Looking Back at 2009

It's been an exciting time for the Emergence Project as we've moved ahead with a series of regular events and teleseminars covering themes such as the Divine Feminine, Sound Healing with Zacciah Blackburn, EFT as a healing modality with Dominic Mogavero, monthly Peace Teleseminars and a host of other topics. The central theme of this work is the integration of mindful practice with the realities of the Shift. We've also been speaking on "Ten Things You Should Know About the Shift" at various events in the New England area including one for Daniel Pinchbeck's Boston Evolver Group.

On another front, we've developed a separate initiative in the health care area working with some great partners. The first partnership is with Dr. Aihan Kuhn, physician, founder of New England Tai Chi, and author of several books on Tai Chi and Qi Gong. This work involves bringing these energy arts into greater visibility within the allopathic medical community. The second is a partnership with the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center in Lancaster, MA, working with its president Lothar Pirc. This is a similar effort involving educating both traditional and alternative health care providers about the value of Ayurvedic approaches and treatments.

We've also had some interesting successes in increasing awareness for these projects. We were recently interviewed by French TV journalist Olivier Ponthus along with Daniel Pinchbeck for the Canal Plus program "The Butterfly Effect". Other media activities include an article in the December issue of Wisdom magazine by the Emergence Project, titled "Understanding the 2012 Phenomenon". Internet radio host Jeff Ferrannini wrote an article on our June conference that appeared in the Sept/Oct issue of 11:11 magazine. In addition, the editing work for a conference video was recently completed and the video is now available.

In September, we had a fundraising event with former Institute of Noetic Sciences President James O'Dea at the First Parish in Bedford Unitarian Church which greatly helped our efforts along with a generous donation from one of our major sponsors. We're planning another major conference in 2011 as well as smaller workshops and conferences throughout 2010. The Shift is taking place and awareness is rising but the need for practical and balanced information on this complex topic is greater than ever.

Annette and I are very grateful to all of those who have supported our work this year including attendees, sponsors, volunteers, and partners. Thank you for your support and Happy New Year.