As many of you know, I\u2019ve been living in New York. From there, I work remotely as the Soul Awareness Seminars Coordinator.<\/p>\n
One of the things I do is help to support MSIA in the NY community. I had an opportunity to do just that through meetup.com. For those of you who aren\u2019t familiar with meetup, it\u2019s a website where you can search \u201cmeetups\u201d in your area, such as workshops and special-interest gatherings like hiking, meditation, cooking, etc. Some MSIA communities have started meetup groups as a way to share MSIA events and seminars, and New York is one of them.<\/p>\n
NY\u2019s past Rep James Chew started a \u201c Fun and Simply Spiritual Living<\/u><\/a> \u201d group, where folks can get together informally (e.g., at the park, for coffee, etc.) and share together about spirituality. The group description doesn\u2019t mention MSIA, so it\u2019s an open way for members to get to know each other and if interested, learn more about MSIA in conversation.<\/p>\n When James moved to LA, another member Lena stepped forward as an organizer. Lena knew nothing about MSIA or the group, and she just wanted to get spiritual meetups going! We met, and I told her about MSIA and how the meetup started. We decided to offer a range of spiritual gatherings in our meetup, including MSIA events.<\/p>\n At one point, Lena asked if MSIA has an introductory workshop. This was so neat, because I hadn\u2019t pushed MSIA at all\u2026I just shared from my heart and was open to what Lena wanted to do. We set up an \u201cIntroduction to Soul Transcendence\u201d in her apartment for Sept. 11.<\/p>\n The workshop was beautiful! We had 3 participants entirely new to MSIA, and me. Five other new people had RSVPed and couldn\u2019t make it — so quite a lovely interest in what MSIA has to offer! We covered many practical techniques for Soul Transcendence, including breathing, spiritual exercises, Discourses, and the Mystical Traveler. The focus was on participants having an experience<\/i> of Soul awareness, rather than on the information.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t know if these 3 people \u2013 or the additional 5 who registered \u2013 will sign up for Discourses. What I do know is that Spirit was so present, and that each person was touched by the Traveler in a way perfect for them. Personally, I was moved by the opportunity to serve and to plant seeds for the teachings. It was quite a blessing.<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to start your own meetup group, it\u2019s easy! Simply go to meetup.com, sign up, and click on \u201cStart a Group\u201d. The steps are pretty self-explanatory. (Signing up is free; starting a group costs $10-15\/month.) Here are 3 meetup groups started by MSIA volunteers to give you a few options for what you could do:<\/p>\n \u201c Live in Peace<\/u><\/a> \u201d in Boston: Peacemaker meetings<\/p>\n \u201c Connect with Your Soul<\/u><\/a> \u201d in LA:\u00a0 Events at Prana & Santa Monica<\/p>\n \u201c Finding Peace through Meditation<\/u><\/a> \u201d in TX: MSIA seminars on meditation<\/p>\n <\/p>\n