To seek freedom is the only driving force I know. Freedom to fly off into that infinity out there. Freedom to lift off; to be like the flame of a candle, which, in spite of being up against the light of a billion stars, remains intact, because it never pretended to be more than what it is: a mere candle.

                                                                                         - don Juan Matus

    “We come from the stars,” Florinda Donner-Grau said looking up at the night sky from the garden of the seers’ house.
    “And to the stars we return,” Carlos Castaneda said quietly as he joined her with a small group of students.
    “Yet on a daily basis, we are little aware of this fact,” he continued. “We get so caught in our own view, we seem to be like individual solar systems centering around what we take to be our personal sun and moon, and planets—our original families—we take them for granted, noticing, for example, only if the sun isn’t bright that day, or our Father didn’t give us what we wanted; and we repeat with others what we played out with our families, ceasing to perceive those other beings—who and what they—and we—really are.”
    “And we don’t even notice their context—our ancestors—like a galaxy, and beyond that, an infinity of galaxies, beyond our wildest conceptions, shining with wisdom and joy,” Florinda added.
    “True,” agreed Carlos Castaneda.
    “However, if we expand perception, we can re-connect with the cycles of the sun and moon, and beyond them, the cycles of the stars, as the seers of antiquity did, and make a map of our lives and cycles of time here on Earth.”
    “The ancients built their cities and dreaming sites this way,” Florinda said. “For example, one such site has a group of seven structures at its Eastern, sunrise end, mirroring what we call the Seven Sisters, or the Pleiades, and three structures at its Western, sunset end mirroring what we call Orion.
    “And in between, a very long stone-paved avenue connecting the city’s two ends, an earthly mirror of what we call Milky Way band, which can be said to represent the infinite possibilities contained in the course of one’s life,” Carlos added.
    “As above, so below,” whispered Florinda.
    “The stars were here long before we were born, and will be here long after we are gone…They are a sentient source of memories, of why we are here, of the paths we came to walk. Bathing in their light ignites our own light, our own experience, to shine forth and be shared amongst other stars… Awareness grows with this kind of collaboration,” he added. “New spheres, new pathways are opened, sparkling with appreciation and discovery.”

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Following the line of energy from workshops in Riccione, Italy, 2008, Joshua Tree,  California, 2009, and Madrid, Spain, 2010, this forest retreat weekend workshop extends this knowledge further by focusing on closing any lingering struggles with outside authority – parents, bosses, partners – so that as travelers-from-the-stars, we can move perceptually to live in the richness and abundance of the present, inhaling and claiming our own purpose and authority—our direct connection with infinity—and receive and share with others from that boundless source.

Early morning ‘day-star’ meditations, ‘star baths,’ music circles, day and evening forest walks, and a full Tensegrity workshop employing magical passes and self-examination exercises will be part of this unique event.

A special introductory session – Friday, January 14, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm - is FREE and required for first-time participants and open to all; fee for all others is $30. If you would like to attend, please contact the Co-sponsors directly after registering for the main event below.

For all participants: Full participation is key. A preliminary Recapitulation exercise will be given upon registration or soon after; please register early to allow ample time to complete.

Schedule:

Introductory Session:

Friday, January 14, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Workshop:

Friday, January 14, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Saturday, January 15, 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
Sunday, January 16, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Cost:

1) Workshop, lodging and food

Residents of Russia and Eastern Europe:

$490 USD before Dec 1, 2010; $530 USD thereafter.

All others:           

$565

Includes:

Workshop and all ancillary facilities
Lodging for Friday and Saturday night (double or triple occupancy)
Meals (Friday-dinner; Saturday-breakfast, lunch & dinner; Sunday- breakfast & lunch)

Online registration is closed

 

2) Workshop only

Residents of Russia and Eastern Europe:

$350 USD before Dec 1, 2010; $390 USD thereafter.

All others:           

$425

Includes:

Workshop and all ancillary facilities

Online registration is closed

 

To register for all other forms of payment and for further information, please contact:

            (495) 504-8674 – Tatyana (Moscow)
            (904) 337-9999 – Dmitry (St. Petersburg)

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

http://www.tensegrity.ru

Please register early, as the amount of space is limited. Earlier registration provides more comfortable accommodation.

Accommodation and transportation information will be provided later.

Please note:

Cancellation Policy: Before the start of the event: Refunds or credits will be available less a $100 administration fee for option 1) and $50 administration fee for option 2). After the start of event, no refunds or credits available. Exception: Anyone attending a Cleargreen-sponsored event for the first time may receive a refund, less a $50 administration fee if they notify the registration supervisor in person during or immediately after the first session of the workshop. No refunds are available thereafter.