What's News - January 2012

VISION’S Senior Minister, Rev. Patti Paris will be teaching an eight week class on “The Principles of Financial Freedom” beginning on January 10 at 7pm. This course is designed to develop new attitudes about money and to create a spiritual practice that will duplicate the nature of Spirit in the student’s financial affairs. Rev. Patti will help her students to develop a greater awareness of their current attitudes and beliefs about money and replace them with the Principles of Financial Freedom which will create a life of abundance and peace. The classes are on a love offering basis. VISION is located at 11260 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Visit www.visioncsl.com

Grand Opening Spiritual Learning Center 1/14

Tessa Cason, Director of Soft Winds Spiritual Learning Center, is inviting people of all ages to the Grand Opening on January 14, 2012 from 10am–2pm. As well as touring the center, attendees will have the opportunity to experience the Biopulsar and receive a personal printout of their aura. Saturday AM classes include EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) classes for Adults, Teens, and Children over 5, How to Muscle-Test Yourself and Others, and Developing Your Intuition. Classes are $10 for adults and $5 for children and students. The Center is located at 3954 Murphy Canyon Rd., Suite D-207, San Diego, 92123. Visit: www.softwindscenter.com.

Terry McBride Special Guest at VISION 1/15

Terry McBride is the author of the bestselling book, The Hell I Can’t. In his book, Terry chronicles his amazing and inspiring personal story of creating perfect health and wholeness using the powers of positive thought and focused consciousness. After doctors had condemned him to a life of pain and “significant permanent disability” after having 27 major surgeries on his spine and abdomen to fight a devastating infection that had invaded his body, Terry decided to study and apply the principles of Ernest Holmes, Science of Mind.

On Sunday, Jan. 15, Terry will be the Guest Speaker at the 10am Sunday Celebration. His topic will be “The Mystical History of Science of Mind.” Starting at 6:30pm, Terry will conduct his life-altering workshop, “Taking Control of Your Creative Mind” where he will teach simple tools to allow us to create our destiny. The cost is $30. VISION, A Center for Spiritual Living is located at 11260 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. See www.visioncsl.com

Connecting with Your Angels Talk 1/15 in SD

Jeannette Hill, an Intuitive Counselor and Angel Therapy PractitionerÆ will be giving a free talk 11:30am-noon, Jan. 15, at the Mission Valley Resort, called Connecting with Your Angels. She will discuss how the angels can guide you to live your purpose and bring guidance in every area of your life. She will also be doing Angel Readings at her booth. Visit her website www.TrueSelfConnection.com or call 760-840-1664. Mission Valley Resort, 875 Hotel Circle South, San Diego.

A Day at the Waldorf School Tour 1/18 in SD

Parents, have you ever wondered what the difference is with a Waldorf education? Find out at “A Day at the Waldorf School Tour” when attendees can walk through all the classes, from Kindergarten through Grade 12. This event will take place on Wednesday, January 18 from 7:45-11:30am at The Waldorf School of San Diego, 3547 Altadena Ave, San Diego, CA 92105, For more information, call 619-280-8016 or visit www.waldorfsandiego.org

Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment (GATE) Conference in LA 2/4

Hosted by John Raatz, Presenters include: Eckhart Tolle, Jim Carrey, Jean Houston, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Don Miguel Ruiz, Marianne Williamson and others, GATE is for people who use story in their work.

This 2 part event—GATE StoryCon and GATE 2—will be a major opportunity for networking between media professionals who use the power of story to create personal, social and global transformation. GATE StoryCon will take place from 9am-5pm and GATE 2 will take place from 6:30-11pm in Los Angeles at the Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., on Saturday, Feb. 4.

GATE Transformational Story Conference (StoryCon) examines the role of story in promoting personal, social and global transformation. This event is ideal for authors, screenwriters, producers, educators and anyone else for whom storytelling is an essential aspect of their professional life, and who would like to focus more deeply in the transformational arena. Attendees will leave this day understanding the mechanics of the transformational cycle, as well as with tools, ideas, and strategies for telling the stories that live inside us, burning to be expressed in effective and marketable ways.

GATE 2 is a celebration of transformational entertainment, media and arts – an exploration of what this new, emerging genre is all about, and an inspiration for attendees to become more involved in sharing the energies of their personal transformation with the world through their work. Through a richly woven program of speakers, videos, music and arts performances, film clips and other multimedia presentations, attendees will leave intellectually stimulated, emotionally moved, and inspired to pursue their work with greater clarity, substance and commitment. For full details visit: www.gatecommunity.org

Emei Qigong Healing Seminar Jan & Feb

The major objective of this seminar is to empower participants to access their own healing abilities as well as use the universe’s energy to help others heal. “The Healing Arts of Emei Qigong” teaches various methods for self-healing and for helping others heal. It also introduces other essential concepts of Emei Qigong.This Qigong healing training is open to all. No experience is required. It is beneficial to everyone, regardless of health conditions. Dress in comfortable clothes. We will take breaks throughout the day. You can bring your lunch or eat nearby in the community.

This four-day seminar is held over two weekends: January 28-29 and February 11-12, 2012, from 9am-4pm. The fee is only $60 for all four days. The seminar will be held at Marina Village Conference Center, Terrace Room, 1936 Quivira Way, San Diego CA 92109. This seminar is taught by certified Emei Qigong instructor Kennon Kashima. For questions or information contact him at 858 245-3857 or [email protected] or visit: www.emeiqigongwhitecloud.com

Seaside Launches Season for Nonviolence 2/1

Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas will host a free special event, “Celebrating Peace” for the community on Feb. 1 from 7pm to 9pm to launch The 15th Annual Season for Nonviolence (www.agnt.org/node/10) inspired by the 50th and 30th memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and honoring their vision for an empowered, nonviolent world. The Season officially begins on Jan. 30, and it continues through April 4, as a 64-day educational, media, and grassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform, and empower lives and communities.

The “Celebrating Peace” event at Seaside Center will include a Peace Proclamation from Encinitas Mayor Jerome Stocks and presentations from Peggy Callahan; cofounder of Free the Slaves (www.freetheslaves.net), Elza Maalouf; Arab-America Futurist, CEO Center for Human Emergence-Mideast (www.integralinsights.net/aboutElza.htm), and Rev. Christian Sorensen from Seaside Center.

A Peace Award is also being presented to Dr. Barbara Fields; Executive Director, The Association for Global New Thought; Cofounder (with Arun GandhI) and Project Director – The Gandhi King Chavez Season for Nonviolence 1998-present. Inspirational music will be provided by local musical artists and there will be drumming facilitated by musical therapist, author Christine Stevens. To capture the evening’s events as they unfold, artist Ben Swatez will be creating a live emerging painting.

Doors will open at 6pm with a Peace Fair featuring booths from organizations sharing materials about their work in the area of sustainable peace and nonviolence. Contact Seaside Center for Spiritual Living at 760-753-5786. or www.seasidecenter.org. 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas CA 92024.