Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Time is coming to gather again for the Bhakti Gathering at Harbin Hot Springs from April 5th to 7th 2012. Our two last Bhakti Gathering have been empowering, supporting, uplifting each participant’s Heart and Spirit.

For the new comers: The Bhakti Gathering is a not-for-profit, participation based, community event. The main goal is to open our hearts wider than ever through devotion, service and community. This weekend will be what we create. If you love to offer bodywork or healing touch, to lead kirtan, to guide yoga or meditation practice, this is an opportunity to let go of any shyness and offer yourself fully in service to the community. May we all feel clearer, more nourished, stronger, more loved and more loving, more supported and more supportive, more connected, more committed, more creative, filled with more Joy and Faith.

Across cultures, there are four universal healing salves: singing, dancing, storytelling and silence. Native cultures transmit their values, ethics and spiritual beliefs through the oral traditions of stories, songs, dances and silent rituals and prayer. It has long been recognized that these healing salves reawaken and sustain the divine child within human beings and return to individuals the qualities of wonder, hope and awe. It is how we pay attention to our life story that allows us to experience the human resource of love, the most powerful healing force on Mother Earth.

Angeles Arrien, Four Ways To Wisdom

Online registration is necessary to attend the Gathering.

This year, every serving participant will get an immediate karmic reward of $60 discount at the time of their registration!!!

The gathering is a co-created event. Through our full participation and service to our community, we will have the opportunity to share and develop our wisdom as warriors, healers, visionaries and teachers. We will all have the chance to offer our gifts to others. Although, there will always be opportunities to fully participate and support the gathering. 30 committed seva functions are opened to participants who want to contribute their time to the success of the week-end ( and get a $60 discount ). Each seva will be of three hours through the week-end. You can choose between cleaning, cooking, helping with registration, or with other practical aspects of the organization. To apply for one of this position, let us know your interest and gifts or motivation and we will offer you what seems to match your desire and the gathering needs. Every one of our intentions and actions will support each other and create a deep and powerful healing vortex, nourishing and clearing for ourselves and for all.

Vegetarian meals will be provided from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch. Ingredients are organic as much as possible. Special diets are taken care of as much as we can. Servers are needed for the preparation and the clean-up. The whole week-end is about sharing, and co-creating through active participation. Let us know ahead of time about your allergies, intolerance or present dietarian inclination.

Chef Sadhana is a whole foods chef focusing on raw, vegetarian and vegan cuisine. She has been cooking her way through Northern America the last 10 years. She spent a number of years in Canada working hand in hand with two talented live foods chefs and now is back in the Mendocino area working as the Creative Director of The Ravens' Restaurant at The Stanford Inn. Her life Philosophy is interwoven with her food philosophy. As her service to the Mother Earth, she provides nourishment and healing through her food. She uses her talents and alchemy to provide a feast for anyone’s taste buds, while, at the same time enticing you with her artisan dishes.

Feedback we've received from our previous Harbin Bhakti Gathering:

I feel refreshed, inspired, healed, in love, connected to my heart and the One that we are... My heart is forever uplifted by this weekend with you all. Thanks for your beautiful, healing, expressive contributions to the planet and for inspiring me to drop into my heart, and stay there... In peace & gratitude~

I am SOOOOO grateful for this wonderful weekend we shared. Everyone was so sweet and had such an open heart, I am forever transformed! Thanks to all the dolphins who twirled in the garden of Eden!!! I love you

Thank you all for heartfelt intention and beautiful vibrations, keep the spirit alive! Definitely feeling clearer, more nourished, stronger, more loved and more loving, more supported and more supportive, more connected, more committed, more creative, filled with more joy and faith!!! NAMASTE

Loved this cozy homefamilystyle freeflowing beautiful loving bhakti gathering. thank you all!!! with much love and gratitude

Feeling so grateful and blessed to have shared the weekend with such an incredible, loving, Spirit filled community!! Much love

The price including 6 meals from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch, indoor or outdoor camping, access to Harbin facilities and classes from Friday noon until Sunday 10pm is $250 or $190 if registered as Seva ( for 3 hours of service ).

As the Bhakti gathering is a not-for-profit event, we are keeping the price as low as possible. This year cost includes stipends for musicians, for the chef and for the sound engineer. To register, visit the Paypal link to the left, or go to www.paypal.com and send a pre-registration fee of $50 per attendee to the paypal account: bhaktigathering@gmail.com.

Please indicate if you are offering seva and are eligible for the $60 discount. For more information please email us at bhaktigathering@gmail.com Let's open our hearts, reinforce our community, celebrate and elevate.

This year, our main Kirtan leaders will be:

Karnamrita Dasi
Dharma Rose Kirtan
Mirabai and Friends
Stephanie Winn
Jacob Duran
Ganesha Das and the Harbin Kirtan Band
Arpita

Marina Smerling : Speak Your Heart playshop
Lea Saslav : Rasa Yoga
Scott Catamas : ComPassionate Communication
Christopher Campbell : The Alchemy of Devotion
Florence Lesur : Dolphin Dance
Matthew Cavanna : The Ecology of Connection
Stephanie Winn : Introduction to Indian Scales and Sargam Notation
Rabbi Melinda : Sensual Shechinah Dance
Yonti Ma : Movement as Meditation
Heather Salmon and Donny Regalmuto : Yoga Sound Immersion

And more to be announced...

Full participation is encouraged and nevertheless every activity is optional. Everybody will find their own rhythm through the week-end.

Friday

Registration will open at 3pm. Healthy yummy vegetarian finger food buffet from 5pm to 8pm outside the main hall.

Saturday

Sunday

[If you want to stay overnight, you would have to pay an extra $40.]

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