by Barbara Hand Clow
Dear fellow teachers. practitioners, and supporters of the Cuyamungue Institute,
My partner Gerry Clow and I have decided to make a second large contribution to our institute in the form of a matching grant to raise money for development and general purposes. As some of you know, I am a retired teacher and I also have written extensively about Felicitas’s research in three of my books. Now it is time to also give more financial support because I think our institute is moving into a third phase that will be very promising.
Phase One. The first phase was its creation with Dr. Goodman in July 1979. This was merely two years after her 1977 discovery of the postures when she was teaching at Denison University! How many people on this planet create an institute only two years after their main discovery? What an amazing woman, and I loved her dearly. The second phase began after her journey into the spirit world in 2005 when we were all faced with a crisis. Would we be able to survive without our beloved teacher?
Phase Two. We are thankful that Belinda Gore took the reins through this difficult transition. With her depth of knowledge and years of teaching, we are blessed to have Belinda now serving as the Institute’s Director of Training.
Phase Three. Now we have the guidance and direction of current President, Paul Robear and his wife Laura Lee, along with the entire, hard-working Board of Directors… and, of course, all of you. This third phase is when we fulfill the most important desire expressed by Felicitas Goodman—to have her posture theory as direct access to the spirits be accepted and honored by the anthropological community. It is time, and we need to grow and work hard to make that happen.
It is in this spirit that Gerry and I offer a matching grant of $5,000 to be completed by June 30, 2013. This means that Gerry and I will match all of you dollar for dollar, which could bring $10,000 to the institute. We like to give this way because it means that every dollar we give is really two dollars, and every dollar you give is two dollars. So, let’s do it! Let’s make it possible for the Cuyamungue Institute to count on $10,000 more by the end of June next year.
Fond blessings to everybody, Barbara Hand Clow, September 19, 2012.
YES! I want to Participate:
Thank you for wanting to participate. Your financial support is crucial to the long term health of this work as well as supporting the land of the Institute.
Ongoing research and new applications of our work with Ritual Body Postures is only possible because of donations made by people like you. These are remarkable times. It is good to include you as part of the story. What is more, the Cuyamunge Institute is registered as a 501(c)(3) charity under the United States Internal Revenue Code, so your donation is tax-deductible.
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