Environmental Expert Hosts Spiritual Retreat
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May 10, 2007
By David Magliano
david_magliano@link.freedom.com
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Phillip Ellis said his new venture is about ?finding your next step? in the
path through life. His next step starts May 19 when his new company, One
Hand Clapping, will host a spiritual retreat in Point Washington to help
others find that next step.
?I wanted to put together this retreat, this meditative gathering, because
of what I?m going through in my life. I?m redefining my purpose in life,?
Ellis said. ?I wanted to set aside a day to help people define their next
purpose.?
The retreat will be held at the old general store on Gilmore Road near Bay
Elementary School. It is designed for those looking to discover the answer
to their ?inner hunger,? a desire for something more in their lives.
Ellis hopes to help people discover that hunger through guided meditation
sessions with local Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati, better known as Swami J.
Motivational speaker and ?energy healer? Alice McCall will then help people
visualize and manifest their time with Swami J to create a physical item
like a drawing or informal essay to carry the experience home beyond the
retreat.
Ellis is best known in the community as a project coordinator with the
Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, where he often acts as a liaison between the
CBA and the public to share messages of environmental protection.
Ellis will be leaving that post in June to focus on his new work full time.
?The reason I worked so hard for the environment was because I believed the
environment influenced the way people felt,? said Ellis, who wants to get to
what he feels is the source of environmental problems. ?Now, I see more so
the environment as a reflection of people?s inner conscience.?
With the CBA, Ellis often acts as a communicator. He helped bring together
experts from in and outside the county to create a stormwater plan and often
led events to spread information on the coastal dune lakes.
With One Hand Clapping, he wants to continue be a communication facilitator.
Ellis is not an expert in finding the ?next step,? but he knows how to bring
people together.
?For me, what I felt was important, was showcasing a variety of the people
that are out there doing this work and some of the philosophies that are out
there,? Ellis said.
One Hand Clapping is also, of course, a business venture. With Ellis leaving
his position with the CBA, he needs his new work to make him a living. But
he said this is more about doing what he believes in, and using his skills
in the best way he can.
For more information on the retreat, call (850) 685-2404 or visit
www.onehandclappingonline.com.
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May 10, 2007
By David Magliano
david_magliano@link.freedom.com
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Phillip Ellis said his new venture is about ?finding your next step? in the
path through life. His next step starts May 19 when his new company, One
Hand Clapping, will host a spiritual retreat in Point Washington to help
others find that next step.
?I wanted to put together this retreat, this meditative gathering, because
of what I?m going through in my life. I?m redefining my purpose in life,?
Ellis said. ?I wanted to set aside a day to help people define their next
purpose.?
The retreat will be held at the old general store on Gilmore Road near Bay
Elementary School. It is designed for those looking to discover the answer
to their ?inner hunger,? a desire for something more in their lives.
Ellis hopes to help people discover that hunger through guided meditation
sessions with local Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati, better known as Swami J.
Motivational speaker and ?energy healer? Alice McCall will then help people
visualize and manifest their time with Swami J to create a physical item
like a drawing or informal essay to carry the experience home beyond the
retreat.
Ellis is best known in the community as a project coordinator with the
Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, where he often acts as a liaison between the
CBA and the public to share messages of environmental protection.
Ellis will be leaving that post in June to focus on his new work full time.
?The reason I worked so hard for the environment was because I believed the
environment influenced the way people felt,? said Ellis, who wants to get to
what he feels is the source of environmental problems. ?Now, I see more so
the environment as a reflection of people?s inner conscience.?
With the CBA, Ellis often acts as a communicator. He helped bring together
experts from in and outside the county to create a stormwater plan and often
led events to spread information on the coastal dune lakes.
With One Hand Clapping, he wants to continue be a communication facilitator.
Ellis is not an expert in finding the ?next step,? but he knows how to bring
people together.
?For me, what I felt was important, was showcasing a variety of the people
that are out there doing this work and some of the philosophies that are out
there,? Ellis said.
One Hand Clapping is also, of course, a business venture. With Ellis leaving
his position with the CBA, he needs his new work to make him a living. But
he said this is more about doing what he believes in, and using his skills
in the best way he can.
For more information on the retreat, call (850) 685-2404 or visit
www.onehandclappingonline.com.
Onehandclapping. Sounds grayt!
