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Next Sunday Service

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    Time and Date:

    10:00 am 11:00 am, February 15, 2026

    Title:

    Sunday Spiritual Service

    Location:

    New ISD Lotus Center and Zoom Hybrid
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Have You Seen The Latest ISD Newsletter ?

January 1, 2026
01/01/26

EVENT & CLIENT SPACE at ISD. . .

Did you know? You can host your meeting, class, private party, or see clients in our beautiful Great Room with kitchen, or in the OWL Room or PHOENIX Room, set up as practitioner rooms for a modest fee to ISD. Inquiries about renting space at the Lotus Center for your event or to see clients, please reach out to Kimberly Winsor.
For more information & to fill out a space use request go here- https://isdoneonta.org/about-us/rental-at-isd/

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December 18, 2025
ISD Newsletter 12/18/25

ISD Sacred Council: If you want to learn how to thrive, pledge yourself to growing the ability to adapt. Strong, stone pillars of willpower and ironclad resolution get worn away by both wind and rain, but the ability to bob and weave, to dance with the flows of life - there is something worth revering!

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December 4, 2025
ISD Newsletter 12/04/25

Institute for Spiritual Development ISD NEWS December 04, 2025 Hi Friend, Come gather round people, wherever you roam, soon you may find ISD is your home! A home for learning, growth, community, and a place to pause from the noise and turbulence in the world.  Explore the spiritual nature of life, and your own inner […]

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Latest Book Reviews

October 1, 2025
October 2025 Lending Library Featured Book

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to TAOISM, By Brandon Toropov and Chad Hansen If you’ve ever been intrigued by Taoism but felt unsure where to begin, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to TAOISM offers an accessible doorway. Written in clear, approachable language the book introduces readers to Taoist philosophy, history, and practice without oversimplifying.  The authors, Brandon […]

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September 4, 2025
August 2025 Lending Library Featured Book

How to Heal Yourself When No One Else Can by Amy B. Scher is a compassionate guide to self-healing. Drawing from her own experience overcoming chronic illness and as an energy therapist, Scher provides practical energy-healing techniques to help release emotional blocks, reduce stress, and restore well-being.

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July 30, 2025
July 2025 Lending Library Featured Book

Heaven is Beautiful : How Dying Taught Me That Death Is Just a Beginning was written by Peter Baldwin Panagore. His story is an account of his near death experience while hiking in Alberta Canada when he was 21 years old. He was ice climbing the Lower Weeping Wall on Cirrus Mountain, Banff National Park. Several climbing mistakes resulted in Peter and his partner being stranded on the ice wall over night and experiencing hypothermia. Peter was well versed in the stages of hypothermia and was aware of his increasing confusion, clumsiness and sleepiness as the hypothermia increased. Peter struggled to stay awake but he was unable to and he slipped into death. He died on the side of the mountain and experienced forgiveness, unconditional love and bliss.

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