Susan's Musings 

I love living with the four seasons, and the possibilities that transitions bring. With each new season we need to remember to be easy on ourselves. To eat "comfort" food -- food that literally comforts our bodies - warm, easy to digest and nutritious. That's what I'll be demonstrating at Ayurvedic Cooking class on Tuesday, October 25 at Roland Park Country School at 6 p.m. If you would like me to come to your house or office to teach Ayurvedic/Indian vegetarian cooking, give me a call or email! Have knives and spices and will travel!

Well, this Saturday, October 22, is our 7th birthday! I opened breathe books on that date in 2004 -- and although I really did imagine we would be a successful, thriving bookshop, I could have never predicted the amazing journey it's taken me on. This entrepreneur experience has been deeply satisfying and completely transformational. I'm just in awe of it all -- everyone I've met, the presenters and authors who have visited, and the magical people who walk through this door.

Many of you know I met my husband Larry here -- he walked in the door on December 6, 2009 (hang out here for a little while -- you never know what could happen!). I

Larry and Susan in a crop circle in England, 2010

have to say Larry is the ultimate gift that breathe books has brought me. How do I top that?!

Everyday here is an adventure and I have to remind myself on some of the slower days that you never, ever know what's going to come your way. Good things continue to arrive, like puppy Ella, in the arms of her foster mom Robyn Jacobs, on December 30, 2010. We took her home and never gave her back! (Thank you, Robyn, from us all!!)

So we will continue on, welcoming surprises as the surface, and always looking for new and innovative ways to be here for you, our customers. 2012 promises to be amazing in many ways!  

Stop by Saturday to meet Ella, have a piece of cake and a cup of tea and help us celebrate 7 years!  

 Ella Picture of the Week: 

Ella resting up for the big day on Saturday!

much love to all,

Susan 

p.s. November events are here too! 

Individual Ayurvedic Life Style Consultations

with Susan Weis-Bohlen

Ayurveda is the 5000-year-old Indian System of Health and Healing.

Learn how to heal yourself!

 

In these private consultations, we determine your dosha (mind/body constitution) and any imbalances you may have, and I help you create a plan to restore you to full harmony and balance. Learn how to come back to your natural way of being through food choices and nutrition, daily routine, behavior, exercise, career choices and more. I help you find your perfect health.

Cost: $150 for one 1.5 hour session, or three sessions for $300 (follow-up sessions are one hour each). Please call 410-235-7323, or email susan@breathebooks.com to schedule your appointment or to learn more!

We carry a wide range of Ayurvedic products including herbs, oils, body products, toothpaste, facial care, balms, churnas, spice tins, ghee, honey and teas, and, of course, lots of books!  

You can read about my personal Ayurvedic Journey  

here  

Mondays & Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Jael returns to breathe books with an expanded schedule of readings! We are so excited to have this talented reader back with us. Jael is gifted with deep insight and intuition along with the ability to clearly deliver messages from Spirit.

Thursdays, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Meditation with Susan Weis-Bohlen

Join us every Thursday for meditation, instruction, breath work, Dharma talks and question and answer with Susan. N

 Wednesday, October 19, Ravensong Drumming Circle with Erin Reeve

Feel the rhythm of life! Ravensong Drum Circle meets monthly and includes drumming, dance, and at least one shamanic journey.  Activities will be molded to fit personal or global need. Shamanic beginners are encouraged to join! Please bring a drum or rattle, an eyecover, and a blankets/pillow to be comfortable during the journey. No experience necessary! 

Dr. Erin Reeve has been trained in shamanic healing and is a Reiki master in the Usui tradition.  She is in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Internal Medicine Residency program with intentions to practice integrative medicine and palliative/hospice care. Cost: $5 suggester donation

Pema Chodron Study Group

Thursday, October 20, 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Ayureveda: What is it and what can it do for you? Intro talk with Susan Weis-Bohlen at the Cometa Wellness Center

Join Susan, a Chopra Center Certified teacher and Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant and cooking teacher, for this introductory talk about Ayurveda. This 5,000-year-old modality of life, health and nutrition is so fascinating and multi-faceted, that you are sure to resonate with its power of self-healing. Learn easy to use techniques to help you restore balance to your body, mind and spirit. The Cometa Wellness Center is located at Crestridge Corporate Park, 10151 York Road, Suite 118, Cockeysville, MD 21030. Call 410-666-0804 for details. Cost: $15

Friday, October 21, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Break Free and Relax with Sound Healing with Andrea Wenger 

Feeling stressed out? Worried? Anxious? Out of balance? Yearning to connect more deeply with yourself and the spiritual? Loving heartbeat drumming assists in releasing attachments, and crystal singing bowls and vocal toning bathe you in angelic vibrations of love and light. Andrea has been a Reiki Master for five years, completed two sound healing trainings, and holds a masters degree in Applied Healing Arts from Tai Sophia Institute. Cost: $15.  Bring anything that would assist you in being comfortable lying down: a yoga mat, blanket, pillows, etc.

Saturday, October 22, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. breathe books turns SEVEN Years Old!

October 22, 2004. That is the day that we first opened our doors for business! Get ready for a celebration. Cake, treats, wine and more. Oh - and a store-wide sale as well! We look forward to celebrating with you at our 7th birthday party. Thank you all SO much for supporting us!! Cost: Store wide sale and meet Ella! 

This workshop will focus specifically on how to use intra-personal communication(your everyday self-talk) to reprogram your physical body/mind's system code (quantum DNA field) to help keep your divine intuition channel clear and prevent further perceptual distortions. Clearing this channel  

Shifu Dr. Tim Thompson

and keeping it cleansed through proper practices will accelerate your spiritual awakening beyond your wildest dreams! Upon successfully completing this workshop, students will be equipped with a few practical tools for clearly identifying and expressing their core charactertraits. Students will also learn how to apply the fundamental principles of emotional relaxation and discipline to their daily lives, and will begin learning how to use these core psychologicalskills to consciously create life circumstances that they truly desire. Cost: $20 

Wednesday, October 26, 7 p.m - 9 p.m Channeling Mary Magdalena and the Women Healers with Aurora

Mary Magdalena and the Women Healers are a Loving Group of Beings who come to assist us. Each channeling with them is unique for the group gathered. Aurora channels "The Marys", meaning healers. There will be time during the session for questions. They represent Divine Feminine energies. All are welcome, men and women. Cost: $20

Friday, October 28, Profoundly Healing...Animal Reiki: Private Sessions for you and your Annimal Companion, with Kathleen Lester 

Reiki is a non-invasive, complementary and alternative healing practice, promoting overall health and well-being. It balances the energy patterns and strengthens the animal's natural healing systems. When the animal's healing systems are performing at optimum level, the body, mind and spirit can heal itself. Reiki is a wonderful healing therapy to aid in pain management (arthritis, cancer, etc.), promote relaxation and calm for stressed or anxious animals, increase the bond between human and animal, and ease the transition from life into death. Bring your animal companion in and see what wonders Reiki can do.  

Kathleen, founder and Executive Director of the Animal Reiki Alliance, is a Reiki practitioner & teacher and owner of Zubhaa, LLC. She is an accomplished equestrian, grew up on a farm with horses, dogs, cats and cows and has lived and worked with animals ever since. Kathleen is also a Certified Canine Massage Therapist offering sports massage therapy to small animals.Cost: $75 for a 50-minute session     

This workshop will discuss how humans can communicate with animals through the use of telepathy, crystals/pendulums and other techniques. Terri Diener, Animal Communicator, will walk us through some techniques you can use at home to communicate with your animal companions. Cost: $15

This workshop will discuss the use of herbs, flower essences and essential oils, all remedies made from plants and flowers that are used for prevention, health and well being and to treat specific ailments. Herbs have been used in food and medicine since the beginning of time and in fact our pharmaceutical drugs are often synthetic replacements for herbs. Flower essences are derived from flower petals and distilled through a special process. Essential oils are the aromatic extracts from flowers, stems, leaves, roots and seeds and are also distilled and have many healing properties. Step back in time with us to see how plants and flowers can keep our animals happy and healthy. Cost: $15

Sunday, October 30, 1 p.m.  - 3 p.m.  Dredging the Choptank: Meet the Author Kimberley Lynne   

In spring 2003, the Dorchester County Arts Center commissioned Kim to write a ghost walking tour for High Street in Cambridge, Maryland. In collecting local folklore, she kepty a diary that evolved into this supernatural thriller about a writer investigating ghost legend. The book is more than a supernatural thriller; it's a layman's guide to the spectral folklore of Dorchester County. Like a parable with a little bit of dangerous truth, except for the final chapter, the stories are true.

Dredging the Choptank does not presume to propose one metaphysical solution to the question of phantoms but instead promotes the consideration of many possibilities and acknowledges that America as a culture is on the brink of a new paradigm that necessitates a shift in belief systems. Perfect for Halloween! Come by to meet the author. See more here!  

Cost: free

WEEKLY CLASSES, READERS, MEETINGS and SESSIONS

AT A GLANCE

Sundays, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Lotus Heart Meditation Group

Cost: $5 donation. Meets in breathing space, the small house behind the store.

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

 Meets in second wind, down the porch from the main store entrance, first door on the left. Cost: donation

Sundays and Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Psychic Readings with Aurora  Aurora celebrates over six years offering readings at breathe books! Her connection to Spirit Guides and Universal energies and channeled messages means that she delivers the most relevant information to you.   Cost: $55 for 1/2 hour; $95 1 hour.

Sundays, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Recovery from Food Addiction group meeting. Meets in second wind, side door entrance from the porch.Cost: free/donation  

Mondays & Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Psychic Readings with Jael! 

Jael returns to breathe books with an expanded schedule of readings! We are so excited to have this talented reader back with us. Jael is gifted with deep insight and intuition along with the ability to clearly deliver messages from Spirit. Cost: $55 for 1/2 hour; $95 1 hour.

Mondays 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. True Names Zen Buddhist Meditation

Meets in breathing space, the small house behind the store. Cost: donation. All are welcome!

Thursdays, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Meditation with Susan Weis-Bohlen

Instruction, breath-work, sitting meditation. All levels of meditators are welcome!  Cost: $5 suggested donation 

Friday, September 23, October 14 & 28. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Animal Reiki Individual Sessions with Kathleen Lester, Cost: $75 for 50 minutes   

Fridays, October 21, November 4 & 18, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Psychic Readings with Allyson Walsh

One of the renowned Psychic Twins, Allyson's readings have been hailed by The Washington Post and other media outlets. See for yourself! Cost: $100 1/2 hr; $175 hour.  

Coming in November: Cece Anna Lee returns to read Tarot for you! Mondays, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. and some Saturdays. See November events online at www.breathebooks.com and in our next newsletter. Cost: $60 hour 

When we have a reading together, one of my goals is to get my ego out of the process so that you can open up to encountering confidence in your own vision and purpose, and a sense of rightness with how everything is linked in your life.  

Your own energy goes into the cards- you're the driver in the journey into a symbolic land.  The reading is a helicopter view of all the influences we'll see affecting your present situation.  I'm just the interpreter.  No reading is set in stone or inevitable-you are always the master of your destiny.  It's about realizing what options you have, rather than foretelling a fixed future.  A good reading should broaden our minds and help us get unstuck from situations that create suffering. Cost: $60, 1 hour

Mondays, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. True Names Meditation Group  

True Names follows the teachings of the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, a simple yet profound meditation practice. All are welcome!  

Thursdays, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Meditation Practice with Susan Weis-Bohlen    

Join us for meditation instruction, Dharma talks and question and answer with Susan. No experience necessary! Open to anyone who wants to come sit with us and learn more about the meditation process. Susan has been studying and practicing meditation for over 20 years. In our weekly sessions we talk about techniques and tools to help you make meditation a way of life. We also do breath work and use mantras as a meditation aid. Susan bases her classes on the teachings of Yogananda, Muktananda, Deepak Chopra (Primordial Sound Meditation) as well as Jewish and Vipassana practices. Cost: $5 suggested donation 

 Fridays, November 4 & 18, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Psychic Readings with Allyson Walsh

Meet Allyson Walsh, one of the Psy-dentical Twin Sisters whom The Washington Post reported the "best professional psychic mediums" of the Mid-Atlantic area. She has an uncanny ability to connect with her clients and offer messages that deeply resonate and can help you on your path. Cost: $100, 1/2hour; $175, 1 hour

 Friday, November 4, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Meet the Author: Surfing Aquarius: How to Ace the Wave of Change with Dan Furst

Dan Furst will be here to discuss his new book Surfing Aquarius: How to Ace the Wave of Change. He will be discussing how to live bravely and creatively in the intentional field of the new Aquarian Hive Mind as we approach 2012.

Surfing Aquarius is a practical guide for those who want to see which way the wave of change is breaking, so that we can get ourselves, our families and our communities safely ashore and co-create our new Aquarian Planet.

Dan Furst has been a professional astrologer for 34 years. He has written his popular Universal Festival Calendar since 1998 on his Hermes 3 website.  He is also the author of Dance of the Moon. He has worked as a writer, actor and ceremonial artist in New York. Hawaii, Japan, India and Egypt and now lives in Pisac in the Sacred Valley near Cusco, Peru. Cost: Free

Saturday, November 5 & Sunday, November 6, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Astrology, Astrocartology and Tarot Readings with Dan Furst

A basic astrology reading focuses mainly on timing. It covers your birth chart and planet transits from now to 2012. We concentrate on the topics and questions you want to cover. To do this reading you will need to know your basic birth information (date, time and place of birth).

Astrocartology looks at places as well as timing. It is today's most exciting new astrology resource because it draws your personal lines for job, money, marriage, love, family and health on beautiful, clear maps that show your best and hardest places for gaining your goals and places where you have important professional and personal connections. For this reading you will need to know your basic birth information (date, time and place of birth) plus locations you would like to explore and your goals.

A tarot reading will explore the intuitive dimension of your life with the aim of identifying your opportunities, handle challenges and manifest your intentions.

Dan has done thousands of astrology and tarot readings for people all over the world. He is widely respected as one of the world's leading experts on sacred time and the transition to 2012. Cost: $125 for Astrocartograpy, $100 for birth chart and transit readings (both 90 minutes); $40 for Tarot readings (30 minutes). Astrology readings include an mp3 recoding that can be played on any computer. Please bring a flash drive and you can take your chart, maps and recording with you at the conclusion of the reading. Please call to schedule an appointment!

Monday, November 7, 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Prosperity for a New Era (Including a $100 Give-Away!) with Lynn Woodland 

Lynn Woodland, author of Holding a Butterfly-An Experiment in Miracle-Making, has been teaching and living the spiritual laws of prosperity for decades. She has often given away as much as $1000 in her group events to demonstrate principles of limitlessness and someone in this workshop will go home $100 richer. This class is experiential, results-oriented, and fun. Lynn will speak to the lean times our world is experiencing and how to work with, rather than in spite of, this collective experience to create prosperity. If you're concerned about your own prosperity, or about the state of the world, be sure not to miss this timely event.

Lynn is an award-winning author, international New Thought teacher, and human potential expert. She has worked at the experimental edges of the Mind/Body/Spirit, Transpersonal Psychology, and New Thought movements since 1972 and her particular expertise is in what gives rise to miracles. Her classes, seminars and writing teach ordinary people to live extraordinary lives so that miracles become, not just possible, but natural. Cost: $35

Fridays, November 11 & 25, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Animal Reiki Sessions with Kathleen Lester

Reiki is a non-invasive, complementary and alternative healing practice, promoting overall health and well-being. It balances the energy patterns and strengthens the animal's natural healing systems. When the animal's healing systems are performing at optimum level, the body, mind and spirit can heal itself. Reiki is a wonderful healing therapy to aid in pain management (arthritis, cancer, etc.), promote relaxation and calm for stressed or anxious animals, increase the bond between human and animal, and ease the transition from life into death. Bring your animal companion in and see what wonders Reiki can do.

Kathleen, founder and Executive Director of the Animal Reiki Alliance,

is a Reiki practitioner & teacher and owner of Zubhaa, LLC. She is an accomplished equestrian, grew up on a farm with horses, dogs, cats and cows and has lived and worked with animals ever since. Kathleen is also a Certified Canine Massage Therapist offering sports massage therapy to small animals. Cost: $75 for a 50-minute session

Saturday, November 12, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. & Sunday, November 13, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Reiki Level 1 with Danielle Stimpson

Are you looking for a gentle, supportive way to improve your health and well-being? Learn the Japanese art of Reiki - a simple yet profound practice of energy healing that uses light touch.  Reiki is safe and so simple to learn that you can begin treating yourself in just a weekend.   

Join us for this training and enjoy new levels of personal health, comfort and spiritual connection in just two days! For more information about Danielle, visit her blog. Cost: $175 for both classes

Monday, November 14, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Baltimore IONS Discussion Group

Baltimore IONS explores the mysteries and potential of human consciousness. Everyone is welcome! Find us on Facebook at: http://tinyurl.com/BaltoIons-com. Baltimore IONS is a local group affiliated with the Institute of Noetic Science. We'll watch and discuss a documentary on Damanhur, an intentional community of 1,000 people in Italy that is putting ideas into action. They refer to themselves as "A Laboratory for the Future of Humanity." See details here. Cost: $5 suggested donation   

Tuesday, November 15, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Ravensong Shamanic Drumming Circle with Erin Reeve, MD 

Feel the rhythm of life! Ravensong drum circle will meet monthly and will include drumming, dance, and at least one shamanic journey.  Activities will be molded to fit personal or global need. Shamanic beginners are encouraged to

join! Please bring a drum or rattle, an eye cover, and a blankets/pillow to be comfortable during the journey. No experience necessary! 

Dr. Erin Reeve has been trained in shamanic healing and is a Reiki master in the Usui tradition.  She is in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Internal Medicine Residency program with intentions to practice integrative medicine and palliative/hospice care. Cost: Suggested donation $5

Friday, November 18, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Break Free and Relax with Sound Healing with Andrea Wenger 

Feeling stressed out? Worried? Anxious? Out of balance? Or simply yearning to connect more deeply with yourself and the spiritual? This hour is intended to support you in relaxing deeply in order to break free from the tension and all that is not serving your deepest healing and highest good. Loving heartbeat drumming assists in releasing attachment and crystal singing bowls and vocal toning bathe you in angelic vibrations of love and light.

Andrea Wenger, MAHA, facilitates healing experiences for upside-down living with groups and individuals-to break free from should and live life according to your own rules. Cost: $15 - Bring anything that would assist you in being comfortable lying down: a yoga mat, blanket, pillows, etc

Sunday, November 20, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Author David Erickson Presents "The Flower at the End of the World"

Join Canadian poet David Erickson as he journeys through mind and soul in search of answers to fundamental questions of existence, discovering along the way ancient goddesses and new Prophets, to the sublime reality of a God-suffused universe.

He will discuss the spiritual foundations of his poetry and will read from and sign copies of his new book, "The Flower at the End of the World," a collection of poetry, drama and short fiction.

David has been writing poetry for more than forty years. He first encountered the Bahá'í Faith, which informs all his writing, in 1966. He has worked as a journalist and in public relations. Now retired, he lives with his wife Belinda in Gatineau, Quebec, their home of 37 years, where they are active in their local Bahá'í community. His interests include cultivating tropical plants, particularly orchids. Cost: Free

 Thursday, November 24, Closed for Thanksgiving. Enjoy your day!