breathe books

810 W 36th Street
Baltimore, Maryland, 21211 
410-235-READ (7323)  
store hours: 
Monday - Friday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
 
Coming soon...really VERY SOON!
breathe bookstore café! Specializing in Inspired Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten Free, Ayurvedic foods, and organic coffee and tea. Learn more here!
 
 
  

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Susan
Susan Weis-Bohlen  proprietress, breathe books

Greetings!  

 

It looks like we are getting VERY close to announcing an opening date for the café! The floor is down, paint is up, equipment is coming and final permits are sure to be issued quickly (from my mouth to god's ears...). Here are some photos of the goings-on:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 


 

 


So you can see we are well on our way. I hope that by the end of May you will be here eating a spinach-mushroom gluten free tart, sipping fair-trade ginger/turmeric tea, then enjoying a raw chocolate macaroon to top it off. You can also use our wifi to email your friends and update your facebook page about your experience at breathe bookstore café! We will send out special notices as we get closer to opening. 
 
Thank you for your patience during construction! It's a little dusty in here but we are open for business! Our events schedule is full for the rest of May and June. You can see details below. 
 
And please see information on KarmaFest below! You can find out more at their website here.  It's May 25th from 10 am - 10 pm at Oregon Ridge. Always a wonderful gathering of very cool people, unique vendors, inspiring speakers, yummy food and more.  
 
We will see you soon!

Love,

Susan
                 
Shadow and Ella taking a break after play




 

Friday, May 17, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Manifesting Desire: Make Magic of Your Life with T. Thorn Coyle

What is your soul longing for? What does your heart desire? To manifest the lives we want - lives of service, love, joy, and creativity - we must take the great risk and follow the tugging of desire. Each of us stands at the crossroads of change, large or small. The world needs us to choose our deeper purpose, to align with our divine work, and to step forward. Come, explore the power of desire. Harness this potent energy. Manifest the change you wish to be.

 

T. Thorn Coyle is a magic worker. She embraces listening, compassion and connection as platforms for action, manifestation, and justice. Sometimes called a Master Teacher, her work reaches people all over the world through one-on-one spiritual direction, vibrant workshops, and online classes. Pagan, mystic, musician, and activist, she is author of Make Magic of Your Life: Passion, Purpose, and the Power of Desire, and Kissing the Limitless and other books on spiritual practice. She lives by the San Francisco Bay. Cost: $10


Friday, May 17, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Deep Resonance: Healing Through Sound and Song with Andrea Wenger 
Andrea Wenger Release stuckness and re-align with your most authentic and divine Self through the healing power of sound. Andrea holds a safe and nurturing space to release what no longer serves, and connect with the true gift of your Highest Self. The session includes a toning exercise to balance your chakras, meditation, sacred songs/mantras, and the beloved deep relaxation experience through the sounds of drumming, rattle and crystal singing bowls with vocal toning.Bring items to assist you in being comfortable lying down, as space allows: yoga mat, pillow, blanket, etc. Chairs are also available. Andrea Wenger, MAHA, is a Sound Healer, Reiki Master and Holisitic Nutrition Coach with more than 10 years of experience as a health and holistic wellness practitioner. Cost: $20

Sunday, May 19, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Meet the Author Sharon Strouse: Artful Grief: A Diary of Healing

Life as Sharon knew it came to an end on October 11, 2001 when she received a phone call in the middle of the night. The New York City Police told her that her Artful Grief by Sharon Strouse 17-year old daughter Kirstin, had "fallen" from the roof of her college dormitory. That moment created a before and after, from which there was no return. Artful Grief is a suicide survivor's journey through grief. 

Sharon's suffering is raw, each moment played out in letters to Kristin with "terrifyingly beautiful" collages.  It is a story about transformation, love and hope in which darkness gives way to light. Sharon is an art therapist who found healing after the suicide of her daughter Kristin, through collage, dreams and meditation. Cost: free

 

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unday, May 19,

2 p.m. - 4 p.m. 

What's In Your Panty

Drawer?

 Panty Drawer (noun): 1. metaphorical representation of the self-imposed box you place your authentic self in.  The authentic self being the woman you long to be, the one you stifle and do not allow to show herself to the world, the one who wants TO BE, but cannot due to perceived external circumstances.   

2. Thinking and operating your life from a place of fear where you pick and choose the parts of yourself that you reveal to others, in essence hiding who you are from the world due to fear of rejection, judgment, etc.   During this series you will be coached in taking a heartfelt look into your "panty drawer" and releasing those things that are holding back the FULL EMERGENCE of the woman you long to be, YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF!! 

 

Coach Maq Ele' is a certified Spiritual Life Coach and the founder of G-STRING Living which she founded after acknowledging that she had been living her life like "bloomers-" covered up, uptight, hidden and inauthentic; Coach Maq decided that she desired to live her life like a "G-String-" open, bold and authentic!  Please visit  www.gstringliving.com.  Cost: $20.13

 

Friday, May 31, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Deeksha Oneness Blessing Circle with Tracy Hall Esho

The Oneness Blessing, also known as Deeksha in Sanskrit, is a transfer of grace flowing through the Blessing Giver. The Oneness blessing is offered by Oneness Blessing Givers prepared and initiated through the process developed at the Oneness University in India, where Tracy studied. Tracy, along with others, offer this blessing every month. Cost: $5 suggested donation. 

  

JUNE
JUNE
EVENTS!
 

Thursday, June 6, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Inner Clarity (IC) Sessions with Debra Greene, PhD

An Inner Clarity (IC) session is like Feng Shui for the mind!  The human being is an energy being with many layers forming our personalities and spirits. These energy layers are subject to disturbances created by stored emotions, limiting thought patterns or belief systems. When these disturbances remain in the energy system, they can cause ripple effects into other aspects including the mental, emotional and physical bodies.

  

In an IC session, light-touch kinesiology (muscle testing) is used as a sensitive feedback tool to access information from the body-mind system to uncover hidden limiting beliefs. Debra uses a variety of energy-based techniques to re-set old programming and transform automatic reactions for a new and improved you!  

 

Debra Greene, PhD, is a practitioner, speaker, and energy health specialist who has worked with thousands of clients and taught hundreds of workshops. She is recognized for her ability to get to the core of energy imbalances and facilitate lasting improvement. Author of Endless Energy: The Essential Guide to Energy Health, Debra is the founder of Inner Clarity,  an integrative balancing method that uses energy kinesiology to pinpoint hidden limiting 

beliefs and a variety of energy based techniques to facilitate conscious transformation. Debra lives on Maui island in Hawaii. Read more: 

 www.InnerClarity.us. Cost:  $195 for 1.75 hours 

  

Thursday, June 6, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Spring Cleaning for the Soul Group Balancing with Debra Green

This is a powerful opportunity for self-discovery, transformation, and healing. Expect amazing insights and energetic help for making the major shifts your life path calls for. 

  

The human being is an energy being with many layers forming our personalities and spirits. These energy layers are subject to disturbances created by stored emotions, and limiting thought patterns or belief systems. When these disturbances remain in the energy system, they can cause ripple effects into other aspects of our lives.  

  

In this Inner Clarity (IC) group balance process, energy kinesiology (muscle testing) is used as a sensitive feedback tool to go behind the scenes. Questions are asked and answers given in a way that disassembles defenses and interrupts old programming or automatic reactions. Limiting beliefs, emotional patterns and old ways of thinking are brought into the light of consciousness. We utilize the group focus and collective energies to transform limitations.   Come prepared to look at your stuff and to let it go--for good! See Debra's bio above.  Space is limited. Please register now. Cost: $45 

  

Tuesday, June 11, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Baltimore Institute of Noetic Sciences Presents; Shamanism: An Introduction to Another World

Erin Reeve, MD In this talk, Dr Erin Reeve will tell the tale of her unexpected entrance into the world of shamanism. During her medical school training, she met and began training with Dr Cecile Carson who was a physician and practicing shaman. Since then, she has been developing her practice with clients in Baltimore. Just recently she studied in Nepal with the local shamans of Kathmandu. 

  

Erin will lead a discussion on using ancient ways in modern times and modern health care while describing the structure of the shamanic world that is consistent across all shamanic cultures. Additionally, there will be a short experiential practice with this discussion. Cost: $5 donation suggested

  

Wednesday, June 12, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Yoga School: The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali with April Puciata

If you've been intrigued by The Yoga Sutras, but think they are too difficult or stuffy, join April for an informal, accessible and yes, fun discussion. We'll explore the contents of each chapter or pada and how the Sutras are important and relative for today. I will also guide you through some pranayama (breathing) April P. and meditation techniques to help calm the business of the mind and help connect you to your divine self. April is an E-RYT 500. She completed her 500 hour certification under the guidance of Yogiraj Alan Finger of Ishta Yoga and is a Senior ISHTA Yoga Teacher. April is also the director and creator of Shakti Inspired Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training which is a registered school with Yoga Alliance. Cost: $10

 

 

Friday, June 14, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Deep Resonance: Healing Through Sound and Song with Andrea Wenger

 

Andrea Wenger

Andrea Wenger works with you to release stuckness and re-align with your most authentic and divine Self through the healing power of sound. Andrea holds a safe and nurturing space to release what no longer serves, and connect with the true gift of your Highest Self. The session includes a toning exercise to balance your chakras, meditation, sacred songs/mantras, and the beloved deep relaxation experience through the sounds of drumming, rattle and crystal singing bowls with vocal toning.Bring items to assist you in being comfortable lying down, as space allows: yoga mat, pillow, blanket, etc. Chairs are also available. Andrea Wenger, MAHA, is a Sound Healer, Reiki Master and Holisitic Nutrition Coach with more than 10 years of experience as a health and holistic wellness practitioner. Cost: $20

  

Saturday, June 15, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., Declutter Your Life, Space and Prosper! Book Talk with Sherry Burton

This talk is designed to nourish your inner happiness and well-being. We all want that "aha" feeling when we walk into a room but how do we get it? What exactly is it? Why do we feel a certain way in different environments verses others? Are you looking to transform the special room in your home into a space that provides you personal joy and fulfillment? What if you could visualize an interior that you could feel good in everyday? This workshop and lecture is about decorating your home as a springboard for all that you do and feel, so it supports what YOU need and what YOU want in order to live your best life. 

  

Sherry Burton Ways, principal of Kreative Ways & Solutions, LLC will discuss what a "feel good" space is how important it is and guide you through the basic steps in creating one.  As she introduces each feel good space principle, she will explore with participants what makes them feel good, create a feel good spaces inspiration board and discuss ways to create a space that helps you to experience and manifest the transformation of your home interior as a feel good space. Cost: free

  

Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Baltimore Institute of Noetic Sciences Presents; Book Club Meeting: The Reality of ESP by Russell Targ

Join Baltimore IONS as we discuss our current book club book; In The Reality of ESP: A Physicist's Proof of Psychic Abilities, Russell Targ shares his comprehensive scientific research to provide convincing evidence that by quieting our minds we can access information in the field of potentiality where there is no distance in space and time. Bookclub books aew 20% off at breathe books. Cost: donation

  

Wednesday, June 19, Ravensong Drum Circle with Dr. Erin Reeve 

Feel the rhythm of life! Ravensong drum circle includes drumming, dance, and at least one shamanic journey. Activities are molded to fit personal or global needs. Shamanic beginners are encouraged to join! Please bring a drum or rattle, an eye cover, and a Erin Headshot 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 suggested donation

  

Thursday, June 20, 7:30- 9 pm, Summer Solstice Circle with Lynda Henn

Lynda helps you connect with your own inner healer 

and together with your 'intent', direct the energy to make a good marriage! Mostly silent, with occasional toning lasting about one hour, recipients drop into a meditative state for the duration of thesession. The strength of the energy is not dependent upon the numbers in the group, but the strength of the recipients desire to heal or move on. YOU ARE YOUR OWN HEALER. Cost: $30

  

Friday, June 21, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Deeksha Oneness Blessing circle with Tracy

The Oneness Blessing, also known as Deeksha (Sanskrit), is a transfer of Divine grace flowing through the Blessing Giver.  The Oneness Blessing is administered by Oneness Blessing Givers prepared and initiated through

a processes developed at the Oneness University in India. Tracy Hall Esho, along with others, offer this blessing every month. Tracy studied Deeksha in India. Cost: donation

  

Saturday, June 22, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. How to Keep your Animal Healthy Through Holistic Healing with Christina Chambreau

We all want our companion animals to live forever, but unfortunately their lifespan is shorter than ours. Through understanding how we become ill and how we heal, we can help them to keep the same level of activity, playfulness and health until shortly before they die. In her 31 years of holistic practice, Dr. Chambreau has found the keys to maintaining good health. She will share her 7 steps to better health for your animal companion, including holistic modalities you can do yourself. Email your questions ahead of time and they will be addressed in the seminar. 

  

Christina Chambreau, DVM, is an internationally known homeopathic veterinarian, author and speaker. Her book, Healthy Animal's Journal was published in 2003, the Healthy Dog Journal in 2010. She is associate editor for the Integrative Veterinary Care Journal. She graduated from the University of Georgia Veterinary College in 1980, began using homeopathy in her veterinary practice in 1983, and has used primarily homeopathy since 1988. A dynamic teacher, Dr. Chambreau is a founder of the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy and lectures at conventions, schools, clubs and to anyone who is concerned about improving the health of animals.  She also teaches a two-week Summer School Classes for Animal Homeopathy (in May in Vancouver, BC). Cost: $55

  

Sunday, June 23, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Healing Past Lives With Lynn Lewis

Lynn has been doing past life readings since 2004. Her process involves connecting to your higher self to access the past lives that offer healing. You are invited to offer issues that need to be worked on or to just allow Spirit to direct the reading.

Cost: $60/45 minute session

  

 

 

 

 Sunday, June 30, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. What's In Your Panty Drawer: "I DO NOT TRUST"

Do you have a challenge with trusting others or even yourself?  Do you engage in co-dependent behaviors or attract to you co-dependent people?  Do you wrestle with challenges of not feeling safe and feeling abandoned?  If you answered "YES" to any of these questions then this workshop is designed to support you in clearing the root cause of these issues.  We will take a heartfelt look at what your inner child (birth to 18 months) may have experienced that have led to the experiences you are having as an adult!  This will support you in uncovering the blockages present that are holding you back from creating the life experience(s) you desire, ultimately supporting you in fully emerging your authentic self!! 

Coach Maq Ele is a certified Spiritual Life Coach,  using spiritual laws and principles as the foundation to support women in discovering, embracing and living as their authentic selves. Coach Maq is the founder of G-STRING Living which she founded after acknowledging that she had been living her life like "bloomers-" covered up, uptight, hidden and inauthentic; Coach Maq decided that she desired to live her life like a "G-String-" open, bold and authentic!  G-STRING Living, an acronym for Gracefully Standing True ReceivingInNer Guidance, became Coach Maq's vision.  For more information about G-STRING Living and Coach Maq please visit www.gstringliving.com.  Cost: $20.13 

 
 

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May Events
June Events
Ayurvedic Consults with Susan
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Larry and I ask each other every day...who rescued whom? She's the love of our lives.
Available Monday through Friday, with
Susan Weis-Bohlen 

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

 

Learn  how to heal yourself through food, daily routine, breath work, meditation and yoga.    

 

 

 

 

Ayurveda says Food is Medicine  

 
You can change your life by incorporating Ayurvedic life-style tools and techniques into your daily routine. Even small adjustments can have a huge impact! Let me help you find the way. 
 
During a private consultation, we determine your dosha (mind/body constitution) through pulse diagnosis and questions and answers. We'll take a deep look at your current balance and imbalances, see how your lifestyle works for or against you, and talk about what you can do about it! I work with you to create a plan to restore you 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, family lifestyle and more.  
 
Cost:  $300 for three sessions. Initial session is 1.5 hours. Follow-up meetings are one hour. Additional sessions: $75 for one hour. 

Please call 410-235-7323, or email susan@breathebooks.com to schedule your appointment or to learn more! Clients are seen on throughout the week. Phone, Skype and FaceTime appointments are also available. 

In addition, we carry a wide range of Ayurvedic products including herbs, oils, body products, toothpaste,  skin care, balms, churnas, spice tins, organic spices for cooking, organic ghee, raw honey and teas, and, of course, many books to support your Ayurvedic lifestyle.

  

Susan Weis-Bohlen is a Certified Instructor of Ayurveda through the  Chopra Center for Wellbeing in California. She recently completed an Ayurvedic Pulse Reading Intensive with Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico. Susan also studied and works with Ayurvedic cooking and lifestyle teacher  Amadea Morningstar. Susan began practicing Ayurveda in 2007, lost 50 pounds, lowered her cholesterol by 80 points, cleaned the clutter out of her house, got married and rescued a puppy! You can read more of her story here.

 

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Regular/Weekly Sessions 
Meditation; Psychic Readings; Reiki and more
 
All practitioners take their own payments. Please be prepared with cash or check. 
 
Sundays, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Lotus Heart Meditation Group

Guided sitting and walking meditation followed by short readings and discussion. Everyone is welcome! Meets in breathing space, the small house behind the store. Cost: $5 donation. 

 

Sundays, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.  

A Course in Miracles Discussion & Study Group

ACIM teaches that the way to Pam Silberman universal love and peace is by practicing forgiveness, focusing on the healing of relationships, and translating our interactions from hurt to healing. Meets in second wind, down the porch from the main store entrance, first door on the left. Cost: donation appreciated 

 

Mondays, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  

True Names Zen Buddhist Meditation

In the Vietnamese Zen tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, the practice includes sitting mediation, both silent and guided, andwalking meditation. A dharma discussion follows. For more information, contact Lee Stierhoff at 410-319-0650.  Meets in breathing space. Cost: donation 

 

Thursdays, 6 p.m. -  7p.m. 

Meditation with Susan Weis-Bohlen

Join us for a short Dharma talk, meditation instruction, breath-work, and 30-minutes sitting meditation. All levels of meditators are welcome! Cost: $5 donation    

 

 

 

 

 

Fridays, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Psychic Guidance with Tracy Hall Esho. Individual readings offering Clarity with Compassion

Tracy bathed in Light

Tracy's sessions are a combination of psychic, spiritual, and practical
guidance.  Encouraging and down-to-earth, Tracy often focuses on the spiritual development of the client, providing them with practices for handling life's challenges and suggestions for building a relationship with the Divine.  Tracy uses a combination of psychometry (energy reading of an object), tarot card and oracle card reading, and palm reading.  Under the guidance she receives from the Divine, she focuses on your needs, your life path, and your spiritual development. Cost: $50 half hour; $100 hour
 
Saturdays, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Psychic Readings: Connect to Spirit with Jael

Jael FreedmanExtraordinary Intuitive Reader Jael connects to Spirit and offers you advice and guidance to help you on your path. As with all of our readers, Jael is is infused with positivity with your best interest at heart. 

Cost: $60 1/2 hour; $110 hour

 

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breathe books

810 W 36th Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21211

store hours:
Monday - Friday 11 am - 7 pm
Saturday 11 am - 6 pm
Sunday 11 am - 5 pm