=====Wednesday, March 26th=====

An Evening Of Eros and Libido

This will be an evening of eros and libido a two-hour journey into sexual energy with Suzanne Blackburn and Isa Magdalena. Join us for an evening of prose and experiential exercises that celebrate Suzanne Blackburn’s new book, Reclaiming Eros: Sacred Whores and Healers and Isa Magdalena’s work, Libido: Where Sex, Science and Spirit Meet. Together, Suzanne and Isa put. Eros back where it belongs — with all of life that is sacred and beautiful. This presentation/workshop is a clothes-on event. (If you don’t like peer pressure, this is event may not be for you.)

8p, free
OneTaste
196 Grand St in between Mott and Mulberry Little Italy/Chi
925 437 3540
http://www.onetaste.us

=====Thursday, March 27th=====

Psytrance: Psycheground celebrates dj Luis’s birthday bash @ the amazing Sullivan Room

Lineup: Luis Campos (Dreamcatcher/Alladin Group NYC/Brazil); K e N (Enigmaticsound/Alladin Group,NY/JP) ; Earworm (Yabay Records, NYC); Deco by Dreamcatcher’ s. Stay tuned for the Psycheground 100th party happening on Friday, July 4th with lots of surprises.

(10p to 4a, $5) 21+ with ID
Sullivan Room
218 Sullivan St (btwn Bleecker & W3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave)
Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, or V trains to “W 4 St - Wash Sq”
Here is a map to Sullivan Room:
http://maps.yahoo.com/broadband#mvt=m&gid1=11059006&q1=218+Sullivan+ St%2C+New+ York%2C+NY&trf=0&lon=-74.000173&lat=40.729438&mag=2
http://www.myspace.com/psycheground

=====Thursday, March 27th=====

The 2008 Vegan Guide to New York City with Rynn Berry

New York City has been home to fine vegetarian dining since 1902. Rynn Berry, author of The Vegan Guide to New York City will talk on the growth and history of vegetarianism in NYC and offer tips for the hottest new vegan eateries.

7 - 8p, Free in the Café
East West Books
78 5th Ave
http://www.eastwestnyc.com

=====Also on Thursday=====

Nonfiction Writing Class

Free Nonfiction Writing Class with Michael Weinreb, author of Game of Kings

(7:30p to 8:30p, Free)
Barnes & Noble
Greenwich Village
396 Ave. of the Americas

=====Also on Thursday=====

Vegetarian Ayurvedic Cooking with Nalini Mahta

There will be 4 Sessions for this weekly course. March 27th - April 17th. Registration required.

(7:45p-10:15p, $155)
Open Center
83 Spriing St., 212.219.2527
http://www.opencenter.org/content/view/1560/5/

=====Also on Thursday=====

Our Daily Bread: Screening

Description: Join us for a viewing of “Our Daily Bread”, a riveting documentary about our globalized food chain, and hear a special guest speaker address the issues raised by mechanized, mass-produced agriculture. Followed by a Q & A and an additional late screening for the night owls in our foodie flock. Come for an evening of thinking globally and eating locally with refreshments from some of our favorite NY chefs, farmers, and vintners! Proceeds from this event will support the FSNYC mission. Where: The Brecht Forum, located at 451 West Street between Bank & Bethune Streets. When: Thursday March 27th, refreshments starting at 6:00. First screening at 6:45, followed by a discussion at 8:15 and additional screening at 9:15. Why: To support the Food Systems Networks mission to promote access for all to fresh, nutritious, and regional food through education, advocacy, and collaboration.

($20 - $35)
March 27, 2008 6:30 PM (Thursday) - March 27, 2008 9:00 PM
March 27, 2008 9:15 PM (Thursday) - March 27, 2008 10:30 PM
http://www.foodsystemsnyc.org
jane@foodsystemsnyc.org
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/
Tix: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/30468.
http://www.underthegrid.com/event/15370

=====Friday, March 28th=====

Ethics on the Air - (WBAI-99.5 FM)

Topic: “Rankism: The Unethical Response,” with guest Dr. Robert Fuller

We’ve all heard the term, “to pull rank.” It means to prevail in a disagreement not because of a superior argument, but because of claiming personal superiority. “I’m right because I’ve got the power.” It amounts to a put-down. Dr. Robert Fuller has written two books on the subject, Somebodies and Nobodies and All Rise. He finds that rankism is the chief remaining obstacle to achieving liberty and justice for all, and proposes a “dignitarian” society in which rankism is no longer tolerated. Tune in to find how rankism is rife in our social and civic institutions and how the politics of dignity can put the “we” back in “We the people.” Dr. Fuller says that the next natural step in the progress of democracy is the building of a dignitarian society. And raising our consciousness about rankism helps clear up confusion in our personal dealings with others — the times when we are unable to grasp what the real problem is. Hosted by Andra Miller and Dr. Phyllis Harrison-Ross. For more information contact Marc Bernstein at 212-874-5210, ext. 112, or email him at mbernstein@nysec.org. How to get here. Our historic building is on 64th Street at Central Park West, two blocks east of Lincoln Center and five blocks north of Columbus Circle.

(11a)
New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 W. 64th St. at Central Park W.; 212-874-5210
http://www.nysec.org/2008/03/28/ethics-on-the-air-march-28-08/

=====Also on Friday=====

Re-Born A Night of Art and Love

Featuring Parashakti’s Dance of Liberation W/ Music by Fabian Alsultani of GlobalSonic, Dance Perforances by Mariana Bekerman MBDC & Luis Davila, Music & Poetry by Alexandra Phipps & Christian Montegut, Art Exhibit by Veronia Alvarez and other Artists. A Benefit for the Gannon-Life Yogic Education Fund. ( A program of the jivamukti Yoga School NYC which provides opportunities to it’s current qualified staff, the means to become Jivamukti Certified Teachers.)

(8:30p $25) (Donations are accepted)
Jivamukti Yoga School

=====Also on Friday=====
(7p - Free)

Reading: Melinda Cooper “Life as Surplus”
In “Life as Surplus: Biotechnology and Capitalism in the Neoliberal Era,” author Melinda Cooper presents the valuable and therapeutic dimensions of the contemporary life sciences. She also reveals the violence and debt servitude of the bioeconomy. Cooper scrutinizes HIV politics, pharmaceutical imperialism, tissue engineering, stem cell science, and the pro-life movement. She reveals the contradictions between utopian neoliberal free-market capitalism and the reality of commercialized life sciences.

Bluestocking Books
172 AllenStreet btwn Stanton & Rivington; 212.777.6028
http://www.bluestockings.com/events.html

=====Also on Friday=====

The Essence of T’ai Chi Ruler & Qigong

Come learn the simple but deeply healing T’ai Chi Chih (Ruler) practice, as well as a seried of sitting, standing, walking, centering and partner qigong exercises that capture the essence of thousands of years of Chinese energy-cultivation practices. This is an evening worksop.

(7-9p, $45)
Open Center
83 Spring St. , 212.219.2527
http://www.opencenter.org/content/view/1564/

====Also on Friday=====

An Evening of Eros with Isa Magdalena and Suzanne Blackburn

You are invited on a 3 hour Journey into Sexual Energy with Isa Magdalena, author of Libido: Where Sex, Science and Spirit Meet. What is this thing, Sexual Energy that everybody talks about? This dynamic presentation shows how so called ‘Profane Sex’ and so called Sacred Sex need one another to keep us whole and buzzing. Suzanne Blackburn will open this event with a reading from her new book, Reclaiming Eros: Sacred Whores and Healers. Reclaiming Eros challenges us to examine what roles eroticism and sexuality play in our lives, how we regard these powerful forces in ourselves and in others and how we might, if we dare, change our beliefs. This presentation and workshop is an exciting clothes on event.

(7p-10p, $?)
301 W 55 St #4
http://www.sexyspirits.com/schedule.php?action=disp&id=395
reclaimingeros@gmail.com
http://www.xtasia.info/

=====Saturday, March 29th=====

Reality Sandwich & Jivamukti Yoga School present THE ELECTRIC EQUINOX: An Evolver Salon

Celebrate New York’s emergence from the dark days of winter with a radiant night of workshops, talks, music, art, and stellar electricity. Don your most vibrant sunny costumes and join us in kicking off a scintillating spring in the city.

Featuring:
Akim Funk Buddha’s high energy “holistic Hip Hop,” beat-boxing, and world-traipsing performance art; Zack Hagan’s “The Muramba Sessions,” The Orkestra Jangkrik dan Gamelan Listik a Live PA by Zemi17; ritual by Parashakti and the Gate-Keepers, large-scale inflatable by Anakin Koenig, Harlan Emil Gruber’s “The Structure of the Vacuum,” “Urban Mystic Tarot” readings by Anthony Williams, and solar-inspired face-painting.

7:45pm: “Light My Fire”
Sun salutations and pranayama with Jivamukti instructors Julie Kirkpatrick and Purnima Langen.

8:15pm Panel:
Evolving the Network: Politics, Culture, and Consciousness
The Obama campaign shows that the power and influence of computer networks continues to grow, as a political and cultural force, while music and video downloading is transforming the arts and culture industry. Web 2.0 tools are evolving consciousness, creating new social and spiritual possibilities. Laura Dawn, the cultural director of MoveOn; Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, musician, writer, and filmmaker; and Daniel Pinchbeck, author and editorial director of Reality Sandwich, will discuss the transfigured landscape of our new networked culture, its potentials and pitfalls. Can virtual tools rescue us from the political and ecological abyss of a post Peak Oil world? Moderated by Reality Sandwich’s publisher Ken Jordan.

Workshops:
“Divine Deity Dancing” with CC Treadway (10pm), “Whale Music” with David Rothenberg (10:30pm), “An Alchemical Gender Circle” with Sunny Strasburg (11pm), “The Art of Magical Intelligence” with Rene Collins (11:30pm)

Saturday, March 29
Jivamukti Yoga School
841 Broadway (2nd fl) at Union Square
7:30p - Midnight, $20 Adv. / $30 Dr
Tix: http://jivamuktiyoga.com/fms/event_fm.html
http://www.realitysandwich.com
http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com

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

Chapel of Sacred Mirrors tour with Alex Grey the artist

Join Alex as he walks through the gallery with visitors and talks about the artwork and the
Chapel space. Purchasing tickets in advance guarantees admission.

(6:30p, $20)
542 @W27th St, 4th Fl
http://www.cosm.org/tour.html

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

The (best) Armory After Party: Supreme Trading

The Williamsburg Gallery Association, Bridge Art Fair & TheDanger presents: The (best) Armory After Party Featuring: The Vintage DJ, Lady Circus Stunts by Kae Burke, Trapeze Performers Lollo Birgitta and special act by the Bambi Killers.

(11p - to 3a, Free)
@ Supreme Trading
213 n.8th st, Brklyn
L train to Bedford
Details: http://www.williamsburggalleryassociation.com

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

Usui Reiki Level 2 Training Tom Capshew, Ph.D.

Reiki is a Japanese term, and translated literally, means “universal energy directed by divine intelligence.” It is a healing modality rediscovered in Japan nearly 100 years ago. Prerequisites: Reiki Level 1 attunement at least one month prior to this workshop.

(10a - 6p, $225), in the Yoga Studio
East West Yoga
78 5th Ave

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

Healthy Cooking Class

Who should come: All people who love food, cooking, and the vegetarian/vegan lifestyle! Space is limited, don’t wait to RSVP, this will be a popular event for both members and nonmembers of Community Green! Why: This is a one of a kind event, not to be missed! We will have fun together eating great food, learning from an amazing chef and seeing how easy it really is to dine sustainably at home. Expected Attendee How to find the organizer(s) “I will be greeting you as you arrive!” –Ariane (Executive Director)

(6p, $75) RSVP
Carl Schaedel & Co.
4 Sperry Road
Fairfield , NJ 07004; (973) 244-1311
http://enviropros.meetup.com/5/calendar/7472641/?a=wm1_rsvp

=====Sunday, March 30th=====

Short Films about the Bike

Bike Shorts 4. Last week’s Bike Shorts was a huge success, yet again. Galapagos was packed full of bike enthusiasts and talented filmmakers. On top of that, we’ve been invited back for another screening on March 30th! We featured films from several regular contributors, including “Sunchasers” a beautiful piece on paralympic track cyclists by last month’s winner, Irvin Coffee. Five short pieces were submitted by Kierie Piccininni, who has been making a film a day for the past 80 days and counting. Keep track of her work on her youtube channel: citizenbybike. One submission we regretfully had to cut from our program (due to length) was from Streetfilm’s Clarence Eckerson, on Bogota’s Ciclovia. When all was said and done, the clear winner was the epic action flick, starring NYC’s newest, sexiest bike heroines, the Thunderlips.

8p
Galapagos
70 N 6th, Williamsburg
http://www.bikeshortfilms.com/

=====Also on Sunday=====

=====March 31st=====

Beginning I Ohashiatsu Shiastu: Realization of one’s being

Our courses cover meridian and five-element theory, hands-on training, exercise and meditations. By the end of the first course you will know how to give a relaxing full body session. Ohashiatsu can: • Give you energy • Relieve fatigue • Soothe the nervous system • Relieve tension • Alleviate dance and sport injuries • Dissipate body pain • Improve body awareness • Help you to improve your health • Help you to live a serene life Rejuvenate body, mind and spirit. Our Beginning I Class Starts: March 31st-April 4th 10-5pm Monday-Friday. The Ohashi Institute is approved by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. It is also approved by the U.S. government to issue I-20 Certificates of Eligibility to qualifying non-immigrant students for M-1 (student) Visa Status.

Ohashi Institute
147 W. 25th St, 6th Fl.
(646) 486-1187 or email info@ohashiatsu.org
http://www.ohashiatsu.org.

=====Also on Sunday=====

Burner Lab

Greetings New York. Your five Regionals — Cory, Oscar and Abby recently joined by Alex and Dave (aka Lady Merv, Oman, Abby, Cinemagirl and Not that Dave) — are excited to announce their first collaborative community endeavor: The Burner Lab. What’s The Burner Lab, you ask? Well. It will be five full hours of opportunities to meet fellow Burning Man folks, much like our annual Meet & Greet, but this time it’s happening Sooner. And so there will be plenty of time to: * Represent your theme camp to recruit new members. * Come in search of a theme camp looking for new members. * Show off your concepts, designs, sketches, ideas and (American?) dreams for your 2008 Burning Man art projects! And perhaps find people to help you realize your dream. * Look for artists who need help with their projects. * Share your very special talent: EL Wiring, Glue Gunning, Poi Spinning (no fire, just tennis balls or bean bags, please!), Sewing, Tiara Making (can someone fly Stacycats into town? Or “represent”?), Tutu Making, etc. * Come and learn a new talent. * Any other fabulous ideas you wonderfully creative people might have. If you would like to present (teach a craft, show off your art project ideas, represent your theme camp), please email me offlist so I can schedule you, make sure you have space and include you in future announcements. If you would like to participate, please mark your calendar and stop on by. Plus stay tuned for future announcements about what will be happening when, so you can catch what interests you. This will be an Open House type event, all ages, and nothing will be for sale. The venue is the Lower East Side Girls’ Club on First St. just off of First Ave. They have graciously offered their space for only the cost of one staff person to open up for us. We would love for this to be a free event but we are asking everyone to make a donation if you can afford to. Any money raised beyond the $50 for their staff person will be donated to the LESGC to help send their girls to New Orleans: “With your support we will be able to take 25 girls and staff to New Orleans in April to participate in VDay events, meet local young women, and work with the YA/YAs-youth artists.” http://www.girlsclub.org. This event will also be a Leave No Trace event, so please plan on cleaning up after yourselves! We hope to have a few surprises for you in addition to the oodles of creative and social opportunities! And it’ll also be the perfect place to meet All five of your friendly Regionals face to face. Get ready to cook up some magical things at The Burner Lab. We are very much looking forward to seeing you. Abby, Cory, Alex, Dave and Oscar

Time: (1p-6p, Free)
Lower East Side Girls’ Club on First St. just off of First Ave.
http://www.girlsclub.org

=====Tuesday, April 1=====

Everything is God; An Introduction to Non-Dual Judaism with Jay Michaelson

The principle of non-duality—that everything is One—is familiar to spiritual seekers from a variety of mystical paths. Kabbalah, Judaism’s mystical and esoteric tradition, also expresses this idea, in uniquely provocative and sometimes startling ways. This evening we’ll combine text study (from sources as diverse as Maimonides’ Guide to the Perplexed, the Zohar, and the Baal Shem Tov), contemplation and discussion to explore key Jewish teachings on nonduality. We will also offer comparative insights and explore how non-duality is actually lived—so please bring your own knowledge and experience (from any tradition) to add to the conversation, and be prepared for surprise: enlightenment is not what you think… and neither is God. Jay Michaelson has taught Kabbalah and spirituality for over 15 years at institutions ranging from Yale University to Elat Chayyim. He is a visiting professor at Boston University Law School and the author of God in Your Body: Kabbalah, Mindfulness and Embodied Spiritual Practice and the soon-to-be-published Non-dual Judaism. www.metatronics.net

(8p–10p, $20)
08WSJ07P
http://www.opencenter.org/content/view/1503/5/#

=====April 3rd=====

~Garden State Film Festival: Asbury Park

The Garden State Film Festival was founded to promote the art of filmmaking on all levels by showcasing a wide variety of film, video and animated works, as well as to provide educational programs in the creative arts to the public by industry leaders.

http://www.gsff.org/

)))))=Ongoing=(((((

For ongoing Body/Mind/Spirit events please check Alan Steinfeld’s wonderful website at: http://www.newrealities.com/events_ongoing.html

)))))=Listen Now: Audio Discussions/Podcasts=(((((

Five discussions with John Lash: Rapture and Revolution

Discussions on Entheogens and the Planetary Shift. http://www.futureprimitive.org/randr.php and http://www.futureprimitive.org/NIHI.html

)))))=Upcoming=(((((

=====April 4th=====

Sub Swara 028: w/ FreQ Nasty-Friday April 4, 2008

Spring is in the air and what better way to come back to ring it in than with our bredren FreQ Nasty pushing Love’s pristine soundsystem to the max! On the verge of dropping his massively anticipated new album, the Missing Channel, FreQ returns to the SS stage to blow all genre based conventions to the side with the huge ragga juiced bass weight. Plus, he rides in on the wave of conscious action and community based change embodied by giveback.net. Sub Swara crew coming strong as always, tying up the new album and droppin’ teaser nuggets each time. It’s coming soon. SS 028 w/Special guest FreQ Nasty, Sub Swara Live: Dhruva, Sunder, Haj, Sharmaji, Juakali

(10p, $15 door/$10 adv)
Love
179 Macdougal, Brklyn
http://www.musicislove.net
http://www.musicislove.net/reduced_guests.php
http://www.subswara.com