Registration and check-in for AUM 2011 will take place at the Holiday Inn Express (1337 East Kettleman Lane, Lodi, CA) on Thursday, June 30, starting at 3 p.m. Attendees must check out by noon on Monday, July 4, but will be served a sack lunch at noon.
Friday, July 1: Foundation and promise
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| 6:00 am |
Breakfast (6:00–9:00 am) |
| 7:00 am |
Wendy Lines: Morning movement: Gentle hatha yoga (7:00–7:45 am) |
| 9:00 am |
"Why camest thou? Circles of aspiration" |
| 9:45 am |
John Robert Cornell: "Poetry and consciousness in Integral Yoga"
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| 10:00 am |
Aster Patel: "Another ‘being,’ another ‘world’—Do we see it?" |
| 11:00 am |
Group discussion |
| 11:45am |
Lunch (11:45 am–1 pm) |
1:30 pm |
VENUE CHANGE: Leave for Sri Aurobindo Sadhana Peetham
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| 2:15 pm |
Meditation |
| 2:45 pm |
Break |
| 3:00 pm |
Bindu Mohanty:
"Towards the evolution of a gnostic life: Unity, mutuality and harmony." |
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Joanna Zweig, Gaia Lamb, & Mitra Lamb:
"Cooperative inquiry, a tool for the evolution of group consciousness"
(2-hour session) |
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Loretta Shartsis and children: "The new world" |
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Soleil Lithman: "Experiencing the psychic being" |
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Open activities / conversation / swimming / exploring the gardens |
| 4:00 pm |
Break |
| 4:15 pm |
Open meditation |
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Joanna Zweig & Mitra Lamb:
"Cooperative inquiry" session, continued |
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Pravir Malik:: "The cosmic mantra AUM: The power that surmounts all obstacles" |
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Open activities / conversation / swimming / exploring the gardens |
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Volleyball (at tennis court) |
5:15 pm |
VENUE CHANGE: Leave for Holiday Inn Express
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| 5:15 pm |
Leave for Holiday Inn Express |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner (5:30–7:00 pm) |
| 7:00 pm |
"Poetry experience" |
| 7:05 pm |
Lynda Lester: "The new world, the yoga of the earth, and us" |
| 9:00 pm |
Vishnu Eschner: "Music for a new consciousness" |
| 10:00 pm |
"Music cafe" (dining hall) |
Saturday, July 2: Linking our world to the new world
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| 6:00 am |
Breakfast (6:00–9:00 am) |
| 7:00 am |
Julian & Wendy Lines: Morning movement:
Body-conscious movement (7:00–7:45 am) |
| 9:00 am |
"Poetry experience" |
| 9:05 am |
Loretta Shartsis:
"The supramental ship: The link between the supramental world and our world"
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| 10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:45 am |
"Creative expression: Envisioning the supramental ship—art, poetry, & cooperative inquiry" |
| 11:45 am |
Lunch (11:45 am–1 pm) |
12:45 pm |
VENUE CHANGE: Leave for Sri Aurobindo Sadhana Peetham
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| 1:30 pm |
Collective meditation (1:30–1:45) |
| 2:00 pm |
Charles Flores:
"Evolutionary spiritual action: Its foundational elements and practices" |
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Alan Baiss: Film preview:
Conscious: Visioning a film for the new world |
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"Creative expression: Envisioning the supramental ship—art, poetry, & cooperative inquiry" (continued) |
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Gaia Lamb: "Body bliss" |
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Open activities / conversation / swimming / exploring the gardens |
| 3:00 pm |
Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Vishnu Eschner: "Music for a new consciousness" |
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Wolfgang Schmidt-Reinecke & Soleil Lithman:
"Discovering our national soul: Tools for a human unity consciousness," pt. 1 |
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"Creative expression: Envisioning the supramental ship—art, poetry, & cooperative inquiry" (continued) |
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Gaia Lamb: "Body bliss" |
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Open activities / conversation / swimming / exploring the gardens |
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Volleyball (in tennis court) |
| 4:30 pm |
Group photo (in Sri Aurobindo Symbol Garden) |
| 5:00 pm |
Charles Flores:
"Evolutionary spiritual action: Its foundational elements and practices" |
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Wolfgang Schmidt-Reinecke & Soleil Lithman:
"Discovering our national soul: Tools for a human unity consciousness," pt. 2 |
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Art cleanup / dinner preparation |
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Art setup (and collaborative inquiry rehearsals, if necessary) |
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"New world walk" led by the children (start at the play area) |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner at Sri Aurobindo Sadhana Peetham (6:00–7:30 pm)
(seating also in dining room) |
| 7:00 pm |
Collective cleanup |
| 7:30 pm |
Open meditation |
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Pravir Malik: "The cosmic mantra AUM: The power that surmounts all obstacles" |
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"Envisioning the supramental ship: Art, poetry, and collaborative inquiry presentations" |
| 8:30 pm |
Aster Patel: "Mother and the supramental ship" |
| 8:45 pm |
Viewing of 2 exhibitions: "Agni Pavaka — Psychic Fire" by Margaret Phanes; "Supramental Manifestation" by Lorette Shartsis |
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Narad Eggenberger: "Om choir: The new music"
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| 9:00 pm |
Campfire, hot chocolate, and music (near the yurt) |
9:00 pm
10:00 pm |
VENUE CHANGE: Early shuttle leaves for Holiday Inn Express
VENUE CHANGE: Late shuttle leaves for Holiday Inn Express
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Sunday, July 3: Preparing for the miraculous
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| 6:00 am |
Breakfast (6:00–9:00 am) |
| 7:00 am |
Wendy Lines: Morning movement: Gentle hatha yoga (7:00–7:45 am) |
| 9:00 am |
Aster Patel:"Moving toward the new world" |
| 9:30 am |
John Robert Cornell: Attuning and collective reflection |
| 11:00 am |
Break |
| 11:15 am |
Margaret Phanes: "The awakening of the psychic being" (multimedia presentation) |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch (noon–1:30 pm) |
| 1:00 pm |
Centers meeting (room 207) |
| 2:00 pm |
"Poetry experience" |
| 2:05pm |
Loretta Shartsis: "The being that will incarnate in the body of the future" |
| 3:20 pm |
Break |
| 3:35 pm |
Georges Van Vrekhem: "Preparing for the miraculous" (video) |
| 5:00 pm |
Small-group discussion: "Preparing for the miraculous" (also mezzanine & dining hall) |
| 5:45 pm |
Dinner (5:45–7:00 pm) |
| 7:00 pm |
Children: Savitri play |
| 8:00 pm |
Break |
| 8:30 pm |
Live teleconference Q&A with Georges Van Vrekhem (in Auroville) |
| 10:00 pm |
"Music cafe (dining hall) |
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