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We're making summer FUN again! 

The heat is on! Remember when we were lamenting those unusually cold days at the beginning of spring? And now the dog days of summer have arrived and made camp. The air has been heavy, and, as we have been saying for several weeks now, the mood in the country and the world has been pretty heavy.

Time to lighten it up for a bit, don't you think? Summer is supposed to be a time of relaxation and fun. Making time to slow down, regroup and rejuvenate is imperative for our emotional and spiritual health, and helps to to strengthen us when we DO have to face an often chaotic world and personal life. 

Our ISD family has been so blessed during the last several weeks. Our Sunday services have been uplifting and invigorating. Our educational offerings like last week's Practical Reiki Level One Certification and our Summer Kundalini Yoga have been wonderful - and fun - ways to learn new ideas about healing ourselves and others. Our Psychic Fair was as lively as ever with folks seeking out Intuitive Insight as well as some good ol' picnic food to enjoy together. Our Evening Meditation last week was a gentle and beautiful experience for all of us who took the candlelit journey together that helped us all gain a deeper sense of spirit and self. 

So I'm thinking that we are doing pretty darn well together as we move through this heatwave of summer events and weather. We got this! 

And we still have quite a bit of summer remaining...so what ELSE we can we do to refresh and renew our Spirit this summer? 

Well of course I have some ideas about how ISD-DC can help...

 

  • Our  Summer Kundalini Yoga class led by Rev. Ken Foor continues this Thursday, July 21 and runs through August 25, 2016.
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  • Our Summer Wellness Expo will offer opportunities for wellness "tune-up" sessions on Sunday, July 24 following the 11 a.m. service. 
     
  • Bill Sanda will lead the popular Healing Through Your Akashic Records workshop on Sunday, July 31. A limited number of slots are available so please register soon! 
     
  • Rev. Kathy Kerston from ISD-Sparta returns in August, and will lead a workshop on EFT's Effects On Healing on Saturday August 6. You won't want to miss this opportunity to learn our practice this easy, wonderful and powerful tool to help accelerate changes in many areas of your life. She will also be our guest homilist at the Sunday Service on Sunday, August 7.
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  • Rev. Kathy will also offer a post-Sunday Service workshop on August 14th from 1 - 2:30 p.m. called "I Got Your Number," a fun and fascinating look at numerology and how you can "run your numbers" to release and receive in your life. 
     
  • Rev. Kathy, who most of you know is a world renowned astrologer and psychic, will also be offering a limited number of personal readings during her extended stay at ISD-DC August 5 - 15. Please email her directly at [email protected] to schedule a private reading. 
Our seventh annual Back(Pack) to School project has launched!  Your generous contribution of $35 will help a child get the supplies-stocked backpack he or she needs to begin the school year! 

To hear several of our homilies and meditations that you may have enjoyed or missed, be sure to check out our Soundcloud page. There you will find insight and tools to help deepen your connection with Spirit. 

Keep checking our Facebook Page as well, which  will keep you up-to-date on ISD happenings. 

Yes it's hot. Yes there is LOTS happening in the world that can seem overwhelming. But let's remember to make the time to re-energize our souls this summer. Let's make summer fun again! 

Rev. Rob Banaszak
Pastor, Institute for Spiritual Development, Washington, D.C. 
Summer Kundalini Yoga 
With Rev. Ken Foor
Thursdays July 21, 28
August 4, 11, 18 25
7:30 p.m.
$20 members/$22 non-members

Come join us for Summer Kundalini Yoga to tune up your body, mind and soul.  Let your Kundalini rise and inspire you beyond your imagination.

Experience and explore all 10 of your bodies through the use of breath work, exercises to move energy and meditation. Increase your intuition and connection with the Infinite. Experience your Soul as never before, integrate your Higher Self and increase the communication and communion with the Divine.

This is a series of classes to expand your awareness and your Self.

No previous experience required.  Bring your mat, pillow and blanket. You can also do the yoga class in a chair...this really is a class for everyone!

 
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Summer Wellness Expo  
Sunday, July 24, 2016
1 - 4 p.m.
Per session: $20 members $22 non-members 
discounts available for multiple sessions. 

ISD's Wellness Expo returns for its Summer session, and we're promoting vibrant, zestful, and healthy bodies and minds! Come after Sunday Service and enjoy 20-minute healing energy sessions with ISD's gifted healers in a variety of healing modalities, which may include, among others:
  • chakra balancing
  • energy sensing
  • reiki
Healing Through Your Akashic Records
With Bill Sanda
Sunday, July 31, 2016
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
$35

Join us for a powerful workshop as Bill Sanda explains the healing and clearing power of the Akashic Records. Through your Akashic Records, the experiences of your past lives can help you gain new perspectives, achieve healing in your present consciousness, and connect with your eternal Divine Self. 
EFT's Effects on Healing
With Rev. Kathy Kerston
Saturday, August 6, 2016
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 
$80 members/$85 non-members

EFT (or "Tapping) is an indispensable tool to use in many areas of your life: health, relationships, money, stress, anxiety, and more. Focusing on the underlying emotional cause which holds people back, Rev. Kathy will guide you to phrase the wording as you tap for yourselves or others (called Borrowing Benefits). You'll address the known and unknown parts of your unconscious that is sabotaging you.
Back(Pack) to School Project
through July 31
$35

Each year, ISD-DC helps school age children & their families by providing them with new backpacks and the needed supplies for their school year. This year we are assisting children who live In the Douglas Knolls Community of Southeast DC.

Your loving support of $35 will help ensure that each child that walks to school on that first day has what they need on the road to their future.
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