The Awareness Center

May 2006
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Dharma: Life's Purpose
“If you want to be happy, then you must find your legacy. Legacy always lies beyond time and space.” - Yogi Bhajan
EVENTS DHARMA: The Awareness Center Yoga & Healing Retreat Fri-Sun, May 12th-14th There are just a couple of spaces remaining for this powerful and rejuvenating Healing weekend. If you are considering attending, there is still time to register! The focus is on aligning with your Dharma, your purpose in life. You will experience yogic exercises to clarify and support your dharma. Wahe Guru and Guru Darshan co-lead with a spirit of compassion, play and loving support. This life-changing weekend will be a unique bonding experience. At the Zen Mountain Center you will have space to BE - breathe in the fresh mountain air, soak up the sunshine and silence, renew your total self. $395, includes lodging, meals and classes. The Healing Space Fri., May 19th, 6:30, 7:00, & 7:30pm $30 per 30-minute session Get a healing....Experience well-being. Starting this month, we'll feature a variety of healers and healing modalities to give you the opportunity to experience the healing talent in our community. Regardless of the type of healing you choose, you'll reduce stress, calm experience deep relaxation and liberation of your body's energy. Healing modalities include: Reiki, Pranic Healing, Sat Nam Rasayan and Soul Readings. Treat yourself to one, two, or three sessions. Each 30 minute session is only $30. Sacred Breathing Circle Theme: Follow Your Passion Sun., May 21st, 1:00-3:30 pm. $30 The Sacred Breathing Circle is a journey into the Self. This workshop will allow you to identify and release mental, emotional and physical blocks and bring light to areas that need healing. Experience an ancient pranic technique, called the “Healing Breath,” that promotes healing and regeneration on all levels. Please come prepared for a short Kundalini yoga set. Soul Flow: Creative Ecstatic Dance Fri., May 26th, 7:00-9:30 pm. Suggested Donation: $20 Join Basia Tacik for a Wholesome and Soulful evening! Call forth your playful nature, gain confidence for new adventures with freedom and joy, move gracefully toward your personal intention. This fun evening includes creative dancing with a healing journey through the chakras, flowing music, group interaction and playfulness, and a meditative closing circle. A wonderful way to spend an uplifting Friday night! Event details can be found on our website. To register, please call 626-796-1567 or email.		Malas & Meditation, a workshop with Guru Bachan/Donna Wong Sat., May 27th, 1:00-3:30 pm, $40 The spiritual technique of meditation with a mala and the therapeutic benefits of gemstones can support any spiritual or religious belief. They are tools that work to supplement and complement one's life physically, mentally and spiritually. In this workshop you will learn how to select a gemstone mala that works best for you; how to clear, program, use and care for a gemstone mala; and how to select meditations to use with your mala. Cost: $40 (includes a free gemstone energy reading and a 15% discount on malas.) Featured Awareness Center Teacher: Beatris (Sat Avtar Kaur) fell in love with Kundalini yoga the first time she tried it. Her class offers a complete body and mind workout and relaxation. She has a warm smile and infectious laugh, and teaches with a perfect balance of lightness and strength. What she loves most about teaching is guiding her students to an understanding of the connection between the mind, body, and spirit. Beatris is a KRI-certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor, and has been teaching at the Awareness Center for over two years. She teaches Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 pm. Students of all levels are welcome. Featured Amazon Herb Skin Care Product: Lluvia Replenishing Moisturizer™ contains natural Rainforest botanicals and essential fatty acids to repair and lock in moisture, fortifying the skin's natural lipid moisture barrier. It protects the skin from environmental elements, and reduces the aging effects of sun exposure. To order Amazon Herb products online, go to theawarenesscenter.amazonherb.net and enter #123048 as the representative that referred you. Or see Wahe Guru Kaur for a consultation MEDITATION OF THE MONTH Rejuvenation Meditation This potent meditation for the glandular system opens the healing and preventative capacity of your body. Sit in Easy Pose. Focus the eyes past the tip of the nose. Keeping the elbows snug against the ribs, join the hands in front of the chest along the sides of the palms and the sides of the little fingers. Spread the fingers and thumbs apart, as if forming the open petals of a lotus flower. Inhale deeply and slowly through semi-puckered lips. Hold the breath in for 4 seconds, mentally chanting: SAA TAA NAA MAA Then exhale powerfully in 4 equal strokes through the nose, mentally reciting SAA TAA NAA MAA Then hold breath out for 2 seconds, mentally chanting WHA-HAY GUROO Continue for 11 minutes. Visit our web site at http://www.awarenesscenteryoga.org
“I don't care what people say to you but I do care what you say to yourself. I don't care how you are judged. I do care how you judge yourself.” – Yogi Bhajan