2013
12th - 15th DECEMBE R BYRON BAY SPORTS & CULTURAL COMPLEX
W E A R E T H E ONE THURSDAY 12th December
TICKET PRICES
EVOLUTIONARY ROOM
VISIONARY TENT
FULL FESTIVAL PASS Adv. $260 / door $300
2-day pass includes all presentations and evening concerts.
10am - 12 noon
Soma Yoga with Nirupa Hoffman
1-day pass includes all presentations and evening concert.
LUNCH BREAK
$130
$130
Balinese Mask Dance 2 - 3.30pm
* SUNDAY ONLY * FAMILY DAY DISCOUNT TICKET $ 60
Tribal Belly Dance with Lakita
4 - 5.15pm
5.30 - 7pm
UPLIFT ZIKR - w’ Ora & Ihab Balha, Guru Singh, Gil Ron Shama 12 - 1pm
LUNCH BREAK Village Stage: SOULMAN O’GAIA 1 - 2pm
Penny Caldicott: “Invitation to Health” 2.30-3.45pm
Chocolate Yoga
EVENING CONCERTS THURSDAY ONLY FRIDAY ONLY SATURDAY ONLY
Marc Cohen: “True Wellness” 12 - 1.15pm
1.15 - 2pm
1-day pass includes all presentations and evening concert.
Family pass for 1 adult and kids under 16 - includes night show on Sunday 15th.
Anita Moorjani: “Dying to be Me” 9.30 - 11am
WE ARE THE ONE Setting the intention with all guest presenters.
12 - 1.15pm
1-day pass includes all presentations and evening concert.
Live Video Link Barbara Marx Hubbard 9 - 9.30am
9 - 10am
$130
SATURDAY ONLY PASS
MC’s Amir Paiss & Luka Lesson & special guests
MC’s Chip Richards & Amir Paiss & special guests
Welcome to country
SATURDAY & SUNDAY PASS Adv. $ 150 / door $ 190
FRIDAY ONLY PASS
FRIDAY 13th December UPLIFT STAGE
UPLIFT STAGE
VISIONARY TENT
EVOLUTIONARY ROOM
Morning Chant session with Pujya Swamiji 8 - 9am
4-day full festival pass, includes all daytime presentations, workshops and panels, plus all evening concerts.
THURS DAY ONLY PASS
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Sharad Paul: “Skin: A Biography” 4 - 5pm Helena Norberg-Hodge: “The Econimics of Happiness” 5.15 - 6.30pm
Vandana Shiva: “Sustainability & Social Justice” 2 - 3.30pm Satish Kumar: “Spiritual Ecology” 3.30 - 4.30pm SPONTANEOUS EVOLUTION PANEL: Led by Dr Patch Adams 4.30 - 6pm
DINNER BREAK Village Stage: MURRAY KYLE 6 - 7.15pm
SPONTANEOUS EVOLUTION SESSIONS: The ultimate expression of the UPLIFT vision is to create a dynamic space of fresh collaboration, where the unique gifts, wisdom and skills of each individual can weave into the collective and be revealed in ways that are beyond what any of us could imagine or achieve on our own. As one of the most unique elements of the UPLIFT experience, SPONTANEOUS EVOLUTION SESSIONS bring together diverse speakers in organic forums to explore key themes with the live and global audience - offering a space for unexpected discovery and the birth of new projects, initiatives and possibilities to emerge. While UPLIFT keynote presentations give us windows into the extraordinary work of each speaker, SPONTANEOUS EVOLUTION SESSIONS provide a doorway into a whole new realm of conscious collaboration and co-creativity - where presenters and participants have the gift of coming together to explore what greater possibilities emerge when we unify our visions and intent for the good of all. Join us for SPONTANEOUS EVOLUTION SESSIONS throughout the UPLIFT festival weekend and bring your voice and vision to the birth of new possibilities for humanity and our living Earth.
KERRIANNE COX 7.15 - 8.15pm
THE NOMADIC BAND with special guests Udi Ben Knaan and Gil Ron Shama 8.45 - 10pm
TICKET SALES
Tickets are on sale on-line at www.upliftfestival.com and at the following local outlets: BYRON BAY Byron Medicine Wheel 84 Jonson St, Byron Bay Ph: 02 6685 8366 MULLUMBIMBY Santos Organics 51 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby, Ph: 02 6684 3773 BANGALOW Barebones Artspace 44 Byron St Bangalow Ph: 02 6687 1393
International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. Featuring: G’Ma Agnes Baker Pilgrim, G’ma Rita Blumenstein and Jyoti Prevatt 2 - 3pm Kirk Nugent & Ee’da 3- 3.30pm SPONTANEOUS EVOLUTION PANEL: Personal Wellness, with Sharad Paul, Christy Garner and Marc Cohen (20 min each then open discussion) 3.30 - 5.30pm Closing circle 5.30 - 6pm DINNER BREAK Village Stage: MANTRA RAY 6 - 7pm
TRIKAYA 9.15 - 10.15pm change over
SARITAH 10.30 - 11.30pm
Arne Rubenstien: “Rites of Passage” 10.30 - 11.45am
African Dance 10 -11.30am
Dialogue: “Food for Thought” Janella Purcell, The producers of “Food Matters”, Rachel Parent, Jeff Smith 12-1.15pm
with Ora & Ihab Balha 12 - 1.30pm
LUNCH BREAK
LUNCH BREAK
1.30 - 2.30pm
1.30 - 2.30pm
Eben Alexander and Karen Newell: “Sacred Acoustics” 2.30 - 4.15pm
Turiya Hanover : “Alechemy of Meditation and Transformation” 2.30 - 4pm
Chip Richards: “Becoming the Hero of your own life story” 4.30 - 5.30pm
Yoga with Rachel Zinman 4 - 5.30pm
Barbara Wiseman: “Sustainable solutions to cleaning ocean oil spills” 5.30 - 6.45pm
DINNER BREAK 5.30-8pm
ISA AND JOEALEN (heart song intro) 7 - 7.15pm
change over
change over
YOUTH TICKET - 12 -18yrs old $30.00 per day
LUNCH BREAK Village Stage: JAALEEKAAY 12. 30 - 2pm
DEVA PREMAL & MITEN 7.15 - 8.45pm
change over
$40 $40 $40
SPONTANEOUS EVOLUTION PANEL: Led by Anita Moorjani 11 - 12.30pm
Yoga with Guru Singh 9 - 10.15am
Conscious Cinema Sessions: 8 - 11.15pm FRACTURED COUNTRY + Q & A with 8 - 9pm OCCUPY LOVE plus Q&A with 9.15pm - 11.15pm
UNIFIED FIELD: w’ Dream Drone, Avishai Barnatan’s Soundshower & Healing Hertz Gongs 10.45 - 11.45pm
GYUTO MONKS OF TIBET JOIN THEM AT THE GYUTO GOMPA TENT 9am to 8pm daily Unique masters of the tantric arts, the Dalai Lama’s Gyuto Monks from Dharamsala, India provide an unforgettable glimpse into their 600 year old tradition. During the festival the monks will create a 2m diameter Sand Mandala of Yamantaka – Protector of Life and Conqueror of our Fear of Death. A fierce deity, Yamantaka is a metaphor for our fear and terror around dying. When the dying process is examined, fear disappears, releasing the freedom to live. Led by 76 year old Gyuto elder, Gen Lama Thupten Phuntsok, the group of six monks are tantric masters holding the pure transmissions of the tantric arts including the art of the sand mandala, butter sculpture, harmonic chanting and ritual ceremony.
Thursday 12th december ..................................................................................................... 9am: Blessing the Space and Drawing of the Blueprint of the Mandala. 11am:
Friday 13th, Sat 14th, Sunday 15th december .................................................................................................... 9am - 9.30am: Phowa Uplift Chant: A spiritual technique to lift our consciousness into a higher state of being. 10am -8pm: Ongoing Mandala Creation 12pm-1pm: ‘Dying to Live’ Meditation Series: Friday: Om-Body Saturday: Ah-Mind Sunday: Hum-Spirit 2pm-3pm: Nuclear Wisdom Talk Series: Friday: Atoms as Thought Saturday: Taming Competition Sunday: Transference of Consciousness 4pm-5pm: Ritual Change Ceremonies: Friday: Karma Burning Saturday: Jab Khru Healing Sunday: 6pm-6.30pm: Evening Completion Chant: 7pm - 8pm: Mo Readings: Using ancient texts, dice and chants, Lama Thupten Phuntsok answers individual questions about life.
UPLIFT FAMILY DAY SUNDAY 15TH DEC As a thank you to our amazing community UPLIFT is offering FAMILY DAY discount tickets for Sunday 15th Dec. Ticket price of $60 gains all day & night entry for one adult and kids/youth under 16 yrs. Sunday is our youth and family focussed day which will incude the launch of GAYA ( Global Alliance of Youth in Action) and culminate in “Celebrating the One”, a collaborative concert featuring members of Nomadic, Delhi 2 Dublin, Jaaleekaay and other incredible artists from the festival. We hope to see you there!
26 December 10, 2013 The Byron Shire Echo
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