Winter Learning Vacations

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Costa Rica
2010
Winter
Learning
Vacations
OMEGA
visit us online at eOmega.org/winter or call 800.944.1001
Omega
Sunny Days
Rest & Relaxation
Lush Jungles
Inspired Community
Warm Nights
This winter,
leave your hat and gloves at
home. Enjoy the warm sun
and pristine beaches of Costa
Rica with an Omega winter
learning vacation at Blue
Spirit Retreat. Our all-inclusive
packages offer the perfect
combination of rest and
relaxation, lifelong learning, and inspired living.
2010
Pristine Beaches
Costa Rica
Take classes with some of Omega’s top teachers in one
of Costa Rica’s most beautiful natural settings—the lush
jungle on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy all that
Blue Spirit Retreat has to offer, including delicious food,
elegant accommodations, miles of white sand beaches,
an infinity pool, library, café, and more.
This brand new resort, created by Omega cofounder
Stephan Rechtschaffen, is located in Nosara, on the
northwest coast of Costa Rica. The local town boasts
excellent restaurants, local cultural events, and an
international community that gives the region a
vibrantly creative atmosphere.
2010
Register Today!
OMEGA
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Omega at Blue Spirit Retreat
Week 1 January 2–9
With an Omega winter learning vacation at Blue Spirit Retreat, you have the
flexibility to plan your own time. Begin your day with a yoga or movement
class, a walk on the beach, or a swim in the ocean or infinity pool.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
John Perkins
After breakfast, create your own program by choosing a workshop with one
of Omega’s renowned faculty. Topics include wellness, yoga, meditation, tai chi,
and spiritual and psychological exploration. After lunch, enjoy more time in a
workshop. You can spend the week sampling from all the workshops, or focus
on a few teachers.
Mindful Power Flow Yoga
During your free time, roam the pristine beaches, swim or surf the world-class
waves, meet new friends in the café, have quiet time in the library, or relax with
a massage. Evenings bring cool breezes and glorious sunsets over the ocean.
While You’re Here
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Naushon Kabat-Zinn
Achieving Peace Through Higher
Consciousness
Alan Lowen
Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul
The Art of Being®
Nubia Teixeira
Relationship as Spiritual Practice
& Sacred Chant Celebration
The Art of Devotional Singing
Bhakti Dance
Judith Ansara & Robert Gass
Steven Michael Pague
Jane Fryer
Stephan Rechtschaffen
Annette Knopp
Easy Qigong & Tai Chi
Living Fully in This Moment
Inward Bound Yoga
The Free Heart
• Stop by the café and treat yourself to a glass of organic wine or beer, or enjoy
a cappuccino or natural fruit juice with a baked good, raw food treat, ice
cream, or fruit sorbet
Donna Eden with
David Feinstein
• Kick back in the library and enjoy a book or quiet conversations with friends
Beryl Bender Birch
Week 5
January 30–February 6
David Feinstein
Daniel Goleman &
Tara Bennett-Goleman
• Relax and slow down to the pace of Costa Rican life with a massage
• Float in the natural salt water infinity pool that overlooks the ocean
• Arrange for an excursion and explore the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica with
a boat trip on the ocean, river rafting, horseback riding, or zip line adventure
(Additional fees apply)
Energy Medicine
Practicing Yoga in the Present Moment
Energy Psychology
Roger Jahnke
Claiming the Healing Promise of Qi
Meals
The food at Blue Spirit Retreat is primarily vegetarian, with a focus on local and
organic, and occasionally supplemented by fresh fish. Meals are served buffet
style and the open-air dining hall lets you gaze out at the ocean while you enjoy
conversation with other guests.
Emotional Alchemy
Ann Lindsay
Watercolor in Costa Rica
Cyndi Lee
OM yoga
David Nichtern
Dan Millman
The Truth That Sets Us Free
Annette Knopp
The Free Heart
Margot Anand
Spiritual Awakening & Sexual Delight
Gina Norman
Vinyasa Yoga
Costa Rica 2010 Schedule
Omega Learning Vacations in Costa Rica
Gateway to Shambhala
Week 6 February 6–13
Claude Stein
The Natural Singer
Lynda Greenberg
Drawing on the Right Side of the
Brain in Costa Rica
Sample Daily Schedule
There are no workshops on Wednesdays.
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
Optional Yoga or Movement Class
7:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Breakfast
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10:00 a.m.–Noon Workshop
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Workshop
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Dinner
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Entertainment,
Workshop, or Free Time
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All-Inclusive Package
Blue Spirit Retreat offers a wide selection of
Each weeklong program is 8 days and 7 nights, beginning and
ending on Saturdays. Fees vary according to accommodations
choice. The all-inclusive package includes:
accommodations. From casitas (cabins) nestled in the jungle to
luxurious rooms with balconies and stunning ocean views, there
is something for every budget and taste. Prices are all-inclusive.
• 7 nights’ accommodations
• 3 meals per day
• Your choice of workshops
• Full beach access
• Use of the infinity swimming pool
• Access to the library
• WiFi in the rooms,
Tents are ideal for a single person and are raised off the ground on platforms.
library, and café
• Daily early morning
yoga or movement
classes
• Evening activities
and events
Tents include a blow-up mattress with sheets, and share a bathhouse.
• Single occupancy: $1,195 per person
Plantation Casita Get in touch with nature in a casita set amid the lush
vegetation of the tropics. Each casita has two twin beds, natural ventilation, and
a porch. Casitas share a bathhouse and are a short walk from the main building.
• Double occupancy: $1,395 per person
Hermitage Room Relax in a private, cozy room with a queen-size bed,
natural ventilation, and private bathroom.
• Single Occupancy: $1,795 per person
• Double/Couple occupancy: $1,595 per person
Standard Double Room Enjoy the view of the mountains or the ocean in
a room with two twin beds that can be converted into a king-size bed. These
rooms have natural ventilation, a balcony, and a private bathroom.
Accommodations
Omega’s All-Inclusive Package
Superior Double Room Observe the beauty of the ocean from the balcony
of a room with two twin beds that can be converted into a king-size bed, private
bathroom, balcony, and air conditioning.
Deluxe Double Room Luxuriate in an elegantly furnished room with
a king-size bed, private bathroom, air conditioning, and a balcony with
extraordinary ocean views.
• Couple occupancy: $2,295 per person
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Naushon Kabat-Zinn
Jai Uttal with Daniel Paul
Nubia Teixeira
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Passion & Grace
Bhakti Dance
Based on his renowned program of
stress reduction at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School, Jon KabatZinn, author of numerous books, including
Coming to Our Senses and Arriving at
Your Own Door, engages us in sitting
meditation, body scanning, and hatha
yoga, as well as practicing mindfulness
in communication and other activities of
everyday life. This is a time to renew and
recharge, explore our life at a deeper level,
and learn tools for a lifetime of well-being.
mindfulnesstapes.com Week 1
The Art of Devotional Singing
You don’t have to be a great singer to
enjoy the passion of kirtan—chanting the
ecstatic songs of ancient India. Through
call-and-response chanting, storytelling,
and dance, celebrated kirtan leader Jai
Uttal and gifted tabla drummer Daniel
Paul guide us on a journey into the
feelings held deep within our hearts.
Rather than being obstacles in our path,
we discover these emotions are the fuel to
connect us to Spirit, our eternal beloved.
jaiuttal.com, tabladaniel.com Week 1
Naushon Kabat-Zinn
Mindful Power Flow Yoga
This vigorous workshop, for people at all
levels of ability in yoga, is a wonderful
way to develop strength, serenity, and
flexibility. A dynamic blend of sweat and
spirituality, the practice of vinyasa flow
yoga emphasizes the linking of movement
with breath, cultivating our ability to
awaken to the present moment. From this
place of spacious awareness, seasoned
vinyasa flow yoga teacher Naushon
Kabat-Zinn encourages us to explore how
our yoga practice can help us live a more
peaceful life. Bring your own yoga mat.
naushonyoga.blogspot.com Week 1
With Steven Michael Pague, longtime
codirector and host of Omega’s winter
programs, we work, cultivate, and play
in the wonderful mystery of qi. Through
easy-to-learn yet profound movements
and meditations of qigong and tai chi, we
begin to discover how to access “the elixir
within,” our inner medicine. Together,
we cultivate a foundation of practices
that can be readily duplicated at home
to increase vitality, strengthen immune
function, enhance creativity, and achieve
more harmony and balance.
At Play in the Fields of Elixir
myspace.com/stevenmichaelpague
Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD
Physician and cofounder of Omega,
Stephan Rechtschaffen, teaches holistic
approaches to time, longevity, stress
reduction, and well-being. Through
visualization techniques, mindfulness
practices, and awareness exercises, the
author of Timeshifting: Creating More Time
to Enjoy Your Life and coauthor of Vitality
and Wellness, shows us how to slow down
and come into the authentic and natural
rhythms that are the result of living fully
in the present moment.
Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Nubia Teixeira
Jai Uttal
Daniel Paul
Embark on a playful and devotional
dance-meditation journey! Incorporating
elements of yoga and popular dance from
North America and Brazil, bhakti dance
is based on the classical Indian dance of
Odissi, which originated in the ancient
temples of India. Guided by Brazilianborn Nubia Teixeira, we immerse ourself
in bhakti dance, “giving body” to our
emotions and prayers through mudras
(hand gestures), body movements,
gentle footwork, and abhinaya (facial
expressions). No experience is necessary,
just a willingness to experiment, express,
and enjoy. bhaktinova.com Week 1
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
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David Feinstein, PhD
Energy Medicine
Energy psychology is the practice of
applying acupressure for emotional wellbeing. Drawing on the traditional Chinese
medicine practice of acupuncture, energy
psychology guides us to apply physical
pressure to acupuncture points along the
body’s meridians to bring balance to qi, or
life force. Join David Feinstein, a pioneer
and leader in energy psychology, to learn
acupressure points that can help you
support emotional well-being and rapidly
overcome post-traumatic stress, anxiety,
anger, and jealousy.
energymed.org Week 2
A Hands-on Workshop
We all desire vitality, health, and
happiness. Joyfully guided by two leading
experts on energy medicine, Donna
Eden and David Feinstein, we learn some
of the basic methods and principles of
energy medicine to increase our energy,
overcome stress, and lift our spirit.
Through audience participation and
striking demonstrations, we discover how
much fun it is to shift our energies for
the better with simple techniques we can
easily duplicate when we return home.
innersource.net Week 2
Beryl Bender Birch
Are You Awake?
Practicing Yoga in the Present Moment
Stop for a moment. Breathe in. Breathe
out. Feel your body. Are you awake? The
practice of yoga is designed to wake us
up, help us reach our full potential, and
recognize our connectedness to all things.
Join veteran yoga teacher and best-selling
author of Power Yoga, Beryl Bender Birch,
for a mindful yoga practice designed to
help us pay attention and wake up to the
present moment. Bring your own yoga mat.
power-yoga.com Week 2
Energy Psychology
Roger Jahnke, OMD
Claiming the Healing Promise of Qi
Qigong, the skill of consciously attracting
and cultivating vital universal energy,
can transform your life. Since ancient
times in China, master teachers have
focused their connection to qi, or vital
energy, to manifest radiant health and
the light of their eternal spiritual nature.
Join dynamic teacher Roger Jahnke,
doctor of Chinese medicine and author
of The Healing Promise of Qi and The
Healer Within, to directly experience
qi cultivation practices to access this
profound way of being.
feeltheqi.com Week 2
Week 2 (see page 7 for full description)
David Feinstein
Beryl Bender Birch
Donna Eden
Roger Jahnke
Dan Millman
Annette Knopp
Margot Anand
Gina Norman
Dan Millman
Margot Anand
The Truth That Sets Us Free
Spiritual Awakening & Sexual Delight
We each have an essential truth within
us, but we often lose touch with this
innate wisdom. Through talks, physical
and breathing exercises, and small-group
interactions, Dan Millman, author of the
best-selling book, Way of the Peaceful
Warrior, guides us to a new awareness
of who we are. We learn how to align
ourselves with the universal principles
that exist within us and let them guide
us to the life we are meant to live.
peacefulwarrior.com Week 3
Explore ancient methods of sexual
alchemy and energy transmutation, and
wonderful ways to cultivate spiritual
awakening with Margot Anand, author
of the best-selling book The Art of
Sexual Ecstasy. We go on inner journeys
of purification, clarify our goals
regarding love and sexual delight, and
develop our inner light using guided
meditations, visualizations, breath,
movement, dialogue, and sensual inquiry.
margotanand.com Week 3
Annette Knopp
Gina Norman
The Free Heart
Vinyasa Yoga
As human beings living in a conditional
world, we tend to look outside of ourselves
for perfect love, freedom, and peace.
Guided by spiritual teacher and counselor
Annette Knopp, we use meditative
inquiry, experiential exercises, and deep
communion to rediscover the natural
love, clarity, and space that is already
present at the core of our being. As we
discover our free heart, we make peace
with all aspects of reality and let go into
“present-moment-openness” and authentic
connection with ourself and others.
thefreeheart.com Weeks 3, 4
Join Gina Norman, director of
Connecticut’s Greenwich Yoga, for a week
of unwinding and relaxing through the
powerful practice of vinyasa yoga. With
a focus on alignment, adjustments, and
plenty of practice, we establish a strong
foundation in postures, pranayama
(breathing), and meditation. As we deepen
our knowledge of our body and breath, we
are left feeling rejuvenated and inspired.
Great for beginners and experienced
practitioners alike. Bring your own yoga
mat. greenwichyoga.com Week 3
Donna Eden with
David Feinstein, PhD
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Alan Lowen
John Perkins
Achieving Peace Through Higher
Consciousness
Before writing and teaching about
shapeshifting, shamanism, and ecology,
John Perkins worked for the World Bank
and the U.S. government. He left when
he realized he was part of a system that
was transforming the once respected
American republic into a feared empire.
Having worked with shamans and
indigenous populations around the world
for four decades, Perkins, author of the
best-selling Confessions of an Economic
Hit Man, shows us how to achieve
personal and global peace and prosperity
by expanding our consciousness and
shapeshifting our institutions.
johnperkins.org Week 4
Alan Lowen
The Art of Being®
Learn to love the life you are living with
The Art of Being®. Created by Alan Lowen,
The Art of Being is a down-to-earth way
to restore full connection with your
nature, heart, being, and soul. Through
dynamic meditations, trance journeys,
music, inner explorations, and sharing,
we bring healing to the wounds of our
childhood, transcend self-limiting beliefs,
and open our way into living vibrantly in
an ever-deepening and expanding state of
presence. artofbeing.com Week 4
Annette Knopp
The Free Heart
Judith Ansara & Robert Gass
Jane Fryer
Judith Ansara, MSW,
& Robert Gass, EdD
Relationship as Spiritual Practice
Join internationally-known consciousness
teachers and creators of Sharing the Path
workshops for couples, Judith Ansara
and Robert Gass, for an enlivening and
practical training in the art of embracing
relationship as a spiritual practice. As you
learn to bring your heart, mind, body,
and spirit into your relationship, you will
delight in increased intimacy, connection,
and joy in your union.
Sacred Chant Celebration
Come sing your heart open, dance your
prayers, and let your spirit soar! Judith
Ansara and Robert Gass, creators of
the best-selling chant CDs Om Namaha
Shivaya and Ancient Mother, lead us in the
deep, ecstatic practices of sacred chant,
movement, and meditation. Beginner and
experienced chanters alike are welcome.
sacredunion.com Week 4
Jane Fryer, RYT 500
Cyndi Lee
Emotional Alchemy
Learn to transform your disturbing
emotions through an innovative synthesis
of mindfulness, Buddhist psychology,
neuroscience, and cognitive therapy.
Guided by Tara Bennett-Goleman, author
of the best-selling Emotional Alchemy, and
Daniel Goleman, author of the best-selling
Emotional Intelligence, we explore ways to
free ourselves from powerful emotional
habits that play out in our relationships,
work, and daily lives. We also explore how
to transform emotional confusion, leading
to a more genuine connection with ourself
and others. emotionalalchemy.com Week 5
Join New York City’s OM yoga center
director, Cyndi Lee, for mindful flow
yoga classes that help cultivate both the
strength and purity of a yoga body and
the clarity and awareness of a Buddha
mind. We take mindfulness meditation
right onto the mat in dynamic classes
that offer creative sequencing, clear
instruction, and plenty of personal
attention and hands-on adjustments,
allowing our practice to truly become
a vibrant, grounded gateway to a more
awakened life. Open to beginners and
experienced practitioners alike. Bring your
own yoga mat. omyoga.com Week 5
Ann Lindsay
David Nichtern
OM yoga
Gateway to Shambhala
Watercolor in Costa Rica
Join award-winning artist and teacher
Ann Lindsay, author of Watercolor: A New
Beginning: A Holistic Approach to Painting,
as we discover the soulful pleasure of
painting with watercolor, an especially
wonderful way to experience and record
our travels in a deep and sustaining way.
With demonstrations and individual
attention in each session, everyone,
including beginners, will enjoy painting
watercolors of their holiday in Costa Rica.
A list of supplies to bring will be sent upon
registration. annlindsay.org Week 5
Shambhala is a mythical Asian
kingdom that represents the pinnacle
of enlightened human society. Guided
by David Nichtern, senior teacher in the
Shambhala Buddhist lineage, we explore
a series of teachings designed to develop
a good human society and bring out the
best in us as individuals. Brought to the
West by Tibetan Buddhist meditation
master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche,
these teachings include an introduction
to meditation and are appropriate for
beginner and advanced practitioners
alike. davidnichtern.com Week 5
Week 5 January 30 – February 6
John Perkins
Daniel Goleman, PhD,
& Tara Bennett-Goleman, MA
Inward Bound Yoga
Are you ready to take your yoga practice
deeper? Join Jane Fryer, creator of
Inward Bound, for an active and deeply
restorative yoga and meditation practice.
With her extensive background in Kripalu,
Iyengar, Sivananda, and Anusara yogas,
Fryer guides us to personalize our yoga
practice and discover our sacred inner
essence. Beginner and experienced yoga
practitioners alike are welcome. Bring your
own yoga mat. inwardbound.com Week 4
Ann Lindsay
Cyndi Lee
David Nichtern
Daniel Goleman &
Tara Bennett-Goleman
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In Depth Study Omega at Blue Spirit Retreat
give you the opportunity to study in depth
with one teacher. Visit eOmega.org/winter
for complete course descriptions.
Registration Information
Register online at:
eOmega.org/winter
Or call:
800.944.1001
Monday–Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. E.S.T.
Claude Stein
Friday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., E.S.T.
Omega accepts:
MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express
Cancellation & Refund Policies
The Natural Singer CR10-600
Whether you already sing or have always wished
you could, this transformational workshop will
change your life. Here, you will finally find and
use your true voice. Guided by Gold Record vocal
producer Claude Stein, we practice exercises to
relax the throat, build confidence, increase range,
sing in key, and project with power. Then using
favorite songs, we develop the gifts we were born
with. Bring instruments, CDs, and songbooks for
evening jam sessions. naturalsinger.com
Lynda Greenberg, MFA
Drawing on the Right Side
of the Brain in Costa Rica CR10-700
This workshop, designed for people with little or no
experience in drawing, introduces the basic skills
necessary for realistic drawing. Under the dynamic
guidance of Lynda Greenberg, we learn and
practice the concepts presented in Betty Edwards’
book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain,
and discover abilities we may not know we have.
Together, we employ strategies of perceiving that
enable us to draw stunning Costa Rican landscapes
and seascapes with a high degree of skill. A list of
things to bring will be sent upon registration.
A full refund, less a $100 processing fee, will be offered
for cancellations made on or before the close of business,
45 days before each program. No refund or credit will be
offered for cancellations made with less than 45 days notice,
if you do not show up, or if you leave a program early.
Getting There & Other Details
Our helpful reservations staff can answer your questions
and assist you with travel information. Call 800.944.1001
or visit eOmega.org/winter.
Registration Information
Weeks 6 and 7 at Blue Spirit Retreat
Register Today!
visit us online at eOmega.org/winter
or call 800.944.1001
Founded in 1977, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
is the nation’s most trusted source for wellness and personal
growth. As a nonprofit organization, Omega offers diverse and
innovative educational experiences that inspire an integrated
approach to personal and social change. Located on 195 acres in the
beautiful Hudson Valley, Omega welcomes more than 23,000 people
to its workshops, conferences, and retreats in Rhinebeck, New York
and at exceptional locations around the world.
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc. is qualified as a tax-exempt organization under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax-deductible, as
allowed by the law.
Sustainability at Blue Spirit Retreat
• Cleaning products are all Earth-friendly
• Local FSC certified wood is used for buildings and furniture
• Solar panels provide all electricity for Plantation Casitas
• Roofs are made from local clay tiles and recycled plastic banana bags
• Reclaimed water irrigates the grounds
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Winter Learning Vacations

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