Heart of Awareness:
Joining Embodiment and Meditation, Discovering Healing and Compassion
March 1 – March 6, 2015 (Sunday – Friday)
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
Being a human is a complex task. In order to make the most
of our lives and cultivate a peaceful and sustainable human culture, most of us
need to practice being present and feeling our bodies. This workshop uses
embodiment practices, embodied meditation practice, embodied speech, embodied
listening, and embodied relationship as the means to achieve personal and
cultural peace and creativity. Susan Aposhyan developed these practices in the
context of Body-Mind psychotherapy. The fundamental question of this workshop
has to do with the role of the human physical heart in this process, and
exploring the reasons that the heart rests quietly at the center of all
spiritual and healing work. How can we bring more awareness to this process?
What is the relationship between our brains and our hearts? And what if
spiritual work, healing, and creativity all stem from the same basic energy? As
a workshop leader, Susan Aposhyan brings simple, clear thinking, humor, and a
great intention to penetrate to the essence of things. Her experience includes
more than thirty-five years as a psychotherapist, teacher, bodyworker, mover,
meditater, spiritual counselor, Body-Mind Centering practitioner and teacher,
and aspiring adult. Her interest in neuroscience, physiology, and evolution
bring some scientific clarity to this messy human process. All are welcome.
$650.00 – $3,550.00 (based on accommodation type)
Silent Meditation
Retreat
March 5-8, 2015 (Thursday – Sunday)
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary, North San Juan,
California (Northern California)
Yoga masters describe God as ever-existing bliss
consciousness. Silence is the altar upon which we develop our communion with
that Bliss. Keeping silence is an acknowledgement that nothing that we think or
express can adequately express the Truth. Silence helps us to see ourselves
more clearly, to see the course of our thoughts and the currents of our hearts.
Together with the techniques of Raja yoga, we have a powerful opportunity to
use the energy of our bodies, our breath, our will and our concentration to
work our way back to our True Nature.
Silent retreat attendees will receive basic instruction in
meditation to explore throughout the retreat, as well as access to structured
group meditations, which are encouraged but not mandatory. Yoga postures are
led each morning.
Cost: Private Cabin (single guest): $110; Private Cabin
(couple): $160; Tent: $50
Yoga, Hiking and
Nature Retreat
March 5-8, 2015 (Friday – Monday)
Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo County, Central Coast
California
Join us for Sagrada's Yoga and Hiking retreat in Central
Coast California.
This retreat is a nurturing blend of Yin Yoga, Iyengar and
Ashtanga-influenced vinyasa, gentle Hatha and Pranayama. Begin each day hiking
on one of our nearby picturesque trails. These guided hikes will explore some
of the best unspoiled scenery in all of California. In the late afternoon,
enjoy the yoga class followed by restorative yoga postures that will leave you
feeling grounded and at peace. As we embark on our inward journey of renewal,
guests feel a deeper sense of connectedness to oneself and the beautiful nature
that surrounds the Sagrada Wellness retreat sanctuary.
Spend your afternoons enjoying the quaint town of Santa
Margarita, San Luis Obispo, breathtaking local beaches or wine tasting. Relax
in our reflection garden, treat yourself to acupuncture, sunbath or bask in the
warm hot tub.
Cost: Communal bedroom shared bathroom - $795 + tax; private
bedroom shared bathroom - $1195 sgl / $895 dbl + tax.
Sonora Celtic Faire
March 6-8, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Mother Lode Fairground, Sonora, California
California's original and largest Celtic event. Featuring 15
Celtic bands that include: tempest, Celtica, BlackEyed Dempseys, 1916, Black
Irish band, Golden Bough,Banshee in the Kitchen, Stag & Thistle Pipe Band,
Cooking with Turf,Ripon Irish Pipe Band, Scottish Highland Games, Traditional
foods, Whiskies, and ales. Over 80 Celtic-theme vendors, 200 costumed Celtic
living history performers, magicians, fire eaters, jugglers, and a fire
breathing dragon. Scottish & Irish Clans, Celtic dogs, Knights Jousting on
horseback, armored foot combat, and much more!!!
Cost: $60 (full weekend pass); $25 (Saturday pass); $20 (Sunday pass)
Jazz Bash by the Bay
March 6-8, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Portola Hotel & Spa, Monterey, California
Famous Jazz festival brings the most honored guests. Special
Festival Features this year:
* Washboard Spasm - Saturday morning
* Pianorama
* Jam Cab Friday and Saturday nights
* Blazin' banjos
* Sizzling two piano sets
* Classy Clarinets
* Sunday gospel sessions
* Pacific Brass Sat 4:30pm (one show only)
* Dance Your Feet Off in the De Anza Ballroom Saturday
afternoon through evening
* Each participating band will play specifically for
dancing, for a whole set.
* Dave and Linda - dance instruction
* NEW this year: Yosemite's own Tom Bopp on the Lobby Bar
piano
Cost: $105 (entire weekend pass), $45 (Friday only), $60 (Saturday only), $45 (Sunday only)
Learn How to
Meditate: Techniques for Peace of Mind and Balanced Living
Mar
6 – 8, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
The
Expanding Light Retreat, Nevada City, California
Learn
how to meditate for the first time, or learn how to meditate with more
concentration and upliftment if you already meditate.
You
will learn:
*
An effective technique to help you concentrate
*
How to sit comfortably so your body is not an obstacle to inner peace
*
How to begin a daily practice of meditation
*
Ways to experience the benefits of meditation throughout your day
*
How to keep your meditation practice fulfilling so that you want to continue
*
You will leave with the techniques and understanding you need to sustain a
meditative practice.
Your
weekend will include physical exercises to aid relaxation, and written lessons
to help you get the best possible start on your meditation practice.
Cost:
$238 - $558 (depending on accommodations type)
Inspiration Weekend
Mar 6 – 8, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Fullerton, California
We at Inspiration Weekend love to Swing dance. Whether we
are doing the Lindy Hop, keeping it calm with Balboa, kicking it with
Charleston, and even slowing it down to Blues, a certain spark is ignited every
time we dance. The joy and excitement that comes from two people dancing on the
floor in perfect harmony to the sweet sounds of Jazz music is almost unrivaled
in our lives.
Besides actually dancing these dances ourselves, we get
another high by sharing the knowledge of these American dances with others. So
with that said, one of our goals with creating Inspiration Weekend is to offer
the Orange County swing dance scene a number of classes with some of leading
swing dance instructors from around the world to help ignite that spark in you.
Our wish is that the classes at Inspiration Weekend elevate your senses and
help you feel what we feel when we go out social dancing.
Cost: $150
Holi Festival of
Colors
Saturday, March 7, 2015 11 am – 5 pm
Los Angeles, California
Dance, Music, Yoga, Fun…
Cost: $5
OneTaste Orgasmic
Meditation Workshop
Saturday, March 7, 2015, 10 am – 5 pm
Santa Monica, California
OM (Orgasmic Meditation) is a simple way for people to
practice their orgasm. It is like….yoga for your orgasm. The day-long How to OM
Course is the perfect way to learn the basics of the practice of OM and the
philosophy behind OneTaste’s signature practice. Spend the day with two
Certified OneTaste instructors.
The How to OM Course is a great starting point for both men
and women and will give you the right foundation to begin building your OM
practice. Whether you are learning OM for the first time or brushing up your
skills, the How to OM Course is a great way to begin cultivating your Orgasm.
Open to singles and couples
Pre-requisite: Watch the How to OM Video
Cost: $195/person
Wings of Wonder
Healing Expo
Saturday, March 7, 2015, 11 am – 5 pm
Rancho Cordova, California
Flying towards healing, understanding and light. A community
of healers, intuitive readers, psychics, holistic and wellness vendors.
Cost: Free
Chopra Center
Meditation Weekend
March 7-8, 2015 (Saturday – Sunday)
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, California
Leave the chaos and clutter of daily life behind and slip
into the tranquil, restorative space of Meditation Weekend. This program was
carefully designed to give you the support and guidance you need to create a
daily practice that will benefit you for the rest of your life.
Meditation is a simple yet powerful tool that will take you
to a state of profound relaxation, dissolve fatigue and accumulated stress, and
renew your creativity and passion for life. By its very nature, meditation
calms the mind, and when the mind is in a state of restful awareness, the body
relaxes, too.
Cost: $375 before January 30, $475 – thereafter.
Healing Arts Festival
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Sacramento, California
The spiritual journey is exciting. At the Healing Arts
Festival, we respect all seekers as they travel along their individual paths.
The Healing Arts Festival is a forum to discover resources for your journey of
personal growth. Each Festival has wonderful free presentations providing you
with new information and insight, great exhibitors for all you conscious needs,
and wonderful energy. We are the only metaphysical and holistic festival in the
Sacramento area that is free to attend and supports the community at each
event. Our new location at the Scottish Rite Center allows us to offer food
service so you can stay all day and explore. The Healing Arts Festival -
Conscious Living at its Best!
Cost: Free
Spiritual
Unfolding-Working with Spirit Guides (Level 1 Class)
March 13-15 (Friday – Sunday)
Davis Holistic Health Center, Davis, California
Level 1 Class is our gateway class, during which you receive
several healings for yourself and learn techniques to heal yourself and others.
This class is suitable for everyone, whether you are looking for healing for
yourself or to learn how to give healing to others. While we don't make hard
and fast rules we do recommend new students take this class first in order to
get the most out of all our other classes.
You will learn the fundamentals of spiritual healing work
and be empowered with healing methods you can use to heal yourself of your
spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical issues. You can continue to use
these methods to help yourself and, if you choose, you can use these methods to
work on the ones you love from a distance. We have witnessed many people who
have taken this class use these methods to change their lives and change the
lives of their entire families for the better.
Cost: Price: $495 for all three days with a 7% discount if
you register 30 days in advance, or $165 per day.
Spring Fever Dance Weekend
March 13 - 15, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Aptos, California
Break out of the Winter doldrums with "Spring
Fever" - a high-energy weekend of hot Contras, exuberant English country
dance, and exhilarating music that is sure to bring on that elusive dancer's
high.
Our 3-track program is actually 3 complete camps side by
side. You can follow all Contra, all
English, our expanded all singing, music and jam sessions, or mix and match as
you like. Go with what you love, or try
out something new.
Cost: TBD
Reichian Therapy
& Kundalini Yoga Intensive
March 13-15, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Harbin Hot Springs, Middletown, California
Come Alive to Your Sexuality and Joy of Life! Master
Reichian therapists Michele T Newmark and Dr. Siri Gian Khalsa bring to you the
work of Dr Wilhelm Reich in a Reichian therapy intensive, including Kundalini
yoga.
Come for a potent weekend releasing and enlivening through
breath and Kundalini yoga practices. Renew your presence of being and reignite
your passion and vitality experiencing the breathing of Reichian therapy
sessions. Many participants gain skills and practices, which greatly enhance
their personal and their professional practices. Enjoy the beauty and healing
of the Harbin waters.
Cost: $400
OneTaste Orgasmic
Meditation Workshop
Saturday, March 14, 2015, 10 am – 5 pm
San Francisco, California
OM (Orgasmic Meditation) is a simple way for people to practice
their orgasm. It is like….yoga for your orgasm. The day-long How to OM Course
is the perfect way to learn the basics of the practice of OM and the philosophy
behind OneTaste’s signature practice. Spend the day with two Certified OneTaste
instructors.
The How to OM Course is a great starting point for both men
and women and will give you the right foundation to begin building your OM
practice. Whether you are learning OM for the first time or brushing up your skills,
the How to OM Course is a great way to begin cultivating your Orgasm.
Open to singles and couples
Pre-requisite: Watch the How to OM Video
Cost: $195/person
Serenity Gathering
March 19-22, 2015 (Thursday – Sunday)
La Jolla Indian Reservation Campground (near San Diego,
California)
A conscious gathering focused on art and music; experience
an array of workshops, activities, and art installations. The body germinates,
the mind sprouts, the soul nourishes, and the spirit blooms. We encourage sound
and theme camps of all different kinds!
Cost: $150/person + $25/car
Emptiness Dancing
March 19-22, 2015 (Thursday – Sunday)
Mountain View Masonic Lodge, Mountain View, California
Ahhhh -- don’t you love when that happens? When you find yourself in a state of
exquisite surrender to the spirit that dances us; those timeless moments when
we disappear and all that’s left is Emptiness Dancing? Often these moments feel
like “happy accidents”, a flash of grace over which we have no control or
choice. The purpose of this weekend is to practice being accident prone, to
cultivate grace as an everyday possibility.
Open Floor Movement Practice uses universal principles of
movement to anchor us in this vast space. Our bodies organically know about
emptiness, and at the same time, it can be quite a journey to arrive at this
place willingly, even longingly. As in
any journey, there are skills to learn, habits to unlearn and a need for curiosity.
This course is an opportunity to say “Yes!” to this blessing, to feel it in
every movement, every cell of your being.
Cost: $345, $310 if paid by February 19, 2015.
OneTaste Orgasmic
Meditation Xperience
March 20-22, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Los Angeles, California
The OM Xperience is a 3 day event where people from around
the world are coming together to talk, discover and practice Orgasm. Whether
you’re new to the practice of Orgasmic Meditation or you’ve been OMing for
awhile, the OM Xperience is for anyone who’s interested in learning how to
strengthen their relationships and connections with people in all areas of
their life.
Cost: $200/person
Mindfulness through
Qigong: Meditative Movement and Sound
March 20-22, 2015 (Friday - Sunday)
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
This healing workshop is designed to activate your essential
capacity to live with a clear mind and open heart. Qigong movements are both a
moving meditation and a mindfulness practice that accelerates and deepens all
other forms of meditation, and provides the skillful means to enter into a
mindful state with energetic aliveness and healing benefit. Qigong sounds
enable you to balance the emotional energy of your body to embody more joy and
well-being. Master Mingtong Gu will teach workshop participants how to:
* Practice self-love and acceptance, and cultivate
unconditional love by keeping the energy of your heart open, through qigong
methods.
* Strengthen and connect the energy of the five organs to
transform fear, anger, sadness, and worry to love and happiness through qigong
sound healing.
* Enhance whole-body energy flow through movement and other
qigong practices to a deep sense of cellular aliveness, joy, and wholeness, in
spite of life conditions.
* Use qigong to work with stress in this busy and stressful
work place and life.
Multi-Oh Tantric
Massage
March 20-22, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Harbin Hot Springs, Middletown, California
Would you like to learn how to be a skillful, multi-orgasmic
lover who effortlessly rides the waves of sexual ecstasy and transforms
lovemaking into a spiritual experience? Our Tantric Massage is known as the art
of ecstatic touch. Multi-Oh Tantric Massage takes this art form to a whole
other level of ecstasy – tapping into our unlimited potential for infinite
pleasure! In this seminar we experiment with hands-on techniques to expand our
capacity for ecstasy and being multi-orgasmic while giving and receiving a
whole-body massage.
Cost: $465
Wired for Love
March 20-22, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Harbin Hot Springs, Middletown, California
Take a look at relationships through the lens of
neuroscience and discover how we seem to be wired to love.
* Neurobiology: an integrated approach to compatibility,
feelings, & drives (lust, attraction, attachment, compassion)
* Emotions: how they arise and propagate to others
* Meditation: how it enhances networks relevant to
well-being
* The Self: who, or what, is this “I” that loves, and how do
self-illusions foster romantic delusions?
* Evolution & Ancestors: how the bonds amongst our
nearest ape cousins and our close-knit, foraging ancestors inform our
relationships today.
Cost: $340
HempCon Cup
March 20-22, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
National Orange Show (NOS), San Bernardino, California
The Cannabis Revolution Begins! America's Largest Cannabis
Industry, Health, Lifestyle & Culture Event of the Year!
* Over 100 collectives
* 200+ cannabis related exhibitors
* Onsite evaluations (you can get medical marijuana
certification onsite if you qualify).
* State of the art grow products
* State of the art grow products
* The coolest glass & vapes
* Seminars by leading cannabis experts
* Seminars by leading cannabis experts
Cost: TBA. Tickets are available for purchase on the day of
the show.
Winter Wonder Gras
March 20-22, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Squaw Valley, California
Music Festival at the beautiful Olympic Ski Resort.
Cost: $150.00
Spring Equinox
Cleanse & Yoga Retreat
March 20-22, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Isis Oasis Retreat Center in Sonoma County, California
We invite you to join us for a weekend of nourishing and
detoxing your body, mind and soul over the Spring Equinox weekend through yoga,
detoxing foods, juicing, cleansing practices and massage. We will help you to
release toxins, feel more energized and cleanse yourself inside and out. We
believe that food is medicine and what we eat directly affects our mood,
thoughts, focus, and energy level. When we nourish our bodies with the right
foods and practices, we can prevent illness and disease, and increase our
overall health and happiness.
The retreat will be held at the beautiful Isis Oasis Retreat
Center in Sonoma County, California, just 1.5 hours drive north of San
Francisco, close to breathtaking Russian River, Sonoma wineries, and surrounded
by miles of trails for hiking.
Cost: $595 - $795 (based on the accommodation)
Cleansing Yoga
Retreat
March 20-22, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Mayacamas Ranch, Calistoga, California
A perfect weekend getaway. A perfect time to clear, purge,
prepare. A perfect little place in the world, right smack in the middle of wine
country, nestled deep in the California Hills, so lush and serene you’d swear
you were a million miles from civilization. Do not miss this chance to
meditate, practice, sweat, chant, soak in the pool and the hot tub, eat like
humble gods since the food at Mayacamas is quite splendid, as you throw off
winter’s heavy cloak and bow to the feral gods of spring.
Cost: $435 - $685 (based on accommodation)
Adventure in Intimacy
for Couples
March 20-22, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Monterey, California
The Adventure In Intimacy is a fast-paced, transformational
three-day workshop. You and your partner will learn seven basic principles and
seven essential rituals that will become practical, every day tools for
vitalizing your relationship, continuously growing your connection, and guiding
each other on the path to Relational Maturity.
Cost: $995/couple
Three Noble Qualities
Saturday, March 21, 2015, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Foothills Congregational Church, Los Altos, CA
Three Noble Qualities: Wisdom, Ethical Conduct, Mental
Discipline - A Daylong Study, Reflection and Practice Retreat. The Fourth Noble
Truth describes The Noble Eightfold Path, giving us reliable guidelines for
freeing ourselves of the causes of suffering. This daylong study, reflection
and practice retreat will look through the lens of the three divisions of the
path—Wisdom (Panna), Ethical Conduct (Sila) and Mental Discipline (Samādhi)—to
provide an integrated framework for awakening to The Noble Eightfold Path in
daily life.
Whether you are new to the study of The Noble Eightfold Path
or have years of experience exploring this profound teaching, the structure of
the day will provide a way to develop new understanding of it through the noble
qualities the path engenders. There will be an introduction to each of the
three qualities including printed materials, silent sitting and walking
practices to deepen integration of the teachings, personal journaling, and
optional group sharing.
Cost: Donations
Rowdy & Tender Partner Dancing
Saturday, March 21, 2015, 12:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wildcat Studio, Berkeley, CA
This workshop explores human resonance through improvised partner dance.
Primal Improv is a new dance modality that combines the exuberant intensity of wrestling, the joyous attunement of Contact Improv, and the tender communion of Tantra. Primal Improv is spontaneously bursting out onto the floors Ecstatic Dance venues everywhere. Practice playful co-creation of connection, with each person listening and responding to the impulses of the moment rather than practicing the "dance steps" of more traditional forms of Lead/Follow.
This workshop is equally appropriate for experienced partner dancers as well as beginners who want to better understand how to move with another.
Cost: $60.00 online and $80 per person at the door.
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The Art & SCIENCE
of Love: Weekend Couples Workshop
March 21-22, 2015 (Saturday – Sunday)
The Costa Mesa Marriott, Costa Mesa, California
This comprehensive, science-based couple and marriage
workshop & retreat is appropriate
for premarital, engaged, married, cohabiting, gay, straight, happy or
struggling couples. All of the ideas
presented to you will be grounded in sound and extensive research brought to
you from the Gottman Relationship Institute. You will learn what actually works
in relationships that are happy and stable.
~ No public discussion or disclosure is involved. All work
is done as a couple. ~
You will learn how to...
* Foster respect, affection and closeness
* Keep conflict discussions calm
* Build and share a deeper connection
* Break through and resolve conflict gridlock
* Strengthen and maintain success in your relationship
Cost: $645 per couple until three weeks prior to workshop, $695
per couple thereafter.
High Desert Pirate Renaissance Faire
March 21-22, 2015 (Saturday – Sunday)
San Bernardino County Fairgrounds, Victorville, California
First Annual High Desert Pirate Renaissance Faire will be
held on March 21 -22, 2015 at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds,
Victorville CA. The Pirate Fair will be celebrating the Golden Age of Pirates,
with much Revelry & Merry Making. Fun for all ages from the littlest Powder
Monkey to the oldest Captain. Face Painting, Games to play, Stage Acts to
enjoy, Battles between Pirates, Food from the four corners of the known world,
Rum & Ale, and there may even be a trial of a Pirate.
Cost: TBD
Healthy Living
Festival
March 21-22, 2015 (Saturday – Sunday)
Sand Diego, California
Living healthier is bound to make you more energetic, more
productive and happier. Come to the Healthy Living Festival and learn more
about eating healthier, finding a healthy weight, getting into healthy
activities and keeping a healthier home. Listen to experts share new ideas
about lifestyle changes that can help you prevent disease and lower stress.
Take part in free medical testing and screening.
The festival is also loads of fun. Watch chefs prepare and
then sample healthy and ultra-tasty dishes with take home recipes. Catch the
belly dancing show, join in a yoga, Zumba or qigong class, or receive a
massage.
Cost: Free
Rediscovering Your
Spiritual Powers
Sunday, March 22, 2015, 10am – 5pm
Anubhuti Meditation and Retreat Center, Novato, California
Using images, meditation and instruction, we will explore
self-awareness through soul consciousness by reemerging the original five
qualities of our selves. By connecting with the Supreme Source of power, a powerful
persona is developed.
Mindfulness and Lovingkindness Meditation
March 22-27, 2015 (Sunday – Friday)
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
Learn how to rest in the heart of joy, ease, and loving
presence. Drawing on practices of mindfulness and lovingkindness, as well as
recent neuroscience research, we will explore the transformational power of meditation.
Discover the ways that lovingkindness and mindfulness support us in healing and
living a joyful, vital, and compassionate life. In this workshop, you will be
shown simple yet potent meditation practices and new research in neuroscience
that offers this hopeful message: We can change and reshape our brains to live
healthier, happier lives. We will become familiar with specific practices and
techniques for cultivating greater joy, ease, presence, and genuine compassion,
and we will explore how to integrate these into our daily lives. And
throughout, we’ll immerse ourselves in the striking natural beauty of Esalen,
and allow the sounds and vistas of the ocean, exquisite coastline, and
bountiful gardens to nourish and support our practice. Be prepared for
unexpected delight, mystery, and stillness.
Cost: $650.00 – $3,550.00 (based on accommodation type)
Redwood Coast Music
Festival
Marc 26-29, 2015 (Thursday – Sunday)
Eureka, California
Four fun-filled days of Traditional Jazz, Blues, swing,
zydeco and more! Happening all over town with food, beverages and nonstop fun
everywhere!
Cost: $85
Napa Valley Yoga
Retreat
March 26-29, 2015 (Thursday – Sunday)
Myacamas Retreat Center, Napa Valley, California
Holistic Yoga Flow retreat to Napa Valley, California at
Mayacamas Ranch. Set on a hilltop ridgeline above the town of Calistoga in
Napa, CA and surrounded by spectacular 360-degree views, the ranch provides an
awe-inspiring, natural setting in a secluded hideaway that inspires both quiet
contemplation and enthusiastic celebration. Enjoy daily yoga practices, a full
day of wine tasting, breathtaking views of the wine region while lounging, and
swimming in the salt-water pool or soaking in the relaxing Jacuzzi. We will
celebrate nature amongst the Mayacamas hiking trails while winding through
chaparral, fragrant bay and madrone forests, and a natural spring. Enjoy daily
meals made from the Mayacamas organic garden & celebrate spring on this
very special yoga retreat.
Price: Dorm: $950; Double: $1,100; Single: $1,350
Dance Anywhere
Friday, March 27, 2015, noon – 11pm
Multiple Locations
What if there was a public celebration of dance everywhere,
around the world, simultaneously? What if, in one moment, the whole world
started dancing?
Everyone is invited!
Dance anywhere is a simultaneous worldwide public art
performance and we want YOU to join us! For the past 10 years, people of all
ages and artistic capacities have made dances in parks, museums, street
corners, schools, work places, community centers, offices, and just about
anywhere, you can imagine. Participants have been professional dancers and
artists, plumbers, doctors, soccer players, teachers and politicians. Some
dances are choreographed, some are improvised, and some stretch the definition
of what dance is.
We hope you will participate on Friday, March 27, 2015 at
noon CA, 3pm NY: (click here for your time) for the 10th anniversary of dance
anywhere!
Cost: Free
Survival of Humanity
– Creating a New Future
March 27-29, 2015 (Friday - Sunday)
Holiday Inn Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Enjoy 3 full days of celebration and life transformation
with conscious minded crowd of attendees with over 33 Keynote Speakers giving
amazing Lectures, Panels, Workshops, Exhibits, Consciousness, Science,
Technology, Health, Healing, ET Disclosure, Time Travel, Secret Space, Ancient
Astronauts, Paranormal, Metaphysics, DNA Activation, Extraterrestrial life,
Secret of Pyramids, Human origins, Forbidden Archeology, Giants, Crop Circles,
ET Contact, UFOLOGY, Free Energy, Spirituality, Peace, Freedom, Human Rights,
Alchemy, Survival, Leadership, Self-Development, Personal Growth, Soul,
Evolution, Awakening, Meditation, Building a new future with new humanity
movement.
Cost: Varies
Liberate the Body and
Stretch the Mind: Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga
March 27-29, 2015 (Friday - Sunday)
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
Oh wondrous creatures, by what strange miracle do you so
often not smile?—Hafiz. Many of us are amazed when we read the latest
scientific discovery about the size of the cosmos or the workings of biological
evolution, but few of us know how to bring that sense of wonder and delight into
our lives. In this workshop, we will make creative use of classic Buddhist
meditation practices and Anusara Yoga to help us embody the amazement of being
alive and human. This workshop combines the traditional practice of Buddhist
mindfulness meditation with sessions based on Anusara Yoga. Periods of
meditation will alternate with yoga, allowing the techniques to support each
other and create a sense of mind-body connection, vitality, and well-being. The
weekend will provide ample time for discussion and interviews, as well as
attention to individual challenges. There will also be talks, an exploration of
Buddhist and yogic philosophy, as well as plenty of poetry and good humor. The
workshop is appropriate for both experienced and beginning students of either
mindfulness meditation or yoga. Please bring a yoga mat.
Cost: $405.00 – $1,750.00 (based on accommodation type)
Being Present in the
Body: Using Mindfulness to Work with Trauma
March 27-29, 2015 (Friday - Sunday)
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
Our desire to be happy is our most basic urge, but physical
or emotional trauma can get in the way. Traumatic responses, especially from
old painful unresolved experiences, are embedded in our body and in our
behavior, and have the ability to blindside us and sabotage our happiness.
These responses often produce stress that no longer serves us in our present
day-to-day life. Is it possible to recognize the traumatic responses in your
body? How can you recognize the non-verbal traumatic responses in your
reptilian brain? How do you work with old emotional and physical wounds to free
up your frozen, survival-based energy, so that you may feel more settled,
grounded, and calm in your everyday life? Expect a weekend of teachings that
facilitate an exploration of your traumatic responses in your animal body,
experiential exercises to free up energy, and ways to recognize the felt-sense
of being grounded and settled. The workshop will emphasize movement and
mindfulness meditation practice.
Cost: $405.00 – $1,750.00 (based on accommodation type)
Love is a Miracle,
Level 1
March 27 – March 29, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Harbin Hot Springs, Middletown, California
Level 1: Love is a Miracle is a residential weekend workshop
for anyone interested in having more love and intimacy in your life.
Communication and connection are keys to love, intimacy and sexuality. Imagine
being safely and gently guided to connect deeply and profoundly, first with
yourself, and then—as you choose—with others, in an honest, supportive, and
open-hearted environment.
Join us for this fabulous personal growth experience, where
you will be invited to:
* Remove blocks to intimacy, expanding your ability to give
and receive love
* Be your authentic self and create the life you’ve always
wanted
* Improve your body image and your self-esteem
* Make the right relationship choices for you
* Ask for what you want in your relationships
* Increase the depth and intimacy in all your relationships
* Embrace your sexuality as a special—and sacred—part of
your life
Cost: $545
Insight Meditation (Vipassana) Retreat - A Path to Happiness
March 27 – March 29, 2015
(Friday – Sunday)
Mount Madonna Center, Monterey
Bay, California
How present are you for your own
life? Most of us spend more time worrying about the future, replaying the past,
or lost in fantasy, than experiencing what life is offering to us right now.
The present moment is where we can most directly be intimate with our life –
touched by beauty and intimacy, while learning through the difficult lessons
how to open our hearts. Mindfulness, or
vipassana meditation, is the practice described by the Buddha for developing
wisdom, compassion, and peace by learning to be mindful of what is actually
happening in the present moment. This weekend is a traditional Insight
meditation (Vipassana) retreat, done primarily in silence, with the practice
theme of opening to the true happiness and peace that is available within
ourselves. The Buddha was called The Happy One. The primary aim of his teaching
is to point people to the highest happiness. There will be systematic
meditation instructions, silent sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks
and practice interviews. Suitable for both beginning and experienced
meditators.
Cost: $214 (local accommodation extra)
The Mandala - Creating Sacred Symbols for Awakening and Healing
March 27 – March 29, 2015
(Friday – Sunday)
Mount Madonna Center, Monterey
Bay, California
The mandala, Sanskrit for
‘circle of essence,’ has been used throughout history in various cultures as an
aid to meditation, prayer, and journeying within. The empowering, enlightening
act of creating mandala processes will support you to heal, open your heart to
unconditional love, and awaken you to your Divine self. Through meditation, and the holding of strong
intentions, we will intuitively receive and illuminate sacred symbols. Using
simple Chi Kung movements and principles, we will develop body/mind awareness
to enhance and direct our energies. All
participants, regardless of artistic ability will create luminous mandalas.
This joyous workshop will include creation of a communal sand mandala, a
releasing burning ritual, and periods of silence. Our techniques are simple and
straightforward while deeply focused and profound. No artistic experience or prior knowledge of
the mandala is needed.
Cost: $364 (local accommodation
extra)
Next Generation Jazz Festival
March 27 - 29, 2015 (Friday –
Sunday)
Monterey, California
There is no greater place to
learn than on the bandstand. That is why each spring we invite over 1300 of the
nation’s top student musicians to play their hearts out at the Next Generation
Jazz Festival (NGJF). One of the most inclusive festivals in the United States,
this “Super Bowl of jazz education” welcomes performances by middle, high
school and collegiate groups of every kind: big bands, combos, vocal ensembles,
as well as conglomerate bands. Over 130 groups apply each year, and from these
the very best duke it out for the glory of performing at the Monterey Jazz
Festival in September.
Cost: TBD
The Art and Science of Happiness
Saturday, March 28, 2015, 10am –
5pm
Anubhuti Meditation and Retreat
Center, Novato, California
Why am I doing what I am doing?
What drives me? This workshop focuses on the wisdom and research on perhaps the
ultimate pursuit of humans - Happiness. Use insights from this workshop to
enjoy better health, relationships and all-round success in life.
