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May and June Energy, Yoga and Meditation Workshops

  Spiritual Wellness Workshop, May

Chakra Clearing and Balancing, Monday May 11,

6-8:30pm

. The Enlightened Mind,

Down

Town

Campbell

The spine and the human energy field contain chakras, or energy centers, that vibrate at different frequencies.  Energizing and balancing the chakras helps bring internal power to deal with specific life challenges, and to live more whole, meaningful and fulfilling lives.

·         Learn the release and integration points of the spinal Chakra system.

·         Learn the power of intention and how it affects the energy system.

·         Learn a wonderful meditation that will bring instant spiritual support, peace and grounding.

·         Experience and entire Integrated Energy Session!!

Debora holds a BA in psychology and has over 100 clinical psychology doctoral Hours. With over 10 years of experience teaching yoga and over 8 years of practicing energy therapy, Debora studied under many master-teachers completing the Desikachar International Yoga Training in 2007, focusing on yoga philosophy, pranayama, yoga therapy, and meditation. Debora completed the IAM-Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique in 

Kerala

,

India

, and she is a Master-Instructor IET Energy Therapist, clearing and balancing the Chakra System.

 

Price is $60.00

 

Please contact Debora Cohen to register by email

debora@spiritualwellnessctr.com or call (408)-219-7036

 www.spiritualwellnessctr.com

 

LOCATION:

The Enlightened Mind
409 E. Campbell Ave.
Suite 220

Campbell

,

CA

95008

Open Your Heart Yoga Workshop with Debora Cohen

 Saturday 05/16/09

2:00-5:00pm

This workshop will stimulate the 4th chakra system that energizes the heart and respiratory system by performing stretches that strengthen the back and neck, open the ribs, chest, diaphragm, neck and shoulders.

Debora has 10 years of experience teaching yoga. She studied under many master-teachers and completed her international yoga training in 2007. Her wide range of yoga studies includes Yin, Bikram, Iyengar, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, restorative Yoga and Yoga therapy.

 $35 for members and $45 for guests

For more information, please contact:
Amy Chang
408-738-2582 x 15250
yoga@decathlon-club.com

Pranayama, Yin yoga, Energy Therapy, and Meditation Saturday May 23,

1:30 - 4:30pm

. Yoga Shala Downtown SJ
This workshop combines ancient yoga techniques to help the mind and body prepare for meditation. Deep breathing helps by energizing and purifying the mind and body. Mindful meditation techniques offers constructive focuses for the mind. Long gentle stretches helps to reduce physical stress and tension. Energy therapy (hands on healing) will be added to the yin yoga stretches for a deeper clearing in the joints and meridian system. These mind-body-spirit practices will be incorporated prior to a final seated meditation. Yin Yoga targets connective tissue, which responds to longer held passive poses in a unique way. When our connective tissue opens, more freedom manifests spontaneously in our hips and shoulders lending strength, agility and ease in sitting comfortably. Enhancing any physical activity, Yin Yoga is also a must for anyone interested in developing a sitting meditation practice. Following the yin practice there will be a 20-30 minute guided mediation. This practice fosters the principle of non-violence and effects a heart felt change in our world view. Cost $35 pre-registration, $45 at the door.

 In the heart of downtown

San Jose

,

California

, there is a place that brings respite to your weary body, solace to your tired mind, inspiration to your sagging spirit.   A downtown yoga studio that can be your home away from home. A shala — a “sacred space”, a place of learning and inspired wisdom. 

To Register contact:

Veronica Cruz

Downtown Yoga Shala

450 S. 1st Street

,

San Jose

CA

95113

Tel: 408-885-1000 Cell: 408-893-5609

www.downtownyogashala.com 

 

Yoga to Energize the Chakra System: Saturday May 30,

10:00 - 12:00pm

. The Enlightened Mind,

Campbell

The spine and the human energy field contain chakras, or energy centers, that vibrate at different frequencies. Each chakra presents us with the opportunity to establish a root relationship and to satisfy a deep soul desire. Energizing and balancing the chakras helps bring internal power to deal with specific life challenges, and to live more whole, meaningful and fulfilling lives. This two hour workshop will include gentle yoga postures and mindful awareness to each chakra system, ending with a yoga savasana meditation to release disturbances and integrate constructive energy in each system.
Cost: $35  

Yin Yoga, Pranayama, Energy Therapy & Meditation  

 

Sunday May 31,

3-6:00pm

. The enlightened Mind, Campbell

 

This workshop combines ancient yoga techniques to help the mind and body prepare for meditation. Deep breathing, mindful meditation and long gentle stretches work in conjunction to reduce physical stress and tension. Yin Yoga targets connective tissues, which responds to longer held passive poses. When our connective tissue opens, more freedom manifests spontaneously in our hips and shoulders lending strength, agility that enhances any physical activity. A guided meditation practice will follow the physical practice, which fosters the principle of non-violence and effect a heart felt change in our worldview.

Cost: $ 35 advance registration (cash or check must be received by Friday, April 24)  OR   $45 the day of. 

 

With over 10 years of experience teaching yoga, Debora studied under many master-teachers completing the Desikachar International Yoga Training in 2007, focusing on yoga philosophy, pranayama, yoga therapy, and meditation. Debora completed the IAM-Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique in Kerala, India, and she is a Master-Instructor IET Energy Therapist, clearing and balancing the Chakra System

 

To register, contact Steve at:

 

The Enlightened Mind

409 E. Campbell Ave.
Suite 220

Campbell

,

CA

95008

phone: 408-910-4257
email: steve@theenlightenedmind.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June workshops

 

Soothe the Soul, Courtside Club & Decathlon Club 4 week series:

This program is the perfect end to a stressful week. Take the time to soothe your soul and restore your spirit. This four-week series will focus on both breathing and meditation techniques along with some long gentle stretches designed to reduce physical stress and tension. These mind-body-spirit practices will be incorporated prior to a final 20 - 30 minute guided meditation using candle light.

Courtside Club, Fridays from

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

in the Mind/Body Studio. Classes begin the first Friday (June 5^th) of each month and run in four week sessions. Cost: $75/4-week session. Advance registration is required.

Decathlon Club. Sundays from

5:30-6:30pm

in the Mind/Body Studio. Classes Begin the first Sunday (June 7^th) of each month and run in four week sessions.

Class instructor is, Debora Cohen. Debora has more than 10 years of experience teaching yoga and has studied under many master-teachers. She completed the Desikachar International Yoga Training in 2007, focusing on yoga philosophy, pranayama, yoga therapy, and meditation. Debora completed the IAM-Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique in

Kerala

,

India

, and she is a Master-Instructor IET Energy Therapist, clearing and balancing the Chakra System.

To register:  www.courtsideclub.com. Questions? Contact Jenny Rowe - jrowe@courtsideclub.com.

 

Jenny Rowe
Fitness Programming Coordinator
Courtside Club
14675

Winchester Blvd.

Los Gatos

,

CA

95032

(408) 395-7111 x309
jrowe@courtsideclub.com
www.courtsideclub.com

 

 

 

 

More Gentle Yoga in Campbell, CA

 Happy New Year! This year I wish for myself and for everyone more laughter and Joy. I also intend to not put so much pressure on myself for things I do not have or that I did not get accomplished, and to be more thankful for what I have. What I have is how all of you have touched my life in a wonderful way. Teaching yoga has been the most rewarding career that I could have ever dreamed of. Many of you have been a part of this career in one form or another. Thank you for your support!

 

I have added more public classes to my yoga schedule in a cozy location in Campbell called The Enlightened Mind. These are gentle yoga classes that integrate my meditative teachings from my training in India. Although these classes just started a few months ago, a sweet community of like minded individuals are already bonding and supporting each other. We would love to have more of you join us every Monday and Wednesday morning at 9-10:15am.

 

We are adding two more classes to this Campbell location:

Starting Thursday, January 22 we are adding a 5:30pm Gentle Yoga Class and Friday, January 23rd 9-10:15am. Please join us!

 

The Next Pranayama, Yin, and Meditation Workshop is Feb 1, 3-6pm

 

Blessings, Joy, Lots of Laughter, Healing, and Peace for 2009!

 

Debora Cohen

www.spiritualwellnessctr.com

(408) 219-7036

The Enlightened Mind Calendar

Happy New Year From www.spiritualwellnessctr.com
> > Following is a link to our calendar for January and February and a few
> > notes of interest:
> >
> > http://www.theenlightenedmind.net/the%20enlightened%20mind%20website_006.htm
> >
> > Men's Group
> > There is still space available in the group. We are having an
> > informational meeting tonight (Tuesday, January 6th) at 7pm. If you would
> > like to learn more please join us tonight to discuss the details and
> > format of the group.
> >
> > New Gentle Yoga Classes
> > We are adding a Thursday evening class 5:30-6:45pm (beginning 1-22-09) and
> > a Friday morning class 9-10:15am (beginning 1-23-09)
> >
> > Yin Yoga Workshop
> > February 1, 2009 from 3-6pm--sign up early for a discount
>
> To Check out the yoga and energy training vacation in June please go to
> Debora's website at: www.spiritualwellnessctr.com
> >
> > CinemaTherapy Club
> > We use the magic and power of movies to enhance our personal & spiritual
> > development. If you would like to find out the movie for the month,
> > contact me and I'll put you on the CinemaTherapy Club email list.
> >
> > Reiki I and II Workshops
> > February 21 & 22--contact Rockie Arambula for more information
> > 408-370-0333
> >
> >
> > Love and Joy to You in the New Year,
> >
> > Steve Smith
> > The Enlightened Mind
> > 409 E. Campbell Ave.
> > Suite 220
> > Campbell, CA 95008
> > 408-910-4257
> > http://www.theenlightenedmind.net
>

Yin Yoga, News, Information, Events

• Yin Yoga Workshop
• Date Change for Yoga and Energy Training Vacation
• Green Holiday Shopping
• News and Stuff

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Sunday December 7th 3-6:00pm, Yin Yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation with Debora Cohen
 
This workshop combines ancient yoga techniques to help the mind and body prepare for meditation. Deep breathing helps by energizing and purifying the mind and body. Mindful meditation techniques offer constructive focus for the mind. Long gentle stretches helps to reduce physical stress and tension. These mind-body-spirit practices will be incorporated prior to a final seated mediation.
 
Yin Yoga targets connective tissues, which responds to longer held passive poses in a unique way. When our connective tissue opens, more freedom manifests spontaneously in our hips and shoulders lending strength, agility and ease in sitting comfortably. Enhancing any physical activity, Yin Yoga is also a must for anyone interested in developing a sitting meditation practice. A brief meditation practice will follow the physical practice. This practice fosters the principle of non-violence and effects a heart felt change in our world view.
 
Cost: $35 for advance registration or $45 the day of. To register please contact Steve at www.theenlightenedmind.net (408) 910-4257, steve@theenlightenedmind.net.
 
 
Date Change for the Yoga and Energy Training Wellness Vacation in the Virgin Island Saint John to June 6-13
 
I did not realize I scheduled this event over the Easter Holiday season. I feel better about this date and I believe that it will be an easier to travel at this time of year. This vacation is to encourage spiritual health and wellbeing. It is great for other healers and anyone who wishes to reduce stress, anxiety, and learn new self-empowering skills. Continuing Education Units are available for massage therapist.
 
I chose this location because of the beauty of the islands and the beautiful small private villa (maximum 6 students). I intend to spoil each participant as much as possible. The basic, intermediate, and advanced Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) Trainings, plus three manuals and certifications will be offered along with: yoga, meditation, and healthy vegetarian meals.
 
In addition to all of this, I will be offering two private sessions of your choice (yoga, body-work, spiritual support and/or energy therapy). Also included are accommodations, guided hikes, snorkels, all on-island transportation and airport pick-up/drop-off. The price is $3,300 double occupancy, $4,000 single occupancy. To learn more about IET please visit www.learniet.com to learn more about Florian Villa please refer to www.florianvilla.com. 
 
Hanna Duvon is hosting a Green Holiday Shopping at 1168 Glenn Avenue, San Jose, 95125 (Willow Glenn), Sunday November 16 at 1:00. %10 of the proceeds go to Orphan baby to help them in their mission of healing the hearts, minds, and bodies of orphan children in the world. For more information refer to www.livinggreenmarketplace.com, www.orphanbaby.org,

(408) 568-2399.
 
News and Stuff
 
1)                   Thank you for those of you who were able to make it to the birthday-pizza-barbecue party. It was really enjoyable for me to see so many smiling faces having fun making pizza. I think I tried to sample most of your pizzas and boy did I eat too much! I also want to thank all of those who could not make it, but wished me a happy birthday. I felt your joy and blessings on that day.
 
2)                   I just completed the two week introductory training at Hospice of the Valley. I wish to encourage anyone who is interested in Hospice of the Valley volunteer work to check it out. The staff and volunteers were down to earth, honest, open-hearted, and easy to feel a connection with. I learned so much about the training, including: transitions, bereavement, funeral arrangements, and hospice service. I am very happy that these services are offered as we are preparing to transition to our next life. I will keep you updated as to how I might be helping this wonderful organization. If you are interested in learning more, visit www.hospicevalley.org
 
3)                   I started a 30-hour training for foster-care/adoption in Santa Clara County. I have had a dream to adopt since I was very young and now I am hoping to manifest this dream. I hope that you might also consider this or at least check it out because the trainers continually state that there are not enough homes to care for these children. Please visit www.sccgov.org/portal/site/fpr
 
4)                   I discovered a wonderful healing networking meeting the first Wednesday of every month at Sonoma Chicken Coop from 10:30-12:00pm. I have met so many holistic practitioners that work with skin, nutrition, chiropractors, MD's, Ph.D.'s, MA's, acupuncturists, various types of body workers, spirit/energy workers, coaches, etc. It has been so wonderful that I wish to share it all with you. To learn more check out eNaturalHealersNetwork.com or email Tina at magichandstina@yahoo.com
 
5)                   Finally, many of you know that I have great respect for Vedic astrology. I have referred some of you to my current astrologer Sue Ann McKean. Sue Ann has offered to do an introductory Vedic astrology/potluck at my home for anyone interested. We have not set a date but I will inform you ass soon as we have it.
 
Thank you so much for taking the time to read through this news letter.
Blessings, light and love to you,
Debora Cohen
www.spiritualwellness.com
(408) 219-7036
 
 

Why I wear my wedding ring on my right hand

Hi Debora;
here is what my guru said regarding wearing diamonds on the right hand:

om gurave namah
Dear SueAnn
Diamond is for Venus, for marriage, love and faith...for all the best things
a relationship can give. The right had is the *true* hand which causes
things to grow. Thats why we shake hands with the Right hand and so on. The
left hand is said to bring the energies of individual selfishness and this
is the last thing we want in marriage. Love is all about sharing. Love and
sharing comes down when we wear the diamond on the right hand
With Warm Regards,
Sanjay Rath

This was the answer from my vedic astrologers teacher. Email me if you would like SueAnn's information.

Blessings, Debora

www.spiritualwellnessctr.com

Paulie Zink and Yin Yoga

Taoist Yoga with Paulie Zink
By Cara Jepsen

I've been curious about Yin yoga founder Paulie Zink ever since I heard he was Paul Grilley’s teacher. Not only has Paulie been teaching Taoist yoga for over 30 years, but he’s also an internationally acclaimed martial arts champion. So I leapt at the chance to take his workshop at last year’s (2007) Midwest Yoga Conference--even though my back was killing me. Fortunately, Paulie’s style was warm and humble and peppered with gentle humor-- which belies the fact that he has been inducted into four martial arts halls of fame, where he is known as "Master Zink.”

The earth-honoring Taoist practice he led us through combined both static yin and flowing yang movements and was designed to get us in touch with our animal nature and balance the five energies of the body--earth, water, fire, wood and metal. The practice is based on Chinese Taoist philosophy, which sees everything as interconnected and interdependent.

“The whole purpose of the art of Taoist yoga is to be able to restore your health and energy and well being--and also to allow you to restore movement to its natural state, which you should have had your whole life,” he says. Many of the poses we did resembled Hatha yoga asanas and had names such as frog and stump. They became progressively more intense as we flowed in and out of them, and they somehow relaxed my back and spine until the pain was gone. He explained, “The softer and more gentle you are, the better. Using more effort makes you tighter. You want to be like a glass of water being poured.” Paulie was a college student practicing Hatha yoga and kung fu in a Los Angeles park when he met his teacher, Hong Kong-born kung fu master Cho Chat Ling. “He watched us every day for a few days,” Paulie recalls. “Then he said, ‘Oh, that’s no good,’ and started teaching me a little bit every day.” The Taoist yoga he learned was a prerequisite for martial arts training. “That went on for a few months. Then he started coming to my house and teaching me privately after college classes.”

Over the next decade, Paulie spent up to eight hours a day learning Taoist yoga, philosophy and tai shing pek kwar, a form of monkey kung fu that’s based on moving like a primate. His teacher had learned the style from his uncle and was obligated to pass his knowledge on to one other student. That student was Paulie, who went on to win three Grand Championships at the Long Beach International Karate Championships and author two books on the subject. “It takes a lot of skill because monkeys are so low to the ground and squat easily,” he says. “That’s why yoga is so important. Students are used to standing high all the time. It’s important to be agile. Taoist yoga uses the flow of animals in nature--frogs, turtles, deer, bears and the five elements.”

Paulie has developed his own style and added countless variations on the Taoist yoga poses over the past 35 years. “Each of my students puts a different twist on it,” he says. “But the actual postures and movement are what I have developed over the years. The style is my own and will probably be different from [that of] other teachers. Mine is more of a yin and yang combination of hard and soft movements and flow. The art is to get your body to move like an animal--naturally.” Paulie taught for many years in LA before moving to Montana, and his celebrity students have included musicians Joe Walsh, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth and Michael Hedges and actresses Julie Christie, Ali McGraw, Joan Chen and Maud Adams.

Yin yoga is just one aspect of what he teaches, although in the 1980s (when Paul Grilley studied with him), he would teach only soft, quiet yin-like poses with long holds to his stiff, muscle-bound students. This usually lasted for about a year--or until they became flexible enough to do the movement-based yang part of the Taoist practice, which creates heat and builds strength. “I had them hold postures for a long period of time so they could go to flexibility and could move around without getting hurt,” he explains. “Now I teach stillness and motion combined.” He continues, “You cannot separate yin and yang. One cannot exist without the other. It’s impossible. It would be like a mountaintop with no base. It’s considered one, inseparable.” He says that Taoist yoga comes from a Chinese shamanistic healing background and restores health by clearing out stagnant chi, or energy--which is similar to Hatha yoga’s prana. “The Chinese developed this type of yoga, and would say to the student, ‘If you pay me a monthly fee, I'll teach you how to be healthy.’ So the students would do breathing, yoga postures, diet and lifestyle he prescribed each month. If the student got sick, the teacher said, ‘Don’t pay me.’ You paid the doctor to keep you healthy. If a patient was ill, he’d show them different postures to do and work through blockages to get the energy flowing again. It was very important for the patient to take responsibility for their own health. “It’s the opposite of what our culture has going on here.”

………………..
Paulie will lead a workshop called “The Yin and Yang of Taoist Yoga: Returning to the Source of Being” October 3-5 at the Chicago Yoga Center, 3047 N. Lincoln Avenue (773.327.3650 or www.yogamind.com). For more on Paulie, visit www.pauliezink.com.

Although I have learned yin yoga from Sara Powers and watched her DVDS, and I have read the Yin Yoga book and watched the DVD from Paul Grilley, I was not so inspired as I was when I ordered Paulie Zink's DVDs on Taoist yoga. The difference was Paulie seemed to me to be truly a master of the martial arts and yoga (very hard to separate these two energy based systems) and he was truly humble. I offer yin yoga workshops and classes in the south bay area. Contact Debora at www.spiritualwellnessctr.com

 

About Om

My yoga Sanskrit teachers of Krishnamacharya's lineage and Thomas Ashley-Farrand (a Hindu Priest and master-teacher of Sanskrit)  explain that  Om is the accumulation of the meanings of all of the Sanskrit mantra's put together.

 

So although Om is not focused on prosperity such as a Lakshmi mantra, It would still support prosperity as well as all of the positive aspects of the Self. The Sanskrit Mantra's is a purification practice to remove disturbances/blockages of the mind. It is like a spiritual vacuum cleaner so that we can become empty. Being in the state of emptiness enables us to commune with the Self (or All in All), which is already there in our mind as well. 

 

Much love, Debora www.spiritualwellnessctr.com

Yoga For the Care Giver by Yoga Rahasya and KYM

Adhikaro visesena strinam pumbhyo nigadyate

“Women, in relation to men, have a special right to practice yoga…”

Thus emphasizes the Yoga Rahasya, a classical text on yoga.

it is the woman who plays the pivotal role in the family…

and yet,  the investment made on her wellbeing is often the least

it is the woman who takes on the onus of managing and running her household…

and yet,  her managerial role is often dismissed as unimportant and irrelevant

it is the woman who props up her family to face the challenges of modern-day living…

and yet,  the physical, mental and emotional stress that she undergoes is often disregarded

it is the woman who cocoons her family with care and compassion…

and yet,  self-care for her is practically non-existent

It is for this reason the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram presents an exclusive program, “Care for the Care-Giver” targeted primarily at the modern-day home-maker.

Although a very ancient practice, yoga is extremely relevant today to every human being, and more specifically the home-maker. Yoga is more than a set of postures, as is commonly misunderstood. It offers us a wide range of tools to heal and relax the body and the mind. Yoga is thus an effective and safe investment to help us enhance our efficiency, ensure clarity in thought and action, and facilitate stress-free living.

 

Thank you for taking the time to read this information given by my teachers in India. www.spiritualwellnessctr.com

Eric Drew's Fun Walk and Integrated Energy News

1. Family Fun Walk & Blood Drive 2. Integrated Energy Therapist news. (This is for Master-Instructors, but I thought I would share it to anyone interested in this wonderful work).    www.spiritualwellnessctr.com I am promoting a family fun walk and blood drive at Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos, CA. Saturday, October 11, 2008 Rain or Shine. Register at www.drewfoundation.org. BACKGROUND and MISSION  The Eric Drew Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization  Our mission is to provide education and consulting for patients and families struggling with serious and terminal illnesses to assist them with; forming strategies to navigate complex medical systems, raising funds for specific patients and causes, and finding elusive treatments that are not being offered. By teaching patients how to advocate for themselves through free workshops, online seminars and consulting, we enable them and their loved ones to develop their own strategies for managing their care during a health crisis by providing information, tools and support.  By helping patients know their options, and if necessary how to negotiate with hospitals and insurance companies to get the treatments they need, we can save countless lives. FROM ERIC DREW   “When I was diagnosed with a terminal disease (ALL) and checked in to the hospital for emergency treatment, there was nobody there for me to call on to advocate for me or to assist me with finding or evaluating treatment possibilities.  The result was that I was sent home to die and had had to work hard to find the treatment that finally saved my life.  From this need for patient advocacy,  the Eric Drew Foundation was born.   Tens of thousands of people in the US and around the world (many of them children) are being sent home to die and are suffering from “treatable” diseases which include various blood cancers such as Leukemias, Lymphomas, and genetic disorders such as Sickle Cell Anemia.  Most are never given the option of the miracle treatments available using “non-controversial” sources of stem cells such as the double umbilical cord stem cell (UCSC) transplant that saved my life, and very few expecting parents are being educated on the value of cord blood banking.  There are now approximately 50 diseases that are proven to be treatable with UCSCs, and incredible new UCSC treatments for 8 out of the top 10 killers in the US (cardiac disease, diabetes etc.) are now in clinical trials in the US.  These incredible treatments for Diabetes, auto immune disorders, and regeneration of tissue, bone and nerves are currently being conducted in various countries around the world.  Many countries such as Japan have embraced UCSCs as a superior alternative source of stem cells than from bone marrow.   Largely because of the noise and controversy around embryonic stem cell research, these proven treatments using non-controversial sources of stem cells are largely being ignored and people are dying unnecessarily.  Recent statistics show that a vast majority of Americans incorrectly believe that all sources of stem cells are controversial and involve the killing of a human embryo or fetus.  There are 3 million births in the US every year, yet only 2-3% of these families are banking this extremely rich source of stem cells which may benefit the entire family.  It is urgent and imperative that we all take responsibility to raise awareness and get patients to the appropriate facilities for immediate treatment, and to make sure that expecting families know their options with regard to cord blood banking.  Please do your part by talking to people in your community, encouraging your local doctors to refer patients to these treatments, and encouraging expecting parents to bank the cord blood stem cells for the whole family when babies are born.  If you know anyone who suffers from a serious or terminal illness of any kind,  please contact us and we will do everything we can to help” Warmest Regards, Eric Drew The mission of the EDF is constantly evolving to keep up with the needs of patients the new emerging technologies being used to save lives.  Since Eric is one of the first adults to survive a double umbilical cord stem cell (UCSC) transplant, he has by default become an international advocate for UCSCs and the miracle treatments they offer.  Our mission has, in essence, followed this demand by patients and their families for these incredible life saving non-controversial stem cell treatments. The Eric Drew Foundation is a 501(c)3 non profit organization created in 2003 by volunteers from around the world to assist Eric with his fight against a “terminal” leukemia and to promote advocacy for seriously ill patients.  The outpouring of support from the surrounding community was tremendous as people contributed funds and volunteered their time to put on the San Francisco Bay Area’s largest bone marrow registration drive ever.  Over 1000 attended and over 760 people were tested and added to the NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program www.NMDP.org) database.  Many other smaller bone marrow drives were also sponsored. The Eric Drew Foundation is now focusing on several crucial projects (in order of priority): Creating a free live online seminar series to provide patient education on cord blood treatments and banking Free consulting to patients in urgent need Establishing an online Patient and Caregiver Resource Center on the EDF website Supporting legislative programs for cord blood stem cell research, establishment of the national chord blood stem cell bank, and continued government sponsored testing of donors for the National Marrow Donor Database.     Masters Matters The Newsletter For Integrated Energy Therapy®  Master-Instructors June 2008 This is our second quarterly issue of Masters Matters. We are delighted with the positive feedback that we received from our first issue. We have expanded the scope of Masters Matters in this issue to honor the special achievements of Masters as well as to share our personal experiences with IET processes and techniques. For longer articles we have presented an excerpt below and have included a hyperlink so you can read the complete article on our website. We hope you enjoy this issue and we invite you to email us with your comments, achievements, and experiences to share.   The Transformational Shift - Part 2 Inter-dimensional Travel  A Message Channeled from Angel Ariel by Stevan Thayer on Tuesday June 10, 2008  As the energy of the transformational shift continues, and the polarities of love and fear increase, those who answer our call and are drawn by the ever increasing vibration of love will find themselves experiencing longer and longer periods of deep calm, peace, joy, and love, the likes of which they have never experienced before. ....  The process of this healing has two purposes.  First it will teach you that you are capable of inter-dimensional travel.  .… It will be as though you are able to shift between two parallel universes by stepping through a gateway of consciousness.  ..… Then, as you travel between dimensions, it will provide you with the direct experience of what it is like for you to live in the Dimension of Fear and what it is like for you to live in the Dimension of Love.  ….  Unfortunately, most people live most of their life in the Dimension of Fear, lost in the world of illusion created by past and future.  …. They rarely travel into the Dimension of Love. They are caught up in the business, and busyness, of the world.  …. The Dimension of Love can only be experienced in the Moment of Creation (the now).   .… The two cannot be separated since they are one and the same thing.  …. The world cannot be transformed from within the Dimension of Fear. Transformation of your world can only come from within the Dimension of Love. For the complete message from Angel Ariel click here.    Using IET with Babies and Small Children     By Stevan J. Thayer   I have found that IET is wonderful for babies. My youngest client was a 1 day old boy who was in an incubator in the neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital.  .... His blood chemistry was not good and the doctors feared that he might need advanced medical procedures.  ..... The most amazing thing happened when I reached cellular memory 7 (the liver and gallbladder). I energized this cellular memory area and touched the liver and gall bladder integration point and was almost blown back against the wall by the anger that shot out of this newborn child. .... After releasing the anger, I completed the session (which had taken no more than 15 minutes) and left the hospital. .... Later that day the doctors must have been busy congratulating themselves on the incredible sudden clearing of the jaundice and the fact that the baby’s blood chemistry returned to normal. As children get older (especially when they are around 2 to 6 years old) I have found that sometimes they are shy and a bit intimidated by the idea of an IET practitioner placing their hands on them.  ... I have Mom put the child on her lap, and as I place my hands on Mom’s cellular memory areas, I have Mom place her hands on the same cellular memory areas on the child. ....  Not only does Mom receive an IET session, but the IET energy channels through Mom and into the child who also receives an IET session. For the complete article on Using IET with Babies and Small Children click here.   IET and Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth By Maria Peterson This is a big year for consciousness changing and shifting.  Eckert Tolle’s new book, A New Earth, is making a big splash.  .... Well over 10 million people participated in the web event program that Oprah and Tolle offered.  ....  We are changing from letting past experiences mold our future, to letting our future flow from our essence, our soul.  We applaud Tolle for his work and highly recommend that you read his book or listen to his web event program. In A New Earth, Tolle talks extensively of the need to heal what he calls “the pain body”, so that we can shift our consciousness from “past and future” into the “now”. He says that an unhealed pain body can .... prevent us from awakening. What Tolle’s calls the pain body is what we in IET call cellular memory. .... Un-healed trauma suppressed in cellular memory is the pain body. .... Both Tolle and IET agree on the fact that we must heal the pain of our past and the fear of the future in order to claim our true purpose and our true power in the now. Tolle also states “The surrendered state of consciousness opens up the vertical dimension in your life, the dimension of depth.”  This is exactly what we are doing when we do a soul-star clearing.  We are assisting our clients and students in creating a highway to the inner depth of an energy center that most people don’t think, feel or know about.  ....  We are putting them in direct touch with their soul essence.  Well, you get the idea.  A New Earth is full of connections to the healing modality we call IET.  .... Let’s live consciously, our version of A New Earth.  The New Earth is full of ideas that share the same intent as IET.  Have fun reading and making your own connections between these two progressive philosophies. For the complete article on IET and A New Earth click here.   It’s Time for a Treat! The 2008 IET Masters-Instructor Retreats Retreat Theme: Compassionate Living     Create your Personal Soul Mandala ....  Experience the New WAG 4 Process ....  Have fun with your Soul Group ....  And much, much more!  We invite you to join together with the community of Master-Instructors for a day of energy, fun, healing, and transformation. Combining World Angel Grid energy with the groups' power and angel family processes, you will learn how to live your life compassionately and bring your life’s essential action into the world with joy. All Retreats are from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Fee: (Normal/EarlyBird), Canada ($160/$130 CDN), Ireland (€150/€125), and USA ($150/$125). Register while there is still space available!  Date  Location Presenter October 4 Dublin, Ireland Stevan Thayer and Carol Armitage October 4 Ottawa, ON, Canada Maria Peterson and Karen Puglia October 18 Norwood, MA, USA Karen Puglia October 18 Sedona, AZ, USA Maria Peterson October 18 Mahwah, NJ, USA Stevan Thayer and Carol Armitage November 10 Oldenburg, IN, USA Maria Peterson     There are Authors Among Us!   We would like to honor the IET Master-Instructors who are authors that have recently had their books published. Kristallen Poort (Crystal Gate) by IET Master-Instructor of the Year 2007 Mieke Michielsen of Belgium (writing as Maria Kanjana): [available in Dutch via www.kristallenpoort.be ] This book presents wonderful insights into the nature and healing properties of most crystals, as well as poems and channeled messages from crystals, planets, stars, dolphins, Angels, Ascended Masters, and more. Invisible Roots: How Healing Past Life Trauma Can Liberate Your Present by Barbara Stone , PhD, LISW, DCEP of the USA: [ available in English via http://www.souldetective.net ] This book takes the reader into the mysteries underlying people's illness to find the root cause of emotional disorders and includes case examples of calling in angelic support to help clear past life trauma and earthbound spirit attachments.   IET Firsts  Two University Appearances in Dublin, Ireland: In April 2008, IET Master-Instructor Gillian Gavin of Ireland presented a 2 hour lecture on IET to 27 students at Trinity College in Dublin Ireland. The students especially loved the heartlink process and the concept of being able to clear and heal the “issues in your tissues”. The same month, Veronica, Irish Mystic taught 11 students of the Walmer College and Holistic Center The Healing Angels of the Energy Field class. Both classes were very well received. IET Taught In Brazil: Also in April 2008, IET Master-Instructor Sharon Yeskel of the USA taught Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced level IET classes in Curvelo in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sharon, fluent in Portuguese, used English IET guidebooks and lectured in Portuguese. Two Classes in One! A New Unified Basic Level IET and Healing Angels Class Is Introduced: In May 2008, IET Trainer Stevan Thayer of the USA taught a two day class at the Omega Institute in NY which combined the complete agendas of both the Basic Level IET class and the Healing Angels of the Energy Field class in a new way. Students received both the Basic Level Guide and Healing Angels Class Workbook, but rather than presenting these classes sequentially as two one day classes, Stevan intermingled the agendas of the two classes thus creating one unified two day class. The students loved it. If you would like to offer this unified training class, the unified class agenda is presented on our website. Click here to read the agenda.   The Blessing Bowl Process Really Works!  We introduced the IET Blessing Bowl Process in the March 08 issue of Masters Matters and we have been delighted at the positive response we have received. Masters around the world have been using the process with great success. Here are a few Blessing Bowl Experiences.   Leon Pellitier and Phoenix Rising Star (USA): Manifested way more than they asked for in the blessing bowl, including new students and clients, as well as a lucrative engagement to do aura photos on celebrities at a Super Bowl event. They also received wonderful publicity in a local magazine article and the opportunity to write articles for publication. Joni McLachlan (Canada): Held a blessing bowl party for a gathering of her IET students. The students wrote their manifestation wishes and put them in their blessing bowls. Joni then took the students’ blessing bowls into another room and privately attuned all the bowls then returned them to the students. The students are still calling to report the miracles that are manifesting in their lives. Anita Knight (Canada): Asked for 4 new clients and within a week received 4 new clients. Maria Kramer-Robinson (USA): Wrote “I absolutely love the process. Between the blessing bowl, and rubbing the Joy Stone many times during the day especially while driving or standing in lines at the store, I feel like I am walking around in a much higher vibration of love, joy and truth than ever before. Everything is flowing ever so smoothly in my life and I feel so much lighter. I have already manifested two items in my blessing bowl.” Isabel Glover (Canada): Created a separate Earth Angels Blessing Bowl and she puts the IET Earth Angels requests as well as individual requests into it. Annelies Hoornik (The Netherlands) suggested that IET students could do a less powerful version of the blessing bowl process in which they create a blessing bowl and put their manifestation wishes into it. Then, they bring a starburst of energy down (just like at the start of an IET session) and place the starburst into the bowl. It is sort of a baby step in the blessing bowl process and would create a feeling of empowerment for Basic, Intermediate and Advanced students. Please feel free to share this idea with your students.   Are You Feeling Alone in your IET MI Work?  Sometimes IET Master-Instructors find that they are the only Masters in their area (this is especially true of Masters who live in remote locations).  IET Master-Instructor Joni McLachlan of Newfoundland Canada emailed us saying that she was looking to connect with other MI's who like herself, live in an area where there are no other MI's even remotely close. She said “I feel that it would be great to connect with other MI's who are in the same boat as I am. Perhaps we could form a group and use Yahoo Chat to connect all of us distant MI's. There must be other MI's all over the world who are winging it alone, like me, and those are the ones I would like to connect with."   If you want to keep in the loop but find yourself situated apart from it all, then perhaps this is the answer. If you are interested in connecting, then please send an email to Joni McLachlan at tiggyangel@gmail.com.    My Experience of the Full IET WAG Power Healing Process  by Stevan J. Thayer  I once read that as you travel along the spiritual path, it is helpful to record your experiences as sort of “bread crumbs” along the way so that you don’t forget the journey that you have taken. These are some of the bread crumbs from my work with the Full IET WAG Power Healing Process that were written in February, 2008. To read about Stevan's experience of the Full IET WAG Power Healing Process please click here.   Please Send Us Your IET Class Lists  A special request from Debbie Haubrich Our IET Database Manager Please send your IET class student list (include Class Date, Level and Location as well as Students’ email, phone, name, and address) to The Center of Being as soon as possible after your class (this applies to Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced levels only). We keep all student information confidential and never share the information. On-Line: You can submit your class list on-line via the For Instructors Only section of our website By Mail or Fax: You can fill out the IET Graduates Form that you receive with your manuals and mail (or fax) it to us at The Center of Being. We receive many hand written Graduate Forms that are either incomplete or impossible to read. If you use the Graduate Form then Please PRINT the information completely and clearly so that we can record your student’s class records correctly in our IET database.  Also, please have your students fill out a questionnaire and send it to The Center of Being after your class (does not apply to our IET for Kids class). If your students don’t feel comfortable giving you their questionnaire then they can mail their questionnaire directly to The Center of Being, Inc. We use this information to continuously improve our classes.   It’s Not Too Late For You to Read the Articles From our May 08 Masters Matters You may still read the featured articles from our May 08 Masters Matters from our website by clicking on the underlined hyperlinks below: Channeled Message from Angel Ariel –  Part 1: The Transformational Shift The Blessing Bowl Process Healing the Wounded Warrior Syndrome

An Amazing Woman

About 8 years ago, one of my yoga students introduced me to Ammachi. I read about her life and then went to her San Ramon, CA Ashram to receive my first hug when she was in town. Since then, Amma has been my role model and spiritual Guru. It is so amazing to be able to completely trust in someone who is completely pure. Amma has brought consciousness of equal rights to women world wide. She has housed, fed, and clothed thousands of abused women (and their children) in India. She promotes peace and equality of all races. She supports many different paths or religionsaccording to the persons natural disposition for spiritual progression. Amma has received and continues to receive many awards world wide for her humanitarian service work:

" As a child, I always wanted to know the causeof misery of mankind and thought that if sorrow is a truth, then there must be a cause and a way out." Amma explains.

" I realize my purpose is to console - to personally wipe away tears through selfless love, compassion, and service." - Amma

 Amma says, " Compassion to the poor and the needy is our duty to God." Through the example of her own life Amma has inspired people from all over the world to walk in the path of selfless-service and compassion towards all beings.

Amma is in town until the June 14th. While she was in town I volunteered to be a greeter. I received two hugs and blessings from Amma. One of my energy therapy students went to see Amma and she said:

"Hey, I took the boys Tuesday night and I went tonight. First night was more impactful but both nights were wonderful. I had no idea what a "big" force she was, wonderful woman! Thanks for telling me about her."

Check Amma out at amma.org. There you can also buy her biography.

Blessings, Debora

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