Events for
October 10th - 12th 2014
 
Visit our website for information on ClassesWorkshops and other yoga related information.  Following is information about things happening this weekend at the Couch, along with other local and upcoming events. 

ACIM Lesson of the Day
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Movie Night
MovieThe Oranges
Date:    Friday October 10th 
Time:   8:00pm   (optional:  bring a dish or snack)
Optional:    Yoga and the Movie   ...  Yoga from 5:30 - 7:30 pm  

Starring:  Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody, ...
Directed by:  Julian Farino
Written by:  Ian Helfer, Jay Reiss
Produced by:  Anthony Bregman, Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech
Genre:  Comedy
Running Time:  90 minutes

David and Paige Walling and Terry and Cathy Ostroff are best friends and neighbors living on Orange Drive in suburban New Jersey. Their comfortable existence is interrupted when prodigal daughter Nina, newly broken up with her fiancé, Ethan, returns home for Thanksgiving after a five-year absence. Rather than developing an interest in the successful son of her neighbors, Toby Walling, which would please both families, it's her parents' best friend David who captures Nina's attention.
:) happy....Hope  to see you there.



An Afternoon with Matthew
Healing as a Byproduct of Reorientation to Truth

Sunday, October 12th
from 4:00 - 5:00pm
Cost:  $20.00
Soup Du Jour

For those of you who are interested in exploring a subtle energetic collaboration and channeling session with Matt LaBarre and MATTHEW for the mutual benefit of all who join in this gathering.  Matt and MATTHEW explain the "channeling" experience as follows:
 
“To explain enough of my process for the purpose of creating some understanding of channeling that I do, is to say that I become a medium for the transmission of a collaboration of energies or simply energy.  This energy uses my body firstly by way of observing and analyzing how one is manifesting their limitless potential in third dimensional reality.  Also by delivering the energetic truth of one’s true nature or Unlimited Self.  This energy is, in part, an aspect of my Higher Self that is Source, also the higher selves of those present at the moment of transmission and the non-physical beings and energies that are connected to and assist those present.  The exchange then is a reintegration of these two selves, the limited self and Unlimited Self.  This energy for numerous reasons is best acknowledged as MATTHEW.  Working with MATTHEW is a process of reorientation through energetic exchange.  To those who are open to it, and when it is done correctly, it is a natural and organic unfolding of a more complete experience of reality that is also a powerful catalyst for healing as a byproduct.  This exchange when it is authentic allows for freedom from the hold of the diseased mind.  Even a single momentary grasp of this reality begins the rapid degradation of the complex structure of the ego that is based simply on an idea.  This idea held deeply in the self is limited in every way except in the ability of the self to be unlimited.  This idea of the limited self is eons old and exists in every version of yourself in this reality and others.  This idea has been carried in this third dimensional reality from lifetime to lifetime.  This idea is older than your biology and because of this it is a part of that which brought you forth into existence and formed every version of reality that you are aware of and even those that you are not aware of.  You have to identify with it because you do not realize that beyond it there is Source.  Source is known to you now only as a fragment that you sometimes notice in dreams or moments of rapture.  It is fleeting and yet you never stop looking for it.  It is the real you.  Understanding it is not possible but experiencing it is regardless of how far you perceive yourself from it.  Through only the slightest shift in perception healing takes place as a natural occurrence, a byproduct, as we reorient ourselves toward Truth.”  ~Matt

“When you cannot bring from within you project outwards that which you can bring within.  Healing never emerges from your limited reality despite your thinking to the contrary.  Although primarily focused in your biology that you use to connect to your current reality you now know on the experiential level you are in fact more non-physical than you realize.  Focused is the operative word for other than this those in the non-physical are much the same.  We will say to you we do not have this same focus except for a moment in your time through the Matt to communicate to yourselves your larger reality of the eternal and limitless self.” ~MATTHEW

For more info contact:  matthewlabarre@aol.com   or  e_cotton@yahoo.com

Group Meditation
Sunday October 12th
1:00 - 2:15pm
Using the techniques of Ho'oponopono and
the musical toning of Tom Kenyon

followed by:

Knowledge Cinema
Ancient Breakthrough Energy Technology and the UBANTU Movement
Michael Tellinger
Michael Tellinger published his first book Slave Species of God in 2005. The work is the result of a 25-year study of the writings of Zecharia Sitchin, who claims to have translated ancient Sumerian clay tablets and theorized about the early creation of man by the Anunnaki. Tellinger also frequently publishes articles on the topic via his website.

  
  



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Raja Yoga Class and Satsang
Raja Yoga is the royal yoga that brings the nature of our True Self to our awareness.  This awareness cannot be gained through perception or intellectual knowledge, it can only be known through cognition, like the knowledge that I am, that I exist, it needs no proof, but without this knowing, experience remains limited and misunderstood.  Come join us as we explore our True Self through: 
Silence, Meditation, Breathing, and gentle relaxing Postures.

at the Indian Community Center (ICC) building
1595 Route 26, Vestal NY

Sundays  8:30-10:00am
with Edmond Cotton

Cost:  $ 10.00

Bring your own yoga mat

For more information
Call:  232-6410 or e-mail:  e_cotton@yahoo.com


Expressive  Drum  and  Chant
Saturdays   3:00 - 4:30pm

Connect with others  *   Feel free to play a variety of instruments  *  Learn new songs

Come and sing or drum!  After learning suggested rhythms, people are encouraged to improvise within the songs with an instrument of your choice.   
During the music meditation, we create "in-the-moment" music together. 

If you would like to attend, please preregister by email to rosehusted@gmail.com
Visit the website for more info: http://expressivedrumming.com
   

Unity In the Southern Tier
Featured Speaker:  Ethlyn Enos
Sunday October 12th at 11:00 am
 
Location:  The Community Hall, 300 Lincoln Ave Endicott,
(enter from Park St., the Community Hall is on your right).

For more information, contact:
Barb Parcells: parcekb@gmail.com or visit the website: Unity in the Southern Tier


H.E.A.R.T. Centered Living Mondays, 6-8 pm
30 Main Street, Binghamton

Meet greet and connect with healers, artists, and many like-minded individuals.
Explore, learn and experience different avenues of spiritual expression.
Discover ways to heal ourselves, help the planet and expand our vision of community.

Renée Guidelli 607-656-5194




Theosophical Society Study Group
meetings every
 Tuesdays at 8:00pm
at
Vishnu's Couch Yoga Studio
61 Prospect Ave. 4th floor.
 
Currently studying an online seminar lead by Pablo Sender on the form and structure of the afterlife.
Here is a link to the entire book we are studying if case you do not have a physical copy:
 
for more info, contact Tom at:  tmoberg@frontiernet.net






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Vishnu's Couch Yoga Studio presents
An evening of Sacred Chanting (Kirtan)
featuring:  Damodar Das, Cheryl Kindt, Edmond Cotton and more
 
Saturday November 1st
from 7:00 - 9:00pm
at Vishnu's Couch
61 Prospect Ave., Binghamton
 
Suggested Donation $10.00
Prasada (gift of food first offered to God) will be shared after the Kirtan.
for more information contact:  Cheryl at 232-6189, or Edmond at 232-6410
 
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Class series
 
6 weekly 2 hour classes
starting September or early October
to be held in the Ithaca area.

Practical ways of thinking and learning how to more deeply understand self and others so people are more open to considering your needs.  This includes when anyone is upset, judgmental or disagreeing.  Express yourself so that listeners are more likely to cooperate with more "win/win" outcomes.
Sliding scale: $90 to $120 for series.

Becca Harber's been teaching NVC since 2004 with over 450 hours of training. 

Call 607-564-7051 for registration info. (becca1nvc@yahoo.com for slower response)