Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays, Psychic Readings with Aurora
Aurora receives and conveys messages from energies, angels and spirit guides to help you more clearly define and understand your path, goals, relationships, and past lives. Aurora is able to do phone sessions as well as pet/animal readings. Come prepared with questions or ideas about what you would like to explore. Cost: $55 for 1/2 hour; $95 for an hour

Mondays, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sound/Energy Healing and Aura Cleansing with Tibetan Singing Bowls, Individual Sessions with Margit Willems

Imagine the bowls purifying your system and bringing it back into alignment, easing tension, removing blockages in the chakras, working in harmony and triggering self-healing. Margit also offers Aura Work with Singing Bowls, in which the sounds of the singing bowls are used to protect, strengthen, and heal the aura. Please wear comfortable clothes. Cost: sound massage $95 1 hour; $75 Students; sound massage with aura work $125, 90 min; aura work, only $55, 45 min.

Mondays, February 1 - 22,7 p.m. - 9 p.m. True Names Meditation Group
True Names sits in the Vietnamese Zen tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, and includes sitting mediation, both silent and guided, and walking meditation. A dharma discussion follows. For more information, contact Lee Stierhoff at 410.319.0650. Cost: Dana/donation

Tuesdays, February 2 - 23, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. The Art of Meditation with Susan

20 years of studying and practicing meditation has given me deep joy and appreciation for the importance this practice has in daily life, and I would love to share this with you. Class is open to all levels of meditators. Sitting and breathing instruction will be offered, as well as selected readings and 30 minutes of silent sitting followed by a short Q&A  session. We build on ideas from previous classes but new people are always welcome. Cost: $10 suggested donation

Thursdays, February 4 & 18, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Healing Sessions with Rev. Sharon Kay

Reverend Sharon Kay is certified in Shiatsu (Japanese massage), Signature Cellular Consciousness Healing as well as Matrix Energetics Quantum Healing. Sharon's mission as a minister is to share the loving, healing energy of the Lemurian world during this Great Shift in Consciousness. Sessions include: Signature Cell, activating the perfect God Cell in the pineal gland, reminding the body of its perfection and connecting with the blueprint for this lifeplan; Matrix Energetics, a unique style of wizardry transformation such as -- but not limited to -- time travel and multiple dimensions; Shiatsu, a balancing of the meridian pathways and acupressure points of the body through gentle touch and stretching techniques. Cost: 1 hour, $80; ½ hour, $45

Thursday, February 4, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sacred Circle Trance Dance with Sharon

Manifest your desires and dreams through the ancient trance dancing of our Shamanic and Aboriginal ancestors. Connect the beat of your heart with the universe and experience oneness and well-being. No experience or coordination necessary! Movement includes anything and everything from seated motion to full dancing. Hands on Matrix Energetics and Signature Cell healing will be conducted by Rev. Sharon Kay during the dance segment; individual healing sessions available on Thursdays, by appointment. Cost: $10

Fridays, February 12 & 26, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Raphael Holistic Portal with Reiki Master and Holistic Health Practitioner Tanja Anderson, Individual Sessions

Tanja offers deep healing and customized consultations using her extensive knowledge of both official and holistic medicine and a powerful divine assistance. Tanja channels the healing light of the Original Reiki, the Masters of the Divine Spectrum, and the Rays of the Celestial Beings of the High Frequencies to provide you with a unique and powerful experience. Learn more at www.RaphaelHolisticPortal.com. Services Include: Energy Healing, Reflexology, Holistic and Lifestyle Consultations. Reiki Attunements (by appointment only): Level One: $100, Level Two: $150, Advanced: $300, Master: $500.Cost: $80, 1 hour; $100, 1.5 hours; 30 min. follow-up, $45; $20/mini Reflexology session

Saturday, February 6, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The Way of Council

Learn to listen and speak from the heart with Stephen and Yeshe Clarke. The Way of Council is the ancient art of talking circles originally from the Iroquois Native American Tradition. Integrating mindfulness/awareness practice, The Way of Council becomes a meditation on opening our hearts, listening deeply, and accepting what is. Stephen and Yeshe Clarke are Buddhist teachers and psychotherapists who have a private practice in Hampden, www.presenceproject.net. Cost: $30 at door, $20 prepaid.

Saturday, February 6, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Psychic Readings with Jael

Gifted with her psychic sense at a young age, Jael learned to listen to the "higher-ups" who flowed information through her. She uses her intuition and instinct along and clairvoyance to convey messages to help guide you on your path and answer questions and concerns. Cost: $40 for 1/2 hour; $70 for an hour

Sundays, February 7 - 28, 8:30 a.m.  - 10:30 a.m. Lotus Heart Meditation Group
Classes in stress reduction via guided sitting and walking meditation, followed by short readings and discussion. Special emphasis on group support for job seekers. Everyone is welcome! Cost: $5 donation

Sunday, February 7, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. A Winter's Journey: Embracing the Darkness with Andrea Wenger

Experience a shift from struggle and resistance to greater ease in your relationship with the darkness (literal or figurative). Explore the association of darkness with the feminine principle and how it is suppressed on personal and cultural levels. Positive images of darkness and the feminine will provide a framework to create a new relationship with the darkness in your life. In addition to group process, sound healing and guided visualization will assist your transformative journey.

Andrea Wenger facilitates healing experiences for upside-down living, drawing from ancient wisdom and tools such as Reiki, sound healing, holistic nutrition, meditation and intuitive movement to support her clients in living joyfully and authentically. She brings experience as a Reiki Master, holistic nutritionist and graduate of the Applied Healing Arts program at Tai Sophia Institute. Cost: $45

Thursday, February 11, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Open Heart Singing Bowl Meditation with Margit

Join us for a Valentine's Day heart opening meditation. Heal past relationships and open up to new ones through the sounds of the singing bowls. Cost: donation

Friday, February 12, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Relax with Josh and Andrea

You will be guided through stages of deep breathing, gentle movement, guided imagery and resonant sound experiences to achieve a state of total renewal. Josh will lead through the movement and breathing, and Andrea will guide the sound and imagery. Start your weekend right -- come ready to let go! Cost: $8

Saturday, February 13, 12 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Ayurvedic Cooking with Susan Weis: Cooking for Kapha Season
Learn to cook for yourself and the season, see what an Ayurvedic kitchen looks like, and eat nutritious and delicious foods! An overview of the Ayurvedic lifestyle will be offered. Susan is a Chopra Center Certified Ayurvedic Instructor. Cost: $45 (PLEASE NOTE: This class is full. You can call to place your name on the wait list and/or to sign up for class in March)

Monday, February 15, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Channeling the Great Mothers with Aurora

Aurora offers us messages given to her from the Great Mothers, including Gaia, Hera, Kwan Yin and others. Come with questions or just listen to the messages and call to action. Cost: $15

Tuesdays, February 16 & 23, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Crystal Energy Healing and Chakra Clearing with Stephanie Tarr, Individual Sessions

Experience the intense rush of healing energy and the subtle shifts that occur within through the healing techniques of Stephanie Tarr. Channeling divine energy, Stef "reads" your etheric system and subtle-body energies and applies specific methods to remove blockages -- from this life as well as past-lives -- and promote healing. Stef uses incredibly powerful energy to provide the deepest healing possible. MUST SCHEDULE IN ADVANCE! Cost: $77 one hour; $55 students

Friday, February 19, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Meet the Author John Welshons: One Soul, One Love, One Heart: The Sacred Path to Healing All Relationships

Learn about Saturday's workshop in this free talk. Ramananda John E. Welshons is a highly respected contemporary spiritual teacher who lectures and leads meditation courses throughout North America.  He has traveled and studied extensively in India, spent time at the ashrams, and worked closely with Ram Dass, Stephen Levine, and trained with Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. See: www.onesoulonelove.com and www.johnwelshons.com Cost: Free

Friday, February 19, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. A Nichiren Buddhism Discussion

Spend an evening learning everything you want to know about Buddhism with Soka Gakkai International (SGI). Learn the practice of chanting Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo. See www.Sgi-Usa.org. More info call Kristin at 410-340-8431. Cost: donation

Saturday, February 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. John Welshons: One Soul, One Love, One Heart: The Sacred Path to Healing All Relationships Workshop

More than money, possessions, fame, or fortune, we want love.  But how do we heal difficult relationships and nurture healthy ones? How do we forgive? How do we love those we find most difficult to love, and why should we? Through lecture, guided meditation, exercises, and discussion, we will learn how to transform all of our relationships into fertile ground for inner growth, spiritual awakening, and happiness; how to feel the love and compassion in our hearts, and send it out into the world; how to see the One in everyone; deal effectively with difficult people; heal wounded relationships; let go of resentment: and find inner peace. This workshop deals with all our relationships.  It is open to singles, couples, and anyone seeking to live their life in the radiant bliss of love. Cost: $40

Saturday, February 20, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Psychic Readings with Jael

Gifted with her psychic sense at a young age, Jael learned to listen to the "higher-ups" who flowed information through her. She uses her intuition and instinct along and clairvoyance to convey messages to help guide you on your path and answer questions and concerns. Cost: $40 for 1/2 hour; $70 for an hour

Sunday, February 21, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Angels, Light and Love - Access Your Angels  with Suza Scalora, author of  Evidence of Angels 

Through artistic self-expression, we can cultivate our ability to access our intuition, angels and spirit guides, to support us in connecting with our soul's purpose. In this uplifting workshop, we acknowledge our power and sacredness to begin a spiritual inquiry to align the inner life of our spirit with our outer life, and ultimately reconnect to our inner states of intuition, authenticity and Love. Learn to utilize a variety of techniques that helped Suza access her angels and led to her soul's purpose. Through guided meditations, drawing, writing, and spiritual inquiry connect with the angelic realm and listen for our personal messages from the angels. Materials: New journal, pencils, colored pencils or pastels.Cost: $75

Sunday, February 21, 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Teen Book Club with Jenn

February 26, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Singing Bowl Meditation to Ease Transitions with Margit

The sonorous sounds of the singing bowls affect us deeply and resonate long after we hear them, creating positive healing and change. Help ease transitions through vibrational frequencies.

Cost: Donation

Saturday, February 27, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. books & bagels book club with Susan
The New York Times calls The Puttermesser Papers"a strange little book, a slender monument to a vision that is stark and unsparing but at the same time so intelligent, so finely expressed, that, like its main character, it remains endearing, edifying, a spark of light in the gloom." Cost: $9; book club picks 20% off for members; bagels and coffee courtesy of Common Ground

Saturday, February 27, 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Sharon Kay & Susanna Harris: The Five Elements & Acupuncture

Susanna Harris, licensed acupuncturist, and Rev. Sharon Kay, certified Shiatsu and Signature Cell practitioner, join together to discuss the Five Element Theory and how it relates to good health and well-being. They will assist in balancing of your winter and spring meridians to ease the transition of the seasons as well as provide pineal gland activation via basic acupuncture, Shiatsu and Signature Cell healing modalities in a group setting. Cost: $45

Sunday, February 28, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Yoga Nidra with Sue Borchardt
Come learn the "sleep of awakening": yoga nidra. Yoga nidra is a deeply relaxing guided meditation that works on all levels of human experience, from the physical to the transcendent, to guide you back to your true nature of pure presence. The practice is conducted lying down and so requires no previous yoga experience or physical ability. Wear comfortable warm clothing and bring a blanket or mat if you wish. Cost: $5 donation

Aurora is a Psychic, Spiritual Gardener and Animal (pet) Reader. Her abilities allow her to receive and convey messages from energies and spirits to help you more clearly define and understand your path, goals, relationships, and past lives. Get direction in these uncertain times.

Stephanie, Reiki Master and Light Worker, brings balance to your masculine and feminine energies and purifies your being. She connects with you using her intuition, channeled messages and crystals to balance your chakras and bring peace and healing to your soul.

Reverend Sharon Kay is certified in Shiatsu, Signature Cell Consciousness Healing, and is a Matrix Energetics Quantum practitioner. She works with clients using different modalities for maximum healing benefits.

Tanja offers deep healing and balancing, customized consultations, and guidance by integrating her extensive knowledge and experience in both traditional and holistic medicine with powerful divine assistance. All healing sessions are augmented with the use of Reflexology, crystals, and intuitive messages -- with your consent. Walk-ins welcome. Learn more at www.RaphaelHolisticPortal.com.