All events of this series will be held at the
Unitarian Church
405 Washington Ave, Albany, NY
Positive Psychology is the study of the processes and conditions which contribute to the optimal functioning of individuals. Learn how to apply these discoveries in your life to cultivate more joy and reward. Great music by Mark Shepard. Markshepard.com
Mariana Monteiro. Director of GE Global Volunteers
Mark Shepard Transformational Singer Songwriter
January 2 at 7:00 PM:
The Science of Peace and Happiness
Learn what science has been discovering about happiness, and how biofeedback and mindfulness dramatically enhance happiness levels. The pursuit of happiness has the tragic propensity to bring great misery if we pursue the wrong things. Discern worthy happiness pursuits to dramatically increase your peace and happiness. Great music by Joy Adler & the Souls of Evolution, joyadler.com
Bethany Gonyea, Albany Peace Project Founder
Joy Adler & The Souls of Evolution
Learn the positive, holistic and sustainable paradigm birthing into our world which is affecting transformation at its root – the transformation of the human being, at all levels; and its branches – how that transformation is manifesting in society. Great music by Roger Mock, Music Director at Unity Church.
Michael Wayne, Author, Quantum Revolution, http://drmichaelwayne.com/quantum/
Roger Mock: Music Director Unity Church
Opening and Closing Program Concerts
Friday January 1 at 1:00 PM
Saturday January 30 at 7:00 PM
Unity Church of Albany
21 King Ave, Albany, NY 12206
Start your new year year by hearing from inspiring speakers and enjoying the music of fabulous musicians at 1:00 PM on New Years Day. Then participate in the Albany Peace Project by by doing the coherence meditations emailed to your inbox each day in January 2016. At the end of the month, we have our closing celebration concert where participants can share their insights and gains that they have discovered while participating.
The Albany Peace Project protocol used for this study utilizes the Institute of HeartMath’s evidenced based protocol the Heart-Lock In® , which has shown to improve clarity, enhance decision making, and facilitate optimal functioning in many ways. Stanford University psychologist, Kelly McGonigal writes that meditation makes your mind a “willpower machine!” So, cultivate your willpower through meditation to make 2016 your year of great positive change. Participating in these uplifting community building daily meditations that are guaranteed to send you off and running in February with new inspiration and heightened joy.
