The Winter Retreat: The Presence of the Heart

The heart you know, beating the rhythm of the divine name in your chest, is a miniature of the heart of the cosmos, like a light bulb is a miniature of the sun. The cure for the limitations and distortions of the individual heart is to encounter that universal heart. When we do, we recognize it as our own heart, and we inherit the infinite Light and Love of the source of Self.

The infinite and eternal Heart is always present; it can be discovered in your own heart. It provides infallible guidance and unlimited energy to be used in the accomplishment of its own wish. Our method for making the Heart present uses vocalized, healing sounds; song; energy movements and whirling; silent, guided meditation, and open-hearted dialogue.

This retreat will be personally led by Susanna and Puran Bair, co-founders of IAM Heart and co-authors of the three classic texts on the path of the heart. You will meditate with them, dialogue with them, and eat with them; you will get to know them, and they will know you.

IAM Winter Retreat
Santa Barbara, CA
March 2-7, 2012

The Winter Retreat site is an interfaith, non-profit, retreat and conference center situated on a 26-acre site of oaks, fruit trees, meadows and gardens and proclaimed by "US News and World Report" as one of the best U.S. retreat sites. The environment is peaceful and unique, making it an ideal place for our Winter Retreat. The on-site lodging accommodations consist of 40 rooms with three beds and private bath that can be used as a single, double or triple. Three meals a day are shared in the retreat dining room.

DETAILS The site is located approximately 5 miles east of Santa Barbara, CA in the foothills of Montecito that is easily reached by flying into Los Angeles (90 miles away) and taking a shuttle ($42), or by flying into Santa Barbara Airport. The Bakersfield, CA members will help as much as possible with transportation. Exact directions to the Retreat Site will be given with registration.

Course WR in Santa Barbara is closed.

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