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TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY

Austin Tang — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 07:41:52 +0000

Listen to “Traditional Dragon Boat Awakening Ceremony” on Spreaker.

Traditional Dragon Boat Awakening Ceremony. Help us Awaken the Dragons for the 30th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY. Best, DLA, Marketing Director- HKDBF NY 2022

DRAGONS TO INVADE TIMES SQ – 7/13/2022@11:00am

7/13/22 Media Contact:DAAssociatesPR.COM- David L. Archer- cell (914)299-0837, daassociatespr@gmail.com, www.hkdbf-ny.org

NYC MEDIA ALERT- PHOTO OPPTY-TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY

THIS MORNING WEDNESDAY, July 13th at 11:00 AM (rain or shine),

BWAY BETW 46 & 47th adjacent to FATHER DUFFY PARK, TIMES SQ, NYC

MONKS, AND SHAOLIN MARTIAL ARTISTS* TO PERFORM, BLESS AND UNVEIL DRAGON BOATS FOR THE 2022 HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK. CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE TIGER!
Media, Invited Guests, Elected Officials, VIP’s, Sponsors and Traditional Chinese Shaolin Martial Artists will look on as Monks perform the Traditional Awakening Blessing of the Dragon Boats, the “Kick off” of the festivities leading up to the 2022 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York. Bringing prosperity and good fortune to the area and those involved. Dignitaries and invited guests will have the opportunity to Dot the Eye of the Dragon. 2 Dragon Boats will be on display.
The boats were recently made in China for the 30th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York-2022, a Free International, multi-cultural celebration and sporting event that will be held Sat, July 30th and Sun, July. 31st, 2022 from 9am to 5pm (rain or shine) at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY. The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York began at Battery Park in 1991.

“THE DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY” includes brief performances from the New York Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Center, https://www.newyorkshaolintemple.com

THE 30th ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NY TAKES PLACE ON MEADOWS LAKE, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK SAT JULY 30 & SUN JULY 31st fro,m 9am-5pm rain or shine. CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE TIGER! A FREE 2 DAY INTERNATIONAL, MULTICULTURAL SPORTING AND CULTURAL EVENT WITH 100+ TEAMS (comprising approx 1,000 competitors) FROM AROUND THE WORLD COMPETING FOR PRIZES.

Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine. See www.hkdbf-ny.org for directions and further information.

Directions to the Festival by bus/subway –Please take the MTA or car pool.Again this year we’ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival attendees can use their MetroCard or exact change to take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about a 15 minute walk. Parking on-site is limited.

Downloadable photos are available at www.hkdbf-ny.org . (web designed and maintained by Fusia Communications)

This year’s Sponsors include; the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY., Shanghai Commercial Bank, Con Edison, New York Community Bank, Flushing Bank, Resorts World, JPMorgan Chase, Fios by Verizon, ITALKBB, new york state of health, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Donovan Richards, Jr., NYC &Co, Discover Queens

Media &Creative Partners: PIX 11 Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, AM1380,Sino Television, Niu TV) GoodNews Broadcast.com,F usia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Additional support provided by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, AARP, Attending Home Care, the Queens Chronicle, The Island, YELP, TinnieAdvertising and ChinaAmerica Radio.

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Awakening and Healing

Austin Tang — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:08:27 +0000

The guard or the monkey’s shadow?
While practicing mindfulness, don’t be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself. Whenever a wholesome thought arises, acknowledge it:
“A wholesome thought has just arisen.” And if an unwholesome thought arises, acknowledge it as well: “An unwholesome thought has just arisen.”
Don’t dwell on it or try to get rid of it, however much you don’t like it. To acknowledge it is enough. If you have departed, then you must know that you have departed, and if you are still there, know that you are still there. Once you have reached such an awareness, there will be nothing you need fear anymore.
When I mentioned the guard at the
emperor’s gate, perhaps you imagined a front corridor with two doors, one entrance and one exit, with your mind as the guard. Whatever feeling or thought enters, you are aware of its entrance, and when it leaves, you are aware of its exit. But the image has a shortcoming: it suggests that those who enter and exit the corridor are different from the guard. In fact our thoughts and feelings are us.
They are a part of ourselves. There is a temptation to look upon
them, or at least some of them, as an enemy force which is trying to disturb the concentration and understanding of your mind. But, in fact, when we are angry, we ourselves are anger. When we are happy, we ourselves are happiness. When we have certain thoughts, we are those thoughts. We are both the guard and the visitor at the same time. We are both the mind and the observer of the mind.
Therefore, chasing away or dwelling on any thought isn’t the important thing. The important thing is to be aware of the thought. This observation is not an objectification of the mind: it does not establish distinetion between subject and object. Mind does not grab on to mind; mind does not push mind away. Mind can only observe itself. This observation isn’t an observation of some object outside and independent of the observer.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
#AwakeningandHealing

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Daisy’s “Awakening” Album Release Concert Feb 17th Cutting Room NYC, Video and Podcast here…

admin — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:09:37 +0000

Come celebrate!

Daisy’s “Awakening” Album Release Concert
Feb 17th 2017 7:30pm, Cutting Room NYC
I am so blessed to perform with my amazing band again, and thank you to everyone who has already bought tickets – I so look forward to celebrating with you!
Ticket Link

Buy Album
“Awakening” Album Review
Country Hope Music Video Link

Cutting Room NYC: 44 E. 32nd St, Btw Park & Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016

Tickets:
Tel: 212 691 1900
http://thecuttingroomnyc.com

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Drs. Desiree & JJ Hurtak invite you to Earthday NYC – April 23rd

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:29:32 +0000

Andrew Kaen, Founder
Planet Heart presentsin association with We, the World, IMOV LLC, New Realities TV
9th Annual WORLD PEACE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION AND BENEFIT 2015
Awakening Humanity’s Consciousness for a Better Planet
What: 9th Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration and Benefit
When: Thursday, April 23th 6:30pm -10:30pm (Program begins at 7pm sharp)
Where: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher Street, NYC (near 7th Ave.)
Cost: Adults- $15 in advance – bit.ly/AWPED9; $20 at the door, Children- $5 (door)
April 1, 2015, NYC – On Thursday, April 23th from 6:30- 10:30pm Planet Heart, a project of We, the World, will present its
9th Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration and Benefit. For 9 years this has been one of NYC’s largest growing
grassroots spiritual commUNITY gathering honoring Mother Earth with indigenous ceremonies, talks, meditation, and live
performances. Program starts at 7pm sharp, with a special family pre-show featuring Jason Trachtenburg (creator of
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players seen on Conan O’Brian, TED, and off-Broadway). This is an event open to the public
for people interested in making a difference in the world. The admission and donations are tax-deductible.
Immerse yourself and be bathed in a four-hour transformative journey that will include the Vibrational
Energy of the Five Elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Ether) with Ceremony, Song, Messages and Prayers.
This year’s highlights include an Indigenous Opening Ceremony featuring a Mohawk Water Song and drumming, and a lively
keynote panel discussion “Co-creating 6-S (Six-Ess = Success) with Mother Earth” (Sacredness, Serenity, Service, Spirituality,
Survival and Sustainability) with 7 diverse experts moderated by the notable Alan Steinfeld, host of New Realities TV. His cohost
is Conscious Pop Recording Artist iMov. Featured panelists include Rick Ulfik, award-winning composer-pianist, founder
of We, the World and the WE Campaign; David Young (Grammy-nominated musician, Author, Master Storyteller), Brother
NorthStar (Medicine Walker, Children of the Sun For One People, One Earth), Andrew Faust (one of the premiere permaculture
teachers and designers in North America, Center for BioRegional Living), Grandmother Barbara Three-Crow (Tunka Hota
Wiyan-Gray Stone Woman), Grandmother Shirley Barclay (Southern Sky Woman), Nicole Shore (Sustainability Teacher, Zero
To Sixty Communications); Plus: Grandmother Lygia M. De Castro’s “One with the Universe” Message and Community “Call
to Action” inter-actions with both her and Jane Gignoux; Performers include David Young, iMov and da Peezkeepahz; critically
acclaimed artist Laurell Eden; and vocalist songpoet Lisa Roma aka Electrik Goddess Orquestra. The final portion of the
evening will be with a participatory final closing circle prayer and water ceremony with special guests.
Planet Heart and the Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration, founded by Andrew Kaen, Executive Producer, is a project of
We, the World, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, has been providing New York City with entertaining and conscious Earth
Day events since 2007, with the intention of encouraging CONSCIOUS AWARENESS of world peace as well as sustainability
and caring for our planet for all humans and living beings of and including Mother Earth, in the footsteps of John McConnell,
US Senator Gaylord Nelson, conservationist essayist John Muir, and the First Peoples of the Earth, with the countless millions
of people around the globe who voice and act their concern and dedication for our planet’s protection on an ongoing basis. This
year is the 45th anniversary of Earth day, but as we believe, Every Day is Earth Day. May Peace Prevail.
Our big tenth anniversary celebration is anticipated to take place over 3 days, Friday April 22-Sunday April 24, 2016.
Instagram: planetheartorg; Like us on Facebook: facebookorg; FB Community Group: Annual World Peace Earth Day
Visit us at: www.PlanetHeart.org

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Planet Heart presents the 9th Annual WORLD PEACE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION AND BENEFIT 2015

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:21:45 +0000

Planet Heart presents in association with We, the World, IMOV LLC, New Realities TV
9th Annual WORLD PEACE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION AND BENEFIT 2015
Awakening Humanity’s Consciousness for a Better Planet

What: 9th Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration and Benefit

When: Thursday, April 23th 6:30pm -10:30pm (Program begins at 7pm sharp)

Where: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher Street, NYC (near 7th Ave.)

Cost: Adults: $15 in advance – bit.ly/AWPED9; $20 at the door, Children: $5 (door)

April 13, 2015, NYC – On Thursday, April 23th from 6:30- 10:30pm Planet Heart, a project of We, the World, will present its 9th Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration and Benefit. For 9 years and Divinely guided, this has been one of NYC’s largest growing grassroots spiritual commUNITY gatherings honoring Mother Earth with indigenous ceremonies, panel discussion, meditation, community participation. Program starts at 7pm sharp, with a special family pre-show performance with Jason Trachtenburg (creator of Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players seen on Conan O’Brian, TED, and off-broadway). This is a community gathering open to the public for people interested in making a difference in the world and also is a benefit for We, the World and Planet Heart to help support their mission of helping the planet. The admission and donations are tax-deductible.

This years’ festivities is highlighted with an Indigenous Opening Ceremony featuring a Mohawk Water Song and drumming, and a lively keynote panel discussion “Co-creating 6-S (Six-Ess = Success) with Mother Earth” (Sacredness, Serenity, Service, Spirituality, Survival and Sustainability) with 7 diverse experts moderated by the notable Alan Steinfeld, host of New Realities TV. His co-host is Conscious Pop Recording Artist iMov. Featured panelists include Rick Ulfik, award-winning composer-pianist, founder of We, the World and the WE Campaign; David Young (Grammy-nominated musician, Author, Master Storyteller), Brother NorthStar (Medicine Walker, Children of the Sun For One People, One Earth), Andrew Faust (one of the premiere permaculture teachers and designers in North America, Center for BioRegional Living), Grandmother Barbara Three-Crow (Tunka Hota Wiyan-Gray Stone Woman), Grandmother Shirley Barclay, Nicole Shore (Sustainability Teacher, Zero To Sixty Communications); Plus: Grandmother Lygia M. De Castro’s “One with the Universe” Message and Community “Call to Action” inter-actions with both her and Jane Gignoux; Performers include David Young, iMov and da Peezkeepahz; critically acclaimed artist Laurelle Eden; and vocalist songpoetLisa Roma aka Electrik Goddess Orquestra. The final portion of the evening will be with a participatory final closing circle prayer and water ceremony with special guests. Throughout the entire evening, community participation and connection will be made. Pre-Show Live Performance at 6:30pm featuring Pop songwriter, comedian, playwright Jason Trachtenburg (creator of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players)

Planet Heart and the Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration, founded by Andrew Kaen, who is also the Executive Producer, is a project of We, the World, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It has been providing New York City with entertaining and conscious Earth Day events since 2007. With the intention of encouraging CONSCIOUS AWARENESS of world peace as well as sustainability and caring for our planet for all humans and living beings of and including Mother Earth, in the footsteps of John McConnell, US Senator Gaylord Nelson, conservationist essayist John Muir, and the First Peoples of the Earth, with the countless millions of people around the globe who voice and act their concern and dedication for our planet’s protection on an ongoing basis. This year is the 45th anniversary of Earth day. But as we believe, Every Day is Earth Day. May Peace Prevail on Earth.
Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/planetheartorg; FB Community Group: Annual World Peace Earth Day
For more info contact: Andrew Kaen: 646-789-7890 • info@planetheart.org • www.PlanetHeart.org
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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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BOBBI VAN

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:16:26 +0000

OPEN STUDIO

315 West 39th Street Studio 611

Thursday October 23th 6:00 − 10:00

Saturday October 25th 1:00 − 6:00

www.bobbivanstudio.com

917 838 7999

Artist Statement
My work is a play between the conscious and the subconscious mind. My objective is to achieve a space that is intuitively balanced in light, color and motion. One that speaks to our strength, vulnerability, and our awakening within. I am fascinated with exploring the contrasts in my paintings, the transparent versus the opaque, flatness versus density, big open, loose marks versus stillness. All these disparate and yet harmonious elements together create light and reflection on the Plexiglass surface.

Because I paint in reverse on Plexiglass, there is always an element of surprise. I work back and forth, painting on the back surface, examining the front surface, continuously creating layers of color and movement. I am inspired by the words of the 13th Century Sufi poet, Rumi, “out beyond wrong doing and right doing there is a field of luminous consciousness. I’ll meet you there.”

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DRAGONS TO INVADE CENTRAL PARK – So does Vid Sondoz, and the Good News Team.

editor — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:33:47 +0000

Vid Sondoz is Artist in Residence at Good News. Vid Sondoz creates art and is sharing his talents with a wonderful picture of his impression of when the Dragons Invaded Central Park

Vid SonDoz – Was born in Connecticut. He studied glass blowing and Neon in New York City in the late 80’s. Vid moved to El Junque, Puerto Rico to pursue his creative expression. Vid states” I love to communicate with nature and then share my feeling with the world with various mediums.” Vid has worked with mixed media, oil, sculpture, 3 Dimensional Neon, re-cyclers of the insect realm. Vid is Artist in Residence at Good News Planet, and serves as Art and Scenic Director. Vid is also helping to produce the art section on www.goodnewsplanet.com. To reach or purchase his art go to: paul.sladkus@goodnewsbroadcast.com or call 212.647.1212.

–TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY

Thursday, July 12th at 10:30 AM (rain or shine),

CENTRAL PARK-BETHESDA FOUNTAIN ADJACENT TO THE BOATHOUSE.

BUDDHIST MONKS, AND SHAOLIN MARTIAL ARTISTS TO PERFORM, BLESS AND UNVEIL DRAGON BOATS FOR THE 2012 HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK. THE YEAR OF THE WATER DRAGON

Media, Invited Guests, Elected Officials, VIP’s, Sponsors and Traditional Chinese Shaolin Martial Artists will look on as Shi Fu Jie Tong and Shi Fu Ming Yu from World Chan Buddhist Association perform the Traditional Awakening Blessing of the Dragon Boats, “Kicking off” the festivities leading up to the 2012 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, and bringing prosperity and good fortune to the area and those involved. Dignitaries and invited guests will have the opportunity to Dot the Eye of the Dragon.

The boats were recently made in Canada for the 22^nd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York-2012, a free International, multi-cultural celebration and sporting event that will be held August 4 and 5, 2012 from 9am to 5pm (rain or shine) at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY. The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York began at Battery Park in 1991.

“THE DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY” will be followed by brief performances from the Shaolin Masters of the Shaolin Temple Overseas headquarters.

THE 22nd ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NY TAKES PLACE ON MEADOWS LAKE, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK SAT AUG. 4th & SUN AUG 5th from 9am-5pm rain or shine. CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE WATER DRAGON

A FREE 2 DAY INTERNATIONAL, MULTICULTURAL SPORTING AND CULTURAL EVENT WITH 170+ TEAMS (comprising approx 2,500 competitors) FROM AROUND THE WORLD COMPETING FOR CASH & PRIZES.

SEE www.hkdbf-ny.org for directions and further information.

Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine.
Directions to the Festival by car – take the Long Island Expressway to Van Wyck Expressway to exit 11 south, then stay on service road to the Park. Parking is severely limited. Please take the MTA or car pool. Directions to the Festival by bus/subway –Again this year we’ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival goers can use their MetroCard to take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about 15 minutes) or take the colorful park trolley to the festival site. Parking on-site is limited, you can park at CitiField and take the special MTA shuttle with your MetroCard or use correct change.

Downloadable photos are available at www.hkdbf-ny.org . (web designed and maintained by Fusia Communications)

This year’s Sponsors include; the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY; Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Con Edison, J.P.Morgan Chase, New York Community Bank, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Resorts World NYC, Wells Fargo, Standard Chartered Bank, CLEARWIRE, Flushing Saving Bank, New York Hospital Queens, Panda, Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Helen Marshall, NYC &Co, and Discover Queens.
Media &Creative Partners: WNBC TV 4, The New York Times, Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, GoodNews Broadcast.com, RNN, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, Sino Television, Sinocast, M-Weekly Magazine), Fusia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Time Warner Cable and RCN. Additional support provided by HSBC Bank USA, the Times Ledger Newspaper Group,Foxwoods, and the NY Daily News.

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