Some of the PREVIOUS Events
At Harmony Lake Ranch and in Bend
Is there something
you’ve been meaning
to give yourself
TIME to do?
Perhaps now is the time for your PRESENT!
Women’s Creativity and Silence Weekend
January 6, 7 & 8: 6:00 pm Friday ~ 3:00 pm Sunday
What’s calling to you? Writing? Art? Catching up on your reading? Walking in nature? Photos you’d like to organize? Time just to be?
Join us for an informal weekend at the ranch. We envision time to get acquainted and socialize at meals, and quiet time the rest of the weekend for creating or just being. Optional periods of silent sitting will also be offered. An opening and closing circle will begin and end our weekend together. Minimum number of participants: 9; and maximum: 12.
Sliding Fee Scale: $100 - $150. Pay as you are able. Includes 2 nights lodging (dorm style accommodations), dinner (Fri & Sat), breakfast (Sat & Sun) & simple lunch (Sat & Sun). Meals prepared by Rachel Dionne. Weekend hosted by Erin Schroeder (541-350-9723/erinschroeder@bendcable.com) and Barbara Veale Smith (541-749-0229/bvs@bendcable.com). Please call if you have questions. $50 deposit payable to Barbara Veale Smith to register, mailed to 19480 Mammoth Drive, Bend, 97702. Balance due by January 2nd.
you’ve been meaning
to give yourself
TIME to do?
Perhaps now is the time for your PRESENT!
Women’s Creativity and Silence Weekend
January 6, 7 & 8: 6:00 pm Friday ~ 3:00 pm Sunday
What’s calling to you? Writing? Art? Catching up on your reading? Walking in nature? Photos you’d like to organize? Time just to be?
Join us for an informal weekend at the ranch. We envision time to get acquainted and socialize at meals, and quiet time the rest of the weekend for creating or just being. Optional periods of silent sitting will also be offered. An opening and closing circle will begin and end our weekend together. Minimum number of participants: 9; and maximum: 12.
Sliding Fee Scale: $100 - $150. Pay as you are able. Includes 2 nights lodging (dorm style accommodations), dinner (Fri & Sat), breakfast (Sat & Sun) & simple lunch (Sat & Sun). Meals prepared by Rachel Dionne. Weekend hosted by Erin Schroeder (541-350-9723/erinschroeder@bendcable.com) and Barbara Veale Smith (541-749-0229/bvs@bendcable.com). Please call if you have questions. $50 deposit payable to Barbara Veale Smith to register, mailed to 19480 Mammoth Drive, Bend, 97702. Balance due by January 2nd.
Satsang
with Marlies Cocheret de la Moriniere
Friday, October 7: 7 - 9:00 pm
Meditation, followed by a talk and dialogue. $15 at the door.
One Day Silent Retreat
Saturday, October 8th: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Silent sitting, dharma talk and dialogue, and inquiry into the Truth of our deepest nature.
Cost: $75 (Early-bird fee: $65 before October 1) Marlies accepts Paypal. Visit her contact page at www.marliescocheret.com to make a payment. To register by check, please make your check payable to Marlies Cocheret and mail to: Mark Smith, 19480 Mammoth Drive, Bend, OR 97702.
LOCATION for both events: The home of Mark and Barbara Smith at 19480 Mammoth Drive, Bend, OR 97702. Please click here to go to the directions page for specific information about the location.
QUESTIONS about these events?
Contact Mark at 541-330-0429 or ifs@bendcable.com.
PRIVATE MEETINGS with Marlies: There will be a limited number of private meetings, available on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Mark at 541-330-0429 to inquire about these appointments.
Marlies Cocheret de la Morineiere, MA has been offering Satsang since 2000, when Adyashanti asked her to teach. She also works as a counselor, a certified Hakomi therapist and certified tantric educator in the USA, Canada, and the Netherlands. Marlies in know for being loving, yet direct - with a sense of humor. She brings spirituality from the clouds right down into this human body experience.
Please click here to download this information in a flyer format.
with Marlies Cocheret de la Moriniere
Friday, October 7: 7 - 9:00 pm
Meditation, followed by a talk and dialogue. $15 at the door.
One Day Silent Retreat
Saturday, October 8th: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Silent sitting, dharma talk and dialogue, and inquiry into the Truth of our deepest nature.
Cost: $75 (Early-bird fee: $65 before October 1) Marlies accepts Paypal. Visit her contact page at www.marliescocheret.com to make a payment. To register by check, please make your check payable to Marlies Cocheret and mail to: Mark Smith, 19480 Mammoth Drive, Bend, OR 97702.
LOCATION for both events: The home of Mark and Barbara Smith at 19480 Mammoth Drive, Bend, OR 97702. Please click here to go to the directions page for specific information about the location.
QUESTIONS about these events?
Contact Mark at 541-330-0429 or ifs@bendcable.com.
PRIVATE MEETINGS with Marlies: There will be a limited number of private meetings, available on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Mark at 541-330-0429 to inquire about these appointments.
Marlies Cocheret de la Morineiere, MA has been offering Satsang since 2000, when Adyashanti asked her to teach. She also works as a counselor, a certified Hakomi therapist and certified tantric educator in the USA, Canada, and the Netherlands. Marlies in know for being loving, yet direct - with a sense of humor. She brings spirituality from the clouds right down into this human body experience.
Please click here to download this information in a flyer format.
Harmony Lake Ranch & DHARMATUNES Present
Sunday Night Love Fest!
Sunday, August 21, 2011 ~ 7:00 pm
At the Smith Residence:
19480 Mammoth Drive, Bend, Oregon 97702
Prema Akasha & Amitabhan in Concert
What's a DharmaTunes Love Fest? It's a Feast of True Love! A spontaneous journey of the heart with spirit-inspired original music, nondual raps & rhymes, kirtan/chant, & sweet moments of shared silence. Join us in the sacred space of like-hearted community and be prepared for laughter, tears, and deep quietude as we bring our shared attention and intention to the beauty of the One Heart.
Click here for a flyer with additional details about
Prema and Amitabhan.
$10 in advance * $15 at the door
Tickets available online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/184983
or from Mark at 541-330-0429.
For directions, click here.
Free downloads and videos at www.DharmaTunes.com/events.
Click here for a flyer with additional details about
Prema and Amitabhan.
$10 in advance * $15 at the door
Tickets available online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/184983
or from Mark at 541-330-0429.
For directions, click here.
Free downloads and videos at www.DharmaTunes.com/events.
Five-Night
| Exploring the Mystery
Clouds
are simply the sky's changing expressions. --Dorothy Hunt Please join us in this beautiful high desert retreat setting to explore the essence and changing expressions of a Mystery we cannot name and yet is awake to each moment of our life. Silent retreat offers us the invitation to relax, be still, and listen beyond ideas to what cannot be spoken yet speaks in each moment, inviting us to come Home and live awake! Retreat offers us time for silence, reflection and stillness. It can provide an opportunity to remember our true nature, to investigate the implications of our realizations, and to explore profound dimensions of life’s wisdom and love. When we are deeply interested in knowing from our own experience what is true rather than trying to compare our experience to someone else’s or to something we have read or heard, we become open to discover what lies beyond all ideas, traditions, belief systems and hearsay. Dorothy is the author of Only This!, editor of Love: A Fruit Always in Season, and a contributing author to both The Sacred Mirror and Listening from the Heart of Silence. She resides in San Francisco with her husband of 44 years and is a mother and grandmother. For more information, you may visit her website at www.dorothyhunt.org or call (415) 567-8404. |
Five Night
| Awake Love:
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"Satsang with Sharon Landrith and Sacred Movement": Exploring the Truth of Our Being, through Satsang, Deep Body Awareness, and Tandava
June 24, 2011: 6:30 – 9:00 pm,
Mandala Yoga Community
(55 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, Oregon 97701) Please allow yourself enough time to order to arrive a bit early and settle in; we will begin promptly at 6:30 pm.
Sharon Landrith, intuitive and spiritual teacher in the lineage of Adyashanti, will begin this special evening with Satsang. Satsang is a Sanskrit word which means “to be in association with Truth. “ During this portion of the evening, Sharon will point toward the Ultimate Reality through her reflections and offer answers to your questions. In addition, this intensive is designed to cultivate deep body awareness and explore awakened body through guided meditation, silent sitting, and exploration of the senses and subtle energetic body with the sacred dance, Tandava. Yuko Hashimoto, student of Sharon's and Daniel Odier, will guide the sacred movement portions of the evening.
Satsang and Sacred Movement are a natural pairing in that we explore the senses and subtle energies of the body as a portal to directly experience the boundless Ground of Being that We Are. These explorations are not only deeply nourishing and restorative, but also very effective to awaken the body and the senses. When body and mind are deeply relaxed and open without any holding, our fundamental nature effortlessly reveals itself. We can utilize this felt sense in the body as a reference while every aspect of our life begins to align itself with the recognition of Truth. Immersed in limitless expanse, we experience ourselves as this seamless reality.
Meditative Movement: In a comfortable position with gentle movement, we awaken the body through conscious breathing and awareness. As the body further relaxes, our habitual contractions and long-held blocks are revealed in a non-invasive way. These contractions are the separate sense of self. Through deep listening into the body, we begin to align with its innate wisdom. Authentic experience of the body as delight and joy, along with a profound sense of well-being, can melt away layers of fear, doubt, and any holding in the body.
Tandava- the sacred dance of Shiva: Tandava is a mystical dance practiced in the Kashmir Shaivism tradition for over five thousand years. This free form movement guides us to rediscover the original, primordial energy of the body, the cosmic vibration within. When you start to resonate with your core, the movement naturally flows.
It starts in meditative sitting position with awareness of the breath. The breath is guided to caress the pelvic floor, gently evoking a rocking motion of the pelvic and the sacrum. This awakens our core, untying and releasing tension and contractions at the base of our body. Little by little, the spine enlivens, and a slow gentle movement emerges. As the subtle energy rises to the heart, our hands and arms begin to move, as though making love with the space. After a while it ripens into a standing position and, in a continuous flow of elegance, our body moves spontaneously like incense smoke gently dancing in space.
The silent sitting that follows the ‘dance’ offers profound depth of silence, unfathomable sense of well-being. Tandava is both expansive and deeply grounding, as it invites us into non-separation of form and formlessness.
Guided Meditation: When the body is completely relaxed and open after the movement practice, we now explore our fundamental nature through guided meditation. Through her unique transmission, Sharon guides us to cultivate the felt sense of what we actually are. In this profound experiential process, we are invited to recognize the nature of Reality through the body and the subtle energies.
Approximate schedule for the evening: 1 hour Satsang; 1 hour Sacred Movement; followed by 30 minutes of guided meditation and silent sitting. Please wear comfortable clothing and arrive early to settle in. We will begin promptly at 6:30 pm.
Space is limited; please register in advance by returning the registration form below.
About Sharon Landrith: Sharon is a gifted intuitive and a spiritual teacher in the lineage of Adyashanti. She offers teachings based on her deep realization of silence, and the way silence expresses itself in form. She emphasizes how silence wakes up in the body and how the embodiment process is actualized. She is well qualified in this endeavor by her many years as an intuitive counselor. As she can “read” the body, she is uniquely able to help unlock patterns in the body that inhibit the embodiment process. To learn more about Sharon, please visit www.sharonlandrith.com.
Mandala Yoga Community is located in the tbdloft which is on the 2nd floor of the historic Bend Hardware Building on the corner of Bond and Minnesota in downtown Bend. The most convenient entrance is at 55 NW Minnesota St. MYC is upstairs from The Wine Shop. From the street, look for the bright orange m y c | yoga sign in the 2nd floor window.
Parking for MYC
Parking is available on the street (2 hours free) or in the parking structure right across the street (3 hours free). MYC encourages biking, and carpooling, and they are walking distance from pretty much anywhere in downtown and the West side of Bend.
Registration for June 24th (please copy and print the form below, and bring it to register at the door):
"Satsang and Sacred Movement": Exploring the Truth of Our Being, through Deep Body Awareness, Tandava, and the Sacred Container of Satsang
Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Email Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Please bring the form to register at the door (space permitting) along with cash or a check for $20 made payable to “Clear Light Sangha”. If you are considering this opportunity during the week prior to the event (June 20th – 23rd), please call Barbara at 541-749-0229 to reserve a spot if you'd like to ensure that there are openings available.
June 24, 2011: 6:30 – 9:00 pm,
Mandala Yoga Community
(55 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, Oregon 97701) Please allow yourself enough time to order to arrive a bit early and settle in; we will begin promptly at 6:30 pm.
Sharon Landrith, intuitive and spiritual teacher in the lineage of Adyashanti, will begin this special evening with Satsang. Satsang is a Sanskrit word which means “to be in association with Truth. “ During this portion of the evening, Sharon will point toward the Ultimate Reality through her reflections and offer answers to your questions. In addition, this intensive is designed to cultivate deep body awareness and explore awakened body through guided meditation, silent sitting, and exploration of the senses and subtle energetic body with the sacred dance, Tandava. Yuko Hashimoto, student of Sharon's and Daniel Odier, will guide the sacred movement portions of the evening.
Satsang and Sacred Movement are a natural pairing in that we explore the senses and subtle energies of the body as a portal to directly experience the boundless Ground of Being that We Are. These explorations are not only deeply nourishing and restorative, but also very effective to awaken the body and the senses. When body and mind are deeply relaxed and open without any holding, our fundamental nature effortlessly reveals itself. We can utilize this felt sense in the body as a reference while every aspect of our life begins to align itself with the recognition of Truth. Immersed in limitless expanse, we experience ourselves as this seamless reality.
Meditative Movement: In a comfortable position with gentle movement, we awaken the body through conscious breathing and awareness. As the body further relaxes, our habitual contractions and long-held blocks are revealed in a non-invasive way. These contractions are the separate sense of self. Through deep listening into the body, we begin to align with its innate wisdom. Authentic experience of the body as delight and joy, along with a profound sense of well-being, can melt away layers of fear, doubt, and any holding in the body.
Tandava- the sacred dance of Shiva: Tandava is a mystical dance practiced in the Kashmir Shaivism tradition for over five thousand years. This free form movement guides us to rediscover the original, primordial energy of the body, the cosmic vibration within. When you start to resonate with your core, the movement naturally flows.
It starts in meditative sitting position with awareness of the breath. The breath is guided to caress the pelvic floor, gently evoking a rocking motion of the pelvic and the sacrum. This awakens our core, untying and releasing tension and contractions at the base of our body. Little by little, the spine enlivens, and a slow gentle movement emerges. As the subtle energy rises to the heart, our hands and arms begin to move, as though making love with the space. After a while it ripens into a standing position and, in a continuous flow of elegance, our body moves spontaneously like incense smoke gently dancing in space.
The silent sitting that follows the ‘dance’ offers profound depth of silence, unfathomable sense of well-being. Tandava is both expansive and deeply grounding, as it invites us into non-separation of form and formlessness.
Guided Meditation: When the body is completely relaxed and open after the movement practice, we now explore our fundamental nature through guided meditation. Through her unique transmission, Sharon guides us to cultivate the felt sense of what we actually are. In this profound experiential process, we are invited to recognize the nature of Reality through the body and the subtle energies.
Approximate schedule for the evening: 1 hour Satsang; 1 hour Sacred Movement; followed by 30 minutes of guided meditation and silent sitting. Please wear comfortable clothing and arrive early to settle in. We will begin promptly at 6:30 pm.
Space is limited; please register in advance by returning the registration form below.
About Sharon Landrith: Sharon is a gifted intuitive and a spiritual teacher in the lineage of Adyashanti. She offers teachings based on her deep realization of silence, and the way silence expresses itself in form. She emphasizes how silence wakes up in the body and how the embodiment process is actualized. She is well qualified in this endeavor by her many years as an intuitive counselor. As she can “read” the body, she is uniquely able to help unlock patterns in the body that inhibit the embodiment process. To learn more about Sharon, please visit www.sharonlandrith.com.
Mandala Yoga Community is located in the tbdloft which is on the 2nd floor of the historic Bend Hardware Building on the corner of Bond and Minnesota in downtown Bend. The most convenient entrance is at 55 NW Minnesota St. MYC is upstairs from The Wine Shop. From the street, look for the bright orange m y c | yoga sign in the 2nd floor window.
Parking for MYC
Parking is available on the street (2 hours free) or in the parking structure right across the street (3 hours free). MYC encourages biking, and carpooling, and they are walking distance from pretty much anywhere in downtown and the West side of Bend.
Registration for June 24th (please copy and print the form below, and bring it to register at the door):
"Satsang and Sacred Movement": Exploring the Truth of Our Being, through Deep Body Awareness, Tandava, and the Sacred Container of Satsang
Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Email Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Please bring the form to register at the door (space permitting) along with cash or a check for $20 made payable to “Clear Light Sangha”. If you are considering this opportunity during the week prior to the event (June 20th – 23rd), please call Barbara at 541-749-0229 to reserve a spot if you'd like to ensure that there are openings available.
 Lucius Wheeler 
David Santangelo is a teacher, author and speaker who serves as a guide and fellow traveler in the fields of mysticism and personal development.
David has studied the healing arts and the path of Sufism at the Jaffe Institute, and has spent many hours sitting with Shaykh Sidi al-Jamalar-Rifa'i, the Guide of the Shadhdhuliyyah Sufi Path that was founded in the 13th century. He has worked in many capacities, as a journalist, day laborer, cafe owner sales person, and life coach. He is deeply committed to expressing the truths he’s received through his writing, speaking and teaching modalities. Currently David makes his home in Bend, Oregon, with his wife and two children. He has recently published a book entitled The Way Home. David also performs Music for the Soul, a two-hour experiential journey that marries the text's sacred and inspired words with chanting, meditation and live music performed by violinist Julie Southwell and percussionist Lucius Wheeler. The following piece of writing from Lucius' blog is offered to give a "taste" of this important work: There are few things more important in today’s world than supporting men as they grow into greater wholeness. As many have noted, the masculine has been out of balance in our world for centuries: waging wars, abusing and taking advantage of the feminine, living from force, living for greater power and for greater wealth rather than for greater love and unity... Men are seeking for new answers. Traditional roles of provider and breadwinner no longer fit. Who are we behind the veils? Who are we beneath customary roles and models? Each generation asks these questions, and seeks to find a more fulfilling, authentic role to play in this rapidly evolving world. | Spirit Warrior Teen Retreat:
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Joe Reilly Returns to Bend! March 5, 2011
The room in your heart is infinite. - Joe Reilly
Please join us for a house concert!
Joe Reilly returns to Bend to share his amazing music and spirit!
19480 Mammoth Drive Bend, Oregon 97702 |
$10 in advance - proceeds to Joe. $15 at the door. See Mark or Barbara for tickets, or send a check to 19480 Mammoth Drive, Bend, Oregon 97702 - made payable to Joe Reilly.
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