Brattleboro Three Bedroom House $1400/Month
Available April 1 This lovely house is very spacious and has really nice details. Located right near downtown yet with a nice yard with perennial plantings and room to play. The kitchen is newly renovated and has a propane stove for extra heat and a ¼ bath. French doors and two-toned hardwood floors throughout downstairs. Dining room has built in.

THE ROOTS OF SHAMANISM 2011 Journeying with the Spirits of Nature
Starting next week! Westminster, VT

Join us for an 6 Month Course in the Foundations of Shamanic Practice & Sacred Circle, Journeying with the Spirits of the Earth.
Classes are held in Westminster, VT, running from June 16th, 2011 until November, 2011. Class meets for 17 Thursday evenings (not all in a row), for a total of 17 classes, and a two day weekend retreat at the end of September.

Paneurhythmy is a simple, joyful and sacred circle dance from Bulgaria. It is now offered for free each Sunday in Putney (when it doesn't rain) at the Putney Central School’s soccer field, and on Wednesdays at Living Memorial Park in Brattleboro near the top. It is danced early in the morning and from the spring equinox to the fall equinox to maximize its effects. It is a healing dance for the dancer, for the community and for the earth.

We are postponing the events with Grandmother Dona Vilma until the Spring Equinox or Summer. From her home in Chimaltengo, Guatemala, she sends us all a very big hug, warm regards, and many blessings to all of the children.

If you are interested in serving on the creation/source team for the next gathering, please contact Marcella Eversole 415.595.7984.
Here is a list of volunteer/work exchange positions available:

Women's Wisdom Council and Ceremonies - December 2 - 8

We invite you to gather with Grandmother Dona Vilma, indigenous leader and Mayan Spiritual Guide to honor women and the special role they play in our homes, circles, businesses, organizations and communities. Please consider joining us for a remarkable experience to strengthen the heart of humanity.

Keeping The Sacred Heartbeat for Future Generations
Wed, Dec 1 at 7 pm, Putney Library (Free Talk)

Paneurhythmy is a sacred dance that is performed outdoors and in the morning from equinox to equinox. Body, mind, emotions and spirit are enlivened with this joyful practice. We have danced in Brattleboro at Living Memorial Park for over 15 years, and now it will be held near Putney on Wednesday's at 8:00am, weather permitting. Please call Rupa Cousins at 387-5276 if you are interested in attending, need directions or to check on "iffy" weather. It is always free!

Hello! I am seeking to find a place of solitude in which I can take a personal meditation retreat at the end of this month for three days. The ideal setting would be a cabin in the woods away from any people, does not have to be fancy, I can supply my own food. Am happy to pay a reasonable fee for the use of it over the weekend of July 31st. Let me know!

warm regards,
Brett

The Shambhala Meditation Center is sponsoring a talk on "Working with Emotions on the Path of Meditation" with Donna Williams on Friday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m.

We can develop mindfulness and simplicity through the practice of sitting meditation which will afford us a chance to use these techniques when we are overwhelmed by emotional situations in our lives. We can approach our emotional lives with sincerity and a "light touch," affording us the space to fully inhabit our lives.

People come from around the world to practice at Plum Village, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s community in southwest France. Practice in this monastery means much more than sitting on a cushion. Mindfulness teachers Richard Brady and Elisabeth Dearborn have visited Plum Village regularly since 1992. Come hear stories about the people, the life, and the practice they encounter there.

Presentation is part of the Bringing the World to Putney series. Thursday, February 25th at 7pm at the Putney Library.

After 237 years as a congregation, the faith community that is the United Church of Putney, United Church of Christ, will disband on June 14, 2009. Several events open to the public will help to celebrate the last weekend of this faith community.

On Friday, June 12, Hallowell will offer a public concert in the UCP sanctuary. A Putney Community Supper at 5:30 P. M. precedes that concert. Saturday, June 13, will feature an Afternoon with the Muse, poetry in the UCP garden. Then, on Sunday, June 14, at 2:00 P. M., all are invited to a celebratory service in the UCP sanctuary with a reception to follow in the parlor.

The decision to disband followed a long period of discernment by the small but vibrant congregation, said the Reverend Susan Tarolli, pastor of the UCP church for the past eight years.