Here’s my picks for this week’s dish

Peter Lamborn Wilson in NYC

Peter Lamborn Wilson Tells the Truth About Money.“Money is proof that magick works, it is perhaps the only proof.”

Regenerate Your Brain? -The Science Says It’s Possible

Fasting has been shown to enhance synaptic elasticity, possibly increasing the ability for successful re-wiring following brain injury.

Future Sex: 2009
Violet Blue predicts how we will & won’t get off in 2009.

Shopaholics, Big Spenders and People in Debt, Getting Smacked by Economic Reality
This is the season for how-did-we-go broke books, stories of shopping hangovers and life ripped down to the basics.

Little Blue Pills Among the Ways CIA Wins Friends in Afghanistan
Viagra! The New Weapon in the War on Terror

THE ELECTRIC JESUS: For those on the healing path, going home for the holidays can be a true challenge of heart and spirit as old energy patterns kick up dust from the floorboards of our childhood. In this podcast, I discuss how the energy field of our families is stronger than we might imagine and how family constellation work can help us heal electromagnetic blocks within our own ancestral lines. I also share a recent experience of transcending familial patterns this Christmas during an ecstatic moment in the barren culture wasteland of Branson, Missouri.

Play Podcast

Image: “family tree”  by rick on Flickr courtesy of Creative Commons Licensing.

Here’s my picks for this week’s dish

Brave New Worldview :The Return of Aldous Huxley

What do neural Buddhists,  cultural wars over science & religion & creationism & evolution, & potentially omniscient government surveillance all have in common? They were all core elements in the life and work of the literary prophet Aldous Huxley.
Does Sex Addiction Have Any Basis in Science?
The evidence is not compelling, and science has often been hijacked to legitimize social control.

Blind man amazes scientists with his ability to detect objects he cannot see
The man,  walked around chairs and boxes without knocking into them in an extraordinary demonstration of blindsight”, a strange ability some blind people have to detect objects they cannot see.

Imaginal Hygiene
It appears the spirits use the raw material of your imagination to craft much of your experience, and the quality of the materials you provide determines, to degrees, the quality of their co-creative (with you) handiwork.. More simply, you detoxify by confronting what you’ve entered into your head.

Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains?
What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they’re coming from brain scientists.

   

 This holiday week New Yorkers can celebrate a Psycheground Christmas, join a live painting party with Alex Grey, attend a Kwanzaa Family Affair, dance with the Mysteries of Creation, catch some Voodoo Culture, and ring in the New Year with Jivamukti.  On Souldish you’ll find “The Hidden Spirituality of Men,” “Prudish NYT Columnist Condemns Hooking-Up,” “The Yawn Explained: It Cools Your Brain,” “the Original ‘Day the Earth Stood Still” and “Romantic Comedies Can Ruin Love Lives.”  I wish you all many blessings and much joy in the new year.  Have a safe and fun holiday.  

 

Remember to send your events to Salma@souldish.com.

 

’til next time,

 

Salma

http://souldish.com

 

=====Thursday, December 25th=====

 

Psyyule at Seed Gallery

 

“Mystical, mind-altering archaic divination. Transformation through culture, unity, and a cleanse in the body of potential.  Determination. We need to come together, as the seed is planted new forces are given birth. In the belly of the beast - light is creeping through the grey matter.  Humanity is healing and there is art to be made, voices to be heard, bodies to be shaken.  Join us for a the beginning of a new tradition. For all those people who always wondered…where do we go from here?  Lineup:  Lotus, Akin…and more.  If you are interested in DJ’ing contact Gizem.

 

239 Washiington St

Newark, NJ; 917.607.4440

(11p - 6a, $10 before midnight, $15 after)

http://www.newarkseed.com

 

=====Also Thursday=====

 

Psycheground Christmas

 

Come celebrate Christmas with psytrance at the Sullivan Room.Daksinamurti, Noam Rubinstein, ctrl+alt+del, Luziunm, Luis & matyas, deco by Dreamcatchers.  Subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, or V trains to “W 4 St - Wash Sq” 21+ with ID.  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 

 

Sullivan Room,

218 Sullivan St (between Bleecker and West 3rd St, 2 blocks east of 6th Ave) 

(10p -  4 a, $5)

http://www.myspace.com/psycheground

 

=====Saturday, December 27th=====

 

New Moon at CoSM

 

A time for setting intentions, celebrated with meditation and creation. The ceremony will be led by Alex and Allyson Grey. 7pm Doors open, between 7:30 and 8:15 Meditation with gentle gongs, then from 8:30-9:30pm Creative Manifesting.  You may bring simple drawing materials or journals, laptops silent and charged. 9:30p-10p Sharing creations.  There will be a Live Painting Party 10pm-2am $10 with Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, Sharon Fulcher, Randal Roberts, Percept, Collyn Gold, Syd, Austin & Shannon. Open to all artists. Please bring your own materials and canvas no larger than 30×40″.  $10 each event.  $15 if attending both events.  The painting party goes until 2am.  

 

Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

542 W 27th St, btwn 10th & 11th Ave.)

(7p doors , $10 donation for New Moon, $!0 for 10p painting party, $15 for both)

http://www.cosm.org

 

=====Also this week=====

 

Kwanzaa - It’s a Family Affair

 

University of the Streets, an oasis in the Lower East Side founded by the late visionary Muhammad Salahuddeen in 1967, which has promoted, encouraged and nurtured artists of all disciplines presents its First Annual Kwanzaa Festival ñ It’s a Family Affair, a fundraising event to support the organization’s efforts, on December 26th, 27th and 31st, 2008, and January 1st, 2009, at Headline performances include The Timelessness Project (December 26th, 6PM), Indie Recording Artist, Nhojj (December 27th, 2PM), Tony Award Nominee (for her role on Broadway in The Color Purple) Blue Note Recording Artist Ms. Elizabeth Withers (New Years Eve, December 31st, 10PM) and Jay Rodriguez’s Saxophone Choir (January 1st, 2009, 8PM). Suggested donations, admission prices, and details below.

 

University of the Streets

130 East 7th St. (corner of Ave. A),  212-254-9300/347-291-4328. 

http://universityofthestreets.org

 

=====Wednesday, December 31st New Year’s Eve=====

 

Winkel & Balktick Present…Mysteries of Creation

 

Earth-shaking audio black magic on the dancefloor from DJs: D_Juice - Time-trotting dubstep and and techno; Dhundee - Beats, breaks and house from beyond; Reza - Primordial bouncing house and techno; Timeless troubadour and minstrels shows from live musicians:  Djibouti - Brassy funk from the age of the Pharaohs.  Zack Hagan & 1050 - Legendary live electronic trip hop dance trio.  Miss Angelina - Celestial sassy female rapper lady.  Miraculous future primitive feats and spectacles from:  The Modern Gypsies.  Art, installations, activities, games and assorted wizardry from:  Brian Bucher, The Jellie Collective, Joe Che, Miss C Spot, Ms. D Pak Kei Mak, Tara McManus, Meghann Plunkett… and more to be announced soon.

 

Winkel and Baltick always put on an amazing party.  Featuring:  The story:  after their successful journey to a mysteries dessert island paradise in late Summer, Winkel & Balktick returned to their laboratory, determined to pursue the holy grail of time travel experiences. All through the Autumn, they experimented and tinkered. Time travel engineers from every age and nation came to visit them and offer their counsel, costumes, gifts and warnings.  Winkel & Balktick’s plan shocked and frightened many of them. The time sages of ancient Greece feared that like Icarus, they would fly too close to the sun. The scribes of Babylon warned them that their Tower of Babel would fall. The Voodoo priests assured them that the Baron Samedi would not allow them to pass into the realm of the afterlife.  But still… they pressed on with their plan for New Year’s Eve 2009. They dared to turn the dials and slides and switches and knobs all the way back, to the very beginning. On December 31st 2008 at 10pm, the Winkel & Balktick Time Engine was re-engaged and set out to explore the Mysteries of Creation, the epic tales that speak of the birth of the universe, plants, trees, beasts, spirits, humans and time itself. From the Garden of Eden, the paradise of humanly ignorance, to Ginnungagap, the endless void between the lands of ice and fire, they charted a most ambitious and exciting course.  The crew featured New York City’s most experiences and imaginative chrononauts, who provided ample entertainment on the long journey with live music, DJs, dancing, performances, art installations, activities, games, debauchery, indulgence and surprises. Their time vessel was a vast and heretofore unmolested 13,000 square foot craft in a most convenient location.  To learn more about creation myths, from Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden to Coatlique, the Lady of the Skirt of Snakes, please see here: Creation Myths.

 

The location is a 13,000 square foot warehouse near the L at Morgan Ave. RSVP to recieve the address on December 30.   RSVP to vishnu@WandBnyc.com to learn how Winkel & Balktick’s voyage to the earliest days ends.

 

($40 dr, 10p - Morning)

http://WandBnyc.com/

vishnu@WandBnyc.com

 

=====Also on New Year’s Eve=====

 

Voodoo Culture Clash New Year’s Eve - A night of witchy devilry for globetrotting vagabonds

 

Brought to you by:  Gemini & Scorpio, GlobeSonic Entertainment.    Voodoo Culture Clash New Year’s Eve A night of witchy devilry for globetrotting vagabonds .  Usher in the sunrise of the New Year in joyous celebration where spirits dance, beings sweat, and ancient incantations evoke echoes of our ancestors…A transglobal beats party with ecstatic drums, performance and dancing in one of the best secret hot spots in New York: a cozy club with a state-of-the-art sound system, wall-sized movie screen, cavern-like bar, a waterfall, and a plush climbable chillout room.  - GlobeSonic Sound System’s Fabian Alsultany burns up the dance floor with an epic electrorganic globalbeat melting pot of Arabian Beats, Afro-Latino Grooves, Jamaican House and beyond from 8pm on.   - Parashakti & the GateKeepers guide you through a full Dance of Liberation experience 9-10pm, leading dancers on a “vision quest” to reach their soul’s purpose.   - NYC’s globe-trotting dub kingpins Subatomic Sound System come flexing dub reggae, dancehall and dubstep with Emch on the live dub mix and melodica, and Jamaican dancehall ruler Treasure Don blazin’ the mic, 10pm & 12:30am.   - World-renowned video remix artists Eclectic Method perform two live audiovisual DJ sets at 11pm & 2am.  - World Class International, with DJs kindB and Ramsay from Luxo100, unearth classic and undiscovered gems from around the world, from Brazilian and Afro-Latin beats to Arabic and Asian grooves, to close out the night.  - Midnight magic with Parashakti & FREE champagne toast. - All-Seeing Mystik Painteresse Elyzabeth adorns you with glow-in-the-dark tribal face & body painting starting at 8pm.  Costume suggestions: tribal warriors, witch doctors, gypsy travelers, rattling skeletons, risen spirits.  ast Voodoo Culture Clash pics: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/e08-10-31.html.  Going: http://newyork.going.com/event-443806

 

New Year’s Eve, Dec 31

LOVE 

179 MacDougal St near W8th St

(Please mention Souldish when you buy tickets or RSVP.)

(8p-4a (must arrive by 9p to participate in Liberation Dance, $25 presale or with RSVP / $35 dr) 18+

http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html 

 

=====Also New Year’s Eve=====

 

New Year’s at Jivamukti

 

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Sharon Gannon and David Life and special kirtan with Sura and the Temple Bhajan Band.  There will be a Special Class and Dinner (pre-set Menu.)  5pm - 7pm:     A special, Last Jivamukti Class of 2008 with founders Sharon Gannon and David Life. 7pm - 8pm:     Follow by a delicious vegan dinner at our JivamukTea Cafe.  (Editors note:  The food is quite delicious.)  Also starting at: 8pm - 9pm: Free Kirtan Dance Party with Sura Das & The  Temple Bhajan Band Featuring a live performance by Sharon Gannon.   followed by 9pm -  12:00am:    Mauna:   Jivamukti opens its doors to provide a yogic place of refuge for Free to  all. Mauna, the yogic practice of silence, (yes that’s right: no talking) will be observed from 9:00pm-12:00am. All the practice rooms will be open and available to provide a space for individual reflection on this special evening. At midnight we will break the silence with chanting and elevated messages lead by Sharon Gannon and David Life. The Famous Jivamukti New Year’s Eve Yummy Vegan Chai will be served free of charge during this time.   12am - 12:30am:   New Years’ message with Sharon Gannong  and David Life. Programs Open  to all.  (The kirtan party and the rest of the night are free to all. )

 

Jivamukti Yoga School

841 Broadway, 2nd fl at Union Square

(5p, $75 Includes yoga class and dinner)

RSVP http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com; 212-353-0214 ext. 0 

 

=====Also New Year’s Eve=====

 

New Year’s Eve @ CoSM

 

Experience the grand finale. . . CoSM’s last party in NYC.  This is the last party where the entire art exhibit including the Sacred Mirrors will be on view.  In MicroCoSM gallery- Alex Grey’s 40-year self-portrait retrospective.  9pm - Raw organic food by Gabrielle Brick.  10pm-3am - Chapel:  Mz Imani & The Rhythm Shamans, HuDost : experimental Eastern fusion, Ray Ippolito : Transcendental soundscapes, Steve Booke : Cosmic guitar.  10pm-4am - CoSMosis:  Live Painting: Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, Sharon Fulcher, Percept, Black Snow, Collyn Gold.  DJ Cloud CoSM, NY electro tech-house.  Mikio & Blacklight CoSM, Freek Factory NY Soulful dub-breaks & visionary MC.  Satchi Om CoSM, Jungle, NY, LA, Miami dance hall & breaks.  Abai vs. Sleepyhead All original Cali street ritual dubstep/hiphop dubstep/basshop.  Midnight Om Ceremony led by Allyson & Alex Grey, Sera & Solstice/East Coast Tribal bellydance, Satchi Om.  12-4am - Hall of Spirit:  Primate down-tempo psytrance, Satchi Om psydub, Environmental Deco by Phantomine

 

Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

542 West 27 Street 4th Fl. bet.10-11Aves.

(9p - 4a, $100, after midnight $60, after 2am $40)

http://www.cosm.org

 

=====Also on New Year’s Eve=====

 

Easy Lover Loft: New Year’s Special

 

The New Yearís Eve plans have been hatched. Easy Loverís taking REFUGE in Bushwick for the evening, and Justin Carter and DJ Probus are ringing in 2009 with their special friend Dex from Underground Resistance. The views from the roof are expansive, the space is cozy, the sound is sweet, and weíll be dressing it all up just for you. To boot, the champagneís on us from the time the door opens until the clock strikes 2009, and if you donít have someone to kiss when the ball drops, chances are youíll be able to find someone. It is called Easy Lover after all.  Easy Lover Loft: New Yearís Special with Justin Carter, DJ Probus, and special guest DJ Dex from  Underground Resistance.  Open champagne bar from 9p ñ until the midnight toast.

 

RSVP  to easyloverloft@gmail.com for $5 off the price, mention Souldish.

 

REFUGEnyc

1532 Decatur St (Btwn Irving & Wyckoff ave) Queens

L Train to Halsey.

(9p - morning,  $$25 before midnight, $20 after)

easyloverloft@gmail.com

 

=====New Year’s Eve After Party=====

 

Psybotik NYE After Party - Guest List Only

 

Psybotik will be throwing a Free NYE afterparty this year.  Just a small token of appreciation for all the support we had during our first year.  We’ll start soon after our friends around the city finish their fun.  Due to the nature of the space, you have to be on the guest list to get in. RSVP to bluegoddess@psybotik.com and the venue will be disclosed a few days before. We will say that it’s in the east village.

 

(Early Morning After Party, Free)

bluegoddess@psybotik.com

 

)))))=Upcoming and Workshops=(((((

 

Plant Medicine & Nature Immersion New Years Retreat

 

Costa Rica - December 28th, 2008 - January 3rd, 2009

Sweat lodge, cleansings, medicine ceremonies and spirit dance lead by Hernando Villa and Kathi von Koerber and, Yoga by Celina De Leon. For the new year our intention is to gather for deep cleansing, personalized healing, nature immersion, dance andenvironmental inspiration. The retreat combines Amazonian medicine ceremonies, super-foods, and dance and rejuvenation practices from various lineages. Classes and ceremonies take place in the morning, afternoon, and evening at La Posada rainforest retreat center and in sight specific locations such as a 100 ft. waterfall, a rainforest mountain lodge nestled deep in the forest, and at the nearby beach along the central pacific coast. Participants come into deeper understanding of their commitment to their purpose, interrelationship with nature, and creative flow in life.

 

For more info: http://www.geocities.com/circulodelfuego1/index.html

 

======Saturday January 3th to Friday January 9th=====

 

Morning Yoga Series with David Life and Sharon Gannon

 

Morning Workshops with Founders of the Jivamukti Yoga Method Sharon Gannon and David Life.  Join the founders of Jivamukti Yoga, Sharon Gannon and David Life, for 7 mornings of asana practice, meditation practice, and sharing of spiritual insights. Each morning class will be 2  hours in length and will be assisted by Jivamukti Yoga certified teachers. These classes are not to be missed!  Sharon Gannon and David Life will take us on a journey that investigates yoga practices, drawing from ancient yogic texts, and connecting the ancient teachings to our present world situations. We will be challenged to look at ways we can apply the ancient practices to our daily lives, and we will make connections between ourselves and our world which will bring about spiritual evolution.  

 

841 Broadway, 2nd Floor

(9:30a - 11:30a, $45/session drop-in, or $280 for 7 workshops)

http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com

 

=====Sunday, January 11, 2009=====

 

TimeWave 2012 

 

Presented by Parashakti, Rene Migliaccio, Marisa Clementi.  This four-week workshop provides the tools needed for finding your Authentic Voice, Movement, and Expression. Using both theatrical techniques and shamanic practices in the performance space, you will learn how to trust your inner truth and become an intuitive performer. With your body as a vessel for the spirit, your commitment to nurturing this relationship will extend beyond the individual to the collective body and spirit of the group, intuitively performing and manifesting together as one. In this day and age, however, the wisdom of these practices ñ theater and ritual ñ must be passed on. Once you have found the Universal, you will learn to experience it beyond the safety of an insular community, sharing in a shift toward global oneness.  Faculty: Parashakti, Rene Migliaccio, Marisa Clementi.  Guest teachers: Daniel Pinchbeck, Jivamukti Yoga teachers.  itual and theater techniques of self-mastering.  - Theater as spiritual practice- Breaking out of the box- Building collective consciousness of the Other- Dance of Liberation- Spiritual Nutrition- Strengthening prana and chi- Shift towards global oneness- 5-Day Fast (optional) 

 

(11:30a ñ 2:45p, $200)

RSVP and info:  Liberation@parashakti.org

 

)))))=Links=(((((

 

Entheo:genesis: Awakening the Divine Within: Souldish and Reality Sandwich’s next film screening:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu90fptuo3A&feature=channel

 

http://www/Project111.org

 

http://www.EastForest.org

 

Here’s my picks for this week’s dish

The hidden spirituality of men
What’s no secret is that men today are in trouble. And these troubles affect everyone. Meanwhile, global warming is a global warning: a warning that we’re not doing well as a species and as a planet. One out of four mammal species is dying out.

Prudish NYT Columnist Condemns ‘Hooking-Up
Charles Blow has discovered ‘the demise of dating’ — and he is not happy about it.

The Yawn Explained: It Cools Your Brain
If your head is overheated, there’s a good chance you’ll yawn soon, according to a new study that found the primary purpose of yawning is to control brain temperature.

Original ‘Day the Earth Stood Still’ was UFO acclimation?
The original 1951 movie THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL was part of a public acclimation program about UFOs and extraterrestrial visitation, with involvement by the U.S. Air Force, according to an alleged transcript of a 1981 intelligence briefing to former President Ronald Reagan.

Romantic comedies make us ‘unrealistic about relationships’, claim scientists
Watching romantic comedies could ruin love lives because they create unrealistic expectations of relationships, scientists claim.

 

This week you can embark on a nomadic journey through the Sahara, join Kiana’s Circle of Love, Journeydance with Jeanine, rock your heart, mind and body with Romemu, find some free acupuncture, venture to the spirit world with Rene Collins, or even try to become immortal (you never know).  Remember to email your events to me, salma@souldish.com.

‘Til next week,
Salma
http://souldish.com

))))Souldish Special Featured Event(((((

=====Wednesday, December 17=====

Reality Sandwich presents…

Sneak Preview: “Footsteps in Africa: A Nomadic Journey”

Discussion with director Kathi von Koerber, editor CC Treadway, composer Jamshied Sharifi, and RS editorial director Daniel Pinchbeck

Catch a sneak preview of an exquisite cinematic journey followed by a discussion with the film’s director Kathi von Koerber, editor CC Treadway, composer Jamshied Sharifi, and RS editorial director Daniel Pinchbeck.  “Footsteps in Africa, a Nomadic Journey” is a documentary, witnessing the colorful music of the daily life and ritualistic survival of the Saharan desert nomads of Mali. The Tuareg / Kel Tamashek relate their nomadic quest for freedom, their pursuit for oneness with life, and their integration of encroaching modern ways into their ancient traditions. For thousands of years their survival has revealed the innate wisdom of living as one with nature in the desert, allowing them to survive beyond droughts and their rebellions. Shot on 24P Video ,16 mm and interlaced with still  photography, the  film expresses the power of music, its frequencies, and the Tuareg’s courage, strength and willingness to face death.

Wed. Dec. 17
The Wild Project
195 E 3rd st., (212) 228-1195
(7p doors, Screening starts 8pm sharp, $15)
http://www.realitysandwich.com/footsteps

=====Thursday, December 18=====

Circle of Love

Bring the gift of love into your life this holiday.  How do you open your heart and keep it safe too?  Learn how to bring the love you desire and deserve into your heart.  Learn how to clear and fill your heart center, through chakras, angel healing, energy work, meditation and more.  Come away with more openness in your heart and tools for healing your heart.  Benefits include lifting depression, better heart health, increased capacity for giving and receiving love better relationships and love.

Kakini Health
155 W 72nd St, Suite 205
(6:30p - 8:30p, $25)
Call to Register:  917.453.3663

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

How to be Physically Immortal

A dialogue on being physically immortal. I know that is a far out concept for most, but in all religions there are stories of people who have achieved this.  Be open to the possibilities and who knows.  Here two major researchers in the field, Leonard, the creator of re-birthing and Dr. Jerry Epstein, founder of Mental Imagery institute

One Spirit Learning Alliance
330 West 38th street, room #1500,
(bet. 8th and 9th ave.) NYC
(7:30p, $20)

=====Friday, December 19=====

Journeydance at Jivamukti with Jeanine

JourneyDance is, in it’s purest form, a dance thru the chakras.  Danced barefoot, JourneyDance reconnects you with your natural state of joyous well-being through guided movement sequences, free exploration in community, improvisational theater games, trance dance and group meditation.  Your mind becomes positive, clear and free and your body feels energized funky and divine.  Bring a scarf, cloth or piece of material that you connect with and a small sacred object for the altar we will create together. Through breath, movement, sound and music, the dance becomes a healing practice for feeling your true divinity.

Jivamukti Yoga School
841 Broadway, 2nd Fl; (212) 353.0214 xt.0
(8p - 10p, $16)
http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com

=====December 20=====

Reading: Mickenberg & Nel “Tales For Little Rebels” With Charlotte Pomeranz and Joe Molnar

In 1912, a revolutionary chick cries ’strike down the wall’ and liberates itself from the rotting egg state. In 1940, ostriches pull heads from sand and fight fascism. In 1972, Baby X grows up without a gender and is happy. Rather than teaching children to obey authority and to seek redemption through prayer, let bloom little rebels by teaching them collective action and encouraging the liberating power of the imagination! Please join editors Julia Mickenberg and Philip Nel for a reading of “Tales for Little Rebels,” a collection of 40 mostly out-of-print stories and comic strips for children that embodies the hopes and concerns of our social justice movements.

Blue Stockings Radical Books
172 Allen St (btwn Stanton and Rivington);  212.777.6028
(Noon, Free)
http://www.blluestockings.com

=====Also Saturday=====
Romemu

Romemu is a progressive and egalitarian community founded in 2006, dedicated to integrate body, mind, and soul in Jewish practice. Committed to powerful prayer and transformative spiritual practices, Romemu engages the heart, mind and body in everything we do, helping us to foster greater levels of compassion. Unabashedly eclectic, Romemu engages in body practices like yoga, infuses traditional liturgy with the energy of ecstatic chant, as well as with meditation and contemplation. Romemu transforms the way Judaism is practiced and experienced by infusing aspects of Eastern spiritual practices with traditional Orthodox influences, so the “ta’am” or “taste” is unmistakably Jewish.  Romemu offers Shabbat and holiday services integrated with meditation and yoga, as well as myriad community groups, teachings, and events.  For more about Romemu and this event, please visit

Romemu
230 West 29th St  (btwn 7th & 8th)
(7p-12a, $36)
http://romemu.org/

=====Sunday, December 21=====

Free Acupuncture

Licensed acupuncturist, Candy Dobbelaere, will be offering what is known as Detox Acupuncture. This is a technique where needle are placed in the ears to promote general relaxation, as well as enhancement of mental and physical functioning through activating the reserve capabilities of the body. Drop in for 15 minutes and leave feeling much better.

123 Community Space
123 Tompkins Ave, btw Myrtle & Vernon, Brklyn
G-train to Myrtle-Willoughby or JMZ train to Myrtle; 206-333-1355
(2-4p, free)
http://www.123comunityspace.org

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

Fellowship of Reconciliation

Solstice Celebration. Didgeridoo with percussion, guitar, and vocals from 2-2:30pm.  There will be other wonderful performers throughout the event which runs from 1-5pm and is a potluck.

The Fellowship of Reconciliation
521 North Broadway, Nyack
(1-5, Free)
http://www.nyshamaniccircle.org/

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

Reverend Billy, the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir and the Not Buying It Band

Come out and celebrate with Reverand Billy and his choir.  Rev Billy’s passion will heat you up on the coldest of days.

Dixon Place
161 Chrystie St.
(between Rivington and Delancey. Trains: F, V to 2nd Ave, JMZ to Bowery, B, D to Broadway/Lafayette, 6 to Bleecker)
(3p, $12)
http;//www.dixonplace.com
http://www.revbilly.com

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

Winter Solstice Celebration With Maryanne Savino And Stephen Popiotek

Please join us for this magical & interactive evening as we connect with the sacredness of life.  Solstice is a time of celebration, festivals and holiday gatherings, and to remember to allow our creative minds to run free. Explore the depths and create rituals to ignite our souls and warm our hearts.  Stephen will facilitate a channeled guided meditation to harness and anchor the Energies of the Winter Solstice for personal and planetary empowerment. This will incorporate Kabalistic and Egyptian Invocations of Archetypes and Angels of these mystic traditions.  Maryanne will invoke sacred light languages and other musical forms from vocal tones and crystal singing bowls. Sacred Sound has the power to relax & restore us from the stress and busyness during the Holiday season. Be ready to connect with community & beautiful Mother Earth for healing, empowerment and transformation.  *Space is limited, and it is required that you reserve ahead of time.

Location: Nurture’s Path Healing Arts
1133 Broadway @ 26thStreet, Suite 1020;
E mail: lomialoha8@yahoo.com
(6:30-9p,.$15-$20 , sliding scale)
http://www.sacreddanceandsound.com

=====Tuesday, December 23=====

Solstice Meditation with Rene Collins

The time of the Solstice is coming. I want to invite you all to a mediation. This profound meditation will allow you to journey in to the spirit world. The visions seen will give you insight into what your yearly theme is going to be. Please come in white! There is limited space so please RSVP

Jenna Wellness Center
1133 Broadway Suite 1107 @26 street
(7p - 9p, $20)
renecollins@yahoo.com

=====December 23=====

Sufi Meditation & Movement Workshop

Please join us in welcoming Adnan Sarhan, founder and director of the Sufi Foundation, is internationally known for his “Rapid Method.”  Adnan leads participants in a wide range of timeless techniques. Exercises, meditation, drumming, movement, chanting, spiritual dance, breathing work and whirling are used to develop the higher intelligence of the heart.  Over the years, Adnan has conducted workshops at prestigious institutions around the world including St. James’ Church in London; World Congress of Psychology in Switzerland; the Earth Summit in Brazil; Church of St. John the Divine, New York and many others.  Adnan will teach us an “Active Meditation” in addition to sacred dance, chanting & whirling , drumming, & re-connecting with our bodies.  Here is what he says about meditation: “We do activities that involve you completely in the moment. It happens spontaneously-without the struggle of a sitting meditation”

Ripley Grier Studios, 16th Fl
520 8th Ave Between 36th & 37th Street
(7p,  $12)
http://reiki.meetup.com/57/calendar/9258807/?a=cv1p_grp

Here’s my picks for this week’s dish

The Day the Earth Stood Still’: a message to Earth from another place, another time
The 1951 version of The Day the Earth Stood Still influenced everything, from Steven Spielberg to President Reagan’s Cold War philosophy

“Noble Savage” myth covers up “truth”
The late Joseph Campbell maintained that civilizations are not based on science, but on myth. “Aspiration,” Campbell explained, “is the motivator, builder and transformer of civilization.” Our technological society has been built on Francis Bacon’s myth of the New Atlantis.

The Day of the Red Ribbon
If HIV is preventable, why are there over 56,000 new infections in this country every year? Why do we continue to think that HIV/AIDS is a problem for other countries.

Ooga Ooga! Men Overspend to Attract Mates

Men are hardwired after eons of evolution to overspend, a new study suggests. Their maxed-out credit cards and mega-purchases have been tied to their desire to attract mates.

Life After the Economic Collapse: How Having Less Will Make Us Happier
Having big cars, fancy TVs and trendy clothes never made us happy. It only drove us into debt — and increased our dependence on long work hours.

For this holiday-laden week, you can don the white beard and red cap, creating merry mischief at this year’s Santacon, make DIY crafts at Eyebeam’s annual Holiday Hack Shop, give a much needed gift to Native Americans at the Red Feather Benefit, go on a musical cinematic journey with Footsteps in Africa, get lost in the verdant sounds of Jungle Jazz, and learn why Iran is Not a Problem.

Til next week,

Salma
http://souldish.com

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=====Wednesday, December 17=====

Reality Sandwich presents…

Sneak Preview: “Footsteps in Africa: A Nomadic Journey”

Discussion with Director Kathi von Koerber, Editor CC Treadway, Composer Jamshied Sharifi, and RS Editorial Director Daniel Pinchbeck

Catch a sneak preview of an exquisite cinematic journey followed by a discussion with the film’s director Kathi von Koerber, its editor CC Treadway, and composer Jamshied Sharifi.  “Footsteps in Africa, a Nomadic Journey” is a documentary, witnessing the colorful music of the daily life and ritualistic survival of the Saharan desert nomads of Mali. The Tuareg / Kel Tamashek relate their nomadic quest for freedom, their pursuit for oneness with life, and their integration of encroaching modern ways into their tradition of life. For thousands of years their survival reveals the innate wisdom of living as one with nature in the desert, allowing them to survive beyond droughts and their rebellions. Shot on 24P Video ,16 mm and interlaced with still  photography, the  film expresses the power of music, its frequencies, and the Tuareg’s courage, strength and willingness to face death.

Wed. Dec. 17
The Wild Project
195 E 3rd st., (212) 228-1195
(7p doors, 8p screening, $15)
http://www.realitysandwich.com/footsteps

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=====Thursday, December 11=====

Telling Stories to Change the World: Global Voices on the Power of Narrative to Build Community and Make Social Justice Claims

With Anjali Kochar & Kayhan Irani. Join us for music, a conversation on the intersection of art and activism and stories from communities and individuals around the world as they find their activist voice. Meet Kayhan Irani, artivist and editor of “Telling Stories to Change the World,” and Anjali Kochar of Mothers Acting Up, an organization dedicated to inspiring and mobilizing mothers to advocate on behalf of the world’s children. Inspiring mother’s voices will nourish your soul and connect you with your inner activist. Related materials will be available for purchase at the event.   Mothers and others who exercise protective care over someone smaller.

East West Book
78 5th Ave
(6:30 -7:30p, Free)
http://www.eastwestnyc.com

=====Friday, December 12=====

Red Feather Benefit for Native Americans

Hikari, one of our Reality Sandwich friends is helping to put together a benefit for Red Feather at Dactyl Foundation this Friday. This organization builds sustainable housing on Indian reservations across the nation.  Hikari has spent several summers of middle school and high school doing volunteer work on reservations - Pine Ridge, Rose Bud, Seven Nations. “The end results of their work is impressive and simple at the same time. Anyone who hasn’t been to a reservation - they are communities of people living on a forgotten land, in many ways equivalent to a timeless concentration camp existing in our modern  and developed nation.  Many live in trailers all through the winter with only tires holding on the roof, no heat but the oven and winds blowing incessantly over the plains.Red Feather is amazing because they link simple but innovative green building technologies with those most in need - teaching them how to build housing from hay bales, modular foam components, etc. that keep them insulated and dry and most importantly a home to call their own.  It’s also great because the movement of sustainable architecture is happening from the ground up - it is people with little resources to begin with who can utilize these technologies and really further them on the ground - aka teaching people firsthand that you do not need to be a multimillionaire to make significant green choices about your housing and lifestyle.”

“We will have mojitos and some snacks catered by Ideya with Grammy award winning flautist Joseph Fire Crow.  The gathering will also feature many amazing silent auction items which include several original paintings and other traditional work from native artists, vacation home rentals, Parson Ballet tickets, signed books from Robert Redford and Tom Brokaw, and signed guitars from Pearl Jam, Steven Stills.  The event will also feature a framed, signed photograph by photographers Helena Christensen as well as world renowned director/photographer Carter B. Smith.  If you can’t make it to the event, please consider a tax deductible donation - during these hard economic times, this winter, over 300,000 homeless Native people will try to survive the often 60-below zero temperatures that will hit many western reservations. Red Feather has been working hard to find solutions to this crisis, and I hope you will join me in helping this important organization continue its efforts well into the future.”

Dactyl Foundation Gallery
64 Grand St. btwn Broadway & Wooster St. in Soho, 213.319.3344
(7p, $100)
Please RSVP to info@redfeather.org.
http://www.redfeather.org

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

Parashakti’s Dance of Liberation

Parashakti’s Gatkeepers, Jivamukti Yoga Teacher  Nadhi will  lead participants into the realms of Dance of Liberation; a Jivamukti Yoga class leading into 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. This communal ceremony allows dancers to journey with clear intent and liberate their inner light. The use of blindfolds help shed inhibitions and heightens awareness, allowing dancers to go on a “vision quest”, moving them to deeper states of consciousness and closer to their soul’s purpose. Participants are ritually purified, uniting their heart, mind and spirit. All committed to the spirit of love, unity, healing, spiritual awakening and celebration of life! Through ecstatic dance and enthralling rhythms, we are able to bypass the limitations of the ego mind and connect to the mind of our heart. We dance our power, unlock and liberate our dreams!

Jivamukti Yoga School
841 Broadway , 2nd fl, (212) 353-0214
($18 in Adv., $22 dr.)
http://www.parashakti.org

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

Husnu Senlendirici and Ilhan Ersahin “Wonderland” and DJ Gitano Fabri “Drom’s First Year Anniversary”

Join the Stockholm-born, Turkish-raised tenor saxophonist New Yorker tenor saxophonist, producer and songwriter Ilhan Ersahin and world famous DJ Gaetano Fabri while they perform at Drom for one-night only.

Drom
85 ave A (Bet. 5th and 6th Streets)
info@dromnyc.com; 212.777.1157
(11p - 3a, $35 adv $40 at the dr)

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

December Full Moon at CoSM

Come celebrate the last full CoSM moon gathering at this location.  CoSM is moving upstate.  Please join us for a beautiful and soulful evening.  Doors open at 7pm, ceremony at 7:30-9:30p. Drumming and dancing from 9:30p until midnight.  There will be a Be Wild Woman (facilitator: Kiana Love) healing & blessing circle before full moon at the same location in Cosmosis from 6-7pm which is by donation.  You re invited to come together to honor and bless your rites, cycles, body & womb.  Come as we bless sacred space at COSM for the full moon and within ourselves

The C.o.S.M.
542 W27th. St. 4th Flr
(7p, $10)
http://www.cosm.org

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

Sit Down, Rise Up: Mindfulness of Music with David Freeman

David Freeman is his musical practice. There is no separation. A native east-coaster David has been playing music, percussion of all kinds, since he was a child. His unique creative expression in the world derives directly from the hours he spends in daily solo practice or with his two musical masters who serve a spiritual function in his life. David has traveled twice to India to apprentice with a foremost Tabla (Indian drums) teacher. To watch David perform is to witness someone sit down and become one with his instrument and play from his present state of being. He incorporates meditation, the study of sanskrit and historical/spiritual understanding to his diversified musical offerings in the world.  Money should not keep you away; Register early.  We are expecting a packed house.  On December 12th, David will lecture on Mindfulness of Music and play the tabla, accompanied by Jessica Rasp with the Tibetan Singing Bowls.

The Interdependence Project
Lila Center
302 Bowery at Houston St., 2nd or 3rd fl.; F/V, D, 6, R/W trains all nearby;  info@theidproject.com, 212.202.3608
(7:30 - 9:30p, $10 donation)
http://theidproject.com/gl_dfreeman.htm

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

Psytrance:  Alladin project presents Abomination Live Ghreg on Earth

Alladin group party at Club Exit. The venue has been renovated and additional sound has been added.  So get ready for warm winter sounds, amazing decorations and top notch music by world class producers and DJs that will make this experience unforgettable. 18 to enter, 21 to drink with valid ID.

Club Exit
147 Greenpoint Ave.; Brklyn
(10p – 6a, $25 in adv, $35 dr)
http://www.alladinproject.net

=====Saturday, December 13=====

Holiday Hackshop at Eyebeam

No sign-up, just walk-in.  Calling all makers, residents, fellows, and friends. If you haven’t yet experienced everyone’s favorite holiday gift-making event, here’s the scoop: For one day and one day only, Eyebeam becomes an all-ages, mutli-workshop electronic craft-making fair, with entertainment, decorations and plenty of holiday spirit.  The majority of the workshops are artist-led, free (save for minimal material costs), and you’ll leave with gifts that will far surpass lopsided clay mugs of years past. All in all: a fun, thrifty, edutainment alternative to the trance-and occasionally rage-inducing department-store crawl.  The complete list of workshop schedules and info are now online.

Eyebeam, 540 W. 21st St.
(1p workshops & 6p holiday party)
Think spiked eggnog, cider and holiday treats. Free to attend, but some extra cost to cover materials for select workshops
http://www.eyebeam.org/engage/engage.php?page=unique&id=206

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

Luminisis

Luminisis has created a new and different theme for her third show: The Energy of Color.  “The world is getting grey… I think you need more color.  On December 13 we will show you how the world of color and vibration moves.  We will show you what we can do there, and how the world of color brings energy to your life. The luminescent artists you will see are re-coloring the world in peace.  Now, We need colorful people - not only colorful costumes. Your passion is most important.  Each of the seven color-energies has its power & its art.  Experience the strength and beauty of the Energy of Color.  Celebrate the presence of color in your life by taking part in this unique one-of-a-kind event.”

Luminisis
4 W. 43rd St, 1st Fl
(7:30p, $20 adv, $25 dr)
http://www.colorfulartist.com

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

Santacon

Dress up like Santa and roam and ramble around the city causing merry mischief with several hundred other bearded ho-ho-hoers.  Tis the season for naughty and nice.  Santas must be dressed and ready at 10am.  Location TBA.  Further details can be found at Santa’s website: http://nycsantacon.com/

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

Music, Art, Beer at The Seed Gallery

Come enjoy the visual splendors on display, get down to some fine tunes, and schwill in good company all through the night.  Party starts at 11pm, and will go until around 6 or 7am.  This event will also be celebrating the natal anniversary of Mr. Yehonahton Bostick.  Aww yea!  It will be a grand time… we’re all very excited to be a part of this, and we’re looking forward to seeing you there.  Featuring the music of:  The Green Light Society, DJ Tucci, Beam&Deem, DJ L*ement.

The Seed Gallery
239 Washington St.
Newark, NJ
(11p - 6a, $10 for music, art, and beer)
http://www.newarkseed.com

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

Screening of “IRAN (is not the problem)” and Sitar Performance by Dawoud

World Can’t Wait will be hosting this film which helps to explain the present situation in Iran. Please watch the trailer and see if you would like to come out for the film in lovely Ditmas, about 30min from Union Square.  Also, directly after the showing Dawoud the Renegade Sufi is playing and he is amazing! “IRAN (is not the problem)” is a new feature length film responding to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and Iran, as happened before with the lead up to the invasion of Iraq.  We have heard that Iran is a nuclear menace in defiance of the international community, bent on “wiping Israel off the map,” supporting terrorism, and unwilling to negotiate.  This documentary disputes these claims as they are presented to us and puts them in the context of present and historical US imperialism and hypocrisy with respect to Iran.  It looks at the struggle for democracy inside Iran, the consequences of the current escalation and the potential US and/or Israeli attack, and suggests some alternatives to consider.

Vox Pop (Ditmas Park); 914.477.2394
1022 Cortelyou Rd; Brklyn
(7p - 11p, $10 RSVP required)
RSVP:  http://iran.bravenewtheaters.com/screening/show/12009

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

Jungle Jazz Debut at Bar 46 - Benefit for Evolve 2012 Music Festival

Help us save the Evolve2012 Music festival.  If we don’t raise $10,000 by the end of the year, we’ll loose our amazing location at the NJ State Fairgrounds.  Join Jungle Jazz for a night of very danceable music. Plus check out the dirty dirty beatz of DJ  L’Ement  rippin 3 mind expanding sets and special guests Matt the “Mengle Tiger” and Francis “The Prayng Mantis”  M.T. is on hand percussion rancis on tenor sax.  Plus new material by JJI

Bar 46,
Rt. 46, Hackettstown, NJ
(8p - 2a,  $?)
teuckeb@student.wpunj.edu

=====Sunday, December 14=====

In the Footsteps of the Prophets: A Live Webcast

Seven Pillars’ Founder, Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, will offer a live webcast on the theme, “In the Footsteps of the Prophets.”  Building on the theme of planetary prophetology introduced in previous webcasts, Pir Zia will speak about the nature of prophetically inspired action in today’s world.

(1:30p, Free webcast)
http://www.sevenpillarshouse.org/calendar/pir_zia_live_webcast/

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

Rhythm is the Cure

Featuring Southern Italian ritual dances used as music and dance therapy combined with their unique style of tambourine, and focusing on the ancient healing trance dance of the Tarantella, used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula.

Vox Pop
1022 Cortelyou Road
(4:30pm - 6:30p, $15)
http://voxpopnet.net/rhythm.html

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

Benefit for Dance Parade:  Mélange Á Trois!

Dance Parade supporter, Anthony Escobar presents a delightful evening of Broadway tunes, pop, and a little jazz to celebrate the holiday season. Along with guests: Jeff Adames, Mel Alvarez, Jennifer Doyle, Brady Galan, Kuntal Naik, Dan Sarmiento, Jenn Smolos and musical direction by Bartosz Hadala.  All net proceeds will benefit Dance Parade.

The Duplex Cabaret Theater
61 Christopher Street at 7th Ave.
(9:30p, $15 plus 2 Drink Minimum)
Reservations: http://www.theduplex.com; 212.255.5438

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

Healing Power of Art… Powerful Art of Healing

Manhattan Arts International is presenting a day of “The Healing Power of Art…The Powerful Art of Healing” at international artist Nadiya Jinnah’s Studio. Spend an hour or an entire afternoon relaxing and mingling with artists, art enthusiasts and energy healers surrounded by Nadiya’s “Lifescape” art. Learn about and experience different healing modalities. Special guests include Barry Goldstein, Grammy Award Winning Producer and Sound Healer; Dave Markowitz, best-selling author and intuitive health consultant; Janet Cristenfeld, award winning artist, Reiki Master, and creator of Souligraphy™ Symbols; Maryanne Savino, sonic alchemyst, chantress, and metaphysical channel; Miriam Stanford, “Body Talk” practitioner and affiliated with the Body Talk Center in NYC; Suzanne Hyde, licensed massage therapist and graduate of the Swedish Institute; and others. This event coincides with Manhattan Arts International “Celebrate the Healing Power of Art”, an online exhibition beginning December 7 at www.manhattanarts.com

RSVP is not required but appreciated by sending email with your name to healing@manhattanarts.com
Nadiya Jinnah’s Studio
500 West 52 Street, 6th floor, @ 10th Avenue
(12-6p, $10 donation or pay what you wish)
http://www.manhattanarts.com/Gallery/Healing2008/HealingEvents.htm

=====Tuesday, December 16th=====

Naomi Wolf “Give Me Liberty”

Please join us in welcoming Naomi Wolf in a reading and discussion of “Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries,” her practical and passionate book which challenges us to reinvigorate American democracy and reminds us that we, the ordinary citizens, must take action to restore the promise of this nation. Naomi Wolf’s previous books include “The Beauty Myth” and “The End of America.”

Bluestockings
172 Allen St @ Stanton (1 block south of Houston)
(7p, Free)
http://www.bluestockings.com

)))))Ongoing(((((

Alex Grey - 40 Years of Self-Portraits an Exhibition in MicroCoSM Gallery

Here you’ll find an amazing wall-to-wall array of incredible self-portraits of Alex Grey for all to see.  This is a rare opportunity and I encourage everyone who hasn’t seen it and is into Alex’s work, to come check this exhibition out before it’s too late.

MicroCoSM Gallery
530 W. 27th St., 212-594-8841
info@microcosmgallery.com

Until December 31st 2008

)))))Notable Links(((((

East Forest: Download the free new album:
http://www.eastforest.org/downloads

Here’s my picks for this week’s dish

Love Bites: What Sexy Vampires Tell Us About Our Culture

Pop culture vampires have always reflected cultural anxieties about sex. “Twilight”, the new teen box office blockbuster, is no exception.

Welcome Back, Asshole

After years of good behavior, the sensitive male is getting back in touch with his inner pig.

What Tina Wants
The collective consciousness has said, Tina, dahling, where have you been? Where on earth have you been?

Sweden Gets It Right: No Need to Make Sex a Sickness
Sweden’s health officials have decided that seven “alternative” sexual behaviors will no longer be listed as diseases.

Philip K. Dick’s Phylogenic Memory and the Divine Fire

Dick was shown a vision of himself in a disabled spacecraft heading toward Earth in prehistoric times. He was one of the emigrants of a technologically sophisticated civilization that was undergoing vast convulsions. But the survivors of that extraterrestrial civilization feared that,they might lose continuity. The solution was “phylogenic memory.”

 

This week New Yorkers can take a Crystal Bowl Journey, buy bizarre gifts at the Burner Bazaar, stop shopping with a Rev. Billy Christmas Revival, move your boots to SubSwara’s end of the year stomp, sing magical Philippine chants, do a liberating detox, swap your clothes for a good cause, learn about the Art that’s Fit to Print, and much, much more. And remember to send your events to me: salma(at)souldish(dot)come.

 

Til’ next week,

 

Salma

www.souldish.com

 

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=====Thursday, December 4=====

Journey with the Sound of Crystal Bowls with Philippe Garnier

 

Join us for an evening of Sound Healing at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. It is an opportunity to feel yourself energized and vibrating at a higher frequency, merging with the Sacred Sound of the Crystal Bowls. Experiencing Scared Space,
and letting the Healing take place. Sound (the word) is the original creational tone. Everything is made up of energy at various frequencies. All things in nature vibrate to sound, light and color. Sound frequencies effect everything about us. The correct vibrational frequencies can be used to heal and balance our bodies.

Sound healing is the practice of using sound to realize and correct imbalances in the body. Sound healing works on the belief that the human body is not solid. Rather it is energy that is held together by sound. Any disease therefore indicates that some sound has gone out of tune.

Journey with the sound of crystal bowls with Philippe Garnier
December 4 @ 8pm

CoSM, 542 W27th. St. 4th Floor
$15 on list / $20 @ door  rsvp:sagecenter@earthlink.net
http://agency.curiouspictures.com/crystalbowl/

=====Wednesday, December 17=====

Reality Sandwich presents…

Sneak Preview: “Footsteps in Africa: A Nomadic Journey”

Discussion with Director Kathi von Koerber,  Editor CC Treadway, Composer Jamshied Sharifi, and RS Editorial Director Daniel Pinchbeck

Catch a sneak preview of an exquisite cinematic journey followed by a discussion with the film’s director Kathi von Koerber, its editor CC Treadway, and composer Jamshied Sharifi.  “Footsteps in Africa, a Nomadic Journey” is a documentary, witnessing the colorful music of the daily life and ritualistic survival of the Saharan desert nomads of Mali. The Tuareg / Kel Tamashek relate their nomadic quest for freedom, their pursuit for oneness with life, and their integration of encroaching modern ways into their tradition of life. For thousands of years their survival reveals the innate wisdom of living as one with nature in the desert, allowing them to survive beyond droughts and their rebellions. Shot on 24P Video ,16 mm and interlaced with still  photography, the  film expresses the power of music, its frequencies, and the Tuareg’s courage, strength and willingness to face death.

Wed. Dec. 17
The Wild Project
195 E 3rd st. (212) 228-1195
(7p doors, 8p screening, $15)
http://www.realitysandwich.com/footsteps

=====Thursday, December  4th====

The End of the World as We Know It with subMedia’s Frank Lopez

Since its humble beginnings in 1994, subMedia has grown from a small group of determined filmmakers into a grassroots network of socially and politically engaged artists and individuals. subMedia scrutinizes popular culture and media through the production of film, performance art, video, music and zines.  Equal parts performance and protest, an attitude of art following action defines subMedia’s productions.  From the regularly released and highly produced video blog “It’s the End of the World as We Know It,” to the collaborative documentary “Ground Noise & Static,” their work injects a radical analysis into the culture in a most entertaining way.  Please join subMedia founder, director and producer Franklin López (aka The Stimulator) as he steps out from behind the talking boxes to tour us through a video montage of his latest works, mixing culture jamming, news, radical commentary, music and action.  About “Ground Noise & Static.”  A video report on the protests that occurred in connection with the Democrat and Republican National Conventions, Ground Noise & Static is a manifesto. We went to Denver and St. Paul to take the pulse of the movement. Corporate media would cover the platitudes and posturing of the politicians, we were interested in something else, a story hidden in plain sight, captured in the now-classic street chant, “This is what democracy looks like.”  Ground Noise & Static is a joint effort of Franklin López of subMedia.TV and PepperSpray Productions. It is the direct result of a wonderful collaboration with many indymedia-style activists and journalists who all pitched in for the common good and success of their various efforts to tell their “Unconventional” stories.

The Change You Want To See Gallery
84 Havemeyer St. at Metropolitan Ave, Storefront; Brklyn
info@thechangeyouwanttosee.org
(8p, free)
http://subMedia.tv
http://www.thechangeyouwanttosee.org

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

Unified Vibes Free Party

Eshin - jump-up; Bigears - ragga-jungle; John Dough - acid techno; Amok - breaks; Primate - tribal psytrance; Loud Zoo - tribal psytrance; Bitmode - analogue electronics; Madnum Darxyde - raggae.   Please bring canned food to donate to www.foodnotbombs.net.

Porch
115 ave C
(8p+, Free)
http://www.unifiedvibes.com
http://www.jungleriddims.com

=====Friday, December 5th=====

Sub Swara 034::w/Fort Knox Five Year end stomp

The quite wonderful Sub Swara closes out a crushing year long hit of Love NYC with episode ::034:: which finds the crew in top form for an east-coast family throwdown, as DC’s finest, Fort Knox Five drop in for a mashup of soundsystems and a very special, very live set in celebration of their debut album ‘Radio Free D.C.’.  We have finished the first round of remixes. the beginning of a great adventure…check it: http://www.myspace.com/subswara.  FK5 takes things back to their roots, always keeping the vibe tight and centered around the city they love, Washington D.C. joined by a host of special guests and live performers tba. FK5 the way they are meant to be heard. very Live.  For ‘Radio Free D.C’. they invited many close friends from around the Nation’s Capitol, including Asheru, Mustafa Akbar, Rootz & Zeebo, Sleepy Wonder and Ian Svenonius to help them create a record that captures DC’s musical diversity.  Sought after producers and remixers FK5 have over 20 remixes to their credit, including monster mixes for A. Skillz and Krafty Kuts, Kraak & Smaak, Ursula 1000, Dynamo Productions, and Mo’ Horizons, as well as remixes of the legendary Tito Puente, Louis Armstrong, and Robert Nesta. They produced 4 crucial tracks for Afrika Bambaataa’s album ‘Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light.’

Love NYC
179 Macdougal; info@subswara.com;
subway A,C, , B,D,F & V to West 4th St, N,Q,R,& W to 8th St; 212.477.5683
(10p - 4a, $10 adv, $15 dr) 21+
http://www.musicislove.net
http://www.myspace.com/subswara

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

YogiBogeyBox & TDC present: PENTA Live, Mexican Trance Mafia Live

For the last party of 2008 TDC and YogiBogeyBox collaborate to bring you a delightful treat:  Featured artists are:  Penta Live & DJ Set, Mexican Trance Mafia Live, Eg~Bot & Lauryn, Downstairs by Omnitribe:, Gosha, Fxmike, Leshiy, Kife, Farmatar. With a fantastic vibe, this amazing venue with Yummy sound will provide us with two floors of music as well as an outdoor patio to take a breather.  While the Red Hook does not have subways running through its underground yet, there are other options. The B61 bus, which travels express from Williamsburg and downtown BK drops you off one block from the venue. The F train carroll street stop drops you a short 10 minute walk from The Hook. There is plenty of parking space and the cab fare to the venue ranges from 8 from BK to 12 from Manhattan.  For your convenience we will have a shuttle making runs from the Smith/9 Sts F and G train stops to the Venue.

Directions: http://www.thehookmusic.com/directions.html

Hello BK formerly The Hook
18 Commerce St, Brklyn
(10p, $30 dr, $25 adv)
http://www.thehookmusic.com
http://www.YogiBogeyBox.org

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

Grace Nono - Philippine Sacred Chants and Intimations

Voice, Silence, Intention, Surrender, Intoning the Spirit Within. “In many different spiritual traditions including my own as a Filipino descended from ancestors indigenous to the Philippine archipelago, chant, movement, and other creative expressions are valid forms of intimation, prayer, and devotion. These are ways to connect with the divine; to enter sacred time and space; to be in the presence of the Holy Spirit.  At a time when wars continue to be waged between peoples in the name of religion; when the pursuit of material progress overshadows the pursuit of spiritual power; when disasters arising from human greed and ignorance threaten to destroy humanity and earth itself, we are reminded to take a step back, to take a deep breath, to reflect upon our lives, to reconnect and seek guidance from the divine in each of us in every culture, in every language, in every voice.  For many years now, I have been drawn to the study of chanted prayers from elders in many different parts of the Philippines. More than the search for intellectual understanding of my heritage as a Filipino, I see it as signifying a point in my journey as artist, where there is nothing more meaningful, nothing more satisfying, than to use my voice to allow me, and hopefully those around me, to enter such state of connectedness, humility, and grace.  To all of us who share in the experience, may the blessings be.”  For more information email - dancovan@gmail.com or kayhan@artivista.org

Temple M
555 West 141st Street between Broadway and Hamilton Place
(7p -8:30p, $10)
http://www.myspace.com/gracenonopilipinas ;
http://www.gracenono.com

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

Vitamin B feat. Wavewhore, Udachi

Vitamin B is Brooklyn’s breakbeat and electro loft party. Providing an essential element that has been missing for far too long from the New York scene, Vitamin B is poised to shake things up with funky breaks and grinding electro. Get ready NYC…Strictly 21+ BYOB

G-Spot
778 Bergen Street (bet. Washington and Grand) Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
The building is a 3-story warehouse, painted yellow on the front with murals. BYOB.
(10p, $10 donation)
http://www.vitaminbreaks.com/index.php#lineup

=====Saturday, December 6th=====

Life Drawing Class at Seed Gallery - An Exotic Approach to a Traditional Practice

The life drawing class will consist of nude models: Gestures, 5-10 minute poses and 2, 30 min poses. Experimental Music showcasing different talent every class. Music will be soothing and complimentary to the flow of the class.  It will be held every Saturday beginning Dec 1st, 2008 from 1pm-4pm.  Come join Seed Gallery for Life Drawing We will have professional artists leading the workshops. For more information please contact us.  We only have a limited amount of spots open for the class.

Seed Gallery
239 Washington St., Newark, NJ
If you are interested in signing up please email seedgallery@mac.com; 917.607.4440
(1p - 4p, $90 per month or $25 per class)
http://www.newarkseed.com

===Starting Dec 6 - 27th=====

Wild Vegan & Raw Food Lifestyle Course

Jivamukti Yoga instructor and raw food chef, Maria Massana and personal chef, Jeanine Abraham, guide you on this evolutionary journey to Liberation.  A new course offered by JivamukTea Cafe and Massana Wellness.  In November, Sharon Gannon, co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga School, released a new book called Yoga and Vegetarianism.  This month in an effort to bring the teachings from the book to life, we are excited to offer the Wild Vegan & Raw Food Lifestyle Course.  We will guide you to effectively move towards a vegetarian, vegan or raw food lifestyle.  The course will be held on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for four consecutive weeks in December.  Each week we will make one of the four delicious meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack), both a vegan and a raw food version, as featured in the JivamukTea Cafe.  In addition, we will cover practical yoga principles for harm-free daily living.  Before Nov. 29th: $499; After Nov. 29th: $525

Jivamukti Yoga School
841 Broadway; (212) 353-0214
Saturdays, Dec. 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
(9a-11a, $525 plus a Workbook Fee: $20 Seperate Fee)
http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com
http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com/event/moreInfo.jsp?detailID=428

======Also Saturday======

Meetup:  Welcome, Hikers & Nature Lovers

“Our next MeetupPalisades Hike (intermediate & fast hikers) Dec 6 Sat 8:30am.  Dear hikers, since the Hiking & Nature Meetup Holiday Party is on this day, I figured we’d do a hike close to the city that allows us to get back early.  We are going to take the bus to the Palisades, hike a couple miles and check out the old foundations and gardens at the top of the cliff.  No beginning or slow hikers, please.”

Meetup starts at Port Authority
8th Ave at 42nd Street
(8:30a, free)
http://www.meetup.com/hiking-NYC/

======Also Saturday======

Holiday Burner Bazaar - NYC Burners

Browse from our wonderful selection of unique gifts! From handcrafted jewelry, fabulous fashion & accessories to hula hoops, fresh roses, and art made by the members and friends of the Burning Man community. Pamper loved ones with gift certificates available from our Bodywork and Wellness professionals.  Over 36+ vendors to showcase their services and wares.  There will also be a free Holiday ornament craft workshop for kids. Most vendors accept only cash, though some vendors might accept checks.  There will be also be donation box for the Children’s shoe drive for rwandan orphans.  Donate new and used shoes for middle school children at The Gisimba Orphanage and Muhima Primary School in Kigali, Rwanda. Adult sizes also accepted.  Many of these children do not have shoes and those who do continue to wear sizes they outgrow over the course of 2 to 3 years.

Ukrainian East Village Restaurant - Back Room
140 Second Ave. between 8th and 9th St
(11a - 5p)

=====Also Saturday=====

Keeping Your “New Year’s Resolutions” with Manu Dawson

Move forward on your desire to live more healthfully with integrative approaches to nutrition and realistic goal setting. Learn about food combinations, the effect of food on your energy and mind, and the importance of balancing the proportions of raw foods to cooked ones. Understand digestive wellness and the increasing of digestive energy. Those new to a vegetarian or vegan diet and those wishing to expand their choices will discover new strategies to help change ideas about eating.

Integrative Nutrition
227 West 13th St
(Between 7th and 8th Avenues)
212-929-0586 • info (at) iyiny (dot) org
(1:30p - 3:30p, $$30)
http://www.iyiny.org/workshops_events/integrative_nutrition1/

=====Also Saturday=====

The Right to Write with Julia Cameron

What if everything we’ve learned about writing is wrong? In this class, drawing from her groundbreaking best-seller The Right to Write, Julia Cameron dismantles the mythology surrounding the writing life in our culture. Tackling such issues as time, mood, inspiration and support, she reveals that writing is, in fact, a natural—and crucial—part of life. Questions of how, when and why yield to the virtual toolkit of strategies and tips that she provides in this class.  Whether we are jumping into the writing life for the first time or have already been living it, we will never be the same after encountering Julia Cameron. Join this uniquely inspiring teacher as she shares her insights, leads us in group exercises, answers our questions, and shares powerful techniques to awaken the graceful, fluid writer lying dormant in all of us.  Julia Cameron is the author of 25 books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Artist’s Way, Walking in this World, The Vein of Gold, The Right to Write, The Sound of Paper and, most recently, Mozart’s Ghost. Cameron is also a novelist, playwright, songwriter and poet with distinguished credits in theater, film and television.

A Full-Day Workshop
NY Open Center
83 Spring St
(10-5:30p, Members $120/ Nonmembers $130)
http://www.opencenter.org/content/view/2154/5/

======Sunday, December 7=====

Journey Dance with Trinity

Journey Dance is an improvisational dance experience that will guide you on a journey of freedom and unbound self expression. We will get in touch with and dance our passion, power, love, creativity, gratitude and bliss.  By journey’s end you may be cleansed of any stress and or negativity. You may feel vibrant, open, balanced and more connected to yourself and others.  Absolutely no dance experience is necessary.  Warning- these dance experiences have been known to cause participants to release high levels of serotonin causing participants to feel vibrant, happy, clear and naturally high! :-)

Long Island, Port Washington, NY
(2-4p, $25 advance $30 day of)
http://www.omsweetomyoga.com

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

Benifit for Warmth - Clothing Swap, Coat Drive, Concert and Fundraiser

Come join two delightful souls, Cami and Bekah.  You and your close friends are invited to the first annual Benefit for Warmth. A co-ed clothing swap, coat drive, fundraiser & concert. Prizes, Gift Baskets and services will be raffled and auctioned.  Bring swappable clothes. Left over clothes will be donated to Housing Works, warm gently used coats to donate to NY Cares, and your $10(or more) donation to Changing Winds Native American Organization.  Long awaited concert by soulful singer/ songwriter Zak Zeidman.  Donations by East West Books, Kopali, Mix 1 and the list is growing…Tarot Readings by Anna Payne.  If you would like to donate any goods or services and/or volunteer please contact us here or at BenifitforWarmth@gmail.com.  We will be needing a few people with cars to help transport donated coats and clothing.  RSVP encouraged as space is limited.

East West Yoga
78 5th Ave Btwn 13th & 14th - 2nd Fl.; 808.281.5605
(6:30p - 8:30p, $10+ donation and bring stuff)
benefitforwarmth@gmail.com

===Also on Sunday =====

The Handmade Holiday Craft Fair

Where giving really is better then receiving.  Browse the handmade goods & treats of over 50 local artisans, craft mavens & culinary masters or pick up some vintage ware from Brooklyn Kitchen.  Plus enjoy live music from Sigmund Droid & VJ Clay Franklin, chili & corn bread by Tom Mylan (of Marlow and Sons, Diner & Bonita), delicious drinks, a costume photobooth by Deluxa and Free workshops. And while you’re in the spirit of giving, drop off a food donation for the Food Bank for New York.  Presented by 3rd Ward & Brooklyn Based.

3rd Ward
195 Morgan Ave., Brklyn
info@3rdward.com; 718.715.4961
(Noon - 7p, $ for stuff)
http://www.3rdward.com

=====Also Beginning Sunday=====

Liberation detox and cleansing intensive

Parashakti’s 5 Day Liberation Detox and Cleansing evening intensive. With guest teachers Doug Evans from Organic Avenue, Arul Dunlop from SanaVita & Jivamukti yoga teachers. December 7-12.

http://parashakti.org/eventscalendar/index.php?action=display&id=117

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

Reading: Jerelle Kraus “All the Art That’s Fit to Print”

In “All the Art That’s Fit to Print (And Some That Wasn’t): Inside The New York Times Op-Ed Page,” former art director Jerelle Kraus reveals the pitched battles between art directors and editors that have raged since the Times created the world’s first op-ed page in 1970. Join Kraus in a presentation of some the more infamous works and learn of the controversies associated with their publication or rejection. The book is a voluble collection of art, politics and cultural critiques, and Kraus reminds us that art is necessarily dangerous.

Bluestockings
172 Allen Street @ Stanton (1 block south of Houston)
(7p, Free)
http://www.bluestockings.com

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

Stop Shopping Christmas Revival at Dixon Place

Our annual Christmas performance. This year you have three chances to be with us! How will you survive the holiday onslaught of Starbucks gingerbread lattes and last-minute-big-box-bargain stampedes? Back away, children! You don’t have to buy a gift to give a gift! What Would Jesus Buy?  Sunday December 7th, 14th and 21st at 3pm.  Tickets are $12, order online or call 1-866-811-4111.

Dixon Place
258 Bowery
New York, NY 10012
(212) 219-7581
(3p, $12)
http://www.revbilly.com
http://www.dixonplace.org

=====Monday, December 8th======

Haale and Rex Moroux

Awhile back at the Sulha I met a lovely, talented young woman.  Her name is Haale.  She told me about a performance that she’s having at the Highland Ballroom December 8th and I thought I’d share it with my Souldish friends since her Sulha performance was quite beautiful.  Here’s what the critics are saying:  Haale “draws from both the American rock lexicon and Sufi mysticism…She sings in Persian and English, quotes Iranian poets like Rumi and can shred on guitar.” General Admission Seated Show. All Ages. First come, first seated. $10 min per person at tables. Full dinner menu available  Party starts at 11pm, and will go until around 6 or 7am.  This event will also be celebrating the natal anniversary of Mr. Yehonahton Bostick.  Aww yea.  It will be a grand time… we’re all very excited to be a part of this, and we’re looking forward to seeing you there.

Highland Ballroom
(Doors at 6p, concert at 8p, party at 11p - 7a, $15)

http://www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=692

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====Friday, December 12====

12:12 Stargate - Full Moon Healing Circle with Sacred Sounds & Symbols

Join metaphysical channel and sonic alchemyst, Maryanne Savino and artist and spiritual energy healer, Janet Cristenfeld for an interactive exploration of sound resonance and Souligraphy. Symbols to anchor in the divine frequency of 12:12. Janet will guide a meditation using Souligraphy while Maryanne creates a harmonic soundscape of vocal tones, light languages and Tibetan & crystal singing bowls for healing and transformation. The 12:12 Stargate, also known as the Lemurian Paradise Frequency, affords us the opportunity to access sacred knowledge from within the Earth’s original blueprint as she is now being restored. This will be an opportune time to release limiting patterns and belief structures that no longer serve us. Together we will open our Hearts and discover the power of a shared experience with Sacred Sounds & Symbols.

Nurture’s Path Healing Arts
1133 Broadway @ 26th St, Suite 1020
(7p - 9p, $25 paid in advance, $30 day of)
http://www.souligraphy.com/events.html

=====Saturday, December 13th=====

Sitar

Dawoud is a musician. His work is unique. His capacity as a sitarist, guitarist, composer, and improviser is that of someone who has mastered his craft. He has no lack of confidence in his vision or ability to manifest it as an artistic reality. Audiences have walked away from his performances having had an experience that transcended mere entertainment or art. If you are looking for a unique and beautiful musical experience, you came to the right place.

VOX POP
1022 Courtelyou Road, Brooklyn
( 9p,  $5)
http://www.renegadesufi.com
http://www.voxpopnet.net

 

=====Also on Saturday, December 13=====

 

Luminisis

 

Luminisis has created a new and different theme for her third show: The Energy of Color. “The world is getting grey… I think you need more color. On December 13 we will show you how the world of color and vibration moves. We will show you what we can do there, and how the world of color brings energy to your life! The luminescent artists you will see are re-coloring the world in peace. Now, We need colorful people- not only colorful costumes. Your inside, your passion, is most important! Each of the seven color-energies has its power & its art. Experience the strength and beauty of the Energy of Color. Celebrate the presence of color in your life by taking part in this unique one-of-a-kind event.

 

Luminisis

4 W. 43rd St, 1st Fl

(7:30p, $20 adv, $25 dr)

http://www.colorfulartist.com

=====Grant Opportunities for Photographers=====

Documentary Photography Distribution Grant, A Grant to Encourage New Ways of Presenting Documentary Photography to the Public

The Open Society Institute Documentary Photography Project is offering a grant to documentary photographers who have already completed a significant body of work on issues of social justice, to collaborate with a partner organization and propose new ways of using photography as a tool for positive social change.  All photographers must have another entity (such as a nonprofit, NGO, or community-based organization) that will work with the photographer to design an innovative distribution strategy that targets specific communities and advocates for social change.  Grants of $5,000 to $30,000 will be awarded.  For more information, please see the Distribution Grant guidelines.  Deadline: Friday, June 19, 2009, at 5:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time).

===Apprenticeship Program=====

NY: Apprenticeship Program with Parashakti

Parashakti is excited to share the sacred medicine path through the Liberations apprenticeship program, a 200 hour course.  “My mission is to share each step of the training & journey as was passed down to me by my Elders. My goal is to prepare you to become a leader, facilitator, invocator, seer, and carrier of your personal medicine.  “Within this program you have eight Intensives with my Elders, which culminates with the One World Spirit Dance in Arizona.”  For more information and registration contact Jilsarah Hawkwomen: dance@jilsarah.com

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http://www.foodnotlawns.com

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Personal Discretion and Wisdom

All the classes, workshops, and events appearing in this newsletter are provided by independent teachers and practitioners and are to be used with your own personal discretion and wisdom. Also, times, dates and venues are subject to change, so please double check with the links provided.