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Brain Upgrade: Creating New Neural Pathways

Brain Upgrade will explore what stress does to the brain and how to reverse it without the struggle.

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The Integrative Sound & Music Institute Certificate Program

Join Grammy-nominated musician and vocal artist Sylvia Nakkach as she leads The Integrative Sound & Music Institute Certificate Program.

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Awakening Your True Voice

Every person possesses a powerful natural voice that reveals who he or she truly is. This course creates a supportive environment in which self-consciousness dissolves and your authentic voice emerges.

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Upcoming Events

 
Saturday, October 19

How Sound Heals: Listening from Shamans, Scientists & Sound Healers

Silvia Nakkach
We know that sound is vibration and vibration permeates all things. Sound is heard not only through our ears but through every cell in our bodies. One reason sound heals on a physical level is because we have the capacity for deep listening—meaning that sound, chanting, and music transform us on emotional and spiritual planes. View Details...
 
Saturday, October 19

The Integrative Sound & Music Certificate Program

A 9-Month, 130-Hour Certification Training, October 2019–June 2020
The Integrative Sound and Music Institute certificate program is a comprehensive, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, and highly experiential approach to the study of sound, music, and voice and their powerful effect on the human organism. View Details...
 
Saturday, October 19 — Sunday, October 20

Internal Family Systems & Shamanism: Finding Your Purpose

Itzhak Beery and Monique Lang
Dive into the conscious and unconscious motivations that inform your views, thoughts, and behaviors, using the powerful tools of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and ancient shamanic practices. Monique Lang teams up with Itzhak Beery for an intensive program focused on finding your authentic life’s purpose. View Details...
 
Sunday, October 20

The Art of Improvisation: Freeing Your Musical Imagination

Silvia Nakkach
Music is one of the most natural ways through which we can joyfully celebrate our spirit. It feels enchanting when the healing energy of the human voice joins the power of collective music-making without borders. Masterfully led by Silvia Nakkach and friends, participants will learn original strategies of improvisation in the oral tradition of devotional music and spontaneous songs. View Details...
 
Monday, October 21

Consciously Create Your Career

Kori Burkholder, Marcy Clark, Nidhi Adhiya-Huba and Eileen Moran
Join Career Transition & Fulfillment coach Kori Burkholder and PR veteran and Self-Expression coach Marcy Clark as they lead a series that marries internal tools for self-discovery with practical business strategy. Learn how to tap into your inner wisdom and develop new habits to support the creation and enjoyment of your dream career. View Details...
 
Tuesday, October 22

Soul Mending: How to Heal Spiritual Traumas with Soul Retrieval

Itzhak Beery
Free Intro Tuesday, October 22 at 8:00 pm - Class starts on November 5 Trauma often forces the psyche to suppress difficult feelings in order to carry on, but this takes its toll on the soul. Traditional shamans view this “soul loss”—the wounding of a person’s spirit due to trauma—as a leading cause of physical and psychological dysfunction. View Details...
 
Wednesday, October 23

New York Open Center Lunchtime Meditation Series

Rita London
Connect with Your Core Self. Step away from your hectic day to quiet your mind and nourish your soul with a thirty-minute meditation experience. Learn simple Kundalini Yoga breathing techniques and meditations that reduce stress, increase your focus, balance your emotions and magnify your presence. View Details...
 
Wednesday, October 23

The Havening Techniques® to Build Resilience

Doug O'Brien
The Havening Techniques® is the newest psychosensory therapy created by Ronald Ruden, MD, PhD. When an experience is perceived as traumatic, it becomes encoded in the limbic system of our brain, often with life-altering consequences. However, the field of neuroscience has shown us that it's possible to remove this encoding. View Details...
 
Friday, October 25

The Cup of Receptivity: Awakening Our Intuition at Halloween

Ellen Goldberg
Nature’s holidays are the solstices, equinoxes, and the midpoints between them. Each one carries unique vibrations. The midpoint between the Fall Equinox and Winter Solstice, celebrated as Halloween, was often called The Crack in the Year. View Details...
 
Saturday, October 26 — Sunday, October 27

Become an Intuitive Healer: A Training for Healthcare Practitioners, Healers & Anyone Interested in Self-Care

Judith Orloff
There is an infinite amount of wisdom we cannot access through logic alone. Doctors, nurses, bodyworkers, and therapists have all felt it. Could there be a way to consciously tap this intuitive power and make it a regular part of diagnosis and treatment? Join Judith Orloff, MD, who has pioneered the use of intuition in healthcare healing for over 20 years. View Details...
 
Sunday, October 27

Moon Manifesting

Yasmin Boland
Manifesting is an ancient practice where women were honored for their power to create, bend and shape reality, and harness the energy of the moon for wish fulfillment, until it was stopped by the “burning times.” View Details...
 
Monday, October 28

Awakening Your True Voice

Jean McClelland
Free Intro on Monday, October 28 at 6:00 pm - Series starts on November 4 Every person possesses a powerful, natural voice that reveals who he or she truly is. Often, mental and physical tension, past experiences, and fears lead to inhibitions that restrict the natural flow of the voice, resulting in a forced, unnatural sound and blocked energy centers. View Details...
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