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July 3, 2004 - Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels June 22, 2004 An air of peace about them By Bill Choy Ashland Daily Tidings Wearing a bright red and blue tutu, a headdress and a large tattoo of wings on her back, Tennille Carnes of Ashland felt at peace at the World Peace and Prayer Day in Ashland on Monday afternoon. Van Fleming blows a didgeridoo over Sepora Mayim of Ashland to impart physical healing through the use of sound. Photos by Denise Baratta | Ashland Daily Tidings "I've realized if I wanted to find fairies I have to be the fairy I'm looking for," she said. "I try to live a life of love and it's really wonderful to be here for my soul and to get together with the community for peace." Hundreds of people congregated at Jackson Wellsprings for the sixth annual event sponsored by Walk in Peace, a local nonprofit organization that is sponsored by the Ashland Rock Shop. The daylong event was designed for those in the community to discuss in peaceful, non-combative ways, ideas for a peaceful world and to have a town hall meeting to speak freely on subjects they feel are affecting the community, nation, and world. Another key part of the day were booths offering wellness, spiritually and healthy food. Spiritually and wellness combined forces at the booth of Van and Kathleen Fleming of Ashland. Owners of the Living Dojio, the couple offer healing arts service to the community. On this day, they were using a didgeridoo, a long, thin Aboriginal instrument in their healing practices. As a person laid down, Van Fleming hovered over them with the instrument, letting air from the didgeridoo surround them. This technique helps in a number of ways, from back pains and migraines headaches to helping bring positive energy to a person to help figure out problems in life, the couple said. "Some people call it sound healing," Kathleen Fleming said. "It works differently on each person, but it's a way to connect with a spiritual force and to bring peace and healing into their lives. We have had so many people say they feel the energy and vibrations from the instrument and that it really helps. This is a way to be helpful and peaceful with one another." "By breathing on them it connects with the divine energy and my good intentions are coming through the didgeridoo," Van Fleming said. Sepora Mayim of Ashland said having the air from the instrument surround her was quite an experience. "I felt certain parts of my body vibrating from the sound of the instrument," she said. "It was very calming." The world peace event is held in locations around the world to coincide with the summer solstice, said Steve Traisman of Ashland, director of Walk in Peace. "The support for world peace is unprecedented around the world," he said. "I feel everyone in our community supports peace and it's only a few bad apples in Washington, D.C., who are ruining it for all of us. This is a way to raise awareness of a shift of consciousness in the world. Peace comes through eloquence and joy." The World Peace and Prayer Day was started in 1994 by Lakota Chief Arvol Looking Horse. The town meeting was moderated by Jeff Golden, host of the Jefferson Public Exchange, and discussed win-win solutions for present and future generations Speakers included Eric Sirotkin, a lawyer who has traveled to North Korea in an attempt to build a bridge for peace and understanding, and James Twyman, who recently returned from a peace ceremony in Baghdad. DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams