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Inspiring Events for Conscious Living
Talks Seminars Workshops Concerts Winter/Spring 2014 Programme
“Action without vision is only passing time, vision without action is merely day dreaming, but vision with action can change the world� Nelson Mandela
Hosting leaders in spirituality, personal growth, wellbeing and conscious business
Inspiring events for conscious living
JULIA CAMERON 15/16 FEBRUARY
LORNA BYRNE 24 APRIL
DEEPAK CHOPRA 11 MAY
BRUCE LIPTON 31 MAY
BYRON KATIE 5 JULY
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WELCOME About Alternatives Alternatives explores world spirituality and personal growth through regular events and online resources. Based at St James’s Church, Piccadilly since 1982, Alternatives is an independent not-for-profit organisation serving a global audience. With the recent passing of Nelson Mandela I keep asking myself, “What am I doing here and am I using my voice and presence as a force for good and positive change?” Whilst I love my work, I don't want to be part of a legacy that merely creates ‘Spirit Junkies’ moving from one event to another, never reflecting on what these events mean and how we can integrate the learning into our day to day lives. So with that in mind we have launched two new exciting spaces, Alternatives Life Lounge, fortnightly events, offering alternative ideas to living, loving, working and being and The Conscious Business Club, a space where people, purpose and profits align. These spaces will provide a chance to reflect, connect, up skill, and put all this learning into practice, raising our awareness and improving our everyday lives. So I welcome 2014 and the opportunity to move from knowing, to doing, to being! Mary Daniels Co-director
A Friendly Disclaimer We take great care in selecting our presenters and equally we ask you to use your discernment regarding opinions and information presented. We recognise that quick solutions to some issues are not always possible. Although St James's Church, in its openness of heart and mind, includes Alternatives, the ideas in this programme are not necessarily representative of the church itself.
Our Prices As a not-for-profit, we strive to keep our events as affordable as possible, offering significant concessions and investing in our community. For 10 years we have managed to keep our Monday entrance prices the same, but sadly due to increasing overheads and costs, we have had to increase our prices to remain sustainable. We hope you understand and continue to support the work we do.
The news of Nelson Mandela’s passing came as we were finalising this programme. As he was one of the most inspirational people of this or any time, we felt compelled to use a quote by him on our front cover. These words also seem to capture a strong theme of this programme….about the importance of our taking action to improve our world. We all have the potential to change things for the better, whether it’s in our family, our work place, our local community, or at a national or global level. People come to Alternatives for many reasons, maybe the desire to learn about new ways of living and being, or to explore their spirituality, or to meet and be with others who are looking for more meaning in their lives. Whatever your reason for coming, you are most welcome. I hope you are truly inspired by our programme. Richard Dunkerley Co-director
Friends Membership Become an Alternatives member and gain many benefits. Good Friend - become a Good Friend for £60 a year. You have priority entrance to our busiest talks and you receive free entrance to three talks and one Life Lounge and one Conscious Business Club, and 15% discount on workshops. Life Friend - become a Life Friend for one payment of £1,250. Free entrance to our talks for life plus 3 free workshops per programme for life plus one Life Lounge and one Conscious Business Club. You will also receive our CD 'Eternal Delight: Songs For The Soul’ Alternatives team after Marianne Williamson talk, June 2013
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TALKS Talks at St James’s Church Buy your tickets in advance online, and enjoy our discounted prices as well as a FREE MP3 recording of the talk (subject to presenters agreement) – £12 online £15 on the door, Concessions £8 online, £10 on the door (See individual pricing for some concerts and special guests). Our talks are in St James’s Church unless stated otherwise. Doors open at 6.30pm. The talks start at 7pm and end at 8.30pm. Vegetarian food and books are available afterwards.
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Monday 13 January Ashtamangala New Year Concert MICHAEL ORMISTON AND CANDIDA VALENTINO Renowned musicians and sound practitioners Michael Ormiston and Candida Valentino have created a wonderful concert to celebrate and invoke blessings for the New Year. Using Tibetan singing bowls, Mongolian Khöömii overtone and undertone singing, mantra, symphonic gongs, conch shells, damaru, shawm, tingshaw, Tibetan bells, and shaman drums will invoke an ancient Mongolian ritual blessing in conjunction with the Eight Auspicious Symbols from their latest CD Ashtamangala. Michael Ormiston is the UK’s most experienced Mongolian Khöömii overtone singer. He has been travelling to Mongolia since 1993 where he was initiated into the sacred & secular aspects of this amazing way of connecting to the power of the voice by the senior keeper of the Mongolian tradition,Tserendavaa. Candida Valentino is the only British woman to perform Khargyraa, an undertone style of singing that has strong connections with shamanistic practices of Mongolia and Tuva. soundtransformations.co.uk 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
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Monday 20 January How to Make a Difference JOHN-PAUL FLINTOFF It’s easy to believe that ‘making a difference’ is something best left to ‘special’ people like Gandhi, Nelson Mandela or Mother Theresa. The reality is that we all make a difference all the time. As soon as we recognise that, we empower ourselves to think about making what impact we would like to make, and then to get started on it. This evening, JohnPaul Flintoff invites you to think about the things you would really like to achieve, and to work out how you can get started right now. Whether you want to make a difference to yourself, your family, your place of work or your community, this talk aims to provide inspiration, a healthy dose of realism, and the tools to impact the world around you. John-Paul Flintoff is a writer, performer and activist. He worked for 15 years as a writer on The Financial Times and The Sunday Times. His books include Sew Your Own and How to Change the World. flintoff.org 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
Monday 27 January Finding Earth, Finding Soul TIM ‘MAC’ MACARTNEY This is the story of one man’s search for meaning and purpose in a society that is captivated by values and beliefs that are assaulting the Earth’s life-systems and collapsing society upon itself. The talk explores some of the profound teachings and insights that Mac Macartney experienced at the hands of his Native American mentors when they promised to help him open the hidden gateways to the wild truth of Britain's ancient spiritual past. The talk weaves together the story of Britain's indigenous past, the centre of inspiration Mac founded in Devon (Embercombe), the adventure and challenge of weaving 'earth wisdom’ into our contemporary consumer society mind-set, and the desire that sits deep within each of us for a return to community, sacredness, and belonging. Tim ‘Mac’ Macartney is the founder of Embercombe, a social enterprise in Devon, which seeks to inspire committed action for a truly sustainable world. Over a period of 20 years he was mentored and coached by Native American medicine people. Mac leads Embercombe’s work with corporations, and sits on the sustainability advisory panels for Procter & Gamble, Lafarge, and Lend Lease. timmacmacartney.co.uk 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
Compassion is the awareness of a deep bond between yourself and all creatures – Eckhart Tolle
CONVERSATIONS What are you most grateful for in your life? I am truly grateful for the education I received for it has led me on a path of self-awareness that has culminated in a 17year ecstatic ‘happily ever after’ experience with my partner Margaret, my children and the wonderful community of higher consciousness individuals in which I now find myself.
Bruce Lipton PhD is an internationally recognised leader in bridging science and spirit and is the author of . How did you come to be on your current path? In 1967, I was offered the opportunity for graduate study in the laboratory of Professor Irwin R. Konigsberg, a pioneer in stem cell biology. Forty-five years ago, I was cloning stem cells at a time when there were only a handful of stem cell biologists in the entire world. My research revealed that the environment controlled the biology and fate of cells. This finding conflicted with the prevailing notion of genetic determinism, the belief that genes controlled biology. This conventional belief leads us to believe, that in regard to our health and fate, we are “victims” of our genetic heritage. In contrast, my experiments revealed we are actually “masters” of our biology, simply because we can control our environment, and more importantly, our perception of the environment. An understanding of the structure and function of the cell membrane provided profound insight into the molecular mechanisms of the cell’s nervous system. These findings defined the molecular mechanism of perception, revealing the fundamental physical units of consciousness. This discovery led to a new mathematically definable version of evolution and, simultaneously, to the importance of the developmental “programming” of consciousness that ultimately shapes our world experiences. What has been the biggest learning in your life? The insights acquired on the mechanics of the cell’s “brain” directly led me to an understanding that we are spiritual beings inhabiting a cellular “virtual reality suit.” Endowed with our physical bodies, we can consciously create life experiences while acquiring sensory awareness such as vision, taste, touch, and emotional sensations, such as love, pleasure, and joy. The same insight also leads to the reality that we can reincarnate again and again. With this knowledge of “self,” I experienced “selfempowerment, the ability to take back control over my biology and life experiences. Through an understanding of the nature of subconscious programming and the ability to rewrite limiting, self-sabotaging and disempowering beliefs (programs), I have come to the awareness that life on planet Earth is tantamount to living Heaven-on-Earth.
Who have been your most significant teachers. Firstly, I attribute my research career to the foundational vision and excitement of science provided by my elementary school science teacher David Bangelsdorf. Later, my interest in science was further enhanced by the loveable and grandfather-like genius, Albert Einstein. I attribute my career in academia and research to the powerful education provided by my dear mentor, Professor Irwin Konigsberg. Lastly, with special appreciation to Margaret, one of the most significant teachers about life … in my life. What are the most common challenges that the people you work with experience? I believe that the most important challenge that people must overcome is the fact that our conscious minds, which control our wishes, desires and aspirations operates less than 5% of the time. Most of our biology and life experiences are shaped by the invisible behaviours controlled by our “programmed” subconscious minds. The vast majority of acquired unconscious programs were downloaded during the first 7 years of our lives by observing the behaviours of others, especially our family and community. Consequently, 95% of our lives are principally shaped by the subconscious mind’s beliefs and behaviours acquired from others. That is, until we re-empower our selves by reprogramming the limiting subconscious beliefs acquired in our infancy. Letting go of the influence of this early programming is actually a physiologic process that occurs when we fall in love, a time in which we consciously create the “Heaven-on-Earth” honeymoon experience. What advice would you offer to our audience? As offered in the movie, The Matrix, take the red pill and get out of the program! The joyous world of a honeymoon love is our real-world experience of what life would be like if we actually did take the red pill. Learning and employing the knowledge of the “new” biology and its insight into the nature of programming offer an opportunity re-empower your life so that each of us can share the Heaven this planet offers. What fills your heart with joy or makes you feel alive? Assured with the knowing that I am an immortal spirit operating a miraculous living virtual reality suit, allows me to be free to Love myself, which in turn, allows me to fully Love others. My love with Margaret, my family, and especially, Mother Gaia have allowed me to truly experience the magnificence of life and the majesty of our beautiful planet. Bruce Lipton is leading a seminar The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth at Regent’s College on Saturday 31 May.
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TALKS Monday 17 February Hope in Action ANDREW HARVEY & SCILLA ELWORTHY The economic, political, spiritual world crisis that we currently find ourselves in is a call to action. It is an opportunity for us to understand the realities around us and to rally together to do something different. We now have before us the possibility of using this current crisis to empower ourselves, and others, to actually get the planet to work. In this talk, Andrew Harvey will say why sacred activism, the transforming force of spirituality with radical action in the world, is crucial to our future. Scilla Elworthy will speak on how a leap in consciousness will transform the future and she will explore the skills needed to develop our leadership presence. Occupy Portland
Monday 3 February Occupy Love FILM SCREENING Join us for a journey deep inside the revolution of the heart that is erupting around the planet, as we ask the question, ‘How could the crisis we are facing become a love story?’ Occupy Love explores the growing realization that the dominant system of power is failing to provide us with health, happiness or meaning. The resulting crisis has become the catalyst for a profound awakening: millions of people are deciding that enough is enough – the time has come to create a new world, a world that works for all life. The film, by the acclaimed director Velcrow Ripper, features captivating insider scenes from the Egyptian Revolution, the Indignado uprising in Spain, Occupy Wall Street in New York, indigenous activists at the Alberta Tar Sands, the climate justice movement, and more. Woven throughout the action oriented backbone of the film is a deep exploration of public love, and compelling stories of an emerging new paradigm. It features some of the world’s key visionaries on alternative systems of economics, sustainability, and empathy, including Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, Jeremy Rifkin, Rupert Sheldrake and Charles Eisenstein. occupylove.org 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
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Monday 10 February Love as a Spiritual Path ROBERT HOLDEN, DAVID HAMILTON LUCINDA DRAYTON & FRIENDS “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray” Rumi. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we welcome you to this wonderful evening of stories, song, meditations and poetry that offers a rich inquiry into the heart of real love. Robert Holden will be your host and he is joined by a group of inspiring teachers and artists. You will be taken on a journey that explores themes like: love is your destiny; the pain of searching for love; the joy of falling in love; the challenge of staying in love; and being the presence of love.
Andrew Harvey is a distinguished mystical scholar, spiritual teacher and founder director of the Institute of Sacred Activism. His books include The Hope: a Guide to Sacred Activism and Radical Passion. andrewharvey.net Scilla Elworthy founded the Oxford Research Group in 1982 to develop effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policy makers worldwide. She founded Peace Direct in 2002 and has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize. scillaelworthy.co.uk 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online Andrew and Scilla are leading a workshop Sacred Activism on Saturday 22 February....see page 12.
Robert Holden PhD is the author of Loveability. His work on spirituality and psychology has been featured on Oprah, Good Morning America, a PBS special and two major BBC documentaries. robertholden.org Lucinda Drayton is the voice of Bliss. She is a gifted musician, counsellor and workshop leader. blissfulmusic.com David Hamilton is a much-loved scientist and author of many books including his latest on self-love called I Heart Me. drdavidhamilton.com 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
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Monday 24 February The Six Habits of Highly Empathic People ROMAN KRZNARIC Drawing on his new book, Empathy: A Handbook for Revolution, Roman Krznaric reveals in this talk how empathy - the art of stepping into the shoes of another person and seeing the world from their perspective - can not only enrich your own life but also help create social change. Empathy, he argues, has the power to transform relationships, from the personal to the political. Discussing everything from the empathy experiments of George Orwell to developments in neuroscience and industrial design, from the struggle against slavery in the eighteenth century to the Middle East crisis today, Roman explores six different ways you can expand your empathic potential and enhance your life. Roman Krznaric is a cultural thinker and writer on the art of living. He is a founding faculty member of The School of Life and advises organisations such as Oxfam and the United Nations on using empathy and conversation to create social change. He has been named by The Observer as one of Britain’s leading lifestyle philosophers. His books include The Wonderbox, How to Find Fulfilling Work and his latest Empathy: A Handbook for Revolution. romankrznaric.com 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
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Monday 3 March The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences PENNY SARTORI A near-death experience (NDE) is an intense psychological experience that can happen to a person close to death or in a situation of personal or emotional crisis. Recent hospital research is showing that NDEs can no longer be dismissed as hallucinations or aberrations of a dying brain. Whether it's a perception of movement through space, of light and darkness or an intense emotion, NDEs undoubtedly occur and have very real, often dramatic and life-changing after effects. In this talk, Dr Penny Sartori will discuss NDEs and the vast range of illuminating stories of her patients and others who have reached out to her. She will argue that a greater understanding of NDEs can not only enhance the way in which we care for dying patients, but can also transform your current worldview and help you live more fully. Penny Sartori PhD is a leading expert in NDEs and undertook the UK's first long-term prospective study. She was a intensive care nurse for 17 years in a major hospital and worked daily with dying patients. After undertaking a five year research project into NDEs, Penny was awarded a PhD and has written, lectured and broadcast widely on the subject. She is the author of The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences. drpennysartori.com 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
Monday 10 March Magicians of the Gods: The Quest Continues GRAHAM HANCOCK In the mid-1990s when Graham Hancock first published his blockbuster bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods archaeologists sneered at the idea of a lost civilisation more than 12,000 years ago. But new findings as far afield as Turkey, the Andes and Indonesia mean that this compelling notion can no longer be so easily dismissed. As he prepares the sequel to Fingerprints to be published in 2015 Graham takes time out from field trips and research to share his latest findings with us. The talk will be illustrated with stunning images. Graham Hancock has become recognised as an unconventional thinker who raises controversial questions about humanity's past. He is the author of the non-fiction bestsellers The Sign and the Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods, The Message of the Sphinx, Underworld and Supernatural and of the epic adventure novels Entangled and War God. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 30 languages. grahamhancock.com 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation – Plato
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Monday 17 March You Say You Want a Revolution... LYNNE McTAGGART Recently, during a guest editorship of the New Statesman, comedian and actor Russell Brand argued what Albert Einstein argued a century ago: we cannot reform a world with the same mindset that created it. In this talk, Lynne McTaggart picks up that theme with a map for how all of us can participate, individually and as a group, in an organised system of evolutionary change. She will discuss how to reject the ‘I win/you lose’ mentality; how to relate on a more connected levels; and how to create a unified, non-violent movement that empowers everyone with the tools for evolution to a safer, fairer, healthier and more inclusive society. She will also examine the new McCarthyism now evident in the general press, and she will share her own experiences with recent attempts to ban her magazine What Doctors Don’t Tell You. Lynne McTaggart is one of the central voices in the new consciousness movement whose work has been described as ‘a bridge between science and spirituality’. Her books include The Field, The Intention Experiment, The Bond and What Doctors Don’t Tell You. lynnemctaggart.com 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
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Monday 24 March Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations JULES EVANS In this talk, Jules Evans will describe how ancient philosophy saved his life, and how we can all use it to become happier, wiser and more resilient. Jules imagines a dream school, which assembles 12 of the greatest thinkers of the ancient world. Each of these ancient philosophers teaches a technique we can use to transform ourselves and live better lives. Jules will outline these practical techniques that are used by real people today - from marines to magicians, from astronauts to anarchists and from psychologists to soldiers and how ancient philosophy is inspiring modern communities and even whole nations in their quest for the good life. Jules will show you how philosophy can broaden you mind, connect you to society, science, culture and the Cosmos. Jules Evans is a policy director at the Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London and the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations. He is coorganiser of the London Philosophy Club, which is the biggest philosophy club in the world. philosophyforlife.org 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
Monday 31 March Mind Calm SANDY NEWBIGGING Whether you are new to meditation or an experienced meditator, modern-day monk Sandy Newbigging will show you how to gain greater clarity, perform at your best, worry less, heal faster, sleep better and feel more calm, confident and content. In this talk, Sandy will reveal the eye-opening insights that sit at the heart of his meditative approach, including the main hidden causes of a busy mind, the 'peace with mind' miracle, why there's more to life than you think, and how there is a silent solution to any problem. To end the evening, he will share an incredibly powerful technique for instantly re-connecting with the present moment and the big calm of your consciousness, ultimately proving that 'peace with mind' is possible for you and the secret to success is stillness. Sandy Newbigging is the creator of Mind Calm Meditation and the Mind Detox Method and author of Thunk!, Heal the Hidden Cause, and his latest Mind Calm. Sandy has trained practitioners in his methods from more than 15 countries and has been featured in several television shows internationally. sandynewbigging.com 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all beings – The Dalai Lama
CONVERSATIONS/TALKS Dina Glouberman PhD is the visionary co-founder of Skyros Holistic Holidays. How did you come to be on your current path? I have always needed to get to my deepest truth and then create my life from the inside out–and to offer this possibility to others. Skyros Holidays were part of this path of truth, because through creating a particular kind of community and courses and authentic warmth, people could within days speak their truth on a profound level to people they had just met. This is, I believe, why so many people have found their time in Skyros to be a turning point in their lives. Professionally, humanistic psychology and psychotherapy and then imagework were my way in to the truth of human experience. Then through some altered state experiences, I also came to know about my spiritual truth and begin my spiritual path. What has been the biggest learning in your life? Creating and running Skyros was a truly magical learning experience. I discovered that an environment made up of the things that made me happy–community, authenticity, laughter, learning, heart connections, and of course sunshine and sea–was also healing and magical for others. Monday 7 April You Are What You Imagine DINA GLOUBERMAN Are you feeling stuck or burnt out, facing difficult changes, or simply yearning for something you can’t imagine having? This talk will introduce you to Dina’s three-step approach to new beginnings, which will help you: recognise the catalyst that will start you moving in a new direction; get a vision of the future that would be right for you; and find your way forward to a new beginning. The secret is to educate your imagination to bring together the spiritual and the practical and learn to attend to the whisperings of your heart and soul while being grounded in the ‘real world’. If you are not where you want to be, learn to imagine better! Dina Glouberman PhD is the visionary co-founder of Skyros Holistic Holidays and has been a pioneer for over 30 years in using imagework to enhance and transform everyday life. She is an international trainer. coach and psychotherapist and is author of Life Choices, Life Changes, The Joy of Burnout and her latest book You Are What You Imagine. dinaglouberman.com 7pm–8.30pm £15/£10 on door £12/£8 online
What are you most grateful for in your life? I’m grateful that I have been given so many people and things to love, including of course life itself, and also for the fact that I have had the great privilege to do work that I love, that expresses my creativity and that can make a difference for others. Who have been your most significant teachers. The living teacher who most inspires me is the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. He seems to me to have truly gone beyond his personal self. It is as if he breathes us all in and breathes out love. What are the most common challenges that the people you work with experience? The worst times for people are when they feel that they are rudderless, or have got it all wrong. At these moments, they have no framework of meaning within which they can love themselves, understand what is happening to them, see their own possibilities, and guide their lives forward. What advice would you offer to our audience Try looking at yourself with a look that combines compassion for your pain and limitations and also respect for your magnificence. With this look, you can get yourself through the most painful and debilitating situations and find a way through to the future. What fills your heart with joy or makes you feel alive? This morning, I watched the red sun rise from the sea. Witnessing such a sunrise is probably my greatest joy.
Thursday 24 April
Love Comes From Heaven LORNA BYRNE This event is the UK launch for Lorna Byrne’s new book Love Comes From Heaven. Lorna has been seeing angels since she was a baby. She also sees love as a physical force, something which she has never talked about before. This allows her a unique insight into the importance of love, its origin and the different ways we can love. She explains how we are all pure love, but so many of us have locked away this love within ourselves and are unable to fully love ourselves or others. Love Comes from Heaven will transform the way you think about love; it will stir up the love that is within you, helping you to love yourself more, making you more compassionate, happier and helping to change your life and the lives of the people around you. At this event on the day of publication of her new book, Lorna Byrne will be interviewed by Alternatives co-director Mary Daniels for an hour, followed by audience questions. Afterwards Lorna will offer an individual blessing to everyone who wishes it. Lorna Byrne has been seeing and communicationg with angels throughout her life. From a very early age, the angels told Lorna that she would write a book about them. Her first book Angels in my Hair is now an international bestseller. having been translated into 26 languages and published in over 50 countries. lornabyrne.com 7pm–8.30pm £20/£15 concs Logan Hall Institute of Education 20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AL
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Saturday 31 May
The Future of Wellbeing DEEPAK CHOPRA
The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth BRUCE LIPTON
Deepak Chopra returns to his health and wellness roots with an exciting new approach to holistic health that focuses on the hungers we experience physically, mentally, and spiritually. What are you hungry for? Food? Love? Self-esteem? Security? Acceptance? Peace? Join Deepak for an inspirational day as he creates a roadmap for higher health based on the latest findings in both mainstream and alternative medicine. Are we in the midst of a major paradigm shift in science? Is the universe becoming self aware in the human nervous system? Is the next stage of human development conscious evolution? Can we develop a higher awareness of who we are, what we yearn for, and what we can ultimately do about it? How does our understanding of consciousness also enhance our capacity for total wellbeing (physical, emotional, spiritual, social, community, financial and ecological)? Deepak will address all these questions as well as practical ways to experience higher consciousness, transformation and healing.
A renaissance in science is shattering old myths and rewriting the story of life. Bruce Lipton today introduces a “new” biology that illuminates the science of mind-body medicine. The profound insights offered by leading edge research completely revise our understanding of the nature of life. The new science of how consciousness interfaces biology reveals how our thoughts, attitudes and beliefs create the conditions of our body and our place in the world. Understanding how our developmental programming shapes the unconscious behaviours that create or undermine our wishes, desires and loving partnerships, is fundamental for acquiring self-empowerment and becoming the master of your fate rather than the ‘victim’ of your programs.
Deepak Chopra is the author of more than seventy books translated into over eighty-five languages, including twentyone New York Times bestsellers. He is the founder of The Chopra Foundation, co-Founder of The Chopra Centre and serves as an Adjunct Professor at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University. Time magazine has described Dr Chopra as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as ‘the poet-prophet of alternative medicine’. deepakchopra.com 11am–5pm Doors open 9.30am Premiere Circle £115, Front Stalls £105 Standard £85, Concessions £65 Seats are numbered and will be allocated in each section according to the date of booking. Tickets to be collected at the venue from 9.30am on the day. Premiere Circle includes exclusive use of the private lounge, afternoon refreshments and priority book signing with Deepak.
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Bruce Lipton PhD is an internationally recognised leader in bridging science and spirit and a leading voice in new biology. He is the bestselling author of The Biology of Belief and Spontaneous Evolution, and his latest book is The Honeymoon Effect: the Science of Creating Heaven on Earth. brucelipton.com 10.30am–5pm £75/£55 Good Friends and Concs Tuke Hall, Regent’s College, Inner Circle, NW1
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Who Would You Be Without Your Story? BYRON KATIE The Work of Byron Katie has been called the most powerful self-realisation technique ever developed. The Work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world. It is a way to understand what is hurting you, and to address your problems with clarity. People who do The Work as an ongoing practice report life-changing results. In this seminar, Katie, with her humour and lovingly incisive clarity, will introduce you to The Work and show you how self-inquiry can bring you a joy-filled life. Participants at recent intensives have called it “revelatory” and “the most powerful experience of my life.” Byron Katie has one job: to teach people how to stop suffering. In 1986, at the bottom of a ten-year fall into depression, anger, and addiction, she woke up one morning and realised that all suffering comes from believing our thoughts. thework.com 10am–5.30pm £75/£55 Concs Logan Hall, Institute of Education 20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AL
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony – Gandhi
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In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you – Deepak Chopra
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CONSCIOUS BUSINESS CLUB Saturday 18 January MASTERCLASS
Marketing for Hippies TAD HARGRAVE
Venetia David
Welcome to our new Conscious Business Clubs' 4 - hour Masterclass and 1 day workshops. Please visit our website and page 11 for full listings of our midweek week (Wednesday nights) events. theconsciousbusinessclub.org alternatives.org.uk
Welcome to the official launch of our Conscious Business Club and our first Conscious Business Masterclass. The CBC is a space where people, profits and purpose are aligned. Tad Hargrave will lead the masterclass and will teach you: * how to attract better clients than you ever have before with absolutely zero budget, * the core reason why most marketing feels bad and how to make sure your marketing avoids it, * what's behind people under (and over) charging for their services, * the only three kinds of potential clients you will ever meet and the approach you need to take with them * the three core pieces of criteria for every piece of marketing you will ever do * the three core elements of building a business your ideal clients will be drawn to, spend money on and tell all their friends about * the seven client-attracting things you can be known for Tad Hargrave is a hippy from Canada who developed a knack for marketing. Despite years in the non-profit and activist world, he finally had to admit he was a marketing nerd and, in the end, he became a marketing coach for hippies. marketingforhippies.com 1pm–6pm £30 CBC members/£40 non members Please check website for venue
Sunday 2 February MASTERCLASS
Saturday 17 May MASTERCLASS
Be Your Best Brand MALCOLM LEVENE
Making a Living Without a Job BARBARA WINTER
This 4-hour Masterclass with Malcolm Levene will show you how to merge both your Inner self (values, beliefs, personal integrity) with your Outer Self (communication, body language, attitude, appearance and demeanor) to create your ultimate personal brand. The aim of this Masterclass is that you leave knowing how to connect with your inner authentic voice, increased self-belief and confidence, and higher levels of selfesteem and motivation to take action. It is particularly good: if you need to be a spokesperson within or for your organisation; if you are looking to start your own business/project; if you really would like to feel more confident and aligned inside and out, with friends, family, colleagues or members of the public or media.
Are you ready for the satisfaction, freedom and creative challenge of jobless earning? Don’t know where to start? While the conventional wisdom may still be telling you, ‘Get a job,’ this workshop will show you new possibilities for working when you want, where you want and how you want. Today, Barbara Winter will give you the basics you need to join the ranks of the joyfully jobless. You will learn how to recognise and manage obstacles you will face, how to create multiple profit centres, how to design a work life that’s perfect for you—and get paid on top of that. Whether you want to make the transition from employee to entrepreneur or create another source of income, don’t miss this lively workshop. Come prepared to be inspired and informed.
Malcolm Levene is a personal branding coach of 20 years standing and is a regular contributor for the Huffington Post His private clients include Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, Michael Marks, Michael Gove and other notable individuals from the worlds of business, politics and entertainment. malcolmlevene.com 1.30pm–5.30pm £30 CBC members/£40 non members Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, W2 3NS
Barbara Winter is a California-based teacher, entrepreneur and self-employment advocate who has been self-employed for 35 years. She’s never had a better boss. She publishes Winning Ways, the newsletter for the joyfully jobless and is the author of Making a Living Without a Job. joyfullyjobless.com 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Heythrop College, 23 Kensington Square, W8 5HN
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EFT and Matrix Reimprinting KARL DAWSON
Cellular Awakening BARBARA WREN
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) stimulates the body’s energy meridian points by tapping on them with ones fingertips and helps to clear emotional blocks in the energy field. In 2006, a shift in awareness enabled Karl Dawson to gain new understanding behind the causation and resolution of trauma and this led him to create Matrix Reimprinting. Matrix Reimprinting is a set of techniques which can change your relationship to your past and dramatically transform your physical and emotional health in the present. It combines EFT with understandings from new biology, epigenetic and quantum science, to create rapid personal change. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of EFT and how to apply these skills with Matrix Reimprinting. Come away with potent, practical tools for self-transformation.
In this workshop Barbara Wren will explore the vital role nutrition plays in integrating heavenly and earthly energies in the body. You will see how each cell is a microcosm of the macrocosm, and how it is up to you how much of the universal information enters your microcosm. Two of the main areas of focus will be the nutritional support of the water component of our body, and the light storage and production potential within each of us. You will study the influential factors of your nutritional needs to help evaluate the least amount of stress in your body. The overriding principle for the main component of your body, water, is stress creating dehydration and eventually dehydration creating stress from within. The water component of our body is where we store the universal wisdom so the focus of nutrition should be to expand this facility.
Karl Dawson is an EFT master and the creator of Matrix Reimprinting. He has taught thousands of students worldwide how to transform their emotional health by releasing stress and trauma from their energy systems. He is the author of Matrix Reimprinting using EFT. matrixreimprinting.com 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Colet House, 151 Talgarth Rd, W14 9DA
Barbara Wren is the founder of the College of Natural Nutrition and has been teaching nutrition and healing techniques for 27 years. She has always believed that empowering individuals through contacting their own inner wisdom is the only true way back to wholeness and happiness within the universal laws and rhythms. She is the author of Cellular Awakening and Our Return to the Light. 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, W2 3NS
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The Artists Way JULIA CAMERON In this weekend, Julia Cameron will dedicate herself to helping you identify and unravel old and unworkable ideas that block your creative spirit. Your creative spirit can express itself in so many ways in the world, through music, dancing, play, singing, poetry, and painting. Your creative spirit has the ability to imagine and express from a deep place of authenticity. In this place we join with the divine in the ongoing creation of the universe. Join Julia for an intensive two-day trek through your creative kingdom. Tools will include Morning Pages and Artist Dates, and the workshop will be a mix of talks, Q&A, and experiential work in small groups. Expect this course to jump-start your creative process, refresh your own thinking around creativity, and introduce you to a creative community. Julia Cameron is the author of more than 30 books, both fiction and non-fiction. Best known as the author of The Artist’s Way, her bestselling works on the creative process have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold over three million copies worldwide. An award-winning playwright and poet, Julia Cameron has distinguished credits in theatre, film and television. juliacameronlive.com 10.30am–5.30pm (4.30pm on Sunday) £150/£127 Good Friends/£110 Concs Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Rd, NW1 7AY
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Saturday 1 March
Sacred Activism ANDREW HARVEY & SCILLA ELWORTHY with CHLOE GOODCHILD
Enlightenment Through Tantra MAHASATVAA MA ANANDA SARITA
The economic, political, spiritual world crisis that we currently find ourselves in is a call to action. We now have before us the possibility of using this current crisis to empower ourselves, and others, to actually get the planet to work. In this workshop, through discussion and exercises Andrew and Scilla will teach the key qualities you need to develop sacred activism: * Peace: how you can develop a state of inner intelligence for maximum outer effectiveness * Courage: what it takes for you to wake up and go into the darkest places and risk everything * Wisdom: developing the fierce wisdom within and the grounded sense of higher self needed to 'speak truth to power' * Passion: how to discover the energy necessary for birthing the new humanity * How to balance your deep feminine and masculine. Between these sessions, Chloe Goodchild will introduce the power of participative sound as a catalyst for sacred activism. Please see page 6 for Andrew and Scilla’s biographies 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Colet House, 151 Talgarth Rd, W14 9DA
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The ancient art of Tantra meets contemporary urban people in this transformative one-day event. Tantra is a spiritual path suitable for both couples and singles, offering a deep acceptance of all that we are as human beings. There are Tantra methods, which work with sexuality, emotions, the senses, mind, chakras, kundalini, creativity and intuition. Nowadays, an increasing number of people would like to benefit from the tremendous wisdom of Tantra in both its sexual and spiritual aspects. Tantra offers a holistic approach to life, love and spirituality that is unique, and is as relevant for men and women of today's world as it was 5000 years ago in India. We will be practicing empowering, experiential, Tantra methods, discovering how Tantra can open the door for Enlightenment in urban life situations. This group is interactive and you are welcome to ask questions. Sarita is a renowned Tantra master and mystic offering courses and retreats across the globe. Having received a direct transmission from Osho, she is true to the spiritual essence of Tantra and leads us on the path to self realisation. She is also a master healer, author and consultant. tantra-essence.com 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Colet House, 151 Talgarth Rd, W14 9DA @alternativesorg
WORKSHOPS Sunday 2 March
How to Teach and Lead Meditation WILLIAM BLOOM In this workshop, William Bloom will teach the core concepts and strategies for leading people into silence. During the day you will be given a holistic and modern perspective on the major meditation forms. These include Vippasana, Zen, mindfulness, TM, guided visualizations, mantras, mandalas, raja and agni yoga, journeying, seed thoughts, inner dialogue, deep relaxation, healing and prayer. You will clarify the chemistry, psychology and health benefits of meditation. You will learn how to • Prepare for leading and teaching • Clarify the purpose of the meditation • Guide the meditation • Use appropriate words and tone • Enable grounding, posture and breath • Close the session. We know that groups and individuals gain great benefits from quiet time. This is a crucial training if you have a calling to lead people into calm space. William Bloom PhD is one of Britain’s most experienced mind-body-spirit educators, with over thirty years of training people in this area. He co-founded Alternatives, is a Fellow of the Findhorn Foundation and founded the Spiritual Companions project. His many books include The Endorphin Effect and The Power of Modern Spirituality. 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Heythrop College, 23 Kensington Square, W8 5HN Charmander6969 Photobucket
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Saturday 15 March
Seeing Naturally Without Glasses PETER GRUNWALD
Dreams of Awakening CHARLIE MORLEY
Would you like to reduce or eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses; eyestrain; back or neck pain and postural tension and lack of mental focus? In this experiential and highly informative workshop, you will learn that it’s not the eyes that see, but the brain. Peter teaches that brain function can change, therefore eyesight and vision are flexible and can follow the changes of the brain. The Eyebody Method coordinates physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of seeing. Glasses or surgery address the symptoms, not the causes of visual dysfunction. Today, you will learn how to begin to replace these with: visual and mental clarity; strain free read- ing and computer use; improved posture, coordination and wellbeing; awakened creativity, imagination and intuition; and increased attention and presence.
This unique workshop will include an overview of the history, science and practice of lucid dreaming from both the Western psychological and Tibetan Buddhist traditions. You will learn practices enabling you to lucid dream and to engage the wider holistic benefits of lucid dreaming and conscious sleeping which these practices offer. Lucid dreaming is an important precursory skill to the Tibetan tradition of Dream Yoga and these teachings offer a practical way to learn this incredibly beneficial skill. The aim of this workshop is not just about being aware within your dreams and tapping into the wellspring of wisdom that resides in the dreaming mind, but also about how to wake up to life and to live lucidly with joy and confidence.
Peter Grunwald is the founder of the Eyebody Method. He wore glasses for 27 years for myopia and astigmatism from the age of three. After training in the Alexander Technique and the Bates Method, it took only 18 months until he was totally free of them. He lives in New Zealand and has been presenting worldwide for the past 19 years. eyebody.com 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, W2 3NS
Charlie Morley is a teacher of Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep and is author of Dreams of Awakening. In 2008, Charlie became one of the first Westerners officially ‘authorised to teach’ lucid dreaming by Lama Yeshe Rinpoche within the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Charlie now leads retreats and workshops around the world, and has given the first TED talk on lucid dreaming. charliemorley.com 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Park Crescent Conference Centre 229 Great Portland Street, W1W 5PN
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WORKSHOPS Sunday 16 March
The Amazing Power of Your Voice SARAH WARWICK Singing is one of the most healing and inspirational activities we can do. It is also fun, energising, relaxing, heart-warming, immune-boosting and creative - and everyone can do it! Through the natural voice we will tap into our innate vitality, promoting a profound sense of well-being and connection with others. It is less about technique and more about allowing your voice to emerge from the heart. We will explore the healing power of sound, learning to use the natural voice and pure vocal tones as a simple but powerful tool for deep relaxation.We will tap into the creative voice through improvisation and simple song-making. The day will include: * Uplifting harmony songs from around the world * Mantras, Taize, and sacred songs * Movement, breathing, toning and how to use sound for deep relaxation * Group improvisation and song making. Sarah Warwick is a singer whose journey has taken her through pop stardom in the 1990s, through three bouts of breast cancer, to running highly successful personal development workshops in singing, songwriting, recording, sound therapy, corporate energising and team-building. Her latest CD is Songs of the Prophet. lifesong.co.uk 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Heythrop College, 23 Kensington Square, W8 5HN
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Saturday 29 March
Parenting as a Team ANDREW MARSHALL
The Enneagram: Through Personality to Spirit KAREN WEBB
Bringing up the next generation is possibly the most fulfilling and life-affirming thing anyone can do, but children also seem to have a mission to challenge everything they come into contact with from your clothes and furniture, to your nerves, sex-life and even your marriage. In this workshop, Andrew Marshall will cover: * Balancing all your priorities: children, relationship, work and self * Resolving arguments about childcare and chores * Maintaining the loving connection with your partner * How having a child can throw up issues from your own childhood * Dealing with your own parents * Building a united front whether your children are toddlers, school age or teens. The workshop will include experiential exercises and is suitable for both individuals and couples
The Enneagram is a dynamic and ancient model of humanity. It describes nine personality types and the direct link between the psychological and spiritual aspects of each. With extraordinarily accurate insight into our day-to-day behaviour, preoccupations, strengths and weaknesses, it also shows our own most fruitful approach to growth. We discover that negative emotions can become the raw material for liberation. In this workshop, you will discover: your own Enneagram type, the spiritual gifts of each of the nine types, the hidden emotional and mental concerns masking these gifts, some of the patterns of behaviour created by these unconscious habits of perception, how love as well as stress 'changes' your personality, and how to start to use your 'negative' patterns to fuel growth.
Andrew G Marshall is a marital therapist and author. He trained with Relate almost thirty ago and now leads a team of therapists in private practice in London and Sussex. His books include I love you but I'm not in love with you and I love you but you always put me last: How to childproof your marriage. andrewgmarshall.com 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, W2 3NS
Karen Webb is one of the leading teachers of the Enneagram in the UK. She has taught the Enneagram in the narrative tradition since 1991 after training with Helen Palmer. Her focus is to facilitate spiritual and psychological growth through workshops, individual counsel, couple and group work. She is the author of Principles of the Enneagram, theenneagram.co.uk 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, W2 3NS
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WORKSHOPS Sunday 30 March
Awaken Your Menstrual Power ALEXANDRA POPE & SJANIE HUGO WURLITZER In this workshop you will be introduced to a new way of understanding yourself as a woman that is deeply healing and liberating. When a woman understands the natural power of her menstrual cycle – physically, psychologically and spiritually – she unlocks an inner resource that transforms her relationship with herself, others and the planet. In this experiential and highly informative workshop, you will learn how to restore your connection to the intelligence and creative resources of your cycle and use this knowledge to heal symptoms and experience a new feeling of power and possibility. This workshop is for any woman who: suffers from menstrual or other health problems; wants to make peace with her body; is on personal and spiritual developmental journey; or is a counsellor, coach, psychotherapist or health professional. Alexandra Pope is a women's leadership coach, facilitator, counsellor and pioneer in a ground–breaking approach to women's physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing based on the power of the menstrual cycle. Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer is a psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist specialising in fertility related issues. She is author of The Fertlity Body Method. 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, W2 3NS
Saturday 12 April
Find Your Goddess Archetype CASSANDRA CAMPBELL-KEMP In this workshop for women, you will learn how to honour yourself and to have purpose and meaning in your life. You will discover which Goddesss archetype you are and by so doing, equip yourself with the tools for change. This is a fresh approach to self-empowerment and personal development, based on ancient and long-established connections with the archetypes, mythology and Goddess energies. The workshop is fascinating and thought-provoking; it will teach you things you didn’t know about yourself. This is a powerful catalyst for change, for by working with specific energies, participants are given the tools with which to rid themselves of self-limiting beliefs and behaviours and to transform their weaknesses and limitations into strengths. Cassandra Campbell-Kemp worked in the corporate arena for 40 years in the UK and Europe. Whilst living in Greece she became fascinated by the mythology and psychology of the Greek Gods and studied them extensively, and realising that the route to self-empowerment lay in working with their energies. knowthyself.co.uk 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Park Crescent Conference Centre 229 Great Portland Street, W1W 5PN
Sunday 13 April
You Are What You Imagine DINA GLOUBERMAN Are you feeling stuck or burnt out, facing difficult changes, or simply yearning for something you can’t imagine having? This workshop is an introduction to using imagery to understand where you are now in your relationships or work or general life situation, listen to the whispers of your heart and soul, and get a vision for the future that is right for you. You will emerge from the workshop with the clarity and confidence to take your next step in life. You will have a magic box of tools, indeed a new way of thinking, that you can use to understand, protect, and guide yourself, for the rest of your life. Prepare to be surprised and delighted. Your images by their very nature don’t always tell you what you expect; rather they will show you what you know deep down inside but haven’t yet told yourself, and they always point the way to transformation. Dina Glouberman PhD is the visionary co-founder of Skyros Holistic Holidays in Greece, Thailand, Cambodia, and Cuba and has been a pioneer for over 30 years in using imagework to enhance and transform everyday life. She is an international trainer. coach and psychotherapist and is author of Life Choices, Life Changes, The Joy of Burnout and her latest book You Are What You Imagine. dinaglouberman.com 10.30am–5.30pm £65/£55 Good Friends/£50 Concs Heythrop College, 23 Kensington Square, W8 5HN
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15 – 30 September
Peru: A 14 Day Shamanic Journey CHRIS WATERS AND MALCOLM STERN Travel with the Q’ero shaman of the Inca tradition, as we follow the course of the River Urubamba as it weaves its way up the Sacred Valley from Pisaq to Machu Picchu. Visit ancient and beautiful temples in the landscape along the way: Moray, the temple of the feminine where we sit in the landscape of circles; Tipon, the temple of the waters; Ollantaytambo, the temple of the Falcon; Sacsayhuaman, the temple of the moon; sacred places and more secret places where few tourists go where we find waterfalls, caves and lakes… and places to honour our relationship to Mother Earth, Father Sun and all our relations. At Machu Pichu, we enter the Crystal City at dawn. At the temple of the sun, we witness the sun rise above the mountain, standing spellbound, as fingers of light spread across this extraordinary landscape carved from the jungle. After 7 days in the Sacred Valley, we head across the Altiplano, following the ley lines as we make our way to Lake Titicaca. We are blessed to have as our guide for this part of our journey, Jorge Luis Delgado, author of Andean Awakening, you will hear his passion for this land as he accompanies us on the journey across the Sea at the top of the world. We spend a night on the island of Amantani, on Lake Titicaca. Staying with families here is a wonderful experience and a great lesson in simplicity, humility, beauty and generosity of spirit. We also spend one night camping out under the stars on the uninhabited island of Umayo, watching the Milky Way above us lighting our path. This is a memory-making journey of a life time! We stay in four-star hotels along the way. There are opportunities to have healing sessions with the shaman of the Q’ero tradition whilst we are in the Sacred Valley. And we will be exploring and experiencing the ceremony and rituals of this tradition as we go along. This journey has been designed to offer you a series of wonderful experiences that will touch your soul and perhaps transform your view of the world. Please visit our website for full information or call Chris Waters on 07765 258614. Chris Waters teaches ‘the way of the shaman’ and is a practitioner of the healing tools of the Inca tradition. She has worked with groups for many years and has led several groups to Peru. spiritoftheinca.com Malcolm Stern has worked as a group and individual psychotherapist since 1979 after training in humanistic psychology. He is a co-founder of Alternatives and runs groups internationally at venues including Esalen, Skyros and Cortijo Romero. malcolmstern.com £2,000 which includes accommodation, meals, entry to sacred sites, and all transport by coach, train and boat. Non-refundable deposit of £650 to book a place and the balance is due by 15 August. Flights are extra.... return flights from London, flight from Lima to Cusco and flight from Juliaca to Lima. Approximate cost of flights will be £1,000.
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