Events

Buddhism and Buddhist Meditation

MY-IONS May Meeting

Presenter

Charlie Suhor

• May 21, 2013
• Montgomery, AL

Join the "MY-IONS" community group in Montgomery, AL for their May meeting with Charlie Suhor on Buddhism and Buddhist meditation, leading us in a meditation afterwards.

Conscious Conversation: Part 2

Seattle IONS May Meeting

• May 20, 2013
• Seattle, WA

This month, Indra's Rainbow, the Seattle community group, will continue with the same theme from last month: exploring different levels of conversations that can lead to a collective transformation.

Goddess Archetypes: Learn, Discover, and Embody Your Divine Feminine

Santa Rosa IONS Special Event

Presenter

Mytrae Meliana

• May 19, 2013
• Santa Rosa, CA

Indian goddesses are powerhouses of beauty, wisdom, and abundance. In the time of the Sacred Feminine, women are being called to step into their true power and radiance. Join the Santa Rosa, CA Community Group in an afternoon with Saraswathi, Lakshmi, and Kali to honor, transform, and empower your womanhood.

Laughing Heart Yoga

Unwind by Nature

Presenters

Jean Marie Hays, Debra McKnight Higgins

• May 19, 2013
• Petaluma, CA

Take a break from the hectic pace of your life and join us for a soul-nourishing day of luxurious yoga, deep relaxation, and communion with nature. Enjoy walking the labyrinth or permaculture gardens, hiking through the pristine native live oak woodlands, soaking in the mineral hot tub, or sitting in quiet contemplation. more...

Transformational Movements Convergence

Where Things are Heading and What the Global Crisis is Really About

Presenter

Richard Kelly Moore

• May 16, 2013
• Petaluma, CA

This is a potluck dinner followed with a presentation by one of our most creative mathematicians and software problem solvers, who cashed out of Silicon Valley before its collapse and now enjoys studying from Europe our amazing American saga.

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)

Presenters

Kristin Neff, PhD, Christopher Germer, PhD

• May 12, 2013 – May 17, 2013
• Petaluma, CA

Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) is an intensive training retreat version of an empirically-supported 8-week program designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. Based on groundbreaking research by Kristin Neff and integrated with the clinical perspective of Christopher Germer, participants learn to respond to difficult emotions with kindness and understanding. more...

Borderland IONS May Meeting

Presenter

Jaya Vaswani

• May 11, 2013
• El Paso, TX

Join the Borderland IONS Community Group's May meeting featuring special guest Jaya Vaswani, who will teach us how she translates energetic states into physical modes of dance expression.

My Experience of Nicaragua

Chattanooga May Meeting

Presenter

Dee Mitchell Whitmore

• May 11, 2013
• Chattanooga, TN

Dee will share her experiences of Nicaragua, starting with her 1989 visit as part of a solidarity group affiliated with the Sandinista government during the Contra War, and as a protest to the U.S. embargo of Nicaragua. In 1990 and again in 1996, she was an official international observer to the Nicaraguan presidential elections.

Worldview Explorations: Discover Yourself. Inspire Others. Engage the World.

Santa Rosa IONS May Presentation

Presenter

Katia Petersen, PhD

• May 9, 2013
• Santa Rosa, CA

The Worldview Explorations project creates the space for each of us to continue life's journey through the lenses of curiosity, awe, reflection, and practice. Individually and collectively we become more aware of our own worldviews and their importance through experiential inquiry.

Who am I? India’s Experiments with Consciousness

Arlington May Meeting

Presenter

Pravrajika Brahmaprana

• May 7, 2013
• Arlington, TX

Join the Arlington, TX community group for their May meeting with speaker Pravrajika Brahmaprana from the Vedanta Temple in Irving.

Twin Value Theory: Three Kinds of Money

From Dr. Rudolf Steiner, Economist (The ‘other’ Austrian)

Presenter

Daniel Osmer

Sponsors

Aqus Café, EarthRise Center at IONS

• May 7, 2013
• Petaluma, CA

Daniel Osmer will use PowerPoint images to stimulate a lively conversation about the nature of exchange, value, price, capital, and the economic process. Unlike stem cell research, modern life is asking us to ignore the ‘experts’ and wakeup economically in order to disenthrall ourselves from the idea that invisible market forces or the state direct the economy.

Transforming the Bodymind through Metaphysical Practices

Presenter

Michael Mayer, PhD

• May 3, 2013 – May 5, 2013
• Petaluma, CA

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

West Virginia Noetic Sciences

April 2013 Meeting

• Apr 28, 2013
• Charleston, WV

Join the WV_IONS "I Have No Idea" Community Group in Charleston, West Virginia for their April meeting and DVD showing.

Meet 'The Iceman'

Wim Hof Method Basic Course

Presenter

Wim Hof

• Apr 27, 2013 – Apr 28, 2013
• Petaluma, CA

Wim Hof is world-renown for astonishing feats in the extremes of nature and hold 20 world records. Come be inspired by a unique idividual and learn his method for Mind-Body-Nature connection, wellness, peak performance, and his 'unusual' mind-body control. more...

Worldviews

Creating New Capacities in a Rapidly Changing World

Presenters

Katia Petersen, PhD, Marilyn Schlitz, PhD

• Apr 26, 2013 – Apr 28, 2013
• Big Sur, CA

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED.

Full Moon Labyrinth Walk

April 2013

Sponsor

Veriditas

• Apr 25, 2013
• Petaluma, CA

Veriditas, in partnership with the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) and the EarthRise Retreat Center, will be offering a Full Moon Labyrinth Walk each month on or near the evening of the full moon. There is no cost for this hour-long event, but donations are gratefully accepted. First time walkers are welcome.

Full Moon Drumming Circle

April 2013

Presenter

Jason K. Norris

Sponsor

Lucid Drum

• Apr 25, 2013
• Petaluma, CA

Come celebrate the Full Moon at EarthRise at IONS with our monthly drumming circle, facilitated by Jason K. Norris, founder of Lucid Drum! No experience is necessary, and all ages and levels are encouraged to participate.

Conscious Conversation

Seattle IONS April Meeting

• Apr 24, 2013
• Seattle, WA

This month, Indra's Rainbow, the Seattle community group, will practice ways to become more aware of how we engage each other, and to explore how a conscious conversation could lead to a collective transformation.

Séance and LSD

Presenter

Lucius Werthmüller

• Apr 23, 2013
• Petaluma, CA

Join us for an exceptional day of discovery as renowned consciousness researcher and parapsychologist Lucius Werthmüller shares his knowledge of both séance and LSD.  A morning lecture will be on the physical phenomena of séance, followed by an afternoon talk on Albert Hofmann, LSD pioneer and personal friend.

Living The Four Agreements

A Transformational Workshop with don Miguel Ruiz

Presenter

don Miguel Ruiz, MD

• Apr 21, 2013
• Petaluma, CA

Join author don Miguel Ruiz for an intimate evening of teachings on the principals found in his book The Four Agreements, and the worldwide media debut of findings from research conducted with Dr. Konstantin Korotkov at Ruiz events around the world, including his Dec 21, 2012 Teotihuacan program, Awakening the Giant.