I felt a real kindred spirit in Derek Healey. A 27 year old anthropology student at SUNY whose long term goal is to become Naturopathic doctor. Derek has been meditating since the age of 8, and has spent the last several years studying anything he can about healing. He was learning so much and feeling so encouraged from his endeavors he too wanted to share these understandings with more people.
Derek has been creating opportunities for people to be ‘love in action’ inviting people to participate in a wide range of service projects from a wild life sanctuary to a senior home. My favorite initiative of his is the “love letter project” which he will tell you more about in the video, and I hope to incorporate into the 2016 Albany Peace Project.
If Derek is an example of what the Dali Lama meant when he said, “Teach every child to meditate at the age of eight, and violence will end in one generation”. I believe it!! Derek is a stellar example of how meditation in young children can help foster open hearts of service and prolific creativity. To learn of Derek’s other projects, please visit: CompleteHealthCircle.com.
The New NUMINOUS schedule is now posted. More classes to be posted soon.
The Art Of Living Happiness Program, Sunday, February 1 at 2:00: Nikhil Jain, Faculty on the Art of Living Foundation, Doctoral Candidate in Nanotechnology
Radical Acceptance, Sunday February 8 at 2:00 PM, Tim Moon, MS, CASAC-T
Shamanic Reiki Journeying, Sunday February 15 at 2:00 PM, Derek Healey, Shamanic Practitioner
Seeking Source Saturday; Quantum Prayer, Saturday February 21 at 4:00 PM(Music, Message & Meditation) Bethany Gonyea and Pam Lunz Madina will be leading song
Integrating Spirituality with Hypnosis for Weight Loss and Other Feel Good Goals:Sunday, March 15 at 2:00, Leslie M. Thornton, RN & Hypnotherapist
Numinous Classes support expenses for the Albany Peace Project.
If this meditation helped you, please consider donating to Numinous, sponsor of the Albany Peace Project by clicking on the “donate” button to the upper right of these words.
We would like to hear any comments, feedback or suggestions from you! Please use the form below.
Today I interview, my good friend and staunch Albany Peace Project supporter, Tim Moon. Who is such a good friend that he does not even mind when I call him the name “Steve” for no good reason!!!
As Tim immediately quips back, “I have been called worse!”
Tim encourages us to keep the camera rolling because it demonstrates his passion for “loving life on life’s terms” and practicing radical acceptance of all that transpires. Tim says, “Acceptance is the answer to all my problems.”
If you would like to hear Tim talk more about how radical acceptance can transform our lives, please attend the Numinous program on Sunday, February 8 at 2:00. Tim has a great sense of humor, and always has a way of getting us to laugh at any topic. More information can be found below.
Less than 4 Minute Video about upcoming Art Of Living Happiness Program At Numinous on 2/1/15
Quick 2 Minute Announcement About the 2015 Albany Peace Project Closing Celebration
The New NUMINOUS schedule is now posted. More classes to be posted soon.
The Art Of Living Happiness Program, Sunday, February 1 at 2:00: Nikhil Jain, Faculty on the Art of Living Foundation, Doctoral Candidate in Nanotechnology
Radical Acceptance, Sunday February 8 at 2:00 PM, Tim Moon, MS, CASAC-T
Shamanic Reiki Journeying, Sunday February 15 at 2:00 PM, Derek Healey, Shamanic Practitioner
Seeking Source Saturday; Quantum Prayer, Saturday February 21 at 4:00 PM(Music, Message & Meditation) Bethany Gonyea and Pam Lunz Madina will be leading song
Integrating Spirituality with Hypnosis for Weight Loss and Other Feel Good Goals: Sunday, March 15 at 2:00, Leslie M. Thornton, RN & Hypnotherapist
Numinous Classes support expenses for the Albany Peace Project.
If this meditation helped you, please consider donating to Numinous, sponsor of the Albany Peace Project by clicking on the “donate” button to the upper right of these words.
We would like to hear any comments, feedback or suggestions from you! Please use the form below.
It is with amazing gratitude that I write this post…As I look at each of these events, I recognize how blessed we are because I have met so many wonderful people of such wisdom and depth. You will see below that we are collaborating with amazing individuals. There is an event for almost everyone here this month, and two events will be held in beautiful outdoor places. Please scroll all the way down…all of these events support our efforts to encourage intentions for peace research. Living The Discipline of Conscious Intentionality Bethany Gonyea, NUMINOUS founder Wednesday June 1, at 7:00 PM Unity Church of Albany
More and more research is documenting that our mental intentions have real world impact. As we come to grasp the enormous implications of this research, we learn how important it becomes that we create through conscious intention rather than unconscious default. With Intention…everything counts…so we need to be brutally honest with ourselves about what intentions we are emitting at all times. We also need be aware when we are going “unconscious.” Conscious Intention only works when we are inputting the same signal into the field repeatedly, and we don’t fall asleep at the wheel.
To skillfully sculpt our lives through intention, we need to learn the discipline of keeping our desires alive while facing life’s inevitable challenges. We will discuss the concept that maintaining conscious intentions is similar to living from the peaceful eye of a storm. We may see all softs of things flying in the wind but learn not to attach to them and fly away ourselves. We will also discuss what is our role in creating our lives and how to interface skillfully with the Loving Intelligence that connects us all, to sculpt a lives of the deepest meaning and engagement.
$ 20 Donation Appreciated
The Jaguar Path: the Benefits of Shamanic Skills in Every Day Life – Part 1 Ray Crist, Shaman and Founder of The Jaguar Path Yoga School Wednesday June 8, at 7:00 PM Unity Church in Albany
Shamans are men and women who heal themselves an train others to cultivate their power and abilities to heal by learning to shift into “second attention” First attention includes all of the ordinary information we experience through our five senses every day. However, Shamans also access information form “Second Attention”, which means they sense the additional energy and information flowing around the filters of our five senses. A power innate to all of us. “Listen to your heart” ” Trust your gut feeling” etc.
When we train to widen our perceptual fields we can access this wealth of information along with a quite confidence and inner peace. Through the tools you will learn you will accelerate your healing and find both courage and the capacity to make the changes your heart and higher self wants you to make!
By training our minds to sense and become aware of this subtle information the way shamans do, we gain access to a whole new breadth of information that can be highly advantageous to our path. We can even start to make changes without “white knuckling” them, because we have accelerated accessing the crisp clarity required for sudden change. As we learn how to access this occluded information we gain great wisdom and discernment, and our steps become more sure.
In this class, we are happy to invite back by popular demand, Ray Crist, founder of the Jaguar Path School of Yoga and Shamanism. Ray will be offering us some practical Shamanic tools and understandings He will share with us how Shamanic training can help westerners to: – Learn tools that will help heal past traumas – develop an abiding sense of personal power, integrity and authenticity – understand your place and purpose in life – develop innate psychic impressions (second attention) and understand them as a spiritual resource – deepen creative inspiration and expression – strengthen established regular spiritual practices – deepen your understanding of your personal relationships with nature, people, and living environments – experience deep mystical states that can elevate and stabilize you morally, spiritually and emotionally
This fall, Ray will be opening a chapter of his Jaguar Path Yoga School through NUMINOUS this fall, so we will be offering similar classes so that people can get a good experience of his work, and learn whether they would like to expand their training through the comprehensive 9 month program . Ray is a grounded teacher, who loves to combine contemporary life with established primordial wisdom practices to help us live lives of greater meaning, purpose, ease and majestic wonder.
$ 20 Donation Appreciated
SPECIAL EVENT: Introduction to Alternatives To Violence and Numinous’s new program: Mindfulness As A Solution To Violence (MASV) Quaker Friends Meeting House 727 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12208 June 11 – 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Are you interested in working with helping to reduce youth violence?
This meeting will introduce people to a new program that Numinous is starting called, Mindfulness As A Solution to Violence. A large component of this program will be Alternatives to Violence practices. This class will be taught by Bernard Shuman who holds a Gold Certificate for teaching and facilitating Alternatives to Violence, the highest certification possible and has spent thousands over 8,000 hours volunteering his time to support others in turning away from crime, hatred, helplessness, and hopelessness, while urging them to turn toward faith, emotional healing, and offering assistance to others. During his 24 year tenure in the NYS Department of Corrections, Mr. Shuman’s contributions were invaluable in creating the environment in Otisville Correctional Facility as the “Otisville Peace Academy.”
AVP Workshops are intensive learning experience which teaches interpersonal conflict resolution skills through a series of step-by-step processes. These experiences in small groups and one-to-one interactions build a sense of community and trust through exercises focusing on: The Advance AVP workshop focuses on the underlying causes of violence, both in ourselves and in the world we live in. It is designed to give participants opportunities to rebuild community, review in depth the concept of Transforming Power and proceed to set individual and group goals for the focus of the remainder of the workshop
This meeting will be offer some practical Alternatives To Violence Skills, and will facilitate a group discussion for expanding efforts in Albany, NY. If you have any interest in this subject, please attend. The goal of Mindfulness As A Solution To Violence is that we start a wave of peace within young people in the Albany area…As Bernard says, possibly starting the Albany Peace Academy.
An Introduction to the Avatar Material – Living Deliberately Anna Witt. Avatar Master Wednesday June 15, at 7:00 PM Unity Church of Albany
In this class we are fortunate to have Anna Witt, master of the extremely profound Avatar materials synthesized and collected by Harry Palmer. The Avatar® Course is a set of practical, effective tools that allows people, in a very short time, to identify and change the conclusions, decisions, and agreements that are shaping their lives. Participants set new goals or revive old ones, and use their rediscovered powers, create opportunities,motivation, and the courage to pursue dreams.
“Avatar is a non – religious practice that allows a person to reconnect with their true spiritual self. And along the way, students discover the source of issues, problems and concerns, learn ways to resolve and eliminate those issues, problems and concerns, and as a consequence gain the ability to create the life they want. This is known as living deliberately.”
So, Avatar doesn’t really discuss what is consciousness per se, but it provides you with fundamentals tools on how your consciousness works.
“Allow yourself the gift of universal perspective. Wisdom will appear and your actions will be motivated by an intuitive, spontaneous, benevolent intent. There is no regret. Do useful things. Help others for the delight of helping others. Concentrate on adding value to the world rather than consuming the world.” – Harry Palmer, author of the Avatar materials
$20 Donation appreciated
RARE SPECIAL EVENT: Aini Despacho & Sacred Fire Ceremony
Ceremony for Gratitude, Abundance and Resetting Ray Crist and Don Sebastian Paucar Flores June 18, 2016 – 6:00- 9:00pm – $50, $40 for NUMINOUS participants Austerlitz NY (40 minutes southeast of Albany)
Numinous attendees have been fortunate to receive an invitation from Ray Crist, Founder of the Jaguar Path Yoga and Shamanic school to participate in a ceremony of gratitude performed by Q’ero SebastianPauccar Flores who was born in the village Q’eros in the Andes at 17,000ft. Don Sebastian has been initiated as a Pacho and holds the Incan lineage from father to son for hundreds of years. Don Sebastian travels internationally and shares his heart connection to Pachamama. Several books are written about him, including The Andean Codex written by J.E. Williams, known as Santiago in the book. He shares all the ways that Sebastian taught Santiago the Andean Teachings in the Mountains of the Andes.
We invite you to share sacred space, clear and recharge your energy field, strengthen your balance and love in these challenging times, and offer your heartfelt gratitude for the abundance you have, or would like to have, in your life. Through ceremony we will cultivate gratitude for our provision and offer a thank you and remind our selves what is most important in life by honoring and appreciating our abundance, intimate relationships, jobs, home, family, health, dreams and plans. The Aini despachio ceremony brings balance to our relationship because as we connect with mother earth we regain perspective of what is real and important in life which helps us to swiftly gain focus which automatically enables us to repriorities and make choices that uphold what is most important to us!
Overcoming Chronic Pain by Tending to Mind, Body and Spirit Cindly Perlin, LMSW, Author, The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free Wednesday June 22 at 7:00 PM Unity Church of Albany
The presenter, Cindy Perlin, is a licensed clinical social worker, certified biofeedback practitioner, chronic pain survivor and author of The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free. Cindy will discuss the dangers of most conventional pain treatments and how to develop a safe, effective treatment plan that incorporates body-based, mind-based and spirituality-based approaches to maximize your healing potential.
“Doctors are trained to treat the result and not the cause. Cindy Perlin’s book reveals important and significant information about the many effective treatments for pain other than a pill prescribed by your doctor. I know from my experience as a surgeon that there are many treatments, from emotional to physical, which can heal the cause and relieve the resulting pain. This book is a wonderful resource for those in need of relief from pain. I have also personally experienced energy healing and the effectiveness of hypnosis in my life and work. I know from my experience that what Cindy shares speaks the truth.” – Bernie Siegel, MD, Author of The Art of Healing and Love, Medicine & Miracles
To see more endorsements for Cindy’s amazing book…visit cindyperlin.com
$20 Donation Appreciated
Albany Peace Project Volunteer Meeting Wednesday June 29 at 7:00 PM Unity Church of Albany
Lots to do for several events. We could use your help. Please consider coming out and working with some of the kindest, light hearted people who love to laugh and enjoy making the world a little happier place.
Note: We recommend you come early 6:30 to take part in the silent meditation at Unity Church lead by Rev. Crystal Muldrow. Experience how you can often deeper in your own meditation by meditating with a group.
Donations Accepted
The Jaguar Path: the Benefits of Shamanic Skills in Every Day Life – Part 2 Stable Gate Winery Sunday June 26 from 10-12:30 10 Linda Way Castleton-on-Hudson, NY info@stablegatewinery.com www.stablegatewinery.com
For this event, we are so blessed to be able to learn shamanic skills outdoors through the invitation of Val Feldman, owner operator of Stable Gate Winery, only 15 minutes from Albany.
Shamans are men and women who heal themselves an train others to cultivate their power and abilities to heal by learning to shift into “second attention” First attention includes all of the ordinary information we experience through our five senses every day. However, Shamans also access information form “Second Attention”, which means they sense the additional energy and information flowing around the filters of our five senses. A power innate to all of us. “Listen to your heart” ” Trust your gut feeling” etc.
When we train to widen our perceptual fields we can access this wealth of information along with a quite confidence and inner peace. Through the tools you will learn you will accelerate your healing and find both courage and the capacity to make the changes your heart and higher self wants you to make!
By training our minds to sense and become aware of this subtle information the way shamans do, we gain access to a whole new breadth of information that can be highly advantageous to our path. We can even start to make changes without “white knuckling” them, because we have accelerated accessing the crisp clarity required for sudden change. As we learn how to access this occluded information we gain great wisdom and discernment, and our steps become more sure.
In this class, we are happy to invite back by popular demand, Ray Crist, founder of the Jaguar Path School of Yoga and Shamanism. Ray will be offering us some practical Shamanic tools and understandings He will share with us how Shamanic training can help westerners to:
– Learn tools that will help heal past traumas – develop an abiding sense of personal power, integrity and authenticity – understand your place and purpose in life – develop innate psychic impressions (second attention) and understand them as a spiritual resource – deepen creative inspiration and expression – strengthen established regular spiritual practices – deepen your understanding of your personal relationships with nature, people, and living environments – experience deep mystical states that can elevate and stabilize you morally, spiritually and emotionally
This fall, Ray will be opening a chapter of his Jaguar Path Yoga School through NUMINOUS this fall, so we will be offering similar classes so that people can get a good experience of his work, and learn whether they would like to expand their training through the comprehensive 9 month program . Ray is a grounded teacher, who loves to combine contemporary life with established primordial wisdom practices to help us live lives of greater meaning, purpose, ease and majestic wonder.
In case of rain, we will be working in a large space indoors…bring your curiosity and a healthy desire to perceive things in your life differently!
As many of you know, I started the Albany Peace Project with SUNY professor, Dr. John Foldy. We worked behind the scenes a few years trying to figure out the best ways to approach this landmark project. Right before we were ready to go public and finally launch the first phase last year, Dr. Foldy was diagnosed with colon cancer and passed relatively rapidly the following spring. It was a totally unexpected turn of events. Not only did we experience the loss of Dr. John’s sense of humor in our lives, we needed to figure out how to proceed.
As usual, I was back to the Creative Source requesting guidance on this most unusual project. And, as usual, the Creative Source was already preparing for the needs of the project. I kept hearing about Dr. Karin Reinhold, a SUNY Mathematics Professor who was interested in working with the Albany Peace Project.
As I have gotten to know Karin, I have marveled at her presence in this project. She is an amazing pioneer and who has such a strong spirit. I have chuckled many times how I give her only basic details about about opportunities to promote the Albany Peace Project and she willingly shows up with such an open and “can do” spirit that makes me smile! This work is her heart’s deepest desire, as she would like to bring it to Buenos Aires, Argentina, her home country. I am hoping that Albany will come together in such a way that will inspire other cities to organize in a similar manner.
Less than 4 Minute video discussing the Art of Living Foundation’s Happiness Program at Numinous on 2.1.15
2 Minute Video Invite to 2015 Albany Peace Project Closing Celebration
It is our intention that the Albany Peace Project will inspire other cities, and it will transform into the Resonant Peaceful Cities Project. Buenes Aires…Here we come!
The New NUMINOUS schedule is now posted. More classes to be posted soon.
The Art Of Living Happiness Program, Sunday, February 1 at 2:00: Nikhil Jain, Faculty on the Art of Living Foundation, Doctoral Candidate in Nanotechnology
Radical Acceptance, Sunday February 8 at 2:00 PM, Tim Moon, MS, CASAC-T
Shamanic Reiki Journeying, Sunday February 15 at 2:00 PM, Derek Healey, Shamanic Practitioner
Seeking Source Saturday; Quantum Prayer, Saturday February 21 at 4:00 PM(Music, Message & Meditation) Bethany Gonyea and Pam Lunz Madina will be leading song
Integrating Spirituality with Hypnosis for Weight Loss and Other Feel Good Goals:Sunday, March 15 at 2:00, Leslie M. Thornton, RN & Hypnotherapist
Numinous Classes support expenses for the Albany Peace Project.
If this meditation helped you, please consider donating to Numinous, sponsor of the Albany Peace Project by clicking on the “donate” button to the upper right of these words.
We would like to hear any comments, feedback or suggestions from you! Please use the form below.
New Venue for This Wednesday Shamanic Class & More…
Watch video to learn more about a New Program with Ray Crist coming to Numinous this Fall!
The Jaguar Path: the Benefits of Shamanic Skills in Every Day Life – Part 1 Ray Crist, Shaman and Founder of The Jaguar Path Yoga School
Wednesday June 8, at 7:00 PM Cultural Center at the Hindu Temple – NEW VENUE 450 Albany Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
Shamans are men and women who heal themselves, and train others to cultivate their power and abilities to heal by learning to shift into “second attention”. First attention includes all of the ordinary information we experience through our five senses every day. However, Shamans also access information from “Second Attention”, which means they sense the additional energy and information flowing around the filters of our five senses. This is a power innate to all of us. “Listen to your heart” ” Trust your gut feeling” etc.
When we train to widen our perceptual fields we can access this wealth of information, along with a quite confidence and inner peace. Through these tools you will learn to accelerate your healing, and find both the courage and the capacity to make the changes your heart and higher self wants you to make!
By training our minds to sense and become aware of this subtle information the way shamans do, we gain access to a whole new breadth of information that can be highly advantageous to our path. We can even start to make changes without “white knuckling” them, because we have accelerated our access to the crisp clarity required for sudden change. As we learn how to access this occluded information, we gain great wisdom and discernment, and our steps become more sure.
In this class, we are happy to invite back, by popular demand, Ray Crist, founder of the Jaguar Path School of Yoga and Shamanism. Ray will be offering us some practical Shamanic tools and understandings. He will share with us how Shamanic training can help westerners to:
– learn techniques that will help heal past traumas
– develop an abiding sense of personal power, integrity and authenticity
– understand your place and purpose in life
– develop innate psychic impressions (second attention) and understand them as a spiritual resource
– deepen creative inspiration and expression
– strengthen established regular spiritual practices
– deepen your understanding of your personal relationships with nature, people, and living environments
– experience deep mystical states that can elevate and stabilize you morally, spiritually and emotionally
Ray will be opening a local chapter of his Jaguar Path Yoga School through a cooperative program with NUMINOUS this fall. We will be offering several similar classes, so that people can gain greater experience with his work, and discover whether they wish to further expand their training through an even more comprehensive 9 month program . Ray is a grounded teacher who loves to combine contemporary life with established primordial wisdom practices, in order to help us live lives of greater meaning, purpose, ease and majestic wonder.
$ 20 Donation Appreciated
SPECIAL EVENT: Introduction to Alternatives To Violence and Numinous’s new program: Mindfulness As A Solution To Violence (MASV) Quaker Friends Meeting House 727 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12208 Saturday June 11, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Are you interested in working with helping to reduce youth violence?
This meeting will introduce people to a new program that Numinous is starting called, Mindfulness As A Solution to Violence. A large component of this program will be Alternatives to Violence practices. This class will be taught by Bernard Shuman who holds a Gold Certificate for teaching and facilitating Alternatives to Violence, the highest certification possible and has spent thousands over 8,000 hours volunteering his time to support others in turning away from crime, hatred, helplessness, and hopelessness, while urging them to turn toward faith, emotional healing, and offering assistance to others. During his 24 year tenure in the NYS Department of Corrections, Mr. Shuman’s contributions were invaluable in creating the environment in Otisville Correctional Facility as the “Otisville Peace Academy.”
AVP Workshops are intensive learning experience which teaches interpersonal conflict resolution skills through a series of step-by-step processes. These experiences in small groups and one-to-one interactions build a sense of community and trust through exercises focusing on: The Advance AVP workshop focuses on the underlying causes of violence, both in ourselves and in the world we live in. It is designed to give participants opportunities to rebuild community, review in depth the concept of Transforming Power and proceed to set individual and group goals for the focus of the remainder of the workshop
This meeting will be offer some practical Alternatives To Violence Skills, and will facilitate a group discussion for expanding efforts in Albany, NY. If you have any interest in this subject, please attend. The goal of Mindfulness As A Solution To Violence is that we start a wave of peace within young people in the Albany area…As Bernard says, possibly starting the Albany Peace Academy.
$ 30 Donation Appreciated
An Introduction to the Avatar Material – Living Deliberately Anna Witt. Avatar Master Wednesday June 15, at 7:00 PM Unity Church of Albany
In this class we are fortunate to have Anna Witt, master of the extremely profound Avatar materials synthesized and collected by Harry Palmer. The Avatar® Course is a set of practical, effective tools that allows people, in a very short time, to identify and change the conclusions, decisions, and agreements that are shaping their lives. Participants set new goals or revive old ones, and use their rediscovered powers, create opportunities,motivation, and the courage to pursue dreams.
“Avatar is a non – religious practice that allows a person to reconnect with their true spiritual self. And along the way, students discover the source of issues, problems and concerns, learn ways to resolve and eliminate those issues, problems and concerns, and as a consequence gain the ability to create the life they want. This is known as living deliberately.”
So, Avatar doesn’t really discuss provides you with fundamentals tools on how your consciousness works.
“Allow yourself the gift of universal perspective. Wisdom will appear and your actions will be motivated by an intuitive, spontaneous, benevolent intent. There is no regret. Do useful things. Help others for the delight of helping others. Concentrate on adding value to the world rather than consuming the world.”
– Harry Palmer, author of the Avatar materials
$20 Donation appreciated
RARE SPECIAL EVENT: Aini Despacho & Sacred Fire Ceremony Ceremony for Gratitude, Abundance and Resetting Ray Crist and Don Sebastian Paucar Flores June 18, 2016 – 3:00- 6:00pm – $50, $40 for NUMINOUS participants Austerlitz NY (40 minutes southeast of Albany) To register: please contact: info@NuminousOnline.com to reserve your space.
Numinous attendees have been fortunate to receive an invitation from Ray Crist, Founder of the Jaguar Path Yoga and Shamanic school to participate in a ceremony of gratitude performed by Q’ero SebastianPauccar Flores who was born in the village Q’eros in the Andes at 17,000ft. Don Sebastian has been initiated as a Pacho and holds the Incan lineage from father to son for hundreds of years. Don Sebastian travels internationally and shares his heart connection to Pachamama. Several books are written about him, including The Andean Codex written by J.E. Williams, known as Santiago in the book. He shares all the ways that Sebastian taught Santiago the Andean Teachings in the Mountains of the Andes.
We invite you to share sacred space, clear and recharge your energy field, strengthen your balance and love in these challenging times, and offer your heartfelt gratitude for the abundance you have, or would like to have, in your life. Through ceremony we will cultivate gratitude for our provision and offer a thank you and remind our selves what is most important in life by honoring and appreciating our abundance, intimate relationships, jobs, home, family, health, dreams and plans. The Aini despachio ceremony brings balance to our relationship because as we connect with mother earth we regain perspective of what is real and important in life which helps us to swiftly gain focus which automatically enables us to repriorities and make choices that uphold what is most important to us!
Albany Peace Project Volunteer Meeting Monday June 20 at 7:00 PM 6183 Johnston Rd., Alb Call: 423 – 6708 for more info
This meeting is devoted to finding meditators for January 2017. Special invitation to anyone who has been trained as an Albany Peace Project Meditation Leader, or anyone who wants to bring meditation to their organization, family or work life.
Donations always appreciated
Overcoming Chronic Pain by Tending to Mind, Body and Spirit Cindy Perlin, LMSW, Author, The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free Wednesday June 22 at 7:00 PM Cultural Center at the Hindu Temple – NEW VENUE 450 Albany Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
The presenter, Cindy Perlin, is a licensed clinical social worker, certified biofeedback practitioner, chronic pain survivor and author of The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free. Cindy will discuss the dangers of most conventional pain treatments and how to develop a safe, effective treatment plan that incorporates body-based, mind-based and spirituality-based approaches to maximize your healing potential.
“Doctors are trained to treat the result and not the cause. Cindy Perlin’s book reveals important and significant information about the many effective treatments for pain other than a pill prescribed by your doctor. I know from my experience as a surgeon that there are many treatments, from emotional to physical, which can heal the cause and relieve the resulting pain. This book is a wonderful resource for those in need of relief from pain. I have also personally experienced energy healing and the effectiveness of hypnosis in my life and work. I know from my experience that what Cindy shares speaks the truth.” – Bernie Siegel, MD, Author of The Art of Healing and Love, Medicine & Miracles
To see more endorsements for Cindy’s amazing book…visit cindyperlin.com
$20 Donation Appreciated
Albany Peace Project Volunteer Meeting Wednesday June 29 at 7:00 PM Unity Church of Albany
Lots to do for several events. We could use your help. Please consider coming out and working with some of the kindest, light hearted people who love to laugh and enjoy making the world a little happier place.
Note: We recommend you come early 6:30 to take part in the silent meditation at Unity Church lead by Rev. Crystal Muldrow. Experience how you can often deeper in your own meditation by meditating with a group.
Donations Always Appreciated
The Jaguar Path: the Benefits of Shamanic Skills in Every Day Life – Part 2
For this event, we are so blessed to be able to learn shamanic skills outdoors through the invitation of Val Feldman, owner operator of Stable Gate Winery, only 15 minutes from Albany.
Shamans are men and women who heal themselves an train others to cultivate their power and abilities to heal by learning to shift into “second attention” First attention includes all of the ordinary information we experience through our five senses every day. However, Shamans also access information form “Second Attention”, which means they sense the additional energy and information flowing around the filters of our five senses. A power innate to all of us. “Listen to your heart” ” Trust your gut feeling” etc.
When we train to widen our perceptual fields we can access this wealth of information along with a quite confidence and inner peace. Through the tools you will learn you will accelerate your healing and find both courage and the capacity to make the changes your heart and higher self wants you to make!
By training our minds to sense and become aware of this subtle information the way shamans do, we gain access to a whole new breadth of information that can be highly advantageous to our path. We can even start to make changes without “white knuckling” them, because we have accelerated accessing the crisp clarity required for sudden change. As we learn how to access this occluded information we gain great wisdom and discernment, and our steps become more sure.
In this class, we are happy to invite back by popular demand, Ray Crist, founder of the Jaguar Path School of Yoga and Shamanism. Ray will be offering us some practical Shamanic tools and understandings He will share with us how Shamanic training can help westerners to:
– Learn tools that will help heal past traumas
– develop an abiding sense of personal power, integrity and authenticity
– understand your place and purpose in life
– develop innate psychic impressions (second attention) and understand them as a spiritual resource
– deepen creative inspiration and expression
– strengthen established regular spiritual practices
– deepen your understanding of your personal relationships with nature, people, and living environments
– experience deep mystical states that can elevate and stabilize you morally, spiritually and emotionally
This fall, Ray will be opening a chapter of his Jaguar Path Yoga School through NUMINOUS this fall, so we will be offering similar classes so that people can get a good experience of his work, and learn whether they would like to expand their training through the comprehensive 9 month program . Ray is a grounded teacher, who loves to combine contemporary life with established primordial wisdom practices to help us live lives of greater meaning, purpose, ease and majestic wonder.
In case of rain, we will be working in a large space indoors…bring your curiosity and a healthy desire to perceive things in your life differently!
Do you ever watch the news and feel powerless? Have you noticed those feelings of powerlessness subsiding this month?
I would not be surprised, because confidence and empowerment are positive benefits of doing this kind of work. As we are willing to be accountable to our meditation practice and have our efforts measured, we no longer feel so much like depressed bystanders as we watch the news. We know we are becoming part of a solution, which renews, restores and reinvigorates our zest for life.
What is so elegant about this work is that people from all walks of life are able to side step religious differences, financial limitations, and political orientations and allow their minds to merge on a common result, peace. Through this common contemplation, we pave the way for greater creativity and intelligence to emerge. How else will peace happen, unless we are willing to make space in our minds to contemplate it?
I would like to thank Kirk Harbinger again for his passion to be sure the larger vision of the Albany Peace Project and Numinous were expressed. His insight and foresight were invaluable.
Please look below for Albany Peace Project volunteer opportunities that will help keep the good “vibes” going all year long.
I am extremely happy to say, that since this video was recorded (11.30.14) thanks to Beth Sutor, we have made amazing strides toward getting meditation into area school districts. Thank you Beth!
If you are interested in making the 2016 Albany Peace Project even better, please pay attention to future calls for volunteers in the following areas:
– Priority: website support – Priority: Fundraising – Social Media Marketing – Media Support, press releases – Photography – pictures of Albany – Video Tech Support – Database management & Mailing – Data Collection – Special Projects – College internships – Community Outreach
The New NUMINOUS schedule is now posted. More classes to be posted soon.
The Art Of Living Happiness Program, Sunday, February 1 at 2:00: Nikhil Jain, Faculty on the Art of Living Foundation, Doctoral Candidate in Nanotechnology
Radical Acceptance, Sunday February 8 at 2:00 PM, Tim Moon, MS, CASAC-T
Shamanic Reiki Journeying, Sunday February 15 at 2:00 PM, Derek Healey, Shamanic Practitioner
Seeking Source Saturday; Quantum Prayer, Saturday February 21 at 4:00 PM(Music, Message & Meditation) Bethany Gonyea and Pam Lunz Madina will be leading song
Integrating Spirituality with Hypnosis for Weight Loss and Other Feel Good Goals: Sunday, March 15 at 2:00, Leslie M. Thornton, RN & Hypnotherapist
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