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Sentient Experientials presents
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FEBRUARY 1 - 8, 2005 at Guaria de Osa - Rainforest Ocean Retreat Centre & Ethnobotanical Gardens on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica!
Embedded in a Nature Sanctuary
Where giant primary Rainforest kiss the sparkling Pacific Ocean
We invite you to come to Guaria de Osa!
Join us in a voice and a vision coming straight from intelligent hearts!
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Explore "Shamanism, Biology, and the Intelligence in Nature"
with
* JEREMY NARBY, anthropologist, author of "The Cosmic Serpent: DNA, and The Origins of Knowledge" and co-author with Francis Huxley "Shamans Through Time: 500 Years on the Path to Knowledge"
* DAVID ABRAM, cultural ecologist and eco-philosopher, author of �The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-than-Human World�
* don BARTOLO AGUINDA, a traditional Kichua elder, a long practicing Ayahuasquero healer from the headwaters of the Napo River in Amazonian Ecuador
* don VICTORIO VILLAREAL, plant master herbologist from the Osa Peninsula
* YOGA MA BARBARA POWELL, a senior yoga teacher at Tias Little�s Yoga Source in Santa F�, New Mexico
* JONATHON S. MILLER WEISBERGER, ethnobotanist, founder and steward of Guaria de Osa and director of The Osa Foundation/Grupo Osanimi � your host, guide, and translator
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Osa Peninsula Highlights
IN ADDITION you will journey through the myriad eco-systems of the surrounding emerald Rainforest and the marine-fish-heaven temple Pacific Ocean! The biological mega-diversity of the New World Tropics is world famous and bird life is no exception. Because there are numerous ecosystems in the area, wildlife at Guaria and the surrounding area is dramatic! don Victorio and Jonathon will point out medicinal plants & its uses and identify the invisible and the visible flora and fauna! |
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Our Stellar Staff
* Jeremy Narby�s wisdom and scholarship reveals how startling different the world around us appears when we open our minds to it!
* David Abram�s keen insight into indigenous, animistic styles of perception draws us into the depths of a breathing cosmos, refreshing our sense of human possibility, and opening the prospect of a more ethical future!
* don Bartolo Aguinda�s blessings and healings during evening plant medicine intensive councils!
* Jonathon Miller Weisberger�s zest for life and his intrinsic understanding and extensive knowledge of the subtle interconnections of all things is uplifting!
* don Victorio Villareal, master herbologist of the Osa Peninsula will be your forest guide, talk about the Osa Peninsula Archeology and History, woo you with his guitar, marimba, and Tico folk songs; and beat you to a game of dominoes!
* Yoga Ma Barbara Powell�s gentle yoga enhances our relaxation and rejuvenation embracing the healing energy of the tropical ambience and the company of flora and fauna!
* Jose Aguinda, Kichua-Shuar ancestry from the Ecuadorian Amazon - our Rainforest guide, Indigenous artisan, and interpreter for his father, don Bartolo Aguinda!
* Carmen Santi, an Indigenous artisan and women's leader from the Amazanga community in Ecuador; daughter of Amazanga Community's shaman, don Rafael, wife of Jose Aguina, and mother of Sacha, Guaria de Osa�s 5 year young joyfulness!
* Monica Serrano, Massage Therapist - traditional Chinese Tui Na massage!
* Ladna Yanara Miller Weisberger, a rainforest and ocean field guide on the Osa Peninsula and in the Ecuadorian Amazon, and the contact person for Grupo Osanimi�s Rainforest Protection Projects. Currently, Ladna is finishing her applied ecology and biology studies at La Universidad de San Francisco in Ecuador.
* Dahlia Kresch Miller is the International Liaison for Guaria de Osa Retreat Centre and Sentient Experientials. She received her Masters Degree in the Interdisciplinary Studies of Consciousness at John F. Kennedy University. Her Ph.D. in Social & Cultural Anthropology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco is a work-in-progress. Born and raised in Panama she has spent the majority of her life in Latin America. The well-being of the Rainforest and her culture(s) is where she turns her personal, professional, and passionate attention.
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Rest and Relax Effortlessly with
- Arts and Crafts a-la Amazonian Ecuadorian style
- Bird and Wildlife Watching
- Guided forest and ocean adventures and trails off the beaten path into a primary rainforest in Guaria de Osa's backyard
- Hammock lounging
- Mega-diverse Rainforest and Ocean Ecosystems
- Morning Meditation and Yoga
- Paradise Beaches
- Presentations from guest and resident teachersand cultural masters
- Evening Rainforest Medicine Council(s)
- Surfing
- Hiking, beach walking, bathing in waterfalls, star-gazing, swimming in Guaria's "front yard" and more!
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Contact Person: Dahlia Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel: (510) 235 - 4313 (in California)
In the spirit of networking, will you please tell your friends, family, and colleagues about this event?
Pura Vida! (as said in Costa Rica)
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