This is the story of how I stopped believing in the Divine, learned to respect angels and began to understand the power and place for faith - it has a lot to do with the U.S. Postal Service.

No one goes around believing in the Postman.  You know he will show up - Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Belief is the end of faith.

Knowledge is the end of belief.

I Know there is a God and I see the Evidence and feel the Power every day.

Everyone needs a quick little talk in their back pocket that makes a point, makes them laugh and demonstrates your world view in 20 minutes or less - this is mine.

(20 Minutes)

Your Spiritual Toolkit - Psychic Development Intensive – Learning to use your natural psychic gifts

This Intensive is about 20-24 hours total and can be arranged in several ways, including 2 weekends, once a week for 7 weeks or one marathon long weekend. Psychic 1 and 2 can be combined for a week long retreat.

Class size is limited – 6 Student Min, 14 Student Max, all students must be pre-registered.

Learn to be a psychic reader for yourself and others. In this class you will learn how to communicate with your spirit guides, receive messages and connect with your intuition. We will use meditation, yoga, and John’s “Seven Steps to Center” to explore divination, clairvoyance and your innate psychic abilities.

In this class you will learn how to give psychic readings, connect with your guides, see auras and lots more! This is an intense class and there will be homework. Wear comfortable clothes as we will be doing some light stretching and yoga to increase the flow of pranic energy through the body and aid focus and concentration.

This class does not use cards, crystal balls or other tools. The magic is in you, not the wand or pendulum. Once you have learned how to access your own power all the tools and toys can be helpful and fun, but unnecessary. It’s all about learning to access your psychic abilities and unleash your mystical, magical mojo.

All Students will receive a psychic reading from John Thornton (included in registration price) before class begins. Students also receive study materials including, a workbook, access to the Student Forum at johnmichaelthornton.com, and a copy of my new guided meditation, “Walking the Spiral Stair” to help you continue your studies outside of class. Graduates will receive a graduation certificate and will also be eligible for John’s further education and graduate classes and workshops.

Finally, people in the Youngstown, Ohio, area can enjoy the luxury of personalized Yoga Instruction and small group classes.

Millions of people have found relaxation, gained strength and increased flexibility through yoga.

I offer personalized sessions for individuals and small groups right in your home or office. With over ten years of yoga practice, I have taught small groups and individuals in Virginia, New York and Ohio. Yoga has helped me manage stress, increase flexibility and promote relaxation for many years; let me help you experience the benefits of a regular yoga practice.

I see Yoga as a meditation in motion. The grace and flexibility yoga imparts is the beautiful icing on the cake. A yoga practice should give you an intimate understanding of your body and leave you feeling pleasantly spent and spiritually refreshed.

Yoga can be gentle as a summer breeze or strong as the Santa Anna Winds, but the balance of breath, mindfulness and careful instruction will carry students through.

I like two levels of teaching, gentle beginners and a more active “power yoga.” Both classes should be challenging for all levels of students, but with different goals.

Training

I was a teenage klutz, and a woefully uncoordinated child. At 16 I began studying yoga. I had known about yoga my whole life. My mother practiced yoga and I had taken the occasional class, but you don’t really begin to understand yoga until you undertake a regular practice.

At 16 I started a practice with Shirl Swan-Mock. Slowly, I became more centered and invested in my body; I gained awareness of the connection between my physicality, mind and spirit. From this awareness I gained some measure of physical grace and balance.

1993-1997 Shirl Swan-Mock Youngstown

1996-1998 Abby Alter Sharon, PA

1993-1994 Heather Heath Youngstown

1993-present Independent Study

Teaching History

1999-2000 - Association for Research and Enlightenment - Virginia Beach
2001-2003 - Private Lessons - New York, NY
2004-present - Private Lessons - Youngstown, OH
2005-present - Hubbard Community Pool Center

The answer is always “No.”  Like many readers and teachers, time and again I hear people say a thousand different variations on, “Do it for me.”  Spiritual work is too hard.  Being healthy is too much work.  Forgiveness is such a pain.  Instant gratification takes too long.  And, can’t you just make me psychic?  Isn’t there a Secret that makes it all easy?

One of our greatest challenges is how to teach and inspire people without trying to do the work for them and how to bring ourselves to do the hard work of spiritual development every single day.  In this talk we will explore ways of inspiring yourself and others to do the work and learn the lesson and make yourself and the world better each and every day.

Everything is a test, and everything is a lesson. No one can do it for you, but the rewards of choosing to take the test and learn the lessons are tremendous.

(45 Minutes)

Every moment of every day we are accompanied, guided and counseled by our spirit guides.  Some stay with us for life, others join us for only a short time, but there is never a time we are alone.  For most people their help goes unnoticed, called a hunch or good luck, we are always helped and guided.

Communicating and meeting your spirit guides on a conscious level is one of the great opportunities of the spiritual path.

In this workshop we will explore the role your spirit guides play in your daily life as well as looking at how you can commune with them in your day to day life.  We will also briefly explore the chakra system and how you can use it access your higher self.

Finally we will move through a guided meditation walking through the chakras and finally greet our spirit guides in the crown chakra.

(2-3 Hours)