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NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2006

Agama is very excited to announce that Swami Vivekananda will finally visit North America this year! - a long-held wish of many students. The schedule has been finalized although some venues have yet to be settled. Events are subject to change, but please refer to this site for updates - they will be posted as soon as they become available.

Full event descriptions are available, but contact us at for further details, to help promote events or offer assistance, or anything else!

Tell your North American friends about Swami's events. And see you in the autumn!

* * PICTON / KINGSTON, ONTARIO – CANADA * *
Organizers: Wendy and Darin Madore
1 - 21 September, 2006
Shanti Yoga Retreat
(613) 471-1662
Picton, Ontario (2.5 hours east of Toronto)
/ www.shantiretreat.ca

All workshops will be held at Shanti Yoga Retreat, Picton, Ontario – see directions and weekend schedules on Shanti's website. Cost of CAD$300 plus GST per workshop is inclusive of food, accommodation, Hatha Yoga daily sessions, and all workshop teachings.

All lectures will be held at Kingston Frontenac Public Library, 3rd floor, 130 Johnson St. Schedule is 18.00-18.30 refreshments / 18.30-21.00 lecture. Suggested donation CAD$15.

See a description of all events at http://www.shantiretreat.ca/events.htm

  • 1 - 3 Sept.: Art of Dying Weekend Workshop at Shanti Yoga Retreat
Lectures in Kingston:
  • 5 Sept.: What Is Yoga and Is It for You?
  • 6 Sept.: The Meaning of Life According to Spiritual and Metaphysical Principles
  • 7 Sept.: What Is Tantra Yoga?
  • 8 - 10 Sept.: Metaphysical Weekend Workshop at Shanti Yoga Retreat
Lectures in Kingston:
  • 12 Sept.: A Yogic Guide to Health and Healing
  • 13 Sept.: Lucid Dreaming and Astral Projection
  • 14 Sept.: Kashmir Shaivism
  • 15 - 17 Sept.: Tantra Weekend Workshop at Shanti Yoga Retreat
Lectures in Kingston:
  • 18 Sept.: Jesus in the Eyes of Yoga
  • 20 Sept.: Quantum Mechanics and the Link between Matter and Consciousness
  • 21 Sept.: What Is Shambhala?

Prices for Vancouver events are: CAD$7 for lectures except where noted as free, and $225/180 student rate for workshops. In the U.S., prices in all locations are as follows: US$5 suggested donation for lectures except where noted as free, and $210/170 student rate for workshops.

* * VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – CANADA * *

Organizers: Rafale Choui, Thomas English, Ronela Vainio, Akasha Tel: (778) 898-4262 ( )

  • 22 - 24 Sept.: Metaphysical Weekend with Swami Vivekananda: The Sanctuary, 5475 Dunbar at 38th. Reservations suggested.
  • 25 Sept.: The Healing Effects of Yoga 6.30-9.30 / Pacific Institute for Wholistic Living - Ayurveda and Yoga College, 3636 W. 4th Ave.
  • 26 Sept.: Introduction to Tantra (free) 7-10 pm / Croatian Cultural Center, 3250 Commercial Drive
  • 27 Sept.: To be announced
  • 28 Sept.: Introduction to Tantra (free) 7.30-10.30 pm / Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgis St.
  • 29 Sept. - 1 Oct.: Tantra Weekend Workshop / The Sanctuary, 5475 Dunbar at 38th. Reservations suggested.
  • 2 Oct.: Quantum Mechanics and the Link between Matter and Consciousness: 7-10 pm / Croatian Cultural Center, 3250 Commercial Drive

* * PORTLAND, OREGON – USA * *

Organizer: Stephen Spyrit ( )

  • 4 Oct.: The Meaning of Life According to Spiritual and Metaphysical Principles: 7-9 pm / Reed College, Eliot Hall (Room 314), 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland (503) 771-1112
  • 5 Oct.: Introduction to Tantra (free), 7-9 pm / First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave. (@SW Salmon/Main), Portland (503) 228-6389
  • 6 - 8 Oct.: Tantra Weekend Workshop: Fri. 6.30-9.30 pm / Sat. and Sun. 10 am-4 pm / Health Quest, 1330 SE 39th Ave. (one block north of Hawthorne), Portland (503) 232-1200

* * SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – USA * *

Organizer: Lori Doyle Tel: (415) 992-8044 ( )

Lectures will be held from 7-9.30 pm. Workshops will be held Friday 7-9.30 pm, Saturday 9 am-5 pm (a lunch hour and breaks will be scheduled), Sunday 3-9.30 pm (a long snack break will be scheduled). Except where noted, all events will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Society in San Francisco: 1187 Franklin St. at Geary (see www.uusf.org for map). Reservations suggested for the workshops.

  • 10 Oct.: The Meaning of Life According to Spiritual and Metaphysical Principles
  • 12 Oct.: Introduction to Tantra (free)
  • 13 - 15 Oct.: Art of Dying Weekend Workshop, based on the Tibetan Bardo Thodol
  • 16 Oct.: Quantum Mechanics and the Link between Matter and Consciousness: The Structure of Space and Time According to Yoga and Tantra
  • 17 Oct.: Shambhala, Spiritual Guardian of the Planet
  • 18 Oct.: Kashmir Shaivism, the Nearly Lost Transcendent Yoga
  • 19 Oct.: Jesus in the Eyes of Yoga
  • 20 - 22 Oct.: Tantra Weekend Workshop (Friday evening teaching will be held at the San Francisco Zen Center, 300 Page St. just north of Market at Rte. 101/Skyway - see www.sfzc.org for map)

* * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – USA * *

Organizers: Andra Becherescu (951) 830-4283 and Zhanna Manko (213) 234-8521 ( )

Events will be held at: Shanti Yoga and Ayurveda, 13751 Roswell Ave. (near Grand Ave. and the 71 Freeway), Suite E, Chino, CA 91710 (909) 590-1189 / www.shantihealth.com. Lectures will be held from 7-9.30 pm. Workshops will be held: Friday 6-9 pm, Saturday 10 am-7 pm, Sunday 10 am-6 pm. There will be a lunch break each day. Reservations suggested for the workshops.

  • 25 Oct.: The Meaning of Life According to Spiritual and Metaphysical Principles
  • 26 Oct.: Introduction to Tantra (free)
  • 27 - 29 Oct.: Metaphysical Weekend Workshop
  • 30 Oct.: Quantum Mechanics and the Link between Matter and Consciousness: The Structure of Space and Time According to Yoga and Tantra
  • 31 Oct.: The Phenomenon of Death According to Yoga and the Fate of the Soul
  • 1 Nov.: Spirituality in the Eyes of Yoga
  • 2 Nov.: Shambhala
  • 3 - 5 Nov.: Tantra Weekend Workshop

    * * DENVER, COLORADO – USA * *

    Organizers: Lori Doyle (415) 992-8044, Paul Fuess (303) 246-8994, and Justine Baruch (303) 278-1314 ( )

    All lectures will be held at the Metaphysical Research Society, 1001 E. 7th Ave., Denver, CO 80218 (www.mrsdenver.org). The weekend workshop will be held in Larkspur, Colorado, about 40 miles south of Denver, at 3619 Estate Circle, Larkspur, CO 80118. Reservations suggested for the workshop.

    • 8 Nov.: Introduction to Tantra (free): 7-9.30 pm
    • 9 Nov.: Quantum Mechanics and the Link between Matter and Consciousness: The Structure of Space and Time According to Yoga and Tantra: 7-9.30 pm
    • 10 - 12 Nov.: Tantra Weekend Workshop: Friday 7-9:30 pm, Saturday 9:30 am-7 pm, Sunday 10 am-6 pm. There will be a lunch hour each day, plus breaks.
    • 13 Nov.: The Phenomenon of Death According to Yoga and the Fate of the Soul: 7-9.30 pm

    * * MONTERREY – MEXICO * *

    Organizer: Elisabeth Koopmans Tel: +52 (81) 11584923 or mobile +52 044 811 2420413 ( )
    Simultaneous translation in Spanish is available for all events.

    • 18 Nov.: Yoga Workshop: What Is Yoga? / The Process of Evolution According to Yoga / The Five Bodies of Man / Mantra Meditation 09.00-13.00 / 14.00-18.00 – Price: $750 pesos
    • 20 Nov.: The Meaning of Life According to Spiritual and Metaphysical Principles 19.30-21.30 – Price: $250 pesos ($600 pesos for 4 lectures)
    • 21 Nov.: The Phenomenon of Death According to Yoga and the Fate of the Soul 19.30-21.30 – Price: $250 pesos ($600 pesos for 4 lectures)
    • 22 Nov.: Tantra Yoga, Brahmacharya, and the Shiva-Shakti Principle 19.30-21.30 – Price: $250 pesos ($600 pesos for 4 lectures)
    • 23 Nov.: Jesus in the Eyes of Yoga 19.30-21.30 – Price: $250 pesos ($600 pesos for 4 lectures)
    • 24 - 26 Nov.: Metaphysical Weekend Workshop 24th 19.00-21.30 / 25th 09.00-19.00 with lunch break / 26th 09.00-14.00 Price: $1,900 pesos (preventa $1,700) Student price: $1,200 pesos (preventa $1,000)