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Subject : Special MEDITATION ON THE DIVINE MOTHER - not yet fully booked From 05 February 2012 to 05 February 2012 From 14:00 to 16:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Ongoing meditations resume the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm. reciting the SRI LALITA SAHASRANAMAVALI, the 1000 names of the DIVINE MOTHER, in Sanskrit, followed by a short meditation and Chai. All welcome. Click for larger images Price : Donation Booking : Kindly email or call ahead to confirm your presence.

Subject : Special MEDITATION ON THE DIVINE MOTHER - not yet fully booked From 04 March 2012 to 04 March 2012 From 14:00 to 16:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Ongoing meditations resume the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm. reciting the SRI LALITA SAHASRANAMAVALI, the 1000 names of the DIVINE MOTHER, in Sanskrit, followed by a short meditation and Chai. All welcome. Click for larger images Price : Donation Booking : Kindly email or call ahead to confirm your presence.

Subject : Special RE-INVENTING YOUR SELF - THE MID-LIFE CRISIS - not yet fully booked From 25 March 2012 to 25 March 2012 From 10:00 to 17:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Midlife brings many changes in values and viewpoint, and often radical decisions, break ups and new beginnings. You suddenly realize that you may have already more time behind you than ahead of you and there is new sobriety arising, compliments of the outer planets, and the big RAHU-KETU (Uranus-Neptune) influence that pushes the soul and psyche onward to really fulfill its destiny. In our destiny vibration we learn to receive feedback from the environment and our peers and become aware that we also have a social and global responsibility in our aim, work and conduct. This is a cycle of courage and maturing. Getting real. We will use astrological, as well as mythological and spiritual, references for this contemplative experiential day. Examine the challenges brought on at an individual level, and what evolutionary changes can be made to allow you to integrate the lessons and wisdom gained through the midlife experience. Click for larger images Price : $ 220.50 Booking : Pre-registration required Remarks : For those between 37 1/2 & 44 1/2 years old... If prepaid in full one month prior to workshop date, deduct 20 % and mail a cheque.

Subject : Numerology VEDIC NUMEROLOGY FOUNDATION COURSE - not yet fully booked From 31 March 2012 to 01 April 2012 From 10:00 to 17:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi This weekend will provide a comprehensive foundation for understanding the play and inter-relationship between the 9 planets and their vibrational influence on our entire existence. We will cover the history, mythology, sutras and slokas related to the planetary agents in the form of the 9 numbers. We will befriend their unique vibrations. Learning their attributes, inner natures and inherent potentials. Find how they affect our personalities and govern every thought, breath and deed. This will be a fun and illuminating exercise. Vedic numerology is primarily a self help tool to observe ones desires, motivations and personality traits in choices like environment, food, sex, partnerships, career and spiritual inclinations. Practicing numerology is insightful, entertaining and deepens ones awareness of the macrocosm reflecting through the microcosm and vice versa. This foundation weekend is essential to understand the nature of these energies, their strength and weaknesses and how to best husband and refine our karmic inheritance. Our study focus will be on the birthday of each participant, and the cycle of the year we are collectively dealing with, and what is most likely to occur. The intermediate and advanced courses are separate weekends building upon this examined and integrated foundation and its practice in ones daily life. More details Price : $ 462.00 Booking : Pre-registration required Remarks : If postmarked and prepaid in full one month in advance deduct 20% from the tuition and postal mail a cheque. Includes all handouts, vegetarian lunch and chai each day.

Subject : Special MEDITATION ON THE DIVINE MOTHER - not yet fully booked From 06 May 2012 to 06 May 2012 From 14:00 to 16:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Ongoing meditations resume the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm. reciting the SRI LALITA SAHASRANAMAVALI, the 1000 names of the DIVINE MOTHER, in Sanskrit, followed by a short meditation and Chai. All welcome. Click for larger images Price : Donation Booking : Kindly email or call ahead to confirm your presence.

Subject : Special MEDITATION ON THE DIVINE MOTHER - not yet fully booked From 03 June 2012 to 03 June 2012 From 14:00 to 16:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Ongoing meditations resume the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm. reciting the SRI LALITA SAHASRANAMAVALI, the 1000 names of the DIVINE MOTHER, in Sanskrit, followed by a short meditation and Chai. All welcome. Click for larger images Price : Donation Booking : Kindly email or call ahead to confirm your presence.

Subject : Numerology VEDIC NUMEROLOGY INTERMEDIATE COURSE - not yet fully booked From 09 June 2012 to 10 June 2012 From 10:00 to 17:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi This weekend will give us the divinatory tools to work with the entire birth data of an individual participant as well as the compatibility of planetary relationships. The intermediate level is a way to gain deeper insight as to how your birth data, day, month and year, reveal your entire karmic history and destiny. We will also work with the soul expression number and the name number, and how and why it is sometimes useful to change ones name. The chanting of the appropriate remedial mantras and the ayurvedic upayas constitute another aspect of the intermediate level. The foundation course is absolutely necessary as the contextual richness of building these modules demand a clear mind and a fertile brain that can allow for these occult possibilities. The student will become more intuitive and more familiar with the deities and the recommended pujas for each one of the planetary agents. Remedial gemstones, as per Harish Johari book are also discussed so they may be incorporated in achieving personal empowerment. Here we follow ancient traditional prescriptions, which, if applied correctly and reverently, may produce astounding healing results. The required sanctity can be imparted by receiving and implementing an appropriate mantra, an accurately sized gemstone and overall tried and true information. More details Price : $ 462.00 Booking : Pre-Registration required Remarks : If postmarked and prepaid in full one month in advance deduct 20% from the tuition and postal mail a cheque. Includes all handouts, vegetarian lunch and chai each day.

Subject : Mantra Meditation MEDITATION, SUTRAS AND MANTRAS - not yet fully booked From 30 June 2012 to 30 June 2012 From 10:00 to 17:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi This day is very meditative as we explore the potency of various specific Sanskrit mantras in a peaceful country setting, while visualizing the corresponding yantras which are here at the OMPALACE. Sitting and walking meditations, interspersed with instruction on pronunciation, sutras and shlokas (original symbolic texts from the ancient Hindu epics such as the Bhagavad Gita, Janeshwari, Mahabarata) will be discussed and explored in relationship to a meaningful connection for individual mantra practice. Mantras dealing with health, wealth, world peace, specific ailments and karmic purification will be given and practiced. The mantras we will be practicing are both seed sounds, universal and individual mantras depending on your own numeric vibration. The main focus will be on the GAYATRI mantra, the universal maha mantra of the Vedic tradition. Over time you will find that mantras will significantly enhance your well-being as well as keep you aligned to your higher purpose. Click for larger images Price : $ 231.00 Booking : Pre-registration required Remarks : If postmarked and prepaid in full one month in advance deduct 20 % from the tuition and postal mail a cheque. Includes all handouts, a vegetarian lunch and chai.

Subject : Special MEDITATION ON THE DIVINE MOTHER - not yet fully booked From 01 July 2012 to 01 July 2012 From 14:00 to 16:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Ongoing meditations resume the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm. reciting the SRI LALITA SAHASRANAMAVALI, the 1000 names of the DIVINE MOTHER, in Sanskrit, followed by a short meditation and Chai. All welcome. Click for larger images Price : Donation Booking : Kindly email or call ahead to confirm your presence.

Subject : Numerology ASTRO NUMEROLOGY INTENSIVE - not yet fully booked From 15 July 2012 to 20 July 2012 From 00:00 to 00:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Comprehensive instruction in the mantra, yantra and tantra studies of the Sanatan path of planetary Yoga. This five day intensive is based on the premise that the planets are relay stations for the reception and transmission of celestial energies that affect our every thought and deed. The nine Luminaries bring the forces of the galaxy alive in us and direct our path of evolution. Each planet contains a portion of the cosmic rainbow ray, upholding its vibration in our solar system. Our karmas, in accordance with our birth chart, and how they ripen in this lifetime will determine the state of our consciousness, our gains and losses, our successes and trials. Most of our relationships are according to planetary affinities. Most of our actions are governed by the nature of the planet that dominates our celestial blue print and karmic template. Once we understand the meaning and nature of the planetary attributes we can make more intelligent choices participating in the cosmic leela and comprehend the possibilities of this precious human life. Numerology and astrology within the context of healing and practices will be studied in depth. The course is balanced between theory and practice of the Vedic tradition. Ayurveda, Upayas and Self help remedials are offered to assist the student to revitalize his/her life and be a clear agent of support and knowledge for others. Prerequisite: basic understanding of yoga and healing, a sincere commitment to self transformation and becoming a metaphysician for personal and collective peace. Request a detailed syllabus. More details Click for larger images Price : $ 1,050.00 Booking : Pre-registration and application form required. Remarks : Deduct 10% if prepaid in full by APRIL 1st/12. No other discounts/work scholarships apply. Transportation/Room and Board are the students responsibility. There are a wide variety of bed and breakfasts, motel, and hotel possibilities: 1-888-749-6604. We will assist in connecting students to share accommodations.

Subject : Special MEDITATION ON THE DIVINE MOTHER - not yet fully booked From 05 August 2012 to 05 August 2012 From 14:00 to 16:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Ongoing meditations resume the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm. reciting the SRI LALITA SAHASRANAMAVALI, the 1000 names of the DIVINE MOTHER, in Sanskrit, followed by a short meditation and Chai. All welcome. Click for larger images Price : Donation Booking : Kindly email or call ahead to confirm your presence.

Subject : Special AYURVEDIC VEGETARIAN COOKING - not yet fully booked From 12 August 2012 to 12 August 2012 From 10:00 to 17:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Like oil in sesame seeds, Like butter in cream, Like water in springs, Like fire in firesticks, So dwells the Lord of Love, The Self, in the very depths of consciousness. Realize him through truth and meditation. Shvetashvatara Upanishad I 15 The highest form of Self is certainly this: namely food, for the breath of life is made of food. Food, in Ayurveda, refers to more than just plain cooking and eating. It is the process of knowledgeably preparing and understandably eating something reverent and essential for the development of consciousness as well as our physical health. A nutritious diet is required to maintain health and combat diseases. But a nutritious diet solely will not meet our bodies needs. There is to be considered what and how we cook, what, when and how much we eat and what affect it will have on our body and mind. Intake of proper food promotes longevity, does not aggravate the doshas, and maintains a proper digestive system. Ayurvedically speaking, there is no general standard diet. Since each one of us is built differently; with a particular prakriti (constitution) and an agni (digestive fire), our ideal diet will also be distinct. Nevertheless, based the corresponding states of mind, ayurveda categorizes food into three kinds - Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. Sattvic food such as fresh vegetables, fruits, honey and dairy products are said to be divinely enriching. While chillies, garlic, onion, tobacco, meat, alcohol and foods that are spicy and chemically processed belong to the Rajasic category and are inclined towards materialism. Fermented, canned or persevered foods are considered Tamasic that lead to pessimistic attitude. Then again, each time we cook, there is a little of our essence that permeates into the preparation, which creates its own kind of variation. Therefore it is very important to use this profound knowledge of food to not just satiate our taste-buds but achieve physical, mental and spiritual harmony within us. Hands on day long instruction based on the constitutional doshas and the proper balancing herbs and foods. More details Click for larger images Price : $ 262.50 Booking : pre-registration required Remarks : Price includes all pertinent foods and handouts. If postmarked and prepaid in full one month prior deduct 20 % from tuition and postal mail a cheque.

Subject : Astrology EXPLORE YOUR VEDIC NATAL CHART - not yet fully booked From 25 August 2012 to 26 August 2012 From 10:00 to 17:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi This is a weekend workshop to befriend your Vedic natal chart geared for the total beginner. Your chart will be provided once you submit correct birth data. Understand this ancient and instructive wisdom and acquire a deeper understanding of forces that affect your past, present and future. Past life karma is seen in the birth chart. This is your current life unfolding and the foundation to your understanding of what you are doing and if you are working out your karma or if it is working you ... Present karma is seen through the transits and operating planets. Vedic astrology shows the path and helps us manage difficulties. Lunch and all materials will be provided. No previous knowledge of vedic cosmology is needed. More details Click for larger images Price : $ 462.00 Booking : Pre-registration Required. Remarks : If postmarked and prepaid in full one month in advance deduct 20% from the tuition and postal mail a cheque.

Subject : Special MEDITATION ON THE DIVINE MOTHER - not yet fully booked From 02 September 2012 to 02 September 2012 From 14:00 to 16:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Ongoing meditations resume the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm. reciting the SRI LALITA SAHASRANAMAVALI, the 1000 names of the DIVINE MOTHER, in Sanskrit, followed by a short meditation and Chai. All welcome. Click for larger images Price : Donation Booking : Kindly email or call ahead to confirm your presence.

Subject : Numerology VEDIC NUMEROLOGY ADVANCED COURSE - not yet fully booked From 08 September 2012 to 09 September 2012 From 10:00 to 17:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi This weekend provides a summary of all facets learned to date, as well as concentrates on the daily cycle, and the yearly karmic cycle. Here we will examine the planetary agents pointing us to when you might move, get a new job, marry, conceive a child, or have a period of bad luck, divorce, loss, death, and all else that the human psyche resists. The main focus will be an in-depth examination of the relationship and characteristics of the numerological data, how the planetary friends and enemies relate, and what specific attributes they display. We will cover the numbers of exaltation, and the peak years, as well as the karmic retributions and the suggested upayas to overcome those obstacles presented by the mind mesh. Body chemistry and ayurvedic specifics relating to the odd and even numbers re acid or alkaline constitution will be given attention. A variety of charts and handouts will support the rich tapestry of completing the three levels of the vedic numerology education. Subsequently one feels inspired and motivated to open oneself fully to the precise workings of the universe at large and become a heartful co-creator-creatrix in the cosmic leela. This weekend will give us the divinatory tools to work with the entire birth data of an individual participant as well as the compatibility of planetary relationships. The intermediate level is a way to gain deeper insight as to how your birth data, day, month and year, reveal your entire karmic history and destiny. We will also work with the soul expression number and the name number, and how and why it is sometimes useful to change ones name. The chanting of the appropriate remedial mantras and the ayurvedic upayas constitute another aspect of the intermediate level. The foundation course is absolutely necessary as the contextual richness of building these modules demand a clear mind and a fertile brain that can allow for these occult possibilities. The student will become more intuitive and more familiar with the deities and the recommended pujas for each one of the planetary agents. Remedial gemstones, as per Harish Joharis book are also discussed so they may be incorporated in achieving personal empowerment. Here we follow ancient traditional prescriptions, which, if applied correctly and reverently, may produce astounding healing results. The required sanctity can be imparted by receiving and implementing an appropriate mantra, an accurately sized gemstone and overall tried and true information. More details Price : $ 462.00 Booking : Pre-Registration required Remarks : If postmarked and prepaid in full one month in advance deduct 20% from the tuition and postal mail a cheque. Includes all handouts, vegetarian lunch and chai each day.

Subject : Astrology MEDICAL ASTROLOGY COURSE - not yet fully booked From 29 September 2012 to 30 September 2012 From 10:00 to 17:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Remedial applications based on principles of the Vedas, Ayurveda, mantra, yantra and tantra will be studied in relationship to ancient alchemical pujas (sacred rituals and ceremonies) and the study of the nine planets governing our cellular constitution and evolution. This is useful to anyone concerned with self care. Understanding your health in relationship to your birth chart reveals inherent strenghts and weaknesses. With this knowledge we can apply planetary remedial measures to balance anything from addictions to depression, fibromyalgia, food disorders, nutritional and hormonal deficiencies, all causing depletion of vitality and joy of life. Click for larger images Price : $ 472.50 Booking : Pre-registration required Remarks : If prepaid in full one month prior to workshop date, deduct 20 % and mail a cheque. Includes lunch and chai both days.

Subject : Special MEDITATION ON THE DIVINE MOTHER - not yet fully booked From 07 October 2012 to 07 October 2012 From 14:00 to 16:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Ongoing meditations resume the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm. reciting the SRI LALITA SAHASRANAMAVALI, the 1000 names of the DIVINE MOTHER, in Sanskrit, followed by a short meditation and Chai. All welcome. Click for larger images Price : Donation Booking : Kindly email or call ahead to confirm your presence.

Subject : Spiritual Retreats and Travels INCREDIBLE INDIA 2012 - DHARMIC PURSUITS AND SPIRITUAL PILGRIMAGE - not yet fully booked From 02 November 2012 to 19 November 2012 From 00:00 to 00:00 Place : Northern India - Haridwar & Rishikesh Teacher : Christina Richa Devi YOGA AND AYURVEDA TO NORTHERN INDIA NOV 2-19, 2012. This is the year of MERCURY, the planetary vibration that is always wandering, searching for more education and higher and better ways to enrich the soul.  2012 is a precious time of deep change, global unity awakening and divine mystery.  Everyone feels this quickening in their own way.  A time to occupy our hearts, our dharma, our most intuitive and ancient consciousness to be the manifestations of light we were meant to be.   As a personalized pilgrimage of such magnitude takes a lot of time and preparation, you may wish to ponder, especially if this is a long time calling, so consider it NOW. Answer the call! November is a lovely calm and warm time (our time of darkness in the western hemisphere), daytime in the 20s, nites cool but no frost, and more attention can be given to our group.  Jan - April is high season and often chaotic and crowded.  I have tried different times and seasons, and prefer late fall. This is a spiritually based journey and not a tourist trip.  The amount of sightseeing will be plenty and all purposeful to visit historic and energetically charged places, temples, towns, venues.  It is a tribute to the ancient lineage of the Vedic Sciences.  Most of our travel will be along the Ganges. Haridwar, the holiest amongst the ancient hindu towns is 173km (107 miles) 5 car hours, north of Delhi. It is a temple-filled town where the Ganges emerges from the Himalayan mountains and is considered very sacred by Hindus. You will be accommodated in the spacious, safe, clean, walled in home (some Western style bathrooms and hot water), of my teachers family by the Ganges in the holy city of Haridwar, and Seema Johari, his daughter and our hired professional co ordinator, will see to your every need. Our time will be spent studying the vedic sciences of Yoga, Tantric cosmology, Ayurveda, asanas on the roof top, some ayurvedic herbal healing, nutrition and cooking classes and exploring local treatment facilities.  In between our outings and classes, we will have rest and meditation times, aiming for a good wholesome balance so we stay healthy and can drink deep from the well.   More details Click for larger images Price : Inquire Booking : Pre-registration required

Subject : Special MEDITATION ON THE DIVINE MOTHER - not yet fully booked From 04 November 2012 to 04 November 2012 From 14:00 to 16:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Ongoing meditations resume the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm. reciting the SRI LALITA SAHASRANAMAVALI, the 1000 names of the DIVINE MOTHER, in Sanskrit, followed by a short meditation and Chai. All welcome. Click for larger images Price : Donation Booking : Kindly email or call ahead to confirm your presence.

Subject : Special MEDITATION ON THE DIVINE MOTHER - not yet fully booked From 07 December 2012 to 07 December 2012 From 14:00 to 16:00 Place : Ompalace, Owen Sound, Ontario - Canada Teacher : Christina Richa Devi Ongoing meditations resume the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 pm. reciting the SRI LALITA SAHASRANAMAVALI, the 1000 names of the DIVINE MOTHER, in Sanskrit, followed by a short meditation and Chai. All welcome. Click for larger images Price : Donation Booking : Kindly email or call ahead to confirm your presence.