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Susan L. Weis, proprietress
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Hello All!

Thursday evening you'll want to make time for an intriguing talk by the author of Full Body Presence, Suzanne Scurlock-Durana. Many teachers stress the importance of living in the present moment. Few give the actual practices to make it attainable. This book teaches you how to return to the incredible navigational system of the body and more fully inhabit
each moment. Free talk on Thursday, April 8.

Then, visiting practitioner Elmdea Bean will be here on both Friday, April 9th and Saturday, April 10th, with a free talk and then a workshop on past-life regressions. A great opportunity to delve more deeply into who you are and who you were! Full details below.

Our favorite Astrology amigo, Dan Furst, returns to us from Cusco, Peru, on Saturday, April 10th through Monday, April 12th, for workshops and individual sessions! Dan booked up last time he was here, and this time has extra slots open so that everyone interested can schedule a reading. He offers not only traditional astrology, but astrocartography and tarot. Check out all of his offerings in the calendar below.

Our new Women's Group will start next Tuesday, April 13th, with a pot-luck meet and greet from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. You all have such amazing stories and talents, we can't wait to introduce you to each other! Please give us a call if you think you'll be coming so we can set up accordingly.

And take a look at our new QuickLink on the right: Sharing Wellness is a source of ad-free wellness information, and includes our practitioners! Visit the site and let us know what you think!

We still have room in Ayurvedic Cooking on Sunday, April 25 -- please sign up soon if you are interested! It's always a fun and enlightening time cooking and eating together.

If you are going to see David Sedaris at the Meyerhoff on Saturday come by and say hello! We'll be selling David's books and CDs. Can't wait for the show!

love,

susan and jenn
Susan Weis
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Now Available! Individual Ayurvedic Life Style Consultations are available with Susan.
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Susan Weis
We discuss your dosha and any imbalances you may have and create a plan to restore you to full harmony and balance. Learn how to come back to your natural mind-body constitution through food choices and nutrition, daily routine, behavior, exercise, career choices and more. Cost: $150 for one and a half hours. Please call to schedule your appointment!
 

APRIL 2010

Please call to sign up for all classes and to make appointments -- 410-235-7323. We want to make sure we are prepared and don't have to turn people away at the door, or cancel a class if less then four people are signed up. Thank you!

 See details for our practitioners, ongoing events, and 
psychic readings the end of the email.

 
Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays, Psychic Readings with Aurora
Aurora Gabriel
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 can to do phone sessions as well as animal readings. Come prepared with questions or ideas about what you would like to explore.
Appointment Times: Sunday: 12 p.m. - 5p.m.; Monday & Wednesday: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: $55, 1/2 hour; $95, 1 hour
SIGN UP FOR A SESSION WITH MARGIT! Mondays, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sound/Energy Healing and Aura Cleansing with Tibetan Singing Bowls, Individual Sessions with Margit Willems
Singing bowls purify your system and bring you into alignment, relieving stress, removing blockages in the chakras, and triggering self-healing. Margit also offers aura work with singing bowls, in which the sounds 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.
Thursday, April 8, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Full Body Presence with Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
meet Suzanne on April 8!
While many spiritual teachers stress the importance of living in the present moment, most approach the subject intellectually without providing tangible practices for experiencing present moment awareness with our total being.  In this inspiring evening, Scurlock-Durana will share easily implemented skills that return people to the reliable navigational system of the body, so they can hear the quiet voice within, be fully grounded and present in the moment, and connect deeply with others.

  Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, CMT, CST-D, is the author of Full Body Presence. She teaches and speaks around the world and lives in Reston, VA. Visit her online at www.fullbodypresence.com. Cost: Free
Friday, April 9, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Intro to Past Life Regression Workshop with Elmdea Bean
Learn about past life regression and how understanding other lifetimes helps heal and improve this one. Elmdea answers questions like: Why do certain kinds of relationships keep coming into your life over and over? What does it mean if you are attracted to certain places or things? Where do unexpected specific gifts or talents come from? Cost: Free
Saturday, April 10, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Past Life Regression Workshop with Elmdea Bean
Elmdea introduces you to the power and effectiveness of past life regression in healing past life trauma and enriching your current life. Through your own past life journey, you will discover where a current life pattern began, healing the pattern and releasing previously repressed energy to live more joyfully. Cost: $75 per person, workshop only; $150/person, workshop plus private 1 hour integration coaching session at later date
Saturday, April 10, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. In Tune with the Moon: An Exploration of Sacred Chant and Sound Healing, with Dan Furst
Dan Furst
Dan Furst will speak about his acclaimed book Dance of the Moon: Celebrating the Sacred Cycles of the Earth, and guide an afternoon of interactive exploration in breath, movement, sacred chant and sound healing. This workshop concentrates on two essential elements of Living by the Moon: intentionality, and its close connection with sacred music and healing sound, especially vocal chant. In Tune with the Moon is an interactive experience of breath and movement, voice and bells, and ceremonies of intention. Cost: Free
Saturday, April 10 - Monday, April 12, Individual Sessions with Dan Furst
Dan will be at breathe books April 10 - 12 for private readings at special friends of breathe rates: $125 for Astrocartography, $100 for birth chart and transits (both 90 minutes), $50 for tarot (30 minutes). Astrology readings include an mp3 recording that can be played on any computer. Bring a flash drive, and take everything home when we're done. Session Times: Saturday: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. & 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Monday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Fridays, April 12 - 26, 1 p.m.- 6 p.m. Raphael Holistic Portal Individual Sessions with Tanja Anderson
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.  Services Include: Energy Healing, Reflexology, Holistic and Lifestyle Consultations; Cost: $80, 1 hour; $100, 1.5 hours; 30 min. follow-up, $45; $20/mini Reflexology session. Reiki Attunements by appointment only.
Tuesday, April 13, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Women's Group: Tell Your Story
shopgirl jenn
Meet to share experiences and offer support to other women in transitional times, whether it's leaving a relationship or a career, finding a new path in life, or searching for your tribe. Our first meeting will be a meet-and-greet potluck, with time for attendees to introduce themselves and share their stories. Bring a small dish or dessert (or a drink!) to share. Faciliated by Jenn Northington. Cost: donations appreciated
Wednesday, April 14, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Channeling the Archangels with Aurora
Join psychic and channeler Aurora Gabriel for messages from the Archangels. Come hear what they have to share. Cost: $15

Thursday, April 15, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. A Night of Stories and Ceremony with Amaru Li
Amaru Li
Amaru will share stories from his own experiences that illustrate ancient shamanic dynamics and practices. A special focus this time will be on maintaining inner balance while we integrate new frequencies of light and energy into our lives as we approach 2012. We will also participate in the ancient shamanic practice of despacho, or offering.

Amaru Li is the founder of Apus Shamanic Healing Art, an organization whose mission is to teach Peruvian shamanic philosphy and practice throughout the world. For more information about Amaru, please consult his website at www.theshamanpath.com. Cost: Free
Friday, April 16, 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. The Indigo Child and Adult with Julie Rosenshein
The Indigo Doc!
Come and learn about the sensitive, strong willed and wise soul that you are or have in your life. Julie, also known as "The Indigo Doc," will share the latest tips and tools for helping you and/or your child. Topics covered will be nutrition, biochemistry, emotional life and life purpose. Visit her at: indigochildcoach.com. Julie will also be offering private consultations (see below).
 
Julie B. Rosenshein, LICSW is a psychotherapist and the founder and director of the Children's Learning Cooperative, which is a new kind of group homeschooling community that teaches "ADHD", indigo, and highly sensitive children. Her graduate training from Columbia University School of Social Work combined with certifications from Doreen Virtue Ph.D, enable her to help children reach their highest potential. Cost: $40
 
Friday, April 16, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Nichiren Buddhist Discussion Group
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, April 17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Indigo Facilitator Training: Working with Indigo and Highly Sensitive Children with Julie Rosenshein, LICSW
This day-long seminar is for people who are or want to help Indigo, Crystal and Highly Sensitive Children in schools, mental health settings, aftercare or in the healing professions. The class is designed to give you specific hands on techniques to use in your classroom, family or professional arena that works with these sensitive souls. Perhaps you may even want to open your own "school" or healing practice with this population. We will learn about sensory integration, specific emotional release techniques and the way to best communicate, parent, and teach these young and wise souls. Cost: $150, Five Hour Training with Certificate
Sunday, April 18, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Individual Indigo Soul Readings™ with Julie Rosenshein, LICSW "The Indigo Doc"
In an Indigo Soul Reading™ Julie channels specific information from you or your child's angels to give you information, support and tools that will help you and/or the highly sensitive soul you are parenting. Using a blend of medical intuition and channeling, Julie will bring you guidance about your child's biochemical, nutritional, educational, emotional, and spiritual needs. You will leave the session with a game plan for how you can best help yourself and your child/family in mind, body and spirit. Julie has helped countless parents, adults and children with the information received...don't miss out on this priceless opportunity to work with her in person. (Your child need not be present.) Cost: 45 minute session, $100
 
Tuesdays, April 20 & 27, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Healing and Chakra Clearing with Stephanie Tarr, Individual Sessions
Experience the intense rush of healing energy and the subtle shifts that occur through the healing techniques of Stephanie Tarr. Channeling divine energy, she connects to your etheric system and subtle-body energies and applies specific methods to remove blockages to promote healing. Cost: $77 one hour; $55 students
Wednesday, April 21, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. The Raven's Gift: A Scientist, A Shaman and Their Remarkable Journey Through the Siberian Wilderness with author Jon Turk
Join Jon for an evening of self-discovery. Framed by high adventure across the vast and forbidding Siberian landscape, The Raven's Gift is a life-altering vision of the ties between the natural and spiritual realms, informed by one man's awakening and guided by the ancient Spirit Bird with wide black wings and the power to heal. Join us for an evening of conversation with author Jon Turk, about his amazing experiences chronicled in his book. Cost: Free
 
 
 
Thursday, April 22, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Earth Day MOVIE!  Recreating a Garden Planet: Psychology Of Humanity-Earth Co-evolution (Ringing Cedar - Anastasia Series)
How did Paradise really get lost and how to reclaim it? Why, since we started celebrating the Earth Day, has our planet seen the greatest amount of environmental destruction ever? How can we free our mind from the images of doom and fill it with joy and light? Answering these and dozens more questions, Dr. Leonid Sharashkin puts you in full control of your life with powerful practical solutions to transform your destiny on the spot. Space is limited! Please call to sign up. Cost: Donation
Saturday, April 24, 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. books and bagels book club with Susan Weis
This month we will continue our exploration into the rich text of The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. In this, her first novel, we delve deeply into the politics, love, intrigue and mystery of an extended family in Chile. Cost: $9. Coffee and bagels provided by Common Ground.
Saturday, April 24, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Engaging the Core Power of Intuitive Awareness to Move Your Life Forward, with Danute Debney Shaw
Dani Shaw
What is the intuitive experience and how can one access it?  How can the development of greater perceptual awareness help to improve the intuitive process?  How can integrating this intuitive process assist in spiritual practice?  What are some ways to put rational, creative and intuitive resources together in the day-to-day opportunities of life? Join Dani, an international speaker, coach and consultant to learn new and creative ways of working with your intuition.
Cost: $35
Sunday, April 25, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Feng Shui Bliss: Practical Uses of Feng Shui Now! Support Your Soul's Way in This Physical World with Hope Gerecht. Includes Personalized Chart!
Take this amazing opportunity to learn from acclaimed Feng Shui teacher Hope Gerecht! Learn how to put basic Feng Shui techniques to use in your life today! Feng Shui can help create a healthy, supportive home or work environment. You will also receive three prepared charts based on your birth information which show your best colors and directions along with additional personalized Feng Shui advice. Cost: $75
Sunday, April 25, 12 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tips and Tools for Great Satisfying Food: Ayurvedic Cooking for the Season with Susan Weis
Ayurveda is a 5,000 year-old India system of health and healing. One of the main components is nutrition, and cooking for your Ayurvedic Dosha (mind-body constitution) is a way to create harmony and balance in your body. Susan teaches you how to cook Ayurvedic meals for your Dosha as well as for the Spring season -- learn to gently detox and nourish your body.  Susan leads this class every other month and it often fills up, so if you are interested please call to reserve your space soon! this class is taught in Susan's home in Mt. Washington.

Susan is a Chopra Center Certified instructor of Ayurveda and has studied cooking with Ayurvedic cookbook author Amadea Morningstar. Cost: $45
Sunday, April 25, 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Teen Book Club with Jenn
For April we'll revisit one of Jenn's  personal classics - Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn, which asks us fundamental questions about how and why we live the way we do. We'll have snacks as usual, plus preview copies of new books - exclusive for members! Cost: $7; book club picks are 20% off
 

 
 

Monday, April 26, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Channeling the Great Mothers with Aurora
In these channeling sessions, 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
Tuesday, April 27, 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea at the Meyerhoff
breathe books will be on hand to sell books at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall where best-selling author Greg Mortenson is speaking as part of the Baltimore Speakers Series. See www.baltimorespeakerseries.org or call (410) 783-8000 for more ticket information.
Wednesday, April 28, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Meet the Author Ruth Kassinger: Paradise Under Glass
You will love meeting Ruth and hearing her witty and absorbing memoir about her unlikely desire to build, stock, and tend a small conservatory in her suburban Maryland home. Paradise Under Glass describes Kassinger's journey from brown thumb to green, as she studies myriad conservatories and plans her own. Cost: Free
Thursday, April 29, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Personal Coaching with Maria Klusewitz: Free Group Coaching Class
Maria Klasewitz
Join us for this free introductory class to step through the Pathways coaching process. We blend science with spiritual practices, using Enneagram personality-typing combined with goal-setting, meditation, journaling and more. We'll help you clarify where you are, what you want and how to get there.Life Coach Maria Klusewitz uses her 15+ years as an analytical chemist to demystify spiritual practices such as meditation, breath work, yoga, and mindfulness so you can understand and use these practices to peel away the layers that you currently use to define yourself - to find out who you truly are and map out a plan to get you where you want to be. Please visit us on the web at: pathwayspersonalcoaching.com and feel free to call with questions at 443-827-0273. We will hold group coaching sessions every other Wednesday from May 5th at 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., $50 per class. Cost: Free
 
Friday, April 30, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Nichiren Buddhist Discussion Group
Learn the basics of Nichiren Buddhism! See www.Sgi-Usa.org. More info call Kristin at 410-340-8431. Cost: Donation
For more on our events, visit our website!

Ongoing Classes, Readings, Healing,
and Meditation Groups:

Sundays, 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

Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays: Psychic Readings with Aurora
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. Cost: $55 for 1/2 hour; $95 1 hour.
Times: Sunday: 12 p.m. - 5p.m.; Monday & Wednesday: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
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, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. True Names Zen Buddhist Meditation
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. Cost: donation. All are welcome!
Last Two Tuesdays of the Month,  11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Energy Healing and Chakra Clearing with Stephanie Tarr
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. Must schedule in advance! Cost: $77 1 hour; $55 students
New Practitioner! Thursday, April 15, Angel Readings and Soul Coaching with Christine Schreibstein
Christine Schrebstein
Mixing soul coaching with assistance from the angels allows the truth of what you truly desire, and what is holding you back, to unfold. Angel readings are meant to be insightful, joyous and healing. The angelic realm works through the both of us to offer guidance as well as empowering exercises for you to take your power and sense of worthiness back that directly relates to the areas that you are inquiring about. A coaching session presents a variety of ways for you to embrace your loves, your life and lets doors that are already opened to become more visible. This allows you to walk through those doors with greater ease, grace and wisdom about yourself and the world around you. Most sessions result in a combination of soul coaching and angel reading. Christine is a certified Soul Coach, Archangel Therapist and Licensed Crystal Therapist. She has been trained in the healing modalities of Reiki, IET, Kwan Magnified Healing.Cost: 30 minutes, $50; 60 minutes, $90; 90 minutes, $140
Fridays, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Raphael Holistic Portal Individual Sessions with Tanja Anderson
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.  Services Include: Energy Healing, Reflexology, Holistic and Lifestyle Consultations; Cost: $80, 1 hour; $100, 1.5 hours; 30 min. follow-up, $45; $20/mini Reflexology session. Reiki Attunements by appointment only.

Please email oracle@breathebooks.com or call 410-235-7323 to make an appointment or to sign up for classes. If less then four people sign up, a class might be canceled. thank you!