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Baltimore, Maryland, 21211
410-235-7323
hours: Monday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
www.breathebooks.com
Susan L. Weis, proprietress
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Here you will find all of September's events, plus our breathe deep series, special events and our on-going classes, workshops and a list of our practitioners.
You can use the links on the right, under Events Calendar, to navigate to a particular week or section.
Our weekly emails will continue to highlight upcoming events, and will link here to show you all that the month has to offer.
For more information please call or email us: oracle@breathebooks.com or 410-235-7323.
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SEPTEMBER 1 - 7
Wednesday, September 1, 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
Thursdays, September 2 & 16, 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Yoga Nidra with Dr. Gina Sager
 Yoga nidra (yogic sleep) is a state of heightened
wakefulness and greater consciousness. The deep physical relaxation allows the
release of energy blocks, muscle tension and subtle emotional blocks, which are
a result of unprocessed, suppressed or unwelcome emotions and experience. Yoga
nidra offers deep physical, emotional, mental, physiologic and metabolic rest
-- the perfect antidote for the way we live today! Cost: $20
Saturdays, September 4 &
25, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Psychic Readings with Jael
Jael Freedman
 | Jael was gifted with her psychic sense at a young age and learned to listen to
the "higher-ups" who flowed information through her. She uses her intuition and
instinct along with her gifts of clairvoyance to convey messages to help guide
you on your path and answer questions and concerns. Cost: $45, 30 min; $85,
hour
Sundays, September 5 & 19, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. A Course
in Miracles Discussion & Study Group w/ Pamela Silberman
Pam Silberman
 | A Course in Miracles is a complete self-study spiritual thought system. ACIM
teaches that the way to universal love and peace is by practicing forgiveness,
focusing on the healing of relationships and translating our interactions from
hurt to healing.
Pamela Silberman is the author of the book Simply Being: One
Year with Spirit and has been studying ACIM for over 15 years. Her websites
www.simplybeing.net and www.bethelove.us offer practical application of basic
Course principles. Cost: donation
Tuesdays, September 7 - 28, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. & Thursdays, September 9 - 30, 2 p.m. -
6 p.m. Tarot Readings with Cece Lee
Cece Lee
 | Cece uses tarot as a vehicle to assist people in uncovering
the wisdom of their own unconscious. As everything is energy, in the query
process your own energy goes into the cards too-you're the driver in the
journey to a land of symbols. The reading is a helicopter-like view of all the
influences you will see affecting your present situation. Her heart's desire is
that each reading will help assist, clarify, and affirm your inner wisdom to
bring you greater happiness and peace.
Cece has studied and practiced Western forms of
divination like tarot and astrology for over 17 years, and is also a Buddhist
in the Tibetan tradition. Cost: introductory rate, $45/hour |
SEPTEMBER 8 - 14
Sunday, September 12, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Chakra Balancing
and Lucid Dreaming with Ty Ford
Ty Ford
 | Join Ty for a guided meditation using his Chakra Soundscapes
CD. These Soundscapes have been created as the result of new information
concerning which sound frequencies specifically affect each of the seven
chakras. Ty will also guide you through some basic lucid dreaming exercises so
you can begin to learn to steer your own dreams. Wear comfortable clothing, and
be prepared to sit on cushions or lie down. Cost: $15
Monday, September 13, 7p.m - 8:30 p.m. Baltimore IONS
Explorers
 Join our monthly general discussion about topics of
interest to Noetic Science. Baltimore IONS explores the mysteries and potential
of human consciousness! Meetings are on the 2nd Monday of the month, and the
IONS book club meets on the 3rd Monday of alternating months. Everyone is
welcome! Facilitated by Larry Bohlen and Susan Weis. Cost: $5 suggested
donation |
SEPTEMBER 15 - 21
Wednesday, September 15, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Who Am I and Why
Am I Here? with Sharon Kay and Robin Mandley
Sharon Kay & Robin Mandley
 | Are you curious about who you really are and why you are
here on Earth at this auspicious time?
Join Sharon and Robin as they lead an interactive discussion group
surrounding these questions, the Shift of the Ages that is now taking place on
the planet and more. They will share information from one of the foremost
teachers of our time, Patricia Diane Cota-Robles and the Beings of Light in the
Realms of Illumined Truth, providing you with wonderful tools that you can use
on your own for your personal and spiritual growth. The evening will end with a
group meditation. Cost: $10
Thursday, September 16, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Angel Readings and Soul Coaching
with Christine Schreibstein
Christine Schreibstein
 | Angel readings are 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. A coaching session
presents a variety of ways for you to lets doors that are already opened to
become more visible. 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
Friday, September 17, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Nichiren Buddhism
Discussion: Make the Ordinary GREAT!
 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: free
Sunday, September 19, 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Crystal
Workshop with Penny Kline
This course teaches a complete understanding of stones and
minerals and how to apply them on the body and around your home to promote
healing. Learn about the Mineral Kingdom-spiritual aspect of stones and
minerals, configurations, energy grids, crystal placement and planting, 38
hands on healing techniques, and more!Penny Kline |
Penelope Kline is a Reiki Master, Healer, Teacher and a
Practitioner of light. She has been studying metaphysics since 1995, and is
certified through the Washington Institute of Natural Medicine as a Reiki
Master and Teacher. She is also certified in other healing modalities such
as Crystal Therapy, acupressure, reflexology, raindrop, feng shui, and Angel
Card Readings. Penelope has been practicing and teaching for eleven years. She
is blessed with the gifts of astral projection, channeling, clairvoyance and
prophecy through dreams. Cost: $150
Monday, September 20, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Baltimore IONS
Bookclub:
Power Vs. Force by David Hawkins
 David Hawkins details how anyone may resolve the most crucial of all human
dilemmas: how to instantly determine the truth or falsehood of any statement or
supposed fact. Dr. Hawkins, who worked as a "healing psychiatrist"
during his long and distinguished career, uses theoretical concepts from
particle physics, nonlinear dynamics, and chaos theory to support his study of
human behavior. This is a fascinating work that will intrigue readers from all
walks of life. Cost: $5 donation
Tuesday, September 21, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. breathe
Women's Group
We meet to share experiences and offer support
to women in transitional times, whether it's leaving a relationship or a
career, finding a new path in life, or searching for your tribe. Bring a small
dish/dessert/beverage to share! Cost: donations appreciated. |
SEPTEMBER 22 - 28
Wednesday, September 22, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Deep Journaling
with Christine Stewart
Christine Stewart  | In a quiet space, participants will respond to questions,
prompts, images, objects, or music through writing. The goal is to pause to
appreciate all that we've accomplished and consciously choose to deepen the
experience of the weekend ahead. We write in silence, in the same way a group
gathers to sit in meditation together. In this way, everyone will leave more
centered and ready to enjoy the coming weekend. We will always end with a
gratitude list.
Christine Stewart is program director for arts in education,
literary arts, and children's events with the Maryland State Arts Council, and
director of Maryland's Poetry Out Loud program. A former artist-in-residence
with Creative Alliance in Baltimore, Ms. Stewart is the founding director of
the successful Write Here, Write Now workshops and has taught at Carver Center
for Arts & Technology, the Odyssey Program at Johns Hopkins, and the
Baltimore Museum of Art. Some of her publications include Poetry, Ploughshares,
Blackbird, and The Cortland Review. Cost: $20
Thursday, September 23 & Saturday, September 25, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Empathic Angel Readings and
Karmic Astrology with Julie Madill: Individual Sessions
Julie Madill
 | Angel readings help connect us to our higher selves and the
energies around us. They awaken our intuition so we can identify and interpret
signs and symbols. Astrology gives us the tools to identify prior life gifts
and talents, as well as make conscious blocks and karmic patterns. Dreams are
messages from the unconscious that help identify our fears and desires, and can
even be prophetic. Learning to listen to our more subtle selves allows us to
find peace and happiness in any circumstance.
Julie is a highly empathic and intuitive person who is very
in tune with the body. She has decades of experience as a yoga teacher/student
and is a certified karmic astrologer and angel healing practitioner. Cost:
Angel readings: $50/ half-hour, $80/ hour; Astrology or combo: $100/hour, $125/
hour and a half
Thursday, September 23, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Breathwork
Talk with David Allen
David Allen  | Breathwork can be a very
powerful tool for personal growth and understanding when used for more than
"surviving." David will share a basic overview of his classes. You
will also get to experience short seated breath exercises and hear about ways
to use breath in everyday situations. David brings 25 years of facilitating
work groups in the business world and has taught a wide variety of topics to
people in the business world and community at large. Visit his website for more
information - www.breathworkworks.com. You don't need to have any
"formal" breathwork experience to attend and everyone is welcome to
be part of this free, fun and interactive event. Cost: free
Thursday, September 23, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Spin the Wheels
- Rhythmic Chakra Cleansing Meditation with Tanja Anderson, Reiki Master
Tanja Anderson  | Grounding firmly, invigorate and attune your energies. Using
a variety of techniques, such as channeled meditations, visualizations and
movement, anchor your body and clear your core. Invigorate your sexual powers;
strengthen your adrenal glands, release harmful energies and feel potently present
in your own body. Open your heart, free your throat center, clear your inner
vision and attune to higher guidance. Experience profound healing, rejuvenate your essence and align your
energies with your path. Create a powerful core that will serve as a pillar to
your higher energy centers during the awakening process. Shake off the old
patterns, believes and paradigms. Release negativity, dance for your own power
and freedom, integrate the energies and experience a profound healing. Cost:
$15
Saturday, September 25, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Introduction to
Angels & Astrology with Julie Madill
 Astrology gives us clear symbols and energies to help us
understand who we are. The birth chart
is a glimpse into our souls, minds, emotions and the way we interact with the
world. Julie will help to de-mystify
some of these energies for you. Additionally, she will present a primer on angels and their jobs, and
what they can do for you in every day life. You will get a handout and some visuals to help you learn. Please join us. Cost: free |
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Individual Ayurvedic Life Style Consultations
Susan Weis
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these private consultations, we determine your dosha and any imbalances
you may have in order to 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 410-235-7323 to schedule your appointment.
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breathe deep residential retreat
with Susan Weis
Silent Meditation Retreat
Join us on Saturday, November 6 - Sunday, November 7, 2010 in Frederick, Maryland for this weekend silent meditation retreat with breathe books owner Susan Weis.
Come into nature and begin to find your true nature through silence,
stillness and introspection. This retreat will take place in a beautiful
150-year-old renovated farm house in Frederick, Maryland. Escape from the
distractions of the city. Enjoy access to fields and forest, walk along the stream and country roads, and feel supported in
silence and meditation.
I will be leading the weekend, which will include light vegetarian/Ayurvedic
meals, meditation instruction, seated and walking meditation, guided
meditation, and special instruction on mantras and pranayama (breath work). 
Since
1996 I have attended over a dozen week-long silent retreats in the U.S. and Europe,
and have taught monthly meditation classes at breathe books. I'm so excited to
have the opportunity to facilitate this retreat in such a gorgeous,
contemplative setting, as part of our expanding ventures in our breathe deep
series.
This
retreat is ideal for people with some meditation experience, as well as those
who interested in deepening their more extensive practice. While I will present
some meditation instruction and Dharma talks, there are several segments of the
retreat which will be self-directed. Beginners are welcome!
Cost:
$245,
which includes room and board (shared rooms and delicious Ayurvedic meals) and
instruction. Space is limited so please contact us soon to sign up. Retreat begins at 12 noon on Saturday and ends
at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Please call 410-235-7323 or
email Susan@breathebooks.com to register.
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Travel with us to Journey into Healing. Immerse yourself in Ayurveda with Deepak Chopra and Wayne
Dyer in San Diego!
September 10 - 16, 2010
Taking Sign Ups Now!!
Dr. Wayne Dyer
 | Journey Into Healing is a rare opportunity to expand your
understanding of the field of integrative medicine and Ayurveda with some of the
world's most renowned experts, including Drs. Deepak Chopra and David
Simon, and a team of guest experts. They will guide you on a powerful
journey into healing that fuses the ancient wisdom of the East with the
discoveries of modern Western medicine. Learn practical tools for
letting go of stress, healing emotional and physical illness, and
restoring balance .
Explore Mind-body Healing in Southern
California
The Journey into Healing workshop, will take place in the
luxurious accommodations of the Sheraton Dr. Deepak Chopra
 | Carlsbad Resort & Spa.
Overlooking the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Sheraton is a
newly built resort with light-filled Mediterranean architecture,
gorgeous guest rooms, and a tranquil seaside atmosphere.
September is
one of San Diego's most beautiful months, with the ocean waters and air
still warm with the summer's sunshine. Each day you will enjoy sunrise
and sunset meditations surrounded by tropical flowers, natural beauty,
and the sound of ocean waves that have crashed upon the shores for
thousands of years.
Conveniently located just 30 minutes from the
San Diego Airport, the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa is also only
minutes away from the area's renowned boutiques, golf courses, pristine
beaches, and fine restaurants.
You can learn more about this wonderful event here.
Because I am a Chopra Center teacher, if you register through me you will receive a significant discount.
Cost for this event (not including air fare or hotel) is: $1,375 (August 31 deadline). You will save $500 - $1,000 off the enrollment price!
Call or email me: 410-235-7323; susan@breathebooks.com,
for information or to sign up! We will all fly together to San Diego
and stay at the Sheraton. Room rates are $169 -- and you can share a
room to save on costs!
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breathe deep residential retreat
with Amadea Morningstar
Ayurvedic Cooking and Lifestyle Weekend
Join us on Friday - Sunday,
October 8 - 10 in Frederick, Maryland for this weekend Ayurvedic workshop with the leading Ayurvedic Cookbook author Amadea Morningstar.
Enjoy
a relaxing weekend of HEALING WITH AYURVEDA with Amadea Morningstar, author of The Ayurvedic Cookbook and other books. Learn how
to cook  directly from Amadea using Ayurveda to balance your life and
health. Understand more about your constitution and how to work with it
skillfully, in a beautiful retreat environment. The weekend will include:
Ayurvedic Polarity Yoga; Ayurvedic self care methods; meditation, yoga
nidra; chanting and spending time in the organic garden; as well as some
free time to rest, relax and explore. Private consultations with Amadea
are also being offered throughout the retreat. Some sessions will be co-taught by Susan Weis.
** Cost: After August 1, $465. Cost includes six
meals and light snacks; double room in our 150-year-old farmhouse or
near-by sister house; access to organic garden and surrounding land,
stream and spring house. Retreat begins Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. and
concludes Sunday at 3 p.m.
** Non-resident (commuters) Cost: $380
We require a $200 non-refundable (as of August 1) down payment to secure
your place. Please indicate if you want to attend as a
resident or if you will be commuting. The balance must be paid off by September 1.
Please call 410-235-7323 or
email Susan@breathebooks.com to register.
Amadea Morningstar,
MA, RPP, has been working with food, energy and healing for 30 years,
and with Ayurveda for over two decades. She is an internationally
recognized author, teacher, and registered polarity educator (RPE) and
registered polarity practitioner (RPP). Her books on Ayurvedic healing
have been published in a variety of languages. She holds a BS in
nutrition and an MA in counseling. Her most recent book is The Ayurvedic
Guide to Polarity Therapy. Amadea has a private practice in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, offering Ayurvedic Polarity Therapy and nutrition education.
Susan
Weis, owner of breathe books, is a Chopra Center Certified Instructor
of Ayurveda and has taken two Ayurvedic Cooking intensives with Amadea,
at Kripalu and in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Susan offers cooking classes,
Ayurvedic Perfect Health classes and well as private consultations.
Susan is currently in training with The Chopra Center to perform
Ayurvedic diagnosis in addition to Life Style consultations.
The resident retreat is full, but are now taking names for resident wait list. We still have room for commuters (ask us for a list of local hotels).
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WEEKLY CLASSES, MEETINGS and SESSIONS
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 Gabriel
 | 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: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Wednesday: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. |
Sundays, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Gay Women's
Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting. (Meets in breathing space, carriage house
behind the bookstore)
 This is
an open discussion
group that is a safe space for all women. The meeting follows a
traditional AA format including reading from literature, no cross
talk
and self supporting through our own contributions. Come celebrate
sobriety and spirituality in the cute little house behind breathe books!
On-going meeting.
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Sundays, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Recovery from Food Addiction
 Recovery from Food
Addiction (RFA) is a fellowship of food addicts dedicated to physical,
spiritual and emotional recovery achieved by abstaining from addictive
eating and by living the twelve steps of recovery
to the best of our ability. We follow a food plan that eliminates
the addictive substances, volume eating, and stops the craving. Freedom from the overwhelming sense of failure, from shame, from guilt,
and from excess weight can now be ours. We now have hope. We can live in recovery: physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Approved literature for this program is Food Addiction: The
Body Knows, by Kay Sheppard, From the First Bite, by Kay
Sheppard, Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve Steps and Twelve
Traditions. For more information, call Sheri at
443-745-6970 or
Karen at 443-851-1326. Meets in second wind, side door entrance from the porch.
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Sundays, September 5 & 19, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. A Course in Miracles Discussion & Study Group with Pamela Silberman (see our website for dates, www.breathebooks.com)
 A Course in Miracles is a complete self-study spiritual
thought system. As one of the premier influences within the self-help
movement, its three-volume curriculum consists of a Text, Workbook for
Students, and Manual for Teachers. Overall, ACIM teaches that the way
to universal love and peace is by practicing forgiveness. The Course
focuses on the healing of relationships and translating our interactions
from hurt to healing.
Pamela Silberman is the
author of the book Simply Being: One Year with Spirit and has
been studying A Course in Miracles for over 15 years. Her websites www.simplybeing.net and www.bethelove.us offer practical
application of basic Course principles. Cost: donation
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Mondays, August 2 - 30, 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!
Third Friday, August 20, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Learn the Basics of
Nichiren Buddhism
 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: free
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