Dayton937

Things to do in Dayton | Restaurants, Theatre, Music and More

meditation

Peace Events Happening Around the Community

By

The news of conflict around the world from Ukraine to Israel and Palestine is extremely upsetting. For those looking for some ways to cope and bring more peace into the world, there are two upcoming events that Daytonians can take part in:

In Beavercreek, Heartfulness Dayton is hosting a two day peace event on Saturday and Sunday, October 28th – 29th at their meditation centers. There are group meditations and programs planned throughout the weekend. The non-profit organization will also be inaugurating a new art exhibit, The Art of Inner Peace by Heartfulness, courtesy of the artist Brian Jones a Heartfulnes Trainer at the center’s Fairfield Mall location.

Jones describes the exhibit as “A journey of self-reflection on the state of the world, our place in it as energetic beings and our search for a deep and lasting inner peace.”

HOW TO GO?

Saturday, October 28
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Fairfield Mall Inauguration (2727 Fairfield Commons Beavercreek)
1:00 AM – Lunch at Meditation Center (3153 Lantz Road, Beavercreek)
2:30 PM – Program
4:00 PM – Tea/Coffee Break
5:00 PM – Satsangh
6:00 PM – Dinner and Bonfire

Sunday, October 29
9:00 AM – Satsangh
10:00 AM Breakfast
11:00 AM Program
12:00 PM Satsangh
1:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Cleanup and disperse

Suggested donation is $25.00 per person

More information at: https://www.daytonheartfulness.org/

 

Keeping Faith in the Midst of Crisis is another event Daytonians can take part in. This special event is being hosted by the Interfaith Forum Of Greater Dayton in collaboration with the Multifaith Campus Alliance and Sinclair Community College. They’re planning an enriching discussion about how meditation and spirituality can affirm our humanity with renowned
Heartfulness meditation guide “Daaji” – Kamlesh D. Patel.

Free gift to the first 50 people in attendance and we are also giving in-person audience members the chance to submit a question for Daaji and we will select 1-2 for him to answer at the event. Daaji has a following of 1/2 million people on YouTube so we are delighted he is willing to speak for the Dayton community!

Vegan refreshments will be served following event.

HOW TO GO?

Thursday, November 2nd

10:30am-12pm

Online option available. Attend in person at Sinclair Community College Library. 444 West Third St, Building 7, NW Loggia, Dayton OH

This is a FREE event.

Please register here and for more info and directions:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KYcQssoRI39TfvQi5QkSMki6naGEdoMFv2jGKl-tPis/edit?pli=1

Venus Rising Spring Wellness Workshop

By

Spring is around the corner! The Brightside is hosting a spring wellness reset, with an emphasis on recovering our spirits from the impact of the pandemic, and a tough winter. These have been stressful times! Participants will spend time soothing their spirit with sessions on Sound Healing, Somatic Trauma Resolution, Meditating from the heart, Yoga, Movement, Ayurveda, and more. It’s an afternoon of self-care that we all deserve!

SCHEDULE OF EVENT:

12:30pm – Doors Open / Mingle – Participants can take dosha quiz and enjoy tea

1pm – Welcome / Sound Bath Healing – 20 min

1:20pm – Somatic Trauma Resolution (help our nervous system recover from the pandemic) – 60 min

  • Includes: Lymph Drainage for Immunity and Allergy removal techniques for Self Care and Spring Renewal with Anjali Brannon from Ayurveda Natural Health Center (the Midwest’s premier full-service Ayurvedic & Holistic haven for wellness in Dayton, Ohio.

2:20pm – Self expression activity – 30 min

2:50pm – Gentle Yoga with Luna – 40 min

3:30pm – Heartfulness Meditation Intro & Cleaning – 40 min

4:10pm – Movement Class / DJ session – 40 min (with The Emissary of O.H.M Scorpius Max -he hails from The Frequency Music Complex. A conscientious society of music lovers who facilitate spiritual connections; forged by the listening ear and the dancing body.

How to Go?

Venus Rising Spring Wellness Workshop

Sunday, April 10th from 1pm – 5pm.  Doors open at 12:30pm

Brightside Music & Event Venue at 905 E 3rd St, Dayton – Note: This event is in the Upside Loft (stairs only available);

Limited availability space. Advanced registration is required! Please bring a yoga mat.

A portion of the proceeds benefits Dayton Heartfulness.

Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venus-rising-spring-wellness-workshop-tickets-275638571387

Free Trauma Relief & Healing Workshop on Sunday August 11th

By

Many Daytonians are feeling extremely traumatized from the recent mass shooting and the Memorial Day tornadoes. We are all in need of healing.

To fill that need, The Ayurveda Natural Health Center is partnering with a collection of Dayton healers to present a FREE Trauma Relief Day of Healing on Sunday August 11th from 1:30pm-5:30pm at The Brightside (905 E 3rd St). Donations will be accepted and donated to the victim’s families and Moms Demand Action.

Classroom sessions:

  • 1:30 – 2:30 Somatic Trauma Resolution with Anjali Brannon from Ayurveda Natural Health Center
  • 2:30 – 3.30 Guided Relaxation and Meditation with Julie Bowen from Heartfulness Dayton
  • 3:30 – 4:30 Yoga with BeTrice Casada
  • 4:30 – 5:30 Pranic Healing with Felisha Beverly

*Please bring a yoga mat, blanket or towel if participating in yoga session.

Mini sessions will be offered throughout the event, including Thai Yoga & Swedish Massage, Pranic Healing, Somatic Trauma Resolution, Meditation, Reflexology, Reiki & Bemer from the above mentioned practitioners along with Janae Christopher, Lori Slone, Kathryn Stomps, Colleen Curran, Susan Nunn and more to be announced.

VeganDayton’s Shelly Gompers is providing snacks and information.

International Best Selling Author visits Dayton to Discuss Power of Meditation

By

We are living in a time of much discord, both within the society at large, and within our own hearts. It’s a time when many people are finding the stresses of everyday modern life are taking a toll on their health, careers and relationships. What can we do to find some balance in such an overwhelming, fast paced world?

One of the most important ways to maintain inner peace is through meditation. For most people, this advice is not new. They’ve heard it time and again, but with so much to do, who has time to do “nothing”? Ultra successful people like Steve Jobs, Oprah, Seinfeld, Madonna and many others credit meditation as a key factor in their success. If they have time to meditate, then surely we do too!

Taking time to meditate is not “doing nothing.” It’s giving your restless mind time to calm down, to slow your heart rate, and connect with your inner-self. Uma Mullapudi, a local meditation trainer, explained to me “You take a shower and brush your teeth. You don’t think about it, it’s just part of your daily routine. Meditation is a cleansing for the mind, and it needs it just as badly as your body.” I inquired why our minds need this cleansing so badly. “It’s because you take in stressors and negative impressions going through your day. Meditation, especially Heartfulness method, clears those away.”

The Heartfulness Way that Mullapudi describes is a century-old method of meditation with the power to facilitate an immediate, tangible spiritual experience, irrespective of a person’s faith. This non-denominational practice is taught all over the world, and most recently, the subject of a new best selling book The Heartfulness Way – Simple Tools for Spiritual Transformation. In this heart-centered book, a student, Joshua Pollock, is in conversation with his teacher, Kamlesh D. Patel—affectionately known as Daaji.

While many books describe refined states of being, The Heartfulness Way goes further, providing a pragmatic course to experience those states for oneself, which, per the book’s guiding principle, is “greater than knowledge.” Joshua Pollock is a Heartfulness trainer and practitioner from the United States. In fact, he visited Dayton in his early days of learning the Heartfulness meditation practice.  He returns to Dayton on June 24th and June 25th to discuss the journey of writing this book, and how Heartuflness has changed his life, and can help yours too!

The sessions include Q&A with the Joshua Pollock, along with a 30 min Heartfulness medtation session. Find out how you can earn about the Heartfulness Way at one of two local sessions listed below. Also a trailer for the book is at bottom of this article.

How to Go?

Sunday, June 24
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Heartfulness Dayton Meditation Center
3153 Lantz Rd.,
Beavercreek, OH 45432

Monday, June 25
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Dayton International Peace Museum
208 W. Monument Ave,
Dayton, OH 45402

For more information:

Phone: 937-427-0886
Email: dayton.oh@heartfulness.org

Register Now

 

 

 

 

 

Move & Meditate!

By

You can feel it in the air – spring is almost here! This is the perfect time to shake off the winter “blahs” and bring more movement and meditation into our lives. On Saturday March 3, 2018 you can do just that with a 2 hour mixed session of Yoga, BollyX and Heartfulness meditation.
First, stretch your muscles and align your body with Yoga to prepare yourself for some lively movement to Bollywood music with a BollyX dance workout, and then cool down and refresh your spirit with Heartfulness Meditation! There is no set fee for this event. Donations are welcome, but not required. Any collected will go to support  the Heartfulness Center in Dayton that offers free meditation and yoga classes to the community.
How to Go?
Saturday, March 3rd
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
Venue: Ayurveda Natural Health Center, 1342 N. Fairfield Rd, Suite B, Beavercreek, OH 45432
(Park in the parking lot across from CVS, between the Shell gas station and Valvoline and then there is a walkway from the parking lot to the front door behind the Shell gas station)
Limited space. Please email dayton.oh@heartfulness. org to reserve your place as soon as possible.
Visit www.daytonheartfulness. org for more information on the Dayton Heartfulness Center.

3rd Annual Mass Meditation & Yoga Event at Courthouse Square

By

Dayton’s Mass Meditation and Yoga event at Courthouse Square is planned for September 21, 2017 from 5:30-7pm

For the third year in a row, the Heartfulness Institute of Dayton invites the entire community downtown to Courthouse Square on Thursday Septemeber 21st, 2017 for free, beginner-friendly yoga and meditation sessions. This lovely, community building event celebrates both the autumn equinox and the United Nation’s International Day of Peace.

The idea for this type of “mass meditation” came from Libby Ballengee, a local event organizer, who was inspired by a similar event that was planned for New York City’s Central Park. She dubbed the first event “Dayton Big Quiet” and sought out assistance from meditation experts. Ballengee explains, “It started as a “what if” conversation on Twitter, and the idea took off. It was recommended that I check out the Natural Path Meditation Center in Beavercreek for help, and I’m so glad I did! They were the perfect partner for this event.”

They were perfect for the event because teaching meditation to the community is their speciality. The Natural Path Meditation Center is also known as The Heartfulness Institute of Dayton, a non-profit educational organization. They offer free relaxation, meditation, and yoga classes, as a service to the community, so that everyone has the same tools to manage stress. They are not affiliated with any religions. The meditation trainers simply want to help spread inner peace to all, in an effort to achieve world peace. The Dayton organization has been recognized by the State of Ohio for its significant contributions to the region.

Most recently, the organization opened a center inside the Fairfield Commons Mall, which offers these same free classes. It’s an incredible way to disconnect from our busy, plugged-in world, and simply let our minds rest. You can try out this heart-based meditation style at the meditation center in Beavercreek, the mall location, or downtown at this unique first day of fall event!

How to Go?

 

3rd Annual Peace Day at Courthouse Square

5:30pm Free Yoga class

6:15pm Free Heartfulness Meditation for Humanity

Come to either event or both! #DaytonBigQuiet

NOTE: Please bring your own yoga mat, towel or blanket for yoga. Organizers will have some chairs provided for meditation if you don’t want to sit on mats during meditation.

 

Info on Heartfulness at Fairfield Commons:

Yoga 
Tuesday 6 pm – 6.45 pm
Thursday 1 pm – 1.45 pm
Sunday   2 pm – 2.45 pm

Group Meditation :
Monday   9.15 pm-9.45pm
Tuesday  6.45pm – 7.15pm
Thursday 1.45 pm -2.15 pm
Friday      9.15 am – 9.45 am
Sunday    2.45 pm – 3.15 pm

Drop-in Relaxation and Meditation Sessions at all other times.

 

Info on Heartfulness Meditation Center in Beavercreek:

Heartfulness Introductory Session: Every Sunday 12:15pm and Thursday 7:15pm.

Clink above for information on additional series classes, yoga classes, private sessions, and more. All no charge!

HeartFest: A Fun, Free & Family Friendly Wellness Festival!

By

HeartFest takes place at the beautiful Natural Path Meditation Center in Beavercreek, Ohio

Stressed? Seeking some peace of mind? Aren’t we all! It’s not as complicated as we tend to imagine. Self care, through movement and meditation, can dramatically improve our ability to cope with an increasingly stressful world.

Lots of folks are unaware that we have a wonderful resource nestled right here in the Miami Valley! The Natural Path Meditation Center, a non-denominational center that teaches a heart-based form of meditation called Heartfulness, is located in Beavercreek, conveniently close to both Fairfield and I-35 (directions below).

This weekend the Center is hosting their 2nd Annual HeartFest event. It’s a FREE & fun wellness festival, with workshops and vendors for all ages! Organizers hope that by offering tools for self care and inner peace, people will be able to live a more balanced life. How wonderful would that be for our community?

Curious about meditation, yoga, and wellness? Looking for ways to cope with stress? Seeking inner peace? Something to do with the kids? All of the above? Then this is sure to be a wonderful day you won’t want to miss!

HeartFest features:

  • Heartfulness Meditation sessions all day
  • Kids Tent with Activities for all ages
  • Variety of Wellness Speakers & Vendors
  • Movement Tent offering yoga, qigong, & Melt classes + Music!
  • Food Trucks (Shakery Juice Bar, Harvest Mobile Cuisine, and Bella Sorella Pizza!)
  • For the full schedule of events, click here.

How to go?

  • 10am – 5pm on Saturday August 19, 2017.
  • Free admission!
  • Parking at St. Luke’s Parking Lot. For directions click here.

Free Relaxation, Meditation & Yoga offered at Fairfield Commons Mall

By

Recently I interviewed the three Dayton Police Majors, asking them what we can do to preventatively to help defeat the opioid crisis. “Teach people coping mechanisms,” was the resounding response. They explained that often they encounter good people who simply don’t know how to handle life’s disappointments, so they turn to drugs. It made me wonder what coping mechanisms are best, and really work?

In today’s heated and divisive political climate, again, people are searching for ways to de-stress and get perspective. Again, what is the best way to do just that? Turns out, whatever reason you may be seeking inner peace, meditation is far and away, one of the easiest and most effective ways to handle these difficulties.

In the Dayton area, accessing meditation and yoga (a physical form of meditation), just got a whole lot easier! The Heartfulness Institute, an all-volunteer non-profit organization associated with the United Nations, has expanded their facility to include a space in the Fairfield Commons Mall. There, they are offering free Relaxation and Meditation sessions and donation-based Yoga classes! This is the Institute’s first location inside a mall in the United States!

What is their motivation? To provide those coping mechanisms people so

desperately need. The Heartfulness group feels it is part of their service to humanity, to teach these relaxation and meditation techniques, so that each individual, and ultimately the world, can find peace.

Heartfulness Meditation is practiced in over 110 countries around the world. The Beavercreek center at 3153 Lantz Road has been open since 2000. This will be a 2nd location for them inside the mall in Beavercreek. Please make a point to stop out for either the grand opening this weekend, or anytime you need some relaxation, peace and harmony. This is the perfect way to unwind!

Agenda for the Grand Opening of the Heartfulness Center in the Mall at Fairfield Commons:

Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 from 12-6pm. Lower Level near Elder Beerman.

12:30pm Inauguration and Ribbon Cutting with Mayor Bob Stone and Vice Mayor Julie Vann

1:00pm Dr. Gary Huber from Cincinnati to speak on Benefits of Meditation

1:30pm Brian Jones, Cleveland Heartfulness trainer to present on Heartfulness

2:00pm Experience of Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation

4:00pm Yoga with Janae Christopher (Ayurveda Yoga style)

4:45pm Experience of Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation

PS… Mark your calendar for their upcoming Heartfest Wellness Event at the Lantz Rd location on August 19th! Free! For more info click here.

Start the New Year with FREE Masterclass Meditation Classes

By

If you are looking to live a more balanced life in 2017, the new Heartfulness Master classes in Meditation are for you! And best part, they’re FREE! You can take them online or in person, at the Beavercreek Heartfulness meditation center. Don’t be intimidated by the term “masterclass” – they are great for beginners and advanced meditators alike.

You can take the classes online or in person over 3 days: Jan 2-4, 2016. Here are the options below:

1st option: Take the classes online at any time during the day. You can register at http://en.heartfulness.org/masterclass/

2nd option: In person at 7:30pm we will be hosting classes at the Beavercreek Heartfulness meditation center at 3153 Lantz Road, Beavercreek, Jan 2nd – Jan 4th. Please register at dayton.oh@heartfulness.org to reserve your space at the meditation center.

3rd option: Mix and match online or in person. Take the class online one day and in person the other days or mix and match as you wish.

Here, you will find a wonderful video that highlights the masterclasses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq8rUcKfE_A&t=35s

More information below on topics covered for each of the 3 days:

2 January: RELAX. MEDITATE. The ‘Relax’ masterclass will be available online and accessible throughout the day. It runs for about an hour. In this first class, learn Heartfulness Relaxation for physical well-being, and Heartfulness Meditation on the source of light within your own heart.

3 January: REJUVENATE. SIMPLIFY. The ‘Rejuvenate’ masterclass will be available online and accessible throughout the day. It runs for about an hour. In this second class, be guided through a simple rejuvenation technique to unwind the mind at the end of the day, let go of stresses and emotions, and simplify your life.

4 January: CONNECT WITH YOUR INNER SELF. In this third class, learn to connect with your inner self by listening to the heart’s voice. Observe your deepest feelings, make wise choices and weave your destiny.

Availability of Videos:

Each masterclass video will be available for download, starting at midnight each day, on 2, 3, 4 January 2017 in various languages.

For all information and requests about these Master classes, please contact:masterclass@heartfulness.org.

 

Dayton Big Quiet is back on September 21st

By

14291805_1788152114787860_2693349244618174545_nSeptember 21st is the United Nation’s International Day of Peace, and is the last official day of summer. The cusp of the Autumnal Equinox and a worldwide celebration of peace is the perfect day for Dayton’s 2nd annual Dayton Big Quiet.

Organizers from Heartfulness Dayton and Venus Child Productions have come together once again to host this free community event, to demonstrate the inner peace that comes from yoga and meditation. At 5:30pm, there is a free yoga 45 minute yoga class hosted by three area instructors: Melissa Ledinsky of Real Deal Yoga, Jeanine Parisi of Day Yoga, and Alex Keller of Do Yoga Dayton. Please bring a mat if you participate in the portion of the program.

Immediate following the yoga session, meditation trainers from the Natural Path Meditation Center in Beavercreek will do a brief introduction to the silent, heart-based meditation style known as “Heartfulness.” It’s non-denominational, and can be practiced by all faiths. Some chairs will be available, however if you can, please bring a blanket or pillow to ensure you are comfortable. The event will wrap up by 7pm.

Remember world peace starts with each of us individually!

 

13701037_1764845687118503_7609450017736600618_o

Grandmother Whitefeather to give free talk at Natural Path Meditation Center

By

The Natural Path Meditation Center in Beavercreek welcomes Grandmother Sapokniona Whitefeather, a spiritual leader from the Apache Nation, for a free talk on Love & Loving. The talk will be followed by a Heartfulness Meditation introductory session at the Natural Path Meditation Center in Beavercreek, seven serene acres dedicated to peace and meditation.

Sapokniona Whitefeather, affectionately known as “Grandmother”, is a Visionary, Wisdom Teacher and Keeper of the Earth. Grandmother’s goals are to help people to understand their journey here on Earth; to help others to see their full potential through their life experiences as well as through her teachings and example; lastly, to walk softly on Mother Earth and to respect all life forms everywhere.

She is a Certified Alternative Healer trained in numerous healing modalities, i.e., Light Weaving, Aromatherapy, Trauma Release, Enneagram, Energy Psychology, and Reiki. She is a Spiritual Counselor. Grandmother also recently completed her doctorate of divinity.13123379_1732104550392617_3476371322619939362_o

Grandmother has led workshops, retreats, teaching circles and ceremony. She has conducted Silent Retreats to help people to go within to connect with their Higher Self. This is achieved through different forms of guided imagery, walking meditations and ceremony.

Grandmother often works with veterans’ organizations focusing on helping veterans and their spouses to release trauma and supporting families to come back into balance through energy psychology and ceremony. Grandmother serves as board member for Cardinal Retreats, a Maine based service organization. She worked with Angel Fire Veterans Wellness retreat in New Mexico and has served as spiritual counselor at the Embrace The Vet retreat in Harpswell, Maine.

How to go? 10:30am May 15th at Natural Path Meditation Center 3153 Lantz Rd Beavercreek OH. Free!

Silent Meditation Relay Sunday April 17th

By

Experience_Heartfulness.org_Logo-488x500Join the Natural Path Meditation Center for a day of Heartfulness meditation silent retreat on their serene, seven wooded acres nestled in the heart of Beavercreek . Help to elevate your own inner condition, as well as raise the vibration of our surrounding communities to create a more harmonious world!

You are welcome to join us for as many meditation sessions as you like. You may come to the center and meditate, or even join us remotely for the meditation sessions. There is never any fee charged to learn, or join us in meditation. We can accommodate close to 300 people in our hall.

If you’re coming for the first time, please come 15 minutes before the start of a meditation session to be given a brief introduction to the Heartfulness method of meditation at our welcome desk. Heartfulness is a silent, heart-based meditation on the source of light present within the heart, with the added benefit of yogic transmission.

Light refreshments will be available. No heavy breakfast or lunch will be provided. Plan to be light in body, mind and spirit!

 

How to go?

Sunday, April 17th, 2016 (in honor of UN World Health Day April 7th)

Natural Path Meditation Center

3153 Lantz Rd

Beavercreek, Ohio 45432

 

Heartfulness Meditation Relay Schedule:

9:00 am – 9:45am

10:30 am – 11:15 am

11:30am – 12:15pm

12.30pm – 1:15 pm

1:30pm – 2:15pm

2:30pm – 3:15pm

3:30pm – 4:15pm

4:30pm – 5:15pm

 

For questions or more information, you may visit www.Heartfulness.org , email dayton.oh@heartfulness.org or call 937-427-0886.