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Awakening the Healer Within: Medical Qigong Practice Leader Certification Training

Medical Qigong practices help the human body mobilize its own extraordinary self-healing capacities.

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An Esoteric Quest for the Lost World of the Incas

This year, for the first time, the Open Center is going to South America to explore the Lost World of the Incas. Discover aspects of Western spiritual history with delight and wonder.

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Writing for Bliss: Finding Joy Through Personal Writing

Join Diana Raab, author of Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life, on a journey of writing as a path to bliss.

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Tuesday, June 19

T’ai Chi for Health, Peace, and Soft Power

Rick Barrett
Free Intro class Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 6:00 pm – Class starts on June 26 T’ai chi (taijiquan) is more than just a healthy exercise and moving meditation. It is a powerful internal martial art and proven vehicle for transformational body-mind-spirit integration. View Details...
 
Tuesday, June 19

Herbal Medicine-Making for Heart Health: Energizing Herbal Vinegars, Calming Tinctures & Healing Honey and Flower Recipes

Emily Cavelier
Learn how to nourish the heart with a plant spirit medicine approach. The health of the circulatory system can be supported with diet and heart-healthy herbs, including tonic herbs for daily use such as garlic, ginger, and witch hazel. View Details...
 
Wednesday, June 20

Yamuna® Body Rolling

Melyssa Davis
Regardless of age or physical limitations, everyone can learn self-healing and health maintenance techniques with Yamuna® Body Rolling. YBR® organizes the body’s systems in a way that allows relief from pain and increased range of motion. View Details...
 
Thursday, June 21

Yoga for Osteoporosis

Ellen Saltonstall
Learn how to build bone strength, better balance and coordination, and better posture through yoga and Bodymind Ballwork. In this workshop we will practice basic yoga poses that can be adapted for any level of fitness and are proven to improve bone density. View Details...
 
Friday, June 22

Mind Over Matter: The Extraordinary Potentials Latent Within Us - St. Joseph of Copertino​ - The Man Who Could Fly​​

Michael Grosso
Mainstream science has yet to come to grips with the unexplained powers of the human mind. In this presentation, Michael Grosso describes his research on a mystic regarded by scholars as perhaps the most extraordinary on record for his supernormal powers. During his turbulent age, Joseph of Copertino (1603-1663) achieved rock-star fame all over Europe. View Details...
 
Friday, June 22

Sound Meditation with Astral Recess

Tim Simonson & Steph Lora
Astral Recess presents an evening of sound and meditation focused on creating a moment of calm and uplifting stillness. Original ambient music will accompany you, as you lie back comfortably to a peaceful soundscape, creating space for relaxation and rejuvenation. View Details...
 
Saturday, June 23

The Treatment of Trauma in the Internal Family Systems Model

Richard Schwartz, PhD, LMFT
Accessing the Self, the core of valuable leadership qualities that each person has to better deal with life's challenges, is a chief aim of Internal Family Systems (IFS). Developed over the past two decades, the IFS model is one of the fastest growing and most innovative approaches to psychotherapy. View Details...
 
Sunday, June 24

Journey from Abandonment to Healing: Overcoming Our Self-Defeating Patterns

Susan Anderson, CSW
Abandonment is a deep and primal fear and the source of most of our anxiety and self-defeating behaviors. Susan Anderson, founder of the Abandonment Recovery Movement, will share powerful tools of emotional and spiritual healing to help reverse the effects of the underlying abandonment wound and overcome self-sabotage. View Details...
 
Sunday, June 24

The Right to Write

Julia Cameron
What if everything we’ve learned about writing is wrong? In this class, drawing from her groundbreaking best-seller, The Right to Write, Julia Cameron dismantles the mythology surrounding the writing life in our culture. View Details...
 
Wednesday, June 27

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, June 27

The Alchemy of the Chakras

Thomas Amelio
Free Intro class Wednesday, June 27, 2018, 6:00 pm – Class starts on July 18 One of the most powerful and complete means for awakening, healing and transformation is chakra practice. Central to the yoga tradition, chakras are spiritual, psychological and emotional energy centers that exist within the human subtle body. View Details...
 
Thursday, June 28

A Full Strawberry Moon Circle with Drumming

Mama Donna Henes
The period surrounding the Summer Solstice is the lightest, brightest most powerful time of the year. The days are long and the weather is warm. The flowers are in bloom and the summer fruits are ripe. We, too, are at the peak of our vibrant energy. View Details...
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An Esoteric Quest for the Lost World of the Incas
And the Living Spirituality of Indigenous Peru and Bolivia
In the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Machu Picchu and Cusco
August 20 or 22 – 28, 2018

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