Spirituality

Free / donation-based 2 hour workshop Theme: Death in general *What is death really and how does it relate to your life?* **Break the taboo. Too often we don't talk about death because we are nervous about making others or ourselves uncomfortable. Death is an integral part of life. Come awaken your curiosity. This is a chance to nurture a relationship to death that will bring you closer to life and will enrichen your experience of living.** What can you expect? •Guided activity, open discussion, group reflection and ritual •Snacks and beverages •Language: English

We will conclude 2025 discussing this classic by Philip K. Dick. Feel free to share your recommendations with us

_IMPORTANT: To RSVP you will also need to register as a member [here.](https://forms.gle/PsmYJ3vQKocXQCAY6)_ **🏮 Please bring a red-light headlamp or torch (Decathlon has them).** Red mode is required to minimize light pollution, respect wildlife, and keep the peaceful night-walk atmosphere. As winter approaches and daylight fades earlier, we’ll take advantage of the calm, blue-hour mood for a gentle **late-afternoon walk through Parc de Woluwe** - one of Brussels’ most elegant urban parks. We’ll follow an easy loop along the lakes and the Woluwe River, enjoying that unique winter serenity: silhouettes of trees against the sky, reflections on the water, and the quiet shift from day to night. After the walk, we’ll warm up together with a drink at **Brasserie des Étangs Mellaerts**, our meeting and parking point. ### **🕯️ A bit of history, softly told at dusk** Created during the **Belle Époque** (1896–1898) as part of King Leopold II’s urban vision, the park was designed as a landscaped corridor linking Brussels to Tervuren. The gentle river, the chain of lakes, and the elegant avenues still echo that era’s idea of blending beauty, nature, and modern city life. ### **🕓 Plan** * Meet at **Brasserie des Étangs Mellaerts**, Bd du Souverain 275, 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre * **Parking** available on site * Easy access via **Tram 39/44** from Montgomery or **Tram 8** from Roodebeek - get off at *Musée du Tram* * We start and end the walk at the ClubHouse, followed by warm drinks together ☕ ### **🌿 Expect** 🍁 Winter foliage, calm lakes, and soft evening light 🦆 Ducks, herons, maybe even a fox if we’re lucky ✨ A cozy, slightly scout-like night walk with red headlamps 🐕 Gentle pace - dogs welcome ### **💶 Symbolic Contribution** This recurring walk is **free**. If you’d like to support the Sunday Vacations community, you may make an optional **€5 symbolic contribution** to our non-profit ASBL. **UJAMAA ASBL** **IBAN:** BE35 7380 4663 9137 **Reference:** Woluwe By joining this event, you agree to the Sunday Vacations [Terms & Conditions](https://www.sundayvacations.com/terms), [Privacy Policy](https://www.sundayvacations.com/privacy) & [Code of Conduct](https://www.sundayvacations.com/code)

Making new friends in a new city doesn’t need to be a struggle at all.

In 2025, IHL conducted a survey to understand how internationals in Leuven and the surrounding areas were doing. One thing internationals mentioned they needed more of was mental health support. So we are launching Mental Health Meetups at IHL. Each month, different topics will be featured relating to mental health. The events will be hosted by mental health professionals, bringing their expertise to the international community. These events will be in a variety of formats. Some will be informational, conversational, interactive, etc. It's a safe space to participate how you would like (active or passive). **Theme for this event:** *Grief and Joy During the Holidays* Being far from "home" has unique benefits and challenges any time of the year, but for some of us the twinkling lights of the winter season press on the pain points of our longing and loneliness quite forcefully. As the days get darker and the wind colder, we find a moment to build our own community. This evening holds a small group format that adapts to the needs of those participating. We seek to create safety and warmth and to come together to share our sorrow and our joy. You do not need to have prior group therapy experience to attend, but a willingness to share, try something new, and empathize with others are all helpful.

**🌟Weekly Friday Evening Free Social & Networking Meetup Event in Place Lux!🍻🎉** **.** Looking to meet new people and expand your social circle in Brussels, as well as your network of professional contacts? Join us **every Friday evening anytime from 18:00** **and until at least 23h** **at** **“The Network” bar**, in the heart of the famous Place du Luxembourg in front of the European Parliament, for a fun, relaxed night of **drinks, conversations, and great vibes**! 💛 . **Bonus: Happy Hour discounts** offered by the venue **from 18h until 19h** for early birds! . 📍 **Location**: “The Network”, Pl. du Luxembourg 11, 1050 Ixelles 📌 **Google Maps**:[ ](https://maps.app.goo.gl/AuHq4YZuqyMtAQcp7)[https://maps.app.goo.gl/PWYMpWcMsYRWTtRg9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PWYMpWcMsYRWTtRg9) . ✨ **Why you’ll love it**: ✅ **Everyone is welcome**, even if you don’t know anyone else yet—expats, locals, newcomers, solo adventurers, or groups! ✅ Completely **free to attend**—just grab a drink and join the fun! Please ask the bartenders when you arrive if unsure where to find our meetup group and tables ✅ Possibility to make also useful **professional exchanges and networking** with other participants who work in similar domains, so remember to bring also your business card! ✅ Tons of **indoor and outdoor space available**—the square in front of the bar is quite pedestrian-friendly, and typically there aren’t many other customers inside the bar on the Friday evening besides the Meetup participants! ✅ **Want to keep the night going?** After the meetup, we often continue as a group to explore nightlife hotspots in the city center. Otherwise, we also have a special partnership with the nearby **Kamea Bar** ( [https://maps.app.goo.gl/HWS1eiSB1NEWrjuR7](https://maps.app.goo.gl/HWS1eiSB1NEWrjuR7) ), where every Friday there is typically a guest DJ playing party music until around 3am! . 💬 **Stay connected with our Community**: ▶️ Join our **Facebook/Messenger chat** to get updates and easily find the group on arrival:[ ](https://m.me/ch/Abaqvj9lxNT3_xh7/)[https://m.me/ch/AbaV86vk4SHop_eD/](https://m.me/ch/AbaV86vk4SHop_eD/) ▶️ Otherwise, if you prefer to use **WhatsApp**, please join this other group: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/FMjWrr9wCR7JYsudMD6XV0](https://chat.whatsapp.com/FMjWrr9wCR7JYsudMD6XV0) ▶️ And don’t forget to join our **EuroMeet Facebook group** for many more social events in Brussels:[ https://www.facebook.com/groups/euromeet](https://www.facebook.com/groups/euromeet) ▶️ Finally, we also manage a **professional networking group on LinkedIn** as well, for more easily retrieving each other's LinkedIn profiles and identifying people who also work in similar domains: [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13194613/](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13194613/) . Come alone or bring a friend—either way, you’ll leave with **new friends, great memories, and maybe even some ideas on how to develop further your professional career!** See you this Friday! 🍻✨😀 . 📧 Got questions? Reach out to the **organizer**: **[gabriele.mogni@gmail.com](mailto:gabriele.mogni@gmail.com)** . Finally, if you have been happy with the overall experience of our Meetups, feel free to make a **voluntary donation to the organizers** via the following PayPal link, in order to help us continue to grow as a community and cover some of the associated costs, in a spirit very much similar to Crowdfunding 😊: [https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=6UV2GMWCWS46L](https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=6UV2GMWCWS46L) . Many thanks for your generosity! 😀 . *** **#BrusselsMeetup #ExpatsInBrussels #BrusselsSocialLife #BrusselsEvents #FridayVibes #EuroMeet #SocialInBrussels #BrusselsNightlife #MakeNewFriends #MeetupBrussels #SchumanAfterWork #WeekendVibes**

🇬🇧 EN 🇬🇧 🔥 SALSA CUBANA CLASSES ARE BACK 🔥 We are delighted to see you again for the start of the 2025/26 academic year 👉 Find all the needed information on our website : **[https://danzamania.be/](https://danzamania.be/horaires/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExUjNGU3gzRWdsUFlWMGJMQgEeCHgiKV40mum5hOp5szt0Lxx3U-5DyHO_wR_ZJekcr_m7EFRdpcRthKRV9EU_aem_W6hFXCri8O6Kd9el-RIuIQ)** ✅ PROGRAMME ✅ 👉 TUESDAY 16/09 7:00-8:00 pm - Salsa Level 1A @ Salle Oxygène - Angie, Octavia & Raffa 8:15-9:15 pm - Salsa Niveau 1B\* @ Salle Ste Suzanne - Tine & Sam 8:00-9:00 pm - Salsa Cubana Level 2 @ Salle Oxygène - Angie, Octavia & Raffa \*The Level 1B course is the same as the Level 1A course. It will be taught by Tine & Samuel and starts at 8.15 p.m. It allows those who wish to arrive one hour later and have a group of about 10 people. 👉 WEDNESDAY 17/09 7:00-7:30 pm - Body Expression @ Salle Oxygène - Yusnay, Tine & Raffa 7:30-8:30 pm - Salsa Level 3 @ Salle Oxygène - Yusnay, Tine & Raffa 8:30-9:30 pm - Salsa Level 4 @ Salle Oxygène - Yusnay, Tine & Raffa 👉 THURSDAY 18/09 8:00-9:00 pm - Cuban Salsa Partnerwork - Level 1 + @ Studio Empain - Zoli 9:00-10:00 pm - Cuban Salsa Partnerwork - Level 2 + @ Studio Empain - Zoli 👉 FRIDAY 19/09 8:30-9:30 pm - Rueda de Casino @ Vibrato - Team Danza Mania 9:30-12:30 am - Practica & Entertainment with DJ Joel 💃 Dale Mambo🕺

**✨** **Winter Solstice Drum & Spirit Ritual: Returning to the Silent Sun** ✨ 📅 **Date & Time:** Saturday, 21 December 2025 • 17:00 – 20:30 CET 📍 **Location:** Inner Spark Ashram, Woluwe Saint Pierre, Brussels 💸 **Price:** €47 per person (limited to 10 spots) 🗣️ **Language:** English (facilitator also speaks Spanish and Polish) **🎟️ Registration Information 🎟️** Register for the event via Ticket Tailor at the following link: [https://innersparklife.com/winter-solstice-drum-ritual-into-the-silent-sun/](https://innersparklife.com/winter-solstice-drum-ritual-into-the-silent-sun/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) **🌑 Description** As the calendar year reaches its deepest breath, we gather in the stillness of the winter solstice — the moment of the **“zero point,”** where culmination meets the seed of the next cycle. 🌬️✨ In this sacred container, we invite you to release the past chapter, reclaim your vitality 🔥, and align with your truth as the sunlight begins its slow return. ☀️ **This ritual is designed for you if you:** • 🔄 feel you’ve lived the year on autopilot, carrying mental noise and anxiety • 🧠 struggle to let go of what’s concluded and ruminate on unresolved past events • 💫 feel disconnected from your body and overly identified with your mind • 🔥 sense that you’ve lost your creative spark, spontaneous joy, or inner magic • 🌟 are seeking clarity on your direction and purpose for the coming cycle **🌞 Why Attend** By participating, you will: • 🌿 feel lighter, more at peace — leaving behind guilt, burdens, and tension • 🔍 gain inner clarity — sensing where you’re headed and what you no longer carry • 💪 reconnect with your power — rooted in your body, renewed in vitality • 🕯️ create a sacred pause — closing one cycle with awareness, beginning the next with intention **🥁 Agenda** 1. **✨ Introduction** – Understanding the energy of the winter solstice and the concept of the “Fourth Sun” or the returning light. 2. **🌑 “Zero Point” Practice** – A guided journey to reclaim hidden or stuck energy from the past year and consciously release it. 3. **🥁 Shamanic Drum & Spirit Ritual** – Drumbeats and movement as we traverse the four worlds of shamanic consciousness (lower, middle, upper, cosmic) and welcome the returning stillness and light. 4. **🤝 Sharing Circle & Integration** – Time for reflection, connection, and integration. **🧘 Practical Details** • 👕 Comfortable clothing recommended (optional: journal + pen) • 🍵 Light snack & herbal tea provided • 🌱 Small group (max 10) for depth and intimacy • 📬 Venue address & map sent after RSVP • ❤️ Bring an open heart and curiosity **📩 RSVP & Booking** Reserve your place by booking via Meetup RSVP, paying **€47** to confirm. 🌟 *Spaces are limited to 10 — first come, first served.* 🌟 **🎟️ Registration Information 🎟️** Register for the event via Ticket Tailor at the following link: [https://innersparklife.com/winter-solstice-drum-ritual-into-the-silent-sun/](https://innersparklife.com/winter-solstice-drum-ritual-into-the-silent-sun/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Hello Bonjour \*\* **Join us on Sundays!** **We start with a meditation to connect with yourself and the entire Earth!** **Then you can be relieved from negative energies and be busted with life energy with the Pranic Healing session!** On Sundays 10:30 - 11:30 - Twin Hearts Meditation 11:30 - 12:30 - Pranic Healing Sessions (20 min session per person) The **Twin Hearts Meditation** increases your focus, the quality and quantity of your energy, therefore, your health! Get more connected with yourself with **Pranic Healing sessions**. The negative energies of your system are removed and then you are filled with prana, also known as life energy. **That improves your physical and your emotional health\*!** Reserve your spot here: [https://lightofpranichealing.be/clinics/](https://lightofpranichealing.be/clinics/). ^ Donation based **Reserving on our website makes it easier for us to know who will come since we have other meetup groups.** With kindness and sweetness, Juliana and Antonis \* Pranic Healing is not intended to replace regular medicine but rather to complement it. \*\* Nous parlons français aussi !

**☀️On 21st December**, we'll gather for a **shamanic drumming ceremony to honour the winter solstice** \- the longest night of the year and a turning point when the light begins to return\. The solstice marks both an ending and a new beginning, a time to **release what no longer serves us**, to leave the old year behind, and **to step into wintertime and the New Year with clarity and purpose.** Through the rhythm of the drum, we will connect with the heartbeat of the earth and journey to the shamanic worlds, **opening a space for reflection, renewal, and the setting of intentions for the year to come.** **PRACTICAL INFO:** 🪶 The event is open to everyone, regardless of age, gender or previous experience in shamanic drumming and/or other spiritual practices. 🪶 You do not need to wear special clothes, only clothes you will feel comfortable in. 🪶 We will provide you with a mat and cushion to sit on, and if you wish, you can bring a light blanket, to keep yourself warm and comfortable during deeper states of meditation. 🪶 Languages of the event: English & French 🪶 Usual number of participants: 10-15 🥁 Participation fee: 40 euros **📍Location: Brussels (exact place to be announced)** 🌀 For more info and registration,[ click here to visit our page.](https://justinspiring.org/shamanic-ceremony-winter-solstice/) ✨🙏🏼 Looking forward to sharing this ceremony and honouring the winter solstice with you! __________________________ Eirini, your host, has been practicing Shamanism for 27 years, and organising ceremonies, courses and workshops for the last 7 years in Brussels. She is a spiritual guide and shamanic ceremony facilitator, as well as an intuitive and trauma-informed coach, also offering private sessions of shamanic soul retrieval, soul guidance and energy transmission.

**☀️On 21st December**, we'll gather for a **shamanic drumming ceremony to honour the winter solstice** \- the longest night of the year and a turning point when the light begins to return\. The solstice marks both an ending and a new beginning, a time to **release what no longer serves us**, to leave the old year behind, and **to step into wintertime and the New Year with clarity and purpose.** Through the rhythm of the drum, we will connect with the heartbeat of the earth and journey to the shamanic worlds, **opening a space for reflection, renewal, and the setting of intentions for the year to come.** **PRACTICAL INFO:** 🪶 The event is open to everyone, regardless of age, gender or previous experience in shamanic drumming and/or other spiritual practices. 🪶 You do not need to wear special clothes, only clothes you will feel comfortable in. 🪶 We will provide you with a mat and cushion to sit on, and if you wish, you can bring a light blanket, to keep yourself warm and comfortable during deeper states of meditation. 🪶 Languages of the event: English & French 🪶 Usual number of participants: 10-15 🥁 Participation fee: 40 euros 📍**Location: Brussels (exact place to be announced)** 🌀 For more info and registration, [click here to visit our page](https://justinspiring.org/shamanic-ceremony-winter-solstice/). ✨🙏🏼 Looking forward to sharing this ceremony and honouring the winter solstice with you! _________________________ Eirini, your host, has been practicing Shamanism for 27 years, and organising ceremonies, courses and workshops for the last 7 years in Brussels. She is a spiritual guide and shamanic ceremony facilitator, as well as an intuitive and trauma-informed coach, also offering private sessions of shamanic soul retrieval, soul guidance and energy transmission.

Let's meet to write ! Schedule : 11:00 - 11:30 am : Presentation tour. Share briefly with the group about your project and your "goal of the day". 11:30 - 13:30 : Let's write ! 13:30 : Conclusion tour. Did you achieve your goal of the day ? See you soon !

What does it mean for something - or someone - to be "strange"? What does it in fact mean for someone to be "a stranger"? Nowadays, can we truly ever experience any thing or person as _"strange"_ as our ancestors presumably did? What impact might our replacing the adjective "strange" and the noun "stranger" with new terms have on our collective social and political cultures? How would our attitudes towards other individuals or groups of people be if we removed all notions of "strangeness" from our assessments of them? Should the fact that we no longer truly experience strangeness be a sufficient reason for us to behave _very differently_ from how our ancestors did? Alien, foreign, unfamiliar, unknown, weird, bizarre, eccentric, inappropriate - or merely different - how are all these common perceptions and judgments interrelated? We can, and do, of course often find ourselves applying the description "strange" not only to people, but to things, ideas, experiences, phenomena... in fact potentially to anything and everything. If, however, nothing in our world and in our individual or collective life-experiences is any longer experienced _truly_ as strange, how is this impacting our relationships to the world, to others, to life, to knowledge, and to the unknown in general? How _big_ is our world actually? Even if we choose to systematically replace the word "strange" with "foreign", how foreign is anywhere or anyone in our world these days? "6° of separation" can also be framed as "6° of proximity"... The 6° phenomenon, moreover, observably applies not only to distances among people, but also to distances among _everything,_ including all our ideas, actions, languages, customs, beliefs, knowledge, etc. not to mention the propagation of toxicity and malevolence... The question then becomes no longer if, but _how_ are we each connected and related to any (and every) other particular person, thing and idea in the world? It can be mind-boggling just how much we do _not_ know (>99%?) about which shared people, places and experiences we in fact have in common with any one of the vast majority (<99%?) of the people we encounter in our daily lives... Just as in our collective culture we are becoming increasingly more demanding when it comes to being informed about what ingredients are in the foods we buy and what the supply chain has been of items we purchase, so too might we want to know more truly and clearly how any given person has ended up in our lives - and all of the hundreds, even thousands, of ways they are in fact connected to us without our realizing? This session will be a celebration of the phenomena of connections, friendships, threats, and, ultimately, of "strangeness". Recommended watching (33.17): https://youtu.be/CYlon2tvywA?si=vUrcibsjQM6cQeCZ Ideas explored in this video: 1) "Small world" problem/paradox/networks 2) Shortcut links 3) The strength of weak ties 4) Propagation of disease 4) Watts-Strogatz modelling 5) Barabási: hubs, natural growth, preferential attachment 6) Prisoner's Dilemma 7) The power of choice Further reading: https://plus.maths.org/content/six-degrees-separation It's A Small World: https://youtu.be/2rTZ9UndNeI?feature=shared Image: photo from kaleidoscopefightinglupus org modified according to my instructions by ChatGPT (requiring much pulling teeth and tons of patience 😬😅)

_IMPORTANT: To RSVP you will also need to register as a member [here.](https://forms.gle/PsmYJ3vQKocXQCAY6)_ Join Sunday Vacations for a cozy Saturday brunch at **Aksum Coffee House**, one of Brussels’ most beautiful cafés, where rich Ethiopian coffee, fresh Moroccan crêpes, and vibrant international vibes meet in perfect harmony. This is more than just brunch, it’s a relaxed way to start your weekend, meet new people, and enjoy a soulful spot full of stories and flavors. ### 📍 Where? **Aksum Coffee House – Galeries Sainte Hubert (Just a few steps from Grand Place) ### 🕚 When? **Saturday at 11:30 AM** Come hungry, curious, and ready to mingle! ### 🍽️ What’s on the menu? ☕ Fresh-roasted Ethiopian coffee 🥞 Moroccan-style crêpes & artisan pastries 🥚 Tasty brunch dishes (vegetarian options too) 🧾 Everyone pays their own order at the counter. ### 👋 Who’s joining? Expect a mix of international professionals, friendly locals, and Sunday Vacations regulars. Solo? New in town? Come anyway, this is the perfect place to connect. --- 🧡 **Limited spots** – RSVP early to secure your place at the table. By joining this event, you agree to the Sunday Vacations [Terms & Conditions](https://www.sundayvacations.com/terms), [Privacy Policy](https://www.sundayvacations.com/privacy) & [Code of Conduct](https://www.sundayvacations.com/code)

As we prepare to enter a new year, the Burning Bowl Ceremony offers a powerful and heartfelt opportunity to let go of what no longer serves us and make space for new beginnings. You are warmly invited to join us for this sacred and reflective ritual. The Burning Bowl Ceremony is a beloved Unity tradition—an empowering moment where we release old patterns, worries, or limiting beliefs by writing them down and symbolically releasing them into the flame. This act of letting go opens the door to clarity, peace, and transformation.

You are invited to participate in one of Unity’s most meaningful and empowering traditions—the **White Stone Ceremony**. As we enter a new year, this sacred ritual gives you the opportunity to listen within, connect with Spirit, and claim a new name or intention for your life. In ancient times, receiving a white stone symbolized freedom, new identity, and fresh possibility. Today, we continue that tradition by holding a smooth white stone, entering a quiet meditation, and allowing Spirit to reveal a word, name, or message that reflects who you are becoming.

Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel. Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger. Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life. Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.

**Men of Unity** is a safe, welcoming space for men to connect, share, and grow together. In this circle, we explore what it means to live with purpose, integrity, and spiritual awareness in today’s world. Through open dialogue, reflection, and mutual support, we learn to balance strength with compassion, confidence with humility, and action with mindfulness. Whether you’re seeking deeper spiritual connection, personal clarity, or simply a supportive brotherhood, this group invites you to bring your authentic self and grow in community. Each gathering may include: * Open discussion on real-life challenges and victories * Guided reflection, prayer, or meditation * Encouragement for living from truth, not fear * Tools for emotional and spiritual growth No preaching. No pressure. Just real men, real conversations, and real transformation.

At Unity of Columbus, our Youth and Family Ministry nurtures the spiritual growth of children and families through love, joy, and practical spiritual teachings. Each Sunday, children explore timeless spiritual principles through stories, creative activities, music, and group sharing in a safe and welcoming environment. Our program encourages children to discover their own inner light, express kindness, and develop a personal connection with God. Together, we celebrate diversity, cultivate understanding, and inspire each child to live with purpose and compassion. Parents and families are invited to join in this uplifting journey of learning, laughter, and spiritual connection.

We are excited to host Guided Meditations on Sundays at 6 pm in our Ashram/Gallery/Home! !! !! Everyone wants to know what kind of God we worship and what kind of meditation we do. We worship the GOD that LOVES US! We understand that god is an energy and it lives in us as us. Our meditations guide others to actually experience that energy! xoxo We don't just talk about peace, love and affection, we experience it :) Also we are a home not a business, so we enjoy building community one friend at a time. We always build in time for people to mingle & develop friendships! xoxo Much Love, Frank Tennyson Namaste, Frank Tennyson http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/f/9/9/600_447824953.jpeg

Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!