August 2009 Newsletter

American Healing Arts Alliance Inc. 

Visit our Publications web page for past newsletters as well as our About Us, Resources, and Monthly Events pages for additional information and links. For additional information Contact Us via our website or call (410) 956-0055.

We want to express a special thank you to volunteer James Dempsey for assisting us in creating a Facebook presence for our programs.  The results are at 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Healing-Art-Alliance-Inc/223771260251

Please be sure to add you name to our non-profit's "fan" list if you are a Facebook member.  We appreciate all efforts to let others know about our programs through their various social networking websites.   

Speaker and Workshop Programs  Our Speakers and Workshop Programs will resume in the fall. Please Contact Us if you are interested in being a speaker or offering a workshop as part of our educational programs.  

Peace Nouvella Players™  We invite all ages to participate in our Peace Nouvella Players™ educational programs and presentations. Group classes and individual coaching are required as prerequisite to becoming part of the Peace Nouvella Players™ creative and performing arts ensemble. The individually coached sessions include personalized exercises designed to develop inner peace skills to enhance  participation in our group classes and performances. On-going auditions, resume and portfolio reviews are held for anyone interested in becoming part of our healing arts performing and creative arts ensemble.  Queries, resumes and portfolio samples can be submitted to:  ahaainc@earthlink.net. 

Please visit our Peace Nouvella Players™ website page for further information or call (410) 956-0055.  

INSTRUCTORS/COACHES  

Alice Yeager - Peace Nouvella Players™ Program Developer, Instructor and Coach

Veena Datta - Performance Coach, Judi Newman - Life Skills Coach

DATE/TIME  August 4 - 20,  Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00am - 1:00pm

     Plus three coached sessions scheduled individually on Friday, August 7,  14 & 21

LOCATION  Peace Point, Edgewater, MD, 21037 

COST $30 x 3 = $ 90,  Individually coached 1/2 hour sessions scheduled on Fridays

  $240,  Three week training, twice a week, 2 hours each class 

REGISTRATION:  Call (410) 956-0055

DESCRIPTION: The Peace Nouvella Players™  is part of an international educational peacebuilding program called Peace Nouvella™.  Study to become part of the Peace Nouvella Players™ includes; inner peacebuilding performance skills,  meditative practices, journaling, art, music, dance, theater and storytelling as forms of creative arts expression and a subtle energy peacebuilding practice called the Peace Pulse™.  Performers of all ages are eligible to join our diverse troupe of visual artists, writers, poets, storytellers, musicians, dancers, filmmakers and theater performers.  This training is also for directors, stage managers, crew as part of a supportive team. Our programs are designed to produce innovative productions that serve the greater community and provide leadership in the use of the creative arts for healing. This includes encouraging others to recognize the role artists play in finding creative solutions for the challenges we face individually and globally in our rapidly changing times.  The Peace Nouvella Players™ presentations produced are designed to provide entertaining inspirational performances and educational programs for theaters, schools, conferences, organizations, faith communities and special events. 

 

Peace Nouvella Players™ individual coaching and group classes are required as prerequisite to becoming part of the Peace Nouvella Players™ creative and performing arts ensemble. The individually coached sessions include personalized exercises designed to further develop skills needed for participation in group classes and performances. 

 

 

 

Educational programs provided by AHAA professional members and guest speakers. 

DAY/TIME  Monthly on the First Tuesday,  7:00-8:30pm  

LOCATION  Annapolis Lymphedema and Therapy Center, 2001 Tidewater Colony Drive, Suite 102, Annapolis, Md 21401,  (ALTC is at the intersection of Bestgate Rd. and Tidewater Colony Drive) 

 

Meditation/Healing ExchangeDAY/TIME  Monthly on the Second Tuesday, 7:00-8:30pm as 2 part event LOCATION Peace Point, Edgewater, Md.  21037.  Call (410) 956-0055 to confirm and for directions. PEACE DOVE MEDITATIONS 7:00-7:30pm, Meditation, prayer and inner guidance for peace.         HEARTS  7:30- 8:30pm  HEaling ARTS gatherings to give, receive or exchange healing. Practitioners, healing arts students as well as anyone interested in the healing arts are welcome. Emphasis is placed on subtle energy and bodywork.

Media Night Movies/Videos/Television/Music/Art/Theater/Book/Web DATE/TIME  Monthly on the Third Tuesday, 7:00-8:30pm  LOCATION Peace Point , Edgewater, Md.  21037. Call (410) 956-0055 to confirm and for directions. These are discussions open to all as an exploration of a variety of healing arts and sciences topic accessed through various media including videos, movies, music, books, theater, art, news media and the web. Our topics come from diverse resources including the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Oprah.com Soul Series, Unitarian Universalist Psi Symposium and The Science of Peace educational programs.  For additional information and links to these and other related organizations please visit our AHAA  About Us, Resources, and Monthly Events web pages.   

August 18, 2009  TOPIC:  Discussion about the Health Care bill being debated on in Congress and the effect of it on the healing arts field.  

 

DATE/TIME  Monthly on the Fourth Tuesday, 7:00pm-8:30pm and Second Sunday 3:00pm-4:30pm 

LOCATION  Peace Point , Edgewater, Md.  21037. Call (410) 956-0055 to confirm and for directions.

Study group meetings are monthly as a healing circle, miracles sharing and self-study support of the book A Course in Miracles.  With nearly 2,000 study groups around the world and translations into 17 different languages thus far this remarkable course of study published by the Foundation for Inner Peace has helped millions find more inner peace and experience miracles in their lives.  

Visit www.acim.org for additional information about ACIM self-study. 

The daily lessons are available at  http://64.224.242.44/Lessons/Introduction.htm and  www.oprah.com. 

Marianne Williamson also has a weekly radio show about ACIM principles on Oprah's website.   

The Miracle Distribution Catalog is at http://miraclecenter.org/. 

Kenneth Wapnik PhD's You Tube videos can be watched at http://www.youtube.com/user/FndtnACIM 

 

Peace Programs                      AHAA sponsors regional and international educational programs. Our international programs include the Inner Peace Treaty™ and Peace Pulse™ expanding thought projects and the Peace Nouvella Players™ performing and creative arts ensemble, as part of a comprehensive educational program called Peace Nouvella™.  We encourage individuals and groups to actively participate in our educational programs to co-create greater inner and outer peace in the world. 

Please email us if you are interested in having information about your practice and/or event included under Member, Community, National and/or International News.  Click here for Submission Guidelines and Advertising Rates or visit our website at:  http://www.americanhealingarts.org/newsletters/publications-guidelines.

 

Members are encouraged to send information about your practice and/or event to be included in our member news. See our news Submission Guidelines page on our website. 

 

INSTRUCTOR  Alice Yeager

DATE/TIME  Saturday August 1, 2009,  9:30am - 4:00pm

REGISTRATION: Call (410) 956-1117

LOCATION  Peace Point,  Edgewater, MD

COST  $80 ( 1 session = 6 hours)

REGISTRATION: Call (410) 956-1117

DESCRIPTION: This in-depth training is for those who have completed the Hands Healing Techniques introductory course.   The exercises are designed for individuals, couples and as a group are to further develop greater hands healing skills and a heightened awareness of subtle energy multi-sensory abilities.  You will be shown how to use your hands as an extension of your mind to direct energy flows in and around the body.  This includes in-depth practices of sending and receiving healing to others and yourself.   Numerous subtle energy medicine techniques, research and professional  practices are also covered including Qi-gong, Reiki, Johrei, Therapeutic Touch, Healing Touch, Touch for Heal, Polarity, psychic and spiritual healing, Peace Pulse™ and other hands healing methods.   

 

INSTRUCTOR  Alice Yeager 

DATE/TIME  Saturday August 15, 2009, 1:00pm - 4:30pm

LOCATION  Peace Point, Edgewater, MD 21037 

COST $65   (1 session 3.5 hours)

REGISTRATION: Call (410) 956-1117

DESCRIPTION: Peace Nouvella™  is an international educational peacebuilding project that I have been following inner guidance about since 1994. This experiential presentation is co-creatively designed as an introduction to the Peace Nouvella™ comprehensive course of study.  Individual and group participation includes lecture, discussion and experiential exercises.  The words Peace Nouvella mean "a new peace scripted in the heart, co-authored with God". This co-authorship involves connecting with the highest aspects of your being for personal growth, healing and creative expression.  Further in-depth study includes; meditation, inner peacebuilding, intuition and a subtle energy training and a hands healing practice called the Peace Pulse™.  It also includes the creative arts for healing through: journaling, art, music, theater and storytelling. The full training includes opportunities for skills development as a professional Peace Nouvella™ practitioner, facilitator and trainer.  For additional background information visit the AHAA website at:  Peace Nouvella™, Inner Peace Treaty™, Peace Pulse™  and Peace Nouvella Players™  related web pages. 

 

INSTRUCTOR  Alice Yeager

DATE/TIME  Saturday, August 29, 2009, 9:30am - 4:00pm

LOCATION  Peace Point, Edgewater, MD 21037 

COST $80   (1 session = 6 hours)

DESCRIPTION Experience a kinship and resonance with nature as a personal co-creative relationship. Through experiential exercises and the use a naturalist's journal, you will have an opportunity to attune yourself to nature's natural rhythms, cycles and subtle interactions.  This interactive experience will increase your awareness of your soul's interconnectiveness to all of life, and allow the Source of all creation to speak to you through nature.  In this way we learn to recognize through the myriad expressions of life and creative form, a loving supportive infinite intelligence that communicates through nature. Bring a journal book, bag lunch and dress comfortably and protectively for outdoor walking in woodland waterfront setting.  

 

 

Practitioners are sought to participate in a regional healing arts and sciences center designed to offer a variety of resources to the community.  They would include: shared practitioner space, healing arts educational programs,  and a creative and performing arts center dedicated to peace and healing. Please contact AHAA if you are interested at (410) 956-0055.  

 

The Institute of Noetic Sciences produces a quarterly magazine and e-newsletter for members with weekly telecasts sponsored by their Shift in Action program. As the regional AHAA-IONS study   group we recommend participating in these weekly Shift in Action teleconference events.  For more information visit their main website at www.noetic.org and their teleconference website at:www.shiftinaction.com 

 

Membership is $36 a year prorated quarterly for General and Professional memberships. Benefactor donations beyond the yearly dues are greatly appreciated. Membership information and forms are on our website at Membership or www.americanhealingarts.org/membership 

 

Please contact us if you can help with any of the following activities: volunteer recruitment; event planning and logistics; fundraising and sponsorship; entertainment coordination; grant writing and press releases.  Please visit our website for details about our programs and other volunteer opportunities at: Volunteer Opportunities .   

 

Our website includes a Resources Guide with links to other related organizations and a  Professional Directory with information about events, professional services and products.  Please contact us for advertising rates if you are interested in being included in our monthly Email News Announcements and/or on-line Resources Guide. 

 

AHAA is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit educational public charity. All of our programs are free and open to the general public and healing arts professionals. Our international Peace Nouvella™ educational programs include the Peace Pulse™ and Inner Peace Treaty™  collective thought projects and Peace Nouvella Players™ presentations.  We appreciate all donations, memberships, and volunteer efforts in support of our regional, national and international programs.  Donations can be offered at our events and on-line via our website at www.americanhealingarts.org. 

 

Alice Yeager, Founder and President

 

Peace Point

3157 Rolling Rd.

Edgewater, MD 21037

410-956-0055 (Phone)

410-956-1118 (Fax)