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DAILY DOSE OF DHARMA with Danica McKellar 

 

My daughter Danica and I have put together a fun, easy to use instructional DVD collection of yoga and meditation, especially developed for beginners, intermediates, and  people on the go!  For more details, check out www.DailyDoseOfDharma.com  

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In January, 2006,  I experienced an enriching and inspiring tour of Sri Lanka with a group of 26 people, headed by Dr. Deepak and Mrs. Rita Chopra.  Dr. Chopra spoke to our group for a few hours each day about the essence of the teachings of Buddha.  We visited ancient temples, including one temple that houses the tooth of Buddha.  This tooth was retrieved from his funeral pyre more than 2,500 years ago.  The majority of our 9-day tour was spent in a place called Dambulla, in the middle of the country... a beautiful, modern hotel, the Hotel Kandalama, situated in the heart of a real jungle.  Wild elephants and monkeys by day, and bats by night, were commonplace, along with over 100 species of bird life.  Here are a few photos   ...

My first night in Sri Lanka, I attended a conference at which Dr. Chopra was the key note speaker.  He spoke to an audience of 1,000 doctors about mind/body medicine.  This was organized by Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, the Executive Director of a wonderful program in Sri Lanka I'll be telling you about in more detail soon!   Shown here after the talk, from left to right, are Mahaila McKellar, Dr. Ariyaratne, Jose Busquets, and Dr. Deepak Chopra.

On the way from Colombo to Kandalama, we stopped along the road to have some fresh coconut water and pineapple.

We visited an elephant orphanage..  a place where they take in injured elephants and care for them.  We were there just after their morning meal, and they were enjoying their time in the river.

A little side attraction, and photo op, at the elephant orphanage. ..  and I can tell you that python has a firm grip on my waist with his tail behind my back!

What I was greeted with early each morning..    monkeys looking for food!  We were told not to feed them, but how can you resist!  

This group includes a mother and baby on the railing.   The baby is in front of the mother, holding on to her mother's fur. 

Part of the view from my room..  that's a man made lake out there.  I was told that all lakes in Sri Lanka are man made, none from nature.  

While riding in a small boat, we glimpsed some of the more than 100 species of birds that live in this jungle.  A few are silhouetted in this tree.

Here we are climbing the 1,200 steps to the top of what they consider to be the 8th Wonder of the World:  the rock of Sigiriya.  The citadel of Sigirya was founded 1,500 years ago by the king Kassapa (447-495 A.D.).  He transformed the 600-foot rock into an impregnable fortress, which included pleasure gardens, fountains, swimming pools, paintings on the rocks and 2 moats for protection.  There is evidence of a sophisticated water system, both for human consumption and for pleasure.  Modern hydrologists continue to theorize on the accomplishments of these 5th century Sri Lankan engineers.  In the above photo, my friend Joanna (another meditation instructor) is about half-way up the steep steps, offering me some water. 

 

A view from the top.  This photo doesn't show the true beauty, the richness of the green, of what was there..  but it certainly shows much of the grandeur.   

I'm feeling very proud of myself for having made the climb non-stop..  well, I did stop to take photos..  :)  I'm actually about halfway coming back down here, at one of the smaller swimming pool areas.

Here what I'm pointing to is how crude and small the original steps were.  Fortunately, they've installed the railing to help out in modern times.  My guide insisted I see this part of the citadel, even though it was not part of the regular tour.  It was a bit challenging, especially since it had started to rain and all the rocks were slippery.    Thank goodness for that railing!

On our last day of touring, we visited the Dalada Maligawa, or Temple of the Tooth Relic, in Kandy.  Buddha's tooth is kept here, safely guarded.  That's the entrance to the temple in the background.

Inside the temple, some of the young monks were happy to pose for a photo.

One of the rooms of the temple.  All were very ornate, very beautiful, and felt very sacred.  It was a true honor to visit.

A great article on how meditation benefits the brain and actually makes it grow!   followed by some 2005 photos.  Enjoy! 

16 November 2005

 

The World's No.1 Science & Technology News Service

 

People who meditate say the practice restores their energy, and some claim they need less sleep as a result. Many studies have reported that the brain works differently during meditation – brainwave patterns change and neuronal firing patterns synchronise. But whether meditation actually brings any of the restorative benefits of sleep has remained largely unexplored.

So Bruce O’Hara and colleagues at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, US, decided to investigate. They used a well-established “psychomotor vigilance task”, which has long been used to quantify the effects of sleepiness on mental acuity. The test involves staring at an LCD screen and pressing a button as soon as an image pops up. Typically, people take 200 to 300 milliseconds to respond, but sleep-deprived people take much longer, and sometimes miss the stimulus altogether.

Ten volunteers were tested before and after 40 minutes of either sleep, meditation, reading or light conversation, with all subjects trying all conditions. The 40-minute nap was known to improve performance (after an hour or so to recover from grogginess). But what astonished the researchers was that meditation was the only intervention that immediately led to superior performance, despite none of the volunteers being experienced at meditation.

“Every single subject showed improvement,” says O’Hara. The improvement was even more dramatic after a night without sleep. But, he admits: “Why it improves performance, we do not know.” The team is now studying experienced meditators, who spend several hours each day in practice.

Brain builder

What effect meditating has on the structure of the brain has also been a matter of some debate. Now Sara Lazar at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, US, and colleagues have used MRI to compare 15 meditators, with experience ranging from 1 to 30 years, and 15 non-meditators.

They found that meditating actually increases the thickness of the cortex in areas involved in attention and sensory processing, such as the prefrontal cortex and the right anterior insula.

“You are exercising it while you meditate, and it gets bigger,” she says. The finding is in line with studies showing that accomplished musicians, athletes and linguists all have thickening in relevant areas of the cortex. It is further evidence, says Lazar, that yogis “aren’t just sitting there doing nothing".

The growth of the cortex is not due to the growth of new neurons, she points out, but results from wider blood vessels, more supporting structures such as glia and astrocytes, and increased branching and connections.

The new studies were presented at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, in Washington DC, US.

 

Recent photos to share:

 I attended the "Secrets of Enlightenment" seminar at The Chopra Center in October.  This seminar was given by Dr. David Simon and Dr. Deepak Chopra, and limited to just 30 participants, so lots of personal time with our instructors.   It was a wonderful experience!  This is the only seminar in which both doctors lecture at the same time!  What a treat for us to have them in the room together, collaborating on answers to our questions, and interacting with each other!  This is Dr. David Simon, posing with me.    He's an awesome doctor, integrating ayurveda with western and alternative methods.  See part of his bio, which I've copied from the Chopra Center's web site. below our picture.  Then keep scrolling down for more photos:  

David Simon, M.D., Medical Director/Co-Founder

David Simon, M.D. has been instrumental in forging a new model of health that integrates body, mind, and spirit. As Co-founder and Medical Director of The Chopra Center at La Costa Resort and Spa, David is dedicated to catalyzing the evolution of the prevailing healthcare system to a "healing system". Since he began his association with Deepak Chopra, M.D. in the 1980's, Simon has become one of the nation's foremost authorities on the effective and appropriate use of holistic health care practices.
 

Simon is the recipient of a National Institutes of Health grant to study mind body medical approaches on health quality, and has created initiatives to bring integrated mind body medical programs to medical institutions, community health centers, and health resorts.

In his role as Medical Director, Dr. Simon is the driving force behind The Chopra Center's development, training and implementation of programs and seminars in mind body medicine, emotional healing, and spirituality.  
 

David Simon laid the foundation for his influence in the medical community through his practice in neurology, and his roles as Chief of Staff and Medical Director of the Neurological Services at Sharp Cabrillo Hospital, an affiliate of the Sharp HealthCare system, the largest in Southern California. As a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California San Diego, Dr. Simon supervises medical students rotating through The Chopra Center.

Next photo: 

This wonderful group of people just received their Primordial Sound mantras on November 11th.  This class took place in Grass Valley, California.  My hosts, who invited me to bring this course to their home and graciously gave me a beautiful room in which to stay during my time there, were Lisa Schrader and her husband Rick Schlussel.  I first saw Lisa and Rick on the Oprah show.      They are teachers of tantra (www.awakeningshakti.com ) and had been hired by Oprah for a show which had the theme of helping long-time married couples refresh their relationships.  Shortly after that show aired, we became acquainted and they asked me to come into their home to teach them and friends Primordial Sound Meditation.  Then a couple of my friends also joined the group, and we all had a great time!

Those pictured, starting in the first row center with the blue shirt and bright smile is my friend (and a extraordinary horsewoman and teacher of dressage!) Lucy Parker.  To her left and going clockwise is Heather, Lisa, Rick,  Kevin, Laura, Ann, Jean, and back to the front row is Lucy's daughter Courtney.  Special note here:  Courtney is a senior in high school.  She is writing her senior paper on ayurveda in the hopes of influencing her friends and other teenagers toward a healthier lifestyle by letting them know they have another option for releasing stress from their lives.          Go Courtney! 

 

 Last photos, for now:

Deepak Chopra M.D. was given an award for being a bridge builder between east and west at a forum at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, October 18, 2005.  I was honored to represent The Chopra Center at this event, where I met numerous brilliant scholars and professors of eastern philosophies and cultures.  This first photo is of Deepak speaking shortly after receiving the award.  There were over 200 people present.  The second photo is of Deepak, me, and Deepak's wonderful wife Rita Chopra at the end of the evening.

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 For an article on the health benefits of meditation from a reputable, mainstream source..   From MSNBC,  May 21, 2005

Click here: MSNBC - Meditation good for the heart, study finds

This is an excellent article, with one slight flaw.  They state "Advocates of the practice say it doesn’t require any particular religious belief or lifestyle change, though TM is rooted in Hinduism." 

TM and  Primordial Sound Meditation are rooted in the Vedic teachings.  Hinduism is a religion that is based on these teachings.  The Vedic teachings, though, are not Hinduism or any other religion.  They are a philosophy, teaching what the ancient rishis, sages and seers of India observed to be the laws of nature, the laws of the Universe.

Still, from wherever or whatever they come, the benefits are definitely there for all who practice these techniques!

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There are several web sites out there that list links to other web sites in the meditation, yoga, mind/body, spiritual, alternative medicine, and metaphysical communities.  I've just had notice that http://www.meditationhq.com has added this site to their links.  I checked it out, and I must say it's one of the easiest to navigate sites I've seen!  There are a few ads, which are  easy to ignore, if you choose to do so - though they are related to the subject matter, some of them of public service, so you just might want to click on those links, too.  And there is so much information to be found! They describe their site as "a comprehensive spirituality and meditation resource directory" ..  and that it is!

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[update: Due to circumstances beyond her control, my hostess has asked that we postpone the class until much later in the year.  I'll keep you updated when we choose a new date. ] ...   Did I mention I've been invited to teach in TAHITI ? I'll be traveling there in May and staying in the home of my gracious hostess and student.  It promises to be a wonderful experience, both seeing the beautiful island of Moorea, and teaching in such a paradise!  Thank you, Angela, for your generous invitation!!

 

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     Check out my Chopra Center Bio on The Chopra Center's web site...

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2004’s Retreat for the Chopra Educators was a wonderful  experience and I’d like to share a little of it with you.   We had 4 days together  - May 21-24 - at the Chopra Center at La  Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.  Here we all are.  Deepak is in the middle, third row up.

 

The purpose of our retreats is for us to strengthen our  connection with each other, Deepak, David, Roger, and  the staff at The Chopra Center, while we share with each  other ways in which we can become further of service  our communities, our families, our world and our higher purpose.  In the following photos you'll see us having fun together in various settings.  The smiles and laughter come spontaneously from the genuine feelings of lightness,  playfulness, peace, harmony and love that are generated from our individual and collective awareness of our real selves..  the outcome of going into the Silence..  a feeling    and an awareness I would wish for everyone to experience.             

We began each day early with yoga, then an hour meditation and a light breakfast.  Following breakfast we hah a  lecture/sharing session, followed by lunch, another lecture/sharing session, another hour meditation, then dinner and social time.  During some of the sessions we had fun with other techniques such as “moving” and “laughing meditations.”  Here we are in the midst of a Moving Meditation ..                                                                             

 

and then a Laughing Meditation..

 

The gal leading this meditation had us all laughing out of control.   And what a playful way to bond with 100 other people!   Here she had us walking around like penguins.  I know it might sound silly, but it really was fun!  

The first day our sessions were led by Roger Gabriel.    Roger assisted Deepak in setting up his first ayurvedic medical center in Boston many years ago.  Originally from England,  Roger has been working with Deepak for over 18 years & heads the meditation teachers' program.  He now spends much of his time in India, both for his own spiritual journey and to take small groups on tours of temples, ayurvedic centers, to see the famed and often hard to find Naadi astrologers, and exploring the River Ganges and other parts of India, while sharing his ever-expanding wisdom and good humor.              

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Inside Roger's office at The Chopra Center..

The second day was with Dr. David Simon, the managing director of the Chopra Center and a wonderful ayurvedic physician.                   

 Our third day was with Deepak   

 

 The last day was with David Greenspan, our new COO. 

Out of the 600+ teachers throughout the world, 100 of us attended.   The one who traveled the farthest was from Sweden.   We also had teachers from Mexico, Belgium, Canada, England, Switzerland and from all over the U.S.   It was fun putting pins in a world map, seeing where we all traveled from to come together for our Retreat..    This is Jan, Deepak's personal assistant.

How does one describe the camaraderie and bliss..  what it's like when so many of us get together for several days to meditate together and share our time and our thoughts..  and at such a beautiful place like La Costa.

Here I am with Jorge, a meditation instructor from Santa Rosa, CA, after an outdoor lunch in the warm California sunshine.  That's one of La Costa's famous  golf courses in the background.

On our second night we had a talent show.  During an hour of us entertaining each other, there were original  poems performed with a bit of humor by Donna Meisbach (a widely published poet) from Ohio.  

 a chi demonstration 

That's Darcy from Los Angeles sitting in the chair and Jorge guiding the group.  After focusing chi energy in their hands over her head, each of the four people put their hands under Darcy's shoulders and knees and lifted her effortlessly, like a feather!  They had their hands, palms together, using the edges of just their index fingers and thumbs to do the lifting.  They also lifted her before focusing the chi energy and to see the difference of before and after was a surprise and just amazing! 

We also enjoyed the talent of wonderful singers, including Corrine Champigny.  Corrine comes from Nashville where she had her own yoga center and recorded  several new age CD's with her original songs, as well as putting her music behind ancient chants.  Corrine is now at The Chopra Center, has her own yoga video and she's  heading up the new Yoga Teacher Training program.  Corrine was the one to organize the teachers' retreat  this year, and thanks to her it was a great success!

 

Along with standup comedy, here's a demonstration of how juggling and life reflect each other.  Bernard (all the way from Belgium!) told us to succeed, it's all a matter of "letting go."

 

And I pulled out a Hawaiian CD and did a little hula..    

If any of you have ever considered becoming a teacher of  meditation, yoga or any of the programs the Chopra Center offers, I want to encourage you, because, as you can see, I think it’s a wonderful community to be a part of.

During these annual retreats, Deepak always has something  new and exciting to tell us:  everything from news about his family, new things coming for the Chopra Center, expounding on his latest passion, to his latest discovery concerning this amazing universe of ours.    

One of the things that Deepak talked about extensively this year was imaginal cells, a topic he's been including in his lectures in recent months..  He’s also written about it briefly on the message board at Chopra.com when answering someone’s question.   In case you missed it, I’ll include both the question and Deepak’s answer here.  It’s a very exciting subject, and a wonderful metaphor for what’s happening in our world:

Question to Deepak:                                    .
I came to hear you speak at Seattle last week.  You said some very fascinating things about butterflies and imaginal cells. I took notes as fast as I could but I think I might have missed something about how you connect the caterpillar/butterfly    process to human transformation. I am writing something for an essay competition (that if it wins will be published in Resurgence magazine) and so I want to quote you right. This is what I say: Deepak Chopra, a doctor and writer on human transformation, uses the unique metamorphosis of the butterfly as an allegory for change. Dr. Chopra says that caterpillars have a few cells inside of them that biologists have called imaginal cells. As the body of the caterpillar slowly decomposes inside the chrysalis, these imaginal cells, the only live cells left, feed off the decaying "soup" in order to multiply and grow. Within, each caterpillar there are just a few imaginal cells that carry the blueprints for the butterfly. The point is that we need to see ourselves as these imaginal cells. That we can transform the world if we allow ourselves to feed off the destruction, and violence that is happening in the world, in a positive way, and slowly, bit by bit, metamorphose human culture into something as wondrous as a  butterfly. Please let me know if I have got your idea correctly.

Answer:
You have the basic ideas there pretty well. The imaginal cells that go on to become the butterfly are initially killed off by the immune system of the caterpillar because the cells are so different. But the imaginal cells keep appearing in greater and   greater numbers. More survive and become stronger by forming together into little groups that communicate and resonate at the same frequency. After a while, the destruction of the cell structure within the caterpillar extends to its immune system as well. At this point, the functioning of the organism is no longer a caterpillar, it has a new identity and a new way of functioning.  It is as if the imaginal cells now recognize they are a butterfly. The imaginal cells are no longer isolated and struggling to survive, they are beginning to work together to share the work of life   through differentiation and specialization within the organism. Each imaginal cell is now free to follow its purpose within the context of the whole.  This model of seeing ourselves as imaginal cells in a caterpillar gives us a way to understand how simply by linking together and sharing the knowledge we have, can make us powerful agents of transformation in the world and at the same time it instructs us not to become discouraged with the  old paradigms and the apparent confusion around us. You may also want to look at Norie Huddle’s  book “Butterfly.” Good luck on your essay.

Love,

Deepak

I hope you enjoyed this overview of our 2004 Teachers' Retreat.

~Namaste     

Mahaila

 

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IMPORTANT SCHEDULING NOTICE: 

I usually set course dates on a By Request basis.   After consulting with the those who make the initial request and we've chosen a date,  I'll then post it here so others can join if they so wish.   Therefore,  if you do not see an upcoming date or location on the schedule page that meets your requirements,   we can most likely find the perfect times, dates and city to meet both your and my schedules.  

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I was looking at my photo album of a trip I took to India in November of 2000 and came across this photo.   It's a bit grainy from the scanning and transferring, but I thought it would be fun to share it anyway.  

 

This was at the "How to Know God" seminar in Agra,  and Deepak was gracious enough to pause from his dinner for a photo with me.   Each night of the seminar the dinner and entertainment would have a theme from a different part of India.  This particular night was from Rajasthan.  That black smudge on Deepak's forehead is left from a welcoming ceremony.  Sprinkling the guests with flower petals and anointing them with a smudge on the forehead was not unusual during these events.   The food was always interesting and outstanding.  This particular night we even had real life gypsies dancing and entertaining us, and then they invited us to dance with them!  

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Dr. Deepak Chopra has been very busy with a new organization "The Alliance for the New Humanity."   I was fortunate to attend the first conference in Puerto Rico in December, 2003.    For more information about this wonderful group of brilliant people who have the intention to bring about peace, unity and prosperity for our world, and to find out about this year's conference in Puerto Rico the first week of December, go to www.anhglobal.org   

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I was surprised, honored, flattered and humbled at receiving the following Humanitarian Award from an organization that does tremendous amounts of brilliant heart-felt work in healing emotional wounds.   

Thank you and Namaste to Bill McDonald and  Vietnamexp.com  

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Check out Time Magazine!  

 

"Just Say Om.  Scientists study it. Doctors recommend it. Millions of Americans—many of whom don't even own crystals—practice it every day. Why? Because meditation works
By JOEL STEIN"
Click here to see the full article:  
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030804-471136,00.html

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 Dr. Deepak Chopra held an Open House and Book Signing on March 17, 2003, at the  La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California, to introduce the public to the new home of The Chopra  Center.   Deepak gave a brief talk and then graciously signed books for those present.   He introduced  his book:

“Golf for Enlightenment”
The Seven Lessons for the Game of Life

Deepak is relatively new to golf.   He'd been playing for just a couple of years when he wrote this book.   He wrote the book, not because he considers himself an expert in the sport, but because - in his words: 

"Golf can introduce you to the Mystery School that is your Soul."

“This is the finest book on golf that I have ever read.  If you are interested in taking your game to the next level, this is a must-read.”
—Dave Stockton, Jr., PGA Tour Professional

"Golf for Enlightenment is an eloquent reminder that there is a Garden of Eden just waiting to be discovered in all of us."
—Marcus Allen, CBS football analyst and golfer

"An ethereal and delightful experience.  Those of us who live in the game are often teased by what appears to be its specious nature.  However, it is the genuine nature of what the game offers that is the very allure of this lovely book"
—Jeff Johnson, PGA Golf Professional

“This book walks hand in hand with the bible in how to live.  This is a great connection between everyday life and your athletic one.”
—Sterling Sharpe, ESPN analyst and golfer

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 It was a wondrous day in January, 2003, "A Day To Experience" Workshop!    After getting acquainted, we started our day  with a long quiet meditation which concluded in a guided healing meditation.   From there we went on to having fun asking questions of our pendulums; a lunch of light and wholesome foods; connecting with the energy of trees; chanting for World Peace and to the Goddess Saraswati for knowledge, peace and beauty; then an active round of Osho's Kundalini Meditation - we cleared the furniture away to make room for our dancing!  Our Tea and Desserts (homemade cheesecake and apricot kuchen) included a (homemade chocolate) birthday cake for one of the participants.   We finished the day with one-on-one sessions of channeled healing energy.   And all of our activities were interspersed with answers to the participants personal questions about meditation, shadow work and other pertinent subjects.   

If you're interested in attending the next workshop, be sure to contact me so I can have you on the mailing list!   

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It's been two years since I was last in INDIA and I can still say it was a wonderful learning experience.  I arrived there in mid-January, 2002, and stayed for a month.  My time was spent meditating and studying at an ashram in Pune that was originally established by the Guru Osho.       I truly enjoyed the variety of meditation experiences I had while I was there:  silent meditation, gibberish, moving meditation, dance,  Kundalini meditation, Sufi chanting, and more.   I had not done so much active meditation previous to this trip.  For me it was ultimately a relaxing experience that enabled my body to release inner tensions so that my silent meditations were and are quieter, deeper.       As I joined group sessions at the ashram, I found myself deeply involved with shadow processing.  Though this was not always a pleasant experience, it was very rewarding.  After 11 months, I still feel I am integrating, and benefiting from my time and study in Pune.  To keep the shadow process in motion, after I returned from India, I read  Debbie Ford's book "Dark Side of the Light Chasers" and then attended her Shadow Process workshop during the summer of 2002.   Even more was gotten from this experience, all of it coming together with what I learned about myself, my inner dialogue, old habits, old chatter..  those things which keep us 'stuck' in places we'd rather not be.  I've found for me this has been very rewarding.   I would recommend it to anyone who has felt any attraction to the idea of shadow work!

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As mentioned above, THE CHOPRA CENTER is part of the beautiful, world renown La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.  It made the move to a temporary space on the grounds,  May, 2002, and settled into permanent, beautifully renovated quarters in March, 2003.    Carlsbad is about 30 minutes north of downtown San Diego, 90 minutes south of Los Angeles.   Deepak wanted the Center to have more conveniently located hotel accommodations and more of nature at hand.  This marriage of the La Costa Resort & Spa and The Chopra Center has brought this desire to full manifestation.   Give yourself a treat and visit there soon!   For information on seminars and Deepak's touring calendar: http://www.chopra.com

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Perhaps once or twice a month I send out EMAIL regarding topics like new dates for Courses I'm offering, news about Deepak Chopra, sometimes to share a particularly inspiring message from one of my students, group meditation meetings, etc. If you'd like to be on that emailing list, click here to "Contact Mahaila" and send an email with your request.

To inquire about booking a SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT for your club, work, charity group or other organization, please contact me through this web site.  My talk,  "An Introduction to Meditation", includes basic  introductory information on meditation - what is it, what can it do for you, how it relieves stress, and more - , followed by a question and answer period, and ends with a group meditation experience.     

~Namaste~