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Meditations for Inner Peace and Happiness, Healing Arts of Herbs & Aromatherapy, and Yoga & Qigong |
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Program Number: |
10359RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
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Santa Cruz, California
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| Price starting at: |
$652.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Multi-Topic; Health & Fitness; Philosophy & Religion
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| Meals: |
15;
5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners |
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Vegetarian; Gluten Free |
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Activity Particulars
Short walking distances between accommodation, meeting rooms and dining room. Hilly terrain, uneven ground in places, some stairs to dining room.
Date Specific Information
2-17-2013, 6-23-2013
Enjoy the latest in hearing technology — listening devices — on this date.
Coordinated by Land of Medicine Buddha.
Buddhist Meditation: Inner Peace And Happiness |
Relax into the true open nature of your mind and discover a wellspring of happiness. Methods for achieving this can be practiced by anyone, in any lifestyle. Experience various guided meditation techniques, with lecture and discussion.
Optimal Health & Well-being: Herbs/Aromatherapy |
Explore the ancient secrets of herbs and aromatherapy for vibrant health. Healing plants can boost your immune system, alleviate pain, enhance relaxation and sleep, build stronger bones, stimulate digestion and improve memory.
Yoga And Qigong: Flexibility And Renewed Vibrancy |
Stretch, relax and strengthen with gentle yogic movements. Enhance your life force energy through the ancient Chinese art of movement, awareness and breath called Qigong. Take home wonderful healing methods to enhance health and well-being.
Santa Cruz
On the north side of Monterey Bay, 74 miles south of San Francisco, Santa Cruz is a peaceful, beachside community with an offbeat spirit, a penchant for the eccentric, and a colorful boardwalk that is one of the last of its kind on the West Coast.
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Accommodations
Retreat center on 170 acres of redwood forest and meadowland. Private baths, sauna, outdoor pool and massage therapy available. No smoking or alcohol on-site. Delicious organic vegetarian cuisine. Exquisite temples, prayer wheels, and bell on-site.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Breige Walbridge
| | Breige Gormley Walbridge has been the Road Scholar program coordinator and group leader at Land of Medicine Buddha since 1999. During this time, she has organized and hosted approximately 200 programs. Breige is known for her warmth, hospitality and organizational skills. | | | | Radha Vignola
| | Radha Vignola has been a yoga instuctor for more than 20 years. She has keen expertise in teaching the stress-reduction section in the Dean Ornisch program for reversing heart disease. Radha has also been a favorite instructor at Road Scholar programs, in local classes and at yoga retreats. | | | | Ingrid Mednis
| | Ingrid Mednis has taught numerous classes in herbology and frequently leads nature walks. She has been a docent at the University of California, Santa Cruz organic farm project for about 15 years and currently works in Henry Cowell State Park. | | | | Jon Landaw
| | Jon Landaw is an instructor of Buddhist meditation and an author of several books on the topic including "Buddhism for Dummies" and "Prince Siddhartha: The Story of Buddha." From 1972 to 1977 he worked as an English editor for the translation bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India. Jon has taught in numerous Dharma centers throughout the U.S., Europe, Australia and New Zealand. He currently leads courses and teaches in Road Scholar programs at the Land of Medicine Buddha retreat center in California. | | | | Venerable Drimay
| | Venerable Losang Drimay leads regular meditations, retreats, classes — including Road Scholar programs — at Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel, Calif. A California native, Ven. Losang has been studying and practicing with centers in the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) since 1984, receiving hundreds of hours of classroom instruction from the many qualified lamas and senior teachers that frequent the Dharma centers. Following her ordination as a Buddhist nun in 1991, Ven. Losang spent a year in India, studying Dharamsala. Upon her return to the U.S., she began working at the Vajrapani Institute in Boulder Creek, and later lived at Land of Calm Abiding, an isolated retreat center, carrying out some of the meditation assignments given to her by Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche. She also served as a resident teacher at the Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center in Campbell. Ven. Losang holds a B.A. in Asian studies and has traveled extensively in Asia. | | | |
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