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Upcoming 2023 Events

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ACTIVATING DIVINE WILL

Daily for 12 days, for 30 min-1 hour each day, this Zoom call journey will connect you to Divine Will so that you may open yourself to living a soul-guided life. You get to connect deeply with your own soul, something you may or may not have ever done before. I can assure you, it changes you and you get to experience BEING LIFE ITSELF more! You can choose what you want to create in your life and miraculously (and sometimes the very next day) it shows up!

Details coming soon! Sign up for the newsletter at the bottom of this page to be informed.

TELEPATHY WORKGROUP

A new group that will meet once monthly to play and practice ways to communicate using Mind Gardening techniques AND without words. Practiced in Pisgah National forest away from traffic, cell towers, etc. to increase ease of receiving information between individuals. Contact us if you live in the Asheville area and would like to join or have Dr. Shine host a telepathy group for you (in-person or zoom). Subscribe at the bottom of the page to stay informed of events.

WOMEN’S WELLNESS RETREAT

This is in the planning stage for Late July 2023 or early August 2023 in the peaceful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Guided by yoga instructor, Kelly Gilmore, Dr. Shine and Sonya Costello of the BE LOVE movement. This will include yoga, meditation, sacred ceremony, healthy organic vegetarian meals, personal growth workshops, free time, paddle boarding and kayaking on a pristine lake, and much more. Subscribe to the email list to be the first informed.

Selected Past Events

For the 5th year in a row, Dr. Shine presented a workshop at String Cheese Incident’s Suwanee Hulaween Festival Oct 28, 2022 as part of the Spirit Lake Activities lineup.
Over 50 participants were guided in a Self-Love Meditation and learned the easy, fast, & fun technique that using your imagination can access. We loved seeing you there! .
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak FL

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Interview with Dr. Michelle Shine
In this special New Years 2022 Episode on 4M TV, Kara Kihm, LCSW interviewed Dr. Michelle Shine about her book, Mana Gardening.
Kara Kihm is the author of Discovering My Wings which illustrates how her life transformed when she started listening to the voice of her intuition. Kara is also a psychotherapist and reiki master and has a private practice blending therapy and energy work. Her passion is helping women find their empowerment through the voice of their intuition.
Dr. Shine is a medical school-trained biomedical scientist, author, educator, and meditation facilitator. She has been a scientist on a spiritual path for over 20 years and is the co-founder and pioneer of Mana Gardening / Mind Gardening, a hawaiian-based positive psychology/transpersonal psychology technique. One of her passions is sharing how Mana Gardening / Mind Gardening techniques support healing of past traumas reducing the emotional charge that old traumas can hold.
Dr. Shine in her private practice empowers women individually and in group settings such as workshops and retreats.
We discussed Mana Gardening and tapped into gratitude and appreciation for all of our blessings in 2021 while recognizing pains and traumas that still need healing. We shared how to rewrite your neural pathways to heal trauma circuits and discovered that what you believe is real on a biological level.

Dr. Shine presented Science of Imagination at String Cheese Incident’s Suwanee Hulaween Festival
Oct 29 at 12:30pm
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak FL

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Visualize Heaven on Earth

A 7 day guided meditation series with Dr. Michelle Shine explored the vibrations of peace, support, and harmony, and used your powerful imagination to visualize and feel the New Earth into being via Zoom.

Videos were created and sent immediately after the event,  so that folks could be guided without the group dynamics. Participants left the meditation feeling uplifted, peaceful and confident that they contributed the creation of a harmonious planet. A free YouTube playlist inspired by the live event is available.  Donations accepted via Venmo @Michelle-Shine-2.

Mind/Mana Gardening tools shared by Dr. Shine will help you feel the presence of a New Earth, one in which we want to live in. You will get to create your own personal Heaven on Earth with your imagination.

In each video, a different realm of life was explored, envisioned and felt into such that everyone got specific in what they wanted from different areas of life on New Earth.

Participants were guided into their own personal peaceful inner gardens to reduce stress and activate the flow of wellbeing which was so needed during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 quarantine time.  Participants were guided to imagine and consider questions such as:

What is Heaven on Earth to me?

What type of world do I want to live in?

What does it feel like to live in Heaven on Earth?

In the new reality, what is our paradigm of health and how is our healthcare system experienced?

What do relationships look like and feel  like between humans, animals, plants, and the  New Earth?

How does it feel to live in our community?

How do we care for the elderly and the vulnerable?

How do we support one another?

What is our relationship to death?

What is our relationship to food?

In what type of dwellings do we live?

What does transportation look like? Do we even need transportation?

What does my personal and spiritual growth look like in the New Heaven on Earth?

How may I  to contribute the wellbeing of our home planet in the new reality in a way that brings me joy?

  • How do my personal relationships with others feel?

This was immensely POWERFUL and CREATIVE!

We can imagine what we want, and feel it, and by doing so create new neural pathways in our brains. These new neural pathways serve as  “memories” that if re-imagined, grow wider and can serve as magnetically attractive forces that bring that exact reality to us all. Michelle and Keti described how imagining what they wanted, brought it to them with ease and grace in their Mana Gardening book.

By imagining it, we create it. And no doubt many of us will have similar visions of Heaven on Earth!

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview to life’s coming attractions” -Albert Einstein
“As we exist in the physical plane, we also live at the level of the mind … The mind is potential energy and because of this we can change our physical world simply by changing our thoughts and beliefs.” -Deepak Chopra

Multiple lines of evidence basically prove that we are the creators of our own lives (see our book Science of Imagination  and Mana Gardening book, both with many references to scientific research). Both Keti and Michelle (authors of the Mana Gardening series of books, available here) utilized these techniques in creating phenomenal relationships, peace, and true happiness in their lives.

Thanks to all who joined our meditation/workshop, “Mind Gardening to Reset your Vibe”at the AB Tech Mindfulness Day. The first annual “Unplug to Recharge: Cultivating Mindfulness in NC Community Colleges” conference aimed to bring student-serving faculty and staff together to share ways that we can provide access to mindfulness practices within our institutions and build authentic supportive communities for all.

This one day conference was held in beautiful Asheville, NC and fostered community building within the system and gave faculty and staff working directly with students ideas to bring back to their schools to implement immediately. February 21, 2020 at 12:30-1:15.  Registration here.

LAKE EDEN ARTS FESTIVAL

 Dr. Michelle Shine presented a Mana Gardening experiential workshop entitled, Honoring Yourself – Morning Self Love Meditation.  Many experienced what it feels like to give the love you share so freely with others, with YOU!

Saturday Oct 19, 2019. 10:15 at the Sky Tent. Black Mountain, NC. View Facebook event.

SUWANNEE HULAWEEN

 Dr. Michelle Shine (aka Dr. FunShine) facilitated the ” Connect with Your Inner Guidance” Mana Gardening workshop at String Cheese Incident’s famous Suwanee Hulaween festival in Live Oak, Florida on Friday Oct 25, 2019 at the OASIS tent at 12:15-1:15 as part of the Spirit Lake Activities lineup. Over 50 participants learned the easy, fast, & fun technique that uses your imagination to access your inner wisdom. We loved seeing you there! View Facebook event.

SUWANNEE HULAWEEN

 Dr. Michelle Shine (aka Dr. FunShine) presented the Science of Imagination & Mana Gardening String Cheese Incident’s famous Suwanee Hulaween festival in Live Oak, Florida on Friday Oct 26, 2018 at the OASIS tent at 2:45-3:45 as part of the Spirit Lake Activities lineup. Thank you for coming and nourishing your spirit with us!

MEET THE AUTHOR

 Book Signing and Mana Gardening Workshop in Asheville, NC at Malaprops Bookstore, September 12, 2018 at 6pm.

Our deepest thanks to Malaprops for hosting us! Dr. Michelle Shine shared the Hawaiian empowerment techniques of Mana Gardening. Everyone left knowing how to tap into positive vibes and their inner wisdom.  The book is currently available at Malaprops.

NAVIGATING WISDOM

Women’s Empowerment Summit  September 15-23, 2018 Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii. Daily from 9:00AM – 4:30PM.

Keti Kamalani of Mana Gardening shared Mana Gardening techniques and how to add Hawaiian empowerment to your yoga practice. Many more amazing speakers and workshops, yoga, qi gong, incredible vegetarian fare. Register here.

QUANTUM MINDFULNESS RADIO INTERVIEW

 September 19, noon Eastern time.

Dr. Michelle Shine was interviewed by Joel Ayana Ayapana and  shared how Mana Gardening skills helped her transform her perspective and thus her life. She also shares how Mana Gardening can help you create what your heart desires. FREE. Listen in here.

LAKE EDEN ARTS FESTIVAL

 Dr. Michelle Shine presented a Mana Gardening experiential workshop including scientific data to support the benefits again this year. Saturday Oct 20, 2018. 10:15 at the Sky Tent. Black Mountain, NC. View Facebook event.

BURNING MAN

The Science of Imagination and Mana Gardening Workshop was presented in Black Rock City  hosted by the FAFF Lounge on Friday August 31st. At. least 50 people left the workshop knowing how to tap into their Mana and inner strength and wisdom!

Women’s Wellness Weekend

Kelly Gilmore EYRT500,LMBT, Sonja Costello of the Be Love Movement, and Dr. Michelle Shine of Mana Gardening hosted another weekend of yoga, workshops, talks, nature immersion, song and healthcare/self-care in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains June 29-July 1, 2018. View Facebook event for details and registration.

Lake Eden Arts Festival

 Dr. Michelle Shine presented a Mana Gardening experiential workshop including scientific data to support the benefits again this year. Saturday May 12, 2018. 3:15 at the Sky Tent. Black Mountain, NC. View Facebook event.

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Mana Gardening (CEU course)

 Activate Your Sweetest Future- Dr. Shine presented a 2-hour workshop and course sharing the Hawaiian spiritual technique as well as the scientific data that support it. Participants left with tools for wellbeing to share with their clients. CEU’s were offered. Prana at Fernview Center for Wellbeing, Anderson, SC Sunday May 13, 4-6pm. View Facebook event.

Kinnection Campout

 Dr. Michelle Shine presented The Science of Imagination and Mana Gardening experiential workshop at the Kinnection Campout on Sunday,  May 20, 2018 at the Camp LovEvolution Lounge at 1:30.

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 LOVEVOLUION Campout 2018

Dr. Shine also led an Open Heart Kirtan Singing circle Saturday morning May 19, 2018 @ 10-11am at the Camp LovEvolution Lounge. View Facebook event.

EMPOWERMENT WEEK and BOOK RELEASE PARTY

 Thank you ALL for making this a HUGE success!  Keti Kamalani and Dr. Michelle Shine hosted FREE EVENTS (Book Release Party, Mana Gardening Yoga and Workshops: Floating Downstream, The No-Spin Power Tool, Connecting to the Divine, Accessing Inner Guidance) during the week of June 4-10 to celebrate our Book.

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  • The LoveBurn Gathering– Mana Gardening Experiential Workshop led by Dr. Michelle Shine. Community Toning circle conducted by Dr. Shine. Virginia Key, near Miami, FL Jan 2018
  • Zen Awakening Festival – The Science of Imagination Workshop;  Mana Gardening Experiential Workshop conducted by Dr. Michelle Shine. Wildwood, FL Nov 2017
  • LovEvolution 2017- Dr. Michelle Shine  presented The Science of Imagination and Mana Gardening experiential workshop at the LovEvolution Gathering near Asheville, NC June 2017
  • Sonic Bloom: The Unified Field Gathering 2017- Dr. Michelle Shine  presented a Mana Gardening experiential workshop including scientific data to support the benefits. Hummingbird Ranch, CO, June 2017
  • Unleash Your Inner Power– An event for Divorcees, Atlanta, GA, May 2017
  • Resonate Asheville 2016- Dr. Michelle Shine presented Science of Imagination and Mana Gardening workshop at the Resonate Asheville Festival, Oct 1-2 Asheville, NC 2016
  • LovEvolution 2016- Dr. Michelle Shine presented a Mana Gardening experiential workshop at the LovEvolution Gathering near Asheville, NC June 2016Screen Shot 2016-03-23 at 10.52.52 AM
  • Terrific Thursdays- Playful Imagination- Hawaiian Mana Gardening for Kids a 6-week course, was taught by Dr. Shine in Asheville City School system as an afterschool program for K-2nd graders
  • Mindfulness Festival-  Dr. Michelle Shine, invited speaker, Mana Gardening workshop; University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville NC , April 23, 2016
  • LovEvolution 2015- Dr. Michelle Shine presented a Mind Gardening experiential workshop at the LovEvolution Gathering near Asheville, NC July 2015
  • Big Glow Retreat, Dr. Shine shared a Create Your Life workshop, Boulder CO 2015
  • Psychology and Life Series- Dr. Michelle Shine presented at this lecture series, The Answers Lie Within, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville NC. August 2012.
  • Vortex Airwaves- Dr. Shine was  interviewed by Wendy Owens on Mind Gardening, Mar 2015
  • Mind Gardening to Activate your Sweetest Future- A Weekly Guided Course Using Mind Gardening Techniques to Create the Future You Desire, May 19, 2015-June 15, 2015, by Dr. Shine