| MARCH
through MAY 2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
LOCAL
EVENTS
The
110th Annual Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament:
April 20-25. See
details here.
SPECIAL
EVENTS
•
Sunday, March 7, 1 – 4 pm
EXPRESSING YOUR BOUNDARIES WORKSHOP
with RICK GOODFRIEND.
Rick has been seen on over 200 television shows presenting
compassionate communication skills to thousands. Suggested
donation $10 - $30. For information: www.walkyourtalk.org
or (805) 898-9336.
•
Monday, March 8, 8 pm
SILENT MIND Talk by RICHARD SHARPE,
PhD. Richard Sharpe is a retired professor
of mathematics from University of Toronto who specialized
in differential geometry. He has been doing Gurdjieff
Work for the last forty years. Suggested donation $5
to $15.
•
Wednesday, March 10, 7 pm
THE UFO PHENOMENON.
A presentation of a true incident of UFO encounters
with nuclear missiles by ex-U.S. Air Force Captain ROBERT
SALAS. $10 - $15 suggested donation. For more information:
rsalas15@roadrunner.com
•
Sunday, March 14, 7 - 9 pm
SPRING PARTY! Everybody is welcome.
Please bring either a dessert or a cold drink. The Ojai
Retreat will offer hot tea. This is an informal get-together
with no program. No reservations necessary. Free event.
•
Sunday, March 21, 1 - 5:30 pm
AFTERNOON with JOHN SHERMAN.
The practice of vichara (self-inquiry). Talk
and Q&A. Visit http://www.riverganga.org/go/afternooon.
Donations welcome.
•
Wednesday, March 24, 6:30 – 9 pm
COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP
with RICK GOODFRIEND.
For more information: www.walkyourtalk.org or (805)
898-9336.
•
Sunday March 28, 2 - 4 pm
UNEXPLAINED POWERS OF ANIMALS.
ADELLE CHABELSKI writer and human rights
advocate, will lead a discussion of biologist Rupert
Sheldrake’s book, Dogs That Know When Their Owners
Are Coming Home—and Other Unexplained Powers of
Animals. This continues the series of monthly book discussions
on social, environmental and human rights issues. Suggested
donation $5 - 20 per event. No one will be turned away.
•
Monday, April 5, 7 – 9 pm
KRISHNAMURTI STUDY GROUP.
Seven sessions on 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/10, 5/17
& 5/24. FREE. First meeting open to everyone. Following
sessions only open to those who commit to take part
in all the sessions. For details see flyer or call (805)
798-6000.
•
Saturday, April 10, 3:30 – 5:30 pm
MUSIC FESTIVAL PREVIEW for sponsors
only. Visit
www.ojaifestival.org
•
Sunday, April 18, 2 pm
DEEP TIME AND THE MEANING OF LIFE.
A talk by DAVID E. MOODY, PhD. An exploration into the
history of life and earth and its moral and spiritual
significance. Discover why the development and evolution
of life holds the key to understanding the present and
the sacred quality of our planet. Donations appreciated.
•
Sunday, April 25, 2 - 4 pm
SURVIVAL IN AUSCHWITZ by Primo
Levi. Levi’s short book was chosen
for April, Holocaust Remembrance Month, for its illustration
of what it means to be a human being. This continues
the series of monthly book discussions led by ADELLE
CHABELSKI, writer and human rights advocate, on social,
environmental and human rights issues. Suggested donation
$5 - 20 per event. No one will be turned away.
•
Sunday, May 2, 2- 5 pm
ACCLAIMED CHINESE/TIBETAN MASTER
YUAN MIAO AND LAMA NORBU return to The
Ojai Retreat to reveal the secret Shiva Garuda practice
and dive deeper into its profound teaching. They will
also touch on compassion, the “ultimate love.”
$30 per person. Registration: Call Michaela at (805)
798-1044.
•
May 3 – 5, Mon., Tues., Wed.
LIVING WITH INSIGHT. A 3-day seminar
with PROFESSOR P. KRISHNA.
Day 1: Transformation of consciousness
Day 2: Living with insight and creativity
Day 3: The discovery of the religious mind
Daily schedule, formats, fees, registration and accommodations,
will be posted at www.ojairetreat.org starting March
10.
ONGOING
EVENTS
•
TIBETAN YOGA:
with Mihaela Wachsman: every Saturday, Sunday and Monday
at 11 am (sometimes at 12:15), held in the Quiet Room
on the second floor of The Ojai Retreat. Call Mihaela
if you wish to attend: (805) 798-1044 no later than
9:30 am on day of the class. Donation based.
•
MEDITATION: in
the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh: every second and fourth
Thursday at 6:30 pm in the Quiet Room of The Ojai Retreat:
3/11, 3/25, 4/8, 4/22. Call (805) 646-5707. Donation
based.
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