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CLEAR MIND WILD HEART: Finding Courage and Clarity through Poetry

Retreat Center Events Presenter(s): David Whyte. Summary: This workshop should be a time to engage with the frontier on which we find ourselves at this particular point in our lives, to understand again the very personal nature of our conversation with the future and to strike out boldly for that horizon. We are also hosting an evening of open mic poetry and conversation that is open to the public, beginning on Saturday, November 21. Description: Click here to find out more about IONS Transformative Learning Workshops. Throughout the ages, the language of poetry has held a special power to lend us courage, to give us the vision of those who endured and to hazard ourselves boldly in the world we must inhabit. The insights and imagery of poetry can take us beyond any small perimeter we have made for ourselves and call us to look life straight in the eyes. Once we establish ourselves at this conversational frontier, we find ourselves living amidst… Schedule: Friday 6:00 PM Dinner , 7:30—9:30 PM Evening Program, Saturday 8:00—9:00 AM Breakfast , 9:00 AM—12:15 PM Morning Session , 12:30—1:30 PM Lunch , 2:00—5:00 PM Afternoon Program , 5:00 Departure, Arrival and Departure: Check-in and access to accommodations begins on Friday at 4:00 pm. You are welcome to arrive earlier in the afternoon to enjoy the campus vistas, wildlife, meandering trails, and oak groves before check-in. Guests are requested to be checked out of their rooms on Saturday by 11… Presenter(s) Bios: David Whyte is a poet, author and lecturer, who grew up among the hills and valleys of Yorkshire, England. A captivating speaker with a compelling blend of profound poetry and insightful commentary, he is one of the few poets to take his perspectives on creativity into the field of organizational development. He holds a degree in Marine Zoology, and is an Associate Fellow of the Said Business School at the University of Oxford. David Whyte is the author of six volumes of poetry and three books of prose.… Type of Event: Weekend Workshop. Event Category: IONS Transformative Learning Workshops. IONS Connection: Sponsored by IONS. Fees: The weekend workshop fee, including meals, is $275 up to two months prior to the workshop date, and $325 thereafter. Overnight lodging for two nights is $70 per night for a shared double room or $95 per night for a single room. Ten continuing education credits are available for most workshops; the CE credit processing fee is $25. CE Credits: Ten continuing education credits available. The Institute of Noetic Sciences (101 San Antonio Road, Petaluma, CA 94952-9524), sponsor of this program, certifies that this continuing education workshop meets the criteria for Continuing Education Credit for: Marriage Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers — The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, provider #PCE 3885, (expires December 31, 2010) National Certified Counselors — The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)… More Information: http://www.noetic.org/retreat/transformlearning.html. Please Register: Registration is required for this event. Please use the registration link to register. Registration: https://www.regonline.com/clearmindwildheart. Phone: 707-775-3500. email: workshops@noetic.org. Content Areas: Art Culture & Consciousness, Wisdom Teachings. Friday, November 20, 2009, 6:00 PM – Saturday, November 21, 2009, 5:00 PM. IONS 101 San Antonio Road Petaluma, CA 94952 .

OPEN MIC POETRY AND CONVERSATION

Retreat Center Events Presenter(s): Robert McDowell, MC and Terri Glass, Facilitator. Summary: Following David Whyte’s workshop, join us for dinner, an open mic evening, and a day of conversation and writing. Description: Following David Whyte’s workshop Saturday, join us for dinner and an Open Mic Poetry evening of sharing and reading with MC Robert McDowell, author and poet. The following day, engage in a morning of conversation and writing with poet and writer Terri Glass in her workshop Aligning with the Design of Nature--Discovering your Poetic Voice through Sacred Geometry, where Terri will lead a discussion of the innate wisdom found in the circle and spiral that allows for a sense of discovery and harmony within.… Special Details: Rooms: Single $95 Double $70. Presenter(s) Bios: Robert McDowell is a poet and author of Poetry as Spiritual Practice and the Development Director of the Retreat Center at the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Petaluma, California. Terri Glass serves as Program Director for California Poets in the Schools, the largest writers in residence program in the nation. She has over 20 years of poetry teaching experience in the public and private schools in the Bay area. Terri has also facilitated poetry workshops nationally for River of Words, ChildSpirit and… Type of Event: Reception. Event Category: Regular Events. Cost: $75.00 (includes dinner and breakfast). Please Register: Registration is required for this event. Please use the registration link to register. Registration: https://www.regonline.com/clearmindwildheart. Content Areas: Art Culture & Consciousness. Saturday, November 21, 2009, 6:00 PM – Sunday, November 22, 2009, 11:30 AM. IONS 101 San Antonio Road Petaluma, CA 94952 .

THE SCIENCE BEHIND 'THE LOST SYMBOL'

Events Off Campus Presenter(s): Marilyn Schlitz. Summary: First there was The Da Vinci Code - and now The Lost Symbol by author Dan Brown. Learn More About the Science Behind The Lost Symbol with Dr. Marilyn Schlitz (who is also featured in The Living Matrix) in a special “Wednesday Night Live” appearance at The East Bay Church of Religious Science. Description: First there was The Da Vinci Code - and now The Lost Symbol by author Dan Brown. Learn More About the Science Behind The Lost Symbol with Dr. Marilyn Schlitz (who is also featured in The Living Matrix) in a special “Wednesday Night Live” appearance at The East Bay Church of Religious Science. Reverend Elouise Oliver, Senior Minister, East Bay Church of Religious Science (www.ebcrs.org) Hosted by Belvie Rooks, Board Member, Institute of Noetic Sciences (www.noetic.org); Co-Founder, Growing a Global… Type of Event: Dialogue. Event Category: Regular Events. Cost: Free. Content Areas: Emerging Worldviews, Noetic Sciences. Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM. 4130 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA 94609. For more info visit www.ebcrs.org.

DECEMBER DINNER SALON: Tea Ceremony

Retreat Center Events Please use the Sign Up link to let us know if you will be attending this event. Fees will be collected at the door. Presenter(s): Al & Chiyomi Longo. Summary: The December dinner salon will include an authentic tea ceremony by Al Longo, husband of artist Chiyomi Longo whose paintings are on exhibit at the IONS gallery in the community building now. Description: SCHEDULE 5:30–6:30 pm Reception 6:30 Dinner 7:30 Tea Ceremony MENU Asian Fish Soup Bok Choy & Shitake Mushrooms White Fish with Sesame Dressing Rice Noodles Green Papaya Salad Green Tea Ice Cream. Presenter(s) Bios: Al Longo began his study of the Urasenke tea tradition under the tutelage of Ms. Soshun Shiozake in 1973. He received his first teaching certificate and chamei (tea name), Soki from Hounsai Oiemoto, the grand master of the Urasenke Foundation. He was later awarded the title of junkyo ju (assistant professor) and given permission to wear the Urasenke mon (logo). His wife, artist Chiyomi Longo, also studied tea and received her chamei (Sodai) and teaching certificate. Al taught at the Santa Rosa JC, and… Type of Event: Dinner. Event Category: IONS Dinner Series. IONS Connection: Sponsored by IONS. Cost: $35.00 at the door. Please Sign Up: Please Sign Up For this Event! Use the Sign Up Link to let IONS know you'll be coming. email: events@noetic.org. Content Areas: Art Culture & Consciousness. Sign Up: Sign Up. Thursday, December 3, 2009, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM. IONS 101 San Antonio Road Petaluma, CA 94952 .

THE NEW PANGAIA: Uniting the Continents of Spirit (Weekend 5 of 5)

Retreat Center Events Presenter(s): Jean Houston, PhD. Summary: In this five weekend series, Dr. Jean Houston deeply explores the earth gifts that history, tradition, culture and landscape offer us, tracing the lineaments and expressions of the Soul of the World. In these vital weekends, you can step boldly into your destiny, learn much from once and future times. Claim the dreams that have been calling to you and acquire the critical skills for activating your talents and participating in the birth of a new civilization. Description: Where is the new Pangaia? Right now it exists in the sacred places of our shared consciousness, but it is moving and alive and desiring to be born. How we midwife this healthy and powerful new civilization is up to us. "Uniting The Continents of Spirit" offers a series of powerful and profound weekends that synergize the wisdom of many cultures, invokes a new societal structure and interweaves the essence of the sacred. You are invited to immerse yourself in the genius of the past that speaks most profoundl… Special Details: DATES: Five sessions: February 6-8 May 1-3 September 11-13 October 16-18 December 4-6 COST: $3,195 - 5 weekends, includes all meals, double occupancy lodging, teaching, homeplay and weekly conference calls. Returning Students - $2,945 Add $350 for a single room $2,695 commuter Deposit - $1,295. Presenter(s) Bios: Dr. Jean Houston, scholar, philosopher and researcher in human capacities, is one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time, one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement. A powerful and dynamic speaker, she holds conferences and seminars with social leaders, educational institutions and business organizations worldwide. Jean Houston has worked intensively in 40 cultures and 100 countries helping to enhance and deepen their own uniqueness while they become part of the globa… Type of Event: Weekend Workshop. Event Category: Regular Events. IONS Connection: Co-sponsored by IONS. More Information: http://www.jeanhouston.org/ms-sem.cfm. Please Register: Registration is required for this event. Please use the registration link to register. Registration: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=656638&RegTypeID=125881. Phone: 541-488-1200. email: theoffice@jeanhouston.org. Content Areas: Body/Mind Disciplines, Consciousness & Transformation, Emerging Worldviews, Wisdom Teachings. Friday, December 4, 2009, 3:00 PM – Sunday, December 6, 2009, 1:30 PM. IONS 101 San Antonio Road Petaluma, CA 94952 . For more info visit www.jeanhouston.org.

DONALD HOTSON - DIRAC'S EQUATION AND THE SEA OF NEGATIVE ENERGY

Retreat Center Events Type of Event: Friendly Favors Dinner. Presenter(s): Donald Hotson/Friendly Favors. Summary: Potluck dinner and presentation by a most original thinker in Physics presenting a theory whose implications invites us to question all the way to our Big Bang theory. Description: Mr. Donald Hotson discovered the point at which modern physics went off the track. Dirac’s Equation, perhaps the most important in all of science, has four solutions. Two are positive energy, and refer to the electron and the positron. The negative energy solutions have always been ignored. Mr. Hotson shows that this was a terrible mistake, and that taking all of the solutions at face value provides answers to the most intractable problems in modern Physics, including the one which got him kicked out of Phy… Presenter(s) Bios: Donald Hotson always intended a career in physics. Unfortunately, he could not resist asking awkward questions. His professors taught that conservation of mass-energy is the never-violated, rock-solid foundation of all physics. In “pair production” a photon of at least 1.022 MeV “creates” an electron-positron pair, each with 0.511 MeV of rest energy, with any excess being the momentum of the “created” pair. So supposedly the conservation books balance. But the “created” electron and positron both hav… Special Details: About this event: Friendly Favors participants have described our gatherings as: - "A support group for passionate people" - "An intensive school for grownups" - "A lasting experience of intellectual intimacy" EVENT SCHEDULE - 6 PM: One hour for socializing and eating dinner - 7 PM: 30 minutes for welcome, announcements and introductions - 7:30 PM: One hour for our guest speaker's presentation - 8:30 PM: 30 minutes for Questions and Answers - 9 PM: We close the event, allowing time for… More Information: http://favors.org/display/eventDetails.php?new=1253120909&event_id=2030&login_group=FF. RSVP with F.F.: Please Register (RSVP) with Friendly Favors! Use the Registration Link. Registration: http://favors.org/display/rsvp.php?new=1253121052&event_id=2030&login_group=FF. See all IONS F.F. Events: http://www.favors.org/display/events.php?login_group=IONS. Content Areas: Noetic Sciences. Event Category: Friendly Favors Events. Thursday, December 10, 2009, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. IONS 101 San Antonio Road Petaluma, CA 94952 . For more info visit www.openseti.org.

IONS HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

Retreat Center Events Summary: Bring your favorite cookies/sweets to share, and a food donation for the Marin County food drive basket! Description: Join us in community for: Wine, sparkling waters and holiday snacks Music, singing and dancing Free gifts (books, DVDs and CDs) Campus Tours and Experiments Artwork and Games RSVP to Rose Welch at 707-779-8214 or rwelch@noetic.org. Type of Event: Gathering. Event Category: Regular Events. Contact: Rose Welch. Phone: 707-779-8214. email: rwelch@noetic.org. Sunday, December 13, 2009, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM. IONS 101 San Antonio Road Petaluma, CA 94952 .

JAMIE JANOVER - THE UNITED FIELD THEORY OF SCIENTIST NASSIM HARAMEIN

Retreat Center Events Type of Event: Friendly Favors Dinner. Presenter(s): Jamie Janover/Friendly Favors. Summary: Potluck dinner followed by a power point presentation showing the geometry of spacetime as envisioned by one of our most brilliant scientists. Description: This presentation will explain Nassim Haramein’s lifelong journey into the geometry of spacetime, which has lead to a coherent understanding of the fundamental structure of the universe and our existence in it. Jamie will take us on a journey through humanity’s evolution, exposing the changes necessary to produce a Unified Physics; a unification of not only the four forces of nature, but also evolution and the occurrence of consciousness. Haramein's theory demonstrates as well a parallel between the… Presenter(s) Bios: Jamie Janover is a professional photographer and musician - www.jamiejanover.com - who has been personally trained by scientist Nassim Haramein to present the powerful power point that fully describes Nassim's theories. Special Details: About this event: Friendly Favors participants have described our gatherings as: - "A support group for passionate people" - "An intensive school for grownups" - "A lasting experience of intellectual intimacy" EVENT SCHEDULE - 6 PM: One hour for socializing and eating dinner - 7 PM: 30 minutes for welcome, announcements and introductions - 7:30 PM: One hour for our guest speaker's presentation - 8:30 PM: 30 minutes for Questions and Answers - 9 PM: We close the event, allowing time for… More Information: http://favors.org/display/eventDetails.php?new=1256679425&event_id=2044&login_group=FF. RSVP with F.F.: Please Register (RSVP) with Friendly Favors! Use the Registration Link. Registration: http://favors.org/display/rsvp.php?new=1256679886&event_id=2044&login_group=FF. See all IONS F.F. Events: http://www.favors.org/display/events.php?login_group=IONS. Content Areas: Noetic Sciences. Event Category: Friendly Favors Events. Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. IONS 101 San Antonio Road Petaluma, CA 94952 . For more info visit www.theresonanceproject.org.

SPEAKING THE SOUL: The Transformative Power of Words

Retreat Center Events Presenter(s): Kim Rosen, MFA. Summary: What happens when you merge the power of the word with the language of the soul? Research has shown that the words we speak, silently or aloud, can graphically change the world within and around us. Prayers, poems and sacred writings are the language of the soul. When you take them deeply into yourself and speak them aloud you cause shifts in your feelings, your thoughts and your biochemistry, aligning you at every level with what matters most. The simple and powerful act of creating a deep relationship wit… Description: Click here to find out more about IONS Transformative Learning Workshops. Especially in these times of global and personal uncertainty a poem, prayer or other affirmation can become a companion through difficulty, a wakeup call, and a road map home to an inner source of passion, peace, and inspiration. When you find passages you love, take them into your life as teachers and healers, and speak them to others, you are giving voice not only to the words, but to your own soul. Mystics, poets and shamans… Schedule: Friday 6:00 PM Dinner , 7:30—9:30 PM Evening Program, Saturday 8:00—9:00 AM Breakfast , 9:00 AM—12:15 PM Morning Program , 12:30—1:30 PM Lunch , 2:00—5:00 PM Afternoon Program , 6:00—7:00 PM Dinner , 7:30—9:30 PM Evening Program, Sunday 8:00—9:00 AM Breakfast , 9:00 AM—12:15 PM Morning Program , 12:30—1:30 PM Lunch , 1:30 Departure, Arrival and Departure: Check-in and access to accommodations begins on Friday at 4:00 pm. You are welcome to arrive earlier in the afternoon to enjoy the… Presenter(s) Bios: Kim Rosen, MFA, author of Saved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words (Hay House, 2009), has touched listeners around the world with the power of the spoken word to awaken, inspire and heal. Kim has spent 30 years developing workshop environments that invite participants to discover new realms within – creatively, emotionally and spiritually. She has taught on the faculty of the Omega Institute, Wisdom University, Kripalu and the International Pathwork Foundation. An award winning poet and writer,… Type of Event: Weekend Workshop. Event Category: IONS Transformative Learning Workshops. IONS Connection: Sponsored by IONS. Fees: The weekend workshop fee, including meals, is $345 up to two months prior to the workshop date, and $400 thereafter. Overnight lodging for two nights is $70 per night for a shared double room or $95 per night for a single room. Ten continuing education credits are available for most workshops; the CE credit processing fee is $25. CE Credits: Ten continuing education credits available. The Institute of Noetic Sciences (101 San Antonio Road, Petaluma, CA 94952-9524), sponsor of this program, certifies that this continuing education workshop meets the criteria for Continuing Education Credit for: Marriage Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers — The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, provider #PCE 3885, (expires December 31, 2010) National Certified Counselors — The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)… More Information: http://www.noetic.org/retreat/transformlearning.html. Please Register: Registration is required for this event. Please use the registration link to register. Registration: https://www.regonline.com/speakingthesoul. Phone: 707-775-3500. email: workshops@noetic.org. Content Areas: Art Culture & Consciousness, Wisdom Teachings. Friday, January 29, 2010, 6:00 PM – Sunday, January 31, 2010, 1:30 PM. IONS 101 San Antonio Road Petaluma, CA 94952 .

NEW EQUATIONS: 'The Physical Expression of the Soul' Training Program

Retreat Center Events Sub Heading: This is the sixth residential retreat of this training program. Presenter(s): Alan Sheets and Barbara Tovey. Summary: New Equations directly addresses human spirituality and how it is physically expressed in the world today. Participants in this multi-session training program learn how to connect and communicate with people in such a way that those with whom they engage discover the physical expression of their own spiritual nature. - This is a 2 year training program. Description: Human beings experience a deep sense of knowing, a call to connect with the Source of Creation within themselves. This knowing, or quest that humans have for living life directed from the deeper place of the soul has led many people to New Equations. New Equations provides a platform and physical practice that helps integrate the changes necessary to access the deeper place. The first year lays the groundwork and includes four residential retreats. Between each retreat, homework, video consultation, sup… Type of Event: Training. Event Category: Regular Events. Cost: See more info link. More Information: http://www.newequations.com/neschool2007/index.html. Please Register: Registration is required for this event. Please register with the group presenting the event. Contact: Myrna Jones. Phone: 415-459-6796. email: info@newequations.com. Content Areas: Consciousness & Transformation. Sunday, February 7, 2010, 9:00 AM – Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 7:00 PM. IONS 101 San Antonio Road Petaluma, CA 94952 . For more info visit www.newequations.com.