OM Center • Calendar of Events

Current Events at OM!

2012-01-08T16:00:00.042-06:00

1216 Howard St.

Old Market • Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Phone OM: 402.345.5078
www.omahahealingarts.com
www.omahahallrental.com

2012 Calendar

• WEEKLY CLASSES •
Yoga • Tai Chi • Meditation
Please RSVP, Life changes!

YOGA • On-Going Drop-In Class• All Levels
Every Tuesday, 6-7:30pm • $14
Taught by Jennifer Pierce
Eclectic Hatha: meditation, relaxation, postures!

TAI CHI • Wednesdays • 5:45-7pm
6-week course • $90
NEW DATES! Jan. 11-Feb. 15
Taught by Master Frank Fong
Learn “Awareness Through Movement”

VINYASA YOGA

with Libba Harmon

Mon/Thurs 5:30-7pm • Tues/Wed noon-1:15pm
Drop-in $15 • 10-class punch card $120

Vinyasa is a steady dynamic flow of connected yoga asanas linked with breathwork in a continuous movement

Libba Harmon, certified yoga teacher and licensed acupuncturist, found yoga in the early 90's, during her days as aThai Boxer.When she decided to become a lover-not-a-fighter, Libba spent some time kicking around NYC, looking for some good asana. Being a downtown gal, Libba enjoyed the East Village yoga of years past, made sure to get in on some great visiting masters, andtaught at several downtown studios until the day she moved to Omaha, where she blossomed a busy acupuncture practice and brought sweaty NYC vinyasa to the Midwest set. Libba recently spent 2 years living in Panama, where she launched Rancho Kula, a yoga/surf retreat business. Libba's style has grown into a challenging hybrid of alignment-based and playful vinyasa, with periodic opportunity to tone it down considerably. . . here or there, you might catch her teaching a slower, lower practice.

Balancing the Chakras: Movement & Meditation

with Chanell Jaramillo
Sundays 9-10am
$40/4wks (Feb. 5-26) • drop-in $10
Please RSVP!

FEBRUARY

1 - FREE Body-Mind-Health Talk/Q&A w/David Scott Lynn 7:30-9pm
3-4 - Fri-Sat ~ Louder Than A Bomb: Omaha Kickoff! Film screening, Workshops, Open Mic w/special guests!
5 - Sun ~ Balancing the Chakras: Movement & Meditation w/Chanell Jaramillo 9-10am $10 per session
5 - Sun ~ DSL Edgework Workshop w/David Scott Lynn 1-4:30pm $25
11 - Mirror Image Workshop w/ Pete Starr 10am-4pm $60
11 - Sat ~ OM Center Poetry Slam 7:30pm $7
18 - Sat ~ aetherplough presents: a dance performance by movement artist Shinichi Iova-Koga 8pm $10

MARCH

10 - Sat ~ Healing Through the Way of the Horse w/Brent Bowyer & Tulip the Horse! 1-3pm $15
10 - Sat ~ OM Center Poetry Slam 7:30pm $7
22-27 - Thurs-Tues ~ Dr. David Bole Private Toyahari Acupuncture Sessions $65 - Call OM for Appt.
24 - Sat ~ Tibetan Tranquility Meditation Class w/Lama Dr. David Bole 9-11am $15 adv/$20 day of
25 - Sun ~ 5 CEUs! Five Element Theory & Points w/Dr. David Bole 12-5pm $50 adv/$60 after Mar. 10

APRIL

1-5 - Sun-Thurs ~ Dr. Rajesh Kotecha Private Ayurvedic Healing Consults & Panchakarma - Call OM for Appt.
14 - Sat ~ OM Center Poetry Slam 7:30pm $7

Scroll Down for details...Keep on Scrollin' baby!

FEBRUARY

Feb. 1 - FREE Body-Mind-Health Talk/Q&A
with David Scott Lynn
7:30-9pm • PLEASE RSVP!

Meet or RE-connect David and discover many new ideas at the same time!

Great News...sort of!
We can't figure out how to title this!
Just show up! It's Free!

Here's some of what you'll discover about your body-mind-health:
•• Myths of Yoga & Exercise, Bodywork & Therapy and how they affect you.

•• Body•Mind Breakdowns How Tension, Stress and habit patterns can lead to
Old Age, aches and pains, and lost movement;

•• DISCOVER: Better ANSWERS to the Puzzles of Posture, PAIN
& Dysfunction . . . with a Focus on Prevention & Self-Care

He's Here Until Feb. 10, 2012!
OMageden with David Scott Lynn
Free Talks, Workshops, Private Yoga & Bodywork Sessions
Developer of Let-Go Yoga & Yoga-based Bodywork

1) FREE TALKS on Yoga & Bodywork ... (PLEASE RSVP)
2) Private Yoga Coaching
3) Private Bodywork Sessions
4) Training Class for Yoga & Bodywork Practitioners

*********************************************
David Scott Lynn's Sessions Include ...
DSL Edgework: Yoga/Bodywork/Whole Health Therapeutics
A unique and effective form of Physical/Mental Yoga & Yoga-based Bodywork,.

1) Integrating Principles of Physical/Mental Yoga & "Let-Go Yoga"
Letting Go of Tension, Stress and Habit Patterns.
(specific yoga and stretching movements for your particular alignment issues)

2) Hands-on Bodywork with Structural Analysis & Postural Evaluation
Affecting the neuro-musculo-fascial system while working consciously
with "The Edge" ... the point of optimal working pressure ... homeopathic doses of pressure.

3) In-depth Knowledge and Understanding of Anatomy, Kinesiology and Physiology.
(physiological/neurological elements affecting postural distortion of the BodyMind)

Call OM to Schedule Appointments: 402.345.5078
• Private Yoga Coaching & Therapy Sessions
• Private Bodywork Sessions
--90 minute
--3 hour
• Preventive maintenance techniques tailored for your needs

David's Goal is to always get you as self-sufficient as soon as possible.
Whether it's through yogic stretching with the NO Pain, MORE Gain Philosophy,
integrating movement & ergonomics into your daily routines or self-treating your muscles.

David Scott Lynn co-authored Structural Balancing, a 380-page textbook for bodywork and physical therapy schools published in 2010 by McGraw-Hill. His other book - SIMPLE STEPS to Let-Go Yoga: How To GET CONTROL of Your Muscles, Fascia, Nerves & Joints by LETTING GO of Tension, Stress & Habit Patterns and Yoga for the WEST of US Making Yoga RELEVANT for the Western Body, Mind & Culture - will be the subject of his teaching during this visit to OM.

Along with spending much of his time writing and developing programs, David works in Boston with professional classical musicians, students & internationally known professors.

Yoga Educators & Therapy Basics: www.dslyoga.com
Yoga for General Public: www.letgoyoga.com
Yoga/Bodywork Therapy: www.dsl-edgework.com

DISCOVER: Better ANSWERS to the Puzzles of Posture, PAIN & Dysfunction . . . with a Focus on Prevention & Self-Care

Physical/Mental/Relational YOGA (Conscious Stretching) from a Western Psycho-Philosophical & Spiritual Perspective, including Yogic, Whole Health Medicine & Therapeutic Applications

DSL Let-Go Yoga: Maximize Results, Minimize Injury, with Scientifically-based Principles of Yoga, Health & Fitness

DSL EdgeWork: Yoga/Bodywork/Whole Health Therapeutics -- Bio-Structural Balancing with Yoga-Based, Hands-On Muscle Therapy, for a wide range of Neuromuscular, Myofascial & Structural Challenges

Feb. 3-4 - Louder Than A Bomb: Omaha Kickoff!
Film screening, Workshops, Open Mic
with special guests!

Get ready to kick off April's Louder Than a Bomb: Omaha!

The Nebraska Writers Collective will present Louder Than a Bomb co-founder, poet Kevin Coval, and Lamar Jorden, one of the students featured in the Louder Than a Bomb documentary film, for a trio of special events to be held at the OM Center:

• Friday, Feb. 3: Louder Than a Bomb documentary screening; 7pm; open to the public.

• Saturday, Feb. 4: Student workshops; 10am-3pm (lunch break on your own from noon to 1pm).

• Saturday, Feb. 4: Student open mic (audience open to the public); 7pm.

Registration is FREE with RSVPs emailed to director@newriters.org by Feb.3; without RSVP, late registration is $5.

Louder Than a Bomb is an annual youth poetry slam held in Chicago every spring. Founded in 2000 by Young Chicago Authors Artistic Director Kevin Coval and poet and former YCA Executive Director Anna Westof, it is now the largest youth slam in the world, with more than 70 teams competing in 2011.

The goal of the slam is to engage schools and community organizations from all over the Chicago area to not only share their stories, but listen to the voices of those from other parts of the city they would otherwise never hear. This friendly competition gathers the best and brightest young writers aged 13-19 from throughout the region, with the winners going on to represent Chicago at the national level.

Louder Than A Bomb is a safe space that emphasizes community building, education, and youth empowerment. By carrying on the rich tradition of oral storytelling and the spoken word, this competition historically engages more than 350 youth participants, representing more than 40 schools and community centers to share stories, break stereotypes, and speak the truth, challenging themselves and their audience.

 Kevin Coval is the author of ALA “Book of the Year” finalist Slingshots: A Hip-Hop Poetica, as well as Everyday People and L-vis Lives! He is co-founder and Artistic Director of Louder Than a Bomb: The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival, subject of an award-winning documentary of the same name. A regular contributor to Chicago Public Radio and a four-time HBO Def Poet, Coval teaches at the School of the Art Institute and in high schools around Chicago.

For more information:

http://ltabomaha.com/
http://www.louderthanabombfilm.com/
http://www.youngchicagoauthors.org
http://kevincoval.com

Feb. 5 - Balancing the Chakras: Movement & Meditation
with Chanell Jaramillo

Sundays 9-10am (Feb. 5-26)
$40/4wks • drop-in $10
Please RSVP!

Feb. 11 - Mirror Image Workshop
with Pete Starr
10am-4pm • $60

MIRROR IMAGE is one of the newest, cutting-edge body/mind techniques in the world! Recently developed in the U.S., it has recently been introduced to the U.K. by its founder, Pete Starr.

Unlike other body/mind methods, MIRROR IMAGE blends special Chinese qigong (internal energy manipulation) routines with certain principles of body structure and movement that have been taken directly from ancient, traditional forms of Chinese martial arts and marries them with self-image psychology to assess and adjust your self-image. This will impact your overall health, relationships, how you perform at work or school, and your ability to reach your goals.

It is not simply a lecture; it is a hands-on, physical approach to the subject of self-image psychology that works.

If you can sit or stand, you can master the principles of MIRROR IMAGE and enjoy the many benefits it offers!

Pete Starr, Founder of the Mirror Image Technique, began martial arts training in judo in 1956, Starr soon became one of the first Americans to study kung-fu and was the only American student of Master W.C. Chen, one of China's premier martial arts masters. A practitioner of the Chinese martial arts for more than 50 years, he has authored four best-selling martial arts books (available at bookstores and on Amazon.com at Pete Starr Books, and as one of the foremost authorities on Chinese internal martial arts he regularly travels throughout the U.S. and Europe to teach seminars. Together with Dr. Maorong Jiang, Mr. Starr is authoring a book about the new Mirror Image technique.

Feb. 11 - OM Center Poetry Slam
7:30pm • $7

What is a poetry Slam?
It's competition poetry; meaning humor, politics, enlightenment, sex, entertainment masquerading as literature, literature masquerading as entertainment. Poets will read, then judges will flash Olympic-style scoring to determine who goes on to the next round until there's just one poet left standing as the champion. It's a lot of fun!

Hosted by Matt Mason. Open mic starts at 7:30 followed by the featured performer and the slam; sign up BEFORE 7:30 as signup is limited and will only be allowed after 7:30 if less than 8 are in the slam.

This month's slam will feature Kait Rokowski.

Feb. 18 - aetherplough presents:
a dance performance by movement artist Shinichi Iova-Koga
8pm • $10

Cellist April Faith-Slaker will accompany this performance.

Founded by Shinichi Iova-Koga in 1998, inkBoat is a performance collective working in fractured, filmic, delicate, and decayed environments. inkBoat’s performances evoke both the traditional and the experimental, drawing heavily from movements (political, artistic, personal) of challenge. Each performance is a dialogue between the apparent and hidden worlds.

Shinichi’s dance/theater/questioning process is informed by collaboration, whether with history, environment, gravity or fellow human beings.

Shinichi Iova-Koga and inkBoat are current artists in residence at ODC Theater in San Francisco.

Founded in 2008 by Susann Suprenant and Thom Sibbitt, ætherplough was formed in response to a need to create context for contemporary performance in Omaha. The three-fold mission - create, produce, present - is the group's invitation to Omaha area artists of all backgrounds and artists from around the country to explore Omaha as a rich site for contemporary performance.

http://www.inkboat.com
http://www.aetherplough.com

MARCH

Mar. 10 - Healing Through the Way of the Horse
with Brent Bowyer and Tulip the miniature horse
1-3pm • $15 • MUST RSVP!

Horses have a wonderful ability to bring people into the moment and instigate discovery.

Come participate in an Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning session with Tulip, a miniature horse. Be the participant with the horse or the holder of the “sacred space of possibilities” - both are equally important.

No horse experience is necessary.

View excerpts from the DVD Path of the Horse by Stormy May, featuring Linda Kohanov and others in the field of E.F.E.L. Participate in an open discussion session about the value of horses and E.F.E.L. as an innovative approach for developing emotional agility, self-awareness, leadership skills, team building, natural connections, authentic relationships, boundary setting, empowerment, and more.

Brent Bowyer, Bach.Soc.Sc., Dip.Ed., is a New Zealand native with degrees in education and psychology. He has studied at the Beshara School of Esoteric Education in Scotland. A qualified Epona Instructor and Tai Chi practitioner, he currently lives and works with horses to educate people in “The Way of the Horse.”

Register online at www.spiritofchiron.com, via Brent at 712-308-2052, or to OM at 402-345-5078.

Mar. 10 - OM Center Poetry Slam
7:30pm • $7

What is a poetry Slam?
It's competition poetry; meaning humor, politics, enlightenment, sex, entertainment masquerading as literature, literature masquerading as entertainment. Poets will read, then judges will flash Olympic-style scoring to determine who goes on to the next round until there's just one poet left standing as the champion. It's a lot of fun!

Hosted by Matt Mason. Open mic starts at 7:30 followed by the slam; sign up BEFORE 7:30 as signup is limited and will only be allowed after 7:30 if less than 8 are in the slam.

Mar. 22-27: Private Toyohari Acupuncture Sessions
with Dr. David Bole
Call OM to schedule your appointment!

Toyohari Acupuncture is a refined system of Japanese five phase meridian therapy. It is largely based on the practitioner's acute palpation,ability to feel Chi and specialized non-insertive needle techniques. Its theoretical foundations derived from the medical classics--Su Wen, Ling Shu and Nan Jing. Dr. Bole's teacher, in Japan, is blind and has developed an acute sensitivity to chi through this practice.

Dr. Lama David Bole (Ph.D., A.P.) is an acupuncturist and a Tibetan Buddhist monk. He specializes in Toyohari and herbology. As a Westerner, he is able to bridge the gap between East and West. Dr. Bole received a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida and a Doctor of Acupuncture from the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in Oxford, England. Dr. Bole was the founder and President of both the Florida School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and the Healing Arts Center in Gainesville, Florida. He currently teaches Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and meditations, practices acupuncture and herbal medicine, and offers courses designed to enhance awareness and health at the Healing Arts Center.

www.davidbole.com

Mar. 24 - Tibetan Tranquility Meditation Class
with Lama Dr. David Bole
9-11am • $15 adv/$20 day of

An introductory class teaching "how to" on Tibetan meditation techniques: how to rest and stabilize the mind, necessary for insight meditation. This is a method for directly seeing the mind’s true nature. Buddha would often compare himself to a physician and the teachings to medicine.

All welcome, no previous training needed!

Mar. 25 - Five Element Theory & Point Locations
with Lama Dr. David Bole 12-5pm • $50 before Mar. 1/$60 after Mar. 10 • 5 CEUs

Acupoint Pressure Therapy (APT) is a complete system of healing and a type of massage therapy used in traditional Chinese medicine. Dr. Bole will teach a range of techniques, from those thousands of years old to those informed by current research. These 25 specific acupoints are used to restore balance in body function, dispel fatigue, relieve pain, improve circulation, and promote the body’s natural healing energy. By properly activating these points, we gain greater physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

This class is open to laypersons as well as professionals! No prerequisite!

APRIL

Apr. 1-5: Private Ayurvedic Healing Consults & Panchakarma
with Dr. Rajesh Kotecha
Call OM to schedule your appointment! 402-345-5078

Natural Medicine of India
Ayurveda means "the knowledge or science of life." Learn how Ayurveda can restore the body to wellness! Experience pulse, eye, tongue evaluation, body typing, and more. Each individual is genetically different, giving each a specific constitution (Prakriti) and an individualized treatment plan.

Dr. Rajesh Kotecha holds an M.D. in Ayurveda. He is chief physician and executive director of Chakrapani Ayurveda Clinic & Research Center in Jaipur, India. Dr. Rajesh visits the US twice a year to work in Nevada and Nebraska.

Dr. Rajesh's herbs carried by Garry & Sun USA
1-888-98 HERBS • www.garrysun.com

Apr. 14 - OM Center Poetry Slam
7:30pm • $7

What is a poetry Slam?
It's competition poetry; meaning humor, politics, enlightenment, sex, entertainment masquerading as literature, literature masquerading as entertainment. Poets will read, then judges will flash Olympic-style scoring to determine who goes on to the next round until there's just one poet left standing as the champion. It's a lot of fun!

Hosted by Matt Mason. Open mic starts at 7:30 followed by the slam; sign up BEFORE 7:30 as signup is limited and will only be allowed after 7:30 if less than 8 are in the slam.

January 2012 Events

2012-01-08T12:27:00.002-06:00

1216 Howard St.

Old Market • Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Phone OM: 402.345.5078
www.omahahealingarts.com
www.omahahallrental.com

January 2012 Events

• WEEKLY CLASSES •
Yoga • Tai Chi • Meditation
Please RSVP, Life changes!

YOGA • On-Going Drop-In Class• All Levels
Every Tuesday, 6-7:30pm • $14
Taught by Jennifer Pierce
Eclectic Hatha: meditation, relaxation, postures!

TAI CHI • Wednesdays • 5:45-7pm
6-week course • $90
NEW DATES! Jan. 11-Feb. 15
Taught by Master Frank Fong
Learn “Awareness Through Movement”

Vinyasa Yoga

with Libba Harmon

Mon/Thurs 5:30-7:00pm • Tues/Wed 12:00-1:15pm
Drop-in • $15

Vinyasa is a steady dynamic flow of connected yoga asanas linked with breathwork in a continuous movement

Libba Harmon, certified yoga teacher and licensed acupuncturist, found yoga in the early 90's, during her days as aThai Boxer.When she decided to become a lover-not-a-fighter, Libba spent some time kicking around NYC, looking for some good asana. Being a downtown gal, Libba enjoyed the East Village yoga of years past, made sure to get in on some great visiting masters, andtaught at several downtown studios until the day she moved to Omaha, where she blossomed a busy acupuncture practice and brought sweaty NYC vinyasa to the midwest set. Libba recently spent 2 years living in Panama, where she launched Rancho Kula, a yoga/surf retreat business. Libba's style has grown into a challenging hybrid of alignment-based and playful vinyasa, with periodic opportunity to tone it down considerably. . . here or there, you might catch her teaching a slower, lower practice.

JANUARY

6-8 - Fri-Sun ~ "Sensing Your Body" Embodied Anatomy Weekend w/Amy Matthews • Please RSVP!
11 - Weds ~ NEW Beginner Tai Chi classes w/Master Frank Fong 5:45-7pm • $90/6wks (Jan. 11-Feb. 15)
13 - Fri ~ OM Center Poetry Slam • SPECIAL NIGHT! • 7:30pm $7
18 - FREE Body-Mind-Health Talk/Q&A w/David Scott Lynn 7:30-9pm
21 - Sat ~ FREE Workshop/Talk/Q&A w/David Scott Lynn 1:30-3pm PLEASE RSVP!

21 - Sat ~ Meditation & Universal Chanting/Kirtan w/Suman Barkhas 7-8:30pm $10

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JANUARY

Jan. 6-8: "Sensing Your Body" Embodied Anatomy Weekend
with Amy Matthews
Open to all • Please RSVP!

This workshop series explores the practice of bringing consciousness to each moment of moving through asana (yoga postures).

• Understand asana from the perspective of different body systems and tissues
• Integrate principles of anatomy and kinesiology in teaching yoga
• Become empowered to use your own experience to find the proper alignment that is safer for your body

Friday, Jan. 6
5-6pm: Book Signing (Yoga Anatomy) Free; open to public
6-9pm: Introduction to Embodied Anatomy $35

Saturday, Jan. 7
9:30-11am: Yoga Class with Amy $20
12:30-5:30pm: Embodied Anatomy continued $45

Sunday, Jan. 8
9:30am-1pm: Embodied Anatomy continued $45
2-5:30pm: Embodied Anatomy continued $45

Whole Weekend package for $150 - SAVE $45!

Amy Matthews (CMA, SME, RYT, RSMT/RSME) is a guest teacher for Omaha Yoga & Bodywork Center. She is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst and a Body-Mind Centering® Practitioner, and has been teaching movement since 1994.

Amy has been on the faculty of the Year-Long Certificate Program at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies since 2000, and teaches embodied asana classes and workshops at Movements Afoot, the Breathing Project, and the Society for Martial Arts Instruction in New York City. Amy also works privately as a movement therapist, integrating Laban Movement Analysis, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Yoga and Body Mind Centering. She co-teaches Still Moving karate and Yoga workshops with Sensei Michelle Gay for the Society for Martial Arts Instruction, and anatomy workshops for LIMS.

Amy's “Embodied Asana” workshops and anatomy classes are a part of the Breathing Project’s Advanced Studies Program, and she co-teaches with Alison West on Yoga Union's Teacher Training program. Amy is certified as a Yoga teacher by Heart of Yoga and Yoga Union, and as a Motherhand Shiatsu practitioner. She is registered with ISMETA as a Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator, and is registered at the 500-hour level through Yoga Alliance.

Amy studies kinesthetic anatomy with Irene Dowd and BMC with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Amy also studies yoga with Kevin Gardiner, Mark Whitwell and Alison West, and karate with Sensei Michelle Gay.

Amy also co-authored the best-selling book Yoga Anatomy with Leslie Kaminoff. Together, Amy and Leslie lead The Breathing Project’s Advanced Studies Program in New York City.

Visit Amy’s Web site at www.embodiedasana.com.

Jan. 11 - NEW Beginner Tai Chi Classes
with Master Frank Fong
5:45-7pm • $90 for 6 weeks
Jan. 11-Feb. 15
MUST RSVP!

Benefits of practicing Tai Chi:

• Increases awareness, facilitating the mind and body to work together ensuring the best function for the whole being
• Keeps injuries at bay and quickens recovery from illness and injury
• Increases focus and concentration
• Assists to regain, maintain and sharpen physical and mental balance
• No impact exercise - instead, soft and gentle movements
• Relieves arthritis pain by promoting the flow of the body's natural lubricants
• Assists in lowering and managing high blood pressure
• Improves digestion
• Reduces pain and helps manage headaches
• Helps to maintain regularity
• Improves blood and lymphcirculation
• Regulates body temperature and comfort
• Improves the quality of sleep
• Improves stamina and helps the body to recover from overworking
• Tones and smoothes the skin
• Improves and maintains flexibility and elasticity of the body

Master Frank Fong emphasizes soft and gentle movements to promote stress relief, mood enhancement, and a relaxed temperament. His chief goals for his students are self healing and inner development. Step by step, he will help students find their own path and build their own strength and confidence, leading towards a healthy body, a happy spirit, and a better life.

Master Fong is from China (Hong Kong), where he learned from three grandmasters. He has been practicing Tai Chi for more than 45 years, and has been teaching it for 30 years. Fong has shared his art in Tai Chi classes through many organizations. He continues to improve on the skill and knowledge by traveling periodically across the U.S., Canada and China to share and exchange techniques with other Tai Chi masters and teachers. He can be contacted via email at f.fong@cox.net.

Jan. 13 - OM Center Poetry Slam
Special Night!
7:30pm • $7

What is a poetry Slam?
It's competition poetry; meaning humor, politics, enlightenment, sex, entertainment masquerading as literature, literature masquerading as entertainment. Poets will read, then judges will flash Olympic-style scoring to determine who goes on to the next round until there's just one poet left standing as the champion. It's a lot of fun!

Hosted by Matt Mason. Open mic starts at 7:30 followed by the slam; sign up BEFORE 7:30 as signup is limited and will only be allowed after 7:30 if less than 8 are in the slam.

Jan. 18 - FREE Body-Mind-Health Talk/Q&A
with David Scott Lynn
7:30-9pm • PLEASE RSVP!

Meet or RE-connect David and discover many new ideas at the same time!

Great News...sort of!
We can't figure out how to title this!
Just show up! It's Free!

Here's some of what you'll discover about your body-mind-health:
•• Myths of Yoga & Exercise, Bodywork & Therapy and how they affect you.

•• Body•Mind Breakdowns How Tension, Stress and habit patterns can lead to
Old Age, aches and pains, and lost movement;

•• DISCOVER: Better ANSWERS to the Puzzles of Posture, PAIN
& Dysfunction . . . with a Focus on Prevention & Self-Care

He's Here from January 15-25, 2012!
OMageden with David Scott Lynn
Free Talks, Workshops, Private Yoga & Bodywork Sessions
Developer of Let-Go Yoga & Yoga-based Bodywork

1) FREE TALKS on Yoga & Bodywork ... (PLEASE RSVP)
2) Private Yoga Coaching
3) Private Bodywork Sessions
4) Training Class for Yoga & Bodywork Practitioners

*********************************************
David Scott Lynn's Sessions Include ...
DSL Edgework: Yoga/Bodywork/Whole Health Therapeutics
A unique and effective form of Physical/Mental Yoga & Yoga-based Bodywork,.

1) Integrating Principles of Physical/Mental Yoga & "Let-Go Yoga"
Letting Go of Tension, Stress and Habit Patterns.
(specific yoga and stretching movements for your particular alignment issues)

2) Hands-on Bodywork with Structural Analysis & Postural Evaluation
Affecting the neuro-musculo-fascial system while working consciously
with "The Edge" ... the point of optimal working pressure ... homeopathic doses of pressure.

3) In-depth Knowledge and Understanding of Anatomy, Kinesiology and Physiology.
(physiological/neurological elements affecting postural distortion of the BodyMind)

Call OM to Schedule Appointments: 402.345.5078
• Private Yoga Coaching & Therapy Sessions
• Private Bodywork Sessions
--90 minute
--3 hour
• Preventive maintenance techniques tailored for your needs

David's Goal is to always get you as self-sufficient as soon as possible.
Whether it's through yogic stretching with the NO Pain, MORE Gain Philosophy,
integrating movement & ergonomics into your daily routines or self-treating your muscles.

David Scott Lynn co-authored Structural Balancing, a 380-page textbook for bodywork and physical therapy schools published in 2010 by McGraw-Hill. His other book - SIMPLE STEPS to Let-Go Yoga: How To GET CONTROL of Your Muscles, Fascia, Nerves & Joints by LETTING GO of Tension, Stress & Habit Patterns and Yoga for the WEST of US Making Yoga RELEVANT for the Western Body, Mind & Culture - will be the subject of his teaching during this visit to OM.

Along with spending much of his time writing and developing programs, David works in Boston with professional classical musicians, students & internationally known professors.

Yoga Educators & Therapy Basics: www.dslyoga.com
Yoga for General Public: www.letgoyoga.com
Yoga/Bodywork Therapy: www.dsl-edgework.com

DISCOVER: Better ANSWERS to the Puzzles of Posture, PAIN & Dysfunction . . . with a Focus on Prevention & Self-Care

Physical/Mental/Relational YOGA (Conscious Stretching) from a Western Psycho-Philosophical & Spiritual Perspective, including Yogic, Whole Health Medicine & Therapeutic Applications

DSL Let-Go Yoga: Maximize Results, Minimize Injury, with Scientifically-based Principles of Yoga, Health & Fitness

DSL EdgeWork: Yoga/Bodywork/Whole Health Therapeutics -- Bio-Structural Balancing with Yoga-Based, Hands-On Muscle Therapy, for a wide range of Neuromuscular, Myofascial & Structural Challenges

Publications -||- Seminars/Workshops -||- Professional Trainings

Jan. 21 - FREE Workshop & Talk with Q&A
with David Scott Lynn
1:30-3pm • PLEASE RSVP!

Does Your BodyMind do what you want it to do?

What has pain and dysfunction cost you?
New Ways of Understanding Pain, Bad Posture, and Limited Movement
INCLUDING what to do about it!

OPEN TO EVERYONE - General public, Practitioners of Massage, Yoga, Coaching, PTs, and more!

David Scott Lynn, founder and developer of DSL Edgework, will present a FREE TALK on how and why muscles tighten and stay tight, and the principles of relaxing chronically tense muscles. Also described in some detail are a wide variety of symptoms and conditions that can be directly or indirectly caused by chronic muscle tension and stress. These conditions include arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, "slipped" or herniated spinal discs, fibromyalgia, headaches, dizziness, and digestive problems.

A strong focus will be on posture and how it reflects where our tensions are, helping determine what muscles to release. Bad posture often comes from long hours sitting at desks, in car seats, on couches, or trauma. One partial mythology addressed in the talk will be how abdominal strengthening exercises often cause, rather than help, bad posture, bulging waistlines, bulging discs, and a painful back, neck or shoulders. According to David, "pain management and better posture are about lengthening and balancing overly tight muscles, not strengthening the allegedly 'weak' muscles."

DSL Edgework is a unique and effective system of Hands-On Bodywork and Therapeutic Stretching developed by David Scott Lynn over 25 years. David has trained therapists, including massage and neuromuscular therapists, physical therapists and chiropractors. His work is widely acknowledged as cutting edge, providing insights and techniques helping a wide range of conditions.

Jan. 21 - Meditation & Universal Chanting/Kirtan
with Suman Barkhas
7-8:30pm • $10

Universal Mantra music (also called kirtan) is the ancient practice of singing a highly vibrated phrase for spiritual upliftment, healing, and creating positive vibrations. These albums use the Sanskrit mantra Baba Nam Kevalam. This can be translated loosely as "Divine love is all there is" or "Everything is a manifestation of pure consciousness."

Suman Barkhas (E-RYT 500 + Yoga Alliance Experienced Registered Yoga Instructor) is a formal yoga monk and certified yoga therapist. He has more than 30 years of experience in yoga practice with 20 years of teaching; he is an active member of the International Yoga Therapy Association, director of Tai Chi-Yoga Center of the Holistic Healing Institute, and a master instructor of "Moving for Better Balance" Tai Chi, as well as an accomplished QiGong instructor.

December 2011 Events

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1216 Howard St.

Old Market • Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Phone OM: 402.345.5078
www.omahahealingarts.com
www.omahahallrental.com

December 2011 Events

• WEEKLY CLASSES •
Yoga • Tai Chi • Meditation
Please RSVP, Life changes!

YOGA • On-Going Drop-In Class• All Levels
Every Tuesday, 6-7:30pm • $14
Taught by Jennifer Pierce
Eclectic Hatha: meditation, relaxation, postures!

TAI CHI • Wednesdays • 5:45-7pm
6-week course • $90
NEW DATES! COMING SOON!
Taught by Master Frank Fong
Learn “Awareness Through Movement”

Balancing the Chakras: Movement & Meditation

with Chanell Jaramillo
Sundays 9-10am • $30/3wks (Dec. 4-18)
Please RSVP!

Vinyasa Yoga

with Libba Harmon

Mon/Thurs 5:30-7:00pm • Tues/Wed 12:00-1:15pm • $15

Vinyasa is a steady dynamic flow of connected yoga asanas linked with breathwork in a continuous movement

Libba Harmon, certified yoga teacher and licensed acupuncturist, found yoga in the early 90's, during her days as aThai Boxer.When she decided to become a lover-not-a-fighter, Libba spent some time kicking around NYC, looking for some good asana. Being a downtown gal, Libba enjoyed the East Village yoga of years past, made sure to get in on some great visiting masters, andtaught at several downtown studios until the day she moved to Omaha, where she blossomed a busy acupuncture practice and brought sweaty NYC vinyasa to the midwest set. Libba recently spent 2 years living in Panama, where she launched Rancho Kula, a yoga/surf retreat business. Libba's style has grown into a challenging hybrid of alignment-based and playful vinyasa, with periodic opportunity to tone it down considerably. . . here or there, you might catch her teaching a slower, lower practice.

DECEMBER

1 - Thurs ~ Freedom from Body Memory Talk & Book Signing w/Jonathan Tripodi 6:30-7:30pm $FREE
1 - Thurs ~ Native American Pipe Ceremony w/Bob "Lightening Hawk" Smith 8-9pm $Donation Only
2-8 - Friday-Thurs ~ Team Body Memory Recall Healing Sessions w/Jonathan Tripodi & Bob Smith
3 - Sat ~ "Mirror Image: Mind-Body Awareness & True Self-Image" Talk & Demo w/Phillip Starr 2-3:30pm $FREE
4 - Sun ~ Balancing the Chakras: Movement & Meditation w/Chanell Jaramillo 9-10am $10 per session
9 - Fri ~ Meditation & Mindfulness for Psychotherapists w/Richard Potter - 3.5 CEUs! 1-4:30pm $35 adv/$40 day of
9 - Fri ~ OM Center Poetry Slam 7:30pm $7
9-11 - Fri-Sun ~ Intro to Body Memory Training Seminar w/Jonathan Tripodi 21 CEUs 9am-5pm daily
14 - Weds ~ "Holiday Art Bazaar" OM Gallery Walk w/art by many local artists 5-8pm $FREE

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DECEMBER

Dec. 1 - Freedom from Body Memory: FREE Talk and Book Signing
with Jonathan Tripodi
6:30-7:30pm

From his Awakening to Body Memory in Part I through the fascinating science and case studies in Part II, Jonathan illuminates a healing path that is missed in traditional medicine and therapy that ultimately transforms body memory and accumulated stress, which in turn enables individuals to manifest positive changes in their body and life that were previously considered impossible. Uncover the secrets of body memory and how one’s unconscious hold on the past is the invisible source of pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and repetitive life experiences.

Jonathan Tripodi, author of Freedom from Body Memory – Awaken the Courage to Let Go of the Past, will provide a 45-minute presentation on body memory, followed by a book signing. Books are $20.

For almost two decades Jonathan has explored body memory and its relationship to chronic pain, stress, illness and behavior. His Body Memory Recall - BMR - approach has supported thousands of individuals to heal old wounds and experience renewed states of health, vitality, and function. His approach to therapeutic bodywork supports one to come out of survival mode and surrender to one's self healing intelligence. In so doing, a person can release accumulated stress, fear and pain from past experiences, and actualize renewed states of health, vitality, inner peace and joy. www.bodymemory.com

Dec. 1 - Native American Pipe Ceremony
with Bob "Lightening Hawk" Smith
8-9pm • Donation Only

Join OM for a Native American Pipe Ceremony, provided by Bob “Lightening Hawk” Smith. Bob is a pipe carrier, Sundancer and follower of the Red Road. His living elder, Wind Daughter, follows the lineage handed down by Sun Bear - who has already made his transition. The pipe ceremony is a method to send prayers and connect with the Creator or Great Spirit. All are welcome. Donations only.

Dec. 2-8: Team Body Memory Recall Healing Sessions
with Jonathan Tripodi & Bob Smith

Team Body Memory Recall healing sessions are gentle yet powerful. The simultaneous application of two sets of skilled hands working as one provides exceptional opportunities to clear accumulated stress, eliminate pain, and make progress in a shorter period of time - especially with chronic or challenging conditions.

Recommended: 3 Sessions • Fee: $300/hr. Team Sessions • Times: 10-11, 11:30 – 12:30, 2 – 3, 3:30 – 4:30, 5 – 6

To schedule, email Jonathan with date(s) and time(s) requested: Jonathan@freedomfrombodymemory.com

Bob will also provide private BMR healing sessions on Dec. 9-15, 2011 (at $150/hr).

For almost two decades, Jonathan Tripodi has explored body memory and its relationship to chronic pain, stress, illness, and behavior. His BMR approach has supported thousands of individuals to heal old wounds and experience renewed states of health, vitality, and function. His approach to therapeutic bodywork supports one to come out of survival mode and surrender to one's self-healing intelligence. In so doing, a person can release accumulated stress, fear, and pain from past experiences, and actualize renewed states of health, vitality, inner peace, and joy.

Robert W. Smith, Jr. is a licensed massage therapist who has passionately devoted more than 21 years to exploring effective methods of therapeutic bodywork, including BMR. He has been in private practice since 1990.

Dec. 3 - "Mirror Image: Mind-Body Awareness & True Self-Image" Talk & Demo
with founder Phillip Starr
2-3:30pm • $FREE

Mirror Image is one of the newest, most cutting-edge body-mind techniques! Blended with ancient QiGong principles, accessible to everyone, and recently developed in the U.S., Mirror Image has just been introduced to the U.K. by its founder, Phillip Starr. This technique is now fully endorsed by Dr. Maorong Jiang, a renowned professor at Omaha’s Creighton University!

Mirror Image uniquely blends Chinese QiGong (internal energy) routines with principles of body structure and movement that have been taken directly from ancient, traditional forms of Chinese martial arts principles, then marries them with self-image psychology to assess and develop your true self-image. With the awareness gained through Mirror Image, you can impact your overall health, relationships, performance at work or school, and your ability to reach your goals.

This introductory session is NOT simply a lecture; it is a hands-on, physical approach to the subject of self-image psychology that works! In this class, you will directly, physically experience the changes this awareness has on your true self-image! As a result, you will perform physical feats that you never imagined possible…until now!

If you can sit or stand, you can master the principles of Mirror Image and enjoy the many benefits it offers!

• Develop unshakeable self-confidence and self-discipline.

• Perform better in all aspects of your job and other activities
• Harness the power of your creative imagination.
• Alleviate fear, worry, and self-doubt.
• Effortlessly eliminate bad habits.
• Attract what you want into your life.
• Eliminate what you don't want.
• Clear clutter and confusion from your thinking.
• Improve your health!
• Eradicate internal scars and mental blocks.

Mirror Image is for everyone – even young children can benefit from learning these special techniques!

Phillip Starr, founder of the Mirror Image Technique

A practitioner of Chinese martial arts for more than 50 years, Phillip Starr is the founder of Yiliquan Kung Fu, a system that merges China’s three internal styles (taijiquan, xingyiquan, and baguazhang). He is currently the National Chairman of the Yiliquan Martial Arts Association.

Having begun martial arts training in judo in 1956, Starr soon became one of the first Americans to study kung fu and was the only American student of Master W.C. Chen, one of China’s premier martial arts masters. Starr became a U.S. National Champion in 1976, the first kung fu stylist to be awarded that title. From 1991 to 1995, he served as National Chairman for the Amateur Athletic Union Chinese Martial Arts Division, which subsequently became the largest kung fu organization in the United States. Also in 1991, Starr returned from competition retirement to win the title of U.S. National Champion at the age of 42, That same year, he received the AAU's highest honor, the Presidential Leadership Award. In 1992, he was named to the Kung Fu Hall of Fame by Inside Kung Fu magazine for "Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Martial Arts." He was also named as a “living treasure” by the Creighton Asian Studies Center.

Starr has now authored four best-selling martial arts books, and as one of the foremost authorities on Chinese internal martial arts, he regularly travels throughout the U.S. and Europe to teach seminars. Together with Dr. Maorong Jiang, Starr is currently authoring a book about the new Mirror Image technique.

Dr. Maorong Jiang

One of Creighton University’s best-known educators, Dr. Maorong Jiang created Creighton’s Asian Study Center, which is the most active center of its kind in the United States. Jiang devotes himself to improving the American educational system and is convinced Mirror Image is an answer.

Dec. 4 - Balancing the Chakras: Movement & Meditation

with Chanell Jaramillo
Sundays 9-10am • $30/3wks
Please RSVP!

Round and round, in and out, congestion and deficiency - these are the aspects of the chakras that need to be balanced. As you learn to examine the energy body through the chakra system, you will become more aware of your energetic needs and thus aim to restore the energy centers to homeostasis. Through specific movements, visualizations, and meditations, you can learn to cultivate and hone your awareness and balance your energetic field naturally.

This class will meet for one hour each week and focus on one chakra at a time, beginning with the root and ending with the crown. Please wear comfortable clothing that allows for yoga movements. The class will offer introductory information, beginner to intermediate yoga style movements, and end with visualization & meditation on the chakra of the week.

Pillows and mats are available at the center, but feel free to bring your own. Please call in your RSVP to OM at 402-345-5078; drop-ins are also welcome.

Dec. 9-11: Intro to Body Memory Training Seminar
with Jonathan Tripodi
9am-5pm daily

A healthy, vital body is one that is free of the past. Old injuries, emotions, and fears are often stored within the body causing stress, tension, and restriction within the tissues. Body Memory Recall is a form of hands-on healing that integrates gentle forms of touch, pressure, and stretch to release old body memories and their associated body tensions. BMR significantly improves your health and function. For many, BMR has proven to be pivotal for creating lasting change.

For almost two decades Jonathan Tripodi has explored body memory and its relationship to chronic pain, stress, illness and behavior. His BMR approach has supported thousands of individuals to heal old wounds and experience renewed states of health, vitality, and function. His approach to therapeutic bodywork supports one to come out of survival mode and surrender to one's self-healing intelligence. In so doing, a person can release accumulated stress, fear, and pain from past experiences, and actualize renewed states of health, vitality, inner peace, and joy.

For more information and registration: www.freedomfrombodymemory.com

Dec. 9 - Meditation & Mindfulness for Psychotherapists
with Richard Potter
1-4:30pm • $35 adv/$40 day of • 3.5 CEUs!

Mindfulness is entering the mainstream of psychotherapy through a variety of “mindfulness-based interventions.” From the work of Kabat-Zinn to Ron Siegel to Marsha Linehan and beyond, therapists are finding that mindfulness, and by extension the broader field of meditation, can be extremely useful as a tool in the therapist’s toolkit. However, mindfulness and meditation are most effective when therapists are well-versed in the methods of meditation and able to apply the practice of mindfulness in their own daily lives.

This seminar will explore several techniques for controlling, stilling, and mastering the therapist’s thoughts, feelings, and actions, as well as suggestions that could allow for the development of a daily practice of meditation.

Richard Potter is a clinical social worker and licensed mental health practitioner. He taught social work at Dana College for 26 years. Richard is also a senior teacher for the Sufi Order International and has been a spiritual guide and teacher for more than three decades. He is the author of Authentic Spirituality: The Direct Path to Consciousness and Spiritual Development for Beginners: A Guide for Leading a Purpose-Filled Life with Jan Potter. Richard has held classes over the years at OM.

Dec. 9 - OM Center Poetry Slam
7:30pm • $7

What is a poetry Slam?
It's competition poetry; meaning humor, politics, enlightenment, sex, entertainment masquerading as literature, literature masquerading as entertainment. Poets will read, then judges will flash Olympic-style scoring to determine who goes on to the next round until there's just one poet left standing as the champion. It's a lot of fun!

Hosted by Matt Mason. Open mic starts at 7:30 followed by the slam; sign up BEFORE 7:30 as signup is limited and will only be allowed after 7:30 if less than 8 are in the slam.

Dec. 14 - "Holiday Art Bazaar" OM Gallery Walk
Many artists • 1008 gift ideas!
5-8pm • $FREE

The Old Market Gallery Walk is a fun, FREE art tour through downtown Omaha. Join us the second Wednesday of every month for the best walking tour of the arts scene in Omaha! Tour the galleries and meet the artists - admission is FREE.

The December Gallery Walk at OM features live music by Dan Livingston, and art by: Clay Cunningham, William Holland, Jeffrey Koterba, Paul Koch, Roxanne Wach, Sandy Aquila, Jill Rizzo, Gerard Pefung, Annie Parker Knitting, Kathleen Coy, Camille Lansman, plus surprise artists! Come by for holiday cheering, meet the artists, and listen to some great music!

November 2011 Events

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1216 Howard St.

Old Market • Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Phone OM: 402.345.5078
www.omahahealingarts.com
www.omahahallrental.com

November 2011 Events

• WEEKLY CLASSES •
Yoga • Tai Chi • Meditation
Please RSVP, Life changes!

YOGA • On-Going Drop-In Class• All Levels
Every Tuesday, 6-7:30pm • $14
Taught by Jennifer Pierce
Eclectic Hatha: meditation, relaxation, postures!

TAI CHI • Wednesdays • 5:45-7pm
6-week course • $90
NEW DATES! Sept. 21- Nov. 2 (skip Oct. 12)
Taught by Master Frank Fong
Learn “Awareness Through Movement”

Balancing the Chakras: Movement & Meditation

with Chanell Jaramillo
Sundays 9-10am • $30/3 weeks (Nov. 6-20)
Please RSVP!

Dharma Meditation Study Group
Sundays 10:30-11:30am beginning Nov. 6
(by donation only)

Omaha Karma Kagyu Study Group was started by Lama David Bole.
Suggested study materials include a copy of Dharma Paths by
Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche. You can purchase a copy online from the Monastery at Kagyu.org.

For more information regarding this group please visit www.OmahaKSG.webs.com.

David Bole: www.davidbole.com http://www.ktcgainesville.org/

NOVEMBER

6 - Sun ~ Balancing the Chakras:Movement & Meditation w/Chanell Jaramillo 9-10am $40/4 wks (Nov. 6-27)
7 - Mon ~ Qi Classes at OM! with Sarah Knispel 5 weeks November 7-December 12
9 - Weds~ Old Market Gallery Walk w/art by William Holland & Jeffrey Koterba 5-8pm $FREE
12 - Sat ~ Meditation, Mindfulness, & Spreading the Joy w/Richard Potter 1-5pm $25adv/$30 day of
12 - Sat ~ Poetry Slam 7:30pm $7
13 - Sun ~ Herbal Therapy for Seasonal Concerns w/Chanell Jaramillo 1-4pm $25
18-20 ~ MASTER CHEN Returns! QiGong, Meditation, Taoist Philosophy, & More!
26 - Sat ~ "The Basics of Astrology" Talk w/Sue Moon 3-5pm $FREE

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NOVEMBER

Nov. 6 - Balancing the Chakras: Movement & Meditation
with Chanell Jaramillo
Sundays 9-10am • $30/3 weeks (Nov. 6-20)
Please RSVP!

Nov. 7 - Monday Qi Classes at OM!
with Sarah Knispel
Mondays • 5-week sessions (Nov. 7-Dec 12; skip Nov. 14)
Call to RSVP!

• Conditioning Class • 4-5pm • $50
This martial arts-inspired conditioning class will include a regimen of: stretching, simple kicks and punch combinations, core strengthening exercises, followed by a cool down and group mediation. Develop strength, release excess emotions and experience feeling re-charged and energized. Challenge your mind, body and spirit with this fun weekly program! Please wear workout shoes and be prepared to sweat.

• Primordial QiGong • 5:15-6:30pm • $75
Move into stillness with this introductory series of Primordial QiGong. Harmonize your body, mind and spirit while you develop balance, coordination and concentration with these gentle movements. The 12 movements of Primordial QiGong are great for all levels of experience and physical conditions!

• Beginning Meditation: Establishing a Daily Practice • 6:45–7:30pm • $45
Return to stillness and cultivate balance in your life through meditation. This class will address the logistics of establishing a meditation practice and offer a variety of techniques that regulate body-mind-spirit. Regulate the mind and body, reduce stress and increase your vitality!

Nebraska native Sarah Knispel has trained and studied with Master Chen since 2007. She has received Taoist and WuDang teachings in: tai chi, QiGong, meditation, energy healing, internal alchemy, and ceremonial arts. www.wudangtao.com

Nov. 9 - Old Market Gallery Walk
Featuring work by William Holland & Jeffrey Koterba
5-8pm • $FREE

The Old Market Gallery Walk is a fun, FREE art tour through downtown Omaha. Join us the second Wednesday of every month for the best walking tour of the arts scene in Omaha! Tour the galleries and meet the artists - admission is FREE.

William Holland

Featured on many album covers, magazines, t-shirts, fliers, and more, the ink and watercolor art of William Holland has brought him into the spotlight. Most visual artists in the Midwest are classically trained, and specialize in the more traditional methods. Holland has done nothing of the sort. Instead, he has taken tried and tested media and developed a style all his own, a style not only surreal, but often going against the very grain of the Midwest.

Jeffrey Koterba

Jeffrey Koterba is an award-winning cartoonist for the Omaha World-Herald.

His work is distributed through King Features Syndicate to 400 newspapers nationwide, and have appeared in such publications as The New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In 2010, two of Koterba’s cartoons flew aboard space shuttle Discovery.

Koterba’s memoir, Inklings, was named a Chicago Tribune Favorite Nonfiction book of 2009. Entertainment Weekly called Inklings “a powerful and moving portrait of an artist.”

His band, Prairie Cats, has performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival, and at the Derby Lounge in Hollywood.

October 2011 Events

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1216 Howard St.

Old Market • Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Phone OM: 402.345.5078
www.omahahealingarts.com
www.omahahallrental.com

October 2011 Events

• WEEKLY CLASSES •
Yoga • Tai Chi • Meditation
Please RSVP, Life changes!

YOGA • On-Going Drop-In Class• All Levels
Every Tuesday, 6-7:30pm • $14
Taught by Jennifer Pierce
Eclectic Hatha: meditation, relaxation, postures!

TAI CHI • Wednesdays • 5:45-7pm
6-week course • $90
NEW DATES! Sept. 21- Nov. 2 (skip Oct. 12)
Taught by Master Frank Fong
Learn “Awareness Through Movement”

OCTOBER

2 - Sun ~ Tui-Na Massage Treatments Class w/Pete Starr 10am-5pm $108 • 6 CEUS!
4 - Tues ~ "The Last Nerve: A High Tea Poetry Brawl" featuring Rachel McKibbens and Mindy Nettifee 7:30pm $7
6 - Thurs ~ The Encyclopedia Show: Omaha presents "Volume VI: Vice Presidents" 7pm $5
8 - Sat ~ "Preview The Wisdom Path®" Talk w/Lyndyn Sophia Stratbucker 2-4pm $15
8 - Sat ~ Poetry Slam 7:30pm $7
9 - Sun ~ Balancing the Chakras: Movement & Meditation w/Chanell Jaramillo 9-10am $70/7 wks
12 - Weds~ Old Market Gallery Walk w/art by Christine Reed 5-8pm $FREE
16- Sun ~ Beyond the Mayan Calendar - What Now? w/Sue Moon & Doug D'Arcy 2-5pm $20
20 - Thurs ~ "Clearing the Mental & Emotional Pollution of Our World" w/Richard Potter 7-9pm $FREE
22 - Sat ~ Power Yoga Class w/Rudy Mettia - Hosted by Omaha Power Yoga! 1-4pm
23 - Sun ~ POSTPONED! Natural Therapies for Seasonal Affective Disorder w/Chanell Jaramillo 1-4pm $25
29 - Sat ~ "Exploring Mongolian Shamans" Slide Show & Talk w/Suman Barkhas 1-2pm $FREE - Please RSVP!
29 - Sat ~ Moving for Better Balance: Experience Tai Chi w/Suman Barkhas 3-5pm $20 adv/$25 day of

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OCTOBER

Oct. 2 - Tui-Na Massage Treatments Class
with instructor Pete Starr
10am-5pm • $108 • 6 CEUS!

Tui-Na is a hands-on body treatment that uses Chinese taoist and martial art principles to bring the body to balance. The principles being balanced are the eight principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Practitioners may brush, knead, roll/press, and rub the areas between each of the joints (known as the eight gates) to open the body's defensive chi and get the energy moving in the meridians as well as the muscles.

This class, instructed by Pete Starr, will cover the following:

• Chinese Tui-Na (Remedial Massage) Forms
• Vital Force Treatments
• QiGong exercises
• Law of 5 Elements (From TCM)

Oct. 4 - "The Last Nerve: A High Tea Poetry Brawl"
A special poetry evening featuring Rachel McKibbens and Mindy Nettifee
7:30pm • $7 at the door

Two lady veterans of the performance poetry renaissance request your appearance at a unique event that has been called "an empowering call to wisdom and feistiness." Rachel McKibbens has appeared on HBO's Def Poetry Jam twice and is the 2009 Women of the World Poetry Slam champion. Mindy Nettifee is a Pushcart Prize-nominated writer and executive director of the nonprofit Write Now Poetry Society. Both have been on a combined 14 teams at the National Poetry Slam. Miss this night at your peril!

More info on these two at: www.thecultofmindy.com and www.rachelmckibbens.com
Find Nebraska poetry info at: PoetryMenu.com

Oct. 6 - The Encyclopedia Show: Omaha presents "Volume VI: Vice Presidents"
hosted by Katie F-S and Andrew Ek!
7pm • $5

The Encyclopedia Show: Omaha presents "Volume VI: Vice Presidents," hosted by Katie F-S and Andrew Ek, fact-checked by Shannon Jaxies, and featuring house band Michael Campbell. Join some of Omaha's best writers and performers (and one very special guest!) as we learn everything we could possibly want to know about vice-presidents!

Oct. 8 - "Preview The Wisdom Path®" Talk
with Lyndyn Sophia Stratbucker
2-4pm • $15

Find Balance and Wisdom
Discussion and Samples of Wisdom Path® Therapies
with Lyndyn Sophia Stratbucker
Wisdom Path Certification Course preview

Join Lyndyn for discussion and sampling techniques of her upcoming Wisdom Path® Training starting this Oct. 22-23, 2011.

Take the Wisdom Path® ~ where modern science merges with ageless wisdom.
Explore the Wisdom Path® teachings: a therapeutic and spiritual journey, through Full Spectrum Yoga- all branches/aspects, Medical Yoga/Psychology, Complete Breath technology, Complete Meditation, Consciousness Studies, Enlightened Living, Mind/Body/Energy Medicine, Conscious Nutrition, Ancient Wisdom, Healthy Relationships, Prosperity & Success. Sacred Breath Purification, EPR® Therapy- Emotional Purification & Release, Kundalini/Kriya Yoga Therapy, Body Wisdom, Active Chakra Meditations- Get the most from your practice. Begin here or take your practice to the next level! 200-800hr RYT/Yoga Therapist, various CEUs

Certification program- for Personal Practice or Professional use- in hospitals, mental health clinics, integrative health practices, companies, yoga studios, private professional practice and more. The Healthcare of the Future in NOW!
The Wellness Connection ~ Conscious Health & Holistic Living
Enlightenment, Vital Health, Success
Wisdom Path Program – click for details!

Lyndyn Sophia Stratbucker- E-RYT (500+), MA- CWS, director/founder of The Wellness Connection/Nirvana Pointe Health Spa & Conscious Health Retreat Center, developer of The Wisdom Path® & EPR® Therapy, Intl. published researcher and yoga therapist- Heart Consciousness and The Breath- for elimination of addiction, including to negative thought and emotion- 2010 www.IAYT.org - Landmark certification in yoga therapy for chronic and traumatic stress, under Bessel van der Kolk, plus 30 yrs of other extraordinary training, research and experience to share with you!

Oct. 8 - Poetry Slam
7:30pm • $7

What is a poetry Slam?
It's competition poetry; meaning humor, politics, enlightenment, sex, entertainment masquerading as literature, literature masquerading as entertainment. Poets will read, then judges will flash Olympic-style scoring to determine who goes on to the next round until there's just one poet left standing as the champion. It's a lot of fun!

Hosted by Matt Mason. Open mic starts at 7:30 followed by the slam; sign up BEFORE 7:30 as signup is limited and will only be allowed after 7:30 if less than 8 are in the slam.

Oct. 9 - Balancing the Chakras: Movement & Meditation
with Chanell Jaramillo
9-10am • $70/7 weeks (Oct. 9-Nov. 20)
Please RSVP!

Round and round, in and out, congestion and deficiency - these are the aspects of the chakras that need to be balanced. As you learn to examine the energy body through the chakra system, you will become more aware of your energetic needs and thus aim to restore the energy centers to homeostasis. Through specific movements, visualizations, and meditations, you can learn to cultivate and hone your awareness and balance your energetic field naturally.

This class will meet for one hour each week and focus on one chakra at a time, beginning with the root and ending with the crown. Please wear comfortable clothing that allows for yoga movements. The class will offer introductory information, beginner to intermediate yoga style movements, and end with visualization & meditation on the chakra of the week.

Pillows and mats are available at the center, but feel free to bring your own. Please call in your RSVP to OM at 402-345-5078; drop-ins are also welcome.

Oct. 12 - Old Market Gallery Walk
Featuring work by Christine Reed
5-8pm • $FREE

The Old Market Gallery Walk is a fun, FREE art tour through downtown Omaha. Join us the second Wednesday of every month from May through October for the best walking tour of the arts scene in Omaha! Tour the galleries and meet the artists - admission is FREE.

This month features work by Christine Reed - "Still Wild: Horses of the Bighorn Canyon." The images center on wild horses in the Western landscape. The Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area straddles the border between Wyoming and Montana and encompasses the deep gorge of the canyon as well as the subtle salmon and red hues of the high desert region west of the canyon. The wild horse sub-herd and its dramatic landscape are part of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range.

Sponsored by jLofts on the Market and the Old Market Tavern

Oct. 16 - Beyond the Mayan Calendar - What Now?
with Sue Moon & Doug D'Arcy
2-5pm • $20
Join Doug D’Arcy and Sue Moon for their final workshop on how to navigate the years beyond the Mayan Calendar!

This is uncharted water and many structures that have become familiar to us will fade away. One of those structures is our financial security. We are already seeing this. Another will be the re-thinking of how we live. Smaller communities, growing our own food, and sharing what we have with each other are a probable outcome. We are waking up individually and collectively in a way that has not been seen or known on this planet before. We are faced with the responsibility to expand into a much greater awareness, where we realize our unity with each other and all that is.

Oct. 20 - "Clearing the Mental & Emotional Pollution of Our World"
with Richard Potter
7-9pm • $FREE

When human hearts awaken, and even while in the process of awakening, they are capable of transforming our world. Simply awakening oneself is helpful to the planet, but does not necessarily make a large difference. Learning to use the "awakened heart" for the benefit of the world is crucial to the future of humanity.

One need only observe the level of public discourse to witness both the cause and the product of runaway anger and fear that dominate the global mind. These clouds of sadness, hopelessness, anger, and rage that dominate the world mind are a product of human thought and feeling. Mystics and seers often refer to this level of reality as the “mind world” and it is a very real thing.

There are spiritual practices that can change this "mind world" from a dark cloud hanging over humanity to a bright hope for the future of humanity and the planet. Richard Potter has had the rare opportunity to study these deep and hidden practices specifically designed for the purpose of alleviating this malaise and feels they need to be shared at this crucial junction in the history of the planet and humanity.

If you feel the calling to be part of a spiritual solution to our current crisis and creating a bright future for planet Earth, please attend this free public seminar and learn these methods for doing this great work.

Oct. 22 - Power Yoga Class with Rudy Mettia
Hosted by Omaha Power Yoga!
1-4pm • $50 suggested donation

Rudy Mettia, E-RYT 500, often describes himself as “obsessed” with yoga and it is clearly evident in his teaching. Armed with a huge heart, awicked sense of humor, and fierce belief in the practice, Rudy’s enthusiasm for yoga shines through in every class. He inspires students to become Yoga Warriors by challenging their perceived boundaries while respecting their limitations. His teaching style helps beginners understand the asana and can revive even the longest yogi’s practice, breathing in new life with a deeper physical and philosophical understanding.

Rudy has creatively carved out his own style within the yoga community, becoming one of the most prolific and sought-after teachers on the West Coast - recently voted the #1 Power Yoga class in Los Angeles. Now a senior teacher at Santa Monica Power Yoga, he has accumulated more than 10,000 classroom hours teaching thousands of students worldwide. Rudy currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, the largest residential facility for holistic health and education in North America.

Having survived being orphaned at the age of nine, Rudy has had a host of unusual “careers,” from US Marine, policeman, and personal trainer to bouncer in Hollywood dive clubs, actor, and bartender. Through each of these “past lives” he has compiled wisdom and lessons learned along the way, courageously facing down challenges and persevering to become a gifted teacher.

Reserve your spot today! Register online at omahapoweryoga.com
or call Jeff at 402-321-7722.

Oct. 23 - POSTPONED! Natural Therapies for Seasonal Affective Disorder
with Master Herbalist Chanell Jaramillo
1-4pm • $25

Discover Mother Nature's remedies for banishing the blues! In the fall and winter months, nature gives us a little less light, which can lead to feeling not quiet like ourselves. Statistics show the rate of Seasonal Affective Disorder diagnoses rise by 20% north of the equator. Join us in discovering simple techniques, formulas, and therapies for kicking SAD.

Chanell Jaramillo of Transpersonal Health is a certified life coach, Biopulsar aura counselor, and master herbalist. She holds a Masters Degree in Transpersonal Psychology and certificates from The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology Transformational Coach Training Program, The Global College of Natural Medicine, The Colour Energy Corporation, and The American Association of Drugless Practitioners.

Chanell specializes in transpersonal techniques to bring about self-awareness and transformation. She also focuses on the health of the aura and chakras to bring about healing, and incorporates Western herbalism to support the body as it transitions into a more natural and balanced state of health.

Oct. 29 - "Exploring Mongolian Shamans" Slide Show & Talk
with Suman Barkhas
1-2pm • $FREE
Please RSVP!

Accompany Suman Barkhas on a journey through his native homeland, Mongolia, during this photographic PowerPoint presentation. Listen as he takes us into his experience with shamans in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia, during his journey back.

Beautiful landscapes, fascinating culture, and healing shamans of Mongolia await us on our journey.

Suman (Sodnomdarjaa) Barkhas has traveled as a yoga monk throughout forty-six countries. He currently resides in Eugene, Oregon, working as a holistic wellness coach at the Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute.

Suman first received training in yoga, tai chi, QiGong, and meditation in Mongolia, India, and China, studying with tai chi masters Dr. Paul Lam and Jan Gun De, of Beijing University. Suman took initiation in ashtaung and tantra meditation in 1991, as well as yoga and meditation training in Benares, India, and International Yoga School in Ydresfors, Sweden. Following these trainings, he taught spirituality, yoga, and meditative practices throughout Asia, Europe, Scandinavian countries and the United States.

Suman is a tai chi master instructor of Moving for Better Balance, director of Holistic Yoga, teacher and yoga therapist teacher trainer at the Tai Chi Yoga Center, as well as director of the Holistic Healing Institute in Eugene, Oregon.

Oct. 29 - Moving for Better Balance: Experience Tai Chi
with Suman Barkhas
3-5pm • $20 adv/$25 day of

Moving for Better Balance tai chi movements adhere to fundamental principles of tai chi: weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing stances, good body alignment, and coordinated movements conducted in continuous, circular, and flowing motion. Movements are taught in sets that can be performed separately and linked to form a sequential routine.

This exercise program has been recommended by the Center For Disease Control and Prevention as an effective community-based intervention to prevent falls for older adults. Other benefits include: social and mental well-being, improved balance and daily physical functioning, self-confidence in performing daily activities, personal independence, and improved quality of life and overall health.

September 2011 Events

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1216 Howard St.

Old Market • Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Phone OM: 402.345.5078
www.omahahealingarts.com
www.omahahallrental.com

September 2011 Events

• WEEKLY CLASSES •
Yoga • Tai Chi • Meditation
Please RSVP, Life changes!

YOGA • On-Going Drop-In Class• All Levels
Every Tuesday, 6-7:30pm • $14
Taught by Jennifer Pierce
Eclectic Hatha: meditation, relaxation, postures!

TAI CHI • Wednesdays • 5:45-7pm
6-week course • $90
NEW DATES! Sept. 21- Nov. 2 (skip Oct. 12)
Taught by Master Frank Fong
Learn “Awareness Through Movement”

SEPTEMBER

10 - Sat ~ Poetry Slam 7:30pm $7
13-15 - Tues-Thurs ~ Dr. Rajesh Kotecha Private Ayurvedic Healing Consults $95 - Call OM for Appt.
14 - Wed ~ FREE Tibetan Butter Sculpture Demo w/The Gaden Shartse Monks 5-7:30pm
14 - Wed ~ Tsok/Tea Ceremony w/ The Gaden Shartse Monks 8pm $15 adv/ $20 day of/ $7 student
15 - Thurs ~ Tara Puja w/ The Gaden Shartse Monks 7pm $20 adv/ $25 day of/ $7 student
16 - Fri ~ Dinner & Momo Making w/ the Tibetan Monks 5pm Cooking 7pm Dinner $45 MUST RSVP
15-19 - Thurs - Mon~Dr. David Bole Private Toyahari Acupuncture Sessions $65 - Call OM for Appt.
17 - Sat ~ 5 CEUs! Five Element Theory & Points w/Dr. David Bole 12-5pm $50 adv/$60 after Aug. 31
17 - Sat ~ Biopulsar Aura Readings w/Biopulsar Analyst Chanell Jaramillo 11am-6pm
18 - Sun ~ Tibetan Tranquility Meditation Class w/Lama Dr. David Bole 10-noon $15 adv/$20 day of
21 - Wed ~ NEW Beginner Tai Chi Classes w/Master Frank Fong 5:45-7pm $90/6wks
23 - Fri ~ Sacred Music Performance w/Collective Awakening 7-9pm $10 adv/$15 day of
24 - Sat ~ FREE OYBC Teacher Training Talk & Guided Meditation w/Susi Amendola 4pm
27 - Tues ~ Medicine Buddha Empowerment w/Gaden Shartse Monks 7pm $20 adv/ $25 day of/ $7 student
29 - Thurs ~ Chay Drol Purification w/ Gaden Shartse Monks 7pm $20 adv/ $25 day of/ $7 student

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SEPTEMBER

Sept. 10 - Poetry Slam
7:30pm • $7

What is a poetry Slam?
It's competition poetry; meaning humor, politics, enlightenment, sex, entertainment masquerading as literature, literature masquerading as entertainment. Poets will read, then judges will flash Olympic-style scoring to determine who goes on to the next round until there's just one poet left standing as the champion. It's a lot of fun!

Hosted by Matt Mason. Open mic starts at 7:30 followed by the slam; sign up BEFORE 7:30 as signup is limited and will only be allowed after 7:30 if less than 8 are in the slam.

Sept. 13-15: Private Ayurvedic Healing Consults
with Dr. Rajesh Kotecha
$95 • Call OM to schedule your appointment! 402-345-5078

Natural Medicine of India
Ayurveda means "the knowledge or science of life." Learn how Ayurveda can restore the body to wellness! Experience pulse, eye, tongue evaluation, body typing, and more. Each individual is genetically different, giving each a specific constitution (Prakriti) and an individualized treatment plan.

Dr. Rajesh Kotecha holds an M.D. in Ayurveda. He is chief physician and executive director of Chakrapani Ayurveda Clinic & Research Center in Jaipur, India. Dr. Rajesh visits the US twice a year to work in Nevada and Nebraska.

Dr. Rajesh's herbs carried by Garry & Sun USA
1-888-98 HERBS • www.garrysun.com

Sept. 14 - Old Market Gallery Walk
Featuring Tibetan Butter Sculptures by special OM guest artists the Gaden Shartse Monks!
5-7:30pm • $FREE

The Old Market Gallery Walk is a fun, FREE art tour through downtown Omaha. Join us the second Wednesday of every month from May through October for the best walking tour of the arts scene in Omaha! Tour the galleries and meet the artists - admission is FREE.

Sponsored by jLofts on the Market and the Old Market Tavern

Sept. 14-16: The Tibetan Gaden Shartse Monks are BACK!!!
Private healings & blessings (home/business) available; call OM for appts.
Event proceeds directly benefit the Monastery’s effort to preserve educational, spiritual and cultural of traditions of Tibet. Omaha’s Gaden Shartse events have made significant contributions to the Monastery over the past 21 years, helping to build the main temple, enclose open sewers, build a kitchen with seats for 2500, provide solar water heaters and provide medical care for the large number of Tibetan refugees and others in the area. Tax-deductible donations are accepted at each event. www.GadenShartseTour.org

Sept. 14 - Butter Sculpture Demo • 5-7:30pm (during Old Market Gallery Walk)
Butter sculpture is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist art. Although it is not as well known as another Tibetan ritual art, the sand mandala, it is still an important aspect of Tibetan Buddhism in its own right. Butter sculptures symbolize impermanence (a main tenet of Buddhism), along with more ritualistic components, and are usually destroyed in anywhere from a day to a few years. They are traditionally made with yak butter, but in exiled Tibetan communities, as the weather is usually warmer, it is made with ghee, fat, and wax. Butter sculptures are displayed on altars and shrines in monasteries or family homes. They are traditionally made every Losar (the Tibetan New Year), and for the Butter Sculpture Festival, part of the Great Prayer Festival, or "Monlam Chenmo," that is held soon after Losar. During this time, monks make story-high butter sculptures displayed outside the Jokhang in Lhasa, the holiest temple in Tibetan Buddhism.

Tea Ceremony/ Tsok Offering (meditation & chanting) • 8pm • $15 adv * $25 day of * $7 w/ student ID Join the monks for traditional offerings filled with peace and gratitude, enhanced with beautiful multi-tonal chanting.

Sept. 15 - Tara Puja • 7pm • $20 adv * 25 day of * $7 w/ student ID Through this ceremony with Tara, the Mother of the Conquerors and a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings.

Sept. 16 - Dinner with The Monks & Momo (Dumplings) Making
Cooking with the Monks at 5pm • Dinner 7-8pm • $45 advance payment required ~MUST RSVP!
Momo-making demo and dinner with the monks! Meet the monks, enjoy delicious Tibetan dumplings with side dishes, learn how to make momo (traditional Tibetan dumplings), with Q&A from the monks.

Sept. 27 - Healing for Healers: Medicine Buddha Empowerment (Meditation w/ Mantra)

7-9pm • $20 adv * $25 day of * $7 w/ student ID

Medicine Buddha is believed to have the power to free one from the pattern of negative thoughts and emotions, as well as healing body. mind, and spirit. During this detailed meditation, participants will be given the Medicine Buddha mantra (words of spiritual transformation) from a direct, ancient unbroken lineage. Especially beneficial to those in healing professions, the empowerment is open to all. Presented in conjunction with Asian World Center and Creighton University.

Sept. 29 - Freeing Obstacles: Chay Drol Purification 7-9pm • $20 adv * $25 day of * $7 w/ student ID
The powerful Chay Drol ritual helps remove the obstacles that prevent one from achieving wisdom and enlightenment. The Lama places colored strings and pieces of cloth (our obstacles) on participants. The obstacles are cut using Weapons of Wisdom, opening the door to liberation and to attaining your goals. Presented in conjunction with Asian World Center and Creighton University.

Sept. 15-19: Private Toyohari Acupuncture Session with Lama Dr. David Bole Call OM to schedule your appointment!

Toyohari Acupuncture is a refined system of Japanese five phase meridian therapy. It is largely based on the practitioner's acute palpation,ability to feel Chi and specialized non-insertive needle techniques. Its theoretical foundations derived from the medical classics--Su Wen, Ling Shu and Nan Jing. Dr. Bole's teacher, in Japan, is blind and has developed an acute sensitivity to chi through this practice.

Sept. 17 - Biopulsar Aura Readings
with Biopulsar Analyst Chanell Jaramillo
11am-6pm • MUST RSVP!

Learn how to bring a greater and deeper understanding of the interaction and connection of your mind and body to achieve spiritual enlightenment and well-being. When we understand our energy fields, we can change the things that are making us feel stuck, sick, or out of balance. Removing these blockages will allow the body, mind, and spirit to return to homeostasis.

Through advancements in bioenergetics and biofield technology, we are now able to see the full body electromagnetic field as well as the energy of nearly 50 different organs and glands. Through this state-of-the-art energy technology, you can see your aura and validate psychological and physical conditions. This form of aura technology is currently used throughout the world by conventional and complementary practitioners to see and analyze the mind-body-spirit connection.

Join Omaha's only certified Biopulsar Analyst Chanell Jaramillo for a perfect opportunity in discovering this one-of-a-kind aura analysis for yourself. Sample services offered include:
• 15-minute Chakra Analysis for $20
• 30-minute aura readings with picture for $45

To book a full hour reading (which includes an aura and chakra analysis plus picture and recommendations) please call Chanell directly at 402-689-0905. Schedule your sample reading by phoning OM at 402-345-5078.

Sept. 17 - Five Element Theory & Point Locations with Lama Dr. David Bole
12-5pm • $50 before Aug. 31/ $60 after Aug. 31 • 5 CEUs

Acupoint Pressure Therapy (APT) is a complete system of healing and a type of massage therapy used in traditional Chinese medicine. Dr. Bole will teach a range of techniques, from those thousands of years old to those informed by current research. These 25 specific acupoints are used to restore balance in body function, dispel fatigue, relieve pain, improve circulation, and promote the body’s natural healing energy. By properly activating these points, we gain greater physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This class is open to laypersons as well as professionals!
No prerequisite!

Sept. 18 - Tibetan Tranquility Meditation Class with Lama Dr. David Bole $15 adv/$20 day of

A how-to, teaching on Tibetan meditation techniques; how to rest and stabilize the mind, necessary for insight meditation. This is a method for directly seeing the mind’s true nature. Buddha would often compare himself to a physician and the teachings to medicine.
All welcome, no previous training needed!

Dr. Lama David Bole (Ph.D., A.P.) is an acupuncturist and a Tibetan Buddhist monk. He specializes in Toyohari and herbology. As a Westerner, he is able to bridge the gap between East and West. Dr. Bole received a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida and a Doctor of Acupuncture from the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture
in Oxford, England. Dr. Bole was the founder and President of both the Florida School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and the Healing Arts Center in Gainesville, Florida. He currently teaches Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and meditations, practices acupuncture and herbal medicine, and offers courses designed to enhance awareness and health at the Healing Arts Center. www.davidbole.com

Sept. 21 - NEW Beginner Tai Chi Classes
with Master Frank Fong
5:45-7pm • $90 for 6 weeks
Sept. 21-Nov. 2 (skip Oct. 12)
MUST RSVP!

Benefits of practicing Tai Chi:

• Increases awareness, facilitating the mind and body to work together ensuring the best function for the whole being
• Keeps injuries at bay and quickens recovery from illness and injury
• Increases focus and concentration
• Assists to regain, maintain and sharpen physical and mental balance
• No impact exercise - instead, soft and gentle movements
• Relieves arthritis pain by promoting the flow of the body's natural lubricants
• Assists in lowering and managing high blood pressure
• Improves digestion
• Reduces pain and helps manage headaches
• Helps to maintain regularity
• Improves blood and lymphcirculation
• Regulates body temperature and comfort
• Improves the quality of sleep
• Improves stamina and helps the body to recover from overworking
• Tones and smoothes the skin
• Improves and maintains flexibility and elasticity of the body

Master Frank Fong emphasizes soft and gentle movements to promote stress relief, mood enhancement, and a relaxed temperament. His chief goals for his students are self healing and inner development. Step by step, he will help students find their own path and build their own strength and confidence, leading towards a healthy body, a happy spirit, and a better life.

Master Fong is from China (Hong Kong), where he learned from three grandmasters. He has been practicing Tai Chi for more than 45 years, and has been teaching it for 30 years. Fong has shared his art in Tai Chi classes through many organizations. He continues to improve on the skill and knowledge by traveling periodically across the U.S., Canada and China to share and exchange techniques with other Tai Chi masters and teachers. He can be contacted via email at f.fong@cox.net.

Sept. 23 - Sacred Music Performance
with Collective Awakening
7-9pm • $10 in advance/$15 day of

Martin Klabunde & Wing Man Rita Law are acclaimed musicians. They play original music on indigenous instruments from Uganda, Guinea, and Mali, such as the Adungus (Ugandan harps), the Akogos, (Ugandan Kalimbas), the Djembes (Guinea drums), the Dununs (Mali drums), Tibetan bowls and percussion, the Native American flute, and the Australian didgeridoo. Showcasing inspirational lyrics and uplifting music, their performances are both meditative and upbeat, weaving together music, storytelling, and spiritual messages in a memorable and inspiring experience for the listener. Collective Awakening reaches deep into the sacred and takes the listener on an inner journey to the divine.

Martin Klabunde is an author, musician and a Nahual initiated in the Zapotec tradition. His mission is to provide a path of awakening through music. With more than 20 years of teaching, performance, and workshop facilitation experience, Martin has helped people from all walks of life achieve inner peace and heightened awareness through an intentional use of music.

Endowed with a unique connection with drumming since childhood, Martin achieved professional skills in both Western and African drumming. Between 1991 and 2005, Martin immersed himself in the indigenous cultures of East and West Africa, studying drumming with initiated drum masters. In 2005, Martin was certified as Professor of the Djembe at Mamady Keita’s Tam Tam Mandengue International School of the Djembe. In 2006, Martin began playing other indigenous instruments such as the Adungu (Ugandan bowl harp) and the Akogo (Ugandan thumb piano). As the director of The Dambe Project, a non-profit organization that utilizes West African performance art in youth mentorship, Martin has taught music in more than 75 schools and facilitated drum circles and interactive presentations for audiences of 10 to 800 people, with a diversity of backgrounds.

In addition to his extensive exposure to the healing ceremonies and traditional rites of passage in East and West Africa, Martin is also an advanced student of a master healer from Mexico who has taught Martin the ancient rites of Portal Drumming and Healing Ceremonies. In 2009, Martin founded Collective Awakening, an organization committed to providing pathways for spiritual awakening to all people. Integrating his unique experience in music and healing, along with his own spiritual awakening, Martin brings a wealth of artistry, knowledge, and wisdom to the workshops and retreats he facilitates around the country.

Wing Man Rita Law, a native of Hong Kong, came to the United States in 2005 to pursue a doctoral degree in psychology. She conducted her dissertation on the effects of Loving Kindness Meditation in alleviating social stress and received her degree from The University of Arizona in May 2011. During her stay, Wing Man discovered the power of music and meditation to transform and heal our emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies.

In 2008, she began playing the Adungu (bow harp from Uganda), the Akogo (thumb piano from Uganda) and the djembe (drum from Guinea and Mali, West Africa). Through the experience of learning and playing these instruments, Wing Man developed the ability to experience greater awareness, expand her perceptions, and create a deep transformation within. She brings her knowledge of both the Western model of psychology and her personal journey of transformation to her workshops, presentations, and performances.

http://www.collectiveawakening.us

Sept. 24 - OYBC Teacher Training Talk &
Guided Meditation
with Susi Amendola
4pm • $FREE • Please RSVP!

Join yoga instructor Susi Amendola for a guided meditation and discussion on the Omaha Yoga & Bodywork Center's Yoga Teacher Training, beginning October 2011!

Become a yoga teacher! Transform your own life while serving others. Expand your knowledge, practice and understanding of the yoga tradition through the OYBC's Yoga Teacher Training program! Meet Susi at the OM Center for information on yoga and an overview of this program.

Susi Amendola (ERYT 500) brings more than 30 years of experience to her teaching. She is the National Director of Stress Management for the prestigious Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease, using yoga and meditation in hospital sites around the country. She is a certified yoga instructor through the Himalayan Institute and holds an ERYT 500 with Yoga Alliance. She founded the Omaha Yoga & Bodywork Center in 1983, where she currently serves as director. Susi has also developed a 350-hour teacher training (200-hour Yoga Alliance registered) program as a way to support teachers and students in furthering their experiences in yoga. She has traveled and lectured extensively in both the US and India, and she continues to teach, study, practice, lecture, and travel. Susi's CD, Embrace The Heart of Yoga, can be found on iTunes and in the DoYogaNow.com shop.

For more information on the OYBC yoga teacher training program,
navigate to http://doyoganow.com/teacher_trainings.

Sept. 27-29: The Tibetan Gaden Shartse Monks are BACK!
Private healings & blessings (home/business) available; call OM for appts.
Event proceeds directly benefit the Monastery’s effort to preserve educational, spiritual and cultural of traditions of Tibet. Omaha’s Gaden Shartse events have made significant contributions to the Monastery over the past 21 years, helping to build the main temple, enclose open sewers, build a kitchen with seats for 2500, provide solar water heaters and provide medical care for the large number of Tibetan refugees and others in the area. Tax-deductible donations are accepted at each event. www.GadenShartseTour.org

Sept. 27 - Healing for Healers: Medicine Buddha Empowerment
(Meditation w/ Mantra)

7-9pm • $20 adv/$25 day of/$8 w/student ID
Medicine Buddha is believed to have the power to free one from the pattern of negative thoughts and emotions, as well as healing body. mind, and spirit. During this detailed meditation, participants will be given the Medicine Buddha mantra (words of spiritual transformation) from a direct, ancient unbroken lineage. Especially beneficial to those in healing professions, the empowerment is open to all. Presented in conjunction with Asian World Center and Creighton University.

Sept. 29 - Freeing Obstacles: Chay Drol Purification
7-9pm • $20 adv/$25 day of/$8 w/student ID
The powerful Chay Drol ritual helps remove the obstacles that prevent one from achieving wisdom and enlightenment. The Lama places colored strings and pieces of cloth (our obstacles) on participants. The obstacles are cut using Weapons of Wisdom, opening the door to liberation and to attaining your goals. Presented in conjunction with Asian World Center and Creighton University.

Sept. 26-30: SACRED ARTS FROM THE TOP OF THE WORLD
(Special Events all held at Creighton University)
Tibetan Buddhist Monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery
Jointly Hosted by Creighton Asian World Center and Omaha OM Center

•Monday, Sept. 26 • 11:30am • CONTINUING ALL WEEK • Creighton Campus • Reinert-Alumni Library, Union Pacific Room
CREATING THE SAND MANDALA: OPENING CEREMONY
Features live streaming coverage of Mandala all week, with interviews and narration about the Sand Mandala. Observe the team of monks as they use ancient ritual to create a sacred sand painting dedicated to Green Tara, Buddha of Wisdom. Viewing the Mandala opens the mind and awakens the spirit. It is said that the blessings a Sand Mandala brings are multiplied by the number of grains of sand that it contains. Stop in daily to view the progress of this intricate painting, 10AM-4:30PM.

•Monday, Sept. 26 • 6:30pm • Creighton Campus • Lied Center for the Arts, Mainstage
A JOURNEY TO THE ROOF OF THE WORLD: SACRED DANCE & CHANT OF TIBET
These ancient and sacred dances, chants and debates celebrate Tibetan mythology, the spiritual history of Tibet and its guiding principles. All are presented with vibrant costumes, sculptural masks, evocative instruments and permeating multiphonic vocalizations.

•Tuesday, Sept. 27 • 12:30pm • Creighton Campus • Skutt Student Center, Room 105
DALAI LAMA RENAISSANCE: A DOCUMENTARY
This captivating multiple-award-winning film, narrated by Harrison Ford, gives a glimpse into the life of the Dalai Lama, who invited 40 of the West’s leading, most innovative thinkers to his residence in Northern India to discuss the world’s problems and how we can solve them. What transpired was both powerful and unexpected.

•Wednesday, Sept. 28 • 12:30-1:30pm • Creighton Campus • Reinert-Alumni Library, Room L02
BRIDGING HEARTS: A CONVERSATION ON HAPPINESS
An interfaith discussion about the happiness of humans from the viewpoints of Catholic theologians, Tibetan Buddhists, philosophers and other spiritual traditions.

•Thursday, Sept. 29 • 11am-12:15pm • Creighton Campus • Asian World Center Courtyard (Between Kiewit and Becker Hall)
METTA: LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION WORKSHOP
Taught by the Venerable Jangchub Chophel, this meditation opens the heart, mind and breath in compassionate practice.

•Friday, Sept. 30 • 11:30am • Creighton Campus • Reinert -Alumni Library, Union Pacific Room
IMPERMANENCE: CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE SAND MANDALA
The meditative Sand Mandala ritual practice culminates with a closing ceremony and the destruction of the exquisite Sand Mandala, signifying the transience of life. Be a part of this traditional ceremony of compassion and blessings. Participants receive a small piece of the Mandala!

TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT EACH EVENT.
Event proceeds directly benefit the Monastery’s effort to preserve educational, spiritual and cultural of traditions of Tibet. Omaha’s Gaden Shartse events have made significant contributions to the Monastery over the past 21 years, helping to enclose open sewers, build a kitchen (seats 2500), provide solar water heaters and provide medical care for the large number of Tibetan refugees and others in the area. www.GadenShartseTour.org

August 2011 Events

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1216 Howard St.

Old Market • Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Phone OM: 402.345.5078
www.omahahealingarts.com
www.omahahallrental.com

August 2011 Events

• WEEKLY CLASSES •
Yoga • Tai Chi • Meditation
Please RSVP, Life changes!

YOGA • On-Going Drop-In Class• All Levels
Every Tuesday, 6-7:30pm • $14
Taught by Jennifer Pierce
Eclectic Hatha: meditation, relaxation, postures!

TAI CHI • Wednesdays • 5:45-7pm
6-week course • $90
CALL FOR NEW DATES!
Taught by Master Frank Fong
Learn “Awareness Through Movement”

AUGUST

7 - Sun ~ Primordial QiGong Class w/Sarah Knispel 10:30am-1pm $30
10 - Weds ~ Old Market Gallery Walk w/art by Dalia Sudavicius 5-8pm $FREE
13 - Sat ~ "Preview The Wisdom Path®" Talk w/Lyndy Sophia Stratbücker 2-4pm $15
13 - Sat ~ Poetry Slam 7:30pm $7
14 - Sun ~ Crystal Healing Through the Chakras w/Chanell Jaramillo 2-6pm $55 3 CEUs
21 - Sun ~ 8 Healing Sounds of QiGong w/Sarah Knispel 10:30am-12:30pm $25
28 - Sun ~ Body Memory Recall Talk & Book Signing w/Jonathan Tripodi 4-6pm $FREE
29-31 - Mon-Weds ~ Intro to Body Memory w/Jonathan Tripodi 21 CEUs

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AUGUST

Aug. 7 - Primordial QiGong Class with Sarah Knispel
10:30am-1pm • $30
Call OM to RSVP!

QiGong is an ancient practice composed of movements to regulate the body, mind, and breath. The techniques and movements not only increase range of motion, but they also improve Qi flow, open the meridian channels, and help to develop internal strength.

Sarah Knispel is a certified WuDang QiGong instructor. A native of Nebraska, Sarah has a background in college athletics, dance, yoga, tai chi, QiGong, meditation, and other holistic healing practices. As a young adult, Sarah became interested in spirituality, natural healing processes, and world philosophies. Today, she continues to study Taoist philosophy and techniques with Master Chen.

Sarah began her studies with Master Chen in March of 2007 and has completed the following intensive training courses: The Master Within, WuDang Tai Chi Intensive, and Taoist Ceremonial Arts. Through Master Chen, Sarah is certified in WuDang External Qi Healing and WuDang Qi Gong.

www.wudangtao.com

Aug. 10 - Old Market Gallery Walk
Featuring work by Dalia Sudavicius
5-8pm • $FREE

An award-winning Illustrator who has also created the last 10 season images for Nebraska Shakespeare, Dalia will exhibit paintings, drawings and works of mixed media.

The Old Market Gallery Walk is a fun, FREE art tour through downtown Omaha. Join us the second Wednesday of every month from May through October for the best walking tour of the arts scene in Omaha! Tour the galleries and meet the artists - admission is FREE.

Sponsored by jLofts on the Market and the Old Market Tavern

Aug. 13 - "Preview The Wisdom Path®" Talk
with Lyndy Sophia Stratbücker
2-4pm • $15

Find Balance and Wisdom
Explore Conscious Health & Holistic Living
Take the Wisdom Path®, where modern science merges with Ageless Wisdom!

This informative talk will provide an introduction to the 6-month certification program available at The Wellness Connection in Omaha. Explore conscious health and holistic living in the certification program, which is designed for either personal or professional use.

Lyndy Stratbücker is an author, therapist, trainer, and director of The Wellness Connection, with more than 23 yrs of research, training, and experience in wellness and holistic healing arts. Lyndy has earned many professional certifications in Mind/Body Medicine therapies and has trained under top authorities in their field, such as Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Ram Dass, Gurmukh Kaur Kalsa, Gary Kraftsow, Rodney Yee, Shiva Rae, Dr. Bernie Seigel, Sondra Ray, and Louise Hay. The Wellness Connection, which opened in 1993, works with individuals, groups, and businesses, and on referrals from various healthcare facilities.

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Aug. 13 - Poetry Slam
7:30pm • $7

What is a poetry Slam?
It's competition poetry; meaning humor, politics, enlightenment, sex, entertainment masquerading as literature, literature masquerading as entertainment. Poets will read, then judges will flash Olympic-style scoring to determine who goes on to the next round until there's just one poet left standing as the champion. It's a lot of fun!

Hosted by Matt Mason. Open mic starts at 7:30 followed by the slam; sign up BEFORE 7:30 as signup is limited and will only be allowed after 7:30 if less than 8 are in the slam.

This month's slam features a performance by Todd Robinson!

Aug. 14 - Crystal Healing Through the Chakras
with Life Coach, Master Herbalist, & Biopulsar™ Analyst Chanell Jaramillo
2-6pm • $55 • 3 CEUs

Crystals are powerful tools technology has been harnessing to create many of the communication advancements we have today, but we can also benefit from their power on a natural and therapeutic level. Our intricately webbed biofield has the innate ability to resonate and interact with these crystals. Crystals act like laser beams - cutting, drawing, and collecting energy from our auric field.

There are hundreds of crystals embedded within the earth; each carries special properties, holds specific intentions, and has the power to cure the energy fields within each of us. If you have been curious about crystal therapy and desire the knowledge to apply crystal therapy in your home or practice, join Chanell in discovering the healing power of crystals. This class will explore 14-21 crystals most commonly used in energy healing, and participants will learn how to perform a basic crystal therapy session. Fee includes handouts and a beginner’s crystal therapy set.

Aug. 21 - 8 Healing Sounds of QiGong with Sarah Knispel
10:30am-12:30pm • $25
Call OM to RSVP!

Ancient Taoist healing practices offer a simple and practical way of cultivating harmony in mind, body and spirit.

This class will offer an experience into the 8 Healing Sounds. Each of the 8 Sounds resonates with an internal organ and the emotion affiliated with each organ. Be prepared to bring balance to your entire being by learning how to express the sounds vocally while simultaneously performing a movement that is paired with each sound.

This class will require moderate physical participation: seated meditation, stretching & warm-ups, and prolonged standing while learning the movements. Transform yourself by increasing
the quality of your life force with this profound practice!

Sarah Knispel is a certified WuDang QiGong instructor. A native of Nebraska, Sarah has a background in college athletics, dance, yoga, tai chi, QiGong, meditation, and other holistic healing practices. As a young adult, Sarah became interested in spirituality, natural healing processes, and world philosophies. Today, she continues to study Taoist philosophy and techniques with Master Chen.

Sarah began her studies with Master Chen in March of 2007 and has completed the following intensive training courses: The Master Within, WuDang Tai Chi Intensive, and Taoist Ceremonial Arts. Through Master Chen, Sarah is certified in WuDang External Qi Healing and WuDang Qi Gong.

www.wudangtao.com

Aug. 28 - Body Memory Recall Talk & Book Signing
with Jonathan Tripodi
4-6pm • $FREE
Call OM to RSVP!

From his awakening to body memory in Part I to the fascinating science and case studies in Part II, Jonathan Tripodi illuminates a healing path that is missed in traditional medicine and therapy that ultimately transforms body memory and accumulated stress, which in turn enables individuals to manifest positive changes in their body and life that were previously considered impossible. Uncover the secrets of body memory and how one’s unconscious hold on the past is the invisible source of pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and repetitive life experiences.

Aug. 29-31: Intro to Body Memory
with Jonathan Tripodi
21 NCTMB/19.5 Nebraska State Contact Hours

Learn Jonathan Tripodi's Body Memory Recall approach!
Body Memory Recall is a form of therapeutic bodywork that uniquely integrates myofascial release, cranial sacral therapy, visceral myofascial release, unwinding, energy work, and therapeutic dialogue into one comprehensive approach for the treatment and transformation of body memory.

In this seminar, you will learn the body memory hands-on protocol, which incorporates listening skills, therapeutic presence, and dynamic applications of touch from light to deep that dissolves body armor, releases unconscious and outdated protective responses, clears accumulated stress and memory, and provides the opportunity to effectively create new, healthier biological programming.

You will also learn the Body Memory Model, which incorporates the latest breakthroughs in biophysics - describing human anatomy as medium for the communication of life, which can suppress the energy of one's thoughts, emotions, and life experiences, and later release it to heal, grow, and evolve.

Introduction to BMR will provide you with a foundation of knowledge and hands-on skills that will enable you to facilitate the body's innate power to transform itself and achieve lasting change. All BMR seminars emphasize experiential learning through one-on-one practice sessions intimately supervised by experienced instructors who provide you with feedback on all learned techniques.

For almost two decades, Jonathan Tripodi has explored body memory and its relationship to chronic pain, stress, illness, and behavior. He has developed and refined his Body Memory Recall approach into an innovative mind-body therapy that has supported thousands of individuals to experience renewed states of health, vitality, and function. His approach to therapeutic bodywork supports one's innate ability to release accumulated stress from past experiences, and in doing so, enables the body to resolve pain and stress conditions while providing individuals with freedom from the limitations of past programming.

Currently, Jonathan devotes his time and energy entirely to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the body memory phenomenon and his unique treatment approach. He teaches the BMR approach nationwide and is the author of Freedom from Body Memory - Awaken the Courage to Let Go of the Past. His book is the first of its kind in that it provides his personal awakening to body memory in addition to the current scientific, historical, and clinical evidence of the body memory phenomenon.

Register for Intro to Body Memory online at http://www.freedomfrombodymemory.com.

Jonathan is also available for private appointments while in OMaha.
Please call him directly to schedule: 757-491-2598

July 2011 Events

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1216 Howard St.

Old Market • Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Phone OM: 402.345.5078
www.omahahealingarts.com
www.omahahallrental.com

JULY 2011 Events

• WEEKLY CLASSES •
Yoga • Tai Chi • Meditation
Please RSVP, Life changes!

YOGA • On-Going Drop-In Class• All Levels
Every Tuesday, 6-7:30pm • $14
Taught by Jennifer Pierce
Eclectic Hatha: meditation, relaxation, postures!

TAI CHI • Wednesdays • 5:45-7pm
5-week course • $75
NEW DATES: June 1, 15, 22, 29, July 6
(skip June 8) - call to RSVP!
Taught by Master Frank Fong
Learn “Awareness Through Movement”

JULY

6 - Wed ~ Awahoshi: Crystal Bowl Sound Journey 7:30-9:30pm $15 adv/$20 day of
9 - Sat ~ Poetry Slam 7:30pm $7
11 - Mon ~ Summer Conditioning (QiGong-Inspired) w/Sarah Knispel 4-5pm $50/5wks
11 - Mon ~ Tai Chi QiGong: 18 Movements, Pt. 1 w/Sarah Knispel 5:30-6:45pm $75/5wks
11 - Mon ~ Beginning Meditation: Establishing a Daily Practice w/Sarah Knispel 7-7:45pm $50/5wks

13 - Weds ~ Old Market Gallery Walk w/art by William Holland & Cherisse McCoy 5-8pm $FREE
17 - Sun ~ POSTPONED! Crystal Healing Through the Chakras w/Chanell Jaramillo 1-5pm $55 3 CEUs
23 - Sat ~ Global Peace Day Talk w/Guru Mahan 2pm $FREE

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JULY

July 6 - Awahoshi: Crystal Bowl Sound Journey
7:30-9:30pm • $15 adv/$20 day of

Please eat lightly and bring a floor blanket.

This evening will be an opportunity to enter a profound healing and amplification of harmony through sound.

Crystal bowls composed of silicon quartz are highly effective instruments for sound therapy because they produce pure vibrations of the octaves. Through the purity of this tone we are reconnected to our original pattern of harmony. EEG research has revealed that crystal sound activates deep levels of consciousness where profound healing occurs. The harmonics align the etheric and corporeal being into higher frequencies of Knowing.

Awahoshi is an Elder and lineage holder of Crystal Sound. She is a Cheyenne-Slovakian healer/clairvoyant musician who has been recognized by the Native American Hopi Bear and Blue Flute Tribal Elders, Navaho Medicine Keepers, and Mayan Priests as "one who brings circles of Healing to the World." Awahoshi has traveled throughout Europe, Asia, North and Central America working with Homeopathic Doctors, Allopathic Doctors, Psychologists, and in many healing and spiritual study centers. She has a BA in Communication Therapy and an MA in Instructional Technology, both with magna cum laude honors. She is a featured guest on BBC 's Mind/Body and Heaven & Earth shows, Italian national TV series Alternative Medicine and Vivere Bene magazine, Surviving Life video series by the Duchess of York, Free Web TV in Vienna, and NBC Health News in America.

July 9 - Poetry Slam
7:30pm • $7

What is a poetry Slam?
It's competition poetry; meaning humor, politics, enlightenment, sex, entertainment masquerading as literature, literature masquerading as entertainment. Poets will read, then judges will flash Olympic-style scoring to determine who goes on to the next round until there's just one poet left standing as the champion. It's a lot of fun!

Hosted by Matt Mason. Open mic starts at 7:30 followed by the slam; sign up BEFORE 7:30 as signup is limited and will only be allowed after 7:30 if less than 8 are in the slam.

Tonight's slam features a special presentation by the 2011 OM Center Poetry Slam Team!

July 11 - Summer Conditioning (QiGong-Inspired)
with Instructor Sarah Knispel
4-5pm • $50 for 5 weeks (July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1, 8)

This martial arts-inspired conditioning class will include a regimen of stretching, kicking and punching drills, along with core strengthening exercises. Challenge your body and spirit with this vigorous evening workout! This class is moderately challenging; please wear workout shoes and be prepared to sweat.

A native of Nebraska, Sarah Knispel has trained and studied with Master Chen since 2007. She has received Taoist and WuDang teachings in: Tai Chi, QiGong, Meditation, Energy Healing, Internal Alchemy and Ceremonial Arts. www.wudangtao.com

July 11 - Tai Chi QiGong: 18 Movements, Part 1
with Instructor Sarah Knispel
5:30-6:45pm • $75 for 5 weeks (July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1, 8)

Move into stillness with this introductory series of 18 movements: simple to learn, for all levels of experience, and can be practiced sitting or standing. Developed in China, this form has been prescribed for healing and rejuvenation since the 1970s. Upgrade your body, mind, and spirit while you develop balance, coordination, and concentration with these gentle movements.

A native of Nebraska, Sarah Knispel has trained and studied with Master Chen since 2007. She has received Taoist and WuDang teachings in: Tai Chi, QiGong, Meditation, Energy Healing, Internal Alchemy and Ceremonial Arts. www.wudangtao.com

July 11 - Mon ~ Beginning Meditation:
Establishing a Daily Practice
with Instructor Sarah Knispel
7-7:45pm $50 for 5 weeks (July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1, 8)

Return to stillness and cultivate balance in your life through meditation. This class will address the logistics of establishing a meditation practice and offer a variety of techniques that regulate body, mind, and spirit. Harmonize your mind and body, reduce stress, and increase your vitality.

A native of Nebraska, Sarah Knispel has trained and studied with Master Chen since 2007. She has received Taoist and WuDang teachings in: Tai Chi, QiGong, Meditation, Energy Healing, Internal Alchemy and Ceremonial Arts. www.wudangtao.com

July 13 - Old Market Gallery Walk
Featuring work by William Holland & Cherisse McCoy
5-8pm • $FREE

The Old Market Gallery Walk is a fun, FREE art tour through downtown Omaha. Join us the second Wednesday of every month from May through October for the best walking tour of the arts scene in Omaha! Tour the galleries and meet the artists - admission is FREE.

Sponsored by jLofts on the Market and the Old Market Tavern

July 17 - POSTPONED! Crystal Healing Through the Chakras
with Life Coach, Master Herbalist, & Biopulsar™ Analyst Chanell Jaramillo
1-5pm • $55 • 3 CEUs
Call OM for scheduling updates!

Crystals are powerful tools technology has been harnessing to create many of the communication advancements we have today, but we can also benefit from their power on a natural and therapeutic level. Our intricately webbed biofield has the innate ability to resonate and interact with these crystals. Crystals act like laser beams - cutting, drawing, and collecting energy from our auric field.

There are hundreds of crystals embedded within the earth; each carries special properties, holds specific intentions, and has the power to cure the energy fields within each of us. If you have been curious about crystal therapy and desire the knowledge to apply crystal therapy in your home or practice, join Chanell in discovering the healing power of crystals. This class will explore 14-21 crystals most commonly used in energy healing, and participants will learn how to perform a basic crystal therapy session. Fee includes handouts and a beginner’s crystal therapy set.

July 23 - Global Peace Day Talk with Guru Mahan
2pm • $FREE

Guru Mahan believes that if everyone in this world observes one minute of silence every day of their lives, the world would become a truly peaceful place to live. His goal is to convince at least 1 percent of the world’s population to observe one minute of silence at 11:11 a.m. every day for the sake of universal peace. In order to spread this message, Guru Mahan is in touch with various world leaders, urging them to designate 11/11/11 as Global Peace Day. He chose this day since such a calendar date happens only once in a millennium. Interestingly, this date also marks the ceasefire of World War I at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918.

As a result of his untiring efforts for Universal Peace, the Malaysian Government has already declared Nov. 11, 2011 as Global Peace Day. A gathering of 11,000 people from all sections of the society, consisting of parliamentarians, doctors, engineers, teachers, and heads of various religious faiths, will assemble in one place to observe silence for one minute at 11:11 a.m. on that day. Through that silence, they vibrate only one thought - peace for the entire world. When other people all around the country also observe silence for one minute during the same time, the subtle waves of peace vibration can spread to all the nations across the globe.

Guru Mahan will visit from India to speak about this peace movement on Nov. 11, 2011. The talk is open to everyone; he is also interested in speaking with leaders, teachers, yoga teachers, and others who are interested in passing this information along.

Jagath Guru Maha Maharshi Paranjothiyar, fondly referred to as Guru Mahan, is the founder of Universal Peace Foundation in India. His sole mission is to promote “universal peace through individual (inner) peace.” A grand master of yoga and kundalini meditation, Guru Mahan has both personally and through his ashram in Thirumoorthy Hills helped thousands of people learn and benefit from practicing kundalini yoga and meditation.