Events

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3/10 Workshop w/ Bea Ammidown

"Yoga & the Writing Muse"

When: Wednesday March 10th

Time: 7-9pm

Cost: Suggested Donation $15

With Bea Ammidown, E RYT 500

Journalist: L.A. Times, Life Magazine, Voice Dialogue Facilitator, Certified Yoga Therapist

100% donated to the non-profit YogAbility Institute for Special Needs. http://yogability.org/

Learn to align different body parts with the intellect, the emotions and the spirit through a therapeutic practice and guided visualization. Inspire and uplift the muscles in the brain and heart as well as in the body!

“…… then Bea leaned on my back, encouraging it to go further-deeper into a napkin-like fold with smooth breathing into this pose. A total relaxing- my body is so supple when my mind lets itself distribute the energy that is so often above my neck. My body, every blood vessel and corpuscle feel so intelligent. I am body full- my mind runneth over. I have cobra-ed and pelvis-ed and lifted—my mind is now aligned in a mysterious way with my body.”
Dean James Loomos, Published writer and editor

Beginners and non-writers welcome. Please bring a mat and a notebook.
For more information call Bea 310-358-3338. www.yogability.org <http://www.yogability.org> beayoga888@verizon.net

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3/11 Spiritual Quest Travel Lecture w/ Halle Eavelyn & Greg Roach

"Eat Pray & Love Bali"

When: Thursday March 11th

Time: 7-9pm

Spirit Quest Tours and Mystic Journey Bookstore proudly present
Eat Pray & Love Bali
May 21-27, 2010
(optional extension through May 31)

Join tour leaders Halle Eavelyn and Greg Roach at Mystic Journey Bookstore Thursday March 11th at 7pm for a
wonderful evening to learn about the trip!

www.spiritquesttours.com/bali

You read Eat, Pray, Love. You loved it. And you wanted to change your life, too. But who can take a year off to travel? How about a week to experience some of the marvelous changes author Elizabeth Gilbert enthralled us with in her memoir? Enjoy Bali the way she did, like a native, then experience all the magnificence this little island has to offer.
•Visit with Ketut Liyer, Elizabeth Gilbert’s Balian and teacher
•Grab a vitamin lunch at Wayan’s tiny restaurant
•Stay in an incredible, eco-friendly hotel in Ubud, nestled in the verdant rice paddies
•Enjoy Balinese Hindu temples as the Balinese do –learn how the locals pray
•Meditate, practice yoga each morning, or sleep in!
•Enjoy a seafood dinner on Jimbaran Bay beach
•Relax with a Balinese massage or reflexology
•Experience the magic of Balinese food and ambiance in an exquisite lotus garden at the farewell dinner
•Enjoy round-trip airfare on Cathay-Pacific Air

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03/12 Book Signing w/ Jaia Lee

"Living Beyond Belief"

When: Friday March 12th

Time: 7-9pm

Join author Jaia Lee for a book signing event of deep meditative silence, healing live music, poetry, and readings from the Living Beyond Belief book.

As the mind is encouraged to let go of the ideas and beliefs it projects onto life, one is able to discover the space of Truth, where all answers reside.

Wear comfortable clothes and be prepared to travel deeply.

(also, don’t miss Jaia’s ‘The Child; Innocence Regained’ workshop,

Sunday, March 14th, 9-11AM, $15)

About Jaia

After an awakening experience in 1996, Jaia began to attract those desiring healing and answers to the deeper questions in life. Formerly weighing 250

pounds, depressed and addicted, today she inspires and guides those who long to know themselves on deeper levels, experience radiant health, and live their

greatest potential and purpose in an energy of relaxed flow, playfulness and joy. She is author of the book, “Living Beyond Belief; How to Ditch the Life Your Mind Created and Start Living the One Your Soul Intended” and is a singer-songwriter/ poet/healer who has shared her work in venues such as Universal Hall in Findhorn, Scotland, London’s St. James Church, along with venues in the US. Her work as a volunteer in the Federal Prison system inspired a vision of a world where all prisons had evolved into healing centers and is currently forming a non-profit to further pursue her part in the participation of this vision. She holds a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Psychology and is a homeschooling mother of a teenage daughter.

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03/14 Workshop w/ Jaia Lee

"The Child: Innocence Regained"

When: Saturday March 14th

Time:9-11am

Cost: $15

“It’s time for us to take the hand of that Child and to let them lead us back into a world of infinite possibilities, of miracles, of true living.” From the book Living Beyond Belief, Chapter 1

~How can a return to innocence assist us in co-creating in the material world?

~How can it assist us in simply knowing what we really want?

~What is the difference between naivety and innocence?

~How is discernment and protection an integral part of returning to a state of

innocence?

In this experiential workshop come into a greater awareness of the

incredible power of innocence as well as why and how it is lost.

Learn how a loss of innocence may be blocking you from experiencing joy

and inner peace, expressing your creativity, and from living your greater

purpose. Experience a return of innocence that will benefit everyone.

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03/14 Book Signing w/ Suzy Witten

"The Afflicted Girls"

When: Sunday March 14th

Time: 7-9pm

An Evening of READINGS and Q&A With Historical Novelist SUZY WITTEN and FRIENDS

DREAMATIC Voicing by Actors RICHARD MIRO & MAUREEN TEEFY

Meet Salem Village and its inhabitants. Explore their dark household corners as if you are solving a crime. Let Suzy Witten, Richard Miro and Maureen Teefy expertly guide you through that infamous landscape to revelation!
THE AFFLICTED GIRLS presents a startling new theory of the Salem Village witch-hunt certain to put this 300-year-old unsettled mystery to rest. Part parable, part star-crossed romance, part supernatural venture, here is an intuitive human history—and inhuman—spun with a modern twist. (Visionary Historical Fiction from a Walt Disney\ Studios Fellowship Finalist. 456 pages. Published by DREAMWAND)

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3/15 Workshop W/ Donna Sozio

"If You Want To Get Published...This Is For You!"

When: Monday March 15th

Time: 7-8:30pm

Cost: $10

If you’re ready to turn your dream of getting published into a reality… this EVENT is for you!

Perfect for FIRST TIME AUTHORS at every stage in the writing process. This event is dedicated to giving you the right information you need to sell you book to a major publisher in record time.

HOW TO GET A LITERARY AGENT

AND SELL YOUR BOOK!

You’ll learn:

*6 Simple Strategies that Highlight the Bestselling Aspects of Your Book and convince publishers you have an instant bestseller

*How to Turn Your Title into Brilliant Selling Piece for your book

* The 3 Secrets to Writing a Non-Fiction Book Proposal that sells (most first-time authors would never think of these)

*How to Get an Agent’s Attention The Right Way by passing their secret “first-time author” Firewall Test

*How to make a Submission Package for Literary Agents Irresistible

“Donna Sozio has all the tools that takes the guesswork out of writing, structuring your book and making it the best it can be. Don't wait another minute! She'll make publishing your book go from a dream to a reality!”

-Samantha Brett, Australia's #1 Relationship Columnist, author and TV Host

Donna Sozio, founder of ImPublished.com, is an author and publishing success coach. She received multiple offers from major literary agents multiple times, sold her first book in just three weeks, became an Amazon bestseller, optioned the movie rights and generates consistent international publicity. Her personal success is due to a repeatable process she is now making available to all writers. Please join her in this remarkable event.

www.DonnaSozio.com & www.ImPublished.com

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3/17 Comedy Show w/ Vanda Mikoloski

"The Human Comedy- An Intimate Evening of Laughter and Insights with Vanda Mikoloski "

When: Wednesday March 17th

Time: 7-9pm

Cost: $15

Join Stand-up comic Vanda for a personal and hysterical night of belly laughs & “lightbulb” moments about the human dilemma. Explore the ridiculous reality of being. Smart, funny, visionary, uplifting comedy that comes from LOVE! Topics include: being a bad yoga teacher, meditation, voices in the head, addiction, quantum physics, what a jerk she can be, judging, relationships (or lack thereof) & enlightenment -followed by a Q & A. –Ahas & Hahas! Being human never felt so good.

DEMO: www.Vanda.us or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSP8S7eMVr8

Vanda was a drunk & a drug addict, an initiate of Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment , yoga guru for the Dixie Chicks, a stand-up comic at Yoga Journal, “What the Bleep?” & Mensa conferences and a personal growth junkie. Based out of Los Angeles, she tours with her unique comedy show all over the world.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:

Her show was genius! I learned so much by listening to her comedic ‘teachings’ ~Rev. Ben Vereen

Vanda is tremendously smart and funny. Funny and smart. Both of those. ~Bill Maher

Brilliant sweetheart of the metaphysical! ~Drew Heriot, director of “The Secret”

We LOVE Vanda and cannot wait to work with her again! She shows us how to not take ourselves so seriously. ~Betsy Chasse & Marc Vicente of “What the Bleep do we Know?”

Vanda is a great woman of majesty and grace, with a deep love for humanity. ~Vanda

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3/18 Workshop w/ Grace Lebecka & Santo Cervello

"A Royal Mystery Tour Of Egypt"

When: Thursday, March 18th

Time: 7:00-9:00pm

Cost: $25.00

Sycamore Tree International

dedicated to the cultural evolution of humanity

presents: A Royal Mystery Tour Of Egypt

Ancient Egypt teaches us that we have five energy bodies and today we will explore their essence. Each person who visits the ancient world in the tussle and bustle of the present day life receives the possibilities of what Egypt must have been. To visit the Bent Pyramid and to walk around its perimeter is very different then looking at its picture in a book. I may see and feel the energy coming out of the ground. You may have an emotional feeling in your chest while others may have a mental image or a mathematical equation of how to build such a structure. Some people hear it and connect to its vibration through sound. Egypt teaches us that the energy system of our energy body is aligned within the earth in special ways. We invite you to our upcoming thought provoking lectures and seminars in Santa Monica.

Santo Cervello and Grace Lebecka bring the ancient wisdom from the portals of the past into the present. You will acquire knowledge that is not publicly accessible. You will discover the rich and enormous deepening of your inner reality. Find out more about Santo Cervello and Grace Lebecka at: www.sycamoretreeinternational.com
PHONE 310 399-6726 USA, 905 841-0729 CANADA,

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3/19 Book Signing W/ William Bramley

"Jesus Goes to Hollywood"

When: Friday March 19th

Time: 7:30-9:30pm

A Winner at the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival!

Jesus Goes to Hollywood is a fascinating nonfiction book for any person who wants to explore the mystery of the historical Jesus. For the first time ever, the major alternative theories are all brought together into a single book! What to believe? The final decision is up to you.

“A well-researched compilation that offers alternative views to spark the imagination…”
Nexus Magazine

OVER 15 ASTONISHING THEORIES!

• Did Jesus never exist at all?

• Was he really Apollonius of Tyana or another wandering healer?

• Did he learn and embrace Buddhism or Taoism in the Far East as a young man?

• Did he travel to England as a youth with his uncle and study Druidism?

• Was he just a metaphor for hallucinogenic mushrooms?

• Was he married, and did he have at least one son for whom he sacrificed himself on the cross?

• Was he gay or bisexual?

• Was he a black man, or pale-skinned with red hair?
• Did he belong to an Essene sect, and if so, which one?

• Was he a front man for an Egyptian secret society?

• Did he belong to the sect of Diogenes the Cynic?

• Did he survive the crucifixion and die of old age in the Himalayas, Japan, or England?

• Was there a UFO connection?

• What did Jesus really say about the Second Coming?

• …And more!

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3/20 Workshop W/ Lori Spagna

"What Are The Animals Trying to Teach Us?"

When: Saturday March 20th

Time:2-4pm

Cost: $25

• Explore the lessons we learn from our animal friends, particularly our canine pets
• Lean about Wolf Pack Mentality and how you can use it to be a partner with your pet
• Learn how to understand and translate your dog’s behavior, body language and vocal cues by understanding the language of the wolves
• Discover what the animals already know and are here to teach us humans
• Explore concepts of animals as divine messengers and their spiritual and magical powers

It is not necessary for pets to be present; bring a photo instead!
RSVP Requested (866) 388-5115; walk-ins are also welcome.

Lori Spagna is founder of efil’s god Spirit, efil's god and efil’s god Dog Training, which focus on a spiritual, holistic approach to communication and healing for the mind, body and spirit in every living being. She is a Canine Behavioral Expert, Communicator, Healer and Educator for the Spiritually Conscious. Lori has over 20 years of experience serving animals and their communities around the world with effective wolf pack leadership techniques. Lori was trained by a veteran, master instructor who spent 20 years training government service dogs. She is also certified in Animal Reiki, DNA Theta Healing, Animal Communication and other Eastern energy healing techniques.

For more information, please contact:
Lori Spagna, Canine Behavioral Expert, Animal Communicator and Healer for the Spiritually Conscious
www.efilsgodspirit.com – communication and healing for the mind, body and soul in every living being
www.efilsgod.com – there is a god in every dog’s life!
www.efilsgoddogtraining.com – teaching what the dogs already know and are here to teach us!
(866) 388-5115
Learn to “Speak Wolf!” and the Universal Language of Love...

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3/20 Book Signing w/ Sensei Ryodo Hawley

"Three Steps to Mindfulness"

When: Saturday, March 20th

Time: 7:00-9:00pm

Mindfulness is both journey and destination. Besides bringing us to clarity and equanimity, it can enrich our lives in subtle and profound ways.

Join us for this interactive evening. The Three Steps to Mindfulness is a roadmap to the awakened life, and together we’ll use it to explore our own mental and emotional terrain. Sensei Ryodo will give an overview of the Three Steps method, answer questions and lead us through some mindfulness exercises, which are both enlightening and fun!

Sensei Kipp Ryodo Hawley is a lineage holder in the White Plum school of Japanese/American Zen. He has practiced Zen for over 30 years and was certified as an independent teacher by Roshi Egyoku Nakao of the Zen Center of Los Angeles in 2007. Sensei is the originator of the Three Step Zen method, which he has taught since 2002, and is the guiding teacher of the Westchester Zen Circle.

For more on Zen Mindfulness, visit www.zenmindfulness.com

Sensei leads a Zen Meditation group on the Westside. For information visit www.zenmindfulness.com/westchester/

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3/21 Lecture/Meeting Heart Centered Speakers

When: Sunday March 21st

Time: 2-4pm

Cost: $15

Heart Centered Speakers

A spiritual speakers group, Heart Centered Speakers, is coming together to support those whose path and purpose include public speaking. It is a supportive forum to practice speaking, channeling and audience readings. You will receive loving feedback and share ideas, information and resources with other aspiring and active spiritual speakers.

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3/23 Book Signing/Free Lecture w/ Vashali

When: Tues. March 23rd

Time: 7-9pm

Join Vaishali (Author of “You Are What You Love” and Wisdom Rising”) and Steven Maines (Author of “Longinus” and Myriddin”) at Mystic Journey Bookstore for a book signing and free lecture:

The talks will include universal laws, teachings, concepts and thoughts from The Rosicrucian Order, Freemasonry, J. Krishnamurti, Emanuel Swedenborg and more…for empowerment, peace and balance applicable in your everyday life.

Vaishali, Author of “You Are What You Love” & “Wisdom Rising” and scholar on the18th century mystic Emanuel Swedenborg’s Christian philosophy of gratitude mysticism & love. Her strength as a Spiritual teacher is her unique ability to make Universal big picture wisdom relevant to the average person in everyday life. Vaisahli has appeared on Oprah & Friends XM and her articles have been published in over 100 publications worldwide. www.purplev.com

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3/25 Book Signing w/ Judith Orloff

"Second Sight"

When: Thurs. March 25th

Time: 7-9pm

Cost: $15 - includes a copy of Second Sight

Join New York Times bestselling author and UCLA psychiatrist Judith Orloff, M.D., as she explores the practical uses of intuition and strategies for developing these gifts based on her own experiences and those of her patients

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Judith Orloff, M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist, is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA. She lectures internationally. Her work has been profiled on NPR, CNN, NBC News, A&E, Lifetime, the CBS Early Show, and in USA Today, O Magazine, and in hundreds of other venues.

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3/27 Workshop w/ Gary Renard

"Love Has Forgotten No One"

When: Saturday March 27th

Time: 9:30-11:30am

Cost: $25

Fearless Love:

Your Ticket to Heaven on Earth

Gary Renard

Best-selling author of The Disappearance of the Universe and Your Immortal Reality

Heaven on earth. Perfect oneness with the divine. Your natural inheritance. This is how wisdom teacher and best-selling author Gary Renard describes what he calls Fearless Love – and it's an experience readily available to us all – if you do one thing: undo the ego.

Gary relates his personal story and we join him in remembering what it's like to be pure spirit or love itself. You will learn how to break down the barriers of the ego – your false self – and remember who you truly are.

• True Prayer – Learn how to enter the perfect space of silence where you are one with your source

• Melt guilt, fear and anxiety with one very intentional act: putting the Holy Spirit in charge of your day

• Use forgiveness to break free from the victim trap and help realize your role in creating your reality

Jesus, Buddha and other Wisdom Masters understood how to love unconditionally – and reminded us that this is our natural state of being. Gary invites you to courageously unlearn the habits of the ego and experience life like the great spiritual masters – in eternal harmony with all of humanity and God. Gary offers a way of looking at the world that leads to fearlessness and the full flowering of the human spirit.

An acclaimed teacher of A Course In Miracles, Gary underwent a powerful spiritual awakening in the early 1990s. As instructed by two ascended masters who appeared to him in the flesh, he wrote his first best-selling book, The Disappearance of the Universe, over a period of nine years. He was later guided to speak in public and has recently been described as one of the most interesting and courageous spiritual speakers in the world.

Gary has spoken in 41 states, 16 countries, and was the keynote speaker at the International A Course in Miracles Conferences in Salt Lake City and San Francisco. He is also the most recent recipient of the Infinity Foundation Spirit Award. The award is given to a person who has made a meaningful contribution to personal and spiritual growth. Past recipients include Dan Millman, Ram Dass, Gary Zukav, James Redfield and Neale Donald Walsch. Website: www.garyenard.com

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3/27 Book Signing w/ Gary Renard

"Love Has Forgotten No One"

When: Saturday March 27th

Time: 11:30-1:30pm

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4/2 Art Opening/Book Signing w/ Paul Heussenstamm

When: Friday April 2nd

Time: 7-9pm

My life as an artist truly began the moment the sperm hit the egg. I now understand that a pattern was struck within the core of my psyche, or soul, at the moment of conception. Of course, it took thirty-seven years and numerous life experiences before the pattern of an artist fully manifested in my conscious awareness.

The universe is a "cosmos" in the original Greek sense, an ordered, purposeful whole. To see beyond the manifest is to grasp the pattern. All of reality has a pattern, and the patterns are ours to understand if we have the courage and insight to open up and look. All we seek - peace, love, health, and happiness, and in sum all that is real - can be ours through this understanding. The chief blessing of my life is that these patterns have become to be expressed through me in the form of the mandala. My life's journey has come clear to me through this ancient symbol, and through it I have been able to show others their paths. This too is a great blessing. In my exploration, the mandala is the doorway into the language of the soul. As you learn this language, you gain access to the eternal wisdom and mystery of the soul. Your life will be altered, expanded, graced, and deepened forever! Blessings and namaste.

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04/08 Spiritual Quest Travel Lecture w/ Joshua Liberman & Greg Roach

"A Luxury Photo Expedition to Egypt"

When: Thursday April 8th

Time: 7-9pm

     A Luxury Photo Expedition to Egypt
     November 23-Dec. 4, 2010
     www.spiritquesttours.com/photolux (877) 406-5206

            Bring your camera!
          • Insider access & private visits (Great Pyramid,Sphinx, temples & more!)
          • 7 night Nile cruise aboard our private luxury cruise ship
          • 5 Star luxury accommodations
          • 4 in-depth masters classes
          • Your best shots published in a deluxe book and featured in an exclusive show

at Hollywood’s renowned A & I Gallery!

This Luxury Photo Expedition is strictly limited to 15 passengers
Sign up now - don’t miss out!!
Tour leaders Joshua Liberman and Greg Roach will be at Mystic Journey Bookstore Thursday April 8th at 7pm to show photographs and offer a lecture about the trip. Join them for a wonderful evening of travel stories and entertainment!

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4/18 Lecture/Meeting Heart Centered Speakers

When: Sunday April 18th

Time: 2-4pm

Cost: $15

Heart Centered Speakers

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5/7 Art Opening w/ Sam Diephius

When: Fri. May 7th

Time: 7-9pm

With over 10 years of photography experience, Sam's down to earth personality and good nature allow him to reveal a comfort and intimacy in his subjects, offering a view of a world that is both diverse and alive. Although he loves his current home base of Venice, CA, he finds himself consistently drawn to the mystery and beauty of other cultures. His travels are vast, covering the mountains of Tibet, to a the gritty factories in China. In addition to a successful career in advertising, Sam has been featured in various magazines and recently was a winner in Photo District News Magazine for his photography of Burma.

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