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=====Friday, February 22nd=====

Mana-Fest Art/Music/Performance Fusion Party

This event truly begins at 8pm and is hosted by the Newark Visionary Art Collective. Join us for a collaboration of sound, light, video, and performance. Bring all needed materials to create any work of art. Bring your creative energy & materials to work on any project you want, a night full of creation with live music & good food. $20 at door/print this flyer for 5 bucks off…. support a growing art movement. Journey into love, reggae, dubs, house/psy-tribal spinning all night long, chill out room… http://www.newarkseed.com caberet dancers, belly dancers, all performance artist ARE WELCOME to perform… email us seedgallery@mac.com admission is going to support a program we need funding for. Email us for further details about the project. Drumming and dancing, Visuals By Kaliptus, Justin Jernigan, and Doug Oneil, DJ’ L-EMENT, DJ Skin Tight, Dj GoodWill, Live Art with Collyn Gold.

(8p, $20)
Seed Gallery
239 Washington St
Newark, NJ
Transportation: You can take a train and then a lightrail to this location from NYC

=====))=Save the Date: Upcoming on Friday, February 29th=((=====

THE ELECTRIC JESUS Workshop & Meditation with Jonathan Phillips

Uncover the mysteries of the universe through a deeper understanding of Jesus’ yogic teachings and how they relate to the cosmic force we call energy. Learn about lost sacred scrolls, Jesus’ hidden history, alchemical symbols, visionary science, and the human energy field. Overcome 2,000 years of bad translations to see how Jesus was a master “soter” (translated as savior, but meaning “one who makes whole”) who utilized the lessons of karma, compassion, energetic healing, and spiritual allegory to bring light to our own journey home. In this workshop, we will use ancient meditation techniques of the Gnostics to awaken our own divine spark, allowing each of us to experience a greater sense of health, happiness, and universal compassion, while considering new possibilities for a mass global transformation of consciousness. Jonathan Phillips is a Reiki Master Practitioner and Founder of the NYC Gnostics. He is the Community Director of Reality Sandwich and Executive Editor of Souldish.com

Friday, February 29,
8-10p, $20 adv, $25 door
Jivamukti Yoga School
841 Broadway, 2nd Fl (btw 13 &14th St)
www.jivamuktiyoga.com

=====Saturday, February 23rd=====

Jam to the Beatz

Sounds like an amazing show is in store for us featuring The Join: Jamie Shields & Darren Shearer (theNEWDEAL), Joe Russo (DUO), Tom Hamilton (AMERICAN BABIES), Clay Parnell (BROTHERS PAST)

(9p, $20 Advance)
Mexicali Blues Cafe
1409 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ
http://tickets.mexicalilive.com/default.asp

=====Also on Saturday=====

Daylong Meditation Retreat “Just Sit!” with ID Project Founder Ethan Nichtern

Join us for our first daylong meditation in a while. How much do we really understand about the mechanics of meditation? This day will focus on deepening our understanding of mindfulness meditation practice. How much do we understand about the obstacles that come up in practice, and the subtleties of awareness? How do we explore mindfulness on a deeper level, in practice and in regular life? The day will include guided sitting and walking meditation, talks, and two short yoga practices, and plenty of discussion for gaining a better understanding of the nuances of practice.

Lila Center, 302 Bowery
Houston St., middle buzzer, 10am -6pm. F/V, D, 6, R/W trains all nearby
http://www.theidproject.com/february08retreat.htm

=====Also on Saturday February 23rd=====

Usui Reiki Level 2 Certification

Brian Williams will help you learn powerful techniqes of reiki distance healing and attain certification at Level Two. Receive knowledge that will deepen your Reiki practice, be personally attuned by Reiki Master Brian Williams and practice healing with present and absent partners. Move your knowledge and credentials to the next level with the powerful techniques of Reiki distance healing and attain certification at Level Two. Receive tools that will deepen your Reiki practice, be personally attuned by Reiki Master Brian Williams and practice healing with present and absent partners.

(12 - 6p, $275)
East West Yoga
78 5th Ave.
http://mindbodyonline.com

=====Also on Saturday=====

Alladin Project Presents: Logic Bomb, D-Tek & MORE Sat, Feb 23 @GYPSY TEA

Hi Party people. This party will take place on Gypsy Tea. The place will be fully decorated and the sound will be adjusted specially for this event. The artists are preparing a special sets for this party, so prepare your selves for a mind blowing event ! The capacity for this location is 400 people, so make sure to purchase your tickets in advance. See you all on the dance floor. Logic Bomb Live (Solstice Records, Tip World, Sweden); D-Tek Live (Maia Records, Mexico) ; Earworm (3D Vision Records, NYC) ; Brandon Adams (Dreamcatcher, NYC) ; K e N (Enigmaticsound/Alladin Group,NY/JP) ; Visuals by: VJ Serge Alladin Group, NYC ; Decorations by: Alladin Crew NYC.
(10p, $25 in advance @ www.alladingroup.com, Or call (917) 569-1177, $35 @the door

GYPSY TEA
27 West 24th St
(btwn 5th & 6th Avenues) Directions By Subway: F, V to 23St & 6Av St or N, R to 23st & Broadway
Bring ID’s if you want alcohol.
http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/submap.htm

=====Sunday, February 24th=====

Write Action - Writers Group led by Cassie Peterson

We will begin with Sitting Meditation The Interdependence Project Writing Group aspires to exist as a bridge between our meditation and writing practices. Our methodology is to just keep the pen moving — a conscious engagement with writing, simply and beautifully, as process. Practice teaches us to separate creator from editor and allows us to explore the raw, fecund nature our first thoughts and spontaneity without judgment or expectation. Additionally, like meditation, our personal writing practice can serve as another means to explore our minds in an authentic, in-the-moment kind of way. Our meetings will serve as a supportive forum for writers and meditators to explore their personal creative processes, together. Our monthly, three-hour sessions will include sitting meditation, a variety of timed writing prompts and exercises, sharing our work. The second half of each monthly session will consist of a more formal critique of ongoing work that people desire feedback on. Drop-ins are welcome, though ongoing attendance is encouraged. All levels/kinds of writing, experience, form, and genre are welcome. People brand-new to meditation also welcome!

(2p - 5p, $10, $5 students)
Lila Center
Lila Center
302 Bowery, 2nd Floor (Between Houston & Bleecker)
cassie@theidproject.com
http://theidproject.com/arts/writersgroup.htm

=====Monday, February 25th=====

Awakening Your True Voice

This course creates a supportive environment in which self-consciousness will dissolve and the natural voice will emerge. To encourage vocal growth and development, a repertoire of exercises is given that will increase mental and physical awareness, improve body alignment and stimulate natural, reflexive breathing. We will also work on opening the channel for sound vibrations, resonance and range. Group singing of folk songs and spirituals helps participants to express themselves with sensitivity.

http://www.opencenter.org
(6p, $145/160, Free Intro)
Open Center;
83 Spring St.;212-219-2527

=====Tuesday February 26th=====

An Introduction to Aromatherapy

Debbie Freund, RN offers beginners the chance to discover the world of aromatherapy and to achieve a clear understanding of its basic principles and techniques. This is a weekly course beginning on February 26 and ending April 1st.

(8p-10p, $200)
Open Center
83 Spring Street

http://www.opencenter.org/content/view/1549/5/

=====February 29th=====

What is the art of Enlightened Communication? Find out on a nine-day intensive with Andrew Cohen, February 29–March 8, in Lenox, MA. Click here to learn more: http://www.andrewcohen.org/february.

=====Saturday, March 1st=====

Introduction to Green Hermeticism: Alchemy and Ecology

Join Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Christopher Bamford and Peter Lamborn Wilson for this interesting workshop.

10a-5:30p
The Open Center, 212-219-2527.
http://www.opencenter.org

=====March 2nd=====

Time Out for Hunger
Sunday, March 2nd

March 2nd is Time Out New York’s Time Out For Hunger, an annual partnership between the Food Bank For New York City and Time Out New York.

Invite your friends and family to dine at participating restaurants, and 10% of your bill will be donated to the Food Bank.
http://insider.opentable.com/cgi-bin1/DM/y/hBheR0UpOlB0V4q0JFLw0Ei

)))))=Interesting Items=(((((

=====Alchemy Performance Tribal Fusion Belly Dance=====

http://www.alchemyperformance.com/events.php

=====Chapel of Sacred Mirrors=====

Alex and Allyson Grey’s Chapel of Sacred Mirrors is more than just an art gallery. It’s a vibrant community. Check out their website to discover what interesting events they have going on in the next month.

Http://www.cosm.org

=====Sensuous Mystic=====

http://www.sensuousmystic.com

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