Event ScheduleWed, Oct 18, 2017

4:00pm

Die Wise – A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Oct 18 Edenvale

Dying well is not a matter of enlightened self-interest or personal preference. Dying well must becomean obligation that living people and dying people owe to each other and to those to come. Die Wiseteaches the skills of dying, skills that have to be learned in the course of living deeply and well. Not aseven step coping strategy, not an out-clause for trauma or sorrow, Die Wise is for everyone who is notgoing to pull off eternity after all. Dying could be and must be the fullest expression and incarnation ofwhat you’ve learned by living. If you love somebody, if you care about the world that’s to come afteryou, if you want somebody to be spared the lunacy of what you’ve seen, you’ve got to die wise.Die Wisedoes not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. Itpours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and storiesfrom his two decades of working with dying people and their families, Stephen Jenkinson places deathat the centre of the page and asks us to behold it in all its painful beauty. Dying well is a right andresponsibility of everyone. It is a moral, political, and spiritual obligation each person owes theirancestors and their heirs. It is not a lifestyle option. It is a birthright and a debt. How we die, how wecare for dying people, and how we carry our dead: this work makes our village life, or breaks it.

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The Healing Power of Connection 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Oct 18 Guadalupe

This workshop is a combination of interactive talks and exercises exploring the power of humanconnection and sexual energy. In order for us to live a fulfilling life, it is of most importance for us tohave a healthy way of relating to this powerful energy, also known as our Life Force Energy. In a worldwhere repression and suppression have become the norm, this has been a challenge for many.Although, energetic lovemaking may be the most powerful tool for bringing the body back into balancefor ultimate physical, emotional and mental health, there are other modalities that offer similar energeticexchanges.In this workshop, we will be focusing on the human embrace (a hug), for nourishing and re-balancing the nervous system, allowing us to come back to our essential nature of love, compassionand harmony. How does this work? By being conscious of our bodies and our breath, we create acertain level of "aliveness" within our energy system, making it easier to "consciously" connect toothers' energetic fields. When two fields come together in an embrace, they begin to interact with oneanother, growing and generating more energy. The movement of energy between these two fieldsstarts to detoxify the physical, mental and emotional body, allowing for individuals to let go of chronic

Stephen JenkinsonSpiritual Activist, Author, MTS, MSW

tension, negative thought patterns and unprocessed feelings (sadness, anger, unworthiness, etc). Theenergetic connection produces oxytocin (the "love" hormone), reducing stress and social anxiety, whilerebuilding confidence, self-assurance and self-love. This embrace, especially when held for an extendedperiod of time, increases one's heart coherence, creating a stronger connection to intuition through theheart intelligence. It reinforces feelings of gratitude, compassion, love and appreciation, bringing morepeace and joy to one's life and the world.

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It Didn't Start With You — How to Break the Cycle of Inherited Family Trauma 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Oct 18 San Jose

Unexplained anxiety. Depression. Chronic pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence iscompelling: Scientific research over the past several years, now making headlines, supports what manyhave long intuited—that traumatic experiences can be inherited from our parents, grandparents, andeven great-grandparents. Mark Wolynn, author of IT DIDN’T START WITH YOU: How Inherited FamilyTrauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle (Viking, 2016) will share his cutting-edgeapproach to breaking biologically inherited patterns. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to: Become adetective of your family history, uncovering the traumas that could be affecting your health, success,vitality and relationships. Interpret the clues in your words, feelings, symptoms and behaviors, andmake crucial links to traumatic events in your family history. Use dialogue, imagery, ritual and healingsentences as tools for resolution, so that you, your children, and their children, can be free from havingto relive the pain of previous generations. Identify the Four Unconscious Themes that can hinder oursuccess, health, vitality and relationships.

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Thu, Oct 19, 2017

9:00am

The Enneagram and Inner Witnessing 9:00am - 12:00pm, Oct 19 Edenvale

Representing many spiritual traditions, participants in this workshop have likely experienced the non-

Sasha CobraTeacher and Certified Nitvana Bodywork Practitioner

Mark WolynnDirector, The Family Constellation Institute / The Hellinger Institute of Nothern California

dual realm as a result of their varied practice. Being spiritually awake during the day is a challenge forus all, regardless of our attainment. Why is this so difficult? From the very beginning of life, beforeimprinting occurs, our infant brain resembled a field of virgin snow that is purely receptive. Earlyimprinting creates first tracks in the snow which become the underpinnings of adult identity.All higherbrain functions are informed by these early tracks rooted in instinctual needs. This is the frameworkupon which our complex personality structure is built. As we mature, we function in the external worldthrough familiar neurological tracks that background our original receptivity. Our receptive state of mindis underused as we continue to build a structure of cognitive, emotional and sensory neuropathways.Eventually our conditioned type structure obscures receptivity to reality as it actually is.The Enneagramprovides an elegant map that names nine type structures congruent with current neuroscience andpsychological understanding. During the past few centuries, the map has guided contemplatives todiscover their inner obstacle (sin) to a praying state of mind. In this workshop we will demonstrate amethod for joining contemplative practice with habitual type resistance to change. Self-reflection joinstwo different levels of consciousness – the subjective level of our brain’s conditioned neuropathwaysand the pure objectivity of an inner witness.Witnessing our patterns as they unfold instead of reactingautomatically allows a more conscious response to emerge. This workshop includes teaching, innerpractice and live panel interviews with experienced self-observers who can describe their movement toa receptive state of mind. www.EnneagramWorldwide.com

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Shamans and Siddhas 9:00am - 12:00pm, Oct 19 San Jose

This workshop focuses on the explorers of the subtle realms of dream, death, and altered states ofconsciousness known as “shamans” in indigenous traditions and as “Siddha Adepts” in Buddhist andHindu Tantra traditions. In this workshop, Isa Gucciardi, creator of Depth Hypnosis, a spiritualcounseling model that combines shamanic and Buddhist principles of healing, and renowned scholarand thought leader, Robert Thurman, will review the historic encounters between the two traditions inthe Himalayan region. We will learn how the two traditions have informed one another from timeimmemorial, examining the ways in which they have engaged and defined spiritual inquiry and how theyhave translated that inquiry into the social contexts in which they have arisen. We will also contrast andcompare the two traditions, identifying the ways in which their practices are similar and demonstratingwhere their paths diverge. We will explore the role of ritual and ceremony in both contexts and learnwhat role ritual and ceremony provide in bringing forward the insights of deep inner exploration. We will

Helen Palmer

Marion Gilbert, R.P.T.-

Terry Saracino-

also look at the role of spiritual initiation in the two contexts and show how this process highlights thepath toward development of skill sets for both shamans and siddhas. We will also spend timediscussing the relevance of both traditions in the modern context – and demonstrate how the wisdom ofthese two traditions can support current spiritual inquiry. The class is highly experiential in nature. Wewill explore the various methods of going inward drawn from both traditions including the shamanicjourney and Tibetan Deity Meditation. The material in this workshop is based on the 4-day retreats Drs.Thurman and Gucciardi lead at Menla Mountain Retreat Center annually. www.sacredtream.org

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Emissaries from the Future 9:00am - 12:00pm, Oct 19 Guadalupe

Is it possible to enter into two-way communication with people in the distant future? In this highlyexperiential workshop, we explore this possibility through a technique that straddles the blurryboundary between improvisational role-playing and telepathic channeling. Each participant will get achance to ask questions of a being from the future, as well as to actually connect such a being andchannel the answers. Charles will use a powerful guided meditation to forge a link with people 200years from now. You need not actually believe in this premise for this "technology" of communicatingacross time to work.It is equally effective if you don't believe in any of that channeling crap, and insteadsee the process as a role-playing game. However you interpret it, the experience of speaking from thefuture is uncanny, and a tremendous sense of clarity opens up, a kind of direct, authentic knowledgethat despite the gravity of the present crisis, a more beautiful world is indeed possible. Of the manypossible futures, this process connects us with the most beautiful one that you can realistically imagine,by invoking experiences that showed us directly what is possible for life and earth. As framing, Charlesdiscusses the superposition of timelines, multiple pasts and futures, and the social dynamics andpsychodynamics of transition, laying out a metaphysical basis for the time-bridging technology we willemploy.

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Continuum Movement: An Inquiry into Being

Robert ThurmanJey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion atColumbia University

Isa Gucciardi

Charles Eisenstein

9:00am - 12:00pm, Oct 19 Berryessa

Continuum Movement® is a dynamic inquiry into what it is to be a human being, providing a method toconsciously explore our self as an unfolding biological and planetary process. Water, and the fact thatthe body composition is mostly of water, is considered of great importance. All fluids of the body - thecirculating blood, the tides of cerebrospinal fluid, the pump of the lymph system, the net of membranesor the swirl of viscera and brain - function as ONE stream of intelligence. Continuum's movements aredesigned to enhance the undulating spirals and circularity of this fluid system. A full range of non-patterned movement, from dynamic full-bodied expression to subtle micro-movements, stimulatesneurological growth and vibrancy. Learn to use specific sounds and movement sequences to stimulatefluid movement within the body / mind for an extraordinary awakening to the fullness of what it means tobe alive. Through breath, sound, movement, sensation, and pleasure, experience the interconnection ofyour origins with the larger currents of all organisms, beginning with the first cell and ultimately layeredinto the intricacies of human life. Central goals of Continuum are the creation of health and wellnessand how to free oneself from cultural and mechanistic constraints of modern society. Continuummaintains movement is the message and the way.

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2:00pm

Deep Awake: An Experiential Workshop 2:00pm - 5:00pm, Oct 19 Guadalupe

Philosopher Tim Freke invites you experience for yourself the deep awake state. This is a profound shiftin consciousness, which is completely natural and available to all of us. It is characterized by theprofound recognition of the oneness of being that underlies the separateness of appearances. This isaccompanied by an expansive feeling of universal love and an unshakeable confidence that, despite allthe horrors, life is essentially good. With his trademark lucidity and humour, Tim will share hisrevolutionary new approach to awakening, which urges us to both wake up to oneness and celebrateour individuality. He will explore … - how to escape the enlightenment trap and become a lover of life-why spirituality is about both self-realization and self-expression- how to avoid superficial spiritualthinking- why the ego is your friend not your enemy Tim will guide some powerful 'soul-to-soul’meditations through which you can experience an immediate shift in consciousness. These aremeditations we practise with a partner that quickly bring us into a deep state of oneness in a safe andsimple way. Through these practises, it becomes clear we are both separate and not-separate fromeach other, which is an experience of all-consuming communion and all-embracing compassion Timhas been pioneering these transformative practises for nearly twenty years, during which time he’spresented events he calls ‘awakenings’ throughout the world, including the UK, Canada, Japan, Mexico,Argentina, Netherlands, Croatia, Cyprus, Norway, Ireland, Greece, Czech Republic, Hawaii, SouthAfrica … and now SAND 2017.

Donnalea GoelzExective Director, Continuum Movement®

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Healing Your Trauma 2:00pm - 5:00pm, Oct 19 San Jose

Unresolved trauma casts a powerful spell that disrupts our life and our relationships. We have an innatecapacity to heal trauma within our body and psyche. The workshop employs dialogue and experientialtools for you to understand and heal your trauma, resulting in more vibrant life and relationships. We willwork to resolve symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, depression, feelings of disconnection, lethargyand loneliness. When trauma is healed, you will feel more alive and joyous, more connected to yourself,others and the world around you. A natural outcome, for those who like to venture deeper, is thetransformation of trauma into embodied wisdom and higher levels of spiritual knowing.Participant willlearn how to:1. Define the characteristics of trauma, while developing a deeper understand of its dualnature, especially the aspect of renewal.2. How to work directly with the brain, the nervous system, andthe body to self-regulate emotional states to enhance your capacity for presence.3. Develop the bodyas a container to hold higher states of consciousness.

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The MindBody Self: How We Culturally Learn Longevity and Inherit the Causes of Health 2:00pm - 5:00pm, Oct 19 Morgan Hill

We know that the mind influences the body, but what seems to be ignored in the life sciences is whatinfluences the mind. I will explain why culture is what influences the mind. I’ll also show why our culturalbeliefs are more powerful than our genetic endowment, and how growing older is merely the passing oftime, whereas aging is what we do with our time based on the beliefs we assimilate from our cultures.Rather than being genetically sentenced with family illnesses, we have the capacity to change how ourgenes express disease as well as the causes of health, based on how our brain learns to culturallyperceive the world. My theory and practice of mind-body science is based on research that investigatesthe healthy brains, the exalted emotions (compassion, empathy, love), and the elevated cognitions(honor, admiration, cooperation). As Homo sapiens, our immune system has 150,000 years ofaccumulated wisdom that has allowed it to evolve from a protector against pathogens to an intelligent

Tim FrekePhilosopher and Author

Julie Brown YauTrauma Therapist/Consultant, Somatic Psychotherapy. Embodied-Wisdom

Andrei Novac

interpreter that confirms the cultural beliefs that we choose to engage.

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Join the Evolution! 2:00pm - 5:00pm, Oct 19 San Juan Bautista

Cravings for addictive substances and activities are merely the symptomology, the outward surfacelayer concealing underlying issues that truly drive the momentum of addiction. Shame and trauma arecommon underlying drivers. Shame is more than a conscious story we tell ourselves about beingashamed of who we are. Shame is a programmed conditioning deeply hidden and embedded into thefabric of our consciousness, our reality and therefore our behavior. As addicts, our secret, private livesare riddled with hiding, lying, concealing and isolating, while our public lives involve a false façade thatpaints a picture to everyone around us that “what you see is the real me.” Addiction is also drivenlargely by unresolved trauma. Trauma is often linked to shame. Trauma is highly subjective – what istraumatic for one person is benign to another. As long as trauma remains unresolved, addiction andother behaviors continue to manifest as a way of coping with the emotional overwhelm associated withpost-traumatic responses. In this workshop, Scott Kiloby will provide insights and experiential tools fromthe Kiloby Center for Recovery regarding awakening out of shame and trauma. As we resolve anddissolve this programming through skillful somatic means within a non-dual foundation, we begin to livemore transparent lives, free from the shackles of shame and trauma and the addictions that oftenaccompany them. We discover a purity in the present moment that reveals liberation from post-traumatic responses and a dissolution between our shameful private, secretive worlds and our publicfaçades.

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4:00pm

Conference Registration Opens 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Oct 19

5:00pm

Mario Martinez

Scott Kiloby

Opening 7:00pm - 7:15pm, Oct 19

Seeing with the Eye of the Heart: a.k.s.: The Contemplative Way of Knowing, CynthiaBourgeault 7:20pm - 8:00pm, Oct 19

The Paradox of Unity And Spiritual Autonomy, Adyashanti 8:10pm - 9:00pm, Oct 19

Dinner 5:00pm - 7:00pm, Oct 19 Silver Creek Dining Room

7:00pm

PL.1 The Field of the Emerging Heart 7:00pm - 10:00pm, Oct 19 Hayes Ballroom

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3 Subsessions

9:00pm

Musical Performance by Peia 9:10pm - 9:45pm, Oct 19 Hayes Ballroom

Peia has gathered songs from living and ancient traditions that span across the globe. She carriesmelodies wrinkled and wise with time, laboring faithfully to revive their language, stories and originalessence. Praised for her crystalline tone and high soaring soprano voice, Peia’s music pierces the heartwith bell-like clarity. Accompanying herself with charangon, harmonium and guitar, her eclecticensemble offers enchanting renditions of timeless treasures.

Cynthia Bourgeault-

Adyashanti-

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Fri, Oct 20, 2017

7:00am

Experiential: Guided Meditation 7:30am - 8:30am, Oct 20 Edenvale

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Experiential:Yoga 7:30am - 8:30am, Oct 20 San Jose

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9:00am

PL.2 Dimensions of Life 9:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 Hayes Ballroom

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Peia Luzzi-

Peter Russell-

Suzy Adra- California Institute of Integral Studies

Die Wise – A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, Stephen Jenkinson 9:00am - 9:20am, Oct 20

The MindBody Self: How We Culturally Learn Longevity and Inherit the Causes of Health,Mario Martinez 9:30am - 9:50am, Oct 20

Universe, Zeroverse and Buddhaverse, Robert Thurman 10:00am - 10:20am, Oct 20

Interlude with Ajaya Sommers 10:25am - 10:30am, Oct 20

Science and Non-Duality, Unified at Last, Jude Currivan 10:30am - 10:50am, Oct 20

Mutual Meditation:The Magic of Shared Awareness, Sally Kempton 11:00am - 11:20am, Oct 20

6 Subsessions

11:00am

C1. The Contemplative Way of Knowing 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 Edenvale

Nowadays people tend to hear the word “contemplative” as simply the Christian equivalent of what

Stephen JenkinsonSpiritual Activist, Author, MTS, MSW

Mario Martinez

Robert ThurmanJey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion atColumbia University

J Jude Currivan

Sally Kempton-

most the world knows as “meditation” —i.e., stilling the mind and resting in the flow of consciousness.But in the original understanding of the early Church Fathers, contemplation was primarily a way ofluminous knowledge— “knowledge impregnated by love,” as St. John Chrysostom famouslycharacterized it. My talk will explore this profound Christian intuition that contemplation is indeed a wayof knowing—in fact, arguably the closest equivalent to what we now call Nondual perception. Drawingon insights from the Hesychastic Tradition of the Christian East as well as the Western medievalspiritual classic The Cloud of Unknowing I will explore what is arguably the key Western contribution toour understanding of Nonduality: that it is not accessed by the mind alone (mind understood here as“brain”), but requires “putting the mind in the heart,” an instruction to be taken not merely as a metaphorbut as an actual physiology of transformation. We will see why indeed—in the memorable words ofAntoine de Saint Exupery—that “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential isinvisible to the eye.”

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C2. The MindBody Self: How We Culturally Learn Longevity and Inherit the Causes of Health 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 Monterey Room

We know that the mind influences the body, but what seems to be ignored in the life sciences is whatinfluences the mind. I will explain why culture is what influences the mind. I’ll also show why our culturalbeliefs are more powerful than our genetic endowment, and how growing older is merely the passing oftime, whereas aging is what we do with our time based on the beliefs we assimilate from our cultures.Rather than being genetically sentenced with family illnesses, we have the capacity to change how ourgenes express disease as well as the causes of health, based on how our brain learns to culturallyperceive the world. My theory and practice of mind-body science is based on research that investigatesthe healthy brains, the exalted emotions (compassion, empathy, love), and the elevated cognitions(honor, admiration, cooperation). As Homo sapiens, our immune system has 150,000 years ofaccumulated wisdom that has allowed it to evolve from a protector against pathogens to an intelligentinterpreter that confirms the cultural beliefs that we choose to engage.

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C3. Boundlessness Mind 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 San Martin

Cynthia Bourgeault-

Mario Martinez

Encapsulation to Boundlessness: Emerging from the Dream of Separation, Joan Tollifson 11:00am - 11:40am, Oct 20

Super Mind Animates Ordinary Mind, Pamela Wilson 11:50am - 12:30pm, Oct 20

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C4. Die Wise – A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 Morgan Hill

Dying well is not a matter of enlightened self-interest or personal preference. Dying well must becomean obligation that living people and dying people owe to each other and to those to come. Die Wiseteaches the skills of dying, skills that have to be learned in the course of living deeply and well. Not aseven step coping strategy, not an out-clause for trauma or sorrow, Die Wise is for everyone who is notgoing to pull off eternity after all. Dying could be and must be the fullest expression and incarnation ofwhat you’ve learned by living. If you love somebody, if you care about the world that’s to come afteryou, if you want somebody to be spared the lunacy of what you’ve seen, you’ve got to die wise.Die Wisedoes not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. Itpours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and storiesfrom his two decades of working with dying people and their families, Stephen Jenkinson places deathat the centre of the page and asks us to behold it in all its painful beauty. Dying well is a right andresponsibility of everyone. It is a moral, political, and spiritual obligation each person owes theirancestors and their heirs. It is not a lifestyle option. It is a birthright and a debt. How we die, how wecare for dying people, and how we carry our dead: this work makes our village life, or breaks it

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C5. Non-cartesian Physics 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 San Juan Bautista

J Joan Tollifson

P Pamela Wilson

Stephen JenkinsonSpiritual Activist, Author, MTS, MSW

Imagining Timelessness and Spacelessness in Physics 11:00am - 11:20am, Oct 20

Commonsense Explanation for the Double Slit Experiment, Srinivasa Rao Gonuguntia 11:30am - 11:50am, Oct 20

A Scientific Model Explains Spirituality and Nonduality, Frank Heile 12:00pm - 12:20pm, Oct 20

Science of the Heart: the Nondual Path of Divine Love, William Keepin 11:00am - 11:40am, Oct 20

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3 Subsessions

C6. Unified at Last 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 Madrone

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2 Subsessions

S Sky Nelson

Srinivasa Rao Gonuguntla

Frank Heilewww.SpiritualityExplained.com

W William Keepin

J Jude Currivan

Science and Non-Duality, Unified at Last, Jude Currivan 11:50am - 12:30pm, Oct 20

Experiential: Radical Intimacy & The Play of Relationship 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 Guadalupe

Join Michaela Boehm and Steve James in this experiential session for an exploration of the play of themasculine and feminine in erotic friction, emerging from a radical intimacy with life itself. We will explorethe deep principles of embodiment, uncover and work with personal blocks to expansion andcontraction, engage in practical exercises, dialogue, and learning to widen both heart space and theability to embody as energy or thrust. Learn about the principles of creating and deepening eroticpassion and intimacy in a fun and practical way.

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Experiential: The Body of Love 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 San Jose

Join Ellen in an exploration of our essential experience, bringing a gentle focus on the body in thetradition of non-duality and Kashmir Shaivism.This ancient approach is an invitation to simply welcomeand experience our body as it truly is: a flow of sensation, energy and vibration arising out of andunfolding within the open field vibrating field of Awareness.In our daily lives, the body is seldom tastedas it is. We rarely listen to its language or allow it to simply unfold and blossom in its natural originalintelligence.In fact we have deeply disconnected from this level of experience and even when we turnback towards the body, we come with agendas and ideas that we project upon it, forcing the body into anew mode, only to perpetuate a felt identification with a body, that may seem improved, but in factremains a mere projections for the separate self that seems to live in its center.Using guidedmeditation, simple postures, free movements, breathing, and visualizations we will reestablish our trueidentity as ever-present and unlocated Awareness and reacquaint ourselves with our body directly, asfree of concepts or images as possible. In this contemplation, resistances and chains of bodilycontractions, the habits that create the illusion that our identity is limited, located and separate arerevealed for what they are: feelings and sensations that come and go in Awareness. We come feel thatour true identity is an open field of tactile openness,limitless, vibrating and and ever-present.Gently andeffortlessly, the body is slowly realigned with this felt understanding. It flows as a living substance withmore and more ease and transparency and reflects and expresses the ever-present freedom andsilence that is its invisible source.

M Micheala Boehm

Steve JamesGuru Viking Ltd

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Emergent Connections 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 On the Patio

Awakening To Non-cartesian Dimensions Of Life - A Dialogue 11:30am - 12:30pm, Oct 20 Hayes Ballroom

How do we awaken to that which is beyond our thoughts and mental projections? For many of us, it'snatural to start on the intellectual plane and to use the power of the scientific, rational mind to surmisethe reality of those dimensions. But at some point we move beyond the mind and hear a call from theheart. Dogen talked about "the intimacy with the ten thousand things." What did he mean by that? Whatdoes one mean by a transformation at the level of the heart, at the level of the gut? Where is that place,in which there are no questions and answers?

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12:00pm

Lunch - Music with Cello Joe 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Oct 20 Hayes Terrace

Joey Chang, aka CelloJoe, is an anomaly in the world of cellists. By combining cello with beatboxing,he has created a unique genre: Classical Hip Hop. CelloJoe records live on stage with a loop pedal andproduces intricate tapestries of harmony, melody, and rhythm. His beatboxing (vocal percussion) andfunky cello grooves form a rich soundscape for intelligent lyrics and his music spreads love, joy,laughter and conscious vibrations.

Ellen Emmet-

Adyashanti-

Edward Frenkel-

“What If I Don’t Want To Be One With Them?” The Inconvenient Truth of Non-Duality,Deborah Johnson 2:00pm - 2:30pm, Oct 20

Out of Bounds: Science, Politics, and the Unmeasurable, Charles Eisenstein 2:35pm - 3:05pm, Oct 20

The Dance of Shakti: Nonduality and the Awakened Feminine, Vera de Chalambert 3:10pm - 3:40pm, Oct 20

A Key to Collective Awakening: Teaching Teens To Inquire, Caverly Morgan 3:45pm - 4:15pm, Oct 20

Interlude with Sophia

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2:00pm

PL.3 Out of Bounds, Awakened and Inconvenienced 2:00pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20 Hayes Ballroom

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5 Subsessions

C Cello Joe

D Deborah Johnson

Charles Eisenstein

Vera de Chalambert-

Caverly MorganPeace in Schools

4:15pm - 4:25pm, Oct 20

Universe, Zeroverse and Buddhaverse, Robert Thurman 3:30pm - 4:30pm, Oct 20

Relationship and Karma, Isa Gucciardi 4:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20

3:00pm

C7. Buddaverse and Karma 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20 Edenvale

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2 Subsessions

C8. Seeing” The Invisible 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20 Morgan Hill

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Robert ThurmanJey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion atColumbia University

Isa Gucciardi

S Stephan Bodian

Sasha CobraTeacher and Certified Nitvana Bodywork Practitioner

Selene Callioni Williams-

A Journey Through the Stages of Awakening, Stephan Bodian 3:30pm - 4:05pm, Oct 20

The Healing Power of Connection, Sasha Cobra 4:15pm - 4:40pm, Oct 20

“Seeing” The Invisible, The Secret Practices For The Activation Of Subtle Faculties In TheMother Mantra Tradition, Selene Calloni Williams 4:50pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20

Selfing, Paul Hedderman 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 20

Mutual Meditation:The Magic of Shared Awareness, Sally Kempton 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20

3 Subsessions

C9. Shared Awareness 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20 San Martin

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2 Subsessions

C10. Is The World As We See It? 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20 Monterey Room

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P Paul Hedderman

Sally Kempton-

C Chetan Prakash

Is the World More or Less As – And Only As – We See It? Mathematics Suggests Not,Chetan Prakash 3:30pm - 4:05pm, Oct 20

The Mind-Object Identity Theory: A Physicalist View of Consciousness, Riccardo Manzotti 4:15pm - 4:50pm, Oct 20

Quantum Communication with All Ages in a Nonlocal Universe Outside of SpaceTime,Jennifer Nielsen 5:00pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20

3 Subsessions

C11. Emergent Presence 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20 San Juan Bautista

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4 Subsessions

Riccardo ManzottiProfessor of Philosophy, IULM University (Milan)

J Jennifer Nielsen

Chuck HilligState-licensed psychotherapist, California

Penny FennerFounder and Director, Skilful Action

M Maja Apolonia Rode

S Sonya Amrita Bibilos

YOU are the Indispensable ONE, Chuck Hillig 3:30pm - 3:50pm, Oct 20

Fierce Compassion: The Power of Presence for Healing & Transformation, Penny Fenner 4:00pm - 4:20pm, Oct 20

Creating a Field Emergence, Maja Apolonia Rode 4:30pm - 4:50pm, Oct 20

Embrace & Embody Divine Love, Sonya Amrita Bibilos 5:00pm - 5:20pm, Oct 20

Is Universe Emergent Or Eternal? - Integrating Matter, Mind, Consciousness, AndPurpose, Avtar Singh 3:30pm - 3:50pm, Oct 20

A Geometrization of Time: Emergent Time as a Mirror Symmetry in a HolographicUniverse, Coleman Dobson 4:00pm - 4:20pm, Oct 20

Emergence of Life, Emergent Patterns in Biology, and Emergent Infectious Diseases,Michael Kosoy 4:30pm - 4:50pm, Oct 20

C12. Time, Life & Embodiment 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20 Madrone

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4 Subsessions

AAvtar SinghDirector, Center for Horizons Research

C Coleman Dobson

Michael KosoySenior Research Fellow, Global Health Asia

Barbara Karlsen

Embodiment is Nature: Towards a Fuller Ontology of Human Becoming, Barbara Karlsen 5:00pm - 5:20pm, Oct 20

Growing At The Speed Of Love: New Paradigm Embodied Leadership, Ajaya Sommers 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 20

Embodying the Feminine-Masculine Continuum - A Movement Exploration, Devorah Bry 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20

Breema: All Dimensions of Existence Are Emanations of This Moment, Denise Berzonsky 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 20

Experiential 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20 Guadalupe

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Experiential 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20 San Jose

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2 Subsessions

A Ajaya Sommers

D Devorah Bry

D Denise Berzonsky

K Kristen Eykel

Emerging Consciousness with the Art of Pranayama, Kristen Eykel 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20

Emergent Connections: Cacao Ceremony 3:30pm - 4:30pm, Oct 20 On the Patio

In this thrilling workshop, passionate chocolate maker extraordinaire Jonas Ketterle of Firefly Chocolatewill share his deep knowledge of cacao (gained in part from working with Indigenous Maya farmers),covering its origins, rituals and myths, regional varieties, processing techniques,cultural/economic/social realities, culinary uses, and health-promoting and mind expanding properties.He will also lead us in a "hands-on" demonstration of ancestral stone ground chocolate making, whichwe'll get to sample (a once-in-a-lifetime experience!).

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Panel - Sacred Activism 4:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 20 Hayes Ballroom

According to the Kabbalistic tradition, every soul is deployed into the world of form to heal a particularpart of the world’s brokenness. This is called tikkun olam, “repairing the world.” In the Tibetan Buddhisttradition, the bodhisattva forgoes final entrance into nirvana until all sentient beings are freed fromsuffering, vowing to “dispel the miseries of the world.” The Christian tradition affirms that we all aremembers of one body, “the mystical body of Christ,” where when one member suffers, all others sufferwith them. These insights spring from an understanding that none of us are truly free until we are allfree. They engender a profound consciousness of our intimate interdependence, and commit anyauthentic seeker to work for the benefit of all beings. As we encounter the unparalleled social andenvironmental crises of our times, it is clear that there is no more time for narcissistic spirituality.Andrew Harvey, who coined the term ‘sacred activism,’ describes it as “the fire that emerges when thepassion of the mystic for God and the passion of the activist for justice unite.” This is the flame, hesuggests, that has the power to transfigure and heal our ailing world. But how can we meet the urgencyand emergency of our times without becoming overwhelmed or burned out? Can our small acts of lovemake a big difference? How can we create the more beautiful world we know in our heart is possible?How can we use the fire of our spiritual lives to become an instrument of love and justice in the world?And what does nonduality have to do with any of it?

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J Jonas Ketterie

5:00pm

Break 5:30pm - 5:45pm, Oct 20

PL.4 The Nature of the Universe 5:45pm - 6:45pm, Oct 20 Hayes Ballroom

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3 Subsessions

D Deborah Johnson

Charles Eisenstein

R Rory McEntee

Caverly MorganPeace in Schools

Vera de Chalambert-

Deepak Chopra-

R Robert Lanza

JP Sears-

When You Are Nondual, Everything Else Is, Deepak Chopra 5:45pm - 6:05pm, Oct 20

Rethinking Time, Space, and the Nature of the Universe, Robert Lanza 6:15pm - 6:35pm, Oct 20

In the SANDbox with JP Sears 6:35pm - 6:45pm, Oct 20

6:00pm

Dinner 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Oct 20 Silver Creek Dining Room

7:00pm

POSTER SESSION 7:00pm - 10:00pm, Oct 20 Lower Level Lobby

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Josh AdlerCommunity Director, SHANTIGAR FOUNDATION INC

Meg BeelerShamanic Practitioner, Healer, and Author: Ancient Wisdom Guidance for Your Soul and Spirit,Earth Caretakers

Kim CrosbieCertified Regression therapist, Spiritual Regression Therapy Association

Amitabh DivakarOM Within

T Tatiana Ginzburg

EElif GokcigdemAuthor, Fostering Empathy Through Museums

Jayne HillmanFounder, True Equation

A Attea Hylko

Titus JosephAuthor, Titusjoseph.com

D David Krafchow

Gita Krishna RajInfinitheism

JJorn KrollPhilosophical Practitioner, American Philosophical Practitioners Association

Wolfgang LukasContemplative Collaboration

A Atul Kuamar Mehra

Olivier MortaraVital Health

Michael NagelPortland counselor, Whole Person Counseling

T T.S. Pennington

8:00pm

Concert with Bolo 8:30pm - 9:45pm, Oct 20 Hayes Ballroom

Thrilling audiences by blending the improvisation of jazz, the cultural depth of world music, and thesoulfulness of devotional kirtan, BOLO's infectious rhythm gets people moving. BOLO is comprised ofthree musical innovators: Eliyahu Sills, Surya Prakasha and Evan Fraser. Featuring African sourcedgrooves with sacred folk songs from around the world, BOLO speaks to the heart in a musical languagethat unites us all.

KKala PerkinsVolunteer

Elyse Poppersartist, LifeForm Projects

M Matthew Biese

C Cora Ripatti

Sam ShelleyFounder, Minister Of Inspiration, Author, Healer, Don't Dwell / Head Trash Anonymous

Yan SongR&D Operations Strategy, Pharma In Chicago

D Dhyana Stanley

Prem SundaramSundaram Institute

C CC Treadway

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9:00pm

Crazywise Film Screening 9:00pm - 10:30pm, Oct 20 San Martin

10:00pm

Special Preview Screening of SAND’s film “The of Art Life” 10:00pm - 10:40pm, Oct 20 Hayes Ballroom

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Sat, Oct 21, 2017

7:00am

Experiential: Guided Meditation 7:30am - 8:30am, Oct 21 Edenvale

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Experiential: Aikido

B Bolo

Zaya & Maurizio BenazzoCo Founder, Science and Nonduality

Rupert Spira-

7:30am - 8:30am, Oct 21 San Jose

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9:00am

As Weak As A Man, As Tranquil As A God: Healing Practices & Spiritual Exercises In TheMother Mantra Tradition, Selene Calloni Williams 9:00am - 10:30am, Oct 21 San Jose

We need a new method of thinking, which helps us conceive the complexity of reality, instead ofreducing reality to what the ordinary mind can control. An authentically new method of thinking mustprovide us with hologrammatic images, in which a part is in the whole and the whole is in a part. Thisnew thinking cannot come from the current mind. One cannot go beyond the mind with the mind itself.One needs instruments that are beyond the mind. These instruments do not need to be invented,they've always existed, they've existed since the dawn of mankind. The Mother Mantra tradition carriesthese instruments and teaches practices that operate in widened states of consciousness, non-ordinarystates where our weaknesses can be observed beyond common judgement - which is always based onsubconscious programming - and can be understood as possibilities and powers, with love for what weare, without fear of being ourselves. If there is no fear, there is peace. Only in a true state of peace cansubconscious programming be overcome and our true Self shines. The healing practices and spiritualexercises of the Mother Mantra tradition lead exactly to this, beyond our mind, working through widenedstates of consciousness.

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PL.5 God, Galaxies and Human Spirit 9:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 21 Hayes Ballroom

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C Chetan Prakash

S Selene Calloni Williams

State of the Universe Report: Planets and Galaxies 9:00am - 9:20am, Oct 21

A God That Could Be Real in the Scientific Universe 9:30am - 9:50am, Oct 21

The Origin of Life and Consciousness: Face to Face with the Progenote 10:00am - 10:20am, Oct 21

When Human Science Lifts Human Spirit 10:30am - 10:50am, Oct 21

Interlude 10:50am - 11:00am, Oct 21

Science & Spirituality: Synergy or Disconnect? 11:00am - 11:25am, Oct 21

I Am The Universe or I AM World? Radical Alternatives to Contemporary NaiveMaterialism 11:30am - 11:55am, Oct 21

Quantum Communication with All Ages in a Nonlocal Universe Outside of SpaceTime 12:00pm - 12:30pm, Oct 21

8 Subsessions

J Joel Primack

N Nancy Abrams

Bruce DamerCEO & Chief Scientist, Biota Institute, UC Santa Cruz

D Donald Hoffman

Riccardo ManzottiProfessor of Philosophy, IULM University (Milan)

J Jennifer Nielsen

State of the Universe Report: How We Fit In, Joel Primack 11:00am - 11:40am, Oct 21

A God That Could Be Real in the Scientific Universe, Nancy Abrams 11:50am - 12:30pm, Oct 21

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C13. The Essence of Non-Duality 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 21 Edenvale

In Rupert’s meetings we explore the perennial non-dual understanding that lies at the heart of all thegreat religious and spiritual traditions, such as Advaita Vedanta, Mahayana and Dzogchen Buddhism,Kashmir Shaivism, Mystical Christianity, Sufism and, Zen etc., as well as the Western philosophicaltradition of Parmenides, Plotinus and many others, and which is also the direct, ever-present reality ofour own intimate experience. This is a contemporary, highly experiential approach involving silentmeditation, guided meditation and dialogue, and requires no affiliation to any particular religious orspiritual tradition. All that is required necessary is an interest in the essential nature of experience andin the longing for love, peace and happiness around which most of our lives revolve.

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C14. How Do We Fit In? 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 21 Monterey Room

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2 Subsessions

Rupert Spira-

J Joel Primack

N Nancy Abrams

The Emergence of Love from Emptiness: (The Heart of Awareness), Dorothy Hunt 11:00am - 11:40am, Oct 21

Exploring the Role of the the Nondual Teacher, John Prendergast 11:50am - 12:30pm, Oct 21

Post Traumatic Growth: An Unexpected Gift & Spiritual Development, Julie BrownYau 11:00am - 11:40am, Oct 21

The Experience of Anger and Awakened Living, Gail Brenner 11:50am - 12:30pm, Oct 21

C15. The Heart of Awareness 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 21 San Martin

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2 Subsessions

C16. Awakened Living 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 21 Morgan Hill

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2 Subsessions

D Dorothy Hunt

J John Prendergast

Julie Brown YauTrauma Therapist/Consultant, Somatic Psychotherapy. Embodied-Wisdom

G Gail Brenner

Dancing in the Paradox: an Integration of Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, AndreaColumbu 11:00am - 11:20am, Oct 21

Shakti Rising: Embracing Darkness and Light on the Goddess Path to Wholeness, KavithaChinnaiyan 11:30am - 11:50am, Oct 21

New Horizons in Psychology, Gabriele Hilberg 12:00pm - 12:20pm, Oct 21

C17. The Dance of Consciousness 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 21 San Juan Bautista

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3 Subsessions

C18. Connecting Heart 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 21 Madrone

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A Andrea Columbu

K Kavitha Chinnaiyan

G Gabriele Hilbert

A Adriana Mendrek

D Dina Tyler

Meditative States & Psychotic States, Adriana Mendrek 11:00am - 11:20am, Oct 21

The Meaning of Life: A Personal Journey of Spirituality and Making Meaning in Madness,Dina Tyler 11:30am - 11:50am, Oct 21

Heart the Connecting Organ: Material Systole - Spiritual Diastole Jorge Aranda 12:00pm - 12:20pm, Oct 21

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Experiential: Orgasmic Energy Healing Demo 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 21 Guadalupe

Sasha Cobra will be doing a LIVE demonstration of Regenerating Energy Work, a style of energy workthat utilizes Orgasmic States for healing and transformation. Regenerating Energy Work provides anopportunity for men and women to reconnect with their intrinsic nature by experiencing the natural flowof their sexual energy throughout their bodies, free of any agendas and expectations.This Energy Workis designed to raise the capacity for experiencing increased Bliss and to assist in the eliminating of anygeneral or sexual traumas stored in the body, as well as opening energy channels and pathways thathave been obstructed since childhood.It facilitates women in reconnecting with their positive pole (theheart), while assisting the men in reconnecting with their positive pole (the genitals), thus realigningboth to their natural polarity. (All participants are fully clothed)www.sashacobra.com/bodywork

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Experiential: Continuum Movement and Inquiry into Being 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 21 San Jose

Continuum Movement® is a dynamic inquiry into what it is to be a human being, providing a method toconsciously explore our self as an unfolding biological and planetary process. Water, and the fact thatthe body composition is mostly of water, is considered of great importance. All fluids of the body - thecirculating blood, the tides of cerebrospinal fluid, the pump of the lymph system, the net of membranesor the swirl of viscera and brain - function as ONE stream of intelligence. Continuum's movements aredesigned to enhance the undulating spirals and circularity of this fluid system. A full range of non-patterned movement, from dynamic full-bodied expression to subtle micro-movements, stimulates

J Jorge Aranda

Sasha CobraTeacher and Certified Nitvana Bodywork Practitioner

neurological growth and vibrancy. Learn to use specific sounds and movement sequences to stimulatefluid movement within the body / mind for an extraordinary awakening to the fullness of what it means tobe alive.Through breath, sound, movement, sensation, and pleasure, experience the interconnection ofyour origins with the larger currents of all organisms, beginning with the first cell and ultimately layeredinto the intricacies of human life.Central goals of Continuum are the creation of health and wellness andhow to free oneself from cultural and mechanistic constraints of modern society. Continuum maintainsmovement is the message and the way.

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Emergent Connections 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 21 On the Patio

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Lunch - Music with Nicco Tyson 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Oct 21 Hayes Terrace

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2:00pm

PL.6 The Emergence of Life 2:00pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21 Hayes Ballroom

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D Donnalea Van Vleat

N Nicco Tyson

Francis Lucille-

Emergent Presence, Francis Lucille 2:00pm - 2:20pm, Oct 21

Emergent Spirituality: A New Worldview, Tim Freke 2:30pm - 2:50pm, Oct 21

Fundamental Awareness: Source of Mind and Matter, Neil Theise 3:00pm - 3:20pm, Oct 21

Interlude, Samantha Sweetwater 3:20pm - 3:30pm, Oct 21

A Luminous Map Of Embodied Awakening, Chameli Ardagh 3:30pm - 3:50pm, Oct 21

All Science is Intuitive, Chris Fields 4:00pm - 4:20pm, Oct 21

6 Subsessions

3:00pm

C19. Conversation with Francis Lucille 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21 Edenvale

Francis doesn't deliver a pre-planned presentation. He speaks instead in the spirit of the moment,answering questions from the audience from the innocence and spontaneity of not-knowing.

Tim FrekePhilosopher and Author

N Neil Theise

L Laura Inserra

C Chameli Ardagh

C Chris Fields

Millennials Have Hacked Spiritual Hierarchy, Gigi Azmy & Craig Wenaweser 3:30pm - 4:05pm, Oct 21

The Myth Of Gaia And Uranus - Earth And Spirit ~ A Luminous Map Of EmbodiedAwakening, Chameli Ardagh 4:10pm - 4:45pm, Oct 21

The Ethics of Enlightenment, Rick Archer 4:50pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21

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C20. Evolving Spirituality 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21 Monterey Room

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3 Subsessions

C21. Fully Awake 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21 San Martin

Francis Lucille-

G Gigi Azmy

C Craig Wenaweser

C Chameli Ardagh

Rick ArcherBuddha at the Gas Pump

What Does it Mean to be Fully Awake and Fully Human?, Amoda Maa 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 21

The Future Of Non Duality Lies In Recognition Of Its Place In The Greater Scheme OfThings (And Non Things!), Jac O'Keeffe 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21

Fundamental Awareness: Source of Mind and Matter, Neil Theise 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 21

The Origin of Life and Consciousness: Face to Face with the Progenote, Bruce Damer 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21

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2 Subsessions

C22. I Am - Fundamental Awareness 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21 Morgan Hill

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C23. Integrated Awakening 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21 San Juan Bautista

A Amoda Maa

J Jac O'Keeffe

N Neil Theise

Bruce DamerCEO & Chief Scientist, Biota Institute, UC Santa Cruz

Suffering the Grand Gate of Integrated Awakening, Craig Holliday 3:30pm - 3:50pm, Oct 21

NonGuru Nondual, Kent Welsh 4:00pm - 4:20pm, Oct 21

Join the Evolution!, Will Pye 4:30pm - 4:50pm, Oct 21

The Emergent Human; Transformation and Awakening Into the World As It Is, BonnieGreenwell 5:00pm - 5:20pm, Oct 21

The modern expression of nonduality is powerful in its ability to cut through the darkness and bringforth an absolute clarity. Yet, all teachings have their shortcomings and a shadow. It is within thecontext of nonduality’s greatest qualities which lies its shadow. Because nonduality is often taught in away which does not include the heart as our center, the teachings tend to be dry and lackingcompassion and relational wisdom. They tend to ignore our humanity and our relationships and theexperience of being human. But a true nonduality is absolutely inclusive, integrated and is practicalboth in the experience of time and the timeless eternal. The heart is a quality of the embodied Divinefeminine. It is a courageous quality willing to be with anything that our complicated lives bring us. It hasthe strength to sit with suffering, with anxiety, depression, fear, and even death. If our path lacks heart,we will feel dissociated, dry and lacking radiance, creativity and beauty. Love does not let us ignore ourlives; it does not let us ignore our partners, our children and our purpose here in this world. It embracessuffering and sees it as a force of evolution—an expression of greater Divinity giving birth to itself.

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4 Subsessions

C24. Creative Harmonization

Craig HollidayNondual teacher and therapist, Satori Sangha

K Kent Welsh

Will PyeFounder, Love & Truth Party

Bonnie GreenwellCounselor and Non-dual teacher, Shanti River Center in Ashland, OR

Kabbalistic Cosmology: How the Wisdom of "Not Knowing" Guides the Creative Process,Estelle Frankel 3:30pm - 3:50pm, Oct 21

Harmonization: Empiricism, Buddhism & Linguistics, Michael Aceto 4:00pm - 4:20pm, Oct 21

Recovery of the Sacred Lessons in Soul Awareness, Carlos Warter 4:30pm - 4:50pm, Oct 21

A Phenomenology of an Emergent Universe: A Resolution to the Human Condition,Robert Dittler 5:00pm - 5:20pm, Oct 21

3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21 Madrone

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4 Subsessions

Experiential 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21 Guadalupe

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Estelle FrankelJewish educator, Chochmat HaLev: Center for Jewish Spirituality

Michael AcetoProfessor of Linguistics, East Carolina University

Carlos WarterGuest Lecturer, UCSD

Robert DittlerAbbot, White Robed Monks of St. Benedict

David EllzeyThe Ocean of Now

Celebrate the Body as The Universe Unbound, David Ellzey 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 21

Gong Bath™, Richard Rudis 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21

The Residence Paradigm: from Enlightenment to Enlifenment, Samantha Sweetwater 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 21

Elemental Eroticism: Embodying Ecstasy And Creativity In Our Everyday, Darshana Avila 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21

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Experiential 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21 San Jose

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Emergent Connections: Cacao Ceremony 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 21 On the Patio

In this thrilling workshop, passionate chocolate maker extraordinaire Jonas Ketterle of Firefly Chocolatewill share his deep knowledge of cacao (gained in part from working with Indigenous Maya farmers),covering its origins, rituals and myths, regional varieties, processing techniques,cultural/economic/social realities, culinary uses, and health-promoting and mind expanding properties.He will also lead us in a "hands-on" demonstration of ancestral stone ground chocolate making, whichwe'll get to sample (a once-in-a-lifetime experience!).

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R Richard Rudis

SSamantha Sweetwater-

4:00pm

Panel - If Life is Emergent, What's Top-down in Biology? 4:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 21 Hayes Ballroom

This panel will discuss the meaning and role of emergence in biology and the complementary roleplayed by boundary conditions, context, and other top-down constraints or influences on living systems

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5:00pm

Break 5:30pm - 5:45pm, Oct 21 Lawn

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J Jonas Ketterie

S Stuart Kauffman

N Neil Theise

MMichael LevinProfessor, Tufts University

Bruce DamerCEO & Chief Scientist, Biota Institute, UC Santa Cruz

f facilitated by Chris Fields

Sacred Space And Conscious Community, Kabir Helminski 5:45pm - 6:05pm, Oct 21

The Nature of Consciousness, Rupert Spira 6:15pm - 6:35pm, Oct 21

Playing in the SANDbox with JP Sears 6:35pm - 6:45pm, Oct 21

PL.7 Consciousness as Community 5:45pm - 6:45pm, Oct 21 Hayes Ballroom

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3 Subsessions

6:00pm

Dinner 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Oct 21 Silver Creek Dining Room

8:00pm

The Emergent Universe Party and Live Music 8:30pm - 11:59pm, Oct 21

N Nicco Tyson

K Kabir Helminski

Rupert Spira-

JP Sears-

Wizards Light - Emergence 8:30pm - 8:45pm, Oct 21

Emergence Performance 8:50pm - 9:50pm, Oct 21

Dance Party - Music is Medicine 10:00pm - 11:59pm, Oct 21

Hayes Ballroom

3 Subsessions

Sun, Oct 22, 2017

7:00am

Experiential: Guided Meditation 7:30am - 8:30am, Oct 22 Edenvale

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Experiential: Discover Your True Nature - 7:30am - 8:30am, Oct 22 San Jose

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PL.8 Effortless Being 9:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 Hayes Ballroom

M Marlies Cocheret Myoku

V Vivienne Verdon-Roe

Effortless Being, Peter Russell 9:00am - 9:20am, Oct 22

The Enneagram Narrative School Type And Its Inner Witness: Our Intuitive Capacity ForReceived Spiritual Wisdom, Helen Palmer 9:30am - 9:50am, Oct 22

A Really Good Day: How Microdosing LSD Made A Mega Difference In Mood AndMarriage, Ayelet Waldman 10:00am - 10:20am, Oct 22

Interlude 10:20am - 10:30am, Oct 22

Sooner Or Later All Of Life Will Melt Into The Universe, Marlies Cocheret Myoku 10:30am - 10:50am, Oct 22

Spoken Mystery: Poetry as Awakener, Kim Rosen 11:00am - 11:20am, Oct 22

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6 Subsessions

11:00am

Peter Russell-

Helen Palmer

A Ayelet Waldman

D Devorah Bry

M Marlies Cocheret Myoku

Kim RosenFounder, Spoken Mystery: Poetry as Awakener

Sacred Space And Conscious Community Continued, Kabir Helminski 11:00am - 11:40am, Oct 22

The Inconvenient Truth of Non-Duality Continued, Deborah Johnson 11:50am - 12:30pm, Oct 22

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C25. Conscious Community 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 Edenvale

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2 Subsessions

C26. The Enneagram Narrative School Type And Its Inner Witness: Our Intuitive Capacity ForReceived Spiritual Wisdom 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 Monterey Room

It seems only natural to recognize the patterns of our mind and to hear the self-reports of people whosee the world differently. Yet that simple turn of attention that self-reflection requires marks a new levelof human development. The first turn lets us witness our personality structure. We can recognizethoughts as we are thinking and tell them to someone else. We can notice emotions as they arise anddescribe them to others. We can learn to relax somatic contractions that govern the flow of our lifeforce. Self-reflection is the bedrock of human development. Self-reflection reveals our EnneagramType. In the language of science self-reflection joins two different levels of consciousness. Thesubjective level of our brain’s conditioned neuropathways and the pure consciousness of an InnerWitness. In the vocabulary of practice we relax attention to the patterns passing through our mind -thought, emotion, sensation – objects of attention that are structured according to type. But the pureconsciousness that notes those patterns as they arise makes prayer and meditation possible.

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K Kabir Helminski

D Deborah Johnson

Helen Palmer

Revolution Within: Emergence of the Universe Inside, Kristen Kirk 11:00am - 11:40am, Oct 22

Awakening from the Awakening; Scott Kiloby 11:50am - 12:30pm, Oct 22

C27. Revolution Within 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 Morgan Hill

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2 Subsessions

C28. A Really Good Day 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 San Martin

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Marion Gilbert, R.P.T.-

Terry Saracino-

K Kristen Kirk

Scott Kiloby

Peter Russell-

A Ayelet Waldman

Effortless Being, Peter Russell 11:00am - 11:40am, Oct 22

A Really Good Day: How Microdosing LSD Made A Mega Difference In Mood AndMarriage, Ayelet Waldman 11:50am - 12:30pm, Oct 22

Adventures In Consciousness Via The Second Coming Of Virtual Reality, Gary Pritchard 11:00am - 11:20am, Oct 22

How Art Became the Mirror of the Cosmos, Nick Day 11:30am - 11:50am, Oct 22

The Yoga Of Albert Einstein: Insights On The Role Of Music And Non-dual Philosophy InEinstein's Creative Process, Edward van Gieson 12:00pm - 12:20pm, Oct 22

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C29. Virtual Reality, Art, Einstein's Creative Process 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 San Juan Bautista

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3 Subsessions

C30. Beyond Frontiers 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 Madrone

Gary PritchardDean of Media, Ravensbourne

N Nick Day

E Edward van Gieson

The Promise of Bodhicitta: Navigating Planetary Despair in Our Time 11:00am - 11:20am, Oct 22

Thinking Beyond The Empirical Frontiers 11:30am - 11:50am, Oct 22

The Unconscious, The One, And The Many 12:00pm - 12:20pm, Oct 22

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3 Subsessions

Experiential: Deep Awake 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 San Jose

Philosopher Tim Freke invites you experience for yourself the deep awake state. This is a profound shiftin consciousness, which is completely natural and available to all of us. It is characterized by theprofound recognition of the oneness of being that underlies the separateness of appearances. This isaccompanied by an expansive feeling of universal love and an unshakeable confidence that, despite allthe horrors, life is essentially good.With his trademark lucidity and humour, Tim will share hisrevolutionary new approach to awakening, which urges us to both wake up to oneness and celebrateour individuality. He will explore …- how to escape the enlightenment trap and become a lover of life-why spirituality is about both self-realization and self-expression- how to avoid superficial spiritualthinking- why the ego is your friend not your enemyTim will guide some powerful 'soul-to-soul’meditations through which you can experiencean immediate shift in consciousness. These aremeditations we practise with a partner that quickly bring us into a deep state of oneness in a safe andsimple way. Through these practises, it becomes clear we are both separate and not-separate fromeach other, which is an experience of all-consuming communion and all-embracing compassionTim hasbeen pioneering these transformative practises for nearly twenty years, during which time he’spresented events he calls ‘awakenings’ throughout the world, including the UK, Canada, Japan, Mexico,Argentina, Netherlands, Croatia, Cyprus, Norway, Ireland, Greece, Czech Republic, Hawaii, SouthAfrica … and now SAND 2017.

L Lydia Violet

George GantzCreator and Author, Spiral Inquiry

C Christos Sideras

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Experiential: Authentic Movement - Coming Home to Our Senses 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 Guadalupe

Authentic Movement is an internationally recognized inner-directed, eyes-closed, movement practicedone within the presence of a kind and respectful witness. Through mindful self-listening, participants inthis experiential workshop will be invited to follow movement impulses and explore sensations,emotions, images and embodied resources. Clear and respectful guidelines will be offered to supporteach individual's expression and autonomy. Within the safety and support of the circle, participants canexplore and expand their innate capacities to move and be moved, see and be seen, and to articulateand integrate their experience.

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Emergent Connections 11:00am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 On the Patio

Intelligence: Natural and Artificial 11:30am - 12:30pm, Oct 22 Hayes Ballroom

The ideas of "artificial intelligence" are widely discussed these days, with a mix of excitement and fear.In this dialogue, a computer scientist and a mathematician will address some of the fallacies,challenges, and opportunities of these ideas and ask: What is the true nature of intelligence? Wheredoes it come from? Where does it lead us? While science gives us important pointers in this regard, theroad to answering these questions goes through introspection and self-realization

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Tim FrekePhilosopher and Author

L Lysa Castro

Edward Frenkel-

12:00pm

Lunch Music with Lydia Violet & Friends 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Oct 22 Hayes Terrace

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2:00pm

PL.9 Origins, Intelligence and the Wisdom Of The Body 2:00pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22 Hayes Ballroom

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F Federico Faggin

L Lydia Violet & Friends

S Stuart Kauffman

MMichael LevinProfessor, Tufts University

M Mauro Zappaterra

KKatherine PeilKatherine Peil Kauffman, EFS International

L Laura Inserra

The Emergence and Evolution of Life Beyond Physics, Stuart Kauffman 2:00pm - 2:20pm, Oct 22

Wisdom Of The Body: How Primitive Cognition Emerges From Bioelectric CircuitsControlling Embryogenesis And Regeneration, Michael Levin 2:30pm - 2:50pm, Oct 22

The Cerebrospinal Fluid: Connecting to the I AM, Mauro Zappaterra 3:00pm - 3:20pm, Oct 22

Emotional Sentience in a Participatory Universe, Katherine Peil 3:30pm - 3:50pm, Oct 22

Interlude 4:00pm - 4:15pm, Oct 22

5 Subsessions

3:00pm

C31. PANEL - Sudden or Gradual: Two Paths to Realization? 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22 Edenvale

There is a perennial debate in spiritual traditions regarding whether realization is direct (sudden) orprogressive (gradual). But is this a false distinction? Realization is often sudden, no matter how manyyears of practice may have led up to it, and even after realization, most people find that refinement,clarification, and the working out of personal shortcomings continue indefinitely. Who wouldn’t preferdirect realization to years of purification and practice? But how many examples of purely directrealization can we find? Can a path be both direct and progressive? Is it possible to have a taste of ourtrue nature from the outset, and then spend a lifetime embodying it? Also, is there one watershedbreakthrough which can be universally agreed upon as final “Realization”, or are there many degreesand stages of realization, each of them important stepping stones in a never-ending journey?Proponents of the direct path sometimes argue that if we regard spiritual development as progressive,we will forever be anticipating, never arriving. But some spiritual seekers consider themselves “finished”when they are just getting started. Not appreciating the distinction between understanding andexperience, they mistake intellectual understanding with enlightenment. Understanding statements like“You are already enlightened” doesn't make it so.

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S Stephan Bodian

Sally Kempton-

The Emergence and Evolution of Life Beyond Physics, Stuart Kauffman 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 22

Emotional Sentience in a Participatory Universe, Katherine Peil 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22

Wisdom Of The Body: How Primitive Cognition Emerges From Bioelectric Circuits

C32. The Emergence and Emotional Sentience 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22 Monterey Room

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2 Subsessions

C33. The Origin of Life and Congnition 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22 San Martin

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2 Subsessions

f facilitated by Rick Archer

S Stuart Kauffman

KKatherine PeilKatherine Peil Kauffman, EFS International

MMichael LevinProfessor, Tufts University

M Mauro Zappaterra

Controlling Embryogenesis And Regeneration, Michael Levin 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 22

The Cerebrospinal Fluid: Connecting to the I AM, Mauro Zappaterra 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22

Sooner Or Later All Of Life Will Melt Into The Universe, Marlies Cocheret Myoku 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 22

Awakened Activism: The Emergence of Nondual Wisdom as an Evolutionary Imperative ina World out of Balance, Lynn Marie Lumiere 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22

C34. The Emergence of Nondual Wisdom 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22 Morgan Hill

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2 Subsessions

C35. Psychedelics as a Spiritual Practice 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22 San Juan Bautista

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M Marlies Cocheret Myoku

L Lynn Marie Lumiere

Yalila EspinozaFounder, Director, 1CENTER

Frank EchenhoferProfessor of Clinical Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies

Elevating Spiritual Practices With Psychedelics: Unveiling The Mystery Of Money, Sex,And Power For Integrative Transformation, Yalila Espinoza 3:30pm - 3:50pm, Oct 22

Psychedelic-Assisted Spiritual Practice, Frank Echenhofer 4:00pm - 4:20pm, Oct 22

DMT Explorations as a Doorway to our Spiritual Brain, Juan Acosta-Urquidi 4:30pm - 4:50pm, Oct 22

Listening to Ayahuasca, Rachel Harris 5:00pm - 5:20pm, Oct 22

4 Subsessions

C36. The Art and Science of Living 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22 Madrone

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Juan Acosta-UrquidiDirector, www.brainwavesandheartwaves.com

R Rachel Harris

Justin FaermanCo-Founder & Lead Researcher, Flow Consciousness Institute & Conscious Lifestyle Magazine

J Jackie Knechtel

Suzy Adra- California Institute of Integral Studies

Lipa LongOwner/Writer, Meditations in Mathematics

The Art and Science of Living in Flow Consciousness, Justin Faerman; Jackie Knechtel 3:30pm - 3:50pm, Oct 22

Insight and presence: the pivot points of self-organizing and Emergent Creative Systems,Suzy Adra 4:00pm - 4:20pm, Oct 22

Science in the Context of Awakening, Lipa Long 4:30pm - 4:50pm, Oct 22

The Quantum and the Self: An Artificial Intelligence Perspective 5:00pm - 5:20pm, Oct 22

4 Subsessions

Experiential: Inner Landscapes Sound Journey, Laura Inserra 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22 Guadalupe

Laura Inserra is a multi-instrumentalist , sound therapist , composer , teacher from Sicily. Thanks to hermusical and spiritual studies with teachers from ancient and modern schools of wisdom, she hasdeveloped a unique form of sound healing practice called 'Harmonizing Therapy '. Using sacredsounds, rhythms, and melodies, she creates Inner Landscapes Sound Journey to facilitate and nurturepersonal transformation and self awareness. She applies this methodology in one-on-one sessions, aswell as in group settings, workshops, and company retreats. This approach is part of the developmentof her work around the transmutational and evolutive power of 'vibration' and of what she calls ‘ancienttechnology’

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Experiential 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22 San Jose

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L Laura Inserra

R Rita Venturini

M Manuela Mischike-Reeds

Authentic Movement, Rita Venturini 3:30pm - 4:25pm, Oct 22

Somatic Intelligence and Non-dual Wisdom, Manuela Mischike-Reeds 4:35pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22

2 Subsessions

4:00pm

PANEL: Kundalini: Its Great Mystery, Grace, and the Relationship to Trauma 4:20pm - 5:30pm, Oct 22 Hayes Ballroom

This wonderful panel of teachers will discuss the myriad expressions and mystery of Kundalini energy.What it really is, and can mean, when it awakens in us. We will explore its emergence as it occursthrough grace, and the possible hazards of the efforts to awaken this powerful energy before we areready. Looking at both the initial ecstasy and possible subsequent upheaval, the panel will shareknowledge, direct experience, and stories of the expression of Kundalini’s Divine presence inindividualslives. We will also explore the connection of Kundalini to trauma, looking at ways in which you canintegrate this energy, or how in the healing of trauma, Kundalini can awaken, and how to safelynavigate this path.

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5:00pm

Julie Brown YauTrauma Therapist/Consultant, Somatic Psychotherapy. Embodied-Wisdom

Sally Kempton-

Vera de Chalambert-

Bonnie GreenwellCounselor and Non-dual teacher, Shanti River Center in Ashland, OR

Human Mandala, Andres Amador 5:45pm - 6:30pm, Oct 22

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Break 5:30pm - 5:45pm, Oct 22

PL.10 Closing Ceremony 5:45pm - 6:30pm, Oct 22 Hayes Ballroom

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1 Subsessions

6:00pm

Conference Closing Dinner 6:45pm - 9:00pm, Oct 22 Silver Creek Dining Room

A Andres Amador