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Below are links to wellness resources and services which we use and recommend in the Center and in our workshops.
 

emotional WELL-BEING RESOURCES


Voice Dialogue - Hal & Sidra Stone - Hal & Sidra Stone are the founders of Voice Dialogue. Please visit this site for additional information and resources relating to their work.

Southern California Voice Dialogue Institute - Los Angeles, CA.  Offers training in the techniques and processes that Hal & Sidra Stone developed which lead to a deep understanding of the personality, the Aware Ego Process, and an ongoing relationship with the forces of the unconscious.

Center for Intentional Living - An experiential learning community open to health care professionals, the clergy, and those interested in the process of self-integration on both psychological and spiritual levels.

Essence Training Institute - Holding a vision of an awakening humanity. Personal development training in
scientific spirituality, energy and the awakening of consciousness.  Professional training for therapists and group leaders.

The ManKind Project of New Jersey - The ManKind Project enables men to live lives of integrity, accountability, and connection to feeling. To be of service to the community at large, both as individual men with a renewed sense of passion and personal responsibility, and as communities of men working together to build sustainable relationships.

Health and Wellness Resources


Fred Morton APP, CTMP, CTF - A Chicago-based eclectic healer who draws on multiple traditions to bring wellness to the body/mind/spirit. Contact:  fredmorton@humblehealer.com

Life Enhancement Products and VRP - These are our primary sources for pharmaceutical grade supplements, vitamins, sports medicine and anti-aging resources.

Pegasus Products - Founded by Fred Rubenfeld, visit this site to purchase flower essences and gem elixirs, such as Aetheric Waterfall - a helpful tool to cleanse and purify the energy field. These products have been used by many cultures for thousands of years and are powerful balancers which are healing to your entire being. They are being used today by bodyworkers, therapists, homeopathic practitioners, acupuncturists, business people, astrologers, scientists and all individuals concerned with growth and self realization.

Allergies and Chemical Sensitivities - Some of us become more physically sensitive as we grow spiritually and therefore need more support in cleaning up our personal space and environment. This site provides resources for those of us with chemical sensitivities, allergies and asthma, including air purifiers, water filters, dust mite covers and other allergen fighters.

INTERFAITH RESOURCES


Interfaith Encounter Association - The Interfaith Encounter Association is dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural study. We believe that, rather than being a cause of the problem, religion can and should be a source of the solution for conflicts that exist in the region and beyond.

ALLMEP (The Alliance for Middle East Peace) - This is a non-profit organization dedicated to lobbying congress to allocate more funds for coexistence and reconciliation work in Israel/Palestine. In July 2005, as a result of our work, congress passed a bill allocating 12 million dollars for such activity. ALLMEP is a professional, competent organization based in Washington DC The Interfaith Encounter Association and the University of the Middle East are participating members. Our office is actively involved with ALLMEP in DC. If you are interested in volunteering to help, please contact Shemsi directly at shems.prinzivalli@gmail.com.

Sulha - The Middle Eastern Sulha is a traditional gathering for those of differing cultures and religions to come together to share music, food, festivities and thoughts of the heart. The Sulha Movement in Jerusalem carries the vision of conducting regular Sulhas to facilitate coexistence among the Jewish and Muslim people in Israel/Palestine.

University of the Middle East - The University of the Middle East Project promotes academic excellence, tolerance, dialogue, regional cooperation, and peace through its academic programs. Beginning the summer of 1999, UME has gathered students and professionals from 14 Middle Eastern countries to live and study together.

Light Millennuim - Light Millennuim created a magazine, which is open to all people with similar ideas and dreams. - A vision of actively creating a better world for us to share. It is a discussion platform that encourages the greater creativity and intelligence that it brings, as we make our way into a new era.

Brit Tzedek v'Shalom - Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace, is a national organization of American Jews deeply committed to Israel's well-being through the achievement of a negotiated settlement to the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Book - How to be a Mystic in a Traffic Jam:  Reflections on Living as a Spiritual Person in Everyday Life - Drawing on the best of the ancient traditions, this book weaves the paths of Kabbalah, Sufism, the Gnostic Gospels and eastern philosophy with cutting edge concepts for working with the shadow aspects of the personality, providing an eclectic approach to living as an awakened individual in the third millennium.  Shemsi Prinzivalli addresses thoughtful responses to the dilemmas of modern-day life and shines new light on the age-old challenge of meaningful living. 

Book - Master of the Jinn: A Sufi Novel - A mystical adventure tale on the Sufi path of love and peace.

Book - Entrance to the Garden of Eden - Jerusalem Report journalist and dear friend of mine, Yossi Klein Halevi, has written a poignant and striking book about his journey through the Holy Land in search of like-minded mystics from the monotheistic traditions. This book is filled with exquisite stories about old friends and glorious future friends who put themselves on the line by teaching peace, reconciliation and freedom from religious oppression. A must-read for lovers of the mystical traditions who yearn for peace in the Holy Land. 

Book - Abraham - A best-seller describing the life of the Prophet Abraham

CLICK HERE to visit our page dedicated to Interfaith work.

Kabbalah and Judaism RESOURCES


Tape:  Intro to Kabbalah by Shemsi Prinzivalli - The first in a series of Kabbalah tapes, this tape includes a hand out of the Tree of Life and reviews some of the more practical aspects of Kabbalistic teachings as they relate to relationships, healing and modern day life.

CLICK HERE to purchase Intro to Kabbalah for $14 per tape which includes shipping and handling at our online store.

Society of Souls - Integrated Kabbalistic Healing with Jason Shulman - A Society of Souls is a three-year professional-level training in Integrated Kabbalistic Healing, a form of diagnosis and healing developed by Jason Shulman based on the traditional Judaic metaphysical path, object-relations and advaitic (non-dualistic) perspectives.

Temple Bnai Jeshurun - An inclusive Jewish Synagogue community located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Kabbalah Info - A wonderful resource for Jewishly based Kabbalistic teachings

Rabbi Tirzah Firestone - The work of Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, an old and dear friend and mentor. We highly recommend her new book: The Receiving. Stories of female mystics from the Jewish tradition.

Additional spiritual study and RESOURCES


Alice Baily and Lucis Trust - The worldwide activities of the Lucis Trust, founded by Alice and Foster Bailey, are dedicated to establishing right human relations. The motivating impulse is love of God, expressed through love of humanity and service of the human race.  The activities of the Lucis Trust promote the education of the human mind towards recognition and practice of the spiritual principles and values upon which a stable and interdependent world society may be based.  The Lucis Trust is non-political and non-sectarian. It sponsors no special creed or dogma.

Drunvalo and the Merkabah Meditation - This site provides updates and information on the Merkabah meditation and the work of Drunvalo Melchizadek. The merkabah meditation is a non-denominational spiritual practice that we highly recommend as an adjunct to personal growth and spiritual development. 

Enlightenment - The work of Ken Wilbur provides the most like-minded and progressive work we have found. Click above to enter the world of enlightenment.com, filled with resources, teachings and links to a like-minded, inclusive community.

Addictions and exit counseling RESOURCES


Milestones Recovery Program - A top quality residential treatment program for eating disorders and food addictions of all types.

NA and AA - Resources for AA and NA meetings in NY, NJ and throughout the country. These are the anonymously-based 12-step meetings for those recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, considered by many to be the best form of help, support and treatment, at no price and conveniently based in most metropolitan areas. These groups have saved more than a few lives, marriages, families and jobs.  (In NY:  www.ny-aa.org ; In NJ:  www.nanj.org )

Exit Counseling - This site is a resource for education and counseling around leaving a spiritual group that is founded on a cult of the personality. Unfortunately, many very intelligent, talented and successful individuals can be mislead by a brilliant and charismatic leader. These are links for positive resources which are supportive of spiritual seeking and learning while educating about the qualities of spiritual teachers who engage in covert abuse of power. 

PEOPLE WE LOVE AND SUPPORT ~ COOL STUFF TO BUY

This section is a highly biased promotion of friends and people we know and love. There is no logic or order and it spans the range of human interest. Enter at your own risk.


Joel Meyerowitz - One greatest photographers of our time. The official photographer for the Ground Zero site…..and so much more.

BrushDance - A store for greeting cards, journals calendars and other products that are inspiring, meaningful, lighthearted, and unique. They create products that express our wish for a more peaceful, sustainable, and compassionate world.

A Cultural Creative Living Directory -
Whispy.com's Cultural Creative Living Directory is an exclusive, hand-edited, searchable cultural creative living resource directory offering Conscious Living Resources and Cultural Creative Living tools for self-actualization, spiritual transformation, self-expression, ecological sustainability, women's issues and more!

Center for Somatic Studies - The Center for Somatic Studies was founded and is directed by Ruella Frank who has been teaching in the field of movement education for more than twenty-five years and has taught Gestalt psychotherapy theory and practice since 1986. The center brings together diverse groups of psychotherapists, health practitioners, body workers, yoga teachers, infant educators, and other students of human potential through a variety of courses, workshops, and residential training programs.