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Dancing into the Light – A Conversation with Author Arlyn Hope Halpern

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Dancing into the Light is a heartwarming memoir that captures one woman’s transformative journey of self-discovery by making peace with a family at once extremely dysfunctional, yet oddly endearing. As a child, her troubling interaction with her depressed mother coexisted with the affection she held for her happy-go-lucky father. With little guidance from either parent, Arlyn was left to fend for herself.

A series of fateful events, from taking off in the family car at age twelve to exotic dancing in a carnival, uprooted Arlyn from this childhood world and into a progressive boarding school. Later she traveled to Israel in the aftermath of the Six Day War. There she fell in love with a Swedish man and moved to his native land. A meeting with a college professor, and their subsequent marriage, set Arlyn down the path of Buddhist practice. Making a pilgrimage to India, they received teachings from Tibetan Buddhist masters and Arlyn undertook the rigorous study of Indian classical dance. The Buddhist teachings, along with her ongoing love of dance sustained her as she experienced heart-rending challenges along the way.

Throughout this engaging and courageous tale, Arlyn never wavers from looking inward, facing her demons, and using adversity as a path to develop greater wisdom and compassion. It is a redemptive tale of love and loss that will leave no
reader unmoved.

 

Arlyn Hope Halpern is a psychotherapist in private practice. She holds a Master’s in Dance and previously was a dance instructor at Naropa Institute in Boulder Colorado. She began the study of Buddhism under the tutelage of Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche in the early 1970s. She resides outside of Boston with her husband.

You may contact Arlyn at arlynhalpern@gmail.com.

 

Franklin 2050: Climate Crises

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Jim Derick – Chapters091 Climate Crises 2050 57m23s [2-2-138-2

A free educational Franklin community-wide forum on the Climate Crisis, a subject you may have questions about, will be held Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 7- 9pm at Elks Lodge, 1077 Pond Street, Franklin, MA. 02038. 

This is a unique opportunity for the community to discover the causes, effects, and solutions as they pertain to our community. Discover why the issue is an emergency, and what can be done to reduce the dangers that the climate crisis poses to your family and children.

This comprehensive, one-of-a-kind event is your opportunity to hear from notables on the front lines of climate science, grassroots activism, and legislative action including the Massachusetts Green New Deal.

The focus is on what we can do together at the town and state levels to reduce the present and coming dangers. 

Speakers:

Carolyn Barthel, Coordinator and Steering Team, 350 Massachusetts For A Better Future.

Marjorie Decker, State Representative, 25th Middlesex District 

Ted McIntyre, PhD, Board Member, Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) 

All who attend will receive specially-prepared materials explaining what can be done with electricity, heating, and transportation.

Space is limited. Registration is encouraged. 

Sponsors: 

Franklin Democratic Town Committee 

350 Massachusetts for a Better Future 

Massachusetts Climate Action Network

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