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	<title>Lasára Allen</title>
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		<title>Arise Then, Women of This Day &#8211; The Roots of Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 20:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that Mother&#8217;s Day was created as an opportunity to stand against war?</p>
<p>Here is the first stanza of a piece of writing called The Mothers&#8217; Day Proclamation written by Julia Ward Howe, a feminist and abolitionist, in 1870.</p>
<p>Arise, then, women of this day!
Arise, all women who have hearts,
Whether our baptism be of water <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/articles/arise-then-women-of-this-day-the-roots-of-mothers-day/">Arise Then, Women of This Day &#8211; The Roots of Mother&#8217;s Day</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Beltaine, Full Moon in Scorpio;  Deep Healing with Turtle Medicine &#8211; Willits, CA</title>
		<link>http://lasaraallen.com/about-lasara/public-speaking-and-seminars/beltaine-full-moon-in-scorpio-deep-healing-with-turtle-medicine-willits-ca/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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<p>with Lasara Firefox Allen; local author, coach, and spiritual guide
May 4, 2012, 6PM, at The Muse; 30 East San Francisco Avenue, Willits, CA
Sliding scale, $5 &#8211; $5000 {wink!} donation. No one turned away due to lack of funds.</p>
<p>The Scorpio Full Moon occurs May 5, 9:36PM. Astrological Beltaine occurs 7:15 on May 4. <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/about-lasara/public-speaking-and-seminars/beltaine-full-moon-in-scorpio-deep-healing-with-turtle-medicine-willits-ca/">Beltaine, Full Moon in Scorpio;  Deep Healing with Turtle Medicine &#8211; Willits, CA</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Five Weeks to Deeper Spiritual Alignment and Greater Physical Health &#8211; with Lasara Allen</title>
		<link>http://lasaraallen.com/workshops/five-weeks-to-deeper-spiritual-alignment-and-greater-physical-health-with-lasara-allen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Register NOW and get a bonus coaching session!*
<p style="text-align: center;">GUYS who&#8217;ve been wanting to work with me;
this is a CO-ED teleclass series! Don&#8217;t be shy.</p>
<p>Ready to get ALIGNED, deeply happy, healthy, and IN YOUR BODY? Join us!</p>

 Participate from wherever you are, yet still have a great, and interactive support system!
 Deeply inquire into your <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/workshops/five-weeks-to-deeper-spiritual-alignment-and-greater-physical-health-with-lasara-allen/">Five Weeks to Deeper Spiritual Alignment and Greater Physical Health &#8211; with Lasara Allen</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>After a coaching sabbatical, as of 3/6/2012, I have coaching openings to fill!</title>
		<link>http://lasaraallen.com/coaching/coaching-with-lasara-allen/after-a-coaching-sabbatical-as-of-362012-i-have-coaching-openings-to-fill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>After a coaching sabbatical, as of 3/6/2012, I have openings for  three three-week, individual, personally tailored coaching and mentoring  programs. I also has slots in a cohort-model group coaching program  available for a limited amount of time. (Details TBA.) I&#8217;m also  available for single-session commitments as well. Make whatever  commitment <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/coaching/coaching-with-lasara-allen/after-a-coaching-sabbatical-as-of-362012-i-have-coaching-openings-to-fill/">After a coaching sabbatical, as of 3/6/2012, I have coaching openings to fill!</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>My DIY (do it yourself), Organic, Container Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p class="wp-caption-text">Some poor kids - not me - toiling in a big-ass garden.</p>
<p>When I first thought of building/creating my own garden, I felt daunted by the idea. After all, my most successful gardening experience to date was my little plot in my parents&#8217; huge, back-to-the-land garden about 30 years ago.</p>
<p>Perhaps it was the memory of <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/articles/my-diy-do-it-yourself-container-garden/">My DIY (do it yourself), Organic, Container Garden</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>My Grandfather&#8217;s Flag &#8211; In Memoriam</title>
		<link>http://lasaraallen.com/articles/my-grandfathers-flag-in-memorium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 15:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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This memorial day, I hope you&#8217;ll take a moment to remember, to pray for, all those who have fallen in the lines of fire &#8211; not just &#8220;our&#8221; men and boys, wives and daughters, but all of those who have fallen, everywhere around the world.</p>
In Memoriam
<p>Written Memorial Day, 2009</p>
<p>My mother grew up  with photos  of <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/articles/my-grandfathers-flag-in-memorium/">My Grandfather&#8217;s Flag &#8211; In Memoriam</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Your Seminar Guide: Getting to Know Mendocino County</title>
		<link>http://lasaraallen.com/articles/getting-to-know-mendocino-county/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 17:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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Brain Magick: Exploring Consciousness with Philip H. Farber
Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Magick, and Altered States
<p>August 27 – 28, 2011 in the Greater Ukiah Valley, Mendocino County, CA.
An amazing weekend of fascination and fun in beautiful Mendocino County,  CA! It’s a straight shot up from the Bay Area <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/articles/getting-to-know-mendocino-county/">Your Seminar Guide: Getting to Know Mendocino County</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>The Roots of Mother’s Day: Protest and Pacifism</title>
		<link>http://lasaraallen.com/articles/war-and-peace/the-roots-of-mother%e2%80%99s-day-protest-and-pacifism-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 21:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arise Then, Women of This Day
<p>When most people think of Mother’s Day,  they may think of roses, champagne brunches, “mother’s rings,” and a  visit to mom’s place. While the idea of family togetherness is a lovely  sentiment, there was a different, and perhaps even deeper, original  meaning to the beginning of <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/articles/war-and-peace/the-roots-of-mother%e2%80%99s-day-protest-and-pacifism-3/">The Roots of Mother’s Day: Protest and Pacifism</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Brain Magick: Exploring Consciousness with Philip H. Farber</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 16:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Magick, and Altered States
<p>August 27 &#8211; 28, 2011 in the Greater Ukiah Valley, Mendocino County, CA.
An amazing weekend of fascination and fun in beautiful Mendocino County, CA! It&#8217;s a straight shot up from the Bay Area on the scenic 101.</p>
<p>Join world-renowned Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) trainer, author, and Meta-Magick creator Philip H. Farber for <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/articles/brain-magick-exploring-consciousness-with-philip-h-farber/">Brain Magick: Exploring Consciousness with Philip H. Farber</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Fasting Against Hunger &#8211; at elephant</title>
		<link>http://lasaraallen.com/articles/fasting-against-hunger-at-elephant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Day five of water-only fasting. No food at all since Friday night. And I’m not the only one. Hundreds of thousands of faith leaders, secular leaders, workers’ rights activist, and poor folks nation-wide are fasting too. I happen to fall into more than one of those categories.</p>
<p>And still the collective silence is deafening. Too many <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/articles/fasting-against-hunger-at-elephant/">Fasting Against Hunger &#8211; at elephant</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>All Fools Day &#8211; An Auspicious Time for Coaching!</title>
		<link>http://lasaraallen.com/coaching/all-fools-day-an-auspicious-time-for-coaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p style="padding-left: 30px;">The Fool is the card of infinite possibilities. The bag on the staff indicates that he has all he needs to do or be anything he wants, he has only to stop and unpack. He is on his way to a brand new beginning.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"> But the card carries a little bark <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/coaching/all-fools-day-an-auspicious-time-for-coaching/">All Fools Day &#8211; An Auspicious Time for Coaching!</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>A Course in Deep Acceptance</title>
		<link>http://lasaraallen.com/workshops/workshops-with-lasara/a-course-in-deep-acceptance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><p>a telecourse with Lasara Firefox Allen, MPNLP &#8211; Begins May 3, 2011. Register NOW!</p>
<p>Sometimes you strive too little. Sometimes you strive too much. Sometimes you strive so hard you don&#8217;t know any more that you are striving.</p>
<p>What do you do when this is the case?</p>
<p>Sometimes your ideas of who you should be get in the <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/workshops/workshops-with-lasara/a-course-in-deep-acceptance/">A Course in Deep Acceptance</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Help Doctors Without Borders and yourself, all at once!</title>
		<link>http://lasaraallen.com/articles/help-doctors-without-borders-and-yourself-all-at-once-coaching-proceeds-to-msf-through-april-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Help Doctors Without Borders and yourself, all at once! Coaching proceeds to MSF, through April 21.</p>
<p>Have you thought about getting a coaching session – or sessions –  with me? Well, there&#8217;s no time like the present &#8211; for so many reasons!</p>
<p>It&#8217;s spring and&#8230;</p>
<p>* maybe you want to get your fitness and dietary choices on <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/articles/help-doctors-without-borders-and-yourself-all-at-once-coaching-proceeds-to-msf-through-april-21/">Help Doctors Without Borders and yourself, all at once!</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Lent: A How-To for Mystics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>(Reprinted from Elephant Journal. First publication 3/8/11.)</p>
<p>I am not, nor have I ever been, your typical Christian. Most wouldn’t even call me Christian, though I would say my spiritual reality is very catholic (small &#8220;c&#8221; intentional) and I do have my own special relationship with Christ.</p>
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		<title>Lent: A How-To for Mystics at Elephant.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lasára Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Read my latest at Elephant Journal, Lent; A How-To for Mystics, TODAY!</p>
<p>Excerpt:</p>
<p>I am not, nor have I ever been, your typical Christian. Most wouldn’t  even call me Christian, though I would say my spiritual reality is very  catholic (small “c” intentional) and I do have my own special relationship with Christ.</p>
<p>I am in <p>Continue reading <a href="http://lasaraallen.com/articles/lent-a-how-to-for-mystics-at-elephant/">Lent: A How-To for Mystics at Elephant.</a></p>]]></description>
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