Enlightened Beings Youth Program Potty Trained and older

Every Sunday 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Merging Hearts is pleased to announce that we have opened our doors to educate children every Sunday during our Enlight-ened Beings programs. Programs planned will guide them to explore into themselves deeper through yoga, meditation, art,

drumming and studies into the mind, body and spirit connection.

Canton Gypsy Market COMMUNITY EVENT Saturday July 30, 10:00am-4:00pm

We are pleased to announce that Merging Hearts has teamed up with The Canton Gypsy Market to host a monthly community event! The Canton Gyspy Market hosts an array of unique vendors which showcase their individ-uality and passion. Vendors create handmade art, gourmet food, vin-tage finds and education of natural and holistic living . Share in a fun filled day enjoying music, food, shopping and children's activities while bringing the community together to support local small business and to explore holistic health. Save the date for next month as well. August 20th @ 10:00am-4:00pm! If you would like to be a vendor, please con-tact email @ cantongypsymarket@yahoo.com.

Elixir Light Healing Qigong WORKSHOP

Nancy Gardner, Moderator Sun., July 17 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm; Cost: $20 Advanced registration required

Qigong (pronounced “chee-gung”) is an ancient Chinese healing art and science that works with your vital energy (qi) to benefit body, mind and spirit. This Qigong seminar focuses on breathing exercises that build and circulate qi. Through regular prac-tice, you can learn to deal effectively with stress, keep your body re-laxed and supple, and improve the quality and flow of your internal

energy.

Nancy Gardner is a certified instructor of Elixir Light Healing Qigong, Tai Chi and other internal martial arts. Additionally, she is a state-licensed massage therapist and polarity therapy practitioner, and an international seminar presenter. Her passion of learning, teaching and sharing is expressed through the ongoing Tai Chi and Tai Chi Fit classes she offers as well as through the unique wellness programs

she creates for various groups and organizations.

July 2016

Every Sunday morning, 10:30 am – 12 noon SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION GROUP

Enlightened Beings is a weekly discussion group with guest facilitators giving educational presentations,

encouraging discussions, and sharing experiences from various spiritual traditions and topics.

Topics and presenters are carefully chosen to awaken dynamic and nurturing community building and personal growth. If you have an open mind and a yearning spirit, you will feel right at home. Join us at

10:00 am for coffee!

Find your Spiritual Guidance Team & Spirit Depot Jeanne Brooks, Moderator Each of us is assigned a Guardian Angel when we incarnate on planet Earth. Do you know your Guardian Angel’s name? And did you know other help-ers and guides were given to you for assistance, as well? Be a volunteer and Jeanne Brooks, through the use of muscle testing, will uncover your entire

Spiritual Guidance Team including Angels, Power Animals, members of the Elemental Kingdom and more!

We’ll then transition and perform a Spirit Depot, opening a portal to allow earthbound Spirits to move into the Light. Bring your drums and rattles!

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7/10 Introduction to Reiki Michae l Shaffer, Moderator Reiki is a Japanese technique for relaxation and rejuvenation of the flow of spiritual life force energy through the body. Reiki assists to help the recipient develop inner awareness and promotes cleansing of the chakras to provide wholeness in body, mind, spirit and emotion and to align beliefs, thoughts

and actions into your daily life. Michael will give a brief historical perspective into it's past, how Reiki is used presently and how it can benefit our future!

7/17 Mermet Pendulum Jeanne Brooks, Moderator The Mermet Pendulum was developed by Fr. Abbe Mermet, a pioneer in radiesthesia or dowsing. It is a brass pendulum that unscrews to reveal a cavity or ‘witness chamber’ in which samples can be placed. Filled with monatomic gold powder, Jeanne will demonstrate how to use the pendulum to

scan each chakra for healing purposes.

7/24 Hula Hooping as Energy Medicine Jennifer Mowrer, Moderator Jennifer Mowrer is an elementary teacher, Reiki Master Practitioner, Life Coach, and, most recently, a Certified Hoop Love Coach. She owns a busi-ness called A Touch of Inner Light where she meets with clients to provide Reiki sessions, life coaching, and energy work. She also offers a variety of healthy living workshops to groups. As an energy coach and hula hooper, she has recognized how hooping can help people balance and maintain both

their energy body and physical body.

Ask It Basket Oliver Kling, Moderator Questions and discussion focus on Mind, Body, Spirit are raised by spiritual seekers. It is a time for the Merging Hearts Community to share insights into

their own spiritual quest. These discussions lead to deeper insights for all. Come share your stories and wisdom.

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every week

Meditation Monday GROUP Michael Shaffer, Moderator

Mondays @ 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Quiet your thoughts and let go of stress and worry for one hour. Share the consciousness space with this positive group and leave feeling refreshed and fo-

cused on the week ahead.

A Course in Miracles BOOK CLUB Norm Lord, Facilitator Wednesdays @ 11:30 am

– 1:00 pm

This on-going group at Merging Hearts follows the self-study curriculum of spiritu-

al transformation in A Course in Miracles.

How To Know God BOOK CLUB Mark Fogel, Moderator

Tuesdays @ 7:00 – 900 pm

Deepak Chopra addresses the age-old questions: Who is God? And can we know God? By coming to understand our-selves, we see that we are a drop in the ocean of consciousness we call “God.” His book traces the journey that leads toward self-awareness, as evidenced by many of the great prophets, saints, and mystics through-

out history.

this month

Artist Gretchen Bercaw GALLERY OPENING

Reflections Saturday, July 9 –August 26 In 2011 Gretchen purchased her first digital Nikon

camera after spending years successfully marketing and man-aging multi-sports events in Ohio, Chicago and Wisconsin. As she traveled the globe she documented many interesting peo-

ple and places.

Recently two of her photographs were selected by the Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography for display as part of the Vivian Maier Street Photography competition. The Cleveland Society of Photographers has also selected her work for juried display. She currently shoots

high school seniors, weddings, portraits, and landscapes.

Merging Hearts Art Gallery is excited to welcome Gretchen, please

join her at a gallery reception July 24, at 12:30 - 2:00 pm.

Core Truth Shelly Parrott, Facilitator | TheCoreWhy.com Thurs., July 7 @ 7:00pm-8:30pm; Cost: $10

As you are waking up to who you truly are you may have questions and concerns. This is the time to express freely what you want to do to make a change and dive deeply into the exploration of your soul’s journey toward its desired path. Please bring your journal or notebook to connect what you are experiencing. Show up for yourself…you have much

to offer this world!

Reiki Share Michael Shaffer, Facilitator Thurs., July 14 @ 7:00pm-9:00pm

For practitioners and participants. All are welcome.

Drum Circle Friday, July 15 @ 7:00pm-8:30pm Bring your own drum and percussion instrument, or use one of ours—no experience needed for this fun,

rhythmic group!

Shamanic Class #2 Dottie Kollar, Facilitator Saturday., July 16 @ 9:30pm-1:30pm

Class is full.

Dona Garofano Tuesday, July 19 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm Dona Garofano will present a short lecture: “How to Avoid the Cancer Track: Prevention and Nutrients to

Keep Us Safer in this Very Toxic World.” Minimum $6 donation re-

quested.

Photography Club John Bauer, Facilitator Friday., July 22 @ 6:00pm-8:30pm The photo club goes off site for a photo shoot. Location

dependent on the weatherman.