IONS Community Groups Network Newsletter                                                          February 2015
First Meeting of the Ajijic, Mexico IONS Community Group

 

The Birth of MultiversityMex Ajijic IONS  

 

Jaime Navarro became an IONS member in 2011 after reading Living Deeply, a book he had received as a birthday gift from a friend. He was moved by the many perspectives of transformational learning and living expressed by the luminaries in the book, and he wanted to elevate his life. Jaime is from Mexico, living at Lake Chapala's Ajijic where there are many ex-pats from the US and Canada. The reading, coupled with a diversity of people he knew in Ajijic with awakening minds and hearts, prompted him to want to create a discussion group on consciousness.

On January 28th, 2015, his group launched at the Common House of Mexico's first Sustainable Cohousing project, and they named the group MultiversityMex Ajijic IONS Community Group! They intend to learn how science and spirituality play a key role in expanding consciousness. The group wants to discuss and discover how Mexicans, Americans, Canadians, and other foreign nationals living in Lake Chapala, Mexico, can better work and live together collaboratively. They seek to discover how interconnected they are in spite of their cultural differences. Their multicultural group used bilingual skills in English and Spanish to communicate with each other. You can reach Jaime at:  multiversitymex@gmail.com.

Join Us for the 16th International Conference! 

IONS 16th International Conference

Join us for the
IONS 16th International Conference
Oakbrook Hills Resort
Chicago, IL
July 22-26, 2015
 

Do you know about the special community group activities planned for the IONS conference this year? On Wednesday evening, we are holding a pre-conference Community Group gathering and dinner with structured sharing and experiential activities, discussion of best practices, and informal social time to deepen connections. During the conference, we'll be organizing daily gatherings between the afternoon sessions and dinner for community group networking.
 

For those of you interested in bringing more of IONS to your communities, we have pre-conference trainings for facilitating our Worldview Explorations and Conscious Aging programs. Conference brochures are currently being sent out to community group leaders for distribution to their members. For details about the conference, and to register, go to http://noetic.org/conference2015.
 

Sign up by February 28 to get the Early Bird Discount, and add your name to the growing list of early bird registrants who have signed up for the Wednesday Community Group meeting and dinner:
 

Jim Baker, Alpharetta, GA
Rainbow Belderol, Diamond Bar, CA
Marty Cole, Placentia, CA Leader
Michelle (Mit) Cortright, Boyne City, MI Leader
Christine Dahl, Bettendorf, IA (Quad Cities IONS) Leader
Lynda Ellis, Durham, NC
Lee and Judi Kaiser, Akron, OH Leaders
Sjoshanna Strand, Thornton, CO
Stephanie Valle, France
 

Janet Walden, co-leader of Sacramento (CA) IONS, is the Community Group Leadership Council's Conference Planning Liaison: JEWalden@aol.com.


 

Next Generation Conference Presentations and Mutual Mentorship

Ten-Minute Conference Presentations Invited

Conference Attendees and emerging noetic scientists are encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration for a ten-minute presentation at the IONS conference. Presentations will take place in a no-host breakfast room before the morning general session Friday through Sunday. Submission deadline is March 1, 2015. Those accepted will be notified by March 30, 2015. Submit your abstract to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IONSSpotlights
 

Next Gen Mutual Mentorship
For Boomers, Millennials, and everyone in between

IONS Next Gen and Greenheart present a Mutual Mentorship program to conference attendees interested in establishing mutually beneficial and inter-generational connections within the Noetic community. We will do our best match you with an individual who shares similar passions and/or experience. Once the match is made, we will share with you the contact information of your mentorship partner. The rest is up to you! Use this link to become a mentor: Next Gen Mutual Mentorship Application

Mollie Robertson: mrobertson@noetic.org
Education and Research Assistant
707-779-8225

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Cathy Coleman, PhD

IONS Global Community Liaison

ccoleman@noetic.org 

1-707-779-8271

Community Group Updates

Welcome New Groups:
  

Big Sur IONS held its first meeting Sunday, February 1, 2015. Leader: Rose Welch, bigsurrw@gmail.com


Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, IONS will hold its first meeting Sunday, March 8. Leader: Ann Cortese, ASTR012@aol.com

 

Sarasota, Florida IONS
is birthing under the leadership of Jean-Pierre Khordoc. 

 

Other New Groups Forming: 

Austin, TX
Florence, OR
Lacrosse,WI
Milford, CT
Muskegon, MI
Northern Michigan
Santa Fe, NM
Tacoma, WA

And Internationally at:

Bulgaria
Helsinki, Finland
London, UK
Madrid, Spain
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sydney, Australia

A Sampling of Community Group Happenings:
  

Arlington (TX) IONS hosted

Patricia Ramsey, who presented

"The Shaman's Mesa - Energetic Tools for Transformation." The Mesa is the embodiment of the Shaman's quest for wholeness and fulfillment. Leader: Joanne Stewart, joanne-stewart@tx.rr.com

 

Bellingham (WA) IONS

BIONS, Bellingham IONS has recently shown two movies available through the IONS Bookstore: Tom Kenyon and Solar Radiation. Cyndy Sheldon, BIONS Coordinator, said, "Our folks loved them both!
cyndy.sheldn@comcast.net

 

Borderland (TX) IONS hosted Lynn Provezano who presented: Meditation: A Journey into Higher Consciousness. Leader: Jerry Kurtyka, jerrykurtyka@hotmail.com.

 

Chattanooga/North Georgia IONS hosted Dr. Mark Mendenhall who presented "Key Competencies of Intercultural Effectiveness." Over thirty years of research has isolated the key competencies associated with intercultural effectiveness, and social scientists are learning more about how these competencies can be developed. Leader: John Rennie, nrandyjr@comcast.net

 

Chicago IONS hosted Jose Stevens. Leader: Ed Letchinger, info@chicagoions.ccsend.com

 

Marin (CA) IONS hosted Rev. Christie Michaels, M.A., who presented: "The Magdalene Impact: Ancient Mystic Women Who Seeded Consciousness" Leader: Pat Palmer, everevolving@erthlink.net


Modesto (CA) IONS' goal for 2015 is to have speakers. In December they had Tori Quisling from New York. In February they are hosting Mr. Raymond Tarpey from Arizona. Leader: Terry Glassey, silverngoldone@sbcglobal.net


Ocala, FL IONS hosted Dr. Scott Olsen, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the College of Central Florida, who presented "Glimpses of Immortality." Leader: Patricia Kittleman, bluangel1000@gmail.com


Quad Cities (Iowa) is hosting a workshop "Increasing Your Intuition," with Kathleen Collins. Their IONSQC Book Discussion group is reading Path of the Golden Heart by Dr. Conrad Spainhower. Leader: Christine Dahl, IONSQC@aol.com.


Ontario, Canada IONS hosted a series of studies on the Primacy of Consciousness. Leader: Chander Khanna, ckhanna1@msn.com.


Petaluma (CA) IONS hosted Dr. Sandra Barrett, author of "Secrets of Your Cells: Engaging Your Inner Wisdom," who spoke on this book topic. Leader: Colette McMullen, colette@satoristudioz.com


Santa Rosa (CA) IONS hostedBrian Martens who presented "Transforming Your Personal Communications" to help participants take the next step in transforming everyday conversations and interactions, verbally and non-verbally. Co-leaders: Janice Bradshaw, janicebradshaw4@gmail.com and John Wendell, dad94928@yahoo.com.

 

Tucson IONS hosted Jeanne Underwood, who presented: "The Divine Matrix and Heart Rhythm Meditation: Two Sides of the Same Coin." Leader: Janie Herr, Janie@TucsonMoves.com.

 

Twin Cites IONS (MN) recently discussed, "What are you reading about, wanting to talk about, on this journey of exploration we're on to understand how the universe might really work?" Leaders Mikki Morrissette, mikki@be-mondo.com and Ann Thompson, athompson@sagecommunication.com

 

Ventura (CA) County IONS showed the film, "Power of the Heart." Leader: Randy Dolan, randyjdolan@gmail.com.