” — Max Planck, Nobel Prize-winning father of quantum theory.
Join Gregg Braden, NY Times best-selling author and international lecturer, and Bruce Lipton, cellular and developmental research scientist, as they reveal the very latest findings from the intersection of new science and ancient truths. http://www.conferenceworks.com/speaker.php?sid=21
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SAVE THESE DATES -- because we hope to see you there!
Fellowship for Intentional Community presents
ART OF COMMUNITY NORTHWEST: Co-Opportunities for Sustainability
When: Friday, Sept. 8 -
Where: Bastyr University in Kenmore
(near Seattle) - www.bastyr.edu/about/map.asp
Why: To promote and support
communities that recognize and practice sustainability
What: Interactive
workshops/playshops, plenaryspeakers, music, art, fun live auction, networking
opportunities, tables available for groups
- Meet People from Existing and Forming Communities: Ecovillages, Cohousing,
Egalitarian, Cooperatives, Collectives
- Build Real Community Where You Are: at home, at work, at church, in other
organizations
- Tools You Can Use: Facilitation, Consensus, Ecological Assessments
- Be More Sustainable: Green Building, Local Agriculture, Bio-Diesel,
Permaculture
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