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The Microbiome Solution to Heal Depression & Mental Fog

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Full course name: The Whole Brain: The Microbiome Solution to Heal Depression & Mental Fog without Medication This is a groundbreaking, medication-free, scientifically based approach to healing depression, anxiety, and brain fog by focusing on your “whole brain” – the brain, the gut, the microbiome, and the thyroid.  If any one part of this “whole brain” system is malfunctioning, it will impact the others. Taking care of...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Collective Shamanism – The Power of Large Group Healing

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

The NYC Healing Circle has provided thousands of healing treatments since its inception, applying a range of shamanic healing techniques and other healing modalities from around the world, including South America, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. After a talk and interactive discussion, participants will learn how to pool the shamanic and mediumistic energies of everyone in attendance, thereby creating something much greater than...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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A Guide to Mindfulness

Input Lofts (formerly WECREATE) @ 58 E 11th St, New York, NY

• How you can make better decisions during stressful situations • How you can maintain consistent focus throughout the day • How you can increase your daily productivity • How you can quickly adapt to changing circumstances “What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The purpose of this course is to help you function at your peak. Our work together will increase...

(160) All levels 16 and older
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Free Intro: Qi Healer Certification

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Qigong is the ancient Chinese art of cultivating, circulating and refining vital energy (qi) for healing oneself or others and/or for spiritual development. Practitioners develop an awareness of qi sensations in their bodies and use their minds to clear their energy pathways and guide and balance the qi. This skill, the rudiments of which can be easily learned by almost anyone, is an especially valuable practice for all those involved in the healing...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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The Endless Practice: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Considered “one of the finest spiritual guides of our time,” Mark Nepo has been breaking a path of spiritual inquiry for more than forty years. Based on his new book, The Endless Practice, this evening of teaching, woven with poetry and story, will explore how the soul works in the world, and how by engaging our soul in the world, we are shaped by the endless practice of becoming the person we were born to be. Unfolding topics such as “Saying...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Mastering Your Emotions to Reduce Stress

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Stress almost always stems from emotions that are being overlooked, ignored, denied, suppressed, or just generally poorly handled. These mishandled emotions are often at the root of such common problems as overeating, chronic relationship conflicts, money mismanagement, substance abuse, and even poor physical health. This evening Dr. Erin Olivo, clinical psychologist and author of Wise Mind Living: Master Your Emotions, Transform Your Life, will...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Free Intro: Evening at the Open Center!

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Join us for an evening of FREE lectures & presentations.  Meet faculty, sample programs, ask questions and browse the bookstore.  Special discounts this evening only! 15-minute Mini-Wellness Sessions available 6–10pm — $15. 6–6:45pm Detox to Heal Your Skin Patricia Pimental Selassie Medical Intuition for Spiritual Growth & Well-being Elaine Woodhall 7–7:45pm Reiki System of Natural Healing Joanna Crespo Coaching...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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February Full Moon Circle: The Hunger Moon

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Join shamanic healer and teacher Olivia Olkowski as we enter the silence of a late winter full moon, a perfect time to take stock of what is important to us. Through shamanic practices, drumming and the power of ritual, we will listen to our inner voice, and gain insight into things hidden within. Come let the moon shine upon undiscovered pieces of yourself, and reveal that nugget of inspiration that lies dormant inside.

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Open House: Enrich Your Body, Mind & Soul

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Friday, May 29 6-10pm Join us for an evening of FREE presentations! Meet faculty, sample programs, ask questions and browse the bookstore. Special discounts available this evening only on classes, in the bookstore/cafe, for wellness packages and membership! 15-minute Mini-Wellness Sessions available 1-5pm — $15. 1-1:45pm Kinesiology for Mind-Body Connection Erin Davis & Ken Campbell Sound Healing & Mantra Meditation Thomas...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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A Winter Solstice Shamanic Celebration

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Come celebrate one of the most powerful moments in the annual cycle with a fire ceremony, drumming, music, songs and movements. As our ancient ancestors did, we will honor the rebirth of Tata Inti (Father Sun) from the depth of the longest, darkest nights in recognition of our own struggles to overcome our shadows and mirror within ourselves the triumphant return of the light that empowers our Spirit. Required Materials: Bring a rattle, drum...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Free Intro: Reiki System of Natural Healing

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Join us for a FREE INTRO to the upcoming ongoing training in the Reiki System of Natural Healing. The Reiki System of Natural Healing uses gentle, non-invasive touch to accelerate the body’s natural healing processes, support mental and emotional healing, and create an overall sense of profound well-being. Brought to the West some 90 years ago, Reiki has become one of the most in-demand healing modalities in the United States and around the world,...

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Free Intro: Moving for Life Dance Exercise

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Join us for a FREE INTRO to the upcoming ongoing series in Moving for Life Dance Exercise. This dance/exercise program created by Martha Eddy, a recognized leader in fitness, dance and somatic education, is a holistic and gentle approach to fitness. Each class begins with a breath-based warm-up to increase our range of motion and then moves on to guided dancing and exercise to lively, upbeat music.  We’ll learn fun dance sequences which...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Becoming a Data-Driven Organization

Be Social Change @ 601 W 26th St, New York, NY

Full Course Name: Becoming a Data-Driven Organization – How to Craft the Perfect Pitch to Win Support and Agency Buy-In A major part of implementing any new initiative, data related or not, is obtaining the staff commitment necessary for execution. This training will help you craft the perfect pitch that will help you convince all levels from ground level staff to board members to feel personally invested (or if you are lucky, excited). Participants...

(245) All levels 18 and older
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Gut Reactions: Making Friends With Your Microbes

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

We are learning more and more about the microbiome, the universe of microbes on and inside our body, and its crucial role in regulating our gut health, metabolism, immune function, brain health, and mood.  Bringing balance to this ecosystem can mend our health and improve every aspect of our lives. In this class, integrative neurologist Maya Shetreat-Klein, author of the new book The Dirt Cure: Growing Healthy Kids With Food Straight from...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Free Intro: Gentle Energy Touch: A Healing Training

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Join us for a FREE INTRO to the to the two-day training in Gentle Energy Touch. Series Description: Barbara Savin healed herself from crippling arthritis by developing an effective “energy medicine” called Gentle Energy Touch™ and has since taught hundreds of people to heal. Energy Touch mobilizes the body’s defenses, produces excellent results and is a great complement to medical treatments used in cancer and heart disease; and very...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Sufi Songs of Rumi, Hafiz & other Sufi Poets

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Amir Vahab has been described by The New York Times as an “ambassador for a silenced music.” One of NYC’s most celebrated composer/vocalists of Sufi and folk music, he sings in the evocative, traditional Persian style which embodies millennia of mystical tradition. This evening, Amir Vahab and ensemble will perform songs selected from the poetry of the great Sufi masters Rumi and Hafiz and other legendary mystical poets—to transport us...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Imago Relationship Therapy

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Our closest relationships often provide the best opportunity for our growth. The connection between the frustrations inherent in adult relationships and our early childhood experiences makes compassionate exploration of our past essential. This course offers us an effective technique to unlock what lies beneath some of these deep conflicts, providing us with a path out of repetitive destructive patterns and into conscious ways of relating and loving....

(299) All levels 18 and older
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The Neuroscience of Self Transformation through Story

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

We are born into a world of stories that quickly shape our behavior and development without our conscious awareness. By retelling personal, family, and cultural narratives we can transform the patterns of our own lives and the patterns that shape our communities and the larger social worlds in which we interact.   In this evening presentation, applying the latest neuroscience research on memory, brain mapping, and brain plasticity to the field...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Free Intro: Introduction to Voice Dialogue

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Free Intro: Introduction to Voice Dialogue: Understanding Our Inner Selves Voice Dialogue, an experiential technique developed in the 1970s by the Drs. Stone, posits that our personality is made up of a family of internal Selves (or “sub-personalities”), and that we tend to over-identify with some Selves (e.g. our “Responsible Self” or “Protector Self”) and reject others (e.g. our “Lazy Self” or “Wild Self”). This can create...

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The Natural Guide to Great Sex

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

The Natural Guide to Great Sex: Enhancing Remedies, Rituals and Practices When Viagra hit the market, it quickly became one of the best selling drugs of all time, an indication of the immense interest so many of us have in keeping the sexual aspect of life juicy and vital no matter our age. Unfortunately many of the drugs and hormone replacement therapies designed to boost libido can have serious side effects, but there are safe, natural remedies...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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