BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2711191:Event:13437 DTSTAMP:20120529T172236Z SUMMARY:Monthly Sacred Space Gathering DESCRIPTION:The Heart of Freedom\n\nThe inspiration for our July Sacre d Space comes from Taoist wisdom, “The freedom of enlightenment is i mpossible to describe. We can only notice how it appears in action.” \n\nWhat does embodied liberation look like in the world, in action? H ow does individual freedom serve our local and global communities? Our program is a heart-felt offering and expression of our longing for fr eedom and a celebration of the possibility of freedom for all people.\ n\nOur Insight speakers for this month are two Common Ground community members.\n\nAs a man of faith in this world, Joachim Francis has spen t several years walking through life as a modern mystic. He a Reiki p ractitioner and guided spirit. He is also an experimental musician, a poet, a father and a husband.\n\nMichelle Renee Johnson, CEC, ACC is a Certified Empowerment Coach and Spiritual Teacher & Mentor. Michell e supports those on the spiritual path in learning how to use the Law of Attraction to Consciously Create their lives through the Truth of t heir Authentic Selves instead of by default through the fear-based bel iefs of their Ego. Michelle’s message is described as a blend of Ec khart Tolle, Byron Katie and Abraham-Hicks with a fresh angle that is uniquely her own. To learn more, go to expandingjoycoaching.com.\n\nAl so, we will be graced with the poetry of Naila Francis, who is a journ alist, poet and ordained interfaith minister. She has also written abo ut New Age music for Mystic Pop magazine, women in music for venuszine online, and the arts and creativity for TheSpiritedWoman.com. Among N aila’s greatest joys is her work performing ceremonies as an officia nt with the nondenominational ceremonial ministry Journeys of the Hear t. She is the author of a poetry gift book, “The Night She Met God, a collaboration with British illustrator Lynda Mangoro, and is also working on her first poetry chapter book, as well as a program to bri ng poetry to underprivileged children in Africa as a means of healing and hope.\n\nWe welcome guest musician Sharon Katz, who made history i n 1992 when she formed a 500 voice multicultrual childrens choir to he lp to break down the barriers of Apartheid in South Africa and usher in South Africa's first democratic elections. Sharon has been travel ing the world as Nelson Mandela's Cultural Ambassador with a message of peace ever since. She is known for her music therapy work in uniti ng divided communities around America, South Africa and the Middle Eas t and is often described as \"converting gang members into band member s\". Enjoy the unstoppable beat of Sharon Katz & The Peace Train!\n\nA lso, dancer Lara Vracarich will share her interpretation of freedom th rough movement. Lara facilitates Spirit Dancing throughout the Philade lphia metropolitan area. She is often the featured dancer at Common Gr ound and performed during the Michael Beckwith event last year at Tend ley Temple.\n\nFor more information visit http://www.commongroundfello wship.com/events/monthly-sacred-space-gathering-7 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100711T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100711T180000 CATEGORIES:sacred, space, gathering LOCATION:Cynwyd Club WEBSITE:http://www.cynwydclub.com/directions.html URL:http://www.cynwydclub.com/directions.html CONTACT:610-227-0145 ORGANIZER;CN="Common Ground":http://www.commongroundfellowship.com/pro file/commonground ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://api.ning.com/files/jHBzNn*LemId38M2 -JR8zV*tvPmjxTcFl9PywD-9YiABEjtYrB3yQrxsAzX4awAEDV0EfOz04zVDqdvGTzOCVt bowEuz0wnD/color_logo4web_200x200.jpg ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Margaret C. 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