Omega 2019 Catalog (Old) by Omega Institute

OMEGA 2019 WORKSHOPS RETREATS CONFERENCES ONLINE LEARNING MEMBERSHIP

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Membership A Typical Day at Omega Dining R&R Retreats Workshops Yoga Service Initiative Veterans, Trauma & Resilience Initiative Brown University’s Mindfulness Center Programs Arts Week Omega Center for Sustainable Living Retreat Week Mindfulness Initiative Family Week Omega Women’s Leadership Center New York City Programs Wisdom at Work All-Inclusive Stay Continuing Education Credits Scholarships, Tiered Pricing & Tuition Discounts Online Learning Teacher Index Staff, Service & Support

OMEGA Supporting Organizations We thank the following organizations for signiﬁcant support of the Omega Institute: H EN RY L . K I M ELM A N FA M I LY FO U N DATI O N

DANIEL W. DIE TRICH II FO U N DATI O N

More than simply a place, Omega is a global community that awakens the best in the human spirit and cultivates the extraordinary potential that exists in us all.

At Omega, we believe relationships are central to everything. The potential to grow in relationship is a critical part of the learning that happens here.

DEAR FRIENDS, There has always been something unique about the Omega experience. The natural beauty of our campus, the nourishing food we serve, the extraordinary teachers and participants who travel to Rhinebeck from around the world, and the care and hospitality of our staff create a learning environment that is as important as what happens in the classroom. We offer everyone who visits an opportunity to take time out to listen to the quiet voice of their own wisdom, rediscover what brings them joy, and determine their own right next step. We also offer a place to be in community. At Omega, we believe relationships are central to everything. The potential to grow in relationship is a critical part of the learning that happens here. It’s present in what we choose to program, how we structure the day, and even in the design of our gathering spaces. We witness again and again people ﬁnding answers through relationships that inform, awaken, and energize change—in their own lives and in the world. Developing good relationships is key to creating a climate for positive change. It takes practice and willingness to bravely be together and commit to the challenge of liberating each other—and ourselves. When you visit our campus, you join thousands of other compassionate and courageous people who come to Omega each year seeking the inspiration, hope, and wisdom to heal themselves and make the world a better place. I can’t wait for you to join us. Warmly,

Robert “Skip” Backus Chief Executive Officer 2

LEARN. CONNECT. BE INSPIRED. Member support makes what we do possible. Together we can build a more compassionate, sustainable, and peaceful world. Join us and enjoy a collection of special beneďŹ ts.

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A TYPICAL DAY Omega’s living classroom offers an unparalleled opportunity for learning.

7:00–8:00 a.m. Daily Open Classes in meditation, yoga, or tai chi

5:30–6:15 p.m. Daily Open Class in movement

7:00–8:45 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m.–noon Workshop

noon–2:00 p.m. Lunch

12:15–1:00 p.m. Daily Open Class in movement

5:30–6:30 p.m. Daily Open Classes in yoga or meditation

6:00–7:15 p.m. Dinner

8:00 p.m. Evening events

noon–10:30 p.m. Visit the Omega Store

2:30–5:00 p.m. Workshop or free time

9:00 a.m.–9:30 p.m. Enjoy an Omega Wellness Center service

DINING Food brings us together. It nourishes our bodies—and our sense of community. What you can expect: Local, mostly organic, sustainable, nutrient-dense, and delicious meals.

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OMEGA WELLNESS CENTER Renew yourself While youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on campus, choose from more than 45 services at the Omega Wellness Center, including massage therapies, facials, energy work, wellness sessions, and much more. Our wellness concierge can help you ďŹ nd the perfect treatment. Call 800.954.0082 or visit eOmega.org/feedgood.

OMEGA R&R RETREATS One of Omega’s most popular programs We’re celebrated for workshops with world-class teachers, but did you know one of the best ways to experience Omega is to come for a little R&R? On a Rest & Rejuvenation Retreat, you enjoy: Getting back in touch with what’s important to you Doing as much or as little as you want Unwinding in nature Rejuvenating with yoga, tai chi, and meditation classes Relaxing or developing a new skill

Available May to October, R&R Retreats are just $25/day weekdays and $38/day weekends, plus accommodations and meals (2-night minimum stay; see page 125).

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Yoga Service Omega Institute and the Yoga Service Council have partnered together to provide an array of yoga service programs that offer practical skills and effective tools, a sense of purpose and passion, and the heartfelt inspiration to make a difference in the world. 2019 YOGA SERVICE PROGRAMS

MAY 3

Current Teaching Standards in Yoga Service See right. MAY 3

From the Heart See right. MAY 3

The Intersection of Yoga Therapy & Yoga Service See right. MAY 3-5

8th Annual Yoga Service Conference See right.

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

MAY 5-12

YOGA SERVICE TEACHER CERTIFICATION

Yoga Service Teacher Certiﬁcation See left.

Yoga teachers and yoga trainers may be accustomed to sharing yoga in private, gym, and studio settings, but many feel unprepared to offer yoga in schools, shelters, hospitals, refugee service centers, and other social service environments. To address the need for yoga teachers and trainers to receive proper training in yoga service, and to ensure that high-quality yoga is available to diverse communities in service settings, the Yoga Service Council offers its ﬁrst Yoga Service Teacher Certiﬁcation (YSTC) program this year.

JUNE 23-28

Course 1007-972/Tuition $1,500 ($1,400 Members) SS, CE

This 80-hour program includes a 60-hour, weeklong training intensive on the Omega campus, followed by 20 hours of optional, interactive virtual learning. The intensive portion of the training at Omega includes a daylong self-care retreat, as active wellness is essential to our cocreation of a healthy learning experience. The YSTC program addresses the speciﬁcs of appropriate yoga service and trauma-informed yoga, as well as studying the physical, sexual, mental, emotional, historical, and cultural traumas and their effects on the lives of those dealing with poverty, homelessness, dysfunction, addiction, and incarceration. Key topic areas of study also include specialized yoga techniques, teaching methodology, anatomy to speciﬁcally work with individuals who have experienced trauma via the

physical and energetic bodies, and a practicum spent observing another teacher lead a yoga service class. We also examine yoga philosophy and ethics, aspects of trauma and cultural sensitivity and diversity, and disparities based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and sexual identiﬁcation, culture, and socioeconomics. Teachers are subject to change. FEATURING THE YOGA SERVICE COUNCIL TEACHER CERTIFICATION FACULTY:

Pamela Stokes Eggleston, MBA, E-RYT 500, coexecutive director of the Yoga Service Council Amina Naru, coexecutive director of the Yoga Service Council Jennifer Cohen Harper, MA, E-RYT, RCYT, founder of Little Flower Yoga Jacoby Ballard, cofounder of Bending Towards Justice

Youth, Yoga & Mindfulness

See page 41. JULY 12-14

Transforming Codependency See page 57. JULY 21-26

Yoga, Purpose & Action 2.0 See page 62. AUGUST 2-9

Little Flower Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training See page 69. SEPTEMBER 22-27

Liberation Prison Yoga See page 101. Explore more at eOmega.org/yogaservice

Mark Lilly, mindfulness trainer and founder of Street Yoga Marlysa Sullivan, MPT, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, yoga therapy curriculum developer Susanna Barkataki, MEd, E-RYT, inclusivity promoter and yoga culture advocate

Danielle Rousseau, PhD, LMHC, director of Boston University’s Prison Education Program

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May

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAMS

MAY 3

PRECONFERENCE INTENSIVES Join the yoga service community, dive into practice, and start the conversation early with one of three preconference intensives. The intensives can be taken alone, or as part of the Yoga Service Conference. Programs start on Friday at 10:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. See eOmega.org/ysc for more information.

CURRENT TEACHING STANDARDS IN YOGA SERVICE (What Most 200-Hour Training Programs Don’t Tell You) Course 0801-829/Tuition $95 ($85 Members) SS, CE

Whether you are new to yoga service or not, make sure you remain responsive to current developments in yoga education. Explore traumasensitive classes, practicing cultural appreciation rather than appropriation, yoga teaching ethics, classroom management skills, and more. Jasmine Chehrazi, founder of Yoga Activist, teaches yoga studies as faculty at the George Washington University School of Public Health. yogaactivist.org

FROM THE HEART A Compassionate Approach to Leadership Course 0801-828/Tuition $95 ($85 Members) SS, CE

Presented by the executive directors of the Yoga Service Council, this intensive helps leaders, directors, and entrepreneurs in the yoga service ﬁeld identify their organizational strengths and challenges, strategize short- and long-term goals, and more. Pamela Stokes Eggleston and Amina Naru. See biographical information on page 8.

THE INTERSECTION OF YOGA THERAPY & YOGA SERVICE

Gain practical guidance to express your unique contribution for creating a best possible future through yoga service. Matthew J. Taylor, founder of Smart Safe Yoga, has been a leader in integrative rehabilitation for 38 years. smartsafeyoga.com

MAY 3-5

YOGA SERVICE CONFERENCE

Leading With the Heart & Cultivating Wisdom in Yoga Service Course 0902-819/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members) SS, MI, CE

“Without inner change, there can be no outer change. Without collective change, no change matters.” —Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei

TEACHERS & PRESENTERS

As our world continues to fray and divide, it is more important than ever to cocreate communities based in wisdom, compassion, and leadership through yoga service. Dedicated to making yoga and mindfulness accessible to all, yoga service calls on everyone who has beneﬁted from yoga or mindfulness practices to be a leading part of this movement of sharing yoga’s teachings with diverse communities in need.

Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei Matthew J. Taylor Mark Lilly Jasmine Chehrazi Jacoby Ballard Michelle Johnson Barrie Risman Susanna Barkataki Leslie Booker Molly Lannon Kenny Pamela Stokes Eggleston Amina Naru

The eighth annual Yoga Service Conference offers practical methods to maximize effectiveness, sustainability, and impact of those who already work in yoga service as well as individuals looking to start. Copresented by the Yoga Service Council and Omega Institute, this conference provides opportunities to hear from voices in yoga service and related ﬁelds— voices widely known as well as those quietly doing the work of service every day. Inspiring conference presentations provide sustenance for our hearts so that we may serve from a place of compassion. Informative workshop sessions provide practical tools and opportunities to apply them so that we may constantly cultivate the wisdom relied upon by those we serve.

Everyone is welcome, regardless of past experience. You do not need to be a yoga teacher to share yoga and mindfulness practices with your community and radically improve lives, including your own. Social workers, health-care providers, school teachers, counselors, yoga enthusiasts, mindfulness practitioners, and many others will ﬁnd the resources, inspiration, and support they need to build on their work and mission in the world. Choose one of three Preconference Intensives (at left). Then, join the full Conference to: • • • • • • •

Learn about fundraising and ﬁscal health of yoga service organizations, including how to negotiate high-level contracts Find new resources and ideas for building and sustaining an effective volunteer team Experience the power of diverse healing practices and learn practices to support personal reﬂection and growth Explore ways to adapt yoga to meet individual and community needs Deepen your understanding of Universally Inclusive Yoga Address issues of cultural competency, inclusion, and safety Examine the intersection of yoga and social justice

You also learn from peers and have the option to share your work through Common Interest Community Group gatherings. Join optional roundtable discussions with Advisors and Board members from the Yoga Service Council. Plus you can enjoy a Saturday evening community-building party to connect with other conference participants. You leave the conference with a renewed sense of purpose as a member of a dynamic community working for individual and collective change. Teachers are subject to change. See eOmega.org/ysc for more information.

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Course 0801-827/Tuition $95 ($85 Members) SS, CE

8TH ANNUAL OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

MAY 3-5

CENTERING LEADERSHIP IN PRESENCE I & II Drawing Power From What Matters in Challenging Times

MAY 3-5

RECONNECT TO DIVINE ENERGY

Discover Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Transformation Rob Wergin Course 0902-812/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

Each of us retains the energy of our lineage, past lives, and life experiences. Unless those experiences emerged from love, they often cause energetic stagnation in the mind and ROB WERGIN body. These blockages lead to disease, dysfunction, distress, disconnection, or despair in our lives. When we reconnect to divine energy, our mind and body are ﬁlled with pure love and light—balance is restored, blockages and stagnation are released, old wounds are healed, and many aspects of life are transformed. During this weekend with Rob Wergin, we reconnect to divine energy to clear old patterns, experiences, and beliefs. This process releases physical, mental, and emotional discomfort, as well as pain, and once again we connect with our true expression. Additionally, through lectures, discussions, and shared explorations, we restore and maintain a joyful healing connection with the divine, which allows us to continue our journey of reconnection and wellness. We return home with a renewed connection to divine energy and a more vibrant body, mind, and spirit. This workshop is also offered in October (see page 114). Additional energy work of any kind (i.e., massage, cranial therapy, etc.) is not advised during this retreat. Rob Wergin is a clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient who leads transformational sessions throughout the United States. robwergin.com

Leadership can be cultivated by anyone. More than a position, being a true leader calls us to practice ways of being that catalyze collective action toward a shared vision. Yet most of us have learned leadership approaches that ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS have two major obstacles: They don’t stimulate the pressure we feel when confronting everyday situations; and they use approaches of the mind to address habits, patterns, and behaviors that are held in our body. The result? We ﬁnd it difficult to translate our training and our best intentions into how we show up as leaders. This workshop for women combines training for the heart-mind with training for the body-mind to be present in another way. Third Way methodology teaches self-diagnostic tools and practical skills you can apply in the moment and over time to take your leadership capacity to the next level. Learn to use the power of centering in presence to manage energy, exhibit grace under pressure, and listen without taking things personally. Go beyond mind-only practices that allow patterns of ancestral, generational, and day-to-day anxiety to drive you. Tap into the deep wisdom of your body to develop positive boundaries, increase selfawareness, and release unwanted behaviors with self-compassion, humor, and love. Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships. Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei is an author, activist, and maverick teacher who bridges the worlds of spirit and justice. angelkyodowilliams.com

MAY 3-5

COOKING FOR WELLNESS

12 STEPS FOR EVERYONE

Preparing Balanced Ayurvedic Meals

A Spiritual Approach for Addiction, Anxiety & Depression

Course 0902-898/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) LE

Ayurveda is a science of life, consciousness, and health. Its methods can be used to assess and maintain your own well-being and achieve the ideal mind-body-spirit balance. The Ayurvedic lifestyle includes a special focus on food and strengthening the digestive system.

In this weekend workshop with Natural Gourmet Institute chef Richard LaMarita, practitioners of all levels are introduced to the fundamental concepts of Ayurveda. You learn about the gunas (states of mind) and doshas (mind-body types); balance and imbalance; and the basics of pulse diagnosis to help us evaluate our own health. Additionally, you gain a deep understanding of how to think as an Ayurvedic Vaidya when it comes to food and eating. Sessions on Saturday and Sunday bring you into the kitchen for hands-on cooking of balanced Ayurvedic dishes including dosa; okra and tomato curry; eggplant and radicchio lasagna with roasted tomatoes; curry leaf chutney; tamarind chutney; broccoli and sweet potato masala; avocado chocolate pudding; and basil lemonade. Richard LaMarita has been a chef instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute for more than two decades and a practitioner of Ayurveda for 35 years.

Course 0902-926/Tuition $390/315/240 ($350 Members) SS, LE

MAY 3-5

Richard LaMarita

RICHARD LAMARITA

Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei

Taury Smith Course 0902-961/Tuition $185 ($165 Members) SS, MI

The 12 steps are a plan of action that, when taken fearlessly and honestly, enable anyone to awaken spiritually and TAURY SMITH recover from addiction, and most forms of anxiety and depression. Though they may appear to be physical or mental, these conditions are at their root spiritual problems and are most effectively addressed with a spiritual solution. Whether we know it or believe it, every person has a deep inner source of love, wisdom, joy, and power. Taking the steps allows us to remove what is blocking us from a felt connection to that inner source. Once we achieve this, our lives change dramatically for the better. During the weekend, we take the steps together to ﬁnd that feeling of love and connection that relieves us from addiction, depression, anxiety, and other problems. All are welcome; it is not necessary to be a member of a 12-step program to attend. Taury Smith has been teaching the 12 steps for many years and has led more than 40 workshops and retreats.

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Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

May

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

MAY 5-10

THE ART OF MONOPRINTING Impressions to Remember Dan Welden Course 1005-816/Tuition $460 ($415 Members) MI, LE RADLEIGH VALENTINE

Explore the art of monoprinting with master printmaker Dan Welden. Develop your skills of observation and awareness and link them with the challenges of the unexpected as you learn to conﬁdently and creatively handle the pigments and tools of this art form.

MAY 3-5

ANGEL TAROT CARD READING Take Your Reading to the Next Level Radleigh Valentine Course 0902-979/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

Deepen your access to this language of the divine and take your angel tarot card reading to the next level in this certiﬁcation course with Radleigh Valentine. Discover insights and tips about how to prepare your deck for reading, interact with clients, and create your own unique spreads. You also gain techniques for building a successful angel tarot card reading business. Whether you’re looking to expand your readings for family and friends or you’re ready to jump into the world of professional angel tarot reading, you learn to: • •

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Understand the structure of tarot Acquaint yourself with the royal members of the court cards Comprehend more advanced ideas in tarot such as the symbolism, astrology, numerology, and angels Use tarot to improve your life and manifest your dreams

Upon completion of this workshop, you receive a certiﬁcate and are given access to a private Facebook group dedicated to supporting you after the course.

Radleigh Valentine is a bestselling author of ﬁve tarot decks, one angel oracle deck, and three books. He has more than 30 years of experience with tarot. radleighvalentine.com

DAN WELDEN

INTRODUCTION TO SOLARPLATE ETCHING Journey to the Unknown Dan Welden Course 0902-815/Tuition $305 ($275 Members) MI, LE

Join Dan Welden in this adventuresome exploration of Solarplate, a safer alternative high-quality printmaking process that uses sunlight and water instead of toxic chemicals. This journey leads you to untouched parts of your artistic self and takes you through creativity in a unique way. It is designed to unleash tightness and expectations and bring spontaneity and ﬂuidity. While working with the unknown on an 8 x 10 surface, you have the potential of developing a series of related color impressions. Ideas and inspiration magically unfold through the experience. No printmaking experience is necessary.

MAY 5-10

YOGA TUNE-IN Gina Norman Course 1005-964/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) CE

Every single body is different and unique—so why does it sometimes seem like all yoga poses are supposed to look the same? Yoga is not about how we look doing it—it's about recognizing the powerful connection between our breath, our body, and our overall sense of well-being. During this weeklong yoga immersion, you take time to really tune in and focus on your one-of-akind body's speciﬁc needs. Deepen your connection through daily sessions in asana (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises), and meditation. Each morning, you experience invigorating vinyasa practice and receive individual attention on pose alignment. Each

This workshop is open to all who desire to create with an open mind and heart, and are willing to embrace wonderfully surprising results. It is especially liberating for novice and experienced artists wishing to free themselves from creative blocks, fears, and expectations. Dan Welden, coauthor of Printmaking in the Sun, is past president of the Society of American Graphic Artists. He has shown his work in extensively in one-person and group exhibitions nationally and internationally. danwelden.com

afternoon, explore restorative poses, relaxation, guided visualization, and goal meditation. Gain a new appreciation for your breath as your most powerful anti-stress and anxiety tool, develop a better understanding of alignment from the inside out, and leave with the foundation you need to continue a daily practice at home. All levels are welcome; no previous experience is required. Gina Norman is owner and director of Kaia Yoga and its teacher training program. She has appeared in Fitness, Parent, Yoga Journal, and more. kaiayoga.com

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GINA NORMAN

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Bring a deck of angel tarot cards.

MAY 3-5

Monoprinting is one of the most unpredictable and exciting forms of art. You start with a plate, create your design, and instead of applying a layer of ink and printing multiples, you simply paint on the plate, place paper on the image and apply pressure. The result is a one-of-a-kind impression that resembles a painting more than a print.

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

MAY 5-10

ADVANCED MEDIUMSHIP TRAINING

MAY 5-10

ANCIENT WOMEN'S WISDOM

Lisa Williams WILL KABAT-ZINN

JON KABAT-ZINN

Wild Mercy

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

Mirabai Starr

MAY 5-10

Course 1005-957/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) MI

As the ﬁerce and tender voice of the feminine rises again, we are gifted with renewed access to the women mystics and wisdom beings across the spiritual traditions. In this gathering with awardwinning author and spiritual teacher Mirabai Starr, we immerse ourselves in the living transmission of the feminine spirit—exploring sources such as Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Mary Magdalene, Sophia, the Shekinah, Fatima, Quan Yin, Kali, indigenous Mother goddesses, and more. We engage in contemplative readings, group reﬂections, writing exercises, interspiritual chanting, and silent sitting— weaving these luminous elements into a basket of awakened community. By drinking from the wellspring of women’s wisdom across the spiritual landscape (with utmost respect for the cultural treasures being shared from these ancient wisdom traditions), we carry these living waters into our lives and offer them to a world thirsty for the feminine. Mirabai Starr, MA, is an award-winning translator of mystics and author of Mother of God Similar to Fire, God of Love, and Caravan of No Despair. mirabaistarr.com MIRABAI STARR

THE WAY OF AWARENESS

An Immersion Experience in Mindfulness & Heartfulness Will Kabat-Zinn and Jon Kabat-Zinn Course 1005-888/Tuition $555 ($500 Members) SS, MI, LE

Mindfulness is often spoken of as “the heart of Buddhist meditation.” However, its essence is universal. As the Theravadan monk and Buddhist scholar, Nyanaponika Thera, put it in his classic work, The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, mindfulness is the unfailing master key for knowing the mind, and is thus the starting point; the perfect tool for shaping our relationship to the mind, and is thus the focal point; and the lofty manifestation of the achieved freedom of the mind, and is thus the culminating point. Mindfulness has everything to do with openhearted attention to the unfolding of experience as it is. In most Asian languages, the word for “mind” and the word for “heart” are the same word. Therefore, we can understand mindfulness better if we simultaneously hear it as heartfulness and cultivate it in that way. During this retreat, we will be cultivating intimacy with our own experience as the days unfold, letting life itself become the curriculum. We will be engaging in a range of formal and informal meditation practices, including the body scan, various forms of guided movement, sitting meditation, and walking meditation. There will be an emphasis on the cultivation of mindfulness in all daily activities to foster a seamless continuity of life and practice. The applications of mindfulness in the face of the full catastrophe of the human condition, including stress, pain, illness, our own tacit assumptions, implicit biases, and the challenges of social inequity will be emergent themes.

Course 1005-903/Tuition $550 ($495 Members) SS, MI

Are you ready to take your skills as a medium or psychic to the next level? This advanced training helps you step beyond your comfort zone and develop your intuitive gifts in a safe and supportive environment. Through hands-on practice, including giving at least two readings, you discover how to isolate your senses; open, close, and blend with spirit; understand advanced symbols and connect with spiritual guides; hear and deliver speciﬁc messages; and how to care for and protect yourself. You also receive introductions on meditation, physical mediumship, speed readings, psychic detection, and trance work, as well as guidance on how to establish your own mediumship business. This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. This training prepares you to pursue certiﬁcation in Advanced Mediumship. For more information, see lisawilliams.com. MAY 10-15

PLATFORM MEDIUMSHIP Taking Psychic Communication to the Stage Lisa Williams Course 1105-904/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS

Are you currently working as a medium, or would you like to work as a medium? Would you like to share your gift with groups or a large audience? Learn how to deliver quick, life-changing messages to many people through hosting a mediumship demonstration. Combining talks, demonstrations, exercises, and practice, you gain the skills and conﬁdence you need to deliver messages on the stage platform. You also learn to strengthen your connection to spirit, open and close your link, give speed readings, deliver messages to a large audience, step through the boundary of fear, and set up your own platform demonstration.

This workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. This workshop has extended hours, including early morning meditations and evening sessions, and includes stretches of extended silent practice as well as periods of conversation and dialogue about our unfolding experiences. Will Kabat-Zinn is a mindfulness and meditation teacher whose passion is to help people wake up to their own deepest nature. Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is founder of MBSR and the MBSR Clinic at University of Massachusetts Medical School. jonkabat-zinn.com

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A ﬁnal evening event provides opportunities for demonstrations in a theater-style setting. Participants will be chosen on that day to represent the group for the ﬁnal demonstration. Everyone will be given a critique of their performance on stage. This workshop is for advanced students with previous mediumship experience. This workshop begins Friday at 8:00 p.m. and ends Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. Lisa Williams, founder of the Lisa Williams International School of Spiritual Development, is a medium and author of several books, including I Speak to Dead People, Can You? lisawilliams.com LISA WILLIAMS

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MAY 10-12

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

May

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

MAY 10-12

AGING BACKWARDS

DESIGN YOUR LIFE

COUPLES’ COMMUNICATION RETREAT

Miranda Esmonde-White and Master Trainer Team

Living True to Yourself Lauren Handel Zander and Laurie Gerber Course 1102-116/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

Are you done being mystiﬁed about why what you want seems forever out of reach? Get to the bottom of it with Lauren Handel Zander, author, life coach, and creator of The Handel Method™, and Laurie Gerber, head coach at the Handel Group™. In their inimitable, honest, no-holds-barred style, Zander and Gerber inspire you to dream in more areas of your life than you ever let yourself imagine. Learn the secret sauce to happiness: Personal Integrity®, the aligning of your head (plan), heart (desire), and body (actions). Return home with the tools you need to live aligned with your highest ideals for yourself.

JEFF WARREN

MAY 10-12

MEDITATION FOR FIDGETY SKEPTICS Jeff Warren Course 1102-960/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

During his ﬁrst few years of meditation, Jeff Warren spent his time “pinging around in a lather of ADD-powered excitability, jumping from teacher to teacher and technique to technique, never sure what [he] was doing or why.” Now Warren, coauthor of the New York Times best seller Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, offers suggestions for practice (meditation practice, movement practice, life practice)— both relevant and exciting.

ENJOY

an Omega Rest & Rejuvenation Retreat eOmega.org/rest See page 7 for details.

Jeff Warren is a writer and meditation instructor. He is coauthor, with Dan Harris, of Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics and founder of The Consciousness Explorers Club, a meditation adventure. jeffwarren.org

Course 1102-153/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

Course 1102-119/Tuition $365 ($330 Members) per person MI

Our inability to handle personal criticism from loved ones is a common Achilles’ heel. The more deeply we love, the more fragile we feel. Soon, couples feel they are walking on eggshells, unable to express themselves honestly, and their love fades. Raising children and money magnify the problems even as they become the reason couples stay together. The result? Couples often remain legally married but psychologically divorced—in a minimum-security-prison marriage. The biggest culprit in this dynamic is defensiveness. Active listening is a good solution, but is rarely used. Warren Farrell developed Cinematic Immersion, a method that enables couples to actively listen to their partner without feeling defensive. As couples learn how to emotionally experience “criticism” as love, they simultaneously learn “the art and discipline of love” and how to deepen that love throughout the week. This workshop is for couples— any two people with a history who desire a future (parents, married or divorced; newlyweds; WARREN FARRELL parent-child; siblings). It is also useful for health professionals in their work with patients. Warren Farrell, PhD, has been a pioneer in both the women and men’s movements. His books include Why Men Are the Way They Are and The Boy Crisis. warrenfarrell.com MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE

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Your body is designed to remain healthy, pain-free, and energetic throughout its lifespan— regardless of chronological years. Groundbreaking new science suggests we have more control over the aging process than previously thought. We no longer need to surrender to chronic pain, stiffness, decreased mobility, inflexible muscles, poor posture, or weight gain. Miranda Esmonde-White, creator of Essentrics® fitness technique and author of Aging Backwards, introduces you to your body in a way you’ve never known. A combination of group fitness classes, breakout sessions, group discussions, and lectures show you the necessary steps toward a youthful life. Through full-body strengthening and stretching, Essentrics workouts increase your body awareness, improve your range of motion, and help use clean alignment for posture, pain relief, and healing. Personalized modifications are provided during group fitness. Connect your mind and body in a workout of dynamic yet gentle exercises that are safe and compassionate to all ages, body types, and fitness levels. Miranda is joined by a team of Essentrics master trainers throughout the weekend. Miranda Esmonde-White is a leading educator on healthy aging and best-selling author of Aging Backwards and Forever Painless. essentrics.com

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No matter how many techniques you’ve tried Many of us have an and how many paths inkling that we are you’ve neurotically acting as our biggest messed up, Warren LAUREN HANDEL problem while at the helps you start fresh ZANDER same time holding the again, exploring the core key to the solution. Find existential principles the humor necessary that are trained to lighten up about it, across all meditation get to the bottom of techniques. You delve the issues, and gain the into the dynamics support you need to get behind mindfulness out of your own way. meditation, LAURIE GERBER lovingkindness Lauren Handel Zander meditation, and choiceless is cofounder and chairwoman awareness meditation. You of Handel Group, a corporate dig into the magical mysteries consulting and coaching of concentration, clarity, company based in New York equanimity, and friendliness. City. She is also author of Maybe Then, you build a customized It’s You. handelgroup.com practice that works for you. Laurie Gerber is executive vice Warren guides you in a rigorously president and head coach at humanistic way that nevertheless Handel Group Life Coaching. gets downright mystical at the end, handelgroup.com because, frankly, that’s where the fun is.

Warren Farrell

Exercising Mind & Body With Essentrics

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

TRANSFORMATIONAL CLEANSING

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

A Guided Detox Experience

MAY 10-12

STEVE GABRIEL

GIFTS FROM THE FOREST

Tom Francescott

Growing Food & Medicine While Tending the Woods

MAY 10-12

Steve Gabriel

2-Day Weekend Retreat 1102-859/Tuition $440/365/290 ($395 Members) MI

Course 1102-181/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members) MI

MAY 10-17

Many people love taking a walk in the woods, but do you know the names of the trees, fungi, and plants all around you? What about the medicine and food they offer?

7-Day Weeklong Retreat 1107-860/Tuition $765/690/615 ($685 Members) SS, MI The 7-day retreat includes the weekend workshop.

Guided by Steve Gabriel, ecologist, educator, and coauthor of Farming the Woods, learn how to observe the forest and ﬁnd natural patterns to replicate in your own farms, gardens, or yards. Walk the woods to explore trees, plants, and fungi and discover how they support both human and forest health. Learn proper tree planting techniques, how to inoculate shiitake mushroom logs, and how to make medicinal tinctures—and take all of them home with you. As we connect more deeply with the place we call home, we can regenerate the forest ecosystem of which we’re all a part, impacting our local communities and beneﬁtting the climate. Steve Gabriel, co-owner of Wellspring Forest Farm & School, is an agroforestry specialist for the Cornell Small Farms Program. wellspringforestfarm.com MAY 10-12

MAY 10-12

TRUE HUMAN

LIFE WITHOUT FEAR

Surrender to the Totality of Reality Aisha Salem

Choosing Freedom Over Fright

Course 1102-980/Tuition $335 ($300 Members) SS

Enter a weekend of deepening into truth with Aisha Salem, the founder of Gateway, an online portal for investigation, realization, and exploration for every aspect of reality, from the deepest intimacy to the widest expanse. During this in-depth immersion into intimacy with reality, we explore the expanse of being human, empty and limitless, at the threshold between evolution and involution. The weekend is held in the deep embrace and presence of Aisha’s being. Through dialogue, teachings, and transmission of the keys of consciousness, Aisha facilitates us through our layers of limitations and preferences that keep us from being truly surrendered—truly human. We also experience guided meditations, conversations, movement, and sound as we allow ourselves to let go to the trust of the wide awake, the deeply compassionate, and the truly loving. Together we celebrate and deepen, heal and unveil, and engage fully with reality—dropping into its most raw, touching, deep, and naked surrender. Aisha Salem has been facilitating truth across the world since 2003. Through 17 years of radical surrender, Aisha has merged with profound Buddhistic masters including Djwhal Khul, Longchenpa, Yeshe Tsogyal, and Phadmasambhava. aishasalem.com

On this cleansing journey of healing, self-discovery, and transformation, you learn to detox your body, clear your mind, and feed your soul.

Learn how to take the wisdom of the woods home to our backyards and landscapes in ways that beneﬁt our health and the planet. Spend a weekend exploring Omega’s forests and get better acquainted with the nonhuman elements of the land.

AISHA SALEM

Rhonda Britten Course 1102-138/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

Imagine waking up each day feeling loved, appreciated, passionate, and grateful for being who you are. Imagine having the courage to be fully self-expressed. What’s standing in your way? Fear of failure? Fear of not being good enough? RHONDA BRITTEN

Fear thwarts your ability to express your purpose, to give and receive love, and to realize your dreams. In this workshop world-renowned expert on fear and fearlessness Rhonda Britten supports you in waking up to who you are meant to be. Britten, founder of the Fearless Living Institute and former lead life coach on NBC’s Starting Over, gives you tools to make choices from a place of freedom instead of unconscious and fear-based thoughts, feelings, and actions. With her Fearless Living method, Britten brings the neuroscience of fear down to earth, and sends you home to a more meaningful life. You leave the workshop less afraid, with a heightened sense of personal power, deeper self-acceptance, and an enhanced ability to increase your wealth and develop closer, more intimate relationships. Rhonda Britten is a best-selling author and Emmy Award winner named “America’s Favorite Life Coach” by TV Guide.

Naturopathic doctor Tom Francescott guides you on a TOM FRANCESCOTT simple yet lifechanging detox program and juice cleanse loaded with a menu of nourishing antiinﬂammatory foods, cleansing juices, and detox smoothies, carefully designed to cleanse your liver, strengthen your heart, and help you release stress, trauma, and unhealthy energy patterns. In a safe and fun healing space, you discover how environmental and emotional toxins cause chronic illness and block us from living our true potential. Blending naturopathic discussions, qigong cleansing exercises, mindfulness, intuition, group sharing, and sound meditations, you learn to: • • • •

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Connect to and increase your innate healing power Identify food allergies and heal your gut microbiome Balance blood sugar and reduce inﬂammation with super foods Restore and recharge your adrenals and nervous system to handle stress better Boost your memory, metabolism, and immune system naturally Create a comprehensive wellness plan for yourself and your family

Return home relaxed, empowered, and energized to live a healthy and happy life. The 2-day detox intensive covers how toxins impact health, chronic disease, and well-being, and how the spiritual practice of cleansing and naturopathic medicine facilitate healing. The 7-day healing retreat is more experiential, allowing you time and space to rest, learn, and transform what arises during the detox process. Tom Francescott, ND, is an intuitive naturopathic doctor and certiﬁed qigong healer, specializing in transformational health care. drfrancescott.com

fearlessliving.org

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MAY 12-17

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

PAST-LIFE THERAPY TRAINING

MAY 12-17

LIVE YOUR ABUNDANT LIFE NOW Prosperity Through the Ancient Wisdom of Yoga Ellen Grace O’Brian Course 1205-896/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) CE

There’s a jewel of abundance in the treasuretrove of Vedic wisdom—a time-tested formula for living a prosperous life without ELLEN GRACE O’BRIAN losing your soul along the way. Artha, the universal life goal which means wealth, is the inseparable companion of dharma, the goal to live a meaningful life of higher purpose. Join Ellen Grace O’Brian, a yogacharya in the tradition of Kriya Yoga, to discover how to thrive in all ways—including personal prosperity as well as essential social change and planetary healing, so that all may prosper. This retreat offers a rare opportunity to heal the perceived gap between spirituality and prosperity and boldly embrace your full potential.

Ellen Grace O’Brian, an acclaimed teacher and awardwinning author, is the spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment in San Jose, California. ellengraceobrian.com

Brian Weiss and Carole K. Weiss Course 1205-779/Tuition $995 ($895 Members) SS, MI, LE

This date is sold out. This workshop is also offered in July and September BRIAN WEISS AND CAROLE K. WEISS (see pages 52 and 90). Gain theoretical knowledge, intensive practical skills, and experience in past-life regression therapy in one of only three Past-Life Therapy Trainings being offered by Brian and Carole K. Weiss in 2019. This unique opportunity adds a new dimension to the therapeutic repertoire of health-care professionals, while nonprofessionals explore their own past lives as a way toward increased self-understanding and an understanding of the nature of human existence. Highlights include:

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Learning techniques of hypnosis, visual imagery, meditation, and working with past lives History and current research related to hypnosis, visual imagery, meditation techniques, and working with past lives Mind-body connection and its relationship to healing physical and psychological illness How to identify the capacity of a client to undergo hypnosis, conduct a hypnotic induction, and interpret the content of a client’s hypnotic recall Observing and experiencing many individual and group regression sessions and demonstrations

This training offers an invaluable opportunity to learn past-life therapy techniques while exploring our own past lives and to retrieve and release memories from childhood and prior lives in order to build healthy relationships, enhance creativity, and ﬁnd greater satisfaction in life. It is valuable for health-care professionals as well as nonprofessionals who want an in-depth experience of this approach to self-exploration. Participants receive a certiﬁcate of completion from the teacher at the conclusion of this training. Participants cannot transfer out of this workshop once it begins.

MINGTONG GU

MAY 12-17

WISDOM HEALING QIGONG

Practices for Physical & Emotional Transformation Mingtong Gu Course 1205-715/Tuition $470 ($425 Members) SS

As millions of people in China have already discovered, there is a powerful, natural way to address health conditions and stimulate inner healing for living a happy, healthy life. Immerse yourself in a healing retreat with qigong master Mingtong Gu and experience the power of Wisdom Healing Qigong. Through experiential practices and discussion, you learn to: • •

Brian Weiss, MD. See biographical information on page 50. Carole K. Weiss, MSW, CHT, has been coteaching with her husband, Brian Weiss, since 1995.

MAY 12-17

MEMOIR AS BEWILDERMENT

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Nick Flynn Course 1205-785/Tuition $385 ($345 Members) MI

When ﬁrst approaching the idea of writing our memoir, says acclaimed poet, memoirist, and playwright Nick Flynn, we often write what we believe is our unique autobiography—but as we NICK FLYNN press on, we discover that our story is connected to everyone’s story, and only then can we access the deeper mysteries of life. Under Flynn’s guidance, we look for those moments when we begin to stutter and stumble when talking about our projects, and push more deeply into the shadows, into the unknown of our misremembered past. We wrestle with these deeper mysteries as well as the concept of bewilderment, and how we can embody both in our memoirs—through syntax, our access to the duende, leaps into the unconscious, or simply circling around what is unsaid, unknown, and unrealized. Be willing to push deeper into this shadow world and open to question why you tell the particular stories about your life that you do. Nick Flynn is an award-winning writer, playwright, and poet. He currently teaches creative writing at the University of Houston. nickﬂynn.org

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Deepen your understanding and practice of qigong Balance your body, mind, heart, and spirit through qigong movement, sound healing, and visualization practices Improve energy ﬂow, reduce stress, and slow the aging process Transform negative emotions into a productive and creative force Tap into your potential to help prevent illness, cure disease, and enhance quality of life

This retreat is for anyone who wants to learn more about healing qigong practice, those who are addressing speciﬁc health conditions—such as cancer, diabetes, Lyme disease, addiction, or chronic pain—or those who work with patients and want to support the healing journey of others. Mingtong Gu, founder of the Chi Center, is a qigong master who offers the ancient teachings of Wisdom Healing Qigong for contemporary times. chicenter.com

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As we delve into the heart of fulﬁlled living, we examine the 10 prospering promises— success formulas drawn from yoga philosophy and practice. We learn about the spiritual law of wealth and how to apply it in all circumstances, and discover how to meet obstacles as opportunities. We also learn how to cultivate the equanimity that is essential for success and happiness.

May

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

MAY 12-17

AWAKEN TO YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF

OPTIMAL ENERGY, OPTIMAL LIFE

Course 1205-722/Tuition $550 ($495 Members) SS, MI, LE

Jody Levy and Scarlet Soriano

Anita Moorjani

Anita Moorjani was diagnosed with cancer in 2002. She battled with the disease for four years, culminating in a near-death experience in 2006 that profoundly changed her perspective on life. ANITA MOORJANI

During this 5-day retreat, Moorjani helps you move forward on your path to healing and wellness. You uncover the roots of your ailments—physical, mental, and spiritual—through deep, guided mediations and sound healing therapies. If you have physical health conditions that aren’t recovering, this journey helps you discover what’s preventing restoration from taking place. Through lectures and group discussions, explore what it means to truly love yourself, and how to become the highest ideal of your authentic self. You learn what it means to live as a six-sensory being, and how to communicate with your body and identify what your ailments are trying to tell you. A natural-born speaker—thrust into the speaking circuit by Dr. Wayne Dyer— Moorjani has a knack for expressing mystical knowledge in a simple, practical manner. She illuminates some of the mysteries behind transformational experiences, making them easier to understand and more accessible, so you continue to stay in that space after you return home. All participants must reside on the Omega campus. You may want to consider taking Moorjani’s Healing Through Transformation (see page 115) after completing this course. Anita Moorjani, is an international speaker and best-selling author of Dying to Be Me and What If This Is Heaven? anitamoorjani.com OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAM

A Retreat for Male Veterans Feeling Good About Ourselves See right.

JUNE 16-21

Healing From Military Trauma A Warrior Renew Program for Women See page 36.

Join fellow veterans to support one another and renew mind, body, spirit, and relationships in a beautiful, tranquil setting.

Learn to access the wisdom of your body and mind through the lens of energy with a variety of fun and experiential activities. Throughout the week, you explore approaches rooted in integrative nutrition, positive psychology, energy medicine, mind-body medicine, quantum physics, neuroscience, and more. Discover the language of your body, including your energetic signature and subconscious beliefs, and how they impact your health and well-being. Experience ways to tap into the frequency and energy that supports you, including the role of food, essential oils, music, and movement. Design your own self-care plan to put into practice upon your return home. Jody Levy, MBA, EEM-AP, founder of Peak Vitality LLC, is certiﬁed in Eden Energy Medicine, Reiki, PSYCH-K, Laughter Yoga, and coaching. jodylevy.com Scarlet Soriano, MD, is an integrative medicine physician, health and wellness consultant, and dynamic speaker.

CHAPLAIN STEVE TORGERSON

This integrative program is designed to help veterans alleviate the psychological, relational, and spiritual injuries of war. It is facilitated by a trained multidisciplinary team of veterans, psychotherapists, and interfaith leaders practicing holistic educational services for more than a decade. Through wellness practices, small support groups, recreational activities, and expressive arts, we:

Practices for Comfort & Ease See page 79.

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Veterans Yoga Retreat for Women

Reconnect with ourselves and other veterans Share experiences in an atmosphere of mutual support and trust Learn stress management and emotional resilience skills, including mindfulness, qigong, and yoga

Practices for Health & Well-Being See page 99.

We also learn ways to improve communication and relationships.

Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

This workshop gives male veterans the opportunity to share deeply about their

SCARLET SORIANO

Course 1205-981 SS, LE

Veterans Yoga Retreat for Men

SEPTEMBER 22-27

Do you want to change habits and behaviors that no longer serve you? Do you want to feel more balanced— emotionally, physically, and spiritually? Are you ready to take your sense of wellbeing and vitality to the next level?

Feeling Good About Ourselves

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AUGUST 11-16

Course 1205-953/Tuition $440 ($395 Members)

A RETREAT FOR MALE VETERANS

Omega offers hope and healing to veterans and their family members. With a focus on effective complementary and alternative medicine practices that address post-traumatic stress and promote resilience, we offer retreats for veterans and training opportunities for healthcare professionals who work with veterans. Explore more at eOmega.org/veterans. MAY 12-17

JODY LEVY

MAY 12-17

Veterans, Trauma & Resilience

OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAMS

Wisdom of the Mind-Body Connection

BARTON BUECHNER

HOWARD LEVENE

experiences and commune with other veterans in an accepting and supportive environment. It is not a substitute for clinical treatment or psychotherapy. This retreat begins Monday at 7:00 a.m. Tuition for this retreat is $695 ($625 Members). Scholarships are available to cover all but $75 of the total cost. Application is required; apply early, as spots ﬁll quickly. See eOmega.org/scholarships for details. Teachers are subject to change. Chaplain Steve Torgerson, a former Air Force chaplain, was deployed for Desert Storm and the Bosnian Conﬂict, and spent a year in Baghdad. He is a board member and facilitator for The Coming Home Project. cominghomeproject.net

Barton Buechner is a 30-year Navy veteran and presently serves on the board of directors of the Chris Kyle “Frog” Foundation. Howard Levene is a retired naval medical officer, currently in private practice, who has facilitated several previous veterans retreats.

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

May

Join Pema Chödrön Live Online Register now at eOmega.org/pemalive. The on-campus program is sold out; call 800.944.1001 to be added to the wait list. MAY 17-19

A WEEKEND RETREAT WITH PEMA CHÖDRÖN Course 1302-744/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS, MI, LE

PEMA CHÖDRÖN

Pema Chödrön is widely beloved for her insightful, down-to-earth teachings of Tibetan Buddhism for Western audiences. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience one of today’s most prominent Buddhist teachers and hear her new insights, conveyed with her characteristic warmth, clarity, and humor. This year we explore and practice Buddhism’s six paramitas—or transcendent practices—of generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation, and wisdom as a way to see into the nature of reality and cultivate the compassionate intention to help all beings awaken. The weekend includes talks, guided meditations, and question-and-answer sessions with Pema Chödrön. Tim Olmsted guides us in meditation practices that show us

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

KRISHNA KAUR

MAY 19-24

LET GO FOR REAL TIM OLMSTED

Chödrön will not teach during the Saturday afternoon session; Olmsted will offer a talk and a series of guided meditations. This workshop begins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pema Chödrön, whose best-selling books include When Things Fall Apart, is one of the most prominent Buddhist teachers in the West today. pemachodron.org Tim Olmsted is president of the Pema Chödrön Foundation and founder and senior instructor for Tergar International. steamboatbuddhistcenter.org

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

MAY 19-24

ADVANCED DRAWING IMMERSION

THE SPIRIT & CRAFT OF POETRY

An Exploration in Ballpoint Pen Nicolas V. Sanchez Course 1405-950/Tuition $480 ($430 Members) MI

Embrace the challenge of creating something extraordinary with a common ballpoint pen. By discussing different techniques and approaches to drawing and getting hands-on instruction with an expert artist, you sharpen your basic drawing skills using a medium you cannot erase or rework.

Nicolas V. Sanchez is an award-winning artist who has been featured in Vanity Fair, New York magazine, Drawing magazine, and Fine Art Connoisseur. nicolasvsanchez.com

Richard Blanco Course 1405-118/Tuition $555 ($500 Members)

The act of poetry is a spiritual journey of self-awareness, to reach into oneself and touch the deepest humanity of RICHARD BLANCO others. A poem’s emotional center and spiritual reason for being directly affect its relative success or failure, while the technical skill of the writer can either support or hinder a reader's understanding of that central feeling. Whether you are a beginning writer or more advanced in your art, join celebrated poet Richard Blanco to explore the two most essential aspects of writing: spirit and craft. Through readings, class discussions, and shared exercises, we begin with the essential elements of crafting a poem: imagery, modulation of the poetic line, ﬁgurative language, and musicality. Then, we discuss matters relating to process, inspiration, and writing practices. Finally, we respond with a balanced focus on both the spirit and craft of each other’s newly generated work. Discover a reinvigorated sense of poetry in everyday life and return home with the tools necessary to translate that sense into expressive, transcendent art. Richard Blanco, who served as President Obama's second Inaugural Poet, is author of several acclaimed collections of poetry and two awardwinning memoirs. richard-blanco.com

Kundalini Yoga for Peace & Joy Krishna Kaur Course 1405-121/Tuition $420 ($375 Members) SS, MI

The art of letting go is the basis for successful living. Releasing past mistakes, past relationships, and old feelings of shame or regret is the most direct recipe for happiness and fulfillment in all facets of day-to-day being. Truly letting go grants us the sweet, peaceful space to mentally, physically, and emotionally enjoy this journey we call life. In this workshop with celebrated Kundalini teacher Krishna Kaur, we use Kundalini Yoga techniques of breath, meditation, and mantra to tap into a deep inner stillness (shunia). Through postures and movements that stimulate and deeply relax the internal organs, glands, nerves, and muscles, we unknot any and all tensions held in the body (kriya). Coaxing the mind to release subconscious memories, we feel refreshed and ready to add more joy, wellbeing, and purpose to each day. “It’s not the life that matters," Yogi Bhajan famously reminded us, "it's the courage you bring to the life.” Join us for an elevating, fun-filled weekend and return home lighter, centered, and ready to live life to the fullest. This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Krishna Kaur, E-RYT 500, is certified by 3HO Foundation and Kundalini Research Institute. She is founder of Y.O.G.A. for Youth and is training coordinator for Kundalini Yoga in West Africa. krishnakaur.org

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800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Using ballpoint pens in only four colors (red, blue, green, and black), Nicolas V. Sanchez shows you the subtle art of proper crosshatching and optical blending to create photo-realistic images that can seemingly jump off the page. Discover drawing with tone and with a range in value to create speciﬁc works you can take home and add to your artistic toolbox. You also learn essential techniques to heighten your observation skills, increase your curiosity, and get inspired about drawing.

NICOLAS V. SANCHEZ

how to apply the weekend’s teachings to our everyday lives. Silence is observed from the end of Friday night’s retreat session until Saturday dinner.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Monday at noon

MAY 24-27

SUPER QI SUMMIT

LORELEI CHANG

KEN COHEN

LORIE EVE DECHAR

MICHAEL J. GELB

WENDY PALMER

ROBERT PENG

Harmonizing Masculine & Feminine Energies for Health & Happiness Course 1503-951/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS, MI

Harmonizing the masculine and feminine energies (yin and yang) is the secret of personal health, well-being, positive relationships, and spiritual development. This special Super Qi Summit brings together modern masters with profound expertise in cultivating yin/yang harmony. Each presenter shares practices and insights to help you experience more joy, freedom, and balance in your life. Through simple movements, guided visualizations, breathing exercises, and playful partner practices, complemented by inspiring lectures, discussions, and group healing sessions, you come away with stronger, clearer energy, and a much deeper understanding of how to balance your own qi so you can be more present and vibrant in all your relationships. Conceived and curated by Michael J. Gelb, the Super Qi Summit is designed so that participants can beneﬁt from the synergy between each of the presenters who together have more than 200 years of experience. These energy balancing practices require no equipment or previous experience and can be done by anyone in any physical condition. Anyone who wants to experience enhanced life energy, well-being, and improved relationships is welcome. Advanced students and teachers of qigong and taiji beneﬁt from a fresh perspective. Teachers are subject to change.

FEATURING

Lorelei Chang, creator of a unique synthesis of qigong, taiji, calligraphy, and dance Ken Cohen, MA, qigong grandmaster and author of The Way of Qigong Lorie Eve Dechar, acupuncturist, pioneer of Alchemical Healing, and author of Five Spirits Michael J. Gelb, expert on creativity and author of 15 books, including How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Wendy Palmer, sixth degree aikido black belt, creator of Leadership Embodiment, and teacher of mindfulness Robert Peng, qigong master and healer, founder of Elixir Light Qigong. and author of The Master Key

MAY 24-27

BREAK THE NORMS

INVINCIBLE LIVING

Meditation for a Life of Courage & Bliss

Kundalini Yoga & Meditation to Maximize Your Life

Chandresh Bhardwaj Course 1503-188/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) MI

Guru Jagat

Discover powerful, accessible, and practical meditation techniques designed to bring more strength, clarity, and bliss into your life. Guided by Chandresh Bhardwaj, a 7th-generation tantra teacher and author of Break the Norms, you learn new ways to live with courage and gratitude by developing and deepening your spiritual practice. Through lectures, group discussions, guided meditations, breathwork, mantras, and more, explore how to meditate, mindfully manage thoughts, improve personal relationships, confront suffering and fear, and address whatever limits your experience of life. You also gain quick tips to overcome moments of anxiety and emotional pain in daily life. CHANDRESH BHARDWAJ

This workshop is appropriate for anyone who feels ready to move away from the past and embrace the present along with a new sense of awakening. Beginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. Chandresh Bhardwaj, a modern-day spiritual advisor, is author of Break the Norms— with a foreword written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and an endorsement by Deepak Chopra.

Course 1503-873/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS, MI, CE

Invincible living gives you the energy, courage, and clarity to navigate your life with grace and depth. It doesn’t mean you won’t face trials and tribulations, but when you do face challenges, you are able to respond with compassion, creativity, and intuition. Join Guru Jagat in this Kundalini Yoga and meditation intensive where you learn how the technology of GURU JAGAT this ancient practice can initiate signiﬁcant changes in your life. Through lectures, Kundalini Yoga kriyas, meditations, music, and more, you learn yogic secrets for vitality and anti-aging, discover the art of Aquarian relationships and sacred sex, and receive prosperity teachings. You also reprogram and recalibrate your life and practice self-healing, stress relief, and emotional balancing techniques. Learn to create a daily practice that dramatically increases your energy, clears your mind, and brings more joy into your life. Invincible living is for anyone at any level of yoga experience. Guru Jagat, known as the modern face of Kundalini Yoga, is author of Invincible Living and a senior teacher who studied under Yogi Bhajan. gurujagat.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

May

MAY 24-27

EVOLVING OUT LOUD

MAY 24-27

Course 1503-768/Tuition $435 ($390 Members)

Tapping Your Unconscious for Life & Art

RELAX & WRITE

Kyle Cease

MAY 24-27

HARRY POTTER & THE SACRED TEXT Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile Course 1503-982/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) MI

What if we read the books we love as if they were sacred texts? Join Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile, cohosts of the popular podcast Harry Potter & the Sacred Text, and discover ancient sacred reading practices to ponder life’s biggest questions. Relive the magic of the bestselling Harry Potter series as we explore themes of commitment, revenge, and forgiveness. Grounding ourselves in the text, we take a fresh look at the characters and the context. Part lecture, part experiential (including writing, small group discussions, and games), this workshop brings thought, reﬂection and laughter to this beloved classic. Explore ways to bring these lessons into your own life and relationships. It’s the English class you didn’t know you missed and the meaningful conversation you didn’t know you craved. Vanessa Zoltan is a research assistant at Harvard Divinity School. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and on CNN. vanessazoltan.com Casper ter Kuile is a Ministry Innovation Fellow at Harvard Divinity School and director of possibility of On Being Project’s Impact Lab. He is also coauthor of the seminal study How We Gather. caspertk.com

Add more humor, creativity, and inspiration to your life. Combining the art of stand-up comedy and transformation, Comedy Central headliner and New York Times best-selling author Kyle Cease uses his 25 years of performing, creating, and overcoming odds to help people move past their old stories and into a new vision of what is possible in their lives.

Maia Danziger Course 1503-894/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

Are you a writer struggling to tap into your creative well? The Relax & Write™ method proves the blank page is nothing to fear.

KYLE CEASE

Evolving Out Loud is a highly interactive workshop designed to help you release your old, conditioned patterns of fear and strategy and tap into your natural ﬂow state of creativity and unlimited possibilities. Discover unique and amazing things about yourself that have been hiding just beneath the surface. This workshop offers motivation, inspiration, and transformation. Kyle Cease is a comedian, transformational speaker, and New York Times best-selling author. With sold-out audiences and two top-rated Comedy Central specials to his credit, Cease has made more than 100 television and movie appearances. kylecease.com

MAY 24-27

THE OPENING THE HEART WORKSHOP Course 1503-822/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) SS, MI, LE

The Opening the Heart Workshop LINDA ARANDA (OTH) offers a holistic approach to BELLIVEAU emotional health that integrates mind, body, and spirit. Taught for more than four decades, this workshop draws on a powerful blend of contemporary positive psychology and ancient wisdom traditions. Throughout the weekend, you learn to: • • • •

Find and work through blocked emotions Let go of the past Reconnect with your own core truths Deepen self-respect and self-love

AL DEGROOT

JUDY KUSHNER-DEGROOT

Discover how to move ahead in your life by opening to the natural emotional intelligence and wisdom within your heart. In this safe place—guided by experienced, compassionate teachers—hearts begin to relax, pain eases, and connection is nurtured. Scholarships are available. Teachers are subject to change.

LEE PERLMAN

Linda Aranda Belliveau has led OTH workshops for more than 35 years and trained others in the OTH approach.

CASPER TER KUILE

Maia Danziger, author of Relax & Write, is an Emmy Award-winning actress and certiﬁed professional coactive coach for writers and artists. relaxandwrite.com

LIZ MAZLISH

Liz Mazlish, MA, specializes in working with depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma as well as relationship, LGBTQ, and work issues.

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Judy Kushner-DeGroot specializes in working with individuals, couples, and LGBTQ groups.

VANESSA ZOLTAN

As Danziger skillfully builds our writing into a practice, she also playfully and poetically demystiﬁes the process, sharing insights and anecdotes from her experiences and those of her students. You leave with a writing method that forges a repeatable path; a clear, accessible way to get deep writing done.

MAIA DANZIGER

Al DeGroot, a senior staff member for OTH for more than 20 years, codesigned the OTH workshop for men.

Lee Perlman, PhD, is director of the MIT Prison Initiative and has facilitated workshops in a variety of settings.

Most of us write using only a small part of our available resources. These resources— intuition, creativity, and deeper knowing—are the foundations of good writing and a fully realized life. Created by Maia Danziger, the Relax & Write method unlocks our unconscious and uses its material to develop our passion for writing and living. In a safe, nonjudgmental setting, we practice deep relaxation, guided meditation, sensory awareness, and tapping into the “observer self” to awaken the inner voice we’ve always wanted to hear—and put that voice to paper.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Monday at noon

MAY 24-27

RADICAL DHARMA CAMP Bringing the Truth Home

Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei and Jasmine Syedullah Course 1503-973/Tuition $395/320/245 ($355 Members) SS ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS

Going beyond race training • Learn to apply the RDﬁve: Framework for 101, Radical Dharma Camp Liberation to generate interventions relevant is an immersive experience to your speciﬁc context and conditions designed to gather and connect • Gain insight into skillful use of caucuses, people already committed to congresses, and how to be accountable to implementing racial justice and “telling these times” anti-oppression interventions • Network with others to disrupt the arrogance of individualism and pain of isolation in their circles of community, identity, faith, and vocation. Radical Dharma Camp rigorously challenges Together we take a deep you to be present to how systemic suffering dive into the framework and and injustice lives in you personally and within JASMINE practices of a radical dharma all of us in spacious, redeeming ways that SYEDULLAH approach to confronting white invite introspection, wonder, vulnerability, supremacy, racial injustice, and the intersections accountability, and love. of dominance and isolation that keep us from Scholarships are available; personal and collective liberation. see eOmega.org/scholarships. We use games, exercises, play, and practice Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei is for you to: an author, activist, and spiritual teacher • Engage across lines of difference in real-time to who bridges the worlds of spirit and justice. learn skills necessary to move through the fears angelkyodowilliams.com and resistance that limit your ability to act from Jasmine Syedullah, PhD, is an abolitionist, love academic, and coauthor, with williams and • Understand the essential roles of Rod Owens, of Radical Dharma. embodiment and self-care to collective liberation MAY 24-27

Programs that talk about race, love, and liberation. MAY 24-27

Radical Dharma Camp Bringing the Truth Home A Deep Dive See left. JUNE 14-16

Radical Dharma Circle Entering the Conversation See page 34. JULY 21-26

Radical Dharma Conversation Going Beyond 101 See page 63. OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

MAY 3-5

Centering Leadership in Presence I & II See page 10. OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

MAY 3-5

Yoga Service Conference See page 9.

MAY 24-27

SACRED MUSIC & CHANT FESTIVAL

EMPOWERMENT THROUGH POSTURE Restore Your Natural Poise & Conﬁdence

Steeping in the Sacred

Esther Gokhale

Course 1503-966/Tuition $400 ($360 Members)

Course 1503-996/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) MI

Steep in the sacred healing waters DAVID NEWMAN BRENDA MCMORROW of mantra chanting and conscious uplifting music with renowned chant artists David Newman, Brenda McMorrow, and Kirtan Soul Revival.

Balance and poise are obvious aspects of strength and self-conﬁdence. Less obvious signs include relaxation, openness, and adaptability. This workshop uses posture as a springboard to examine the connection between physical well-being and emotional empowerment.

Join a joyous community to dive deep into the transformative power of mantra and sacred song. During this special Memorial Day weekend festival, we honor the ancient Indian kirtan mantra tradition while bringing fresh contemporary musical elements, such as heart-centered songwriting, lush vocal harmonies, and dynamically arranged and groove-driven musicality. Experience a mystical and joyous sound healing journey that includes soothing devotional Sanskrit lullabies, wildly blissful ecstatic kirtan, and empowering original songs that speak to the heart. David Newman is an internationally recognized sacred mantra artist, composer, and singer-songwriter, as well as an inspirational teacher and author. davidnewmanmusic.com Brenda McMorrow, a devotional kirtan artist known for her unique blend of acoustic folk, world rhythms, and ancient Indian chants, has four chant albums and tours worldwide. brendamcmorrow.com KIRTAN SOUL REVIVAL

Kirtan Soul Revival includes members Calia Marshall, Helen Styring Tocci, and Todd Keller, all longtime yoga practitioners and musicians fusing traditional Sanskrit mantras with worldwide music to create a dynamic sound. kirtansoulrevival.com

We depend on our cultures to help us develop healthy movement and posture habits. In modern times this support has eroded and even become counter-productive, with posture cues such as “chin up, chest out” and “sit up straight” undermining our structural integrity. You gain a clear understanding of how to improve your particular posture and restore your natural, healthy, and conﬁdent body-mind. Expend just a little intellectual and physical effort, and learn to improve your way of being in the world. Gokhale is independently offering continuing education credits; see details at gokhalemethod.com/continuing_ education_professionals. Esther Gokhale is developer of the Gokhale Method® for restoring natural posture. gokhalemethod.com

ESTHER GOKHALE

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June DON MIGUEL RUIZ JR., DON JOSE RUIZ, AND DON MIGUEL RUIZ SR.

WEEKEND WORKSHOP Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

MAY 31-JUNE 2

THE FOUR AGREEMENTS FOR A BETTER LIFE Course 1702-774/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

In the best-selling book The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz Sr. revealed the principles that can transform our lives into an expression of unconditional love: Be impeccable with your word, don’t take anything personally, don’t make assumptions, and always do your best. This weekend, don Miguel Ruiz and his sons, don Miguel Ruiz Jr. and don Jose Ruiz, share how to apply the Four Agreements in your everyday life. You also learn about and explore the Fifth Agreement: Be skeptical, but learn to listen in a way that reﬂects your personal life.

Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. is a nagual (shaman), a Toltec master of transformation, and author of The Five Levels of Attachment. miguelruizjr.com

Don Jose Ruiz is author of The Fifth Agreement, a modern-day shaman, and a Toltec master of transformation. miguelruiz.com Join Don Miguel Ruiz Sr. and Omega cofounder Elizabeth Lesser for an all-campus evening conversation on Saturday, June 1.

You also practice proven techniques to challenge the fearbased beliefs that rob you of happiness and keep you from living the life you really want to live. DON MIGUEL RUIZ SR.

ELIZABETH LESSER

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Through dynamic presentations, group discussions, and question-and-answer sessions, you discover the source of selflimiting beliefs that inhibit joy and create needless suffering in life. Learn to shift your awareness by applying a powerful code of conduct based on Toltec wisdom that can transform your life into a new expression of freedom, true happiness, and unconditional love.

Don Miguel Ruiz Sr., MD, was born into a rural Mexican family of traditional healers and after a near-death experience dedicated his life to sharing the wisdom of Toltec traditions. miguelruiz.com

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

MAY 31-JUNE 2

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

RECLAIMING THE SENSUAL BODY

MAY 31-JUNE 2

Cyndi Darnell

DEEP LISTENING

Course 1702-855/Tuition $325 ($295 Members)

A Yoga & Meditation Retreat

Growing up in a culture where disconnecting from Course 1702-821/Tuition $300 ($270 Members) MI, CE the body and sensuality Deep Listening is the habit of paying is a means of survival, this close and tender attention to the body, workshop supports you in mind, and heart so we can meet our exploring what reclaiming “stress” differently. This type of attention your sensual, pleasurable provides us with more resources and a birthright might be like. In greater capacity—physically, mentally, and a world where it can feel emotionally—to respond calmly, clearly, and unsafe to take up space wisely, and also to engage more fully in life. JILLIAN PRANSKY and explore the body, this workshop invites you to Offering essential teachings from her book, Deep Listening, CYNDI DARNELL come back to your body Jillian Pransky guides you to release blocked energy, and reclaim your entitlement. surrender layers of deeply held tension, nurture your capacity for self-

Jillian Pransky

compassion, and help you access your inner wisdom. With a blend of mindful slow flow and restorative yoga, metta meditation, reflection, and off-the-mat awareness practices, you learn Deep Listening tools that focus on experiencing your connectedness. This feeling of connection not only changes the way you respond to stress, it also leaves you feeling more at peace and sets the conditions for you to evolve and grow. Jillian Pransky, author of Deep Listening, is a certified yoga therapist who teaches regularly at prominent wellness centers throughout the country. jillianpransky.com

Guided in discussion, lecture, and mindfulness and embodiment practices by clinical sexologist Cyndi Darnell, you explore ways to honor the sacred, intimate body that belongs to you and only you. Drawing on practices that embed consent, pleasure, and connection to self, you learn to practice reorienting the wandering mind and inner critic to develop a safe container for exploring the sanctuary that is your luscious sensuality. There will be no nudity, partner work, or explicit sexual touch. This program is open to women, trans, and non-binary people.

TARA BENNETT-GOLEMAN

DANIEL GOLEMAN

MAY 31-JUNE 2

CHEMISTRY OF CONNECTION

AARON WOLF

Cyndi Darnell is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, clinical sexologist, and media spokesperson specializing in sex and relationships. cyndidarnell.com

Course 1702-919/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS

Peace begins within, then radiates out to our families, friends, and communities to create a greater sense of interconnection at every level. To bring more peace into our world, we can start by connecting more genuinely within ourselves and integrating fragmented patterns that create the illusion of separateness into a more integrated sense of interconnectedness. Now more than ever we need to transcend our differences by acknowledging a shared attunement that facilitates empathy while not insisting the other agree with us. This weekend we explore inner, interpersonal, community, interspecies, creative, and environmental dimensions of connectedness and show how these diverse approaches can help us connect across divides. We learn to turn toward compassion as our default mode and create a chemistry of connection. RJ “BOB” SADOWSKI JR., RED CLOUD, AND STAR

On Saturday evening there will be an event with Jason Samuels Smith, award-winning tap star, and Seema Mehta, a leading Kathak dancer, who share their stories through movement and the universal sound of rhythm. Teachers are subject to change. Tara Bennett-Goleman, MA, is a psychotherapist and author of Emotional Alchemy. tarabennettgoleman.com Daniel Goleman, PhD, is a psychologist and science journalist known for his books on Emotional Intelligence. RJ “Bob” Sadowski Jr., is a professional horseman and creator of the HorseMindShip™ method. Aaron Wolf is a trained mediator, a water resource scientist, and author of The Spirit of Dialogue.

JIM CONROY AND BASIA ALEXANDER

MAY 31-JUNE 2

TREE WHISPERING USING CONSCIOUSNESS A Dimensional Approach to Collaborating With Nature Jim Conroy and Basia Alexander Course 1702-787/Tuition $340 ($305 Members) DA, SS

Trees everywhere communicate that they are stressed, sick, and can’t adjust to pollution, fragmentation, climate changes, and human intervention. Partnering with nature by taking its perspective and using new skills with beloved trees makes us forces for good in the shift to global collaboration with nature. Nature healers Jim Conroy and Basia Alexander invite us to take an experiential proactive holistic approach to heal trees, ecosystems, and ourselves. We are guided on a sacred journey to make close touch with tree spirits and nature’s dimensional life force. This weekend, learn easy, practical Tree Whispering® processes to bring goals and ideals into the physical realm. Interact consciousness-to-consciousness with nature beings to ﬁnd out what they want to become. Ask and get answers about whether trees are healthy, which plants to buy, where to plant, how to support them, and more. And align with a global network of sentient tree beings who seek mutual thriving on Earth. This workshop begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. Jim Conroy, PhD, The Tree Whisperer™, is an expert Nature Communicator™ and cofounder of the Institute for Cooperative BioBalance. ecopeacetreaties.org Basia Alexander is cofounder of the Institute for Cooperative BioBalance and coauthor of Tree Whispering and Live and Let Live. cooperativebiobalance.org

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June

MAY 31-JUNE 2

SOUND MEDICINE EXPANSIVE Access the Healing Power of Sound

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

MAY 31-JUNE 2

LEADERSHIP IN MID-AIR Access Your Body's Wisdom Through Trapeze

Rich Goodhart LESLIE SALMON JONES

Leslie Salmon Jones and Sarah Urech Course 1702-927/Tuition $410/335/260 ($365 Members) SS, LE

This experiential workshop focuses on our body as a source of power that can serve us in our everyday challenges as leaders, whether we’re navigating family life, operating a business, doing volunteer work, or taking a stand for what we believe in.

SARAH URECH

SIGNS FROM SPIRIT

We leap into action by “ﬂying” for an optional session with the Trapeze-Experience™ team and access our strength and boldness. We also engage in Afro Flow Yoga™, movement, singing, and personal and group reﬂection, to:

Connecting With the Other Side

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BILL PHILIPPS

MAY 31-JUNE 2

Bill Philipps Course 1702-110/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

Join psychic medium Bill Philipps to connect with the other side and receive inspiring messages of peace, healing, and hope. Through a series of exercises, meditations, group support, and periodic readings sprinkled throughout the weekend, you learn to clear your mind of doubt, fear, and ego, so you can heal from the past and recognize the realm of spirit on earth. Discover how to remain connected to the ones you love and change your preconceived notions about life after death. You return home with the skills to recognize signs from spirit that your deceased loved ones are still around you, communicating with you, and inﬂuencing your life’s journey. Bill Philipps is an internationally renowned psychic medium, spiritual teacher, and author of Expect the Unexpected and Signs From the Other Side.

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In a community of supportive women, we discover why improving our relationship with our body is crucial for leadership development. All levels of ﬁtness and background are encouraged. Trapeze is optional. For beginner trapeze students, safety lines are used at all times. Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships. Leslie Salmon Jones, creator of Afro Flow Yoga™, is a professional dancer, holistic personal trainer, wellness coach, and public speaker. lesliesalmonjones.com

Sarah Urech is the Omega Women's Leadership Center director, a multilingual performer, and social worker. eOmega.org/owlc MAY 31-JUNE 2

MEDICAL INTUITION For Insight & Healing Mona Lisa Schulz Course 1702-861/Tuition $390 ($350 Members) MI

Symptoms of health or illness often appear in individuals after experiencing a spiritual or mystical awakening, or having a near-death experience. With the gift of increasing spiritual MONA LISA SCHULZ clarity, many people suffer from complex, hard-to-treat problems or changes in nutritional needs. Join Mona Lisa Schulz to discover the healing power of medical intuition. As you learn to acknowledge, trust, and develop your intuitive skills, you: •

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Sound is the universal pathway to source. Applying it consciously is one of the most powerful and essential tools for any energy healer. This medicine effectively and completely transforms the mindbody awareness, breaks through blocks to healing and wisdom, and integrates profound healing attunement for long-term wellness. Discover the multidimensional art of sound healing, facilitate renewal in all aspects of being, and learn to harness the healing power of your own voice guided by master shamanic practitioner Rich Goodhart in this sound medicine immersion. Experience how sound carries the vibrational essence of one’s embodied truth, directly channels our emotional ﬁeld, and can be a dynamic catalyst of personal evolution. The weekend includes group and personal sound practices, tools to inspire healing responses and expansion, and the use of voice as an essential sound healing instrument. Imbue your healing practice with deeper integrity and grounded wisdom in this revitalizing retreat. Rich Goodhart is an international world musician, master level sound and shamanic healer, and author of The Sound Inside the Sound. richgoodhart.com

See how life’s tragedies change the sacred geometry in nutritional and bio-energetic pathways in our minds and bodies Discover how trauma and mystical transformation affect metabolism and genetics Learn how to locate traumatic memories stored in your body Access your intuitive ability to remedy complex health problems that resist other treatments

Health-care practitioners, those who have experienced illness or trauma on their spiritual journey, and anyone interested in exploring the power of medical intuition for healing will beneﬁt from this workshop. Mona Lisa Schulz, MD, PhD, is a neuropsychiatrist and medical intuitive who was described as “pure genius” by Louise Hay. drmonalisa.com

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RICH GOODHART

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Expand our sensory awareness of our body Cultivate the capacity to take risks, overcome fear, and go beyond our edge Activate the integration of our body, mind, and spirit Create a daily plan to implement embodied practices

Course 1702-969/Tuition $320 ($290 Members) MI

“As mindfulness research and teaching expand in society, we are at a critical time to provide evidence-based mindfulness programming. We look forward to extending our partnership with Omega to allow scientiﬁcally and humanistically informed mindfulness programs to be offered at Omega’s remarkable venue.” —Eric Loucks, MD, Executive Director of Brown University’s Mindfulness Center

Brown University’s Mindfulness Center Leadership Team: Dianne Horgan, Dr. Judson Brewer, Florence Meleo-Meyer, and Dr. Eric Loucks

MINDFULNESS PROGRAMS & TRAININGS WITH BROWN UNIVERSITY Omega is pleased to announce our new partnership with Brown University’s Mindfulness Center to bring their evidence-based mindfulness programs and trainings to our campus in Rhinebeck, New York. We believe a personal practice—one that teaches you are more than your body, thoughts, or circumstances— is essential. Mindfulness, as taught by the Mindfulness Center, is a scientiﬁcally proven personal practice that helps support good health, awareness, empathy, and resilience of the human spirit—the very core of the work we do at Omega. What sets the Mindfulness Center apart is their truly collaborative and rigorous approach to research and education, infused by a global perspective and roots in contemplative studies. Led by executive director Dr. Eric Loucks, director of research and innovation Dr. Judson Brewer, global ambassador Florence MeleoMeyer, and associate director Dianne Horgan, the Center is dedicated to developing rigorous mindfulness research to separate fad from fact and providing evidence-based mindfulness education and training for individuals, schools, hospitals, and businesses. Pursuing research projects that examine the effects of mindfulness practice on conditions ranging from depression to hypertension, and offering ways to learn mindfulness that capture the needs of newcomers through seasoned practitioners, the Mindfulness Center is poised to help people apply mindfulness to have a lasting, positive impact on their well-being.

June

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

MAY 31-JUNE 2

HOW TO TAME OUR CRAVING MINDS Judson Brewer Course 1702-879/Tuition $415 ($370 Members) SS, MI, CE

We are all vulnerable to craving. Whether it’s a compulsion to check social media, binge eat, smoke, drink, feed anxious worry thought loops, or any other behavior we may find ourselves uncontrollably repeating. Join psychiatrist and neuroscientist Judson Brewer to explore how our minds work and how we can tap into the processes that encourage habitual behaviors in order to break unhealthy patterns. Learn how the mind works to form habits and pragmatic ways to engage this very same brain process to change habits. In very accessible ways, we learn how awareness, curiosity, and mindfulness practices can interrupt habits, and discover how to build our natural capacity for awareness, kindness, and curiosity. Weaving together patient stories, Brewer’s own experience with craving, mindfulness practice, and the latest scientific findings, this workshop offers a path for moving beyond cravings, reducing stress and anxiety, increasing self-compassion, and living a fuller life. This program is helpful for mental health professionals looking to deepen their understanding of the behavioral and brain mechanisms underlying addictive and habitual behaviors. Individuals hoping to break habits such as emotional eating and anxiety are welcome. See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, is director of research and innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University. judsonbrewer.com

2019 OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAMS

MAY 31-JUNE 2

How to Tame Our Craving Minds See left. JUNE 2-9

MBSR in Medicine, Practice & Science See page 123. JULY 14-19

Framework for Mindful Living: A 5-Day MBSR Intensive See page 59. AUGUST 2-4

Mindfulness & Trauma Conference See page 70.

JUDSON BREWER

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

AUGUST 18-23

JUNE 2-9

The Practice of Relational Mindfulness

A 7-Day Professional Training Retreat

See page 83. OCTOBER 4-11

MBSR Insight Meditation Retreat See page 109. OCTOBER 20-25

Framework for Living Mindfully: Deepening Practice See page 114.

Florence Meleo-Meyer and Judson Brewer Course 1807-923/Tuition $1,675 ($1,575 Members) CE

This 7-day professional training retreat is an opportunity for health-care professionals to train intensively in MBSR. See workshop description on page 123. FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

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MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION IN MEDICINE, PRACTICE & SCIENCE

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

JUNE 2-7

DoYogaWithMe

BODY CENTERED AWARENESS

YOGA SUMMIT

DAVID PROCYSHYN

JUNE 2-7

Course 1805-799/Tuition $500 ($450 Members) CE

OUR KARMA & OUR JOURNEY

Experience a hands-on yoga immersion with top instructors at DoYogaWithMe, an online community and learning platform that strives to help the world achieve greater well-being through a multifaceted approach to yogic practice.

Transforming Universal Issues Lorraine Goldbloom Course 1805-854/Tuition $360 ($325 Members)

What is karma and how does it affect us? How can we understand and embrace our karmic path? Join yoga instructor and energy healer Lorraine Goldbloom as she provides a fresh perspective on the meaning and nature of karma on our incarnational journey. Together we undergo deep transformational energy work on the universal issues of shame, anxiety, control, loss, and anger. An essential part of this workshop is VortexHealing® Divine Energy Therapy group healings on issues that arise during class, as well as a healing to help clear the biggest karmic obstacle of each person attending. We also enjoy gentle movement in an atmosphere of play to help us experience grounding and we uncover how oneness moves into a personal journey. Plus, we discover what issues keep us from being present in the moment and investigate how we can return to wholeness. Lorraine Goldbloom is a yoga instructor, personal trainer, and energy healer with a deep commitment to her own spiritual evolution. lorrainegoldbloom.com

LORRAINE GOLDBLOOM

Practice With Passion, Precision & Purpose

FIJI MCALPINE

RACHEL SCOTT

Throughout the week we take an illuminating journey through the diverse branches and styles of yoga—from meditation to mantra and hatha to vinyasa ﬂow. Our main focus is on group practice, along with discussion and meditation. We also explore strengthening the mind, ﬁnding lightness and stability, cultivating a strong breath/body connection, and living our yoga off the mat. If you’ve been practicing with the DoYogaWithMe teachers online and are ready for an in-person experience, or if you’re interested in immersing yourself in this dynamic yoga practice, this workshop is for you. Yoga students of all levels are welcome, although there will be some vigorous and challenging classes. We recommend you maintain a practice of at least three yoga classes per week during the month leading up to this workshop. Teachers are subject to change.

TRACEY NOSEWORTHY

The DoYogaWithMe team—with combined 60 years of teaching experience, thousands of hours of training, and an intense passion for yoga, life, and personal connection—features David Procyshyn, Fiji McAlpine, E-RYT 500, Rachel Scott, E-RYT 500, and Tracey Noseworthy, E-RYT 500. doyogawithme.com

JUNE 2-7

MEDICINAL AROMATHERAPY Level 1 Certiﬁcation Cynthia Olivera de Kapp Course 1805-975/Tuition $695 ($625 Members) MI, LE

Organic essences of living ﬂora are the Earth's original medicine. It takes education and wisdom to utilize these powerful healing tools to their full potential.

CYNTHIA OLIVERA DE KAPP

Learn the fundamentals of medicinal aromatherapy and gain practical knowledge for daily personal or professional use in this uplifting, experiential, and hands-on workshop. Discover how essences are made, where they come from, and how they are used to deepen our connection to the healing power of nature.

Patrice Hamilton Course 1805-932/Tuition $440 ($395 Members)

From the time we are born, each experience we have is deeply ingrained in our muscular postures and movements. Through developmental movement sequences, we can remind our bodies of how they are designed to move, allowing muscles to release and health to be restored. These lessons can help us to recover from daily physical stress, heal from recent injury, and recover from past trauma. Body Centered Awareness is a somatic practice that blends the slow, developmental movement of Cortical Field Reeducation® (CFR) with the mindfulness practices of Hakomi and Gestalt. Through mindfulness, movement, and contact with others, we explore our physical and emotional patterns and seek to uncover unconscious limiting beliefs and the emotions tied to them. Through witnessing one another’s present-centered experience and sharing of our stories, we open ourselves up to releasing physical restriction and suppressed emotion, enabling us to feel more grounded in a body that is capable of supporting these changes. Within a supportive group setting, we experience the positive mirroring and nurturing contact that are essential for healing and integration. Patrice Hamilton, MEd, CMT, is a licensed massage therapist, somatic educator and counselor, and certiﬁed Cortical Field Reeducation® practitioner. bodycentered-awareness.com

Throughout the week, you experience more than 100 single, pure essences by smelling, tasting, and anointing using multiple application methods. Return home conﬁdent in your ability to combine ancient teachings and modern techniques to promote healing within yourself, family members, friends, and clients. This workshop is for anyone who has a desire to connect to the heart of nature and open the door to vibrant health on all levels of being. $25 materials fee; include when you register. For information about additional requirements for certiﬁcation, see wisdomoftheearth.com. Cynthia Olivera de Kapp is a medicinal aromatherapist, spiritual counselor, and teacher with a specialty in awakening feminine spirituality. wisdomoftheearth.com

PATRICE HAMILTON

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JUNE 2-7

BEYOND FEAR, ANXIETY & ANGER

AWAKENING THE CREATIVE

Dean Sluyter

The Painting Experience

Course 1805-959/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

Stewart Cubley and Staff

Anxiety, anger, and addictive cravings all share a common root of disconnection from our silent, innermost core. Reestablishing that connection is surprisingly easy. Join Dean Sluyter, best-selling author of Natural Meditation and Fear Less, and learn how you can tap into the inner space of boundless “okayness” in the thick of your daily life. Known for his humorous and down-to-earth style, Sluyter shares powerful and practical methods from his books and popular lectures— such as the “Wheeeeeee!” mantra and breathing through your feet. He addresses such common afflictions as road rage, marital conﬂict, and addiction, as well as fears of ﬂying, public speaking, commitment, and death. Discover the way of effortlessness that comes when you give up pushing and allow yourself to be gently pulled within. All are welcome; no previous meditation experience is required. Dean Sluyter is an awardwinning author. He has taught natural approaches to meditation and awakening since 1970, at universities, maximum security prisons, and in the Guatemalan rainforest. deanwords.com

Course 1805-755/Tuition $565 ($505 Members) SS, LE

NANCY SLONIM ARONIE

JUNE 2-7

JUMP START YOUR MEMOIR Write It From the Heart Nancy Slonim Aronie Course 1805-775/Tuition $375/300/225 ($335 Members)

Jump Start Your Memoir is an inspiring immersion for the beginning writer and is nurturing for the burntout professional. It is about honoring your own voice in a safe, inviting place. Nancy Slonim Aronie says, “I can’t teach writing. I don’t think anyone can. But I can make it safe and I’ve learned when people feel safe, they go deep. The writing gets more powerful, the heart goes deeper, and the words ﬂow faster. Getting the story of your life out of your body means you don’t have to carry the weight of it around anymore. When people ask if it’s therapy, I answer, ‘No, but it’s therapeutic to write the truth.’” Dive into writing and discover your own rhythms, use your own language, and tell your own story. Together, we laugh, we cry, and we write. This workshop is also offered in October (see page 114). Nancy Slonim Aronie, author of Writing From the Heart, is a distinguished writer and founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop on Martha’s Vineyard.

Artistic freedom is the right to create without being pressured to perform, produce, or succeed. In this expressive painting workshop, everyone is a beginner. Whether you are a veteran painter or are picking up a paintbrush for the ﬁrst time, the experience is about creative process and free expression, rather than technique, training, or expertise. In a respectful and nurturing studio environment, you receive individual attention and gentle guidance to: • • • • •

Materials will be provided. Cubley is independently offering continuing education credits; see processarts.com for information. Stewart Cubley, a pioneer of integrative and creative living through the practice of process painting, is coauthor of the highly acclaimed book Life, Paint & Passion. processarts.com

JUNE 2-7

THE MASTERY OF SELF A Toltec Guide to Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. Course 1805-809/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI

Now Ruiz Jr. shares his apprenticeship journey with you through guided exercises, visualizations, and principles he learned throughout his many power journeys to Teotihuacan. This week you learn to: • •

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Discern between “who you are” and “what you know” Gain awareness of the way your attachments have created your reality Stop creating your identity based on opinions and judgments of others Let go of the fear of what you are without your beliefs Make new agreements that are more in line with your authentic self

Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. is a nagual (shaman), a Toltec master of transformation, and author of The Five Levels of Attachment. miguelruizjr.com

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Save $100 on this course when you attend The Four Agreements for a Better Life (page 21). Mention this offer when you call to register at 800.944.1001. This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.

The Mastery of Self uses the wisdom of Toltec philosophy to explain how a person can liberate themselves from illusory beliefs and live with authenticity. The Toltec tradition is an instrument by which life teaches us how to be free and enjoy every moment that life has to give. This is the path that don Miguel Ruiz Jr. took throughout his apprenticeship with his father, don Miguel Ruiz Sr., and his grandmother, Madre Sarita.

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Discover a creative voice that is entirely your own Trust your intuitive perception, not the mind’s critical chatter Follow your energy rather than what looks good or makes sense Experience your imagination as intelligent and as a doorway to deeper knowing Overcome blocks and explore process painting as a genuine path to spiritual awakening

There will be no critiques, analysis, or judgment of the creative work. This workshop may interest people from a wide variety of disciplines, including art, education, counseling, social change, and meditative practices.

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JUNE 7-9

THE WISDOM OF REIKI CONFERENCE An Immersion for Reiki Practitioners Course 1902-680/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) SS

There are many Reiki lineages, but the energy itself is universal and divine.

ALICE HONG

JUNE 2-7

EMBODIED WISDOM YOGA

In this weekend immersion, you gather with other practitioners to gain insights, skills, and spiritual wisdom through a deep exploration of Reiki, one of the most popular energy healing practices in the world. Facilitated by leading Reiki teachers and authors, you embark on a profound healing journey that includes: •

Alice Hong Course 1805-988/Tuition $470 ($425 Members) CE

Our bodies have a unique language expressed through breath, sound, movement, and sensation. One of yoga’s great gifts is understanding what your body is communicating so it can be an effective guide in your daily life. Through practicing with exquisite attention, cultivating greater sensitivity, and refining your ability to listen in stillness, discover how your body’s navigation system can access embodied wisdom to make clearer choices and sharpen your intuition. Daily morning sessions include refined asana, subtle body attunement, meditation, and mantra. Afternoon sessions include self-inquiry, white tantric explorations, dance, breathwork, group sharing, philosophy, group discussion, and connection with nature. Learn to find the inner yes, honor the wisdom of no, and experience growth in the maybe zone. Return home with a greater ability to access embodied wisdom to make clearer and more effective choices. Alice Hong is director and lead facilitator of Inspired Yoga Institute. She leads retreats and transformative women's programs worldwide. alicehong.com

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Discovering the mysteries of Japanese kototama, sacred seed sounds that are embodied within the sacred Reiki symbols Participating in lectures on the nature of Reiki energy Exploring the wisdom and power of a Shamanic Reiki healing ritual Experiencing Reiki shares, clinics, and more

Learn to access and direct Reiki healing through your own psychic connection with the divine intelligence of Reiki and become empowered to build your own professional practice. You also receive a Holy Fire Reiki group healing and experience and learn the energy blessing known as Rei-ju. Teachers are subject to change.

WILLIAM LEE RAND

FRANS STIENE

LLYN CEDAR ROBERTS

BRETT BEVELL

MICHÈLE E. DENIS

LORRAINE GOLDBLOOM

William Lee Rand, founder and president of the International Center for Reiki Training and author of Reiki for a New Millennium Frans Stiene, cofounder of the International House of Reiki and coauthor of The Reiki Sourcebook Llyn Cedar Roberts, cofounder of Shamanic Reiki Worldwide and author of Speaking With Nature and Shamanic Reiki Brett Bevell, author of The Reiki Magic Guide to Self-Attunement and Reiki for Spiritual Healing Michèle E. Denis, founder of the Westcoast Reiki Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia Lorraine Goldbloom, a VortexHealing® practitioner and Reiki Master

JUNE 7-9

MOSAIC MEDITATIONS ON LOVE Suzi K. Edwards Course 1902-772/Tuition $355 ($320 Members) MI, LE

Throughout history, the distinct and beautiful mosaic art form has held a special place in the art world. From the oldest mosaic works dating back several thousand years to the contemporary SUZI K. EDWARDS mosaic designs of thriving modern art scenes, this versatile medium has served as the geometric conduit of countless public and private expressions of creativity. Under the guidance of mosaic artist Suzi K. Edwards, this workshop invites you to immerse yourself in this ancient artistic activity by surrounding a heart shaped mirror with multi-media mosaic visions of love and beauty. This weekend you learn the tools and techniques of mosaic art to concoct a totally original and functional piece that will enhance your home and enliven your day. You work with materials including glass beads and tesserae, alphabet letters for text, broken China, seashells, photographs under glass, porcelain ﬂowers, and found objects. This workshop is suitable for beginners and intermediate mosaicists alike; no previous experience is necessary. All are encouraged to freely create to their heart’s desire. Bring a wheeled nipper and an apron; other materials are provided. Suzi K. Edwards is a former Seventh Avenue clothing designer now immersed in public art. Her work adorns theaters, sidewalks, parks, and gardens throughout Florida. suzikedwards.com DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

RELAX INTO BEING

JUNE 7-9

Restore Balance Through Yoga Danika Marie Hendrickson Course 1902-788/Tuition $300/225/150 ($270 Members)

When you are in balance, you feel vital and peaceful, at DANIKA MARIE HENDRICKSON ease with yourself and your surroundings. But when you fall out of balance, stress and fatigue can inhibit your capacity to experience wholeness. In this yoga retreat with Danika Marie Hendrickson, you gently build a foundational yoga practice that fosters opening and release and quietly restores your natural harmony and radiance. You practice Yin Yoga to rejuvenate your inner body and strengthen your life force, and restorative yoga to replenish your energy. You also explore teachings from Ayurveda and astrology as you: • • • • • •

Let go of muscular effort and striving Cultivate the art of allowing Experience the contemplative and meditative aspects of yoga Connect with your internal guidance system Explore the elemental energies that support your life path Renew your body, mind, and heart

June

JUNE 7-9

COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS Transforming Conﬂict Into Understanding Diana Adams Course 1902-928/Tuition $380/305/230 ($340 Members) LE

DIANA ADAMS

Do you avoid conversations that involve critical feedback, disagreement, or saying no? Do you ask for less than what you really want? Are you looking for a way to deepen your relationships? When we skip or mishandle important conversations to avoid conﬂict, we miss opportunities for connection and compassionate problemsolving. We also don’t get what we want, leading to dissatisfaction. In a professional environment, courageous communication is an essential leadership tool to become a strong supervisor or advance on a team. In personal relationships, these skills help us manifest the relationships we want and enhance intimacy. Join mediator and communication educator Diana Adams to hone techniques for empathetic, assertive communication during conﬂict, including roleplay, active listening, verbal de-escalation, boundarysetting, Non-Violent Communication, and mediation. Throughout the workshop you: •

Uncover internal and external obstacles to communication with an intersectional lens Learn to advocate for yourself to improve your relationships Plan a courageous conversation or two that you will have when you return home

Anyone interested in a relaxing, calming, and restorative yoga retreat is welcome—from complete beginners to yoga teachers looking to recharge.

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Danika Marie Hendrickson, CYT, is a popular restorative yoga and Yin Yoga teacher, an Ayurvedic practitioner, and a professional astrological counselor. danikahendrickson.com

All women who want to enhance communication skills to be more powerful in their personal and professional relationships are welcome.

JUNE 7-9

Diana Adams, Esq., is a leading mediator and collaborative lawyer teaching communication techniques that de-escalate conﬂict and support assertive communication. dianaadamslaw.net

RELIEF FROM CHRONIC PAIN

Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

Course 1902-820/Tuition $390 ($350 Members) SS, MI

A pain-free life is possible, even after decades of suffering. Spine surgeon David Hanscom has helped hundreds of people allieviate chronic physical and emotional pain with his multilayered, patientdirected approach. Movement artist Babs Yohai and psychologist Jasmine Yohai both focus on mindful movement and body awareness in their work. Through group discussions, guided imagery, and sensorimotor exercises, you learn to address all the factors that affect your perception of pain. You explore the neurological nature of pain and the shifts you can make through creative practice. You also learn energy work, meditation, and forgiveness practices to reprogram your mind-body connection. In a safe and structured environment, you get the support and information you need to begin to break free from pain.

JUNE 7-9

MAKE THE NEXT EVOLUTIONARY JUMP DAVID HANSCOM

Tim Freke Course 1902-101/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) SS, MI

BABS YOHAI

JASMINE YOHAI

Babs Yohai is cofounder, with Gregory Hines, of the nonproﬁt dance studio The Beat: Eddie Brown Center for the Arts. the-beat.org Jasmine Yohai is an expressive arts therapist who helps people connect emotions to physical sensations through the creative process.

“Never before in history have so many people cared about the suffering of human beings in distant lands they will never visit and felt crossspecies compassion for endangered animals they will never encounter,” says Tim Freke, philosopher and best-selling author. “Growing numbers experience a profound sense of oneness with the universe.” Freke says these developments signal an astonishing leap forward in the evolution of humanity—the transformation of separate individuals into connected “unividuals,” who experience a deep unity that transcends their individuality. In this workshop, Freke helps you experience this evolutionary jump. You learn practices that naturally create an experience of wonderful oneness, which is felt as all-embracing love for everyone and everything. You are introduced to the philosophy of “Unividualism,” which uniﬁes science and spirituality to explain and support the evolutionary process, bringing deep meaning to our lives and giving us real hope for the future. This is your invitation to become part of a new global tribe that can transform our individualistic self-serving society into a unividual culture of kindness. Tim Freke, an internationally respected authority on world spirituality, has been exploring new states of consciousness since a spontaneous spiritual awakening at age 12. timfreke.com

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This approach beneﬁts those suffering from chronic pain, family members, and health-care professionals who want to implement these strategies in their practices. David Hanscom, MD, author of Back in Control, is an orthopedic spine surgeon specializing in complex spinal deformity. backincontrol.com

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AN ILLUMINATED LIFE

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 7-9

Opening to the Secret Language of the Universe

MINDFULNESS AT WORK

Laura Lynne Jackson

Making a Living While Living a Life

Course 1902-786/Tuition $355 ($320 Members) MI

Michael Carroll

Get ready to meet your personal “team of light”—God energy, angels, spirit guides, and loved ones who have crossed over—in order to ﬁnd your highest and best path in life. LAURA LYNNE JACKSON

Course 1902-968/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

Faster, smarter, cheaper— that’s what the modern workplace is all about. Yet science is now telling us what MICHAEL CARROLL millions of people have known for hundreds of generations: Learning to mindfully sit still is a very healthy thing to do. Are these two approaches at odds? Or can our drive for success and creative excellence ﬁnd muchneeded wisdom in the practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation?

During this retreat with Laura Lynne Jackson, we explore how to call in and open up to the angelic realm, meet our spirit guides, and ask for and receive specific, tangible signs from the other side. We learn to enlist the other side as helpers in our everyday life—both in practical and profound ways. Together we practice exercises that awaken, develop, and strengthen our intuitive, clairvoyant, clairaudient, clairsentient, claircognizant, and mediumistic abilities. This heightens our ability to receive messages and connect with the other side. Experiencing signs and messages from the other side also helps us gain confidence in our paths and our choices, and gets us into the “flow of light” of the universe. As we connect more deeply with our team of light, we live more vibrant, engaged lives in the here and now. Laura Lynne Jackson is an international speaker, teacher, psychic medium, and New York Times best-selling author. lauralynnejackson.com

Whether you are a CEO, hairstylist, physician, computer engineer, or truck driver, one of our greatest modern-day challenges is finding spiritual fulfillment through our daily work. During this workshop we explore how mindfulnessawareness meditation can help us transform the hassles, conflicts, and anxieties of the workplace into valuable opportunities for spiritual and professional growth. Through discussion and experiential practice, we learn how mindfulness can help us develop honesty, agility, openness, courage, and authenticity—characteristics that allow us to thrive in the workplace.

JUNE 7-9

YOU ARE ENOUGH A Weekend of Awakening With Panache Desai Course 1902-818/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Somewhere along the way, sometime in the past, you began to believe you were not enough. This essential untruth has caused untold challenges that prevented you from achieving your true potential and living the magniﬁcent life you were born to lead.

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Anyone in any profession who wants to be more engaged and fulﬁlled by their work is welcome.

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Join Panache Desai for a weekend of awakening and empowerment to discover that you are not now—and never were—the problem. You are, in fact, the solution and everything you are searching for already exists within you.

Take a life-affirming journey to see there is absolutely nothing you can do, get, or accomplish that could make you more capable of achieving true balance and fulﬁllment than where you are at this exact moment.

Michael Carroll, a former Wall Street executive an Omega and author of Awake at Rest & Rejuvenation Work, is a teacher in the Retreat Kagyu-Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. eOmega.org/rest awakeatwork.net

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Through inspiring talks, exercises, and more, you learn to recognize your innate power, see for yourself that you are not broken and, as a result, begin to meet yourself with laughter, light, and love. Your best life is within your reach once you embrace the truth that you are enough. Panache Desai, author of Discovering Your Soul Signature, is a contemporary thought leader who helps people discover and live their best lives. panachedesai.com

CHARLIE MORLEY

JUNE 9-14

AWAKENING IN THE LOTUS Lucid Dreaming & Shadow Integration Charlie Morley Course 2005-117/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) MI

Lucid dreaming, the art of consciously directing our dreams, allows us to access the power of our unconscious to heal our minds while we sleep. The Shadow—all that we hide from others, including shame and fear as well as divine spirit and hidden talents—is a huge source of power. Tap this power by bringing it into the light and embody your full potential. In this weeklong deep dive, author Charlie Morley helps you change the way you live—and dream— forever. Combine lucid dreaming with powerful shadow integration exercises including Toltec mask practice, shamanic eye gazing, Jungian inquiry, and Tantric Buddhist meditations to transform the mind from within. Learn to lucid dream and use sleep for spiritual practice. Meet, befriend, and transform your shadow side to unlock hidden potential. Heal any sexual shadow or fear of death. Awaken in both your dreams and daily life with an expert who has taught thousands of people to lucid dream and transform their shadow side with compassionate acceptance. People of all abilities are welcome. Charlie Morley is a teacher in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, creator of the Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep approach, and author of Lucid Dreaming and Dreams of Awakening. charliemorley.com

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BUILDING A VOCAL COMMUNITY

THE EXPRESSION OF THE SOUL Embodying the Wisdom of the Kabbalah

Ysaye M. Barnwell and George Brandon Course 2005-946/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) DA, SS, LE

Karen Berg and Parashakti Sigalit Course 2005-899/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) SS

Kabbalah is an ancient wisdom that describes the physical and spiritual laws of the universe. In KAREN BERG a world of fragmentation and separation, Kabbalah assists in removing the veils so that we can ﬁnd unity. Discover these ancient mystic teachings through lecture, meditation, gentle yoga, breathwork, and more. Experience the Dance of Liberation™ to shed inhibitions and discover a home for your newly awakened consciousness. Through deep soul work and experiential practices, we allow our innermost creative sides to break free. This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Karen Berg is founder and spiritual director of The Kabbalah Centre, a leading source of spiritual wisdom with more than 40 locations around the world. karenberg.com Parashakti Sigalit, founder and creator of Dance of Liberation, has more than two decades of experience facilitating workshops, trainings, and DOL retreats. parashakti.org

YSAYE M. BARNWELL

For more than 30 years, Ysaye M. Barnwell and George Brandon have been building a vocal community at Omega. Each year, their workshop is a gathering of former participants and a celebration for those joining the class for the ﬁrst time.

This is a rare opportunity to be part of a large and welcoming community and chorus of uncommon voices, where no experience is necessary. The group explores African-American history and culture through a wide range of vocal music, including African-American congregational and choral traditions, chants from Africa and the GEORGE BRANDON diaspora, spirituals, blues, gospel, and music of the Civil Rights movement and contemporary struggles. We also experience the joys of ﬁnding our own voice in a chorus of other voices. Discussions of the social, political, and spiritual contexts for the songs— taught in the oral tradition—enhance the experience of the music. This workshop begins Monday at 9:30 a.m. Ysaye M. Barnwell, PhD, musician, actress, and educator, has performed as a member of the a cappella quintet Sweet Honey in the Rock for nearly 35 years. vocalcommunity.com George Brandon, PhD, is an anthropologist, composer, and integrative sound and music practitioner who founded and leads the Blue Unity Orchestra. JUNE 9-14

ORIGINAL HATHA YOGA Find Deeper Meaning in Yoga Practice & Life Glenn Black Course 2005-915/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS, LE, CE

Hatha yoga enables us to transcend the body and the lower mind’s incessant chatter. We then experience the higher mind—our inspiration, GLENN BLACK truth, and creativity. It is here where we feel a connection to spirit or something more vast. This is yoga, and it is here where a deep healing, liberation, and transformation can take place. Glenn Black begins this workshop with techniques that are basic and extremely comprehensive, to create the foundation for maximum joy and minimum waste in our lives. We explore nourishment and ways to tap into the inherent power within the air, food, ﬂuids, and sunlight. We practice yogic physical exercises, including speciﬁc movements to strengthen and stretch the entire body to balance our energy and bring us to a place of homeostasis. We work with our breathing in order to increase the life force and distribute that to every cell in the body. We also experience relaxation through guided visualizations and yoga nidra (yogic sleep), which are proven to counteract the effects of physical and mental stress. We look at the standard of a healthy individual and learn to follow that lead. This requires a close look at how we exist in our bodies and minds. With this new way of looking at how we live, the possibility for positive change arises spontaneously.

JUNE 9-14

RECOVERING WHOLENESS

June

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Utilizing the Intersections of Psychotherapy & Meditation Ralph De La Rosa Course 2005-858/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

The teachings on Buddha nature indicate something radical: that each of us is born already whole, worthy, free, full of love, and with a capacity for immense joy. As we traverse the myriad difficulties and crises of life, we never lose this fundamental sanity—but we do lose the experience of it as stress, hurts, and limiting beliefs accumulate in our nervous systems. Many of us experience this as a loss of connection to the most primary aspects of our being—the earth, our bodies, our emotional depths, our breath, and each other. Some of us may even feel a sense of longing at times that we don’t quite understand—a longing to reconnect. In this retreat with Ralph De La Rosa, a psychotherapist and meditation instructor who specializes in working with trauma, we mindfully re-establish these connections. As long-held core hurts and limiting beliefs inevitably arise, Ralph guides you through evidence-based practices for working toward skillfully unburdening these parts of yourself. Helping professionals will ﬁnd information useful for their clients as well as for self-care. Expect gentle movement, restorative breathwork, sitting meditation, Internal Family Systems “parts work,” dynamic and straightforward talks, and the opportunity to truly rest and rediscover your path. Ralph De La Rosa, LCSW, author of The Monkey Is the Messenger, is a therapist, life coach, and meditation instructor. ralphdelarosa.com

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This workshop begins Monday at 9:30 a.m. Asana is not practiced during this retreat. PARASHAKTI SIGALIT

Glenn Black has been practicing and studying yoga since 1971, specializing in kriya, hatha, and raja yoga.

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JUNE 9-14

UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF PAIN & TRAUMA

JUNE 9-14

A Visionary Healing Intensive

THE ART OF BEING HUMAN (LEVEL 1)

Steven Weiss

The Transformational Practice of Authentic Relating

Course 2005-832/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) SS, LE

RYEL KESTANO

JASON DIGGES

Ryel Kestano and Jason Digges Course 2005-154/Tuition $595 ($535 Members) LE

Do you want deeper, richer, more intimate connections with the people in your life? Do you want to be seen, known, and heard for who you really are, and create a space for others to be seen, known, and heard as well? The transformational practice of Authentic Relating provides a set of powerful tools and skills designed to cultivate unprecedented depths of vulnerability and intimacy between people in all social contexts. ART International’s acclaimed introductory Authentic Relating workshop guides you into a conscious relationship with yourself and others on a rich and often life-changing journey of deep human connection. This Level 1 workshop is practical, engaging, and fun, and offers skills and tools that can be used right away to cultivate deep connection and a sense of trust, empathy, and care with intimate partners, family members, colleagues, friends, and strangers alike. The workshop focuses on embodied practice, with innovative exercises interspersed with potent teachings and time for group shares.

Take a journey into the mysteries of trauma and recovery with osteopathic physician Steven Weiss, creator of the Altar of Creation—a model of healing that weaves together elements of osteopathy, energy medicine, sacred geometry, embryology, and more, to support healing at the deepest levels. Through lecture, ceremony, guided meditations, discussion, direct transmissions, and experiential exercises, you: •

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Ryel Kestano and Jason Digges, cofounders of ART International, travel the world delivering Authentic Relating workshops to people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and values. authenticrelatingtraining.com

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For the Page & the Stage Ann Randolph Course 2005-132/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI, LE

Discover your own unique and powerful story—and the profound transformation that occurs when you speak it out loud. By becoming the author of your own life and learning how to tell your own story, you not only learn to craft your experience into a compelling narrative but you also unleash a sense of purpose in your own life you never thought possible.

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Learn to structure the narrative in a compelling way Discover ways to create spontaneously Gain tools to release yourself from the inner critic and performance anxiety Transform your ideas and stories into performance

You also learn to trust your creative impulses, embracing all of who you are. This workshop is designed for those interested in personal essay, memoir, solo performance, and self discovery. Ann Randolph is an award-winning writer and performer best known for her solo shows Squeeze and Loveland. annrandolph.com ANN RANDOLPH

Practice getting out of the way and listening to the wisdom of the body Learn the Invisible Wound approach to evaluation and treatment Explore how sacred geometry and embryology control selfhealing and self-regulation Invoke the inﬁnite wisdom and power of the body to heal itself Gain practical tools and procedures for personal and professional healing that can be easily and seamlessly integrated into any practice

You have many opportunities to give and receive healing, and everyone experiences a direct healing treatment with Weiss and his assistants. Those looking STEVEN WEISS for personal healing, as well as those who work in healing professions, are welcome. This is not a workshop on shamanism, cranio-sacral therapy, or cranial osteopathy. This workshop begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Steven Weiss, DO, is medical director of the Medicine Lodge Clinic in New York City. altarofcreation.com

LAUREN WALKER

JUNE 14-16

ENERGY MEDICINE YOGA Yoga Practice for Body, Mind & Spirit Lauren Walker Course 2102-890/Tuition $340 ($305 Members) MI, CE

Do you often feel like you are rowing against the current of your own self? Experience the simple, elegant, and powerful tools of Energy Medicine Yoga and align your body with its own underlying power. Because everything around us speaks in energy, when you learn the language of the energy body every part of you responds—much like a plant reaching toward the light. Guided by Lauren Walker, you learn basic techniques to balance the endocrine system, strengthen the immune system, and detoxify the body. You also experience practices from Walker’s newest book, The Energy Medicine Yoga Prescription, that balance the whole body and the underlying energy systems. All practitioners with an understanding of the basic poses of yoga are welcome. Lauren Walker, author of Energy Medicine Yoga and The Energy Medicine Yoga Prescription, has been featured in Yoga Journal, Yoga Digest, and the New York Times. emyoga.net

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JUNE 14-16

OVERCOME EXPECTATION HANGOVERS

GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT

Leverage Setbacks for Success Christine Hassler Course 2102-124/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) MI

It's advertised everywhere: "You can be, do, and have it all!" But what if life throws a curveball? Broken hearts, career upsets, ﬁnancial downturns, health challenges—what then? This is the question coach Christine Hassler will answer in this popular workshop. This weekend presents a proven method to manifest dreams, bounce back from disappointment, and practice life-changing tools for lasting transformation. In an experiential combination of lecture, group and self reﬂection, guided meditation and visualization, and one-on-one "hot seat" coaching, learn what an “expectation hangover” is, why it is a blessing, and how to get what you want by letting go. Go beyond positive thinking and short-term coping mechanisms to raise your self-worth, release negative emotions, release limiting beliefs, and unlock your "soul curriculum." Deepen your self-awareness as you connect the dots from your past to heal old hurts and create a strategy to unblock your future. Return home with a holistic action plan and skills to overcome avoidance or anxiety and achieve your desires with greater connection and self-compassion. Christine Hassler is a spiritual psychologist, coach, speaker, facilitator, and podcast host of Over It and On with It. Her books include Expectation Hangover and Get What You Really Want. christinehassler.com

MARIA FLESHOOD

JUNE 14-16

MOTHER-DAUGHTER JOURNEY INTO ADOLESCENCE Preparing Tween & Teen Girls for Success Maria Fleshood Course 2102-997/Tuition $320 ($290 Members) per person DA

With one foot rooted deeply in the past and one foot stretching into adolescence, young women experience a gap during their tween and teen years that stirs uncertainty, isolation, and chaos. During this crucial time, mothers can help their daughters navigate the increasingly sexualized, cybersaturated, and pressurized culture through the incorporation of rituals. Rituals deﬁne a signiﬁcant transitional point, a movement toward something new. During the preteen years (ages 8-13), daughters are moving toward a new landscape of adolescence—a socially, emotionally, and physically unfamiliar place. Reviving the ancient practice of marking a daughter’s life passage as important and sacred can ease—and celebrate— this transformational time of self-discovery.

Mothers and their 8-13 year old daughters are welcome.

CHRISTINE HASSLER

Maria Fleshood, LPC, is a psychotherapist, author, and educator who specializes in the health and empowerment of tween and teen girls and their families. mariaclarkﬂeshood.com

HELEN LAKELLY HUNT AND HARVILLE HENDRIX

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt Course 2102-706/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) per person SS

The Getting the Love You Want workshop gives couples the concepts and tools they need to achieve safety, sustain deep connection, and experience joyful aliveness. Learning a new way to talk, removing negativity, and expressing caring behaviors transforms any relationship into an instrument of healing and spiritual growth. Based on Imago Relationship Therapy, this program has helped thousands of couples worldwide move from an unconscious to a conscious relationship that heals the wounds of childhood and lays the foundation for thriving in the relationship you’ve always wanted. During the weekend, we focus on viewing couplehood as a spiritual path. In the process, we are assisted in discovering and developing the innate healing power of connection and the profound spiritual potential in our own intimate partnership. Couples new and old, in crisis or in love, married or unmarried, are invited to join this transformative workshop. As they work on their own relationships, helping professionals also gain information they can use with clients. $50 materials fee; include when you register. This workshop is also offered in September (see page 96). Harville Hendrix, PhD, and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, are cocreators of Imago Relationship Therapy and the concept of the “conscious relationship.” Coauthors of three New York Times best sellers, their newest book is The Space Between. harvilleandhelen.com

JUNE 14-16

WALKING THE FELDENKRAIS WAY Finding Dynamic Balance Using Awareness Through Movement Anastasi Siotas and Jenn Brown Course 2102-922/Tuition $325 ($295 Members)

As toddlers we learned to walk through a process of trial and error that was chaotic and haphazard. Along the way, we developed habits of movement that aren’t very elegant or efficient—and might now cause us pain.

ANASTASI SIOTAS

Luckily, it’s never too late to relearn this essential skill. This weekend we explore how to walk with greater comfort, power, and ease with the Feldenkrais Method®, a way of learning that uses movement to enhance selfawareness, improve function, and relieve pain. JENN BROWN Guided by Anastasi Siotas and Jenn Brown, we reconstruct the basics of walking using Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® lessons both in the classroom and outside on Omega’s campus. As we learn new ways to move, we shed years of unproductive habits and improve our posture, balance, and coordination.

No previous experience is necessary. Anyone looking to have more energy and vitality for walking and more comfort and ease for the upright activities of daily life is welcome. Anastasi Siotas brings a deep knowledge of kinesthetic and functional anatomy to his work as an educator of the Feldenkrais Method. siotas.com Jenn Brown is an authorized student Awareness Through Movement teacher and meditation coach. inhabityourself.com

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Inspired by traditional comingof-age ceremonies from around the world, mothers and daughters explore how to incorporate rituals in their lives to facilitate feeling close, supported, and self-conﬁdent. Using this step-by-step, hands-on process, mothers and daughters also deepen their connection and strengthen one of the most important relationships in their lives.

A Spiritual Path for Couples

June

JUNE 14-16

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

5-DAY WORKSHOPS JUNE 14-16

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

RADICAL DHARMA CIRCLE Course 2102-161/Tuition $350/275/200 ($315 Members) SS

JUNE 14-16

THE BODY SHADOW From Self-Loathing to Self-Loving

ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS

Kelley Kosow Course 2102-851/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) SS, MI

How many times a day do you tell yourself you need to change your body? Do you avoid looking in the mirror or lose weight only to gain it back again over time? Diet and exercise are important, but the reason we sabotage health and well-being has less to do with what we are doing and more to do with the limiting beliefs we hold around our body. For change to be sustained, we must dive into the shadows of our consciousness and explore what is keeping us stuck, selfsabotaging, and in a place of self-loathing. Guided by world-renowned coach and transformational teacher Kelley Kosow, learn a safe and supportive experiential process to expose hidden beliefs, commitments, and impulses that control daily decisions. You discover how to break free from fear, shame, regret, and self-sabotage, and encode your consciousness with new, empowering beliefs and possibilities. If you’ve tried all the diet and exercise trends and are ready to befriend your body in a way you never thought possible, then it’s time to work from the inside out. Kelley Kosow, author of The Integrity Advantage, is a transformational leader, motivational speaker, Master Integrative Life Coach, and chief executive officer of the Ford Institute. kelleykosow.com

KELLEY KOSOW

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

JASMINE SYEDULLAH

Encounter race where it lives in your life. Rooted in the radical supposition that regardless of color or status, race has harmed us all—though in different ways—Radical Dharma Circle is an encounter with awareness and practices of dismantling the negative impacts of racialization on our collective minds, hearts, and bodies. This highly experiential weekend features identity and issue-based caucuses, full-group congresses, and capacity-building using embodied practices we need to expand our sense of spaciousness to ﬁnd a more complete truth and greater awareness, understanding, and compassion across lines of difference and among our own tribes.

We learn to: • Move past clever language to courageously explore our relationship to race through deep listening • Develop practices that cut through bias while increasing personal space and capacity • Begin to unpack and reveal the relationship between intersecting oppressions and how they work to keep us apart • Confront the stored history and impact of race on how we show up • Engage in issue-based caucuses and full-group congresses to meet race where it matters in our lives Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships. Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei is an author, activist, and spiritual teacher who bridges the worlds of spirit and justice. angelkyodowilliams.com Jasmine Syedullah, PhD, is an abolitionist, academic, and coauthor, with williams and Owens, of Radical Dharma.

JUNE 14-16

THE MAGICKAL ARTS Principles & Practices of Earth-Based Energies Amy C. Wilson Course 2102-974/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) MI

Increasingly, people today are looking into the past for wisdom to live sustainably on the earth and with each AMY C. WILSON other. Like shamanism, ancient practices of witchcraft are becoming popular in holistic healing circles utilizing the energy of earth, ﬁre, water, and air for personal integration and empowerment.

J. BROWN

JUNE 16-21

A GENTLE YOGA REVOLUTION J. Brown Course 2205-842/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) CE

Imagine a personalized, breathcentered yoga practice, passed down from individual teacher to student—a yoga for the wellbeing of the whole person that provides a vehicle for learning how to truly take care of ourselves and ease the pains of life. In this yoga immersion with J. Brown, we explore methods for meeting individual needs through our yoga practice, the role that breath plays in supporting the body, and the effects of different sequencing and pacing. We also discuss topics such as safety and injury prevention and the teacher/ student relationship.

Return home with a greater awareness of your personal power, conﬁdence in applicable healing practices, and a deeper understanding of earth-based energies.

Simultaneously a gentle yoga revolution and a return to the ancient roots of yoga, this therapeutic approach helps make the body strong and ﬂexible, while also encouraging useful patterns of thought and behavior with no struggling, straining, or striving—just calm and measured work. Through hands-on practice and study, you learn how to practice yoga in a deeper and more fulﬁlling way.

Amy C. Wilson is a practitioner of the healing magickal arts with more than 26 years' experience and an expertise in candle magick and earth-based energies. otherworldlywaxes.com

J. Brown is founder of Abhyasa Yoga Center in Brooklyn, New York. jbrownyoga.com

Build a solid foundation of nondenominational craft principles with expert Amy C. Wilson in this dynamic, hands-on workshop no matter your background or previous experience level. Learn to integrate the four elements by building your own power base and incorporate it into everyday routines to harness your full potential and manifest desires. Explore grounding, centering, chakra, and energy center meditations. Experience the energetic techniques of divination, spell casting, scrying, casting ritual circles, and food alchemy.

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June

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

COACHING FOR TRANSFORMATION: A WOMEN’S COHORT A 9-Month Professional Coaching Certiﬁcation Program Course 2205-141/Tuition $8,495 ($8,395 Members) SS, MI Call 800.944.1001 to register.

MARY K. KUENTZ

How can we be more humane, compassionate, and loving, while still feeling accomplished in the world? Join a cohort of women inspired to learn a holistic approach for living that draws on the best aspects of the feminine and masculine.

training with online webinars (Tuesdays at 7:00-8:30 p.m. EST; June 25, 2019-March 31, 2020), discussions, and assignments complemented with three additional weekends on campus: August 9-11, September 20-22, and October 25-27, 2019.

Coaching for Transformation: A Women’s Cohort helps you study and practice coaching in a safe and courageous environment where issues facing those who identify as women—including leadership, communication, and identity—are explored in a sacred space of transformation.

As you work through curiosity and openness, you align with your personal power, strengthen your authentic voice, and connect with a clariﬁed sense of purpose. Whether you are a parent desiring to strengthen your presence in your family, a business owner seeking to grow in leadership, or a social activist called to catalyze change in your community, Coaching for Transformation: A Women’s Cohort equips you to take heart-centered action for yourself, your community, and the world.

Open to all who identify as women, this unique Coaching for Transformation (CFT) certiﬁcation course recognizes and celebrates women as catalysts for transforming themselves, their communities, and their world. While many coaching models focus on taking action, the CFT process helps women break through limiting beliefs, become aware of the wisdom in their bodies, identify their emotions, and understand underlying needs. This 9-month coach certiﬁcation program, accredited by the International Coach Federation begins with a weeklong intensive at Omega. After your initial week of training (June 16-21), you deepen relationships and

SHARON BROWN

MADHU KRISHNAPPA MARON

TEACHERS

Mary K. Kuentz, CPCC, PCC Sharon Brown, MS, PCC Madhu Krishnappa Maron, PCC

Coaching for Transformation is a professional certiﬁcation program with a total of 140 in-person and online class hours, 10 mentor hours, 40 practice coaching hours, business and marketing preparation, access to an online learning community, weekly online discussions, and oral and written assessments. You also work directly with a Coaching for Transformation certiﬁed coach of your choice for 6 hours (not included in the program cost). Teachers are subject to change.

140 TOTAL HOURS 90 In-Person 50 Webinar

In-Person/ On-Campus Dates June 16–21 August 9–11 September 20–22 October 25–27

For information about a free introductory webinar, scholarships, and housing discounts, see eOmega.org/coaching.

JUNE 16-21

CRYSTAL HEALING IMMERSION

Living in Harmony

Krista N. Mitchell Course 2205-806/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

Spend a week exploring and learning about the magical world of crystals with crystal healing expert Krista N. Mitchell. In this hands-on workshop, you gain applicable KRISTA N. MITCHELL knowledge with crystal basics, including the science of crystal healing, how to care for crystals, and how to choose the right one for you.

Krista N. Mitchell, an ordained interfaith minister, provides spiritual counsel, energy therapy, and training programs. krista-mitchell.com

Lisa G. Littlebird Course 2205-976/Tuition $435 ($390 Members)

Singing and dancing are two of the most universal expressions of the human spirit across all cultures and time. Yet today, singing is often reserved for performers and entertainment, distancing us from its potential as a vehicle for profound joy and healing in our lives and communities. Join popular song leader Lisa G. Littlebird to reclaim song as an ancient and vital technology of human connection. In this shared practice, you discover a pathway to unlimited communion and release and offer a powerful contribution to polarized times: compassion and empathy toward ourselves and others. Through a gentle exploration of more than 500 oral-tradition songs, Lisa cultivates a supportive, uplifting circle of group harmony and sound, inviting all singers to expand LISA G. LITTLEBIRD and delight in the full potential of their voices. This workshop is designed for all abilities and levels of experience, including no experience or negative experience in need of healing. Come prepared to ﬁnd your true voice, explore your capacities with curiosity, and collect songs and tools to nourish your well-being and enrich your life. Lisa G. Littlebird is founder and director of the Wholehearted Chorus. She leads community singing and songleading workshops internationally. thebirdsings.com

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You also experience the art of forming your own crystal combinations or “prescriptions” for everyday healing, safely and effectively creating your own crystal tonics and essential oil infusions, and using crystals of the “new consciousness,” including Lemurian seeds, Brandberg amethysts, moldavite, and more. You return home with all you need to work universal magic through sacred geometry and have safe transcendental and spirit guide experiences with crystals.

SINGING OUR WAY BACK TOGETHER

cultivation of the heart, through meditation and silence, stillness and movement, poetry and story, and moments of dialogue and inquiry, we learn how to enter, relax, and polish the heart. We explore what hinders and what opens us to embodying our rubynature as a means of acting wisely and warmly in the world out of love and service to others.

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 16-21

THE RUBY

Awakening the Treasure In Your Chest Saki F. Santorelli Course 2205-865/Tuition $575 ($515 Members) SS, MI

We have a treasure within us. We were born with it. Yet, much of the time it seems like we have forgotten our true inheritance. We walk around as if we are poor while closer to us than our breath is a treasury—sometimes referred to by the Suﬁs as the ruby.

is the human journey—the great, alchemical transformation of stone to ruby buried deep within us.

Reclaiming this jewel will cost us a lot—some say everything. Rumi refers to our willingness to enter our depths and be set free, “the pick and shovel work.” This

Fueled by the universal longing to remember what we already are, we enter the vastness and beauty of our humanity. Offering particular attention to the

SAKI F. SANTORELLI

This workshop begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m. and has extended hours including early morning meditations and evening sessions. Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA, is an educator, student of meditation, and author. He is former executive director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

JUNE 16-21

HEALING FROM MILITARY TRAUMA A Warrior Renew Program Lori S. Katz Course 2205-151 SS, LE

This Warrior Renew workshop is for women who have served in the military (veterans or current service members) and have experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST). MST can impact the mind, body, and spirit. This retreat offers a safe, healing environment to resolve issues of the past and increase resiliency, and the encouragement to move forward in a positive way. Through therapeutic activities, including discussion, lectures, writing, mindful awareness, aromatherapy, movement, and group experiences using an integrative approach, we: •

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Work to resolve feelings of anxiety, anger, and resentment, including injustice and betrayal, self-blame, grief, and shame Learn effective self-regulation and communication skills Explore the impact of MST on relationships and how to cultivate trusting and healthy loving connections with others

JUNE 16-21

MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Actualize Your True Authority Sheila Ramsey Course 2205-843/Tuition $430 ($385 Members)

Do you feel deeply—even urgently—that you want to make a difference in the world? Do you wonder what kind of difference you can really make? Join clinical therapist Sheila Ramsey for a week of selfreﬂection, group dialogue, and coaching sessions aimed at helping you actualize your true authority. In a safe and supported environment, you explore the quality of consciousness that serves as a context for all that you have learned and wish to share. Through experiential practices, discussions, and periods of sitting in silence, you begin to uncover the foundational purpose driving all that you do. You explore ways you are—and are not—in true authority in your life, and learn to recognize the experience of unbounded potential and presence.

OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAM

LORI S. KATZ

SHEILA RAMSEY

This program is not an exposure-based treatment; you will not be asked to share or listen to trauma stories. Required: Six months of sobriety and emotional stability prior to workshop. By application only; apply early as spots ﬁll quickly. Tuition is $480 ($430 Members). Scholarships are available to cover all but $75 of the total cost; see eOmega.org/scholarships for details. Lori S. Katz, PhD, a clinical psychologist and developer of the Warrior Renew treatment program, has worked with veterans for more than 27 years, specializing in military trauma.

As you break through old blocks and begin to heal wounds, you begin to align to your true and best self. You identify next steps to take, and create a sustainable plan to put into action. Sheila Ramsey, MSW, PhD, is cofounder of Personal Leadership Seminars and founder of The Crestone Institute, a global leadership consultancy. plseminars.com

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June

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JUNE 21-23

WILD MAGIC Secret Codes of Energy Medicine Damien Wade and Emily Lane Course 2302-158/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) SS

Are you seeking a deeper, more profound life that fundamentally leverages the natural magic of the universe? Dissolve limitation, empower your mind, and ignite your soul with Conscious Leaders Academy founders Damien Wade and Emily Lane. Using an alchemical blend of science, energy medicine, mysticism, and story, this potent program provides a practical toolkit to experience a complete transformation in everyday life. Break through psychological, emotional, and energetic blocks to heal and integrate your system on every level. Empower yourself to remember who you really are and activate your ability to consciously create your reality. Dive into the visceral experience of profound spiritual connection and deepen your understanding of your life design.

PETER BUFFETT

JAMES LECESNE

It’s Time to Share Your Passion With the World Course 2302-911/Tuition $295 ($265 Members) SS, MI

Join us for a Saturday Evening Event as Peter Buffett presents a concert based on his best-selling book, Life Is What You Make It.

Join Peter Buffett, cofounder of the NoVo Foundation, and James Lecesne, cofounder of the Trevor Project, for a weekend of exploring how to dare to create your vision and have a positive impact in the world. In an intimate setting, Buffett and Lecesne interview three trailblazers who have taken the journey from having a dream to manifesting their vision, including: Eve Ensler, award-winning author of The Vagina Monologues Tony Porter, educator and cofounder of A Call To Men Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder of the Omega Institute Following each one-hour interview, there will be time for question-and-answer sessions. Then, through exercises, writing prompts, and discussions, you learn to weave ideas from the three onstage interviews into your own personal journey, purpose, and passion. Throughout the weekend, you also gain strategies and insights to help you ﬁnd your voice, speak your emotional, political, and personal truth, and create a structure to realize your vision with power and clarity. You return home with new insights, inspiration, and ideas to help you share your own dream with the world. This program starts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Teachers are subject to change.

Damien Wade is founder of Health 3.0 and founding partner of Conscious Leaders Academy.

Course 2302-182/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members) MI

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ELIZABETH LESSER

Do you have a vision to share with the world, but aren’t sure about how to bring it to life?

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Emily Lane is founding partner of Conscious Leaders Academy and Conscious Business World Summit, and former host of Wisdom 2.0.

TONY PORTER

FROM VISION TO VISIONARY

Return home with more awareness of your heart’s intelligence, greater trust in the power of your spirit’s calling, and an Elixir of Divine Energy to fuel your heart, soul, and mind.

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EVE ENSLER

JUNE 21-23

PRESERVING OUR EDIBLE BOUNTY How to Can, Pickle, Ferment & Dehydrate Marisa McClellan There are so many misconceptions about home canning and preserving. It’s hard. It’s expensive. It requires tons of sugar. You need a lot of specialized equipment. Truly though, with just a bit of information, preserving food can become entirely approachable and fun. And there is no kitchen skill more empowering than the ability to put up seasonal produce for use throughout the year. In this workshop we learn a variety of food preservation skills, including how to set up a boiling water bath canner with equipment already on hand, how to use a slow cooker to make fruit butters without adding sugar, and how to safely can low-acid foods using a pressure canner. Through hands-on kitchen activities, discussion, and demonstration, we:

Address issues of food safety so you feel entirely comfortable eating and sharing your preserves Make sauerkraut, jams, pickles, salsa, chutney, relish, fruit butter, ketchup, and more Dig into the various preservation methods and learn when to choose one over another

Students work collaboratively alongside the instructor, learning skills and techniques through hands-on work. They return home with a sense of empowerment, a robust recipe packet, new friends, lots of knowledge, and as many as a dozen homemade preserves. $40 materials fee; include when you register. DAMIEN WADE

EMILY LANE

Marisa McClellan, food writer and canning teacher, is author of Food in Jars, Preserving by the Pint, and Naturally Sweet Food in Jars. foodinjars.com

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MARISA MCCLELLAN

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JUNE 21-23

UNSHAME YOUR LIFE Experience Your Wholeness, Empower Your Humanness

JUNE 21-23

BUILD YOUR AUDIENCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE Course 2302-824/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

KATE SHELA

AMBER RYAN

JUNE 21-23

THE 360 MOVEMENT LAB Kate Shela and Amber Ryan Course 2302-952/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) SS

Do you often feel outside of your body, as though you’re drifting without direction? Are you quick to detach during stress or anxiety? Learn to tether yourself fully to the here and now—and pinpoint your new direction forward— with a radically interactive and embodied process designed to bring out your optimal potential. Join somatic guides Kate Shela and Amber Ryan as they guide you into The 360, a perspectivechanging experience housed in wholeness and rooted in the dynamic power of the dance. Throughout the weekend, rediscover dance as an opening of your awareness in physical form and environment. Practice your ability to see and be seen as you step out into the unknown to retrieve lost parts of yourself. Challenge yourself to experience a full range of emotions, and express them through the ﬂuidity of the body. Take the lead in your life personally and professionally, and become part of the rise in the ever-changing human consciousness. Kate Shela is a 5Rhythms® teacher and Path of Pollen shamanic healer who has facilitated radical embodiment for more than two decades. kateshela.com

Amber Ryan leads 5Rhythms® classes, sacred art workshops, and healing retreats for clients including Eileen Fisher Lifework, Lead With Love, Envision, and Wanderlust. amberryan.com

Have you ever desired to write a spiritual blog followed by millions? Or put your most powerful knowledge and teachings into an app or online presence? Join visionary minds in the ﬁelds of mobile and online holistic education as they share their wisdom, inspiration, and experience on creating blogs, video courses, and mobile apps touching lives of millions of people around the world. In this workshop, you take a deep dive into the business of online education and how to manifest your vision as an online teacher or healer. You explore effective ways to: •

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Create authentic spiritual blog content and meet daily deadlines Understand the importance of intimacy in viewer/listener content Develop heart-centered and ethics-centered design Establish an online healing space

STEPHEN DINAN

KLEMEN STRUC

ARIEL GARTEN

ROHAN GUNATILLAKE

KATE JOHNSON

DAVID PROCYSHYN

You gain insights in how to reach a wide audience and KRISTA N. MITCHELL SALLY SCHNEIDER offer convenient tools to teach people around the globe through growth hacking and online marketing. You envision and step into the future of meditation, healing, and digital technology.

Caryn Scotto d’ Luzia Course 2302-166/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) SS

We begin to learn not to be ourselves in childhood. Over time, this disallowing adds up until we stop knowing what we want, feel, and need. Rediscover your purpose and what you are truly capable of with author and behavioral expert Caryn Scotto d’ Luzia. Understand why learned separation chronically loops, showing up as monkey mind, inner critique, low self-esteem, shame attacks, social freeze, or overall life stuckness. Experience breakthrough Alchemy of Shame Transformation (AST) Model® techniques that harness the nervous system and body logic to gently unravel inner looping and meet disconnect where it is. Shift habitual patterns of self-doubt, inadequacy, and isolation into a deep wholeness, inner connection, and acceptance of your full self. Through fun and simple embodied exercises, live demonstrations, group discussions, and safe, compassionate facilitation, you experience greater worth and belonging. Return home with applicable, daily tools to keep moving forward with life-affirming resilience, selfexpression, and empowerment. Caryn Scotto d’ Luzia, SEP, MA, renowned expert on resolving inhibition, trauma, and shame, is the author of Alchemy of Shame Transformation. empoweredselfrelating.com/workshop

Teachers are subject to change. Stephen Dinan is the founder, president, and chief operating officer of The Shift Network. stephendinan.com Klemen Struc is cofounder of Soulvana by Mindvalley and the chief visionary for the Soulvana Radiance app. soulvana.com Ariel Garten is the chief executive officer and cofounder of InteraXon. choosemuse.com Rohan Gunatillake is creator of the meditation app buddhify and author of Modern Mindfulness. buddhify.com Kate Johnson, MA, is a faculty member at Massachussets Institute of Technology’s Presencing Institute. katejohnson.com David Procyshyn is founder of doyogawithme.com. doyogawithme.com Krista N. Mitchell is a Certiﬁed Reiki Master-Teacher, a crystal healer, and author of Change Your Energy. krista-mitchell.com Sally Schneider is a journalist, editor, stylist, and creator of Improvised Life, a subscriber-supported website. improvisedlife.com

CARYN SCOTTO D’ LUZIA

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MASTERY OF EASE & FLOW Activate Your Multidimensional DNA

June

5-DAY WORKSHOP

JUNE 21-23

Jennifer Hough Course 2302-149/Tuition $444 ($400 Members) SS

Do you feel called by a deeper purpose? If you think there is a way to go beyond surviving to consistently and efficiently thriving, you’re right.

JENNIFER HOUGH

Discover the Innate Abilities Program with seer and alchemist Jennifer Hough and discover how your junk DNA, brain, and telomeres hold the key to dormant “super powers.” Learn to transcend the need to live in effort, doubt yourself, or feel a victim of your circumstances. Gain conﬁdence about your direction, purpose, and greater guidance.

Engage in proprietary exercises to activate multidimensional DNA, in real time, and make quantum leaps in your ability without doubt or overwhelm. Upgrade your senses, shift stuck feelings, raise the vibration of a room, and “go direct” with your innate wisdom. Practice multiple innate abilities and advanced metaphysical tools, including spontaneous healing, bilocating, time bending, and more. Return home conﬁdent in your intuition and abilities, shifted into a new, effortless way of being. Be part of a collaborative community of kindred spirits who know exponential expansion is possible and want to contribute all they can to awaken our world. This workshop begins Friday at 7:00 p.m. Jennifer Hough is a seer, teacher, alchemist, and author, who channelled the innate abilities of DNA. thewideawakening.com

DAVID TRELEAVEN

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 23-28

TRAUMA-SENSITIVE MINDFULNESS Practices for Safe & Transformative Healing David Treleaven Course 2405-195/Tuition $675 ($610 Members) CE

JUNE 21-23

THE YOGA OF LOVE

RADIANCE FROM WITHIN

Lokita Carter Course 2302-782/Tuition $315 ($285 Members) per person SS

Tantra is an ancient, body-based, spiritual way of being that brings all elements of our life into equanimity and harmony. In this workshop, couples learn and experience powerful tantric processes to enhance their intimacy, deepen communication, and bring more spiritual meaning to their relationship and beyond. Life is unpredictable and ﬁnite, and by living authentically and in love we can make a difference in our relationships, and in the world at large. Using practical techniques that continue to beneﬁt us long after we return home, we combine active meditation, tantric breathing practices, communication skills, and more. This program is suitable for couples with or without prior Tantra experience (couples will work together exclusively). Lokita Carter, cofounder of the Ecstatic Living Institute, has taught hundreds of SkyDancing® Tantra workshops and coaching retreats for two decades. lokitacarter.com LOKITA CARTER

Chinese Medicine for Health & Beauty Sandra Lanshin Chiu SANDRA LANSHIN CHIU

Course 2302-107/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) MI

Many of us in the West ﬁght against aging by seeking beauty from outside ourselves—often in a miracle product, pill, or procedure. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has always understood beauty and youthfulness to be a consequence of radiant health and deep vitality cultivated from the inside out. Join health and beauty expert Sandra Lanshin Chui to go beyond the usual applications of TCM. Dive into a rich tradition of skincare and beauty practices that strengthen qi, restore healthy organ and lymphatic function, and revitalize circulatory ﬂow throughout your entire body. Develop daily beauty and selfcare rituals, including facial Gua Sha massage for face and neck, scalp massage for healthy hair, and hydration regimens for morning and night. Finally, learn applicable strategies for hot cupping on legs and arms as well as movement techniques to strengthen posture.

$25 materials fee; include when you register. Sandra Lanshin Chiu, LAc, is the founder of Treatment by Lanshin and an expert in Chinese medicine for skin health and healing. lanshin.com

This week, we explore the potential benefits and pitfalls of mindfulness practice for those who experience symptoms of traumatic stress. Drawing on a decade of research and clinical experience, educator and traumaprofessional David Treleaven shows that mindfulness meditation—if practiced without an awareness of trauma—can exacerbate symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Through lecture, case study, and experiential practices, we learn how to teach and practice mindfulness in a trauma-sensitive way. We begin to recognize symptoms of traumatic stress in contemplative and clinical settings, and examine practical modifications that support the safety and well-being of students and clients. Integrating contemporary research about the self-regulatory benefits of meditation practice with the physiological mechanisms of post-traumatic stress, we develop a systemic understanding of traumasensitive mindfulness as a practice that works effectively across social difference. This training is designed for anyone who teaches mindfulness or contemplative practices, including therapists, coaches, and meditation, classroom, yoga, or religious teachers. CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. David Treleaven, PhD, a writer, educator, and trauma professional, is author of Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness. davidtreleaven.com

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Return home with personal practices that elevate your full radiance and cultivate beautiful skin.

Is mindfulness meditation safe for those who’ve experienced trauma? It can be, but mindfulness practice is not one-size-ﬁts-all. Sometimes, those who have experienced trauma may require a different approach.

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

JUNE 23-28

ORION ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS WORKSHOP

LIVING OUTRAGEOUS OPENNESS

Course 2405-978/Tuition $995 ($895 Members) SS, MI

JUNE 23-28

TAI CHI EASY MAJOR JACKSON

AMY IRVINE

SCOTT RUSSELL SANDERS

Roger Jahnke Course 2405-807/Tuition $485 ($435 Members) SS

Why do tai chi practitioners experience longevity, inner peace, and inner power? With Tai Chi Easy™, developed by master teacher Roger Jahnke, it’s easy to discover why. A mind-body practice that combines gentle exercises, breath practices, self-massage, and meditation, Tai Chi Easy honors the beauty and traditions of tai chi, and simultaneously distills the essence and principles of tai chi as a health and self-care practice for our modern times. The Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader Certiﬁcation Training is a step-bystep program that teaches you how to share simple qigong and tai chi in communities, schools, faith institutions, hospitals, and social service agencies. Throughout the week, you explore why the slowly performed movements and practices have so many health-enhancing effects. You also learn to share the principles of tai chi, explain and demonstrate easy tai chi movements, and create practice sessions for any population. Anyone interested in this ancient healing modality, including health-care professionals, can learn to share it with others.

JOHN ELDER

BRONWEN DICKEY

SHERWIN BITSUI

Are you passionate about nature writing? The annual Orion Environmental Writers Workshop is a unique opportunity for participants to connect with leading writers and editors, learn more about environmental writing, and renew, illuminate, and deepen their relationship with nature. This renowned workshop is cosponsored by the Omega Center for Sustainable Living. Whether you write creative nonﬁction, ﬁction, or poetry, this program is for writers who seek to become better writers about nature and the environment. The program features breakout writing sessions dedicated to each genre, faculty readings and lectures, student readings, and presentations on publishing. Each participant receives individualized attention, feedback, and a focused meeting with a faculty member to discuss manuscripts or projects. Special guests include literary agents, publishers, and editors, who offer advice on book publishing, placing work in magazines and journals, and understanding the world of environmental publishing.

Offering isn’t about passivity or repressing emotions. It’s impassioned, embodied surrender. It allows for miracles and surprises far beyond what the mind can conceive. A spaciousness arises; right actions come at the right time. Offering navigates that paradoxical space where desire and detachment meet. Moving as part of the ﬂow becomes second nature. Tosha Silver is author of Outrageous Openness and Change Me Prayers. She has been teaching people around the world to align with their inner love for more than three decades. toshasilver.com

Major Jackson is poetry editor of the Harvard Review and author of four collections of poetry. majorjackson.com Amy Irvine is an award-winning fiction and nonfiction writer and public lands activist. amyirvine.com Scott Russell Sanders is the author of 20 books of fiction and nonfiction and a former Guggenheim fellow. scottrussellsanders.com John Elder, author and editor, taught English and environmental studies at Middlebury College. johnelderauthor.com

Roger Jahnke, OMD, author of The Healing Promise of Qi, is director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi.

Bronwen Dickey is author of Pit Bull and a contributing editor at the Oxford American. bronwendickey.com

When love itself is invited to be the doer, when all is genuinely offered, everything becomes holy, even that which might have seemed mundane. Learning to embody this state just takes invitation, relaxation, and practice.

This workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. This program is by application only and requires submitting writing samples. To learn more, see orionmagazine.org/workshops. Teachers are subject to change.

$65 materials fee; include when you register.

healerwithinfoundation.org

Course 2405-841/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI

Are you tired of striving and pushing, even during spiritual practice? When “all” is offered, including our deepest desires, life begins to happen through you and for you, rather than “by” you. Come align with the divine source and dive into a different way of being.

ROGER JAHNKE

Practice Leader Certiﬁcation Training

Tosha Silver

Sherwin Bitsui is an award-winning ecopoet from the Todích’ii’nii (Bitter Water Clan) who has published three collections of poetry. blueﬂowerarts.com/artist/sherwin-bitsui

TOSHA SILVER

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June

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 23-28

MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION Michelle Becker and Steven Hickman ALI SMITH

ATMAN SMITH

ANDRES GONZALEZ

SAT BIR SINGH KHALSA

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JUNE 23-28

YOUTH YOGA & MINDFULNESS Teaching Yoga & Mindfulness to Today’s Youth Course 2405-753/Tuition $490/415/340 ($440 Members) SS, CE

The Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) teaches yoga and mindfulness to youth classified as “highrisk” or “hard-to-reach” in urban environments, as well as youth in private schools and rural and international settings. Guided by Holistic Life Foundation founders Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez, you gain a deeper understanding of the needs of youth in diverse environments and learn new yoga and mindfulness skills to help fulfill those needs. Through practice, lectures, and discussions, you learn asanas, pranayama, centering exercises, mindfulness practices, and meditations. You also learn youth engagement principles, teaching philosophies, and strategies for working with “problem” students, while exploring methods to make the whole approach practical and fun. This is an exceptional opportunity for anyone at any skill level in yoga and mindfulness interested in teaching these techniques to today’s youth, including teachers, yoga instructors, and helping professionals who wish to use the techniques in their practices. Teachers are subject to change. The Holistic Life Foundation, founded in 2001 by brothers Ali Smith and Atman Smith and Andres Gonzalez, has offered yoga and mindfulness programs to some 10,000 young people and 4,500 adults. hlfinc.org Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD, is director of research for the Kundalini Research Institute and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. kundaliniresearchinstitute.org

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 23-28

THE MINDFUL HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATOR A Mission Be Teaching Training Intensive Carin Winter Course 2405-192/Tuition $495/420/345 ($445 Members) CE

CARIN WINTER

Help create more compassionate and thriving 9-12th grade classrooms while also enhancing or developing your own personal mindfulness practice. This special Mission Be program provides you with an interactive opportunity to learn how to bring transformative and sustainable mindfulness lessons to your students.

Course 2405-863/Tuition $560 ($505 Members) MI, LE

How do you typically react to difficulties in life? Do you instinctively ﬁght uncomfortable experiences or ﬁnd fault in yourself when things go wrong? What if, instead, you took a moment to comfort yourself when you felt bad—as you would do for others? Self-compassion is a skill that can be learned by anyone. Research has shown it boosts happiness, reduces anxiety and depression, and can even help you stick to your diet and exercise routine. Gain essential tools for living fully and wholeheartedly and learn how to: • • •

Handle difficult emotions with greater ease Motivate yourself with kindness rather than criticism Transform relationships, old and new

This workshop meets a prerequisite for admission to MSC teacher training and is valuable for health-care professionals and nonprofessionals who want an in-depth experience of mindful self-compassion. This program is an intensive version of the 8-session, empirically supported Mindful Self-Compassion Training developed by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff. This program offers CEUs through the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness; see wisecompassion.com. Michelle Becker, MA, LMFT, is a senior teacher trainer of Mindful SelfCompassion and Compassion for Couples. wisecompassion.com

Steven Hickman, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and executive director of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. mbpti.org

You also have time for inspiring practices that improve your own well-being, strengthen your peer network, and leave you feeling refreshed and connected. This intensive is open for all 9-12th administrators, teachers, psychologists, social workers, parents, or yoga teachers. Carin Winter, LMSW, founder and chief executive officer of Mission Be, has a clinical background and 18 years of experience working with youth. missionbe.org

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STEVEN HICKMAN

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The Mission Be modules are based on the science of mindfulness and aligned with social and emotional learning. Learn how to teach self-regulation techniques and lessons focused on topics such as being present, digital detox, empathy, compassion, boundaries, gratitude, and altruism. Through lectures, interactive discussions, and fun experiential practices, you learn effective ways to facilitate Mission Be’s 10-week course and infuse daily practices. Become prepared to transform your teaching by bringing mindfulness into your school or community throughout the year.

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JUNE 28-30

LOVING WHAT IS The Work of Byron Katie Course 2502-740/Tuition $450 ($405 Members)

For almost a decade, Byron Katie suffered from constant thoughts of suicide. Then one morning in 1986, she experienced a life-changing realization. “In that instant of no-time,” she says, “I discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, but that when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being.”

UBAKA HILL

JUNE 28-30

DRUMSONG The Art & Spirit of Drumming for Women

From this realization came The Work, an astonishingly simple process, accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, that requires nothing more than a pen and paper, and an open mind. The Work is a way of identifying and questioning the thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world. As Katie guides you with her humor and lovingly incisive clarity, you will ﬁnd that your stressful beliefs begin to radically shift. Experience the freedom of undoing whatever

Ubaka Hill Course 2502-823/Tuition $300/225/150 ($270 Members) MI

Innovative drummer, teacher, and performer Ubaka Hill leads this celebration of women’s drumming through the traditions of various cultures, both ancient and contemporary. Beginning and more advanced drummers are invited to join Ubaka in exploring our ancestral connections to the rhythmic pulse of drumsong. Her spirited and engaging guidance leads you into your own personal power through intuitive drumming, drumsong, storytelling, and chanting. Throughout the weekend, we focus on developing and improving drumming techniques and our own rhythmic vocabulary. Together, we experience the unifying and revitalizing effects of group playing, toning, and singing. Ubaka also leads us in an exploration of topics related to women’s drumming traditions and drumming techniques in the United States and around the world. Ubaka Hill, founder of the Million Women Drummers Gathering Global Initiative, is a nationally known inspirational performer and teacher of the art and spirit of drumming. ubakahilldrumsong.com

BYRON KATIE

makes you unhappy, and allow your mind to return to its true, awakened, peaceful, creative nature. This workshop is also appropriate for professional counselors and life coaches who wish to use the information and techniques in their practice. Byron Katie has introduced The Work to millions of people worldwide. She is author of Loving What Is and A Mind at Home With Itself. thework.com

JUNE 28-30

STEPS TO LIVING PAIN-FREE

WRITING YOUR STORY

Lee Albert

Krista Vernoff

Course 2502-934/Tuition $335 ($300 Members) MI

Course 2502-833/Tuition $325 ($295 Members) MI

We don’t choose chronic pain or physical suffering. But for many of us, they are a part of our everyday life. Though the causes LEE ALBERT of our pain vary, the symptoms often show up as tension headaches, neck pain, TMJ, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and low back pain, to name just a few.

“Tell the truth. Bare your soul. Laugh while you do it.” —Krista Vernoff Whether you are a poet, songwriter, essayist, novelist, or a screenwriter, your lived experience must inform your writing. KRISTA VERNOFF

In this workshop with neuromuscular therapist Lee Albert, you gain the tools you need to reclaim your rightful vitality with a full range of mobility, ﬂexibility, and strength. With Albert’s guidance, you learn three easy yet powerful practices to alleviate muscular pain as well as mental and emotional stress. You learn a simple routine to reduce or eliminate most painful conditions and cultivate a calm alertness in your life. These simple exercises, rooted in leading-edge neuroscience, help you balance and relax your muscular and nervous systems and enhance your body’s natural healing response.

This writing workshop with Golden Globewinning writer and producer Krista Vernoff helps you move past what holds you back in writing and guides you to put your truth into words. In a nurturing creative environment, you practice spontaneous writing exercises, use creative writing prompts, connect with your inner voice, delve deep into your life experiences, and share your stories to receive positive feedback and support rather than criticism. You learn to call up and draw on your own life experiences—your pain, joy, longing, and fears, along with the funny, the dramatic, and the real—and use that truth in your writing mode of choice.

In addition to physical exercise, you explore techniques for manifesting your dreams and discover how it is possible to lead an extraordinary life.

You return home with the inspiration, motivation, and professional tips you need to keep writing your story.

Lee Albert, NMT, creator of Integrated Positional Therapy (IPT), is a nationally recognized yoga instructor and expert in neuromuscular pain relief. leealbert.com

Krista Vernoff, a former Omega Seasonal Staff member, is an Emmy-nominated television writer best known for her Golden Globe-winning work on Grey’s Anatomy and Shameless.

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June

JUNE 28-30

INNER POWER QIGONG 9 Phases of Cultivating & Mastering Qi Roger Jahnke Course 2502-808/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) MI

MICHELLE BECKER

STEVEN HICKMAN

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 28-30

COMPASSION FOR COUPLES Learn the Skills of Loving Connection Michelle Becker and Steven Hickman Course 2502-986/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) per person SS

We all want to love and be loved in the most authentic and connected way. And yet, as vital as our relationships are, they are rarely—if ever—easy. The good news is that there are proven, skills-based ways to navigate the inevitable difficulties that arise within and between us. This weekend, learn to move deeper into compassion and more effortless understanding of your partner. Discover a step-by-step guide to meeting yourself and your partner with greater awareness and empathy.

The greatest promise offered by the ancient mind-body practice of qigong is that we can heal our own pain and suffering. Reﬁned for millennia, this Chinese meditative exercise system focuses on absorbing and cultivating life-force energies, combining body, breath, and mind-focused methods to enhance and harmonize qi (vital force). Those who practice qigong regularly often experience striking improvement in their energy and well-being.

ROGER JAHNKE

Drawing on 40 years of experience and nine trips to China’s sacred mountains, master teacher Roger Jahnke guides you in awakening, cultivating, and reﬁning your own natural healing and intuitive abilities. Starting with the ancient Three Treasures and qi awareness, you discover your own natural inner power through the “Nine Phases of Cultivation and Mastery of Qi.” These transformative practices also include explorations in Chinese medical theory, Taoist and Buddhist philosophy, and elements of Western physiology, psychology, and quantum physics. This workshop is designed for beginning and experienced qigong, tai chi, and yoga practitioners, as well as health professionals and those who seek healing for body, mind, and spirit. Roger Jahnke, OMD, author of The Healing Promise of Qi, is director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi. healerwithinfoundation.org

JUNE 28-30

BECOMING A SUN Emotional Intelligence for a Happy & Fulﬁlling Life David Karchere and Keahi Ewa Course 2502-805/Tuition $350 ($315 Members)

We all possess the creative fire that is found within the stars and in every atom. With all its Compassion for Couples builds on the DAVID KARCHERE warmth and light, that inner sun is trying to radiate through us as human beings. But for skills of Mindful Self-Compassion. that to happen, we have to release the energetic blocks that keep it from shining brightly. Partners practice together and build Join David Karchere and Keahi Ewa to explore the gateways to personal fulfillment a strong foundation for healthy described in Karchere’s book, Becoming a Sun. Using the ancient sun cross, we explore relating by cultivating greater insights into an emotional intelligence that is practical and relevant for all facets of human presence with each other, identifying experience. shared values, communicating with Through talks, dialogue, and interactive exercises, we gain a rich appreciation for our own kindness and understanding, and heart-opening journey. We learn transformative ways to release our own unique genius, building a base of warmth, security, KEAHI EWA compassion, and vitality, so we can lead the fulfilling life we’ve always wanted to live. and connection. You also gain a greater understanding of shared relational David Karchere, author of Becoming a Sun, has led Sunrise Ranch, the oldest intentional community in patterns and learn to relate more skillfully the United States, since 2000. davidkarchere.com during times of difficulty. Keahi Ewa director of operations at Sunrise Ranch and executive assistant to the global spiritual While prior experience with Mindful SelfCompassion is helpful, it is not required. Michelle Becker, MA, LMFT, is a senior teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindful Self-Compassion at the University of California San Diego Center for Mindfulness. wisecompassion.com Steven Hickman, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and executive director of the University of California San Diego Center for Mindfulness. mbpti.org

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Service Corps eOmega.org/joinus

JUNE 28-30

MIGRAINE MIRACLE Cold Stone Therapy for Headaches Kelly Lott Course 2502-942/Tuition $485 ($435 Members) MI, LE

One in six people suffer from headaches and an increasing number want a more natural way to get relief. Discover the Migraine Miracle® with founder Kelly Lott. This holistic treatment combines custom-designed cold marble stones that contour comfortably along key headache sites to decrease the pressure of dilated blood vessels, essential oils developed to counteract top headache causes, and headache point release techniques. Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice, we explore symptoms, recognize the triggers of migraines, and discover how to perform a 30-minute treatment. On Sunday, Lott

demonstrates her luxurious Face Toning Massage treatment. Migraine Miracle stone therapy is for all kinds of headache pain. Anyone wanting to get migraine relief is welcome, along with massage therapists and spa practitioners who want to offer clients a natural relief treatment for all kinds of headaches. Tuition includes a Migraine Miracle Professional Kit. Kelly Lott, LMT, MTI, CIMI, is founder of Migraine Miracle®— Cold Stone Therapy for Migraine Headaches. migrainemiracle.com

KELLY LOTT

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network of Emissaries of Divine Light. sunriseranch.org

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JUNE 28-30

FIRST & SECOND DEGREE REIKI TRAINING Brett Bevell Course 2502-789/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) DA, MI

Reiki is one of the most popular and widely recognized forms of energy healing in the world. Founded by Japanese mystic Mikao Usui, Reiki literally translates as “divine (or universal) life force.” When properly applied, Reiki maintains health and well-being and can unveil our deepest spiritual nature. In this Reiki training, we receive initiations for both ﬁrst and second degree Reiki using a sacred process called attunement. For many, simply being attuned to Reiki is life-changing because the attunement raises our overall energy vibration, causing us to shed negative life patterns. With compassion and humor, Reiki master Brett Bevell guides us in learning Reiki techniques for self-treatment and teaches us how to perform healing sessions on others. We also learn how to engage sacred Reiki symbols to increase the power of Reiki treatments, bring focus for mental health, and send Reiki treatments distantly. No previous Reiki experience is required. $15 materials fee; include when you register. Brett Bevell is a Reiki master, poet, performance artist, and author of several books, including Psychic Reiki, The Wizard’s Guide to Energy Healing, and Reiki for Spiritual Healing. brettbevell.com BRETT BEVELL

HABIB SADEGHI

SHERRY SAMI

JUNE 28-30

THE CLARITY PRESCRIPTION Exploring the Emotional Anchors of Chronic Disease Habib Sadeghi and Sherry Sami Course 2502-185/Tuition $385 ($345 Members) MI

Why do some people heal when others do not? How can one person survive and thrive after a serious diagnosis, while another doesn’t? Although diagnostic technology has advanced tremendously over the last 60 years, modern medicine has made little progress in actually curing the diseases we diagnose. Generations after our great-grandparents suffered from chronic diseases, we face the same challenges and receive little more than symptom management. Using Dr. Habib Sadeghi’s book The Clarity Cleanse as our guide, we examine the emotional anchors of chronic disease and the concrete steps we can take to improve our health and well-being. Case studies of patients recovering from serious illnesses underscore an innovative mind-body treatment protocol—revealing that, when we heal emotionally, the body responds better physically to treatment. Together we explore how unresolved emotional trauma creates a biological environment favorable to disease—and what we can do about it. Everyone is welcome—including health-care professionals, patients, and anyone seeking a better understanding of disease prevention as it relates to emotional well-being. Habib Sadeghi, DO, FACEMIP, is founder of Be Hive of Healing Integrative Medical Center in Agoura Hills, California. behiveofhealing.com

Sherry Sami, DDS, is founder of Happy Kids Dental Planet and cofounder of the nonproﬁt Love Button Global Movement. lovebutton.org

arts week Calling all artists! Be a part of one of the most creative and community building weeks of the year—Omega Arts Week. Immerse yourself in your art—painting, storytelling, writing, trapeze, movement, and more—during mornings and afternoons. Mingle with other creative souls during mealtimes and evening events. Share what you’ve created during participant showcases on Thursday night. All are welcome, from the budding to the accomplished artist. Join us as we celebrate and support the creative spirit.

JUNE 30-JULY 5

CREATING MANDALAS FOR ART & INSPIRATION Kathryn Costa Course 2605-893/Tuition $420 ($375 Members) MI, LE

Slip into the creative zone this week as we ﬁnd meaning in the art we make. Mandala KATHRYN COSTA means “circle” or “center” in Sanskrit. Creating Mandala art is an immersion into beauty, color, and form, as well as a powerful practice that fosters mindfulness and self-expression. In this workshop, we learn techniques for constructing mandalas based on sacred geometry, labyrinths, and nature; we combine words, quotes, and journal writing with the mandalas we make; and we learn how the practice can reﬂect patterns in our life story and bring clarity and focus during difficult transitions and exciting milestones. You return home with completed artwork and practical tips for using these activities any time you feel blocked or are seeking direction in life. No art experience or supplies are required. Kathryn Costa has taught thousands of people how to create mandalas through her book, workshops, and popular YouTube videos. 100mandalas.com

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Feed your creativity. Become a member. See eOmega.org/membership.

July 5-DAY WORKSHOPS

JUNE 30-JULY 5

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

UKULELE ZEN Music, Mindfulness & Creative Play

JUNE 30-JULY 5

GET SOME WRITING DONE Beverly Donofrio and Kaylie Jones Course 2605-941/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) LE BEVERLY DONOFRIO

Put pen to paper—or ﬁngers to keyboard—in this writing workshop with master memoirist Beverly Donofrio and novelist/ memoirist Kaylie Jones.

Writing exercises are designed to stimulate memories, which we learn to craft into compelling stories. It’s in the revising KAYLIE JONES and the application of craft— scene writing, using speciﬁcity and reﬂection, moving around in time—that we reach deeper meaning, insight and understanding, compassion for ourselves and others, and ultimately healing and transformation.

Beverly Donofrio is an award-winning writer of memoirs, including her ﬁrst, Riding in Cars With Boys, as well as children’s books and essays. beverlydonofrio.com

Kaylie Jones has published seven books, including a memoir, Lies My Mother Never Told Me, and the novel A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries. kayliejones.com LE Limited enrollment; register early

Course 2605-864/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) SS, MI

The ukulele offers an accessible way to bring music-making into your daily life. Whether you STUART FUCHS SARAH CARLISLE are new to the ukulele or have been playing it for years, you gain useful practice tips, playing techniques, meditative listening skills, and learn how to approach music-making from a nonjudgmental state of mind. Enjoy holistic ukulele classes, casual jam sessions, and an exploration of diverse musical styles in a supportive and joyful environment. Ukulele Zen is a unique method that weaves movement and breathing exercises—as well as sitting and walking meditation practices from the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh—and playfully applies them to the music-making process. These practices help you access an effortless technique so you can play for longer and with less discomfort. You leave with new skills and inspiration to continue your music journey at home. This workshop begins on Monday with an optional session on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. Stuart Fuchs is a classical guitarist, ukulele virtuoso, teaching artist, and sound healer who is passionate about sharing the healing beneﬁts of music. stufuchs.com Sarah Carlisle trained as a classical and jazz musician. She has studied Kundalini Yoga since 1998 and currently plays and records with kirtan artist Snatam Kaur Khalsa.

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Through in-class writing prompts, overnight assignments, and sharing work, novelists, essayists, and memoirists learn craft, develop camaraderie, and have fun. Throughout the workshop, we engage in an ongoing discussion of the writing life and how to sustain it after we return home.

Stuart Fuchs and Sarah Carlisle

ARTS WEEK Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

JIMMIE DALE GILMORE

JUNE 30-JULY 5

ELAINE COLANDREA

SOMATIC MOVEMENT SUMMIT

The Creativity of Health, Mirroring Nature Course 2605-965/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE

Health is not a stable state. Living at the center of a complex and changing set of circumstances, how do we nourish our well-being? The somatic movement practice of Continuum teaches us to engage more willingly, effectively, and artfully with our circumstances. In sequences of breath, sound, and movement, Continuum brings us back to the fluid nature that runs through the natural world, encouraging us to remain curious and engaged. During this retreat, focused movement sessions throughout the week, as well as a period of silence, foster the integration of Continuum practice into intentional art making, verbal expression, and core experience of the world. Retracing in movement the evolutionary journey that has brought humankind to this place and time, we gain a powerful perspective and recover key elements of our cosmic, fluid, and terrestrial origins, which become resources for our current personal and cultural situations. The somatic skills shared in this workshop are of benefit to anyone interested in embodied engagement with health and well-being, including health-care practitioners, bodyworkers, artists, activists, therapists, teachers, and parents. Teachers are subject to change. Featuring Elaine Colandrea of Watermark Arts with Priscilla Auchincloss, Robin Becker, John Bianculli, Ellen Cohen, Suzanne Wright Crain, Bobbie Ellis, Ashima Kahrs, Melanie Gambino, Bonnie Gintis, Amber Elizabeth Gray, Linda Rabin, Beth Riley, Val Leoffler, and Sharon Weil. watermarkarts.org

JUNE 30-JULY 5

SONGWRITING

BOB ROSS PAINTING WORKSHOP

Jimmie Dale Gilmore Course 2605-834/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS, MI, LE

This workshop for beginning and advanced songwriters focuses on songwriting as a tool for selfdiscovery. While Jimmie Dale Gilmore creates an atmosphere of interaction and collaboration, the emphasis is on providing perspectives and motivation for ongoing individual creativity. The group explores what it is that makes songs such an essential and potent part of human communication, in an environment where everyone can ﬂourish. A small amount of time is given to discussion of the business aspect of songwriting. Bring a guitar or small keyboard if you have one. If you would like to receive feedback, bring 30 printed copies (or a recording) of a song you have written. Three-time Grammy nominated musician Jimmie Dale Gilmore creates resonant music that blends esoteric philosophy, literature, psychology, and spirituality with elements of country, folk, pop, blues, and rock music. jimmiegilmore.com

JUNE 30-JULY 5

FIND YOUR INNER RHYTHM Michael Feigenbaum Course 2605-724/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) MI

Experience your body as a musical instrument in this joyful exploration of self-expression and rhythm. Prepare yourself to move, sweat, and make some noise with Michael Feigenbaum, an internationally known body-percussion performer and choreographer.

Landscape, Floral & Wildlife Janice Hotaling Course 2605-108/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) MI, LE

The joy of making a beautiful object and learning a new skill or technique is a wonderful feeling. Discover the incredibly accessible and popular Bob Ross wet-on-wet technique with certified teacher Janice Hotaling. Made famous by the soft-spoken Happy Painter we all know and love, this easy, step-by step process utilizes demonstration and individual attention to introduce you to landscape, floral, and wildlife painting. Immersing ourselves in a natural, light-filled environment, we use large brushes and a manageable palette of colors to bring home four different completed paintings. Learn to create your own world, whether you’re an experienced painter or if you've never picked up a brush before. Because anyone can make art—all you need is the desire, a dream, and a little guidance. That’s the beauty of Bob Ross painting—it’s a perfect approach for everyone. Janice Hotaling is a certified Bob Ross Wet-On-Wet landscape, floral, and wildlife technique teacher and the founder of the Painting Bug Studio. paintingbug.com

In this dynamic movement workshop, combining elements of bodypercussion, rhythmic vocalization, and movement improvisation, you discover new ways to understand and express yourself. You explore a variety of world rhythms and begin to hone your attention onto the subtle inner rhythm available through your own body. You investigate MICHAEL FEIGENBAUM methods to experience and understand rhythms, basic to complex, through various group games and exercises—culminating in creating a group choreography. You also playfully practice beat-boxing and other expressive vocal skills in a supportive, nonjudgmental space. No experience is necessary; students of all levels, from complete rhythm novices to experienced drummers or dancers, are welcome. Michael Feigenbaum is a dancer, actor, choreographer, and rhythm specialist based in New York City. mybeat.biz

JANICE HOTALING

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

July

JUNE 30-JULY 5

REAL COMPASSION

Living Our Truths in Our Daily Lives, Work & Art Course 2605-163/Tuition $300 ($270 Members) MI, LE

JUNE 30-JULY 5

FLYING TRAPEZE An Adventure in Self-Discovery Trapeze-Experience Course 2605-907/Tuition $595 ($535 Members) MI, LE

Face and overcome your fears. Break through mental, emotional, and physical blocks. Take yourself to the edge and leap beyond your comfort zone with the flying trapeze. Led by Peter Gold’s Trapeze-Experience™ team, this popular workshop is an extraordinary way to bond with others, enrich the quality of moment-to-moment experiences, and become more present as a result of bringing conscious awareness to the transformation process. In a fun and supportive environment, this workshop is an accelerated experience of learning and transformation that leads to deep realizations about yourself and your relationship with life. Experience the exhilaration of flying on the trapeze and the joy of progressive mastery of a unique skill, while exploring the deeper nature of how you confront life and create your own reality. Beginners and advanced trapeze students alike are invited. For beginners, safety lines are used at all times. A weekend version of this workshop is also offered (see page 51). 2-hour trapeze sessions are available May 31-June 30; see eOmega.org/fly. Trapeze-Experience™ is an industry-leading organization, founded by Peter Gold, that promotes wellness and personal freedom through the flying trapeze experience. trapeze-experience.com

We know the world needs less anguish and separation, and more compassion and connection, but how do we really be compassionate in our daily lives and relationships? Real compassion is a radical practice of self-reﬂection, deep listening, and mutual respect.

AMANDA PALMER

This workshop asks you to leave your expectations at the door and step into a ﬁeld of authentic connection to yourself and others through story, meditation, music, movement, play, creativity, song, silence, and shared human wonder. Real compassion asks us to stretch into our biggest selves—to be unabashedly and unapologetically open to the world WAYNE MULLER and to move beyond black and white, right and wrong, good and bad. That’s where we ﬁnd our compassion, our connections, and our creative juice.

LESLIE SALMON JONES

The curious, the cautious, and the skeptical are welcome. TEACHERS Amanda Palmer, singer-songwriter with The Dresden Dolls, is author of the best-selling memoir The Art of Asking. amandapalmer.net/home

Wayne Muller, founder of Bread for the Journey, is a leadership mentor, therapist, minister, advocate, and author. waynemuller.com Leslie Salmon Jones, creator of Afro Flow Yoga™, is a holistic personal trainer, wellness coach, and yoga instructor. lesliesalmonjones.com JUNE 30-JULY 5

STORYTELLING YOUR LIFE Chris Wells Course 2605-874/Tuition $420 ($375 Members) MI, LE SISTER ALICE MARTIN

JUNE 30-JULY 5

INSPIRATIONAL GOSPEL MUSIC COMMUNITY Sister Alice Martin Course 2605-747/Tuition $365 ($330 Members)

African-American gospel music has a long and rich history of building strong communities. This week, united in our love of gospel, we become a gospel music community with longtime Omega friend and teacher Sister Alice Martin, one of the most electrifying, renowned gospel singers of our time. Sister Alice—a singer, songwriter, choir leader, and the former musical instructor of the late gospel music pioneer Marion Williams—returns to Omega to lead us in song as we explore many avenues of gospel music, including Southern gospels, spirituals, hymns, jubilee quartets, calypso, contemporary expressions, anthems, and songs of the Civil Rights Movement. We also learn the vocal technique inherent in each style of gospel music. Most of each session is spent singing. No previous experience is needed to learn and enjoy this heart-opening music. Sister Alice Martin is the pastor and founder of Voice of Praise Worldwide Ministries.

Writing your own story has the potential to illuminate a deeper understanding of your self, your purpose, and where you are on your own path. In this joyful and engaging exploration of life, designed exclusively for Omega Arts Week, award-winning storyteller Chris Wells teaches you how to skillfully craft any material into story. He offers warm, insightful, stepby-step guidance with a deep understanding of creative practice and the challenges that greet us when we endeavor to make anything. Through an evocative combination of conversations, writing prompts, and assignments designed to take you on a journey of rediscovery through the most signiﬁcant events of your life, you gain practical and effective tools for making art from life experience. CHRIS WELLS Your creations are shared at the end of the week as the retreat culminates in a transformative storytelling performance. No previous writing experience or performance skills are required. Chris Wells, an Obie award-winning writer, actor, and community leader, is founding artistic director of the arts organization ArtChurch, The Secret City. mrchriswells.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

PLANTING SEEDS FOR

JUNE 30–JULY 26

ECOLOGICAL LITERACY IMMERSION PROGRAM Designing for Our Regenerative Future: A 4-week Certiﬁcate Program TEACHERS

Abrah Dresdale Connor Stedman Dave Jacke Deb Habib Dina Falconi John Todd Josephine Papagni Keith Zaltsberg Ken Greene Laura Weiland Martin Ping Mohamad Chakaki Naima Penniman Ned Sullivan Ricky Baruc Robert “Skip” Backus Sarah Urech Shabazz Jackson Steve Gabriel and More

Solving today’s challenges requires ecological literacy—an understanding of the patterns and principles underlying living systems. Using the 250-acre Omega campus as our classroom in this 4-week residential certiﬁcate program, participants learn and practice regenerative design—a whole systems, placebased approach to innovation and problem solving that considers the connections between individuals, nature, and society. Guided by experts in permaculture, regenerative agriculture, ecological engineering, water/soil science, wilderness awareness, and whole systems design, we deepen our understanding of place, examine global challenges, and learn from solutions that exist at Omega and around the world.

Omega’s Ecological Literacy Immersion Program (ELIP) provides a unique and inspiring curriculum inviting participants to move from fragmented and mechanical thinking to seeing, designing, and interacting in the world through the understanding of whole living systems.

Through lectures, hands-on projects, ﬁeld trips, and personal reﬂection, we explore ecology from social, economic, and spiritual perspectives. We learn skills and approaches that can be applied to creative problem solving anywhere. Now in its 7th year, ELIP has fostered a growing community of changemakers who continue to share ideas among alumni/ae and with each new class.

Participants earn an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certiﬁcate. Tuition for this program (Course 2626-872) is $3,325 ($3,225 Members) for 4 weeks and includes camping and meals. Accommodations may be upgraded for an addditional fee. Register early for discounted rates. Limited scholarships are available. College credit option offered. Space is limited, apply early. Teachers are subject to change.

eOmega.org/elip

omegacenter for sustainable living

The Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) demonstrates and teaches what is possible through regenerative thinking and design. Our award-winning building, EcoMachineTM, planning retreats, community organizing, and innovative educational programming and events create an opportunity for visitors and students to connect more deeply with the places where they live and work. Join us in 2019 and explore opportunities to address social, economic, and environmental challenges with a holistic approach to sustainable living.

eOmega.org/ocsl DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

A REGENERATIVE FUTURE 2019 OCSL PROGRAMS

MAY 10-12

Gifts From the Forest See page 14. JUNE 21-23

Preserving Our Edible Bounty See page 37. JUNE 23-28

Orion Environmental Writers Workshop See page 40. JUNE 30-JULY 26

Ecological Literacy Immersion Program See left. JULY 5-7

Grow Food Everywhere See left. AUGUST 4-9

Educating for a Sustainable Future OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

JULY 5-7

GROW FOOD EVERYWHERE

AUGUST 16-18

For Great Health & Community

See page 82.

Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib Course 2702-180/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members)

FREE TOURS of our Living Building Challenge certiﬁed building and Omega’s EcoMachineTM are available for school groups and others. Contact us at ocsl@eOmega.org for more information or to make an appointment.

See page 73.

Is there anything more important to health and survival than what you eat? In a world plagued by social ills, disease, and hunger, we can all play a role in transforming our lives and communities toward greater health and abundance with fresh, local food. Take back your power and learn to grow your own food everywhere—from lawns and windowsills to schools and urban lots. This weekend, through discussion, contemplative practice, and plenty of hands-on experience, we gain skills and techniques to establish gardens and grow delicious food using low-cost local resources, with minimal maintenance and climate-friendly methods. Guided by farmers Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib, we create beautiful gardens and raised beds, and learn season-extension practices that prepare us to take the lessons learned immediately into our lives and communities.

Decolonizing Ourselves AUGUST 18-23

Decolonizing Our Hearts, Minds & Movements See page 82. AUGUST 23-25

Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change See page 82. AUGUST 25-30

Earth Wisdom of the Teyuna Elders See page 86. SEPTEMBER 20-22

Soaring With the Jaguar See page 98. OCTOBER 18-20

Those new to gardening return home with enough knowledge and skill to grow their own food. Experienced gardeners learn new techniques to enrich their current gardens. We all gain ideas, methods, and inspiration to transform our gardening, communities, and lives.

OCTOBER 25-27

ELIP participants are automatically enrolled in this program at no cost.

Handcrafted Herbal Body-Care

See page 113.

RICKY BARUC AND DEB HABIB

Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

See page 119.

Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib, EdD, are founders of Seeds of Solidarity, a visionary, solar-powered farm and education center. seedsofsolidarity.org

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JULY 5-7

MIRACLES HAPPEN

JULY 5-7

THE SHAMAN & THE ELEMENTAL SPIRITS

The Transformative Power of Past-Life Memories

Hank Wesselman

Brian Weiss

Course 2702-847/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) SS, MI

As shamanic practitioners, we use our body and mind as a bridge between the visible and invisible worlds, HANK WESSELMAN allowing gifts to ﬂow from the hidden spiritual realms into ours. These gifts are conveyed to us by elemental spirits—those nature spirits that govern the four elements of earth, water, air, and ﬁre. As gatekeepers, we look to develop a special relationship with one of the elemental spirits. Many indigenous cultures believe we are born embodying the essence of one of the elementals and the gifts we receive from them may determine the shape of our unique genius.

Course 2702-769/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

BRIAN WEISS

Past-life regression therapy has gained widespread recognition as a therapeutic model, and Brian Weiss, best-selling author of Many Lives, Many Masters and Miracles Happen, has become known as the nation’s foremost expert in the ﬁeld.

This highly experiential workshop explores the latest in hypnotic pastlife regression therapy to ﬁnd a new level of healing for our body, mind, spirit, and relationships. In large and small group exercises, using experiential techniques, including hypnotic regression exercises, healing visualizations, meditation, and intuitional and right-brain training, we harness the power of love and understanding to transform our lives. Weiss also demonstrates hypnotic regression in a series of sessions with volunteers from the group. There is ample time for questions and answers, as well as personal interaction with Weiss. This workshop is valuable for health-care professionals as well as nonprofessionals who want an in-depth experience of this approach to self-exploration. Brian Weiss, MD, is chairman emeritus of psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami and the nation’s leading authority on past-life regression therapy. brianweiss.com

Shaman, author, and anthropologist Hank Wesselman takes us on an experiential journey to explore the nature of the primary elemental spirits and the gifts they have to offer. We encounter our primary elemental and learn what it means to be a gatekeeper between worlds.

JULY 5-7

Hank Wesselman, PhD, is an anthropologist and the author of nine books on shamanism, including his Spiritwalker trilogy and Visionseeker. sharedwisdom.com

Taijiquan (tai chi chuan) is a system of serene, flowing movements originally based on martial arts and MICHAEL CRAFT used by millions of people around the world as a graceful, meditative exercise. Qigong is an ancient mindbody system for cultivating our natural energy and spirit. Regular practice of these contemplative arts promotes health, strength, confidence, longevity, calmness, and peace of mind. Tai chi’s interactive partner practices also support flexible, healthy boundaries and conscious relationships.

CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE IN TAIJI & QIGONG Restore Your Spirit Michael Craft Course 2702-930/Tuition $290/215/140 ($260 Members)

Join us for this refreshing, revitalizing exploration of traditional solo and partner practices emphasizing the fundamental principles of taiji and qigong as contemplative experience. This retreat is designed to give beginning and returning students alike a solid foundation upon which to continue their enjoyment of these wonderful exercises. Michael Craft has been a practitioner of taijiquan, qigong, and mindfulness meditation for nearly 40 years. He has worked closely with many leading Buddhist and Daoist teachers.

ANIELA GREGOREK AND JERZY GREGOREK

JULY 5-7

THE HAPPY BODY Keys to Youthful Living & Constant Renewal Aniela Gregorek and Jerzy Gregorek Course 2702-804/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

Many people assume the loss of vitality, muscle weakness, and pain that come with aging are inevitable. Yet, with the right exercise, nutrition, and relaxation practice, you can achieve greater fitness and vitality than you’ve ever had before—at any age. World-renowned teachers Aniela Gregorek and Jerzy Gregorek have developed The Happy Body program over decades, emphasizing wisdom and quantifiable results for fitness and weight loss—without frustrating ups and downs or dependence on gyms and trainers with unrealistic claims to “get fit quick.” The Happy Body Program is a lifestyle, philosophy, and specific program for renewed health and youthfulness. In this workshop we establish an independent fitness practice that’s brief, rewarding, and effective. Discover the simple wisdom of anti-inflammatory foods, functional exercises, and stress-release techniques. Learn strategies to overcome inner obstacles with journaling, poetry, and stories to help us reconnect with our feelings. We also learn to rid ourselves of toxic habits that negatively impact health and well-being. World weightlifting champions Aniela Gregorek and Jerzy Gregorek are authors, poets, and creators of The Happy Body Program. thehappybody.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

July

JULY 5-7

SACRED UNION

The Divine Design for Living Heaven on Earth Tanishka Course 2702-114/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

In ancient cultures, relationships and environmentalism were often seen as inherently interconnected issues. To be married in sacred union was a practice that included a mutual commitment between the land, community, and individual people.

JULY 5-7

FLYING TRAPEZE An Adventure in Self-Discovery Trapeze-Experience Course 2702-908/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

See workshop description on page 47.

Join Tanishka, the wildly popular Moon Woman, in a new paradigm for conscious relating and social sustainability based on the ancient wisdom tradition of the Hieros Gamos. Learn to awaken to, align with, and harness the power of the natural cycles that determine energy levels, psyche, libido, and relationship patterns, known as the sacred spiral or Fibonacci sequence. Combining elements of Tantra, mysticism, and social permaculture, you experience sacred ceremony, self-reﬂection, small group work, sharing circles, guided meditation, art therapy, active movement, and mythic storytelling. This workshop is for singles and couples who want to identify and overcome the core wound that sabotages healthy relationship, grow in accordance with the divine design of nature, and enhance well-being on all levels through greater connectedness. All ages, gender identities, sexual preferences, relationship statuses, and prior experiences are welcome.

JULY 5-7

ADVANCED SONGWRITING

An Expressive Retreat to Change Your Life Course 2702-870/Tuition $355 ($320 Members) MI

Tanishka, known as Moon Woman, has taught sacred women's wisdom and kundalini for more than 22 years in 44 countries. She is the author of ﬁve books. themoonwoman.com

JULY 5-7

DANCE YOUR BLISS Rachel Fleischman

TANISHKA

Jimmie Dale Gilmore Course 2702-835/Tuition $335 ($300 Members) MI, LE RACHEL FLEISCHMAN

Are you ready for an exuberant and deeply restorative experience? Dance Your Bliss™ is a powerful, movement-rich psychotherapeutic system that reconnects us to our best selves. Acknowledging emotions that are stored in the body is an empowering catalyst to change. Experience your body's inherent wisdom in this cutting-edge combination of neuroscience with dance, guided meditation, expressive arts, and life-affirming exercises. Practice leading techniques to heal emotions, unleash power and passion, create abundance, and live with more creativity and conﬁdence.

Join a community of all levels that supports transformation in life and relationships with laughter, learning, and compassion. Return home a little lighter and a lot more blissful. All are welcome; no dance experience is necessary. Rachel Fleischman, LCSW, REAT, is a psychotherapist, speaker, master teacher, and creator of the Dance Your Bliss™ method and Being Bliss™ CDs. dancingyourbliss.com

Admission to this workshop is limited to people who have studied previously with Gilmore, with no exceptions. Bring a guitar or small keyboard if you have one. If you would like to receive feedback, bring 30 printed copies (or a recording) of a song you have written. Three-time Grammy nominated musician Jimmie Dale Gilmore creates resonant music that blends esoteric philosophy, literature, psychology, and spirituality with elements of country, folk, pop, blues, and rock music. jimmiegilmore.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

JIMMIE DALE GILMORE

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Through a synthesis of movement, guided imagery, kinetic writing, art-making, poetry, and play, you learn to live with more presence and balance, move in new and exciting ways, love your body like never before, and boost your energy, vitality, and joy.

In this Advanced Songwriting workshop with Grammy-Award nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore, we further explore songwriting as a tool for selfdiscovery, building on insights and techniques from the Songwriting workshop (see page 46). The interaction and strong communication experienced in this supportive setting is a fruitful means of opening new possibilities and inspiration for further individual work.

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JULY 5-7

OMEGA WELLNESS WEEKEND Discover Your Personal Path to Wellness TOM FRANCESCOTT

Course 2702-144/Tuition $370 ($335 Members)

Omega Wellness Weekend is the perfect opportunity to do what you have promised yourself for years: Take a break and dedicate some quality time for your health, well-being, and happiness. Join three top teachers in this restorative program designed to support you at your own pace and level, whether you are a beginner or have considerable experience in holistic health practices. Through group discussions, lectures, contemplative and intuitive practices, demonstrations, and more, you learn to: KATHY FITZGERALD

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WAYNE HOMSI

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Address physical and energetic causes of symptoms and weight challenges Cook delicious, healthy, whole foods that balance blood sugar and reduce inﬂammation Release toxins, stuck emotions, and energy patterns Address food allergies and leaky gut for a healthy microbiome Relate to your body and exercise in a new, playful way Boost your adrenal glands, relax in stressful situations, and create balance Incorporate a daily meditation and qiqong practice

During the annual Omega Retreat Week, we bring together a group of extraordinary teachers from many traditions to add breadth and depth to the spiritual journey. Among these retreats you will ﬁnd a number of possible paths to the divine, ranging from inward contemplation to outward spiritual celebration, all equally sacred.

Return home rested, empowered, and inspired to develop and maintain a healthy new lifestyle. Tom Francescott, ND, is an intuitive naturopathic doctor and certiﬁed qigong healer specializing in transformational health care. drfrancescott.com Kathy Fitzgerald has spent more than 20 years expanding her psychic talent and curiosity and studying with a number of gifted teachers. Wayne Homsi is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and executive chef at Barcelona Restaurant Group.

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

JULY 5-7

THE EMPATH EXPERIENCE What To Do When You Feel Everything Sydney Campos Course 2702-993/Tuition $355 ($320 Members)

Do you feel other people’s emotions almost as if they are your own? Do you feel sensitive to energy in various environments and situations, oe sometimes feel overwhelmed or drained? Have you felt this way your entire life? Your super-powered sensitivity and empathic nature are your greatest gifts, and it’s time to leverage them to feel your best. Join Sydney Campos, transformational guide, intuitive channel, and author of The Empath Experience, for a retreat that guides you in SYDNEY CAMPOS empath empowerment, energy mastery, and embodiment of your greatest possible self. Through lectures, discussions, and exercises, learn to cultivate clear energetic discernment and heightened magnetism to create (and receive) more of the life you truly desire in every way. Discover how to use your empathic sensitivity as the gift it was meant to be and learn how to take care of yourself while seeing how prioritizing your own well-being is key to living a joyful and fulﬁlling life. Sydney Campos is a visionary mentor, intuitive channel, spiritual teacher, and author of The Empath Experience. sydneycampos.com

BRIAN WEISS AND CAROLE K. WEISS

JULY 7-12

PAST-LIFE THERAPY TRAINING Brian Weiss and Carole K. Weiss Course 2805-770/Tuition $995 ($895 Members)

See workshop description on page 15.

July

retreat week JULY 7-12

RECLAIMING SELF

JULY 7-12

THE SEVEN MEDICINES

The Healing Journey Home

A Complementary Integrated Medical Revolution

Melody Moore and Nikki Myers

Susun Weed

Course 2805-882/Tuition $585 ($525 Members) CE

Course 2805-165/Tuition $440 ($395 Members)

You’ve heard of integrative medicine, but what if we truly integrated all types of healing medicines: story medicine, mind medicine, lifestyle medicine, alternative medicine, pharmaceutical medicine, and deep medicine.

SUSUN WEED

For decades, this has been the approach of Susun Weed, celebrated author of Wise Woman Way. Join Susun for an in-depth workshop that explores rest cures, makes room for stories of healing, delves into the amazing power of placebos and faith, and discusses the best foods and exercises for your unique life. Learn about the simple, safe, and effective herbal medicines that can replace drugs, surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation as well as the problems with current health crazes, including essential oils, sprouts, raw food, and detoxing.

Omega Seasonal Staff or

Service Corps eOmega.org/joinus

Susun Weed is an international shamanic teacher, healer, herbalist, and author of ﬁve books on women's health and spirituality. susunweed.com

The timeless teachings of yoga tell us that joy, wisdom, energy, and love lie at the core of our being. Yet, for many of us, our habitually external search for what is already within us makes this true essence inaccessible. This loss of self, due to trauma or unmet needs, is the root of addiction, eating disorders, codependent behavior, and suffering itself. Using the eight-limbed path of yoga, meditation, pranayama, lecture, and discussion, we work to reclaim lost parts of ourselves, unmask our true nature, and create healing through re-membering. Our process deepens and strengthens previous therapeutic or step work, or can serve as a starting place for our journey to self-reclamation. This program is suitable for people in recovery from substance or process addictions, those in recovery from eating disorders, and anyone in the helping professions, MELODY including therapists, counselors, pastoral care, MOORE addiction sponsors, or yoga teachers. Melody Moore, PhD, RYT, an expert on selflove, is a psychologist, yoga teacher, and founder of the Embody Love Movement Foundation. drmelodymoore.com Nikki Myers, MBA, E-RYT 500, is a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, somatic experiencing practitioner, and certiﬁed addictions recovery specialist. y12sr.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

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Also enjoy a daily guided walk to learn about, identify, prepare, and use wild-foraged plants. The week concludes with an optional high magic ceremony.

NIKKI MYERS

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

JULY 7-12

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

VISIONSEEKER 1 The Mystical Path of the Shaman

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JULY 7-12

Hank Wesselman

CALM CLARITY Inspire, Innovate & Elevate in Brain 3.0 Due Quach Course 2805-179/Tuition $555 ($500 Members) SS

Are you ready to break free of the mindless patterns that keep you from realizing your full potential? After exploring the alignment of spiritual teachings with scientific findings, Due Quach (pronounced Zway Kwok) created Calm Clarity by integrating neuroscience and ancient wisdom to rewire the brain for genuine self-actualization. During this experiential workshop, you examine how the mind works and learn how to direct your own brain development. You gain insight into how your brain activation fluctuates between three primary emotional states: Brain 1.0 (fear, self-preservation, and contraction), Brain 2.0 (reward-seeking, ego-enhancement, and instant gratification) and Brain 3.0 (wisdom, creativity, and compassion). You also learn and practice effective exercises to activate and strengthen Brain 3.0 and tame Brain 1.0 and Brain 2.0 so you can be your best self, live in alignment with your core values, and enhance and deepen your relationships. This training benefits anyone looking to think clearly and make effective decisions, be more creative, innovative, and collaborative, and build resilience to stress. $20 materials fee; include when you register. Due Quach is a social entrepreneur, expert on neuroscience and mindfulness, and founder and chief executive officer of Calm Clarity. calmclarity.org

DUE QUACH

Course 2805-848/Tuition $500 ($450 Members) SS, MI

Shamanism has become a major component of the modern world’s spiritual awakening. With anthropologist Hank Wesselman, we explore the shaman’s path to reconnect with our spirit helpers, spirit teachers, and ancestral spirits as we engage in visionary ﬁeldwork and rediscover our indigenous heart. Throughout the week, we examine the nature of our health, illness, and healing from the perspective of spirit medicine. We also create a powerful healing ritual focused on ancestral lineage healing. This Visionseeker workshop provides a powerful introduction for those new to the shaman’s path, as well as material from the Hawaiian kahuna perspective and an exploration of our three souls, to enhance the practice of those with more experience in shamanism. In the 1970s, while doing ﬁeldwork in Ethiopia, Wesselman experienced spontaneous expanded states of awareness that brought him into direct personal contact with the ancient methods practiced by tribal peoples. In the 1980s, he had a series of visionary encounters in Hawaii that form the core of the teachings in this workshop. Hank Wesselman, PhD, is an anthropologist and the author of nine books on shamanism, including his Spiritwalker trilogy and Visionseeker. sharedwisdom.com HANK WESSELMAN

JULY 7-12

SPANISH LANGUAGE IMMERSION FOR BEGINNERS Diana Zuckerman and Arián Gutiérrez Zuckerman Course 2805-846/Tuition $400 ($360 Members)

DIANA ZUCKERMAN

Immerse yourself in the language and cultures of Spain and Latin America. Spanish Language Immersion for Beginners provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to easily and effectively communicate in Spanish as if you were in a Spanish-speaking country, and you don’t even need a passport. ARIÁN GUTIÉRREZ Taught exclusively in Spanish, we focus on ZUCKERMAN communication rather than grammar to help you form questions and grow your vocabulary. In a comfortable and upbeat environment, instructors Diana Zuckerman and Arián Gutiérrez Zuckerman create real-life situations—in the classroom, the dining hall, and elsewhere on campus—that inspire you to use your Spanish.

Through a variety of interactive activities, including conversations, music, poetry, movement, and meeting native Spanish-speakers, you rapidly develop a level of ﬂuency and ease. Through the use of cognates, blending simple and complex language, repetition, gestures, visuals, and props, you learn to express yourself in any tense—past, present, or future. You master a surprising amount of material to make speaking Spanish more interactive, and a lot more fun. Diana Zuckerman and Arián Gutiérrez Zuckerman are a dynamic mother and son teaching team. They have been teaching Spanish language immersion together since 2006.

SUZY MILLER

JULY 7-12

AUTISM TO AWESOMISM A New Way to Understand Autism Suzy Miller Course 2805-794/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI

Are you a parent, teacher, or therapist struggling to come to terms with a diagnosis of autism? What if you could understand autism not as a problem or a mystery but as a gift in your life? Join Suzy Miller, founder of the groundbreaking Awesomism Practitioner Process, for a reality-shifting exploration into the true nature of autism. Miller, a former pediatric speech-language pathologist, has pioneered a shift in understanding autism— from an individual disorder to a collective revolution in consciousness. Could individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder be evidence that humanity is evolving? Is it possible they are functioning as a prototype for a new way of being? Explore these questions and more as you: •

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Learn how autism is waking us up to what no longer works Discover the spiritual gifts of the diagnosis, including telepathy and multidimensional awareness Work with, instead of against, the spectrum for greater connection Experience autistic physical, mental, emotional, dimensional, and soul realms Evolve to communicate directly, with and without verbal cues

Suzy Miller, MEd, author of Awesomism!, is founder of Awesomism Practitioner Process and The Journey Back to Love Series. suzymiller.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

BUDDHISM & PSYCHOTHERAPY IN ACTION

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

July

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

JULY 7-12

Wisdom, Healing & Well-Being Across Traditions Pilar Jennings and Khenpo Pema Wangdak Course 2805-758/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

PILAR JENNINGS

In the great healing traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and psychotherapy, there is a powerful appreciation for the wish to feel well, recover from all forms of suffering, and live a full and peaceful life. Join the venerable Khenpo Pema Wangdak, a Tibetan Buddhist monk and founding teacher of the Vikramasila Foundation, and Pilar Jennings, a psychoanalyst and author of To Heal a Wounded Heart, to explore a roadmap for healing in the Bodhisattva’s Way. Together we learn about sacred Buddhist teachings and how to apply them to spiritual and psychological healing. Through meditation, discussions, and guided exercises, we discover methods for increasing self-compassion, addressing trauma, and releasing beliefs that limit happiness and meaningful connection with others. This retreat is open to beginning and experienced meditators, as well as clinicians who want to apply the healing arts of Buddhist spirituality in clinical work. Pilar Jennings, PhD, is author of To Heal a Wounded Heart: On the Transformative Power of Buddhism & Psychotherapy in Action. pilarjennings.com

KHENPO PEMA WANGDAK

Khenpo Pema Wangdak is the ﬁrst Tibetan recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his humanitarian work. vikramasila.org

JULY 7-12

SHAIVA TANTRA FOR DAILY LIFE Tapping the Unlimited Power Within

OVERCOME YOUR FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

Christopher (Hareesh) Wallis

Lynn Singer

Course 2805-796/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) MI

Course 2805-139/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) MI, LE

Classical Nondual Shaiva Tantra is a tradition that arose in times of great uncertainty, when people were seeking modes of empowerment that would allow them to determine their own fate in challenging times, as well as access a wellspring of joy that is independent of external circumstance. Our CHRISTOPHER own time is not so different. (HAREESH) WALLIS We all long for teachings and practices that effectively connect us to a source of inner power, freedom, and joy, without having to abandon our responsibilities or disconnect from our daily lives.

You return home with the spiritual tools to effectively integrate these practices into everyday life. Christopher (Hareesh) Wallis, a teacher of Nondual Shaiva Tantra, is author of Tantra Illuminated and The Recognition Sutras. hareesh.org

JULY 12-14

SHAMANIC REIKI HEALING Level One Stacey Gibbons and Jonathan Hammond Course 2902-810/Tuition $295 ($265 Members) SS, MI

Shamanic Reiki blends the timeless wisdom of two ancient healing traditions with new approaches and practical teachings. We all are capable of practicing Reiki, and in this experiential weekend we practice simple, yet powerful, techniques that combine Reiki with intuitive approaches from diverse shamanic cultures. Over the course of the workshop, we: •

• Born out of breath, your authentic voice broadcasts a unique blueprint of your spirit. When you open your breath, you open your mind and become witness to your own power, passion, and beauty.

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Receive the Reiki Level One attunement to activate our innate ability to heal Practice self-healing methods and intuitive strategies for the transmission of Reiki Integrate shamanic techniques to access alternate realities beyond time and space Explore shamanic methods that open us to the healing forces of the earth and the elements Give and receive a complete Shamanic Reiki session Discover how to create a healing environment and develop a Shamanic Reiki healing practice Engage life-shifting practices to empower us as a Shamanic Reiki healer

Guided by voice teacher Lynn Singer, you learn techniques to release fear and perform under the most difficult circumstances. Through individual and group exercises, you investigate your breath, your body, and your voice. You explore the hidden secrets of language, including silence, repetition, and gestures, through personal writing practices. You also engage in physical body work to ground your nervous system and reveal your gift of story.

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By experiencing the power of your voice, you transform performance anxiety and learn how to truly be heard, seen, and felt. You unlock your hidden gifts, release old patterns, and create new ones.

Stacey Gibbons holds a Master Certiﬁcation in Traditional Reiki. She has taught traditional and Shamanic Reiki since studying with Llyn Roberts in the 1990s.

Lynn Singer is a writer, podcaster, artist, and voice teacher who has worked with celebrities and senior executives for more than 30 years. She is author of Breaking Into Brilliance.

Jonathan Hammond is a Master Teacher and faculty member for Shamanic Reiki Worldwide, as well as a traditional Usui Reiki Master.

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We explore a systematized and intuitive approach to manifesting profound natural healing.

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In this workshop, we gather to explore a rich panoply of teachings and practices from the Shaiva tradition, carefully curated to create an impactful and life-changing experience. Shaiva Tantra specializes in awareness cultivation techniques that can be done anywhere, anytime to great beneﬁt.

STACEY GIBBONS

WEEKEND CONFERENCE

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JULY 12-14

& EDUCATION CONFERENCE 11 th MINDFULNESS Bringing Mindfulness Practices & Social-Emotional Learning to Children Grades K-12 Annual

Course 2902-125/Tuition $395/320/245 ($355 Members) SS, CE

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The practices of mindfulness, restorative practices, and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) are now being widely explored in schools throughout the United States and other countries. Extensive research has shown that mindfulness practices and SEL decrease stress, attention deﬁcit issues, depression, anxiety, and hostility in children, while beneﬁtting health, well-being, and social relationships.

PRESENTERS

Daniel Rechtschaffen, MA, LMFT, founding director of Mindful Education, is author of The Way of Mindful Education and The Mindful Education Workbook.

Research also shows that SEL supports an 11% rise in student academic scores while mindfulnessbased education has been shown to foster the inner skills of attention, compassion, impulse-control, and executive functioning. Now many SEL and mindfulness programs are utilizing the strengths of both modalities to create integrative approaches to support healthy students, teachers, and schools. In this conference, we convene seminal leaders in the ﬁelds of mindfulness in education and Social-Emotional Learning. We learn the ways mindfulness and SEL can strengthen inner resilience, which in turn can help create more peaceful and equitable schools. We also explore how these tools can help us teach students with diverse backgrounds, learning styles, and abilities. When taught together, mindfulness and SEL have the potential to transform our education systems and our world.

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Linda Lantieri, MA, is a Fulbright Scholar, author of Building Emotional Intelligence, and internationally known expert in social and emotional learning and conﬂict resolution. Valerie Brown is an international retreat leader, writer, speaker, accredited leadership coach, and author of The Mindful School Leader. leadsmartcoaching.com Patricia (Tish) Jennings, MEd, PhD, is an internationally recognized leader in the ﬁeld of mindfulness in education. She is author of The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom and Mindfulness for Teachers. DANIEL RECHTSCHAFFEN

LINDA LANTIERI

VALERIE BROWN

Through inspiring keynote lectures, question-and-answer sessions, group exercises, a collaborative poster session, and instruction in practical application, we explore: • • • • • •

Integrating mindfulness, restorative practices, and SEL Creating traumasensitive schools Mindful leadership for school system transformation How to teach mindfulness to teenagers The research and science of mindfulness and SEL How to teach mindfulness and emotional intelligence to teachers

PATRICIA (TISH) JENNINGS

HECTOR MONTENEGRO

JESSICA MOREY

Hector Montenegro is an internationally recognized speaker and presenter. He worked most recently in Brazil, Chile, and Peru as a special consultant on education reform with the U.S. embassy. Jessica Morey, MA, is executive director of Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme). Her work has appeared in Shambhala Sun, Mindful magazine, and other publications. ibme.info

The Holistic Life Foundation, founded in 2001 by brothers Ali Smith and Atman Smith and Andres Gonzalez, has offered yoga and mindfulness programs to some 10,000 young people and 4,500 adults. hlﬁnc.org ALI SMITH

Participants are invited to share their own work at a poster session on Saturday. Scholarships are available. For information about scholarships and to submit an application for the poster session, see eOmega.org/kids. Teachers are subject to change.

ANDRES GONZALEZ

ATMAN SMITH

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Mindfulness Omega mindfulness programs explore a broad spectrum of mindfulness-based modalities, providing effective ways to integrate mindfulness tools into your daily life and work. 2019 OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAMS

MAY 5-10

The Way of Awareness See page 12. JUNE 7-9

Mindfulness at Work See page 30. JUNE 16-21

The Ruby: Awakening the Treasure in Your Chest See page 36. JUNE 23-28

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness See page 39. JUNE 23-28

Mindful Self-Compassion See page 41. JUNE 23-28

The Mindful High School Educator See page 41. JUNE 28-30

Compassion for Couples See page 43. JULY 7-12

Calm Clarity See page 54. JULY 12-14

The Way of Effortless Mindfulness See page 58. JULY 12-14

Mindfulness & Education Conference See left. JULY 21-26

Mindfulness in Education Teacher Training

July

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JULY 12-14

BRAVE OVER PERFECT How to Accomplish More by Doing Less Christine Carter Course 2902-845/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

Busy women tend to struggle with similar challenges. We can get overwhelmed or have trouble saying no. We take care of others before we take care of ourselves. We question our careers, our parenting, our marriages, and our priorities. And we often feel like we aren’t good enough. But we also know what we want. We yearn to enjoy the life that we’ve worked so hard to create, with meaningful work and amazing relationships with our spouses, friends, and children. The good news is: Everything we want is within reach. Discover effective, science-based techniques for overcoming stress, perfectionism, and relationship conﬂicts in everyday life. Through dynamic presentations, thoughtprovoking exercises, and discussions, we learn to focus on want we want—and what it takes to get it. We return home with a heightened sense of control, deeper self-acceptance, and a greater ability to live our most authentic life. Christine Carter, PhD, a senior fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, is author of the award-winning blog Brave Over Perfect. braveoverperfect.com

NIKKI MYERS

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JULY 12-14

TRANSFORMING CODEPENDENCY Breaking Barriers Nikki Myers Course 2902-883/Tuition $340 ($305 Members) SS, MI, CE

Codependence has been described as “the addiction to look elsewhere.” It derives from the belief that something outside of ourselves—people, places, things, behaviors, or experiences—can give us fulfillment and joy. It is the most common addiction, and also the base from which all other addictions and compulsions arise. In daily life, codependency can be expressed as the need to control or be controlled, to be approval-seeking and confrontationavoidant. Codependents often have difficulty experiencing appropriate levels of self-esteem, setting functional boundaries, making decisions, and/or verbalizing requests. But there is a way to break the barriers that keep us trapped. When we deeply connect with who we truly are, and form a stronger connection with some bigger energy or higher power, we become more able to form deeply fulfilling relationships with ourselves, others, and the divine. Using lecture, discussion, and the tools of yoga (including asana, pranayama, meditation, and chanting), this intensive examines the root of codependency and offers practical, effective tools for healing through a process of awareness, creativity, and self-love. Nikki Myers, MBA, E-RYT 500, is a yoga teacher, Somatic Experiencing® practitioner, and certified addictions recovery specialist. y12sr.com

JULY 12-19

TRANSFORMING TRAUMA WITH EMDR (Parts 1 & 2)

See page 62. SEPTEMBER 20-22

Contemplative Practice in Higher Education See page 97.

Coming to Our Senses See page 100.

Laurel Parnell

SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 4

Course 2907-764/Tuition $1,080 ($980 Members) CE

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy See page 105. Explore more at eOmega.org/mindfulness CHRISTINE CARTER

LAUREL PARNELL

This training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), for mental health professionals who are licensed to provide treatment, sheds new light on trauma survival—including sexual and physical abuse, accident and surgical trauma, and grief. See workshop description on page 124.

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

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A 7-Day Professional Training

SEPTEMBER 22-27

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER

JULY 12-14

HOME REPAIRS FOR WOMEN

JULY 14-19

You Can Do It Yourself

EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGY

Judaline Cassidy and Taji Riley Course 2902-989/Tuition $380/305/230 ($340 Members) MI, LE

LOCH KELLY

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JULY 12-14

THE WAY OF EFFORTLESS MINDFULNESS Learning to Live an Awakened Life Loch Kelly Course 2902-850/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) SS, MI, CE

Learn to shift your awareness and return to your true nature in the midst of daily life. Mindfulness begins by calming, focusing, and observing your mind. With this practice of effortless mindfulness, you learn to move immediately into openhearted awareness at any time throughout your day. You ﬁnd the supportive space for your emotions and develop a deep sense of well-being, creativity, and unconditional love. You also learn how to: •

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Use tools of awareness to help access freedom, focus, and ﬂow in the midst of your daily life Tune into your awake, joyful nature, which is already present within you Shift out of your chattering mind and live from openhearted awareness Find your internal source of intelligence, compassion, and ﬂow

This workshop is open to healing professionals who wish to use mindfulness as self-care or teach it to their clients and patients, as well as nonprofessionals. ACCME and APA credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. Loch Kelly, MDiv, LCSW, is an educator, author, and meditation teacher affiliated with Adyashanti. lochkelly.org

Want to take your DIY-skills to the next level? Doing It Yourself can be fun and can help you approach other life challenges with newfound conﬁdence. In this hands-on workshop, you gain comfort with jobs frequently left to professionals: plumbing and carpentry. Judaline Cassidy and Taji Riley are passionate about working with women to help them overcome their fear of DIY and learn to take on ﬁxing things without calling for help.

Astrology, Metaphysics & Conscious Choice JUDALINE CASSIDY

Course 3005-913/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) MI

All astrologers describe the meaning of planetary conﬁgurations. But why do we have the ones we have? What is their origin? How can we best work with them?

Throughout the weekend, you tackle projects to conﬁdently improve your home and: • • • •

Understand the basics of plumbing and carpentry Handle tools, including drills, hammers, and plumbing equipment Learn to install a sink faucet Make a table from reclaimed wood pallets

Steven Forrest

TAJI RILEY

You leave feeling empowered to complete ﬁx-it projects instead of calling a professional tradesperson or putting off getting it done. Judaline Cassidy is a plumber, activist, trailblazer, and founder of Tools & Tiaras Inc. toolsandtiaras.org Taji Riley is an expert carpenter dedicated to helping women gain comfort working in the trades. JULY 12-14

UNDERSTANDING CHRONIC & MYSTERY ILLNESS Muneeza Ahmed

Course 2902-994/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

By understanding the root causes of autoimmune illnesses and how they impact your body's lymphatic, neurological, and adrenal systems, you can improve your health and liberate yourself from longtime disease. Join Muneeza Ahmed, better known as the Intuitive Medicine Woman™, in this comprehensive exploration to establish and maintain complete wellness. Ahmed guides you step-by-step through emotional and physical detoxiﬁcation to bolster your adrenal and circulatory systems. Learn how to rebuild your immune and digestive systems, and sustain hydration and weight loss through personalized nutrition. Gain the knowledge necessary to end suffering from autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Lyme, ﬁbromyalgia, Hashimoto’s, Graves’, Sjogren’s, celiac, Crohn’s, colitis, autism, addiction, infertility, cancer, and more.

Evolutionary astrology moves us beyond mere description into the realm of true diagnosis and, even better, into healing prescription. We all ﬁnd ourselves suspended halfway between the amoebas and the angels. What are the most skillful means available to each one of us for accelerating that evolutionary process? How can we get on with it? As miraculous as it seems, a map of the sky as it looked at the moment of our birth holds the answer. In this 5-day workshop, awardwinning astrologer and author Steven Forrest introduces us to the core techniques of evolutionary astrology, including practical demonstrations based on the charts of volunteers from the class. No prior experience in evolutionary astrology is required, yet a basic knowledge of the vocabulary of signs, planets, and houses is assumed. Upon completion, you receive four credits toward certiﬁcation in Steven’s astrological apprenticeship program; see forrestastrology.com for details. Steven Forrest, winner of the 2018 Regulus Award for Education, is author of several best-selling books, including The Inner Sky and The Book of Neptune. forrestastrology.com

Return home with a healing plan and the actionable tools to implement it daily. Muneeza Ahmed, the Intuitive Medicine Woman, is a health, nutrition, and natural healing coach who has helped thousands achieve lasting healing from chronic and mystery conditions. muneezaahmed.com MUNEEZA AHMED

STEVEN FORREST SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

July

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JULY 14-19

FRAMEWORK FOR MINDFUL LIVING

A 5-Day Intensive in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Florence Meleo-Meyer and Kasim Al-Mashat Course 3005-924/Tuition $675 ($610 Members) SS, CE

Have you felt an inner call to approach your life with more wisdom, skill, and compassion? Have you wished to engage your mind and body in ways that can support greater clarity and resilience? Are you interested in learning about and addressing root causes of stress that can make a difference in your life and the lives of students, patients, and clients you serve? Mindfulness is an innate resource in all human beings that is often overlooked. This workshop offers intentional, step-by-step guidance to cultivate strength and familiarity with this human birthright of awareness, naturalness, openness, and warmth. Through the practices of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), you explore your relationship with the body, mind, heart, and one another in an environment rich in curiosity and engagement. Based on the world-renowned MBSR course, this 5-day, residential program invites this inner exploration as we investigate the framework of the science and practice of mindfulness and its potential to impact the quality of one’s life. This

FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

intensive includes: • Full introduction and guidance of the formal MBSR meditation practices • Introduction and explication of the science and mechanisms of mindfulness • How perception and conditioning shape how we experience the world, and how mindfulness can begin to uncouple automatic, habitual reactivity for clearer seeing and more creative responding • Tools for deeper listening— to ourselves and others • Methods and applications for bringing brief, informal mindfulness practices through the day to rebalance oneself emotionally, mentally, and physically • Appropriate workplace applications of mindfulness practices for teachers, coaches, social workers, psychologists, physicians, nurses, and other health-care providers This workshop is a unique opportunity for those who may not have access to an 8-week MBSR class. It is also appropriate for those

Using a step-by-step method that includes writing exercises, reﬂection, assessment, goal-setting, and more, you:

Kasim Al-Mashat, PhD, is a certiﬁed MBSR teacher, a member of the British Columbia Psychological Association, and a certiﬁed Laughter Yoga Leader. drkasimalmashat.com

Learn the skill of envisioning and expand the possibilities of your life Examine old patterning and learn to redirect behaviors to get the results you want Shift your liming beliefs by seeing what holds you back and what you can do about it Develop a better sense of intuition to help guide you in your daily life decisions Become more connected to your authentic nature Gain a clear vision of the life you desire and how to achieve it

Kate Crow, creator of the Shift It method, is a seasoned life coach who specializes in personal transitions and transformations in career, relationships, and health.

Robert Peng

Course 3005-714/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

As a boy in China, Robert Peng apprenticed secretly under the legendary Buddhist monk Xiao Yao, who trained him in the martial and healing arts. As part of his training, Peng spent 100 days meditating and fasting in a dark, underground chamber deep in the mountains of the Chinese countryside. Xiao Yao visited him daily and instructed him in advanced practices to accelerate his spiritual development. Afterward, Peng discovered he had developed extraordinary spiritual powers, including the ability to discharge from his hands energy that felt like a powerful electric current. Now, he offers a distillation of his training in the form of Qigong Empowerments. During the week Peng reveals the fundamentals of qigong to awaken, empower, and integrate three important energy centers that regulate your wisdom, love, and vitality. When these three qualities are activated and harmonized, you transform your energy and improve your relationships and the quality of your life. You learn: • • • • •

Hologram palm to empower your three dantians Breathing empowerment of the central meridian Three treasures standing meditation to strengthen your willpower Four golden wheels movement exercise to make your body more supple Lotus meditation to open your heart to divine energies

This workshop is appropriate for everyone, including helping professionals. Robert Peng, author of The Master Key, is founder of Elixir Light Qigong. He uses his healing abilities to help people worldwide. robertpeng.com

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QIGONG EMPOWERMENTS

Are you looking for a plan to help you make lasting changes in your life? Join life coach Kate Crow, KATE CROW creator of the Shift It method, and learn how to turn your worries, fears, and complaints into opportunities for transformation. Discover how you can change the way you relate to your personal and professional life, and move towards greater happiness and satisfaction.

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Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, LMFT, serves as global ambassador to the MBSR Affiliates worldwide at the Mindfulness Center, Brown University. She has trained MBSR teachers and teacher trainers for over 20 years.

SHIFT IT

Course 3005-962/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

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CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. This workshop begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m. and ends Friday at 12:15 p.m. You must attend all six days.

JULY 14-19

Kate Crow

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who would like to deepen or reinvigorate their mindfulness meditation practice, and for health professionals who wish to apply mindfulness in their work with others. In a supportive environment, there is time and space to inquire, reﬂect, and come close to ourselves in ways that allow for learning, insight, and healing.

JULY 14-19

Take Your Life to the Next Level

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KASIM AL-MASHAT

5-DAY WORKSHOP

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Sunday at 7:30 p.m. End Friday at noon

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JULY 19-21

SOUL LEVEL ANIMAL COMMUNICATION

SOCIAL EQUITY IN SCHOOLS

Learn What Animals Are Really Saying

Capacity Building for Diversity & Cultural Engagement

Danielle MacKinnon

Morris H. Ervin Jr.

Course 3102-783/Tuition $315 ($285 Members) SS, MI

Course 3102-984/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI, CE

Have you ever longed to psychically communicate with animals? Is there a way to understand what dogs, cats, horses, and even wild animals are thinking and feeling? IYANLA VANZANT

JULY 14-19

RITES OF PASSAGE

A Women’s Retreat Iyanla Vanzant Course 3005-802/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, MI, LE

Many of us did not receive “basic training” about what it means to be a woman. We know what a woman is expected to “do,” but we don’t have an understanding of how a woman can “be”—for herself and within herself. As a result, we become easily overwhelmed, worn out, and lost, and spend more time doing and giving instead of being and creating. Spiritual guide Iyanla Vanzant is putting an end to this personal and collective “madness.” Join her and women of your clan—your age group—and gather the lessons, blessings, and gifts waiting for you in community. Experience a gentle and loving process of healing, tailored for your clan, to help you step beyond old patterns and move forward with grace and ease.

Animal communicator Danielle MacKinnon shows you how to access your innate intuition (even if you aren’t yet aware of it) and connect with various animals using the universal language of all species. Learn how to move between the physical level and soul levels of connection with each animal to assist in achieving the greatest possible outcome for both animal and human. Throughout the weekend you develop your animal intuitive senses to cultivate healing, harmony, and a deeper connection, and learn about animal lessons and how animals help us evolve through them. You also explore MacKinnon’s simple steps to intuitively receive information from any animal and discover how to go beyond a superﬁcial connection and attain a soul-level connection. Return home with valuable animal communication skills you can put into immediate practice. No prior experience is necessary. Danielle MacKinnon is a nationally recognized intuitive, coach, animal communicator, speaker, and author. daniellemackinnon.com

We end the week with a sacred naming ceremony where you receive the energy you need to support your new understanding and nature as you prepare to reenter your life.

In this workshop for educators, administrators, counselors, and others who work in a school setting, we explore a contemplative approach to nurture our social and emotional competencies. We examine potent conversations around workplace conﬂict and learn to utilize mindfulness, nonviolent communication, and restorative practices. Through journaling, role playing, movement, discussion, and games, we deepen into our practice of mindfulness and self-compassion with a goal of helping all employees work to perform functions effectively, solve problems, and set and achieve goals in a positive manner. We learn to: • • • •

Notice personal triggers, biases, and assumptions around race, gender, class, and privilege Translate judgmental thinking into observations, feelings, needs, and requests Communicate clearly and listen empathically for the needs of diverse populations Practice assertive and active listening calls around controversial issues

Morris H. Ervin Jr. is an educator, motivational speaker, and wellness coach. He was a public school teacher for 10 years in Los Angeles, California, and Cleveland, Ohio. therealmansa.com

JULY 19-21

EMPOWER YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM Susan Blum Course 3102-727/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI

Discover the Functional Medicine road map to a healthy immune system with Susan Blum, a member of the Medical Advisory Board for The Dr. Oz Show and author of the best-selling book The Immune System Recovery Plan. Using an integrative approach that includes SUSAN BLUM Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine and Functional Medicine, Blum offers her four-step program, which has helped thousands of patients recover from inﬂammation issues and autoimmune and immune-related conditions. In large and small groups, we practice self-awareness and mindbody exercises, enjoy informative discussions, and explore guided visualizations, movement, meditation, and writing and drawing exercises. We learn and take home all we need to begin making lifestyle changes to help our immune system thrive and sustainably improve our health.

This workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Iyanla Vanzant is an acclaimed spiritual teacher, best-selling author, and host of Iyanla: Fix My Life, the top-rated reality show on OWN Network. iyanla.com

Capacity building is a conceptual approach MORRIS H. ERVIN JR. to social or personal development. It focuses on understanding obstacles that inhibit us from understanding and managing emotions, showing empathy, maintaining positive relationships, and making collective decisions.

DANIELLE MACKINNON

Susan Blum, MD, MPH, an assistant clinical professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is founder and director of Blum Center for Health. blumcenterforhealth.com

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July

JULY 19-21

MASTERS OF THE TAROT Finding Meaning in the Cards Course 3102-122/Tuition $465 ($420 Members) SS, MI

MARY K. GREER

RACHEL POLLACK

Join five renowned professional tarot readers as they share proven methods of receiving messages and finding meaning in the tarot cards. Guided by experts, you learn to trust your intuition and discover how to find modern meanings in the esoteric traditions of tarot. Through question-and-answer sessions, demonstration readings, and work with partners and small groups, you learn to give effective readings that can transform lives— yours as well as your clients. You also enjoy a panel where you can quiz these deck creators, authors, and psychics and get their advice about your own tarot work. Return home with new and improved reading skills, enhanced listening skills, and new spreads, layouts, and other methods to make the cards an exciting part of your life. All levels of readers, from beginner to professional, are welcome. A basic familiarity with tarot is recommended.

BENEBELL WEN

MICHELLE TEA

TERRY IACUZZO

JULY 19-21

THE WAY OF ONENESS

Entering the Heart of Unity Consciousness

Bring a tarot deck of your choice. Teachers are subject to change.

Matt Kahn

Mary K. Greer is a scholar, teacher, professional tarot consultant, and author of 11 books, including Tarot for Your Self.

Do you yearn for a direct connection with the essence of your soul? Are you ready to experience the perfection of the universe and learn how to connect with the pervasive light—no matter your circumstances?

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Rachel Pollack is the author of 36 books, including two award-winning novels and the tarot classic 78 Degrees of Wisdom. rachelpollack.com Benebell Wen, the creator and illustrator of the Spirit Keeper’s Tarot, is the author of Holistic Tarot and The Tao of Craft. benebellwen.com Michelle Tea is author of more than a dozen works of ﬁction and nonﬁction, including the popular Modern Tarot. michelletea.com Terry Iacuzzo, a contributor to CosmoGirl! and Seventeen magazine, has been a practicing psychic in New York City for more than 30 years. terryiacuzzo.com

JULY 19-21

WILD WATERCOLOR ADVENTURE Ann Kristin Lindsay Course 3102-749/Tuition $320 ($290 Members) SS, MI, LE

Spend an exciting weekend exploring the lively, transparent medium of watercolor—even if you’ve never picked up a paintbrush before. In a safe, nonjudgmental atmosphere, we learn about our materials, and then let ourselves go as we rediscover the unfettered creative spirit of our childhood and explore how paint acts on wet paper.

Ann Kristin Lindsay is an award-winning artist and author of Watercolor: A New Beginning. Her workshops have been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine. annlindsay.org

Course 3102-803/Tuition $385 ($345 Members)

Join Matt Kahn—spiritual teacher, intuitive healer, and best-selling author of Whatever Arises, Love That and Everything Is Here To Help You—for an exploration into the reality of oneness. Born with a rare gift to channel higher levels of consciousness, Kahn taps into the energy of the room and raises the vibration of each participant through the words he speaks. Expressed through his core teaching of “more love, not less,” this workshop is an opportunity to learn the most direct ways to move beyond barriers and discover for yourself how powerful, inspired, and fulﬁlled you were always meant to be. Enter the heart of unity consciousness and learn to unleash your soul’s unlimited potential. Matt Kahn is an author, spiritual teacher, intuitive healer, and cohost of the YouTube channel True Divine Nature. mattkahn.org

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During the weekend, we observe the effects the colors ANN KRISTIN LINDSAY have on each other through a series of color-mixing adventures that give us an understanding of how to use color in future painting endeavors. We conclude with drawing and painting from life—and we learn that, yes, in fact, we all can do it!

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MATT KAHN

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JULY 21-26

YOGA, PURPOSE & ACTION 2.0 A 5-Day Leadership Intensive Course 3205-825 SS, MI, CE

Yoga, Purpose & Action 2.0 is a 5-day leadership intensive for anyone wanting to discover, reﬁne, or expand their purpose in the world and live a life dedicated to justice and transformation. Guided by Off the Mat, Into the World® founders Seane Corn, Hala Khouri, and Suzanne Sterling, you take the next step in your commitment to a personal journey of introspection, healing, and accountability. This training begins with a personal inquiry about the ways you have been shaped by your life experiences and how that inﬂuences how you see the world and participate. Next, we explore how to transform our wounds into our gifts, with a very practical and creative approach to taking action in conscious and collaborative ways. All of this is done within a context that acknowledges the systemic issues that shape our worldview and our actions.

This is a rare chance to be HALA KHOURI, SUZANNE STERLING, AND SEANE CORN with three world-renowned facilitators who model and life experiences in their trainings and making collaboration as one of the crucial tools for them accessible to people of all income levels. ongoing action. This training is designed for Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org. people looking to vision, articulate, and live fully Omega member rate is also available. To register, their purpose as well as those deeply steeped call 800.944.1001. in their work but who need community and support. OTM stands for leveraging our privilege to support others. If you can afford to, please consider “paying it forward” by paying any amount above $700. Price tiers for this workshop are: $700 Community Rate (discounted); $1,000 Sustainer Rate (pays for you); $1,300 Supporter Rate (support others as well as yourself). This allows OTM to continue scaling prices of intensives so that everyone is included. OTM is committed to cultivating a diversity of voices

Seane Corn is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher. She trains leaders of activism and also has released seven DVDs and an audiobook, Detox Flow Yoga. seanecorn.com Hala Khouri, MA, E-RYT, is a yoga teacher and somatic counselor specializing in trauma. halakhouri.com

Suzanne Sterling is a vocalist, composer, and international performer. Her devotional music has been commissioned for ﬁlm, theater, and DVD. suzannesterling.com

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JULY 21-26

PAINTING FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOR

MINDFULNESS IN EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING

Ann Kristin Lindsay Course 3205-750/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI, LE

Morris H. Ervin Jr. and Rachel Brown Course 3205-985/Tuition $455 ($410 Members) MI, CE

Research shows that students and teachers in school systems that have adopted mindfulness are happier, more focused, more MORRIS H. ERVIN JR. compassionate, and less impacted by stress. What school would pass up a chance to raise test scores, have fewer playground ﬁghts, and cultivate a more peaceful learning environment? This training helps us gain the skills to bring the beneﬁts of mindfulness to children in grades K-12. Educators, counselors, parents, and child-care providers deepen their own mindfulness practices and discover tools to incorporate them into daily life and work. Throughout the week we balance professional development with personal development, and information with transformation. We experience an in-depth training in Daniel Rechtschaffen’s Mindful Education Workbook curriculum and explore how to apply these teachings to children of different ages, populations, and needs. We examine current research and look at how schools and organizations are already successfully integrating these transformative practices. We also cultivate our own RACHEL BROWN mindful awareness, open-heartedness, and connection with colleagues who share an inspiring vision for education.

As spiritual beings in physical form, we all yearn to create and connect with our world, both inner and outer. Drawing and painting flowers with watercolor is a wonderful way we can feel and know the soul in a sacred world. This watercolor workshop is for students of all levels who love and enjoy flowers and want to express that joy in watercolor in a safe, supportive, and lighthearted atmosphere. We experience increased perception and facility in drawing through a unique combination of gesture, blind contour, and modified contour drawing. We may then transfer our flower drawings to watercolor paper, which can give freedom from the anxiety so often felt when drawing directly on watercolor paper. We strive to stay more in the process of painting rather than focusing too soon on the finished product. We also explore mixing colors, various ways to paint backgrounds, negative painting, and more—including the artful practice of keeping a sketchbook.

ENJOY

Morris H. Ervin Jr. teaches mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, and restorative justice at University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. therealmansa.com

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Rachel Brown is a mindfulness and social-emotional learning educator at the Teaching Empathy Institute in New York.

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July

NICOLE SACHS

ATHENA ALLREAD

ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS

JASMINE SYEDULLAH

JULY 21-26

RADICAL DHARMA CONVERSATION

BERYL BENDER BIRCH

Course 3205-162/Tuition $550/475/400 ($495 Members) SS, MI

JULY 21-26

It’s time to reimagine a path of healing, reconnect with beloved community, and manifest true justice. Radical dharma (“complete truth”) is a way to enter the conversation about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out and prevents our collective awakening.

FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN

Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei helps us navigate grief, apathy, alienation, and burnout, and engage in an intimate practice of bold, authentic, and inclusive conversation. Together we:

Beryl Bender Birch

CAROLINE LEE DEWEY

ERIN SHIVONE

A Mind-Body Approach Course 3205-106/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) MI

Understanding the mind-body connection is key to freeing ourselves from the protective mechanism by which the brain and nervous system create chronic pain. When repressed emotions are allowed to surface, the body settles into an equilibrium that eliminates pain signals sent in a fight or flight mode. Once the nervous system perceives safety instead of danger, pain signals to muscle groups, nerves, and other systems simply cease to fire. Guided by Nicole Sachs and her assistant teachers, you discover precisely how to invite these repressed feelings to rise, leading to a mind-body transformation. Through discussion, meditation, art therapy, energy work, yoga, and other healing practices, you establish a bedrock foundation for longlasting wellness. Teachers are subject to change. Nicole Sachs, LCSW, is creator of JournalSpeak, a groundbreaking language of wellness. She is author of The Meaning of Truth and the online course Freedom From Chronic Pain. thecureforchronicpain.com

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Identify and disrupt patterns of internalized oppression and collusion Learn the practice of Centering in Presence to build internal capacity Explore social patterns that play a role in silencing ourselves and others Dismantle myths that deny the history and context of our conditioning Practice skillfully engaging across lines of difference to continue the conversation in your own community

As we align our values with our behaviors, we become equipped and empowered to respond to the urgent need for action. Anyone looking for ways to deconstruct rather than amplify systems of suffering is welcome. Begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. To generate an informed experience, we request the following information upon registration: racial identity; age; gender. Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships. Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei and Jasmine Syedullah, PhD. See biographical information on page 34. JULY 21-26

LIFE AS LIVING CEREMONY Carl Big Heart and Stephanie Flanders Course 3205-963/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) SS, MI

In this gathering we embrace an understanding that life itself is sacred ceremony. As we bring lasting healing to ourselves and the hoop of being, we recognize life is not a drama in which we are victims, but rather that we are in a creative unfolding of the teachings of our lives. When we come from this honest place, we honor the truth of who we are.

When it is time to reenter our lives after our collaborative journey, we move into the world uplifted, present, and able to stand in our center—that place where all directions meet, and from where all actions can unfold.

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Athena Allread, 200RYT, is a writer, shaman, and cofounder of Lanikai Wellness Studio. seasideshaman.com Erin Shivone, LMT, 200RYT, is cofounder of Lanikai Wellness Studio. She specializes in Ayurveda, massage, and craniosacral therapy.

CARL BIG HEART

By participating in ceremonies, including the sweat lodge (a powerful puriﬁcation and prayer practice with roots found in many of the world’s wisdom traditions), we establish a deeper connection with the receptive and responsive universe. We become a conduit for spirit moving into the world and are reminded that the altar is within the sanctuary of our hearts.

Carl Big Heart, beloved elder in his communities, focuses on the universal path of peace, love, and gratitude. bigheart.nl/english STEPHANIE FLANDERS

Stephanie Flanders, MDiv, is a minister, facilitator of women’s circles and ceremonies, and a gifted healer.

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A Mindfulness & Yoga Retreat Course 3205-800/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) SS, CE

Truly “practicing” yoga is being mindful, 24/7, in all aspects of your life. Mindfulness techniques that help you be present, and find peace here and now, are simple. But they only work if you establish a regular practice and keep at it. In this mindfulness and yoga retreat for practitioners of all levels, Beryl Bender Birch leads you in daily yoga, meditation, and pranayama practices to help you create the practice you need and find peace in a turbulent world. Enjoy five days of yoga practice, healthy food, peace and quiet, garden paths, reading, resting, walking, early morning meditations, and fun with friends—old and new. Spend your mornings immersed in rejuventating yoga and breathwork exercises, and your evenings watching leading-edge documentaries that can inspire and change your life. You return home with practices that help to detox your system, stretch your limits, restore resilience, and reboot your life. This retreat begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Beryl Bender Birch, directorfounder of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute, teaches yoga and meditation, and trains yoga teachers as spiritual revolutionaries. power-yoga.com

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Caroline Lee Dewey, LMSW, is a Reiki master, meditation teacher, and integrative JournalSpeak specialist.

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JUST THIS

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

JULY 21-26

WATERFALL QIGONG TEACHER TRAINING Level I Steven Michael Pague Course 3205-914/Tuition $440 ($395 Members)

STEVEN MICHAEL PAGUE

The beneﬁts of qigong are profound and reveal themselves with consistent practice. An optimal method for strengthening the body and revitalizing the organs and internal systems, qigong also helps to support a peaceful, mindful attitude—helping us rise above our troubles, confusion, and the complexities of life.

Waterfall Qigong combines ancient and modern teachings that have been studied, practiced, and taught by Steven Michael Pague for more than 30 years. This week we learn the practice and fundamental teaching techniques of breathwork, posture, self-massage, movement, meditation, and focusing the mind. As we enhance our capacity for love, vitality, and wisdom, we also learn to lead classes and teach others to explore these transformative exercises. This teacher training is the first step (of three) to attain a certificate that qualifies one to share and lead classes and teach others Waterfall Qigong. This program is suitable for all body types, and for experienced practitioners or beginners. Most of the forms and meditations can be done either standing, seated, or even lying down. Everyone in this workshop receives a booklet and DVD with clear descriptions of the forms. Steven Michael Pague is a certified instructor in Chinese movement and healing arts with the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi.

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

MARY K. GREER

RACHEL POLLACK

JULY 21-26

WISDOM OF THE TAROT Mary K. Greer and Rachel Pollack Course 3205-970/Tuition $405 ($365 Members) SS, MI

What can we learn about ourselves and our lives through the study and reading of the tarot? How do we best access the wisdom teachings of the cards? In this workshop, you learn to use the cards for practical guidance as well as exploring the mysteries—the magical and mystical traditions that have built up around the cards over the last 300 years. As we learn about the cards and explore their images, we discover our own deepest stories and share them with others. Through this work, we move deeper into discovering and expressing our own wisdom and truth as well as that of the cards. This workshop is open to those with any level of experience with tarot; beginners should familiarize themselves with the deck in advance. Bring your favorite tarot deck. Mary K. Greer is a professional tarot consultant with nearly 50 years of experience. She is author of nine books on tarot and magic, including Tarot for Your Self. marykgreer.com Rachel Pollack is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the modern interpretation of the tarot. She is author of 36 books, including 78 Degrees Of Wisdom. rachelpollack.com

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JULY 26-28

MESSAGES OF HOPE

Connecting With Loved Ones & Guides Across the Veil Suzanne Giesemann Course 3302-906/Tuition $370 ($335 Members)

We all have a natural ability to connect with those who exist beyond this physical dimension. Discover your own innate gifts and how to develop your spiritual skills with instructor and evidence-based medium Suzanne Giesemann. Combining evidential stories, theory, and practical exercises, you learn how to personally make connections with any aspect of higher consciousness—including loved ones who have passed and your own team of unseen helpers. As a bonus, you experience the palpable energy and wisdom shared in a special session with Suzanne’s guides, Sanaya. You return home with the heightened ability to experience the love, joy, and messages of hope that your team in spirit will bring.

ENJOY

Suzanne Giesemann, MA, a former U.S. Navy commander, author, and host of the Messages of Hope radio show, has been recognized as a highly credible medium by Dr. Wayne Dyer and others. suzannegiesemann.com

SUZANNE GIESEMANN

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July

JULY 26-28

RADICAL ACCEPTANCE

Pathway of Emotional Healing & Spiritual Freedom Tara Brach Course 3302-734/Tuition $365 ($330 Members) SS, CE

JULY 26-28

MOTHER-DAUGHTER YOGA RETREAT Jamine Ackert and Remmy Ackert-Fraser Course 3302-852/Tuition $295 ($265 Members) per person DA

Life is so busy these days; it can be hard for mothers and daughters to slow down and spend quality time with each other. Our girls are growing up so fast, and just when we think we know who they are, they change and mature some more. This mother-daughter yoga retreat is a perfect time to be with our daughters and connect deeply with them as they navigate the changes in themselves and in the world outside of them.

We spend many moments in a trance of feeling separate from others, deﬁcient, and afraid of failure. Yet we intuit a deeper potential—to embody the loving awareness that is our deepest nature.

TARA BRACH

Join Tara Brach, inspiring Buddhist teacher and best-selling author of Radical Acceptance, and explore how we can connect with our deepest wisdom and compassion, even in the face of conﬂict and challenge. Through meditation, guided exercises, and discussions, learn how to recognize and release the fears, judgments, and limiting beliefs that prevent you from living and loving fully. The weekend includes periods of silence as well as interpersonal sharing. This retreat is open to beginning and experienced meditators as well as health professionals who want to use these skills with their clients. It is designed to help all levels of health-care professionals become familiar with the applications of teachings from Buddhist psychology and mindfulness and compassion practices and apply it to their own lives, and the lives their patients. ACCME and APA credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. Tara Brach, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. tarabrach.com

The weekend offers a mix of grounding practices, authentic conversations, and bonding exercises designed to bring us closer to our daughters and ourselves. We learn a variety of individual and partner yoga poses, meditation, and relaxation exercises and leave the retreat with practices we can do alone and together at home. No previous yoga experience is necessary. This workshop is recommended for daughters ages 8 and up. Jamine Ackert, E-RYT 500, has been teaching yoga since 1992, including classes at the Canadian Police College. capitalyoga.com

JULY 26-28

Remmy Ackert-Fraser developed MotherDaughter Yoga with her mom, Jamine Ackert, in 2008 at age 10.

THE NATURAL SINGER

JAMINE ACKERT AND REMMY ACKERT-FRASER

Find Your True Voice Course 3302-877/Tuition $355 ($320 Members) MI, LE

CLAUDE STEIN

Learn to sing like you’ve always wanted to in The Natural Singer workshop with renowned voice teacher Claude Stein.

As you get comfortable expressing more of your true self, your heart opens and you overcome fears, reclaiming the beauty of your powerful and authentic voice. Whether you are a total beginner or want to take public performing to the next level, you will beneﬁt from Stein’s remarkable abilit to channel the beautiful music and messages that lie within each of us. Therapists, coaches, and workshop leaders also ﬁnd these techniques valuable. Claude Stein, creator of Natural Singer Method™, is a multiplatinum, award-winning voice coach. naturalsinger.com LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

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Come relax your throat, deepen breathing, hit notes, project conﬁdently, and share stunning breakthroughs in authentic self-expression. There are group songs, harmonies, and individual attention to support your process. Sing out fearlessly in a judgment-free environment with expert instruction in a fun and thrilling group experience.

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This week at Omega offers families a unique balance of time together and time apart so that everyone can have fun, learn, explore, and make new friends. We invite veteran Family Weekers back to continue in the creation of an extended family, and welcome new families to join us.

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How to Register: Adults choose one workshop. Kids choose one camp. Call to register. Adult Workshops: Workshops meet each morning from 9:00 a.m.-noon and on Monday afternoon from 2:30-5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday afternoons from 2:30-5:00 p.m., take time off to relax or enjoy Dabblers Delights (see eOmega.org)—classes in music, dance, wellness, yoga, and more, led by workshop teachers and special guests. In the evenings, everyone gathers for family entertainment. Kids Camps: Kids meet every morning from 9:00 a.m.-noon and afternoons from 2:30-5:00 p.m. Teens: Teens form an important part of Family Week. Please note that Omega has a 10:00 p.m. noise curfew and that all children and teens are expected to be with their families after 11:00 p.m. Teen programs at Family Week ﬁll quickly, so register early.

August FAMILY WEEK Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 8:30 a.m. with the Opening Gathering End Friday at noon

JULY 28-AUGUST 2

SINGING IN THE STREAM

Registration: Family Week registration begins March 6. If you don’t have children you may still participate in Family Week, but be advised almost 200 children are on campus, and services and schedules are geared for children and families.

JULY 28-AUGUST 2

GROUNDATION YOGA

Maggie Wheeler and Emile Hassan Dyer

Celebrating a Centered Life

Course 3405-992/Tuition $415 ($370 Members)

Sienna Creasy

Join us for an experience of the deep, healing power of the voice as we learn and sing ancient and contemporary songs of joy and healing. Singing together creates deeper harmony within ourselves, between each other, and with the world around us. Throughout the week we learn songs by calland-response, a technique accessible to beginners and experienced singers alike. Our choral adventures take us back into early forms of chant from African, Aboriginal, and Afro-Cuban traditions, and forward into the music of today. Magic happens when we are bathed in the vibrations of beautiful songs and combined voices. EMILE HASSAN DYER AND MAGGIE WHEELER Singing this way relieves tension and creates a sense of well-being that resonates in our bodies and lasts far beyond the moment.

Course 3405-120/Tuition $410 ($365 Members)

Maggie Wheeler is best known as an actor (she played Janice on NBC’s Friends), but she’s also a renowned choir director. maggiewheeler.net

Emile Hassan Dyer is a vocalist, percussionist, storyteller, and choreographer. emilehassan.com

“Groundation" is a Jamaican term coined by the indigenous Rastafari that describes a SIENNA CREASY balanced, grounded, and centered life. It infuses a sense of belonging, in community, collective consciousness, and the larger cosmos while also instilling a sense of purpose and service in day-to-day life. Sienna Creasy creates an experience of movement that integrates ﬁerce embodiment with this energy of Jamaica, where she has resided for the last 12 years. This class, for all levels of yoga experience, is a rich fusion of Prana Flow yoga, asana, pilates, trance dance, meditation, chant, and music—from reggae to rock 'n roll. We practice as a way to transcend stress while unlocking pathways to joyful inspiration and deep relaxation. The rhythmic beats open energy centers, the yoga stretches and replenishes the body, and the shared laughter and connection is a medicine that cultivates stable strength and sweet surrender. Join this process of evolution, transformation, and celebration you have long been awaiting. Sienna Creasy, a prana vinyasa yoga instructor, studied with Shiva Rea for more than a decade. siennacreasy.com

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August

JULY 28-AUGUST 2

NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION FOR GREATER HARMONY & UNDERSTANDING Dian Killian Course 3405-100/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) LE

JULY 28-AUGUST 2

TENNIS INSIDE THE ZONE Becoming More Than an Athlete Rob Polishook Course 3405-991/Tuition $420 ($375 Members) MI, LE

JOE KILLIAN

JULY 28-AUGUST 2

THE JOY OF PLAY It’s Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood Joe Killian Course 3405-929/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) LE

Years of education, responsibility, and stress have turned a lot of us into people afraid to have fun, look silly, get dirty, or be outrageous. But as author Tom Robbins says, “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” In this workshop we reverse the aging process as we learn new games and old standards, including how to juggle; how to trip and fall with grace; 101 variations of emotionally safe dodge ball; and how to look digniﬁed while being out of control on a water slide.

What do you do when you reach a communication impasse with your kids or mate, colleagues or clients, a family member, or someone you have trouble relating to? Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a practical, proven method that has been taught all over the world to people of every age, gender, ethnicity, and background.

Learn the innovative “More Than an Athlete” approach by Rob Polishook and discover how to “play” the game while focused on the process, in the present moment, and connecting to yourself. Through ball drills, group games, centering activities, rhythmic music, and positive practice, you learn how to support and encourage yourself (both on and off the court), play loose, and concentrate on what you can control.

Learn to transform your relationships—from the dinner table to the bedroom to the boardroom, and to the thorny conversations we all are having (or avoiding) in our communities, workplaces, and country. Explore research-based insights into the psychology of communication and learn how to overcome the most common barriers to effective communication— where everyone leaves with a sense of fulﬁllment and their self-respect intact. Discover a new way of thinking that can be applied immediately to real-life experiences. Gain skills to create greater authenticity, intimacy, harmony, and meaning in your relationships.

This energetic workshop is for tennis players of all skill and experience levels.

This program is highly interactive and includes exercises, role-play, and empathy learning games.

Imagine being aware, balanced, and calm while playing tennis? Moving with ease and being adaptable during competition? Experiencing freedom and joy in the game?

Rob Polishook, MA, CPC, is a mental training coach and founder of Inside the Zone Sports Performance Group.

Dian Killian, PhD, is a certiﬁed trainer with the international Center for Nonviolent Communication and author of Connecting Across Difference. ROB POLISHOOK

Uncork Your Life Energy Michael J. Gelb Course 3405-956/Tuition $385 ($345 Members) MI

Want more dolce in your vita? More joie in your vivre? Join Renaissance man Michael Gelb on a journey into increased creativity and full aliveness. Gelb has helped thousands of people—from artists to corporate executives and everyone in between—discover the missing key that allows creativity to ﬂow: an open, reliable connection to the vital life energy we all possess. Learn how you can connect to that energy through all sorts of sensory delights and meditative techniques that evoke present moment focus and reduce anxiety and stress. In this fun and transformative workshop, Gelb teaches timetested practices you can use to: •

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Connect with qi, the “ﬁre of genius,” through movement-based practices Get your creative juices ﬂowing with wine and chocolate tasting, listening to music, and writing poetry Break out of conventional thinking and fearbased limitations

Michael J. Gelb is a worldrenowned innovator in the ﬁelds of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and leadership development. He is author of Creativity on Demand and How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci. michaelgelb.com

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Joe Killian is a funny and compassionate teacher and Omega’s favorite play-philosopher.

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We also engage in deep discussions, enjoy each other’s company, and conduct immature raids on the kids’ camps in order to bypass the neurotic traps we have set for ourselves and recapture the joy of everyday life.

MICHAEL J. GELB

JULY 28-AUGUST 2

Kids Camps FAMILY WEEK

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 8:30 a.m. End Friday at noon

For kids ages 5-10 JULY 28-AUGUST 2

For kids ages 3-5 JULY 28-AUGUST 2

LITTLE FOREST PEOPLE

LITTLE LIGHT PLAY CAMP

The Ranger Staff

This camp, for children ages 3 through 5 (must be potty trained), is led by Omega’s vetted Children’s Program staff, and makes use of the facility that serves as Omega’s child-care center throughout the season. The program is focused on joyful play, nature exploration, musical expression, creative arts, and childcentered mindfulness. We also enjoy swimming and sand play at the beach in the afternoons. Limited enrollment. See page 127 for more information.

Course 3405-886/Tuition $255 MI, LE

The woods surrounding Omega are ﬁlled with enchanted groves where the “Little Forest People” live. The Little Forest People Rangers are looking for campers to help create woodland structures for the Little Forest People, drum, sing, spot painted turtles, climb fallen trees, and cook up a hearty batch of breadon-a-stick and s’mores. Half the program is spent in the Omega woods; the other half is spent boating, swimming, spotting painted turtles, and exploring the natural (and supernatural) wonders of Omega’s Long Pond Lake.

For kids ages 10-13 JULY 28-AUGUST 2

LITTLE FOREST PEOPLE Junior Ranger Program The Ranger Staff Course 3405-887/Tuition $255 SS, MI, LE

Junior Rangers is the next level of participation within the magical world of Little Forest People. Junior Rangers experience a crossroads where leadership and creativity meet in the playground of the natural world. The fantasy realms expand as Junior Rangers stretch their independence through play, adventure, and leadership development.

Kids camps are open only to children accompanied by a parent enrolled in a workshop.

The Ranger Staff is a team with extensive experience running youth programs that nurture and challenge children in safe environments. The team includes musician and teacher Jay Cook, storyteller and naturalist Rich Humphreys, artist and educator Kesse Humphreys, wilderness educator John “Raccoon” Hunt, and energetic adventure seeker Eric “Epic” Baribeau.

THE WAYFINDER EXPERIENCE CAMPS Melissa Bowe and the Wayfinder Experience Staff

These camps ﬁll quickly. Call to register. For a full description of both camps and the Wayﬁnder Experience Staff, visit eOmega.org/familyweek. For Kids ages 12-17 JULY 28-AUGUST 2

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For kids ages 8-12 JULY 28-AUGUST 2

SPORTS OF ALL SORTS Ellen Riley and Kino Calderon Course 3405-925/Tuition $325 MI

This multi-sport camp— for boys and girls of all skill levels—is led by veteran Family Week basketball coaches Ellen and Kino. This year they add other sports and games to lots of basketball, including yoga, baseball, and ﬂag football, with an emphasis on fun, skills, ﬁtness, injury prevention, and mental focus. Campers enjoy stories from the big leagues, music, prizes, friendly competition, and opportunities to dive deeper into particular sports in breakout sessions.

THE WAYFINDER EXPERIENCE

$10 materials fee; include when you register.

A Role-Playing Adventure for Teens

Ellen Riley is a veteran of the Omega basketball camp for grownups, taught by NBA coach Phil Jackson and CBA coach Charley Rosen.

Course 3405-885/Tuition $375 SS, MI, LE

$25 materials fee; include when you register. For Young Adults ages 18-24 JULY 28-AUGUST 2

ADVANCED WAYFINDER EXPERIENCE A Theater & Life-Training Workshop for Young Adults

Kino Calderon has played in international baseball tournaments and won four superbowl championships with his Brooklyn ﬂag football team.

Course 3405-998/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) SS, MI, LE

$25 materials fee; include when you register.

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August

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

AUGUST 2-9

LITTLE FLOWER YOGA & MINDFULNESS TEACHER TRAINING Jennifer Cohen Harper, Mayuri Gonzalez, and Argos Gonzalez Course 3507-836/Tuition $1,200 ($1,100 Members) SS, MI, CE

DAR WILLIAMS

For ages 11-17 JULY 28-AUGUST 2

WRITING WHAT MATTERS Dar Williams Course 3405-920/Tuition $375 MI, LE

Are you game to write a song? A spoken word piece? A rave, a rant, a rap, or anything that expresses what matters to you? We thought you were! Writing is a way to understand how we see the world, who we are, and what we care about, even when we’re writing what we think of as funny or silly songs or streams of consciousness. They all count if we let our inspiration lead us. Together we look at ways to inspire ourselves and to create the sounds, rhymes, and language that help us say what we really want to say. Those who play instruments and those who do not are equally welcome. Dar Williams has been writing, recording, and touring in support of 10 critically acclaimed studio albums for more than 25 years. darwilliams.com

In this intensive Yoga Alliance registered program, you learn to teach a holistic class to meet children’s unique physical, emotional, and social needs. Classes incorporate yoga and mindfulness activities that help youth—from preschool through high school—connect to themselves and their community; develop focus and concentration; find strength, balance, and confidence; recognize and regulate emotions; and learn to nurture themselves. Explore the challenges of teaching in schools, studios, and community spaces. Gain information about how to set up new classes, navigate relationships with schools, manage challenging behavior, serve the needs of diverse populations, teach from a trauma-informed perspective, create an effective curriculum, and more. This weeklong immersion combines all three levels of the Little Flower Yoga certification program for a deeply empowering experience, rich with opportunities for your own personal practice.

JENNIFER COHEN HARPER

MAYURI GONZALEZ

ARGOS GONZALEZ

This course includes access to 3 hours of webinar content pre-training and 10 hours of webinar content post-training, including a 6-hour course exploring sharing yoga and mindfulness with children with special needs taught by occupational therapist Allison Morgan. $45 materials fee; include when you register. Training begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. Completion of this training, additional web-based content, an online mentorship program (register separately through Little Flower Yoga), and required reading and writing, qualifies you for the Yoga Alliance registered children’s yoga teacher certification; see littlefloweryoga.com.

For kids ages 7-12 JULY 28-AUGUST 2

Jennifer Cohen Harper, MA, E-RYT, RCYT, is founder of Little Flower Yoga and board president of the Yoga Service Council. littleﬂoweryoga.com

STOP-MOTION ANIMATED CREATURES

Mayuri Gonzalez, E-RYT, RCYT, is director of Little Flower Yoga’s School Yoga Project.

Laura Bellmont

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Argos Gonzalez, PhD, creates and facilitates mindfulness professional development workshops for teachers. mindfulschools.org

Course 3405-931/Tuition $350 LE

Have you ever seen a bird with a furry head and tail? Or a sea creature that can also ﬂy and roller skate? Create your own unique animals unlike any before seen on this earth and bring them to life using the magical art of stopmotion animation ﬁlmmaking.

For ages 16-24 AUGUST 2-4

ADVANCED WAYFINDER COMMUNITY WORKSHOP Melissa Bowe, Sophia Hoffer-Perkins, and the Wayfinder Experience Staff Course 3502-892/Tuition $295/220/145 ($265 Members) SS

Campers explore a range of fine-art processes through designing and building sets and characters, as they work collaboratively with other students to create short narratives for their films. After recording sound and animating the films themselves, the finished film is edited and screened for families and friends. Once posted online, a link is shared so visitors can view, download, and share the film again and again.

In this follow-up, advanced workshop for young adults, intrepid adventurers can take the Wayﬁnder Experience one step further and learn powerful strategies to be heart-centered warriors, healers, and magic users in everyday life.

All materials—including ﬁlmmaking equipment and software, art-making materials, and post production editing tools—are provided.

Through mask work, contact improv, trust exercises, creative writing, and ﬁre circles, we deepen the community and self work ignited by previous Wayﬁnder Experience workshops.

thelittleanimationstudio.com

MELISSA BOWE

Players who have taken a Wayﬁnder Experience workshop in the past are invited.

Melissa Bowe is cofounder of the Wayfinder Experience SOPHIA and has directed teens at HOFFER-PERKINS Omega’s Family Week for more than a decade. wayfinderexperience.com Sophia Hoffer-Perkins, cofounder of The Wayfinder Experience, is an intuitive bodyworker and healing arts teacher. sophiawiseone.com

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800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Laura Bellmont, MA, author of Animation Lab for Kids, is an illustrator and certiﬁed educator.

Teens 16 and 17 years of age must be chaperoned. Chaperones may choose any workshop offered this weekend or an R&R Retreat.

FEATURING

Rhonda V. Magee, MA, JD, a fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, is board chair of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. RHONDA V. MAGEE

FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

DAVID TRELEAVEN

LYNN KOERBEL

JON KABAT-ZINN

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

AUGUST 2-4

Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, LMFT, is global ambassador to MBSR Affiliates worldwide at the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

MINDFULNESS & TRAUMA CONFERENCE

David Treleaven, PhD, is author of Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness and a visiting scholar at Brown University.

Changing Ourselves, Changing the World Course 3502-174/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) SS, CE

In an era of pain and polarization, a robust and evidence-based approach to mindfulness practice—for ourselves and the world—is essential. By addressing trauma, mindfulness meditation and other contemplative practices have the potential to change not just individual lives, but also to shift our society from systemic prejudice and injustice. As teachers, educators, and practitioners, we can learn to offer mindfulness in a trauma-sensitive way, so everyone has access to the benefits of these practices. Guided by leading voices in mindfulness, trauma treatment, and social change, we examine the benefits of mindfulness practice and teaching, which is backed by evidence-based research and applied to one of the most pervasive and challenging issues of our times—trauma. We explore the relationship between mindfulness and trauma, and we learn specific tools to ensure our teaching is informed, effective, and gets us closer to our shared goal: a society based in love, equality, and care—one in which everyone can thrive. We also discuss the lifelong physical and neurological impact of trauma, the role of trauma in reinforcing systemic bias and racism, models for nonviolent discussion of trauma and injustice, and more. All are welcome—professionals and beginners. The program will benefit anyone engaged in teaching mindfulness or contemplative practices, including educators, therapists, coaches, clinicians utilizing mindfulness, and meditation, classroom, yoga, or MBSR teachers.

brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

Lynn Koerbel, MPH, is assistant director of MBSR Teacher Education & Curricula Development at the Minfulness Center at Brown University. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is a leader in bringing MBSR and mindfulness practices into the mainstream of medicine, health care, and society. jonkabat-zinn.com

Cosponsored by the Mindfulness Center at Brown University

Jon Kabat-Zinn joins us remotely via Zoom video conferencing. CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. Teachers are subject to change.

CARRIE ANN INABA

JOHN CARLOS

JULIA BUTTERFLY HILL

AUGUST 2-4

PROVOCATIVE COURAGE Inspire the Brave Warrior Within Course 3502-866/Tuition $450 ($405 Members)

There are times in human history when taking a moral stand may require putting reputation, career, or even what is most sacred at risk. This weekend, learn to reclaim your own provocative courage. Be inspired by individuals who have put their physical and emotional well-being, career, and their lives at risk to take a courageous stand for the greater social good. Sourced through the inspirational deeds and words of others, we engage exercises for truth speaking, empowered movement, sacred ceremony, and group process to discover the true power of our collective and individual voices, and explore how to demonstrate and live from a place of courage in our own lives. Courage may mean speaking up in a relationship, leaving a job you’ve outgrown, or taking a political or social stance. Whether it is personal or universal, we are all invited to grow. We learn speciﬁc strategies for unmasking the silence of others in situations that are unjust or abusive, tools for dealing with bullying and harassment, how to confront hatred from a place of love, and how to rediscover our power, passion, and purpose. Teachers are subject to change.

AJA MONET

KEVIN JENNINGS

Carrie Ann Inaba is a choreographer and producer, a judge on Dancing With the Stars, and founder of The Animal Project Foundation and the Carrie Ann Conversations. John Carlos is a former Olympian and torchbearer for the Human Rights Torch who received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. Julia Butterﬂy Hill, author of The Legacy of Luna, is an activist whose historic protest brought attention to the plight of redwood forests. juliabutterﬂyhill.com Aja Monet is an award-winning poet, performer, educator, human rights advocate, and organizer of artist delegations for disenfranchised communities. ajamonet.com Kevin Jennings is founder of Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and a former assistant deputy secretary for Safe & Drug-Free Schools.

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

August

WEEKEND WORKSHOP Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 2-4

FIND YOUR TRUEST LIFE

Healing Ourselves, Our Relationships & Our World Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach Course 3502-999/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

GLENNON DOYLE

Our work is to bring to fruition our truest, most beautiful vision for our lives, families, and world. This is a particular challenge for women, because we are conditioned to look outward for wisdom, to ask the world what we should and shouldn’t do. As we allow “should and shouldn’t” to guide us, we live a paint-bynumbers existence instead of a blank canvas creation. We follow someone else’s directions instead of our own destiny, and this is why we feel lost. During this retreat we stop asking the world what it wants from us long enough to ask ourselves what we want for our world. We unlearn what we’ve been taught so we can return to who we were before the world told us who to be. Together we conjure up the truest, most beautiful lives, relationships, and

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

ABBY WAMBACH

communities we can imagine. As women, we embrace our pain and our potential, and practice showing up—true and beautiful—for our lives, our people, and our world. This workshop offers refreshingly new material for those who attended last year as well as those joining for the ﬁrst time. Glennon Doyle is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Love Warrior and Carry On, Warrior. She is an activist, speaker, and founder of Together Rising. Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, and also a New York Times best-selling author and activist.

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

AUGUST 4-9

VORTEXHEALING AUGUST 4-9

SPACE CLEARING Improve the Energy Around You

AUGUST 4-9

WRITING THE UNTHINKABLE Lynda Barry

Denise Linn

Course 3605-856/Tuition $455 ($410 Members) MI, LE

Course 3605-760/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

This program is sold out. Please call 800.944.1001 to be added to the wait list. Simple Secrets Revealed at Last!!! Writer/ Cartoonist TELLS ALL in ACTION-PACKED Workshop!!! Write STORIES as NATURALLY as You Dream Them!!! Use: Memory!!! Pictures!!! Ordinary Words!!! Laughing!!! NO IDEA IS TOO SMALL!!!!

Clutter clearing is a modern-day alchemy that can transform your life. In this experiential workshop, Denise Linn shares time-honored, easy-to-use methods from around the world that you can use for a lifetime. Learn ancient secrets to cleanse your personal energy ﬁeld and clear your home of unwanted energies. Understand the deeper meanings and secret messages in your home. Discover how to use feathers, gongs, bells, smoke, essential oils, mystic affirmations, mudras, drums, chimes, and crystals for shamanic space clearing. Learn obscure methods to call spirit into your space and even experience powerful past life regressions designed to clear your energy ﬁeld at the source.

Denise Linn, author of 19 books, is the founder of the Elemental Space Clearing® and the Linn Clutter Clearing Method™ professional certiﬁcation courses. deniselinn.com

Ric Weinman Course 3605-735/Tuition $385 ($345 Members) SS, MI, LE

VortexHealing® is a holistic energy-healing art taught around the world. It is the RIC WEINMAN heart of the Merlin lineage, a divine lineage that works directly through consciousness and matter, enabling you to channel not just divine energy, but also divine consciousness. You can heal not only your physical and emotional body, but also your karmic body, releasing deep karmic issues held there.

“When people try to In this workshop led by Ric Weinman, write stories, they tend to we learn VortexHealing and practice drag the stories behind energy healing on ourselves and them,” says writer and others. We reestablish our grounding cartoonist Lynda Barry. cord, work with the divine web “They think the story (which feeds the vital life web), learn and question it and try to LYNDA BARRY about the human energy system, arrange it into something channel at a distance, and practice meditations understandable, which is no fun at all! for the spiritual heart. It makes a person feel exhausted and cranky. The best way to write is to let VortexHealing is more than a powerful healing the image pull you. You should be waterart. It is designed to accelerate your spiritual skiing behind it, not dragging it like a evolution and ripen you toward spiritual barge. Writing should take you for a ride.” awakening. The divine lineage that powers Focusing ﬁrst on memory, we embark on a journey into the unexpected. Memories come as uncontrollably as dreams—you may end up remembering things you haven’t thought of since you were a kid. Then we move into ﬁction. “It’s a way of writing that’s freaky, vivid, and a lot of fun,” Barry says. Lynda Barry. For biographical information, see page 77.

VortexHealing is focused on manifesting awakening in this life for its students. As a result, this workshop can create a noticeable evolution in your energy system and consciousness. Ric Weinman was a full-time healer for 15 years until Merlin reawakened his past knowledge of VortexHealing and moved him to teach its magic. vortexhealing.org

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Space clearing is being DENISE LINN recognized by a growing number of people as a simple and effective way to heal many aspects of life. Embark on a journey to release limiting beliefs and obstacles that are lodged in your own mind, heart, and home.

Divine Energy Healing

AUGUST 4-9

THE RADIANT POWER OF WOMEN Kundalini Yoga & Sacred Sound

Course 3605-880/Tuition $595/520/445 ($535 Members) SS, CE

GURMUKH KAUR KHALSA

SNATAM KAUR KHALSA

WAHE GURU KAUR KHALSA

SUKHDEV JACKSON

Join us for this immersion into the practice of two powerful techniques to bring us back to our original power as women: Kundalini Yoga and Sacred Sound. Guided by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa and Wahe Guru Kaur Khalsa, we experience Kundalini Yoga. Combining asana (posture), pranayam (breath), dance, and meditation, we discover greater vibrancy, heal and release emotional energy, and allow the soul to shine within its sacred and beautiful body home. Then we dive into the ecstasy of Sacred Sound with Snatam Kaur Khalsa and Sukhdev Jackson. Through ancient vocal techniques, rhythm patterns, and the science of sacred language from the Sikh tradition, we revel in hearing our voices, singing fearlessly in the ﬂow of soul, and awakening love for ourselves, for our lives, and for all.

Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, creator of The Khalsa Way Prenatal and Postnatal Teacher Training Program, is a leading teacher of Kundalini Yoga in the United States and internationally. She is author of The 8 Human Talents and Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful. goldenbridgeyoga.com

This workshop is designed to create an imprint of experience to tap into who you truly are as a woman, opening the space for incredible transformation and in ﬂow of love and light.

Snatam Kaur Khalsa is an American kirtan singer and peace activist. Her popular CDs include Shanti, Grace, and Liberation’s Door. snatamkaur.com

This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and ends Friday at 12:30 p.m. Teachers are subject to change.

Sukhdev Jackson, a Kundalini Yoga and meditation teacher, is also an acclaimed musician and member, with husband Akahdahmah, of the musical group Aykanna. aykanna.com

Wahe Guru Kaur Khalsa, daughter of Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa and Gurushabd Singh Khalsa, is a Kundalini Yoga teacher and student of Yogi Bhajan. goldenbridgeyoga.com

For girls ages 5-12 AUGUST 4-9

For teens ages 13-16 AUGUST 4-9

THE RADIANT POWER OF GIRLS

THE RADIANT POWER OF TEENS

Jai Fuller

Coming of Age From Girls to Women

Course 3605-916/Tuition $275 SS

Jai Fuller and Atma Khalsa

It’s never too early to connect to your radiant power. Guided by seasoned camp leader Jai Fuller, you are invited to discover the inherent, divine, and graceful power you embody as a young woman. Girls come together for a beautiful week full of fun and meaningful experiences. New friendships are made while you ﬁnd courage and go beyond your fear through fun partner and group trust-building activities and games. Learn the grace and rhythm of gatka, a traditional North Indian martial art that builds conﬁdence and strength.

Course 3605-954/Tuition $295 SS

Embrace your radiant spirit in this program for teenage girls. Experience friendship, ﬁnd support, and gain tools to help you navigate this powerful time of transition in your life.

JAI FULLER

Swim, play, dance, craft, laugh, and share in a safe and sacred space. Practice yoga and meditation and learn how to honor and love yourself. Be a part of a group, learn to listen, and develop leadership skills as you work together to complete team-building challenges. Come away with a true sense of belonging to the global gathering of girls and lasting knowledge about your own fundamental power, value, and voice. Return to your families and communities with a renewed radiance, as a young ambassador of love and light. This workshop begins Sunday at 7:45 p.m. and ends Friday at 12:45 p.m. Girls must be chaperoned. Chaperones may choose any workshop offered this week or an R&R Retreat.

You will learn the practice of gatka, a traditional martial art that builds confidence, strength, and balances the hemispheres of the brain. Enjoy crafting, being in nature, playing games, sharing, swimming, and spa night with an intimate group of teens. This time will be balanced with special sessions together with the Radiant Power of Women. During these classes you’ll experience the powerful effects of practicing Kundalini Yoga, meditation, and chanting in a large group of women. In community with other teens, you reflect, laugh, make discoveries, and connect deeply with one another as true sisters, beyond competition or insecurities. In this safe and nurturing atmosphere, you find the courage to accept where you are, and who you are becoming along the path to radiant womanhood.

ATMA KHALSA

This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and ends Friday at 12:30 p.m. Girls must be chaperoned. Chaperones may choose any workshop offered this week or an R&R Retreat.

Jai Fuller, founder of Khalsa Camp, teaches prenatal, kids, and parent-baby yoga classes. She helped run Khalsa Childcare for more than 15 years. khalsacamp.net Atma Khalsa has been working with children since her early teens, creating spaces for them to learn tools of self-expression, thought, and connection.

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

AUGUST 4-9

EDUCATING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

HANDS OF LIGHT

The Cloud Institute’s EfS Curriculum Design Studio

Enter the Sacred Realm of the Healer

Jaimie P. Cloud Course 3605-183/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS, MI, CE

Priscilla Bright

The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education prepares pre-K-16 school systems by inspiring educators and engaging students through meaningful content and learner-centered, place-based, inquiry-based, and project-based instruction.

Course 3605-905/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

Developed by Barbara Brennan, best-selling author of Hands of Light, Brennan Healing Science is one of the most comprehensive approaches to energy healing and human transformation. Brennan healers are trained to interact with a client’s energy field in a deeply intuitive way, energetically supporting the client into alignment toward healing, as well as clearing, balancing, and renewing the energy field that supports physical and emotional health. In this hands-on immersion into Brennan healing work with the compassionate and gifted energyhealer and teacher Priscilla Bright, you are guided to deepen your natural energy-healing gifts and infuse your healership with new life and wisdom. Through demonstrations, meditations, sharing, self-reflection, and inner renewal, you: • • • • •

Research shows that the Education for Sustainability (EfS) framework has multiple positive effects on student achievement, commitment to democratic participation, teacher effectiveness, and school culture. JAIMIE P. CLOUD

In this 5-day curriculum design studio, we use backward design, or Understanding by Design, to reorient, innovate, build, and map curricula designed to meet academic standards and EfS standards, performance indicators, and enduring understandings—without additional class time or add-ons. Educators, curriculum specialists, administrators, and program designers learn what EfS is and how to embed EfS into curricula, assessments, performance criteria, and performance tasks. Gain access to expertise, resources, and tools to re-orient and enrich curricula. Through working sessions, learning circles, coaching, peer review, and optional mini-sessions, you develop units and protocols that prepare students to participate in, and lead with us, the shift toward a sustainable future. $33 materials fee; include when you register. Jaimie P. Cloud is founder and president of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education and the author of the Education for Sustainability framework. cloudinstitute.org

AUGUST 4-9

THE GABRIEL METHOD

Connect with your greater purpose as a healer Deepen natural gifts and expand your sensing abilities Soften internal blocks to energy ﬂow and strengthen your ﬁeld Practice energy self-care and dynamics in relationship Learn to give a fullbody energy healing

A 5-Day Total Transformation Retreat Jon Gabriel Course 3605-752/Tuition $645 ($580 Members) SS

The Gabriel Method™ is a holistic, mindbody approach to weight loss that focuses on addressing and eliminating the root causes of obesity.

Those with prior training as well as those who are just beginning are welcome to join this heart-based, joyous healing community.

Stress, emotional issues, inﬂammation, poor digestion, toxins, dysfunctional beliefs, nutritional famine, and chronic yo-yo dieting can all cause chemical reactions in the body that can force you to gain weight. By systematically addressing the speciﬁc triggers that apply to you, you can reverse this chemistry and regain the ability to lose weight simply and naturally.

Priscilla Bright, MA, former dean of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, leads workshops, conferences, and retreats nationally. priscillabright.com

When you address the real issues of weight gain, then weight loss is no longer a struggle; you’re losing weight, but you’re not dieting. You’re simply less hungry, you crave healthier foods, your metabolism speeds up, and you become very efficient at burning fat. Your body actually helps you lose weight.

Through lectures, group discussions, and experiential exercises, we dive deep into the Gabriel Method principles and examine each of the core triggers that cause weight gain, and help you create a balanced and sustainable approach to weight loss that focuses on nourishing and healing your body, mind, and soul. Several guest speakers join us for sessions throughout the week. Jon Gabriel is author of The Gabriel Method, which is based on his experience of becoming obese and losing more than 200 pounds. thegabrielmethod.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

JON GABRIEL

PRISCILLA BRIGHT

August

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

AUGUST 4-9

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

TRANCE MEDIUMSHIP Exploration & Discovery Tony Stockwell Course 3605-766/Tuition $545 ($490 Members)

Tony Stockwell is an English medium who has worked in the ﬁeld of trance for more than 30 years. He returns to Omega this year to share his extraordinary wealth of knowledge about the fascinating world of altered states of consciousness, often called trance mediumship, and teach us how to develop it, use it, and control it. Through theory and practice, we discover the many and varied energies and levels of this amazing phenomena. We explore and expand our knowledge of trance mediumship in all of its forms, from light overshadowing to deep trance to inspirational guided speaking. We also study the blending of our own energies with spirit and how this can improve not only our trance mediumship development, but also other aspects of our spiritual work. KOFI BUSIA

AUGUST 4-11

YOGA DARSHANA A 7-Day Workshop

Each of us is given support throughout the week to ensure that our trance mediumship development is enhanced and stretched as we: • • •

Kofi Busia Course 3607-754/Tuition $635 ($570 Members) SS

In Yoga Darshana, Koﬁ Busia leads us on an exploration of how to live a wise and fulﬁlled life through Iyengar Yoga as a physical and spiritual darshana (Sanskrit for view, or system), and as a way to be in the world.

• •

Learn about many aspects of trance and associated phenomena Experience trance demonstrations Connect with the power of spirit and journey through the many levels of awareness Join properly structured trance and experimental groups Find out how trance states can enhance the development of mental mediumship

AUGUST 9-11

BECOME A PSYCHIC DETECTIVE Tony Stockwell Course 3702-767/Tuition $315 ($285 Members)

Save $100 on this course when you attend Trance Mediumship. Mention this offer when you call to register at 800.944.1001. This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.

Using postures (asanas) and breath control (pranayama), and learning to focus and develop the mind, we tap into both the practical and esoteric teachings of yoga that can dramatically improve the way we think and feel.

Tony Stockwell is an English medium who has worked with unsolved crimes, often alongside the police and private detectives, for more than 20 years. He returns to Omega this year to share his extraordinary wealth of knowledge about the fascinating world of mediumship and how to develop it, use it, and control it toward a specialized purpose of solving riddles that perplex and confuse the living.

During the week, Busia guides each of us as we study our body’s capacities and limits, correcting our postures—with surgeonlike precision—to change our relationship to our body and how we approach yoga.

Discover how to work with historic cases and use photographs, maps, and clippings to unlock the truth of the past with the aim of bringing healing and understanding to those that still seek answers. Using psychometry, clairvoyance, remote viewing, intuition, and mediumship, you also learn effective methods to help bring clarity and answers to grieving families.

Yoga and fitness instructors, helping professionals, and anyone seeking to further their study will find this workshop useful. Yoga Darshana is for those already familiar with Iyengar Yoga. Kofi Busia has studied with B.K.S. Iyengar in India and has been teaching yoga in the Iyengar tradition for more than 40 years. kofibusia.com

Under Stockwell’s guidance, you work on high-proﬁle historical cases, peeling away layers of truth and gleaning new insights that only your psychic awareness can reveal. Through theory and practice, you explore and expand your knowledge of mediumship and other aspects of our spiritual work. Tony Stockwell is one of the most well-known and respected psychic mediums in England. He has had four television series, appeared regularly on 6ixth Sense, and is author of four books. tonystockwell.com

MARK WOLYNN

AUGUST 9-11

IT DIDN’T START WITH YOU Break the Cycle of Inherited Trauma Through Family Constellations Mark Wolynn Course 3702-725/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) MI

The latest research in epigenetics tells us we can inherit the biological residues from traumatic events in our family history. Unexplained depression, anxiety, illness, unhappy relationships, and ﬁnancial challenges can all be forms of this unconscious inheritance. Unresolved trauma can affect our family for generations, forging a blueprint we can pass on to our children and grandchildren. But it doesn’t have to continue. Mark Wolynn, one of North America’s foremost Family Constellations facilitators, teaches that, although these patterns may not have started with you, they can end with you. Through lectures, family constellations, and interactive group work, you learn effective ways to break destructive family patterns and begin resolving issues at their core. This workshop is suitable for mental health professionals and anyone interested in personal healing.

Mark Wolynn is director of the Family Constellation Institute in San Francisco, California. He is a leading expert in the ﬁeld of Omega inherited family Seasonal trauma and Staff or author of It Didn’t Service Corps Start With You.

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TONY STOCKWELL

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August

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

AUGUST 9-11

POETIC POWER Bring Forward Your Authentic Voice

ADRIENE MISHLER

Aja Monet Course 3702-143/Tuition $375/300/225 ($335 Members) LE

AUGUST 9-11

FIND WHAT FEELS GOOD Reclaiming Your Center Adriene Mishler Course 3702-743/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) LE, CE

How much of your time do you spend comparing yourself to others? A competitive society, relentless demands at work and home, and our own insecurities make it hard for us to recognize what feels centered, what feels good. But the world needs us at our best—happy, healthy, and whole. This weekend immersion with Adriene Mishler—the celebrated international yoga teacher better known as Yoga With Adriene—is designed to balance, support, and inspire a deeper connection to your essential being, which in turn brings a deeper connection to the world. Through yoga, movement, breathwork, storytelling, and meditation, you are invited to discover what it means to move to your center. Learn how to physically listen and respond to your body from your unique center of gravity. Practice using creativity to release tension and anxiety as you learn to access and sustain a healthy ﬂow of energy.

Calling women leaders, storytellers, visionaries, and lovers of language. Join award-winning poet Aja Monet for an exploration of the power that metaphor has in our daily lives and ignite your authentic voice. Discover how language shapes and arranges our world, as well as our ability to imagine a new world where we can #DoPowerDifferently.

AJA MONET

Poetry is a way of perception. You don't have to write poetry to be a poet, however all poets see the power of poetics in everyday life. What do we already know and how does that shape our visioning? Throughout the weekend, we celebrate the human search for meaning and strengthen our capacity to bring the power of poetry into our leadership. During this intimate and experiential poetry workshop, we combine working with body exercises and writing prompts to transform how we look at our role in the world and how we can fully express our values in all that we do. Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships. Aja Monet is an award-winning poet, performer, singer and songwriter, educator, human rights advocate, and featured speaker at the Women’s March, reading the title poem from My Mother Was A Freedom Fighter. ajamonet.com

AUGUST 9-11

THE COMPLETE PEACEFUL WARRIOR’S WAY

All levels are invited to join us and create a unique practice in service to your highest potential and the world's deepest healing. Adriene Mishler, known as the YouTube sensation Yoga With Adriene, is an actress, writer, international yoga teacher, and entrepreneur. She is also cofounder of the subscription network Find What Feels Good.

A Practical Course in Courage, Compassion & Personal Mastery

yogawithadriene.com

Dan Millman Course 3702-839/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) SS, MI

AUGUST 9-11

THE SHAMAN’S MIND Ancient Hawaiian Wisdom Jonathan Hammond Course 3702-831/Tuition $295 ($265 Members) MI

To think like a shaman is to align with a magical spectrum of possibilities that is available to us in any given moment. Huna, the ancient esoteric philosophy of Hawaii, teaches you how JONATHAN HAMMOND to connect with those possibilities. A spiritual system of ideas, hidden knowledge, and shamanic practices, Huna offers a gateway to personal growth and emotional and physical healing, cocreating our highest potential and manifesting our dreams.

Jonathan Hammond is a master teacher and faculty member for Shamanic Reiki Worldwide, as well as a traditional Usui Reiki Master. mindbodyspiritnyc.com

With clarity, humor, and insight into the realities of daily life, Millman guides you through principles and practices to help: • • • • • • •

Achieve optimal wellness and enhanced capacity by reducing energy leaks Develop a talent for daily life by aligning yourself with key spiritual laws Break through inertia and leap forward by reclaiming your will and self-worth Make wiser decisions through self-knowledge and intuition Transcend fear, self-doubt, and other emotional obstructions Tame your mind, awaken your heart, and connect with others Reawaken gratitude for the rare gift of a human life

You return home with a renewed sense of perspective, resilience, balance, courage, and trust in your own life path and process. Dan Millman is author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior and 16 other books that have touched millions of readers. He is a former world champion athlete and Oberlin College professor. peacefulwarrior.com

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800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Embedded in the Hawaiian spiritual tradition is the transformative practice of Ho’oponopono; a potent and multilayered healing modality that opens you to new ways of seeing and being. In this highly experiential and mind-expanding workshop, beginners and advanced practitioners alike merge with the psyche of the shaman and discover the innate, inner power that lies within each of us. Learn to infuse your thinking with the spirit of aloha, and step into the limitlessness that awaits.

Join Dan Millman, author of the spiritual classic Way of the Peaceful Warrior, as he shares decades of evolving insights and tools for those seeking greater fulﬁllment in every facet of life—living DAN MILLMAN with a peaceful heart and a warrior’s spirit—and following a spiritual path in the modern world.

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 9-11

ROBERT PENG

TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICES FOR CULTIVATING HEALTH & VITALITY Course 3702-949/Tuition $365 ($330 Members)

The less stress you have in your body, the better you feel and perform in life. With just a few minutes a day of breathing, movement, and visualization practices, you can reduce stress, improve physical health, and increase your vitality.

JON GABRIEL

This weekend join three top wellness experts and learn to replace poor habits that no longer serve you with practices designed to help you transcend life’s obstacles. Discover simple and practical ways to strengthen your willpower and improve well-being with qigong master and energy healer Robert Peng. Use Gabriel Method™ healing and visualization practices with wellness expert Jon Gabriel. Improve the quality of your breathing—and your health—with Breatheology® founder Stig Severinsen. You also learn awakening awareness techniques to open your heart to divine energies and visualization techniques to help you achieve greater success in life. These easy-to-learn qigong, breathwork, visualization, and meditation practices can be done anywhere, at any time. You return home with practices that help you become healthier, energized, focused, and resilient to stress. Robert Peng, qigong master and founder of Elixir Light Qigong, is author of The Master Key. robertpeng.com Jon Gabriel is a health and weight loss expert and best-selling author of The Gabriel Method. thegabrielmethod.com

STIG SEVERINSEN

MEREDITH MONK

Stig Severinsen, PhD, four-time free-diving world champion, is founder of Breatheology. breatheology.com AUGUST 9-11

VOICE AS PRACTICE Instrument of the Heart Meredith Monk Course 3702-133/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI

The voice—the original human instrument—is an eloquent language of the heart that delineates energy for which we don’t have words. Join renowned creator and performer Meredith Monk at the intersection of voice, movement, and image to discover your own personal richness. Beginning with the basic instruction in meditation—to follow the breath—we explore how the outbreath expands into sound, tone, and resonance. Throughout the weekend we work with exercises to deepen our sense of listening and awareness of the inspiration of our environment and the voices that are available to us. Simultaneously, Meredith shares the relationship she has crafted between her Buddhist practice and her art. The playful aspect of creation and the joy of discovering your unique vocal qualities is emphasized as a way to access and deepen your connection to the healing power of the voice.

DAWSON CHURCH

AUGUST 9-11

TURNING THOUGHTS TO THINGS Use Your Brain to Transform Energy Into Matter Dawson Church Course 3702-900/Tuition $350 ($315 Members)

Every creation begins as a thought— from a symphony to a marriage to an ice cream cone. When we have an intention, a complex chain of events begins in our brains. Intentions and the energy we cultivate determine the nature of our material reality. If you’ve wondered how you can create your ideal life, discover what science now shows your mind can do. Join Dawson Church, author of Mind to Matter, for a romp through the science of turning your thoughts to things. Learn ways to use your mind to create bliss neurotransmitters in your brain, anti-aging hormones in your body, and even change molecules in the physical world. Practice seven methods to generate the brainwave frequencies that result in “coherent mind”—the signature pattern of “master manifesters,” people who create effortlessly. You also interact with new technologies that demonstrate how quickly matter responds to thought, and hear inspiring stories about how people have used these methods to transform health, wealth, relationships, and more. Save $100 on Emotional Freedom Techniques when you also attend Turning Thoughts to Things. This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.

Meredith Monk is a celebrated composer, singer, director, choreographer, ﬁlmmaker, and creator of new opera, music theater works, ﬁlms, and installations. meredithmonk.org

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August

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

AUGUST 11-16

EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES EFT Tapping Professional Skills Training Dawson Church Course 3805-901/Tuition $525 ($470 Members) SS, MI, CE

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a method used by more than 20 million people worldwide. It has revolutionized the practices of thousands of professionals such as life coaches, therapists, and healthcare workers. In this professional training, you develop your skills in evidencebased Clinical EFT, which has demonstrated efficacy in more than 100 studies. Step-by-step, with extensive guidance and feedback from Dawson Church, author of The EFT Manual, you build your understanding and practice the 48 core techniques of EFT, including more than 12 hours of hands-on demonstrations and supervised exercises. Gain advanced tools to help your clients, even those with difficult conditions. Train to use unique 2-minute techniques that are proven reduce stress. Learn how traumatic experiences are encoded in the brain and how EFT techniques can remove the emotional charge from negative childhood experiences and address severe trauma and emotional ﬂooding. Health professionals and coaches, as well as anyone interested in tapping to reduce stress, are invited to this training. This course begins Monday at 8:30 a.m. Prerequisite: You must complete the free online EFT seminar at theeftseminar.com. ACCME credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. Dawson Church, PhD, is founder of the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare and director of the Veterans Stress Project. dawsonchurch.com

AUGUST 11-16

WRITING FROM WORKBOOK 52 Lynda Barry and Dan Chaon

Course 3805-857/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI, LE

Lynda Barry and Dan Chaon have been teaching together since 2013. Together they have developed a set of writing exercises that are part of their forthcoming book, Workbook 52.

LYNDA BARRY

This workshop is about a way of creating a sustainable writing practice for anyone, at any level, who may be interested in writing but is having a hard time figuring out how to start or continue a story. It’s based on using a common but extraordinary sort of memory—the kind that instantly “floods” us, like when a smell or a song triggers a vivid image of a certain place in time. Participants learn an easy method to create the circumstances for these kinds of images to come, and set them down quickly in writing. We start by using autobiographical memory, and then learn to apply it to writing fiction.

DAN CHAON

Lynda Barry is an award-winning writer and cartoonist whose comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comics ran for 30 years. Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will, received the 2006 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

AUGUST 11-16

YOUR RESONANT SELF

SARAH PEYTON

Creative Liberty by Alex Grey and Allyson Grey

Guided Meditations & Family Constellations for Wholeness

AUGUST 11-16

Sarah Peyton

Course 3805-757/Tuition $530 ($475 Members) SS, MI, LE

Course 3805-742/Tuition $575 ($515 Members) MI

Visionary artists Alex Grey and Allyson Grey teach painting and drawing from the wellspring of divine imagination. In this workshop, artists at any level of experience create from the sacred ground and the mystic eye.

Family Constellation Work heals trauma at the family level—transgenerationally and historically— as well as at the personal level. How have your ancestor’s journeys impacted you, and how can you transform your family from inﬂuencing you with trauma to becoming a resource? Join neuroscientist Sarah Peyton to experience the convergence of what we are learning about relationships and the brain, and how we can use resonant language and family constellations to create pathways for healing and well-being. Through lectures, demonstrations, and powerful, guided meditations, you learn to follow the wisdom of the body and resolve blocks to wellbeing. As you strip away your entanglements, you are freed to release your unconscious contracts. You begin to untangle your life energy and discover ﬁrst-hand the power of meditation to change the brain. Whether you are a complete beginner or an advanced practitioner of family constellations, this workshop will support and enliven your journey. Those looking for personal healing, as well as those who work in healing professions, are welcome. Sarah Peyton, author of Your Resonant Self, is a neuroscience educator, Nonviolent Communication trainer, and family constellations facilitator. yourresonantself.com

VISIONARY ART INTENSIVE Alex Grey and Allyson Grey

Through illustrated talks, vision practices, and group interaction, we empower the process of bringing our heart’s iconography to outer form and examine the worldwide visionary art movement. Using guided imagery, meditation, shamanic ascent, and live model chakra drawings of body and soul, we open the doors of the imagination to the theater of revelation. Utilizing basic materials such as graphite, colored pencils, pastels, and watercolors, we commit mental pictures to paper and discuss the aesthetic dimension of our mystical experiences. Explore art as a spiritual path and art as a career, address technical concerns, and deﬁne your creative goals. Alex Grey and Allyson Grey cofounded the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), a spiritual creative retreat center outside of New York City. They are currently building Entheon, a Visionary Art sanctuary in the Hudson Valley of New York. cosm.org ALLYSON GREY AND ALEX GREY

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

AUGUST 11-16

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

RADIANT LOTUS WOMEN’S QIGONG

AUGUST 11-16

WHOLE BODY INTELLIGENCE TRAINING

Daisy Lee Course 3805-939/Tuition $460 ($415 Members)

For Personal & Professional Advancement Steve Sisgold and Amanda Snow Course 3805-921/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

Boost your personal and professional goals by bringing leading edge, Whole Body Intelligence™ techniques, strategies, and practices, into your daily life and business.

MIRANDA MACPHERSON

AUGUST 11-16

THE WAY OF GRACE Freedom Through Ego Relaxation Miranda Macpherson Course 3805-795/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

Even if we have tasted moments of freedom, many of us struggle to live each day truly aligned with our spiritual beliefs. The Way of Grace is an invitation to authentic spiritual surrender and nondual realization based on the practice of ego relaxation—learning to relax the consciousness of fear and control, so you can truly be present and undefended with what is. Living with grace is a saner, wiser, more spiritually elegant way of being in the world. The Way of Grace reconnects you to the living presence that you are, bringing boundless love, clarity, peace, joy, and freedom. Through discussions, inquiry, devotion, and meditation, you support the unwinding of your ego ﬁxations, freeing you to be a more potent embodiment of love and peace in our troubled world. You return home with insights and practices you need to move beyond fear and judgment, so you can cultivate patience, humility, and trust, and become the embodiment of grace in your life. Miranda Macpherson, author of Meditations on Boundless Love and The Way of Grace, teaches internationally and leads the Living Grace Sangha in Northern California. mirandamacpherson.com

STEVE SISGOLD

During this 5-day personal intensive and professional training, you learn how to create positive, lasting changes. Guided by Steve Sisgold and Amanda Snow, you engage in interactive group and partner exercises. Steve also shares extensive research and hands-on discoveries from his own somatic practice. You learn step-by-step how to integrate and teach others to: • • • • • • •

AMANDA SNOW

Stay engaged and be resilient, no matter what Prevent burn out and stop stress on demand Enhance performance and decision-making power Strengthen authentic communications and conﬁdently ask for and achieve the results they want Ignite purpose and value within to align passionately with their visions Recognize and overcome limiting beliefs and habits that may be sabotaging efforts Brand and market from the inside out

This workshop counts as part one for those training to become a certified WBI coach. Additional training is required for certification. For more information, see wholebodyintelligence.com. Steve Sisgold is a renowned speaker, trainer, executive coach, and the author and creator of Whole Body Intelligence™. wholebodyintelligence.com Amanda Snow is a certified yoga instructor, energy medicine and craniosacral practitioner, and the creator of Whole Body Intelligence for Women. relaxandbefree.com AUGUST 11-16

FILMMAKING WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE Bob Sacha Course 3805-844/Tuition $630 ($565 Members) MI

Small enough to be convenient, economical, and discreet, and powerful enough to allow for projection on a large screen, your everyday smartphone offers new possibilities for portability and intimacy in ﬁlmmaking. BOB SACHA

Hollywood has been experimenting with iPhones as a primary camera for several years. This is your chance to learn the techniques you need and channel your inner voice into a short, 59-second non-ﬁction or experimental ﬁlm.

The foundation of Radiant Lotus Qigong is a philosophy of compassionate action, positive self-reflection, and leading by example with gentle strength that can empower your greatest radiant self. The ancient exercise of qigong supports hormonal balance, breaks down physical blockages, and boosts your body’s natural self-healing potential. Join founder Daisy Lee to learn this simple, effective, and accessible selfcare system for women. Through nutritional modifications, emotional guidance, and qigong exercises specific to your needs, you discover how RLWQ helps to: • • • •

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Reduce or eliminate cysts and benign tumors Improve menstrual cycles Reduce or eliminate menopausal symptoms Increase strength and feelings of centeredness while lessening stress Improve self-esteem and peaceful well-being Develop more radiant skin and support gentle weight loss or balance

Whether you are ﬁt and desire optimum health or want to manage concerns around mood, menstruation, menopause, or breast health, Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong (RLWQ) offers a transformative and individualized practice combining the most potent Chinese, Tibetan, and Western energy concepts for women’s health. This program is designed speciﬁcally for women and all persons who identify as such are welcome to attend. Daisy Lee, founder of Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong, is a level III advanced Qigong instructor, clinical practitioner, and international trainer. radiantlotusqigong.com

In this immersive program, you learn about story, sound, and the language of ﬁlm. You also learn capture and editing techniques, and experience some short exercises to test out the basics. During the week you produce your own short videos using some basic editing on your smartphone (if you keep it super simple), or you can use your laptop for a ﬁnal product if you are familiar with editing programs. Bob Sacha is a director, cinematographer, photographer, teacher, and collaborator on award-winning visual journalism projects. bobsacha.com

DAISY LEE

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

August

AUGUST 11-16

A HERO’S JOURNEY Self-Discovery, Self-Realization & Heroic Transformation Beverly Nelson and Michael Bartlett Course 3805-160/Tuition $595 ($535 Members) MI, LE RON PEVNY

AUGUST 11-16

EMBRACING CONSCIOUS ELDERHOOD Ron Pevny Course 3805-148/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) MI

In these troubling times, the passion, wisdom, and service of true elders has become an urgent need throughout the world. As we age, we are called to step up and to grow into the wholeness that history has deﬁned as community elders. This third chapter of life presents us with unique opportunities to ripen into the fullness of our potential for emotional and spiritual growth. Explore paths of wisdom, fulﬁllment, and inner work, as well as the challenges of a conscious, intentional approach to our aging, in this highly experiential introduction to conscious eldering.

Are you questioning how to move forward and reinvent your life? Gain the tools and insights you need to step out of your own way and design the life you have always imagined. Join distinguished teachers of personal transformation Beverly Nelson and Michael Bartlett for a dynamic blend of ancient and contemporary wisdom. Be guided step-by-step in this time-tested model for meaningful, sustainable growth and inner discovery as you enter the sacred process of the hero’s journey. Through discussion, lecture, storytelling, deep reﬂection, and workbook exercises, you: • •

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Together, through shared explorations and discussions, we examine ﬁve foundational elements that are key to fulﬁlling our potential as elders: belief, release of the past, purpose, community, and spiritual deepening. The 3-stage dynamic of the life transition process is the thread that weaves BEVERLY NELSON these elements into an empowering vision of elderhood for this challenging era.

Identify and eliminate negative habits, patterns, and barriers Go beyond doubt, fear, and procrastination to conﬁdence, courage, and commitment Experience true intimacy and vulnerability Let go of old, selflimiting stories to free your heart’s desire Return home with a personalized heroic game plan and the tools and allies you need to actualize the insights and commitments from the week. Beverly Nelson, PhD, pioneering psychologist and founder of LifePath Center, has more than 45 years of experience as a group facilitator, educator, and retreat leader worldwide.

centerforconsciouseldering.com

lifepathretreats.com

AUGUST 11-16

VETERANS YOGA RETREAT FOR MEN Practices for Comfort & Ease

Annie Okerlin With Nicholas Caris Course 3805-197/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, LE

ANNIE OKERLIN

Research shows that yoga and relaxation practices help veterans reintegrate after the challenging experiences of military service. In this yoga retreat for male veterans, you learn techniques to comfort the body, ease the mind, and promote healing. Guided by Annie Okerlin and veteran Nicholas Caris, and supported by a community of brothers, you practice yoga and learn to modify postures to accommodate unique physical limitations and ailments—including chronic pain and amputations.

NICHOLAS CARIS

You also experience daily iRest (Integrative Restoration) sessions, a technique endorsed by the U.S. Army Surgeon General and offered at military hospitals nationwide. A guided meditation based on Yoga Nidra, iRest promotes deep relaxation and acceptance of everything as it is. It helps the nervous system return to a balanced state of well-being, which is necessary to heal unresolved trauma and physical and emotional wounds. You leave with valuable tools to continue your healing journey at home. Application is required; apply early, as spots ﬁll quickly. Scholarships are available to cover all but $75 of the cost; see eOmega.org/scholarships. Annie Okerlin, RYT, owner and president of Yogani Studio in Tampa, Florida, is founder and director of the therapeutic yoga program Exalted Warrior Foundation. exaltedwarrior.com Nicholas Caris, RYT, a U.S. Marine veteran who found physical and emotional healing through yoga, teaches adaptive yoga to veterans through the Exalted Warrior Foundation. exaltedwarrior.com

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800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Ron Pevny, MA, is lifepathretreats.com founding director Michael Bartlett is an of the Center for innovative therapist, Conscious Eldering and educator, consultant, author of Conscious coach, and cocreator Living, Conscious MICHAEL BARTLETT of A Hero’s Journey Aging: Embrace curriculum, which he teaches and Savor Your Next Chapter. internationally and online.

OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAM

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 16-18

MARY MAGDALENE REVEALED Meggan Watterson Course 3902-126/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) MI

TAMA KIEVES

AUGUST 16-18

THRIVING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY Uncover Your Inspired Roadmap Tama Kieves Course 3902-912/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) MI

Uncertainty can hold us back from experiencing the life of our dreams—or it can be an invitation to create our lives from strength instead of weakness. Discover how to unlock your most extraordinary faculties and opportunities you may not know you have—because when life doesn’t go according to your plan, that’s when your true destiny begins. Using the principles of Tama Kieves’ book, Thriving Through Uncertainty, you practice timetested coaching strategies and transformational exercises to: •

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Discover your own inspired answers and make the best decisions of your life Control your mindset and mood to stay uncompromised and happy Uncover the path of grace that already awaits you Show up and create magic, even when it doesn’t seem like life is showing up for you

A gospel, as old and authentic as any of the gospels that now comprise the Christian Bible, was buried deep in the Egyptian desert after a 4th-century effort to have all copies destroyed. Because it was hidden away, we still have the only gospel written in the name of a woman: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. Mary’s gospel tells a different love story from the one we’ve come to refer to as Christianity. It says we are not sinful; we are not to feel ashamed for being human. Our purpose is to be fully human, “true human beings.” All we need to do is to turn inward and meditate, like Mary Magdalene, in the way her gospel directs.

BECOME A QIGONG HEALER An Intensive 14-Day Professional Training Robert Peng Course 3914-713/Tuition $2,795 ($2,695 Members)

Enhance and empower your innate healing energy and learn both hands-on and remote healing techniques in this 14-day intensive training with qigong master Robert Peng. See workshop description on page 124.

Through lecture, discussion, SoulVoice Meditation, and exercises, we learn about Mary Magdalene as a ﬁgure of spiritual authority in the early Christian movement. We discover why her gospel was excluded from the current form of the New Testament, and explore the secret teachings Christ gave to her. We return home with a deeper understanding of why the Gospel of Mary is so relevant at this point in time. Meggan Watterson, author of Mary Magdalene Revealed, is a Harvard-trained feminist theologian and founder of the Redladies. megganwatterson.com

AUGUST 16–18

ELIZABETH HARPER

YOUR SPIRIT GUIDES AWAIT Get to Know Your Spirit Team Elizabeth Harper Course 3902-853/Tuition $325 ($295 Members)

Before incarnating, you assembled a spirit team. This group of wise light beings who love you unconditionally, whose goal is to help you navigate your soul’s plan, remains with you always. Communicating with these guides can greatly impact your life, offering inﬁnite wisdom, support, and love. Luckily, you don’t have to be a medium to connect to them.

Whether you’re in a career transition, divorce, dealing with illness, or seeking your next step in life, you learn to use your uncertainty as a launching pad for joy. In a safe, supportive environment, you move beyond doubt and choose your sweetest life ever. Tama Kieves is a Harvardeducated lawyer turned career/ success coach and best-selling author. tamakieves.com

ROBERT PENG

AUGUST 16-30

In this workshop you discover the healing, enlightening love of your own spirit team of light beings by learning how to interpret their divine messages. You get to know your spirit guides personally—their names, how they show themselves to you, why they’re with you, and more— as well as realize your own life’s purpose based on the names that your spirit team members have given you. Join Elizabeth Harper for a fun, purposeful, and illuminating journey back to your true self. Discover the radiant light at the core of your being and the blessed life that awaits you. MEGGAN WATTERSON

Elizabeth Harper is a psychic medium, a columnist, and the awardwinning author of Wishing. sealedwithlove.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

August

“I hope when you leave this gathering you have discovered more of who you really are, how you truly sound, and what you really want to do. I want everyone to experience the same sense of freedom and joy I feel when I make music.” —Bobby McFerrin

David Dzubinski

CIRCLESONGS Bobby McFerrin

If you love to sing, you are welcome to join Circlesongs with the legendary vocal virtuoso Bobby McFerrin, and his inspiring team of master teachers, for seven joy-filled days of improvised music-making. If you are new to Circlesinging, we also offer a two-day program of fun and games for all singers, which is especially perfect for beginners. Bobby first developed Circlesongs as a solo a cappella performer, when he needed other voices to help manifest his musical ideas. He gave the audience parts to sing, layering harmonies and rhythms, using call and response, conducting and composing his spontaneous inventions. During his years of worldwide touring, evolving along with his groups Voicestra and Gimme5, his Circlesongs celebrated every kind of music, like Americana or classical, R&B, gospel, folk songs, pop, rock, beatboxing, and more—combined with any sound he ever heard or imagined. In this workshop, Bobby is joined by his diversely gifted team of Circlesinger/teachers—including Voicestra and Gimme5 members David Worm, Judi Vinar, Rhiannon, and Joey Blake, as well as international Circleleaders Christiane Karam, Zuza Gonçalves, Rizumik (Tiago Grade), Gaël Aubrit, and other members of this thriving global singing tribe. Bobby and his teachers lead us on a Circlesinging adventure to build confidence and trust, nurture our creativity, and discover new approaches and techniques for improvisation. The program features large and small group sessions for experimentation at all levels. Peer-group electives might include harmony, body percussion, music theory, freestyle language improvisation, vocal embodiment techniques, and much more. You also have the opportunity to schedule or customize your experience.

The 7-day program is open to singers at any levels of Circlesong experience; the 2-day program is designed especially for beginners, but will be fulﬁlling for everyone. You will be invited to ﬁll out a survey upon registration to let us know about your singing experience and particular interests. Teachers are subject to change. Limited spots are available. Registration is by phone only. Call 800.944.1001.

AUGUST 16-23

CIRCLESONGS: IT’S ABOUT US Course 3907-150/Tuition $1,350 ($1,250 Members) SS, MI, LE

This joyful 7-day workshop focuses on deepening musical skills, creativity, and community. It is ideal for professional singers, conductors, music and voice teachers, students, and everyone who loves to sing. AUGUST 23-25

CIRCLESONGS: MAKING STUFF UP Course 4102-200/Tuition $600 ($540 Members) SS, MI, LE

This lively 2-day workshop is open to anyone who wants to sing, especially beginners. Filled with fun and games, this program explores the fundamentals of Circlesinging and vocal improvisation. Bobby McFerrin is an inspiration to singers around the world who celebrate his innovative technique and spirit. His solo performances and collaborations with great artists—including Yo-Yo Ma, Chick Corea, and the Vienna Philharmonic—are the stuff of legend. Along the way, there were 10 Grammy Awards and a #1 global hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” bobbymcferrin.com

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800.944.1001 eOmega.org

While developing the traditional skills required for ensemble singing (blend, balance, tuning, and sensitivity), Circlesongs also is an intuitive and direct experience that builds the fundamentals of musicianship (including harmony, counterpoint, rhythmic precision, and deep listening). The program is transformational for singers, teachers, group facilitators, instrumentalists, conductors, or anyone who loves to sing. Every song, every voice has a place in the circle.

BOBBY MCFERRIN

GUIDANCE IN A TIME OF DISRUPTION

Explore indigenous wisdom as a catalyst for leadership development, social justice, and healing.

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

AUGUST 16-18

DECOLONIZING OURSELVES A Contemplative Social Justice Retreat Michael Yellow Bird Course 3902-178/Tuition $360/285/210 ($325 Members)

“Colonization” refers to the impact of colonialism, the domination of one race, class, or nation by another, throughout history. For the colonized, the impact of genocide, assimilation of traditional culture, and loss of cultural identity and ancestral lands has been and remains utterly devastating. For the colonizers and their descendants, the impact also affects nearly every aspect of life, from assumptions about ourselves and others to the choices we make in the world. The process of becoming aware of the negative inﬂuence of inner and outer colonization is called “Decolonization.” In this retreat open to all people, Michael Yellow Bird—a leading Indigenous teacher, researcher, and activist— opens our eyes to the historical and social experience of colonization and how this experience is mirrored in our present day lives, including in earth-centered activism such as occurred at Standing Rock. Exploring practical examples from the science of neurodecolonization and traditional mindfulness and contemplative practices, we practice together in both silence and group discussion. This revolutionary program combines the latest neuro-, genetic, and microbiome science ﬁndings about trauma with traditional contemplative practices to create an experience of awakening and healing. Michael Yellow Bird, PhD, coauthor of For Indigenous Minds Only and Decolonizing Social Work, is a citizen of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara).

SHERRI MITCHELL

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

AUGUST 23-25

SACRED INSTRUCTIONS MICHAEL YELLOW BIRD

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

AUGUST 18-23

DECOLONIZING OUR HEARTS, MINDS & MOVEMENTS A Leadership Retreat for Indigenous, Black & Latinx Peoples Michael Yellow Bird and Sherri Mitchell Course 4005-189 SS, LE

Colonization is pervasive, but for Indigenous, Black, and Latinx Peoples the impacts of genocide, slavery, appropriation of traditional culture, loss of cultural identity, and the loss of and removal from ancestral lands remains. Traumatic memories are encoded in every one of us, and the stigma of our refusal to assimilate is always present, especially in the face of current threats to our planet, cultures, and communities. This gathering, led by and held for Indigenous, Black, and Latinx Peoples, is both a leadership exploration and a healing retreat focused on mindful decolonization strategies intended to help undo the legacy of colonization in each of us and within our practice of activism. Discussions include: • • • • •

How settler colonialism has impacted our thinking and ways of being How we engage in responsible land guardianship and restoration How we re-incorporate sacred laws into our daily life How we mindfully decolonize ourselves and our communities How we heal historical divisions between different groups

We come together in unity to plant a seed that will beneﬁt current and future leaders, by cultivating the spiritual warriors of today and tomorrow. Throughout the week we are joined by guest presenters Leah Penniman, Sachem Hawkstorm, Naftali Duran, and others. Application required. Upon acceptance, registration fee is $75 and includes meals and dormitory housing. Space is limited; apply early. Teachers are subject to change. Learn more at eOmega.org/DecolonizationRetreat.

Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change Sherri Mitchell Course 4102-177/Tuition $360/285/210 ($325 Members) SS, MI

Many indigenous ancestral prophecies predicted our present time of upheaval, but they did more than provide a warning. These ancient teachings also provided us with a map, one that can lead us back into alignment with all that truly matters. Based on the book Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change by Sherri Mitchell, this workshop, open to all, creates deep roots for spiritual and social change by fusing traditional indigenous teachings with the foundational laws of the universe. We examine how the illusion of separation has disconnected us from one another and from the sources of our survival. Through storytelling, talking circles, and a community ﬁre, we journey into an indigenous worldview as a means of healing our collective trauma and reconnecting with spiritual source. Together, we explore core spiritual values, universal expressions of balance, and the four foundations of self-determined societies as guides for social change. These timeless teachings represent a call to spiritual warriors of all ages and races for direct and wise action now. This workshop begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. Sherri Mitchell, JD, is an indigenous rights activist, spiritual teacher, author, and transformational changemaker. sacredinstructions.life

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

August

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

AUGUST 18-23

MEETING IN THE HEART

THE ALCHEMY OF TRANSFORMATION FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

The Practice of Relational Mindfulness Florence Meleo-Meyer and Lynn Koerbel Course 4005-169/Tuition $795 ($715 Members) SS

“When you start singing from your heart, it changes the phrases.” —Jennifer Lopez As humans, we are relational beings. From our earliest days, our survival depends LYNN KOERBEL on care from and connection with others. Arising from multiple factors, our relationships offer sustenance and sorrow, stress and solace, joy, and vulnerability, and can lead to freedom and love. This week we focus on the cultivation of awareness, presence, mental stability, and calmness as resources and capacities to meet the natural conﬂicts, confusions and stresses of relating.

MARTA SZABO

AUGUST 18-23

THE AUTHENTIC WRITING STUDIO Marta Szabo Course 4005-862/Tuition $380 ($340 Members)

For more than 20 years, Authentic Writing has been creating a studio where writing happens. We work entirely from life, writing down the moments we have lived, letting the writing itself lead the way so that we are always entering new territory—no maps, no plans. We go for the concrete and the real, trusting the images that come to mind and putting them into words without hesitation. In this way the unique quality of each story and writing voice quickly emerges. Periods of writing alternate with opportunities to read what we’ve written. Responses to each other’s work is speciﬁcally designed to support each writer in going further and writing more.

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Cultivate conditions to increase attentional capacity Receive support to develop and strengthen a more balanced sense of self in relationship Encourage and deepen attitudes of acceptance, patience, and compassion Identify, discuss, and apply, through direct experience, subtle comprehension of human relational suffering and the potential to shift toward release and relief

ENJOY an Omega Rest & Rejuvenation Retreat eOmega.org/rest See page 7 for details.

Marta Szabo is codirector of Authentic Writing and author of the memoirs The Guru Looked Good and The Imposters. authenticwriting.com

Insight Dialogue is a whole life practice that extends the beneﬁts of mutual practice long after the retreat is over. This retreat offers a synergy of guidance, silence, dialogue practice and community, in which we:

This retreat fulﬁlls part one of the Professional Education elective, Relational Mindfulness with the Brown Mindfulness Center. Part two is fulﬁlled with attendance at two online tutorials for MBSR teachers. This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and ends Friday at 12:30 p.m. Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, LMFT, serves as global ambassador to the MBSR Affiliates worldwide at the Mindfulness Center, Brown University. She has trained MBSR teachers and teacher trainers for more than 20

years. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter Lynn Koerbel, MPH, is assistant director, MBSR teacher education and curricula development, at the Mindfulness Center, Brown University, and coauthor of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

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Ken Cohen Course 4005-761/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

With more than 3 million practitioners in the United States, qigong is one of the most popular, enjoyable, and extensively researched methods of energy medicine. This week we learn the complete 12 movement system of Hunyuan (Primordial) Qigong— the legacy of grandmaster Ken Cohen’s teacher, Madame Gao Fu, in direct lineage from the founder of “medical qigong.” This comprehensive method cleanses the body of stagnant energy and recharges the body with harmonizing qi. To deepen our understanding of qi, we also use Taoist monastery practices from ancient China. We learn about Chinese tea ceremony to awaken the senses, feng shui to help improve health and prosperity at home and work, and Taoist meditation to relieve stress, circulate the qi through the major energy channels, and absorb healing power from the sun, moon, and stars. We leave the workshop with a complete home program for vibrant well-being. Beginners as well as practitioners of all levels are welcome. Ken Cohen, MA, a renowned grandmaster of qigong and tai chi, is author of The Way of Qigong and other works. kennethcohen.com

KEN COHEN

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Whether you have written for years or not at all, by week’s end you have a collection of pieces that only you could have written and an invigorated sense of who you are as a person, a writer, and an artist.

This relational retreat supports becoming more aware and steady: alone and in your interactions with others, through the practice of Insight Dialogue. Insight Dialogue, a relational meditation practice, founded by Gregory Kramer, PhD, brings together meditation, wisdom teachings, and relationship. In this 5-day retreat, meditation is cultivated seamlessly with silence and dialogue as we reﬂect on universal themes and draw from innate and collective wisdom. Comeditation rests with the intention to wake up together, cultivate generosity, and share a vitality of presence while engaged with one another.

Tea, Tao, Feng Shui & Meditation

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 23-25

SHAMANIC REIKI HEALING

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

AUGUST 23-25

LIVING A LIFE OF EXPRESSION Mark Nepo Course 4102-791/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) MI

Bearing witness to the truth of living reveals the mysteries of life. Based on Mark Nepo’s new book, Drinking from the River of Light, this workshop centers on the lifelong processes of listening, reﬂecting, and expressing. The life of expression is how the heart breathes and how our spirit grows in the life that carries it. Writing—whether poetry, story, memoir, or reﬂection—is a personal form of expression, a conversation with the universe that helps us move through obstacles and transitions. As meditation is an ancient art that deepens our relationship to how we breathe, writing is an ancient art that deepens our relationship to all that matters. And just as the reward for practicing meditation is not becoming great breathers, our reward for practicing self-expression is not that we’ll become great writers— but that such practice will help us be more resilient and wake closer to life. Join us as we touch into the miraculous depth of being that is always just below whatever we carry. Return home having discovered and deepened a very personal form of expression. Mark Nepo is a poet, philosopher, and New York Times best-selling author. marknepo.com

Level Two

FINANCIAL LITERACY & BEYOND

Stacey Gibbons and Jonathan Hammond

Creating the Lives We Want

Course 4102-811/Tuition $295 ($265 Members) SS, MI

Manisha Thakor Course 4102-955/Tuition $385/310/235 ($345 Members) LE

Leadership requires thoughtful choices in a variety of areas—including money. Yet ﬁnancial acumen is a skill in which most women have received little, if any, education.

MANISHA THAKOR

During this uplifting course, we increase our ﬂuency and comfort with how money impacts our personal lives. Using a holistic, spirit-centered approach we learn about: • • •

Personal finance—the key elements of healthy spending, saving and budgeting, and debt management Investing—demystifying this vital activity with clear guidance on the how, what, and where of investing Money and relationships—financial topics to discuss with romantic partners, adult children, elderly parents, and financial professionals

Through lectures, solo exercises, and group sharing, this lively workshop teaches us how to create the financial life we want. We gain a sense of calm and confidence about the role of money in our lives. $25 materials fee; include when you register. Manisha Thakor, MBA, CFA, CFP, is vice president of financial education at Brighton Jones. With more than 25 years in financial services, she focuses on helping women joyfully claim their financial power. moneyzen.com

In the shamanic worldview, we all are interconnected through time and space by a living, conscious web. This concept, understood as “oneness,” allows us to affect change regardless of our physical placement in time and geography. In this workshop we expand our work with Reiki to beneﬁt another, or a situation, backward in time, forward into the future, and across geographical distance. This experiential weekend deepens our integration of two ancient healing forms—Shamanism and Reiki. We practice time-tested methods that enhance intuition and expand consciousness as we: •

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TAI CHI RULER QIGONG Practices for Health, Vitality & Longevity

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Ken Cohen Course 4102-762/Tuition $315 ($285 Members)

There aren’t many qigong healing systems we can learn in a weekend. But in this workshop with grandmaster Ken Cohen, we learn the complete Tai Chi Ruler exercises for longevity transmitted by qigong master Zhao Zhongdao (who died at age 118). In Tai Chi Ruler Qigong, the palms are held about a foot apart, as though holding a foot-long ruler, while turning the hands in speciﬁc patterns and making slow rocking movements KEN COHEN that increase the body’s supply of life energy. The Ruler grounds us, encourages deep breathing, and generates a strong ﬂow of qi through the torso and hands. Because it makes the hands sensitive and tingling with life force, it may also improve any activity that involves touch—whether massage, the arts, or handshakes.

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Receive the Shamanic Reiki Level Two attunement and three powerful energetic symbols Establish an inner sanctum and investigate the consciousness of the attunement symbols Shapeshift and journey with a winged-spirit guide one on one, for long distance and personal healing Increase the potency of the energy we channel, and receive and give a Shamanic Reiki treatment Perform an ancient empowerment ceremony

Prerequisite: Shamanic Reiki Healing: Level One (see page 55). Stacey Gibbons holds a Master Certiﬁcation in Traditional Reiki. She has taught traditional and Shamanic Reiki since studying with Llyn Roberts in the 1990s. Jonathan Hammond is a Master Teacher and faculty member for Shamanic Reiki Worldwide, as well as a traditional Usui Reiki Master. mindbodyspiritnyc.com

We also experience seated qigong meditations for relaxation and inner peace. We leave with a deeper understanding of healing energy and practical tools for well-being. Practitioners of all levels, including beginners, are welcome. Ken Cohen, MA, a renowned grandmaster of qigong and tai chi, is author of The Way of Qigong and other works. kennethcohen.com

STACEY GIBBONS

JONATHAN HAMMOND

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

August

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

AUGUST 25-30

BECOME A MEDICAL INTUITIVE Tina M. Zion Course 4205-938/Tuition $465 ($420 Members) SS, MI

TINA M. ZION

Build natural intuitive skills and improve your ability to feel, sense, and see the entire person, on all levels, in this experiential program with Tina M. Zion. Through presentations and hands-on practice sessions, you learn how to: • • • • • •

You leave with the recognition that medical intuition is a learned skill and with the awareness and understanding to welcome spiritual guidance into your work.

AUGUST 23-25

WIRED FOR LOVE

This workshop is for medical practitioners, energy healers, professional intuitives and mediums, and anyone who wants to develop medical intuitive skills.

A Couples Workshop Stan Tatkin and Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin Course 4102-817/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) per person SS, MI, LE

“People are complex,” says Stan Tatkin, developer of a Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy® (PACT). “We don’t come with manuals that automate the process of getting along.” Even if we did have general manuals, what works for one person won’t necessarily work for another. Nor can we simply expect relationships to fall into place, as many couples believe. TRACEY BOLDEMANN-TATKIN AND STAN TATKIN

PACT quickly gets to the heart of what’s happening with conflict and tension in your relationship. Developed out of leading-edge research, PACT works by eliminating a lot of the arguing about who’s right. Instead, it looks at what’s really happening in your brain, body, and emotions when you fight. Through dynamic interactions, exercises, and experimentation, you come to understand how you and your partner really work together and you begin to develop a specific set of guidelines designed for you and your partner. The invaluable tools you learn in this couples workshop can be implemented immediately to help you move forward in your relationship and grow as a couple. Couples at any stage of relationship are welcome. Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, cofounder of the PACT Institute, is author of Wired for Love and Your Brain on Love. thepactinstitute.com Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, PhD, cofounder of the PACT Institute, has directed various philanthropic foundations for three decades. thepactinstitute.com

Discover the original cause of illness through inner sight Include healing techniques during your medical intuition session Eliminate your fear as a practitioner and as a client Understand the electrical nature of emotions, thoughts, and the human body Perceive the aura by scanning Understand the ethical nature of medical intuition

ENJOY an Omega Rest & Rejuvenation Retreat eOmega.org/rest See page 7 for details.

Tina M. Zion is a registered nurse, hypnotherapist, author, Reiki expert, and fourth-generation intuitive medium. livingawareinc.com AUGUST 25-30

ESSENTIAL SOMATICS Restore Freedom of Movement Martha Peterson Course 4205-112/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) MI, LE

Have you tried to address chronic pain, only to find short-term relief—or none at all? Trauma, stress, and overcompensation can limit or change how we unconsciously express our physical range over time, locking us into recurring discomfort and emotional anguish. This is why eliminating muscle pain, stiffness, and the feeling of “getting old” starts with the brain. Mastering conscious body mechanics is the key to flexibility and freedom of movement. Movement and somatic expert Martha Peterson teaches you how to restore fluid, effortless, and joyful movement, on your own, at any time and place. Learn to reprogram your consciousness to relax your muscles, stop habitual pain and tightening, improve reflexive or poor posture, and lengthen muscles safely without stretching in everyday life and after exercise. Be more present and comfortable in your body and life. Return home with a daily routine of easy, safe, and effective movements that restore improved muscle function and achieve long-term pain relief. Martha Peterson is a Certified Hanna Somatic Educator, movement and bodywork expert, and the author of Move Without Pain. essentialsomatics.com

MARTHA PETERSON

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Ramble Pictures

MAMO RODRIGO AT SOLSTICE

MAMO SENCHINA

5-DAY WORKSHOP

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

AUGUST 25-30

EARTH WISDOM OF THE TEYUNA ELDERS

Ancient Teachings for the Modern World Course 4205-196/Tuition $475/400/325 ($425 Members) SS

For the ﬁrst time, indigenous spiritual leaders from Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta are journeying to Omega so they can share their earth wisdom with Westerners. Join this rare opportunity to experience spiritual guidance and healing in a sacred space. MAMO SEYBIN AND MAMO MIQUELITO MARAWITA

The Teyuna—a name that means “thinker of clear thoughts”—are one of the few indigenous cultures whose wisdom survived colonization. Their lives, especially those of their mamos and zagas (male and female spiritual leaders), are dedicated to upholding “Earth’s Original Law,” which states that everyone must protect and nurture the planet—our collective home.

ZAGA ZAKAWA

Mamos and zagas of the Teyuna are rigorously trained from birth to develop an intimate connection to Aluna, Universal Consciousness. Through a practice of deep meditative listening, they develop sublime inner vision, clear sentience, and profound healing ability. Their training also provides them with compassionate leadership skills to best support the communities they serve. They learn to carefully listen to each tree, bird, river, and plant for information about how to best serve in their role as stewards of the Earth. Recently, the Teyuna’s spiritual leaders received direct messages from the Earth Mother to speak with Westerners about the imminent threat to life on Earth.

MAMO FERNANDO

Gather with the Teyuna for this special retreat to learn what we as a species have forgotten about personal and planetary healing. Throughout the week, you experience sacred teachings of the earth, circle discussions, healings, sacred ceremonies, and intimate, ancient teachings about reclaiming our inspiration to nurture nature and free ourselves from separation through direct experiences of oneness.

MAMO RODRIGO

Teachers are subject to change. Teyuna Elders include mamos and zagas from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region in Colombia, who are traveling across the United States to share their indigenous wisdom with Westerners for the ﬁrst time. The Teyuna (Spanish: Tayrona) mamos and zagas live from a space of harmony and are endeavoring to restore harmony where there is chaos. teyunafoundation.org

ZAGAS AND MAMOS STUDYING MAP OF LINEA NEGRA

ARHUACA ZAGAS

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

August

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

AUGUST 25-30

REALIGN & REFINE WITH ORIGINAL HOT YOGA Rajashree Choudhury Course 4205-940/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) MI, CE

Do you desire a deeper understanding of your hot yoga practice? Are you looking for tools to develop your hot yoga practice with greater precision and safety? Join yoga teacher Rajashree Choudhury to improve your working knowledge of postural alignment and discover how to get the greatest beneﬁt out of every pose. Learn the importance of having good alignment, including its effects on joint positioning and muscle performance. Examine the impacts of each posture on the spine and discover how to decrease the amount of stress placed on the ligaments that hold it together. AUGUST 25-30

THE WHOLE EARTH IS MEDICINE A 5-Day Zen Meditation Retreat Rev. Steve Kanji Ruhl Course 4205-167/Tuition $420 ($375 Members)

Engage stillness and silence, be attentive to what arises, and experience openings into your natural wholeness. The great Zen teacher Yunmen said to his students, “Medicine and disease subdue each other: the whole earth is REV. STEVE KANJI RUHL medicine; what is your self?” This Zen Buddhist koan appears in the ancient Chinese collection of The Blue Cliff Record, and this weekend, we use it as a touchstone, returning to it as we sit together in periods of silent zazen meditation or walk in kinhin meditation outdoors on Omega’s campus.

Taking a step-by-step approach through each posture of the Original Hot Yoga Series, which includes 26 postures and two breathing exercises, you learn to reduce abnormal wear and tear in order to prevent injuries as well as arthritis and other conditions later on. All levels of practitioners are welcome; no previous yoga experience is necessary. Rajashree Choudhury, C-IAYT, an undefeated 5-time winner of the All-India Yoga Championship from 1979 to 1983, is a world-renowned hatha yoga teacher and practitioner. rajashree.com

AUGUST 25-30

KALACHAKRA EMPOWERMENT Realize Enlightenment in a Single Lifetime

Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoché Course 4205-201/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS, MI

Every human being can live with meaningful and steady happiness, helping to create compassion-based societies and ultimately bringing peace to our planet. Transform limited capacities into limitless potential with Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoché, a renowned Jonang Kalachakra scholar and Buddhist Rimé master. Of the Supreme Yoga Tantras, the Kalachakra transcends religion in a direct global connection in both ancient and modern times. Join the only opportunity in North America for non-monastic vajrayana empowerment in 2019. In step-by-step guidance through lecture, discussion, silent meditation, mantra, and mandala offerings, gain a complete path to enlightenment in one lifetime. Obtain the outer preliminary teachings, oral transmission of the divine ladder, Innate Kalachakra, and introductions to the Greatness of the six vajra yogas. Those attending view a 3D mandala along with the direct empowerment. This retreat begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. All are encouraged to remain in meditative contemplation throughout the week. For mandala offering suggestions to generate merit, see eOmega.org. Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoché is a non-sectarian master of Tibetan Buddhism, Rimé Vajra master, and renowned Jonang Kalachakra Tantra Scholar. He has authored more than 10 books and teaches worldwide.

Come for ﬁve days of serenity, challenge, and awakening to your life. Rev. Steve Kanji Ruhl, MDiv, a Zen Buddhist minister ordained in the Zen Peacemaker Order by Roshi Bernie Glassman, is a lay Zen dharma holder authorized by Roshi Eve Myonen Marko.

rimekalachakra.org

RAJASHREE CHOUDHURY

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800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Reverend Kanji offers dharma talks, inviting you to explore deeply: How do we experience the whole earth as medicine? What does it mean when we say that medicine and disease subdue each other? What is the source of dis-ease? What is authentic healing? And the ultimate question: What is your self?

stevekanjiruhl.com

SHAR KHENTRUL JAMPHEL LODRÖ RINPOCHÉ

September KRISHNA DAS

JAI UTTAL

MANOSE, DEVA PREMAL, AND MITEN

Lift your voice—and help others do the same. Become a member. See eOmega.org/membership. FEATURING

AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 2

Krishna Das Deva Premal & Miten Jai Uttal

15 th ECSTATIC CHANT Annual

RICKIE BYARS BECKWITH

RAM DASS (VIA SKYPE)

WAH!

VISHAL VAID

STEVE GORN

DAVE STRINGER

The Yoga of Voice

Course 4303-917/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

Ram Dass via skype Manose Gaura Vani & Visvambhar: Juggernauts Rickie Byars Beckwith Wah! Vishal Vaid HuDost Dave Stringer Steve Gorn

Join us for our 15th annual Ecstatic Chant retreat, one of the most popular events at Omega. A remarkable opportunity to experience some of the Western world’s leading devotional singers, this inspiring weekend nourishes the soul with a rich tradition of musical prayer and meditation. Known in Sanskrit as kirtan, devotional chanting awakens a longing in the heart for the experience of inner silence, boundless love, and intimate union with the divine. Emerging from Hindu traditions in India, kirtan is practiced by millions of people. The call-and-response, rhythmic quality of these unifying chants kindles an exhilarating, joyful mood and is accepted as one of the surest paths to enlightenment. In recent years, pioneering musicians and seekers have brought this magical tradition to the West. Throughout the weekend—including an all-night Saturday session— we explore a variety of chants and chanting styles, interspersed with rejuvenating sessions of meditation, yoga, and story sharing. This program ends Monday at 12:30 p.m. Performers are subject to change. Ram Dass will appear via live video stream. SEPTEMBER 2

SPECIAL LABOR DAY CHANT SESSION Course 4401A-917EX SS

This special Labor Day Ecstatic Chant takes place on Monday, September 2, from 2:30 p.m. to midnight, and includes performances by Krishna Das, Deva Premal & Miten, Jai Uttal, and Manose. Tuition for this 1-day program is $75 ($65 Members) for those who participated in the weekend Ecstatic Chant, and $125 ($110 Members) for others (plus accommodations and/or commuter charges). To take advantage of the special $75 rate, please call Omega at 800.944.1001 to register. VISVAMBHAR AND GUARA VANI

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

HUDOST

SEPTEMBER 3

JIVAMUKTI YOGA IMMERSION

HEART PRACTICE OF CHANTING Bringing Chanting Into the Practice of Living

Course 4404-152/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS

Krishna Das With Nina Rao

Jivamukti Yoga® Immersion takes you deeper into the study of Jivamukti Yoga and its ﬁve tenets: nonviolence, devotion, meditation, scripture, and music. Led by Jivamukti Yoga cofounders Sharon Gannon and David Life, and joined by Advanced Certiﬁed Jivamukti Yoga teacher Rima Rabbath and musician Katya Grineva, this immersion is perfect for Jivamukti teachers who are looking for a refresher course, yoga students from other disciplines who are curious about what goes on in a Jivamukti Yoga teacher training, and those brand new to yoga. Deepen your yoga practice, meet old and new friends, and build a worldwide yoga community. The immersion includes: • • • • •

September

SHARON GANNON AND DAVID LIFE

SEPTEMBER 2-6

The Special Labor Day Chant Session on Monday from 2:30 p.m. to midnight Daily asana practice Meditation instruction and daily practice Study of the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra Investigation of the link between yoga and vegetarianism

This workshop begins Monday at 1:00 p.m. and concludes Friday at 12:30 p.m. Certiﬁed Jivamukti Yoga teachers already enrolled in the Apprenticeship Program can receive credit hours toward their 800-hour certiﬁcation. Vegan food options will be available throughout the retreat. Sharon Gannon and David Life, founders of Jivamukti Yoga, are accomplished yogis, scholars, activists, authors, poets, and musicians who teach the ancient methods of yoga in a modern context. jivamuktiyoga.com Rima Rabbath teaches at the Jivamukti Yoga School, leads Jivamukti Immersions, and is very active in the apprenticeship program. yogasouk.com

Course 4401B-918/Tuition $80 ($70 Members) SS

Join Krishna Das for this one-day chanting retreat and devotional practice. This is a special opportunity to study with one of the foremost devotional singers in the world.

KRISHNA DAS

We spend the morning exploring the spiritual path with group chanting of Hanuman Chalisas with Nina Rao. Guided by Krishna Das in the afternoon, we revel in call-and-response chanting, stories about Das’s beloved guru, Sri Neem Karoli Baba, and discussions about life, with plenty of opportunities for questions and answers. Sharing his heart through music and chanting NINA RAO is the basis of Das’s devotional practice, his way of serving the divine within himself and others. In this chanting retreat, we can embark on our own devotional journey with him. Workshop hours are 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Krishna Das is one of the foremost devotional singers in the world. He has released numerous CDs and is author of Chants of a Lifetime. krishnadas.com Nina Rao, Krishna Das’s assistant, tours with him, playing cymbals and singing. In 2013 she released a double-CD Antarayaami. ninaraochant.com

Katya Grineva, a Russian-born pianist, has been a soloist with the Manhattan Virtuosi Orchestra and the European Philharmonic Orchestra in France. katyagrineva.com SEPTEMBER 4-8

FIELD OF ABUNDANCE Preethaji

Course 4404B-826/Tuition $2,750 ($2,650 Members) SS, MI

“Field of Abundance is a consciousness upgrade. It is an experiential journey.” —Preethaji Join philosopher-sage Preethaji as she leads this deeply transformative gathering to explore spiritual solutions to our daily challenges. Field of Abundance is a powerful immersion in consciousness. On this unforgettable journey, you gain insights into key aspects of your life, including partner relationships, parenting, wealth, and leadership. You also attain spiritual solutions to conquer life’s challenges and fulﬁll heartfelt desires. Guided by Preethaji, mentor, guiding teacher, and cofounder of One World Academy and O&O Academy in India, you discover how to embody the beautiful state of consciousness that unfolds as inﬁnite blessings in your life. You will experience:

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Calm consciousness—awaken to loving yourself; gain a peaceful inner harmony and release past disappointments; experience calm courage; address childhood traumas; learn to develop a harmonious relationship with your parents Connected consciousness—embrace love as a state of consciousness; welcome spiritual connection so you can manifest romantic love; strengthen and develop enduring relationships in all aspects of your life; become an awakened parent helping to guide and nurture your children toward their great destinies

Creative consciousness— awaken to a consciousness from which sustained creativity and innovation happens; transform your relationship with wealth and welcome abundance in your life; recognize your inherent ability to be a conscious leader in the world; draw synchronicities into your life and enjoy abundance; become a powerful impact on the web of life

PREETHAJI

You return home from this delightful journey with new insights, helpful meditations, and mystical processes with a scientiﬁc base. This workshop begins Thursday, September 5, at 9:00 a.m.; arrive Wednesday. Workshop ends Sunday at 5:00 p.m. For information about this program and available discounts, see eOmega.org. Preethaji imparts her wisdom and compassion across the world helping thousands of people through the power of her silent meditations known as “entering the limitless ﬁeld of consciousness.” ooacademyusa.org

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800.944.1001 eOmega.org

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

BHANTE WIMALA

SEPTEMBER 6-8

MEDITATION FOR SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION & EMOTIONAL HEALING

TOM MYERS

SEPTEMBER 6-8

Bhante Wimala

ANATOMY TRAINS MOVEMENT IMMERSION

Course 4502-105/Tuition $300/225/150 ($270 Members) SS

Tom Myers Course 4502-164/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

SEPTEMBER 6-8

THE ANSWER IS YOU

Join author and bodyworker Tom Myers for an immersive exploration of anatomy, natural movement, evolution, professional development, and the nature of physical intelligence. In an intimate setting, you learn the latest research on fascia as an organ of structure and function, biotensegrity, BodyReading (how to see and understand bodies), and postural patterns of compensation through the lens of the Anatomy Trains myofascial meridians. Through lectures, discussions, breathwork, movement exercises, hands-on practice, and partner-work in “feeling your way through the lines,” you gain new perspectives on postural assessment, holistic anatomy, and more. You return home with a clear understanding of holistic anatomy as it relates to the neuromyofascial web, BodyReading skills, and palpation skills, as well as a deeper embodiment of healthy principles of movement for more resilience and vitality. This course is open to everyone— including manual and movement professionals, yoga and pilates teachers, personal trainers, and anyone desiring more dynamic resilience in their embodied movement. Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains and coauthor of Fascial Release for Structural Balance, teaches manual therapists and movement professional around the world. anatomytrains.com

SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org

Michael Bernard Beckwith

Course 4502-202/Tuition $380 ($340 Members)

MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH

Have you wondered how you can grow, give, and celebrate more in life? Are you open to discovering the simplest and most reliable answer to vibrant relationships, abundance, and expansion during times of contraction?

Join world-renowned author and spiritual teacher Michael Bernard Beckwith as he addresses the profound questions that arise in times of challenge and change. Through his Life Visioning Process—a method of deep inquiry and spiritual practice to activate your growth, development, and soul-level unfoldment— you gain effective tools to discover your awakened state of consciousness and manifest prosperity, health, and vitality in your life. Incorporating the spiritual techniques of affirmative prayer, contemplation, and meditation, you explore practical steps that empower you to live the rich, joyful life you are destined to live. You come away with renewed faith that will bring strength and direction into your life. Anyone who wishes to discover their higher purpose and gather insights for every stage of the journey is welcome. Michael Bernard Beckwith is founder and spiritual director of Agape International Spiritual Center. agapelive.com BRIAN WEISS AND CAROLE K. WEISS

Buddhist meditation techniques help us train the mind to be fully present in each moment in order to understand our thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and also to guide them to be wholesome, realistic, and positive. Research now shows that meditation techniques can be applied to alleviate pain, improve health, increase vitality, and buffer day-to-day encounters with stress. This weekend, which is appropriate for both nonprofessionals and helping professionals, we sample a variety of meditation traditions, philosophies, techniques, and practices from yogic and Buddhist traditions. We meditate together to transform our character and get in touch with the best of who we are spiritually. Self-reﬂection, positive affirmations, and the practice of present-moment awareness (sathi) are some of the tools that we explore so we can purify the mind and learn to transcend grief, anger, and negative feelings. Bhante Wimala, a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka, teaches traditional and modern training techniques with a unique sensitivity to Western minds. bhantewimala.com

5-DAY WORKSHOP Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 8-13

PAST-LIFE THERAPY TRAINING Brian Weiss and Carole K. Weiss Course 4605-771/Tuition $995 ($895 Members)

See workshop description on page 15. Professional Training

September

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 8-13

CORE ZERO BALANCING Increase Vitality With Energy-Body Balance Fritz Smith and Jim McCormick

ANN BRADNEY

Course 4605-945/Tuition $460 ($415 Members) SS, MI

Strengthen the relationship between energy and the structures of your body with the Zero Balancing (ZB) healing system. Embodying both scientific and psychological perspectives, the ZB system clarifies and coordinates energy fields in the body and focuses on the skeletal system to improve your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Energy and structure interact beneath our conscious awareness, and when imbalances occur, the body tends to compensate for them rather than resolve them. This can lead to loss of vitality and chronic pain. ZB, with its roots in both Eastern healing and Western medicine, offers a unique and relevant method to overcome these imbalances. This workshop, designed for beginners, is open to all and qualifies for credit toward Zero Balancing certification. This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Smith is independently offering continuing education credits; see zerobalancing.com for information. Fritz Smith, MD, is a physician, osteopath, acupuncturist, author, and founder of Zero Balancing. zerobalancing.com

Jim McCormick, LAc, is president of Zero Balancing Touch Foundation and is on the Zero Balancing Health Association faculty. cambridgehealthassociates.com

SEPTEMBER 8-13

RADICAL ALIVENESS

Biff Mithoefer

BIFF MITHOEFER

Course 4605-876/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE

Course 4605-746/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) LE

Yin Yoga uses long-held postures that support us in accessing the deeper, more yin parts of ourselves.

“There is a state in which you are fully alive, authentic, and spontaneous,” writes Ann Bradney. “You are open to all of your feelings, connected to your strength and your truth. You are not afraid to know anything about yourself. I call this radical aliveness.” The Radical Aliveness approach to personal growth, spiritual development, and social awareness is a unique group process that welcomes powerful feelings and dynamic group interactions. Working with the personal, interpersonal, and systemic, it demands courage, engagement with others, and a desire to discover and develop your potential within an accelerated time frame and setting. Work on your relationship to yourself, others, and the world in radically alive ways. Find what stands in the way of realizing your full potential, move past old blocks to all that you are and want to be, and uncover the power and goodness at the source of your most destructive patterns so that you can bring your gifts to the world.

Ann Bradney is founder and director of the Radical Aliveness/Core Energetics Institute of Southern California. annbradney.com

In this teacher training, we explore the ways Yin Yoga can affect our physical, energetic, and emotional bodies. By understanding the basic principles of Yin Yoga, we learn how to lead a yin class and incorporate yin postures and philosophy into any yoga teaching or practice. Together, we: • Explore the teachings of Taoist philosophy, the practice of nonstriving, and how it inﬂuences our lives and teachings • Learn about the movement of qi (or prana) in the body and how it can be affected by Yin Yoga practice • Develop our understanding of postures and sequencing • Gain a true understanding of what it means to hold a safe, sacred space for a Yin Yoga practice This Yin Yoga Teacher Training is suitable for yoga teachers and practitioners at all levels of experience. This training begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and is part of a nonsequential professional certiﬁcation program; see biffmithoeferyoga.com for more information. Biff Mithoefer, E-RYT 500, author of The Yin Yoga Kit, teaches Yin Yoga throughout the U.S. and internationally. biffmithoeferyoga.com SEPTEMBER 8-13

THE CONSCIOUS ACTOR Instrumental & Craft Approaches Celia Anne Browne Course 4605-131/Tuition $450 ($405 Members)

The Conscious Actor is a contemporary actor who is relaxed, open, activated to create opportunities, and inﬁnitely creative. In this fusion of the Eric Morris System of Acting and the guiding principles of yoga and meditation, Celia Anne Browne shows you how to harness the full power of your presence, senses, imagination, memory, intuition, and impulses. Through meditations, visualizations, journaling, and group sharing, you learn Instrumental and Craft Approaches, as developed in the Eric Morris System of Acting, to expand your authenticity as an experiencer. With the courage of an explorer, you engage on a quest for truthful and compelling expression.

CELIA ANNE BROWNE

Liberate yourself from mental obstacles, emotional roadblocks, dependencies, and tension. Cultivate resilience and a strong sense of selfworth to be more conﬁdent, proactive, and empowered. Deepen your compassionate understanding of the human condition while also unlocking your authentic self—as an actor, an artist, and a person. Celia Anne Browne is a master teacher of the Eric Morris System of Acting and the creator of the Conscious Actor practice who presents acting and yoga workshops internationally. celiaannebrowne.com

MI More information provided after registration LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

JIM MCCORMICK

YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING MODULE 1

Ann Bradney

An interview is required for admission into this workshop; see eOmega.org. Bradney is independently offering continuing education credits; see radicalaliveness.org.

FRITZ SMITH

SEPTEMBER 8-13

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 8-13

AROUND THE FIRE

VOICE DIALOGUE TRAINING

A Spiritual Path for Men Justin Ram Das Logan and Zach Jenkins

Levels 1 & 2 Bridgit Dengel Gaspard

Course 4605-147/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS

Listening to the power of feeling can bring us in greater contact within ourselves and each other. This connectedness we share from our hearts is the greatest gift we have—and building a loving, sustainable, and coexistent future for everyone is what we have to share. Wherever you are on your journey, this hands-on workshop offers a variety of practices to keep you grounded, focused, and on target through the disciplines of yoga, meditation, chanting, movement, and storytelling. Discover the beneﬁts and effects of physically working with the elements of ﬁre, water, earth, and air. With compassion and understanding, discuss how to collectively make a positive outcome for you and those around you. Explore the mythos of being and return home from this workshop uplifted and inspired to maintain, provide, and have fun in all your relationships. Justin Ram Das Logan, LMT, IKYI, is a Kundalini Yoga teacher, energy healer, inspirational speaker, massage therapist, and sound healer. Zach Jenkins is a yoga teacher, musician, and storyteller from New Orleans who combines music, mantra, and movement in practice.

Course 4605-967/Tuition $600 ($540 Members) SS, MI, CE

TRACEY SHORS

SEPTEMBER 8-13

Mental & Physical Exercise for Brain Fitness

Explore the fundamentals of Voice Dialogue in this experiential training for therapists, social workers, life coaches, and other helping professionals. Gain skills and techniques to:

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MAP TRAIN YOUR BRAIN

Course 4605-840/Tuition $440 ($395 Members)

People have been training their brains with meditation for thousands of years, and exercising their bodies for more years than that (often not by choice). Countless research studies indicate the beneﬁts of each for either brain or body. Now, neuroscientist Tracey Shors, creator of MAP Training My Brain™, has put them together into one intervention. Shors’ program for brain ﬁtness combines mental training with meditation and physical (MAP) training with aerobic exercise. MAP Training begins with 20 minutes of silent sitting meditation followed by 10 minutes of slow walking meditation and ending with 30 minutes of aerobic exercise. Designed to maximize brain health by exercising the brain and body at the same time, MAP Training has been shown to decrease symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trauma while improving feelings of selfworth, oxygen consumption, and brain synchronization.

JUSTIN RAM DAS LOGAN

ZACH JENKINS

A truly integrated personality consists of discrete inner selves, or sub-personalities, each requiring individualized healing. Voice Dialogue therapy, based on this Jungian premise, is a safe and effective method of personal investigation for engaging in dialogue directly with various parts of the psyche.

Tracey Shors, PhD, is a distinguished professor in the department of psychology and the Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers University. maptrainmybrain.com

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Map your own and others’ inner selves Distinguish between primary (dominant) and disowned (repressed) selves Facilitate a full Voice Dialogue session Identify energy shifts in you as you interact with others Gain awareness of which individuals trigger which sub-personalities Diagram bonding patterns in order to turn conﬂicts into sources of creative change

Return home with tools to assist your clients in achieving greater control over their lives and reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and physical maladies. ACCME and APA credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. Bridgit Dengel Gaspard, LCSW, is a licensed psychotherapist and authorized facilitator of Voice Dialogue. bridgit-dengel-gaspard.com

USTAD SHAFAAT KHAN

SEPTEMBER 8-13

EAST MEETS WEST MUSICAL FUSION Ustad Shafaat Khan Course 4605-128/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS, MI

Music is the universal language across cultures and time. Build a bridge of understanding and appreciation of unique traditions in global music with renowned Indian classical musician Ustad Shafaat Khan. In this immersive retreat for all levels, we blend traditional Indian classical and folk music with Eastern and Western instruments and techniques. We weave together genres including folk, ﬂamenco, pop, rock, funk, and jazz—fusing sitar and tabla with violin, guitar, keyboard, African percussion, voice, and more. Discover the history, culture, and structures of Indian raag melody, rhythm, and improvisation. Learn how to collaborate with any instrument or genre of choice, recognize various formats of Indian music, and compose and incorporate Indian folk music into any song. Return home able to compose, perform, and synthesize the contrasts and commonalities of world music. This workshop includes an all-campus concert by participants followed by a performance by Khan. Bring a notebook for music notation as well as an instrument. Vocalists welcome. Students can purchase a tabla or sitar from faculty prior to course. Ustad Shafaat Khan, a distinguished classical Indian musician and teacher, has more than 30 years' experience touring and recording worldwide. musicalbeats.net

BRIDGIT DENGEL GASPARD

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 13-15

TRANSFORMING DEPRESSION THROUGH CONNECTION

STEPHEN ILARDI

TRACEY SHORS

RADHA AGRAWAL

SUSAN B. LORD

JILLIAN PRANSKY

DIXON CHIBANDA

Course 4702-129/Tuition $455 ($410 Members)

MARK MATOUSEK

SEPTEMBER 8-13

WRITING TO AWAKEN Memoir as a Path of Transformation Mark Matousek Course 4605-897/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) MI

“When you tell the truth, your story changes. When your story changes, your life is transformed.” —Mark Matousek When memoir is used as a path of self-discovery, it becomes a spiritual and artistic pursuit. Come explore your untold stories and write honestly about your greatest challenges, hidden gifts, secret wounds, and deepest yearnings. Learn the fundamentals of memoir writing and witness the liberating power of truth-telling in a focused, criticism-free atmosphere. Challenge your personal myths, explore your shadow materials (including the gifts you keep off-limits), identify the difference between the situation and the story in memoir, and sharpen your writer’s eye using witness awareness. Learn ways to confront your fears of the blank page and establish an ongoing writing practice that works for you. You also get one-on-one time with Mark Matousek, who will assist with individual projects and offer feedback that spurs deeper exploration. All sharing is conﬁdential and optional. No previous writing experience is required. Mark Matousek, MA, is author of The Boy He Left Behind and other books, past editor at O, The Oprah Magazine, and a founding member of V-Men. markmatousek.com

Are you feeling hurt, isolated, or overcome with despair? You are not alone. Current research shows that one in three Americans suffer from an episode of depression during their lifespan. However, there is hope. Lead by some of the world’s most innovative researchers and healers on the topic, this workshop helps empower you to: • • • • •

Train your brain through meditation and aerobic exercises that research shows can decrease symptoms of depression Experience deep listening and breathing techniques to reconnect with your authentic self and acknowledge and release unpleasant emotions Practice anti-rumination strategies to end the spiral of negative thinking Learn about therapeutic lifestyle changes to increase sunlight exposure that positively transforms signaling in the brain Discover the power of Omega-3 fatty acids to decrease depressive symptoms and improve mood

Throughout the weekend, you engage personal community-building strategies to create purpose and belonging, and overcome isolation. You begin to embrace the healing power of gratitude and creative expression. This workshop does not replace necessary therapy or medical treatment, but it does offer powerful lifestyle change opportunities. Teachers are subject to change. FEATURING

Stephen Ilardi, PhD, is a professor of psychology, clinical neuroscientist, and cocreator of the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) program for treatment of depression. tlc.ku.edu Radha Agrawal is cofounder, chief executive officer, and chief community architect of Daybreaker, an early morning dance and wellness movement. daybreaker.com Jillian Pransky is author of Deep Listening and creator of the Calm Body, Clear Mind DVD and Relax More CD. jillianpransky.com

SEPTEMBER 13-15

WAY OF THE HAPPY FASCIA Self-Care & Pain Relief With Self-Myofascial Release Ariele Foster Course 4702-193/Tuition $390 ($350 Members)

Get comfortable in your skin, prevent injury, and lessen everyday aches and pains with healthy fascia— the interconnected web of tissues that wrap around muscles, bones, and organs. Join Ariele Foster, physical therapist and yoga teacher, for an all-level workshop of self-myofascial release and playful movement. Self-myofascial release is a safe and extremely effective hands-on technique that applies gentle, sustained pressure into myofascial tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion. Through lecture, discussion, and simple tools, uncover the science of fascia and apply the latest research to reprogram intelligent movements. Practice twice daily myofascial release and mindful movement exercises. Integrate myofascial release techniques into the physical expression of yoga

Tracey Shors, PhD, is a distinguished professor in the department of psychology and Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers University. Susan B. Lord, MD is director of the Center for Peace through Culture and is on the faculty of the American Meditation Institute. centerforpeacethroughculture.org Dixon Chibanda, PhD, is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Zimbabwe Clinical Research Centre and director of the African Mental Health Research Initiative.

and other movement modalities for pain-free living. Return home with more lightness, freedom, and a sense of renewal in your body. This practice is a self-care skill that beneﬁts and enhances the rest of your life, deeply complementing yoga, Pilates, dance, tai chi, and more. This workshop is especially perfect for movement teachers and experienced students who want to incorporate full body joint and tissue health. $75 materials fee; include when you register. Participants need to be able to get on and off the ﬂoor independently.

ARIELE FOSTER

Ariele Foster, PT, DPT, E-RYT 500, is a doctor of physical therapy and a yoga teacher. yogaanatomyacademy.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 13-15

BEYOND LIFE SEPTEMBER 13-15

INSIGHT MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS Developing a Calm & Clear Mind Matthew Daniell Course 4702-878/Tuition $365/290/215 ($330 Members)

NEIL KRAMER

SEPTEMBER 13-15

FIRE OF LIFE Neil Kramer

Course 4702-947/Tuition $390 ($350 Members) SS, MI

Join British philosopher Neil Kramer for an inspirational weekend of esoteric discovery, spiritual contemplation, and rejuvenating fellowship. Inquire deeply into the empowering principles of the supernal path, embrace the mysteries of inner and outer transmutation, bring the hidden wisdom of the ancient sages to life, and explore the beautiful adventure of the divine human. Kramer shares real-world spiritual teachings that cultivate lasting equilibrium and deeper realization, helping to enrich every area of our lives. In times of dramatic social and global change, he offers a powerful living philosophy to clarify our spiritual nature and further invigorate the majestic journey of the human soul. Throughout the weekend, you participate in illustrated talks, question-and-answer sessions, opportunities for inner reﬂection, and occasions to share your journey among likeminded friends. You experience deep inquiry, inner strength, and quality fellowship. Neil Kramer, author of The Unfoldment, is renowned for his broad experiential knowledge, which he uses to formulate his practice. neilkramer.com

Insight Meditation, also known as Vipassana Meditation, is a simple technique that originated in the Buddha’s teachings more than 2,500 years ago. Its practice teaches us in a gentle, consistent way to calm and steady our mind by grounding our attention in the present moment. When our mind is calm, it is ﬁt to look into itself and all of life with more openness and clarity. This clarity leads to insight, which frees us from our own reactive patterns. Through discussion and periods of silent meditation, we learn sitting and walking meditation methods, how to pay attention to our breath and body, and how the power of present moment awareness can touch and transform our hearts and minds. Emphasis is placed on letting the lessons we learn support the quality of our awareness in all that we do while at Omega and beyond. This retreat is paced to support beginners; it is appropriate for anyone interested in Insight Meditation, including helping professionals who want to learn skills to use with their clients. Matthew Daniell is founder and guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Center of Newburyport, Massachusetts. imcnewburyport.org

The Science of Conciousness & the Afterlife Course 4702-191/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) MI

Does consciousness have the capacity to survive the death of the brain and body? Explore the research and scientiﬁc evidence that says it does in this workshop with leading experts in the ﬁeld, Julie Beischel, Mark Boccuzzi, Leslie Kean, and Laura Lynne Jackson.

JULIE BEISCHEL

MARK BOCCUZZI

LESLIE KEAN

LAURA LYNNE JACKSON

See how the effects of consciousness are detected on electronic equipment, on other people, and on the acquisition of psychic information. Then examine lab reports and scientific studies of people’s past life memories, near-death experiences, end-of-life experiences, and communications with the deceased. Learn four methods for communicating with the deceased, including dream experiences and using the Meaningful Messages card deck. You also gain tips for making the most of a psychic reading and techniques for improving your own psychic reading skills. Return home with a deeper understanding of the infinite nature of consciousness and specific methods that may allow for continued relationships with your deceased loved ones. Teachers are subject to change. Julie Beischel, PhD, is cofounder and director of research at Windbridge Research Center. windbridgeinstitute.com Mark Boccuzzi is a research scientist, innovator, and cofounder of Windbridge Institute. windbridgeinstitute.com Leslie Kean is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of Surviving Death. survivingdeathkean.com Laura Lynne Jackson is an international speaker, teacher, author, and psychic medium. lauralynnejackson.com SEPTEMBER 13-15

BE THE LIGHT THAT YOU ARE Making Peace in a Chaotic World Debra Landwehr Engle Course 4702-798/Tuition $350 ($315 Members)

Most of us feel that we live in a time of chaos and anger rather than decency and DEBRA LANDWEHR ENGLE kindness. But this can also be a time of growth, prompting each of us to rise to a higher level of understanding. Based on 10 principles inspired by A Course in Miracles and other spiritual teachings, this workshop is a guide to improving everyday life, ﬁlled with practical examples of what to say and do in challenging situations. Together we explore how to foster self-love, meet others without judgment, detach from unhealthy relationships, practice true forgiveness, put our spiritual practice into action, and more. Through discussion, journaling, guided visualizations, and time in nature, we explore the 10 principles and how they can help us—and those around us—move from fear to true peace of mind.

MATTHEW DANIELL

Debra Landwehr Engle, author of Be the Light That You Are, has been a student of A Course in Miracles for three decades. debraengle.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

SEPTEMBER 13-15

TRUE STORYTELLING WITH TMI PROJECT

September

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER

New Perspective for Leadership Hayley Downs and Dara Lurie HAYLEY DOWNS

Guided by TMI Project workshop leaders Hayley Downs and Dara Lurie, we explore signiﬁcant experiences in a new light. By writing about them boldly as compelling personal monologues, we take back our power and clear space for more impactful leadership.

ERICA MATHER, LESLIE PEARLMAN, AND DENISE HOPKINS

SEPTEMBER 13-15

FORREST YOGA FORMULA FOR CHANGE

ACUDRAGON WELLNESS FOR HEALTHY LIVING

Course 4702-137/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) CE

Forrest Yoga Formula for Change provides clear and effective tools for embracing change in your life— such as working through the end of a relationship or contemplating a new job. Created by Ana Forrest, Forrest Yoga uses deep breathing and vigorous sequencing to connect feelings to the body, engage the core, and build strength. It’s designed to help you build a deeper connection to gut instinct, to reset rather than run away, and to open the heart with courage and grace.

William J. Kaplanidis Course 4702-145/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

The Acudragon® Wellness System is a fusion of Eastern and Western approaches based on universal principles. Some of the tools and methods include acupressure, acuformulas, aromatherapy, tai chi (both philosophy and martial art), qigong, therapeutic exercises, psychology, guided visualization, and meditation.

DARA LURIE

In a safe space for women, we use writing prompts and exercises to help us write from our whole selves—including the TMI (Too Much Information) parts that are usually left out because of pain or embarrassment.

Through sharing stories and feedback, we: • • • •

Release stigma to feel unburdened and empowered by our stories Gain conﬁdence writing a true story without concern for grammar or punctuation Strengthen our ability to be effectively heard and practice speaking in front of others Learn to elicit listener identiﬁcation and understanding, and inspire social change

Hayley Downs is a storyteller across mediums, including writing, ﬁlmmaking, and creating art installations. tmiproject.org Dara Lurie is an author and book coach who is passionate about helping people create transformational writing. tmiproject.org

SEPTEMBER 13-15

HOLISTIC ENERGY MAGIC Create a Magical Life Tess Whitehurst Course 4702-729/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

Are you ready to lead a charmed life? Tap into your innate, natural ability to create positive change and manifest success in every area of your life. Interweaving ancient and modern spiritual techniques, you learn to transform personal challenges into beautiful opportunities for growth, expansion, and new understanding. Discover tool-free magic techniques and insights into the foundations of personal power, TESS WHITEHURST including intention, visualization, symbolic action, grateful expectation, and deep alignment. You learn how to: • • • • •

Cultivate a relationship with the ﬁve elements Develop your invisible magical toolbox Create an energetic palette of color, light, crystals, ﬂowers, and sounds Develop working relationships with angels, ancestors, animals, and other allies Interpret symbols and dreams for a deeper alignment with “All That Is”

You also build a repertoire of effective charms and invocations for protection, serenity, love, and prosperity, while attuning your life to the frequency of your most authentic desires. Tess Whitehurst has written eight books about magical and spiritual living, including Holistic Energy Magic. tesswhitehurst.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Join this comprehensive course with William J. Kaplanidis to explore the connection between the mind and body and how Guided by experienced Forrest emotional wounds manifest Yoga instructors, you learn the physically and inhibit your ability 4-step transformational process to reach your full potential. Deepen of Formula for Change through your awareness of the bodya blend of asana practice and mind-spirit pranayama exercises, Native connection and American ceremony, chanting, learn practical meditation, and journal writing. East-West You learn to: methods to • Notice when you are nourish, heal, repeating unwanted behavior and transform • Pause and stop yourself to negative behavior better health • Give yourself positive and inner reinforcement for peace. Find catching the behavior the insight • Move forward with and courage different actions to transform WILLIAM J. KAPLANIDIS your life and Forrest Yoga Formula for Change move towards true freedom and helps you discover what needs to happiness. change in your life and how to bring that change to fruition. Return home with practical tools that can help you prevent illness Denise Hopkins, a Forrest Yoga and disease, balance negative teacher for more than a decade, emotions and thoughts, overcome has a knack for reading the energy life’s challenges, and advance you of students. denisehopkinsyoga.com on your spiritual path. Erica Mather is a Forrest Yoga William J. Kaplanidis, LAc, Guardian and teaches in New York MS, MA, is a nationwide master City. ericamather.com instructor and healer as well as Leslie Pearlman is a certiﬁed the founder of The Acudragon Forrest Yoga teacher with decades Wellness System. acudragonnyc.com of experience. goodgroundyoga.com

Course 4702-146/Tuition $380/305/230 ($340 Members) MI, LE

WEEKEND WORKSHOP Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 13-15

DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOPS A Lab for Teachers, Writers & Workshop Producers Michael Craft Course 4702-995/Tuition $300 ($270 Members) MI

Omega Institute opened in 1977 in rented facilities, with only a 2-week season and two dozen programs. Since then, Omega has grown exponentially to become one of the nation’s largest and most influential nonprofit holistic learning centers. In this workshop, Omega program strategist Michael Craft shares insights on the art of planning, marketing, producing, and evaluating successful workshops. It is a forum for teachers and others involved in developing workshops to explore their longterm goals, methods, and resources. Through lecture, discussion, and writing exercises, we follow the development of a workshop idea from initial inspiration to implementation. We learn how to identify our own niche, discover and reach the right market, and work with outside vendors and media. We also explore how to best utilize the publishing industry, websites, mailing lists, course copy, professional contracts, and production standards to successfully promote workshops. Special emphasis is on cultivating the core qualities of a successful workshop, and on writing course copy that both inspires and sells. We also discuss how to interest established venues in our work and how to evaluate our workshops strategically. The final session features an experiential “pitch slam.” Michael Craft, Omega’s business and program development strategist, is an experienced trend tracker, copywriter, author, and leader of tai chi and meditation workshops. MICHAEL CRAFT

ECKHART TOLLE

KIM ENG

SEPTEMBER 15-20

A 5-DAY RETREAT WITH ECKHART TOLLE & KIM ENG Course 4805-728/Tuition $1,347 ($1,247 Members) SS, MI, LE

At the core of Eckhart Tolle’s teachings, which have helped countless people around the world find greater fulfillment, is the transformation of human consciousness through presence. Whether you call it enlightenment, salvation, liberation, or awakening, this transformation to a life filled with the joy of being is the next step in human evolution. During multiple teaching sessions, Eckhart guides you to access the formless dimension within yourself, where you find a deeper state of awareness and consciousness. Multiple question-and-answer sessions with Eckhart and Kim Eng translate the teachings into practical, real-life applications. Kim also leads Presence Through Movement sessions—which include meditative movements inspired by Yin Yoga and qigong—to help you access your life energy. There is time for personal reflection on Omega’s campus, where the natural environment and quiet pace allow for extraordinary experiences to unfold. This retreat begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Eckhart Tolle, author of the #1 New York Times best seller The Power of Now, is widely recognized as one of the most original and inspiring spiritual teachers today. eckharttolle.com Kim Eng is a spiritual teacher and creator of Presence through Movement, a modality that incorporates and complements Eckhart’s teachings. eckharttolle.com

SEPTEMBER 20-22

GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT A Spiritual Path for Couples

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt Course 4902-707/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) per person

See workshop description on page 33. HELEN LAKELLY HUNT AND HARVILLE HENDRIX

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

September

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 20-22

CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION Course 4902-190/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, CE

MIRABAI BUSH

TIM OLMSTED

SEPTEMBER 20-22

TRANSFORMING THE HEART & MIND The Bodhisattva’s Path of the Six Perfections

RHONDA V. MAGEE

Tim Olmsted Course 4902-773/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) SS

In a world that appears to be growing increasingly harsh and threatening by the day, we are called to discover the very best in ourselves and to nurture the wisdom and compassion needed to stay clear and connected to the world around us. This aspiration is fully expressed in the ideal of the bodhisattva, one who is committed to care for the world in any way possible. This weekend, we learn how to express this compassionate intention through training in the six paramitas, or perfections— the six transcendent practices through which we discover our own awakened nature and the ability to profoundly beneﬁt others.

Educators and administrators in higher education are invited to learn about contemplative practices in higher education, how to bring them into their own schools and classrooms, and how these practices can improve their own life.

steamboatbuddhistcenter.org

SEPTEMBER 20-22

RADICAL REMISSION 9 Healing Factors to Change Your Life Tracy White and Kathryn Doherty Course 4902-869/Tuition $350/275/200 ($315 Members) SS

Thousands of people have overcome cancer against tremendous odds, but their stories are too often kept quiet. The Radical Remission Project is a community of patients, friends, families, health professionals, and survivors who share stories about healing against all odds. In this workshop with Radical Remission teachers Tracy White and Kathryn Doherty, you explore the nine healing factors that survivors have been found to share in common. You learn to: • • •

Mirabai Bush is cofounder, former executive director, and a senior fellow of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. mirabaibush.com

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Rhonda V. Magee, JD, is professor of law at the University of San Francisco where she teaches contemplative law practice.

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Vijay Kanagala, PhD, is an assistant professor of higher education and student affairs administration at the University of Vermont. SEPTEMBER 20-22

BREATHWORK HEALING David Elliott Course 4902-983/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI

DAVID ELLIOTT

If you have been feeling stuck, numbed out in life, or negatively affected by the uncertainty of events in the world, then breathwork practices can offer you opportunities to open your heart and move energy that traps or no longer serves you.

This weekend we focus on physical and emotional healing, as well as heightened intention to access deeper parts of our intuition and awareness by using the breathwork meditation practice that healer David Elliott has been sharing and teaching for 25 years. Explore the power of self-love and learn how to exchange this energy with others to create successful loving relationships, experience openings with creative expression, and participate in active healing practices of gratitude. You return home with effective tools that complement your existing practices and help you deepen your connection to your energy, intuition, the elements, and Mother Earth.

KATHRYN DOHERTY

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Take charge of your healing Strengthen your immune system by radically changing your diet Choose supplements that are right for your body Identify your strongest reasons for living Access and strengthen your intuition Release suppressed emotions held in your body Increase positive emotions in your day-to-day life Accept love and support from others Develop a daily spiritual practice

Leave with 1-, 6-, and 12-month action plans to implement right away. Those who wish to prevent or overcome cancer or another health challenge, and those who support friends or family with a health challenge, are welcome. Health-care professionals learn valuable tools they can use with their patients. Scholarships are available. See eOmega.org/scholarships. Tracy White is a certiﬁed Radical Remission instructor, motivational speaker, cancer coach, and writer. radicalremission.com

David Elliott has had a successful healing practice in Los Angeles for the past 20 years and trains healers from around the world.

Kathryn Doherty is a certiﬁed Radical Remission instructor, coach, speaker and breast cancer survivor.

www.davidelliott.com

radicalremission.com

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Tim Olmsted, founder and president of the Pema Chödrön Foundation, is a senior instructor with Tergar International. He has been Pema Chödrön’s assistant teacher for her Omega programs since 2007.

As a result, schools report that students are showing an increased sense of personal and professional integration, as well as improvements in cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal skills. In the digital, wired world of today’s teenagers and 20-somethings, this is a remarkable feat.

Through presentations, demonstrations, and question-and-answer sessions, three leading experts in the ﬁeld introduce contemplative practices, review the related neuroscience VIJAY KANAGALA research on meditation and learning, give examples of successful courses, and engage us in thinking about the role of contemplation in our own work.

Through meditation practice combined with teachings and discussions, we’ll learn how to maintain a steady and open heart in turbulent times. Anyone committed to transforming their heart and mind—experienced practitioners and those new to the path—as well as those who work in helping professions are welcome.

Under the leadership of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, colleges and universities nationwide have integrated contemplative practices into a variety of their courses—from literature to physics to architecture. These practices include yoga, contemplative reading and writing, mindful listening, and other practices that cultivate compassion and mindfulness.

TRACY WHITE

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 20-22

VIRTUES OF THE CRYPTO REVOLUTION

How Blockchains Can Transform the World Course 4902-187/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS, MI

Bitcoin. Blockchain. Altcoin. Tokens. They’re all part of the crypto revolution. Cryptocurrency has gone from being obscure to mocked to revered by many. It has been lauded as a solution to all of the world’s problems and also dismissed as nothing but a gloriﬁed excel spreadsheet or even an elaborate scam. But none of that answers the underlying question: What is blockchain technology and why are people getting so excited about it?

MELTEM DEMIRORS

From early adopters to those who are just now getting curious, what unites many in turning to blockchain technology are growing concerns over the power that global corporations wield, increasing infringements on freedoms and privacy, political instability, and inequality. Blockchain technology could impact every facet of our lives and offers solutions for many of these growing issues that are a result of the existing power structures in our world, from money to software to governments. Join some of the leading thinkers in the blockchain space for a deep dive into the virtues of crypto assets and blockchain technology to learn how they can transform society and beneﬁt us all.

JALAK JOBANPUTRA

Meltem Demirors is chief strategy officer of CoinShares, a digital asset manager, and invests in and advises crypto and tech startups via her own ﬁrm, Shiny Pony Ventures. coinshares.co.uk Jalak Jobanputra is founding partner of Future\Perfect Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund in NYC focused on cutting edge technology. Born in Nairobi, she has been a venture capitalist since 1999. futureperfectventures.com

Laura Shin is a crypto journalist and hosts the crypto podcasts Unchained and Unconﬁrmed. Formerly a senior editor at Forbes, she was the ﬁrst mainstream journalist to cover crypto full-time. unchainedpodcast.com

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 20-22

LIBERATE YOUR BODY & STRETCH YOUR MIND

SOARING WITH THE JAGUAR Shapeshifting With Plants Into a Better World John Perkins and Laura Weiland Nature teaches us to alter reality by changing our perceptions of the impossible. A tiny seed breaks through cement. You commit to a new path, shattering the “cement” that has kept you from achieving your heart’s desire. When John Perkins’ life was saved and forever changed by shamans and plants in the Amazon, he learned to “soar with the jaguar,” to face fears and negative thoughts and convert them to positive actions. This weekend, learn to use shamanic journeys, shapeshifting techniques, and ceremonies to confront your “jaguar” and harness its powers. Surrounded by the plants of the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL), you connect with sacred plants and the elements, convert negative thoughts and emotions into positive actions, and learn about integrating heart-based wisdom with science. You also explore the Project Drawdown blueprint to reverse global warming and build perception bridges that transport you from old to new realities. Perkins is joined for the weekend by OCSL director Laura Weiland, who shares her work and lifelong process of stepping outside limiting beliefs. John Perkins, founder of Dream Change and the Pachamama Alliance, is a best-selling author on economics, shamanism, and transformation. johnperkins.org

LAURA WEILAND

Katchie Ananda Course 4902-745/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) CE

Course 4902-103/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) SS

JOHN PERKINS

LAURA SHIN

Laura Weiland is the creator of Omega’s Ecological Literacy Immersion Program and leads Omega’s solutionsbased climate education initiative. eOmega.org/ocsl

By remembering our true nature and the things that matter most deeply to us, we can make a tremendous difference in the world. In this weekend workshop with international yoga and dharma teacher Katchie Ananda, we explore our own personal edge of transformation. Using KATCHIE ANANDA yoga, dharma teachings, and transformational practices, we move toward healing our connection to our own body and our planet. We aim to live with an unshakable inner freedom, a sense of pure joy, and a deep and abiding compassion. Throughout the week we learn Ananda’s own blend of yoga practices, accumulated over 30 years, which draw on Anusara Yoga, vinyasa yoga, hatha yoga (including asana, pranayama, and meditation), and somatic movement. Through skillful means, Ananda shares dharma teachings based on Buddhist Psychology as we tap into the subconscious mind to connect with the sacred mystery of life. You return home with a renewed sense of connection and lovingkindness. Katchie Ananda, E-RYT 500, is cofounder and director of Yoga Sangha in San Francisco, California. She has been a full-time yoga teacher since 1991. katchieananda.com

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SEPTEMBER 20-22

JOURNEY TOWARD WHOLENESS

THE FOREVER LETTER

A Courage & Renewal Retreat

The Practice of Forming Emotional & Spiritual Connections

Valerie Brown and Chris Grygo

Elana Zaiman

Course 4902-902/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) LE

Course 4902-756/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) MI

Based on the work of activist and writer Parker J. Palmer, this Courage & Renewal® retreat explores issues of transition and vocation, relationships and aging, passion and purpose, and more. Through reﬂection and connection, we examine ways we can live in alignment with our deepest values and develop the courage to act with integrity and authenticity.

We all want to better understand ourselves, make ourselves known to the people we care about most, deepen and uplift our relationships, and heal what may be broken between us. We can do all this by writing forever letters.

In a safe and conﬁdential environment, we share periods of quiet self-reﬂection and group discussions, as well as laughter and lightness. Guided by the belief that everyone has an inner teacher and an inner source of truth, we engage CHRIS GRYGO in contemplative practices to support personal and societal transformation. We use seasonal themes and metaphors to explore poetry, prose, music, gentle movement, videos, journaling, stories from wisdom traditions, mindfulness meditation practices, and the natural beauty of Omega’s campus. Clearness Committees, a Quaker process of discernment, is the capstone of the retreat.

September

VALERIE BROWN

SEPTEMBER 20-22

Forever letters share our wisdom and personal stories, express our love and gratitude, ELANA ZAIMAN accept responsibility for misunderstandings and hurts, ask for forgiveness, and forgive. Writing forever letters is a transformational experience, taking us to our ultimate truth, our authentic self. This weekend, we practice being present in the current moment, discuss how to speak and write to be heard, and generate insights and words that matter through writing exercises. We also reﬂect on ourselves, the people we love, and our shared relationships, and we begin to write a forever letter. Bring a notebook or laptop and three photographs from different periods in your life of people you are considering writing a forever letter. Elana Zaiman is the ﬁrst woman rabbi from a family spanning six generations of rabbis and author of The Forever Letter. elanazaiman.com

Valerie Brown, a Courage & Renewal facilitator, is chief learning officer of Lead Smart Coaching. leadsmartcoaching.com Chris Grygo is a leadership and organizational development practitioner, Gestalt-trained coach, and Courage & Renewal facilitator.

OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 22-27

VETERANS YOGA RETREAT FOR WOMEN

SEPTEMBER 20-22

Practices for Health & Well-Being

MANIFEST YOUR DREAMS WITH COLOR

Annie Okerlin With Susan Alden

Harness the Power of Your Aura Dougall Fraser Course 4902-127/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) SS, MI

Course 5005-198/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) LE ANNIE OKERLIN

Have you ever been struck by the vibrancy, depth, and saturation of a single hue in a ﬂower or painting? Do you have a lifelong favorite color? A full spectrum of color surrounds each of us on a daily basis, but not many of us realize that every single color can affect us in a totally unique and powerful way.

In this yoga retreat for women veterans, we gather as a community to gain skills that develop resilience and nourish, strengthen, and heal the body and mind. Guided by Annie Okerlin and U.S. Army veteran Susan Alden, we practice yoga while learning to accommodate unique physical limitations and ailments—including chronic pain and amputations. We experience daily guided meditations in iRest (Integrative Restoration), a technique endorsed by the U.S. Army Surgeon General and offered at military hospitals nationwide.

Based on the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra, iRest promotes deep relaxation and acceptance of everything as it is. It helps the nervous system return to a balanced state of well-being, which helps to heal unresolved trauma, as well as physical and emotional wounds.

Return home equipped with a spiritual palette of shades and tones to manifest your innate magnetic abundance.

We leave with skills that continue to serve us in life, helping us to restore life balance and reintegrate after the challenging experiences of military service.

This workshop is open to anyone drawn to color, including writers, designers, actors, marketing professionals, and more.

Application is required; apply early, as spots ﬁll quickly. Scholarships are available to cover all but $75 of the total cost; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

Dougall Fraser, author of Your Life In Color, is an intuitive and teacher who sees and interprets aura color ﬁelds. dougallfraser.com

DOUGALL FRASER

SUSAN ALDEN

Annie Okerlin, RYT, is founder and director of the therapeutic yoga program Exalted Warrior Foundation and has worked extensively with wounded warriors at Walter Reed. exaltedwarrior.com Lieutenant (fmr) Susan Alden, RYT, is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and executive director of Warriors at Ease. warriorsatease.org

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Learn to harness the secret power of color energy in an experiential and celebratory weekend with renowned color intuitive Dougall Fraser. Journey through a variety of empowering exercises to awaken the language of color in daily life. Learn how to infuse color with intention through candid anecdotes and ﬁrsthand practice. Experience revitalizing meditations, partner work, and group dialogues that are geared towards awakening your speciﬁc color energy.

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 22-27

COMING TO OUR SENSES

Healing Ourselves & the World Through Mindfulness

SEPTEMBER 22-27

Jon Kabat-Zinn

ANCIENT AYURVEDA & MODERN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY Cultivate Resilience to Navigate Life’s Challenges Melanie Phillips Course 5005-135/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) MI

It may not feel like we choose what happens to us, but we do get to choose what we do with our pain and adversity. Join Ayurvedic consultant and author Melanie Phillips for an in-depth exploration using ancient Ayurvedic medicine coupled with modern neuroscience to develop a strong foundation of resilience for body, mind, and spirit. This transformational immersion offers you powerful healings tools, including daily yoga for regulating the nervous system, guided meditations to develop new neuropathways, insights into patterns of being that are keeping you sick, stuck, or suffering, and easy-tofollow processes for releasing subconscious beliefs that are preventing you from living the most vibrant, expansive, and joy-ﬁlled life possible.

Understand your unique Ayurvedic constitution and which foods and lifestyle practices are best for your body-mind type. Return home with a self-care program and the knowledge that whatever you’re suffering over isn’t as important as what it opens within you and who it challenges you to become. Melanie Phillips E-RYT, CAS, is a certiﬁed Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and author of Living After Loss: A Soulful Guide to Freedom. MELANIE PHILLIPS

Course 5005-889/Tuition $555 ($500 Members) SS, MI, LE

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) emphasizes that the ultimate meditation practice is life itself and how we are in relationship to it moment by moment. In this 5-day retreat led by Jon Kabat-Zinn—internationally known for his work in bringing mindfulness practices into the mainstream of medicine and society more broadly—we engage in a range of practices to cultivate greater mindfulness and heartfulness. The retreat is based on the forms of JON KABAT-ZINN practice that underlie MBSR, an approach that Kabat-Zinn and his colleagues worldwide have been engaged in and researching for 39 years. During the program, we engage in periods of formal meditation practice interspersed with group dialogue and informal talks by Kabat-Zinn. We explore the possibility of growing more deeply into ourselves in ways that can allow us to live our lives as if it really mattered, in the only moment we ever have—this one—to understand more profoundly how we ﬁt into and belong in the larger world of our society, the body politic, and the planet, as well as within our own skin. We use the gateways of the senses to wake up to and increasingly inhabit the domain of awareness itself, along with its manifestations in silence and stillness, in motion and language, in compassion and kindness, in conversation and inquiry, and in acting skillfully in the world. We also explore mindfulness practice from our moment-to-moment lived experiences in community during the time we are together, and from the perspectives of social justice, implicit bias, racism, public health, and ethical action. Professionals and laypeople are welcome, as are newcomers and longtime practitioners of mindfulness. This workshop begins on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and has extended hours, including early morning meditations and evening sessions. Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD. See biographical information on page 12. SEPTEMBER 22-27

SEPTEMBER 22-27

INTUITIVE IMAGES

LIGHT WARRIOR TRAINING

Express Yourself With Paint, Drawing & Collage Jane Davies Course 5005-751/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS, MI, LE

Discover new tools and JANE DAVIES techniques that get you out of a rut and into a more spontaneous way of working. Connect directly to your intuition and express yourself with paint, drawing, and collage. While we focus on painting elements (shape, line, color, etc.), we also walk the line between representation and abstraction, allowing images to emerge. We paint to music, paint without brushes, draw with crayons, play painting games, make collaborative collages, make our own collage papers, create spontaneous mono prints, and more. Along the way, we discover how to forge our own personal artistic path, with guidance. All techniques are accessible, so those with less experience can jump right in. Experienced painters will ﬁnd this a refreshing way to re-energize their art practice. If you have never painted before, this is a great way to start your painting practice and gain the skills and conﬁdence you need to take painting to the next level. Jane Davies is a full-time artist working in collage, paint, and encaustics. She is author of four books on collage, mixed media, and ceramics. janedaviesstudios.com

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Karen Kan Course 5005-102/Tuition $480 ($430 Members)

Are you a sensitive soul, also known as a light worker? Sensitive souls have an incredible gift KAREN KAN and are here to help the world ascend from darkness to light. Unfortunately, many sensitive souls suffer from overwhelm, anxiety, depression, and even autoimmune illnesses because they don’t know how to manage their sensitivity. In this training, you learn how to discern energies that are “not yours” and release them so you can feel clearer, set healthier boundaries so you can feel more peaceful and grounded, and activate your manifesting potential so you can consciously create the future you desire. Discover ways to go from feeling overwhelmed, oversensitive, and overstimulated to calm, conﬁdent, and connected. You return home with new skills to harness your sensitivity as a superpower so you can express your soul’s mission and experience more peace and joy in your life. Karen Kan, MD, is a doctor of Light Medicine, founder of the Academy of Spiritual Medicine, and best-selling author of Guide to Healing Chronic Pain. karenkan.com

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OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

VISIONSEEKER 5

SEPTEMBER 22-27

Advanced Shamanic Explorations Into Self & Reality

DAVID SALTMAN

SEPTEMBER 22-27

THERAPEUTIC TAI CHI & QIGONG An Intensive Training for Health Professionals David Saltman Course 5005-910/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) MI, LE

This hands-on training covers the application of traditional tai chi and qigong for health and healing. We explore the relationship between speciﬁc movements and the body organs and systems. Special focus is given to clinical needs of hospital patients and health-care clients, including cardiac rehab, stroke rehab, subacute clinical recovery, post-operative issues, physical therapy, occupational therapy, gait and balance training, and sleep disorders. We learn highly effective exercises for those in wheelchairs or bed-ridden. We also learn how to do a 1-minute workout, a 2-minute workout, a 5-minute workout, a workout while driving a car, and a workout in conﬁned spaces. We train in traditional qigong each morning and traditional tai chi chuan in the afternoons. We also practice Tai Chi Ruler, a rare healing form that is not being taught anywhere else on the East Coast. We return home with tools for clinical practice and improved health.

LIBERATION PRISON YOGA ANNEKE LUCAS

Trauma-Conscious Yoga for Justice-Involved Populations

Hank Wesselman

Course 5005-990/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS, MI

Course 5005-849/Tuition $500 ($450 Members) SS, MI

Various traumatized populations can be found in prisons and jails, and incarceration is itself a traumatic experience. How do we offer a safe space within an inherently unsafe environment? How do we set boundaries and reach people who’ve been shut down by trauma and mental illness?

This Visionseeker gathering with anthropologist Hank Wesselman is open to visionaries familiar with the shamanic journeywork method and those in touch with their helping spirits and their spirit teachers. An Advanced Shamanic Explorations Into Self & Reality includes bringing our three souls into right relationship, exploring the spiritual nature of our foundations and our boundaries, investigating our birthrights and birth responsibilities, the ancestral grand plan, shapeshifting and merging, the experiencing of time travel, and discovering more about our inner chief. We also share a shamanic healing ceremony toward the week’s end. This workshop is appropriate for all shamanists, and is especially helpful for those familiar with the shamanic journeywork method and who have a good working relationship with their spirit helper and spirit teachers. You are encouraged to bring hand drums, rattles, a notebook, and a small object for the central altar. Hank Wesselman, PhD, is an anthropologist and the author of nine books on shamanism, including his Spiritwalker trilogy and Visionseeker. sharedwisdom.com

KIMBERLEIGH WEISS-LEWIT

BRE SCULLARK

Learn effective yogic tools to work with traumaaffected and justice-involved populations. Using discussion, trauma-informed yoga practices, and mindfulness exercises in the Liberation Prison Yoga method, we focus on non-judgmental acceptance rather than on accountability and changing behavior. We also explore race and privilege, social conscience and the importance of safety, how trauma affects the brain, daily empowerment practices, how to set up your own prison program, and more.

No teaching certiﬁcation is required to take this workshop, but having an active yoga/meditation practice is helpful. This course begins Monday at 9:30 a.m. This training is a preliminary step to be recognized as a Liberation Prison Yoga teacher and prepares you to start a program and/or teach in a correctional facility. Anneke Lucas, E-RYT 500, is an author, speaker, advocate for child sex trafficking victims, and founder and executive driector of Liberation Prison Yoga. annekelucas.com Kimberleigh Weiss-Lewit, E-RYT 200/RYT 500, a certiﬁed prenatal yoga teacher and birth doula, is program director of Liberation Prison Yoga. kimberleighweisslewit.com Bre Scullark, a former fashion model, runs the Liberation Prison Yoga program for young women at Rikers Island.

SEPTEMBER 22-27

THE SACRED SECRET OF SILENCE Holistic Liberation Using Emotional Sensitivity Doshin Roshi Nelson Course 5005-935/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

The sacred secret of silence is the key that opens to the vast empty sky of samadhi—the deepest truth of who we are. This is a sacred path of awakening to life and liberation from suffering. Once this gateless gate is opened, we can begin to liberate our minds from confused beliefs, our hearts from emotional knots, and our bodies from twisted traumas. We can begin to liberate ourselves from negative emotions rather than suppress and disown them. We can ﬁnd our true voice, speak our whole truth, and free ourselves from fear and shame. In all mystical traditions, what seekers ﬁnd is the sacred secret of silence. Together, through dharma talks, guided meditations, hands-on experience, group interactions, and question and answer sessions, we learn practical, empowering tools that enable us to take responsibility for coming alive rather than remain stuck as helpless victims. This workshop is appropriate for all levels, beginner to expert to professional.

HANK WESSELMAN

Doshin Roshi Nelson is a Zen master and lineage holder in Rinzai Zen. integralzen.org

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DOSHIN ROSHI NELSON

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No previous experience is necessary. This workshop is suitable for health-care professionals and for all interested in the healing effects of tai chi and qigong. Advanced practitioners and professional tai chi teachers are welcome. David Saltman has been practicing Chinese meditative and martial arts for nearly 40 years, studying with master S.T. Ying in California and master B.P. Chan in New York. davidsaltman.com

September

SEPTEMBER 22-27

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The Omega Women’s Leadership Center Presents

The question is not if women should and can be powerful in all spheres of human activity. We know we should and we know we can. The question is: Will women do power differently? Will we gather our strength to heal, help, and build a better world?

WOMEN & POWER

—Elizabeth Lesser

WEEKEND CONFERENCE Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 7:45 p.m. End Sunday at noon

Speakers and Workshop Leaders Include

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 27-29

WOMEN & POWER Gathering Our Strength Course 5102-881/Tuition $425/350/275 ($380 Members) SS

For almost 20 years, women from around the country and the world have been inspired by Omega’s Women & Power conferences and retreats, all dedicated to the call to “do power differently.” Our conference this year features keynotes, panel conversations, and entertainment popping up throughout the weekend and across the campus—a festival of resilience and rejuvenation. It’s a chance for each of us to gather our strength and take it back home to our families, workplaces, and communities.

Tarana Burke

Roxane Gay

Founder of the “Me Too” movement, senior director of Girls for Gender Equity

Writer, professor, commentator, and author of The New York Times best-selling Bad Feminist and Hunger

Elizabeth Lesser

Ana Oliveira

Natalie Merchant

Cofounder of Omega Institute and the Omega Women’s Leadership Center and New York Times best-selling author

President and CEO of The New York Women’s Foundation, the largest public women’s foundation in the country

Acclaimed singersongwriter over three decades, environmental activist, and a champion of women and girls

If ever there’s a time for women to share ideas and renew our commitment to a better world, it is now. Join us.

Your Women & Power Experience Includes… Keynote talks, panel conversations, and entertainment Breakout workshops that offer a range of options, including leadership skills, stressreduction, community building, and creativity A diverse community where new friendships and collaborations happen naturally Rejuvenation opportunities at the Wellness Center and in daily yoga, meditation, and movement classes Delicious, healthy meals The Omega Campus with gardens, walking paths, lake, bookstore, café, and more...

We thank the following organizations for signiﬁcant support of the OWLC:

H EN RY L . K I M ELMAN FAM I LY FO U N DATIO N

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SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

September 27–29

2019

GATHERING OUR STRENGTH

T. Morgan Dixon & Vanessa Garrison

Nancy Folbre

Kate Manne

Robyn Moreno

Cofounders of GirlTrek, the largest public health nonproﬁt for African-American women and girls; a movement to eliminate barriers to physical activity and improve the walkability of 50 high-need communities across the United States

Professor of economics with an emphasis on unpaid care work and author of The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems

Professor of moral, social, and feminist philosophy at Cornell University and author of Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny

Storyteller, leader, spiritual seeker, and Emmy-nominated TV host who serves as a champion of women and Latinxs everywhere

Batalá New York

Carla Goldstein

Alexia Rees

An artist, cofounder of the Omega Women’s Leadership Center, and visionary supporter dedicated to helping improve the lives of women and girls

Omega Institute’s chief external affairs officer, cofounder of the Omega Women’s Leadership Center, and attorney with 25 years in public interest advocacy

A preeminent teacher and practitioner of Mulan Quan, the only major Tai Chi style developed by a woman master speciﬁcally for women

For information about schedule, scholarships, and additional presenters, see eOmega.org/owlc.

Teachers and presenters are subject to change.

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Part of a global arts project made up of over 30 bands around the world. Batalá brings the joyous music of Bahia, Brazil to Omega to help us gather our strength

Sarah Peter

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5-DAY WORKSHOPS SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 4

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

THE TRUST TECHNIQUE

SEPTEMBER 22-27

BE REAL The Longing for Authenticity

Being With Animals

Nancy Dreyfus

James French and Shelley Slingo

Course 5005-987/Tuition $440 ($395 Members)

NANCY DREYFUS

The realization that we haven’t been true to ourselves is often what initiates a growth process. It galvanizes us to move past what we’ve outgrown and become more vulnerable and assertive.

Why is it sometimes so hard to be real? Nancy Dreyfus, who has a gift for navigating the places where we reﬂexively de-self, invites you to be curious about the ways you sucessfully speak your truth and the circumstances under which you still struggle: telling someone you need to get off the phone, reminding a friend to reimburse you, asking a lover to touch you in a way that is new. It’s not assertion skills you’re missing—but a profound right to be. This dive into realness draws on existential psychology, differentiation theory, and some ineffable sense of feeling real to yourself—you just know it when you feel it. You return home feeling liberated and able to create more space to live life with your inside and outside in alignment. Nancy Dreyfus, PsyD, is creator of the best-selling relationship repair toolkit Talk To Me Like I’m Someone You Love. nancydreyfus.com

SEPTEMBER 22-27

HAKOMI MINDFUL SOMATIC PSYCHOTHERAPY Awakening the Core Self Jaci Hull Course 5005-140/Tuition $520 ($470 Members) MI

The body holds powerful, subtle gateways to hidden core beliefs, wounds, and habitual patterns. When unconscious, this material creates projections, conﬂict, and disharmony JACI HULL in our clients’ inner lives and relationships. But when uncovered consciously and experienced directly, the brain’s neuroplasticity supports real transformation. Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy combines a dynamic approach to mindfulness with body-centered techniques contained within the clinical process of therapy. This creates quick and safe experiential access to the unconscious “blueprints” that guide our clients’ lives—and allows us to reprogram those patterns. Join expert trainer Jaci Hull in a safe, healing community in which you learn and practice Hakomi. Using loving presence, you develop an exquisite, empathic attunement to others while implementing deepening techniques in a therapeutic setting. As you engage the “cooperation of the unconscious” in the client, you move toward recovery and the healing of attachment issues.

Course 5205-142/Tuition $540 ($485 Members) SS, MI, LE

The Trust Technique is based on the theory that deepening the connection between humans and animals can transform the lives of both. It uses mindfulness and SHELLEY SLINGO AND JAMES FRENCH focused presence techniques as a basis for resolving problems for humans and for pets or other animals. Daily practice of the Trust Technique creates a shared peace of mind and reduces anxious over-thinking—one of the main causes for so-called “behavioral problems” in pets and humans. This dynamic approach does not objectify animals, but rather recognises all animals as sentient equals and transcends an unhealthy approach of dominance or control. Humans and other animals work in trusted cooperation, which leads to more truthful communication and manifests in shared well-being. Through talks, demonstrations, and practice sessions (including time spent with rescue dogs, sheep, and horses), we learn the core concepts of the Trust Technique and develop true comfort and conﬁdence with animals. We also develop a daily therapeutic practice we can share with animal companions in our life—including sensitive animals or animals that have lost trust with humans. This workshop offers practical skills for those who care for animals, including veterinarians, animal practitioners and rescuers, and those who live with pets or simply have a love of animals. Upon registration your contact information will be shared with French and Slingo so they can be in touch with you prior to the workshop. James French, the primary teacher and creator/founder of the Trust Technique, is an animal communication healer and Reiki master. trust-technique.com Shelley Slingo, secondary teacher and director of the Trust Technique, is a therapist and animal assisted healer. trust-technique.com

SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 4

YOGA NIDRA RETREAT Rest, Restore & Rewrite Your Life John Vosler Course 5205-936/Tuition $465 ($420 Members) MI, CE

Experience ﬁve days of deep restoration, relaxation, and reﬂection. Using the practice of yoga nidra guided meditation, we begin to restore the body, clear the mind, and shift the habitual patterns that keep us from being calm, clear, and balanced.

JOHN VOSLER

Yoga nidra uses the biological process of sleep to systematically release stored physical, emotional, and mental tensions. Through this restorative process, we can begin to release unconscious programming that keeps us locked in the past. All we have to do is show up, lie down, and let go.

This workshop is suited to those with an established therapeutic practice, professional therapists, coaches, healers, teachers, and those wanting to experience Hakomi.

This week we move our bodies before we take a resting position, clear our minds, and create intentions to live from a new perspective. We allow our emotions to be experienced. Then we take this felt sense of being back into our personal life, family life, work life, and love life.

Hakomi Institute is independently offering continuing education credits; see hakomiinstitute.com/workshopstrainings/ces.

This program uses various lineages of yoga nidra, including iRest and the Integrative Amrit Method.

Jaci Hull, MA, LMFT, is a leading trainer and member of the board of directors at the Hakomi Institute. hakomiinstitute.com

John Vosler, a senior teacher at the Amrit Yoga Institute, leads Yoga Nidra Teacher Certiﬁcation programs and is an Integrative Restoration Institute Certiﬁed iRest Teacher.

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SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 4

INTUITIVE DEVELOPMENT

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT) IN MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE

Digging Deep & Excavating Your Intuition

A 5-Day Professional Training Retreat

Lisa Zimmer

John P. Forsyth and Jamie R. Forsyth

Course 5205-943/Tuition $455 ($410 Members) MI, LE

Course 5205-971/Tuition $875 ($785 Members) MI, CE

CHRISTINA RASMUSSEN

SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 4

LIFE REENTRY AFTER LOSS Christina Rasmussen Course 5205-111/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

Experience the transformative journey of rediscovering life after loss with Christina Rasmussen, author of Second Firsts and Where Did you Go? Take part in daily exercises that support you in stepping out of the “waiting room” of loss and into a new life with self awareness, wisdom, and a feeling of thriving once again. For those who have experienced loss from death, divorce, job, illness, or other lifealtering event, this workshop supports you in entering an evolutionary process of rediscovery. Each day brings new, speciﬁc action steps and insights to create the tools and resources to rebuild and reenter life with new energy and sense of purpose. In experiential sessions and group discussions, you are guided through the process of Life Reentry® and provided with the framework to cope with your loss, redeﬁne your life, and rediscover joy. Christina Rasmussen is an author and grief educator. She founded the Life Reentry Institute to help people reclaim their lives after great loss. christinarasmussen.com

Acceptance and mindfulness-based practices are rapidly making their way into mental health care, medicine, and society. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a newer evidencebased approach that offers empowering solutions to the problem of human suffering.

All mental health professionals, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, are welcome. Familiarity with ACT is not required. Clinical worksheets and other practical tools will be provided. CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. John P. Forsyth, PhD, is an author, speaker, researcher, and trainer in the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). drjohnforsyth.com Jamie R. Forsyth, PhD, bridges various approaches and streams of practice within an ACT point of view. SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 4

THE ART OF BEING HUMAN (LEVEL 2) The Practice of Advanced Authentic Relating Ryel Kestano and Jason Digges Course 5205-155/Tuition $595 ($535 Members) LE

ART International’s Level 2 Advanced Authentic Relating workshop builds on the foundation laid at the Level 1 introductory workshop to take you deeper into authentic human connection. Explore the shadows that underpin human interactions. Use the powerful tools of advanced Authentic Relating to make contact with your patterns, beliefs, stories, and assumptions, and see how they inform you.

an Omega Rest & Rejuvenation Retreat

Our intuition is an innate gift that guides us away from danger and toward fulﬁllment— when we listen to it. By exploring the universal language of intuition, we discover our strengths and create the life we’ve been longing for. In an intimate setting, working with partners and guided by intuitive life coach Lisa Zimmer, we learn easy techniques and develop skills designed to increase our intuitive gifts and bring positive changes into our life. Based on the principles in Zimmer’s book, Digging Deep, we unearth the possiblities of our unlimited realities. Together, we delve into the symbology of numbers, emotional awareness, and how the universe uniquely speaks to each of us. When we understand our own intuitive language, we create a life that ﬂows in sync with our needs and desires, creating more harmony and happiness. We also learn about the different types of intuition and how to do a card reading using a regular deck of cards. Lisa Zimmer, creator of the TV show and podcast Unlimited Realities With Lisa Zimmer, is an O Magazine Ambassador and author of Digging Deep. lisamzimmer.com

With a strong emphasis on slowing down, feeling, and staying connected with your embodied experience, workshop leaders Ryel Kestano and Jason Digges offer proven skills and tools to support profound and lasting transformation in relationship to both self and others. This workshop is rooted in potent teachings and exercises that reveal the limiting underlying structures in yourself and in society that keep you from authentic connection. You return home empowered with a radically deepened sense of self-awareness and integration. Participants are required to have taken an ART Level 1 (see page 32) to be accepted to the Level 2 workshop.

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Ryel Kestano and Jason Digges. See biographical information on page 32.

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LISA ZIMMER

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ENJOY

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JOHN P. FORSYTH

ACT seeks to transform the root sources of human suffering by balancing mindfulness and acceptance processes with commitment and behavior change in the service of living a more vital life. Through lectures, live and video demonstrations, and practical experiential JAMIE R. FORSYTH exercises, we learn skills and strategies to help our clients live well and meaningfully, without ﬁrst having to control or eliminate sources of emotional and psychological pain. We also learn how ACT can be integrated effectively into mental health practice.

RYEL KESTANO

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OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

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SEPTEMBER 13-15

DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOPS A Lab for Teachers, Writers & Workshop Producers Michael Craft Course 4702-995/Tuition $300 ($270 Members) MI

ECKHART TOLLE

KIM ENG

SEPTEMBER 15-20

A 5-DAY RETREAT WITH ECKHART TOLLE & KIM ENG Course 4805-728/Tuition $1,347 ($1,247 Members) SS, MI, LE

SEPTEMBER 20-22

GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT A Spiritual Path for Couples

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt Course 4902-707/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) per person

See workshop description on page 33. HELEN LAKELLY HUNT AND HARVILLE HENDRIX

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October

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

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OCTOBER 4-6

WHY SING? Impact, Connection & Belonging Charlie Beale and Moira Smiley Course 5302-186/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

DONNA EDEN

DONDI DAHLIN

DAVID FEINSTEIN

MICHAEL HETHERINGTON

SUE MORTER

HEATHER DANE

OCTOBER 4-6

ENERGY MEDICINE WEEKEND Course 5302-194/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) SS, MI

Energy ﬂows all around and within our bodies. It is the life force that nourishes, heals, and keeps us going. So, how do we replenish and improve our life force? This is what energy medicine is all about.

Save $100 on this course when you attend Introduction to Energy Psychology. Mention this offer when you call to register at 800.944.1001. This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.

Join leaders in the ﬁeld to explore a variety of energy healing modalities. Together we take a look at the history (ancient and modern) of energy medicine, and peer into the ﬁeld’s future. We get glimpses of how various forms of energy medicine are being used in hospitals, schools, and other institutions to improve health and well-being. We examine some traditional techniques, and then dive into an array of leading-edge applications. Through hands-on exercises, lectures, discussions, and techniques to take home, you learn how energy medicine can be used for: • • • •

Enhancing your health and vitality Strengthening your resilience to illness Improving your memory and clarity of mind Bringing greater joy into your life

We also learn daily energy medicine routines and simple ways to incorporate energy medicine into our lives, relationships, and communities. This interactive program welcomes everyone—from energy healing practitioners and psychotherapists to those who want to learn healing and wellness techniques for personal use. Donna Eden joins us via live stream. Teachers are subject to change. Donna Eden (via live stream) is a leader in the ﬁeld of energy healing and author of the classic book Energy Medicine. innersource.net David Feinstein, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and international leader in the ﬁeld of energy psychology. energypsyched.com

Dondi Dahlin is an author, speaker, and teacher of Energy Medicine and the Chinese Five Elements. learntheﬁveelements.com Michael Hetherington is a yoga and meditation instructor, EFT therapist, and teacher of Traditional Chinese Medicine. michaelhetherington.com.au Heather Dane is a health coach, authority in native healing practices, and coauthor of two books with Louise Hay. heatherdane.com

CHARLIE BEALE

Explore the social impact of singing in this fun weekend for all levels with musicians Charlie Beale and Moira Smiley. From very different musical worlds, each brings wit and wisdom to fill a room with fiery, joyful song. Explore styles and traditions from jazz, folk, and pop to the songs of MOIRA SMILEY immigrants and minorities. Experience vocal exercises, musical games, and improvisation. Learn to write original songs, connect with audiences, and free up your voice. Discover how singing can transform you, strengthen community, and amplify what needs saying. Return home uplifted and inspired to allow singing to change you and the world. Charlie Beale, PhD, is a choral conductor, jazz educator, and artistic director of New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. charliebeale.com Moira Smiley is a singer, composer, and musical arranger who creates and performs for voices featured internationally in multiple feature films, television, radio, and dozens of albums. moirasmiley.com

OCTOBER 4-6

NUTRITIONAL PSYCHIATRY TRAINING FOR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS Drew Ramsey Course 5302-176/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) CE

The science of mental health and nutrition has rapidly evolved over the past decade, resulting in a new set of applicable skills that are transforming clinical practice. In this professional training, health professionals learn the fundamentals of nutritional psychiatry from Drew Ramsey, one of the leaders and founders of this movement. Weaving his experience as an active clinician, farmer, and mental health advocate, Ramsey guides you through cuttingedge research on speciﬁc nutrients and their impact on brain health, the clinical studies supporting nutritional interventions in mental health, and speciﬁc instructions for food assessment and nutritional intervention. This workshop includes opportunities to practice that directly translate to clinical settings, ensuring you return home with functional skills. This course is an excellent way for social workers, physicians, psychologists, and counselors to enhance their clinical practice with foundational nutritional DREW RAMSEY psychiatry procedures and interventions. CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. Drew Ramsey, MD, is founder of the Brain Food Clinic and author of Eat Complete, 50 Shades of Kale, and The Happiness Diet. drewramseymd.com

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Sue Morter, DC, an energy medicine and quantum ﬁeld visionary, is founder of the Morter Institute for Bioenergetics. drsuemorter.com

Song is all around us, central to every culture. We sing in the shower, in church, and at karaoke. We sing alone or together, with happiness or sadness. Singing taps us into universal emotions, stories, and connection. This is its power and potential.

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SOULFUL VINYASA FLOW

OCTOBER 4-6

NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE FOR RESTORING HEALTH & LIVING LONGER

Lesley Desaulniers Course 5302-884/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) CE

Joel Fuhrman Course 5302-871/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) MI LOREN FISHMAN

GABRIELLA BARNSTONE

OCTOBER 4-6

YOGA FOR A HEALTHY BACK Proven Yoga Methods to Alleviate Back Pain Loren Fishman and Gabriella Barnstone Course 5302-784/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) CE

There are seven distinct causes of lower back pain. And what works for one condition may actually be harmful to another. Before an effective treatment can begin, the specific cause must first be identified. This is strongly supported in medical and yoga literature. This workshop enables anyone interested in yoga therapy for the purspose of alleviating back pain to recognize and treat all seven conditions—and distinguish between them. Combining short presentations with slides and experiential practice of therapeutic poses, we learn what it takes to identify and treat conditions such as disc herniation, back muscle spasm, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, piriformis syndrome, facet syndrome, and sacroiliac joint derangement. We also cover scoliosis, although it is not usually a painful condition. This workshop is open to newcomers, longtime yoga practitioners, yoga teachers, and physical therapists. Continuing education credits are being offered independently; see iayt.org/page/CE_submission. Loren Fishman, MD, PhD, former chief resident at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has worked successfully with more than 20,000 patients with lower back pain. sciatica.org

Gabriella Barnstone, C-IAYT, CYT- 500, is a certiﬁed yoga teacher and yoga therapist at Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

We can win the war against cancer, chronic disease, dementia, diabetes, and more. Scientiﬁc evidence proves that phytochemical-rich diets slow the aging JOEL FUHRMAN process, prevent cancer and disease, and profoundly increase our vitality and quality of life for the long-term. New York Times best-selling author Dr. Joel Fuhrman guides us step-by-step through the latest research and explains the beneﬁts of following a Nutritarian diet—which is comprehensively rich in micronutrients and protective antioxidants. Through presentations of research and clinical cases, you learn nutritional approaches to lower cholesterol, reverse heart disease, resolve type-2 diabetes, normalize blood pressure, and lose weight permanently. You also learn to: • • • • •

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Identify foods that positively or negatively support hormones associated with disease Incorporate foods with the most powerful preventative effects Avoid the risks of conventional medical care and pharmaceuticals Understand, recognize, and address food addiction and emotional overeating Use the nutrient-per-calorie-density method to plan a healthy diet

Elevate your practice, deepen your understanding of the subtleties of yoga, and experience a unique fusion of soulful, vigorous vinyasa and eclectic music. Guided by renowned yoga teacher Lesley Desaulniers, you discover how to raise your energy, increase your contentment, and sharpen your focus. Through inspired vinyasa ﬂow, chanting, spiritual teachings, and guided stillness, you learn to: •

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You also participate in cooking demonstrations that showcase delicious, longevity-promoting recipes. Joel Fuhrman, MD, is president of the Nutritional Research Foundation and author of six New York Times best sellers, including Fast Food Genocide and Eat to Live. drfuhrman.com OCTOBER 4-6

ENHANCE YOUR INTUITION & PSYCHIC ABILITIES Karen Noé Course 5302-115/Tuition $300 ($270 Members)

Everything you need to know is within you. All you have to do is to trust your intuition and heighten your innate psychic abilities. This weekend, discover ways to access important information in every area of your life—career, relationships, ﬁnances, and more. Learn to receive signs and messages from the celestial realm, determine if the information is real, clear energy around you to increase insights, and quiet your mind to increase clarity. You also learn to use the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to remove emotional blockages that prevent you from receiving messages you desire.

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Move, sweat, and renew your body through empowering vinyasa sequences and heart-opening music Find greater strength, stability, and freedom in your poses Release old habits, fears, conditioning, and other obstacles to joy Renew energy, passion, and purpose through realworld spiritual teachings and anatomy explorations Practice seated and walking meditation for health, happiness, and peace

Drawing on her gift for storytelling, a passion for music, and decades of practice and teaching, Lesley leads vinyasa ﬂows that weave together seamlessly with the beats and melodies of a broad range of musical inﬂuences. Enlivened by Lesley’s spiritual teachings, chanting, deep meditation, and soulful vinyasa, you experience a complete immersion of body, mind, and spirit into the experience of yoga. Lesley Desaulniers is known for her energizing and inspiring yoga classes. She was selected by Mantra magazine as one of San Fransico’s leading yoga teachers.

Working with others, you learn to feel the energy of an individual’s personal objects, sense and see lesleyd.com auras, and use a pendulum to receive intuitive answers to big and small questions. You also enjoy fun exercises to test your LESLEY intuitive abilities, tap into your inner DESAULNIERS guide, and see how you can retrieve information that you desire. Karen Noé is a psychic medium, spiritual counselor, healer, and founder of the Angel Quest Center in Ramsey, New Jersey. karennoe.com

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DEAN RADIN

ALLYSON GREY AND ALEX GREY

REGINA MEREDITH

GARY LACHMAN

OCTOBER 4-6

REAL MAGIC

Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science

FEATURING

Course 5302-113/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS, MI

Dean Radin, PhD, is chief scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and author of Real Magic.

Magic is always present, patiently waiting just below the surface of the everyday world. It is a natural aspect of reality that everyone is capable of tapping into with diligent practice. Join five world-class speakers and experts in their fields to explore the presence of real magic in the world and discover the ways you can apply it in everyday life. Focusing on three categories of phenomenon—manifestation, divination, and theurgy—we examine the science that verifies the reality of these ancient practices and provides hints about how they work. Via research-based lectures, personal anecdotes, and experiential practices, we delve into the psychophysical nature of reality between mind and matter. Learn how manifesting your goals in life can be more than wishful thinking. Return home with a refreshingly new view of the history—and future—of magic. Teachers are subject to change.

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Alex Grey is a world-renowned artist and cofounder of CoSM (Chapel of Sacred Mirrors). alexgrey.com

Allyson Grey, MFA, is an artist, educator, author, and cofounder of CoSM. allysongrey.com Regina Meredith is an author, journalist, and founder of Conscious Media Network. reginameredith.com

Gary Lachman is author of 21 books on consciousness and Western culture, and the Western inner tradition. garylachman.co.uk

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

OCTOBER 4-11

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION INSIGHT MEDITATION RETREAT Florence Meleo-Meyer, Bob Stahl, and Eric B. Loucks Course 5307-172/Tuition $1,000 ($900 Members) SS, MI FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

BOB STAHL

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is accessible while it is grounded in wisdom principles that support increased awareness of and investigation into the causes of stress. Led by MBSR teachers who are leaders in the ﬁeld, this 7-day silent retreat explores, through direct experience, the deep roots that inform MBSR. Through mindfulness meditation, exploration of perception, stress science, and engagement with the wisdom of the body, you are empowered to participate in your own health and well-being, cultivating a continuity of practice engendering stability, tranquility, focus, and resources for transformation. In addition, evening talks illuminate key elements of the causes and relief of stress, pain, and suffering, as well as individual and group meetings to discuss meditation practice. You receive support to deepen understanding and strengthen your own personal practice, while cultivating the innate capacity for resilience and insight.

For those interested in teaching MBSR or for those who currently teach, it offers an essential experience as it is through one’s own depth of practice that we are able to support others. This retreat begins Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, LMFT, serves as global ambassador to the MBSR Affiliates worldwide at the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. She has trained MBSR teachers and teacher trainers for over 20 years. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

Bob Stahl, PhD, has founded eight MBSR programs in medical centers in the San Francisco Bay Area and teaches MBSR teacher trainings and Insight Meditation retreats worldwide. He serves as a Senior Teacher for Brown University’s Mindfulness Center. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

Eric B. Loucks, PhD, is director of the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. He is experienced teaching a number of mindfulness-based interventions including MBSR, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction (MB-BP). brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

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Firmly grounded in respect and kindness, this retreat is an important experiential learning for all who are interested in turning toward life in all its richness and wonder.

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OCTOBER 6-11

RISE SISTER RISE Spend Time With Your Soul

OCTOBER 6-11

ANGELS & MIRACLES Connect With the Bringers of Light Kyle Gray Course 5405-159/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) MI

It is your divine right and truth to know your guardian angel and the angelic realm—they are your spiritual guides and mentors who will walk with you hand in hand through the expansion of your life. Join angel expert Kyle Gray for an immersive retreat dedicated to building the bridge and uniting you with the angelic realm. This heart-led gathering presents opportunities for you to step into ceremony, creating a powerful sacred space to open your heart and experience the divine love of your guardian angel, the archangels, and the ascended master realm. During this interactive and experiential retreat, you are guided to understand and remember that the connection between you and the angelic realm is something that has always been there.

Rebecca Campbell Course 5405-168/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

Step into what the ancient Greeks called Kairos Time (soul time), where all healing, creations, and intuition happen. Join bestselling author Rebecca Campbell for a deeply nourishing, uplifting, and soulstirring workshop of listening to the whispers of your soul. Throughout this heart-led workshop, you activate and honor your innate wisdom, power, and soul’s voice through potent practices including soul journeys, devotional chant, personal inquiry, transmission, meditation, time in nature, circle work, ritual, and dance. Access the same mysterious feminine force that controls the spinning of the planets, surrender to your inner season, unleash your soul’s gifts, free your soul voice, and connect with your ancient wisdom. Supported by a sisterhood of souls, remember how to be held by the mother, experience deep cellular healing, and gather the courage to let your soul lead the way. People of all ages and stages who identify with the feminine are welcome. Rebecca Campbell is a spiritual mentor, six-sensory teacher, and cocreator of The Spirited Project. She is author of Light Is The New Black and Rise Sister Rise. rebeccacampbell.me

OCTOBER 6-11

SHAMANIC REIKI HEALING MASTER PRACTITIONER TRAINING

Experience powerful attunements and meditations that awaken the angelic and divine qualities within you. Through exercises, guided prayer, meditation, and conversation, you reclaim your power, open up your spiritual senses, and receive powerful personal messages from the angels to ignite your light in the world. Kyle Gray is one of the youngest, most sought-after angel experts in the United Kingdom. He is author of six books, including Angel Prayers and Raise Your Vibration. kylegray.co.uk

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Healing & Empowerment Llyn Cedar Roberts With Stacey Gibbons Course 5405-814/Tuition $680 ($610 Members) SS, MI

Shamanism teaches us to use the powers of nature to heal. In Reiki, we channel life force energy to heal and restore balance. In this master level certiﬁcation program, we experience the combined powers of shamanic and Reiki healing and apply detailed, proven methods to enhance our healing skills for practice with others and for personal well-being. LLYN CEDAR ROBERTS Through ancient practices and dynamic group and partner exchanges, we gain hands-on experience in healing work. We apply Shamanic Reiki approaches to:

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Expand consciousness and work with spirit guides Balance energetic trauma and shift attachment to past events Remove energy intrusions and harmful energetic cords Attune to the master Reiki energy via symbols and transmission Conduct comprehensive absentee healing sessions Shamanically travel to prevent soul loss and restore soul qualities Initiate as healers through ancient ﬁre ceremony Integrate Reiki with Tibetan, Maya, Quechua, and Siberian practices

Join like-minded people in this lively experiential gathering. Reconnect with nature’s transformative powers and the innate ability to heal and balance through complex times. This training is open to level two and/or master level Reiki practitioners STACEY GIBBONS with some shamanic experience, or to others with permission from Roberts. It is a prerequisite for advanced and Shamanic Reiki Teacher programs. This training begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Llyn Cedar Roberts, MA, is an award-winning author and teacher of healing and shamanism. llynroberts.com Stacey Gibbons holds a Master Certiﬁcation in Traditional Reiki and has studied extensively with Shamans of diverse backgrounds. KYLE GRAY

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OCTOBER 6-11

OIL PAINTING FOR THE SPIRIT

HAND ANALYSIS INTENSIVE

Inner & Outer Landscapes

Richard Unger

Adam Wolpert

Course 5405-909/Tuition $460 ($415 Members) MI

Course 5405-937/Tuition $530 ($475 Members) SS, MI, LE

Painting in oil can be a profound experience, one that engages all of our senses, our mind, and our spirit. Painting outside, we are faced with nature’s dynamic forces and challenged to develop visual sensitivity, ﬂexibility, and resilience. HARVEY DEUTCH

OCTOBER 6-11

YOGA THERAPY FOR SELF-CARE & HEALING Discover Your “Ticket to Paradise” Harvey Deutch Course 5405-977/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) CE

Acclaimed yoga teacher and physical therapist Harvey Deutch doesn’t think of it as exercise; he prefers to call his blend of yoga and physical therapy the “ticket to paradise.” During this 5-day workshop, Deutch guides you through the anatomy of your internal and external body landscapes, exploring functional anatomy as well as biomechanics. From this improved knowledge base you develop a practice and mindset to improve your overall postural awareness, strength, and stability. You also become adept at reducing common musculoskeletal dysfunctions.

In this workshop for beginners and experienced painters, we receive personalized instruction on basic oil technique, setting up a palette, mixing colors, and brushwork. We also explore visual theory, composition, and special issues in landscape painting through slide lectures. Working mostly outdoors (weather permitting), we practice rapid sketching and other exercises to reveal our own inner and outer landscapes. We come into deeper relationship with the world and with ourselves when we open to the living landscape around us. We begin to see the world in a new way and our paintings give evidence of that new vision. Adam Wolpert, MFA, is a painter, teacher, and facilitator who exhibits and offers workshops nationally. adamwolpert.com

VIBRANT LIVING Relaxation, Yoga, Meditation & Practical Ayurveda Ronly Blau Course 5405-948/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

Vibrancy is the powerful life force of awakened wisdom combined with a healthy mind-body. In this deeply nourishing workshop for all levels, yoga instructor and Ayurvedic practitioner Ronly Blau guides you step-by-step through ﬁve core modules of holistic wellness: guided relaxation for deep release; individualized slow yoga; enjoyable mindfulness meditation; and Ayurvedic habits for healthy rhythms and seasonal diet. This weeklong integration gives all the time you need to learn, experience, and reinforce these practices throughout the day, laying the groundwork and cultivating the applicable skills for lifelong well-being. This workshop is a perfect adjunct for yoga teachers and healing professionals wanting to incorporate Ayurveda and mindfulness into their programs.

Blending art and science, Harvey’s self-guided drills for the home and workplace are designed to keep your body and mind tuned and sharp. With humor and playfulness, he shares wisdom gained over 37 years he has spent studying and practicing both yoga and physical therapy.

Each person’s fingerprints contain a map, unaltered from before birth, that contains details of our life purpose and future lessons. Understanding this unique imprint can be an essential key in creating a life of deeper meaning and heightened fulfillment. Join Richard Unger, developer of the LifePrints fingerprint analysis system, for an illuminating look at the information our hands hold about our strengths and weaknesses, hidden talents, motivations, and more. Through lecture, demonstration, group sharing, and self-reflection, you explore the significance of hand shape and line formation and learn how to decode your own and others’ fingerprint map. You also learn the science behind how fingerprints form in utero and explore the three axioms of soul psychology. You return home with the skills to read any pair of hands, having gained a basic understanding of the life revealed and a detailed understanding of any underlying soul psychology. Participants receive a 200-page workbook. Richard Unger, director of the International Institute of Hand Analysis, has been a foremost authority on hand analysis for more than 50 years. handanalysis.net

Ronly Blau is a certiﬁed yoga instructor, Ayurvedic practitioner, and coauthor of The Mindbody Cleanse. ronlyblau.com

ENJOY ADAM WOLPERT

an Omega Rest & Rejuvenation Retreat eOmega.org/rest See page 7 for details.

RICHARD UNGER LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Return home with the information and understanding you need to become empowered as the primary guardian of your own health and well-being. Harvey Deutch is the founder, owner, and senior therapist at Red Hawk Physical Therapy in San Francisco. redhawkpt.com

RONLY BLAU

OCTOBER 6-11

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5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OCTOBER 6-11

BLESSED BOUNDARIES Living From Choice Pamela Miles Course 5405-104/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS

PAMELA MILES

Healthy, compassionate boundaries respect you and others. Having boundary skills and feeling empowered helps you stay happy and healthy, navigate work relationships more effectively, and experience true intimacy in supportive peer relationships with friends or romantic partners.

People often only notice they’ve dropped their boundaries after the fact. Ensuing resentments can fester, destroying your happiness and relationships. But you can change that. With myth-busting insights, practical strategies, and daily healing practices, you engage in gentle exploration, discovery, and transformation to gain skills and heal your boundary wounds. Learn to develop a sense of safety being yourself, understand why you drop your boundaries, and recognize breaches before they happen. You also discover how and who to forgive, effective exit strategies when you need them, and ways to be strong, rather than oppositional. This retreat is a safe space to heal undigested emotions that complicate boundaries. You move at your pace, without pressure, exposure, or confrontation. Pamela Miles is a Reiki Master, integrative health-care consultant, and spiritual mentor working in natural health for 45 years. reikiinmedicine.org

OCTOBER 6-11

SPECIALIZED AUDIO TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS Course 5405-175/Tuition $650 ($585 Members) MI, CE

EBEN ALEXANDER

Explore methods to improve healing and wellness for your clients through the use of NeuralHelix® audio technology. In this professional training for doctors, nurses, mental health professionals, addiction specialists, and related health practitioners, you learn how to use and integrate advanced brainwave entrainment technology into your medical or mental health practice. You learn to: • •

KAREN NEWELL

• • •

ANNA YUSIM

Understand nonconventional deﬁnitions of brain and consciousness Practice using audio brainwave entrainment technology Describe and utilize meditation, breath techniques, heart awareness, and other practices Convey the importance of personal experience in meditation for daily life Apply the use of sound meditation in patient care

You also learn how to coach your patients to apply practical techniques in their daily lives, and speciﬁcally how they can utilize specialized sound recordings as a tool for healing, harmony, and wholeness.

CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. Eben Alexander, MD, author of the #1 New York Times best seller Proof of Heaven, was an academic neurosurgeon for more than 25 years. ebenalexander.com Karen Newell is cofounder of Sacred Acoustics and coauthor, with Eben Alexander, of Living in a Mindful Universe. sacredacoustics.com Anna Yusim, MD, is a lecturer at Yale Medical School and author of Fulﬁlled. annayusim.com

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ADYASHANTI

OCTOBER 11-18

BOUNDLESS LIBERATION A 7-Night Silent Retreat With Adyashanti Course 5507-300/Tuition $700 ($630 Members) SS, MI

We usually think of spiritual awakening or enlightenment as a specific insight, experience, or state. And initially it often appears that way. But this is not the end of enlightenment. For, if we examine the enlightened condition very carefully, we find whole new dimensions of enlightenment we never imagined, and rarely hear about. As an old Buddhist sutra says, “to realize the absolute is not yet enlightenment.” The enlightened or awakened condition has two aspects. One is the specific realization of the non-dual view of total unity. And within this fundamental realization lie more subtle and paradoxical realizations to experience. But the other aspect of enlightenment is Boundless Liberation. Boundless Liberation does not refer to enlightenment in its conventional sense. It is not a specific dimension of realization, or a static state. It is free from fixations, even the fixation on the nondual or enlightened view of reality. Boundless Liberation is an aspect of enlightenment that is very easy to miss because we are so conditioned to think of enlightenment in terms of a specific realization or experience of awakening. And enlightenment is a specific realization, but it is not only a specific realization. Boundless Liberation refers to an enlightenment that is fluid and dynamic and never attaches to any specific aspect of realization—and therefore remains continually open to reality discovering and experiencing itself in new and increasingly paradoxical ways. Boundless Liberation is not something new to attain or search for; it is realized by deeply exploring the always and already complete state of the awakened view itself. Together during this retreat, we explore the subtle and often paradoxical nature of Boundless Liberation, and how by seeing through some of the high-level delusions that often exist in the awakened or enlightened condition itself, we can become open to whole new and unexpected vistas of realization. This retreat is held in silence, including meals. All participants must reside on the Omega campus during the retreat, must arrive on time, and must stay through the end of the retreat (except for emergencies). This retreat requires parents to come without their children. The retreat begins Friday at 7:00 p.m. and ends Friday at noon. There are no refunds once the retreat has started. Adyashanti, author of The Way of Liberation, Falling into Grace, True Meditation, and The End of Your World, is an Americanborn spiritual teacher. adyashanti.org

LE Limited enrollment; register early SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

October KATHARINE WILKINSON

2018 DRAWDOWN LEARN YOUTH PANEL

WEEKEND CONFERENCE

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 7:30 p.m. End Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

OCTOBER 18-20

PAUL HAWKEN

DRAWDOWN LEARN CONFERENCE What Schools & Communities Can Do About Climate Change Course 5702-123/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members) SS, LE

In order to reverse global warming, it’s time for everyone to get involved—to connect and partner, and to weave together disparate efforts into local, regional, and global solutions-oriented movements.

inspired about what’s possible; and develop the support needed to achieve Drawdown by 2050— the critical point when atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations peak and decrease each year after.

And what better way than by engaging and supporting the young people who have the largest stake in our efforts?

Through inspiring talks, resource sharing, event exhibitions, and breakout and unconference sessions, you: •

Join Us Live Online

•

See page 132 for details; register at eOmega.org/drawdown.

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Virtual Participation: Help us expand the number of registered satellite sites beyond the 50+ organized during the 2018 Drawdown Learn Conference.

• •

Since the nonproﬁt, environmental organization Project Drawdown published Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming in 2017, schools, community groups, nonproﬁts, governments, businesses, and individuals have been galvanized by the solutions-based blueprint.

•

Join the Omega Center for Sustainable Living for this weekend conference to strengthen partnerships; share resources and curriculum ideas; learn with and from young leaders; get

In 2018, along with the project Drawdown team, more than 200 participants representing dozens of schools and partner organizations gathered at Omega to learn together and incubate ideas.

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omegacenter for sustainableliving

HBCU DRAWDOWN INITIATIVE

We invite you to join this expanded gathering in 2019 to further amplify Drawdown solutions across several areas: community/cross-sector education, action, and organizing efforts; K-12 education; higher education; and through innovation, ideas, and technology. Join Project Drawdown’s Paul Hawken and Katharine Wilkinson, along with many other presenters, students, activists, educators, curriculum developers, organizations, librarians, parents, and local officials taking action to reverse global warming. Paul Hawken is Project Drawdown’s founder and the author of several best-selling books on the environmental movement. drawdown.org Katharine Wilkinson, DPhil, is Project Drawdown’s vice president of communication and engagement and coauthor of Drawdown. drawdown.org

eOmega.org/drawdown for 2019 presenters and event information

ECOCHALLENGE.ORG

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Gain updates on Project Drawdown’s ﬁndings and goals Explore other practical roadmaps in conjunction with Drawdown, such as those offered by the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Exponential Climate Action Roadmap Be part of an emboldened and growing network of early adopters who wish to do more through schools and community work Nurture and support youth leadership Help bring intersectionality more fully to the forefront of our efforts Consider adaptation strategies and how schools and communities can support local government efforts Begin or deepen relationships, collaboration, and mutual support toward learning and implementing Drawdown solutions with your school community, municipality, and other potential partners in your district, city, or town

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

OCTOBER 20-25

FRAMEWORK FOR LIVING MINDFULLY

LYNN KOERBEL

Deepening Practice

Course 5805-173/Tuition $675 ($610 Members) SS

Invest in your mindfulness practice beyond basic stress reduction. Continue your journey, begun with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and explore practices such as working with thoughts and emotions, and fostering a deeper connection to your body’s inherent wisdom. Draw on the formal and informal practices of MBSR to bring variety to practice, exploring new doorways into presence. In this 5-day immersion, you learn to foster greater commitment, conﬁdence, joy, and energy in your life. You experience some longer practice periods, more silence, and time to dialogue in large and small groups. You also explore your practice through various expressions, including writing, art, and movement.

ROB WERGIN

OCTOBER 18-20

RECONNECT TO DIVINE ENERGY

Discover Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Transformation Rob Wergin Course 5702-813/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

See workshop description on page 10.

OCTOBER 18-20

THE FUTURE OF FEMININE For Men & Women Daniela Plattner Course 5702-199/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

Every human being holds both healthy and unhealthy masculine and feminine qualities. In this workshop, we investigate how these innate characteristics are in dialogue and dance together. Throughout our lives, society drills endless stories into our brains and our bodies telling us how we “should” think—so much so that many of us no longer trust our own intuition. Using movement-based and strategic thinking frameworks, we cultivate the conﬁdence and capacity to design life on our own terms. DANIELA PLATTNER

Through self-inquiry, group discussions, 5Rhythms®, writing exercises, and somatic leadership practices, we explore our full selves, as individuals and in relationship to each other. Prepare for unapologetic self-expression, leadership skill-building, great people and lots of fun. Everyone is welcome. Daniela Plattner, MA, is a leadership coach, embodiment facilitator, teacher of 5Rhythms, and founder of The Future of Feminine. danielaplattner.com

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ROBERT SMITH

ÉOWYN AHLSTROM

You learn to identify and investigate qualities that are a natural outgrowth of practice: intention, kindness, curiosity, creative responding, equanimity, steadfastness, and more. You create and become part of a community of learning and practice to support your deepest intentions to be awake and present—moment to moment—for all of life’s moments. In the beauty of nature and with the support of a residential retreat, you have space and time to reignite your practice and return home to a deepening trust in yourself. This workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and ends Friday at 12:15 p.m. Lynn Koerbel, MPH, is assistant director of MBSR teacher education and curricula development at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

Robert Smith, DO, is assistant clinical professor of family medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and senior teacher for Oasis Professional Education Programs. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter Éowyn Ahlstrom, MEd, is a Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher, massage therapist, and certiﬁed MBSR teacher at the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

OCTOBER 20-25

JUMP START YOUR MEMOIR Write It From the Heart Nancy Slonim Aronie Course 5805-891/Tuition $375/300/225 ($335 Members)

See workshop description on page 27. NANCY SLONIM ARONIE

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

OCTOBER 20-25

MEET YOUR BETTER HALF

PORTRAITURE & STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

Unleash the Power of Your Right Brain

Working With Natural Light

William Donius

Meredith Heuer

Course 5805-134/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

Course 5805-156/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) MI

Learn to activate the right side of your brain to unlock the insights necessary to break through self-limiting patterns. Based on a Nobel prize-winning discovery in neuroscience, this methodology helps you “think outside the box” and live a more creative, productive, and happier life. William Donius, author of the New York Times best seller Thought Revolution, spent a decade researching and developing this brainenhancing methodology. He has taught these skills to a wide range of people, from students and corporate executives to scientists and artists. This innovative approach inspires more creative solutions than conventional thinking or brainstorming sessions.

Light is essential to the process of making a photograph. It is required for a camera to record an image, but there is much more to it than that.

Through easy-to-learn exercises, you can discover ways to harness your intuition and uncover profound insights about yourself that make change possible. By the end of the weekend, you have practical tools you can apply each time you face an important decision or obstacle in life. You return home with new ways to unlock your own inner genius and create the life you long for. William Donius is a thought innovator and author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller Thought Revolution. williamdonius.com

ANITA MOORJANI

OCTOBER 20-25

HEALING THROUGH TRANSFORMATION Anita Moorjani Course 5805-723/Tuition $550 ($495 Members) SS, MI, LE

What will it take for you to realize how powerful you are? For Anita Moorjani, it took almost dying from end-stage cancer. With just hours to live, Moorjani entered another dimension where she experienced great clarity and understanding of her life and purpose here on earth. The truths revealed to her resulted in a remarkable and complete recovery of health. Join Moorjani on this healing journey to release deep emotions and embrace the power of love and its impact on your health. Moorjani shares insights from her experience and the wisdom she gained to help you transform your life on both a physical and spiritual level. You experience guided meditations designed for deep awakening and gain practical tools to help you expand your beliefs of what your body is capable of achieving. In a safe and supportive environment, you explore the limiting beliefs that hold you back from true healing.

Join professional photographer Meredith Heuer for a weeklong exploration of light and its foundational role in the art of making photographs. In this workshop, we explore the way that light inﬂuences the emotional content of a photograph and helps us convey messages as well as feelings. Focusing on natural and available light, we play with different compositions and techniques, including the basic printing process of cyanotype. Together we look at photographs and discuss what we see and feel, paying particular attention to how the light is impacting our reaction and emotional response. Throughout the week there are opportunities to take pictures and share our work, without any pressure to do so. Return home with a new awareness of available light wherever you go. Photographers with any level of previous experience are welcome. Meredith Heuer is an awardwinning editorial and commercial photographer. Her work has appeared in Fortune, Gourmet, and Travel & Leisure magazines. meredithheuer.com

Return home with new insights into the mystery of healing, why true transformation is elusive to so many, and how to attain it and hold on to it.

ADVANCED INTUITIVE TRAINING James Van Praagh

Course 5805-868/Tuition $665 ($595 Members)

Are you a little bit (or a lot) psychic, intuitive, or empathic? Your natural spiritual gifts are the key to making great decisions and living your very best life. Boost your psychic performance in this intensive training with James Van Praagh, renowned spiritual medium and New York Times best-selling author of more than a dozen spiritual classics. Van Praagh shares intuitive techniques perfected over three decades that allow you to tap into your own inner knowing to enhance your own life—and, if you desire, to build your own spiritual business. Discover your strongest “clair” sense (clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience) to open the door to the most powerful guidance. Identify and break through barriers that are holding you back. You also learn techniques to call on your guides, angels, and departed loved ones for guidance and support, and become more aware of helpful signs the universe sends you every day to discover your true purpose and keep you on course.

MEREDITH HEUER

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

James Van Praagh is a pioneer in the mediumship movement and is recognized as one of the most accurate spiritual mediums working today. vanpraagh.com

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

WILLIAM DONIUS

JAMES VAN PRAAGH

OCTOBER 20-25

Guiding and inspiring you every step of the way, Van Praagh also shares messages from your spirit guides, ancestors, and departed loved ones. You leave with increased conﬁdence in your unique psychic abilities and advanced tools you need to access the wisdom of the universe for yourself, loved ones, and clients.

All participants must reside on the Omega campus during this retreat. Participants may consider taking Moorjani’s Awaken to Your Authentic Self (see page 16) in preparation for this course. Anita Moorjani is an international speaker and best-selling author of Dying to Be Me and What if This Is Heaven? anitamoorjani.com

October

OCTOBER 20-25

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omegawomen’s leadership center 5-DAY WORKSHOPS

#DoPowerDifferently

Arrive Sunday Begin Sunday at 8:00 p.m. End Friday at noon

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

OCTOBER 20-25

THE OMEGA WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INTENSIVE

Become the Kind of Leader the World Needs Now Course 5805-867/Tuition $495/420/345 ($445 Members) SS, MI, LE

Whether guiding a family, working in an organization, running a business, or holding public office, leadership involves deciding what matters most. Today, the old “command and control” leadership model is giving way to “connect and collaborate,” and women are playing a central role in this important shift. This highly experiential workshop is for women who want to use their leadership to create a caring, just, and sustainable future for everybody. Through reﬂection, dialogue, writing, movement, meditation, and contact with nature, we delve deep into our leadership stories and engage in transformative exercises that awaken us to do power differently. We examine current and historic systems of power, privilege, and domination, how they intersect, and learn what we can do to advance change and shape a new narrative. Guided by expert teachers, we explore four leadership essentials— values, voice, vision, and voyage—in an intimate setting.

Together we: • Articulate our core values to create a culture of care • Strengthen our capacity to communicate with impact • Create a compelling and actionable vision • Engage in a deep exploration of self to become a more authentic leader • Incorporate self-care practices, intersectionality, and empathy into our work • Sketch a year’s leadership plan to advance our vision for change when we return home Whether you are a seasoned leader or beginning your leadership journey, this intensive can help you be the courageous, wise, and nurturing leader the world needs today. $25 materials fee; include when you register. Application required; see eOmega.org/owlc. This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Teachers are subject to change.

TEACHERS

Sharon Salzberg

Mallika Dutt,

is a central ﬁgure in the ﬁeld of meditation, a world-renowned teacher, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, and a New York Times best-selling author. sharonsalzberg.com

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founder of the global human rights organization Breakthrough, is an innovator in multimedia experiences that have moved millions of people. mallikadutt.com

Leslie Salmon Jones, creator of Afro Flow Yoga™, is committed to the empowerment of all people to develop mastery over their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. lesliesalmonjones.com

Carla Goldstein is Omega Institute’s chief external affairs officer, cofounder of the Omega Women’s Leadership Center, and has over 25 years of public interest advocacy experience. eOmega.org/owlc

SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration LE Limited enrollment; register early Tiered Pricing; see page 130

“THERE WAS LIFE BEFORE OMEGA AND LIFE AFTER OMEGA. THIS WAS A WATERSHED MOMENT IN MY LIFE.” —Women’s Leadership Intensive participant

2019 Leadership Workshops APRIL 11, 12, OR 13, NYC

Public Speaking for Women Leaders A Persuasive Communication Workshop

See page 58.

MAY 17, NYC

AUGUST 9-11

Poetic Power Bring Forward Your Authentic Voice

See page 121.

See page 75.

MAY 3-5

AUGUST 23-25

Centering Leadership in Presence I & II Drawing Power From What Matters in Challenging Times See page 10.

Financial Literacy & Beyond Creating the Lives We Want See page 84. SEPTEMBER 13-15

MAY 31-JUNE 2

Leadership in Mid-Air Access Your Body’s Wisdom Through Trapeze is the director of the Omega Women’s Leadership Center. A multilingual performer and social worker, she has performed and taught in 16 countries. eOmega.org/owlc

Home Repairs for Women You Can Do It Yourself

See page 121.

How Women Rise Energize Your Authentic Vision

Sarah Urech

JULY 12-14

See page 23.

True Storytelling With TMI Project New Perspective for Leadership See page 95. SEPTEMBER 27-29

JUNE 7-9

Courageous Conversations Transforming Conﬂict Into Understanding See page 29.

Women & Power Gathering Our Strength See page 102. OCTOBER 20-25

Coaching for Transformation A 9-Month Professional Coaching Certiﬁcation Program for Women

The Omega Women’s Leadership Intensive Become the Kind of Leader the World Needs Now

See page 35.

See left.

JUNE 16, 2019-MARCH 31, 2020

Tiered pricing and scholarships are available. See eOmega.org/scholarships.

eOmega.org/owlc We thank the following organizations for signiﬁcant support of the OWLC: H EN RY L . K I M ELMAN FAM I LY FO U N DATIO N

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5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OCTOBER 20-25

THE SOUL’S SLOW RIPENING Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred Christine Valters Paintner Course 5805-895/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) MI

Orient yourself in a new way of being, one that is less linear and more spiral, and honors the slow unfolding of the seasons rather than rushing toward a goal. The soul’s slow ripening is an urgent and vital way to answer your call in the world. Join expert ceremonial guide Christine Valters Paintner for CHRISTINE VALTERS PAINTNER this experiential immersion in eight core Celtic spiritual practices including thresholds, peregrinatio (a uniquely Irish pilgrimage), seasonal cycles, landscape as theophany, encircling, walking the rounds, solitude and silence, three essential things, and blessing each moment. Bring these practices alive through song, gentle movement, poetry writing, and contemplative photography. If you are listening for a new way forward because the old ways aren’t working, frustrated with goal-driven approaches, or longing for a more organic and sacred discovery of the great call of your life, this week will transform your embodiment of yourself, your joyful fulﬁllment, and your purpose in everyday life. Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant and Educator, is founder of the global virtual monastery Abbey of the Arts and author of The Soul’s Slow Ripening. abbeyofthearts.com

BLAKE D. BAUER

OCTOBER 20-25

DEEP HEALING Unconditional Self-Love, Qigong & Meditation Retreat Blake D. Bauer Course 5805-130/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI

Join international best-selling author Blake D. Bauer for 5 days of deep healing and life-changing self-care. Explore why suffering, depression, and disease are caused by hiding your true emotions, denying your life purpose, and living in fear. Discover how to value yourself in practical ways that lead to deep self-worth, self-acceptance, self-respect, and selfconfidence. You also learn how to think and love in healthy ways that shape a life and relationships that feel good. Engage in daily meditation practice and qigong healing exercises designed to unlock the stuck energy, blood, and emotions that limit your health, happiness, and peace. Within this safe environment, you develop ways to trust yourself, stop hurting yourself, and finally enjoy your life without regret and without feeling guilty for wanting to be happy, well, and loved. Blake D. Bauer, a sought-after wisdom teacher, is author of the international best-selling book You Were Not Born To Suffer. unconditional-selflove.com

OCTOBER 20-25

WRITE THE BOOK YOU WERE BORN TO WRITE Kelly Notaras Course 5805-109/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) MI

Do you have a book in you, just waiting to come into form? Are you yearning to get unstuck? Kickstart—or reignite—the writing journey with the conﬁdence you need to get your physical manuscript in hand. This 5-day immersion with longtime book editor and writing coach Kelly Notaras provides both instruction and inspiration—explaining everything you need to know about breaking into the transformational nonﬁction market, as well as providing plenty of time to drop in, write, and revise. Establish the daily habit of writing and sustain productive sessions for KELLY NOTARAS hours. Hone your “hook”—a book’s north star—so it’s both saleable and magnetic. Learn to navigate a variety of publishing options and gain insights about whether to start with a proposal or a full-length manuscript. Receive support from an expert who has edited books for Hay House, Sounds True, HarperCollins, Penguin, and Hyperion Books. Whether you’re just starting out or already have a draft underway, this workshop is the next step toward making your book dream a reality. Kelly Notaras is founder of kn literary arts, an editorial studio that has helped more than 500 authors, including several New York Times best sellers. knliterary.com

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CHRISTY WHITMAN

OCTOBER 25-27

THE ART OF HAVING IT ALL Create What You Love In Your Life Christy Whitman Course 5902-157/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) LE

Discovering the “life of our dreams” is a deeply personal mission. No two people have the same life experiences, perspectives, goals, preferences, hopes, beliefs, or ideals. So, no two people deﬁne “having it all” in exactly the same way. Learn to deﬁne for yourself what “having it all” truly means, so you can manifest what you love into every area of your life. Discover how to create from the inside out, reset your “allowing” meter, and call forth the essence of your desire. Through discussions, process work, meditations, and healing and releasing exercises, you gain a deeper understanding and awareness of the 7 Essential Laws for Manifestation, and how you can create more well-being and abundance in all aspects of your life. Working with the manifestation equation, you learn practical ways to make the life you love become a reality now. Christy Whitman is a transformational leader, celebrity coach, and the New York Times best-selling author of The Art of Having It All. christywhitman.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

October

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

OCTOBER 25-27

HANDCRAFTED HERBAL BODY-CARE

OCTOBER 25-27

TRANSCEND YOUR LIMITS & CREATE LASTING CHANGE

Make Your Own Personal Care Products Dina Falconi

Aaron Teich

Course 5902-184/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members) MI, LE

Course 5902-933/Tuition $320 ($290 Members)

Are you looking for a better way to treat yourself and the planet? Learn to make customized, nontoxic, personal-care products perfectly suited to your skin, hair, and body.

Where do you want to go in life? What’s holding you back? Join spiritual coach and healer Aaron Teich to discover powerful techniques for breaking through your limits and achieving lasting change in your relationships, career, purpose, and spiritual connection. Through interactive group coaching, you explore universal human challenges and uncover actionable solutions for resolving them. You then apply these principles to your own life using self-reﬂective exercises designed to help you identify what you want, where you are limited, and how to move forward most effectively. Finally, you anchor this understanding into your energetic system through deep meditation and healing practices based in Kundalini Yoga, leading to both positive mental shifts and transcendent spiritual experiences. You leave with a new vision of where you want to go and the insight and energy to get there. Aaron Teich is a yogi, healer, and meditation teacher with a master’s degree in Chinese medicine. He is an advanced practitioner and instructor of Sat Nam Rasayan® (SNR), a healing technique of Kundalini Yoga. aaronteich.com

Whether you want to avoid the chemicals found in many products, are interested in a zero-waste lifestyle, or simply enjoy DINA FALCONI making things, herbalist Dina Falconi, author of Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair, reveals the art and science of making home-crafted body-care products. She shares her favorite master recipes and answers your questions about how to use all-natural ingredients to support, soothe, nourish, and heal the body. Get hands-on experience as Falconi guides you step-by-step in how to make healthy creams, salves, balms, herbal oils, face cleansers, mouthwashes, and more. You learn to create an individual skin, hair, and body-care plan for yourself, and practice creating a plan for someone else. You also enjoy a luxurious herbal facial treatment with the items you make in the workshop. Return home with samples and the knowledge you need to create your own natural, personalized, body-care products. Dina Falconi is a clinical herbalist with a strong focus on food activism and nutritional healing. She is also an avid gardener, wildcrafter, and permaculturist. botanicalartspress.com OCTOBER 25-27

REIKI MASTER TRAINING & CERTIFICATION Brett Bevell Course 5902-790/Tuition $400 ($360 Members) MI

In the sacred tradition of Reiki training, a Reiki master is empowered with the energetic ability to initiate others into the Reiki system of natural healing. Once that ability is hardwired into our energetic system through master level Reiki initiation, it changes BRETT BEVELL life for the better by raising our vibration and attracting situations, people, and circumstances that are in alignment with our soul’s highest purpose.

This workshop is for those who want to become professional Reiki teachers, as well as those who want to simply deepen their healing practice. All who complete this training receive Reiki master certiﬁcation. Previous training in Reiki second degree is required and students must have a foundational knowledge of the three second-degree Reiki symbols. All who complete Bevell’s First & Second Degree Reiki Training (see page 44) are eligible. AARON TEICH

Brett Bevell. See biographical information on page 44.

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

OCTOBER 25-27

AWAKEN YOUR SPIRIT WITHIN Ancient Practices of Yungdrung Bön Buddhism Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche Course 5902-797/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI

The teachings of the Bön religion, which predate Buddhism in Tibet, offer an introduction to the reality of existence and the nature of mind. In this weekend workshop, Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche discusses ancient Tibetan practices of the Yngdrung Bön tradition and shows you how they can help awaken your innate wisdom, healing, and peace. Through Dzogchen meditation, you discover the essence of your mind as you closely watch and monitor your thoughts leading you into a deeper level of your true self. You come to understand how experiences of sorrow and anger can bring stress, health issues, and depression, while less negative reactions and happiness can bring healing and joy into your life. In addition to guiding you through these meditation practices, Rinpoche also engages in open conversations and answers questions to clarify any confusion. Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche is the Bön lineage holder and abbot of Latri Monastery in Eastern Tibet. He is also the founder and spiritual director of multiple Bön and Sharza centers internationally. latrinyidakrinpoche.org

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In this 2-day training with Reiki master Brett Bevell, we are initiated with three master level symbols and learn how to use these symbols to deepen our own healing practice and initiate others into the Reiki system. We also explore advanced Reiki practices that enhance psychic ability as well as techniques that allow one individual to send Reiki healings to many people simultaneously.

LATRI NYIMA DAKPA RINPOCHE

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OCTOBER 25-27

THE GREAT SHAMANIC INITIATION Course 5902-781/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

It is rare for indigenous shamans from South America to leave their villages to share their traditions and wisdom. In The Great Shamanic Initiation, we have the unique opportunity to receive teachings for personal transformation and renewal directly from the Earthkeepers from the high Andes in Peru.

ALBERTO VILLOLDO

Join Alberto Villoldo, Marcela Lobos, and our visiting Q’ero shamans as we share initiation rites and ceremonies that help transform the self and usher in a new era for humanity. Together we experience energetic transmissions of an ancient Inka lineage of wisdom keepers during two ﬁre ceremonies. These transmissions help us grow a body that heals and ages differently, and allow us to dream a new world into being. The Andean shamans and Villoldo also provide an updated and live reading of their prophecies beyond 2019. We are now in a time of great transformation— from climate change to species extinctions to technological revolutions—and we have the opportunity to make a difference in the quality of human consciousness. Become a part of the evolution of the human spirit and discover the

MARCELA LOBOS

unlimited power of healing in The Great Shamanic Initiation. Usher in a new destiny for yourself and the world through life-changing ceremonies and ancient shamanic initiations. Alberto Villoldo, PhD, a medical anthropologist and psychologist, has studied the spiritual practices of the Amazon and the Andes for more than 30 years. thefourwinds.com Marcela Lobos was born and raised in Chile, where she leads expeditions with women shamans who belong to a matriarchal society. thefourwinds.com The Q’ero shamans are travelling from the high Andes of Peru to share initiation ceremonies that help transform us and Q’ERO SHAMANS usher in a new era for the planet. For 500 years, the shaman elders of the Q’ero have preserved a sacred prophecy of a great change in which the world would be turned right-side up, and harmony and order would be restored.

OCTOBER 25-27

THE FULL SCOPE OF YOGA

LOVING BRAVELY COUPLES RETREAT

A Journey Into Asana, Meditation & Pranayama

Alexandra Solomon

Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee

Course 5902-801/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) per person

Course 5902-748/Tuition $425 ($380 Members)

Yoga has long been recognized as a spiritual and physical journey to experience life directly and be at peace. To further your journey, spend this weekend exploring asana, meditation, and pranayama with two of the nation’s most respected yoga teachers: Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee.

RODNEY YEE AND COLLEEN SAIDMAN

We start with practices designed to slowly open the body, and then turn up the heat with asana. Finally, we cool down with restorative poses, pranayama, and meditation, leaving the body stretched, happy, and relaxed.

Through our practice, we also enhance our natural physical rhythms while learning how to listen to our body. We explore practices to release tension and restlessness so we can be present in our life with vigor and a sense of calm. Colleen Saidman, owner of Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor and New York City, is the author of Yoga for Life. yogashanti.com Rodney Yee has created dozens of DVDs, including Rodney Yee’s Yoga for Beginners. yeeyoga.com

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Couples today expect far more from intimate relationships than previous generations, so we need a new paradigm for loving and being ALEXANDRA SOLOMON loved. In this Loving Bravely Couples Retreat, couples deepen their connection by looking together at the challenges, paradoxes, and opportunities of modern love. Through presentations, exercises, and discussions, romantic couples gain invaluable (and immediately applicable) tools and frameworks to love bravely. We explore: • • • •

Why couples seem to have the same ﬁghts over and over How to better navigate competing demands of parenting, work, and extended family Why sexual intimacy is so difficult to maintain over time How to take care of our intimate relationship and keep from growing apart

This workshop is open to couples at any stage of relationship development. Couples of all sexual orientations, gender expressions, and cultural contexts are welcome. Clinicians learn how to bring tools of relational selfawareness to their clients in individual and couple therapy. Alexandra Solomon, PhD, is a couples therapist, teacher, professor at Northwestern University, and author of Loving Bravely. dralexandrasolomon.com

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MEET US IN NYC OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER

PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR WOMEN LEADERS

HOW WOMEN RISE

A Persuasive Communication Workshop

Sally Helgesen

Barbara Tannenbaum

MAY 17

Energize Your Authentic Vision At the New York Society for Ethical Culture* New York City | 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

At the New York Society for Ethical Culture* New York City | 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

APRIL 11 or APRIL 12 or APRIL 13 UW19-100 BARBARA TANNENBAUM

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Tuition $595 ($535 Members) SS, MI, LE

Refine and deepen your ability to successfully express yourself in an intensive full-day course with expert public speaking strategist Barbara Tannenbaum. As women, we are leading in new ways and learning to activate the power of our voice when conveying ideas and catalyzing action. In this highly personalized workshop for leadership development, we devise strategies to strengthen our skills to communicate with increased confidence, clarity, and impact, covering topics such as gender and communication, nonverbal communication strategies, the use of voice to convey leadership, and specific persuasive strategies that influence audiences. We also address ways to overcome blocks to effective communication. Each participant has the opportunity to deliver a prepared personal presentation that will be video recorded. Instruction includes personal coaching from Tannenbaum, as well as feedback from other participants.

Course UW19-400/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members) SS, MI, LE

Energize your leadership with the conﬁdence to articulate your authentic vision. Explore how SALLY HELGESEN women’s broad-spectrum focus is uniquely suited to today’s world by creating a vision that looks beyond the ﬁnancial bottom line to the social impact of our choices. Sally Helgesen brings more than 30 years of working with women visionaries to develop our vision by examining what we notice, what we value, how we communicate, and why what we see matters. Through a rich combination of hands-on exercises, group discussions, peer coaching sessions, and interactive lectures, we learn to: • • • •

Use the power of our vision to progress as a leader Build allies to increase innovation Look inward and trust our intuition to become an authentic leader Become more intentional about what we need to embrace—and what we need to release

You leave with experience identifying and sharing your compelling, concise, and authentic vision. Women at any stage of their career are welcome.

Enrollment is limited to 10; register early. Choose from three 1-day events: April 11, 12, or 13. Lunch will be served and is included in tuition. Limited scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

Lunch will be served and is included in tuition. Limited scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

Barbara Tannenbaum, PhD, is president of Dynamic Communication and senior lecturer at Brown University.

Sally Helgesen is a global expert on women's leadership and author of The Female Advantage. sallyhelgesen.com

*The views, content, and opinions expressed during the event are solely those of the presenter and are not endorsed by the New York Society for Ethical Culture and its membership.

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

COMING IN DECEMBER

RECKONING WITH RACISM

A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Transforming Implicit Bias & Confronting Injustice Jon Kabat-Zinn and Rhonda V. Magee Join Jon Kabat-Zinn and Rhonda V. Magee for a deep exploration into systemic racism from a mindfulness-based approach. Internationally known for bringing mindfulness practices into the mainstream of medicine and society, Kabat-Zinn, the founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Magee, chair of the board of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute and a renowned teacher of mindfulness-based interventions for social justice, lead this 1-night event and 1-day gathering. Together, through inquiry, talks, and mindful practice, we confront ways to transform our implicit biases and face injustice—in our daily lives and in the world. All are welcome, from newcomers to longtime mindfulness practitioners. Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is a scientist, meditation teacher, and best-selling author of Full Catastrophe Living. mindfulnesscds.com

JON KABAT-ZINN

RHONDA V. MAGEE

Rhonda V. Magee, JD, MA, is professor of law at the University of San Francisco and a fellow of the Mind and Life Institute.

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PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS Wisdom at Work, LLC, is an expression of Omega’s commitment to personal and professional development. Omega has joined with New York State to offer you a selection of training programs that are licensed under the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS), a division of the New York Department of Education.

teacher will be present in classes. Students can also contact BPSS at any time at the address below: New York State Education Department Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision Investigations and Audit Unit 116 West 32nd Street, 5th Floor New York, New York 10001

Attendance

Students who violate the policies of Omega will be subject to disciplinary action. The most serious form of disciplinary action is dismissal. Conduct constituting grounds for dismissal includes but is not limited to: reporting to class under the inﬂuence of alcohol and/or illegal drugs; using abusive or offensive language; and threatening or intimidating others. Severe violations may cause dismissal without re-enrollment or re-admission privileges.

Students who do not attend 85% or more of the program sessions will not receive a passing grade. Students who are more than 1 hour late for the class will be marked as “late” and can speak with the instructor about making up the material missed.

Campus Omega’s campus is more than 250 acres, and includes a lake, hiking trails, and over 13 classrooms and 75 housing units. Vehicles are not allowed on campus. Contact the school registrar before registering if you have a physical disability that affects your mobility so we may better accommodate you.

Cancellation Policy Omega reserves the right to cancel a program at any time. Some programs may have a special cancellation policy; see individual workshop descriptions. Travel insurance is recommended; see eOmega.org/insurance.

Complaints If a student feels a decision made by Omega faculty is inappropriate or unfair, they may address the problem in two ways. We encourage students to try to resolve the issue with the individual directly. If an informal approach is not successful, students may ﬁle a grievance in writing to the Wisdom at Work registrar within ten (10) days of the event. The registrar will complete the investigation of the complaint within ten (10) days of receipt of the complaint. These procedures may not be used if a formal complaint with a State or Federal agency or a court action has already been ﬁled by the student on the same complaint. Please note in keeping with BPSS regulations, a BPSS-licensed

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Conduct and Dismissal

Disclosure Students are responsible for reviewing relevant catalog course copy and Omega procedures before registering. They are responsible for assessing the risk any activity poses to them, choosing a safe course of action for themselves.

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Refunds All Wisdom at Work trainings are eligible for a 100% tuition refund. The failure of a student to notify the Wisdom at Work registrar in writing of withdrawal may delay refund of tuition due pursuant to Section 5002 of the Education Law. Please call 800.944.1001 for more information.

Pass/Fail All Wisdom at Work courses are pass/fail.

Wisdom at Work Administrators Joel Levitan, Wisdom at Work Director Holly VanLeuvan, Wisdom at Work Registrar and BPSS Agent

Disclaimer The student should be aware that some information in the catalog may change. It is recommended that students considering enrollment check with the school director to determine if there is any change from the information provided in the

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catalog. In addition, a catalog will contain information on the school’s teaching personnel and courses/curricula offered. Please be advised that the State Education Department separately licenses all teaching personnel and independently approves all courses and curricula offered. Therefore, it is possible that courses/curricula listed in the school’s catalog may not be approved at the time that a student enrolls in the school or the teaching personnel listed in the catalog may have changed.

It is again recommended that the student check with the school director to determine if there are any changes in the courses/ curricula offered or the teaching personnel listed in the catalog.

Prior Credit Wisdom at Work does not grant credit for previous education and training.

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OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 2-9

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION IN MEDICINE, PRACTICE & SCIENCE A 7-Day Professional Training Retreat Florence Meleo-Meyer and Judson Brewer Course 1807-923/Tuition $1,675 ($1,575 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE

Speciﬁc themes and areas of focus include: JUDSON BREWER AND FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

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This comprehensive program offers healthcare and other professionals an opportunity to come together under the direct guidance of foundational leaders in the practice and science of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Participants engage with mindfulness practices and their direct application personally and professionally. Through direct experience, reflection, and dialogue, you assimilate core tenets of MBSR and how these apply in healthcare settings. You also learn the underlying scientific principles and mechanisms, review the new developments in the exponentially expanding mindfulness field, and explore how these are applied to improve health in practice and society. Grounded in a continuity of mindfulness practice, mutual respect, and exploration, participants contribute to a learning community that supports introspection and the cultivation of wisdom. The ethos of MBSR expressed as innate wholeness, sovereignty, and participation support the development of self-awareness, resilience, and compassion. Innovative approaches to employ mindful awareness into one’s daily life can lead to greater personal satisfaction, while also informing decisions that affect patients, clients, systems and society.

This retreat is open to professionals and individuals who come prepared for the intensive nature of this training. Understanding the ethic of embodying mindfulness practice in one’s life before attempting to share this with others is essential.

Enrollment period is December 2018 through start date. CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). It is required that you attend all sessions for CE/CME certification. See eOmega.org for professional course objectives and more information. This training begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m. This program has lengthy, extended hours with daily early morning sessions beginning at 6:00 a.m. and evening sessions ending at 9:00 p.m. There are no breaks during scheduled sessions, which may run up to 3 hours. There may be periods of time outside normal workshop hours when silence will be expected. Attendance at this retreat does not constitute authorization by Meleo-Meyer or Brewer to teach MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction. Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, LMFT, serves as global ambassador to the MBSR Affiliates worldwide at the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. She has trained MBSR teachers and teacher trainers for over 20 years. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, is director of research and innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University. He is a thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery”, having combined over 20 years of experience with mindfulness training with his scientific research. brown.edu/mindfulnesscenter

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This program is founded on synergistic learning, employing both conceptual understanding and experiential engagement with the intention of developing embodied wisdom. Through a combination of guided meditation practices as taught in the MBSR program, didactic presentations, dialogue, reﬂection, and inquiry, whole person knowledge that is practical and immediately applicable can develop.

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Seamless cultivation of mindfulness through formal and informal practices, silence, conversation, and dialogue Respond skillfully in the face of stress, pain, anxiety, and burnout, within ourselves and when working with others Mindful approaches to develop resilience with workplace challenges Review of research supporting the clinical value of MBSR Explication of Teacher Education pathway Exploration of the ethical principles and core elements of the ethos expressed within MBSR through non-harming, compassion, and wisdom

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PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

JULY 12-19

TRANSFORMING TRAUMA WITH EMDR (Parts 1 & 2) A 7-Day Professional Training

Laurel Parnell Course 2907-764/Tuition $1,080 ($980 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful therapeutic method for healing trauma-based problems. Shedding new light on trauma survival—including sexual and physical abuse, accident and surgical trauma, and grief—EMDR is opening the doors of the heart to genuine spiritual transformation. Through lecture, hands-on practice, and demonstrations, we learn: • • • • • • •

Protocols and procedures for using EMDR with a wide range of diagnostic categories Client selection criteria and cautions necessary for safe use of EMDR Techniques for working with blocked processing and abreactions (catharsis) Use of imaginal and cognitive interweaves How to use EMDR with adults traumatized as children Methods for developing inner resources used for interweaves, ego strengthening, and client closure How to integrate EMDR into clinical practice with a range of clients and presenting problems

$25 materials fee; include when you register. Enrollment period is November 2018 through start date. CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives and more information. In accordance with the Parnell Institute and EMDRIA standards, to complete EMDR basic training requirements, participants must complete this course, receive 10 hours of consultation from a Parnell Institute-approved consultant, and then take a Parnell Institute Advanced Clinical LAUREL PARNELL Workshop & Refresher Course (Part 3). All three parts of the training must be completed within two years. Only licensed mental health professionals may register for this course. Participants are required to submit licensure documentation before registration and must bring copies of their documentation to the training. By registering for this training, you acknowledge your understanding that you will be asked to serve as a client in the service of everyone’s learning. You agree that you are psychologically stable enough to take on a client role in this setting, and that you will do what is needed to take care of yourself if any discomfort arises as a result.

This training is limited to beginning, intermediate, and advanced mental health professionals who are licensed to provide treatment.

Laurel Parnell, PhD, executive director of the Parnell Institute, is an expert and pioneer in EMDR trauma therapy. She is author of ﬁve books, including A Therapist’s Guide to EMDR. parnellemdr.com

AUGUST 16-30

BECOME A QIGONG HEALER An Intensive 14-Day Professional Training Robert Peng Course 3914-713/Tuition $2,795 ($2,695 Members) SS, MI, LE

You can become a qigong healer. This 14-day intensive training introduces you to the qigong energy healing techniques and meditations that qigong master Robert Peng learned from his teacher Xiao Yao, a legendary monk with remarkable healing gifts. Enhance and empower your innate healing energy and discover how to use both hands-on and remote healing techniques of qigong as you learn: • • • •

Qigong theory and practices, including the sword ﬁnger and third eye empowerment Meridian meditations, including lung, large intestine, stomach, spleen, and heart Yang healing techniques, including dian xue, power palm, and tai-chi press Yin healing techniques, including huafu healing, qigong hypnosis, and s-pattern to reorganize the energy ﬁeld

You return home with self-empowerment exercises to help you continually improve your healing skills and power, and the ability to conduct a full qigong healing session with remarkable effect. This training is appropriate for nonprofessionals as well as healing professionals. No prior qigong experience is required. Robert Peng does not offer healing sessions during this workshop. Enrollment period is October 2018 through start date. This training begins Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Arrive Friday, August 16. Participants receive a certiﬁcate of completion from the teacher at the conclusion of this training.

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Robert Peng, author of The Master Key, is founder of Elixir Light Qigong who uses his healing abilities to help people worldwide. robertpeng.com

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ALL-INCLUSIVE STAY Our simple lodgings are a perfect ﬁt for your campus experience. The All-Inclusive Stay includes:

Accommodations & Meals Package Fees

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Accommodations (see descriptions on next page) Three plant-based meals a day in our Dining Hall Daily Open Classes in yoga, tai chi, meditation, and movement Evenings at Omega: concerts, ﬁlms, and special classes Lake swimming (June-August) Canoeing and kayaking Trails for running and walking Tennis and basketball Ram Dass Library, Sanctuary, Omega Center for Sustainable Living, and more Free Wi-Fi (available in most locations on campus)

3-night

5-night*

7-night

Deluxe Double Cabin Room A

$604

$844

$1,200

$1,680

Single Cabin Room A

$702

$976

$1,370

$1,918

Couple Cabin Room A

$510

$705

$975

$1,365

Double Cabin Room A

$548

$761

$1,065

$1,491

Single Cabin Room B

$628

$880

$1,260

$1,764

Couple Cabin Room B

$436

$609

$865

$1,211

Double Cabin Room B

$446

$619

$865

$1,211

Dorm Single

$398

$556

$790

$1,106

Tent Cabin Single

$376

$526

$750

$1,050

Tent Cabin Double

$292

$410

$590

$826

Camping

$246

$345

$495

$693

Commuter Fee

$110

$150

$200

$280

Rates do not include course tuition. Lodging can only be booked as part of an Accommodations & Meals Package. Commuter Fee is required only for those not staying in Omega accommodations. * 5-night rate is based on weekday prices.

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ACCOMMODATIONS Deluxe Double Cabin Room A Shared Room With Private Bath 2 double beds. Heat. Air-conditioning. Wheelchair-accessible rooms available. Register with a companion, or a same-gender roommate will be assigned to you.

Single or Couple Cabin Room A Private Room With Private Bath 1 queen bed. Heat. Ceiling fan. No air-conditioning.

Double Cabin Room A

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DORM SINGLE

Shared Room With Private Bath 2 double beds. Heat. Ceiling fan. No air-conditioning. Wheelchair-accessible rooms available. Register with a companion, or a same-gender roommate will be assigned to you.

Single or Couple Cabin Room B Private Room With Shared Bath 1 queen bed. Bath shared with adjoining room. Heat. Air-conditioning. Ceiling fan.

Double Cabin Room B Shared Room With Shared Bath 2 twin beds. Bath shared with adjoining room. Heat. Ceiling fan. No air-conditioning. Register with a companion, or a same-gender roommate will be assigned to you.

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Dorm Single Private Room With Shared Bath 1 twin bed. Hall bath shared by 5-to-12 guests. Heat. Air-conditioning. Pillow and blanket provided. You may rent sheets and towels for a small fee, or bring your own. Dorms are generally single gender, but may be coed.

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CAMPING

Private or Shared Room With Shared Bath 2 twin beds. Wood-framed, screened walls with canvas roof. Bathhouse nearby. No heat. No air-conditioning. You may rent sheets, towels, and pillows for a small fee. Register with a companion, or reserve as a private room.

Camping 1 pre-assigned campsite. Bathhouse nearby. Bring your own tent and all appropriate camping gear. Stoves, campďŹ res, and recreational vehicles are not allowed on campus.

Commuter Fee The commuter fee includes the full beneďŹ ts of our unique All-Inclusive Stay, excluding the cost of accommodations. Please note: Images are representative; your assigned room may differ from the samples shown here. Questions? Call Omega Registration at 800.944.1001, or 845.266.4444 outside the United States.

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Omega is conveniently located about 90 miles north of New York City and the major metropolitan area airports. There are a variety of ways to easily travel to and from our campus if you take public transportation. See eOmega.org/travel.

PLANNING YOUR STAY Contact Us Call 800.944.1001 with any questions Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Saturday hours begin May 4). Please note that phones are closed 1:30-2:00 p.m. for lunch break on Saturdays. All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Friday Arrival Please check in on Friday between 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. If staying on campus, your room will be available at 5:00 p.m. Welcome & Orientation is held at 7:30 p.m. Workshops begin at 8:00 p.m. Meals begin with dinner Friday evening and end with lunch on Sunday. Commuters arrive on the same schedule. See course descriptions for exceptions.

Sunday Arrival Please check in on Sunday between 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. If you are staying on campus, your room will be available at 5:00 p.m. Welcome & Orientation is held at 7:30 p.m. Workshops begin at 9:00 a.m. Monday morning. Meals begin with dinner Sunday night and end with lunch on Friday. Commuters may check in from 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Monday morning. See course descriptions for exceptions.

Departure You must be checked out of your room by 1:00 p.m. on departure day. Weekend workshops end Sunday at noon. Monday through Friday workshops end Friday at noon. See course descriptions for exceptions.

Limited Mobility Omega’s campus is lovely, but large and hilly. Contact us before registering if you have a physical disability that affects your mobility so we may better accommodate you. Vehicles are not allowed on campus.

Money The Omega Store, Wellness Center, and Café accept cash, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express. In addition, the Store accepts traveler’s checks and the Wellness Center accepts personal and traveler’s checks. There is an ATM located in the Café.

CHILDREN AND CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Children must be enrolled in the Children’s Program or be supervised by a babysitter. Children cannot attend workshops with parents.

The Children’s Program begins May 17 (available on weekends only after September 2). It is open to children ages 4-12* who are fully toilet trained. You must register at least 7 days in advance; space is limited. The Children’s Program includes outdoor adventures, sports, swimming, nature study, arts and crafts, and games. Babysitters Parents staying on campus who choose not to use Omega’s Children’s Program, or who are bringing children younger than four, must provide their own babysitter, who must be at least 16 years old. Babysitters pay adult accommodations fees. Teens Teens 14* and older may enroll in a workshop with faculty and Omega’s approval. They pay full tuition and adult accommodations fees, and must attend Omega with an adult. Requests must be made at least four weeks before arrival. Children’s Accommodations Children must be housed with their parents; fees listed in the chart are for a child’s accommodations if they attend with two adults. For single-parent rates and availability, please call. Teens 14 and older pay adult fees for their accommodations; children under 4 stay at no cost. If notiﬁed in advance, we can provide cots. Dorms are not an option for parents with children, except during Omega Family Week (see page 66). *If your child is 13, please call Registration at 800.944.1001 for options. Price Per Child Children’s Program*

2-night

3-night

5-night

7-night

$80

$120

$200

$280

A Housing (w/2 adults)

$218

$291

$365

$511

Omega reserves the right to cancel a program at any time. Some programs may have a special cancellation policy; see individual workshop descriptions. Travel insurance is recommended; see eOmega.org/insurance.

B Housing (w/2 adults)

$188

$256

$340

$476

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CONTINUING EDUCATION Earn CE/CME Credit Gain New Skills Enliven Your Work Thousands of people come to Omega each year to further their professional development by taking programs that offer continuing education credits. Many companies offer their employees assistance in advanced training; check with your employer. Continuing education credits are awarded in the following categories to the programs listed on page 129. Programs are certiﬁed for continuing education credits by the Institute for Better Health (IBH), formerly IAHB, and not by Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc.

Certificate of Attendance Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc., is responsible for issuing Certificates of Attendance. There is a $25 fee for a Certificate of Attendance for a workshop that you have attended. In three to six weeks, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance. There will be an additional $25 fee for certificates that need to be reissued. This is not a Continuing Education Certificate. You may request a Certificate of Attendance when you register, or call 800.944.1001.

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Procedures To receive CE credit, you must attend the course in full and sign in and out each day of the workshop. Failure to submit all fees and paperwork at the conclusion of the workshop will disqualify you from receiving CE/CME credit. Onsite at the workshop, you will receive a CE handout providing you with important course information. After the conclusion of the course, you will receive an email containing a unique weblink to access the online course evaluation. Upon submission of the online evaluation, your CE Certiﬁcate will generate for printing.

Important to Note Speciﬁc course accreditation approvals, complete course details, and course objectives for workshops designated for CE/CME credit are available at eOmega.org/ce or call 800.944.1001. Speaker conﬂict-of-interest information may be found at ibh.com/disclosure-info or call IBH at 650.851.8411. Please review this information prior to registering.

Sponsors The Institute for Better Health (IBH) works with Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc., to provide quality educational activities that are available for professional continuing education credit. IBH is a 501(c)(3) nonproﬁt educational organization located in Portola Valley, California. Its mission is to provide innovative, top quality continuing education and continuing medical education activities for

professionals. IBH’s programs encompass a comprehensive and multidisciplinary array of educational activities in the form of workshops, conferences, multi-media homestudy materials, and customized training programs. Except as otherwise noted, IBH has been approved as a provider of continuing education and continuing medical education by the following organizations. Please refer to the accreditation chart for designated activities and hours for your profession.

B Bodyworkers and Massage Therapists

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D Physicians This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Institute for Better Health (IBH) and Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. IBH is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. IBH designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ per hour attended. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

E Educators The Institute for Better Health has been approved by the Washington State Professional

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Institute for Better Health (IBH) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. Provider Approval #MHC0063. Institute for Better Health (IBH) SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0091. Courses that meet the guidelines for the New York State Education Department are approved for 1 contact hour per hour attended. Please see course webpage for speciﬁc course approvals.

YA Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credits are granted in accordance with Yoga Alliance standards. See yogaalliance.org for more information. All hours are contact hours.

P application has been submitted; approval pending approval. Please visit the course website for updated approval information or call IBH at 650.851.8411.

N Nurses The Institute for Better Health (IBH) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP#2672) for 1 credit hour per each contact hour.

P Psychologists Institute for Better Health is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Institute for Better Health maintains responsibility for indicated programs and their content.

For professionals not covered by the accrediting agencies listed above: Many state boards accept offerings approved by national or other state organizations. Please check with your own professional licensing board to determine whether the accreditations listed are accepted. We are happy to assist when possible; please contact our continuing education coordinator by email at CEU@eOmega.org or by phone at 800.944.1001. Teachers may be able to independently provide CE credits not listed here. Please check teacher websites for speciﬁc information. CE credits offered by teachers are not processed or administered by Omega or IBH.

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IBH is a provider of Continuing Education for Certiﬁcation and Recertiﬁcation for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors in the State of Texas. Provider #1847-12. Institute for Better Health is a NAADAC approved Education Provider for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #92713. Institute for Better Health is responsible for all aspects of the programing. All courses designated for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors have been submitted to NAADAC for prior

IBH is an approved continuing education provider for the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners. IBH offers continuing education for Texas licensed social workers in compliance with the rules of the board. License No. 3876; MC 1982, PO Box 149347, Austin, TX 78714, 512.719.3521. Institute for Better Health (IBH), ACE Provider #1426, approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. IBH maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive 1 CE hour per hour attended of continuing education clinical social work clock hours for participating in the selected course.

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TEACHERS INDEX A Ackert, Jamine 65 Ackert-Fraser, Remmy 65 Adams, Diana 29 Adyashanti 112 Agrawal, Radha 93 Ahlstrom, Éowyn 114 Ahmed, Muneeza 58 Albert, Lee 42 Alden, Susan 99 Alexander, Eben 112 Alexander, Basia 22 Allread, Athena 63 Al-Mashat, Kasim 59 Ananda, Katchie 98 Aronie, Nancy Slonim 27, 114 Arts Week 44 Aubrit, Gaël 81 Auchincloss, Priscilla 46

B Backus, Robert “Skip” 48 Ballard, Jacoby 8, 9 Baribeau, Eric “Epic” 68 Barkataki, Susanna 8, 9 Barnstone, Gabriella 108 Barnwell, Ysaye M. 31 Barry, Lynda 71, 77 Bartlett, Michael 79 Baruc, Ricky 48, 49 Batalá New York 103 Bauer, Blake D. 118 Beale, Charlie 107 Becker, Robin 46 Becker, Michelle 41, 43 Beckwith, Michael Bernard 90 Beckwith, Rickie Byars 88 Beischel, Julie 94 Belliveau, Linda Aranda 19 Bellmont, Laura 69 Bennett-Goleman, Tara 22 Berg, Karen 31 Bevell, Brett 28, 44, 119 Bhardwaj, Chandresh 18 Bianculli, John 46 Big Heart, Carl 63 Birch, Beryl Bender 63 Bitsui, Sherwin 40 Black, Glenn 31 Blake, Joey 81 Blanco, Richard 17 Blau, Ronly 111 Blum, Susan 60 Boccuzzi, Mark 94 Boldemann-Tatkin, Tracey 85 Booker, Leslie 9 Bowe, Melissa 68, 69 Brach, Tara 65 Bradney, Ann 91

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Brandon, George 31 Brewer, Judson 24, 25, 123 Bright, Priscilla 73 Britten, Rhonda 14 Brown, J. 34 Brown, Jenn 33 Brown, Rachel 62 Brown, Sharon 35 Brown, Valerie 56, 99 Browne, Celia Anne 91 Buechner, Barton 16 Buffett, Peter 37 Burke, Tarana 102 Bush, Mirabai 97 Busia, Koﬁ 74

C Calderon, Kino 68 Campbell, Rebecca 110 Campos, Sydney 52 Caris, Nicholas 79 Carlisle, Sarah 45 Carlos, John 70 Carroll, Michael 30 Carter, Christine 57 Carter, Lokita 39 Cassidy, Judaline 58 Cease, Kyle 19 Chakaki, Mohamad 48 Chang, Lorelei 18 Chaon, Dan 77 Chehrazi, Jasmine 9 Chibanda, Dixon 93 Chiu, Sandra Lanshin 39 Chödrön, Pema 17, 132 Choudhury, Rajashree 87 Church, Dawson 76, 77 Cloud, Jaimie P. 73 Cohen, Ellen 46 Cohen, Ken 18, 83, 84 Colandrea, Elaine 46 Conroy, Jim 22 Cook, Jay 68 Corn, Seane 62 Costa, Kathryn 44 Craft, Michael 50, 96 Crain, Suzanne Wright 46 Creasy, Sienna 66 Crow, Kate 59 Cubley, Stewart 27

D Dahlin, Dondi 107 Dane, Heather 107 Daniell, Matthew 94 Danziger, Maia 19 Darnell, Cyndi 22 Das, Krishna 88, 89 Dass, Ram 88 Davies, Jane 100 de Kapp, Cynthia Olivera 26

De La Rosa, Ralph 31 Dechar, Lorie Eve 18 DeGroot, Al 19 Demirors, Meltem 98 Denis, Michèle E. 28 Desai, Panache 30 Desaulniers, Lesley 108 Deutch, Harvey 111 Dewey, Caroline Lee 63 Dickey, Bronwen 40 Digges, Jason 32, 105 Dinan, Stephen 38 Dixon, T. Morgan 102 Doherty, Kathryn 97 Donius, William 115 Donofrio, Beverly 45 Downs, Hayley 95 Doyle, Glennon 71 Drawdown Learn 113 Dresdale, Abrah 48 Dreyfus, Nancy 104 Duran, Naftali 82 Dutt, Mallika 116 Dyer, Emile Hassan 66

E Eden, Donna 107 Edwards, Suzi K. 28 Eggleston, Pamela Stokes 8, 9 Elder, John 40 Elliott, David 97 Ellis, Bobbie 46 Eng, Kim 96 Engle, Debra Landwehr 94 Ensler, Eve 37 Ervin, Morris H. Jr. 60, 62 Esmonde-White, Miranda 13 Ewa, Keahi 43

F Falconi, Dina 48, 119 Family Week 66 Farrell, Warren 13 Feigenbaum, Michael 46 Feinstein, David 106, 107 Fishman, Loren 108 Fitzgerald, Kathy 52 Flanders, Stephanie 63 Fleischman, Rachel 51 Fleshood, Maria 33 Flynn, Nick 15 Folbre, Nancy 102 Forrest, Steven 58 Forsyth, Jamie R. 105 Forsyth, John P. 105 Foster, Ariele 93 Francescott, Tom 14, 52 Fraser, Dougall 99 Freke, Tim 29 French, James 104

Fuchs, Stuart 45 Fuhrman, Joel 108 Fuller, Jai 72

G Gabriel, Steve 14, 48 Gabriel, Jon 73, 76 Gambino, Melanie 46 Gannon, Sharon 89 Garrison, Vanessa 102 Garten, Ariel 38 Gaspard, Bridgit Dengel 92 Gay, Roxane 102 Gelb, Michael J. 18, 67 Gerber, Laurie 13 Gibbons, Stacey 55, 84, 110 Giesemann, Suzanne 64 Gilmore, Jimmie Dale 46, 51 Gintis, Bonnie 46 Gokhale, Esther 20 Goldbloom, Lorraine 26, 28 Goldstein, Carla 103, 116 Goleman, Daniel 22 Gonçalves, Zuza 81 Gonzalez, Andres 41, 56 Gonzalez, Argos 69 Gonzalez, Mayuri 69 Goodhart, Rich 23 Gorn, Steve 88 Gray, Kyle 110 Gray, Amber Elizabeth 46 Greene, Ken 48 Greer, Mary K. 61, 64 Gregorek, Aniela 50 Gregorek, Jerzy 50 Grey, Alex 77, 109 Grey, Allyson 77, 109 Grineva, Katya 89 Grygo, Chris 99 Gu, Mingtong 15 Gunatillake, Rohan 38

H Habib, Deb 49 Hamilton, Patrice 26 Hammond, Jonathan 55, 75, 84 Hanscom, David 29 Harper, Elizabeth 80 Harper, Jennifer Cohen 8, 69 Hassler, Christine 33 Hawken, Paul 113 Hawkstorm, Sachem 82 Helgesen, Sally 121 Hendrickson, Danika Marie 29 Hendrix, Harville 33, 96 Hetherington, Michael 107 Heuer, Meredith 115 Hickman, Steven 41, 43 Hill, Julia Butterﬂy 70

Hill, Ubaka 42 Hoffer-Perkins, Sophia 69 Homsi, Wayne 52 Hong, Alice 28 Hopkins, Denise 95 Horgan, Dianne 24 Hotaling, Janice 46 Hough, Jennifer 39 HuDost 88 Hull, Jaci 104 Humphreys, Kesse 68 Humphreys, Rich 68 Hunt, Helen LaKelly 33, 96 Hunt, John “Raccoon” 68

I Iacuzzo, Terry 61 Ilardi, Stephen 93 Inaba, Carrie Ann 70 Irvine, Amy 40

J Jacke, Dave 48 Jackson, Laura Lynne 30, 94 Jackson, Major 40 Jackson, Shabazz 48 Jackson, Sukhdev 72 Jagat, Guru 18 Jahnke, Roger 40, 43 Jenkins, Zach 92 Jennings, Kevin 70 Jennings, Patricia (Tish) 56 Jennings, Pilar 55 Jobanputra, Jalak 98 Johnson, Kate 38 Johnson, Michelle 9 Jones, Kaylie 45 Jones, Leslie Salmon 23, 47, 116 Juggernauts 88

K Kabat-Zinn, Jon 12, 70, 100, 121 Kabat-Zinn, Will 12 Kahn, Matt 61 Kahrs, Ashima 46 Kan, Karen 100 Kanagala, Vijay 97 Kaplanidis, William J. 95 Karam, Christiane 81 Karchere, David 43 Katie, Byron 42 Katz, Lori S. 36 Kaur, Krishna 17 Kean, Leslie 94 Kelly, Loch 58 Kenny, Molly Lannon 9 Kestano, Ryel 32, 105 Khalsa, Atma 72 Khalsa, Gurmukh Kaur 72

L Lachman, Gary 109 LaMarita, Richard 10 Lane, Emily 37 Lantieri, Linda 56 Lecesne, James 37 Lee, Daisy 78 Leoffler, Val 46 Lesser, Elizabeth 21, 37, 102 Levene, Howard 16 Levy, Jody 16 Life, David 89 Lilly, Mark 8, 9 Lindsay, Ann Kristin 61, 62 Linn, Denise 71 Littlebird, Lisa G. 35 Lobos, Marcela 120 Logan, Justin Ram Das 92 Lord, Susan B. 93 Lott, Kelly 43 Loucks, Eric B. 24, 109 Lucas, Anneke 101 Lurie, Dara 95

N Naru, Amina 8, 9 Nelson, Doshin Roshi 101 Nelson, Beverly 79 Nepo, Mark 84 Newell, Karen 112 Newman, David 20 Noé, Karen 108 Norman, Gina 11 Noseworthy, Tracey 26 Notaras, Kelly 118

O O’Brian, Ellen Grace 15 Okerlin, Annie 79, 99 Oliveira, Ana 102 Olmsted, Tim 17, 97

P Pague, Steven Michael 64 Paintner, Christine Valters 118 Palmer, Amanda 47 Palmer, Wendy 18 Papagni, Josephine 48 Parnell, Laurel 57, 124 Pearlman, Leslie 95 Peng, Robert 18, 59, 76, 80, 124 Penniman, Leah 82 Penniman, Naima 48 Perkins, John 98 Perlman, Lee 19 Peter, Sarah 102 Peterson, Martha 85 Pevny, Ron 79 Peyton, Sarah 77 Philipps, Bill 23 Phillips, Melanie 100 Ping, Martin 48 Plattner, Daniela 114 Polishook, Rob 67 Pollack, Rachel 61, 64 Porter, Tony 37 Pransky, Jillian 22, 93

Preethaji 89 Premal, Deva 88 Procyshyn, David 26, 38

Q Q’ero shamans 120 Quach, Due 54

R Rabbath, Rima 89 Rabin, Linda 46 Radin, Dean 109 Ramsey, Drew 107 Ramsey, Sheila 36 Rand, William Lee 28 Randolph, Ann 32 Ranger Staff 68 Rao, Nina 89 Rasmussen, Christina 105 Rechtschaffen, Daniel 56 Rees, Alexia 102 Retreat Week 52 Rhiannon 81 Riley, Beth 46 Riley, Ellen 68 Riley, Taji 58 Rinpoché, Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö 87 Rinpoche, Latri Nyima Dakpa 119 Risman, Barrie 9 Rizumik (Tiago Grade) 81 Roberts, Llyn Cedar 28, 110 Rousseau, Danielle 8 Ruhl, Steve Kanji 87 Ruiz, Don Miguel Sr. 21 Ruiz, Don Miguel Jr. 21, 27 Ruiz, Don Jose 21 Ryan, Amber 38

S Sacha, Bob 78 Sachs, Nicole 63 Sadeghi, Habib 44 Sadowski, RJ “Bob” Jr. 22 Saidman, Colleen 120 Salem, Aisha 14 Saltman, David 101 Salzberg, Sharon 116 Sami, Sherry 44 Sanchez, Nicolas V. 17 Sanders, Scott Russell 40 Santorelli, Saki F. 36 Schneider, Sally 38 Schulz, Mona Lisa 23 Scott, Rachel 26 Scotto d’ Luzia, Caryn 38 Scullark, Bre 101 Severinsen, Stig 76 Shela, Kate 38 Shin, Laura 98 Shivone, Erin 63 Shors, Tracey 92, 93

Sigalit, Parashakti 31 Silver, Tosha 40 Singer, Lynn 55 Siotas, Anastasi 33 Sisgold, Steve 78 Slingo, Shelley 104 Sluyter , Dean 27 Smiley, Moira 107 Smith, Ali 41, 56 Smith, Atman 41, 56 Smith, Fritz 91 Smith, Robert 114 Smith, Taury 10 Snow, Amanda 78 Solomon, Alexandra 120 Soriano, Scarlet 16 Stahl, Bob 109 Starr, Mirabai 12 Stedman, Connor 48 Stein, Claude 65 Sterling, Suzanne 62 Stiene, Frans 28 Stockwell, Tony 74 Stringer, Dave 88 Struc, Klemen 38 Sullivan, Marlysa 8 Sullivan, Ned 48 Syedullah, Jasmine 20, 34, 63 Szabo, Marta 83

T Tanishka 51 Tannenbaum, Barbara 121 Tatkin, Stan 85 Taylor, Matthew J 9 Tea, Michelle 61 Teich, Aaron 118 Ter Kuile, Casper 19 Teyuna Elders 86 Thakor, Manisha 84, 133 Todd, John 48 Tolle, Eckhart 96 Torgerson, Steve 16 Trapeze-Experience 47, 51 Treleaven, David 39, 70

U Unger, Richard 111 Urech, Sarah 23, 48 Uttal, Jai 88

V Vaid, Vishal 88 Valentine, Radleigh 11 Van Praagh, James 115 Vani, Gaura 88 Vanzant, Iyanla 60 Vernoff, Krista 42 Villoldo, Alberto 120 Vinar, Judi 81 Visvambhar 88 Vosler, John 104

Wade, Damien 37 Wah! 88 Walker, Lauren 32 Wallis, Christopher (Hareesh) 55 Wambach, Abby 71 Wangdak, Khenpo Pema 55 Warren, Jeff 13 Watterson, Meggan 80 Wayﬁnder Experience Staff, 68 Weed, Susun 53 Weil, Sharon 46 Weiland, Laura 48, 98 Weinman, Ric 71 Weiss, Brian 15, 50, 52, 90 Weiss, Carole K. 15, 52, 90 Weiss, Steven 32 Weiss-Lewit, Kimberleigh 101 Welden, Dan 11 Wells, Chris 47 Wen, Benebell 61 Wergin, Rob 10, 114 Wesselman, Hank 50, 54, 101 Wheeler, Maggie 66 White, Tracy 97 Whitehurst, Tess 95 Whitman, Christy 118 Wilkinson, Katharine 113 williams, angel Kyodo 9, 10, 20, 34, 63 Williams, Dar 69 Williams, Lisa 12 Wilson, Amy C. 34 Wimala, Bhante 90 Winter, Carin 41 Wolf, Aaron 22 Wolpert, Adam 111 Wolynn, Mark 74 Worm, David 81

Y Yee, Rodney 120 Yellow Bird, Michael 82 Yohai, Babs 29 Yohai, Jasmine 29 Yusim, Anna 112

Z Zaiman, Elana 99 Zaltsberg, Keith 48 Zander, Lauren Handel 13 Zimmer, Lisa 105 Zion, Tina M. 85 Zoltan, Vanessa 19 Zuckerman, Arián Gutiérrez 54 Zuckerman, Diana 54

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MacKinnon, Danielle 60 Macpherson, Miranda 78 Magee, Rhonda V. 70, 97, 121 Manne, Kate 102 Manose 88 Maron, Madhu Krishnappa 35 Martin, Sister Alice 47 Mather, Erica 95 Matousek, Mark 93 Mazlish, Liz 19 McAlpine, Fiji 26 McCarty, Peter 106 McClellan, Marisa 37 McCormick, Jim 91 McFerrin, Bobby 81 McMorrow, Brenda 20 Meleo-Meyer, Florence 24, 25, 59, 70, 83, 109, 123 Merchant, Natalie 102 Meredith, Regina 109 Miles, Pamela 112 Miller, Suzy 54 Millman, Dan 75

Mishler, Adriene 75 Mitchell, Krista N. 35, 38 Mitchell, Sherri 82 Miten 88 Mithoefer, Biff 91 Monet, Aja 70, 75 Monk, Meredith 76 Montenegro, Hector 56 Moore, Melody 53 Moorjani, Anita 16, 115 Moreno, Robyn 102 Morey, Jessica 56 Morley, Charlie 30 Morter, Sue 107 Muller, Wayne 47 Myers, Tom 90 Myers, Nikki 53, 57

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Khalsa, Sat Bir Singh 41 Khalsa, Snatam Kaur 72 Khalsa, Wahe Guru Kaur 72 Khan, Ustad Shafaat 92 Khouri, Hala 62 Kieves, Tama 80 Killian, Dian 67 Killian, Joe 67 Kirtan Soul Revival (KSR) 20 Koerbel, Lynn 70, 83, 114 Kosow, Kelley 34 Kramer, Neil 94 Kuentz, Mary K. 35 Kushner-DeGroot, Judy 19

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