**Cancelled because of a solar eclipse!
see you next month
Purifying the soul through the fire element
Charging & decharging through the powerful
energy of the New Moon
Better living through fire & meditation,
increasing prosperity & connecting to the Mother Divine...
Come charge and decharge your soul fires in Bonny Doon!
Come enjoy the healing power of the fire element, at a Vedic fire
ceremony (homa, or yagyam). Using the power of the new moon
(when the moon is dark) to help decharge whatever stress,
strain, anxiety, dis-ease, and overwhelm, you'll find a rapid
release and relief in your life -- leaving you free to create
beautiful activities or maintain balance in your everyday life.
The ancient saints of India kept their sacred
fires burning continually, as a way of helping purify the
atmosphere and the consciousness in this world. One fire homa is
roughly the equivalent of a month's worth of focused meditation,
to the soul -- it's a huge charging up, a strengthening, of our
soul fires.
WHAT'S A FIRE HOMA!?? This and other questions answered on the
Homa FAQ page.
Questions?: 831/ 425-3234
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Donation: $10 and two roses!
Or,
sponsor a homa!
Location:
UCBK Temple
9700 Empire Grade
Santa Cruz, CA
Directions to the temple
HERE
CARPOOLING MANDATORY! Carpooling coordinator:
Carmen DeVida. Please plan to park in the UCBK driveway.
(Holy Womb Process people, this will be the night to do the yantra
process in the fire if you want to do it as a group.)
To receive the maximum benefit and healing from the homa fires, and
because of the super-intense energies involved, it's highly
advisable on the actual day of the homa to eat vegetarian food only
and
stay away from intoxicants.
What to bring: Be sure to dress for
current outdoor conditions - spring's here; the weather can be
unpredictable -- it can be brutally hot, or chilly, where layers are
your friends after the sun goes down. Blankets, shawls & sweaters
are implicated!
If it's too cold or wet outside, we'll do the fire homa indoors.
It is also a good idea to bring a cushion to sit on. And of
course -- roses to share!
A beautiful day of learning to
communicate telepathically with your animal, with expert Cindy
Richardson (formerly Cindy Westen)
A partial benefit for UCBK!
Have you ever wondered what your pet was thinking, feeling,
or trying to say?
Do you wish you could tell your animal how you
feel?
Learn How!
In this class, you'll learn how to:
-
talk to your animal
telepathically
-
to deepen the bond and
understanding between you and the animal(s)
-
ask them why they behave a
certain way, what aches and pains they may have
-
make the animal(s) in your
life happier
-
share how much your animal
friends mean to your life, & find out what you can
add to their lives!
Join pet communicator
Cindy Richardson (formerly Westen) in this informative, fun, and
profound class -- and learn how to talk to the animals in your life!
Comments from people who've taken
Cindy's class:
"Thank you for a great class. It was really
insightful and interesting. I am so energized and grateful
knowing it is for real! Thank you again."
"Cindy, I just watned you to know that your class on Saturday was a
success! I had attended another one given by another animal
communicator through the Learning Annex... she is supposedly a
world-famou expert on animal communication, and your class was much
better!"
"I truly enjoyed the class -- you presented such a delightful
afternoon of animal communication lessons... I tried it... it
worked! I have a little better connection with my two females.
Thanks again for sharing your wonderful talent and gentle spirit."
***** IMPORTANT ITEMS you'll need for the class:
* Notebook
* Pen or pencil
* Photos of pet(s) -- Actual photos only, or
printed ones (not on your cell phone!) It's better to have one
animal in each photo vs many in one photo.
It's best if you can look in your pet's eyes when holding and
looking at the photo.
Please DON'T bring your pets to class! Please, no departed
animal photos for class use -- we do those in follow-up classes.
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Donation: $120
& potluck veggie snacks/lunch item!
RSVP by
email here or reserve your place by
tax-deductible credit card donation here:
Questions?: 831/ 425-3234
Location:
UCBK Temple
9700 Empire Grade
Santa Cruz, CA
Directions to the temple
HERE
CARPOOLING MANDATORY! Carpooling coordinator:
Carmen DeVida. Please plan to park in the UCBK
driveway.
**Cancelled because of a solar eclipse! see
you next month
Purifying the Soul, Opening the Heart...
Connecting
to the Guru Parampara (Lineage), as well as Mother Divine & Jesus
Christ's soul energy
to receive the blessings of inner peace and prosperity
Better
living through fire & meditation, increasing prosperity & connecting
to the Mother Divine...
Come charge and decharge your soul fires in Bonny Doon!
(Holy Womb Process people, this will be the night to
do the yantra process in the fire if you want to do
it as a group.)
Or,
sponsor a homa!
To receive
the maximum benefit and healing from the homa fires, and because of
the super-intense energies involved, it's highly advisable on the
actual day of the homa to eat vegetarian food only and stay away
from intoxicants.
WHAT'S A FIRE HOMA!?? This and other
questions answered on the
Homa FAQ page.
Questions?: 831/ 425-3234
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Donation: $10 and two roses!
Or,
sponsor a homa!
Location:
UCBK Temple
9700 Empire Grade
Santa Cruz, CA
Directions to the temple
HERE
CARPOOLING MANDATORY! Carpooling coordinator:
Carmen DeVida. Please plan to park in the UCBK
driveway.
What to
bring: Be sure to dress for current outdoor conditions -
spring's here, the weather can be unpredictable -- chilly, and
layers are your friends after the sun goes down. Blankets, shawls &
sweaters are implicated!
If it's too cold or wet outside, we'll do the fire homa indoors.
It is also a good idea to bring a cushion to sit on. And of
course -- roses &
snacks...!
A special series of conference calls & healing retreat by UCBK women
for spiritual women, bringing our sisters together to uplift, heal &
empower ourselves
"All spiritual students need to know the phenomenon of the
mother, and follow that belief system. It's quite amazing. It
means the ladies are the first.
Today I'm declaring, my first preference are the ladies.
They're the first healers in the globe. They're the first
avataras, avatarinis, bhairavi matas, aghorinis. They have it.
They're carrying it. They're doing it. They're
dedicated. They volunteered. They sacrificed. It gives the
true fragrance of the reality."
-- Sri Kaleshwar
Women interested in a deeper spirituality are invited to join this
beautiful program of broadening our collective awareness, going more
thoroughly into the unique issues facing women in the Shakti
channels of Sai spiritual life & consciousness. The goal is to
explore the unity & diversity of our individual and collective
capacity to operate as powerful forces for love, enlightenment and
healing in the world, as sisters -- but also as mothers, daughters,
wives, girlfriends, healers, siddhas, and emanations of the Mother
Divine.
The program will be facilitated by four women practitioners at UCBK:
Alx Uttermann, Gautami Drahos, Carmen DeVida, and Andrea Williamson.
We will be moderating a series of four conference calls, giving the
group the chance to grind the divine knowledge together and share
experiences from the different angles of these opening lotus petals
of our spiritual lives. Together, we will walk into a clearer
understanding of what it means to be women carrying the intense
divine light of the Sai energy channels.
In between the calls, we'll be available in an online forum
available only to the group members, to develop themes and explore
the calls' content more deeply.
The four calls will culminate in an on-site women's retreat at UCBK,
from Friday June 21st to Sunday, June 23rd. This is a special
opportunity for women to come together in Baba's power spot here on
the hill in the Santa Cruz mountains, to build the energy and
experience the healing peace of expanded consciousness as a group.
The final day of the retreat, Sunday June 23rd, is a full moon day
and we will be doing a special fire homa in Mother Divine's energy
together, and sharing that fire homa & some of the teachings that
day with the women who are attending from a distance, via webcast on
the internet.
Once you register for the program... you'll be given
information & access codes to the conference calls & online forum,
and other supporting materials.
All registrants will be eligible to join the calls, forum and also
be included as sponsors of the special fire homa during the women's
retreat on Sunday, June 23rd.
SCHEDULE DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
The Wednesday Night Conference Calls
#1 Wednesday May 29th, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. California time (will
be recorded, links sent out)
#2 Wednesday June 5th, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. California time (will
be recorded, links sent out)
#3 Wednesday June 12th, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. California time (will
be recorded, links sent out)
#4 Wednesday June 19th, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. California time (will
be recorded, links sent out)
The Retreat Final Day & Homa (webcast):
Sunday afternoon, June 23rd,
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Please click here for the full retreat schedule & separate
registration for that on-site event at UCBK
Yes!
I want to register for this special program of
conference calls, online discussions, and sharing final retreat day
as a homa sponsor! I understand that attending the retreat at
UCBK is a separate donation & RSVP.
Here is my tax-deductible donation of $180 for the program:
Sliding scale is also available for those in sincere need,
please
email Alx Uttermann here for arrangements.
We will not turn anyone away for lack of funds.
Or you can call (831) 425-3234 to RSVP/make arrangements.
Gautami & Alx put a
rose mala on the Baba murthi,
UCBK Temple, 2010
A special retreat in a deep
exploration & celebration of our collective healing, knowledge &
grace in a powerful, peaceful setting
Rose petal abishek to the Shirdi Baba murthi at UCBK
"The Vedic concept speaks about the womb chakra. If you take
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Shirdi Baba, Buddha, Jesus Christ -- they
received amazing light through women. Women are more powerful than
men.
Generally, a woman needs the male energy to control the nature (to
handle the negativity and suffering). Now, my female students will
be able to cross the negativity by connecting to the Guru Parampara.
One day they will lead the globe in spirituality."
-- Sri Kaleshwar
This retreat will be a coming together of the
Shakti, Divine Mother's power & creation abilities, through a strong
group of spiritual women. Our goal is to discover more depths
& clarity in our spiritual essence, and in the role of
being
the bringers & tenders of the divine spark, the divine light, in the
world.
Who are we, as spiritual embodiments of the Divine Mother?
What does it mean to be a spiritual siddha in a female form? How can
we use our relationship with Nature, as agents OF Nature, to bless,
to heal, to help ever and hurt never -- starting with our own tender
hearts?
Since UCBK has been blessed with amazingly divine power objects,
linking directly to the consciousness masters, and to Mother Divine (some of the
objects are 'millions of years old,' according to Sri Kaleshwar), we
are triply blessed to be sharing the presence of these incredible
soul characters with our community of sisters in spirituality.
"Wherever Baba's brick is, there is Dwarakamai," Sri Kaleshwar told
the Jesus group when we received the brick piece that is in
residence at UCBK. We will be effectively sitting in Dwarakamai,
then, receiving, sharing, and transmitting the high divine energy
that we generate as a group.
We know that energy needs to flow continually, to keep developing in
strength and clarity -- this is true in healing, in meditation, &
in developing a functional relationship with the silence that is our
soul.
As powerful women coming together, we will create satsang, meals,
laughter, deep knowledge grinding, powerful silent meditations and a
special Full Moon fire homa on the final day (webcast to other group
members who aren't able to come to UCBK in person to share and
receive the energy).
Everyone participating will be staying at the temple for the three days, where meals & sleeping mats will be provided, for your
comfort and the smooth ease of the retreat.
This retreat will be facilitated by four Sai women at UCBK -- Alx
Uttermann, Gautami Drahos, Carmen DeVida and Andrea Williamson.
We're looking forward to seeing you at UCBK during this special
time!
General Retreat Schedule:
Friday, June 21st -- 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. arrival times
Bhajans & satsang discussion Friday night
Saturday, June 22nd -- All day program,
including knowledge, group sharing, meditations
Sunday, June 23rd -- End of program
Satsang & powerful full moon homa 1:00 - 3:30
Finishing up by 4:00 in the afternoon
Space is LIMITED! RSVP and advance
payment required.
Donation:
$300
(Limited siding scale places available in case of sincere need)
RSVP & advance
registration is
MANDATORY FOR THIS EVENT --
NO LATER
THAN June 12th
Yes! I
want to reserve my place
by tax-deductible credit card donation here:
Yes!
I want to RSVP/register
with
my *payment in advance, please --
I will
EMAIL UCBK
& send a check to
UCBK, P.O. Box 1598, Felton,
CA 95018
Location:
UCBK Temple
9700 Empire Grade
Santa Cruz, CA
Directions to the temple
HERE
CARPOOLING MANDATORY -- please arrange
with Carmen DeVida asap....
Please plan to park in the UCBK driveway.
Carpooling Coordinator:
Carmen DeVida
*Payment for the retreat must be made in full prior to the event.
These advance payments are only partially refundable in the
case of cancellation. If you cancel BEFORE 48 hours in advance
of the event's start date, we'll refund 50% of your payment.
***PLEASE NOTE: If you
cancel within 48 hours of the start date of the retreat, unless your
cancellation is due to a medical emergency or serious natural
disaster, we regret that we cannot refund your payment.
Spiritual Discussions, Healing, Singing, and Meditation
"Satsang was grrrrrreat! I love
that you two bit off a big chunk and got down to it. The topic
sparks my conviction and dedication to the healing process."
-- J. T., Santa Cruz
Date: Thursday evenings
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Donation: $10
(suggested)
Location: UCBK Temple
9700 Empire Grade
Bonny Doon, CA 95060
Carpooling required:
Email
Carmen DeVida, carpool coordinator
Directions to UCBK HERE
Questions? 831/ 425-3234
Remote satsang by conference call:
Call begins at 8:15 p.m. Pacific Time
Dial-in#: 951/ 262-4343 Access Code: 606-048#
Skype: freeconferencecallhd (same access code)
Please press *6 to mute and unmute yourself!
About The Sai Shakti Satsang
Sai Shakti Satsang includes some sacred song (bhajan)
singing, peaceful & uplifting healing meditation, followed by a
group discussion around a spiritual subject...
Jonathan & Alx share knowledge, insights, and
spiritual healing energy from this 'new ancient tradition' of Shirdi
Sai Baba & his lineage of healing saints, leading to a group
question-and-answer discussion to create sat-sang (literally,
'divine truth in a group setting').
New! Join Sai Shakti Satsang by phone from anywhere in the
world!
You can also join Sai Shakti Satsang by remote conference call -
send an email to
the
UCBK Temple if you'd like to be included in UCBK's notification
emails (including the phone number and access code).
"I'm happily
applauding and promoting your Thursday night satsang-over-the-phone. I
am literally amazed, impressed and inspired that the Divine
knowledge can be so wonderfully, skillfully and thoroughly presented
and shared over the phone... "
-- C.M., Palo Alto, CA
"As the call progressed I realized that my self-doubt and
fear is part of the process of going to a deeper level.
When the two of you spoke of how when you realized that "the energy
is running in YOU" ... and that we're not going to India to sit in
his lap, that it's about communicating on an internal level, I
thought, "that's what started to happen to me. WOW!!!!!! OH MY GOD!"
A step towards clarity. That's why I'm going to Penukonda in
February.
I want to start to harvest this strange surge of energy that he's
opened up for me and to THINK on it. Instead of running around here
in New York like a lunatic."
-- V.J., New York
Why is a group dynamic so important, and a
fundamental part of any serious spiritual undertaking?
One part of the answer lies in a mysterious
concept called 'protection circles,' the soul (and angelic) layers
of support and mystical protection that are developed any time more
than one or two people come together to share spiritual practice.
There is a compelling story about a group of Japanese monks
meditating at the time the United States dropped the atomic bomb on
the Japanese city of Hiroshima -- IN Hiroshima. The whole city was
reduced to fire and ash but their monastery kept standing and the
whole group of monks was unharmed by the explosion and subsequent
radiation.
Why? Protection circles, because they were
meditating together as a group.
There really is no substitute for group experience, group spiritual
practice, and the support that can be found in a spiritual
community. A group can advance spiritually in a rapid way,
where an individual is more likely to get stuck and flounder.
The satsang experience, on a weekly basis,
reminds people who are committed to living a spiritual life about
the importance of meditation, healing, inspiration, support, love,
understanding and compassion on a day-to-day level, as a practical
function of spiritual discipline. It gives everyone a chance to go
deeper into their spiritual practice and meditation experiences, and
to ask questions along the way about the different stages and
adventures of spiritual life.
You can find out more about this expression of 'groupism' by
checking out
Alx' blog.
Alx & Jonathan
returned to Santa Cruz in March 2005, after spending seven years
studying in India. Their training was/is in intense spirituality and
healing techniques from a Shiva-Shakti** tradition with the miracle
healing lineage (Guru Parampara) of Shirdi Sai Baba, Jesus Christ,
and other luminous saints.
**Shakti - 1)
high powerful divine energy. 2) the Feminine divine force,
expressed as the principle of creation. 3) part of the mechanism
of miracles. 4) another name for the Divine Mother or Goddess.
What They're Saying
"It is truly a delight to watch the two
of you step into leadership with such love and dedication. It shows
a true self mastery to be able to give so much so deeply to so many.
May all your days be blessed and may you feel the gratitude of my
heart for your sharing of the sacred knowledge."
-- G.R., Grover Beach
"Thank you for the wonderful Saturday evening, your presence and
the knowledge you shared. My inspiration is back on track, I found
it not very easy to do it all alone."
-- Y., Los Angeles
"Again, Blessings to you both for your wonderful work and sharing
the Divine Knowledge. I will certainly do my part to keep the energy
going..."
-- S., Los Angeles
A note about donations: All of our events are
available to any sincere spiritual student in search of divine
knowledge--as such, we do accept sliding scale and other trades if
finances are a barrier preventing you from attending. If
you've already taken a major course, like the Five Elements Process
or the Sri Chakra Yantra, you are welcome to attend these courses
again, at a 50% fee (plus any materials fees if appropriate).
Santa Cruz Area