December 2nd - Common Thread Group

This month we will meet in Waveland Hall at 7pm and begin with a few short announcements, followed by Cathy Lindsey's Astrological report for December.

The reason we are not starting with our usual meditation is because are speaker this month is Charles Day whose topic is "Introduction to Meditation and Buddhism".   Charles will lead us through one of his meditations during his presentation.

CHARLES W. DAY

Brief Biography

Charlie graduated from Roosevelt High School and received his BA in Journalism and Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from the University of Iowa. He worked mostly in California but also in California, India, and Thailand as a psychologist, psychotherapist, consultant, and teacher before retiring in 1997.

He’s trained and supervised psychologists, counselors, and psychiatrists, and developed and directed mental health programs for Head Start children, juvenile delinquents, drug addicts, abused children and their families, and the Hispanic community.

After working eight years in Asia, he returned to Des Moines in 1994 to work for the Des Moines Child and Adolescent Guidance Center until retiring.

Charlie has studied meditation practices and spiritual traditions for over 40 years and now devotes much of time teaching and writing about meditation and Buddhist philosophy.

He’s the founder and guiding teacher of the Des Moines Meditation and Mindfulness Group, leads weekly meditation groups and occasional retreats in Des Moines and at the Iowa State prison for women in Mitchellville, and administers the Group’s website www.DesMoinesMeditation.org, on which many of his articles appear. He especially enjoys guiding individuals in their meditation and spiritual practices.

Charles W. Day

3100 Grand Ave., Apt. 4F

Des Moines, IA 50312

Telephone: 515-255-8398

Email: charlesday1@mchsi.com

www.DesMoinesMeditation.org

November 4th - Common Thread Group

Our November 4th meeting will be held in Waveland Hall, at Plymouth, starting at 7pm with a short meditation as usual. This will be followed by a "few short announcements" please. Then Cathy Lindsey will give us the monthly astrological report.

We are extremely pleased to have numerologist, Wayne Bak as our speaker this month.

The NUMEROLOGIST


Wayne Matthew Bak is a blues musician, recording and touring artist who performs around the world. While on the east coast with a touring group in 1986, he discovered the definitive writings of Dr. Juno Jordon, After years spent absorbing everything that could be found on the subject, he became a talented numerologist. The concerns and difficulties faced by hundreds of his clients, friends and family members have been alleviated by his analysis of their inner being and his urging to develop their hidden talents and pursue a more fulfilling life direction.



Numerology is an ancient art based on the teachings of Pythagoras. Warning his students against divulging the secret knowledge of numbers and their corresponding alphabetical symbols, Pythagoras is said to have spent forty years teaching this closely guarded science of numbers and vibrations. And, this previously hidden knowledge is purported to be the basis for the Tarot Card System of medieval Europe.



On the most basic, elemental level, vibrations are created by the use of numbers. They effect the ebb and flow of life. Just as physicists speak of cosmic threads linking everything in the universe, certain vibratory influences are projected outward from the conceptualized or spoken word. Numerology is like an x-ray illuminating the inner most characteristics, needs and limitations of a person, while also showing what course of action is best for fulfillment and success. It also shows us what to expect with each passing year, and how to best avoid pitfalls and take advantage of opportunities as they arise.



Everything is vibrations, and you and your life are no exception. Discover the unique wonders of your name and life path, and get a glimpse into the future. On November 4th, I will be giving an overview of Numerology and looking at participant's birth dates, how this number shapes ones life, and what to expect this fall and in the next few years.

October 7th - Common Thread

The October 7th, Common Thread Group will meet in Waveland Hall, at 7pm.

We will begin with a short meditation, followed by Cathy Lindsey's Astrological report for the month, and announcements. Please, please, please, keep announcements short. We don't want to use up our speaker's time. I ask that you bring fliers that can be available for people to pickup, and make a short reference to them to let people know that they are available.


Jon Royal is our presenter this month with his topic being: "How understanding Four Dimensional Healing allows you to take charge of your health and well being"

Four Dimensional Healing is an inclusive model which gives you a context to integrate various healing traditions and make decisions that are appropriate for you. Four Dimensional Healing recognizes your mind, body, emotions and spirit.

In addition to explaining the Four Dimensional Healing model there will be demonstrations given of Unlimited Body and Unlimited Breath, Four Dimensional Healing modalities. If you have been curious about breath work, this is an opportunity to ask questions and see a demo. For more information, find Center for Health and Harmony on Facebook and YouTube.

Jon's Bio:
Jon Royal is a Teacher and Master Practitioner of Unlimited Body and Unlimited Breath. Following graduating from Grinnell College in 1970, and a brief stint in the Army Reserves, Jon spent nine years as a counselor and later administrator in corrections and substance abuse treatment. Fed up with the bureaucracy he changed careers and spent the next fifteen years working in the financial services industry as an insurance agent, registered representative, registered investment advisor and Certified Financial Planner eventually operating his own financial planning firm.

Jon’s insatiable drive to better understand people and how to help them achieve their potential spurred him into more personal introspection and self discovery. While operating his financial planning firm he began studying numerous systems of healing, personal development and spirituality; working with healers and teachers from Australia, Bali, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Tibet and the United States. Jon’s growing knowledge and interest in the areas of personal development and holistic health led him to sell his financial planning practice in 1995 and strike out as a holistic practitioner. Jon has spent the last fourteen years traveling extensively nationally and internationally in his role as teacher, practitioner, presenter and entrepreneur.

His recent work in the area of Four Dimensional Healing offers an integrative healing model that can put each person in control of their own health.

The Common Thread Group - September 2, 2010

Our monthly Common Thread gathering will take place on Thursday, September 2nd, and we will meet in Waveland Hall at Plymouth Congregational Church starting at 7pm. Our session will begin with a short meditation, followed by Cathy Lindsey's September Astrological Report, and a few short announcements. Our guest speaker this month is Suzanne Spooner.

Suzanne Spooner has lived in central Iowa her whole life. In the fall of 2009 The Art of Universal Knowing manifested. TAUK is a teachable gift of communication to the other side of the veil. Through the system of TAUK Suzanne and students of TAUK make connections to loved ones who have passed, to guides, to angels and masters.

Recently a new system has manifested and Suzanne is unveiling this for the first time at Common Thread! The system is called Spiritual Road Mapping or Simple Universal Knowing. Spiritual Road Mapping is a system of support. SRM assists one in finding their purpose(s) for this life. SRM brings to light a path of changing your perceptions so that you can bring forth the life you desire! SRM will assist you in these unprecedented times to elevate your heart felt thinking so that you are in alignment with your greater good. TAUK is for communication, SRM is for teaching imagination that betters the lives of others. SRM is a way to imagine ones path that teaches the God given right to all to manifest their greater good.


Suzanne Spooner

www.theartofuniversalknowing.com
Suzanne@theartofuniversalknowing.com


4715 Grand Ave. Suite 4
Des Moines, Iowa 50312

August 5th - Common Thread Group

What a ride we have been on this summer!!!!

Please come join with others who understand what you have been going through. Have you been faced with difficult lessons?! One day you feel on top of the world and the next day the world is on top of you?!!!!

Next Thursday, August 5th, we will begin at 7pm in Waveland Hall at Plymouth Congregational Church. We will begin with announcements. The meditation will be postponed to the end of the presentation this month.

You are about to discover what Cathy Lindsey's monthly astrological report means to YOU!!! Cathy, Laura Jones, and Fraya Parker will be leading us through the OCEAN of astrology that has been affecting us all in one way or another.

Presentation

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The energies this late summer are . . .
absolutely,
positively,
urgent and monumental!

YIKES!

WANT TO FIND OUT HOW ALL THIS ENERGY WILL AFFECT YOU PERSONALLY????

Bring your friends and join in a divinely-inspired celebration of this unique, powerful, transformative summer.

BECOME AN EXTREME ENERGY ADVENTURER
(In the safety of your own “like minded” community)

Itinerary:

Introductions and map of the energies

Fun “meet and greet” interactive constellation mock up

Answers to what the energies mean for you personally

Extreme sun energy adventure with your new sun soul mates

Interactive planetary journey and launching of intentions

Your adventure guides:
Our own “astrological consultant,” Cathy Lindsey (www.Astroeyes.com) will provide the cosmic planetary map of the energies for our evening of adventure.

Laura Jones (www.Lauracle.com) will be the social director to assist in making your adventure experience enjoyable and personally satisfying. She will demystify the cosmic energies, introduce you to your sun soul mates, and be available throughout your adventure to intuitively answer your personal questions. Always the “go to” person, Laura will channel in-the-moment information pertinent to your own personal adventure and to our community experience.

For the finale of our extreme energy adventure, Fraya Parker (www.DirectedIntent.com) will be our tour guide as we blast off on a cosmic journey through the energy of the planets. After we bask in the high vibrations of these planetary energies, we will launch our personal intentions and come back to earth with a directed intent for our community.

July 1st - Common Thread Meeting

The Common Thread meeting will begin at 7pm in Waveland Hall on Thursday, July 1st. We will, as usual begin with a meditation followed by a few announcements and Cathy Lindsey's monthly astrological report.

Our speaker this month will be Scott Houston. He is an active member of Common Thread and Tuesdays’ meetings of The Gathering, Scott is a spiritual counselor and he makes great use of the “FORWARD” button for spiritual email and websites.

Seriously though… Scott has extensively studied 2012 and many other related scientific and spiritual issues. Obviously, he has been searching the spiritual path his whole life. From dabbling in Satanism as an adolescent to an ordained minister to evangelical cultism, he certainly has a broad history. We usually edit a speaker’s introduction to make it more marketable or sometimes less wordy, but today we feel Scott’s words directly say so very much more about him and how he will enlighten us (pun intended). Scott said:


I'd like to share various ideas from a book I am writing called "Zen Behind The Words Of Jesus" that goes beneath the surface and traditional interpretations of Jesus' words to reveal the higher consciousness concepts that He and ALL other avatars have always taught . It's my hope that by showing this "COMMON THREAD" of all religions it will help promote oneness and help those in attendance share/bond with those of other belief systems - especially Christianity. This may also help heal those offended by our culture’s dominant religion by pointing out some beliefs are merely ego identities and have not yet seated in spirit. I will also share some synchronistic aspects of my own journey. I will resist the temptation to teach Zen which will be hard cause it is SO beautiful "No where to get to and no one to go there" the PERFECTION of life. I'm very humbled speaking these truths when even a great Zen master on his death bed said "In my life I have uttered many vain babblings trying to express that which is inexpressible." I hope, in closing, to awaken people to the perfection of life and therefore themselves, followed by miracles and pulling a rabbit out of my hat or your money back. LOL

We are excited and can’t wait for next Thursday. Come early to save a seat.