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We Have Heard YOU!

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We Have Heard YOU!

Hello Luca !

During our April journey to Teotihuacan, Mexico we noticed a new feature of one of our dear friends. Our friend is centuries old, and her/his silent reflection shares something new with us each time we visit. As we stood and gazed into the eyes and heart of this friend, s/he shared a vital tool that we often overlook or forget: the art of listening.

To take you there, we share this description of what we saw: our friend presents him/herself with two images: a mask and a bare face. The mask sits on top of shoulders, where our human head normally rests. The bare face sits in the center of her/his body where our human heart resides. So what was different this time (after all, we have experienced her/him many, many times)? We noticed the extremely large ears on our friend’s bare face. Yes, big ears, sitting right smack in the center of the body, right over the heart. Then it came to us: ears, listening, heart, all existing in the same space!

Truly, all we ever need to do is listen. The only question is: to what are we listening?

Well, our friend offers us a simple suggestion: to not only listen TO our hearts, but to listen WITH our hearts. Kind of obvious now, right? Well, that’s how these things go…

Our hearts have heard yours, and we have now formed and opened registration for three upcoming Teotihuacan Journeys! The first two are simultaneous and happen this summer – one for women and one for men. The third is in the fall around the time of the equinox, and this journey is for everyone.

Every journey we share not only takes you in to the heart of you and Teotihuacan, the centuries-old university made for us to recognize ourselves as the magnificent creators we are, but to other sacred sites in Mexico City and in the mountains surrounding the ancient pyramid city. Read on to the end of the newsletter to hear what others say about their experience in coming home to Teo.

We invite you to explore to the upcoming journey descriptions. Each gathering has a unique purpose and quality. Listen to which journey calls to your heart, and say YES! to what you (and your heart) hear!

In gratitude, with open and listening hearts,
Laura & Luca

Men’s and Women’s Journeys to Teotihuacan, Mexico
July 29 through August 3, 2010

Journeys include all lodging, food, ground transportation and fees for
our travel to the pyramids and other sacred sites in Mexico City
and surrounding areas. Airfare and gratuities are extra.

READ BELOW AND FEEL WHICH JOURNEY IS CALLING YOU…

Click the Paypal button to Register for the Women’s Tent Journey

single occupancy

double occupancy

or click HERE to see the full flyer for more information
WOMEN’S JOURNEY

Click the Paypal button to Register for the Men’s Journey

single occupancy

double occupancy

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MEN’S JOURNEY

Fall Journey to Teotihuacan,Mexico
September 23 through 28, 2010

Click the Paypal Button to register for the September Journey

single occupancy

double occupancy

or click here to view the full flyer for more information
EMBRACING THE ROAR OF OUR HEARTS

OCP’s own ECOBEING columnist Barbara Canez’s
Teo Invitation “The Awakening”

The Awakening

My dear ego,
Thank you for getting me here today.
The sleep of unconsciousness is over,
and now my heart will lead the way.

Awaken my darling,
Remove the veil from your eyes.
The miracles of the universe call to you,
and wait for your loving response.
Look into your eyes my love,
and see yourself as you truly are.

Come to me, I am always here for you.
I long to tell you of your beauty and your inner strength,
Which will lead you to your heart’s deepest desire.

Leap bravely into the unknown,
trust you will not fall and never be alone.
Feel electric and alive,
achieving the flow of your inner guide
connected and touching every corner of the world.

Dream sweet dreams of your dearest desires,
And open them each with joy,
your gifts revealed to you!
Belong here and now to the home you always dreamed of,
And the love you’ve always known.

Click here to BLOG or share your thoughts with Barbara

What OCP Travelers Have to Say about Their Teo Experience

Immediately upon returning home I journaled about the trip. So many miracles happened, I wanted to do that quickly, while it was fresh on my mind. Now that a bit of time has passed, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank Luca and Laura for being such amazing teachers and mentors, not to mention friends! I have always been much more comfortable in the role of “hold the space for” and supporting others, not being the one that needs to be held. That shifted for me. Miracles took place each day of the trip. I learned so much about gratitude, both being grateful and having others be grateful for me by those experiences. I would strongly encourage anyone who has the opportunity to take this trip to take it. There are a few life changing workshops, seminars and experiences – this trip was that for me! -SA, FL, USA

I went to Teo with the intent to “know myself”. I did not know, at the time, that to know myself would mean to love myself. Love, peace, happiness, and joy were not words in my vocabulary. In Teo, I felt these things and now, since my journey, I know that I have a place for them within myself, that I must and will practice to make them me. -KD, MA, USA

I traveled to Teo with my family – 3 of us! The trip continues to provide a wonderful impact on our lives. My partner is centered and happy, and very focused in the present. He can now clearly perceive his life, with a great amount of strength and confidence. We are both speaking a common language, with understanding of each other’s desires. For me, I am opening to a rich amount of detail, and with the appropriate articulation abundantly available to me, I experience clarity when meeting people, or observing the flow of my day. Dad is at his usual peace, but more open and talkative than he has been previously. But most of all, what I found to be the telling tale of our transformational journey, is that Dad is still wearing his obsidian heart, as we all do, forever marked with the symbol of love. -BC, SC & DC, Frensdorf, Germany

From the first time I set foot in Teo, there was a stirring within me – some shift in my personal energy that began moving my life in a new direction. My most recent visit illustrated for me in tangible ways the interconnectedness of the world we are in. It has helped me to expand my heart, open my mind, and to see life as it is. Most importantly it has reminded me of my primary purpose in life – to express the love within to the world outside! -KD, NJ, USA

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ONE SIMPLE QUESTION

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:51:11 +0000

One Simple Question

Greetings !

One simple question. One simple choice. Imagine it’s that easy.

How do I want to live? That’s the question. What type of experience do I wish to have every day, to share with my beloveds, the bring to the world?

If our lives (or areas of our lives) appear to be challenging, or seem to be moving too fast, or seem too out of sync with what we desire, and leave us asking this one simple question, then what can we do about it?

Start with the Quality. What quality of life do we wish to create? Do we want to create ease and flow, or do we want to create stress and challenge? It often appears that this choice is out of our hands. It is not. However, it does seem easier when we do not like what is happening to say that it is out of our control. In that choice, in that moment, we can either say yes to ourselves as creator of our lives or we can give our creative power away to someone or something else. This is the fundamental responsibility (and gift!) of being human. And, by the way, we get to practice this responsibility every day of our life! So start with the quality – we choose what quality to bring to every experience before us.

Forget about Outside Measures of Right and Wrong. Imagine if we did not live by the right/wrong loop? Well, we might say, if there is no right and wrong, then how do we make choices? How about making choices guided from the inside, from how the choice makes us feel? Ask yourself this question next time you have a choice to make: does my choice lead me to feel expanded or does my choice lead me to feel contracted? Give this a try, starting with something easy: first, tune into something that you know makes you feel expanded; then, go on and tune into something that you know makes you feel contracted. Once you have a clear sense of the difference, go on to more subtle choices where you feel stuck. What do you notice? Here’s a hint: be sure to experience how you feel in the moment, not projecting how outcomes or assumptions MAY lead you to feel.

What Choice Can I Make NOW That I Have Never Made Before? Now that we have a couple of tools to try, let’s ask ourselves this question: what choice can I make NOW that I have never made before? This brings our awareness to the issue of going beyond habitual choice-making. If we have been making choices form the same point of view and we have not enjoyed our day to day experience, then perhaps the point of view from which we choose must shift. What simple choice can we make now that is most aligned with the quality we wish to experience every day?

One simple question. One simple choice. Imagine it’s that easy.
What’s There to Loose?!

Take a peek at all of the choices in this newsletter!
We are very excited to share a wide variety of opportunities
to collaborate and practice choosing NOW!

In Gratitude,
Laura & Luca

Also, click here to go to our BLOG
BY THE WAY…
What Choice Can I Make Today That Aligns Me with My Desire?

Stepping Up Pre-Publication Announcement

Luca and Laura’s new book will be available on March 29, 2010!
To buy your copy NOW, follow this link:

Each book (including access to the free online environment – see below) is $4.95 US plus shipping and handling. As a newsletter subscriber special, the first 100 pre-orders will receive 2 books for the price of one – keep one and share the other with someone!

Stepping Up is a pocket-sized gateway to supporting awareness and personal growth.
It is a guide which is meant to be used as a resource throughout the day, or to be shared or passed along to others. This mini book is also a GIANT book, in that it is connected to a free on-line environment where you can find written, audio, video and journal exercises to take you deeper into areas of your choice, at your pace, with support as you desire it.

Take a concise and in-depth journey to unlock:
Personal Choice
Heart’s Desire
Limitless Possibilities
There is more to Life – that more is YOU!

“If you are looking to become your highest intention, this book is for you.

Stepping Up is clearly and succinctly written and offers something for everyone.”

Dr. Synthia Andrews, author:

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to 2012

OCP on the Radio – Tune in March 28 or March 31, 2010

OCP will be on Your Health Potential Radio talk show in March.
check it out: YOUR HEALTH POTENTIAL with Sheryl Turgeon

Laura will talk with Sheryl about the potential for transformation and awareness in the world today and share Luca and Laura’s new book: Stepping Up
Be It – See It – Share It

This show is on line and on the air waves
in the following dates, markets and times:

Sunday March 28, 2010:
On-line LIVE streaming 11am – 12 pm: LIVE STREAM
Boston: Revolution Boston AM 1510 2-3 pm: REVOLUTION AM 1510

Wednesday March 31, 2010:
San Francisco Bay Area Energy Talk Radio 7-8 pm: ENERGY TALK RADIO

Archived on-line any time: ANY TIME

Teotihuacan, Mexico April 2010

Join us in Teotihuacan Mexico in April 2010.
It’s not too late, spaces still available.
This journey includes day trips to Mexico City &
ancient mountain healing sites – don’t delay!

Click here for more information.

Tele-Gathering Series for Women Beginning Second Session!

Here is what current session participants have to say:
“Thank
you for the Women’s Tent! I loved feeling, learning, listening and connecting
with these women of like minds and spirit!
Thank you!” Debi Donne

”
“I want to thank everyone for being a part of this circle and opening your circle for me. This call was my first time joining and I really felt the bond of this spiritual, virtual circle. It was beautiful.” Julie

“
Join us for the last session of the current series on 3/16
and/or join us for the
Second Session which begins in April
Click here to register for the Women’s Tent Tele-Gatherings
or call 203-215-0070

New Workshop Series in New Hampshire!
begins in May 2010 – register now to reserve your space

We are very excited to be in your neighborhood, New Hampshire!

Please join us for a 3 session series, merging traditions and exploring
the nature of Change & humanity’s CommonUnity.

The cost of the series is $55 per session or $135 for all three, if pre-registered.

Free gift: receive a copy of our upcoming book Stepping Up as part of this series.

Register Now for Thriving Through Change
or call 203-215-0070

ON-GOING 2010 SERIES
Open Sundays CoreConnecting Meditation Gatherings
Join Us the 3rd Sunday of Every Month from 10 am unitl noon

New Haven, CT the 3rd Sunday of each month from 10 am until Noon
(the next 3 dates are: March 21, May 16, and June 20 – No gatheirng in April)

cost by donation

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EcoBeing March 2010
The Time Machine

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Commumity : CommonUnity

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Community :: CommonUnity

Greetings !

What is it about human nature that makes us crave gathering in community? Why do we create celebrations to mark the passage of the seasons, to give thanks, to celebrate friendships and family? Gathering in community in this way is as old as humanity itself. Our gatherings can be inspired by common action, such as singing, cooking, athletics, and so on; or they can be motivated by common inspiration such as peace, ecology, freedom, and so on; or they can be based on common biological or cultural lineages, such as family and neighbors. The lists go on and on – you get the idea. The fundamental ingredient in all of these gatherings is mutuality: a common interest, a common value, a common heritage.

What desire are we satisfying, what creativity are we engaging, what piece of us are we recognizing when we come together with others in common purpose? Look at the amazing power of professional sports in this regard – thousands of people gathering to support their team – to feel a part of something larger, to focus in a unified direction. It truly is an amazing dream! What if all of the thousands of ways we gather in community, from meditation groups to professional sports teams, are all expressions of our desire to feel our original nature? What if our image of ourselves as separate from one another is just that – an image – and gathering with others in this way actually reminds us that we are not separate, that we are part of a unified consciousness, a CommonUnity?

Luca and I gathered recently this way with our family – not our biological family, but a family borne of common values, common interest and actually, common heritage as well. We gathered to share open hearts, open minds, different points of view, belly-splitting laughs and great food. We gathered to share our presence with one another, and in doing so, experienced ourselves as cells in the body of yet another “whole”. The potential of this type of gathering, where humans come together in common purpose, in common intent, is astounding. The common intent can be for healing, for balance, for love, for freedom, the list is as long as our heart’s desires. Imagine if everyone in a sports stadium gathered with the same passion and intention they offer to their favorite sports team and offered this on behalf of human happiness, or human peace. Wow!

What quality do you desire most for yourself? An awareness practice focuses our attention to reveal, nurture and develop that quality. One of the most effective ways to increase and strengthen what our hearts desire is to BE THAT in the world. There are undoubtedly others who desire the same quality you do – why not gather and amplify, reflect and support one another in making this quality present in the world?

Find a community, make a community, gather in community! Share yourself fully, do not hold back. When we hold back, we deny ourselves and the world what we desire most

Blog with us by clicking HERE
to share what quality of community you desire most

In Gratitude and CommonUnity,
Laura & Luca

BEGINS THIS COMING WEEKEND!
Open Sundays CoreConnecting Meditation Gatherings
Join Us the 3rd Sunday of Every Month from 10 am unitl noon

Do you wish to:
Experience yourself beyond your normal perception?
Journey into the center of your heart’s desire?
Support the healing of yourself, your community and the world?

Bring your own practice (and learn new tools too!) to share the space of love, wisdom and service as drawn from ancient mystery schools including Toltec, Peruvian and Egyptian traditions. No previous experience is required -
only your open heart and willingness to say YES!

HERE ARE THE DETAILS:
where:
New Haven, CT

when:
the 3rd Sunday of each month from 10 am until noon.
(the next 3 dates are: December 20, January 17 and February 21)

cost:
donation by ability to pay

Please RSVP to attend and direct questions to:
Laura 203-215-0070 or laura@onecommunityprograms.com

The Three Abilities Workshop Series
Three Meeting Series Beginning in New Haven, CT January 15, 2010

For more information and to register
CLICK HERE

Teotihuacan, Mexico April 2010

Join us in Teotihuacan Mexico in April 2010.
Register early and reward yourself with this gift from us to you!
This journey includes day trips to Mexico City & ancient mountain healing sites – don’t delay!

Click here for more information.

One Community Programs Regular Columns

EcoBeing December 2009
I Put My Heart Inside a Tree

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BodyBeing December 2009

Holiday Body Balance

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This Is It!

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This Is It!

Greetings !

OK, so what do Michael Jackson and Mariann Williamson have in common? Read on…

First, I have to admit that I loved experiencing the Michael Jackson movie, This Is It! I was bouncing out of my seat and singing silently (sort of) with each song. I found the movie to be incredibly inspiring. I enjoyed witnessing this creative genius at work, particularly when he was swept away during a duet. After the moment passed, he actually got irritated with himself for putting out what he felt was “too much” in rehearsal. His comment was that he had to save his voice and energy for the actual tour.

This is It! turns out to be more prophetic than anyone could have imagined. Not just in terms of the loss of a human being, a son and father, a creative genius and a cultural icon, but in the potential invitation he sent to the world. What invitation is this? Imagine if his real invitation was a call to each of us to rise to our own creative genius and to recognize, and perhaps more important, to act upon the This Is It! opportunities in our own lives.

What are This Is It! opportunities? Well, what if every moment is a This Is It! opportunity? How many times have we held back or let an inspirational moment pass, thinking we would have another chance to take an action, to express our creative genius, to love ourselves and others, to live fully without reservation? It is an interesting human trait to think that we have forever to be or to do what we truly desire in this life. Perhaps engaging this trait is a way to deny that we are only here on this planet, in these bodies, for a very short time. What if it is not a trait, but is really a fear to be ourselves?

This is how Mariann Williamson sees it, in an excerpt from her writing, made well-known by Nelson Mandela:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate…it is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small does not serve the world. We are all meant to shine, as children do….And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

OK, so there we have it. Both Michael and Mariann in their own ways, in their unique voices, each encourage us to live life BIG, full of inspiration and genius, and from our truth. What gift of yours is this world is waiting for? Are you holding it back? Are there detours in your day to day life that are distracting you from your exquisite This Is It! opportunity? What are you waiting for? The world is waiting for YOU!

There is no need to rush, yet there is not a moment to waste!

In Gratitude,
Laura & Luca

Many of you have asked for this – now here we go!
Introducing Open Sundays CoreConnecting Meditation

Do you wish to:

experience yourself beyond your normal perception?

journey into the center of your heart’s desire?

support the healing of yourself, your community and the world?

Bring your own practice (and learn new tools too!) to share the
space of love, wisdom and service as drawn from ancient mystery
schools including Toltec, Peruvian and Egyptian traditions. No
previous experience is required – only your open heart and
willingness to say YES!

HERE ARE THE DETAILS:
where:
New Haven, CT
when:
the 3rd Sunday of each month from 10 am until noon.
(the next 3 dates are: December 20, January 17 and February 21)
cost:
donation optional
Please RSVP to attend and direct questions to:
Laura 203-215-0070 or laura@onecommunityprograms.com

Teotihuacan, Mexico April 2010

Click here for more information.

NEW! The Three Abilities Workshop Series

Join us in New Haven, CT January through March, 2010

For more information and to register
CLICK HERE

One Community Programs Regular Columns

EcoBeing November 2009
NEW CONTRIBUTOR!
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Clearing the Leaves
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BodyBeing November 2009
Active Healing
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Thinking Life. Being Life

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:27:47 +0000

Thinking Life. Being Life.

Greetings !

We’d like to open with a personal note of gratitude from Laura and Luca…

Luca and I want to share that May 5, 2009 was the first anniversary of One Community Programs’ website, workshops and journeys! We wish to offer our thanks for our first year of OCP – a year of so much excitement, enjoyment and collaboration with people choosing to live life to its fullest.

As it would happen, on May 5, 2009, the anniversary of OCP, I received an unexpected gift from life – a liver transplant. What an opportunity this has offered me and those around me – to experience life as it unfolds and to choose, from our hearts, our response! From the emotions of fear, doubt and uncertainty to choosing, feeling and practicing trust, acceptance, desire, and love in all of its limitless shapes and sizes, we experienced life moving through us in a most abundant fashion.

We want to thank the hundreds of you who shared your love and healing energy with us through your thoughts, prayers and drumming circles, telephone calls, and cards – each action supporting us and one another through the unknown moments with grace.

This experience has been so very elegant – thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thinking Life. Being Life.

Have you ever thought about your concepts of life? How many of the concepts were built from models that exist outside of you? How much of your identity and self-image was woven directly with these concepts?

In our human culture, we invest a lot of value in our collective and individual rules for living. These rules provide basic guidelines so that we can coexist. That’s it. We agree upon these rules, and they have a certain purpose, but they do not define who we are, or what we like, or the unique gifts that we as individuals bring to the whole. Over time and perhaps with the loss of our awareness, we use these outside-oriented rules to judge our abilities and direct our life’s choices, rather than depending on our own feelings and guidance to understand our nature and our gifts.

Thinking Life happens with concepts. Concepts are one step removed from direct experience – they are descriptions of experience. Experience has no words. Concepts are the tools of the thinking mind. The thinking mind is useful (it allows us to communicate with words and live in community!) but it is also the part of us that is vulnerable to, molded by and a result of the rules of our culture. In this way, concepts are never free from influence, and most often are developed in response to external conditions. This even applies to our spiritual journey. Sometimes, without even noticing, we turn the tools we gather to assist us in our own awakening into concepts of how we ought to be. Imagine that!

Instead, how about Being Life? In Being Life, we remain present enough to experience directly, without immediate description. Once we describe it (you’ve got it!), the experience becomes influenced by our larger cultural rules. The gift of Being Life is that we can more closely know our truth, our unity, what’s in our hearts, free from unconscious cultural influence. It’s not that the thinking component of us will disappear, we are human, and the thinking mind is part of being human! It’s just that when we realize what it is, its role and how it influences us, we have the chance to balance Thinking Life and Being Life to ultimately live with just a bit more freedom.

Here are some tools to practice noticing the difference between Thinking Life and Being Life:

Recall a recent memorable experience. Try to remember when you shifted from experiencing the situation directly to describing the experience – even silently to yourself! Recall several experiences this way and observe how your focus shifts.

We have 5 physical senses. When we are Being Life, we are most likely engaging all 5 senses. Notice how many senses you are engaging when you are Thinking Life.

Once you are aware of how the shift from Being Life to Thinking Life feels, set up some cues to help remind yourself to consciously choose Thinking or Being. There is no right or wrong here, just an opportunity for conscious choice in the moment.

Share your experiences of recognizing Thinking Life and Being Life with us.
We want to hear from you!
Click this link to our home page BLOG:What Can You Imagine?

In Gratitude,
Laura & Luca

FALL 2009 New Weekend Power Journey

October 23 through 25, 2009

I AM THAT: Experiencing Universal Truth
through Your Authentic Voice
Join Laura, Luca, Tammy and other One Community ProgramsTM collaborators in a weekend designed to engage every part of YOU in the realization of I AM THAT, YOU ARE THAT, WE ARE ONE.

The Invitation
Join us for an intensive weekend journey created for each individual through the focused field of collective energy that is generated in a community setting. Explore how human nature affects our personal growth, how we believe we see ourselves, and how this affects our actions as individuals in our communities and in the world.

The Experience
Join with others in lectures, awareness-building exercises, ceremony, yoga & energy movement, nature walks, CoreConnecting©, drumming & fire
circles, and individual exploration time to:
▪ CHALLENGE yourself to observe your actions, clarify your influences and take responsibility for your choices.
▪ LEARN to recognize when you hinder your personal power and how to make the best use of your personal potential.
▪ DISCOVER how to use your natural abilities to bring your gifts and uniqueness to your families, your workplace, your communities and the world.
▪ EXPERIENCE the indescribable feeling of living FULLY in the present, having
reawakened your true nature through direct connection to all living things.

The Details

DATE: 4 p.m. Fri., October 23 through 1 p.m. Sun., October 25, 2009
FEES: $325/triple occupancy; $355/double occupancy; $450/single occupancy. Fees includes 4 meals (3 meals Saturday, 1 meal Sunday), lodging with private bath, ceremonies and teaching fees. Room rate choice is on a first come, first served basis. Register early to guarantee your fee/rooming cost bracket. Visa/Mastercard accepted.
TO REGISTER & FOR INFO: $150 deposit and registration required by 10/02/09. Full payment due by 10/09/09.
Contact Laura @ 203-215-0070 or
laura@onecommunityprograms.com

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see END NOTES in the newsletter
for what folks have to say about other One Community events…

Introducing “The Three Abilities” Workshop Series
and Two New Collaborators

The Fall/Winter 2009 Community Workshops
“The Three Abilities” Workshop Series
based on the upcoming book by Laura & Luca of the same title.

Now is the time for..
FLEXIBILITY ▪ the ability to be agile in perceiving yourself & the world
ADAPTABILITY ▪ the ability to change by conscious choice
SUSTAINABILITY ▪ the ability to create freely with balance & awareness

Join us in your neighborhood for a 4 session series to learn

to live your spiritual truth in today’s complex world. The workshops focus on
each individual through the use of the field of collective energy that is generated in a community setting. Workshop practices include lectures, CoreConnecting, awareness-building exercises, ceremony, personal energy movement. the series ends with an optional journey to the pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico from April 8 – 13, 2010.

The difference in your personal life, your community and the world is YOU!

Please join us for the following on-going workshop locations and dates:
Brooklyn, NY: 9/26, 11/21, 1/16, 3/13
Wayne, NJ: 9/27, 11/22, 1/17, 3/14
Look for dates in New Haven, CT and Boston, MA in our next newsletter.
Please email or check our website for dates and times.

Click here to visit our website for series information
Click here to register

One Community ProgramsTM is pleased to introduce two new collaborators for our upcoming fall/winter workshop series:

Marc J. Gian – Brooklyn, NY

“My promise is to guide my clients towards living life to its highest potential. This is done knowing that the choice to do so ultimately is up to them.”
Marc Gian acquired his Masters Degree in the Science of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in 2003. He has also been practicing Massage for 10 years with a special interest in the use of Tui Na/Chinese Massage. In addition to traditional Chinese methods, Marc engages his clients with mental imagery and dream work so they may have the opportunity to harness the power of their own authority in their life.
check-out Marc’s website by clicking here
find out more about the Brooklyn workshop by clicking here

Maggie Dermond – Wayne, NJ
“I am a teacher. One day while teaching, the thought that I was a bad teacher dawned on me. Then I realized I was taking on my students’ beliefs. I knew I was a good teacher. This realization was the beginning of my journey to self-awareness.”
Maggie is an educator, mom and mentor in the community of Wayne, NJ. Her 7 year journey to self-awareness and happiness has made her dedicated to guiding students, friends, family and others who wish to gain clarity in their life. She has studied different paths of personal growth and blends them together to create her authentic, sensitive form of expression.
find out more about the Wayne workshop by clicking here

One Community ProgramsTM Regular Columns

EcoBeing August 2009
Consuming Awareness
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ECO BEING

BodyBeing August 2009
Accepting Life
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BODY BEING

End Notes

Read what a few of our One Community ProgramsTM participants have to share about previous OCP programs or events:

“Laura and Luca each posses a rare combination of strength and compassion that they use to lovingly facilitate the group and individual journey. They model, through their own behavior, how to experience life from the heart. Taking spiritual journeys with them has enabled me to open to my own light and love.”
Barry, New York.

“My last journey to Teo with Luca and Laura was the most powerful inner voyage of my life. On the first day in Teo I met Our Lady of Guadeloupe who promised me that she would say Yes to everything I asked for, and so I asked to see what was restricting my life mission to share love with others. I began to see structures and beliefs that have boxed me into old ways of interacting with myself and others, and I saw that it was my choice to step out of them and become a Woman of Power. And as I saw that choice, I could see all of the walls come tumbling down. I was guided by Luca and Laura to feel all of my feelings and let them flow through me without judgment, over and over, until the feelings that poured forth were pure and clear and I spoke from my own heart with the Authority of Love, not from an old program or belief about how I should act or speak. Thank you, thank you, L and L for interacting with me as truth of who I really am — as a Woman of Power. I am a Woman of Power, I am a Woman of the Heart.”
Dawn, New Jersey.

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Living From the Inside Out… Are You Ready?

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:30:58 +0000

Living from the Inside Out… Are You Ready?

Greetings laura !

Welcome to Spring! Are you ready to step out anew? How do we fortify and grow the dreams we have been nurturing all winter? How do we live in a new way, born from the fullness of our hearts?

Each of us has a unique and necessary purpose in this life. Fulfilling that unique and necessary purpose leads to the evolution of human consciousness in this world. We could say that our only goal in life is to identify this purpose and to live it!

The unique and necessary purpose we are referring to is not an ego-driven thing, but rather, a heart-driven thing. It is recognizing the importance of each one of us stepping-up and full filling the role that only we can play in this world, based on our specific abilities and the particular sensitivities that our life’s experiences have taught us. No one person’s role or ability is more important than another – all are crucial, and all look different. But they all come together like the parts of the body to form a well-functioning whole. Think of if this way, the heart doesn’t sit around lamenting that it does not do what the brain does, nor do the lungs wish they could do what the kidneys do! All are necessary and all are unique, but they create a totality where the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. The same can be said for each of us in relation to the whole of humanity.

The key to living our unique and necessary purpose is to recognize that it comes from the inside out – that our individual gifts and sensitives are like no other’s. When we focus our attention on what others are doing or what their gifts look like, we distract ourselves from looking where we can really find our own gold: inside our hearts, shaped from our life’s experiences.

Here are some clues to reveal your unique and necessary purpose:

What makes your heart sing? Even thinking about our unique and necessary purpose will lift our hearts. Now this is a feeling to pay attention to, as it will be your guide!

Remember the dreams you had for yourself as a child – our unique and necessary purpose has been with us from the beginning, revealing itself through what seemed to come to us “naturally”. As we grow, we get distracted, or “practical”, or discouraged in some way or another from following that path, and all of the life experience we gain along the way of “forgetting” creates the skill set we need to fulfill our unique and necessary purpose right now, today.

Look at what comes easily to you. We often dismiss our gifts as not valuable because we perceive that “anyone can do this” or “it can’t be this easy”. We are well-suited for our gifts, and do not need to make thongs complicated or difficult to make them valuable.

…and some tools to put your unique and necessary purpose into action:

Choose every action from the center of your heart. To do this, feel a memory of your heart singing, and use this as the quality measure for the action you are contemplating. Does what you are contemplating feel similar in quality to the memory? If so, then say YES!

Notice how mind chatter reduces your heart-centered feeling. Notice the “I can’ts”, the “I shouldn’ts” and the “it’s impossibles”. When you have observed how these thoughts disconnect you from your heart, then you can see that you have an option: to choose from the chatter or to choose from your heart.

Imagine what you desire as if it’s already done. What does it feel like right now, in this moment, to live your unique and necessary purpose? What would it feel like t do this every day? What would it feel like if everyone in the world lived this way?

Blog with us and share your experiences of recognizing and acting from your unique and necessary purpose. Click this link: BY THE WAY…

Play, explore, invent, and inspire yourself!

In Love and Gratitude,
Laura & Luca

JOURNEY Inward – Outward – Forward TEO

2009 Summer Eco-Spirit Journey
to the Pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico

INWARD – OUTWARD – FORWARD

The Invitation
Join us in Teotihuacan, a centuries-old university purposefully created to reveal and fortify action toward each human’s unique and necessary purpose in this world. With the masterful guidance of the One Community Programs teachers and the wisdom of this ancient place, experience your life’s purpose, initiate your creativity from balance and sustainability, and set free your awakened participation in the world.

Click here to view a video about experiencing yourself in Teo

The Details

DATE:
July 23-28, 2009
COST:

$1095 includes double occupancy room, meals, all ground transportation, entry and teaching fees. Air fare and gratuities are extra. Visa/MC accepted. To guarantee your spot, registration and a 50% deposit are required by 6/23/09 (spaces may remain
after this date on an as-available basis).

TO REGISTER & for MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Laura @ 203-215-0070 or laura@onecommunityprograms.com

follow this link for more information

see END NOTES in the newsletter
for what travelers have to say about the March 2009 Teo Journey…

Please Join Us for Our Next Teleclasse Series…

THE OPPORTUNITY
Support personal growth and create community from the comfort of your own home. Join One Community Programs for an open forum style teleclass series.
Join in, Speak up, Offer insight, Just listen,
. . . it’s totally your choice.
Don’t miss the chance to experience a community of caring, like-minded individuals and at the same time be inspired to seed and nurture your dreams for the coming season.

THE DETAILS
Call in number:
218-486-3860, enter pin 6102585#
(try logging-in a bit early – if you get a busy signal, keep trying!)
Time:
8:00 until 9:00 pm, EST
Dates:

Wednesday, April 29
Tuesday, May 26
Wednesday, June 24

Tuesday, July 21
You Imagine it. You Create it. You Share it.
We look forward to having you join us!

One Community Programs Monthly Columns

EcoBeing April 2009
Choice Making
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ECO BEING

BodyBeing April 2009
Welcome to Spring!
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BODY BEING

2009 On-going Workshop Series

Conscious Choice – Personal Action – World Change
The 2009 “Thriving through Change” Workshop Series

Now is the time …
to see the opportunities present with change.
to act on opportunities created by change.
to sustain opportunities for you and for the world.

Join us in your neighborhood to build a community of like-minded individuals for a three part workshop series on how to live in happiness, to create conscious choices, and to sustain personal passion and world balance.

The difference in your personal life, your community and the world is YOU!

Please join us for the following on-going workshop locations and dates:
Tampa, FL     6/14
New Haven, CT     5/15, 6/26
Wayne, NJ     5/17, 6/27, 7/12

LOOK! TWO NEW GROUPS FORMING IN MAY!

Litchfield, CT

Brooklyn, NY

LOOK FOR THE NEW GROUP DATES SOON

Please email us to inquire or check our website…

Click here to visit our website for series information and to register

End Notes

Read what a few of our One Community Programs Teo travelers have to share about their March 2009 journey experience:

“It is difficult to put my heart into words! What an amazing experience I had in Teotihuacan! A journey of so much growth! Through Laura and Luca’s loving guidance and unwavering support I found the strength, courage and beauty that is me. My humblest gratitude to them for their dream.” Amy, Indiana, US

“I am consistently very touched by Laura and Luca’s support in my journey. Their ability to guide each person through Teotihuacan is amazing, our backgrounds and stages being so diverse. I love they way they call for and embrace spontaneity, expanding and enriching individual and group experience. I see their integrity and light as the magnet that attracts new people spontaneously, seamlessly following the process in their embrace–the Universe’s verification of Laura and Luca’s total immersion in the Oneness that we are. These Masters are beautiful mirrors, complementing each other in perfect harmony. Their integrity and light support me in magical ways, I am so grateful to have them in my life!” Marta, Mexico City, Mexico

“I am filled with peace, love, happiness and freedom! I am connected to my heart, body, spirit and others in a way I have always yearned for, a place where everything my heart desires is possible. It is all there for you, if you are willing to realize the amazing gift that waits for you is from within yourself. This personal journey will transform you life. Heal yourself in this most glorious environment. Laura and Luca are the guides you have been waiting for.” Barbara, Frensdorf, Germany

Please consider joining us on the journey of a lifetime – to embrace your lifetime!

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Sitting on the Fence?

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:06:46 +0000

Sitting on the Fence?

Greetings

We have noticed a lot of fence sitting lately – have you? Lots of us waiting to make a choice or to take an action. Waiting for this or that detail to be worked out. Waiting for the economy to get better. Waiting for the economy to get worse. Waiting for a path to be clear amidst what appears to be conflicting or overwhelming choices. At least two things happen with a “wait and see” attitude. First, we put the power and responsibility to shift or evolve a circumstance outside of ourselves. We are the creators of not only what comes into our lives, but how we react to it all. If we take a wait and see attitude, well, then we will get exactly that: a wait and see outcome. Second, when we choose to wait and see, we put ourselves in limbo, taking ourselves out of the only place we experience life: the present moment.

Sitting on the fence or waiting for the perfect moment is like waiting to live. Why wait to live? This moment is here now, and then it’s gone. Make the choice to get off the fence and to take the action to live now. The action can be as subtle as shifting a perception of a situation or as grand as changing the course of a career. By engaging conscious perception and conscious choice, we connect with what is true for us in this instant, and we open the door not only to our heart’s desire, but to live now.

Here are some helpful tools to LIVE NOW:

BREATHE. Consciously breathe. Anxiety and worry cause an automatic reaction in our bodies that takes us out of our center and into a fight or flight response. Consciously take a deep breath. A deep breath is the fastest way to calm ourselves and to bring us to the present moment.
CONNECT TO NATURE. Take a walk on the beach, in the woods, on a mountain or in a field. Connect with a part of the world that is not affected by beliefs and opinions. Feel yourself as no different that that tree, that mountain, or that wave.
ENGAGE ALL OF YOUR SENSES. We depend heavily on sight as our primary way of perceiving the world, but we have other ways to experience! Listen to the wind, rain or snowfall. Feel the warmth of the fire. Smell the soup cooking on the stove. Touch the soft, fuzzy blanket. When we engage all of our senses, it is hard to not feel alive and in the moment.
LOVE YOUR BODY. Exercise. Eat well. Lavish attention on the physical you. Taking care of our bodies supports us in living in the moment by keeping us fresh and healthy, and our attitude follows. It can be as simple as a bubble bath or a self-massage after the shower every day.
GIVE GRATITUDE. Spend two minutes every morning before you get out of bed expressing gratitude for your life. Gratitude is the fastest route to presence. For more on this – go to the writings section and read: The Bridge to Unity.
FREE YOUR MIND. Write down on a piece of paper everything that is on your mind: your doubts, your worries, your fears. Get it all out. Then put this piece of paper in a special place. Let the paper hold all of these thoughts, and free your mind to be present now.
ASK FOR HELP. Ask the universe to help you. Create a relationship with a like-minded community. Seek the reflection of someone or something that you feel is a clear reflection of life in the present moment. Ally yourself with nature, the elements, or other forms of life. For more on thisgo to the writings section and read: With the Ease of Water.

Do you have other tools you use to bring yourself to the moment? Please share you ideas with us and hundreds of others by go to our …by the way section and reading: YOUR PRESENCE IS REQUESTED…

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Enjoy Your Dance with the Present Moment – with Life!

In Love and Gratitude,
Laura & Luca

SPRING IS AROUND THE CORNER – ARE YOU READY?
Teo Journey – March 2009

2009 Spring Equinox Journey
to the Pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico

CONSCIOUS CHOICE – PERSONAL ACTION – WORLD CHANGE

The Invitation

Spring is a time of potential and action: when all the elements of this earth conspire to support new growth. Awaken from winter, energized to sow the seeds of your dreams for the coming year. Learn how to ally with nature to fuel your everyday choices. Imagine your actions in alignment with your truth, free from limiting beliefs. Engage the balance of the equinox to move forward in a sustainable way.

What do you desire for this year? Join us in Teotihuacan, a centuries-old university purposefully created to reveal each person’s gifts. With the guidance of the facilitators and the wisdom of this ancient place, set your dreams in motion, learn to create from balance and sustainability, and activate your awakened participation in the world.

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Please go to our multimedia section and view a video on TEO

TESTIMONIAL: Here’s what a previous Teo traveler has to share:
Suzy Spivey, Producer of Daring to Dream ™
“Laura and Luca are gifted facilitators who created a safe and loving space for transformation in this magical place, Teotihuacan. I’ve done personal growth work for years and this journey was the most profound experience I’ve ever had. Thank you both for helping me access my authentic voice!”

The Details

DATE:
March 19 – 24, 2009

COST:

$1045 includes double occupancy room, meals, ground transportation, entry and teaching fees. Air fare and gratuities are extra. Visa/MC accepted. To guarantee your spot, registration and a 50% deposit are required by 2/23/09 (spaces may remain
after this date on an as-available basis.)

SPECIAL ITINERARY ADDITION: A traditional SWEAT LODGE Temazcal will be an option on this journey, as well as a visit to sacred sites in Mexico City.

REGISTER & for MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Laura @ 203-215-0070 or laura@onecommunityprograms.com

Introducing 2 new OCP Website Contributors

ONE COMMUNITY is pleased to announce
two new monthly contributors to our website:
Lisa Morris and Tammy Waite.

Lisa will be sharing her visceral, sensible wisdom through
EcoBeing, a monthly column which invites you to focus your
awareness through your relationship with all other life.

Please go to our Eco Being section and read more

ECO BEING

Tammy will be offering soulful observations and awareness
through BodyBeing, a monthly column about living and how to
develop a loving, supportive relationship with your physical being.
Please go to our Body Being section and read more

BODY BEING

New Workshop Series

Conscious Choice – Personal Action – World Change
The 2009 “Thriving through Change” Workshop Series

Now is the time …
to see the opportunities present with change.
to act on opportunities created by change.
to sustain opportunities for you and for the world.

The difference in your personal life, your community and the world is YOU!

Please join us for the following 2009 Workshop locations and dates:

Wilbraham, MA 4/4, 5/16, 7/11
Tampa, FL 4/19, 6/14
New Haven, CT 2/20, 4/3, 5/15, 6/26
Fall River, MA 3/8, 5/3, 6/28
Wayne, NJ 5/17, 6/27, 7/12

Please go to our event calendar for more information

Join us from the comfort of your home…

Winter Teleclass Series

THE OPPORTUNITY
Support personal growth and create community from the comfort of your own home. Join One Community Programs for an open forum style teleclass series.
Join in, Speak up, Offer insight, Just listen,
. . . it’s totally your choice
Don’t miss the chance to experience a community of caring, like-minded individuals and at the same time be inspired to ignite the fire in your own heart.

THE DETAILS
Call in number:
218-486-3860, enter pin 6102585#
(try logging-in a bit early – if you get a busy signal keep trying!)
Time:
8:00 until 9:00 pm, EST
Dates:

Wednesday, February 18

Tuesday, March 3

Wednesday, March 11
You Imagine it. You Create it. You Share it.
We look forward to having you join us!

End Note: Invitation to Act Outside Your Comfort Zone

END NOTE INVITATION
How about trying one new thing today – something you have never done before that will bring more harmony to the world!?

Share a warm hello with someone you do not know.

Help someone without them knowing.

Sing a song in a public place.

Share your experience on our blog by going to our …by the way section and blogging:
Breaking-Out of the Box…