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2008, Living Mandala
creative services by: 360 Degrees

In Association With

Institute of Noetic Sciences

Brenda Sanders

Facilitator

Brenda Sanders Phd

Workshop Description

You're stuck in traffic horns blasting and radios blaring. Tension builds as you look around to see nothing but highway. Yet you long to see wild flowers or a remote beach with pelicans flying close to the waves. What is this longing? Why do we feel it as if it points to a hole in the very fabric of our being? We feel that way because it does. The longing is a call for us to restore our grounding within the natural world that had nourished us for hundreds of thousands of years and is now lost from our daily lives. Our separation from nature is at the heart of the health crisis, social unrest and threats to the environment that are so prominent in the world today. We must reconnect to heal.

Fortunately activities such as holistic gardening, walking meditations, even flower arranging can create that reconnection. During this weekend of the vernal equinox we explore a more intimate relationship with our food, nature's rhythms and the gentle flow of our life force as we spend time in the IONS permaculture garden putting what we learn into concrete practice.

Workshop Details

Through experiential exercises, lecture format and discussions we will��

*Learn biodynamic composting and use of biodynamic preparations as we create a new compost for the IONS campus

* Examine the principals of permaculture and how they build meaning in our lives

* Coordinate biodynamic gardening practices with holistic gardening

* Review the latest scientific research on how increasing our connectedness brings vitality and well being into our lives

* Learn three simple practices that bring connection and grounding to our day-to-day lives and how to teach them to your clients

* Understand the therapeutic benefits of holistic gardening that can be applied to the simplest of home gardens

*Enjoy an evening drum circle and song around the fire as we create community and celebrate the changing of the season.

This weekend will benefit everyone looking for well being, purpose, and more joy in their lives.

Site Details - IONS Retreat Center

The IONS Retreat Center is a beautiful collection of indoor and outdoor meeting spaces located on the IONS campus in Petaluma, California. Just 30 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Retreat Center is on 200 acres of beautiful rolling hills. It offers such gifts as pristine live oak woodlands, meandering hiking trails, and endless panoramic vistas of the California landscape. IONS hosts educational activities and workshops that focus on health, personal growth, and transformation. This beautiful campus can accommodate day-use groups of up to 120 people, and the overnight facilities sleep 120 people. For more details click here.

Green in Spirit

Healing Through Permacultrue & Biodynamic Gardening

Friday, Mar 19�� Sunday, Mar 21, 2010

Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, CA

Workshop Tuition - Ealry Pricing Extended & Still Available:

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.

Continuing Education Credits

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) provider #5492 (expires April 30, 2011).

Nurses �� The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), provider #10318 (expires May 31, 2010).

Social Workers �� State of Illinois, Registered Social Worker Continuing Education Sponsor, License No. 159.000435 (expires November 30, 2011)

Registration

Registration is required for this event.

To register click here.

Contact

email: info@livingmandala.com

phone: 707-779-8202

Brenda Sanders

A scientist by training and inclination Dr. Brenda Sanders has a BA from Wesleyan University, a PhD from the University of Delaware and did Post Doctoral Work at Duke University. She was a tenured professor of Biological Sciences at California State University until 1998 where she taught undergraduates and graduates students in cellular and molecular biology, and environmental physiology. She has 20 years of corporate experience and has been business management consultant since 2003. In 1997 she had an unexpected awakening into unity consciousness (nonduality) which redefined her life and instantly altered fundamental aspects of her personality. It also led her to a starkly different view of life which she firmly believes made it possible for her to overcome a life threatening illness. After more than a decade of integration and spiritual maturation from her spiritual awakening she has developed an approached to life that is informed by biology and the natural environment to bring continual connection and insight into our lives. She is committed to showing others a glimpse of the higher levels of consciousness that bring fulfillment, joy and purpose into our lives and transforms us into the awakened leaders that are needed in this time of great change.

Dr. Sanders has over 25 years of experience in academic research and over 100 publications, patients and presentations. She has garnered numerous research awards, has served on national and international scientific committees, professional and editorial boards and was involved in the start up of two companies. She has held senior executive positions in several international environmental consulting firms and consults with international companies in the areas of business management, strategic planning and marketing strategy.

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