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Saturdays 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Psychic Readings with Jael
Jael was

Jael Freedman

gifted with her psychic senses 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.

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 suggested donation

Sundays, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. A Course in Miracles Discussion & Study Group w/ Pamela Silberman

Pamela Silberman

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. Cost: suggested donation $5

Sundays and Wednesdays, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Psychic Readings with Aurora

Au Aurora Gabriel rora 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 does phone sessions, as well as animal readings, too. Come prepared with questions or ideas about what you would like to explore.Cost: $55 for 1/2 hour; $95 for an hour

Sundays, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Recovery from Food Addiction Group
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edicated to physical, spiritual and emotional recovery achieved by abstainin g fr om addictive eating and living the twelve steps of recovery to the best of our ability. The group meets in second wind, down the porch, first door on the left, up one flight. Cost: donation

Mondays, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
NEW! Quiet Winds Method: Private Sessions with Brianna Bedigian

Brianna Bedigian

Brianna crafts private session to meet your individual needs based on her unique understanding of the following practices: Reiki, Hypnosis, Yoga, Pran ayama (conscious breathing) and Meditation. Each of these methods offers an opportunity for personal transformation and she invites you to explore their healing power. Brianna Bedigian is a certified hypnotist, a 500-hour certified Yoga instructor and a Reiki Master in both the Usui and Karuna traditions. Cost: $95 per hour

Mondays, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. and NOW meeting on FRIDAYS, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. True Names Meditation Group

Sitting and walking meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. All levels of meditators are welcome! New class added now on Fridays. Please feel free to come to either Monday, Friday or both. Cost: Dana/donation

Tuesdays 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. & Thursdays, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Intuitive Tarot Readings with Cece Anna Lee

Cece Anna Lee

Cece Anna Lee 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: $75 one hour

Wednesday, January 12, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Mix and Mingle Two

book and wine We had such a good time last month that we decided to make this a regular event. Singles of all ages -- join us as we talk about ways to enhance romance and attract the relationship that you want into your life. And women, bring a single male friend!! Let them know that AWESOME women will be here! Cost: Donation

Thursday, January 13, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Angel Readings and Karmic Astrology with Julie Madill: Individual Sessions

Julie Madill Astrology gives us the tools to identify prior life gifts and talents, as well as make conscious blocks and karmic patterns. It also aids us in understanding the way we communicate, express emotions, and interact with the world. Learning to listen to our more subtle selves helps us to find peace and happiness. 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 angels, astrology or both: $50/ half-hour, $85/ hour.

Thursday, January 13 & 27, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Yoga Nidra with Dr. Gina Sager

Experience deep relaxation and rejuvenation through this amazing process known as Sleep of the Yogi. Let Gina gently guide you through your mind and body, and deep into your soul, releasing tension and stress and anything that yoga nidra doesn't serve you. Into this space will enter peace and calm and a deep sense of well-being. Wear comfortable clothes and bring your yoga mat and a blanket if possible. Cost: $20

Saturdays, January 15 & 22, 12 - 5 p.m. 10-Hour Ayurvedic Intensive with Susan Weis-Bohlen

Susan Weis-Bohlen

We'll deeply explore all things Ayurveda -- the 5,000 year-old Indian science of health and healing. Learn to reduce stress, sleep better, eat better and even look better! Ayurveda gently brings you back into balance, the way that nature intended FOR YOU! Over 200 people have taken this course with me over the past two years and have seen truly astonishing results - both subtle and profoundly life-changing. Class size is limited to ensure maximum interaction. This is one of the best gifts you can give to yourself to begin the New Year. Class is taught by Susan Weis-Bohlen, Chopra Center Certified Teacher of Ayurveda. You can read about my Ayurvedic Journey, weight loss, and more here.

Cost: $395 includes materials and food. (price is reduced $100 to allow more people to take the class). Students also receive 10% off all Ayurvedic books and products purchased during the class.

Sunday, January 16, 1 - 3:30 p.m. Ayurvedic Cooking for the Season with Susan In Ayurvedic Cooking class you'll experience what it's like to cook (and Ayurvedic spices eat!) foods that are specific to your personal mind/body constitution as well as the season . Whether you know what your dosha is or not, no matter! You will enjoy learning more about Indian cooking and how to create vegetarian meals that are not only nutritious, but that are also so deeply satisfying, you'll feel it down to the soul level. Hmmm, maybe we should call this Indian Soul Food!

Want me to come to your house to cook? Gather up at least 10 friends and I'll come to you to teach you Ayurvedic cooking. Have spices and knives, will travel!

Class includes a lecture on the basic principles of Ayurveda. Cost: $50 PLEASE NOTE that this class is fully booked, but we are taking names for a wait list.

Monday, January 17, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. IONS bookclub facilitated by Susan Weis-Bohlen

This month we''ll discuss: A Story Waiting to Pierce You: Mongolia, Tibet and the Destiny of the Western World, by Peter Kingsley. Coleman Barks, translator of Rumi, says about the book: "Let this book wake you up into new sunlight. It is not just a book, and so to be read with the mind. Peter's voice is a friend, and also a way of seeing, of remembering essence, of walking in a great circle around an island you have always loved, but only rarely visited." See more about the book here.

The book is 20% off at breathe books. IONS book club is an open forum even for those who haven't read the book. Please join us! Cost: $5 suggested donation

Wednesday, January 19, 7 - 9 p.m. Channeling the Great Mothers with Aurora

Gaia Through information channeled to her, 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. Aurora also has private sessions on Sundays and Wednesdays and offers phone sessions as well. Cost: $20

Friday, January 21, 6 - 7 p.m. Deep Relaxation Hour with Sound Healing

This gentle session is an opportunity to relax profoundly and enter a

Andrea Wenger

healing state where significant shifts occur spontaneously, restoring balance and harmony on physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual levels. Bring a yoga mat, blanket and/or pillow to make yourself comfortable lying down. Andrea Wenger, MAHA, creates a safe and warm space to let go of stress and struggle, and build a conscious and compassionate connection with your most authentic self. Cost: $10

Thursday, January 20, 11 - 6 p.m. Psychic Angel Readings with Christine Schreibstein

Psychic Readings with Christine tend to be a joyous event. Her intuitive skills will gent

ly lead you to self-realization and self-discovery about your life and how to step more confidently as you embrace a life that is filled with joy, abundance, and much love. Christine is a certified Soul Coach as well as anArchangel Enlightenment Therapist. The combination of these modalities will leave you with tangible tools to propel you along the way, long after the chatting is done! Cost: $50, 1/2 hour; $90, 1 hour; $140, 1 1/2 hours

Sunday, January 23, 1 p.m. Meet the Author Amanda Owen: The Power of Receiving: A Revolutionary Approach to Giving Yourself the Life You Want and Deserve

From an early age, we're taught about the importance of giving; we learn that a 'good person' is someone who gives to others and places the needs of others

Amanda Owen

before one's own. What we're not taught, however, is how important it is to learn to receive. Too often, we are reluctant to embrace philosophies and behaviors that put our needs above, or even equal to, those of others for fear of being viewed as selfish.

Amanda Owen, popular Astrology.com columnist and founder of the transformative Receive and Manifest seminars, has set out to fix this imbalance. In THE POWER OF RECEIVING: A Revolutionary Approach to Giving Yourself the Life You Want and Deserve, she presents a new paradigm for the 21st century, drawing from such wide-ranging inspirations as Eastern and Buddhist philosophies, quantum theory, and plain, old-fashioned common sense, THE POWER OF RECEIVING utilizes a simple formula: Believe + Receive = Achieve, to teach us how to open ourselves to life's gifts, big and small. Cost: Free

Tuesday, January 25, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Anjali Sunita: Om Shanti CD Release Party
Baltimore Yoga Village owner Anjali Sunita has recorded her yoga practice for you to enjoy anywhere, anytime! The 2 CD set leads you through several asana routines. Join Anjalai for a CD signing party for the release of the CD! Cost: Free

Saturday, January 29, 1 p.m. Meet the Author: Matteo Pistono In the Shadow of the Buddha: Sacred Journeys, Sacred Histories and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet

Matteo Pistono is a writer, practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, and author of In the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet. Pistono's images and writings about Tibetan and Himalayan cultural, political, and spiritual landscapes have appeared in BBC's In-Pictures, Men's Journal, Kyoto Journal, and HIMAL South Asia. After working with the Smithsonian on Tibetan cultural programs, Pistono lived and traveled throughout the Himalayas for a decade, bringing to the West graphic accounts and photos of China's human rights abuses in Tibet. He is the founder of Nekorpa, a foundation working to protect sacred pilgrimage sites around the world, and he sits on the Executive Council of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists, Rigpa Fellowship, and the Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture. Cost: Free

Sunday, January 30, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Reiki Attunement Level One with Brianna

Reiki is a spiritually rooted healing practice that is best understood through experience. It is a natural, safe and complimentary method of energy work that promotes feelings of deep-relaxation, peace and calm. While profound in its transformative power it is amazingly simple to learn and incorporate into your daily life. Reiki I will offer you the ability to connect with and utilize the Reiki energy for self-healing. Cost: $195