Portland Spiritual Seekers

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Anxiety, stress, and worry affect millions of people every day. They can drain energy, disturb sleep, impact relationships, and contribute to many health challenges. Ongoing stress is also known to play a major role in emotional and physical imbalance.
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The encouraging news is that simple, practical methods can help calm the mind, release tension, and restore greater balance. With the right tools, it is possible to feel more centered, resilient, and able to enjoy a healthier, happier life.
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During this special event, Terry McGill, trained and certified through the Tao Institute, will offer brief Akashic Record insights for those who would like guidance on an area of life ready for transformation. Participants will discover which of the 10 Greatest Qualities of Tao/Source may best support them at this time.
Each participant will also receive a personalized Tao Calligraphy card to continue the experience and support positive change after the event. These Tao Calligraphy cards were created by Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha, world-renowned healer, New York Times bestselling author, and humanitarian. Terry has continued his studies with Master Sha since 2008.
Everyone who wishes will also receive a group blessing and practical tools to continue reducing anxiety, stress, and worry in daily life.
During this experience you can receive:

● Immersion in a Tao Calligraphy quantum field
● An Akashic Record reading on your chosen focus
● A mantra to support transformation in the area you choose
● A personalized Tao Calligraphy card for ongoing support
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Terry McGill has offered workshops at New Renaissance Bookshop since 2009 and provides Akashic Record readings several times each month in person and online.
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To connect with Terry: terrymcgill@comcast.net

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Financial stress, feelings of scarcity, and uncertainty about the future affect countless people every day. These challenges can drain energy, disturb sleep, create tension in relationships, and leave people feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, or stuck. Over time, ongoing financial pressure can also contribute to emotional and physical imbalance.

The encouraging news is that it is possible to shift our relationship with stress, fear, and uncertainty. Simple, practical approaches can help calm the mind, restore inner balance, and support clearer thinking and greater resilience during difficult times.

During this gentle experiential event, Terry McGill will offer supportive guidance and brief readings for those who would like insight into an area of financial stress, uncertainty, or a life challenge ready for transformation.

Participants who wish may also join the group blessing and engage with practical methods to reduce stress and build greater inner stability for daily life.

During this experience you may receive:

• Immersion in a Tao Calligraphy field to support relaxation, clarity, and emotional balance
• A brief Akashic Record reading on your chosen focus or life challenge
• A mantra and practical methods to support greater calm, confidence, and positive change

If this resonates with you, please register online so that appropriate seating can be prepared.
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About Terry McGill
Leading events at New Renaissance since 2009, Terry McGill is certified by the Tao Academy to teach Prevention of Stress, read the Akashic Records, and offer healing blessings.
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To connect with Terry: terrymcgill@comcast.net
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For a private Reading for alleviating stress or other issues, call New Renaissance Bookstore for Terry’s Reading schedule:
(503-224-4929)

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What if your breakup wasn’t the problem…—but a portal revealing the patterns that created it?
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An Evolutionary Leap reframes heartbreak as a diagnostic moment of the psyche—a rare opportunity to uncover the unconscious loops, attachment wounds, and internal narratives that quietly shape our relationships.
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This talk guides audiences through a powerful shift: From asking “Why did this happen to me?” → to “What is this revealing about me—and how I love?”
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Breakups don’t just end relationships—they expose the deeper architecture behind them. In this transformative talk, Diane Dennis explores how relationship loss illuminates:
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• Repeating emotional patterns we don’t consciously recognize
• Unhealed attachment wounds formed long before the relationship
• Internal belief systems that influence partner selection and tolerance
• The nervous system’s role in attraction, bonding, and withdrawal
• Why we recreate familiar emotional dynamics—even when they hurt

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Rather than focusing on the other person, this talk turns inward—
revealing how our unconscious identity drives our relational reality.
Diane then shows how to interrupt these patterns and make a true evolutionary leap—one that changes not just future relationships, but your entire sense of self.
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Please note: Although Diane’s book was written with women in mind, she warmly welcomes men to attend as well, as she believes the insights and healing offered can be deeply beneficial for everyone.
Diane Dennis, RN, is the visionary founder of Age at Home Service, a premier Nurse-Led Geriatric Case Management agency serving seniors and families in both Oregon and Arizona. A lifelong communicator and advocate, she also created the award-winning publicity firm Inspired Media Communications and has built a multi-disciplinary career as a writer, columnist, author, radio producer, and television personality. Diane was honored as one of only 40 women nationwide to be featured in It Ain’t Over..., a celebrated book by best selling author and humanitarian Marlo Thomas, spotlighting women who reinvent, rise, and redefine what’s possible.
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As The Evolutionary Nurse, Diane’s mission is simple and powerful: to guide people toward their highest potential—emotionally, physically, and spiritually. She is the author of An Evolutionary Leap: From Breakup to Breakthrough, a transformational guide for women ready to reclaim self-trust and step into their divine becoming. A mother of two adult children, Diane lives along the riverbanks of the Willamette River, where she continues to create, serve, and inspire from a place of deep authenticity and joy.

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​Developed by a medical doctor as a drug-free, naturopathic way for patients to heal themselves, Bach Flower Remedies have been helping people achieve better emotional balance for 100 years. Choosing the right remedy gives us a healthier perspective on life, making day-to-day difficulties easier. Each 1.5–2-hour workshop covers 5–6 Bach Flower Remedies commonly used within that topic. These workshops will help you discover more about yourself as well as which remedies are right for you.

Sunday, May 24, 3:30p-5:00pm: "Bach Flower Remedies for Despondency and Depression"
Feelings of dejection, despair, anguish, and futility are occasionally a natural part of our human experience but, if these feelings become chronic, they debilitate us and undermine our ability to function. This workshop will cover some key Bach Flower Remedies that specifically address these negative states, and can help us gently redirect feelings of helplessness and hopelessness into healthier states of renewed happiness and purpose.