The Whole Person Calendar of Events
PO Box 2667
Santa Barbara, CA 93120
800-962-0338
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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, http://www.thebodhicenter.net.
BLESSING DOLL TRANSFORMATION ART RETREAT, July 29-Aug. 1, Aug. 26-29, and Sept. 25. In this 10-day intensive workshop, we draw on our own deep imaginal forces to create 12-inch talisman Blessing Dolls with the aid of renowned artist, doll maker, therapist, Cassandra Light, author of The Way of the Doll. Let your inner dreams, your personal myths, guide you in the creation of your Blessing Doll. 6-9 pm on Thursdays, 10-6 on Friday and Saturday, and 10 am-2 pm on Sunday. At Akashic Bookshop & Center, 1414 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks 91362, 805/495-5824. http://www.akashicbookshopandcenter.com.
AWAKEN THE LIGHT WITHIN, learn Kriya Yoga Meditation, July 29-Aug. 1. Discover a pathway to your own direct experience of the Divine. Explore conscious practices to ground your inner experience into daily life. Call for reservations and suggested donations. Sunburst Sanctuary, a community sanctuary for conscious living, 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, 805/736-6528, http://www.SunburstOnline.org.
BEING PSYCHIC, author Margaret Mary Fitzgerald presents this workshop, 7:30-9:30 pm, $7. Info and RSVP: 213/880-2119, http://www.ThePathoftheHeart.com. She will share her experiences of living as a psychic being in our modern culture. How does one live with psychic talent? How does one deal with friends when you see things you cannot share? She will also give select readings as time allows. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood 90069, 310/659-1733. http://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. http://www.encinocommunitychurch.org.
UNITY WEST'S THURSDAY PRAYER AND SHARE 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. 7-8 pm, all welcome, love offering basis. (Please note: No meetings will be held in August; we will be taking a summer hiatus and resume again Sept. 9.) 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, http://www.unitywestchurch.org.
