Events

JULY EVENTS Tuesday’s, July 7th – Aug. 25th Online Trauma Informed Yoga for Survivors

of Sexual Violence 11-11:45AM Join Heather Labbe for gentle guidance and healing through movement. Videos may be turned off for comfort. Organization: Sexual Assault Crisis Service-YWCA New Britain. Contact Sunny 860.225.4681 ext. 301 email: sswearsky@ywcanewbritain.org or register at https://tinyurl.com/y76u5k8g

Wednesday’s, July 8th & 22nd & Aug. 5th & 19th Online Adult Survivors of Childhood

Sexual Violence 12-1PM From trauma informed exercises to heartfelt conversation, we safely explore ways to reframe the experience and enhance coping skills. Organization: Sexual Assault Crisis Service-YWCA New Britain. Contact Sunny 860.225.4681 ext. 301 email: sswearsky@ywcanewbritain.org or register at https://tinyurl.com/y76u5k8g

Saturday and Sunday July 11th and 12th Zoom Advanced Metaphysical Healing with Walter Luebeck.

Saturday & Sunday, July 11th & 12th Metaphysical Healing with Walter

Luebeck via Zoom 9AM-6PM -Advanced Metaphysical Healing uses the power of Rainbow Reiki, spiritual NLP and unique techniques of spiritual energy work with ancient Indian mantras. In addition to a manual and certificate, participants receive access to the webinar "Spine and Health" and "The Healing Power of Forgiveness" by Walter Luebeck. Prerequisite: The second level of traditional Usui Reiki or Second Degree Rainbow Reiki®. For further information and to register, go to reikimarie@gmail.com Price: $450

Saturday, July 11th Bonfire, Singalong, Dance with Miranda

Chapman 7:30-9:30PM at Copper Beech, 303 Tunxis Rd, W. Hartford, CT. Celebrate the generosity of the earth while plants and flowers and vegetables are in full sunshine swing. Feel into the buoyant qualities of life through song, movement and dancing at the bonfire. Bring drums, rattles, tambourines or any instruments. No dancing or singing required! Celebrate life, summer and community! For details: www. copperbeechinstitute.org

Tuesday’s, July 14th & 28th & Aug. 11th & 25th Online Secondary Survivor Support Group

6-7PM You may not be the survivor, but are feeling angry, confused, and unsure of how to support your loved one. A safe space to heal. Organization: Sexual Assault Crisis Service-YWCA New Britain. Contact Sunny 860.225.4681 ext. 301 email: sswearsky@ ywcanewbritain.org or register at https:// tinyurl.com/y76u5k8g

Wednesday, July 15th Avon Holistic Chamber of Commerce

Meeting via zoom, 6:30- 8PM contact Cheryl Case for info: 860-936-0012

Saturday, July 18th Learn how to give a Baby’s First Massage

with Suli at 3PM at Sharing the Light Wholistic Center, 395 W. Avon Street, Avon, CT. Infant massage has been proven to provide many benefits to the entire family. One of Suli’s skills is as a certified and insured Baby’s First Massage® instructor. She is available for individual and family appointments to teach you how to give a massage to an infant in your care. Call to register. Limit to 4 masked participants. 860.936.0012 $55

Sunday, July 19th Leading in Times of Extraordinary Change: Mindfulness and Exemplary Leadership Practices

Online Day Retreat, Copper Beech Institute

with Norman B. Anderson 10AM-4PM. Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to reflect on where they stand concerning each of The Five Practices Exemplary Leadership and how to apply the practices to their real-life challenges and goals. For details: www. copperbeechinstitute.org

Thursday, July 25th

Wellness Way Fair 6- 8:30PM at Sharing the Light Wholistic Center - outside if the weather is nice, indoors if not. Social distancing, masks required to pick up leaflet and get it stamped by those in attendance.

Saturday, July 25th Sonic Alchemy Concert with Bradford

Tilden 7-8:30PM Avant Garde Holistic Center 358 E. Main St. Branford, CT. Celebrate moving forward with this popular live sound healing meditation featuring the original piano music and powerful blend of crystal bowls and channeled vocals. $15 RSVP recommended. Seating is limited to 18 people. Contact: 203-481-8443 or AvantGardeCT13@yahoo.com

Sunday, July 26th 2:30-3:15pm Free Healing with Walter Luebeck via

Zoom. World renown spiritual teacher, healer, author, and musician. Walter will choose a topic he will talk about and send healing energies for. Previous topics have included You and your Karma, Consistent Self Love, How to Develop Spiritual Awareness, and Benefits of Illness and Suffering, to name a few. This session will last 45 minutes. For more details email: reikimarie@gmail.com

Wednesday, July 1:30-2PM Free Healing with Walter Luebeck via

Zoom. Walter will send a half hour whole body healing treatment to every participant. You will experience deep relaxation and healing. Open to every member of your household. For further information and how to register, email reikimarie@gmail.com

AUGUST EVENTS Friday, August 7th Messages from Heaven™ with Rebecca

Anne LoCicero 7-9PM at Unicorn Meadow Farm, 1349 Spruce St., Suffield CT. Enjoy an evening of accurate spirit communication through a certified medium with 24+ years’ experience. Rebecca is visiting Unicorn Meadow Farm once again for a wonderful event! Registration is required – sorry no walk ins. $30 cash at the door. Contact: k9koral@yahoo.com 860.668.6424

Wednesday - Sunday August 12th 7AM thru August 17th 9PM Online Silent Retreat at Copper

Beech Institute with Kate Mitcheom-Sink into stillness through meditation, gentle guided movement, and the practices of mindfulness, meditation and compassion. This retreat will be structured the same as an in person retreat and we would have a schedule similar to the in-person retreat: walking, movement, sitting and meals and work time along with an evening dharma talk and individual and group interviews. For details visit: www. copperbeechinstitute.org

Saturday, August 15th Inner Bounty: Creative Movement & Spontaneous Art Day Retreat with Karen

Sevenoff & Natalie Goff at Copper Beech Institute, 303 Tunxis Rd., West Hartford, CT. 10AM-5PM-This summertime full day program invites our awareness inward through the tender, guided, self-care practices of walking and seated meditation, as well as restorative yoga and yoga nidra. We will engage with written contemplation and the opportunity to contemplate our experience within small groups. For details visit: www. copperbeechinstitute.org

Friday - Sunday, August 21st – 23rd Fri. 6-9PM, Sat. & Sun. 9AM – 6PM Universal White Time Energy Healing

EVENTS

Level 1 with Bradford Tilden at The Red Barn, 352 Main St., Durham, CT. Do you want to be a healer? Perhaps you are looking to expand your healing practice. Become part of this growing global community of practitioners working with the forces of light and love to raise consciousness with Universal White Time. Study with the first and only certified UWT Teacher in New England. Contact Bradford at 860.830.5841 info@crystalmusichealing. com Visit: www.crystalmusichealing.com

ONGOING EVENTS Daily Magickal Labyrinth at Unicorn Meadow Farm,

1349 Spruce St., Suffield CT. Open daily for your enjoyment, this labyrinth has a North/ South orientation. North is the direction of Magick. South is the direction of personal power. The intention is to bring your Magick to Your Power, combining and strengthening both. Please park on the side of the road. Please be respectful of the space. Suggestions for walking the labyrinth are posted.

Sundays Unicorn Meadow Farm Wellness Center grounds are currently open to the public

10AM-3PM. There are many places to sit, relax and enjoy the energy and peace of the Farm. Or perhaps take a stroll through the woods. Or walk the labyrinth. Only four "rules": 1. Close gates securely behind you, 2. Absolutely no smoking, 3. No feeding the animals and 4. Respect social distancing. Unicorn Meadow Farm, 1349 Spruce St., Suffield CT.

Mondays Free Live Stream Meditation Group with

Copper Beech Institute 12:30PM To sign up to receive the Zoom link and join the group, please visit: www.copperbeechinstitute.org/ livestream

UPCOMING EVENTS Thursdays, Sept. 10th–Nov. 19th

The Writing Process Series via Zoom 7PM Are you being prompted to write poetry, write articles or a book – but you don’t know how to get started or finish? Becoming a writer requires a fear-less, organized, disciplined, and in-ward looking process. Join Amazon best-selling spiritual author, Robin Clare, for an 11-week series designed to show you how to navigate your writing journey. $299. Register at www.clare-ity.com.

Unicorn Meadow Farm Unicorn Meadow Farm

Wellness Center Wellness Center 1349 Spruce St Sueld, CT

860-668-6424 www.unicornmeadowfarm.com

"Self-Care Is

Self-Love."

Kelvin Young Sound Healer

Calm your mind, relax your body, feel your emotions and nourish your soul.

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860.951.6921 www.kelvinbyoung.com

Sunday, Sept. 13th Introduction to Crystal Healing with

Bradford Tilden 2- 5PM at Starr Mill Yoga, 91 Beverley Heights, Middletown, CT. Discover the healing powers of crystals and gemstones and how you can benefit from them. Learn how to choose the right stones for everyday use and meditation, relaxation and stress reduction. Whether to deepen your healing practice, or to enrich your personal life, crystal healing is accessible to everyone! Visit www.StarrMillYoga.com to register.

Friday - Sunday, Sept. 18th-20th Fri. 6-9PM, Sat. & Sun. 9AM-6PM Universal White Time Energy Healing

Level 1 with Bradford Tilden at The Red Barn 352 Main St., Durham, CT. Do you want to be a healer? Perhaps you are looking to expand your healing practice. Become part of this growing global community of practitioners working with the forces of light and love to raise consciousness with Universal White Time. Study with the first and only certified UWT Teacher in New England. Contact Bradford at 860.830.5841 info@crystalmusichealing. com Visit: www.crystalmusichealing.com

GOOD KARMA · Community SOULutions

A Reason to Survive (ARTS)

Arts Escape,Southbury 203.586.1474 bbutler@artsescape.org www.artsescape.org Inspiring adults to explore, learn, participate and grow through the art. Celebrating 6 years and growing.

Ball and Socket Arts, Inc.

203.699.6420 info@ballandsocket.org ballandsocket.org A citizen-led development project to convert a polluted and abandoned factory into a community centered arts complex. We are a 501(c)3 non-profi t organization.

Children’s Community Programs of CT

203.901.7447 Patricia A Nicolari, MS-Dir. of Mentoring pnicolari@ccp-ct.org www.ccp-ct.org The One on One Mentoring Program matches youth, ages 10-17, court involved with a volunteer mentor. The goal is to keep youth engaged in meaningful activities and offer support. Connecticut Community Foundation 203.753.1315 info@conncf.org www.conncf.org The Foundation provides leadership in addressing critical issues, strengthens nonprofi ts through grants, and works with donors to steward charitable and scholarship funds.

Dog Star Rescue

contactus@dogstarrescue.org Dog Star Rescue is a foster based all breed dog rescue located in Connecticut. As of 5/31/19 we have placed over 2,300 dogs in forever homes.

Eat the Sunlight (ETS Health Inc.)

Dr. Kevin Reese support@eatthesunlight.com www.eatthesunlight.com The mission of ETS is to prevent future generations of heart disease, obesity, and chronic illnesses by teaching children to be healthy using the children’s health hero, Sunlight Sonny as a character in books, music, and programs.

Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust

203.263.3711 Nancy Robinson Probin@aol.com fl andersnaturecenter.org Stewards 2,300 acres of conserved land with hiking trails at their major nature preserves open yearround to the public, a full schedule of environmental programs for all ages, several annual events and a summer camp for kids.

Healing Meals Community Project

860.264.5864 SarahLeathers@healingmealsproject.org healingmealsproject.org We prepare & deliver nutrient-rich dinners for families in a health crisis, while engaging youth in leadership activities including creating meals with love.

IRIS-Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services

203.562.2095 Ann O’Brien, Director of Community Engagement aobrien@irisct.org www.irisct.org IRIS is a nonprofi t that serves refugees and other types of immigrants. IRIS partners with community groups to resettle refugee families throughout Connecticut.

Sexual Assault Crisis Service-YWCA New Britain

860.225.4681 ext. 301 sswearsky@ywcanewbritain.org http://www.ywcanb.org 24-Hour Hotlines: English: 1-888-999-5545 Español: 1-888-568-8332

United Congregational Church

860.482.8685 torringtonunited.org A member of the United Church of Christ all are welcome to the Sunday 9:30AM service

Unity in the Foothills

860.921.4297 Rev. Carolyn Swift Jones peacecenter@unityinthefoothillsct.org www.unityinthefoothillsct.org Unity in the Foothills is delighted to be an open and affi rming center for the celebration of the Unifying Principle of Oneness.

Unity of Greater Hartford

860.289.8963 revchris@unityhartford.org www.unityhartford.org Unity is a positive path for spiritual living offering affi rmative prayer support. As a New Thought church, Unity welcomes and values all.

Whitneyville Cultural Commons

203.780.8890 Robert Sheiman wcc@whitneyvilleculturalcommons.org www.whitneyvilleculturalcommons.org Preserving and enhancing places of communal and historic value by providing public spaces, tools, and knowledge as shared resources to support a thriving community… socially, culturally and economically.

E.P.I.C. ARTISAN

Lori Barker’s mixed media work and inspirational card decks blend nature and spirituality into an exploration of the rhythms of life. Angels, in particular, inspire her and are Lori’s trusted muse. The work is about the poetry that lives beneath the surface of things where layers of paper, paint, wood, fabric, metal and images come alive creating an altered world. “This work is a refl ection of me. When I am creating, I often feel frustrated until the materials begin to speak to me. At that time, it is like I’m fl ying and lose track of time. I work with a collection of materials creating a unique conversation within each composition. Creativity allows me to crystallize my experience and tone the muscles of imagination.” The artist’s life isn’t about taking it easy and making art whenever you want to. Hard work is required, and for that you must be devoted. Lori has devoted 50 years developing, learning and teaching techniques. “I’m truly doing the work I was meant to do and I can’t imagine doing anything else.” Lori can be reached via email at: lbarker2@ optonline.net or visit her website to fi nd out more. http://www.spiritcollage.com

EMPOWERMENT & INSPIRATION

To Precipitate a Paradise

To precipitate a paradise Requires more than a love of home, More than the sun that sets along with hate. Let the moon and the stars and the planets light our way, So that even at night we recall Th e birth of the coming day.

Let the mist blanket us, so that To sleep out in the grasses is as safe And at home as in the castle; A shoulder be our pillow, And we break fast and be full on the Fruits of the fallow; there be waters To free us from idle thirst, and the Music of the meadow always coming fi rst.

Let the dreams of our waking Precipitate a paradise, so that All intentions and deliberations be pure. Let our demons remain demons Th at we may cast them out to sea, Th e light in the harbor all the more clearly Resounding in meadows, on hilltops, in creeks. And even in foul weather, let our demons be Resilient, crouching in the wilderness, not surrendering but free.

Let us fi rst love ourselves without much need for reason. Let our bayside paradise embody each personal haven. Let us refl ect What all this is for When the harbor light needs fi xing and Th e ghosts come ashore.

Kristian Droste

Kristian Droste is an emerging literary artist who has taught English and ethics at the secondary and post-secondary levels. He is a native of New England who has lived throughout the United States, experiencing the country and its inhabitants from the interior wildernesses to its most volatile borderlands. For contact information and news of forthcoming works, please visit