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Foundations of Modern Philosophy

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 247 West 37th St, New York, NY

Long before the development of modern academic and scientific disciplines, the early modern scientific revolution was exemplified by “natural philosophers”—polymaths like Rene Descartes, Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, and Thomas Hobbes who saw no clear distinction between philosophical, scientific, social, and other forms of inquiry. The scientific revolution, born partly from the insights they provided, was also a philosophical revolution,...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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$315

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A Scientific Approach to Hollywood's Happily Ever After

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Course Name: A Scientific Approach to Hollywood's Happily Ever After (... or lack thereof) Each day it seems as if a different Hollywood couple is announcing the end of their union. Not only may these high profile breakups dash our idea of the picture perfect romance, but they cause us to question, “If they can’t make it, what hope is there for me?” In this talk, we will examine love from a scientific perspective.  We will discuss our...

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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Powerful Choices, Powerful Life

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Throughout history, philosophers, psychologists and seekers have been searching for the key to a happy life. Could it be that something as simple as your day-to-day choices is that key? In this interactive class, Sharon Good offers wisdom, tools and tips to help you utilize choice as a pathway to creating the life you want. Learn why choice is so powerful, how to make more powerful choices and how to use those choices to forge a path for living...

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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How to Naturally Boost Your Mood with Food

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Winter blues? Feeling on edge and irritable? Did you know the foods you eat can play a major role in your mood? New York Times bestselling author and integrative nutrition coach, Missy Chase Lapine, is an expert in how certain foods can play a role in your mood and anxiety level and will share tips on natural foods that boost endorphins to naturally lift your mood. Tastings and exclusive recipes included!

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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Managing Stress as a Parent: Strategies

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Managing Stress as a Parent: Strategies for Individuals and Couples Learn how to manage your stress so you can be the best parent for your child. With so much pressure to ensure your children thrive, parents can often become stressed or anxious. Join Amanda Mintzer, PsyD, clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute, for a discussion about stressors related to parenthood and relationships.  We will discuss practical strategies for self-care,...

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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Heidegger: Truth, Technology, and Poetry

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Wyoming Building, 5 East 3rd St, New York, NY

Uncover the essence of humanity in modernity as we explore the meaning of being, the impact of scientific and technological revolutions, and the diminishing power of art and poetry to reveal truth. Join us as we delve into Heidegger's later works and grapple with the questions that arise in an era dominated by scientific truth.

(29) All levels 21 and older
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$335

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Kriya Breathing Meditation Techniques

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

This is a rare opportunity to study with a master of Kriya Yoga and Meditation. Kriya Yoga is revered as one of the most powerful yogic systems for facilitating communion with the divine and fostering knowledge of our true nature.  Learn how to use a combination of mantra chanting, visualization, and pranayam (breathing techniques) to open yourself to universal energies. We will learn to connect with prana, or life force, and breathe it into...

(299) Beginner 18 and older
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ISHTA Meditation Training

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Meditation is stilling the mind so we can tap into the essence of who we truly are. For millennia, yogis have used meditation to bring balance and a sense of purpose and to provide a source of wisdom and insight in their lives. The use of meditation for creativity, stress-relief, and wellness has been spreading beyond yoga studios to the workplace, schools, hospitals, and community centers. Scientific research continues to document the mental, physiological,...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Ways to Go Beyond, and Why They Work

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

In his first workshop in New York since 2012, the instructor will discuss how we can learn to reconnect with the more-than-human world around us and integrate scientific understanding with direct intuitive experience. He will summarize scientific evidence that shows our minds are much more extensive than our brains and can stretch out to affect people on the other side of the world, and even reach out into the sky. He will show how his hypothesis...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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An Introduction to Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Tapping Into Transformation: An Introduction to Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Whatever is holding you back in life, EFT can release the blocks to your potential and offer you emotional freedom. Millions of people around the world have used Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to help overcome phobias, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, pain, and other problems. Over 100 clinical trials have demonstrated these techniques’...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Astrology & Herbalism to Heal the Body

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

For centuries, many astrologers were also known as herbalists, who documented the relationship between plants, planets, and the human anatomy in order to heal a wide variety of illnesses. We can still embrace this wisdom today. In this series, we will look at our natal charts to learn:  four elements  three qualities  inner and outer planets  signs of the zodiac and the 12 houses  how transiting planets can...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$185

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Sound Meditation

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Learn about Sound Meditation for both healing and inspiration. Sound Meditation incorporates sounds from many traditions and languages as well as from your own revelation. This workshop will place special emphasis on using powerful one-syllable Beej (seed) mantras of the Yoga tradition.  We will focus on the following: How mantra awakens prana (life force) to engender healing in self and others The basic alphabet and language of the chakras...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Symbolic Geometry & Sacred Beauty

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Symbolic Geometry & Sacred Beauty from Four World Traditions Note: This free intro and series will now be offered online. It will be recorded and shared with registrants after each online program for a limited time only. Symbolic geometry creates beautiful visual metaphors to illustrate the important questions of our time, such as “Who are we?”, “Where are we?”, and “Where are we going?” In this hands-on, interactive class, we...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$155

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Free Intro: Family Constellations

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Join us for a FREE INTRO to the upcoming ongoing series Family Constellations. Series Description: The Family Constellation system is a unique, highly sophisticated approach to psychological healing that allows us to gain deep, visceral insights into the dynamics of our families and ancestral communities and equips us with powerful tools we can use to break free of the limiting patterns we have unconsciously absorbed from those milieus....

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Healing the Brain Through Healing the Gut

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

While conventional medicine has become reliant on using medications to treat symptoms rather than root causes, new movements in medicine (“integrative,” “complementary,” and “functional” approaches) seek to look below the surface to find the underlying factors of disease. More and more research is pointing to the fact that some of the main impediments to optimal brain function have their source in the gut, where imbalances in bacterial...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$105

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What to Eat for How You Feel

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Divya Alter, master chef, nutritional consultant and co-owner of the acclaimed vegetarian eatery, Divya’s Kitchen, will draw from her brand new book, What to Eat for How You Feel, to share tips on how to realistically adapt the ancient wisdom of Ayurvedic approaches to food to the contexts of contemporary life and modern Western palates. She will discuss: why the use of seasonal ingredients is so important; the art of food combining; ...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Free Intro: The Chakras: An Inner Map

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

FREE INTRO: The Chakras: An Inner Map to Personal Growth and Spiritual Transformation A separate paid course will cover the following topics According to India’s ancient sages, the key to spiritual awakening is located in the very center of our own being, in the astral spine and chakras (the body’s seven subtle energy centers).   By learning to channel our internal energy through the chakra system, we can release unproductive attitudes,...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Jump Start Your Good: Activating the Law of Increase

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Join May McCarthy to learn how to activate the Law of Increase to operate your life more effectively and with greater satisfaction. May will share simple spiritual tools to help you to receive more of your desires and feel at peace about your contributions to others. You’ll learn to jump-start the flow of good into your life as you confidently rely on Spirit to bless and help others in meaningful ways. Specifically, you will learn how to do the...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Lucid (Up)Dating: A Positive Psychology Relationship

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Lucid (Up)Dating: A Positive Psychology Relationship Workshop Whether you are in a relationship, leaving one, or trying to find a new one—learning the dynamics behind your attraction and frustrations to each other is important. If you are looking to get more out of your current relationship —or the next one— this workshop will help you identify the forces at work when we are attracted, fall in and out of love—and what we can learn from the...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Shamanic Deathwalker: Death & Dying Workshop

Shamanic Fire Reiki @ 56 West 45th St, New York, NY

Death is an inevitable, sacred, and mysterious part of the Circle of Life, and shamans have provided spiritual service and support for thousands of years to those in the process of dying, those who have died, and for the living who are coping with the dying or the death of a loved one. Is shamanic service with dying and death part of your practice? If not, are you ready to step into your role as a Shaman Deathwalker? ...

(5) All levels 18 and older
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$250
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