2010 Public Events at the Oakwood Retreat Center -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Relax, Refresh, Celebrate, Create, Discover, Play Interested in bringing an event to Oakwood? Oakwood's facilities are made available to organizations of congruent purpose. Can we work together to assist in the spiritual regeneration of humanity? Public, private, small and large group retreats, weddings and family reunions welcome. Oakwood Retreat Center is also open to the business community. For more information about scheduling an event at Oakwood, please email: oakwoodretreatcenter@webstop.com April 16-18: Midwest Yoga Retreat with Thomas Michael Fortel / Spring Renewal Weekend The practices of yoga are unfailing in their effect to quiet and calm, to heal, to energize and deeply restore the practitioner. They promote a balance of mind and heart and an integration of inner and outer, of the individual with the Supreme. We'll gather on this spring time weekend on Friday afternoon, April 16 for a 5-7 pm class, dinner and opening circle. On Saturday we'll begin with a 7:15-8:30 am Pranayama practice, 10 am-12:30 pm morning active practice and a 5 -6:30 pm restorative, forward bend and twist-licious experience. We’ll finish on Sunday with Pranayama, breakfast, active practice and lunch.  Thomas Michael Fortel is an lyengar trained, Ashtanga and Anusara influenced Hatha Yoga teacher. He is also a registered nurse, astrologer and massage therapist. A student of yoga since 1982, Thomas studied with Rodney Yee in a 3-year teachers training intensive in Oakland, California, from 1994 to 1996. Since 1997, he has taught and conducted workshops worldwide from his resident teaching position at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. Thomas is a unique and gifted teacher who blends his medical background, years of yoga practice and teaching with his spiritual path. Most of all, he offers presence, love and attention to the individual students and the group field. Thomas says, “For me, the yoga room is a sort of alchemical oven where the powers of transformation are constantly unfolding within each one of us.” Registration and information: Contact: Andreas Weinrich, (812) 322-6433 Email: andreas@bloomingspirit.net Web: www.bloomingspirit.net/Yoga_Retreats.html look for another event at Oakwood with Thomas Fortel this fall: November 5-7 , 2010 April 30 - May 2: Ladies’ Spring Fling Drum Thing with Sally Childs-Helton, Ph D Experience the power of the drum for the expression of creativity, spirituality and healing. Retreat features hands-on instruction using drums, small hand percussion instruments, our bodies and voices and includes: The skills necessary to play comfortably in any group, regardless of experience or skill level Guidance and support to reach next level of playing and facilitation skills Improvisational and part-oriented world drumming, including African drumming using body movement and voice to quickly learn drumming skills and synchronize groups How to buy and care for drums and hand percussion instruments Using the power of the drum for creativity, spirituality, healing, ritual and community building Sally is a percussionist, ethnomusicologist, music educator, and mentor with over 30 years of teaching and facilitating experience. She holds a BME, and a MA and PhD in Ethnomusicology, and is a certified Music for People guided music improvisation teacher. Her teachers include David Darling, Glen Velez and Arthur Hull, and she continues to study with musicians from many different musical and cultural backgrounds. Sally teaches and conducts workshops in hand drums, ethnic and classical percussion, music improvisation, creativity, and performance anxiety management around the US, Canada, and Britain. Dr. Childs-Helton also teaches ethnomusicology and music at the university level. Information: Sally Childs-Helton 317 251-8099 atomland@iquest.net Web: www.womendrum.org look for another event with Sally this fall, "Women Drum" September 24-26, 2010 May 14 - 21: Buddhist Vipassana Meditation Retreat with John Travis John Travis is a senior teacher with Spirit Rock in California and founder of Mountain Stream Meditation Center in Nevada City, California. He has practiced mindfulness meditation for over 35 years and completed a four-year teacher/counselor training with Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart. He has studied eight years with senior teachers of the Tibetan and Vipassana traditions in India, Nepal, Thailand, and Burma. Trained by Jon Kabat-Zinn, John teaches stress reduction workshops, facilitates men’s groups, and co-facilitates ongoing Holotropic Breathwork workshops. He is a pastoral counselor and hypnotherapist and has completed two years training in the Hokomi Method of body-centered psychotherapy. For more information about John, check his web site: http://www.mtstream.org/ Registration and information: Tri State Dharma / David Nurre 513-731-3530 davidnurre00@current.net $200 deposit required. May 28 - June 1: Chi-Lel QiGong for Health, Longevity, Creativity & Mental Clarity with Frank Chan In Chinese the work “Qigong” has two characters, Qi (Chi) and Gong. “Qi” or “chi” means life energy and “Gong” means daily effort. In short, Qigong is a practice to use chi for different purposes including self-healing. Chi-Lel TM, a trademark of Luke and Frank Chan, means chi therapy. It is their version of Zhineng Qigong, a medical method developed in China by Dr. Pang Ming, who founded the world's largest medicine less hospital. Practitioners of this method number more than ten million. Frank and his brother Luke brought this self-healing art to the West in 1995 and have taught workshops in the US, Canada and Europe. Registration and information: Contact Frank Chan 916 772-0868 Email: info@chilel.com Web: www.chilel.com June 6 - July 5: Zhineng Qigong series Zhineng Qigong is a deeply meditative practice that is used to heal the body, mind, and spirit, bringing us into balance with nature. It is self-healing discipline that embraces daily practice to overcome unhealthy mental and physical habits. All classes are based on the teachings of Zhineng Qigong founder, Grandmaster Pang Ming, MD. These retreats offer the rare and wonderful opportunity for study with two gifted Chinese Master/Teachers who have helped thousands heal and progress to a higher gong fu. Two- Week - Zhineng Qigong Healing Retreat: June 6 – June 19, 2010 This retreat will teach you to get at the energetic root of illness, learning the meditative practices of Zhineng Qigong. This workshop is for beginners or for anyone who has been practicing Zhineng Qigong, as your practice will become deeper and stronger regardless of your level. Advanced Level 1 - Zhineng Qigong Retreat: June 20 – 26, 2010 This retreat is for students and teachers alike and will focus on higher and deeper levels of the Level 1 practices taught at the Healing Retreat, but can be taken by itself. Many other meditations will be taught and individual progress will be a focus. Pre-requisite: Either the healing retreat or previous classes in Level 1 and Lift Qi up, Pour Qi Down. Body/Mind Method - Zhineng Qigong Retreat: June 27 – July 5, 2010 This retreat will be an in-depth learning and deepening of this practice. Body/Mind Method is a physically challenging practice and is not recommended for those weakened by life-threatening illnesses and conditions. Pre-requisite: At least one year of Level 1 practice. Registration: Please contact Glenna: Glenna Zogg 7596 Winona Ln. Sebastopol, CA, 95472 GLZogg@hotmail.com 707-829-5970 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You are invited to join us! Festival 2010 at Rainbow Farm Friday August 6 – Friday August 13 The Things We Love To Do This week at Rainbow Farm is dedicated to having a space for friends to gather and share in the beauty and joy of Life. Much of the time will be spontaneous and unique to the people that are present at any particular day and time. Some events will be scheduled and will be posted on the Oakwood Retreat Center website.
The Festival Joy Board may include but is not limited to: Music – Vocal / Instrumental / Chant / Drum and Song Circles / Song Creating (an ampitheatre will be constructed for music offerings) Good Wholesome Food – Growing it / Preparing it / Eating it! Truth and Reconciliation with indigenous plants, animals and peoples, the water, the air, the land Cloud watching / Star gazing / Sunrise salutations and Sunset sanctifications Meditation / Prayer / Yoga / Waterdance / Re-wilding / Geomancy Veil painting / Dance / Storytelling / Poetry Attunement / Vibrational energies / Sound and color in healing Bonfires / Films / Groovin’ with the Fire Flies Hangin’ Out / Chillin’ Out / Take a dip in the pool Finding new friends and enjoying being with old friends. Mostly local and organic meals will be offered at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm each day except Sunday. There will be no set cost for meals. You are invited to contribute what you can. Please rsvp to tcblod@pngusa.net which meals you will be here for so our chefs can be advised. Overnight accomodations are also available on the same basis as meals. An evolving schedule of events will be posted and updated frequently on www.oakwoodretreatcenter.org -----------------------------------------------------------------13th Annual WomenDrum: September 24-26, 2010 with Sally Childs-Helton, Ph DInformation:
Sally Childs-Helton 317 251-8099 atomland@iquest.net Web: www.womendrum.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
November 5 - 7: Midwest Yoga Retreat with Thomas Michael Fortel Fall Weekend, November 5 - 7 The practices of yoga are unfailing in their effect to quiet and calm, to heal, to energize and deeply restore the practitioner. They promote a balance of mind and heart and an integration of inner and outer, of the individual with the Supreme. We'll gather on this fall weekend on Friday afternoon, November 5 for a 5-7 pm class, dinner and opening circle. On Saturday we'll begin with a 7:15-8:30 am Pranayama practice, 10 am-12:30 pm morning active practice and a 5 -6:30 pm restorative, forward bend and twist-licious experience. We’ll finish on Sunday with Pranayama, breakfast, active practice and lunch. Registration and information: OTHER EVENTS & OFFERINGS: Catering Services (in-house and off-site) and fine dining experiences by appointment. visit oakwood-catering.com, call 765-282-0484, or email oakwoodcatering@gmail.com Creatively explore custom design packages with our staff. |
