Upcoming Special Event at Crazy Wisdom
Thursday, November 8th at 7 PM in the Tea Room.
 An Evening with Martin Lee
Author of Smoke Signals
A Social History of Marijuana -
Medical, Recreational, and Scientific
Special Crazy Wisdom Salon
Thursday, November 8th
at 7 PM in the Tea Room.
 Award-winning investigative journalist (and University of Michigan graduate) Martin A. Lee will be the speaking about his new book, Smoke Signals, at a special Crazy Wisdom Salon on Thursday, November 8th at 7 PM in the Tea Room.
Lee is a brilliant, poetic and sharp-witted author and speaker, and he is one of the leading social historians of the counter-culture.
Read More...
Read the article in the CW Journal
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Upcoming Events at Crazy Wisdom
A Touch of Thai and Chai with Blue Lotus Thai Healing Studies - Nov 05, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Try your hand at Thai massage, sip Chai tea and join us for a free, fun, and playful hands-on informational session about Blue Lotus Thai Healing Studies.
We will learn some basic Thai massage techniques for various areas of the body and practice them. There will also be a brief talk on the history and philosophy of Thai Massage. Information will be available about Blue Lotus Thai Healing Studies. Our next 6-month series in Ann Arbor begins January 2013.
This class is open to all who are interested. No prior massage experience necessary. Participants must be comfortable kneeling and sitting on the floor. Please register in advance by contacting Blue Lotus Thai Healing Studies. Free. (734) 223-4156; a2bluelotusthai@gmail.com;
http://www.bluelotusthai.com/classes/annarbor.html
 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.
Nov. 6 *Raw Food for the Holidays *
Get ideas and inspiration for truly healthy holiday times.
Primal Rejuvenation for Chronic Fatigue with Paul Hess, PhD - Nov 08, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM - Are you tired of being tired? Have you tried a dozen diets, hundreds of supplements, and a multitude of healing modalities with unsatisfactory results? My name is Paul Hess, and through my personal experience with chronic fatigue and many years of research and experimentation, I have discovered what works. Join me as I share what I have learned in the trenches of chronic fatigue. What are the best foods and self-healing techniques you can learn to do yourself? In this talk I will share with you the three major root causes of chronic fatigue and the epidemic of modern diseases that involve nutrition, toxicity and deep stress.
You will learn about:
Nutrition: The six principles for selecting the most nutritious foods so that your body can heal itself. Why most supplements don't work.
Detoxification: Why it is so important to clean out mercury and other poisons How to measure your toxicity levels.
Breathing: How breath work can balance your body chemistry and increase energy levels. How breath work can help you super relax and heal deep emotional stress.
How Primal Rejuvenation will help you to feel and look younger, lose weight, and improve skin, mood and libido. I welcome questions and discussion so I can learn what your needs are and how to help. For more information on my approach see www.PrimalRejuvenation.com. Donations accepted. (408) 489-1190; hess.paulc@gmail.com.
Bhagavad - Gita As It Is with Jambavan Dasa, Devamadhava Dasa & Prthu Dasa * (Sept. 14, Oct. 12), Nov. 9 and Dec. 14, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * Four-part series entitled "The Perfection of Desire". After a short kirtan, each session explores a different chapter and verse. They are respectively: chapter 3 verse 22, chpt. 2, verse 62, chpt. 2 verse 70 and chpt. 10 verse 9. Free. Call Jambavan at 313-387-3137; sixgoswamis@gmail.com.
 Mastering Meditation with Kapila Castoldi
Saturdays, Nov. 3, 10 & 17, 3-5 p.m.
at Crazy Wisdom Community Room Introductory Meditation Series offered by the Sri Chinmoy Centre. Topics include: concentration, relaxation and breathing techniques; meditation on the heart; the role of music and mantras; the role of the teacher. Free. Call Kapila at 994-7114; castoldi@oakland.edu or srichinmoycentre.org.
 Make Art - Play & Ritual with Eva Neuhaus * Nov. 11, Dec. 9, 2-4:30 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * Playing with different media gives new perspective on the familiar landscape of our lives. Join us for an adventure, an experiential lab in which the act of creating becomes a ritual. We will explore through writing, visual arts, sound, poetry and movement. No experience necessary. $10/session. Call Eva at 707-7477; evaneuhaus18@gmail.com or evaneuhaus.com.
Free Weekly Meditation Classes * Wednesdays Oct.24-Nov. 14 6:30-7p.m., 7:15-7:45p.m., at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * . Interested in trying meditation? We are offering free weekly half hour meditation classes on Wednesday evenings until the 14th of November. Please email to set up class time (mpalmeditation@umich.edu), as there may not be room to attend if you do not email ahead of time.
 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.
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Featured Music CDs
 Arabic Beat cd
from Putumayo World Music
Arabic Beat features more of the upbeat Middle Eastern and North African dance music that made Arabic Grooce a global success.
$13.95
 Children's Animal Spirit Stories cd by Steven Farmer
Based on the award-winning Children's Animal Spirit Cards, teacher and author Steven Farmer makes the magical realm of animals come alive with this new cd. It reminds us of our natural capacity to connect with the animal world and our own intuitive guidance, and that we play an integral role in the universal cycle of life.
$12.99
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Featured This Week
Owl tea light candleholders
keep a wise wide eye on holiday proceedings.
Intricately detailed porcelain glows when lit from within.
Dimensions:
Small 3 1/4" dia x 4" h - $20
Large 3 3/4" dia x 6" h - $24
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Live Music Weekends in the Tea Room
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!)
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Friday, November 9 -
Ghost City Searchlight
with Ted J. Reed
Ghost City Searchlight plays original music inspired by traditional Celtic and American folk songs infused with raucous energy. Their brand of charismatic folk-punk tells stories that are drawn from the spirit of tall tales heard around the campfire, from the pages of dime novels read under the covers with a flashlight, and from the personal experiences of anyone who feels the deck is stacked against them. You can find out more about them at http://ghostcitysearchlight.com.
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Performing a short opening set for Ghost City Searchlight will be Ted J. Reed.
Ted brings an edgy, lo-fi elegance to songs that are unmistakably fueled & inspired by the grit of the Motor City and punctuated by the quirky romance of the Midwest. Teamed with a legendary group of motor-centric musicians that call themselves The Serious Moonlight, Ted assumes his formerly comfortable position in the foreground as an older, wiser (and maybe a bit more broken-down) lounge-soaked troubadour. http://www.reverbnation.com/tedjreed
 Saturday, November 10 - Black Hat
Black Hat presents modern, original poetry set to music with ruthless tenderness. Frankie the K and Caroline Maun are singer-songwriters who create a jazz, pop, and folk fusion that will make you feel honest emotion. Jim Hart is the drummer and percussionist who ties it all together. Between the performance and the sound lies the story. . . You can check out their music at http://www.reverbnation.com/blackhat
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Great New Reads!
Purchase online at shopcrazywisdom.com,
or at Crazy Wisdom with coupon below!
shopcrazywisdom.com & Receive 30% off
These Featured New Books
Through 11-11-2012
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 Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific
(Hardcover)
By Martin A Lee
List Price: $35.00
Our Price: $24.50
(Save: $10.50 30%)
A bestselling author of Acid Dreams tells the great American pot story- a panoramic, character-driven saga that examines the medical, recreational, scientific, and economic dimensions of the world's most controversial plant.
Martin A. Lee traces the dramatic social history of marijuana from its origins to its emergence in the 1960s as a defining force in a culture war that has never ceased. Lee describes how the illicit marijuana subculture overcame government opposition and morphed into a dynamic, multibillion-dollar industry.
In 1996, California voters approved Proposition 215, legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. Similar laws have followed in more than a dozen other states, but not without antagonistic responses from federal, state, and local law enforcement. Lee, an award-winning investigative journalist, draws attention to under-reported scientific breakthroughs that are reshaping the therapeutic landscape. By mining the plant's rich pharmacopoeia, medical researchers have developed promising treatments for cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, chronic pain, and many other conditions that are beyond the reach of conventional cures.
Colorful, illuminating, and at times irreverent, this is a fascinating read for recreational users and patients, students and doctors, musicians and accountants, Baby Boomers and their kids, and anyone who has ever wondered about the secret life of this ubiquitous herb.
 The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope
(Paperback)
By Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan, Michael Moore
List Price: $16.00
Our Price: $11.20
(Save: $4.80 30%)
In this New York Times Best Seller, Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan provide a vivid record of the events, conflicts, and social movements shaping our society today. They give voice to ordinary people standing up to corporate and government power across the country and around the world. Their writing and daily work at the grassroots public TV/radio news hour Democracy Now!, carried on more than a thousand stations globally and at democracynow.org, casts in stark relief the stories of the silenced majority. These stories are set against the backdrop of the mainstream media's abject failure, with its small circle of pundits who know so little about so much, attempting to explain the world to us and getting it so wrong.
 Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What Is Sacred
(Hardcover)
By Mark Nepo
List Price: $25.00
Our Price: $17.50
(Save: $7.50 30%)
The New York Times #1 bestselling author of The Book of Awakening weaves a tapestry of deep reflection, memoir, and meditation to create a remarkable guide on how to listen to life and live more fully.
Known for his penetrating books on resilience and suffering, poet, philosopher, and cancer survivor Mark Nepo continues to go deeper into what matters and to sift the wisdom that comes from confronting and recovering from the physical and spiritual challenges of life. In Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, he offers new lessons and insights on the importance of giving our full attention to all that life has to offer.
Written in Nepo's beautiful, lyrical style, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen traces the story of his own hearing loss while unfolding a deeper understanding of how to listen to the world around us and to honor its connections to our internal life and callings. A moving exploration of self and our relationship to others, the book unpacks the many ways we are called to redefine ourselves and to name what is meaningful as we move through the changes that come from experience and aging and the challenge of surviving loss. "Listening is the way we befriend the life we're given," Nepo writes, and he has structured the book around three lasting friendships: our friendship with wisdom, with experience, and with each other. By listening and tending to each, he explains, we can awaken to life and restore our vitality.
Filled with helpful instructions on how to return to what matters throughout the day, this enlightening book explores the many chances we have to listen and to be enlivened by what we hear. Ultimately, Nepo teaches us how to act wholeheartedly, so we can inhabit the gifts we are born with and find the language of our own wisdom.
 The Angel Whisperer: Incredible Stories of Hope and Love from the Anglels
(Paperback)
By Kyle Gray
Instore only
List Price: $17.95
Our Price: $12.57
(Save: $5.39 30%)
From the age of four, Angel Whisperer Kyle Gray has been blessed by the presence of angels who stood alongside him as he developed his talents to become the UK's youngest professional psychic medium at the age of sixteen. In this book, Kyle takes the reader on an emotional and uplifting journey into the world of angels, and reveals his own beautiful and inspiring story of learning to communicate with the other side, which started when his beloved grandmother passed over. This communication was to become his vocation and purpose, and Kyle is now known for the startling accuracy of his readings.
Drawing on his years of experience helping people to share the wisdom and messages of the angels, "The Angel Whisperer" teaches you ways in which you too can make your own connections, change your ways of thinking, and finally achieve everything you have ever dreamed of. An intensely personal and moving book, it offers comfort, wisdom and practical advice that will help transform your life.
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The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal
Ann Arbor's Holistic Magazine
The deadline for FREE CALENDAR LISTINGS of
workshops and classes for the January thru April 2013 Issue
of the Community Journal is Wednesday, November 14th
You may submit one of three ways:
Come to Crazy Wisdom Bookstore to fill out a form
then postal mail or bring it to the store
Calendar form questions?
Contact sarah@crazywisdom.net or 734-665-2757
PAID ADVERTISING deadline is Wednesday, November 28th
Advertising questions?
Contact rory@crazywisdom.net
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Available Now
September through December 2012 Issue
The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal
128 pages full of great articles, interviews
and event information
Pick up a copy today at Crazy Wisdom or view online at...
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.
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