september 2009

A Guide for Conscious Living

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SEPTEMBER 2009 ~ Vol. 1, Issue 7

Resistance to Change

Dying to Come Alive

Thoughts are Things

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Dear Friend, September is self improvement month and if there’s a theme that suits Evolving better, I don’t know what it is. I believe conscious living includes the responsibility of continually working on the self and all it entails. To con-sciously evolve is to create and maintain a direction and

flow in life that coincides with your beliefs. Although I’m well aware of various modalities for conscious evolution—whether it’s journaling, self care, healthy eating, meditation, exercise, spending time in nature or creative expression—I still have to give my subconscious a nudge and remind myself to work on these practices. I try to take inventory occasionally of who I’ve been, who I am and who I’m becoming. Awareness truly is enlightenment—and opens the door to self improvement. To honor the self improvement theme, we have included a very special sec-tion this month: Self Improvement… Services and products to help you on your jour-ney. Not only will you find healthy, nourishing, life-enhancing products and services listed, but the wide variety of advertisers will help to guide you in the direction of self care, as well. Please frequent the advertisers inside these pages and throughout Evolving—and, tell them where you saw their ad! Our adver-tisers support this publication and enable us to continue to bring vital, infor-mative, enlightening features and events each month. Thank you, as always,

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In Business:

Centered Spirit

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Community

Events

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Departments:

News Briefs 5 Journey of Wholeness 8

Food Conscious 7 Spiritual Horoscope 21

Holistic Wisdom 8 Events 22

Thoughts are

Things

page 16

Dying to Come

Alive

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As

Without,

So Within

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Publisher Jill Dutton

Contributors

Joann Atchity, Carmelita Davis-Beets, Sally Ford, Pam Hawkins, Bethany Klug, Jude LaClaire, Gary Langston, Aluna Michaels, Carol Rydell

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Artist Susan Towers says, “I wanted to do something that showed the continual change of nature and the seasons—not just the obvious fall colors of a maple tree... The moon constantly reminds us of the ever-changing nature of life. The center symbol has to do with walking in balance with Earth with all things given their own time and season. It also represents the four sacred directions and corresponds to the four seasons. The center point represents our unique perspective of Spirit and our eternal connection to the Divine. The spiral on top of the cen-

ter symbol reminds us of the continual expansion and contraction of the Universe.”

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Carmelita DavisCarmelita DavisCarmelita DavisCarmelita Davis----BeetsBeetsBeetsBeets

Jude LaClaireJude LaClaireJude LaClaireJude LaClaire

Carol Rydell and Gary Carol Rydell and Gary Carol Rydell and Gary Carol Rydell and Gary

LangstonLangstonLangstonLangston

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books/news

September is National Pain Awareness Month

By Yvonne Keeny Pain care advocates across the nation are engaging in activities promoting pain awareness in order to focus public attention on pain as a national healthcare problem. The National Center for Health Statistics indicates that more than 76 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. This is more than one in four Americans who live with pain on a regular basis. Pain affects more people than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Pain is the most common reason Americans access the healthcare system and is a leading contributor to healthcare costs. Conservative estimates have placed the effect that pain has on our economy at over $100 billion per year. Pain that goes untreated can have a significant impact on the suf-ferer and their family and friends. Chronic pain can become so severe that it affects the sufferer’s concen-tration, job performance, social life, daily activities and sleep. These negative effects of pain can also cause depression and isolation. This year, the Fibromyalgia Coa-lition International, a nonprofit or-

ganization in Merriam, KS, will host a Health and Wellness Expo to bring awareness to many other pain conditions as well as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. The event will be held on Sat., Sept. 26 from 10am to 2:00pm, at Menorah Medical Center, 5721 West 119th Street in Overland Park. (Enter on east side.) The “Power Over Pain” Health and Wellness Expo will feature speakers who are pain experts, free health screenings, demonstrations and hourly drawings. Admission is free so bring your family and friends and come on out!

Yvonne Keeny is founder and ex-

ecutive director of the Fibromyalgia Coalition International. She suffered with fibromyalgia and chronic fa-tigue syndrome for over 13 years. With the help of a few alternative/

integrative healthcare providers and self-help techniques, she has been well since 1997. She is editor of the Fibromyalgia Alternative News maga-zine, and leads a support group in Mission, Kan. For further informa-tion visit www.fibrocoaltion.org or

call 913-384-HOPE (4673).

Women Making a Difference in their Community

Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), in partnership with Park University, UMKC and the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life, is co-sponsoring a six-week ses-sion designed to help women who want to explore their personal “next step.” The course, which starts Sept. 14, focuses on community and civic leadership and will help each woman identify her personal passion and develop a plan for leadership in her local community. Students can choose between the Park and UMKC locations allowing

for a cohort-group experience. The teachers, curriculum and resources will be identical between the two locations. The cost is $100 for the entire six-week program and in-cludes all materials and expenses, other than transportation and park-ing. Class size is limited. Enroll today to ensure that you secure your place in the program! More information is available on the Park University Web site: http://www.park.edu/women/whatsnext.aspx.

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books/news

New Practice Combines Quantum Science and Spiritual Insight

What would life be like if you lived every minute of every day with the deep peace of knowing the nothing and no one is against you? Two local au-thors have teamed up to create a pow-erfully transformative practice that they believe can help you do just that. The Art & Practice of Living with Nothing and No One Against You, co-authored by Gary Simmons, Th.D. and Rima E. Bonario, is an interactive work-book that weaves together metaphysi-cal and scientific information to illumi-nate how we create our lives in ways that either support us or confound us. Hailed by spiritual leaders and vision-aries such as Barbara Marx Hubbard and Michael Beckwith, Simmons and Bonario are now traveling and speak-

ing throughout North America sharing the practice. The authors take readers through an in-depth 21-day practice designed to reveal a new perspective on life’s most uncomfortable moments. According to Simmons and Bonario, too often in life we believe that our outer circumstances hold us back, drive us crazy, or cause us pain. However, the pair contends that it is our inner life, and the meaning we assign to outer circumstances, that really drives our experience of reality. “When we wait for others to change, for outer circumstances to adjust, we give away our sense of wholeness and our very freedom to craft the life our heart desires,” says Simmons. Bonario adds, “With practice and perseverance,

in just 21 days, you really can radically shift your perception and your experi-ence of life.” Simmons and Bonario are teaching a 5-session course at Unity Village Chapel in Unity Village, MO. begin-ning Sunday October 4, 2009 and con-tinuing on Wednesdays throughout October. The course, based on the teachings and daily practices found in their workbook, offers a comprehensive practice for moving to a new level of authentic expression, masterful living, and manifesting magnificence. For more information on their up-coming course, or to purchase a work-book, visit the www.TheQEffect.com.

Letters

From a reader…

Jill, I want to thank you for publishing Evolving. I really love it and now grab an extra copy (I get mine at Unity Tem-ple on the Plaza) to mail to a good friend in Columbia, Missouri. At the end of last year, when Jeanette Schoenlaub-Jackson passed away, I did not know her, but I cried so much. Not just for a woman who died awfully young, but for the sad loss of my favorite publication, KC Wellness. Thank you so much for creating Evolv-ing. It is such an awesome magazine and great resource. I make sure all my friends on the spiritual journey get a copy of it.

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A Centered Spirit

By Jill Dutton Massage therapists abound in the Kansas City area. Few, however, prac-tice Maya Abdominal Massage, a non-invasive external massage that helps align the internal reproductive organs. It’s also believed to relieve tension in the diaphragm, improve organ func-tion and help maintain overall health in the patient. Alex Jackson, owner of Centered Spirit, and Danielle Jerome, are both certified in Maya Abdominal Mas-sage. Although they offer many ser-vices including CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki, Nutrition Counseling, Chi Nei Tsang and traditional massage, the abdominal massage is their specialty. Doctors in the Kansas City area often refer patients to Centered Spirit for help with fertility issues as well as digestive problems. Jackson says abdominal massage is so beneficial because, “We all carry everything in our gut. After awhile it builds up. Stress causes us to tighten up the organs, creating decreased cir-culation. Maya Abdominal Massage

provides relief.” One benefit of abdominal massage is aligning a displaced, or tipped, uterus. Jackson says a displaced uterus is the primary cause of men-strual dysfunction. By massaging the area, “It helps to reposition the repro-ductive organs to a more optimal state and increases circulation and Chi,” Jackson says. Jackson believes he was drawn to the healing arts for a reason. He says, “I had an intuitive sense when I was around people that I could help them

in some way. Massage was an outlet for that service. The abdominal mas-sage has extended that reach.” Both Jackson and Jerome believe in fully getting to know their patient’s needs. The first visit includes a two-hour consultation covering personal medical history, health care needs, self-care techniques and dietary and herbal remedies. A few of the common symptoms relieved by Maya Abdominal Massage include: • Digestive disorders • Irritable Bowel Syndrome • Painful periods and ovulation • Crohn’s disease/Colitis/Gastritis • Frequent or painful urination • Bladder or yeast infections • Peri-menopause and menopause

symptoms

Centered Spirit is located in Brookside at 6306 Walnut Street

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Jill Dutton is publisher of Evolving.

Danielle Jerome and Alex Jackson of

Centered Spirit


By Bethany Klug, DO It’s not unusual for me to feel sad as autumn settles in. Summer’s bounty is winding down, and soon I will be reliant on grocery store pro-duce. Years ago that didn’t bother me. Now more of our food comes from far away places like New Zealand, Chile and Mexico, and its road weariness shows. It doesn’t look or taste good. Last year, I grew greens under a shelter called a cold frame with mixed success. When the temperatures dropped into the teens in De-cember, everything stalled out until March. Alas, I’m doing something I never would have consid-ered a few years ago. I’m putting food up. Prior to refrigeration, most homes had a root cellar. My grandparents had one dug into their basement. They grew their own vegetables, ber-ries, apples and cherries, which my grandmother canned for the winter. By the time this article goes to press, one will be built in my base-ment. All that’s needed is a corner, two well in-sulated walls, an insulated door and PVC pipe for air exchange and temperature control. The book Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables by Mike and Nancy Bubel details many ways to keep food cold without refrigera-tion and most don’t require a basement! Most winter produce can be kept in cold stor-age with little to no preparation. The first half of the Bubel’s book is devoted to selecting and pre-

paring foods for storage. It’s quite simple, espe-cially when you remember that humans did this for millennia prior to the Oil Age. It’s how we survived. My grandmother put food up with high-temperature canning. I just can’t get into the energy cost of it or slaving over a hot stove. Imagine my pleasure when I happened upon Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning by the Gardeners and Farmers of Terre Vivante, an eco-logical research and education center in south-eastern France. The book deliberately ignores energy-intensive freezing and high-temperature canning, in favor of centuries old methods that maintain and enhance the life of the food: pre-serving in the ground or cellar, drying, lacto-fermentation, sweet and sour preserves, preserv-ing in oil, vinegar, salt, sugar and alcohol. The recipes are simple and are for small quantities, not bushels. This works for the produce I get from my small garden, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and farmer’s market. Here’s a recipe from the book.

Zucchini Preserved in Oil Zucchini ~ Oil ~ Vinegar ~ Saucepan Mint Leaves ~ Canning jars and lids Choose small firm zucchini. Wash and cut them in half or into several pieces if they are

Putting Food Up

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By Gwyneth Jones. HHP

Apple –Kale-Lemon 4 apples (cored and seeded, maybe peeled) ½ lemon juice only 5 leaves of kale (remove the stems) 2 cups filtered water Puree the apple and kale and slowly add the water while the blender is on High.

Peach – Spinach 6 peaches 2 handsful spinach leaves 2 cups filtered water Puree the peaches and spinach while slowly adding water while blender is on High.

Pear- Chard- Mint 4 ripe pears 5 leaves Swiss Chard ½ bunch mint leaves 2 cups filtered water Puree first three ingredients in blender on High while slowly adding the water.

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large. Heat enough vinegar in a saucepan to cover the zucchini. Immerse the zucchini in the vinegar as soon as it begins to boil. Immediately, remove from heat and leave the zucchini to poach for five minutes. Drain and blot with pa-per towels. Layer the zucchini in the jars along with two or three chopped mint leaves. Cover the contents of the jar with oil and close it, pref-erably with a cork—I used Mason jar lids. The zucchini will keep for up to one year in a cool dry place. Bethany Klug is a physician for whom food is a

doorway to personal, community and planetary health. Learn more about her practice of “Restoring Health with Holistic Medicine” at

913-642-1900 and www.bethanyklug.com.

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journey to wholeness

Nature Is Nurture

By Jude LaClaire, Ph.D. In thinking about cycles and sea-sons, my mind and heart turn to na-ture and its amazing capacity to feed, heal, inspire, amaze and, sometimes, terrify us. For millennium, people of many tribes and origins have experi-enced nature as a path to healing, spirituality, the secrets of life and the universe. As a people, we have be-come more separated from the natural world than at any time in history. Some children have no idea where any of their food (animal or plant) originated. Some have never seen a forest, a farm, the ocean or many of the wonders of nature. Richard Louv writes in Last Child In the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder: “Within the space of a few decades, the way chil-dren understand and experience na-ture has changed radically. The polar-ity of the relationship has reversed. Today, kids are aware of the global threats to the environment, but their physical contact, their intimacy with nature, is fading.” Some facts that sup-port the need for this intimacy with nature may surprise you:

•Visual exposure to settings with trees produced significant recovery from stress in five minutes, evidenced by

changes in blood pressure and mus-cle tension.

•Housing areas with more trees had lower rates of home violence than in similar housing with fewer or no trees. Ties to neighbors were stronger.

•Office workers without views of na-ture claimed 23 percent more inci-dents of illness in a six-month period than those with views of nature.

•Hospital patients with views of trees needed less medication and had faster recovery times after surgery than those without such views.

•Children with ADD, ADHD experi-enced relief of symptoms after con-tact with nature. Being outside in paved, non-green areas didn’t relieve symptoms.

•Kids who spend more time outside, away from the TV set, are less likely to develop myopia.

There is a growing body of scien-tific evidence, certainly validated by our personal experience, that being in contact with nature offers many bene-fits contrasted with the high cost of alienation from nature. How many of us would like to feel less stressed, greater alertness of our senses, better physical and emotional health? Who wouldn’t trade depression, anxiety, being overweight, for a sense of peace,

clarity, better focus, and more energy? The connection or re-connection with nature has positive effects for each of us personally and for the well-being of plants, animals and the earth. The more we connect, the better we feel and the more we want to preserve the natural environment. I am re-minded of the words attributed to Chief Seattle: This we know: all things are connected like the blood that unites us. We do not weave the web of life, We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. Nature nurtures us as we experi-ence that early morning walk, visit a

park or experience a new vista of nature in some other place. We are nurtured by the food we plant in that new backyard garden. Even as we sweat, suffer a few bug bites, perhaps get a sun burn, we may be contributing to the renewal of the earth and her living beings, experi-encing that sense of sacred connec-tion. Try it, you may even like it!

Jude LaClaire, Ph.D., LCPC, LCSW is a counselor, educator and author. For counseling appointments, semi-

nars, training, speaking engage-ments or information on Neurobe-

havioral Programs call 913-322-5622. For more information about Jude

LaClaire or the Kansas City Holistic Centre go to www.kcholistic.com.

Email: [email protected].

Kansas City offers many ways to connect with nature.

• The Kansas City Community Gardens offer an opportunity for adults and children to work in the garden or to attend events that assist children in an experience of insects, animals and plants. www.kccg.com

• Powell Gardens has many wonderful programs throughout the year. www.powellgardens.org

• The Sierra Club offers different pro-grams for adults and children to ex-perience nature. www.sierraclub.org

• Visit www.kcnature.org to connect with many nature programs through-out the area.

By Carmelita Davis Beets As we transition from the hot sum-mer months to the crisp air of autumn, it’s a wonderful time to think about the importance of the seasons in our lives. And since this issue of Evolving is focused on the seasons, it’s the per-fect time to write about Ayurveda, a health science that originated in India more than 5,000 years ago. The Ayurvedic philosophy is based on living life in the harmony and bal-ance of the natural cycles of the world; being aware of the subtle things in life and the world; and learning to adjust your body, mind, emotions, and spirit to them. The Ayurvedic year is di-

vided into six seasons that can ulti-mately be reduced to three primary growing seasons and three harvests. The first harvest comes in the spring and consists mainly of roots, sprouts and bitter greens that are fed by the spring rains and melting winter snow. The second harvest comes in the summer, and is characterized by a more plentiful harvest of fruits and vegetables that are picked continu-ously during the extended growing season. And the final harvest, though it takes place in the fall, is referred to as the winter harvest because the food feeds us throughout the long, cold winter months. During this harvest, the last growths of vegetables are

gathered, along with nuts and grains. The three harvest seasons coincide with the three major Ayurvedic sea-sons of eating. In the spring, the em-phasis is on cleansing and weight loss, with a low-fat/low-calorie diet that includes the wonderful greens of the spring harvest. The summer diet is high in carbo-hydrates and features high-energy fruits and vegetables that provide vigor and vitality. And in the winter, a high-protein diet helps us stay warm through the cold months. Ayurvedic philosophy also holds that each of us is a mixture of three body types, but everyone has one body type that is dominant. For exam-ple, those who have winter or “Vata” body types are frequently cold all year around. Those who are always warm are said to have summer or “Pitta” body types. And others retain water all year around and have a spring or “Kapha” body type. I encourage you to learn more

holistic wisdom

Ayurveda Guides You Through the Seasons

about this by visiting the website of Dr. John Douillard, a well-respected Ayurvedic expert, www.lifespa.com. You’ll find an interactive quiz for de-termining your body type based on responses to mental, behavioral, emo-tional, physical and fitness profiles. Don’t confine yourself to the same diet year round! Instead, discover your predominant body type and eat appropriately from the three seasonal diets. You’ll be amazed at how healthy, balanced and vibrant you will feel. Let Ayurveda guide you through the seasons!

Carmelita Davis-Beets is a natural healer living in Kansas City. She has credentials to practice Reiki, Electro-magnetic Field Balancing technique, Neuromuscular Therapy, hypnosis,

Craniosacral Therapy, Holistic Energy Healing, Zen Shiatsu, Body

Somatic Therapy and Holistic Nutrition Counseling.

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over 10 years. She balances practical com-mon sense counseling with intuition to help empower you on your life path. She is also a certified hypnotherapist and does dream interpretation. Please contact her for an appointment or visit her at Arachne’s Psychic Palace booth 428 at the Kansas City Renaissance Fair. Please men-tion Evolving magazine for your Renais-sance reward.

Crash in Communications

Connie “Crash” Humiston

913-322-3378; [email protected]

Communications: creative concepting, branding, publicity/media relations, social media, presentations/public speaking, voice talent. Writing/Editing: Web and creative copy, e-newsletters, magazine articles, video and DVD scripts, ad copy, press re-leases, media kits, brochures, book editing. Events: extensive experience in small-to-large event production, promotion, em-ceeing; public, media, sponsor, vendor, volunteer and guest relations; talent book-ing and post-event analysis. Ad Sales: Evolving and KC Jazz Ambas-sadors JAM Magazine. Background: assistant director of the

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Divorce Sense

Sharon A. Lockhart, CFP, CDFA

913-649-5300; 888-649-3500

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Money is a major source of stress for most people and conflicts over money are often cited as one of the primary reasons for marital problems. When a marriage breaks up and a couple is overwhelmed with emotion, money is sometimes the last thing they feel like talking about. However, this is the time to pay close attention in order to get a grip on their financial futures and be very careful not to let these important decisions slip away in the flood of emotions. Become knowl-edgeable and take charge of your financial future with pre-divorce financial planning

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Gloria’s Yoga Center

www.gloriasyogacenter.com

913-638-3906

Hatha Yoga and Meditation In the

Kriya Tradition. Experience: New Vital-ity, Flexibility, Body Awareness. Learn: Proper Breathing Techniques to quiet the mind and elicit concentration Meditation Practices and Stress Management Gloria has been teaching Hatha Yoga and Meditation for over 30 years. She puts emphasis in limbering, stretching and ton-ing the body in a systematic way encourag-ing students to develop proper breathing techniques. There is a 20 minute period of relaxation and meditation at the end of class. Gloria has been initiated into Kriya Yoga at Center for Spiritual Awareness by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Pa-ramahansa Yogananda.

Janell Greeley

913-402-4419

[email protected]

Reflexology produces a deep relaxation throughout the body clearing congested organs and tissues. It balances energy flow by stimulating nerve endings found in the feet and hands. These reflex points com-municate instantly with the brain and spi-nal cord. Reflexology uses small muscle movement techniques and profoundly effects the inside of the body, head, neck, chest, and abdomen.


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Karen Harrison, Whole Life Center

8301 State Line, Suite 216,

KCMO 64114

816-523-4440

www.karenharrison.net

As a counselor and marriage and family therapist, Karen specializes in work with couples, family issues, and child behavior problems. Karen is additionally certified as a sex therapist and can help couples or individuals with the following: lack of desire, pain problems, sex abuse, per-formance issues, alternative lifestyles, and more. Karen teaches Tantra and pro-vides sessions which enable couples or individuals to use their life force energy to raise their consciousness. Reiki ses-sions and classes enable people to help themselves with healing on the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional levels while classes also teach people to help others.

Kimberlin Hypnosis, LLC

Kathleen Kimberlin

816-305-8418

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Why are some habits, behaviors and beliefs so difficult to change or overcome? It would be so easy if we could simply decide we want to change and then make it happen, but quite often there are “core

issue(s)” hidden deep within our subcon-scious mind that hinder or prevent the desired changes from occurring. Hypnosis is an excellent tool that quiets your conscious mind allowing you to ac-cess your subconscious mind where you can discover, address and resolve these core issues thus facilitating the change you desire. Call for a free telephone con-sultation.

Integrative Medical Specialists, LLC

9359 W. 75th St

Overland Park, KS 66204

913-825-6111 www.drdiehn.com

Dr. Diane Diehn, NMD, Doctor of Natu-ropathic Medicine, and the staff at Inte-grative Medical Specialists offer many options to help you reach your health goals safely and naturally. This includes Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Clinical Nutrition and Dietary Therapies, Detoxi-fication and Relaxation Therapies, En-zyme and Live Food Therapies, Home-opathy, Laboratory and Diagnostic Imag-ing, Lifestyle Counseling. We are now pleased to offer Clinical Thermography, a non-invasive, pain-free, radiation-free imaging procedure that can help with early detection and monitoring of nu-merous diseases, health conditions, and injuries. Many people are finding ther-

mography to be an excellent choice for breast and overall health screening.

Kansas City Friends of Jung

www.kcjung.org or contact Ken Buch

[email protected] or 816.520.1172

For more than two decades, the Kansas City Friends of Jung has provided a unique opportunity for individuals to pursue their inner discoveries and personal growth. By providing fellowship and edu-cation, Friends of Jung enables its mem-bers and others to learn about and share their personal journeys. Join us for one of our classes, lectures, or workshops and give yourself the op-portunity to learn about Swiss psychia-trist and pioneer Carl Jung's ground-breaking concepts and explore a deeper understanding of the psyche, imagination, dreams, personal experiences, and cul-tural heritage.

Jude LaClaire, Ph.D.

913-322-5622

With many years of experience in men-tal health I help people get to the heart of their issues very quickly. My approach integrating family systems, the utilization of whole brain learning, and self-awareness, gives people the tools for self-determination. Building a caring and

trusting relationship while helping each person discover and utilize his or her indi-vidual resources is the catalyst for moving forward with hope. These proven ingredi-ents for success help you solve any prob-lem, no matter how deep or entrenched it may be in your life. Call me for a free half-hour phone consult.

Mariposa Veterinary Center

Michelle Chappell, DVM, CVA

and Associates

13900 Santa Fe Trail Drive

Lenexa, KS 66215

www.mariposavet.com ~ 913.825.3330

We specialize in wellness and disease preventative medicine for dogs, cats, fer-rets, rabbits, birds and other small ani-mals. In our commitment to compassion-ate medicine, we educate the owners while offering the best balance of care for our patients, treating the whole pet with an eye toward complete quality of life (nutrition, exercise, behavior and bond with the family). Mariposa brings integrated veterinary medicine to families in a warm, green and inviting facility. The building was con-structed using straw bale design with passive solar and natural lighting through-out the facility, as well as full-spectrum compact fluorescent lighting.


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Bobbie Martin

www.bobbiemartin.com

For over 20 years, Bobbie Martin has been a practitioner and teacher of processes facilitating people all over the world in strengthening their inner spirit and em-bracing their Sacred power. Bobbie Martin has a BA in psychology and graduate training in industrial psychology. Her aca-demic background, her work experience in the corporate arena and full time prac-tice in the intuitive and healing arts makes Bobbie uniquely qualified to assist you in living your full potential. Her practice includes:

• Resonance Repatterning for individu-als, couples, families and groups, to clear the patterns that are habitual and not working for you and to align with your needs and desires.

• Intuitive readings to give you an overview of what is happening in your energetic field

• Personal Branding—a 12-step proc-

ess leading people to their authentic voice and how to express that in this changing world.

Bonnie Matheson

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Bonnie’s new book, Ahead of the

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Janet McLaren

816-437-5353; 831-254-2151

Janet McLaren, Reiki Master Teacher and Psychic, is compassionate, supportive, and loving. Janet has been a professional psychic in the Kansas City area, offering readings internationally for the past 20

years. She offers psychic readings by phone as well as in person, and is avail-able at Aquarius Books in Westport on Wednesdays. Beginning with a brief medi-tation, she expresses what she sees and then takes questions. Finally, she works together with the client to help find posi-tive solutions. She uses Reiki techniques to help balance energies that need to be calmed or energized. “We’re all here to teach each other”.


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13 years experience, 16 modalities

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Kim Meisinger

913-685-9939; www.kchealer.com

The chakras (energy centers) are each carriers of specific energies of conscious-ness. Our nervous system is the delivery vehicle for these energies. This means that the nervous system’s capacity to transmit particular chakra energies determines the degree to which we can actually experience higher levels of consciousness, as well as our ability to manifest that consciousness in our lived experience. We can only have awareness in these different levels if our nervous system can carry those particular energies. Clearing and balancing the nervous system produces a tangible means for spiritual development as well as emotional and physical healing.

Kelly D. Murphy

913-634-7553; www.hipnokelly.com

Kelly is a certified hypnotherapist and a holistic nutrition consultant. Smoking and weight loss are two of the most common issues she assists clients with. Kelly has a 75% success rate with her smoking cessa-tions and 70% of those clients who succeed benefit from just one session. 30% will benefit from one or two follow up sessions after their initial visit. Kelly offers Hypno-Nutrition which combines the powerful

benefits of hypnotherapy with the positive benefits of holistic nutrition to help her clients with weight loss and overall good health.

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One third of all personal care prod-ucts contain one or more ingredients classified as possible human carcino-

gens. It is a medically recognized fact that our body absorbs significant amounts of what we put on our skin. With Certified Organic food rapidly be-coming the nutrition of choice by the health conscious amongst us, why would you accept any less for your skin? Now there is a company offering an extensive range of internationally certi-fied organic skin, hair, body, cosmetic, baby care, oral and nutritional products. For information, please contact Joanne.

Pathfinders Consulting

Diane Davis Reed

[email protected]

816-741-0820

I open my heart and its expression in my mesa altar, counseling and healing space,

outdoor medicine circle and ceremonial lodge. This opening is an invitation for all who want support in awakening their own wis-dom, wholeness and wellbeing. As spiritual guide/practitioner, I follow your inner process, offering questions, deep listening, reflection, healing rhythm and sound, Reiki/Shiatsu massage, bioener-getic and shamanic work. We use personal ritual and ceremony to move through life transitions into celebration. Our work brings you physical, mental, emotional and spiritual awareness; synthe-sis, balance, harmony, and self-expression as a unified whole, at one with All That Is.

Danita “Shakira” Phillips

Toll Free: 1-866-296-5240

www.psychicjourneys.com

Danita is a well known gifted Psychic, Medium, Healer and Investigator. I have worked in the Natural Health and Meta-physical fields for over 27 years. I have connected with people around the world giving lectures, readings and healings. I Channel the Universal Energy of Spiritual Light through the Divine Father, Angels, Guides and Ascended Beings. My readings will help you release fears and emotional roadblocks that are creating obstacles and

hindering your physical and spiritual pro-gression. For more information on my Readings, Healing and Psychic Investigator work, Please visit my website. Namaste

Lisa Pinsker, MA – Health Educator

[email protected]

913-789-9696

HEART Programs, LLC

Health Education, Awareness, and

Relaxation Training Programs

Mindfulness Matters—a division of HEART Programs encompassing group Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction courses as well as private mindfulness/health coaching and education. Additionally, half day and daylong semi-nars are available to specialty groups, busi-nesses and organizations such as Mindful-ness in Medicine, Mindfulness in the Work-place, A Step in to Mindfulness and Mind-fulness for Children. Free monthly meditation sessions are held at Unity on the Plaza the third Wednesday of every month. More free monthly meditation sessions are slated for 2010.

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The Psychic Studies Institute (PSI)

www.psychicstudiesinstitute.org

Our mission is education and research in the areas of parapsychology and para-normal research. We have monthly pro-grams with a variety of respected speak-ers on such topics as healing, channeling, UFOs, energy medicine, mysticism, psy-chic mediums, quantum physics, reincar-nation, unexplained mysteries and much more. Our programs are held at Unity Temple on the Plaza and Core Star Energy Healing Clinic. The program cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. September: Talking with the De-

ceased with Steffany Barton. Oct.: Ghost

Busting & Exorcism with Rabbi Barry

Albin.

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RISETYME COACHING for Abuse Survivors

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[email protected]

1.888.735.RISE

Abuse survivors are professionals, care-givers, athletes, business people, parents, spouses and more. At RiseTyme Coaching, we specialize in coaching those individu-als who have been impacted by abuse to Question, Imagine, Define and Build

their lives on their terms. Our services are purposefully designed to be holistic, spiritually based, and co-creative. As ex-perienced accountability partners we help our clients question the programming that does not serve them; identify the powerful lessons they have gained from their ex-periences; define the reality they most desire and build it through clear intention and chosen action. To learn more, please call or log-on to RiseTyme.com.

Schaal Health & Wellness Center

Johnson County

www.schaal.com; 913-685-1414 Quantum Healing technique takes the best of Network Spinal Analysis and adds Quantum Touch, to provide an incredibly powerful hands-on system of healing. By allowing and guiding Universal Energy to flow through the body, then connecting with specific healing points on the body, the Central Nervous System (brain, spinal cord and nerve system) can begin to bring about a balance of physical, emotional and spiritual healing. True healing cannot oc-cur without addressing all three of these factors. Quantum Healing is not about giving you back your old life—it's about providing a new and energetic way of thinking, living and playing.

Spiritual Healing Hypnosis

[email protected];

913.980.7543

Past Life Regressions have been very successful in relieving apprehension, fear, and negativity, as well as in resolving rela-tionship troubles, habits, and questions about your life purpose. Most phobias can't be traced to the current life, but are quite often the result of a past-life experi-ence. I can help you find out about your past lives, why a person, place or thing is so familiar. You may even connect to friends or loved ones who have passed. My spirituality and holistic approach opens a vast gate of your mind and helps you see how your life is a coherent jour-ney to a better you.

Whole Body, Whole Food, Whole

Health, LLC

www.SherreeRoss.com No one diet works for everyone. Most dietitians dwell on calories, carbs, fats, proteins, restrictions and lists of good and bad foods. I work with my clients to create a happy, healthy life in a way that is flexi-ble, fun and free of denial and discipline. As a health counselor, I will guide you to find the food and lifestyle choices that best support you and will help you to make gradual, lifelong changes that enable you to reach your current and future health goals. Could one conversation

change your life? Find out by scheduling a free consultation with me.


Karen Harrison, Ed.S.

Licensed Professional Counselor Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Reiki Master Teacher

816-523-4440 www.KarenHarrison.net

[email protected] 8301 State Line Road, Suite 216

Kansas City, MO 64114

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Do you know how to deal with today’s challenges and feel energized and vital

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Let me introduce you to Resonance Repatternng ® an effective method for creat-ing transformative positive change in your life (and the lives of others!) I have over 20 years experience in using energetic processes---including Resonance Repatterning---to midwife people like you into your full sacred power. Now you can do the same. With these classes, you’ll become an energy expert as you learn to:

• Expand your tool box of resources from Chinese Medicine, the Ayurvedic and Resonance Kinesiology, to a full range of sound, color, movement and breath therapies.

• Face today's challenges with confidence and turn chaos into an open gateway to improved creativity, confidence and courage.

RESONANCE REPATTERNING TRAINING WITH BOBBIE MARTIN Empowering Yourself with RR 1 full day—Sept 26th or October 10th, 9am-6pm Or evening format—Monday evenings, Sept 21 and 28th 6-10PM Fee: 150 includes the book Fundamentals of Resonance Repatterning Full day format of weekend October 24-25 9-6 each day Evening format on Mondays, October 19, 26, November 2, and 9th 6-10pm each evening Fee: 325 plus cost of book Primary Patterns Full day weekend format, November 14-15 9-6 each day Monday evening format- November 23, 30, Dec 7, 14th 6-10 each evening. Fee: 325 plus cost of books Transforming Unconscious Patterns Full day format of weekend, December 5-6 or January 9-10 9-6 each day Evening format of Monday evenings, January 11,12,18,and 25 6-10pm each evening. Fee: 325 plus cost of books And the last 2 classes of the basic series: Chakras and Meridians/5 Elements Fee: 325 for each class or total of 650 plus cost of books.

Devi Wetterer

InterPlay Teacher

816-569-2000 ~ [email protected]

My specialties are Feng Shui and Per-sonal Energy Field Alignment. In July I returned to KC from a 5-month InterPlay Teacher Training Program and am cur-rently forming Playgroups and teaching classes – see event listings. InterPlay helps you to express yourself, collaborate with others, find your creative power, expand your personal awareness and recognize your leadership potential – all through movement and stories, silence and song, ease and amusement. As a group, individually or with a partner we discover our unique creative essence, ease in our bodies and original style, promoting greater spontaneity, joy and confidence in our day to day lives through community play.

Rev. Maitreya Zohar

Overland Park, KS

www.maitreyazoharoncall.byregion.net

917-575-9785

[email protected]

Many people ask, “What is my life’s mis-sion or purpose?” My answer: “To anchor light.” With this directive, Spirit guides my channeling, psychic intuition, energy heal-ing, book publication, workshops and classes, and global tours to heal Earth. This creates clarity, insights, breakthroughs, and transformation in all areas of life, es-pecially where you’re feeling stuck or un-productive. Maitreya, with the guidance of Archangel Michael and Black Hawk & the Thunder Beings, assists in fanning your inner flame—freeing you from constraints of the past and offering the possibility to create an amazing future for yourself, while living powerfully in the Now.

Buffalo Lodge

Carol Rydell &

Rev. Dr. Gary Langston

Workshops & Teachings:

www.buffalo-lodge.com ~ 816.942.5418

• Ceremonies

• The Celestial Earth Priestess Proc-ess™

• Shamanic Astrology™

• Spiritual Guidance & Healing

• Shamanic Counseling

• Peruvian Shamanism in the Pacha-kuki Mesa Tradition

• Circles for Women, Men & Couples

• Ministerial Services

• Public Speaking & Presentations


The staff at Evolving would like to issue a huge thank you to everyone who

participated in the Self-Improvement special section. The response was

phenomenal! If you’d like to be included in our next special section, the November issue

will include a Holiday Gift Guide, offering the opportunity to showcase unique or unusual

gift ideas. Contact your sales rep to reserve your space.

Thoughts are things! Excuse me, did I say thoughts are things? How can that be? Things are things (excuse the redundancy) that one can see or feel or touch; so how can a thought be a thing? Well, thoughts are vibrations of energy and although we can’t see or feel or touch them directly, we certainly see, feel and touch their results. Let me give an ex-ample. Everything in our physical environment was a thought before it became a chair, a table, a beauti-ful painting, a computer or your car. Someone thought these things, imagined them in their mind down to the last detail. Otherwise, how did they get here? Think about it! Thoughts are mental vibrations that create your life. It is the Law of Vibration, the Law of Attraction in action. Everything in your life is your own crea-tion. Yes, that’s true whether you deliberately, that is consciously, created the things and circumstances of your life, or just let your thoughts run amuck and let your life be created by default—your fault. Well, most people don’t accept the fault, they place it somewhere else, like, I had a lousy childhood, it’s my mom’s fault, it’s my neighborhood, no money, it is God’s fault! Yes, people even use God as their scape-goat when they are unable to explain the circum-stances of their life. “God’s will be done” is often

used as a crutch to lean upon when they have failed to understand and work with the Law. We all live in the same world and are as far apart as the differences in our thought processes. Some fail while others succeedm some are sick, others are healthy, some are miserable, others happy. We all want to blame luck or fate or someone else, but the difference is within ourselves. We are the product of our prevailing habits of thought. Check it out!! Check out your circumstances today and then check yesterday’s thoughts. See any correlation? As Ein-stein said, “Your thoughts today are tomorrow’s coming attractions.” In Proverbs you find, “As a man thinketh, so is he.” Every experience with which you meet has been built for you by your own interior thought proc-esses. The world without is merely a reflection of what you have acknowledged as true in your world within, so if the state of your health or finances is not all you desire, you must look within yourself for the cause. Regardless of what the condition is or how it seemed to have come about, its cause had to find place in your consciousness before it came into expression. There is no such thing as luck or chance; on the contrary, our lives are governed by law, by actual immutable principles that never vary. Law is in operation at all times, in all places, mighty, silent, fixed laws that underlie every human action, that bring to us with exact precision, the full measure of our thoughts. In a sense, there is nothing in all the universe but law; every tree that grows, every flower that blooms, every snowflake that falls, testifies to the operation of this great law.

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There is but one law, one principle, one cause, one source of power. We cannot change the law, but by understanding and cooperation we may bring ourselves into harmony with the law and let the law work with us, through us and for us. It is natural for us to be healthy and whole in mind and body, and for us to abound in all good. When we learn this truth and live in accord with the laws of our being, health and prosperity spring forth naturally and abundantly. The majority of people believe that peace and plenty on one hand, and poverty and sickness on the other, is somehow interwoven in divine providence. But, those who know the truth understand that life, health and abundance are a natural law of the uni-verse—thought is the active principle by which we are related to the things we need and desire. Thoughts are things. Thought causes vibration and sets in motion the Law of Mind. Everything has its beginning in mind, and as thought. This is mind in action, which produces form. Through this form we realize that thought is creative. Sally L. Ford is a writer, life coach and spiritual

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By Joann Atchity So, you have awakened, as though from sleep, to the awareness that you are unhappy and that you do not have what you want and are not liv-ing the way you want. Eckhart Tolle would congratulate you be-cause you have made the first and MOST impor-tant step to making lasting change. You have become “aware”. You now realize that where you are is not where you would like to be. So, a decision is made, you want your life to be differ-ent. You want to go in a different direction. What next? Thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of books have been written on self-help, on how to improve and to make positive change. So why is it so difficult? What keeps us stuck? How do we begin to move from where we are to where we would like to be? What usually happens is that we become very excited and energized with the new idea to make a change. We begin to say affirmations which are positive statements about what we’d like in our lives. We create a vision board, we meditate, we start to eat better, etc. At first we find it easy to flow along and start feeling really, really good. This feeling good is new and unfamiliar terri-tory. While it’s very nice, it doesn’t feel at all like home. It doesn’t feel “natural” or “normal”. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the wheels sort of come off the bus. We do or say things that are not at all in alignment with our new percep-tions and we very quickly fall back into old pat-terns. This creates the belief that we cannot make changes and perhaps do not even deserve to have what we want. This internal resistance to change is precisely the area where most of us completely derail and even give up, believing that where we are, is just our lot in life—just what life has dealt us. But it is the resistance that can actually be the clear signposts that you are making progress toward your intention. How so? Where we are in our lives is the product of our entire lifetime’s conditioning and program-ming. Yes, programming. We are taught that money doesn’t grow on trees, rich people must have sold their souls to become wealthy, only pretty girls have boyfriends, only special or lucky or favored people get what they want and worst of all, life is hard and struggle is normal. When we attempt to do things in a new way,

to see things in a new way, all of our program-ming will resist and then we do a really good job of maintaining the status quo. We are such good little computers and we run exactly as we have been programmed. It’s not that we don’t deserve what we’d like, it’s just not yet in our software to have it. Listening to our resistance is one of the best and easiest ways to find the old lines of code that no longer serve us so we can repro-gram them. We have within us, the power and ability to co-create our world, to rewrite our soft-ware to be exactly what we’d like. However, since we can’t format the disk and start over, this requires some patient and careful reprogram-ming so everything can keep running as we make our changes. In her wonderful book, You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay recommends that you define something you’d like in the form of an affirma-tion and say it into a mirror, speaking it into your own eyes. It is absolutely amazing what will come up. You may hear messages from within that say, “You don’t deserve what you’d like, you’re too fat, or too thin, or too stupid or whatever. Uncovering these hidden beliefs al-lows you to then reprogram the old lines of code into new ones that better serve you. Recently I heard about a weight loss program that encouraged their patients to lose a certain amount and then to stop losing weight and stay at a stable weight for a time. This was to allow their bodies to become accustomed to the new reality before moving on. This makes so much sense! They had time to allow for new program-ming. Let’s use a travel analogy. Let’s say you de-cide to travel from Kansas City to Austin. No one in your family has ever been there, but you have heard Austin is great and you’d like to check it out. You set off. You watch for signs along the way to make sure you are still on I-35. You watch the gas gauge and of course keep your eye on the road. The trip seems to be going well, the music on the radio is nice, the scenery is nice and this new direction feels really good. All of a sudden, you are overcome with a cer-tainty that you forgot to lock your front door, or forgot your cell phone or any of thousands of things seem to go wrong. You think, “I really need to go to the bathroom, did I just pass the rest area? Do I have enough gas to get to Okla-homa City? Oh my heavens, Oklahoma City? I don’t want to be in Oklahoma City!”

You begin to wonder, do I really want to go to Austin? It’s hot there and I don’t know anyone and they have fire ants… You get completely swept off course by your programming that would keep you back in KC. “Now that I think of it, Kansas City isn’t so bad. I may not be happy here, but I know people and things are familiar.” So you turn around and go home. This happens because we don’t recognize the “bumps” in the road as our prior condition-ing keeping us right where we are. It requires discipline to remain aware of our programming in order to replace it with new programming. Instead of being frustrated that you’ve only made it as far as Oklahoma, you can be excited that you are half way there. Revel in how far you have come. Remember, that success is a journey, not a destination; life is what happens along the way. Allow yourself to enjoy the ride. Dr. John Gray in his book Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus offers another perspective on the resistance that comes up when things are going well. He tells of being asked why, when things are going really well in our lives, we seem to fall apart reinforcing the belief that we are not good enough or don’t deserve good in our lives. What is actually happening, however, is that when we have come to a safe oasis, a quiet com-fortable place where we feel secure, then and only then, can we allow the scary, ugly stuff to rise to the surface and be processed away. This doesn’t mean we are on the wrong path, it means we are on the right one. The phrase “seeds of change” is so very im-portant to understand. Whenever you decide to move in a new direction, you first set an inten-tion, make a decision, or “plant a seed”. You know that seeds take time to germinate and to grow. You don’t plant a seed one day and have a harvest of produce the next day. Be patient, the Universe is, at this very mo-ment conspiring in your favor.

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Resistance to Change

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By Carol Rydell and Rev. Dr. Gary Langston

We have just returned from the Amazon rain

forest deep within Peru. Most of our time was

spent on 15,000 pristine acres of primary rain

forest recently acquired for preservation by The

Heart of the Healer Foundation. It was truly an

exquisite experience! The natural world, in all

of her glory, welcomed and embraced us. The

river, ancient trees, monkeys, birds, plants, flow-

ers, the moon and the sun all participated in our

time there.

In this splendor it was clear to each of us how

everything within the jungle is constantly chang-

ing. There is always something growing while in

that same moment something else is dying. A tree

falls to the jungle floor and begins decaying

thereby providing rich nutrients for another tree

or plant to grow even as it provides a home to

forest creatures, fungus and millions of insects.

An animal killed and eaten becomes the nourish-

ment for others to thrive in a constant process of

death giving birth to new life. In the jungle, there

is no judgment about these cycles as it is all a

natural part of the life, death and rebirth myster-

ies. In the giving up of something, another some-

thing flourishes—it is all a part of the natural

cycles of life.

As humans, change occurs continually within

us on physical, emotional, mental and spiritual

levels. It is constantly happening outside of us

as well. We experience change within the rela-

tionships in our life, the families and communi-

ties we live in, the organizations we work with,

the world in which we live, as well as within our

beliefs and perceptions of life. In other words,

nothing is static. Yet, we tend to have judgment,

fear or difficulty with the natural cycles within

our own lives.

Many of us are currently experiencing intense

changes in our daily lives. These changes may

be experienced as a death process. However, we

would do well to remember that such “deaths”

as being laid off from a job or losing a home often

create the seeding for something new—whether a

new career, a change in that cycle of our life, a

new beginning, or a new way of being that we

would not have considered prior to the death of

the previous cycle. Now is a time for personal

and planetary renewal in all aspects of our daily

lives. These cycles or phases are calling upon us

to let go of the old ways of being and doing. We

are being prodded through the collapse of out-

moded systems such as the automotive industry,

the banking industry, or even the world economy

to culturally evolve. We are being called from

the inside to express ourselves in new ways on

the outside.

As Without, So Within: As Without, So Within: As Without, So Within: As Without, So Within:

Being the Change You Wish To BeBeing the Change You Wish To BeBeing the Change You Wish To BeBeing the Change You Wish To Be

“These cycles or phases are calling upon us to let go of the old ways of being and doing. We are being called

from the inside to express ourselves in new ways on the outside.”


The Andean peoples of South America would

describe the change and time that we are cur-

rently going though as a Pachakuti. A Pachakuti

is literally defined as a “world turning” or the

turning over of time as we have known it to be.

This current cycle is intended as a time of great

transformation, assisting us in creating a new

world era of harmony with one another and with

nature.

With these significant changes we are all ex-

periencing in our lives, people, now more than

ever before, are looking for ways to feel safe and

grounded, to feel connected and not alone and to

find community.

Finding community, grounding yourself and

connecting doesn’t have to be complicated, al-

though we human beings tend to make it unneces-

sarily so. In fact it is actually quite simple. Cross

-cultural shamanic arts and indigenous wisdom

teachings, regardless of what tradition they are

from, are about getting back to nature. They are

about simplicity in all aspects of our daily lives.

They lead us to re-establishing our connection to

the unseen world, nature and all of life. They are

the path for reawakening our relationship with

all of life, seen and unseen. These shamanic arts

and wisdom teachings are about living from a

loving, centered place within our own hearts.

The practices from these teachings can be and

are quite simple. They can assist us in managing

the constant change that we live with while

keeping our physical, mental, emotional and

spiritual wellbeing in balance. They can assist

us in creating a new world era, a time of new con-

sciousness both within and without.

Here are some simple tips to help us engage a

new consciousness and nature’s abundance in

our lives:

Sit silently in nature

Tell someone that you love them

Talk to plants

Listen to the songs of the wind

Start and work a community garden

Spend time gazing at the moon and the stars

Feel the sun caressing you skin

Listen to the ancient wisdom of a rock

Be amazed about life

Reduce/reuse/recycle

Breathe consciously

Join and participate with organizations who are

doing work in the world that your heart resonates

with

Practice silence

Smile

You get the point. Be creative and find the

practices that work for you. Investigate, discern

and study what nourishes you at all levels of con-

sciousness. Most importantly, let your heart be

your guide. Be a friend, make a friend, daily. It

really is that simple. Be of service. Volunteer

your time to an organization that speaks to your

heart. One of the fastest and easiest ways to

bring balance in your own life is by assisting oth-

ers. When we give, we receive.

Long forgotten and ancient shamanic arts are

being remembered and called forward. These an-

cient teachings are being remembered in new

ways by a broader spectrum of people than ever

before. People are setting aside modern method-

ologies and going back to their ancient roots.

This does not mean that people are forsaking our

everyday conveniences but rather that we are

searching for new spiritual meaning in our lives.

Many times, cross-cultural shamanic arts are the

vessel that brings new spiritual meaning forward.

Practicing these simple truths is a way to awaken

our call for personal and planetary renewal. And,

in the process, indigenous cultures are being pre-

served and then taught as a way to help human-

kind restore ourselves and the earth.

Shamanic arts such as the Pachakuti Mesa

Tradition provide a solid foundation for trans-

forming and rebuilding lives. These offer a way

of releasing the past, for transforming the present

and helping create the future. Embracing such a

tradition allows each of us to live the mystery

while fully serving the earth and all of our rela-

“Transitions can be smooth if we are

willing to simplify life to the most basic

of needs by delegating to others and let-

ting go of activities that no longer serve

us; by connecting with the divine

through meditation, silence, and prayers

of gratitude, and by eating a simple

whole foods diet, spending time in na-

ture, and immersing the body in water,

which all bring connection with the earth

and help to ground us.”

—Delight Davis, [email protected]

“Whatever happened in the past you did

your best, at the time and with the tools

you had. Forgive yourself for believing

that you "should" have done something

differently. Now listen to both your head

and your heart in making the most sup-

portive decision in the future.”

—David Couper, Career Coach

tions in life.

Love, Love, Love.. Change, Change, Change...

As the Beatles said:“LOVE IS ALL YOU

NEED”

And, as prophesized, WE WILL get through it

TOGETHER!

Carol Rydell and Rev. Dr. Gary Langston are the

co-creators of Buffalo Lodge and are both

THOTH endorsed teachers of the Pachakuti

Mesa Tradition and have focused their love and

attention on bringing community together. They

are teaching the initial series in the PMT Cross-

cultural Shamanic Arts for Personal and Plane-

tary Renewal beginning October 16-18, 2009.

You may contact Gary at [email protected] or

Carol at [email protected]; 816-942-5418. For

information about Buffalo Lodge visit

www.buffalo-lodge.com

By Pamela Hawkins

When this phrase surfaced in my mind,

I smiled at the sweet perfection of its

layered meanings and how it seemed

to be an accurate reflection of where I

am, where the world is and maybe

where you are, too? It's curious, this

expression we have—when we say

we're dying for something what we

really mean is that we have a desire for

it, like really want it!

Then there's the adage "grow or

die." And yet, when I think about the

cycles of growth, it seems to me the

first one is: dying, such as when a

flower drops its leaves and petals, be-

cause all the energy is going into the

new seed...or when we let go of some-

thing that is no longer in alignment

with what we are bringing forth.

So how do I reconcile these two ideas

about dying for something? First, I try

to recognize my own deep desire(s). In

my process, there are times when I feel

so overwhelmed or depressed, scared,

anxious or angry, and I think I just want

to check out. But when I follow this

thread further, I find that underneath is

a deeper desire not just to live, but to

be really alive! So I look around my life

and I acknowledge, sometimes with

brutal honesty, the things that aren't

really working, aren't healthy, aren't

very supportive of what I truly want. I

challenge myself to let go, to die to

what isn't working—to lay myself bare

and surrender to transformation.

As I'm writing this article, a storm is

brewing outside and I can't help but be

out in it. The wind is picking up and the

sky is becoming dark and dramatic. I

find myself drawn to the beauty and

excitement in the impending possibili-

ties, the break from normalcy. It's a

heightened sense of energy, like a

quickening, a promise that things will

never be the same. And, as much as

there is a part of me that is terrified of

change, another part of me is equally

and secretly glad for it.

I felt this same quickening as I lay


next to my dying mother. Yes, most

certainly, things would never be the

same. In the midst of this shocking and

horrifying experience, I was also feeling

some kind of euphoric cosmic expan-

sion, a change at the cellular level and I

was having a mystical experience. In

the midst of this death and dying, life

was happening.

Death and loss have been great

teachers in my life and one of the

things I've learned is that swirling

around in the space of endings is also

the energy of new beginnings. It's rich

and powerful, but also paradoxical.

When a painting is begun, it is the de-

struction of the blank canvas; when a

baby is born, it is the end of a preg-

nancy; when a plant sprouts, it is the

death of the seed.

And when life brings me to this

space, either by my choice or an unex-

pected circumstance, if I can move

through it with some measure of pres-

ence and awareness, it stretches me. It

expands me beyond what I've known

myself to be; it asks me to hold more,

feel more, be more and pulls me beyond

"either/or" and into "both/and." This is

the energy of change, death, transition

and transformation.

When my nephew died, I was asked

to say a few words at the memorial.

The day before the service, feeling ma-

jor apprehension about what I could

possibly say, I noticed the rose bushes

out in the yard. After blooming, they

had died during a late freeze and been

cut way back, a strange sight for the

springtime. Upon closer inspection I

noticed little sprouts already forming. I

was struck by this life force; this pulsing

that seemed to be moving through

them and everything. No matter

whether the roses froze or felt the sting

of being cut back, this pulse was still

seeking a way to come to life through

them. For days following his death, I

continued to feel this pulse, like the

heartbeat of the universe—silent, yet

deafening. It didn't stop my tears or

take away the tragedy, but it made

itself known, suggesting to me that no

death stops the divine impulse of life.

And I wondered, if this pulse is al-

ways moving through us, are we foster-

ing it? Are we stifling it? Are we even

aware of it?

For a while now I've been feeling

that some things in my life are coming

to an end, pondering what's next, feel-

ing like "now is the time." But for what?

I only know that the old is falling away,

but the new isn't quite clear yet. I think

we are all going through some version

of this, individually and collectively.

And even though it's uncomfortable to

be in a space of uncertainty, full of loss

and turmoil, experiencing a full gamut

of what this realm offers: fear, excite-

ment, frustration, liberation, madness,

anticipation, constriction, expansion,

mystery, magic, all of the above and

more—it all seems to be an integral

part of the process of birthing some-

thing new.

Recently I came across the Howard

Thurman quote, "Don't ask what the

world needs. Ask what makes you

come alive, and go do it. Because what

the world needs is people who have

come alive." Yes, this is the world I

want to co-create and live in, a soul-full

one where each of us is alive to our own

deepest desires and purpose and au-

thentically expressing them—truly liv-

ing from the inside out.

I can only do my small piece in the

bigger picture, to follow my own inter-

nal compass. What I do know is that I

no longer want to feel half-hearted

about work or relationships. I no longer

want to wake up to the stress of how to

make ends meet or how to complete

the never-ending "to do" list. And so I

ask death to come at my own bidding. I

want to die to that which no longer

serves me. I want to die to the beliefs

and patterns that keep me stuck in my

insecurities and mediocrity—to die to

the part of me that is afraid to really

live. So yes, I could say my life is in

chaos and shambles. I could say I'm

letting go of things and places I've

loved and adored to make space for

something new and even unimagined.

And I could say I'm cutting myself way

back, like the rose bush, so I can feel

the rush of life force pulsing through

me even more deeply, seeking new

ways to come into expression. I'm of-

fering myself up for transformation and

yes, I am dying to come alive.

How about you?

Pamela Hawkins is an artist, art

medicine woman, teacher of process

creativity and creator of The Lily

Movement. She will be speaking on the

subject of this article at the Authentic

Women Luncheon Series at House of

Menuha, Tuesday, September 22

(menuha.org). She can be reached

through her site

www.thelilymovement.com

or 816-806-1843.

Dying to Come Alive

“ And I wondered, if this pulse is always moving through us, are we fostering it? Are we stifling it? Are we even aware of it?”

"To glide gracefully through

life transitions, think, speak,

and act from the place where

grace resides, the heart."

~Patti Stark, yoga instructor

and owner of Serenity On

The Square, Liberty, MO

"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come

alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people

who have come alive."

—Howard Thurman


Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Happy birthday Virgo! The Uni-verse is pushing you, which is un-comfortable—but it’s the best birthday present you could have. Be willing to rid yourself of old habits, negative thought patterns and destructive relationships. If people or situations get torn away, view the loss as a positive change!! The freer you are, the happier you’ll be. Embracing change will open you to new career and rela-tionship opportunities. Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Pay attention to your dreams since your soul is giving you clues about what changes to make so you’ll feel more balanced emotionally and physically. Also, ask questions in your daily meditation and look for answers throughout the day. A deep karmic piece is shifting now that will help you be able to achieve an important goal. Map out plans this month and make your moves in October.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Let more people into your life and into your heart. Trust is an impor-tant theme for all Scorpios, and the astrological energies that are hap-pening now are quite rare! Please use this time to meditate and ex-amine why you hold people at a distance. Accept social invitations, even if you don’t feel interested. Be more present to your kids or pets. Get out of your emotional comfort zone!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Use your meditation time to for-give people that seem to be in the way of achieving your goals. It’s important to stay emotionally bal-anced at work right now. Even if things are getting to you, take some deep breaths and meditate about your next steps. It’s best to

plan now and make changes in October. There might be shifts with superiors or policies that make situations easier for you. Hang in there and don’t make rash decisions or actions!

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Surround yourself with people who recognize your personal power. It’s not egotistical to be aware of your spiritual strengths! People who see your light often recognize their own and live in an authentic and ethical way. Medi-tate on your gifts and ask how you can best apply them. You might receive guidance to change jobs, move, or shift your relationships in some way. Don’t let fear stop you from living your truth!

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) If you’re having problems with trust, try meditating more. As you grow spiritually, your ego gets very challenged because your soul becomes more powerful. Aquar-ians fear the loss of individuality and uniqueness, and can pull back from blending with others. Extra meditation helps overcome your ego’s defensiveness. You’ll feel safer about bonding with others. Self-esteem increases as you see how valuable you are.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Open yourself to new possibilities! Don’t let the negative voices in your head limit you. Your soul is unlimited and is here to grow and evolve. Set boundaries with critical or negative people. You need to be surrounded by those who believe in their own evolution, as well as yours! Meditation gets you in touch with your power. Make a drastic or exciting change in your outer appearance to symbolize that the inner you is changing.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) Please be very gentle with your-self! Unexpressed anger and frus-tration can build up in your sub-conscious, causing you to take ag-gression out on your body. Some signs might be eating or drinking too much; exercising too strenu-ously; working too late; denying yourself sleep. Be sure to meditate to be able to forgive and release stressful situations. For now, stick with gentle yoga, slow walking or deep breathing. Solutions to rela-tionship and work problems will come when you give your body a break!

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) People appreciate you so much more than you realize! It sounds silly, but make a list of friends and be grateful for their support and love. Make another list of your interests and hobbies. You are fas-cinating and cool! Also remember your soul is guiding you and never forgets about you! Changes with work are coming, as are ways to be freer from stress. Stay posi-tive so you’ll clearly see the steps you need to take when they ap-pear next month!

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) If you’re unhappy at work, please don’t allow yourself to gossip at the office. Changes are happening and situations will be better soon. It’s best not to cause a new issue in the meantime! Instead, talk with a trusted friend who’s removed from those who trouble you. Medi-tate to stay emotionally and men-tally centered. Exercise to release pent up aggression. Let your part-ner know about your frustrations so s/he doesn’t take your moodi-ness personally.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Ponder your ideas about God. Do you see God as critical parent? Do you see God as a distant figure that doesn’t have time for your needs? Meditation helps create a true bond with your soul and with the Divine. You’ll find relation-ships improve because you can feel truly present to others as you release your fear of judgment. For-give negative experiences with parents that might keep you from seeking support from God and create isolation.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Don’t jump to conclusions this month. Mercury is retrograde, which means it’s easy to have mis-understandings that will cause unnecessary stress. Believe that those close to you are trustworthy. Treat yourself to a massage, bub-ble baths or a spa day. When you feel pampered you’re more grounded. Meditate and ask to see your problems from alternate viewpoints so you don’t get stuck in narrow thoughts that frustrate you. Options and solutions will come next month if you prepare an open mind now.

Aluna Michaels is a second-

generation astrologer and soul evolutionist practitioner. She also

holds a Masters in Spiritual Counseling and has been teaching and consulting for more than two decades. Aluna is available for

appointments in her home or by phone. Call (248) 583-1663 or visit

www.alunamichaels.com

horoscopes

Spiritual Horoscope for September by Aluna Michaels, M.A.

I can only do my small piece in the

hearted

want to wake up to the stress of how to

make ends meet or how to complete

ending "to do" list. And so I

ask death to come at my own bidding. I

and patterns that keep me stuck in my

to die to

really

. So yes, I could say my life is in

something new and even unimagined.

the rush of life force pulsing through

me even more deeply, seeking new

~Patti Stark, yoga instructor

September 2

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LINK UP AT

WHITE DEER LODGE

7:00-10:00 PM Please join us for this free event. A time of prayer, meditation and healing in the Pachakuti Mesa Tradtion. All are welcome to join in this Peruvian Tradition, no prior experience is neces-

sary. Come join in community gathering. For more information contact

Daniel Baxley: [email protected]. 816-769-7343

Directions at www.shamanicpathways.net

September 3

FREE INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY

HEALING Core Star Energy Healing School pre-sents a 2 hour introduction for people who want to explore their abilities and expand their knowledge and practical capabilities for working with healing

energy. Core Star Energy Healing School, 6045 Martway, Suite 104 Mission, KS

66202 Cost is Free To enroll call 913-831-4422 or online

www.corestarenergyhealing.com

September 5-7

LIGHT PEOPLE’S CAMP

1 p.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Monday At Subterra, in Keene, Kansas

Dances of Universal Peace and Middle Eastern Goddess Dances

All are welcome. $175 (785)542-1300 or miraclesong-

[email protected]

September 5-Oct. 18

KANSAS CITY RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

Open Weekends, Labor Day & Columbus Day 10am-7pm—Rain or Shine

913-721-2110 www.kcrenfest.com

September 7-18

YOGA TEACHER TRAINING 200 HOURS

M-F, 8-5 p.m. Comprehensive program in the mental, physical and spiritual aspects

of yoga and meditation. By donation | monthly payments | military grants

www.kcfitnesslink.com/yogaed or call 816.256.4443

September 8

TUNING IN

Tuning In is a 12 week metaphysical course that will teach you how to tune in to your spirit for guidance and inner di-

rection. If you are interested in stress management, improving relationships,

accelerating in spiritual growth and con-necting with your spiritual support sys-tem that is always around you, then join us! Starting Tuesday, September 8th and will be every Tuesday at 6:15pm for 12 weeks. Contact Kelly D. Murphy at 913-634-7553 or go to www.meetup.com/

Tuning-In and sign up!

September 9

INGRID BUSCH, CREATOR OF

GRACENOTES

Authentic Women Conversation Series Ingrid was increasingly troubled by tech-

nology's role in distancing us from au-thentic relationships. Voicemail, email, texting and tweeting were poor substi-tutes for "showing up" with a hand, a

shoulder or an understanding tear. After losing her job in the fall of 2008 she

found her purpose, her "mighty cause" by lacing technology with care and compas-sion. GraceNotes powerfully connect us to our family and friends experiencing

major challenges, those difficult times in life, when you want to be a thoughtful,

embracing presence. Sample cards will be available. 11:30pm-1:00pm House of Menuha.. $20 Lunch provided. RSVP: (816)444-2434 or www.menuha.org

Sept 10 & 24

WHAT AM I DOING FOR THE REST OF

MY LIFE?

At each stage of our lives, we have the challenge and opportunity to create our

lives anew. Each stage can be an opportu-nity to build on the past and move into a rich time of deep soul-level fulfillment. Explore what you find meaningful and

how to become a soul-led person. 6:30-8:30 pm. House of Menuha. 801 E. 77th St, KCMO. Marlene Wine Chase, Facilitator.

Suggested Offering $15-$25 each session. RSVP: (816)444-2434 or

www.menuha.org

September 11

GROUP CHANNELING

Black Hawk (my Spirit Guide) provides answers, insight, awareness, laughter.

7 p.m. Sug. Donation: $33 Overland Park Call Maitreya at 917-575-9785

[email protected]

SEPTEMBER 12

SEICHIM REIKI MASTER TRAINER

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUC-

TION INTRODUCTORY SESSIONS

At Sastun Center in Overland Park and September 14th at Saint Lukes Northland.

Please call or email to reserve a space: 913-789-9696 or

[email protected]

September 12

WOMEN’S CIRCLE

Connect with the power of nature’s ele-ments and manifest your intentions. Red

Moon Lodge and Gardens of Delight, Parkville. 6-9 p.m. Love offering. Contact:

Diane Davis Reed at 816-741-0820 or [email protected], or Lynn Johnson

at [email protected].

SEPTEMBER 13

CHAKRA BALANCING 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM What is a Chakra?

Why are they important? How to keep them balanced. Register at

www.myeverydayyoga.com or call (816)-809-9574

September 17-20

GAEA GODDESS GATHERING

is a Festival for All Women www.gaeagoddessgathering.org for more

information.

September 18

SPIRIT CONNECTIONS

The Psychic Studies Institute will spon-sor a demonstration of spirit connec-

tions. Starting at 7:30pm, at Unity Tem-ple on the Plaza, I will be making spirit connections for members of the audi-

ence. Come with an open heart and pre-pare to be touched by the love and wis-dom of the Other Side. Admission is $10

for the general public and $5 for PSI members. Please visit the PSI website at PsychicStudiesInstitute.org for further

information, please call or email today to set up a time at 913 451-4567 or

[email protected]

September 19

MOVEMENT TO THE RHYTHMS OF

YOUR LIFE

At the Healing Place, in conjunction with Black Belt Nia instructor Sharon Bow-

man, presents a night of Movement to the


Rhythms of Your Life. 7:00PM to 9:30PM. $15. 1539 MapleWoods Drive,

Liberty, MO. 64068 RSVP [email protected]

816-415-2607

September 22

CORE STAR ENERGY HEALING CLINIC

7:15 pm. $20. Experience the benefits of healing through the human energy field. Healings by students under faculty su-

pervision. 6045 Martway Suite 104 Mis-sion KS. Reservations: 913-831-

4422. www.CoreStarEnergyHealing.com

September 22

AUTUMN EQUINOX MEDITATION

Let’s Invoke and Create the Season of Transformation coming before us.

7 p.m. Donation Overland Park Call Maitreya at 917-575-9785 [email protected]

events

ONGOING

12 STEP SHAMANIC RECOVERY & DISCOVERY MEETINGS "Grounded in the traditions and principles of all 12-Step Fellowships, our intention is to

create a bridge that incorporates the roots of the 12-Step philosophy and expands to embrace shamanic consciousness." Venus Rising Institute for Shamanic Healing Arts, Sylva, NC. 1st & 3rd Mondays of every month, 6:30 pm; All meetings are OPEN. non-

smoking. Contact: Jeri@[email protected] or 913-908-7248

LAUGHTER YOGA CLUB Every Friday 6:00-6:45 p.m.

Fun exercise that combines playful movements with laughter and yogic breathing for powerful changes in our body, mind and emotions. Love offering. Plaza Wellspring, 4901

Main, KC, MO. www.plazawellspring.com

REIKI CLASSES

Bring a friend or friends to a reiki class and receive a $50.00 discount for each friend. With a non-refundable deposit we can schedule classes up to 3 weeks from when you

call 913 961-8583 or www.wolfordclinic.com

MOVIE SCREENINGS, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES

Every Sunday 5:30 p.m.

Experience community, clarity, enlightenment and inspiration. Admission is free, gratu-ity appreciated. Check www.likeadayatthebeach.com for the schedule. Like a Day at the

Beach, 11032 Quivira (NW corner of College & Quivira). 913.327.3938.

LIVE AND WHOLE FOOD NUTRITION EDUCATION CLASSES WITH DR. KAT Basic education in live and whole food preparation classes will be held two Wednesdays

a month beginning Wednesday, August 26th. Classes will be from 6-8:30 p.m. and cost $30 per person and $50 per couple (meal included). Learn how to gently incorpo-

rate healthier food choices into your diet in a casual, relaxed and fun environment. Classes will be held at 1719 Westport Road, KC, MO 64111. Reservations ARE re-

quired. For more information or to make reservations, please contact Dr. Kat Bowie at 816-812-2364 or [email protected] (www.drkatbowie.com).

BASICS OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION

On the third Wednesday of every month at Unity Temple on the Plaza, Classroom

C. 30 minutes of guided meditation followed by Dharma talk. All levels of experience are welcome. Next session is Wednesday, September 16th 7-9 p.m. Contact Lisa at

[email protected] for more info.

September 23

AUTUMAL EQUINOX FIRE CEREMONY

AND DRUMMING

7:00-10:00 PM Please join us for this Free Community Event to Celebrate the Fall Equinox. We will celebrate this special

time of harvest and Thanksgiving in our lives with a Fire Ceremony and Drum-

ming. Please bring sacred sound makers. For more information contact Daniel Bax-ley: [email protected] 816-

769-7343. For Directions: www.shamanicpathways.net Shamanic Pathways at White Deer Lodge. Daniel

Baxley, THOTH Endorsed Teacher of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, Offering: Sha-

manic Healing and Teaching's, Sacred Stone Massage, Reiki, Craniosacral, At-

tunement, Vision Quest, Sweatlodge, Workshops and more.

September 24th

"WHO YOU GONNA CALL? ARCHANGELS!"

is a one night event designed to help you understand the unique energy of the ma-jor archangels, and strengthen your abil-ity to connect with each of these arche-

types. This class will be held at Unity Church of Overland Park on Thursday,

September 24th at 7pm. Each angel has a unique gift to offer, so come prepared to discover more about these powerful be-ings of love. This class is held on a love offering basis. Call or email to set up a

time: 913 451-4567 or [email protected]

Sept. 25 & 27

ADVANCED PSYCHIC WORKSHOP:

COMPASSION & LOVE

Together we will open our psychic recep-tion centers, clearing old blocks. Energiz-ing new, light channels. The focus will be

on supporting one another with light. Immense possibilities, here. Depends on how deep the group wants to go… You will leave feeling energized, I promise!

More class dates available, small groups of 4-8 people. Janet McLaren, Psychic,

816-437-5353; 831-254-2151

September 26

PAIN AWARENESS HEALTH &

WELLNESS EXPO

It will feature: Speakers, Health Screen-ings, Demonstrations, Health Services, Resources, Hourly Drawings. See ad on inside front cover of this issue for more

information.

SEPTEMBER 26

OPEN HOUSE

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. 9229 Ward Parkway, Suite 107. Kansas City, MO 64114

The Chinese Medicine Clinic is opening its doors to the general public. The open

house will give anyone interested in acu-puncture, Oriental medicine, Chiroprac-tic, Massage Therapy, and Naturopathy the opportunity to tour our expanded

office, meet the licensed acupuncturists, chiropractor, massage therapists, and

staff, and learn more about our integra-tive services. There will be door prizes,

specials, free consults, free samples, food, beverages and chair massages (provided

by MTTI students).

September 28

INTERPLAY – AWAKENING THE

DREAMER

Experience the magic of movement, dance, story and creative genius with

Masankho Banda, African Healer from CA. Dream Studio, 711 E. 31st St. KCMO, 6:30 p.m. Love offering. Info: Devi @ 816-569-

2000

September 30

SPIRIT SONG

Sing to nurture the soul and soothe the spirit. Listen to healing music. Sing and

chant songs from many different sources. $10-$20/person. 6:30-8:00pm. Led by Leslie Lewandowski. House of Menuha.

801 E. 77th St, KCMO. RSVP: (816)444-2434 or www.menuha.org

October 3

DRUM MAKING WORKSHOP

At the Healing Place, in conjunction with Shaman, JeanneMarie Troge, presents a

Drum Making Workshop. Make a 15-inch Elk hide drum and beater and journey to meet the spirit of your drum. 10AM to

4:00PM. $180 Registration with $80 de-posit due on September 3rd . 1539 Maple-Woods Drive, Liberty, MO. 64068 .RSVP

[email protected] 816 -415-2607

October 3-24

INTERPLAY – UNLEASHING

CREATIVITY THROUGH MOVEMENT,

STORYTELLING, IMPROV AND PLAY

Presented by Devi Wetterer. Please enroll with Communiversity at 816.235.1448.

Fee $33.

October 4 – November 4

THE ART & PRACTICE OF LIVING WITH

NOTHING AND NO ONE AGAINST YOU

A 5-session series at Unity Village, pre-sented by Gary Simmons, Ph.D., and Rima

E. Bonario. $20 suggested love offering per class. www.TheQEffect.com

October 5 - 7 EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGY

with Patricia Bechdolt, ThD. for Holos University. Unity Village. $225.00.

Reservations, call Marilyn at 888-272-6109. www.HolosUniversity.com

October 5—9

EMOTIONS AND INTUITION with renowned intuitive Barbara Rasor. for Holos University. 5 - 9, Unity Village.

$375.00. Limited reservations, call Marilyn at 888-272-6109. www.HolosUniversity.com

October 8

ANGELS AMONG US 7pm at Unity Church of Overland Park. In a gallery style event, Steffany Barton will share some of her most inspiring spirit

connections, then convey messages from the other side to numerous audience

members. This event is on a love offering basis and is open to all.

October 8 - 10

INTENTIONAL TRANSFORMATION

with biofeedback pioneer Patricia Norris, PhD. Residential for Holos University,

Unity Village. $225.00. Reservations, call Marilyn at 888-272-6109. www.HolosUniversity.com

October 8 - 10

INNER COUNSELOR

with transpersonal psychologist, Ann Nunley, PhD. Residential for Holos Uni-versity. Unity Village. $225.00. Reserva-

tions, call Marilyn at 888-272-6109. www.InnerCounselor.com

October 10 & 11

From Reiki With Love A small group of us (4-8) people will

open up our Reiki Channels and work Reiki on each other. First we will medi-tate. Next, we will tune into our group

Kharma. The focus will be on balancing each others’ energy through the Godhead

and the Heart. (More class dates avail-able. Small groups of 4-8 people). Janet

McLaren, Psychic, 816-437-5353; 831-254-2151

October 16

LISTENING TO THE RHINO: WHERE

PSYCHE AND BODY MEET

Presented by Janet Dallett. Lecture: Fri-day, Oct 16, 2009, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Price: $20 / $15 Members & students Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence; 1263

N.1100 Rd, Lawrence KS 66047

October 16-18

INTRODUCTORY WEEKEND

PERUVIAN SHAMANISM/HEALING

The Pachakuti Mesa Tradition: Cross-Cultural Shamanic Arts for Personal and

Planetary Renewal. Weekend 1 – The Call to Heal. Join THOTH endorsed teachers Carol Rydell and Rev. Dr. Gary Langston in this initial apprenticeship weekend

where you will learn about the mesa, be introduced to the nature of initiation, the “calling” and transformation, and experi-ence cultivating a relationship with un-seen levels of guidance. Participate in a clearing/healing ritual in order to create a more soul-infused and healthy life. No

previous experience necessary. Cost $250 per weekend. Carol Rydell

crydell@ kc.rr.com 816-942-5418 Gary Langston [email protected]. 816-728-

3963 www.buffalo-lodge.com

October 17

AN AMERICAN ARCHETYPE: THE EX-

PLOSION AS ICON OF THE DRIVE FOR

INDEPENDENCE

Presented by Janet Dallett Workshop: Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 10:00am -

4:00pm Price: $65 / $50 Members & stu-dents Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence

1263 N.1100 Rd, Lawrence KS 66047 Stories, myths, and case material amplify

the numinous image of the explosion.

October 17

KACICO DANCE AT THE

FOLLY THEATER 8:00pm Featuring the world premier of a

new contemporary dance ballet set to Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings per-formed live by the Kansas City Chamber

Orchestra. Tickets $22/$15 816-578-4721 [email protected]

www.kacicodance.org

October 17

GROUP CHANNELING Black Hawk (my Spirit Guide) provides answers, insight, awareness, laughter.

7 p.m. Sug. Donation: $33 Overland Park Call Maitreya at 917-575-9785

[email protected]

October 18

Can the Writer Change Her Spots?

Reading and Booksigning: Sunday, Oct 18, 2009, 2:00pm - 4:00pm Price: No

charge 719 Massachusetts St., Lawrence KS 66044 Inside Buffalo Bob’s Smoke-

house Along with reading from her latest book, Listening to the Rhino: Violence and

Healing in a Scientific Age, Dallett talks about factors that have influenced her

writing, casts light on the psychology of creative people and discusses ethical

dilemmas she encounters in her work.

October 22-25th

Activate Your Genius Discover what you want. Transform self-limiting behaviors and beliefs. Improve significant relationships. Express your-

self more effectively. Lidia Young, LSCSW, Executive Coach, Life Coach

www.ActivateYourGenius.com; 913-681-6068

October 29

GHOST BUSTING & EXORCISM

Presented by Rabbi Barry Albin. 7:30 p.m. Unity Temple. $5 members, $10

public. www.psychicstudiesinstitute.org

November 5-8

InterPlay Utensive Retreat Facilitated by InterPlay Leader Masankho

Banda. Spirit Path at Unity Village. www.interplay.org/retreats. Info: Devi

Wetterer @ 816-569-2000.

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