Dear Friends and Community,
How are you doing? There seems to be a lot to navigate these days. And I know that there are many among us struggling to do so. These seems to be many who are suffering from anxiety and not sure of all the reasons why. And it is among people of all ages, and of all sorts.
We sometimes think we are moving along just fine and then in a moment we are not fine at all. So at a time when there is so much to concern us. When there are wars being waged and so much killing and loss of innocent life, and when our own country seems to be split beyond reconciliation, one might think it is a peculiar time to be writing about peace.
I do so because this Saturday is the International Day of Peace, as well as World Gratitude Day, and National Singles Day, and National Chai Day, World Alzheimer’s Day, International Coastal Cleanup Day, and many others things as well. Life goes on and what we do in our life matters and can, if we are awake and conscious to the suffering in the world, make a difference somewhere with someone, somehow.
So a movement towards peace is a movement towards healing. And healing is something we all need. Each and every one of us is holding some suffering, our own, and each others. We suffer because we cannot separate ourselves out of the whole. And we have a world in disarray to support that. What to do? Pursue peace you say? How?
Down the page, after the weeks schedule and upcoming events I will share some ways to enter into a movement towards peace.
Friday Sept 20 ~ 7 to 8:30 PM ~ Heart Space Drum Circle (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/heart-space-drum-circle-2-2024-09-20/)
Saturday Sept 21 ~ 10 to 10:45AM ~ Qigong Exercise for Balance and Well-Being (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/qigong-exercise-for-balance-and-wellbeing-2024-09-21/)
Saturday/Sun Sept 21/22 ~ 12 to 6:30 PM ~ Shamanic Training Weekend/ Extraction Healing and Alignment (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/two-day-event-shamanic-healing-extraction-healing-and-alignment/)
Monday Sept 23 ~ 6 to 7:15 PM ~ Monday Meditation (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/meditation-for-beginners-5-classes-25-2024-09-23/) / New Series / The Deep Stretch of Yoga
Wednesday Sept 25 ~ 6:30 to 9 PM ~ Soul HeART Creation (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/heart-song-soul-art-creation-4/)
Thursday Sept 26 ~ 7 to 8:30 PM ~ True River Sangha (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/true-river-sangha-2-2024-09-26/)
Saturday Sept 28 ~ 10 to 10:45AM ~ Qigong Exercise for Balance and Well-Being (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/qigong-exercise-for-balance-and-wellbeing-2024-09-28/)
Saturday Sept 28 ~ 1 to 5PM ~ Transcendent Chakra Workshop Intensive Part 1 (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/chakra-intensive/)
Sunday Sept 29 ~ 10 to 11 AM ~ Rise and Shine Yoga (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/mindful-yoga-2024-09-29/)
For Reiki Sessions and Trainings please contact Myra Reichel at 610-348- 5698
Upcoming Events:
New Meditation Class:
Tuesday Oct 8 ~ 6:30 to 7:30 PM ~ Practicing Presence/ Breath Work, Discussion and Meditation (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/practicing-presence-2024-10-08/)
Wednesday Oct 16 ~ 6:30 to 9 PM ~ Crystals as Healers Workshop (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/crystals-as-healers-workshop/)
Sunday Oct 20 ~ 2 to 4 PM ~Women’s Ways Circle (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/womens-ways-circle-2024-10-13/)
Wednesday October 30 ~ 6:50 to 9 PM ~ Soul HeART Creation (https://www.heartspacemedia.com/events/soul-heart-creation/)
Not yet posted:
Saturday Oct 19 ~ 10 to 6 PM ~ Family Constellation Workshop
Intro To Shamanism
One course / 4 Wednesdays Nov 13,20, Dec 11,18
6:30 to 9PM
These will be posted by next week.
The Movement Towards Peace…
While peace seems like an illusion, the only real illusion is duality…separateness. You and me, Us and them. And in there the idea that we need different things to experience peace. There is no peace in our separateness. And there will never be. There is no peace in our lack of care and concern for each other. There is no peace, or no good that can come out of our harm and damage of each other in word, or deed.
Peace is love in action. Love in action is respect for each other. Respect is not tolerance, rather our sacred prayerful bow to each others individuality. Peace is our compassionate acknowledgement of one another’s suffering that we can ease with kindness and grace. Peace finds ways towards reconciliation. Peace does not promote fear or aggression.
There can be no hope for peace where there are no peaceful options. There can be no peace without truth. There is no peace without doing our part for peace close to home, in our home, in our family, in our community.
We cannot kid ourselves and think a few issues going our way will bring peace to even some. If even a small swath of neglect is allowed, peace is gone, only an illusions survives. Peace is self-less and that is why it heals. It is for everyone, and that is why heals. No one excluded, and that is why it heals.
We are all in need of healing.
We are all in need.
We are all.
We are.
We.
Peace and blessings,
Denise Yocco
Heart Space at Seven Stones
Photo taken while we were away…
red leaf floating on the water
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