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Re: Integral Spiritual Retreat for Women : Bali, March 2010

http://transcend-include.gaia.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:01:03 GMT

Sounds awesome, Sass. And reasonably priced, (if I had a reasonable amount of money.) I hope you have a fabulous time!

Liz

Integral Spiritual Retreat for Women : Bali, March 2010

http://sass.gaia.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:54:51 GMT

an Integral Spiritual Retreat for Women with Dr Sarah Nicholson and Tina Nance Experience deep, energising, rest and nurturance, Engage your consciounesss of mind, body and spirit, Explore the path of womens sprituality... through yoga, meditation, journaling, dream work, dance women's history and Integral theory

Yoga
Stretch and strengthen each morning with daily yoga practice in Honeymoon Guesthouse's yoga room.

Meditation
Lie down and let go. Come back to your self with deep rest meditation in the style of Open Dharma.

Journaling
Beginning with presence, in the body, this free writing technique will open the gateway to creative expression and insight.

Dream Work
Work with extending conscious awareness into the realm of sleep through recording, remembering, and naming your dreams, and dialoguing with your dream self.

Dance
Experience Alchemystical Yoga Dance. Focusing on dance, movement and meditation practices drawn from ancient and contemporay yogic and tantric principles of the body we will connect with intimate sensory awareness to the vast openness, receptivity, surrender, and radiance that is the divine feminine aspect of ourselves.

Womens Spiritual History
Beginning in ancient Sumerian myth, learn about women who have walked the path before us. Join in story with the lineage of spiritual heroines who have embodied the divine in flesh as women. Understand women's spirituality in the context of Integral theory's evolutionary unfolding.

Integral Theory
Explore and understand the pathways of women's development to the embodiment of the divine: Unitive development through Integral theory, as drawn from the work of Ken Wilber, Carol Gilligan, Susanne Cook Greuter, Jenny Wade and others.
What hurdles might there be on the path to embodying the archetype of the Self as woman? How might our relationship to the social and cultural world as women affect our personal development?

About the teachers:

Dr Sarah Nicholson's PhD “In the footsteps of the heroine: the journey to Integral Feminism” followed the figure of woman as heroine from the ancient Archaic stage of human history to the burgeoning Integral stage; exploring the development of feminist spirituality from within the context of Integral theory and human evolutionary development.
She has been a Visiting Scholar at York University (Canada) and the Australian National University, and has been an Adjunct Faculty member of Integral Institute’s Women’s Integral Life Practice seminar. At the first Integral Theory Conference (JFK University, U.S) in 2008, she presented on "Woman in evolutionary history: From the Archaic to Integral Feminism" and was an invited speaker on the conferences "Integral Feminism" panel.
As well as publishing and presenting research both nationally and internationally, Sarah has been a published poet for over ten years and was awarded the Ian Potter Cultural Trust Fellowship for Literature in 2004. She has studied and practiced extensively in the traditions of Zen and western Vipassana, and has taught contemplative writing practice and meditation. She currently teaches in the field of religion and culture at University of Western Sydney and is a Research Associate of Sydney University's Faculty of Education.
www.sarahnicholson.org
TINA NANCE

Tina Nance is an Australian yoga/dance meditation teacher and the director of Alchemystic YogaDance. Tina has spent well over a decade exploring spiritual traditions, practices and healing arts around the globe. Deeply passionate about creating opportunities for people to connect directly and experientially with their body-mind-spirit, she has trained in Taoist and Classical Indian Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Dance and Movement Meditation, Kinesiology, Shiatsu, Remedial, Thai and Chinese Massage, Vibrational Healing and Reiki. Tina has been teaching yoga and movement meditation throughout Australia, Europe, America & Asia for the past 7 years
Alchemystic YogaDance utilises techniques to both reveal and release the unconscious patterns within the bodymind, and to connect through and beyond them to Spirit. AYD directly explores the map of the energy system within our bodyminds, through the ancient tools of Yoga, Sacred Dance, Meditation Practices and Vibrational Energy Techniques.

Tina has travelled & taught throughout Australia, Europe, America & Asia, & is currently living & teaching in Taiwan.

About the venue:

The beautiful Honeymoon Guesthouse is perfect for relaxation. Elegant Balinese style guest rooms with private balconies are set amidst a lush tropical garden complete with beautifully carved stone statues, carp ponds and a grand salt water pool for relaxing.

Massage and beauty therapy is available onsite. Daily breakfast includes fresh tropical fruit, homemade yoghurt, and freshly baked pastries and bread from The Honeymoon Bakery.
Honeymoon Guesthouse is also situated only a five-minute walk away from the heart of Ubud's shopping, eating, art and performance hub.

Other retreat information:
Retreat is limited to 18 participants

Full retreat costs:
$AU 1100 per person (single room)
$AU 975 per person (share room)

Includes: 5 nights accommodation 5 breakfasts All retreat activities: yoga, meditation, dance, creative writing, dream work and lectures Deposit: $AU 250.00 to confirm your place Full payment due by 26th February 2010 Early bird prices: $AU 1000 per person (single room)
$AU 875 per person (share room)
Book with deposit by November 30 2009.
Full payment by 26th December 2009

Full info: http://womensintegralspirtualretreat.eventbrite.com/

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://pelle.gaia.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:13:15 GMT

Thanks everyone for the support! I've been working all day long on my proposal. It'd be awesome to come over and meet everyone again, including some new faces from the pod perhaps.

I've just sent my proposal to an experienced editor of one of the integral journals, to get some feedback, so I guess I'll get an indication tomorrow of how I'm doing :)

Pelle

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://maryw.gaia.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:30:48 GMT

Bruce --

I also would like to submit a paper proposal, but haven't had time yet to put one together.

I'm wishing you luck, but you don't really need it -- your blogs and various forum postings got enough in 'em for 10,000 paper proposals!

So, then: Just. Do. It. Okay?

Mary

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://DouglasRWallack.gaia.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00:41 GMT

Hey Bruce,
I just gave the 'Blarney Stone' a kiss for you...{;-)

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://ADLIAC.gaia.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:51:52 GMT

Both of you, LUCK LUCK LUCK

and whatever else it will take!!!

LOL,
OM

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://brucealderman.gaia.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:42:21 GMT

Pelle, good luck with your proposal! I am planning on attending, of course. I also would like to submit a paper proposal, but haven't had time yet to put one together. I have a few more days! Wish me luck ...

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://transcend-include.gaia.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:50:04 GMT

If it doesn't get accepted, it's an evil feminist plot, lol!

And Mary, you Catholics got everything covered, don't you??

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://maryw.gaia.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:27:15 GMT

Yeah, Pelle-- I hope you'll be able to make it. If you do, I'll say a little prayer to the patron saint of jet travelers (soon's I find out who that is) to help minimize your jet lag. :-)

I registered for the conference!

Whee,
Mary

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://DouglasRWallack.gaia.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:07:12 GMT

Hey...me too, Pelle.
I'm looking forward to your paper in any case and hope to see you present.
Best,
Doug

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://transcend-include.gaia.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:42:07 GMT

I am really pulling for you.

Liz

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://pelle.gaia.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:42:21 GMT

Mark,
It's a paper about gender. It's controversial.

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://markod.gaia.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:03:25 GMT

Pelle, tell us about your paper, or at least what you can tell us pending its acceptance.

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://pelle.gaia.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:07:45 GMT

If my paper is accepted then I'm gonna make the trip again. If not, then probably not.

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://transcend-include.gaia.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:26:18 GMT

Crazy!

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://tikiliz.gaia.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:38:06 GMT

For me it means I leave home, say at 8, airport at 9, flight at 12...to Heathrow.
International then 3 hours, so not before 4.
So at 5pm I fly back over Glasgow, already having travelled for 9 hours. And thats if the timings are good.
I can save about 5 hours by going via Amsterdam
Liz

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://julieaerwin.gaia.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:53:40 GMT

I guess it depends on which terminal. I went through Heathrow for 5 return trips to SF in the last 12 months and didn't have a problem anytime.

Julie

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://singerseeker.gaia.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:20:11 GMT

Liz, Heathrow is much much worse. All the extra security measures etc now...

Hugs,

Nicole

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://transcend-include.gaia.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:19:47 GMT

Yeah, Heathrow is to be avoided if possible. I'm assuming it hasn't got any less busy or difficult to get to in the 11 years since I've been there...

Liz

Re: Register for the 2010 ITC conference today

http://tikiliz.gaia.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:11:06 GMT

This time last year I bought Bob Dylan tickets for a concert that wasn't till May, so for me paying in advance isn't unusual. I still have to save for the flight, but I have some dollars I exchanged ages ago and always kept, in the intention that one day I'd be back and the rate would probably not be the 2:1 I got at the time.
So I have a conference pass, accomodation for those days and some spending dollars. Just need a flight ticket now:-)
I must drop Irmeli a note, I'm wondering about going from Amsterdam to SF, as it would save me going via Heathrow.
Liz