April 2020
Sufi Dance 1 Class (Open Level) with Läle 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,…
Find out more »Exhibition: Wooded Tales of Phantasy — A Photography Series by Troy Stallman
CRS presents Wooded Tales of Phantasy, an exhibition of photography by Troy Stallman. This new series of photographs focuses on capturing the “vital force” of wooded environments, imploring the observer to interpret imagery through the waking lens of the imagination. We are called to remember the emotional connection that harmonizes the conscious space between our fantasy world, higher self, and interwoven spiritual channels of the natural world. Through this cosmic dialogue, we are offered a chance to reflect on how…
Find out more »Four Seasons in New York — Gems of Japanese Music Vol. 18
CRS (Center for Remembering and Sharing) invites you to discover traditional Japanese music by the acclaimed koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura offered together with an exclusive taste of beautiful Japanese seasonal confectionary prepared by mochi Rin. This will be the third concert of the 2019-2020 season of Four Seasons in New York — Gems of Japanese Music. The summer concert will be held on August 1, 2020 at 4 pm. Tickets are $30 (general) and $20 (students) include wagashi (Japanese confectionary). Seating is limited…
Find out more »Persian Daf (Sufi drum) classes
Dear friends, please join our monthly Daf class community led by the amazing Kamyar Arsani! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn to play a magical instrument from a master who learned from masters in Iran. Kamyar has been playing and singing for decades and recently for our Sufi Dance events at CRS when he is in town and taking us ever deeper into the heart. Daf is a big frame drum with lots of rings inside that you can…
Find out more »ESSENTRICS Gentle Stretch with Betty
Essentrics is a full-body stretching and toning workout that’s great for most levels. This class builds strength, flexibility and range of motion while releasing stress. Essentrics is also known as “Classical Stretch,” the #1 fitness show on American Public Television. It is a full-body, dynamic stretching workout that safely shapes and rebalances the body. Essentrics conditions not only our muscles but also bones and joints. This unique stretching-in-motion program rapidly creates a long, lean and strong physique with immediate changes to posture. Essentrics’ simple…
Find out more »Guided Meditations Inspired by A Course in Miracles
Given by Yasuko Kasaki (and by Makiko Mizuta and Christopher Pelham when she is away each March, July, and Nov) Tuesdays from 6:30 – 7 pm Free http://www.meetup.com/ACIM-meditation/ Please join us in the sharing of miracles. Here, your mind can come to rest and you can remember true peace. No experience with meditation is required, and everyone is welcome. We ask only that you make it your intention to sit still, quiet in body and mind, and to listen to; receive and…
Find out more »Spiritual Healing Clinic
Mondays from 6:30 – 7:20 pm (please arrive by 7 pm) Tuesdays from 7 – 7:30 pm (please arrive by 7:20 pm) Suggested Donation $20. No one turned away due to lack of funds. http://www.meetup.com/ACIM-healing Bring any issue you are facing right now — physically, emotionally, mentally, and/or spiritually. With eyes closed (you will be seated and a healer will stand nearby; no touching is involved), a CRS healer, trained in A Course in Miracles and spiritual reading/healing, will observe you with his inner…
Find out more »ASCA — Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Support Group
ASCA New York City is a support group for adult survivors of child abuse. We meet weekly to give one another emotional support and an opportunity for expression of feelings, thoughts, memories, hopes, insights, and education on the subject of child abuse. Our meetings follow the Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA) program as designed by the Morris Center in San Francisco. The format is similar to that of 12-step programs with some significant differences. Similarities include directed readings, short…
Find out more »May 2020
A Course in Miracles Monday Classes
Mondays 7:30 – 9 pm Taught by Yasuko Kasaki, assisted by Christopher Pelham Know your life purpose and the meaning of your current situation clearly. Communicate with your Inner Teacher. Heal yourself and others. These ongoing classes focus on mind training designed to help you to experience the lessons and loving wisdom of ACIM. Each class contains some lecture from the ACIM Textbook, some discussion and Q&A, and typically 10 – 20 minutes of meditation, creative visualization and/or spiritual reading practice in order…
Find out more »Sufi Dance 2 with Läle Sayoko
We are happy to announce that we are adding a second monthly Sufi Dance class so that those who have already learned the basic techniques and feel stable can have time together to practice and learn more. In Sufi Dance 2 classes, we will dive deeper into the techniques of whirling and explore the somatic function and symbolic and spiritual meaning of the movements in greater detail. We will use the techniques to challenge ourselves to whirl longer with greater…
Find out more »Persian Daf (Sufi drum) classes
Dear friends, please join our monthly Daf class community led by the amazing Kamyar Arsani! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn to play a magical instrument from a master who learned from masters in Iran. Kamyar has been playing and singing for decades and recently for our Sufi Dance events at CRS when he is in town and taking us ever deeper into the heart. Daf is a big frame drum with lots of rings inside that you can…
Find out more »June 2020
Celebration of Healing: A Course-Based Approach to Anxiety and Depression with Corinne Zupko & Emily Bennington
A Course in Miracles (ACIM) is a radical pathway of healing through the practice of love and forgiveness. In this workshop with bestselling authors Corinne Zupko and Emily Bennington, you will gain insights and tools inspired by ACIM to work with the painful feelings of anxiety and depression that plague so many of us today. A Course in Miracles teaches that underneath the surface causes of these emotions, our depression ultimately stems from feeling deprived of God and our anxiety…
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