2nd  Fridays - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Science Cafe

Free

Join us every 2nd Friday of the month for Science Cafe. Science Cafes are a nationwide movement to link scientists and the general public (sciencecafes.org). The enthusiasm for popular science has made science cafeds citywide phenomena in San Francisco and New York. Each meeting is organized around an interesting topic of conversation. A scientist give a brief presentation and sometimes shows a short video clip to kick off the discussion. Presented in plain language and inclusive conversation, this is a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere for people with no science background to interact with and ask questions of scientists in our community.

4th Fridays - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Purpose Art Plays in Humanity

Free

Mark your calendars for a new 4th Friday Event…The Purpose Art Plays in Humanity.

We will be experiencing and discussing the many expressions of art that have the potential to not only sustain, but evolve humanity. From visual art to dance, storytelling to choral music, we seek to share the higher purpose of  “The Arts”.

Saturday, August 30, 2008 

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Burlesque Intensive

with Pyra Sutra

$25.00

Based on Jazz dance technique and foundation, this workshop will teach participants the art of the tease and appeal. You will learn fun dance combinations to wow your significant other or to find your inner goddess. Bring a feather boa and gloves if you have them. Some extras will be available for use during the workshop. For more information on Pyra's classes visit www.myspace.com\scandalesque. For the Scandalesque show schedule visit www.scandalesque.com.

Saturday, August 30, 2008 

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Thai Yoga Massage / Partner Yoga

with Rebecca Hagman

$25.00 per couple

Experience the joy of a Thai Yoga Massage as you and your partner learn to apply these wonderful techniques during this partner yoga workshop.

Sunday, August 31 2008 

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Thailand Trip Update

FREE

Originally planned as a November 2007 trip to Thailand, this trip has been rescheduled for late January-early February 2008. Join us for this 1-hour presentation to review the itinerary and costs. If you did not attend previous meetings but think you'd like to find out more about Thailand and perhaps travel with the group next year please plan to attend this 1-hour presentation.

Saturday, September 6, 2008 

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Kriya Yoga

with Shantiananda

FREE

Saturday, September 6, 2008

7:00 PM -  9:00 PM

Acoustic Jam

FREE

Come join us for a night of music-making!  We gather in a circle and take turns sharing any song you'd like to do.  Feel free to bring song sheets so others can follow along, or we'll just pick it up as we go.  If you don't play and instrument but like to sing, come on down and we'll do our best to accompany you.  The emphasis is socializing, connecting, making music, and having fun!

Sunday, September 7, 2008 

2:30 PM

Film: You Can Heal Your Life

$10.00 Per Person

ONE SCREENING ONLY! This entertaining and inspirational movie based on the best-sellers "You Can Heal Your Life" and "Heal Your Body" by Louise Hay is hosted by Marci Cagen. The film gives inspirational and penetrating insight into Louise's fascinating personal story and shows her views on self-esteem, abundance, and the metaphysical causes behind physical and emotional ailments. It also reveals how you can apply these concepts to your own emotional, spiritual and professional life. Join Lousie Hay and other luminaries in the field of self-help, healing and spirituality in her new movie release You Can Heal Your Life. Experience first hand takes on creating success, happiness, and the myriad ways in which you can heal your own life. You'll view other gripping first-hand accounts from others who have been positively affected by Louise's work. Following the movie, there will be an interactive study group and a sharing of experiences.

Monday, September 8, 2008 

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiki Exchange

$10.00 Per Person

This is an opportunity to receive and give a reiki session so you can practice what you have learned. Reiki is a natural healing tool similar to the laying on of hands and is a great way to boost your immune system and become balanced.

2nd Tuesdays of each month

September through December

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Study/Discussion of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras

FREE

September 9 - Book One

Friday, September 12, 2008

Science Cafe - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Urban Farm presented by Greg Peterson

Free

In 2001 out of his undergraduate work at ASU, Greg Peterson created a new concept called the Urban Farm, a real world environmental showcase home in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. Utilizing his extensive background to develop an innovative holistic home site, The Urban Farm (http://www.urbanfarm.org/) features an entirely edible 1/3 acre farm/yard, rainwater and greywater harvesting, solar applications along with extensive use of reclaimed and recycled building materials. The site is opened periodically throughout the year for the public to experience, taking with them some of the principles presented. The Urban Farm offers classes, lectures and tours throughout the year.

Greg Peterson is a writer, teacher and lecturer on many aspects of sustainability. His passion is to present the concepts so that the receiver can conceptualize and implement the technology into their own space. He is currently a contributing writer for Phoenix Magazine, Edible Phoenix and is a primary writer and host for the new television show Smart Spaces: Inside & Out http://www.yourguidetogreen.com/watch . You can also check out Greg's blog at http://www.yourguidetogreen.com/TheUrbanFarm
Greg has owned several businesses in his life and has an extensive background in the world of technology having run a computer training and software development company from 1986 to 2003. 

Saturday, September 13, 2008 

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Waking Up To Hope Seminar

$35.00 Per Person

This 3 hour workshop includes the best of both worlds in Grief Counseling and Healing. Psychotherapist Cindy E Barg, M.Ed., and Psychic Medium Holly L. Matthews are combining forces to give a full gamut approach in healing and coping with death through meditation, group exercises, discussion and instruction. You will find yourself surrounded by loving individuals who understand firsthand how grief can consume one’s life and you will leave uplifted and inspired with a new resolve to gently move forward.

Saturday, September 13, 2008 

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Overcoming Limiting Beliefs Through Hypnosis

$20.00 Advance / $30.00 Door

Is your life wonderful? What stops you from manifesting your dreams and goals? Could you be subconsciously sabotaging yourself? Listen to Daniel Oromaner, Clinical Hypnotherapist and find out! www.InnerPowerHypnosis.com.

Sunday, September 14, 2008 

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

You Can Heal Your Life Workshop

$22.00 Advance / $33.00 Door

BEYOND HEAL YOUR LIFE. During this class, you will embark upon a treasure hunt. Each old, negative pattern in our lives is only something to be examined and then released. Beneath each pattern is a storehouse of treasure within. Come discover your gold! You CAN create good health, find your own freedom, and fill your life with love! Healing takes place on many different levels, and through this workshop you will discover the areas that are in need of healing. You will learn the mental cause for each physical ailment that exists and the thought patterns that create dis-ease. Plus, you will learn to use affirmative therapy in your daily life to create new and wonderful positive solutions. You will also be given new tools and direction to begin the healing process. You will leave knowing the steps to take to begin to forgive and heal yourself. This class will be life-changing! Please bring a notebook or journal and a pen to write with.

September 19-21, 2008 

Friday & Saturday 7PM, Sunday 2:30 PM

Film: Ripple Effect

$10.00

"A hip, new-age fashion designer, Amer Atrash (PHILIPPE CALAND), left Lebanon in pursuit of the America Dream. Living in the fast lane and always just on the brink of success, something unexpected always seems to get in the way. In the weeks before the launch of his cutting-edge clothing brand, and on the brink of major financial success, Amer finds himself in an all-too-familiar predicament when the rug is pulled from under his feet at the eleventh hour. Propelled into action, the hustler within is awakened, but he is met with a barrage of 'no's, and finds himself with his back against the wall. Neglected and confused, his wife Sherry (VIRGINIA MADSEN) decides that she "needs time to think". While burying himself in his work, Amer is haunted by the memories of an event that transpired years ago. Seeking his wife's solace, he confesses his dark secret to her, divulging the story of an unavoidable accident fifteen years earlier that left Phillip Blackman (FOREST WHITAKER) a paraplegic in a wheelchair. Amer further confesses that he believes that all of the pitfalls he has encountered in life since that night are directly linked to the curse and bad karma from his actions. Compassionate and understanding, Sherry encourages Amer to make amends.Setting out to find Phillip and reveal himself, Amer inadvertently encounters Phillip's beautiful wife, Kitty (MINNIE DRIVER), who sings at a local bar. Through their unusual interaction, she leads him to the man he seeks. Phillip has made the very best of his life and takes Amer on a spiritual journey, the goal of which to change Amer's state of mind and help bring him nearer to enlightenment. Through this life-altering encounter, Amer learns a new truth about that fateful night.

Saturday, September 20, 2008 

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Voices of Faith - Discussion andBook Signing

FREE

Saturday, September 20, 2008 

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Alignment Workshop

$25.00

This 2-hour yoga workshop will take students through various poses that often present alignment challenges. Instructors Ingrid Ortega, Jenni Goodall, and Robin Afinowich will conduct this workshop and assist students on a one-on-one basis with alignment issues and questions.

Monday, September 22, 2008 

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Aromatherapy Workshop with Victoria Mogilner

$15.00

This interesting and practical class will teach how to use the essential oils for physical and emotional conditions to help clear yourself and bring peace of mind into your life. Come prepared to learn and have fun. Victoria uses the essential oils in her book "Ancient Secrets of Facial Rejuvenation" and we will use the oils during this workshop.

Friday, September 26, 2008 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Artist Reception: Open to Interpretation

The Artwork of Patricia Ballentine

FREE

Saturday, September 27, 2008 

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Kundalini Yoga Workshop

$35.00 before 9/17 - $43.00 after 9/17

Chakras are major energy centers that concentrate and distribute energy (Prana or Chi) through our physical and energetic bodies. When your chakras are clear of blocked energy and in balance with all other chakras, you have better physical health, mental clarity and emotional wellbeing. In this 2-hour class, Dr Michelle Hebert DC, CHT will teach you about the 7 major chakras and how a person might present (emotionally & physically) when each chakra is out of balance. You will then experience yogic and meditation techniques that will clean and brighten the energy of each chakra resulting in health & balance. To register please visit www.TransformationThroughLove.com and click on "Classes"

Saturday, September 27, 2008 

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Jewelry Making Workshop

$45.00 Per Person - includes supplies

Learn the basics of wire wrapping to create beautiful jewelry pieces. This class teaches students the process of how to use wire and beads to make delicate looking, yet durable pieces of jewelry. Each student will make a pair of earrings to take home with them at the end of the class. This technique can also be used to make bracelets, necklaces, and anklets. All supplies and tools are provided.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

10:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Belly Dance Workshop

$40.00 includes use of hip scarf

Sunday, October 12, 2008

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

ENERGY VICTORY: Author Robert Zubrin  

Lecture & Book Signing / Please RSVP (limited seating)

Introducing Energy Victory, a bold plan for breaking the economic stranglehold that the OPEC oil cartel has on our country and the world by bestselling author, Robert Zubrin.  Robert Zubrin argues that the United States is subsidizing a war against itself because of its dependence on oil, a resource controlled by its enemies. He says that if Congress passed a law requiring all new cars sold in the United States to be flexible fueled, OPEC's control on the world's transportation fuel supply would be diminished.

November 7, 8, 9, 2008

Friday & Saturday 7:00 PM, Sunday 2:30 PM

Film: Peaceful Warrior

Free

SEE THIS AMAZING MOVIE AGAIN OR FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEN MEET DAN MILLMAN IN PERSON ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13!!  The Peaceful Warrior DVD is based on Dan Millman's best-selling autobiographical book, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, and is a moving story about the power of the human spirit. In the Peaceful Warrior DVD, Dan Millman (Scott Melchowiz) is a talented, yet arrogant college gymnast who seems to have it all. He gets good grades, has disposable relationships and is trying out for the Olympics. But he still wakes up in cold sweats at night. His world is turned upside down after he meets a mysterious stranger he refers to as Socrates (Nick Nolte). Socrates seems to hold the power to tap into new worlds of strength and understanding and becomes Dan's mentor who guides him through various avenues of his life. Dan suffers from a serious injury, and with the help of Socrates and a mysterious young woman (Amy Smart), he grows to realize that strength of spirit is what leads a man to his true greatness. He earns that he has to let go of the person he thought he was and start living in the moment by appreciating the journey and accepting his lack of control over the future.

Thursday, November 13, 2008  7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Author Appearance & Book Signing

Dan Millman

FREE

Dan Millman is a former world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor. After an intensive, twenty-year spiritual quest, Dan's teaching found its form as the Peaceful Warrior's Way, expressed fully in his books and lectures. His work continues to evolve over time, to meet the needs of a changing world.

Dan's thirteen books, including Way of the Peaceful Warrior, have inspired and informed millions of readers in 29 languages worldwide. The feature film, "Peaceful Warrior," starring Nick Nolte, was adapted from Dan's first book, based upon incidents from his life.