Zach MUSIC

Mar 22 @ 3:00 pm

Share your smiles, compliments, time, talents, money, and energy with those around you. We must truly be the change that we want to see. And we can do it. We are doing it. Believe that the future is full of mindfulness where hearts mean more than our accounts.

The Love Initiative.

Notes From the Road – Bright Lights Blog
http://troubadourofpeace.blogspot.com/

Book a house concert or music for a yoga class today!!

TOUR DATES

Date	Time	Venue	Location	Cost
3/22/18	3:00 PM	Choices	Akron, OH
3/22/18	6:00 PM	Tea Time for Peace	Kent, OH
3/23/18	5:00 PM	Friends of the Metro Parks Benefit w/ the Bright Lights	Akron, OH
3/27/18	7:00 PM	Brother’s Lounge	Cleveland, OH
3/30/18	6:30 PM	330 Day @ Akron Civic Theatre	Akron, OH
3/31/18	10:30 AM	Celebration of Life for Marilyn Stroud	Cuyahoga Falls, OH
4/3/18	6:30 PM	MLK Kirtan	Akron, OH	Donations
4/4/18	6:30 PM	Nonviolent Communication Circle	Akron, OH	Donations
4/6/18	7:00 PM	Big Love Night @ Live Music Now w/ Rhodes St Rude Boys	Akron, OH	$5-10
4/7/18	8:30 PM	Mustard Seed Highland Square w/ Bright Lights!	Akron, OH
4/10/18	7:00 PM	Brother Lounge	Cleveland, OH
4/16/18	7:00 PM	Wolf Creek Winery	Norton, OH
4/21/18	6:30 PM	Bright Lights @ the Rialto	Akron, OH	$5
4/22/18	4:00 PM	Yoga Central	Canton, OH
4/28/18	7:00 PM	Wine Mill	Peninsula, OH
5/2/18	6:30 PM	Nonviolent Communication Series	Akron, OH	Donations
5/4/18	7:00 PM	Big Love Night @ Live Music Now w/ Gretchen Pleuss	Akron, OH	$5-10
5/5/18	12:00 PM	Cleveland VegFest	Cleveland, OH
5/5/18	6:00 PM	Bent Ladder winery	Doylestown , OH
5/8/18	7:00 PM	Brother’s Lounge	Cleveland, OH

Categories: # 1- Theme 1 - Unity # 2- Theme 2 - Interdependence # 3- Theme 3 - Environment # 4- Theme 4 - Economic Justice # 5- Theme 5 - Health # 6- Theme 6 - Children & Youth # 7- Theme 7 - Women # 8- Theme 8 - Human Rights # 9- Theme 9 - Freedom #10- Theme 10 - Disarmament #11- Theme 11 - Peace Media, Culture and the Arts Multiple Location Event Values, Ethics and Spirit Tags: awareness being in action caring changing the game Concert environment interconnected kindness loveinaction meditation music peace PeaceDay social & economic justice spiritual meaning & values sustainability transformation unity worldpeace

Jul

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2019

Living in Co-creative Partnership with Nature: A Path to Wholeness @ Sweetwater Sanctuary

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Jul 27 @ 10:00 am – Jul 28 @ 3:00 pm

Living in Co-creative Partnership with Nature: A Path to Wholeness

Saturday, July 27, 2019 10:00 AM
Sunday, July 28, 2019 3:00 PM

Sweetwater Sanctuary Danby, VT (map)

Gardens at Sweetwater

Join ONE vision council members Pam Montgomery, Jen Frey, and Lauren Valle for this dynamic weekend of coming home to our first and true Mother as we heal our relationship with her.

Connecting with Sweetwater Creek

At this time in our evolution we have the privilege of being present here on Earth as she is in rapid transformation. As the Earth shifts, we are asked to adapt and, more importantly, to evolve into the Earth Stewards we are meant to be, taking up our rightful place as part of Nature. When we accept our role as co-creative partners with Nature, a new world emerges where all life can thrive. We continuously have access to support and guidance from Nature and our allies and realize that we are never alone. We move into the flow, working with Nature. Often overwhelming tasks become easy or perceived impossibilities become possible.

The Center at Sweetwater Sanctuary

During this weekend we will engage in the process of becoming co-creative partners with Earth as we delve deeply into the ways to create good partnership:

Healing separation
Effective communication
Self-love
Trust
Joyful encounter

From within co-creative partnership we rise to walk in balance, coming home to ourselves and our Mother Earth, while we experience the interconnected web of life.

About Sweetwater Sanctuary

Sweetwater Sanctuary, our venue for this weekend, sits at the base of Marble Mountain and is surrounded by 10,000 acres of conserved land. Heart Spring, just outside our back door, brings forth from the Earth “wild water” which nourishes all your cells as you drink the most delicious water you can imagine. The lifeblood of the land is the mountain stream that flows centrally through the Sanctuary. It is this life-giving water that we listen to as we settle into our hearts and go into depth perception. The gardens are full of medicinal herbs, beautiful flowers and nourishing food. Wander amongst the wild plants and forest full of mixed hardwoods and evergreens while being touched by the embrace of nature. This land has received many ceremonies over the years and prayers are made on a regular basis. Your experience here goes beyond information exchange touching into your heart, soul and spirit for core integration, assimilation, and connection with yourself and nature. The Nature Beings of Sweetwater Sanctuary know how to live in community and want to welcome us back into co-creative partnership so that we all may thrive. As you are held in the nurturing fold of Sweetwater Sanctuary transformation is not only possible but probable.

You will:

Have restorative time immersed in the vibrant nature of Sweetwater Sanctuary
Connect deeply with your Nature Ally
Uncover the roots of separation hindering a deeper relationship with Earth
Gather in community around a Fire circle
Develop a personal path for moving forward in co-creative partnership with Nature

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE STUDIED WITH PAM BEFORE: This is not Plant Spirit Healing or Plant Communication. This workshop focuses on co-creative partnership and it’s various aspects with an emphasis on healing our separation from nature. Pam has never taught this class before so this is not work you have done before.

Details:

Date and Time: 10:00 am July 27 – 3:00 pm July 28

Location: Sweetwater Sanctuary in Danby, Vermont

Cost: Sliding scale of $250 – $500
The Organization of Nature Evolutionaries is a non-profit run by an all-volunteer Vision Council. We offer a sliding scale to make this weekend affordable for those who are in need. Please consider a higher donation if you are able so that we can continue to grow the work of O.N.E.

Deposit: $100 non-refundable will hold your space (nonrefundable). The remaining balance of the sliding scale you choose is due by July 1st.

Includes: all instruction, indoor accommodation or tenting, and vegetarian-friendly, locally-sourced, delicious meals

Contact: Pam Montgomery at pam@wakeuptonature.com

After paying the deposit, you will be directed to our registration form. Please take a moment to fill it out so we have your contact you and can share retreat information.

Categories: # 3- Theme 3 - Environment # 5- Theme 5 - Health # 7- Theme 7 - Women Values, Ethics and Spirit Tags: awareness compassion consciousness meditation spiritual artistry spiritual meaning & values stress management transformation unity

Jan

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2020

7 Days of Rest and Radiant Diversity with Together in Creation @ Global

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Jan 1 – Jan 7 all-day

7 DAYS OF REST and RADIANT DIVERSITY

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For 7 Days of Rest & Radiant Diversity January 1 – 7, 2020 individuals and groups across the world will create and participate in events dedicated to cultivating Harmony in Diversity – a core organizing principle of Codes for a Healthy Earth. Together we will co-create an experiential journey to cultivate peace and empathy with each other and with all of Life. The event offers a creative space for partners and supporters of the Codes to share their unique offerings and wisdom for nourishing a global culture that honors and celebrates the diversity of Creation.

Welcome to 7 Days of Rest

7 Days of Rest is an annual global event that takes place the first week of every year. The aim of the event is to begin the new year by co-creating a global unified field of intention and experience dedicated to the healing and replenishment of the planet and all its inhabitants.

The event provides an open, co-creative space for individuals and groups around the world to freely share and self-organize online and physical events such as retreats, webinars, meditations, ceremonies, sacred activism, artistic expression and more.

For 2020, 7 Days of Rest & Radiant Diversity, will be dedicated to exploring and remembering the essential nature of Life-enhancing diversity. Together we will cultivate our capacity to engage with ourselves, each other, and the world around us with greater empathy and wisdom, and learn about the vitalizing nature of our similarities, differences, and complementarities.

7 days of rest & radiant diversity january 1 – 7, 2020

An Invitation

During the first 7 Days of 2020

individuals and groups around the world

unite to co-create a global field of intention

dedicated to cultivating harmony in diversity.

We rest from our habitual patterns of how see
and relate to the world around us and within us.

Inspired by the foundations of Life,

we reconnect with the Language of Vibration-

the primal Language of Life.

Awakening our senses in new ways,

we remember a deeper capacity for communion

with Mother Earth and all Her Children

and recognize more and more of ourselves in the “other”

and the “other” in ourselves.

Each day we discover and befriend

diverse human and non-human perspectives,
nourishing our gratitude and empathy for all of Creation.

Together we honor and celebrate the multi-faceted,

mutually-enriching nature of existence.

and shine our unique colors

in harmony with each other and all of Life.

SIGN UP for 7 Days of Rest & Radiant Diversity 2020!

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Introducing
Codes for a Healthy Earth

For the first time, the upcoming 7 Days of Rest will be directly connected with another global initiative called Codes for a Healthy Earth. Codes for a Healthy Earth offers a foundational whole-system framework to support citizens in working together across national, cultural and ideological boundaries for radical system transformation and rapid social and ecological regeneration. One of the core organizing principles for the “Codes” is cultivating harmony in diversity.

Previous Years of

7 days of rest

We will soon be updating this website for the 2020 event. To learn more about the inspiring events, wisdom offerings and learnings from previous years please follow the links below:

During the first 7 Days of Rest, we co-created a field of re-calibrating with the essential vibration of Rest from which the old can be shed, disease can begin to heal, and new healthy Life and Consciousness can be birthed.

During the second 7 Days of Rest & Reflection, we reconnected with the Foundations of Life in new ways so that we could learn to honor and protect these foundations within us and beyond us as an essential part of our collective healing.

SIGN UP for 7 Days of Rest & Radiant Diversity 2020!

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(Re-)Discovering
7 days of rest & reflection, january 1 – 7, 2019

THANK YOU!

Thank you for contributing to making the 7 Days of Rest & Reflection all that it was.

We are moved and grateful that so many people across the world joined to co-create the event.

This second annual event brought together individuals and groups from over 80 countries and was experienced by many as a deeply healing and loving space of abundant diversity, generosity and creativity. Together we catalyzed a renewed connection with the foundations of Life, and co-created an purposeful sense of community with like-hearted people across the globe.

The website is still active, and you are invited to discover a rich diversity of offerings that were shared during the event on the daily Calendar Pages or in the Gallery.

For ongoing sharing, connecting and inspiration please join the social media channels Facebook Page, Community Sharing Space. and Instagram

With blessings and deep gratitude,

Shelley Ostroff, Yan Golding and Lidewij Marinissen

The 7 Days of Rest and Reflection is dedicated to cultivating Sacred Relationship with all of Life. Given this intention, we are delighted to dedicate this event to the White Lions and Lionesses of Tsau, and the work of Linda Tucker and Jason A. Turner, founders of the Global White Lion Protection Trust.

As we move into the 7 Days, we invite you to pass through the White Lion and Lioness Gateway of Sacred Relationship that has inspired this event and our ongoing work as Together in Creation.

We also encourage participants to join in the Gateway Meditations offered by Cynthia Jurs and David Nicol on the first and last day of the event, connecting with a global mandala grid of vases laid by the Earth Treasure Vase Healing Project over the last 30 years.

And most of all we invite you to enrich yourselves with the abundance of generous resources offered by the global community to create your own meaningful and replenishing journey through the 7 Days.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Given the co-creative, emergent nature of this event, this website will continue to evolve over the week with new events and updates.

Each individual and group is invited to honour these 7 days in ways that are most meaningful to them. We recommend that you prepare for the event by sensing into and clarifying your intention for this sacred time and doing what is possible to create the optimal conditions for you to manifest this intention.

While the journey through the 7 days is a very personal one, we will offer suggestions for each day that provide an opportunity to weave meaning and deepen your experience along different themes and through different gateways.

Calendar Pages are dedicated to each day – representing one of the Foundations of Life. On these pages you will find inspiration, resources, and local and online events specific for those days. New events and information will be added on a daily basis so please check the website regularly to enjoy the full range of offerings.

Gateway Pages are pages dedicated to different themes. These gateways are specifically chosen to enrich the field of reflective experience.

A Global Map shows the participants, communities and events that registered on this website.

Community Sharing Space: A community sharing space is available for participants to share, meet, inspire and be inspired. Please note that Facebook does not share widely from groups so you may not see the posts unless you visit the group.

Facebook Page: We will use our Facebook page to share inspiration for the day, and in some cases provide updates and useful information.

Facebook Event Page: will showcase local and online events offered by the global community. On this page you can find details and directly subscribe to the events.

OFFERINGS

We are deeply moved by the range of offerings already gifted to the collective space – from Sacred Ritual Holders holding ceremony on all continents, and the subtle activism offering of the Gateway Meditations with Cynthia Jurs and David Nicol, to the frontline activism of the nonviolent civil disobedience movement of the Extinction Rebellion.

Current offerings include:art, music, reflective groups, beach clean ups, nature walks, mind-body and contemplative practices, music, videos, ceremony, webinars, meditations and more.

Diverse religious and spiritual groups are participating, each bringing their unique tradition and gifts in service of all Creation.

Our own daily offerings of guided meditations and practices invite participants to experience a deeper sense of connectedness and communion with the foundations of Life, through intuitive and imaginative attunement to the different elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Climate, Biodiversity and the Web of Life,

Through an empathic leap of the imagination we sense into how these foundations exist within us and beyond us, their unique nature and qualities, and their interdependence and relationship with the other elements.

We explore reflective questions such as:

What do they reveal to us when we listen in, with all our sense and offer them our focused attention?

What can we learn from different forms of reflective engagement about how we can best protect and replenish these elements, nourish them and be nourished by them?

CREATE YOUR UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

Please consider this website as your evolving and dynamic guidebook, event calendar, and resource library for creating your own unique experience for the 7 Days.

This global event is rooted in the spirit of generosity and provides all participants and co-creators access to a wealth of offerings from around the world. This experiential field of diverse offerings contributes to personal growth, as well as our evolution as conscious protectors of Life on Earth.

Not all offerings speak to all participants. There may be those that are considered for some to be too spiritual, while by others too rational and pragmatic… too noisy or too restful, too wordy or too vague. Some are choosing to honour the event by immersing themselves in nature and disconnecting from all media and technology. This diversity is an integral part of the design that enables people from many different cultures and perspectives to unify in protection and reverence for all Life..

We invite you to choose that which feels vitalizing and accurate for you. And, if you cannot find among the offerings something that is aligned with your specific needs and ways of participating, we invite you to create and lead an offering which opens your unique window to enrich the good of the whole.

Honouring the Foundations of Life with Shelley Ostroff

For a deeper understanding of the vision and evolution of the 7 Days of Rest and Reflection Event – you can listen to this in-depth dialogue between Dr. Julie Krull and Dr. Shelley Ostroff as they explore what it means to develop a deeper connection with the foundations of Life through this event.

GRATITUDE

We look forward to co-creating with you a global field of inspiration, reconnection and replenishment – for the planet and all its inhabitants!

As a small team, during the event dedicated to Rest and Reflection, we may not be able to be available for questions and technological support. We hope to support the unfolding in whatever way we can and trust that the most powerful force at work is our individual and collective intention and practice during these days, in whatever form it takes.

We are deeply grateful to the Sacred Ritual Holders, Stewards, Partners and Co-creators who are contributing so lovingly and generously to the 7 Days of Rest Global Event. Thank you for helping this event become a powerful force for unity and healing in the world.

Blessings for a deeply healing and replenishing time for you and for all Life.

With Love and Gratitude,

Shelley Ostroff, Yan Golding and Lidewij Marinissen

7 Days of Rest and Radiant Diversity INV

The first week of 2018 brought together individuals and groups from over 60 countries in meditation, prayer, sacred ceremony and a range of creative initiatives dedicated to the healing and replenishment of the planet and all its inhabitants.

For January 1-7, 2019, the intention was to collectively seed the New Year with a global field of restful reflection on our interdependence with all of Creation. Together we will focus our intention on restoring sacred relationship of the Feminine and Masculine with each other and with the Foundations of Life – Air, Earth, Water, Fire, The Climate, Biodiversity and with the entire Web of Life.

ORGANIZED BY:

https://www.7days-of-rest.org/

https://www.togetherincreation.org/

with https://www.codes.earth/initiatives

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INITIATIVES

“The power of mass intention may ultimately be the force that shifts the tide toward repair and renewal of the planet.”
— Lynne McTaggart

7 Days of Rest & Radiant Diversity – January 1-7, 2020

Categories: # 1- Theme 1 - Unity # 2- Theme 2 - Interdependence # 3- Theme 3 - Environment Values, Ethics and Spirit Tags: awareness being in action compassion consciousness interconnected meditation spiritual artistry spiritual meaning & values transformation unity

May

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2020

THE CONNECTION FIELD and GOOD OF THE WHOLE Online Weekly Offerings @ online

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May 1 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The Connection Field is an ever-expanding field of love and resonance for the good of the whole. This is a loving, inclusive space, to be authentic and expand in heart resonance, embodied wholeness, and meaningful connection. JOIN US. Create online community and coherence for the good of the whole.

The Connection Field is a global service project initiated by our community of Mentoring Stewards to provide online community, support and connection during these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic. We may be asked to self-quarantine, social distance, and stay home, but that doesn’t mean we are alone! Join us in the Connection Field. We will be LIVE daily on Zoom from Noon to 5:00 pm Eastern/9 am to 2 pm Pacific.

JOIN THE CONNECTION FIELD: Click on the link below to receive the log-in information in our Weekly Digest. When you register you will also receive the link in an email sent directly to your inbox.

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR WEEKLY DIGEST WITH ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS

DO YOU WANT TO HOST AN HOUR OR OFFER A SPECIAL PROGRAM? EMAIL US AND INQUIRE AT SUPPORT@GOODOFTHEWHOLE.COM.

DIGEST OF EVENTS

GOOD OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY CALLS:

Monday, 11:00 am Eastern: Public Global Heart Resonance Call
Wednesday, 11:00 am Eastern: Mentoring Stewards Public Coherence Call (May 6th: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

DAILY OFFERINGS:

Daily, 9:00 am Eastern/1:00 pm UTC: Mayan Calendar and Fire Ceremony
Daily, 10:00 am Eastern: Morning Heart Coherence Meditation
Monday – Friday, Noon – 5 pm Eastern: Resonance Lounge
Daily, 10:00 pm Eastern: Evening Japa Mala Meditation
NEW Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 pm Eastern: Heart Coherence Awareness Meditation
NEW Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 pm Eastern: The Power of Song and Prayer

“Out Beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there’s a field.

I’ll meet you there.” ~ Rumi

WEEKLY OFFERINGS:

Sunday, 1:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern: Gathering of Indigenous Grandmothers of Europe
NEW Sunday, 11:00 am Eastern: Healing in an Urban Context with Multi-ethnical Tensions
Sunday, 6:00 pm Eastern/10:00 UTC: Teachings of Sacred Tree
NEW Sunday, 9:00 pm Eastern: Staying Healthy
NEW Monday, 8:00 am Eastern: Divine Heart Meditation
Monday, 5:00 pm Eastern: Global Heart Team
NEW Monday, 7:00 pm Eastern: The Trust Frequency Embodied
Monday, 8:00 pm Eastern: Men in Connection
NEW Tuesday, 11:00 am Eastern: The Hoop of Many Hoops
NEW Tuesday, 5:00 pm Eastern: Inspiration from Revelation
Tuesday, 8:00 pm Eastern: Radical Earth Resonance
NEW Wednesday, 8:00 am Eastern: Soul Voice Embodied Intuition
NEW Wednesday, 5:00-7:00 pm Eastern: Four Worlds International Women’s Circle
Wednesday, 7:00 pm Eastern: We Are a Rising Tide
Wednesday, 8:00 pm Eastern: The Healing Field
Thursday, 11:00 am Eastern: Giving Voice to the Heart
Thursday, 8:00 pm Eastern: Rumi’s Field
Friday, 8:00 pm Eastern: Sound Connection
NEW Saturday, 11:00 am Eastern: Modern Toltec Purification Ceremony
Saturday, 8:00 pm Eastern: 24/7 Couples

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See them dance in grace and beauty –

Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties, Sisters & Daughters…

Oh, Women of Nations

Women of all the nations

You are the strength,

You are the force,

You are the healing of the nations

THE CONNECTION FIELD

ONLINE WEEKLY GATHERINGS for INSPIRATION…

RESONANCE…HEALING…GIVING VOICE to the HEART…

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Categories: # 1- Theme 1 - Unity # 2- Theme 2 - Interdependence # 3- Theme 3 - Environment # 4- Theme 4 - Economic Justice # 5- Theme 5 - Health # 6- Theme 6 - Children & Youth # 7- Theme 7 - Women # 8- Theme 8 - Human Rights # 9- Theme 9 - Freedom #11- Theme 11 - Peace Course Culture Education Family Media, Culture and the Arts Music Online or Phone Teleconference Event (Available Globally) Recognition of Native Americans Values, Ethics and Spirit Tags: awareness being in action breathing caring changing the game community compassion consciousness empowerment humanity indigenous wisdom interconnected meditation Meeting or Discussion self-care social & economic justice spiritual meaning & values stress management transformation

May

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2020

THE CONNECTION FIELD and GOOD OF THE WHOLE Online Weekly Offerings @ online

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May 2 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The Connection Field is an ever-expanding field of love and resonance for the good of the whole. This is a loving, inclusive space, to be authentic and expand in heart resonance, embodied wholeness, and meaningful connection. JOIN US. Create online community and coherence for the good of the whole.

The Connection Field is a global service project initiated by our community of Mentoring Stewards to provide online community, support and connection during these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic. We may be asked to self-quarantine, social distance, and stay home, but that doesn’t mean we are alone! Join us in the Connection Field. We will be LIVE daily on Zoom from Noon to 5:00 pm Eastern/9 am to 2 pm Pacific.

JOIN THE CONNECTION FIELD: Click on the link below to receive the log-in information in our Weekly Digest. When you register you will also receive the link in an email sent directly to your inbox.

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR WEEKLY DIGEST WITH ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS

DO YOU WANT TO HOST AN HOUR OR OFFER A SPECIAL PROGRAM? EMAIL US AND INQUIRE AT SUPPORT@GOODOFTHEWHOLE.COM.