CIF: July, August, September 2010 Program Listing

PROGRAM LISTING
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July 2010 Program

Date
July 4 TOPIC AND SPEAKER INFORMATION
No Sunday Service - closed for the holiday

Happy Fourth of July!

July 11 The Message of Togetherness in Kalidass

About the Speaker:
Dr. Ram Karan Sharma is the author of several books including the Caraka Samhita (7 vols) English translation. He is the founder of a Sanskrit university in India and has taught Sanskrit at UC Berkeley. He now teaches at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Sharma is also the scholar-in-residence at the Brahmananda Ashram here in San Francisco.

July 18
The World Wisdom Traditions and Cyberspace

About the Speaker:
Kirk Templeton is a doctoral student in Asian and Comparative Studies at CIIS. His scholarly interests range from world religions to cyberspace. Kirk actively seeks to bridge and synthesize what may be perceived as distinct human endeavors.

July 25
Subluxation and Spirituality

Subluxation is a misalignment of the skeletal system which affects the nervous system and one's whole being. A bone out of place causes the nerve to be compressed, impacting not only the nervous system, but the entire psyche, one's spirit and sense of well being. Dr. Virdi will speak on how to be in optimal health working through mind, body and spirit.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Shanti Virdi is in private practice and her background includes growing up in an ashram in the Punjab. She is interested in Vedic and Buddhist healing practices and in bridging the gaps between health and spirituality.

July 2010 Program
Date July 4	TOPIC AND SPEAKER INFORMATION No Sunday Service - closed for the holiday Happy Fourth of July!
July 11	The Message of Togetherness in Kalidass About the Speaker: Dr. Ram Karan Sharma is the author of several books including the Caraka Samhita (7 vols) English translation. He is the founder of a Sanskrit university in India and has taught Sanskrit at UC Berkeley. He now teaches at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Sharma is also the scholar-in-residence at the Brahmananda Ashram here in San Francisco.
July 18	The World Wisdom Traditions and Cyberspace About the Speaker: Kirk Templeton is a doctoral student in Asian and Comparative Studies at CIIS. His scholarly interests range from world religions to cyberspace. Kirk actively seeks to bridge and synthesize what may be perceived as distinct human endeavors.
July 25	Subluxation and Spirituality Subluxation is a misalignment of the skeletal system which affects the nervous system and one's whole being. A bone out of place causes the nerve to be compressed, impacting not only the nervous system, but the entire psyche, one's spirit and sense of well being. Dr. Virdi will speak on how to be in optimal health working through mind, body and spirit. About the Speaker: Dr. Shanti Virdi is in private practice and her background includes growing up in an ashram in the Punjab. She is interested in Vedic and Buddhist healing practices and in bridging the gaps between health and spirituality.

August 2010 Program
Date August 1	TOPIC AND SPEAKER INFORMATION The Second Noble Truth: Working with Fear and Anxiety About the Speaker: Dr. Constance Hills is a clinical psychologist who has provided direct mental health care for over 25 years. For the last 15 years, she has been a student of Dr. Rina Sircar's, whom she first at CIIS while completing her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at CIIS. Connie weaves her Vipassana meditation practice and the teachings of Theravada Buddhism into her clinical work with psychotherapy clients. Connie maintains a clinical psychology practice in San Francisco's Hayes Valley. She also teaches continuing education workshops for psychotherapists throughout the SF Bay Area on the integration of Buddhism with Psychotherapy. To learn more, you can visit her website at www.conniehillsphd.com
August 08	Emerging in New Research in Consciousness and Spirituality About the Speaker: Dr. Daniel Deslauriers, is a Professor in Transformative Leadership program at CIIS. Daniel has lived in Indonesia, studied the religion and sacred arts of Bali, and trained in Gamelan music and Balinese dance. Daniel was cofounder of the Montreal Center for the Study of Dreams. He has published articles on epistemology and narrative research, and is completing a book Integral Dreaming (SUNY Press) with Dr. Fariba Bogzaran. His professional interests in consciousness studies include traditional and contemporary approaches to dreams and imagination, spiritual intelligence and integral psychology. Daniel was selected as a winner of the Templeton 2000 Science and Religion Course Award Competition for a course he developed in Science, Religion and Consciousness.
August 15	Annual Sri Aurobindo Birthday Celebration: Significance of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother About the Speaker: Dr. Robert McDermott is president emeritus of the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and current chair of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program there. His publications include Radhakrishnan, The Essential Aurobindo, and The Essential Steiner. He has recently completed two books, both to be published by Steinerbooks: The Bhagavad Gita for India and the West and The New Essential Steiner. In 1975–76, he was a Senior Fulbright Lecturer at the Open University, where he coproduced an OU-BBC film, Avatar: Concept and Example.
August 22	Consciousness Explained Better: Towards an Integral Understanding of the Multifaceted Nature of Consciousness About the Speaker: Dr. Allan Combs is a Professor in the Transformative Leadership program at CIIS. He is the author of more than 50 publications including Consciousness Explained Better, Living the Integral Life, Changing Visions, The Radiance of Being, and Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences.
August 29	Sufi Mysticism, Psychology and Philosophy About the Speaker: Dr. Rabia Ana Perez-Chisti is a Murshida and a sufi lineage holder. She teaches full time in the Ph.D. in Psychology program at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto and holds the rank of Associate Professor. Ana was the Vice President at the Institute of Creation Spirituality.

September 2010 Program
Date September 5	TOPIC AND SPEAKER INFORMATION No Sunday Service - closed for the labor day holiday.
September 12	The Body Never Lies: Perceiving the Body in Indian Art About the Speaker: Siddhartha Shah, M.A., studied History of Art and Classics at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on the representation of gods and goddesses in art and mythology, and holds a Masters degree from CIIS in East-West Psychology. Raised in the Hindu tradition and having spent much of his life in India and Europe, he brings a fresh interpretation of Eastern traditions that can be understood and integrated in the West. He specializes in Newar art under the mentorship of renowned painter and writer, Robert Beer, and travels around the world lecturing on the role of sacred art in spiritual practice. You can find more information about Siddhartha at www.TantricArt.net
September 19	3Gs: Grace, Gratitude, and Guidance A community event led by Satyavan Krolik. A vegetarian free will offering luncheon follows.
September 26	Song of the Sannyasin: Swami Vivekananda and his Vision of the Universal Brotherhood About the Presenter: Rita Chaudhuri Pease is President of the Cultural Integration Fellowship. She recently edited Dr. Haridas Chaudhuri's Prayers of Affirmation.