East West Crossings – A State College Tea Shop and Cafe

Saturday, November 10th – 10am-11.30am — Introduction to Jewelry Making: Hand Knotting and Basic Beading by local artist Sunita Dillon. Come join us for tea and cupcakes, while learning the art of making beautiful natural jewelry!
Class Price: $15
Materials Cost: $10

Subject piece: Zen Stone Knotted Necklace. Purely hand made with a green veined Jasper (finished in China) center piece, Indian Dzi beads and carved Chinese wooden beads on hemp thread.

 Subject piece designed and created by class instructor Sunita Dillon. Pre-registration required since we have a limited number of spots for the class. Please come by the store or call in your registration and payment to confirm your spot.

To register, please call (814) 234-8810, email: info@eastwestcrossings.com or come by the store. To mail in your registration and payment please click here for printable form. Mailing address: 201A Elmwood Street, State College, PA 16801

We look forward to seeing you there!

Your own body can lead you to the foods that truly nourish your unique self. But How? This experiential seminar offers an end to struggle, a path back to authentic desire and that point of inner clarity that KNOWS what diet or life choice serves your highest good. This is a practical, hands-on, gentle intensive that will transform forever your relationship to food. An alternative to trying hard to be healthy, to be fit, to be good. If you are an emotional eater, a binger, or struggling with weight or health, please come to this seminar!

Cost: Gift basis! As much or as little as you feel good about.

Presented by: Charles Eisenstein – Author of The Yoga of Eating and Transformational Weight Loss

Unexpected Grace: Stories of Faith, Science, and Altruism 

In Unexpected Grace: Stories of Faith, Science, and Altruism, Bill Kramer goes behind the scenes of four investigations on unlimited love to eloquently share the personal stories behind the research and offer uplifting portraits of human beings struggling to understand the complex issues facing them. Each story in Unexpected Grace touches on different social dilemmas.  Yet, love connects them all.  Like distinct refractions of a prism, love is explored as faith, friendship, grace and empathy.  And this unique behind-the-scenes view of the research process becomes a powerful testament to the humanity of researchers and participants, alike. 

As he explores the human side of scientific investigation, Kramer asks: What makes a scientist undertake a study?  What are the personal histories they bring to their research?  Who are the participants who volunteer?  How do these studies impact their lives?  And, ultimately, what can we learn from these studies about the society in which we live – and our own human condition? 

Bill Kramer is a freelance writer who has written for magazines, nonprofits, corporations, theater, and film.  Several of his plays have been produced, and two of his screenplays have won independent film festival awards. He has traveled extensively in America and throughout the world, including multiple trips to India. For nearly thirty years, he has practiced meditation, and, as a result, is deeply interested in the way individuals attempt to integrate spiritual beliefs with the challenging circumstances of real world social agendas. 

Unexpected Grace, his first book, reflects this interest.  Kramer lives with his wife and son in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Unexpected Grace will be available for purchase at East-West Crossings.