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How Soon is Now?
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Full Course Title: How Soon is Now?: From Personal Initiation to Planetary Transformation In the consciousness movement over recent decades, many people focused on their personal healing and self-transformation through meditation, yoga, shamanism and many other modalities. We have now reached a critical threshold for the future of the Earth and humanity, as many ancient and indigenous prophecies have forewarned. We must now learn to see ourselves...
Keeping Alive the Memories of Lost Loved Ones
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ Marble Collegiate Church, New York, NY
Taking intentional steps to remember those of our loved ones who are no longer with us is essential to healing our grief, building our resilience, and empowering our positive action in the world. This extraordinary evening brings together three world renowned communicators: Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., creator of such seminal programs as “Finding Your Roots” and “Black America Since MLK”; former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien;...
Free Intro: Practitioner Certification
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
COMPLETE NAME : Craniosacral Unwinding: Practitioner Certification FREE INTRO CranioSacral Unwinding (CSU) is a therapeutic modality that offers a highly refined, invaluable specialty for bodyworkers, massage therapists, chiropractors, physical therapists, as well as laypeople or those interested in growing and learning. CSU emphasizes the body’s innate intelligence and activates its healing abilities by encouraging the connective...
Free Intro: CranioSacral Unwinding: Practitioner Cert
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Join us for a FREE INTRO to the training program Craniosacral Unwinding-A Practitioner Certification with Gary B. Strauss, MS, RPP, PWE CranioSacral Unwinding (CSU) is a therapeutic modality that offers a highly refined, invaluable specialty training for bodyworkers, massage therapists, chiropractors, physical therapists, and anyone working in the healing arts with the body. It emphasizes the body’s innate intelligence and the activation...
Ways to Go Beyond, and Why They Work
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
In his first workshop in New York since 2012, the instructor will discuss how we can learn to reconnect with the more-than-human world around us and integrate scientific understanding with direct intuitive experience. He will summarize scientific evidence that shows our minds are much more extensive than our brains and can stretch out to affect people on the other side of the world, and even reach out into the sky. He will show how his hypothesis...
Wu Tao Dance
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Wu Tao (The Dancing Way) is a dance-based practice rooted in traditional Asian medical principles designed to harmonize the flow of qi (life-force energy) in the body. Easy to learn at any age, each of the five Wu Tao dance routines activates and stretches specific meridians (energy channels) related to specific organs of the body and to one of the five elements of Chinese cosmology (earth, water, etc.), thereby balancing all our body’s main systems...
Free Intro: An Introduction to Herbal Medicine Prep.
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
The practice of herbalism has endless ways to harness the healing properties of herbs, from infusions to calming compresses. Learn ways to capture the therapeutic benefits of medicinal plants with, water, alcohol, vinegar, glycerine, and oil. A separate paid course will cover the following topics: Sun Teas, Infusions and Decoctions Learn which chemical compounds extract best in water, when to use hot or cold extraction, when to simmer...
Free Intro: Medical Qigong - Ba Duan Jin
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Join us for a FREE INTRO to the upcoming ongoing series in Medical Qigong. A separate paid course will cover the following topics The Ba Duan Jin (“Eight pieces of brocade”) is a Taoist medical qigong set of eight therapeutic practices that dates back over 1,000 years. Over the centuries, many have experienced its numerous health benefits, and it is one of the most famous of all qigong forms. There are several variations of each exercise that...
Free Intro: Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
A separate paid course will cover the following topics: Performance anxiety arises from fear of being seen and being heard in situations that feel critical. This course, in a deeply supportive atmosphere, offers bodywork exercises that enables one to retrain those responses, get deeply grounded in your nervous system, and relax and breathe under the most difficult of situations. Bodywork reveals the energy in the muscles of the body and voice that...
Free intro: Meditation-Path to Transformation & Freedom
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Meditation (Dhyana) is the core practice of yoga (path to union), and its goal is purification from the effects of separation and fear—the emotional and psychological conditions called samskaras—to reveal our true nature as freedom itself. A separate paid course will cover the following topics: In this class, we will learn and experience some of the transformative practices of the esoteric yoga tradition: basic awareness and...
Free Intro: T’ai Chi Alchemy: Opening Three Eyes
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
T’ai chi is a Chinese mind-body-spirit practice that can bring practitioners greater fitness, balance, coordination, vitality, and mental focus, and open doors to heightened consciousness. A separate paid course will cover the following topics: Rick Barrett, a leading t’ai chi teacher with over 25 years of experience, will teach us graceful, supple movements, meditative and mental focus practices, and techniques to root and center ourselves...
Free Intro: Meditation & Contemplative Studies Cert
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Free Intro: Meditation and Contemplative Studies Certificate Training This new and unique training explores a variety of contemplative practices and forms of meditation from seven major religious and spiritual traditions, guided by highly regarded and authentic teachers from each tradition. Participants will gain direct, firsthand experience of many meditative disciplines providing a deep grounding within the framework of a cross-cultural interreligious...
Free Intro: Transformational Self-Hypnosis
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Transformational Hypnosis offers you some of the most effective and easiest-to-learn techniques for self-healing and personal change. A separate paid course will cover the following topics: How mantra awakens prana (life force) to engender healing in self and others. The basic alphabet and language of the chakras (subtle energy centers). Break free from negative emotions, self-limiting beliefs and unconscious programs that are holding you back....
Free Intro: The Power of Plant Medicine
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Plant medicine predates written human history as an approach to healing using herbs and foods to prevent and assist in the healing of various health conditions. In this class, we will look at medicinal properties of common herbs, foods, and medicinal mushrooms used for centuries to enhance the immune system, relieve allergies, address chronic health conditions, support detoxification, and maintain overall health. A separate paid course will...
Free Intro: Ayurvedic Nutrition
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Ayurveda, India’s ancient healthcare tradition, views food not as mere nutritional substance, but as a living spiritual force that profoundly affects our well-being on every level. A separate paid course will cover the following topics: In this class, Ayurvedic physician (known as Ayurvedacharya) and esthetician Naina Marballi will explain how we can create an optimal diet for ourselves based on our own unique constitution (prakriti). ...
Introduction to Integrative Thanatology
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
The focus of the program is to create a safe space where meaningful interaction with the death-positive movement can unfold. Students are introduced to thanatology as the study of death and dying through film, poetry, and live music. We will explore our motivations for crossing the threshold to participate with the Art of Dying Institute. Students will become familiar with the Integrative Thanatology program syllabus and requirements for certification....
Free Intro: Mantra and Meditation
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
A separate paid course will cover the following topics Many of us long to make deep and lasting change in our lives, but often try to do so from a viewpoint that is itself the problem. Meditation can help us make a lasting shift into a new consciousness altogether. Mantras are powerful and ancient sound-vibration formulas that de-clutter the mind and transform our bodies, minds, and spirits in profound ways. In this course, we will learn...
The Sound Soak
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
Join Joule and the NYC Sound Soak community in their 5th year at the NY Open Center. While relaxing on yoga mats with pillows, receive an extraordinary sound experience which is a part sound bath, sacred concert, and vocal sound meditation. Donning eye-masks that shut out the light, embark on a private inner journey. Guided by live, acoustic, therapeutic instruments including: feeltone monochords, crystal singing bowls, paiste gongs, energy chimes,...
Free Intro: The Language of the Chakras
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
The Craniosacral system (CSS) is at the heart of the body’s physiological and energetic organizing influences. It gives all the nervous, connective tissue, organ, tissue and fluid systems a frequency-based tuning mechanism, setting the “sound” or frequency the body operates by. The energy in the CSS is a primary influence of the soul that nourishes the chakras to process life through the meridians at the physiological level and the aura...
Free Intro: Elements: The Language of the Chakras
New York Open Center See all classes by this school @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY
This intensive hands-on training offers an in-depth exploration of the Craniosacral method’s essence: its work with the body’s subtle energy systems, and of the ancient language of the 5 Elements (Ether, Air, Fire, Water, Earth) to illuminate the body’s energetic flows. The Craniosacral system (CSS) gives all the nervous, connective tissue, organ, tissue and fluid systems a frequency-based tuning mechanism, setting the “sound” or frequency...
Reviews of New York Open Center
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Reiki Circle (Online)
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Reiki Circle (Online)
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The Magic & Medicine of Trees
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The Magic & Medicine of Trees
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Psychedelics in the Treatment of End-Of-Life Suffering
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Rituals on the Day of A Highly Auspicious New Moon
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Herbs for the Respiratory and Nervous Systems
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Fermenting Vegetables: From Sauerkraut to Probiotic
Wonderful class!! Sandor Katz was very knowledgeable AND interesting! I would definitely take more classes with him. -
The Magic & Medicine of Trees
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Green Medicine: A 4-Month Training in Herbalism
Very informational. Peeka convered everything top to bottom and though it is alot of information, it's all very useful . I really enjoyed my time in this class. -
HeartMath for Unlocking Creativity, Flow & Happiness
Absolutely amazing! This class called out to me and I'm so glad I went for it. I got so much more out of it than I was expecting. Highly recommend New York Open Center's programs. -
Tarot Essentials: Unlocking Inner Wisdom
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Valentine’s Day Guayusa Dream Tea Ceremony
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Valentine’s Day Guayusa Dream Tea Ceremony
Loved the course leader and the beauty surrounding the ceremony -
Herbs to Support the Nervous, Digestive & Immune Syst.
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Herbs to Support the Nervous, Digestive & Immune Syst.
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2020 Vision: Predictions for the New Year
Interesting class, but I had no previous knowledge on the subject, so it was a little difficult to comprehend. -
2020 Vision: Predictions for the New Year
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Shamanic Winter Solstice
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Jumpstart Your Memoir: Writing from the Heart
The class was great. Participants wrote wonderful pieces, and Nancy has a way of making everyone comfortable enough to "write from the heart"!