Luv and just the personal growth quotes from Catalyst for Fun
Newsletter==visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catalystforfun/
if you wanna read the rest or subscribe! x amanda winters

2) Texas Yoga Retreat Nov 3-5
3) HEARING VOICES --a performance about the abusurdities and
synchronicities of living a creative life! Saturday, Nov 4th at
7pm hosted by our good friend Karen Thompson, www.ktphd.com
4) EXPERIENTIAL AND JOYOUS EXPLORATION OF THE BREATH, Sat Nov 4th
(this event will feature Pamela Overmeyer, a very deep and
presence filled soul who will surely bless you!)
6) Upcoming: Compassionate Communications Course with Pat Siebert
7) Upcoming: THE BARDO OF DYING: A week-end retreat, the sleep-over
November 17-19 (this woman is amazing who teaches this and I hear
this workshop==on facing death issues--is a mind-blower!)
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**Thought that Counts Quote:

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is
the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a
stranger, who can no longer pause and stand wrapped in awe, is as
good as dead; his eyes are closed." ~Albert Einstein

*Affirmation: I embrace the mystery of life.

**Meditation

Dear God, Whenever I think I have life figured out, something new and
exciting and unexpected happens and I realize that every change I go
through changes everything.
I open myself to the mystery of Your presence.
I offer my heart as a place for Love to live and grow.
I offer my life as a vehicle for Your peace.
So it is! Amen

***this quote is From Renaissance Unity Church's amazing quote a day
email====To subscribe, complete the form at:
http://www.renaissanceunity.org/dailyemail.htm
**To view their astoundingly beautiful past archive of messages:
http://lyris.renaissanceunity.org/read/?forum=inspiration

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Happy Birthday this Sunday to 'Bala', our beloved Liz Hunt===our
bright, generous, beaming creative spirit who defies description==!
You're amazing!!!! To wish Bala happy bday==write her at
Aid2life1@... --her daughter's band, The Hudsons is exploding
these days!
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0)Rib-O-Rama VIII: November 4, 2006
(this is an awesome, blow out party on an amazing piece of property!)

**To see the flyer, go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catalystforfun/files/

Rib-O-Rama VIII will be proudly presented on November 4th, 2006 @
Freedom Oaks, 11241 Slaughter Creek Drive, South Austin, Texas, from
at 3 PM- 2AM. We have arranged 3 fields for parking. Join us for an
afternoon & evening of music, BBQ, fun, friends and some just plain
pickin' and grinin' !!!!

Featuring (new times):

3:00-3:30 pm Agave Tribe
3:45-4:15 pm Leeann Atherton Band
4:30-5:15 pm Trent Turner and the Moontowers
5:30-6:30 pm The Lavelle White Band
6:45-7:45 pm The Shelley King Band
8:05-9:15 pm The Mother Truckers
9:35-10:35 The Flounders Without Eyes
10:50 pm - midnight The LeRoi Brothers
(iMBiBE) will play between set changes after The Mother Truckers
and Flounders on the Toni Price Stage.

This year we are asking for a $10 donation at the door, and we since
this is a potluck we asked that everyone bring a dessert or side dish
to share with everyone. We ask everyone to be sure all guests know
that this is a community event and to bring SOMETHING to share with
everyone.

BYOB and lawn chairs. This is a beautiful location on Slaughter
Creek with mellow neighbors!

We will ask for a $15 donation for those with no dessert or side
dish. We will supply BBQ & draft beer as long as it lasts.
We all look forward towards another fun and smoky event.

Kids are most Welcome, but no dogs

Potluck BBQ is provided by D.T. (The BBQ Master) with great gusto and
many laughs! St. Arnold's will provide kegs o' beer. Please bring a
big side dish, BYOB, extra beer and lawnchairs if you like sit-down
breaks. NO PETS! Camp out if you like. For more information, call 282-
8189.
Click here for an area map. Click here or on the flyer below to
download a printable copy of Michael Levens' great artwork.
Brought to you as a public service for fun & grins by Club Chi-Wa-Wa
in association with Club Nelray with help from enigma media and The
Saint Arnold Brewery..
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1) Don Walser Memorial Fund Benefit

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 4-9 pm (family)

Please support the Walser family during their time of grieving and
huge expenses. There will be great music all afternoon/evening by The
Pure Texas Band; Texas Swing Kings; Jon Emory; and many guests
sitting in. If you can't make to the show or you just want to donate
to the fund by mail, here's the info -- Donations to off-set medical
and funeral expenses can be made to: (donations are not tax
deductible)
Don Walser Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 90306
Austin, TX 78709-0306
See ya on the dance floor,

*Thanks for these tips to Chris Humphries for her Great Country/Swing
Dancing Newsletter which these came from.... -subscribe to it by
writing her at chris-picks-owner@yahoogroups.com or view it at
http://chris-picks.blogspot.com/

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Texas Yoga Retreat www.texasyoga.com
November 3-5, 2006

A weekend retreat in Austin, Texas at Barsana Dham Ashram. Open to
yoga students of all levels, yoga teachers, and aspiring yoga
teachers alike.

Registration Now Open!

Immerse yourself in a fun, relaxing weekend of yoga and ashram living
with yoga enthusiasts from across Texas. Discover a community of like-
minded students and teachers who wish to strengthen their connection
with one another and share ideas, information and inspiration from
all styles and schools of yoga. Join us in celebrating the rich
diversity of yoga in our state as we lay the foundations for creating
a strong and vibrant yoga community throughout Texas and across the
globe
Styles of Yoga include: Anusara, Ashtanga, Eclectic, Flow, Forest,
Iyengar, Jivamukti, Kundalini, moving into stillness, and Vinyasa.
Classes suitable for beginning, intermediate, advanced students, &
teachers. All are welcome!

Call toll free 1-866-261-2572
Day passes now available at our web-site.
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HEARING VOICES is about the abusurdities and synchronicities of
living a creative life!

Where & When

Saturday, November 4, 2006 7:00 pm

2201 Schulle Avenue Austin, Texas 78703

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Children are welcome
for free! Send checks to Karen Thompson at 2201 Schulle Ave. Austin,
TX 78703 or email me with your payment arrangements at
karen@.... Bring a dish or drink and enjoy the fun under the
stars!


City Paper says, "Blaine proffers spot-on physical characterizations
that are both convincing and laugh-out-loud funny." Philadelphia
Daily News says, "Her comic genuis is like Lily Tomlin and Tracey
Ullman." Click on Jennifer's photo below and go straight to her
website for more info and a trailer of her work.

Join us....for an evening of inspiring, uplifting, soul- satisfying
creativity! Jennifer Blaine will perform her LIVE one-woman show,
Hearing Voices, right here in our own backyard! It is our intention
to create a magical evening of community, potluck, laughter, and
light! Jennifer performs at 8:00 pm and we will dine and delight
together before and after her performance. In keeping with the theme
of Creativity, I'll queue up some great Spiritual Cinema Circle
shorts, as well. So, do join us for a very special evening. And, get
your tickets early! We intend to sell out!

CALLING ALL SPONSORS! If you'd like to be a sponsor for this event,
please let me know by emailing me soon. As a sponsor you'll have an
opportunity to speak about your work/your passion and provide cards
or materials about your business to our guests! $50 gives you two
tickets plus the invitation to show and tell! Forward your sponsor
materials to Karen by 11/3 to play!

Email Karen to RSVP! karen@... http://www.ktphd.com The
Conscious Living Center of Texas is an organization and business
founded by Karen Thompson, Ph.D. to promote and inspire higher
learning and to contribute to the ongoing upgrading of consciousness
on the planet.

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Dear Friends,

Come nourish your heart - the one heart - with the creative
outpourings of Lauren Robins and friends: an exploration of the
breath through dance, chanting, poetry. I'll be reading a couple of
my poems and Ann Zbylot will be doing an interpretive dance to the
poems. See below for more details.
Casa de Luz, Cielo Room,
November 4, 2006 -
7:00-9:00 pm.

Paméla Overeynder.

EXPLORING THE PALETTE OF BREATH
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CHANT.POETRY.MOVEMENT.COLOR.
STORY.SONG
AN EXPERIENTIAL AND JOYOUS EXPLORATION OF THE BREATH


JOIN: LAUREN ROBINS, M.S., LMT
author of The Palette of Breath: Facts About Breathing
and friends Ann Zbylot, Pamela Overeynder, Donna Godwin, Tony Godwin,
Grace Broussard and Richard Lindley
AND ALL Y'ALL AS WE
SHARE w ENHANCE w CREATE
CELEBRATE w EDUCATE
wBREATHEw

Casa de Luz Auditorium
1401 Toomey (down from Zach Scott Theater)
Saturday.November 4
7:30-9:30 P.M.
Cost: $5.00

For More Information:
Lrobins2000@...
512.847.9665
www.itsmysite.com/bodysense


Consider: And Just How Did I Entertain My Breath Today?



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Come mingle with spiritually progressive people as the Austin
Progressive Potluckers host The Network of Spiritual Progressives in
a Progressive Potluck Dinner and Concert!
Sunday Nov 5, 6:30-9

Voting for a New Bottom Line: Potluck Dinner and Concert
Sponsored by The Network of Spiritual Progressives & Austin
Progressive Potluckers

Featuring Singer-Songwriter Jay Mankita

Sunday, November 5, 2006, 6:30-9:00 pm
Central Presbyterian Church, www.centralpresbyterian.org, (512) 472-
2445
200 E. 8th Street at Brazos, Austin, TX 78701
(Parking on street and in nearby lots)

Bring you, your friends and family, your winning attitude, and a
dish to share with 6-8 people!

Celebrating our energy in making a difference in our
political/social/spiritual system.

Pete Seeger says of Jay Mankirk, "Come hear this guy, I think
he's one of the half-dozen best songwriters today."
http://jaymankita.com (for laughs give a listen to 'They Lied')

The Network of Spiritual Progressives of Austin
info@..., Anise Hotchkiss (512) 293-5068
Join us at our NSPA Chapter meetings! 2nd Thursday of each month, 7-9
p.m.,
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX
www.spiritualprogressives.org

****Background info: The Network of Spiritual Progressives is an
organization devoted to challenging the misuse of religion, God and
spirit by the Religious Right, challenging the many anti-
religious and anti-spiritual assumptions and behaviors that
have increasingly become part of the liberal culture. As stated in
the NSP website (www.spiritualprogressives.org/), "We want a society
that promotes rather than undermines love and generosity, kindness
and caring, peace and nonviolence, recognition of the spirit of God
in each other human being, joy and pleasure in life, humility and
social responsibility, recognition of the Unity of All Being,
recognition of our interdependence with all other people on the
planet and with the wellbeing of the planet itself, and awe and
wonder at the grandeur of creation. We call this a New Bottom Line
to distinguish it from the current Old Bottom Line of money and
power."
The Austin Chapter has an egroup at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSP_austin_forum/ Find meeting info
times, etc on website. If you have any questions, feel free to
contact Nancy Maclaine at 589-0184, nmaclaine@... or Judy
Morgan at 804-0123.7) Last Sunday Gathering: Sunday, Nov 26, 6-8
*To stay up to date on progressive events at
www.thirdcoastactivist.org )
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The Compassionate Communications Course
with Pat Siebert
In this course you will learn and practice a simple and thorough
process that enables you to resolve conflicts and build relationships
with trust, integrity, cooperation and respect. You will learn "how"
to communicate compassionately so everyone (including yourself) will
get what he or she needs, values, and desires.
What "Compassionate Communications" participants are saying …
"After Pat's class I began to judge others less and discovered that I
could now empathize with family members in a satisfying and
effortless way."
"I was overjoyed when my 17-year-old daughter asked me to join her in
this communications course. Because I took this course with one of my
family and the benefits of communicating honestly multiplied."
"It is clear to me that Pat is attentive, perceptive, and interested
in what he is doing. However it is his sense of humor that makes
difficult conversation simple and rewarding."
Price, $250 for individual $400 for couple. 10% discount if paid in
full by Nov. 1st.
WORKSHOP DATES:
Friday, November 10th 6-8pm. Introduction/Conversation: "What is
Compassion - Does it mean always being `nice'"? $20 - Free if
attending workshop.

Saturday and Sunday November 11th. and 12th. 9am. -5pm.
Location: 406 Brady Lane, Austin, Tx. 78746. Workshop limited to 15
people so sign up now, this workshop will sell out.
Please send $100 deposit to hold space or entire amount to: Jeremy
Ashton 1122 S. 3rd. St. Austin, Texas 78704 e-mail
lovingradiance@... Jeremy for workshop information at: 447-
1268 or 405-474-6519
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THE BARDO OF DYING
A week-end retreat, the sleep-over
November 17-19

Come let go of knowing
Come let go of unknowing.
Come let go of your name.
Come let go of your face.
Come let go of the dream you've outgrown.
Come have mercy on yourself.
Come let YOUR SELF go.
What
did you take a body for--- to examine?
Who
was born?
Who or what never dies?
Come imagine and experience the world without you in it and meet the
joy of it!

When:
November 17-19th, we gather on Friday at 6:00 p.m.; we dance on
Sunday morning with Body Choir and then return to complete between
1:00 and 6:00 p.m.
Where:
David Rose has graciously offered his home out on Lake Austin.
(directions to follow)
Donation:
$125.00 and additionally, you bring food to contribute towards one of
the six community meals we will celebrate together.
Reserve your space now, registration is limited.
Call Amparo Garcia-Crow, M.A.., MFA, facilitator, at 441-6085 so that
you can receive your "preparations" list.
Registration is limited.
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What exactly is a Bardo retreat?
The word `bardo means `intermediate state between death and rebirth'
but in reality, bardos are occurring continuously throughout both
life and death. They are powerful opportunities of charged potential,
when whatever you do in those "heightened" moments has far-reaching
effect. The greatest and most charged of these moments, of course, is
the moment of death.
The wisdom of the Buddha says we can actually use our lives to
prepare for death. We do not have to wait for the painful death of
someone close to us or the shock of terminal illness to force us into
looking at our lives. Through memoir, movement and performance art
and theatre/performance techniques, we practice what Buddhist master
Sogyal Rinpoche's urges when he says that "We can make every moment
an opportunity to change and to prepare---wholeheartedly, precisely,
and with peace of mind---for death and eternity."
So what happens at these retreats?
Everything is experiential. You utilize your imagination and your
innate abilities to play and create with your body, voice, memory,
writing and movement. Each bardo has a different "focus."
There are four different bardo retreats. Do you have to participate
in one before you can join a different one?
No. Just like living and dying, we all come and go at our own "time."
And just like it takes no previous experience to do either, you just
have to show up and then courageously make "presence" out of your
participation.
The Bardo explorations are seasonal to correspond to the four Tibetan
bardos: The Bardo of Dying (fall),
The Bardo of Death (winter), The Bardo of Becoming (spring) and The
Bardo of Living (summer).
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call Amparo 441-6085