Whole Person Calendar - August 2010 by Whole Person Calendar

ummertime and the living is easy or at least that is the way it should be. This issue is about slowing down the pace, breathing deep, living and loving in the present moment. In a quest to quell her thirst our intrepid reporter, Sharon Hall has tracked down the answer to what many people have been asking this summer, “Where’s my kombucha?” Read what she found out. Janice Cook Knight shares her method of slowing down while spending time in the garden and Spiritual master, Louix Dor Dempriey reminds us all to live each moment as if it were our last. You can read more about the benefits of slowing down in The Mindfulness Code. We will give away a copy of the book to the first person who calls us with the correct number of times that “slow down” and “slowing down” is printed in this month’s magazine. Leave us your name, address, and phone number if we don’t answer the phone. We may be somewhere else, slowing down.....

–The Whole Person Team ON THE COVER: “Lotus Love” by George Jacobs. A self taught artist, he is known in the art world and in the spiritual community as a painter who uplifts and inspires with vivid color and enlightening perspective. www.george-jacob.net

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In This Issue

Where’s My Kombucha? An Interview With Synergy’s GT Dave

An Interview with the author of The Mindfulness Code

Garden of Time - by Janice Cook Knight

Each Precious Moment - by Louix Dor Dempriey

Mindful Business Strategies - by Mark Jacobs

The Healthie Foodie - Cool Mint and Wild Rice Salad

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Where’s My Kombucha?

An Interview With Synergy’s GT Dave by Sharon Hall

ver since I discovered GT’s Kombucha — my favorite is Gingerade — I have been hooked. The kombucha fungus is not a mushroom, as it is sometimes thought to be. The scientific term for it is SCOBY—which stands for a Symbiotic Colony of Bacterias and Yeasts. A mass is affectionately called, “the mother.” Little scoby offshoots are“babies.” Last summer found me gifted with one of those babies, making kombucha at home. The odor of the new culture reminded me pleasantly of apples: I found the whole process, although time consuming, highly satisfying. I wrote loving intentions on my kombucha jar and let it sit in a coolish corner while it turned itself into a wonderful, effervescent, non-alcoholic, health-supporting elixir. If one takes time to read the fascinating label on a bottle of GT’s Kombucha, you may discover that the delicately fermented “tea,” originated hundreds — maybe thousands — of years ago in China. You will also learn about the founder, and that he started bottling it after his mother seemed to benefit from his homemade variety during her bout with cancer.

GT Dave with his mother.

One of the reasons kombucha is so beneficial and enjoyable is because, like yogurt, the drink contains living organisms called “probiotics”. The word comes from the Latin “pro,” meaning for, and “bio,” meaning life. We all know these bacteria can help make our gut happy and a happy gut is a happy body, but here’s the rub; living organisms have their own agendas. This makes their behaviors less consistent then say, a box of denatured rice, or shelf-stable, sugar-coated wheat flakes. These living, messy, chaotic but necessary organisms and their activities in kombucha, a raw food, are what led GT Dave and his company into frustrating new territory. One day last month, I walked into my local store and discovered GT’s Kombucha was gone from the shelves and no one knew when it was coming back. Strange rumors about high alcohol content were voiced, and other much less desirable fermented beverages in glass bottles were suddenly popping up on the same refrigerated shelves where my beloved GT’s Kombucha used to sit. And, all this had happened without any warning over a week or two. That’s when I began to get worried. Where was my kombucha? I had to find the real story and what better than to ask the man at the center of the storm? Lucky for me, G.T. Dave is a lovely man with a big heart. His devotion to providing a healthy, beneficial product is obvious; this is a guy who made the fermented tea for his mom and then, after he saw her get healthy, started making it for the rest of us. I wanted to know first, how all of this had come down and second, when was it coming back. I spoke with G.T. Dave over the phone , barely three weeks since the recall occurred.

SH: So, what happened? GT: Well, some concerns were raised last month that there’s a potential for slightly elevated levels of alcohol in all raw kombucha products that occurs in the bottles when they are in the marketplace. No exact percentage of bottles has been identified, but because it is such a sensitive issue, if even one bottle is above, it’s a big deal. We chose to do a temporary withdrawal and suspension of all sales until we identified the problem and resolved it. SH: When you talk about raised alcohol levels, what are we talking about, exactly? Is that like a .8 or a .5? GT: Yes. If it’s .5 or below, it’s considered a non-alcoholic product. If it’s .6, the regulation is that it can be considered an alcoholic beverage. SH: Really? GT: Yes. Therefore, the labeling and the licensing and the sales would need to be different. Now, at the end of the day, almost everybody understands that a .6 doesn’t mean anyone is going to become intoxicated. The removal of the product was a precautionary step to make sure our labeling was in compliance with the contents of the product. SH: Did you find a way to stabilize it? GT: Well, the beauty of kombucha is that it’s a raw, living food and through that living characteristic, it has an active personality that occurs throughout its shelf life. Once this problem came up — and we began identifying and studying all aspects to find what would cause the product to go above .5 — but it’s not an overnight fix because the product is dynamic. It’s a little like trying to grow a banana that won’t get brown spots...it’s a living thing. Kombucha is a living, organic, natural product and trying to standardize it kind of goes against what it represents. SH: Yeah, I wondered about that. There’s plenty of products on the market that are devoid of live nutrients, but this is different; this actually changes because it’s a living organism. GT: That’s one of the most frustrating parts of this. There are other products in the stores that are less healthy; even products that could lead to obesity, or have plastic containers that may leach, and yet here’s kombucha that, because of a technical situation, got blown out of proportion and now is being heavily scrutinized. SH: I love the stuff. I drink it almost everyday, and just love the way it makes me feel. When it was no longer available, I started to wonder. I thought, is all this from a competitor because your drink was so popular? GT: We’ve heard the conspiracy theories and some of them seem almost valid. I mean, why are we in particular under attack?*

SH: Maybe because everybody loves your kombucha and you’re too successful? How did all of this came about; when did it start and why? GT: Apparently, there was a supplier on the East Coast — making another brand — that was allegedly being a little careless; not keeping it refrigerated or maybe had poor handling procedures, and that raised some concerns about their product. These concerns were identified and confirmed; this occurred within a Whole Foods store. This product was then removed from their store and next, Whole Foods did an overview of all their brands and requested lab tests from all the brands. One of the brands chose not to respond with a lab test and instead, stated they were removing it from the shelves. That triggered even more concerns for WF and they went ahead and did their own testing and discovered that every brand they carried tested out above the limit at some point in their product. They chose to remove all products from the shelves without subsequent testing. SH: Was this for all their fermented drinks—did they run the lab tests on all fermented drink products? GT: That’s an interesting thing — they only targeted the kombuchas. But, from a rational perspective, they should have tested all the raw, fermented beverages, because all are pre-disposed to contain at least some trace amounts of alcohol. SH: I’ve noticed a lot of new fermented drinks that took your place; even the new ones have warnings on their labels about trace amounts of alcohol. And yet, they are still on the shelves. GT: Yes, but it’s become apparent that all the fermented beverages have been drastically re-formulated and this was happening at the same time as the testing and pulling occurred. I can tell there were some immediate adjustments made; I can taste it. Which, in my opinion, has compromised the product’s integrity. SH: So, are we going to have to open kombucha speakeasies now, in order to get your product? GT: We hope that’s not the case, but some alternative method of retailing needs to happen for our product to be sold. We’re exploring our options, but at the end of the day, our purpose and our objective is to put out a great product in line with what people want and expect. We will never make a beverage just to make money or to quench thirst and that’s it. We want something that provides authentic health benefits and genuine nutritional value. We’re hoping to get product back on the shelves very soon — not only what people expect from us and are used to, but that will also be in compliance. (continued on page 54)

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An Interview with Donald Altman Author of The Mindfulness Code: Keys to Overcoming Fear, Anxiety, Stress, and Unhappiness

You say that it’s good to slow down, but is that possible in today’s world? Why do I need mindfulness? Consider that one of every four persons on the planet has suffered with clinical depression, and even more struggle with some form of anxiety. We need to remember that our human nervous systems haven’t changed in the past 100,000 years. But in the past 100 years, we have undergone more changes in technology than all of previous history. These changes have outstripped our innate ability to handle the speed, multi-tasking and weapons of mass distraction that are bombarding us daily. For example, when I conduct mindfulness workshops, I begin by telling participants that they are going to be learning something that is very subversive because they are going to slow down and pay attention for the day. This really is subversive in our culture and much of the world because we have been mindlessly allowing ourselves to become obsessed with productivity, which turns us into machines. When you become consumed with achieving efficiency and productivity at all costs, you pay a terrible price in terms of ill health, stress, and anxiety. Mindfulness means you can learn to be more skillful in managing your stress so you live in the present moment and be more creative, alive, and fulfilled in the process. When you stop defining yourself by what you do and how much you do, you can touch life more deeply and become alive again. In fact, you will probably be more creative and productive without getting burned out. How do you define mindfulness? What is it? There are many ways to define mindfulness, and no one way is right. I have come up with an acronym that describes the transforming elements that comprise mindfulness, and I call it Intentionally Centering Attention Now, or I-CAN. Intention is how we are purposeful, how we set a direction in our lives, even if it’s being intentional in the next moment. Intention is the engine of effort that gets us moving. Centering is about balancing emotions and finding ways to regulate negative emotions. When you center, you actually influence and bring into harmony different areas in your brain by helping the emotional core (the limbic area) and the thinking center (the frontal cortex) communicate and come into harmony. Centering is also about cultivating an attitude of openness and receptivity. Attention is about the quality of focus and sustained awareness we can bring to anything, so that we can see it clearly and really penetrate the truth of it. This is vital because we need attention to complete tasks and be effective in the world. Finally, there’s the Now quality of mindfulness, through which we are open and flexible to experience the present moment. When we are not fixed, we can experience the present with joy and fulfillment. Also, it is only with the Now that we can participate in the world and experience the body, spirit, nature, and relationships with others. I-CAN is a starting point for what it means to be mindful. Of course, there are more traditional ways of viewing and describing mindfulness, such as being

aware of the body, sensations, emotions, and thoughts. Even finding gratitude in the moment is a way of defining mindfulness. The beauty of mindfulness is that everyone can find her or his own way to describe what it means. In one workshop, I remember a psychologist who declared that for him, mindfulness was “a way of recognizing and awakening to behavioral patterns.” I thought that was wonderful, because he expanded the vocabulary of what mindfulness means. Who can use mindfulness? Because of its calming properties, I have found that mindfulness is especially useful for anyone suffering from stress, anxiety, fear, depression, pain, a sense of emptiness, or unhappiness. Basically, it can help anyone dealing with emotional or difficult life issues. Mindfulness is also useful for people in business or jobs where there is high stress, and I have worked with several individuals who used mindfulness to help them be more effective in their work and conquer debilitating fear and anxiety. Another group that will benefit from learning mindfulness would be anyone looking to deepen their spiritual practice. Mindfulness is not dogmatic and it is not a set of beliefs. It is experiential and inclusive with anyone’s existing religious direction. It can be a powerful way to get in touch with contemplation and insight that can add meaning and depth to one’s spiritual path. Mindfulness is also very helpful for those in the healing fields, such as mental health professionals, nurses, psychologists, social workings, naturopaths, doctors, chiropractors and others in alternative and integrative health fields because they can adapt mindfulness interventions for patients. Mindfulness is also a form of self-care for these people because it lets them recharge their batteries and focus back on their own needs after giving to others. Practicing mindfulness skills is a good way to prevent compassion fatigue. I highly recommend mindfulness to parents and couples who want to develop healthier, more connected and loving relationships with significant family and friends. Mindfulness can help individuals attune with their partner and children, as well as get past anger so they can build stronger, caring relationships. You talk a lot about how mindfulness practices affect the brain in a nurturing way. Can you name three practices and how they affect the brain? That’s a good question. First, there’s mindful breathing, which stimulates the body’s innate relaxation system to calm down reactivity in the brain’s limbic system. This form of breathing actually lets you listen better because when you’re reactive or arguing with someone, you stop listening. A second practice I like is loving-kindness, which actually primes the brain for experiencing greater trust and openness. Research has been done in this area by adapting the loving-kindness meditation and has been shown to (continued on page 50)

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MONDAY, AUG. 2 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. ANIMAL COMMUNICATION INTRO WORKSHOP with TV Pet Psychic Gail Thackray, 7-9

pm. Learn how animal communication works to resolve health and behavioral issues and to connect with pets that have passed. Bring photos for sample readings. $10. (See also Aug. 14/15 intensive weekend workshop). Private sessions available. Indian Springs Ranch, Sylmar, 818/890-6111, www.GailThackray.com. ENERGY HEALING, 7-9 pm, free class. Experience how your thoughts and beliefs affect your own energy field and see how the body’s energies are the key to health, vitality and well-being. With a few simple techniques you can increase the flow of Energy through your entire body, strengthen your immune system, and ultimately create space for inner peace. Includes an introduction to the chakra system and your aura as part of the body’s energy field. Hypnosis Motivation Institute, call Romy at HMI-Tarzana to reserve your seat, 818/758-2747. www.hypnosis. edu.

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ESSENTIAL OILS PASS IT ON CLASS, weekly Monday night series of classes (through the end of August) on the educational value, use and application of essential oils. 7-9 pm, at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 2nd St., Santa Monica 90401. $5 at door, weekly raffles and a final grand prize of essential oils kit. RSVP: Selacia, 310/915-2884, Selacia@Selacia.com. Details: www.younglivingpassiton.com/.

SACRED TONES WORKSHOP, 7:30-8:30 pm, free (donations welcome). Explore and practice guided meditations taught by Dr. John-Roger, founder of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA). Workshop guides participants to an inner attunement to Spirit and their own divinity. A perfect way to practice meditation for the first time or to enjoy the support of meditating with others. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. 323/737-4055, registrar@peacelabyrinth. org, www.peacelabyrinth.org.

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TUESDAY, AUG. 3 TUESDAY PRAYER & MEDITATION, 7:30 pm. Rev. BJ Enright facilitates the weekly evening of prayer, meditation, energy balancing and fellowship, in the main building. Tonight: Full Moon Meditation & Moon-Mail. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/7956905, www.churchoftruth.org. PUBLIC TRANSMISSION MEDITATION, 7:30 pm. Benjamin Creme introduces and leads this group world service meditation. Free, open to all, no experience necessary. At Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel, 1707 4th St., Santa Monica. (Valet parking available, $8.) Info: 818/785-6300, www.Share-International.us, or www.TheEmergence.org. 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 (includes materials). Facilitated by Donna.

Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/4955824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. FIND YOUR OWN ANSWERS PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP, a workshop with Holly Mae Howard, 7-9 pm, $30. Learn effective meditation, stop the mind chatter, move from your head to your heart to make sound decisions. Holly Mae Howard is an L.A. based psychic channeler who teaches people how to find their “True North” by connecting with their own natural intuitive gifts. 100% effective. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310/399-7070. Visit www.mysticjourneybookstore.com. ZEITGEIST ADDENDUM, film and Q&A presented by The Zeitgeist Movement, 7:30-9:30 pm, free (donations welcome). Info: Peter Brook, 818/799-5202, or Mico Montes, 949/232-5454, www.ZMLongBeach.ning.com. The Zeitgeist Movement is a movement of social change, the activist’s arm of The Venus Project. Its basic pursuit is to begin a transition into a new, sustainable social design called a “Resource-Based Economy.” Watch the film and then discuss how we can live in a world without war, armies, money, government and laws. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. A MOMENT WITH THE CRYSTAL BOWLS, 66:45 pm, Aug. 3 & 17, $35, with Richard Dubuc. The release of stress through sound creates a sphere of timelessness. Let Richard create a sacred space for you to abide in through sound, vibration and the music of the spheres. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. 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. LEARN TRADITIONAL HORARY ASTROLOGY with Master Astrologer, researcher and author, Arthyr Chadbourne. Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. Enter by back gate of parking lot in alley, 4th building north of Wilshire, runs same way as Lincoln. By donation.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4 LESLIE PERRY FUND RAISER & BENEFIT, 7 pm. An evening of folk music and storytelling to help raise funds to defray the costs of publishing a book of Leslie Perry’s plays and stories. Join us to celebrate this well known and loved storyteller. Refreshments served. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. PROSPERITY CLUB, 7:30 pm, meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Rev. Lee, Church of

The Garden of Time by Janice Cook Knight

Itime,haveandneverthatbeen good at being on is honestly an under-

statement. Just ask my friends, parents, sisters, children, spouse, and especially my former employers. I’m also deficient at keeping track of the passage of time, or even estimating how much time it takes to do something. If the ability to manage time is genetic, then I’m missing that gene. Thankfully, I am self-employed now, but still I must show up for meetings with clients, as well as those annoying non-work related appointments to see doctors, get haircuts, arrive at yoga class the same time everyone else does, etc. And writers have deadlines, including the one looming for this article. Curiously, I work well on a deadline: my normally mellow, all-the-time-in-the-world persona transforms briefly into a “type A” personality, until the deadline is met; then I’m back to my mellow, time-oblivious self (though I’ve been known to beg for deadline extensions, too). Perhaps because being on time has always been such a burden to me, I have become fascinated with time’s other aspects. I look for those “times,” places, and activities that bring me into present time. Picture these different facets of time as children on a teeter-totter: time management on one side, present time on the other. When the two of these are leveled out, all feet on the ground, there is a nice balance. Especially in summer, I feel the need to stop time: it’s almost a requirement, part of the myth of summertime and relaxation, but also a physical sense of the slowing of time caused by the onset of the year’s hottest days. A place where I am almost always in present time is the garden. Not just my garden, either; others gardens will do. There is almost nothing I like better than walking in a garden. It may be a manmade garden, or it can be a garden in nature, like a particular path I love to walk among the trees in Big Sur. It doesn’t matter; the plants, the outdoors, puts me at ease. In the garden, I lose track of time – in a good way. Now, I’m not recommending blowing off work or deadlines to go plant some flowers. What I am recommending is providing for oneself those times and places where we can let go of time. Those times and places bring us deeper into our authentic selves; they take us from the busy “doing” of things, into the “being” of present-time. I have lived at my home for nearly five years, and just last week I

noticed for the first time the lemonguava trees in bloom. Their flowers exploded into fuzzy white blossoms, with soft anemone-like fronds, which smelled, upon placing my face into them, quite exotic and delicious. I had never done that before; they are rather small flowers. I noticed them on my way across the yard while chasing my pet rabbit, Persephone. This is an evening chore I don’t necessarily relish, as she sometimes likes to play games with me: hiding under the rosemary hedge, or burrowing under the fence into my neighbor’s backyard. Putting the rabbit away becomes an exercise in herding. But in that moment, when I stopped to smell the guavas, suddenly I was enjoying the evening’s chore. Not simply enjoying it: I became one with it. I can take my time with the guavas and the rabbit; suddenly we (the guavas, the path, the hedge, the rabbit and me) are all living in and enjoying the same moment (and yes, when I am experiencing the present moment, it feels to me like the rabbit, and even the plants, are enjoying it too; I don’t know why that should be, but it is). While some come alive on a trip to New York City’s shopping district, I might come more alive discovering Brooklyn’s Botanic Garden, or walking through Central Park. Why the garden? I’d like to experience this gift of present time in many other parts of my life as well, but in my case I was trained to the garden at a young age. My parents and grandparents had productive ornamental and food gardens that became magical places for me. Gardening was something they thought about and planned for throughout the year, ordering seeds and bulbs in winter to plant in the spring. They enjoyed providing food as well as beauty for themselves and their family. They liked to cook, too. Maybe I’ve inherited genes for the love of food and gardening, instead of that gene for time management. It’s not just walking in the garden, either; but working in the garden. Perhaps because the garden calls to me on more than one level: while it refreshes my spirit, it also offers the present moment to my body. For example, I love to prune trees. I spend a day or two every winter pruning my fruit trees. It’s not back-breaking work, but after a few hours, reaching overhead to trim with a cutter, using a saw on the larger branches, stacking the cut fruitwood into neat piles that we will use later in the year to barbecue, my body is satisfied and wants to rest. While I prune, I’m not thinking about much else. I am (continued on page 48)

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THURSDAY, AUG. 5 SOUL DANCE EVENING, 7:30-9 pm, free (donations welcome). Do you love to dance? Join us for a magical evening dancing free-style to all kinds of music in this beautiful mansion setting, with God as our dance partner. It’s fun, outrageous, sacred. No dance experience needed. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. For more info call Alisha Hayes at Alisha@SoulDanceLA.com, visit www.SoulDanceLA.com, or call Judy Lange at 323/737-4055. SELACIA’S SEMINAR: CREATING NEW PARADIGM RELATIONSHIPS, 7:30 pm. Attend this experiential seminar to discover a new way to love and relate to others during these times of great change. Selacia is a healer, author, gifted medical intuitive, channel for The Council of 12. Preregistration requested online. Info: 310/9152884. Sign-up and mailing list: www.Selacia. com (Free Seminar Signup). Email Selacia@Selacia.com. Follow on Facebook and Twitter. At Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose, W. Hollywood 90069. 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. REINVENTING THE BODY/RESURRECTING THE SOUL, by Deepak Chopra. Discussion led by Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black, 10 am, love offering. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.encinocommunitychurch.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.

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NEW AGE BIBLE INTERPRETATION, Vol. 1, by Corinne Helene, 7-8 pm, class every other Friday. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. Enter from back alley. Donation. KALANGI YOGA INTRO WORKSHOP, 12-6 pm. Be initiated into the ancient lineage of Siddhars, learn advanced yogic techniques and practice your own daily yoga. Awaken Mother Kundalini in a safe environment through a simple hatha yoga sequence. This intro initiation workshop entails a fire puja ritual to cleans karmic past; initiation of Siddhar mantras; practice of Kalangi Yoga, and more. $207. Info and registration: 310/451-7377, www.nandhi.com/events.htm, email vasini@nandhi.com. PICTURES FROM 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. 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, Vic-

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SATURDAY, AUG. 7 REIKI 1 & 2 CLASS, Aug. 7-8. Amazingly powerful, easily learned energy healing. Promotes relaxation and healing in oneself and others, including across distances. Experimental, casual atmosphere. 9:15 am-7 pm (1 pm lunch), $350. Register on website. Nursing and NCBTMB CEs. Reiki Master/Teacher Jessica Miller, International Center for Reiki Training, 626/9633533, jess@reikimastery.com, www.ReikiMastery.com. At Tree of Life, 3608 Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta 91214 (near Glendale). WOMEN’S DAY OF OPENING, WOMEN’S RETREAT, 5 workshops, 10 am-4 pm. Meditation, belly dancing, lunch, communication, healing, music and more. Info: www.harpmuse.com, 712/429-0690. $75 preregistered. Held at a beautiful ranch in Sylmar. 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.

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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

MERGE WITH YOUR BELOVED… Guided meditations by Yogi Shivraj. Receive Sacred Mantra Initiation and Energy Transmission. Experience intense soul awakening. You WILL be transformed. Private sessions available. Group sessions also available. 818/882-1899, visit www. SiddhiCenter.org. 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. DREAM ANALYSIS WORKSHOP, 10 am, love offering. For more information contact: Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.encinocommunitychurch.org. REIKI I & II, offered Aug. 7 & 14. Join us to learn this ancient art of healing the body, mind and spirit. Call for details and to preregister. Kenneally Acupuncture & Healing Light Resource Center, 27225 Camp Plenty Rd., Suite 4, Santa Clarita 91351. 661/252-4100, www.kenneallyacupuncture.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 safe and comfortable; bring a picture if you can’t bring them in. Communication and healings for people too! 1:303:30 pm. True Insight Clairvoyant Intuitive Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245, 310/640-2211, www.true-insight.com.

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INDIGIE FEMME PERFORMANCE, 7:30-9 pm, sliding fee scale $10-25. Tash and Elena are one of the most dynamic female indigenous duos to hit the music scene. Their genre of music is acoustic, folk, world, indigenous, playing and singing weavings of Navajo/Dine, Maori and Samoan cultures, with thought-provoking lyrics, drums and percussions. Includes a Powerpoint presentation of their recent trip to the Maury people in New Zealand. Limited seating, call to reserve. This performance helps fund projects sponsored by the Ojai Council of Grandmothers. Soul Centered, a metaphysical shoppe, 311 N. Montgomery St., Ojai 93023, 805/640-8222, www.soulcentered.com. HERE II HERE, Higher Consciousness That Rocks! Live in concert with Donna De Lory, Larisa Stowe and Shakti Tribe. in Encinitas at Seaside CSL. Info: www.InnernetTickets.com. Free MP3 download available at www.hereiihere.com/freedownload. ANTI-AGING & LONGEVITY, Life-Force Enhancement Program: Vital Energetic Balancing, demonstration and presentation, free, with Mony Vital, PhD, 3-5 pm. Info: 888/225-7501, www.VitalBalancing.com. Learn about an advanced quantum physics technology unlike anything you have ever experienced. See how it works and receive a free energetic evaluation chart (normally $300). Find out how to change your old paradigm and start healing your body now. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www. bodhitree.com. THE SACRED ART OF CHAKRA HEALING, Part

1, workshop with Linda P. Brown, 7:30-9:30 pm, $40. Info: 909/621-2816, www.LindaPBrown. net. Linda will teach esoteric knowledge not normally made available to the public, followed by a powerful, unique guided meditation in which she will use her innate abilities to clear chakras and help facilitate the opening of the Thymus Chakra. 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. 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.

SUNDAY, AUG. 8 AURA PHOTOGRAPHY with Bonnie Marr, 12-6 pm. $25 per photo, $35 for aura photo with Reiki “scan” by Bonnie Marr. Please do not wear any

jewelry or metals when you have your aura photo taken. Soul Centered, a metaphysical shoppe, 311 N. Montgomery St., Ojai 93023, 805/6408222, www.soulcentered.com. SUNDAY GET TOGETHER, free, 10:45 am-1 pm. This month we celebrate Greek Mythology. Each month a different spiritual perspective is celebrated, followed by sharing whatever makes us happy in our lives. Everyone welcome. True Insight Clairvoyant Intuitive Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245, 310/640-2211, www.true-insight.com. MERGE WITH YOUR BELOVED… Guided meditations by Yogi Shivraj. Receive Sacred Mantra Initiation and Energy Transmission. Experience intense soul awakening. You WILL be transformed. Private sessions available. Group sessions also available. 818/882-1899, visit www. SiddhiCenter.org. FOOD FOR THE SOUL, with Patricia Tinker, teacher lecturer, medical intuitive and minister of this center. 11 am Sunday service, New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. ABUNDANCE & PROSPERITY WORKSHOP with MSIA President, Dr. Paul Kaye, 2-5 pm, free (donations welcome). A practical workshop on spirituality and abundance. Open yourself to experience abundance and prosperity in your finances, relationships, with yourself and with God. Come early and walk our labyrinth or reflect in our gardens. Sponsored by Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, at Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact us at 323/737-4055,

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registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, visit www.peacelabyrinth.org. YES AND NO, with Rev. Donna Byrns. Worship and grow at the Church of Truth with Christ-centered metaphysical teachings, 11 am service. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. FULL DAY SATSANG & EMPOWERMENT WITH YOGIRAJ, in Irvine. Part of The Flight of the Swan 2010 U.S. Tour of Yogiraj SatGurunath Siddhanath, a Living Kriya Master. Darshan, food & music. Free Satsang 1-5 pm (suggested love offering of $20 benefits Hamsa Yoga Children’s Fund). Kriya Initiation, 6-10 pm, $108. Marriott OC Hotel, 18000 Von Karman Ave., Irvine. Info/RSVP: 866/YOGIRAJ or Kelly, 714/296-5210. Visit www.hamsa-yoga.org or on YouTube: www.youtube.com/HamsaYogi. SUMMER EVENING BARBECUE AT THE GARDENS, 5 pm, $12. Enjoy a summer barbecue overlooking our labyrinth and gardens, with camaraderie and fun under the sky. Feel free to walk our labyrinth and reflect in our gardens while you are here. RSVP requested. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact us at 323/7374055, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www. peacelabyrinth.org. 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.

FREE HEALINGS FOR ANIMALS, by Lori Spagna, 1-3 pm, at the front porch of the Bodhi Tree Used Books Store. Appts recommended, walkups also welcome. Info and appts: 866/3885115 or www.EfilsGod.com. Lori is founder of Efil’s God (Dog’s Life backwards), a spiritual, holistic approach to communication and healing for the mind, body and spirit in every living being. She is also a canine behavioral expert certified in Animal Reiki, DNA Theta Healing, Animal Communication and other Eastern energy healing techniques. Donations appreciated. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree. com.

how people become biochemically addicted to destructive habits and negative emotional states, and how these addictions can be overcome. The Answer Model connects classical Buddhist principles to cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com.

CANCER HEALED ME, author Emily Hilton discusses and signs her book, 3 pm. Chanting and starving in a Buddhist temple, taking mindblowing plants in the Amazon, exploring the mystical properties of healing cactus plants in the Andes are just a few of the wild and wonderful things Emily experienced while exploring her cancer. She did indeed heal and continues to travel and explore, believing her cancer was a gift upon her path to awaken her to a new way of living. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www. bodhitree.com.

PEACE AWARENESS LABYRINTH & GARDENS PUBLIC VISITS & TOURS, 12-4 pm, free (donations welcome). Visit our “Oasis in the City” and experience the subtle power of the labyrinth. Relax and unwind in our spectacular meditation gardens and let sounds of running water restore you. Tour our historic mansion. Tap into the peace that is always present, leave refreshed and rejuvenated. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. 323/737-4055, registrar@peacelabyrinth. org, www.peacelabyrinth.org.

THE NEUROSCIENCE OF EMOTIONAL & SPIRITUAL GROWTH, free lecture and booksigning presented by The Answer Model, 7-9 pm. Info: 310/919-9197, www.TheAnswerModel.com. Join the co-creators of The Answer Model, neuroscientist John Montgomery, Ph.D. and addiction specialist Todd Ritchey, as they discuss

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 Can-

yon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. TRANCE-FORMATION CIRCLE. Stressed out? Feeling overwhelmed? Losing sleep? Attend this circle to find out how to feel more relaxed and in control, sleep peacefully through the night, and increase your confidence and motivation so you can reach your goals. Led by Mazda Lakpour, 2-4 pm, $10 donation. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356. Register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. PSYCHOTHERAPY ON SUNDAYS, Christine Lustig Ortiz, MA, MFT, MFC 47918. Hopeful and strength-based approach to therapy for individuals, couples, families and adolescents. Confidential, non-judgmental environment. Specializing in eating disorders, depression, self-destructive patterns, anxiety, trauma, and relational and healthy communication. Insurance and sliding scale. 562/230-4932, www. clustigortizmft.com.

MONDAY, AUG. 9 ESSENTIAL OILS PASS IT ON CLASS, a weekly series of classes on the educational value, use and application of essential oils. Mondays, 7-9 pm, at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 2nd St., Santa Monica 90401. $5 at door, weekly raffles and a final grand prize of essential oils kit. RSVP: Selacia, 310/915-2884, Selacia@Selacia.com.Details: www.younglivingpassiton.com/. EXPLORING NATURE’S BLESSINGS THROUGH SHAMANISM, a workshop with Medicine Woman Irene Skau, 7-9 pm, $20. Shamanism teaches us that everything that exists is alive and has a spirit. We have a deep need to reconnect with

nature’s cycles and rhythms. Workshop includes: creating sacred space, tools of healing, connecting with Earth’s energy, ways of grounding and calming fears, healing with spirits. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310/399-7070. Visit www.mysticjourneybookstore.com. EXPERIENCE A PAST LIFE REGRESSION, 7-9 pm, free. Are you curious about your possible past lives? Could unresolved conflicts in a past life be affecting your present life? HMI’s nationally accredited College of Hypnotherapy offers this free class to help you learn and explore the fascinating world of Past Life Regression. Hypnosis Motivation Institute, call Romy at HMI-Tarzana to reserve your seat, 818/758-2747. www. hypnosis.edu. INTERMEDIATE TAROT, hone your skills as a tarot reader. New layouts are introduced and demonstrated on student volunteers every night. Prerequisite: Beginning Tarot or a knowledge of the tarot cards. Aug. 9, 16 & 23, 7-9 pm, $34/session or $93 paid in advance (plus $8 materials fee on first night). Facilitator: Wendy. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/4955824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. MEDITATIONS FOR MODERN MAN, 7-8:30 pm, a 4-week course in ancient Buddhist mindfulness, as interpreted and adapted for today’s fast-paced scientific world. Experience “the Profound” and “the Ultimate” directly through these unique and original one-hour guided journeys of contemplation and deep seeing. Ideally suited to the modern mind. Available exclusively at The Bodhi Center. Registration required, $99. 310/497-1899, www.thebodhicenter.net.

MONDAY NIGHTS IN AUGUST: FREE! CLAIRVOYANT READINGS by appointment only with students of The Clearsight Clairvoyant Program. Please email us at clearsightaura@gmail.com to book your appointment. Students will read your aura, your chakras, your Being-Body Connection and answer questions. (See our back cover ad.) Clearsight, 310/395-1170 for info. Visit www. clearsightaura.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. 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). SACRED TONES WORKSHOP, 7:30-8:30 pm, free (donations welcome). Explore and practice guided meditations taught by Dr. John-Roger, founder of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA). Workshop guides participants to an inner attunement to Spirit and their own divinity. A perfect way to practice meditation for the first time or to enjoy the support of meditating with others. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. 323/737-4055, registrar@peacelabyrinth. org, www.peacelabyrinth.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. 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.

TUESDAY, AUG. 10 BOOK SIGNING WITH KELSEY COLLINS, 7-9 pm, free. His book, Exit Strategy: Leaving this Life with Grace and Gratitude, is an antidote to American cultural misgivings about aging and death and is a model for every caregiver of the elderly and dying. Collins shares the joy of truly knowing another human being in a spiritual and intimate way. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310/399-7070. Visit www.mysticjourneybookstore.com. TUESDAY PRAYER & MEDITATION, 7:30 pm. Rev. BJ Enright facilitates the weekly evening of prayer, meditation, energy balancing and fellowship, in the main building. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness,

inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/7956905, www.churchoftruth.org. GO PINK! GET BREAST THERMOGRAPHY, Early Screening for Breast Cancer. $50 off this month. Where mammography looks for structure such as a lump, thermography looks for the body’s physiological responses to cancer cells. These changes can often occur 8-10 years before the cells are large enough to be seen by a mammogram. No radiation or contact with the body. Early detection saves lives! 310/775-3388, www.gopinkpreventcancer.com. NEW MOON. Watch the new moon come alive as Luna, goddess of the moon is reborn to live again upon the cosmic stage. Film on DVD. www.jasonartworks.com. CLEAN: THE REVOLUTIONARY PROGRAM to Restore the Body’s Natural Ability to Heal Itself, 7:30 pm, Alejandro Junger, MD discusses and signs his book. Info: www.TheCleanProgram. com. This New York City cardiologist and leader in the field of integrative medicine offers a major medical breakthrough and solution to the toxicity of modern life, a program with the necessary tools to support and reactivate our detoxification system to its fullest capacities. 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. LEARN TRADITIONAL HORARY ASTROLOGY with Master Astrologer, researcher and author, Arthyr Chadbourne. Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. Enter by back gate of parking lot in alley, 4th building north of Wilshire, runs same way as Lincoln. By donation.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11 YOGA & THE WRITING MUSE, workshop with Bea Ammidown, 7-9 pm, $15 suggested donation. Let your writing breathe as your body flows. This creative workshop allows hidden (or very present) voices in the body to speak through gentle dynamic movements and energizing writing exercises. Beginners and non-writers welcome. Please bring mat and notebook. Info: Bea, 310/358-3338, www.yogability.org. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310/399-7070. Visit www.mysticjourneybookstore.com. INTUITIVE COMMUNICATION, 7:30-9 pm, meets Wednesdays and Thursdays, please RSVP. 1-1/4 hour Intuitive Communication. True Insight Clairvoyant-Intuitive Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245, 310/640-2211, www.true-insight.com. FREE-FORM WRITING CLASS, 7:30-8:30 pm, free (donations welcome). Peace Theological

24 Seminary presents this class which focuses on an amazing, simple and effective technique taught by Dr. John-Roger to help clear the subconscious and unconscious levels. Participants get the support of practicing this technique together in class. Free-form writing is described in his best-selling book Spiritual Warrior. At PTS, 2736 W. Adams Blvd., LA 90018. Info: Tonie Schulz, 323/737-1534, registrar@pts.org, www. pts.org. INTUITIVE MEDITATION ADULT DAY CLASS, 11 am-1 pm. Please join us, everyone is welcome. Held at Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista Del Mar, El Segundo 90245. Info: True Insight Intuitive Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245, 310/640-2211, www.true-insight.com. HOW TO STOP PICKING UNAVAILABLE PARTNERS and Finally Attract the Love You Desire, workshop with Katherine Bouglai, 7:30-9:30 pm, $30 advance, $40 at the door. For info and registration: 818/273-4508, www.EmpowerYourself4Love.com. This relationship coach and dating consultant combines her experience in spiritual and personal growth training with her life mission to help singles attract the love they desire. Learn why you have been choosing unavailable partners and what you can do now to bring more happiness into your personal life. 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, AUG. 12 RETURNING TO YOUR TRUE SELF, 7:30 pm, $5. Learn to take charge of your own destiny by returning to your true nature of playfulness, divinity and power. Based on Aileen Nealie’s soon to be published book, this holistic and interactive intro will raise your vibration and keep you wanting more. For info and to RSVP: Kenneally Acupuncture & Healing Light Resource Center, 27225 Camp Plenty Rd., Suite 4, Santa Clarita 91351. 661/252-4100, www.kenneallyacupuncture.com. RECLAIMING THE DIVINE FEMININE: Cultivating Balance, a presentation by Colorado author Donna DeNomme who has been sharing Goddess stories from around the world for 15 years. She incorporates storytelling, creative processes and rituals to create a sense of empowerment, inner wisdom and a strong connection to the sisterhood. 7 pm, Paradise Found, 17 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara 93101, 805/564-3573, www.paradise-found.net, www.opheliasoracle. com. CRYSTAL HEALING PRACTICUM, with Tracey Boyer, meets 3 Thursdays (Aug. 12, 19 & 26), 7-9 pm, $30. Students will do real crystal layouts from start to finish on each other in class while

the instructor observes the work and answers questions. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. AN INTRODUCTION TO CLEAR LIGHT HEALING, lecture, demonstration and Q&A with Mielle Vietor, 7:30 pm, $20 suggested donation. Info: 310/652-6342, www.ClearLightHealing. com. Mielle will demonstrate a Clear Light Healing and give each person 2 “grace” healings, one with her activated hands, and one with her activated third eye. Her goal is to enlist as many Clear Light Healers as possible so that this work can be passed on. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. www.bodhitree.com. REINVENTING THE BODY/RESURRECTING THE SOUL, by Deepak Chopra. Discussion led by Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black, 10 am, love offering. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.encinocommunitychurch.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, AUG. 13 GET CERTIFIED: ADVANCED DNA THETA HEALING SEMINAR, Aug. 13-15, 9 am-6 pm. Learn how to access “downloads” directly from the Creator that instantly work through your deepest blocks with ease. Advanced tips, tricks and techniques for improving your reading and healing ability. With accomplished Medical and Emotional Intuitive Marina Rose. School of DNA Theta Healing™, 2210 Main St., Suite 202, Santa Monica 90405. 877/DNA-THETA, 310/358-2991, www.dnathetahealing.com. VIDEO PRESENTATION: “ARE YOUR LIES FABRICATING GOD?” Featuring Dr. John-Roger, Founder and Spiritual Advisor of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA), 7:30-9:30 pm, free (donations welcome), refreshments follow. What does lying have to do with Spirit? John-Roger states that the Kingdom of God is within and challenges us to live our life as if this were true, and then it will be true. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact us at 323/737-4055, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, visit www.peacelabyrinth.org. REIKI EXPLORERS: REIKI DRUMMING & BOWLS, 6:30 pm. With Reiki Master/Teacher Jessica Miller, International Center for Reiki Training. Info: 626/963-3533, jess@reikimastery. com, www.ReikiMastery.com. At Tree of Life, 3608 Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta 91214 (near Glendale). SIDDHAR MEDITATION WITH NANDHI, free event, all are welcome. Transform karmic patterns with Nandhi through guided meditation into abundance, fulfillment and inspiration. This inner journey utilizes simple but potent practices of the Siddhars Sages through stories, visualization and mantras. Info: www.nandhi.com/ events.htm, 310/451-7377, email vasini@nandhi. com. DO YOU WANT TO BE YOUR ‘SELF’ or Do You

Want To Be What They Want You To Be?” Reichian Therapy and Transactional Analysis, a Body/ Mind Approach. Lecture, film, and experiential self-actualization presented by Bond Wright, MA, CRT, 7:30-9:30 pm, $10. Info: 310/4503396. Each of us is a unique Being. The search for Self is a life-long journey. This workshop is targeted towards helping you to encounter and develop the unique potential of your Self. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree. com. PICTURES FROM 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. 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, AUG. 14 ANIMAL COMMUNICATION WEEKEND WORKSHOP with TV Pet Psychic Gail Thackray, Aug. 14-15. Learn how to talk to animals here and in spirit. Become a professional pet psychic or create a deeper bond with your pet. You’ll be working with Gail’s animals at the ranch and you’ll get readings on your pets. $225. Indian Springs Ranch, Sylmar, 818/890-6111, www. GailThackray.com. BRUNO GROENING CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, spiritual healing through the teachings of Bruno Groening. 3-5 pm, meets every 3 weeks. Led by Barbara Neustadt. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. By donation. POLARITY I CLASS, learn how to feel and palpate life energy by utilizing hands-on contacts, toning, breathing and gentle counseling techniques to create a holistic healing approach that can also enhance other modalities. Discover the energetic map to the body and how to touch and relate in this style. This course is the foundation for developing as an energetic practitioner. Open to all, 2 Saturdays, 9 am-6:30 pm, $255. 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. LIVING THE SHIFT NOW: 2012 AND BEYOND, 1:30-3:30 pm. Through greater awareness and some energy tools, learn to recognize and handle the energy level or “growth period” that is affecting the planet. We will then explore the new energy level that is emerging and recognize that we can vibrate there now. Call for details and to RSVP. True Insight Intuitive Learning and

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SUNDAY, AUG. 15 COMMUNING WITH ANGELS, 2-4 pm, $45. Karen Anderson is a 3rd generation intuitive who works closely with the angelic kingdom. Personal readings will follow a general message. At Bridge of Light Healing Center, West-

lake Village, CA. 805/373-7861, Susan@TheBridgeofLight.com, www.TheBridgeofLight. com. MERGE WITH YOUR BELOVED… Guided meditations by Yogi Shivraj. Receive Sacred Mantra Initiation and Energy Transmission. Experience intense soul awakening. You WILL be transformed. Private sessions available. Group sessions also available. 818/882-1899, visit www. SiddhiCenter.org. GO PINK! GET BREAST THERMOGRAPHY, Early Screening for Breast Cancer. $50 off this month. Where mammography looks for structure such as a lump, thermography looks for the body’s physiological responses to cancer cells. These changes can often occur 8-10 years before the cells are large enough to be seen by a mammogram. No radiation or contact with the body. Early detection saves lives! 310/775-3388, www.gopinkpreventcancer.com. WHO’S IN CHARGE HERE? With Rev. Dr. Donna Byrns. Worship and grow at the Church of Truth with Christ-centered metaphysical teachings, 11 am service. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. 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. FULL DAY SATSANG & EMPOWERMENT WITH YOGIRAJ, in Los Angeles. Part of The Flight of the Swan 2010 U.S. Tour of Yogiraj SatGurunath Siddhanath, a Living Kriya Master. Darshan,

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Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness www.msia.org 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. TRANCE-FORMATION CIRCLE. Stressed out? Feeling overwhelmed? Losing sleep? Attend this circle to find out how to feel more relaxed and in control, sleep peacefully through the night, and increase your confidence and motivation so you can reach your goals. Led by Mazda Lakpour, 2-4 pm, $10 donation. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356. Register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. PSYCHOTHERAPY ON SUNDAYS, Christine Lustig Ortiz, MA, MFT, MFC 47918. Hopeful and strength-based approach to therapy for individuals, couples, families and adolescents. Confidential, non-judgmental environment. Specializing in eating disorders, depression, self-destructive patterns, anxiety, trauma, and relational and healthy communication. Insurance and sliding scale. 562/230-4932, www. clustigortizmft.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 pro-

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TUESDAY, AUG. 17 TUESDAY PRAYER & MEDITATION, 7:30 pm. Rev. BJ Enright facilitates the weekly evening of prayer, meditation, energy balancing and fellowship, in the main building. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/7956905, www.churchoftruth.org. SENSORY REPATTERNING 1 CLASS, in this advanced form of passive joint mobilization, the client’s body is moved, rocked, cradled and invited to let go, creating sensations of openness and freedom, fluidity and joy. This class explores the key principles of Timing, Gravity, The Skeleton, and The Wave; learn a complete recipe for a 50-minute session. Tues-Fri 9:30 am4:30 pm, $360 plus materials. IPSB, 5817 Uplander Way, Culver City 90230, 310/342-7130, www.ipsb.com. ECSTATIC KABBALAH: A Practice in Mystical Chanting, Aug. 17 & 31, 7-8:30 pm, $30/class. Each session will focus on learning simple chanting techniques easily incorporated into daily life. Anyone with a sincere interest in personal growth and spiritual development is welcome. With Donna Ellen Diamond-Gelinas. At 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. LEARN TRADITIONAL HORARY ASTROLOGY with Master Astrologer, researcher and author, Arthyr Chadbourne. Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. Enter by back gate of parking lot in alley, 4th building north of Wilshire, runs same way as Lincoln. By donation.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 18 FOOL TO FORTUNE: THE GREAT ADVENTURE, a workshop with James Wanless, creator of the Voyager Tarot, 7-9 pm, $15. Utilizing the Tarot as a proactive tool for Fortune Creation, this 11part series gives you the insightful and inspiring

29 map, a Mythic Action Plan, for living your destiny. Tarot gives you the timeless path and inner compass for being happy, healthy, holy and wealthy, whenever and wherever. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310/399-7070. Visit www.mysticjourneybookstore.com.

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ART CLASS FOR KIDS, ages 7-11, with Ali-Sun Trees, local Ojai artist. Come joint the fun as we awaken our relationships with Mother Earth. Art supplies will be provided. 11 am-12:15 pm, $12. Info: www.awakenyourreality.com. At Soul Centered, a metaphysical shoppe, 311 N. Montgomery St., Ojai 93023, 805/640-8222, www.soulcentered.com. MY MIND IS NOT ALWAYS MY FRIEND, author Steven J. Fogel discusses and signs his book, 7:30 pm. Info: MyMindIsNotMyFriend.com. Real estate tycoon Fogel shows how to stop letting the past determine our future, to bring ourselves into the present to create a future with far more possibilities than we’ve imagined. 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, AUG. 19 LEARN TO READ YOUR PALM, workshop with Dr. Sarah Larsen, 7:30-9:30 pm, $20. Info: 424/903-6633, www.DrSarahLarsen.com. Your hand is a map of your life and every part of the hand, from the fingertips to the wrist, contains important signposts created by your nervous systems. Dr. Larsen is a 3rd generation Palm Reader, Spiritual Counselor, Intuitive and Medical Doctor. 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. REINVENTING THE BODY/RESURRECTING THE SOUL, by Deepak Chopra. Discussion led by Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black, 10 am, love offering. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.encinocommunitychurch.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.

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30 Corinne Helene, 7-8 pm, class every other Friday. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. Enter from back alley. Donation. MOVIE NIGHT, 7 pm. 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. DAY OF HEALING with Marilyn Salas. Bring your aches and pains and experience an energetic release, along with calming and peaceful relaxation through Marilyn’s hands-on healing. Website: www.loveshealingenergy.com. 11:30-4 pm, $20/15 minutes. At Soul Centered, a metaphysical shoppe, 311 N. Montgomery St., Ojai 93023, 805/640-8222, www.soulcentered.com. VIDEO PRESENTATION: “CAN WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD?” Featuring Dr. John-Roger, Founder and Spiritual Advisor of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA), 7:30-9:30 pm, free (donations welcome), refreshments follow. Using demonstration, stories and laughter, John-Roger leads us into the possibility of expansion into the spiritual beings that we are. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact us at 323/737-4055, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. EXPERIENCE AN EVENING OF GEOTRAN ENERGY CLEARING & HEALING with Dr. Kyre, a talented energy worker who “listens in the field” to hear the issues that need clearing from your field to reset your “bio-computers” to run only YOUR programs. Results include improved health, wealth, relationships, creativity and a sense of well-being. 6:30 pm, $40, preregistration required. Info: www.drkyre.com. Paradise Found, 17 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara 93101, 805/564-3573, www.paradise-found.net. EVENING SOUNDS: An Evening of Fun, Pleasure, Laughter, Joy and Love. Discussion and meditation, $10 donation, 7:30-9:30 pm. Info: 323/230-7248, www.CosmicRays.sg. Come experience a special interactive evening with international speaker and sound healer Jiro Goh. He will share exciting ways to use our vocal chords for deep levels of healing and communication with Star Beings. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. www.bodhitree.com. PICTURES FROM 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. 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, AUG. 21 SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH & WELLBEING, live Webcast with Dr. John Morton, 12:30 pm, free (donations welcome). An opportunity to experience a live Webcast seminar and

Q&A with the dynamic Dr. John Morton, Spiritual Director of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) and author of The Blessings Already Are and You Are the Blessings. Broadcast live on the internet at www.msia.org/live. Event is held at 2101 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica 90403. Info: contact Tonie Schulz at 323/3281948 or tonie@pts.org. PARANORMAL RESEARCH GROUP, 2-3:30 pm, $10. This month is a show and tell! We’re discussing Orbs. Guest speakers are YOU, so please bring your orb pics, and your orb stories. All are welcome, so many of you have wonderful things to share. Refreshments served. Soul Centered, a metaphysical shoppe, 311 N. Montgomery St., Ojai 93023, 805/640-8222, www. soulcentered.com. 3 EASY STEPS FOR KIDS & ADULTS TO SUPPORT YOUR ENERGY FIELD, 2-4 pm, call for details and to preregister. Kenneally Acupuncture & Healing Light Resource Center, 27225 Camp Plenty Rd., Suite 4, Santa Clarita 91351. 661/252-4100, visit www.kenneallyacupuncture. com. THE WAY OF THE MASHAYAH: Magical Moments of the Journey Home, Aug. 21-22. What does it mean to be eternal? What does it really mean to ascend? Here you will find the answers. 9 am-6 pm Aug. 21 and 9 am-1 pm Aug. 22. Presented by The Kathara Team, $280. For more information contact Taylor, 310/464-1514, email Albert at aandriassian@roadrunner.com, or visit www.katharateam.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, email professorsasi@earthlink.net. THE RAW TRUTH TO THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, book signing and workshop, Q&A with Debbie Merrill, 7-9 pm (cost TBD). Discover the fountain of youth, lose weight, feel great and reverse the aging process. Living the raw life is not only a diet of cleansing and healing, it is a diet full of live enzymes to bring energy and a vibrant life force to your body, mind and spirit. Mystic Journey Bookstore, 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310/399-7070. Visit www.mysticjourneybookstore.com. 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. At Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Dr. The Bodhi Center, 310/497-1899, www.thebodhicenter. net. MERGE WITH YOUR BELOVED… Guided meditations by Yogi Shivraj. Receive Sacred Mantra Initiation and Energy Transmission. Experience intense soul awakening. You WILL be transformed. Private sessions available. Group sessions also available. 818/882-1899, visit www. SiddhiCenter.org. EDGAR CAYCE STUDY GROUP, 10 am. Discussion of the latest information coming from A.R.E. Headquarters. Fascinating, enlightening and

educational. With Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black. Love offering. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/7129400. 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. DNA MANIFESTING THETA HEALING SEMINAR, Aug. 21-22, 9 am-6 pm. Learn the 100 most important beliefs channeled from Creator to isolate and clear your blocks, and learn where these beliefs are stored on a Soul, Core, History or Genetic Level. School of DNA Theta Healing™, 2210 Main St., Suite 202, Santa Monica 90405. 877/DNA-THETA, 310/358-2991, www. dnathetahealing.com. PSYCHIC FAIRE, 11 am-5 pm. $25/15-minute Psychic Read, or $35/30-minute. Please call Friday, July 16, to schedule an appointment. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/4955824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. EVENING OF HARP MAGIC with Peter Sterling and Friends. A special performance of celestial harp music with award-winning harpist and modern troubadour Peter Sterling. Using harp, flutes, voice, crystal bowls and sound effects, he creates a magical alchemical sound sculpture to invoke the presence of angelic light beings for healing and upliftment. 7:30-9 pm, $15 advance, $20 at the door. Info: www.harpmagic. com. Soul Centered, a metaphysical shoppe, 311 N. Montgomery St., Ojai 93023, 805/6408222, www.soulcentered.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 & appts: 818/486-4737, www.BeyondThisWorld. com. What is your pet thinking? Find out with medium and pet psychic Karen Gonzales. She enjoys sharing messages from Spirit that provide a deeper understanding of the conscious mind of animals. She can also read for pets who have passed away. Donations appreciated. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. THE WHEEL OF INITIATION: Practices for Releasing Your Inner Light, author Julie Tallard Johnson discusses and signs her book, 3 pm. Enter The Wheel of Initiation where you craft a personal intention and embark upon your own spiritual pilgrimage to create the desired movement in any area of your life. Julie’s background is in mind training, Buddhist philosophy, transpersonal counseling, and spiritual evolution. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www. bodhitree.com. KRISHNAMURTI FRIENDS OF LOS ANGELES presents a Program of Video and Dialogue, 7-9 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

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explore the topic of the video via the medium of dialogue. Focus is on “what is” rather than on ideas and opinions. This group has no affiliation with the Krishnamurti Foundation of America. 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. 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.

SUNDAY, AUG. 22 YOGANANDA: AVATAR FOR THE NEW AGE, a free talk by Swami Kriyananda, 6 pm, at Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. E, Hollywood. Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God, will introduce Kriyananda. Swami Kriyananda is one of the last living direct disciples of the renowned spiritual master, Paramhansa Yogananda. He will share the spiritual mission and practical teachings of Yoga-

nanda, and their supreme relevance to modern times. Sponsored by Ananda and Bodhi Tree. Free general admission tickets are available through www.anandala.org, 310/396-9900. Email ananda@anandala.org. (VIP packages also available; inquire at 310/396-9900.) COMMUNITY REIKI, 1-4 pm, $10 donation for 30-minute treatment. For more information and to RSVP: Kenneally Acupuncture & Healing Light Resource Center, 27225 Camp Plenty Rd., Suite 4, Santa Clarita 91351. 661/252-4100, www. kenneallyacupuncture.com. MERGE WITH YOUR BELOVED… Guided meditations by Yogi Shivraj. Receive Sacred Mantra Initiation and Energy Transmission. Experience intense soul awakening. You WILL be transformed. Private sessions available. Group sessions also available. 818/882-1899, visit www. SiddhiCenter.org. 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. WHAT HASN’T CHANGED, with Rev. Barbara Lee. Worship and grow at the Church of Truth with Christ-centered metaphysical teachings, 11 am service. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www.churchoftruth.org. FORK IN THE ROAD, with Rich Humbert, astrologer and author of Celestial Reports on the Web. 11 am Sunday service, New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346.

REIKI LEVEL II: PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION, Aug. 22-23, Sunday all day and Monday evening. Reiki Master Gail Thackray teaches this 2nd level certification course. Receive both Usui and Tibetan attunements. Gail incorporates the tranquil setting for a unique learning experience. Must have completed Level 1. Preregister, $175. Indian Springs Ranch, Sylmar, 818/890-6111, www.GailThackray.com. FULL MOON with Rich Humbert. 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. ASTROLOGY & TAROT: FATE OR FREE WILL?, Part 2, discussion group led by Aggie Damron, PMAFA, 3-5 pm, donation only. Info: 505/5771901 or aggie@aggiedamron.com. We will continue the conversation on these 2 ancient languages and how the practical use of them can help you enjoy life. Bring your astrological chart and questions. Aggie Damron is a Hermetic astrologer with over 40 years experience. No prior knowledge of astrology or tarot is necessary. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.com. EVERYTHING WE KNOW IS A LIE, workshop with James Robinson, 7-9 pm, $20, includes a copy of his book, What Is Love? Info: 646/6483435, www.DivineLightMaster.com. James will discuss the misconceptions we learn from birth that cause us to suffer and struggle needlessly, misconceptions about happiness, love, abundance, disease and suffering. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood

90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree.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. 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. PEACE AWARENESS LABYRINTH & GARDENS PUBLIC VISITS & TOURS, 12-4 pm, free (donations welcome). Visit our “Oasis in the City” and experience the subtle power of the labyrinth. Relax and unwind in our spectacular meditation gardens and let sounds of running water restore you. Tour our historic mansion. Tap into the peace that is always present, leave refreshed and rejuvenated. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. 323/737-4055, registrar@peacelabyrinth. org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. 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 Com-

munity 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. TRANCE-FORMATION CIRCLE. Stressed out? Feeling overwhelmed? Losing sleep? Attend this circle to find out how to feel more relaxed and in control, sleep peacefully through the night, and increase your confidence and motivation so you can reach your goals. Led by Mazda Lakpour, 2-4 pm, $10 donation. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356. Register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. PSYCHOTHERAPY ON SUNDAYS, Christine Lustig Ortiz, MA, MFT, MFC 47918. Hopeful and strength-based approach to therapy for individuals, couples, families and adolescents. Confidential, non-judgmental environment. Specializing in eating disorders, depression, self-destructive patterns, anxiety, trauma, and relational and healthy communication. Insurance and sliding scale. 562/230-4932, www. clustigortizmft.com.

MONDAY, AUG. 23 SELACIA’S “OPENING TO SPIRIT WITH ESSENTIAL OILS,” 7-9 pm, Santa Monica. Attend this experiential class to learn about the world of essential oils and discover how they can be a pathway to greater connection to your Higher Self and spirit. One of the “Pass It On” class series. At First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 2nd St., Santa Monica 90401. Selacia is a healer, author, gifted medical intuitive, channel for The Council of 12. Info: Selacia, 310/9152884, email Selacia@Selacia.com. Sign-up & mailing list: www.Selacia.com. Follow on Face-

book & Twitter. THERAPEUTIC IMAGERY, 7-9 pm, free. Imagery has a long history in the healing traditions of mankind. Utilizing the natural language of the subconscious mind, Therapeutic Imagery is a powerful tool for tapping the deeper resources of the Mind/Body connection to stimulate profound psychological and physiological change. Learn about the newest advances in this ancient art. Hypnosis Motivation Institute, call Romy at HMI-Tarzana to reserve your seat, 818/758-2747. www.hypnosis.edu. MONDAY NIGHTS IN AUGUST: FREE! CLAIRVOYANT READINGS by appointment only with students of The Clearsight Clairvoyant Program. Please email us at clearsightaura@gmail.com to book your appointment. Students will read your aura, your chakras, your Being-Body Connection and answer questions. (See our back cover ad.) Clearsight, 310/395-1170 for info. Visit www. clearsightaura.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. 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.

36 818/988-9006 (spa), 310/927-8687 (cell). SACRED TONES WORKSHOP, 7:30-8:30 pm, free (donations welcome). Explore and practice guided meditations taught by Dr. John-Roger, founder of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA). Workshop guides participants to an inner attunement to Spirit and their own divinity. A perfect way to practice meditation for the first time or to enjoy the support of meditating with others. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. 323/737-4055, registrar@peacelabyrinth. org, www.peacelabyrinth.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. 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.

TUESDAY, AUG. 24 TUESDAY PRAYER & MEDITATION, 7:30 pm. Rev. BJ Enright facilitates the weekly evening of prayer, meditation, energy balancing and fellowship, in the main building. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/7956905, www.churchoftruth.org. FULL MOON. The power and drama of the full moon is expressed through the beauty and poetry of Luna, goddess of the Moon. Film on DVD. www.jasonartworks.com. NEXT LEVEL OF LIBERATION EXPERIENCE, workshop presented by Shamanic Breath of Love’s Julia Mikk, 7:30-9:30 pm, $25 advance, $40 at the door. Info and preregistration: 310/710-8081, www.BreathofLove.org. Shamanic Breath of Love creator Julia Mikk teaches you to navigate your innermost reality so you can open the door into a total letting go and awakening. An exquisite opportunity to re-align your body, emotions and mind with the inherent intelligence of your deepest being. Please bring yoga mat and dress comfortably for this experiential event. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/6591733. 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. LEARN TRADITIONAL HORARY ASTROLOGY with Master Astrologer, researcher and author, Arthyr Chadbourne. Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. Enter by back gate of parking lot in alley, 4th building north of Wilshire, runs same way as Lincoln. By donation.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25 FREE-FORM WRITING CLASS, 7:30-8:30 pm, free (donations welcome). Peace Theological Seminary presents this class which focuses on an amazing, simple and effective technique taught by Dr. John-Roger to help clear the subconscious and unconscious levels. Participants get the support of practicing this technique together in class. Free-form writing is described in his best-selling book Spiritual Warrior. At PTS, 2736 W. Adams Blvd., LA 90018. Info: Tonie Schulz, 323/737-1534, registrar@pts.org, www. pts.org. HYDROTHERAPY CLASS, an introduction to the physiological effects of hot, cold and water treatments, plus safe, practical application of selected treatments for spa or private practice. Includes a survey of current spa treatments and techniques. Prerequisite: Massage Technician Training. Wed. 6:30-10:30 pm & Sun. 9:30 am6:30 pm. $180 plus materials. IPSB, 5817 Uplander Way, Culver City 90230, 310/342-7130, www.ipsb.com. CHOIR PRACTICE, 7 pm. We invite you to join our choir. We have the songs, we have the robes, 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. 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, AUG. 26 DARSHAN, 7:30-9 pm. A talk by Bodhisattva Shree Swami Premodaya on the subject of spiritual awakening, how to achieve it, and how to apply it in daily life. By donation, The Bodhi Center, 310/497-1899, www.thebodhicenter.net. TRUE INSIGHT OPEN HOUSE, 7:30-9 pm (please arrive at 7:30 pm), everyone welcome, free. Includes a brief example of what True Insight has to offer. Free Communication and Healings tonight. Come join us and have some fun! True Insight Intuitive Learning and Healing Center, 111 Eucalyptus Dr., El Segundo 90245,

310/640-2211, www.true-insight.com. REINVENTING THE BODY/RESURRECTING THE SOUL, by Deepak Chopra. Discussion led by Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black, 10 am, love offering. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.encinocommunitychurch.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, AUG. 27 DISCOVERING YOUR SOUL PURPOSE, find out your major and minor themes, your soul purpose in this life and previous lives. Get on your path and start fulfilling your dreams. 7-9 pm. Coaching by Gail Thackray, clairvoyant medium, Reiki Master, $25. Indian Springs Ranch, Sylmar, 818/890-6111, www.GailThackray.com. FIND YOUR OWN ANSWERS, Psychic Development Workshop by Holly Mae Howard, 7-9 pm, $40, preregistration required. Learn more effective meditation, move from your head to your heart to make sound decisions, stop mind chatter, learn how to give readings to others in several ways. Holly Mae Howard is a psychic channeler who teaches people how to find their “True North” by connecting with their own natural intuitive gifts. Info: www.hollymaehoward.com, 310/948-5678. Paradise Found, 17 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara 93101, 805/564-3573, www. paradise-found.net. CELEBRATE LIFE WEEKEND, Aug. 27-29, held on the last weekend of each month. Renew, relax and refresh. Celebrate life through song and dance, yoga classes, meditation, hiking, exercise, arts & crafts classes and wholesome meals at Sunburst Sanctuary. Please call for more info and suggested donation: Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.SunburstOnline.org. Email ContactUs@SunburstOnline.org. VIDEO PRESENTATION: “ENTERING INTO GOD CONSCIOUSNESS,” featuring Dr. John-Roger, Founder and Spiritual Advisor of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA). 7:30-9:30 pm, free (donations welcome), refreshments follow. “My job has always been to re-member you, that you are a part of God and an extension of the divine; and to help you re-member yourself into that.” So says John-Roger in this seminar. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact us at 323/737-4055, registrar@peacelabyrinth.org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. 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 canned or dry packaged food item for donation to Manna, a local food pantry). Facilitated by Tracey Boyer. Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/4955824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. PICTURES FROM JUNG’S RED BOOK, lecture

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by Dr. Stephan A Hoeller, 8 pm, freewill donation. The Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, www.gnosis.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.

SATURDAY, AUG. 28 THE TEACHINGS OF PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA, a 4-week class series begins today, 10 am-4 pm. Venue: Heaven on Earth Wholistic Center, 7122 Beverly Blvd. Suite E, LA 90036. Info: Ananda LA, 310/396-9900, email ananda@anandala.org, www.anandala.org. MERGE WITH YOUR BELOVED… Guided meditations by Yogi Shivraj. Receive Sacred Mantra Initiation and Energy Transmission. Experience intense soul awakening. You WILL be transformed. Private sessions available. Group sessions also available. 818/882-1899, visit www. SiddhiCenter.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. CHRONIC & DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS with Foot Hand Ear Reflexology, class with Bill Flocco, American Academy of Reflexology, Aug. 2829. 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. EMPOWERING YOUR ENERGY CENTERS, Guided Chakra Building. As we walk through life we enter different situations that carry various energies. In this monthly group you will use visual techniques, empowering energy work, and clearing exercises to help keep your Chakra centers balanced and in proper working order. Held 4th Saturday of each month, 1-4 pm, $20. Group Facilitator: Angel Shaman Michelle Francine. Info: www.iinnersilence.com/wc.aspx, 800/530-6926. 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. COMMUNICATION WITH THE OTHER SIDE: A Mediumship & Psychic Artist, with Michael and Marti Parry, 7:30-9:30 pm, workshop, $35 advance, $45 at door. Info and preregistration: 310/539-5646, www.SpiritArt.com. Featured on TV, this unique husband and wife team work together blending their talents. British medium Michael relates messages directly from loved ones on the other side; Marti, a psychic artist, independently draws detailed recognizable portraits of people in spirit. 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. 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

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SUNDAY, AUG. 29 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.

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AN ESOTERIC VIEW OF THE LUNAR CYCLE with Jean de Galzain, teacher, lecturer, astrologer. 11 am service, New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, 310/395-4346. MERGE WITH YOUR BELOVED… Guided meditations by Yogi Shivraj. Receive Sacred Mantra Initiation and Energy Transmission. Experience intense soul awakening. You WILL be transformed. Private sessions available. Group sessions also available. 818/882-1899, visit www. SiddhiCenter.org. PAINTING ANGELS, 2-4 pm workshop. Find out which Angels are working with you and how they can assist you, then paint them on canvas as they channel through you. Art supplies included, no artistic ability required. $25. Indian Springs Ranch, Sylmar, 818/890-6111, www.GailThackray.com.

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ASK REV. DONNA, with Rev. Dr. Donna Byrns. Worship and grow at the Church of Truth with Christ-centered metaphysical teachings, 11 am service. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/795-6905, www. churchoftruth.org. OPENING THE HEART: THE POWER OF LOVE, presented by Kadampa Meditation Center, 10:30 am-12 noon, $12 donation. Discussion and meditation. Info: 323/223-0610, www. MeditateinLA.org. The mind of authentic love naturally moves us away from painful and excessive self-involvement towards an open and wonderful connection with others and with our world. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www. bodhitree.com. FREE HEALINGS FOR ANIMALS, by Lori Spagna, 1-3 pm, at the front porch of the Bodhi Tree Used Books Store. Appts recommended, walkups also welcome. Info and appts: 866/3885115 or www.EfilsGod.com. Lori is founder of Efil’s God (Dog’s Life backwards), a spiritual, holistic approach to communication and healing for the mind, body and spirit in every living being. She is also a canine behavioral expert certified in Animal Reiki, DNA Theta Healing, Animal Communication and other Eastern energy healing techniques. Donations appreciated. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree. com. GUIDED MEDITATION & SACRED CHANNELING OF THE ELOHIM, workshop with Gloria Lindsay, Crystal Noldon and The Community Center of Spirit, 3-5 pm, $30. Info: 818/522-

0454, 714/310-6825, www.CommunityCenterOfSpirit.com. An evening of transformational poetry, guided meditation and a live channeling featuring the Elohim with Gloria Lindsay and Crystal Noldon. A journey of the heart to the inner realms; receive clarity and insight about your mission and purpose for this lifetime. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. www.bodhitree. com. 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. PEACE AWARENESS LABYRINTH & GARDENS PUBLIC VISITS & TOURS, 12-4 pm, free (donations welcome). Visit our “Oasis in the City” and experience the subtle power of the labyrinth. Relax and unwind in our spectacular meditation gardens and let sounds of running water restore you. Tour our historic mansion. Tap into the peace that is always present, leave refreshed and rejuvenated. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. 323/737-4055, registrar@peacelabyrinth. org, www.peacelabyrinth.org. 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. TRANCE-FORMATION CIRCLE. Stressed out? Feeling overwhelmed? Losing sleep? Attend this circle to find out how to feel more relaxed and in control, sleep peacefully through the night, and increase your confidence and motivation so you can reach your goals. Led by Mazda Lakpour, 2-4 pm, $10 donation. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356. Register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. PSYCHOTHERAPY ON SUNDAYS, Christine Lustig Ortiz, MA, MFT, MFC 47918. Hopeful and strength-based approach to therapy for individuals, couples, families and adolescents. Confidential, non-judgmental environment. Specializing in eating disorders, depression, self-destructive patterns, anxiety, trauma, and relational and healthy communication. Insurance and sliding scale. 562/230-4932, www. clustigortizmft.com.

MONDAY, AUG. 30 POWER OF SELF-HYPNOSIS, 7-9 pm, free. Put the power of your subconscious mind to work for you. Learn this powerful self-improvement, self-empowerment technique in this fun and interesting class. Hypnosis Motivation Institute, call Romy at HMI-Tarzana to reserve your seat, 818/758-2747. www.hypnosis.edu. ESSENTIAL OILS PASS IT ON CLASS, a weekly series of classes on the educational value, use and application of essential oils. Mondays, 7-9 pm, at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 2nd St., Santa Monica 90401. $5 at door, weekly raffles and a final grand prize of essential oils kit. RSVP: Selacia, 310/915-2884, Selacia@Selacia.com.Details: www.youngliving-

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Each Precious Moment by Louix Dor Dempriey

ow many times have you felt something deep in your heart that you really wanted to tell another and, yet, you might have told twenty or thirty other people, but never that one? Though many excuses could justify the avoidance, there is only one true reason: Fear of intimacy.

What do you suppose might happen if you quieted the mind and the emotional body and delivered the compliment to the one who most deserves to hear it? You might (both) start to cry and hug each other. Maybe your friend will say that he loves you, leaving you with a new predicament—having to receive pure, unconditional love from another. All sorts of fears arise from this thought: “What will I say? What will I do? Will I now be obligated? What will come next, now that we have crossed the forbidden bridge?” These fears can drive you to great lengths to avoid being intimate with the ones with whom you really need and long to be. The best place to begin this conversation is with your parents. How many of you have a parent who passed on before you had a chance to say something to him/ her that you really wanted to say? How many of you still have moments when you feel a lump in your throat, a knot in your chest, or tears in your eyes over it? How many of you wished, at the very least, “God, if I had her back for even one minute, I would run to her, throw myself at her feet, and tell her how much I love her and how grateful I am to have her as my mother.” But instead of telling her, you told everyone else or no one at all. And for those whose parents are still embodied, why wait? Tell them now and every chance you get. Time is the most precious commodity on the planet. No moment lives beyond the confines of itself. And no moment can ever be lived twice. Knowing this, would you be willing to make a promise to yourself? Will you live each moment of your life as though it were your last? Because it is. Tomorrow is promised to no one. Although many are quick to make this promise, few keep it because, soon after each Epiphany or spiritual renewal,

most people allow themselves to get sucked back in by the groaning machine of life’s daily routines. The first, and most powerful, place to apply this promise is in your relationships with others. What if you treated every encounter with every human being— friend, foe, lover, brother, boss, stranger— as the very last time you will ever have together? How would your behavior differ in those encounters if you truly knew you would never see them again? How would it differ if you knew it was your last day on the planet? Any human being who could be fully present to that truth would cry a river of tears in most all of those moments. You would also laugh, hug, hold, compliment, and share your love profusely. The reason this scenario rarely plays out is because being present to that level of truth is excruciating. Why? It brings up the all-pervasive, all-encompassing, human fear of death, of that person and (more importantly) of your own. Human life is predicated upon the fear of death, from the very first moment of living, because of the conscious and unconscious belief in mortality.

heard sirens as you neared your house and felt your heart start pounding with, “Oh, my God, please don’t let it be my house!” What if you drove home one day only to find your house charred to the ground? You were expecting to have dinner with your wife and children, and you find out from the fireman that they are all dead. After wailing and mourning for weeks or months or years, where is the first place your mind will take you? To the last time you saw them. “What did I say? What

right now. That is what matters. Do you take a genuine, human interest in the lives of those who are serving you, or do “Thank You’s” carelessly roll off your tongue like grains of salt falling out of a shaker? Always take the time to look deep into the eyes of one who has just served you, to sincerely express your gratitude and love. Why not ask if your server is comfortable? Ask if there is anything you can get for him. Have fun with it. Surprise people. Do something for someone who does not expect it. That is where and when the magic of life really starts to happen. Life is not about knowing everything or having all the right things to say. It is about filling each moment with passion, adventure, love, and joy. Look in your heart. The heart knows everything about everything all the time. “Christedness” means choosing that which serves the highest good for the greatest number of people in any given moment. Combine this principle with “living each moment as your last” and you will experience the heights of intimacy and ecstasy in communion with all those you meet, all the days of your life.

What matters is how much you are loving the person who is sitting next to you right now.

Fear of intimacy leaches into many different corners of one’s life. What about couples who have been married twenty or thirty years? None would argue that certain things do become rote after all those years. “Honey comes home from work each night at six o’clock. Dinner is at six-thirty. We dine out on Saturday. Our children come to visit every Thanksgiving.” Life finds that it has settled into a groove. Things are taken for granted. You make gross assumptions that are totally illusory. “It just happens” is the excuse most commonly used and accepted. In truth, nothing just “happens.” Everything you do, and everything that happens to you, occurs solely by way of your own conscious, or unconscious, free-willed choice. Have you ever been driving home and

space was I in? Did I say ‘I love you?’” These “wake up” calls obviously come to those who directly experienced them, but they also happen for the benefit of all those who, in any way, witnessed or gained awareness of the incidents. Ironically, those who say “Yes, I know that” are most always the ones who insist on learning the lesson and receiving the gift only after tragedy has struck their own lives, rather than doing so, vicariously, through the experiences of others. Does that mean to live in fear? No, it means the opposite. Live in passion. Claim every moment. Seize each moment and promise yourself you will never avoid an opportunity to tell someone you love him or her and that you care. That is “living in the moment,” living in mastery. Unfortunately, so many minds become consumed by such putrefied thoughts as, “When am I going to ascend? When am I going to do my life’s work? What level Initiate am I? I am in the twelfth overtone of the third octave twice removed on Sundays.” What does that mean? Can anyone tell me? Does it matter? Does any of it matter? What matters is how much you are loving the person who is sitting next to you

Louix Dor Dempriey is a spiritual Master who has come into this world to help others restore their inherent divinity and live as unconditional love. Louix’s darshan, as well as His illuminating discourses, meditations, and ceremonies, have invoked profound transformation in thousands of people worldwide. With grace and humor, Louix imparts timeless wisdom in contemporary, practical teachings—that transcend all faiths, paths, religions, and cultures—making self-mastery and true, inner peace attainable for all. He resides at Prema Drala Ashram, located in Laguna Hills, California. For more information, visit: www.Louix.org.

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ONGOING EVENTS SUNDAYS ONENESS MEDITATION & ENERGY ATTUNEMENT offers deep breathing meditation and alignment of your personal energy field. An interactive Oneness group where each shares their gifts and holds the space for each other’s healing and empowerment. With Goddess Light and Ordained Metaphysician Tauheedah Shakoor-Curry delivering spirit messages to help clarify your calling. 11 am-12:30 pm, $10 love offering. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356. Register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.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. 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 on the web. For info about Unarius teachings, call 800/475-7062 or visit www.unarius.org. IS YOUR HEART CRAVING THE SOUL…? Yogi

Shivraj is the answer to your heart’s call. Receive Initiations and Energy Transmission and experience intense Soul-awakening. You WILL be transformed. Private sessions available. Group sessions also available. Call 818/8821899, www.SiddhiCenter.org. 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. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 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. 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. DEFEAT WHAT NOW DEFEATS YOU! With Vernon Howard’s powerful principles you’ll live a life of true triumph. Classes every Sunday at 10 am, New Life Foundation, 5785 Westminster Blvd., Westminster. $3 donation. Info: 714/899-9300, www.anewlife.org. 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. TRY HYPNO-DANCING, AN EXCITING NEW HEALING MODALITY! Mesmerized Moves combines the power of hypnotherapy with the fun of freestyle dance to help you heal deeply and quickly. At Karen Shuman’s Yoga Remedy, 4521-A Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks 91403, 818/788-5960. Contact Daresha Kyi, 323/4018289, info@chrysalis2flight.com, www.mesmermoves.com. BURNING BOWL CEREMONY, held each Sunday 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 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, 10:30 am. Now is the time to renew your body and mind, and deepen your spiritual practice. Sunburst Sanctuary offers

such a place. 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. FREE PSYCHIC READINGS, 8-9 am PST on radio at www.CRNTalk.com; station number is 800/336-2225. Schedule a private telephone reading and support the show by calling 877/924-4783, (8PS)YCH-IQUE. 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 donation only, Gnostic Society, 3363 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039, 323/467-2685, website: http:// www.gnosis.org. TRANCE-FORMATION CIRCLE. Stressed out? Feeling overwhelmed? Losing sleep? Attend this circle to find out how to feel more relaxed and in control, sleep peacefully through the night, and increase your confidence and motivation so you can reach your goals. Led by Mazda Lakpour, 2-4 pm, $10 donation. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356. Register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. FREE! CLAIRVOYANT READINGS by appointment only with students of The Clearsight Clairvoyant Program. Please email us at clearsightaura@gmail.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. PSYCHOTHERAPY ON SUNDAYS, Christine Lustig Ortiz, MA, MFT, MFC 47918. Hopeful and strength-based approach to therapy for individuals, couples, families and adolescents. Confidential, non-judgmental environment. Specializing in eating disorders, depression, self-destructive patterns, anxiety, trauma, and relational and healthy communication. Insurance and sliding scale. 562/230-4932, www. clustigortizmft.com.

MONDAYS JOEL GOLDSMITH TAPE GROUP, led by John Drewery, 7:15-8:30 pm. New Age Bible & Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, call 310/963-9377. Class is held in back classroom, enter back gate from alley, 4th bldg. north of Wilshire Blvd. Donation. SPIRIT SOCIAL, held on 1st & 3rd Monday of the month. Grow spiritually and meet likeminded people. Join us for potluck, a movie and/or guest speaker. Topics include healing, psychic, manifesting, past lives, astrology, orbs, spirit communication and more. Check site for upcoming speakers. $10, 7-9 pm. Indian Springs Ranch, Sylmar, 818/890-6111, www.GailThackray.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

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tion 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.

TUESDAYS YOGA FOR KIDS, ages 4-6, with Mihaela Wachsman, who has 25 years experience with children through Montessori, Les Enfrants and Marquez School. Her background includes dance, gymnastics, yoga, qi gong, fitness trainer and consultant, MA in Exercise Physiology. Website: www.yogamiha.com. 3:30-4:30 pm, $10. (Also: Yoga for Kids, ages 7-11, on Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm.) Soul Centered, a metaphysical shoppe, 311 N. Montgomery St., Ojai 93023, 805/6408222, www.soulcentered.com. FIRST AID FOR THE SOUL, FORGIVENESS CIRCLE. Use guided visualization to release anger, blame, shame, guilt and fear; applying the self-healing balm of forgiveness to promote transformation, empowerment and well-being. Led by Rosalba Fontanez, Certified Hypnotherapist and Theta Healing Practitioner. 7-9 pm, $20/session. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356. Register at 818/3451100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. 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: church-

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oftruth@sbcglobal.net, gary91103@sbcglobal. net, or call church office. Pasadena Church of Truth, A Center for Awakening Consciousness, inclusive of all World Religions, founded in 1924, 690 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, 626/7956905, www.churchoftruth.org. 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

44 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 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 ANANDA MEDITATION GROUP, West Hollywood/Hancock Park, 7:30 pm. Venue: Heaven on Earth Wholistic Center, 7122 Beverly Blvd. Suite E, LA 90036. Ananda LA, 310/396-9900, email ananda@anandala.org, www.anandala. org. 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.

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SPIRIT SESSIONS is a panel of intuitive practitioners who will be guided to random individuals in a group audience, to pass on messages from spirit, using their mastered gifts of intuition. Each panelist gives the chosen audience member guidance or instruction on the topic for this person. There will also be an opportunity for audience members to direct questions they may have to the panel for guidance. For Wednesday dates, times and locations visit: www.iinnersilence.com/SpiritSessions.aspx. Group facilitator: Angel Shaman Michelle Francine. $30. 800/530-6926. LEARN TO MEDITATE, we all want peace of mind. Meditation is not about keeping your mind quiet. It’s about finding a way to make it peaceful. Come discover the meditation ritual just for you. 7-8 pm, preregistration required, $20/class. With Laura Rhodes, Certified Hypnotist, Past Life Regression Therapist (www.4missingpeace. com). Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com. FREE-FORM WRITING CLASS, 7:30-8:30 pm, free (donations welcome). Peace Theological Seminary presents this class which focuses on an amazing, simple and effective technique taught by Dr. John-Roger to help clear the subconscious and unconscious levels. Participants get the support of practicing this technique together in class. Free-form writing is described in his best-selling book Spiritual Warrior. At PTS, 2736 W. Adams Blvd., LA 90018. Info: Tonie Schulz, 323/737-1534, registrar@pts.org, www. pts.org. 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 Treat-

ments, 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). 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 on the web.) For info about Unarius teachings, call 800/475-7062 or visit www.unarius.org. DEFEAT WHAT NOW DEFEATS YOU! With Vernon Howard’s powerful principles you’ll live a life of true triumph. Classes every Wednesday, 7:30 pm, Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, $3 donation. 714/899-9300, www.anewlife.org. SPANISH-SPEAKING WORKSHOPS, 7:30-9:30 pm, free (donations welcome), refreshments follow. Enjoy these dynamic workshops based on the teachings of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA). This month: 8/4, Sacred Tones workshop; 8/11, Rest & Rejuvenate in the Beloved Within workshop; 8/18, Steadiness, Flexibility & Intention video presentation; 8/25, Awakening to the Spirit workshop. Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, 3500 W. Adams Blvd, LA 90018. Contact Tonie Schulz, 323/7371534, email tonie@pts.org, www.peacelabyrinth. 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.

THURSDAYS WRITERS WORKSHOP, Rose Writers is an Amherst Writers and Artist Affiliate. An encouraging and supportive environment creates empowered and motivated writers. Long Beach. www. rosewriters.com, 562/882-2183. ANANDA MEDITATION GROUP, Venice, 8 pm. Venue: Aanand Saagar, 606 Venice Blvd, Suite H, Venice 90291. Ananda LA, 310/396-9900, email ananda@anandala.org, www.anandala. org. A SPIRITUAL HEALING CLINIC, healing sessions with Jude Unegbu, available 11 am-4 pm, 15 minutes/suggested donation from $20; 45 minutes, 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

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UNITY WEST’S THURSDAY PRAYER AND SHARE is taking its summer hiatus in August. The group will resume on Sept. 9, 7 pm. Currently the group is reading and sharing Joan Gattuso’s book, A Course in Love, a wise and poignant book on ways in which we may meet and transform the challenges of everyday life. All welcome, love offering basis. Call 310/577-0000 for prayer requests and other information. Unity West Church of Santa Monica, 1515 Maple St., Santa Monica 90405. 310/577-0000, www.unitywestchurch.org.

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 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.

THE VORTEX, by Esther and Jerry Hicks, a discussion led by Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black. 11 am, love offering. Encino Community Church, 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, 818/712-9400. www.ecchurchofcalif.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

FRIDAYS TRY HYPNO-DANCING, AN EXCITING NEW HEALING MODALITY! Mesmerized Moves combines the power of hypnotherapy with the fun of freestyle dance to help you heal deeply and quickly. At Universal Dance Designs, 6009 W. Olympic Blvd., LA 90035, 323/938-6508. Contact Daresha Kyi, 323/401-8289, info@chrysalis2flight.com, www.mesmermoves.com. 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, profes-

sional 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. 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). A SPIRITUAL HEALING CLINIC, healing sessions with Jude Unegbu, available 11 am-4 pm, 15 minutes/suggested donation from $20; 45 minutes, 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. DEFEAT WHAT NOW DEFEATS YOU! With Vernon Howard’s powerful principles you’ll live a life of true triumph. Classes every Friday at 8 pm, New Life Foundation, 5785 Westminster Blvd.,

46 Westminster. $3 donation. Info: 714/899-9300, www.anewlife.org. DATING & RELATIONSHIP PLAYSHOP FOR GODS & GODDESSES, members learn to achieve egalitarian relationships and to respect, adore and cherish themselves (inner child) and their mates/spouses. Facilitated by Anthony Rogers, MSW, in Santa Monica, 6-7:30 pm Fridays. Call 310/386-1808 or email Lifecoachacr@aol.com for info or to schedule an intake session. SPONTANEOUS AWAKENING. Psychic abilities turning on? Questions about the metaphysical spiritual path? Designed for the newly awakened and seekers already on the Path. Metaphysical discussion group, Q&A. With Tracey Boyers, 7 pm, $10 (meets 3 Fridays this month, 8/6, 13 and 20). Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com.

SATURDAYS ZENPROV is a unique creative movement class combining several acting disciplines, including improv, mime, clowning and mask work, in order to deeply explore spiritual principles. Experience more Presence and deeply feel how to be more in the now. Newbies to advanced all welcome. With John Medeiros who has extensive training in movement and martial arts, and is a leading member of the Ventura Improv. 4-6 pm, $10. Soul Centered, a metaphysical shoppe, 311 N. Montgomery St., Ojai 93023, 805/640-8222, www.soulcentered.com. IS YOUR HEART CRAVING THE SOUL…? Yogi Shivraj is the answer to your heart’s call. Receive Initiations and Energy Transmission and experience intense Soul-awakening. You WILL be transformed. Private sessions available. Group sessions also available. Call 818/8821899, www.SiddhiCenter.org. EMPOWERING YOUR ENERGY CENTERS, Guided Chakra Building. As we walk through life we enter different situations that carry various energies. In this monthly group you will use visual techniques, empowering energy work, and clearing exercises to help keep your Chakra centers balanced and in proper working order. Held 4th Saturday of each month, 1-4 pm, $20. Group Facilitator: Angel Shaman Michelle Francine. Info: www.iinnersilence.com/wc.aspx, 800/530-6926. FREE! CLAIRVOYANT READINGS by appointment only with students of The Clearsight Clairvoyant Program. Please email us at clearsightaura@gmail.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.) For more info: Clearsight, 310/395-1170. Visit www. clearsightaura.com. WEEKLY PSYCHIC SKILLS ATTUNEMENT CIRCLE. Strengthen your intuitive abilities and your connection with Spirit. Learn to safely send and receive loving messages from spirit guides, angels and deceased loved ones; messages from the highest and best good of each participant. 1-3 pm, $15 minimum donation. The Imagine Center, 18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356. Register at 818/345-1100, or online at www.theimaginecenter.com. PSYCHOTHERAPY ON SATURDAYS, Christine Lustig Ortiz, MA, MFT, MFC 47918. Hopeful and

strength-based approach to therapy for individuals, couples, families and adolescents. Confidential and non-judgmental environment. Specializing in eating disorders, depression, self-destructive patterns, anxiety, trauma and relational conflict. Explore ways to create inner peace, and nurture compassionate relationships, healthy communication. Insurance and sliding scale. 562/230-4932, www.clustigortizmft.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. 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.

EVERYDAY Astrology VEDIC MEDICAL ASTROLOGER, Dr. Larisa Gruer, N.P., PhD, European Institute for Natural Health, LLC. Dr. Larisa specializes in traditional herbology, Ayurveda, naturopathic endocrinology and homeopathy. She will analyze your Vedic Astrological horoscope to determine your vulnerabilities to diseases and other medical ailments. Info: 949/335-5812, www.planetaryweather.com, www.doctorlarisa.com. 1100 Quail St. #207, Newport Beach 92660.

Bodywork / Massage REIKI HEALING INTRO NIGHTS with Jessica Miller in Santa Monica, Glendora, Pasadena, Glendale/La Crescenta area, $20 donation. Stress reduction and relaxation through Ki healing energy. Relaxed, casual atmosphere, questions welcomed. See me on YouTube! www. ReikiMastery.com. For info call 626/963-3533 or email jess@ReikiMastery.com. HAND REFLEXOLOGY: BEGINNING HANDSON WORKSHOP. Hand Reflexology is as effective as Foot Reflexology for relief of many internal health problems. Learn the latest knowledge and techniques from around the world. Classes conducted on the West Side. American Academy of Reflexology, state approved school. Bill Flocco, Director. Toll-free: 866/588-8885. ReflexologyEdu@aol.com. www.AmericanAcademyofReflexology.com. ACUPRESSURE THERAPY, stress relieving, available from Antoinette Rohner, 818/3783396. www.movingintopeace.com. EAR REFLEXOLOGY: BEGINNING HANDS-ON WORKSHOP. The ears are amazing for relief of pain and musculoskeletal problems. Learn the latest from China, France and USA. Classes conducted on the West Side. American Acade-

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(Garden continued from page 16) looking for the crossing branches to remove, determining which limbs will produce next year’s fruit, and opening the tree up so that the branches that remain are sound and have good access to light and air. In that place without time, there is a kind of bliss. Some people find this in their work. Sometimes it happens while I write, but not always. It could overtake any of us while kneading bread, surfing, repairing an engine. It could happen sitting in meditation, reading a story to a child, or while making love. Present time is here: our gift, our choice is to allow ourselves to experience it. These places where we come alive are talismans for us – places we can touch in to our own timeless essence. I believe these experiences teach us how to be present. They are so enjoyable we can’t help but come alive there. Recently I spent a week at a writer’s retreat located on a small island off the coast of Washington. There I was in a garden again – this time a northwest fir forest, with an under story of salmonberries and wild huckleberries. Native bunnies frolicked (and no rabbit herding was required). A cultivated garden had an abundance of ripe raspberries, and I had free reign to pick and eat as many as I wanted. The setting nurtured me in so many ways (nature, food, people, instruction, uninterrupted time) that it brought everything else into focus too. I returned home inspired to bring more uninterrupted time into my everyday life – for writing, for gardening, for my family – whatever is needed. That’s where time management again raises its head. Challenging as it is for me, facing and engaging that part of the time equation is something I need to do. It actually brings mindfulness to my troubles with time. By acknowledging that I am time-impaired, I become present to it. There really is no separation between the everyday life, and life in the garden.

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(Mindfulness continued from page 13) help people with depression and even schizophrenia feel safer, more protected, and secure. A third practice that nurtures the brain is the body scan, which is a way of experiencing sensations in the body moment-to-moment. At the brain level you are scanning the motor-sensory cortex of the brain while you are also strengthening areas in the prefrontal cortex that enable you to experience thoughts and sensations from a more neutral and non-judging point of view. This creates healthy space from negative views and stories that we tell ourselves and actually creates a more balanced narrative around difficult life events. What’s actually happening, in scientific terms, when someone’s more mindful? Well, there are a lot of new studies in this area, and we’re learning more each day. Some of the research that has been done in this area is recent thanks to the ability to watch brain activity while putting people in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machines. There are a lot of studies out there, but the ones conducted by Richard Davidson, Phd, have studied the Dalai Lama’s monks and those who have been taught mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques. Basically, he fund that there was a shift in brain activity from those areas of the brain that are active when people tend to feel depressed, anxious, discouraged, and unhappy (the amygdala and right prefrontal cortex) toward an area that is activated when people are feeling happy, optimistic, and encouraged (the right prefrontal cortex). It was once believed that people had a set “affective” tone, or a temperament that couldn’t really be changed in the long term. For example, you might win the lottery and be ridiculously happy for a while, but you would return to your previous affective set point. Or, something very tragic and sad might happen and your mood would plummet for a while, but eventually you would return to your typical level of happiness. Davidson’s work shows that learning mindfulness-based skills can produce greater brain activity in the left prefrontal cortex and make people happier over the long term. This is really turning old ideas upside down. Other studies seem to indicate that mindfulness gets the brain operating at a higher functional level, but it’s still early in the research. You talk a lot about stress in your book. Why should I worry about stress? Did you know that the stress hormone

cortisol is the biological signature of having a bad stress day? If you go to bed lonely, for example, you will have higher levels of cortisol in the morning when you wake up because your body is preparing itself for a stressful day. Long term stress literally changes your body chemistry and chronic stress actually puts the brakes on your immune system by lowering the natural killer (NK) cells in your body that fight viruses and some kinds of tumors, as well as reducing the T cell count in the body. In addition, when cortisol floods the brain and body during chronic stress it reduces

Mindfulness leads to acceptance, openness, and flexibility of thought. your learning ability because it kills cells in the brain’s hippocampus where new memories are formed. Stress also makes memory retrieval difficult and is why people often blank out when under stress. When you consider that even three days of not getting enough sleep can produce a chronic stress state, it shows how vulnerable we all are to the damage caused by stress. How can being more mindful help my relationship with a wife, husband, child, or even my boss? Being mindful can help you avoid typical negative behaviors that harm relationships. With mindfulness, you learn to be present with your feelings, rather than just react to them. You can learn how to appreciate and nourish loving relationships in your life. Mindfulness can reduce the impulsivity that can create friction in the workplace. I worked with one person who lost his job because of anger and who used mindfulness to help him speak in a more mindful, reflective, and appropriate way. Once you learn how to speak in a mindful way, you will be less likely to stick your foot in your mouth. Or, at least you will know when you are about to. Is there a connection between mindfulness and creativity? Mindfulness can be thought of as being curious and flexible. When we are curious

we look at things in great detail, and we are free to make connections in ways that the rational mind might not otherwise make. One good way to get in touch with creativity is to calm the mind, to let go of the “problem” and let the mind get creative on its own. You say mindfulness can help with obesity and appetite. What do you mean by that? Stress is implicated in obesity and hunger because the stress response is telling your body that you are in a survival state, which causes the metabolism to slow down and appetite to increase. The protein and stress hormone Neuropeptide Y makes this happen. There are also numerous cravings for certain foods, such as fats and sugars, that are produced by the stress response. So long as we are stressed, there is a reason for these cravings. Fat stored around the stomach, for example, helps clear out the stress hormone cortisol from the blood. That’s why if you want to manage your foods, you need to manage your stress. What the easiest way to get more mindful in 10 seconds? Press your hands together and feel the warmth in your palms. Notice the tension that travels from your hands and wrists up the elbows and shoulders. You are now in the present moment. Can anyone learn mindfulness? What age works best? Fortunately anyone can learn to be mindful. There’s no age at which we can’t learn mindfulness and appreciate how it enriches our lives. I think it’s great from five to one hundred and five. You are a former Buddhist monk and now a practicing psychotherapist. In your book you allude to helping patients with mindfulness. Is mindfulness now a clinical intervention in psychotherapy and if so, why? Mindfulness is probably one of the newest areas for psychotherapists in terms of research and therapy. Not that mindfulness is new! It’s part of the practice of Buddhist psychology that goes back 2,500 years and is considered a key element for bringing emotional peace. In traditional Buddhism, mindfulness is considered a path to enlightenment. The reason it is being embraced in the field of psychology today is two-fold. The first reason is that mindfulness is a powerful tool for emotional regulation and for nurturing positive

emotions. We live in a chaotic and unpredictable world that can churn our emotions in all directions and leaving us feeling off balance. So mindfulness helps deal with what is pervasive 21st century stress—stress that is the root cause of much anxiety and depression. The second reason is that mindfulness leads to acceptance, openness, and flexibility of thought. This means that when we’re stuck, mindfulness can help get us moving again because it helps us know that acceptance is a positive outcome to any difficult situation—whether that may be a loss, an illness, or a financial struggle. So, if we can center our emotions and find acceptance we are in a much better place than if we are resisting whatever is happening to us. So mindfulness isn’t about escaping what is painful, but being present with life in an entirely new, healthy, and spacious way. There are a lot of mindfulness books out there. What’s different about The Mindfulness Code? If I had to point to three things, I’d say that first of all, this book explains a lot of the brain science behind mindfulness. In this sense, it is a very hopeful because it shows that no matter how stuck you are, you can rewire your brain and life for happiness. Secondly, this book really integrates mindfulness into your life rather than making it something that takes up more of your time. Thirdly, this book is unique by bringing the aspect of relationships into mindfulness—so that you can experience and build relationships with more joy and awareness. Donald Altman is the author of The Mindfulness Code and Meal by Meal. He is an adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark College Graduate School, teaches at Portland State University, and conducts mindful living and eating workshops nationally. A member of the Dzogchen Foundation and the Burma Buddhist Monastery Association, he lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit him online at www.mindfulnesscode.com. Interview based on the book The Mindfulness Code© 2010 by Donald Altman. Printed with permission of New World Library, Novato, CA. www.newworldlibrary.com

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(Kombucha continued from page 9) SH: And that sounds like a tricky process because, as you’ve stated, kombucha is a living thing, and not easy to standardize for the very same reasons — it’s raw, living qualities — that make it healthy. For some of us this is very frustrating. GT: Some of our retailers are anxious to know when we will be back on the shelves; they are also frustrated, like, what’s taking so long? But, to make a special, live product takes time. Now, to make this kind of controlled kombucha is even harder because, being alive and natural, it has never been controlled by man. SH: Now I understand why so many people make it in their own homes. GT, I’d like to ask you about some of the rumors currently circulating. You know the one about a certain female celebrity who loves kombucha? GT: Of course. That’s a case of a situation being totally blown out of proportion. The celeb in question has been drinking our product for years. Because of her current situation, people were scrutinizing her closely. About two weeks before our situation with WF occurred, this person had an issue of her own occur and people tried — wrongly — to put the two things together; the rumors of high levels of alcohol in our beverage; our product being removed from the shelves, and her situation. The rumor stated she had been drinking kombucha for the alcohol, but she has since gone on record to make it very clear the beverage did not cause any problems — faulty technology was to blame — and that rumors connecting the incident to GT’s Synergy products were unfounded.

and know it all — we now find ourselves in a somewhat compromising position. SH: Are people going to have to be at least 21 in order to drink kombucha? There’s going to be an awfully lot of disappointed teens if that’s the case, not to mention all the athletes who drink it. GT: We sure hope not. We want to make this available to everyone. SH: And, where is your kombucha distributed? GT: It’s just in the United States, for now. We don’t want to spread ourselves too thin and compromise the quality. Distribution has been suspended throughout the USA, as a precaution. SH: That pretty much answers my questions. Is there anything else you would really like our readers to know? GT: We always want our fans to understand just how important their support is to us. We know that many people drink kombucha for genuine health reasons. My heart goes out to these people. It’s not the finances involved, and it’s not the rumors — it’s that people who really seem to feel they have benefited from this product, can’t get it.

We are working to get it back on the shelves, but not at the risk of compromising quality or the product’s integrity.

SH: If I was a competitor, I would be thrilled to know you were out of the game for awhile. And now, I notice new products on the shelves that seem to have come in overnight and taken your place. I don’t know if that’s a coincidence or not. GT: Well, I know there was a lot of finger-pointing and whispering. I do want to say, since this has happened, we have gotten literally thousands of emails a day. Not a single one has come from someone complaining or having a problem with the product. SH: That’s great. Well, let’s cut to the chase. What is the situation at this time, and how soon can we expect to see it back on the shelves? And, is there anywhere you are still distributing it? GT:Some stores still have product left over from prior inventory, but we have not re-launched it. We want to make sure first that it’s not only compliant, but is also something we can believe in and stand behind. So, we are working to get it back on the shelves, but not at the risk of compromising quality or the product’s integrity. SH: As one of the people anxiously awaiting the return of GT’s Kombucha, what’s your time-frame look like? GT: It will definitely happen sometime this summer; we hope in the next few weeks. There’s a lot of red tape because we’re in a situation where there’s not a lot of people who understand what we are doing, or examples of past stuff to compare it to, we’re in a very slow process. And because of the category we’re in — we’re expected to be the best

SH: It feels like there’s a change in paradigms about health taking place these days. It’s like two streams of thought, with new ideas and old restrictions that, in some cases, seem no longer relevant to some of us. I sense you are trying to provide something healthy and living and organic, and at the same time, you are having to deal with some restrictions based on standardized products that are keeping something a lot of us need and want from the marketplace. I want to wish you the best, and I will be looking forward to tasting my GT Dave’s Gingerade Kombucha again, very soon, hopefully. GT: Thank you, And, just so your readers know, my name is GT Dave and I’m the President and CEO of Millenium Products. SH: Thank you for your time, GT; and thank you for your wonderful kombucha products.

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