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The New Year has started off on a very good note for Spiritual Arts Institute. We are delighted to announce that, because of people like yourself, our Fall 2009 Fund Drive was a complete success. We raised over $21,000 in contributions. Because of the success of the fund drive and despite the many challenges of last year, 2009 turned out to be the best year yet for Spiritual Arts Institute. We are deeply grateful to everyone who helped. There is still much work ahead to fulfill all that the institute is meant to accomplish, but we are encouraged by your support.
As part of the goal of the fund drive, Spiritual Arts Institute will be starting a scholarship fund to help dedicated students attend classes who are in financial need. We will be sending out details about the program soon.
In addition to the funds raised, many volunteered their time and skills for our outreach program. With the publication of Reincarnation and Karma in Fall 2010, we are going to need all your help to get the word out about this new work and all that the institute does. We will be sending out information soon about what you can do to help.
We have some exiting events coming up January/February. There will be a free workshop The Healing Power of Your Aura at the Bodhi Tree Sunday, January 24 and a free teleclass Healing Relationships with the Aura February 1.
Our six-week Internet foundation course Change Your Aura, Change Your Life begins February 10. This program teaches you how to work with spiritual energy and is the key to all the training offered through the institute. We have daytime as well as evening classes.
We hope to see you often in 2010.
Happy New Year,
Dimitri Moraitis
Executive Director
We are delighted to announce our Fall 2009 Fund Drive. We are most grateful to you who support the institute and have helped bring us to the place we are today. This year, we need your help to expand our activities. Of course as a nonprofit, we depend on public support to function. Tuition and book sales alone are not enough. Steady donations keep our classes going and all of the institute’s functions, as well as allow us to offer our programs at very affordable fees.
In addition this year, we are presenting a vision, the future of where Spiritual Arts Institute is going. It’s our goal to have our own Spiritual Arts Center/Retreat-a sanctuary for spiritual light workers. This will be a place to conduct physical/Internet classes, workshops, retreats, consultations, guest lectures, and much more. It’s our aim to build this community center in the next five years. We will have more information about the Spiritual Arts Vision Plan on our website very soon.
As part of our expansion, we’re delighted to announce that Penguin/Tarcher, one of the most respected names in publishing, will release the new Reincarnation & Karma book in Fall 2010. It’s your support of our 2008 Fund Drive that helped make this happen. All of the proceeds from the book will go to the institute. With Penguin’s wide distribution, we will reach a much greater audience which will greatly expand the awareness of the spiritual work we do.
As part of our fundraiser, we are setting up a scholarship fund so financial concerns do not impede students taking classes. This scholarship will be in place for our next cycle of new classes which include the foundation course Change Your Aura, Change Your Life that begins February 10, 2010. This foundation program teaches you how to work with spiritual energy and is the key to all the training offered through the institute. We have daytime as well as evening classes.
In addition to financial support, we are calling for those who wish to donate time and/or services. There is much work that lies ahead. The demand for quality metaphysical training is only going to increase and it will require the efforts of us all to succeed in serving our collective part in the divine plan.
Wishing you the very best.
Happy Holidays,
Dimitri Moraitis
Executive Director
The Spiritual Arts Institute Fall 2009 Fund Drive has begun! We appreciate any help you can give. Thank you for helping us with this spiritual work!
Barbara and Dimitri will be at the Center for Wholeness in Columbus, Ohio on September 26 for their Reincarnation and Karma workshop. Join us to learn more about how karma and the reincarnation process apply to your life!
Join us in an exciting Fall line up of classes and events. Starting September 6, we will be in Japan! Natural Spirit Publisher has invited Barbara and Dimitri to lecture in Tokyo in preparation for the Japanese release of The Healing Power of Your Aura. September 26, we are returning to Columbus, Ohio for an exciting workshop Reincarnation & Karma. Discover how you can effectively resolve karmic issues and accelerate your spiritual development. Our thanks go to Trisha and Tom Kelly at the Soul of Yoga for hosting a wonderful reincarnation event in Encinitas in August.
We will continue this issue’s theme The Coming Spiritual Renaissance at the Bodhi Tree in Los Angeles, Sunday, October 4 at 3:00pm. We are also offering this workshop in our next teleclass, Monday, October 5 at 6:30 pm PST. Both events are free and we encourage you to invite your friends. Our foundation course, Change Your Aura, Change Your Life begins October 14! This foundation program teaches you how to work with spiritual energy and is the key to all the training offered through the institute.
This August, we had our first meeting with the new Spiritual Arts Institute board which now includes A.J. Le Shay, Patricia Bowman, Mark Hafeman, John Harrison, Melinda Noble as well as Barbara and Dimitri. Our first meeting was dynamic and constructive and we are laying down the groundwork for future activities of the institute. We will be calling on you to contribute your ideas and support to help Spiritual Arts Institute reach its mission to outreach the spiritual work to as many people as we can.
Warmest Wishes,
Dimitri Moraitis
Executive Director
A big thank you to the folks at Soul of Yoga and all of you who attended the Connecting with the Spiritual Worlds workshop last weekend. We had a wonderful time, and greatly enjoyed meeting all the new people and seeing familiar ones too. We look forward to seeing you all again on our next visit!
There’s still time to register for the new workshop Connecting with the Spiritual Worlds at Soul of Yoga in Encinitas on June 6. Join us to find out what life is like on the other side, and how we are connected to that life here and now. Call Soul of Yoga at 760-943-SOUL to register. See you there!
The institute has some exciting events coming up. We will be at the Soul of Yoga in Encinitas for an exiting workshop Connecting with the Spiritual Worlds on June 6, followed by The Healing Power of Your Aura at the Bodhi Tree in Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 10 at 7:30pm. We are also offering this workshop in our next teleclass, Monday, June 29th at 6:30 pm PST. Both events are free and we encourage you to invite your friends. Our foundation course, Change Your Aura, Change Your Life begins July 8! This foundation program teaches you how to work with spiritual energy and is the key to all the training offered through the institute.
We are delighted to announce we will be returning to Columbus, Ohio for an exciting workshop Reincarnation & Karma on September 26. Join us to discover how you can effectively resolve karmic issues and accelerate your spiritual development.
As a nonprofit, we continue to depend on public support to continue to offer high quality spiritual education. Donations are essential to the institute’s well-being and you can donate on our website. If the work the institute does has helped you in your spiritual journey, we ask for you contribution so others can benefit as well. Click here to donate.
Our door is always open, and we hope to see you often!
Warmest Wishes,
Dimitri Moraitis
Executive Director
This winter has marked the fulfillment of one of the primary goals of Spiritual Arts Institute – to establish its comprehensive teaching program. It has been the philosophy of the institute that quality spiritual instruction takes time. While you can become inspired and motivated with a weekend workshop, to see real long-term change in your spiritual development takes sustained effort. With the establishment of the Teacher Training Program, the full range of spiritual instruction is now available. Whether you are looking to make strong personal/spiritual improvement, to become a spiritual healer, or wishing to make metaphysics a career, these opportunities await you here at the institute.
Through these challenging times, the institute has held a steady course. Our student enrollment and book sales have remained strong and in some cases increased. This reflects the commitment and quality of those taking the courses as well as the enduring quality of the teachings themselves. It also reflects the fact that we have been able to keep our courses affordable. Many organizations charge considerably more for what they offer. We have done our best to keep tuition fees reasonable, but this has only been possible with donation support.
Donations are a key element of the institute’s success. We simply cannot function without steady public support. In 2008, donations accounted for 27% of our total revenue. Donation dollars go to four key areas: operational expenses of the institute, printing and maintenance costs of our existing titles, promoting of the institute and classes, and publishing new titles.
Many have been asking when the new reincarnation and karma book will be published. I am delighted to announce that the manuscript is finished but regret to say that we do not yet have the full funds needed to effectively produce, publish and promote the book. While 2008 was our best year yet in donations, we still fell considerably short of our needed fundraising goals. We are diligently working on a solution and will update you in our next newsletter.
The institute has some exciting events coming up in March. The Aura and Your Career follows the theme of this month’s newsletter. It will be at the Bodhi Tree in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 29 at 3pm. We are also offering this workshop in our next teleclass on Monday, March 30 at 6:30 pm PST. Our foundation course, Change Your Aura, Change Your Life begins April 15. This program teaches you how to work with spiritual energy and is the key to all the training offered through the institute.
While our next fund drive is not until the Fall, the institute needs steady donation support throughout the year. In 2008, approximately half our donations were given throughout the year and the other half during the fund drive itself. We have on our website a great feature where you can donate monthly. Simply click the recurring feature on the donation and that amount will be charged once a month for a long as you wish. The donation is made automatically and you can cancel at any time. Even $10 a month can help a great deal. Click here to donate.
Warmest Wishes,
Dimitri Moraitis
Executive Director
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