Conscious Living Radio

Human origins and the Raising of Consciousness - Michael Tellinger

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:00:00 -0800

"Our Human Origins and their Connection to our rise in Consciousness"

Scientist, explorer and author of three internationally acclaimed books, Michael Tellinger is on tour of the USA from May 6 to July 11 2011, presenting his latest research into the origins of humankind. Tellinger has turned all of history on its head and delivers astonishing evidence that the first advanced civilization on Earth existed in southern Africa.

Scholars have told us that the first civilization on Earth emerged in a land called Sumer some 6000 years ago. The persistent research by South Africans Michael Tellinger, Johan Heine and a team of leading scientists, over an extend seven-year period, has resulted in astonishing new archaeological and scientific discoveries. It shows that the Sumerians and even the Egyptians inherited most their knowledge from an earlier advanced civilization that lived at the southern tip of Africa more than 200,000 years ago� mining gold.

These were also the people who carved the first Horus bird, the first Sphinx, built the first pyramids and built an accurate stone calendar right in the heart of it all. They call it Adam�s Calendar. It is the flagship among millions of circular stone ruins, ancient roads, agricultural terraces and thousands of ancient mines, left behind by a vanished civilization with a population of many millions, which they now call the FIRST PEOPLE.

�It took some time for us to realize the real significance of these discoveries� said Tellinger. �Anyone involved in researching ancient human history would simply not want to believe what we are finding, and it is coming at us thick and fast.�

Tellinger says that the real mystery is why it has been overlooked for so long, when it is actually so obvious. �But it took a scientific approach to see the real activity of the ancients and the belief that nothing of significance has ever come out of southern Africa has now been shattered. The sheer size of the settlements and the age of the structures is way beyond the wildest dreams of most scholars.�
These were the ancestors of all humans today, with an advanced knowledge of energy fields through planet Earth and harnessing sound frequency as an energy source. These discoveries strongly support the principle of the �rise and fall� of civilizations and it seems that Nikola Tesla simply rediscovered the free energy principles applied by the FIRST PEOPLE.

They carved detailed images into the hardest rock, worshiped the sun, and are the first to carve an image of the Egyptian Ankh � key of life and universal knowledge, 200,000 years before the Egyptians came to light. Tellinger will be presenting this groundbreaking new evidence in 25 venues around the USA, which is contained in his latest book Temples Of The African Gods. It graphically exposes these discoveries and will undoubtedly be the catalyst for rewriting our ancient human history. �These ruins are the physical evidence that so many scholars have been looking for and which is continuously referred to in the ancient Sumerian tablets.�

The new release is a continuation of Tellinger�s previous books Slave Species of god and Adam�s Calendar, which have become favourites with readers in over 20 countries.

For more information please email adele@zulupanet.com or robyn@booking@crawfordsattractions.com.
or see the website � www.makomati.org; www.zuluplanet.com; www.slavespecies.com

Follow up Event:

Live Lecture with Michael, June 29th at Canadian Memorial Church (16th & Arbutus)

For Information email:

adele@zulupanet.com or robyn@booking@crawfordsattractions.com.

Occupy movement and the Future of Capitalism and Democracy

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0800

Wikipedia - The Occupy movement is an international protest movement which is primarily directed against economic and social inequality. The first Occupy protest to receive wide coverage was Occupy Wall Street in New York City's Zuccotti Park, which began on September 17, 2011. By October 9, Occupy protests had taken place or were ongoing in over 95 cities across 82 countries, and over 600 communities in the United States. As of January 22 the Meetup page "Occupy Together" listed 2,818 occupy communities worldwide.

Occupy Wall Street was initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters, and partly inspired by the Arab Spring,especially Cairo's Tahrir Square protests, and the Spanish Indignants. The movement commonly uses the slogan We are the 99%, the #Occupy hashtag format, and organizes through websites such as "Occupy Together". According to the Washington Post, the movement, which has been described as a "democratic awakening" by Cornel West, is difficult to distill to a few demands.

Suresh Fernando - is a visionary change agent, philosopher, and strategist that is focused on exploring, developing and implementing new and innovative models to bring about positive social change. He has a diverse background including spending a number of years at a major Canadian brokerage house as a financial services advisor; as well as founding and operating an investment banking group focused on early stage technology companies.

He currently is focusing on two different projects: PartyX and the Occupy Movement.

Suresh has been involved in the Occupy movement from its inception. He has focused his efforts on developing the General Assembly and other governance mechanisms within occupy. as well being an active organizer within a number of different committees and working groups; including the environmental and labour relations committees.

He is also working with PartyX; a Vancouver based company that is developing technology and processes to support large group decision making. This technology can support the renewed interest in direct democracy as it can, for example, allow people to participate in voting processes from their home.

Stephen Collis is the author of four books of poetry, the most recent of which, On the Material (Talon Books 2010), was the recipient of the 2011 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.

Forthcoming books include A History of Change (vol.1): Dispatches from the Occupation (Talon Books 2012) and To the Barricades (Talon Books 2013).

He teaches poetry and poetics at Simon Fraser University, where he is a 2011/12 Shadbolt Fellow;

Since October he has been involved in Occupy Vancouver, writing for www.occupyvancouvervoice.com

Occupy Vancouver's Official Statement of Unity

We humbly acknowledge that Occupy Vancouver is taking place on unceded Coast Salish territories.

We, the Ninety-Nine Percent, come together with our diverse experiences to transform the unequal, unfair, and growing disparity in the distribution of power and wealth in our city and around the globe. We challenge corporate greed, corruption, and the collusion between corporate power and government. We oppose systemic inequality, militarization, environmental destruction, and the erosion of civil liberties and human rights. We seek economic security, genuine equality, and the protection of the environment for all. Read our complete "Statement of Unity"...

Food Not Bombs Rally Against Monsanto and GMO's in our Food!

Monsanto, the evil corporation behind DDT and Agent Orange has been terrorizing farmers and poisoning the people for far too long. WHOLE FOODS has recently come out in support of regulating GMO seeds such as Monsanto's Ready Roundup Alfalfa Sprouts, and we must take a stand against the proliferation of GMO's in our food sources! Join us in saying HELL NO! to GMO's and letting Whole Foods know that thepeople will not stand for toxic foods! More details here.

Occupy Love

An occupier sent us an e-mail today. Her name is Leah B. She told us how she met a great man prior to the "Injunction" and how she fell in love with that man the moment she laid her eyes on him. She has lost contact with him and hopes to find him again and asked us to help. If you are Matt A e-mail us at OccupyVancouverDigitalMedia@gmail.com

Occupy Vancouver General Assembly

As of Dec 22nd, General Assemblies are now held on Wednesdays, 7pm and Saturdays, 1pm at W2 (WoodWards) . Also SpokesCouncil on Tuesdays at 7pm and Sundays at 1pm at W2! Read about it here.

Occupy Vancouver Committee Meeting!

Now that we have adopted the Spokes Council Model, we need to think carefully about what the the role of the General Assembly is moving forward. Find out more here!

Committee / Work Group Contact Info

More information here!

Body Alive - Jacky Essombe, Navaro Franco and Karen McGregor

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:15:00 -0800

About Karen As a professional speaker, bestselling author (The Madonna Code), facilitator, and certified intuitive, Karen inspires women to connect deeply to their inner wisdom. Through workshops, women's circles, and intuitive sessions, Karen offers processes that help women ignite their intuition and open their hearts to the love and wisdom within. She is a certified Angel Empowerment Practitioner� (AEP�), a Certified Intuitive (with Hannelore), and a Certified Medium (with Charles Virtue). She is also a Heart Resonance Therapy Healer.

www.DivineYou.ca

Jacky Essombe is a "cultural liaison" between the African and the Western worlds. Her passion for her culture has inspired her to become a professional dancer, dance teacher, speaker, storyteller, and TV and radio show host. She uses dance as a medium to express life to its fullest and also as a journey to a higher level of consciousness. She loves to share the traditions, culture and wisdom of her ancestors, and she truly believes that the Western world can benefit from her African heritage.

www.JackyEssombe.com

Navaro Franco has devoted her life to studying tribal rhythm and chant, energy healing, many forms of dance, and Earth based wisdom traditions. Beginning in 1982, she apprenticed with renowned teachers in North America and Africa. She has performed and taught drumming and dance for 30 years. Navaro has played in traditional Zimbabwean and West African ensembles, as well as co-creating original music from those foundations with such groups as Pepe Danza;s Drum Prayers, The Wave Collective, and DivaDrum. Navaro has a particular interest in recovering ancient wisdom through musical embodiment and community. Using simple tools that we all carry within us, we remember the power and beauty that we are as human beings.

www.NavaroFranco.com

Follow up Event:

Body Alive! Awakening Your Body's

Intuitive Wisdom and Soul Expression

Feb. 11, 2012

9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Unity of Vancouver

5840 Oak Street

Vancouver, BC

Join three of Vancouver's most powerful facilitators of connection and community for an extraordinary journey into the experience of your body as profoundly wise and fully alive!

Experience the ability to tune into the messages your body is giving you

about health, relationships and life purpose with certified intuitive and bestselling author, Karen McGregor.

Through professional dancer, dance teacher & TV Host, Jacky Essombe, you will have a conversation with your soul through African Dance, as Jacky gently guides you to connect with parts of yourself that allow your body and soul's wisdom to come forward.

With international tribal music expert and renowned musician, Navaro Franco, you will join others in rhythm as a group body, and witness how rhythm helps you to experience your body as a brilliant sensing organ with which you receive all information, energy and understanding.

This is one of the most inspirational, practical and vital workshops your body will ever experience! You will:

Gain intuitive wisdom and guidance through your body
Understand different forms that your body communicates with you
Have conversations with your body that illuminate current issues you
may be struggling with
Experience group music making and chant as a way to connect to your body and community (no musical experience necessary!)
Experience African dance that goes beyond the rational experience of the intellect and opens dialogue with the wisdom within

Dance together with your sisters in an experience of unity, peace, and happiness
Expand consciousness and perception through the tribal tradition of being in rhythm as a group body
Have Fun! Meet new, like-hearted women in an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding

This event will SELL OUT - Please book your spot early!

Register Now for Earlybird Savings!

Before Feb. 6 - Earlybird: $111

Come with a friend and save even more! 2 tickets - $200

After Feb. 6 - Reg. Price: $144

Invite a girlfriend! 2 for $244

Registration on-line HERE

or call Karen: 604-833-3073; e-mail: info@DivineYou.ca

The Electric Jesus - Jonathan Talat Phillips

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0800

Jonathan co-founded the cutting edge web-magazine Reality Sandwich and social network for conscious collaboration Evolver.net, coordinating the Evolver Spores program with 40+ regional chapters. Jonathan is an initiate of the International Sufi Order, founder of the NYC Gnostics, and creator of �The Ayahuasca Monologues: Tales of the Spirit Vine.� He is a Reiki Master and certified in Bioenergetic Therapy from the Connecticut Healing Institute. He has a practice in NYC and does Skype sessions. www.TalatHealing.com

Praise for The Electric Jesus

�A modern Odyssey of awakening, Jonathan Talat Phillips's journey into Gnosticism deeply resonates with the eccentric moment. The Electric Jesus, a spiritual autobiography, reveals a life lived in the light of transformation, searching for the mystic core of a planetary civilization.� �Alex Grey, co-founder of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, author of The Mission of Art

"A fresh, vigorous, and often startling account of a man's introduction to higher planes of reality. If you've ever wondered what the new consciousness movement is about, read this book and find out." �Richard Smoley, author of Inner Christianity and The Dice Game of Shiva: How Consciousness Creates the Universe

Follow up event - Evolver Vancouver & The New Agora present:

The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

Reading & Chakra Activation

with Evolver Co-Founder Jonathan Talat Phillips

Fri, January 27 Banyen Books

3608 West 4th Avenue, 6:30-8:30pm, Free

When Jonathan Talat Phillips experienced a devastating loss as a countercultural media activist, he unwittingly embarked on a mystical journey marked by underground ayahuasca ceremonies, kundalini awakenings, prankster spirit guides, shapeshifting extraterrestrials at the Burning Man festival, and miraculous energy healings that reshaped his skeptical worldview. In The Electric Jesus (edited by bestselling 2012 author Daniel Pinchbeck), Phillips chronicles the rise of an international movement that is trailblazing visionary ways to address our current planetary crisis through raised consciousness. Phillips delves into his own Christian background, discovering the lost rites of the mystery schools and their secret �electric� messages concerning personal transformation and a potential evolutionary shift for our world.

The night will open with a chakra activation to get our energies flowing, followed by a reading, and a community discussion about the Vanouver Spore (with Sobey Wing), the Evolver Social Movement, and a rising consciousness culture flowering across the planet.

Smart Meters - Yes or No? Jim Waugh, Joseph Tyls and Josh del Sol

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0800

Josh del Sol,
Ever feel your soul singing when you're doing something you were born to do? Well, my soul-singing passion is to spread good vibes, awareness, and encouragement that Yes - we human beings can make this world a better place. To do this, sometimes those that claim to be the "powers that be" need to be challenged. In a healthy and peaceful way always, of course.

Specifically, my current dharma involves envisioning the general awareness and vast energy behind the world's Occupy movement, to become aware and enlightened about what corporate-governments are doing at this moment in time, about their efforts to curb freedoms and dampen the light of human life. No matter how you slice it, these powers wish to install an all-pervading system of control on human beings and the planet. One of their cornerstone foundations is their "smart-grid" -- which is the uninvited big-brother bullying into each of our lives. The fact that they are doing it with bursting radiation technology that has been scientifically shown to negatively effect biological health on humans and the environment... well, that's just the icing.

I passionately believe that human beings are evolving into becoming the Creative force through which our whole civilization will be transformed to a better way which honors life. To do this, we must first decide to take a stand. We can do better than destroying and depleting the planet that sustains us. We can do better than allowing new energy technologies to be seized by the hundreds, as has been done by corporate-governments since the days of Nicola Tesla. We can do better than a world cut off from nature, made sick, in debt and enslaved to a fiat financial system designed like the game Monopoly -- one power owns everything in the end. We can do better.

Gandhi said he lived his life by what he termed as "Satyagraha" - which means literally "truth-power" or "truth-force". He knew that the simple power of truth, based on non-violent non-cooperation, is what changes the world. I take great inspiration from those who are so committed to change that, like Gandhi, they are willing to put their entire lives into it. Website: http://thebigpitcher.org

Trailer for Stop Smart Meters: The Film:

Josef Tyls III M.Sc. Ph.D.

Industrial Engineer was born in the Czech Republic and became a Canadian citizen in 1972 . He began his technical education while still in high school attending specialty courses surrounding industrial education, focusing on metal fabrication, mechanics and electronics. His project majors were the design and development of a direct drive super charger for small engine applications and high fidelity audio monitors, for which he received top marks in his classes. During his early career he attended specialized welding classes and electronics education classes at Vancouver�s Vocation Institute of Technology earning top marks.
In 1985 undertaking a private research project funded by his family, Josef developed a unique high definition three-dimensional holographic audio system specifically designed for healing purposes. By 1992 Josef Tyls was recruited by Dr. Carlos Fenton Mason D.Sc. of Mato Labs to design and engineer medical ozone generation systems capable of continuous use without degradation. The system designed and developed was then submitted as his project thesis of the degree of Master of Science in Industrial Engineering.

In 1994 Josef Tyls became heavily involved with research surrounding the efficacy of ozonation for potable water processing while investigating solutions to GVRD�s water crisis.

It was during this research that he developed the hyper oxygenation process that became the fundamental technology platform for his company Vancouver Oxygen research Technologies Ltd. which was then licensed to and still in use by the Avani Water Corporation in Burnaby B.C.

The commercial system once tested and confirmed by third part analysis was utilized as the major project submitted for his dissertation for the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering in 1998.

In 1997 Josef Tyls became a member of the Occidental Institute Research Foundation and The Institute of the Noetic Sciences.

Josef has been involved with systems technology design throughout his working career and has successfully brought to market many of the technologies for nearly 30 years. His field of expertise covers all aspects of industrial engineering, electronics design and development, biology and bio-oxidative medicine, electro-medicine, water processing, and high definition audio systems used for healing.

His deep understanding of the fundamental structure of matter and its interrelationship with human consciousness is the basis of many of his unique technologies.

The list of mentors, which Josef has studied and developed his technologies from: Dr. Nicola Tesla, Victor Schauberger, John Worrell Keely, Dr. Walter Russell, and many other pioneers of quantum physics. Website: http://tyls.net

Jim Waugh,
Over the course of his career, Jim Waugh has worked in management and technical positions in a number of fields, both as employee and owner. He graduated with an engineering degree from the University of Alberta in 1975 and has since completed numerous courses as his interests dictated.
For the past number of years he has been working to bring about a greater public understanding of man-made electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and its impact on human health.
He is the author and publisher of, Living Safely with Electromagnetic Radiation: A Complete Guide for Protecting Your Health, a well researched and readable book that has received favourable reviews by numerous readers and alternative health magazines in Canada and the United States.
Jim helps clients improve their living and working environments by locating sources of unhealthy radiation and advising on mitigation and shielding. He consults in the application of low-EMR design principles during planning and construction of new homes and major renovations. He coaches on the safe use of electrical appliances, equipment and wireless technologies.
Jim is active in promoting public awareness and understanding of electromagnetic radiation and its associated dangers through classroom workshops, speaking engagements, radio interviews and magazine articles.
Health Action Network published an article he wrote about smart meters in the winter 11/12 edition of their magazine http://www.hans.org/magazine/928
Jim's website and link to his book "Living Safely with Electromagnetic Radiation" is at: http://www.emfsafehome.com/bookdescription.html

Follow up event:

Fundraiser with vegan organic meal, watching Trailer, special guests and discussion.

Friday, January 27th, 8.30 PM - 10.30 PM

Eternal Abundance
1025 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
More info and Reservations - CLICK HERE

Feng Shui with Ease - Mark Ainley

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0800

Mark Ainley began studying Feng Shui in London in 1996 and completed his professional training with Rhea Peake of Enviromancy in 2001. He has a thriving international practice and has consulted and taught on four continents, additionally assisting with designing home and office spaces via the web.

He is the writer of a monthly column entitled 'Home Base' in Tokyo Families magazine, and has appeared internationally in television, radio, and print media, most recently in Hong Kong's 'Home Journal'.

Mark is currently preparing an e-book on Feng Shui basics, as well as an iPad application.

Feng Shui for New Beginnings event

More info on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/137961912982526/

- Facebook Feng Shui page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Contemporary-Feng-Shui-with-Mark-Ainley/99789537026

- Marks blog - http://www.fengshuiwithease.com/

- Marks main website - www.markainley.com

and other Info - http://www.fengshuiwithease.com

Who We are When We are Not Addicted - Gabor Mate

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0800

Gabor Mat� M.D. is a physician and bestselling author whose books have been published in nearly twenty languages worldwide. Dr. Mat� is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, from addiction and attention deficit disorder (ADD) to mind-body wellness, adolescent mental health, and parenting. A renowned thinker and public speaker, he addresses audiences all over North America, including professional and academic groups like nurses� organizations, psychiatry departments, and corporate conventions, as well as presentations and seminars for local community groups and the general public. As a writer and speaker, he is widely known for the power, insight, clarity, candour, compassion, humor, and warmth of his presentations.

Common to all of Dr. Mat�s work is a focus on understanding the broader context in which human disease and disorders arise, from cancer to autoimmune conditions like MS, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, or fibromyalgia; childhood behavioral disorders like ADD, oppositionality, or bullying; or addiction, from substance abuse to obsessive gambling, shopping, or even workaholism.

Rather than offering facile, quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Mat� weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them. His approach is holistic and kaleidoscopic � linking everything from neurophysiology, immunology, and developmental psychology to economic and social policy � and even touches on the spiritual dimensions of disease and healing.

His books, all Canadian best-sellers, include:

Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder* (1999)
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress** (2004)
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (2005), co-written with Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D
In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction (2009). Recipient of the 2009 Hubert Evans Prize for Literary Non-Fiction.

Upcoming Events:

Banyen Books & Sound and Beyond Addiction: The Yogic Path to Recovery

invite you to a public talk and program launch with Dr. Gabor Mat�, author of �In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts�

"Who We are When We are Not Addicted � the Possible Human"

Addictions of all kinds consume us, and take us away from our true nature. We are only free and independent when we release all identifications from the past that have coalesced to form a false identity. Dr. Mate will discuss the mindset and practices required to support a commitment to our authentic selves. A great way to start the new year!

Dr. Mate will be joined by Sat Dharam Kaur ND, creator of Beyond Addiction: The Yogic Path to Recovery; Satwinder Kaur, program graduate and Julia Wilson, yoga researcher.

Time: Monday Jan 9, 7-9 pm

Location: Unitarian Church, 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver

Cost: $11 at Banyen Books & Sound, or at the door

Contact: 604-737-8858, www.Banyen.com

Upcoming Beyond Addiction Program Dates: Jan 20-22, Feb 17-19, Mar 23-25, Apr 27-29, 2012

For program information, please contact (519) 372-9212 satdharamkaur@gmail.com www.kundaliniyogatraining .com

Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition - Charles Eisenstein

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0800

I was born in 1967 and was a very sensitive, intellectual and dreamy child. I was always consumed by questions like, �Where did I come from?� �Why am I here?� �Where am I going?� so of course, embedded as I was in a culture that sees science and reason as the source of truth, I tried to �figure out� the answers. I graduated from Yale University with a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, but my development of reason and intellect brought me no closer to any truth I really cared about.

I didn�t know what I was searching for, but I knew that none of the usual options life presents a Yale graduate attracted me. I went to Taiwan, learned Chinese, and soon found myself working as a translator. I spent most of my 20s there, educating myself broadly in Eastern spiritual traditions. I also read voraciously: books on politics, environment, health, religion, physics, and biology. Translation led to other business opportunities, and I became familiar with this dimension of the human experience. In Taiwan, I met my dear friend and ex-wife Patsy, with whom I have three children, all boys.

In my late 20s I entered what was to be a long period of intensifying crisis. It started when all my professional work became intolerable. It became excruciating to do work I didn�t care about. Even though a million reasons told me why it was irresponsible, impractical, and foolish to quit, I eventually could not make myself do it anymore. An irrepressible feeling, �I am not here to be doing this!� took control of my life. So I entered a long period of searching. I spent time teaching yoga, learning about herbs, and teaching at Penn State�s department of Science, Technology, and Society. I wrote a beautiful little book called The Yoga of Eating. All of these endeavors have contributed to my present and future, but none were really me.

I entered the flow of my true work in 2003, when I began writing The Ascent of Humanity, a process which took four years. I put my heart and soul into that book. I couldn�t find a publisher for it, so I published it myself in 2007. Soon thereafter, the book�s theme of separation, breakdown, crisis, and emergence took on a personal significance, as I went through divorce, bankruptcy, health breakdowns, and other losses. Much as is happening to our civilization, the old ways stopped working for me. This experience has deeply informed my thinking about money and economics.

I became interested in the money system as I was researching The Ascent of Humanity and exploring how money as we know it embodies and perpetuates the defining stories of our civilization: separation and ascent. When the financial crisis hit in 2008, I posted several articles on the website Reality Sandwich offering this macrocosmic perspective. The articles generated a huge response and were reprinted hundreds of times across the internet. That is what prompted me to enter deeply into the study of economics and to write my latest book, Sacred Economics. By now, my previous book and articles had spread widely and I had the connections and audience to consider publishing the new book with a publisher. I eventually reached an agreement with North Atlantic Books, who is publishing it under the Evolver Editions imprint. I admire this company not only for the many visionary books they publish, but also for their courage in agreeing to my unusual demands, including full online text and a Creative Commons copyright.

Since 2009 I have been on the faculty of the Health Arts and Sciences program at Goddard College, where I am sort of the resident generalist and public intellectual. I never thought I would feel so at home in an academic setting. Well, it really isn�t academic in the traditional sense. The educational model is very radical: self-directed learning in a holistic context. My role for the student is to read, to listen, to challenge, to respond, to hold container, offer resources, to mirror, to mentor.

I also do a lot of public speaking, both on money-related topics and on topics of civilization, transition, consciousness, technology, and transformation. You may contact me through the comments of this website or through www.ascentofhumanity.com

Upcoming Events:

Charles Eisenstein - Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition

Recording of this lecture

January 13, 2012 8.30 PM - 10.30 PM

Eternal Abundance Cafe
1025 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 3X1

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A Vision for a New Viable and Practical Economic Reality - Charles Eisenstein

January 14, 2012 10 AM - 8.30 PM

Liu Institute UBC

6476 North West Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC

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Collective Awakening - 2012 Astrological Forecast - Rose Marcus

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Rose Marcus has studied astrology for 30 years and is well known for her heartfelt passion, sensitive counseling skills and dedication to helping others. She is the director for the Canadian School of Evolutionary Astrology, the Jeffrey Wolf Green Method, a highly regarded and much sought after specialty training course.

Rose also teaches Beginner Astrology, and Tarot. From time to time, she also offers one day workshops on various astrology topics. Specially designed for those who cannot travel to Vancouver to participate in studies, Rose will offer the next Canadian School of Evolutionary Astrology as a teleconference course. This next school (School 6) will begin in Sept of 2008.

Over the years, Rose has written for numerous publications and projects, (local and international), and has been interviewed on various TV and radio shows across Canada. She is currently a semi-regular guest on Breakfast TV, Vancouver, B.C. and writes for Shared Vision Magazine, Vancouver. Through the years, Rose has also lectured for various societies and public events in the Vancouver area.

In addition to her astrology work, Rose is known as a gifted Clairvoyant and Tarot Reader. She resides in North Vancouver, B.C.

What is Evolutionary Astrology?

Evolutionary Astrology is a specialty branch of study, pioneered by Jeffrey Wolf Green, author of �Pluto, Evolutionary Journey of the Soul� and �Pluto II, The Astrology of Relationships�. (also Uranus, Freedom from the Known, Measuring the Night, Volumes 1 and 2).

Evolutionary Astrology studies the past lifetime dynamics that have brought the individual to present circumstances and level of personal development. By understanding the past and how far one has come, one can learn how to best facilitate the soul�s intended growth for the current life.

PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGY

An acceptance of the fact that human beings incarnate in a succession of lifetimes
An acceptance of the fact that the birth chart reflects the evolutionary condition of the soul at the moment of incarnation
An acceptance of the fact that the birth chart reflects the evolutionary condition of the soul for the present life
An acceptance of the fact that the circumstances of the present life, both materially and psychologically, do not arise randomly, but rather reflect the evolutionary intentions and necessities of the soul.
An acceptance of the fact that human beings interact creatively and unpredictably with their birth charts, that all astrological symbols are multidimensional and are modulated into material and psychic expression by the consciousness of the individual.
An acceptance of the fact that human beings are responsible for the realities they experience, both internally and externally.
A respectful intention to accept and support a person seeking astrological help, no matter the evolutionary state in which such an individual finds himself, or herself.

More information - http://rosemarcus.com/astrolink/

Consultations are available in person or long distance by phone � see the �Consultations� page

Lecture Event Jan 10, 2012

Conscious Food - Sasha Liang, Julie Beyer and Shawna Barker

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Sasha Liang is a Wellness Coach, Raw Chef, Permaculture Consultant & Thai Massage Practitioner incorporating the Living Food Lifestyle.

Growing up on a farmstead in rural Saskatchewan, Sasha has been exposed to the very large business of farming while still being taught the importance of self sufficiency in gardening, hunting, trapping and fishing.

As a former dancer, she has extensive experience in nutrition related to sports, sports injuries and eating for optimal health and performance.

Sasha's passions in life are travel, yoga, gardening, family, and the constant search for restoring balance to the planet.

"My belief is that diet is at the crux of solving most problems on this planet. From deforestation to depression, food is a central theme in every persons day to day life - or those of us who are most fortunate.

I govern myself by one simple rule. Think before you eat. Of course this blankets a multitude of questions like:

how far did my food travel to get to my plate & what are the consequences of my food choice?
Did any animals/people/beings suffer in order to produce what I am about to eat?
Has this food been irradiated, poisoned with chemicals or been compromised with genetic modifications?
When is enough truly enough? Have I had my fill of alcohol, sloth, pig out days?

All of these questions lead to making educated and well thought out choices for the day, the season and the year. At the end of it all you have the satisfaction of knowing there is always purpose in your actions."

WEBSITE LINKS: www.humblerootswellness.com twitter: @humblerootswell

www.balancedwellnessretreats.com twitter: @balancedretreat

Julie Beyer, B.A. is a Whole Foods Chef for the Everyday and Instructor in Vancouver. BC. She is the founder of For the Love of Food - a business dedicated to teaching and inspiring you to incorporate more whole plant-based foods into your everyday and Get the GLOW.

To make it easier for you to enjoy more organic whole foods in your everyday, Julie created the GLOW Collection. The GLOW Collection is a line of delicious organic vegan treats designed especially for women to bring out your GLOW with looking and feeling your best. Julie is currently studying to become a Registered Holistic Nutritionist at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. She is also an Intern at Neurotrition,Canada's leading holistic nutrition firm specializing in mental wellness.

Julie has a natural talent for food preparation and is passionate about inspiring women to embrace health through a whole foods lifestyle. She has a special interest in using holistic nutrition as part of an integrated approach in assisting women to a place of wellness in body, mind and soul.

For more information about Julie Beyer's For the Love of Food ~ please visit loveoffood.ca
You can also find For the Love of Food on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fortheloveoffood and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/juliebeyer

Shawna Barker is passionate about natural health and sustainable living; an interest that led her to graduate from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelors of Science degree in Food, Nutrition, and Health.
She is also a graduate of the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition where she received a Registered Holistic Nutritionist diploma, and completed the Raw Food Instructor Certification at Raw Foundations Culinary Arts Institute.

She recently spent a season working on an organic farm, and owned/operated a mobile raw food cafe, Gaia's Living Foods.

More information - http://rawfoodfoundation.org/shawna-barker

or http://twitter.com/#!/gaiaslivingfood and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gaias-Living-Foods/211263934536

Healthy Recipes:

Raw Vegan Key Lime Pie from Sasha
Makes a 9" Pie

To melt the coconut oil without heating it above 110 degrees, let it sit in a 110 degree dehydrator for about an hour before making the pie. Or, you may melt it in a saucepan over very low heat, removing it immediately from the heat once it is almost completely melted.

Crust:
1 1/2 cups macadamia nuts or cashews
1/2 cup shredded coconut
2 cups pitted dates
pinch Himalayan or Celtic Sea Salt

*options to add to the crust: Cacao Powder, Maca Powder or Lucuma powder

Filling:
4 huge Hass avocados
juice of 11 juicy limes
3/4 cup agave nectar
1/2 cup virgin coconut oil, melted

*decorate/top your pie with thinly sliced fresh limes/lemons, or berries of your choice. Sometimes I even sprinkle more coconut on top if you like it sweeter

1. For the Crust: In a food processor, combine nuts, coconut, dates, and salt. Process the mixture until it is well combined, a little bit chunky, and sticky. When it is done, press the crust mixture evenly into a 9 inch pie pan - glass works best in my humble opinion.

2. For the Filling: Using either a blender or the food processor ( I prefer food processor), combine the avocado, lime juice, agave nectar, and coconut oil. Blend until smooth (this may take up to 5 minutes in a food processor) and pour the filling over the crust. Smooth the top with an offset spatula. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

This stays soooooo beautifully green!!!!

Chai Chocolate Truffles from Shawna - Gaia's Living Foods

In a food processor mix following ingredients until mixture sticks together (if too wet or sticky add more shredded coconut):

3/4 cup shredded coconut
6 fresh medjool dates
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla powder
pinch sea salt

Form into balls and use thumb to make hole in middle (should look like little bowls). Save some truffle mixture for the last step.

Chocolate filling:

With fork or in food processor mix together:

3 tbsp melted coconut oil
2 tbsp cacao powder
1 1/2 tbsp with liquid sweetener of your choice: raw honey, yacon syrup, maple syrup, or date syrup (blend soaked dates with a bit of water)

Fill the truffle centers with chocolate filling and place in freezer for 5 minutes.
Press the remaining truffle mixture on top of the chocolate, covering it completely.
Roll truffles in shredded coconut and enjoy

Healing with Sound and Breath - Richard Hahn and Jerry DesVoignes

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Richard Hahn,

Growing up in BC, I started to accelerate my own personal development around 1999. The reality was, I wanted something different than what I currently was living and knew that involved making changes. I did not fully know how to create that change or where to start but it started with a decision, some courage, and then the act of taking a step! Take one step and the next bridge appears.

From that point on, I used the bridge building process in my life. I went from playing it safe to taking risks - risks that allowed me to change life rather dramatically. Travelling to places like India and Costa Rica widened my exposure to the diversity of life. I took workshops and joined leadership groups while exploring my deep fascination with meditation and the use of vibrational music and forms of creative expression. I began to cultivate my unique rhythm of life along with my dreams. Although I grew up in a family of electricians, I knew I was deeply passionate about working with others and the call to counsel grew stronger and stronger!

Life is a Process, Not a Destination

Becoming a counsellor is a journey in itself. I took leadership and personal development workshops and after a few years, assisted others in those same workshops! I went to three years of intense experiential counsellor training at the Clearmind International Institute and spent some years in the engaging process of mentoring others.

What accelerated my own life was joining a men�s personal development team and an international organisation called �Teen Journey�. My focus shifted from my own development to that of helping others. By mentoring teens and working with fascinating facilitators from around the world, my world has transitioned and opened beyond my own expectations. In the middle of these experiences I transformed. I am a different me then the one who began the journey over a decade ago. It puts profound meaning to the phrase �life is a process, not a destination�.

Blue Skies Counselling

This all brings me back to working with others in my own counselling practice and those first steps. The power of choice, courage, connection and change has allowed me to find my own unique interpretation of a life with blue skies.

Those blue skies are in both my outer experience and in my own inner mind while I continue to approach my struggles. What I now recognize and teach is that each natural transition of life is full of information, clues, and experiences that ready us perfectly for the full potential of the life right in front of us NOW! Counselling is a deeply rewarding career of supporting others like you to discover your full potential. When you get that true first glimpse of your own potential, from that point on, �the sky is the limit�! More info - http://www.blueskiescounselling.ca

Jerry DesVoignes is a singer, composer, performer, Throat Singer, sound healer and educator, dedicated to Building Community through Sound and Voice. He sang in choirs from the age of 6 years and his first professional gig was at the young age of 17 in a Rock Band. Jerry has an extensive background in contemporary music & ancient singing styles, and has performed and composed music in Rock, Country, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Progressive Rock, Gospel, R&B, Musical, World Music, Latin and Native American, as well as composed songs in different languages and vocables (non-language sounds)

Jerry (Madhava) is a student of Baba Hari Dass for 30 years, a silent Yogi originally for Hardwar. He Worked hand in hand with Babaji in setting up these ancient Vedic rituals and became the main Kirtan leader for Babaji and Ashtanga Yoga retreats.

For over 25 years Jerry has experience in the various aspects of Indian Ragas, Kirtan(devotional singing), and Vedic chants as well as having taught various forms of Yoga. As a singer and composer, he enjoys the traditional forms of these ancient pieces while also offering his own original musical interpretation and compositions. He has lead Kirtan for thousands of people and brought the knowledge and wisdom of the voice and the power of mantra to hundreds in workshops and personal sessions.

Based in Vancouver Canada, Jerry has spent the past 15 years mastering several styles of Throat Singing or Harmonic Chant, such Tibetan and Tuvan and teaching it to hundreds and there by forming the One Voice Harmonic Choir. His interest in Harmonic Singing comes directly from becoming brain injured after being hit by a car, discovering the healing qualities therein. Having the opportunity to expand on his knowledge by spending some time with Steve Sklar (http://www.khoomei.com/) and Huun Hurr Tu, throat singers from Tuva. For Jerry all music is a playful expression of consciousness and joy through his voice.

As a teacher of Voice and Ancient Sound, he offers sound healing sessions, gives personal lessons and offers the Wisdom of the Voice workshops to teach people in the art of Throat Singing demonstrating how each individual carries unique qualities to thier Voice. Jerry gives Voice Empowerment workshop, for developing personal power, clarity and self-expression through your voice. Bhakti � Yoga of Sound workshops, that explore the sound and devotional qualities of Yoga as one of the 8 limbs of Ashtanga Yoga.

http://www.healingvoices.net/

Jerry has produced several original recordings His most recent CDs entitled "Healing Voices" and �Song of The Labyrinth� with the One Voice Harmonic Choir & Ensemble. �Gayatri of Gaia� (meditation DVD) an original version of the ancient Gayatri Mantra with inspiring nature footage was recently nominated for Best Music Video at this years- 2006 Rosie�s � Motion Picture Association Awards. Produced by award winning documentary film maker Malcolm Carter www.whatischronos.com

Akashic Records with Baljit Rayat

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Baljit Rayat is the founder of Lotus Destiny� and Creator of the Lotus Destiny Star Activation� system, an Intuitive Soul Coach, Akashic Records Consultant and Teacher who powerfully connects You to your Soul�s Purpose so you can bring your dreams into reality.

Baljit has been doing Akashic Records readings since 2006 and has served many people globally assisting them to attracting healthy relationships with men, women, and sensuality. She is also an Intuive Soul Coach with her exclusive Lotus Destiny� Divine Goddess and Eternal God programs to assist women and men to tap into their authentic power, live their passion and create a living out of it!

Website: www.lotusdestiny.com

About Akashic Records:

The Akashic Records are the energetic records of your soul that holds all information about the cosmic truth of who you really are. It records every word, thought, action, event, emotion and belief systems.

By accessing your Akashic Records you will receive information to understand your blocks and limitations in life, the insights and possible choices in co-creating a better outcome. This automatically brings awareness in providing you an opportunity for deep transformational healing in all dimensions, planes and times by embracing in a new reality that is of high service to you and to your soul�s journey.

Are you the hamster on the wheel that keeps running in circles in your life?

Are you unsure what your souls purpose is and what your divine gifts and talents are?

Are you ready to free yourself from limiting patterns and blockages, creating greater understanding and connection to your soul�s growth by creating miracles in your life?

Then you have come to the perfect place!

Your Akashic Records is the deepest profound tool kit for you in becoming a conscious
co-creator by creating the results that you heart and soul desires in the alignment to your souls purpose.

What are the Benefits?

Connect with your guides, ascended Masters, Teachers, and Record Keepers
Discover your Soul�s purpose
Discover your gifts and talents
Remove limiting patterns and beliefs
Powerfully transform your relationships with loved ones, career and money
Co-create and manifest
Heal at the deepest level of your core being in all dimensions, planes,and times
Connect to your high level of intuition and wisdom
Receive understanding and insight to courageously make quantum leaps in your life

About Star Activations�

http://lotusdestiny.com/services/lotus-destiny-star-activation-system/

The term �Star Activations� came to me as I started to draw sacred geometry. Sacred Geometry are universal patterns of geometric shapes that carry a high vibration. They are a make up of our DNA strands and our reality.

I discovered through communicating with my higher dimensional guides that the Sacred Geometry that I channel are called Star Activations. The Sacred Geometry acts as a Stargate channel that sends a powerful vortex of light energy, connecting you to your universal and cosmic truth; your �I AM� vibration. This assists in removing karma, old programming that is longer serving your soul�s mission, and fear-based emotions. You experience healing on all levels of your bodies, balancing the Divine Masculine energy, and the Divine Feminine energy within you.

At the time of your healing, each Star Activation holds a key where you connect directly with your guides, creating a divine, profound, and deep healing experience.

Do you know what your natural gifts and talents are?
Do you need clarity on how to express your true divine self?
Do you know that you have something unique to offer?
If you are ready to express your I AM vibration, this is the key to open up your channels!

What are the benefits?

Clear old programming and blocks
Recover your greatness and power
Heal your money story
Claim your gifts and talents
Increase awareness
Increase your consciousness
Attract and magnetize through your radiance

Galactic Journeys DVD and digital download: www.galacticjourneys.ca

Upcoming Events:

December 10^th - Full Moon Male Akashic Record Healing Circle: http://lotusdestiny.com/events/

December 13^th - Global Star Activation Healing Webinar: http://lotusdestiny.com/events/

January 23^rd - 8 Week Awaken Your Goddess Within telecall program: http://lotusdestiny.com/services/divine-goddesses-coaching-programs/8-week-lotus-destiny-awaken-your-goddess-within-program/

TAO of SOUND HEALING - Fabien Maman and Terres Unsoeld

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Thurs, December 8, 6:30-8pm
In-store @ Banyen Books presentation:
TAO OF SOUND

In this free in-store presentation, Fabien Maman, the founding father of vibrational sound healing (Websters� Dictionary), will present his revolutionary color slides documenting the profound impact acoustic sound has in balancing and harmonizing our subtle energy fields, chakras, and physical bodies. Fabien's research changed the landscape of sound healing as we know it today! He created the now famous technique of using tuning forks on acupuncture command points to heal the body, mind and soul. Join him as he celebrates the 30th anniversary of his work with the release of his new book, The Tao of Sound: Acoustic Sound Healing for the 21st Century.

Sunday, December 11, 1-5pm
Sound and Color Workshop
KOTOTAMA:
The Ancient Science
of Pure Sound ~ Harmonizing the chakras and auras
with sound and color

Fabien Maman, initiated in Kototama, the ancient Japanese science of pure sound, will teach his own precise sound correspondences to harmonize the organs, chakras and subtle energy fields with the seasons, directions and the stars. Maman, drawing from more than 30 years as a musician/composer, acupuncturist and researcher, aligns with the ancient traditions of classical music, mathematics, Chinese medicine, astrology and esoteric philosophy, as spelled out in his new book, The Tao of Sound. Faery/Shaman Terres Unsoeld will teach students how to harmonize the chakras and subtle energy fields with musical instruments, elemental sounds and color. $40 adv; $50 day of.

This workshop will be held at Sacred Space Studio (4 doors from Banyen)

More about Fabien Maman:

Fabien is a musician, composer, acupuncturist, author, researcher, healer, teacher, �bioenergetician� and martial artist. As a musician/composer, he performed his original compositions in the great concert halls of the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Tokyo Opera, the Paris Olympia and the Berlin Philharmonic. He was the recipient in 1980 of the Grande Prix de Composition Francaise (Grand prize of French composition).

In 1977, Fabien became an acupuncturist, linking music with acupuncture. He created the now famous system which uses tuning forks instead of needles on acupuncture command points.

In the early 80�s, Fabien conducted his revolutionary biology experiments at the University of Jussieu in Paris, showing the impacts of acoustic sound on human cells and their energy fields. Fabien found that through a series of acoustic sounds, he could explode cancer cells, as well as energize and empower healthy ones. (For more information click here for Sound/Cellular Research)

This would become the driving theory behind Fabien�s life�s work: 'that blockages in our subtle energy fields can result in physical illness if they are allowed to crystallize, and Sound, Color and Movement� are the most effective tools we can use to dissolve these negative energetic patterns.�

In 1988 Fabien founded Tama-Do (�Way of the Soul�), the Academy of Sound, Color and Movement�, offering a three-year training program for the evolution of consciousness using non-invasive vibrational techniques composed of Sound, Color and Movement� and Seasonal Healing Concerts.

For nearly 30 years, Fabien has created research and practical applications to balance the body, mind and spirit through the subtle energy fields. He has created more than 30 techniques through his Academy, each of which, took nearly seven years to test and apply. He is in the process of developing at least 20 more.

Highlights of Fabien�s work include:

1) Tuning fork techniques with color lights that balance acupuncture command points as well as the spine. Fabien was the first to use tuning forks on the body, and to link them with color.

2) A tuning fork technique for the Subtle Body Command Points using the 8 Extraordinary Meridians. There are 8 meridians, 8 chakras and 8 subtle energy fields, all of which can be harmonized with this technique.

3) Musical scales that correspond with different systems including seasons, elements, meridians, chakras, subtle bodies, and the Sephirotic Tree. Examples include:

a) Using the Cycle of Fifths (starting with low F) instead of a diatonic scale (do, re, mi�) to balance and empower the Chakras. Studies have shown that the low F is the vibrational frequency of the circumference of the earth.

b) Transposing Pentatonic Modes according to the key of the season, for the purpose of harmonizing with the elements of nature. Many traditions have used modes, but it was Fabien who first made the link with a key, the mode, the element, the organs and the season.

4) A protocol for finding one�s fundamental note, which helps to empower the cells in one�s body. Many other versions of fundamental sound have been created since Fabien first introduced his cellular research.

5) A touch technique (TEP, Tama-Do Extra Points) using sound, color and movement to balance 21 key points on the body which command the Chakras and energy fields.

6) Tao Yin Fa, (Movement for Health), a new form of Qi Gong in five steps, working on the physical; psycho/spiritual; and cosmic consciousness levels. Fabien also created a method to find one�s �fundamental movement�, which is equivalent to the dance of one�s soul.

7) Tama-Do Sound Instruments� to �shatter� negative patterns and bring harmony in the energy field. These magnificent instruments include a monochorde table; the Giant Pyramid (a 7�X7� pyramid tuned with the modes of the seasons); the Arche of Sound (a 13� high �cathedral of sound�); and the Bagwa (a 15� octagon).

8) Seasonal Harmonizing Concerts to bring human beings into resonance with nature, community and the cosmos through the use of sound, color and movement.

Fabien has taught and lectured around the world including College de France, Atman College de Osteopathie de Nice, Academic Hospital of Leningrad, the Bristol Cancer Clinic in England and IBRACHI, the Acupuncture College of Sao Paolo, Brazil. He also teaches every summer for his Academy in the South of France.

In the United States, he was a key speaker for the World Research Foundation, the 11th Congress of Alternative Medicine, and at the second and third Sound Colloquia. He has taught at the Portland College of Acupuncture, and, for five years, he has taught at the New York Open Center.

Fabian Maman is the author of a series of four books: From Star to Cell: A Sound Structure for the Twenty-First Century. These books include:

The Role of Music in the Twenty-First Century

Raising Human Frequencies

The Body as a Harp - Sound and Acupuncture

Healing with Sound, Color and Movement - Nine Revolutionary Healing Techniques

He also has 5 cds/dvds:

Resonance of Ancestral Memories II - The Healing Meditation of Tama-Do Academy

An Autumn Soulstice Harmonizing Concert

A Winter Soulstice Harmonizing Concert

A Summer Soulstice Harmonizing Concert

"Qi Gong of the Light�"

More about Terres Unsoeld: Faery/Shaman Terres Unsoeld, Tama-Do Academy �s Senior Instructor became a teacher and energy practitioner in the early 80�s, making her own synthesis of bodywork modalities such as Shiatsu, Polarity, Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais, combined with improvisational dance, martial arts and theatre. A faery/shaman, she was initiated by The High Priestess of the French Druidic Order to teach the songs of �Les Genies de la Nature�. She teaches workshops around the world, and is the author of �The Story of the 5 elements�, �Accessing the Way of the Soul through Color� and �The Tao of Sound� (with Fabien Maman).

Healing Sounds and Sound Journeys with Laurel Murphy

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Laurel Murphy has been singing in Vancouver since 1992. She has a formal education in jazz and improvisation, while her personal explorations have included various aspects of the healing arts. In 2004, these interests were brought together when the Callanish Society (cancer support services) invited her to work with them, providing soundscapes for their relaxation sessions. Through her continued work with Callanish, Laurel has become fascinated with the connection between sound, healing and states of relaxation. In 2010, she decided to expand on this work and invite a group of long-time friends from her improvisational singing community to join her in creating the Sound Journeys series for the general public. More info - www.laurelmurphy.com/soundjourneys

Sound Journeys at Yogacara
December 17th, 5:45pm

Register early--(Spaces held by prepayment only)
TO ENROLL ONLINE click here

Location of sessions Yogacara Studio, 2460 Trafalgar Street (@ W. Broadway) Vancouver.
Email: info@yogacara.ca
Cost: $20 plus hst.
Phone registrations with credit card payment will also be accepted: 604.736.9642
Please arrive 10 minutes early. Doors will be locked at start time and unfortunately cannot be opened for latecomers.

What Happens at Sound Journeys?

These sessions are about receiving. Participants rest their bodies and experience the power and pleasure of live sound for deep relaxation, dream-like imagination, and meditation. Yoga mats, pillows and blankets are provided for you to lay with eyes closed in a safe and nurturing atmosphere. The Sound Journeys team weaves a tapestry of vocal, instrumental and atmospheric music, created in the moment and designed to gently guide you on your own inner journey. Some people experience vivid imagery, some are moved by the sensory qualities of sound. Every session is unique.

Research has shown that sound vibrations penetrate the body down to our DNA, affecting cells, immune function, emotions, mind and spirit. Find out what happens when this is combined with atmospheric instruments, live looping, vocal harmonies and healing intent. This truly unique surround-sound experience is created in the moment by Laurel Murphy and her team of gifted improvisational singers.

Laurel has been working with the Callanish Society since 2004 using sound in the context of healing and is excited about offering this to the general public. Yoga mats and blankets will be provided. The floor is not carpeted, so if you think you will need extra cushioning or warmth, please bring what you need.

Each session features Laurel Murphy and 3 to 7 singers from the Sound Journeys team: Renee Doruyter, Jana Eidse, Dawn Howlett, Sara Marreiros, Heidi McCurdy, Carol Newell, Wendy Rubin, Ryan Slemko.

Creating Dream Boards with Angels & Intuition

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Finding Your Other Half - Declan Kerr

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Declan Kerr is a fulltime writer and healer pursuing an interest in how we find ourselves. If we accept that there is so much more to us than meets the eye and much of our identity is based around our physical senses then how do we see, how can we know, and how do we enjoy all the invisible stuff?

In his third book to date Declan explores these themes in Finding Your Other Half - and the glorious and fabulous transformation that happens in our lives when we bring all of our invisible wonder and merge it with all we know of our physical being.

Having found a new and wonderful awareness of ourselves intimate and loving relationships can be experienced quite differently, because we�re no longer looking to another person to fill the gaps or somehow make things right. We can enjoy another for who they are and take a fresh look at things like trust, power, balance and equality in relationships.

Finally the book covers the finding of everyone else, and the current transformations taking place as we evolve to a new state of connection and awareness between ourselves and a new relationship with our beautiful planet.

Declan is over from the UK to promote this book, and as well as this Wednesday�s radio show is offering a mini-workshop in which you can experience the finding of yourself, the experience of merging the visible and invisible, and the experience of how it feels to bring the qualities you desire into your loving relationships.

Finding Your Other Half workshop - Declan Kerr

November 22nd, 8.30 PM - 10.30 PM

Eternal Abundance - 1025 Commercial Drive

$25 + HST in advance or $30 at the door

Organic cookie and tea included

Eternal Abundance is an Organic Produce Store and Vegan Raw Food Cafe,

come at 7.30 PM to meet interesting people before the event, do some shopping & get nourishing dinner or dessert and get 10% discount!

Finding Your Other Half is about spirituality and relationships. The central idea is that when we decide to find ourselves then intimate and loving relationships change dramatically because we�re not looking for someone else to make us feel good about ourselves or fill the gaps. Finding ourselves is mostly relaxing about who we are � we�re already here after all - it�s just that we decide to see ourselves. Once we relax about ourselves then relationships change � we can enjoy someone else for all the wonderful stuff.

Doesn�t matter if you are in a relationship or desire one. Having found yourself, relationships can be taken to a whole new level.

In this mini-workshop, you will be invited to see how it feels to :
�    Be aware of there being more of you: and then how it feels to connect and integrate the energy of yourself as a physical being with the energy of yourself as a spiritual being
�    Recognize how it feels to be supported in the balance of physical and spiritual, so that you can choose to live this way from this moment on
�    Decide what qualities you would most like to experience in your existing relationship or what you would like to experience with a compatible partner
�    Bring these qualities into your life so that your experience of intimate and loving relationships can change from this moment on

For further details about Finding Your Other Half see http://www.o-books.com/book/detail/879/finding-your-other-half and about Declan and his work http://www.aaahpublications.com

German New Medicine about Emotions and Cancer - Caroline Markolin

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:11:00 -0800

Caroline Markolin received her Ph.D. in German literature from the University of Salzburg, Austria. After she moved to Canada in 1987, she taught German Language and Literature at Concordia University in Montreal. During her academic career she published numerous books and essays on contemporary Austrian literature. In 1998 she resigned from her academic position as tenured Associate Professor and began to pursue her strong interest in naturopathic medicine. From 1999 � 2001 she gave workshops about the benefit of nutritional supplements and herbs to naturopaths in Germany and Austria.

It was during that time that she heard her first lecture about German New Medicine. Captivated by this new medical paradigm, which � based on sound scientific criteria - understands so-called �diseases� as age-old meaningful biological survival programs that have been successfully practised for millions of years of evolution, she dedicated herself enthusiastically to study Dr. Hamer�s revolutionary discoveries. After one year of intense studying of the available research material, she met Dr. Hamer who has become her personal tutor and mentor. Since 2002 Caroline is an approved full-time German New Medicine teacher, who gives GNM presentations and GNM seminars in Eastern and Western Canada.

More information�s: http://germannewmedicine.ca/documents/welcome.html

Dr. Swingle was Professor of Psychology at the University of Ottawa from 1972 to 1997 prior to moving to Vancouver. He was Lecturer in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School from 1991 to 1998 and during the same time period was Associate Attending Psychologist at McLean Hospital (Boston) where he also was Head of the Clinical Psychophysiology Service. Professor Swingle was Clinical Supervisor at the University of Ottawa from 1987 to 1997 and was Chairman of the Faculty of Child Psychology from 1972 to 1977. Dr. Swingle is a Registered Psychologist in British Columbia and is Board Certified in Biofeedback and Neurotherapy.

More information�s: http://swingleandassociates.com/home

Celebrating Embodiment through Ecstatic Free-style Dance - Jelena Marda

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:30:00 -0800

Jelena Marda is the host and producer of Dance Divine; a weekly, un-facilitated, �Ecstatic Free-Style� dance event, held every Sunday morning from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at The Dance Centre on 677 Davie Street.
Dance Divine is a weekly dance event where people of all ages, all abilities, and all dance and non-dance backgrounds come together to practice authentic movement, or �embodiment�, and collectively create a safe and sacred environment where a person actively �holds space� for themselves and for each other, so that everybody may enjoy the freedom and support to move through and attune to what is true for them.

Dance Divine will be celebrating its 2nd birthday on Sunday November 13th with a draw for a give-away of 3 free passes (good for 5 classes each, valued at $65 each)

Jelena holds a degree as a Transpersonal Psychotherapist and Counsellor, and works as a Graphic Artist and Designer on various creative/entrepreneurial projects.
Through the deeply �experiential�, catharsis- and processing-based nature of her studies in Transpersonal Psychology, Jelena found herself particularly drawn to the art and science of the �body-mind connection� and she has both explored and facilitated the dynamic relationships between the body, the subconscious and the higher conscious.
�Regardless of how much I may be fascinated by psychology and the intellect, I have never been as impressed, mystified, educated, healed and humbled as when the body, the heart and the spirit are invited to speak to us, through us. �
For 3 years, Jelena continued her learning as a student of the 5 Rhythms, which has been described as a �moving meditation�, an �authentic movement� or �dance movement� practice. In November of 2010 she launched Dance Divine, which has grown to be a well-loved weekly event with �classes� ranging in size between 30 and 40 people, welcoming weekly newcomers and committed, bonded regulars, who have been dancing together for years.

Free-style Dance is an �Awareness Practice� that helps us to sense, scan and listen to our (inner) selves, creating an awareness of ones own feelings/content/state. And once something is brought into consciousness, acknowledged, and accepted, it can shift.

The dance is also an expressive art form. Using authentic, internally referenced movement, we begin to explore our own personal way of expressing what we find when we attune inwardly.
At that point we are actively �articulating the self�, and simultaneously moving with, and through, the content that we discovered there. Of course, this is cathartic, cleansing and transformative and helps to create more �flow� and spontaneity in life. It also happens to sharpen our intuition!

Once we have Returned to the Self, and Expressed the Self, all that remains is to Transcend the Self. The dance can be a powerful way of transcending the ego mind and connecting with an expanded sense of self. This part of the experience is extremely personal and I will not venture to comment on what happens for people, however many people refer to the Sunday morning dance as their preferred brand of �church�.
Dance has long been revered for its power to heal the body, mind and soul, strengthen the bonds of community, and facilitate communing. It allows us to discover deeper aspects of who we are as human beings. Ecstatic dance is a multi-layered experience that takes the dancer on an inner journey. It is a form of active meditation using music, movement and the breath.

She joins us in a discussion about dance, the community it fosters, music (the all-transcending medium) and embodiment; the courage it truly takes to be fully embodied, and beauty that flows from that embrace.

The Fifth Agreement - Miguel Ruiz and Jose Ruiz

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0800

don Miguel Ruiz

Don Miguel Ruiz is the international bestselling author of The Four Agreements (a New York Times bestseller for over seven years), The Mastery of Love, and The Voice of Knowledge. His books have sold over seven million copies in the United States, and have been translated into dozens of languages worldwide. For nearly three decades, don Miguel has shared his unique blend of ancient wisdom and modern-day awareness through lectures, workshops, and journeys to sacred sites around the world.

don Jose Ruiz

Don Jose Ruiz grew up in a world where anything was possible. From the moment he could speak, he became an apprentice of his nagual (shaman) father, don Miguel Ruiz, and his curandera (healer) grandmother, Mother Sarita. As a teenager, he traveled to India to study with friends of his father, and at the age of twenty-three, he became the successor to the family lineage. In the tradition of his ancestors, don Jose has dedicated his life to sharing the teachings of the ancient Toltec. For the past seven years, he has been lecturing and leading classes across the United States, and at sacred sites around the world.

The Fifth Agreement
don Miguel Ruiz & don Jose Ruiz

Review by Mischa Geracoulis

The Fifth Agreement is the essential and proverbial icing on don Miguel Ruiz�s cake, also known as the bestselling The Four Agreements. Co-authored with son, don Jose Ruiz, The Fifth Agreement presents new insights that bring home the lessons of The Four. The Fifth�s readability is as appropriate for those versed in the work of Ruiz the elder, as for the complete novice.

Ruiz and Ruiz give us a refreshing spin on spiritual growth, self-help, and New Age literature, making The Fifth Agreement a rare breed in its genre. Throughout the book, they affirm that personal development and empowerment lie in choice � that everything in life is choice.

Not exactly confirming popular New Age assertions that we create our reality (circumstances, even illnesses, which sometimes engender a blaming effect), Ruiz and Ruiz scale it to a more fundamental, straightforward level. The premise is that our reality � our �dream� in Ruiz-speak � is based on our perspective. In other words, what we believe to be true may not actually be the truth. A belief is not necessarily a truth, and our beliefs, therefore, stand to be tested. The Fifth Agreement then, is the litmus that tests our beliefs.

Don Miguel Ruiz�s Four Agreements dispel the myth of what he calls �domestication.� The Fifth Agreement now further urges us to drop our stories and unlearn our domestication. Through this subtle paradigm shift, we become the observer and listener rather than storyteller. By shifting, we wake up to our programming and its accompanying distortions of reality. Waking, as though from a sleepwalk through life, our true nature is re-instilled.

Expanding on this premise, Ruiz and Ruiz describe how we are constantly choosing to eat, metaphorically, either from the Tree of Life or the Tree of Knowledge, and the consequences of each. More simply put, The Fifth Agreement teaches us to discern between transient knowledge and universal truths. Moreover, it shows us how struggling against truth is the root of human suffering.

Regardless of background, race, creed, or station in life, we�re shown that it is possible to advance from victim of circumstance to warrior, and ultimately to master. For The Fifth Agreement reveals that we truly are master of our own universe.

Mischa Geracoulis is an essayist and reviewer in Los Angeles. All rights reserved.
Reprintable by permission only. Contact Mischa Geracoulis at - mgeracoulis @ gmail.com

don Miguel Ruiz,

author of

The Four Agreements

LIVE in Vancouver

Unity of Vancouver
5840 Oak Street,
Vancouver, BC

Date: November 19, 2011

Cost: $49.00 - $99.00

Register: Register Now!

The World Kindness Concert - Michael Vincent and Veronica Iza

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:20:00 -0800

The World Kindness Concert

The World Kindness Concert celebrates its 11th year by gathering world class performers to celebrate and promote the messages of kindness, compassion, love and peace, and to touch the hearts of people around the world. This is more than just a Concert. This is a Global Movement to eliminate violence, bullying, suicide, cruelty and abuse to our environment. Some of the most inspiring and powerful performing artists will gather at The Centre For Performing Arts in Vancouver, Canada for a one of a kind concert that focuses on the solution to these global issues. It promises to be a most memorable evening where everyone will be touched by a simple and yet most powerful message� Kindness

Brock Tully (MC & Founder)

The World Kindness Concert was created 11 years ago by one man, Brock Tully and has become one of the most special musical events in Vancouver ever since. His goal was to promote kindness and help people reconnect to their hearts. In addition to being the Founder of The World Kindness Concert, The Kindness Foundation of Canada, an Author of 8 books, a University Football Coach and an Inspirational Speaker, Brock Tully was also the first man to ride his bicycle around North America three times to promote world kindness. Brock�s courage and dedication has been an inspiration to thousands of people and proves that the positive actions of one individual can change our world.

Veronica Iza

Uruguay born Veronica Iza first realized her gift of music when she was just 5 years old singing along to 'Ave Maria' on the radio. Veronica says; 'My dad looked at me and said to my mother...this child will sing�... and how true those words were! When she was only 14 years old, Veronica entered a vocal competition at The Royal Conservatory of Music and won the BC Provincial Championship. Her life story is full of miracles and triumphs. She grew up in many different cities across Canada, spending time in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Victoria. Her love of singing and song writing traveled with her, earning her appearances on CBC's Great Canadian Music Dream, the Electronic Music Festival in Victoria and in recent years, the World Kindness Concert. Vancouver has been Veronica's home for the past 4 years, where she dives into her passion for music and making a difference in the world. Veronica spends much of her time writing & recording songs, studying yoga, doing volunteer work in the downtown east side and performing with the local band 'The Epics'. Her dream is to continue making music that raises �LOVE Consciousness� around the world. Once the sound of her soulful, warm and powerful voice penetrates your heart, you will be a witness to that beautiful dream coming true.

Michael Vincent

"...an amazing soulful voice," hails the Province music critic John P. McLaughlin. Michael Vincent began his early career with over 100 TV appearances. Michael recorded with Polydor and Atlantic, toured across the continent and around the world. This is his 3rd World Kindness Concert. Other performance highlights include The Stanley Theatre, Red Robinson Theatre and 'the Cultch' (Vancouver East Cultural Centre). Michael has also helped to raise awareness for the Kidney Foundation, the Shooting Stars Foundation and the Humane Society. Recording work with R&B Blues band BIG BLACK DOG saw the group nominated nationally for a SMOOTH JAZZ AWARD in 2007. Michael's latest solo CD entitled, "THANK YOU" has twice made the Province Playlist, favorite picks. Produced by longtime friend, collaborator and 'Hall of Famer' Ron Irving and funded by friends as a 65th birthday present, it is truly a labor of love. Website: http://www.reverbnation.com/michaelvincent

The 11th Annual World Kindness Concert

Friday November 4th,2011; Doors: 7pm / Show 8pm
The Centre for Performing Arts; 777 Homer Street-Vancouver, BC
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

...tickets are moving fast and we are having great media support! Let's fill those 1800 seats with so much kind energy at the Centre for Performing Arts that the whole world will feel the ripples!:-)

...here are some wonderful ticket options at www.checkoutmytickets.com ...

1...get 10 tickets for $1,000 and get your name or business name in the Program and on the big screen as a 'Partner in KINDNESS' plus other benefits.

2...get 10 tickets for $500 and get your name in Program as a 'Friend of a KINDER World'

3...be a sponsor-partner at any of several levels...see www.worldkindnessconcert.com

4...give a donation

5...buy a huge group of tickets, as a wonderful act of kindness, for people who are financially challenged or going through difficult times who need the emotional support this Concert will give them!:-)

....please get your tickets SOON....i would love to see you there and your support makes it easier to continue creating ways to reach out and make a difference on a global scale!

...please go to www.worldkindnessconcert.com for all info including venue, performers, sponsoring, tickets, testimonials, etc.

with loving kindness,

Brock

Reconnective Healing - Christine Upchurch

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Christine Upchurch, M.S., was headed to what she terms �a sensible career on a sensible path.� That would ultimately mean designing and analyzing clinical trials in cancer research for one of the nation�s leading cancer centers. But something happened along the way to that stellar career at the top of her field. She became a cancer statistic herself.

Upchurch was diagnosed with early stage lymphoma. Upchurch went off to the library and began researching alternatives. So in her 20s, she embarked on a path of holistic healing, and her cancer simply disappeared.

The experience inspired in Upchurch a passion to know more about alternative therapies and it was then that she discovered Reconnective Healing�, the breakthrough form of alternative healing that tens of thousands of people around the globe are learning to apply to others, to their loved ones and to themselves. A form of healing anyone can learn to do! 60,000 people around the globe are now engaging is this work.

But it was her personal experience�the sudden and astonishing healings by her clients that really hooked Upchurch -- recoveries from fibromyalgia, hepatitis C, chronic fatigue, depression and more. Trained in math and science, she needed proof and here it was.

Today, she is one of only three people in the world beside Reconnective Healing founder Dr. Eric Pearl, designated to teach this remarkable skill to others. When not at home in her own practice, Christine travels the world educating people about Reconnective Healing and teaching them how to apply it to heal others.

Vancouver events - November 12-15.

Level I/II Seminar: Reconnective Healing, November 12 & 13 taught by Christine Upchurch

Level III Seminar: The Reconnection, November 14 & 15 taught by The Reconnection Teaching Team

Conscious Living Listeners will get $60 CAD discount off Level I/II. Normally $549 would be $489.

Please use the code VANCOUVERRADIO upon checkout and the discount will automatically apply.

More Info - http://www.thereconnection.com

Your Magical Evolutionary Code Unleashed - The Science of Inner Resonance - Maureen Edwardson

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:20:00 -0800

Maureen Edwardson, the originator of Inner Resonance Technologies, has been studying, evolving and sharing these techniques, fully explained in this �How To� book, for over 20 years. She is an international teacher, facilitator and enlivened, passionate presenter whose purpose is to wake up humanity to our greatest potential. Maureen is also a Certified Delegate of Nassim Haramein�s breakthrough Unified Field Theory physics www.theresonanceproject.org which demonstrates mathematically that we are indeed the central co-creative force of our own universe. Maureen�s work is resourced on Dr. Bruce Lipton�s website www.brucelipton.com and in his latest book �Spontaneous Evolution�. She is also a member of Barbara Marx Hubbard�s Evolutionary Metamorphosis� co-creative community. Maureen has travelled extensively, sharing her teachings with tribal schools for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the US, with shamans of the Republic of Altai, medical and physics professors from the research institutes in Russia, and in healing centres in Scandinavia.
Find Maureen at www.innerresonance.com

�Your Magical Evolutionary Code Unleashed � The Science of Inner Resonance�

FREE book launch is happening on 11-11-11 at the Unity Church, 42nd and Oak from 2:30 to 4:30. See www.spiritualauthorscircle.com/events-workshops for full details of a weekend Global Evolutionary extravaganza experience.

Wake Up Your Magical Self!

Gain a very practical �how to� application of the universal, scientific principles of Inner Resonance that effortlessly and automatically clear the way to birth new realities, sometimes instantly!

In your individual lives:
- Heal from �incurable� diseases, harmonize otherwise hopeless relationships, know your gifts, be successful doing what you love and love your Self. FEEL FREE to BE Your CREATIVE SELF.

In your greater world:
- Contribute to new solutions globally, bridging humanity into new paradigms of collaborative, co-creative ventures, for our continued well-being and the evolution of our species.
Empower yourself to be fully, wholly and confidently Your Unique Self, free of limiting programs, clear and able to contribute your personal gifts and talents where inspired.
We are all needed to fully show up in these times of great challenge and opportunity. Greatest of all, each of us has the unconditional birthright to be happy and fulfilled!!

Access and Accelerate Your Magical Evolutionary Code NOW!

A Man's Work Is Never Done ...A Novel About Mentoring Our Sons - James Cloughley

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0800

James R. Cloughley is a retired addiction counselor for a Niagara area rehabilitation centre. He is a graduate of the Social Service Worker program at Niagara College and continued his studies at McMaster University. He is a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. Through his business, Millennia Consulting Services, he has developed an on-line counseling service, and provides training and development for industry and public sector agencies. He is also the author of �Managing Me � It�s an Inside Job,� published in 1997. He has two adult children, a son and a daughter, of whom he is immensely proud.

"A Man's Work Is Never Done ...A Novel About Mentoring Our Sons"

Boys with an absent father face a considerable and well-documented number of social, academic and emotional deficiencies because of a lack of mentoring from his father guide. In his new book, Port Colborne author James R. Cloughley addresses these issues as well as the uncomfortably new and unfamiliar role men have in the post-feminist world. �A Man's Work Is Never Done ...A Novel About Mentoring Our Sons" will be released in Canada on November 30, 2011

�The number of fatherless children continues to rise. As men, we need to take responsibility not just for being a parent but to be mentors to our sons,� explains Cloughley.

Written as a novel, the book explores the problems young boys today face with their relationships, their identity and the maturation process when they don�t have a father around. Jacob, a troubled teenage boy, establishes a positive relationship with an older neighbour, who himself is examining his life�s legacy as he faces an inevitable demise.

Their conversations and the situations they face together, and with Jacob�s single mother, uncover the lessons our society needs to learn. This book benefits not only fathers, but sons of absent fathers, single mothers who are trying to be both
mother and father, family relationship counselors and school systems, to name a few. Pre-order the book now from Influence Publishing at http://inspiredauthorscircle.com/jim-cloughley and receive your free promotional gifts from other authors of influence.

Rock Your Overwhelm: Live in Clarity, Balance and Freedom - Whitney McMillan

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Whitney McMillan, BSW, MSW, HYLTC, RP-CRA, is a life coach, workshop facilitator, motivational speaker, intuitive consultant, energy healer and writer. During her 20 years in social work, Whitney focused on supporting people in need, often at the expense of her own personal and professional overwhelm.

Directly experiencing the stressful overwhelm of divorce, generational family addiction, cancer and career struggles, Whitney merges a variety of highly effective, proven coaching techniques with her natural intuitive abilities and her sassy personality, offering workshops and one-to-one sessions, individualized to meet your needs.
Living her values of curiosity, integrity, gratitude, presence and humour, Whitney passionately empowers people to get out of their own way by releasing overwhelm boulders, living with greater clarity, balance and freedom, and listening and trusting their inner wisdom. She aims to positively awaken the world by inspiring and facilitating people to consciously create their ideal lives based on inner wisdom.

Rock Your Overwhelm: Live in Clarity, Balance and Freedom

In her sassy transformational book, Whitney McMillan walks you along the path to living free of overwhelm. Yes, you can!
Recognizing the beliefs you picked up throughout life, releasing the boulders that weigh you down, and visioning your future full of lighter choices, Whitney guides you through seven proven steps to insightful clarity, increased balance, and inspired freedom. Lifting your overwhelm clears the way to live with greater self-trust by following your inner wisdom.

With her irreverent story-telling, Whitney shares her journey of overwhelm, while inspiring you to engage the Guided Journal, as you surrender stressful struggle and find flow in your life. It�s time to get out from under your rock to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones � Live Overwhelm Freedom!

The official online book launch is being held on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. However, for all those who pre-order the book BEFORE NOVEMBER 2nd, receive an amazing selection of fabulous FREE BONUS GIFTS! The gifts include coaching sessions, meditation MP3s, e-reports/e-book, audio book chapters, social media assessments, The WISH game, plus so much MORE! Great value and tons of fun from a great community of contributors!

To pre-order the book BEFORE NOVEMBER 2nd and collect your overwhelm-lifting gifts, go to:
http://inspiredauthorscircle.com/whitney-mcmillan

Heart of Sacred Activism - A Union of Love, Wisdom & comPassion in Action - Andrew Harvey

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0800

ANDREW HARVEY is an internationally acclaimed poet, novelist, translator, mystical scholar, and spiritual teacher. Harvey has published over 20 books including The Hope a Guide to Sacred Activism (Hay House) and Heart Yoga the Sacred Marriage of Yoga and Mysticism (North Atlantic Books). Harvey is a Fellow of All Souls College Oxford from (1972-1986) and has taught at Oxford University, Cornell University, The California Institute of Integral Studies, and the University of Creation Spirituality, as well as, various spiritual centers throughout the United States. He was the subject of the 1993 BBC film documentary The Making of a Modern Mystic. He is the Founder of the Institute for Sacred Activism in Oak Park, Illinois, where he lives. His website is www.andrewharvey.net

Andrew Harvey believes that the central, fundamental, and most urgent meaning of our world crisis is to call us all to a new way of being and doing in the world. This is why he has dedicated his life to Sacred Activism. Inspired in part by Pierre Tielhard de Chardin, Andrew believes that the birth of a new divine humanity is trying to take place from the depths of our contemporary crisis, and that it depends upon a radical union of all the opposites that have traditionally been kept separate: a radical union of transcendence and immanence, heaven and earth, mind and heart, body and soul, mystical awareness and radical action.

Upcoming Events in Vancouver with Andrew Harvey:

Heart of Sacred Activism - A Union of Love, Wisdom & comPassion in Action

Oct 27th - Banyen Books Talk with Andrew Harvey 6:30pm

Oct. 28th - Rumi Renaissance Temple Night - 7pm

Oct. 29th & 30th - Heart Yoga with Andrew and Karuna

More info: www.innersanctuary.ca

Andrew Harvey will also speak at Occupy Vancouver on Thursday, Oct 27th, 3-5 PM

The Priest Who Left His Religion - In Pursuit of Cosmic Spirituality - John Shields

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:30:00 -0800

John Shield�s remarkable career has spanned theology to economics, negotiations to senior labour management. A deep love of culture and place has infused his environmental consciousness.
John is recognized internationally as a leader in the labour movement and an advocate for win/win bargaining. A deep interest in spirituality led him to contemporary cosmology, which is illuminating a deeper understanding of the universe. For the past twenty years he has explored the connection between science and spirituality.

Born in NY City, Shields holds a Masters Degree in theology from St. Paul�s College in Washington, DC, where he worked with Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. He went on to teach popular theology in Canada and the US. He left the church and moved to British Columbia in 1969. An interest in social justice led him to the labour movement where he was a champion for women�s equality work. He was President of the BC Government and Service Employees Union (BCGEU) for fourteen years.

He has been teaching Labour Relations and Negotiations at Vancouver Island University.

Here what John said about his book: "The Priest Who Left His Religion - In Pursuit of Cosmic Spirituality " - From my Grandfather's prophecy that I would be the first American Pope to my ordination as a Paulist priest, my early life was steeped in religion. I taught popular theology in Canada and the United States until the Pope had rejected the teaching of Vatican II about the Bible and the finding of the new scholarship. The new discovery was that the church in the fifth century made a fundamental error in interpreting the Bible's teaching about Original Sin. The new discovery could have returned the church to the message of love and unity that Jesus had taught. Instead the church suppress the new knowledge, many theologians were silenced.

I left the priesthood and the church and began a 20 year long search for a spirituality to fill the void of the loss of my religion. My introduction to NASA's discovery about the origin of the universe opened a new worldview that has been my passion since the early 90s.

This book chronicles my journey into the new awareness from science about a radical new perception of the cosmos and its profound effect on my spirituality. The conscious, unified universe has inspired my awe and passion for an entirely new way of experiencing everything.

Upcoming Event:

Sunday November 13 John Shields will offer an illustrated workshop at Unity of Vancouver, 5840 Oak Street. John will tell the story of how he discovered the spirituality of the universe, as well as the shocking story of how the Pope denied and covered up the discovery by modern scholars that there was no Original Sin. Reviewing the revelation that the Adam and Eve story in Genesis was never intended to be history, Shields discusses how the Catholic Church turned its back on the truth and pretended that the shocking information did not exist.

He will track his own life and his journey to the discovery that the universe is conscious and dynamically alive. He shows how everyone is connected in the oneness of the cosmos. The workshop fee is $30 and includes a copy of the book, The Priest Who Left His Religion - In Pursuit of Cosmic Spirituality. His book is available on Amazon.ca for $23.95 + tax.

More information on the website - www.johntshields.ca

Healing and Awakening from the Still Centre - Stephen Gray

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0800



Stephen Gray was a student, meditation instructor, and teacher of Buddhism for many years. His main practice in recent years has been with the Native American Church. Stephen has also worked with other shamanic traditions, in particular, Amazonian ayahuasca shamanism. As well as his teaching and writing, Stephen composes music for "inner journeying" and has 3 cds under the artist name Keary (keary-reedsong.com). Stephen has written for a number of print and online magazines such as Shaman's Drum, Sacred Hoop, and Reality Sandwich/Evolver.net. His book, Returning to Sacred World: A Spiritual Toolkit for the Emerging Reality, is available for pre-order on Amazon.com good bookstores everywhere and in Vancouver at Banyen Books. He can be contacted via his website, www.stephengrayvision.com Most of us lead busy lives with busy minds, while the planet seems to be growing ever more uncertain. In these unsettled times there�s a still centre accessible to everyone which is the ground for the healing and awakening that can transform us individually and radiate out to our world. In his forty years of spiritual practice, teaching, and writing, Stephen Gray has winnowed out several highly effective practices, tips, and tricks to uncover and nurture the healing centre that is innate in all of us. Upcoming event: Healing and Awakening from the Still Center with Stephen Gray Saturday October 22, 8:30am-6:00 pm 60$ + TAX Last Day to Register Oct 15th due to limited space Location TBA- To Register call Ashley: 604-644-4447 Most of us lead busy lives with busy minds, while the planet seems to be growing ever more uncertain. In these unsettled times there�s a still centre accessible to everyone which is the ground for the healing and awakening that can transform us individually and radiate out to our world. In his forty years of spiritual practice, teaching, and writing, Stephen Gray has winnowed out several highly effective practices, tips, and tricks to uncover and nurture the healing centre that is innate in all of us. The program will be divided into three separate sessions and focuses of meditation: Session #1- "Beyond Belief: Connecting to Unconditional Intelligence" focusing on: -Why Awareness Meditation is Transformational -Understanding Morphic Fields -Foundations of meditation: sitting and walking -Guided Meditation, Practice and Q & A Session #2- "From the Cushion to the Street: extending the practice" focusing on: -Nectar Visualization -Stress Reduction -Individual Check-In Sessions "Compassion in Action: the hidden healing power of intention and prayer" with a focus on: -Tonglen -A Channel Between Voice and Presence: the power of prayer/intention to influence the material world

Why I Cancelled My Health Insurance - Agneta Dyck

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:45:00 -0800

Agneta Dyck was born in Mexico and raised in Manitoba. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Manitoba and raised her two sons in Winnipeg. Later she moved to Vancouver and did her Masters degree at Simon Fraser University. She currently divides her time between Canada, Mexico and France. She speaks five languages.

Her website: http://www.agnetadyck.com

In an aging society, and one in which healthcare programs are eating up ever larger segments of the fiscal pie, alternatives to traditional care are badly needed. Teaching individuals to take some responsibility for their own health, and reduce the stresses that can challenge it, would be a boon of significant proportions. Agneta Dyck�s new book does just that, and may be just what the doctor ordered for us as individuals and as a culture.

�Why I Cancelled My Health Insurance,� was launched a few months ago at the Vancouver Public Library and has been making waves ever since. In it, the author describes how she brought herself back from a state of disease and depression to a point of confident health and happiness. So much so that, when she decided to move from Canada and take up residence in another country for a few years, she realized she no longer needed medical insurance.

But the book is not a memoir. Instead, it is a potent and detailed guide that empowers readers to take care of their own health. Using a formula called the 3 Rs, they learn, step by step, how to identify the stressors that cause ailments and the ways they can eliminate them to heal and even prevent illness. The author promises not only a healthier body, but also a happier state and even a reversal of aging!

It�s a simple methodology and it clearly works. Here is what early readers say:

A lot of your recommendations I have come across in various shapes and forms in similar types of books, but what is special about yours is the huge amount of specific 'how to' suggestions and tools, rather than the somewhat airy-fairy advice that doesn't answer questions such as "Yes, but where and how do I start, and what exactly should I do?"

I have finished your book and am re-reading it, starting tonight. I found it to be very helpful and insightful. I am still struggling�with the end of a very deep relationship� but, with the help of some of your ideas and suggestions, am moving to a more positive place�Thank you so much. The book really is a treasure for me. It is so well written and chock full of helpful ideas.

Agneta will describe her method in more detail at her presentation and signing at Banyen Books

Signing of Controversial New Book �Why I Cancelled My Health Insurance�

Vancouver author Agneta Dyck signs her book at Banyen Books

3608 West 4th, Vancouver - October 6th, 6:30 p.m.

Science to Sage International - Karen Elkins

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Karen�s entrepreneurial spirit started at the age of 23, with her advertising agency Elkins Creative Services in Los Angeles, California. For 22 years. Karen established a successful niche in trade-to-trade and print advertising in LA in fashion and consumer electronics industry. Her clients included iconic brands such as JBL, Infinity Speakers, Harman/Kardon, Marantz, and Clarion. Ms. Elkins next turned to the field of education to make a more lasting contribution. From 2003-2005, Karen served director of the Gifted Association of BC�s Vancouver Chapter.

In 2004 Karen co-founded Silbury Education and Resource Centre for Gifted and Creative Learners.As director and principal of this ground-breaking educational institution. Karen develop a unique program for gifted and creative learners. Karen was aware that most children in that category didn�t fit into standard models of education. In 2009 Karen, added the �Science to Sage� program under the Silbury education umbrella. In partnerships and alone, Silbury has hosted International Speakers in the areas of education, emerging science and spirituality.

She has just introduced 2 NEW magazines Science to Sage International and Science to Sage Vancouver.

Science to Sage Vancouver Magazine is focused on our local market - authors, artist, science and events...of course for the sage perspective.

Science to Sage International is the Themed Magazine based on the book "InsideOUT, the wisdom of our designer universe. Each month is dedicated to the topic related to the book. World leaders and innovative thinkers expand on idea touch on in the book. The book has 239 ideas of where the cutting edge of science meets ancient wisdom. It is the science and the mystical YOU.

More Info - Science To Sage

Josef Tyls III M.Sc. Ph.D. Industrial Engineer was born in the Czech Republic and became a Canadian citizen in 1972 . He began his technical education while still in high school attending specialty courses surrounding industrial education, focusing on metal fabrication, mechanics and electronics. His project majors were the design and development of a direct drive super charger for small engine applications and high fidelity audio monitors, for which he received top marks in his classes. During his early career he attended specialized welding classes and electronics education classes at Vancouver�s Vocation Institute of Technology earning top marks.

In 1985 undertaking a private research project funded by his family, Josef developed a unique high definition three-dimensional holographic audio system specifically designed for healing purposes. By 1992 Josef Tyls was recruited by Dr. Carlos Fenton Mason D.Sc. of Mato Labs to design and engineer medical ozone generation systems capable of continuous use without degradation. The system designed and developed was then submitted as his project thesis of the degree of Master of Science in Industrial Engineering.

In 1994 Josef Tyls became heavily involved with research surrounding the efficacy of ozonation for potable water processing while investigating solutions to GVRD�s water crisis. It was during this research that he developed the hyper oxygenation process that became the fundamental technology platform for his company �Vancouver Oxygen research Technologies Ltd.�, which was licensed and still in use by the Avani Water Corporation in Burnaby B.C. The commercial system once tested and confirmed was utilized as the major project submitted for his dissertation for the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering in 1998. In 1997 Josef Tyls became a member of the Occidental Institute Research Foundation and The Institute of the Noetic Sciences.

Josef has been involved with systems technology design throughout his working career and has successfully brought to market many of the technologies for nearly 30 years. His field of expertise covers all aspects of industrial engineering, electronics design and development, biology and bio-oxidative medicine, electro-medicine, water processing, and high definition audio systems used for healing. His deep understanding of the fundamental structure of matter and its interrelationship with human consciousness is the basis of many of his unique technologies. The list of mentors, which Josef has studied and developed his technologies from: Dr. Nicola Tesla, Victor Schauberger, John Worrell Keely, Dr. Walter Russell, and many other pioneers of quantum physics. The Sonic Temple Project - www.SonicAlchemy.com

PRAC for Life Program, Duane O'Kane and Satu Springer

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:15:00 -0800

Duane O�Kane - Founder and President of Clearmind International Institute Inc.

Duane O�Kane is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, workshop facilitator, teacher and a dynamic and entertaining public speaker. He has a lengthy background in mental health and social services, with 18 years in the field before forming Clearmind in 1990.

Duane discovered A Course in Miraclesin 1990 while mired in a deep depression triggered by a personal crisis in relationship, which nothing in his professional repertoire could adequately address. It opened him to a revolutionary way of thinking and being that allows him to tap into the joy available in the present rather than reproduce pain from the past. Duane transformed his pain into an inspired pathway to love; a path where he now leads thousands worldwide. It is Duane�s passion and creativity that started Clearmind and carried it through to its current evolution with Catherine.

Email: duane@clearmind.com

Satu Springer is a Registered Professional Counsellor with her own counselling practice called Satu unlimited. She is also a teacher with Clearmind International. Satu has a Counselling Diploma through Clearmind's Prac for Life Program and ten years experience learning and teaching Shamanic healing modalities and traditions. After many years in corporate administration, Satu was feeling stagnant and unfulfilled, but with no strong vision of what else she would want to do with her life. She was good at her job and it paid well, making it a hard decision to move to something else. Then in the spring of 2003, she found herself in the hospital emergency room in extreme pain - it was the wake up call she needed. She decided it was time to move toward what she really wanted to do. left a fifteen year career in corporate administration to come to Clearmind to follow her dreams of becoming a counsellor.In the process, she found herself.

Satu�s now specializes in Grief and Loss Counselling, Life Transition Counselling and Life Purpose and Personal Growth Counselling. She has personally worked in all these areas for herself and brings that personal experience and understanding to her clients. She has learned to combine her many business talents with heart, soul, and spirit; all the while learning and teaching how to move through life with balance, integrity, faith and magnitude. Satu brings all her gifts to her work at Clearmind, her shamanic healing workshops, and to her counselling practice. She mixes her dynamic skills as a counsellor with a natural intuition and compassion to nurture and facilitate people through their challenges to find the peace, happiness and fulfillment they require to live their own unlimited life!

PRAC For Life Program
Designed for Professional Counselling Training
and Personal Development

This Transpersonal Counsellor Training program is suitable for, but not limited to, an individual and/or group counselling career. Students choosing to take the full program, for the purpose of beginning their counselling career, qualify to apply for registration with the CPCA as �Registered Professional Counsellors� and will receive a Diploma in �Transpersonal Counselling Psychology�. Professionals already working in the field may benefit from our program�s �physician heal thyself� approach, and from learning a cohesive, powerful transpersonal model.

Practicum hours are accumulated in-house, making Clearmind's PRAC for Life program the best value for money in the counselling training industry. We have a sustained track record of 85% of our graduates becoming Registered Professional Counsellors and working in the helping professions.

PRAC for Life can also be taken as a personal development course for anyone interested in experiencing a greater sense of self awareness, purpose, as well as building communication and leadership skills. Students in this stream of the program do not write exams, and receive certificates of completion at the end of each year they choose to take. The qualities and skills that make effective, responsible counsellors are the same qualities that make effective, responsible human beings.

Established in 1992, the intention of the PRAC for Life Program was to create a counsellor training program that would accomplish the following goals:

1) To have the students experience the emotional territory that they would have their future clients experience in the course of therapy.

2) To include, as well as move beyond, mainstream psychology. To add spiritual and metaphysical perspectives to fully understand the dimensions of the human condition.

Clearmind International is founded on the principle that the Universe is a friendly place and that behind, beyond or beneath all behavior lies positive intention. Therefore, whether the student is embarking on a genealogical study of their family of origin, exploring relationship dynamics, or coming to grips with their own inner world, the purpose is the same: to discover the friendliness that exists outside of a disbelieving core belief system.

Propelled by the principles of A Course in Miracles and incorporating the methodology of experiential therapies as well as the latest body/mind perspectives, the student not only develops a thorough understanding of the complexity and intrigue of human dynamics, but comes face to face with his/her own. PRAC for Life thus has become not only an academic adventure but an adventure of Mind, Body and Soul as well.

Initially the student begins the program following the curriculum of the course. The program adjusts itself as students become aware of their own personal curriculum that emerges within the course. The instructors then reposition themselves supporting the student in taking responsibility for the student�s own unique personal curriculum as well as leading them in the collective curriculum. This may be the most unique feature of this training.

This counsellor training program offers not only a comprehensive theoretical study of the understanding and mapping of the landscape of human dynamics, but also a rich, exciting, intense, yet playful, journey into the discovery of the tapestry of the authentic self.

PRAC for Life is designed to build on the foundation of the previous year, moving from a focus on self in year 1, to relationship in year 2, to leadership in year 3. The skills and theory taught are psychological and spiritual in nature, and can assist the student to function better personally and professionally (through improved interpersonal relationship and leadership skills). Our unique Transpersonal Systems Theory emphasizes embracing your personal mythology and finding a sense of your unique place in the universe. Students are free to choose to take only 1 year, 2 years, or the complete 3 year program (3 years is required for CPCA applicants). Students may also choose to take a break between years. A signficant aim of the program is to assist the student to meet their own personal and professional goals.

More details - http://clearmind.com/counsellor-training.php

CLEAR YOUR BLOCKS (TO HEAVEN) A SOUL TALK with NATASHA J. ROSEWOOD

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:00:00 -0800

After surviving life in a large, chaotic family in Oxfordshire, England, Natasha, a reincarnation of a Gypsy, found her niche as a flight attendant and apprentice palmist and traveled extensively. She lived in Switzerland, Norway, Germany and Libya, studying the languages of those countries and picking up a few additional languages before immigrating to British Columbia, Canada. Since 1995, when she finally surrendered to her fate as a full-time psychic, Natasha evolved from palm reader to psychic coach, facilitating spiritual healing and psychic development through corporate and private workshops, writing books and columns, and offering private and phone consultations to people around the world. Her mission is to make her work as a psychic coach redundant by training others to listen to, and trust, their own intuition.

Natasha's first book: Aaagh! I Think I'm Psychic (And You Can Be Too)

What do you feel when you hear the word "psychic?" Spine-chilling goose bumps or a gripping allure? A burning desire to discover more or the impulse to run? Fascination or fear?

We all have intuition, perhaps even a psychic ability. So why don't we use it? Fear of the unknown, fear of losing control, fear of meeting our dark side or the fear instilled in humankind during the Spanish Inquisition that still sits in our cellular memory and holds power over our otherwise unlimited minds? In this enlightening, entertaining and empowering book, Natasha brings the word "psychic" out of the witch's closet and into the light of the New Age. "Now, more than ever in our history, the planet needs all of us to acknowledge our power by paying attention to our inner voices. But first we have to embrace and trust our intuition."

Warning: This material contains mind-illuminating content. Aaagh! I Think I'm Psychic (And You Can Be Too) is a sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking account of Natasha's reluctant psychic awakening. Her story is accompanied by metaphysical endnotes to help the reader recognize and develop his or her own inherent intuitive ability, and to offer a deeper understanding of the psychic forces that were at play when Natasha magnetized these events to her.

CLEAR YOUR BLOCKS (TO HEAVEN)

A SOUL TALK with NATASHA J. ROSEWOOD

Do you feel stuck, blocked or simply unable to embrace happiness? You are not alone. It's time to make peace with our pasts so we can live fully in the moment and create a joyous future. We can Clear The Blocks to HEAVEN. Come and hear Natasha�s Ten Step Suggestions so you can set yourself free to be happy. Change woo-woo to woo hoo!!

Date:         Thursday, September 22 Time:        6.30 � 8.30 pm.
Value:        Infinite! But for you, just $15.00
Register:        Presence, 6607 Royal Ave, Horseshoe Bay
Tel:             (604) 912 0102
E-Mail:        presenceandgifts@gmail.com
And:        Natasha@Natashapsychic.Com * 1 604 886 5718

Psychic Readings/Coaching and Past Life Regressions @ Presence every Wednesday (except 28 September) 10.00 � 5.00 pm

Decoding the Mystery - Sri and Kira

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Sri and Kira- The Mystical Couple of Our Time
Wednesday September 14th 6:00-7:00pm

Wisdom Teacher Sri Ram Kaa
& Angelic Oracle Kira Raa

Their World Service Declaration: "To open the Authentic Path of Self-Ascension through Sacred Union with the Soul." Our Sacred Intention for Being:
"To Listen, Love and Hold the Space for Enlightenment."

Best selling authors, columnists, radio personalities, Master Avesa Quantum Healers, and sought-after keynote speakers, Wisdom Teacher Sri Ram Kaa and Angelic Oracle Kira Raa are internationally recognized for lovingly �walking the walk� of authenticity.

On the cutting edge of the Soul Evolution, they are considered the foremost authorities on 2012, Archangelic communications, Self-Ascension, and Atlantis. Sri and Kira boldly answer the tough questions and offer a fresh perspective that is a rare treat in our chaotic and ever changing world.

Seven years ago, Sri and Kira came together in Sacred Union and accepted their mission. They gave up a �normal� life to spread the message of the Archangelic Realm to the world. In the course of their journey they founded the TOSA Center for Enlightened Living, the Avesa Quantum Healing� Institute, and TOSA Publishing in Tijeras, New Mexico, created a curriculum of Self-Ascension, and traveled the world speaking to thousands on the evolutionary perspective on 2012, Earth changes, the soul mission of each being, and assisting other in claiming and reconnecting with their mastership.

Follow Up Events:

1. FREE Book Signing Banyen Books September 22nd, 6:30-8:00

2. VANCOUVER, BC - SEPTEMBER 23
DECODING THE UNIFICATION MOLECULE Ignite your sacred shield and personally connect with the divine through a LIVE Archangelic in-soulment.*

Sept 23, 7-9pm Unity of Vancouver, 5840 Oak St 22$

3. VANCOUVER, BC - SEPTEMBER 24-25
QUANTUM CLAIRVOYANCE: Transport yourself into a Universe of Infinite Possibilities where science fiction becomes science

Comedy and Metaphysics - Linda Potter

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Linda M. Potter the Erma Bombeck of Metaphysics
Wednesday Sept 7th 6:00-6:30

Linda�s armchair comedic advice, on how to ask for and recognize �signs from God� coined her humor as the Erma Bombeck of Metaphysics.

Where does Potter find �signs from God?� Signs are everywhere . . . the laundry room, outside her living room window, at the movies, art museums, airports, highways, shopping malls, or occasionally, along a walking trail in the Rocky Mountain high country.

Linda�s freelance writing career spans thirty years, publishing several hundred articles (and one play). She�s a successful spiritual counselor, assisting clients with personal- and spiritual- growth. Linda speaks to audiences of all sizes.

FOLLOW UP EVENT:

Vancouver, Friday Sept. 16th

Unity of Vancouver, Lower Level, 5840 Oak Street

Tickets $20 @ Science to Sage.com

International Angel Day - Karen McGregor

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Karen As a professional speaker, bestselling author (The Madonna Code), facilitator, and certified intuitive, Karen inspires women to connect deeply to their inner wisdom. Through workshops, women's circles, and intuitive sessions, Karen offers processes that help women ignite their intuition and open their hearts to the love and wisdom within. She is a certified Angel Empowerment Practitioner� (AEP�), a Certified Intuitive (with Hannelore), and a Certified Medium (with Charles Virtue).

International Angel Day

was founded by Doreen Virtue, world-renowned for her ability to connect with angels and teach others to do the same. During and after the devastation of 9/11 ten years ago, Doreen committed to create a day that would keep peace and love at the forefront of people's minds and hearts; for 10 years now International Angel Day is celebrated all over the world on September 11th.

Karen McGregor believes in Doreen's vision and in the power of angels. She is a certified intuitive and trained as an Angel Empowerment Practitioner, Medium and circle facilitator. On International Angel Day, she is helping others to experience the powerful guidance and support that is with them 24/7. In fact, Karen's purpose is to help others see and experience a clear connection with angels, passed over loved ones, guides... the entire "Divine Team"! This team is as real and as much a support to us as the food we eat and the air we breathe. Join Karen as she answers questions about angels and reveals how you can experience them as a part of your everyday life and your life-long journey!

To Learn more about Vancouver's International Angel Day Celebration - click here

Come and connect with your angels and learn:

- 4 ways to receive messages from your angels

- 10 facts about your guardian angels, archangels and deceased loved ones that help you connect with them more deeply and clearly

- a meditation to identify and communicate with your guardian angels

- a meditation to connect with an archangel that is supporting you now

-11 ways to dissolve blocks to receiving clear guidance

$44 - Includes dinner, a lecture, prizes and your personal gift from the angels!

***Plus! Karen McGregor, M.Ed, certified intuitive, angel therapy practitioner, and certified medium will give live audience readings throughout the presentation!

***Pre-Registration Required & Limited Seating. Save when you purchase more than one seat!
Register Today and call Karen: 604-833-3073 or email at - karen@divineyou.ca

Randy Jones & Mythic Nature

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:00:00 -0800

Randy Jones of Mythic Nature: The Olduvai Expedition
Wednesday August 31st 6:00-7:00pm

Randy Jones is a community leader and an advocate for the revival of the conversation between the modern world and the wisdom of Indigenous cultures. Sorrowed by the very loss of the wild in modernity, Randy has dedicated much of his life to re-establishing an alliance between the two. Over the last 15 years, Randy has embarked on an indigenous training which has included dynamic studies in mythology, ritual, rhythm, dance and storytelling. He has trained and worked with such renowned teachers as Michael Meade, Daniel Deardorff, Malidoma Some, Sobonfu Some, Francis Weller, Steven Jenkinson, Martin Prechtel, Marion Woodman and Robert Bly. Randy is skilled in facilitating what has become an increasingly necessary discourse between humans, nature and the spirit world. A veritable "Urban Shaman," he has guided individuals and communities in Vancouver through powerful Initiation and Grief Release Rituals that have sparked an experiential integration of mythological wisdom in those who have participated. In a time where the very idea of the Indigenous is on the verge of being lost, Randy applies his knowledge to what he feels is his particular duty of 'calling forth voices' and awakening the 'Wild Genius' in us all.From the Dagara People (Burkina Fasso, West Africa) comes an extraordinary Medicine Wheel of mostly intact indigenous knowledge and a living tradition of healing rituals. It is based on community work, music, dance, embodiment, a sophisticated imagining of the spirit world, a deep understanding of psychology and initiation, and a cosmology of five elements. On September 15, 2011, we will embark on a year-long journey through the knowledge traditions of the Indigenous mind, heart and soul. The Olduvai Expedition will be a sincere attempt to pass through the ancient gateways of indigenous wisdom, offering practical skills for sustained healing through a discovery of our innate potential or "Wild Genius."

http://www.olduvaiexpedition.com

3 Extraordinary Follow Up Events:

1. September 1, 2011 6pm to 10pm
Introduction to the Olduvai Expedition: A Night of Story Telling
Suggested Donation $20 (no one turned away)
6pm: Potluck
7:30pm: Storytelling Begins
Location: In a Beautiful Kerrisdale Backyard
2126 West 57th Avenue
Vancouver, BC

2. September 4, 2011 1pm to 4pm
The Olduvai Expedition Q and A Session
Bring your Olduvai curiosity. The Olduvai Expedition will be discussed and all of your questions answered
Free Event
Location: Ayurveda on 4th
3636 W. 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC

3. Click Here to Join the Expedition

The Olduvai Expedition Facilitator, Randy Jones, can be contacted by email: rtj@olduvaiexpedition.com and not available by phone until August 30, 2011

The Olduvai Expedition coordinator, Zahir Nathoo, can be contacted by email: zahir@olduvaiexpedition.com and by phone
604-721-6227

You are loved as you Are - Panache Desai

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Panache Desai interview - Wednesday August 24th 6:00-6:30

"There is nothing wrong with you. You are loved exactly as you are."
-Panache

The essence of you is love. Your mission this lifetime is so much greater than giving love or receiving love. You are on this Earth to BE LOVE.

Before you can receive love or truly love anyone else you must fully embrace and deeply love yourself.

It is impossible to ascend to the highest vibration and fulfill your destiny if you are moving through life on empty. Being enlightened is no longer enough. Being awakened is only the first step. The next phase in the collective is this: mastering self-love.

Panache has committed his life to traveling the world carrying this divine energy to people of all nationalities, all religious beliefs and ideologies. He has activated thousands of people through his divine presence. He is a vehicle of profound peace, love and light.

Join Andrew as he interviews Panache and gets to the core of the struggle people are facing today, and how they can free themselves through self understanding and acceptance.

www.panachedesai.com

Deciphering Your Life Purpose from Your Fingerprints - Richard Unger

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Richard Unger,

has read over 50,000 pairs of hands and is one of the foremost authorities on hand analysis in the world today. In 1985, Richard founded the International Institute of Hand Analysis in Marin, California and currently serves as its Director. The Institute programs include weekend intensive workshops, a year long certification training, graduate training and teacher training. Hand Analysis Intensive classes are held worldwide. The Year Long and Graduate training are ongoing in California. Richard also teaches a course on The Business Side of Metaphysics. In addition to interactive programs, the International Institute of Hand Analysis produces written material: The Hand Analysis Journal, The Graduate Review, and The Hand Analysis Newsletter. Richard is a contributor to each of these publications and is one of the Editors of the Hand Analysis Journal. A catalogue of workshop and lectures on tape and past issues of all publications is available upon request. Richard has also created and markets a computer program (LifePrints) designed to read Life Purpose from dermatoglyphic (fingerprint) markings. Richard began teaching hand analysis at SUNY Binghamton, New York in 1969 and taught at the Esoteric Philosophy Center in Houston, Texas. from 1975 - 1983. He has presented his modern approach to this ancient art across the U. S., Canada and in Europe in lectures, workshops, and on radio and television.

More Info - http://www.handanalysis.net/

An Evening with World Renowned Hand Analyst:
�Life Purpose and Fingerprint Analysis�

Richard Unger, Author of �Lifeprints� Deciphering Your Life Purpose from Your Fingerprints

Richard is the founder and director of the International Institute of Hand Analysis. Since 1969, he has presented his life-purpose system in lectures, workshops, and on radio and television across the United States, Canada, and Europe. He has read over 60,000 hands. I am honoured to announce that Richard will lead an evening workshop at my home:

�Miracle House�
4665 Mountain Hwy
Wednesday Evening, August 24th
7:00 pm � 10:00 pm

Everyone attending will receive a personal evaluation of their Life Purpose as encoded in their fingerprints.

Attendance at this event costs $35.00
Please RSVP to Shelora:604-781-0867

�Hand reading is totally mystical and life altering; an experience unlike any other. Because each pair of hands are a self portrait drawn from deep within, to have your hands read is to lift the veil, to stare deep into the truth mirror, to stand revealed before your very eyes. A hand reading shows you who you are today and who you can be.

The Hand Analyst will examine the overall shape of your palm and fingers to determine your basic temperament, your thumb to see you how you "get things under your thumb," and the twelve zones of the fingers to see personality strengths and weaknesses. The lines in your palm will be examined to determine your basic wiring: the type of emotional system you have, what kind of computer you possess, which nervous system type you are, etc. Talents and hidden motivations will be revealed. Both hand shape and lines change over time, but there is a part of your hands unaltered from five months prior to birth: your fingerprints. Like an acorn containing within it a picture of the oak tree it may become someday, your fingerprints reveal your Life Purpose.

By comparing the original imprint revealed in your fingerprints with the dynamic map of your personality and character shown in the lines and hand topography, a hand reading gives perspective to your current circumstances in relation to the big picture of your life story. This provides you with more information about yourself, so that you can make new choices and start living in the fulfillment of your Life Purpose.

In your unique and personalized hand analysis, Richard Unger will use a groundbreaking method of self-discovery based on twenty-five years of research and fingerprint statistics for more than fifty thousand hands.�

The Beauty of Bowen - Tim Willcocks

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Tim Willcocks on the Bowen Technique Wednesday August 17th 6:00-6:30PM

Tim Willcocks has been referred to as �The Bowen Man� for the past ten years � from his working and appearance in clinics, shows and exhibitions in the England and around the world. �The Bowen Man� even comes up as his website!
He has given workshops on �The World of Bowen� for the past eight years, and now teaches the official NST Introductory Course, �NST Insights into Bowen� � in the UK, Canada and Greece.

Coming from a background of engineering and school teaching he also worked in spiritual healing and with reflexology, before discovering the thrilling world of Bowen Therapy in 1995. He became hooked on the NST interpretation of Tom Bowen�s work in 2002, and recently introduced this to the Glastonbury Festival. He has also practiced in Spain, Slovakia, Canada and New Zealand; and in Bosnia worked with the Healing Hands Network to assist war victims.

Based in Malvern, England, he encourages self-responsibility, and so prefers not to see a client�s face too many times, and this summer 2011 he is enjoying being back on the West Coast of B.C. with friends, relatives and grandkids.

Website:     www.thebowenman.co.uk
Email:        tim@thebowenman.co.uk
Facebook:    �Tim Willcocks the Bowen Man�

Follow Up Workshop:

HEALTH AND HAPPINESS �..�.   A LIFESTYLE CHOICE!!

Date:     28-29 August 2011        Time:    9.30-5.30
Location: 3345 W 4th Ave.            Pre-reqs: Open to all
Price:    $277 early-bird ($297 after July 28. Limited places)

Choose an NST/Bowen starter workshop in Vancouver:
�Reboot your World� � with Tim Willcocks the Bowen Man.

Learn to help yourself, your family, and your friends, with this gentle touch method that helps to melt away aches and pains.
A 2-day introductory workshop for both novices and active therapists, teaches a new approach to treat the fascia and the muscles of the whole body. The focus is to decrease pain and increase mobility, using a powerful series of moves and techniques to address back and neck pain, asthma and breathing difficulties, creaky knees, and more.

All you really need is yourself - Panache Desai

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:30:00 -0800

Panache Desai Wednesday August 10th 6:30-7:00PM

I'm here as an example to all that no matter what your life experiences are or how you feel about yourself we are all divine with amazing gifts and abilities. It is my role to make that which was once only accessible to a select few, available to all mankind.
- Panache

Panache has committed his life to travelling the world carrying this divine energy to people of all nationalities, all religious beliefs and ideologies. He has activated thousands of people through his divine presence. He is a vehicle of profound peace, love and light. Join Andrew as he interviews Panache and gets to the core of the struggle people are facing today, and how they can free themselves through self understanding and acceptance.

www.panachedesai.com

Vanishing of the Bees - Maryam Henein

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Maryam Henein

Director / Producer

Maryam has more than fifteen years experience working as an investigative journalist, a documentary and television producer and professional researcher. Her credits include producing documentaries for the BBC, Discovery, Robert Greenwald and Morgan Spurlock. As a journalist she has written for publications such as The Los Angeles Times, Science & Spirit Magazine, and The Cairo Times. The former Montrealer gained notoriety by breaking a story about Dodi Fayed�s imposter, who duped hundreds across North America and set a precedent in Canadian legal history.Working in front of the camera, Maryam co-wrote and hosted a program for TLC about the Ark of the Covenant. Following a near death experience several years ago, Maryam delved into the science of nutrition and alternative ways of healing. She also became more conscious about the environment and went on to produce a piece on the Exxon Valdez Oil spill for Robert Greenwald and The Sierra Club. She has worked developing numerous documentaries on topics ranging from Creationism to Family Annihilators. Her curiosity and tenacity energizes her work as a documentarian. Currently, she has become enchanted by and devoted to the making of a film about the The Vanishing Bees.

Maryam Henein is available for speaking engagements.

Contact: Jackie Pearle & Associates
1369 Foothill Road
Ojai, CA. 93023
805-640-8100 (o)
info@spotonspeakers.com

Be yourself. Everyone else is taken - Eric Saperston

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Eric Saperston

Imagine if you jumped in your car, fresh out of college and set off on a cross-country adventure. Along the way you stopped to have coffee with the most extraordinary, accomplished people in the world and they freely shared with you the secrets of their own success. This all happened for you because you had the courage to do the unthinkable: you humbly asked smarter people for advice.

It would have changed your life.

That�s exactly what happened to Eric Saperston. The further he travelled, the more people he met, the smaller the world became, until everyone was connected to everyone else.

Eric has a natural ability to connect with audiences and easily finds a common language to reach and inspire people right where they are. Through his sincere and genuine interest in others, Eric touches a broad cross-section of any group, reminding each of us of simple truths and ageless wisdom.

Sharing these clear, transforming principles of wisdom, humor and inspiration is Eric�s gift. He is a strong believer in the power of the individual to make a difference and is unwilling to let anyone accept anything less than an extraordinary life.

More info - http://www.ericsaperston.com
or http://liveinwonder.com

What is Burning Man?

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:00:00 -0800

What Is Burning Man?

Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. They depart one week later, having left no trace whatsoever. Burning Man is also an ever-expanding year-round culture based on the Ten Principles.

What Isn't Burning Man?

Burning Man isn't your usual festival, with big acts booked to play on massive stages. In fact, it's more of a city than a festival, wherein almost everything that happens is created entirely by its citizens, who are active participants in the event.

FIRST-TIMER'S GUIDE

Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada's Black Rock Desert (also known as "the playa") to create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. They depart one week later, having left no trace whatsoever.

Even considering going to Burning Man for the first time can be daunting. And while it's true that Burning Man is not for the faint of heart, with some research, preparation, and planning, an experience -- and opportunity -- beyond your wildest dreams awaits you. In Black Rock City, you're guaranteed not to be the weirdest kid in the classroom. And you'll become a part of the growing community of Burners who are active year-round, around the world ... ensuring that the fire of Burning Man culture never goes out.

What's the best way to learn about Burning Man? First, sign up for the Jack Rabbit Speaks email newsletter to receive periodic updates and important information about the event throughout the year. Second, take a tour of this website to get a better idea of what to expect and how to get involved. We suggest you follow the links below to the Survival Guide and list of Recommended Reading, and then branch out to see how you might contribute to a theme camp, art project, build your own sturdy shade structure, turn your car into a giant spider, or paint your body to look like ... well, that's up to you. You can participate as little or as much as you want, but it is said that you really must participate to truly enjoy the experience. Finally, find the Burning Man Regional Contact nearest you, and join in the community.

Vertumnus -10 th year Burner, long term Volunteer/ Participant, X Kanada Burner, Ret. Ranger, Participant with the Feed the Artists, 2011 participant with the Temple of Transition Build Team...

What Would Gandhi Do - Pummy Kaur

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:30:00 -0800

Pummy Kaur (pronounced like �yummy� with a �P� and �core�), the author of the best selling What Would Gandhi Do? Simple Solutions to Global Problems, was born in India into a Sikh family, living in a Hindu state with a long history of Muslim influence, and completed elementary schooling in a Catholic convent in Agra. She has since lived, learned, worked, played and grown in England, Canada, The Bahamas, Australia and the U.S.A., as well as travelled to many countries.

Her extensive studies include science, religion, mathematics, psychology, global issues, metaphysics, spirituality, philosophy, creativity, and education. Kaur is a cultural creative, an educator, author, social justice activist, international speaker, dancer, a single mother of three, and a community leader who has also dabbled in radio, T.V., the art world, politics, and journalism, receiving numerous recognition for her work in various fields.

She is the Director of the Global Education Center, dedicated to education for living as if Life really matters. A frequent speaker at international conferences and regularly contributor to progressive journal, she is a very busy social justice activist, and an Argentine tango addict. Pummy Kaur lives on the West coast of B.C., Canada within arms reach of her three adored adult children.

This very timely book clearly, and succinctly demonstrates that most current local and global problems are immediately reversible, without government, business, industry or financial sector assistance. What is needed is the active will of the Western Minded to stop being so very lazy, so very addicted to convenience, and so very brainwashed by the Trash Media.

It contains unique insights and perspectives, and offers simple, highly effective, individual solutions to local and global problems; solutions that are congruent with Gandhian Principles of simplicity, seva (service), self-sufficiency, courage, and compassion. A notable feature is that much of the responsibility is placed on all our collective shoulders for the creation, and also the solving of global problems. In a simple, yet passionate style of a genuine educator, this work connects the dots between global problems and our individual choices. And, most significantly, it inspires educated, selfless, future conscious, compassionate individual actions.

This book is for those wanting to be better people, making a better world for all. This is a must read for ages eight to ninety eight, on all topics of social justice, including child rearing, diet, education, war, feminism, world hunger, nuclear weapons amassment, burial practices and much more.

Pummy Kaur�s book supplies the reader with sixty-four suggestions, which are intended to be contemplated, and implemented into their lives during the Season of Non-Violence. These sixty-four suggestions provide the reader with the means necessary to bring peace into their own lives. It is only when peace is realized in the individual that global peace can be realized.

Kaur�s words succinctly illustrate the adage that peace does not only refer to the absence of war. Rather, peace � positive peace � refers to a state in which relation- ships, institutions, and everyday actions and choices are filled with non-violent energy. Seen in this light, peace becomes the responsibility of the individual. In a day and age when the individual can feel dis-empowered in the face of atrocity,

limitless technology, and seemingly unstoppable disasters, Kaur reminds us that we are agents of change � agents that can promote either positive or negative change.

Kaur demonstrates to us that through our everyday actions and choices we as individuals indirectly perpetuate war and oppression. Her forceful assertions may themselves seem combative, disrupting the image that we hold of ourselves as peaceful and peace-promoting individuals. But Kaur�s words can function as a challenge � a challenge for each of us to start taking responsibility for our actions.

Take the example of bottled water. When we buy a bottle of water we are purchasing the resources that make up that plastic bottle. Plastic is made from petroleum. Thus we are indirectly supporting the petroleum industry. Taking the argument one step further, we are indirectly supporting the continued occupation and invasion of petroleum-rich countries.

This is a powerful argument: it places responsibility and accountability upon the global citizenry for the atrocities we see today. Upon reading this book, the reader may no longer be able to assume distance from the wars splashed upon their television screen. The individual may find it harder to blame wars wholly on corporations, tyrannical governments, and greedy leaders. This may provide the impetus necessary for fostering global peace, as peace, asserted by Kaur, starts with the individual.

Spirtual Adulthood - Mariangela Pino Landau

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Mariangela Pino Landau

Mariangela Pino Landau is a mystic, medium, ritual and ceremonial facilitator, metaphysical minister, author and poet.   Her life�s mission of psycho-spiritual growth and development and her innate passion for exploring and intimately understanding the hidden truths of existence puts her at the courageous leading edge of spirituality. With profound, empowering, soul stirring focus she addresses the fundamental questions - Who we are?; Why we are here?; How can we leap forward?; Where is our bliss?; How might we discard the veil we incarnated with?; How can we co-creatively design our lives?

Mariangela knows that each of us has a set of unique gifts and a specific purpose for being here and that we are meant to freely and dynamically self-express and contribute in significant and fulfilling ways. Our gifts and purpose are encoded in our soul blueprint, and when activated and embraced become our Soul Song.

Her purpose includes assisting others in igniting their soulfire in such a way that illuminates their gifts and aligns them with their unique destiny. Mariangela passionately expresses her purpose through her �Soulfire Sundays with Mariangela� radio show, one-on-one Soulfire Spirit Sessions�, facilitated retreats at The Center for True North in Zion National Park, Gatherings at the Well�
(online/telephonic interactive webinars), Meditative Journey CD�s and through her newest book entitled SPIRITUAL ADULTHOOD ~Gateway to Freedom~, which is available for a limited time as a free download on her website .

The Center for True North, LLC, designed and developed by Mariangela, is a non-denominational spiritual organization offering programs, services and products that promote personal authenticity, soulful self-expression and spiritual freedom for a life of purpose, fulfillment and significance. Mariangela describes �true north� as signifying an innate desire to direct one�s life in accordance with an authentic inner compass. For her, true north is not a path with an exact measurement or definite destination but rather a path of personal discovery and integration, a place where ideas, concepts and insights can intersect without invalidating one another.

In the Spiritual Adulthood journey, you will -
�    Reclaim your essence identity.
�    Discover the four spiritual adulthood passkeys.
�    Take extraordinary steps in the direction of dismantling the historic paradigm.
�    Fully embrace your spiritual significance and profound purpose.

FREE DOWNLOAD of this book.

Towards Eden - Zamir Dhanji

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:20:00 -0800

Towards Eden Festival

July 22-25

Sandy Pines Campground, Boston Bar, BC

Towards Eden is a progressive movement in the global music festival scene. This visionary collective has a mandate to create a true connection with the four natural elements in the most sustainable way possible. This annual three day music celebration will be powered by the energy of the wind, the solar rays of the sun, food from the soil, and water from natural streams. The Towards Eden team will strive for zero carbon footprint through an innovative and groundbreaking project that will leave music lovers, environmentalists, and industry professionals in a state of pure bliss. Click here for more information!

Towards Eden July 22 - 24, 2011

We would like to welcome you to a brand new way of running a festival that will incorporate simple, innovative techniques for a truly responsible socially conscious gathering. The aim of this event is to find a true connection with the four natural elements in the most sustainable way possible. The energy of the wind, the solar rays of the sun, food from the soil, and water from natural streams will power this three-day annual music celebration.

To further our goal of the lowest possible carbon footprint, we will offer free interactive workshops on sustainable living to ensure the attendees walk away with ideas that will inspire action at home. Our goal is to serve as a platform for the sharing of information.

Our team has hand-picked top local, national and international live and electronic artists to keep the dance floor shaking, hearts vibrating, and smiles smiling. We�ve stretched our wings far and wide to showcase both new talent along with seasoned professionals.

The opportunities within this are limitless! Our festival crew is comprised of energized and conscious volunteers, food vendors, artisans, and security patrol. The marketplace will be packed with natural foods, sustainable products, art installations, and infused with the truly West Coast vibe! We are igniting word-of-mouth buzz within the media, local business, community leaders, and the music industry, who see this as a movement that translates social and environmental sustainability into action, without losing an ounce of fun.

This family friendly event, with a vision of being clean and clear, is a drug and alcohol free environment. We invite folks from all walks of life, from zero to 99, first time festival-goers to annual festival lovers.�.

"Towards Eden will strive for the lowest possible carbon footprint through an innovative and groundbreaking project that will leave environmentalists, music lovers, and industry professional in a state of pure bliss."
Ash Bigdeli - Festival Visionary/ Director

please see http://towardseden.com for all info

quick preview of some of the performers:

DJ/ELECTRONIC:

Nils
Adham Shaikh
DJ Ash
Elemental Rhythm
ShaMANoiD
Echo Pilot
Matsya
Transgress
Shivayam Hologram
Conn Shawnery
Double You Be
DJ Nehana
DJ Solitare
breakfluid
Juan Sawabunga (aka Frantiq)
Knowmwon
Daktur
Bmedia
electronic music jam

LIVE MUSIC:

Pepe Danza
Shine
Ras Nikhilesh
Robin Layne
The Jambassadors
OutOfTheWoodwork
Kamile Kapel
Warless
Navaro
Jacky Essombe
The Big Mess
Buckman Coe
WATASUN
Donny Childs

WORKSHOPS

Going Green, Outdoor Survival, Roots, Shoots, Leaves and Fruits: Kitchen Verses General Bicycle Maintenance Local Plant Workshop Foraging for Wild Plants and Fungi Plant ID-Workshop on Ethnobotany BC�s endangered old-growth forests BeeKeeping Garden Of Eden Communication with Nature Tribal Culture: The Sustainable Path Sacred Shape, Sustainable Space As It Is: The Key to a Sustainable Future Repurposed Wood Guitars Soap Stone Carving Drum Workshop Mama Dance Dancing with a Partner Poi Spinning Basics and Beyond Contact Improvisation Dance

SEE http://towardseden.com for more! Including all the YOGA INSTRUCTORS!

BONUS: click here for a fun "illustrated diagram" of Towards Eden!

For car pooling information, click here to see our car pooling forum

The Power of Sexy Relationships: Stories From The Heart To Live Your Passions & Embrace Your Purpose

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Nancy Kerner is an author, speaker, teacher, inspirational healer and co-creator of International Communities of Circles of Women. As a practicing metaphysician for over twenty years, Nancy has inspired tens of thousands of women to harness their highest potential and to create the life of her dreams. Nancy is the founder of Vision Dancer Productions which hosts International Women�s Retreats and Events. In 2003 she co-created numerous outrageously fun events for women including the �You Are a Powerful Woman� Retreat; the Enlightened Woman�s Retreat; the Pleasure in Paradise: Swimming with Dolphins in Hawaii Retreat; Women Inspiring Women Retreat; and One Day Quickie Events such as, The Divine Feminine Writers Circle; Catch Your Dreams in Kona. She�s created and facilitated numerous Circles such as The Intuitive Leadership Circles in Canada and the USA; Activate the Source of Your Power � Cyber Circle; The Facilitator Mentoring and Support Cyber Circle.

Nancy was born and raised in San Diego, California. She moved to Seattle, Washington where she met and married her husband Manson Kerner, in 1979 and raised their two sons while building a log home, and then a ranch home on their 9 acres from raw land.
In 1988, after Nancy�s son had a near death experience, she sought help from a 12 Step Spiritual Recovery Program where she had her first conscious awakening. It was then that she was �downloaded� with a vision to assist women around the world in co-creating community, purpose, and love. The principles of the 12 Steps helped inspire Nancy�s own spiritual teachings, as well as other influences such as Oprah Winfrey, Louise Hay, Marianne Williamson, Bill Wilson & Dr. Bob, Robert Egan & Unity Church, Center for Spiritual Living, The Family of Women, Justin Sterling, David Deida, Satyan Raja, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Mona Lisa Shultz, Wayne Dyer, Doreen Virtue, Hay House Publishing Company, and The Quantum Leap Program and Seminar�s through T. Harv Ecker. Nancy studied at the American Institute of Holistic Theology; Doctor of Divinity.
Currently, Nancy uses the backdrop of Hawaii to open women�s hearts into experiencing a deeper surrender to pleasure and love. She is currently writing her books, agendas, events and retreats for women on the Big Island of Hawaii. She welcomes others to join this inspiring community of women for a day or a lifetime.

The Power of Sexy Relationships: Stories From The Heart To Live Your Passions & Embrace Your Purpose �When you understand the Purpose of Your Relationships, you can Stop Creating Problems and Start Creating Solutions. You�ll discover what a Sexy Relationship is and it may not be what you think! You will be inspired to transform your current relationships, and will realize you are not alone in your search for love, pleasure, outrageous fun, spirituality and peace.
Nancy offers practical solutions to heal addictive relationship patterns, beliefs, and habits. She will empower you to create healthier relationships with stories from people who have faced their fears and reclaimed their power. This book will show you what really works in Long Term Spiritual Relationships. You will learn how to let go of your ego�s need to control everyone, and everything, by giving yourself permission to make mistakes and be accepting of yourself and others. Discover the dance between the Magnificent Masculine and the Divine Feminine Energies.
Access and trust your bodies Powerful Inner Voice � while allowing your emotions to signal your need for love & intimacy, attention, healthy space and self-care. This book provides examples to understand the power and purpose of Relationship Mentors. Experience the dramatic real life stories from Nancy and the people she has witnessed over the past two decades in her personal and professional life. These courageous people have dared to take their relationships beyond traditional models, and into the realm of Passionate Purpose and Infinite Possibilities. �You have the Power and Wisdom to Create Healthy, Sexy & Fun Relationships for Life!�

Nancy is the creator of the Ultimate Powerful Woman�s Retreat; the Inspiring Women�s Leadership Circle, and the Pleasure in Paradise Retreats for Women. She�s created numerous events and women�s circles in North America. Visit her website at www.nancykerner.com

We have a book launch event happening on July 20th in Crescent Beach, BC. Here's the link with complete event details as well as registration - http://nancykerner.com/home/the-power-of-sexy-relationships/

Mediumship - Connecting to the Other Side

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Mediumship is a gift for both the living and those on the other side.

The ability to communicate with our deceased loved ones can bring great clarity, healing, guidance and support, and can also reassure and comfort the spirits involved. Mediumship skills and knowledge can be a gift for lost souls who are lingering on earth and have not made their transition - we on earth can assist their transition back home. Ultimately, mediumship helps us to understand our own journey of life after "death", and to know that in fact, there is no death. Join us as we explore why mediumship is a skill we all can develop, how to develop it, and why it is crucial at this point in the evolution of consciousness.

About Karen:

As a professional speaker, bestselling author (The Madonna Code), facilitator, and certified intuitive,

Karen inspires women to connect deeply to their inner wisdom. Through workshops, women�s circles, and intuitive sessions, Karen offers processes that help women ignite their intuition and open their hearts to the love and wisdom within.

She is a certified Angel Empowerment Practitioner� (AEP�), a Certified Intuitive (with Hannelore), and a Certified Medium (with Charles Virtue). She is also a Heart Resonance Therapy Healer.

About Michele:

Mich�le is a gifted and certified intuitive teacher and Reiki practionner who has been blessed with intuitive abilities since birth.

Mich�le has connected with Angels and spirits throughout her lifetime to gain clarity and guidance in all of her major decisions.

She has passed this knowledge onto her friends and family for over 30 years. She lives in Lower Mainland BC with her 3 sons, husband and dog.

Follow up event:

Connecting to the Other Side:
Deepening your Experience of Mediumship

Friday July 15th 6:30 pm � 9:30 pm

& Saturday July 16th 10:00 am � 5:00 pm

Location: 15168-36 Avenue, White Rock, BC

Do you want to learn how to give clear and powerful mediumship readings?

Would you like to know what a spirit goes through when dying and in the after-life?

Do you have a yearning to help yourself and others heal through the gift of mediumship?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, join Vancouver�s Mediumship Mentors and Certified Intuitives, Karen McGregor and Michele Somerville, for an Extraordinary Experience of Connecting With the Other Side �

In this workshop, you will:

Learn to conduct intuitive mediumship readings for others
Fine tune your mediumship skills with the help of highly skilled, certified mediums
Learn to deliver messages with discernment
Understand the different levels of the spirit world
Learn how to balance the chakras to receive and give clear mediumship readings
Help earth bound spirits cross over
Communicate telepathically with the dying
Understand how the angels assist in the process of mediumship readings
Experience seeing spirits with both your third eye and your physical eyes
Learn about the journey of those who cross over, what they go through, and why they are with you

Investment: $149

Join Karen and Mich�le for an unforgettable, inspiring experience! Register ASAP to ensure your spot!

Post Riot: What Now? - Tasha Simms

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Tasha Simms

is an actor, writer, teacher and a Transpersonal Psychotherapist with a private counseling practice in downtown Vancouver.

She works with groups facilitating personal growth workshops as well as individuals and couples. Being a transpersonal therapist simply means opening to the bigger picture in any problem and considering implications beyond the personal.

Her passion for using every event as an opportunity for expansion and healing will inform this call in show as we discuss Vancouver�s recent riots and the social reaction to those who were involved.

Who is responsible? Is this a call for punishment or forgiveness? And what are we called to stand for in the midst of such a painful day in Vancouver�s history. While so many feel helpless in the face of this situation we will talk about the fact that there is always choice in how one views something and there lies your freedom and power. Once you determine the lens you want to look through you can alter how you feel and find positive value and meaning in any experience.

Sealed With a Kiss - Tasha Simms

Living in downtown Vancouver, mere blocks from the storm of post Stanley Cup violence I have been impacted. I watched with horror as mobs of youth hit the streets unleashing a rage that was an assault to witness let alone be swept up in. I was worried. I knew my son had gathered with friends at a downtown hotel to watch the game and I didn�t know where he was. His story, I later learned involved running from tear gas with his shirt over his head and thankfully he was able to duck into an alley. Those in the middle of the stampede were not as lucky. As St Paul�s Hospital set up outdoor areas to wash the victims clean of the noxious spray the rampage in the downtown corridor continued. Police cars burned, looters smashed windows and a crazed mayhem seemed almost other worldly. What city was this? What country were we in?
The next morning armed with brooms and trash bags the shards of glass and litter were swept away by city workers and citizens young and old. They came from all walks of life united by a common desire to wipe away the stain of shame that had blanketed the city.
The deafening response to the rioters was a call for retribution, punishment, revenge! They must pay! The desire to find someone or something to blame was blatantly pervasive. It MUST be someone�s fault, the police, the media, hockey, testosterone, the suburbs, criminal gangs�oh heck� let�s throw in mothers who raised boys like that just cause they tend to be easy scapegoats. If we don�t find the bad guy and make them pay we will never be safe!
Well, I am going to go against the grain. Rather than look for blame I am looking for meaning. And when one looks for meaning, choice of perception is the critical element that must be brought to awareness. Honestly it is no different here than in intimate relationship. The same principles apply.

Do I believe in accountability�absolutely. And those who broke the law should be held responsible for their actions. Yet we as a society, as a city, as individuals, miss the mark if we do not look deeply at the root of this eruption. Just as in personal relationship we miss the mark if we do not look deeply inside ourselves to explain the cause of any upset with another person. We miss our own expansion if we stop at attributing blame.
Most of the rioters were young males. Most were drinking and my theory is that the destruction sprang from an inner core of powerlessness and fear. Look at bullies. Internally they are insecure and frightened and their need to avoid both that knowledge and the accompanying feelings of helplessness that it evokes often leads to brutal actions. What I saw in the crowd of yahoos was inner fear so painful and unthinkable that the drunken bravado of taking over the city streets gave some kind of respite from their internal pain. Does this excuse their choices, not at all! It does however invite some evolutionary thinking around how to best to heal this inner toxicity in our youth so that they can become whole, confident, loving and awake human beings who are a contributing force in our society. �To hell with that! Punish them,� yell the masses. I say hold them accountable and TEACH them, work with them. Invite them into mentorships with healthy adults and re introduce them to the power of community and ritual. Imagine if along with every sentence for those found responsible for the destruction came a mandated support group where avoiding oneself was no longer an option. A group, where waking up to their internal pain, the inner demons that prompted Wednesday�s outburst could actually result in growth and amends rather than retribution. Healthy shame would be encouraged for such inappropriate actions yet toxic shame which infiltrates the psyche and only breeds more reactivity would be released.
The difference is that with healthy shame you are saying, �what I did was wrong� and you take action to make amends. With toxic shame you say, �I AM WRONG �and you act it out again, needing the cover of blindness to avoid feeling the agony of this belief.
I know this is not a popular opinion, especially when people feel victimized but one must ask how does healing occur. And it is never with more vengeance or revenge or fear based reactivity wanting to lay blame. It starts with a soft heart and desire to understand. This is true in all relationships. If your perception is coming from a fear based reactive mind then that is what you will see. You will lay blame outside yourself and the intensity of that urge is in direct correlation to how much unresolved pain has been activated in you. Whenever we feel victim to someone else and their actions and lay blame as if they are doing something to you, we participating in a cycle of distorted thinking.

If we work on changing our own perceptual filter, softening our hearts and staying in charge of the only place we have any power�inside ourselves �then we become contributors to change and transformation. From that place we are called to gentle action that can ripple out and impact others in a positive way. Action must accompany thought yet deciding which thought one will be driven by is ultimately the difference between and invitation to healing and union or discord and upset. The morning following the riots as broken windows were boarded up and remnants of chaos still scarred the landscape, two police officers responded to a call. When they returned to their parked squad car it was plastered with sticky notes�notes of love and thanks for the bravery, courage and patience that the police demonstrated on Wednesday night. In many languages, with symbols and flowers, they were all an expression of inspired action. After the game cars burned with pent up hate�today they are touched by words of gratitude and love. The cruiser was carefully moved to the Cambie Police Station, sticky notes intact, where it now sits in front of the entrance, a white symbol of service and protection with tiny fragments of emotion fluttering about like wings of butterflies. People gently mill about touched by this essence of loving kindness. It is truly miraculous that we as a species are able to make such shifts in a heartbeat. It made me cry. I was so inspired to add my voice to this spontaneous tribute of appreciation that I went inside the station to ask for supplies. The gal behind the counter was happy to share paper and tape, nothing officious about her as if a bond already existed between us even through the bullet proof partition.

I poured my emotions into the sticky and smoothed it onto the car. People smiled in silent understanding. I was walking away my chest expanding with each satisfying breath. I felt good. I felt touched�and then that darned old impulse took hold.
I sprinted back and reapplied my lipstick with the help of my vintage compact. A 40�s pin up girl lounging on a chaise decorates its antique silver cover. Alas, I wasn�t wearing red that day so the boys in blue got Coral Blaze. My heartfelt thanks�sealed with a kiss. The choice to see through the eyes of love is a choice that each of us are making in every moment.
YOU CAN�T NOT CHOOSE. Either you are looking through a perceptual filter that is love or one that is fear. And if you are looking through fear all your decisions will be a reflection of that.

I CHOOSE TO LOOK THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE.
What about you?

The Way of the Happy Woman with Sara Avant Stover

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:00:00 -0800

Wednesday June 22, 6-7PM
Turn on the World this Summer!

Sara joins us to inspire women about how to make this their sexiest summer season ever. We�re not talking about bathing suits here, but something much simpler, and much more inward. Were talking about connecting to our deepest longing in life and letting it radiate through our being. Nature, and our own bodies and spirits, burst into their fullest expression this season. Some ways that we experience this is through flowers, abundant produce, sunny days, and warm, sultry nights. Turn yourself on and get sexy by connecting to what matters most to you and bringing it to full expression to the world and by tapping into your own innate sensuality that comes to life every moment of every day through your own five senses. A turned on person turns on the world!

From Sara: One month before my graduation from New York City�s Barnard College, I had gone to the gynecologist as part of a litany of physical exams I needed to confirm my acceptance to the Peace Corps. There I learned that I had the early stages of cervical cancer. I couldn�t believe it. I practiced yoga, ran, and ate a vegan diet. I thought I was living a healthy life.

Just a few months away from flying off to West Africa, I couldn�t fathom walking away from my dream. I asked my doctor what I could do and he answered, �nothing.� I just had to wait and come back every three months for check ups.

I was angry, furious, really. Of course there was something that I could do! I just didn�t know what�.

A few weeks later, out of the blue, I received a job offer to teach English literature, writing, and dance at an international school in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I learned I could get my required checkups there; and a couple of months later, I packed my bags and headed east.

I lived in northern Thailand for the next several years. It didn�t take long for my type A personality to slow to match Thailand�s slower rhythms. My new life showed me just how much I had been filling up my days with so many �to-dos� that I was, most of the time, literally forgetting to breathe.

Somehow I had lost sight of�or had simply never learned to notice�what really mattered, what I truly longed for in this life.

In Chiang Mai I surrendered to the healing wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Reiki, Yoga, Ayurveda (the traditional medical system of India), Buddhist Insight Meditation, detoxification programs, and simply slowing down. After a few months, my condition showed significant improvement and, one year later, I had fully recovered.

How I Reclaimed My Womanhood:
In the years since then, I have not only healed my cervical cancer, but I have also addressed my irregular menstruation, eating disorders, insomnia, anxiety, and ovarian cysts.

I have devoted my life to studying and teaching the healing practices I�ve learned to women all over the world. For More on Sara Click HERE. Look out for her book "The Way of the Happy Woman."

Follow Up Event: Thursday June 23rd @ Banyen Books

Teen Journey 2011

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Jonathan Willcocks, Head Facilitator - "Village Chief"

'Jono' is the President and Founder of the Vancouver-based company, Pinnacle Pursuits, which since 1997 has become a globally recognized, award-winning, experiential training, team-building and adventure-learning company. Pinnacle Pursuits is the Corporate Partner for Teen Journey.

Jono's role includes overseeing the vision of the project and helping to guide the overall flow and intentionality of camp as the experience unfolds during the week. He brings a depth of experience and wisdom to Teen Journey. From a young age, responsibility, leadership, and adversity have played a major theme in creating and defining his life. During and after university, his early experience as a wilderness boot camp leader for young offenders fuelled Jonathan's interest in working with people - of all ages - to embrace challenge and opportunity with confidence and discover their own unique potential as they learn, grow and achieve success at work, in life, and with their peers with a deeper sense of purpose, passion, authenticity, empathy, and courage!

Jono's educational background includes a University Education Degree in Kinesiology and Human Potential, he is a recognized recreational therapist, experienced outdoor adventure guide, and a Certified Professional Life and Leadership Coach and Facilitator. He is also an author, professional speaker, adventure-athlete, and award-winning entrepreneur and experiential educator. His commitment to life-long learning and his passion and enthusiasm for using group dynamics, nature and adventure as a metaphor for self-inquiry, self-discovery and embracing challenge and personal transformation, is inspiring and contagious!

For more information on his work, please visit www.PinnaclePursuits.com and on his background, inspirational stories and adventures, please visit www.JonoWillcocks.com

Jonathan Bean,

Works in the non-profit sector, working with people from across the lower mainland to help them better their situation through affordable housing, connection to their community and community services, and enhancing their human dignity. When volunteering for Teen Journey, Jonathan draws on his years of experience in helping teens and young adults discover themselves, their purpose in life, and the deep truths that they can draw out of the life around them. Jonathan brings his experience with the Canadian Improv Games and improvisational theater as well as his experience as a theatrical producer to the table, as well as 4 years of experience volunteering with and leading in transformational youth camps and workshops with Youth on Purpose (an organization devoted to transformational work with teens), On Purpose (workshops for adults and families) and the Choose Again Society. Jonathan brings a balance of playfulness and discipline, and focuses on real-world applications of the inner, personal work that happens at camps and seminars.

Welcome to Teen Journey

A journey to the wisdom of the heart to find who we are

Teen Journey is a global community of dedicated, loving

and conscious people who have come together with the intention

of being in service to the future caretakers of our planet: Our youth.

Rites of Passage. A paradigm shift for teens.

Indigenous wisdom meets the human potential movement in Teen Journey -

a unique, experiential and transformational program for youth to develop their

personal power and leadership potential.

Featuring local & international Elders, Leaders, Educators, and Mentors.

August 12 - 21, 2011 ~ Who are you? Dare to find out? Sign-Up.

We welcome you to explore this dynamic web-page to discover

why is Teen Journey necessary? Meet the people behind this transofrmational program.

Flip through images of previous Teen Journey's and see what people say about us.

Visit pages dedicated for teens and parents.

We suggest you begin your journey here by viewing "TJ IN ACTION" video

Spirit Plant Medicine Conference 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Stephen Gray, Ashley Rose & Andrew Rezmer on Synchronicity Radio

Interviewed by: Marie Benard

Spirit Plant Medicine Conference at UBC June 17th-19th, 2011

Gabor Mate, Dennis McKenna, Ronin Niwe, Kat Harrison, Jeremy Narby and More!
**Learn about the transformational effects of these plants to open our hearts to the true essence of who we are **

Indigenous Leaders, ethnobotanists, Amazonian healers and medical researchers in the field of entheogenic healing from around the globe will meet to speak, hold forums, panels and share their wisdom @ UBC. The event looks at traditional psychoactive plant medicines, spirituality, shamanism and rites of passage- what their relevance is to our times and how they might be able to help our communities. How do they help cure illness, heal trauma, and create possibility for a sustainable future? Also, perspectives on drug policy, globalization and Cross Cultural considerations.

222 + HST for the entire three days www.SpiritPlantMedicine.Com

NEWLY ADDED! EXTRA SCREENING OF VINE OF THE SOUL WITH RICHARD MEECH,
JUNE 16th, 7-9PM 15$ NORM THEATER @ UBC

Spirit Plant Medicine - Steve Beyer PhD and Dr. Dennis McKenna

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Spirit Plant Medicine Conference
Vancouver, BC, June 17-19, 2011 FOR MORE INFO - CLICK HERE

Dennis McKenna, Co-founder of Heffter Research Institute, Director of Ethnopharmacology, Treasurer
Dennis McKenna�s professional and personal interests are focused on the interdisciplinary study of ethnopharmacology and plant hallucinogens. He received his doctorate in 1984 from the University of British Columbia, where his doctoral research focused on ethnopharmacological investigations of the botany, chemistry, and pharmacology of ayahuasca and oo-koo-he, two orally-active tryptamine-based hallucinogens used by indigenous peoples in the Northwest Amazon. Dr. McKenna received post-doctoral research fellowships in the Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, and in the Department of Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine. He joined Shaman Pharmaceuticals as Director of Ethnopharmacology in 1990, and relocated to Minnesota in 1993 to join the Aveda Corporation as Senior Research Pharmacognosist. He joined the faculty of the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota in 2001. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute and serves on the advisory board of non-profit organizations in the fields of ethnobotany and botanical medicines. He was a key organizer and participant in the Hoasca Project, an international biomedical study of ayahuasca used by indigenous people and syncretic religious groups in Brasil. He recently completed a project, funded by the Stanley Medical Research Institute, to investigate Amazonian ethnomedicines for the treatment of schizophrenia and cognitive deficits. At the Heffter Research Institute, he continues his focus on the therapeutic uses of psychoactive medicines derived from nature and used in indigenous ethnomedical practices. More info - click here

Steve Beyer, A bit about myself: I have a law degree and doctorates in both religious studies and psychology. I lived for a year and a half in a Tibetan monastery in the Himalayas, and have published three books on Buddhism and Tibetan language and religion. I have been a professor at the University of Wisconsin�Madison, the University of California�Berkeley, and Graduate Theological Union.

For twenty-five years, I was a lawyer and litigator at a major international law firm in Chicago. I have been a wilderness guide and a peacemaker and community builder. I studied wilderness survival among the indigenous peoples of North and South America, and sacred plant medicine with traditional herbalists in North America and curanderos in the Upper Amazon, where I received coronaci�n by banco ayahuasquero don Roberto Acho Jurama.

I have worked with ayahuasca and other sacred plants in the Amazon, peyote in ceremonies of the Native American Church, and huachuma in Peruvian mesa rituals; and I have undertaken numerous four-day and four-night solo vision fasts in Death Valley, the Pecos Wilderness, and the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico. I am a member of the Society of Shamanic Practitioners, American Herbalists Guild, Foundation for Shamanic Studies, and Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness. I have served as an editor of the Journal of Shamanic Practice and as a contributing editor of Ayahuasca.com.
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Spirit Plant Medicine Conference
Vancouver, BC, June 17-19, 2011 FOR MORE INFO - CLICK HERE
Featuring Kat Harrison, Dennis McKenna, Ken Tupper, & Gabor Mate

Spirit Plant Medicine Conference is a sacred convergence of some of the most knowledgeable and practiced hearts and minds related to plant medicines. Indigenous Leaders, Ethnobotanists, Shamans and Medical Researchers in the field of psychedelics from around the globe will meet to speak, hold forums, panels and share their wisdom. Coming to understand and connect to earth Intelligence, and the possibilities for healing, planetary transformation and self realization they provide is a central focus. Some of the topics will be how medicines relate to healing, drug policy, globalization, and what sacred use of the plant teachers look like. The Spirit of the SPMC is to have a collective sacred experience together that is profound and lends awareness of the truths and possibilities of relating to plant-life as a whole, empowering the individual in cultivating those relationships on their own terms in the future

For More Information or tickets call Ashley: 604-644-4447

Spirit Plant Conference with Stephen Gray

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:00:00 -0800

Spirit Plants Conference Vancouver BC June 17th-19th www.SpiritPlantMedicine.Com

The humanity community and the planet itself are facing unprecedented challenges. Many see disaster looming. But there is a powerful, authentic vision on the loose�still unknown to many�that sees a global consciousness transformation underway which may very well save and sustain the world. Author Stephen Gray (Returning to Sacred World: A Spiritual Toolkit for the Emerging Reality) is close to the centre of this vision with forty years experience on the spiritual path, particularly with Tibetan Buddhism and indigenous shamanic plant-medicine practices. Stephen will speak about the ceremonial and healing use of medicines like peyote and ayahuasca, as well as the universally accessible practice of mindfulness/awareness meditation and the power of prayer as it is understood in the indigenous cosmos. All of these teachings and practices are linked and coming together now in a potent synthesis to help us awaken to our true nature and the full realization of what we're capable of accomplishing in our own lives and for our beloved Earth.

Stephen Gray was a student, meditation instructor, and teacher of Buddhism for many years. His main practice in recent years has been with the Native American Church. Stephen has also worked with other shamanic traditions, in particular, Amazonian ayahuasca shamanism. As well as his teaching and writing, Stephen composes music for "inner journeying" and has 3 cds under the artist name Keary (keary-reedsong.com). Stephen has written for a number of print and online magazines such as Shaman's Drum, Sacred Hoop, and Reality Sandwich/Evolver.net. His book, Returning to Sacred World: A Spiritual Toolkit for the Emerging Reality, is available for pre-order on Amazon.com good bookstores everywhere and in Vancouver at Banyen Books. He can be contacted via his website, www.stephengrayvision.com

Follow Up Events:

1) Stephen Gray Talk and Book-signing at Banyen Books Tuesday June 7th, 2011 7pm

2) Spirit Plant Medicine Conference June 17th-19th: www.SpiritPlantMedicine.Com
Featuring Kat Harrison, Dennis McKenna, Ken Tupper, & Gabor Mate

Spirit Plant Medicine Conference is a sacred convergence of some of the most knowledgeable and practiced hearts and minds related to plant medicines. Indigenous Leaders, Ethnobotanists, Shamans and Medical Researchers in the field of psychedelics from around the globe will meet to speak, hold forums, panels and share their wisdom. Coming to understand and connect to earth Intelligence, and the possibilities for healing, planetary transformation and self realization they provide is a central focus. Some of the topics will be how medicines relate to healing, drug policy, globalization, and what sacred use of the plant teachers look like. The Spirit of the SPMC is to have a collective sacred experience together that is profound and lends awareness of the truths and possibilities of relating to plant-life as a whole, empowering the individual in cultivating those relationships on their own terms in the future

For More Information call Ashley: 604-644-4447

The Sailor Cannot see the North The Psychospiritual Dilemma of our Time, James Hollis Ph.D.

Wed, 25 May 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Relationship with fathers in worlds literature, Andre Gerard

Wed, 25 May 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Born a twin in 1953, son of a German mother and a Belgian father, he grew up far from Wurzburg and from Liege, among the forests and lakes of the coastal pulp and paper town of Powell River, B.C. Lover of endives and sauerkraut, lebkuchen and rice pie, Andre Gerard (Editor and Publisher) has an MA in English Literature from the University of Washington and over twenty-five years of private tutoring experience.

As for the skills required to manage the constant chaos associated with publishing, Andre credits marathon running with building stamina, discipline and toughness: bird banding with sharpening curiousity and a sense of adventure; and lengthy stints as a Postal Production Planning and Quality Assurance Officer and, later, as a Fish Processing Plant Manager with teaching him practical business skills. His favourite refrain is Melville's "Oh, Time, Strength, Cash and Patience."

Notes from Andre Gerard author of Fathers: A Literary Anthology - The idea for this anthology came to me some five years ago, and although I tried to resist, the idea would not go away. I am, after all, the father of two teenage children, and some of my thoughts were forged in the fiery smithy of experience. Part of the impetus, too, came from seeing how �astronaut kids,� children with fathers half a world away, responded to reading personal essays and poems about fathers. A gift for all my children, biological and emotional, this anthology was compiled as an act of affirmation. Despite being an agnostic�one who lacks the certainty to be an atheist�I believe passionately in the power of friendship, loving-kindness and literature to give meaning to our lives.

Fathers: A Literary anthology is a literary treasure trove. Wise and wonderfully varied essays and poems by five Nobel laureates and by writers such as Margaret Atwood, Alan Bennet, Angela Carter, Virginia Woolf and Franz Kafka also make Fathers a powerful self-help manual for all children trying to understand and improve their relationships with their fathers. As well, the inspired musings in this collection will help all fathers�fathers young and fathers old�better appreciate the complexities of their role and the rich rewards it offers.

For More Information go to: http://patremoirpress.com

Prac for Life - The Evolution Revolution, Duane Okane

Wed, 18 May 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Duane O�Kane - Founder and President of Clearmind International Institute Inc.

Duane is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, workshop facilitator, teacher and a dynamic and entertaining public speaker. He has a lengthy background in mental health and social services, with 18 years in the field before forming Clearmind in 1990.

Clearmind Vancouver Lecture

The Evolution Revolution
Prac for Life Intro Night

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011, 7:30 PM Sharp
at the Unity of Vancouver, 5840 Oak Street at 41st
Lecture Location Map

with Duane and Catherine O'Kane

Catherine and Duane O'Kane will be speaking in Vancouver about Clearmind's unique international counsellor training program, Prac For Life. As usual, free lecture tickets are available if you call ahead.

The lecture explores the notion that in every moment, in every relationship, we are either being helpful or harmful. All moments count. You have the power to alter the course of your life as well as the lives of others.

Imagine treating your life and all of your relationships with this degree of urgency, respect, and integrity. These are the qualities not only of an effective and successful counsellor, but also of an effective and successful human being. Be part of the Evolution Revolution!

At the completion of the lecture, draws will be held for $3000 in grants towards tuition for the Fall 2011 program or one of our graduate workshops. Prac students who bring a guest, and attendees who are not in Prac, will be entered into two draws for $1000 grants. Those who apply that night and pay the $150 application deposit fee will be entered into a third draw for $1000.

The 2011 Prac for Life Program starts mid-October. Cost for one year of Prac for Life is $4,490. Applications received by June 30, 2011 receive a $900 discount.

Fall in Love anywhere....

Wed, 11 May 2011 19:00:00 -0800

Waiting for the "Magic Pill" to Love

There is a song on the radio right now, with the lyrics, �If you are going to do it somewhere, why not here? if you are going to do it sometime, why not now?� I like it because we all spend too much time thinking about making our life better in the future, like the goodies of life are out there somewhere. As if our lives start in the future.

We come up with a variety of excuses about not doing what we know we could be doing to feel happier or have more love and joy in our lives. The reason are endless and can range from, �I had a hard childhood, I have to heal my past first, people in my family don�t do that, I can�t do that, Its not possible, I�ll never get there, Its too hard, its to easy, I don�t have enough money, time, talents� or met the �right� person yet...the list goes on and on.

And even when we have help and are shown the thing that is the next step we still somehow look for a fix for the current apparent problem, really a short cut. On the front of Oprah magazine this month, the tag line is, �Can a single pill heal your past?� This is somewhat appealing if we believe once our past is healed we could somehow have a happier more successful love filled life. That ultimately something is wrong with us and we need to be fixed.

What if the process of �fixing� was an integral part of having a fulfilling, happier and more connected life. What if the process of living is what contributes to being happy��
What if all you want is available to you right now? You can fall in love right now, you can feel successful right now, joy right now. It is that simple....if you are willing to commit to what you want.
If you are going to do it somewhere how about here, if you are going to do it sometime...how about now!

Lisa de Lusignan MA, RPC, Lisa de Lusignan has a Master�s Degree in Counseling Psychology and has private practise in Mill Bay, BC. She is a teacher, facilitator, and writer. Lisa brings her passion and commitment to living a joyful life to her practise guiding people to find peace in the middle of their struggle, illuminating the learning and healing potential in all circumstances.

Lisa has appeared on the Fanny Keifer show, City TV and has a monthly column in The Bahamas Weekly. She has facilitated workshops on Relationship building, Self Esteem, Emotional Eating and Parenting. Lisa is a student and teacher of A Course in Miracles. T. 604-312-3942 Cell: 250- 882-4411

Laura Bradley is a Registered Professional Counsellor with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association and a Certified Group Facilitator. Laura is currently teaching Practitioner training; a three-year counsellor training program with Clearmind International. She has developed and facilitated personal growth workshops, and has experience counselling individuals and families. Laura is also a community trainer and educator. Her main areas of expertise are post partum adjustment, relationship and parenting. She has appeared on City TV, C-Fun radio and contributed to articles in The Globe and Mail and Today�s Parent. Laura's path to becoming a counsellor began with her own struggle with post partum depression in 1991; she cites her years of working with parents as "a huge influence on who I am as a therapist." She is driven by the desire to give her children, herself and others the opportunity to create what they want out of their lives. Check out more about Laura HERE.

The Great Turning Un-Conference

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Maureen Jack-Lacroix: Founding & Executive Director, Be The Change Earth Alliance Society � www.bethechangeearthalliance.org

Producer, CEO, Jack of Hearts Productions Inc.

Maureen has enjoyed a few careers spanning the past four decades. She was a successful band manager, TV producer, and managed Canada�s response to African hunger relief in the 80�s: Tears Are Not Enough. She then became known in Vancouver as the creator/producer of large, annual events such as the Music West conference & festival and Slam City Jam, the North American skateboard championships.

During this time she received
�       Ethics in Action Award, 1996, Ethical Decision Making
�       40under40 Top Business Achievers, 1993.
�       Exceptional Contribution Award, 1985, UNICEF Canada

Also a student and leader of group process in humanistic and cognitive psychology for 15 years, Maureen enjoys being a group facilitator for businesses, providing leadership training and team building coaching for executives.

For the past ten years, Maureen has focused on environmental concerns. After completing a Masters degree in Creation Spirituality and Eco-Psychology through Naropa University, and facilitator training with Joanna Macy and the Pachamama Alliance, Maureen founded the non-profit society Be The Change Earth Alliance. This organization has developed a citizen engagement program and materials that help people make sustainable lifestyle changes. It is applied in communities, in schools and in the work place, and most recently is being adapted to a Facebook application.

Maureen is the Creative Director and Producer of The Great Turning Un-Conference.

Kate Sutherland - Kate Sutherland is a community and organizational development consultant. She specializes in custom design and facilitation of game-changing processes for organizations, programs and communities. She is also the author of Make Light Work: 10 Tools for Inner Knowing, a new book dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and personal sustainability of change agents

Speaking Topic at The Great Turning Un-Conference:
*Consciousness*
"Intention, Intuition, and Integrity: A Session on Living Life Consciously" - For many situations and decisions, the best answers come from within. Join Kate for an introduction to "inner work," ways of working based on intuition, perception, intention and consciousness. We�ll explore simple tools for accessing the insights and inner wisdom that enable us to work on the Great Turning in personally sustainable ways.

Nickolas Grabovac: Nickolas Grabovac has been a passionate student of permaculture for over 15 years, formally receiving his Permaculture Design Certificate in the Spring of 2009. In 2009, he founded the Vancouver Permaculture Meetup Group, which now has almost 400 members, to facilitate the local sharing of permaculture skills and knowledge. Most recently, he has designed the school garden for Trafalgar Elementary School and is designing a garden for Maple Grove Elementary School. Nickolas has degrees in Ecology, Botany and Computer Science from the University of British Columbia.

Speaking Topic at The Great Turning Un-Conference:
*Innovation*
"Permaculture: Design for Sustainability" - Permaculture is a system of design for sustainability, underpinned by the ethics of earth care, people care and the reinvestment of surplus. In this talk, we will explore some of the key design directives within permaculture and show how they can be applied in a (sub)urban setting to improve the sustainability and resilience of our communities.

Karl Perrin - Speaking Topic at The Great Turning Un-Conference:
*Action*
"Pilgrimage to Burns Bog" - May 1 will be the fourth Pilgrimage to Burns Bog. We have declared it a sacred site. We clean it, dam its drainage ditches, fight the truckin' freeway on it, study it...we love it. This year we will bless it with Bach and seek its blessing. "In wildness is the preservation of the world." H.D.Thoreau

Zamir - Organizer/Producer of "The Quickening"

Info about The Great Turning

Navigating The Great Turning: An Un-Conference to Be The Change
www.bethechangeearthalliance.org/tgt/2011

Join hundreds of change agents and 40 community leaders at The Great Turning Un-
Conference on Saturday April 30th to explore how we can create a sustainable future.
Now is a time of great change and opportunity. Joanna Macy called this time of transition 'The Great Turning,' where every person has a vital role to play. Building on her wisdom, there will be three streams of dialogue to honour the many ways we are being called to awaken and express: ACTION to slow down the destruction & waste of precious resources, INNOVATION to explore alternate ways & systems to build resilient community and CONSCIOUSNESS to explore values and practices and embrace our radical interconnection with all life

At the un-conference engage with leaders from Greenpeace, Transition Town, Oxfam circle dialogues on all the ways we can build community resilience.
There are many pieces to the puzzle of our emerging future, and your role is pivotal. Come join us and Be The Change at the Great Turning Un-Conference!

Saturday, April 30th
9:00am to 5:30pm (Yoga, registration, and coffee starts at 8:00am)
Maritime Labour Centre (1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver)

For more details and ticket information go to www.bethechangeearthalliance.org

Info about The Quickening

The Quickening: A Cosmic Journey Through The Four Paths of Transformation
www.bethechangeearthalliance.org/tgt/quickening

Following The Great Turning:

Social and planetary shifts are calling all earth citizens to move to a new vibration of power. The Quickening is a cosmic celebration of this transformation through music, dance, spoken word and visual narratives. Following the Great Turning - where hundreds of change agents and over 40 passionate community leaders explore how we can create a sustainable future through action, innovation, and consciousness - The Quickening will raise the energy through the roof!

Featuring:
�    Shine Edgar - Dreamtime Didj
�    Jackie Essombe - Igniting Village Spirit
�    Navaro Franco & Nyamakupa Kurai - African Tribal Bliss
�    Buckman Coe - Lyrical Hope Propaganda
�    Naad - Sonic Mystics
�    Desiduous - Ambient Sound Selections
�    ShaMANoiD - Tribal, World, Progressive Electronica
�    Maya LaMonde - Creation Spirituality Ritual Leader

The evening will be structured to take participants through four paths of transformation:
�    Via Positiva - Experiencing the awe and mystery of creation
�    Via Negativa - Embracing the pain of our earth and of our separation from source
�    Via Creativa - Celebrating the union of light and dark and our connection to the Mother
�    Via Transformativa - Embodying our new vision of self and our role in the unfolding cosmic story

"You can never really teach a warrior with
words about the unknown;
we must embody it.
Let the music of the
night quicken us like
a river heading to the
rapids; letting go of
attachments, we move to a
stronger vibration of power"

Doors open at 8:00pm, journey begins at 8:30.

For more details and ticket information go to www.bethechangeearthalliance.org/tgt/quickening

Healthy Food, Healthy Body and Healthy Planet - Brian Clement

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Dr. Brian Clement, Ph.D., N.M.D., L.N. has spearheaded the international progressive health movement for more than three and one-half decades. By conducting daily clinical research as the director of the renowned Hippocrates Health Institute, the world�s foremost complementary residential health Mecca, he and his team have developed a state of the art program for health maintenance and recovery. His Florida (U.S.A.) center has pioneered a program and established training in active aging and disease prevention. With hundreds of thousands of people participating in this program over the last half century, volumes of data have been accrued giving Clement a privileged insight into the lifestyle required to prevent disease, enhance longevity, and maintain vitality and stamina. Among Dr. Clement�s many contributions are �Living Foods for Optimum Health�, �Longevity�, and Lifeforce�, which Dr. Colin Campbell called �One of the most important books ever written on nutrition�. His latest book �Supplements Exposed�, will change America�s perceptions about nutritional supplementation. This landmark publication will expose the pharmaceutical fraud rampant globally in the sales, production, and distribution of worthless and harmful vitamin pills. Dr. Clement is first and foremost a devoted husband and a caring father of four. In addition to daily counseling and research studies, Clement conducts conferences worldwide on attaining health and creating longevity giving humanity a roadmap for redirecting, enriching, and extending their lives.

For More information on Hippocrates Institute & the work of Dr. Clement, go to: http: www.hippocratesinst.org

Follow up events:

Ancient & Current Self-Help Techniques with Brian Clement
April 15th, 8:00-10:00pm Eternal Abundance 1025 Commercial Drive
20$ in Advance, 25$ at the door, 15$ for RAWBC members

Brian will discuss many helpful healing techniques that can be done at home. For challenges including cuts, burns, impaired vision, infection, pre-mature gray hair and many others. Empower yourself to be your own health healer!

Saturday, April 16th (Day Workshop 10:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.)

1788 168TH St. -South Surrey, BC

$80 (includes Raw Rood Lunch)

Natural Aging and the Conquest of Disease
Raw Food & Cancer
Serious Illness and the Possibility of Miracles

EXTENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOLLOWING LECTURE & BOOKSIGNING

Healing Yourself, Healing the World with Brian Clement
April 16th 8:00-10:00pm Eternal Abundance 1025 Commercial Drive
20$ in Advance, 25$ at the door, 15$ for RAWBC members

More Info and Registration

The Energy of Love & the Sacred Female - Art Noble

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:07:00 -0800

The Sacred Female with Art Noble,

One of the earliest cuneiform symbols for woman, an inverted triangle with central cleft, also meant giver of life. Dan Brown notes in The Da Vinci Code, this symbol is called "the chalice". Anthropologists, locked into the sexual paradigm of procreation and or pleasure, automatically assume childbirth. This novel shows the symbol may also represent a giver of spiritual or psychic life as well; a form of magic to which we all have access.Too many limit their enjoyment of sexual congress out of cultural misdirection, leading this writer to believe sexual misinformation and repression is probably the root cause of mankind�s social ills. Join Andrew & Art in a talk that spans the full spectrum of love relationships, the physiology of sexual transformation and the transmission and cultivation of love, seen primarily through the lens of the Sacred Female.

Bio: Art Noble is the author of The Sacred Female ~ A Sonata of Sexual Love and Spirituality. Born in Los Angeles, Art grew up in Key West where he lived four years in the Hemingway Home. He is the son of internationally known artist, Van Noble, who opened the Hemingway Home as an Art Gallery before it became a museum. On moving, he acquired a lamp from the home. He still writes under the lamp.

Noble holds a BS in Ocean Engineering and an MBA. Professionally, he was an adventurer on the cutting edge of technology, an executive engineer and a teacher. Like Robert Service and scores of other poets and authors, he has acquired and held many jobs including technical writer and commercial diving in the offshore oil field. This gives him an eclectic view of life. He ended his diving career as an Associate Professor of Underwater Technology at Florida Institute of Technology, Jensen Beach. His poetry is published in South Florida publications, Anthologies, International magazines, and read on National Public Radio.

For More Information & book ordering Click Here

Jay Schwed & Sound Healing

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:40:00 -0800

Jay Schwed - Our body is a musical instrument, when the instrument is not tuned properly a state of dis-ease or imbalance occurs�

Each cell in our body is genetically programmed to maintain its own health and well-being. During the course of our life many environmental factors interfere with this state.

Jay says: 'My vision and intention is to open the �high heart� that connects us all together as one, again. It is my desire to learn how to give to and receive love from all of my brothers and sisters.' Come join us to restore, replenish and open to the divine spirits that hold us on this journey!

The high heart is the one heart that connects all hearts to the one, to spirit, to God. This chakra is commonly referred to as the Thymus gland or the center for the immunity system. It has been scientifically established that each of these chakras or energy centers are associated with a musical note or vibrational frequency.

About Jay: In 1994, inspired by another Esalen workshop, he bought his first set of 'singing' Crystal Bowls. In the following years he has taught himself how to play. In 1995 Jay was trained as a Reiki Master and has been training many in this technique. In 1997 Jay added to his skills by attending a 750- hour training program in hypnotherapy.

During the last 5 years Jay has been travelling throughout the United States giving performances, leading workshops and giving private sessions at nursing homes, healing centers, New Thought churches, yoga studios, recovery centers and a variety of other locations as he assists in raising the planets vibrational frequencies. He has performed at such notable places as The Deepok Chopra Center, The Edgar Cayce Center, A.R.E. , The Agape Cultural Center, and The Believe Center.

Follow Up Event: Friday, April 1
15$ in Advance, 20$ at the door for more info call Ashley: 604-644-4447
3574 W 4th Ave *Bring your own cushion!*

The Art of Seduction and Courtship in Business - Barbara Deutsch

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:00:00 -0800

Art of Seduction & Courtship in Business with Barbara Deutsch

Being a success in business has everything to do with not dropping the ball in any relationship whether they are the CEO or the mail-room person, the agent or the casting director. Define what it takes for you personally to be an 'Agent of Persuasion' in your Career making an Impact wherever you go, whoever you are with. Learn about Expanding your Sphere of Influence, Creating Powerful relationships and gaining momentum towards your dreams with Integrity and your own unique authentic expression.

Barbara�s career began in NYC singing the coveted song "Day by Day" in the first national tour of GODSPELL. Making her way to the West Coast, she raised a family and pursued a successful career in television, stage, film, and commercials. Her deep interest in helping people both personally and professionally led her to create her own company, �The Barbara Deutsch Approach�, focusing on careers in transition. She is a public speaker throughout the United States and internationally. Her book �Open Up or Shut Up� will be coming out this year. www.bdapproach.com.

Follow Up Event:

The Art of Communication for the Creative Soul

Friday, April 8th 7:30-10:00PM

Integrative Medical Center 601 W Broadway Mezzanine 11

15$ in Advance, 20$ at the door

Everyone is creative. Creativity is not just the medium for artists, and musicians, and actors. Everyone that has imagination is creative. Entrepreneurs are purely creative. Having dreams and ideas are wonderful but if you don�t know how to ask for what you want or dream about then it all stays in your mind like a fantasy. If you know how to communicate creatively and effectively, you can have so much more. I help people to be brave and courageous enough to risk rejection and not die. People need to be the Host of their life, not a guest.

ABOUT BARBARA:
Barbara works with professionals in the performing arts and entertainment industry across the US and Canada.

Barbara Deutsch understands that CREATIVE PEOPLE in the arts or in business have a need to create, to express. They have a hot, bright flame that needs to be stoked inside so it won't go out. That is where Barbara comes in� whether you are working, on the verge, or struggling, Barbara helps you move it all forward. She not only fuels that fire, she is like lighter fluid burning through the barriers. With quick results she uncovers fears, removes blocks, and opens closed doors.  

Using TIPS, TOOLS and SHORTCUTS, she can help you be a HOST in Your Career ~ Not just a GUEST For More on Barbara Click HERE.

What a client said:
Taking Barbara's workshop was like a lightbulb going on for me. I finally understood that no one else is in charge of my career other than me. Barbara gave me the tools to know that people will want me for who I am and to stop trying to change myself for the business. As soon as I started working with Barbara, I got a new agent, started owning meetings and auditions and generally changed my outlook on life. It was some of the best money I ever spent.

For More Information call Ashley: 604-644-4447

Lynne McTaggart - The Bond: Connecting in the Space between us

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Our biological success story is more to do with our ability to share and empathize than just adapting to our environment � and we even have a �fairness spot� hard-wired into our brain.

These remarkable new findings are related in a paradigm-shifting book, THE BOND: Connecting Through the Space Between Us (Free Press; April 19, 2011, $26.00), by award-winning journalist Lynne McTaggart.

A desire to help others, even at personal cost, is so necessary to us that we experience it as one of our chief pleasurable activities, as essential and pleasurable as eating and having sex.

�Currently, we maintain the neo-Darwinist view of the universe as a place of scarcity populated by separate things that must turn against each other in order to survive. We�ve all simply assumed that�s life,� says McTaggart. �But that�s not the story science is telling us anymore.�

In fact, argues McTaggart, author of the international bestsellers The Field and The Intention Experiment, this drive for wholeness itself holds the key to the life of any organism or society�and also hold the key to our viable future.

About the Author:
Lynne McTaggart is one of the preeminent spokespersons on consciousness, the new physics and the science of spirituality, and the award winning author of six books, including The Intention Experiment and The Field, which have been published in eighteen and fourteen languages, respectively. She is also co executive director of two publishing companies, which publish some of the world's most respected health and spiritual newsletters, including What Doctors Don't Tell You and Living the Field. She lives in London.
Human beings are the dominant species on Earth, perhaps � but we have got there by being the fairest, and not the fittest, new findings in biology are demonstrating. To learn more about Lynn, Click HERE.

Follow Up Event:

Turbo Charge Your Life - Tim VanOrden

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Working together to Strengthen our local Food System - Joel Salatin

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Joel Salatin, is a fulltime farmer in Virginia�s Shenandoah Valley. A third generation alternative farmer, he returned to the farm fulltime in 1982 and continued refining and adding to his parents� ideas.

The farm services more than 3,000 families, 10 retail outlets, and 50 restaurants through on-farm sales and metropolitan buying clubs with farm and forestry products using relationship marketing.

He holds a BA degree in English and writes extensively in magazines such as STOCKMAN GRASS FARMER, ACRES USA, and AMERICAN AGRICULTURALIST.

The family�s farm, Polyface Inc. (�The Farm of Many Faces�) has been featured in SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, GOURMET and countless other radio,television and print media. Profiled on the Lives of the 21st Century series with Peter Jennings on ABC World News, his after-broadcast chat room fielded more hits than any other segment to date. It achieved iconic status as the grass farm featured in the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller OMNIVORE�S DILEMMA by food writer guru Michael Pollan. He was also featured prominently in the Movie Documentary Food Inc which was endorsed by Media Mogul Oprah Winfrey .

A sought-after conference speaker, he addresses a wide range of issues, from �creating the farm your children will want� to �making a white collar salary from a pleasant life in the country.� A wordsmith, he describes his occupation as �mob-stocking hervbivorous solar conversion lignified carbon sequestration fertilization.� His humorous and conviction-based speeches are akin to theatrical performances, often receiving standing ovations.

He has authored six books, four of them how-to types:

�SALAD BAR BEEF, YOU CAN FARM: The Entrepreneur�s Guide to Start and Succeed in a Farming Enterprise.
�FAMILY FRIENDLY FARMING: A Multi-Generational Home-Based Business Testament.
�HOLY COWS AND HOG HEAVEN: The Food Buyer�s Guide to Farm Friendly Food, is an attempt to bring producers and patrons together in mutual understanding and appreciation.
�EVERYTHING I WANT TO DO IS ILLEGAL: War stories from the local food front.
�YOU CAN FARM: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start and Succeed in a Farming Business.
His speaking and writing reflect dirt-under-the-fingernails experience punctuated with mischievous humor. He passionately defends small farms, local food systems, and the right to opt out of the conventional food paradigm.

His mother Lucille, wife Teresa, daughter Rachel, son Daniel, daughter-in-law Sheri, grandsons Travis and Andrew, and granddaughter Lauryn, work fulltime together on the family farm.

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Huna, Lomilomi and Hawaiian Shamanic Bodywork - Wayne Kealohi Powell

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:00:00 -0800

Wayne Kealohi Powell is founder and owner of Hawaiian Shamanic Bodywork, based in Oregon. Wayne began his journey learning Temple Style Lomilomi several years after meeting and working with a powerful Kahuna named Abraham Kawai'i. After teaching Huna and Lomilomi for the past 15 years in the USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Fiji, the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as studying with four other great kahuna along the way; Serge Kahili King, Lawrence Kamani Aki, Sherman Dodoit and Harry Uhane Jim, Kealohi is now Wintering in Southern Oregon to be of service to the community there. They will be offering private healing sessions, various bodywork trainings and Sacred Healing Circles in the Ashland, Grants Pass and Williams, Oregon area. His website is http://www.ShamanicBodywork.com

Love: What is it Good For??

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:30:00 -0800

Usually, there is a point in time where we all ask ourselves this question: Is a relationship more pain or gain? We as humans are pretty relationship driven and are often fixated on the attainment or the sustaining of our love relationships, yet we so often fail. We are not very good at loving and yet it is our natural state.

On one hand, statistics on divorces and philandering are exploding. On the other, we crave and strive for honest, integrity and connection. Some people would say we are not wired for monogamy that is how come we fail. Is Polyamory a more enlightened & natural way of being? Is the emergence of open relationships a new way of creating love/higher consciousness? or is monogamy closer to our natural and evolved essence? A way to create safety and sustainability in order to thrive in the universe? What are its gifts and hazards of both? How does this interact transpersonally and interpersonally? Laura & Lisa will explore these issues as well as answer emailed questions from listeners before that date.

For all questions email: Ashley@ConsciousLivingRadio.Org

Lisa de Lusignan MA, RPC,

Lisa de Lusignan has a Master�s Degree in Counseling Psychology and has private practise in Mill Bay, BC. She is a teacher, facilitator, and writer. Lisa brings her passion and commitment to living a joyful life to her practise guiding people to find peace in the middle of their struggle, illuminating the learning and healing potential in all circumstances.

Lisa has appeared on the Fanny Keifer show, City TV and has a monthly column in The Bahamas Weekly. She has facilitated workshops on Relationship building, Self Esteem, Emotional Eating and Parenting. Lisa is a student and teacher of A Course in Miracles.

T. 604-312-3942
Cell: 250- 882-4411

Laura Bradley is a Registered Professional Counsellor with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association and a Certified Group Facilitator.
Laura is currently teaching Practitioner training; a three-year counsellor training program with Clearmind International. She has developed and facilitated personal growth workshops, and has experience counselling individuals and families. Laura is also a community trainer and educator. Her main areas of expertise are post partum adjustment, relationship and parenting. She has appeared on City TV, C-Fun radio and contributed to articles in The Globe and Mail and Today�s Parent. Laura's path to becoming a counsellor began with her own struggle with post partum depression in 1991; she cites her years of working with parents as "a huge influence on who I am as a therapist." She is driven by the desire to give her children, herself and others the opportunity to create what they want out of their lives. Check out more about Laura HERE.

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