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August Events Registration 2009 If you are registering closer than 48 hours before an event, please call the store to register: 503-224-4929. Discover the Healer Within: Shamanism as Medicine for the Soul Using Tarot with Ease Beyond Color: Your Wardrobe, Your Presence! Flowing Movement T'ai Chi with Karin Working with a Pendulum Vedic Astrology: What is your Birthstar? Flower Essence Training: How to Balance the Chakras A Tea Tasting...Iced! Lunch with Bo: Intro to Vegan World Fusion Cuisine 2012: Energy Medicine and the Twelve Codes of Consciousness Soul Vibes: Vibrational Self-Mastery with the Law of Attraction Morphology: The Ancient Art of Face Reading Soul Collage: The Power of Archetypes Losing A Loved Animal: The Eternal Gift of Love Past Life, Present Healing Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers Three Ancient Tools to Retrain Your Subconscious Transcendental Numerology Practicing Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths: The Direct Path to Inner Freedom Wake Up and Roar Getting Unstuck with Evolutionary Astrology Develop Your Dowsing Skills The Ancient Magi Oracle: Tool of Co-Creation! Unmask Yourself
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Experience this introduction to shamanism see in the dark with your heart, explore other worlds, and access timeless wisdom known to our ancestors. Be initiated into the shamanic journey accompanied by drumming. Discover your unique way of accessing information and intuition; use shamanism as a way of life and not a method or technique. Bring shamanism into daily life as a tool for your, family, friends, workplace and community. Own your own authority to heal, awaken, and find your destiny. Anyone who is called to help raise the consciousness of humanity is welcome. Karyn Armstrong is a graduate of Sandra Ingerman’s Teacher Training, the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, teaches internationally and is recognized for her ability to bridge the world of spirit and bring it into everyday life. Info at 
The tarot is a wonderful tool to help refine and support the language you use to communicate intuitive guidance. New Renaissance tarot reader Jerry Henderson will talk about the nature of the words, images, and feelings that come up when we seek direction from supersensible realms. In this informative lecture, he will discuss the practical applications of the information you have access to. Jerry is a gifted intuitive advisor who delivers compassionate, insightful guidance using tarot. He teaches intuitive development and dowsing, and will share some of his experience from studying spiritual science, Jungian psychology, and The Course in Miracles. 
Is your closet a resource for easily getting dressed in clothing that clearly reflects who you are? Does your clothing create harmony or tension in your energy field? Magnify your personal presence by reflecting your essence through clothing its color, shape, texture, and energy. When you are in congruence with your essence your closet will have less and be more of what you enjoy dressing in. Others will easily see you and be interested in you for your natural gifts and your Being. We will play with clothing and have fun with each other as we see essence emerging in our circle! Elynn Light has been a multidisciplinary, nationally licensed healer for over twenty years. She uses color and wardrobe as a tool for transformation.
T’ai chi is an internal art. Though the flowing movements can be learned just as one learns a dance, its beauty emerges through the discovery of deep inner principles. This discovery is always a transforming and holistic “Aha,” awakening one, step-by-step, ever more fully into the present. For improved balance, blood pressure, calmness and vitality, t’ai chi is hard to beat. This is a class for experienced and self-motivated t’ai chi players. Beginners can join this class by adding an extra half-hour and coming at 6 pm. Please specify that you are a beginner when you register. All previous students of t’ai chi are invited, whether you have forgotten everything or not! The class will support students’ progress through Yang Style simplified form. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Karin LaBriere fell in love with t’ai chi in 1978 and has taught in Portland and Vancouver for many years. She is also an NRB manager and long-time buyer.
Learn the ease and joy of using a pendulum, having answers to your questions right at your fingertips. Learn to look at the words you use, be neutral and pay attention, while accessing you own inner knowing. Nita Bryant is a perfect example that anyone with an open mind, heart and desire can learn to use the pendulum successfully. She learned to use this form of divining years ago and has used it for everyday questions like what to order when she goes out to eat, inquiries about jobs, relationships and life direction. Nita will even share her stories of the trip she took using the pendulum as tour guide! She’ll show you how you can get started. Nita is a mother, gardener, clairvoyant healer and reader, teacher, friend and happy to be on planet earth! Bring your own pendulum or find lots to choose from at NRB.
Within the ancient science of Vedic astrology, the heavens are divided into 27 lunar constellations. The lunar constellation in which the moon resides at the moment of birth is referred to as one’s Birthstar. An understanding of the characteristics of one’s Birthstar is considered an essential tool of self-discovery and is a fundamental component in the timing of planetary and karmic cycles in a person’s life. During this lecture, the rich mythology and spiritual information associated with the 27 Vedic astrology lunar constellations will be discussed. Michael Vogt has been practicing Vedic astrology for 19 years and is a founding member, certified tutor, and approved Vedic astrologer for the American College of Vedic Astrology (ACVA). 
This workshop is open to all healing practitioners as well as beginners who want to learn simple ways to use flower essences to balance the chakras. You will learn how to open, clear, balance, and charge the chakras and experience for yourself how flower essences work. We will also explore many ways to incorporate flower essences into your practice and life for more balance, better integration of healing therapies, personal growth, and spiritual ascension practices. Bring your questions and a pendulum. We will be using flower essence formulas made from Columbia River Gorge wildflowers. Camilla Blossom, flower-whisperer and energy healer, is maker of the Flowering Chakra Kit and Columbia River Gorge flower essences. She is owner of 3 Flowers Healing in Hood River, Oregon. 
Did you know that tea is the second most consumed beverage on the planet? It has been sipped for thousands of years as a social ritual, a spiritual retreat, and as a health tonic. Join The Jasmine Pearl Tea Merchants for a fun and informative tea exploration on ice! We will discuss some important tea basics, like how tea is grown and manufactured. We will also demystify the art of brewing loose leaf teas. This guided flavor tour will include white, green, oolong, black and aged puerh teas. Heather Agosta and Chuck Bauman founded The Jasmine Pearl Tea Merchants in 2004 after a sojourn in Europe and Morocco inspired them to share the tea lifestyle with others.
Bo Rinaldi is the co-author of Vegan World Fusion Cuisine. Join him for a light lunch of samplings from his book and from his restaurant, Blossoming Lotus, located in the Pearl. Bo will talk about conscious and wise food choices we can make to heal our own and our loved ones bodies. He will touch on superfoods, the future of food, food in ancient cultures, food as medicine, sustainability, GMOs, organics, and other food topics, as well as what food means in our lives today. Bo is a chef, healer, herbalist and angel invester in this area and his talks are fun, informative and tasty. Come hungry and bring questions. Limited seating; must preregister.
“The power of full awareness of the few can energetically transcend the density of the masses and create change.” (Mother Earth, First Code). The 12 Codes of Consciousness are energy medicine for 2012. They empower us to create our collective destiny. As a journey of conscious ascension, the codes contain attunements for our lost strands of DNA. Mystical visionary, Anna Abraham, received these visions, one every twelve hours, while meditating on the 12 Chakra Points of Light. Anna specializes in emotional healing, counseling, chakra balancing and readings. She is a master reiki and energy practitioner, hypnotherapist, shaman, reverend and teacher. 
The universal principle of the law of attraction is amplified by your soul’s yearnings for joy and expansion. Evolve in your understanding of the metaphysical forces that guide your daily life. Learn how your physical environment is lovingly guiding you and vibrationally shaping who you really are in every moment. Bring your questions, comments, and real-life experiences for this interactive, joy-inducing forum. Emphasis will be placed on making the law of attraction a fun, meaningful, and tangible practice in everyday life. We will draw inspiration from the teachings of Abraham-Hicks as well as several others. Candice Schutter is a life coach and somatic energy specialist. She coaches internationally through transformational seminars and private consultations. Learn more at 
Morphology is an ancient science and art of reading face and body type, rooted in the western spiritual tradition, originating in ancient Egypt. It is distinct from the eastern practices of Ayurveda with its three body types and is uniquely suited for Western individuals. The knowledge of facial morphology provides a basis for understanding of one’s own and other persons’ innate tendencies. This knowledge is of value at home, in business, and for healing practices. Dr. Oleg Reznik is a board certified family physician and is certified by the American Institute for Mental ImageryŃa post-graduate training center in New York City. He uses phenomenological modalities for healing. 
Carl Jung suggested that the archetypes choose us, we don’t choose them. Discover the power and challenges of your archetypes which may include: Pinkola-Estes’ Wild Woman in Women Who Run with the Wolves, Crone, Wise Woman, Healer, Mother or Fool to name a few. Carolyn Myss describes Archetypal forces in her book, Sacred Contracts, and SoulCollage opens the doorway to begin the fascinating journey of conscious partnership with your council of archetypes. In this advanced workshop, you will make an archetype card for your SoulCollage Council Suit, and do your first “reading” or consultation with this powerful member of your board of advisors. Suzie Wolfer, LCSW delights in her 23 years as a psychotherapist, integrating her training in traditional therapy as well as metaphysics and mindfulness into her workshops. 
This is an introduction to how animals view the end of life’s cycle and life after death. Lauren McCall, professional animal communicator, discusses experiences that animals have related to her about the transition process, leaving loved ones behind, the purpose of their life’s journey, and reincarnation. This workshop is from the animals’ point of view and is suited to anyone who wants to learn more about them or has lost a beloved companion. While not intended to focus on grief and loss, participants should benefit from a clear understanding of where animals believe they go when they pass on and how they can be contacted by those left behind. Lauren McCall brings a lifelong love of animals to her TTouch and animal communication work. She travels and teaches both animal communication and TTouch, and has an international client base that includes the US, Europe, and Japan. Lauren lives in Oregon with her human and animal family.
Have you ever wondered about your purpose here? Have you felt strong connections to a place you’ve never been? Have you had recurring dreams, repetitive patterns, or recognized someone from the moment you met them? Let the integration of breath work, body awareness, guided meditation, and chakra sound healing take you to a significant past life. Journeying can bring us inner awareness, compassion, self-love and acceptance. Release blockages and patterns from your past, and let your innate body intelligence heal your life now through the unconscious mind! Sally Nelson, MA, CHt. was inspired by her mother’s Alzheimer’s disease to explore, understand, and teach how connections between mind, body, and spirit can heal. Take home methods for self-empowerment! 
The vision and fulfillment of an ancient prophecy. Bringing back the wisdom. Since coming together in 2005 these 13 powerful women have traveled the world sharing the wisdom of age-old spiritual traditions and ancestral teachings derived from living close to the earth. They form an international council, united as one, dedicated to prayer, peacemaking and healing. Having just attended their 2009 gathering on the coast of Oregon, Ingrid will be speaking of her experience with them and sharing the wisdom and hope these powerful women have to offer. Ingrid Kincaid, owner of Bringing Back The Wisdom, is a reader of runes and an authentic living facilitator. Her practice is rooted in ancient earth-based spirituality and grounded in the elemental wisdom of the runes. 
No coaching or forward movement happens in our lives if our subconscious is against it. The subconscious always wins! Here are three simple, ancient and profound tools to help you work with your subconscious: a grape cluster from Hawaiian Huna, a cube from Kabbalah, and visualization from the tarot. You will learn how to listen to your subconscious but also to retrain it, releasing you to move forward. Don Clarkson is a nationally known psychic and life coach who uses these simple tools with his coaching clients. Get advance information from his upcoming book. 
This half-day workshop presents a rich and entertaining format exploring the inner aspects of the psychology, spirituality, and cosmology of numerology. Lynn Buess, MA, EdS discusses the primary archetypes and principles underlying numerology. Learn the deeper meaning of your own numbers and better understand the life direction you have chosen. This program can assist in your personal growth and understanding, and also be helpful to any practitioner of the symbolic arts. Just bring your curiosity and willingness to open the door to the deepest and highest levels of self-discovery. Lynn has been active in the self-awareness movement for nearly 40 years. Since 1980, he has traveled the world over as a speaker, healer, psychotherapist and intuitive consultant. His book is Forever Numerology. Check our website for more info on Lynn’s readings.
This meditation retreat is designed to introduce beginning students to Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths within the context of seated meditation. Our time will include seated meditation interspersed with walking meditation, and will conclude with a dharma talk and dialogue about our practice. Each meditation period will have both instruction and silence, and our overarching intention will be to cultivate deep stillness and to learn to rest in the reality of the present moment, whether pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. Jonathan Reynolds has trained extensively in yoga and meditation. His teaching is centrally rooted in vipassana meditation, classical yoga, and nondual advaita vedanta. 
After a path that took him around the world into many traditions and practices, Eli Jaxon-Bear’s search ended when he was pulled to India in 1990, where he met his final teacher, Sri H.W.L. Poonja. Confirming Eli’s realization, his teacher sent him back into the world to share his unique psychological insights into the nature of egoic suffering in support of self-realization. Eli is the author of Sudden Awakening and From Fixation to Freedom. He edited and produced, Wake Up and Roar: Satang with H.W.L Poonja, to bring his teacher’s living transmission of satsang to the West. Eli offers his teacher’s transmission of silence and will be reading from Wake Up and Roar and engaging in satsang, silent sitting, questions and answers.
Stuck? Hindered? Disconnected from your passion? Desiring abundance? Your birth chart reveals both your past lives’ unresolved issues restricting you, and a path for advancing beyond them to healing and unleashing your soul’s deepest potentials. Paul H. Richard, MDiv will introduce you to the power of your moon’s nodes to release karma’s grip and energize your passion and purpose. Trained in depth psychology, astrology and spirituality, certified and recommended by world-renowned astrologer Steven Forrest, Paul has helped people for 30+ years to discover their purpose, power, and passion through counseling, mentoring, ritual, astrology, and intuitive healing. 
Join Raina for an evening of fun and an exploration of the Destiny Cards. Experience the depth of the ancient Magi Oracle as practical everyday tools. Learn your own cards and use them as an inspiration for personal co-creation and spiritual growth. Discover how to vision with the cards to expand your current dreams. Understand and heal relationships with compassion. Get a head start, if you like bring your questions and the book, The Love Cards, by Robert Camp (available at NRB, but not required). Raina Rowland is an NRB buyer and a Magi Counselor. She has studied the cards for years and loves sharing this information with everyone. 
Take a creative, artistic journey of self discovery in this hands-on workshop. Discover the many layers to your life, personality and spirit, by making a multi-layered mask using papers, paint, words, beads, feathers, found objects, and more. The Latin word for mask is “persona” and working with the materials may reveal new layers of your own “persona” as well as giving you the opportunity to create a meaningful, personal piece of sculptural artwork. Materials are included but you’re invited to bring any personal or found objects that are meaningful to you or to share. Susan Gallacher-Turner’s multi-media sculptures and masks are shown throughout the Northwest, commissioned for stage productions and gardens. In addition to teaching workshops, she’s participating in the 2009 Portland Open Studios Tour. Her website is