I hope, my dear friends, that you are able to stay cool; cool mind, cool body, cool nerves.

Lately I've reminded myself that my life is only as frazzled as I am. At times, when the world seems out to push my buttons, I imagine that the stressed out person cutting in front of me is my daughter, that the impatient teller is my nephew. Making them into someone I know brings me patience. Besides, isn't it true that we are all related?

Be well, know grace, and hold peace in your hearts,

maia

1. Maia's Musings
2. Changed Plans for Movie Night
3. Branford Location for Inspirational Movie Night
4. Wise Words
5. Meditation Inspiration
6. Randeane Tetu Meditation and Concert
7. Summer Service at UU Church
8. A Shaman's Path
9. Contact Information

As my daughter is to leave for West Africa tomorrow morning (to work for the Peace Corps) I came to notice what I have hung on my refrigerator door. There, printed out on a large piece of paper in bold letters, it says:

It's a nice thing to have on the fridge. :)

I am sad to report that the projector broke. As I will not be replacing it, I will no longer host Movie Nights at The Shoreline Center in Guilford. Instead I welcome you to join us for the Inspirational Movie Nights at Avante Garde Salon and Holistic Center in Branford. (See more information below). Ron has invested in a brand new projector which will allow us to continue to gather and to share.

Hope to see you there :)

An Inspirational movie will be shown July 24 at:

Avant Garde - Salon, Spa, Holistic Center
328 East Main Steet, in Branford, CT.
203.481.8443

7:00pm to 9:30pm

$7 Donation.

This month's movie will be: "Conversations with God" with Neale Donald Walsch

For more information about this movie, please visit:
http://www.nealedonaldwalsch.com/

There will be time for discussion after the movie with complimentary refreshments.

As space is limited please reserve a space by either contacting me, Maia, at 203.543.5670, or by calling the Avant Garde Holistic Center, 203.481.8443. Please ask for Ron.

Next month's movie will be "Everyday Grace" with Marianne Williamson.
http://www.soulfulliving.com/everyday_grace.htm

It will be showing Saturday, August 21.

As Within, so Without

Dear ones,

To grasp the concept “as within, so without”, or said in other words, “there is nothing around you that does not come from within you”, it is best to start when you are sitting in meditation, or in some quiet and relaxing setting.

Then, as this idea starts to resonate with you, you may wish to try to stay true to the concept even when you are experiencing stress; perhaps at a family gathering or at work.

How can the person who lied to you possible come from within you? Or the family members who never understood you? And how about the people at work who never do their share, and you’re left with the blame when things go wrong?

If all things come from within… then ALL things come from within.

Let me make this clear to you; ALL things come from within.

Even "Uncle Ed".

The key thing to acknowledge is that there is nothing in your experience that is not experienced other than through your perception. Your perception is key to your experience. If you change the way you see things, then you will see things differently.

Now, key number two; when your perception changes, so will the vibration that you emit, and hence you will start to attract a different kind of experience.

If you see "Uncle Ed" in a new light, not only will he appear different through you perception, he will actually begin to behave differently around you.

It is absolute truth that when you change the way you look at something, the thing you look at change.

Please join Randeane Tetu as she leads guided meditations and sound healing concerts at Avant Garde in Branford.

With her voice and her quartz crystal bowls, you'll be led beyond everyday concerns into a space of tranquility, where the voice of the higher self may be heard

Guided Meditation - "Divine Purpose"
Sunday, July 11 - 7:00 pm Social, 7:30 pm Meditation

Sound Healing Concert
Sunday, July 18 - 7:00 pm Social, 7:30 pm Concert

Please Register with Ron Smith at Avant Garde for one of these special events.

Each event is $15/person.

Avant Garde - Salon, Spa, Holistic Center
328 East Main Street, in Branford, CT
203.481.8443

Meeting in spirit from wherever we are.

Sunday July 10, 8:00am to 8:30am.

This month's focus is from a passage from Eckhart Tolles' book -

Oneness With All Life:

Be aware of your breathing. Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking and creates space.

During the summer months of July and August the Unitarian Universalist Church of Meriden hosts informal sermons. I will be speaking the last Sunday in July. My talk "Why not be happy?" touches on ideas of how we may overcome our natural tendencies of geting in our own way, and live our lives fully.

Sunday, July 25 at 10:00 am.

http://www.uumeriden.org/

Hope to see you there :)

As I have come to study shamanism, so has the way I approach my nature walks changed. With the hopes that I may inspire some, and make others, who may stroll in the same manner, feel less peculiar, I wish to share my walk with you:

My favorite trail is right around the corner from our house. At one part of the trail, if you turn around, you will see a strange formation on one tree. It looks very much like an eye, quite large, about two feet in diameter, looking straight at you. This is one of the places I stop. I call it "The Portal of Insight".

Further up the trail there is a tree which has fallen over. At the roots there is some moss hanging and from one particular angle it looks exactly like the profile of a bear's head and his one paw stretched out. You can see the nose, the eye, the mouth, and on the paw there are small branches that make claws. This is my "Portal of Strength".

Then there is the part of the trail where you walk between two trees that meet at the bottom creating a V-shape. "The Door Portal", where, as I walk through I Step into my Becoming.

I've chosen to call these places "portals". Not sure that that is the most appropriate word. It is a personal portal for me, to step beyond myself. Places to pause and reflect.

I visit with them. They share their gifts with me, and when I leave I always remember to thank them.

There are many ways to walk in the woods. This is my favorite one.

Maia Lynd

PO Box 377

Middlefield, CT 06455


203.543.5670

celebrateyourlight@yahoo.com
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Conducting Workshops and Private Practice:

The Shoreline Center for Wholistic Health
Guilford, CT
www.shorelinewholistic.com

Susans's Fine Salon & Gathering
East Haddam, CT
www.susansfinesalon.com

Avant Garde - Salon, Spa and Holistic Center
Branford, CT
www.avantgardect.com