Book Signing and Talk with Betsy Adams,
author of

The Sacred Body Factories

Tues, Sept. 18, 7 p.m.

at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room

The Sacred Body Factories and the creations of these eons old arising here in our universe and beyond, are home to our Created Sacred Vessel - our Sacred Body. As Soul, each of us chooses to explore what it is like to be "in" a Sacred Vessel, exploring an Ego field that has as its primary ingredient no longer Feeling the Love We Are. The presentation and sharing will explore the content and creative manifestation of The Sacred Body Factories as well as the consequences of being in a Sacred Vessel with its accommodative Sacred Nodal Energies while "forgetting" who/what we really are.

Free. No pre-registration required.

Call Rachel at 665-2757; rachel@crazywisdom.net.

Journal are distributed to more than 195 locations in the Ann Arbor area, including Crazy Wisdom Bookstore, Whole Foods, Plum Market, Castle Remedies at the Parkway Center, the Food Co-op, Kerrytown, Nicola's, the Zen Temple, Sweetwaters, Pharmacy Solutions, Michigan Union, the Better Health Store, the Ann Arbor Institute of Massage Therapy, North Campus Commons, Arbor Farms, the Center for Sacred Living, Complete Chiropractic, the Lotus Center, Organic Bliss, the Lighthouse Center, Jewel Heart, Tsogyelgar, the Aprill Wellness Center, Yoga Space, Michigan Theater, Deep Spring Center, and the Weber Center.
We also distribute to the offices of dozens of doctors, holistic health care providers and therapists.

Witches' Night Out at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room * Sept. 11, 7 p.m. * Come join us for tea and networking on Witches' Night Out. It is a chance to meet others of like mind, drink Witch Brew tea, and have a great time. No cover. $3.25 for a pot of tea with free refills. Call Carol at 665-2757; info@crazywisdom.net or crazywisdom.net.

Raw Foods Series with Ellen Livingston at Crazy Wisdom Community Room, sponsored by People's Food Co-op * 7-8:30 p.m. * Free. Call Karen at 994-4589; outreach@peoplesfood.coop or peoplesfood.coop.

Sept. 11 * Celebrate the Raw Harvest * Learn how you can create vibrant health with nature's uncooked foods.

Drummunity Circles with Lori Fithian * Sept. 13, Oct. 8, Nov. 13 and Dec. 19 at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * Get your hands on a drum and add your sound and spirit to the community groove. All are welcome to join in the circle. No experience necessary. Drums available. Free. Call Lori at 426-7818; lorifithian@mac.com or drummunity.com.  

Intuitives Interactive with Amy Garber * First Thursday of the month, 6-8:30 p.m. and Third Sunday of the month, 2-4:30 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * For Intuitives, Indigos and others wishing to explore metaphysical topics with like-minded individuals. We create a safe space for people to hear about the intuitive experiences of others and share their own. Includes hands-on exercises to develop more deeply as an intuitive, demonstrations by practitioners, discussions and social time. $3-5 donation to cover room rental. Call Amy at 358-0218; intuitivesinteractive@hotmail.com or meetup.com/intuitives-interactive.

Community HU Chant with Local Members of Eckankar * Fridays, 6:30-7:15 p.m. * All faiths (and agnostics!) are welcome to join this weekly, free get-together to sing one of the ancient names for God - HU. Popular in many cultures, the singing of HU is an undirected prayer to harmonize the consciousness with and open the heart to God's love. Free. Call John at 320-2010; john.zissis@sbcglobal.net or eckankar.org.

8:30 to 10:30 p.m. - No Cover Charge

Every Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes. Not a tea drinker? No problem! Crazy Wisdom offer a wide selection of coffee drinks. (while you're here, don't forget to try some of our tasty treats as well!)

Friday, September 14 -  

John Finan & Sharon Tse

John is a singer/songwriter/guitarist based in the Detroit area, known for his mix of introspective and funny songwriting, as well as his improvisational guitar work. In his 25 years of live performances and his four self-produced CDs, John has earned a well-deserved reputation for passionate and energetic live performances, as well as first-rate musicianship. His songs range from the subtle and insightful to the wild and hilarious, and will leave you smiling (and with a new appreciation for squirrels and leftovers in the refrigerator!)  His fifth CD is currently in production.

Award-winning singer/songwriter Sharon Tse combines the influences of folk, pop and jazz into her own unforgettable sound, to create songs that stay with you long after the performance has ended.  Over the years, Sharon has played with the bands, Elysian Fields and Woody and the Knotholes, and also performed as a solo artist, winning Best Ballad for "I'll Be Alright" from the Georgia Music Industry Association, and earning Honorable Mention in the pop category for "Good Love Ends."  A Michigan native, Sharon moved back to her home state after living in New York, Atlanta and Boston, all the while honing her musical style and creating new experiences that could be captured in song.

Together, John and Sharon complement one another with harmonies, vocal stylings and instrumentation that create a truly winning and memorable combination!  www.johnfinan.com and www.reverbnation.com/sharontse

Local tabla player John Churchville hosts an evening of Indian classical, light classical, fusion, and folk music in the wonderful Crazy Wisdom Tearoom. Come hear the sounds of a musical tradition that dates back over 2000 years. John has performed this music all over the United States and India, including the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Hiawatha Music Festival, as a presenter for the Michigan Music Educators Conference, the North American Bengali Conference, and as a featured performer with the Michigan Pops Orchestra. Now he brings his friends Dan Piccolo, Scott Brady, Prashanth Gururaja, Atmaram Chetainya and others to the tearoom for a monthly Indian music night that will include the sounds of the tabla, sitar, bansuri, violin and vocals. www.johnchurchville.com  

One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir 

(Paperback)

By Binyavanga Wainaina

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"A Kenyan Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man . . . suffused by a love affair with language."-Publishers Weekly, Top Ten Books of 2011

In this vivid and compelling memoir, Binyavanga Wainaina tumbles through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out of kilter with the world around him. In One Day I Will Write About This Place, named a 2011 New York Times notable book, Wainaina brilliantly evokes family, tribe, and nationhood in joyous, ecstatic language.

Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation 

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By Norman E Rosenthal, Mehmet C. Oz

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In this definitive book on the scientifically proven health and stress-relieving benefits of Transcendental Meditation, a renowned psychiatrist and researcher explores why TM works, what it can do for you, and how to use it for maximum effect.

Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D., a twenty-year researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and the celebrated psychiatrist who pioneered the study and treatment of Season Affective Disorder (SAD), brings us the most important work on Transcendental Meditation since the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Science of Being and Art of Living-- and one of our generation's most significant books on achieving greater physical and mental health and wellness.

Transcendence demystifies the practice and benefits of Transcendental Meditation for a general audience who may have heard about the method but do not necessarily know what it is, how it is learned, or what they stand to gain, physically and emotionally, from achieving transcendence. Dr. Rosenthal clearly and practically explains the basic ideas behind Transcendental Meditation: It is a nonreligious practice that involves sitting comfortably for twenty minutes twice a day while using a silent mantra, or nonverbal sound, to attain a profound state of aware relaxation.

Alongside exclusive celebrity interviews-where figures like Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Martin Scorsese, Russell Brand, Laura Dern, Moby, and David Lynch openly discuss their meditation-Dr. Rosenthal draws upon experience from the lives of his patients and a wealth of clinical research amassed on TM over the past generation (340 peer-reviewed published articles). He provides the fullest and most accessible book ever on the broad range of benefits of this remarkably simple practice, from relief of anxiety, stress and depression to new hope for those experiencing addiction, attention-deficit disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder.

And Live Rejoicing: Chapters from a Charmed Life -- Personal Encounters with Spiritual Mavericks, Remarkable Seekers, and the World's Great Religious Leaders 

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By Huston Smith, Phil Cousineau

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At age 92, spiritual trailblazer Huston Smith takes readers behind the scenes of his near century of adventurous seeking. Born to missionaries in China in 1919, few have done as much as Smith to explore and share the worlds religious and spiritual traditions - and none have done so with such accessibility, wonder, and delight. Here, in the company of avid fellow seeker Phil Cousineau, Smith looks back on his extraordinary life, describing riveting scenes from around the world (from small town revival meetings in the rural Midwest and Native American sweat lodges to India, Africa, Tibet, and Japan) and magical encounters with unforgettable characters (including Pete Seeger, Martin Luther King Jr, AA cofounder Bill Wilson, Joseph Campbell, and Reuben Snake). He also - with undiminished enthusiasm and eloquence - looks forward, inspiring readers to not just seize the day, but seize it rejoicingly.  

 

The Man Who Never Died: The Life, Times, and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon
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By William M. Adler
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