{"id":112827,"date":"2026-05-20T15:58:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=112827"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:50:45","slug":"msia-presidency-update-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/112827-msia-presidency-update-may-2026","title":{"rendered":"MSIA Presidency Update \u2013 May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following a successful MSIA East Coast tour, John and Leigh will be soon on the road again. This time they are visiting our MSIA communities in the Southwest with stops in Boulder, Santa Fe, and Austin, before heading back to Los Angeles well in time for our annual MSIA Conference (June 24-28).\u00a0\u00a0 At Prana, Conference<\/a>\u00a0energy is building<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with <\/span>lots going on in preparation for the workshop, meetings, and other goodies that make Conference such a dynamic and awesome yearly event.<\/span><\/p>\n

We were hoping the Tea House in the Prana Meditation Garden would be completed in time for Conference, but although it is well under way it still needs more time for the finishing touches. With the Tea House being ready by September (please put it in the Light), we are taking the opportunity to refresh the Meditation Garden with more native plants and seasonal plantings so it will look full and beautiful all year round. We are also taking advantage of the gardens being closed to address drainage issues that have been a problem in the lower gardens for a couple of years now.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you didn\u2019t hear about the \u201csoft open\u201d of the MSIA Book Room<\/a> yet, here is the scoop: all MSIA books are now available online\u00a0<\/span>for free\u00a0in PDF format<\/span>. You will find links there to purchase hard copies. And where available you can read online in ePub format (for applications like Kindle) or platforms like KOBO. \u00a0The link for the Book Room is in the lower right corner of the footer of every page of the MSIA.org website. \u00a0Look for the link \u201cFree Books\u201d in light grey at the very bottom right of the page.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please share the Book Room with others. Anyone who wants to learn more about MSIA will find many interesting books to explore. Yes, ALL the MSIA books are there. It is a spiritual treat to explore what is being offered, and is another way we are sharing these magnificent teachings with the world.\u00a0\u00a0 We are working on how to place access to the Book Room at the top of the MSIA.org website, stay tuned for the grand opening!<\/span><\/p>\n

Last month we wrote about the importance of YouTube as a way to share the Travelers teachings, and how MSIA\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>has a lot to offer both old-timers and folks new to MSIA<\/span>. \u00a0Thanks so much for listening and following up by engaging with our channel with your\u00a0views, likes,\u00a0<\/span>comments, subscriptions, and the sharing of it with others.\u00a0 It is really making a difference \u2013 we have added over 100 new subscribers since last month and interest is steadily growing each week.<\/span><\/p>\n

In April, we quietly launched a new notification system on the MSIA website. \u00a0Some of you may have already noticed a small red circle with a number next to your name at the top right of the MSIA web site when you are logged in.\u00a0 This is to bring\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0your attention\u00a0that\u00a0a new notification is waiting for you. \u00a0By hovering over your name and selecting \u201cNotifications<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0you can view messages regarding General Announcements, Discourse\/SAT\/Ministerial renewal reminders, new additions to\u00a0That Which Is<\/strong>, livestream events, and more. \u00a0Once read, notifications can be archived to keep your list organized.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can customize your notification experience by selecting \u201cPreferences\u201d within the Notifications page. Notification categories can be turned on or off according to your preference. At present, all categories are enabled by default.\u00a0 We encourage you to tailor them to your liking.\u00a0\u00a0 Please share your feedback using the link provided beneath each notification. Your input is valuable as we prepare for the next phase: mobile push notifications through the MSIA app. This will be a big milestone to keep you informed about MSIA happenings right on your device!<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to all of you for all that you give in so many ways. As J-R would constantly remind us, \u201cIt is the loving that makes all this work.\u201d The times are calling us all to stay in the loving!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

God bless you,
\n<\/span>Sherie, David, Vincent, Paul, Mark, and Jeffrey<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following a successful MSIA East Coast tour, John and Leigh will be soon on the road again. This time they are visiting our MSIA communities in the Southwest with stops in Boulder, Santa Fe, and Austin, before heading back to Los Angeles well in time for our annual MSIA Conference (June 24-28).\u00a0\u00a0 At Prana, Conference\u00a0energy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":112579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[266,6771],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-msia-presidency-updates"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}