Shamanic Journey to Peru is a Spiritual Experience of a Lifetime
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ynne Wiggins, owner of Ahlara International, in Mooresville, North Carolina, and an avid traveler to exotic places around the world, has created a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual experience for March of 2022. This is when attendees can immerse themselves in the cosmic and spiritual energies of Peru’s sacred sites. Cusco, Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Lake Titicaca and many other sites have all been quiet the past several years and have had the opportunity to renew and clean their energies. As the people of our planet have remained in or near their homes, our Mother Gia has had the chance to cleanse and renew her healing energies also. On this journey, attendees will experience Peruvian culture, traditions and ceremonies, along with pilgrimages to locations of great spiritual energies including temples and artifacts, and also enjoy some free time to explore local markets and dine in exotic cafes. Along with Wiggins, who has led many spiritual tours, participants will be accompanied by Peruvians Jorge Luis Delgado and Romulo Lizarraga. Location: 155 Joe Knox Ave., Mooresville. For more information or to register, call 704-662-0946 or visit www.AhlaraInternational.com. See ad, page 13.
The SOUL Expo in April in Charlotte; Accepting Vendors and Sponsors
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he SOUL Expo & Zen Within Academy will host a community expo to expand our minds and feed our souls from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 30, 2022, at the CPCC Harris Conference Center, in Charlotte. The goal of The SOUL Expo is to share information and provide real-world tools that will inspire positive change and help attendees come together and create the New Earth we are all dreaming of into being. The mission of the event is to create a safe and welcoming community forum for attendees to experience a wide variety of consciousness expanding products, presentations and modalities with the ultimate aim of anchoring unity consciousness globally, focusing on the unique and divergent paths each SOUL is traveling. Understanding that those unique SOUL journeys create a diverse tapestry of human experience connecting us all in Spirit, Oneness, Unity and Love. A main ballroom stage for 150 to 200 people plus a smaller speaker room for 30 to 40 people will facilitate presentations throughout the day on thought-provoking topics like conscious parenting, alternative education paths, alternative healing and wellness modalities, conscious business and more. Admission: $35 prior to event; higher at the door. Sponsors, 45 vendors and 35 healer/reader opportunities are available, and fees are forthcoming. Location: 3216 CPCC Harris Campus Dr., Charlotte. For more information or to register as either an attendee or a participant, call Holly Whitman at 508-958-6200, email info@TheSOULExpo.com or visit www.TheSOULExpo.com.
Rechargeable Batteries: A ‘Hot Topic’ Lithium-ion batteries can cause fires if they are not disposed of properly. If they break open during the disposal process and are exposed to air, they ignite. Every day, rechargeable batteries break open and ignite fires in solid waste processing systems and equipment (trucks, facilities, landfills) around the world. It’s happening frequently nationwide and locally. Within a recent span of seven days, Mecklenburg County had to extinguish five separate small fires at waste facilities, all due to misplaced rechargeable batteries. In early October, a tractor-trailer-load full of materials caught fire on highway 485 resulting in a $100,000 loss. Investigations nearly always reveal the common cause to be errantly discarded rechargeable batteries. Typical offenders are common household electronics such as appliances, toys, cell phones, vacuum cleaners, power tools, remote control toys and scooters. Never put rechargeable batteries in the trash or recycling cart. When a rechargeable device fails or the batteries wear out, locate a proper disposal collection site in your area. Mecklenburg County residents can bring them to any Mecklenburg County Full-Service Center Household Hazardous Waste Area for disposal. These facilities are open six days each week from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and there is no charge for residents or site pass holders to drop off rechargeable batteries. If the battery cannot be easily removed, please bring the whole device for assistance. Mecklenburg County Full-service recycling center locations: Foxhole Recycling Center, 17131 Lancaster Hwy., Hickory Grove Recycling Center, 8007 Pence Rd., and Compost Central and Recycling Center, 140 Valleydale Rd., in Charlotte; and North Mecklenburg Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Rd., in Huntersville. For more information, email SolidWaste@ MeckNC.gov or visit www.WipeOutWaste.com. See ad, page 8. December 2021/Early January 2022
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