What's New . . . April 2007
Doris “Granny Dee” Haddock in SD; Midtown Church renamed to Universal Spirit Center: ‘Destination Peace' Intensive with Azim Khamisa April 7; World Homeopathy Awareness Week April 10-16; Avatar Mother Meera in So. Cal. Apr 14-15; Conscious Living Fair in Pasadena April 21-22; Encinitas Garden Festival April 21; Beyond “The Secret” in SD and LA; World Tai Chi Qigong Day April 28; Local Growers Focus at EarthFair; San Diego Healing Arts Festival; IONS Conference coming in August
Doris “Granny Dee” Haddock in SD
Attend the “Defending Democracy Gathering” at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, Friday, April 6, 7-9pm and hear this dynamic 97 year old woman. Granny Dee ran for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire a few years ago and refused to accept campaign contributions higher than $25, walked 3,200 miles across the U.S. in support of Campaign Finance Reform, wrote two books and a film was made about her.
This event will begin with a gathering in the patio of the church prior to the evening talks where a variety of local progressive groups will be available with information. Then the “Defending Democracy Program” will feature several speakers on electoral reform topics, next Granny Dee will deliver the keynote address which will be followed by questions and answers. Afterward, there will be networking on the patio where Granny Dee will sign books. Info: John Falcchi, Plan of Action in a Changing Era, 619/414-4590. Ask how you can join the private reception to meet Granny Dee.
Midtown Church renamed to Universal Spirit Center
“For about two years, some of us have had a growing sense that we are expanding beyond our name. We are a church, but we are also more than a church”, says Senior Minister, Rev. Kevin Bucy. “We are a center where people from diverse religious and spiritual traditions can come together to experience the Oneness of God, the Divine in each and every one of us.” The new Logo for the Center --a Thousand-Petal Lotus, a rose window, a Buddhist mandala, the Native American sun, the Eye of God, and more--reflects the diversity of their community.
Since its founding in 2001 as Midtown Church, the Universal Spirit Center has been committed to serving others through various projects around the world. The center is, and will remain, part of the Religious Science denomination. For information about Sunday Gatherings, classes, and other activities visit: www.UniversalSpiritCenter.org , or call 619/291-4728. Universal Spirit Center is located at 3858 Front Street at the corner of University and Front in Hillcrest.
‘Destination Peace' Intensive with Azim Khamisa April 7
Azim Khamisa's choice to forgive and even work with the murderer of his son has not only started a movement towards peace through forgiveness, but has given Khamisa peace of mind. International speaker, award-winning author and founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation (TKF), Khamisa is launching a One-Day Forgiveness Intensive that empowers individuals with the same step-by-step process that enabled him to forgive. Through a special interactive experience, participants will be shown how to transform hurt, resentment and blame into gratitude, joy and peace. Individuals will not just listen and learn; they will have the opportunity to put powerful principles into action. Khamisa promises a day of transformation saying, “So many of us are laden down with hurt, grief and guilt, and are not free to enjoy life. This intensive will free people to find peace of mind and peace in the heart now.”
Saturday, April 7 from 10am to 6pm at the Marina Village Conference Center overlooking Mission Bay, the Intensive purposefully coincides with Easter. For early registration and discount, go to: www.AzimKhamisa.com
World Homeopathy Awareness Week April 10-16
Supporters from around the world will celebrate Homeopathy, a safe, natural, effective science of healing. The theme for this year's WHAW is “Homeopathy for Women's Health.” Following is a list of free events open to the public.
Throughout April and May - “Healing People, Healing the Earth”, Gabrielle Traub will be planting a tree for each new patient who comes for a free 15 minute consultation. Gabrielle Traub, Homeopathic practitioner, Founder: World Homeopathic Awareness Week, 858/531-5279, email: gtraub@gmail.com
Wednesday 4/4 - Introduction to the “Complete Detoxification for Body Mind and Spirit” program by Medical Wellness Kliniek. Refreshments will be served. Medical Wellness Kliniek, 3268 Governor Drive, SD 92122. 858/457-0191 x2. www.pamperyou.com/detoxandrenewal.htm
Thursday 4/5 - “The Role of Homeopathy as a Supportive Care to Helping Patients and Their Families with Cancer” by Gabrielle Traub. Cancer support group, 12:30-2pm, Herricks Health Library, Grossmont Healthcare District, 9001 Wakarusa St., La Mesa, 92142. Sara Feinstein: 619/890-9730, Reservations required.
Monday 4/9 - “Hormonal Balancing through Homeopathy for PMS, Menopause and Post-Partum Depression” by Allison Maslin. Jimbo's, 1923 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad, 92009, 760/334-7755. www.jimbos.com
Avatar Mother Meera in So. Cal. Apr 14-15
An incarnation of the Divine Mother, Mother Meera will be holding Darshan at Alta Loma High School on April 14 and 15. This is her second trip to the United States and her first visit to the Inland Empire. “Darshan” means vision or seeing the Divine or God. It is the experience of receiving a vision, blessing or feeling of a Divine presence through meditation, prayer, deep aspiration or simply by sudden grace. Mother Meera explains: “I am looking into every corner of your being. I am looking at everything within you to see where I can help, where I can give a healing and power. And at the same time, I am giving Light to every part of your being. I am opening every part of you to Light. When you are open you will feel and see this clearly.”
Darshan will be held at 2pm and 7pm each day and is free of charge. Alta Loma High School, 8880 Baseline Rd., Alta Loma, 91701. Seating is limited. Reservations required www.mother-meera-la.com or 888/879-9318, or Mary D. Clark, Ph.D. 888/226-4325.
Conscious Living Fair in Pasadena April 21-22
An exciting new health, ecology and holistic celebration comes to the Pasadena Convention Center with fun activities, a wide variety of exhibitors, dynamic lectures, workshops, music, dance and food. The interactive activities make you a participant rather than just a spectator. Play in the 100-piece drum circle or try your hand at “hooping” or walk a 36' labyrinth or take part in various interactive artistic activities.
There will be 180 exhibitors from across the nation including organic foods and beverages, holistic health care, jewelry, clothing and yoga accessories, as well as, massage therapists and palm readers. Choose from more than 60 lectures and workshops. Featured speakers include Barbara Marx Hubbard, famed futurist and president of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution, and Noah Levine, the well-known Buddhist teacher and author of the best seller Dharma Punx . Enjoy entertainment by popular jazz guitarist Dirk K, inspirational guitarist Mark Romero, Judeen and Her Yeni Dunia Belly Dancers, and Holistic Hooping giving their exciting “fire dance” with LED-lit hoops on a darkened stage. Alternative film hits such as What the Bleep , Down the Rabbit Hole and One will also be screened continually. Tickets for the entire weekend are $10. More information: www.consciouslivingfair.com . Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA. Saturday 10am–7pm, Sunday 10am–6pm, 805/462-9700 .
Encinitas Garden Festival April 21
The third annual celebration of Encinitas' gardens, community and horticultural heritage will take place from 10am-4pm. This year's festival will feature walking tours of more than 20 private gardens in Olivenhain, a community of Encinitas. Participants will ride double-decker buses from the Mira Costa parking lot to the Gardener's Marketplace at the Olivenhain Town Hall, where 30 or more vendors will offer plants, garden art and information.
At the marketplace, participants learn how to improve their gardens while also doing your part to preserve the environment. From the Marketplace, you walk to see the garden tour, while strolling past local artists at work creating their impressions of the gardens. This year, the Encinitas Garden Festival will expand its focus on environmental education and awareness by teaming up with the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, Audubon Society, Olivenhain Water District, and the Encinitas Trails Coalition. A portion of the proceeds for the event will go towards the Encinitas Garden Festival fund at the Coastal Community Foundation. Funds raised will be reinvested back into the San Diego community through grants for public landscaping, school gardens, and other gardening education projects.
Tickets: Call Allyson, Chamber of Commerce, 760/753-6041, $20 for adults in advance, $25 day of event and $5 for children (up to age 10) in advance, $7 day of event. Visit www.encinitasgardenfestival.org
Beyond “The Secret” in SD and LA
Dattatreya Siva Baba, a living Tamil Saint, will present the secret Siddha technology to make your dreams a reality. He will teach how to create a new mind, accelerate time and live a life of miracles. Come and discover the ancient mysteries unveiled for the first time in the West by the Guru who was the inspiration behind Wayne Dyer's best-seller, Manifest Your Destiny .
Baba explains his ideas on the theories in “The Secret”: “Consciousness is the building block of matter. Consciousness is primarily thoughts. The ancient Vedic saying is ‘You become as you think'. If you are poor/rich, healthy/sick, happy/depressed, it is all manifestation of your thought forms. The key is to understand that thoughts do not manifest immediately as material reality. Your current money, health and relationships are results from the past life. There is always a time lag between thought and its manifestation into matter. This is where people go wrong. They don't understand the time dynamics. They simply think that what they think today for a mansion or a Mercedes Benz will happen immediately or in a few months. In this seminar you will learn two techniques to erase negative programs coming from past life and that has become your present life. The Buddhists and the Hindus call this reality as Prarabdha Karma. You should erase it before you put new thoughts for manifestation. You will also learn two techniques to accelerate time for manifesting your current thoughts.”
The seminars will be held in San Diego, April 21 and Los Angeles, April 22. Seminar Fee: $95. Pre-registration is required at www.sivababa.org/events or email office@sivababa.org
World Tai Chi Qigong Day April 28
The 8 th Annual World Tai Chi Qigong Healing Day is Saturday, April 28, 9–11:30am, Magee Park, Carlsbad at the corner of Carlsbad Blvd./Route 101 and Beech Avenue. California is one of many states celebrating World Tai Chi Qigong Day. The general public is welcome to join in this free international event of relaxing fun where participants around the world practice Tai Chi and Qigong in a public setting at the same time. Qigong and Tai Chi are easy to learn gentle health exercises clinically proven to reduce stress, enhance immune system, increase breathing capacity, help one's balance, improve body coordination and benefit overall well being.
Master Mingtong Gu, founder of the Wisdom Healing Foundation, will lead the Wisdom Healing Spiral, a sacred form of universal energy to amplify healing for individuals and the planet as a whole. Participants create a spiraling tunnel that activates our creative energy with movement, image/visualization, music, and positive intention to energize our body, harmonize our emotions, and bring peace of mind. In honor of World Tai Chi Qigong Day, Master Gu will lead an optional workshop after the event called “Healer Within” from 12–6pm and another on Sunday April 29 1-7pm called “Inner Vibrational Sound Healing”. Both workshops are at Heritage Hall, 2650 Garfield, located at Magee Park, Carlsbad. Workshop fees are $50 for Saturday, $120 for Sunday and $150 for both days. For event information and workshop registration call 619/757-7387, Wisdom Healing Spiral: www.chicenter.com World Tai Chi Qigong Day: www.worldtaichiday.org
Local Growers Focus at EarthFair
“Joe the Farmer” and other local growers will answer questions and provide information on local farming and gardening at the Balboa Park Earth Fair on Sunday, April 22.
In addition, Leslie “The Enchanted Gardener” will appeal to children with his Enchanted Garden Mobile and activities. These include decorating produce boxes and readings of “The Comeback of Joe the Farmer”. Each page of the book is sponsored by organizations such as the Alliance of Family Farmers and La Milpa Organic Farm. The storytelling will take place at 2 and 4pm.
Parents can sign a “Love Letter to Joe” and contribute to help launch the Rodriguez Ranch buy back, the 100-acre organic farm where Joe has farmed organically since 1985, but now leases. Joe the Farmer represents the challenges of the family farmer working to put food on our tables. The family has farmed that land since 1958, and are fourth generation farmers.
Those who sign and contribute toward the Rodriguez Ranch buy back can dip into baskets that contain Treasure Troves of gifts, offered by other signers.
Booth organizers are also encouraging teachers and parents to apply for grants to support school gardens through the California Instructional School Garden Program and the California Department of Education. Non-competitive grants up to $5,000 per school site are available. Applications, which must be submitted by April 20, are available on the California School Garden Network site at www.csgn.org. Leslie, the Enchanted Gardener, will give free Job's Tears to kids and schools starting gardens.
The booth, titled “Sign a Love Letter to Joe the Farmer and Plant Your Dream” will be located at the Pan American Plaza, adjacent to the Children's Area.
Joe the Farmer is one of the local organic farmers whose seasonal produce is featured at the local San Diego Whole Foods Market stores. The Hillcrest store, located at 711 University Avenue, will highlight local products at a Local Growers and Vendors Day on Saturday, April 14, noon to 3pm. As an additional focus on area producers, the store will offer a “Visit the Growers” bus trip to the Tierra Miguel Foundation and Pauma Valley area farms on Saturday, May 5. For information call 619/294-2800.
Whole Foods Market lists the following benefits of supporting “locally grown”:
A Friendly and Fresh Connection: Supporting local farm production puts a “face” behind the foods we consume and keeps
San Diego Healing Arts Festival
On May 6, the Alternative Healing Network will bring together Eastern traditions and Western science to show how they are used in practice together. From 10am-5pm—on the lawn at Park Blvd. and President's Way in Balboa Park—enjoy free massage, acupuncture consultations, and presentations on tai chi, belly dance, capoeira, and more. Exhibitors will offer information and host free classes in yoga, meditation, Tibetan Healing, Pilates, and Transformational Breathing at this free public event. Performers include: Delta Nove, Alfred Howard and the K23 Orchestra, Truckee Brothers, Anna Troy, Elivia Melodey and more. This event benefits the Rady Children's Hospital Integrative Medicine Program where acupuncturists and massage therapists work side by side with Medical Doctors.
The mission of the Alternative Healing Network is to promote integrative health alternatives to the public through educational events, research, and a series of community healing centers opening this Spring around San Diego. AHN is also setting up a series of weekly “Integrative Health Nights” at various community centers in the lower income neighborhoods of San Diego. In partnership with the Jackie Robinson YMCA and Rady Children's Hospital, they hope to reach potential patients who might otherwise not be exposed to alternative practices. To volunteer for the annual festival and/or community outreach program, email: volunteer@althealnet.org or visit: www.althealnet.org for more info.
IONS Conference coming in August
Early registration is now open for the 12th International IONS Conference coming August 8-12 to the La Quinta resort and Club in Palm Springs. The theme will be Consciousness in Action: The Science and Practice of Transformation . This conference is shaping up to be an historic convergence of scientists, spiritual leaders, and societal change agents. For more information visit www.noetic.org.
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