Events for
July 10th - 12th 2015
  Visit our website for information on Classes,  Note:  Following is information about things happening this weekend at the Couch, along with other local and upcoming events.
 

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Movie Night
MovieThe Good Lie
Date:    Friday July 10th 2015
Time:   8:00pm   (optional:  bring a dish or snack)
Optional:    Yoga and the Movie   ...  Yoga from 5:30 - 7:30 pm 
The Good Lie Youtube Trailer
  
Staring:  Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, Corey Stoll, Sarah Baker, Kuoth Wiel
Directed by:  Philippe Falardeau
Produced by:  Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Karen Kehela Sherwood, Molly Mickler Smith, Thad and Trent Luckinbill
Written by:  Margaret Nagle
Genres:    Drama
Running Time:  110 min

hey were known simply as "The Lost Boys." Orphaned by the brutal Civil war in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims traveled as many as a thousand miles on foot in search of safety. Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3600 lost boys and girls to America. In "The Good Lie," Philippe Falardeau, (writer and director of the Oscar(R)- nominated Foreign Language film "Monsieur Lazhar") brings the story of their survival and triumph to life. Sudanese actors Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, and newcomer Nyakuoth Weil, many of whom were also children of war, star alongside Academy Award(R) winner Reese Witherspoon and Corey Stoll.
:) happy....Hope  to see you there.



Group Meditation
Sunday July 12th
1:00 - 2:00pm
The musical toning by Tom Kenyon entitled:
This is a special meditation to facilitate the release of stress.

Followed by:

Knowledge Cinema
"The Secret of Spiritual Success" by

Matt Kahn
Matt Kahn is a spiritual teacher and highly-attuned empathic healer.  His spontaneous awakening arose out of an out-of-body experience at the age of 8, and his direct experiences with ascended masters and archangels throughout his life.  He is a bridge between the mystical realms and the path of awakening who inspires profound spiritual growth and life-changing energetic expansion to audiences worldwide through a spoken transmission of presence.  For more information, visit Matt at:  http://truedivinenature.com/about.htm







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Expressive  Drum  and  Chant
July 10th (and every first Saturday)  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 have questions or would like to attend, please contact Rose: (607)  221 - 7308
Visit the website for more info: http://expressivedrumming.com
   

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


Unity In the Southern Tier
July 12th at 11:30 am
This week is Daily Word Sunday.
We will take a closer look at the lesson for the day and share how it works in our lives.  This is always an enlightening and interesting discussion so bring your copy of the Daily Word and join us.  If you don't have a copy, there will be some available to share.
at
30 Main Street, Binghamton

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



Theosophical Society Study Group
meetings every alternate
 Tuesday at 8:00pm 
Next meeting July 21st.
at
Vishnu's Couch Yoga Studio
61 Prospect Ave. 4th floor.
 
Current discussion Chapters 26-42 of Paramahansa Yogananda's 
"Autobiography of a Yogi" Online Version available here.
 
for more info, contact Tom at:  tmoberg@frontiernet.net






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The Binghamton Buddhist Meditation Group presents:
Lovingkindness and Joy
A Silent Meditation Retreat
Friday, July 24 (6 p.m.) – Tuesday, July 28 (2 p.m.)
at
Light on the Hill Retreat Center, Van Etten, New York
Lead by:  Dr. Charles Goodman

This residential, silent meditation retreat will focus on the immeasurable emotions of lovingkindness and joy.  These profound and beautiful states can deeply enrich our practice and our life, even as they strengthen our commitment to work for the benefit of others.
We will learn several practical, effective techniques for connecting with the actual experience of lovingkindness and joy. We will also explore the nature of these emotions and their role in Buddhist practice through the teachings of Shantideva and other spiritual masters.
      
Cost:  $400, or $250 for the weekend only. 
Lodging at Light on the Hill and all meals are included. 
    
    Dr. Charles Goodman studied Korean Zen and Tibetan Buddhism in the United States and India.  He is an Associate Professor at Binghamton University and author of Consequences of Compassion:  An Interpretation and Defense of Buddhist Ethics.  In 2003, he helped found the Binghamton Buddhist Meditation Group.
   
Contact Zen  zenaidas@gmail.com or
William Spangler  spangler@binghamton.edu   or call (607) 777-2563

 
Blue Spirit Wheel band
Members: Ian Boccio (voice, bass guitar) Stephanie Kohler (voice, harmonium) Joey Dukes (percussion) Scott Pridgen (percussion) Jeffrey Lidke (voice, tabla)
 
 September 2015
For more information visit www.bluespiritwheel.com
More details to come...

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