GROUPS AND GATHERINGS (Cont’d)
AVON - Hartford Hospital Divorced Womens Empowerment Group - Finding yourself alone again can be unsettling when so much has changed in your life. Join others who are single again due to divorce and learn tips for self esteem, coping mechanisms, discovering your individuality, and have some fun and companionship. Usually held on the second Tuesday of the month –December 10 - from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hartford Hospital Family Wellness Center, 339 West Main Street (next to Friendly’s) on Route 44 in Avon. Meetings on January 14 and February 11, 2014 will be held at Hartford Hospital Wellness Center, 100 Simsbury Road above HealthTrax in Riverdale Farms, Avon. Registration encouraged at (860) 545-1888 but walk-ins are welcome. Free. For more information, contact Dory Dzinski at (860) 693-2840 or
dorydzinski@comcast.net.
WEST HARTFORD - HAWAIIAN SHAMANISM - Huna, Relationships, Prosperity, Healing, Auras, Angels, Dreams, etc. lectures and discussions. Held on Wednesday evenings. Contact Rev. Steffi at (860) 523-7642.
WEST HARTFORD - DOWSERS Meet to learn and talk about dowsing and other metaphysical subjects. Steffi - President of American Society of Dowsers CT chapter. Contact (860) 523-7642.
WEST HARTFORD - SCIENCE OF MIND - New Thought - Ernest Holmes, lecture and discussion meetings. Held on Sunday evenings. Contact Steffi at (860) 523-7642.
THE I AM COMMUNITY is a support group for all those following a path of
service, including healers, coaches,
teachers, lightworkers and other agents of heart-based and Spirit-driven change. It was established to help members experience inspiration, abundance, and miracles in all aspects of their lives, including but not limited to finances, and thereby help their clients and communities do the same. To hear a brief description of the group, dial1-309-946-5307, 116137. Meetings are held by telephone, and all are welcome to attend and sample what we do (with no registration needed). The calls are currently held on Sundays at 7 p.m. ET and on Mondays at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET, but check the website as these times may change. The number for the group calls is 1-309-946-5300, 776760#.
http://whyillovegifting.info
HOLISTIC MOMS NETWORK - National non-profit organization for parents with an interest in holistic health and green living. Visit
www.holisticmoms.org to find a local chapter.
SHOSHANA LEVINSON - Mindful Eating and Eating Disorder Support Groups. Ongoing groups and individual appointments are available to improve one’s relationship with self and food. Class held Tuesday nights. Eating Disorder Support Group - Once monthly on Tuesdays. Call for details. Groups facilitated by Shoshana Levinson in Hartford. (860) 429-4624.
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS - This includes Alateen for Children 12-21 of parents who have an alcohol problem. There are approximately 250 meetings a week in Connecticut. Please visit or call to find the location closest to you: www.ct-al-anon. org or (888)8AL-ANON (888-825-2666).
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It is advisable to contact these groups before attending a meeting to confirm times and locations.
BLOOMFIELD - Meditation Classes facilitated by Tom Dest. Held at the Center for Holistic Empowerment, 3 Barnard Lane (top floor), Bloomfield, CT. Held every Monday 8 to 9 p.m. in Room #309 (Check website in case of changes to schedule). Cost: $15 per class. Visit website at
www.thecenterforholisticempowerment.com. These meditation classes draw from differing spiritual modalities – opening the heart with dancing, writing, praying, chanting, contemplating, role-playing, laughing, crying, and connecting with spirit.
MANCHESTER – Meditation Classes facilitated by Tom Dest. Held at the Center for Progressive Therapies, 192 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT. Held every Tuesday 8 to 9 p.m. in Building B: Studio B-1 (Check website in case of changes to schedule). Cost: $15 per class. Visit website at
www.c4pt.org. These meditation classes draw from differing spiritual modalities – opening the heart with dancing, writing, praying, chanting, contemplating, role-playing, laughing, crying, and connecting with spirit.
PREMA MEDITATION - Meditation and stress reduction training for beginners and experienced meditators. Proven Western approach to the Eastern art of meditation. Learn and practice techniques to quiet the mind, induce spiritual awareness and tune into the divinity within. Introductory and intermediate/ advanced courses. For further information and dates, contact Norm Green at (860) 875-6303 or
norman.green@
snet.net. Visit our web site:
www.premameditation.org.
SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY - Meditation on the inner Light and Sound of God. For information on classes, workshops, retreats, study groups for meditation, and spirituality, call (860) 487-3597. Programs are held under the guidance of sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj and are always free. For complete list of upcoming programs, check
www.newengsos.org or call us.
GLASTONBURY and WETHERSFIELD - Women’s Wisdom Circle. Because it is so easy to lose touch with our inner wisdom in these tumultuous times, please join our circle for an evening of sharing, support and the emergence of the sacred. The circle meets on Sunday evenings in Wethersfield and Thursday evenings in Glastonbury, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Please call (860) 563-5682, or email
jmonti43@aol.com to register. Visit Blue Heron Healing on Facebook for more information. The fee is $10. Julie Montinieri, Energy Medicine Practitioner, is a graduate of the Institute of Healing Arts and Sciences, a four-year (700 hour) course of study. She offers meditation classes/workshops in partnership with Roberta Kline, MD, who practices traditional and holistic gynecology in Glastonbury.
Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend. Elizabeth Gilbert
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