| 7:15 a.m. |
Awareness through the Body—Julian and Wendy Lines |
| 9:00 |
Welcome to the day—John Robert |
| 9:15–9:45 |
Guided Layers of the Heart meditation—Soleil |
| 9:50–10:40 |
The evolution of nation souls, a slide presentation—Wolfgang |
| 10:40–11:00 |
Break |
| 11:00–11:40 |
Personal spiritual practice and the nation soul—Ashesh Joshi |
| 11:50–12:30 |
Roots of American democracy in Iroquois tradition |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Buffet lunch |
| 1:30–2:15 |
Spiritual ecology: All our relations and world peace—David West |
| 2:20 |
Solstice ceremony—Woman Stands Shining |
| 3:30 |
Break |
| 3:50–5:15 |
Breakout choices:
- Drum journey—Woman Stands Shining
- Energy flow yoga—Sue Valentine
- Pool and spa use
|
| 5:30 |
Dinner buffet with World Cafe tables |
| 6:45–9:15 |
Evening program on Auroville |
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6:45 |
Public attendees for Auroville evening come in from 6:45-7:00 |
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7:00 |
Auroville: A Dream of the Divine, an introductory film |
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7:30 |
Brief overview of Auroville and the International Zone: Why Auroville is at this conference—B Sullivan |
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7:45 |
Impressions of Auroville’s stunning meditation center, the Matrimandir, with Nadaka’s music |
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8:00–8:30 |
Auroville’s vision and reality, a panel discussion —Julian Lines, moderator |
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8:30–9:30 |
Breakout choices:
- Small-group discussions on Auroville
- The Teachings of Flowers, a gorgeous film on the Mother’s spiritual significance of flowers
|
| 7:15 a.m. |
Awareness through the Body—Julian and Wendy |
| 9:00 |
Welcome to the day—Soleil |
| 9:15 |
Gathering soul qualities and shadow apects of the USA, a group exercise—Wolfgang |
| 10:10 |
Science of right relations: Place—Woman Stands Shining |
| 11:00 |
Break |
| 11:20–12:30 |
Breakout choices:
- Aspects of the Divine Mother, a meditative and artistic workshop—Woman Stands Shining and Raina Imig
- Introduction to Integral Yoga—Ashesh Joshi
- Collective sound journey into the American soul with Russian bells—Vera Lipen
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Buffet lunch |
| 2:00–2:45 |
The American soul in popular culture—Michael Miovic |
| 3:00–3:45 |
Breakout choices:
- Exploring geo-spiritual influences on American music—Michael Miovic
- Sacred animal communication—Barbara Shor
- Auroville International USA and Integral Yoga centers in the USA: Presentations and updates
|
| 4:00 |
Breakouts:
- Guided tour of Ashland Plaza, Lithia Park, and Shakespeare Theater (returns at 5:15)—Savitra and Vitaly Geyman
- Energy flow yoga—Sue
- Pool and spa use
|
| 5:30 |
Dinner |
| 6:45–9:30 |
Evening music program: |
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6:45 |
Public attendees for music program come in from 6:45-7:00 |
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7:00–7:20 |
Native-inspired music—Nancy Bloom |
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7:20 |
Introduction of Nadaka and Gopika—Soleil |
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7:25–8:30 |
Chants and rhythms of India—Nadaka and Gopika. (Free for everyone registered for AUM, $15 for non-AUM attendees.) |
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8:30–9:30 |
Breakout choices:
- Dance/movement music (compiled by Lynda Lester)—introduced by Soleil
- Dreamkeeper, a film of sacred stories in cooperation with Native American and Canadian tribes
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