Visualizing the centers of New York City can nourish a centered frame of mind. These events are a practice to help calibrate for better clarity and manifesting ability. They also work to increase our understanding and love of place and people. Join in-person or virtually on Zoom.
EVENTS IN CENTRAL PARK:
Central Park is the centerpiece of Manhattan. As America’s first landscaped park, it is a place meant to “refine and elevate people’s spirits.” – Park designer Calvert Vaux
This series of carefully curated guided visits will bring you through a series of landscapes that will help you visualize how in any season, a visit to Central Park is of great benefit to overall well-being. We’ll meet at one of the 20 named entrances and proceed together for approximately two hours when in-person, and one hour when in virtual space:
Merchant's Gate
INTRODUCTION TO CENTRAL PARK’S USE, HISTORY, ECOLOGY & DESIGN
Explore Central Park and visualize how genius design resulted in the incredible popularity of America’s first landscaped public park. This two-hour guided visit will bring you to popular sights and hidden gems that will give you a fresh vision of a naturalism that renews the mind, body and soul, all while serving as an engine that drives true democracy forward.
ITINERARY:
• Columbus Circle
• The Dairy Visitor Center and Gift Shop
• Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument
• Bethesda Terrace
• The Ramble
• The Belvedere
• And more
WHEN:
This event is being presented in winter/spring 2023. It is being offered in-person (two hours) and as a live, webinar-style virtual visit on Zoom (one hour). Both options are also available via private request.
WHERE:
Event starts at Merchant’s Gate by Columbus Circle next to the Central Park Conservancy’s Information Kiosk map here. Event concludes at the Belvedere Castle inside the park map here.
COST:
*FREE TO PARTICIPATE* Event valued at $25. Your guide is compensated with your gratuities at the end of the event. Please show your appreciation and value of your experience with a give-what-you-wish cash or secure online donation.
IN-PERSON RSVP:
Required. Please RSVP below on dates available:
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VIRTUAL RSVP:
Required. We use Zoom to connect. Please RSVP below on dates available to later receive the Zoom link.:
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EVENTS IN MANHATTAN:
ART, MEMORIALS AND HEALING This visit explores the memorialization immediately visible around Ground Zero. Two centers right next to one another like two giant eyes calling to our visual attention with a magnetism that will only increase as we move onwards never forgetting. ITINERARY: SOME OF THE SIGHTS: WHEN: WHERE: COST: Make a reservation on the next available date:Financial District
• City Hall Park
• St. Peter’s Church
• St. Paul’s Chapel
• World Trade Center
• World Financial Center
• Liberty Park
• And more
This event is being presented in summer/fall 2022 and will be circulated with others. It is being offered in-person (two hours) and as a live, webinar-style virtual visit on Zoom. You can also make a private request.
Event starts at City Hall Park map here and concludes at Liberty Park map here.
*VIRTUAL ON ZOOM* $11 per participant. Secure online payment. All sales are final. Reschedule possible to another date or event of the same value.
LITTLE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan is not popularly known for its art and rich culture. This visit explores how the cultural character of a community enriches and empowers residents and visitors alike. ITINERARY: SOME OF THE SIGHTS: WHEN: WHERE: COST: Make a reservation on the next available date:Washington Heights
• Hispanic Society of America
• Trinity Cemetery
• CLOTH (Community League of the Heights)
• Morris-Jumel Mansion
• The Dinosaur Tree
• The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial
• And more
This event is being presented in summer/fall 2022 and will be circulated with others. It is being offered as a live, webinar-style virtual visit on Zoom, and in-person (two hours) via private request.
Event starts at Ilka Tanya Payan Park on Broadway Av. & 157th St. map here and concludes at Mitchel Square map here.
*VIRTUAL ON ZOOM* $11 per participant. Secure online payment. All sales are final. Reschedule possible to another date or event of the same value.