The Revamped Transcendence Event

• Friday 12-21-2012 7pm to 1am Ticket Price: $50 at the door **A minimum of $500 dollars generated by this event will be donated to Gleaners Community Food Bank. Where: The Sanctuary of the Birmingham Unitarian Church 38651 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 Parking available in their lot. Schedule: 7pm Doors Open for socializing and light healthy snacks Welcome into the Sanctuary Gentle Shanti Yoga (optional) Gong Immersion Tea, muffins, ???, chocolates, visiting and sharing ~To Help us prepare: Please leave a comment on the invitation page to let us know that you are joining us. Purpose: * A Powerful Shared Spiritual Experience * Gathering with many other individuals dedicated to the improvement of self, community, and the world * Intentional raising of your vibration * Increased Intuition * A safe space to open Heart * Cleansing and charging all slots casino the meridians, chakras and aura with Light * Increased Courage * Creative Solutions * The feeling and benefits of full body massage What to bring: More padding than you think you will need to lay comfortably on the floor. A pillow and blanket are also recommended. What to wear: Comfortable clothing for yoga and lounging. According to the Mayan people, The Winter Solstice 2012 marks not the end but the Beginning of a New 5125 year cycle. We have an evolutionary opportunity to move into a new cycle together – consciously and intentionally in the noble effort of improving ourselves and life in our world. We can all begin by focusing on what we want to experience and to create, internally and externally, in our lives and in our world. Peace? Prosperity? Health? Love? Joy? Freedom? Tolerance? Compassion? What do you wish to give yourself? What will you make manifest in the world? So let us celebrate and reaffirm or commitment to be the change we wish to see in the world. Tai Loi Happiness has Arrived **”This program is not sponsored by and may not reflect the views of the Birmingham Unitarian Church”** 🙂

38651 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304

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What Matters

This past Sunday afternoon my daughter, affectionately known as The Bean,  and I went to see “The Life of Pi”.   We both loved the movie and it resulted in some meaningful discussion in the car on the way home.   But what I want to tell you about is how my beautiful, brave and serious daughter struggled with the question of “What REALLY happened?”  You see, The Bean is searching for a basic operating paradigm for life.  Most of her friends have been raised within a certain religious framework which provides a sense, at least in the eyes of The Bean, of order and certainly, not to mention a sense of belonging. This stands in sharp relief to Bean”s life, inhabited as it is by annoying adults who advocate critical thinking and inspired choice.  I remember the feeling. I know the tension of wanting to make a tidy package out of the confusion and uncertainty of life as a young teen. For my Bean, it”s important to have the right answer. Bless her tender heart. So you can imagine her annoyance at my answer to the question of “What REALLY happened?” which was, “It doesn”t matter because what REALLY happened isn”t the point.”  I went on to describe what I thought was the point, probably talking too much and being met largely with subtle eye-rolling, heavy sighing and a certain tone of voice. And I would be lying if I said that I wasn”t tempted to wrap it up nice and tidy, with a bow on top, just to make her feel better, you know?  But I didn”t.

Yesterday, The Bean and I went to the hospital to visit the step grandfather of Bean”s best friend. “Papoo” is a dear man who has embraced his stepdaughters and his step grandchildren as his own. He is a man for whom blood ties (or the lack there of) don”t  appear to mean a whole heck of a lot.  And he loves my daughter, which makes me love him even more than I would anyway.  Papoo has suffered a second stroke and this one is a doozy. He told us of the discovery of an aneurysm;  a time bomb threatening his life, threatening his good and fragile heart.  And he told us stories. He told us of  the loss of his two daughters, one to a violent death and the other to the violence of cancer. And we cried.  And Papoo told more stories, a few of which required some suspension of disbelief, others not so much. There is one in particular which stuck with The Bean.  Papoo told of how his daughter Stephanie, who had died of cancer, had extensively volunteered for The Salvation Army and so Papoo makes a concerted effort to contribute to the red pail when the opportunity arises. He told of his trip to Kroger on a cold afternoon last week and of “the young Black guy” ringing the bell at the entrance to the gov is the official site on the Affordable Care Act and the Health affordable-health.info Marketplace. store. Papoo told the man that he would have money for him on the way out, and although “a lot of people say that,” Papoo meant it.  Papoo told us that as he put his money in the pail, the man asked him if he had ever lost someone to cancer. “Yes,” Papoo said, “I have”.  The man then asked if  it would be alright if he gave Papoo a hug and as Papoo tells it, they stood in the cold, in front of Kroger, embracing and crying.  And so did we, in the hearing, and Papoo in the telling of it.

In the car, on the way to school this morning, The Bean wondered out loud how Papoo had weathered the night.  And she relished the story of the “Salvation Army man” and Papoo.  I said, in what I delude myself into believing is my studied casual voice, perfected after years of practice, “What would you say if I said that we can”t be sure whether or not that REALLY happened?”  And my darling Bean looked at me and said, “I would say that it doesn”t matter”.

Because it could have happened.  Because we are capable of that. Because it is real in the remembering and in the feeling of it. Because if we are lucky, or wise, we can craft a REALLY good story and it comforts us and guides our way on. Because even fragile hearts have a way of choosing life, of stretching toward humanness, toward meaning and connection. Because that”s what matters.

Sacred Wave Gong Immersions Presents, Transcendence 12.21.2012

Upon a Blue Moon

As some of you know, Christopher and I have added a new element to the healing modalities which we offer, Sacred Wave Gong Immersions.    If you”re interested, you can read more about the specifics of a Gong Immersion on Sacred Wave”s Facebook page,  and if  you “like” the page we can keep you appraised of our schedule of events, including our indoor immersions and our gong meditations in the park, where we welcome all beings, including the furry ones, who seem to “Zen out” to the vibe.

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We have been having a grand and magical time facilitating and sharing in these experiences with old and new friends.  Like with any new endeavor, we were not really sure how it would go, but have been so touched by the affirmation and support from all who have joined with us in “riding The Wave”  that I want to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt thank you to all of you who have believed in us, encouraged us, assisted us, promoted us, trusted us and celebrated with us, be it in person or in spirit. We are well aware of the gift each of you is in our lives.

We are delighted to be offering our next indoor event, Blue Moon Gong Immersion, Thursday, August 30, on, you guessed it, the blue moon, the second full moon this month.  During a full moon, we are especially able to absorb and process the energy and transformative potential offered by this sound therapy experience.  This will be the first time that our newest member, Water Sound Creation Gong will be joining Neptune and Sun Gongs with us in an indoor, two hour immersion.  We  are fortunate to be offering this event in the aesthetically and acoustically beautiful space of the sanctuary at the Birmingham Unitarian Church.  Consider joining us if you”re so inclined.  We would love to have you ride The Wave with us as we celebrate this blue moon and this life.

• Two Full Moon Hours of Gong Immersion Thursday August 30th 7:30pm to 10pm At the Birmingham Unitarian Church on Woodward located just North of Lone Pine Rd with access to their parking from Woodward or Lone Pine Rd. …See More

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Birmingham Unitarian Church

38651 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304

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Sacred Wave Gong Immersions

I”d love for you to check out and “Like” our new Facebook page, Sacred Wave Gong Immersions.  If you do, you”ll get notifications regarding our activities and updates on coming events.

We are joyfully offering:

               Sacred Wave Gong Immersion at The Dharma Room

(In downtown Ferndale, GrapefruitThe fiber and the nutrient-rich juices in a grapefruit pack a nice buy-detox.com/shop/thc-marijuana-detox-kits/2-month-extensive-cleansing-program-extra-strong-detail punch and can really get your body into action as far as detoxing goes. above the Candlewick Shoppe)

Saturday, May 26 from 6:30 to 8:00

$15

Call me to reserve a space (248.390.6227)

We will be facilitating another Gong Immersion, same time and place on the following Saturday, June 2

Details are on Sacred Wave Gong Immersions FB Page