Give a gift that you can really use this holiday season -- the "present" of presence!
Join us for a guided meditation and education series learning with Eckhart Tolle's internet T.V. teleclasses, private seminars and live meditations.  
Each class will begin with a short guided meditation to still the mind before watching Eckhart's meditation and teaching series via Eckhart Tolle T.V.
Eckhart's private seminar series explore a variety of contemporary topics from practicing presence in everyday life situations to the esoteric teachings of the Tao De Ching. 
Additionally, Eckhart answer's questions from audience members, such as "What is Spiritual Awakening in Everyday Life?", "Can we find stillness in the midst of prolonged pain?", "What is the ego?",  "How can I work with fear I project onto my children?", "Is humanity on the right track?", as well as many others.
As group members, we'll also have the opportunity to submit our own questions to Eckhart.
This six week series is designed to help you find and recognize your inner sweet-spot of stillness, the "inner body"; reclaim that stillness and provide the resources to do so in the midst of your  life experiences no matter what the circumstance.

Stillness, peace and joy from within -- truly the gift that will keep on giving!

Six Weeks: $60.00*
Drop - In's:   $15.00
Dates: Thursdays: November 5, 12,19, December 3,10,17
Time: 6:00pm
Where: Multi-purpose room, lower level.  Please use workshop entrance, suite H
Bring: comfortable clothes, mat or blanket if you wish to watch/listen reclined.
Facilitator: Betsy Bougie, registered facilitator for Eckhart Tolle Silent Groups
* all participants who sign up for the six week session will automatically be included in the Eckhart Live Meditation Teleclass on Sunday, November 15 and Sunday, December 15.

For more information, the class syllabus and to register, please connect with Betsy at betsy@yournextstepup.com
you may also visit Eckhart's website at www.eckharttolle.com/home/
for information on his work.

 

please register by connecting with Lisa directly at 616.847.3138 or at her websight www.lisawlee.com

Creating the life that we want is based on a willingness to make positive changes. This question and answer column is intended to support your efforts to improve your level of fitness, safely diversify and progress your current exercise program, increase your awareness of the foods that will undermine all of your hard work, and address the emotional factors that interfere with success.
Being able to move freely and have fun is a vital part of achieving a happy emotional and physical balance between work, family responsibilities, and play.  If our body is an asset to this balance, it is all good.  When our body works against us, everything is more of a struggle.

My name is Terry Lanigan, and I have been a clinical social worker, counseling adults and children to make positive change, for more than 20 years.  By 1996, I realized that a great deal of the poor self esteem, conflict in relationships, and sense of hopelessness that I saw in my office had an effect on, and was affected by, the way people take care of their own body.  For that reason, I became a nationally certified personal trainer - a certification that I have continued to hold for the last thirteen years. This experience, and these skills, will be the foundation of our work together as I answer the questions that you write in asking about. You can find out more about my background and philosophy at: www.terrylanigan.com

Right now, the average woman weighs what the average man weighed in 1970.  The average man is more than 30 pounds heavier than he was in 1970.
Adults are not the only ones facing this problem:
For kids aged 2-5, the obesity rate increased from 5% to 12.4%.
For kids aged 12 - 19, the obesity rate increased from 5% to 17.6%

Children carrying this extra weight have to deal with bullying at school, not being picked for the sports team, and increased depression.      

This column is for parents, too.  Help your family make the positive changes that will change their present and their future. We all need to see things differently and live our lives with more respect for how we feel physically and how we feel emotionally.
Please send your questions and comments to my email address at: makethechange@charter.net
We will be publishing these letters and help to find solutions!  

I'll be looking forward to hearing from you and carrying on our conversation in this new, weekly column.

Terry Lanigan, LMSW, ACSW, CFT has a private practice in psychotherapy and therapeutic fitness training located at the Center of Unlimited Possibilities in Spring Lake (616.842.0264)

About The Center

 

The Center of Unlimited Possibilities
14998 Cleveland Street, Suite G
Spring Lake, Michigan 49456
616.842.0264
www.yournextstepup.com