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Partner
Spotlight |
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Spiritual
Cinema Circle
In
the documentary Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy,
the true story of Kathy Conour and Diana Braun is revealed.
Kathy has cerebral palsy and Diana, her caregiver for
37 years, has Down's syndrome. Despite their own handicaps,
these courageous and compassionate women are fearless
activists for the rights of the disabled.
Would
you like to see this film and other uplifting films?
The Spiritual Cinema Circle is the only DVD club specializing
in heart opening and soul-stirring films. New subscribers
to the Spiritual Cinema Circle can receive a free trial
membership (for a nominal shipping fee) by visiting
Spiritualcinemacircle.com
With
your free trial membership to the Spiritual Cinema Circle
you'll receive the documentary film Body & Soul:
Diana & Kathy along with two shorts films and the
feature film Guarding Eddy.
"The
Spiritual Cinema Circle provides a great service to
those who want to evolve and be entertained at the same
time." -Deepak Chopra
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Event
Spotlight |
Grandparents'
Weekend!
Co-sponsored by IONS and Neale Donald Walsch's School
of the New Spirituality
July 4-6, 2008
Petaluma, California
This is the first Grandparents' Weekend being held at
the IONS Retreat Center. This special event was inspired
by the shared experiences of grandparents and grandchildren
at IONS conferences in past years. This is an opportunity
for grandparents to spend quality time with a grandchild
and for both generations to enjoy each other's company
and to discover how you can support and develop each
other's creativity and potential.
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IONS
Campus and Retreat Center Events |
West
Coast Mystery School: The Mystery of Deep Partnership
May
2-4, 2008
September 12-14, 2008
October 10-12, 2008
December 5-7, 2008
Petaluma, California
with Jean Houston &
Peggy Rubin
Beginning with spiritual partnership in the form
of the Beloved of the Soul, we explore the path
of intimate companionship, finding ways of bestowing
this miraculous capacity on all our relations.
Spiritual
Activism: Compassion in Action
May
9-11, 2008
July 25-27, 2008
September 26-28, 2008
December 12-14, 2008
Petaluma, California
This four-weekend program, led by Andrew Harvey, explores the concept of Spiritual Activism and trains participants in key aspects of becoming and being a Sacred Activist.
Artist's
Reception with Fariba Bogzaran
May 10, 2008
Petaluma, California
An Exhibit of paintings by Fariba Bogzaran, artist
and founder of JFKU's Dream Studies Program, will
be on view at IONS through May 31st. A reception
with the artist will take place on May 10th, from
4 to 6pm.
Journeywork
Institute: Three-year program in advanced initiations
in shamanism and shamanic healing
May 18-23, 2008
September 21-26, 2008
October 26-31, 2008
Petaluma, California
Originated by Dr. Michael Harner, this course is
the most advanced training in shamanism and shamanic
healing offered by the Foundation for Shamanic Healing,
and generally is considered unparalleled in the
world. (Series continues in 2009 and 2010.)
Living
Deeply Workshop Intensive
May 23-25, 2008
Petaluma, California
This workshop blends the rigors of science with
the deep wisdom of the world's spiritual traditions.
Join IONS research staff as they offer key insights
from their decade-long research study of how people
transform their lives.
Courting
the Muse - A Weekend Retreat in Creative Intimacy
May 30-June 1, 2008
Petaluma, California
In this weekend workshop with Luisah Teish and Uzuri
Amini, participants will find their sources of inspiration
through dream work, visualization, breath work and
movement.
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Special
Events |
Living
Deeply Workshop Intensive
May 3, 2008
Santa Monica, California
This workshop blends the rigors of science with
the deep wisdom of the world's spiritual traditions.
Join IONS' research staff as they offer key insights
from their decade-long research study of how people
transform their lives.
Global
Sound Conference
May 9, 2008
Marina del Rey, California
This event will bring together key individuals from the Music, Film and Television industries with Pioneers in the areas of Wellness, Sound Healing, and Integrative Medicine to explore the many ways that sound affects our lives.
Peace
Expo and Benefit Concert
May 10, 2008
Berkeley, California
Join us for an inspiring evening of music and peace.
Exhibits from local peace and nonviolence organizations.
Presentation: "Where is Peace Today?"
by Michael Nagler. Music by local blues artists
and Rick Dellaratta of Jazz for Peace. Light refreshments;
free parking.
Imagery,
Suggestion, Mind/Body Medicine - AGI 20th Annual
Conference
May 15, 2008
Webcast
The Academy for Guided Imagery & IONS present
Imagery, Suggestion, & Mind/Body Medicine. The
webcast will include originators, teachers, and
practitioners of ancient and modern imagery-related
techniques sharing their expertise.
The
Intention of the Universe: Our Evolutionary Destiny
May 17-18, 2008
Belvedere, California
Realize a fuller understanding of Integral Theory
and Practice with ITP founders and authors, Michael
Murphy and George Leonard, and special guests Marilyn
Schlitz, Cassandra Vieten, Dave Meggysey, Mike Spino,
and Joel Kirsch. Enhance your practice while connecting
with fellow practitioners, ITP groups, and related
communities.
Living
Deeply Workshop Intensive
June 6-8, 2008
Techny, Illinois
This workshop blends the rigors of science with
the deep wisdom of the world's spiritual traditions.
Join IONS' research staff as they offer key insights
from their decade-long research study of how people
transform their lives.
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Products
Spotlight |
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VISIT
THE BLEEPSTORE Information • Community •
Networking
At
Bleepstore.com
you can find inspiring, enlightening, and intriguing
books, music, videos and more. PLUS there are monthly
articles online about the latest in
Consciousness
studies • Science • Green living •
Alternative health • Conscious parenting
There
are also articles and book and movie reviews from The
Bleeping Herald as well as The
Global Intelligencer.
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| From the Editor |
|   Stephen
Dinan /
This
spring and summer, we offer many pathways to transformation
with IONS retreats on our beautiful 200-acre campus:
Living
Deeply Retreat, May 23-25- based on a decade
of research. Access the best of IONS' research team!
(information
and registration)
Sacred
Activism: Compassion in Action, with renowned
mystic scholar Andrew Harvey. Begins with The Realm
of the Soul - May 9-11, 2008. Later workshops in the
series: July 25-27, Sept, 26-28, and Dec. 12-14. (information
and registration)
Grandparent/Grandchild
Weekend, July 4-6 - Co-hosted by Neale Donald
Walsch's School of the New Spirituality, a chance to
bring multiple generations together in a shared space
of fun, heart, and adventure. (information
and registration)
In this issue of iShift, you'll find a preview
of Shift
19 entitled "Living Deeply," a free book
summary from Brian Johnson, the founder of Zaadz.com,
who has launched a new venture called Philosopher's
Notes, as well as our Top Ten from the IONS website.
When
you sign up now for Shift in Action via our Great Shift
special offer, you'll get the Intention Experiment
book this month and Living Deeply book next,
as well as the newest issue of our magazine. www.jointhegreatshift.com
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Edge |
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Announcing Gaia's Dreams (www.psiarcade.com/gaia)
Gaia's
Dreams is an IONS web-based experiment based on Carl
Jung's concept of the collective unconscious.
Noetic
Books Honored
Both
of the Institute's first two books published under our
new Noetic Books imprint have won prestigious Nautilus
Book Awards! The
Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
is a Silver finalist in the Spirituality category; Living
Deeply by the IONS research team is
a Silver finalist in the Personal Growth/Psychology
category. For more information on both titles, go to
www.noetic.org/noeticbooks.
Philosopher's
Notes
 Zaadz
founder Brian Johnson has started a new company called
Philosopher's Notes. We offer a free sample of his program
that delivers the essential wisdom from 100 books in
a single year. This month, we offer his six-page summary
of George Leonard's book Mastery: The Keys to Success
and Long-Term Fulfillment (download
PDF) (more
about the full program - if you join use the coupon
"shift" for 10% off).
IONS
in the News
"Firsthand
History of Lunar Landing," an article about
Edgar Mitchell's talk to Petaluma schoolchildren, published
in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
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Media |
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Noteworthy
Releases
  Bab
Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul
- Sufi-inspired movie from Tunisia. (more)
  The
Way of the Explorer- Edgar Mitchell's
pioneering book has been revised and re-released.
(buy)
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Top
Ten |
Our
Noetic websites feature many gems of research,
wisdom, and noetic fun. Here's a top ten list
of some of our favorites:
1. Spontaneous
Remission Bibliography - The largest archive
on these seemingly miraculous healings available.
2.
Meditation
Bibliography - The most comprehensive examination
available of science and meditation.
3.
Psi Arcade
- Features games such as Halls of Healing and
Garden of Dreams that allow you to test your psychic
skills while contributing to frontier research.
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LivingDeeply.org
- a new, free site with learning curricula based
on IONS decade of research.
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Consciousness
and Healing - builds upon IONS' Consciousness
and Healing book, offers video, essays, and
online resources.
6.
Distant
Healing - a resource database for the science
of distant healing.
7.
Research
CDs and DVDs - free sample clips from our
groundbreaking media productions.
8.
Magazine
Archives - a Digital library of more than
400 articles from 21 years of Shift magazine
and its predecessor Noetic Sciences Review.
9.
Member
Stories - Tales of Transformation shared from
our own members.
10.
Research
archive - a listing of all the Research columns
in our magazine, stretching back almost 20 years.
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Shift
in Action / Live Teleseminars |
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Our
weekly LIVE teleseminar series, now on both Tuesdays
and Wednesdays. All Tuesday teleseminars are in
the Living Deeply series, which features spiritual
leaders and practical visionaries who share their
practices for living a deeper, more fulfilling
life.
This
month's schedule of live calls:
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Tuesday,
May 6th at 11am Pacific - Marilyn
Schlitz with Will Bowen on
"A Complaint Free World"
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Wednesday,
May 7th at 5pm Pacific - Will
Keepin and Cynthia Brix on "Divine Duality"
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Tuesday,
May 13th at 11am Pacific
- Cassandra Vieten with Sharon
Begley on "The Mind's Brain"
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Wednesday,
May
14th
at 5pm Pacific - Stephen Dinan
with Steven Vedro on "Digital
Dharma"
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Tuesday,
May 20th at 11am Pacific
- Tina Amorok with Penny
Livingston-Stark on "Regenerative
Living in Harmonious Balance with the Earth,
Beyond Sustainability"
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Wednesday,
May
21st at
5pm Pacific - Marilyn Schlitz with
Sara Warber
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Tuesday,
May
27th at
11am Pacific - Angela Murphy with Maria
Nemeth on "Live a Successful
Life: Creating Luminous Moments"
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Wednesday,
May
28th at
5pm Pacific - Belvie Rooks with William
Poy Lee on "Exploring the Eighth
Promise"
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Shift in Action today to participate
in these calls! |
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Shift
in Action / Recent Releases |
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Free
samples from the Shift in Action program
Great
Shift Dialogues recently released
- Bruce
Lipton and Steve Bhaerman
- Lynne
McTaggart and Dean Radin
- Ervin
Laszlo and Peter Russell
- Many
more when you join
Join
Shift in Action today! |
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Shift
Magazine |
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Shift
19 - Living Deeply - Coming Soon! (Join
now to receive)
Table
of Contents
The Wild Human
Bill Plotkin
In his new book, Nature and the Human Soul,
depth psychologist Bill Plotkin introduces a visionary
ecopsychology of human development that reveals
how fully and creatively we can mature when soul
and nature guide us. The goal is to evolve from
an egocentric view of ourselves and the planet
to a soulcentric one.
Welcoming
Soul to Our Schools
Rachael Kessler
Does a child's inner life have a place in the
classroom? The answer is obvious, according to
educational visionary Rachael Kessler. Her "Seven
Gateways" map a set of yearnings that all
young people have as they try to make sense of
their universe.
Wisdom's
Way: Growing into Spiritual Maturity
Angeles Arrien
Preparing ourselves for the second half of life
may be the most important work we can do. And
yet our culture has little interest in what happens
in our later years. It's time to shift that perspective,
says Arrien, and there are rituals of passage
that can help.
Healing
Ourselves, Healing the World
Rabbi Michael Lerner
The founder of Tikkun magazine wants
to strengthen the connection between our hearts
and how we engage with a world in need. His answer
lies in cultivating a consciousness of compassion
and generosity and recognizing that our own well-being
depends on the well-being of everyone else on
the planet.
From
"Me" to "We": A Community
Group's Transformative Experience
Shirley Freriks
An IONS community group applies some of the principles
of the book Living Deeply to their own
transformational potential. Sharing, storytelling,
and celebration anchored this process of individual
and collective deepening.
If
you're not a member, you can join
Shift in Action for a trial month for only
$1 and receive this issue as soon as we finish
printing it.
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GreenShifting |
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 A
paradigm-shifting suggestion comes this month
from former IONS employee Jason Norris, who is
now involved in the "green funeral business."
For those who want to align their afterlife with
the current life values, it's worth considering
a green burial. Every year the cemetery industry
buries over 827,000 gallons of embalming fluid,
104,000 tons of steel, 2,700 tons of copper and
bronze, 1.6 million tons of concrete, and 30-plus
million board feet of hardwoods. Jason is happy
to talk about Green Burials with anyone who is
interested. You can reach him at Forever Fernwood
in Mill Valley, CA, 510.691.8005 or Jason@foreverfernwood.com
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Living
Deeply |
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Our
Year of Living Deeply continues with the launch
of our new Signature Education workshops:
 Living
Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation
in Everyday Life
- Santa
Monica, CA: May 3
- Petaluma,
CA: May 23-25
- Chicago,
IL: June 6-8
These
workshops blend the rigors of science with the
deep wisdom of the worlds spiritual traditions.
Join IONS research staff Marilyn Mandala Schlitz,
PhD; Cassandra Vieten, PhD; and Tina Amorok, PsyD;
as they offer key insights from the decade-long
qualitative and quantitative research study of
how people transform their lives.
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Donor
Spotlight |
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 Donor
Spotlight: Randall McCathren
When
IONS Circle member Randall McCathren, Esq, first
heard about the Institute, his reaction was: "Wow
. . . finally an organization that combines my
eclectic interests in both the spiritual and scientific
aspects of consciousness and human evolution!"
Randall's interest in consciousness and existentialism
goes back to his high school introduction to Camus,
Sartre, Nietzsche, and Hesse. While he pursued
first a physics and then an engineering degree
at Yale, his undergraduate thesis entitled: "LSD
Psychotherapy and the Palliative Effects of Hallucinogens,"
attempted to synthesize the work of Timothy Leary,
Richard Alpert (who became Ram Das) and such radical
psychiatrists as Ivan Illich.
If
you would like to learn more about the benefits
of Circle membership, contact Deborah Breitbach
at 707-779-8216.
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Monthly
Intention |
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May
Intention:
At the beginning of each month, we encourage you to take a quiet moment to link your intention with people around the world. In honor of spring, this month our intention is to open to new possibilities
May
Action:
This month, we encourage you to explore one activity that you've always thought you might enjoy but haven't made the time to try. Expanding your activities helps expand your consciousness.
May
Question for Reflection:
What if you made a commitment at least once a year to explore a completely new activity that feels fun or exciting? By the end of your life, you'd have created many adventures.
This
month's member intention comes from Nancy Robertson:
"My
intention for the month is to provide my children
with more opportunity to experience and appreciate
nature in all its glory and majesty. I will also
create that which may bring about a feeling of
oneness with The Source."
If
you would like to offer an intention for next
month, please send it here.
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