Friday, September 13, 6:30-7:45PM, $30

Join Sydan Aguacielos and Anastasia Darkwater of Sound & Shadow Collective every 2nd Friday for a Reiki-infused, heart chakra-focused Immersive Sound Ritual.

Our sound rituals are a unique and interactive experience. We open with shamanic drumming and breathwork, before exploring our voices in collective OM’ing and vocal toning with a drone instrument called a shrutibox, we'll then ease you into an introspective crystal bowl meditation with the option for 1 on 1 energy healing. In closing, we guide you back with the shrutibox and om’ing, and finish with light somatic movement to balance and re-energize the body. 

Gift yourself this hour to open your heart and absorb the healing frequencies.

Singing and humming is optional but encouraged. You don't have to be a great or even good singer to participate.This is not a performance. The voice heals the body by stimulating the vagus nerve, inducing relaxation and calm. Allowing yourself the freedom to hum or sing along increases your internal vibration and makes you an active participant in your healing journey.

Please bring your own nest and dress for warmth and comfort. Feel free to bring anything that may enhance this relaxation and connection experience like stuffies, crystals, cards, journals, etc.


Sound & Shadow Collective share the belief and understanding that deeply connecting to ourselves and each other from the heart promotes healing  that reverberates throughout our communities, creating a better life experience for all. It starts with knowing and loving ourselves through heart-brain coherence.  We offer private sessions on a sliding scale.

Sound & Shadow Collective
https://linktr.ee/soundandshadowcollective

Heart Brain Coherence
https://alleviant.com/what-is-brain-heart-coherence/

Saturday, September 14, 11:30AM-1PM, $20
 
Join us for an enlightening online workshop where we explore the fascinating world of Psychic Senses (the clairs) and the powerful crystals that can enhance them. Whether you're just beginning your psychic journey or looking to deepen your abilities, this workshop will provide valuable insights and practical tools to help you connect with your innate psychic gifts.
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What to Expect:
● Guided meditations and exercises to activate and enhance each of the psychic senses
● Understanding of crystals that correspond to each psychic sense
● Practical tips on how to incorporate crystals into your daily spiritual practice
● A supportive and nurturing environment to explore and develop your psychic abilities
 
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is ideal for anyone interested in psychic development, from beginners to advanced practitioners. Whether you’re looking to refine your existing abilities or discover new ones, this workshop will provide the tools and knowledge to support your spiritual growth.
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Elias Patras is a best selling Author, an Intuitive Empowerment Coach, Motivational Speaker, Psychic Medium and facilitator for the EmPower You Retreat Series. As the winner of the 2019 Celebrate Your Life Events Speaker’s Program, Elias had the honor of sharing the stage with Denise Linn, Sunny Dawn Johnston, Lisa Willams, Anita Moorjani, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Bruce Lipton and Matt Kahn at The Celebrate Your Life Sedona retreat, November of 2019.

Sunday, September 15, from 1-4PM 
 
Join us for a magical experience with Jess as she brings a touch of sparkle to your hair! Every 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, Jess will be at the bookshop to weave her enchanting fairy hair sparkle strands into your locks.  These delicate strands are tied to individual hair strands, creating a beautiful, sparkling effect that lasts for weeks.
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Sunday, September 15, 4:30-5:30PM, $30
 
Immerse yourself in a transformative sound experience at our Sound Bath with Music of the Plants. Allow the harmonious blend of natural and crystal sounds to guide you into a state of deep relaxation and inner peace.
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Music of the Plants: Discover the enchanting melodies produced by plants, creating a unique and calming auditory experience.
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Crystal Singing Bowls and Pyramid: Experience the soothing vibrations of crystal bowls and a pyramid, each producing pure, resonant tones that help balance your energy.
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Koshi Chimes: Gentle, melodic sounds to enhance the meditative experience. 
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Ocean Drum: Enjoy the gentle, rhythmic sounds of the ocean drum, mimicking the serene waves of the sea and enhancing your relaxation.
 
What to Expect: The sound bath you will experience is more than just a moment of relaxation—it’s an opportunity to connect deeply with the world around us. The music of the plants will guide us into a deeper connection with all living things. Allow yourself to become one with the vibrations, feeling the unity and peace that come from being in harmony with nature. As you relax, the combined unique sounds of plant music, crystal bowls, pyramid, chimes, and ocean drum will envelop you, promoting deep relaxation and emotional well-being. This immersive soundscape is designed to help you release stress, find inner peace, and connect with nature on a deeper level.
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What to Bring:
A yoga mat or something comfortable to lie on (Yoga mats will be provided if you don't wish to bring one) Also, folding chairs will be available for those who prefer to sit. 
A blanket and pillow for added comfort
An open heart and mind
Join us for this transformative experience and leave feeling refreshed, balanced, and connected to the natural world. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today!
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Linda Rogers, a Reiki master/teacher and master herbalist, has recently relocated to Oregon from Colorado. As the owner of Healing Tiger Reiki, she offers unique sound baths incorporating Music of the Plants, blending her expertise in sound healing, tuning forks, and crystal healing for transformative experiences.

Wednesday, September 18, 6:30-8PM, Sliding scale of $5 to $25
 
Zackariah is invites you to his 30 week ​meditation course spanning a wide gambit of meditation practices from all over the world, this class aims to both introduce the many forms of meditation to those new to the practice, as well as deepen the practice for those who are well seasoned on the cushion. Covering forms like loving kindness, breathing meditation, elemental body contemplations, energy work, and even Jungian dream interpretation, the class is seated in the heart of Theravada Buddhist meditation techniques, though touches on many techniques followed by all branches of Buddhism and various traditions the world over! If you're unable to pay, please let us know.
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You can attend multiple classes in a row or drop in for a single class.  Each class is complete on its own!  So new participants can join anytime!
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Zackariah Stickler has been an ardent meditator for over 13 years, and spent years living in various monasteries around America. He ordained as an Anagarika at the Temple Forest Monastery in New Hampshire, where he practiced Theravada Buddhism and resided for over two years.

Thursday, September 19, 6-8PM
$30 includes a copy of "Wild, Willing and Wise"
$10 admission fee without a copy of the book.
 
Join best-selling author HeatherAsh Amara for this dynamic exploration of her latest book: Wild, Willing, and Wise: An Interactive Guide for When to Paddle, When to Rest, and When to Jump Naked into the River of Life.
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Whether we realize it or not, our lives are a constant cycle through three energies: the creativity and abundance of Wild, the courage and power of Willing, and the gratitude and surrender of Wise.
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HeatherAsh will walk us through descriptions of the three archetypes, so we can learn how each presents in excess and deficiency. During this talk, we will begin to explore how to bring the three energies into balance in order to find inner freedom and alignment.
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This evening is an invitation into an ongoing journey. Join HeatherAsh Amara as we explore how to become fiercely engaged, wildly creative, unfailingly experimental, wonderfully confused, seriously delighted, and compassionately vulnerable. 
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HeatherAsh Amara is the author of nine books, including the bestselling Warrior Goddess Training, The Seven Secrets of Happy and Healthy Relationships with don Miguel Ruiz Jr., and the upcoming book Wild, Willing, and Wise. She skillfully and unconditionally guides people to shift from self-judgment to discernment, victimhood to authentic vulnerability, and to shed limiting domestication so they can ground into their self-intimacy, steadiness, and stillness.
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Raised in Southeast Asia, HeatherAsh has traveled the world from childhood and is continually inspired by the diversity and beauty of human expression and experience. She brings this open-hearted, inclusive worldview to her writings and teachings. 

​Friday, September 20, 6:30-8PM, $35
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Drop into a liminal state of subconscious healing with a ceremonial sound bath featuring a gong, full set of crystal bowls, an alchemy bowl, drum, ocean drum, shakers and chimes.
This immersive vibrational attunement brings the mind and body into a peaceful and balanced place. You will walk out feeling restored and rejuvenated.
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The frequencies and rhythms of the various instruments entrain your brain into theta or alpha brainwaves, which are consistent with meditation, deep relaxation or light sleep. In this relaxation, the mind and body let go of stress and anxiety, inviting in a natural state of healing.

Please bring a pillow, blanket, and anything else you need to be comfortable lying down.  Yoga mats will be provided though you are welcome to bring your own.

Rabiah has been on the path of practice for over 20 years, exploring mind, body and spirit through yoga, meditation, energy work and plant medicine. Rabiah offers both individual and group Earth Medicine Ceremonies, Sound Journeys, Moon Circles and ThetaHealing Technique sessions. Find her at https://www.liminal.love/

Saturday, September 21, 11:30AM-1:30PM, $30

In this special interactive workshop, you will have an opportunity to meet your personal Spirit Guide who can offer guidance and clarity regarding relationships, work, goals, and much more. Your guide may be an Angel, relative, Native American, light being, or someone else. You will also discover your feminine and masculine spirit animals, gifts, purpose, and future. Robert has helped others know their spirit guides since 2001. He has studied the teachings of Meher Baba of India and a Shaman of the Native American tradition. Join Robert for a unique and special experience.

For over twenty years Intuitive Robert Zakian has helped individuals discover their soul's journey through emotional healing, removing limitations, and finding inner truth; he incorporates both the spirituality of India and western psychology to uncover ones true self.

Saturday, September 21, 3-4:30PM, $30 
 
Cathy Marie Morton has spent the past 50 years as a master spiritual teacher who traveled the world working with master healers. With first-hand experience healing her own trauma, she will help you regulate your nervous system while combining crystal singing bowls and sharing different ways people can mend their own tattered hearts to return to their authentic selves.
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At four years old, Cathy experienced a propane explosion that left third degree burns on 80% of her body, and was forced to learn how to survive while her father turned to alcohol and abuse.
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Join Cathy in a workshop to help you heal trauma, calm your nervous system and bring peace to your heart and soul. She will inspire you to find freedom, healing and heartfelt joy.
Every participant will receive a palm-sized, activated, double terminated quartz crystal.

Cathy Marie Morton, a beloved mother, grandmother, and entrepreneur has spent the last 50 years as a master spiritual teacher, crystal reiki master, drum circle host, crystal grid practitioner, retreat host for 50 years. Her story, “A Healer Forged in Fire,’ follows her healing journey of courage and guidance.

Sunday, September 22, 3-4:30PM, $30 

Everyone knows the game has changed. We may need additional tools and access to emerging information to navigate the shifting tides wisely.
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The Multidimensional Energy Grid is the existing electromagnetic/etheric matrix that embodies the whole planet. This is one of the primary ways energy is exchanged. Commonly referred to as “The Field,” it can be accessed with intention. Physical conduits such as precious metals and crystals facilitate our access to higher frequencies in The Field.
Cathy Marie Morton has been working with crystal grids for over 20 years, mentoring under James Hughes, creator of the axiatonal grid system.
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In this workshop, you will practice utilizing the multidimensional grid around you and co-create a personal vortex to assist in clearing your field, setting up intentions and boundaries, and manifesting your intentions. Workshop includes hands-on experience, channeled information, and the gift of a palm-sized, activated, double-terminated quartz crystal.

Cathy Marie Morton, a beloved mother, grandmother, and entrepreneur has spent the last 50 years as a master spiritual teacher, crystal reiki master, drum circle host, crystal grid practitioner, retreat host for 50 years. Her story, “A Healer Forged in Fire,’ follows her healing journey of courage and guidance.
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Saturday, September 28, 11:30-2PM, $45

Discover how to have a conscious relationship with the healing power of the Chakras, and Vagus Nerve,
the most powerful “messengers” and healing agents in the human body.
 
The Vagus Nerve
 
Marta Lange, Educator at the East West College of The Healing Arts, shares a brief orientation
of the pathways & role of the “wandering” vagus nerve in regulation of stress response
and one’s own ability to connect with it via breath, movement, and sound.

The Vagus Nerve & The Chakras
 
Anna Abraham, Master Energy Healer, shares the benefits of the synergy between the Chakras, and Vagus Nerve. Consciously manage stress, tap into an internal source of energy protection and healing energy via humming, affirmations and sound healing that bring the Mind, Body, & Soul into Sacred alignment.
 
 
THE SOUND JOURNEYS
1. Affirmations & Visualization & - Crystal Bowls
2. The Humming Ceremony - Crystal Bowls
3. A Self-guided journey with or without intention. Crystal Bowls
Closing Reflection and Share Time
Please wear comfortable clothes, and bring a mat or blanket.  Mats, chairs, and meditation cushions will also be provide

Saturday, September 28, 3-4:30PM, $25

This event will be Karen Corona’s official Book Launch with the release of her book, “HeART Healing for Radiant Living: BE the Best Version of YOU One Week at a Time.” In this event she will be doing a brief reading from her introduction and conclusion, signing your copy of her book included in your ticket price, and offering an experiential expressive arts component using her signature H.E.A.R.T. Healing Method.

The art opportunity will be to create a grounding rock using paint pens and one to three affirmations that can be embellished on 3 x 5 cards with color. The other aspects will include a brief grounding heart-centering meditation, movement with music, and three journaling prompts along with a gratitude journal.

In Karen’s HeART Healing book, one will find Creative Arts Wellness tools to help discover joy, high vibrancy emotional states, and the freedom of Radiant Living. It includes 52-weeks of expressive arts prompts to cultivate inner healing and liberation. Her book is a compilation of her work as a therapist and creativity/wellness coach along with insights from her own healing journey using the expressive arts. She uses her signature H.E.A.R.T. Healing Method to guide one to heal emotional wounds with an unburdening process, release faulty beliefs about worth, reconnect to one’s creativity and apply expressive arts practices to daily life.

Karen Corona, MA, LCSW is a psychotherapist, licensed in both Oregon and California, with expertise in trauma healing through the expressive arts and also is a Creativity & Wellness CliniCoach®. She is dedicated to empowering women in mental health advocacy through creative expression. Her soul calling purpose is to help women to heal emotional wounds of the heart, releasing negative emotional patterns and self-limiting beliefs, in order to experience the joy, freedom, and abundance of Radiant Living.

Time: 11:30 AM–1:00 PM
Dates: October 4, October 11, October 18, October 25
Cost: $33 each or $111 for all four sessions


If you are empathic, highly sensitive, or intuitive and struggling with your health, there is hope. If your doctor, energy worker, or even your own family doesn’t understand you, you are not alone. And if your needs for healing, downtime, and following your heart’s calling aren’t supported, there is a place where you are welcome.

At the Self-Care for the Self-Aware workshop, you will feel connected to the other attendees, to Spirit, and to your own self as we work through our blockages with tools and techniques that are specific to you and your individual needs.

You will:
 

• Experience the safety of a supported container and dive deep into the causative layers of your pain, illness, or life challenge.

• Learn how to transform negative energy and circumstances into positive experiences and outcomes.

• Discover how to be the best possible version of yourself, so you can then bring your gifts to others without the fear of overwhelm.

And if you don’t like being in groups, that’s okay! Very few empaths, sensitives, and intuitives do! Yet something happens in group dynamics that can’t happen on your own. You can grow and face your challenges with the support of others who have been where you are, making the experience dramatically easier. And if you’re afraid of emotional and energetic overwhelm, you’ll learn how to prevent that with tools designed for your personality type, which you can then take out into the world.

Based on the bestselling books Self-Care for the Self-Aware: A Guide for Highly Sensitive People, Empaths, Intuitives, and Healers and Empathipedia: Healing for Empaths & Highly Sensitive Persons, this 4-class workshop may be exactly what you’ve been searching for!

Books are great—they can inform you, awaken you, and deepen your growth—but having an experience can transform things a whole lot faster and with more ease. This workshop is an experience with the tools in these books, led by the author himself, Portland resident Dave Markowitz. Dave has been one of New Renaissance’s most popular teachers, and his events always sell out, so sign up today!

Prerequisite: It is highly recommended to have read either or both of the above-named books.

Disclaimer: Due to the nature of intuited guidance and energy work, results will vary, and Dave is not an MD; this work is not a substitute for medical care, and no medical claims or liability are assumed—always follow your doctor's advice. Please read full disclaimer on registration page.

​with Brett Hill and Dr. Sonja Olson
Saturday, October 5, 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM, $100

In today's political climate, feeling outraged and alarmed is a rational response. But constant hyper-arousal isn't sustainable and leads to burnout and poor health. We urgently need skills to calm down and connect to our core, our center. Join us as we explore practical skills to center and ground ourselves in stressful moments at will, so we can be more present and resilient in these challenging times.

Mission

• Learn powerful, actionable skills you can use today

• Based on neuroscience

• Experiential Practices

• Learn "touchstones" to summon center and calm at will

• A safe, supportive environment created by experienced professionals

Centering in the Storm Overview
A day-long in-person workshop designed to introduce and experience the benefits of "touchstone" practices. Touchstones are small, easily repeatable inner rituals a person can perform under stress to invoke a calm, centered state of being at will. In this way, we have powerful skills as allies to help us be more centered and effective in our lives in these uncertain times. Regardless of political outcomes, we still need to be healthy, caring partners, parents, professionals, and mindful participants in life.

Sunday, October 6, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT, FREE!

As we navigate this era of distraction and a fixation on differences, we have the opportunity to remember who we actually are - authentically kind and generous beings who are here to embody both personal and global peace. As we embrace our true essence, we gently shed the burdens of our times and expand into greater freedom.

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In this held space for calm, Mark will lead a guided experience to make room for calm (clearing energy, releasing constriction, claiming our worthiness). Dave will share techniques for establishing and maintaining calm.  As we do this together, we create a community of calm.

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Mark holds a space that is gentle, insightful, grounded, and expansive for others to move through profound and transformative experiences along the spiritual journey. Mark Mezadourian is a medium and intuitive who specializes in connecting with angels and guides. You can visit Mark’s website to download free meditations. MarkMezadourian.com
 

Dave Markowitz is a 2x best-selling author and intuitive healing practitioner with almost thirty years of experience backing up his findings. His self-published book, Self-Care for the Self-Aware: A Guide for Highly Sensitive People, Empaths, Intuitives, and Healers was on Amazon’s Top 20 list for 41 consecutive months. Dave is a faculty member of The Shift Network, the world’s largest transformational education, media, and events company and community of 3.2 million seekers. He has shared the lecture bill with Deepak Chopra, and his work has been endorsed by globally acclaimed energy intuitive, channeler, bestselling author, and musician Lee Harris; multi award winning producer, sound healer, author, speaker & composer Barry Goldstein; and many more.

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Dave’s work guides clients and workshop attendees gently and compassionately in alignment with what their body-mind-Spirit triune needs—and does so at the causal level for increased awareness, long-lasting symptom relief, an expansion in intuitive guidance and spiritual growth, and a clearer vision of who they really are.

Working with Dave reminds us that we are never alone, and that there is always hope for healing.

Sunday, October 6, 2-4PM, $25

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Dive into the world of the tarot with this experiential workshop perfect for all levels of enthusiasts. Explore the Major and Minor Arcanas, understand the significance of suits and court cards, and demystify the tarot deck in a straightforward manner. After we go through the cards, we will have an opportunity to do mini-readings for each other to help us put some of our knowledge into practice. Join us for this down-to-earth exploration of these timeless cards.

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Santosh LaMarche has been reading the Tarot for years at East West Bookshop in Mountain View, CA and locally at New Renaissance. He also teaches classes to groups and individuals on the Tarot, meditation and stress reduction.

Thursday, October 10, 10:00 -11:30AM PDT, $45
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Six person limit, each person will receive an intuitive session in a group setting. Also included will be Jane’s drawing and a group recording.  
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Jane de Forest has studied with Lakota medicine woman, Patricia Spradling at Wy’East and Michael Harner’s Foundation For Shamanic Studies. She has Journey to the Peruvian Amazon and worked with powerful plant medicine teacher, Ayahuasca. In Shamanic healing sessions she utilizes shamanic journeys: soul retrieval, ancestral lineage clearing, meeting your spirit guides/power animals, accessing akashic records & past life contracts. These journeys help people move through old patterns and access valuable guidance.
De Forest is known for the integrity, humor, and sensitivity that she brings to her sessions, leaving clients feeling inspired, supported, and seen. With her intuitive art technique, Jane often draws exact renderings, and translates meaningful messages from people & animals who are in the Afterlife. Jane has worked with personal, animal and business clients for over 20 years. She studied at The Rhode Island School of Design, with Shaman & Buddhist teachers.
​Her book, Love Never Dies, has won three awards and is translated into three languages. Her artwork is in collections all over the world, including Martin Sheen & Jane Goodall. De Forest’s pro bono includes: facilitating communication for children with special needs, teaching her children’s art, creativity & shamanic journey curriculums in schools for over a decade and she is past Director of Portland IANDS (International Association For Near-Death Studies).

Saturday, October 12, 11:30AM-1PM, $20
 
Join Author, Intuitive Motivator, Psychic Medium, Elias Patras as he explains why you may have been drawn to a certain culture or a place. Or You met someone that you can't explain why you feel like you have known them before? 

Well, it could be you're remembering things from your Past Life. 

In this online workshop, we will explore the meaning of past lives, have some experiential discoveries and clear up some old patterns. You will need to have a pen and paper, an open heart and an open mind for this class.
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Elias Patras is a best selling Author, an Intuitive Empowerment Coach, Motivational Speaker, Psychic Medium and facilitator for the EmPower You Retreat Series. As the winner of the 2019 Celebrate Your Life Events Speaker’s Program, Elias had the honor of sharing the stage with Denise Linn, Sunny Dawn Johnston, Lisa Willams, Anita Moorjani, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Bruce Lipton and Matt Kahn at The Celebrate Your Life Sedona retreat, November of 2019.

Saturday, October 26, 2-4PM, $25

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This class is for those who have some basic tarot knowledge, and for those who have taken my recent Tarot 101 class, and for all who want to learn simple tarot card spreads (how the cards are laid out) in order to do a reading for themselves or others. We will have a fun day doing readings to gain more insight into how the tarot works for each of us.

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Santosh LaMarche has been reading the Tarot for years at East West Bookshop in Mountain View, CA and locally at New Renaissance. He also teaches classes to groups and individuals on the Tarot, meditation and stress reduction.

Monday, October 28, 6-7PM, $10
 
Join us for a discussion about the nature of ghosts; how and why some become ghosts, why they remain earthbound, what they are constructed of, what they are capable of, why the haunt, and more.
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Breannan is a psychic medium who works with ghosts. She has published on the near-death-experience and has been a guest on podcasts and radio. She was a psychic counselor for California Psychics and is an ordained Minister (Temple of Kriya Yogi). She recently wrote a book on the nature of ghosts.