The Church of Divine Energy is located at 29811 Turner St, Gold Beach, OR 97444.
29811 Turner St. Gold Beach, Oregon.
The president of the church is Gretchen Kreiger. Reach her at PO Box 1283 Gold Beach Oregon 97444.
Gretchen Kreiger
The business registry date is August 14, 2018. The registry number is #146767892.
The registered agent is Sharon Ward.
J. Michael Shoemaker AKA Swami Chetanananda with Sharon Ward AKA Sadvi.
The Church is a “federally tax-exempt organization dedicated to the practice of kundalini yoga.”
The church’s mailing address is PO Box 207, Wedderburn, Oregon 97491
The Church advertises meditation classes. They start at 7:00 pm and last an hour.
“Evening meditations include chanting, a short dharma talk, and a guided meditation focusing on some aspect of our practice, such as breath, mantra, chakras and channels, working with creative energy, releasing tension, or growing spiritually.
All you need is an open heart and an open mind.
You can help open your heart and mind by donating.
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Church of Divine Energy is dedicated to the cultivation of the Spirit that is our essence…. We welcome all, with open hearts: all races, religions, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and disabilities.
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We regularly offer programs in Oregon and California. Please join our mailing list to stay apprised of upcoming events.
Ward is also the agent for The Movement Center, Inc.. ,
Its president is J. Michael Shoemaker. Reach him at PO Box 1283, Gold Beach, OR 97444. Registered since 1992-11-05
The name “The Movement Center” was chosen to create a new identity, one that reflects our unique Western cultural context for Eastern spirituality. Center refers to our core, which is total well-being, and movement refers to flow, so the name reflects the circulation of energy that is the essence of our spiritual practice. The name also evokes dynamic stillness, the phrase Swami Chetanananda has often used to describe the ultimate reality.
Another company is L’Hermitage, LLC.,
Which is located at 29850 Harrison Ridge Rd, Gold Beach OR 97444. Registered since 2019-05-20.
This is where the Swami lives.
Solstice meditation at L’Hermitage…🙏🏻
When a swami becomes initiated, he takes two vows: poverty and chastity. Chetanananda made those two lifetime vows in the 1970s.
Registered since 2020-07-02
29811 Turner St
29811 Turner St. registered 2016-06-13. It is an assumed name of the Movement Center.
There were many men and women who contributed to the growth of the Swami Chetanananda’s fortune.
One of them is Barnett Davis II of Malibu, founder of the Low Income Family Enrichment Foundation, (LIFE).
A Movement Center Newsletter from Aug. 2008 praised Davis for a “substantial donation” he made to the Movement Center.
Barnett Davis
How the donation of Davis was used by J. Michael Shoemaker is unknown.
Davis is quoted in the Movement Center Newsletter.
He refers to “crazy wisdom”, the concept associated with the Aghoris and practices in Tahlia Newland’s book, Fallout, Abuse in Tibetan Buddhism.
The Life (Low Income Family Enrichment) Foundation founder, Barnett Davis tells us why he started the Life Foundation, and it links to his (and our) spiritual values.
The idea for the Life Foundation flowed into me, in the greatest possible detail, while I was practicing the Chöd—something at which I was (and am still) a novice practitioner…. The flowering of the Life Foundation is an expression of my practice and the gifts that come from releasing negativity and tension . . . and creating a space . . . an opening for something magical to enter . . . connecting with my creative energy . . . accessing the infinite source of abundance that surrounds us at all times . . . and expanding the possibility to serve others exponentially . . . I also believe that success in the material realm can be part of our practice and does not preclude our spiritual evolution…. And in everyone’s quest, I deeply, madly, and sincerely wish you inspiration . . . belief . . . action . . . and an abundance of crazy wisdom.
Here is the Mission Statement from the LIFE Foundation website. Does it fit with BDSM, scamming and exploitation that is alleged of Shoemaker?
Shoemaker accepted donations of money and services from all kinds of devotees.
Bonnie Schnitta (New York) donated soundproofing materials for the Portland meditation hall to improve the sound quality of recorded talks.
We are very grateful for her generous gift, which will benefit generations of students. We also want to thank the anonymous donors who provided the offerings at the havans during the Retreat, as well as the many photographers who captured so many special moments of the retreat–among them Barry Kaplan, Steve Maxwell, Larry Manning, Kenny Ross, Kristen Francis, Becca Roberts, Monica O’Neal, Michelle Lawson, and Mira Ames.
To learn more about the Swami Chetanananda visit: Namaste – Swami Chetanananda.
Or read his books available at Rudra Press
There is Only One
$22.95
The Chöd Practice: Instructions, Commentaries and Texts
$24.95
Will I Be the Hero of my Own Life?
$22.95
Entering Infinity
$22.95
Rudi In His Own Words
$22.95
Spiritual Cannibalism
$19.95
The Breath of God
$19.95
Choose To Be Happy
$22.95
Dynamic Stillness 1: The Practice of Trika Yoga
$24.95
Dynamic Stillness 2: The Fulfillment of Trika Yoga
$24.95
Open Heart, Open Mind: Practical Lessons in Loving Your Life
$19.95
Songs from the Center of the Well
$14.95
Abinhavagupta’s Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita
$24.95
Kashmir Saivism: The Central Philosophy of Tantrism
$29.95
Tantrasara of Abhinavagupta
$31.95
Tonglen for Our Own Suffering
$19.95
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Nityananda: In Divine Presence
$19.95
The Sky of the Heart: Jewels of Wisdom from Nityananda
$19.95
Chakras & the Energetic Mechanism (Streaming Video)
Sale Price:$25.00 Original Price:$40.00
SALE
Rudi’s Tantric Teaching (Streaming Video)
$20.00
Contact, Alignment & Flow (Streaming Video)
Sale Price:$25.00 Original Price:$46.00
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The Ganeshpuri Talks (Streaming video)
Sale Price:$25.00 Original Price:$40.00
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Lift Your Spirits! (Streaming Video)
Sale Price:$25.00 Original Price:$40.00
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Mantra Meditation (Streaming Video)
$10.00
Chöd: The Practice of Self Sacrifice (Streaming Video)
$25.00
Double Dorje Amulet
from $90.00
SALE
Nityananda Statues
$0.00
The Lalitatrisati with the Namavali
$25.00
SOLD OUT
Meditation: A Guided Practice for Every Day (digital audio)
$8.00
Chöd with Lama Tsering Wangdu Rinpoche (digital audio)
$8.00
Phowa with Lama Tsering Wangdu Rinpoche (digital audio)
$8.00
Meaning of the Sri Chakra Practice: The Model and the Mechanism (Streaming Video)
$25.00
Om Namah Shivaya: Mantra Meditation (digital audio)
$5.00
Contemplating Universal Love (Streaming Video)
$20.00
Centering in the Flow (digital audio)
$8.00
Spiritual Practice: Everything You Need to Know (digital audio)
$8.00
TMC Chants (digital audio)
$8.00
Rudi’s Tantric Teachings (digital audio)
$15.00
Essence of the Siva Sutras and the Upaya System (digital audio)
$8.00
Wrist Mala
$49.00
The Art of Chöd (streaming video)
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