Subject: April2015Newsletter

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Tuesday,April14,20159:54AM

April2015Newsletter

SilentMeditationRetreatBenefits:
Expandingcreativity,peacefulness,selfrealization,serviceto
othersandbeingyourownbestfriend.

ViaDr.SidJordan|April16,2015

ExpandingCreativePotentialandPeacefulMoments
Whetheryouareanexperiencedorbeginningmeditatoryourcanbenefitfromamore
intensiveperiodofsilentmeditationtoquietthemindandreset
yourheartfeltpriorities.Weneedtorememberthatsilentmeditativeor

contemplativemomentshavebeenanaturalpartofourlivesonnaturewalks,
gardening,orsittingquietlysomewhereinnatureoronourporch.Thesemomentsof
reflectioninnatureorinourmorningshowerareoftenpunctuatedwithinsightsinto
issueswehavebeenintenselyponderingforsomeperiodoftime.Intheseslower
pacedandquietermomentsaneededsolutionspontaneouslyappears.Imaginethese
momentsofinsightbeingmultipliedbydaysdevotedtosilentmeditation.Cutting
throughthemindschatterinextendedsilentmeditationswediscoverthatjustbelow
thesurfaceofourbusylivesandthoughtsthereisaclearandpeacefulmindandheart
thatofferscreativeandcleardirections.Withdisciplinedeffortwecanreturn
repeatedlytothispeacefulabodeforguidance.

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"DownsizeMe!"
TheSecrettoaSlimmer,HealthierBody.
ViaRameshBjonnes|April16,2015

Thenotedjournalistandauthorofseveralbestsellingbookson
foodincontemporaryAmerica,MichaelPollan,sumsuphisideal
foodphilosophyinthreesimplerules:
Eatfood.Mostlyplants.Nottoomuch.
Eatfood,mostlyplants,nottoomuch.WhenIfirstranacrossthislittleconceptual
gem,Iwasstrucknotonlybyhowsimpleitwas,howitsummedupawhole
philosophyinsevenshortwords,butalsohowolditwas:Intheyogatradition,this
sameinsighthasbeentaughtforthousandsofyears.
InTantraYogainparticular,oneofShiva's"SevenSecretsofSuccess"istoeat
nutritiousvegetarianfood,butnottoomuch.Accordingtoyogicwisdom,this
teaching,attributedtothegreatKingofYoga,waspasseddownorallyfromasfarback
asprehistorictimes.
BoththeAyurvedicandNaturopathictraditionsteachusthateatingtoomuchfoodis
oneofthemaincausesofdisease.Why?Becauseregularlytakingintoomuchfood
compromisesthedigestivesystem,whichinturnreducesvitality,increasesbody

weightandweakenstheimmunesystem.

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Itisamazinghowonlyacoupledaysofsilencecancreateasenseofselfdiscoveryand
camaraderie.OurSlientMeditationandYogaRetreatgiveparticipantsthe
opportunitytoconnectwiththemselvesandothersatadeeperlevelbeyondtheusual
discourse.
Sohereitisaweekendexperienceofsilence,reflection,meditation,andpeace.
Thisweekendretreatwillgiveyoutheopportunitytorevitalizeyourself,unclutter
yourmind,deepenyourunderstandingofyourselfandothers,anddiscoversourcesof
strengthyoumayhaveonlyglimpsedbutnowcancometoown.Silenceallowsyou
thetimeyoualwayswantedtoputthingsintoperspective,findthebalance,and
recognizewhatthesignsofyourlifearetryingtotellyou.
Justshowupandwewillprovidethespace,programs,deliciousfood,and
encouragementforyourselfdiscovery.

SilentMeditationandYogaretreatsatthePrama
Instituteareunique:

Wecombineopenperiodsofpersonalreflectionwithpowerfulmeditations,
bothsittingandmoving.
Yogaclassesthatcombineflowandrestorativeposes.
Thenaturewalksalongthescenictrailsofourlandareidealforexperiencing
thebeautyandpeacearoundyouandwithin.
Thevisualizationexerciseshelpyoureflectonwhereyouhavebeen,whereyou
are,andwhereyouaregoing.
Journalingletsyouexpressyourdiscoveriesandrememberthemwheneveryou
wanttoreviewthem.
And,ofcourse,ourlegendarygourmetmealskeepitallinperspective.
FormoreinformationandregistrationCLICKHERE.

When:April2426,2015

Thisprogramwillfeatureallthe

Location:PramaWellnessCenter

elementsofourweekendretreats

Program:WellnessWeekend

exceptthejuicecleanse.Duringthe

Retreat

weekendyouwillenjoydelicious

Faculty:RameshBjonnes

wellnessmealsthewholeweekend.

Cost:$375$425(Seebelowfor

Ourchefsworkmagicinthekitchen

moreinfo)

andcreateappetizingmealsthatare

glutenfree,vegan,sugarfree,andare
MoreInfoHere

healthyandnutrientdense.

When:May1317,2015

Our5dayyogadetox&juicecleanse

Location:PramaWellnessCenter

programisaverypopularretreat.You

Program:5DayYogaDetox

willfeelrefreshedandrevitalized

Faculty:RameshBjonnes,Sid

whenyouleaveourcenter.Itisa

JordanandLindaMacfarlane

greatwaytocleanseinasupportive

Cost:$680$755(MoreInfo

environment.Youwillenjoy3full

Below)

daysofliquidfasting,twodaysof
deliciousanddetoxingmeals,

MoreInfoHere

workshops,privatehealth
consultations,groupsupport,daily
yogaandmeditationclasses.

Program:ConsciousCooking:

JoinusatThePramaWellnessCenter

LearningtoPrepareDelicious&

forafunfilledandinformative

HealthyFood

weekendofcookingforahappymind

When:May2931,2015

andbody.Whenyouleavethisretreat

Location:PramaWellnessCenter

youwillbeabletocookdeliciousand

Faculty:RameshBjonnesand

healthymeals.Youwilllearnthe

AlexDickie

techniqueinourhandsoncooking

Cost:$375$450

classeswithourheadchef,Alex
Dickie.Youwillgohomewithallthe

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recipesfromtheweekend.

ChickPea&TahiniStew

Directions

Ingredients

Startbypreboilingyoursquash.

3/4smallcanofchickpeas

Squashcooksfasterthenpotatoesso

1cupcubedbutternutsquash

keepyoureyeonthem.Oncecooked,
strainandputaside.

1/2headdicedbroccoli
1verylargerdicedkaleleaf

Tomakesaucestartbysimmering1/2
cupwater,misoandthetahiniina

1smalldicedzucchini

mediumpot.Thismixturewillbevery
thicksokeepstiringandaddwater

1Tblmiso(yellow)

slowlyasthesaucebeginstocook.

1squeezedlime

Afterabout5minaddthebraggs,

2cupswater

lime,chillipasteandcrackedpepper.

2TblBraggs

Decidehowthickyouwantyoursauce

1/2cuptahini

andaddwatertothinoralittletahini
tothicken.Cookforanother2min.

1/2tspcrackedpepper
1/2tspchillipaste

Addchoppedvegetable,chickpeas

1Tblchoppedfreshcilantro

andcookedsquashtothepotwiththe

tahinisauceandbringtoasimmer.
Againatthisstageyoucanaddmore
waterifneeded.Alsocheckthesalt
levelandaddBraggsorsaltifneeded.
Addfreshlychoppedcilantrojust
beforeserving.

SubtleRecoveryRetreat
April2426,2015

SubtleRecoveryRetreatsofferparticipantsan
opportunitytofacilitatehealing,buildskills,gain
freshinsightsintotheconnectionbetweenthe12
Stepsandyoga,andbuildcommunity.Enhance
yourexistingrecoverybyutilizingtherapeutic
yoga,expressivearts,supportivegroupprocess
andotherholistictechniques.
CLICKHEREformoreinformationandregistration.

NCMountainRetreatwithDonnaGardner+
JessBichler
June5June7,2015
This3dayyogaretreatwillconsistofdaily
meditation,gentle,andvinyasaflowyogaclasses(opentoalllevels).In
additiontoagentleandvigorousasanapractice,yogapranayama&
restorativeguidedrelaxation,thisyogaretreatwillincludetimefor
instructionintheBuddhiststyleofvipassana,orinsightmeditation.
CLICKHEREformoreinformationandregistration.

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