Crisis

and Opportunity 2011

Consciousness, Energy and the Matrix of Personal and Global Reality: How we can consciously design our personal and collective futures
Announcing a unique workshop-retreat at Montesueos-Vilcabamba, Jan. 16-21, 2011 with Jay Schumacher, Brian OLeary, Caroline Willcock and Meredith Miller
There is only one revolution tolerable to all (people), all societies, all political systems: revolution by design and invention. - Buckminster Fuller Know thyself and thou shall be free. Knowledge is power.

This is the (twenty) eleventh hour of humanitys personal fragmentation, cultural

violence and environmental decay. We find ourselves in profound crisis yet with unprecedented opportunity to begin anew in spite of it allbut time is of the essence. In this workshop we will be exploring these opportunities in great depth. Montesueos is the perfect garden setting and climate for a unique retreat gathering celebrating those parts of us that are focused on solutions rather than problems and thus become more effective agents of personal and planetary transformation. We as individuals and as a civilization are losing our life force when we dont consciously check our own perceptions of reality. Most of us are immersed in distracting and unfocused activities that can sap our personal integrity, creativity, joy and collaborative potential. We are often lost in the cacophony of conflicting agendas and thus lose our sense of vision. As a workshop participant, you will receive clear, concise and comprehensive tools connecting the dots that empower you to shift your personal reality and thus the collective reality of our group and eventually most of society. This experiment in co-facilitation will blend the talents of two accomplished teachers of consciousness along with their equally talented wives. Jay Schumacher, master hypnotherapist, transformational life and business coach, re-educator of the mind and spiritual counselor, will facilitate the depths of each participants personal reality using proven tools such as: How to take personal inventories and watch our minds; How to easily drop into deep states of consciousness as well as how to use such states for highly beneficial purposes; How to shift ourselves from a focus on survival to one on creation; How to shift a life driven by the veil of illusion (e.g., bottom line, vanity, avoidance, approval and convenience) to one that pulls its energy away from ego toward self-healing and effective action in the community, nation and planet; How to use the power of intention to create miracles of change; and How to team up with kindred souls to produce synergistic results for groups and society.
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Caroline Willcock will be teaching breathing and yoga exercises during the workshop as well as facilitate smaller groups during breakouts or individuals having special needs. Meredith will be taking us on her visual journey through fifty years as a full- time artist and will lead a tour of her and Brians three-dimensional canvas Montesueos as an example of a consciously-evolving design process. As unconscious individuals we are metaphors for an endangered culture. Dr. Brian OLeary, internationally-known scientist, practical visionary, longtime teacher, author and researcher of consciousness science, new energy technologies and transformational psychology, will lead the group in asking the questions: What are the design requirements for a peaceful, sustainable and just world? What is the scientific evidence for consciousness and the power of the mind to produce physically tangible outcomes? What kind of world do you want? Whats your part in co-creating that? What are the relative roles of altruism and personal gain in your co-creation? Whats your commitment, knowing that the universe rewards action? To assist us in our journey through individual and collective consciousness, we will explore: What is consciousness and how can a deeper understanding empower each of us to become designers of a new paradigm; Personal stories of how synchronicities and positive changes happen when were conscious; Scientific evidence (e.g., quantum mechanics, remote healing) that our intention and consciousness can heal ourselves and our world; Skype teleconferences with inspirational leaders of personal and planetary transformation.

This unprecedented workshop will be an in-depth experience for all of us to support ourselves and one another in self-awareness and correct action. We can heal our body, our life and the planet. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuition for non-guests of Montesueos is $450 with optional $50 surcharge for five delicious natural afternoon meals. For guests of Montesueos, tuition plus artistic accomodations with private bath and meals are $950, $50 additional for single rooms. A non-refundable deposit of $150 will hold your space for the workshop, $300 for the workshop with accomodations at Montesueos for six nights and five days of meals, payable through the website www.montesuenos.org. The balance is due in cash on or before the first day of the retreat. This will be an intensive (fun and relaxing too!) workshop where all participants should be available from Sunday January 16 at 8 pm until 3 pm on Friday January 21 to allow some attendees to connect by air between Quito and Loja. Airline, accomodations and workshop space are limited, so it is strongly advised you make your reservations and deposits well before Dec. 15. Information about logistics getting to Montesueos is posted on www.montesuenos.org. Write us at info@montesuenos.org with further questions and special needs associated with accomodations at Montesueos and/or the conference. 2