Abundant Michael

Chant nite 9/8/10 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:57:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we immerse ourselves in chant Savitri Khalsa and feel the peaceful connection to our souls. Do you feel an emptiness in your heart sometimes? Are you feeling down? Have you missed feeling a soul connection with spirit and others? Then experience joy in your heart as we chant sacred healing words.

Savitri Khalsa will lead you into a beautiful state of bliss!

Some of you may know Savitri as Leslie Betz, wife of Bhagwhant Singh.
She says "I am called to help and serve people as a healer.
Radiating Light Healing and Arts is the name of my business.
I can provide pain and stress relief. Teach one to be more relaxed and
calm in your mind. Help you find more joy and freedom in your life."
You can reach Savitri at (540) 327-3392 or skradiatinglight at gmail dot com

The chanting begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us,
though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Ball Massage 8/25/10 - Wed Gathering in Rockville

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:22:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we learn how to massage our bodies with massage balls. I have some different size and texture balls for us to play with. They are great at getting into tight spaces and helping shoulder pain, back ache, hip pains and neck issues. I have used for sciatica and also I have some small knobbly balls that are great on the feet!

Often times we hold emotional issues in tense muscles, so releasing the muscle can help you move forward in your life. I will have a copy of
Louise Hayes book You Can Heal Your Life handy so that you can learn what that particular body issue might have to say to you.

So if you have some body tension and would like to relax it come join us for a late summer ball massage!

The playshop begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us,
though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Hot Wax Play 8/18/10

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:27:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we explore hot wax play. There is something erotic about hot wax dripping onto your body - first overcoming the fear, the sting of the heat, then the spreading sensation as the wax cools and hardens. A crust forms on your skin, protecting against the next wax drop, but also constricting movement. You might start on the chest or belly, but more daring is hot wax on the nipples. When you are done the wax is removed with a blunt knife and ice, giving you a permanent body mold.

Safety is very important with hot wax and we will control the temperature of the wax to avoid burning. Using a crokpot to heat the wax with a thermometer to test it. Plus we will have ice on hand to cool things off if needed. A wise tip is for the pourer to test the wax on the back of their hand first before pouring on someone else.

The playshop begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Music Jam Share 8/11/10

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:18:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we share making music together - jamming, playing, expressing. Do you want to get out of your head? Turn off your inner critic? Release some stress? Music is a great way to get out of our heads and relax into our hearts and bodies. When we improvise we let spirit play with us and through us.

I have a piano, drums, percussion. If you want bring a guitar, flute or other instrument. Or just bring your voice! You don't have to be musical to attend - just contribute how you chose. If you have some songs you have written this is the perfect time to share them. Or make up some chants to sing! Poetry on the fly fits in too. Dance and contact improv are good too. Let your inner spirit saw and share music with other spiritual beings in a human body.

The music begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Taste of Tarot 8/4/10

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:25:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we learn about our subconsious using Tarot. Tarot cards are an ancient tool for self-discovery. They help us access our unconscious minds and gain a deeper understanding of any issue we may face in our daily lives. They can aid us in uncovering choices that get hidden inside the stresses of our busy lives. But most of all, they are about free will and growth. Come to the Sandbox on August 4th and get a flavor of what the Tarot is all about. You'll have an opportunity to ask a question and interpret what the cards have to say.

Bev Hitchins has been reading the cards for five years and uses the Tarot as a tool in her work as a de-clutterer and home organizer. One article she has written was published in the American Tarot Association Journal: "Why do I have Clutter? How the Tarot Can Help You Understand Why You Have Clutter." She currently serves as co-facilitator of the Washington, DC, Tarot Society.

You can reach Bev at

Telephone: 703.998.0880
E-mail: info at alignyourlife.net
Web http://www.alignyourlife.net

The workshop begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Releasing Negativity 7/21/10

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:33:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we learn how to release negativity from our lives. Do brooding negative thoughts and worries fill your mind making it hard to get things done? Do you seem to have a lot of friends who complain all the time? Is your job not satisfying your deeper desires? Is your health suffering? Then it might be time to look at releasing some negativity from your life!

We will do some exercises for releasing negativity and a ritual to drop depressing thoughts. We will share what works for us in bring positivity into our experience and learn new ways to be happy from the inside out. By the end of the evening your load will be lighter and you will have tools for staying that way! And given how external things are going on the planet in the lead up to 2012 this might be a life saving set of tools to have handy...

And as part of this process I invite everyone who attendees to do a one day media fast for the whole day Wednesday - no radio news, no morning show, no newspaper, no internet news, no TV news, no news magazines, no twitter. Just for one day. Don't worry the planet won't stop turning if you don't do news for one day and you can always read the Wednesday paper the next day if you want to. I used to be a news junkie so I know what a challenge this can be. So get some support, find some relaxing music to listen to instead of the radio or actually have a connectful conversation with other people ;-) In my experience if anything "really big" happens other people will be talking about it - you won't miss out. Or I should say that your heart won't miss out - you ego might start wondering what to do with itself - but just remind it who is in charge and do something different for yourself like a walk in the park, some stretches or a nap.

The workshop begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Deep Listening 7/14/10

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:30:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we learn deep listening beyond mirroring. Have you ever being really and deeply listened to - where you knew in your heart that the other person got you? Or do you often feel misunderstood or unheard or interrupted? Would you like to learn the steps to be able to listen deeply to your partner(s), validate their experience and empathize with them to co-create a deeper connection? Do you want to prevent silly arguments from spouting up in your work place? Then come learn how to deeply listen. We will start with mirroring but then quickly go much deeper into listening to the other. A cheat sheet will be provided so you can take these skills home or to work.

Deep listening occurs when your mind is quiet. Your thoughts are flowing rather than crowding your mind with distractions, interpretations, judgments, conclusions, or assumptions. Your mind is open, curious, interested -- as though you were hearing this person for the first time. Deep listening applies not only to communication with another, but also to listening to ourselves and to life in general. The goal of deep listening is to hear beyond the words of the other person and yourself, to the essence of what the words and feelings are pointing to. Your mind and heart are joined in union -- you are listening wholeheartedly.

Yes deep listening takes time up front but it save time later on when you don't misunderstand what your partner wants or why a co-worker is angry and sabotaging your project. So many time wasting games and upsets can be avoided when we really hear what is in people's hearts and heads. Sometimes action is needed after listening, other times just the act of being really heard is the best balm for the situation.

You can bring a partner or partner up with someone else for the exercises. It will all be done in a safe space

The workshop begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

This workshop is based on a workshop I attended at Summer Solstice by Mata Mandir Kaur Kalsha who is a therapist and couples councilor based in Herdon VA. She also leads wonderful yoga communication workshops. You can reach her at mmkhalsa at version dot net or 703-887-2111

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Riding the 9th wave of Mayan Calendar 7/7/10

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:51:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we look at the 9th wave of the Mayan Calendar (Unity Consciousness) which we are now entering the pre-wave on on July 17-18 2010 . You may have noticed more turbulence in your world over the past year - people changing jobs, a move to heart-based living, financial crises, political earthquakes, more unconditional love connections and a rise in fear based and repressive measures by those in control.

The acts of servitude, manipulation and disempowerment by those who wish to overpower others come from the false belief in separation and non-equality. In its lowest form it is expressed as the lust for power and wealth, “tyranny” at the expense of humanity and the Earth. This is a very unevolved dense consciousness, which will not make it through the vibrational lifting or awakening and healing process. They have devolved and are on the downward spiral of evolution falling further and further away from the ultimate power, which is love.

In the cosmic scheme of things they have no real power their only power comes from their ability to engage, control and manipulate the physical, which is less than 1% of the universe in which they live. No suit, tie, limo, castle, amount of people to dominate or amassed gold can fill the void or the addiction. In some cases they are engaged by the nonphysical yet it is of a disempowering nature eventually loosing their own personal power and connection to the soul and Creator. In extreme cases it is called possession by regenerate forces. At the core of many of these tyrants you will find a child that was never loved, accepted or felt approved. They are seeking love acceptance and approval outside of self through others and material wealth yet they are always left empty and a nagging sense of dissatisfaction keeps arising. They still have the divine spark yet it is buried under layers of denial, fear and unworthiness yet they will be the last to acknowledge this. The light of truth will find even them in the days to come and many will fall on their knees in regret.

Both of these illusions as well as the fears, wounds and traumas are in the process of healing. Being aware of this process, feeling it and engaging it rather than running from it will create a quantum leap in evolution. We are seeing this in the macrocosm being played out as we speak. The polarities of the haves and have-nots are very apparent. The gross uneven dispersal of wealth, the unbridled greed, the corporate generated wars through false flag operations, the plagues of the war and disease profiteers have risen for all to see. They are being revealed as well as those behind these nepharious schemes for those who are awakening. The apocalypse is defined as the great uncovering and soon you will see all these past wars and plagues as outrageous as this seems were already on the books in a master plan. Not one of them was what it seemed nor what you were told by the mainstream media. In this awakening and healing process you will see a complete unraveling, restructuring and in some cases collapse of the old system. There will be a movement back to courage and integrity, it will be seen in all facets of society and eventually there will be no more willing participants in actions which are harmful to humanity and the Earth. Those who have been a disservice to humanity and the Earth will have but one path and that is to serve in the highest and best good of the whole.

As more heal and awaken with this great wave you will begin to see incredible light beings and light ships. These are referred to in almost all cultures and faiths and were recorded in sacred doctrines, clay tablets, and temple walls. Dimensional gates or portals will begin opening during this process and a grand reunion with ancient ancestors, ultradimensional beings with technologies far beyond our wildest dreams will be making their presence known. With this presence the regenerate beings will tremble both physical and non physical. The Earth will shake, rumble, shift, rivers and oceans will loose their borders and the sun will also expand during this process withsolar flares and coronal mass ejections. As we move closer to the galactic plane the grand tipping point Oct of 2011 this will all increase exponentially.

It is an incredible, awesome, exciting event the whole multiverse has come to witness and you have a front row seat. The only question is how are you going to participate, which polarity are you going to express and choose wisely because the immutable law of karma, action/reaction, and the downward spiral of disunity is coming to a close. It is time to choose, the awakening and healing of humanity and the Earth is well underway. Those on high are praying you choose to live in harmony with each other and the Earth for that is what the Earth has chosen. The reset button has been pushed and the original intent, Eden, a place where universal peace, love, joy and individual freedom and prosperity for all where each individual can excel to their highest potential is returning. It is time to leave behind the old ways and return to some of the most ancient of ways. Time to love honor and respect the Creator in all Creation.
(Received by James Gilliland, www.eceti.org www.bbsradio. com www.worldpuja. org
Author of Reunion with Source, Becoming Gods, The Ultimate Soul Journey. http://revolutionizingawareness.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/mayan-calendar-9th-wave-and-relationships-2012/

Additional points from http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/ninth_wave.htm

The Mayan calendar is about you.

According to the ancient Maya the creation of the universe is effected by nine waves.

We are now approaching the end of the eighth wave and, on top of this, the activation of the ninth and highest level that will cap off the evolution of the universe.

This ninth level of the universe is designed to generate unity consciousness.

The manifestation of the unity consciousness brought by the ninth level will require an intention on the part of the human beings to co-create this.

The Conscious Convergence, July 17-18, 2010, is for those that are willing to set the intention to create unity consciousness in the ninth wave of the Mayan calendar system.

The workshop begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Healing Fire Circle 6/30/10

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:11:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we gather around the fire to heal. Fire is a great way to get in touch with our primitive selves and create a sacred container for healing. You can speak your prayers to the fire, sing them, dance them or write a poem to burn. Either way the passion of the flames will fire your desires to the heavens. Because fire represents passion it is particularly suited to healing issues of the heart and diseases of low energy, but any healing is possible!

Fire, fire burning bright
Fan my flames
See my light
Accept my prayers for one and all
Joined hand in circle
We hear your call

The healing fire begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Relationships without Drama 6/2/10

Thu, 27 May 2010 12:22:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we learn how to co-create relationships without drama with Michael Rios. What would relationship be like if everyone took 100% responsibility for their own feelings? What if every surge of emotion was seen as an invitation to connect with essence and rise to a new level of awareness and love? What if we made the commitment to never again blame another person for our feelings?

The more we do our own inner work, the more available and loving we are in the moment. We no longer cling to rules and impose agreements that we hope will keep our partners from triggering painful emotions in us; we welcome those emotions, work through them, and delight in our connections whatever form they might take. There are many paths to spiritual and emotional growth; join us as we walk the path of open-hearted relationship.

And avoid having to clean up post drama blood from the shower stall ever again! :-)

Michael Rios (http://michaelrios.com) has been creating and living alternative lifestyles and personal growth experiences for over 40 years; currently he lives at Chrysalis, an intentional community in Arlington, VA (http://www.chrysalis-va.org). His favorite social organization principles include guerrilla capitalism and responsible anarchy. He regularly co-organizes "New Culture" events aimed at creating a culture based on awareness, compassion and freedom rather than on fear and judgment (http://www.cfnc.us, http://www.nfnc.org).

The workshop begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Deep relaxing gong meditation 5/26/10

Tue, 25 May 2010 10:40:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we go into a very deep relaxing state with a gong meditation by Werner. The mind can't keep thoughts going during the gong for more than 90 seconds and hence these are very restful and deep meditative state. It heals all the cells in the body. Werner has a 38" large sonic gong and he will play it with chakra activation. Gongs have been used since ancient times to awaken us to the infinite reverberations of Being, within our own consciousness, vibrating in infinite frequencies of silence. Similar to the sound of the ocean, this complex sound of the Gong, can not be comprehended by the linear mind, mind becomes suspended, and awareness drops through to a primordial state.

Like the sound heard and felt in the roar of a waterfall, or the surf of the sea, listening to the sound of the Gong creates an opening that goes beyond hearing, beyond mind, into a state of reverberation of consciousness onto itself, opening the awareness beyond the self-identification with mind and its conditioned patterns. It is therefore used as a form of therapy, creating an opening for transformation.

In a "Gong Concert" I usually begin by bringing the listener into physical and emotional "present moment."
Then I work with the body awareness to lead the listener into a deeper state of awareness and connection to self and core issues.
In the next stage the listener holds a deep intention for any desired transformation or healing to occur, affirming that all is well.
Then I ask the listeners to direct the sound of the gong to each individual chakra for clearing and empowerment.
After this activation, the listener is invited to bath themselves in the symphonic sound of the Gong, as we would bath in the warm rays of the sun at the beach, or a gentle breeze in spring.

During that main portion of the concert, the listener is encouraged to let any energy freely move through and clear from his system, with the intention to let go of all that does not serve, and inviting in new live affirming patterns of energetic flow and healing.................
By that time the listener is usually deeply immersed and dissolved in the symphony of sounds and experiences a source of deep wellbeing within him/herself.
After a while the waves of sound subside and the listener settles down into the source of all sound, the sublime silence of being, feeling the sounds of the Gong reverberating in his/her awareness long after the outside sound has stopped.

It is a magical and primal experience, difficult to put into words, but a deeply refreshing opening of Self to itself within oneself.
I hope this gives you a feeling of what to expect from a "Gong Concert"

The gong begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Taming the Inner Critic 5/19/10

Fri, 14 May 2010 22:12:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we tame our inner critic with Core Energetic Practitioner Barra Kahn. How loud is the voice of your inner critic? Is it screaming at you from time to time? Or is the volume low, providing a constant drone? The inner critic is what keeps our mask (idealized self image) intact, and difficult to move. We get caught in a cycle in which it is nearly impossible to be authentic. In this Sandbox workshop, we will explore how you want to be seen, what you perceive will happen if you are not seen this way, and what you "miss" in life by keeping up this appearance. For those interested in going deeper, we will explore lower self work around the actual voice of the inner critic. Bring your inner critic with you, and we'll give him/her a good workout.

Core Energetics is the bridge between psychology and spirituality. It is the first western psychotherapeutic approach to incorporate the spiritual aspect of being with modern psychology and body psychotherapy, making Core Energetics a truly holistic and integrative therapy. It is an evolutionary therapeutic approach that seeks the integration of all aspects of our humanity - emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual. This evolutionary process is built on the foundation of the work of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Wilhelm Reich, and human development theory, the study of new physics, spirituality, and ancient charka and human energy theory.

Core Energetics is based on a deep understanding of the ways in which energy and consciousness work together in the transformative process of healing. This evolutionary process of healing encompasses knowing and revealing your whole self- your beauty, your defenses, and your dark shadow. This transformation is achieved gradually by bringing consciousness and movement to the core's overlaying defensive structures.

The result is the release of a vast amount of energy, which can then be used in the service of mental, physical and spiritual health. This creates vitality, greater life fulfillment, joy and pleasure.

Certified practitioners of Core Energetics must go through their own deep therapeutic process as well as to complete a rigorous 4 year post graduate training program.

Barra Kahn is a Certified Core Energetics Practitioner (CCEP), a professor of Communications at GMU, focusing on developing Interpersonal Communication skills both for groups and individuals. For nine years, Barra was on the faculty and Artistic Director of a national drama conservatory. And just for fun, Barra has been teaching Ashtanga Yoga for 30 years. You can reach Barra at barra3 at gmail dot com or 703-786-7065

The workshop begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - The Quantum Activisit 5/5/10

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:41:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we view and discuss the movie The Quantum Activist and learn about the scientific evidence for God and how you can create the reality you want. There is a revolution going on in science. A genuine paradigm shift. While mainstream science remains materialist, a substantial number of scientists are supporting and developing a paradigm based on the primacy of consciousness.

Suggested donation $20 for dinner and movie.

Please RSVP here.

Dr. Amit Goswami, Ph.D, a pioneer of this revolutionary new perspective within science shares with us his vision of the unlimited potential of consciousness as the ground of all being, and how this revelation can actually help us to live better. The Quantum Activist (http://quantumactivist.com/)tells the story of a man who challenges us to rethink our very notions of existence and reality, with a force and scope not felt since Einstein. This film bridges the gap between God and Science. The work of Goswami, with stunning precision and without straying from the rigors of quantum mechanics, reveals the overarching unity inherent in the worlds major religions and mystical traditions.

Meet the man behind the message as Dr. Goswami tells how he moved away from the religious teachings of his childhood, to seek his path in nuclear and theoretical quantum physics, and how he has come full circle, through quantum insight, back to the very religious axioms offered as a youth. With a poignant relevance to the problems of our day this film follows Dr. Goswami as he demonstrates how our mistaken views of reality have led to our current environmental, social, economic and spiritual crisis; as well as the means of correcting these errors. At stake is nothing less than our survival upon the planet. The Quantum Activist is a film for our time. It is a film for all time. It is a film whose very subject transcends time.

Witty, profoundly insightful and colored with humor, the Quantum Activist brings you Amit Goswami’s vision of the universe. Steeped in the verifiable facts of Quantum Mechanics, Dr. Goswami dares to pose the question, “What are you doing to participate in the creation of the reality we all share?”

Amit has recently appeared in the blockbuster movie "What the Bleep Do We Know?", the award winning "The Dalai Lama Renaissance" and authored over a dozen books from textbooks on quantum mechanics to consciousness and the New Science.

The movie and discussion begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Wed Gathering in Rockville - Frost/Abraham-Hicks manifesting under pressure 4/21/10

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:05:00 -0400

This Wednesday Sandbox gathering we learn how to manifest your dreams in the face of negativity and pressure with clues from the movie Frost/Nixon and the book Ask and it is Given by Abraham-Hicks http://www.abraham- hicks.com/

Frost/Nixon is one of my favorite movies - not just because of the drama and seeing powerful people operating up close and behind the scenes. But also for the way that David Frost successfully manifests the project under very difficult circumstances. Manifesting in the real world can be challenging - especially if other people are saying negative things about your project or get angry with you. Learn how David Frost manifested the most successful independent TV show in history (the interview with Richard Nixon) and how he dealt with lack of support from the TV networks, lack of money coming in, internal fighting in his team and pressure from Nixon staffers to gut the meat of the show.

Frost had not read Abraham-Hicks at the time (it wasn't written until 15 years later!) but he used many of the techniques from the book Ask and it is Given to shift his vibration, stay centered on his vision and deal with fear and negative external events. You too can use these techniques to create what you want in the real world, even when not all your ducks are in a row to start with (or if some ducks are fighting with you and each other!)

The playshop begins after dinner at 8pm. I invite you to join us, though as always what ever choice you make you will be honored in.

Sandbox Sleepover weekend schedule for Friday 4/2/10 - Sunday 4/4/10

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:54:00 -0400

Here is the schedule for the Sandbox Sleepover weekend

Friday
- 4pm doors open for early help
- 6pm general arrival time
- 7pm dinner
- 8pm opening fire circle and check in
- 9pm Aural Sex
Saturday
- 7am Sunrise yoga
- 9am Breakfast
- 10am Morning circle
- 11am Finger painting
- 1pm Lunch
- 3pm Gong mediation
- 4pm Buddhist meditation (developing bodichitta)
- 5pm Group healing with Millie
- 7pm Dinner
- 8pm Fire circle
- 9pm TBA
Sunday
- 7am Sunrise yoga
- 9am Breakfast
- 10am Morning circle
- 11am Contact Improv dance
- noon Lunch
- 1pm Closing circle, pack up and depart

If possible be at the Opening Circle to create a safe container, all other parts are ok to drop into or out of - be at choice!

Bring a sleeping bag and towel.