Crazy Wisdom Manager Sarah Newland

I started managing Crazy Wisdom in 1993. I was young, and didn’t really know much about what we offered, but I knew it was special. There was something about the place when I first walked in at age 19 that made me feel like I was home. Over the years, through births, deaths, divorce, and injury, the store has been my haven–a sanctuary for me, for my children, and my heart. I came back to work after my son was born, nursing him in a sling, and felt so grateful for this place, and the owners (Ruth and Bill) that offered me work over the years from a deeply human place.

Since reopening during Covid, it has been the hardest 18 months of my time at the store, and I couldn’t have done it without my supportive and caring (and resilient!) co-workers, masked and serving customers day in and day out. Having Crazy Wisdom close will be a loss from which I’m not sure I’ll ever quite recover. I never wanted it to end, and I never thought it would! I grew up here, my daughter grew up here (and works here also), and the way I feel about this actual space— is like family. There have been hard moments, and hundreds of beautiful ones. I don’t even really know how to write about it. It’s been a true privilege over these 28 years to search for and purchase all the lovely statues, crystals, and sacred things that we hold, to build up our business, and to work in service to the wonderful, caring people in our holistic community. It’s been a true pleasure, and a gift.

The Crazy Wisdom Calendar The Crazy Wisdom Calendar

Intuitive and Psychic Development

Focused Mind Meditation with John Friedlander • Sundays: Jan 2, Feb 6, Mar 6,

April 3 • 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. • The development of sustained focused meditation makes it easy to develop a whole new magnitude of psychic skill and healing ability; as well as a whole new level or mental clarity and spiritual openness. $15. Contact Violeta Viviano at 734-476-1513, mvaviviano@gmail.com; pyschicpsychology.org.

Teleconference: Psychic Psychology Women’s Group with John Friedlander •

Monthly, First Tuesdays: January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5, • 7 - 8 p.m. • For women only, meditations concentrating on women’s issues relative to biological energies as well as that of the aura. $125. Contact Violeta Viviano at 734-476-1513, mvaviviano@gmail.com; pyschicpsychology.org.

Exploring Core Techniques and Advanced Material with John Friedlander • Thursday, January 20, 7-9 p.m.; Friday, January 21, 7 – 9 p.m.; and Saturday,

January 22, 10 – 12 a.m. and 2 - 4 p.m. • New material introduced with continued development of advanced material and core techniques seeking a natural sense of skills in a practical everyday life. Prerequisite: Level 1 Psychic Development class, CD set, or permission of instructor. Also available as teleconference $275. Contact Gilbert Choudury at gChoud@yahoo.com; psychicpsychology.com.

Spring Intensive 2022 Teleconference with John Friedlander • April date and time

TBD • We will delve into newer meditative areas, exploring topics outside of John’s core curriculum. Expect powerful healings and growth in skills for every-day use.Prerequisite: Level 1, CD or instructor’s permission. $275. Contact Gilbert Choudury at gChoud@yahoo.com; psychicpsychology.com.

Kabbalah

Brand New Beginning Kabbalah: Kabbalah Miracles with Karen Greenberg • Fridays

January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8 • 8:15 - 10:15 a.m. • This life-changing journey is an ordered, systematic approach to develop and balance all the important areas of life. Rather than utilizing so much energy resisting (for example, exercise, meditation, eating and/or drinking healthily), we utilize that liberated energy for creating, which puts us on a similar vibration as our Creator. We become empowered to join with G-D and become co-creative, proactive manifestors of our dreams, desires, and goals, open to miracles, and fulfilling our destinies. Monthly Course Rate - $137/person; Monthly Semi-Private (2 people) Rate - $180/person; Monthly Private (1 person) Rate - $150/hour (based on time utilized) Rates vary. (Evening class also starting Tuesdays.) Contact Karen Greenberg 734-417-9511, krngrnbg@gmail.com; clair-ascension.com.

Love and Relationships

Kabbalah for Couples with Karen Greenberg • Sundays, January 16, February 27,

March 20, April 24, • 3 - 5 p.m. • Have relationship issues been amplified being quarantined at home with your partner? This is for basically good relationships that both parties are willing to work on, to make their relationship even better, physically, emotionally, mentally, financially, spiritually, and energetically. This two-hour session (rather than one hour), one time per month, for about a year, is not couples therapy, but can help you get your relationship to the place that you always wanted it to be but did not know how. $274 for 2-hour session (if one or both have taken Beginning Kabbalah). Contact Karen Greenberg 734-417-9511, krngrnbg@gmail.com; clairascension.com.

Creating Your Ideal Mate with Karen Greenberg • Sunday, January 23 • 1 - 6 p.m.

• Identify your Ideal Mate’s qualities, learning how to use ceremony, meditation, chanting, movement, fragrances, essences, elixirs, herbs, flowers, colors, shapes, metals, altars with sacred symbols, Archetypal images, and candles. Learn to work to remove blockages, to work through fears and “deserving” issues, and to trust the Divine Order and Timing. $150. Contact Karen Greenberg at 734-417-9511, krngrnbg@gmail.com; clair-ascension.com.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

Intimate Relations—an FWW Conversation with Maria Sylvester, MSW, CPC •

Friday, February 4 • 12 - 1 p.m. • Join us for a conversation with Maria Sylvester, who has a special gift for helping women reclaim their sacred feminine power, and embrace their radiant, sensual, sexy spirit and energy. $18. Contact Dr. Suman Tewari, 734-418-2188, fww@a2hg.net; foundations-of-wellness-for-women. mailchimpsites.com.

Meditation

White Tara Guided Healing Meditation with Jewel Heart Instructors • Weekly

Sundays: January 2 to April 24, 2022. • 9:30 - 10:40 a.m. • Tara is the mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, known for her quick and compassionate activity. White Tara is particularly associated with healing and long life. These guided meditations use visualization techniques to overcome physical, mental, and emotional suffering. Free. Donations welcome. Contact 734-994-3387, email programs@jewelheart.org; jewelheart.org/free-weekly-virtual-programs.

Chakra meditation and Sunday Services with Lighthouse Center staff • Every

Sunday, January 2 – April 24 • 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • Meditating 10 minutes on each of 7 chakras and/or a Sunday Service. Free. Contact lighthousecenterinc.org.

Zen Meditation in the SFZC Suzuki Lineage with Rev. Taikodo Marta Dabis • Sundays, January 2, 16, 23, February 6, 20, March 6, 20, April 3, 17 • 11 a.m. - 12:30

p.m. • Sitting meditation in the lineage of Shrunyu Suzuki of the San Francisco Zen Center, followed by noon service and informal check-in. Everyone is welcome. Free. Donations welcome. Contact Marta Dabis at jissojizen@gmail.com or 248-202-3102; jissojizen.org.

Silent Meditation Practice with Celeste Zygmont • Weekly, Sunday 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.;

Tuesdays 9 – 9:30 a.m. • All levels of meditators are welcome. Held via Zoom. No instruction. Donation. Contact om@deepspring.org; 734.477.5848; deepspring.org.

Meditation Healing and Compassion Meditations with Hartmut Sagolla • Weekly

Monday: January 3 - April 25 • 12 - 1 p.m. • Guided meditation on a Buddhist theme followed by discussion. Meditations are centered around healing oneself and others and developing compassion. They include concentrated meditation, visualization, and contemplative meditations. Free. Donations welcome. Contact jewelheart.org/ free-weekly-virtual-programs, 734-994-3387, or email programs@jewelheart.org.

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Applying Vipassana in Daily Life and Seeing Its Progression Along the Path with Celeste Zygmont • Monthly, First Mondays: January 3, February 7, March 7, April

4, May 9 • 7 - 8:30 p.m. • This class is designed for those who are dedicated to deepening their experience of the Dharma and moving further along the path. Exercises are offered which are informed by Celeste’s nearly 30 years of Vipassana study and practice under Aaron and Barbara. Suggested donation: $75-$250. Contact om@deepspring.org, 734-477-5848; deepspring.org.

Putting Out the Nervous System’s Fire: Meditations for Coping in Crisis with Amy

Hertz • Weekly Fridays: January 7 - April 29 • 4 - 5 p.m. • Settling the mind is tough in the best of times, but when we are hit with circumstances that change our reality, getting access to that part of ourselves that can think clearly and problem solve becomes nearly impossible. Using the breath, writing exercises, and guided meditations, we’ll explore ways to calm the body’s threat response and regain balance. Free. Donations welcome. Contact 734-994-3387, programs@jewelheart. org; jewelheart.org/free-weekly-virtual-programs.

Movement and Meditation Class Facebook Live with Trevor Chaitanya Eller • Weekly Fridays, starting January 7• 12 – 1 p.m.; or Saturdays, starting January

22 -, 9 - 10 a.m. • Movement and Meditation classes are a mix of gentle yoga and Chinese cultural exercises used as preparation for meditation. Triple Crane Retreat Center uses active exercise practices as a means to prepare for and deepen longer meditation sitting sessions. Donation. Contact Kamakshi at Office@ TripleCraneRetreat.org, 734-713-6163; TripleCraneRetreat.org or facebook.com/ triplecraneretreat.

Day of Mindfulness with Esther Kennedy, O.P.—Take a Fresh Look • January 8 •

10 a.m. • Come and See, Take a Fresh Look. As we begin this year of 2022, let us continue together on the path of awakening. We come with fresh enthusiasm to embrace the truth of who we are, as best we know our becoming. Our meditation practice can open us to see clearly our bodies, our hearts, our mind and our whole world. We practice to develop a wise and compassionate way to relate to the suffering and beauty of it all; to see for ourselves a deeper truth to life and to grow more free. For more information contact webercenter@adriandominicans.org.

Vipassana and Pure Awareness with John Orr • Wednesdays, January 12, 26,

February 9, 23, March 9, 23, April 6, 20, May 11, 25, June 8 • 7 - 9 p.m. • The focus in this class is with deepening of Vipassana (Insight Meditation) and Pure Awareness. This class is for practitioners who already have the basics of Insight meditation and have the ability to be mindful in daily life situations. Suggested donation: $165-$550. Contact om@deepspring.org.

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