Omega Institute 2018 Catalog

WORKSHOPS RETREATS CONFERENCES ONLINE LEARNING GETAWAYS

OMEGA

2018

CONTENTS 3 Membership 4 R&R Getaway Retreats 6 Sample Schedule 6 Meals at Omega 8 Workshops 11 Yoga Service 13 Veterans, Trauma & Resilience 15 Yoga Therapy 24 University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Mindfulness 42 Arts Week 46 Omega Center for Sustainable Living 50 Retreat Week 59 Mindfulness 64 Family Week 116 Omega Women’s Leadership Center 122 Wisdom at Work 125 All-Inclusive Stay 128 Continuing Education Credits 130 Scholarships, Tiered Pricing & Tuition Discounts 132 Omega New York City & Chicago 134 Teacher Index 136 Staff, Service & Support

OMEGA Supporting Organizations

We thank the following organizations for significant support of the Omega Institute:

H EN RY L . KIM ELMAN FAM ILY FO U N DATIO N

DAN IEL W. DIE TRICH II FO U N DATIO N

More than simply a place, Omega is a global community that awakens the best in the human spirit and cultivates the extraordinary potential that exists in us all.

2018 “I hope you’ll join us in person or online as part of a growing community working to awaken the best in the human spirit.”

DEAR FRIENDS, More than ever before, I’m feeling the need to show up personally, professionally, and civically in new and more impactful ways. And having recently completed work on Omega’s strategic plan, I’m feeling energized to do it.

Visioning Omega’s path over the next five years required gathering input far and wide—from our participants, teachers, board, staff, and thought-leaders across fields—so we could position ourselves to respond in creative and effective ways to an ever-shifting world. In the process, Omega has committed to enriching the learning experiences we offer and scaling up our engagement as a global force for change.

And at the heart of that commitment is membership.

Omega membership is an opportunity to keep learning and keep in touch year round, while helping to do some good in the world. We’re aiming to bring members all that we’ve discovered from the extraordinary people we’ve met along the way. We’re offering inspired learning experiences, demonstrating what we teach, and sharing emerging solutions.

Omega will continue to offer more than 380 programs a year featuring outstanding teachers on our campus in Rhinebeck, New York, while also adding exciting online learning opportunities.

As we step forward, bringing inspiration, hope, and wisdom to bear on the challenges ahead, I hope you’ll join us in person or online as part of a growing community working to awaken the best in the human spirit.

See you soon,

Robert “Skip” Backus Chief Executive Officer

To read our Strategic Plan visit eOmega.org/strategy.

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UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL. HELP CHANGE THE WORLD. Introducing

OMEGA MEMBERSHIP

Learn, connect, and get inspired while helping Omega advance meaningful change in the world. All it takes is $10 a month.

Unlimited Access to Wisdom & Inspiration n n n

Online access to articles, videos, talks, and 40 years of wisdom from our archive Ability to save your favorite resources to your personal library Insights from others seeking a more fulfilling life

Discounts & More n n n n

Tuition discounts on most programs (see course descriptions for details) Savings at the Omega Wellness Center, Store, and CafĂŠ Early notification of popular workshops that may sell out One free online course each year

Do Some Good

Your gift makes it possible for Omega to sustain our nonprofit work and expand our global impact.

Membership gifts: n Help support Omega scholarships n Fuel our community outreach to boost collective impact n Support retreat grants for nonprofits 800.944.1001 eOmega.org

To become a member visit eOmega.org/membership or call 800.944.1001.

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NEED TO UNPLUG AND UNWIND? Book a Rest & Rejuvenation Getaway Retreat and enjoy: n n n n n n

Freedom and flexibility to do as little or as much as you like Yoga, tai chi, and meditation classes Connection with nature Special R&R classes Mostly vegetarian meals Evening events and sampler workshops

Sound good? It gets better.

R&R Getaway Retreats are just $25/day weekdays and $38/day weekends, plus accommodations and meals (2-night minimum stay, see p. 125).

Book Now Call 800.944.1001 or visit eOmega.org/rest.

FEEL GOOD AGAIN Are you in need of some pampering?

Choose from more than 45 services at the Omega Wellness Center, including massage therapies, facials, energy work, wellness sessions, and much more.

Can’t decide?

Our reservations staff will help you find the perfect treatment.

Make Your Reservation Today Call 800.954.0082 or visit eOmega.org/feelgood.

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Visit eOmega.org/rest

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

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A TYPICAL DAY AT OMEGA 7:00–8:00 a.m.

Daily Open Classes in meditation, yoga, or tai chi

12:15–1:00 p.m.

Daily Open Class in movement

9:00 a.m.–noon Workshop

7:00–8:45 a.m.

Breakfast

noon–2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:30–5:00 p.m.

Workshop or free time

“Omega is surrounded by the bounty of the Hudson Valley, which provides a tremendous platform to teach and nourish from our own backyard.

There is nothing better than eating what you grow.”

—Malcom Sanz, Executive Chef

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MALCOM SANZ

MICHEL NISCHAN

5:30–6:15 p.m.

Daily Open Class in movement

noon–10:30 p.m.

Visit the Omega Store

6:00–7:15 p.m.

Dinner

5:30–6:30 p.m.

Daily Open Classes in yoga or meditation

8:00 p.m.

Evening events

9:00 a.m.–9:30 p.m.

Enjoy an Omega Wellness Center service

2018 WORKSHOPS Read on for a chronological listing of all our programs.

Or, find the teacher you’re looking for in the Teacher Index on page 134.

GATHER AROUND THE TABLE At Omega, delicious farm-to-table meals bring you together with other participants, providing warmth, nourishment, and a sense of community.

What can you expect? Local, mostly organic, sustainable, nutrient-dense, and plant-based meals.

The meals we serve are prepared by a dedicated team of chefs, cooks, and servers—all guided by dining consultant Michel Nischan, three-time James Beard Award-winning chef and food equity advocate, and Malcom Sanz, Omega’s executive chef.

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May

Nurture your practice year round.

Become a member.

(See page 3)

MAY 2-6

MAY 2-28

VIBRANT LIFE ACTIVATION Daniel Aaron and Guest Teachers

Course 0804-380/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, MI, CE

There’s life as you know it. And there’s life as you know in your heart it could be. What if you had the power to shape every aspect of your life into full alignment with your soul’s highest vision? Imagine each area of your life and all that is important for you, brought to a breakthrough level of wholeness, pleasure, and fulfillment.

In this 4-day workshop, Daniel Aaron and his team guide you through a combination of discourse, individual coaching, exercises, humor, movement, and love. You gain a deep understanding of who you are, the mechanisms of your ego (your patterns), and how you create your own reality for the rest of your life. This level of self knowledge opens the possibility for having all the love, happiness, and ability to express yourself freely that is your birthright.

You also: • • • •

Gain abundant energy Renew your sense of purpose and direction Develop the ability to motivate yourself anytime Explore new, empowering beliefs to replace old ones that have undermined your success • Build a powerful relationship with fear in which you become the boss of your own life • Experience a dynamic increase in personal power and authority • Improve your teaching and leadership abilities The Vibrant Life Activation stands alone as a complete and powerful experience, and it serves as the launch into the Vibrant Life Yoga Teacher Training.

This workshop starts Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. and ends Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

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VIBRANT LIFE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Daniel Aaron and Guest Teachers

Course 0826-379/Tuition $5,370 ($5,270 Members) SS, MI, CE

Are you ready to radically and positively alter your life and your mastery of yoga?

This Vibrant Living Yoga Teacher Training, led by Daniel Aaron, founder of the Radiantly Alive Yoga Studio in Bali, brings a new level to the skills of teaching yoga— moving bodies and touching souls.

Through a rich and intentionally designed curriculum taught by world-class faculty who have been leaders in their specialties for decades, your path to joyful transformation is supported in every possible way.

Daily you engage in meditation and pranayama (breathing) practice, followed by a vinyasa asana (postures) class, exploring yogic techniques to calm the mind, increase energy levels, and awaken your spiritual essence. You also study asana, including anatomy, alignment, sequencing, flow, injury prevention, facilitation, and presentation methodology.

Together we apply ancient concepts to modern classrooms by exploring a variety of lineages and understanding the origins of yoga and traditional yogic philosophy.

You refine your understanding of the intimacy that deepens all relationships and

DANIEL AARON

a meaningful connection and congruence with your own unique and beautiful soul.

You also learn to: • Move past limitations and fears within yourself so that your inner self radiates out to your students • Gain a deep understanding of yourself, become more confident, and be truly present with whatever arises • Improve your leadership abilities, find your teaching voice, and become clearer in your communication with others You return home with the insight, experience, and confidence needed to teach students through your own deep love of self and the world.

This training will benefit those who have been teaching and want to go deeper and improve their teaching skills, as well as beginners with a willingness to learn and transform.

Information on required reading and writing assignments and the special schedule will be provided upon registration.

Daniel Aaron is a teacher, writer, coach, and founder of the Radiantly Alive Yoga studio in Ubud, Bali. danielaaron.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

MAY 4-6

LOVING WHAT IS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

MAY 4-6

The Work of Byron Katie

RECONNECT TO DIVINE ENERGY

Course 0902-299/Tuition $450 ($405 Members)

Discover Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Transformation Rob Wergin Course 0902-372/Tuition $315 ($285 Members)

ROB WERGIN

Each of us retains the energy of our lineage, past lives, and life experiences.

Unless those experiences emerged from love, they often cause energetic stagnation in the mind and body. These blockages lead to disease, dysfunction, distress, disconnection, or despair in our lives. When we reconnect to divine energy, our mind and body are filled with pure love and light—balance is restored, blockages and stagnation are released, old wounds are healed, and many aspects of life are transformed.

During this weekend with Rob Wergin, we experience multiple hands-on healing experiences and divine light transmissions to clear old patterns, experiences, and beliefs. This process releases physical, mental, and emotional discomfort, as well as pain, and once again we connect with our true expression.

Additionally, through lectures, discussions, and shared explorations, we restore and maintain a joyful healing connection with the divine which allows us to continue our journey of reconnection and wellness. We return home with a renewed connection to divine energy and a healthy, vibrant body, mind, and spirit.

Rob Wergin is a clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient who leads transformational sessions throughout the United States. robwergin.com

For almost a decade, Byron Katie suffered from constant thoughts of suicide. Then one morning in 1986, she experienced a life-changing realization.

“In that instant of BYRON KATIE no-time,” she says, “I discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, but that when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being.”

From this realization came The Work, an astonishingly simple process, accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, that requires nothing more than a pen and paper, and an open mind. The Work is a way of identifying and questioning the thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world. As Katie guides you with her humor and lovingly incisive clarity, you will find that your stressful beliefs begin to radically shift.

Experience the freedom of undoing whatever makes you unhappy, and allow your mind to return to its true, awakened, peaceful, creative nature.

This workshop is also appropriate for professional counselors and life coaches who wish to use the information and techniques in their practice.

Byron Katie has introduced The Work to millions of people worldwide.

She is author of Loving What Is and A Mind at Home With Itself. thework.com

MAY 4-6

MAY 4-6

THE WAYFINDER EXPERIENCE

THE WAYFINDER EXPERIENCE A Role-Playing Adventure for Teens For teens ages 12-17

A Role-Playing Adventure for Grown-Ups

Course 0902-535/Tuition $310 DA, SS, MI, LE

Course 0902-534/Tuition $310 ($280 Members) DA, SS, MI

The Wayfinder Experience combines sports with play, rugged adventure with imaginative role-playing, and problem solving with creative expression. During this journey, you are given the opportunity to cooperatively play, dance, act, and choose for yourself what to do when faced with the unexpected. It is an experience that helps you overcome fears, challenge your skills, and develop a healthy self-image.

This role-playing adventure is recommended for teens who have never participated in a Wayfinder Experience before. You are introduced to the art of sword play, magic systems, and story and character workshops, as well as elements of theater and play.

Teens must be chaperoned. Chaperones may choose any workshop this weekend or an R&R Getaway Retreat. This workshop is also offered in July (see page 67).

Melissa Bowe, cofounder of the Wayfinder Experience teen summer camp, is a public interest lawyer, professor, and community organizer. wayfinderexperience.com The Wayfinder Experience Staff runs summer camps, school programs, and workshops for teens and adults. wayfinderexperience.com

Now, imagine yourself within this world—a hero of legend!

You have entered the Wayfinder Experience.

Using improvisational theater curriculum, a noncompetitive combat system, and unleashed imagination, we create an interactive fantasy world to develop characters with unique personalities and relationships, and then assume their identity within the fantasy universe. This allows us to explore aspects of our own personality by assuming a completely new one, providing an incredible opportunity for self-exploration and personal insight.

Throughout this role-playing adventure, we build community with those in the teens program—and we all join together to play in the Saturday night game.

For more Wayfinder programs see pages 67 and 70.

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Experienced participants are also strongly encouraged to attend, and often get the chance to take on larger roles in the adventure and help build community. All teens join in building community with those in the grown-ups program, and everyone comes together to play in the Saturday night game.

Imagine a world where heroes and villains engage in a never-ending battle between good and evil, where the laughter of faeries is echoed by the roar of dragons, where powers exist that can raise the dead, heal the wounded, and enchant the living.

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

MAY 4-6

CENTERING LEADERSHIP IN PRESENCE Drawing Power From What Matters Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei Course 0902-546/Tuition $390/315/240 ($350 Members) LE ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS

Leadership can be cultivated by anyone.

More than a position, being a leader calls us to practice ways of being that catalyze collective action toward a shared vision. Yet two obstacles hamper most leadership learning approaches: they use mental frameworks to address habits, patterns, and behaviors that are held in the body; and the information is conveyed in environments unlike our everyday situations. As a result, we often find it difficult to translate our best intentions into how we show up as leaders.

Combining training for the heart-mind with training for the body-mind, this workshop presents another way. Third Way methodology teaches self-diagnostic tools and practical skills that can be applied in the moment and over time to take our leadership capacity to the next level.

We learn to use the power of centering presence to exhibit grace under pressure, manage personal energy, and listen without taking things personally. We go beyond mind-only practices that leave patterns of ancestral, generational, and day-to-day anxiety intact. We tap into the deep wisdom of our bodies to develop positive boundaries, increase self-awareness, and release unwanted behaviors with self-compassion and humor.

Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei is an author, activist, and master trainer who has been bridging the worlds of spirit and justice. angelkyodowilliams.com MAY 4-6

MAY 4-6

INTRODUCTION TO YIN YOGA

ENERGETICS OF MEDIUMSHIP

Exploring Deeper States of Spirit Communication

Biff Mithoefer

Course 0902-337/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) CE

Yin Yoga uses long held postures that support us in accessing the deeper, more Yin part of ourselves. In this workshop we explore how Yin practice, with its ancient yogic roots, can positively affect our physical, energetic, and emotional bodies. Through this understanding we discover ways to incorporate Yin postures and philosophy into our practice and into our lives.

BIFF MITHOEFER

Biff Mithoefer, author of The Yin Yoga Kit, guides us as we: • Learn about Taoist philosophy as it applies to Yin Yoga • Explore the Yin practice of non-striving and how it can influence our yoga practice and our life • Notice the movement of qi, or prana, in the body and how it can be affected by Yin practice • Improve our understanding of anatomy and our natural patterns • Sequence our own Yin practice Yoga teachers also learn how to lead a Yin class and incorporate Yin postures and philosophy into any yoga teaching or practice.

Lauren Rainbow

Omega Institute and the Yoga Service Council have partnered together to provide an array of yoga service programs that offer practical skills and effective tools, a sense of purpose and passion, and the heartfelt inspiration to make a difference in the world.

2018 YOGA SERVICE PROGRAMS

MAY 11

Accessible Yoga See right.

MAY 11

Inclusive Cuing See right.

MAY 11

Safe & Supportive Touch in Trauma-Informed Yoga See right.

MAY 11-13

7th Annual Yoga Service Conference See right.

JUNE 10-15

Teaching Yoga & Mindfulness in Prison

Course 0902-507/Tuition $360 ($325 Members)

See page 27.

Immerse yourself in the love of spirit with spiritual teacher Lauren Rainbow, a medium with more than a decade of experience communicating with the other side.

JULY 1-6

During this weekend you explore the many ways our departed loved ones connect and communicate with us. Experience practices and meditations for deepening your connection with spirit. Participate in exercises for mediumship development and learn to trust your own intuitive instincts to enhance the way you navigate your life. You also come to understand how the spirit world works LAUREN RAINBOW on an energetic level, bringing us support, love, and healing.

You take away skills, knowledge, and experiences that empower you to allow spirit to be a part of your life in all ways.

This workshop is suitable for yoga teachers and practitioners at all levels of experience.

Mediums of all levels are invited to participate in this workshop for personal and spiritual growth.

Biff Mithoefer, E-RYT 500, teaches Yin Yoga throughout the U.S. and internationally. He is author of The Yin Yoga Kit and coauthor of The Therapeutic Yoga Kit. biffmithoeferyoga.com

Lauren Rainbow is an advanced healing therapist in Integrated Energy Therapy and Alchemical and Shamanic Healing.

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Yoga Service

laurenrainbow.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org

Youth, Yoga & Mindfulness See page 45.

JULY 13-20

Little Flower Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training See page 55.

JULY 20-22

Transforming Codependency See page 57.

AUGUST 5-10

Post-Traumatic Growth Through Yoga See page 71.

SEPTEMBER 21-23

Yoga of 12-Step Recovery Leadership Training See page 96.

SEPTEMBER 28-30

Chair Yoga Teacher Training See page 103.

Explore more at eOmega.org/yogaservice

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May OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAMS

MAY 11

PRECONFERENCE INTENSIVES Join the yoga service community, dive into practice, and start the conversation early with one of three preconference intensives.

The intensives can be taken alone, or as part of the Yoga Service Conference.

Programs start on Friday at 10:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m.

See eOmega.org/ysc for more information.

ACCESSIBLE YOGA Course 1001-428/Tuition $95 ($85 Members) SS, CE

TEACHERS & PRESENTERS Rhonda V. Magee

MAY 11-13 7th Annual

YOGA SERVICE CONFERENCE

Finding Healing & Justice In Community

Rolf Gates

Marshawn Feltus

Jivana Heyman

Lynne Boucher

Sue Jones

Molly Lannon Kenny

Jasmine Chehrazi

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

Mark Lilly

Michelle Johnson Catherine Cook-Cottone

Jennifer Cohen Harper

Course 1102-493/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members) SS, MI, CE

In these challenging times, it feels more important than ever to build and celebrate community. The work of developing real partnerships with our students, peers, and the communities in which we live and serve, is vital in an increasingly divisive world.

many others will find the resources, inspiration, and support they need to reflect and build on their work and mission in the world.

How do we offer yoga that is accessible, inclusive, and effective for all individuals and all communities?

How can our yoga practice—in and out of the studio— support us in becoming ever-stronger stewards of conscious community and advocates for justice? And how do we use this individual and collective work to create positive social change?

• Experience the power of the healing collective • Learn embodied practices to cultivate resilience and well-being • Deepen your understanding of traumainformed yoga for children and adults • Address issues of cultural competency, inclusion, safety, and implicit bias • Examine the intersection of yoga and social justice

You do not need to be a yoga teacher to share these transformative practices with your community and to radically improve lives, including your own. Social workers and health-care providers, school teachers and counselors, yoga and mindfulness teachers, and

Select breakout workshops designed to teach skills, build capacity, and support personal reflection and growth. Choose from optional roundtable discussions with advisors and board members from the Yoga Service Council, as well as peer-sharing common interest communities. Saturday evening we gather for a community-building party with other conference participants, teachers, and leaders of yoga service organizations from around the world.

Teachers are subject to change.

See eOmega.org/ysc for more information.

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

Jivana Heyman, C-IAYT, eRYT500, is co-owner of the Santa Barbara Yoga Center and founder of Accessible Yoga. accessibleyoga.org

INCLUSIVE CUING

Offering Sensitive Cues for Diverse Learners Course 1001-429/Tuition $95 ($85 Members) SS, CE

Explore the best practices for using cues in a way that fosters inclusivity, diverse practice expressions, and selfempowerment in yoga.

Jasmine Chehrazi, founder of Yoga Activist, teaches yoga studies as faculty at the George Washington University School of Public Health. yogaactivist.org

SAFE & SUPPORTIVE TOUCH IN TRAUMAINFORMED YOGA Course 1001-430/Tuition $95 ($85 Members) SS, CE

Learn the components and practices necessary for creating safe spaces within which students can choose to receive touch, as well as principles and practices for touch itself.

Sue Jones is founder and executive director of yogaHOPE. She has trained, inspired, and led hundreds of volunteer yoga teachers. yogahope.org

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Join us at the 7th annual Yoga Service Conference, copresented by the Yoga Service Council and Omega Institute, as we gather to strengthen our community, our practice, and our vision. Connect in fellowship with friends, teachers, and colleagues, old and new.

Throughout this joyous, community-building weekend, we explore concrete tools we can use to support our common work of sharing yoga service and its many benefits in our lives, our communities, and the world.

Choose one of three Pre-Conference Intensives (at right), and then join us for the full Conference to:

Together we discuss practical ways to make the teachings and practices of yoga available to all students, regardless of ability or background.

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5-DAY WORKSHOP

MAY 6-11

INTERNATIONAL HOLISTIC CENTERS GATHERING

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

MAY 6-11

RADICAL ALIVENESS

Course SM18IHC SS, LE

Ann Bradney

The International Holistic Centers Gathering works to strengthen collaboration among holistic centers that support personal and spiritual growth and serve the evolution of a conscious and sustainable world. This year’s Holistic Centers Gathering, hosted by Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, brings peers from around the world together in the spirit of friendship and recriprocal learning.

Enjoy this valuable opportunity as a director, manager, or coworker of a holistic center to connect with those from other centers around the world and share wisdom, insights, and experience in an open and creative way.

Each of us brings the experiences, perspectives, and challenges of our centers, understanding that we all have something to share and learn from each other. Come meet old friends, make new ones, and have fun. You leave more inspired, aware, and energized about how we can successfully achieve our collective and individual missions.

To preserve the quality and depth of our dialogue, this event is more of an intimate gathering than a large-scale conference. We offer space for a maximum of two people from each organization and have a bursary fund to encourage diversity. To fill out an application and learn more, go to centersgathering.org/ join/the-next-gathering.

Course 1005-484/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

ANN BRADNEY

The Radical Aliveness approach to personal growth, spiritual development, and social awareness is a unique group process that welcomes powerful feelings and dynamic group interactions. Working with the personal, the interpersonal, and the systemic, it demands courage, committed engagement with others, and a strong desire to discover and develop your potential within an accelerated, intense time frame and setting.

You work on your relationship to yourself, others, and the world in radically alive ways. You find what stands in the way of realizing your full potential, move past old blocks to open yourself to all that you are and want to be, and uncover the power and goodness at the source of your most destructive patterns so that you can bring your gifts to the world.

An interview is required for admission into this workshop; see eOmega.org. Bradney is independently offering continuing education credits; see radicalaliveness.org.

Ann Bradney is founder and director of the Radical Aliveness/Core Energetics Institute of Southern California, where she leads the institute’s training program. annbradney.com

MAY 11-13

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

ENERGY MEDICINE YOGA

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

Yoga Practice for Body, Mind & Spirit Lauren Walker

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

Course 1102-466/Tuition $340 ($305 Members) MI, CE

MAY 11-13

Do you often feel like you are rowing against the current of your own self? Experience the simple, elegant, and powerful tools of Energy Medicine Yoga and align your body with its own underlying power.

GIFTS FROM THE FOREST

Growing Food & Medicine While Tending the Woods Steve Gabriel Course 1102-590/Tuition $370/295/220 ($335 Members) MI

Take a stroll through the woods and you may find berries for your smoothie, mushrooms for your stir fry, syrup for your pancakes, and bark for a medicinal tea—all in your own backyard.

STEVE GABRIEL

Walking the aisles of nature’s supermarket isn’t as easy as going to the grocery store, but you can learn how to harvest and grow a range of trees, plants, and mushrooms right outside your door to supplement your diet and support your health.

This course includes access to a 6-week selfdirected online program in forest ecology and stewardship. Learn more at eOmega.org/forest.

Guided by Steve Gabriel, coauthor of Farming the Woods, we learn to observe the forest and find natural patterns to replicate in our own farms, gardens, or yards. We walk the woods to explore trees, plants, and mushrooms and how they support both human and forest health. We learn proper planting techniques, how to inoculate logs that can easily grow shitake mushrooms at home, and how to make medicinal tinctures.

As we connect more deeply with the place we call home, we can regenerate the forest ecosystem of which we’re all a part.

Steve Gabriel, co-owner of Wellspring Forest Farm & School, is an agroforestry specialist for the Cornell Small Farms Program. wellspringforestfarm.com

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“There is a state in which you are fully alive, authentic, and spontaneous,” writes Ann Bradney.

“You are open to all of your feelings, connected to your strength and your truth. You are not afraid to know anything about yourself. I call this radical aliveness.”

Because everything around us speaks in energy, when you learn the language of the energy body every part of you responds—much like a plant reaching toward the light.

Guided by Lauren Walker, you learn basic techniques to balance the endocrine system, strengthen the immune system, and detoxify the body. You also experience practices from Walker’s newest book, The Energy Medicine Yoga Prescription, that balance the whole body and the underlying energy systems.

All practitioners with an understanding of the basic poses of yoga are welcome.

Lauren Walker, author of Energy Medicine Yoga and The Energy Medicine Yoga Prescription, has been featured in Yoga Journal, Yoga Digest, and the New York Times. emyoga.net LAUREN WALKER

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

May

5-DAY RETREAT Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 7:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

For men OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAM

MAY 13-18

A RETREAT FOR VETERANS

CHAPLAIN STEVE TORGERSON

Feeling Good About Ourselves Course 1205-672 SS, LE

Join fellow veterans to support one another and renew mind, body, spirit, and relationships in a beautiful, tranquil setting.

This integrative program is designed to help veterans alleviate the psychological, relational, and spiritual injuries of war. It is facilitated by a trained multidisciplinary team of veterans, psychotherapists, and interfaith leaders practicing holistic educational services for over a decade.

Veterans, Trauma & Resilience For more than 25 years, Omega has offered hope and healing to veterans and their family members. With a focus on effective complementary and alternative medicine practices that address post-traumatic stress and promote resilience, we offer retreats for veterans and training opportunities for health-care professionals who work with veterans.

Explore more at eOmega.org/veterans OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAMS

For women JUNE 10-15

Feeling Good About Ourselves See right.

A Warrior Renew Program See page 28.

Healing From Military Trauma

SEPTEMBER 9-14

SEPTEMBER 23-28

Practices for Comfort & Ease See page 90.

Practices for Health & Well-Being See page 98.

Veterans Yoga Retreat for Men

Veterans Yoga Retreat for Women

Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships

TRANSFORMATIONAL CLEANSING

A Guided Detox Experience Tom Francescott MAY 11-13

2-Day Weekend Retreat 1102-391/Tuition $440/365/290 ($395 Members) MI

MAY 11-18

7-Day Weeklong Retreat 1107-392/Tuition $765/690/615 ($685 Members) SS, MI The 7-day retreat includes the weekend workshop.

Naturopathic doctor Tom Francescott guides you on a simple yet life-changing detox program and juice cleanse loaded with a menu of nourishing anti-inflammatory foods, cleansing juices, and detox smoothies, carefully designed to cleanse your liver, strengthen your heart, and help you

• Reconnect with ourselves and other veterans • Share experiences in an atmosphere of mutual support and trust • Learn stress management and emotional resilience skills, including mindfulness, qigong, and yoga We also learn ways to improve communication and relationships, and we return home with new skills, inspiration, and connections.

HOWARD LEVENE Tuition for this retreat is $695 ($625 Members). Scholarships are available to cover all but $75 of the total cost. Application is required; apply early, as spots fill quickly. See eOmega.org/scholarships for details. Teachers are subject to change.

Chaplain Steve Torgerson, a former Air Force chaplain, was deployed for Desert Storm and the Bosnian Conflict, and spent a year in Baghdad. He is a board member and facilitator for The Coming Home Project. cominghomeproject.net Barton Buechner is a 30-year Navy veteran and presently serves on the board of directors of the Chris Kyle “Frog” Foundation.

Howard Levene is a retired naval medical officer, currently in private practice, who has facilitated several previous veteran’s retreats.

release stress, trauma, and unhealthy energy patterns.

In a safe and fun healing space, you discover how environmental and emotional toxins cause chronic illness and block us from living our true potential. Blending naturopathic discussions, qigong cleansing exercises, mindfulness, intuition, group sharing, and sound meditations, you learn to: • Connect to and increase your innate healing power • Identify food allergies and heal your gut microbiome • Balance blood sugar and reduce inflammation with super foods • Restore and recharge your adrenals and nervous system to handle stress better • Boost your memory, metabolism, and immune system naturally • Create a comprehensive wellness plan for yourself and your family

Return home relaxed, empowered, and energized to live a healthy and happy life.

The 2-day detox intensive covers how toxins impact health, chronic disease, and well-being, and how the spiritual practice of cleansing and TOM FRANCESCOTT naturopathic medicine facilitate healing. The 7-day healing retreat is more experiential, allowing you time and space to rest, learn, and transform what arises during the detox process. A 5-day version of this workshop is also offered (see page 118).

Tom Francescott, ND, is an intuitive naturopathic doctor and certified qigong healer, specializing in transformational health care and healing chronic Lyme disease. drfrancescott.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

On this cleansing journey of healing, selfdiscovery, and transformation, you learn to detox your body, clear your mind, and feed your soul.

BARTON BUECHNER

This workshop gives veterans the opportunity to share deeply about their experiences and commune with other veterans in an accepting and supportive environment. It is not a substitute for clinical treatment or psychotherapy.

For men MAY 13-18

A Retreat for Veterans

Through wellness practices, small support groups, outdoor recreational activities, and expressive arts, we:

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MAY 13-18

PAST-LIFE THERAPY TRAINING BRIAN WEISS

CAROLE K. WEISS

Join Pema Chödrön Live Online

Register now at eOmega.org/pemalive.

Brian Weiss and Carole K. Weiss Course 1205-310/Tuition $995 ($895 Members) SS, MI, LE

This date is sold out. This workshop is also offered in July and October (see pages 50 and 104).

Gain theoretical knowledge, intensive practical skills, and experience in past-life regression therapy in one of only three Past-Life Therapy Trainings being offered by Brian and Carole K. Weiss in 2018. This unique opportunity adds a new dimension to the therapeutic repertoire of health-care professionals, while nonprofessionals explore their own past lives as a way toward increased self-understanding and an understanding of the nature of human existence.

Highlights include: • Learning techniques of hypnosis, visual imagery, meditation, and working with past lives • History and current research related to hypnosis, visual imagery, meditation techniques, and working with past lives • Mind-body connection and its relationship to healing physical and psychological illness • How to identify the capacity of a client to undergo hypnosis, conduct a hypnotic induction, and interpret the content of a client’s hypnotic recall • Observing and experiencing many individual and group regression sessions and demonstrations

Participants cannot transfer out of this workshop once it begins.

Carole K. Weiss, MSW, CHT, has been coteaching with her husband, Brian Weiss, since 1995.

PEMA CHÖDRÖN

MAY 18-20

A WEEKEND RETREAT WITH PEMA CHÖDRÖN

Pema Chödrön is widely beloved for her insightful, down-to-earth teachings of Tibetan Buddhism for Western audiences.

During the weekend Chödrön explores Buddhist perspectives on styles of suffering, enhanced in part by referencing teachings from her teachers, including the late Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. She reveals our most subtle suffering and how it effects us and keeps us from awakening our true nature.

The weekend includes talks, guided meditations, and question-and-answer sessions. Tim Olmsted guides us in meditation practices that show us how to apply these astute teachings to our everyday lives. Silence is observed from the end of Friday night’s retreat session until Saturday dinner.

Chödrön will not teach during the Saturday afternoon session; Olmsted will offer a talk and a series of guided meditations. This workshop begins at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.

Pema Chödrön, whose best-selling books include When Things Fall Apart, is one of the most prominent Buddhist teachers in the West today. pemachodron.org

Tim Olmsted is president of the Pema Chödrön Foundation. steamboatbuddhistcenter.org

MAY 13-18

MAY 20-25

MEMOIR AS BEWILDERMENT

SPONTANEOUS TRANSFORMATION TECHNIQUE

Nick Flynn

Course 1205-495/Tuition $385 ($345 Members) MI

When first approaching the idea of writing our memoir, says acclaimed poet, memoirist, and playwright Nick Flynn, we often write what we believe is our unique autobiography—but as we press on, we discover that our story is connected to everyone’s story, and only then can we access the deeper mysteries of life.

Under Flynn’s guidance, we look for those moments when we begin to stutter and stumble when talking about our projects, and push more deeply into the shadows, into the unknown of our misremembered past. We wrestle with these deeper mysteries as well as the concept of bewilderment, and how we can embody both in our memoirs—through syntax, our access to the duende, leaps into the unconscious, or simply circling around what is unsaid, unknown, and unrealized.

Come with a willingness to push deeper into this shadow world, and an openness to question why you tell the particular stories about your life that you do.

Nick Flynn is an award-winning writer, playwright, and poet. He currently teaches creative writing at the University of Houston. nickflynn.org

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NICK FLYNN

TIM OLMSTED

Course 1302-458/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS, MI, LE

This is a rare opportunity to experience one of today’s most prominent Buddhist teachers. She conveys the wisdom based on her experiences and insights with characteristic warmth, clarity, and humor.

This training offers an invaluable opportunity to learn past-life therapy techniques while exploring our own past lives and to retrieve and release memories from childhood and prior lives in order to build healthy relationships, enhance creativity, and find greater satisfaction in life.

Brian Weiss, MD. See biographical information on page 53.

The on-campus program is sold out; call 800.944.1001 to be added to the wait list.

Turning Stress into Wholeness JENNIFER MCLEAN

Jennifer McLean Course 1405-599/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) MI

When you understand the mechanisms of stress, you are able to use your stress as a tool to overcome itself—to heal and even thrive in difficult circumstances.

Discover new ways of releasing pent up energy with the Spontaneous Transformation Technique (STT), a system used by thousands to halt the pressures of their lives and claim their newfound power over their stress.

In this healing intensive workshop, learn to unwind the parts of you that feel vulnerable in the face of life’s challenges. Potent STT healing sessions deliver enormous emotional and transformational release, and with internationally acclaimed instructor Jennifer McLean, you have the chance to truly dissolve stress and achieve confidence, power, trust, clarity, flow, and balance instead.

Experience a life in which you flow and create with consciousness. Break the chains and bondage of stress. Develop more powerful connections and heal relationships. Guided by McLean, you establish new neural pathways to freedom, which inspire this powerful transformation.

Jennifer McLean is an author, speaker, and creator of the Spontaneous Transformation Technique (STT), a renowned healing accelerant. spontaneoustransformation.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

May

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

MAY 20-25

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

WISDOM HEALING QIGONG

MAY 20-25

LOVE ARISING FROM STILLNESS

Practices for Physical & Emotional Transformation

A 5-Day Silent Retreat

Mingtong Gu

Sharon Landrith Course 1405-498/Tuition $420 ($375 Members) SS, MI

SHARON LANDRITH

Silence is the basis and the background of everything. We are an expression of this primordial silence and stillness. But the habits of our mind overlay this simple truth and keep us from experiencing ourselves as full-spectrum human beings.

In this silent retreat, we awaken to our true nature and experience the deep nourishment that comes with this realization. As we recognize and embody our true nature, our conditioning naturally dissolves and we see that when we rest in silence, we can move into anything in life—including chaos and sorrow—with a sense of ease and well-being.

We explore how to meet chaos with stability, clarity, and open-heartedness, and consider how we, as individuals, can best contribute to the re-harmonization of the planet.

This retreat begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and is held in silence, including meals. Participants must reside on campus during the retreat, arrive on time, and stay through the end (except for emergencies). There are no refunds once the retreat has started. This retreat requires parents to come without their children. You may bring poems and songs to share in the evenings.

Sharon Landrith is a spiritual teacher and intuitive counselor, in the lineage of Adyashanti, whose teachings are deeply rooted in silence. sharon-landrith.com

Course 1405-360/Tuition $465 ($420 Members) SS

Immerse yourself in a healing retreat with qigong master Mingtong Gu and experience the power of Wisdom Healing Qigong. Through experiential practices and discussion, you learn to: • Deepen your understanding and practice of qigong • Balance your body, mind, heart, and spirit through qigong movement, sound healing, and visualization practices • Improve energy flow, reduce stress, and slow the aging process • Transform negative emotions into a productive and creative force • Tap into your potential to help prevent illness, cure disease, and enhance quality of life This retreat is for anyone who wants to learn more about healing qigong practice, those who are addressing specific health conditions—such as cancer, diabetes, Lyme disease, addiction, or chronic pain—or those who work with patients and want to support the healing journey of others.

Mingtong Gu, founder of the Chi Center, is a qigong master who offers the ancient teachings of Wisdom Healing Qigong for contemporary times. chicenter.com

Yoga Therapy

OMEGA YOGA THERAPY PROGRAM

MAY 20-25

YOGA & MINDFULNESS FOR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

Omega provides a variety of yoga therapy programs to empower practitioners to reduce symptoms, manage physical conditions, and address specific health concerns. People of all ages, body types, physical conditions, and levels of experience can benefit from these practices.

2018 YOGA THERAPY PROGRAMS

MAY 20-25

Yoga & Mindfulness for Emotional Well-Being See right.

JULY 27-29

Healing for the 21st Century See page 63.

SEPTEMBER 14-16

Yoga for Upper Back, Neck & Shoulders See page 93.

SEPTEMBER 16-21

Live Better in Your Body See page 95.

SEPTEMBER 23-28

A New Look at Yoga SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5

Marla Apt and Beth Sternlieb MARLA APT

BETH STERNLIEB

Course 1405-454/Tuition $550 ($495 Members) MI

Developing a compassionate relationship to your body and mind enhances emotional resiliency and well-being. Based on Iyengar Yoga, as taught by B.K.S. Iyengar, and the Mindful Self-Compassion program developed by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff, teachers Marla Apt and Beth Sternlieb share essential tools for learning to treat yourself in a kind, compassionate way whenever you suffer, fail, or feel inadequate.

Through a combination of asana (postures), pranayama (breath practices), guided meditations, writing exercises, and group discussions, you: • Practice targeted asanas that help manage depression and anxiety • Discover how Iyengar Yoga asana and pranayama work together as “meditation in action” • Explore how anger, fear, grief, sadness, and shame manifest in the body, mind, and emotions • Learn a variety of skills to cultivate lovingkindness, decrease stress, and counteract negative states of mind

Yoga Therapy for Self-Care & Healing

You return home with practices to address specific challenges in your life.

OCTOBER 12-14

Marla Apt is a senior-level Iyengar Yoga teacher and a founding board member of Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics. yoganga.com

See page 104.

Restorative Yoga Retreat See page 107.

Explore more at eOmega.org/yogatherapy

Beth Sternlieb is an Iyengar Yoga instructor, a certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher, and a member of InsightLA’s Teacher Council. insightla.org

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

See page 100.

MINGTONG GU

As millions of people in China have already discovered, there is a powerful, natural way to address health conditions and stimulate inner healing for living a happy, healthy life.

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5-DAY WORKSHOP Arrive Sunday Begin Sunday at 7:30 p.m. End Friday at noon

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Monday at noon

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

MAY 20-25

COMING TO OUR SENSES

Healing Ourselves & the World Through Mindfulness Jon Kabat-Zinn Course 1405-477/Tuition $555 ($500 Members) SS, MI, LE

This program is sold out.

Please call 800.944.1001 to be added to the wait list.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) emphasizes that the ultimate meditation practice is life itself and how we are in relationship to it moment by moment.

Guided by Jon Kabat-Zinn, we engage in a range of practices to cultivate greater mindfulness and heartfulness. We engage in periods of formal meditation JON KABAT-ZINN practice interspersed with group dialogue and informal talks by Kabat-Zinn. We explore the possibility of growing more deeply into ourselves in the only moment we ever have—this one—to understand more profoundly how we fit into the larger world of our society, the body politic, the planet, and within our own skin.

We use the gateways of the senses to wake up to and increasingly inhabit the domain of awareness itself, along with its manifestations in silence and stillness, in motion and language, in compassion and kindness, in conversation and inquiry, and in acting skillfully in the world.

We also explore mindfulness practice from the perspectives of social justice, bias, racism, public health, and ethical action.

Professionals and laypeople are welcome, as are newcomers and longtime practitioners of mindfulness.

This workshop begins on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and has extended hours, including early morning meditations and evening sessions.

MAY 25-28

LIFE IS A PLAYGROUND Kyle Cease

Course 1503-684/Tuition $425 ($380 Members)

Add more humor and creativity to your life and your career path.

Combining the art of stand-up comedy and the personal experience of transformation, Comedy Central headliner Kyle Cease uses his 25 years of performing, creating, and overcoming odds to help people release old stories and embrace a new vision of what is possible.

KYLE CEASE

In this highly interactive workshop, designed to help you shed your conditioned patterns of fear, you learn to tap into your natural flow of unlimited possibility and live from a place of giving rather than trying to get. Through dynamic talks, engaging exercises, and transformative explorations, you discover unique insights about yourself that have been hiding just beneath the surface. You also learn to connect with the present moment, discover the true freedom of being you, and develop ways to live your life as the ultimate playground.

Kyle Cease is a comedian, transformational speaker, and New York Times best-selling author. With sold-out audiences and two top-rated Comedy Central specials to his credit, Cease has made more than 100 television and movie appearances. kylecease.com

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, founder of the MBSR Clinic at University of Massachusetts Medical School, is a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society. jonkabat-zinn.com

MAY 25-28

ROADMAP TO HEALING

Explore Practices of Body, Mind, Energy & Spirit Course 1503-364/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) SS

Have you been searching for a big picture perspective that could help you navigate your way through the varied pathways to health and healing?

Join an inspiring team of leading healers who represent traditions across the healing spectrum, as they guide you through the vast and varied world of healing practices. Discover a roadmap that can serve as a lifelong guide for making informed treatment choices and addresses your particular healing needs.

Delve deeply into exemplary healing modalities within each area of body, mind, energy, and spirit-based healing approaches—focusing on: • Functional Medicine and osteopathy (for the body) • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing/ EMDR (for the mind and emotions) • Energy medicine (for energy) • Meditation (for spirit) Learn key theories and practices of each healing tradition and engage in self-assessment exercises to evaluate your current state of health within each category. Experience and practice basic techniques for self-care and for supporting friends, family, or clients.

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AARON TEICH

ROBIN BERZIN

DEANY LALIOTIS

STEVEN WEISS

You return home with information, exercises, and a comprehensive, actionable plan for establishing and maintaining your total health in body, mind, energy, and spirit.

This workshop is intended for anyone interested in learning about approaches to healing, and how to apply the knowledge and techniques from a variety of traditions to support one’s own healing process—all for a powerful and transformative healing experience.

Teachers are subject to change.

Aaron Teich is a yogi, healer, and meditation teacher. He holds a master’s degree in Chinese Medicine, including acupuncture and herbal medicine. aaronteich.com

Robin Berzin, MD, is founder and chief executive officer of Parsley Health and cofounder of the physician communication app Cureatr. parsleyhealth.com Deany Laliotis, LICSW, specializes in the treatment of traumatic stress disorders and attachment issues. She is director of training at the EMDR Institute. deanylaliotis.com Steven Weiss, DO, is medical director of the Medicine Lodge Clinic in New York City and founder of the Altar of Creation School. themedicinelodgeclinic.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Monday at noon

MAY 25-28

Course 1503-320/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) DA, SS, MI

Katherine Woodward Thomas Course 1503-460/Tuition $420 ($375 Members) MI

We also learn to identify the exact ways we might be unconsciously sabotaging our chances for love, and gain the specific tools we need to have an unprecedented breakthrough in love.

Certified Calling in “The One” coaches receive a $190 discount.

Katherine Woodward Thomas, MA, MFT, is author of the New York Times best seller Conscious Uncoupling and the national best seller Calling in “The One.” katherinewoodwardthomas.com

JILLIAN PRANSKY

MAY 25-28

DEEP LISTENING

Spend a weekend with kindred spirits who long for more creative and meaningful lives. Experience transformative breakthroughs as you laugh, cry, dance, draw, and play together, all the while compassionately exploring seven areas of your life: emotions, relationships, sexuality, body, money, work, and spirituality.

Considered the foremost experts on empowerment, the husbandand-wife team of David Gershon Jillian Pransky and Gail Straub skillfully guides you Course 1503-542/Tuition $320 ($290 Members) CE in examining each of these seven Deep Listening is the habit of paying areas, helping you develop the close and tender attention to the radical courage required to let go body, mind, and heart so we can of old limiting beliefs and create meet our “stress” differently. This fresh new visions for your life. Join a type of attention community of likeprovides us with minded people, more resources where you push and a greater the envelope on capacity— what is possible physically, and encourage mentally, and each other to make emotionally—to life choices based respond calmly, on the dreams that clearly, and wisely, live deep inside and also to engage you. Exploring more fully in life. each part of your life, you: DAVID GERSHON AND GAIL STRAUB Offering essential

A Yoga & Meditation Retreat

teachings from her book, Deep Listening, Jillian Pransky guides you to release blocked energy, surrender layers of deeply held tension, nurture your capacity for self-compassion, and help you access your inner wisdom.

jillianpransky.com

• Compassionately gain insight into where you are now • Clearly design the vision of where you want to be • Courageously uncover and transform limiting beliefs that block you from achieving your vision • Create the next growth step that enables you to achieve concrete behavior change Apply this proven empowerment methodology to discover your dreams and develop the practical tools to bring them into reality.

This workshop begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. and ends Monday at 6:00 p.m.

David Gershon and Gail Straub are gifted facilitators of personal growth work who have pioneered the field of empowerment and codirect Empowerment Institute’s School for Transformative Social Change. imagineprogram.net

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

MAY 25-28

MADLY CREATIVE MOSAIC CRAZY CLOCKS Suzi K. Edwards

Course 1503-532/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) LE

Throughout history, the distinct and beautiful mosaic art form has held a special place in the art world.

From the oldest mosaic works dating back several thousand years to the contemporary mosaic designs of thriving modern art scenes, this versatile medium has served as the geometric conduit of countless public and private expressions of creativity.

Under the guidance of mosaic artist Suzi K. Edwards, this workshop allows you to immerse yourself in this ancient artistic activity by creating a Madly Creative Mosaic Crazy Clock. Inspired by Victorian Crazy Quilts, this particular type of mosaic design uses glittering glass tiles, beads, jewels, and other embellishments. You learn the tools, materials, and techniques of mosaic art to concoct a totally original and functional timepiece that will enhance your home and enliven your day. No previous experience is necessary.

After the workshop, you return home with a one-of-a-kind piece of art to beautify your home, as well as the skills to continue making mosaics on your own.

All materials will be supplied.

Suzi K. Edwards is a former Seventh Avenue clothing designer now immersed in public art. Her work adorns theaters, sidewalks, parks, and gardens throughout Florida. suzikedwards.com SUZI K. EDWARDS

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

With a blend of mindful slow flow and restorative yoga, metta meditation, reflection, and off-themat awareness practices, you learn Deep Listening tools that focus on experiencing your connectedness.

This feeling of connection not only changes the way you respond to stress, it also leaves you feeling more at peace and sets the conditions for you to evolve and grow.

Jillian Pransky, author of Deep Listening, is a certified yoga therapist who teaches regularly at prominent wellness centers throughout the country.

KATHERINE WOODWARD THOMAS

EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP

David Gershon and Gail Straub

Attract Happy, Healthy Love

• Identify limiting core beliefs about our worthiness to love and be loved • Learn a liberating 5-step process to leave behind old relationship patterns • Find out what it means to love ourselves before we can love another

MAY 25-28

The Art of Creating Your Life As You Want It

CALLING IN “THE ONE”

Many of us are challenged when trying to find a loving, happy, healthy, and long-term committed relationship because it would literally be outside our identity to be loved, supported, nourished, safe, and valued by a person we love and respect. Intuitively we know that our disappointing patterns in love must somehow be happening through us, rather than just to us. Yet most of us have been confused about the specific inner obstacles that have been getting in our way of being empowered to “call in” and sustain the loving relationship we desire. In this workshop we:

May

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Monday at noon

MAY 25-28

EXPERIENCE YOUR ENERGETIC BODY Lorraine Goldbloom

LINDA ARANDA BELLIVEAU

Course 1503-475/Tuition $315 ($285 Members)

Journey into the consciousness of your energetic body with VortexHealing® teacher Lorraine Goldbloom. Learn to meet your physical form with heightened awareness, gain tools to bring transformation to your entire system, and become more present within yourself.

There is a wondrous system of body pathways and energetic centers that allow us to experience and express ourselves LORRAINE GOLDBLOOM as creative beings. This workshop offers a direct energetic experience and exploration of several major components of your energetic anatomy, including the chakras, the meridians, and the nadis. Using easy movements and basic yoga techniques, you encounter your form in a new perspective and detect how you hold issues there.

You experience VortexHealing Divine Energy Healing sessions throughout the weekend to address your system’s greatest obstacle to functioning in balance and harmony. You also observe how to sense the subtleties of your own energetic system and develop your own sensing abilities.

Lorraine Goldbloom is a yoga instructor, personal trainer, and energy healer with a deep commitment to her own spiritual evolution. lorrainegoldbloom.com

AL DEGROOT

JUDY KUSHNER-DEGROOT

LEE PERLMAN

LIZ MAZLISH

MAY 25-28

THE OPENING THE HEART WORKSHOP Course 1503-368/Tuition $325 ($295 Members) SS, MI, LE

The Opening the Heart (OTH) approach recognizes that true emotional health is based on a holistic model which integrates mind, body, and spirit. Taught for more than four decades, the workshop draws on a unique and powerful blend of contemporary Positive Psychology and ancient wisdom traditions. Throughout the weekend you engage in exercises designed to help access your natural emotional intelligence to: • • • •

Find and work through blocked emotions Heal pain or trauma Disentangle from the past and reconnect with your own core truths Learn to live more fully from your heart

Guided by experienced teachers who provide respectful, loving, individual attention, you explore deep areas of the self in a safe, supportive environment.

Scholarships are available. Teachers are subject to change.

Linda Aranda Belliveau has led OTH workshops for more than 35 years. She has also trained others in the OTH approach and done hospice work.

Al DeGroot served as a senior staff member for OTH for more than 20 years. He also codesigned the OTH workshop for men.

Judy Kushner-DeGroot has been a senior leader of OTH at Spring Hill Institute. She specializes in working with individuals, couples, and LGBTQ groups.

Lee Perlman, PhD, began staffing OTH workshops in 1985. He is director of the MIT Prison Initiative and has facilitated similar workshops in a variety of settings.

Liz Mazlish, MA, has led OTH workshops since 1990. She specializes in working with depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma as well as relationship, LGBTQ, and work issues.

MAY 25-28

THE HEALING POWER OF MANTRAS Chogyal Rinpoche SIMON JAMES

BRIAN ROBERTSON

MAY 25-28

REV. JANET NOHAVEC

THE INTUITIVE ARTS

Simon James, Brian Robertson, and Rev. Janet Nohavec Course 1503-637/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

We all have the ability to access primary aspects of our soul that awaken only when we turn our attention toward their expansion. The intuitive arts—intuition, meditation, mediumship, and soul expansion/ empowerment—are the keys to unlocking those primary soul attributes.

Join an interactive gathering to enhance your everyday life with new layers of awareness. Awareness of these intuitive arts in your life provides profound experiences as we investigate nonlocal reality through guided meditation. This workshop with tutors of the prestigious Arthur Findlay College in England also includes demonstrations of mediumship and soul readings.

Simon James, a tutor and course organizer at the prestigious Arthur Findlay College, has taught both students and instructors of mediumship since 1992. innerquestfoundation.com Brian Robertson is an internationally recognized healer, author, medium, spiritual lecturer, teacher, and a tutor and course organizer at the Arthur Findlay College. innerquestfoundation.com Rev. Janet Nohavec, an internationally known tutor at the Arthur Findlay College, has performed more than 10,000 private sessions, 1,000 public demonstrations, and countless charity events. janetnohavec.com

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Course 1503-554/Tuition $400 ($360 Members)

The ancient practice of chanting mantras has been shown to provide countless benefits. Thousands of different mantras are used in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, as well as in modern spirituality and medicine.

CHOGYAL RINPOCHE

In this sound healing workshop for beginners and advanced practitioners, Chogyal Rinpoche shares ancient and new techniques of sound healing that are grounded in a living transmission of Buddhist teachings, a broad knowledge of other traditions, and scientific research on the benefits of sound, music, and vibration.

Through practice, guided meditations, questions-and-answer sessions, lively discussions, and lectures, we gain insight into spiritual texts and receive practical instruction of chanting mantras while experiencing the healing benefits of sacred sound practices. Experience how chanting mantras can: • • • • • •

Open the heart and transform the mind Reverse negative mindsets and improve concentration Remove inner blockages and limitations Enhance the natural self-healing processes of the body Balance and harmonize the energy centers (chakras) Release limitations created by our ego and remind us of our connection to the universe

Chogyal Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist master of the Karma Kagyu Lineage, who graduated with a Khenpo degree in Buddhist Philosophy in 2010. chogyalrinpoche.org

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon JUNE 1-3

THE FOUR AGREEMENTS FOR A BETTER LIFE Course 1702-306/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

In the best-selling book The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz Sr. revealed the principles that can transform our lives into an expression of unconditional love: Be impeccable with your word, don’t take anything personally, don’t make assumptions, and always do your best.

This weekend, don Miguel Ruiz and his sons, don Miguel Ruiz Jr. and don Jose Ruiz, share how to apply the Four Agreements in your everyday life. You also learn about and explore the Fifth Agreement: Be skeptical, but learn to listen in a way that reflects your personal life.

Don Miguel Ruiz Sr., MD, was born into a rural Mexican family of traditional healers and after a near-death experience dedicated his life to sharing the wisdom of Toltec traditions. miguelruiz.com Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. is a nagual (shaman), a Toltec master of transformation, and author of The Five Levels of Attachment. miguelruizjr.com DON MIGUEL RUIZ JR., DON JOSE RUIZ, AND DON MIGUEL RUIZ SR.

Don Jose Ruiz is author of The Fifth Agreement, a modern-day shaman, and a Toltec master of transformation. miguelruiz.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Through dynamic presentations, group discussions, and question-andanswer sessions, you discover the source of self-limiting beliefs that inhibit joy and create needless suffering in life. Learn to shift your awareness by applying a powerful code of conduct based on Toltec wisdom that can transform your life into a new expression of freedom, true happiness, and unconditional love.

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

PAMELA MILES

KATHLEEN PRASAD

JUNE 1-3

THE POWER OF REIKI CONFERENCE Inner & Outer Techniques for Expanding Our Light

Course 1702-545/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) SS, MI

Immerse yourself in a weekend of Reiki and enjoy community-building Reiki group healings with some of the world’s most innovative Reiki teachers.

Originally sourced by the Japanese mystic Mikao Usui, Reiki is the world’s most popular form of energy healing. This conference, open to all who have previous Reiki training, is designed to enrich and deepen your existing energy healing practice while we share and learn new insights together as a community.

BRETT BEVELL

• Acquire empowering knowledge on bringing Reiki into mainstream medical practice • Strengthen foundation through Mikao Usui’s 5 Reiki Principles recited in their authentic Japanese form • Access mindful Animal Reiki meditation techniques to become a positive force in all areas of life • Exercise Reiki free-writing to gain insight, intuition, and wisdom • Learn Reiki Marma Point Therapy • Experience powerful Reiki spirit guide connections • Deepen Reiki sessions with crystals and gemstones Conference begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. Teachers are subject to change.

Danika Marie Hendrickson Course 1702-331/Tuition $300/225/150 ($270 Members)

DANIKA MARIE HENDRICKSON

Let go of muscular effort and striving Cultivate the art of allowing Experience the contemplative and meditative aspects of yoga Connect with the intelligence of your internal guidance system Explore the elemental energies that support your life path Renew your body, mind, and heart Anyone interested in a relaxing, calming, and restorative yoga retreat is welcome, from complete beginners to yoga teachers looking to recharge.

Danika Marie Hendrickson, CYT, is a popular restorative yoga and Yin Yoga teacher, an Ayurvedic practitioner, and a professional astrological counselor. danikahendrickson.com

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Pamela Miles, integrative health-care consultant and author of Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide Kathleen Prasad, founder of Animal Reiki Source and author of Everything Animal Reiki Brett Bevell, author of The Reiki Magic Guide to Self-Attunement and Reiki for Spiritual Healing Krista Mitchell, ordained interfaith minister and author of Change Your Energy Jyogan Hakata-Kohler, ordained Buddhist Minister who studied Reiki in Japan Hethyrre, Reiki master and Magical Awakening® teacher Michèle E. Denis, founder of the Westcoast Reiki Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia

Course 1702-351/Tuition $340 ($305 Members) DA, SS

You practice Yin Yoga to rejuvenate your inner body and strengthen your life force, and restorative yoga to replenish your energy. You also explore teachings from Ayurveda and astrology as you:

See page 4 for details.

Teachers

Jim Conroy and Basia Alexander

In this uplifting and relaxing yoga retreat with Danika Marie Hendrickson, you gently build a foundational yoga practice that fosters opening and release and quietly restores your natural harmony and radiance.

Book your R&R Getaway Retreat today.

MICHÈLE E. DENIS

RECIPROCAL HEALING & COLLABORATION WITH NATURE

Restoring Balance Through Yoga

REST

HETHYRRE

JUNE 1-3

RELAX INTO BEING

• • • • • •

JYOGAN HAKATA-KOHLER

Led by a combination of world-renowned authors and Reiki masters from different lineages, we:

JUNE 1-3

When you are in balance, you feel vital and peaceful, at ease with yourself and your surroundings. But when you fall out of balance, stress and fatigue can inhibit your capacity to experience wholeness.

KRISTA MITCHELL

Learn to give and receive rejuvenating bioenergies with the wise trees on Omega’s campus. This weekend Jim Conroy and Basia Alexander— cocreators of the Tree Whispering® system—guide us on a shaman’s journey into the world of trees and all ecosystem beings (even “invasives”) to create dynamic balance.

JIM CONROY AND BASIA ALEXANDER

Together we offer consciously intentional Tree Whispers® to help the trees’ inner functionalities improve. Then we accept trees’ life force-based transmissions as personal healings. It’s a reciprocal act of love we take back to our lives and our beloved trees. All beings on the planet can grow and prosper through this two-way approach. Together we: • Listen to the trees and enjoy profound, intuitive, sensory encounters • Learn and practice five steps for practical collaboration with all of nature’s beings • Experience earth, air, fire, and water elements as cocreators • Feel renewal in body, mind, and spirit We take the sacred wisdom and leading-edge ecological energy medicine skills back into our lives and to our beloved trees.

This workshop begins Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Jim Conroy, PhD, The Tree Whisperer™, is an expert Nature Communicator™ and cofounder of the Institute for Cooperative BioBalance. ecopeacetreaties.org Basia Alexander is cofounder of the Institute for Cooperative BioBalance and coauthor of Tree Whispering and Live and Let Live. cooperativebiobalance.org

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June

JUNE 3-8

THE MASTERY OF SELF A Toltec Guide to Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. Course 1805-552/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI

The Mastery of Self uses the wisdom of Toltec philosophy to explain how a person can liberate themselves from illusory beliefs and live with authenticity. The Toltec tradition is an instrument by which life teaches us how to be free and enjoy every moment that life has to give. This is the path that don Miguel Ruiz Jr. took throughout his apprenticeship with his father, don Miguel Ruiz Sr., and his grandmother, Madre Sarita.

Now Ruiz Jr. shares his apprenticeship journey with you through guided exercises, visualizations, and principles he learned throughout his many power journeys to Teotihuacan. This week you learn to:

DON MIGUEL RUIZ JR.

Save $100 on this course when you attend The Four Agreements for a Better Life. This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.

• Discern between “who you are” and “what you know” • Gain awareness of the way your attachments have created your reality • Stop creating your identity based on opinions and judgments of others • Let go of the fear of what you are without your beliefs • Make new agreements that are more in line with your authentic self Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. See biographical information on page 19.

FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

JUDSON BREWER

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 1-8

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION IN MIND-BODY MEDICINE A 7-Day Professional Training Retreat

Florence Meleo-Meyer and Judson Brewer Course 1707-423/Tuition $1,675 ($1,575 Members)

This 7-day professional training retreat is an opportunity for health-care professionals to train intensively in MBSR. See workshop description on page 123.

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon JUNE 3-8

YI QUAN QIGONG INTENSIVE

For Health, Balance & Inner Strength Ken Cohen Course 1805-362/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI

KEN COHEN

Qigong is one of the world’s most popular methods to improve health and vitality. Because of its attention to posture, movement, breathing, and mindfulness, Yi Quan—a revered and comprehensive system of qigong—is as effective for optimizing health as it is for improving athletic performance.

In this 5-day workshop, you learn to: • • • • • •

You also learn the science and philosophy of qigong, including inspiring stories of the old masters. Yi Quan is a highly enjoyable practice that, with patience and dedication, leads to a more fully alive body and mind.

Beginners are welcome. Massage and physical therapists learn practical tools to vastly improve their effectiveness.

Ken Cohen, MA, a renowned grandmaster of qigong and tai chi, is author of The Way of Qigong and numerous works in both English and Chinese. kennethcohen.com

PAINT & MONOPRINT COLLAGE Jane Davies

Course 1805-361/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS, MI, LE

Explore the back-and-forth play of spontaneity and intention that characterizes the creative process and discover a whole new world of artistic possibility. Guided by artist Jane Davies, we combine collage and paint with monoprinting techniques, learn to layer colors, patterns, and textures on the GelliArts gel plate, and create gorgeously printed collage papers. In a fun and adventurous environment, we integrate monoprint and collage techniques using masks and stencils, and build images directly on a paper substrate.

The boundaries between painting, monoprinting, and collage disappear as we gain a fluidity of process and immerse ourselves in an exciting new medium of creative expression. Throughout the week, we learn to connect directly to our intuition, and discover new tools and techniques that will shift us into a more spontaneous way of working.

Experienced painters will find this a refreshing way to re-energize their art practice.

Jane Davies is a full-time artist working in collage, paint, and encaustics. She is author of three books on collage and mixed media, and a book on ceramics. janedaviesstudios.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

JANE DAVIES

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Relax and awaken your body’s qi (life force) Promote mind/body harmony while improving balance and coordination Clear the body’s energy channels, increase strength, and prevent injuries Store, conserve, and release energy and create healthy boundaries Improve your ability in any sport or physical activity Help yourself, a client, or a friend improve functioning or recover from injury • Practice the Health Dance—your own, improvised qigong routine

JUNE 3-8

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5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

JUNE 3-8

BECOMING KETOGENIC A Fat-Burning Metabolism for Health & Longevity Nora Gedgaudas Course 1805-613/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI

Ketogenic diets have unprecedented popularity today, yet not all ketogenic diets are created equal or offer equal benefits. During this 5-day workshop we focus on understanding a highly effective, ancestrally based ketogenic dietary approach. Discover practical steps to fire up your metabolism, optimize your brain function, boost your immune system, and slow down the aging process. Guided by nutritional consultant Nora Gedgaudas, you learn the Primalgenic® approach to NORA GEDGAUDAS health and break down common myths and misconceptions around ancestrally based diets.

Through daily presentations, group discussions, and question-andanswer sessions, you learn how to adopt this way of eating in an enjoyable and comfortable way for a healthier, happier life. Finally understand the science of nutrition, ketosis, longevity research, and functional health. You also gain practical tools to avoid the common obstacles on your way to metabolic freedom.

JUNE 3-8

MANIFEST YOUR DREAMS

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Utilizing the Intersections of Psychotherapy & Meditation

Practices to Turn Your Purpose Into Reality

Ralph De La Rosa

Suzanne Bryant

Course 1805-650/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

Course 1805-659/Tuition $440 ($395 Members)

We all have dreams. But some people are able to not only dream, but step into action and manifest that vision. Suzanne Bryant, a spiritual psychologist, certified yoga instructor, and advocate for limitless living, shares her powerful practices for manifesting in this 5-day workshop.

Through a combination of cuttingedge psychology tools and ancient yogic techniques that reprogram your energy and mind, you learn practices that lead you to an intimate understanding of how to manifest your dreams into action.

Often a few subtle practices can shift the energy and create an opening to that allows us to step into our power and move away from fear that blocks our dream from manifesting.

Discover how you can tap into your own unique hidden resources to activate the flow toward the creation of your dreams. You also: • Gain insight about what holds you back from pursuing your dreams • Practice yoga and mediation techniques to unleash fear and doubts • Begin to reprogram your mind and unleash your dreams Suzanne Bryant, a certified yoga and meditation teacher with a master’s degree in spiritual psychology and nutrition, is producer of Yoga Is, a documentary film that details her journey to India. suzannebryant.com

This workshop is appropriate for healthcare practitioners, coaches, and anyone interested in gaining in-depth knowledge of a fat-based ketogenic metabolism. You may bring specific questions regarding your own health issues and challenges.

Nora Gedgaudas is a recognized authority on ketogenic, ancestrally based nutrition, and is the author of three books, including Primal Body, Primal Mind.

RECOVERING WHOLENESS

JUNE 3-8

KRISTA MITCHELL

JUNE 3-8

CRYSTAL HEALING FOR HEALERS Krista Mitchell

Course 1805-622/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

It is common for healers to focus their attention on the needs of others. But what about their own needs?

A modern-day healer’s needs can be as diverse as they are specific to their calling, and often go underserved. In this 5-day intensive workshop, master crystal healer Rev. Krista Mitchell—whose own crystal therapy system has organically evolved from years of professional healing work and personal healing experiences— teaches healers of all paths and modalities to work with crystal energy to help meet their many personal and professional needs.

Hands-on crystal healing training and techniques are practiced and combined with inner journeying, self-healing, chakra diagnostics, and intuitive channeling. Together we explore topics including physical support and wellness, emotional balance, and shadow self-healing. We learn ways of working through mental blocks and shifting negative thought patterns. We also discuss spiritual expansion and psychic development, auric healing and protection, and how to establish healthy boundaries with ourselves and others.

The teachings on Buddha nature indicate something radical: that each of us is born already whole, worthy, free, full of love, and with a capacity for immense joy. As we traverse the myriad difficulties and crises of life, we never lose this fundamental sanity—but we do lose the experience of it as stress, hurts, and limiting beliefs accumulate in our nervous systems.

Many of us experience this as a loss of connection to the most primary aspects of our being—the earth, our bodies, our emotional depths, our breath, and each other.

Some of us may even feel a sense of longing at times that we don’t quite understand—a longing to reconnect.

In this retreat with Ralph De La Rosa, a psychotherapist and meditation instructor who specializes in working with trauma, we mindfully re-establish these connections. As long-held core hurts and limiting beliefs inevitably arise, Ralph guides you through evidence-based practices for working toward skillfully unburdening these parts of yourself. Helping professionals will find information useful for their clients as well as for self-care.

Expect gentle movement, restorative breathwork, sitting meditation, Internal Family Systems “parts work,” dynamic and straightforward talks, and the opportunity to truly rest and rediscover your path.

Ralph De La Rosa is a psychotherapist, life coach, and meditation instructor. ralphdelarosa.com

Learn all about the therapeutic powers of crystals from the “Rock Whisperer” herself. Join Mitchell to receive the guidance, information, and messages of crystal energy.

SUZANNE BRYANT

Krista Mitchell, an ordained interfaith minister, provides spiritual counsel, energy therapy, and training programs. krista-mitchell.com

RALPH DE LA ROSA

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

June

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

JUNE 8-10

GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

JUNE 8-10

FINANCIAL LITERACY & BEYOND

A Spiritual Path for Couples

Creating the Lives We Want Manisha Thakor

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

Course 1902-588/Tuition $385/310/235 ($345 Members) LE

Leadership requires thoughtful choices in a variety of areas—including money.

Yet financial acumen is a skill in which most women have received little, if any, education.

Course 1902-383/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) per person SS

MANISHA THAKOR

During this uplifting course, we increase our fluency and comfort with how money impacts our personal lives.

Using a holistic, spirit-centered approach we learn about: • Personal finance—the key elements of healthy spending, saving and budgeting, and debt management • Investing—demystifying this vital activity with clear guidance on the how, what, and where of investing • Money and relationships—financial topics to discuss with romantic partners, adult children, elderly parents, and financial professionals Through lectures, solo exercises, and group sharing, this lively workshop teaches us how to create the financial life we want. We gain a sense of calm and confidence about the role of money in our lives. $25 materials fee; include when you register.

Join us for an optional, online component in September for an additional fee of $25.

HELEN LAKELLY HUNT AND HARVILLE HENDRIX

Manisha Thakor, MBA, CFA, CFP, is director of wealth strategies for women at Buckingham & The BAM Alliance. She is coauthor of On My Own Two Feet and Get Financially Naked. moneyzen.com

The Getting the Love You Want workshop gives couples the concepts and tools they need to achieve safety, sustain deep connection, and experience joyful aliveness. Learning a new way to talk, removing negativity, and expressing caring behaviors transforms any relationship into an instrument of healing and spiritual growth.

Based on Imago Relationship Therapy, this program has helped thousands of couples worldwide move from an unconscious to a conscious relationship that heals the wounds of childhood and lays the foundation for thriving in the relationship you’ve always wanted. During the weekend, we focus on viewing couplehood as a spiritual path. In the process, we are assisted in discovering and developing the innate healing power of connection and the profound spiritual potential in our own intimate partnership.

Couples new and old, in crisis or in love, married or unmarried, are invited to join this transformative workshop. As they work on their own relationships, helping professionals also gain information they can use with clients. $50 materials fee; include when you register. This workshop is also offered in September (see page 92).

Harville Hendrix, PhD, and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, are cocreators of Imago Relationship Therapy and the concept of the “conscious relationship.” Coauthors of three New York Times best sellers, their newest book is The Space Between. harvilleandhelen.com JUNE 8-10

JUNE 8-10

IN THE AYURVEDIC KITCHEN

Food & Digestion for Health & Balance Richard LaMarita Course 1902-369/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) MI, LE

Ayurveda is a science of life, consciousness, and health. Its methods can be used to assess and maintain your own well-being and achieve the RICHARD LAMARITA ideal mind-body-spirit balance. The Ayurvedic lifestyle includes a special focus on food and strengthening the digestive system.

Richard LaMarita has been a chef instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute for more than two decades and a student and practitioner of Ayurveda for over 35 years.

The Body & Beyond

Course 1902-409/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) CE

Lesley Desaulniers Yoga doesn’t just make your body stronger and more flexible; it can ignite your passion, boost your energy, and illuminate your inner vision. In this weekend with sought-after yoga teacher Lesley Desaulniers and special musical guest Anjula Prasad, you explore yoga practices and healing techniques that promote clarity, bliss, and abundance. You experience deep renewal as you: • • • • •

Move to live, heart-opening music Sweat through soulful vinyasa sequences Practice guided meditations for health and happiness Learn mantras and rituals for inner peace and world healing Restore and refocus your energy through spiritual LESLEY teachings, intention setting, and deep relaxation

DESAULNIERS

In community with others committed to outer health and inner awakening, you immerse yourself in deep learning that inspires your yoga practice and your life. Some prior yoga experience is helpful.

Lesley Desaulniers is known for her energizing and inspiring yoga classes. She was selected by Mantra magazine as one of San Fransico’s leading yoga teachers. lesleyd.com

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In this weekend workshop with Natural Gourmet Institute chef Richard LaMarita, practitioners of all levels are introduced to the fundamental concepts of Ayurveda. You learn about the gunas (states of mind) and doshas (mind-body types); balance and imbalance; and the basics of pulse diagnosis to help us evaluate our own health. Additionally, you gain a deep understanding of how to think as an Ayurvedic Vaidya when it comes to food and eating. Sessions on Saturday and Sunday bring you into the kitchen for hands-on cooking of balanced Ayurvedic dishes like dosa; okra and tomato curry; eggplant and radicchio lasagna with roasted tomatoes; curry leaf chutney; tamarind chutney; broccoli and sweet potato masala; avocado chocolate pudding; and basil lemonade.

YOGA FOR INNER AWAKENING

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 8-10

EXPERIENCING OUR CRAVING MINDS

(And What to Do With Them) Judson Brewer Course 1902-424/Tuition $415 ($370 Members) SS, MI, CE

We are all vulnerable to craving. Whether it’s a compulsion to constantly check social media, binge eat, smoke, excessively drink, or any other behavior we may find ourselves uncontrollably repeating. Why are bad habits so hard to overcome? Can we learn how our minds work, and even tap into this very process JUDSON BREWER to find a key to conquer the cravings we know are unhealthy for us?

CENTER FOR MINDFULNESS IN MEDICINE, HEALTH CARE, AND SOCIETY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL Omega is pleased to bring the Center’s acclaimed mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness professional training programs to our campus.

“At the Center, we help people wake up to their automaticity, and with awareness, break the link between urge and action to move from old habits to living fully,” says executive director Judson Brewer.

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAMS

JUNE 1-8

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine See page 123.

Join psychiatrist and neuroscientist Judson Brewer to explore how the mind works on many levels, and how we can tap into the actual processes that encourage habitual behaviors in order to break unhealthy patterns. In very accessible ways, we learn how awareness, curiosity, and mindfulness practices can interrupt habits, and discover how to build our own natural capacity for awareness, kindness, and curiosity.

Weaving together patient stories, Brewer’s own experience with craving, mindfulness practice, and the latest scientific findings, this workshop offers a path for moving beyond cravings, reducing stress and anxiety, increasing self-compassion, and living a fuller life.

This program is especially helpful for clinicians and therapists looking to deepen their understanding of the behavioral and brain mechanisms underlying addictive behaviors. Individuals hoping to break stress-producing habits such as emotional eating are welcome.

Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, is executive director of the Center for Mindfulness and associate professor in medicine and psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. umassmed.edu/cfm

JUNE 8-10

Experiencing Our Craving Minds See right.

JULY 15-20 & OCTOBER 14-19

Mindfulness Tools See pages 55 and 110.

OCTOBER 12-19

Convergence See page 109.

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June

JUNE 8-10

JUNE 8-10

DANCE YOUR HEART OUT

A Shake Your Soul Movement Experience Dan Leven Course 1902-687/Tuition $360 ($325 Members)

CHARLES LAWRENCE

JUNE 8 -10

ALIGN WITH SPIRIT Find Your Center in Chaotic Times Charles Lawrence Course 1902-694/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) SS

“I am not what happened; I am what I choose to become.” —Carl Jung What is the story of your life?

Where is your center? How are you giving back to the earth? How delightfully will you take your last breath?

There are certain kinds of spaces that one cannot enter and then leave unchanged. That is our intention for this gathering.

Together in this spiritual retreat, we enter into ceremonial and mythological space to realign ourselves with spirit. We practice storytelling, deep listening, sharing, silence, and visioning for ourselves and for the future of the earth.

We explore the ongoing and everevolving story of our life, clearing out the old and welcoming the new, as we practice ways to maintain and strengthen our true spirit center in these chaotic times.

Charles Lawrence, psychologist and shaman, was a student of famed mythologist Joseph Campbell and for many years worked closely with tribal elders and healers around the world.

Blackfoot in origin and adopted

by Hopi Grandmother Carolyn Twangyawmama, he represents many other Native American tribes in his work.

Experience and express your heart in this mindful—and joyful—Shake Your Soul® dance program. Shake Your Soul is a movement practice that relaxes your nervous system, energizes your body, and awakens your soul through a powerful, fluid dance repertoire set to world music. Through guided somatic movement, expressive dance, and creative explorations, you learn to reconnect with your heart and rediscover your inherent joy and freedom. Your heart is home to the most uplifting joy that can revitalize your body, mind, and spirit.

In a safe, supportive, and inspiring space, you: • Learn organic exercises that open your heart and awaken your soul • Move with the pulse, rhythm, and passion of your heart • Connect with the natural dancer inside you • Commune with your spirit while being supported in a heartfelt community Dan Leven, RSMT, MPC, is a former professional dancer, founding director of LIFE Movement: Leven Institute for Expressive Movement, and creator of Shake Your Soul® and SomaSoul® Somatic Therapy. leveninstitute.com

Course 1902-399/Tuition $385 ($345 Members)

Join James Van Praagh, renowned spiritual medium and New York Times best-selling author, for a virtual journey across the veil and into the spirit realm. Through powerful immersion techniques, you: • Learn how to send and receive messages with loved ones in the spirit world— anytime you need guidance • Take care of unfinished business and receive the answers you’ve been seeking • Tap into the wisdom of your soul to reveal the lessons you were put on this earth to learn • Clear old energy that’s been keeping you from enjoying vibrant health, abundance, and unconditional love • Become more aware of the signs that spirit sends you every day

AMY FERRIS

JAMES VAN PRAAGH

Along the way, you receive lifechanging insights from your spirit guides, ancestors, and departed loved ones that can help you to live your best life here on earth.

You emerge from the workshop feeling inspired with the comforting awareness that the world of spirit is only a thought away.

James Van Praagh is a pioneer in the mediumship movement and one of the most accurate spiritual mediums working today. He is author of several New York Times best sellers, including Wisdom From Your Spirit Guides. vanpraagh.com

SHERRY AMATENSTEIN

BLAIR GLASER

JUNE 8-10

WOMEN WRITING TO CHANGE THE WORLD Course 1902-371/Tuition $360 ($325 Members)

As women many of us have a story we want to share, write about, or tell— but how do we begin? We begin with a word. A sentence. A first line. But those first words can be daunting, especially when you realize that words have power and you can change lives with your writing.

Guided by author Amy Ferris and therapists Sherry Amatenstein and Blair Glaser, you spend a weekend meditating, connecting, rabble rousing, and writing. Through small group work, sharing, and creative writing prompts, you transform your fear and shame into power on the page. You create essays, poems, petitions, manifestos—whatever you are moved to create—about topics that catalyze you and leave you forever changed, forever united.

Amy Ferris is an editor, screenwriter, playwright, and author of the memoir Marrying George Clooney. marryinggeorgeclooney.com Sherry Amatenstein, LCSW, is a therapist, author, and adjunct writing professor at New York University. marriedfaq.com DAN LEVEN

Blair Glaser, MA, LCAT, is a psychotherapist, leadership mentor, and organizational consultant. blairglaser.com

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James Van Praagh

This retreat is open to all women who are ready to break their silence and manifest the spirit of unstoppable community and connection. Return home with reading lists, writing exercises, information, and specific tactics to stay super-charged and in the creative flow.

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JOURNEY INTO THE SPIRIT WORLD

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WEEKEND WORKSHOP

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

JUNE 10-15

ORION ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS WORKSHOP

JUNE 8-10

INSIGHT MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS Developing a Calm & Clear Mind

ROBERT MICHAEL PYLE

Matthew Daniell Course 1902-325/Tuition $360/285/210 ($325 Members)

Insight Meditation, also known as Vipassana Meditation, is a simple technique that originated in the Buddha’s teachings more than 2,500 years ago. Its practice teaches us in a gentle, consistent way to calm and steady our mind by grounding our attention in the present moment.

When our mind is calm, it is fit to look into itself and all of life with more openness and clarity. This clarity leads to insight, which frees us from our own reactive patterns.

Through discussion and periods of silent meditation, we learn sitting and walking meditation methods, how to pay attention to our breath and body, and how the power of present moment awareness can touch and transform our hearts and minds.

Emphasis is placed on letting the lessons we learn support the quality of our awareness in all that we do while at Omega and beyond. An optional mindful yoga session is offered each day to bring more ease and aliveness into our meditation practice.

This retreat is paced to support beginners; it is appropriate for anyone interested in Insight Meditation, including helping professionals who want to learn skills to use with their clients.

This workshop is also offered in September (see page 94).

Matthew Daniell is founder and guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Center of Newburyport, Massachusetts. imcnewburyport.org

MAJOR JACKSON

Course 2005-612/Tuition $995 ($895 Members) SS, MI

Are you passionate about nature writing or writing about the land? The annual Orion Environmental Writers Workshop is a unique opportunity to connect with Orion magazine writers and editors to understand more deeply the Orion perspective on the relationship between literature and the natural world. For the first time, this renowned workshop is cosponsored by the Omega Center for Sustainable Living.

Whether you write creative nonfiction, fiction, or poetry, this program is for writers who seek to become better advocates for the environment through their writing. The program features breakout writing sessions dedicated to each genre, faculty readings and lectures, student readings, and presentations on publishing. Each participant receives individualized attention, feedback, and a focused meeting with a faculty member to discuss manuscripts or projects.

Special guests include literary agents, publishers, and editors, who offer advice on book publishing, placing work in magazines and journals, and the environmental publishing world.

This program has an application process and requires writing samples. To learn more, see orionmagazine.org/workshops.

Robert Michael Pyle is a biologist, writer, teacher, and speaker. He has published 22 books and hundreds of articles, essays, papers, stories, and poems. orionmagazine.org Major Jackson is poetry editor of the Harvard Review and author of four collections of poetry. majorjackson.com

MEGAN MAYHEW BERGMAN

Megan Mayhew Bergman writes for the Paris Review and contributes literary criticism to the Washington Post and the New York Times. mayhewbergman.com

JUNE 10-15

JUNE 10–15

Judith Garten

Spirit Medicine

LIVING AN UNDEFENDED LIFE Course 2005-610/Tuition $525/450/375 ($470 Members)

Do you long to feel a deep connection to others but can’t seem to lower your defenses? Imagine being so undefended that you have no need to pretend, cover up, or arm yourself against perceived threats. Imagine being free to love and express your heart without fear.

Learn the spiritual and psychological tools necessary to live such a life—one where you can be real, authentic, true, and where you need not hide behind a mask or be anything more than you are in a given moment.

Guided by Judith Garten you learn to: • Observe and understand your defenses • Identify emotional reactions and surrender to feelings • Relinquish your pride, self-will and fear • Discover your real needs • Work with your judgments, collusion, and maligning • Heal the war within you and, in turn, with others As you learn these transformational concepts and practice new tools, you secure your freedom, reveal the treasure of your own soul, and find the connection you desire.

Judith Garten, MA, is a teacher, lecturer, and counselor. Her work is rooted in a spiritual, psychological discipline illuminated by Moira Shaw’s The 50/50 Work. judithgarten.com

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VISIONSEEKER 2 Hank Wesselman Course 2005-334/Tuition $480 ($430 Members) SS, MI

In the Western world today, interest in complementary and alternative therapies is on the rise, and increasing numbers of healthHANK WESSELMAN care practitioners and others are discovering the ease with which the healing modalities pioneered by indigenous peoples can be learned and practiced.

At the core of this workshop lies an in-depth, crosscultural consideration of the nature of illness, healing, and health care, in which we gain valuable experience in the practice of spirit medicine. We expand our connections to our inner sources of wisdom and power, deepen our contacts with our spiritual healing masters, experience the initiatory phenomenon of spiritual dismemberment, work with the process of shamanic extraction, and explore a unique approach to soul retrieval.

The Visionseeker workshops provide a shamanic perspective derived from the Hawaiian kahuna tradition, which emphasizes knowledge of the personal soul cluster and the nature of reality. This program is most useful to those who have completed the Visionseeker 1 or Spiritwalker workshop.

JUDITH GARTEN

Hank Wesselman, PhD. See biographical information on page 29.

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

June

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JUNE 10-15

TEACHING YOGA & MINDFULNESS IN PRISON Kath Meadows and Whitney Ingram Course 2005-708/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

There is an increasing demand for yoga teachers who are qualified to bring yoga and mindfulness meditation practices to those in underserved or traumatized populations, especially the incarcerated. In this training for men and women teachers with Kath Meadows and Whitney Ingram, we learn an evidence-based, gender-informed approach to adapting yoga for those in prisons, detention centers, and rehabilitation facilities.

We explore specific yoga, pranayama, and meditation practices proven to be effective with prisoners. We also discuss how to work in the unique socio-cultural environment of prisons, teach across the gender divide, and approach prison administrators about establishing a yoga program.

NANCY SLONIM ARONIE

JUNE 10-15

JUMP START YOUR MEMOIR

Write It From the Heart Nancy Slonim Aronie Course 2005-412/Tuition $375/300/225 ($335 Members)

Jump Start Your Memoir is an inspiring immersion for the beginning writer and is nurturing for the burnt-out professional. It is about honoring your own voice in a safe, inviting place.

Nancy Slonim Aronie says, “I can’t teach writing. I don’t think anyone can. But I can make it safe and I’ve learned when people feel safe, they go deep. The writing gets more powerful, the heart goes deeper, and the words flow faster.

Getting the story of your life out of your body means you don’t have to carry the weight of it around anymore. When people ask if it’s therapy, I answer, ‘No, but it’s therapeutic to write the truth.’”

Dive into writing and discover your own rhythms, use your own language, and tell your own story.

Together, we laugh, we cry, and we write.

This workshop is also offered in October (see page 118).

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Yoga teachers and committed yoga practitioners from all traditions are welcome.

JUNE 10-15

JUMP INTO YOUR THRIVEZONE Lianne Bridges

Course 2005-531/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Imagine having a new lease on life, a fresh perspective, and clarity on your way forward.

Kath Meadows MA, E-RYT 500, is director of Women Prisoner Initiatives at the Prison Yoga Project and a contributing editor to Best Practices for Yoga in the Criminal Justice System. prisonyoga.org KATH MEADOWS

WHITNEY INGRAM

Whitney Ingram, E-RYT 200, brings a special balance to her teaching approach, emphasizing selfhealing through yoga practice and also Ayurveda. She is a volunteer for the Prison Yoga Project. whitneyingramyoga.com JUNE 10-15

MUTUAL AWAKENING RETREAT

An Introduction to WE-Space Meditation Patricia Albere Course 2005-705/Tuition $475 ($425 Members)

For millennia, spirituality has been a deeply personal pursuit, with monks on mountain tops and yogis in caves. But now the world is more social than ever, and interconnectedness is transforming everything—from our family lives to work spaces.

Today, we need a spirituality that focuses more on “we” than “me.” In this workshop we encounter a new spiritual practice called Mutual Awakening to explore with a friend, lover, spouse, or partner.

Together we embark on an in-depth exploration of the “WE-Space,” using Mutual Awakening practice and collective mandala work. We examine the history and science behind this intensive meditation practice and how to use it in our own life with the partner (or partners) of our choice. We also explore the shift from the current Newtonian paradigm of being separate objects moving through time and space into an experience of being embedded within a dynamic web of interconnection with life and the universe.

Patricia Albere, founder and director of Evolutionary Collective and author of Evolutionary Relationships, is a contemporary spiritual teacher at the forefront of spiritual awakening. patriciaalbere.com

PATRICIA ALBERE LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

Join Lianne Bridges, founder of Designing Transformation Productions, and find your ThriveZone™—the sweet spot where your greatest gifts meet society’s greatest needs.

Through a combination of lessons, interactive exercises, and group discussion, you gain the self knowledge and confidence you need to connect with your true purpose and to harness the power of transformation. Throughout the week, you explore six integrated modules designed to help you align with your highest potential and integrate your unique gifts to maximize your experience everyday.

The ThriveZone program helps you: • Take charge of your life and make better decisions • Attract abundance more easily and effectively • Live authentically with meaning • Experience more ease and flow in your life This workshop is for anyone who wants to live more vibrantly, make a positive impact, and connect more deeply.

Lianne Bridges is an inspirational speaker, workshop leader, and founder of Designing Transformation Productions. designingtransformation.com

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Nancy Slonim Aronie, author of Writing From the Heart, is a distinguished writer and commentator for NPR’s All Things Considered and founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop on Martha’s Vineyard.

Through the Prison Yoga Project’s teaching methodology, we discover how to effectively provide prisoners with the tools for self-rehabilitation while we simultaneously strengthen our own practice and find peak experiences through serving others.

LIANNE BRIDGES

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For Women OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAM

JUNE 10-15

HEALING FROM MILITARY TRAUMA A Warrior Renew Program Lori S. Katz Course 2005-673 SS, LE

This Warrior Renew workshop is for women who have served in the military (veterans or current service LORI S. KATZ members) and have experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST). MST can impact the mind, body, and spirit. This retreat offers a safe, healing environment to resolve issues of the past and increase resiliency, and the encouragement to move forward in a positive way. Through therapeutic activities, including discussion, lectures, writing, mindful awareness, aromatherapy, movement, and group experiences using an integrative approach, we: • Work to resolve feelings of anxiety, anger, and resentment, including injustice and betrayal, self-blame, grief, and shame • Learn effective self-regulation and communication skills • Explore the impact of MST on relationships and how to cultivate trusting and healthy loving connections with others This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which is dedicated to ensuring that impacted service members, veterans, and their families make a successful transition.

This program is not an exposure-based treatment; you will not be asked to share or listen to trauma stories. Required: Six months of sobriety and emotional stability prior to workshop. By application only; apply early as spots fill quickly. Tuition is $480 ($430 Members). Scholarships are available to cover all but $75 of the total cost; see eOmega.org/scholarships for details.

Lori S. Katz, PhD, a clinical psychologist and developer of the Warrior Renew treatment program, has worked with veterans for over 26 years, specializing in military trauma. warriorrenew.com JUNE 10-15

WOMEN’S ROCK BAND IMMERSION

Release Your Inner Rock Star Karla Schickele Course 2005-668/Tuition $460 ($415 Members) MI

KARLA SCHICKELE

Experience the joy of making music in a truly supportive environment. With the guidance of creative catalyst and innovative music educator Karla Schickele, we harness the power of our collective creativity to write songs (both individually and in small groups), discover the power of playing drums and electric guitar, rock the microphone, and learn how we can tap into our inner rock star spirit in all aspects of our daily lives.

DEEPAK CHOPRA

JUNE 15-17

THE FUTURE OF WELL-BEING

A Revolutionary New Way to Supercharge Your Immunity Deepak Chopra Course 2102-669/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

In the face of environmental toxins, potential epidemics, superbugs, and the accelerated aging process, the significance of achieving optimum health has never been more crucial—and the burden to achieve it now rests on individuals making the right lifestyle choices every day. But how do you make the best decisions possible when it comes to creating a holistic and transformative health plan for life?

In this workshop with Deepak Chopra, a leading expert in the field of integrative medicine, you learn a proven, strategic program that arms you with the information you need to protect yourself and achieve lifelong wellness. With special insights from Chopra’s latest book, The Healing Self, you get informed about the newest research and insights on the mind-body, mind-gene, and mind-immunity connections. You learn to develop a leading-edge action plan with the key tools you need for an effective, personalized path to self-healing. You also discover ways to manage chronic stress and inflammation, which are emerging as the primary detriments of well-being.

This workshop begins Saturday at 9:30 a.m.; arrive Friday.

Deepak Chopra, MD, a licensed physician, leading expert in the field of integrative medicine, and New York Times best-selling author, has been revolutionizing medicine and how we understand our minds and bodies for more than 25 years. deepakchopra.com

If you are new to music, unearth your natural melodic and rhythmic instincts and discover your own unique musical voice. If you already sing or play an instrument or write songs, experience new freedom as you raise your craft and expression to a new level.

This workshop is open to women of any and all levels of musical experience (including absolute beginners). No instruments are required, but you may bring your own if you want.

Karla Schickele, founder of Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, is a musician, writer, strategic leader, and educator. She has a keen eye for possibilities and enjoys amplifying good ideas of all kinds. karlaschickele.com

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Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

JUNE 15-17

THE ART OF HAND-READING Self-Realization Through Palmistry Ellen Goldberg Course 2102-467/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) MI

Palmistry is both an art and a science. Originating thousands of years ago in India and China, palmistry can be learned by anyone with an interest in human nature and a desire to be of service in a unique way.

This weekend we learn to read and interpret the hand as a guide to self-realization and fulfillment in life. Discover how the palm reflects your untapped inner resources and best choices for satisfaction in lifestyle, love, and work.

Through lectures, discussions, and experiential practice, we learn about the major lines and the mount archetypes, along with their modifiers: flexibility, skin texture, fingers, and more. We examine the parts of the hand that reveal insights about lifestyle, love, sex, and marriage preferences; the best career choices; and the unique strengths and weaknesses for each person.

We also explore how the major and minor lines reveal periods of ease and challenge in life. Learn valuable ways to incorporate hand reading skills into your daily life.

Ellen Goldberg, psychotherapist and author of The Art and Science of Hand Reading, has been teaching palmistry for 40 years. schooloforacles.com

June

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS JUNE 15-17

JUNE 15-17

PASSPORT TO THE SOUL

BREATHING WITH THE BRUSH

A Weekend Retreat Panache Desai

Jacalyn Bennett and Sarah Oleson

Course 2102-398/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

Course 2102-689/Tuition $300 ($270 Members) LE

Learn the calming practice of mindful breath awareness while expressing your creativity and love of nature through the gentle tip of a paintbrush. Join artist Jacalyn Bennett and yoga trainer Sarah Oleson in this introductory painting workshop for aspiring artists who are ready to experience the joy and tranquility that comes with creating a work of art mindfully.

JACALYN BENNETT

Following Bennett’s easy, step-by-step process, you begin by creating a Renaissanceinspired landscape painting on a wooden panel (which will be ready for display at the end of this workshop). You also develop your mindful connection with nature while exploring the healing aspects of color found in landscape art. In between applications, while the paint dries, you experience the joy of being present in body, mind, and spirit with a gentle yoga practice led by Oleson.

Jacalyn Bennett is a trained artist and the founding president of Bennett and Company, SARAH OLESON a fashion brand that embraces Gandhian principles, ecology, human rights, and social consciousness. bennettcompany.com

Sarah Oleson is an international yoga and wellness retreat leader based in New England who leads retreats and yoga teacher trainings throughout the world. saraholesonyoga.com JUNE 15-17

SPIRITWALKER

An Introduction to Shamanic Journeying Hank Wesselman Course 2102-335/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) SS, MI

The rediscovery of shamanism has emerged as a major component of the modern world’s spiritual reawakening. This experiential, introductory weekend with shaman, author, and anthropologist Hank Wesselman grants HANK WESSELMAN us direct access to the techniques traditional shamans use to access hidden dimensions of reality and connect with inner sources of power and wisdom.

Through these classic shamanic journey methods, we connect with the inner levels of reality, awareness, and experience to find our spirit helpers and teachers. The workshop includes empowerment work and concludes with a shamanic healing ritual.

ELLEN GOLDBERG

Hank Wesselman, PhD, is an anthropologist and the author of nine books on shamanism, including his Spiritwalker trilogy. sharedwisdom.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

Passport to the Soul is an immersive experience that reconnects you to your essential self. Knowing your authentic self is the most profound journey you can ever embark upon. It is a lifechanging experience that allows you to realize what was hidden within, realizing the fullness, the completeness, the oneness of your soul. Reveal your divine nature and experience: • Increased alignment with universal power • An expanded ability to create and manifest all that you desire • The ever-increasing realization of oneness • Vibrational transformation Awaken the power within so you can live in the divine energy of expansion, peace, joy, and love.

Panache Desai, author of Discovering Your Soul Signature, is a contemporary thought leader and vibrational catalyst who guides people to access their authentic, essential nature. panachedesai.com

PANACHE DESAI

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In the 1970s, while doing fieldwork in Ethiopia, Hank Wesselman experienced spontaneous expanded states of awareness that brought him to direct, personal contact with the ancient methods practiced by tribal peoples. During this 2-day workshop, which is appropriate for laypeople and helping professionals, we learn the methods he experienced.

Your life is a journey of awakening. For some people, it is entering an uncharted land and for others it is a deeper exploration of familiar territory.

Either way, it is a vibrational journey of expansion and evolution.

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JUNE 15-17

Suzanne Sterling

Jamie Catto

FIND YOUR VOICE, LIVE YOUR TRUTH

UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY

Course 2102-592/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI, CE

Course 2102-562/Tuition $320 ($290 Members)

Do you yearn to speak your truth?

Is it time to stand in your power, listen to the poetry of your soul, and experience the freedom of your authentic voice?

Join yogi, musician, and activist Suzanne Sterling for this ecstatic mind-body immersion into the heart of soulful self-expression and discover your ability to embody your truth. This practice combines yoga asanas with sound healing, chanting and singing, ecstatic movement, and deep ritual.

Learn to: • Unlock your creative potential and find the selfexpression that fits you best • Understand and heal core traumas • Use your own voice as a tool for empowerment • Unlock the fifth chakra for purification and liberation • Reclaim your authentic voice from the forces causing you to hide it • Remove blocks to power and confidence • Use words and songs to awaken, heal, and build community This workshop is open to all. No previous vocal or yoga experience is necessary. Join us and allow yourself to access your own true voice and embodied creativity.

Suzanne Sterling is cofounder of Off the Mat, Into the World™ and founder of Voice of Change. suzannesterling.com

SUZANNE STERLING

Are you accessing your full creative potential? The aspects of yourself that you hide in everyday life can become tools and inspiration for creative masterpieces.

JUNE 15-17

ZEN & THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY Douglas Beasley

Course 2102-686/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI

This photography workshop provides a unique opportunity to revitalize your imagery by exploring relationships between the subject, camera, and self. No matter what your chosen subject—a person, place, or thing—Zen & the Art of Photography is a challenging invitation to redefine not only what is personally suitable subject matter, but your entire approach to creative expression. Through carefully crafted photographic exercises and assignments, you learn to deepen your visual awareness while clarifying your approach, making images that are more personal and more meaningful.

• Rediscover techniques for effortlessly accessing the imagination and creation realms • Reclaim and unleash hidden parts of yourself to release untapped resources of innate, playful genius • Dissolve whatever is in the way of your clear creative channel • Increase your confidence and sense of personal power • Free yourself from limiting beliefs that have held you back • Laugh so tenderly with your humanity that old emotional pressures fall away By letting yourself be more open and vulnerable, you come to understand that your demons are not your enemies but your inspiration and your allies. To unleash your creativity, you need to, gently, unleash yourself.

Inspiration is sparked by a balance of discussion, meditation, photo sharing, critiques, DOUGLAS BEASLEY Jamie Catto is creator, writing exercises, producer, and director of 1 Giant readings, poetry, or whatever Leap films and albums, and strikes us. We also explore lighting, founding member of electronica composition, depth-of-field, and group Faithless. jamiecatto.com exposure issues.

This photography workshop is open to all levels; you should have a good working knowledge of your camera. Digital and film cameras, in all formats, are welcome.

LISA WIMBERGER

JUNE 15-17

IMMERSION INTO PRACTICAL NEUROSCULPTING

Healing & Transformation From the Inside Out Lisa Wimberger Course 2102-396/Tuition $355 ($320 Members) MI

As current neuroscience informs us, we can become better navigators of our own thoughts. Merging brain-based information with the power of meditation creates a strategic and highly effective way to direct thoughts, regulate emotions, and promote selfdirected healing.

Neurosculpting® meditation and stress management is a simple, 5-step, whole-brain approach to gaining control of limiting stress patterns and uncovering the brain dynamics that underlie mental, emotional, and physical pain.

Through lecture, group and individual activity, discussions, and hands-on experience, we learn to: • Apply the 5-step process of self-guided Neurosculpting meditation • Reduce stress and develop more resiliency • Improve health through diet, nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle habits • Create a lasting daily practice we can apply at work and at home

$20 materials fee; include when you register. Bring a laptop with editing software and a card reader, if you have them.

Douglas Beasley, founder and director of Vision Quest Photo Workshops, is owner and publisher of Shots magazine, a quarterly black-and-white fine art printed magazine now in its 31st year of publication. douglasbeasley.com

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Join award-winning creator, producer, and director Jamie Catto and learn to find and harness your creative power for professional and personal breakthroughs.

Throughout the weekend you:

Lisa Wimberger is founder of the Neurosculpting Institute and author of Neurosculpting and New Beliefs, New Brain.

JAMIE CATTO

neurosculptinginstitute.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

June

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

JUNE 17-22 JUNE 17-22

OPEN YOUR INTUITION NOW Jill Willard

Course 2205-518/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI

Awaken your intuition, connect with spirit, and transform your being for a life of tremendous abundance and fulfillment with intuitive Jill Willard.

Your inner voice is talking to you right now, but can you hear it? Join Willard, an intuitive and medium, and learn to hear your intuition more strongly and with trustworthy accuracy.

Immerse yourself in an exploration of how to use your energy centers, or chakras, to open and access your intuition. Through lecture, writing, movement, hands-on learning, and storytelling you make yourself more open, balanced, and clear. You also learn techniques for clearing the body and mind and practices for letting go and generating a calm state.

With sessions devoted to the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of each energy center, as well as how to tie it all together, you experience what it’s like to be grounded, expansive, precise, and loving. As you awaken your intuition, transform your being, and connect to spirit, your relationships shift and your life becomes rich, abundant, and deeply fulfilling.

Jill Willard, creator of Intuitive Meditation (IM), is a spiritual guide to culture icons such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Patricia Arquette as well as corporate executives at Google and Facebook. jillwillard.com

AWAKENING THE CREATIVE

JUNE 17-22

EXPERIENCING HEAVEN

The Painting Experience Stewart Cubley and Staff

The Power of Transformation

Course 2205-326/Tuition $565 ($505 Members) SS, LE

Anita Moorjani Course 2205-606/Tuition $595 ($535 Members) SS, MI, LE

Experience a transformational shift from your head space into your heart space with Anita Moorjani, author of Dying to Be Me and What If This is Heaven?

ANITA MOORJANI

Immersed in nature, the veil that separates this physical realm from the non-physical seems much thinner—in fact, it almost feels as if there is no veil. This kind of atmosphere fosters deep awakenings, enhancing our connection with all of life on this planet, and beyond, into the other realm.

During this 5-day workshop, Moorjani shares her remarkable journey from end-stage cancer, through a near-death experience, to total healing—and reveals how the same process can bring healing to everyone. You explore the difference between creating your life instead of reacting to life, and come to understand and appreciate your true purpose in this world. You participate in deep meditaiton and periods of silence. You learn to release fears, forgive those who have hurt you, and connect deeply with nature.

You come away with insights, tools, and practices to help you create a happier, healthier life.

All participants must reside on Omega’s campus during the retreat.

Anita Moorjani had a near-death experience in 2006 that profoundly changed her perspective on life and provided her with the insights she now shares with others around the world. anitamoorjani.com JUNE 17-22

VISIONSEEKER 4

The Mythic Nature of the Self Cosmology Hank Wesselman Course 2205-336/Tuition $480 ($430 Members) SS, MI

We are living in times of unparalleled change, in which we can sense a dismantling of our most familiar myths—of nations, religions, even ourselves in relation to the future of our planet. As HANK WESSELMAN embodied humans, we are mythic creatures that cannot function apart from our myths. They inform and shape our worldview and our cultural ideals.

They hold the social fabric of our society together. Within them is an eternal truth that explains aspects of the natural world as well as the customs of our society and of ourselves.

Artistic freedom is the right to create without being pressured to perform, produce or succeed. In this expressive painting workshop, everyone is a beginner. Whether you are a veteran painter or are picking up a paintbrush for the first time, the experience is about creative process and free expression, rather than technique, training, or expertise.

In a respectful and nurturing studio environment, you receive individual attention and gentle guidance to: • Discover a creative voice that is entirely your own • Trust your intuitive perception, not the mind’s critical chatter • Follow your energy rather than what looks good or makes sense • Experience your imagination as intelligent and a doorway to deeper knowing • Overcome blocks and explore process painting as a genuine path to spiritual awakening There will be no critiques, analysis, or judgment of the creative work.

This workshop may interest people from a wide variety of disciplines, including art, education, counseling, social change, and meditative practices.

Materials will be provided. Cubley is independently offering continuing education credits; see processarts.com for information.

This workshop is recommended for those who have taken Visionseeker 1, 2 (page 26), 3, or Spiritwalker (page 29), but all who are experienced in the shamanic journeywork technique are welcome.

JILL WILLARD

processarts.com

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Stewart Cubley, a Join anthropologist Hank Wesselman to utilize the shamanic pioneer of integrative and path of direct revelation to bridge the incoming cultural creative living through mythos into being—the new stories that reflect our changing the practice of process social values, attitudes, and perceptions as we proceed painting, is coauthor of STEWART CUBLEY toward the future. In this way, we may be of service to our the highly acclaimed society as awakened mystics, as well as being of service to the mystery book Life, Paint & Passion. that breathes life and wonder into our world.

Hank Wesselman, PhD. See biographical information on page 29.

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

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OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 17-22

THE RUBY OF THE HEART

Rediscovering the Treasure of Your Chest

spontaneous moments of conversation, dialogue, and inquiry.

Saki F. Santorelli Course 2205-640/Tuition $575 ($515 Members) SS, MI

We have a treasure within us. We were born with it. Yet much of the time it seems as if we have forgotten our true inheritance. We walk around as if we are poor while closer to us than our breath is a treasury.

Abiding in the heart, love’s treasury is our birthright. Every one of us, despite what we say or think, is drawn by love, called forth by the force of love. And when we get comfortable with this “call” we can actually learn how to lean into love, how to linger in love, how to fall open into what we actually are and know it beyond knowing itself.

In this 5-day workshop led by Saki F. Santorelli, former director of the internationally acclaimed MBSR Clinic and executive director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, we take up the search for what the Sufis call “The Ruby.”

Fueled by the universal longing to remember what we actually are, we explore the multi-faceted nature of this gem through meditation and mindfulness practices, dive into the ocean of poetry, and find refreshment in silence and stillness, music and movement, and structured and

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Together we use all of these pathways as portals for coming into direct contact with the innate courage, kindness, SAKI F. SANTORELLI and wisdom of our hearts, the fullness of our humanity expressed most beautifully in our capacity to love and through our willingness to wholeheartedly accept responsibility for acting wisely in the world out of love and service.

This workshop begins on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. and has extended hours, including early morning meditations and evening sessions.

Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA, is an educator, meditation teacher, and writer. Former executive director of the UMass Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, he is also author of Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine.

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

IGNITE YOUR INNER SPARK

JUNE 17-22

MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION

Lisa Rueff

Course 2205-656/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI

Rediscover your purpose, passion, and potential in this experiential workshop brimming with inspiration, joy, and bliss.

All too often our own inner spark gets drowned out by our inner critic and limited beliefs. Let Lisa Rueff, an enthusiastic entrepreneur and motivational speaker, show you a way to connect with your true purpose and passions.

Through heart-guided meditation, yoga, journaling, quality time in nature, and creative practices, Rueff helps you tap into and leverage your unique abilities and passions.

In a supportive environment, you learn a step-by-step process to enter a place of inner-knowing, genuine care, and purpose. You also hone powerful decision-making qualities such as feeling grounded, getting clarity and creatively discover how we can amplify our light to serve our highest potential.

Return home feeling empowered to lead a life you truly love, filled with passion and purpose.

Lisa Rueff, founder of Yoga Ventures, is a yoga and meditation teacher, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur. lisarueff.com

Michelle Becker and Steven Hickman Course 2205-490/Tuition $560 ($505 Members) MI, LE

How do you typically react to difficulties in life? Do you instinctively fight uncomfortable experiences or find fault in yourself when things go wrong? What if, instead, you took a moment to comfort yourself when you felt bad—as you would do for others?

MICHELLE BECKER

Self-compassion is a skill that can be learned by anyone.

Research has shown that it boosts happiness, reduces anxiety and depression, and can even help you stick to your diet and exercise routine. Gain essential tools for living fully and wholeheartedly and learn how to: • • • •

Handle difficult emotions with greater ease Motivate yourself with kindness rather than criticism Transform your relationships, old and new Practice mindfulness and self-compassion exercises in everyday life

This workshop meets a prerequisite for admission to MSC STEVEN HICKMAN teacher training and is particularly valuable for healthcare professionals and nonprofessionals who want an in-depth experience of mindful self-compassion.

This program is an intensive version of the 8-session, empirically supported Mindful Self-Compassion Training developed by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff. This program offers CEUs through the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness; see wisecompassion.com.

Michelle Becker, MA, LMFT, is a senior teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindful Self-Compassion at the University of California San Diego Center for Mindfulness. michellebeckerlmft.com Steven Hickman, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and executive director of the University of California San Diego Center for Mindfulness. mbpti.org

LISA RUEFF

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JUNE 17-24

David Harshada Wagner

Lisa Williams

INNER YOGA IMMERSION

ADVANCED MEDIUMSHIP CERTIFICATION COURSE Course 2207-472/Tuition $775 ($695 Members) SS

Course 2205-509/Tuition $390 ($350 Members) SS, MI

DAVID HARSHADA WAGNER

Why do some yoga practitioners easily attain profound insight and awakening, while others labor for months or years without getting even a taste of realization? During this immersive retreat with David Harshada Wagner, you dive deeply into the teachings and practices of Inner Yoga—the classical path of spiritual awakening rooted in the mystical Indian tradition.

Guided by Wagner, you gain tools that have the power to revolutionize your experience of life. One such tool is Living Meditation—a powerful approach to sitting practice and inner transformation that Wagner has developed. Through Living Meditation, you learn how to hold onto the state of meditative absorption as you hike, eat, play, and enjoy your surroundings. You also go deep into the experience of sitting closedeyed meditation and chanting, and engage in dynamic discussions about the application of inner yoga in everyday life.

Yoga lovers, healers, meditation practitioners, and seekers of transformation will enjoy deep experiences and insights, and also come home with new ways to practice day-to-day and moment-to-moment.

David Harshada Wagner is a meditation teacher, spiritual leader, author, and founder and director of Living Meditation and Adhishtana Living Ltd. davidhwagner.com

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JUNE 17-22

Are you ready to take your skills as a medium or psychic to the next level? This advanced training with Lisa Williams helps you step beyond your comfort zone and develop your gifts.

LISA WILLIAMS

In a safe and supportive environment, you increase your spiritual and emotional capacities as you learn to make changes in your life and help others who want to change too.

Through hands-on practice, including giving at least two readings, you discover how to: • • • • •

Isolate your senses and open, close, and blend with spirit Hear and appropriately deliver specific messages Understand advanced symbols Connect with spiritual guides Care for and protect yourself

You also receive introductions on meditation, physical mediumship, speed readings, psychic detection, and trance work, as well as guidance on how to establish your own mediumship business. After the course you have a chance to discuss your development and ask career or education specific questions on a 15-minute phonecall with Lisa.

This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. All who pass this course will be certified in Advanced Mediumship. This certification allows graduates the opportunity to be classed as a Certified Spiritual Advisor™ as a Medium under the LWISSD Directory of Certified SpiritualAdvisors™. Certification is valid for 3 years.

Lisa Williams is founder of the Lisa Williams International School of Spiritual Development and host of the hit show Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead. lisawilliams.com

Teachers Mary Kuentz, PCC, CPCC Sharon Brown, MS, PCC Steven Filante, PCC Demarra Gardner, MA, LPC, ACC Damon Gbuduala Azali-Rojas, PCC MARY KUENTZ

SHARON BROWN

STEVEN FILANTE

DEMARRA GARDNER

COACHING FOR TRANSFORMATION

DAMON GBUDUALA AZALI-ROJAS

90 In-Person 50 Teleclass

A 10-Month Professional Coaching Certification Program

In-Person/ On-Campus Dates

Course 2205-501/Tuition $8,495 ($8,395 Members) SS, MI Call 800.944.1001 to register.

Committed to advancing social justice and to making coaching accessible to less served individuals and communities, CFT uses an evolutionary, holistic model that deepens an awareness of body, mind, and spirit. It is designed for those who strive to support people in realizing their highest potential, and for those who value diversity, inclusion, and positive social change.

CFT begins with a weeklong intensive at Omega, where you start your professional training, get inspired, and spend quality time with like-minded people. After your initial week of training with the faculty (June 17-22), you stay connected with online teleclasses (Tuesdays, June 26, 2018, through April 2, 2019), discussions, and assignments, plus three additional weekends on campus: August 3-5, September 14-16, and October 26-28. Graduation is Tuesday April 2, 2019.

When you successfully complete the requirements for this Accredited Coach Training Program, you become a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and have the option of applying for an International Coach Federation Coaching (ICF) credential based on accrued coaching hours.

JUNE 17-22 Coaching for AUGUST 3-5 Transformation SEPTEMBER 14-16 is a professional OCTOBER 26-28 certification program with a total of 140 in-person and online class hours, 10 mentor hours, 40 practice coaching hours, business and marketing preparation, access to an online learning community, weekly online discussions, and oral and written assessments. You also work directly with a Coaching for Transformation certified coach of your choice for 6 hours (not included in the program cost). Teachers are subject to change.

For information about a free introductory teleclass, scholarships, and housing discounts, see eOmega.org/teleclass.

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Train to be a Certified Professional Coach who inspires and awakens personal power in others.

Coaching for Transformation (CFT) provides you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence you need to make a difference one person, one group, at a time. Use coaching to enhance your existing practice or career, or launch your own business as a professional coach to effect change and help people maximize their potential.

140 TOTAL HOURS

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

JUNE 22-24

FROM MINDFULNESS TO PRISTINE MIND A Weekend Meditation Retreat

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

JUNE 22-24

MINDFULNESS & SOCIAL ACTIVISM FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR Rhonda V. Magee and Special Guest

Course 2302-709/Tuition $395/$320/$245 ($355 Members)

In times of increasing racism, sexism, homophobia, hostility toward immigrants, and similar forms of “othering,” people of color who work for social justice need more than just organizing skill and strategy. We also need to be more resilient, mindfully aware, and tuned into ourselves and others.

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche Course 2302-652/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI

When we experience mental and emotional agitation, unhappiness, and stress, it is because our minds are in a distorted state. Pristine Mind is free from stress. It is filled with unconditional happiness. It is our natural state of mind.

To find happiness within ourselves, first we need to uncover our own Pristine Mind and learn how to maintain it through meditation and live with it throughout our everyday lives.

In this in-depth weekend retreat, renowned meditation master Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche uses simple language based on teachings from his book, Our Pristine Mind, to provide precise, experiential instructions drawn from the Dzogchen mind-class teachings that make this lifetransforming realization attainable for all.

Through a combination of teaching, guided meditation, and opportunities for questions and answers, you learn practices for working with your mind to reduce anxiety and stress, enhance your happiness, and reconnect with your natural state of mind.

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche is a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition.

He is founder and spiritual director of Pristine Mind Foundation. pristinemind.org

ORGYEN CHOWANG RINPOCHE

RHONDA V. MAGEE

Throughout this workshop we explore a mindful approach to social activism. We address the unique pressures that people of color face today and work to develop the inner skills necessary to sustain ourselves while effectively engaging in the work of social transformation.

With provocative group discussions, interspersed with periods of mindfulness practice, we sit together, build community, and share our experiences and insights about creating positive change in our lives, our communities, and throughout the world.

No previous meditation experience is required.

Rhonda V. Magee will be joined by a special guest teacher for this weekend workshop.

Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

Rhonda V. Magee, JD, MA, is professor of law at the University of San Francisco and an internationally-recognized teacher of mindfulnessbased interventions for personal transformation and social justice. She is a fellow of the Mind and Life Institute.

JUNE 22-24

YOUR NEW MONEY STORY Rewire Your Brain for Wealth, Health & Happiness David Krueger Course 2302-653/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) MI

It’s time to shatter your glass ceiling of money limitation and develop successful strategies for financial empowerment. Informed by the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, and neuroeconomics, David Krueger guides you in transforming your relationship with money by writing your New Money Story®.

DAVID KRUEGER

Using a proven 7-step program, you explore effective ways of tackling various financial challenges, including: • • • • • •

Overcoming obstacles to sound money judgment Uncovering secrets and shame around debt Approaching money decisions when stressed or uninformed Making or sticking to a money plan Recognizing behaviors based on hidden assumptions Realizing your potential to make significant money

Leave with a better understanding of your surface and shadow stories about money, and a new map of possibilities for your journey forward.

David Krueger, MD, is an executive mentor coach, author, and chief executive officer of MentorPath®. mentorpath.com

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MONA LISA SCHULZ

JUNE 22-24

MEDICAL INTUITION For Insight & Healing Mona Lisa Schulz Course 2302-314/Tuition $390 ($350 Members) MI

Are you ready to develop your innate ability to understand the messages coming to you through symptoms of health and illness?

Join Mona Lisa Schulz to discover the healing power of medical intuition, metabolic sacred geometry, and mystical chemistry.

Symptoms of health or illness often appear in individuals after experiencing a spiritual or mystical awakening, or having a neardeath experience. With the gift of increasing spiritual clarity, many suffer from complex, hard-to-treat problems or changes in nutritional needs.

As you learn to acknowledge, trust, and develop your intuitive skills, you: • See how life’s tragedies change the sacred geometry in nutritional and bio-energetic pathways in our minds and bodies • Discover how trauma and mystical transformation affect metabolism and genetics • Learn how to locate traumatic memories stored in your body • Access your intuitive ability to remedy complex health problems that resist other treatments Health-care practitioners, those who have experienced illness or trauma on their spiritual journey, and anyone interested in exploring the power of medical intuition for healing will benefit from this workshop.

Mona Lisa Schulz, MD, PhD, is a neuropsychiatrist and medical intuitive who was described as “pure genius” by Louise Hay. drmonalisa.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

June

JUNE 22-24

WOMEN’S QIGONG FOR INSOMNIA & STRESS Deborah Davis

Course 2302-446/Tuition $320 ($290 Members) MI

Do you suffer from difficulty falling asleep, restless slumber, early morning waking, or dreamdisturbed sleep? Imbalances in our hearts, minds, and bodies disturb the mind, causing insomnia and stress. The result is physical and emotional discomfort—and a mind that floats at night, with no place to rest.

Take control of your body and learn to let go of your tensions with this workshop with acupuncturist, medical intuitive, and qigong instructor Deborah Davis.

Learn slow and gentle qigong movements to calm the mind, settle the emotions, and ground your energies for restful sleep and stress reduction. You also learn simple Chinese home remedies to destress, including acupressure massage, hand mudras, and toning.

Leave rested and recharged, with a 20-minute daily practice to take home with you that improves sleep, reduces stress, and revitalizes and balances your whole body. This workshop is beneficial for women of all ages, and is particularly helpful for menopausal symptoms.

Deborah Davis, LAc, MAOM, has been involved in alternative medicine for more than 30 years, focusing on women’s health. She is author of Women’s Qigong for Health and Longevity. womensqigong.com

MAIA DANZIGER

JUNE 22-24

RELAX & WRITE

Tapping Your Unconscious for Life & Art Maia Danziger Course 2302-516/Tuition $335 ($300 Members) MI

Are you a writer struggling to tap into your creative well? The Relax & Write™ method proves the blank page is nothing to fear.

Most of us write using only a small part of our available resources.

These resources—intuition, creativity, and deeper knowing— are the foundations of good writing and a fully realized life. Created by Maia Danziger, the Relax & Write method unlocks our unconscious and uses its material to develop our passion for writing and living. In a safe, nonjudgmental setting, we practice deep relaxation, guided meditation, sensory awareness, and tapping into the “observer self” to awaken the inner voice we’ve always wanted to hear—and put that voice to paper.

As Danziger skillfully builds our writing into a practice, she also playfully and poetically demystifies the process, sharing insights and anecdotes from her experiences and those of her students. You leave with a writing method that forges a repeatable path; a clear, accessible way to get deep writing done.

This workshop is also offered in September (see page 102).

Maia Danziger is a certified professional coactive coach for writers and artists. Author of Relax & Write, she is a practicing Buddhist, Emmy-winning actress, and founder of the Actor’s Company Theatre. relaxandwrite.com

Book your R&R Getaway Retreat today.

DEBORAH DAVIS

See page 4 for details.

THE SHADOW EXPERIENCE

Break Through to Emotional & Spiritual Freedom Kelley Kosow Course 2302-435/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) SS, MI

Although the human psyche has been explored by the greatest intellects, most of us still live in the dark and feel continually perplexed by the behavior of our loved ones, our neighbors, and—more often than not— ourselves. But to live a full life, it is essential to understand the human shadow and its effect on our own lives and the lives of those around us.

Based on the groundbreaking work of the late Debbie Ford, longtime Omega friend and teacher, this program invites you on a transformative personal journey from darkness to light. Through an experiential process of self-discovery, you: • Peel away limitations and discover the authentic power of your true self • Expose hidden impulses that influence your daily decisions • Break free from fear, shame, regret, and self-sabotaging behaviors • Revolutionize the way you see your yourself and others, opening up a whole new world of possibilities In a safe and supportive environment, you gain the ability to embrace your greatest gifts and step into your most powerful, loving, and exuberant self.

Kelley Kosow, author of The Integrity Advantage, is chief executive officer of the Ford Institute. She was handpicked and personally trained by the late Debbie Ford to continue Ford’s life-changing work. kelleykosow.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

KELLEY KOSOW

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

RENEW

JUNE 22-24

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

JUNE 24-29

JUNE 24-29

An In-Depth Study of the Art of Breathing

Steven Weiss

JUNE 22-24

ANATOMY OF PRANAYAMA

LEADERSHIP IN MID-AIR Access Your Body’s Wisdom Through Trapeze

Leslie Salmon Jones and Sarah Urech

Glenn Black

Course 2302-644/Tuition $410/335/260 ($365 Members) SS, LE

This experiential workshop focuses on our body as a source of power that can serve us in our everyday challenges as leaders, whether we’re navigating family life, operating a business, doing volunteer work, or taking a stand for what we believe in.

We leap into action by “flying” for an optional session with the TrapezeExperience™ Team and access our strength and boldness. We also engage in Afro Flow Yoga™, movement, singing, and personal and group reflection, to: • Expand our sensory awareness of our body • Cultivate the capacity to take risks, overcome fear, and go beyond our edge • Activate the integration of our body, mind, and spirit • Create a daily plan to implement embodied practices

LESLIE SALMON JONES

In the company of supportive and engaged women, we discover why cultivating our relationship with our body is crucial for leadership development.

All levels of fitness and background are encouraged.

Trapeze is optional. For beginner trapeze students, safety lines are used at all times.

Leslie Salmon Jones, creator of Afro Flow Yoga, is a professional dancer, holistic personal trainer, wellness coach, and public speaker. lesliesalmonjones.com

SARAH URECH

Sarah Urech is the director of the Omega Women’s Leadership Center and a multilingual performer and social worker. eOmega.org/owlc

JUNE 22-24

ANCIENT HAWAIIAN WISDOM

Shapeshift With Huna & Ho’oponopono Jonathan Hammond Course 2302-443/Tuition $295 ($265 Members) MI

Thousands of years ago, the mystical islands of Hawaii began to sing to their people a secret song, a song of esoteric wisdom known as Huna. Translated as “secret,” Huna is a powerful shamanic path of inner knowledge that is as relevant now as it was during its misty origins. As we move through this tumultuous time on our planet, many of us are looking for simple and practical ways to heal ourselves, dream new dreams, live in fresh ways, and shapeshift our reality to a new paradigm of success, wholeness, abundance, and joy. Huna is a gateway into these new possibilities.

Course 2405-587/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) SS, LE, CE

When performing asana you must know how the body can move in order to achieve the best results. Likewise during Pranayama the practitioner must have a clear vision of how the body moves so that control over the body will result in control of the energy contained within the breath.

During the week Glenn will give an overview of the anatomy concerned with breathing. He will teach exercises that enhance the body’s ability to take a breath.

Fundamental Pranayama techniques are then taught which affords the opportunity to integrate anatomy and the basic energy of the universe.

This course offers you through the coupling of Yoga Nidra and Pranayama the conditions necessary to achieve the conditions of Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and beyond.

Glenn Black began studying and practicing Pranayama, Raja Yoga, and Hatha Yoga in 1971.

He was introduced to Kriya Yoga and Yoga Nidra by Swami Vivekananda in 1976. His second vocation as a bodyworker began in 1967.

Embedded in the Hawaiian spiritual tradition is the transformative practice of Ho’oponopono, a potent healing modality that can erase deep psychological imprints and facilitate profound healing.

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JONATHAN HAMMOND

Course 2405-438/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) SS, LE

Take a journey into the mysteries of trauma and recovery with physician Steven Weiss, creator of the Altar of Creation, a paradigm that addresses physical and spiritual laws to support healing at the deepest levels.

The Altar of Creation weaves together elements of osteopathy, energy medicine, sacred geometry, STEVEN WEISS embryology, engineering, martial arts, and traditions of the Tibetan Bon and Zuni native people. Through lecture, discussion, and experiential exercises, you: • Practice getting out of the way and listening to the wisdom of the body • Learn the Invisible Wound approach to evaluation • Invoke the infinite wisdom and power of the body to heal itself • Explore how sacred geometry and embryology control selfhealing and self-regulation • Gain practical tools for personal or professional healing You have many opportunities to give and receive healing, and everyone experiences a treatment from Weiss and his assistants.

Those looking for personal healing, as well as those who work in healing professions, are welcome.

This workshop begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

In this experiential workshop, we translate this ancient Hawaiian wisdom into modern day practices to transform personal imbalances, open ourselves to higher purpose, deepen our relationship with spirit and nature, and initiate us into the spirit of aloha.

Jonathan Hammond has training and certifications in Huna, Ho’oponopono, Cherokee bodywork, and through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies. He has worked alongside shamans of Brazil, Peru, Bali and Hawaii.

UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF PAIN & TRAUMA

GLENN BLACK

Steven Weiss, DO, medical director of the Medicine Lodge Clinic in New York City, is recognized for his ability to help people suffering from complex and seemingly untreatable medical conditions. altarofcreation.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

VISIONARY ART INTENSIVE

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

Alex Grey and Allyson Grey

Course 2405-316/Tuition $480 ($430 Members) SS, MI, LE

LISA WILLIAMS

JUNE 24-29

PLATFORM MEDIUMSHIP

Taking Psychic Communication to the Stage

Through illustrated talks, vision practices, and group interaction, we empower the process of bringing our heart’s iconography to outer form and examine the worldwide visionary art movement.

Explore art as a spiritual path and art as a career, address technical concerns, and define your creative goals.

Course 2405-482/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS

Through talks, demonstrations, exercises, and practice, you gain the skills and confidence you need to deliver messages on the platform. You also learn to: • Strengthen your connection to spirit • Open and close your link • Give speed readings • Deliver messages to a large audience • Step through the boundary of fear • Set up your own platform demonstration A final evening event provides opportunities for demonstrations in a theater style setting.

Participants will be chosen on that day to represent the group for the final demonstration. Everyone will be given a critique of their performance on stage.

Lisa Williams, founder of the Lisa Williams International School of Spiritual Development, is a medium and author of several books, including I Speak to Dead People, Can You? lisawilliams.com

TAI CHI EASY

Practice Leader Certification Training Roger Jahnke

Alex Grey is a world-renowned artist and cofounder of CoSM (Chapel of Sacred Mirrors), an art retreat center in Wappingers Falls, New York, that celebrates creativity as a spiritual path. alexgrey.com ALLYSON GREY AND ALEX GREY Allyson Grey, MFA, is an artist, educator, author, and cofounder of CoSM (Chapel of Sacred Mirrors). allysongrey.com

For women JUNE 24-29

WHAT ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR?

Mindful Eating for a Well-Nourished Life Andrea Lieberstein Course 2405-353/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI, CE

Are you well nourished? Not just your body, but in all aspects of your life? Or do you hunger for ANDREA LIEBERSTEIN something more? Many people use food to nourish themselves when other forms of sustenance are what they really need.

In this workshop for women with mindfulness-based nutritionist Andrea Lieberstein, learn how to bring your relationship with food into balance and discover what nourishment is for you. Through meditation, walking and movement exercises, gentle yoga, journaling, and creative practices, you explore how lovingkindness, self-compassion, and awareness of nature can feed you on so many levels in life. You learn powerful practices that help you find an inner sense of nourishment, even when your life is not perfectly in balance. By involving all the senses and engaging both the mind and body when you eat, you begin to experience food as pleasure and nutrition while intuitively finding the right amount and quality.

Return home with an understanding of the eight aspects of yourself that flourish when nourished, along with new skills and a plan to nourish your whole self in everyday life.

ACCME and APA credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128).

Andrea Lieberstein, MPH, RDN, RYT, is a mindfulness-based registered dietitian nutritionist and author of Well Nourished. yourwellnourishedlife.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

Why do tai chi practitioners experience longevity, inner peace, and inner power? With Tai Chi Easy™, developed by master teacher Roger Jahnke, it’s easy to discover why.

A mind-body practice that combines gentle exercises, breath practices, self-massage, and meditation, Tai Chi Easy honors the beauty and traditions of tai chi, and simultaneously distills the essence and principles of tai chi as a health and self-care practice for our modern times.

The Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader Certification Training is a step-bystep program that teaches you how to share simple qigong and tai chi in communities, schools, faith institutions, hospitals, and social service agencies.

Throughout the week, you explore why the slowly performed movements and practices have so many health-enhancing effects.

You also learn to: • Share the principles of tai chi • Explain and demonstrate easy tai chi movements • Create practice sessions for any population Anyone interested in this ancient healing modality, including healthcare professionals, can learn to share it with others. $65 materials fee; include when you register.

Roger Jahnke, OMD, author of The Healing Promise of Qi, is director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi and founder of The Healer Within Foundation. healerwithinfoundation.org

ROGER JAHNKE

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This workshop is for advanced students with previous mediumship experience.

JUNE 24-29

Course 2405-366/Tuition $460 ($415 Members) SS

Using guided imagery, meditation, shamanic ascent, and live model chakra drawings of body and soul, we open the doors of the imagination to the theater of revelation. Utilizing basic materials such as graphite, colored pencils, pastels, and watercolors, we commit mental pictures to paper and discuss the aesthetic dimension of our mystical experiences.

Lisa Williams Are you currently working as a medium, or would you like to work as a medium? Would you like to share your gift with groups or a large audience? Learn how to deliver quick, life-changing messages to many people through hosting a mediumship demonstration.

ARTIST’S HAND BY ALEX GREY

Visionary artists Alex Grey and Allyson Grey teach painting and drawing from the wellspring of divine imagination.

In this workshop, artists at any level of experience create from the sacred ground and the mystic eye.

June

WEEKEND WORKSHOP

JUNE 24-29

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5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 24-29

THE MINDFUL HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATOR

JUNE 24-29

THE AUTHENTIC WRITING STUDIO

A Misson Be Teaching Training Intensive

Marta Szabo

Carin Winter

Course 2405-483/Tuition $380 ($340 Members)

For more than 20 years, Authentic Writing has been creating a studio where writing happens. We work entirely from life, writing down the moments we have lived, letting the writing itself lead the way so that we are always entering new territory—no maps, no plans. We go for the concrete and the real, trusting the images that come to mind and putting them into words without hesitation. In this way the unique quality of each story and writing voice quickly emerges.

BERYL BENDER BIRCH

JUNE 24-29

JUST THIS: A YOGA RETREAT Beryl Bender Birch

Course 2405-555/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) SS, CE

Enjoy five days of great yoga practice, healthy food, peace and quiet, garden paths, reading, resting, walking, hanging by the lake, early morning meditations, pristine air, great prana, and fun with friends—old and new. Spend your mornings in rejuventating yoga and breathwork execises, and your evenings watching leading-edge documentaries that can inspire and change your life.

Periods of writing alternate with opportunities to read what we’ve written. Responses to each other’s work is specifically designed to support each writer in going further and writing more.

Whether you have written for years or not at all, by week’s end you have a collection of pieces that only you could have written and an invigorated sense of who you are as a person, a writer, and an artist.

Marta Szabo is codirector of Authentic Writing and author of the memoirs The Guru Looked Good and The Imposters. authenticwriting.com

In this yoga retreat for practitioners of all levels, yoga pioneer Beryl Bender Birch leads you in daily yoga, meditation, and pranayama practices. Take this time for yourself to get away, detox your system, stretch your limits, restore good health, rebuild resilience, and reboot your life.

GLORIA MANN

JUNE 24-29

PRESENCE IN PUBLIC A Life Skills Lab for Women Gloria Mann Course 2405-638/Tuition $420 ($375 Members)

How we show up is one of the greatest challenges and strengths in being a successful, emotionally intelligent woman. We are often seen and heard through how present we are in public, and how naturally we communicate moment to moment. While these qualities seem to come naturally to performers and actors, they are the result of training and practice.

This experiential lab for women is an immersion in classical and modern techniques used in theaters across the nation. We practice emptying, Meisner repetition exercises, a Shakespearean sonnet, movement, group discussion, humor, and silence. This workshop culminates in individual presentations based on personally chosen characters from Edgar Lee Masters’s classic Spoon River Anthology. In a safe yet challenging environment, we explore how to:

The Mission Be modules are based on the science of mindfulness and aligned with social and emotional learning. Learn how to teach selfregulation techniques and lessons focused on topics such as being present, digital detox, empathy, compassion, boundaries, gratitude, and altruism. Through lectures, interactive discussions, and fun experiential practices, you learn effective ways to facilitate Mission Be’s 10-week course and infuse daily practices. Become prepared to transform your teaching by bringing mindfulness into your school or community throughout the year.

You also have time for inspiring practices that improve your own well-being, strengthen your peer network, and leave you feeling refreshed and connected.

This intensive is open for all 9-12th administrators, teachers, psychologists, social workers, parents, or yoga teachers.

Carin Winter, LMSW, founder and chief executive officer of Mission Be, has a clinical background and 17 years of experience working with youth. missionbe.org

MARTA SZABO

Gloria Mann, MFA, is a working actor and best actress nominee for the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award. Her performances have been praised by the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. gloriamann.com

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Help create more compassionate and thriving 9-12th grade classrooms while also enhancing or developing your own personal mindfulness practice. This special Mission Be program provides you with an interactive opportunity to learn how to bring transformative and sustainable mindfulness lessons to your students.

• Release emotional blocks and free our natural voice • Communicate from our physical-emotional center • Express ourselves as women with courage and power

This retreat begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m.

Beryl Bender Birch, directorfounder of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute, teaches yoga and meditation, and trains yoga teachers as spiritual revolutionaries. power-yoga.com

Course 2405-693/Tuition $460/385/310 ($415 Members) CE

CARIN WINTER

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

JUNE 29-JULY 1

LIVING OUTRAGEOUS OPENNESS

GIVE YOUR “LOVE LIFE” TO LOVE Tosha Silver

Course 2502-442/Tuition $355 ($320 Members) MI

Tosha Silver

A floodgate of freedom and power opens as our romantic longings are fully offered to the divine. Divine love is your birthright. It is you and you are love. As the embodiment of divine love, you attract the right people at the right time without any need to stress and manifest. Just let love itself take over your love life. It’s only waiting to be invited and merely needs your willing and passionate “yes!”

Course 2405-441/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI

When “all” is offered, including our deepest desires, life begins to happen through you and for you, rather than “by” you. Are you tired of striving and pushing, even during spiritual “practices”? Come align with the divine source and dive into a different way of being.

When love itself is invited to be the doer, when all is genuinely offered, everything becomes holy, even that which might have seemed “mundane.” Learning to embody this state just takes invitation, relaxation, and practice.

TOSHA SILVER

Save $100 on Give Your “Love Life” to Love when you attend Living Outrageous Openness.

This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.

Offering isn’t about passivity or repressing emotions. It’s impassioned, embodied surrender. It allows for miracles and surprises far beyond what the mind can conceive. A spaciousness arises; right actions come at the right time. Offering navigates that paradoxical space where desire and detachment meet. Moving as part of the flow becomes second nature.

This weekend connect to the source of divine love through a combination of meditations, contemplations, and question-and-answer offerings to get to heart of this open, emotional, and resonant place of deep transformation. Discover how to give your love life to love itself and bring the love you want into your life—now.

You are welcome to join us with a partner or on your own (since the true partner is the divine).

Tosha Silver is author of Outrageous Openness and Change Me Prayers.

She has been teaching people around the world to align with their inner love for more than three decades. toshasilver.com

JUNE 29-JULY 1

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OMEGA WELLNESS WEEKEND

Discover Your Personal Path to Wellness Course 2502-417/Tuition $340 ($305 Members)

JUNE 29-JULY 1

WRITING YOUR STORY Krista Vernoff

Course 2502-445/Tuition $325 ($295 Members) MI

“Tell the truth. Bare your soul. Laugh while you do it.”

—Krista Vernoff Whether you are a poet, songwriter, essayist, novelist, or a screenwriter, your lived experience must inform your writing.

This writing workshop with Golden Globe-winning writer and producer Krista Vernoff helps you move past what holds you back in writing and guides you to put your truth into words. In a nurturing creative environment, you practice spontaneous writing exercises, use creative writing prompts, connect with your inner voice, delve deep into your life experiences, and share your stories to receive positive feedback and support rather than criticism. You learn to call up and draw on your own life experiences—your pain, joy, longing, and fears, along with the funny, the dramatic, and the real— and use that truth in your writing mode of choice.

Omega Wellness Weekend is the perfect opportunity to do what you have promised yourself for years: Take a break and dedicate some quality time for your health, well-being, and happiness.

Join three top teachers in this restorative program designed to support you at your own pace and level, whether you are a beginner or have considerable experience in holistic health practices. Through group discussions, lectures, contemplative and intuitive practices, demonstrations, and more, you learn to: • Address physical and energetic causes of symptoms and weight challenges • Cook delicious, healthy, whole foods that balance blood sugar and reduce inflammation • Release toxins, stuck emotions, and energy patterns • Address food allergies and leaky gut for a healthy microbiome • Relate to your body and exercise in a new, playful way • Boost your adrenal glands, relax in stressful situations, and create balance • Incorporate a daily meditation and qiqong practice Return home rested, empowered, and inspired to develop and maintain a healthy new lifestyle.

TOM FRANCESCOTT

KATHY FITZGERALD

WAYNE HOMSI

Tom Francescott, ND, is an intuitive naturopathic doctor and certified qigong healer specializing in transformational health care and healing chronic Lyme disease. drfrancescott.com Kathy Fitzgerald has spent more than 20 years expanding her psychic talent and curiosity and studying with a number of gifted teachers.

Wayne Homsi is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and executive chef at Barcelona Restaurant Group.

KRISTA VERNOFF

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You return home with the inspiration, motivation, and professional tips you need to keep writing your story.

Krista Vernoff, a former Omega Seasonal Staff member, is an Emmy-nominated television writer best known for her Golden Globewinning work on Grey’s Anatomy and Shameless.

June

JUNE 24-29

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

JUNE 29-JULY 1

THE TRANSFORMATIVE HEALING POWER OF QIGONG

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

JUNE 29-JULY 1

Roger Jahnke

MAN OF PEACE

Course 2502-367/Tuition $365 ($330 Members) MI

The Deep Yogas of the Dalai Lama DAN MILLMAN

JUNE 29-JULY 1

THE COMPLETE PEACEFUL WARRIOR’S WAY

A Practical Course in Courage, Compassion & Personal Mastery Dan Millman Course 2502-375/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) MI

Join Dan Millman, author of the spiritual classic Way of the Peaceful Warrior, as he shares decades of evolving insights and tools for those seeking greater fulfillment in every facet of life—living with a peaceful heart and a warrior’s spirit—and following a spiritual path in the modern world.

With clarity, humor, and insight into the realities of daily life, Millman guides you through principles and practices to help:

Robert Thurman Course 2502-540/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

How does His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet uphold the banner of joyful nonviolence, ROBERT THURMAN good cheer, and inner revolution during times of trouble? Join Robert Thurman, a recognized authority on religion, spirituality, Asian history, and world philosophy, for this unique exploration into the life and guiding principles of the Dalai Lama. In this workshop, through lecture, dialogue, and meditation, we learn about the deep scientific theory and practical methods of mindfulness, wisdom, and compassion that have enabled the Dalai Lama to rise to worldwide eminence.

The Dalai Lama has “walked his talk” while patiently and nonviolently resisting nearly 70 years of Tibetan oppression as well as the blatant misuse of our planet that is leading us to global crisis. But how do we turn things around? We begin right where we are to learn the yogas of walking the eightfold path of greater realism about our minds, our lives, our loves, and our vulnerable world.

Robert Thurman, PhD, one of Time magazine’s 25 most influential Americans, is a worldwide authority on His Holiness the Dalai Lama and an eloquent advocate of the relevance of Buddhist ideas to our daily lives. bobthurman.com JUNE 29-JULY 1

• Achieve optimal wellness and enhanced capacity by reducing energy leaks • Develop a talent for daily life by aligning yourself with key spiritual laws • Break through inertia and leap forward by reclaiming your will and self-worth • Make wiser decisions through self-knowledge and intuition • Transcend fear, self-doubt, and other emotional obstructions • Tame your mind, awaken your heart, and connect with others • Reawaken gratitude for the rare gift of a human life You return home with a renewed sense of perspective, resilience, balance, courage, and trust in your own life path and process.

Dan Millman is author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior and 16 other books that have touched millions of readers. He is a former world champion athlete and Oberlin College professor. peacefulwarrior.com

MASTER YOUR INTUITION Thomas John

Course 2502-407/Tuition $340 ($305 Members) MI

We all experience profound moments of connection and intuition at some point or another. In order to use intuition to our advantage on a day-to-day basis, certain skills and abilities need to be developed.

In this workshop with Thomas John, one of the nation’s most sought-after psychic mediums, we learn fundamental tools to enhance our innate intuition and apply it in all areas of our life.

THOMAS JOHN

• • • •

Drawing on 40 years of experience and nine trips to China’s sacred mountains, master teacher Roger Jahnke guides you in awakening, cultivating, and refining your own natural healing and intuitive abilities. Starting with the ancient Three Treasures and qi awareness, you discover your own natural inner power through the “Nine Phases of Cultivation and Mastery of Qi.” These transformative practices also include explorations in Chinese medical theory, Taoism and Buddhism philosophy, and elements of Western physiology, psychology, and quantum physics.

No prior experience is required, yet this workshop is perfect for experienced qigong, tai chi, and yoga practitioners, as well as health professionals, beginning students of traditional Chinese healing practices, and those who seek healing for body, mind, and spirit.

Roger Jahnke, OMD. See biographical information on page 37.

Through dynamic demonstrations and hands-on practice, we discover effective ways to master our own intuitive mind.

We learn practical skills to:

Ground, center, and protect ourself from unwanted energies See our own aura and the aura of others Recognize signs and symbols from the other side Connect with family, friends, and guides in the afterlife

We also learn to communicate with our higher self, a deep source of intuitive power.

Bring two photographs: one of a deceased relative and one living.

Thomas John, author of Never Argue With a Dead Person, is an internationally celebrated psychic medium, clairvoyant, and life coach. mediumthomas.com

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The greatest promise offered by the ancient mind-body practice of qigong is that we can heal our own pain and suffering. Refined for millennia, this Chinese meditative exercise system focuses on absorbing and cultivating life-force energies, combining body, breath, and mind-focused methods to enhance and harmonize “qi” (vital force). Those who practice qigong regularly often experience striking improvement in their energy and well-being.

ROGER JAHNKE

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JUNE 29-JULY 1

June

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

CALM CLARITY DAVID HANSCOM

BABS YOHAI

JUNE 29-JULY 1

JASMINE YOHAI

JUNE 29-JULY 1

RELIEF FROM CHRONIC PAIN

THE CLEAR MIRROR

Course 2502-511/Tuition $390 ($350 Members) SS, MI

It seems hard to believe, but a pain-free life is possible even after decades of suffering. Spine surgeon David Hanscom has helped hundreds of people move out of chronic physical and emotional pain with his multilayered, patientdirected approach. Movement artist Babs Yohai and psychologist Jasmine Yohai both focus on mindful movement and body awareness in their work.

A Meditation for Compassionate Self-Awareness Tara Well

Course 2502-695/Tuition $375 ($335 Members)

What do you see when you look in the mirror? We live in culture fascinated with self-image, yet looking at ourselves deeply can be challenging. When we look at ourselves, we may activate our inner critic or discover difficult emotions. We may even feel that something is missing.

In this workshop, we learn Through group discussions, to use the mirror as a tool guided imagery, and to develop kinder selfsensorimotor exercises, awareness. We practice you learn to address all an evidence-based the factors that affect your meditation that reduces TARA WELL perception of pain. You stress and increases selfexplore the neurological nature of compassion as we learn how to: pain and the shifts you can make • Make peace with appearance through creative practice. You also issues with self-acceptance learn energy work, meditation, • Manage emotions skillfully and forgiveness practices to using self-mirroring techniques reprogram your mind-body • Illuminate blind spots and connection. In a safe and structured blocks to our personal growth environment, you get the support • Reveal our authentic and information you need to begin self, deepen our true to break free from pain. presence, and connect This approach benefits those authentically with others suffering from chronic pain, family Along with presentations on members of those with chronic the latest research from the pain, and health-care professionals neuroscience of mirroring, who want to implement these we experience guided mirror strategies in their practices. meditations, partner exercises, David Hanscom, MD, author of group sharing, and discussions Back in Control, is an orthopedic of how to integrate mirror spine surgeon specializing meditation into a daily self-care or in complex spinal deformity. contemplative practice. backincontrol.com

Jasmine Yohai is an expressive arts therapist who helps people connect emotions to physical sensations through the creative process.

Tara Well is a professor of psychology at Barnard College.

Her research on mirror meditation has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health.

Book your mirrormeditation.com R&R Getaway Retreat today.

RELAX

See page 4 for details.

Due Quach Course 2502-702/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Are you ready to break free of the mindless patterns that keep you from realizing your full potential?

DUE QUACH After exploring the alignment of spiritual teachings with scientific findings, Due Quach (pronounced Zway Kwok) created the Calm Clarity Program by integrating neuroscience and spiritual wisdom to rewire the brain for genuine self-actualization.

During this experiential workshop, you examine how the mind works and learn how to direct your own brain development. You gain insight into how your brain activation fluctuates between three primary emotional states: Brain 1.0 (fear and self-preservation), Brain 2.0 (reward-seeking and instant gratification) and Brain 3.0 (self-mastery, wisdom, and well-being). You also learn and practice effective exercises to activate and strengthen Brain 3.0 so you can be your best self, live in alignment with your core values, and enhance and deepen your relationships.

This training will benefit anyone looking to think clearly and make effective decisions, be more creative, innovative, and collaborative, and build resilience to stress. $10 materials fee; include when you register.

Due Quach is a social entrepreneur, expert on neuroscience and mindfulness, and founder and chief executive officer of Calm Clarity. calmclarity.org

JUNE 29-JULY 1

FIRST & SECOND DEGREE REIKI TRAINING Brett Bevell

Course 2502-419/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) DA, MI, CE

Reiki is one of the most popular and widely recognized forms of energy healing in the world. Founded by Japanese mystic Mikao Usui, Reiki literally translates as “divine (or universal) life force.” When properly applied, Reiki maintains our health and well-being, and can unveil our deepest spiritual nature.

In this weekend Reiki training, we receive initiations for both first and second degree Reiki using a sacred process called an attunement. For many, simply being attuned to Reiki is a life-changing experience BRETT BEVELL because attunement raises our overall energy vibration, causing us to shed negative life patterns.

With compassion and humor, Reiki master Brett Bevell gently guides us in learning Reiki techniques for self-treatment and teaches us how to perform healing sessions on others. We also learn how to engage sacred Reiki symbols to increase the power of Reiki treatments, bring focus for mental health, and send Reiki treatments distantly.

No previous Reiki experience is required. $15 materials fee; include when you register.

Brett Bevell is a Reiki master, poet, performance artist, and author of several books, including The Wizard’s Guide to Energy Healing and Psychic Reiki. brettbevell.com

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Babs Yohai is cofounder, with Gregory Hines, of the nonprofit dance studio The Beat: Eddie Brown Center for the Arts. the-beat.org

Rewire Your Brain for Wisdom, Fulfillment & Joy

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July

Feed your creativity.

Become a member.

(See page 3)

Arts Week Calling all artists! Be a part of one of the most creative and community building weeks of the year—Omega Arts Week. Immerse yourself in your art— painting, drumming, singing, songwriting, photography, trapeze, movement, and more—during mornings and afternoons.

Mingle with other creative souls during mealtimes and evening events. Share what you’ve created during participant showcases on Wednesday and Thursday nights. All are welcome, from the budding to the accomplished artist. Join us as we celebrate and support the creative spirit.

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

JULY 1-6

PHOTOSENSITIVITY A Digital Photography Workshop Tim Davis Course 2605-636/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) MI

TIM DAVIS

Many therapies, spiritual practices, and personal investigations ask you to look inside yourself. Photography requires you to look outward, to be engaged with the world, and to be nurtured and inspired by it.

Photosensitivity is a method of seeking outward visual analogies for your inner life, and searching for ways the outer world can visibly reflect your inner experience.

In this hands-on photography workshop, we cover the basics of digital photography, all in the service of learning to use the camera to find meaning out in the world. Daily assignments and slide lectures take place in the morning. Afternoons are devoted to the field assignments and prompts, followed by supportive and informative reviews, critiques, and new sets of direction.

You return home with new skills, techniques, insights, and inspiration to head out into the world to capture meaningful images.

Tim Davis is a photographer and author who explores the everyday oddities and details that make up our experience of the world. He teaches photography at Bard College.

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July

JULY 1-6

PAINTING FROM FIELD TO TABLE

JULY 1-6

An Artistic Exploration of the Senses

UKULELE ZEN

Lisa Sanditz

Music, Mindfulness & Creative Play

Course 2605-633/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) MI, LE

Course 2605-462/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) SS, MI

The ukulele offers a simple way to bring music into your daily life.

Whether you’re new to the ukulele or have been playing it for years, you learn playing techniques, practice tips, listening skills, and how to approach music-making with a nonjudgmental state of mind.

Stuart Fuchs (aka “Stukulele”) and Sarah Carlisle lead holistic ukulele sessions, casual jam sessions, and an exploration of diverse musical styles in a supportive, cooperative, and joyful environment.

Ukulele Zen is a unique method that weaves movement and breathing exercises from qigong and yoga— as well as sitting and walking meditation practices inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh—and playfully applies them to the ukulele and the music-making process. These practices help you nurture your connection to the intuitive musician within and access an effortless technique so you can play for longer and with less discomfort.

Become one with the strum! Leave the Ukulele Zen experience with new skills, fun memories, and inspiration to continue your music journey at home.

SISTER ALICE MARTIN

JULY 1-6

INSPIRATIONAL GOSPEL MUSIC COMMUNITY Sister Alice Martin

Course 2605-573/Tuition $365 ($330 Members)

African-American gospel music has a long and rich history of building strong communities.

This week, united in our love of gospel, we become a gospel music community with longtime Omega friend and teacher Sister Alice Martin, one of the most electrifying, renowned gospel singers of our time.

STUART FUCHS

This workshop begins Sunday at 8:30 p.m.

SARAH CARLISLE

Sarah Carlisle trained as a classical and jazz musician. She has studied Kundalini Yoga since 1998 and currently plays and records with kirtan artist Snatam Kaur Khalsa.

Immerse yourself in a sensory experience that begins in the fields of Omega’s campus.

First we explore color as well as the different brushes, tools, and techniques needed to create observational landscape paintings. Next we build up our appetite and incorporate our sense of taste with an outdoor picnic scene.

Throughout the week we study historical and contemporary paintings of farming and food for inspiration and reference. We gain practice sketching landscapes, still lifes, and live models. On the last day, we enjoy an exhibition of our paintings displayed on campus.

You return home with renewed inspiration, practical skills, several drawings, and two to four small paintings. Artists at all levels of experience are welcome.

Lisa Sanditz has shown her work in museums and galleries in the United States and abroad. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, the New Yorker, and Art Forum. lisasanditz.com JULY 1-6

SONGWRITING

Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Course 2605-503/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS, MI, LE

This workshop for beginning and advanced songwriters focuses on songwriting as a tool for self-discovery. While Jimmie Dale Gilmore creates an atmosphere of interaction and collaboration, the emphasis is on providing perspectives and motivation for ongoing individual creativity.

The group explores what it is that makes songs such an essential and potent part of human communication, in an environment where everyone can flourish. A small amount of time is given to discussion of the business aspect of songwriting.

Jimmie Dale Gilmore creates alluring, deeply resonant music that blends esoteric philosophy, literature, psychology, and spirituality with elements of country, folk, pop, blues, and rock music. Three of his CDs have received Grammy nominations.

Most of each session is spent singing. No previous experience is needed to learn and enjoy this heart-opening music.

Sister Alice Martin is the pastor and founder of Voice of Praise Worldwide Ministries.

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jimmiegilmore.com

JIMMIE DALE GILMORE

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Stuart Fuchs is a multiinstrumentalist, teaching artist, and sound healer.

He was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for his work bringing healing music to cancer patients. stufuchs.com

Sister Alice—a singer, songwriter, choir leader, and the former musical instructor of the late gospel music pioneer Marion Williams— returns to Omega to lead us in song as we explore many avenues of gospel music, including Southern gospels, spirituals, hymns, jubilee quartets, calypso, contemporary expressions, anthems, and songs of the Civil Rights Movement. We also learn the vocal technique inherent in each style of gospel music.

Swamp by Lisa Sanditz

Roll up your sleeves and get ready to get your hands dirty in this 5-day painting workshop with artist Lisa Sanditz, a 2008 Guggenheim recipient and faculty member at Bard College.

Stuart Fuchs and Sarah Carlisle

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Arts Week

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

BEVERLY DONOFRIO

JULY 1-6

GET SOME WRITING DONE Beverly Donofrio

Course 2605-512/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) LE

JULY 1-6

SOMATIC MOVEMENT SUMMIT

Artful Embodiment, Diving in the Waters of Creation Course 2605-556/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) SS, MI, CE

Water supports all life; it is the generative primordium that unifies existence. Embodying water, we take on its ability to adapt and remain coherent through radical change. In the felt sense of fluidity, we feel more whole and alive, enabling us to see fresh options and resiliently navigate change in our health, our relationships, our work, and our communities.

The breath, sound, and fluid movement explorations in the somatic awareness practice of Continuum take us on a deeper dive into the art of becoming like water. Daily movement sessions delve into the fluid process of embryological development, allowing us to experience the transformative and regenerative nature of our own physiology. Somatic explorers, each following his or her own stream while supporting others with presence and insight, create an enriching community. By nourishing our life force, we connect with our innate creative capacity where freedom and joy reign.

Optional offerings include an evening performance from Watermark Arts and classes applying Continuum to yoga, dance, self-care bodywork, and fabric art creation.

The skills shared in this workshop are of benefit to persons interested in moving the world from embodiment, including bodyworkers, artists, activists, therapists, teachers, and parents.

This course ends Friday at 12:30 p.m.

Teachers are subject to change.

ELAINE COLANDREA

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Hosted by Elaine Colandrea of Watermark Arts and cotaught with Mary Abrams, Priscilla Auchincloss, Megan Bathory-Peeler, Robin Becker, John Bianculli, Ellen Cohen, Bobbie Ellis, Ashima Kahrs, Rebecca Lawson, Melanie Gambino, Bonnie Gintis, Amber Elizabeth Gray, Beth Pettengil Riley, Val Leoffler, and Suzanne Wright Crain. watermarkarts.org

Put pen to paper—or fingers to the keyboard—in this writing workshop with master memoirist Beverly Donofrio.

Donofrio believes that writing heals.

Writing exercises are designed to stimulate memories, which we learn to craft into compelling stories. It’s in the revising, in the application of craft—scene writing, using specificity and reflection, moving around in time—that we reach deeper meaning, insight and understanding, compassion for ourselves and others, and ultimately transformation.

STEVE LEICACH

JULY 1-6

THE TRANSCENDENT POWER OF DRUMMING Steve Leicach

Course 2605-497/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) MI

The primal power of drumming touches the heart and moves the spirit, shifting our consciousness into transcendent states of being.

In this inspiring workshop, we immerse ourselves in authentic African, Afro-Caribbean, and Brazilian drumming traditions. We learn rites-of-passage music from Ghana, hypnotic trance rhythms from Haiti, vibrant Samba rhythms from Brazil, and more.

Throughout the workshop we engage in an ongoing discussion of the writing life and how to sustain it after we return home.

Through hands-on practice and playing together, we explore various drumming techniques, creating our own rhythms, improvisation, and multipart ensemble rhythms. Incorporating elements of mind-body awareness and meditation into a relaxed, inclusive, and nurturing environment, we circumvent what holds us back so we can freely express ourselves and experience the healing nature of drumming.

Beverly Donofrio is an awardwinning writer of memoirs, children's books, and essays.

The film adaptation of her first memoir, Riding in Cars with Boys, has become a cult classic.

People of all levels and abilities are welcome; no prior experience with drumming is necessary.

Experienced drummers learn more complex rhythms and techniques to deepen and expand their abilities.

beverlydonofrio.com

Some traditional instruments— including djembe, congas, ewe barrel drums, and more—are provided, but please bring your own drum, if you can.

Through in-class writing exercises, overnight assignments, and sharing our work, we not only learn craft but also develop camaraderie and have fun. We may even find that what made us rage and cry now makes us laugh.

Steve Leicach is a master drummer and educator who has taught drumming to people of all ages and abilities at schools, universities, and wellness centers for more than 40 years.

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Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

July

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

JULY 1-6

FLYING TRAPEZE

An Adventure in Self-Discovery The Trapeze-Experience Team Course 2605-574/Tuition $595 ($535 Members) MI, LE

Face and overcome your fears. Break through mental, emotional, and physical blocks. Take yourself to the edge and leap beyond your comfort zone with the flying trapeze.

Led by the Trapeze-Experience™ team, this popular workshop is an extraordinary way to bond with others, enrich the quality of momentto-moment experiences, and become more present as a result of bringing conscious awareness to the transformation process. In a fun and supportive environment, this weeklong workshop is an accelerated experience of learning and transformation that leads to deep realizations about yourself and your relationship with life.

Experience the exhilaration of flying on the trapeze and the joy of progressive mastery of a unique skill, while exploring the deeper nature of how you confront life and create your own reality.

Beginners and advanced trapeze students alike are invited. For beginners, safety lines are used at all times.

A weekend version of this workshop is also offered (see page 48). 2-hour trapeze sessions are available June 1-July 1; see eOmega.org/fly.

Trapeze-Experience™ is an industry-leading organization, founded by Peter Gold, that promotes wellness and personal freedom through the flying trapeze experience. trapeze-experience.com

JULY 1-6

ALI SMITH, ANDRES GONZALEZ, AND ATMAN SMITH

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JULY 1-6

YOUTH YOGA & MINDFULNESS

Teaching Yoga & Mindfulness to Today’s Youth Course 2605-359/Tuition $490/415/340 ($440 Members) SS, CE

The Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) teaches yoga and mindfulness to youth classified as “highrisk” or “hard-to-reach” in urban environments, as well as youth in private schools and rural and international settings.

In this program with Holistic Life Foundation founders Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez, you gain a deeper understanding of the needs of today’s youth in diverse environments and learn new yoga and mindfulness skills to help fulfill those needs.

Through practice, lectures, and SAT BIR SINGH KHALSA discussions, you learn asanas, pranayama, centering exercises, mindfulness practices, and meditations. You also learn youth engagement principles, teaching philosophies, and strategies for working with “problem” students, while exploring methods to make the whole approach practical and fun.

STORYTELLING YOUR LIFE

Transform Life Experiences Into Stories Chris Wells Course 2605-634/Tuition $420 ($375 Members) MI, LE

Writing and performance skills are helpful but not required.

Chris Wells is an Obie award-winning writer, actor, community leader, and founding artistic director of ArtChurch, The Secret City. mrchriswells.com

This is an exceptional opportunity for anyone at any skill level in yoga and mindfulness interested in teaching these techniques to today’s youth, including teachers, yoga instructors, and helping professionals who wish to use the techniques in their practices.

Teachers are subject to change.

The Holistic Life Foundation, founded in 2001 by brothers Ali Smith and Atman Smith and Andres Gonzalez, has offered yoga and mindfulness programs to some 10,000 young people and 4,500 adults. hlfinc.org

Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD, is director of research for the Kundalini Research Institute and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. kundaliniresearchinstitute.org

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Writing has the potential to reveal a greater understanding of where you are on life’s journey.

Storytelling Your Life, designed exclusively for Omega Arts Week, is a joyful and engaging CHRIS WELLS exploration of life. Using a series of conversations, writing prompts, and assignments, you are led by award-winning writer and actor Chris Wells on a joyful journey of rediscovery through the significant events of your life. Wells skillfully teaches you how to craft this material into stories. You gain practical tools for making art from life experience. Your creations are shared at the end of the week in a cabaret setting, as the retreat culminates in a transformational storytelling performance.

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Omega’s Ecological Literacy Immersion Program (ELIP) provides a unique and inspiring curriculum inviting participants to move from fragmented and mechanical thinking to seeing, designing, and interacting in the world through the understanding of whole living systems.

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

JULY 1-27

ECOLOGICAL LITERACY IMMERSION PROGRAM

Designing for Our Regenerative Future: A 4-Week Certificate Program This is an application-only program.

Solving today’s challenges requires ecological literacy—an understanding of the patterns and principles underlying living systems.

Using the 250-acre Omega campus as our classroom in this 4-week residential certificate program, participants learn and practice regenerative design—a whole systems, place-based approach to innovation and problem solving that considers the connections between individuals, nature, and society.

Guided by experts in permaculture, regenerative agriculture, ecological engineering, water/soil science, wilderness awareness, and whole systems design, we deepen our understanding of place, examine global challenges, and learn from solutions that exist at Omega and around the world.

Through lectures, hands-on projects, field trips, and personal reflection, we explore ecology from social, economic, and spiritual perspectives. We learn skills and approaches that can be applied to creative problem solving anywhere.

Now in its 6th year, ELIP has fostered a growing community of changemakers who continue to share ideas among alumni/ae and with each new class.

Tuition for this program (course 2626-451) is $2,995 ($2,895 Members) for 4 weeks, and includes camping and meals. Register early for discounted rates. Limited scholarships are available. Accommodations may be upgraded for an additional fee. College credit option offered. Space is limited, apply early. Teachers are subject to change.

Participants earn an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate.

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omegacenter for sustainable living

The Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) demonstrates and teaches what is possible through regenerative thinking and design. Our award-winning building, Eco Machine™, regional gatherings, planning retreats, and innovative educational programs create an opportunity for visitors and students to connect more deeply with the places where they live and work.

Join us in 2018 and explore opportunities to address social, economic, and environmental challenges within a holistic view of sustainable living.

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Teachers Abrah Dresdale Connor Stedman Dave Jacke Deb Habib Dina Falconi John Todd Josephine Papagni Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees Keith Zaltsberg Ken Greene Laura Weiland Matt Kolan Mohamad Chakaki Naima Penniman Ned Sullivan Pete A. Muñoz Ricky Baruc Robert “Skip” Backus Shabazz Jackson Steve Gabriel Tama Jackson and More

PLANTING SEEDS FOR A REGENERATIVE FUTURE

Take a Workshop MAY 11-13

Gifts From the Forest See page 12.

JUNE 10-15

Orion Environmental Writers Workshop See page 26.

JULY 1-27

Ecological Literacy Immersion Program

See opposite page.

JULY 6-8

Grow Food Everywhere See left.

JULY 15-20

Regenerative Design for Change Makers See page 56.

AUGUST 3-5

Preserving Our Edible Bounty

Free Tours of Omega’s Eco Machine™ are available for school groups and others.

Contact us at ocsl@eOmega.org for more information or to make an appointment.

See page 69.

AUGUST 5-10

Educating for a Sustainable Future See page 73.

AUGUST 24-26 OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

JULY 6-8

GROW FOOD EVERYWHERE For Great Health & Community Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib Course 2702-582/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members)

See page 81.

SEPTEMBER 9-14

Mindfulness, Birdwatching & the Natural World See page 91

Is there anything more important to health and survival than what you eat? In a world plagued by social ills, disease, and hunger, we can all foster greater health and abundance in our communities. One way is to learn to grow your own food anywhere—from lawns and windowsills to schools and urban lots.

OCTOBER 14-19

Through discussion, contemplative practice, and plenty of hands-on experience, we gain skills to grow delicious food as nature intended, with minimal labor, financial input, and energy.

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MAKING PEACE WITH THE EARTH

A Channeled Workshop in Conscious Transformation Paul Selig Course 2702-410/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) MI

Psychic and empath Paul Selig leads this intimate, channeled weekend workshop where you work directly with his guides and their practical program toward achieving personal growth and overcoming the obstacles that hinder you from moving forward in life.

Through lectures, attunements, empathic work, question-andanswer sessions, and energy work, you take a journey of self-development to reach new levels of alignment, healing, and life purpose. You: • Receive individual instruction and teaching from Selig’s guides • Become attuned to a higher frequency in a way that you can trust and feel • Learn to send and receive healing energies • Develop your abilities as an empath • Free yourself from patterns of limitation and fear • Gain tools to transform your life and awaken to your divine nature Anyone interested in improving their life and the lives of others is welcome; no psychic experience is necessary.

Paul Selig, MA, is a writer, empath, and conscious channel. He is author of several channeled books, including The Book of Mastery. paulselig.com

Vandana Shiva and Special Guests Course 2702-710/Tuition $395/320/245 ($355 Members)

Renowned scientist and activist Vandana Shiva has made teaching by example the basis of her work. As an international inspiration for women’s empowerment, the ecological movement, and the battle against corporate domination, she has implemented worldwide initiatives in numerous fields. Her actions against multinational corporations in defense of VANDANA SHIVA water, natural seeds, women’s education, and indigenous peoples have earned her countless awards, including the Right Livelihood Award—also known as the “alternative Nobel prize.”

In this workshop Shiva outlines how a paradigm shift to earth-centered politics and economics is the best chance of survival for humanity and all life on Earth. Together we explore how collective resistance to corporate exploitation can clear the way to a new ecological awakening. A regenerative, post-fossil fuel economy—including biodiverse, localised food systems that also support traditional lifestyles—can rejuvenate the health of the planet, as well as improve our own health and well-being.

This informative program includes lectures, question-and-answer sessions, panels with guest speakers, small group discussions, mindfulness practice, and an in-depth tour of the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OSCL), a sustainable water reclamation center built in one of the greenest buildings on the planet.

Vandana Shiva, PhD, is an environmental leader, eco-feminist, author, and director of the Research Foundation on Science, Technology, and Ecology. navdanya.org

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LUCID DREAMING

Sleep as a Spiritual Practice Charlie Morley Course 2702-487/Tuition $325 ($295 Members) SS, MI

You spend about a third of your life asleep, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use that time for psychological growth and self-discovery. Lucid dreaming is a practice of conscious dreaming that allows you to tap into the wellspring of wisdom that resides in the dreaming mind.

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In this workshop you learn Charlie Morley’s pioneering, holistic approach to lucid dreaming that combines Tibetan Buddhist and Western dreamwork techniques. You receive step-by-step practices to induce lucid dreams, uncover how to use lucid dreaming to heal nightmares, insomnia, addictions, and negative thinking, and review the history, science, and benefits of the practice. You also learn how being mindful of dreams and sleep can infuse joy and confidence into your waking life.

Everyone is capable of lucid dreaming—whether you’ve done it before or not. All ages and levels are welcome.

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Charlie Morley, a teacher in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and creator of the Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep approach to dreamwork, is author of Lucid Dreaming and Dreams of Awakening. charliemorley.com

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JULY 6-8

DANCE YOUR BLISS A Healing System to Change Your Life Rachel Fleischman Course 2702-461/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) MI

Are you ready for an exuberant and deeply restorative experience? Dance Your Bliss™ is a powerful psychotherapeutic healing system that connects us to our best selves.

Untreated emotional pain carried in our bodies can manifest as problems at work and in relationships, or even as disease.

Using experiential techniques to unlock the link between emotions and movement, Rachel Fleischman teaches us how to bring more awareness into our physical experience so we can be seen, felt, and healed.

Through a combination of movement, guided imagery, mindfulness meditation, journaling, poetry, and play, you begin a healing process that guides you to release childhood and relationship pain, transform emotions, unleash power and passion, create abundance, and live with more creativity and joy.

Join others in laughter and learning, and begin to dance your bliss—while also gaining effective tools to transform your life. No dance experience is necessary.

Helping professionals learn skills they can use in their work with clients.

Rachel Fleischman, LCSW, REAT, is a psychotherapist, speaker, master teacher, and creator of the Dance Your Bliss™ method and Being Bliss™ CDs. dancingyourbliss.com

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SHAMANIC REIKI HEALING

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Stacey Gibbons and Jonathan Hammond

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Shamanic Reiki blends the timeless wisdom of two ancient healing traditions with new approaches and practical teachings.

We are all capable of practicing Reiki, and in this highly experiential weekend we practice simple, yet powerful, techniques that join Reiki together with intuitive approaches from diverse Shamanic cultures.

Over the course of the workshop, we: • Receive the Reiki Level One attunement to activate and empower our innate ability to heal • Practice self-healing methods and intuitive strategies for the transmission of Reiki • Integrate Shamanic techniques to access alternate realities beyond time and space • Give and receive a complete Shamanic Reiki session • Explore Shamanic methods that will open us to the healing forces of the earth and the elements • Discover how to create a healing environment and develop a Shamanic Reiki healing practice • Engage life-shifting practices to empower us as a Shamanic Reiki healer In this workshop we explore a systematized and intuitive approach to manifesting profound natural healing.

Stacey Gibbons. See biographical information on page 114.

Jonathan Hammond. See biographical information on page 114.

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ADVANCED SONGWRITING Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Course 2702-504/Tuition $335 ($300 Members) MI, LE

In this Advanced Songwriting workshop with Grammy-Award nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore, we further explore songwriting as a tool for selfdiscovery, building on insights and techniques from the Songwriting workshop (see page 43). The JIMMIE DALE GILMORE interaction and strong communication experienced in this supportive setting is a fruitful means of opening new possibilities and inspiration for further individual work.

Admission to this workshop is limited to people who have studied previously with Gilmore, with no exceptions. Bring a guitar or small keyboard if you have one. If you would like to receive feedback, bring 30 printed copies (or a recording) of a song you have written.

Jimmie Dale Gilmore. See biographical information on page 43.

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CONSCIOUS ASTROLOGY Purifying the Three Poisons Steven Forrest Course 2702-323/Tuition $315 ($285 Members) MI

Weak, unconscious expressions of the planets Mercury, Venus, and Mars correspond closely to the “three poisons” in Buddhism: blinding ignorance, mesmerizing desire, and violent anger.

All three of these planets orbit close to the Sun, STEVEN FORREST and so are prone to defending the ego’s selfcentered view. In this workshop astrologer Stephen Forrest shows us how to harness these energies and transform them from obstacles into allies.

Whether you are working on your own chart or reading for a friend or client, you learn that by understanding Mars correctly you can alchemize anger and resentment into courage, sexiness, and a sense of adventure.

Instead of laziness and romantic illusions—qualities typically associated with Venus—Forrest shows us how to channel this energy into inner peace, creativity, and a clear sense of who is good for us and who isn’t. By reflex, Mercury can show up as worry and defensiveness, but when used consciousy, can be harnessed into vibrant curiosity, helpful insight, and alert mindfulness.

Steven Forrest, author of The Inner Sky, teaches choice-centered evolutionary astrology, integrating free will, grounded humanistic psychology, and ancient metaphysics. forrestastrology.com

Take heart. It’s never too late to ignite your deepest passion and purpose and call into being the life of your dreams.

Awaken the energetic expansion to move from suffering and dependency to consciously creating a life of meaning and bliss. From relationships and family to health, wealth, business, and career, learn how you unknowingly sabotage your dreams and desires.

Discover and begin healing the unresolved patterns that cause you to keep making choices that are destructive to your self-love and well-being. Through lectures, discussions, and energetic activations, you gain wisdom, inspiration, insights, and practical tools while learning energetic practices that can support your personal catharsis. Desai’s unique style of self-deprecating humor, honest transparency, and full disclosure empowers you to embrace your own unique unfolding while you establish a vibrant connection to possibility.

Reclaim your dreams, live outrageously, and create the greatest life of possibilities.

Return home with new eyes to see, a renewed heart to feel, and a restored spirit to embrace the power and potential for doing things differently.

Jan Desai is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author of the blog Doing Things Differently. She is passionate about inspiring and empowering others.

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JULY 6-8

An Adventure in Self-Discovery

The Trapeze-Experience Team Course 2702-575/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) STACEY GIBBONS

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THE NATURAL VOICE The Energetic Eminence of Connection Claude Stein Course 2702-340/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI, LE

Free your soul with Natural Singer Workshop founder and renowned public speaking CLAUDE STEIN coach Claude Stein. A longtime Omega teacher, Claude has a remarkable ability to channel the beautiful messages that lie within each of us. In a positive environment, you receive personally tailored exercises and learn to sing and/or speak out fearlessly, practicing and aligning your authentic inner intention with your outer, genuine expression.

Learn to relax your throat, deepen breathing, and project confidently using favorite songs or spoken words. As you triumph over limiting beliefs, you express who you most deeply, truly are.

Come celebrate the energy created by the power of your true, authentic voice and develop amazing confidence. Whether you are a beginning singer, more advanced, or someone who wants to speak out more powerfully in the world, you are invited to open your heart and discover the skills to profoundly inspire and be heard.

Therapists, coaches, and workshop leaders also find these techniques valuable.

This workshop is also offered in August (see page 82).

Claude Stein is a multiplatinum award-winning voice coach and developer of the Natural Singer Method™. naturalsinger.com

JULY 6-8

ALCHEMY ENERGETICS

Embodied Healing From the Heart (Levels 1 & 2) James Philip Course 2702-434/Tuition $325 ($295 Members)

Alchemy Energetics is a powerful system of spiritual healing, shamanic healing, universal symbology, and the awakening JAMES PHILIP of human consciousness, from spiritual teacher White Eagle and allies.

This high-vibrational healing modality draws from the ancient and contemporary symbolism of many spiritual and shamanic traditions, including Om, Infinity, Ankh, Totem, and the Shaman’s Feather.

In this experiential training, spiritual medium and healer James Philip guides you on a personal healing journey and the discovery of modern energetic tools for healing yourself and others. Throughout the weekend, you: • Learn about the history, application, and sacred symbols of Alchemy Energetics and the Alchemy Collective • Perform typical energy sessions on yourself and others • Receive two sacred attunements and soullevel healings, as well as live channeled guidance and healing from ascended spiritual teachers • Explore distance healing, space clearing, group and situational healing, and more

Retreat Week

During the annual Omega Retreat Week, we bring together a group of extraordinary teachers from many traditions to add breadth and depth to the spiritual journey. Among these retreats you will find a number of possible paths to the divine, ranging from inward contemplation to outward spiritual celebration, all equally sacred.

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This training is open to all, including therapists, healers, intuitives, and curious beginners.

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James Philip is founder of Celestial Earth, a school for the growth of consciousness and embodiment of spirit, and is also core faculty at the College of Psychic Studies in London.

Brian Weiss and Carole K. Weiss

Course 2805-308/Tuition $995 ($895 Members)

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BUILDING A VOCAL COMMUNITY Ysaye M. Barnwell and George Brandon

JULY 8-13

Course 2805-370/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) DA, SS, LE

TIBETAN YOGA FOR HEALTH & WELL-BEING Alejandro Chaoul

Course 2805-632/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) MI

Discover effective mind-body practices that originated in caves and monasteries, more recently came to be used in modern clinics, and now can enhance your everyday life.

Tibetan Yoga for Health and Well-Being is a group of practices that incorporate breathing and awareness with particular body movements that foster a holistic sense of wellbeing. This ancient Tibetan Bon yoga practice was synthetized

by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and three other people, including Alejandro Chaoul, to offer a complete practice that can enhance subtle aspects of your body (called channels and chakras in Tibetan medicine).

Practicing Tibetan yoga can clear long-held blocks in your body, energy, and mind, and support the spontaneous arising of awareness during formal meditation and everyday life.

Alejandro Chaoul, PhD, is a member of the faculty at the University of Texas, where he researches the effects of Tibetan mind-body practices with cancer patients. alechaoul.com

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THE SPONTANEOUS JOY OF LIFE A Kriya Yoga Meditation Retreat Kambiz Naficy Course 2805-459/Tuition $645 ($580 Members) MI, CE

Discover the true meaning of surrender and access the spontaneous joy of life through Kriya Yoga and meditation.

Guided by meditation master Kambiz Naficy, you practice yoga asanas (with modifications as necessary), deep relaxation techniques, and Kriya breathing meditations each morning and afternoon to cleanse and revitalize your chakras and your 72,000 energy channels (nadis).

For more than 30 years, Ysaye M. Barnwell and George Brandon have been building a vocal community at Omega. Each year, their workshop is a gathering of former participants and a celebration for those joining the class for the first time.

This is a rare opportunity to be part of a large and welcoming community and chorus of uncommon voices, where no experience is necessary.

The group explores AfricanAmerican history and culture through a wide range of vocal music, including AfricanAmerican congregational and choral traditions, chants from Africa and the diaspora, spirituals, blues, gospel, and music of the Civil Rights movement and contemporary struggles. We also experience the joys of finding our own voice in a chorus of other voices.

Through daily inspirational talks, you also: • Enliven your Kundalini energy • Penetrate the laws of metaphysics and manifesting • Awaken to yourself, no matter where you are in life • Understand the role of grace and self-love • Explore spanda, the throb of consciousness in the universe • Learn how nondual spirituality can be a part of your everyday life This retreat is best suited to those with some previous meditation experience who are looking to access profound serenity, awe, unbounded energy, and love.

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LIFE QI RENEWAL James Leary and Wah! Course 2805-544/Tuition $515 ($465 Members) SS, MI

Bring balance back into your body and rejuvenate your life in this immersion into the healing protocols of medical qigong, yoga, and Ayurveda.

Life Qi Renewal is a protocol developed by James Leary—a doctor of medical qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine— through more than 30 years of study and mastery of many methodologies of healing.

Imbalances in the body are traced back to the root cause.

Outdated emotional beliefs and behavioral patterns are released.

Each afternoon you learn and practice specific protocols for breathwork, Taoist hand cupping, energy reading, and more.

During the morning sessions, Wah!—a musician and author in the field of personal development—teaches self-healing techniques from yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda. You also explore how to:

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Discussions of the social, political, and spiritual contexts for the songs—taught in the oral tradition—enhance the experience of the music.

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This program begins Monday at 9:30 a.m.

No experience is necessary. All are welcome, including beginning healing practitioners and those looking for personal wellness.

Ysaye M. Barnwell, PhD, musician, actress, and educator, has performed as a member of the a cappella quintet Sweet Honey in the Rock for nearly 35 years. vocalcommunity.com

George Brandon, PhD, is an anthropologist, composer, and integrative sound and music practitioner who founded and leads the Blue Unity Orchestra.

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Raise the body’s vibration Rejuvenate at a cellular level Engage healing protocols Move energy using a combination of breath and qi

James Leary, DOM, PhD, creator of the Life Qi Renewal system, has worked in the healing arts for more than three decades. jimlearydom.com

Wah! has been making music for 25 years and has published books on yoga and healing. She performs healing concerts throughout the United States. wahmusic.com

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Kambiz Naficy, MA, MBA, MFA, founder of the Joy of Life Organization, integrates psychology and spiritual quantum physics with ancient Vedic scriptures and the poetry of Rumi and Hafez into his teachings.

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MEDICINE FOR THE EARTH Ceremonies to Restore Personal & Planetary Health Dory Cote Course 2805-577/Tuition $410 ($365 Members) MI

The shamanic journey offers secrets and practices of the ancient alchemists, mystics, and shamans. In this highly experiential workshop with renowned teacher and practitioner Dory Cote, you practice ancient methods of transmuting and transforming toxins and learn to view the Earth and yourself from a new perspective.

JULY 8-13

PAINTING ZEN A Creativity Workshop, A Healing Journey

Alok Hsu Kwang-han Course 2805-486/Tuition $620 ($560 Members) SS, MI

Join master calligrapher Alok Hsu Kwang-han to cocreate an energy field that awakens and supports you to be authentic and creative. With simple ALOK HSU KWANG-HAN qigong and meditation exercises, wisdom sayings, heartful jokes, and silly songs, Alok supports you to rest in the spaciousness of your being, inspires you to be comfortable and playful with not-knowing, and guides you to connect to and move from “emptiness,” our vast, much-neglected, innate source of creative intelligence.

Like the ancient alchemists you experience the truth that from a place of divine love lies the power to change the DORY COTE density of matter for the greatest good of all beings.

Working together and individually you come to understand that this is a primary route to the restoration of health for the Earth and yourself.

Discover the methodless method of “resting in presence.” Immerse yourself in explorations such as painting a Zen koan, a poem by Rumi, the sound of silence, or your heart’s deepest longing. As we share our paintings in gentle and humorous ways, you come to discover that you are the art, and that the “Little Me” that has taken up so much energy and space in your life is no longer necessary.

Throughout the week we dance, drum, sing, and perform ceremonies and healings. We also:

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• Experiment with the power of words and thoughts • Learn and practice bodycentered shamanism • Merge with the elements of earth, air, fire, and water • Access our ancestors to seek wisdom • Recreate a vision for the Earth • Recharge our imaginations

Course 2805-427/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) SS, MI

In a safe and loving circle, we expand our understanding of cosmic truths. You leave knowing you can make a difference in your own health and well-being, that of your local environment, and of the planet.

Dory Cote, founder of the Center for Earth Light Healing, is a wellknown presenter on shamanism who brings passion and creativity to her teachings.

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No previous experience with Zen or painting is needed.

Workshop begins Monday at 7:00 a.m. Art supplies are provided, including a set of calligraphy brushes that you keep.

Alok Hsu Kwang-han is a Zen calligraphic painter from China. He is the subject of the documentary Moving From Emptiness: The Life and Art of a Zen Dude. zencalligraphy.com

LIFE AS LIVING CEREMONY

Carl Big Heart and Stephanie Flanders

JULY 8-13

WRITING AS A PATH TO AWAKENING Albert Flynn DeSilver Course 2805-654/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) MI

Writing is one of the most powerful points of attention we have as human beings. When we focus our attention toward the realms of the possible, our life becomes a living expression of possibility. The practice of writing is an exploration of consciousness, a practice toward deeper self-awareness.

Throughout the week, we reflect on writings of great spiritual teachers from around the world— such as Sappho, Rumi, Pema Chödrön, Thomas Merton, Jack Kornfield, and the Dalai Lama—and also reflect on our own gifts as writers.

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Each day includes periods of meditation practice, writing exercises, readings, sharing, and discussions.

As we explore our innate creativity, we experience deeper levels of awareness through the practice of writing and listening to words.

You leave with tools and techniques to access deeper levels of creativity, and a greater understanding of the connection between creativity and consciousness.

In this gathering we embrace an understanding that life itself is sacred ceremony. As we bring lasting healing to ourselves and the hoop of being, we recognize life is not a drama in which we are victims, but rather that we are in a CARL BIG HEART AND STEPHANIE FLANDERS creative unfolding of the teachings of our lives.

When we come from this honest place, we honor the truth of who we are.

This is primarily a generative By participating in ceremonies, including the sweat lodge (a powerful writing workshop experience. It is purification and prayer practice with roots found in many of the world’s not necessary to have an existing wisdom traditions), we establish a deeper connection with the receptive writing project, but there will be and responsive universe. In this connected place, we are a conduit for spirit time for you to write and focus moving into the world, and we are reminded that the altar is within the on your specific project if you sanctuary of our hearts. choose. This retreat is open to all, When it is time to reenter our lives after our collaborative journey, we move but optimum for people with a into the world uplifted, present, and able to stand in our center—that place committed sitting (mindfulness) where all directions meet, and from where all actions can unfold. and writing practice of at least two years.

Carl Big Heart, beloved elder to communities which have grown strong around him, focuses on the universal path of peace, love, and gratitude.

Albert Flynn DeSilver is an bigheart.nl/english internationally published poet, memoirist, workshop leader, and Stephanie Flanders, MDiv, is a minister, facilitator of women’s circles and speaker. albertflynndesilver.com ceremonies, and a gifted healer.

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OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

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EFFORTLESS MINDFULNESS

Exploration & Discovery

Accessing & Living Your True Nature

Tony Stockwell Course 2805-332/Tuition $545 ($490 Members)

Tony Stockwell is an English medium who has worked in the field of trance for more than TONY STOCKWELL 30 years. He returns to Omega this year to share his extraordinary wealth of knowledge about the fascinating world of altered states of consciousness, often called trance mediumship, and teach us how to develop it, use it, and control it.

Through theory and practice we discover the many and varied energies and levels of this amazing phenomena. We explore and expand our knowledge of trance mediumship in all of its forms, from light overshadowing to deep trance to inspirational guided speaking. We also study the blending of our own energies with spirit and how this can improve not only our trance mediumship development, but also other aspects of our spiritual work.

Each of us is given support throughout the week to ensure that our trance mediumship development is enhanced and stretched as we: • Learn about many aspects of trance and associated phenomena • Experience trance demonstrations • Connect with the power of spirit and journey through the many levels of awareness • Join properly structured trance and experimental groups • Find out how trance states can enhance the development of mental mediumship JULY 13-15

BECOME A PSYCHIC DETECTIVE Tony Stockwell

Course 2902-333/Tuition $315 ($285 Members)

Tony Stockwell is an English medium who has worked with unsolved crimes, often alongside the police and private detectives, for more than 20 years. He returns to Omega this year to share his extraordinary wealth of knowledge about the fascinating world of mediumship and how to develop it, use it, and control it toward a specialized purpose of solving riddles that perplex and confuse the living.

Course 2902-452/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) SS, MI, CE

Learn to shift your awareness and return to your true nature in the midst of daily life.

Basic mindfulness begins by calming, focusing, and observing your mind. With this advanced yet simple practice of effortless mindfulness, you learn to move immediately into open-hearted, awareness at any time throughout your day. Through mastering effortless mindfulness, you find the supportive space for your emotions and how to unburden shadow parts. You develop a deep sense of well-being, creativity, and unconditional love.

Guided by licensed psychotherapist Loch Kelly, you learn how to: • Use tools of awareness to help access freedom, focus, and flow in the midst of your daily life • Tune into your awake, joyful nature, which is already present within you • Shift out of your chattering mind and live from openhearted awareness • Find your internal source of intelligence, compassion, and flow • Access the support to liberate the root of suffering and welcome all emotions

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MIRACLES HAPPEN The Transformative Power of Past-Life Memories Brian Weiss Course 2902-309/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

Past-life regression therapy has gained widespread recognition as a therapeutic model, and Brian Weiss, best-selling author of Many Lives, Many Masters and Miracles Happen, has become known as the nation’s foremost expert in the field.

This highly experiential workshop explores the latest in hypnotic pastlife regression therapy to find a new level of healing for our body, mind, spirit, and relationships.

In large and small group exercises, using experiential techniques, including hypnotic regression exercises, healing visualizations, meditation, and intuitional and right-brain training, we harness the power of love and understanding to transform our lives.

Weiss also demonstrates hypnotic regression in a series of sessions with volunteers from the group. There is ample time for questions and answers, as well as personal interaction with Weiss.

This workshop is open to nonprofessionals as well as healing This workshop is professionals valuable for health-care LOCH KELLY who wish to use professionals as well mindfulness as self-care or teach it as nonprofessionals who want to their clients and patients. an in-depth experience of this

Through theory and practice you explore and expand your knowledge of mediumship and other aspects of our spiritual work.

ACCME and APA credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128).

Tony Stockwell is one of the most well-known and respected psychic mediums in England. He has had four television series, appeared regularly on 6ixth Sense, and is author of four books. tonystockwell.com

Loch Kelly, MDiv, LCSW, is an educator, author, and meditation teacher affiliated with Adyashanti. lochkelly.org

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approach to self-exploration.

Brian Weiss, MD, is chairman emeritus of psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami and the nation’s leading authority on past-life regression therapy. brianweiss.com

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Discover how to work with historic cases and use photographs, maps, and clippings to unlock the truth of the past with the aim of bringing healing and understanding to those that still seek answers. Using psychometry, clairvoyance, remote viewing, intuition, and mediumship, you also learn effective methods to help bring clarity and answers to grieving families.

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YOUR SPIRIT GUIDES AWAIT Get to Know Your Spirit Team Elizabeth Harper Course 2902-312/Tuition $325 ($295 Members) MI

Before incarnating, you assembled a spirit team. This group of wise light beings who love you unconditionally, whose goal is to help you navigate your soul’s plan, remains with you always. Communicating with these guides can greatly impact your life, offering infinite wisdom, support, and love. Luckily, you don’t have to be a medium to connect to them.

In this workshop you discover the healing, enlightening love of your own spirit team of light beings by learning how to interpret their divine messages. You get to know your spirit guides personally— their names, how they show themselves to you, why they’re with you, and more—as well as realize your own life’s purpose based on the names that your spirit team members have given you.

Join Elizabeth Harper for a fun, purposeful, and illuminating journey back to your true self.

Discover the radiant light at the core of your being and the blessed life that awaits you.

Bring a photograph of someone close to you, a pendulum, and colored pens or pencils.

Elizabeth Harper is a psychic medium, a columnist, and the award-winning author of Wishing: How to Fulfill Your Heart’s Desires and 365 Days of Angel Prayers. sealedwithlove.com ELIZABETH HARPER

Bob Cooley PRISCILLA BRIGHT

JULY 13-15

HANDS OF LIGHT A Brennan Healing Science Workshop Priscilla Bright Course 2902-408/Tuition $335 ($300 Members) MI

Developed by Barbara Brennan, best-selling author of Hands of Light, Brennan Healing Science is one of the most comprehensive approaches to energy healing and human transformation—as well as the source of one of the oldest and largest energy healing schools in the world: the Barbara Brennan School of Healing.

Brennan healers are trained to interact with a client’s energy field in a deeply intuitive way, energetically supporting the client into alignment toward healing, as well as clearing, balancing, and renewing the energy field that supports physical and emotional health.

Join Priscilla Bright, the former dean of the international Barbara Brennan School of Healing, for this introductory program for beginning and practicing healers alike. Through presentations, healing meditations and demonstrations, questionand-answer sessions, and direct experience, we learn and practice full-body, hands-on energy healing techniques (massage tables provided), as well as selfhealing energy exercises. We also develop our high-sense perception and intuition for reading/sensing energy fields and for healthy energy boundaries.

We leave energetically refreshed and renewed and take home new skills and experience in Brennan Healing Science.

Priscilla Bright, MA, is an international teacher and energy healer and the former dean of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. priscillabright.com

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Course 2902-433/Tuition $385 ($345 Members) MI

Join Bob Cooley for a first glimpse into the 16 Genetic Personality Types, designed to improve your interpersonal relations and your quality of life. Knowing these types offers you practical tools you can use to increase success in relationships, occupations, even diets. This new 21st century personality type approach to psychology explores human consciousness from a wellness perspective, in addition to the traditional illness categorization.

The 16 Genetic Personality Types form a positive psychology to help you develop psychologically, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Each type offers intuitive insights and an intelligence that is innately genius.

Understanding these types gives you the opportunity to know the genius in yourself, your loved ones, and everyone you meet. This psycho-spiritual approach to understanding everyone BOB COOLEY also assists in relational problem-solving and emphasizes a way to have a positive spirit and a greater sense of aliveness in your daily life.

Bob Cooley, author of The Genius of Flexibility, is founder and president of The Genius of Flexibility Centers in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, New York City, and Boston. thegeniusofflexibility.com

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JULY 15-20

WRITING THE UNTHINKABLE Lynda Barry

Course 3005-356/Tuition $455 ($410 Members) MI, LE

This program is sold out.

Please call 800.944.1001 to be added to the wait list.

Simple Secrets Revealed at Last!!!

Writer/Cartoonist TELLS ALL in ACTION-PACKED Workshop!!!

Write STORIES as NATURALLY as You Dream Them!!! Use: Memory!!!

Pictures!!! Ordinary Words!!!

Laughing!!! NO IDEA IS TOO SMALL!!!!

“When people try to write stories, they tend to drag the stories behind them,” says writer and cartoonist Lynda Barry. “They think the story and question it and try to arrange it into something understandable, which is no fun at all! It makes a person feel exhausted and cranky. The best way to write is to let the image pull you. You should be water-skiing behind it, not dragging it like a barge. Writing should take you for a ride.”

Focusing first on memory, we embark on a journey into the unexpected. Memories come as uncontrollably as dreams—you may end up remembering things you haven’t thought of since you were a kid. Then we move into fiction. “It’s a way of writing that’s freaky, vivid, and a lot of fun,” Barry says.

Lynda Barry. See biographical information on page 60.

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July

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JULY 15-20

MINDFULNESS TOOLS

A 5-Day Intensive in MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction (MBSR) Florence Meleo-Meyer and Kasim Al-Mashat Course 3005-439/Tuition $675 ($610 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE

Are you ready to be proactive about your health and well-being? Do you want to live with more strength and resilience, and support your clients and patients to do so, too?

Integrating Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) practices into your life helps you live with greater ease, joy, depth, and balance every day.

This workshop is based on the 8-week Stress Reduction Program founded in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Florence Meleo-Meyer and Kasim Al-Mashat, teachers at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, guide you in learning and practicing mindfulness skills in a safe, supportive, and highly participatory structured learning environment.

Through group and individual instruction, you learn how to practice and integrate mindfulness into your daily life,

and rediscover the healthy balance that lies beneath life’s turbulent changes. You also learn to cope more effectively with stress, increase self-respect, energy, and enthusiasm for life, and obtain lasting improvements in physical and psychological well-being.

FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. You must attend all six days. This workshop is also offered in October (see page 110).

Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, is director of the Train-theTrainer program of the Oasis Institute for Mindfulness-Based Professional Education and Training. umassmed.edu/cfm Kasim Al-Mashat, PhD, is a certified MBSR teacher, a member of the British Columbia Psychological Association, and a certified Laughter Yoga Leader. drkasimalmashat.com

KASIM AL-MASHAT

7-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday End Friday at noon OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JULY 13-20

LITTLE FLOWER YOGA & MINDFULNESS TEACHER TRAINING

Jennifer Cohen Harper, Mayuri Gonzalez, and Argos Gonzalez Course 2907-402/Tuition $1,200 ($1,100 Members) SS, MI, CE

In this intensive Yoga Alliance certified program, you learn to teach a holistic class to meet children’s unique physical, emotional, and social needs. Classes incorporate yoga and mindfulness activities that help youth—from preschool through high school—connect to themselves and their community; develop focus and concentration; find strength, balance, and confidence; recognize and regulate emotions; and learn to nurture themselves.

LAUREL PARNELL

JULY 13-20

TRANSFORMING TRAUMA WITH EMDR (Parts 1 & 2) A 7-Day Professional Training

Laurel Parnell This training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), for mental health professionals who are licensed to provide treatment, sheds new light on trauma survival— including sexual and physical abuse, accident and surgical trauma, and grief.

See workshop description on page 124.

MAYURI GONZALEZ

$45 materials fee; include when you register. Training begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. Completion of this training, plus an online mentorship program (register separately through Little Flower Yoga), and required reading and writing, qualifies you for the Yoga Alliance registered children’s yoga teacher certification; see littlefloweryoga.com.

Jennifer Cohen Harper, MA, E-RYT, RCYT, is founder of Little Flower Yoga and board president of the Yoga Service Council. littlefloweryoga.com Mayuri Gonzalez, E-RYT, RCYT, is director of Little Flower Yoga’s School Yoga Project. littlefloweryoga.com Argos Gonzalez, PhD, creates and facilitates mindfulness professional development workshops for teachers. mindfulschools.org

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

ARGOS GONZALEZ

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Course 2907-321/Tuition $1,080 ($980 Members)

Explore the challenges of teaching in schools, studios, and community spaces. Gain information about how to set up new classes, navigate relationships with schools, manage challenging behavior, serve the needs of diverse populations, teach from a trauma-informed perspective, create an effective curriculum, and more. This weeklong immersion combines all three levels of the Little Flower Yoga certification program for a deeply empowering experience, rich with opportunities for your own personal practice.

JENNIFER COHEN HARPER

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5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

JULY 15-20

ABRAH JORDAN DRESDALE

KEITH ZALTZBERG

REGENERATIVE DESIGN FOR CHANGE MAKERS Creating a Plan for Personal & Professional Resilience Abrah Jordan Dresdale and Keith Zaltzberg Course 3005-580/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS, MI

JULY 15-19

Overwhelming feelings of urgency and lack of work/life balance have been endemic in the lives of change makers. However, you can cultivate longterm resilience by consciously integrating self-care and professional growth through regenerative design.

William Bengston

In this 5-day certificate training, social permaculture designer Abrah Dresdale and ecological designer Keith Zaltzberg empower change makers with a transformative set of tools, including an iterative design process, whole systems frameworks, social permaculture tools, and radical self-care commitments.

WILLIAM BENGSTON

THE BENGSTON ENERGY HEALING METHOD Course 3004-502/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS, MI

The Bengston Energy Healing Method® is an innovative healing technique developed by sociologist William Bengston, whose 35 years of research demonstrates clinical and experimental success in healing a variety of conditions, including cancer.

This intensive brings together diverse participants—from social change visionaries and justice workers, to entrepreneurs and mission-driven professionals from around the world—to create a network of practitioners who share a common framework of regeneration.

In cross-cultural teams and with one-on-one mentoring from dynamic facilitators, participants develop a holistic plan to activate change-making projects and design their lives anew in accordance with regenerative patterns.

This workshop begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m. and ends Friday at 12:30 p.m.

Abrah Jordan Dresdale, MA, consults with mission-driven institutions and trains their change makers, from international NGO leaders to incarcerated men. abrahdresdale.com

In this experiential workshop, you learn the method Bengston used to produce tangible results Keith Zaltzberg is an environmental designer and a founding principal of in the laboratory—a process that the Regenerative Design Group. regenerativedesigngroup.com includes “rapid image cycling,” which helps access healing JULY 15-20 potential so the body can restore its natural state YIN YOGA TEACHER of wholeness. Through TRAINING MODULE 1 discussions on research Taoism, Anatomy & Sequencing and clinical applications, Biff Mithoefer hands-on practice, Course 3005-338/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE instructions in distance Yin Yoga uses long-held postures that support us in accessing healing, and practice the deeper, more yin parts of ourselves. instilling healing energy BIFF MITHOEFER into objects, you learn In this teacher training, we explore the ways Yin Yoga can how to circumvent your conscious affect our physical, energetic, and emotional bodies. By understanding limitations and access a deeper the basic principles of Yin Yoga, we learn how to lead a yin class and source of profound healing incorporate yin postures and philosophy into any yoga teaching or practice. intelligence.

Guided by Biff Mithoefer, we: This training in the Bengston • Explore the practice of nonstriving and how it influences our lives and Energy Healing Method is open teachings to anyone interested in rethinking • Learn about the movement of qi (or prana) in the body and how it can their beliefs about our ability to be affected by Yin Yoga practice heal. No previous energy healing • Develop our understanding of postures and sequencing experience or inherent psychic • Delve into the teachings of Taoist philosophy gifts are necessary.

• Gain a true understanding of what it means to hold a safe, sacred This workshop ends Thursday at space for a Yin Yoga practice 12:00 p.m.

This Yin Yoga Teacher Training is suitable for yoga teachers and William Bengston, PhD, is a practitioners at all levels of experience. professor of research methods This training begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and is part of a nonsequential and statistics. He is author of The professional certification program. It can be taken alone or in conjunction Energy Cure and president of the with Yin Yoga Teacher Training Module 2 (see page 105).

Society for Scientific Exploration. bengstonresearch.com Biff Mithoefer, E-RYT 500. See biographical information on page 10.

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JULY 15-20

SPANISH LANGUAGE IMMERSION FOR BEGINNERS

Diana Zuckerman and Arián Gutiérrez Zuckerman Course 3005-376/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Immerse yourself in the language and cultures of Spain and Latin America. Spanish Language Immersion for Beginners provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to easily and effectively communicate in Spanish as if you were in a Spanish-speaking country, and you don’t even need a passport!

Taught exclusively in Spanish, we focus on communication rather than grammar to help you form questions and grow your vocabulary. In a comfortable and upbeat environment, instructors Diana Zuckerman and Arián Gutiérrez Zuckerman create reallife situations—in the classroom, the dining hall, and elsewhere on campus—that inspire you to use your Spanish.

Through a variety of interactive activities, including conversations, music, poetry, movement, and meeting native Spanish-speakers, you rapidly develop a level of fluency and ease. Through the use of cognates, blending simple and complex language, repetition, gestures, visuals, and props, you learn to express yourself in any tense—past, present, or future.

You master a surprising amount of material to make speaking Spanish more interactive, and a lot more fun.

Diana Zuckerman and Arián Gutiérrez Zuckerman are a dynamic mother and son teaching team. They have been teaching Spanish language immersion together since 2006.

DIANA ZUCKERMAN

ARIÁN GUTIÉRREZ ZUCKERMAN

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

SELF-CARE & RESILIENCE FOR WOMEN

JULY 20-22

July

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Bonnie St. John

Course 3102-626/Tuition $380/305/230 ($340 Members) LE

JULY 20-22

SOUL-LEVEL ANIMAL COMMUNICATION

Learn What Animals Are Really Saying Danielle MacKinnon Course 3102-422/Tuition $315 ($285 Members) MI

Have you ever longed to psychically communicate with animals? Is there a way to understand what dogs, cats, horses, and even wild animals are thinking and feeling?

Animal communicator Danielle MacKinnon shows you how to access your innate intuition (even if you aren’t yet aware of it) and connect with various animals using the universal language of all species. Learn how to move between the physical level and soul levels of connection with each animal to assist in achieving the greatest possible outcome for both animal and human.

Throughout the weekend you:

As we juggle today’s complex demands, many of us feel like we are trying to fit 30 hours of effort into every 24-hour day. During this weekend retreat, Bonnie St. John will help you create the space to reset, relax, have fun, and learn practical skills to sustain the passions we bring to the world.

Despite having her leg amputated at age five, Bonnie became the first African-American to win medals in a winter Olympic competition.

She graduated with honors from Harvard, won a Rhodes scholarship, and was a White House economic advisor. Since then, Bonnie has built her career inspiring people to achieve their true potential. Join us as she shares the tools of resilience she used to excel in sports, academia, and business.

Combining the latest research on neuroscience,

JULY 20-22

DEEPEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP A Couples’ Renewal Retreat Kate Feldman and Joel Feldman

• Develop your animal Course 3102-492/Tuition $370 intuitive senses to JOEL FELDMAN AND KATE FELDMAN ($335 Members) per person SS cultivate healing, The science of love confirms that humans must harmony, and a deeper connection have love, the same way we need food. As we • Explore MacKinnon’s simple love our partner deeply, we stretch ourselves to steps to intuitively receive grow and compromise. When we truly receive information from any animal their love, we feel courageous, open, and able to • Discover how to go beyond a go through life’s ups and downs more easily. superficial connection and attain Join Kate Feldman and Joel Feldman for a a soul-level connection weekend of learning, opening, and deepening, • Learn about animal lessons and how where as a couple you: animals help us evolve through them Return home with valuable animal communication skills you can put into immediate practice. No previous experience necessary.

Danielle MacKinnon—nationally recognized as one of the country’s “Best Psychic Mediums”—is an intuitive, coach, animal communicator, speaker, and author. daniellemackinnon.com

• Refine your ability to share your feelings and needs • Find out how to eliminate your power struggles • Learn the art of self-disclosure to increase intimacy and connection • Practice the “You-Turn Conversation” to share who you are with your partner, safely and respectfully.

• Free yourself from historic relationship patterns • Incorporate touch into daily loving • Experience gentle partner yoga • Have fun dancing, laughing, and playing Kate Feldman, MSW, LCSW, is a psychotherapist with a background in Gestalt, Imago, and Family Systems therapies, as well as EMDR, yoga, and meditation.

DANIELLE MACKINNON

Joel Feldman, PCC, CPCC, is a certified life coach, mediator, consultant, and therapist specializing in couples counseling and relationship coaching.

Bonnie St. John, an athlete, leadership consultant, and best-selling author, has been called “one of the five most inspiring women in America” by NBC Nightly News. bonniestjohn.com

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

JULY 20-22

TRANSFORMING CODEPENDENCY Breaking Barriers Nikki Myers Course 3102-393/Tuition $340 ($305 Members) SS, MI, CE

Codependence has been described as “the addiction to look elsewhere.” It derives from the belief that something outside of ourselves—people, places, NIKKI MYERS things, behaviors, or experiences—can give us fulfillment and joy. It is the most common addiction, and also the base from which all other addictions and compulsions arise.

In daily life, codependency can be expressed as the need to control or be controlled, to be approvalseeking and confrontation-avoidant. Codependents often have difficulty experiencing appropriate levels of self-esteem, setting functional boundaries, making decisions, and/or verbalizing requests.

But there is a way to break the barriers that keep us trapped. When we deeply connect with who we truly are, and form a stronger connection with some bigger energy or higher power, we become more able to form deeply fulfilling relationships with ourselves, others, and the divine.

Using lecture, discussion, experiential exercises, and the tools of yoga (including asana, pranayama, meditation, and chanting), this intensive examines the root of codependency and offers practical, effective tools for healing through a process of awareness, creativity, and self-love.

Nikki Myers, MBA, E-RYT 500, is a yoga teacher, Somatic Experiencing® practitioner, and certified addictions recovery specialist. y12sr.com

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800.944.1001 eOmega.org

All couples are welcome.

psychology, and physiology, Bonnie will lead us through restorative techniques that are easy to integrate into the busiest of schedules. You’ll BONNIE ST. JOHN practice exercises from several of her books, including MicroResilience, Live Your Joy, and How Great Women Lead. You leave recharged, restored, and ready to live more courageously.

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WEEKEND CONFERENCE Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JULY 20-22

10th MINDFULNESS & EDUCATION CONFERENCE Annual

Bringing Mindfulness Practices & Social-Emotional Learning to Children Grades K-12 Course 3102-671/Tuition $395/320/245 ($355 Members) SS, CE

The practices of mindfulness, contemplative education, and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) are now being widely explored in schools throughout the United States and other countries. Extensive research has shown that mindfulness practices and SEL decrease stress, attention deficit issues, depression, anxiety, and hostility in children, while benefitting health, well-being, and social relationships.

This conference includes an evening discussion featuring Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei. For details about the evening event, a full conference schedule, scholarships, and more, see eOmega.org/kids. Teachers are subject to change.

Presenters Jon Kabat-Zinn (joining via Skype), is founder of the MBSR Clinic at University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society. jonkabat-zinn.com .

Research also shows that SEL supports an 11% rise in student academic scores while mindfulness-based education has been shown to foster the inner skills of attention, compassion, impulsecontrol, and executive functioning.

Now many SEL and mindfulness programs are utilizing the strengths of both modalities to create integrative approaches to support healthy students, teachers, and schools.

In this conference we convene seminal leaders in the fields of mindfulness in education and Social-Emotional Learning. We learn the ways mindfulness and SEL can strengthen inner resilience, which in turn can help create more peaceful and equitable schools. We also explore how these tools can help us teach students with diverse backgrounds, learning styles, and abilities. When taught together, mindfulness and SEL have the potential to transform our education systems and our world.

Eve Ekman, PhD, MSW, is a clinical instructor at UCSF’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and head of emotion awareness at Wisdom Labs. eveekman.com

JON KABAT-ZINN

EVE EKMAN

LINDA LANTIERI

Linda Lantieri, MA, is a Fulbright Scholar, author of Building Emotional Intelligence, and internationally known expert in social and emotional learning and conflict resolution.

Daniel Rechtschaffen, MA, LMFT, founding director of Mindful Education, is author of The Way of Mindful Education and The Mindful Education Workbook. mindfuleducation.com

DANIEL RECHTSCHAFFEN

MEENA SRINIVASAN

SUSAN KAISER GREENLAND

Meena Srinivasan, MA, a student of Thich Nhat Hanh, is an international educator and thought leader in the field of mindfulness in education.

Through inspiring keynote lectures, question-and-answer sessions, group exercises, breakout workshops, a panel with school administrators and principals, and instruction in practical application, we explore:

meenasrinivasan.com

• Connecting mindfulness and SEL • Restorative justice • The science supporting mindfulness and SEL • Supporting healthy and thriving school climates • School-based social inclusion • Indigenous perspectives on mindfulness and education • Ways of integrating mindfulness and SEL in school system

Lisa Flook, PhD, is a research scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of The Mindful Child and Mindful Games, has studied meditation with teachers from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition since 1997. susankaisergreenland.com LISA FLOOK

VANCE BENTON

DAVID TRELEAVEN

Vance Benton has served in the public school system for 15 years and is currently the principal of Patterson High School in the Baltimore, Maryland.

David Treleaven, PhD, is an educator, writer, and somatic therapist applying transformative practices to social and environmental justice causes. davidtreleaven.com

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MI More information provided after registration

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Omega mindfulness programs explore a broad spectrum of mindfulness-based modalities, providing effective ways to integrate mindfulness tools into your daily life and work.

2018 OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAMS

MAY 20-25

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

REVEREND ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS SENSEI

LAMA ROD OWENS

Coming to Our Senses

JULY 20-22

JUNE 8-10

Bringing the Truth Home

See page 16.

Experiencing Our Craving Minds See page 24.

JUNE 17-22

Mindful Self-Compassion See page 32.

JUNE 17-22

The Ruby of the Heart See page 32.

JUNE 24-29

The Mindful High School Educator See page 38.

JUNE 29-JULY 1

Calm Clarity See page 41.

JULY 13-15

July

Mindfulness

JASMINE SYEDULLAH

RADICAL DHARMA CAMP

Course 3102-476/Tuition $350/275/200 ($315 Members) SS

The Radical Dharma Camp does what no other path for addressing systemic racism and oppression does: It rigorously challenges you to be present to the systemic suffering and injustice that resides within you personally in spacious, redeeming, and even fun and irreverent ways.

Through conscious sharing, dynamic discussions, and playful group activities, we gather to connect the dots, hone our skills, and deepen our practice of noticing, naming, and reclaiming our personal, social, and historical narratives on behalf of justice for all. We strive to put our current reality in context so we can educate and empower our families, circles, communities, and congregations and become true agents and accomplices of change.

We also bear witness to the suffering and embody the skills necessary for disrupting while generating a new vision for healing, honoring, playing, and being together.

Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei, Lama Rod Owens, and Jasmine Syedullah, PhD. See biographical information on page 83.

Effortless Mindfulness See page 53.

JULY 20-22

Mindfulness & Education Conference

JULY 20-22

TRANSFORMATIONAL SPEAKING

JULY 22-27

If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story

See page 60.

Course 3102-565/Tuition $455 ($410 Members) SS, MI, LE

See opposite page.

Mindfulness in Education Teacher Training JULY 27-29, 2018 & JULY 14-19, 2019

Transformative Educational Leadership See page 62.

AUGUST 10-12

Walking Each Other Home See page 76.

AUGUST 12-17

Mindfulness, Mental Health & Resilience See page 76.

SEPTEMBER 16-21

The Way of Awareness See page 94.

SEPTEMBER 21-23

Contemplative Practice in Higher Education See page 97.

SEPTEMBER 28-30

Mindfulness-Based Tai Chi & Qigong See page 103.

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5 See page 105.

OCTOBER 12-14

Would you like to be able to speak powerfully about what really matters to you? Do you want to be able to show up in a way that is authentic and true to who you are without techniques that feel phony and contrived? Transformational Speaking is a process that reveals the part of you that is fully capable—right now—of opening hearts, inspiring change, and moving others to act through public speaking.

This introductory workshop for business leaders, educators, activists, life coaches, authors, healers, and others, shows you the path to a dramatic shift in your capacity to communicate and be heard. The ability to move others has little to do with your facts and information.

It comes from stepping into your own magnificence and truth, and discovering your HomeZone™, the place of your personal power and authenticity. From this place GAIL LARSEN of alignment, you move through your fear, build on your individual communication strengths, and discover the power of your own story to make a difference for others.

Mindfulness at Work

Enrollment is limited to 20 participants to allow for brief personal coaching sessions; register early.

OCTOBER 26-28

Gail Larsen is founder of Real Speaking® and author of Transformational Speaking.

See page 118.

realspeaking.com

See page 109.

Compassion in Connection Explore more at eOmega.org/mindfulness

EVERYTHING IS HERE TO HELP YOU Matt Kahn

Course 3102-395/Tuition $385 ($345 Members) MI

MATT KAHN

At this moment there are endless gifts residing in your heart. Discover for yourself how powerful, inspired, and fulfilled you were always meant to be, once the act of opening your heart is recognized as the timeless remover of every obstacle.

Matt Kahn, author of the best-selling book Whatever Arises, Love That, is a spiritual teacher and highly-attuned empathic healer. His spontaneous awakening arose out of an out-of-body experience at the age of 8, and through his direct experiences with Ascended Masters and Archangels throughout his life. Using his intuitive abilities of seeing, hearing, feeling, and direct knowing, he feels the emotions of others and is able to pinpoint what blocks any heart from opening.

Expressed through his core teaching of “more love, not less,” this workshop is an opportunity to learn the most direct ways to move beyond barriers and transform your reality through the power of love.

Matt Kahn is an author, spiritual teacher, empathic healer, and cohost of the YouTube channel True Divine Nature. truedivinenature.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Gail Larsen

JULY 20-22

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WEEKEND WORKSHOP

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

JULY 22-27

JULY 22-27

Lynda Barry and Dan Chaon

YOGA WORTH LIVING

A Yoga Lifestyle Retreat Devarshi Steven Hartman Course 3205-557/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) CE DONDI DAHLIN AND TITANYA DAHLIN

Women Only JULY 20-22

SACRED DANCE WEEKEND

Awaken Your Body With World Dance & the Five Elements Titanya Dahlin and Dondi Dahlin Course 3102-303/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

Do you want to learn belly dance, hula, and Zambra Mora—which was once the forbidden dance of Spain?

Would you like to feel empowered through ancient wisdom while celebrating your femininity and strength?

In their 17th year teaching at Omega, Dondi Dahlin and Titanya Dahlin explore the Five Elements and world dance to reconnect with your joy, passions, self-awareness, and a deeper understanding of others. In this workshop of dance, movement, and sacred ceremony, you move into a healing relationship with your body that opens the doors to acceptance and gratitude.

Throughout the weekend you experience the water, wood, fire, earth, and metal of the Five Elements. The daughters of energy medicine pioneer Donna Eden, Dondi and Titanya teach you about the traditions, music, and dance from around the world, adding wellness and energy medicine tips.

This is a beginning dance class—a supportive and fun workshop for women of all body types, ages, and backgrounds.

The true goal of yoga practice is to live from your authentic self. This yoga lifestyle retreat, for the experienced teacher or the beginning yogi, offers time for rejuvenation and re-evaluation through the time-honored tools of yoga living. Join a community of practitioners to learn simple and profound yoga philosophybased “maps” for living life from a new perspective.

In addition to rest and renewal, you also experience daily transformational yoga sessions and inquiries that create a new and compassionate relationship between your high self and your animal body. You explore personal shifts in perspective that create more ease and presence in everything you do.

You return home with practices and insights that will continue to serve you for years to come.

Devarshi Steven Hartman, E-RYT 500, is cofounder of the Pranotthan Yoga School and founder of the LifeQuest Intensive programs. stevenhartman.com

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Course 3205-357/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) MI, LE

Lynda Barry and Dan Chaon have been teaching together for the last five years. Together they have developed a set of writing exercises that are part of their forthcoming book, Workbook 52.

LYNDA BARRY

This workshop is about a way of creating a sustainable writing practice for anyone, at any level, who may be interested in writing but is having a hard time figuring out how to start or continue a story. It’s based on using a common but extraordinary sort of memory—the kind that instantly “floods” us, like when a smell or a song triggers a vivid image of a certain place in time.

DAN CHAON

Participants learn an easy method to create the circumstances for these kinds of images to come, and set them down quickly in writing. We start by using autobiographical memory, and then learn to apply it to writing fiction.

Lynda Barry is an award-winning writer and cartoonist whose comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comics ran for 30 years.

Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will, received the 2006 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JULY 22-27

MINDFULNESS IN EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING Course 3205-327/Tuition $455 ($410 Members) CE

Research shows that students and teachers in school systems that have adopted mindfulness are happier, more focused, more compassionate, and less impacted by stress. What school would pass up a chance to raise test scores, have fewer playground fights, and cultivate a more peaceful learning environment?

DANIEL RECHTSCHAFFEN

This training helps us gain the skills to bring the benefits of mindfulness to children in grades K-12.

Educators, counselors, parents, and child-care providers deepen their own mindfulness practices and discover tools to incorporate them into daily life and work.

Throughout the week we balance professional development with personal development, and information with transformation. We experience an in-depth training in the Mindful Education Workbook curriculum and explore how to apply these teachings to children of different ages, populations, and needs.

We examine current research and look at how schools and organizations are already successfully integrating these transformative practices. We also cultivate our own mindful awareness, open-heartedness, and connection with colleagues who share an inspiring vision for education.

Titanya Dahlin teaches belly dance worldwide and produces theatrical shows. She has a series of selfhealing and fitness DVDs, called Energy Dance. titanyaspirit.com Dondi Dahlin, author of The Five Elements, is a winner of the Belly Dancer of the Universe competition and one of the original Belly Dance Superstars. learnthefiveelements.com

WRITING FROM WORKBOOK 52

MORRIS H. ERVIN, JR.

RACHEL BROWN

Daniel Rechtschaffen, MA, LMFT, is founding director of Mindful Education and author of the Mindful Education Workbook. mindfuleducation.com Morris H. Ervin, Jr., teaches mindfulness, nonviolent communication, and restorative justice at University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. therealmansa.com DEVARSHI STEVEN HARTMAN

Rachel Brown is a mindfulness and social-emotional learning educator at the Teaching Empathy Institute in New York. teachingempathyinstitute.org

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

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JULY 22-27

THE CONSCIOUS MAN

Kundalini Yoga & Meditation for Men

JULY 22-27

SONGWRITING FROM THE HEART

Nirvair Singh Khalsa and Sopurkh Singh Khalsa NIRVAIR SINGH KHALSA

David Wilcox and Beth Nielsen Chapman Course 3205-510/Tuition $510 ($460 Members)

The deeper side of songwriting is the practice of knowing your own heart. In this workshop— for music lovers and those at all levels of songwriting experience—you tap into your own channel of inspired originality and create songs straight from the heart.

Spend the week dancing between spontaneity and structure as you learn how to shape that first inkling of an idea into a song you can be proud of.

Though David Wilcox and Beth Nielsen Chapman make their living from songwriting, they teach the craft not just as a way to make a living but as a way to feel more alive. Through group exercises, solo writing time, examples from the teachers’ storehouse of songs, and help with your own songs, you learn how to write and sing from the center of your voice, unlocking presence, power, and energy with the least effort.

David Wilcox has been touching the hearts of American audiences for more than 20 years. His recordings include Out Beyond Ideas and Blaze. davidwilcox.com Beth Nielsen Chapman has written hit songs for megastars like Bette Midler and Elton John, and earned a Grammy nomination for This Kiss by Faith Hill. bethnielsenchapman.com

Course 3205-658/Tuition $525/450/375 ($470 Members) SS

What does it mean to be a man in today’s changing world? The answer is as diverse and multifaceted as the 3.5 billion men on the planet. Most cultural stereotypes of a man don’t allow for a complete realization of who we really are—or our potential.

In this week with men only, we tap into new sources to access the greatest possibilities in our career, home life, and health. Using Kundalini Yoga and meditation, we learn practical methods to realize our mental, spiritual, and physical potential so we can meet our personal goals in all aspects of life— SOPURKH SINGH KHALSA from romance to prosperity. Through the Science of Kundalini Yoga as given to us by Yogi Bhajan, we find true authenticity, a greater sense of confidence, and deeper meaning and purpose in our life. We also enjoy free time for hiking, swimming, reading, and just simply relaxing in a community of men.

This course begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Nirvair Singh Khalsa, chief executive officer of the Kundalini Research Institute, began his studies in Kundalini Yoga with pioneering 3HO Founder Yogi Bhajan in 1971. kundaliniyoga.net Sopurkh Singh Khalsa has taught retreats, workshops, and classes all over the world with his wife Snatam Kaur, under the guidance of Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa.

JULY 22-27

TRANSFORMING TRAUMA WITH EMDR (PART 3) Advanced Clinical Workshop & Refresher Course Laurel Parnell Course 3205-322/Tuition $875 ($785 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE LAUREL PARNELL In this advanced Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) workshop, you refresh your EMDR technique, review protocols and procedures, consult on difficult cases, watch demonstrations, and practice in small supervised groups. Instruction focuses on using EMDR with complex cases, ego strengthening and attachment repair techniques, target development, and addressing processing difficulties. You learn to:

• Use EMDR with a wide range of diagnostic categories • Identify client selection criteria and cautions • Practice techniques for working with blocked processing and abreactions • Employ imaginal and cognitive interweaves This training is limited to mental health professionals who are licensed to provide treatment.

Laurel Parnell, PhD. See biographical information on page 124.

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

JULY 22-27

REALIZE TRUE HAPPINESS

Go Beyond Belief to Love & Spiritual Awakening Jon Bernie Course 3205-525/Tuition $410 ($365 Members) SS, MI

In this retreat we learn to relax, be with everything that arises in the moment, and accept reactions to “what is” in a way that relieves suffering. With periods of silent sitting and dialogue, we explore how awakened consciousness integrates into practical reality, how emotional clearing facilitates spiritual awakening, and how transmutation and transcendence are the true alchemy of a fulfilled life. We also work to develop embodied awareness utilizing the essential energy of breath and kinesthetic sensitivity.

Using the mind to develop a loving and nurturing “inner guide,” we learn to follow our deep inner wisdom, our innate heart-centered guidance system. From this profound openness, we explore communing with one’s divine nature, where presence communicates into itself.

Drawing on the timeless practices of patience, forgiveness, gratitude, and acceptance, we find our way in a balanced and harmonious manner.

Students at all levels of experience are welcome.

This retreat begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and is held in silence, including meals. You must reside on campus during the retreat, arrive on time, and stay through the end (except for emergencies). There are no refunds once the retreat has started. This retreat requires parents to come without their children.

Jon Bernie, author of The Unbelievable Happiness of What Is, is a contemporary spiritual teacher who was formally asked to teach by Adyashanti in 2002. jonbernie.org

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DAVID WILCOX AND BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN

$25 materials fee; include when you register. CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives, registration requirements, and more information. This course is for those who have completed a Parnell Institute Part 1 and 2 training (see page 124) and 10 hours of consultation with a Parnell Institute consultant, or have completed an equivalent EMDRIAapproved basic training. By registering for this training, you acknowledge understanding that you will be asked to serve as a client in the service of everyone’s learning. You agree that you are psychologically stable enough to take on a client role in this setting and that you will do what is needed to take care of yourself if any discomfort arises as a result.

JON BERNIE

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JULY 22-27

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY

JULY 27-29, 2018 & JULY 14-19, 2019

TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Integrating Mindfulness-Based Social and Emotional Learning Into K-12 Schools

Tap Into Your Potential David Feinstein

Course 3302-674/Tuition $3,495 ($3,395 Members) SS, MI, CE

Course 3205-304/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) MI, CE DAVID FEINSTEIN

Energy psychology brings a new dimension of selfempowerment to personal development. Drawing from contemporary psychological understanding as well as ancient healing traditions, it provides simple methods for shifting the brain’s chemistry.

Guided by David Feinstein, one of the field’s most prominent leaders, you receive a hands-on introduction to energy psychology, mastering the basic principles and enough technique to immediately begin using energy psychology in your daily life. You learn how to: • Work with energy points on the skin to send signals that shift the electrical and chemical activity in your brain • Reduce the emotions that hold you back, including unwarranted fears, anger, anxiety, jealousy, shame, and depression • Rapidly uncouple undesired responses from their triggers • Receive internal support for moving forward according to your highest wisdom This workshop is appropriate for laypeople who want to make positive psychological shifts in their inner lives as well as for health-care professionals who wish to introduce the approach into their practices.

ACCME and APA credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128). This is an educational program and is not a substitute for psychotherapy. If you are currently in psychotherapy, or are facing psychiatric challenges, please obtain explicit agreement from a psychotherapist about participating in this class, which may bring up unresolved emotional issues.

JULY 27-29

ENERGY MEDICINE

A Workshop With Hands-On Instruction

During the year we become a community of compassionate learners and collaborators, supporting and inspiring each other to create transformational learning communities.

Guest faculty include Daniel Goleman, Sheryl Petty, Yvette Jackson, Patricia Jennings, Mark Bracket, Brendan Ozawa-De Silva, Hector Montenegro, Lisa Flook, and Shauna Shapiro.

This training is by application only. Scholarships are available.

See transformativeeducationalleadership.com for more information.

Teachers are subject to change.

Linda Lantieri, MA. See biographical information on page 58.

Course 3302-305/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI, CE

Meena Srinivasan, MA. See biographical information on page 58.

Donna Eden’s best-selling book Energy Medicine is described by Jean Houston as “perhaps the most brilliant, comprehensive, and effective system in the genre.”

JULY 27-29

Based on the understanding that the body is designed to heal itself and feel good, Eden’s method of energy work taps into the rich storehouse of natural wisdom within our bodies. In this workshop for both health-care practitioners and interested laypeople, you learn simple energy techniques by practicing on yourself and in pairs. These methods are designed to boost energy levels and strengthen the immune system, identify and remove energy blocks, reduce stress, alleviate pain, and enhance happiness and overall well-being.

Throughout the weekend, you gain a better understanding of the body’s natural self-healing capacity, learn to recognize aches and pains as signals of energy imbalance, and bring more vitality, joy, and spirit back into your life.

Donna Eden is among the world’s most sought after and authoritative spokespersons for energy medicine. Her bestselling book, Energy Medicine, is used as a textbook in hundreds of healing classes. learnenergymedicine.com

MOTHER-DAUGHTER YOGA RETREAT Jamine Ackert and Remmy Ackert-Fraser Course 3302-444/Tuition $295 ($265 Members) per person DA

Life is so busy these days; it can be hard for mothers and daughters to slow down and spend quality time with each other. Our girls are growing up so fast, and just when we think we know who they are, they change and mature some more.

This mother-daughter yoga retreat is a perfect time to be with our daughters and connect deeply with them as they navigate the changes in themselves and in the world outside of them.

The weekend offers a mix of grounding practices, authentic conversations, and bonding exercises designed to bring us closer to our daughters and ourselves. We learn a variety of individual and partner yoga poses, meditation, and relaxation REMMY ACKERT-FRASER AND JAMINE ACKERT exercises and leave the retreat with practices we can do alone and together at home. No previous yoga experience is necessary.

David Feinstein, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and a pioneer in developing innovative therapeutic approaches, leading to nine national awards for his books on consciousness and energy healing. energypsyched.com Save $100 on Energy Medicine when you attend Introduction to Energy Psychology (see above). This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.

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• Cultivate self-care and community-care, utilizing practices for developing resilience, focus, and wellness • Interpret and integrate decades of research and theoretical knowledge in Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), mindfulness practices, and neuroscience for practical application • Understand and more skillfully work with stress and trauma in students, teachers, and communities • Hold an equity lens and integrate restorative and culturally responsive teaching practices • Engage in a cycle of continuous improvement and practice data-driven decision-making

Daniel Rechtschaffen, MA, LMFT. See biographical information on page 58.

Donna Eden With David Feinstein

DONNA EDEN

This yearlong training serves the growing need for educational leaders to be better equipped to 37 In Person integrate mindfulness-based social, emotional, 100 Teleclass academic, and ethical learning into schools and school systems worldwide. With leaders in the fields of education, research, contemplative neuroscience, and resilience, we access the best evidence-based practices, curricula, and strategies for educational systems transformation. Through this year of training, both on campus and online, educational leaders become better equipped to:

137 Total Hours

This workshop is recommended for daughters ages 8 and up.

Jamine Ackert, E-RYT 500, has been teaching yoga since 1992, including yoga and stress reduction classes at the Canadian Police College. capitalyoga.com

Remmy Ackert-Fraser has been doing yoga all her life. She developed Mother-Daughter Yoga with her mom, Jamine Ackert, in 2008 at age 10.

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

JULY 27-29

YOUR POWER JOURNEY An Exploration of Your Life and Leadership Gloria Feldt Course 3302-667/Tuition $380/305/230 ($340 Members) MI, LE

HALA KHOURI

OMEGA YOGA THERAPY PROGRAM

JULY 27-29

HEALING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Embodied Practices for Personal & Collective Liberation Hala Khouri Course 3302-605/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) CE

During these intense times, when the state of the world can seem overwhelming, a number of questions may arise. How can you and your loved ones thrive in such conditions? How can we be well?

How can you contribute to others’ well-being?

Join trauma therapist, yoga teacher, mother, and activist Hala Khouri for a weekend of exploration into these questions and more. Khouri calls for a collective paradigm shift, taking the focus away from individual well-being and instead finding answers within the connections between personal, interpersonal, and systemic trauma. This workshop is for teachers, community leaders, and any individuals interested in the relationship between personal healing and collective liberation.

In this workshop we: • • • •

Dive into our journey to find points of power that brought us to today Gain deep insights about our patterns and how they influence our lives Identify our “stuck places” and learn techniques to move us forward Overcome fear that we are “not enough” to take the next step in our leadership journey • Empower our unique leadership expressions, emphasizing a model of power to instead of power over others • Map our intentions for our future journey Join us for an optional, Gloria Feldt, cofounder of Take The Lead, is online component a best-selling author, professor, and former offered in August for an president of Planned Parenthood Federation additional fee of $25. of America. taketheleadwomen.com

JULY 27-29

THE WISDOM OF MASTER YOGIS Course 3302-499/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) CE

TAO PORCHON-LYNCH

For more than 5,000 years, yoga has had a legacy of transmitting wisdom from teacher to student. This weekend offers a rare opportunity to honor and learn directly from three living yoga legends that have spent decades practicing and teaching yoga.

Immerse yourself in the wisdom of these three amazing teachers who are living proof that yoga can help us all live vibrant, healthy, youthful lives at any age.

Experience techniques they have perfected and refined through their more than 150 years of yoga practice.

SRI DHARMA MITTRA

Through inspired storytelling, a lively panel discussion, movement exercises, meditation, and asana, you explore proven practices to tap into the body’s infinite healing power, renew and regenerate, and live a long, vibrant, and healthy life.

Everyone, of all ages and levels of yoga experience, can benefit from these revitalizing practices.

Teachers are subject to change.

Tao Porchon-Lynch, a 100-years-young master yoga teacher, has been practicing yoga for more than 70 years and teaching for more than 50 years.

BERYL BENDER BIRCH

taoporchon-lynch.com

Discover your role in the healing of the world, both individually and collectively with others.

Sri Dharma Mittra founded one of the early independent schools of yoga in 1975 and has taught tens of thousands of students since.

Hala Khouri, MA, E-RYT, has taught yoga and the movement arts for over 20 years.

Beryl Bender Birch, a dedicated student of yoga and the study of consciousness since 1971, has been training yoga teachers as “spiritual revolutionaries” for nearly 30 years. power-yoga.com

halakhouri.com

dharmayogacenter.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

RADICAL ACCEPTANCE Pathway of Emotional Healing & Spiritual Freedom Tara Brach Course 3302-301/Tuition $365 ($330 Members) SS, CE

We spend many moments in a trance of feeling separate from others, deficient, and afraid of failure. Yet we intuit a deeper potential—to embody the loving awareness that is our deepest nature.

Join Tara Brach, inspiring Buddhist teacher and best-selling author of Radical Acceptance, and explore how we can connect with our deepest wisdom and compassion, even in the face of conflict and challenge. Through meditation, guided exercises, and discussions, learn how to recognize and release the fears, judgments, and limiting beliefs that prevent you from living and loving fully.

The weekend includes periods of silence as well as interpersonal sharing. This retreat is open to beginning and experienced meditators as well as health professionals who want to use these skills with their clients. It is designed to help all levels of health-care professionals become familiar with the applications of teachings from Buddhist psychology and mindfulness and compassion practices and apply it to their own lives, and the lives their patients.

ACCME and APA credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128).

See eOmega.org for professional course objectives and more information.

Tara Brach, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. tarabrach.com TARA BRACH

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The course includes a daily yoga practice, lecture and conversation about the links between trauma and social and environmental justice, and group work generating your own wisdom. Khouri strives to hold a space that is inclusive of all regardless of race, gender expression, culture, religion, ability, or body type.

Do you have imposter syndrome? Are you unsure about your next career move? Do you doubt your effectiveness as a leader?

GLORIA FELDT By delving into your journey, this workshop will help you identify your assets and roadblocks—and how to use them to propel your leadership to higher levels. Gloria Feldt, a visionary in the leadership field, will provide a personalized analysis of your journey to help release your authenticity and reset, or continue, your path forward to maximize your health and effectiveness, professionally and personally.

JULY 27-29

July

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

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August

Sustain the Omega community.

Become a member.

(See page 3)

Family Week This week at Omega offers families a unique balance of time together and time apart—so everyone can have fun, learn, explore, and make new friends. Adults register for one workshop. Kids register for one camp. Adults with children too young for a camp register for an R&R Getaway Retreat. Family Week registration begins March 7 and fills quickly. If you don’t have children you may still participate, but be advised almost 200 children are on campus, and services and schedules are geared for children and families.

Family Week’s schedule differs from other Omega programs. Visit eOmega.org/familyweek for schedule and other important information.

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KATHRYN COSTA

JULY 29-AUGUST 3

CREATING MANDALAS FOR ART & INSPIRATION Kathryn Costa

Course 3405-593/Tuition $410 ($365 Members) MI

Slip into the creative zone this week as we find meaning in the art we make. Mandala means “circle” or “center” in Sanskrit. Creating Mandala art is an immersion into beauty, color, and form, as well as a powerful practice that fosters mindfulness and selfexpression. In this workshop we learn techniques for constructing mandalas based on sacred geometry, labyrinths, and nature; we combine words, quotes, and journal writing with the mandalas we make; and we learn how the practice can reflect patterns in our life story and bring clarity and focus during difficult transitions and exciting milestones. You return home with completed artwork and practical tips for using these activities any time you feel blocked or are seeking direction in life. No art experience or supplies are required.

Kathryn Costa has taught thousands of people how to create mandalas through her book, workshops, and popular YouTube videos.

100mandalas.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

August

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 8:30 a.m. with Welcome Gathering End Friday at noon

JULY 29-AUGUST 3

JULY 29-AUGUST 3

TRANSFORMATIONAL YOGA

SINGING IN THE STREAM

Kendra Blackett-Dibinga and Omekongo Dibinga

Maggie Wheeler and Emile Hassan Dyer

Course 3405-594/Tuition $405 ($365 Members) MI, LE

JOE KILLIAN

JULY 29-AUGUST 3

THE JOY OF PLAY

It’s Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood Joe Killian Course 3405-527/Tuition $355 ($320 Members) LE

Years of education, responsibility, and stress have turned a lot of us into people afraid to have fun, look silly, get dirty, or be outrageous.

But as author Tom Robbins says, “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” In this workshop we reverse the aging process as we learn new games and old standards, including how to juggle; how to trip and fall with grace; 101 variations of emotionally safe dodge ball; and how to look dignified while being totally out of control on a water slide.

We also engage in deep discussions, enjoy each other’s company, and conduct immature raids on the kids’ camps in order to bypass the neurotic traps we have set for ourselves and recapture the joy of everyday life.

Joe Killian is Omega’s favorite play-philosopher. A funny and compassionate teacher, he’s also a music producer, husband, and father.

KENDRA BLACKETT-DIBINGA Most of us, especially busy moms and dads, rarely take a moment for self-care, and try as we might, we never find that perfect balance between work and life!

But we can find a practice that gives us more energy and better health, helps us react to stress differently, and opens up deeper connections with our loved ones.

In this workshop we learn a blend of yoga, Pilates, meditation, and motivation to awaken the best in our bodies, minds, and lives. Through breathing techniques, the repetition of movements, postural alignment, and the practice of meditation, we strengthen our bodies and let go of OMEKONGO DIBINGA nagging thoughts and anxiety. This is the kind of self-care that can help you create a life worth living—for yourself, your family, and for our world. This workshop is designed for all levels of fitness and yoga experience.

Kendra Blackett-Dibinga is the co-owner (with her husband, Omekongo Dibinga) and director of three yoga studios, a certified Bikram Yoga and Pilates instructor, a former personal trainer, and a wellness advisor. bikramyogariveric.com Omekongo Dibinga, PhD, is a Pilates instructor, author, motivational speaker, poet, and professor of cross-cultural communication at American University. upstanderinternational.com JULY 29-AUGUST 3

BOOTCAMP FOR YOUR BRAIN Brent Sverdloff

Course 3405-595/Tuition $410 ($365 Members)

Brent Sverdloff is a teacher, linguist, crossword constructor, recovering stand-up comic, and the author of How Could I Forget You! A Creative Way to Remember Names and Faces. flexyourmemory.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

Join us for an experience of the deep, healing power of the voice as we learn and sing ancient and contemporary songs of joy and healing. Singing together creates deeper harmony within ourselves, between each other, and with the world around us. Throughout the week we learn songs by call-andresponse, a technique accessible to beginners and experienced singers alike. Our choral adventures take us back into early forms of chant from African, Aboriginal, and AfroCuban traditions, and forward into the music of today. Magic happens when we are bathed in the vibrations of beautiful songs and combined voices. Singing this way relieves tension and creates a sense of well-being that resonates in our bodies and lasts far beyond the moment.

Maggie Wheeler is best known as an actor (she played Janice on NBC’s Friends), but she’s also a renowned choir director. maggiewheeler.net

Emile Hassan Dyer is a vocalist, percussionist, storyteller, choreographer, and graduate of the Community Choir Leadership Training program. emilehassan.com

MAGGIE WHEELER AND EMILE HASSAN DYER

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Especially in an age of digital dependence, “flexing your memory” is as vital to well-being as proper diet, exercise, and rest. Brent BRENT SVERDLOFF Sverdloff has helped countless students increase mental agility, be more present, enhance creative thinking, and improve powers of recall. In this workshop he leads visualization and mindfulness exercises, improv theater games, and surefire techniques used by top stage actors, business professionals, and memory experts.

Sharing research that sheds light on our splintered attention spans, Sverdloff teaches us how to: better remember names and faces, scripts and speeches, and numbers in any context; reduce mental stress and fog; help ourselves and our kids concentrate and improve performance; and make sure our technological gadgets are serving us, and not the other way around.

Course 3405-648/Tuition $390 ($350 Members)

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ROB POLISHOOK

JULY 29-AUGUST 3

TENNIS INSIDE THE ZONE Rob Polishook

Course 3405-528/Tuition $405 ($365 Members) MI, LE

Imagine staying focused, free, and calm all while playing a competitive game of tennis. Athletes describe this experience as playing “inside the zone.” This high-energy workshop— for tennis players of all skill and experience levels— uses Rob Polishook’s unique “More Than an Athlete” method to help you approach the game as a partnership and release blocks so you can experience more freedom and joy in the game. Through group activities, drills, and lively games, you learn how to (both on and off the court) become more aware, stay cool under pressure, and concentrate on what you can control and let go of what you cannot.

Rob Polishook, MA, CPC, is founder of Inside the Zone Sports Performance Group insidethezone.com

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We choose our Family Week Kids Camps based on our belief that children love to have fun, explore, and make new friends.

We provide all that while also teaching values of cooperation, kindness, and respect for nature and each other. Kids camps are open only to children accompanied by a parent(s) enrolled in a workshop. Camps fill quickly; call to register. For full descriptions of the camps, teaching teams, and schedule, visit eOmega.org/familyweek.

For kids ages 5-10 JULY 29-AUGUST 3

LITTLE FOREST PEOPLE The Ranger Staff

Course 3405-642/Tuition $250 MI

The woods surrounding Omega are filled with enchanted groves where the “Little Forest People” live. The Little Forest People Rangers are looking for campers to help create woodland structures for the Little Forest People, drum, sing, spot painted turtles, climb fallen trees, and cook up a hearty batch of breadon-a-stick and s’mores. Half the program is spent in the Omega woods; the other half is spent boating, swimming, spotting painted turtles, and exploring the natural (and supernatural) wonders of Omega’s Long Pond Lake.

Each day campers should wear hiking shoes or sneakers, bring a bathing suit and towel, and wear clothes that are best for playing in the woods.

For kids ages 10-13 JULY 29-AUGUST 3

LITTLE FOREST PEOPLE Junior Ranger Program The Ranger Staff Course 3405-643/Tuition $250 SS, MI, LE

Junior Rangers is the next level of participation within the magical world of Little Forest People.

Junior Rangers experience a crossroads where leadership and creativity meet in the playground of the natural world. The fantasy realms expand as Junior Rangers stretch their independence through play, adventure, and leadership development.

Each day campers should wear hiking shoes or sneakers, bring a bathing suit and towel, and wear clothes that are best for playing in the woods.

The Ranger Staff, under the direction of Jay Cook and Veronica Sampson, is a team with extensive experience running youth programs that nurture and challenge children in safe environments.

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

August

Kids camps are open only to children accompanied by a parent enrolled in a workshop.

For kids ages 8-12 JULY 29-AUGUST 3

SPORTS OF ALL SORTS

Ellen Riley and Kino Calderon Course 3405-609/Tuition $325 MI

THE WAYFINDER EXPERIENCE CAMPS

These camps fill quickly. Call to register. For a full description of both camps and the Wayfinder Experience Staff, visit eOmega.org/familyweek.

For Kids ages 12-17 JULY 29-AUGUST 3

THE WAYFINDER EXPERIENCE

A Role-Playing Adventure for Teens Melissa Bowe and the Wayfinder Experience Staff Course 3405-647/Tuition $375 SS, MI, LE

$25 materials fee; include when you register.

New for 2018!

For Young Adults ages 18-24 JULY 29-AUGUST 3

ADVANCED WAYFINDER EXPERIENCE A Theater & Life-Training Workshop for Young Adults Melissa Bowe and the Wayfinder Experience Staff Course 3405-646/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) SS, MI

$25 materials fee; include when you register.

For kids ages 3-5 JULY 29-AUGUST 3

LITTLE LIGHT PLAY CAMP Omega Children’s Program Staff

This camp, for children ages 3 through 5 (must be potty trained), is led by Omega’s vetted Children’s Program staff, and makes use of the facility that serves as Omega’s child-care center throughout the season. The program is focused on joyful play, nature exploration, musical expression, creative arts, and child-centered mindfulness. We also enjoy swimming and sand play at the beach in the afternoons.

Limited enrollment. See page 127 for more information.

This multi-sport camp—for boys and girls of all skill levels—is led by veteran Family Week basketball coaches Ellen and Kino. This year they add other sports and games to lots of basketball, including yoga, baseball, and flag football, with an emphasis on fun, skills, fitness, injury prevention, and mental focus. Campers enjoy stories from the big leagues, music, prizes, friendly competition, and opportunities to dive deeper into particular sports in breakout sessions. $10 materials fee; include when you register. Bring sneakers, lots of socks, baseball gloves, sunscreen, and water bottles.

Ellen Riley, a consultant in the biotechnology industry, is a veteran of the Omega basketball camp for grownups, taught by NBA coach Phil Jackson and CBA coach Charley Rosen.

Kino Calderon has played in international baseball tournaments and won four superbowl championships with his Brooklyn flag football team.

For kids ages 7-12 JULY 29-AUGUST 3

WACKY CONTRAPTIONS An Invent & Build Camp Jenny Lee and Rahm Rechtschaffen Course 3405-611/Tuition $350 LE

Join us this week as we invent, design, engineer, and build contraptions that do simple tasks such as zipping a zipper, or hammering a nail. While this might sound easy, it takes a lot of planning and testing to get your gizmo to work.

Collecting material from the famous Omega junk pile, working alone and in teams, we use hand tools, some power tools (with supervision), and our own wacky imaginations and perseverance to invent and build Rube Goldberg-like gadgets and machines—small and large.

Jenny Lee, MLA, designed and supervised the construction of the Congo Gorilla Forest at the Bronx Zoo and currently teaches elementary school science.

Rahm Rechtschaffen has a master’s degree in architecture and designs and builds houses and furniture.

For Kids ages 10-17 JULY 29-AUGUST 3

ROCK BAND CAMP

Karla Schickele and Friends Course 3405-639/Tuition $375 MI

Karla Schickele founded the award-winning music and mentoring program Willie Mae Rock Camp in New York City.

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Experience the joy of making music under the expert direction of indie rock musician Karla Schickele and friends. New and experienced rock ‘n’ rollers have the chance to build confidence, find their unique voice, and make noise in the world! If you already sing or play an instrument, this band camp helps you take your performance skills to the next level. If you are new to music, you gain skills and empowerment to learn favorite songs and create your own tunes and lyrics. Our days are spent playing, singing, learning, writing, and arranging songs individually and as a group, and preparing for a Family Week community concert.

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AUGUST 3-5

LOVE AMERICA TOUR Marianne Williamson

Course 3502-645/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS GLENN BLACK

AUGUST 3-5

YOGA NIDRA Glenn Black

Course 3502-506/Tuition $300 ($270 Members) DA, SS, LE, CE

The practice of yoga nidra is a pathway to meditation. In order to go beyond concentration, thoughts and perceptions of the sensual world must first be dissolved. Once the waking, intellectual mind ceases its usual activity, true meditation can occur.

In this workshop master teacher Glenn Black guides us in yoga nidra, also known as yogic sleep, helping us prepare the body and mind for the spontaneous arising of meditation to occur. Through a variety of movements the body softens and the mind becomes calm. In shavasana (corpse pose) we move through the classical stages of yoga nidra.

As the usual obstacles that obscure a more pure and clear reality are brought forward, attachments to the ordinary world are gradually discarded. In addition to reducing stress, both mental and physical, yoga nidra helps us open up to and allow a new perspective of reality, one that the mind in its ordinary state cannot imagine.

This workshop includes movement that may be strenuous to some.

During the weekend you will be expected to resist your usual addictions and impulses.

Black has been teaching yoga nidra for more than 40 years. He relies on his intuition to help him guide groups through this intense process of reaching meditation, a condition of consciousness with thought.

Glenn Black has an inspiring, no-nonsense style of teaching that comes from more than 40 years of intensive study of yoga, movement, and therapeutic bodywork.

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The times in which we’re living are dramatic and unstable, yet pregnant with new possibilities for a future released from the shackles of fear. At a time when fear and hatred have been turned into a political force, is it possible to harness the powers of love and decency for political purposes as well?

Join internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson on the Love America Tour, a journey to developing a deeper, multi-dimensional understanding of our national story—where we have been, where we are, and where we need to go now. Williamson shares new ideas and discusses how a revolution in consciousness paves the way to both personal and national renewal.

Williamson encourages us in the task of creating a new, whole-person politics, breaking free of a paradigm based on an outdated view of the world and embracing a more enlightened understanding of our relation to the universe.

As with other extraordinary times in our history—from our founding to abolition to women’s suffrage to the Civil Rights Era—it is time once again to break free of an old way of being and embrace a new story going forward.

Marianne Williamson, an internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher, has helped millions reconnect to their spirituality and find inner peace. marianne.com

AUGUST 3-5

EMPOWERMENT THROUGH POSTURE

Restore Your Natural Poise & Confidence Esther Gokhale ESTHER GOKHALE

Course 3502-576/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

Balance and poise are obvious aspects of strength and self-confidence. Less obvious signs include relaxation, openness, and adaptability. This workshop uses posture as a springboard to examine the connection between physical well-being and emotional empowerment.

We depend on our cultures to help us develop healthy movement and posture habits. In modern times this support has eroded and even become counterproductive, with posture cues such as “chin up, chest out” and “sit up straight” undermining our structural integrity.

You gain a clear understanding of how to improve your particular posture and restore your natural, healthy, and confident body-mind. Expend just a little intellectual and physical effort, and learn to improve your way of being in the world.

MARIANNE WILLIAMSON

AUGUST 3-5

AUTHENTIC FREEDOM

Embodied Enlightenment for the Modern Age Amoda Maa Course 3502-381/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

Many of us have had momentary experiences of an awakened state, yet true peace and spiritual fulfillment are still elusive. In this weekend retreat, spiritual teacher Amoda Maa unravels some of the myths of enlightenment as a transcendent state, inviting you to discover authentic freedom by being both fully awake and fully human.

Take this opportunity to dive into deep spiritual inquiry and discover what stands in the way of living your awakening in every moment. With Amoda’s support you explore the full depth and breadth of your earthly experience with courage and tender honesty.

Lectures and question-and-answer sessions are followed by periods of silence and guided meditation.

You also receive guidance about the process of awakening and its embodiment from mind to heart to belly.

All are welcome to attend this retreat; no previous meditation experience or familiary with Amoda’s teachings are required.

Gokhale is independently offering continuing education credits; see details at gokhalemethod.com/ continuing_education_professionals.

Esther Gokhale is developer of the Gokhale Method® for restoring natural posture. gokhalemethod.com

AMODA MAA

Amoda Maa is a spiritual teacher, speaker, and author of Radical Awakening. amodamaa.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

August

AUGUST 3-5

QIGONG FOR VITALITY, LOVE & WISDOM Waterfall Qigong Style Steven Michael Pague Course 3502-470/Tuition $360 ($325 Members)

UBAKA HILL

AUGUST 3-5

DRUMSONG

The Art & Spirit of Drumming for Women Ubaka Hill Course 3502-437/Tuition $300/225/150 ($270 Members) MI

Innovative drummer, teacher, and performer Ubaka Hill leads this celebration of women’s drumming through the traditions of various cultures, both ancient and contemporary.

The benefits of qigong are profound and reveal themselves with consistent practice. An optimal method for maintaining and strengthening the body, organs, and internal systems, qigong also helps to establish and support a peaceful, mindful attitude. Through the stillness and movement practices of qigong, we recognize and realize our connection with all life, and the foundation of the universe itself—helping us rise above our troubles, confusion, and the complexities of life.

MARISA MCCLELLAN

This weekend we learn a collection of exercises from the 4 Baskets of Practices, which are breath, self-massage, movement, and meditation. We develop a foundation of adjusting and aligning our posture, breathing deep relaxed breaths, and focusing the mind. Cultivating our inner smile, we enhance vitality, love, and wisdom as they all spring from the same source.

This workshop is suitable for everyone, all body types, and for experienced practitioners or beginners. Most of the forms and meditations can be done either standing, seated, or lying down.

Everyone in the workshop receives a booklet of guidelines and clear descriptions of the forms.

Beginning and more advanced drummers STEVEN MICHAEL PAGUE are invited to join Ubaka in exploring our Steven Michael Pague is a certified instructor ancestral connections to the of Chinese movement and healing arts with the rhythmic pulse of drumsong.

Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi. He also Her spirited and engaging teaches life skills and nature awareness with the guidance leads you into your Tracking Project. own personal power through intuitive drumming, drumsong, storytelling, and chanting.

Throughout the weekend, we focus on developing and improving drumming techniques and our own rhythmic vocabulary. Together, we experience the unifying and revitalizing effects of group playing, toning, and singing.

Ubaka also leads us in an exploration of topics related to women’s drumming traditions and drumming techniques in the United States and around the world.

ubakahilldrumsong.com

AUGUST 3-5

PRESERVING OUR EDIBLE BOUNTY How to Can, Process, Infuse & Dehydrate Marisa McClellan Course 3502-581/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members) MI

There are so many misconceptions about home canning and preserving. It’s hard. It’s expensive. It requires tons of sugar.

You need a lot of specialized equipment. But with just a bit of information, canning becomes entirely approachable and fun. And there is no kitchen skill more empowering than preserving seasonal produce for use throughout the year.

In this workshop we learn a variety of food preservation skills, including how to set up a boiling water bath canner with equipment already on hand, how to use a slow cooker to make fruit butters without adding sugar, and how to safely preserve homemade soups.

Through hands-on kitchen activities, discussion, and demonstration we: • Address issues of food safety so you feel entirely comfortable eating and sharing your preserves • Make sauerkraut, jams, pickles, salsa, chutney, relish, fruit butter, ketchup, and more • Learn to use a pressure canner to preserve lower acid foods Discover a fun hobby steeped in tradition and take home a wealth of new skills, along with a recipe packet and many of the preserves made during the weekend. $40 materials fee; include when you register.

Marisa McClellan, food writer and canning teacher, is author of Food in Jars, Preserving by the Pint, and Naturally Sweet Food in Jars. foodinjars.com

AUGUST 3-5

MASTERS OF THE TAROT

Five Approaches to Messages From the Cards Course 3502-604/Tuition $465 ($420 Members) SS, MI

Join five world-renown​ed​professional MARY K. GREER RACHEL LIZ DEAN GEORGE KOURY MELISSA CYNOVA POLLACK tarot readers as they share proven methods of receiving and reading messages from the cards.

Mary K. Greer is a scholar, teacher, professional tarot Through question-and-answer sessions, demonstration consultant, and author of 11 books, including Tarot readings, and partner and small group work, you learn for Your Self. marygreer.wordpress.com to give and receive effective readings that can transform lives—yours as well as your clients. You also enjoy a panel where you can quiz these deck creators, authors, and psychics on their advice about your own tarot work.

Rachel Pollack is the author of 36 books, including two award-winning novels and the tarot classic, 78 Degrees of Wisdom. rachelpollack.com

You return home with new and improved reading skills, enhanced listening skills, and new spreads, layouts, and other methods to make the cards an exciting part of your life.

Liz Dean is a professional tarot reader, teacher, author, and ghostwriter. lizdean.com

All levels of readers, from beginner to professional, are welcome; a basic familiarity with tarot is recommended.

Bring a tarot deck of your choice. Teachers are subject to change.

George Koury is a psychic medium, tarot reader, and instructor who also offers public demonstrations of mediumship. spiritlovesyou.com Melissa Cynova is author of Kitchen Table Tarot and owner of Little Fox Tarot in St. Louis, Missouri. littlefoxtarot.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

Ubaka Hill, founder of the Million Women Drummers Gathering Global Initiative, is a nationally known inspirational performer and teacher of the art and spirit of drumming for wellness, community building, and joyful empowerment.

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

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End Sunday at noon

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

AUGUST 3-5

COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS FOR WOMEN Transforming Conflict into Understanding Diana Adams Course 3502-570/Tuition $380/305/230 ($340 Members) LE

MELISSA BOWE

For ages 16-24 AUGUST 3-5

SOPHIA HOFFER-PERKINS

ADVANCED WAYFINDER COMMUNITY WORKSHOP

Melissa Bowe, Sophia Hoffer-Perkins, and the Wayfinder Experience Staff Course 3502-481/Tuition $295/220/145 ($265 Members) SS

In this follow-up, advanced workshop for young adults, intrepid adventurers can take the Wayfinder Experience one step further and learn powerful strategies to be heart-centered warriors, healers, and magic users in everyday life.

Through mask work, contact improv, trust exercises, creative writing, and fire circles, we deepen the community and self work ignited by previous Wayfinder Experience workshops.

Players who have taken a Wayfinder Experience workshop in the past are invited.

Teens 16 and 17 years of age must be chaperoned. Chaperones may choose any workshop offered this weekend or an R&R Getaway Retreat.

Melissa Bowe. See biographical information on page 9.

Sophia Hoffer-Perkins, cofounder of The Wayfinder Experience, is an intuitive body-worker and healing arts teacher. sophiawiseone.com

DIANA ADAMS

Do you avoid conversations that involve critical feedback, disagreement, or saying no? Do you ask for less than what you really want? Are you looking for a way to deepen your relationships?

When we skip or mishandle important conversations to avoid conflict, we miss opportunities for connection and compassionate problemsolving. We also don’t get what we want, leading to dissatisfaction. In a professional environment, courageous communication is an essential leadership tool to become a strong supervisor or advance on a team. In personal relationships, these skills help us manifest the relationships we want and enhance intimacy.

Join mediator and communication educator Diana Adams to hone techniques for empathetic, assertive communication during conflict, including roleplay, active listening, verbal de-escalation, boundary-setting, Non-Violent Communication, and mediation. Throughout the workshop you:

AUGUST 5-10

• Uncover internal and external obstacles to communication with an intersectional lens • Learn to advocate for yourself to improve your relationships • Plan a courageous conversation or two that you will have when you return home

Ron Pevny

Diana Adams, Esq., is a leading mediator and collaborative lawyer teaching communication techniques that de-escalate conflict and support assertive communication. dianaadamslaw.net AUGUST 3-5

OPTIMAL ENERGY, OPTIMAL LIFE Wisdom of the Mind-Body Connection Jody Levy and Scarlet Soriano Course 3502-635/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) JODY LEVY

During this weekend of healing, fun, and self-discovery, you learn various ways of accessing the wisdom of your body and mind through the lens of energy.

Guided by energy medicine practitioner Jody Levy and medical doctor Scarlet Soriano, you increase your knowledge of a wide range of disciplines and traditions— SCARLET SORIANO from quantum physics, neuroscience, and energy medicine to integrative nutrition and positive psychology. You explore direct pathways to the wisdom of the body and mind, as well as increase your awareness of your energetic signature and subconscious programs.

Through experiential activities, you learn to tap into your body-mind intelligence and readily return to a harmonious, balanced state.

Return home equipped with easy, practical tools and a self-created personal action plan to help you on your continued journey toward optimal health.

Jody Levy, MBA, EEM-AP, is an energy medicine practitioner and coach, certified in Eden Energy Medicine, Reiki, PSYCH-K, Laughter Yoga, and coaching. peakvitality.net Scarlet Soriano, MD, is an integrative medical physician, health and wellness consultant, and dynamic speaker.

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EMBRACING CONSCIOUS ELDERHOOD Course 3605-691/Tuition $435 ($390 Members)

All women who want to enhance communication skills to be more powerful in their personal and professional relationships are welcome.

Do you feel out of balance? Are you having trouble changing habits and behaviors? Do you want to take your sense of well-being and vitality to another level?

RON PEVNY

In these troubling times, the passion, wisdom, and service of true elders has become an urgent need throughout the world. As we age, we are called to step up and to grow into the wholeness that history has defined as community elders. This third chapter of life presents us with unique opportunities to ripen into the fullness of our potential for emotional and spiritual growth. Explore paths of wisdom, fulfillment, and inner work, as well as the challenges of a conscious, intentional approach to our aging, in this highly experiential introduction to conscious eldering.

Together, through shared explorations and discussions, we examine five foundational elements that are key to fulfilling our potential as elders: Belief, Release of the Past, Purpose, Community, and Spiritual Deepening. The three-stage dynamic of the life transition process is the thread that weaves these elements into an empowering vision of elderhood for this challenging era.

Ron Pevny, MA, is founding director of the Center for Conscious Eldering and author of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging: Embrace and Savor Your Next Chapter. centerforconsciouseldering.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

August

AUGUST 5-10

THE GABRIEL METHOD

A 5-Day Total Transformation Retreat Jon Gabriel Course 3605-529/Tuition $645 ($580 Members) SS

The Gabriel Method™ is a holistic, mind-body approach to weight loss that focuses on addressing and eliminating the root causes of obesity.

Stress, emotional issues, inflammation, poor digestion, toxins, dysfunctional beliefs, nutritional famine, and chronic yo-yo dieting can all cause chemical reactions in the body that can force you to gain weight.

By systematically addressing the specific triggers that apply to you, you can reverse this chemistry and regain the ability to lose weight simply and naturally.

When you address the real issues of weight gain, then weight loss is no longer a struggle; you’re losing weight, but you’re not dieting. You’re simply less hungry, you crave healthier foods, your metabolism speeds up, and you become very efficient at burning fat. Your body actually helps you lose weight.

Through lectures, group discussions, and experiential exercises, we dive deep into the Gabriel Method principles and examine each of the core triggers that cause weight gain, and help you create a balanced and sustainable approach to weight loss that focuses on nourishing and healing your body, mind, and soul.

Several guest speakers join us for sessions throughout the week.

Jon Gabriel is author of The Gabriel Method, which is based on his experience of becoming obese and losing more than 200 pounds. thegabrielmethod.com

JON GABRIEL

AUGUST 5-10

AUGUST 5-10

Course 3605-519/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) MI

Course 3605-618/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) SS, CE

Journal keepers, memoirists, and autobiographers have long understood the healing power of personal writing. Today, science confirms it: Telling our stories is

The Unconditional Model of Liberation Prison Yoga (LPY), created

by Anneke Lucas, has been shared since 2010 in jails and prisons of New York, and has healed and empowered justice-involved populations and providers alike.

Mark Matousek

MARK MATOUSEK

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

THE HEALING POWER OF STORYTELLING

good for our health.

Studies show that as little as 15 minutes of expressive writing a day can dramatically improve your physical and mental well-being. Writing about our thoughts and feelings strengthens the immune system, lowers stress levels, and decreases time spent in the hospital. Writing can enhance our quality of life by moving us to think about disease from different perspectives.

Mark Matousek, MA, is author of The Boy He Left Behind and other books, past editor at Interview and O, The Oprah Magazine, and a founding member of V-Men, an organization devoted to ending violence against women and girls. markmatousek.com

Post-Traumatic Growth Through Yoga & Mindfulness

In this training you experience and help create a future in which we are unconditionally present for each other, creating space for pain as well as joy in a trauma-conscious setting—while also offering ways to maximize the healing benefits of yoga and meditation. As we practice the complete Unconditional Model program, we also explore inner power dynamics and how they may be reflected in the outside world.

Whether you take this training to explore these practices for your own journey of healing or to share trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness with underserved populations, this workshop is a great opportunity to experience lasting transformation.

ANNEKE LUCAS

ONEIKA MAYS

This workshop begins at 9:30 a.m. on Monday.

Anneke Lucas, E-RYT 500, founder and executive director of LPY, is a public speaker and advocate for sex trafficking victims. liberationprisonyoga.com

Oneika Mays, E-RYT, training director and board member of LPY, supervises various jail programs, including a program with incarcerated transgender women. liberationprisonyoga.com Kimberleigh Weiss-Lewit, E-RYT 200/RYT 500, CD/CDT, LPY program director, presents trainings and workshops, including prenatal and postpartum yoga programs, and new parent support, at Rikers Island. liberationprisonyoga.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

KIMBERLEIGH WEISS-LEWIT

800.944.1001 eOmega.org

In this transformational workshop, Mark Matousek guides you in creating an ongoing writing practice for increased clarity, health, and wellness. You engage in a series of writing practices designed to soothe the mind, expose the heart, and awaken profound insight, all in a safe, trusting atmosphere. Using expressive writing to treat our wounds, we lay claim to our essential nature: intelligent, creative, and always changing.

THE UNCONDITIONAL MODEL

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Elephant by Mati Rose McDonough

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

AUGUST 5-10

QIGONG EMPOWERMENTS

Robert Peng

Course 3605-354/Tuition $470 ($425 Members)

AUGUST 5-10

THE NEVER ENDING TAROT Mary K. Greer and Rachel Pollack

Course 3605-567/Tuition $405 ($365 Members) SS, MI

Tarot is ever-renewing, everchanging, ever-returning to its traditional roots, and then spiraling out again. This dynamic quality is described by Portugese tarotist Joao Caldeira as the “Never Ending Tarot”—our theme for this year.

With the current explosion of new, mold-breaking tarot decks, how do we know the true meaning of the cards? This workshop teaches you how to approach both old and new decks based on traditional methods and meanings, while exploring new ways of viewing and reading the cards.

Beginning as a game using allegorical images, tarot has become a spiritual and psychological teaching as well as a method of divination. The cards’ symbolic traditions not only guide us to understand our lives but also change us in subtle and valuable ways, as we and our past students can well testify. Come play with us for we use games as well as serious study to deepen our knowledge and appreciation of the cards.

All levels of experience from beginner to professional are welcome.

Bring your favorite tarot deck.

Mary K. Greer is a scholar, writer, teacher, and professional tarot consultant with nearly 50 years of experience. marygreer.wordpress.com Rachel Pollack is the author of 40 books, including the tarot classic 78 Degrees of Wisdom. rachelpollack.com

As a boy in China, qigong master Robert Peng apprenticed secretly under the legendary Buddhist monk Xiao Yao, who trained him in the martial and healing arts. As part of his training, Peng spent 100 days meditating and fasting in a dark, underground chamber deep in the mountains of the Chinese countryside.

Xiao Yao visited him daily and instructed him in advanced practices to accelerate his spiritual development.

Afterward, Peng discovered he had developed ROBERT PENG extraordinary spiritual powers, including the ability to discharge from his hands energy that felt like a powerful electric current. Now, he offers a distillation of his training in the form of Qigong Empowerments.

During the week Peng reveals the fundamentals of qigong to awaken, empower, and integrate three important energy centers that regulate your wisdom, love, and vitality. When these three qualities are activated and harmonized, you transform your energy and improve your relationships and the quality of your life. You learn: • • • • •

Hologram palm to empower your three dantians Breathing empowerment of the central meridian Three treasures standing meditation to strengthen your willpower Four golden wheels movement exercise to make your body more supple Lotus meditation to open your heart to divine energies

This workshop is appropriate for everyone, including helping professionals.

Robert Peng. See biographical information on page 124.

AUGUST 5-12

YOGA DARSHANA A 7-Day Workshop Kofi Busia Course 3607-350/Tuition $635 ($570 Members) SS

In Yoga Darshana, Kofi Busia leads us on an exploration of how to live a wise and fulfilled life through Iyengar Yoga as a physical and spiritual darshana (Sanskrit for view, or system), and as a way to be in the world.

Using postures (asanas) and breath control (pranayama), and learning to focus and develop the mind, we tap into both the practical and esoteric teachings of yoga that can dramatically improve the way we think and feel.

Yoga Darshana is for those already familiar with Iyengar Yoga.

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RACHEL POLLACK

PAINTING THE SACRED WITHIN

Art Techniques to Express Your Inner Voice Mati Rose McDonough and Faith Evans-Sills Course 3605-382/Tuition $480 ($430 Members) MI, LE

Ignite your creative spark and deepen your relationship to your authentic self with artists Mati Rose McDonough and Faith Evans-Sills.

As with any practice, making art requires you to make space in your life to nurture its growth. During this workshop you discover a new way of working intuitively and rhythmically, allowing yourself space for your own transformation.

Through slowing down and repeating processes in different ways you develop a new skill set to express your authentic inner voice.

As you explore a variety of artistic techniques—including collage, wash painting, stenciling, silk screening, watercolor, spray painting, painted mandalas, and more—you foster new ways of seeing, new rituals, and new ways to access and sustain your most creative self. You return home with projects you love and a reinvigorated studio practice.

Mati Rose McDonough is a California-based artist, illustrator, author, and teacher. She spreads a message of creative courage that “it’s never too late to show the world your magic.” matirose.com Faith Evans-Sills, MFA, works in paint and mixed media, and is coauthor, with Mati McDonough, of Painting The Sacred Within.

During the week, Busia guides each of us as we study our body’s capacities and limits, correcting our postures—with surgeon-like KOFI BUSIA faithevanssills.com precision—to change our relationship FAITH EVANS-SILLS AND MATI ROSE MCDONOUGH to our body and how we approach yoga.

Yoga and fitness instructors, helping professionals, and anyone seeking to further their study will find this workshop useful.

MARY K. GREER

AUGUST 5-10

Kofi Busia has been teaching yoga in the Iyengar tradition for more than 40 years. He has studied with B.K.S. Iyengar in India and has studied and taught Sanskrit and Indian philosophy. kofibusia.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

AUGUST 5-10

EDUCATING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

AUGUST 10-12

Jaimie P. Cloud

Michael Craft

The Cloud Institute’s Curriculum Design Studio

August

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOPS

A Lab for Teachers, Writers & Workshop Producers Course 3702-522/Tuition $300 ($270 Members) MI

Course 3605-583/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) SS, MI, CE

The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education prepares pre-K-12 school systems to educate for a sustainable future. It inspires educators and engages students through meaningful content and learner-centered instruction.

The Cloud Institute’s Education for Sustainability (EfS) framework teaches students the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits of mind necessary to become responsible citizens who JAIMIE P. CLOUD can achieve economic prosperity and restore the health of the social and ecological systems upon which we depend. EfS has multiple, positive effects on student achievement, commitment to democratic participation, teacher effectiveness, and school culture.

In this 5-day curriculum design studio, educators, administrators, and program designers learn how to design and embed EfS into curricula, assessments, and performance tasks without the need for additional class time.

Gain access to expertise, resources, and tools to reorient and enrich curricula. Through working sessions, learning circles, coaching, peer review, and optional mini-sessions, you create and develop units and protocols that educate for sustainability. $33 materials fee; include when you register.

Jaimie P. Cloud is founder and president of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education and author of the Education for Sustainability framework. cloudinstitute.org AUGUST 5-10

VORTEXHEALING

Divine Energy Healing Ric Weinman Course 3605-311/Tuition $385 ($345 Members) SS, MI, LE

VortexHealing® is a holistic energy-healing art taught around the world. It is the heart of the Merlin lineage, a divine lineage that works directly through consciousness and matter, enabling you RIC WEINMAN to channel not just divine energy, but also divine consciousness. You can heal not only your physical and emotional body, but also your karmic body, releasing deep karmic issues held there.

In this workshop led by Ric Weinman, we learn VortexHealing and practice energy healing on ourselves and others. We reestablish our grounding cord, work with the divine web (which feeds the vital life web), learn about the human energy system, channel at a distance, and practice meditations for the spiritual heart.

Omega Institute opened in 1977 in rented facilities, with only a 2-week season and two dozen programs.

Since then, Omega has grown exponentially to become one of the nation’s largest and most influential nonprofit holistic learning centers.

In this workshop Omega program strategist Michael Craft shares insights on the art of planning, marketing, producing, and evaluating successful workshops.

It is a forum for teachers and others involved in developing workshops to explore their longterm goals, methods, and resources.

Through lecture, discussion, and writing exercises, we follow the development of a workshop idea from initial inspiration to implementation.

We learn how to identify our own niche, discover and reach the right market, and work with outside vendors and media. We also explore how to best utilize the publishing industry, websites, mailing lists, course copy, professional contracts, and production standards to successfully promote workshops.

Special emphasis is on cultivating the core qualities of a successful workshop, and on writing course copy that both inspires and sells.

We also discuss how to interest established venues in our work and how to evaluate our workshops strategically. The final session features an experiential “pitch slam.”

Michael Craft, Omega’s business and program development strategist, is an experienced trend tracker, copywriter, author, and leader of tai chi and meditation workshops.

AUGUST 10-12

WIRED FOR LOVE

A Couples Workshop Stan Tatkin and Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin Course 3702-318/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) per person SS, MI, LE

“People are complex,” says Stan Tatkin, developer of a Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy ® (PACT). “We don’t come with manuals that automate the process of getting along.”

Even if we did have general manuals, we aren’t robots; what works for one person won’t necessarily work for another. Nor does it work to simply expect relationships to fall into place, as many couples do.

This couples workshop demonstrates general principles to help you understand what makes a relationship successful, and how to work toward those principles with your partner. Through dynamic interactions, exercises, and experimentation, you come to understand how you and your partner really work together and you begin to develop a specific set of guidelines designed for you and your partner. The invaluable tools you learn can be implemented immediately in your relationship and will help you create and maintain a safe and secure, longlasting relationship.

Couples at any stage of relationship are welcome.

Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, PhD, cofounder of the PACT Institute, has served as director of various philanthropic family foundations for three decades.

MICHAEL CRAFT

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Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, cofounder of the PACT Institute, is author of Wired for Love and Your Brain on Love. thepactinstitute.com

VortexHealing is more than a powerful healing art. It is designed to accelerate your spiritual evolution and ripen you toward spiritual awakening. The divine lineage that powers VortexHealing is focused on manifesting awakening in this life for its students. As a result, this workshop can create a noticeable evolution in your energy system and consciousness.

Ric Weinman was a full-time healer for 15 years until Merlin reawakened his past knowledge of VortexHealing and moved him to teach its magic.

He has been teaching it since 1995. vortexhealing.org

TRACEY BOLDEMANN-TATKIN AND STAN TATKIN

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End Sunday at noon

AUGUST 10-12

IT DIDN’T START WITH YOU CHLOE GOODCHILD

RICH GOODHART

AUGUST 10-12

SOUND MEDICINE EXPANSIVE Energy Healing of Sound & Voice Chloe Goodchild and Rich Goodhart Course 3702-601/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

The conscious use of sound is one of an energy healer’s most powerful tools. Shamanic sound healing is a potent form of energy medicine that can effectively transform our mind-body states, bringing new awareness and real healing attunement. The most powerful sound healing instrument we have is our own voice. It carries the vibrational essence of one’s embodied truth, directly channels our emotional bodies, and can be a dynamic catalyst of personal evolution.

Break the Cycle of Inherited Trauma Through Family Constellations Mark Wolynn Course 3702-319/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) MI

MARK WOLYNN

The latest research in epigenetics tells us we can inherit the biological residues from traumatic events in our family history. Unexplained depression, anxiety, illness, unhappy relationships, and financial challenges can all be forms of this unconscious inheritance. Unresolved trauma can affect our family for generations, forging a blueprint for our life, which we pass on to our children. But it doesn’t have to continue.

Mark Wolynn, one of North America’s foremost Family Constellations facilitators, teaches that, although these patterns may not have started with you, they can end with you.

In this workshop you learn effective ways to break the destructive patterns of inherited family trauma. Through lectures, discussions, family constellations, and interactive group work, you get to the core of personal and relationship issues, and begin resolving problems that had seemed insurmountable.

This workshop is suitable for mental health professionals and anyone interested in personal healing.

Mark Wolynn, author of It Didn’t Start With You, is director of the Family Constellation Institute in San Francisco, California. markwolynn.com

AUGUST 10-12

This workshop is designed as a revitalizing, transformational retreat infused with spirit and presence. We experience master practitioner Rich Goodhart’s richly multidimensional sound medicine immersions in complementary flow with the deeply awakening, participatory vocal alchemy of Chloe Goodchild. We witness sound’s ability to inspire healing responses, expansion, and renewal.

Goodhart and Goodchild bring lifetimes of sound, voice, and healing experience, along with Goodhart’s special collection of exotic world instruments. This workshop is open to all and is especially ideal for sound therapy practitioners.

ENERGY MASTERY

Chloe Goodchild is an international singer, pioneering voice teacher, and founder of the Naked Voice. thenakedvoice.com

Through energy work, channeling, bodywork, and live sound healing sessions, you expand your emotions, perceptions, and consciousness.

You experience group work and channeling sessions, as well as advanced energy work and sound healing, with live music and drumming throughout the weekend. You also engage in guided visualization sessions and practice integration and grounding through qiqong.

Rich Goodhart is a multiinstrumentalist, composer, shamanic sound healer, and core Omega faculty instructor. richgoodhart.com

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Access Your Inner Strength Lee Harris Course 3702-543/Tuition $410 ($365 Members) MI

The next stage of your personal evolution can be a process of exciting discovery, enjoyment, and even amusement.

Somewhere inside, you are ready to leave struggling in the past.

Join Lee Harris—assisted by devotional musician/producer Narada Wise and mindbody-spirit connection teacher Steven LEE HARRIS Washington—for a multi-dimensional journey into energy mastery. Over more than a decade, Harris has worked with tens of thousands of people around the world, creating an extraordinary space for awareness, healing, and change to occur with ease. His uncommon clarity, warmth, humor, and good-natured rebellion set the tone for a workshop that will shift how you perceive and experience the world.

Lee Harris is an energy intuitive, author, and teacher. He offers practical guidance for navigating daily life with clarity, empowerment, and optimism. leeharrisenergy.com

TAMA KIEVES

AUGUST 10-12

THRIVING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY Tama Kieves

Course 3702-513/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) MI

Uncertainty can hold us back from experiencing the life of our dreams—or it can be an invitation to respond to life from strength instead of weakness. In this retreat with Tama Kieves, you learn to unlock your most extraordinary faculties and opportunities you may not know you have—because when life doesn’t go according to your plan, that’s when your true destiny begins.

Using the principles of Kieves’ book, Thriving Through Uncertainty, you practice time-tested coaching strategies and transformational exercises to: • Discover your own inspired answers and how to find them in your heart • Control your mindset and mood to stay uncompromised and happy • Feel safe and confident • Uncover the path of grace that already awaits you • Show up on fire and create magic, even when it doesn’t seem like life is showing up for you Whether you’re in a career transition, divorce, dealing with an illness, or just seeking your next step in life, you learn to use your uncertainty as a launching pad for joy. In a safe, supportive environment, you ignite your most exceptional instincts, move beyond doubt, and choose your sweetest life ever.

Tama Kieves is a Harvardeducated lawyer turned career/ success coach and best-selling author. tamakieves.com

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August

AUGUST 10-12

SUPER QI WEEKEND

Practices for Healing, Happiness & Creativity Michael J. Gelb, Robert Peng, and Ken Cohen

MICHAEL J. GELB

Course 3702-377/Tuition $385 ($345 Members) MI, LE

For thousands of years, qi masters have shown how cultivating, storing, and expressing qi—the vital energy of life—can lead to improved health and vitality, increased creativity, and overall well-being. Come practice with three modern masters who have more than 100 combined years of experience in the study and practice of vital energy.

Through simple movements, guided visualizations, and breathing exercises, we awaken and align the Three Treasures of mind, heart, and body. We also enjoy inspiring lectures, discussions, question-and-answer sessions, and group healing sessions. As we gain a deeper understanding of the Three Treasures model and discover practical secrets of vibrant health, unconditional joy, and full self-expression, we learn key exercises we can practice at home.

ROBERT PENG

KEN COHEN

This healing qi practice requires no equipment and can be done by anyone in any physical condition. No previous experience is necessary.

Michael J. Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, is a pioneer in the fields of mind-body integration, creative thinking, and conscious leadership. michaelgelb.com Robert Peng, author of The Master Key, is a world-renowned qigong master and healer and founder of Elixir Light Qigong. robertpeng.com Ken Cohen, MA, author of The Way of Qigong, is a renowned health educator, practitioner of indigenous medicine, and qigong and tai chi master. qigonghealing.com

AUGUST 10-12

CHEMISTRY OF CONNECTION Course 3702-547/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Our interconnectedness operates at every level from the neural on up. When we are TARA BENNETT-GOLEMAN connected, we feel seen, heard, respected, and cared for, with a sense of trust and belonging.

DANIEL GOLEMAN

Mindful attention lets us track signs of disconnection where reactivity and distorted perceptions lead to misunderstandings. We’re far more likely to work through our differences if we connect to a shared secure mode of empathy, insight, compassion, and skillful communication.

Now more than ever we need to work to resolve our differences by acknowledging a shared attunement that facilitates empathy while not insisting the other agree with us. We can turn toward compassion as our default mode. This weekend, through discussions, practices, and exercises in interconnectedness, we explore inner, interpersonal, community, inter-species, and environmental dimensions of connection.

Teachers are subject to change.

RJ “BOB” SADOWSKI JR., RED CLOUD, AND STAR

Tara Bennett-Goleman, MA, is a psychotherapist and author of Emotional Alchemy. tarabennettgoleman.com Daniel Goleman, PhD, is a psychologist and science journalist known for his books on Emotional Intelligence.

RJ “Bob” Sadowski Jr., is a professional horseman and creator of the HorseMindShip™ method.

Aaron Wolf is a trained mediator, a water resource scientist at Oregon State University, and author of The Spirit of Dialogue.

About the Horses Star is a great teacher of horses and humans. He will be demonstrating a deep mental connection with trust, respect, and communication.

Red Cloud, a confidence builder and emotional rehabilitation expert for humans, inspires us toward self improvement and relationship building.

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In any relationship—from inner, to interpersonal, to global—if we engage from what disconnects us, we’re far less likely to work through our differences. Peace begins within, then radiates outward to our families, friends, and communities to create a greater sense of interconnection at every level. To bring more peace in our world, we can start by connecting more genuinely within ourselves, integrating fragmented patterns that create the illusion of separateness into a more integrated sense of interconnectedness.

AARON WOLF

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OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

AUGUST 10-12

WALKING EACH OTHER HOME

Mindfulness & Compassion Practices for a Changing World Rhonda V. Magee Course 3702-699/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) DA

As the times continue to RHONDA V. MAGEE change, in often surprising and troubling ways, how can we deepen our practices of self-care and understanding, and also work with others with compassion and mindfulness?

In this contemplative retreat and workshop, we gather to create space for sitting together, in difference and in struggle, as we build our capacity for finding peace, especially in challenging times. Together, through mindfulness meditation practice, group discussion, movement, and perhaps even dancing and singing together, we explore ways to cultivate peace and healing within, and also examine concrete ways to channel that peace and healing outward to our own circles and communities. We develop our contemplative mindfulness practices to help us stay grounded, cultivate compassion for others, and deepen our commitment to living life authentically while supporting lasting, positive change in the world.

Rhonda V. Magee, JD, MA, a fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, is professor of law at the University of San Francisco and an internationally recognized teacher of mindfulness-based interventions for personal transformation and social justice.

AUGUST 10-12

THE METAPHYSICAL BUSINESS

Creating a Successful Living Organization JB Glossinger Course 3702-385/Tuition $497 ($445 Members) MI

What would it take to turn your business into a living environment, fueled by a powerful mission and a motivated workforce? The metaphysical approach to business begins with crafting self-managed teams who understand what needs to be done and feel empowered to do it.

Join JB Glossinger, a self-declared “archeologist of life” who has studied human potential, performance, and happiness for more than 40 years. Glossinger guides you toward aligning your values and achieving a deeper understanding of your business’s purpose and goals.

JB GLOSSINGER

You learn how to: • Create a team environment where people want to be present and participate • Develop a workforce that understands their purpose and is both motivated and empowered • Establish the true mission, values, and goals that create alignment in your business • Identify the next steps to take in order to make your business grow and thrive You leave with a plan of action supported by a structured system built to breathe life into your organization. Entrepreneurs, executives, and anyone interested in starting or growing a business is encouraged to participate.

Please come with an understanding of your business or the business you are looking to build.

JB Glossinger, MBA, PhD, hosts the daily podcast Morning Coach and is a sought after motivational speaker. morningcoach.com

SUSAN WOODS AND ZINDEL SEGAL

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

AUGUST 12-17

MINDFULNESS, MENTAL HEALTH & RESILIENCE

A Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy 5-Day Professional Training Zindel Segal and Susan Woods Course 3805-315/Tuition $1,025 ($925 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an innovative group program designed to prevent relapse in people who have recovered from unipolar depression and has been shown to have transdiagnostic application across a number of mental health conditions.

Based on the research of Drs. Zindel Segal, John Teasdale, and Mark Williams, this training is a foundational step in the MBCT Training Pathway and is equally applicable to therapists interested in incorporating elements of mindfulness practice into their clinical work. Cycling through the 8-week MBCT curriculum, participants are first led through the program by the instructors and then guide each other, supervised, through the cardinal mindfulness practices and cognitive therapy exercises that comprise MBCT. Didactics, experiential practice, and small group process—including daily meditation, yoga, and periods of silence—are relied upon to consolidate learning. A continuous theme in this training is the importance of the clinician’s own meditation practice, especially how self-knowledge gained through practice can be used in helping clients in emotional distress.

CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives and more information. This training begins Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Enrollment is by application only, is limited to 50, and requires a $10 nonrefundable application fee (payable to Omega).

Zindel Segal, PhD, is a distinguished professor of psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough and a pioneer in the use of mindfulness meditation for promoting wellness in the area of mood disorders. mbct.com

Susan Woods, MSW, LICSW, is a senior MBCT/MBSR teacher-trainer and leads programs worldwide. aconsciouslife.org

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August

AUGUST 12-17

CELEBRATE LIFE FESTIVAL

Restoring a Fragmented World Thomas Hübl Course 3805-387/Tuition $535 ($480 Members) SS

Trauma affects everyone in some way or another. We all know there is too much suffering in the world, along with ever-increasing divisions and widespread discord. But are there effective, compassionate ways to deal with trauma and fragmentation in the world—and in our lives?

For a decade and a half, thousands of people have gathered in Europe at the renowned Celebrate Life Festival for a profound immersion in human and cultural development, global transformation, and collective healing. This year at Omega, the Celebrate Life Festival comes to the United States for the first time.

Join a dynamic community of innovators dedicated to becoming answers to the questions that arise in this era of polarization and possibility. Guided by pioneering mystical teacher Thomas Hübl, founder of the Academy of Inner Science, along with guest teachers, artists, and musicians, we creatively engage in a deep inquiry into the profound challenges of our time. We explore ways to restore ourselves and others in a fragmented world, heal collective trauma, and cultivate our relationship to the sacred in daily life.

Festival begins Sunday evening; see eOmega.org for full schedule and more information.

Thomas Hübl is a modern-day mystic and healer who illuminates the path toward deep self-awareness, helping people move from a narrow, ego-centered worldview to a fulfilling life of authentic expression.

THOMAS HÜBL

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WEEKEND WORKSHOP Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

AUGUST 17-19

TRUE STORYTELLING WITH TMI PROJECT New Perspective for Leadership Eva Tenuto and Sari Botton Course 3902-538/Tuition $380/305/230 ($340 Members) MI, LE

EVA TENUTO

In a safe space, we use writing prompts and exercises to help us write from our whole selves— including the TMI (Too Much Information) parts usually left out because of pain or embarrassment.

Through sharing stories and feedback we: • Gain confidence writing a true story without concern for grammar or punctuation • Strengthen our ability to be effectively heard and practice speaking in front of others • Release stigma to feel unburdened and empowered by our stories • Learn to elicit listener identification and understanding, and inspire social change

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Eva Tenuto, founder and executive director of TMI Project, is editor and director of multiple solo shows. Her essays have appeared in assorted anthologies. tmiproject.org Sari Botton is a writer and editor and serves as the editorial director of TMI Project.

Her work has appeared in the New York Times, New York, The Village Voice, and Harper’s Bazaar. tmiproject.org

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Guided by TMI Project directors Eva Tenuto and Sari Botton, we explore significant experiences in a new light. By writing about them boldly as compelling personal monologues we take back our power and clear space for more impactful leadership.

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AUGUST 17-19

AUGUST 17-19

Ann Kristin Lindsay

Unlock Your Potential With EFT

WILD WATERCOLOR ADVENTURE Course 3902-329/Tuition $320 ($290 Members) SS, MI, LE

Spend an exciting weekend exploring the lively, transparent medium of watercolor—even if you’ve never picked up a paintbrush before.

In a safe, nonjudgmental atmosphere, we learn about ANN KRISTIN LINDSAY our materials, and then let ourselves go as we rediscover the unfettered creative spirit of our childhood and explore how paint acts on wet paper.

During the weekend, we observe the effects the colors have on each other through a series of colormixing adventures that give us an understanding of how to use color in future painting endeavors. We conclude with drawing and painting from life—and we learn that, yes, in fact, we all can do it!

TAPPING INTO TRANSFORMATION Dawson Church 3902-563/Tuition $340 ($305 Members)

With more than 100 clinical trials demonstrating its power and effectiveness, millions have used Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to help overcome phobias, DAWSON CHURCH anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, pain, and a host of other ailments. Research also shows that it reduces stress hormones and regulates inflammatory and immune system genes.

In this workshop with Dawson Church, author of The EFT Manual and The Genie in Your Genes, you explore the core concepts of EFT— including a self-help method called “tapping,” which combines affirmations and advanced mental techniques with fingertip tapping on 12 acupuncture points. You learn how traumatic experiences are encoded in the brain and how EFT can release the blocks to your potential and offer you emotional freedom. You leave with the skills Save $100 on Emotional Freedom you need to apply EFT in the Techniques when you also attend Tapping Into Transformation. core areas of your life, such as This offer cannot be combined relationships, work, health, and with other discounts. spirituality.

AUGUST 19-24

EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES (EFT) Tapping Skills for Professionals Dawson Church Art by Ann Kristin Lindsay

AUGUST 19-24

WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPE ADVENTURE Ann Kristin Lindsay

Course 4005-330/Tuition $495 ($445 Members) MI, LE

Our yearning to connect with the world and express its beauty is natural and vital. Painting watercolor landscapes offers us a way to experience that connection. By focusing on the creative process as an adventure in playful exploration, rather than focusing on a final product, we transform our trepidation into excitement. We become free to enjoy the journey and marvel at all that happens along the way.

Award-winning artist Ann Kristin Lindsay, author of Watercolor: A New Beginning, helps students of all experience levels who want to feel bolder, more adventurous, and more capable painting in watercolor.

As we become comfortable with the unknowns of the creative process—painting without frustration, fear, or judgment—we gain confidence that serves us in life.

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Course 4005-564/Tuition $515 ($465 Members) SS, CE

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) have helped millions of people worldwide in coping with a range of emotional issues. Research shows that clinical EFT, the evidence-based form of the method, reduces cortisol and regulates inflammation and immunity genes.

Develop your skills and learn advanced tools to help your clients, even those with difficult conditions. In this professional training with Dawson Church, a pioneer in the field of epigenetics, you learn the neuroscience behind how traumatic experiences are encoded in the brain and explore 16 learning modules to build your understanding of the 48 core techniques of EFT. Through hands-on demonstrations, supervised exercises, and extensive guidance and feedback, you learn how to: • Reduce stress throughout the workday with proven 2-minute techniques • Eliminate emotional charges surrounding traumatic experiences using the “Movie Technique” and “Tell the Story Technique” • Address severe trauma and emotional flooding through EFT’s “3 Gentle Techniques” Mental and medical health professionals, and coaches—as well as anyone interested in reducing stress—are invited to this training. As you discover how to lift your own emotional burdens with EFT, you gain the skills necessary to help others.

Through a series of sequential painting adventures, we explore many facets of watercolor painting, including working with negative space, skies, water, and reflections—all the while experiencing the deeply satisfying, soulful pleasures of watercolor landscape painting.

ACCME and APA credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128). This course begins Monday at 8:30 a.m. Prerequisite: You must complete the free online EFT seminar at theeftseminar.com.

Ann Kristin Lindsay is an award-winning artist and author of Watercolor: A New Beginning. Her workshops have been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine. annlindsay.org

Dawson Church, PhD, is founder of the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare and director of the Veterans Stress Project. dawsonchurch.com

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August

“You get people together in a room and get them singing, and you instantly knock down all the walls—the creeds, the gender, age, and race differences, everything. You’re all one at that point, lifting your voices.”

—Bobby McFerrin AUGUST 17–24

CIRCLESONGS

Bobby McFerrin

Enter the circle with vocal virtuoso Bobby McFerrin and his team of highly gifted teachers for a weeklong workshop in the improvisational singing technique Circlesongs. Welcoming to beginners, yet challenging for even the most advanced, this program invites us to embrace the freedom to play, sing, invent, and imagine—in music and in life.

Bobby developed Circlesongs as a solo performer, when he needed other voices to help realize his musical ideas. He gave the audience parts to sing, layering harmonies and rhythms, using call and response, conducting entrances, spontaneously composing choral pieces. All over the world, he found that Circlesongs created BOBBY MCFERRIN beautiful music and cultivated a deep sense of community and joy. He further refined his Circlesongs practice during years of touring with his group Voicestra, where Circlesongs emerged from many influences: Americana, Bach, R&B, plainchant, Indian ragas, gospel, Balkan folksongs, invented languages, heavy metal, doo wop, or any sound ever imagined.

Bobby will be joined by original Voicestra members David Worm, Judi Vinar, Rhiannon, and Joey Blake, master circlesinger Christiane Karam and teachers of beatboxing, classical influences, and more. Their skills range widely and each brings unique experience, exercises, and perspective. The program features large group sessions and plenty of guided small group sessions for experimentation at all levels. Electives might include body percussion, music theory, looping, Balkan and a cappella choirs, freestyle language improvisation, and vocal technique.

This experiential workshop cultivates and develops the traditional skills required for ensemble singing—blend, balance, tuning, and sensitivity.

Circlesongs also build the fundamentals of musicianship, including harmony, counterpoint, rhythmic precision, and deep listening. The program is transformational for singers, teachers, group facilitators, instrumentalists, conductors, activists—for everyone who loves to sing. Make music, create community, build trust, nurture creativity, and embrace life to the fullest. Every song, every voice has a place in the circle.

We encourage all participants to register for the 7-day program, the fullest immersion in Circlesinging. The 5-day program is open only to participants who have attended the Circlesongs program in previous years; other experienced singers and improvisers may request special approval to register. The 2-day program is open to all. Registration is by phone only. Call 800.944.1001.

AUGUST 17–24: FRIDAY 7:00 P.M.–FRIDAY 12:15 P.M.

CIRCLESONGS: THE FULL CIRCLE (7-DAY INCLUSIVE) Course 3907-596/Tuition $1,350 ($1,250 Members) SS, LE

This 7-day workshop, open to all levels—from beginners to professionals—includes both the 2-day and 5-day programs.

AUGUST 17-19: FRIDAY 7:00 P.M.–SUNDAY 12:15 P.M.

CIRCLESONGS: ENTERING THE CIRCLE Course 3902-597/Tuition $600 ($540 Members) SS, LE

Dive into the circle for an immersion in sound. This 2-day workshop introduces the basic practices of Circlesinging and vocal improvisation.

AUGUST 19-24: SUNDAY 7:00 P.M.-FRIDAY 12:15 P.M.

CIRCLESONGS: NAVIGATING THE CIRCLE Course 4005-598/Tuition $1,150 ($1,050 Members) SS, LE

This 5-day session focuses on deepening musical skills, community, and creativity. Ideal for professional singers, conductors, music and voice teachers, students, community organizers, and those building a spiritual practice.

For more information, visit bobbymcferrin.com or The Official Bobby McFerrin page on Facebook.

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In the inspired words of a 2017 participant: “This workshop has changed the entire direction of my life. It has reinvigorated my dedication to music, made me realize the importance of singing in the world, and helped me to understand the function of music in my own body, in an ensemble, and in the larger community and society. I use the techniques I learn at Circlesongs every day with my classes, groups, and in my own performances, and I keep in touch with everyone I met at Circlesongs.”

A cappella singers and beatboxers claim Bobby McFerrin as an inspiration. The jazz and classical worlds celebrate his innovative technique and spirit. His solo performances and collaborations with great artists—including Yo-Yo Ma, Chick Corea, and the Vienna Philharmonic—are legendary. Along the way, there were 10 Grammys and a #1 global hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”

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AUGUST 24-26

SEASONAL EATING FOR VIBRANT HEALTH

AUGUST 24-26

STANDING AT THE EDGE

Andrea Beaman

Joan Halifax Roshi

Holistic health expert Andrea Beaman, who healed her own thyroid condition and reached her natural weight through diet and lifestyle changes, shares proven techniques to bring you back into sync with the seasons and improve the function of your immune, endocrine, and nervous systems.

Course 4102-358/Tuition $365 ($330 Members) MI

Seasonal eating is a natural way to achieve your ideal weight, nourish your body’s systems, and enhance your overall vitality.

Finding Freedom Where Fear & Courage Meet Course 4102-670/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

KAREN KENNEY

AUGUST 19-24

LIVING IN FEARLESS FLOW

Choosing Love Over Fear for Miraculous Transformation Karen Kenney Course 4005-363/Tuition $405 ($365 Members)

A Course in Miracles reminds us: “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all of the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”

Often the biggest blocks we build inside us stem from refusing to take a good look at ourselves, and not wanting to give up our old stories, grievances, or past victimizations. But with just a bit of willingness to let go of this ego-conditioned thinking, we can shift our perceptions from fear to love, forgive ourselves and others, and get down to the business of surrendering the thoughts and beliefs that keep us feeling scared, stuck, separate, and small.

How we can respond to suffering, live our fullest lives, and remain open to the full spectrum of human experience?

This workshop is a powerful exploration on how to find the freedom we seek for others and ourselves. Through teachings, meditation, and group process, we open a contemporary approach to the teachings of Buddhism and discover how it can provide greater compassion and wisdom in our lives. We also examine how to stand at our edges so we can discover who we really are and open ourselves to the full range of human experience.

Joan Halifax Roshi, PhD, is a Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, anthropologist, author, and founder, abbot, and head teacher of Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist monastery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. upaya.org

AUGUST 24-26

Align with the divine, choose love over fear, and live in the Fearless Flow with spiritual practices like those found in A Course in Miracles, yoga and meditation, prayer and mantra, writing, and other tools.

Karen Kenney is the founder of Fearless Flow Mentoring. She’s been a student and guide of A Course in Miracles for more than 20 years. karenkenney.com

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• Learn what your body requires in each season and why • Explore how eating locally impacts your health and vitality • Utilize various cooking techniques and flavors to create specific bodily reactions • Make simple alterations to your diet and lifestyle that bring significant results • Learn gentle physical exercises to reduce stress and nourish various body systems You leave with a sense of connection to nature’s traditional wisdom and tools you can immediately incorporate into your life.

Les Stroud

Anyone interested in living a vibrant, deliciously healthy life is welcome.

Course 4102-548/Tuition $415 ($370 Members) MI

LES STROUD

Through hands-on practices, group discussions, lectures, and cooking demonstrations, you:

A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WITH SURVIVORMAN

Reconnecting to & Learning From the Earth

This weekend, learn to: • Be responsible for your own happiness • Become more “miracle-minded” • Practice forgiveness that sets you free • Discover confidence, compassion, and courage like you’ve never known

JOAN HALIFAX ROSHI

For decades, Joan Halifax Roshi has enriched thousands of lives around the world through her work as a humanitarian, a social activist, an anthropologist, and as a Buddhist teacher. She also has collaborated with neuroscientists and psychologists to understand how contemplative practice can be a vehicle for social transformation and how we can transform the experience of suffering into compassion for the benefit of others.

“I have made it my mission to help people understand the importance of the environment and how it affects their lives. It’s about reconnecting with the Earth.” —Les Stroud

Can knowing how to build a fire or find your way in the wild enrich your life? Celebrated survival expert Les Stroud, creator and star of the Survivorman documentary television series, says yes.

Andrea Beaman is a natural foods chef, thyroid expert, author, and host of Fed UP!, a cooking show on how to cook for, and cure, bodily ailments. andreabeaman.com

This weekend, using nature as your guide, you learn practical wilderness skills as a metaphor for life and as a way of staying connected to yourself and the planet. Discover how to get down to basics, practice wilderness awareness tools to develop your sixth sense, and learn techniques for calming the body when lost. Stroud shows you how these essential practices can help ground you in your daily experiences, and deepen your spiritual connection to the earth.

Through gentle outdoor adventuring, storytelling, music, self-reflection, land skills training, and the valuable earth-wisdom lessons Stroud has gathered from around the world, you learn the natural way to bring more clarity, peace, nature, and spirituality into your life.

Les Stroud, a celebrated speaker, songwriter, author, filmmaker, and survival expert, is best known as producer, creator, and star of the hit documentary series Survivorman. lesstroud.ca

ANDREA BEAMAN

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August

AUGUST 24-26

A MOTIVATIONAL WEEKEND WITH TONY HORTON Course 4102-455/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) SS, MI

Real and lasting change can happen when we commit to health as a lifestyle.

Exercise, whole foods, and the right mindset is a combination that leads to a vibrant, productive, and full life when we focus on being the best we can be.

BLAKE D. BAUER

AUGUST 24-26

UNCONDITIONAL SELF-LOVE

A Direct Path to Freedom From Suffering Blake D. Bauer Course 4102-603/Tuition $355 ($320 Members) MI

What if depression, addiction, illness, unfulfilling work, and relationship problems are caused by years of hiding your true emotions, denying your life purpose, and living in fear? What if unhappiness, anxiety, insecurity, and negative thinking could be healed by understanding how to love and value yourself, practically and unconditionally, now?

Join American fitness guru Tony Horton, creator of the popular P90X ® program, as he offers an in-depth view of what it takes to enjoy fitness at the highest level, live a truly healthy life, and have fun doing it.

Over the past 25 years, Tony Horton has shared his simple approach and fitness expertise with more than 8 million people, including professional athletes, sports teams, and celebrities. During this workshop, we experience workouts that are challenging and enjoyable. We learn specific steps to improve overall health, and engage in hands-on workshops and discussions about motivation, challenges, obstacles, and successes.

This weekend program is suitable for women and men of all levels of fitness and for fitness instructors.

Tony Horton is creator of the best-selling fitness program P90X. He has inspired and motivated millions of people all over the world to achieve better fitness. tonyhortonsworld.com

Blake D. Bauer is a counselor, qigong master, alternative medicine practitioner, and bestselling author of You Were Not Born to Suffer. unconditional-selflove.com

AUGUST 24-26

DANCE INTO JOY

A Wild Life Sanctuary Dance Jam Jovinna Chan and Jurian Hughes Course 4102-415/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) SS, MI, CE

JURIAN HUGHES AND JOVINNA CHAN

Dance is one of the world’s most ancient transformative rituals. From the whirling dervish to the Shakers, the waltz to the rave, we dance for joy, cleansing, and clarity—guided by wisdom that

transcends the thinking brain.

Follow the lead of your body and breath, and dance into joy as you explore ecstatic movement and deep stillness. Learn to: • • • •

Feel fully present in your body Cleanse from your core to your pores Free and refresh your mind Trust your body’s innate wisdom to heal and guide you

Through an alchemical combination of movement, relaxation, and moving meditation, you re-energize your relationship to self, work, and dharma. No dance experience is required—just a willingness to let yourself sweat, let go of limitations, and discover a deep sense of renewal in a sacred community of celebrants.

Jovinna Chan, E-RYT 500, is cofounder of Shakti Initiation™ and A Wild Life Sanctuary™. She is also certified in Let Your Yoga Dance® and Soul Motion™. jovinna.com

Jurian Hughes, E-RYT 500, MFA, cofounder of A Wild Life Sanctuary™, is a yoga teacher trainer, Let Your Yoga Dance trainer, voice coach, and theater performer. jurianhughes.com

SACRED PLANTS

Touching the Jaguar John Perkins Course 4102-526/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) SS

Nature teaches us to alter reality by changing our perceptions about the impossible. A tiny seed breaks through cement. You commit to your path, and the “cement” that kept you from achieving your heart’s desire is broken.

When John Perkins’ life was saved and forever changed by shamans and plants in the Amazon, he learned to “touch the jaguar,” face fear and convert it to courage and actions. Now, through shamanic journeying and ceremony, you too can learn to commit to your heart’s desire and open to the secrets of plants.

Surrounded by the Omega Center for Sustainable Living’s plants, you: • • • •

Connect with sacred plants and the elements Identify actions needed to realize your life’s purpose Raise vibrations that will manifest your intentions Explore relationships between permaculture, permabusiness, and permalife • Build “perception bridges” that transport you from old to new realities • Discover your jaguar and the courage to harness its power John Perkins is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s foremost authorities on shamanism and shapeshifting. He is a founder and board member of Dream Change and the Pachamama Alliance. dreamchange.org

JOHN PERKINS

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Anyone looking to feel better, enjoy life more, and free themselves from guilt, shame, fear, and self-doubt is welcome.

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

AUGUST 24-26

In this workshop with bestselling author Blake D. Bauer, you learn how to: • Develop a healthy relationship to yourself that is based on selfworth, self-respect, acceptance, and kindness • Practice gentle qigong exercises designed to help you unlock stuck blood, emotion, and energy • Engage in mindfulness meditation practice to train your mind, transform negative thinking, and find peace in the present • Express your emotions and guide your thinking in loving ways that result in genuine connection, joy, and relief from suffering • Work with mandalas to objectively map the flow of energy in your life and redirect your thoughts, words, and actions toward creating what you want in your life

TONY HORTON

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

AUGUST 24-31

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

THE HEALING POWER OF UNCONDITIONAL PRESENCE

AUGUST 24-26

THE NATURAL VOICE

Integrating Spiritual, Psychological & Embodiment Work

The Energetic Eminence of Connection

John Welwood Course 4107-352/Tuition $825 ($745 Members)

Claude Stein

In this workshop designed for those in the helping professions and for everyone interested in cultivating embodied presence, we explore three kinds of practice: meditation rooted in mindfulness and awareness, psychospiritual inquiry, and embodiment work.

See workshop description on page 124.

Course 4102-341/Tuition $350 ($315 Members)

See workshop description on page 50.

CLAUDE STEIN JOHN WELWOOD

AUGUST 24-26

INTRODUCTION TO SOLARPLATE ETCHING

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

Dan Welden

AUGUST 26-31

Journey to the Unknown

Course 4102-373/Tuition $305 ($275 Members) MI, LE

Join Dan Welden in this adventuresome exploration of Solarplate, a safer alternative high-quality printmaking process that uses sunlight and water instead of toxic chemicals.

This journey leads you to untouched parts of your artistic self and takes you through creativity in a unique way. It is designed to unleash tightness and expectations and bring spontaneity and fluidity.

While working with the unknown on an 8 x 10 surface, you have the potential of developing a series of related color impressions. Ideas and inspiration magically unfold through the experience. No printmaking experience is necessary.

Dan Welden, coauthor of Printmaking in the Sun, is past president of the Society of American Graphic Artists. He has shown his work in extensively in one-person and group exhibitions nationally and internationally. danwelden.com

BEFRIENDING THE CREATIVE UNCONSCIOUS

Finding Meaning in Self-Made Objects Daniel Mack Course 4205-505/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) MI, LE

When in transition, do as the surrealists did. For artist Daniel Mack, this means making life more meaningful through the creation of objects. When we allow self-made items DANIEL MACK to emerge as clues, portals, and doors to life’s meaning, we mix the mundane with the mysterious and the marvelous, resulting in a fresh, contemporary form of alchemy.

Through images, video, exercises, and discussion, Mack encourages you to use the casual, the accidental, and the coincidental to help answer humankind’s biggest questions. You: • Learn to appreciate the poetic capacity of common materials, tools, and techniques • Practice and improve your seeing, selecting, and joining skills • Build confidence in your personal aesthetic • Grow more comfortable with patience and solitude • Increase your ability to use ambiguity, chance, digression, accident, and distraction as positive forces You leave with a collection of objects including collages, divination cards, accordion books, assemblages, a small stool or table, and landscape arrangements. You are encouraged to share your new skills through gifting, community service, and teaching others.

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$40 nonrefundable materials fee; include when you register.

Daniel Mack, maker of rustic furniture, architecture, and garden structures, has been researching and teaching about the spiritual importance of creativity for more than 25 years. danielmack.com

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August

AUGUST 26-31

RADICAL DHARMA

The Conversation

Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei With Lama Rod Owens and Jasmine Syedullah Course 4205-480/Tuition $550/475/400 ($495 Members) MI

It’s time to create the conditions that allow us to reimagine a path of healing, reconnect with beloved community, and manifest true justice.

REVEREND ANGEL KYODO WILLIAMS SENSEI

Radical dharma (“complete truth”) is a way to enter the conversation about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out and prevents our collective awakening.

Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei and guest teachers Lama Rod Owens and Jasmine Syedullah help us navigate grief, apathy, alienation, and burnout, and engage in an intimate practice of bold, authentic, and inclusive conversation. Together we: • Create the conditions for radical honesty and vulnerability • Use the practice of Centering in Presence to build internal capacity • Dismantle myths that deny the history and context of our conditioning As we align our values with our behaviors, we become equipped and empowered to respond to the urgent need for action. Everyone looking

AUGUST 26-31

BLESSED BOUNDARIES Living From Choice Pamela Miles Course 4205-628/Tuition $430 ($385 Members)

Keeping healthy, compassionate boundaries that PAMELA MILES respect you and others is the key to staying happy and healthy and experiencing true intimacy in supportive, meaningful, peer relationships—whether with friends or romantic partners. The resentment that comes from failing to hold our boundaries or letting ourself be manipulated can fester and destroy happiness.

On this gentle path of discovery, we explore myth-busting insights and practical strategies to transform our approach to keeping healthy, compassionate boundaries. We:

Pamela Miles is an international Reiki Master, integrative health-care consultant, and spiritual mentor working in natural health for 45 years. reikiinmedicine.org

for ways to deconstruct rather than amplify systems of suffering are welcome.

To generate an informed experience, we request the following information upon registration: racial identity; age; gender. Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

Reverend angel Kyodo williams Sensei is an activist, master trainer, critically acclaimed author, and founder of Center for Transformative Change. angelkyodowilliams.com Lama Rod Owens is the resident lama and program director for Kagyu Drupgyu Chödzong in Washington, DC. lamarod.com Jasmine Syedullah, PhD, is an abolitionist, academic, and coauthor, with williams and Owens, of Radical Dharma.

AUGUST 26-31

AUGUST 26-31

Awaken Your Inner Compass to Navigate Change

Adreanna Limbach

PATH OF SELF-WORTH

WINDS OF SPIRIT

Course 4205-681/Tuition $415 ($370 Members)

Renee Baribeau Course 4205-641/ Tuition $460 ($415 Members) SS, MI

JASMINE SYEDULLAH

RENEE BARIBEAU

Engage all of your senses to fully experience and embrace the divine nature of wind.

Led by Shamanic practitioner Renee Baribeau, you learn nature-based healing traditions rooted in scientific research and multicultural ancient wind wisdom. Through this direct experience of the Winds of Spirit, you remove resistance to change, harness and store energy for life’s challenges, map personal life lines, and plan actions for the seasons ahead.

Class time is a combination of lecture, group discussion, partner exercises, and solo time in nature. You also engage in journaling, wind walking, a mini-vision quest, and a fire ceremony. These ancient wisdom teachings and techniques provide authentic guidance for establishing and maintaining harmony in your mind, emotions, spirit, and physical body while also living a spiritual life—no matter what winds are blowing.

Renee Baribeau, author of Winds of Spirit, is a wind whistler, soul coach, inspirational speaker, and initiated Shamanic practitioner with 30 years of experience.

What if we are perfect, just the way we are? What if all this goal setting, self-helping, and stretching to improve is actually detrimental ADREANNA LIMBACH to the realization that our fundamental worth has been with us all along— waiting to be noticed as we chase “improvement”?

Join an immersive experience in unpacking, experiencing, and owning the worthiness at the core of your being. This meditation retreat accesses the traditional Buddhist teachings of the Four Noble Truths as we begin to explore some of the central challenges that plague us today: isolation and loneliness in a time of hyper-connectivity, hustling to prove and perfect ourselves, and the chronic feeling of “not-enoughness.”

Together we start deconstructing inherited narratives that keep us striving for approval, while learning to trust our fundamental worth, befriend even our most “unsavory” bits, and find a deep sense of rest in the practice and the path of developing unconditional self-acceptance.

Adreanna Limbach, a meditation instructor and personal development coach whose work has been featured in the New York Times, Women’s Health, and other publications. She is head teacher at MNDFL, a drop-in meditation studio in New York City. adreannalimbach.com

thepracticalshaman.com

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• Learn why going with the flow isn’t always a good idea • Recognize boundary breaches before they happen • Understand why we drop our boundaries • Discover how to forgive and who to forgive • Learn effective exit strategies and healing strategies when it’s too late to prevent a breach

LAMA ROD OWENS

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5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

AUGUST 26-31

WAY OF THE KAIROMANCER

AUGUST 26-31

THE FUN PROJECT

Rewild Your Life Through Play, Dance, Yoga & Voice Jovinna Chan and Jurian Hughes Course 4205-416/Tuition $435 ($390 Members) SS, MI, CE

Do you long to embody greater freedom and fearlessness? Wish to be released from perfectionism and self-judgment? Drop your expectations and fire up your spontaneity in this Fun Project retreat. Whether you’re feeling exhausted or invigorated, in this inspiring workshop you: • Experience the healing power of dance and movement • Nurture acceptance of your voice and body • Utilize improvisation techniques to rekindle your child-like freedom and imagination • Rejuvenate your nervous system through gentle yoga and relaxation • Immerse yourself in the restorative beauty of nature • Feel fully present in your body • Surprise yourself If you’re looking to break out of old ways and have fun, this Wild Life Sanctuary™ adventure is for you. People of all ages, experience, shapes, and sizes are welcome.

Jovinna Chan, E-RYT 500. See biographical information on page 81.

Jurian Hughes, E-RYT 500, MFA. See biographical information on page 81.

DAVID SALTMAN

AUGUST 26-31

THERAPEUTIC TAI CHI & QIGONG

An Intensive Training for Health Professionals David Saltman Course 4205-436/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) MI, LE, CE

This hands-on training covers the application of traditional tai chi and qigong for health and healing. We explore the relationship between specific movements and the body organs and systems. Special focus is given to clinical needs of hospital patients and health-care clients, including cardiac rehab, stroke rehab, subacute clinical recovery, postoperative issues, physical therapy, occupational therapy, gait and balance training, sleep disorders, and more.

We learn highly effective exercises for those in wheelchairs or bed-ridden.

We also learn how to do a 1-minute workout, a 2-minute workout, a 5-minute workout, a workout while driving a car, and a workout in confined spaces, like airline or bus seats.

Through demonstrations and hands-on practice, we undergo intensive training in traditional qigong during each morning, and traditional tai chi chuan in the afternoons. We also practice Tai Chi Ruler, a rare healing art form that is not being taught anywhere else on the East Coast. We return home with tools for clinical practice and improved health.

Signs, Symbols & Synchronicity in Everyday Life Robert Moss Course 4205-627/Tuition $595 ($535 Members) MI

The physicist and the shaman agree: We live in a conscious universe where everything is alive and connected, and mind and matter interweave. To live most fully in this universe, we must navigate by synchronicity, poised to recognize and act in moments when the universe gets personal.

A kairomancer is ready to seize on the revelation or opportunity in these special moments.

In this fun, 5-day adventure, you learn: • Why you want to view dreams more literally and waking life more symbolically • How to become a “strange attractor” for happy events and encounters • How any setback can offer an opportunity Learn this mythic path that takes us beyond self-limiting beliefs into a life of freedom and possibility.

Dance with the Trickster, play wonderful new games, and leave with resources for conscious living that will infuse magic into your everyday life.

Robert Moss, a former professor of ancient history and creator of Active Dreaming, is a best-selling novelist, poet, and scholar who leads seminars and trainings worldwide. mossdreams.com

No previous experience is necessary.

This workshop is suitable for health-care professionals and for all interested in the healing effects of tai chi and qigong. Advanced practitioners and professional tai chi teachers are welcome.

David Saltman has been practicing Chinese meditative and martial arts for nearly 40 years, studying with master S.T. Ying in California, and studying nearly 30 years with renowned master B.P. Chan in New York. davidsaltman.com

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DAN WELDEN

AUGUST 26-31

THE ART OF MONOPRINTING

Impressions to Remember Dan Welden Course 4205-374/Tuition $460 ($415 Members) MI, LE

Explore the art of monoprinting with master printmaker Dan Welden. Develop your skills of observation and awareness and link them with the challenges of the unexpected as you learn to confidently and creatively handle the pigments and tools of this art form.

Monoprinting is one of the most unpredictable and exciting forms of art. You start with a plate, create your design, and instead of applying a layer of ink and printing multiples, you simply paint on the plate, place paper on the image and apply pressure. The result is a one-of-akind impression that resembles a painting more than a print.

This workshop is open to all who desire to create with an open mind and heart, and are willing to embrace wonderfully surprising results. It is especially liberating for novice and experienced artists wishing to free themselves from creative blocks, fears, and expectations.

Dan Welden. See biographical information on page 82.

RENEW Book your R&R Getaway Retreat today.

ROBERT MOSS

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September

Lift your voice— and help others do the same.

Become a member.

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RICKIE BYARS BECKWITH

KRISHNA DAS

JAI UTTAL

CC WHITE

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

STEVE GORN

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Monday at 12:30 p.m.

AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 3

ECSTATIC CHANT

The Yoga of Voice

Course 4303-559/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS

Join us for our 14th annual Ecstatic Chant retreat, one of the most popular events at Omega. A remarkable opportunity to experience some of the Western world’s leading devotional singers, this inspiring weekend nourishes the soul with a rich tradition of musical prayer and meditation.

MANOSE, DEVA PREMAL, AND MITEN

RADHANATH SWAMI

Known in Sanskrit as kirtan, devotional chanting awakens a longing in the heart for the experience of inner silence, boundless love, and intimate union with the divine.

Emerging from Hindu traditions in India, kirtan is practiced by millions of people. The call-and-response, rhythmic quality of these unifying chants kindles an exhilarating, joyful mood and is accepted as one of the surest paths to enlightenment. In recent years, pioneering musicians and seekers have brought this magical tradition to the West.

Throughout the weekend—including an all-night Saturday session—we explore a variety of chants and chanting styles, interspersed with rejuvenating sessions of meditation, yoga, and story sharing.

This program ends Monday at 12:30 p.m.

Performers are subject to change.

Ram Dass will appear via live video stream.

PARVATHY BAUL FANNAH-FI-ALLAH SUFI QAWWALI ENSEMBLE MIRABAI CEIBA

RAM DASS (VIA SKYPE)

SPECIAL LABOR DAY CHANT SESSION Course 4401A-559EX SS

This special Labor Day Ecstatic Chant takes place on Monday, September 3, from 2:30 p.m. to midnight, and includes performances by Krishna Das, Deva Premal & Miten, Jai Uttal, Parvathy Baul, and Manose.

Tuition for this 1-day program is $75 ($65 Members) for those who participated in the weekend Ecstatic Chant, and $125 ($110 Members) for others (plus accommodations and/or commuter charges).

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SEPTEMBER 4

SEPTEMBER 3–7

HEART PRACTICE OF CHANTING

JIVAMUKTI YOGA IMMERSION

Bringing Chanting Into the Practice of Living Krishna Das With Nina Rao KRISHNA DAS

Course 4401B-607/Tuition $80 ($70 Members) SS

Join Krishna Das for this one-day chanting retreat and devotional practice. This is a special opportunity to study with one of the foremost devotional singers in the world.

We spend the morning exploring the spiritual path with group chanting of Hanuman Chalisas with Nina NINA RAO Rao. Guided by Krishna Das in the afternoon, we revel in call-and-response chanting, stories about Das’s beloved guru, Sri Neem Karoli Baba, and discussions about life, with plenty of opportunities for questions and answers.

Sharing his heart through music and chanting is the basis of Das’s devotional practice, his way of serving the divine within himself and others. In this chanting retreat, we can embark on our own devotional journey with him.

Course 4404A-625/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS, MI

Jivamukti Yoga® Immersion takes you deeper into the study of Jivamukti Yoga and its five tenets: nonviolence, devotion, meditation, scripture, and music. Led by Jivamukti Yoga cofounders Sharon Gannon and David Life, and joined by Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga teachers Camilla Veen and Ruth Lauer-Manenti, this immersion is perfect for Jivamukti teachers who SHARON GANNON AND DAVID LIFE are looking for a refresher course, yoga students from other disciplines who are curious about what goes on in a Jivamukti Yoga teacher training, and those brand new to yoga. Deepen your yoga practice, meet old and new friends, and build a worldwide yoga community. All levels of experience are welcome.

The immersion includes:

Workshop hours are 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.

• • • • • •

Krishna Das is one of the foremost devotional singers in the world. He has released numerous CDs and is author of Chants of a Lifetime. krishnadas.com

This workshop begins Monday at 1:00 p.m. and concludes Friday at 12:30 p.m. Certified Jivamukti Yoga teachers already enrolled in the Apprenticeship Program can receive credit hours toward their 800-hour certification.

Nina Rao, Krishna Das’s assistant, tours with him, playing cymbals and singing. In 2013 she released a double-CD Antarayaami. chantkirtan.com

THE SINGING BODY Song & Movement in Baul Tradition

Ruth Lauer-Manenti is a painter, writer, and Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher. ruthlauermanenti.com

SEPTEMBER 3-7

Parvathy Baul

RISE SISTER RISE

Course 4401B-677/Tuition $80 ($70 Members) SS, MI

For millenia, Baul songs have been passed down from teacher to student, often conveyed in a unique poetic form that lies between philosophy and poetry, music, and dance. Emerging from what is now West Bengal and Bangladesh, Baul practices belong to a nonconformist “counter tradition” that evolved from the deepest layers of Indian yogic tradition.

In this 1-day workshop, you can be part of this profound ancient tradition. Discover, practice, and celebrate basic elements from the Baul tradition of singing while incorporating body movement and dance. Learn about history and practices, and the meaning of the songs we sing. Then we practice, chant, dance, and play music with simple instruments. Prepare to laugh, move, and sweat.

No previous experience or knowledge of Baul is required.

However, this workshop may be physically rigorous as it involves dancing with some discipline.

Workshop hours are 9:00 a.m.-noon and 2:305:00 p.m.

Unleash the Wise Woman Within Rebecca Campbell Course 4404A-494/Tuition $420 ($375 Members) SS, MI

As a woman it’s your time to rise up, trust your intuition, tap your potent power, tell your truth, and surrender to your true nature.

Join spiritual leader Rebecca Campbell for a deeply nourishing, uplifting, and soul-stirring week of teachings, personal inquiry, light sourcing, meditation, time in nature, chanting, circle work, ritual, and dance. Access the same mysterious force that controls the spinning of the planets, listen to the whispers of your soul, and connect with your REBECCA CAMPBELL ancient, innate wisdom. Supported by a sisterhood of souls, you remember how to be held by the mother and divine energy and open up to courageously letting your soul lead the way.

As you heal your sisterhood and mother wounds, and embrace the feminine universal energy, you connect with your creative energy and begin to share it with the world.

Women of all ages and at all stages are welcome.

Parvathy Baul is a practitioner, performer, and teacher of the Baul tradition from Bengal, India. She is also an instrumentalist, storyteller, painter, and cofounder of EktaraKalari. ekatharakalari.org

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Sharon Gannon and David Life, founders of Jivamukti Yoga, are accomplished yogis, scholars, activists, authors, poets, and musicians, who teach the ancient methods of yoga in a modern context. jivamuktiyoga.com Camilla Veen, founder of Atha Yoga in Norway, is an Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher. jivamuktiyoga.com

SEPTEMBER 4

PARVATHY BAUL

The Special Labor Day Chant Session on Monday from 2:30 p.m. to midnight Daily asana practice Meditation instruction and daily practice Study of the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra Investigation of the link between yoga and vegetarianism Concert with virtuoso classical pianist Katya Grineva

This workshop begins Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. and ends Friday at noon. Arrive Monday, September 3.

Rebecca Campbell is a spiritual mentor, six-sensory teacher, and cocreator of The Spirited Project. She is author of Light Is The New Black and Rise Sister Rise. rebeccacampbell.me

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September

2nd Annual

SEAN FRANKINO, LCSW, ESQ

PARNELL INSTITUTE CONFERENCE & PRE-CONFERENCE

Innovations in EMDR: Transforming Trauma, Mending Attachments, Supporting Resilience SEPTEMBER 5-9

Conference & Pre-Conference: Course 4404B-568/Tuition $725 ($655 Members) SS, MI, CE

SEPTEMBER 6-9

LAUREL PARNELL, PHD

Conference Only: Course 4403-569/Tuition $625 ($560 Members) SS, MI, CE

PAT GALLAGHER, LCSW

Nearly every day it seems we hear about another traumatic event that impacts individuals and communities around the world. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Resource Tapping™ are effective treatments for trauma, and, as many therapists working in the field know, these methods must be adapted to meet the needs of the individual.

This EMDR conference focuses on how to use EMDR with clients who need more than a traditional approach— clients who require understanding and adaptations in order to heal from trauma. Through presentations, case material, videos of EMDR sessions, and experiential exercises, we learn methodology for an adaptive, clientcentered, and culturally sensitive approach to the treatment of trauma that includes: • Adaptations for EMDR protocols in clinical practice for adults, children, and adolescents • Ideas for how to work cross-culturally, in a way that is safe, sensitive, and inclusive • Innovative applications in the treatment of addictions, anxiety, childhood trauma, attachment trauma, and pain

JULIE PROBUS-SCHAD, LCSW

In this conference, led exclusively by EMDR-trained therapists, you gain new ways to use EMDR that will enhance and improve your clinical practice.

CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). The pre-conference begins Thursday at 9:00 a.m.; arrive Wednesday if you are attending both. The conference begins Friday at 8:30 a.m.; arrive Thursday if you are attending the conference only. For more information about the Parnell Institute Conference and Pre-Conference, including information about presenters and special schedule, visit eOmega.org/parnell.

Join us on Thursday and choose from two pre-conference workshops: CONSTANCE KAPLAN, LMFT

REWIRING THE ADDICTED BRAIN An EMDR-Based Treatment Model for Overcoming Addictive Disorders Laurel Parnell

LEAH LEATHERBEE, LCSW-R

PRISCILLA MARQUIS, PHD

BRUCE PATTERSON, LCSW

Oh Corpus, When Do I Appeal to Thee?

Sean Frankino If the body doesn’t register much in EMDR therapy, have we done an effective EMDR treatment? How do we know what somatic interventions to use and when? This talk will explore the theoretical bases for consciously including the body in EMDR treatment.

JEANNINE CROUSE, LCSW-R

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CHRISTIE SPROWLS, PSYD

Learn a holistic, integrative approach to the treatment of addictions and dysfunctional behaviors that is brain-wise, resource-based, trauma-informed, and attachment-focused. This workshop integrates methods from Attachment-Focused EMDR, Resource Tapping™, and Connecting the Consequences™ into treatment.

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ANGEL TRIBE GATHERING Unlocking & Nurturing Your Angelic Connection Kyle Gray Course 4404A-651/Tuition $420 ($375 Members) SS, MI

Do you know who your guardian angels are, or how to harness the gifts that can be found within such an incredible relationship?

KYLE GRAY

Awaken and develop your angelic connection in this love-filled gathering. With daily reflection, yoga, and meditation, you explore spiritual tools that can help you tap into the most effective ways to experience the angels directly. Learn about the angels and archangels working directly with the Earth at this time—and how they can help you right now.

Unlock your spiritual connection, nourish your intuition, and develop a personal relationship with your own guardian angel. You also gain invaluable tools to remove energy blocks, support your spiritual growth, and reveal your gifts and talents in everyday life.

This workshop begins Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. and ends Friday at 12:00 p.m.

Arrive Monday, September 3.

Kyle Gray, a channeler of angels, is one of the youngest, most soughtafter angel experts in the United Kingdom. He is the author of six books, including Angel Prayers, Raise Your Vibration, and Light Warrior, and is the cocreator of Keepers of the Light Oracle. kylegray.co.uk

SEPTEMBER 3-7

PAINTING BEYOND THE PHOTO REFERENCE Transcending Imitation Alyssa Monks Course 4404A-397/Tuition $595 ($535 Members) SS, MI, LE

Experimentation is perhaps the most crucial part of the painting process. While it’s helpful to begin with a photographic source, a painter must transcend this reference to capture the essence of the subject—and the painter’s connection with that subject.

In this painting workshop with Alyssa Monks, you learn a specific process, incorporating both indirect and direct traditional painting techniques, from conception to completion. You learn how to choose a useful photo reference and what pitfalls to avoid. You explore color relationships, brushstrokes, organizing your palette, and different levels of finish. You also learn to recognize when and how to invent and experiment, eplore ways to see images objectively, and practice implying, not overstating, detail.

ALYSSA MONKS

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 7-9

RADIANT SHADOW Neil Kramer

Course 4502-342/Tuition $390 ($350 Members) SS, MI

Join British philosopher Neil Kramer for an inspirational weekend of esoteric discovery, spiritual contemplation, and rejuvenating fellowship.

Inquire deeply into the empowering principles of the supernal path, embrace the mysteries of inner and outer transmutation, bring the hidden wisdom of the ancient sages to life, and explore the beautiful adventure of the divine human.

Kramer shares real-world spiritual teachings that cultivate lasting equilibrium and deeper realization, helping to enrich every area of our lives. In times of dramatic social and global change, he offers a powerful living philosophy to clarify our spiritual nature and further invigorate the majestic journey of the human soul.

Throughout the weekend you participate in illustrated talks, question-and-answer sessions, opportunities for inner reflection, and occasions to share your journey among like-minded friends.

You experience deep inquiry, inner strength, and quality fellowship.

Neil Kramer, author of The Unfoldment, is renowned for his broad experiential knowledge of interconnected philosophical, spiritual, mystical, Hermetic, and alchemical disciplines, which he uses to formulate his cosmology and practice. neilkramer.com

You return home with a new understanding of how to create paintings that contain the intimacy of the human touch and transcend the smooth photo-realistic image. $12 materials fee; include when you register. This workshop begins Monday at 8:00 p.m. and ends Friday at 1:00 p.m.

Alyssa Monks, MFA, is a figurative painter represented

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SEPTEMBER 7-9

EDGAR CAYCE & THE AKASHIC RECORDS

Raising Your Vibration for Personal Transformation Kevin J. Todeschi Course 4502-572/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

More than simply a record of the past, the Akashic Records are an interactive source of information that draws experiences and relationships to individuals for their own spiritual development.

They also are constantly calculating “possible realities” for our individual futures.

Experience the Edgar Cayce perspective on the Akashic Records and on raising your personal vibration—a subject examined by more than 2,500 Edgar Cayce readings. Cayce believed that soul growth and personal transformation were the ultimate purpose of our existence.

This weekend you: • Discover Edgar Cayce’s tools for personal transformation that have assisted countless people on their soul path • Learn about the Akashic Records and the unlimited information they potentially hold for you • Glimpse your own Akashic Record and discover a probable past life, insights into your present experiences, and the potential future you are creating • See vibrations as the building blocks of all creation and as your personal tool for progressing spiritually in the present Kevin J. Todeschi, chief executive officer of Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment, is creator of Edgar Cayce’s Dream Dictionary app. edgarcayce.org

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SEPTEMBER 7-9

A BOUNDLESS HEART & MIND

SEPTEMBER 7-9

Connecting to the World Through the Four Immeasurables

EMPOWER YOURSELF WITH ART & YOGA

Tim Olmsted

A Journey to Gaining Life Mastery

Course 4502-465/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) SS

Monique Fay and Denise Hatch

In a world that can feel increasingly challenging, it is natural for us to seek the peace and happiness that we may sense we’re missing.

The more we search, the more we realize that everyone is seeking the same and that, in fact, our happiness and our life is intimately connected with the lives and happiness of all others.

Course 4502-623/Tuition $380 ($340 Members)

Empower yourself, find your true solutions, and transform the challenges of stress and anxiety into opportunities.

Monique Fay, creator of the Apprentice Cards, and Denise Hatch, certified Anusara yoga teacher, invite you to reconnect with the healing power of the natural world. A combination of their respective work helps you embody and balance the elements with a unique healing system based on the power and MONIQUE FAY patterns of space, earth, water, fire, and air.

Through Fay’s Apprentice Cards, we connect to the transformative power of the elements, bringing forth our DENISE HATCH inner clarity and enlightenment. These nature-inspired images act as a guide to translating this knowledge, enabling us to gain mastery over our lives. For a deeper experience, Hatch invites you to synchronize your breath and body rhythms to the seasonal cycle; atone to your highest self; and balance body and mind for greater intuition, health, and life mastery.

Come with an openness to receive this magical experience, and leave with a clear and certain path toward elemental balance.

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Denise Hatch, E-RYT 500, is a licensed hypnotherapist and certified yoga teacher trainer. mysticheartyogaretreats.com

SALLY HELGESEN

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER

SEPTEMBER 7-9

HOW WOMEN RISE Energize Your Authentic Vision Sally Helgesen Course 4502-537/Tuition $380/305/230 ($340 Members) LE

Energize your leadership with the confidence to articulate your authentic vision. Throughout this workshop explore how women’s broad-spectrum focus is uniquely suited to today’s world by creating a vision that looks beyond the financial bottom line to the social impact of our choices.

Sally Helgesen brings more than 30 years of working with women visionaries to develop our vision by examining: • • • •

What we notice What we value How we communicate Why what we see matters

Through a rich combination of hands-on exercises, group discussions, peer coaching sessions, and interactive lectures, we learn to: • Use the power of our vision to progress as a leader • Build allies to increase innovation • Look inward and trust our intuition to become an authentic leader • Become more intentional about what we need to embrace— and what we need to release You leave with experience identifying and sharing your compelling, concise, and authentic vision. Women at any stage of their career are welcome.

Sally Helgesen is a global expert on women’s leadership. Best-selling author of The Female Advantage, her mission is to help women act on their greatest strength. sallyhelgesen.com #DoPowerDifferently

For centuries this insight has been explored and enriched through the application of the Four Immeasurable Attitudes of lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Through training in such a boundless heart and mind, we can discover our own innate happiness and find richness and meaning in our connection to others and the world.

This weekend combines meditation practice with teachings and discussions that profoundly enrich our understanding and experience.

Anyone committed to transforming their heart and mind—old hands and those new to the path—as well as those who work in helping professions, will find this weekend deeply enriching.

Tim Olmsted, a teacher and student of meditation since 1977, is president of the Pema Chödrön Foundation and founder and senior instructor for Tergar International. steamboatbuddhistcenter.org

9-DAY DETOX Arrive Friday Begin Saturday at 8:30 a.m. End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 7-16

PRANIC LIVING INITIATION

Mind & Body Detox & Health Fast Ray Maor Course 4509-589/Tuition $1,500 ($1,400 Members) SS, MI

Would you like to reduce your food cravings, maintain your ideal body weight, or live a longer, healthier life? Join this pranic living intensive for maximum detoxification, anti-aging, and health benefits.

RAY MAOR

During this gradual, monitored breatharian fast and detox program, we follow specific guidelines, designed with safety and health in mind. Through gentle body movement and breathing exercises, guided meditations, and other individual and group activities, we explore pranic energy, Vipassana, manifestation, basic channeling, and more.

After this process, participants typically increase stamina and energy, reduce sleeping time and caloric intake, improve clarity of thought, and discover a greater sense of well-being.

All participants must reside on Omega’s campus during this workshop. This workshop begins Saturday at 8:30 a.m.; arrive Friday.

During this detox we eat only fruits on the first day. On the second day we just drink juice. On the third day we only drink water. Then we experience nearly 4 days of dry fasting (no food or water). For the final days we drink only diluted juices. For more detailed information, visit raymaor.com.

Ray Maor, author of A Year Without Food, discovered the breatharian lifestyle in 2012. He is considered an inspirational guide and a representative of this lifestyle in the Western world. raymaor.com

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Monique Fay, MA, LAc, developed Quanturm Healing, a unique energy healing practice.

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OMEGA VETERANS PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 9-14

VETERANS YOGA RETREAT FOR MEN Practices For Comfort & Ease Annie Okerlin With Nicholas Caris Course 4605-697/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) LE

Research shows that yoga and relaxation practices help veterans reintegrate after the challenging experiences of military service. In this yoga retreat for male veterans, you learn techniques to comfort the body, ease the mind, and promote healing.

ANNIE OKERLIN

NICHOLAS CARIS

Guided by Annie Okerlin and veteran Nicholas Caris, and supported by a community of brothers, you practice yoga and learn to modify postures to accommodate unique physical limitations and ailments—including chronic pain and amputations.

You also experience daily iRest (Integrative Restoration) sessions, a technique endorsed by the U.S. Army Surgeon General and offered at military hospitals nationwide. A guided meditation based on Yoga Nidra, iRest promotes deep relaxation and acceptance of everything as it is. It helps the nervous system return to a balanced state of well-being, which is necessary to heal unresolved trauma and physical and emotional wounds. You leave with valuable tools to continue your healing journey at home.

SEPTEMBER 7-21

BECOME A QIGONG HEALER An Intensive 14-Day Professional Training Robert Peng

Course 4514-355/Tuition $2,795 ($2,695 Members)

Enhance and empower your innate healing energy and learn both hands-on and remote healing techniques in this 14-day intensive training with qigong master Robert Peng.

See workshop description on page 124.

ROBERT PENG

Application is required; apply early, as spots fill quickly. Scholarships are available to cover all but $75 of the cost; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

Annie Okerlin, RYT, owner and president of Yogani Studio in Tampa, Florida, is founder and director of the therapeutic yoga program Exalted Warrior Foundation. exaltedwarrior.com Nicholas Caris, RYT, a U.S. Marine veteran who found physical and emotional healing through yoga, teaches adaptive yoga to veterans through the Exalted Warrior Foundation. exaltedwarrior.com

SEPTEMBER 9-14

COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE MODEL (CRM) FOR TRAUMA WORK A Training for Mental Health Professionals Lisa Schwarz Course 4605-533/Tuition $595 ($535 Members) SS, MI, CE

Healing from trauma requires brain and body-based safety. One must step into the fear, feel it fully, and reorient toward the painful experiences in order to dismantle the neurobiology that drives symptoms, addictions, and relational challenges.

Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM), created by Lisa Schwarz, is a therapeutic technique that combines psychotherapy, neuroscience, and spirituality. The CRM method combines numerous techniques—including indigneous healing, breathwork, and attachment psychotherapy—to create a healing alchemy through eye positions, ego state therapy, and somatic attunement. This provides neurobiological scaffolding to help clients safely experience maximum somatic embodiment, release painful emotions, and reconnect to their life meaning in a heart-centered state.

LISA SCHWARZ

In this training for mental health professionals, you learn to allow clients to clear their nervous systems, safely reprocess traumas, and extinguish fear while being fully present in the moment. Through talks, demonstrations, and practicums, you learn CRM skills for various diagnostic categories, tools to share with clients, and techniques to use when a client triggers you as a practitioner.

CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). This workshop begins at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Lisa Schwarz, MEd, is a psychologist, consultant, and educator with a practice in Pennsylvania and training venue in Colorado. comprehensiveresourcemodel.com

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September

SEPTEMBER 9-14

CONSCIOUS WRITING Discover Your True Voice Julia McCutchen Course 4605-551/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) MI

Immerse yourself in creative exploration and learn to write from your heart with the voice of your soul.

REV. MYCHAEL SHANE

SEPTEMBER 9-14

THE ASCENDED MASTERS OF SHAMBALLAH Rev. Mychael Shane Course 4605-617/Tuition $470 ($425 Members) MI

Very few people know and understand who or what the Ascended Masters are. Explore in-depth the topic of benevolent and enlightened beings, their purpose on Earth, their histories, and the history of Shamballah.

Discover the philosophy and teachings of the Masters and do meditations to experience their vibrations and manifold manifestations (such as corresponding flames and rays).

Learn who your personal Master Teachers and guides are, how to connect with them, and ways to utilize this divine relationship.

During a trance channeling and apportation demonstrations, you learn to ask a Master to bring forth the divine collective energy of the Masters and bring forth a sacred object from your Master Teacher. Learn how to use this object to connect with your Master Teacher and understand the multidimensional truth of their being.

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• Participate in opening and closing ceremonies • Explore a different theme each day • Experience guided energy, meditation, and visualization practices • Engage in a variety of creative exercises and plenty of writing You work independently, in pairs, and in small groups within a safe, sacred space. You may choose to read your work aloud in an optional open mic session.

MINDFULNESS, BIRDWATCHING & THE NATURAL WORLD Claire Thompson CLAIRE THOMPSON

Course 4605-696/Tuition $465 ($420 Members) MI

Being mindful of life within us and around us is essential if we are to bring forth a happier, more peaceful, and more sustainable world.

In this workshop Claire Thompson, author of Mindfulness and the Natural World and The Art of Mindful Birdwatching, inspires us to notice, enjoy, explore, and share experiences of what it feels like to be alive, part of our natural world.

Through group discussions, mindfulness exercises, games, and meditations, we are introduced to mindfulness as we explore our relationship with our own experience (body, thoughts, emotions) as well as our experiences of birds and the rest of nature around us. Guided by Thompson we experience mindfulness in nature, explore the benefits of a more mindful approach to birdwatching and nature appreciation, and come to understand how birds and nature can inspire us to be more present in every moment.

Leave with a new or deepened appreciation of the ways that having an awareness of birds and nature is essential for creating a more sustainable world.

Claire Thompson has dedicated her career to the protection of our natural world. She is author of Mindfulness and the Natural World and The Art of Mindful Birdwatching. mindfulness-of-nature.com SEPTEMBER 9-14

YOGA & THE HUMAN BODY

A 5-Day Training in Seeing & Understanding Bodies Timothy McCall Course 4605-539/Tuition $750 ($675 Members) CE

Professional writers as well as enthusiasts are welcome.

While yoga anatomy as it is typically taught can be useful, in this workshop we practice viewing the body more holistically.

TIMOTHY MCCALL For example, we examine the effects of chaining through the myofascia and liken asana to “tensegrity” structures like suspension Julia McCutchen is founder of bridges and geodesic domes. This is a way to go deeper into your yoga the International Association of practice and sharpen your abilities to observe others without having to Conscious & Creative Writers and know anatomical minutia. author of Conscious Writing and The Writer’s Journey.

We also systematically examine the feet, ankles, knees, hips, spine, juliamccutchen.com ribs, neck and shoulders, skull and jaw, and the hands and wrists, in a variety of poses. With individual, partner, and group work, you practice your yoga and your observational skills, and refine your ability to adjust and assist others to meet their individual needs. Marquette University anatomy instructor and myofascial release therapist, Ginny Jurken, PT, C-IAYT, will be assisting.

This program is designed for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and serious yoga students, as well as health-care professionals, bodyworkers, dancers, and others.

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Rev. Mychael Shane, a physical medium and spiritual teacher, has spent his life connecting to the Ascended Masters of Shamballah to bring forth their teachings.

Conscious Writing is a holistic approach to creative awakening and vibrant writing. Its transformative power comes from learning to write from your true self, the eternal part of you that is naturally creative and free from resistance—the original source of your authentic voice. Author and intuitive mentor Julia McCutchen guides you to discover your voice and unlock your creativity through the Conscious Writing process, a proven method for transitioning into a deep creative flow aligned with your purpose. You:

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Timothy McCall, MD, is author of Yoga as Medicine and founder and director of Yoga As Medicine Seminars and Teacher Trainings. drmccall.com

JULIA MCCUTCHEN

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End Friday at noon

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End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 14-16

AGING WITH SASS & CLASS

Joan Borysenko

Course 4702-324/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

If you’re thinking about this workshop, you weren’t born yesterday. You’ve lived and loved, won and lost, celebrated and grieved. You have a lot of stories to tell.

Spend the weekend with sassy scientist, psychologist, and spiritual elder Joan Borysenko and come share your journey. Together we map roads taken and forsaken, and develop a practical toolkit for ageless living.

TINA M. ZION

SEPTEMBER 9-14

BECOME A MEDICAL INTUITIVE

Take this time to focus on how to create vitality in every sector of your life—from your brain to your belly, from your work to your play. Rise above the stress and get mindful, creative, and curious about new horizons. Wear your purple, bring your partners and friends, and prepare to laugh, cry, and harvest some juicy “aha” moments through experiential exercises, lecture, and discussion. You’ll leave asking, who wants to be a millennial when you can be a wise and witty perennial?

JOAN BORYSENKO

Joan Borysenko, PhD, author of 15 books, is a pioneer in mind-body medicine and the psychology of healing. joanborysenko.com

Tina M. Zion

Course 4605-558/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) SS, MI

SEPTEMBER 14-16

INTRODUCTION TO INTUITIVE PAINTING

Build natural intuitive skills and improve your ability to feel, sense, and see the entire person, on all levels, in this experiential program with Tina M. Zion.

Express Yourself With Paint, Drawing & Collage Jane Davies Course 4702-421/Tuition $315 ($285 Members) MI, LE

Making art is a journey with very few handholds and only a general road map. Every artist has to find their own way, while at the same time remain open to learning from others. Discover how to forge your own personal path, with guidance, to discover the satisfaction of making art that is truly your own.

Through presentations and hands-on practice sessions, you learn how to:

You leave with the recognition that medical intuition is a learned skill and with the awareness and understanding to welcome spiritual guidance into your work.

This workshop is for medical practitioners, energy healers, professional intuitives and mediums, and lay people who want to develop medical intuitive skills.

Tina M. Zion is a registered nurse, hypnotherapist, author, Reiki expert, and psychic medium specializing in medical intuition and past life regressions.

HELEN LAKELLY HUNT AND HARVILLE HENDRIX

SEPTEMBER 14-16

GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT A Spiritual Path for Couples

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt Course 4702-384/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) per person

See workshop description on page 23.

REST Book your R&R Getaway Retreat today.

See page 4 for details.

This workshop is specifically designed for beginners or those with very little painting JANE DAVIES experience. Guided by artist Jane Davies, learn to paint without brushes, draw with crayons, play painting games, make collaborative collages and your own collage papers, create spontaneous monoprints, and more.

Connect directly to your intuition and express yourself with paint, drawing, and collage. Discover tools and techniques that get you into a more spontaneous way of creating art. All techniques are easy to master, so this is a great way to start your painting practice and gain the skills and confidence you need to take painting to the next level.

Jane Davies is a full-time artist working in collage, paint, and encaustics. She is author of four books on collage, mixed media, and ceramics. janedaviesstudios.com

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Artwork by Jane Davies

• Identify the 16 intuition insights • Discover the original cause of illness through inner sight • Include healing techniques during your medical intuition session • Eliminate your fear as a practitioner and as a client • Understand the electrical nature of emotions, thoughts, and the human body • Perceive the aura by scanning • Understand the ethical nature of medical intuition

COME HOME TO YOUR SOUL

Decoding the Wisdom of Your Inner World Anne Berube

KIRA KAY

SEPTEMBER 14-16

DISCOVER YOUR TRUE SELF A Journey Inward Kira Kay Course 4702-449/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Who are you? Understanding this seemingly simple question opens us up to more joy, peace, and fulfillment. But ideas placed on us by others all too often prevent us from understanding and accepting ourselves fully. In this experiential workshop, intuitive counselor and social change innovator Kira Kay invites us to access our inner wisdom and realize the potential we hold inside.

What behaviors do you engage in? What are you curious about?

As you engage in self-inquiry, you awaken your intuitive ability to see your own capacity. You begin to understand what you think, the way you think, and how your mind works—many aspects to which you may have been previously blind.

Gain the self-awareness you need to participate more freely in life with less reaction and a deeper understanding of your day-today relationships. Give yourself permission to experience your whole self, and get to know who you are.

Individual guidance is available to support each participant as you discover your own truth and understanding.

September

SEPTEMBER 14-16

OMEGA YOGA THERAPY PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 14-16

OVERCOMING PAIN WITH YOGA THERAPY

Holistic Healing for the Upper Back, Neck & Shoulders

Course 4702-378/Tuition $315 ($285 Members)

Emily Large

Happiness—why does something so simple remain elusive for so many? True happiness is not related to pleasure or consumption, but is a by-product of emotional intimacy, spiritual meaning, and unconditional love. Until we become aware of our soul’s calling and develop a deep sense of selfcompassion, we will always feel that something is missing.

Course 4702-664/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI, CE

Join others in an intimate group setting to consider different models of understanding from the wisdom traditions of Vedanta and Huna, new research in epigenetic and positive psychology, as well as the teachings and energy of the late Dr. Wayne Dyer. Through discussions, guided meditations and visualizations, shamanic healing energies, and daily practices, you:

Return home with supplementary materials, practices specifically designed for target areas, and the knowledge to confidently choose the best practice for specific conditions.

• Deepen your experience of self love • Learn how to connect with your own unlimited source of joy • Tap into the creative dimensions of your inner world • Heal old wounds and practice techniques for healing suppressed emotions • Connect with your spiritual reason for being here

Emily Large, PT, CYT, E-RYT 500, is founder of Living Large Therapeutics.

Her practice combines the science of physical therapy with the timehonored practice of yoga to improve health and well-being.

Learn to develop a deeper, soulconnected, meaningful, and sustainable source of happiness.

Anne Berube, PhD, author of Be Feel Think Do: A Memoir, is a modern-day shaman, coach, and teacher who has made it her life’s purpose to help individuals remember their soul’s calling. anneberube.com

Learn how to safely apply the proven principles of yoga therapy to reduce painful conditions and optimize health EMILY LARGE for the upper back, neck, and shoulders.

Though lectures, demonstrations, asana and pranayama practice, and the use of sound and meditation, you learn to identify the basic tools and methodology of yoga therapy and how to practice evidence-based yoga therapy sequences. You also explore posture, alignment, and the importance of developing strength along with flexibility throughout the shoulder girdle.

Come prepared to learn anatomy and biomechanics from a physical therapist’s perspective. Physical, occupational, and yoga therapists—as well as yoga teachers, massage therapists, and those who suffer from pain or dysfunction in this region of the body—are welcome. No previous yoga experience is necessary.

If you are currently experiencing pain, it is recommended you get a diagnosis from a doctor before attending the workshop. You must be able to get up and down from the floor without assistance.

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SEPTEMBER 14-16

THE CIRCLE: INTUITIVE INSIGHT AS DAILY PRACTICE Laura Day

Course 4702-418/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

Intuition provides the clearest path to hidden opportunities and allows you to deal with obstacles before they occur. Without the focused use of intuition, it’s like you’re conducting a tug of war within yourself—an evenly matched struggle between your past patterns and beliefs and the new, authentic you, who is longing to emerge.

In this workshop with best-selling author and celebrated intuitive healer Laura Day, you learn to harness your intuition—a massive force for change that is already within you.

You receive hands-on and psychic healing, including a powerful spiritual blessing to reconnect you to your innate wisdom and help you manifest miracles in your life. In the Circle, you join your energy with others and channel the infinite energy we all share. You: Strengthen your intuition Channel the power of the Circle to manifest a wish Work with practical techniques to heal yourself and others Gain the knowledge and skill to lead your own healing circles LAURA • Integrate healing and intuition DAY into all aspects of your life

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ANNE BERUBE

Laura Day is the best-selling author of Practical Intuition and The Circle. For more than two decades, she has helped companies and individuals use intuition to achieve their dreams. laura-day.com

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Kira Kay is an intuitive counselor and social change innovator. She uses humor, passion, and a grounded approach that gives clients tools to develop their own understanding of truth.

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OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 16-21

THE WAY OF AWARENESS

An Immersion Experience in Mindfulness & Heartfulness

WILL KABAT-ZINN

Will Kabat-Zinn and Jon Kabat-Zinn Course 4805-478/Tuition $555 ($500 Members) SS, MI, LE

MATTHEW DANIELL

SEPTEMBER 14-16

INSIGHT MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS Developing a Calm & Clear Mind Matthew Daniell Course 4702-365/Tuition $360/285/210 ($325 Members)

See workshop description on page 26.

The essence of mindfulness is universal. As the Buddhist scholar Nyanaponika Thera put it, mindfulness is the unfailing master key for knowing the mind, and is thus the starting point; the perfect tool for shaping [our relationship to] the mind, and is thus the focal point; the lofty manifestation of the achieved freedom of the mind, and is thus the culminating point.

In most Asian languages, the words for “mind” and “heart” are the same. We can understand mindfulness better if we simultaneously hear it as heartfulness and cultivate it in that way.

During this retreat, we cultivate intimacy with our own experience as the days unfold. We engage in a range of meditation practices, including the body scan, guided movement, sitting meditation, and walking meditation.

SEPTEMBER 16-21

THE METAMORPHOSIS LAB A Hero's Journey to Health

Ruediger Dahlke and Carol Greenhouse Course 4805-629/Tuition $445 ($400 Members) MI

Your life is trying to tell you something. It speaks in symptoms, chance events, symbols, and patterns.

Learning life’s language can help you transform illness, resolve psychological issues, and take your personal development to a new level.

JON KABAT-ZINN

We practice cultivating mindfulness in all daily activities to foster a seamless continuity of life and practice.

The applications of mindfulness in the face of the full catastrophe of the human condition, including stress, pain, illness, our own tacit assumptions, implicit biases, and the challenges of social inequity will be emergent themes.

The week includes periods of silent practice as well as conversation and dialogue about our unfolding experiences.

This workshop begins Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Will Kabat-Zinn leads mindfulness and meditation retreats and seminars nationally and internationally.

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD. See biographical information on page 16.

SEPTEMBER 16-21

ANGEL CERTIFICATION RETREAT Charles Virtue

Course 4805-600/Tuition $555 ($500 Members) MI

As you come to see the spiritual world as a complement to the one we already live in, working with angels becomes possible, and even easy.

CHARLES VIRTUE

When imbalances develop in your consciousness, they manifest in the body as symptoms. Guided by renowned European physician Ruediger Dahlke and his lead apprentice Carol Greenhouse, you learn to interpret your RUEDIGER DAHLKE symptoms in order to restore your natural balance and improve your overall health. Each day, you hear from special guests and get the chance to apply their insights to your own concerns, integrating the lessons through meditation, image therapy, journaling, and breathwork.

Learn the essentials of working with angels in your professional and personal life during this 5-day certification retreat with Charles Virtue, who has been in touch with angels and their guidance since early childhood.

Learn to generate your own good health and change your life by deciphering your symptoms and better understanding your life’s meaning. Leave with a new perspective toward illness and a plan for wellness to implement when you return home. Helping professionals will learn techniques and information they can use with their clients.

Lightworkers of all skill levels have something to gain from this course, from basic, intermediate, and advanced techniques in life purpose manifestation to angel healing and Oracle cards.

You may submit an optional, confidential, comprehensive history in advance of this workshop. Greenhouse also offers a limited number of individual sessions at an additional cost that can be booked with the faculty upon arrival.

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Come with an open mind and an open heart, ready to clear the blocks and fears that keep you from hearing the true guidance that your angels want you to receive. The angels take care of the rest.

Charles Virtue has been teaching since 2007 and has certified thousands of people to connect with a higher energy to bring happiness, purpose, and guidance into their lives. charlesvirtue.com

Ruediger Dahlke, MD, is creator of Transformative Medicine, an integrative approach to holistic health and personal growth. dahlke.at Carol Greenhouse, Dahlke’s lead apprentice, is founder of the Center for a New Mainstream. anewmainstream.com

Through lecture, group exercises, and healing meditation practices, you gain practical experience that is easily applied to real-world settings. You learn to see and experience your own power and eliminate your excuses and fear.

CAROL GREENHOUSE

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SEPTEMBER 16-21

OMEGA YOGA THERAPY PROGRAM

THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF YESHUA & THE MAGDALENE

SEPTEMBER 16-21

LIVE BETTER IN YOUR BODY Course 4805-602/Tuition $510 ($460 Members) MI, LE, CE

We’re taught that in order to thrive, we simply need to eat healthy, exercise regularly, and manage our emotions. But it’s harder than it sounds!

Course 4805-660/Tuition $430 ($385 Members) MI

Drawing from their books The Law of Light and The Note from Heaven, respectively, Lars Muhl and Githa Ben-David introduce you to practices rooted in ancient mystery teachings. Through lecture, meditative exercises, group discussion, and sharing, you explore the secret Aramaic key to understanding the soul with Muhl. You also learn about sacred chanting and enjoy sound healing sessions with Ben-David.

Through this intensive foray into these prehistoric curative therapies, you learn to open up your voice, achieve balance, and discover how much healing power you already have. You return home with a better understanding of the secret teachings of Jesus, and even more importantly with a deeper, more intimate connection to the divine within.

Lars Muhl is a Danish author, filmmaker, mystic, musician, lecturer, and writer. larsmuhl.com Githa Ben-David is a vocal sound healing pioneer educated in the Royal Danish Academy of Music. githabendavid.dk/eng

With Eat Breathe Thrive, a program designed to prevent and help people overcome eating disorders, you discover a mind-body approach to mindful eating, emotional resilience, and body confidence. Through yoga, meditation, group discussion, and interactive activities, you learn to: CHELSEA ROFF

• Understand the pillars of thriving: mindful eating, functional exercise, emotional balance, and fulfilling relationships • Recognize what and when to eat, as well as how to end cycles of restricting, overeating, and exercising to excess • Balance anxiety, lift depression, and improve digestion with the new science of interoception • Deepen your capacity for intimacy while strengthening boundaries • Use cutting-edge mental health tools from the traditions of yoga, mindfulness, neuroscience, and movement science

JOHN HOLLAND

SEPTEMBER 21-23

POWER OF THE SOUL Access & Follow Your Inner Guidance

You return home ready to integrate this knowledge into your lived experience so you can more effectively and authentically serve others.

John Holland

This workshop serves as Module 1 of the Eat Breathe Thrive facilitator training. Graduates can apply to Module 2. Participants are asked to complete a pre-program questionnaire at eOmega.org.

Did you know that your soul—the real you—is continually trying to get your attention, prodding you to answer questions, such as: What is my purpose? How can I live a more fulfilled life? Where am I going and how do I get there?

Chelsea Roff, C-IAYT, is an author, researcher, yoga therapist, educator, and founder/director of Eat Breathe Thrive. chelsearoff.com

Course 4902-491/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

SEPTEMBER 16-21

This workshop gives you the tools to tap into one of the most powerful forces in the universe: your soul.

A Journey Into Mystical Transcendence

Reconnect with your natural spiritual abilities and develop a conscious awareness of the spiritual laws of attraction. Learn step-bystep how to dismantle some of the psychological barriers created by your outer-self and unveil your true inner-self. Discover how to use the power of your psychic strengths to assist you in all areas of your life. You also learn to enhance your body, mind, and soul to live a life of harmony and understand the nature, function, and purpose of your soul.

WISDOM THROUGH MEDITATION Judith Pennington

Course 4805-463/Tuition $425 ($380 Members) MI

In these tumultuous times, people need to connect to the wisdom within themselves. Some cannot find it, while others do not believe it exists.

But decades of brainwave meditation science has found that the subconscious intelligence is both real and easily accessible.

JUDITH PENNINGTON

You experience nature walks, sacred singing and chanting, dream interpretation, an eye-opening session on peaceful conflict resolution, and other exercises for spiritual awakening. You return home with skills, insights, and advances in consciousness that benefit you throughout your life.

Judith Pennington is a musician, author, and composer of guided meditations. She is founder of the Institute for the Awakened Mind and Eagle Life Communications. judithpennington.com

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John Holland also demonstrates his mediumship to illustrate how he uses his psychic soul senses to connect to the other side and will give messages to some of the participants.

John Holland is a psychic medium, spiritual teacher, and author of The Spirit Whisperer.

He has helped thousands of people reconnect with beloved family members and friends who have died. johnholland.com

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In this 5-day workshop, Judith Pennington—a world authority on electroencephalography (EEG) and the awakened mind—presents your brainwave map of consciousness. By hooking you up to a “mind mirror EEG” for a profound journey geared toward self-discovery, healing, and transformation, Pennington provides a private analysis and series of meditations to guide you into the ideal awakened mind state for creative flow, peak performance, and access to your essential being.

LARS MUHL AND GITHA BEN-DAVID

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

Chelsea Roff

Lars Muhl and Githa Ben-David To find the sacred place within you from which all healing flows, open your heart and mind to gaining hands-on knowledge of mystery school traditions.

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

SEPTEMBER 21-23

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 21-23

YOGA OF 12-STEP RECOVERY LEADERSHIP TRAINING Nikki Myers

Course 4902-394/Tuition $340 ($305 Members) SS, MI, CE

LAMA SURYA DAS

SEPTEMBER 21-23

MAKE ME ONE WITH EVERYTHING

Seeing Through the Illusion of Separation Lama Surya Das Course 4902-485/Tuition $340 ($305 Members)

In these disconnected, plugged-in yet tuned-out times, the “American Lama” offers a simple, joyful path to see through the illusion of separation and experience meaningful connectedness and sustainability.

Based on teachings from his recent book, Make Me One With Everything, Lama Surya Das teaches meditation as a way of opening and releasing knots and hang-ups, as well as feelings of disconnection, loneliness, and not belonging.

“If you’ve ever felt ‘at one’ with something—your beloved or your child, a forest trail or a favorite song,” shares Lama Surya Das, “then you’ve experienced intermeditation.” Based on Tibetan Buddhism’s core insights into the essence of who and what we are, the teachings of awakening together through shared spirituality in Make Me One With Everything offer both novice and seasoned meditators a better way to live—not just on the meditation cushion or the yoga mat, but in every moment of their lives.

Through practical inter-meditations and tantric exercises, we open the door to oneness with nature, others, our deepest higher power, and beyond the illusory separation between the sacred and the mundane.

Lama Surya Das, affectionately called “the American Lama” by the Dalai Lama, is one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars. surya.org

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Yoga of 12-Step Recovery (Y12SR), created by certified addictions recovery specialist NIKKI MYERS Nikki Myers, is a relapse prevention program that combines the principles of the 12-step program, the trauma healing methods of Somatic Experiencing®, and the body-based approaches of yoga therapy.

This leadership training equips you to offer the Y12SR addiction relapse prevention program in your community. Using materials from ancient texts, trauma research, and neuroscience studies, you learn to create an environment and practices to help those dealing with addiction recognize the signs of relapse at the level of feeling and sensation in the body—and to restore balance before a relapse.

Through lecture, group discussion, experiential exercises, and practice, you learn to: • Create a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for anyone dealing with addictive behavior • Understand the 12-step process of addiction recovery • Develop themed, trauma-informed yoga practices specifically for the addiction recovery population This intensive is appropriate for addiction professionals and anyone interested in deepening their understanding and application of the 12-step program and its symbiotic relationship with yoga. No yoga experience is required.

To be a certified Y12SR Leader, you must complete both the Y12SR Leadership Training and the Y12SR Intensive, which is now available online.

Visit y12sr.com for more information.

Nikki Myers, MBA, E-RYT 500. See biographical information on page 57.

SEPTEMBER 21-23

REIKI MASTER TRAINING & CERTIFICATION Brett Bevell

Course 4902-420/Tuition $400 ($360 Members) MI, CE

In the sacred tradition of Reiki training, a Reiki master is empowered with the energetic ability to initiate others into the Reiki system of natural healing. Once that ability is hardwired into our energetic system BRETT BEVELL through master level Reiki initiation, it changes life for the better by raising our vibration and attracting situations, people, and circumstances that are in alignment with our soul’s highest purpose.

UNCORK YOUR CREATIVE JUICES Appreciating Wine, Music, Chocolate & Poetry Michael J. Gelb Course 4902-500/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, MI

Leonardo da Vinci believed that appreciating sensory delights can inspire creativity and happiness. With this delicious event—including a special dinner from Omega FoodWorks— we explore a mindful, playful approach to some of life’s most delectable treats.

By tasting, drinking, listening to music, and writing poetry, we learn the art of nonjudgmental, comparative appreciation. When comparing and contrasting different chocolates, wines, or multiple versions of a musical composition, your mind naturally attunes to the differences and similarities among them.

You notice greater subtleties as you deepen your recall for the pleasurable experience.

The process of comparing different aesthetically pleasing experiences also invokes effortless present moment focus, a state of mind associated with increased creativity and happiness and reduced anxiety and stress.

This enhanced experience of wonder and awareness puts more dolce in your vita, more joie in your vivre, and more creativity in your everyday life.

Michael J. Gelb is a worldrenowned innovator in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and leadership development. michaelgelb.com

In this 2-day training with Reiki master Brett Bevell, we are initiated with three master level symbols and learn how to use these symbols to deepen our own healing practice and initiate others into the Reiki system.

We also explore advanced Reiki practices that enhance psychic ability as well as techniques that allow one individual to send Reiki healings to many people simultaneously.

This workshop is for those who want to become professional Reiki teachers, as well as those who want to simply deepen their healing practice. All who complete this training receive Reiki master certification.

Previous training in Reiki second degree is required and students must have a foundational knowledge of the three second-degree Reiki symbols.

All who complete Bevell’s First & Second Degree Reiki Training (see page 41) are eligible.

Brett Bevell. See biographical information on page 41.

MICHAEL J. GELB

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 21-23

CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

SEPTEMBER 21-23

LOVE NEVER DIES How to Reconnect & Make Peace With Lost Loved Ones

MIRABAI BUSH

Jamie Turndorf Course 4902-701/Tuition $335 ($300 Members) MI

When we can’t stop grieving over the loss of a loved one, is there a way to transform our grief to joy?

Discover healing ways to say hello, not goodbye, to loved ones in spirit. Based on her #1 international best-selling book, Love Never Dies: How to Reconnect and Make Peace With the Deceased, Jamie Turndorf reveals astonishing after-death manifestations that prove relationships aren’t meant to end with bodily death. Through experiential practices, discussion, and sharing, we: • Learn to overcome all that blocks you from reconnecting with your loved ones in spirit • Recognize all the ways those in spirit reach out to you • Send and receive two-sided energetic, oral, and written communications, even using electronic devices • Create a state of receptivity and tune into the vital “spirit channel” of your brain Reconnect and dissolve the pain of grief, heal unfinished business, and receive guidance from departed loved ones— without the assistance of a medium, channeler, or psychic.

Jamie Turndorf, PhD, aka Dr. Love, is a best-selling author and host of the Love Never Dies show on Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network. askdrlove.com

RHONDA V. MAGEE

Course 4902-700/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, CE

KELLY TURNER

Under the leadership of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, colleges and universities nationwide have integrated contemplative practices into a variety of their courses—from literature to physics to architecture.

These practices include yoga, contemplative reading and writing, mindful listening, and other practices that cultivate compassion and mindfulness.

SEPTEMBER 21-23

As a result, schools report that students are showing an increased sense of personal and professional integration, as well as improvements in cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal skills. In the digital, wired world of today’s teenagers and 20-somethings, this is a remarkable feat.

Kelly Turner and Aaron Teich

Through presentations, demonstrations, and questionand-answer sessions, three leading experts in the field introduce contemplative practices, review the related neuroscience research on meditation and learning, give examples of successful courses, and engage us in thinking about the role of contemplation in our own work.

Educators and administrators in higher education are invited to learn about contemplative practices in higher education, how to bring them into their own schools and classrooms, and how these practices can improve their own life.

VIJAY KANAGALA

Mirabai Bush is cofounder, former executive director, and a senior fellow of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. mirabaibush.com Rhonda V. Magee, JD, is professor of law at the University of San Francisco where she teaches contemplative law practice.

Vijay Kanagala, PhD, is an assistant professor of higher education and student affairs administration at the University of Vermont.

SEPTEMBER 21-23

MORE TOGETHER THAN ALONE

Exploring Pathways That Bring Us Together Mark Nepo Course 4902-313/Tuition $340 ($305 Members) MI

All things are connected. The art of community is discovering how.

In each generation we’re asked to discover, through love and suffering, that we are in our hearts the same, and that caring for each other is the one tribe we all belong to. Based on his latest book, this workshop with poet and philosopher Mark Nepo seeks to uncover and personalize pathways that bring us together. We explore questions such as:

MARK NEPO

Mark Nepo is a poet, philosopher, and best-selling author. In 1987, he was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma. The heart of that journey has informed his life’s work. marknepo.com

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AARON TEICH

RADICAL REMISSION

9 Healing Factors to Change Your Life Course 4902-521/Tuition $350/275/200 ($315 Members) SS

Thousands of people have overcome cancer against tremendous odds, but their stories are too often kept quiet.

New York Times best-selling author Kelly Turner studied 1,500 cases of radical remission—people who had complete reversal of a serious or terminal cancer diagnosis.

Explore the nine healing factors she found in common among the cases she studied. Through lecture, group exercises, partner work, and meditation, you learn to: • Take charge of your healing • Strengthen your immune system by radically changing your diet • Choose supplements that are right for your body • Identify your strongest reasons for living • Access and strengthen your intuition • Release suppressed emotions held in your body • Increase positive emotions in your day-to-day life • Accept love and support from others • Develop a daily spiritual practice You leave with 1-, 6-, and 12-month action plans to implement right away.

Those who wish to prevent or overcome cancer or another health challenge, and those who support friends or family with a health challenge are welcome. Health-care professionals learn valuable tools they can use with their patients.

Scholarships are available.

See eOmega.org/scholarships.

Kelly Turner, PhD, is a researcher, best-selling author, and creator of The Radical Remission Project. radicalremission.com

Aaron Teich is a yogi, healer, and meditation teacher with a Master’s degree in Chinese Medicine. aaronteich.com

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• How can we live fully alone and together?

• How do we inhabit what we have in common as well as what makes us unique?

• How do we hold each other as we tumble along in the story of our lives?

• In what ways can we deepen our daily practice of service and compassion?

To honor the timeless process that enlivens these questions, we focus on moments of community and how they work. We explore the heartwork required to inhabit our lives by engaging our ongoing relationships to self, other, work, community, and our source.

JAMIE TURNDORF

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SEPTEMBER 21-23

WARRIORS AT EASE

Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training & Self-Care Immersion Annie Okerlin with Susan Alden Course 4902-711/Tuition $495 ($445 Members)

Learn to safely and effectively teach trauma-sensitive, evidenced-based yoga and meditation to service members, veterans, and their families. Gain a deeper understanding of military culture, combat-related stress, and military sexual trauma, and how it may affect a yoga student.

You learn and practice: • Self-Care techniques and ways to reduce anxiety and depression • Asana sequence protocols and modifications for adaptive yoga (chair and restorative yoga) for war-related trauma or injury, posttraumatic stress, or those with amputations or limited mobility • Therapeutic approaches for developing resiliency, recovery, and prevention of injuries • Ways to integrate trauma-sensitive guidelines and precautions for specific populations into your own yoga teaching style You also learn how to begin a yoga class in a military or veteran community, or in clinical settings such as a hospital or clinic.

ANNIE OKERLIN

SEPTEMBER 21-23

PLANETS IN PLAY

Archetypes for Personal & Cultural Evolution Laurence Hillman and Richard Olivier Course 4902-608/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) MI

Discover how to create positive changes in your life by embracing latent zodiac traits and diminishing less desirable ones. This astrology-based workshop—combining Archetypal Astrology, Mythodrama™, and Archetypal Psychology—makes practical recommendations for adjusting your “character aspects” in healthy and transforming ways.

Experience the 10 planetary archetypes in a theatrical setting to clearly identify which “characters” are having an impact on your life. Through presentations, discussions, and individual and group work, we learn about archetypal repatterning and identify our planetary archetypes. When consciously recognized and honored, these inner actors can help us truly be ourselves, motivating us to lead a deeply meaningful and connected life. When ignored and unexplored, these characters are more likely to be a disruptive influence—disturbing us as they exert their unconscious claims.

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No previous knowledge of astrology or the planets is required.

VETERANS YOGA RETREAT FOR WOMEN

Practices for Health & Well-Being Annie Okerlin with Susan Alden Course 5005-712/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) LE

In this yoga retreat for women veterans, we gather as a community to gain skills that develop resilience SUSAN ALDEN and nourish, strengthen, and heal the body and mind. Guided by Annie Okerlin and U.S. Army veteran Susan Alden, we practice yoga while learning to accommodate unique physical limitations and ailments—including chronic pain and amputations. We experience daily guided meditations in iRest (Integrative Restoration), a technique endorsed by the U.S. Army Surgeon General and offered at military hospitals nationwide.

Based on the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra, iRest promotes deep relaxation and acceptance of everything as it is. It helps the nervous system return to a balanced state of well-being, which helps to heal unresolved trauma, as well as physical and emotional wounds.

We leave with skills that continue to serve us in life, helping us to restore life balance and reintegrate after the challenging experiences of military service.

Application is required; apply early, as spots fill quickly. Scholarships are available to cover all but $75 of the total cost; see eOmega.org/scholarships.

Annie Okerlin, RYT, is founder and director of the therapeutic yoga program Exalted Warrior Foundation and has worked extensively with wounded warriors at Walter Reed. exaltedwarrior.com Lieutenant (fmr) Susan Alden, RYT, is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and executive director of Warriors at Ease.

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RICHARD OLIVIER

This training is for certified yoga teachers who have completed the Warriors at Ease Level 1 Teacher Training (available through Yoga International). Skills taught in this training are applicable to military and veteran populations, as well as first responders, aid workers, and other populations where similar health conditions exist.

SEPTEMBER 23-28

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LAURENCE HILLMAN

SEPTEMBER 23-28

PLANETARY PURPOSE

Archetypal Astrology & Mythodrama Intensive Laurence Hillman and Richard Olivier Course 5005-619/Tuition $1,175 ($1,075 Members) SS, MI, LE

Enrich your understanding of yourself, others, and the world around you in this Planetary Purpose workshop. Through lively presentations and individual and group work under the close guidance of the teachers, you discover a deep archetypal approach to each of your 10 inner planets and gain in-depth knowledge of all 10 planetary archetypes. Then, using your natal chart as part of this exploration into yourself and your life purpose, you also receive a breakthrough personal development coaching session, which includes an Archetypal Constellation.

This workshop is a rare opportunity to engage in personal work with Hillman and Olivier. All participants receive a private astrology reading with Hillman before the workshop. No previous knowledge of astrology or the planets or Mythodrama™ is required.

This workshop begins Monday at 2:00 p.m.

Laurence Hillman is an internationally recognized archetypal astrologer, consultant, speaker, and author of Planets in Play. His father, James Hillman, is the originator of Archetypal Psychology. laurencehillman.com

Richard Olivier, a leading theater director for 15 years, now works internationally as a leadership development consultant, keynote conference speaker workshop leader, and author. He is the founder of Olivier Mythodrama™. oliviermythodrama.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

September

5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 23-28

TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTING FOR BALANCE

Achieving Freedom & Discipline Through Art Tiffani Gyatso Course 5005-679/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) MI

According to artist Tiffani Gyatso, “Thangka is like bread, and free expression is like water. Only bread makes it too dry, and only water does not feed you—I need both, discipline and freedom.”

KARTA PURKH (KP) SINGH KHALSA

SEPTEMBER 23-28

HERBAL DEFENSE Overcoming Illness & Aging Karta Purkh (KP) Singh Khalsa Course 5005-624/Tuition $475 ($425 Members)

After successfully healing himself of a rare disorder by exploring therapies from around the world, Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa (KP Khalsa) made it his life’s work to guide others in their holistic healing journeys. An Ayurvedic doctor and state certified dietitian, Khalsa was personally trained by Yogi Bhajan for 32 years. In this comprehensive, factfilled, and thoroughly researched natural medicine workshop, he shares: • Guidance on holistic medicine dosages, preparation, and storage • Information on practitioners, products, and other resources • Recipes and tips concerning the healing benefits of food Learn how you can stay vigorous all year round, no matter your age or health history. Start building a toolbox to prevent premature aging and avoid the decline that often comes with advancing on life’s path.

You begin by exploring the sacred imagery of the Tibetan pantheon of deities, learning about the symbols, and discovering how they can guide you to refine your vision and intention. You then move to practice by making the canvas: stitching, stretching, and layering natural plaster over cotton. Creating a thangka surface requires time and dedication, which aligns mind and body for the drawing and, finally, the painting of Buddha Shakyamuni. You follow the practice of sacred arts with prayers and mantras to enhance self-discipline, devotion, and concentration.

TIFFANI GYATSO

Throughout the week you go through all of the stages of creating a traditional thangka painting, and leave with a new and unique practice.

Tiffani Gyatso is a Brazilian artist specializing in Tibetan Buddhist thangka painting. tiffanigyatso.com

SEPTEMBER 23-28

MASTERING ALCHEMY Jim Self

Course 5005-663/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

What if you could live your life effortlessly? What if you could be the teacher, healer, and leader you came here to be? In this workshop with Jim Self, you learn the simple and effective tools of Mastering Alchemy and begin to walk within your personal power.

From an early age, Self developed a powerful relationship with the Archangels, Ascended Masters and Teachers of Light. In this workshop he guides you to build and activate your Octahedron energy field, see with your eyes JIM SELF closed (clairvoyance), remember your role in Atlantis, experience the quietness of the fourth layer of thought, and much more.

Throughout the week you learn tools to eliminate the noise and drama in your life, and dissolve self-limiting patterns that you picked up as a child. You create a conscious connection with your soul, and progress toward unifying the masculine and feminine aspects of yourself.

You return home with information and techniques to skillfully navigate the shift of consciousness occurring within the planet and within each of us.

Jim Self is coauthor of A Course in Mastering Alchemy and Spirit Matters. masteringalchemy.com

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Karta Purkh (KP) Singh Khalsa is one of the foremost natural healing experts in the field today. With more than 47 years of experience with complementary medicine, Khalsa is president emeritus of the American Herbalists Guild and director emeritus of the National Ayurvedic Medicine Association.

In this 5-day workshop Gyatso introduces you to thangka, a Tibetan art form of painting Buddhist icons on canvas, and shows you how it can be used as a supportive tool in meditation and self-discovery.

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End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 23-28

SEPTEMBER 23-28

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY & THE ENERGETIC BODY

RADICAL WHOLENESS Philip Shepherd

Course 5005-703/Tuition $445 ($400 Members)

Our culture encourages a top-down relationship with the body. We learn to sit in our head and “listen to it” or to “notice the breath.” We learn how to make the body do things that are good for it. But we have largely forgotten what it is to drop our awareness into the depths of the body’s intelligence and experience the world in its wholeness.

BETH SPINDLER

Principles of Craniosacral Biodynamics

Roger Gilchrist PHILIP SHEPHERD

By revealing and gently softening patterns of being that compromise our wakefulness to the world, this workshop helps you escape the frantic confines of the head and land not just in the calm attunement of your body, but in the spacious life of the present. Along the way, it provides tools to last a lifetime.

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Philip Shepherd is the developer of The Embodied Present Process (TEPP).

He travels the world teaching workshops and training others to facilitate his work, which is based on his two books, Radical Wholeness and New Self, New World. philipshepherd.com

Beth Spindler

SEPTEMBER 23-28

OMEGA YOGA THERAPY PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 23-28

Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Medicine

Course 5005-682/Tuition $370 ($335 Members)

Yoga is increasing in popularity across the world—and changing the face of modern medicine. Hospitals, clinics, and private practices are now integrating yoga as care for patients who experience relief and healing from its effectiveness. Many people who have never practiced yoga before are benefiting and healing from this type of individualized practice.

Come learn how to use yoga therapy techniques for healing your body and maintaining a state of equilibrium in your daily life.

Mindful yoga is not only meant for those with injury or illness, but for anyone who wishes to increase their energetic and biomechanical understanding.

In this experiential program, we address issues ranging from back pain to trauma and learn what practices are best for our individual body, mind, and constitution. We also get hands-on experience and guidance in basic principles of yoga therapy, posture and breath, and learn the evidence-based science behind the movement, breath, mantra, mudra, and meditations.

Those in need of healing, yoga practitioners, yoga teachers, and medical professionals alike are welcome.

Beth Spindler, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is a certified yoga therapist with a comprehensive history of teaching yoga in diverse settings, including medical, educational, and holistic institutions.

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YOGA FOR BABIES TEACHER TRAINING Level One Ellynne Skove

Course 5005-692/Tuition $445 ($400 Members)

Yoga helps parents and infants bond and promotes the development of motor skills and body awareness.

But to provide yoga classes for babies that are safe and fun, teachers need to take special precautions.

This Level One Yoga for Babies training gives you all the information and skills you need to teach classes designed for premobile babies. Through presentations and interactive exercises, you: • Gain experiential knowledge of developmental ELLYNNE SKOVE movement patterns and infant anatomy • Learn basic principles of pre- and perinatal psychology and health • Develop ways to support essential bonding and attachment relationships • Create developmentally appropriate activities for your own professional practice You also experience daily developmental movement and yoga practice using ideokinesis and games.

This training focuses on babies (from birth to precrawling) with an emphasis on tummy time and infant anatomical development. Participants are encouraged to hold an advanced degree in a relevant profession or work directly with infants or children; this work can easily be applied to working with special needs, toddlers, and others. $25 materials fee; include when you register.

Guest babies will join us for a sample class. All participants receive a teaching manual, articles, Tummy Time booklet, and DVD.

Course 5005-698/Tuition $545 ($490 Members)

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is a quantum approach in healing work.

Based on an understanding of life’s inherent organizing principles, an appreciation of conditional experiences, and skills for catalyzing selfhealing processes, Craniosacral Biodynamics is an insightful approach in the healing arts.

In this experiential workshop with renowned teacher and author Roger Gilchrist, we explore the five core principles of Craniosacral Biodynamics— including spaciousness, holism, resonance, bioenergy, and self-transformation.

This workshop is equally beneficial to those wanting an introduction to Craniosacral Biodynamics and to seasoned professionals who are seeking more profound awareness in their work. Everyone leaves with skills and information to help people access their deepest self-healing potential.

Roger Gilchrist, MA, RCST, has taught Craniosacral Biodynamics to therapists around the world and from all the allied health professions.

He is author of Craniosacral Therapy and the Energetic Body, and founder of Wellness Institute, an international school teaching Craniosacral Biodynamics. wellnessinstitute.net

Ellynne Skove, a licensed movement therapist focusing on pre- and perinatal psychology and health, is developer of the GoGo Babies® baby yoga and developmental movement. gogobabies.net

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September

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 28-30

POWER CHOICES

How to Change the Quality of Your Life Caroline Myss Course 5102-620/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Choice is the greatest power we have. Some say love is—but we first have to choose love.

Is the decision to love really a power choice or does authentic power reside in the choice of how we love, why we love, and what motivates us to love?

The quality of our choices set consequences into motion that create outcomes that manifest in our health, relationships, creativity, opportunities that come into our lives, and in our relationship to ourself. We do not spend enough time reflecting upon the quality of our choices, why we make the decisions we do, the words we use to construct our decisions, whether the time of the day is suitable—and so many other factors. Every choice we make sets into motion multiple consequences that never end.

In this workshop we explore: What is a power choice? How do you know when you are losing power? What words empower you? What do you do when others make choices for you? How do you take your power back?

We discuss the essential need for developing self-esteem as well as the archetypal patterns of power that everyone confronts on their inner journey of personal empowerment.

Caroline Myss is a thought leader and pioneer in educating the public on energy medicine, human consciousness, and contemporary mysticism. myss.com CAROLINE MYSS

OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 28-30

WOKE WOMEN RISING

Speaking Up to Shape Change Course 5102-676/Tuition $385/310/235 ($345 Members) MI, LE

This is a revolutionary moment, and women are fired up. A glimpse at your social media feed shows it: from the LATHAM THOMAS VANESSA VALENTI number of women running for elected office to the many voices saying #MeToo. It’s time to seize the moment—with a plan.

Four influencers in media—from award-winning websites, innovative TED talks, and more than a decade of creating social change through communication—give you the skills to amplify what matters most to you. Through reflection, writing, healing circles, and self-care, we will unleash the power of our voice to create a new narrative for social change.

Throughout this workshop we:

This workshop builds a powerful community of leaders and changemakers. Create a movement with us.

MARIANNE SCHNALL

Latham Thomas is best-selling author of Mama Glow and Own Your Glow. She is also founder of Mama Glow. mamaglow.com Vanessa Valenti is an award-winning blogger, speaker, online strategist, and cofounder of Feministing.com. vanessavalenti.com Jamia Wilson is executive director and publisher of the Feminist Press at the City University of New York. jamiawilson.com Marianne Schnall is the founder and executive director of Feminist.com and the founder of What Will It Take Movements. marianneschnall.com

$25 materials fee, include when you register. Teachers are subject to change.

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• Reclaim our voices and uncover our unique brand of magic • Develop skills to magnify our voices through op-eds, public speaking, publishing, and social media • Explore how self-care can fill you up and fuel your mission • Host stimulating conversations with media luminaries, with guests to be announced • Throw dance parties (because our revolution will be fun)

JAMIA WILSON

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

SEPTEMBER 28-30

AGING BACKWARDS

Exercising Mind & Body With Essentrics Miranda Esmonde-White and Meg Feeney

MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE

Course 5102-479/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI SAM KEEN

PATRICIA DE JONG

SEPTEMBER 28-30

WHAT’S NEXT?

Reviewing & Revisioning Your Life Sam Keen and Patricia de Jong Course 5102-541/Tuition $345 ($310 Members) DA

Each decade of your life brings new challenges, goals, pleasures, and horizons. When the trauma of divorce, illness, or tragedy—or sudden good fortune—strikes you, or when you gradually become dissatisfied or aimless, it’s time to take stock and look for a new story to guide you toward a more hopeful future.

Surprisingly, the essence of what you may become, the voice of your future, is already resonating in you. Come listen for the echo of your future through storytelling, conversation, and exploration of the promises and potentials still unfulfilled. In this workshop, we ask: • • • • • • • •

Where are you on your journey?

What have you accomplished?

What hasn’t happened yet?

What do you need to leave behind?

For what, or for whom, are you grateful?

What will your legacy will be?

How will you fulfill the gift of your life?

What decisions do you want to make?

Your body is designed to remain healthy, pain-free, and energetic throughout its lifespan—regardless of chronological years. Groundbreaking new science suggests we have more control over the aging process than previously thought. We no longer need to surrender to chronic pain, stiffness, decreased mobility, inflexible muscles, poor posture, or weight gain.

HOLLY SHELOWITZ

MEG FEENEY

Miranda Esmonde-White, creator of Essentrics® fitness technique and author of Aging Backwards, introduces you to your body in a way you’ve never known. A combination of group fitness classes, breakout sessions, group discussions, and lectures show you the necessary steps toward a youthful life. Through full-body strengthening and stretching, Essentrics workouts increase your body awareness, improve your range of motion, and help use clean alignment for posture, pain relief, and healing. Personalized modifications are provided during group fitness.

Connect your mind and body in a workout of dynamic yet gentle exercises that are safe and compassionate to all ages, body types, and fitness levels. Miranda is joined by a team of Essentrics master trainers throughout the weekend.

Miranda Esmonde-White is a leading educator on healthy aging and best-selling author of Aging Backwards and Forever Painless. essentrics.com Meg Feeney is an Essentrics master trainer and level 3 instructor. essentrics.com

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Patricia de Jong is an ordained minister and retreat leader with experience in educational and graduate institutions.

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BEYOND THE PLATE

Develop the Relationship With Food You Crave Holly Shelowitz Course 5102-431/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI

Are you dissatisfied with the relationship you have with food and your body?

To truly nourish ourselves, we need to look at what is on our plate and also what is beyond it. Physical symptoms like sugar cravings, overeating, and fatigue, as well as emotions like anger, frustration, boredom, jealousy, or restlessness, are messages from our body and mind about our needs, longings, and desires.

Guided by nutrition counselor and chef Holly Shelowitz in this workshop designed for women, you learn to recognize and understand these messages. Through group discussion, lecture, journaling, cooking demonstrations, outdoor time, and meditation, you: • Discover foods and practices to help you balance blood sugar • Gain understanding about how food provides energy and mental clarity • Learn how to nourish the adrenal and thyroid glands • Begin to incorporate pleasure, fun, and playfulness into your daily routine

This mythic journey workshop is appropriate for anyone at a crossroads in life, as well as professional counselors and life coaches who wish to use the information and techniques with clients.

Sam Keen, PhD, is a freelance philosopher, teacher, workshop leader, and author of numerous books, including Fire in the Belly.

For women SEPTEMBER 28-30

You participate in cooking demonstrations and taste delicious food, and return home with recipes for meals and snacks, easy-to-incorporate self-care practices, and time-saving tips for meal planning, food storage, and shopping.

SEPTEMBER 28-30

RELAX & WRITE

Tapping Your Unconscious for Life & Art

Holly Shelowitz is a certified nutrition counselor and chef. She has produced Workplace Wellness Workshops for corporations such as UPS, American Express, and Eileen Fisher.

Maia Danziger Course 5102-517/Tuition $335 ($300 Members)

See workshop description on page 35.

MAIA DANZIGER

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September

OMEGA YOGA SERVICE PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 28-30

CHAIR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

Bringing Yoga & Mindfulness Into the Classroom Jennifer Cohen Harper and Mayuri Gonzalez Course 5102-432/Tuition $300 ($270 Members) CE

BHANTE WIMALA

SEPTEMBER 28-30

MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS Bhante Wimala

Course 5102-414/Tuition $300/225/150 ($270 Members) SS

Meditation for Beginners provides a survey of meditation techniques to start the beginner and refresh the experienced meditator.

Spiritual traditions throughout the ages have recommended meditation as a core practice and a path toward peace of mind.

Modern medicine is now finding that meditation techniques can be applied to alleviate pain, improve health, increase vitality, and buffer day-to-day encounters with stress.

In Meditation for Beginners, appropriate for both nonprofessionals and helping professionals, we sample a variety of meditation traditions, philosophies, techniques, and practices from yogic and Buddhist traditions.

When it comes to bringing yoga into the classroom, finding the space and time to roll out 30 mats or getting down on the floor can be challenging for potential school yoga programs. But when we bring our yoga practice off the ground and into a chair, it becomes more accessible, more sustainable, and easier to integrate into any busy day.

Appropriate for yoga teachers working in schools, classroom teachers interested in incorporating yoga into the school day, and allied professionals such as counselors, psychologists, and occupational therapists, this workshop explores tangible, effective ways to bring yoga into the classroom without yoga mats or any other props.

Together we learn to adapt and teach a variety of yoga poses, along with breathwork, meditation, and relaxation practices for students either seated in chairs or using chairs as a support. We experience a sample chair-based practice and explore activities to share with students, school staff, teachers, and administrators.

Along with reviewing current research linking movement-based practices to learning readiness, we also discuss implementation strategies for schools that support both student and teacher self-care and wellness. $20 materials fee; include when you register.

MICHAEL CRAFT

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 28-30

MINDFULNESS-BASED TAI CHI & QIGONG Restoring Your Life Force Michael Craft Course 5102-523/Tuition $290/215/140 ($260 Members) JENNIFER COHEN HARPER

MAYURI GONZALEZ

Jennifer Cohen Harper, MA, E-RYT, RCYT. See biographical information on page 55.

Mayuri Gonzalez, E-RYT, RCYT. See biographical information on page 55.

SEPTEMBER 28-30

COUPLES’ COMMUNICATION RETREAT Warren Farrell

Course 5102-448/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) per person MI

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Regular practice of these three closely related arts promotes high levels of health, strength, confidence, longevity, calmness, and peace of mind, and also supports healthy boundaries and conscious relationships.

Join us for this refreshing, revitalizing exploration of traditional solo and partner practices emphasizing the fundamental principles and experience of tai chi, qigong, and mindfulness meditation.

This relaxing, experiential retreat is designed to give beginning and returning students alike a solid foundation upon which to continue their enjoyment of these wonderful meditative exercises.

This workshop is appropriate for both nonprofessionals and helping professionals.

Michael Craft has taught tai chi, qigong, and mindfulness meditation for more than 30 years. He has worked closely with many leading Buddhist and Taoist teachers.

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For thousands of years, Our inability to handle personal criticism from loved ones Buddhist masters is a common Achilles’ heel. The more deeply we love, the have practiced and more fragile we feel. Soon, couples feel they are walking evaluated nearly every on eggshells, unable to express themselves honestly, and meditation technique. It their love fades. Raising children and money magnify is from this legacy that WARREN FARRELL the problems even as they become the reason couples Bhante Wimala draws stay together. The result? Couples often remain legally married but his knowledge and guides us to psychologically divorced—in a minimum-security-prison marriage. develop a personalized meditation The biggest culprit in this dynamic is defensiveness. Active listening is program that can be used at a good solution, but is rarely used. Warren Farrell developed Cinematic home to find peace and health in Immersion, a method that enables couples to actively listen to their partner daily life. He also shares with us without feeling defensive. As couples learn how to emotionally experience his personal experiences through “criticism” as love, they simultaneously learn “the art and discipline of love” slide shows, talks, and videos. and how to deepen that love throughout the week.

Bhante Wimala, a Buddhist This workshop is for couples—any two people with a history who desire a monk from Sri Lanka, teaches future (parents, married or divorced; newlyweds; parent-child; siblings). It traditional and modern training is also useful for health professionals in their work with patients. techniques with a unique Warren Farrell, PhD, has been a pioneer in both the women and men’s sensitivity to Western minds. He movements. His books include the best-selling Why Men Are the Way They is author of Lessons of the Lotus.

Are and Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say. bhantewimala.com

Tai chi chuan is a system of beautiful, flowing movements used by millions of people around the world as a graceful, meditative exercise. Qigong is an ancient mind-body system for cultivating our natural energy. Both systems foster deep awareness and are traditionally taught alongside the complementary practice of mindfulness meditation.

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5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5

PAST-LIFE THERAPY TRAINING

OMEGA YOGA THERAPY PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5

YOGA THERAPY FOR SELF-CARE & HEALING

Brian Weiss and Carole K. Weiss

Course 5205-307/Tuition $995 ($895 Members)

Discover Your “Ticket to Paradise”

See workshop description on page 14.

Harvey Deutch Course 5205-579/Tuition $455 ($410 Members) CE

Acclaimed yoga teacher and physical therapist Harvey Deutch doesn’t think of it as exercise; he prefers to call his blend of yoga and physical therapy the “ticket to paradise.”

During this 5-day workshop, Deutch guides you through the anatomy of your internal and external body landscapes, exploring functional anatomy as well as biomechanics. From this improved knowledge base you develop a practice and mindset to improve your overall postural awareness, strength, and stability. You also become adept to reduce common musculoskeletal dysfunctions.

BRIAN WEISS AND CAROLE K. WEISS

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5

THE TRUST TECHNIQUE

Being With Animals

James French and Shelley Slingo Course 5205-688/Tuition $525 ($470 Members) SS, MI, LE

For the third consecutive year, Omega is pleased to have Trust Technique™ founder James French and director Shelley Slingo return to the United States to teach this transformative method of fostering peace and mutual regard with animals.

The Trust Technique is a mindful method of working with animals that fosters our own personal MILLIE healing through a shared journey of finding peace with animals. Together we create a supportive environment that becomes a healing experience for both humans and animals.

The Trust Technique moves beyond a dynamic of dominance between animals and people. It recognizes animals as whole beings that work in consultation or communion with humans.

In the present moment, deep connections are made.

Negative patterns can be broken and problems can be overcome for both humans and animals.

Blending art and science, Harvey’s self-guided drills for the home and workplace are designed to keep your body and mind tuned and sharp.

With humor and playfulness, he shares wisdom gained over 37 years he has spent studying and practicing both yoga and physical therapy.

Return home with the information and understanding you need to become empowered as the primary guardian of your own health and well-being.

Harvey Deutch is the founder, owner, and senior therapist at Red Hawk Physical Therapy in San Francisco. redhawkpt.com HARVEY DEUTCH

Through talks, SHELLEY SLINGO AND JAMES FRENCH demonstrations, and practice sessions (including time with rescue dogs and visiting a nearby horse stable), we learn the core concepts of the Trust Technique and develop true confidence with animals. We also learn to develop a daily therapeutic practice we can share with animal companions in our life— including sensitive animals, or animals that have lost trust with humans.

SEPTEMBER 30–OCTOBER 5

PUREBIOENERGY LEVEL 1 TRAINING Serious Healing Made Simple

Zoran Hochstätter Course 5205-450/Tuition $650 ($585 Members) MI

PureBioenergy is a nonmedical, straightforward skill that empowers every person’s innate ability to help resolve illness, boost peak performance, and promote wellness using life itself. Working with the biofield (an energetic blueprint of your physical body), you learn to combine simple techniques within a precise framework to optimize the immune system, improve circulation, calm stress, relieve pain, and allow self-healing.

This level one training teaches you to: • Access the healing potential of bioenergy • Demonstrate the connection of the biofield and the physical body using psychokinesis • Understand the importance of hand tension and power of eye focus • Keep energy pure, flowing fully and in the correct direction • Avoid draining your own energy, but rather, become energized and blissful both during and after training You receive a manual and handouts with protocols for specific conditions, as well as access to an online forum for post-training support.

This training is suitable for all levels; you must be able to stand up and move your arms.

This workshop offers practical skills for those who care for animals, including veterinarians, animal practitioners and rescuers, and those who live with pets or simply have a love of animals.

Upon registration your contact information will be shared with French and Slingo so they can be in touch with you prior to the workshop.

James French, the primary teacher and creator/founder of the Trust Technique, is an animal communication healer and Reiki master. trust-technique.com

Shelley Slingo, secondary teacher and director of the Trust Technique, is a therapist and animal assisted healer. trust-technique.com

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ZORAN HOCHSTÄTTER

Zoran Hochstätter is the key educator behind PureBioenergy training. He has been teaching PureBioenergy for 10 years and is an author and documentary filmmaker on the subject of biofield therapy.

healingbioenergy.com

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SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

CHAKRA WISDOM ORACLE CARDS

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT) IN MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE

For Multi-Generational Healing Tori Hartman Course 5205-661/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

Your ancestors have more influence on your life today than you may realize. Hidden agreements forged with longago kin can prevent you from mastering the law of attraction and living a sustainable life.

In this workshop you learn to use the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards to resolve these hidden ancestral agreements, establish a deep connection with your heritage, and gain a clear vision of your legacy—which is to heal what started before you were born.

This hands-on course with the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards is experiential in nature. You practice walking meditations, take part in group exercises to determine chakra definitions, journal, and create card spreads that elicit intuitive answers.

You develop a solid idea of the difference between your brain and your intuition, and have a fun, foundational experience in reading the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards.

This workshop is ideal for anyone with an interest in card reading and intuitive healing. All levels are welcome.

A 5-Day Professional Training Retreat John P. Forsyth and Jamie R. Forsyth

YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING MODULE 2 Embracing the Yin Path Biff Mithoefer Course 5205-339/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE

BIFF MITHOEFER

Teaching is about connection. To connect deeply with our students, family, and others in our lives, we must first connect with ourselves.

Through the powerful practice of Yin Yoga, and by exploring the wisdom of the archetypes of the warrior, healer, teacher, and visionary, we journey into ourselves to explore ways in which we can best support our students and others in their practice and in their life journey. We examine creative and collaborative approaches to teaching and learning as we: • Develop our body and energy awareness • Learn to follow our “inner teacher” and support others to do the same • Explore and develop our unique strengths and styles through our relationship with the archetypes that are part of us all • Practice using story, poetry, and metaphors to invite a deeper somatic experience This training is suitable for yoga teachers and practitioners at all levels of experience.

This training begins at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday and is part of a nonsequential professional certification program (see biffmithoeferyoga.com for information). It can be taken alone or in conjunction with Yin Yoga Teacher Training Module 1 (see page 56).

ACT seeks to transform the root sources of human suffering by balancing mindfulness and acceptance processes with commitment and behavior change in the service of living a more vital life. Through lectures, live and video demonstrations, and practical experiential exercises, we learn skills and strategies to help our clients live well and meaningfully, without first having to control or eliminate sources of emotional and psychological pain. We also learn how ACT can be integrated effectively into mental health practice.

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5

THE ART & SCIENCE OF FOOT READING Sam Belyea

Course 5205-685/Tuition $475 ($425 Members) SS, MI SAM BELYEA

Discover the physical, mental, and emotional signs of stress through the lens of the feet with Sam Belyea, also known as the Foot Whisperer. In this 5-day workshop, you explore reflexology theory and gain the fundamental skills necessary for foot reading.

Return home with basic coaching skills, the ability to conduct a foot reading consultation, and ready to help others by tapping into the body’s infinite intelligence through reflexology and foot reading. This workshop is open to all, including those with no previous experience, bodywork professionals, and foot reading practitioners.

Sam Belyea, author of Foot Reading, is owner and training director of the Foot Whisperer Reflexology Institute. footwhisperer.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

JOHN P. FORSYTH

JAMIE R. FORSYTH

All mental health professionals, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, are welcome.

Familiarity with ACT is not required.

CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives. Clinical worksheets and other practical tools will be provided.

John P. Forsyth, PhD, is an author, speaker, researcher, and trainer in the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). drjohnforsyth.com

Jamie R. Forsyth, PhD, bridges various approaches and streams of practice within an ACT point of view.

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Through lecture, demonstration, group work, and self-exploration, you learn basic mapping theory and become familiar with zone theory and reflex location. You also learn to perform gait analysis and interpret various deviations of the foot. Activities include drawing your own foot map, giving and receiving sessions with fellow participants, and examining real-life case studies—including your own experiences.

TORI HARTMAN

Acceptance and mindfulness-based practices are rapidly making their way into mental health care, medicine, and society. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a newer evidencebased approach that offers empowering solutions to the problem of human suffering.

Biff Mithoefer, E-RYT 500. See biographical information on page 10.

Participants receive an exclusive download of divinations for cards specifically related to multi-generational healing.

Tori Hartman is a professional psychic and creator of the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards series. torihartman.com

Course 5205-553/Tuition $875 ($785 Members) MI, CE

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5

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7-NIGHT SILENT RETREAT Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 7:00 p.m. End Friday at noon OCTOBER 5-12

THE EMBODIMENT OF INSIGHT

A 7-Night Silent Retreat With Adyashanti Course 5307-124/Tuition $630 ($565 Members) SS, MI

We all have had moments of deeper understanding, moments when we accessed a deep well of insight and suddenly understood something that formerly caused us great confusion, suffering, and conflict. Perhaps we even glimpsed the realm of spiritual awakening and experienced our own true nature.

ADYASHANTI

“All that is necessary to awaken to yourself as the radiant emptiness of spirit is to stop seeking something more or better or different, and to turn your attention inward to the awake silence that you are.”

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These breakthrough moments can be profoundly transformative, or they can seem to come and go in a flash. But moments of insight also reveal hidden possibilities for the way we can live, act, and move through our day-to-day life.

They present us with the profound challenge of integrating and embodying insight and revelation into our human lives and interactions with others and the world. While the deeper domain of revelation reveals the always and already perfection of being, it also opens us up to a whole world of possibilities if only we can begin to embody our deepest insights and experiences of being into our very human lives.

As paradoxical as it may sound, the spiritual challenge before us is to become what we truly are. That is to become, to bring into incarnate form, our deepest insights and realizations. To bring forth our essential nature as living spirit into our daily lives is to translate the spiritually

awakened state into human terms. This is essentially a redemptive act, meaning that by being what we truly are in our day-to-day lives, we participate in returning everything to its natural condition of wholeness, sanity, and love.

This is what it means to engage in the process of embodying the enlightened condition, no matter how imperfectly we may do so. Our intention to embody our wiser and more loving insights is itself a beneficial gift to all beings and an act of both personal and collective redemption.

Join Adyashanti in this retreat dedicated to embodying the enlightened condition.

This retreat is held in silence, including meals.

All participants must reside on the Omega campus during the retreat, must arrive on time, and must stay through the end of the retreat (except for emergencies). This retreat requires parents to come without their children. The retreat begins Friday at 7:00 p.m. and ends Friday at noon. There are no refunds once the retreat has started.

Adyashanti, author of The Way of Liberation, Falling into Grace, True Meditation, and The End of Your World, is an American-born spiritual teacher devoted to serving the awakening of all beings. adyashanti.org

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WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. End Sunday at noon

OCTORBER 12-14

ONE SPIRIT MEDICINE

OMEGA YOGA THERAPY PROGRAM

OCTOBER 12-14

RESTORATIVE YOGA RETREAT Gillian Arthur

Course 5502-584/Tuition $310/235/160 ($280 Members) LE, CE

GILLIAN ARTHUR

Restorative yoga is a practice that utilizes a variety of props (blankets, bolsters, chairs, etc.) to support the body, while we experience deep relaxation and a quieting of the mind. In this practice the body is allowed to open and release tension and stress.

During this weekend retreat incorporating restorative yoga and other quiet practices, we relax and unwind in a fully supported environment.

We leave with:

TRACY MCMILLAN

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OCTOBER 12-14

LIFESTORIES

Understand & Write Your Personal Narratives Tracy McMillan Course 5502-302/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI

Stories are how we make sense of the world. They are how we organize our experiences. They are the key to self-love—empathy machines that allow us to step into a world without judgment. Finding your stories allows you to discover your purpose, your message, your self. Explore your stories, and learn how you can use them to make life more meaningful.

Through writing assignments and exercises, you: • Understand the power of story in your writing and life • Identify personal themes and narratives that shape your thinking • Explore the use of story and purpose in social media • Investigate how story can empower you and help heal your past • Amplify and practice love and self-love through story and writing

Bring one or two projects you have started, or ideas you have tucked away.

No previous experience with yoga is necessary. This retreat is suitable for anyone who wishes to unwind and reduce stress, for women enjoying a healthy pregnancy, and for yoga teachers and health-care practitioners interested in incorporating restorative practices into their work. Body shape and size are not obstacles to this practice.

Gillian Arthur is a lifelong practitioner in the Krishnamacharya tradition who turned to yoga as her path of service after a long career in the art world.

KIRSTEN ADELIA COLLINS

DENISE HOPKINS

OCTOBER 12-14

FORREST YOGA FORMULA FOR CHANGE Course 5502-549/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) CE

Forrest Yoga Formula for Change provides clear and effective tools for embracing change in your life—such as working through the end of a relationship or contemplating a new job.

Created by Ana Forrest, Forrest Yoga uses deep breathing and vigorous sequencing to connect feelings to the body, engage the core, and build strength. It’s designed to help you build a deeper connection to gut instinct, to reset rather than run away, and to open the heart with courage and grace.

Guided by experienced Forrest Yoga instructors, you learn the four-step transformational process of Formula for Change through a blend of asana practice and pranayama exercises, Native American ceremony, chanting, meditation, and journal writing. You learn to: • Notice when you are repeating unwanted behavior • Pause and stop negative behavior • Give yourself positive reinforcement for catching the behavior • Move forward with different actions

ERICA MATHER

Forrest Yoga Formula for Change helps you discover what needs to change in your life and how to bring that change to fruition.

Kirsten Adelia Collins, MBA, RYT, is known for her lighthearted perspective and peppering her teaching with quirky stories. kristencollins.com Denise Hopkins, a Forrest Yoga teacher for more than a decade, has a knack for reading the energy of students. denisehopkinsyoga.com

Erica Mather is a Forrest Yoga Guardian and teaches in New Tracy McMillan is a television York City. ericamather.com writer, relationship expert, and LESLIE PEARLMAN author whose credits include Mad Leslie Pearlman is a certified Forrest Yoga teacher with decades Men and Necessary Roughness. of experience. goodgroundyoga.com tracymcmillan.com

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Alberto Villoldo Course 5502-349/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) SS

The mind of God created the brain of man—and that’s when the trouble started. We neglected to switch on the brain for bliss and harmony.

Instead, we began to pollute the earth, poison our bodies, and clash with our neighbors.

Shamans learned how to wire the brain for bliss in what they called One Spirit Medicine. They discovered that the heart was the passageway between the visible and invisible world, and they mastered a path of power and wisdom based on the practice of dreaming the world into being.

In time-honored shamanic practices, you either dream your world or you settle for the nightmares dreamed by others. You dream health, and disease goes away. You dream peace, and conflict ends.

In this experiential workshop with Alberto Villoldo, you learn to upgrade your brain through the use of sacred plants, available today as superfoods, so it is in service to the heart; you explore leading-edge neuroscience and ancient shamanic wisdom; and you take home tools you can use to dream a better world, and better health, into being.

Alberto Villoldo, PhD, founder of the Four Winds Society, has studied shamanic healing practices of the Amazon and Andes for more than 25 years. thefourwinds.com

ALBERTO VILLOLDO

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No matter what kind of communication interests you— fiction, non-fiction, plays, screenwriting, poetry, essays, social media, filmmaking, even acting or dance—this course uncovers the essence of who you are and what you want to convey.

A complete restorative practice Ways in which to improvise props A means to release stress and anxiety An increased awareness of our breath

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WE CONSCIOUSNESS

33 Profound Truths for Inner & Outer Peace Course 5502-514/Tuition $325 ($295 Members)

OCTOBER 12-14

OCTOBER 12-14

Yes, We Can All Have Dinner Together

Wake Up to Oneness

REUNITING OUR DIVIDED TABLES

THE DEEP AWAKENING Tim Freke

Anna Thomas Course 5502-621/Tuition $365 ($330 Members)

When did we become warring food tribes? How can we bring back the easy hospitality of home cooking while also making everyone feel welcome at the table?

SAJE DYER AND WAYNE DYER

SERENA DYER

Since Dr. Wayne Dyer left the physical plane in 2015, Karen Noé has consistently received profound and specific messages from him for his family—and for the world. While Wayne comes through singularly, he also comes through together with a group of other celestial beings called the We Guides that include Saint Francis of Assisi and countless angels and ascended masters.

Wayne and the We Guides all talk about the We Consciousness, which incorporates the unity of everyone and everything, our divinity, the compassion for all life, and how what a person does to oneself or another affects the whole. This weekend Karen Noé discusses each of these concepts to show you how to become an instrument of peace at this critical time.

Wayne Dyer’s daughters Serena and Saje also share the signs and messages they have received from their father, along with many wonderful stories about what it was like having him as their dad.

Karen Noé is a psychic medium, spiritual counselor, and healer. She is author of We Consciousness, Your Life After Their Death, and Through the Eyes of Another, and founder of the Angel Quest Center in Ramsey, New Jersey. karennoe.com Serena Dyer, Wayne Dyer’s sixth child, is author of Don’t Die with Your Music Still in You: My Experience Growing Up With Spiritual Parents.

Saje Dyer, author of the children’s book Good Bye, Bumps! Talking to What’s Bugging You, is the youngest of Wayne Dyer’s eight children.

This weekend of cooking, talking, and tasting with best-selling cookbook author Anna Thomas introduces the ideas found in her latest work, Vegan Vegetarian Omnivore. Learn to prepare dishes that can be served to any group of family and friends—vegans, dedicated carnivores, and relaxed vegetarians alike.

In hands-on cooking classes, Thomas shows us how to make delicious, flavorful meals that can easily be served in variations. A ANNA THOMAS robust vegetable soup with a Mediterranean flavor profile becomes an easy fish soup minutes before serving. A proteinrich quinoa and vegetable salad is great with or without sausage.

We also sample parts of the Thanksgiving menu that started it all—a celebratory meal for everyone.

Participants may join in the cooking at any skill or comfort level, from watching on the sidelines to showing the instructor how to do it right. Each session ends with a tasting.

Open your heart and light up your mind in this experiential retreat with Tim Freke, an inspirational philosopher and teacher of awakening whose work has touched hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

Freke shares his human-centered approach to awakening and explores leading-edge ideas about the evolving cosmos, the nature of death, and the purpose of life. With his trademark lucidity and humor, he creates a safe and playful environment in which awakening happens naturally.

During this transformational weekend, he leads a series of powerful soul-to-soul meditations, including a deeply moving collective eye-gazing ceremony.

This leads to a profound experience of oneness and “big love,” which gives rise to an unshakeable confidence that, despite challenges and suffering, life is good, death is safe, and what really matters is love.

You return home with a deeper understanding of the nature of life, feeling awake and connected, and ready to make the most of the human adventure.

Tim Freke is a philosopher and best-selling author. He has been exploring spirituality since a spontaneous awakening at age 12 and now guides others to the “deep awake” state. timfreke.com

Anna Thomas is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and filmmaker, a two-time James Beard Award winner, and bestselling author of The Vegetarian Epicure and Vegan Vegetarian Omnivore. vegetarianepicure.com

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MINDFULNESS AT WORK

Making a Living While Living a Life Michael Carroll Course 5502-453/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) MI

MEGAN DEVINE

OCTOBER 12-14

WHEN LOSS HAPPENS The Art of Supporting Others Through Hard Times Megan Devine Course 5502-386/Tuition $350 ($315 Members) MI

We tend to look at hardship as a problem to be solved. We don’t like to see those we love in pain.

The impulse to love and to soothe is human. But how can we be truly helpful in difficult times?

In this workshop with Megan Devine you gain tools to support those you love through any hardship. Through lecture, group discussion, writing, and practicing new skills, you learn to: • Bear witness to pain without jumping in to fix it • Manage your own feelings of helplessness • Develop practical ideas for showing love in tangible ways • Feel more comfortable in the face of suffering • Use simple communication skills to acknowledge and attend to those in pain You leave with a new understanding of how to love yourself and others in the midst of great pain.

Faster, smarter, cheaper—that’s what the modern workplace is all about. Yet science is now telling us what millions of people have known for hundreds of generations: Learning to mindfully sit still is a very healthy thing to do.

Are these two approaches at odds? Or can our drive for success and creative excellence find much needed wisdom in the practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation?

Whether you are a CEO, hairstylist, physician, computer engineer, or truck driver, one of our greatest modern-day challenges is finding spiritual fulfillment through our daily work. During this workshop we explore how mindfulnessawareness meditation can help us do just that—transform the hassles, conflicts, and anxieties of the workplace into valuable opportunities for spiritual and professional growth.

Through discussion and experiential practice, we learn how mindfulness can help us develop honesty, agility, openness, courage, and authenticity— characteristics that allow us to thrive in the workplace.

Anyone wanting to provide better support to friends, family members, clients, MICHAEL CARROLL patients, or students, as well as those grieving who want to feel Michael Carroll, a former Wall validated in their experience of loss, Street executive, is an authorized are welcome. teacher in the Kagyu-Nyingma Megan Devine, founder of Refuge in Grief, is a psychotherapist, grief advocate, and author of It’s OK That You’re Not OK. refugeingrief.com

lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He is author of Awake at Work and The Mindful Leader. awakeatwork.net

BOB STAHL

OCTOBER 12-19

CONVERGENCE

A Silent Retreat Led by Senior MBSR Teachers Course 5507-426/Tuition $1,500/1,100/800 ($1,400 Members) SS, LE

During the last 39 years, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and other mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) have spread exponentially. Yet, as this interest in mindfulness expands, there is a gap in understanding regarding the origins, ethos, ethics, and heart of mindfulness as they have been articulated and developed in classical Buddhist and contemporary western psychology and expressed in MBSR. Through the doorway of meditative awareness, we explore these domains while looking deeply into the causes of human distress, our resources for transformation and greater well-being, and the convergence of contemplative practice, science, and the democratic spirit of participation embodied in MBSR. In seven days of silence, through ongoing practice and evening talks, we explore the universal qualities of mindfulness and their expression in contemporary, non-sectarian settings. We immerse ourselves in wakefulness cultivated through silent sitting and walking meditation, mindful movement and yoga, and group and individual meetings with the retreat teachers. Emphasis is placed on intimacy with the body, mind, heart, and the recognition of our innate courage, clarity, kindness, and insight.

This retreat requires no adherence to a particular faith tradition. It is suitable for those seeking an in-depth immersion in silence supported by a community of practice, and anyone teaching or aspiring to teach MBSR and/or mindfulness in a range of institutional and social settings.

It fulfills one of the silent retreat requirements for becoming a Certified MBSR Teacher through the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society and Oasis Institute.

Scholarships are available; see eOmega.org/scholarships. This retreat begins Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, is director of the Train-the-Trainer program of the Oasis Institute for Mindfulness-Based Professional Education and Training. umassmed.edu/cfm

Bob Stahl, PhD, has founded seven MBSR programs in medical centers in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently teaching MBSR at Dominican Hospital and El Camino Hospital in California. mindfulnessprograms.com

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Anyone in any profession who wants to be more engaged and fulfilled by their work is welcome.

FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

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MAGNIFY YOUR LOVE

Sharing a Life of Passion & Purpose

ROBERT SMITH

Deb Habib and Ricky Baruc Course 5502-630/Tuition $295 ($265 Members)

A loving primary relationship can inspire and support a fully engaged life. Yet it’s not easy for relationships to stay fresh and evolve amid the demands of family, work, and society.

In this couples workshop—rich with creativity, interaction, and joy—you learn to increase happiness, deepen intimacy, and expand love outward in a life of love and service. Using grounded techniques that increase healthy communication and enhance sacredness and adventure, you gain clarity and closeness in your relationship.

You learn: • Strategies to prioritize values for an engaged life • Tools to bring a healthy lifestyle and shared vision to fruition • Techniques to enhance listening and embrace differences • Spiritual practices to open the mind and heart Couples and singles looking to spark or reboot passion and purpose are welcome. The workshop includes creating an object of beauty to bring your vision home.

Deb Habib, EdD, and Ricky Baruc. See biographical information on page 47.

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OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

OCTOBER 14-19

MINDFULNESS TOOLS

A 5-Day Intensive in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course 5605-440/Tuition $675 ($610 Members)

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Elana Rosenbaum, MS, LICSW, teaches MBSR at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. She is a leader in the clinical application of mindfulness to cancer care.

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William Lee Rand

Eric Maisel

HOLY FIRE II KARUNA REIKI TRAINING Course 5605-566/Tuition $1,025 ($925 Members)

Karuna is a Sanskrit word used in Hinduism and Buddhism that refers to any action that is taken to diminish the suffering of others. Also translated as “compassionate action,” karuna WILLIAM LEE RAND is the motivating quality of all enlightened beings working to end suffering on Earth.

In this training with William Lee Rand, developer of the Karuna Reiki® system of healing, you learn to incorporate karuna symbols in your Reiki sessions and teach all levels of Holy Fire II Karuna Reiki®. As a next step after Reiki Master level, this workshop is both a practitioner training and a Master class. Through hands-on training, you receive eight practitioner symbols, one master symbol, three ignitions, and two meditations that are guided directly by the Holy Fire. You also learn to teach Reiki Levels I and II, and ART/Master as Holy Fire II classes.

To attend this class you must be a Reiki Master for at least six months and be able to draw the Reiki II and Master symbol from memory. Rand is independently offering continuing education credits; see reiki.org for information.

RICKY BARUC AND DEB HABIB

Robert Smith, DO, is assistant clinical professor of family medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and director of Baystate Health’s MBSR programs.

William Lee Rand, author of Reiki for a New Millennium, is founder and president of The International Center for Reiki Training and The Center for Reiki Research. reiki.org

DEEP WRITING WORKSHOP Course 5605-447/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) DA, MI

Eric Maisel’s Deep Writing workshops are simple in structure and powerful in effect. In a genuinely safe environment, where your writing is neither shared ERIC MAISEL nor critiqued, you spend time connecting with and falling back in love with your own writing.

Each writing session begins with a core lesson. You explore the unique challenges that writers face around committing, planning, and doing, and learn how to generate mental energy, achieve a centered presence, master anxiety, and maintain a writing life.

Give yourself the gift of a week in the embrace of your own writing. This workshop is ideal for writers of every level of experience, from published authors to writers who have yet to begin. It is ideal for writers who want to discover what they intend to write, who are longing to get back to a project, or who are already immersed in a current project.

Eric Maisel, PhD, is a leading creativity coach and author of more than 40 books, including Fearless Creating, Coaching the Artist Within, and Life Purpose Boot Camp. ericmaisel.com

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5-DAY WORKSHOPS Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m. End Friday at noon

OCTOBER 14-19

SELF-HEALING PRACTICES FOR THE MODERN WORLD

OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

OCTOBER 14-19

CREATE GLIMMERING CLAY COOKWARE Marc Millovich

Eric Monkhouse

Course 5605-649/Tuition $440 ($395 Members)

Course 5605-690/Tuition $545/470/395 ($490 Members) SS, MI, LE

What’s holding you back from achieving a deep, grounded sense of peace, freedom, and joy?

Healing wounds does not have to be a painful, drawn out process. It can be a breakthrough realization about yourself, which sparks a new phase of self-growth.

Micaceous clay gets its name from the glittery mineral mica. In this workshop with Marc Millovich, a master potter and longtime apprentice to Apache medicine man and craftsman Felipe Ortega, you build pottery with hand-dug clay using the coil and paddle method.

STEVEN D. FARMER

OCTOBER 14-19

Join Eric Monkhouse, a clinical somatic psychotherapist and bodyworker, for a week of somatic psychotherapy, yoga, meditation, and sound practices. Throughout this workshop we:

SPIRIT ANIMALS AS MESSENGERS, GUIDES & TEACHERS

• Explore the concept of armoring according to Dr. Wilhelm Reich • Experience the practice of blindfolded yoga • Practice breathwork to identify and release physical and energetic blocks • Develop connection between head and heart through the power of Om, chanting, and medicine melodies • Discover meditation hacks for daily practice, including binaural beats, embodied toning, and self-massage

Animal spirit guides are spiritual beings that can help us in a lifepositive way. We can call on them for guidance, protection, healing, and inspiration. We may see them, hear them, feel them, or just know they’re with us, and we can have any number of spirit guides throughout our life—whether we’re aware of them or not.

Through sharing our stories, expanding our breath, and moving our bodies, we release our psychosomatic conditioning and awaken our natural peak flow state.

Eric Monkhouse, LMFT, is a clinical somatic psychotherapist, sports bodyworker, and yoga teacher. ericmonkhouse.com

ERIC MONKHOUSE

Steven D. Farmer

Course 5605-615/Tuition $450 ($405 Members) MI

In this experiential workshop, bestselling author Steven D. Farmer shares key lessons to help bring your animal spirit guides into your daily life. You learn how to:

Steven D. Farmer is a shamanic practitioner, ordained minister, former psychotherapist, and author of several best-selling books, oracle cards, and meditation CDs. earthmagic.net

MARC MILLOVICH

You create and return home with two eye-catching pots fashioned with low-tech, sustainable techniques that are suitable for any cooking method.

It is said that food cooked in these pots takes on a rich flavor, unlike anything in a metal or cast iron pot, and that the natural acidity in foods may be minimized due to the clay acting as a strong base. $50 materials fee; include when you register. This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m.

Marc Millovich has spent 17 years crafting and teaching micaceous clay pottery around the world. His work is used and sold at prestigious galleries and restaurants in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and across the United States.

OCTOBER 14-19

INSPIRING THE REVOLUTION

Intuitive Songwriting for the Resistance Emma’s Revolution Course 5605-520/Tuition $440 ($395 Members) MI, LE

“Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.”

—Bertolt Brecht Music has been a source for informing PAT HUMPHRIES AND SANDY O and propelling social justice movements throughout the centuries. Explore the craft of songwriting—with a focus on the issues of our times—with award-winning, activist musicians whose songs have been sung around the world and translated into seven languages.

Songwriting is an innate human skill. As children, we spontaneously make up songs about whatever we’re experiencing in our lives. In this workshop we create space that nurtures our most inspired selves. We delve into exercises that cultivate an intuitive, playful relationship with words and melody, allowing us to create songs that speak to what’s in our heart.

First-time songwriters or those who are ready to take songwriting to a deeper level are welcome.

Emma’s Revolution, the dynamic, award-winning activist duo of Pat Humphries and Sandy O, are John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize and Phil Ochs Award winners. emmasrevolution.com

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• Identify an animal spirit guide and learn the difference between animal spirit guides, totem animals, power animals, and shadow animals • Receive and interpret messages from animal spirit guides • Find and get to know your power animal • Give accurate spirit animal readings for yourself and others • Use animal oracle cards to get messages for yourself or others • Explore healing techniques with your animal spirit guides • Practice tools and rituals to access your animal spirit guides on a daily basis

Guided by Millovich, you learn about digging, refinement, and properties of the clay. You discover how pottery tools can be made from everyday items. The process includes building, scraping, sanding, polishing, and kiln/fire-pit firing of the pottery. No glazes or coatings are used.

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Discover the hope, empowerment, and joy that come from driving meaningful change at a time when it is needed most.

OCTOBER 19-21

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

HOW BIOGRAPHY BECOMES BIOLOGY Paul Epstein

OCTOBER 19-21

LOVE IN ACTION

Finding Power in an Open-Hearted Life Scott Stabile Course 5702-631/Tuition $325 ($295 Members) MI

Does the world scare you sometimes? Do you feel powerless in the face of so much chaos? Do you want to make a difference, but don’t know how?

It’s easy to believe you can’t affect any real, lasting change. But you make an impact every single time you show up to life with a kind, open heart. Nothing stands to transform our world more than a commitment to live our lives from love.

Join author and speaker Scott Stabile for a weekend designed to reconnect you with the transcendent power of love, to empower you, and to help you feel more content and hopeful.

Stabile believes love serves as the base note for all that is good in our world, including kindness, compassion, forgiveness, vulnerability, and authenticity.

Through lectures, discussions, and interpersonal and writing exercises, you spend time with those themes and reconnect with tools that return you to love when you act out of conditioning or fear.

This workshop is intended for healers, artists, seekers, writers, workers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wishes to love themselves and our world more deeply.

Scott Stabile, author of Big Love, conducts empowerment workshops worldwide and has hundreds of thousands of online followers. scottstabile.com SCOTT STABILE

PAUL HAWKEN

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OCTOBER 19-21

DRAWDOWN LEARN

Teaching a Solutions-Based Approach to Climate Change

KATHARINE WILKINSON

Course 5702-704/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members)

Project Drawdown is perhaps the most unexpected and hopeful development in the critical effort to reverse global warming.

With a modest budget and little fanfare, a group of 200 scientists and researchers mapped and modeled the 100 most effective ways to draw down greenhouse gas emissions. The Drawdown team did the math to calculate what humanity can achieve with tools already in use around the globe.

CRYSTAL CHISSELL

Now, there is a need for a CHAD FRISCHMANN collaborative effort to develop tools, training, and curriculum integration to unpack the rich learning opportunities of Drawdown and its data.

In 2018, along with our partners at the PNW BOCES Center for Environmental Education and the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, the Omega Center for Sustainable Living is inviting educators, curriculum developers, parents, students, librarians, community groups, researchers, local officials, and other interested parties to learn together and chart a path forward.

Register now at eOmega.org/drawdown.

Come discuss key linkages to the new science standards (K-12) and explore how Drawdown can be more fully integrated into K-16 education. While fostering youth leadership and civic engagement, discover project-based learning and literacy standards that require students to distinguish facts from opinions, make reasoned arguments, and back them up with evidence.

This 3-day collaborative event begins Friday evening with an in-depth overview of Project Drawdown with executive director Paul Hawken and his team, and continues with interactive breakout sessions.

Scholarships are available.

Paul Hawken has written several best-selling books on the environmental movement and the impacts of commerce on living systems. drawdown.org Katharine Wilkinson, DPhil, is senior writer at Project Drawdown.

Crystal Chissell manages the Partnership, Fellowship, and Volunteer Programs at Project Drawdown.

Chad Frischmann is vice president and research director at Project Drawdown.

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New research into the effect of childhood trauma on adult illness reveals a deeper relationship than previously recognized between adverse childhood events, stress, and trauma, and chronic diseases in adulthood.

In this experiential and instructional workshop, naturopathic doctor Paul Epstein shares the latest research and theories to help us understand how biography can and does influence our biology.

Through lectures, discussions, and experiential exercises, we:

Since the findings were published in April 2017, Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming has become a New York Times best seller, prompting hundreds of media reports, events, and new editions worldwide.

Join Us Friday Evening Live Online

Course 5702-403/Tuition $360 ($325 Members) CE

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• Gain an understanding of the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on our biology • Explore the effects of chronic stress on conditions and diseases of adulthood • Discover a practical process for “connecting the cell and the self” in our quest for healing • Learn to treat our health concerns in a revolutionary and highly effective way Practitioners gain knowledge about how to integrate this approach in clinical practice.

Patients learn to advocate for their treatments to include attention to both aspects of healing.

Everyone returns home with tools and resources PAUL EPSTEIN to continue working with biography as a method of healing and transformation.

ACCME and APA credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128).

Paul Epstein, ND, teaches mindfulness meditation and the art and science of mindbody medicine. He is author of Happiness Through Meditation. drpaulepstein.com

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OCTOBER 19-21

MANIFEST LOVE WITH THE SOULMATE SECRET Arielle Ford

Course 5702-471/Tuition $365 ($330 Members) SS, MI

Are you ready to meet and spend the rest of your life with your soulmate? Discover the secret to finding your soulmate with bestselling author Arielle Ford. She discovered the soulmate secret when she applied tools from her successful public relations business to find the love of her life. She has helped thousands of men and women of all ages (including her 80-year-old mother-in-law).

LARA HERSCOVITCH

OCTOBER 19-21

CONFIDENCE, COURAGE & CREATIVITY An Exploration for Artists Lara Herscovitch Course 5702-530/Tuition $335 ($300 Members) SS, MI

In this experiential (and fun!) workshop, you learn how to: • Use proven rituals and processes to attract the soulmate of your dreams • Let go of past heartbreak and remove blocks to love • Clarify your needs and desires to manifest longterm romantic fulfillment • Open to and connect with the partnership energy of the divine • Prepare your body, mind, spirit, and home for the arrival of your life partner As you come to realize that “the one” is not only out there but is also looking for you, then true love can be yours.

Arielle Ford is a leading figure in the contemporary personal growth movement. She is author of 10 books, including The Soulmate Secret and Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate. soulmatesecret.com

Creativity is part of human nature. Yet many of us have trouble connecting to, nurturing, and prioritizing our creativity and the art we wish to produce. In this engaging, interactive, values-centered workshop, you connect to your internal compass, harness your innate wisdom, and build your tolerance for taking artistic and creative risks.

For women

GLENNON DOYLE

ABBY WAMBACH

OCTOBER 19-21

FIND YOUR TRUEST LIFE

Healing Ourselves, Our Relationships & Our World Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach Course 5702-683/Tuition $395 ($355 Members)

Our work is to bring to fruition our truest, most beautiful vision for our lives, families, and world.

This is a particular challenge for women, because we are conditioned to look outward for wisdom, to ask the world what we should and shouldn’t do. As we allow “should and shouldn’t” to guide us, we live a paint-by-numbers existence instead of a blank canvas creation. We follow someone else’s directions instead of our own destiny, and this is why we feel lost.

During this retreat we stop asking the world what it wants from us long enough to ask ourselves what we want for our world. We unlearn what we’ve been taught so we can return to who we were before the world told us who to be.

Glennon Doyle is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Love Warrior and Carry On, Warrior. She is an activist, speaker, and founder of Together Rising.

ARIELLE FORD

Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, and also a New York Times bestselling author and activist.

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Together we discuss topics relating to creativity such as permission and un-shaming; myths about process, perfection, and the critic; inspiration; and commitment. We explore how to: • Connect one’s art to a purpose • Embrace fear and the vulnerability of creative connection • Identify risks and stumbling blocks • Accept intrinsic expression regardless of outcome Poetry readings, dance breaks, improvisational circle singing, and viewing of photography, videos, and paintings enhance the creative atmosphere.

Artists at any level, beginning to advanced, amateur or professional, and using any media are welcome.

Lara Herscovitch is a singersongwriter-performer with decades of humanitarian community development experience in the United States and abroad. laraherscovitch.com

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Together we conjure up the truest, most beautiful lives, relationships, and communities we can imagine. We embrace our pain and our potential, and practice showing up—true and beautiful—for our lives, our people, and our world.

In a supportive group environment, musician Lara Herscovitch provides protected time and space for anyone engaged in the creative arts. Through individual writing and reflection, small and large group exercises, music, discussion, and an optional “open mic” performance and exhibition, you rediscover and recommit to your creative, artistic core.

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SIGNS & SIGNALS FROM THE UNIVERSE James Van Praagh

Course 5702-400/Tuition $380 ($340 Members)

JAMES VAN PRAAGH

While you dream of the life you want to lead, the universe is gently steering you in the direction of your desires. In this 2-day intensive with spiritual medium James Van Praagh, you learn to attract, understand, and act on signs and signals from the universe to navigate life’s challenges and achieve health, happiness, and success.

Discover effective techniques of mindfulness, manifestation, and visualization— which, when coupled with your own natural intuitive gifts, allow you to: • Invite specific signs from the universe to help you when faced with important choices or opportunities • Differentiate between random events and guidance from the spirit realm • Tap into the wisdom of the universe and your own soul wisdom to avoid common mistakes in relationships, health, and career • Become aware of the countless signs the universe is sending you, and use them to make the right choice—every time You return home with the confidence you need to achieve the life of your dreams—with a little help from the universe. And of course, no workshop with Van Praagh is complete without shared messages of guidance, love, and support from guides and loved ones in spirit.

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ADVANCED INTUITIVE TRAINING James Van Praagh

Course 5805-401/Tuition $665 ($595 Members)

Boost your psychic performance in this 5-day intensive training with James Van Praagh, renowned spiritual medium and New York Times best-selling author of more than a dozen spiritual classics— including his latest, Wisdom From Your Spirit Guides.

Throughout the week, Van Praagh shares intuitive techniques perfected over three decades that allow you to tap into your own inner knowing to enhance your own life—and, if you desire, to build your own spiritual business. In this immersive training, you: • Master the art of discovering, understanding, and sensing energy • Discover your strongest “clair” sense (clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience) in order to open the door to the most powerful guidance • Break down the barriers that might be interfering with your abilities • Discover how to read, clear, and balance the chakras • Become more aware of helpful signs the universe sends you every day to discover your true purpose and keep you on course Along the way, Van Praagh delivers inspiring messages from your spirit guides, ancestors, and departed loved ones that can help you to live your very best life—right here on earth. You leave with an enhanced confidence in your unique psychic abilities and the advanced tools you need to access the wisdom of the universe for yourself, loved ones, and clients.

James Van Praagh. See biographical information on page 25.

OCTOBER 19-21

SHAMANIC REIKI HEALING Level Two

OCTOBER 19-21

KABBALISTIC JOURNEY OF THE SOUL

Birth, Death, Afterlife & Reincarnation in Jewish Mysticism Simcha Raphael Course 5702-411/Tuition $370 ($335 Members) MI

Within the mystical tradition of Kabbalah, we find depictions of the ever-changing journey of the soul—from birth to death, crossing into the world beyond, and then reincarnation. Come explore the teachings of Jewish mysticism through the Kabbalah as transformational maps of consciousness. Discover insights and wisdom that can help you navigate the enigmatic mysteries of living and dying, mourning and healing.

Join rabbinic pastor, psychotherapist, bereavement counselor, and ritual consultant Simcha Rapheal and discover how the Kabbalah can be your constant guide along the journey of life and beyond.

Through the study of Kabbalistic texts, group explorations and discussions, and meditation practices, you learn to bring these profound teachings into your SIMCHA RAPHAEL own life—and integrate a new understanding that informs the varied journey of your life path.

Simcha Raphael, PhD, founding director of the DA’AT Institute for Death Awareness, Advocacy, and Training, is a rabbinic pastor and adjunct faculty at Bryn Athyn College and LaSalle University. daatinstitute.net

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OCTOBER 21-26

Stacey Gibbons and Jonathan Hammond Course 5702-389/Tuition $290 ($260 Members) SS, MI

In the shamanic worldview, we are all interconnected through time and space by a living, conscious web.

This concept, understood as “oneness,” allows us to affect change regardless of our physical placement in time and geography. In this workshop we expand our work with Reiki to benefit another, or a situation, backward in time, forward into the future, and across geographical distance.

STACEY GIBBONS

This experiential weekend deepens our integration of two ancient healing forms—Shamanism and Reiki. We practice time-tested methods that enhance intuition and expand consciousness as we: • Receive the Shamanic Reiki Level Two attunement and three powerful energetic symbols • Establish an inner sanctum and investigate the consciousness of the attunement symbols JONATHAN HAMMOND • Shapeshift and journey with a winged-spirit guide for long distance, one on one, and personal healing • Increase the potency of the energy we channel, and receive and give a Shamanic Reiki treatment • Perform an ancient empowerment ceremony Prerequisite: Shamanic Reiki Healing: Level One (see page 49).

Stacey Gibbons holds a Master Certification in Traditional Reiki. She has taught traditional and Shamanic Reiki since studying with Llyn Roberts in the 1990s.

Jonathan Hammond is a Master Teacher and faculty member for Shamanic Reiki Worldwide, as well as a traditional Usui Reiki Master. mindbodyspiritnyc.com

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

OCTOBER 21-26

CONNECTING THE CELL AND THE SELF

A Professional Training in Mind-Body Integrative Medicine Paul Epstein Course 5805-457/Tuition $550 ($495 Members) CE

Disease tells a story, not just of biology but also biography. It is important for clinicians to listen to, and integrate, both stories in our work with patients in their quest for healing.

Stress is a contributing PAUL EPSTEIN factor in illness.

The latest research is confirming and expanding on this idea in ways that can revolutionize the way we go about treating our patients. Biography can and does influence biology. There is a growing realization of importance of effectively and skillfully integrating this knowledge into the practice of medicine.

In this practical training with naturopathic physician Paul Epstein, you learn a theoretical framework for practice in the healing arts that emphasizes the relationship between the cell (biology) and the self (biography) in clinical care.

You learn how to:

OCTOBER 21-26

SHAMANIC REIKI HEALING MASTER PRACTITIONER TRAINING Healing & Empowerment

Llyn Cedar Roberts With Stacey Gibbons Course 5805-390/Tuition $680 ($610 Members) SS, MI

Shamanism teaches us to use the powers of nature to heal. In Reiki we channel life force energy to heal and restore balance. In this master level certification program, we experience the combined powers of shamanic and Reiki healing and enhance our healing skills for practice with others and for personal well-being.

Through ancient practices and dynamic group and partner exchanges, we apply Shamanic Reiki approaches to: • Expand consciousness and work with spirit guides • Balance energetic trauma and shift attachment to past events LLYN CEDAR ROBERTS • Remove energy intrusions STACEY GIBBONS using advanced methods • Attune to the master Reiki energy via This training begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and is open symbols, plants, and transmission to level two and/or master level Reiki practitioners, • Conduct comprehensive or to others with permission from Roberts. It is absentee healing sessions prerequisite for the yearlong Shamanic Reiki Master • Shamanically travel to prevent soul Teacher online program. loss and restore soul qualities Llyn Cedar Roberts, MA, is an award-winning • Initiate as healers through ancient fire ceremony author and prominent teacher of healing and • Integrate Reiki with Tibetan, Maya, Quechua, shamanism. She has practiced Reiki for nearly three and Siberian practices and sacred items decades. llynroberts.com Join like-minded people in this lively experiential gathering. Reconnect with nature’s transformative powers and the innate ability to heal and balance through complex times.

Stacey Gibbons. See biographical information on opposite page.

OCTOBER 21-26

• Define and explain the relationship between stress and illness • Facilitate exploration of the connection between childhood trauma and chronic adult disease • Use mind-body therapies, including guided imagery, biographical exploration, family systems theory, and more, to connect the cell and the self You also gain tools and information to create professional resilience and prevent burnout.

October

5-DAY WORKSHOPS

CORE ZERO BALANCING

Increase Vitality With Energy-Body Balance Fritz Smith and Jim McCormick Course 5805-578/Tuition $460 ($415 Members) MI

Strengthen the relationship between energy and the structures of your body with the Zero Balancing (ZB) healing system. Embodying both scientific and psychological perspectives, the ZB system clarifies and coordinates energy fields in the body and focuses on the skeletal system to improve your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

FRITZ SMITH

This workshop, designed for beginners, is open to all and qualifies for credit toward Zero Balancing certification.

CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128).

Smith is independently offering continuing education credits; see zerobalancing.com for information.

Paul Epstein, ND. See biographical information on page 112.

Fritz Smith, MD, is a physician, osteopath, acupuncturist, author, and founder of Zero Balancing. zerobalancing.com JIM MCCORMICK

Jim McCormick, LAc, is president of Zero Balancing Touch Foundation and is on the Zero Balancing Health Association faculty. cambridgehealthassociates.com

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Physicians, naturopathic doctors, nurses, therapists, social workers, nutritionists, and other healing professionals are welcome.

Energy and structure interact beneath our conscious awareness, and when imbalances occur, the body tends to compensate for them rather than resolve them. This can lead to loss of vitality and chronic pain. ZB, with its roots in both Eastern healing and Western medicine, offers a unique and relevant method to overcome these imbalances.

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BECOME THE KIND OF LEADER THE WORLD NEEDS NOW

APRIL 26 AND APRIL 27

Public Speaking for Women Leaders A Persuasive Communication Workshop See page 133.

MAY 4-6

Centering Leadership in Presence Drawing Power From What Matters See page 10.

JUNE 8-10

Financial Literacy & Beyond Creating the Lives We Want See page 23.

JUNE 22-24

Leadership in Mid-Air Accessing your Body’s Wisdom Through Trapeze See page 36.

JULY 20-22

Self-Care & Resilience for Women See page 57.

JULY 27-29

Your Power Journey An Exploration of Your Life and Leadership See page 63.

AUGUST 3-5

Courageous Conversations for Women Transforming Conflict into Understanding See page 70.

AUGUST 17-19

True Storytelling With TMI Project New Perspective for Leadership See page 77.

SEPTEMBER 7-9

How Women Rise Energize Your Authentic Vision See page 89.

SEPTEMBER 28-30

Woke Women Rising Speaking Up to Shape Change See page 101.

OCTOBER 21-26

The Omega Women’s Leadership Intensive Become the Kind of Leader the World Needs Now

We thank the following organizations for significant support of the OWLC:

H EN RY L . KIM ELMAN FAM ILY FO U N DATIO N

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Women & Power Returning in 2019.

Scholarships are available.

See eOmega.org/scholarships.

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We are grateful to be collaborating with:

October

omegawomen’s leadership center

5-DAY INTENSIVE Arrive Sunday Begin Sunday at 8:00 p.m.

End Friday at noon

“There was life before Omega and life after Omega.

This was a watershed moment in my life.”

SHARON SALZBERG

—Women’s Leadership Intensive participant

OCTOBER 21-26

THE OMEGA WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INTENSIVE Course 5805-536/Tuition $495/420/345 ($445 Members) SS, MI, LE

Whether guiding a family, working in an organization, running a business, or holding public office, leadership involves deciding what matters most. Today, the old “command and control” leadership model is giving way to “connect and collaborate,” and women are playing a central role in this important shift.

This highly experiential workshop is for women who want to use their leadership to create a caring, just, and sustainable future for everybody. Through reflection, dialogue, writing, movement, meditation, and contact with nature, we delve deep into our leadership stories and engage in transformative exercises that awaken us to do power differently. We examine current and historic systems of power, privilege, and domination, how they intersect, and learn what we can do to advance change and shape a new narrative.

Guided by expert teachers, we explore four leadership essentials—values, voice, vision, and voyage—in an intimate setting.

Together we: • • • •

Articulate our core values to create a culture of care Strengthen our capacity to communicate with impact Create a compelling and actionable vision Engage in a deep exploration of self to become a more authentic leader • Incorporate self-care practices, intersectionality, and empathy into our work • Sketch a year’s leadership plan to advance our vision for change when we return home Whether you are a seasoned leader or beginning your leadership journey, this intensive can help you be the courageous, wise, and nurturing leader the world needs today. $25 materials fee; include when you register. This workshop begins Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Teachers are subject to change.

MALLIKA DUTT

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Mallika Dutt, founder of the global human rights organization Breakthrough, is a leading innovator in producing multimedia experiences that have shifted the hearts and minds of millions of people. mallikadutt.com Leslie Salmon Jones, creator of Afro Flow Yoga™, is committed to the empowerment of all people to develop mastery over their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.

LESLIE SALMON JONES

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Carla Goldstein is Omega Institute’s chief external affairs officer, cofounder of the Omega Women’s Leadership Center, and has over 25 years of public interest advocacy experience. eOmega.org/owlc

CARLA GOLDSTEIN

Sarah Urech is the director of the Omega Women’s Leadership Center. A multilingual performer and social worker, she has performed and taught in 16 countries. eOmega.org/owlc

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Sharon Salzberg is a central figure in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, and a New York Times best-selling author.

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5-DAY WORKSHOPS

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Arrive Sunday Begin Monday at 9:00 a.m.

End Friday at noon

Arrive Friday Begin Friday at 8:00 p.m.

End Sunday at noon

THUPTEN JINPA

LOBSANG TENZIN NEGI NANCY SLONIM ARONIE

OCTOBER 21-26

JUMP-START YOUR MEMOIR

Write It From the Heart Nancy Slonim Aronie Course 5805-413/Tuition $375/300/225 ($335 Members)

See workshop description on page 27.

KRISTIN NEFF

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

OCTOBER 26-28

COMPASSION IN CONNECTION

Exploring Compassionate Education Together Course 5902-665/Tuition $380 ($340 Members) SS, MI, CE

There are many diverse ways to alleviate suffering, but compassion and connection are always part of the process. In the growing field of compassion teaching, it’s not easy to keep up with the latest programs, developments, challenges, and successes. Join top leaders in the field to explore how compassion work is affecting change and making a difference in people’s lives.

Whether you are already teaching compassion, or are interested in learning more about compassion as a general subject, this community-building conference brings together various compassion programs all in one place and provides an opportunity to:

TOM FRANCESCOTT

OCTOBER 21-26

TRANSFORMATIONAL CLEANSING

A Guided Detox Experience Tom Francescott Course 5805-508/Tuition $520 ($470 Members)

See workshop description on page 13.

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• Learn about the distinctive competencies of major compassion programs • Differentiate compassion programs from mindfulness programs or programs focused only on sympathetic or pure empathic responses • Explore larger issues of science-based efficacy • Network with other compassion professionals—teachers, therapists, scholars, and researchers The conference includes presentations about the five empirically supported compassion training programs, a panel discussion on working with specific communities of need and the variations they may require, compassion meditation sessions, and more.

Professionals can explore different programs and learn what each has to offer. Nonprofessionals can learn more about the field of compassion training, immersing themselves in the breadth and depth of this discipline. Everyone can gain information, new insights, and connections.

CHRISTOPHER K. GERMER

Featuring Thupten Jinpa, PhD Lobsang Tenzin Negi, PhD Kristin Neff, PhD Christopher K. Germer, PhD Steven Hickman, PsyD Michelle Becker, LMFT Kc Branscomb Timothy Harrison, MArch Rhoda Schuling Dennis Tirch, PhD Karen Bluth, PhD Lorraine M. Hobbs, MA Monica C. Worline, PhD

ACCME and APA credits are available for $80. All other available CE credits are $50 (see page 128). Teachers are subject to change. See eOmega.org/connection for more information.

DA Discounts Available; see page 130 SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration

CHARGE UP YOUR CHAKRAS Anodea Judith

Course 5902-662/Tuition $375 ($335 Members) MI

How does your life force, prana, or “charge” affect your energy body, chakras, and physical and emotional states? How do you balance your charge through daily activities? How do you regulate it and find a healthy balance?

Join Anodea Judith, one of the country’s foremost experts on the combination of chakras and therapeutic issues, for a weekend filled with colorful slide shows, ANODEA JUDITH illuminating discussions, and hands-on practice. This experiential workshop includes yoga and bioenergetic exercises designed to move energy through blocks and bring about balance between charging and discharging. You also learn energy-generating breathing exercises and calming techniques as you explore the wonders of each of the seven chakras.

For women OCTOBER 26-28

WILD, WISE & FREE

Express Your Feminine Essence With Qoya Rochelle Schieck Course 5902-678/Tuition $330 ($295 Members) MI

Qoya (pronounced KOY-uh) means “queen” in Quechuan, a pre-Incan language. Qoya is movement medicine, designed to help you access your body’s wisdom and strengthen your trust in the physical sensation of truth. By combining yoga, dance, and feminine movement with heart-centered rituals, Qoya strengthens ROCHELLE SCHIECK your ability to release past hurts, embrace the gifts of the present, and actively envision your future. Guided by Qoya creator Rochelle Schieck, you become reacquainted with your wise, wild, and free womanly essence.

Qoya combines the traditional benefits of fitness—including strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, and agility training. Through a mixture of movement, ritual, community, and pilgrimage practices, we explore ways of building physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual strength.

Throughout the weekend you experience a deep igniting of your sacred core, the central channel between heaven and Earth through which the chakras are aligned.

Join us and learn to express your feminine essence authentically and creatively—through the body in movement, the mind in conversation, the heart in ceremony, and the spirit in prayer.

Anodea Judith, PhD, is a somatic therapist, yoga teacher, best-selling author, groundbreaking thought leader, and founder and director of Sacred Centers. anodeajudith.com

Rochelle Schieck, creator of Qoya, has been featured in New York Magazine, The Telegraph, and Psychology Today, and on oprah.com.

OCTOBER 26-28

OCTOBER 26-28

Choosing Freedom Over Fright

Journey Into the Heart of Consciousness

LIFE WITHOUT FEAR

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LIVING IN A MINDFUL UNIVERSE Eben Alexander and Karen Newell

Rhonda Britten

Course 5902-488/Tuition $390 ($350 Members) MI

Course 5902-616/Tuition $335 ($300 Members) MI

The universe is evolving in vast and fascinating ways. You are not only a part of it—you are it. The Mindful Universe in which we live is self-aware, learning, and evolving. As you come to know this fully through personal experience, you discover the pathway toward harmony. Never is this one soul’s journey, but a massive evolution of consciousness in which we are all essential participants.

Imagine waking up each day feeling loved, appreciated, passionate, and grateful for being who you are. Imagine having the courage to be fully selfexpressed. What’s standing in your way? Fear of failure? Fear of not being good enough?

Through heart activation, experiential sound meditations, open discussions, and other exercises, you connect to the deeper realities of existence and explore the heart’s crucial role in moving away from the linguistic brain to access profound insight from personal experience. As you come to better understand your own soul’s journey and how it interrelates with all evolving consciousness, each of us acknowledges our true purpose. Together, we can shift the world paradigm into one that affirms the oneness and interconnectedness of all.

KAREN NEWELL AND EBEN ALEXANDER

RHONDA BRITTEN

With her Fearless Living method, Britten brings the neuroscience of fear down to earth, and sends you home to a more meaningful life. You leave the workshop less afraid, with a heightened sense of personal power, deeper self-acceptance, and an enhanced ability to increase your wealth and develop closer, more intimate relationships.

Rhonda Britten is a best-selling author and Emmy Award winner named “America’s Favorite Life Coach” by TV Guide. fearlessliving.org

Eben Alexander, MD, was an academic neurosurgeon for over 25 years, including at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is author of the New York Times best seller Proof of Heaven. ebenalexander.com

Karen Newell is cofounder of the innovative meditation recording company Sacred Acoustics, and coauthor with Eben Alexander of Living in a Mindful Universe. sacredacoustics.com

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128 Professional Training Tiered Pricing; see page 130

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Fear thwarts your ability to express your purpose, to give and receive love, and to realize your dreams. In this workshop world-renowned expert on fear and fearlessness Rhonda Britten supports you in waking up to who you are meant to be. Britten, founder of the Fearless Living Institute and former lead life coach on NBC’s Starting Over, gives you tools to make choices from a place of freedom instead of unconscious and fear-based thoughts, feelings, and actions.

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OCTOBER 26-28

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OCTOBER 26-28

MATRIX REIMPRINTING EFT

Rewrite Your Past, Transform Your Future Craig Weiner and Alina Frank Course 5902-571/Tuition $395 ($355 Members) MI

Matrix Reimprinting EFT is an Energy Psychology or Tapping protocol that is being applauded as an effective and gentle method to release past trauma and emotional and physical issues, as well as helping you manifest your goals and dreams. Inherent in the Matrix Reimprinting (MR) process is a unique tool that clears adverse feelings, negative conditioning, and painful past events to help you experience life in more positive, productive ways.

RODNEY YEE AND COLLEEN SAIDMAN

OCTOBER 26-28

THE FULL SCOPE OF YOGA

A Journey Into Asana, Meditation & Pranayama Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee Course 5902-317/Tuition $425 ($380 Members)

Yoga has long been recognized as a spiritual and physical journey to experience life directly and be at peace. To further your journey, spend this weekend exploring asana, meditation, and pranayama with two of the nation’s most respected yoga teachers: Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee. We start with practices designed to slowly open the body, and then turn up the heat with asana. Finally, we cool down with restorative poses, pranayama, and meditation, leaving the body stretched, happy, and relaxed.

Through our practice, we also enhance our natural physical rhythms while learning how to listen to our body. We explore practices to release tension and restlessness so we can be present in our life with vigor and a sense of calm.

Colleen Saidman, owner of Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor and New York City, is featured in several popular yoga DVDs. She is the author of Yoga for Life: A Journey to Inner Peace and Freedom. yogashanti.com

MR draws on and shares concepts from quantum physics, trauma work, Heartmath, inner child and parts work, and more. Through an integration of gentle steps that set up the memory reconsolidation process, the “reimprinting” portion of Matrix Reimprinting changes the reference pictures of the mind, body, and spirit to create a happier, more relaxed, healthier you.

Prerequisite: Previous EFT training. This program offers CEUs through Commonwealth Educational Seminars; for information see efttappingtraining.com.

Craig Weiner, DC, is a master trainer of EFT, and Alina Frank is a master trainer of trainers. Together they are the creators of the Matrix EFT Summit and producers of the documentary, The Science of Tapping. efttappingtraining.com

Rodney Yee has created dozens of DVDs, including Rodney Yee’s Yoga for Beginners.

With Colleen Saidman, he codirects Urban Zen’s Integrative Yoga Therapist Program. yeeyoga.com

RELAX

JONNI POLLARD

OCTOBER 26-28

VEDIC MEDITATION FOR WELL-BEING Jonni Pollard

Course 5902-614/Tuition $360 ($325 Members)

Trade in stress, anxiety, and fatigue for deep peace, confidence, and increased energy through the ancient practice of Vedic meditation. A 5,000 year-old technique, Vedic meditation is an effortless, accessible practice that allows the body to fall into deep rest and the mind to expand into self-awareness.

Led by Jonni Pollard, a student of Vedic masters for more than 20 years, you learn a new way of looking at well-being where the experience of self-awareness generated through deep rest becomes the foundation for cultivating and sustaining it.

The daily practice of Vedic meditation removes stress and fatigue from your system and automatically gives rise to greater capability to meet the demands of life with a sense of enthusiasm and joy. Pollard shares a simple but highly effective formula to integrate meditation into your daily life and to recognize the habits and beliefs that distract you from prioritizing your well-being.

Jonni Pollard is author of The Golden Sequence and cofounder of 1 Giant Mind, a global meditation education academy.

Book your R&R Getaway Retreat today.

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OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROGRAM

For women OCTOBER 26-28

OCTOBER 26–28

HANDCRAFTED HERBAL BODY-CARE

INTUITION IGNITED Laura Lynne Jackson

Course 5902-655/Tuition $355 ($320 Members) MI

Can you imagine fully trusting your intuition, no longer doubting yourself, and always listening to your gut?

Many women feel cut off from their ability to heal, and to direct and lead their own lives with confidence. This women’s immersion workshop counters that disconnect by fully activating your intuition and psychic abilities, awakening the natural healer, leader, and wise woman within you.

Assume your powers and practice exercises that help you open your “4 Cs”: clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, and claircognizance. Connect with your guides, hear messages from the other side, and trust in the seen and unseen support that surrounds you.

With full access to your feminine intuition, you take inspired action in manifesting your dreams and visions to their highest potential.

Bring an object that belonged to someone (living or crossed over) and two or three magazines that resonate with you. Wear comfortable clothes for gentle movement.

Make Your Own Personal Care Products Dina Falconi

Course 5902-591/Tuition $345/270/195 ($310 Members) MI, LE

Are you looking for a better way to treat yourself and the planet? Learn to make customized, nontoxic, personal-care products perfectly suited to your skin, hair, and body.

Whether you want to avoid the chemicals found in many products, are interested in a zerowaste lifestyle, or simply enjoy making things, herbalist Dina Falconi, author of Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair, reveals the art and science of making home-crafted body-care products. She DINA FALCONI shares her favorite master recipes and answers your questions about how to use all-natural ingredients to support, soothe, nourish, and heal the body.

Get hands-on experience as Falconi guides you step-by-step in how to make healthy creams, salves, balms, herbal oils, face cleansers, mouthwashes, and more. You learn to create an individual skin, hair, and body-care plan for yourself, and practice creating a plan for someone else. You also enjoy a luxurious herbal facial treatment with the items you make in the workshop.

Return home with samples and the knowledge you need to create your own natural, personalized, body-care products.

Laura Lynne Jackson is an international speaker, teacher, psychic medium, and New York Times best-selling author.

Dina Falconi is a clinical herbalist with a strong focus on food activism and nutritional healing. She is also an avid gardener, wildcrafter, and permaculturist. botanicalartspress.com

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LAURA LYNNE JACKSON

Is Shamanic Energy Medicine new to you?

The Four Winds Society and Omega are pleased to offer the special $150 introductory course Shamanic Energy Medicine: The Healing Practice of Tomorrow. This 10-part online course reveals step-by-step instruction on Shamanic Energy Medicine practices with shaman and medical anthropologist Dr. Alberto Villoldo.

Participants of this course receive 5% off tuition for the full Shamanic Energy Medicine Online Training. Use coupon code OMEGA. To view the free introductory video or to register, visit eOmega.org/villoldo.

SHAMANIC ENERGY MEDICINE ONLINE TRAINING With Alberto Villoldo, PhD Tuition $10,800 At the Four Winds Society’s Light Body School, we have trained thousands of successful energy medicine practitioners and health coaches who are enjoying joyful lives and rewarding careers.

For more information and to register for the Shamanic Energy Medicine Online Training, visit thefourwinds.com/omega-2018.

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A career in Shamanic Energy Medicine allows you to shed limiting roles that keep you and others from living fuller, richer lives. This millenary science is a set of sacred technologies that transform the body, heal the soul, and can change the way we live and die.

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PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

Wisdom at Work, LLC, is an expression of Omega’s commitment to personal and professional development. Omega has joined with New York State to offer you a selection of training programs that are licensed under the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS), a division of the New York Department of Education.

Students can also contact BPSS at any time at the address below:

Attendance

Students who violate the policies of Omega will be subject to disciplinary action. The most serious form of disciplinary action is dismissal. Conduct constituting grounds for dismissal includes but is not limited to: reporting to class under the influence of alcohol and/ or illegal drugs; using abusive or offensive language; and threatening or intimidating others. Severe violations may cause dismissal without re-enrollment or re-admission privileges.

Students who do not attend 85% or more of the program sessions will not receive a passing grade.

Students who are more than 1 hour late for the class will be marked as “late” and can speak with the instructor about making up the material missed.

Campus

Omega’s campus is more than 250 acres, and includes a lake, hiking trails, and over 13 classrooms and 75 housing units.

Vehicles are not allowed on campus. Contact the school registrar before registering if you have a physical disability that affects your mobility so we may better accommodate you.

Cancellation Policy

Omega reserves the right to cancel a program at any time. Some programs may have a special cancellation policy; see individual workshop descriptions. Travel insurance is recommended; see eOmega.org/insurance.

Complaints

If a student feels a decision made

by Omega faculty is inappropriate or unfair, they may address the problem in two ways. We encourage students to try to resolve the issue with the individual directly. If an informal approach is not successful, students may file a grievance in writing to the Wisdom at Work registrar within ten (10) days of the event. The registrar will complete the investigation of the complaint within ten (10) days of receipt of the complaint.

These procedures may not be used if a formal complaint with a State or Federal agency or a court action has already been filed by the student on the same complaint.

Please note in keeping with BPSS regulations, a BPSS-licensed teacher will be present in classes.

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Students are responsible for reviewing relevant catalog course copy and Omega procedures before registering. They are responsible for assessing the risk any activity poses to them, choosing a safe course of action for themselves.

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Refunds

All Wisdom at Work trainings are eligible for a 100% tuition refund.

The failure of a student to notify the Wisdom at Work registrar in writing of withdrawal may delay refund of tuition due pursuant to Section 5002 of the Education Law. Please call 800.944.1001 for more information.

Pass/Fail

All Wisdom at Work courses are pass/fail.

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The student should be aware that some information in the catalog may change. It is recommended that students considering enrollment check with the school director to determine if there is any change from the information provided in the catalog. In addition, a catalog

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will contain information on the school’s teaching personnel and courses/curricula offered.

Please be advised that the State Education Department separately licenses all teaching personnel and independently approves all courses and curricula offered. Therefore, it is possible that courses/curricula listed in the school’s catalog may not be approved at the time that a student enrolls in the school or the teaching personnel listed in the catalog may have changed. It is again recommended that the student

check with the school director to determine if there are any changes in the courses/curricula offered or the teaching personnel listed in the catalog.

Prior Credit

Wisdom at Work does not grant credit for previous education and training.

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OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

JUNE 1-8

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION IN MIND-BODY MEDICINE A 7-Day Professional Training Retreat Course 1707-423/Tuition $1,675 ($1,575 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE

FLORENCE MELEO-MEYER

Inspired by the vision of a more awakened and compassionate world, for 39 years the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School has pioneered MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction (MBSR) and the integration of meditation and mindfulness into mainstream medicine, health care, and society.

This integration has unfolded through ongoing patient care, rigorous scientific research, academic medical and professional education, and a range of broader societal initiatives in the public and private sectors, including education, business, law, leadership, government, and collegiate and professional athletics.

Taught by Florence Meleo-Meyer and Judson Brewer, this 7-day program is an opportunity for health-care professionals to train intensively in mindfulness meditation as it is taught at the UMass MBSR Clinic.

Specific themes and areas of focus include: • Seamless cultivation of mindfulness throughout the retreat, through both formal and informal practices, in silence, conversation, and dialogue • Mindful approaches to the experience and expression of burnout, stress, pain, grief, and anxiety within ourselves and when working with others • Review of basic science and clinical research supporting MBSR • Examination of the language, methods, and foundational underpinnings used in MBSR • Exploration of the UMass MBSR teacher education and training program • Exploration of the ethical and moral principles and the domains of non-harming, compassion, and wisdom that underlie mindfulness meditation practice and MBSR This program is open to health-care professionals and educators who come prepared for the intensive nature of the workshop and who understand the primary necessity of embodying mindfulness meditation practice in their own life before attempting to teach it to others. This course is one component of a rigorous education and training trajectory for professionals who are intent on becoming certified MBSR teachers through the UMass Center for Mindfulness.

The schedule and the work are rigorous and include both intensive training in mindfulness meditation, including extended periods of silence, and an ongoing exploration of mindfulness meditation’s practical applications in health care and other settings.

LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128

Since the cardinal principle in doing this work is that it must come out of one’s own extensive personal experience with mindfulness meditation practice, participants who do not already have a strong daily personal mindfulness meditation practice and additional MBSR teacher education and training should not attend this retreat with the expectation of immediately returning home to open an MBSR program. Ultimately, it is the depth of one’s personal commitment to learning and growing using the MBSR approach that is most important. Integrating mindfulness into one’s professional life comes out of that commitment and the imagination and effort it inspires.

Enrollment period is October 2017 through start date. CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). See eOmega.org for professional course objectives and more information. This training begins Friday at 7:00 p.m. There may be periods of time outside normal workshop hours when silence will be expected. This program fulfills one of the requirements for entry into MBSR Teacher Certification Programs conducted by the Center for Mindfulness. Attendance at this retreat does not constitute authorization by Meleo-Meyer or Brewer to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.

Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, is director of the Train-the-Trainer program of the Oasis Institute for Mindfulness-Based Professional Education and Training. umassmed.edu/cfm Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, is executive director of the Center for Mindfulness and associate professor in medicine and psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. umassmed.edu/cfm

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Since the inception of the Center’s MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction Clinic in 1979, more than 24,000 people with a range of medical and psychological conditions have completed the 8-week MBSR program at UMass.

Worldwide, with programs on six continents, tens of thousands of people have participated in MBSR programs. More than 18,000 healthcare professionals from 80 countries have participated in the Center’s Oasis Institute professional education and training programs.

Globally, there are more than 800 sites offering MBSR programs in clinics, hospitals, and academic medical centers based on the model developed at UMass.

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PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS JULY 13-20

TRANSFORMING TRAUMA WITH EMDR (Parts 1 & 2) A 7-Day Professional Training Laurel Parnell Course 2907-321/Tuition $1,080 ($980 Members) SS, MI, LE, CE

LAUREL PARNELL

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful therapeutic method for healing trauma-based problems.

Shedding new light on trauma survival—including sexual and physical abuse, accident and surgical trauma, and grief—EMDR is opening the doors of the heart to genuine spiritual transformation. Through lecture, hands-on practice, and demonstrations, we learn:

• Protocols and procedures for using EMDR with a wide range of diagnostic categories • Client selection criteria and cautions necessary for safe use of EMDR • Techniques for working with blocked processing and abreactions (catharsis) • Use of imaginal and cognitive interweaves • How to use EMDR with adults traumatized as children • Methods for developing inner resources used for interweaves, ego strengthening, and client closure • How to integrate EMDR into clinical practice with a range of clients and presenting problems This training is limited to beginning, intermediate, and advanced mental health professionals who are licensed to provide treatment. $25 materials fee; include when you register.

Enrollment period is November 2017 through start date. CE and CME credits are available and included in the tuition (see page 128). Visit eOmega.org for professional course objectives and more information. In accordance with the Parnell Institute and EMDRIA standards, to complete EMDR basic training requirements, participants must complete this course, receive 10 hours of consultation from a Parnell Institute-approved consultant, and then take a Parnell Institute Advanced Clinical Workshop & Refresher Course (Part 3); see page 61. All three parts of the training must be completed within two years.

Only licensed mental health professionals may register for this course. Participants are required to submit licensure documentation before attendance and must bring copies of their documentation to the training.

By registering for this training, you acknowledge your understanding that you will be asked to serve as a client in the service of everyone’s learning. You agree that you are psychologically stable enough to take on a client role in this setting, and that you will do what is needed to take care of yourself if any discomfort arises as a result.

Laurel Parnell, PhD, executive director of the Parnell Institute, is an expert and pioneer in EMDR trauma therapy. She is author of five books, including A Therapist’s Guide to EMDR. parnellinstitute.com

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AUGUST 24-31

THE HEALING POWER OF UNCONDITIONAL PRESENCE

JOHN WELWOOD

Integrating Spiritual, Psychological & Embodiment Work John Welwood Course 4107-352/Tuition $825 ($745 Members) SS, MI, LE

Unconditional presence is the capacity to fully meet, allow, and open to whatever we are experiencing, no matter how challenging it may be. This is what allows our experience to unfold in the direction of greater freedom, truth, and wisdom.

In this weeklong retreat, we cultivate unconditional presence with three kinds of practice: meditation rooted in mindfulness and awareness, psychospiritual inquiry, and embodiment work. Together, these three practices create a powerful synergy that helps us settle into our deeper nature, inhabit our body, flow with our felt experience, and become more attuned and present with ourselves and others. The first two days of this program are largely devoted to meditation, which cultivates a deeper sense of grounding, openness, and presence that informs our work throughout the week.

For 29 years, John Welwood has offered this program at Omega, and it evolves in unforeseen directions based on his current work. This retreat provides an opportunity to slow down, go beyond conceptual mind, meet your experience freshly, and inhabit yourself in surprising new ways. It is appropriate for those in the helping professions and for everyone interested in cultivating embodied presence.

Enrollment period is October 2017 through start date. This workshop begins with a special orientation on Friday at 8:00 p.m. Open by application only; $10 nonrefundable application fee (payable to Omega) required. Previous participants can register directly with Omega. New participants should email a letter to classapplications@eOmega.org describing why you want to attend, as well as your therapy and meditation experience.

John Welwood, PhD, is a psychotherapist, a teacher, and a pioneer in integrating psychological and spiritual work. He is author of numerous books, including Journey of the Heart, Love and Awakening, and Perfect Love. johnwelwood.com

SEPTEMBER 7-21

BECOME A QIGONG HEALER

An Intensive 14-Day Professional Training Robert Peng Course 4514-355/Tuition $2,795 ($2,695 Members) SS, MI, LE

You can become a qigong healer. This 14-day intensive training introduces you to the qigong energy healing techniques and meditations that qigong master Robert Peng learned from his teacher Xiao Yao, a legendary monk with remarkable healing gifts. Enhance and empower your innate healing energy and discover how to use both hands-on and remote healing techniques of qigong as you learn:

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• Qigong theory and practices, including the sword finger and third eye empowerment • Meridian meditations, including lung, large intestine, stomach, spleen, and heart • Yang healing techniques, including dian xue, power palm, and tai-chi press • Yin healing techniques, including huafu healing, qigong hypnosis, and s-pattern to reorganize the energy field

You return home with self-empowerment exercises to help you continually improve your healing skills and power, and the ability to conduct a full qigong healing session with remarkable effect.

This training is appropriate for nonprofessionals as well as healing professionals. No prior qigong experience is required. Robert Peng does not offer healing sessions during this workshop.

Enrollment period is November 2017 through start date. This training begins Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Arrive Friday, September 7.

Robert Peng, author of The Master Key, is founder of Elixir Light Qigong. He uses his spiritual powers and healing abilities to help and teach people worldwide. robertpeng.org

SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org MI More information provided after registration LE Limited enrollment; register early CE Continuing education; see page 128

ALL-INCLUSIVE STAY Our simple lodgings are a perfect fit for your campus experience.

Sleep. Eat. Play. Explore.

Accommodations & Meals Package Fees Per Person Rates

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$844

$1,200

$1,680

Single Cabin Room A

$702

$976

$1,370

$1,918

Couple Cabin Room A

$510

$705

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• Accommodations (see descriptions on next page) • Three mostly vegetarian meals a day in our Dining Hall • Daily Open Classes in yoga, tai chi, meditation, and movement • Evenings at Omega: concerts, films, and special classes • Lake swimming (June-August) • Canoeing and kayaking • Trails for running and walking • Tennis and basketball • Sauna • Ram Dass Library, Sanctuary, Omega Center for Sustainable Living, and more • Free Wi-Fi (available in the Omega Café and all accommodations)

Double Cabin Room A

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Single Cabin Room B

$588

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Double Cabin Room B

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Rates do not include course tuition.

Lodging can only be booked as part of an Accommodations & Meals Package.

Commuter Fee is required only for those not staying in Omega accommodations. * 5-night rate is based on weekday prices.

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The All-Inclusive Stay includes:

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ACCOMMODATIONS Deluxe Double Cabin Room A Shared Room With Private Bath 2 double beds. Heat. Air-conditioning.

Wheelchair-accessible rooms available. Register with a companion, or a same-gender roommate will be assigned to you.

Single or Couple Cabin Room A Private Room With Private Bath 1 queen-size bed. Heat. Ceiling fan. No air-conditioning.

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DORM SINGLE

Double Cabin Room A Shared Room With Private Bath 2 double beds. Heat. Ceiling fan. No air-conditioning. Wheelchair-accessible rooms available. Register with a companion, or a samegender roommate will be assigned to you.

Single or Couple Cabin Room B Private Room With Shared Bath 1 queen bed. Bath shared with adjoining room.

Heat. Air-conditioning. Ceiling fan.

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Shared Room With Shared Bath 2 twin beds. Bath shared with adjoining room.

Heat. Ceiling fan. No air-conditioning. Register with a companion, or a same-gender roommate will be assigned to you.

Dorm Single Private Room With Shared Bath 1 twin bed. Hall bath shared by 5-to-12 guests.

Heat. Air-conditioning. Pillow and blanket provided. You may rent sheets and towels for a small fee, or bring your own. Dorms are generally single gender, but may be coed.

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Tent Cabin Single & Double Private or Shared Room With Shared Bath 2 twin beds. Wood-framed, screened walls with canvas roof. Bathhouse nearby. No heat. No air-conditioning. You may rent sheets, towels, and pillows for a small fee. Register with a companion, or reserve as a private room.

Camping 1 pre-assigned campsite. Bathhouse nearby. Bring your own tent and all appropriate camping gear.

Stoves, campfires, and recreational vehicles are not allowed on campus.

Commuter Fee The commuter fee includes the full benefits of our unique Accommodations & Meals Package, excluding the cost of accommodations.

Please note: Images are representative; your assigned room may differ from the samples shown here. Questions? Call Omega Registration at 800.944.1001, or 845.266.4444 outside the United States.

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Omega is conveniently located about 90 miles north of New York City and the major metropolitan area airports. There are a variety of ways to easily travel to and from our campus if you take public transportation. See eOmega.org/travel.

PLANNING YOUR STAY Contact Us Call 800.944.1001 with any questions Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

(Saturday hours begin May 5). Please note that phones are closed 1:30-2:00 p.m. for lunch break on Saturdays. All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Friday Arrival Please check in on Friday between 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. If staying on campus, your room will be available at 5:00 p.m. Welcome & Orientation is held at 7:30 p.m. Workshops begin at 8:00 p.m. Meals begin with dinner Friday evening and end with lunch on Sunday. Commuters arrive on the same schedule. See course descriptions for exceptions.

Sunday Arrival Please check in on Sunday between 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. If you are staying on campus, your room will be available at 5:00 p.m. Welcome & Orientation is held at 7:30 p.m. Workshops begin at 9:00 a.m. Monday morning. Meals begin with dinner Sunday night and end with lunch on Friday. Commuters may check in from 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Monday morning. See course descriptions for exceptions.

Departure You must be checked out of your room by 1:00 p.m. on departure day.

Weekend workshops end Sunday at noon. Monday through Friday workshops end Friday at noon. See course descriptions for exceptions.

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CHILDREN & CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Children must be enrolled in the Children’s Program or be supervised by a babysitter. Children cannot attend class with parents.

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The Children’s Program begins May 18 and will be available on weekends only after September 3. It is open to children ages 4-12* who are fully toilet trained. You must register at least 7 days in advance; space is limited. The Children’s Program includes outdoor adventures, sports, swimming, nature study, arts and crafts, and games.

The Omega Store, Wellness Center, and Café accept cash, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express. In addition, the Store accepts traveler’s checks and the Wellness Center accepts personal and traveler’s checks. There is an ATM located in the Café.

Babysitters Parents staying on campus who choose not to use Omega’s Children’s Program, or who are bringing children younger than four, must provide their own babysitter who must be at least 16 years old. Babysitters pay adult accommodations fees.

Omega’s campus is lovely, but large and hilly. Contact us before registering if you have a physical disability that affects your mobility so we may better accommodate you. Vehicles are not allowed on campus.

Teens Teens 14* and older may enroll in a workshop with faculty and Omega’s approval. They pay full tuition and adult accommodations fees, and must attend Omega with an adult. Requests must be made at least four weeks before arrival.

Children’s Accommodations Children must be housed with their parents; fees listed in the chart are for a child’s accommodations if they attend with two adults. For single-parent rates and availability, please call. Teens 14 and older pay adult fees for their accommodations; children under 4 stay at no cost. If notified in advance, we can provide cots. Dorms are not an option for parents with children, except during Omega Family Week (see page 64). *If your child is 13, please call Registration at 800.944.1001 for options.

Cancellation Policy

Refunds are available (less a $50 processing fee) up to eight days before your program or stay. Nonrefundable credit toward a future Omega program or stay (less a $50 processing fee) is available if you give notice between seven and one day(s) before your program or stay. Credit may be applied to any Omega program or stay for one year following date of issue.

No credit or refund is available if you cancel on the arrival day; if you do not show up; or if you leave early for any reason. No refund will be available if you attend a program and are dissatisfied with its presentation or content.

Price Per Child Children’s Program*

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Tent Cabin (w/2 adults)

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Camping

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Commuter Fee

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$62

$80

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The Children’s Program does not include accommodations.

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Omega reserves the right to cancel a program at any time. Some programs may have a special cancellation policy; see individual workshop descriptions. Travel insurance is recommended; see eOmega.org/insurance.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION D Physicians

Thousands of people come to Omega each year to further their professional development by taking programs that offer continuing education credits.

Many companies offer their employees assistance in advanced training; check with your employer. Continuing education credits are awarded in the following categories to the programs listed on page 129. Programs are certified for continuing education credits by the Institute for Better Health (IBH), formerly IAHB, and not by Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Institute for Better Health (IBH) and Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. IBH is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

IBH designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ per hour attended. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Certificate of Attendance Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc., is responsible for issuing Certificates of Attendance. There is a $25 fee for a Certificate of Attendance for a workshop that you have attended. In three to six weeks, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance. There will be an additional $25 fee for certificates that need to be reissued. This is not a Continuing Education Certificate. You may request a Certificate of Attendance when you register, or call 800.944.1001.

E Educators The Institute for Better Health has been approved by the Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board (WESPSB), a member of NASDTEC, as a Clock Hour Provider for Educators.

Learners may claim one Clock Hour for each activity hour attended. Please contact your individual state boards for information regarding reciprocity and any additional requirements.

CONTINUING EDUCATION GUIDELINES

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Participation To qualify for CE/CME credit, you must be registered in the workshop, have paid all fees in full, attended all sessions, and fully and actively participated in the program. You must pre-register for CE/CME credit; please be sure to include all related fees when you register.

Fees There is a $50 fee for CE credit, unless stated otherwise in the course description. There will be an additional $50 fee for certificates that need to be reissued.

Procedures To receive accreditation, you must attend the course in full and sign in and out each day at your workshop. At the end of your workshop, you must drop off your signed disclaimer form, CE request form, workshop evaluation form, and/or disclosure form (if applicable) at the main office. Failure to submit all fees and paperwork at the conclusion of the workshop will disqualify you from receiving CE/CME credit.

Sponsors The Institute for Better Health (IBH) works with Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc., to provide quality educational activities that are available for professional continuing education credit.

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Counselors

IBH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization located in Portola Valley, California.

Its mission is to provide innovative, top quality continuing education and continuing medical education activities for professionals. IBH’s programs encompass a comprehensive and multidisciplinary array of educational activities in the form of workshops, conferences, multi-media home-study materials, and customized training programs. Except as otherwise noted, IBH has been approved as a provider of continuing education and continuing medical education by the following organizations. Please refer to the accreditation chart for designated activities and hours for your profession.

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IBH is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Approved Provider #450111-06.

All courses designated for bodyworkers and massage therapists have been submitted to the NCBTMB for course approval.

IBH is a provider of Continuing Education for Certification and Recertification for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors in the State of Texas.

Provider #1847-12. IBH is approved by the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Approved Provider Program (NAADAC Approved Education Provider # 9273). All courses designated for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors have been submitted to NAADAC for prior approval. Please visit the course website for updated approval information or call IBH at 650.851.8411.

N Nurses The Institute for Better Health (IBH) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP#2672) for 1 credit hour per each contact hour.

P Psychologists IBH is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. IBH maintains responsibility for indicated programs and their content.

Earn CE/CME Credit Gain New Skills Enliven Your Work S Social Workers Institute for Better Health (IBH), ACE Provider #1426, approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. IBH maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive 1 CE hour per hour attended of continuing education clinical social work clock hours for participating in the selected course. IBH is an approved continuing education provider for the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners. IBH offers continuing education for Texas licensed social workers in compliance with the rules of the board. License No. 3876; MC 1982, PO Box 149347, Austin, TX 78714, 512.719.3521.

NY State Counselors & Social Workers Institute for Better Health (IBH) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. Provider Approval #MHC-0063. Institute for Better Health (IBH) SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0091. Courses that meet the guidelines for the New York State Education Department are approved for 1 contact hour per hour attended. Please see course webpage for specific course approvals.

YA Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credits are granted in accordance with Yoga Alliance standards. See yogaalliance.org for more information. All hours are contact hours.

Specific course accreditation approvals, complete course details, and course objectives for workshops designated for CE/CME credit are available at eOmega.org/ce or call 800.944.1001. Speaker conflict-of-interest information may be found at ibh.com/disclosure-info.html or call IAHB at 650.851.8411. Please review this information prior to registering.

Teachers may be able to independently provide CE credits not listed here. Please check teacher websites for specific information. CE credits offered by teachers are not processed or administered by Omega or IBH.

Roff Saltman Schwarz Segal & Woods Smith, Smith, Gonzalez, Khalsa Smith & Rosenbaum Sterling Walker Winter Yoga Service Conference Yoga Service Intensive Yoga Service Intensive Yoga Service Intensive

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For professionals not covered by the accrediting agencies listed above: Many state boards accept offerings approved by national or other state organizations. Please check with your own professional licensing board to determine whether the accreditations listed are accepted. We are happy to assist when possible; please contact our continuing education coordinator by email at CEU@eOmega.org or by phone at 800.944.1001.

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BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY

Omega believes a holistic education should be available to everyone. We are committed to providing access to our programs and enriching our learning community.

Omega Scholarships Are you seeking a scholarship? Full and partial scholarships are available to support participation in our weekend and weeklong workshops. You’ll find programs in all of our learning path categories—Body, Mind & Spirit, Health & Healing, Relationships & Family, Creative Expression, Leadership & Work, and Sustainable Living.

Featured Opportunities

n Holistic Studies Scholarships A cross section of selected workshops and conferences from Omega’s learning paths, scheduled throughout our Rhinebeck campus season, May through October (visit eOmega.org/scholarships)

n Drawdown Learn Teaching a solutions-based approach to climate change (see page 112)

n Veterans workshops Including separate programs for men and women (see page 13)

n Mindfulness & Education Conference Supporting educators integrating mindfulness in K-12 environments (see page 58)

n Radical Remission For those dealing with cancer or family and friends who support them (see page 97)

n Omega Women’s Leadership Intensive and other leadership skillbuilding workshops designed by and for women (see page 116)

n Radical Dharma Workshops addressing systemic suffering and injustice (see pages 59 and 83)

n A monthlong Ecological Literacy Immersion Program (ELIP) and shorter workshops focused on sustainable living (see page 46) How to Apply It’s easy to apply online. For the most up-to-date information on scholarship opportunities, eligibility criteria, and links to applications, visit eOmega.org/scholarships.

You can also contact our scholarship coordinator directly at 845.266.4444, ext. 180, or scholarships@eOmega.org.

Tiered Pricing* Are you unable to afford the full cost of tuition? Financial circumstances are different for everyone and often vary throughout our lifetimes. In response, Omega offers Tiered Pricing on select programs.

Tiered Pricing works on an honor system. When you register, choose the price that is appropriate for you. Regular tuition reflects the price of your workshop. Tier 1 and Tier 2 are supported by Omega’s donors.

n Regular The tuition fee helps Omega retain world-class teachers, present unique educational opportunities, and sustain the campus

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MEET US IN THE CITY Inspirational programs in extraordinary cities.

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AN EVENING WITH ECKHART TOLLE

With his international best sellers The Power of Now and A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle introduced millions to the joy and freedom of a life lived in the present moment.

At the core of Eckhart’s teachings, which have helped countless people around the world find greater fulfillment, is the transformation of human consciousness through presence. Whether you call it enlightenment, salvation, liberation, or awakening, this transformation to a life filled with the joy of being is the next step in human evolution.

“As soon as you honor the present moment,” says Eckhart, “all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease.”

You are invited to join this visionary teacher in a rare one-evening event in either New York City or Chicago. Be prepared to experience the joy of being—a state of ease, lightness, and inner peace found only in the stillness of the present moment.

Eckhart Tolle is widely recognized as one of the most original and inspiring spiritual teachers today. Eckhart is a sought-after public speaker and teaches and travels extensively throughout the world.

Author of the #1 New York Times best seller, The Power of Now, he also is a pioneer in using technology to disseminate his teachings. eckharttolle.com

MARCH 31

NEW YORK CITY

The Beacon Theatre 7:30 P.M.

PRESENCE THROUGH MOVEMENT Kim Eng

“The present moment is an embodied realization. Accessing the power of presence is more than a physical experience; it is the alignment of body, mind, and spirit with the Source.”

—Kim Eng Presence Through Movement is a way to step more fully into the expression of your authentic self, or who you are in your essence. Created by Eckhart Tolle’s partner Kim Eng, this multifaceted approach emphasizes body-based practices such as tai chi, qigong, and yoga, in combination with Tolle’s teachings on meditation, contemplation, and self-inquiry.

Kim explains, “When our sense of well-being is compromised with stress, negativity, and fear, our bodies become contracted and energetically out of alignment. This contraction and misalignment affects us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.”

Suitable for most people, regardless of age or physical fitness level, this practice stimulates and activates the body’s energy channels, clears energy blockages, and increases overall well-being and vitality. It enables us to return to wholeness and inner balance, resulting in an ease and flow with the present moment and aligning us with our true nature, which is awareness or consciousness.

Kim Eng is a counselor, public speaker, and workshop facilitator. Her teachings incorporate and complement the work of her life partner and associate Eckhart Tolle. eckharttolle.com MARCH 31

NEW YORK CITY

$65-$231+ SS, LE

Metropolitan Pavilion

APRIL 7

Course UW18-300/Tuition $100 SS, LE

CHICAGO

The Chicago Theatre 7:30 P.M.

1:00 P.M. APRIL 7

CHICAGO

$62-228+ SS, LE

Venue One Chicago

To purchase tickets, visit eOmega.org/tolle.

Course UW18-400/Tuition $100 SS, LE

1:00 P.M.

To purchase tickets, visit eOmega.org/tolle.

SS Special schedule; see eOmega.org LE Limited enrollment; register early

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OMEGA WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CENTER

OMEGA MINDFULNESS PROGRAM

PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR WOMEN LEADERS

INTIMACY WITH AWARENESS

A Persuasive Communication Workshop Barbara Tannenbaum Refine and deepen your ability to successfully express yourself in an intensive full-day course with expert public speaking strategist Barbara Tannenbaum.

As women, we are leading in new ways and learning to activate the power of our voice when conveying ideas and catalyzing action. In this highly personalized workshop for leadership development, we devise strategies to strengthen our skills to communicate with increased confidence, clarity, and impact, covering topics such as gender and communication, nonverbal communication strategies, the use of voice to convey leadership, and specific persuasive strategies that influence audiences. We also address ways to overcome blocks to effective communication.

Each participant has the opportunity to deliver a prepared personal presentation that will be video recorded. Presentations may include introductions, mock interviews, fundraising pitches, or political appeals.

Instruction includes personal coaching from Tannenbaum, as well as feedback from other participants.

Choose from two one-day events, April 26 or 27. Enrollment is limited to 10; register early. Lunch will be served and is included in the tuition.

Limited scholarships are available; call 800.944.1001 for information.

Barbara Tannenbaum, PhD, is president of Dynamic Communication and senior lecturer at Brown University. She has worked with many international leaders and prominent organizations, including Yahoo!, Lehman Brothers, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

APRIL 26

NEW YORK CITY

New York Society for Ethical Culture 9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.

Course UW18-100/Tuition $595 SS, LE

or APRIL 27

*The views, content, and opinions expressed during the event are solely those of the presenter and are not endorsed by the New York Society for Ethical Culture and its membership.

The Healing & Transformative Potential of Mindfulness Jon Kabat-Zinn

Jon Kabat-Zinn, best-selling author of Full Catastrophe Living; Wherever You Go, There You Are; and Coming to Our Senses, is the founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, he is founding executive director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, and the world-renowned Stress Reduction Clinic. His work has contributed to a growing movement of mindfulness into mainstream institutions such as medicine, psychology, health care, neuroscience, schools, corporations, prisons, government, and professional sports. Over 700 hospitals and medical centers around the world now offer clinical programs based on training in mindfulness and MBSR. Join him for a direct look into our relationship with our thoughts, emotions, body, and world, and explore the healing, social justice, and transformative potential of mindfulness in this evening of inquiry, investigation, and practice.

All are welcome to this 1-night event, from newcomers to longtime mindfulness practitioners.

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher internationally known for his work in bringing mindfulness practices and perspectives, especially through Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), into the mainstream of medicine and society. mindfulnesscds.com

COMING IN DECEMBER

NEW YORK CITY To register, visit eOmega.org/nyc.

NEW YORK CITY

New York Society for Ethical Culture 9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.

Course UW18-200/Tuition $595 SS, LE

To register, visit eOmega.org/nyc.

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TEACHER INDEX A Aaron, Daniel 8 Abrams, Mary 44 Ackert, Jamine 62 Ackert-Fraser, Remmy 62 Adams, Diana 70 Adyashanti 106 Albere, Patricia 27 Alden, Susan 98 Alexander, Basia 20 Alexander, Eben 119 Al-Mashat, Kasim 55 Alok Hsu Kwang-han 52 Amatenstein, Sherry 25 Apt, Marla 15 Aronie, Nancy Slonim 27, 118 Arthur, Gillian 107 Arts Week 42 Auchincloss, Priscilla 44 Azali-Rojas, Damon Gbuduala 33

B Backus, Robert “Skip” 3, 46 Baribeau, Renee 83 Barnwell, Ysaye M. 51 Barry, Lynda 54, 60 Baruc, Ricky 46, 47, 110 Bathory-Peeler, Megan 44 Bauer, Blake D. 81 Baul, Parvathy 85, 86 Beaman, Andrea 80 Beasley, Douglas 30 Becker, Robin 44 Becker, Michelle 32, 118 Beckwith, Rickie Byars 85 Belliveau, Linda Aranda 18 Belyea, Sam 105 Ben-David, Githa 95 Bengston, William 56 Bennett, Jacalyn 29 Bennett-Goleman, Tara 75 Benton, Vance 58 Bergman, Megan Meyhew 26 Bernie, Jon 61 Berube, Anne 93 Berzin, Robin 16 Buechner, Barton 13 Bevell, Brett 20, 41, 96 Bianculli, John 44 Big Heart, Carl 52 Birch, Beryl Bender 38, 63 Black, Glenn 36, 68 Blackett-Dibinga, Kendra 65 Blake, Joey 79 Bluth, Karen 118 Boldemann-Tatkin, Tracey 73 Borysenko, Joan 92 Botton, Sari 77 Boucher, Lynne 11 Bowe, Melissa 9, 67, 70

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Brach, Tara 63 Bradney, Ann 12 Brandon, George 51 Branscomb, Kc 118 Brewer, Judson 24, 123 Bridges, Lianne 27 Bright, Priscilla 54 Britten, Rhonda 119 Brown, Rachel 60 Brown, Sharon 33 Bryant, Suzanne 22 Buechner, Barton 13 Bush, Mirabai 97 Busia, Kofi 72

C Calderon, Kino 67 Campbell, Rebecca 86 Caris, Nicholas 90 Carlisle, Sarah 43 Carroll, Michael 109 Catto, Jamie 30 Cease, Kyle 16 Ceiba, Mirabai 85 Chakaki, Mohamad 46 Chan, Jovinna 81, 84 Chaon, Dan 60 Chaoul, Alejandro 51 Chapman, Beth Nielsen 61 Chehrazi, Jasmine 11 Chissell, Crystal 112 Chödrön, Pema 14 Chopra, Deepak 28 Church, Dawson 78 Cloud, Jaimie P. 73 Cohen, Ken 21, 75 Cohen, Ellen 44 Colandrea, Elaine 44 Collins, Kirsten Adelia 107 Conroy, Jim 20 Cook, Jay 66 Cook-Cottone, Catherine 11 Cooley, Bob 54 Costa, Kathryn, 64 Cote, Dory 52 Craft, Michael 73, 103 Crain, Suzanne Wright 44 Crouse, Jeannine 87 Cubley, Stewart 31 Cynova, Melissa 69

D Dahlin, Titanya 60 Dahlin, Dondi 60 Dahlke, Ruediger 94 Daniell, Matthew 26, 94 Danziger, Maia 35, 102 Das, Lama Surya 96 Das, Krishna 85, 86 Dass, Ram 85

Davies, Jane, 21, 92 Davis, Deborah 35 Davis, Tim 42 Day, Laura 93 de Jong, Patricia 102 De La Rosa, Ralph 22 Dean, Liz 69 DeGroot, Al 18 Denis, Michèle E. 20 Desai, Jan 49 Desai, Panache 29 Desaulniers, Lesley 23 DeSilver, Albert Flynn 52 Deutch, Harvey 104 Devine, Megan 109 Dibinga, Omekongo 65 Donofrio, Beverly 44 Doyle, Glennon 113 Dresdale, Abrah 46, 56 Dutt, Mallika 117 Dyer, Emile Hassan 65 Dyer, Saje 108 Dyer, Serena 108

E Eden, Donna 62 Edwards, Suzi K. 17 Ekman, Eve 58 Ellis, Bobbie 44 Emma’s Revolution 111 Eng, Kim 132 Epstein, Paul 112, 115 Ervin, Morris H. Jr. 60 Esmonde-White, Miranda 102 Evans-Sills, Faith 72

F Falconi, Dina 46 121 Family Week 64 Fannah-Fi-Allah Sufi Qawwali Ensemble 85 Farmer, Steven D. 111 Farrell, Warren 103 Fay, Monique 89 Feeney, Meg 102 Feinstein, David 62 Feldman, Kate 57 Feldman, Joel 57 Feldt, Gloria 63 Feltus, Marshawn 11 Ferris, Amy 25 Filante, Steven 33 Fitzgerald, Kathy 39 Flanders, Stephanie 52 Fleischman, Rachel 48 Flook, Lisa 58 Flynn, Nick 14 Ford, Arielle 113 Forrest, Steven 49 Forsyth, Jamie R. 105 Forsyth, John P. 105

Francescott, Tom 13, 39, 118 Frank, Alina 120 Frankino, Sean 87 Freke, Tim 108 French, James 104 Frischmann, Chad 112 Fuchs, Stuart 43

G Gabriel, Steve 12, 46 Gabriel, Jon 71 Gallagher, Pat 87 Gambino, Melanie 44 Gannon, Sharon 86 Gardner, Demarra 33 Garten, Judith 26 Gates, Rolf 11 Gedgaudas, Nora 22 Gelb, Michael J. 75, 96 Germer, Christopher K. 118 Gershon, David 17 Gibbons, Stacey 49, 114, 115 Gilchrist, Roger 100 Gilmore, Jimmie Dale 43, 49 Gintis, Bonnie 44 Glaser, Blair 25 Glossinger, JB 76 Gokhale, Esther 68 Goldberg, Ellen 29 Goldbloom, Lorraine 18 Goldstein, Carla 117 Goleman, Daniel 62, 75 Gonzalez, Andres 45 Gonzalez, Mayuri 55, 103 Gonzalez, Argos 55 Goodchild, Chloe 74 Goodhart, Rich 74 Gorn, Steve 85 Gray, Kyle 88 Gray, Amber Elizabeth 44 Greene, Ken 46 Greenhouse, Carol 94 Greenland, Susan Kaiser 58 Greer, Mary K. 69, 72 Grey, Alex 37 Grey, Allyson 37 Gu, Mingtong 15 Gyatso, Tiffani 99

H Habib, Deb 46, 47, 110 Hakata-Kohler, Jyogan 20 Halifax Roshi, Joan 80 Hammond, Jonathan 36, 49, 114 Hanscom, David 41 Harper, Elizabeth 54 Harper, Jennifer Cohen 11, 55, 103 Harris, Lee 74 Harrison, Timothy 118

Hartman, Tori 105 Hartman, Devarshi Steven 60 Hatch, Denise 89 Hawken, Paul 112 Helgesen, Sally 89 Hendrickson, Danika Marie 20 Hendrix, Harville 23, 92 Herscovitch, Lara 113 Hethyrre 20 Heyman, Jivana 11 Hickman, Steven 32, 118 Hill, Ubaka 69 Hillman, Laurence 98 Hobbs, Lorraine M. 118 Hochstätter, Zoran 104 Hoffer-Perkins, Sophia 70 Holland, John 95 Homsi, Wayne 39 Hopkins, Denise 107 Horton, Tony 81 Hübl, Thomas 77 Hughes, Jurian 81, 84 Humphries, Pat 111 Hunt, Helen LaKelly 23, 92

I Ingram, Whitney 26

J Jacke, Dave 46 Jackson, Major 26 Jackson, Laura Lynne 121 Jackson, Shabazz 46 Jackson, Tama 46 Jahnke, Roger 37, 40 James, Simon 18 Jinpa, Thupten 118 John, Thomas 40 Johnson, Michelle 11 Jones, Leslie Salmon 36, 117 Jones, Sue 11 Judith, Anodea 119

K Kabat-Zinn, Jon 16, 58, 94, 133 Kabat-Zinn, Will 94 Kahn, Matt 59 Kahrs, Ashima 44 Kanagala, Vijay 97 Kaplan, Constance 87 Karam, Christiane 79 Katie, Byron 9 Katz, Lori S. 28 Kay, Kira 93 Keen, Sam 102 Kelly, Loch 53 Kenney, Karen 80 Kenny, Molly Lannon 11 Khalsa, Karta Purkh (KP) Singh 99

Khalsa, Nirvair Singh 61 Khalsa, Sat Bir Singh 45 Khalsa, Sopurkh Singh 61 Khouri, Hala 63 Kieves, Tama 74 Killian, Joe, 65 Kolan, Matt 46 Kosow, Kelley 35 Koury, George 69 Kramer, Neil 88 Krueger, David 34 Kuentz, Mary 33 Kushner-DeGroot, Judy 18

L Laliotis, Deany 16 LaMarita, Richard 23 Landrith, Sharon 15 Lantieri, Linda 58, 62 Large, Emily 93 Larsen, Gail 59 Lauer-Manenti, Ruth 86 Lawrence, Charles 25 Lawson, Rebecca 44 Leary, James 51 Leatherbee, Leah 87 Lee, Jenny 67 Leicach, Steve 44 Leoffler, Val 44 Leven, Dan 25 Levene, Howard 13 Levy, Jody 70 Lieberstein, Andrea 37 Life, David 86 Lilly, Mark 11 Limbach, Adreanna 83 Lindsay, Ann Kristin 78 Lucas, Anneke 71

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N Naficy, Kambiz 51 Neff, Kristin 118 Negi, Lobsang Tenzin 118 Nepo, Mark 97 Newell, Karen 119 Noé, Karen 108 Nohavec, Janet 18

O O, Sandy 111 Okerlin, Annie 90, 98 Oleson, Sarah 29 Olivier, Richard 98 Olmsted, Tim 14, 89 Owens, Rod 59, 83

P Pague, Steven Michael 69 Papagni, Josephine 46 Parnell, Laurel 61, 87, 124 Patterson, Bruce 87 Pearlman, Leslie 107 Peng, Robert 72, 75, 90, 124 Penniman, Naima 46 Pennington, Judith 95 Perkins, John 81 Perlman, Lee 18 Pevny, Ron 70 Philip, James 50 Polishook, Rob 66 Pollack, Rachel 69, 72 Pollard, Jonni 120 Porchon-Lynch, Tao 63 Pransky, Jillian 17 Prasad, Kathleen 20 Premal, Deva 85

Probus-Schad, Julie 87 Pyle, Robert Michael 26

Q Quach, Due 41

R Rainbow, Lauren 10 Rand, William Lee 110 Ranger Staff 66 Rao, Nina 86 Raphael, Simcha 114 Rechtschaffen, Daniel 58, 60, 62 Rechtschaffen, Rahm 67 Retreat Week 50 Rhiannon 79 Riley, Ellen 67 Riley, Beth Pettengil 44 Rinpoche, Chogyal 18 Rinpoche, Orgyen Chowang 34 Roberts, Llyn Cedar 115 Robertson, Brian 18 Roff, Chelsea 95 Rosenbaum, Elana 110 Rueff, Lisa 32 Ruiz, don Jose 19 Ruiz, don Miguel Jr. 19, 21 Ruiz, don Miguel Sr. 19

S Sadowski, RJ “Bob” Jr. 75 Saidman, Colleen 120 Saltman, David 84 Salzberg, Sharon 117 Sampson, Veronica 66 Sanditz, Lisa 43 Santorelli, Saki F. 32 Schickele, Karla 28, 67 Schieck, Rochelle 119 Schnall, Marianne 101 Schuling, Rhoda 118 Schulz, Mona Lisa 34 Schwarz, Lisa 90 Segal, Zindel 76 Self, Jim 99 Selig, Paul 48 Shane, Mychael 91 Shelowitz, Holly 102 Sheperd, Philip 100 Shiva, Vandana 48 Silver, Tosha 39 Skove, Ellynne 100 Slingo, Shelley 104 Smith, Ali 45 Smith, Atman 45 Smith, Fritz 115 Smith, Robert 110 Soriano, Scarlet 70

Spindler, Beth 100 Sprowls, Christie 87 Srinivasan, Meena 58, 62 St. John, Bonnie 57 Stabile, Scott 112 Stahl, Bob 109 Stedman, Connor 46 Stein, Claude 50, 82 Sterling, Suzanne 30 Sternlieb, Beth 15 Stockwell, Tony 53 Straub, Gail 17 Stroud, Les 80 Sullivan, Ned 46 Sverdloff, Brent 65 Swami, Radhanath 85 Syedullah, Jasmine 59, 83 Szabo, Marta 38

T Tannenbaum, Barbara 133 Tatkin, Stan 73 Teich, Aaron 16, 97 Tenuto, Eva 77 Thakor, Manisha 23 Thomas, Katherine Woodward 17 Thomas, Latham 101 Thomas, Anna 108 Thompson, Claire 91 Thurman, Robert 40 Tirch, Dennis 118 Todd, John 46 Todeschi, Kevin J. 88 Tolle, Eckhart 132 Torgerson, Steve 13 Trapeze-Experience Team 45, 48 Treleaven, David 58 Turndorf, Jamie 97 Turner, Kelly 97 TwoTrees, Kaylynn Sullivan 46

U Urech, Sarah 36, 117 Uttal, Jai 85

V Valenti, Vanessa 101 Van Praagh, James 25, 114 Vani, Guara 85 Veen, Camilla 86 Vernoff, Krista 39 Villoldo, Alberto 107, 121 Vinar, Judi 79 Virtue, Charles 94 Visvambhar 85

W Wagner, David Harshada 33 Wah! 51 Walker, Lauren 12 Wambach, Abby 113 Wayfinder Experience Staff 9, 67, 70 Weiland, Laura 46 Weiner, Craig 120 Weinman, Ric 73 Weiss, Brian 14, 50, 53, 104 Weiss, Carole K. 14, 50, 104 Weiss, Steven 16, 36 Weiss-Lewit, Kimberleigh 71 Welden, Dan 82, 84 Well, Tara 41 Wells, Chris 45 Welwood, John 82, 124 Wergin, Rob 9 Wesselman, Hank 26, 29, 31 Wheeler, Maggie 65 White, CC 85 Wilcox, David 61 Wilkinson, Katharine 112 Willard, Jill 31 williams, angel Kyodo 10, 59, 83 Williams, Lisa 33, 37 Williamson, Marianne 68 Wilson, Jamia 101 Wimala, Bhante 103 Wimberger, Lisa 30 Winter, Carin 38 Wolf, Aaron 75 Wolynn, Mark 74 Woods, Susan 76 Worline, Monica C. 118 Worm, David 79

Y Yee, Rodney 120 Yohai, Babs 41 Yohai, Jasmine 41

Z Zaltsberg, Keith 46, 56 Zion, Tina M. 92 Zuckerman, Diana 56 Zuckerman, Arián Gutiérrez 56

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Maa, Amoda 68 Mack, Daniel 82 MacKinnon, Danielle 57 Magee, Rhonda V. 11, 34, 76, 97 Maisel, Eric 110 Mann, Gloria 38 Manose 85 Maor, Ray 89 Marquis, Priscilla 87 Martin, Sister Alice 43 Mather, Erica 107 Matousek, Mark 71 Mays, Oneika 71 Mazlish, Liz 18 McCall, Timothy 91 McClellan, Marisa 69 McCormick, Jim 115 McCutchen, Julia 91 McDonough, Mati Rose 72

McFerrin, Bobby 79 McLean, Jennifer 14 McMillan, Tracy 107 Meadows, Kath 27 Meleo-Meyer, Florence 55, 109, 123 Miles, Pamela 20, 83 Millman, Dan 40 Millovich, Marc 111 Mitchell, Krista 20, 22 Miten 85 Mithoefer, Biff 10, 56, 105 Mittra, Sri Dharma 63 Monkhouse, Eric 111 Monks, Alyssa 88 Moorjani, Anita 31 Morley, Charlie 48 Moss, Robert 84 Muhl, Lars 95 Muñoz, Pete A. 46 Myers, Nikki 57, 96 Myss, Caroline 101

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Pema Chödrön p. 14

Adyashanti p. 106

Bobby McFerrin p. 79

Tara Brach p. 63

Jon Kabat-Zinn p. 94

Caroline Myss p. 101

Jamia Wilson p. 101

Thomas Hübl p. 77

Harville Hendrix p. 23

Krishna Das p. 85

Matt Kahn p. 59

Kelly Turner p. 97

Tracy McMillan p. 107

Paul Hawken p. 112

Deepak Chopra p. 28

Miranda Esmonde-White p. 102

Brian Weiss p. 53

Byron Katie p. 9

Saki F. Santorelli p. 32

Marianne Williamson p. 68

Rhonda V. Magee p. 34

Sharon Salzberg p. 117

Glennon Doyle p. 113

Abby Wambach p. 113

Donna Eden p. 62

Jon Gabriel p. 71

Due Quach p. 41

Don Miguel Ruiz p. 19

angel Kyodo williams p. 59

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