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~You are invited~Please come and join us and listen to the voices of wisdom at YumthaSIGN UP TODAY for 2010 CLASSES. RSVP: FOR ALL CLASSESAll Classes are held at the
The Art of Spiritual Midwifery to the Dying: Advanced class to April 16-19 Friday -Monday.
24 HOURS APPROVED FOR ACUPUNCTURISTS This four day course is an advanced class offered to students, who would like to deepen their knowledge of spiritual care. This class focuses upon the last days and hours of someone's life. We learn how to offer vigil and provide spiritual care to someone, who can no longer communicate through words. We learn skills such as sound healing, visualization, prayer, energy medicine, and mantra/sacred chanting. Students also learn detailed understanding of the dying/dissolution process as taught by the wisdom traditions as well as spiritual ways to approach terminal agitation. Fee:$495 for 4 day class $350 paid by March 1,2010 http://www.conneepike.com/spiritual.html
Advanced class to APRIL 16-19 Friday- Monday. 10am to 4 pm each day connee@conneepike.com 707-287-2884
LOCATION: YUMTHA METTACARE CENTER 4115 ROSS RD, SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472
Advanced class to April 16-19 Friday -Monday.
24 HOURS APPROVED FOR ACUPUNCTURISTS This four day course is an advanced class offered to students, who would like to deepen their knowledge of spiritual care. This class focuses upon the last days and hours of someone's life. We learn how to offer vigil and provide spiritual care to someone, who can no longer communicate through words. We learn skills such as sound healing, visualization, prayer, energy medicine, and mantra/sacred chanting. Students also learn detailed understanding of the dying/dissolution process as taught by the wisdom traditions as well as spiritual ways to approach terminal agitation. Fee:$495 for 4 day class $350 paid by March 1,2010 http://www.conneepike.com/spiritual.html Please make checks or money orders to Connee L. Pike, M.S. and mail with completed form to: Connee L. Pike, M.S., P.O. Box 6837, Napa, CA 94581. For more information contact: Connee L. Pike, M.S. 707-287-2884 connee@conneepike.com. Or Dr. Anna Bonas DC LAC 707-829-6893 yumtha@msn.com
past classes January 16-17 intro class. Friday/Saturday 10 am to 4 pm each day
This two day course teaches a spiritual view of the dying process and explores practical ways to provide spiritual care to the dying. Students will learn how to name the needs of their loved ones and learn skills that can be used immediately. We will explore the needs of those who are verbal and nonverbal. It is offered to professionals and lay people alike, so that compassionate care can be offered to family, loved ones, neighbors, friends, and clients. 12 HOURS APPROVED FOR ACUPUNCTURISTS http://www.conneepike.com/spiritual.html : link to read Connee Pike's Brochure
Women's Relaxed Zen Retreats at Yumtha Center Saturdays, January 23rd and June 5th, 2010, 10:00a-4:30p with Chris Fortin, Meg Alexander & Lane Olson
Day-long retreats that provide time and space for women to come together in mutual support –to embody and share the deep heart of meditation practice.
These seasonal retreats for women are offered by long time dharma sisters Chris, Meg and Lane. The schedule is relaxed and includes sitting and walking meditation (indoors and out) and a practice talk. At the end of the afternoon we take time to explore and share some expression of our being - thru color, image, words, or story.
The cost of the retreat is $20. There is a separate donation or dana (a Pali word for gratitude) for the teachers. Please bring your own meditation cushions; chairs are available at Yumtha. Please also bring a bag lunch (there is a grocery store in Graton just down the road).
Detailed directions to Yumtha will be sent upon registration.
To register, you must send a deposit. Make out a check for $20 to Lane Olson and send to her at 335 Alden Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
For further information, contact Meg at megalapor@comcast.net or 707-431-8767; Chris at chrisfortin@comcast.net or 707-527-8106; Lane Olson at lane.olson@sonoma.edu or 707-793-7978.
Chris ,Meg and Lane began practicing together at the San Francisco Zen Center many years ago. Chris Fortin, MFT and Zen priest has a private psychotherapy practice in Sonoman County. She leads the Women's Lotus Sangha in Sebastopol and is a teacher in the Everyday Zen sangha. She leads workshops and retreats throughout the bay area. Meg Alexander is a Zen priest and leads a meditation group as well as retreats. She is a teacher at Everyday Zen. Lane Olson is a long time practitioner whose life is permeated by her practice.
Sacred Grieving: Transforming Loss Into Love
During this extraordinary retreat you'll learn to transmute the pain of grief and separation into new forms of love and awareness. Guided by Terri Daniel and Dr. Anna Noe Bonas (a practitioner of Ho'oponopono, a traditional Hawaiian form of emotional healing), you will have the opportunity to move beyond pain while honoring the transformative gifts of grief: . Learn to accept and embrace impermanence The retreat will be held in a private Hawaiian home on Kealakekua Bay (which means "Pathway to the Gods"). We'll be a small intimate group, which will allow each person special care in his or her grief journey. Our coming together in this tropical paradise offers a rare opportunity to heal, reflect and move beyond pain while allowing grief to transform our lives. Registration fee includes accommodations, workshop programs, massage, private counseling sessions and three gourmet meals a day. Our chef, Sulin Bell, will be happy to accommodate any special dietary needs. ABOUT THE TEACHERS
author, transition guide after-death communicator Terri is an author, intuitive grief guidance facilitator and afterlife awareness educator who works with telepathic assistance from guides and teachers in the higher realms. In addition to conducting classes on meditation, manifestation, divination and channeling, Terri works with hospices, clergy, counselors and bereaved individuals throughout the U.S., offering alternative perspectives on death, dying and the afterlife. Her most recent book, A Swan in Heaven, is based on dialogs with her son, who died at age 16 and now shares insightful, inspired teachings from the Other Side. Her new book, 'Embracing Death: A New Look at Grief, Gratitude and God,' explores cultural and religious myths about the afterlife and offers a path to alternative perceptions via meditation, visualization and after-death communication. She is currently pursing a degree in religious studies at Marylhurst University, and is certified as a transition guide in Art of Conscious Dying into the Light. For more information, please visit www.DanielDirect.net Dr. Anna "Noe" Bonas enjoys a thriving healing practice in California and Hawaii. As a Holistic Chiropractor and Acupuncturist with a vast background in Eastern and Western healing therapies, she combines many forms of mind-body healing in her work. She has a Doctorate in Chiropractic and Oriental Medicine, and holds national status as a diplomat in both fields as well as a Bachelors degree in Psychology with a major in Human Anatomy. Anna is also certified in Polarity and Hypnotherapy, and is a Master Practitioner in NLP and a 7th degree Reiki master. She has been initiated into the “sacred ways” of healing, by honored elders of several indigenous cultures Anna's research in the psycho-spiritual aspects of health has enabled her to integrate these disciplines into her work and teachings. One of her current projects includes the establishment of a spiritual hospice center in northern California, where she and her staff work with patients and families to create a conscious dying and grieving experience. For more information, please visit www.Yumtha.com
WORKSHOP ELEMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS . Introduction to Afterlife Awareness
The following costs per person includes the full workshop program, . Private Room (couple) $3000 $500 DEPOSIT is required to reserve your space. This deposit is fully refundable (less a 15% processing fee) until 30 days prior to the event (September 2, 2009). For cancellations after September 2, fees will be credited to a future event within one year. The balance is due 30 days before retreat week. For information and registration, please contact Terri Daniel Daily Schedules Sunday The retreat officially begins at 5:00 pm with introductions, dinner and a sunset prayer on Sunday evening.Monday - Thursday 6 am to 10 am - Breakfast buffet and various guided and/or independent activities that include exploration of our tropical paradise, sunrise prayer, swimming with dolphins, free time, etc.10:30 am - Workshop sessions begin 1 pm - Lunch, followed by free time, massage or private consultations 3-5 pm - Workshop sessions 5:30 - Dinner 7:00 - Brief evening class followed by sunset prayer and guided meditation before sleep Friday: 6 am to 10 am - Breakfast buffet and various guided and/or independent activities that include exploration of our tropical paradise, sunrise prayer, swimming with dolphins, walking/meditating, yoga, etc. 10:30 am - Fiinal class.. looping connections with the previous days practices/ reflections/ endings/beginnings 12 noon - Lunch
For information and a pre-registration interview, Terri Daniel
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