January

adyashanti Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Reflections on 2013 as a Year of Transition. The auspicious New Moon of January 1st signifies a new cycle. What was the historic year of 2013 like for you? Adyashanti’s popular satsang teaching, Our Unborn Nature, will be included, as well as a vegetarian potluck, silent meditation and group sharing. Facilitated by Leigh Meredith. Suggested donation: $10.

 
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Sunday, January 5, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
BYOComputer Spiritual Marketing – Creating Attention-Getting Email Newsletters and Campaigns. What has changed about email announcements and newsletters in this competitive digital age? How does one use an email management company? Which one? What compels people to read and enjoy your emails? You’ll leave with the basics of what you NEED to know (instead of the deluge of information you COULD know), a workbook with your notes, and anxiety-reducing hands-on practice. A hint: if people can’t read your email easily on their phone, it’s history. .

 
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Sunday, January 19, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
BYOComputer Spiritual Marketing – The Wide, Wide World of Social Media. Facebook, Blogs, Twitter, Yelp, Google Reviews, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and so on… What do you actually need? How do you decide? How do you use each of these to reach your audience? Should you write a short eBook? What about using social media to advertise? We’ll show you the magic of creating connections with others using social media. .

 
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harrison snow Saturday, January 25 – Sunday, January 26
Healing the Past; Embracing your future: A systematic approach for making changes in your life. With Harrison Snow. Using the Constellation Methodology (developed by Bert Hellinger), Harrison provides a fresh, new perspective to a personal and/or professional concern. It’s been said, “The past is never past.” Long forgotten events, beliefs, and attitudes are hidden in our subconscious. We can access this level of knowing through the domains of body, emotions and spirit as well as mind. .

 
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February

Antje Waxman Saturday, February 15, 1 – 4 p.m. – Cancelled due to snow.

Postural Alignment Workshop (The Egoscue Method ®) with Antje Waxman, Certified Postural Alignment Specialist, PAS, by Egoscue University. The Egoscue Method® has been proven to address Chronic Pain and Tension in the body (back, shoulder, neck, hip, knee, foot and other pain).
The aim of the Egoscue Method is to to eliminate muscle imbalances in the body. Muscle imbalances cause wear and tear or joint degeneration at any age. Once the joint position is improved, the negative stress, wear and tear, and pain in
the body will be eliminated. .

  
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March

deborah ray shamanism Friday, February 28 – Sunday, March 2.
Gateway School of Shamanism, The GATEWAY I Series: Ancient Altars. With Deborah Wray. We have addressed primary issues in the first two classes and the student’s journey now quantum leaps into dancing with the Wisdom teachings that can only be experienced, not taught. We will call on our personal lineage of spiritual guides and teachers to inform our work. .

 
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deborah ray shamanism Friday, March 21 – Sunday, March 23.
Gateway School of Shamanism, The GATEWAY I Series: Entering the Gate. With Deborah Wray. Part of a four-class journey to personal healing and freedom. We begin to assemble a personal altar, a Power Bundle to hold our healing and empowerment. Students will receive the first set of shamanic rites woven into the luminous energy field to heal and realign energetically. .

 
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Antje Waxman Saturday, March 29, 1 – 4 p.m.
Postural Alignment Workshop (The Egoscue Method ®) with Antje Waxman, Certified Postural Alignment Specialist. In this workshop, posture screening pictures of your posture will be taken and you will learn about aligning using corrective exercises and gentle stretches. You’ll also take home a general exercise menu. Using the proven Egoscue Method, you will learn how to reduce chronic pain and tension, boost your energy, and improve your posture and athletic performance. .

  
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April

deborah ray shamanism Friday, April 11 – Sunday, April 13.
Gateway School of Shamanism, The GATEWAY I Series: New Paradigms. Class four with Deborah Wray. Our task becomes one of opening to the beauty of our evolutionary Self. We are now sourcing from our Becoming and have released the threads of the past. We are connecting to a luminous world community that envisions and contributes to the dreams of possibility for the planet. .

 
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harrison snow Monday, April 21 – Friday, April 25
Finding Your Corporate Shaman. Explore the tools and methods that enable you to facilitate change and transformation in organizations, groups and/or individuals from a multi dimensional perspective. Traditional knowledge and western psychology both agree that much of the behavior of a group or an individual personality is shaped by what happens below the threshold of normal awareness. Our work is based on the upcoming book, “Confessions of a Corporate Shaman” by the course facilitator, Harrison Snow. .

 
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leigh meredith

Friday, April 25, 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Potluck and Laughter Yoga Session with Extended Silent Meditation.
Help kick off the Laughter Yoga Leader Training with seriously good food, lots of rejuvenating laughter and time to unwind before heading home. Free and open to anyone who can laugh. Please email Leigh to . !

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6th Biannual Certified Laughter Yoga Training

Friday, April 25 – Sunday, April 27
8th Biannual Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Training and Retreat.
With Leigh Meredith, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Learn everything you need to know to fruitfully lead Laughter Yoga in a fun-filledweekend! Rejuvenate your laugh and deeply relax. Practice leading and discover your style. Obtain skills and knowledge useful for any group leadership and the latest in small business marketing. !

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May

deborah ray shamanism Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4.
Gateway School of Shamanism, The GATEWAY I Series: The Great Passage. With Deborah Wray. Part of a four-class journey to personal healing and freedom. Our greatest enemy is fear and our greatest fear is of Death. All earth based, shamanic cultures, heal the way Death lives within. Death becomes an ally as we experience the great Death Rites. .

 
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tonu cooking class Monday, May 12, 11 a.m. — 1 p.m.
Bengali-Indian Cooking Class & Lunch with Mahabuba & Tonu. Popular local culinary masters will teach you to cook an authentic Bengali-Indian meal. Then, enjoy it for lunch! Menu: Murghir Jhol, Chickpea Curry, Sauteed Eggplant and Rice with coconut milk. Registration is limited to 10. .

 
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deborah ray shamanism Friday, May 16 – Sunday, May 18.
Gateway School of Shamanism, The GATEWAY II Series: Mastering the Healing Skills of the Shaman. With Deborah Wray. Gateway II consists of 4 classes specializing in mastering the traditional healing skills of
the Shaman. Students will come together in a safe, trusting and loving environment to
explore the ancient healing crafts of traditional medicine people. Our goal is to discover
the student’s own gifts and abilities within a curriculum that focuses on the mastery of
tracking and tuning in to the client energetically, chakra balancing, journeying in the 3
worlds and soul retrieval. .

 
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patti elledge Friday, May 23 – Sunday, May 25.
DARe 1 – Healing Early Attachment Wounds. This three-day workshop will introduce the fundamental concepts of Attachment Styles: Secure, Ambivalent / Preoccupied, Avoidant / Dismissive and Disorganized – as well as how they impact our current adult relationships. Based on Dr. Diane Poole Heller’s groundbreaking approach, this workshop will help you learn what the hallmarks are for identifying each style, their challenges and what is needed to heal insecure attachment patterns, as well as what is needed to “learn” and reinforce secure attachment. It will include lectures, experiential exercises, guided imagery meditations, practice sessions, live demos and videos. .

 
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matt venuti Saturday, May 31, 6:30 p.m.
Matt Venuti Sings with the HANG and GUBAL, Concert and Reception with bevs and light hors d’oeuvres. Matt returns to bring us heart-felt and evocative lyrics, poetically delivered by rich beautiful vocals and accompanied by the PAN Art Hang and the Gubal. Join us for a memorable evening! $15/advanced, $20/door. RSVP: 434.293.9708. Event Flyer. Watch a video clip.

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June

Sandra Sevine Saturday, June 7,  10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Balanced Hedonism: The Art of Practicing Happiness. Learn to recognize and amplify positive thoughts and habits, enhance your joyfulness and attract even greater gifts into your life with Sandra Savine. Prepare a delicious, nutritious happy making lunch with Terre Sisson. Explore flower essences to stimulate your communication with nature, heighten your senses and relax into happiness with Mary Michaud, RN, FNP, Herbalist.

 
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myrna martin Friday, June 13 — Monday, June 16.
Module 6: Pregnancy Loss, Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technologies. With Myrna Martin. .
deborah ray shamanism Friday, June 27 – Sunday, June 29.
Gateway School of Shamanism, The GATEWAY I Series: Ancient Altars. With Deborah Wray. We have addressed primary issues in the first two classes and the student’s journey now quantum leaps into dancing with the Wisdom teachings that can only be experienced, not taught. We will call on our personal lineage of spiritual guides and teachers to inform our work. .

 
 540.456.6283

August

deborah ray shamanism Friday, August 22 – Sunday, August 24.
Gateway School of Shamanism, The GATEWAY II Series: Extraction processes. With Deborah Wray. Gateway II consists of 4 classes specializing in mastering the traditional healing skills of the Shaman (prior classes at a different location). Students will come together in a safe, trusting and loving environment to explore the ancient healing crafts of traditional medicine people. .

 
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September

tonu cooking class Saturday, September 13, 11 a.m. — 1 p.m.
Bengali-Indian Cooking Class & Lunch with Mahabuba & Tonu. Popular local culinary masters will teach you to cook an authentic Bengali-Indian meal. Then, enjoy it for lunch! Menu: Shrimp with coconut milk, rice with sweet peas and carrots, red lentil soup with green mango and tamarind. Registration is limited to 10.

 434.227.0208

deborah ray shamanism Friday, September 26 – Sunday, September 28.
Gateway School of Shamanism, The GATEWAY I Series: New Paradigms. With Deborah Wray. Class four with Deborah Wray. Our task becomes one of opening to the beauty of our evolutionary Self. We are now sourcing from our Becoming and have released the threads of the past. We are connecting to a luminous world community that envisions and contributes to the dreams of possibility for the planet. .

 
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Monday, September 29, 7 – 9 p.m.
Sound Healing Concert with Paradiso & Rasamayi
Paradiso and Rasamayi are internationally renowned sound healers with five critically acclaimed, international radio chart-topping albums. Don’t miss this spiritual soundfield from Carnegie Hall didjeridoo artist, Paradiso, and singing bowl master alchemist, Rasamayi. These concerts can be doorways to multidimensional journeys, always accompanied by reports of transformative experiences. Tickets: $25/advance, $30/door. . Watch a video clip.

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paradisio Tuesday, September 30, 7 — 8:30 p.m.
Do Terra Workshop with Paradiso & Rasamayi. If you are interested in plant medicine, vibrational healing tools or shifting your experience on the physical and/or emotional planes, you don’t want to miss these workshops. The workshop cost includes a free comprehensive and scientifically validated analysis of your energy field, a free sample of an oil specifically recommended just for you, and a personal follow up on your experience! .

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October

paradiso Wednesday, October 1, 7 — 9 p.m.
AUM Alchemy Workshop with Paradiso & Rasamayi. Sound is one of the manifestations of the Divine, used by spiritual healers of all Paths to facilitate spiritual growth and healing. Discover Vedic and Himalayan chakra/key protocols and use these and other powerful “keys” to help heal yourself and others, reduce discord, remove spiritual blockages and augment the harmonious vibrations of love, health, abundance and inner peace. .

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myrna martin Friday October 3 — Monday, October 6.
Module 7: Couples Therapy from an Attachment Perspective. With Myrna Martin. Myrna Martin has 40 years experience working with people therapeutically as a nurse, public health nurse, family therapist, Integrative Body/Mind Therapist and teacher (IBP), Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and approved Teacher. She has been in full time private practice and teaching Pre and Perinatal Workshops, Seminars and full Professional Trainings since 2000. .
Bill Sanda Saturday, October 11, 1 p.m. — 4 p.m.
Healing through Your Akashic Records. With Bill Sanda. Access healing energies through your Akashic Records. The information found in the Akashic Records is completely available everywhere, to all beings, to help guide you through your present challenges. Bill’s unique gift for clearly accessing the healing capacity available from your Akashic Records, and his compassion and clarity are a positive force for anyone who seeks healing. $20, pre-registration required. .

 
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deborah ray shamanism Friday, October 17 – Sunday, October 19.
Gateway School of Shamanism, The GATEWAY II Series: Soul Retrieval – Journeying in the 3 Worlds. With Deborah Wray. Gateway II consists of 4 classes specializing in mastering the traditional healing skills of the Shaman. Our goal is to discover the student’s own gifts and abilities within a curriculum that focuses on the mastery of tracking and tuning in to the client energetically, chakra balancing, journeying in the 3 worlds, soul retrieval, extraction processes, psychopomp work and death rites. .

 
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November

leslie foster writing workshop Saturday, November 8, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Blue Flowing Ink: Contemplative Writing Retreat for Communing with Your Deepest Self with Leslie Foster, Judith Sullivan and Blue O’Connell. tap into what William James called your “reservoirs of energy and genius.” Even if you don’t feel comfortable expressing yourself on paper, Lesley Foster of Ink & Inquiry will show you how to feel at home on the blank page. Lesley’s richly layered readings and writing prompts will be augmented throughout the day with: mood-evoking music and guided visualizations by Certified Music Practitioner, Blue O’Connell; and Tai Chi to promote healing energy flow with veteran healing arts professional, Judith Sullivan. Lesley, Blue and Judith will leave you in state of heightened self-awareness with a written record of your day’s insights day to return again and again. .

 
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Friday, November 14 – Sunday, November 16
The Munay Ki (pronounced – Moon Eye Key) with Deborah Wray. The Munay Ki are the nine great rites of the medicine way.
The word munay means “I love you” and
“be as thou art.” The Munay-Ki are the nine
gates that heal us and transform our human
energy field into that of “homo luminous.”
The prophecies of the Ancient Americas
speak about a new human appearing on the
planet–one who lives free of fear and
resides in his or her transcendent nature. .

 
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juliana access bars Saturday November 22, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Access Consciousness Bars®. with With International Facilitator Juliana Freeman on tour from the UK. 32 points on the head are gently held, each one relating to different areas of your life that allow the body to let go of anything causing stress. This is an incredibly nurturing and relaxing process, undoing limitation in all aspects of your life that you are willing to change. Massage Therapists can receive 8 hours of CEU. .

 
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juliana Sunday November 23, 2013, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Clearing Ancestral Holding Patterns
and Receiving the Gifts of your Family
. With International Facilitator Juliana Freeman on tour from the UK. Our ancestors stand behind us at all times; sometimes supporting and enhancing us
and sometimes binding and limiting us. What would it take for us to
release the energies held in our families to propel us to greater possibility? .

 
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December

deborah ray shamanism Friday, December 5 – Sunday, December 7.
Gateway School of Shamanism, The GATEWAY II Series: Advanced Soul Retrieval,
Death Rites & Psychopomp.
With Deborah Wray. Gateway II consists of 4 classes specializing in mastering the traditional healing skills of the Shaman. Our goal is to discover the student’s own gifts and abilities within a curriculum that focuses on the mastery of tracking and tuning in to the client energetically, chakra balancing, journeying in the 3 worlds, soul retrieval, extraction processes, psychopomp work and death rites. .

 
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“I have been to several events at Bridge Between the Worlds and have enjoyed the programs and the beautiful ambiance of the surroundings at all of them. Margaretta is such a gracious and generous hostess and makes everyone feel at home. She chooses such remarkable presenters and valuable programs that I wish I had time to go to them all!”

– Phyllis Koch-Sheras, PhD