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New York's Leading Center of Holistic Learning and World Culture
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April 29-May 10, 2015
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Have you ever listened to a voice that touched your soul? Ever heard a sound so deep it made you stop what you were doing and turn inward, even if just for a moment?
That is the power of Harmonic Chant. The Harmonic Presence Foundation describes it this way:
"Quite literally it is the music of overtones, of proportions and multiplications which hold sway throughout the universe and govern all spatial and mathematical relationships. As music, these wondrous sounds retain an extraordinary mystery, which would be appropriate for a landing on Mars or the moon, for they do not belong to man. They make every listener feel humble and yet part of the great system."
Harmonic Chant is a type of overtone singing - a form of chanting where the artist controls the acoustic resonance of the human vocal tract as air travels from the lungs, past the vocal folds, and out of the lips to produce a melody.
The singer manipulates the shape of the mouth, larynx and pharynx and creates more than one pitch at the same time, producing soothing, other-worldly sounds that can lead the listener on a soulful journey.
Overtone singing or throat singing originated in Mongolia thousands of years ago. Author, composer, singer, musician and meditation instructor David Hykes is one of the earliest pioneers of overtone singing in the West.
Hykes traveled to Mongolia, Tibet and the Middle East and collaborated with the Dalai Lama and the Gyuto and Gyume monks to develop Harmonic Chant, his approach to contemplative music.
"Hauntingly beautiful!" said one yogi of Hykes™ music. "As a yoga and meditation teacher, I use the Harmonic Convergence in my classes. Clients are amazed. It is hard to imagine that David Hykes and others are using their voices only. Stunning!" Hykes has been teaching harmonic singing as a form of healing that promotes harmonization, spiritual growth and compassionate presence for decades.
Research from the American Music Therapy Association says sound and music therapies like these can promote mental health in several different ways by:
- Improving self-image/Increased self-esteem
- Decreasing anxiety/agitation
- Enhancing interpersonal relationships
- Improving group cohesiveness
- Promoting successful and safe emotional release
Meet David Hykes in person at a two-day workshop on Harmonic Healing at the New York Open Center on May 2nd and 3rd from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. And now we want to hear from you, what type of music soothes your soul? Tell us on our Facebook page.
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Spring/Summer Catalog Now Available!
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Featured Upcoming Programs
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 Food as Medicine: Healing with Whole Foods, Herbs and Medicinal Mushrooms
with Drew DiVittorio, Dipl (NCCAOM)
(3 Sessions) Thursdays, April 30-May 14, 8-10pm The Alexander Technique is a hands-on method of movement re-education that teaches us to recognize and change long-term postural and movement patterns that may interfere with our natural ability to move with ease and fluidity.
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 An Introduction to Sheng Zhen Gong
with Master Li Jungfeng
Friday, May 1, 7pmSheng Zhen ( "sacred truth" ) is a spiritual qigong system composed of sets of graceful sitting and standing movements and meditations inspired by the world's great spiritual traditions. This form of qigong has three functions-to improve the body's health, to remove negative emotions and thoughts, and to open one's heart.
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 FREE INTRO: Coaching for Transformation
with Richard Michaels, MCC
Friday, May 1, 7-9pmTransform Yourself. Transform the World. Coaching is an endlessly rewarding career that helps clients fulfill their life purpose, vision and goals and make a positive impact on the world. Focused on deep and lasting change, the Coaching for Transformation certification program uses an evolutionary, holistic model that deepens awareness of body, mind and spirit.
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 MEMBERS EVENT: Full Moon Circle: Blossoming
with Joe Monkman
Saturday, May 2, 8-9:30pm
The full moon has long been a source of great power and mystery. Beautifully illuminating the night sky, our closest celestial neighbor gives us the opportunity to set positive intentions and initiate balance in mind, body, and spirit. It is an ideal time of the month to manifest change.
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A Day of Sufi Whirling, Mystical Practices and Teachingswith Sheikha Khadija Radin
Sunday, May 3, 10-5:30pm
The practice of whirling was an activity which the extraordinary poet and spiritual teacher Rumi shared with his disciples. After his death, the Mevlevi Sufis in Turkey carried on his tradition and came to be known as the whirling dervishes. Their practices include music, poetry, meditation, whirling, zikr (the repetition of sacred phrases), sohbet (spiritual discourses) and etiquette.
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 Qi Healer: A Medical Qigong Training: A 6-Day Certification
with Grandmaster T.K. Shih, OMD, L.Ac.
Thurs.-Sat., May 7-9, & Fri.-Sun., May 15-17 | FREE INTRO: Wed., May 6 at 6pm
Qigong is the ancient Chinese art of cultivating, circulating and refining vital energy (qi) for healing oneself or others and/or for spiritual development. Practitioners develop an awareness of qi sensations in their bodies and use their minds to clear their energy pathways and guide and balance the qi. This skill, the rudiments of which can be easily learned by almost anyone, is an especially valuable practice for all those involved in the healing and helping professions.
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 Finding Inner Courage
with Mark Nepo
Saturday, May 9, 10-5:30pm
The original notion of the word courage means to stand by one's core. This workshop, based on Marks' book Finding Inner Courage, is an exploration into how to find our way to our core, and to then sustain the practice of living from that core-to live out of our courage. The courage we all admire-where one rises to meet a dangerous situation, grows from another kind of courage: inner courage.
Mark Nepo will also be teaching and evening workshop on Friday, May 8th entitled Reduced to Joy.
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*Please note there is a non-refundable $10 registration fee per person for full-day workshops and weekly classes. This fee is only assessed once per catalog. The registration fee is waived for Open Center members.
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Featured Upcoming Programs- Online Learning
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Joanna Crespo
(1 session) Saturday, May 2, 1-2pm EDT
Free of charge
The Reiki System of Natural Healing was developed in the early 20th century by Mikao Usui, a Japanese Buddhist monk. The word "rei-ki" means "spiritual energy" or "transcendent life force" in Japanese, and the Reiki System was brought to the West over 80 years ago. Increasing acceptance and use in hospitals, hospices, spas and wellness centers has made the Reiki System one of the most in-demand healing modalities in the United States and around the world. Please note Joanna will be teaching Reiki I at the New York Open Center on Saturday, April 25, 9:30-6pm. |
TRAVEL LEARNING WITH THE OPEN CENTER
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June 4-9 (Pre-conference, 6/3 and
post- conferences between 6/9-16)
Join us for the eleventh in the Open Center's series of international conferences on the Western Tradition as we journey to Carcassonne, Languedoc, in an exquisitely beautiful region of the South of France. Long known as a focal point for numerous spiritual streams, this area was at the heart of the high medieval culture of both the Troubadours and the Gnostic Christian Cathars. The Bons Hommes, as the Cathars called themselves, created one of the most remarkable and enigmatic spiritual movements of the Middle Ages.
We are mighty pleased to announce that the website for our June 2015 Esoteric Quest in the South of France is now live! Please visit us here, where you will get to explore all the details of our conference, from accommodation options, travel to and from France or Spain, post-conference itineraries, and our suggested reading lists, to our oh-so-convenient online registration.
Click HERE to read an interview with Esoteric Quest faculty member Kayleen Asbo. Any questions? Please contact Andrea Lomanto, our Registration Director, at 212-219-2527, ext. 101, or at quest@opencenter.org.
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with Craig Chalquist, PhD, Stanley Krippner, PhD, Royce Froehlich, LCSW, Samuel Malkemus, PhD & More!
(Click HERE for a complete listing of faculty)
Holistic psychology explores not only the physical and mental dimensions of life, but also the spiritual, ecological, relational, somatic, mythological, and transpersonal aspects of the psyche. The separation of these dimensions of the whole person can be seen as contributing to the personal, cultural, and planetary crises and pathologies of our time. This program follows the way of wholeness, and offers a path out of division and alienation into healing and regeneration.
"Holistic" shares word origins with "heal," "holy," and "whole." A holistic psychology is therefore one that respects the complexity, integrity, and multi-dimensionality of the human being. This unique 100-hour certificate program consists of 7 weekends, 1 one-day workshop and 4 webinars with some of the leading practitioners in the emerging field of holistic psychology. The long-standing friendship between the Open Center and the California Institute of Integral Studies has played a significant role in its development. Click HERE to view video testimonials from past participants in the program.
Click HERE for complete information including full schedule, course descriptions, prices and to register online.
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TRAINING STARTS-MAY 18TH, SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TODAY!*
A Professional Certification Training
Faculty: Barry Gordon, Steven Post, Rosalie Prinzivalli, MBA, & Danita Otruba, RA, AIA
BTB Feng Shui offers ancient and modern, practical and shamanic methods and tools for coaching clients toward their own insights, healing and remarkable transformations. First Year Program:
- Business & Residential Feng Shui
- Analyzing & adjusting personal chi
- BTB Secrets of Wealth, Money and Abundance
- BTB Methods for Health & Healing
- Chinese, Tibetan, Taoist, Buddhist, Shamanic Wisdom Teachings
- I Ching, Chinese Astrology, Dowsing
- Emotional Healing Methods
- Hands-on Coaching & Consulting for yourself and clients.
Click Here for complete program details.
*ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Click HERE to listen to faculty member Rosalie Prinzivalli's interview on the podcast The Heart of Healing. You can also listen to an interview with Rosalie Prinzivalli and BTB Feng Shui Masters Program alumni Dana Micucci from the Awakening the Mystic Within Talk Radio Show HERE.
*One-Day Intensive can be taken individually or as a prerequisite to the training.
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Full List of Training & Certification Opportunities
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Training & Certification Opportunities
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Upcoming Program Listings (4/29-5/10)
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JOANN SMITHManuscript Critiquing; Writing Coaching T: (646) 496-5338 | E: joannsmith.writegoals@gmail.com | www.Write-Goals.comJoann combines her skills as a published writer, teacher, editor, and compassionate listener to guide writers to find and tell their stories. Whether you need to have your manuscript read and critiqued, or you need help organizing your ideas and notes into a story/novel/essay, she will assist you to set and reach your writing goals. For full listing, click: Winter/Spring '15 Practitioner Directory
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 Located in the Finger Lakes Region, BODY, MIND, RESTORATION RETREATS are designed to heal and rejuvenate the body & mind. Specializing in helping people with weight loss issues, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome and other conditions, these 10-day programs introduces a way of living that leads to sustainable weight loss and good health.
BMR combines an organic, vegetarian & raw food diet, aerobics, yoga & meditation, and health classes to allow for a deep experience of well-being. Walk through our ancient forests, swim in our spring-fed ponds & relax in our wood-fired saunas. Read our Testimonials.
For retreat reservations, visit: www.BodyMindRetreats.com
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Friend of the Open Center
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THE Heart of Healing...the Healer's Journey--An audio podcast.
In this weekly, half hour, interview program, host Tom Fuld, speaks with wellness practitioners. Each show delves into the modality being discussed, how it works, how it helps people, why the practitioner loves this work and importantly, the varied paths that brought these diverse healers to the joyous work that they do today. To listen to any of the recorded podcast you can go to blogtalkradio.com/conversation-with-healers and if you would like to receive weekly links to this podcast, be a guest on the show, or have any questions about the series, you can contact Tom Fuld via e-mail at Newelletom@aol.com. Wendy's Story by The Heart of Healing | Health PodcastsWe speak today with Wendy Siskin who is the Director of the Coach For Kids Program at the non profit organization, Wellness in the Schools. This organization, known as WITS,is a wonderful asset for our cities public schools and their students.Wendy develops and implements the WITS fitness programs,hires and trains expert coaches and places them in the schools.She tells us,"These coaches serve as mentors, role models and educators.Our goals are to get kids active during recess and inspire healthy minds with hopes that we create habits that last a lifetime."A part of the WITS program is helping kids build healthy relationships with themselves and others,teaching positive social skills that build confidence,self esteem,teamwork and leadership abilities. |
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Friend of the Open Center
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UPCOMING EVENTS Free Mastermind Networking in Bayside, Queens!Thursday, April 30, 2015 || Queens Dance Project, Bayside Register Online HereEffective Outreach with Social Media & Email MarketingThursday, April 30, 2015 || Queens Dance Project, Bayside Register Online HereGrowing Your Business with Email MarketingSaturday, May 2, 2015 || Tribeca Equinox, New YorkRegister Online Here
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Friend of the Open Center
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Reflections Center for Conscious Living & Yoga is an urban oasis in NYC attracting an eclectic, spiritually-minded community in seek of fun, freedom, connection, and authentic living! We offer mindful yoga classes and meditation as well as mind-body programs ranging from Franklin Method to Zen meditation. We are also home to an eclectic array of traditional and progressive speakers and teachers from all over the world.
We're located in Gramercy/Kips Bay at 227 E. 24th St. We're friendly, open-minded, and specialize in teaching beginners. Come meet us and find your spiritual home in NYC. Reflectionsyoga.com
* 212-974-2288
UPCOMING MAY EVENTS AT REFLECTIONS:
Active & Align: A Yin Yoga & Chinese Medicine Workshop
Mommy & Baby Yoga
July Teacher Training in Honduras
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Contact the Open Center
Location: 22 East 30th Street (between 5th and Madison), New York, NY 10016
Website: www.opencenter.org
Email: info@opencenter.org
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