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BUDDHIST
SAND MANDALA Ven. Ngawang Choejor, Senior Monk from Namgyal Monastery (personal Monastery of His Holiness the Dalai Lama) will present a lecture on Sand Mandalas on November 4 at Healing Earth Resources & Earth Café, 3111 North Ashland, Chicago. For further information, please call Healing Earth at 773/327-8459. The lecture precedes the creation of a Buddhist Sand Mandala of Kalachakra Fire Puja by Ven. Ngawang Choejor on November 5-7 from 10am to 6pm at 700 North Carpenter Street, #2N, Chicago. It was Ven. Ngawang Choejor who created a sand Mandala of Medicine Buddha at the Field Museum and a sand Mandala of Chenrezig, Buddha of Great Compassion at the Lakeshore campus of Loyola University. You will also find a sale of Tibetan hand-knotted rugs, arts and handicrafts, and books on Tibet and Buddhism. The participating Tibetans will donate 20% of the sale proceeds to the TIBETenter for its Buddha House Project. For details, contact Lynn Doherty, 312/733-0658 or T. Tashi, TIBET center, 773/743-7772.
The 34th annual conference of The American Dance Therapy Association, entitled "Mosaic of the New Millennium - Creating Partnerships Within Healing Communities," will be held November 4-7 at the Holiday Inn City Center in Chicago. Dance/Movement Therapy is the psychotherapeutic use of movement as a process that furthers the emotional, social, cognitive and physical integration of the individual. Working with a wide range of illness, Dance/Movement Therapists practice in the fields of mental health, medical rehabilitation, education, disease prevention, forensic, geriatric care and health promotion. For over fifty years, Dance/Movement Therapists have been pioneers of the in-depth understanding of how the body and mind interact in health and illness . . . be it an illness of the mind which is embodied, or an illness of the body that impacts on the mental functioning and spirit. The Association, founded in 1966, has worked to maintain the highest standards of professional education and competence in the field, and maintains a registry of therapists who have met stringent requirements of education and experience. The event will gather hundreds of Dance/Movement Therapists from around the world to attend more than 30 educational seminars and workshops. Included will be international panelists from France, Japan, Israel, Argentina and many other countries. Highlighted lectures include the keynote address by Dr. Richard Schwartz of the Family Institute at Northwestern University and Dance/Movement Therapist Barbara Cargill. The annual lecture of the Marian Chace Foundation will be presented by Dance/Movement Therapist Dr. Joan Chodrow. The event is open to the public who may attend particular activities for a fee. For a schedule of events and fees or information about walk-in registration, visit the American Dance Therapy website at www.adta.org or call the American Dance Therapy Association at 410/997-4040.
On Saturday, November 6, Nigel Taylor will lead a journey into the ancient mystery schools and the sacred truths, providing a practical guide to manifesting love, abundance and success. The Art of Manifestation will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Oakbrook Terrace. The price is $95 two weeks in advance and $110 thereafter. Individual sessions are also available by appointment. For information and registration, call Tilia at Spirit Promotions, 312/554-1540.
The Nalanda Gate of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago is pleased to announce a feng shui workshop, Enlightened by Design, presented by Helen Berliner. The workshop will take place at the Shambala Meditation Center, 7331 North Sheridan Road in Chicago on Saturday, November 6 from 8:30am to 5pm and Sunday, November 7 from 1 to 5pm. The cost is $100. Join Ms. Berliner for a hands-on demonstration of the spiritual and energetic underpinnings of Tibetan style feng shui. Based on the Tibetan theory and practice of Space Awareness, Enlightened Design is an ecological approach to design that joins heaven, earth and human concerns to create healthy, harmonious environments. By realigning your world with these basic forces of nature -- heaven and earth, the four directions and the five styles of energy that arise from them, you, too, can create enlightened homes, gardens, workspaces -- and lives. Helen Berliner, MA, is a fourth generation Philadelphia designer and an internationally recognized practitioner of environmental design and feng shui. A long-time meditation practitioner and teacher, her extensive knowledge of geomantic traditions -- Eastern and Western -- brings a unique and uplifting perspective to her designs. Ms. Berliner's work has been showcased in Europe, Australia and the U.S. at sites including the American Institute of Architects, Germany's Frankfurt Industrial Fair and the Chubb Group and New York Life headquarters. For further information, interviews or reservations, please contact Ms. Ellen Schweri at 773/725-6879 or schwerip@megsinet.net
Do you want to know more about that mysterious art of placement from the Orient called Feng Shui? Do you wonder how it works and why it's lasted over 6,000 years? Join Feng Shui practitioner and protegee of the World Feng Shui Association, Linda Koski as she answers these and other questions. The workshop entitled "Feng Shui, Fact or Faction" is an Embracing Wholeness workshop sponsored by Science of Spirituality. Linda will share how you can promote health, harmony and spiritual growth through utilization of life energy and meditation. This free workshop will be held Friday, November 12 from 7-9pm at Transitions Learning Center, 1750 North Kingsbury, Chicago. To register, call 630/955-1200.
Friday-Saturday-Sunday, November 12-14 marks a healing weekend of medicine wheel teachings and traditional sweat lodge ceremonies with Micmac Elder and Healer Albert Ward and Cree Medicine Man Archie Cheechoo from Eastern Canada. Sweat lodges will be conducted and presented in Micmac and possibly Cree languages with English translation. The gathering also includes Medicine Circles (Talking Feather), sunrise ceremony, an opportunity for one-on-one consultation and healing sweat lodges at Wellspring Retreat Center (2 hours north of Chicago and ½ hour north of Milwaukee). Meals and lodging are included. No profits are being made from this gathering. Call Tom Bussler, 312/645-1551.
The Black Ensemble Theater announces that its production of Mahalia (The Life and Music of Mahalia Jackson) has been so successful that it will be extended through November 14. The play runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 4pm at the Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 North Beacon, Chicago. Mahalia stars LaTonya Beacham as Mahalia Jackson. LaTonya is the visual replica of Mahalia Jackson and has the phenomenal voice to match. She recreates Mahalia so realistically that the soul power and vocal strength of Mahalia Jackson is relived through the astonishing musical talent of this exceptional actress. The play chronicles the life of Mahalia Jackson, known all over the world as the Queen of Gospel. The exciting and informative reflection of this great woman contains 18 of the most famous of the songs that she sang. The play is written and directed by Jackie Taylor and produced by the Black Ensemble Theater. Musical Director is Cortez Simms and featured actors are Jaqui Thomas and Melvin Abston. Tickets are $25 with group, senior and student discounts and valet parking.
Could supplementing our diet with nutrient-dense foods and healing herbs prevent us from getting some chronic illnesses? Moraine Valley Community College presents Allison Lapinski, registered pharmacist, as she presents some important answers in her informative seminar, Maximizing Your Health with Vitamins and Herbs on Wednesday, November 17 at 2pm. The place? The Dorothy Menker Theater, Moraine Valley Community College Fine and Performing Arts Center, 10900 S. 88thAvenue, Palos Hills, IL. Adults: $10; seniors, students, MYCC staff: $5. For information, please call the Box Office at 708/974-5500.
The newest massage school in the area, Advanced Anatomy Massage Academy (AAMA), invites you to its Open House to be held November 19 from 5 til 9PM at 650 N. Addison in Villa Park, IL. The Academy includes a wide variety of massage techniques and prides itself in offering the core course Craniosacral Technique, Level 1. Students entering this program should expect to become fully qualified and able to start a practice within 11 months. The founder and director, Dennis R. Hill, a Licensed Massage Therapist with a degree in Sociology, brings to the school not only nine years of massage experience and six years of teaching, but twenty years of business management and seminar teaching. This combination brings the student a diversity that will assist them in establishing a practice. For additional information and a look at the complete Academy catalog, log onto the Internet and search for the Academy website. We regret having misprinted this address in the past; the correct address is http://members.aol.com/aamaschool/
You are invited to an Interactive Open House for the Chicago branch of the Chun Do Sun Bup Institute on Saturday, November 20 from 10am to 5pm. Visitors will have a chance to tour the facilities and experience their Ki Energy Training and Treatment technique through actually participating in a workshop. CDSB training consists of a combination of sound vibration, movements and meditation. Through this technique, people learn to release stress and open energy blockages and bring the mind and body into balance. You are invited, along with your family and friends, to join them for this exciting event and experience first hand the healing power of Ki energy. The Chun Do Sun Bup Energy Healing Center in Chicago is one part of an international nonprofit health organization dedicated to the health of humanity. They believe healthy people create a healthy society, and this leads to a healthy world. The center is staffed by Masters trained in the method. Please call and make a reservation. Also, so that they may prepare for the event, the Association asks you to RSVP before the Open House weekend by calling them at 773/278-6970.
The Chicago Vegetarian Society's 21st Annual Turkey-Free Thanksgiving dinner will be held this year at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare on Sunday, November 21, with an expected attendance of 300-600 folks with healthy appetites and a strong curiosity about the offerings of a Silent Auction and raffle. The evening's keynote speaker is Brian R. Clement, who has been director of the Hippocrates Health Institute, a West Palm Beach alternative health center using only natural, non-toxic, non-invasive approaches to detoxification, cleansing and revitalization of the body, mind and spirit. Mr. Clement's progressive and innovative ideas on natural health approaches coupled with extensive scientific experience have earned him international recognition as leader, advocate, consultant, lecturer and writer. Mr. Clement will be speaking on "The Dramatic and Lasting Benefits of a Living Foods Diet to Promote Health and Longevity." According to him, eating correctly for your body's needs can eradicate disease, increase stamina, strengthen and improve immunity, and help us to live longer. Mr. Clement has generously added a one-week stay for two at the Hippocrates Health Institute (see www.hippocratesinst.com) to the Silent Auction list of goodies. For more information or reservations, please contact Darlene Hokr at 708/863-8197 or e-mail her at dhvegan@gateway.net.
Warm, sandy beaches, unlimited sunshine and palm trees swaying in the breeze . . . in February? Leave the snowdrifts behind and take off for Negril, Jamaica February 5-12, 2000 and enjoy one of the world's top ten beaches while empowering yourself with a new wellness wisdom. Discover deeper pathways to wholeness in a week-long exploration from a multicultural viewpoint. Participants will enjoy daily healing talks and herb walks at scenic locations including a healing spring, a river valley and a nature preserve. Herbs, flower essences, true healing consciousness, purification, protecting your aura, working with the elements, dreams and much more will be shared in classes and informal discussions with an international team of two well-known intuitive Master Teachers who have 20 years expertise each: Isadora Tavens (from Chicago), nurse-herbalist-flower essence practitioner; and Shirley Genus (of Jamaica), poet-healer-shaman. You'll have plenty of time to heal and rest, too! The complete Roots of Healing Retreat, shared hotel room and 17 meals is $1,395 plus airfare and transport to Negril (approximately $390 roundtrip from Chicago). Prepay by December 1 and save $100. Travel with a friend and take off an additional $50 each. Pick up a detailed itinerary at Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N. Ashland Avenue., Chicago or call 773/509-8586 for additional information and to register.
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