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MOTHER'S DAY IS MAY 13! Honor your mother with a gemstone mala, crystal or CD from our yoga boutique.Gift certificates are also available! ________________________________________ HEALER TRAINING starts this month! The Awareness Center's Healer Training program is a unique and intimate programthat helps each person call forth their untapped healing gifts. Come to a meeting on May 8 or 15 to learn more. Training starts May 19! ________________________________________ LEVEL 2 MIND AND MEDITATION TEACHER TRAININGRegistration is now open!
"Every human being who wants to excel and to develop the character and caliber that upholds the values of the soul needs a direct, fundamental relationship to the mind."
Three weekends: October 6 & 7, 20 & 21, and November 3 & 4, plus home study ***Register for workshops, events and classes online, or call (626) 796–1567*** |
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Healer Training, Level 1 INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS All living beings and life forms are connected. We are linked to the Mother Earth and all her inhabitants. In Healer Training we will explore this connection through an experiential process of journeying through the Elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit. At each point along the journey you will receive an initiation. We will work with interactive solo and group exercises, journaling and personal tests. In order to heal yourself and eventually become a healer you must develop a mastery of the elements and have the tools to work with them to evoke change in your internal and external environment. Healer Training is a complete immersion into the healing arts. We will explore pranic healing techniques, mainly through use of the "Healing Breath." We will also delve into Celtic Shamanism, the five elements, guide work, channeling and sound healing. You will be trained in techniques to develop your intuition and access/or expand your psychic gifts. Learn how to set up an altar, choose your healing tools, work with "Animal Spirit Medicine" guides, communicate with your personal guides, understand and master the Chakra System, psychic protection and shielding and the protocol and ethics of being a healer. Pre–requisites:
If you do not meet these requirements but wish to be considered for the program, please make an appointment to see Wahe Guru. Please see the Healer Training brochure and application for more details or pick up an application at the front desk. www.awarenesscenteryoga.org/HealerTraining.html ________________________________________ SPIRITUAL WARRIOR TRAINING–Spring Session! If there was ever a time to become a Spiritual Warrior, that time is now. The popular Spiritual Warrior Training series is back for a spring session! This series of inspiring workshops will feature guest speakers on holistic living, powerful yoga sets and meditations to build muscle tone, flexibility and strength, journaling, and more! ARE YOU READY TO MANIFEST...
Spiritual Warrior training is a six–week progressive physical and mental training program. Each session includes 90 minutes of vigorous cross–training exercise including martial arts, hatha and Kundalini Yoga, Pilates core work, calisthenics, flexibility training, hiking, and more. We'll also set time for Vision Boards and other creative art projects, a creative writing workshop, group hypnotherapy, healthy cooking class and nutrition lectures. Two sessions will be outdoors. Each session concludes with healing breath time to release karmic patterns that block our path to vibrant health. Courage is a muscle you exercise daily. Practice making this muscle stronger with Warrior Training and become STRONG, CONFIDENT AND FEARLESS! Testimonials: The Spiritual Warrior Training is a transformative journey, both challenging and surprising. I grew not only from my personal changes but from the miracles I witnessed that touched my fellow warriors. The physical benefits were just one part of an experience that enhanced my life view. Charleen is the best – tough and loving! – Cathy, Spiritual Warrior graduate I was stuck. Although I didn't know what to expect when I signed up, I knew I needed something beyond my regular yoga classes to get me moving forward, to enact change. Charleen was so supportive, knowledgeable and energetic. She got us to look at our habits – exercise, nutrition, thought patterns – and offered suggestions to try on, experiment with and take on fully or reject as we deemed necessary. I was challenged thoroughly and came out the other side with BIG changes in my life – a new job and some new patterns set. Taking her workshop opened me up and allowed me to shed and let go of those things that were holding me back. – Sally, Spiritual Warrior graduate ________________________________________Ayurvedic Medicine Certificate Program with the American University of Complementary Medicine (AUCM) Continuing Education (CEU) credit available to nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, massage therapists, and other healthcare practitioners! Find out if the Ayurvedic Medicine training is a part of your healing path. Deepen your knowledge and understanding of this ancient science and become a certified practitioner. Course Benefits:
Ayurveda is a science of life (Ayur = life, Veda = science or knowledge). It offers an extensive body of wisdom that guides practitioners on a path of health and vitality. It is not only a system that teaches how to reverse illness, it aids people in realizing their innate human potential. This time tested healing science of life suggests ideal daily and seasonal routines, diet, behavior modification and ways to heighten the experience of life through our senses. Ayurveda reminds us that health is the harmonious and dynamic integration between our environment, body, mind, and spirit. The American University of Complementary Medicine's (AUCM) 660–hour certificate program features an on–site, supervised clinical internship in Ayurvedic Medicine. The program consists of 510 hours of classroom instruction and a supervised, on–site 150 hour clinical internship for a total of 660 hours of training. Practical understanding and application of Ayurvedic Medicine are emphasized in this program. ________________________________________ Teacher Training Level 2! $895 early registration by 8/1, $995 thereafter Payment plan available Pre–requisite: Completion of KRI Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Mind & Meditation, a KRI Level 2 course as taught by Yogi Bhajan, is intended to illuminate the relationship between you and your mind. Through this powerful experience, you will explore how the mind works in relationship to yourself and others. You will begin to integrate fundamental concepts about the nature and dynamics of the mind into your life. Perhaps most important of all, you will deepen your meditative practice. The type of relationship we create with our mind is essential to our ability to act effectively, to recognize our true nature and to align with our Divine Purpose. Yogi Bhajan taught us the old ways of using the mind are becoming obsolete. The technology presented in Level 2 Mind & Meditation addresses the rapid shifts we are experiencing today, individually and as a collective. In this transformational teacher training, we will explore the following themes of Mind and Meditation:
Over six days, you will increase your awareness of the layers of the mind. As you delve more deeply into knowing and experiencing the Positive and Negative minds, your Neutral meditative mind will be yours. Your communication will be clearer, your relationships deepen and your heart will open. Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life! Mind and Meditation is a 50–hour course with classroom hours and independent study. It is an in–depth transformational learning and teaching experience with a well–designed curriculum, manual, and support materials. This program is open to those who have completed the KRI Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training. Mind and Meditation is one of the five modules required for Level 2 certification as a Kundalini Yoga Practitioner. The course emphasizes carefully chosen meditations, kriyas, and readings. All the information is presented in highly interactive learning environments. You will explore topics and discuss them with other students in both small and large groups. You will have the opportunity to practice meditations deeply over an extended time. You will test and observe the application of these techniques and attitudes in your life. One highlight of the course is a day of silent meditation to go deeper into your experience of self. Pivotal to this path of study is a chance for you to encounter the energy, teaching and character of Yogi Bhajan as directly and personally as you can. We use videos of him teaching classes and mediations throughout the course. For more information about the course, contact Lead Trainer and Master Teacher Dr. Santokh Singh Khalsa at (626) 345–9750. ________________________________________ WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS: FULL MOON EVE POWER MEDITATION: In this monthly gathering, we practice the Dhrib Dhristi Lochina Karma Kriya, a powerful yet simple meditation that is often taught on the eve of the full moon when the subconscious mind is fully open to the moon's energy. The name means "the action of acquiring insight into the future," and benefits from regularly practicing the kriya are: developing the power to heal with the eyes, being able to talk inspiringly and having the power to penetrate deeply. This meditation can be practiced by beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Dress comfortably and bring a meditation shawl. Jap Dharam/Vicki Rose has been diligently studying Kundalini Yoga for 10 years and was certified as a teacher four years ago. She finds this age–old technology ever more applicable to the needs of the modern age and makes it her mission to help all who may wish to use it. ________________________________________ SAT NAM RASAYAN® : Workshop Sat Nam Rasayan® means "deep relaxation in the True Identity." An ancient art of healing, created with the purpose to serve humanity, this powerful, yet gentle, technique allows the healer to access and balance the five elements and the pranic body. Participants will enhance their awareness of the subtle body; expand the capacity of the meditative mind; open compassionate awareness; with the goal of being conscious of everyone and everything. There will be an opening Kundalini Yoga meditation; practice with a partner; further meditations; one break, further practice and a closing meditation. Beginners are welcome. Dharma/Tom is a Sat Nam Rasayan Level III Student Instructor and KRI–certified Kundalini Yoga teacher. Atma/Gillian is a Level II Sat Nam Rasayan practitioner and KRI–certified Kundalini Yoga teacher since 1998. Both study with Sat Nam Rasayan Master Guru Dev Singh, who learned in silence from Yogi Bhajan. ________________________________________ From Stressed To Fearless: Emotions are the Senses of the Soul, your system of self–protection and guidance. Everyone wants to be comfortable, safe, and enjoy life, so don't go on struggling with worry, anxiety, confusion, overwhelm and FEAR. Yoga helps with posture, breath and meditation to calm you. Now go beyond managing stress to resolving it at its source. Learn to talk to your emotions for peace–giving solutions. This workshop will blend astonishingly helpful techniques and simple meditation exercises that work with stress and anger to help you reach deep peace. GuruMeher will show you how to use your fears to resolve them. Bring any of your issues or difficulties, along with a mat, meditation cushion, notebook, and an expectation for resolution!" GuruMeher Singh is a student of Yogi Bhajan whose name means "compassionate teacher." For over 30 years, GuruMeher has studied, practiced, and taught innovative and effective techniques that transform pain into peace. He has taught numerous Level 1 and 2 Kundalini Yoga teacher programs and other transformational trainings and workshops, intimate 6–week class series, and through private coaching and published articles. Learn more about him and his work at his Web site, Senses of the Soul: www.sensesofthesoul.com. ________________________________________ WOMEN’S CHANTING CIRCLE:
So Purkh So Purkh is a chanting/meditation technique for all women who practice Kundalini Yoga. Yogi Bhajan spoke glowingly about the tremendous power and potential of reciting So Purkh. He said a woman could use this shabd to:
You are invited to join other women in healing, transforming and elevating their relationships with men and removing any negativity within such relationships in a safe, sacred space dedicated to the highest potential of feminine group consciousness. Web site: sopurkh.org Nimrita/Marcia is a KRI–certified yoga teacher and a graduate of the Awareness Center Healer Training program. ________________________________________ SAT NAM RASAYAN®: Clinic Experience the healing energy of Sat Nam Rasayan®. This two–hour clinic is divided into half–hour healing sessions led by a facilitator. Sat Nam Rasayan® Level I, II and III healers will be assigned to walk–in clients (first come–first served). Those who wish to practice skills learned in the workshops will work on each other. This is practice, not a teaching session. Dharma/Tom is a Sat Nam Rasayan Level III Student Instructor and KRI–certified Kundalini Yoga teacher. Atma/Gillian is a Level II Sat Nam Rasayan practitioner and KRI–certified Kundalini Yoga teacher since 1998. Both study with Sat Nam Rasayan Master Guru Dev Singh, who learned in silence from Yogi Bhajan. ________________________________________ MATA SHAKTI MOTHERS Are you a mother? Could you be a mother? Would you like to help all mothers? You are invited to join women of the AC community in our monthly gathering, for an afternoon of healing, sharing, and growing. Whether you are a new mother, planning to become a mother someday, or have grown children, or if you simply have the capacity to love all children, you are invited to join our circle of support and love. We will come together with other women as we acknowledge our own individual wisdom and truth as mothers, work through our doubts and fears, and share our triumphs with one another in a loving way. We will co–create a safe space for sharing and connecting with other mothers and realizing we are not alone on our journey. Please wear comfortable clothing, bring a yoga mat and blanket, paper and pen for writing and a picture of your family. Although you may find it easier to focus and share if you attend without your children, please know that children are welcome to join us. We leave it up to you!! The facilitator, Lisa Harrison/Navneet Kaur, is a mother of five grown children and a graduate of the Awareness Center's Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Level One, and soon to be graduate of the Awareness Center's Healer Training Program. ________________________________________ Register for a workshop or training! Follow us on:
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Reiki 3 Training Pre–Requisites:
Attend quarterly practitioner gatherings This two–day intensive includes the Tibetan/Usui Master Attunement with additional Tibetan symbols and hand positions. Techniques are taught to increase your energy, harmonize the chakras for yourself and others, and administer attunements that create deeper healing experiences. This level strengthens your healing powers and sensitivity to subtle energies and accelerates your spiritual growth. The training includes individualized support and guidance, which begins before actual classroom instruction. Course Curriculum:
Usui/Tibetan Master Symbols Healing Expansions Learn Attunement Procedures Tibetan Reiki Mantras and Mudras Meditations/Guided Imagery Haridass/Basia is a Reiki Master, KRI–certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, meditation teacher, Sekhem energy practitioner and a graduate of the Awareness Center Healer Training program. ________________________________________ BLISSFULLY EVER AFTER A workshop for all women: Access your intuitive Goddess Wisdom and create your own fairy tale relationship! Creating and maintaining rich, satisfying intimate relationships is a magical quality all women possess. This workshop is designed to help you tap deep into that miraculous space within and unlock the Goddess Power of your destiny. In "Blissfully Ever After" you will receive practical tools to turn your present or future romantic relationship into the fairy tale you always dreamed of. You will learn more about the delicate balance of a partnership, what affects it and how to restore the enchantment back into your connection. All of it will take place in a nurturing, creative and playful environment, and will help you experience more love, more peace, more joy and greater success in relationship. This workshop will include Kundalini yoga, meditation, lecture and fun, interactive exercises designed to create clarity and space for you to:
Beatris/Sat Avtar is a KRI–certified Kundalini yoga instructor, teaching since 2002. She completed Alison Armstrong's PAX Mastery & Leadership training and is a Certified Pranic Healer. Magda Molina taught self–improvement seminars in the corporate world for more than 10 years and has been actively studying relationships for more than two decades. She is also the owner and creator of "Heart Goddess" healing jewelry. ________________________________________ HYPNOSIS FOR WELLNESS: Enhancing Your Self–Esteem Self–esteem is a major key to living a happy and successful life on all fronts. Without self–esteem we are handicapped and more likely to choose unhealthy relationships and hold ourselves back on the job by affecting our posture, eye contact, and what we say or hold back. In this powerful workshop, we will make headway in enhancing and increasing our self–esteem and unload those unproductive thoughts that do not serve our highest self. You are worth it! Hypnosis can enhance your well–being by allowing your deeper self to emerge. Hypnosis can strengthen self–concept, self–esteem and aid in the healing of body, mind and spirit. While in a deeply relaxed state, your subconscious mind becomes alive and fertile. This allows absorption of positive affirmations so change can occur deep within. Enjoy a safe and nurturing evening exploring different aspects of hypnosis. FORMAT: Brief discussion on hypnosis—experience a hypnotic journey into self—time to process your experience. Dev Avtar/Helen is a KRI–certified Kundalini yoga teacher, Reiki Master, graduate of the Awareness Center Healer Trainee program and a certified hypnotist. She has been a psychotherapist for over 25 years as well as a psychology college instructor. Dev Avtar offers private Reiki, Healing Breath and Hypnosis sessions by appointment. ________________________________________ REIKI SHARE/
HEALING CIRCLE Join us for a meditative visualization with sound vibration, followed by Reiki energy treatments offered by Haridass and Reiki Practitioners. Experience peace as dormant energies are stimulated and released. Give and receive a heart centered flow of life force energy in a supportive and nurturing environment. Haridass/Basia is a Reiki Master, KRI–certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, meditation teacher, Sekhem energy practitioner and a graduate of the Awareness Center Healer Training program. ________________________________________ SADHANA: Daily Spiritual Practice This daily spiritual practice consists of reading the Jap Ji, practicing a short yoga set, and chanting the Aquarian Sadhana chants. Whether you decide to participate for one day or 40, you are always welcome. Enter through the back door. “We clean our house so we can use it. We do sadhana so we can use our life.” – Yogi Bhajan ________________________________________ CLASS SPOTLIGHT: Pregnancy is a sacred time of transformation and nurturing. A woman develops a deeper understanding of her mind and body, as well as the world in which she lives, during her pregnancy. Pre–natal yoga encourages a woman to move her blossoming body in safe and simple ways that result in both strength and relaxation. Pre–natal yoga and meditation and meditation quiets the mind and helps develop a deep and peaceful connection between mother and child. Our Kundalini Pre–Natal Yoga classes give women the opportunity to discover their authentic grace and power as they prepare to give birth and mother with awareness. Our classes are inspired by the wisdom of women throughout the ages and bring women together to stretch, strengthen, dance, chant, meditate and deeply relax. Wherever you are on your journey as a mother — trying to get pregnant or in your last few days before birth — come and experience the preparation and celebration of giving birth with a community of women at the Awareness Center. NOTE: Starting April 28, the Saturday class will be taught by Siri Avtar/Maryem Irias, who is a KRI-certified yoga teacher, Healer Training Graduate, consultant for public and private school systems, and mother of a beautiful daughter. Best of luck to Fateh/Hillary Baack, who is moving to Canada with her family! Join Seva Simran/Susan on Mondays, 6:00–7:15 pm and Siri Avtar/Maryem Irias on Saturdays, 10:30–11:45 am. $15/class or Dharma Tribe credit ________________________________________ CLASS SCHEDULE CHANGES: The Friday Pranayama Mamas class is canceled. The 10 a.m. Tuesday class with Siri Avtar/Maryem is unchanged.________________________________________ SAVE THE DATE!
________________________________________ HEALING SERVICES AT THE AWARENESS CENTER: About Our Healers... www.awarenesscenteryoga.org/HealingIndex.html Call the studio at (626) 796–1567 to make an appointment with any of the healers. ________________________________________ Swedish Massage and/or Myofascial Release Therapy Myofascial Release (MFR) therapy is the bodywork for the Aquarian Age. Whether you want to diminish chronic pain, headaches, or other bodily issues or want to release old, stuck emotional patterns, MFR can help with all of the above and more. The fascia (connective tissue) is a three–dimensional webbing that surrounds and penetrates every muscle, bone, nerve, blood vessel and each cell of our body from head to toe. An MFR session is a partnership between you and the healer for the healing of your body/mind through assisted stretching and gentle, sustained compressions to access the fascia. Hari Nam Simran/Carla Epstein is a dual–licensed and State–Certified Massage Therapist and Esthetician, as well as a KRI–certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher. She has practiced massage therapy for more than 10 years and has completed over 500 educational hours. She uses her intuition to provide you with a unique blend of Swedish Massage, Trigger–Point Therapy and MFR that will leave you feeling more open, expanded and relaxed than you've ever experienced. ________________________________________ HEALING BREATH – Private Sessions A private Healing Breath session with Wahe Guru is a life–altering event, to say the least. Each session is unique. The basic format is; talking briefly and setting your intention, then doing the three–part Healing Breath, a pranic healing technique. You will be guided through a clearing of the seven major energy centers of the subtle bodies. During this process she will use her gifts as a clairaudient (communicating with your subconscious self), sound, chanting, mantra, channeling healing energy through her hands, essential oils, crystals and whatever else is needed for you to remove blocked energy. You will leave feeling peaceful, connected and often with a completely altered way of looking at your life. ________________________________________ AYURVEDIC PRIVATE APPOINTMENTS The ancient art of pulse examination is a comprehensive diagnostic tool. Through the pulse diagnosis, our Ayurvedic physician, Dr. Jayagopal is able to understand your body type, present state of health and mind, family tendencies, metabolic activity, and many other intricacies. He will create a specialized program with respect to diet, lifestyle, breathing, yoga, detox, rejuvenation, herbs, gems and aromatherapy to balance body, mind and spirit for vibrant health. Each session of pulse reading is one hour. Your reading will be documented for your reference. Other available treatments include: herbal oil massage, herbal steam, lower back therapy, neck treatment and knee treatment. Due to the popularity of these sessions, please call a month in advance for an appointment. ________________________________________ INTUITIVE GUIDANCE SESSION Nimrita/Marcia provides spiritual counseling specializing in life purpose guidance, past life healing, and relationship support. Her intuitive insight into your life's purpose provides a variety of healing tools to support you in accessing your soul's desires and aligning you with your life path. Also, Marcia specializes in intuiting information regarding past life events and relationships, allowing for healing and releasing of negative patterns which are holding you back in your current life. Through her own personal path of healing from heart break, Marcia offers intuitive guidance as well as private So Purkh chanting sessions to assist women in healing themselves and their relationships. All information is provided in a loving, supportive manner in a safe, sacred space so deep issues can surface, be addressed and healed to allow you to shift easily into your dharma. Nimrita/Marcia is a KRI–certified yoga teacher, professional intuitive and a graduate of the Awareness Center Healer Training program. ________________________________________ HYPNOSIS SESSIONS Hypnosis is a powerful tool to rid an individual of unwanted behaviors as well as enhancing ones life in unlimited ways. Hypnosis enhances wellbeing by allowing your deeper self to emerge. It can strengthen self concept, self esteem and aid in the healing of body, mind and spirit. Your session begins with a brief talk regarding intention, followed by hypnosis and closes with a 21 day plan. Enjoy a safe and nurturing experience. ________________________________________ REIKI ENERGY SESSIONS AND SOUL READINGS Haridass/Basia is a Reiki Master/Sekhem energy practitioner and has been teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation since 1999. The healing treatments she offers include essence remedies, sacred breathing affirmative prayer and vision guidance to empower your health, wealth and happiness. ________________________________________ SAT NAM RASAYAN® HEALING SESSIONS Sat Nam Rasayan means "deep relaxation in the true identity." It is an ancient art of healing through consciousness. Any issue, whether emotional, mental, physical or spiritual, may be included. Those experiencing the healing often report a deep sense of relaxation and a rekindling of their body's innate ability to heal. You will be invited to lie down or sit comfortably for the session. Atma Kaur is a Level II Sat Nam Rasayan® Practitioner and a KRI–certified Kundalini Yoga teacher. She has taught at the Awareness Center since 1995. ________________________________________ HEALING BREATH, HYPNOSIS AND REIKI PRIVATE SESSIONS Dev Avtar found her purpose in life as a healer. She brings over 25 years of experience as an educator and psychotherapist to her private healing sessions. Combining her skills as a Reiki Master and Sacred Healing Breath practitioner, Dev Avtar provides a safe and nurturing environment for you to heal and rejuvenate on physical, emotional and spiritual levels. After tuning in and a brief talk regarding your purpose, you will be asked to lie down to begin the powerful, easy to learn, healing breath. This powerful breath clears and unblocks old patterns which can create emotional, physical and spiritual illness. Following the healing breath, the use of a safe and nurturing light hypnosis will deepen your experience. It is used for the restorative purpose of enhancing your mind through exploration and "sinking in" positive affirmations. This will be done while you receive your intuitive hands–on Reiki treatment. Reiki restores and balances the energy centers in your body promoting healing and wellness on all levels. The use of crystals, essential oil, and healing sound is used for intensification. Your session ends by being given practical tools to guide you on your intended path. ________________________________________ | |
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