The Dances of Universal Peace were assembled in their current form by Samuel L. Lewis late in the 1960s. In a quiet setting, participants, dressed in comfortable, loose clothing, join hands in a circle. In its center are the musicians, and the leader, who teaches the movements and words, and sometimes relates a little history [...]
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Sacred Movement, Sacred Dance
Posted in dance, global community, healing the planet, healing the self, practice, spirituality, teachers, therapy, transformation, tagged creativity, Dances of Universal Peace, ecstatic dance, Elizabeth Gilbert, genius, global community, hula, peace, religion, Samuel L. Lewis, TED talks, tradition, transformation on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Two Global Unifiers: The Creator and The Moon
Posted in children, global community, good news, healing the planet, invisible world, path, practice, transformation, tagged Alberto Villoldo, ceremony, children, Christian, connection, Ebenezer Edohasim, full moon, global community, healing the earth, human web of light, kids, light, Muslim, Nigeria, Oketude Ministry, religion, Samson Saka, spirituality, world peace on March 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
All over the world, people are taking steps to strengthen global community. Some of the most courageous are those who believe in and practice living in harmony with different religions. At AllAfrica.com, Ebenezer Edohasim reports on an encouraging development in Nigeria, where the Oketude Ministry has brought Muslims and Christians together in worship for two [...]
Healing Substances from Animals
Posted in animals, global community, good news, healing the planet, healing the self, practice, therapy, tagged Abdullah Ibrahim, alternative therapy, apitherapy, bee venom, bees, cow dung, cow urine, Fernando Quintero, Furosato, healing, helper animals, holistic medicine, India, M7 Project, Michael Gurevitz, natural remedies, Reyah Carlson, royal jelly, scorpion venom, white rat on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Finding Your Unique Voice,” an interview with jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, comes to us courtesy of SGI Quarterly, a Buddhist forum concerned with peace, culture and education. Unfortunately the journalist who conducted the interview is not identified, but our appreciation goes out to her or him. The piece is packed with riches. In South Africa, [...]
Media Making the World a Better Place
Posted in global community, good news, healing the planet, movie reviews, positive thinking, spirituality, transformation, tagged collective action, documentary film, Elevate Hollywood, Emmanuel Itier, filmmaking, global community, magical child, Manifest Positivity, peaceful revolution, Sandy Mandelberger, Santa Fe Film Festival, Sharon Stone, spiritual energy, synergy, The Invocation on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an interesting website, called Elevate Hollywood, and subtitled “Connecting and Catalyzing Conscious Creatives.” Its mission statement says, “Though our home base is Downtown Los Angeles, our mission is global.” The website is a place for film-industry folk with eternity on their minds, to collect and disseminate information about projects that aim to do a [...]
The Quiet Revolution and the Noosphere
Posted in global community, healing the planet, invisible world, positive thinking, shamanism, transformation, tagged Courant.com, imagine peace, Internet, Jennifer C. Kensel, noosphere, Quiet Revolution, Sarah Hemstock, shamanic healing, Teilhard de Chardin, Vladimir Vernadsky, web of life, world community, Yoko Ono on March 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Earlier this month, Yoko Ono spoke to the students at Oxford University in England. Imagine Peace website brings us a transcript of that talk, titled “A Quiet Revolution.” The speech is about how people are destroying the planet. It’s about a step-by-step plan for peace. It’s about the intent of healing. There are so many [...]
Vernal Equinox: Happy ¼ of a Birthday, Mother Earth
Posted in event, global community, healing the planet, practice, shamanism, tagged ceremonies, cycles, Easton Mountain, Gaia, Gay Shamans Retreat, global community, Joseph J. Burinsky, Mother Earth, seasons, shamanic practice, Shelley Stump, Society for Shamanic Practitioners, spirits, spring equinox, Tom Cowan, transformation, vernal equinox on March 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tomorrow, March 20, is the vernal or spring equinox. In California, New Jersey, and a multitude of other places, drum circles celebrate every solstice and equinox. In the Pacific Northwest, an organization called the Nine Houses of Gaia hosts an annual Fall Equinox Festival that is a major event in the Pagan community. From coast [...]
The Drum, the Heartbeat of the World
Posted in global community, healing the self, music, practice, shamanism, therapy, tagged accessibility, Christine Stevens, community, drumming, drums, healing, meditation, music therapy, percussion, Phil Jones, shamanic practice, spirituality, transformation, UpBeat Drum Circles on March 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We don’t know if Christine Stevens ever said “I drum, therefore I am,” but the expression sure fits. A quick look at the West Coast music therapist’s schedule shows such events as a HealthRhythms weekend training, a United Centers for Spiritual Living Gathering, the Lost Boys of Sudan Drum Circle and Fund-raiser Dinner, the Seattle [...]
Spirituality of Place
Posted in event, global community, healing the planet, practice, shamanism, spirituality, tagged Adam's Peak, Altai, Carol Proudfoot-Edgar, energy, Galina Angarova, gratitude, healing, Hunga Dunga, oxytocin, Pacific Environment, Phil Polizatto, pilgrimage, place, sacred sites, shamanism, spirit of place, Sri Pada on March 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The importance of sacred places is one of the topics examined by Galina Angarova, Program Associate for Community-Based Initiatives for Pacific Environment, in “The Sacred Land Of Altai, Russia,” brought to us by the Pacific Environment blog. Angarova tells us about a conference on sacred sites that she had attended in Siberia, where she was [...]
Sacred Music, Healing Music
Posted in global community, healing the self, music, practice, shamanism, spirituality, therapy, tagged Ann Seeker, binaural beats, Christine Stevens, Connor Messinger, consciousness, Gurdjieff, healing, instruments, Kike Pinto, music, past lives, percussion, Peru, rhythm, sacred music, Sharanya Manivannan, Snatum Kaur, transformation on March 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
What a shame it was to have missed Peruvian musician Kike Pinto perform at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Thanks to the reporting of Connor Messinger, contributing writer at The Bates Student, we know that ancient Andeans considered the world to have three levels: earth, sky, and underground. Any musical instrument was seen as belonging [...]
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