Saturday, June 1, 2019

Free Event: The Bhavagad Gita

A Stepping Stones Books and Gifts Free Event


An evening with author
Edward Viljoen

Date:   Friday, June 14
Time:  7 pm to 8 pm
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
2075 Occidental Road



Dr. Edward Viljoen presents his process behind creating a unique edition of a timeless epic with the absolute beginner in mind.  If you have wanted to read the Bhagavad Gita but felt daunted by the complex text, unfamiliar words and names, then this edition of the Gita is for you.  Dr. Edward wrote a book about this timeless epic, designed to be accessible for readers with out any prior experience of Hinduism.  In addition to the retelling of the text, the book features other helpful content, such as a character list, a glossary of important terms, the backstory of the Mahabharata, and an exploration of the impact and meaning of the Gita.

Rev. Dr. Edward Viljoen discovered Science of Mind while reading a book on a flight from his native South Africa to the United States. Upon arriving, he searched for the nearest Religious Science Church and immediately enrolled in the available classes. 

During his training as a Practitioner and then minister, he served in the World Ministry of Prayer and trained volunteers to staff the prayer lines. He was the author of the Ernest Holmes Study Guide in the Science of Mind magazine for many years. He was ordained in May 1996 and graduated as a Sonoma County Law Enforcement Chaplain in April 1999. In 2003, he was awarded an honorary Doctoral Degree in Divinity from Holmes Institute. He served as chairperson of the team responsible for guiding the Religious Science movement through its organizational restructuring. He has been senior minister of the Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa since 1995. 

Dr. Edward's new book The Bhagavad Gita will be available at the event.  It is being released on June 11.
This Free Event is sponsored by Stepping Stones Books and Gifts. No Reservations or Tickets are required.



 

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Free Event: Radical Generosity

A Stepping Stones Books and Gifts Free Event


An evening with author M.J. Ryan

Date:   Friday, May 31
Time:  7 pm to 8 pm
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
2075 Occidental Road

Cultivating generosity can be a life-enhancing experience. In this talk, M.J. Ryan will discuss the many facets of generosity, why generosity is so good for us and simple techniques for cultivating this remarkable human quality to experience greater joy and connectedness.
Known internationally as a change expert, M.J. Ryan has worked as a thinking partner for the past 17 years helping people maximize happiness and success. She has a wide range of clients around the world from individuals looking to find more purpose and meaning to one person startups, family businesses and executives in C-Suites of global corporations. Currently she is the lead coach for SheEO, a new crowdsourcing, philanthropy and mentoring organization supporting women-owned startups in Canada, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand.  
The founder and former CEO of Conari Press, she is one of the creators of the bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series and the author of eight books including Radical GenerosityHabit ChangersSurviving Change You Didn’t Ask For, Attitudes of GratitudeThe Happiness Makeover, and The Power of Patience. Articles on her work have appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall St. Journal, HuffPost, Inc.com, Forbes.com, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Yoga Journal, and many other publications and websites.
M.J. Ryan's new book Radical Generosity is available from Stepping Stones Books and Gifts.
This free event is sponsored by Stepping Stones Books and Gifts. No Reservations or Tickets are required.

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Free Event: The Jewel of Abundance


A Stepping Stones Books and Gifts Free Event

an evening with author
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian


Date:   Friday, March 29
Time:  7 pm
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
2075 Occidental Road


Come hear author Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian discuss her new book The Jewel of Abundance, which offers a refreshing perspective on how readers can live a prosperous, abundant life without losing their soul along the way.

Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian is a meditation teacher, poet, writer, and the spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment—a Kriya Yoga meditation center with headquarters in San Jose, California.
She has taught Kriya Yoga nationally and internationally for more than three decades and has received several community service awards, including the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Award for the Promotion of Religious Pluralism from the Hindu American Foundation. Ordained to teach in 1982 by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, her message is “engaged enlightenment”—an invitation to live an awakened, creatively inspired, and fulfilled life, now.
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian's New book The Jewel of Abundance is available now at Stepping Stones Books and Gifts.
This free event is sponsored by Stepping Stones Books and Gifts. No Reservations or Tickets are required.

Friday, January 25, 2019

Free Event: Mind to Matter


A Stepping Stones Books and Gifts Free Event

an evening with author
Dawson Church


Date:  Friday, February 22
Time:  7 pm
Center for Spiritual Living Santa Rosa
2075 Occidental Road


Come hear author Dawson Church discuss Mind to Matter, his new book that chronicles the Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality.

“Mind to Matter challenges the core principles of modern medicine and conventional science. Dawson Church makes a compelling case that the mind-body link is more profound than we ever suspected, and that science must expand its paradigm to include forces like consciousness, resonance, and energy. Profusely illustrated, the book includes an impressive compendium of research citations, from classic papers to recent breakthroughs. Many practical examples and exercises provide tools to work on our own personal transformation and, if the book’s thesis of interconnection is correct, our social transformation as well. I highly recommend this book.”
—Eric Leskowitz, MD, Department of Psychiatry,
Harvard Medical School
Dawson Church, PhD, is an award-winning author whose best-selling book The Genie in Your Genes has been hailed by reviewers as a breakthrough in our understanding of the link between emotions and genetics. His follow-up title Mind to Matter, reviews the science of peak mental states. He founded the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare to study and implement promising evidence-based psychological and medical techniques. His groundbreaking research has been published in prestigious scientific journals. He is the editor of Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment, a peer-reviewed professional journal and a blogger for the Huffington Post. He shares how to apply the breakthroughs of energy psychology to health and athletic performance through EFT Universe, one of the largest alternative medicine sites on the web.
Dawson Church's new book Mind to Matter is available from Stepping Stones Books and Gifts.
Please join us on February 22 for this new presentation. This free event is sponsored by Stepping Stones Books and GiftsNo Reservations or Tickets are required.

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