OJAI FOUNDATION SUMMER PROGRAMS
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From: Gregory H.
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 11:08 AM
Subject: Ojai Foundation Summer Programs
ID: 261220

Dear Friends, The Ojai Foundation (TOF)offers family, adult and youth programs. Please read on.

THE MISSION of The Ojai Foundation is to strengthen individuals, families and communities by teaching ways to listen and speak from the heart, to honor life's passages and to appreciate our connection with nature -- supporting the emergence of a compassionate, sustainable and peaceful world.

TOF Summer Programs:

Days of Service June 21st & 22nd 9.00am to 2.00pm No Fee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summer Work Retreat August 15-29, 2008 Beat the heat by giving back and diving in! Take part in the physical and emotional work of TOF philosophies with hands on service work including, Cob oven and solar oven building, yurt maintenance and garden projects while we tend the inner self through Council teachings, Medicine Wheel practices, personal alone time and Sweat lodge $250 space is limited, register now! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Story, Myth and Poetry Swap Under the Stars and Around the Campfire Venture up the hill to share your poems and stories. First Saturday of the month June 7th 6.30-9.30 pm

No charge! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Testimonial

I entered as a child and emerged with a true understanding of what it means to be an adult. I found it in myself to break down my walls and embrace others. Through this, I became educated in humanity. So how can I sit with fourteen strangers and never want to leave? -Katina, student

Family Adventure!! July 18-20, 2008 Unplug and reconnect! Leave your computers and cell phones behind and come with us to re-learn the language of the heart. This family weekend for all generations is a chance to be together by the ocean and in the mountains, to nurture our relationships through play, outdoor challenges, council and ceremony. Come join us for this incredible adventure weekend of discovery, as we rekindle our internal flame and passion to celebrate life fully together. The weekend will include kayaking, interactive games, low and high ropes course adventure, and practicing compassionate listening, speaking from the heart and expressing appreciation. There is something for everyone here! $ 460.00 (1/2 price for children 12 and under) Includes: Adventure activites, accommodations, and 5 meals. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ Introduction to Council Creating the Container Facilitated by Andrea Brown Jun 6 - 8 in Ojai. The ancient practice of sitting in a circle, speaking and listening from the heart, can enrich any relationship - at home, in school, in the workplace, in community. "It takes a village...." This lively weekend will enable you to integrate council into your personal and professional life, whether educator, therapist, artist, butcher, baker, candlestick maker. Join us and explore thinking like a circle... More info... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ Visionary Practice: Ritual and Reshaping Consciousness Traditional spiritual disciplines usually involve a daily practice. Shamanic and visionary traditions often involve "extraordinary" practice. Both approaches use ritual to shape and contain deep changes in consciousness. In this weekend workshop, we will explore both traditional rites of practice and celebration, as well as contemporary improvisations. More info.... with cultural critic and author,Erik Davis; visionary poet and researcher, Dale Pendell; neurobiologist, David Presti; & artist & poet, Laura Pendell

June 13-15

Reserve your space now! Call 805.646.8343 #111 or email: registration@ojaifoundation.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Who Are We Now? A Rite of Passage for Young Men and Women Ages 18-24

June 13-18 This 6-day journey is an opportunity to engage deeply with yourself and the world around you and to discover who you are and where you are going. WHO AM I? WHAT ARE MY TRUE GIFTS? WHAT DO I REALLY WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE? Women and men will be in separate groups for the majority of the journey, including the 36-hour solo fast, which forms the core of the experience. During the last 2 days, we will come together to share stories and a sweat purification ceremony. No previous wilderness experience is necessary, only a sincere desire for awareness of and intimacy with the world within and around us.

For more information and apply, contact : youth@ojaifoundation.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ojai, Oh My! An Evening of Poetry (and picnic) With Amber Tamblyn, Mindy Nettifee, Brendan Constantine, & Beau Sia. Sunday, Jun 22, in Ojai 6-9 p.m. Spend the evening up in the hills of beautiful Ojai enjoying a poetry picnic under the Teaching Tree as dusk gathers. Whether you want to listen, read, or just be inspired, all you'll need is the desire to absorb the rolling hills, majestic Topa Topa Mountains, the symphony of birdsong, and the pulse of the land calling you to create! Come for the poetry, Stay for the picnic! Please call Laura at (805) 646 8343 #111 for details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Council 2 Deepening the Practice Facilitated by Doug Adrianson & TBD. July 26-27 in L.A. Ready for fresh inspiration, greater con?dence, additional skills and new connections in your council facilitation with students or adults? This course calls together educators and others who have been facilitating circles for a while and are ready to take it to the next level. Join us in the natural, nurturing beauty of Ojai for a weekend of ceremony and growth. It is preferred, but not required, that participants have taken Council 1. Responding to the needs of the group, the training generally includes a review of council basics, working with shadow and "coyote energy," speci?c forms of council for varied situations and populations, introducing council into the different domains of our lives, reading the ?eld and exploring one's personal medicine as facilitator. More info... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Wild Adventurers For Youth ages 9-12 July 14-18 Tired of the same-old summer routine? Take a walk on the wild side: hide and seek in the bush, learn about edible plants and how to grow them organically, and become a resident land expert at The Ojai Foundation. Plant trees, learn about permaculture, and come to know your place in the world through observing and working with the natural world. Other activities include nature-awareness exploration, team building games, primitive arts and skills, council circles, storytelling, water play, and time to explore the natural world in a safe environment guided by highly trained staff. 6:1 student to Instructor ratio. Healthy yummy lunch and snacks included.

For more information and apply, contact : youth@ojaifoundation.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introduction to Council Creating the Container

August 8-10 in Ojai. The ancient practice of sitting in a circle, speaking and listening from the heart, can enrich any relationship - at home, in school, in the workplace, in community. "It takes a village...." This lively weekend will enable you to integrate council into your personal and professional life, whether educator, therapist, artist, butcher, baker, candlestick maker. Join us and explore thinking like a circle... More info... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOF Wishlist

We are curently looking for these items and services. All donations are tax-deductible.

large, beautiful rug (20x20) wire collander computer desk wood chipper nursery tables quality garden tools battery powered sawsall beautiful fabric placemats an arborist for one day a tree trimmer for various projects If you can help our dreams come true please email: hospitality@ojaifoundation.org or call (805) 646 8343 # 123

With gratitude! For further information, please visit www.ojaifoundation.org or call the office directly at (805) 646-8343.

9739 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd., Ojai, CA 93023