April 2007 Event
Moving To Shalom: Field of Peace
- an interactive presentation
with Cantor Ira Fein
- an interactive presentation
with Cantor Ira Fein
Thursday, April 19, 2007
at Wise Awakening
7pm, doors open at 6:30pm
at Wise Awakening
7pm, doors open at 6:30pm
It's a half block West, (down Holly) from the Community Food Coop, on the left side. (On Holly between N. Forest and Railroad) more directions:http://www.wiseawakening.com/home.php?var=location.html
In this event we will explore healing Hebrew mantras, powerful sounds that hold within themselves the energies of peace, wholeness and healing.
Together we will uncover the stillness, field of peace, within and around us all. And, through meditative movement and sound, enter this sacred field to be healed and made whole.
Together we will uncover the stillness, field of peace, within and around us all. And, through meditative movement and sound, enter this sacred field to be healed and made whole.
Here is an introduction to Ira Fein:
http://www.healingmusic.org/IraFein/index.asp
http://www.healingmusic.org/IraFein/index.asp
and here is an excerpt from an article he wrote:
Through the Still Portal
by Cantor Ira Fein, CMP
Over the years, I have witnessed many miracles in my work as a therapeutic musician and sound healer...
...People get separated from their consciousness for a variety of reasons. One cause seems to be overstimulus. The noted author and speaker, Wayne Muller, has suggested that this society is tuned to the speed of the mind, whereas previous generations were attuned to the tempo of the heart. We are wired into the sound of the machine- the hum of the refrigerator, lawn mover, lights and, of course, our automobiles.
Just a hundred years ago, these sounds were not present. Life was quieter and we could more easily attune to the sound and stillness of nature and her wondrous, soothing cadences. Life was simpler too, with less to propel our lives forward and fill our hearts and minds.
by Cantor Ira Fein, CMP
Over the years, I have witnessed many miracles in my work as a therapeutic musician and sound healer...
...People get separated from their consciousness for a variety of reasons. One cause seems to be overstimulus. The noted author and speaker, Wayne Muller, has suggested that this society is tuned to the speed of the mind, whereas previous generations were attuned to the tempo of the heart. We are wired into the sound of the machine- the hum of the refrigerator, lawn mover, lights and, of course, our automobiles.
Just a hundred years ago, these sounds were not present. Life was quieter and we could more easily attune to the sound and stillness of nature and her wondrous, soothing cadences. Life was simpler too, with less to propel our lives forward and fill our hearts and minds.
Today we are literally assaulted by stimulus from TV, magazines, movies, computers and the pace that we maintain in our lives. This pace takes its toll on our bodies, minds and spirits. It is my belief,
based upon my experience, that dementia is a survival mechanism that we humans are using to escape from the overstimulus that pervades our society and the sped-up velocity of our lives.
The more I do this work and see the effectiveness of stillness in helping others, the more I am convinced of this. Stillness is an antidote, as it were, to overstimulus. In the safe, sage and secure environment of stillness, fear is transcended, overactivity in mind and body ceases, and we relax into sweet recognition a wink and a smile.
This wondrous potential to return exists within us all. Our precious souls with dementia can return with the quiet we provide and come home, through the still portal.
