Special Events at Ahimsa

JDAVID WILLIAMS and the Basement Bhaktis!

 ~Tues June 8th~ 8pm~

www.jdavydwilliams.com

COMMUNITY KIRTAN with ONE LOVE Devotional Chant

~Friday June 11th~ 8pm~

Kirtan is a sanskrit word that means "to communicate, to celebrate, to praise." It is an ancient yoga practice of call-and-response chanting, repeating the many names and attributes of the Dviine. It is a joyful and uplifting practice. This evening will feature chanting from other spiritual traditionals and cultures as well. This event is a community co-creation. Those who wish to are invited to bring instruments, songs and chants to share. All ages are welcome. We will sing and chant with the intention of creating peace within us and all over the earth.

Ithaca Kapala Mandala

1st/2nd/4th Sundays
3:30-6:30p

We welcome you to join us.  We alternate between Feeding Your Demons and the Chod practice each Sunday from 5 to 6 pm.  

To reserve your space, see contact emails below.

Feeding Your Demons is a 5-step process developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione for dealing with negative emotions, fears, illness, and self-defeating patterns. We pair up at our FYD sessions, one assisting the other for half an hour, and find that by nurturing these demons, we can free ourselves from struggling with them.

The progenitor of Chod was the 11 th century Tibetan teacher Machig Lapdron.  Informed by the PrajnaParamita (perfection of wisdom) scriptures, Machig developed the Chod as a means to cut through fear, fixation, and self-clinging.  The practice is chanted in Tibetan and performed with drum and bell.

Prerequisites :

Doing the Chod requires transmission from a qualified teacher, but attendance at the practice is open to all.

Feeding Your Demons is open to those who have read the book of that title by Tsultrim Allione; or have attended one of her talks, workshops, or teachings; or have had a short orientation with one of the sangha steering committee: Lenore    lenorie@lightlink.com  OR   Mara malper@ithaca.edu OR Mary mg24@cornell.edu

Additional information can be found at the website for Lama Tsultrim's retreat center: http://www.taramandala.org

First Friday: Good Works Gallery Night (Ithaca Art Trail)

Good Works is the monthly collaborative gallery of Ithaca-area artists Paul McMillan, Carlton Manzano, Ryan Curtis and Ed Marion. Occurring each and every Gallery Night at the Ahimsa Yoga Studio on the ground floor of the DeWitt Mall, just opposite Moosewood’s kitchen door, the artists of Good Works will exhibit and sell new and exciting original paintings and works of art. While the Good Works core mission is to create, display and sell good and great works of art in an enchanting and vibrant atmosphere, an integral part of that mission is to donate a percentage of retail sales to charity(ies) designated by our patrons, so that sales of our good works of art spark other good works, both locally and beyond Ithaca. To that end, Ithaca and Tompkins-area charities and not-for-profits are encouraged to contact us so that we might collaborate on future First Fridays to benefit both our art sales and your charitable organization.

Free Introductory Programs - An Introduction to Radical and Life-Changing Inquiry, The Work of Byron Katie

What thoughts stand between you and peace? What thoughts stand between you and anything you want to do or be? The only bad thing that can happen to us is a thought. All that can throw us off or hold us back is a thought—any thought that opposes reality. Whenever we oppose what is, we suffer. Think of all the ways you argue with reality: “He should…,” “I need...,” “I want...,” “She never…”—we go to war over such thoughts, especially with those we love, and especially with ourselves. Are you ready to try on this radical idea and question your own mind? Are you ready to accept your life and the people in it as they are so that you can be kinder, clearer, more peaceful, and poised to create more of what you want? Your browser may not support display of this image. Learn how to meet your thoughts with love and understanding using a simple system of self-inquiry: The Work of Byron Katie. The power of The Work is in the answers, which come from you. We believe a lot of thoughts that we’ve never stopped to question—and these thoughts run our lives. In fact, we have no choice but to live out the story of our thoughts. Who would you be without your story? Your browser may not support display of this image. Because The Work is an experiential process, the evening will be spent doing The Work. We’ll capture our stressful thoughts on paper and follow Byron Katie’s simple lines of inquiry to question them. You’ll learn the basics of how the process works and get a taste of its power to transform. Contact Jaya to ask any questions: 607-339-9714 or jaya765@gmail.com. Read Byron Katie’s book Loving What Is or visit her website at www.TheWork.com.