Upcoming Celebrations

Unless otherwise noted, our celebrations take place at  our NEW LOCATION, the Ahimsa Yoga Center in the Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga Street, in the heart of downtown Ithaca.  The Center is located on the ground floor, on the Seneca Street side, across from the Moosewood kitchen door. The building is wheelchair accessible, and there is free parking on the street in the evening.


Second Sunday Celebration Circle
Second Sunday of every month, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Adults and teens welcome.
Sunday,  Sept. 14th   7 PM                                                                                                               

Theme: We Are a Work of Art                                                                                         

Every great work of art reflects the love and creative brilliance of the artist, and so it is with us. We are a divine work of art.  In this evening's celebration, we will affirm this through singing, silence, sharing, and a special creative activity that will help us deepen into the awareness of our own beauty. Simply put, we will be celebrating our own magnificence!

For  more information call us at 607-227-5683.

Other Events

Spirituality, Self-Care and Community:                                                                                        Foundations of a Just and Sustainable Future
Thursday  Sept 11                                                                                                                                   First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca                                                                                                    6:00- 8:30PM, Dinner & childcare provided

Concerned that creating a just and sustainable future sounds too exhausting and expensive?  This evening will offer many ways to see spirituality, self-care and community unity as vital parts of creating a positive future for all, making the process of getting there more enjoyable - and effective. Presenters will share inspiring tools and stories from community members and congregations who are working to integrate personal sustainability and long-term community well-being. We will then explore these themes in more depth in small learning circles of your choice: congregational activism; community greening and spirituality; diversity and community unity; time and money challenges and solutions.

Can we find a way to celebrate and support personal health, justice, soulful living and community sustainability all together? Come create the answers together in this lively and celebrative evening!

Dinner and childcare are provided.  Additional potluck offerings are invited, and participants are encouraged to bring their own table settings to minimize clean-up.  If you plan to attend and wish to lend a hand, please contact Miranda: (607) 277 1241.  For childcare, please RSVP by Sept. 8: miranda@sustainabletompkins.org, (607) 277 1241. 

This is the fourth 2008 gathering of the monthly "Equity and Sustainability" series organized by Sustainable Tompkins and its community partners.  The event is sponsored by Catholic Charities/Justice and Peace Ministries of Tompkins/Tioga; Earth Arts; IAHE (Interfaith Action for Healing Earth); Common Heart Interfaith Fellowship, and Sustainable Tompkins.

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Joyful Noise! An Interfaith Devotional Chanting Experience
with Jody Kessler on guitar and vocals, Joe Smellow on percussion and flutes,  and Doug Shire on keyboard and harmonium.
 
Kirtan, Zikr, and uplifting chants from a rainbow of spiritual traditions. Come sing your heart out!
 
Friday September 5th
7- 8:30 PM
Ahimsa Yoga Center, Dewitt Mall, Ithaca
$5-10 donation requested (No one turned away)
More info: 607-272-9642 or 607-227-5683
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Dinner and Dharma at Doug's
Sunday, September 21st
6 PM dish- to -pass dinner
7 PM video: "Fierce Grace" (93 min.)
Optional discussion/sharing to follow
Where: 106 Rachel Carson Way, (at Ecovillage)
Feel free to come to just the dinner or just the video, if that works for you.
More info: 227-5683 or 339-7085
"Fierce Grace" is a moving, inspiring, and at times humorous biography of Ram Dass, spiritual teacher and author of numerous bestselling books, including Be Here Now and Still Here.
Ram Dass first went to India in 1967. He was still Dr. Richard Alpert, an already eminent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer with Dr.Timothy Leary. He had continued his psychedelic research until that fateful Eastern trip in 1967, when he traveled to India. In India, he met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, affectionately known as Maharajji, who gave Ram Dass his name, which means "servant of God." Everything changed then - his intense dharmic life started, and he became a pivotal influence on a culture that has reverberated with the words “Be Here Now” ever since. Ram Dass’s spirit has been a guiding light for three generations, carrying along millions on the journey, helping free them from their bonds as he has worked his way through his own.

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