What's News - Oct. 2010

Yoga Oasis LLC is San Diego’s center for yoga with a heart. The studio, owned and operated by Duke Doudna and Sybilla Dorros, will celebrate a grand opening the weekend of Oct. 1, with free classes offered in the morning and afternoon of each day. A variety of yoga styles will be offered, including Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, Hatha, Kundalini Yoga & Meditation, and more. All yoga styles come from the heart, and are offered in a light, friendly, and supportive environment. Everyone from the first-time beginner to the experienced practitioner will find something fulfilling for their body, mind, heart & soul. Yoga Oasis is located at 1450 University Ave., Ste#201, SD 92103. www.yogaoasis.net

Carola & Chetan Human Design with Chetan Parkyn & Carola Eastwood 10/8–10/9

In celebration of the U.S. release of his popular book, Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be, Chetan Parkyn and his wife, Life Connection astrologer Carola Eastwood, will giving an Introductory Talk at Controversial Bookstore on Friday, Oct. 8, from 7-9pm. This event will include your own personal Human Design chart. Then on Saturday, Oct. 9, they will hold an Experiential Seminar from 9:30am - 5:30pm at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay. This seminar is designed to teach you how to work best with your design to maximize your opportunities in life, and to reach abundance, success, love and peace effortlessly and in a way that is natural for you.

Human Design, a revolutionary system that fuses astrology, the I-Ching, the Kabbalah, and the chakra system together with neutrino physics and genetic coding to form a comprehensive take on who you are as an individual.

The cost for the Introductory Talk is $22, and the Experiential Seminar is $195. Register in advance at Controversial Bookstore, 619-296-1560; and Soulscape Gifts & Bookstore, 760-753-2345.

Free Gong Bath Events begin 10/9; Teacher Training 10/30

Free Kundalini Yoga and Gong Bath events will be held where senior trainers give an introduction to the experience the magnificence of the Gong, an ancient healing instrument that does the meditation to for you. It is an experience not to be missed. These free events are Oct. 9 at a brand new yoga studio in San Diego, Yoga Oasis at 1450 University from 12:30 to 2pm and Oct. 16 at Ginger’s Garden, in Costa Mesa from 3-4:30pm and then back to the training site Oct. 29 from 6:30-8pm.

In-depth training in Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training begins in Encinitas starting Oct. 30. One of the things the course teaches is posture refinement, how to meditate and relax deeply so you sleep better. It will teach you how to build strength and flexibility with a daily commitment to yourself; and a lifestyle that will help you maintain your physical body, peace of mind and a connection to your soul.

The course is fully certified by the Kundalini Research Institute and Yoga Alliance. This KRI certification course is hosted of senior teachers trained by Yogi Bhajan, the Master of Kundalini Yoga. The training equally benefits beginners, experienced yogis, and teachers from other traditions.

Find information at www.yogamurrieta.com. Contact atmak@objectrad.com or 951-696-9063x105 to reserve your space in any of the FREE classes. For complete info on the teacher training course go to: yogamurrieta.com/TeacherTraining.

La Jolla Green Day Festival 10/17

A one-day green event will be held in La Jolla at the Cove, Sunday, Oct. 17 from 9am to 6pm. Enjoy arts and ecology activities for children and adults, dynamic workshops, info booths, delicious snacks, eco fashions and a nonstop line up of musicians, and performance artists representing our lifestyles theme. Businesses, non-profit groups and artists coming together for this event demonstrate that cultivating clean energy and caring for our natural and human resources is vital to the health and future of our planet and really is a whole lot of fun. Hear empowering speakers, socially conscious exhibitors, delicious organic and healthy food and great music with East of Echo - Subliminal Trip, Panamanian Marching Band, Eco Fashion Show, and much more. The event includes a free E-Waste Drop Off presented by: All Green Electronics Recycling.

Donations collected at this event will be contributed to Green Wave and Green view Charters, sustainable business cultivation and support for indigenous communities in strategic ecosystems, and innovative leaders linking arts, technology, education, business and agriculture. The Scripps Ellen Park is located in (La Jolla, at 1133 Coast Blvd.).

Peter Bolland on Roots of New Thought 10/17

Peter Bolland will be speaking on the Roots of New Thought at VISION: A Center for Spiritually Living on Oct. 17, He believes that “modern humans have an inordinate capacity to vividly imagine every conceivable negative outcome and spend a lot of time worrying about the worst possible future, a place where everything goes wrong, everything is lost and everyone hates you That’s why we often make up at three in the morning, adrenalin-sopped, heart racing, blood pounding, desperately envisioning endless possible negative outcomes, inventing problems and emotionally inhabiting them for absolutely no reason whatsoever.” Techniques like meditation, centering prayer are all proven methods for breaking the tyranny of the thought-stream and creating a new consciousness. His Sunday morning talk will explore the limitless possibilities created by this new consciousness. The Sunday Celebration begins at 10am and is followed by an extensive Hospitality offering.

Wednesday Evenings at VISION are dedicated to Spiritual Movies that teach, inspire, entertain and enlighten the viewers. On Oct. 13 and Oct. 20; the featured film will be “MPower: Empowering Women in Business and Beyond.”

On Oct. 27, Baraka, a non-narrative movie masterpiece uses extreme time-lapse photography to capture the great pulse of humanity as it flocks and swarms in daily activity.

VISION is located at 11260 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Visit www.visioncsl.com

Lynn Twist Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium 10/30 with Lynne Twist

A Symposium led by global activist, speaker and author Lynne Twist designed to help San Diego’s spiritual community respond to global issues will take place at The Unity Center on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 9am to 3pm.

In a workshop that uses inspiring video, up-to-the-minute facts and figures, and dynamic group interaction, some of the world’s leading experts will speak on topics as diverse as the current state of the Earth’s biodiversity and the reality of the socio-economic disparity throughout the world.

Through this inquiry each individual will discover the unique stand that they wish to take to bring forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on the planet. Participants will leave the symposium empowered to take clear steps to embody their vision for a better world.

The Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium is an initiative of the Pachamama Alliance, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve the Earth’s tropical rainforests by empowering the indigenous peoples who are its natural custodians, and to contribute to the creation of a new global vision of equity and sustainability for all. For information call 858-689-6500 or email Barbara@theunitycenter.net. The center is located at 8999 Activity Rd., San Diego 92126.

Wonderful Women’s Weekend Retreat 11/5–7

The All Faith Center in Poway and the Light of Life Center for Spiritual Living in Rancho Bernardo are co-sponsoring a Wonderful Women’s Weekend retreat November 5-7, at The Glen Ivy Center in Corona titled An Invitation to Greatness. It will be a time to awaken your hidden gifts, and empower yourself to move beyond barriers to your innate greatness. This weekend will help you discover the passion of your dreams and move forward in making your dreams a reality. This weekend will foster your own soul’s poetry. It will be a time to celebrate your life through purpose, power and passion. The facilitators are Rev. Abigail Albert, Rev. Irma Forward, Christine Stevens (musician) and Rev. Dr. Terry Cole- Whittaker, Keynote speaker. Call 858-487-8885. Registration is $350 until Oct. 10, and $375 up until Oct. 20. $400 from Oct. 21-22. Closing registration is Oct. 22.

Bright Green Future Conference 11/5–6

San Diego EarthWorks presents a free event at the University of San Diego Nov. 5-6, the event is free, but registration is required. Topics covered are Green Jobs & Businesses, Green Building, Zero Waste, Transportation, and Living a Sustainable Life.

Highlights include: Reducing Marine Debris, The EV (Electric Vehicle Project) in San Diego, Urban Agriculture & Community Gardens, Turn Your Trash Into Healthy Garden Soil with Home Composting, Climate Change Science Update, Keeping Kids in Touch with Nature and San Diego’s Best Natural Places. Check the schedule, register online to volunteer or attend: www.brightgreenfuture.net

Awaken the Leader Within. LEADERShift 11/6–7

The best way to inspire fresh leadership may be to put 100 of today’s brightest leaders under one roof. This Nov. 6-7, conscious visionaries in business, art, science, spirituality and self-improvement will gather at the Long Beach Convention Center for LEADERShift 2010, a conference designed to inspire holistic leadership and positive change.

Speakers include Kundalini yoga master Guru Singh; Byron Katie, creator of Oprah-favorite ‘The Work’; alt-pop rocker Jason Mraz; Joie de Vivre CEO Chip Conley; ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ publisher Mark Victor Hansen; award-winning director of FUEL, Josh Tickell and holistic lifestyle expert Anna Getty. A full list of speakers is available at leaderscausingleaders.com.

Hosted by the non-profit Leaders Causing Leaders, LEADERShift 2010 features keynote presentations, expert panels, interactive workshops, music, video and a full youth leadership program. Creators of the groundbreaking project now seen on MTV’s hit series If You Really Knew Me will also be on-site leading Challenge Day workshops.

Topics over the two-day event will range from social entrepreneurship, corporate consciousness and community technology to inner power, global peace and respecting the soul. Conference passes from $50 (Entertainment) to $350 (VIP Full Two-Day Pass) and benefit Unstoppable Foundation, Free the Slaves and Amma. Visit leaderscausingleaders.com.

The Pyramid Center Gathering Nov. 20

Meet and mingle with people who seek and desire conciseness expansion, psychic development and self-realization on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Pyramid Center- A Metaphysical Nexus where Conscious Minds Meet. The event will be held atop the peak of our Center overlooking miles of untainted scenery. Visit the web site for photos. Various spiritual-inspirational videos will be shown along side the beauty of 1000’s of acres of uninhabited land late into the night. This location is truly one of inspiration and awe. Visit: www.ThePyramidCenter.org

Past-Life Training by IARRT Oct. 11–15

IARRT, the International Association for Regression Research & Therapies, Inc., is offering Level 1 and Level 3 courses at the Institute of Thought, in San Diego, CA. from Oct. 11-15.

Dr. Charles Knoll, M.D., who practiced medicine at John Hopkins School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, stated, “Many of my patients have chronic pain or disabilities from conditions such as spinal cord injury, amputation, multiple sclerosis, stroke or other diagnoses. Using transpersonal skills in regression therapy, I expanded my ability to help my patients see the big picture, as many of them have found themselves in tremendous suffering.”

Dr. Joseph Costa, founder of the Institute of Thought, one of the first schools teaching transpersonal hypnotherapy, further stated, “Transpersonal Hypnotherapy has made it possible to take psychology much further enabling doctors and psychotherapists to expand into Metaphysics, which Carl Jung was attempting to do. It is more far-reaching than clinical hypnosis and gets into areas such as the meanings behind metaphors, dreams, and physical happenings to the body. In transpersonal hypnotherapy are the real issues people are faced with when it comes to the healing of the Mind.”

IARRT Past President and Director of the Better Life Center in Berkeley, CA, Dr. Maggie van Staveren, PhD will be teaching Level 1, a class in hypnotherapy and regression therapy. Dr. van Staveren explained, “Past Life Regression therapy means the entire person is involved––Body, Mind and Spirit. It is the understanding provided by Spirit during the process which causes one to be willing to release negative behavior patterns in oneself set earlier in the current life or a previous life.”

“Clinical hypnosis is like looking for the self in a dark room, it is very hard to find the self,” said Cory Cochiolo, Director for the Institute of Thought and IARRT teacher. “There is a good in the fact that the person is at least looking; however, in Transpersonal Hypnotherapy, the glare from the light is that bright that a person may need to wear shades to see what it is that is shown to them. The soul is lighting the way to healing.” Level 3 teaches additional regression therapy skills including higher-self work, present life triggers, interlife work, the use of color, light and sound, and integrating energy.

IARRT is the first professional organization for regression practitioners founded in 1985 for psychologists, psychiatrists, medical doctors, mental health professionals, social workers, marriage and family therapists, pastoral counselor and hypnotherapists.

The event will be held at the Institute of Thought, 3511 Camino del Rio South #404, San Diego, CA. The cost is $450. More information can be found at the IARRT website, www.iarrt.org. Phone 951-784-1570. Or call the Institute of Thought, 619-516-3999, cory.iot@gmail.com.

Dr. Jane Goodall speaking at Bioneers October 17

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and a UN Messenger of Peace, will be a plenary speaker at the 21st annual Bioneers (www.bioneers.org) Conference on Sunday, October 17, at the Marin Center in San Rafael CA.

This year marks a monumental milestone for JGI and Dr. Goodall. Fifty years ago, Goodall, who is today a world-renowned primatologist, conservationist and humanitarian, first set foot on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in what is now Tanzania’s Gombe National Park. The chimpanzee behavioral research she pioneered there has produced a wealth of scientific discovery, and her vision has expanded into a global mission to empower people to make a difference for all living things.

It is Dr. Goodall’s frequent reminder: “Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.” Her lecture is titled, Gombe and Beyond: The Next 50 Years.

Bioneers, a nonprofit educational organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and the planet, will kick off its annual conference in San Rafael October 15-17. Leading social and scientific innovators will gather to present breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human creativity.

For more information, go to Bioneers.org.