WHEN: Sunday, May 3rd at 10am
WHERE: ZOOM or at The NEW Lotus Center
297 River St. Service Road, Suite 3, Oneonta, NY 13820

Homily: "The Portal Between Heaven & Earth" by Rev. Story Ducey

Emcee: Rev. JoAnn Wormuth

featuring special guest musician, and sound healer David Young!

 Join us in person or on zoom: 

* There is limited parking in the front of the building, by I-88 and the elevator. Lots more parking is in the back of the building, where there is a flight of stairs to climb and a hallway leading to our Lotus Center on the second floor.

We want to remind you that your intuition is a magic, open portal for creativity and expression of divine intelligence. Pay attention to what speaks to you quietly when you are in peace and repose. Your own inner voice is an outlet for co-creative manifestation and the very ebbs and flows of the cosmos! There are unseen forces waiting here for you all that will help enable new beginnings. Use them! Take that time to acknowledge the intuitive spark, drop the coin in the Wishing Well and let go of attachment to see what greatness can happen!

This year there were 57 vendors, and about 20 of our ISD members & friends volunteered and kept all the balls in the air for this two day event. The Saturday night Mediums' Message Gallery, with about 40 guests present, was magical, with joy, laughter and tears as spirit loved ones delivered loving messages thru guest mediums Adam Bernstein, Krissy Traver, Judy Lynn, Dick Buchanan and Diana Friedell. A tremendous round of applause to everyone involved for creating this beautiful inspiring weekend . If you want to know how much did we raise for ISD Oneonta, you'll have to come to service on Sunday!! Its a surprise! You can still reach any of the readers, healers or vendors for your own private sessions, on the shiftnewyork.com website, where they remain for the rest of the year. I'll share below, some comments from Jill from Mainely Mystics, one of our beautiful vendors from last weekend's Fair:

"There are moments in life where you realize you’ve stepped into a space that mirrors your becoming; and Shift NY was exactly that for me.

First and foremost, I want to express deep gratitude to the Institute for Spiritual Development. Their presence, their work, and their commitment to creating a grounded, authentic spiritual community is something truly special. In a world where spirituality can sometimes feel diluted or performative, ISD stands as a pillar of integrity, depth, and genuine connection.

To witness their work… to sit in their energy… and to be welcomed into that space was an absolute blessing. . .

Sometimes, growth is found in the quiet moments, the deep conversations, and the subtle confirmations that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

As I move forward, I carry this with me:

A deeper trust in my path.

A stronger connection to my voice.

And a renewed commitment to creating spaces where others can feel seen, supported, and empowered.

Thank you, Shift NY.

Thank you, Institute for Spiritual Development.

And thank you to every soul I had the privilege of connecting with.

With love,

Mainely Mystics

To read Jill's complete blogpost about her experience at SHIFT click. here: https://mainelymystics.org/category/manifestation-abundance/

Living Through Grief Circle: Facilitated by Ron Zisa, this is an opportunity for participants to witness and share loss. We gather, we listen, we witness, we unburden our grief, we heal, and we live through grief. The circle is open to all, and meets every Tuesday at 1pm. Come to share or just to sit and listen. We find that grief comes from losses of many types.

This Wednesday Group is called an Oracle Group because we will be focusing first, on deep meditation for healing and renewal for ourselves as we attempt to reenter the world together.

Then, we will be seeking guidance, teachings and home work from Spirit together for all of us and our families as we move through this transition. This is experimental work with Spirit. We allow Spirit to direct us and present the teachings they want us to focus on.

We will record the messaging and seek the overall message as confirmed by the majority of the messaging.

The overall goal is to dissolve challenging personal and communal karma while we seek strength and guidance in creating a new chapter for ourselves as individuals and for our world.

Yoga is relationship, our lives are a series of living relationships. In this 6 part workshop through a breath centered asana (physical practice), with Ron Zisa, a 30 year Yoga Teacher and Shiatsu practitioner, we will each discover our own capabilities, strengths, weaknesses and inner power. Mostly moving with silence and sometimes with sound we will move the body, focus the mind, increase breathing to open and build grounding, flexibility, growth both without and within. This is a holistic heart centered practice to help us face our day to day challenges. Sign up for any one or all.

In this series we will be opening up a circle of learning, feeling and experiencing the different manifestations of the Divine Feminine as they show up around the globe, and throughout time. Follow us as we weave our way through 6 weeks of cultural interpretations of the highest and most widely known and loved names to this facet of the divine. Each week offers a unique lens—an opportunity to encounter a different name, story, and embodiment of this vast and sacred essence.

This 2 part class taught by Rev. Diana Friedell, covers deportment, protocol, and presentation for all who appear in the public eye, and training for the function of MC during the spiritual services at the Institute. This class meets a requirement to fulfill Phase I of the ISD Metaphysical Ministry Program, but is open to anyone who is called to leadership positions. . . Training for leadership for any ceremonial situation, such as weddings and spiritual gatherings.

In part 2, we will practice with feedback from our classmates. SAVE the DATES May 30th, June 6th- still in process of changing the registration links.

Leiah Bowden, intuitive artist and author from California, guides participants on a sacred inner journey to connect with their expanded self. Through guided meditation, participants receive a personal message from within and transform it into a poem, artwork, or other creative expression. The experience begins by grounding sacred energy and opening a channel to deeper insight and inspiration.

In this inspiring workshop, Leiah will open the portal to your expanded self - the deeper source of wisdom, creativity, and insight within you - and support your creation of a piece of inspired writing or art.

Through a guided meditation, you’ll open to subtle inner guidance and sense a message waiting to emerge. Leiah will support you as you transform that message into a creative expression - a poem, short piece of writing, or intuitive artwork using materials Leiah will provide - allowing your inner voice to take form in the physical world.

The session begins with a grounding process that invites calming, centering energy, creating a sacred and supportive space for inspiration, reflection, and creative discovery.

Leiah Bowden channels powerful divine light calibrated to help you find your authentic way forward in her radiant SoulJourney Energy Portraits. They offer profound soul healing and inspiration for personal growth and transformation in which she traces the patterns of the divine in each soul and illustrates the map of each person’s soul journey, revealing their hidden wisdom and knowledge.

Many teachings have described Sacred Geometry as the blueprint of creation… the origin of all form. It is believed that the ancients considered the experience of drawing Sacred Geometry essential to the education of the soul. They knew that these patterns and codes were symbolic of our own inner realm and were significant to higher consciousness and self awareness. Sacred Geometry, as I have worked with it, contains high frequencies of energy and light that can activate, heal, awaken and transform. The symbols can be used to bring about deep soul awakening and connection to our true divine essence. Although many people study Sacred Geometry through intellectual understanding, the work that I do is meant to be experienced, both through the creation and the meditation upon these images. I encourage anyone interested in Sacred Geometry to experience drawing it themselves.

Join us in a powerful workshop as we open our hearts with this ancient practice connecting to our creative source and develop tools to shift energy while creating beautiful geometric forms.

Led by Ken Langlieb, psychologist & musician, this workshop offers a safe space to explore your authentic self. Through personal affirmations and a shared group collage, we’ll honor our differences and discover our common bonds, moving toward unity.

Who am I really? In a world with pressure to: conform, fit it and be like others, our true nature can be hidden or repressed. We all possess unique traits and abilities that are not always appreciated by others. In this workshop we will create a safe supportive place to explore our true inner self and our true nature. There are ways in which we are all different and ways in which we are all the same. We will journey from divided and separate to united and one. By creating our own personal affirmation owning who we are and creating a group collage visually representing our shared identity, we will explore and honor our individual differences and common bonds. Our finished collage will be displayed at the Soulshine Summer Fest at SUNY College Camp on August 8th, 2026. (You need not be present at the Soulshine Summer Fest to participate in this class).

This mixed-level mediumship class led by Sharon Farber, Medium, Artist, and Author, combines lecture, discussion, and experiential practice in a supportive and encouraging environment. Whether you are new to mediumship or looking to refine and strengthen your existing abilities, this weekend is designed to meet you where you are and help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

More event information about other offerings with Sharon Farber to come in future newsletter editions. Stay tuned...

If you are considering membership at ISD Oneonta for 2026,& want more information, or need to renew for 2026  please go to this link. . .

If you have a metaphysical, healing or spiritual practice and you are looking for a permanent office of your own, we have a beautiful sublet available.  If your business is in harmony with the principles of ISD Oneonta, please contact a member of the property committee, and let's talk!

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/  

What is the Institute for Spiritual Development?

It's both a metaphysical church and an educational center originally founded 49 yrs ago in Sparta, NJ. With the belief that all paths lead us Home, ISD is dedicated to helping each spirit walk their path with courage and joy.

The Oneonta NY chapter of ISD was Lovingly created by Rev. Diana Friedell & her sister Rev. Sue Landon. We are now led by a powerful leadership team, and executive board.
 
Welcome Home!!!

Thank you for being a part of the ISD community!

Get in touch

Rev. Diana Friedell, Pastor, 607-433-2089

297 River St. Service Road, Suite 3

ISD Lotus Center Landline: (607) 353-7001‬ (messages only)

isdoneonta@gmail.com

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