Souldish On the Radar NYC Events 9/18 - 9/24 2009

Have fun this week, I put a lot of time and effort into this Souldish edition and have included many workshops.

'til next week,

Salma



)))))Save the Date Upcoming Souldish Featured Events(((((



=====Save: Wednesday, September 16=====

Evolver NYC Spore: The Healing Journey

We live in a world that is ever more toxic, threatening even young people with cancers, antibiotic-resistant staph infections, new strains of influenza, and syndromes that are just emerging now. As people discover the problems with Western medicine in treating many conditions, this growing awareness is causing an explosion of interest in alternative and holistic therapies. With options ranging from the Alexander technique to acupuncture, Reiki to Rolfing, homeopathy to holotropic breathwork, individuals are taking their health into their own hands, and empowering themselves to learn and change. In this Spore, we’ll explore diverse alternative health methods and modalities, as well as how we can work together to implement healing in our own communities, and society at large. As part of this Spore, different local groups may want to explore the polarizing theories around the Swine Flu vaccine – the possibility that the threat of a pandemic is being used as a political expedient, and that mandatory vaccination programs may be met with resistance – and examine the Obama health plan, which may increase coverage to more people but has been eagerly supported by the pharmaceutical companies.

Time and Place to be determined

Check here: evolver.net/group/evolve...aling_journey

=====Save: September 25, 2009 8:00 PM...and All Weekend Long=====

Horizons Perspectives on Psychedelics - September 25-27th in NYC

Horizons is an annual forum for learning about psychedelics, hosted by Judson Memorial Church in New York City. Its goal is to open a fresh dialogue about psychedelics and rethink their role in medicine, culture, history, spirituality and art. Psychedelics are a unique class of psychoactive drugs that have been used by humans for thousands of years. In the 1950s and early 1960s, academic research with psychedelics yielded important discoveries in psychology and neuroscience. Just a few years later, they entered popular culture across North America, Europe and the world. Questions about their safety, medical value, history and implications in politics and culture were unfortunately answered with numerous myths spread by both their users and the media. The millennial rave fever brought a similar wave of popularity and hysteria. Recently, a renaissance in psychedelic research and dialogue has taken shape. Horizons brings together the brightest minds and boldest voices of this movement to share their insights and dreams for the future. You must purchase tickets via their web site. Pricing details and times can be found there.

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square S
www.horizonsnyc.org/

www.meetup.com/entheogens...r/11217392/

=====Save: Sunday, October 4=====

Manifesting the Mind Film Screening and Group Discussion with Filmmaker

Hosted and Sponsored by Reality Sandwich, Souldish and Story Spiral

Why are psychedelics so brutally suppressed in our culture? What exactly are some of the psychedelic plants and chemicals and how can they benefit us? With philosophy and insight from Dennis McKenna, Daniel Pinchbeck, Alex Grey, and many others, this film is not to be missed by anyone interested in psychedelics and shamanism. Interviews include - Robert Bussinger, Mike Crowley, Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy, Alex Grey, Clark Heinrich, Nick Herbert, John Major Jenkins, Dennis McKenna, Terence McKenna, Daniel Pinchbeck, and Dr. Rick Strassman.

Then join filmmaker Andrew Rutajit, psychologist Dr. Neal Goldsmith and the Drug Policy Alliance's Jag Davies (formerly of MAPS and the ACLU) for lively conversation between our special guest speakers and the audience. Expect to participate in thought provoking discussions.
The film, produced by Bouncing Bear Films and created by Andrew Rutajit, is the first in a series of three films discussing various aspects of shamanism and is a broad look at psychedelics in general. Andrew Rutajit is formerly from Gnostic Press. His previous work in the field include Astrotheology and Shamanism and the Pharmacratic Inquisition. You will be able to purchase advanced tickets at the Wild Project website.

See Andrew's blog here: www.souldish.com/2009/09/1...w-rutajit/

Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch

(7p, $11 adv, $15 dr)
Wild Project
195 east 3rd St.
New York City, NY 10009
Advance tickets www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/691735

www.bouncingbearbotanicals.com/dv...tml
www.meetup.com/StorySpiral-NYC/
www.realitysandwich.com

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====Friday, September 18=====

Metabass

Get read for some loud ass bass! Hosted by Kaliptus Arts. The music wll be primarily Substep, Ragga, Jungle, IDM and Drum and Bass featuring Live DJ's DJ L*Ement, Subsince, Hecticmindz, DJ Midnight, Promethea Pink, and Spineless Thug. There will be lots of lucious live painting featuring the likes of Parkerwolf, Scribles, and Kaliptus. Treat yourself to a holistic massage with Pablo Salazar, nourish your soul with more than just eye candy, projected visuals from Archaic Revival, and thrill to a live fire performance by the Living Painting Group.

(10p - 5a, $10)
Seed Gallery
239 Washington Street
Newark, NJ
s7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/KALIPTUS/
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=====Friday, September 18=====

Maritime Madness Aerial Open Mic

Skybox, one of the main projects keeping House of Yes afloat presents a tsunami of a show! Our most dedicated first mates will throw you overboard with an evening of aquatic delights. With over 15 aerial acts, this is the most exiting thing to have washed ashore in all of Brooklyn. MC’d by the famous Ben Devoe of the infamous Bushwick Boat. Catered by Band of Bicycles. All booty to benefit Skybox.

(8p doors 8:30p show, $10)
House of Yes
342 Maujer St., Brooklyn
Subway: Take the L Train to Grand St.
www.houseofyes.org/events/
=====Also on Friday=====

Disorient present: Pornj Star Shake Off The Dust, It's Time To Glow!

Hosted by Disorient. Fresh off the playa, Disorient goes _techno_ with double headliners Henze and Joey Beltram. Bring your dust and get ready for the cleanse. DJ Henze, Joey Beltram, Bruce Tantum, DJ Shaggy, DJ Balls, Reda Briki, The Bass, Cristina Rafaeli. Visuals by Jaygo; Post-Playa Slide Show. Pornj is pink and orange. Pornj is the color of Disorient.

(10p – 5a, $25, $5 off with PORNJ STAR costume) 21+
Limited $50 "Ninja" presale tickets (each Ninja level ticket includes five DISORI9NT patches)
Rebel
251 West 30th St.; ACE - Penn Station
Tix: www.disorient.com;
pornjstar@disorient.info

=====Also on Friday=====

Can't Stop Won't Stop - Refuge Benefit Party for 123 Community Space

Can't Stop Won't Stop.Help save 123 Community Space Featuring-Rude Mechanical Orchestra (30-odd-piece radical marching band and dance troupe, -Whack! (infinitely danceable accordian punx)-Natti Vogel (alt-electric-keyboard madness)-DJ Tony Tantrum & more+ a special guest. 123 Community Space is an anarchist community center in Brooklyn. We've got free programs most days of the week including a bike workshop, Food Not Bombs, CopWatch, a screenprinting workshop, a lending library, an afterschool program, political prisoner letter writing dinners, summer field trip programs, a kid's karate class, and others. For the last 3 years we've been located at 123 Tompkins & Myrtle Ave, until tensions over our programs led to a losing eviction fight with our landlord. Our goal now is to raise the approximately $20,000 needed for a loan on a downpayment to BUY a property so that no conniving landlord can ever evict us again. To kick off fundraising efforts, we're having a benefit party at Refuge space on the Brooklyn/Queens border, this Friday! The door's 7 bucks, the drinks'll be cheap, and the dancefloor will be hot.

Refuge
1532 Decatur, Bklyn. L to Halsey
(9p - 4a, $7) all ages
this is a safer space event.
event info: tinyurl.com/wontstop
123 info: 123communityspace.org

=====Saturday, September 19=====

Converse 4 a Cure 1st "Conversation" Raising Sickle Cell Awareness

Our 1st “Conversation” will begin with a live jazz networking reception, an informative presentation about SCD, live performances and silent auction that will be held at one of Newark, NJ’s newest and most progressive art galleries – the SEED Gallery. This very special event will conclude with the presentation and sale of the customized Converse sneakers. Performances by: TALoNTED, Wordspit, Farran Lee, Venemous 2000, Trini The Professor, St. Joe Louis, Yahya and Simone Alexis. Catered by: HLS Juice Bar and Grill. For more additional information, please visit www.converse4acure.org or contact Converse for a Cure at 609-506-0083 or info@converse4acure.org.

(7p - 11p, donation)
Seed Gallery
239 Washington St.
Newark, NJ
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=====Also on Saturday=====

Hassan Hakmoun & Adam Rudolph

Special guest musicians include: Graham Haynes plays cornet, Ned Rothenberg plays clarinet, Jamshied Sharifi plays accordion in an acoustic Gnawa music performance.

2-sets:
(8pm & 9p, Free) Reservations required, Call (212) 477-4333
Sintir Restaurant
Moroccan Marrakech style traditional cuisine
owned, operated and cooking by the Hakmoun family
424 E 9th St
www.facebook.com/event.php

=====Sunday, September 20=====

Peace and Healing in the Garden - The Global Mala Peace Equinox

Presented by Kakini Healing Center, Be Wild Woman, Art for Arts & Walt Shamel Community Garden celebrating International UN Peace Day & Amma's Birthday. Join us for art, music, yoga, peace chants, herbal ale and flu preventatives, bbq, healthy herbal treats, hip hop, rose petal pool, massage, tarot, face painting and more. Join us as we raise awareness & $ to promote peace in nyc and arround the world. Your donations will go to support The Global Mala Peace Project, Be Wild Woman's Wombing Project, and the Walt Shamel Community Garden. 11am-1pm Global Mala Peace Equinox, 108 Amma chants & healing meditation in honor of Amma's Birthday & peace; Chakracize for Peace - 108 chakra chants and movements stretch, dance, chant, sing,laugh for peace in your body and in our world. 1-2pm Be Wild Woman Herbal Remedies to Keep the Doctor Away. Herbal Ale, Wine, Vinegar, & Hot Cayenne..to stave off the plague and bring back passion. Self-guided healing herb garden walk. 2-5pm Art for Arts in Gardens Fall Equinox Invocation by Kiana Love, Musical Performances include: Matt Plummer Group,Jeremy Young, Sabir Mateen, Dance by Global Kids Peace Hip Hop, Carl Knight, MJ Donahue & Boom. Walt Shamel Community Garden BBQ & Bake Sale comfort foods and delectable delights from our community gardeners. Be Wild Woman Wombing Oasis gallery of art, healing art to make, make your own peace journal, learn about be wild woman's healing peace efforts, herbal culinary treats. Be Wild Kid's Station -peace crafting for kids, recyclable art, hip hop, peace talk. Peaceful healing stations include: Tarot,*Chair Massage* Face Painting*Rose petal pool

(11a-5p, donation)
Walt Shamel Community Garden
1095 Dean St. btwn Bedford & Franklin, Brklyn
www.kakinihealth.com

=====Also on Sunday=====

NYC Global Mala Yoga For Peace: Evening KIRTAN + Afternoon Sun Salutations

Evening Program: Kirtan Program w/ Dave Stringer, Shyamdas, Kamaniya & Keshavacharya Das + Esteemed Speakers Sri Dharma Mittra, Sharron Gannon, Swami Ramananda. Seating is limited and is on a first-come first-served basis. There will also be a day program: ** Morning/Afternoon Program 108 Sun Salutations with Kirtan by Anjula at Battery Park, Center Lawn (Lower Manhattan) from Noon - 3pm. (Sign-in begins at 10:30 am). Please arrive early, as we will begin at noon. Registration via PayPal: www.yoga-for-peace.org/reg.html. Suggested Donations: Advance On-Line Registration $20; Day of Event $25; Children 13-18 $10; Under 13 Free; children are welcome. There will be a special Children’s section organized by Karma Kids Yoga. All net proceeds to go to Animal-Mukti, a spay and neuter program established by Sharon Gannon at the New York Humane Society.

Evening Kirtan
(Doors 5p, program 6p - 10p, $15)
Baruch College, Mason Hall (Evening Program)
17 Lexington Ave (23rd St. East of Lex) (212) 929-0586
Tickets: (www.iyiny.org/workshops_e...eace_event/)
www.yoga-for-peace.org/index.html#NYC

=====Also on Sunday=====

Glow Bike Ride - Fluff's Events

Good weather deems good ride. This Sunday the weather looks sunny during the day and clear in the low 60's at night. Let's ride. Just tack on as many lights as you can on to you, your bike and roll with us. Rollerblades and Big Wheels are perfectly acceptable. It will be a slow roll from South Ferry... right in front of the Staten Island Ferry up along the Hudson to the pier on 70th. It's not crazy, it's not even that far (6 miles), but it is beautiful. Up there is the bar, lots of seats and a view of Gods gift to Earth, New Jersey. For those Without a bike... meet us up at the bar at the pier on 70th street on the Hudson (west side) around 8pm. Check out the superduper website for the cafe: www.piericafe.com/ We'll stay for a bit, look up at the 1 or 2 visible stars, talk of days yore looking into the glow of Weehawken and have a respite. Anyone who wants to head back around the horn up the east side with us can.

(7p - 8:30p, Free + pedal power)
Start point: Front of Staten Island Ferry, Manhattan
South St / Whitehall, NYC
www.facebook.com/group.php

=====Thursday, September 24=====

Spiral Series - Slow Living: A Choice for Self and Planet

The Spiral Series brings together a panel of guest speakers from the worlds of science, spirituality, social change, and creativity. We approach each topic from these four vantage points in the spirit of cultivating a holistic worldview. Our next event offers a look at the Slow Living movement which has embraced the mission of reigniting the collective, often unconscious yearning for a saner, more mindful and generative way of life and supporting its practice. Our guest speakers will share their passion, experience, and counsel. Charlie Gonzalez will speak of the ancient science of life and art of healing Ayurveda. Ariane Burgess will help us see the essence of labyrinth walking as contemplative practice. Jordan Schachter will introduce Time Interchange of New York (TINY) where goods and services can be traded for an alternative currency called Time Dollars. And Joshua Adler will speak of the Theater Research Ensemble (TRE) - NYC's first mindfulness inspired performance ensemble. The very talented Dave Sasscer will be our musical guest for the night. See full listing including speaker and musical guest bios here www.meetup.com/StorySpira...r/10348512/

Ciao Stella
206 Sullivan St (between Bleecker & 3rd)
(7p, $5)
www.meetup.com/StorySpira...r/10348512/
Contact nadya@storyspiral.com

=====Also Thursday, September 24=====

Spiritual Nutrition - The Science of Fasting

With the Fathomless & Organic Avenue. The Science of Fasting is a powerful workshop designed to demonstrate the effects of juice fasting and teaches the overall effect of a plant source diet on the entire planet. Juice Fasting not only cleanses the physical body, but also the emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies. Completing a juicing fast affects our quality of life and how we choose to live in the world. Join The Fathomless Five and Organic Avenue to learn how to improve concentration, expand creative thinking, cease insomnia, fade anxieties and become more tranquil promoting the natural joy of living. Join the new Super Heroes on the block. The human race is on the clock. The Fathomless Five are on a mission to heal the planet one person at a time and our Complimentary Fasting Workshops will help participants reclaim their heath and rebuild themselves into super humans! The Fathomless Five will guide individuals through a journey of transformation and awareness about themselves and their potential! Join us and help save the world!Five Beautiful Benefits of Fasting, Lose weight and get rid of toxins, Rejuvenate cells and digestive tract, Clarify your mind and life's goals, Be free from chronic pain, Reduce your carbon footprint. Eating uses up an enormous amount of energy. Sometimes, the digestive system needs a break in order to get back on track and let that energy be used to heal other parts of the body. By consuming only liquids or “fasting,” the body can take time to rejuvenate and recharge for optimal function. Fasting detoxifies the body and facilitates internal cleansing while producing a powerful time of contemplation and personal transformation. We live in a world full of toxins in our food, air and water. It is important to periodically cleanse these toxins from the body to prevent degenerative diseases. These toxins can also be produced by emotional pain and conflict. It is important to clear the body of these toxins for optimum holistic health. The Superheroes support you by empowering your superhero within! Through Spiritual Nutrition and fasting education, Creative Writing, Intention Setting and Journaling, Liberation Yoga and an intro to Parashakti’s Dance of Liberation, you can super charge your life by fasting with experienced, spiritual and emotional support. This Super Hero program was initiated by our Super founder 'Eartheart' (Rabbi Gabriel Cousens MD) in preparation for the June 2010 bi-coastal. Event 'Juice Fasting to Stop Global Warming'. For more information visit his

info@parashakti.org
(7p - 9p, Free)
Meta Center
214 W 29th St, 16th Fl (Btwn 7th & 8th Ave.)
www.organicavenue.com
www.parashakti.org
www.treeoflife.nu

=====Also on Thursday September 24=====

Intro to Digital Photo Editing with Amber Kusmenko

Use Photoshop or other (free!) image editing software to make clean, revisable, professional permaculture design maps and presentations. Make effective, beautiful flyers to advertise your permaculture services or workshops. Learn basic design concepts and take advantage of free online resources. In this absolute beginners course you will learn the basics of: Creating Photoshop Documents, adding Text & Images, working with Shapes and Color, managing Layers and more. You will also learn design tips for: Layout, Color Schemes•Fonts & Text, Photos and Illustrations. Optional: bring your laptop with Photoshop or Gimp to follow along. Bring a healthy snack to share and stay afterwards to mingle. Workshop host Amber Kusmenko holds Permaculture Design Certificates from both NYC's Center for Bioregional Living and Brazil's Ecocentro IPEC. She works as a freelance animator/designer in NYC.

(7:30p-10p, $10)
Where: 440 Lafayette St. 6th Fl. R/W to 8th St., 6 to Astor Place
Please RSVP: behivethrives@gmail.com
behivethrives.com
www.facebook.com/pages/New...0046965713

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=====Saturday, September 26=====

The Last Supper Salon at Third Ward

The Last Supper salon merges film, artistic food, music, design, writing and fine art in a creative harvest that celebrates the seasonal shift between summer and winter. Brooklyn, JULY 27, 2009 — The fifth annual Last Supper salon brings together over 50 short films, works of art, culinary creations, writing, and musical acts to create an artistic feast for the senses and to celebrate the autumn harvest. Humbly launched five years ago in a Williamsburg backyard, last year more than 700 people attended the event held at 3rd Ward, capped off by the annual feasting on a “sacrificial” lamb and a dance party that stretched until the early morning hours. Highlighting the creative process as a cyclical, communally interactive conversation be- tween media, The Last Supper, created by Brooklyn artist and architect Coralina Meyer, is a nonprofit event that benefits the Food Bank for New York City. Each year, the show sparks dialog about consumption by featuring projects based on a theme of global and local im- port. This year, in light of the world economic crash, more than 50 creators and volunteers will discuss the relevant idea of “Means,” with the audience to critique the current state of consumption. It occurs as an indoor/outdoor salon of ideas in NYC at the end of September, with summer’s decay and winter’s emergence celebrated. Planners: Coralina Meyer, Thomas Newman, Jim Cronin, Mary Steel-Hayes, Demir Gjokai, Jeffrey Rosenfeld, Charlie Chiang, Doug Koh, Haanwa Chau, Erika Schnieder, Simon Lange, Nic Richards, Claire Bergeal, Sarah Ryley, Sarah Walko, Alicia Blegen, Susan Whang, Naomi Sorkin.

(6p - 2a, $15, or $10 with a canned food donation)
The Last Supper Festival
3rd Ward Brooklyn
195 Morgan Ave, Bushwick
www.3rdward.com

====Saturday, September 26=====

Refuge: The Harvest warehouse party

There will not be corn mazes, hay rides, or scarecrows. Okay maybe scarecrows. The hottest days of the summer are over, but the hottest nights of the year have not yet begun. Your presence is formally requested for another all nighter on the Brooklyn/Queens border. Dress for an autumnal ball, bring the farmer's daughter, and kiss the summer goodbye as Refuge cools off to a bearable temperature. This is the latest fundraiser in our effort to create Refuge Center for the Arts, a diamond in the rough of Bushwick. Light Ripple by Jason Eppink, candy corn bowls, and fall décor. Musical acts to be announced.

(10p - 4a, $10 before 12 / $15 after)
For address and directions, RSVP to oneyear@refugenyc.org
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=====October 1 - 10=====

Desert Sin

The Desert Sin Dance Company, known internationally for their edgy and sensational fusion of dance and theater, presents the debut of their latest production, “Twitchers", at The House of Yes Theater in Brooklyn. This show is a beautiful immersion of dance, puppetry, aerial, live music, spectacle, and pure emotion. Desert Sin is one of the most experimental, cutting-edge theatrical dance companies in North America. Founded in 1999, Desert Sin utilizes Middle Eastern dance, ballet, modern, extensive theatrics and costuming in their critically acclaimed productions. The company has gained major popularity from their appearances at special events, corporate functions, theaters, nightclubs, and television, while touring internationally with productions and workshops. Appearances have included HBO’s Real Sex, repeated performances with the “Labyrinth of Jareth Masquerade Ball,” the critically acclaimed “An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance” in Los Angeles, and with Rakkasah, renowned as the largest Middle Eastern Dance event in the United States. Their past productions of “Musée des Femmes - Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque” played to sold out crowds and critical acclaim in 2004 and 2005 in Hollywood and then in 2008 off-Broadway at the Zipper Factory Theater. For this show we are teaming up with Mystery Bird Puppet Theater, Lady Circus, and The House of Yes Theater to create a Brooklyn bird-watching experience of a lifetime. We will also be collaborating with aerialists from Brooklyn's own Lady Circus, just back from performing at Bonnaroo: www.ladycircus.com. Mystery Bird Puppet Theater, a team of artist-puppeteers who make impossible beasts walk the earth, will be bringing their magic out from LA: www.mysterybirdpuppets.com

Show dates will be October 1,2,3 and 8,9,10
The House of Yes Theater
342 Maujer St. (Grand stop off the L Train) Brooklyn
(Door 8p, Show 9pm, $15
www.houseofyes.org
Tix: www.desertsin.com/tickets.html

=====Thursday, October 1=====

A Night of Indian Classical Music with Falu

Don’t miss this special and intimate acoustic performance. Falu is trading in her band’s electric guitar, keyboards and drums for a very special acoustic performance featuring classical and traditional Indian music. Embracing her roots and musical culture, passed on to her by her mentor Ustad Sultan Khan, Falu will be performing an exciting acoustic set—drawing from some of the richest classical, semi-classical and folk traditions of India—for this special one-night-only performance. Falu’s last performance at Joe’s Pub sold out quickly, so please Purchase Tickets in advance: bit.ly/falutix

(9p - 11p$15)
Joe's Pub
425 Layette St.
www.ilike.com/artist/Falu/songs
Tix: www.joespub.com/component/...,40/id,4057

======Friday, October 2=====

MC Yogi @ Jivamukti

MC Yogi is a high energy, delightfully soulful poet/musician/teacher. His performances never dissapoint. Expect to dance, sing, and revel in celebration of love, life and spirit. This is not a spectator sport, this is full body/mind and soul integration. You'll have the time of your life and you will leave feeling better than when you came. This is a not to be missed event if you love the feeling of being uplifted body, mind and soul. -S

(8:30p - 11:30p, $15 adv. $20 dr.)
841 Broadway , 2nd flr
www.jivamuktiyoga.com

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=====Tuesday, September 22=====

DreamLab with Joey Levine

A seven session workshop exploring the alchemical process of turning dreams into reality. In this workshop, you will clarify your vision, energize your field, and elevate your power through experiential exercises, rituals, and meditations that draw on Shamanic, Eastern, and Western traditions. In DreamLab, you will learn tools and practices to align your life with your dreams and attract what your heart yearns for. You will have the opportunity to move beyond old limitations to new paradigms of possibility. You will discover ways to clear negativity, transform your emotional state, and activate powerful fields of intention. You will begin to focus your attention and hone your power of attraction experiencing new levels of creativity, inner peace, and joy.

Free Introduction September 22nd, 7:30-9:30pm,
Tuesdays 7:30-9:30pm 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17.
Cost: $250 ($220 for early registration by 9/24)
Please RSVP to earthspirit@optonline.net or (917) 548-7073.

=====Saturday, September 26=====

One LoveCommunity Drum Circle

Drum, Dance, Celebrate & Connect from your heart with a conscious, vibrant community. Two music rooms to explore-Ecstatic Drumming Circle & Relaxing Chill Out Lounge with mini massage & reiki sessions available to nourish your body, heart and soul. The night will start with an opening ceremony of invoking the gratitude in our hearts with a shamanic journey lead by NY Shamanic Circle Facilitator Joey Levine. 6:30-7p Opening Ceremony & Shamanic Journey 7p-9:30 Live Drumming lovingly facilitated by JustinJustin Toca. The One Love commUNITY Circle provides a safe & sacred place for you to connect, express yourself fully, & celebrate life in a healthy, positive, and nurturing way. Join us and be a part of the One Love tribe. Presented by The Dancing Path & Energy of Breath. Dancers- $20 adv $30. day of

Drummers- $20 day of, or arrive by 6:30 and it’s $15. You must register in adv at the meetup site below to get the adv rate.
6:30-9:30p, $20 Adv, $30 Dr.)
Dance Theater Workshop Studio
219 W 19th street bet 7th & 8th Ave
Register at: www.meetup.com/thedancingpath/

======Saturday, September 26=====

Confidence, Charisma & the Elixirs of Youth with Diana Ferrante

Diana is simply delightful! Ladies, want the inside scoop on how to sparkle with self-confidence & make heads turn when you walk into a room? This workshop is the ultimate guide for those who want to radiate their feminine essence and enhance beauty from the inside-out. Using a cache of breath, energy and movement techniques, you will learn how to exude your personal magnetism to look good, feel good and get more of what you want out of life. Join healer & teacher, Diana Ferrante as she uses her insight and knowledge of energetics as well as her expertise as a dancer, model, and actress to show you how to: 1. Create integrated wellness and a stronger sense of whole body awareness.2. Understand the concept of beauty from the perspective of the soul. 3. Defy age with immune-boosting and hormone-balancing techniques that turn back the clock and generate the appearance of youth regardless of your chronological age. 4. Reset your body weight using techniques that work on the energetic, emotional and physical levels.5. Energetically “makeover” your mind-body system to exude beauty that scintillates. 6. Turn up the sine qua non of charisma -that “special something” that everyone has, but doesn’t always use. 7. Confidently connect, express, and value who you are with humility & grace. For more information on how to register please contact: Anne-Sophie Rodriguez, Group Exercise Coordinator. About Diana: Diana Ferrante is an energy healer, certified yoga instructor, and classically trained dancer who uses her intuitive gifts and knowledge of energetics to help women attain heightened states of beauty and health. Diana maintains her own private energy healing/coaching practice in Manhattan.

(3:30p - 5:30p, $25 members/ $40 non-members)
Reebok Sports Club- Mind/Body Studios, Fire Studio, Club Level 1
160 Columbus Ave. at 67th st
(212) 501-1419 or asrodriguez@reeboksportsclubny.com

=====Saturday September 26th=====

Join us this Saturday for a complimentary, open-level vinyasa yoga class led by Derek Beres from Equinox Brooklyn Heights! Derek Beres teaches EarthRise Yoga - his own take on a vigorous, vinyasa-based practice drawing from all aspects of yoga, dance, and martial arts. Be sure to check out his website for more info: www.derekberes.com/

(10a - 11a, Free)
Lululemon
472 Bergen St., Brklyn
www.derekberes.com/

=====Beginning in October=====

Permaculture Design Certificate for Adults along side a Naturalist Immersion Program for Children

Sponsored by Green Phoenix Permaculture. Permaculture is a set of tools and a process for designing a way to live sustainably within our ecosystems and our communities. It is based on observing nature and making connections across disciplines and over history, with the goal of meeting human needs, while leaving the earth healthier and more abundant for future generations. A unique opportunity for families. While adults participate in a permaculture design course, children explore the natural world around them. An autumn to spring program which allows an opportunity to experience both programs through 3 seasons. Children ages 7 through 12 will be accepted. Permaculture Design students are welcome with or without children. This is a standard, 72 hour permaculture certificate course.

2009: October 10-11, November 7-8, December 12-13
2010: January 23-24, March 13-14, April 10-1
Epworth Camp and Retreat Center & Permaculture Demonstration SIte
High Falls, New York,
2 hours north of New York City, 15 minutes from the Trailways Bus station in Rosendale.
green-phoenix.org/epworth-w...0-pdc.html

=====Friday, October 16=====

Remaking Eden: Ecological Design as Spiritual Practice

October 16-24th, 2009 An Advanced Permaculture Design Course. Most humans alive now, have grown up in cultures divorced from nature. This fundamental separation prevents conventional agricultural design from incorporating whole, self-regenerating ecosystems that also meet human needs. During this course we will explore how we can create food-producing ecosystems that work like healthy natural systems, with minimal maintenance, and diverse yields . and, how the practice of ecological design reveals a healthy relationship to nature and to spirit, teaching us how to see and act, with respect and humility. Using Sivananda Ashram as our design client, participant teams will undertake various design projects leading toward a master plan for the ashram property. We will also participate in the ashram schedule, and relate our experiences with meditation and Yoga to our work as designers. Join us as we explore and weave together questions and answers from the inner and outer landscapes through intense, hands-on practice of ecological design. Open to graduates of certified permaculture design courses, and others by special request. $600 + accommodations.

Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch • Woodbourne, New York in the Catskills
green-phoenix.org/2009_sivananda.html
$600 plus accomodations

=====October 23 - 25=====

God's Nature Field an Art Workshop at CoSM Sanctuary

Friday, October 23rd, 7pm - 10pm
Saturday, October 24th, 10am - 10pm
Sunday, October 25th, 10am - 1pm

Great artists throughout history have immersed themselves in God's Nature Field and each shared their unique painterly portrayal. Van Gogh channeled the rhythms of the cosmos in his brushstrokes. Georgia O'Keefe revealed the mystery of the Divine Feminine in a flower. Fredrick Church, a master of the Hudson River School, demonstrated the majesty and power of the waterfalls and exquisite beauty of our region. We will draw and paint the splendor of fall colors at CoSM Art Sanctuary, from a leaf, to a tree, to a forest. This workshop will examine both Eastern and Western approaches to the contemplation and representation of elemental regenerative forces. Artists of all experience levels are welcome. Explore and share your own unique relationship to God's greatest creation and the sacredness of Mother Nature's womb. Materials list will be provided upon registration.

Course fee: $300
Wappinger Falls
Limited overnight on-site accommodations available.
Call for more information about housing and travel.
845-297-2323

)))))Links(((((

Goodbye George Washington: Should Neighborhoods Adopt Their Own Currency?
www.fastcompany.com/blog/mic...currenc-0

Playa Del Fuego
playadelfuego.org/

Williamsburg Fashion week - Avant Garde 9/18 & 19
williamsburgfashionweekend.com/

Take Action: Ban Factory Farms & Stop Forced Vaccinations
salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/64

Evolver.net where conscious creators collaborate.
www.evolver.net

ABC No Rio Zine Library

The ABC No Rio Zine Library contains almost twelve thousand items. Our collection includes independent, underground and marginal publications on subjects such as music, culture, politics, personal experience and travel. We are most interested in zines addressing political and social issues. Our focus does not include poetry.
www.abcnorio.org/facilitie...brary.html

)))))Notable(((((

Decom will take place on Saturday, October 17th at Floyd Bennett Field @ Aviator Sports Center in Brooklyn.

Souldish On the Radar NYC Events 8/29 - 9/9

In this issue of Souldish on the Radar, NYC Events, find out how you can don your costume at Seed and dance and paint all night long, get Stranded with Winkel and Balktick at their Galapagos Islands Warehouse Adventure, witness the return of cool, learn about lighting in video and photography or how Body Heat is smashing open femme stereotypes, watch No Impact Man, Chakrasize your body, or celebrate the full moon with Alex Grey and the CoSM crew upstate, plus more. Have fun! Be sure to check out Souldish for Steve's picks which include: Ted Kennedy: The Real Deal, Lose Your Bliss, Ghostly Companions, The Enlightened Ones, 5 reasons you no longer need an ad agency. Please send event listings to Salma@souldish.com.

'til next week,
Salma

)))))Souldish Featured Events(((((

1. Rebirth 8/29
2. Stranded 9/5
3. Evolve Yoga and Music Festival 9/4 – 9/8
4. Other events
5. Workshops
6. Future Mischief
7. ID Project call for participants
8. Special Announcement about the Meetup at the Horizon's conference from the Psychedelic and Entheogenic Society of New York City
9. Links

=====Saturday, August 29=====

Rebirth End of the summer Costume Party... live your fantasy

he summer is coming to an end sooner than later and we are freaking out. We decided a great way to end the summer at SEED would be to host a costume party. You know you've been wanting to put on that goofy dress for years now, or experiment with some crazy fashion concept. Whatever your fantasy costume may be it's time to get her done. So please brainstorm! Combine the wackiest combination of clothing you can find in your closet. We do not suggest consumption, we are suggesting that you crawl into the deepest depths of your closet and pull out the funniest wackiest outfit your little heart has always desired to wear but you never new where to wear it. We are not celebrating Halloween in August, we are breaking the mold. We want you to have fun picking out a costume. This party is all about exploring our fantasies...Let your imagination do all the work. All the profits from the event will be going to support the artists that are involved in helping Seed sustain and continue it's path as a space that spreads positive and enriching art, culture, and consciousness...We are hoping to raise enough before the winter comes through... Our goal is to raise enough for an efficient (hvac) heating system and installation so we don't freeze our fingers off and can keep the doors open all year long. We will be announcing the line-up within a week, so please keep in touch. Visual by Archaic Revival Live painting with: Kaliptus. Body Painting and color therapy visuals by Weinberg.

(10p - 6a , $10)
Seed Gallery
239 Washington St.
www.newarkseed.com

=====Saturday, September 5=====

Stranded : September 5 : Burn Night : NYC A Galapagos Islands Warehouse Adventure

On September 5, join Winkel & Balktick on another epic voyage to a pristine equatorial archipelago. For on this night, armed with a slew of beakers, bunsen burners, polymerase chain reactions, artists, tinkerers and charlatans, we will climb aboard the HMS Beagle. Our destination? The Galapagos Islands. Naturally, you've been selected to join us. Come celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Origin of Species with lava lizards, finches, enormous tortoises, beach-combing penguins, eels, sharks, and lest we forget, the dark-rumped petrel.On Saturday, September 5, Winkel & Balktick will once again work their warehouse-sized magic to present an unforgettable evening of DJs, live music, performance, art installations, activities, costumes and an island full of new friends. Don't miss worshiping at the Temple of the Gamelatron, a chance to kick back and relax at the El Tortuga Spa & Resort, suspenseful aerial performances, and of course, dancing till sunrise. Nearly one year ago, Winkel & Balktick led a motley crew on a journey to a magical desert island, full of merrymaking and enchantment. Sunset to sunrise, they were heartily entertained by the natives' artistic gifts, dancing and sumptuous desserts. It was a night to remember, and the tales of what transpired there are spoken of in hushed tones of awe and legend. For the past year, Winkel & Balktick have been adrift, searching for their next oasis. Near and far, they brazenly made their way through straits and capes, stopping at every island along their wayward path. Month after month, they met with tribal elders, courtiers, craftsman and jesters. They surveyed countless vistas and coves, sampled local delicacies and participated in exotic mating rituals. Finally... just a few short weeks ago, nearly one year after their initial voyage, their prayers were answered. Just below Red Hook in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, they ventured deep inside the confines of the Irving T. Bush Terminal, once the largest industrial park in the world. They discovered a sprawling complex of piers, docks, warehouses, factories and railroads. There, they stumbled upon the HMS Beagle. Within the Beagle's vast hull lurk two 13,000 square foot cabins overlooking the East River. This will be the Beagle's first journey of this nature, but it will certainly not be its last. On September 5, the Beagle will set out on its maiden voyage, along with a crew of beakers, bunsen burners, polymerase chain reactions, artists, tinkerers and charlatans. Leave Brooklyn far behind, and venture to our destination... The Galapagos Islands! Naturally, you've been selected to join us! Come celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Origin of Species with lava lizards, finches, enormous tortoises, beach-combing penguins, eels, sharks, the blue-footed booby, and lest we forget, the dark-rumped petrel. Featuring: House, techno, disco and dubstep mating experiments with DJs...BeenJammin', Arrow Chrome, D_Juice, Reza, Zemi17. Witness live trip-hop, hip-hop and drum n bass from...ZXL, Miss Angelina, Sistine Criminals, Psyche Corporation, Tajna Tanovic. installations, performances, activities, games and other
revolutionary discoveries as well.

At a Never-Before-Seen Warehouse of Historic Proportions in Brooklyn.
(9p until Morning, $15 adv, $20 dr) 21+
You Must RSVP to Attend! stranded@wandbnyc.com
www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php
www.wandbnyc.com/

=====September 4, 5, 6=====

Evolve Yoga and Music Festival - A Conscious Yoga and Music Community (Best Music Festie in NJ)

A three day music celebration of the creative human spirit. Please refer to the website for band lineup.
The Evolve Music and Yoga Festival is about improving ourselves and our communities. (In 2009, Evolvefest is donating $1 of every ticket sold to non-profit, Pass It Along (passitalong.org), whose mission is Awesome! To awaken, validate and nourish the innate desire to give back by mobilizing youth as community partners.) Evolve is a 3 day celebration of National Yoga Month (Sept.) that brings together 70+ bands, yoga, visionary art, environmentalism, education, and thousands from the community in a lively exchange of energy and ideas. The agenda: 3 Days of Music and Yoga and 2 nights of camping at the Hidden Valley Club in Vernon, NJ. Evolve is a participant-driven experience for people who wish to practice lifestyles of health and sustainability. Youth and Elders alike are called to come together- to communicate, to empower and to inspire one another. Evolve celebrates the creative source that dwells in every human heart and our unlimited potential to create positive change. Presently we have a window of opportunity that allows us to take responsibility for our future. We can initiate enduring change at the local, national and global levels. We invite you to come join us Labor Day weekend to communicate, to celebrate and to begin building the world of peace, creativity and beauty that we all wish to see.

($20 for day pass only good until 10p; $125 wknd camping passs;
Free: Children 12, adults over 70 and people with special needs and developmentally disabled; Teen Special - Pay your age for a day pass. Regular camping pass rates apply to teen campers.

Hidden Valley Club
44 Breakneck Rd
Vernon, NJ (973) 764-6161
www.hiddenvalleynj.com/
www.evolvefest.org

)))))Other Events(((((

=====Friday, August 28=====

6362MetaForce Presents the Brooklyn Summer Stomp :: Redux ::

Bajao out the vote for a new NYC Mayor [*Bajao ~ [ba-Jaow ] ~ (v/n/adj/adv) ~ From the Hindi: Bajao. To Play/Play/Play Hard/Playing like never before /in a Playful Spirit] On Friday 8/28/09 6362MetaForce invites you to Stomp your support for democracy. Reverend Billy is making a stand against King Bloomberg, and we’re supporting him with a get-out-the-vote Stomp-fest featuring live San Francisco Dubstep courtesy of Heyoka (Muti Music) & live Hungarian NightPsytrance direct from Budapest by 1rgum 3urgum. There will also be DJ Sets from Vishwaatmaaa (6362MetaForce) vs. Fria (Tantrumm Records) & Gavin (Spectra) - Live Painting by the Slobtown Collaborative - Psychic Readings by Psychic Hank – Visually Transformed Psychedelic Environment by Julien Seyer Loiselle - Midnite Mass with Reverend Billy and his Choir – Costumes - Craziness... What more can we say? Directions: Subway G to Greenpoint Ave.

Club Exit
149 Greenpoint Ave.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn;
(10p – 6a, $20 online or bf 11:30pm, or $25 @ door after) This is a fundraiser www.6362MetaForce.net Xx BooM xX

=====Saturday, August 29=====

Lighting on a Budget, Saturdays August 29 & September 5,

Think creatively with light sources and learn how to shape light with limited materials and economic means. Whether you're shooting still or video, we'll cover do-it-yourself skills that you can pull off with common objects found in a typical New York City apartment.

(2:30 to 5:30 p, $ See website)
3rd Ward
195 Morgan Avenue
www.3rdward.com/3rdwardcla...budget.html

====Also on Saturday=====

The Return of Cool : Literally

The infamous ferry boat has added snow and a swimming pool for an unforgettable all night winter themed party to close the summer. Incredible music, drinks, fire, snow and water dancing till sunrise. Featuring a dozen music acts, performers and ice-fishing. For details and location RSVP with password *Danger*

www.bushwickboat.com/

=====Monday, August 31=====

Performance: Body Heat “Femme Porn Tour”

Fierce, sassy, and irreverent, Body Heat is a group of artists set upon smashing open femme stereotypes, hotly. Porn, kink, smut, erotica… They entertain while challenging the boundaries of gender, sexuality, and feminism. You’ll come to them and you’ll ask for more. Please join Kathleen Delaney, Diana Cage, Meliza Banales, Nicky Click, Gigi Frost, Al Schlong, and Leslie Freeman for some good kinked-up femme fun.

(7p, $10)
Bluestocking Books
172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington :: 212.777.6028
www.bluestockings.com

=====Wednesday, September 2=====

Chakracize Your Life with Chakra Healer Kiana Love

Relax, ground, energize, and find balance. Take a journey through the seven energy centers (chakras) of the body. Chakracize employs a unique blend of yoga, dance, meditation, breath, toning, and more. Come away with simple, effective tools you can use throughout the week to help you focus, relieve stress, and be present in your body. Bring a yoga mat & wear comfortable clothes. Open to all levels. Handicapped accessible. Weekly class starts September 2nd. Make sure to follow the precise directions to get into the building. It can be tricky. The main door is locked and you have to walk through another building to get there. Ask when you register and follow the signs if you can find them.

(6-7p, $20) - must preregister
Nurture's Path Healing Arts
1133 Broadway, Suite 1020
Contact kakini@gmail.com or visit KakiniHealth.com for more info.

=====Also on Wednesday=====

No Impact Man

In November 2006, author and self-proclaimed environmentalist Colin Beavan left his liberal complacency behind, vowing to make as little environmental impact as possible for a year. The No Impact Project meant no automated transportation, no electricity, no non-local food, and no material consumption. To Colin, no problem, until his wife Michelle and two year-old daughter are dragged into the fray. Filmmakers Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein provide a front-row seat into the familial strains and strengthened bonds that result from a family’s struggle with this radical lifestyle change. This screening launches the film’s theatrical release by Oscilloscope Pictures. Followed by a Q&A and reception with Colin Beavan, Michelle Conlin and filmmakers Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein. Organic wine will be served. Colin will be signing his new book No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process.

(See times at website, $7 members/students/children 6-12; $8 seniors; $11 public. Cash only box office)
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th St. btwn Amsterdam & Broadway Take the stairway or elevator to the upper level.
Http://www.tickets.filmlinc.com ($1.25 surcharge)

=====Thursday, September 3=====

Andriana Live @ the Mercury Lounge

Eargasms. Eyegasms.Born of Energy, Color and Sound. A Breath of Life. A Visual Explosion of Internal Expression. A Bright Light. Love. A Feeling. A LIVE Experience. I am soooo excited to announce that on Thursday, September 3rd @ 7:30pm, Adriana is playing LIVE @ the Mercury Lounge along side some of her best friends Fixer. Empire City Motorcade, Unisex Salon. Tickets are most likely going to sell out and I would hate for you to miss the show. So be sure to purchase them ahead of time. Prepare for an evening of special treats. I will be accompanied by my Amazzzzing band Brent, Morgan, Josh & Jaime. There will also be special guests, miss prima ballerina Melissa DeLorenzo & a beautiful violinist. I've Compiled my arts into Projected visuals I discovered on my journey through Eyegasmland. I also handmade some very special souvenirs such as Custom Arted Andriana Santiago EP Cds, handmade merch shirts, buttons, keychains, posters, stickers and Love Note Boxes.

(7:30p, $12)
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St
MercuryLoungeNYC.com
Adv tix: www.ticketmaster.com/event/0...catid=60
www.myspace.com/andrianasantiago

=====Friday, September 4=====

CoSM Full Moon @ The upstate CoSM Art Sanctuary

On each Full Moon we gather to focus energy on manifesting a permanent public site for the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors and to celebrate the creative spirit in us all. Music, poetry and wisdom followed by drumming and dancing. Bring instruments. Drum and dance from 9pm to 12am. All attendees must be off-site by 1am.

(6:30p, $10)
CoSM Art Sanctuary
Wappinger Falls, NY
www.cosm


)))))Workshops(((((

OmWellness - Become a Licensed Nutrition Counselor

A 10 weekend, 120 hour, nutrition counseling program begins this fall at the OmWellness Nutrition School.

At a time when our entire planet is facing a health epidemic, it is our goal to educate as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, about the best food and diet practices. It is our belief that the most renewable and sustainable source of energy on the planet is the human heart. Through our training program, we will teach anatomy and physiology, major nutrition theories, sustainability practices, and intuitive counseling skills. We will talk about the major political and industrial roadblocks to a healthy planet. We will hear from leading Medical Doctors, Scientists, and even Shamans and Holistic Health Practitioners in our visiting lecture series. But most importantly, we will challenge our students, over and over again, to transform their lives from the heart out. To become teachers and living examples of a vitality culture.

Contact Adam@OmWellness.org or visit OmWellness.org for more details. First Class September 12th at The Atmananda Yoga Studio in Manhattan

=====Friday, September 11=====

The Mission of Art with Alex and Allyson Grey

The mission of the artist is to make the soul perceptible. In this workshop, we will explore the role of an artist’s intention and conscience, and how we of the postmodern age can draw on the creative process as a spiritual path. As sacred artists, we align our will with the creative force of the cosmos, becoming microcosms of universal creativity. Through the divine imagination, artists offer to the world the pain and beauty of their soul as a gift to open the eyes and heal the collective. Learn how art can be a form of worship and service, and how an artist can follow the inner calling to creatively serve our physically and spiritually depleted world. This workshop will include a mixture of visioning, art making, slide talks, meditation, movement, and discussion based on required and recommended reading prior to the class, including the books The Mission of Art, and Art psalms. Course fee – $225 . Includes lunch and dinner. Limited overnight on-site accommodation available. Call for more information about housing and travel.
Friday, September 11th, 7pm - 10pm; Saturday, September 12th, 10am - 10pm; Sunday, September 13th, 10am - 1pm.

Course fee – $225 . Includes lunch and dinner
CoSM Art Sanctuary
Wappinger Falls, NY; (845) 297-2323
Email questions to workshops@cosm.org
www.facebook.com/event.php
www.cosm.org

=====Wednesday, September 16=====

Heartcore Dharma:

Introductory Course Wednesdays Starting September 16 (15 spots left.) Ongoing Course Mondays Starting September 14 (Only 10 spots left.) Sign up for in person class or Homelisten (Note that we have alternative payment options and limited workstudy available. No matter what, we make our courses available to anyone with a genuine commitment to practice and study. With any questions about installments or workstudy options, please email patrick@theidproject.org or call (212) 202-3608 with I.D. Project Founder Ethan Nichtern. Courses includes Guest Lectures by IDP Lineage Mentors Roshi O'Hara, Acharya Spiegel, Sharon Salzberg, Acharya Arawana Hayashi and Dr. Miles Neale. "In an age where everyone is trying to be hardcore...we can consistently train in being heartcore." From One City: A Declaration of Interdependence by Ethan Nichtern.

theidproject.com

=====Friday, September 25=====

Broken Hearts, Healing Waters - A day of filling what is empty and emptying what is full

Brought to you by the School of Psychospiritual Studies. What blocks you from truly feeling the love that surrounds you in your life? This will be the focus of our group work which we continue in September. It is perhaps the ultimate quest of a lifetime, as yet it is the reason we go on living. The search for love, for ourselves, with our loved ones, is perhaps a major purpose of our lives. Even contributing to the healing of the world is a part of this larger idea. Yet we all have within ourselves the shadow side, a broken heart in certain places, the subconscious mind, which defends and protects against love, which misunderstands it in a certain way, which sees love as dangerous, or which looks for it in ways that leave us feeling empty or alone. We have places within that have never learned to take in and digest the love that is given to us. We will focus this day on learning to take in and digest the love that is offered in a way that is not toxic or barren; how to live joyfully including the broken places; how to be in meaningful connection with others without hurting ourselves in the process. A specific Kabbalistic healing will be taught as well as shadow work accessing the unconscious mind. Intro lecture and weekend retreat: November 11 7pm Intro Lecture Englewood NJ. November 20-22 Weekend Retreat Englewood, NJ. This work combines the Kabbalistic teachings in the lineage of Issac Luria; the practices, poetry and music of the Sufi Mystics; and skills for working with the unconscious patterns which cause suffering in relationships with others and ourselves. Lead by Dr. Shems Prinzivalli, this is an ongoing organic community of seekers, psychologists, businesspeople, physicians, teachers, healers and those of any walk of life who wish feel more fulfilled in their work life, or to improve the quality of their inner emotional world, their relationships and their spiritual well-being while remaining grounded in daily life. We are not "new age" in the usual sense, but we do combine spiritual teachings and practice with personal self-inquiry and change. We have a balance of male and female participation and we come together as a movable feast in community with like-minded others. We welcome all new people of any background, regardless of previous training in Kabbalah or Sufism. An inquiring and willing heart and mind are all that are necessary. Some words about the inner work are below as well as a brief article about our particular philosophy on Kabbalah. More info is available on our website. (www.energeticpsychology.com) About the Inner Work: We all have places within that we wish to avoid, hide, remove or otherwise keep far away from our lives. We all have places where we are broken. So too, our families and our world have broken places. These classes and community continue the exploration of how to find a place for those pieces and still have joy and well-being in our lives. We do not have to wait to be totally “healed” to begin having a good life. When we find a way to live with the parts we so despise, that embarrass us or make us feel less than others, a huge amount of energy becomes available to use in other more creative ways. In these classes and community, we use tools for accessing, understanding and giving space to the parts of ourselves we judge so harshly, primarily so that we can have more abundant, life-giving relationships and a fulfilling life. Even the cosmic physicists have discovered that the majority of the universe is made up of a substance called Dark Matter or Dark Light. This Dark Matter is the terrain we explore together at the level of the inner psyche and on the Kabbalistic map of the Tree of Life. This is an invitation to join us as we adventure into the underside of our minds and spirits to find joy and delight anyhow. The only requirement is that you be with us for the full day or on weekends for the entire time of both Sat and Sunday during the day. Fee: $88/day. CEU's available. We are also listed on www.meetup.com

(10 a - 5p, $88/day)
School of Psychospiritual Studies
Brooklyn
For more info or to register online, click below or email Shems at jsprinzivalli@optonline
tinyurl.com/gspierJULY

)))))Future Mischief(((((

=====September 19, October 31, November ?=====

Unique forces are coming together to manifest a New York City fall that is as ferocious as it is luxurious. Your hint is this: September 19th, Nineteen Thirty Three, a celebration of desperation; October 10th, Lies, Lies, Lies and More Lies, a celebration of deception; October 31st Halloween Night, a celebration of illusion & masquerade; then in November something beautiful, ambitious and unsanctioned. Some would consider this... illegal. I smell Danger... ;-)

)))))Call for Participants(((((

=====November 6 and 7=====

I want to tell you about an amazing fundraiser and event coming up Fri-Sat, November 6 & 7 by the ID Project

Sit Down, Rise Up is going to be a 24 meditation marathon organized by the ID Project. We will be sitting, as a group, for an entire 24 hours in the windows of ABC Home on 18th and Broadway! Two of us --Rafi Santo, IDP's Integral Activism Director, and myself--will be sitting all 24 hours! We are asking people interested in this fundraiser to sign up to meditate for one 4-hour shift within the 24 hours (walking meditation and bathroom breaks included – no worries).

Sometimes I wish everyone in the IDP community could see all the emails, phone calls, facebook messages, tweets, and every other form of feedback we receive, telling us how unique and visionary they find our blend of Buddhism, Meditation, Activism, and Arts. Even if they've only connected to us online from Kansas or Australia (you'd be surprised how many have), via the blog or podcast, it is clear that the growing model and manifestation of our community is an inspiration for many people. But it seems that if we are going to develop further as a community, we need our own dedicated space to grow into and grow outward from, so that our growing Buddhism and meditation studies, our two great Activism projects, our Arts groups and Salons, and all our online media projects will have a true home.

To put it simply, our community is going to need its own community center!

This November's fundraiser and meditation event is going to be the biggest event the IDP has ever put together, by far. The overall goal is raise enough funds secure a new home for the IDP! By Fall 2010 we hope to have our own space for all the great meditation, activism, arts, and media we produce. We even envision possibly having our own storefront. Our leadership estimates that to meet this goal, we need to raise at least $100,000 over the next year on top of our normal "shoestring-budget" operating expenses.

But as with most things interdependent… it all starts with you. Over 50 people have alread signed up to sit in this amazing practice environment. We are hoping to get at least 100 in all. Sitters will then get donations from friends and family willing to sponsor their meditation marathon.

Since the window display at ABC Homes has limited space, we are reaching out to those closest to the IDP first… you. The hope is that dedicated members will be willing to set a highly attainable personal goal of $480. That means getting 20 people to donate $24 each (one dollar for each hour of the marathon).

I think this will be an amazing experience most meditators and certainly any IDP member will not want to miss. So… are you interested? There are also other ways to be involved in the event -please feel free to directly share your personal concerns.

Details and many resources for how to get sponsors will be coming right after Labor Day, when the Fall season gets rolling. Right now we are just trying to get a list of committed sitters together before the summer comes to an end. Please RSVP to this email.

I’m sure you have a lot of questions. Feel free to ask away. Also, talk to Patrick, Andrew Bowler or Jerry Kolber - they are working on the event as well and will happily answer any questions you have.

Best Wishes,

Ethan Nichtern
ethan@theidproject.org

)))))Special Announcement from Horizons(((((

=====September 25 - 27=====

Announcing a new Meetup for Psychedelic and Entheogenic Society of New York City

What: Horizons Perspectives on Psychedelics - September 25-27th in NYC

When: September 25, 2009 8:00 PM...and ALL WEEKEND LONG

Where:
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square S
New York, NY 10012

Horizons is an annual forum for learning about psychedelics, hosted by Judson Memorial Church in New York City. Its goal is to open a fresh dialogue about psychedelics and rethink their role in medicine, culture, history, spirituality and art.

Psychedelics are a unique class of psychoactive drugs that have been used by humans for thousands of years. In the 1950s and early 1960s, academic research with psychedelics yielded important discoveries in psychology and neuroscience. Just a few years later, they entered popular culture across North America, Europe and the world.

Questions about their safety, medical value, history and implications in politics and culture were unfortunately answered with numerous myths spread by both their users and the media. The millennial rave fever brought a similar wave of popularity and hysteria.

Recently, a renaissance in psychedelic research and dialogue has taken shape. Horizons brings together the brightest minds and boldest voices of this movement to share their insights and dreams for the future.

Here is the website: www.horizonsnyc.org/

Horizons Perspectives on Psychedelics…

Here is even more information:

2009 Speakers
(alphabetical)

Alicia Danforth is a clinical psychedelic researcher and writer. Since 2006, she has coordinated and co-facilitated treatment sessions for Dr. Charles Grobs Harbor-UCLA cancer anxiety trial with psilocybin. She also oversees a nationwide Web-based recruitment effort for a similar trial currently underway at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Inspired by seeing first-hand how psychedelic therapy can relieve suffering, she began a Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto. In 2008, she was a speaker on the ÒRising ResearchersÓ panel at the World Psychedelic Forum in Basel, Switzerland. This summer will mark her sixth year as a Sanctuary volunteer at Burning Man.

Earth Erowid co-created The Vaults of Erowid in 1996. This non-commercial web site collects data and publishes original research on the topic of visionary plants and drugs. The site receives over 250,000 unique visitors per month and has over 16,000 public documents and over 3000 images. Earth has written and edited hundreds of documents published on-line and his writing has also appeared in print publications such as The Resonance Project and The Entheogen Review, and he is a contributing editor to Trip magazine.

Fire Erowid co-created The Vaults of Erowid in 1996 (see description above). She has been the primary designer and chief editor of the Erowid site since its inception. Fire has innovated and developed drug information designs that have been emulated across the web. Her work is cited by newspapers, books, school education programs, college classes, and professional seminars around the world. Her well-referenced article "70 Common Drug Myths," which appeared in The Resonance Project, exemplifies the dedication to straightforward, factual information that has become the hallmark of the Erowid web site. Fire is also a contributing editor to Trip magazine.

Bob Jesse is organizer of the Council on Spiritual Practices (csp.org/about), which aims to shift modernity's awareness and practices with respect to primary religious experience (csp.org/PRE). CSP also encourages people to imagine and develop social contexts to contain such experiences and help them yield lasting benefit.

Through CSP, Bob and his colleagues initiated a study, conducted at Johns Hopkins and reported around the world, of the psychospiritual effects of psilocybin in healthy volunteers (csp.org/psilocybin). This expands the emphasis in hallucinogen research beyond the medical treatment of ill people to include the betterment of well people, contributing to a science of pro-social development.

On his home front, Bob is co-founder of a spiritual community formed around ecstatic dance. His formal training is in engineering.

Andy Letcher is a freelance writer, academic lecturer and folk-musician living in Oxford, UK. He lectures regularly at Oxford Brookes University on subjects as diverse as neo-Paganism, Shamanism, and theory in the Study of Religion. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom and Mad Thoughts on Mushrooms: Discourse and Power in the Study of Psychedelic Consciousness, published in the journal Anthropology of Consciousness. Known for his iconoclastic style, and with doctorates in both Ecology and the Study of Religion, he challenges us to question received wisdom about psychedelics and psychedelic history. A prolific song-writer, tunesmith and exponent of English Bagpipes, he fronts psych-folk band, Telling the Bees.

Valerie Mojeiko has worked with MAPS--the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies since 2000, facilitating research of the healing potentials of MDMA (Ecstasy), LSD, Ibogaine and other psychedelic medicines. In her work leading MAPS' psychedelic harm-reduction project, Valerie has prepared over 200 volunteers to provide peer-based psychedelic emergency services from Burning Man to Tel Aviv. Formally educated at New College of Florida and the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).

William A. Richards is a psychologist in the Psychiatry Department of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Medical Center, currently pursuing research with entheogens, and also a clinician in private practice in Baltimore. His graduate degrees include M.Div. from Yale Divinity School, S.T.M. from Andover-Newton Theological School and Ph.D. from Catholic University, as well as studies with Abraham Maslow at Brandeis University and with Hanscarl Leuner at Georg-August University in Gšttingen, Germany, where his involvement with psilocybin research originated in 1963. From 1967 to 1977, he pursued psychotherapy research with LSD, DPT, MDA and psilocybin at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, including protocols designed to investigate the promise of entheogens in the treatment of alcoholism, severe neuroses, narcotic addiction and the psychological distress associated with terminal cancer, and also their use in the training of religious and mental-health professionals. From 1977-1981, he was a member of the psychology faculty of Antioch University in Maryland. His publications began in 1966 with ÒImplications of LSD and Experimental Mysticism,Ó coauthored with Walter Pahnke, and published in the Journal of Religion and Health.

Steven Ross, M.D. is assistant professor of psychiatry and director of the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse at Bellevue Hospital, and associate director for education at New York University School of Medicine in New York City.

Franz X. Vollenweider, M.D. received his MD degree at the University of Zurich. He completed his doctoral thesis in experimental medicine at the Insitute of Toxicology of the University and ETH of Zurich, was trained in neurochemistry at the Brain Research Institute of the University of Zurich and in neuroimaging at the PET Center of the PSI-ETH. In 1994 he became certified in the specialities of psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis. His research utilizes healthy normal subjects and is focused on these domains as well as on visual psychophysics in drug- and non-drug-induced altered states of consciousness. He is currently a practicing psychiatrist and the head of the Psychopharmacology and Brain Imaging Unit at the University Hospital of Psychiatry (Burghšlzli) and lecturer in the School of Medicine, University of Zurich.

Bob Wold is founder and President of Clusterbusters, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the research of cluster headache and to support people with cluster headache and their families. Based in greater Chicago with his wife and 4 children, Mr. Wold has talked to 1000s of cluster sufferers. In fact, over 25 years of his adult life was burdened with severe cluster headache that was resistant to all standard treatments. That all changed after he tried psilocybin, which has helped regain control over this illness for him... and now hundreds to perhaps thousands of other cluster headache patients all over the world.

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Call for Volunteers and Guests Evolver's Electric Equionox 3/29/08 presented by: Reality Sandwich & Jivamukti Yoga School

We are seeking volunteers for this event to help us make it special and wonderful. Let me know if you or anyone you know might be interested. Bliss...Salma

Evolver's Electric Equionox: 3/29

Reality Sandwich & Jivamukti Yoga School present
The Electric Equinox: An Evolver Salon

Saturday, March 29
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Celebrate New York's emergence from the dark days of winter with a radiant night of music, art, talks, workshops, and stellar electricity. Don your most vibrant sunny costumes and connect with fellow revelers in kicking off an scintillating spring in the city.

Featuring:
Akim Funk Buddha's high energy "holistic Hip Hop," beat-boxing, and world-traipsing performance art; Zack Hagan's "The Muramaba Sessions," The Orkestra Jangkrik dan Gamelan Listik a Live PA by Zemi17 - the retro future of Space Haus performed with Balinese Trompong and dance insect sounds; ritual by Parashakti and the Gate-Keepers, large-scale inflatable by Anakin Koenig, Rene Collins' "The Art of Magical Intelligence," "Whale Music" with David Rothenberg, Sun Salutations, Creative Chakra Performance with CC Treadway, Sunny Strasburg's "Alchemical Gender Circle," tarot readings by Anthony, solar-inspired face-painting, and more.

Panel 8:15p:
Evolving the Network: Politics, Culture, and Consciousness
The Obama campaign shows that the power and influence of computer networks continues to grow, as a political and cultural force, while music and video downloading is transforming the arts and culture industry. Web 2.0 tools are evolving consciousness, creating new social and spiritual possibilities. Laura Dawn, the cultural director of MoveOn; Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, musician, writer, and filmmaker; and Daniel Pinchbeck, author and editorial director of Reality Sandwich, will discuss the transfigured landscape of our new networked culture, its potentials and pitfalls. Can virtual tools rescue us from the political and ecological abyss of a post Peak Oil world? Moderated by Reality Sandwich's publisher Ken Jordan.

Limited Space. Advanced tickets highly encouraged!

Saturday, March 29
Jivamukti Yoga School
841 Broadway (2nd fl) at Union Square
7:30pm - Midnight, $20 Advanced / $30 Door
Tickets: jivamuktiyoga.com/fms/event_fm.html
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Call for Volunteers

The Evolver: Wake Up and Dream party team at Reality Sandwich is looking for volunteers to help us out with various things including cleanup, for our February 2nd party at Jivamukti. If you are interested. Please contact Salma (me) either here or at salma (at) souldish (dot) com.

Bliss...