Saturday, 9am - 5pm: Pharmacy of Flowers: A Sensual Journey Through The World of Aromatic Plants

Join us for an olfactory feast featuring some of the world's most exotic, rare, and precious essential oils, including various types of roses, jasmines, lotuses, orange blossom, agarwood, sandalwood, champaca, and many others. This is a comprehensive introduction to aromatic plants and essential oils, with special emphasis on the benefits of fragrance in daily life and the use of essential oils for enhancing health and happiness. 

Sunday, 9am - 5pm: A Contemplative Approach to Ayurvedic Wisdom

Using aromatherapy and a meditation-based approach to learning, we will explore the fundamental concepts of Ayurvedic medicine and philosophy as it is expressed in the moment-moment events within the body, senses and mind. Ayurveda is an ancient system of holistic healing, based on profound principles derived from contemplating humanity's relationship with nature. Floracopeia essential oils will be used to enhance meditative states and will be applied to understanding the importance of:

Abiding in the self

The nature of prana (life force) and its intelligence

The five universal elements and the physical ground of being

The seven tissue levels and their relationship to the sense of self

Life as evolution of light into consciousness

How prana flows in and out of the sense organs

Friday July 27, 7 - 9pm: Free introduction

Cost: $100 for single day, $185 for weekend, $170 preregistration before 6/28

Location: TBAContact: Deborah Halvorson, Phone: 714-955-9264;  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it