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La Casa de Maria - A Place Apart by Nancy Gross

fter visiting a good friend in Culver City, and attending a Sunday morning Buddhist meditation at the Bodhi Tree, I looked into meditation close to home. I live in Ojai, and knew I wanted something for a beginner that was not rigidly dogmatic. Meditation Mount was plentiful with meditation offerings, but none of these fit my schedule at the time. I was working at a boutique hotel in Santa Barbara, a combination of day and evening shifts, and I was constantly driving, or catching up on rest at home. I saw an ad in the Santa Barbara Independent for free weekly Mindfulness Medita-

tion, Tuesday and Thursday evenings in Montecito. This would work after a day shift, and not get me home too late. What I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, until I first drove to the location, was how generous this option was. The advertisement should have mentioned that the meditations are held on a piece of property so infused with paradise, my heart started glowing as soon as I arrived. La Casa de Maria, a serene and inviting retreat sanctuary near Santa Barbara, is a place that seems to understand change; constructive and often gentle, change. The many programs

offered by La Casa, or brought there by outside organizations, address real life struggles with addiction, with recovering from trauma, and with building bridges of communication among groups. Slowing down and taking stock of emotions facilitates these efforts; the spirit strengthens alongside the mind and body, going right into the heart for healing and growth. The sun-dappled, tree-canopied nooks and pathways at La Casa de Maria cradle people through their transformations. Peggy Haskell, who works in registration at La Casa, describes her joy at being part of the retreat center staff. Peggy gave

The sun-dappled, tree-canopied nooks and pathways at La Casa de Maria cradle people through their transformations.

up a more lucrative position at Pacifica Graduate Institute when La Casa sold another nearby landholding to the school. She prefers the spiritual center, “because of all the angels. When I drive in there, my car slows down, the pace of my heart slows down. I just feel this total contentment and feel that this is where God had placed me.” I met Peggy when I visited the main office after my first Tuesday meditation. On a darkening Spring evening, I was like a moth, drawn to the light through the office door. The entrance was flanked with racks of citrus from La Casa’s orchards, and

small brown bags to pack the fruit in. I had to know more about this place. I had seen Peggy before; we’d met at a gathering for Santa Barbara hospitality industry staff about a month prior. She also works at The Simpson House, a historic Victorian landmark, and AAA’s only five-diamond designated bed and breakfast in the country. As I got to know Peggy, she opened her home to me for several days so that I could see what it might be like to move to Santa Barbara. I’ll never forget waking up that first morning; Peggy had remembered what time I had to be to work. She had

coffee ready for me in a porcelain cup painted with roses. The tray also contained cream and sugar, and she opened up the sliding glass door to her balcony and encouraged me to have my breakfast with Santa Barbara stretching below me out to the many sailboats on the blue and gold Pacific. As we talked and got acquainted, Peggy shared some of her own journey: “My husband was a pilot for 21 years with Flying Tigers, which became Fed Ex. He died in a plane crash in 1989. I had a dream his plane was going to crash. I told him not to go on that trip. I’d known him since I was eight years old. He was the love of my life. I still wear his ring. I drank to deal with the pain, but now I’m 18 years sober.” Her son kept urging her to get out and work: “He told me, ‘You like to cook. You like to take care of people. See if you can get a job at a bed and breakfast.’” Peggy persisted in knocking on the door of the Old Yacht Club B & B, even bringing homemade cookies over to them, until they conceded to create a position for her. She also learned how to give massages. It is a sight to see this very pretty, petite woman, who is also a grandmother, stuffing a large cushioned case containing a massage table into her small white sports car, and then, full of enthusiasm and energy, taking off; “Every place I go, it seems like a divine plan, and I just follow it, and I keep getting happier and happier. When I was (continued on page 44)

Musings of a Cyber-Bodhisattva, Part II From Ashram to Activist by Dennis Rivers, M.A.

MUSHROOMBURGERS AND BHAKTI In the summer of 1963, I was a 22-year-old in search of Nirvana, the cessation of all suffering. Having grown up in the metaphysical fringe of Los Angeles, full of temples, teachers, health food stores and flying-saucer enthusiasts, I had a rather open-ended approach as to where such Nirvana might be found. Reading The Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yoganada, in the fall of that year was like being catapulted out of a circus cannon into a new world of possibilities. For several months I attended services and classes at the Self-Realization Fellowship temple on Sunset Blvd. near Vermont Ave., immersing myself in the ideas, feelings, chants and sandalwood aromas of Bengali Hindu devotionalism. During that time I stumbled upon a circle of disciples of the Sikh mystical teacher, Charan Singh Ji Mararaj, and over the course of the following year I became his disciple, a discipleship which was to continue for the next nine years.

Vijali Hamilton is a visionary sculptor, poet, musician, performance artist, author and activist. You can find out more about her work at www.Vijali.net. The Rainbow Bodhisattva painting above was done on the wall of a cave in Tibet, as part of Vijali’s “World Wheel” pilgrimage around the northern hemisphere of planet Earth.

My life has been a string of fruitful calamities, and while I have learned a lot along the way, I can hardly take credit for any of it, since I would usually avoid learning the lessons for as long as I possibly could. For example, while waiting to be accepted into the Self-Realization religious order, I spent all my spare time happily praying and washing dishes at the Hollywood temple. There, one Sunday afternoon, my gaze fell upon the most beautiful young nun I had ever seen, and I instantly (and wordlessly) fell in love with her. This jolted me into an intense awareness of both the physical and emotional parts of myself that I was about to abandon. My career as a monk ended suddenly before it had even begun, because I knew I could not do it. I never spoke to the young woman in question. As sad and embarrassed as I was, I was also deeply

grateful that I had been forced by circumstances to face the truth of my own temperament. SEEDS OF ECO-BHAKTI From 1963 to 1968 I lived a total of about four years in an informal Radha Soami ashram on Catalina Street in LA, across from the old Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Our life together included many hours a day of study and meditation. Those years turned out to be an intense seminar on the difference between loving God and hating the world. These two processes, I am sorry to report, are often scrambled together in the popular religious teachings of India just as they are in the West, and they were certainly scrambled together in our own minds. It was as though we had concluded that where we lacked love, we still might enter a state of God consciousness by pushing the world away from ourselves with furiously energetic disgust, like backing into heaven in reverse gear. “Like a worm in filth wasteth he his time who tarryeth in this world,” said the ancient books. I threw myself into these two practices, loving God and disavowing the world, with all the strength I could muster. And toward the end of the four years, after much pain, I made a solemn and beautiful discovery: a single human heart cannot contain an overwhelming love and an overwhelming hatred. If you tried to hate the world strongly enough to blast your soul into another dimension, your soul would be consumed by such a hatred, there would be nothing left of you but shreds. And if you chose to open yourself to a love so strong that it would cause you to let go of everything else, you would find, as Khalil Gibran observed, that you were not in charge of such a love. You would not guide the course of that love. That love, if it found you worthy, would guide your course. The lesson for me was this: a love strong

enough to transform your life will cause you to love everything and everyone who comes before you. You won’t be able to turn it off and on like a flashlight, or just point it in one direction. It will shine through you with what seems like the light

A single human heart cannot contain an overwhelming love and an overwhelming hatred.

of a thousand suns, causing you to hold in your heart, surrounded by infinite compassion, the children and the bees and the frogs and the termites and the neo-Nazis and the swindling Wall Street financiers. Here we are, all together in this fragile boat called life. WISDOM OF THE LICHENS: LISTEN That realization propelled me out of the ashram. Within a few years of leaving, I was living on a ranch in the mountains above Santa Barbara, making picture frames for my wife, Sarada (who was a painter), building a studio, and reading books by Alan Watts and Hermann Hesse. This mountain area, along the ridge that runs for miles between Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley, is sprinkled with lichen-covered boulders, many of which are the size of a house. Watching the lichens change with the seasons was my first true meditation in nature. It was as though the boulders were trying to say something to me through the lichens, but I would have to slow myself down to listen

to this year-long sentence. So much of what I had learned in my traditional meditation training was me busily doing stuff, chanting, repeating, praying. Perhaps because meditation was the ticket to get out of this painful world, it came edged with a deep anxiety. Am I doing it just right? Am I doing it enough? Will I finally get my ticket to Nirvana, or will I flunk out at the last minute, and have to come back as a scorpion or a tapeworm? What you can say about this kind of meditation is that it is not at all relational. It is just me alone trying to crank myself out of my pain. But the boulders seemed to want to have a conversation. They were waiting for me to listen, just listen, and touch. I began to discover that just listening, with a fully attentive heart, has a quiet dignity of its own. The lichens taught me how to listen. You can’t tell them, hurry up, hurry up. They are going at the just right speed, as the weeks and months go by. Listening implies--good grief!--that I am not the only person in the universe. There is a you, and you have something to tell me, and I might have something to learn from you, and my listening might comfort you, and in the act of listening, I walk along beside you, not trying to make anything happen. Personally, I like to make things happen, but I have come to see how easily this can become an obsession, a mania, just as eating, a fundamentally healthy activity, can also spiral out of control. Deep listening, like love, is one of those processes that you can cultivate but not control. In the quiet of my mountaintop retreat on Camino Cielo Road, not only did the boulders speak to me, my inner life also spoke to me. On a Saturday morning in the fall of 1974, I had something like a conversion experience, or, to use the language of another tradition, a spontaneous bodhisattva moment. I realized that for the preceding 10 years of my spiritual life, I had been obsessed with trying to extricate myself from the world, (continued on page 54)

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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION SPIRITUAL SPA MORNING with John Morton, Spiritual Director of MSIA, 9:30 am-1 pm. Greet the new year with Commitment, Dedication, Devotion, Consecration and Celebration. Gourmet brunch $15. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. BOLDLY STEP INTO 2010, relieve deep emotional pain quickly, erase stress, increase your capacity for living. Telephone Clearing, New Year’s Special $75. With Val Kirkgaard, PhD (Honorary). Visit website at www.DoctorValerie. com. 310/455-8623. FIND THE CHANGE OF YOUR LIFE, find Peace, Security and Love. Begin a positive change of course in life by attending weekly gatherings, study and ultimately through meditation on the inner sound current known as the Word, Shabd or Naam. Always free. Intro sessions on Monday and Friday nights, 7 pm. Sant Mat Meditation Center, 7726 W Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey, 310/821-3321. Info: call Bob 310/930-2450, Victor 310-930-2452, or Pat 310/567-3265. Website: www.lasantmat.com.

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SATURDAY, JAN. 2 LIVING IN GRACE WORLD HEALING CEREMONY, 6:55-8:55 pm. With best-selling author Mary Morrissey speaking on “Grit and Grace,” and music by world renowned composer/singer Ed Munter. $10 suggested donation. Spiritual Unity Movement, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills (previously Sepulveda). Contact Patrick Harbula, 866/204-2261, www.spiritualunitymovement. org. WOMEN’S GROUP led by Rev. Dr. Donna Byrns. This gathering of women is a time of sharing and discussion on women’s issues and spiritual growth. Meets on the 1st Saturday of the month, 10-11:30 am, no charge. This month’s topic: “A Fresh Start.” A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org.

SPECIAL THIS MONTH: $1200 OFF INVISALIGN CLEAR BRACES, the nearly invisible way to straighten your teeth. Call for a free consultation. Ray D. Partovy, DDS & Associates. Two locations: Marina del Rey, 310/822-3833, and Tarzana, 818/774-2121. www.makingusmile.com.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Tracey Boyer is offering free 5-minute readings (one question answered) on a first-come, first-served basis today. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. www. akashicbookshopandcenter.com.

ACHIEVE SACRED BALANCE by walking the Hopi Stone Labyrinth at the Sunburst Sanctuary, located on Hwy. 1, 5 miles from Hwy. 101 toward Lompoc. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles

FALUN GONG (FALUN DAFA), a traditional Chinese self-cultivation practice, practiced by millions worldwide. Learn Falun Gong for free. Every Saturday, Hermosa Beach, 7 am, 14th St. &

14 The Strand. For information contact 310/9184700. Also at La Jolla Cove, 619/280-3112 for details.

SUNDAY, JAN. 3 THE POWER OF VISION, with Rev. Dr. Donna Byrns. Worship and grow at the Church of Truth with Christ-centered metaphysical teachings, 11 am service. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, the Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/7956905, www.churchoftruth.org. FOUR AGREEMENTS, workshop with Brian Schulman, an introduction to the powerful and simple self-healing strategies delineated in the bestselling book by Toltec Master and Healer don Miguel Ruiz. Take this first step to claiming your own personal power, peace and joy. Brian Schulman has studied Toltec wisdom in don Miguel Ruiz’ Eagle Knight Lineage since 2002. Jan. 3 & Jan. 17, 7-9 pm, $20. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310/399-7070. Visit us at www.mysticjourneybookstore.com. LOVE INTENSELY FOR THE TIME YOU HAVE, with Rick Stenlake, metaphysical minister and teacher. 11 am Sunday service. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. AKADUA FREE HEALING CLINIC, 1 pm, free. AkaDua is a transformative substance transmitted into the body. When activated, it creates energy field for healing, art, spiritual work. Free AkaDua healing. Held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. Info: The Tequihua Foundation, 3485 University Ave. off Lemon St., Riverside 92501, 951/686-3471, www.tequihuafoundation. org/akadua.html. EAR CONING CLASS is offered on the 1st Sunday of each month by Valerie Anne Kirkgaard, PhD. www.coningcompany.com. Since 1992, coning and manufacturing premium quality rose cones. For details call 310/455-8623. NEW YEAR’S INTENTIONS & VISION BOARDS: Turbo Charge 2010 and Leave the Past Behind, workshop, 3-5 pm, with Rev. Jennifer Hadley. $22 advance/$33 at the door, plus $5 for supplies. Info: 323/848-8786, www.JenniferHadley. com. You can activate the highest Vision for your life and move beyond all previous limitations. A minister from the Agape Int’l. Spiritual Center, Jennifer Hadley ahs been teaching workshops that facilitate life-changing transformation for more than a decade. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. OPEN TOURS, LABYRINTH & GARDENS at Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens, 12-4 pm. Experience the subtle power of the Labyrinth, enjoy the peace and seclusion of our “East Meets West” meditation gardens. Tour this 1910 LA Historical Cultural Monument. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Call Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www. peacelabyrinth.org. Free, donations welcomed. COURSE IN MIRACLES DISCUSSION GROUP led by Dr. Margie Ann Black, 9:15 am. Join the group for a journey of forgiveness that releases the flow of love into your life! Love offering. Encino Community Church, Garden Chapel, 7769 Topanga Blvd, Canoga Park. For info call 818/712-9400.

SUNDAY SERVICE WITH MUSIC, MEDITATION, INSPIRATION, Dr. Margie Ann Black presents Christ-centered, Scripturally based teachings with practical applications for everyday life that you won’t find anywhere else. Sunday School available. Love offering. 10:30 am, Encino Community Church, an all-inclusive circle of Love that seeks to make a difference just as we are. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400.

MONDAY, JAN. 4 SPIRITUAL SELF MASTERY CLASSES, on 1st & 3rd Monday of each month, 7:30 pm. Rev. Lee, Church of Truth in Santa Clarita. Inclusive, Christ-centered. Call for location and directions, 661/645-9503, www.silentmiracles.net. START OFF 2010 WITH THE “RIGHT” RELATIONSHIP STRATEGIES, free class, 7-9 pm. Having a successful relationship is the most important and yet the most difficult aspect of our lives. How much of our behavior in relationships has been programmed from childhood? What role does the subconscious mind play in whom we choose in relationships and why? Learn the answer to these questions as well as how to return to the honeymoon stage. Call Romy at HMITarzana to reserve your seat, 818/758-2747. www.hypnosis.edu. BEGINNING TAROT class begins today, 7-9 pm, 3 sessions, $34/session or $93 paid in advance. Learn how to interpret each individual card, ask a question, and put together layouts that will be demonstrated on student volunteers. Taught by Wendy ($5 materials fee payable first night only). Class meets Jan. 4, 11 & 18. Wendy will use the Waite Rider deck in class. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. FIND THE CHANGE OF YOUR LIFE, find Peace, Security and Love. Begin a positive change of course in life by attending weekly gatherings, study and ultimately through meditation on the inner sound current known as the Word, Shabd or Naam. Always free. Intro sessions on Monday and Friday nights, 7 pm. Sant Mat Meditation Center, 7726 W Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey, 310/821-3321. Info: call Bob 310/930-2450, Victor 310-930-2452, or Pat 310/567-3265. Website: www.lasantmat.com. HOLISTIC SKINCARE, you can beat aging, acne, dryness and other skin problems, call the Vital Image. Free demonstrations and sample facials held throughout the week. Call for specific days this week, 800/414-4624, 310/8231996. QI-GONG & MEDITATION, a weekly Community Class, 7:15-8:30 am. Looking for inspiration? We will explore ways to find the inner support necessary to help you on your path. Qi-Gong, meditation, gentle free-form movement and writing. Class size limited, please come early, start time is punctual. For info on class or private coaching, call John Strelko, 310/430-5625, www.nature-allhealing.com. Class at Tao Healing Arts, 2309 Main St., Santa Monica 90405, 310/581-0097. ANGEL CITY HEALING MONDAY SPECIAL: 10% off all products today. Angel City Healing is a unique, boutique style, holistic spa where every treatment is a spiritual experience. Services include Healing Facials & Body Treatments, Waxing, Reconnective Healing, Sound Baths,

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YOGA WITH AKADUA, 7 pm, $10/class. Experience pathways to magical work with Hatha Yoga and AkaDua by yoga instructor Gerrilynne Benson. The Tequihua Foundation, 3485 University Ave. off Lemon St., Riverside 92501, 951/6863471, visit www.tequihuafoundation.org/akadua.html.

TUESDAY, JAN. 5 TUESDAY PRAYER & MEDITATION, 7:30 pm. Rev. BJ Enright facilitates the Tuesday Evening Service. An evening of prayer, meditation, energy balancing and fellowship, in the main building. We will be doing our “full moon meditation & moon-mail” this evening. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. BE A MONEY MAGNET! Release money blocks and attract the money you deserve. Your brain is like a computer; using ThetaHealing™, you can delete the top 100 negative money programs and download 150 positive ones. Four 1-hour phone classes start today, 6:30 pm. With Tamra Oviatt, MHt, MNLP, MTT, 805/506-9460, www. RemoveMoneyBlocks.com. CD’s available via website. IPSB OPEN HOUSE—FREE TO THE PUBLIC, at LA’s most innovative body therapy school, come meet the staff, see a demonstration and learn about opportunities in the field of bodywork. Starts 7:30 pm sharp. IPSB, 5817 Uplander Way, Culver City 90230, 310/342-7130, www.ipsb. com. A MYSTICAL JOURNEY IN 22 STEPS, learn to use the power of the 22 major arcane tarot cards to align your spiritual path and co-create the highest, best, present and future you are meant to express. Meets once a month, 7-9 pm, $40/ session (includes materials). Facilitated by Donna, Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/4955824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. MEN OVER 50 SUPPORT GROUP, with B.J. Jakala, PhD, MFT (Lic. 23640). Explore how to bring about the future you want in the company and support of other men. 7-9 pm, limited to 8 men. Call for interview. B.J. Jakala, PhD, MFT, 21243 Ventura Blvd, Suite 224, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, 818/348-8837. A COURSE IN MIRACLES CLASS, 7-8:30 pm, WLA/Santa Monica area. Would you choose love or fear? Do you want a greater sense of peace and contentment? Learn the incredible power of your choices. Study A Course in Miracles with Allan Rosenthal, MFT, a student-teacher-lecturer of the course for over 25 years. Call 310/478-8994 or visit www.allanrosenthal.com.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6 PROSPERITY CLUB, 7:30 pm, meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Rev. Lee, Church of Truth in Santa Clarita. Inclusive, Christ centered. Call for location and directions, 661/645-9503, www.silentmiracles.net. BRINGING SPIRITUALITY BACK INTO MEDICINE, workshop with Dr. Tudor C. Marinescu,

MD, PhD, 7:30-9:30 pm. $20 advance, $25 at the door (seating limited). Info and reservations: Jennifer, 310/418-3855, www.DoctorTudor.com. Add years to your life and life to your years by understanding and following the “Body’s Divine User Guide.” Learn how the body works with ease and disease, how it is the most advanced self-repairing mechanism on Earth, how to prevent and reverse the effects of aging. Dr. Tudor Marinescu is an expert in Integrative and Preventative Medicine. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. www.bodhitree.com. SPIRITUAL LEADERS PROGRAM, held 1st Wed. of each month, 7-9 pm, free. Expand your range of intuitive insight and learn new applications for your intuitive tools. Clairvoyant program graduates and experienced energy and light workers welcome. Taught by clairvoyant healer Karin Fogerty. At Tara’s Garden, 1848 S. Elena, Suite C, Redondo Beach 90277. Call 702/245-2099 or email info@intuitivespirits. com. DREAMS 101, learn basic techniques on how to recognize dream symbols, how to maneuver through a dream, points to look for and how to record your dreams. Bring your dreams for discussion and interpretation. In each group new dream symbols and lots of hands-on experience are given. 7-8:30 pm, $10/person, alternating Wednesdays, with Michelle Francine. At Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/4955824, www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. A GATHERING OF MIRACLES® offers A Course in Miracle inspired lecture-services by Allan Rosenthal, MFT, a student-teacher-lecturer of ACIM for over 25 years. Listen to real life experiences and how the ACIM principles and other spiritual/metaphysical thought systems can be applied in everyday life. Q&As follow talk. No previous ACIM experience necessary. 7-8:30 pm, WLA/Santa Monica area. Call 310/4788994 or visit www.agatheringofmiracles.com. WEEKLY GNOSTIC MASS, celebrated according to early Gnostic tradition, every Wednesday 8:30 pm, freewill donation only, Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, website: www.gnosis.org.

THURSDAY, JAN. 7 DEEP TISSUE CLASS, a 3-course series. IPSB’s style of deep tissue addresses tissue layer by layer, non-invasively, with the goal of producing maximum release with minimal effort and without adding trauma to tissue already traumatized. Tai Chi and correct body mechanics are practiced and integrated into the bodywork. Prerequisite: IPSB Massage Technician Training or Core Skills. Thurs/Fri 9 am-12 pm through Jan. 22, $360 plus materials fee. IPSB, 5817 Uplander Way, Culver City 90230, 310/342-7130, www.ipsb.com. EMF BALANCING TECHNIQUE Personal Growth Training, learn this powerful yet gentle energy healing system to use on yourself, family and friends. Introductory class today (or Jan. 9) for $90, 9 am-4 pm. Phases I-III will also be offered in January, call for details. Preregistration required. Facilitated by Mary Jayne Collins, PhD, 805/371-1679, angelbrfidge@aol.com. At Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/4955824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com.

18 LEARN THE POWER OF LIFE COACHING, with Keith Miller, 7:30-9:30 pm, free workshop. Info: 310/351-4820, Keith@iPECcoaching.com. As a certified iPEC Coach you can assist people to connect their inner purpose and passion to outer goals to achieve extraordinary results. Learn about this unique career opportunity, a chance to live your dream by leading others to personal and professional success. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. THE VORTEX, by Esther and Jerry Hicks, a discussion led by Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black. 11 am. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.ecchurchofcalif.org. UNITY WEST READING GROUP, now reading and sharing the Unity classic, Discover the Power Within You by Eric Butterworth, a valuable guide for all who are seeking a truly full way of life. It offers direct, simple answers to what Jesus himself taught about such subjects as: How to Succeed, How to Attain True Prosperity, How to Pray, How to Find Healing, and more. Held every Thursday, 7-8 pm, all welcome, love offering basis. Unity West Church of Santa Monica, 1515 Maple St., Santa Monica 90405. 310/5770000, www.unitywestchurch.org. EVENING GROUP MEDITATION SERVICE, 7:30-8 pm, free. You are invited to our rural community sanctuary for evening meditation service. A tranquil time for reflection and rejuvenation. Free, call for directions. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8 BRUNO GROENING CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, spiritual healing through the teachings of Bruno Groening. 7:30-9:30 pm, meets every 3 weeks. Led by Barbara Neustadt. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. FREE CLASS: INTRODUCTION TO MODALITIES: Trigger Points Therapy, 7-9 pm. Come learn about HHI’s Trigger Point courses, plus earn 2 continuing education clock hours free. Info: Hands on Healing Institute, 6708 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, 818/951-5811, www.gotohhi. org. PARTICIPATION, COOPERATION, COMPLETION & PEACE, an MSIA video presentation featuring John-Roger, Founder and Spiritual Advisor of MSIA. Follow J-R to his 47-year high school reunion and learn what his reputation was when he was a boy. Then hear him talk about how the Windermere property was found and its vision. 7:30-9 pm, free, donations welcome. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. HEAL YOUR LIFE AT THE DNA LEVEL, a free intro seminar with Selacia, 7:30 pm. Attend this experiential seminar to learn about how to accelerate your personal and spiritual growth with DNA intuitive healing. Selacia is a healer, author, gifted medical intuitive, channel for The Council of 12. At Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose, W. Hollywood 90069. Preregistration required online: www.Selacia.com (Free Seminar Signup). 310/915-2884, email Selacia@Selacia. com.

NEW AGE BIBLE INTERPRETATION, Vol. 7, by Corinne Helene, 7-8 pm, class every other Friday, donation. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. HANDS ON HEALING INSTITUTE OPEN HOUSE, 6:30-7:15 pm. Start a new career in 2010 as a Certified Massage Therapist. Come meet our director and learn our unique philosophy. Our CMT programs include Swedish Massage and introductions to popular modalities. Classes run Mon-Thurs, both days and evenings. Next session starts Jan. 10. Info: Hands on Healing Institute, 6708 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, 818/951-5811, www.gotohhi.org. ADVANCED DNA THETA HEALING SEMINAR, get certified! Jan. 8-10, 9 am-6 pm. Become a Theta Healing Master, we offer all 8 Theta Healing Seminars. Explore the most profound healing paradigm on the planet at this time. Learn how to access “downloads” directly from Creator that will instantly work through your deepest blocks with ease. School of DNA Theta Healing™, 2210 Main St., Suite 202, Santa Monica 90405. 877/DNA-THETA, 310/358-2991, www. dnathetahealing.com. SELF-EMPTYING: A Deeper Search for Our Common Heart, Jan. 8-10, 7:30 pm Fri to 1 pm Sun. Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism each have their own practices and experiences of self-emptying as paths to the fullness of being. In this retreat we explore these and experience the practices supporting these in a deeper search for our common heart. Retreat leaders are Ed Bastian, PhD, Buddhist scholar; Cynthia Bourgeault, PhD, Episcopal priest; and Rami Shapiro, PhD, Rabbi. $375 includes shared room, 5 meals, tuition. Commuter rate $275 (5 meals and tuition). La Casa de Maria Retreat and Conference Center, 800 El Bosque Road, Santa Barbara 93108, 805/969-5031. Register online at www.lacasademaria.org. A FREE EVENING OF IN-TEN-TION SETTING for 2010 with Dr. James Wanless, creator of the Voyager Tarot Deck, 7-9 pm. Captain Pick a Card will be our guide through the world of synchronicity and then the discovery of the next action step to manifest the 2010 in-TEN-tion. Dr. Wanless will also be available for personal consultations Jan. 9, 10 am-5 pm. Paradise Found, 17 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara 93101, 805/564-3573, www.paradise-found.net. FIND THE CHANGE OF YOUR LIFE, find Peace, Security and Love. Begin a positive change of course in life by attending weekly gatherings, study and ultimately through meditation on the inner sound current known as the Word, Shabd or Naam. Always free. Intro sessions on Monday and Friday nights, 7 pm. Sant Mat Meditation Center, 7726 W Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey, 310/821-3321. Info: call Bob 310/930-2450, Victor 310-930-2452, or Pat 310/567-3265. Website: www.lasantmat.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 9 DR. JAMES WANLESS, creator of the Voyager Tarot Deck, will be available for personal consultations today, 10 am-5 pm. Call 805/564-3573 for rates and to book an appointment. Paradise Found, 17 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara 93101, 805/564-3573, www.paradise-found.net. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS I. Presented as 2 courses, Professional Ethics provides students with skills to master issues related to the client/

practitioner relationship including boundaries, intimacy, communication, sexuality and safety. Part I is recommended to be taken soon after completion of the Massage Technician Training; the basics are covered to provide a solid foundation for building a professional and ethical practice. Prerequisite: Massage Technician Training. 2 Saturdays 10 am-5 pm, $180 plus materials fee. IPSB, 5817 Uplander Way, Culver City 90230, 310/342-7130, www.ipsb.com. REIKI HEALING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES with Reiki Master Alexandra Juliani, M.A., Director of the American Reiki Academy. Learn to heal with your hands through Reiki. Class includes course manuals, thorough instruction, initiation ceremony to activate Reiki energy, and hands-on practice time. Students receive certification as Reiki practitioners and Reiki Masters through the American Reiki Academy. All levels of Reiki offered. Info: American Reiki Academy, 310/397-2405, www.reikiacademy.org, email reikiacademy@earthlink.net. PROSPERITY CLUB, meets on 2nd Saturday of each month, 10 am-noon. The club consists of graduates of the Financial Freedom classes but is open to anyone who wants to learn how to open themselves up to prosperity in all areas of their lives. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. THE E.S.P. ENIGMA, An Integrative Model for Understanding Psychic Phenomena, DVD featuring Diane Powell. 10 am, love offering. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.encinocommunitychurch.org. SATSANG IN MALIBU, 2-4 pm. A genuine Guru comes to Malibu. Meet Bodhisattva Shree Swami Premodaya. Bring your spiritual questions, life problems and thorny addictions, and get real answers. By donation. Malibu Library, 23519 W. Civic Center Way. The Bodhi Center, 310/4971899, www.thebodhicenter.net. PSYCHIC PALM READING/EMPOWERMENT SESSIONS with Indian Psychic Palmist Professor Sasi. Experience transformation through the ancient science of psychic palmistry with worldrenowned, 7th generation Psychic Palmist/Spiritual Teacher Professor Sasi, one of the most loved psychic practitioners who has shown many individuals worldwide how to attain profound empowerment. By appt. Info: 310/3972405, 310/842-6087, www.professorsasi.com, www.vedichealinginstitute.com, email professorsasi@earthlink.net. LEARN TO MEDITATE, workshop with Sean Meshorer, Certified Meditation Instructor, 2-5 pm. $50 advance, $60 at door. Info & registration: 310/396-9900, www.anandala.org/meditation-classes. Send checks to: 8033 W. Sunset Blvd, Suite 942, LA 90046. For over 40 years, tens of thousands have looked to Ananda for the highest quality meditation instruction. Based on the meditation techniques of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree. com. THE KEY OF LIFE: A Metaphysical Investigation, author Randolph J. Rogers discusses and signs his book, 7:30 pm. Info: www.TheKeyofLife.net. His book is a true story about who we are, why we are here, and how we are all connected, and

Feng Shui in the Year of the Tiger by Jennifer Bonetto

nergies are cyclical, just as people are. Main Street goes up in cycles, as the real estate market goes down in cycles. Our world is full of cyclical energy that changes daily, monthly and annually. In Feng Shui the same holds true. Aside from the permanent energies that reside in homes, offices and other commercial buildings, daily, monthly and annual energies visit too. The most important to pay attention to are the annual energies because these hang out longer than the other ones do. The monthly energies are a good indicator of what will prevail in that short time frame. They’re also good indicators of what will manifest for people in the coming year. This technique is known as star progression. If one looks at the people, the energy of a building and the annual and monthly energies, it is possible to paint a picture of the upcoming year for the occupants. This year, in the southeast, the annual “7” energy visits. This energy is indicative of the robber and the thief. This could be literal or figurative. It can affect intellectual property the most. It also indicates sweet talking men and flirtations. If you’re married and this energy is activated it’s something to be aware of. In the south, the “3” energy visits. If activated, this energy indicates gossip, fighting, arguments and lawsuits. In the southwest, the “5” energy visits. This is the worst known energy to visit, and if activated, indicates problems with money, relationships and health. The “6” energy visits the east, in the New Year. This indicates money — but having to work hard for money. It could also indicate winning a lawsuit that has dragged on for a while. The west is visited by the “1” energy, which is good for money, intellect and sexual energy. The northeast is visited by the “2” energy which indicates health problems. The north is visited by the “4” energy which is good for romance, scholarly pursuits, writing and traveling. This is excellent, especially if you have your bedroom located in the north. If single, this will give you the opportunity to attract a mate into your life. The northwest is visited by the “9” energy which indicates future wealth, such as non-liquid assets like

investments in the stock market or promotions. It also is indicative of celebrations, such as weddings, depending on what energy it combines with. These energies can be activated by having a door located in these sectors, sleeping to these directions, bedrooms located in these sectors, the stove knobs activating these sectors known as the “fire mouth,” digging into the earth in these sectors, water features such as pools and fountains, and fire elements such as large televisions, fireplaces or outdoor kitchens. Apart from these annual energies that visit, there are also directions that are considered inauspicious because of the evil influences that they can exert. It is best to not activate these sectors or directions in any way to avoid negative influences in your life, which would affect all aspects of health, wealth and relationships adversely. In 2010, the entire north and the first fifteen degrees of northeast and the last fifteen degrees of northwest should not be activated at all. This includes digging up the earth, construction, renovations, additions, water features, or anything that would disturb the ground. These energies are known as Sam Sart or “three killings.” Also, in 2010, the last fifteen degrees of the southwest are being visited by the Sui Po or “year breaker.” It is also advised to not engage in new construction of a

building that sits on the Sui Po. The “5” energy is visiting the southwest as well, because of this ferocious combination it is best to leave the southwest alone this year. The last fifteen degrees of northeast should not be disturbed either because the Tai Sui or the “grand duke” visits this sector. It is said that you can sit with your back to this energy but not face it. It is also advised that construction in a building that faces the Tai Sui should be halted. This energy is inauspicious and can bring a lot of problems, such as injuries and lawsuits for the owners of the building and the people working there. This year can be fruitful depending on what energy is being activated in your home or business. If the negative sectors are not disturbed then this will pose no challenges for the New Year. Knowledge is power. I believe the New Year is a way for us all to have a fresh start and leave behind that which no longer serves us and bring in the fruits of our labor. New energy is needed to usher the old out and manifest those things that will take us to that next level of our being. Feng Shui is about enhancing the human experience which encompasses wealth, health and relationships. It’s a great way to use the new energy in your home as a catalyst to achieve your heart’s desire. The year of the tiger will be what you make it to be, so make it a great year. The power is in your hands.

Jennifer Bonetto received her education from the American College of Classical Feng Shui and the Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics. She is also a member of the International Feng Shui Guild. Currently, she is part of the 400-year old Wu Chang Feng Shui Mastery lineage of Grand Master Yap Cheng Hai of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, through American Feng Shui Master Denise Liotta-Dennis. Having earned an MBA from Chapman University she incorporates her training and business acumen with clients. Visit: www.yourSOULutions.net, email: info@yourSOULutions.net or call (310) 663-8238.

20 inspires readers to interpret the synchronicities in their own lives. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. www.bodhitree.com. FALUN GONG (FALUN DAFA), a traditional Chinese self-cultivation practice, practiced by millions worldwide. Learn Falun Gong for free. Every Saturday, Hermosa Beach, 7 am, 14th St. & The Strand. For information contact 310/9184700. Also at La Jolla Cove, 619/280-3112 for details.

SUNDAY, JAN. 10 ‘BEYOND SELF’ EVENING, 7:30-9:30 pm. This satsang with Bodhisattva Shree Swami Premodaya includes profound meditation and deep de-conditioning work. By donation. The Bodhi Center, 310/497-1899, www.thebodhicenter. net. THE POWER OF TEN, with Rev. Dr. Donna Byrns. Worship and grow at the Church of Truth with Christ-centered metaphysical teachings, 11 am service. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, the Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/7956905, www.churchoftruth.org. KINESIOLOGY/ADVANCED ANATOMY, 5 week/45-hour course meets Sundays and Thursdays. CEUs available. For info: Hands on Healing Institute, 6708 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, 818/951-5811, www.gotohhi.org. DO BUDDHISTS CONSIDER JESUS A BODHISATTVA? With Daniel Kane, student of Tibetan Buddhism for over 10 years. 11 am Sunday service, New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. ZEN MINDFULNESS, workshop with Sensei Ryodo, presenting a new approach to mindfulness based on the experience of unity that is the foundation of Zen. Learn to find this realm of unity, where there are no boundaries, no lack and no contention, and integrate it with your “normal” states of mind. 9-11 am, $25. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310/399-7070. Visit www. mysticjourneybookstore.com. HEALING SERVICE AND VESPERS, freewill offering only, 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month, 5 pm. Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, www.gnosis.org.

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SUNDAY GET-TOGETHER, 10:45 am-1 pm. This month we will celebrate Native American. Ceremony begins 10:45 am-1 pm. Everyone welcome. True Insight Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245, 310/6402211, www.true-insight.com. REICHIAN THERAPY: Our Bodies Remember the Road to Self, Empowerment and Freedom, lecture/film with Bond Wright, 7:30-9:30 pm, $10. Info: 310/450-3396, www.wrightbodymind. com. For over 2 decades Bond Wright, a 4th generation Reichian therapist, has counseled people to find their undiscovered Self and enable that Self to become whole and empowered. Two Reichian Therapy “intensives” will be given to volunteer workshop participants. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. FREE HEALINGS FOR ANIMALS, with Lori Spagna, 12-4 pm, at the front porch of the Bodhi Tree Used Books Store. Appts recommend-

ed, walk-ups also welcome. Info & appts: 866/388-5115 or www.EfilsGod.com. Spagna is the founder of Efils God (Dog’s Life backwards), a spiritual, holistic approach to communication and healing for the mind, body and spirit in every being. She is a canine behavior expert. Donations appreciated. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. www.bodhitree.com. HEALTH IN A TROUBLED WORLD, workshop with Joy Boisvert, 3-5 pm, donations welcome. Info: 760/868-2873. Joy Boisvert is a seasoned Medical Intuitive, Healer and Intuit who has clients in the U.S., Canada and England. She will address questions regarding the evolving of Light Workers and the transitional world shift this planet is entering. She will also offer some personal readings and answer audience questions. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www. bodhitree.com. OPEN TOURS, LABYRINTH & GARDENS at Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens, 12-4 pm. Experience the subtle power of the Labyrinth, enjoy the peace and seclusion of our “East Meets West” meditation gardens. Tour this 1910 LA Historical Cultural Monument. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Call Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www. peacelabyrinth.org. Free, donations welcomed. COURSE IN MIRACLES DISCUSSION GROUP led by Dr. Margie Ann Black, 9:15 am. Join the group for a journey of forgiveness that releases the flow of love into your life! Love offering. Encino Community Church, Garden Chapel, 7769 Topanga Blvd, Canoga Park. For info call 818/712-9400. SUNDAY SERVICE WITH MUSIC, MEDITATION, INSPIRATION, Dr. Margie Ann Black presents Christ-centered, Scripturally based teachings with practical applications for everyday life that you won’t find anywhere else. Sunday School available. Love offering. 10:30 am, Encino Community Church, an all-inclusive circle of Love that seeks to make a difference just as we are. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400.

MONDAY, JAN. 11 SACRED TONES WORKSHOP, spend an hour at Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens doing a guided meditative process, as shared by John-Roger, founder of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness. Workshop guides participants through inner attunement to Spirit and their own divinity. 7:30-8:30 pm, free, donations welcome. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. PREGNANCY & INFANT MASSAGE, 16 hr. class/4 meetings, Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30-10:30 pm. Hands on Healing Institute, 6708 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, 818/951-5811, www.gotohhi.org. IPSB MASSAGE TECHNICIAN COURSE, become a professional massage practitioner, learn holistic bodywork techniques, state approved, CE units for RNs. Meets Mon.-Thurs. 9 am-6 pm, ends Feb. 11. Advance registration required. IPSB, 5817 Uplander Way, Culver City 90230, 310/342-7130, www.ipsb.com. AKASHIC KNITTING GROUP, held on alternat-

21 ing Mondays, 7-9 pm. Facilitated by Barbara. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/4955824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com.

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2010 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY. Ever wonder why we usually don’t keep our New Year’s resolutions? Find out how to not only keep your resolutions, but what to do in order to enjoy the results and benefits all year round. Free class, 7-9 pm. Call Romy at HMI-Tarzana to reserve your seat, 818/758-2747. www.hypnosis.edu.

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SR® LIFE COACH CERTIFICATION, Jan. 11-12. A 2-day Life Coach Certification in Subconscious Restructuring® at UCLA. SR® is the only Evidence-Based Program Process in coaching and mental health. 10 am-3:30 pm, in Los Angeles, $1997. For details call 310/601-7623 or visit www.SRLifeCoach.com. INTUITIVE DEVELOPMENT, 7-9 pm. We are all born psychic. Learn how to release the blocks that are keeping you from using your abilities. Learn how to “read” what you see, hear and know. Call to reserve, meets Mondays (starting today) through Feb. 15. $35/class (materials included). Facilitated by Lexa Finley (www.lexafinley.com). Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. Visit www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. SPIRITUAL AWAKENING/PLANETARY HEALING, workshop presented by Mother Earth Healing Foundation, 7:30-9:30 pm, $20 donation. Info: 408/393-1157, www.MotherEarthHealingFoundation.com. Many Lightworkers are feeling the pull to be of greater service. The Mother Earth Healing Foundation explores ways we can connect in higher consciousness to create big changes in very short periods of time. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree. com. FIND THE CHANGE OF YOUR LIFE, find Peace, Security and Love. Begin a positive change of course in life by attending weekly gatherings, study and ultimately through meditation on the inner sound current known as the Word, Shabd or Naam. Always free. Intro sessions on Monday and Friday nights, 7 pm. Sant Mat Meditation Center, 7726 W Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey, 310/821-3321. Info: call Bob 310/930-2450, Victor 310-930-2452, or Pat 310/567-3265. Website: www.lasantmat.com. HOLISTIC SKINCARE, you can beat aging, acne, dryness and other skin problems, call the Vital Image. Free demonstrations and sample facials held throughout the week. Call for specific days this week, 800/414-4624, 310/8231996. QI-GONG & MEDITATION, a weekly Community Class, 7:15-8:30 am. Looking for inspiration? We will explore ways to find the inner support necessary to help you on your path. Qi-Gong, meditation, gentle free-form movement and writing. Class size limited, please come early, start time is punctual. For info on class or private coaching, call John Strelko, 310/430-5625, www.nature-allhealing.com. Class at Tao Healing Arts, 2309 Main St., Santa Monica 90405, 310/581-0097. ANGEL CITY HEALING MONDAY SPECIAL: 10% off all products today. Angel City Healing is a unique, boutique style, holistic spa where ev-

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egardless of intellectual, emotional or spiritual objectives, everyone understands the significance of the subconscious in reaching them. Let’s begin with intelligence or IQ; ask any teacher and they will tell you intellectual development happens via emotional development. Emotional development, or improving one’s EQ, only truly happens if one fully understands what brings about an emotional state from the deepest level of the subconscious. It is imperative to understand emotion from this level, otherwise you are subject to be affected by any external event and continually look for external resolutions to an internal issue. All modalities in coaching, counseling and mental health use the approach of assessing how external events affect one’s emotions, but at some point one must ask: who is driving? Trying to assess the effect of external events has no credibility if you simply look at one example. If a woman goes shoe shopping, this will usually represent stress reduction and put her in a positive emotional state with a significant uplift in emotion when the perfect pair of shoes is found. If this woman brings a husband or boyfriend with her, the man will be in an emotional state that ranges from uncomfortable to traumatic.

How can one person be uncomfortable or traumatized by the same experience someone else is getting pleasure from? The answer is straightforward. The subconscious of every person processes information differently. This is why it does not make sense to attempt to assess the impact or trauma caused by an external event. Once the assessment is done, a diagnosis or label is put on the person and the experimentation of medication begins. This is nothing but a continual assault on the body attempting to change the processes of the subconscious. There is a single question missing from the practice of coaching, counseling and mental health. What brings about an emotional state and behavior? One can endure seven to 10 years in school to get a psychology or psychiatric degree and this question never comes up. This is the equivalent of someone training to become a mechanic without ever understanding what makes the wheels move forward on a car. Would you take your car to a mechanic who could not fix their own car? Of course not,

by Kelly Burris yet this is what we do in regard to the most important issue in our life, our mental health. The answer to “What brings about an emotional state and behavior” or “What determines human behavior” is a simple one-word answer: information. Can you do anything without talking to yourself and seeing a picture of what you are going to do? Of course not, it would be like trying to read a blank book. No information, no action. The next question after accurately answering “What determines human behavior” is “What are the components of this information?” The components of information that determine human behavior are words and pictures. The next question is how can one recognize, access and change subconscious information or programming that is simply not working? This is where Subconscious Restructuring® comes in. Subconscious Restructuring® is the process of learning how the subconscious works for the purpose of changing one’s emotional state and behavior via restructuring of subconscious processes. This is the most fundamental concern for all human and behavioral issues. There is a consistent process the subconscious must go through in order for any human being to experience an emotion, which will in turn equal a behavior. This is why it is imperative to learn how the subconscious works. One cannot fix it, influence it or control it, if you do not know how it works. Once one understands how the subconscious works, you can begin the process of measuring, monitoring and changing any emotional state and behavior that does not work. The first step is to measure how you feel right now. It is critical everything is documented through the process of Subconscious Restructuring® because this is the only way to know where you started, where you’re going and where you have ended up. The documentation and data collection of SR® has established it as the only “evidence-based program process” in coaching and mental health and the only “proven process for depression.” These statements are occasionally challenged by coaching and mental health professionals, but they will be made emphatically clear if you look up either statement on Google. Be sure to include the quotes so it looks like

this: “evidence-based program process” or “proven process for depression.” The quotes will eliminate the pharmaceutical companies. How does SR® apply to religion or any spiritual belief system or affect your SQ? When a devout Christian, Jew, Buddhist or Muslim is asked what the primary objective of their faith is, a clear answer is rarely given. When asked if reaching higher spiritual ground is the most fundamental issue in their religion or belief system the response one-hundred percent of the time is, “Yes of course.” If reaching higher spiritual ground is an objective, then what is the path to that ground? If you believe in a God, in God consciousness or the Superconscious, there is only one path and this is via the subconscious. Prayer or meditation is the process of putting oneself in a subconscious state and understanding how the subconscious works, changes and significantly increases the power of your meditation or prayer. Everything you have ever seen, heard, felt, tasted or smelled is stored in your subconscious. The subconscious uses this information to determine how you intellectually, emotionally and spiritually respond to your world. The amount of information delivered to the subconscious is growing exponentially every year and much of this information must be changed or processed out in order to maintain an empowered emotional state. This cannot be done effectively if one does not know how the subconscious works. In other words if you do not know how your subconscious works, you are not running your life, your life is running you.

Kelly Burris, PhD is a behavioral scientist, the founder of SR® Life Coach, and the developer of Subconscious Restructuring®. Kelly offers a 2-Day Life Coach Certification based on the SR® process. In the twenty-five years of research, development and refinement of SR®, Kelly has authored nine books on human behavior, three of which are exclusive to the CSRC (Certified Subconscious Restructuring® Coach/Counselor). For more about Kelly Burris and Subconscious Restructuring® please visit http:// www.SRLifeCoach.com.

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ery treatment is a spiritual experience. Services include Healing Facials & Body Treatments, Waxing, Reconnective Healing, Sound Baths, Hot & Cold Jade Stone Therapy, and Reflexology. All herbs and flowers used are grown organically on the premises. For a full list of spa services, visit www.angelcity-healing.com. 818/988-9006 (spa), 310/927-8687 (cell). YOGA WITH AKADUA, 7 pm, $10/class. Experience pathways to magical work with Hatha Yoga and AkaDua by yoga instructor Gerrilynne Benson. The Tequihua Foundation, 3485 University Ave. off Lemon St., Riverside 92501, 951/6863471, www.tequihuafoundation.org/akadua. html.

TUESDAY, JAN. 12 T.M. KNOWINGNESS HEALINGS, 7:45-8:45 pm, every Tuesday, please RSVP to confirm. The cleaning of energies that would interfere or inhibit the natural ability of the spirit to heal the body. Everyone welcome. True Insight Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245, 310/640-2211, www.true-insight. com. TUESDAY PRAYER & MEDITATION, 7:30 pm. Rev. BJ Enright facilitates the Tuesday Evening Service. Communion. An evening of prayer, meditation, energy balancing and fellowship, in the main building. We will be doing the Twelve Power Affirmations this evening. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org.

PALPATION SKILLS, 9 am-1 pm through Feb. 2, $240. Through palpation, students explore the entire body, building tactile recognition of specific anatomical structures. Focus in on bony landmarks, muscle location and soft tissue textures. Palpation is an essential skill for the advancement of any bodyworker. Prerequisite: Massage Technician Training. IPSB, 5817 Uplander Way, Culver City 90230, 310/342-7130, www.ipsb.com. ACUPUNCTURE WITHOUT NEEDLES: A Healing Clinic, lecture and demonstration by Master James Min, 7:30-9:30 pm, free. Info: 714/5387111, www.WellBeingCreator.com. Master Min has treated and educated thousands of people around the world and continues to assist clients in taking responsibility for their own health and healing. An opportunity to meet and learn from Master Min, and witness live demonstrations of his work. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. MEN OVER 50 SUPPORT GROUP, with B.J. Jakala, PhD, MFT (Lic. 23640). Explore how to bring about the future you want in the company and support of other men. 7-9 pm, limited to 8 men. Call for interview. B.J. Jakala, PhD, MFT, 21243 Ventura Blvd, Suite 224, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, 818/348-8837. A COURSE IN MIRACLES CLASS, 7-8:30 pm, WLA/Santa Monica area. Would you choose love or fear? Do you want a greater sense of peace and contentment? Learn the incredible power of your choices. Study A Course in Miracles with Allan Rosenthal, MFT, a student-teach-

er-lecturer of the course for over 25 years. Call 310/478-8994 or visit his website at www.allanrosenthal.com.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 IPSB MASSAGE TECHNICIAN COURSE, become a professional massage practitioner, learn holistic bodywork techniques, state approved, CE units for RNs. Meets Sundays 9:30-6:30 pm and Wednesdays 6:30-10:30 pm, ends April 14. Advance registration required. IPSB, 5817 Uplander Way, Culver City 90230, 310/342-7130, www.ipsb.com. THE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION PRACTICE GROUP meets every other Wednesday, 7-9 pm, with Tom Armbruster. This group is geared to those who have attended at least one of the Basic NVC workshops and want to meet on a regular basis. Info: Tom at 626/798-1854 or tomscats@charter.net. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www. churchoftruth.org. VISION BOARD PLAYSHOP, workshop with Deborah Deras, Agape Licensed Spiritual Practitioner, author, life coach, and CEO of www. PassionateLivingNOW.com. Discover how to access divine guidance. Learn the 4 tools to accelerated manifestation, and a visioning process that will guide you. Create a Vision Board and see it manifest. 7-9 pm, $35. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310/399-7070. Visit us at www.mysticjourneybookstore.com.

WHAT ON EARTH? Inside the Crop Circle Mystery Preceding a free screening of Suzanne Taylor’s film What on Earth?, Dick Larson will reveal who creates the crop circles, how they do it, and how the circles are related to the emergence of the World Teacher for this age.

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FREE HEALING CLINIC today, 7-9 pm, held at Tara’s Garden, 1848 S. Elena, Suite C, Redondo Beach 90277. Call 702/245-2099 or email info@intuitivespirits.com. CRYSTAL USE & AWARENESS CLASS, learn how to select and use crystals for healing and renewal. Taught by Paul Ka’iwi, 3rd generation energy worker. Learn how to feel crystal energy, select the right crystal, understand the chakras, scan the body with crystals, and more. $160 for 4-week class, $40/session or $140 in advance ($20 discount). Includes a set of 7 stones. Starts today, meets Wednesdays 7-9 pm. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356, register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. YANG STYLE T’AI CHI CH’UAN & QIGONG taught by Sifu Lana Spraker. New class starts today at AADAP, Inc., 2900 S. Crenshaw at 29th St., LA 90016. T’ai Chi reduces stress, improves balance and posture, and benefits your overall health. Beginners 6-7 pm; intermediate 7:158:15 pm. Fee charged for 8-week series, call 310/479-3646 for info. Email sprakerlg@earthlink.net, www.alexandertaichi.com. LIVE YOUR BLISS: Practices That Produce Happiness and Prosperity, Terry Cole-Whitaker discusses and signs her book, 7:30 pm, www. TerryColeWhittaker.com. After years of teaching metaphysical principles all over the world, Terry realized there was something extremely important missing from her teachings. Divine discontent led her on an amazing spiritual journey that yielded all that had been missing. She shares this empowering knowledge of who we really are: perfect souls possessing godlike powers & qualities. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. A GATHERING OF MIRACLES® offers A Course in Miracle inspired lecture-services by Allan Rosenthal, MFT, a student-teacher-lecturer of ACIM for over 25 years. Listen to real life experiences and how the ACIM principles and other spiritual/metaphysical thought systems can be applied in everyday life. Q&As follow talk. No previous ACIM experience necessary. 7-8:30 pm, WLA/Santa Monica area. Call 310/4788994 or visit www.agatheringofmiracles.com. WEEKLY GNOSTIC MASS, celebrated according to early Gnostic tradition, every Wednesday 8:30 pm, freewill donation only, Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, website: www.gnosis.org.

THURSDAY, JAN. 14 QUANTUM-TOUCH DISCOVERY EVENING, conference/demonstration with Yvonne Dube, 7:30-9:30 pm, $20. Info and reservations: Beth Meneley, 310/775-3388, or www.Healing-Energetics.net. Quantum-Touch is a method of natural healing that works with the Life Force Energy (LFE) of the body to promote optimal wellness. All participants will get a chance to try out a mini Quantum-Touch session (demo). At Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069 (310/659-1733). SOUL DANCE CLASS, let go and let God lead. Experience the Beloved as your dance partner. 7:30-9 pm. Free, donations welcome. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Judy, 323/7374055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www.peacelabyrinth.org.

GRIEF COACH TRAINING STARTS TODAY (also Feb. 2). Start a rewarding new career this year. Become a certified grief coach. On average, coaches earn $200/hr. With the right training, you can too. There is a huge demand for trained grief coaches. learn how to make 6 figures and make a real difference. For more info: get your free CD online. Visit www.GriefCoachAcademy. com and www.GriefCoachTraining.com. 866/344-3108. VIBRATIONAL HEALING OPEN HOUSE, introduction to toning, sound therapy and vibrational healing. Demonstrations, Q&A, healing circle and toning group. Presented by Wayne Perry, internationally renowned sound healer and host of TV’s Heart Touch show. 7-9:30 pm, $5 donation. RSVP: The Sound Therapy Center of Los Angeles, West Hollywood. 323/655-7781, www. wayneperry.com. THE COSMIC CHAKRAS, the chakras above your head are gateways to the higher spiritual realms. Learn about chakras 8-12, the Soul, the Oversoul, Monad and Rays, and how they relate to your spiritual path. 4 Thursdays starting today, $30/class, 7-9 pm. Facilitator: Tracey Boyer. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/4955824. Visit us at www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. PREREGISTRATION DISCOUNT through today for Sound Healing Weekend Intensive Workshop on Feb. 27-28. With Wayne Perry, Sound Healer, Toning Channel and host of radio and TV’s Heart Touch Show. Only $249 with this ad if registered by Jan. 14 (reg. $375). Sound Therapy Center, 618 N Orlando #6, West Hollywood 90048, 323/655-7781 for info and registration; or visit www.wayneperry.com. A SPIRITUAL HEALING CLINIC, 15-minute healing sessions with Jude Unegbu, available 11 am-4 pm, suggested donation from $20; 45minutes, from $75. For info and appts, call 310/659-1733, ext. 114 or events@bodhitree. com. Website: www.JudeTheHealer.com. Born in West Africa, Jude Unegbu has been a spiritual healer for over 16 years. His training was with his Shaman grandfather and further enhanced by techniques from Sir George King, founder of the Aetherius Society. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. THE VORTEX, by Esther and Jerry Hicks, a discussion led by Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black. 11 am. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.ecchurchofcalif.org. UNITY WEST READING GROUP, now reading and sharing the Unity classic, Discover the Power Within You by Eric Butterworth, a valuable guide for all who are seeking a truly full way of life. It offers direct, simple answers to what Jesus himself taught about such subjects as: How to Succeed, How to Attain True Prosperity, How to Pray, How to Find Healing, and more. Held every Thursday, 7-8 pm, all welcome, love offering basis. Unity West Church of Santa Monica, 1515 Maple St., Santa Monica 90405. 310/5770000, www.unitywestchurch.org. EVENING GROUP MEDITATION SERVICE, 7:30-8 pm, free. You are invited to our rural community sanctuary for evening meditation service. A tranquil time for reflection and rejuvenation. Free, call for directions. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40

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FRIDAY, JAN. 15 WHAT IS THE POINT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION? An MSIA video presentation featuring John-Roger, Founder and Spiritual Advisor of MSIA. J-R compares life to Disneyland, because in life you get aching feet, cold popcorn and bees in the pickle relish. The good thing is that after a while, you get to go home! 7:30-9 pm. Free, donations welcome. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. MOVIE NIGHT, tonight we will watch the animated movie “Up.” Bring your own meal and eat with us at 6:30; movie begins 7 pm. Movie and popcorn are free. Held on 3rd Friday of each month. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. QUANTUM-TOUCH WORKSHOP, Jan. 15-16. Come and join us for a wonder filled 2 days of healing, filled with love and laughter. QuantumTouch is a method of natural healing that works with the Life Force Energy (LFE) of the body to promote optimal wellness. A wonderful healing tool for healing practitioners and the general public who want to learn to heal. Info: www. quantum-touch.net, 310/775-3388. A SPIRITUAL HEALING CLINIC, 15-minute healing sessions with Jude Unegbu, available 11 am-4 pm, suggested donation from $20; 45minutes, from $75. For info and appts, call

310/659-1733, ext. 114 or events@bodhitree. com. Website: www.JudeTheHealer.com. Born in West Africa, Jude Unegbu has been a spiritual healer for over 16 years. His training was with his Shaman grandfather and further enhanced by techniques from Sir George King, founder of the Aetherius Society. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com.

Also performances by Arroyo High School students and guest artists. A benefit for AP students at Arroyo H.S. and the Pasadena Church of Truth, Center for Awakening Consciousness. $10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org.

AWESOMISM! A New Way to Understand the Diagnosis of Autism, author Suzy Miller discusses and signs her book, 7:30 pm. Info: www.BlueStarBrilliance.com. If you are a parent, teacher or therapist struggling to come to terms with the diagnosis of autism, and sense that drugs and behavior modification aren’t the answer, then this book is for you. Understand autism as never before. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com.

RELATIONSHIPS, 1-4 pm. If you want to change your current relationship or find new love, this intuitive class is for you. Learn how to define and create a new partnership for yourself and how to manifest it. Taught by clairvoyant healer Karin Fogerty, at Tara’s Garden, 1848 S. Elena, Suite A, Redondo Beach 90277. $35/class. Call 702/245-2099 or email info@intuitivespirits. com.

FIND THE CHANGE OF YOUR LIFE, find Peace, Security and Love. Begin a positive change of course in life by attending weekly gatherings, study and ultimately through meditation on the inner sound current known as the Word, Shabd or Naam. Always free. Intro sessions on Monday and Friday nights, 7 pm. Sant Mat Meditation Center, 7726 W Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey, 310/821-3321. Info: call Bob 310/930-2450, Victor 310-930-2452, or Pat 310/567-3265. Website: www.lasantmat.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 16 SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE, 7 pm, written and directed by Sarah Hunter, an evening of poetry, music and monologues with special musical performances by Nancy Nevins of “Sweetwater,” from the first band to play at Woodstock.

REFLEXOLOGY CERTIFICATION COURSE with Bill Flocco, American Academy of Reflexology, Jan. 16 through May 9. The American Academy of Reflexology offers a dynamically presented, highly effective training program offering full certification, private sessions also available. Offering California’s first 200 hour reflexology certification. For complete schedule of classes call toll-free 866/588-8885. ReflexologyEdu@aol. com. www.AmericanAcademyofReflexology. com. DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE WEEKEND RETREAT, Jan. 16-18. Circle dancing to sacred phrases, songs, and live music. Led by worldknown dance leaders. In the Santa Barbara Mountains. 3 pm Sat – noon Monday. $99-$119 includes dinners, lodging. Info: Rob Raskin, 626/797-4686. FREE! CLAIRVOYANT READINGS by appoint-

WHAT IS LOTUSTAR?

The lotus ower is a symbol of spirituality; with its roots deep in earthly mud, it grows upward towards the sky, its petals opening at dawn to receive our star, our sun. The lotus is my totem ower, always reminding me to rise from the mud & reach for the stars - fullling the sacred work of our soul; healing as above & so below.

OFFERINGS

ADVANCED METAPHYSICAL HYPNOSIS COURSE

February 20-21, 2010 / 11:00-8:00 / $600 RSVP by Jan. 20, 2010 Offered only 3 times each year; February, June, October. This is an information/technique rich & experiential course. Learn how to use hypnosis for past life regression, astral travel, spirit/angel contact, mediumship, divination, body scanning for health, chakra & crystal healing & so much more! Open to hypnotists and non-hypnotists.

FINAL OFFERING OF CRYSTAL HEALING CERTIFICATION CLASS

March 20-21, 2010 / 11:00- 7:00 / $500* RSVP by Feb. 20, 2010 This will be the last time that I teach this course! Learn an advanced level of crystal healing, grid making, essence making & pyramid power healing based on sacred, esoteric & ancient knowledge. ~ALSO SELLING MY ENTIRE MASTER HEALERSí CRYSTAL COLLECTION~ *course fee includes a set of healing crystals

PAST LIFE REGRESSION/ANCESTRAL SOUL HEALING Using past & future life regression techniques you will uncover & release old blueprints of neagative behavior.

SHAMANIC JOURNEYS

Hypnotically guided meditation, drumming & rattle induce a deep theta trance allowing you to recieve information & heal your life.

INTUITIVE SPIRITUAL COUNSELING

Interactive & proactive sessions to support & hold space for your important issues as you work on solutions to improve your life.

HYPNOSIS for Higher Self/Spirit Guide/Angelic Contact, Life/Soul Purpose Exploration, Intuitive Development, Guided Imagery, Stress related issues & More All classes are RSVP only ~ Reserve early for discounts!

RenÈe Starr, CH /CI, takes hypnotherapy to a new depth with her unique & powerful techniques: Shamanic Hypnotherapy & Ancestral Soul Healing Regressions.

Former proprietress of ALKIMI, she is certied as a; hypnotherapist, instructor of hypnotherapy, and past life regression counselor. She is also a shamanic practitioner, crystal/pyramid energy healer, clairvoyant medium & reader, intuitive spiritual counselor & offers her services, classes & retreats in the US & throughout the world.

323.632.0947 / lotustarr@hotmail.com / www.lotustar.net

ment only with students of The Clearsight Clairvoyant Program. Please email us at info@clearsightaura.com to book your weekend appointment. Students will read your aura, your chakras, your Being-Body Connection and answer questions. (See our back cover ad.) Clearsight, 310/395-1170. Visit www.clearsightaura. com, email info@clearsightaura.com. DNA MANIFESTING THETA HEALING SEMINAR, get certified, Jan. 16-17, 9 am-6 pm. Explore the most profound healing paradigm on the planet at this time. Learn your truest and deepest beliefs that hold you back from manifesting abundance. Remove all your regrets, resentments, anger, lack of direction and complaining. Become a Theta Healing Master, we offer all 8 Theta Healing seminars. School of DNA Theta Healing™, 2210 Main St., Suite 202, Santa Monica 90405. 877/DNA-THETA, 310/358-2991, www.dnathetahealing.com. GROUP MEDITATION & CHANTING GATHERING with Indian Psychic Palmist Professor Sasi and Reiki Master Alexandra Juliani, MA, directors of the Vedic Healing Institute. Explore the benefits of meditation and ancient Sanskrit chants from India in a powerful group setting. Gathering includes brief talk on vedic teachings, guided meditation, and 3rd eye opening by Professor Sasi, followed by Sanskrit mantra chanting and sound healing experience. No experience with meditation or chanting needed. 310/397-2405, 310/842-6087, or visit www.vedichealinginstitute.com, www.professorsasi.com. BE A MONEY MAGNET! Workshop with Tamra Oviatt, MHt, MNLP, MTT. Your brain is like a computer: Release money blocks and attract the money you deserve. Delete the top 100 neg-

ative money programs, and download 150 positive programs, using ThetaHealing™. 1-5 pm, at Spiritual Living Center, Westlake Village. For details call 805/506-9460, www.RemoveMoneyBlocks.com. CD’s available via website.

Headquarters. Fascinating, enlightening and educational. With Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black. Love offering. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/7129400.

PREGNANCY MASSAGE I, the focus of class is to develop the therapist’s confidence to provide for pregnant clients with an understanding of basic anatomy and physiology during pregnancy, contra-indications, client positioning, communication skills, and liability issues. Prerequisite: Massage Technician Training. Saturdays 9 am-6 pm through Jan. 30, $360. IPSB, 5817 Uplander Way, Culver City 90230, 310/342-7130, www.ipsb.com.

PSYCHIC FAIRE, 11 am-5 pm, readings 15 minutes/$25, 30 minutes/$35. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com.

PEOPLE & PET COMMUNICATION AND HEALING FAIR, everyone welcome, free healings for people and pets. Bring your pets on a leash or in a cage so that they are comfortable; bring a picture if you can’t bring them in person or just bring yourself! 1:30-3:30 pm. True Insight Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245, 310/640-2211, www.true-insight.com. SELACIA’S WORLDWIDE CHANNELING event with The Council of 12. In person or in Santa Monica or via live call-in. On-site doors open 5 pm. Must preregister to attend either way. Participate in potent world peace process while receiving personal healing and clarity about your path of life. Selacia is a healer, author, gifted medical intuitive, channel for The Council of 12. Info: 310/915-2884. Sign-up and mailing list: www.Selacia.com (EVENTS). Email Selacia@Selacia.com. EDGAR CAYCE STUDY GROUP, 10 am. Discussion of the latest information coming from A.R.E.

REIKI HEALING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES with Reiki Master Alexandra Juliani, M.A., Director of the American Reiki Academy. Learn to heal with your hands through Reiki. Class includes course manuals, thorough instruction, initiation ceremony to activate Reiki energy, and hands-on practice time. Students receive certification as Reiki practitioners and Reiki Masters through the American Reiki Academy. All levels of Reiki offered. Info: American Reiki Academy, 310/397-2405, www.reikiacademy.org, email reikiacademy@earthlink.net. FOOT REFLEXOLOGY INTENSIVE class with Bill Flocco, American Academy of Reflexology, Jan. 16-17. The American Academy of Reflexology offers a dynamically presented, highly effective training program offering full certification, private sessions also available. Offering California’s first 200 hour reflexology certification. For complete schedule of classes call tollfree 866/588-8885. ReflexologyEdu@aol.com. www.AmericanAcademyofReflexology.com. THE POWER OF RESOLUTION: An Introduction to Yoga Nidra, introductory workshop with Korenna Reynard, PhD, 3-5 pm. Info: 310/801-5333. Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice that bridges the gap between the conscious and the subcon-

28 scious. Systematic practice of Yoga Nidra relieves muscular, emotional and mental tensions; trains the subconscious mind to manifest your chosen intentions. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. www.bodhitree.com. KRISHNAMURTI FRIENDS OF LOS ANGELES presents a Program of Video and Dialogue, 7-10 pm, $10 suggested donation, for info call 310/650-5079 or email kdialogue@roadrunner. com. The evening includes a video of Krishnamurti (approximately 1 hour), then seeks to investigate, develop and explore the topic of the video via the medium of dialogue. This group has no affiliation with the Krishnamurti Foundation of America. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. www.bodhitree.com. FALUN GONG (FALUN DAFA), a traditional Chinese self-cultivation practice, practiced by millions worldwide. Learn Falun Gong for free. Every Saturday, Hermosa Beach, 7 am, 14th St. & The Strand. For information contact 310/9184700. Also at La Jolla Cove, 619/280-3112 for details.

SUNDAY, JAN. 17 FREE! CLAIRVOYANT READINGS by appointment only with students of The Clearsight Clairvoyant Program. Please email us at info@clearsightaura.com to book your weekend appointment. Students will read your aura, your chakras, your Being-Body Connection and answer questions. (See our back cover ad.) Clearsight, 310/395-1170. Visit www.clearsightaura. com, email info@clearsightaura.com.

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Friday Evenings at 8:00 PM, Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 Free Will Donation

GNOSTIC MASS, Sundays 11 AM Weekday Mass: Wednesdays 8:30 PM Healing Service 2nd & 4th Sundays 5 PM Service to Holy Sophia 3rd Thursdays 8 PM

The Gnostic Society 3363 Glendale Bl., L.A. 90039 Ph. 323-467-2685 www.gnosis.org Free Samples of MP3 audio recordings at www.bcrecordings.net

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ADVANCED CIRCULATORY MASSAGE, mastery and expansion of foundational circulatory massage skills in the objective of this class. Includes discussion of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems, with application of tai chi principles at the massage table. Prerequisite: IPSB Massage Technician Training or Core Skills. Sundays 9:30 am-6:30 pm through Jan. 31, $360. IPSB, 5817 Uplander Way, Culver City 90230, 310/342-7130, www.ipsb.com. THE POWER OF PEACE with Rev. Dr. Donna Byrns. Worship and grow at the Church of Truth with Christ-centered metaphysical teachings, 11 am service. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, the Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/7956905, www.churchoftruth.org. FINDING PEACE IN TODAY’S WORLD, join us at this beautiful workshop to explore those things that disturb your peace and learn practical tools for bringing more peace into your everyday life. 2-5 pm, free, donations welcome. Free, donations welcome. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Debbie Roth, 323/737-4055, ext. 1179 or email Debbieroth@msia.org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. REICHIAN THERAPY & TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS WORKSHOP. Seize your one precious life. Offering a complete body/mind program to develop your full potential. Wright Bodymind Therapy Center, 310/450-3396. www. wrightbodymind.com. RESONANCE, with Richard Clark, minister and spiritual seeker. 11 am Sunday service, New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd,

29 Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. BODHI CENTER REIKI CIRCLE, 3-5 pm. Join The Bodhi Center’s Reiki Circle, for all levels, from beginners to advanced. Experience the healing energy, $20. The Bodhi Center, 310/4971899, www.thebodhicenter.net. AKADUA FREE HEALING CLINIC, 1 pm, free. AkaDua is a transformative substance transmitted into the body. When activated, it creates energy field for healing, art, spiritual work. Free AkaDua healing. Held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. Info: The Tequihua Foundation, 3485 University Ave. off Lemon St., Riverside 92501, 951/686-3471, www.tequihuafoundation. org/akadua.html. LIVE ABOVE THIS CRAZY WORLD. Dwell far above deceiving humanity with Vernon Howard’s astonishing truths. Class Sunday at 10 am, New Life Foundation, 5779 Westminster Blvd, Westminster. $3 donation. For info: call 714/8999300, www.anewlife.org. FOUR AGREEMENTS, workshop with Brian Schulman, an introduction to the powerful and simple self-healing strategies delineated in the bestselling book by Toltec Master and Healer don Miguel Ruiz. Take this first step to claiming your own personal power, peace and joy. Brian Schulman has studied Toltec wisdom in don Miguel Ruiz’ Eagle Knight Lineage since 2002. 7-9 pm, $20. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310/399-7070. Visit www.mysticjourneybookstore.com. BE MORE POSITIVE! How to Become the Architect of Your Thought Life. Presented by Chris Connell, 7:30-9:30 pm, lecture and discussion, $5. Info: www.MakeTheMostOfThisLife.com. Learn how to use Eckhart Tolle’s “Presence Teachings” plus the “Law of Attraction” to help you create a life you love to live. By marrying the two techniques, learn how to become aware of your thoughts moment-by-moment, and “brainwash” yourself with empowering thoughts. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. LEARN HOW TO TRUST FOOD & LOSE WEIGHT, workshop with Alfonso De Rose, seating limited, $12, 3-5 pm. Info and RSVP: 877/271-7695, www.TakeYourRisk.com. Find out why diets set you up to fail. Create a new mindset for lasting change in your life. Learn how to trust food and have more pleasure, and how to let go of emotional protection (along with excess weight). Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. OPEN TOURS, LABYRINTH & GARDENS at Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens, 12-4 pm. Experience the subtle power of the Labyrinth, enjoy the peace and seclusion of our “East Meets West” meditation gardens. Tour this 1910 LA Historical Cultural Monument. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Call Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www. peacelabyrinth.org. Free, donations welcomed. COURSE IN MIRACLES DISCUSSION GROUP led by Dr. Margie Ann Black, 9:15 am. Join the group for a journey of forgiveness that releases the flow of love into your life! Love offering. Encino Community Church, Garden Chapel, 7769 Topanga Blvd, Canoga Park. For info call 818/712-9400. SUNDAY SERVICE WITH MUSIC, MEDITATION,

Work * Body * Life balance

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What a session can reveal: • DNA strand imbalances • Physical and energetic imbalances • Ability to set and maintain boundaries • Ability to live within your reality ��

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30 INSPIRATION, Dr. Margie Ann Black presents Christ-centered, Scripturally based teachings with practical applications for everyday life that you won’t find anywhere else. Sunday School available. Love offering. 10:30 am, Encino Community Church, an all-inclusive circle of Love that seeks to make a difference just as we are. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400.

MONDAY, JAN. 18 SPIRITUAL SELF MASTERY CLASSES, on 1st & 3rd Monday of each month, 7:30 pm. Rev. Lee, Church of Truth in Santa Clarita. Inclusive, Christ-centered. Call for location and directions, 661/645-9503, www.silentmiracles.net. FREE! CLAIRVOYANT READINGS by appointment only with students of The Clearsight Clairvoyant Program. Please email us at info@clearsightaura.com to book your weekend appointment. Students will read your aura, your chakras, your Being-Body Connection and answer questions. (See our back cover ad.) Clearsight, 310/395-1170. Visit www.clearsightaura. com, email info@clearsightaura.com. “PASS IT ON” CLASSES, a weekly series of 8 classes on the educational value, use and application of Young Living essential oils. Starts today, 7-9 Mondays at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 2nd St., Santa Monica 90401. $5 at door. Weekly raffles and final grand prize of the Everyday Oils kit. RSVP: Selacia, 310/915-2884, Selacia@Selacia.com, www. younglivingpassiton.com/.

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HEALTHY OPTIONS NORA SIERRA, C.C.H., C.N.H.P. ��

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GO PINK! PREVENT CANCER with Breast Thermography, an essential tool for early detection of cancer, which can detect the physiological patterns of breast cancer up to 8 years before cancer cells are large enough to be seen by mammography. Without radiation or pain. Tao of Venus Healing Center offers Acupuncture and Women’s Health Massages to not only prevent cancer but heal body, mind and spirit. Visit www.gopinkpreventcancer.com to learn about our educational events and for info, 310/7753388. SR® LIFE COACH CERTIFICATION, Jan. 18-19. A 2-day online Life Coach Certification in Subconscious Restructuring®. SR® is the only Evidence-Based Program Process in coaching and mental health. 10 am-3:30 pm, online, $1997. For details call 310/601-7623 or visit www. SRLifeCoach.com. THE SCIENCE OF SPIRITUAL MARKETING: Initiation Into Magnetism, author Andrea Adler discusses and signs her book, 7:30 pm. Info: www. HolisticPR.com. Her book demonstrates how to synthesize the spiritual and practical principles of marketing into a deliverable package. Her book describes The Root Chakra of PR, sourcing the Three Stages of Creativity, and discovering the muscle of Network Science. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. FIND THE CHANGE OF YOUR LIFE, find Peace, Security and Love. Begin a positive change of course in life by attending weekly gatherings, study and ultimately through meditation on the inner sound current known as the Word, Shabd or Naam. Always free. Intro sessions on Monday and Friday nights, 7 pm. Sant Mat Meditation Center, 7726 W Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey, 310/821-3321. Info: call Bob 310/930-2450, Victor 310-930-2452, or Pat 310/567-3265. Web-

site: www.lasantmat.com. HOLISTIC SKINCARE, you can beat aging, acne, dryness and other skin problems, call the Vital Image. Free demonstrations and sample facials held throughout the week. Call for specific days this week, 800/414-4624, 310/8231996. QI-GONG & MEDITATION, a weekly Community Class, 7:15-8:30 am. Looking for inspiration? We will explore ways to find the inner support necessary to help you on your path. Qi-Gong, meditation, gentle free-form movement and writing. Class size limited, please come early, start time is punctual. For info on class or private coaching, call John Strelko, 310/430-5625, www.nature-allhealing.com. Class at Tao Healing Arts, 2309 Main St., Santa Monica 90405, 310/581-0097. ANGEL CITY HEALING MONDAY SPECIAL: 10% off all products today. Angel City Healing is a unique, boutique style, holistic spa where every treatment is a spiritual experience. Services include Healing Facials & Body Treatments, Waxing, Reconnective Healing, Sound Baths, Hot & Cold Jade Stone Therapy, and Reflexology. All herbs and flowers used are grown organically on the premises. For a full list of spa services, visit www.angelcity-healing.com. 818/988-9006 (spa), 310/927-8687 (cell). YOGA WITH AKADUA, 7 pm, $10/class. Experience pathways to magical work with Hatha Yoga and AkaDua by yoga instructor Gerrilynne Benson. The Tequihua Foundation, 3485 University Ave. off Lemon St., Riverside 92501, 951/6863471, visit www.tequihuafoundation.org/akadua.html.

TUESDAY, JAN. 19 TUESDAY PRAYER & MEDITATION, 7:30 pm. Rev. BJ Enright facilitates the Tuesday Evening Service. An evening of prayer, meditation, energy balancing and fellowship, in the main building. This evening will include hands-on energy work. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. MEN OVER 50 SUPPORT GROUP, with B.J. Jakala, PhD, MFT (Lic. 23640). Explore how to bring about the future you want in the company and support of other men. 7-9 pm, limited to 8 men. Call for interview. B.J. Jakala, PhD, MFT, 21243 Ventura Blvd, Suite 224, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, 818/348-8837. A COURSE IN MIRACLES CLASS, 7-8:30 pm, WLA/Santa Monica area. Would you choose love or fear? Do you want a greater sense of peace and contentment? Learn the incredible power of your choices. Study A Course in Miracles with Allan Rosenthal, MFT, a student-teacher-lecturer of the course for over 25 years. Call 310/478-8994 or visit www.allanrosenthal.com.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 TRUE INSIGHT’S PROSPERITY FAIR, 7 types of Healings and Communication, 1-3 pm. Space is limited, please RSVP. True Insight Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245, 310/640-2211, www.true-insight.com. YEAR OF THE TIGER FENG SHUI SEMINAR, 78:30 pm. Predictions for 2010, economy, global factors, environment, industries that will thrive and more. At Out of Asia Showroom, 3249 S. La

31 Cienega Blvd., LA 90016. Please RSVP to info@yourSOULutions.net. YANG STYLE T’AI CHI CH’UAN & QIGONG taught by Sifu Lana Spraker. New class at AADAP, Inc., 2900 S. Crenshaw at 29th St., LA 90016. T’ai Chi reduces stress, improves balance and posture, and benefits your overall health. Beginners 6-7 pm; intermediate 7:158:15 pm. Fee charged for 8-week series, call 310/479-3646 for info. Email sprakerlg@earthlink.net, www.alexandertaichi.com. DREAMS 101, learn basic techniques on how to recognize dream symbols, how to maneuver through a dream, points to look for and how to record your dreams. Bring your dreams for discussion and interpretation. In each group new dream symbols and lots of hands-on experience are given. 7-8:30 pm, $10/person, alternating Wednesdays, with Michelle Francine. At Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/4955824, www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. A SPIRITUAL SHORT-CUT HOME presented by Yudhishtara, 7:30-9:30 pm. Free Satsang, no donations accepted. Info: 949/262-5252. Yudhishtara has the ability to cut through spiritual and emotional complexities that hold us at bay and release us to our heart’s true desire. Truth is spoken straight from the heart with no strings attached. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. A GATHERING OF MIRACLES® offers A Course in Miracle inspired lecture-services by Allan Rosenthal, MFT, a student-teacher-lecturer of ACIM for over 25 years. Listen to real life experiences and how the ACIM principles and other spiritual/metaphysical thought systems can be applied in everyday life. Q&As follow talk. No previous ACIM experience necessary. 7-8:30 pm, WLA/Santa Monica area. Call 310/4788994 or visit www.agatheringofmiracles.com. WEEKLY GNOSTIC MASS, celebrated according to early Gnostic tradition, every Wednesday 8:30 pm, freewill donation only, Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, website: www.gnosis.org.

THURSDAY, JAN. 21 HARMONY CIRCLE LUNCHEON, MEETING, 12 noon. This special group formed in 1926 and continues to meet in warm fellowship and loving support of the Church of Truth. There are no dues, and we invite all interested to join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month (except July and August) for a smorgasbord luncheon, business meeting and program. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all world religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905. Website: www.churchoftruth.org. SACRED LIFE, a 4-day residential retreat with Swami Premodaya, Jan. 21-25. Let Swami Premodaya guide you directly into the heart of the sacred. Held at a luxurious mountain lodge in Idyllwild. The Bodhi Center, 310/497-1899, www. thebodhicenter.net. INTRODUCTION TO BEGINNING ASTROLOGY, a 6-week class designed to introduce you to the language of astrology and give you the basics so you can begin to interpret your own birth chart. An introduction to zodiac signs, planets, houses and aspects. 7-9 pm, $120 when paid in

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Water Release Therapy for healing the whole person; physical & emotional trauma PTSD, old thinking, patterns, beliefs, conditioning and the underlying release of ‘whatever’ keeps us from living fully.

Water Release Therapy includes Watsu®, WaterDance, Breath, Deep Presence, Somatic Release and Yoga. All Private Sessions, Intensives and Trainings at Healing Waters/ Santa Barbara; a beautiful in-ground 97 degree Aquatic Watsu pool in private garden setting. Chemical-free salt and mineral puriﬁcation system. For your good health and well-being. Gift Certiﬁcates available.

Diane Feingold

Lic., WABA/WRTB/AMTA Therapist & Instructor

Diane’s work helps the body to remember its original integrity. The element of salt water combined with the hands and movements of a skilled therapist allows the body to naturally come back to its beginnings, its essential wholeness. One emerges from this work truly reborn. -Patricia Reis www.dianefeingold.com dianefeingold@gmail.com 805.569.7047

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Sunday, January 17, 2:00-5:00 pm

With World-renowned Facilitators Candace & Stu Semigran. Free of charge. (Donations welcome)

“The most important thing you can do to experience peace is to cease doing againstness.” -John-Roger, Founder and Spiritual Advisor of MSIA

Join us at this beautiful workshop to explore those things that disturb your peace and to learn practical tools for bringing more peace into your every day lives. Discover how this quality of peace is a state of being that you can choose regardless of external circumstances. Come early to walk the labyrinth or reflect in the gardens. Refreshments will be served. Open to all.

“Those who realize God consciousness are those who enter into it, hold to it, and maintain it as the one thing they must never forget.” -John-Roger, Founder and Spiritual Advisor of MSIA

For more information or to RSVP, contact Debbie Roth at DebbieRoth@msia.org or 323-737-4055, x1179.

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34 advance or $25/class. (One-time $20 fee for materials.) Facilitated by Maxine McMartin. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. www. akashicbookshopandcenter.com. A SPIRITUAL HEALING CLINIC, 15-minute healing sessions with Jude Unegbu, available 11 am-4 pm, suggested donation from $20; 45minutes, from $75. For info and appts, call 310/659-1733, ext. 114 or events@bodhitree. com. Website: www.JudeTheHealer.com. Born in West Africa, Jude Unegbu has been a spiritual healer for over 16 years. His training was with his Shaman grandfather and further enhanced by techniques from Sir George King, founder of the Aetherius Society. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. LIVING WITH TOLLE: A 10-part series exploring Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth” chapter by chapter, 7:30-9:30 pm, workshop, $20/$15 advance. Info: 310/971-7223. Preregister at www.HappyAsHumanlyPossible.com. Today we explore Chapter 4 and what Tolle’s teachings say about “Role-playing: The Many Faces of the Ego,” how the ego usually plays roles to get what it wants. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. SERVICE TO THE HOLY SOPHIA, the feminine principle of the Deity. Freewill offering only. 3rd Thursday of every month, 8 pm. Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/4672685, www.gnosis.org. THE VORTEX, by Esther and Jerry Hicks, a discussion led by Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black. 11 am. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.ecchurchofcalif.org. UNITY WEST READING GROUP, now reading and sharing the Unity classic, Discover the Power Within You by Eric Butterworth, a valuable guide for all who are seeking a truly full way of life. It offers direct, simple answers to what Jesus himself taught about such subjects as: How to Succeed, How to Attain True Prosperity, How to Pray, How to Find Healing, and more. Held every Thursday, 7-8 pm, all welcome, love offering basis. Unity West Church of Santa Monica, 1515 Maple St., Santa Monica 90405. 310/5770000, www.unitywestchurch.org. EVENING GROUP MEDITATION SERVICE, 7:30-8 pm, free. You are invited to our rural community sanctuary for evening meditation service. A tranquil time for reflection and rejuvenation. Free, call for directions. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org.

FRIDAY, JAN. 22 2012 DISCUSSION GROUP, 7-8:30 pm. At True Insight Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245, 310/640-2211, www.true-insight.com. HOLD THE IMAGE OF COMPLETION, an MSIA video presentation featuring John-Roger, Founder and Spiritual Advisor of MSIA, in which he states, “One of the laws is that if you hold a picture in your mind of what you want, you’ll get it.” The fundamental message then is, watch what you’re picturing. 7:30-9 pm. Free, donations welcome. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and

Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, website at www. peacelabyrinth.org. MORE OF JUNG’S RED BOOK, lecture by Dr. Stephan A Hoeller, 8 pm, freewill donation. The Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, www.gnosis.org. HEALING FROM MISCARRIAGE & ABORTION, Jan. 22-24, 7:30 pm Fri to 1 pm Sunday. Whether seen as a baby or as a “potential life,” its loss, whether by chance or by choice, can bring up recurring feelings of confusion, vulnerability and grief. We will honor the loss through nature, companionship, art work and writing as a way to find meaning, growth and closure. Led by Candace dePuy, PhD, LCSW, co-author of The Healing Choice: Your Guide to Emotional Recovery after an Abortion. Residential rate: $325 includes shared room, 5 meals, tuition. Commuter rate: $225 (includes 5 meals, tuition). La Casa de Maria Retreat and Conference Center, 800 El Bosque Road, Santa Barbara 93108, 805/9695031. Register online at www.lacasademaria. org. FIND THE CHANGE OF YOUR LIFE, find Peace, Security and Love. Begin a positive change of course in life by attending weekly gatherings, study and ultimately through meditation on the inner sound current known as the Word, Shabd or Naam. Always free. Intro sessions on Monday and Friday nights, 7 pm. Sant Mat Meditation Center, 7726 W Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey, 310/821-3321. Info: call Bob 310/930-2450, Victor 310-930-2452, or Pat 310/567-3265. Website: www.lasantmat.com. NEW AGE BIBLE INTERPRETATION, Vol. 7, by Corinne Helene, 7-8 pm, class every other Friday, donation. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. HEAL THE WORLD – REIKI NIGHT, heal the world with Reiki-guided meditation and energy transmission, followed by a 15-minute Reiki energy transmission for each of the participants. An ideal time for Reiki practitioners to practice Reiki on each other and for those new to Reiki to experience it. 7-9 pm, free (please bring one or more canned or dry packaged food items for donation to Manna, the local food pantry). Facilitated by Tracey Boyer. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. A SPIRITUAL HEALING CLINIC, 15-minute healing sessions with Jude Unegbu, available 11 am-4 pm, suggested donation from $20; 45minutes, from $75. For info and appts, call 310/659-1733, ext. 114 or events@bodhitree. com. Website: www.JudeTheHealer.com. Born in West Africa, Jude Unegbu has been a spiritual healer for over 16 years. His training was with his Shaman grandfather and further enhanced by techniques from Sir George King, founder of the Aetherius Society. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. DO WE ALL HAVE TO BE HEALED AND MEDITATE? Free workshop with Dr. Kam Yuen (seating first-come, first-served), 7:30-9:30 pm. Info: 818/347-4382, www.YuenMethod.com. Experience and learn to resolve all your stress, depression, poverty mentality and pain on the spot within seconds. You can still recover from your

ailments without healing and meditation. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree. com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23 KALANGI YOGA WORKSHOP, 4-7:30 pm. An empowering inner journey of kundalini through chakras, initiation to Siddha mantra fires, yogic visualization and (pranayama) breath and alignment to being Spirit, through simple hatha yoga sequences. For more info: www.nandhi.com/ events.htm. Email awake@nandhi.com, 310/4517377. MOCK UP WORKSHOP, 11 am-12:30 pm; followed by Creation Board Workshop, 1-4 pm. For more information on our workshops please visit our website. True Insight Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245, 310/640-2211, www.true-insight.com. SR® LIFE COACH CERTIFICATION, Jan. 23-24. A 2-day Life Coach Certification in Subconscious Restructuring®. SR® is the only Evidence-Based Program Process in coaching and mental health. 10 am-3:30 pm, in Las Vegas, $1997. For details call 702/897-7755 or visit www.SRLifeCoach.com. “HEART OF CREATION” MYSTICAL ARTWORK by Sue Halstenberg. Meet the artist reception, 6:30-9:30 pm. Live music and refreshments. Sue Halstenberg has been painting metaphysically inspired images with healing intentions since 1992. At Agape International Spiritual Center, 5700 Buckingham Parkway, Culver City. www.SueHalstenberg.com. FREE! CLAIRVOYANT READINGS by appointment only with students of The Clearsight Clairvoyant Program. Please email us at info@clearsightaura.com to book your weekend appointment. Students will read your aura, your chakras, your Being-Body Connection and answer questions. (See our back cover ad.) Clearsight, 310/395-1170. Visit www.clearsightaura. com, email info@clearsightaura.com. WHAT ON EARTH? A free screening of a documentary on crop circles, plus introductory presentation on who makes them, how and why. 7:30 pm at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., W. Hollywood. Info: 818/785-6300. www.share-international.org, www.WhatOnEarthTheMovie.com. HAND AND EAR REFLEXOLOGY INTENSIVE, class with Bill Flocco, American Academy of Reflexology, Jan. 23-24. The American Academy of Reflexology offers a dynamically presented, highly effective training program offering full certification, private sessions also available. Offering California’s first 200 hour reflexology certification. For complete schedule of classes call toll-free 866/588-8885. ReflexologyEdu@aol. com. www.AmericanAcademyofReflexology. com. FENG SHUI CLASS: Quick Fix tips for managing the flow of energy in the home, led by Lucretia, 1-2:30 pm. Many of Lucretia’s clients report positive changes in the most critical areas of their lives from rebalancing the energy in their homes (clients have included Wayne Brady, PeterMichael Escovedo, Jeff Kos). The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356, register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. AN AFTERNOON WITH CHANTAL BENEDICT,

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For more info: please call Bob @ 310-930-2450 Victor @ 310-930-2452 or Pat @ 310-567-3265. Sant Baljit Singh, pictured to the right, is the teacher of the meditation practice we enjoy. He teaches this meditation to anyone who is sincerely interested in making their life better through living it better.

ow does one transform self and consciousness? What are the ingredients needed for personal transformation? Is transformation different or deeper than “change?” As a psychotherapist, I have worked with many people over the past two decades. During this period of time, clients, and my own personal experiences have taught me the differences and similarities between the two. People initiate therapy for all sorts of reasons: some seek to change their partner, their circumstances, or their own behaviors. Often, these individuals are seeking to “fix” their perceived “problem” — the “fix” translates to getting rid of the problem. The solution is viewed from a pragmatic (i.e. literal and linear) perspective of what is possible regarding “change.” Many approaches to counseling and psychotherapy are able to assist people on this level of change. For instance, cognitive restructuring can help to lessen depression and

ally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. You will encounter a dialogue with your critical mind that will need to be over-ridden in order to enter the Matrix. As Deepak Chopra once said, “Relinquish attachment to the known. Step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all possibilities.” This is where we must begin to allow for transformative energies to teach us about differing realities and dimensions. It sounds so “new agey,” doesn’t it? Before you discard these ideas, realize that “new agey” is just a mental construct you’ve created in your current reality — which is just fine because it is your own mental construct and choice. But, are you limiting yourself and any possibilities for greater knowledge and growth within this construct? Do your views of what is possible imprison you, or set you free? Only you can decide — maybe or maybe not? How much of our reality is choice and how much is unrecognizable guidance?

Transformation: Letting Go in the Space by Amy Sheaffer anxiety. We know that changing how we talk to ourselves can positively impact behavior and mood. However, life informs us that “transformation” occurs at a deeper level of consciousness. Films like The Secret and What The Bleep explore different levels at which change is possible. This type of change can involve more profound physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects. It is not necessary to understand this type of change for it to occur. What is necessary and essential to transformation is openness, willingness, curiosity, and suspension of judgment. Within our western culture and mindset, it can be challenging for people to accept or leap into the unknown dimensions of transformation. The “fix” approach cannot sustain us here, and we are urged and compelled to alter our consciousness. This can be a scary process for many people. Words like “surrender” and “giving up control” can cause people to resist the very change they seek. As a psychotherapist, this ironic dilemma between seeking change, and resisting it, has always fascinated me. This leads me to think about what lies in the space between control and surrender: the gray area and our gray matter. How do we get there? What awaits us? Will we be able to return? Will we go crazy? The fears of the rational mind are plentiful within the zone of realities we cannot yet comprehend. I cannot emphasize how many clients have sat across from me over the years and expressed fear of losing their minds if they allow themselves to let go into a good cry. Adding other dimensions to status-quo reality is even more frightening for these people. Recently, a long-time friend invited me to attend a Matrix Energetics weekend workshop in San Francisco. I enjoy new and challenging experiences, so I said yes. It was indeed a transforming weekend, yet words limit my expression of what actually occurred. Matrix Energetics, the brainchild of Richard Bartlett, DC, ND, is an approach to transformative change. If you choose to read his books or attend his workshops, be prepared to be stretched intellectu-

Back to Dr. Bartlett. I am intrigued by this man: his ideas, and his willingness to risk sharing unconventional beliefs in unconventional ways. The first evening, he arrives on stage fully outfitted in a very convincing Batman costume and dances to loud rock and roll music. I’m not sure if this is how he begins all of his workshops; it was Halloween weekend, after all. The audience joins in. There is a hypnotic quality that permeates the room. Dr. Bartlett continues to draw in the audience with his clear knowledge of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). He is, at once, part genius, part healer, and part playful child with alternating qualities of self-deprecation and narcissism. He is a living, breathing oxymoron, and I like him. His presentation of his beliefs, ideas, knowledge, and experience is fun. He engages the audience with instructive stories that challenge our pre-conceived notions of what is possible and interjects healthy doses of humor along the way. His presentational style sets the stage for a kind of accidental awareness, yet it is clear he is fully informed about his subject, purpose, and delivery. He tempts the audience to experience other realities. People step on stage and he demonstrates his “two-point process,” simultaneously educating the audience on “time travel, parallel universes, distance healing, quantum consciousness, morphic fields,” and miracles. Many people collapse when Dr. Bartlett engages with them, allowing them to experience altered states. They remain lying down for whatever period of time is right for them. The seminar proceeds in small groups and the audience participates and practices throughout the weekend. My friend and I discuss our experiences over lunch and dinner. We are not quite sure what is happening but we both feel physical and emotional shifts. We are affected enough that we decide to stay for day two. Now that I’ve piqued your interest, I will not be disclosing the events of day two; it is open for you to explore further if you choose. However, I will leave you with a quote from Dr. Bartlett: “The altered state is the state of miracles.” Would you like to go there? I had a second experience concerning transformation. It

involved flying, as in flying on a trapeze, for the first time in my life. My exposure to the possibility of flying came through another friend — I’m so fortunate to have such good friends — who had attended a group class on trapeze flying. After returning from the Matrix weekend, I decided to take the flying class the next Saturday. Taking risks seems to be getting easier each day! Soon, I’ll be flying with Cirque du Soleil! Alright, so I exaggerate a little… I’ll recount my experience. It’s a perfectly beautiful Fall day in the hills of Sonoma. I’m driving to a place I’ve never been, literally and figuratively. As I pull onto the ranch property and park the car, I see the path I am to take to the trapeze area, situated beneath a grove of trees. I cross over a small stream and enter “the field of all possibilities.” There is a jungle-like ambiance and a huge net hangs beneath the trapeze platform swinging in the breeze. I think I hear monkeys in the distance!

Between Control and Surrender My instructor will be Marek, who started this business of teaching professionals, and lay people alike, over a decade ago. This class is actively experiential from the beginning. No studying of moves or techniques, we literally jump off to an immediate start! As I climb up the 24-foot ladder and stand on the small platform, I am charged with adrenaline, a sense of freedom and a little fear. The fear isn’t too great as the waist belt I was given is hooked into two extending ropes and there is that huge net below. So, I grab onto that bar and swing through the forest air like the monkey I am! I go five more times and the last flight culminates with me swinging by arms, legs, and then trusting enough to let go (while upside down in the air) and let my instructor catch me mid-air. I scream with delight, the group applauds, and I take my bow. It is a flight into the unknown and I love it. Now, just to inform, be prepared to have some achy muscles for a few days afterward... I suggest epsom salt baths. It was an unforgettable experience and I will do it again someday. However, for now, I’ve decided not to join the circus. So, there you have it; life offers opportunities for each of us to face our fears, experience risks, covet our freedoms, stretch our bodies, minds and souls and learn, learn, learn what is possible within and outside of our current reality. We each have the option to choose the paths that are right for us. Openness allows us to expand into new experiences that reshape our realities in ways we may not yet comprehend. Namaste and wishing you well on your journey of choices.

Amy Sheaffer, MA, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist with a private practice in Northern Calif. She is also a Military and Family Life Consultant. She can be reached at: lovehealth@att.net Dr. Richard Bartlett: www.matrixenergetics.com Marek Kaszuba: www.trapezepro.com

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5811, www.gotohhi.org. REIKI HEALING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES with Reiki Master Alexandra Juliani, M.A., Director of the American Reiki Academy. Learn to heal with your hands through Reiki. Class includes course manuals, thorough instruction, initiation ceremony to activate Reiki energy, and hands-on practice time. Students receive certification as Reiki practitioners and Reiki Masters through the American Reiki Academy. All levels of Reiki offered. Info: American Reiki Academy, 310/397-2405, www.reikiacademy.org, email reikiacademy@earthlink.net. TAP YOUR DREAMS FOR GUIDANCE, Unleash Your Potential, workshop with Kari Hohne, 3-5 pm, $25. Info: 530/559-7016, www.WayofDreams.com. Dreams are the “Trojan Horses” of the psyche, breaking through our defensive walls with cryptic symbols that fertilize the mind with self-knowledge and direction. Learn the ABC’s of dream interpretation. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. FALUN GONG (FALUN DAFA), a traditional Chinese self-cultivation practice, practiced by millions worldwide. Learn Falun Gong for free. Every Saturday, Hermosa Beach, 7 am, 14th St. & The Strand. For information contact 310/9184700. Also at La Jolla Cove, 619/280-3112 for details.

Sanskrit chants from India for empowerment, manifestation, prosperity and spiritual growth. Includes instruction, manual, time working with mantras, video and audio recordings, and traditional vedic initiation into mantras. Info: 310/3972405, 310/842-6087, www.vedichealinginstitute. com. THE POWER OF SPIRIT with Rev. Dr. Donna Byrns. Worship and grow at the Church of Truth with Christ-centered metaphysical teachings, 11 am service. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, the Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/7956905, www.churchoftruth.org. 2010, A YEAR OF DRAMATIC CHANGE, with Robert Wilkinson, author, lecturer and metaphysical astrologer. 11 am service, New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. FULL MOON with Robert Wilkinson. The full moon energies and radiations are important for attunement as they bring fresh impulses to man and nature. Full moon charts for LA and Washington DC will be presented. 10 am, New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. Donation.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24

HEALING SERVICE AND VESPERS, freewill offering only, 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month, 5 pm. Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, www.gnosis.org.

SANSKRIT MANTRA CHANTING CLASS with Psychic Palmist of India Professor Sasi Velupillai and Reiki Master Alexandra Juliani, Directors of the Vedic Healing Institute. Explore the benefits of sacred sound meditation through ancient

FREE! CLAIRVOYANT READINGS by appointment only with students of The Clearsight Clairvoyant Program. Please email us at info@ clearsightaura.com to book your weekend appointment. Students will read your aura, your

Spring Renewal Weekend

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Friday, April 2 - Sunday April 4, 2010 Heal Yourself - Heal Our World Renew your body, mind and soul, through guided meditation, energizing exercises and gentle yoga. Refresh your spirit in the beauty and tranquility of Sunburst Sanctuary. Celebrate the season of new life and rebirth with simple meals, music, and good fellowship, followed by our Sunday service of meditation, inspirational talk and song. Please call for suggested donation and reservations. Lodging separate.

Upcoming Events Experience Sunburst July 6 - August 1, 2010 Would you like to experience living in an intentional spiritual community? Stay for up to one month, living, meditating and participating in service projects together. Enjoy enriching classes in spiritual practice and conscious living. Awaken the Light Within Thursday, July 29 - Sunday, Aug. 1 Be the change you want to see in the world! Learn the liberating Sunburst Kriya Yoga meditation tool – discover the healing power of your personal relationship with the Divine.

805.736.6528 www.SunburstOnline.org chakras, your Being-Body Connection and answer questions. (See our back cover ad.) Clearsight, 310/395-1170. Visit www.clearsightaura. com, email info@clearsightaura.com.

being. She is a canine behavior expert. Donations appreciated. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. www.bodhitree.com.

CELEBRATING FORCES FOR GOOD: A Conversation for the Common Good, 4-5:30 pm. Whether it is in the offering of beauty and culture or compassion and justice, the non-profit sector of our community is an important pillar of our democracy. Where are you called to serve? Ron Gallo, President and CEO of the Santa Barbara Foundation, will share his commitment to sustaining equitable community development and supporting community-based leadership. Donation. La Casa de Maria Retreat and Conference Center, 800 El Bosque Road, Santa Barbara 93108, 805/969-5031. Register online at www.lacasademaria.org.

THE AURA AND YOUR CAREER, with Barbara Y. Martin & Dimitri Moraitis, 3-4:30 pm, free workshop. Info: 818/353-1716, www.SpiritualArts.org. Discover how your career is strongly connected to your aura. Learn energy techniques to help fulfill your career potential. Barbara Y. Martin is an internationally renowned clairvoyant, author and spiritual teacher. Select aura readings are part of this event. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com.

MENTAL YOGA: MEDITATIONS ON THE GO, presented by Kadampa Meditation Center, 10:30 am-12 noon, $12 donation. Discussion, meditations, refreshments. Info: 323/223-0610, www.MeditateinLA.org. No time to sit? Feeling pressured? This special meditation course is designed to teach you how to change the way you think so that you can change the quality of your life. Beginners welcome. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. FREE HEALINGS FOR ANIMALS, with Lori Spagna, 12-4 pm, at the front porch of the Bodhi Tree Used Books Store. Appts recommended, walk-ups also welcome. Info & appts: 866/388-5115 or www.EfilsGod.com. Spagna is the founder of Efils God (Dog’s Life backwards), a spiritual, holistic approach to communication and healing for the mind, body and spirit in every

A HEALING WORKSHOP: Learn to Heal with Your Meditative Mind, 7-9 pm, $30, workshop presented by Mahan Kirn Kaur Khalsa, please bring a yoga mat. Info: 310/467-0561, www. BoundLotus.com. Learn techniques to heal others and you will get a chance to relax and receive healing. Sat Nam Rasayan® is a meditative healing technique for personal transformation and healing. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. www.bodhitree.com. OPEN TOURS, LABYRINTH & GARDENS at Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens, 12-4 pm. Experience the subtle power of the Labyrinth, enjoy the peace and seclusion of our “East Meets West” meditation gardens. Tour this 1910 LA Historical Cultural Monument. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Call Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www. peacelabyrinth.org. Free, donations welcomed. COURSE IN MIRACLES DISCUSSION GROUP led by Dr. Margie Ann Black, 9:15 am. Join the

group for a journey of forgiveness that releases the flow of love into your life! Love offering. Encino Community Church, Garden Chapel, 7769 Topanga Blvd, Canoga Park. For info call 818/712-9400. SUNDAY SERVICE WITH MUSIC, MEDITATION, INSPIRATION, Dr. Margie Ann Black presents Christ-centered, Scripturally based teachings with practical applications for everyday life that you won’t find anywhere else. Sunday School available. Love offering. 10:30 am, Encino Community Church, an all-inclusive circle of Love that seeks to make a difference just as we are. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400.

MONDAY, JAN. 25 ANGEL CITY HEALING MONDAY SPECIAL: 10% off all products today. Angel City Healing is a unique, boutique style, holistic spa where every treatment is a spiritual experience. Services include Healing Facials & Body Treatments, Waxing, Reconnective Healing, Sound Baths, Hot & Cold Jade Stone Therapy, and Reflexology. All herbs and flowers used are grown organically on the premises. For a full list of spa services, visit us at www.angelcity-healing.com. 818/988-9006 (spa), 310/927-8687 (cell). YOGA WITH AKADUA, 7 pm, $10/class. Experience pathways to magical work with Hatha Yoga and AkaDua by yoga instructor Gerrilynne Benson. The Tequihua Foundation, 3485 University Ave. off Lemon St., Riverside 92501, 951/6863471, visit www.tequihuafoundation.org/akadua.html. FREE! CLAIRVOYANT READINGS by appointment only with students of The Clearsight Clair-

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TUESDAY, JAN. 26 TUESDAY PRAYER & MEDITATION, 7:30 pm. Rev. BJ Enright facilitates the Tuesday Evening Service. An evening of prayer, meditation, energy balancing and fellowship, in the main building. This evening will include hands-on energy work. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. THE SCIENCE AND SPIRIT OF 2012, lecture by Mike Bara and Sean David Morton, 7:30-9:30 pm, $10. Info: 310/318-1848, www.SeanDavidMorton.com, http://darkmission.blogspot.com/. A freewheeling cross-talk discussion between 2

researchers who approach the 2012 enigma from divergent perspectives, the scientific and spiritual, yet end up coming to the same conclusion: mankind must change the destructive path it is on or risk a very difficult transition to the new world. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www. bodhitree.com. MEN OVER 50 SUPPORT GROUP, with B.J. Jakala, PhD, MFT (Lic. 23640). Explore how to bring about the future you want in the company and support of other men. 7-9 pm, limited to 8 men. Call for interview. B.J. Jakala, PhD, MFT, 21243 Ventura Blvd, Suite 224, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, 818/348-8837. A COURSE IN MIRACLES CLASS, 7-8:30 pm, WLA/Santa Monica area. Would you choose love or fear? Do you want a greater sense of peace and contentment? Learn the incredible power of your choices. Study A Course in Miracles with Allan Rosenthal, MFT, a student-teacher-lecturer of the course for over 25 years. Call 310/478-8994 or visit www.allanrosenthal.com.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27 THE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION PRACTICE GROUP meets every other Wednesday, 7-9 pm, with Tom Armbruster. This group is geared to those who have attended at least one of the Basic NVC workshops and want to meet on a regular basis. Info: Tom at 626/798-1854 or tomscats@charter.net. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www. churchoftruth.org. YANG STYLE T’AI CHI CH’UAN & QIGONG taught by Sifu Lana Spraker. New class at AADAP, Inc., 2900 S. Crenshaw at 29th St., LA 90016. T’ai Chi reduces stress, improves balance and posture, and benefits your overall health. Beginners 6-7 pm; intermediate 7:158:15 pm. Fee charged for 8-week series, call 310/479-3646 for info. Email sprakerlg@earthlink.net, www.alexandertaichi.com. TRANSFORMATIONAL BREATH WORKSHOP, workshop with Judith Kravitz, 7:30-9:30 pm, $30. Info: Jessica, 760/724-6006, www.TransformationalBreathing.com. This very powerful breathing system allows us to open restrictive breathing patterns and clear negativity from the subconscious mind. This event includes a personal breathing analysis and a full TB session. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. A GATHERING OF MIRACLES® offers A Course in Miracle inspired lecture-services by Allan Rosenthal, MFT, a student-teacher-lecturer of ACIM for over 25 years. Listen to real life experiences and how the ACIM principles and other spiritual/metaphysical thought systems can be applied in everyday life. Q&As follow talk. No previous ACIM experience necessary. 7-8:30 pm, WLA/Santa Monica area. Call 310/4788994 or visit www.agatheringofmiracles.com. WEEKLY GNOSTIC MASS, celebrated according to early Gnostic tradition, every Wednesday 8:30 pm, freewill donation only, Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, website: www.gnosis.org.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 29 SPIRIT OF THE ENNEAGRAM: An Introduction to Sacred Psychology, Jan. 29-31, 7:30 pm Friday to 1 pm Sunday. The Enneagram is an ancient tradition that has been used by Christians, Jews and Muslims to help understand human nature and the stages of human growth. It suggests nine portraits of the soul or personality types that can open a sacred path of under-

standing for self and others. A highly interactive retreat with Richard Groves, master teacher of the Enneagram. Residential rate: $350 includes shared room, 5 meals, tuition. Commuter rate: $250 includes 5 meals, tuition. La Casa de Maria Retreat and Conference Center, 800 El Bosque Road, Santa Barbara 93108, 805/969-5031. Register online at www.lacasademaria.org. BRUNO GROENING CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, spiritual healing through the teachings of Bruno Groening. 7:30-9:30 pm, meets every 3 weeks. Led by Barbara Neustadt. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. MOVING FROM ISSUES TO PEACE, an MSIA video presentation featuring John-Roger, Founder and Spiritual Advisor of MSIA. In this talk J-R talks about how feeling like a victim blocks peace, and then describes how to get out of victim feelings and work with emotions and anxiety. 7:30-9 pm. Free, donations welcome. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. MORE OF JUNG’S RED BOOK, lecture by Dr. Stephan A Hoeller, 8 pm, freewill donation. The Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, www.gnosis.org. DANCE OF THE MOON: Celebrating the Sacred Cycles of the Earth, author Dan Furst discusses and signs his book, 7:30 pm, www.Llewellyn. com. As we approach 2012, many people are building Earth-friendly communities and learn-

ing how to live by the Moon, as we did in ancient matriarchies. Furst takes you on a cross-cultural tour of traditions, rituals and practices throughout history that honor the moon and life’s cycles. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. A SPIRITUAL HEALING CLINIC, 15-minute healing sessions with Jude Unegbu, available 11 am-4 pm, suggested donation from $20; 45minutes, from $75. For info and appts, call 310/659-1733, ext. 114 or events@bodhitree. com. Website: www.JudeTheHealer.com. Born in West Africa, Jude Unegbu has been a spiritual healer for over 16 years. His training was with his Shaman grandfather and further enhanced by techniques from Sir George King, founder of the Aetherius Society. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. FIND THE CHANGE OF YOUR LIFE, find Peace, Security and Love. Begin a positive change of course in life by attending weekly gatherings, study and ultimately through meditation on the inner sound current known as the Word, Shabd or Naam. Always free. Intro sessions on Monday and Friday nights, 7 pm. Sant Mat Meditation Center, 7726 W Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey, 310/821-3321. Info: call Bob 310/930-2450, Victor 310-930-2452, or Pat 310/567-3265. Website: www.lasantmat.com.

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and use at home. 1-3 pm, $30. Facilitated by Tracey Boyer. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. REFLEXOLOGY FROM AROUND THE WORLD, class with Bill Flocco, American Academy of Reflexology, Jan. 30-31. The American Academy of Reflexology offers a dynamically presented, highly effective training program offering full certification, private sessions also available. Offering California’s first 200 hour reflexology certification. For complete schedule of classes call toll-free 866/588-8885. ReflexologyEdu@aol. com. www.AmericanAcademyofReflexology. com. FREE PSYCHIC READINGS FOR ANIMALS with Karen Gonzales, 11 am-2 pm, at the front porch of the Bodhi Tree Used Books Store. Appts recommended, walk-ups also welcome. Info: 818/486-4737, visit www.beyondthisworld.com. What is your pet thinking? Find out free with medium and pet psychic Karen Gonzales. She enjoys sharing messages from Spirit that provide a deeper understanding of the conscious mind of animals. It is not necessary for your pet to be present; Karen also can read for pets who have passed away. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. www.bodhitree.com. CREATE A NEW LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUR HEART, author Frederic Delarue discuss and signs his book, 3 pm. Info: www.FredericDelarue.com. Having had a Near Death Experience at the age of 12, becoming temporarily

paralyzed at age 30, and later being visited by Jesus at age 40, Delarue has had many opportunities to see and experience the blessings and Light out of the tunnel. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. 2010 EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITS: A Paradigm Shift, workshop with Robert McEwen H.W.M., 7:30-9:30 pm, $45 advance (PayPal), $55 at door, seating limited to 20. Info: Rick Thomas, 818/512-9273, www.StarrDoctor.com. McEwen has been an international astrologer for 30 years. With the advent of the Age of Aquarius having truly begun, the end of the Mayan Calendar is upon us, creating a shift in our identification like never before in history. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. FALUN GONG (FALUN DAFA), a traditional Chinese self-cultivation practice, practiced by millions worldwide. Learn Falun Gong for free. Every Saturday, Hermosa Beach, 7 am, 14th St. & The Strand. For information contact 310/9184700. Also at La Jolla Cove, 619/280-3112 for details.

SUNDAY, JAN. 31 ASK REV. DONNA, with Rev. Dr. Donna Byrns. Worship and grow at the Church of Truth with Christ-centered metaphysical teachings, 11 am service. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, the Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org.

We are open to everyone. If they are drawn to come on a retreat, we ask that they be coming on a retreat and not a vacation.

Within the spiritual sanctuary of La Casa de Maria, there are a variety of ways to reconnect to soul and Spirit. La Casa’s main chapel offers space for personal and communal prayer, ritual and meditation. The rustic stone Labyrinth is a chapel in nature with a canopy of Oak trees to shelter those whose prayer and meditation takes on the form of mindful walking.

(La Casa continued from page 7) working at Friendship Manor, a senior community, I called to see if there was anything open at La Casa. I really like the philosophy, the spiritual. I think I need it. Both places I work now, I feel uplifted. There are some good AA meetings held on the grounds at La Casa.” We spoke together at Peggys’s house recently for this article. The lights of Santa Barbara, framed by her big picture window, looked like an array of holiday lights against a scenic backdrop. Her landscape and décor includes a table made from a tree stump and angels and Buddhas; she had a fire going. While her white curly-haired dog, Dakota, played at my feet, she told me about the 10th Anniversary of the Ministry of All Women conference at La Casa to be held in May. According to Peggy, the yearly three-day event calls upon the abilities of women to mend and weave, to explore relationships with self, nature and each other. It is a time to learn and to celebrate the feminine gifts to the world through the work women do with love and compassion. It includes ritual, presentations, circle dialogue, artistic expression and quiet reflective time. Women from diverse backgrounds find common ground while on this sacred and beautiful property.

eggy also introduced me to Associate Director Juliet Spohn Twomey, who also put me in touch with Carol Carrig, a Sister at the Immaculate Heart Center, which houses an integral segment of La Casa de Maria, The Immaculate Heart Community. The two filled me in on the history, changes to the place, and the communities served.

“Way, way back,” Juliet informed me, “we know that the Chumash Indians lived here. We have a particular form of Oak tree that dates back before the conquistadores,” and acorns were a staple in the Chumash diet. “We think this was a little bit of a way station, and in the 1800s it was part of a land grant.” This grant included neighboring San Ysidro Ranch. Part of the citrus orchard created at that time is still cultivated by La Casa de Maria. The land also went through a few secular owners, including an oilman and a Wall Street investor. They lived, ranched, threw parties, and, in one case, raised thoroughbred horses there, before it became part of a religious community. “The creek has these huge, incredible boulders that come down from the mountains,” Juliet explained. “The stone house was quarried, cut and finished using these stones.” A stone house that was built as a mansion found its full flowering as a place of prayer and a seeker’s retreat. The sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM), a Roman Catholic Order of Religious, purchased the estate and the stone house to be their novitiate in the 1940s. The Immaculate Heart Community (IHC) broke away from the IHM and Catholicism in the 1960s and 70s, and

established themselves on this property. Immaculate Heart Center director, Carol Carrig, who is retiring after over 60 years with La Casa de Maria, had this to share; “I’m going to be 77. I came here as a 17-year-old, on September 15, 1949, out of high school. I was a postulant, then a novice. We wore black dresses in those days and spent nine months as a postulant in a white veil, then one year as a novice. I then went out to teach 51 first graders at age 19. In those days we would not admit it, but I did not feel prepared. We were in habit, and that helped. I did it all. Then we went through all the changes in the 60s. It was a really wonderful time. Some important things came from the Vatican Council. We had some choice of what we would do. I felt I’d done everything I could at that school and I asked for a more contemplative monastery assignment, but I was advised to apply to UCSB for Religious Studies. That was very life changing and transformational. I had for my professor and mentor, Walter Capps, the deceased husband of Congresswoman Lois Capps, and studied process philosophy and theology. Juliet elaborated on the dramatic changes that had occurred during the 60’s:

“Vatican Council — Vatican II — asked the religious to rethink what it means to be religious in the modern world. The IHM community took this very seriously and invited many scholars to talk to them. They made some really big changes, and of 350 women, 50 stayed with IHM, and 300 became ecumenical and left.” The women who left were able to purchase the Montecito novitiate for their home, and the ecumenical designation meant they could open their umbrella to cover a broader Christian community. They became the IHC, or just the Community. They had already been offering retreats to Catholic married couples, and began to open the retreat center to people of other Christian denominations, and eventually any denomination, or none. Juliet said:“As California changed, we became interfaith.” After getting her masters degree, Carol taught religion and worked in administration at several graduate schools. She also went to Uganda as a missionary. “I worked with women setting up cooperatives.” The mission focused on aiding the women in dealing with the pressures of the way the world was changing. “We would teach them to sew and to work together to sell their work and earn money, to make them self-sustaining.” Her most recent post came about when Immaculate Heart Center’s director, Noreen Naughton, left in the summer of 1997: “I had the training in spiritual direction, working with adults. I felt really drawn to this ministry, adults interested in the spiritual life.” Carol says that spiritual direction is only offered when asked for, and usually amounts to listening and companionship. “We are open to everyone. If they are drawn to come on a retreat, we ask that they be coming on a retreat and not a vacation. That is what is so beautiful, that we’re able to provide the place where they can then find the deepest place in themselves. For some people the dinner hour is important, while others retain their privacy. It is amazing how people minister to each other. I think what keeps us all going is knowing this is such an important experience for the people who come. Some return again and again. They need this to keep them in a centered place.” Large retreat groups, many brought from outside organizations, and individuals find sustenance for the inward journey at La Casa de Maria and the Immaculate Heart Center.

The day I visited began crisp and sunny, then turned cloudy and colder. Carol remarked, “Isn’t it interesting how this day has changed? It takes you from outward to inward.” She made me some tea, uncovered a plate of homemade cookies, and introduced me to one more contented person, Teresa Fanucchi, the Immaculate Heart Center chef. “This is a really special place for me,” Teresa told me. “I really do love having a connection to the people I cook for. In my career, I keep returning to cooking for people on retreat. There is something about supporting them in that. They seem to be very present for the food, and appreciative of the organic garden we get our produce from, and the orchard.” Teresa said that day, rather than cook from memory, she was cooking directly from La Casa and IHC’s newly released cookbook, A Place at the Table. With beautiful photographs, and artwork by internationally known serigrapher, Sister Mary Corita Kent, the cookbook can allow some of the nourishment and peace of a retreat to be brought into one’s home. Sales of the cookbook benefit the IHC Community. I come across one of Corita’s serigraphs on an IHC brochure. It announces, “We can only speak of hope.” That is the sense I get on the grounds of La Casa de Maria, in the stone house at its center, where the Immaculate Heart Community resides, and in the demeanor of everyone I meet who has been touched by the serene and sympathetic heart in this spiritual corner of lush Montecito. As I conclude some interviews just before evening falls, I’m inclined to walk around. I look up at immense trees, and wind slowly through a stone labyrinth made from more rocks from the creek. I can turn in every direction in wonder; I feel embraced in peace, cared for like a child, and peace is worth so much in these times. It gets into my heart and, when I rest in it, it changes me little by little. Visit lacasademaria.org, and immaculateheartcenter.org Nancy Gross lives in Ojai, where she raised two daughters, working at boutique hotels and earning a BA in English from UCSB. She writes for the Ojai Valley News and other publications, is a poet, and visits L.A. and Santa Barbara often. nancygracy@aol.com.

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ONGOING EVENTS SUNDAYS LIVE ABOVE THIS CRAZY WORLD! Dwell far above deceiving humanity with Vernon Howard’s astonishing truths. Classes every Sunday at 10 am, New Life Foundation, 5779 Westminster Blvd., Westminster. $3 donation. Info: 714/899-9300, www.anewlife.org.

COURSE IN MIRACLES DISCUSSION GROUP led by Dr. Margie Ann Black, 9:15 am. Join the group for a journey of forgiveness that releases the flow of love into your life! Love offering. Encino Community Church, Garden Chapel, 7769 Topanga Blvd, Canoga Park. For info call 818/712-9400.

PSYCHIC PALM READING/EMPOWERMENT SESSIONS with Indian Psychic Palmist Professor Sasi. Experience transformation through the ancient science of psychic palmistry with worldrenowned, 7th generation Psychic Palmist/Spiritual Teacher Professor Sasi, one of the most loved psychic practitioners who has shown many individuals worldwide how to attain profound empowerment. By appt. Info: 310/3972405, 310/842-6087, www.professorsasi.com, www.vedichealinginstitute.com, email professorsasi@earthlink.net.

SUNDAY MEDITATION, 10:30 am. We invite you to join together in the Silence of Meditation to experience the Living Presence of God, to raise consciousness and to prepare our Sanctuary for the service to follow. Doors open at 10:50 am for regular service. A Center for Awakening Con-

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sciousness, The Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www. churchoftruth.org. BECOME THE VISIONARY ARTIST YOU WANT TO BE through the development of your creative and clairvoyant abilities as taught in Unarius. Inspirational art classes are held on Sundays in El Cajon. Call Unarius at 800/475-7062 for information about class sessions, fees, and a supply list. AKADUA FREE HEALING CLINIC, 1 pm, free. AkaDua is a transformative substance transmitted into the body. When activated, it creates energy field for healing, art, spiritual work. Free AkaDua healing. Held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. Info: The Tequihua Foundation, 3485 University Ave. off Lemon St., Riverside 92501, 951/686-3471, www.tequihuafoundation. org/akadua.html. CREATE A POSITIVE AND PROGRESSIVE LIFE! Through your active participation in Unarius’ past-life therapy classes, your life can become more creative and meaningful. The Unarius Academy of Science offers books, CDs, DVDs on past-life therapy and other enlightening topics. Sunday classes are live streamed via the Internet. For info about Unarius teachings, call 800/475-7062 or visit www.unarius.org. SUNDAY SERVICE, 10:30 am, with Rev. Lee, Church of Truth in Santa Clarita, inclusive, Christ centered, 22900 Market St., Newhall 91321, 661/645-9503, www.silentmiracles.net. BURNING BOWL CEREMONY, held each Sun-

day after service at Unity West Santa Monica. This Unity tradition, started in the 1940s, is for release, a time for forgiving ourselves and others, so healing and the new journey can begin. Without peace in our hearts, there can be no peace in the world. Follows Sunday service that begins 9:10 a.m. Rev. Lee Lakso, minister. Unity West Church of Santa Monica, 1515 Maple St., Santa Monica 90405. 310/577-0000, www.unitywestchurch.org. FALUN GONG (FALUN DAFA), a traditional Chinese self-cultivation practice, practiced by millions worldwide. Learn Falun Gong for free. Every Sunday at La Jolla Cove. For details call 619/280-3112. SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP MEDITATION SERVICE, all are welcome. Sunburst Sanctuary and Retreat Center invites you to Sunday service at 10:30 am. Includes spirit-filled music, inspirational talk, meditation and prayer, followed by homemade brunch. Personal and group retreats also offered. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org. SUNDAY SCHOOL AT ENCINO COMMUNITY CHURCH. Fun, challenging lessons that are based on spiritual psychology. Children all ages share stories, music and artwork and talk about real-life situations and real-life solutions. 10:30 am. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. GNOSTIC MASS, celebrated according to early Gnostic tradition, every Sunday 11 am, freewill

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donation only, Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, website: http:// www.gnosis.org.

MONDAYS SACRED TONES WORKSHOP, spend an hour at Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens doing a guided meditative process, as shared by John-Roger, founder of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness. Workshop guides participants through inner attunement to Spirit and their own divinity. 7:30-8:30 pm, free, donations welcome. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Judy, 323/737-4055, ext. 1137, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. JOEL GOLDSMITH TAPE GROUP, led by John Drewery, 7:15-8:30 pm. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. Class is held in back classroom, enter back gate from alley, 4th bldg. north of Wilshire Blvd. Donation. MEDITATION & INNER-HEALING, a weekly Community Class, 7-8:30 pm. Looking for inspiration? Want to have more fun? We will explore ways to find the inner support necessary to help you on your path. Meditation, chanting, gentle free-form movement and writing. Class size limited, please come early, start time is punctual. For info on class or private coaching, call John Strelko, 310/430-5625, www.nature-allhealing. com/1.html. At Tao Healing Arts, 2309 Main St., Santa Monica 90405, 310/581-0097. WALK THE HOPI LABYRINTH, achieve sacred

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balance by walking the Hopi Stone Labyrinth at the Sunburst Sanctuary, located on Hwy. 1, five miles from Hwy. 101 toward Lompoc. Call for appt, Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline. org. MORNING GROUP MEDITATION SERVICE, 6:15-6:45 am. You are invited to our rural community sanctuary for morning meditation service. A tranquil time for reflection and rejuvenation each weekday morning. Free, call for directions. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org. MOVING INTO PEACE, QIGONG & MEDITATION CLASSES. Qi-Gong means Energy-Practice and is an ancient pathway to health and well-being. Utilizing the Universal Energy through easy and gentle movements, breathing techniques, practitioners become centered and balanced. Weekly classes offered in Canoga Park, Studio City, Sherman Oaks. Call for details, Antoinette Rohner, 818/378-3396, www. movingintopeace.com. FREE CLASSES at Hypnosis Motivation Institute-Tarzana, SFV. Self Hypnosis, Mental Bank, Relationship Strategies, Energy Healing, Hypnosis and Weight Loss, Therapeutic Imagery, Past Life Regression. Held every Monday at HMI-Tarzana, 7-9 pm, free parking. Call Romy at 818/758-2747 to RSVP and for this week’s topic. INTUITIVE DEVELOPMENT, 7-9 pm. We are all born psychic. Learn how to release the blocks that are keeping you from using your abilities.

Learn how to “read” what you see, hear and know. Call to reserve, meets Mondays (starting Jan. 11) through Feb. 15. $35/class (materials included). Facilitated by Lexa Finley (www.lexafinley.com). Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. SINGING FROM THE HEART, private sessions with Dr. Carole Moskovitz, MA, DSS, professional performer, voice/performance and communication coach. Create a deeper connection with your authentic voice and creative expression while enjoying a supportive environment to explore the many levels of singing and communicating from the heart. For professionals and amateurs. 310/821-SONG (7664), www.singingfromtheheart.com, www.Linkedin.com/in/DrCaroleGMoskovitz.

TUESDAYS SILENT SERVERS AT THE CHURCH OF TRUTH, 9:30-10 am, minister’s office. Silent Servers confidentially prays for requests in our Prayer Box for one month, with extensions upon request. Requesters are encouraged to attend the group or join us in prayer wherever they are during this half hour. Mail prayer requests to: churchoftruth@sbcglobal.net. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, the Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www. churchoftruth.org. INTERMEDIATE ASTROLOGY with Robert P. Blaschke, astrologer since 1979 and author of Astrology of Life series. 7-9 pm, by donation. Enter back alley. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica,

310/395-4346. ONGOING CLASSES FOR LIGHT WORKERS & MINISTERIAL STUDENTS, 7 pm. Call for titles and info about upcoming classes. A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. MORNING GROUP MEDITATION SERVICE, 6:15-6:45 am. You are invited to our rural community sanctuary for morning meditation service. A tranquil time for reflection and rejuvenation each weekday morning. Free, call for directions. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org. SINGING FROM THE HEART, private sessions with Dr. Carole Moskovitz, MA, DSS, professional performer, voice/performance and communication coach. Create a deeper connection with your authentic voice and creative expression while enjoying a supportive environment to explore the many levels of singing and communicating from the heart. For professionals and amateurs. 310/821-SONG (7664), www.singingfromtheheart.com, www.Linkedin.com/in/DrCaroleGMoskovitz. BECOME A CERTIFIED HYPNOTIST FOR ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE. Hypnosis Motivation Institute, a nationally accredited college of hypnotherapy, offers a professional training hypnosis certification program at no charge. If you have a desire and commitment to make a difference in the world, you can make your lifelong desire a reality as a Certified Hypnotist. 4 weeks, Tues & Thurs, 7-10 pm (call for upcoming start

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dates). Hypnosis Motivation Institute, 18607 Ventura Blvd, Suite 310, Tarzana 91356, 800/4799464, www.hypnosis.edu. WALK THE HOPI LABYRINTH, achieve sacred balance by walking the Hopi Stone Labyrinth at the Sunburst Sanctuary, located on Hwy. 1, five miles from Hwy. 101 toward Lompoc. Call for an appt and directions. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org.

WEDNESDAYS CRYSTAL USE & AWARENESS CLASS, learn how to select and use crystals for healing and renewal. Taught by Paul Ka’iwi, 3rd generation energy worker. Learn how to feel crystal energy, select the right crystal, understand the chakras, scan the body with crystals, and more. $160 for 4-week class, $40/session or $140 in advance ($20 discount). Includes a set of 7 stones. Starts Jan. 13, meets Wednesdays 7-9 pm. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356, register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. HOW TO EXPAND YOUR LIFE IN SPITE OF ECONOMIC STRESS, free seminar, 7 pm (call for upcoming dates). Learn simple techniques to help handle any overwhelming feelings of stress and anxiety. Learn what is the source of negative energy and how you can still flourish and prosper in times of economic stress. Based on L. Ron Hubbard’s book, The Problems of Work. Hands-on workshop, call to reserve, 818/2479822. 222-1/2 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale 91203. CHOIR PRACTICE, 7 pm. We invite you to join our choir. We have the songs, we have the robes,

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we have the accompanist. But only YOU have the voice. If you are interested in joining, please schedule an audition with our choir director, Dan Redfield (call for a Wed. evening appointment). A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. SPIRITUAL LEADERS PROGRAM, held 1st Wed. of each month, 7-9 pm, free. Expand your range of intuitive insight and learn new applications for your intuitive tools. Clairvoyant program graduates and experienced energy and light workers welcome. Taught by clairvoyant healer Karin Fogerty. At Tara’s Garden, 1848 S. Elena, Suite C, Redondo Beach 90277. Call 702/245-2099 or email info@intuitivespirits. com. WAKINGUPINAMERICA.COM RADIO is 23 this year! Listeners say we’re relevant and inspiring with great guests. Join us Wednesdays at noon California time, 310/455-8623. LIVE ABOVE THIS CRAZY WORLD! Dwell far above deceiving humanity with Vernon Howard’s astonishing truths. Classes every Wednesday, 7:30 pm, Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, $3 donation. 714/899-9300, www.anewlife.org. SINGING FROM THE HEART, private sessions with Dr. Carole Moskovitz, MA, DSS, professional performer, voice/performance and communication coach. Create a deeper connection with your authentic voice and creative expression while enjoying a supportive environment to explore the many levels of singing and communicating from the heart. For professionals and amateurs. 310/821-SONG (7664), www.singing-

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ANGEL CITY HEALING SPECIAL: 10% off all treatments on Wednesdays. Angel City Healing is a unique, boutique style, holistic spa where every treatment is a spiritual experience. Services include Healing Facials & Body Treatments, Waxing, Reconnective Healing, Sound Baths, Hot & Cold Jade Stone Therapy, and Reflexology. All herbs and flowers used are grown organically on the premises. For a full list of spa services, visit www.angelcity-healing.com. 818/988-9006 (spa), 310/927-8687 (cell). HEALING NIGHT, HEALING MUSIC, laying on of hands, full-body healing, done by experienced healers. 6:30-8:30 pm at New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. In back classroom, enter by back gate of parking lot in alley, 4th building north of Wilshire Blvd. Info: Bertha Taylor, 310/836-2768. Donation. Call to confirm. FREE-FORM WRITING CLASS, a new workshop presented by Peace Theological Seminary. Core focus is on free-form writing, an essential, simple and very effective technique taught by John-Roger, Founder and Spiritual Advisor of MSIA. Free-form writing, described in his best-selling book Spiritual Warrior, helps clear the subconscious and unconscious levels. 7:30-9 pm at Prana West, 3726 W. Adams Blvd., LA 90018. Info: PTS, 323/737-1534. CREATE A POSITIVE AND PROGRESSIVE LIFE! Through your active participation in Unarius’ past-life therapy classes, your life can become more creative and meaningful. The Unarius Academy of Science offers books, CDs, DVDs on past-life therapy and other enlightening top-

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by Sharon Hall The Transformative Powers of Kombucha As most of the country deals with winter’s chilly manifestations--rain, ice, snow, and frozen roadways--those of us blessed to live in Southern California also face cold weather, albeit in less intense forms. This is a good time of year to keep our immune responses strong, and to stay healthy in spite of the thermometer dropping.

Peter says: This amazing elixir has so many health benefits. It is an overall general well being tonic. I blend 2 teas together for a unique taste. I offer 4 flavors and infuse my tea with fresh local organic fruit and herbs. All my jars are labeled with messages and blessings such as Love,Gratitude + Abundance, this adds to the high vibrational energy of this tea. To get started, go online or get the culture from someone who makes kombucha. It can range from $15-35. Every time you make a batch the culture makes babies. You can keep using it several times, then discard or give away. It is very important that every thing you use to make tea is VERY CLEAN especially the jars used to make tea in and jars used to store it. Regarding Organic: the purists say do not use organic tea or sugar because it can mold. Do what feels right to you, it is a live raw experimental journey, have fun with it. Make with blessings, good intentions and in a positive atmosphere.

2 years ago, while working at a health food store, I happened to discover a wondrous liquid known as kombucha tea. I’d heard of it before, but never tried it until I noticed the bottles flying off the shelves every day. I tried a bottle or two—and I was hooked. Not only did my body seem to crave the refreshingly sour and effervescent taste,but the health benefits of the naturally-occurring probiotics became quickly evident. I looked better, I felt better. At several dollars a bottle, it soon became obvious to me that I had to find another way to support my new habit. Lucky for me, Peter Donovan moved from the L.A. Area to my small town of Ojai. He was offering folks a chance to learn how to make the stuff, and even supplied me with my first “mother”-- the culture that makes the magic happen. Peter is a good teacher. When I had questions like, “Why does my kombucha look like it’s growing legs?” Peter would patiently soothe my panic, and help me get back on the kombuchamaking track. Soon, I was busy finding new ways to flavor it. I have made ginger, strawberry, and my very favorite, pineapple. I save myself a small fortune in making it, and have happily shared with friends and family members. In the spirit of health and transformation, here’s Peter’s recipe. Of course, you will have to find a culture to get started {see his notes below}, but once you do, you can make kombucha forever-as long as you keep part of the culture alive and healthy. Keep some of it back each time you make it, and you’ll soon have“babies” to share with friends and family! To your health--

RECIPE: For one gallon of Tea, boil 2 quarts of water. Turn off heat and add 5-7 tea bags, black or green tea. Brew for 10-15 minutes. Remove tea bags and add 1 cup of white sugar, stir into warm tea mixture. Add 1 quart of fresh drinking water to clean gallon jar, then add warm sweet tea to the gallon jar. When liquid cools to room temp add piece of culture and some liquid kombucha. Cover with cloth napkin or towel with elastic band and check every 7 days for desired taste. It should be ready between 2-4 weeks. Do not store or make in plastic; stir with wooden spoon. When ready wash hands remove culture and store in glass jar with tea until ready to make your next batch. Put finished tea mixture into glass jars and refrigerate. Listen to your body and how you feel. Start by drinking 3-4ounces per day and increase after a week to 10 days. Peter Donovan, an advocate of self healing for 25+ years, now lives in Ojai after being in Los Angeles for 10 years. He discovered and started making his own Kombucha 9 years ago. Besides making kombucha and giving Thai massages, Peter is an actor, a gourmet natural foods cook, and offers energy and intuitive healing. He can be reached at PCDLA@ Yahoo.com 310 625-6439.

51 ics. (Sunday classes are live streamed via the Internet.) For info about Unarius teachings, call 800/475-7062 or visit www.unarius.org. CONDUCTED IN SPANISH, an experiential workshop based on the teachings of MSIA. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Tonie, 323/737-4055, ext. 1148, tonie@pts.org, www. peacelabyrinth.org. Free, donations welcomed. MORNING GROUP MEDITATION SERVICE, 6:15-6:45 am. You are invited to our rural community sanctuary for morning meditation service. A tranquil time for reflection and rejuvenation each weekday morning. Free, call for directions. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org.

THURSDAYS A NEW EARTH by Eckhart Tolle. Discussion led by Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black. 10 am, love offering. (Note: Will not meet Dec. 24 or 31.) Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.ecchurchofcalif.org. LEARN TAROT WITH WENDY, now you can read too! Learn to interpret the cards, how to ask questions and how to bring it all together. Wendy will lead the way. 7-9 pm, $35/lesson. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356, register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. THE DEVILISH ONES: Toltec Storytelling by Koyote the Blind. “It is that black light, that darkness with eyes, that power which God has not willed…” –Eliphas Levi. By donation, 7:30 pm, by donation. The Tequihua Foundation, 3485 University Ave. off Lemon St., Riverside 92501, 951/686-3471, www.tequihuafoundation.org/ events.html. NOON TIME MEDITATION, open to all faiths, noon-1 pm, in the Library of Yale Hall. Facilitated by Rev. Suzanne Commons, who is also available for Spiritual Counseling from 1-3 pm. this weekly hour of various types of meditation takes place at A Center for Awakening Consciousness, Pasadena Church of Truth, inclusive of all World Religions, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. MORNING GROUP MEDITATION SERVICE, 6:15-6:45 am. You are invited to our rural community sanctuary for morning meditation service. A tranquil time for reflection and rejuvenation each weekday morning. Free, call for directions. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org. SINGING FROM THE HEART, private sessions with Dr. Carole Moskovitz, MA, DSS, professional performer, voice/performance and communication coach. Create a deeper connection with your authentic voice and creative expression while enjoying a supportive environment to explore the many levels of singing and communicating from the heart. For professionals and amateurs. 310/821-SONG (7664), www.singingfromtheheart.com, www.Linkedin.com/in/DrCaroleGMoskovitz. BECOME A CERTIFIED HYPNOTIST FOR ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE. Hypnosis Motivation Institute, a nationally accredited college of hyp-

notherapy, offers a professional training hypnosis certification program at no charge. If you have a desire and commitment to make a difference in the world, you can make your lifelong desire a reality as a Certified Hypnotist. 4 consecutive weeks, Tues & Thurs, 7-10 pm, call for upcoming start dates. Hypnosis Motivation Institute, 18607 Ventura Blvd, Suite 310, Tarzana 91356, 818/758-2720, www.hypnosis.edu.

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FRIDAYS LIVE ABOVE THIS CRAZY WORLD! Dwell far above deceiving humanity with Vernon Howard’s astonishing truths. Classes every Friday at 8 pm, New Life Foundation, 5779 Westminster Blvd., Westminster. $3 donation. Info: 714/8999300, www.anewlife.org. FRIDAY NIGHT CAFÉ, LIVE MUSIC! Open house and tour. Call for upcoming dates. Complimentary dinner with delicious deserts will be served. Enjoy live music (jazz, acoustic, rock, alternative) throughout the evening until midnight. Open Mic so come and share your music. 7 pm, call to reserve your seat, 818/247-9822. 222-1/2 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale 91203. FREE PERFECTSENSE PARAFFIN HAND OR FOOT add-on with any facial or body treatment today. Angel City Healing is a unique, boutique style, holistic spa where every treatment is a spiritual experience. Services include Healing Facials & Body Treatments, Waxing, Reconnective Healing, Sound Baths, Hot & Cold Jade Stone Therapy, and Reflexology. All herbs and flowers used are grown organically on the premises. For a full list of spa services, visit www. angelcity-healing.com. 818/988-9006 (spa), 310/927-8687 (cell). WALK THE HOPI LABYRINTH, achieve sacred balance by walking the Hopi Stone Labyrinth at the Sunburst Sanctuary, located on Hwy. 1, five miles from Hwy. 101 toward Lompoc. Call for an appt and directions. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org. SINGING FROM THE HEART, private sessions with Dr. Carole Moskovitz, MA, DSS, professional performer, voice/performance and communication coach. Create a deeper connection with your authentic voice and creative expression while enjoying a supportive environment to explore the many levels of singing and communicating from the heart. For professionals and amateurs. 310/821-SONG (7664), www.singingfromtheheart.com, www.Linkedin.com/in/DrCaroleGMoskovitz.

SATURDAYS FALUN GONG (FALUN DAFA), a traditional Chinese self-cultivation practice, practiced by millions worldwide. Learn Falun Gong for free. Every Saturday at 7 am, Hermosa Beach, 14th St. & The Strand. Call 310/918-4700 for details. Also La Jolla Cove, 619/280-3112. WEEKEND CLASSES WITH JESSICA MILLER, Reiki Master, Teacher. Call for upcoming schedule. Also: private weekday classes available (if 2+ students). Classes in Pasadena and Santa Monica. 626/963-3533, www.ReikiMastery. com, email jess@ReikiMastery.com. YANG STYLE T’AI CHI CH’UAN & QIGONG taught by Sifu Lana Spraker. Improve your mental and physical health by learning this gentle, stress-reducing Meditation in Movement. Be-

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52 ginners, 9-10:30 am; includes Qi Gong breathing and energy exercises, instruction in Traditional Long Yang form of T’ai Chi. Individualized attention and correction promote improved posture, strength, balance and coordination. At Douglas Park in Santa Monica (at Wilshire and Chelsea, 2 blocks W of 26th St.). Sifu Spraker has taught internationally for over 37 years. For info, fees & enrollment: 310/479-3646. www. alexandertaichi.com. SANSKRIT MANTRA CHANTING CLASS with Psychic Palmist of India Professor Sasi Velupillai and Reiki Master Alexandra Juliani, Directors of the Vedic Healing Institute. Explore the benefits of sacred sound meditation through ancient Sanskrit chants from India for empowerment, manifestation, prosperity and spiritual growth. Includes instruction, manual, time working with mantras, video and audio recordings, and traditional vedic initiation into mantras. Info: 310/3972405, 310/842-6087, www.vedichealinginstitute. com. OUR STAR WISDOM HUMANITY, workshop with Roger Weir, 10 am-12 noon, $30, DVDs $20, CDs $10, special complete 52-set pricing, internet live feed fee. Info: 310/278-9668. This yearlong course of 52 lectures has 4 segments corresponding to the seasons. Each segment presents a pair of phases; together the set of 4 pairs or 8 phases constitute a traditional form of wisdom. From the Noble 8-fold of Buddha to the Eightfold way of Murray Gell-Mann and Yuman Ne’eman, and much more. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. REIKI HEALING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES with Reiki Master Alexandra Juliani, M.A., Director of the American Reiki Academy. Learn to heal with your hands through Reiki. Class includes course manuals, thorough instruction, initiation ceremony to activate Reiki energy, and hands-on practice time. Students receive certification as Reiki practitioners and Reiki Masters through the American Reiki Academy. All levels of Reiki offered. Info: American Reiki Academy, 310/397-2405, www.reikiacademy.org, email reikiacademy@earthlink.net. CORRINE’S MEDIUMSHIP CIRCLE, Circle convenes on Saturdays (beginning Feb. 6) at the Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356. Reservations accepted at 818/345-1100 or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. PSYCHIC PALM READING/EMPOWERMENT SESSIONS with Indian Psychic Palmist Professor Sasi. Experience transformation through the ancient science of psychic palmistry with worldrenowned, 7th generation Psychic Palmist/Spiritual Teacher Professor Sasi, one of the most loved psychic practitioners who has shown many individuals worldwide how to attain profound empowerment. By appt. Info: 310/3972405, 310/842-6087, www.professorsasi.com, www.vedichealinginstitute.com.

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and from the cycle of birth and death. What I came to understand in a powerful thirty minutes of inner change, was that withdrawing from the world was not my dharma, not my spiritual destiny. I had been born, my inner life revealed to me in those blazing thirty minutes, not to escape from the world, but to give myself to the world completely, and to participate in nature’s evolution toward love. All my spiritual friends were counting the lifetimes (three, maybe only two, maybe just one) until they could go back to Sat Purush, the infinite heart in the sky. If life on earth is understood to be a prison, then spirituality becomes a jailbreak. Within a week of my awakening to life, I turned to them and said, “Whatever good karma I have accumulated that

I know where God/ The Universe wants me: here. might allow me to escape from this world, I relinquish completely and bestow upon you!!! May I go wherever the evolution of love leads me, wherever the evolution of love needs me. I have no other goal or loyalty but this.” They were very upset with me (and some still are) for blaspheming their long term travel plans, but I achieved in that moment a serenity that has never left me. I know where God/The Universe wants me: here. And I know what God/The Universe wants me to do: to love more radiantly, think more clearly, act more creatively, and embrace all beings as if they were each my precious three-yearold child. I am no longer much afraid of dying. What worries me now is the possibility of not really living, of not really accepting and fulfilling the gift of life that Mother Universe has bestowed upon me. THE SHAMAN’S SPIRAL JOURNEY My time listening to the lichens came to an abrupt end when the owner of the mountain-top ranch gave all the residents ten days in which to convert to Scientology or get off the property. Down we came to Santa Barbara, Sarada and I, into a little

house on Canon Perdido Street that seemed as though it had just been waiting for us. At that point I had been studying and meditating intensively for ten years, and I wanted to learn more about how other people understood the spiritual life. The nearby campus of the University of California had a religious studies department, and in 1975 I enrolled to do a BA in religious studies. It was the work of mythologists Joseph Campbell and Mircea Eliade that allowed me to put my ashram years into perspective. The study of Shamanism around the world reveals the outlines of a spiral journey that is at the heart of tribal spirituality. Confronted with a problem in need of care, or a person in need of healing, the Shaman prepares himself or herself, enters into a trance, leaves this world, communes with the ancestors, communes with the spirits of the four winds, communes with the mighty forces behind and underneath nature. Then the Shaman returns, returns into the midst of her or his people, and the Shaman brings to the people the fruit of that otherworldly communion. It may be an instance of healing, it may be where to find the buffalo, it may be when to plant the crops. The Shaman, in these classic studies, is not on a lone journey to get free from his or her pain. And when we encounter forms of Shamanism that do have an emphasis on individual powers and escape, as in the case of the stories reported by Carlos Castaneda, it is worth inquiring about the influences on those individualistic strands. After all, even if he was telling it exactly as it happened, about which there is some doubt, my intuition is that Castaneda was reporting on the shape of Yaqui mysticism after four centuries of Spanish occupation. That might explain how it could have drifted so far way from the more communal emphasis of Shamanism around the world. This information about the communal heart of Shamanism was tremendously encouraging to me. My spontaneous bodhisattva moment had not been an aberration at all. The spiral journey motif suggested very strongly that the purpose of the spiritual journey is not to disappear forever into the heart of God, but instead to enter into the heart of God again and again, and then to come back with a gift or offering to serve the life of your people. Heal the sick, plant the corn, build a school, comfort a grieving friend, prevent otherwise sane people from building nuclear power plants directly on top of earthquake faults. (You can see where I am

heading with this.) Serve the unfolding of love. It was all so clear to me. Then, when I looked back at Christianity, I saw the same themes, hidden in plain sight: “love one another as I have loved you,” “whatsoever you do to the least of these, you do to me,” and “God is love, and whoso dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in them.” I actually don’t need more than this. This is my comfort and my compass. In the great and simple words of the Dalai Lama “My religion is kindness.” OUT OF THE CHAPEL AND INTO THE STREETS AND FIELDS I thought that my years of studying religious studies and theology in the 1970s were going to result in my becoming a minister, but life had other surprises in store for me. I gradually realized that my relationship with the great Whatever-it-isthat-ties-us-all-together was so unpredictable and intense that it was not a good idea for me to try and hitch another three hundred people up to it. People wanted a warm and stable father figure (or mother figure) for a minister, not an inspired madman in love with the Milky Way. (How would the latter sort of person be able to balance the annual church budget?) But just when it seemed that I would never find a spiritual community to be a part of, the antinuclear movement swept thorough

People wanted a warm and stable father figure (or mother figure) for a minister, not an inspired madman in love with the Milky Way. California in the late 1970s and became for me a kind of Earth Sangha, a Church of the Earth. The local inspiration of the antinuclear movement in my hometown of Santa Barbara was the nearby (and appropriately named) Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. It was about to be built on top of an active earthquake fault and was also guaranteed, after its forty year life, to be a radioactive waste heap for approximately 250,000 years. Everyone who was going to participate in the Diablo Canyon protests needed to attend a day-long nonviolence

training session. I went, and it was the first time in my life that I had ever reached a deep agreement with a large group of people about something really important. In struggling to change the world around us, we agreed that we would be the change we wanted to see (Gandhi) and overcome hostility with patience and kindness (Martin Luther King, Jr.). I was amazed by all this and volunteered to become a nonviolence trainer. I had found a path toward love-made-visible. Beginning with the Diablo Canyon protests and continuing over a period of thirty years, my life has become an ongoing experiment in protest as sacrament and the mysticism of kindness. In opening to the mysticism of kindness, I have come to care more and more deeply about people and bees and frogs, and everything that “creepeth upon the face of the Earth.” Not because of some high ideals, but out of a growing realization that I AM all those people and all those creatures. My life and fate are infinitely interwoven with theirs, and my personality, which I used to think of as “mine,” is in fact the sum of all my relations with them. I am what I intend toward all of you. As I intend to nurture you, I myself am nurtured. As I intend to injure you, I myself am injured. The problem with seeing this as an external law is that people then think they can get around it, can hurt others and not be hurt in the process. As I came to understand infinite interwovenness as a fact of my existence, caring about others was no longer an externally imposed burden, it was the unfolding of my own heart energy, the true me. I explore this spirituality of infinite interwovenness in my book, Prayer Evolving. Inspired by the Sikh practice of not charging for spiritual teachings, I offer these prayers free of charge in PDF format at www.prayer-evolving.net. Please feel free to rewrite them, and replace the word “God” with the Higher Power name that means the most to you. May each of our hearts become an ever-widening window through which new blessings pour into the world.

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Dennis Rivers is a writer, part-time college teacher, communication skills trainer, and Web programmer. He holds a BS degree in business from UCLA, a BA in religious studies from UC Santa Barbara, and an MA interpersonal communication from the Vermont College Graduate Program. Dennis has written or edited five books, the most popular of which is The Seven Challenges Workbook, available at www. newconversations.net as a free PDF in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Dennis reaches about ten thousand people a month with his communication-related training materials. Over the

past ten years The Seven Challenges Workbook has been downloaded in whole or in part by half a million readers in more than 120 countries. Dennis is also an active writer, editor, web publisher and video streamer in several other areas, including liberation theology (www.liberationtheology. org), human rights (www.SupportGenevaCconventions.info), ecology (www.TurnTowardLife.TV), and the evolution of prayer and meditation (www.Prayer-Evolving.net). Dennis Rivers can be reached at: www.NewConversations.net. For a complete listing of Dennis Rivers’ books and articles available free of charge in PDF format, please visit: www.karunabooks.net/rivers/ © 2009 Dennis Rivers

A PRAYER OF TRANSFORMATION by Dennis Rivers / www.prayer-evolving.net

I am in the loving Mind of the Milky Way that sings through every cell of my body with millions of angelic voices and fills me with energy to help with the healing of all that is wounded in the world around me. I am in the Beautiful Energy of God which washes through me with a trillion singing sparkles washing away all my confusion and filling me with light... washing away all my grudges and filling my heart with the fragrance of flowers. Anyone who may have wronged me, I release into the infinitely beautiful light of God. Anyone who may have abused me, I release into the infinitely beautiful light of God. Anyone who may have hated me, I release into the infinitely beautiful light of God and bless them to be healed in all ways. In my mind’s eye they grow smaller and smaller as I let them go... let them go... let them go... into the endless light of God’s healing love. The beautiful energy of God’s healing love, warm as a mother holding her newborn is filling the space where I used to carry them. A deep sense of gratitude for all the blessings of today, the sun, the sky, the earth beneath my feet, for every act of kindness anywhere, is filling the space where I used to carry my resentments and I open myself to be a window through which new blessings can pour out into the world. As I open myself to be a window of blessing the beautiful energy of God washes me more and more deeply. Everyone I have ever hated or resented I release into the light of God, asking for forgiveness and opening myself to be forgiven. Everyone I have ever injured or abused I release into the light of God, asking for forgiveness and opening myself to be forgiven. The light surrounds me and I experience a forgiveness that expands in all directions. I forgive them, they forgive me, and the infinitely beautiful heart of God forgives us all, setting us free.

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Special Offers SPECIAL THIS MONTH: 10% OFF FENG SHUI CONSULTATION (until Jan. 31). Call today for a full assessment of how you’re using the energy in your home to support your desires. Jennifer Bonetto, SOULutions, Inc., 310/663-8238, www. yourSOULutions.net. FREE DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE from the Success Center. Topics include: Increase Your Memory, Lose Weight Permanently, Meditate to Reduce Stress, Build a Successful Healing Practice. Unlock the power of your subconscious mind. Visit www.acesuccess.com. Success Center, founded by Terry Brussel-Gibbons, Ph.D., CHt. For more information call 800/GOALNOW (462-5669). 15% OFF ALL TREATMENTS on your first visit to Angel City Healing, a unique, boutique style, holistic spa where every treatment is a spiritual experience. Offering Healing Facials & Body Treatments, Waxing, Reconnective Healing, Sound Baths, Hot & Cold Jade Stone Therapy, and Reflexology. All herbs and flowers used are grown organically on the premises. For a full list of spa services, visit www.angelcityhealing.com. Spa 818/988-9006, cell 310/927-8687. FOR SALE: JOHN OF GOD CRYSTAL BED, 100% authentic from Brazil. Comes with manual, CD, case and extra bulbs. In excellent working condition. Only used a dozen times. Please call and make an offer. I paid $6,000 for it; this does not include my trip to Brazil and stay. Will sell upon approval from entities. Call 310/6638238 if interested. FULL MOON SPECIAL: 3 spa treatments for the price of 2 every fully moon, with the Full Moon Spa package at Angel City Healing. Also: 25% off all Angel City healing teas every New Moon. Angel City Healing services include Healing Facials & Body Treatments, Waxing, Reconnective Healing, Sound Baths, Hot & Cold Jade Stone Therapy, and Reflexology. All herbs and flowers used are grown organically on the premises. For a full list of our spa services, visit us at www.

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Travel / Retreats GLASTONBURY, U.K., RETREAT at Divine Light

Centre B&B, a tranquil healing space in Glastonbury, U.K. Sacred Site Tours and Healing available. Divine Light Tours, Transforming Travel. Visit www.divinelightcentre.co.uk. ‘SACRED LIFE’ RETREAT, Jan. 21-25, a 4-day residential retreat with Swami Premodaya. Let Swami Premodaya guide you directly into the heart of the sacred. Held at a luxurious mountain lodge in Idyllwild, CA. The Bodhi Center, 310/497-1899, www.thebodhicenter.net. HARMONY SPRINGS OJAI SANCTUARY & Private Retreat. Awesome mountain views on 54 acres of natural beauty. Many sites for meditation, classes and workshops. Rock amphitheater, cabins, yurt, dome, tepee, sweat lodge, green house and art studio. Relaxing stream and waterfalls along with Ojai’s best hiking trails. Workshop rental space available. Call 805/6469615 or visit www.HarmonySpringsOjai.com. PERSONAL RETREATS, enjoy the peace and beauty of the sanctuary in a private cedar cabin. If you like, treat yourself to the deep sweetness of early morning group meditations, walk the Hopi labyrinth, or hike a pristine trail. 4,000 acres of rolling hills and wooded trails to explore. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org. SACRED JOURNEY TO THE U.K. WITH DIVINE LIGHT TOURS, an extremely powerful and transformational pilgrimage to some of the planet’s most incredible power places including Glastonbury (mythical Avalon), Stonehenge, Tintagel (King Arthur’s Castle and Merlin’s Cave), the spa city of Bath, Crop Circles, when in season, and more. For full itinerary and upcoming dates, see www.divinelighttours.com.