* MAY 2011 FINAL.indd - Whole Person Calendar of Events

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Sunday, May 1, 7–9 p.m.
Streamed live from Unarius
PREREGISTRATION
– FUTURE EVENTS –
JOIN US FOR THE “BIG BEAR” EXPERIENCE,
June 10-12, a spiritual retreat featuring Terry
Cole Whittaker. Enjoy the beautiful mountain air
while filling your heart and soul with love. Presented
by Bear Valley Center for Spiritual Enrichment.
Featuring: Friday night sunset jazz
cruise; all day Saturday with Terry Cole Whittaker;
Saturday night concert with Nancy Walker;
and Sunday service at the top of Snow Summit
with Terry Cole Whittaker. For reservations
and information visit www.BVCE.org or call
Lorraine Taylor, 909/866-8081, email Lorraine
@inspirationsatbigbear.com.
THE AESTHETIC IMAGINATION: Ground &
Grounds, preregister for this July 22-24 workshop.
This workshop offers an introduction to
depth psychologist James Hillman’s understanding
of the “poetic basis of mind” and
phenomenological philosopher Martin Heidegger’s
notion of “poetic dwelling” interwoven
with leisurely but structured tours of the gardens
at Pacifica Graduate Institute’s campuses.
Please visit the Public Programs page at
www.pacifica.edu for information about pricing,
registration and accommodations. Or call
805/969-3626, ext. 103.
HARNESSING THE POWER OF EFFORTLESS
CREATION, Keys for Unlocking Your Innate
Creative Power. Awaken your deepest heart intelligence
and creative potential and step into
effortless divine creation. Dr. Pillai will teach
keys to joyful, effortless creation and how to
manifest a desired effect without a cause. Dr.
Pillai is a highly acclaimed spiritual teacher and
scholar-mystic from Southern India. May 21, 1-
5 pm at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport, 5711 W.
Century Blvd, LA 90045. (Also May 14 in San
Diego and Town & Country Resort.) Register at:
www.pillaicenter.com/events/seminars. $55
preregistered, $75 at door. Info: www.pillaicenter.com.
PREREGISTER: UPLEDGER’S INTRODUC-
TION TO CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, to be offered
June 20-21. Learn core concepts and effective
hands-on techniques from the leading
provider of CranioSacral Therapy training. No
experience necessary. 12 CEUs for MT, RN, OT,
Lac, DCs. 9 am-5 pm, $275 using code WPC.
At Crystal Fantasy Enlightenment Center, Palm
Springs. Information: Upledger Institute, www.
upledger.com, 310/376-0113, karen.axelrod@gmail.com,
www.karenaxelrod.com.
CHANNELED Q&A WITH TORAH and Global
Healing Meditation. Torah is an unconditionally
loving Consciousness channeled by Shawn
Randall. Event will take place on June 26. For
reservations and information, call 310/335-
9995. Or contact Shawn Randall, 818/888-
2020, www.shawnrandall.com, email torahandshawn@aol.com.
KARMA YOGA–SERVICE EXCHANGE. Experience
life at Sunburst’s intentional community.
Participate in projects, group meditations, and
enriching classes in spiritual practice and conscious
living. July 18-31 or Sept. 2-16. For details:
Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary
for conscious living, 40 miles north of
Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, www.Sunburst-
Online.org.
‘BEYOND SELF’ TRAINING PROGRAM, 7-9
pm. Now enrolling for our next section of The
Bodhi Center’s ‘Beyond Self’ Training Program,
a 13-week Course in Consciousness. Registration
required. Call or visit the website for more
info. The Bodhi Center, 310/497-1899, www.the-
BODHIcenter.net.
AWAKEN THE LIGHT WITHIN, July 28-31. Learn
Kriya Yoga Meditation, discover a pathway to
your own direct experience of the Divine. Explore
conscious practices to ground your inner
experience into daily life. Sunburst Sanctuary, a
community sanctuary for conscious living, 40
miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528,
www.SunburstOnline.org.
TAO I HEALING & REJUVENATION RETREAT,
with Master Zhi Gang Sha, to be held June 19-
25. Learn profound ancient Tao secrets and
powerful Tao practices to reach the health and
purity of a baby, based on Master Sha’s 2 bestsellers,
Tao I and Tao II. 10 am-7 pm, optional
evening sessions. $350 before May 25, $700
thereafter. The Wigwam, 300 E. Wigwam Blvd,
Litchfield Park, AZ 85340. Info and registration:
Hannah Stevens, 520/990-3035, Hannah-
3396815@gmail.com, or CustomerService@
DrSha.com, www.DrSha.com, 888/339-6815.
TOUCHING “IS-NESS”: A CONTEMPLATIVE
WEEKEND, June 17-19. In a mostly silent retreat
you will explore how Mindfulness Meditation
and time with Nature can synergistically help
you. You will work with Mindfulness, Metta, and
Mind-Like-Sky Meditation, and with naturebased
meditative practices inspired by Celtic
and other indigenous cosmologies. 12 CEUs
for MFT and LCSW. Led by Michael Kearney,
MD, FRCPI and Radhule Weininger, MD, PhD.
Friday 7:30 pm-Sunday 1 pm. $335 residential
fee, $235 commuter. La Casa de Maria Retreat
and Conference Center, 800 El Bosque Road,
Santa Barbara 93108, 805/969-5031. Visit
www.lacasademaria.org.
PREREGISTER FOR SELACIA’S WESAK MEDI-
TATION CHANNELING EVENT on May 14 with
The Council of 12. An evening of personal and
planetary healing. Join with others on site in
Santa Monica and around the world calling in
for the teleclass portion of this annual event.
Offered by Selacia, author, intuitive healer,
channel for The Council of 12, and guide to others
on the path of spiritual awakening. $40 prepaid
at website: www.selacia.com. Info:
310/915-2884, selacia@selacia.com.
SAVE THE DATE! THE IMAGINE CENTER’S
SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT & WELLNESS FAIR.
June 25, 10 am-5 pm under canopy in rear of
18635 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356. 10-minute
readings, live yoga session by Yogaworks, face
painting for kids, handwriting analysis by Hypnosis
Motivation Institute, guest author Susann
Taylor Shier, hourly discounts on retail merchandise,
raffle and much more. Call 818/345-
1100 for more info.
NEW CLEARSIGHT CLAIRVOYANT PROGRAM
is open for enrollment. This program is an intensive
voyage of self-discovery, self-empowerment
and self-awareness, in which you learn to
use your own life-force energy to create the life
you want. Info: Clearsight, 310/395-1170. Visit
www.clearsightaura.com, email clearsightaura@gmail.com.
See our back cover ad in this
issue.
HOMECOMING: INHABITING THE DOMAIN
OF OUR SOULS, July 8-10. Using the metaphor
of the “House of the Soul,” we will explore various
rooms, each imbued with unique aspects
and capacities we can call upon in our everyday
lives. Through experiential exercises, guided
meditation and reflective journaling, we will harness
our ability to bless, witness heal, transform
regenerate and create greater wholeness.
With Katherine Collis, a leader in the field of
spiritual education and human development.
Friday 7:30 pm to Sunday 1 pm. Residential