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Monday May 14, 2012

Hello All!
Just a quick notice that my next 5-week Perfect Health Through Ayurveda class will be held this summer on Tuesdays, July 17, 24, Wednesday, August 1, and the final class will be on Tuesday, August 14, from 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. We will also have one optional grocery shopping day on Saturday, July 28, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. 

So what is Perfect Health?? Perfect Health is my signature Ayurvedic course, which delves deeply into the 5000-year-old Indian science of health and healing.  
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Susan Weis-Bohlen

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AyuconsultIndividual 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 through food, daily routine, pranayama,  

meditation and yoga.  

 
May appointments now available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays! You can also make an appointment to meet with Susan at Susquehanna Yoga on May 25 from noon - 6 pm.

   

See information below on upcoming Ayurvedic Cooking Classes

 

 
During a private consultation, we determine your dosha (mind/body constitution) and take a deep look at any imbalances you may have, when they began, how your lifestyle works for or against you, and what you can do about it! I create a plan for you to restore yourself to full harmony and balance. You'll learn how to come back to your natural way of being through food choices and nutrition, daily routine, behavior, exercise, meditation, breath work, career choices and more.

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 [email protected] 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 to support your Ayurvedic lifestyle.

  

You can read about my personal Ayurvedic Journey here.

 

 

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Please see our regular classes, psychic sessions, tarot readings and more below or click here

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

Join us for a short Dharma talk, meditation instruction, breath-work, and sitting meditation. Learn to meditate with ease and to create a daily practice. Meditation techniques are based on Vipassana/Mindfulness meditation: Primordial Sound; and the teachings of many teachers including Muktananda, Yogananda and Deepak Chopra.  - All levels of meditators are welcome! Cost: $5 suggested donation  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, May 25, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Animal Reiki Sessions with Kathleen Lester

Reiki is a non-invasive, complementary and alternative healing practice,Kathleen Lester promoting overall health and well-being, balancing energy patterns and strengthening the body's natural healing systems, allowing the body, mind and spirit can heal itself. It is a wonderful healing therapy for animals as well as people! Kathleen is a Reiki practitioner & teacher working with humans and animals, and is also founder and executive director of the Animal Reiki Alliance, promoting complementary healing for all beings. Kathleen is also a Certified Canine Massage Therapist, offering sports massage therapy to small animals. Cost: $75 for a 50-minute session (in person); $35 for a 20-minute distance session

 

 

HIGHLIGHT and NEW DATE ADDED! Tuesday, May 15!: Spirit Essence Portraits by Melissa Harris

Have you ever wondered what aspects of your being would reveal themselves to a psychic or "intuitive" and what these qualities would look like in a painting?Melissa Harris

 

Melissa Harris, world-renowned artist and psychic, offers "spirit essence" portraits. She will tune into you and in a 90-minute session do a watercolor painting of your unique essence as it appears to her in a semi-trance state. As a clairvoyant she combines the elements of what she finds into your painting in a way that will be helpful for you in your path of development. Receive the double benefit of learning what Melissa "sees" as well as owing a Melissa Harris original painting.

 

Melissa is a Fulbright Scholar who studied in Paris. She received her BFA in painting from Syracuse University in NY and her MFA painting from Queens College in Flushing, NY. 

Cost: $225. Please call us at 410-235-7323 to sign up for a private session with Melissa. All sessions must be paid for at time of registration and please note there can be no cancellations or refunds once registered. 


HIGHLIGHT! Tuesday, May 15, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Meet the Author Theodore Richards: 
Baltimore IONS Discussion Group with Special Guest Speaker Theodore Richards: The Crucifixion, a Contemporary Myth

The discussion will focus on the importance of the fundamental role of theTheodore Richards human: the mythmaker. This work is particularly crucial at this moment in human history, which Richards describes as "apocalyptic". The discussion will be in three primary contexts: education, cosmology and spirituality. 

 

Baltimore IONS is affiliated with the Institute of Noetic Science, which was founded by Edgar Mitchell in the 1970's to explore the mysteries of science of consciousness. IONS group for anyone who is interested in a spirited discussion embracing all areas of psychic phenomenon from a scientific point of view, open to all the mysteries of the Universe and beyond. Cost: $5 donation

 

archangelWednesday, May 16, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Channeling the Arch Angels with Aurora

Join psychic and channeler Aurora Gabriel for messages from the Arch Angels. Come hear what they have to share. Cost: $20

 

 

 

 

Friday, May 18, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Psychic Readings with Allyson Walsh

Allyson Walsh has an uncanny ability to connect with her clients and offer messages that deeply resonate and can help you on your path. She is well-known throughout the region as one of the Psy-dentical psychic readers, along with her twin sister. Cost: $75, 1/2hour; $150, 1 hour

 

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

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

 


Saturday, May 19, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Women's Health Month: a Dialogue on Healthy and Responsible Partnerships with Companion Animals

Stacey M. Evans, Esq. and Gary C. Norman, Esq. L.L.M. offer an interactive and informative panel discussion focusing on healthy and responsible partnerships

Gary with his guide 
dog Pilot

with companion animals or pets.  Stacey will discuss the behavioral aspects of having a partnership, focusing on the proper behavior of dogs, including proper control in the community; and behavioral modification techniques.  Gary will discuss the affects that pets have on the health of their human partners, focusing on: companion and assistance dogs and their affect on human blood pressure; and, the affect of companion and assistance dogs on their disabled handlers. 

 

Stacey constitutes the Chair-Elect of the Animal Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association.  Keenly interested in protecting the welfare of animals, she serves on the board of the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter.  Gary is the Co-founder, Vice President and Secretary of the Mid-Atlantic Lyceum, which has a newly established law and public policy journal, the Mid-Atlantic Journal on Law and Public Policy.  Bringing people with a broad range of perspectives together for dialogue and problem resolution constitutes the focus of the organization.  A Past Chair of the Animal Law Section as well as handler of an assistance dog, Gary is the creating force of the regionally noted annual animal law symposium of the Section. Cost: Free/donation

 

MOVIE NIGHT! Monday, May 21, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Bnote Movie Night: FarmageddonFarmageddon

Americans' right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies, and seeks to figure out why. Cost: $10 or 10Bnotes

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 23, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Ravensong Shamanic Drumming Circle with Erin Reeve, MD 

Feel the rhythm of life! Ravensong drum circle meets monthly and willErin Reeve, MD 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 blanket/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

 

HIGHLIGHT! Saturday, May 26, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Intuitive Dating: Is She or He the One? With Author Alyson Mead: Searching for Sassy: An L.A. Phone Psychic's Tales of Life, Lust & Love 

Dating can sometimes be a bit groundless, even if we're already bringing mindfulness to our relationships. With so many of us looking for deeper connections, professional psychic and intuitive healer Alyson Mead created this workshop to help participants use the power of their own intuition to help guide them through what can often feel like an emotional minefield as they Alyson Meadbegin to date. Participants will learn how to contact spirit guides, helping beings and guardian angels, as well as how to "kick out" any guides who may not be helping them develop to their highest potential. They'll also discover how to use their bodies as sensitive psychic tools to gather information on potential partners, how to use words as energy, helping to pull their desires toward them, and how to use visualization and feedback from the universe to chart their true intuitive course through life. Written and practice exercises will help participants practice their newfound skills in safe and non-judgmental ways before trying them on prospective partners. Please bring a notebook with you for this workshop. Alyson is the author of Searching for Sassy: An L.A. Phone Psychic's Tales of Life, Lust & LoveSee Alyson's website for more. Cost: $25
 
ayucookingAyurvedic Cooking Class with 
Susan Weis-Bohlen. Schedule for 2012
Ayurvedic spices
Beans, Grains and Greens: How to Eat Like the Healthiest Vegetarians in the World!

Susan is a Chopra Center Certified Ayurvedic Consultant and Graduate of Amadea Morningstar's Cooking Intensive Programs

Indian Ayurvedic cooking is easy to learn and delicious to eat! Throughout the year I'll be offering various classes which are always specific to the season, to help you balance your dosha. Ayurveda says Food is Medicine!

In each class we learn: Susan cooking

  • The healing properties of various spices
  • How to make ghee
  • Cooking with beans, grains and greens
  • Food combining for maximum nutrition
  • Meal preparation for a family
  • Dosha-balancing recipes
  • Advice for your specific lifestyle needs

We also make juices for the season, learn about raw foods and the appropriate time to eat raw, wonderfully healthy food plans and fulfilling meals which reduce cravings and set you on the path to perfect health!

 

Cost: $60. Space is limited to 12 people per class. Payment is due at the time of registration and is refundable up to two weeks before class. Email [email protected] or call 410-235-7323 to register.

 

* Ayurvedic Cooking Class dates:

Saturday, June 2nd, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Sunday, August 19th, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Saturday, October 13th, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 

*Dates may change due to unforeseen events. New classes may be added. See www.breathebooks.com for more.

weekliesWEEKLY CLASSES, READERS, MEETINGS and SESSIONS
AT A GLANCE

 

Saturday May 26:  11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tarot Readings with Cece Anna Lee

Cece Anna Lee

Your own energy goes into the cards- you're the driver in the journey into a symbolic land, and the master of your destiny.  Ideally, astrology, tarot, etc. should make us more responsible, rather than less. Cece helps you interpret the cards to determine your answers. Cost: $60, 1 hour
 

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. Meets in breathing space, the small house behind the store.   

 

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

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

 

 

Aurora Gabriel
Sundays and Wednesdays: 12:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Psychic Readings with Aurora  Aurora celebrates almost seven 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 for 1 hour

 

Sundays, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Recovery from Food Addiction group meeting   

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 the twelve steps of recovery. The group meets in second wind, down the porch, first door on the left. Cost: Donation. Meets in second wind, side door entrance from the porch.     

 

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. For more information, contact Lee Stierhoff at 410-319-0650.  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

Join us for a short Dharma talk, meditation instruction, breath-work, and sitting meditation. Learn to meditate with ease and to create a daily practice. Meditation techniques are based on Vipassana/Mindfulness meditation: Primordial Sound; and the teachings of many teachers including Muktananda, Yogananda and Deepak Chopra.  - All levels of meditators are welcome!  Cost: $5 suggested donation  

 

Friday, May 18, 11 am - 6 pm Psychic Readings with Allyson Walsh

Allyson Walsh

Allyson brings her amazing talents to breathe books just twice a month. She receives messages from the spirit world and translates the information in a way that will make perfect sense to you. Cost: $75 1/2 hr; $150 hour

 

Please email [email protected] 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!