RUSSILL PAUL - UPDATE

RUSSILL PAUL - UPDATE

April 21, 2010

In this issue:
EVENTS
This weekend, April 24 – 25, Two-day Sound Healing workshop at the New York Open Center
Coming up next, May 14 – 16, Weekend workshop in Nottingham, New Hampshire – a reunion event for India pilgrims and also a special afternoon for Yogic Mystery School students
INTERVIEWS
Listen to archived version of my interview with pioneering sound healer, Jonathan Goldman
PRACTICE
Learn and practice a short meditation “letting go” with me this fortnight
LOCAL ADVENTURES
Pioneer log cabin in Zilker park, Austin, TX

Namaste Y’all,

I am excited about being in New York City this weekend.
CORE ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM
• The technical and theoretical dimensions of musical expression including Sound, Voice, Rhythm, and Music
• Therapeutic use of sound and music including psychoacoustic music, auditory stimulation programs, creative arts/music therapies and various scientific research applications
• Sacred Sound and Music—including shamanic, mantric, sound ecology and transformational sound techniques
THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP YOU:
• Open doorways into deep states of healing and transformation
• Enhance therapeutic relationships between client &therapist
• Gain insights into physical, psychological and spiritual dimensions of life
• Receive continuing education credits
• Build networks of practitioners with similar interest in Sound and Music Therapy
• Have a specific therapeutic healing impact to reduce stress, depression, anxiety and induce relaxation
Info: http://www.opencenter.org/the-yoga-of-sound/ for information.

Coming up next … Nottingham, New Hampshire, MAY 14 - 16

NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH, NOTTINGHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
THE ROLE OF SOUND IN HEALING AND ENLIGHTENMENT
This is my fourth consecutive year at this historic Unitarian Universalist church. Ben Fowler, the minister, is both musician and spiritual teacher. Each year, he brings together a great group of musicians from the area and we make beautiful music and chant in this charming little church in beautiful New Hampshire. During this weekend, we will explore how sound can be used for spiritual and therapeutic purposes in our personal and spiritual lives. Ben and his wife Sarah have journeyed with us on our pilgrimage to India and so this event serves as reunion spot for many who have travelled with us on pilgrimage to India. Ben is also a dedicated student of Yogic Mystery School. Sunday afternoon on May 16 is dedicated to the teaching in Yogic Mystery School so students in the program as well as those interested in the program should consider attending this session.
SPACE IS LIMITED. For more information or to reserve your place, please contact Reverend Ben Fowler at 207-351-1985 or email him at revbenfowler@gmail.com.

THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Friday evening, May 14: Kirtan concert with guest musicians
Saturday morning, May 15: All day Chanting Workshop and Retreat
Saturday evening, May 15: Chanting in the Divine Darkness: a musical meditation experience
Sunday morning, May 16: Church service (optional for workshop attendees)
Sunday afternoon, May 16: Yogic Mystery School Satsangha

JONATHAN GOLDMAN INTERVIEW
I had a wonderful radio interview with Jonathan Goldman. You can hear the show, archived on 04/14 at
http://www.healthylife.net/RadioShow/archiveJG.htm
Interestingly, we ended up speaking quite a bit about Jesus and the east, which is quite a twist since Jonathan is Jewish.

PRACTICE
Letting go is easier said than done. Get comfortable in a chair or in your meditation cushion. Relax your body and watch your breath. Breathe normally. Integrate a simple two-sound syllable into your breath. I have provided some examples below but you can always design your own. Two-syllable mantras are very effective in facilitating letting-go. The first syllable is sounded as the body inhales, the second as the body exhales. Integrate the sounds into your breath, meaning that you hear and feel them at the same time.
Examples of two-syllable mantras:
SO-HAM, a classic Hindu mantra meaning, “That (Ultimate Reality) I am”.
YE-SU, the name of Jesus in Sanskrit (or Hebrew, YE-SHUA or IESUS, Latin or IESOUS, Greek)
Or try English phrases such as GOD-IS or LOVE-IS or I-AM

LOCAL ADVENTURES
The wildflowers in Texas are just wonderful. Each year we seem to find a new species. The highlight of our local adventures since our return has been the Austin Botanical Gardens at Zilker Park. It was a garden festival with lots of plants and education on plants as well as a great Bonsai show and an orchid display. It was great to actually walk inside The Swedish Pioneer Cabin was built about 1840 in Govalle by S. M. Swenson, the first Swedish settler who came to Texas in 1838. Apparently twelve people, most of them children lived in this tiny space.
http://www.zilkergarden.org/

Enjoy life.

In One Spirit,

Russill

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