January 2019
Exhibition: Nature in Motion — Paintings by Ayako Bando
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents “Nature in Motion,” an exhibition of abstract acrylic paintings by Ayako Bando expressing the energy and colors of the four seasons. Although Ms. Bando has had many exhibitions the past dozen years, these older works from 2011–12 have not been shown together until now. The exhibition will open on December 3, 2018 and will remain on view until February 9, 2018. You are invited to meet the artist at the CRS Holiday Program &…
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CRS Healing Circle: Meditation + Whirling Prayer
Join us Thursday, Jan 17, 2019 at 7:30 pm for our monthly Healing Circle + Whirling (Sufi Dance) + Prayer led by CRS co-founders Yasuko Kasaki and Christopher Pelham and Sufi Dance Artist Lale Sayoko. We gather to let go of our small selves and remember our divinity within. This month we’ll take the first steps toward channeling poetry while whirling! The Sufis say that God speaks to us through music. We’ll ask Holy Spirit to translate that music into…
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Whirling (Sufi Dance) Practice with Live Music
Sufis, lovers, mystics, CRS and Sufi Artist Lale Sayoko invite you to join us for an hour of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). This is not a class (i.e. there is no instruction) but an open space where we can come together to practice and is open to people of all backgrounds who whirl and follow the path of oneness. This month Tomchess of the American Sufi Project will honor us by playing live music for…
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Saco Yasuma New Year “Celebration!” & CD Release Concert
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) invites you to a concert by our dear friend and frequent collaborator the pianist and singer songwriter Saco Yasuma celebrating the New Year and the release of her new album “AS IT IS is Beautiful.” The concert will take place on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 2 pm at CRS. Tickets are $15 through Jan. 26 and $20 at the door and are available online, by phone 212-677-8621, and at CRS. Saco’s ensemble features…
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Marianne Williamson for President Announcement Watch Party
Join us to watch, support, and briefly discuss Marianne Williamson’s livestream announcement of her camapping for President! Dear Friends, For the last year I have held within my heart the idea of running for President of the United States. At a time when fear has been harnessed for political purposes, our task is to turn wisdom and love into a political force. The lower inclinations of human nature cannot be defeated by politics alone, but they can be overridden. Our…
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Sufi Dance Class with Lâle Sayoko
Learn the ancient practice of meditative whirling known as Sufi dance or Sema (Sama in Iranian). You will learn the techniques of whirling, but Sema is not about reproducing a certain form or aesthetic. Rather, the technique serves as a vehicle for inner journeying. Sema means spiritual listening. Together we’ll create a sacred space in which we can safely listen to and share our true selves and experience oneness with the Divine. Each class consists of some explanation of the theory and technique,…
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Miracles in Manhattan with Dr. Jon Mundy: The Ten Characteristics of a Teacher of God
CRS presents Miracles in Manhattan, lectures on the teachings of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) and related texts and topics, with Jon Mundy, Ph.D. and occasional guest lecturers. The topic for February's lecture is "The Ten Characteristics of a Teacher of God" from the ACIM Manual for Teachers. ~ $25 per person with advanced purchase online, by phone (212-677-8621) or at CRS until the day before the lecture~ ~ $30 per person at the door ~ As long as space is…
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Neda Boin in Concert: The Light Has Come (music inspired by A Course in Miracles)
CRS presents an evening with the award-winning singer songwriter Neda Boin of the Netherlands, whose first album, “The Light Has Come,” just won Best Album of the Year at the Rotterdam Music Awards. Amazingly, Neda, a student of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) for 8+ years, channeled all the songs on the album in just two weeks, all inspired from ACIM Workbook lessons, making it the first album inspired by ACIM to win album of the year. Profoundly spiritual in…
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Living in the Light Course in Miracles Weekend
CRS invites you to join us March 29 – 30, 2019 for the Living in the Light Course in Miracles Weekend. Led by beloved Course authors Yasuko Kasaki (author of 16 books in Japanese about ACIM) and Corinne Zupko (author of From Anxiety to Love), and musician and Voice Liberation therapist Neda Boin, this will be the first ACIM weekend in NYC since the CMC ACIM Conference in 2015 and promises to be a life-changing event! Through talks, healing, sharing, singing, and exercises, we…
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Miracles in Manhattan: Robert Perry & Dr. Jon Mundy in Conversation
CRS presents A Course in Miracles scholar Robert Perry in conversation with Miracles Magazine editor and longtime Course lecturer and author Jon Mundy, Ph.D. about Perry’s groundbreaking work as lead editor of the Complete and Annotated Edition (CE) of A Course in Miracles. This special Thursday night presentation of the Miracles in Manhattan lecture series will be the first public talk by Robert Perry in New York City in more than 20 years and will take place on Wednesday, May 22, 2019…
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