Earthdance Set for Saturday, September 24


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ouston’s Global Earthdance 2011 will be held Saturday, on Septem- ber 24 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Gauranga Hall, located at 1320 West 34th St., in the Hare Krishna Temple complex. It will feature a globally synchronized Prayer for Peace which will begin promptly at 6 p.m. Simulta- neously, all over the world—in over 500 locations in 80 countries—people will connect in a powerful moment of coherent intention to generate healing vibrations all over the planet. The program—sponsored by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Ecstatic Dance of Houston, Metlife , Indigo Sun Magazine and Natural Awakenings Magazine— also includes ecstatic dance; live music by spiritual rock artist, Tyagaraja; mantra kirtan by Jiv Jago; a vegan dinner; green liv- ing , yoga demos; traditional Indian bharat natyam dance; fire spinning; art booths and more. This year’s focus, in line with the United Nations’ 2011 theme—International Year of the Forests—will be “Celebrating Forests” and protecting them for generations to come. Each local Earthdance supports a local charity which addresses peace, sustainability or social justice. Therefore, fifty percent of the profit from this year’s gathering will go to the Food for Life, a vegetarian Kids Meals-on-Wheels program. A suggested donation of $10 includes admission to all


events and the vegan dinner. (Metlife is helping underwrite part of the costs.) For more information or sponsorship oppor- tunities, please contact Shobha shoba_duruvan@yahoo.com or Dr. Medley 713-979-7698 or visit www.iskconhouston.org or www.earthdance.org. See ad page 28.


West Houston Theosophical Study Center Presents: How The Dalai Lama Helped Me Change My Life


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n Friday, September 9, 2011, Terry Pool, Cheryl Anne Esdorn, Amparo Makridis,


and Barbara Reiff, of the West Houston Theo- sophical Study Center, will share their recent experiences of attending the July, 2011, Theosophical Society in America live presen- tation by the Dalai Lama in Chicago. They will focus on what each learned from attending these sessions, and how they have each changed their respective lives as a direct result. For more information contact Barbara at bwrtx2011@ gmail.com or Flem flem_de_graffenried@yahoo.com or 281- 493-4542. The West Houston Theosophical Study Center meets the


2nd Friday of each month from 7 to 8:45 p.m. at the Tracy Gee Community Center at 3599 Westcenter. Their meetings are always free and open to the public.


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Complimentary Seminar: Compassionate Self-Care


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he Center for Health & Healing will host a complimentary seminar on compassionate self-care on Saturday, Septem- ber 24 at 230 Westcott, #208 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please RSVP to 713-660-6620. For more information go to www.tchh.net. See ad page 45.


Unity presents “Women Embracing Leadership – It’s Your Time!” with Stedman Graham and Vickie Milazzo


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ntrepreneur, educator and speaker Stedman Graham will team with Hous-


ton’s own Vickie Milazzo, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author and Inc. Top 10 Entrepreneur, to present “Women Embrac- ing Leadership – It’s Your Time!” on Friday, September 23. The program will be from 7:30 – 10 p.m. at Unity Church


of Christianity, 2929 Unity Drive. Graham and Milazzo will share the steps women can take to realize their own inherent potential to be leaders. At an exclusive reception just before the event, VIP ticket holders will be able to meet the speakers and receive free copies of their bestselling books. Graham, the author of the New York Times bestseller You


Can Make It Happen and nine other popular books, believes people who succeed in the 21st century professional world are those with abundant talent, skill and the ability to build relation- ships without concern for racial and cultural differences. Milazzo, author of Wicked Success Is Inside Every


Woman, her newest book. During Women Embracing Leader- ship, she will demonstrate how five promises can help any woman reach success in her chosen field. Tickets for open seating at Women Embracing Leadership


are available for $50 at the Unity Bookstore or online at www.unityhouston.org. A limited number of tickets ($200) are available for the 6 p.m. private reception, which includes pri- ority seating at the presentation at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Unity Church at 713-782-4050.


To learn more about Stedman Graham’s message and career, go to www.StedmanGraham.com. For information about Vick- ie Milazzo see www.LegalNurse.com.


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