What's News . . . October 2009
Update on the Dolphin Cove, Japan; Shadow Effect Film at Joyful Living Church 10/4; Center Circle Shamanic Dance & Drum Meditation 10/4; Fall Concerts at The Celebration Center 10/4 & 10/18; Night Services at Vision Center 10/7; Guest Speakers at Seaside Center 10/11 & 10/18; Discover Your Human Design, Seminar Oct. 10-11; An Evening with David Simon 10/16; Near Death Experience Conf. 10/16-17; Wayne Dyer's Film The Shift at Vision Center 10/21; Amnesty International Walk for Human Rights 10/18; Blue Whale & Dolphin Boat Trip from Marina Del Rey 10/25; Sanctum Grand Opening at New Location 10/30; The Green Expo Sunday October 18; Find Smoke Free Restaurant Patios; NEWS IN BRIEF
Update on the Dolphin Cove, Japan
Last month The Light Connection published a news story about the documentary film The Cove. It is a film about the annual killing of more than 23,000 dolphins in a cove in Taiji in Japan. The film makers risked their lives to document on film the dolphin slaughter as it happened. Leading the film crew to prepare and implement this task was Richard O'Barry who trained and starred in the 70's television show Flipper. The annual slaughter of the dolphins has traditionally started every year the first of Sept. Richard O'Barry and many others traveled to Japan to be present on the first of Sept to intervene and bring media attention to this annual atrocity.
We received an email from Richard with a very happy update as to the situation. These words just in from Ric O'Barry who is right now in Taiji: “Happiest news flash ever! The killings at the Cove, which should have started yesterday, Sept 1, have been halted. There are no dolphins in the cove!! As I write this, I am crying tears of relief. Now we pray that this is not just a suspension of the killings, but an ending to them once and for all. Today is September 1st, the first day of the dolphin slaughter season in Japan. But when I arrived today by bus from Kansai Airport with media representatives from all over the world, the notorious Cove from the movie was empty. There were no dolphin killers in sight. ...And as I was talking with the police, as the international journalists stood around listening, suddenly a camera crew arrived from Japan! And then another! And then still another! You have to understand that this is SO IMPORTANT. These TV stations have REFUSED to cover the story in Taiji for years and years. NOW, for the first time, they have shown up, with cameras rolling. People, this is history. Thank you to everyone who helped with my event. We have saved thousands of lives. Please stay tuned as this story is breaking.”
Follow Ric O'Barry on Facebook and visit www.TheCove.com for updates and to find theatres in your area.
—Laurie Anderson/Reyon
Shadow Effect Film at Joyful Living Church 10/4
Who are you really? Now is the time to find out and journey from the darkness of your smallest thought into the brilliance of your greatest dream.
The Shadow Effect , the latest work from New York Times bestselling author Debbie Ford, is a cutting-edge documentary that will inspire you to break free from the bonds of the past and discover a new self. Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, and other world-renowned thinkers join Debbie in this expose to reveal the gifts hidden behind your worst shame.
Joyful Living Church will show The Shadow Effect on Sun, Oct 4 at noon. A $10 donation is suggested for the movie.
Also offered is the Shadow Effect Live Interactive Experience , Wed evenings, Oct 7 to 28 from 7 to 9pm. This series of workshops will reveal the transformative power of the Shadow and inspire you to open the door to a brilliant future. With the guidance of Ford Institute Certified Coaches Cliff and Loree Edwards, you will venture into this process of self-discovery and exploration that promises to change the way you see yourself and the world around you.
Total cost of the four workshops is $99. Due to the intimate nature of this transformational interactive experience, space will be strictly limited and early registration is strongly encouraged. Viewing the groundbreaking documentary The Shadow Effect is an enrollment prerequisite.
Contact Joyful Living Church for more information and registration at (619) 521-4800 or revjerrytroyer@sbcglobal.net .
Center Circle Shamanic Dance & Drum Meditation 10/4
One Heart-One Mind presents an afternoon of ecstatic dance, sitting meditation, and shamanic journeying to live drumming, “as we connect to our Center Self, in the supportive, nurturing environment of others.”
“This workshop can help you align the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of the Self. First we dance the body to move toward center. Then we quiet the mind through silent meditation. Finally, we journey the spirit to receive guidance, insight, and love.” Developed and facilitated by Jade and Alisha Solan, who both hold Ph.D.'s in Communication from The University of Texas. The Solans combine over 20 years experience in communication, movement, health and wellness, and shamanic arts. No prior dance experience necessary. Come free yourself and discover who you really are!
This workshop will be held on Sun, Oct 4 from 12-2pm at the One Heart-One Mind Center for Spiritual Living, located at 10225 Barnes Canyon Road, Ste C-100, San Diego, CA 92121. Cost is $15. Contact Christiana at 858-453-9830 Email: oneheartonemind@sbcglobal.net or visit www.oneheart-onemind.org
Fall Concerts at The Celebration Center 10/4 & 10/18
The Celebration Center is starting its Fall Concert series with Agape regulars Jami Lula and Angel Travis.
On Sun, Oct 4, as part of the Center's 8 th Anniversary celebrations, Jami Lula will perform both at the service and after at a celebratory luncheon and afternoon concert.
“Jami Lula's music is more than a shiver-inducing experience in sound; it is inspiration itself as an offering just to you.” Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith of Agape International Spiritual Center said, “What I love about Jami's improvisational textures is the intimacy he exudes through his personal intensity, which comes from a direct relationship with life, his love of it, and of humanity.”
On Sun, Oct 18, Angel Travis will be performing her first concert in San Diego. Angel's confident and elegant style embraces her audience on the first listen, and her emotional honesty forges an immediate heart to heart connection. Actor Jeff Goldblum who is a well known musician and presenter of exclusive music events in the Los Angeles area, said, “I listened to this music, closed my eyes, and my heart felt like a candied apple dipped in rum.”
Jami Lula –Concert, Sunday Oct 4 th at 1:30pm, Concert Tickets $15, Buffet Luncheon $15, served from 12 to 12:30pm, both $25
Angel Travis - Concert Sunday Oct 18 th at 6pm, Concert Tickets $25 (includes Drinks and Appetizers)
The Celebration Center is located at 5820 Oberlin Drive, #108, San Diego, CA 92121. Call 858-320-0090 or visit www.thecelebrationcenter.org for more information.
Night Services at Vision Center 10/7
Vision: A Center for Spiritual Living will be offering Wed evening services at 7pm beginning Wed, Oct 7. Each week there will be a different event to lift the spirit.
On Wed, Oct 7, Deanna Freeman's talk , “What's IT Worth To You?” will help you to know the worth in everyone and every experience.
Oct 14 will be the monthly Meditation Service, blending silent prayer, chanting and meditation to create a quiet and meaningful hour away from your daily stress and challenges.
Oct 28th is the premiere of The Ministry of Fun; an evening of games, laughter and Spiritual Merriment.
Vision is located at 11260 Clairemont Mesa Blvd in San Diego. Check out www.visioncsl.com for October's Events.
Guest Speakers at Seaside Center 10/11 & 10/18
Seaside Center for Spiritual Living is living the excitement of Autumn, and proud to announce new Sunday Guests Speakers for our 9 & 11am services.
On Sun, Oct 11, Reverend Cynthia James will tantalize your thoughts with a message entitled, “What Will Set You Free?” She has facilitated hundreds of workshops and seminars and has been a featured speaker in business and spiritual forums. Following services, at 1:30pm, Rev. Cynthia will present her workshop entitled, “A Time to Soar.” Learn tools to live a full, enriched and powerful life, Suggested Donation: $25
On Sun, Oct 18, Reverend Nirvana Gayle will put the “WOW” in both services! This high spirit energy will light up the sanctuary with his vibrant energy! One of the founders of Agape, Rev. Gayle will lift your vibration to a new song of Joy.
Seaside Center for Spiritual Living is located at 1613 Lake Street in Encinitas. Tickets are available online at www.seasidecenter.org.
Discover Your Human Design, Seminar Oct. 10-11
If you have ever asked, “Who am I really, deep down?” Human Design reveals who you are in life-changing detail.
Chetan Parkyn, author of Human Design; Discover the Person You Were Born to Be ( Harper-Collins, UK) and Carola Eastwood, author of “Planetary Cycles” are presenting a two-day Human Design seminar in San Diego.
In this seminar you will learn about your self, and about others in your life, in extraordinary detail through discovering your Human Design Life Chart. In simple language, Carola Eastwood and Chetan Parkyn present this stunningly accurate system that shows you how to live in alignment with your true self.
Read what the Huffington Post says about their work, “….Human Design is a treasure-trove of personal discoveries. You find out about yourself, then your partner, then your siblings, then your children.... The discoveries are endless.”
In this fun, enlightening and interactive two-day training, you also learn the Three Keys that release your potential to create the life you were always meant to live.
The seminar is Oct. 10-11, from 9:30-5:30, and the cost is $395. Register by Oct. 5, and save $65.
Learn more at www.HumanDesignForUsAll.com . Call 760-298-0918 to register, and ask about couples and student discounts.
An Evening with David Simon 10/16
Seaside is proud to host an exciting “Conversation and Book-Signing” with Dr. David Simon, M.D. Dr, Simon is the CEO, Medical Director, and Co-Founder of the Chopra Center. His bestselling book, Free to Love/Free to Heal: Heal Your Body by Healing Your Emotions, has helped many to let go of pain, find freedom from the past and rediscover joy, fulfillment and a return to health. This lecture will assist you in understanding about the connections between healing the body through emotional healing. The fee is $25 each.
Seaside Center for Spiritual Living is located at 1613 Lake Street in Encinitas. Tickets are available online at www.seasidecenter.org.
Near Death Experience Conf. 10/16-17
What happens when you die? Learn about the other side from those who have been there and come back through a near-death experience.
The International Association. for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) has selected San Diego for its annual conference this Oct 16-17. The theme is Transformed in the Light: Helping Humanity with Enhanced Abilities after NDE's. It will reflect the psychic, healing, and artistic abilities many near-death survivors discover they have and the changes they make in their life's direction following a near-death experience.
Speakers include authors Charles Tart, Ph.D., internationally known transpersonal psychologist; Jeffery Mishlove, Ph.D., parapsychologist and President of the Intuition Network; PMH Atwater, LHD, near-death experiencer and researcher; and Melvin Morse, M.D., pediatrician and pioneering researcher of children's NDE's.
The conference will be held at Mission Valley Resort, 875 Hotel Circle South in San Diego from 8-5 Fri & Sat, Oct 16-17. There will also be evening events.
The cost is $220 for two full days or $120 for one day until Oct 1. The cost at the door is $240 for two days and $130 for one day. There will be an optional Healing/Arts Day on Thurs, Oct 15 from 10am-4pm. The fee is $25 for healing, art, and films and three healings/readings are included.
See www.iands.org or call 919-383-7940 to view full program, see registration information and discounted hotel rates.
Wayne Dyer's Film The Shift at Vision Center 10/21
On Wed, Oct 21 Vision: A Center for Spiritual Living will present Wayne Dyer's new film The Shift at 7pm. The Shift is a story of three lives in crisis leading to that most important moment in one's life when the choice is made to start living a life rich in meaning and begin playing the music you came here to play.
In his first-ever movie, Wayne Dyer explores the spiritual journey in the second half of life when we long to find the purpose that is our unique contribution to the world. The powerful shift from the ego constructs we are taught early in life by parents and society, promotes an emphasis on achievement and accumulation, to a life focused on serving and giving back. “ The Shift is a movie that touches your soul... Wayne Dyer's message lingers with you long after the final credits” (Louise Hay)
Vision Center is located at 11260 Clairemont Mesa Blvd in San Diego. This film is presented on a love offering basis. For further information or directions go to www.visioncsl.com.
Amnesty International Walk for Human Rights 10/18
On Sun, Oct 18 at 5:30pm at the Oceanside Amphitheatre by the Pier, the North County Chapter of Amnesty International will host the 21st annual San Diego Candlelight “Walk for Human Rights”. The theme is “Defending the Defenders” will give participants an opportunity to learn about the thousands of lawyers, journalists, community leaders who work tirelessly all over the world and suffer from threats, imprisonment, torture or even face death to defend and speak out for victims of human rights abuses. Keynote speakers will include: Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International U.S.A, Banafesheh Akhlaghi, Regional Director of Amnesty International U.S.A., Professor Marjorie Cohn, Jefferson School of Law, accepting the Digna Ochoa Human Rights Defender Award 2009 and Marvyn Perez, former student activist who has been unjustly arrested, imprisoned and tortured in Guatemala.
For your information visit www.Amnesty471.org .
Blue Whale & Dolphin Boat Trip from Marina Del Rey 10/25
Animal Communicator Laurie Reyon is proud to announce that we are now offering our magical Meditation and Boat Trips from the LA area.
Sun, Oct 25 we will be sailing with Capt Aaron Kleinerman of Ocean Gratitude out of Marina Del Rey. The trip begins with a meditation on the boat at 12:30pm where group messages will be given to everyone from the Whales and Dolphins. The boat will sail from 1:30-4:30pm where we will connect with the loving and healing energy of the whales and pods of dolphins.
We have had many exciting voyages this summer seeing the big Blue Whales and hundreds of dolphins every trip out.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to talk to a whale or dolphin and what personal message they would have for you?
To view our YouTube Video go to www.OceanGratitude.com and click on events. Registration: Aaron@oceangratitude.com or go to the website at Oceangratitude.com.
We are also offering a Whale & Dolphin Boat trip on Sat, Oct 24 at 12:30pm from Dana Point.
The cost is $95/Adult or $65/Children 2-12 yrs. Contact Reyon at 619-271-9461 for more information on either trip.
Sanctum Grand Opening at New Location 10/30
Join Sanctum Gallery & Gifts in celebrating their Grand Opening at their new location in Oceanside, CA. Sanctum wants to thank all of their valued and loyal customers, while celebrating the growth and the community you've helped to create. Your support has allowed for the opportunity to expand, offering even more from local artists and artisans, as well as stocking many of your favorite books, incense, oils & magical supplies.
You are invited to come and join the fun and celebration at Sanctum at their new location, 605 ? Mission Ave. Oceanside CA. 92054. Sanctum's Grand Opening is on Fri, Oct 30 from 7-11pm. Please RSVP to Kat at 760- 722-7666.
The Green Expo Sunday October 18
The Green Expo will be at the Embarcadero Marine Park, North side, in San Diego on Sunday Oct. 18th from 10am to 7pm. This is an all day Free to the public Expo with Free music and Free Food.
At The Green Expo you will find emerging and available technologies that promote solutions to environmental problems, ways to green your world by saving energy, reducing pollution, recycling, healthy living, green home products, green jobs, eco-businesses, speakers and workshops. www.TheGreenExpo.net
S.Diego Self-Guided Solar Homes Tour
Dates & Times: Saturday October 3rd 10:00am - 3:00 pm Community: San Diego Presented by: California Center for Sustainable Energy.
This is a self-guided tour. Select which homes you would like to visit and do so at your own pace. The homeowner as well as a representative from the installing company will be there to answer any questions you may have. Fee: Free
Instructions for taking this tour: For more information, contact: Drew Henley, 858-244-4873, drew.henley@energycenter.org or visit: www.solarenergyweek.org
Find Smoke Free Restaurant Patios
To mark San Diego Restaurant Week, the Tobacco-Free Communities Coalition have offered solutions to those who get secondhand smoke as an unwanted side dish on the dining patio, consisting of an online listing of restaurants and some easy-going tips to use at favorite restaurants when the patio smoke gets to be too much.
For those who want smoke-free patios, a new listing of restaurants that have voluntarily committed to smoke-free dining patios is now available at www.SmokeFreeSanDiego.org.
“This is our way of saluting restaurants that are voluntarily making their dining patios smoke-free as a service to customers and a safeguard for the health of their employees,” said Dannah Hosford, Chair, Tobacco Free Communities Coalition (TFCC). She encouraged restaurants that have policies to go to the site and make sure that they are listed. She also offered some tips for diners about practical steps for making patio dining more pleasant and healthy for all. “Speak with the restaurant management if the smoke at a nearby table is offensive,” she advised.
California voters know that secondhand smoke is harmful and they support less smoking in outdoor areas of bars and restaurants:
• 88% believe that secondhand smoke is harmful to those who inhale it in outdoor areas.
• 60% have been bothered by secondhand smoke in outdoor dining areas in the past year.
• 56% support restricting smoking in the outdoor areas of bars and restaurants.
On Thurs, Oct 8 there will be an Energy Healing for Body and Emotions at the WorldBeat Cultural Center located at 2100 Park Blvd in San Diego. Experience Five Elements for Healing Body and Emotions with Master Tianping of China, founder of Berlin Tian Gong Institute. All are welcome! For information and registration: worldbeatculturalcenter.memberlodge.com
Beginning Oct 8, visitors to the San Diego Natural History Museum will be dazzled by Dolby® 3D, the latest in digital 3D technology that delivers a premium viewing experience from anywhere in the 300-seat, stadium-style theater. Audiences will be immersed in Dinosaurs Alive! For more information call 619.232.3821 or visit www.sdnhm.org .
The “Art From The Heart” show is on display at the North County Oncology Medical Clinic located at 3617 Vista Way, Oceanside. The show began on Aug 5 and will continue until Jan 11, 2010. The public is invited to an artists' reception on Fri, Oct 9 from 5-8pm. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. For more information please call SDAG's Off Track Gallery 760-942-3636 or go to OffTrackGallery.com.
Bright Green Future is holding a two-day conference Fri, Oct 23 and Sat, Oct 24 at the Price Center at UC San Diego. Experts on San Diego's regional energy, natural resources, transportation, green business, job training, sustainable living and building will attend. This conference is presented by San Diego EarthWorks, SDG&E, UCSD Rady School of Management and USGBC - SD Chapter. For information visit: www.brightgreenfuture.net
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