Nature and the Human Soul
Tuesday, July 1, 7-8:30 pm $12
Is there really anything we as individuals can do to help ensure a healthy future on Earth? In this hopeful and inspiring evening, depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill Plotkin, PhD, says there most certainly is. Individually and culturally, we need to grow up. He’ll challenge us to evolve beyond our society’s current adolescent habits and desires toward true adulthood and elderhood. His new book introduces visionary developmental psychology that shows how fully and creatively we can mature when we allow soul and nature to guide us. Bill Plotkin is the author of Nature & the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World and Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche.
Summer Yoga Intensive
Wednesday, July 2-23, 6-7:30 pm $50/4 wk. session
Summer is a wonderful time to renew your energy and build momentum towards health, strength and flexibility. Join Defne Suman for this introductory class designed to empower you with a basic understanding of yoga postures, meditation and breathing exercises of the ancient art of Hatha Yoga. During these classes we will also discuss yoga philosophy, life style and diet. In this small group, personal attention will be directed to each student’s needs with an emphasis on discovery and joy. Defne has taught yoga classes and workshops around the world since 2002. She uses a combination of techniques inspired by the Astanga Vinyasa System, Iyengar Restorative Therapeutics and Peter Sterios’ Gravity and Grace Yoga to help her students explore their personal path.
Flowing Movement T’ai Chi with Karin
Tuesday, July 8-29 $40 6:30-7:45 pm, $40
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. 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. 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. 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.
Riding Into Your Mythic Life
Thursday, July 10, 7-8:30 pm $12
Drawing from her long career with horses in Oregon and elsewhere, along with studies in mythology and body-based healing, Patricia (Trish) Broersma, author of Riding into Your Mythic Life: Transformational Adventures offers the opportunity to explore and expand your potential through powerful experiences with horses and myth. Hear stories on the power of horses to change people’s lives - from history, literature and her personal experience - and the new role of horses that has evolved in the past 10 years for teaching compassion, subtle communication and intuition. Trish has directed and been head instructor for two therapeutic riding programs in Texas and Oregon. She is president of the Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association, an organization promoting standards of safety and professionalism in educational and mental health activities with horses.
Ask the Ghost Hunters! About Ghosts & Spirits
Friday, July 11, 7-8:30 pm $12
Are you afraid of what goes bump in the night? In this talk on the paranormal, you will learn about the various types of hauntings, ghost psychology, typical ghost behavior and the differences between a ghost and a spirit. Discover what true paranormal invest-igators experience, and how they distinguish between the different entities and types of hauntings. With Todd and Martina Baker, the Pacific Northwest’s premier ghost hunting team, you will discover the truth behind some of the common myths and realities of paranormal activity and present-day investigation. Todd and Martina Baker are the founders of the Pacific Paranormal Research Society. With over a hundred investigations to their credit, they bring the paranormal to life!
Myths And Mantras of Ganesha
Saturday, July 12, 11-2 pm $30
Ganesha, the pot-bellied, benevolent son of Shiva and Parvati, is the entire universe contained in a single form. Learn Ganesha mantras that even experienced practitioners have never worked with. These mantras invoke Ganesha’s help in every aspect of life and will be taught along with enjoyable myths and scriptural stories. You’ll learn to •Tune into angels, the prophets and beings in higher realms •Stop someone from doing you harm •Remove energy blockages •Fix situations not working properly, and more. Namadevas (Thomas Ashley-Farrand) is one of the Western world’s foremost authorities on the application of Sanskrit mantras to life’s problems. He is the author of several books and CDs including Healing Mantras (both book and CD). He teaches workshops and seminars internationally.
If Something Should Happen To Me
Sunday, July 13, 11-2 pm $30
A workshop designed to help individuals organize their personal information, wishes, and funeral and memorial plans. Explore the spiritual path of planning a personal and meaningful ceremony that will give comfort and spiritual solace to your friends and loved ones because it is a reflection of your beliefs and personality. Embrace the fact that death is a part of life and take a step towards leaving your affairs in order for others. Learn about home funerals, green burials and cheaper alternatives to using a conventional and expensive funeral home. Janie Malloy and Emily Adair operate Farewell Assistance, a company that provides consulting, event planning and temporary personal assistance for cremations, memorials, home funerals and green burials.
Spirit Points In Acupuncture & Ayurveda
Monday, July 14, 7-8:30 pm $12
From conception to death, the spirit resides in, and animates, the physical body through our daily experience. The quality and liveliness of this human experience is spirit influencing form. Pamela Monroe, LAc (top photo) will familiarize you with the Marma (hidden or secret) points of ayurvedic therapy, and Mari Ane Anderson, LMT will present four stages of spirit using 12 spirit points of acupuncture. Learn to merge these two therapies to encourage the subtle healing energies to work profoundly at the point where consciousness meets matter. Mari Ane Anderson graduated from Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, The Worsley Institute of Classical Acupuncture in England and does clinicals and private practice in Five Element Acupuncture. Pamela Monroe is a Certified Ayurvedic Therapist and has been practicing and teaching nationally for 15 years. She’s been published in Massage Magazine and featured in international specials about alternative medicine.
Chanting & Meditation For World Peace
Thursday, July 17, 7-8 pm FREE
To change the world, people need to change; to change people, we begin with ourselves. Join with others in chanting and meditation to inspire and uplift your own consciousness. Then, from that uplifted state, send out healing prayers to all those in need, and to help uplift all human consciousness. Includes 20-30 minutes of silent meditation. Uma Macfarlane, an astute counselor and teacher of yogic philosophy and spiritual science for over 30 years, brings wonderful wit and charming warmth to her classes, as well as an obvious depth of experience.
Going Beyond the Law of Attraction: To Manifest Your Heart’s Desire
Friday, July 18, 7-8:30 pm $12
The manifestation process begins with a clear vision and the law of attraction (that’s no secret!), but that is only the first step to realizing your heart’s desire. Paul O’Brien will show you the rest of the way, including how to use divination tools to develop clarity and practical strategy and a six-step daily practice to become emotionally magnetic. Paul is a visionary entrepreneur, ordained minister, meditation teacher, host of Pathways radio program on KBOO and founder of Tarot.com. He is the author of Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God and the Visionary I Ching. He is the godfather of divination software and founder of the non-profit Divination Foundation. Paul’s passion is to help you clarify and fulfill your life’s purpose.
Change Your Aura, Change Your Life
Saturday, July 19, 10:30-1:30 pm $30
Join acclaimed aura expert Barbara Y. Martin as she explores aura and health. Barbara will help you discover: •What health and illness look like in the aura •The aura’s part in healing •Your secret partner in health: the astral body •The biggest cause of illness and how to counteract it •Keys to identifying the spiritual roots of many physical distresses (i.e., how disappointment can cause a heart attack and frustration can cause liver disorders) •How to relieve stress and boost your vitality •How healing brings you closer to God. Barbara was born with the gift of seeing the aura and has taught thousands to live better lives by working with the aura. She is the author of Change Your Aura, Change Your Life and The Healing Power of Your Aura.
Testimony of Lions
Saturday, July 19, 7-8:30 pm $12
Robert Otis has always been intrigued by the fantasy concept of being able to talk to any person who has ever lived. There are dozens of people he could have chosen, from Jesus to Darwin. Who would you choose? Come hear how Robert made his choice and how this choice pointed his research and his life after retirement. Robert will share his secrets of Truth and time travel and the “ultimate decision” from his new novel, A Testimony of Lions. After retiring, Robert moved to his boat in Long Beach for four years to write his novel. Robert now divides his time between the Oregon Coast and Mexico.
Practicing Presence With Your Beloved Pet: Animals As Guardians
Sunday, July 20, 1-3:30 pm $25
Would you like to deepen your connection with your beloved pet as a way to expand the awareness of your true life’s purpose? Our pets teach us how to live in the present moment. In The New Earth, Tolle describes animals as the guardians of being. We’ll explore Matrix Energetics®, Therapeutic Touch, Reiki, EFT and other healing modalities that assist us in finding the still point within. By becoming more present with your pet you become more present with yourself. Midge Murphy has a PhD in energy medicine and has an animal energy medicine practice. She is a certified Matrix Energetics® practitioner, a Reiki Master and has been a Therapeutic Touch and shamanic practitioner for a decade.
Intro to Psych-K
Thursday, July 24, 7-8:30 pm $12
I believe each human being has the potential to change, to transform one’s own attitude, no matter how difficult the situation. Dalai Lama And, just like everyone else, you deserve to create your life uniquely the way you want it, which is easier to do than it used to be. We are wired to create! Just imagine, the events of your life can be changed easily by changing your beliefs at the subconscious levels, the level of your mind where all things are possible. Rita Soman, PSYCH-K® instructor & facilitator, will share the real secret to a happy, healthy and successful life. She’ll demonstrate how to contact and use the power of your subconscious mind to change limiting beliefs to self-supporting ones in minutes.
Introduction To Tibetan Buddhism: Sutra, Tantra, Dzogche
Friday, July 25, 7-8:30 pm $12
In this introductory public talk, Younge Khachab Rinpoche will speak on the fundamental concepts in Tibetan Buddhism: Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen. The evening will provide an excellent base for development along any of these paths and help uncomplicate Tibetan Buddhism. An excellent scholar, teacher and practitioner, Younge Rinpoche, provides clear understanding and instruction on the path to enlightenment, as well as practical methods to achieve liberation. Younge Rinpoche is a highly qualified Tantra and Dzogchen (Great Perfection) teacher. He believes in the uncompromised transmission of pure teachings and he represents the Rime philosophical tradition, incorporating knowledge of all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. This public talk will precede a weekend workshop on Tibetan Buddhist Tantra and Dzogchen; for info call 503-754-7731.
Hands-On Divine Guidance
Saturday, July 26, 10:30-1:30 pm $30
In this hands-on workshop you’ll learn a variety of tools and how they can help you work with your clairs (clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience and so on). First, learn and experience chakra clearing as a tool for opening your clairs. Then, we’ll use guided exercises to become comfortable experiencing divine guidance reception through each clair. We’ll experience receiving guidance for another in a partner format. Also, learn to use and read oracle cards and pendulums. Please bring an oracle deck or purchase one at NRB. Susan Marek is an Angel Therapy Practitioner®, certified by Doreen Virtue, PhD. A life-long intuitive, Susan works with angels, ascended masters and elementals to provide guidance and healing. Learn more at earthangelhealingarts.com.
Soulcollage Morning Retreat
Sunday, July 27, 10:30-1:30 pm $42 (includes all supplies)
This workshop, based on the book, SoulCollage, by Seena Frost, takes self-discovery and visual journaling to a new level! You will use images from magazines to create your own “tarot-like” deck of cards that are rich in personal meaning. You will meet your board of directors, your diverse inner parts, your external guides and allies and your visible and invisible helpers, human, animal and archetypal. Once your deck is made, you’ll learn to give voice to your cards, tapping into a deep well of knowledge and wisdom. It’s easy and fun and anyone can do it! Suzie Wolfer, LCSW, has delighted in working as a therapist for 22 years, integrating her extensive training in metaphysics, Lakota spirituality, body-centered meditation and psychodynamics into her workshops. She has a private practice, works at Providence Medical Center and as an artist. Her Web address is suziewolfer.com.
The Magician’s Ritual: The Formula For Manifestation
Thursday, July 31, 7-8:30 pm $12
Apply the map of tarot for realizing your visions and goals using the time-tested, universal principles of magic and Voyager Tarot! Become the Magician archetype with the power of materialization in your hands, heart, mind and spirit. Take home a Voyager Card for your magic sign and path. James Wanless is the author of the best-selling Voyager Tarot Deck and its companion book, Way of the Great Oracle, and several other books. James is known as an intuition expert; he is sought throughout the world as a consultant, facilitator and motivator. For info about James: voyagertarot.com.
