Pause & Connect - Eye Gazing Invitation - 2018 Holiday Season

"Eyes do more than seek, they also speak" ~ A. D. Williams Join the Pause & Connect Eye-Gazing Meetup ... Sat, Dec 16th, 3-5pm ... Thornes Marketplace, Downtown Northampton MA In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season this Meetup offers an opportunity to pause, breath, and connect with others and our shared humanity. Check out this awesome video to get a taste: https://www.facebook.com/theliberatorsinternational/videos/870998736396284/ "Let's share a minutes eye contact with strangers in public to rebuild our sense of shared humanity in cities all over the world!" - The Liberators The idea is simple... 1. we will have clear signs to find us, stop by anytime (you're welcome to bring something to sit on; cushion, blanket, folding chair) 2. check in with a guide to coordinate a spot, then sit down comfortably in front of someone for 1, 5, 10 minutes or more (bells will sound at each time) for as long as each of you would like 3. when one of you rises you're welcome to go to another, stay seated and allow another to come to you, or step out of the eye-gazing space 4. integrate the experience through reflection and feel free to share with others "Allow yourself to be seen & calmly look into the eyes of the other person in front of you. When you create a safe environment of acceptance and love... yourself and another will feel connected and a deeper sense of wellbeing." Seeking: Volunteers to invite passer-bys to participate, explain about eye-gazing, connect eye-gazing pairings, and promotion. Please email [email protected] to offer your support. HOSTED BY: A crew of volunteers! and... ARC - Authentic Relating Connection The ever-growing community comes together to explore ways of seeing, connecting, and appreciating yourself and others at a deeper level through social, workshop, and retreat settings. Offering gatherings each month, along with personal invitations to engage with groups and events... to create deeper understanding, camaraderie, increase teamwork, and create deeper connections among friends and collectives. Originally founded by Sarah Monette as Synthesis Connection, ARC is a multilayered initiative to bring personal growth, awareness and connection to individuals and groups throughout the Northeast and around the word. The organization focuses on authentic relating, self discovery, compassionate communication, and bringing together facilitators and artist who can provide these rich experiences of connection with others and personal transformation to your community. Follow events at: www.facebook.com/AuthenticRelatingConnection Connect to Community: www.facebook.com/groups/AuthenticRelatingPioneerValley Join our Meetup group: http://www.meetup.com/authenticrelatingconnection Ecstatic Northeast - Event Production Ecstatic Northeast (formerly Nexus Expressions) is an organization dedicated to providing opportunities to engage in connection.... connection to the many layers of one’s self, connection to love and community, connection to the vision and eventual manifestation of who we want to be. Through the creation, management, promotion, facilitation, and co-creation of events/workshops/retreats/dances/meetups and much more we can find new ways of inviting our fullest expression within ourselves and with the camaraderie of community. Learn more at www.facebook.com/ecstaticnortheast/ Connect to community at Nexus Community Nexus - Amherst Ecstatic Dance A monthly dance journey to take us into self exploration and creative expression. We honor moving as the music inspires you in a judgement-free space designed to inspire easeful presence and energetic flow. Nexus is an opportunity to connect with your self, shake up your patterns, let free-form inspiration abound, and co-create a transformative experience. Let carefully crafted musical journeys allow you to process emotions, exercise your body and mind, lift your spirits, and be welcomed by a vibrant local community as part of a global family in ecstatic expression. You can engage in the dance as you wish… through movement, meditation, expansion, observation, introspection, development, and connection. You’ll be amazed at what emerges when you let go and just dance! Follow events at: https://www.facebook.com/nexusecstaticdance/ Connect to Community: Nexus Community Join our Meetup: www.meetup.com/nexusecstaticdance/ *** stay tuned for more details *** Looking forward to connecting with you! #Eyecontact #AuthenticRelatingConnection #NexusEcstaticDance #WesternMass