Retreats

The Awareness Center
Yoga and Healing Retreat: Creating Community
Sept. 2-4 , 2006
Sat-Mon, Labor Day Weekend

Saturday, September 2nd
Arrive anytime after 10:00 am.
Get settled in and enjoy the day: relax, have a healing session, meditate, journal or hike.
12:30pm Lunch
1:30 pm Opening Circle
3:00 pm Kundalini Yoga with Guru Darshan
4:30 pm Free Time – (Relax in the sun, read, journal, or treat yourself to a private session)
5:30 pm Light Supper
6:30 pm Community “New Games”
7:30 pm Sacred Breathing Circle* with Wahe Guru and Guru Darshan
9:00 pm Dreamtime

Sunday, September 3rd
5:00 am Rise and Shine
5:30 am Morning Sadhana* with Ravijot Kaur
8:00 am Breakfast
9:30 am Outdoor Kundalini Yoga with Wahe Guru
11:00am Free Time
12:30pm Lunch
2:00 pm Family Groups meet
2:30 pm Free Time
5:30 pm Light Supper
7:00 pm Community Fun
8:30 pm Ecstatic Dance with Wahe Guru
10:00pm Dreamtime

Monday, September 4th
5:00 am Rise and Shine
5:30-7:30 am Morning Sadhana* with Devmurti Singh
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Guided Hike with Guru Darshan and Devmurti Singh
11:00 am Kundalini Yoga and Venus Kriyas with Wahe Guru and Guru Darshan
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Closing Circle

*Sacred Breathing Circle merges the science of Kundalini Yoga with a pranic healing technique called the "Healing Breath". It is a guided journey into the Self that allows you to identify and release mental, emotional, and physical blocks and bring light to areas that need healing. It is a great way to distinguish what is stopping you in life and learn how to gently move through the blocks toward greater health, vitality and peace.
*Morning Sadhana is a traditional Kundalini group meditation practice that includes reciting the Japji (an ancient prayer known as the “Song of the Soul”), a Kundalini yoga set and 62 minutes of chanting.

Itinerary is subject to change due to Spirit’s guidance.

Directions to the Zen Mountain Center:

Driving time from Los Angeles is approximately 2-1/2 hours without traffic. Driving time from San Diego is approximately two hours.

From Los Angeles:
120 Miles
Take Hwy 60 East to I-215 South. Exit 215 at the Ramona Expressway. Head east on the Ramona Expressway, approximately 22 miles, to its termination at Florida Ave. (Hwy 74). Turn left on Hwy 74, heading east up into the mountains. Stay on Hwy 74 for about 25 minutes. You will reach the town of Mountain Center. Go three miles past Mountain Center (still on Hwy 74) to Apple Canyon Road. Left onto Apple Canyon Road then go three miles. On Apple Canyon Road: follow road all the way to the end of the paved road. You will arrive at the Pine Springs Ranch entrance gate; directly to the right is the ZMC entrance road. Follow dirt road one mile to ZMC gate and parking lot.

From Orange County:
91 North to 60 East (See highlighted roads on Map). Then as above.

From San Diego:
15 North to 79 South (The first exit before Temecula.) Take 371 East through Anza to 74; Left onto 74. Drive through Garner Valley, 400 yards after Lake Hemet Market, you will reach Apple Canyon Road, turn right onto Apple Canyon Road. Then as above.

From Palm Desert:
From 10 take Monterey Exit West. Monterey Avenue becomes 74. Take 74 up mountain, past 371 junction and through Garner Valley. 400 yards past Lake Hemet Market take a right onto Apple Canyon Road. Then as above.

Other Information

What should I bring?
The weather ranges from hot in summer to snow in winter. The altitude is 5,500 feet. Rain, snow, and freezing nights are possible even in summer, so best be prepared. Bring a sleeping bag, pillow, flashlight with new batteries, battery-operated clock, sleepwear, container for water, toilet articles, towel, warm sweater or jacket, umbrella or rain parka, slip-on shoes, comfortable walking shoes, loose comfortable clothing or a sitting robe for the meditation hall (dark-toned clothing long-sleeved and without writing), sunscreen, and insect repellant. Do not bring candles, radios and/or electrical items, including blow-driers. Pets are not allowed at Zen Mountain Center.

What type of food is served?
We serve a variety of delicious lacto/ovo vegetarian meals three times a day. Tea, coffee, and snacks are made available throughout the day. Please let us know in advance if you have any special dietary needs.

Zen Mountain Center
P.O. Box 43
Mountain Center, CA 92561
Phone: (951) 659-5272

To Register for this event, please fill out the Registration Form (Requires Acrobat Reader) and mail it to The Awareness Center.

Price: $450
$100 non-refundable deposit due at time of registration.
Balance of $350 due by August 25th, 2006.

Pay in full by August 19th: $395
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If you have any questions, please contact The Awareness Center directly at 626-796-1567.