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DEC. 2,1998 Page A 8 <El|f flWwrwrr S pirit W Deena will be giving a lec ture entitled D iscover Your True Identity at the W hole Life Expo on Saturday at 3 PM in Room 5. Learn how to evaluate and expand upon your beliefs, let ting go o f stagnating precon ceptions, and allowing yourself to recognize your true identity. Power lies in knowing. To know is to experience. To experi ence is to participate and have unwavering joy, peace, and to tal self-actualization. L im iting th o u g h ts create blockages and don’t allow en ergy to vibrate at a frequency necessary to truly experience. hole L ife E xpo ~ , J& .«#ehuts In Portland n the market for an ancient lealing stone? A stress-reliev ing massage? Information from a na tionally-known holistic healing ex pert? The Whole Life Expo, the nation’s premier event for natural health, personal growth, spirituality and global change, will provide this and more when it comes to Portland for the first time, December 4-6, at the Oregon Convention Center. The Expo in Portland includes work shops by more than 20 nationally Deena Jones is President of known speakers. Thinkers, explorers, Merging Worlds Spiritual authors and counselors discuss top Centers, Inc., Jones is the author ics ranging from personal develop of Evolving Into Knowingness ment and addiction recovery, to an gelic experiences and spiritual trans formations, to cosmic truths and un Hank Wesselman is an anthro derstanding the ongoing transforma pologist working with an interna tion ofEarth. tional group of scientists in the In addition, the Whole Life Expo fossil beds of East Africa s Rift features lectures by more than 100 Valley in search of human ori presenters. Lecture topics include Aging is Not Inevitable, F ind Health gins. His fieldwork in Hawaii and Through Spiritual Power, Socially the Pacific Islands has led him Responsible Investing and Intuitive into the evolution of conscious Decision Making. ness, shamanism and the writing The Exhibit Hall will feature over o f his autobiographical book, 200exhibits o f a wide array ofproducts Spiritwalker. His presentation and services ranging from the latest is entitled Spiritwalker: Search herbal and homeopathic supplements f o r th e S e c re t G arden. to handmade jewelry and clothing. Wesselman will offer you an op For complete information on ticket portunity to find your personal prices and outlets, please call 1-800- 551-EXPO(3976),or visit The Whole place of power and healing in the Life Website, www. Wholelife. com. dreamworld. He will examine the Hank Wesselman will be giving a To volunteer at the Expo, or for more nature of health, illness, and heal workshop at the Whole Life Expo information about volunteering, please ing in the traditional perspective, on Saturday, December 5'" from call l-888-764-EXPO(3976). Tibetan lamas will perform at the Whole Life Expo in the Convention Center. In this tw°-hou^ and conclude with a healing ritual. 11 AM-12:30 PM in Room 2. I Conscious Communication oncert’^ e monks begin by invoking creative awareness within themselves and the audience, and end by ^ end" ^ J ° the smoke of incense, which the wind carries into the 10 directions as a subliminal force invoking peace, harmony and the ways of creative living. "r by K eilisi C yan F reeman onscious Communication a ro s e fro m m o m e n ts sp e n t s h a rin g w ith my w ife in fin d in g d iffe re n t a v e n u e s o f c o m m u n ic a tio n to le a rn m o re a b o u t e a c h o th e r and s tre n g th e n o u r in te n t to be to g e th e r in o u r r e la tin g . It a p p e a r e d to us t h a t so o n a fte r o u r m a r r ia g e , we b e g a n not to “ c o m m u n ic a te w ith e a ch o t h e r .” A n o th e r b e a u tifu l c o u p le h ad o ffe re d as a w e d d in g p r e s e n t , a c h a n c e to p a r tic ip a te w ith th e m in d e v e lo p in g th e ir C o u p le C o u n s e l i n g p r o g ram . A lo n g w ith fo u r o th e r c o u p le s , w e s h a re d in s e e ing th e a rt an d s k ill o f a m arrie d c o u p le w ho fu lly lis te n e d to e a c h o th e r an d w ho w e re p r e s e n t fo r e a c h o th e r b e in g a b le to r e f le c t w h at w as p r e v io u s ly s h a re d . F ro m th o s e s e s s io n s we sat dow n to g e th e r one e v e n in g a n d p u t to g e th e r o u r id e a s to d e v e lo p a w ay to b rin g o u r e x p e rie n c e from “ new ag e j a r g o n ” a n d r e ta in th e sim p le m e ssa g e th at w e g o t. W e p u t o u r p la n in to a c tio n in C h r i s t i n a ’s h o m e to w n o f A u s t r a l ia . T h e r e s u lts h a v e b e e n a s to u n d in g . S e v e ra l p e o p le th a t we s h a r e d o u r e n e r g y w ith e n d e d up in te a r s . M a in ly b e c a u s e th e y fe lt h e a rd . I C w as to u c h e d by S te v e n C o v e y ’s m a s te rp ie c e , T he S e v e n H a b i t s o f H ig h ly E f fe c tiv e P e o p le In c h a p te r 5 M r. C o v e y s ta t e d ,” th a t lis te n in g is o n e o f th e g r e a te s t g ifts o n e p e rs o n can g iv e to a n o th e r .” I p r a c tic e d w ith C h r is tin a th e a rt o f lis te n in g and p la c e d my a tte n tio n on k e e p in g m y s e lf o u t o f th e w ay w h ic h a l lo w e d m e to fu lly h e a r h e r. I w o u ld say th a t in c re a s in g th a t sk ill has b e e n th e g r e a t e s t g ifts to o u r r e la tin g an d I c a n g iv e th is a s p e c t o f m y s e lf to a ll I m ee t. W e d e c id e d to sto p in sid e a c o n v e rs a tio n m e a n in g to d e t a i l th e p a t t e r n s t h a t s o m e tim e s w e a u t o m a t i c a lly fa ll in to a n d d e v e lo p a p ro g ra m from th a t e x p lo r a tio n . It w ill be h a rd to go in to th e fu ll d e ta il th a t w e go in to d u rin g o u r tw o - d ay w o rk s h o p s , in a f o rty -f iv e m in u te le c tu re . M y in te n t is to b rin g a w a re n e s s to so m e a re a s w h ere s o m e th in g as s m a ll as, n o t s a y in g y e s to o so o n , can m ean so m u ch in th e su c c e s s o f a c o n v e r s a tio n . I w ill a ls o h a v e a o n e p a g e h a n d o u t o f th e to p ic s th a t I w ill c o v e r a n d b r ie f so lu tio n s. T h ese and o th e r s k ills su ch as b e in g c le a r in th e in te n t o f s ta te m e n ts in any c o n v e rs a tio n . L e a rn in g to id e n tify th e d iffe re n t s p e a k in g s ty le s an d b e in g a b le to t h e n a t i o n ’s WHOLE LIFE Keilisi Gyan Freeman r e p ly in th e s ty le o f the s p e a k e r . S p e a k in g to i n c lu d e o r e x c lu d e w ith sh o rt u n f in is h e d s ta te m e n ts b e tw e e n o n e o r m o re in any c o n v e rs a tio n . Part o f our w orkshop also includes undoing o f belief sys tems. W e use “The W ork”, a process brought from the awak ening o f Byron Katie. This pro cess asks one to take ow ner ship o f the beliefs that have been so much a part o f per sonal m ake-up and asks one to reflect “ W ho w ould you be without your story?’ In that reflection, beliefs are bound to be peeled away as the layers of an onion. Keilisi Gyan Freem an is a poet and co-founder o f Con scious Com m unication. He will be giving a lecture at the Whole Life Expo entitled Conscious Com m unication on Saturday at 3 PM in Room 4. p r e m ie r e v e n t fo r n a t u r a l h e a lt h p e r s o n a l g r o w th s p ir it u a lit y James Van Praagh TALKIN G TO HEAVEN Wayne Dyer W IS D O M OF THE AGES THE UNIMGINALBLE LIFE James Redfield g lo b a l c h a n g e p " e x h ib its z z jj 12° I Jfaa s p e a k e r s THE CELESTINEVISION Bernie Siegel PRESCRIPTIONS FOR LIVING John Bradshaw THE FUTURE OF THE FAMILY Terence McKenna alternative therapies FO O D OF THE GODS Barbara Marciniak natural products y ài. l y -few* O'*** expo bookstore performances FAMILY O F LIGHT Dannion Brinkley SAVED BY THE LIG HT Nick Bunick IN G O D ’S TRUTH bodywork pavilion Wallace Black Elk LAKOTA VISIONARY intuitive readers John Robbins RECLAIMING O U R HEALTH \ J* 3* exotic imports visionary art gallery natural foods dining tibetan sand mandala Doreen Virtue DIVINE G UIDANCE James Twyman EMISSARY OF LIG HT Mystical Arts of Tibet SACRH3 MUSIOSACRBD DANCE VO LU N TEER O P P O R T U N IT IE S A V A IL A B L E : 8 8 8 /7 6 4 -3 9 7 6 DECEM BER 4 -5 -6 PORTLAND FRI1& 2PM-9PM • UT $12 I0AM-9PM • SUN $12 I0AM-7PM Walking The Time Lines M a u ric e A ttie is a p r a c tic in g H o listic la w y e r, A gni Y o g i an d a u th o r . He w ill be g iv in g a l e c t u r e a t t h e W h o le L if e E x p o e n title d W a lk in g The T im e L in e s on F r id a y at 5 PM in R oom 5. A ttie w ill be o f f e r in g s im p le t e c h n iq u e s th a t a re a g ift from n a tu r e th a t is a v a ila b le to a ll o f us. A c c o rd in g to h im , th e e x c it in g p a r t is th a t o n c e you p e rc e iv e y o u r o w n p r o b a b le f u tu r e , you c a n c h a n g e th e p a rts you do n o t lik e . A n o th e r a p p r o a c h he t e a c h e s o f W a lk in g The T im e L in e s is to fo re c a s t th e fu tu re fo r c o m m u n itie s , c o u n tr ie s , p la n e ts and b e yond. H e c a n h e lp y o u liv e lif e m o re fu lly in th e p re s e n t an d c r e a te a m o re p o s itiv e f u tu r e . 777 SE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD W ISDO M W ILLAMETTE WEEK 8 0 0 . 5 5 1 .EXPO O N L I N E : www.wholelife.com NETWORK A