Atlas Wise | Learning, Connection & Service

Want to relax, meet new people, and send care to one another? All are welcome at this Reiki Practice Group: absolute beginners, Level 1, Level 2, and Reiki Masters. This is a welcoming and warm space to get to know one another and enjoy the beauty of tuning in with Reiki.

Reiki is a Japanese energy healing technique developed by Mikao Usui in 1922, aimed at promoting stress reduction, relaxation, and self-healing through gentle, non-invasive hand placements. It involves channeling "universal life energy" to enhance the body's natural healing abilities.

Hello ladies! Are you craving more local connection? Want a space to share, listen, cry, laugh, and reflect? This is a low key circle where we can relax, be real, and make authentic connections. You’re welcome to dress however you feel most comfortable: whether that’s fierce & flashy or cozy sweats. You’ll have the choice to share or just listen quietly. You’re welcome to lay down & stretch or stand & shake. Whatever your energy needs.

All female identifying people are welcome.

Hi y'all! Are you craving more local connection? Want a space to share, listen, cry, laugh, and reflect? This is a low key circle to relax, be real, and make authentic connections. You’ll have the choice to share or just listen quietly. You’re welcome to lay down & stretch or stand & shake. Whatever your energy needs.

Information on HSPs:
Highly Sensitive Person, or HSP, is a term coined by psychologist Elaine Aron. According to Aron’s theory, HSPs are a subset of the population who are high in a personality trait known as sensory-processing sensitivity, or SPS. People with high levels of SPS have increased emotional sensitivity, stronger reactivity to both external and internal stimuli—pain, hunger, light, and noise—and a complex inner life.

The concept of high-sensitivity has gained traction in the years since Aron conceived of it, particularly as more and more people began to self-identify as highly sensitive. Overall, about 15 to 20 percent of the population is thought to be highly sensitive.

HSPs are thought to be more disturbed than others by violence, tension, or feelings of being overwhelmed. They may, as a result, make concerted efforts to avoid situations in which such things are likely to occur. On the more positive end of the trait, high sensitivity is thought to be linked to higher levels of creativity, richer personal relationships, and a greater appreciation for beauty.

All are welcome at this book club! We'll meet in the library for a casual reflective discussion on major world religious traditions throughout history. Reading is encouraged but not required. You are not required to join for the full 12 month series.

• September: African Spiritual Traditions (prehistoric). Reading: African Religions and Philosophy by John S. Mbiti
• October: Indigenous Wisdom (prehistoric). Reading: God Is Red: A Native View of Religion by Vine Deloria Jr.
• November: Hinduism (1200-500 BCE). Reading: The Hindu Tradition by Ainslie T. Embree
• December: Judaism (1200-500 BCE). Reading: Essential Judaism by George Robinson
• January: Taoism (~500 BCE). Reading: The Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell's Translation
• February: Buddhism (~500 BCE). Reading: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
• March: Stoicism (~300 BCE). Reading: "Meditations" by Marcus Auralius
• April: Christianity (1st Century CE). Reading: Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
• May: Islam (7th Century CE). Reading: The Clear Quran by Mustafa Khattab
• June: Sufism (8-10 century CE). Reading: The Sufis by Idries Shah
• July: Sikhism (15 century CE). Reading: The Sikhs by Patwant Singh
• August: Baha’i Faith (19 century CE). Reading: Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era by J. E. Esslemont