The Open Center

Walter Beebe, founder and long-time president of The Open Center, passed away following a hiking accident on July 1, at the age of 82. Please join his family in honoring his life on Saturday, July 23, at 2:00 p.m. The service will be available virtually with the following link. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that everyone please send donations to The Open Center.

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https://www.opencenter.org/donate/

Happy Birthday, Pema Chödrön!

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Join best-selling author and the “Godmother of Creativity,” Julia Cameron for a live talk on the core concepts from her groundbreaking creativity course, The Artist’s Way. ⁠⠀⁠
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Learn to unblock and nourish your creativity with Julia’s bedrock tools of creative recovery and renewal—from establishing a daily, stream of consciousnesses writing practice first thing in the morning to taking yourself on a once-weekly, festive and solo expedition to explore something that interests you. (P⁠lus Julia will share the brand-new essential tool, Writing for Guidance.)⁠
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Reserve your spot: https://www.opencenter.org/the-artists-way-the-essential-tools/

Experience “The Stress is Gone Method” and transform stress, anxiety & trauma during this 2-part online workshop with author, Brett Cotter. ⁠
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Brett's “The Stress is Gone Method” helps people release and overcome anxiety, traumatic memories and fear. His simple techniques are will help you: ⁠
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✨Release pain from past trauma, difficult relationships or lost loved ones⁠
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✨Dissolve the hidden blocks to self-love and happiness ⁠
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✨Feel uplifted and reconnected to our strength, inner peace and most importantly ourselves⁠
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Reserve your spot and experience this powerful healing modality here: https://www.opencenter.org/experience-the-stress-is-gone-method-transform-stress-anxiety-trauma/

Listen to Enoe Aracely Brown, Senior Program Director at the Open Center in conversation with Kathryn Davis about how Qigong changed her life and how it can change yours through simple, accessible techniques.

Tune in here: https://wbai.org/archive/program/episode/download.php?file=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wbai.org.archive.audio/heart-of-mind_2022-06-24_11-00_01-00.mp3&filename=heart-of-mind_2022-06-24_11-00_01-00.mp3

And don’t forget to check out workshop, Qigong Self-Care, happening today!

The Open Center has served the people of NYC for 38 years, and continued this mission diligently through online programming throughout the pandemic. Now, like many organizations, we seek to rebuild and we ask our family of teachers and students to help raise awareness for our Summer Fundraising Series of programming, so that we can continue to serve the people of NYC and expand our reach to urbanites around the globe.

When you register for one of our June programs, the fee goes directly towards our summer fundraiser. We need your support now more than ever to ensure that we can bring back your favorite programming this Fall. Please consider making a donation above and beyond this class registration. Thank you.
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Sign up for our Fundraising programs here: https://www.opencenter.org/all-programs/

"Herbal medicine is based on the common sense approach of having a right relationship to the environment and also right relationship with the body – as in the use of correct diet and tonic herbs. It is simple and applicable and it is also, ideally, local. I try to foster an understanding of bioregionalism and the idea that our foods and medicines ought to be generated in our local region." Peeka Trenkle.

At a time when many of us are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, herbal remedies can be very effective in helping to heal these emotional states in gentle and profound ways. Join herbalist, Peeka Trenkle for an evening exploration of how to use herbs to strengthen the nervous system, release tension, and calm anxiety. Register here: https://www.opencenter.org/herbal-remedies-for-stress-anxiety/

Join best-selling author and the “Godmother of Creativity,” Julia Cameron for a live talk on the core concepts from her groundbreaking creativity course, The Artist’s Way. ⁠⠀
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Learn to unblock and nourish your creativity with Julia’s bedrock tools of creative recovery and renewal—from establishing a daily, stream of consciousnesses writing practice first thing in the morning to taking yourself on a once-weekly, festive and solo expedition to explore something that interests you. (P⁠lus Julia will share the brand-new essential tool, Writing for Guidance.)

This class is filling up fast. Reserve your spot here: https://www.opencenter.org/the-artists-way-the-essential-tools/

One of the most powerful and complete means for awakening, healing and transformation is chakra practice. Central to the yoga tradition, chakras are spiritual, psychological and emotional energy centers that exist within the human subtle body. ⁠
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Join yogi and President Emeritus of The Open Center, Thomas Amelio, for a workshop exploring the unique purpose and function of each chakra. Learn how to use the methods of yoga and tantra—including mantra, breath practice, mudra (hand seals) and meditation— to clear karmas that obstruct your healing and spiritual expansion. ⁠

Learn more here: https://youtu.be/yK4VHVKymg0
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Since our founding in 1984, The Open Center has welcomed over one million people through our doors and now we are reaching across the globe through our online programs. ⁠
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Help us continue to serve the people of NYC and expand our reach to urbanites around the world by joining our Summer Fundraising Series. We need your support now more than ever. Register for our fundraising events here: https://www.opencenter.org/all-programs/

Plants have been used in every culture throughout history for food and medicine. In the upcoming workshop, Plant Remedies: Food as Medicine, you will learn about the medicinal properties of common herbs, foods, and medicinal mushrooms used for centuries to enhance the immune system, relieve allergies, address chronic health conditions, support detoxification, and maintain overall health.⁠
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So grab your apron and join Drew DiVittorio, herbalist and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner, in the kitchen to learn how to cook healing recipes from traditional chinese medicine. Fight off colds with his soybean and scallion decoction, aid digestion and boost your immunity with sweet potatoes and ginger and learn the DiVittorio family recipe for detox salad. ⁠
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Register⁠ here:
https://www.opencenter.org/plant-remedies-food-as-medicine/

Introducing QiGong into your self-care routine has the potential to accelerate and restore your body’s natural healing abilities, reduce stress, increase longevity, slow the effects of aging and help reduce the symptoms of many illnesses.⁠ Often referred to as a moving meditation, Qigong is a mind-body practice that improves one’s mental and physical health by harnessing and cultivating “qi” or life force through a series of slow deliberate movements. Maximize your health and well-being with this simple, yet powerful, system of exercises designed to bring balance back to the body by dissolving accumulated stagnation, calming the nervous system and clearing the mind.⁠
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Learn to heal and revitalize with this practice for the mind, body and spirit during the workshop, Qigong Self-Care with Kathryn Davis. Reserve your spot here: https://www.opencenter.org/qigong-self-care-2/