What's New . . . September 2005
Dance of the 21 Praises of Tara Workshop in SD Sep 23-25; Spiritual Discovery Training Center Announces Fall Season Event; National Public Lands Day Sep 24 offers free family fun, fitness ;B. K. S. Iyengar to Visit the U.S. this Fall; 1st SD Solar Energy Week 9/25–10/1; Walk of Sacred Action: A Living Pilgrimage in La Quinta October 3–7; The Gathering: Alliance of Elders, Healers, Wisdomkeepers in Big Bear
Dance of the 21 Praises of Tara Workshop in SD Sep 23-25
Direct from recent workshops by His Holiness the Dalai lama, Prema Dasar and Abnahata Uradah will be teaching The Dance of the 21 Praises of Tara . Prema Dasar has traveled the world for 14 years teaching this dance. The workshop is a practice of meditation. The music is moving and meditative. Based on the ancient Tibetan practice of praising and embodying the Great Goddess Tara, the mother of Compassion and Wisdom. Besides The Dalai Lama, many great Lama's of all the lineage's of Tibetan Buddhism have given their blessings and offered their prayers that the dance be shared as widely as possible.
The Dalai Lama says, “There are 21 different manifestation of Tara and each having a different purposes. Some for long life, wealth, to cure illness, expel evil spirits, rescue from poisons. This is the practice and understanding of Tara on a deeper level. When you learn to perform the dance of Tara you must first create positive motivation, compassionate motivation, as a sense of caring a sense of concern. With that motivation you will find when the performance is taking place, there will be some kind of feeling of blessings from Tara. It will certainly bring a positive atmosphere, a vibration. It does not matter whether the members of the dance or audience are believers or non believers. There will be some kind of vibration, invisible energy experienced.”
Attend the free Introductory Workshop Friday, 9/23, 6:30-9pm. The Dance Workshop runs Saturday, 9/24, 10am-6pm through Sunday 9/25, 9am-1pm. Student Performance will be Sunday, 4:30-6:30pm for family and friends. Event will be held at the Copley YMCS Gym, 3901 Landis Street, San Diego. Workshop is $225 and performance tickets $10. Call Tibetan Healing Center 619 325-0992 for reservations. Come by 4115 Third Ave., San Diego, CA to purchase tickets.
Spiritual Discovery Training Center Announces Fall Season Events
The Spiritual Discovery™ Training Center (SDTC) kicks off its fall season with an open invitation to everyone to come enjoy, learn, and have fun. Directed by owner and spiritual/metaphysical community leader Linda Berry, the SDTC has had an overwhelmingly successful spring and summer season, which brought people from all over the San Diego area, as well as surrounding counties, cities, and states, to attend spiritual, metaphysical, and holistic courses, workshops, and seminars.
Some of the most popular events were the Spiritual Healing Seminars conducted by Mother Sarita (mother of don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements) and the astrological training offered by SDTC professional astrologers Linda Berry and Jim Shawvan, both of whom recently took positions on the board of the San Diego Chapter of NCGR (National Council for Geocosmic Research). Linda will be serving as president and Jim as treasurer of this chapter of the world-renowned astrological organization which certifies professional astrologers at four levels of expertise. The local meetings will be held at SDTC, with the fall meeting on Monday, October 24th, offering a panel of local professional astrologers discussing the warrior planet Mars. NCGR certification training will also be held at SDTC, with the fall seminar being held on Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th.
Other events starting this fall at SDTC include the basic tarot course with professional tarot reader Deanna Rose. Professional astrologer Jim Shawvan will teach a predictive astrology course, a Solar Fire software workshop, an electional and horary workshop, and an NCGR certification training seminar.
Linda has also been working toward starting only the second college of astrology in the entire country, to be located here in the San Diego area. Berry states, “I want to provide a educational center that cannot only train professional astrologers but also offer them degrees in the profession. In other countries and cultures, astrology is an occupation that is just as important as being a doctor or a lawyer. I would like to see this profession lifted to the same recognition here in our country as well.”
To find out more about SDTC events, Linda Berry and the other instructors see monthly ad in Calendar, call 619-507-6395, or go to spiritualdiscovery.org or email trainingcenter@spiritualdiscovery.org.
National Public Lands Day Sep 24 offers free family fun, fitness
You have the chance to make a difference in America's National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, National Forests and many other public lands on the annual fall fix-up day. A third of America's land and water belongs to the public and each September tens of thousands of Americans donate a Saturday to help improve them. People of all ages volunteer to build trails, plant seeds, collect water samples, and clean up the parks and other special places they enjoy year around.
Local sites include: Lake Calavera in Carlsbad, Old Town State Park in San Diego and Table Mountain in El Centro. See Public Lands Day website for more sites and details. Admission to many federal sites is free on National Public Lands Day. Volunteers who join in the various service projects at those areas will receive a coupon good for an additional free admission to a national park or other participating area, good for one year.
Each year the event helps fix up famous locations where Americans hike, bike, climb, swim, explore, picnic, or just plain relax — such as San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, one of the most heavily visited urban parks; the National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Mass.; and the Audubon Center at Debs Park in Los Angeles, the first nature center in California to be built from the ground up to protect the environment. The experience keeps alive the legacy of the 1930s-era Civilian Conservation Corps, which enrolled 3 million Americans in improving public lands.
Those interested in volunteering can find local sites by calling toll-free 800-VOL-TEER (800-865-8337) or visit publiclandsday.org. The event is managed by the National Environmental Education & Training Foundation, chartered by Congress in 1990 as a private nonprofit organization. See www.neetf.org for more information.
B. K. S. Iyengar to Visit the U.S. this Fall
B. K. S. Iyengar is widely considered to be the world's greatest living yoga teacher and, more than any single person, responsible for the huge popularity of yoga in the West. Last year, Time Magazine named him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. This fall, Mr. Iyengar will make an historic and rare visit to the United States, from September 26 to October 20.
This extraordinary visit celebrates the release of Mr. Iyengar's fourth major book , Light On Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom (Rodale, Hardcover; October 2005); honors Mr. Iyengar's enormous contribution to the spread of traditional yoga and marks the 50th anniversary of his teaching in the United States.
Light on Yoga , Mr. Iyengar's first book published in 1966, is often called “the bible of yoga.” and is the most popular yoga book ever written, translated into 17 languages. Now Mr. Iyengar has written what may be the his final and most important book, Light On Life , a synthesis of lessons learned over his 70 years of disciplined and daily practice that explains the ideological heart of the life-transforming yoga “journey.”
In Light On Life , Mr. Iyengar uses stories from his own life, humor and examples from modern culture to illustrate the profound gifts that yoga offers. Written with the compassionate insight of the Dalai Lama's The Art of Happiness and the depth of this sage's great wisdom, Light On Life is the culmination of a master's spiritual genius, a treasured companion to his seminal Light on Yoga, and a new essential guidebook for anyone who wants to take this journey.
During “Light on Life 2005,” Mr. Iyengar will make major appearances in San Francisco (10/3), Los Angeles (10/5), Boston (10/9), New York (10/14), Washington, D.C. (10/18), and at the 10th Annual Yoga Journal Colorado Conference (9/26-10/2). This tour is an unusual and singular opportunity to experience the wisdom and presence of a true legend. Mr. Iyengar spends most of his time at his yoga institute in Pune, India and rarely travels anymore. His last visit to the United States was 12 years ago. At 86 years old, Mr. Iyengar has said that this will be his final trip to America.
For information about local events and tickets, please visit the websitwww.lightonlife.org
BACK TO TOP1st SD Solar Energy Week 9/25–10/1
To increase the awareness of solar energy and help educate the public about its practical applications, the nonprofit San Diego Regional Energy Office (SDREO) is launching the first ever “Solar Energy Week” this September 25 – October 1. Held in cooperation
with local governments, organizations and businesses, Solar Energy Week will feature a full schedule of events including SDREO's 6th Annual San Diego Solar Homes Tour.
The cities of San Diego and Chula Vista plus the County of San Diego have agreed to declare September 25 – October 1 as Solar Energy Week with formal proclamations, promotional support and participation. Other cities throughout the county are scheduled to come on board. San Diego City Councilmember, Donna Frye, adds, “I'm looking forward to working with SDREO on Solar Energy Week to help educate San Diegans on the benefits of solar energy.” Local businesses Qualcomm and San Diego Gas & Electric have also pledged substantial support for the event while SDREO hopes to bring in major broadcast and print media sponsors.
Current San Diego Solar Power Energy Week events include:
Monday, Sep 26 – Media kick-off event for Solar Energy Week including formal dedication ceremony for new QUALCOMM, Inc. photovoltaic system.
Tuesday, Sep. 27 – Technical workshops and seminars. Held at SDREO Learning Center.
Wednesday, Sep. 28 – Guided bus tour of four, local, state-of-the-art commercial solar installations.
Thursday, Sep. 29 – Solar Energy Conference - Major, high-level conference on solar energy featuring top industry and government speakers. Topics will include solar basics, legislative and policy issues, trends in technology, economics and applications. Held at QUALCOMM, Inc. conference center.
Friday, Sep. 30 – Technical workshops and seminars. Held at SDREO Learning Center.
Saturday, Oct. 1 – 6th Annual San Diego Solar Homes Tour – Over 30 homes across San Diego County will be open to the public for viewing real-world installations of residential solar energy applications.
While studies show enormous solar energy potential for San Diego County due to its geographic location and great weather, there are still substantial barriers to widespread adoption including costs, regulations and lack of awareness. According to Stillings, “Solar Energy Week is an important step for our community to address these issues and start to solve some very real problems. Bringing businesses, residents and policy makers together will have a positive impact on the future of solar in San Diego.”
For more information about Solar Energy Week, visit the SDREO website at www.sdenergy.org, contact SDREO toll free at 1-866-SD-ENERGY or by email to solarweek@sdenergy.org.
Walk of Sacred Action: A Living Pilgrimage in La Quinta October 3–7
T he Association for Global New Thought Awakened World Conference 2005 takes place during a rare and auspicious time for the world's spiritual traditions. There is much we can do to facilitate healing during these days we spend together. A confluence of sacred moments in many different traditions occurs during October of this year. Two strands of time are woven together this fall in a way not seen for decades: The sacred Muslim lunar month of Ramadan and the sacred Jewish lunar month of Tishrei, which includes the High Holy Days and Sukkot, both begin October 3-4. October 4 is the Saint's Day of St. Francis of Assisi; October 2 is Gandhi's birthday, and is also Worldwide (Protestant) Communion Sunday. In mid-October, there are important Buddhist and Hindu festivals.
The strands of meaning in these sacred dates will be woven together by friends such as Marianne Williamson and leaders of the Department of Peace Initiative; Ela Gandhi from South Africa; Dr. Jean Houston; Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne from Sri Lanka, Jim Kenney, Rashied Omar, and Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman from the Parliament of the World's Relgions; Bill Ury, founder with Jimmy Carter of the Harvard Global Negotiation Project and co-director with AGNT of the Pilgrimage of the Family of Abraham, Andrew Cohen of What Is Enlightenment magazine, Phil Cousineau of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and our own Barbara Marx Hubbard receiving her Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.The Agape International Choir, Rickie Byars Beckwith and the finest musicians will align with our New Thought community.
Awakened World 2005: “Walk of Sacred Action: A Living Pilgrimage” on October 3-7, La Quinta Resort, La Quinta, CA. Register online at www.agnt.org, call 847-587-9397, email bfagnt@aol.com or write AGNT, PO Box 207, Fox Lake, IL 60020-0207.
BACK TO TOPThe Gathering: Alliance of Elders, Healers, Wisdomkeepers in Big Bear
The Gathering will be held for the fourth year at Alpine Meadows Camps, Sept. 8-11, in Big Bear, California.
Healers and elders from around the world will gather together at to share ceremony, healing traditions and to create a sacred place in which a true cross-cultural exchange can begin. The Gathering, often referred to as a “mini united nations but from a spiritual standpoint,” is based on the ancient tradition of council where all voices are equal. Journey to the Heart assists seemingly divergent communities around the planet to work together on such issues as hunger, alcoholism, loss of land rights, or cultural preservation. Speakers will be traveling from Zimbabwe, Sweden, India, China, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Australia, the Congo, Liberia, Cameroon, Southeast Asia, and several Native American and Canadian tribes.
For more information on presenters and the event itself, please visit www.journeyto theheart.org or call 800-540-0471.
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