🙌 Miami/Deerfield Theosophical Society ~ A congregational 501(c) (3) non-profit Celebrating 105 Years!
January 2025 Gatherings
“To live to benefit mankind is the first step.” ~ H. P. B.
In-person gatherings assist us in recognizing our humanness, in voicing our needs and coming together in energetic ways that technological ways do not. Gatherings are open to the public. Programs are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
Join us at Thubten Kunga Ling (located in the Cove Shopping Plaza, in the teal colored building upstairs), at 201 S.E.15th Terrace, Suite 207, Deerfield Beach, FL. 33441. Learn more about the venue by visiting this link: https://thubtenkungaling.org
SUNday Speakers Forums
WEDNESDAY, January 1, 2025, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“Special Meditation To Sanctify The New Year”
with Brian Burns & Tony Spatarella
Join Brian Burns and Tony Spatarella as they share meditations, mantras, and spiritual practices. All are welcome to share during this special time.
Brian Burns continues to guide and support the lodge as our President. Tony Spatarella is a past President of our lodge, musician and author. His book The Myth of “ME” is available through Amazon.
SUNday, Jan 12, 2025, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“LIAN GONG for Pain-free Living”
with Dashi Kocica, AP
Come ready to stand up and move in this Sunday’s meeting where Dashi will teach a 12-minute routine of therapeutic exercise to promote pain-free joints and rehab old injuries. This unique approach blends Chinese Qigong and martial arts with Western Orthopedics to forge a strong and healthy body. When practiced to Chinese music, it becomes a moving meditation. Note: a seated version of the forms will be taught concurrently.
Dashi Chu Kocica, AP, is an Acupuncture Physician, specializing in Asian Healing Arts and self-healing. She teaches and lectures on the healing benefits of Qigong, Taiji Chuan, and yoga at home and abroad, and is the author of over a dozen DVDs on Qigong and rejuvenation. Visit http://AsianHealingArts.org for more information.
SUNday, Jan 19, 2025, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
“The Spirituality of Oz”
with Cary Bayer, Author
The Yoga of Oz: Meditations for Your Yellow Brick Road
With the wickedly delicious Wicked likely to garner numerous Academy Award nominations, The Wizard of Oz is now very much in the consciousness of tens of millions of people around the world. This enlightening talk will focus less on the music of Oz than on its deep spiritual teachings. So Cary will draw from the profound insights of Joseph Campbell, C.G. Jung, the scriptures of Vedanta and his own book, The Yoga of Oz: Meditations for Your Yellow Brick Roadhttps://successaerobics.square.site/product/the-yoga-of-oz/123?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=M66T3XB2WOTJURRK7YI7JR76 so you can glean the many messages that this film and the book on which it’s based, written by a Theosophical member, have to offer.
Cary Bayer is the author of The Yoga of Oz: Meditations for Your Yellow Brick Road. He’s also a life coach, former teacher of Transcendental Meditation and trainer of its teachers, and the founder of Higher Self Healing Meditation.
SUNday, Jan 26, 2025, 3:30―5 PM
In Person
” Qigong”
with Ken Frankel
Qigong consists of various ancient (and modern) Chinese practices that promote health, vitality and longevity through the engagement of body, breath, and mind. This session will be primarily experiential with some discussion of the foundational concepts, historical background, and health benefits of qigong along the way. No special athletic ability is needed and most methods may be practiced in either a seated or standing position. Wear comfortable clothing.
Ken Frankel has been practicing qigong for over twenty years and has traveled to many places in the United States and Canada to learn it. He has completed three 200-hour trainings and many briefer ones. Ken began teaching qigong classes at our lodge in 2018 and currently serves on the Board as Vice President 2.
There is no charge for any of our programs. We operate entirely by donations to balance giving and receiving and to continue our work of spreading the message of theosophy. All donations are tax deductible under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, section 501(c) (3).
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Theosophical Society Mission Statement: “To serve humanity by cultivating an ever-deepening understanding and realization of the Ageless Wisdom, spiritual self-transformation, and the unity of all life.”
We are a congregational 501(c) (3) non-profit associated with The Theosophical Society of America, and we currently hold in-person meetings at Thubten Kunga Ling until such time as more people are interested in and dedicated to supporting a lodge of our own once again.
If you are already a member of the Theosophical Society in America, you can join our lodge. Financial assistance for any membership fees may be available upon request.
This session will be primarily experiential with some discussion of the foundational concepts, historical background, and health benefits of qigong along the way. No special athletic ability is needed and most methods may be practiced in either a seated or standing position. Wear comfortable clothing.