Natural Awakenings - Calendar of Events

June 1

Bouquet for the Cure®
Purchase a special Bouquet for the Cure for $14.99 at any area Whole Foods Market® store through 6/11, and for every Bouquet for the Cure® purchased, Whole Foods Market® will donate $3 to the Komen National Race for the Cure®. Bouquet for the Cure is in its 8th year and to date Whole Foods Market has raised over $600 million in the Mid Atlantic Region for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The D.C. Race for the Cure will be June 3. Whole Foods Market, Silver Spring will also be one of the Race’s official “One Stop Race Registration Sites”

June 2

Mindfulness Yoga:
The Awakened Union of Breath, Body and Mind
Enter the heart of movement, integrating body, mind, and spirit. Buddhism with Hatha Yoga. Tuition, dormitory, and vegetarian meals: $285. 6/2-6/4. Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Buckingham, VA. 800-858-YOGA(9642). www.yogaville.org

Yoga and Kabbalah
Explore and celebrate the treasures of these ancient spiritual traditions — Yoga wisdom and Torah mysticism — with meditation, stories, songs, and more. Tuition, dormitory, and vegetarian meals: $285. Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Buckingham, VA. 6/2-6/4. 800-858-Yoga(9642). www.yogaville.org

Gregg Braden presents The Divine Matrix
6/2 & 6/3, Hilton Arlington, 950 N Stafford St. Introduction June 2, 7-10pm; Intensive, June 3, 9am-5pm. 1-800-637-5222 www.sacredspaces.org

June 3

The Healer Within 101 (Part 1)
An Introduction To Spiritual Healing. Principal ideas are to aid in channeling healing energy with attention to the techniques to be used: Healing Potential, Energy Transfer, Levels of Self, The Spoken Word, Prayer & Meditation and Technique Development. Based on the teachings of Rev. Carol Parrish-Harra. 10-4pm. 410-758-3589 Light Paths Centre for the Healing Arts, Centreville, MD. www.light-paths.org

Usui Reiki Class:Level II
Class includes review of Reiki I, hand-outs and certificate. $100. Rockville, MD. 10am-2:30pm. Registration deadline: 06/01. Contact: Magedah, Reiki/SSR Master-Teacher 301-460-3178 or natbuscorp@yahoo.com. www.geocities.com/natbuscorp

Robert Tennyson Stevens presenting
“Conscious Language & Sacred Body Translations”
Hilton Arlington, 950 N Stafford St. 1-800-637-5222. www.sacredspaces.org

Monthly Interfaith SERVICES
Come worship with us at Circle of Light Interfaith Ministries. Energy Healing Circle 3:30-3:50pm., Worship Circle 4-7pm. Potluck Social after the Circle. All are welcome 12002 Hunterton Street, Upper Marlboro, MD. Call 301-537-6091 or 301-537-6964 for more information or email us at circleoflightim@aol.com

June 4

Intuitive Development
Shustah cards stimulate natural intuition and establish communication skills between inner and outer perceptions. Symbols enhance meditation and divination, connect us with archetypal energies and awaken latent intuition. A full day of tapping into your inner knower. Readings to benefit Sancta Sophia Seminary Scholarship Fund. A great day of fun and surprises! 10-6pm. 410-758-3589 Light Paths Centre for the Healing Arts, Centreville, MD. www.light-paths.org

Reiki/SSR Energy Share
Practitioners exchange Reiki and SSR healing energies. Share ideas/techniques for enhancing energy usage. Meditation, Distance & Hands-on Healing. Free! 2:30-5:00pm. Rockville, MD. Contact: Magedah, Reiki/SSR Master-Teacher 301-460-3178 or natbuscorp@yahoo.com www.geocities.com/natbuscorp

Yoga in the Park
A non-profit, community service project, will hold four free yoga classes, in Meridian Hill Park, at the corner of 16th and Euclid Streets NW, Washington, DC. Yoga in the Park is an event that seeks to create community awareness by bringing together a diversity of community residents to enjoy hatha yoga. Reservations are not required. Participants should bring a yoga mat, blanket or towel. All ages are welcome to attend. 4pm. For more information contact Carolan Sudol at 202-253-9774. www. bikramyogadc.com

June 6

Non-Medicated Approach to Depression and Anxiety
Brain Mapping - Retraining the Brain
6-8pm. Free. Dr. Cripe and Dave Allen of the Crossroads Center NIHA, 5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 401, Washington DC. Registration required, please call 202-237-7000 or visit www.NIHAdc.com

Arlington Food Assistance Center:
National Hunger Awareness Day Arlington, VA
National Hunger Awareness Day, will benefit the Arlington Food Assistance Center. The theme of this year’s Day is ‘Night and Day, Fighting Hunger’. At night, AFAC will sponsor its 3rdAnnual Restaurant Night. Twenty-three Arlington eateries have already agreed to participate in this important cause. Each restaurant will donate a portion of its evening’s proceeds to AFAC. During the day, volunteers all over Arlington will conduct food drives. There will be a food drive at eight Arlington schools and seven apartment complexes. Individuals can also drop off food at eight locations around the county. Items most needed in food drives are cereal, pasta and peanut butter. For further details and updates on Hunger Day activities, please visit the AFAC website, www.afacinfo.org or call Christine Lucas, Executive Director, at 703-845-8486

June 7

Non-Medicated Approach to ADD/ADHD
Brain Mapping - Retraining the Brain
6-8pm. FREE. Dr. Cripe and Dave Allen of the Crossroads Center NIHA, 5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC. Registration required, please call 202-237-7000 or visit www.NIHAdc.com

June 8

Current Concepts in Complimentary and
Alternative Medicine: Evidence Based Medicine
2nd Annual Symposium (June 8-9)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Office of Continuing
Medical Education. Please read the course description in News Brief section of the magazine. For more information: 410-995-8359 or email cmenet@jhmi.edu. www.hopkinscme.net

June 9

Couples Retreat & Workshop
Create magic in your relationship. Enliven intimacy and passion. Discover Tantra. $595/couple. Richard & Diana Daffner, Caliente Resort & Spa, Land O’Lakes, FL. www.IntimacyRetreats.com. Other dates, locations, brochure. 1-877-282-4244. 7:30pm through Sun 1:45pm.

Wholeness Women’s Retreat
Re-energize, re-vitalize and recommit to your Higher Self at our Spring Back, 6/9-6/11. Experience your body in sacred meditation in motion! Enjoy our Sweat Lodge ceremony as well as art expressions, journaling, meditation, self-massage, Reiki and hatha yoga. Circle of Light Holistic Health Practices.
email circleoflightim@aol.com or call 301-537-6091 or 301-537-6964 for information

Basic Meditation: Sharpening the Mind, Relaxing the Body
Learn how to meditate. Use meditation through the day and in various situations, variety of techniques to enhance your meditation. 6/9-6/11. Tuition, dormitory and vegetarian meals: $285. Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Buckingham, VA. 800-858-YOGA(9642) www.iyiva.org

June 10

The Healer Within 101 (Part 2)
An Introduction To Spiritual Healing. Principal ideas are to aid in channeling healing energy with attention to the techniques to be used: Healing Potential, Energy Transfer, Levels of Self, The Spoken Word, Prayer & Meditation and Technique Development. Based on the teachings of Rev. Carol Parrish-Harra. 10-4pm. 410-758-3589 Light Paths Centre for the Healing Arts, Centreville, MD. www.light-paths.org

Usui Reiki Class:Levels I & II
Hand-outs and certificates for each level. $150. Rockville, MD. 10am-5:30pm. Registration deadline: 6/8. Contact: Magedah, Reiki/SSR Master-Teacher 301-460-3178 natbuscorp@yahoo.com www.geocities.com/natbuscorp

June 11

Family Constellation Workshop - Movement of the Soul
1-5pm. $75 half day. The Constellations Group NIHA, 5225 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Suite 401, Washington DC. Registration required, please call 202-237-7000 or visit www.NIHAdc.com

Yoga in the Park
A non-profit, community service project, will hold four free yoga classes, in Meridian Hill Park, at the corner of 16th and Euclid Streets NW, Washington, DC. Yoga in the Park is an event that seeks to create community awareness by bringing together a diversity of community residents to enjoy hatha yoga. Reservations are not required. Participants should bring a yoga mat, blanket or towel. All ages are welcome to attend. 4pm. For more information contact Carolan Sudol at 202-253-9774. website: bikramyogadc.com

June 12

Second Monday Happy Hour
The True Cost of Food campaign seeks to promote sustainable food choices and asks consumers to choose vegetarian, locally produced and organic foods whenever possible. The campaign sheds light on the intensive use of natural resources, and the air and water pollution that result from a highly industrialized approach to agriculture. The monthly restaurant outings give environmentalists the opportunity to meet others in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, enjoy delicious meals at restaurants that support a sustainable approach to food, and learn more about how our food choices affect the environment, animals and our health. True Cost of Food restaurant outings also provide a great way to introduce newcomers to the D.C. Sierra Club Chapter, so please feel free to bring friends along. To learn more about the True Cost of Food Campaign, visit www.truecostoffood.org. Happy Hour will be held at El Tamarindo, 7331 Georgia Avenue, NW (at Georgia & Geranium) 5:30-7:30pm.
RSVP: www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/nckaos@aol.com/happy

Fairport Acoustic
Convention and Silent Auction to Benefit IMT
Enjoy an intimate evening with Fairport Convention’s acoustic take on folk-rock music and help raise funds for IMT by bidding in the exciting silent auction featuring a JK28C Jumbo Cutaway Tacoma guitar and a host of other desirables donated by local artists and merchants. 7:30pm. St. Mark Presbyterian Church, Rockville, MD. $20 in advance $25 at the door. Tickets & info 301-754-3611 or www.imtfolk.org

June 14

Inner Peace Treaty™ 8th Anniversary Event
Anita Pathik-Law from Dare-Dreamer’s Raising Consciousness Dialogues will be hosting a global web teleconference with Alice Yeager, AHAA founder and president and special guests in dialogue about the Inner Peace Treaty™ project and how to encourage leadership from a state of inner peace. Location: Global web tele-conference. Call 410- 956-0055 for information.

June 16

Enlightening Relationships: Fundamentals and Tools
Experience how relationships can connect or disconnect us from our authentic Self & how to improve problem relationships. 6/16-6/18. Tuition, dormitory, and vegetarian meals: $285. Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Buckingham, VA. 800-858-YOGA(9642) www.iyiva.org

June 17

Introduction to Thai Massage
This 8 hour course teaches the history and philosophy of traditional Thai massage. No prior massage or yoga therapy experience is necessary. Ashburn, VA. 9-6pm. Register online at www.GreatMassageVA.com. For more info call 703-430-8660

The Art of Manifesting
Have you ever wondered how some people get whatever they want easily, and you never seem to reach your goals? Learn to manifest anything you want in life from optimal health and wealth to healthy relationships and abundance. College Park, MD. 12-4pm. $60. Limited space so register now at www.avalaura.com or 301-675-8723

AHAA’s 10th Anniversary Pot-luck Social
All are invited to AHAA’s 10th Anniversary social pot-luck with live music, inspirational presentations, door prizes and a silent auction goods and services offered by AHAA member practitioners and organizations. 5-7:30pm. Location: Peace Point, Edgewater, MD. Call 410-956-0055 for information

Change Your Mind Day DC
The Washington Buddhist Peace Fellowship presents its 3rd Annual Change Your Mind Day DC. This will be an afternoon dedicated to promoting peace in our hearts and minds, and peace in the world through spiritual teachings, meditation instruction from different Buddhist traditions, yoga, xigong, dance, music and an opportunity to network with many spiritual and peace groups in the area. St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church, located at 16th and Newton
Streets NW, Washington, DC from 1-6pm. Admission is free and contributions are encouraged. For more information or to volunteer, visit www.wbpf.org or email to cymd@wbpf.org

June 18

Inner Peace Treaty™ 8th Anniversary Event
Anita Pathik-Law from Dare-Dreamer’s Raising Consciousness Dialogues will be hosting a global web teleconference with Alice Yeager, AHAA founder and President and special guests in dialogue about the Inner Peace Treaty™ project and how to encourage leadership from a state of inner peace. Location: Global web telecon-ference. Call 410-956-0055 for information.

June 22

Integral Yoga Health Retreat:
Pathways to Radiant Health with Sandra McLanahan, MD
Rejuvenate, detoxify, feel better on all levels. Learn tools and motivation to make your health a priority. 6/22-6/25. Tuition, dormitory, and vegetarian meals: $350. Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Buckingham, VA. 800-858-YOGA(9642) www.iyiva.org

June 23

Couples Beach Retreat & Workshop
7:30pm through Sun 1:45pm. Transform your relationship through sacred intimacy and conscious loving. Discover Tantra. $595/couple. Richard & Diana Daffner, Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota, FL. Other dates, locations, brochure. 1-877-282-4244
www.IntimacyRetreats.com

June 24

Fairies in the Woods
The grass and the flower have stories to tell. The wind speaks softly in your ears while the trees guide you in higher realms of thought. Out amidst 32 acres of devic filled woods learn to communicate with Nature Spirits and Elementals. It is time to remember what the child within already knows and breathe new joy into your life. 10am-5pm. Light Paths Centre for the Healing Arts, Centreville, MD. www.light-paths.org. 410-758-3589

Usui Reiki Class: Level III (Reiki Master-Teacher)
Class includes hand-outs and certificate. $150. Rockville, MD. 10 am-4pm. Registration deadline: 6/22. Contact: Magedah,Reiki/SSR
Master-Teacher 301-460-3178 natbuscorp@yahoo.com

June 25

June 29

Cancer Support
Integrating Complementary/Alternative Protocols
6-7:30pm. Free. Dr. Paul Beals, MD, CCN. NIHA, 5225 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC. Registration required, please call 202-237-7000 or visit www.NIHAdc.com

True Cost of Food Restaurant Outing
The True Cost of Food campaign seeks to promote sustainable food choices and asks consumers to choose vegetarian, locally produced and organic foods whenever possible. The campaign sheds light on the intensive use of natural resources, and the air and water pollution that result from a highly industrialized approach to agriculture. The monthly restaurant outings give environmentalists the opportunity to meet others in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, enjoy delicious meals at restaurants that support a sustainable approach to food, and learn more about how our food choices affect the environment, animals and our health. True Cost of Food restaurant outings also provide a great way to introduce newcomers to the D.C. Chapter, so please feel free to bring friends along. To learn more about the True Cost of Food Campaign, visit www.truecostoffood.org Soul Vegetarian, 2606 Georgia Avenue NW (Metrobus:70/71). 6:30pm. Contact Susan Prolman, prolmans @aol.com. 202-667-1162
www.sierraclub.org/dc/sprawl/bec/food.html

June 30

Reiki Circle
Share the warmth of kindred spirit in the exchange of the Universal Life Force Energy. 7-9pm. 410-758-3589. Light Paths Centre for the Healing Arts, Centreville, MD. www.light-paths.org

Compassionate Self-Discipline with Cheri Huber
Discover how to find within yourself the compassion necessary for affecting the change you want in your life. 6/30-7/2. Tuition, dormitory, and vegetarian meals: $335. Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Buckingham, VA. 800-858-YOGA(9642) www.iyiva.org

Grand Opening: Sacred Circle Books
A variety of events and services are planned, including classes, psychic readings and a Grand Opening celebration over the Fourth of July weekend. 6/30-7/2. Sacred Circle is located at 919 King St., just a few blocks from the King St. Metro station. Their hours are Wednesday through Friday, 11am-7pm, Saturday’s 10am-7pm, and Sunday 12-5pm. Visit www.sacredcirclebooks.com for a calendar of events and more. 703-299-9309

July 9

Reiki/SSR Energy Share
Practitioners exchange Reiki and SSR healing energies. Share techniques for enhancing energy usage. Meditation, Distance & Hands-on Healing. FREE! 2:30-5pm. Rockville, MD. 301460-3178 or natbuscorp@yahoo.com. www.geocities.com/natbuscorp

July 14

Arlington Metaphysical Chapel
24th Annual Rainbow Weekend
The 24th Annual Rainbow Weekend, an educational extravaganza hosted by Arlington Metaphysical Chapel will be held at the Ernst Cultural Center on the Annandale Campus of the Northern Virginia Community College. This years theme is “Honoring all Indigenous Cultures” and features classes in Native American ceremonies, African traditions, the Mayan calendar, astrology, Hawaiian Huna, shamanism and more. Circles with Native American drum and African drum as well as a Sacred Medicine Circle will be held at the Arlington Metaphysical Chapel. 5618 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. 7/14- 7/16. Download program brochure at www.arlingtonmeta.com. 703-585-5530.