Abundant Michael: Sandbox

Intro to Tapping 12/28/2011-Wed Gathering in Rockville

This Wednesday Gathering we learn how to tap to release stuck emotional issues and traumas with Jennifer Ludders.  

 

Emotional Freedom Techniques EFT is a modality that combines the principles of the Chinese meridian system with modern psychology.  EFT targets acupuncture points, however, rather than using needles, EFT stimulates these points by lightly tapping and allows the body’s physical energy system to engage with the mind, helping to achieve alignment between the two. EFT is a gentle technique that works with our natural ‘Mind-Body’ connection.  Tapping on specific acupressure or EFT tapping points while focusing on a problem or unpleasant physical sensation helps to alleviate or ‘lift’ the negative charge from the associated feeling. Stuck, blocked or pent up negative energy in our bodies can be the root cause of all sorts of mental and/or physical problems and cause a disruption in the body's energy circuits. Using EFT helps reduce/relieve and can even remove energetic distress in the body. Even though EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques, it has been clinically proven to be effective in treating many things that keep us from having a happier, healthier life such as ongoing stress/anxiety, fears and phobias, depression, insomnia, physical pain, trauma, cravings, among many others.


After working in the financial sector and as a diplomat for the U.S. State Department posted in Mexico and Vietnam, Jennifer Ludders decided to pursue her long-held passions in the realm of coaching and mind-body healing as a new career.  Jennifer attended an Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) tapping group in Chiang Mai, Thailand and was amazed by how easy and effective EFT was on such a wide range of issues and immediately began using it at every opportunity, on both herself and anyone who was open.  She heard about an organization in Indonesia having great success in using EFT to provide trauma relief and emotional support for survivors of natural disasters and, after receiving her Level I and II EFT certifications, went there to learn more about the use of EFT for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and trauma.  Jennifer is now actively documenting and promoting EFT initiatives throughout the world, as well as building her practice as an EFT practitioner, Life Coach and Hypnotist. 

A Ridiculously And Unbelievably Happy Life 12/21/2011-Wed Gathering in Rockville

This Wednesday Gathering we go Toward A Ridiculously and Unbelievably Happy Life with Stuart Baker

 

 

James Keeley is a remarkably inspired spiritual healer, workshop leader and consultant.  After many years of noticing repeating patterns in clients, he developed, and keeps fine-tuning, a program he calls A Ridiculously and Unbelievably Happy Life.  He teaches that spiritual healing can be used again and again to move ever closer to that life, giving us access to the Light or Spirit within to shine wisdom and truth on the limiting pictures that we come to believe in our hearts.  We can experience healing with the help of someone skilled in it, and we can learn to use it on our own.

 

 

Stuart Baker has been studying with James for over six years and is just completing an intensive year-long program with him.  It is with James’ blessing that Stuart offers workshops and healing sessions based on the RUH program. 

 

 

Stuart has been a builder for over thirty years, and also a mediator and consultant.  His business Conscious Cooperation promotes harmonious and mutually successful working relationships related to construction.  His website is http://www.consciouscooperation.com/

Spiritual Investing in Crisis Times 12/14/2011-Wed Gathering in Rockville

 This Wednesday gathering we learn "Everything you every wanted to know about money but were afraid to ask."  with Joe Dunn


There are ways to save wisely and protect your financial assets for you and your loved ones. Find out how to effectively navigate your   investments to be safe and grow during this extremely treacherous time with very low bank interest rates and incredibly volatile stock and bond markets. Learn how you can invest to avoid taxes, guarantee lifetime income and effectively plan for your retirement years.

 

Joe Dunn has over 20 years in the Financial Services Industry. He has an MBA and a BS in Civil Engineering. He is licensed to sell investments and insurances. As regards his personal life he has been involved with various forms of Spiritual and Transformational Work for over 25 years. You can reach Joe at joedunnfinancial (at) hotmail.com

Confessions of a Former Traditional Doctor 12/7/2011-Wed Gathering in Rockville

This Wednesday Gathering we hear the confessions of a former traditional doctor- An Evening with Tom Acklin MD

 

YogaYoga, serenity, healing, and the arts offer us access to our true self. My stand is for each and every person on the planet to discover and empower the essential self, living a fulfilled life by virtue of matching the circumstances of life with the important qualities of the self. In doing this, we give ourselves the opportunity to live authentic and powerful lives, and then we can truly connect with each other and remember our communal one-ness.

 

Tom says:
"I am dedicated to Well Being.. My passion and purpose is the genesis and empowerment of well-being in individuals, communities, businesses, governments, societies, and humanity. Transition and Transformation are an integral part of our condition, We stand as advocate for Well Being through all transformations. Let’s celebrate the Human condition and Humanity as Organism"

 

Intro to Acupuncture 11/30/11-Wed Gathering in Rockville

This Wednesday Gathering we learn about Acupuncture with Pat Nordell.


Acuouncture

Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. As part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body. In the United States, where practitioners incorporate healing traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries.

 

 

Practiced in China and other Asian countries for thousands of years, acupuncture is one of the key components of traditional Chinese medicine. In TCM, the body is seen as a delicate balance of two opposing and inseparable forces: yin and yang. Yin represents the cold, slow, or passive principle, while yang represents the hot, excited, or active principle. According to TCM, health is achieved by maintaining the body in a "balanced state"; disease is due to an internal imbalance of yin and yang. This imbalance leads to blockage in the flow of qi (vital energy) along pathways known as meridians. Qi can be unblocked, according to TCM, by using acupuncture at certain points on the body that connect with these meridians. Sources vary on the number of meridians, with numbers ranging from 14 to 20. One commonly cited source describes meridians as 14 main channels "connecting the body in a weblike interconnecting matrix" of at least 2,000 acupuncture points.

 

Round Robin Energy Healing Share 11/23/11- Wed Gathering in Rockville

Energy Share It will be a relaxed environment open to people of all paths and traditions to practice energy healing, connect with like-minded individuals and/or experience it for the first time! As a group, we will create sacred, healing space as we give ourselves permission to receive healing. Each participant will have the opportunity to give and receive treatment in "round robin" style. No experience is necessary. Facilitated by Randy Goldberg.

 

 

Randy GoldbergRandy Goldberg has taught meditation to individuals and groups including at GWU, AU, and Howard Universities, DC-JCC, and Takoma Metaphysical Chapel. Randy is a former Yoga monk, a Craniosacral therapist, a world renowned astrologer interviewed by the Washington Post and by CNN. He facilitates Family Constellation therapy for individuals and groups. You can reach Randy at randy (at) randygoldberg.org or 202-380-6850 www.randygoldberg.org

 

The Work of Byron Katie 11/9/11 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

Work Of KatieThis Wednesday gathering we learn how to use the Work of Byron Katie with Sandra Solomon. Do you want to release judgements you hold in your life? Do you want to find inner peace? Do you want to transform your experience of life at warp speed? Then come learn the simple process of self-inquiry known as The Work of Byron Katie. This amazing process, when used honestly and with integrity, has the power to create enlightenment on purpose.


“Eckhart Tolle's teaching is the ‘what,’ and The Work is the “how,” - Byron Katie

“The Work is a razor sharp sword—use it.” - Eckhart Tolle

 

Here is what you will learn:

  • Learn to investigate your stressful thinking using four questions and a turnaround.
  • Experience how you live your life when you believe thoughts that are not true for you.
  • Discover new possibilities and different perspectives.
  • Learn how to facilitate yourself and others using The Work’s four questions and turnarounds.
  • Realize what is true for you, and take home the ability to live effectively with clarity and in accordance with your own integrity.

 

With the Work “We begin to question stressful thoughts and we find something new happening. We come to see that thoughts aren’t personal. And when we see that, miracles take place. It's what we read about…like unconditional love. The next time you see this person and your judgments of him, you may wonder why you're not seeing it that way. You're seeing someone just doing the best he can. It's a radical shift—this glimpsing into oneself.”

 

The Work is something you can take home with you. It is a method which brings your own inner wisdom to the surface. You become your own healer.

Learn more about the The Work at Bryon Katie's website.

The Work Essentials

 

PDFThe following are free PDF files available from her website 

 
Sandra Solomon, Teacher, Channel/Conduit of Energetic Healing & Transformational Consultant. She is  a gifted and accomplished healer who works on both an individual, group and planetary level.  Her practice utilizes a wide range of energy modalities including, Quantum Healing which includes Reconnective   Healing and Matrix Energetics. She attunes Reiki Masters to six levels beyond Master Level through the Lightarian Institute™. Sandra is also trained in Shamballa Healing.


Sandra offers Transformational Consulting using a variety of techniques, including: the Work of Byron Katie, Psych-K  which is Psychological Kinesiology,  EFT-    Emotional Freedom Technique and The Sedona Method. These techniques assist in whole brain synchronization.  Her Transformational Consulting helps you to fine-tune your life into a more peaceful and balanced journey. She employs transformational techniques to assist you in attaining your goals.


Sandra’s explorations include quantum physics, sacred geometry, the Mayan Calendar, Kabbalah, the Sacred Alphabet, Universal Laws, the nature of reality and consciousness. She empowers people to discover their own self-authority.  You can reach Sandra at mayanone (at) juno (dot) com or 434-825-5564

 

The workshop begins after dinner at 8pm.  I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Darkness to Light: Yoga & Depression 11/16/2011 Wed Gathering in Rockville

YogaAccording to the Center for Disease Control and Preventions, an estimated 1 in 10 U.S. adults report depression.  Modern medicine treats many of the physical, emotional and biological causes of depression.  Unfortunately, science cannot treat the most elusive aspect of depression:  Separation from the Self. From Darkness to Light: Transforming Depression Through Yoga, explores how, through Yoga practices, we can transform depression into a liberating pathway through darkness into the light of consciousness.

 

 

Maureen’s teaching draws on 32 years of personal Hatha-Yoga practice. Since 1997 she has taught at leading studios and yoga teacher training programs across the country. An avid yoga student herself, Maureen has accumulated over 1,800 hours of study - and two teaching certifications - with some of yoga’s leading masters including Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., Jivamukti’s Sharon Gannon and David Life, and John Friend, to name a few.  Maureen also promotes Kirtans and works with such artists Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, and Wah. Her other incarnations include stints as an artist, amateur musician, house-painter and nonprofit fundraiser.

Body Evolution 11/2/11 Wed Gathering in Rockville

Body EvolutionWould you like to feel more free in your neck, shoulders & hips? Experience less pain in your back, knees, feet & elsewhere in your body? Would you like to learn how to feel & look younger, taller, more robust & energetic?

Then join us Wednesday November 2 at the Sandbox Gathering in Rockville MD, for an experiential workshop in Tyr Throne's Body Evolution. Participants find they are more relaxed, powerful and energetic. Chronic and/or traumatic pain can be reduced or eliminated. Discover how to use movement to keep yourself young and healthy. Body Evolution empowers a person to optimal wellbeing ~ physically, emotionally and spiritually ~ through bodywork and special movement processes. There are many ways you can benefit.

“Tyr Throne is head and shoulders above anyone else (doing similar work)”
—Randy Goldberg, healer, astrologist & networker, Rockville MD

"Tyr is amazing. He helped my professional dance career so much. I don't know what I would have done without him. Try for yourself. You will be so happy you did."
—Stacy Calvert, former soloist with New York City Ballet and Frankfurt

Ballet, head of ballet department, University of South Carolina,

 

This experiential workshop will introduce you to Tyr Throne's Body Evolution. Participants in Body Evolution look & feel more relaxed, powerful and energetic. Chronic and/or traumatic pain can be reduced or eliminated. Body Evolution empowers a person to optimal wellbeing ~ physically, emotionally and spiritually ~ through bodywork and special movement processes.There are many ways you can benefit.

 

 

Body Evolution:

 

The art and science of creating a life and body you love.

 

•Experience Body Evolution – feel better right away!

 

•Improve your alignment, flexibility, and balance.

 

•Free analysis and recommendations from Tyr Throne

 

•Free Bodywork Demonstration – see what BE can do for you.

 

 

Tyr Throne is the creator of BODY EVOLUTION (and Director of its Training Institutes in Europe and Asia), YOUTHING Systems, Evolutionary Yoga and Healing Trance Dance. He is certified in Advanced Structural Integration, the Feldenkrais method, Bones For Life (Board Member), Sounder Sleep System, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Acupuncture, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Yoga and Meditation.  Tyr developed Healing Trance Dance and other healing ritual movement and meditation experiences for individuals and groups.  Mr. Throne is an international champion of Kung Fu, an award-winning director of dance and theater and draws much of his inspiration for BODY EVOLUTION from his years as a dancer.

 

 

BODY EVOLUTION began over 25 years ago when Tyr Throne first saw the possibility of integrating physical, psychological and theatrical therapies while studying pre-medicine, psychology, dance and theater at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has been passionately developing that possibility ever since.

Maya Abdominal Therapy 10/26/11- Wed Gathering in Rockville

Maya Abdominal Therapy...an integrative abdominal therapy

 

Maya Abdominal Therapy is a holistic modality that utilizes herbal remedies, supplements, movement, breath-work, inner work and massage to aid in the healing of many male and female reproductive, digestive and urinary system challenges. The origins, common symptoms and diagnoses improved by this work, and causes of these challenges will be discussed. Relevant anatomy and physiology will also be covered; you will not be tested :-)  A typical session will be summarized, and discussion of relevant support modalities will be covered. Questions and discussion are welcome! 

 

By Angela Ferri, MA, LMT

Integrative Wellness: Medicinal, Pre & Perinatal Massage & Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
 

Maya Abdominal Therapy, Therapeutic Herbalist
 

Dream Work, Spiritual Belly Dance Instructor, Day Retreats
 

Clarksburg, Maryland (240) 277 2826 angela.ferri.9 (at) gmail.com

Polarity Therapy for Vitality 10/12/11- Wed Gathering in Rockville

This Wednesday gathering we learn about Polarity therapy for increased vitality. Are you feeling down, low energy? Too much pain in your emotions and body? What would you do in your life if you felt vital all the time?

Polarity therapy is a synthesis of ancient Eastern and alternative healing ideas. Focused on the human energy field, it is designed to enhance vitality. Using touch, verbal interaction, exercise, nutrition and other methods, practitioners of polarity therapy seek to restore and balance the natural flow of energy which flows in one’s chakras and aura. Blockages in the flow of energy lead to pain and disease. Blockages may also be experienced as stuck emotions and lack of vitality. With Polarity therapy, the energetic flow is corrected and restored to its original design, so that the body will naturally regain its healthy state.

 

 Randy Goldberg

 Randy Goldberg is a Polarity therapist who trained with Candice Sinai of BodyWisdom. He is a former Yoga monk, a Craniosacral therapist, and a world renowned-astrologer interviewed by the Washington Post and by CNN. He facilitates Family Constellation therapy for individuals and groups.

 

 

 

randy at randygoldberg.org or 202-380-6850 www.randygoldberg.org

Polyamory As Self-Determination 10/19/11- Wed Gathering in Rockville

This Wednesday we will learn about a new and transformative perspective on polyamory that can create relationship connections in your own life to people you never thought possible.


Polyamore

 

Polyamory isn't about how many relationships are active at any moment, and not at all about sex. Rather, it's about truly knowing that we all have the right to choose whatever relationship structure works best for us (in honest communication with all other immediate stakeholders).

 

 

So polyamory is really about self-determination: the right to live your own life your own way. But so are lots of things. Women's suffrage, sit-ins at lunch counters, the right to marry who you love, much more. So polyamory isn't a separate thing, but rather an example or special case of something much larger: the right to live your own life your own way.

 

A good example of this is the remarkable success of the BmorePoly
(http://www.meetup.com/BmorePoly/) group. By taking this approach, BmorePoly has rapidly grown to become the largest open relationship meetup in the DC/MD/VA area, with a huge area-wide calendar of events spanning the whole sex positive spectrum, plus social activities like dinners, winery trips, a poly parents group, and parties.


Come learn how this perspective can create remarkable success in your own poly life as well, and open yourself to relationship connections in your own life to people you never thought possible.


A version of this presentation has been published by the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in their Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality (http://www.ejhs.org/volume14/NoSuch.htm).

 

Barry & CathyBarry and Cathy for many years presented all sorts of community events in the San Francisco bay area. Since moving to the mid-atlantic two years ago they have been offering similar activities here, including a monthly open relationship discussion group, quarterly Deepening Connections erotic touch events, workshops with national leaders, and more. They are members of the Polyamory Leadership Network, served on the final Board of Directors of the late Chesapeake Polyamory Network, have led workshops for groups and conferences, and are active with BmorePoly (http://www.meetup.com/BmorePoly/). 


They can be reached at polyjunction(at)gmail.com)

New ways to Heal Trauma 9/28/11 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

This Wednesday gathering we learn about the latest research on emotion and psychological trauma and how to heal from it with Deborah Hughes MA.

 

Trauma healing

In his poem on Healing, D. H. Lawrence writes:  "I am not a mechanism, an assembly of various sections.  And it is not because the mechanism is working wrongly, that I am ill.  I am ill because of wounds to the soul, to the deep emotional self....." 

 

 

 

Each and every day we are confronted with images and stories of overwhelming emotional, physical and psychological experience.  And many of us have had encounters with that which disrupts or overwhelms our capacity to right ourselves, to resume normal living, to form new connections.

 

What can we do to meet these experiences, contain their impact and transform that which otherwise might leave us lost, wandering, or diverted into meaningless activity, acting out or addiction?  Our responses to trauma are not indicators of a broken mechanism but of one adapting to survive.   How do we--individually and in community--begin to reclaim agency, direction, and meaning after catastrophic encounters with what is far beyond our immediate capacity to metabolize?

 

Please join us for an introductory exploration of the juncture formed by weaving together some of the earliest and the most recent developments in the study of neuroscience, traumatic injury, and attachment. And then a discussion of how they are being re informed by understandings--ancient and new--of the power of relationship, of certain alternative healing modalities, of yoga, of meditation and of the stories we tell ourselves about our experience.

 

Deborah S. Hughes is a Librarian and Information Specialist, a storyteller, a yoga teacher with certifications that include Yoga Nidra/iRest and Trauma Sensitive Yoga, a long time student of Jungian and Archetypal psychology and a Site Coordinator for the Traumatic Stress Studies Certificate Program of the Trauma Center at JRI (the Justice Resource Institute).  And she is most deeply committed to synthesizing the work of those teachers whose lives and work keep saving her body, soul, and imagination.

 

You can contact her at deborahshayne(at)aim.net

Consciousness and Cash Flow 10/5/11- Wed Gathering in Rockville

Consciousness and Cash Flow
 
Joel Hamaker

Attend this presentation and discover ways to clear your subconscious blocks to about money limitations, use your conscious mind to understand and manage financial resources successfully, and access more abilities of your superconscious mind.
 

 

The presentation goes way beyond affirmations and positive thinking.  Some of the things you will learn:
 
*Discover your unconscious attitudes towards money and greater wealth.

*Use more conscious mind strategies to manage money better,

*How to tap your superconscious mind capabilities to attract opportunities much easier and create a more abundant mindset.     It is your 'birthright'.
 
You will leave with a number of tools, processes, handouts, and resources to help you begin living a more comfortable and fulfilling lifestyle.  Bring a note pad if you wish.
 
Presented by Joel Hamaker, PhD, is a psychologist and teacher of consciousness matters.  He "walks his talk" in financial matters.301-814-9470; JoelSpeaks2u@gmail com

 

The Wednesday Gatherings 9/14/11 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

The Wednesday Gathering is not just another dinner party, though it does include a good meal. This is a unique social gathering for people involved in Tantra, Radical Honesty, The Lord's Chapel, Beltane, Community for Spiritual Living, Shalom Mountain, polyamory, Paganism, BEST Events and other groups dedicated to openness, authenticity and integrity. It is an adult only event (18+).

In a magical environment full of great music, candles and in a truly sacred space, we chill out and relax and just see how much we can really show up.

Bring your joy, your sadness, whoever and whatever you are and just be in a place where love and acceptance reign. It's a great place to meet a new friend or see an old acquaintance in a new light.
 
More details on the Wednesday Gatherings at
http://www.abundantmichael.com/blog/page.cfm/SandboxGathering

DIRECTIONS
The gathering is at

614 E Lynfield Dr
Rockville MD 2085
202-380-6850

Please park at the parking lot at the end of the street - reach it by making 3
left turns and walking back 100 yards through the park

Note that mapquest gets in wrong in the last 100 yards, see
http://www.abundantmichael.com/blog/page.cfm/directions
for detailed directions and parking info

Introduction to Meditation 9/14/11 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

Michael/Michelle here:
I have been meditating every day for over three years now. This year I have found it has really helped me stay calm and centered and grounded as many things change around me. I remembered when I started meditating I worried was I doing it right? What about all these stray thoughts? What if I skip a day? This week Randy will help those who want to meditate every day but not stuck trying to do it.

This week I am in in Ascuncion Paraguay. Paraguay has relaxed vibe plus a stubborn/proud streak, almost a death energy (they had a war in 1870s with Argentina and Brazil and Uruguay where 99% of males over 15 years old in country died - still recovering from that - that is why only 6 million people live here and it is almost the area of California which has 36 million people). I am applying for residency here because it is easy to get and will led to second passport in 3 years if I want it. Can use to live in Chile or Peru etc or even here. But I think I prefer the mountain vibe to the low land tropical one. Though the people are friendly here and the women are into high heels (which I like :-) it is a bit conservative.  Only legalized divorce a few years ago. it is the Catholic influence I think. They also got rid of a dictator in 1989 and had a pretty violent time under him (however the revolution was fairly peaceful in 89, sorta like the East German Wall toppling after years of brutal dictatorship there. Hmm may there there was something energetic going on in 89 that lead to so many dictactorships changing in Eastern Europe and South America at the same time...).

I tell you the police here look like they are dressed to be in WWII German Afrika Corp... or French foreign legion... kinda weird but I guess a bit better than all the police in some other countries looking like they are in the Army. Almost like I am in the movie Casablanca! Of course these days I sometimes think that the police in USA and UK look liek the Army too - when I seen SWAT team like cops in the airport carrying automatic weapons and bullet proof vests... and read about raids by SWAT teams with the FDA on raw milk farms or Gibson Guitar...

love
M/M

PS We have three talented healers living at my house: Randy, Rukmini and Sandra. Plus myself remotely. Learn more about what we can do and help support this Sandbox gathering place at http://abundantmichael.com/blog/page.cfm/Sandbox-Healers

 

 

This Wednesday gathering we learn how to Meditate with Randy Goldberg. How would your life be if you were more centered and calm during crisises? What problems did you have last time you tried to start meditating on your own? How would guidance from a former Yogic monk who has meditated in Indian ashrams help you?

We will learn how to establish yourself in a daily meditation practice

We will learn several types of meditation, including breath, grounding, visualization, and mantra.

Meditation is the art of expanding your awareness and realizing your inner wealth. We will explore the various obstacles people face in doing a regular daily meditation as part of their self-care routine.

Randy Goldberg has taught meditation to individuals and groups including at GWU, AU, and Howard Universities, DC-JCC, and Takoma Metaphysical Chapel. Randy is a former Yoga monk, a Craniosacral therapist, a world renowned astrologer interviewed by the Washington Post and by CNN. He facilitates Family Constellation therapy for individuals and groups. You can reach Randy at randy (at) randygoldberg.org or 202-380-6850 www.randygoldberg.org


- Michael/Michelle
http://www.abundantmichael.com/

 

 

Dance to the Mayan Calendar 9/21/11 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

This Wednesday gathering we join Sandra with the Mayan Calendar Solar Initiation and Dance Event- Part 2

Attending the last event is NOT a prerequisite so if you like freestyle dance and movement, come and join us!

 

What is this "Mayan Calendar" all about? It is called "The Peace Calendar" and is a way to live in greater flow and more connected to the natural rhythms of the universe.

On Wednesday September 21, 2011 Sandra Solomon will be in Rockville, Md offering PART 2 of an initiation into the "Mayan Archetypes and Tones of Creation."

This experiential evening is designed for fun and creativity through free style dance and movement to the music of the "Mayan Solar Glyphs."

 

 

 

Sandra was first introduced to the 2012 Mayan Tzolkin calendar round in 1992 where she traveled 4time that year to learn this ancient wisdom.

She has done workshops in Boston, MA  Minneapolis, MN and Charlottesville, VA where attendees have likened her work to that of the Indigenous  Shaman's of the Yucatan.

 

 

Sandra Solomon, Teacher, Channel/Conduit of Energetic Healing & Transformational Consultant. She is a gifted and accomplished healer who works on both an individual, group and planetary level.  Her practice utilizes a wide range of energy modalities including, Quantum Healing which includes Reconnective Healing and Matrix Energetics. She attunes Reiki Masters to six levels beyond Master Level through the Lightarian Institute.

 

 

 

Sandra offers Transformational Consulting using a variety of techniques, including: the Work of Byron Katie, Psych-K which is Psychological Kinesiology,  EFT-    Emotional Freedom Technique, The Emotion Code and The Sedona Method. These techniques assist in whole brain synchronization.  Her Transformational Consulting helps you to fine-tune your life into a more peaceful and balanced journey. She employs transformational techniques to assist you in attaining your goals.

 

You can reach Sandra Solomon at 434 825-5564 mayanone@juno.com

Intro to Meditation 9/14/11 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

This Wednesday gathering we learn how to Meditate with Randy Goldberg. How would your life be if you were more centered and calm during crisises? What problems did you have last time you tried to start meditating on your own? How would guidance from a former Yogic monk who has meditated in Indian ashrams help you?

We will learn how to establish yourself in a daily meditation practice

Meditation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

We will learn several types of meditation, including breath, grounding, visualization, and mantra.

Meditation is the art of expanding your awareness and realizing your inner wealth. We will explore the various obstacles people face in doing a regular daily meditation as part of their self-care routine.

 

Randy GoldbergRandy Goldberg has taught meditation to individuals and groups including at GWU, AU, and Howard Universities, DC-JCC, and Takoma Metaphysical Chapel. Randy is a former Yoga monk, a Craniosacral therapist, a world renowned astrologer interviewed by the Washington Post and by CNN. He facilitates Family Constellation therapy for individuals and groups. You can reach Randy at randy (at) randygoldberg.org or 202-380-6850 www.randygoldberg.org

Dancing, Salt desert and Coca 9/7/11 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

Michael/Michelle here:
I love many Indian things - the country when I traveled there in the 80s, the food and spices, the music, some Bollywood movies and of course the dancing! I learned Bhangra dancing a few years ago and even if I was down or depressed 10 minutes of doing that dance and I was out of breath and happy again! Plus any minor sickness or stress and dancing just releases the stuck energy so I feel better and can easily rest fully. So this Wednesday Gathering on Indian Dance is great.

Here in Bolivia I visited the Salar de Uyuni in the south of the country - it is a vast salt flat from an ancient sea that dried up. Over 200 sq km it is like being on another planet - no animals, birds or plants. Just while salt on the ground and volcanic mountains on the horizon. I meditated on the salt - it is very cleaning of energies (I take salt baths at home to clean my aura). Away from anyone or any animal I heard a quiet humming in my head - to me it was the sound of god within each of us. A light that is always there but that I don't always notice unless I get very quiet. That night we stayed in a salt hotel - all the walls, floor, beds, tables, chairs are made of blocks of salt. Only the bathroom was not salt (it would melt with the water!). at I slept so deeply that night!

The next day we drove across the desert seeing wild gazelles and flamingos at icy lagoons. I thought flamingos were a tropical bird but here the temperature is -15 C at night and not so much warmer in the day! I explored lava fields and went for a dip in a hot spring. The hot water was great - the only problem was how to get in and out given that it was -10 C with a strong wind outside the pool!! On the final day we got up at 5am to drop off some fellow travelers at the Chilean border before heading back to Uyuni. Our driver, as many Bolivian workers do, was chewing coca leaves to stay alert. I guess it is a bit like drinking a coca-cola in the States. (In fact the original coca cola recipe in the 1890s included coca leaves...). Since president Evo came to power here a few years ago coca production has been liberalized and you can buy coca tea bags at the super market. Just don't try to bring them back to the USA as DHS will take them and may be fine you too because they are illegal in US (they think coca = cocaine which is a crazy as saying poppy seeds = heroin). I haven't tried coca tea but others say it is a mild pick me up.

Love
M/M

PS We have three talented healers living at my house: Randy, Rukmini and Sandra. Plus myself remotely. Learn more about what we can do and help support this Sandbox gathering place at http://abundantmichael.com/blog/page.cfm/Sandbox-Healers

This Wednesday gathering we learn how to do joyful Indian folk dances with Padma Foye. What would yo do with more joy and energy? How do you move stuck emotions (energy in motion) in your body? How would it help your life to express yourself fully in dance right now?

Indian folk dance (Garba and Raas) is mainly performed to express joy. All folk dances portray some expression of life and meaning. These dances are easy to learn and so much fun! And there is no need to be exact in the steps - these are dances for farmers and it is the intent you bring to your moves, not how well you do them that matters! 

Padma Foye is from the State of Gujarat in India. She enjoys performing and teaching Indian folk dances because this form of dance is spiritually uplifting to the dancers and the observers.  

- Michael/Michelle
http://www.abundantmichael.com/

 

 

The Wednesday Gatherings 9/7/11 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

The Wednesday Gathering is not just another dinner party, though it does include a good meal. This is a unique social gathering for people involved in Tantra, Radical Honesty, The Lord's Chapel, Beltane, Community for Spiritual Living, Shalom Mountain, polyamory, Paganism, BEST Events and other groups dedicated to openness, authenticity and integrity. It is an adult only event (18+).

In a magical environment full of great music, candles and in a truly sacred space, we chill out and relax and just see how much we can really show up.

Bring your joy, your sadness, whoever and whatever you are and just be in a place where love and acceptance reign. It's a great place to meet a new friend or see an old acquaintance in a new light.
 
More details on the Wednesday Gatherings at
http://www.abundantmichael.com/blog/page.cfm/SandboxGathering


DIRECTIONS
The gathering is at

614 E Lynfield Dr
Rockville MD 2085
202-380-6850

 

 

Please park at the parking lot at the end of the street - reach it by making 3 left turns and walking back 100 yards through the park.

Note that mapquest gets in wrong in the last 100 yards, see
http://www.abundantmichael.com/blog/page.cfm/directions
for detailed directions and parking info

 


Regain Childlike Flexibility and Breathing 8/31/11 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

This Wednesday Gathering we learn how to regain childlike ablities in flexible movement and breathing with Stephen Shafarman.

How can you breathe more easily.? Move more comfortably? Be stronger and more flexible? Improve your posture and balance? Relieve and outgrow back pain, arthritis, asthma, and other problem conditions?
Enhance your skills and enjoyment of yoga, dance, golf, tennis, and everyday activities?

Windmill Children

FlexAware is a revolution in exercise, fitness, healing. These unique, breathing-directed exercises are based on the way very young children learn and move. Young children are much more flexible than adults and, for their size and weight, much stronger. They naturally move easily, efficiently, aligning with gravity and not fighting against it. You can regain that skill with FlexAware.

You, whatever your age and health condition, will benefit from FlexAware. And people enjoy doing these exercises.

You can reach Stephen at info (at) FlexAware (dot) com, 202-640-1373 or http://www.flexaware.com/

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