I’ve listed some stellar events in this weeks newsletter including Jungian Dreamwork, Yoga to the rhythms of Alien Ambassador, China Sex Secrets, Entheocentric Salon at CoSM, Sitar, Church at Love, Playa Del Fuego and the Public Display of Meditation in Central Park next Wednesday. At http://www/souldish.com, Steve’s picks include: Sex Work, Trafficking: Understanding the Difference, Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing, A bigger ego is the only way to truly create “A New Earth”. and more.. Enjoy!

’til next week,
Salma

)))))=Save the Date: Saturday, June 21st=(((((

Soulstice: An Evolver Salon

Reality Sandwich is celebrating the sunniest day of the year with a jubilant night of music, art, workshops, and a panel of speakers. The night will feature eleven workshops that bring together diverse communities from across New York City, including the yoga world, transformational culture, the green movement, Shamanic and spiritual groups, dance & music scene, visionary activists, art collectives, and more.

Scheduled workshops include: Jewish Center ROMEMU: “Havdalah” Trance After Sabbath; Bio-Tour: Journey Into a Sustainable Future; Precussion workshop: By Johnny (Holes) Treanor “The Cajon”; Trinity of the Dancing Path: Wild Soulstice Journey Dance; Alan Steinfeld:The Nature of Reality and Where We Are in the Universe; Bio-Tour: Journey Into a Sustainable Future; Basem Hassan from the SEED Artists Collective: “Angels and Angles - Making Geometry Sacred”; Nat Bletter: All the Plants in the Entheogenic Universe; Jivamukti: Darshan Meditation; Souldish and EFT Personal Training:Presents Rebalancing the Creative Spirit; NY Shamanic Circle: Shamanic Soulstice Alchemy and The Return of Danu: Fairy Queen and High Priestess Reigns Supreme.

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Reality Sandwich is a web magazine aimed at “evolving consciousness bite by bite.” We cover the frontiers of art, spirituality, ecology, technology and sustainability. Since our launch in May, 2007, we have had over 300,000 unique visitors and have published over 1,000 articles, acting as a catalyst for the transformational community.
http://www.realitysandwich.com

(5:30p -midnight, $20)
Jivamukti Yoga School
841 Broadway, 2nd Fl

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=====Thursday, May 22nd=====

Jungian Dreamwork with Maxsom McDowell, PhD, LMSW, NCPsyA

The seminal and highly influential psychotherapist Carl Jung felt that there is an objective source within all of us that speaks to us in our dreams, if we can learn how to listen. Dreams, he said, can show us how we are off-center and challenge us, even suggest ways forward in a crisis or impasse in life, but we need to interpret them carefully or we may project our desires or fears onto them and thus fail to heed their real message. In this class with Maxson J. McDowell, President of the C. G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, we will discover the principles and techniques of Jungian dreamwork. Each week we will bring either one of our own dreams or a dream provided by a friend or family member to analyze. We will explore in a fun and engaging way the fascinating landscape of the unconscious and come away from this class with a deeper understanding of the rich insights available in dreams.

(5 sessions on Thursdays)
May 22–June 19
(6–7:30p, $130)
New York Open Center
83 Spring St # 1
New York, NY 10012
(212) 219-9635
08SP30T Approved for CEUs
http://www.opencenter.org/content/view/1694/5/

=====Friday May 23rd=====

Dawoud Kringle - Sitar at the Yippie Museum

Dawoud will offer a solo sitar performance at the Yippie Museum & Cafe. This performance is presented as part of the night’s event produced by the Psychedelic Circus.

(9p, By Donation)
The Yippie Museum
9 Bleeker street (Btwn Bowery & Elizabeth 212-677-5918)

=====Friday, May 23rd=====

Parashakti’s Dance of Liberation

Dance*Ritual*Live DJ & Special Guest Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher: Purnima Parashakti & Gatekeepers, Jivamukti Yoga Teachers lead participants into the realms of Dance of Liberation. Make sure to bring clothing you can move in (loose and comfortable). Asana is followed by a Yogic TranceDance. Dancers ride the wave of sacred rhythm guided by Globesonic/ DJ Fabian Alsultany.

By use of healing sounds, hypnotic percussive rhythms, Yogic transformational breathing techniques and the use of sensory deprivation through blindfolding while dancing, the ceremony takes the dancer into ‘trance’ state that promotes physical emotional release and spiritual awakening. Through this transformational fusion of exploring the essence of spirit, dance, breath work and contemporary shamanism, we can access ancient wisdom and healing.

(8:30p - 10:30p, $22)
841 Broadway (bet. 13/14 St. 2nd Flr); 212.353.0214
http://www.parashakti.org
http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com

=====Thursday, May 22-26=====

*Memorial Day Weekend, “Playa Del Fuego” (Townsend, DE)

Playa Del Fuego is a celebration of the spirit of radical self-expression, community, and participation. ‘The Burning Man Event of the Mid-Atlantic Region’

5p
VNVMC
474 Fleming’s Landing Road
Townsend, DE
http://www.playadelfuego.com

=====Friday, May 23rd=====

Yoga Soundscape with Alien Ambassador & Aarona Pichinson

A fun, sweet, yogic experience, flooded with intentional breathing, creative sequencing, aligning flow, & top notch live musical nectars. with Aarona Pichinson. Yoga Soundscape’ will be blessed with the music of CoSM’s Resident DJ Alien Ambassador. Her sounds are bassy, downtempo grooves with a latin and middle eastern flare. Combined with Aarona’s guidance, you will experience a breath-filled yoga class rich with aligning freedom & sweaty creative flows. Expect a sacred & strengthening movement -sound- meditation. Gallery Viewing: 9pm- 10pm

***Bring your own mat***
(7p-9p, $20 at the door)
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
542 W. 27th St, 4th Fl..; 212.564.4253
http://www.yogaofnourishment.com
http://www.cosm.org

=====May 23rd - 25th=====

Discover your path at Renewal Weekend with Deepak Chopra in NYC

In a relaxed group setting, internationally acclaimed mind-body pioneers Deepak Chopra and David Simon will share their unique approach to mind-body healing, drawing upon the timeless wisdom traditions of the East, modern western medicine, and their many years of personal and professional experience. At Renewal Weekend you will learn valuable tools and strategies for living a more balanced, fulfilling life, including Primordial Sound Meditation, the Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga, and Ayurveda, the timeless healing science of India.

(All weekend, $575)
Park Central NY (Hotel)
870 Seventh Ave. at 56th St.
http://www.chopracenter.com/renewalnyc

=====Saturday May 24th=====

EntheoCentric Salon @ CoSM

8-10p in CoSM Alex Grey discusses Visionary Architecture; 10p-2a in CoSM Steve Booke - cosmic guitar; 10pm-4am in CoSMosis Live painting: Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, Sharon Fulcher, Zachariah Gregory. Music by: Alien Ambassador (CoSM) Matyas (Reality Engine audio visual show from Brazil); Spiro (Freek Factory, CoSM); Fun Young Moon & Undakova (Visionary MC & DJ). In the Hall of Spirit Primate (CoSM, psytrance), Dharma (tribal psytrance) 11pm-2am in MicroCoSM DJ Cloud. Environmental Deco by Phantomime (MA/NYC)

(8p-4a, $20)
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
542 W. 27 St. 4Fl. btwn. 10-11 Aves.
Saturday, 5.24.08 8pm-4am Entheocentric Salon $20
http://www.cosm.org

=====May 24th=====

Ansambl Mastika with the Black Sea Hotel at Rose Live Music for a Memorial Day Balkan BBQ.

On Saturday May 24th at 2 pm Ansambl Mastika (www.ansamblmastika.com) and the Black Sea Hotel (myspace.com/blackseahotel) celebrate Memorial Day with a Balkan BBQ at Rose Live Music in Williamsburg. Grills full of sizzling sausages, with the beer flowing, just like in the meyhane of Belgrade or Skopje. Of course, there will be something more than just music and meat for the vegetarians among us and watch out for those drink specials.
With song styles ranging from the heart-wrenching clarinet ‘miroloi’ of northern Greece to the funkier dance grooves of the Serbian and Macedonian Roma (gypsies); from the oriental mystery of Turkish çalg? ensembles to the driving power of Bulgarian wedding bands. Coming from such influential NYC-based groups as Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band, Slavic Soul Party!, the Zagnut Orkestar, and Romashka, the musicians of Ansambl Mastika have brought the music of Eastern Europe to a broad audience in the New York City area. With constant deference to stylistic authenticity, these musicians personalize the music, bringing a fresh perspective that maintains the tradition of getting audiences out of their seats and onto the dance floor. A review of a recent show at Barbes can found at http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/new-balkan-uproar-understatement-of-the-year/. Black Sea Hotel is Brooklyn’s own Balkan Vocal Orchestra. Composed of four American women, Black Sea Hotel serenades audiences with old world melodies uniting their voices in vibrant, haunting music. With repertoire that includes straight-from-the-field village-style tunes, dance-songs, and traditional songs rendered anew, the voices dance through the wild terrain of the Balkans preserving the unique color of each region they inhabit. Whether pitted against one another in close harmonies, or joined together in ethereal arrangements, Black Sea Hotel incants ancient stories to her guests, transporting them to Bulgaria and beyond.

(4 p – 8 p, free)
Rose Live Music
345 Grand at Havemeyer & Marcy, Williamsburg
info@ansamblmastika.com
http://www.ansamblmastika.com
http://www.myspace.com/ansamblmastika

=====Sunday, May 25th=====

CHuRCH @ LOVE Haj + Mikio w Hannah

Join us as we transform love into the jungle of our choosing. not an arcane religious sect or last years biscuit, church is thriving here in the moment we live. drop down and enter an environment built to support an evolving and diverse community with a passion for the dance floor. A place where classic music you love meets sounds you have never heard in a context designed with your pleasure very much in mind. sundays in nyc have a new look. get involved. Haj + Mikio w Hannah Thiem.

(7p, $10, no list)
LOVE
179 MacDougal St at 8th St
NYC view map
212.477.5683
http://www.musicislove.net/may25.html

=====May 28th=====

How to be a new school leader of consciousness.

A Pleasure Loves Company Gathering in NY with Max Simon and Tammy Lynne. Join us for a special Pleasure Loves Company Gathering with our founder Max Simon and Awareness Architect Tammy Lynne. Experience the signature selfcentered tools to step away from the endless mind chatter, disconnect from the buzz, and tap into a world of extreme inner peace. For those who haven’t had the pleasure of attending a Pleasure Loves Company gathering, here’s the pleasure scoop. If you’ve been searching for a new school conscious community, we are your people. PLC’s are intimate events to unite the tribe, meditate, meet new conscious friends, and learn valuable new tools for excellence. Whether you are new to the world of meditation or have been practicing for years, all will love these experiential gatherings. Come alone or bring a friend; all will Injoy our vibe. The Theme: How to be a new school leader of consciousness.

7p - 10p, $15)
Atmananda Yoga
324 Lafayette St 7th Floor

Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=324+Lafayette+St+New+York&sll=40.728999,-73.993843&sspn=0.01013,0.015364&ie=UTF8&ll=40.725503,-73.995066&spn=0.010131,0.015364&z=16&iwloc=addr
events@getselfcentered.com; 888-5-SCTOUR
http://www.getselfcentered.com/events/view-event.aspx?event=37
http://www.getselfcentered.com/events/

=====***Wednesday, May 29th***=====

Public Display of Meditation in NYC

This public and free event will be hosted by Max Simon and Tammy Lynne. The Mission: To instill stillness into the heart of New York City. Instructions: Meet in front of Central Park South on the steps of the marble statue called Maine Monument at Columbus Circle. We’ll debrief at 4:30 pm and then walk to our first spot.

Plan of Attack
* 4:30 pm: Meet on the steps of Maine Monument to debrief
* 5:00 pm: In silence, we’ll hit the first spot.
* 5 pm – 5:05 pm: PDM
* 5:07 pm – 5:12 pm: Second PDM
* 5:14 pm – 5:20 pm: Third PDM
* 5:20: Back to the park to debrief and reconnect
SPREAD THE WORD!!!! Let’s make a scene.

(4:30, free)
Maine Monument Fountain
59th & Central Park West
pdm@getselfcentered.com
RSVP and/or ask questions to PDM@getselfcentered.com. ; 480.233.8528
By Subway: Take the 1, A, C, B or D trains to the 59th St./Columbus Circle stop.

=====Also on May 29th=====

How to be irresistibly attractive, AKA authentic.

A Pleasure Loves Company Gathering in NY with Max Simon and Tammy Lynne. Join us for a special Pleasure Loves Company Gathering with our founder Max Simon and Awareness Architect Tammy Lynne. Experience the signature selfcentered tools to step away from the endless mind chatter, disconnect from the buzz, and tap into a world of extreme inner peace. For those who haven’t had the pleasure of attending a Pleasure Loves Company gathering, here’s the pleasure scoop. If you’ve been searching for a new school conscious community, we are your people. PLC’s are intimate events to unite the tribe, meditate, meet new conscious friends, and learn valuable new tools for excellence. Whether you are new to the world of meditation or have been practicing for years, all will love these experiential gatherings. Come alone or bring a friend; all will Injoy our vibe. The Theme: How to be irresistibly attractive, AKA authentic.

(8 - 10p, $15)
Chopra Center New York
1710 Broadway

Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1710+Broadway,+New+York&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.172547,62.929687&ie=UTF8&ll=40.764324,-73.982384&spn=0.010125,0.015364&z=16&iwloc=addr
events@getselfcentered.com; 888-5-SCTOUR
http://www.getselfcentered.com/events/view-event.aspx?event=37
http://www.getselfcentered.com/events/

====Friday, May 30th=====

Ekam- Psytrance

Presented by PSYBOTIK. Main Floor: KRI (Touch Samadhi | Asheville, NC) Electrik (Psybotik Records | NYC) Vishwaatmaåa (6362Metaforce | NYC/Bombay). Tony Unorthodox (28th Day | NYC) Ammon EP (Sonic Beating, Soul Trance Records | Boston) Friar Tuck (Disorient | NYC) Chill out floor: Full of surprises…Environment: Sonic Beating. Live Visual Stimulation: D3MON

Club Midway
25 Ave B Lower East Side
By Subway: F,V to 2nd Ave or Essex Delancey St.or L to 1st Ave

(10p-5, $20)
21+ With ID
Tickets @ http://www.psybotikrecords.com
Flyer @ http://www.psybotikrecords.com/ekamflyer.jpg
Wild Dress Encouraged
http://www.touchsamadhi.com
http://www.28thday.com
http://www.sonicbeating.org

=====May 31st-=====

The Sexual Secrets of India and China - A DIscussion with Charles Muir and Master Mantak Chia

The Immortals return to New York for the second time in two months: Hear about being physically immortal. Get in touch with infinite aliveness. Experience your true potential for unlimited energy, health, love and prosperity. Learn to take the death out of your life. Hear a whole new expression that finally reveals your full capacity for living. http://www.peopleunlimited.biz A Historic Evening of Sexual Secrets of China and India. Join Alan Steinfeld, Sharon Smith, Alex and Allison Grey when Master Mantak Chia of the ancient Chinese Taoist tradion meets Charles Muir, the most accomplished teacher of the Hindu Tantric yoga tradition for a dialogue, at CoSM. For the first time in recent history, representatives of the sexual traditions of the two great cultures of India and China will come together to discuss the practical and esoteric nature of their sexual arts. Charles Muir, the pioneer of the modern Tantra movement in the west will meet Master Mantak Chia who has brought forth the hidden Taoist practices of ancient China. This will be a historic occasion. This event will be moderated by Alan Steinfeld and Sharon Smith with commentary by Allyson and Alex Grey.

(7:30, $20)
CoSM’s MicroCoSM Gallery
542 West 29th street.
http://www.cosm.org

=====Also on Wednesday May 28th=====

Vedic Astrology - Six Week Class with Ronnie Dreyer

Learn the basics of Jyotish, or Vedic Astrology. We will focus on the keys to interpreting a chart, and forecasting using the Dasas, a system of prediction unique to the astrology of India. Participants should provide their birth data when registering, and we will provide a copy of the Vedic chart. Ronnie Gale Dreyer is a certified astrological consultant, lecturer and teacher, and the author of several books including Vedic Astrology and Venus. A faculty member of the American College of Vedic Astrology (ACVA), she is considered a pioneer in bringing Vedic astrology (which she studied in India) to the attention of western audiences. Pre-Registration Required! This is a sequential, progressive class — Session One attendance is required to confirm this class.

(7:45p – 9:45p,$150)
East West Books
in the Yoga Treatment Room
75 5th Ave at 14th St.
http://www.ronniedreyer.com
http://www.trumba.com/calendars/East_West?eventid=75726343

=====Thursday, May 29th=====

Bioart in the Age of Terrorism

Moderated by Carl Zimmer, this collaboration with Eyebeam Art & Technology Center is a provocative and timely exploration of controversial questions about the use of bio-materials as a medium for artistic expression. Featuring a panel that includes Steve Kurtz, the bio artist accused of illegally obtaining bio-medical materials for use in his work. Admission to the event is free, no reservations needed. This event is a part of the World Science Festival happening in NYC.

(7p - 8:30, free) ,
EYEBEAM Art & Technology Center
540 W 21st St. (btwn 10th & 11th)
C, E, or 1 train to 23rd St.
Accessible by M11 and M23 buses

=====May 29th - June 1st=====

The World Science Festival

The New York Academy of Sciences is a proud Program Partner of the World Science Festival, taking place in New York City, May 29 - June 1, 2008. The universe of science comes to life in an unprecedented five-day celebration across New York City. Featuring more than 40 events, including: o Invisible Reality: Physicist Brian Greene, Nobel Laureate William Phillips, cosmologist Max Tegmark and philosopher David Albert probe the astounding weirdness of the quantum world. Moderated by actor and host of Scientific American Frontiers, Alan Alda o Illuminating Genius: Neuroscientists V.S. Ramachandran, Nancy C. Andreasen, and David Eagleman in conversation with choreographer Bill T. Jones and actor Michael York, join in an exploration of creativity and the brain. o Powering the Planet, A Townhall Meeting: The New York Times’ Andrew Revkin will lead an all-star panel discussing climate change, renewable energy, and the scientific underpinnings of this century’s greatest challenge. o Your Biological Biography: Nobel Laureate Paul Nurse, human genome project leader Francis Collins, and geneticist James Evans discuss the opportunities and dangers of viewing ourselves in molecular terms. The festival will take place throughout the city in more than 20 venues throughout New York City, including New York University, CUNY, Columbia University, and many cultural institutions. The free World Science Festival Street Fair will take place alongside Washington Square Park all day on Saturday, May 31, and includes a 9′ tall animatronic dinosaur, the Scholastic Magic School Bus, and other science themed activities and exhibits. http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/ There will be over 40 performances, screenings, discussions, lectures, and debates. The speakers are leading scientists — including over a dozen Nobel Laureates, artists, policy makers, educators, and many more. Complete speaker details are available.

(ticketprices , locations and times vary depending on the show)
For more information on ticketing and events: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/2008-festival/events/all-events-by-date. (ticketprices , locations and times vary depending on the show)* Tickets: Tickets are now available through the World Science Festival website. Reserve early as events are selling out. Student discounts apply to most events.

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

=====May 30th=====

Cosmic Rock

An evening of live music, body painting and visual projections featuring: Decima EP Release (with Zoe Knight; New York based headbanging art rock. Myspace.com/decimaband) Telesma (Psychedelic world rock from Baltimore Myspace.com/telesma; Schism, New York City’s premiere Tool tribute band Myspace.com/toolbandnyc. Artist: Paul Crisafi, Steve Shorts, Amy Angeles, Collyn Gold, Kalyptus; Visuals by: Adam Weinberg

(9p - 2a, $15)
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
542 W 27th St; 4th Fl.
http://www.cosm.org