New Thought Vermont

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Please register by emailing movement@sover.net,

THEN Click Here to make your $35 Donation

For more information or any questions, call 802-824-3810.  

To book your reservation for lunch (at your own cost) at The Hub Click Here or call 802-856-7212, press 1 to leave a message.

DESCRIPTION:  In this workshop, we will become better observers of ourselves, including our own styles of nonverbal communication and begin to better see our and others’ nonverbal behavior in moments of interaction. Through active participation together, we will explore the different dynamic qualities of movement and become increasingly aware of how we express ourselves and relate with others nonverbally. With an increased understanding of interactional dynamics on a movement level, we can become more aware of and sensitive to style differences in nonverbal communication and be more present to and supportive of those whom we serve.

As our workshop session develops, we will begin to notice our own nonverbal communication and that of others, including facial, gestural and postural movement.  We will be introduced to ways of looking at and describing nonverbal behavior, those dynamic qualities present in our interactions and in our approach to completion of tasks.  In the process, we begin to improve how we look at and understand movement as communication and behavior.

Through this workshop, we can then begin to apply skills in practice of nonverbal observation and interaction to:

• be more “in tune with” and less reactive to another individual’s nonverbal behavior;
• see opportunities for de-escalation of individuals in various situations; and
• be better prepared to assist and support others in expressing themselves safely and authentically and in communicating more effectively.

Case vignettes will be presented with an eye toward increasing observational skills and learning how to join and engage more fully on a nonverbal level with the individuals whom we serve.

The learning objectives include:

• improve observational skills and the ability to describe nonverbal behavior; and
• understand the range of dynamic movement qualities and how they affect our nonverbal communication styles in interactions and in daily life experiences.

William Charles Freeman, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a movement therapist specializing in work with children and adults with and without disabilities, their families and those who serve them. For more than 40 years, William has designed, directed and facilitated professional development, parent education, direct service programs in movement therapy and the expressive arts and retreats for individuals interested in personal growth and spiritual development.  He is Executive Director of New Thought Vermont, a non-profit organization focused on well-being, resiliency and meaning in life.

PAST SPECIAL EVENTS

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BURNING BOWL 2024

Sunday, January 28th from 3PM to 4PM Eastern

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“In with the New” ZOOM VIDEO LINK

Greetings!

Come join us for this lovely New Thought Vermont event as Peter Miller facilitates the “In With the New” Burning Bowl Ceremony. Over the years, this has been a favorite time for many to gather together to experience reflection and self-renewal as the new year begins.

Please join us for In With the New on Sunday, January 28th from 3PM to 4PM Eastern.

To register for in-person participation at New Thought Vermont in Weston, please email movement@sover.net or call 802/824-3810.

To register for online participation via Zoom, please click HERE

After you register, you will be given the “In With The New” ZOOM VIDEO LINK. If you see a redirect notice that reads: “The previous page is sending you to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83430889698, just click on that link and it will take you directly to our gathering on Zoom.

Wishing you all the best in this new year,

Peter Miller, William Freeman and Sue Church

While this program is FREE and available in-person and via Zoom video, donations in support of our efforts are appreciated and always gratefully accepted. To make a donation, CLICK HERE

If you are joining us via video, it is recommended (though not required) to have the following items handy:

1. a small piece of tissue paper (1/4 of a 9″ by 11″sheet, or regular paper if unavailable)

2. a sheet of regular writing paper

3. a pen or pencil

4. a candle, matches or lighter

5. a flame proof bowl, plate or pan

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The legislators who will be present at the forum.

WESTON, Vt. – Saturday afternoon, Nov. 18, from 3-5 p.m. at the Walker Farm Theater, New Thought Vermont will host a legislative forum for Weston, Londonderry, and Andover, as neighboring mountain towns. Come listen to and dialogue with our state legislators as they give us a preview of the upcoming legislative session. You are invited to share your thoughts with them about current issues and matters of interest or concern.

Vermont State Senators Alison Clarkson, Dick McCormack, and Becca White will be on hand from the Windsor District, along with Vermont State Representative Kelly Pajala, who represents these mountain towns. This will be a facilitated discussion.

While this is a free event, making a reservation would be much appreciated. To do so, please email movement@sover.net, or call 802-824-3810. If you are available and in the spur of the moment, and would like to just come without doing so, please do.

A selection of Vermont cheeses, non-alcoholic beverages, coffee, and tea will be served.

Walker Farm Theater is located at 705 Main Street in Weston, on the campus of the Weston Theater Company. Visible from Route 100, it is a large red contemporary structure on the east side of the road. On the inside it is a beautiful, simply elegant space with natural light and comfortable seating.

Come join us, and meet your legislators and neighbors.

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WRAP-UP LEGISLATIVE FORUM IN WESTON, THIS SUNDAY 6/25 AT NEW THOUGHT VERMONT

This Sunday afternoon, June 25th from 4PM to 6PM, New Thought Vermont will host a “WRAP-UP” Legislative Forum for Weston and neighboring mountain towns.  With the Veto Session having been just completed, come listen to updates from our state legislators as they give us a “WRAP-UP” of the legislative session and share your thoughts with them about current issues and matters of interest or concern.Vermont State Senators Alison Clarkson, Dick McCormack and Becca White will be on hand from the Windsor District, along with Vermont House Representative Kelly Pajala who represents Weston, Londonderry and other mountain towns.While this is a FREE event, making a reservation would be much appreciated:  movement@sover.net  or  802/ 824-3810.Space is limited.  Wine, a selection of Vermont cheeses, non-alcoholic beverages, coffee and tea will be served.  New Thought Vermont is located at 614 Main Street in Weston.  It is the big red barn at the south end of the village (formerly the Todd and West River Galleries).  Parking is available in the lot just south of the barn.

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Concert to Benefit My Community Nurse Project

New Thought Vermont will present The Castleton String Quartet in concert to benefit My Community Nurse Project on Sunday, April 30 at 4:00 PM in the Walker Farm Theatre.  While there will be no cost for the program, generous donations to My Community Nurse Project are encouraged.

The Vermont musicians include Weston resident Peter Miller, Wallingford resident Kathryn Luzader, and Rutlanders Sarah Koon and Marina Smakhtina.

Selections by Vivaldi, Haydn and Mozart as well as lighter fare by Joplin, Ellington and the Beatles will be featured.  For information call 802-824-3810 or email info@newthoughtvermont.com.

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On Saturday, March 18th from 9AM to 10:30AM, New Thought Vermont and The Hub at Weston hosted a Legislative Forum at The Hub for Weston, Chester and neighboring towns. 
Vermont State Senators Alison Clarkson, Dick McCormack and Becca White were on hand from the Windsor District, along with Vermont House Representatives Kelly Pajala who represents Weston, Londonderry and other Mountain Towns and Heather Chase who represents Chester and neighboring communities.

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Annual “Love and Light” Virtual Dance on Feb 7 and 14 – Join 1 or both!

Everyday Metaphysics

YOU, Self-Reliance, and Self-Responsibility

Saturday, January 22, 2022 from 10AM – 12 Noon Eastern

Take a romp through key universal metaphysical teachings as understood by Paul and how to apply them.

We will be exploring essential metaphysical concepts for everyday life used for creating a calmer perspective, managing these times, and helping others to do the same no matter the outer circumstances.

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Movement Awareness: Liberating Vitality and Expression

Participants in this workshop will be guided to tune into their movement sensations through simple movement patterns and exploration of their own creative movement expression individually and in groups. Time will be given for relaxed reflection on these experiences and their application to the rest of life.  Follow up opportunities will be available.
This workshop is supported by funding from Mettler Studios, Inc. and draws from the work of dance innovator Barbara Mettler (1907-2002)

Mary Ann Brehm, PhD is a movement and dance educator/author focusing on creative somatic approaches to the art of body movement. She has taught for Mettler Studios since 1990, including an annual Dance Teacher Training. She also taught classes and offered consultations in mindful movement, posture, relieving back pain and aquatic therapy at Canyon Ranch in Tucson for many years.  Her doctorate in kinesiology/dance is from U of Wisconsin-Madison where she researched teaching principles of Margaret H’Doubler. She has also studied the Alexander Technique and other movement modalities which emphasize paying attention to kinesthetic sensations to promote efficient, healthy movement.

Perspectives on New Thought – Metaphysical Romp

Get your metaphysics questions answered and prepare to question your answers! Metaphysics is a fancy, “catch all term” for the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and “Beingness.” Take a romp through universal metaphysical teachings as understood by Paul and how to apply them.

This free-wheeling, participant driven workshop is led by Paul Hasselbeck, who is considered to be a “rock star,” and has written nine books on the subject.  Paul’s genuine passion for clarity and precision guides students to awaken their awareness and deepen understanding. People have commented on how Paul makes these universal teachings more understandable and practical in daily life.

Paul brings his joyful and passionate presence to “Metaphysical Romp,” an interactive trip through universal metaphysical premises, principles and laws. Paul makes an often difficult subject impossibly fun.

“In with the New” — Burning Bowl Ceremony: December 31, 4:00 to 5:00 pm (Eastern) with Peter Miller

“In with the New” — Burning Bowl Ceremony: Thursday, December 31, 4:00 to 5:00 pm Let go of the past year (and those prior), and bring in the new. Welcome 2021 with a “Burning Bowl Ceremony,” focused on letting go of the past, and embracing each New moment in life. As we intentionally relinquish the past as well as judgment of self and others, we free ourselves from the fetters of fear, guilt, resentment and anger.

We can then begin the process of clearly setting true intention for the New Year. It is recommended (though not required) to have the following items handy:

CLICK HERE: ZOOM LINK

1. a small piece of tissue paper (1/4 of a 9″ by 11″sheet, or regular paper if unavailable)

2. a sheet of regular writing paper

3. a pen or pencil

4. a candle, matches or lighter

5. a flame proof bowl, plate or pan

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Telling The Stories of Our Losses with Sue Church.  This is a live, on-line video group for three sessions.

Weekly on Tuesday, 3 times

Tuesday, November 24—7:00 – 8:00pm

Tuesday, December 1—7:00 – 8:00pm

Tuesday, December 8—7:00 – 8:00pm

ZOOM LINK: REGISTER HERE 

Description:  Join us for three weekly sessions to explore and describe the many losses we have suffered since the beginning of the pandemic. These losses include more than loss of life. They involve so much of our lives that has been familiar, comfortable, and comforting. We will use writing, poetry, music and discussion to process our losses and share our grief.

There is no fee, though a donation to New Thought Vermont is appreciated.

https://www.newthoughtvermont.com/donate/

Rev. Susan C. Church

UCC Minister, Board Member

Reverend Susan C. Church is a minister ordained by the United Church of Christ. She serves UCC churches in East Braintree, VT and Roxbury, VT. Sue also served as a hospice chaplain with Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire. She is a graduate of The University of Vermont and Andover Newton Theological School.

She is a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is an avid reader and a music lover. She has experienced that which is sacred in many aspects of her life, especially in her work with hospice patients and their families.

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New Thought Vermont Presents an Online Workshop with Bruce Fertman

Living Skillfully in Abnormal Times with Rev. Dr. Paul Hasselbeck

 Friday, November 20th

10AM – 12 Noon; 1:30 – 3PM; and 4 – 5:30PM (Eastern Time)

This Forum is offered live through Zoom video conferencing.

Cost:  $75 for all three sessions.  Registration is limited.

TO REGISTER CLICK HERE

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TO PAY YOUR $75 FEE, CLICK HERE

If you prefer to write a check, please make it out to New Thought Vermont (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization) and mail it to
New Thought Vermont, PO Box 185, Weston, VT 05161  (802) 824-3810
EIN: 201301789

Questions: call (802) 824-3810.

Feeling uneasy or worse because of these abnormal times?  Wondering if there is anything you can do in the midst of this pandemic, social unrest and/or the impact of political polarization? … let alone what may be happening in your personal life?  It may seem there is not much you can do.  BUT THERE IS!  There are useful universal teachings and tools for managing these times, creating a calmer life and helping others to do the same no matter the outer circumstances.

Learn a distinct and alternative view of fear than what you may have previously learned.  Even more importantly, discover ways to manage anxious feelings.  Specific ways to care for aspects of yourself will also be explored. 

This is a flexible, interactive Forum containing three sessions designed to meet the needs of those attending.  It will be facilitated by Rev. Dr. Paul Hasselbeck who has been teaching, helping and supporting people for over 25 years. 

Rev. Dr. Paul Hasselbeck is an ordained Unity Minister.  Unity is one of the three major “flavors” of New Thought.  It is a spiritual philosophy people can use to be a better person, manifest a better life and help others.  Paul is one of Unity’s leading Metaphysics authorities and has had a major role in bringing Unity’s Metaphysics into the 21st century.  With a genuine passion for clarity, precision and making Unity teachings understandable, Paul guides people to awaken awareness and deepen their understanding.  Paul endeavors to find a more universal and non-religious language to share universal teachings and practices.

Paul created his life purpose while living in Puerto Rico while handling what was then a terminal diagnosis of HIV.  He considers himself an HIV/AIDS thriver.  His purpose is to help people help themselves get happier.  Paul began his spiritual journey studying and teaching A Course in Miracles.  He has co-authored a book with Rev. Bill Heller entitled, Unity & A Course in Miracles.

Paul is a “free range” minister speaking and teaches around the U.S.  He continues his work virtually from his home.  He is an adjunct faculty member for Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute; teaches for Unity School of Christianity of Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia and was a full time faculty member for Unity Institute; Dean of the Spiritual Education and Enrichment program for Unity Institute; retreat minister for Unity Village and Minister of Pastoral Care and Prayer for Unity Church of Overland Park, Kansas.

Paul’s website:  paulhasselbeck.com and podcast metaphysicalromp2.com or on popular podcast sites and has written or co-written nine books.  His most recent book is Use the Truth You Know, Unity’s Principles and Premises.

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New Thought Vermont Presents an Online Workshop with Bruce Fertman

Sensing Space/Sensing Time

Physical Contemplations on the Experience of Space and Time

September 10,11,12

8-9:15pm Eastern via Zoom

Photo: Bruce Fertman

Sensing Space

We all possess a sense of space within, or a lack thereof. Sometimes, we feel trapped, or cramped, that we have no room to move or breathe or think. Sometimes, we feel free, that the future is open to us, that the horizon widens forever, that the sky is the limit, that life is deep and vast, like the ocean. Unwittingly, we impinge upon this omnidirectional sense of space. Some of us puff out, some of us squeeze in, hold back, thrust forward, press down, pull up. Sometimes, unmeaningly, we intrude upon the space of others. We want to live our lives with a peaceful, invigorating sense of space within us. We want to feel spatially unconfined, unfettered.

Space also exists between us and the animate and inanimate world, between us and our smartphones, our computers, our steering wheels, our soup bowls, between people toward whom we find ourselves drawn to, or repelled by.

There is space around, above us, below us, before us, behind us, beside us. Often, unbeknownst to us, we live with blinders on, zooming in on what is in front of us, living our lives running along tracks, down invisible corridors, through high hedged mazes, unable to see and sense the immensity of space around us. Space exists. A lot of it.

Sensing Time

Time feels very real to us. A second is a second, a minute a minute, an hour an hour, a day a day, a year a year, a decade a decade, and yet our subjective sense of time varies. An hour can fly by in a second, an hour can feel like an eternity, for better or worse. An entire life can fly by in a blink of the eye. Ask almost any person nearing the end of their life.

The ancient Greeks had two words for time. Chronos, (as in chronological), would be clock time. Clock time is sequential, moving horizontally through time, from A to B to C. From past, through present, into the future. Chronos is quantitative, measurable time.

Kairos, on the other hand, is closer to biological time. It moves not horizontally but vertically. It goes nowhere. It is the eternal moment, a fraction of an infinity. Think of someone striking a bell, one single note, rising at once up to the stars and down to the ocean’s floor, spreading out omnidirectionally. Kairos is non-sequential, singular. It is time standing still, not flying by.

Kairos is about knowing, moment by moment, what it is time for. Now.

“A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”

How profoundly physical these actions are of which Solomon speaks – being born, dying, planting, reaping, killing, healing, breaking down, building up, weeping, laughing, mourning, dancing, embracing, not embracing, (like during a pandemic), speaking, not speaking, loving, hating, fighting, forgiving. The biology of time.

By reading my words, already we have begun physically contemplating our experience of space and time. If you would like to delve more deeply into these themes, consider joining me for what will feel like a three-day retreat.

Yours,

Bruce Fertman

Questions: call (802) 824-3810.

www.NewThoughtVermont.com

About Bruce Fertman

Photo: Soomin Park

“In Bruce’s class you feel as if you are sitting by a deep, soft lake. He is the embodiment of his work. His pace and patience, his quiet confidence, allows people to unfold and open layer by layer. The superfluous falls away, leaving only life’s inner vitality effortlessly expressing itself through you. And then you know, ‘That’s who I am, that is who I could be.’”

Margarete Tueshaus – Alexander Teacher, Equestrian, Germany

Gone is the straight-lined striving, the stopping and oughting. Instead curiosity, inquisitiveness, and permission to experiment, to play, to open boxes and to climb out of them into a world of possibility – a world both soft and strong. And all this through a quiet power, a clarity of speech, and a wealth of wisdom. For me, Bruce’s work is more than exciting; it is important, both to the world and to anyone involved in any way with Alexander’s Technique.

Annie Turner – Alexander Technique Teacher, England

Having done so for 30 years, Bruce continues to teach annually in Europe, Asia, and the United States helping people to understand and experience the interconnectedness between physical and spiritual grace.

In 1982, Bruce co-founded the Alexander Alliance International, an intergenerational, multicultural community/school, now with programs in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and America.

Author of  Teaching By Hand/Learning By Heart, Delving into the Work of F.M. Alexander, Bruce currently lives and works in Osaka, Japan and Coyote, New Mexico.