Change You MInd Program February 16, 2008 Greenwood Indiana

"The Universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it." (Marcus Aurelius.) This sounds like some modern New Age guru stating that our thoughts can control the universe. Actually, this quote dates back to antiquity: Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus during his campaign against the Marcomanni in 167 A.D. Thoughts become engraved on our mind and then become our beliefs. If you do not change your beliefs, your life will remain the same forever. The more investment you have in your beliefs the harder it is to change them. The more one accepts his ability to change, the more results can be obtained. The rewards in life go to those who are willing to release the past, surrendering what cannot be changed. Change takes place when you train your mind to desire what the situation demands.

Take some time out from the media and demands that life places on you to listen to the still small voices within and find what is truly within your heart. Let go of the anger and grievances and learn to find peace in this moment. This is the only moment that truly exists. The past is gone, the future is a mystery and this moment is a gift, that's why we call it the present.

Before you can break out of the prison of your mind, you must first realize that you are locked up in that prison. Thinking patterns get so cemented in place that our very coping skills become our next prison cell. Come join us for an afternoon of meditation instruction, inspirational talks, contemplative practices, poetry, and music from a variety of traditions

"You don't have to be a Buddhist to share in the afternoon. As when Buddha taught, sitting under a tree in a forest grove, everyone is welcome," said Helena Osak, Change Your Mind coordinator. "Because the teachings and meditation focus on awareness and compassion, they can be appreciated by anyone wanting more spiritual understanding. Change Your Mind Day reflects the Buddhist concept that if we transform our thinking from confusion to wisdom, we will have much happier lives

Helena Osak, BSADC, CADAC IV, CCS has facilitated this program at several Prisons in Indiana and to Social Workers and Substance Abuse Counselors from around the state. Helena has also presented workshops on Spirituality and Substance abuse to the American Correctional Association and has presented Sufi Dancing and Mediative Dance to staff at Indiana Women's Prison and the American Chaplains in Corrections Association. Helena says we can learn to let go and watch how our mind has a mind of it's own. This program was designed as a global event but is just as effective as a workshop. The program was designed by Tricycle Magazine and is an excellent introduction to meditation and is open to all levels of experience.

Helena cites she has been a counselor teaching holistic healing techniques for over 16 years. She said that she feels it is important to learn new behavior son the road to change. She has worked with Dual Diagnosis client and cites that changing rituals is a very productive was to change how you experience the world.

Experience how to stop and be in the present, breathing, walking, listening, loving kindness, working with anger, white light and non-attachment. Participate in both sitting and moving meditation and some bio-feedback techniques. Helena will also have copies of her New Life Affirmation CD available. Since the mind can only hold one idea at a time, learn how to reprogram and defrag the tapes that play in you head.

Sacred Space Healing Center is located at 2801 Fairview Place, Greenwood, Indiana 46142. Call 317-881-9642 for information or registration. Namaste.