A Course in Miracles (ACIM)

Classes are held at Link Service Coordination, Inc. at 1408 Sweet Home Rd, Suite 5, Amherst, NY 14228. Please arrive by 6:00 pm unless otherwise noted on the website.

Here's how to Link Services:

Though listed as Sweet Home, it is actually on Rensch Road. You will need to turn/head west on Rensch at the intersection of Sweet Home and Rensch Roads (away from UB), then enter using the second driveway on the right off of Rensch Road. We are then in the building on the right, in the middle (Suite 5).

Wed, Jul 15, 2015 - Miracles vs Magic (con't)

Wed, Jun 10, 2015 - Miracles vs Magic (con't)

Wed, May 27, 2015 - Miracles vs Magic - con't

Wed, May 13, 2015 - Miracles vs Magic; the first of many discussions on the meaning of each and the contrast between the two

Wed, May 28, 2014 - Chapter 6, II (pp 96-99)

Wed, May 14, 2014 - reading from Manual for Teachers

Wed, April 23, 2014 - Text pp 166-170

Wed, April 9, 2014 - Lesson 66

Nov 14th - What is Prayer? And how to Pray? Here is something to contemplate: prayer is traditionally a petitioning we make of a power over us to fill the sense of lack we experience in identifying with a limited personal self. But there is no power over us. God is our Being, so It is our Power, and It is within us always. Our only lack is a lack of awareness that we already have everything within us. So instead of prayer, what we need is the surety of the awareness of God within us.

To do this, we can use formal meditation as a means to open ourself to, and commune with, God every day. We can also take moments throughout the day to come into the present and turn our mind inward to feel God, to call on the Holy Spirit for guidance in everything, and to remember we are Love by extending that Love in place of personal projections. These will fill up any sense of lack we have and we will find that we do not need to "pray for" anything.

August & September & October 2012 - We will be reading the following and continue reading over the weeks:

'What is the World?' (p 413), 'What is Sin?' (p 419), 'What is the Body?' (p 425),

'What is the Christ' (p 431), 'What is the Holy Spirit?' (p 437), 'What is the Real World?' (p 443),

'What is the Second Coming?' (p 449), 'What is the Last Judgement?' (p 455), 'What is Creation' (p 461),

'What is the Ego?' (p 467), What is a Micracle?' (p 473), 'What am I?' (p 479)

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July 25, 2012 - Read Chapter 6 of the Clarification of Terms

July 11, 2012 - Read Chapter 5 of the Clarification of Terms and Lesson 2 in Workbook

June 27, 2012 - Read Chapter 4 of the Clarification of Terms and Lesson 1 in the Workbook

June 13, 2012 - Read Chapters 3 & 4 of the Clarification of Terms in the back of the Text.

May 23, 2012 - Read the Clarification of Terms in the back of the book. We will also pick a lesson to discuss while at class.

Donation based

May 9, 2012 - come to the study group and we will read from both the Text and the Workbook and discuss the topics then and there.

April 25, 2012 - read the Preface and the 50 Miracle Principles again. We will discuss the readings and any questions that surface from these two sections. Also, we will discuss the following questions:

1. What is love?

2. What are examples of miracles in your life?

3. What is the difference between forgiveness and Atonement?

4. Do we constantly ask for Atonement from God? or is asking once enough?

5. What is the difference between miracles and revelations?

6. How do we develop a miracle-mindedness and/or revelation-mindedness?

April 11th, 2012 - read the Preface and Chapter 1, Sections I, II, & III

Donation based

March 21st, 2012 - overview and introduction to A Course in Miracles.

Donation based

Michael Sutton has over 40 years experience teaching the principles and mechanics of mind/body connection through martial arts, yoga, and meditation. He is a yoga teacher, martial artist, facilitator of discussion groups, and spiritual guide. He is also the founder and director of Rising Sun Yoga. His passion is teaching and helping others to experience insights. A certified and registered Hatha and Iyengar-based yoga teacher and a karate instructor, he lives as holistically as he can - contemplating, meditating, visualizing, going within, eating smartly, staying fit, practicing yoga and other movement forms, and having a healthy outlook. Michael believes that thoughts and their attendant feelings are more powerful than anything you put into, or let come out of, you. Those same thoughts and feelings become ultimately your beliefs and perceptions.

He has experienced many injuries including torn ligaments and tendons, ripped muscles, broken bones, fractured ribs, sprains, strains, tears, aches and pains, vertebral problems as a result of engaging in team sports, and kidney challenges. He finds the only benefit to having experienced these injuries is that he understands what others have experienced, can teach people how to move properly, help re-align and balance themselves, and assist them in regaining a healthy lifestyle. He is a proponent of functional movement and mobility and believes this can be achieved by minding the messages you receive.

Formerly a practicing herbalist, Iridologist, and health consultant, Michael has learned to address his challenges himself while continuing his education in key health related areas, conducting research through topic-related books and as a result, has had the privilege of helping others. He also presents health-related topics to organizations and groups.

A large segment of his life was spent studying martial arts (26 years) before being introduced to yoga in 1999. During some of that time, he spent 20 years in the banking and software industries.

Michael founded Rising Sun Yoga to help people change the(ir) paradigm, bring people together in community, and create a center for education. His classes can be slow and even, mindful and steady, or strong and flowing. Usually his classes are a combination of all of them giving you an opportunity to explore and stretch your boundaries. He was a Yoga Alliance (YA) e-RYT 500 hour Certified Yoga Instructor, but no longer subscribes to their system.

He offers both group classes and private sessions. For private classes, he can be reached at Michael@RisingSunYoga.com or Michael @PhiloYoga.com or 716.864-7578. He also offers therapeutic yoga for anyone with injuries or chronic conditions.

Michael has a daughter, Sydney, who is a YA 500 hour certified yoga instructor, adventure seeker, and outdoor wilderness guide.