by Daniel Javit, MD Disciplined eating habits have always come easy to me except for chocolate; chocolate is my arch-enemy, my kryptonite, my Achilles’ heel. I deal with this in one of two ways: I either allow myself small daily aliquots of chocolate or … [Read more...]
The Open Center Supports Diversity and a Multicultural Future
by Ralph White Since its inception in 1984, the Open Center has been committed to a multi-cultural world in which the gifts of all spiritual paths with integrity are honored and celebrated. At this time of rising nationalism and fundamentalism, two of the … [Read more...]
Open Center History Column – Rupert Sheldrake
by Ralph White The Open Center has had a long association with the pioneering scientist Rupert Sheldrake going almost all the way back to his first book, A New Science of Life. This controversial work provoked the British scientific establishment to such a … [Read more...]
Open Center History -The Sacred Architecture of Central Asia With Keith Critchlow
by Ralph White 1985 One of the pleasures of creating programs at the Open Center in the 1980s, when we were still housed in our unforgettable original home at 83 Spring Street in Soho, was to bring presenters over from Europe to give us insight into topics … [Read more...]
Open Center History – Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance to Corporate Globalization
A Teach-In Co-sponsored with the International Forum on Globalization - At Cooper Union Great Hall by Ralph White November 2006 One of the most extraordinary events in recent Open Center history was the day-long teach-in at Cooper Union on the … [Read more...]
An Esoteric Quest for the Lost World of the Incas (Part Two)
by Ralph White August/September 2018 This week is the second installment on the Esoteric Quest just completed a month ago in the High Andes of Peru and Bolivia. Our experience in South America was the continuation of a conference series begun in 1995 on the … [Read more...]
The Migration of Care – Book Excerpt
Excerpted from More Together than Alone by Mark Nepo (Atria/Simon & Schuster, July 2018) In America, our sense of self-reliance is so embedded in our “Live free or die” ethic that, when we mean to honor what we’ve been through as a society, we often … [Read more...]
An Esoteric Quest for the Lost World of the Incas – And the Living Spirituality of Indigenous Peru and Bolivia
by Ralph White August 20 to September 3rd, 2018 I have just returned from the Open Center’s 14th Esoteric Quest, an ongoing exploration of the rediscovery of the lost spiritual traditions of the West. During many Quests in Europe and North Africa, from the … [Read more...]
The Key to Getting Unstuck and Start Writing Again
By Jennifer Mattson Writing is a practice, just like yoga or meditation. Feeling stuck? Don't worry. That's normal. Love to write, but aren’t sure how to get back to it? Here's how: Getting stuck is a normal part of the writing process. Inspiration comes and … [Read more...]
Open Center Interview with Sound and Music Institute Alum Brenda Hung
What led you to discover the Integrative Sound and Music Institute (SMI) program? I had just completed my 200 hour yoga teacher training and was particularly interested in the use of mantras and singing before and after a yoga class. I found that each time … [Read more...]
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