Tim Andreae is our presenter for the April 2013 BoiseIONS presentation.  He  is a Masters level student in counseling and psychology, as well as a student of West African teacher of indigenous healing practices, Malidoma Some.
Drawing from his own experience as a diviner in the tradition of the Dagara people of Burkina Faso, Andreae will explore the idea of healing and illness from an indigenous, systems-based perspective in which healing and illness can only be addressed from the basis of our fundamental interconnectivity. From this paradigm, the work of healing becomes less a matter of the elimination of symptoms and instead, one of coming into more harmonious relationship with our inner and outer reality.
Having established a framework for the understanding of indigenous healing practices, Andreae will use various exercises to help participants grapple with the leap towards experiencing from a more indigenous perspective – a perspective that locates each of us within a living, intelligent and responsive environment, where both past and future are accessible from the doorway of the present moment.

The March BoiseIONS meeting will feature Kurt Koontz, who will share his, revelations and life changing experiences as he walked the full length of the ancient pilgrimage road in Spain, the Camino de Santiago, or what the Idaho Statesman billed as “The Good Path”.  The presentation will be accompanied by selected photographs from the 2800 pictures he took on during the trek, and introductions to some of the more memorable people he met along the way.  Mr. Koontz is a Boise resident, and a former Micron employee and sales consultant who retired early and now volunteers with Friends in Action, and takes trip nationally and internationally.

At the February meeting, Amelia Loomis will introduce “Lodestar”, one method, among many, to access the past life magnetic energetic patterns that manifest as karmic tendencies.
Amelia is a skilled and experience practitioner of several disciplines to access our intuitive capabilities.  Lodestar and Samskara states influence our personalities, our relationships, our perceptions and how we resolve issues.  Amelia will demonstrate with participants an exceptionally easy way to access and transform these energy challenges.  Bring your journal, pendulum, and other intuitive methods.

Wilma Strohmeier will narrate the first in a series of pictorial journeys through the ancient ruins and artifacts of the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island, Chile, and the Inca tribes and their ancestors in Peru, where she spent almost four weeks in September and October of this year.

The Mayans had this December as the end of time according to their calendar and lore. Some people have stated that this is the end of time while others state that it is the beginning of something new. On November 25 at 2pm at the Boise Universalist Fellowship this topic will be the point of a group lead discussion on what this turning point is and what it will mean for ourselves and humanity. There will also be at the end a small discussion on where members want BoiseIONS to move toward in these new times.

Thank you and we look forward to the exchange of thoughts, ideas and energy.

We have heard a lot about the “Law of Attraction and its two associated laws.”  Many of us believe in this law and see it as the way God set up the universe. 

Most of us have some difficulty applying the Law of Attraction and find that we send mixed signals to the Universe as we define what it is that we want.  This talk is designed to clarify some of the less well understood elements of the Law of Attraction and help the listener learn more powerful ways to apply the the law.

Also discussed will be the “Law of Deliberate Creating,” and the “Law of Allowing.”  A simple, personal workshop will be outlined that assists listeners in applying these key universal laws.

Other presentations by Dr. Dunlap have been big hits and have left us wanting to hear more.  Seating may be limited, plan to arrive early.

Dr. J. Michael Dunlap was a teacher and professor of Computer Science for nearly 30 years as well as an engineer in the high tech industry.  Mike has a life-long passion for Meta-Physics.  He currently practices Clinical Hypnotherapy and is Director of the Idaho School of Professional Hypnotherapy.

The Soul of Leadership
John Close RN/RYT, certified Chopra Center Educator, along with fellow educator and wife Jane of the Willow Tree will present the “Soul of Leadership.” The “Soul of Leadership” was developed by Deepak Chopra for a leadership course that he did for the World Forum (2000) held in San Francisco with Mikhale Gorbachev. That same year he took it from the political arena and adapted it to fit all walks of life. The course has since evolved into a yearly offering at Kellogg Business School and a book of the same name. “You will be inspired with insights into group dynamics, loyalty, creativity, vision, security, and achievement.” (quote from the Kellogg Business School).

The June Boise IONS program will show and discuss the first half of the film “Thrive”, researched and developed by the Gamble dynasty heirs, and recently premiered in Boise.

The “Thrive” movement is a natural progression from the three part series on Spiral Dynamics, concluded in May .

THRIVE is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what’s REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream — uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.

The intent of both Spiral Dynamics and Thrive is to offer concepts for living better to individuals, groups, and even societies by increasing understanding of why we do as we do, and broadening our conception of choices about what we might do next.

“Thrive” offers for our consideration a trajectory for change in our search for congruence and fit, and for our role in shaping the outcome. With these insights, it is possible to build education, business, and governance systems which betterfit people and society at large, and to help diverse people find contexts of best fit.

The March and  April presentation to IONS continues the popular series by Dr. J. Michael Dunlap on Quantum Physics and Consciousness, and Wilma Strohmeier on Spiral Dynamics.

Wilma Strohmeier will present the  series of the works of Dr. Clare Graves, Don Beck, Chris Cowan and other scientists of the scientific theory of Spiral Dynamics.

Spiral Dynamics is a way of thinking about human nature. Its intent is to make living better for individuals, groups, and even societies by increasing understanding of why we do as we do, and then to broaden our conception of choices about what we might do next.

This Spiral Dynamics framework is based in the original research and theory of developmental scholar Dr. Clare W. Graves. It explores what makes us and societies different and alike at levels deeper than the demographics of age or gender, economics or ethnicities. With these insights, it is possible to build education, business, and governance systems which fit people and society at large better, and to help diverse people to find contexts of best fit. In addition, it offers a trajectory for change, both progressive and regressive in our search for congruence and fit.

We will explore its broad swings from individualism to collectivism and back, and their implications for the future of the individual and collective human consciousness; and for our role in shaping the outcome.