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Welcome to the Bodhi Tree's event schedule for April 2008. The following dates correspond to a number of lectures and workshops that will be held at our store throughout the month.

All booksignings are free. Some workshops and lectures have an entrance fee. Doors open 1/2 hour before start time.

 

 


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Events and Workshops are held in our Annex building, which is adjacent to the main store, in a large, comfortable room that seats approximately 65 people. After an event, we invite you to visit either the main store with new books, audio/video and transformational gifts, or our noted Used Book Branch. The Bodhi Tree Bookstore is open from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm every day except selected holidays. The Used Book Branch has slightly shorter hours and is open from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Our web site is accessible all the time. We are ready to serve you in person, by telephone, fax, online or by mail.

We are now offering FREE valet parking for same-day purchases of $10 or more at the Bodhi Tree. Just bring in your valet ticket and we will provide the valet fee of $3.50. The drop-off/pick-up area is the parking meter space in front of the Bodhi Tree Annex building at 8583 Melrose Avenue. So come and visit the eclectic assortment of shops in the neighborhood and park for FREE from 11:00 am-10:00 pm.

We hope that you join us soon.

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THE BODHI TREE AND UFO TV present "MOVIE NIGHT AT THE BODHI TREE"
Showing Tonight - A Double Feature: "ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE?" & "LIFE ON MARS"
Screening: $5/DVD Sale: Save 25-50% on all DVDs!
Saturday, April 12, 7:30 pm   see listing

DEBBIE FORD discussing and signing "WHY GOOD PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS: How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy"
Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 pm   see listing

ALLAN J. HAMILTON, M.D., FACS , discussing and signing "THE SCALPEL AND THE SOUL: Encounters with Surgery"
Thursday, April 3, 7:30 pm   see listing

KIMBERLY KINGSLEY, M.Ed. discussing and signing "THE ENERGY CURE: How to Recharge Your Life 30 Seconds at a Time"
Friday, April 4, 7:30 pm   see listing

JOE DISPENZA, D.C. discussing and signing "EVOLVE YOUR BRAIN: The Science of Changing Your Mind"
Sunday, April 6, 2:30 pm   see listing

TONY BURROUGHS discussing and signing "THE CODE: 10 Intentions for a Better World"
Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 pm   see listing

BRENT KESSEL discussing and signing "IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY: Unlock Your Money Type to Achieve Spiritual and Financial Abundance"
Friday, April 11, 7:30 pm   see listing

HELEN REDDY discussing and signing "THE WOMAN I AM: A Memoir"
Sunday, April 13, 2:30 pm   see listing

SWAMI RAMANANDA discussing and signing "FROM INDIA WITH LOVE"
Friday, April 25, 7:30 pm   see listing

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Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 pm
DEBBIE FORD *discussing & signing* "WHY GOOD PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS: How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy"
www.harperone.com www.debbieford.com
In "Why Good People Do Bad Things", renowned life coach Debbie Ford exposes the pervasive and often hidden impulses that influence our everyday decisions. She expertly guides us into the heart of the duality that unknowingly operates within each one of us: the force that holds us back, sabotages our efforts, and repeatedly steers us toward bad choices. After detailing the origins and patterns of self-sabotage, Ford then exposes the facade of the false self and shows us how we can heal the split and live the authentic life well within our reach.

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Wednesday, April 2, 7:30-9:30 pm
MASTER STEPHEN CO presents "PRANIC HEALING AND THE MIRACLE OF CRYSTALS"
Lecture: FREE. For Info: (909) 548-0884 or (888) 470-5656
www.yourhandscanhealyou.com
World renowned healer and teacher Master Stephen Co will share the ancient secrets of harnessing the Life Force or Chi Energy to remove stress, boost your vitality and accelerate healing from common health issues. He will also teach you how to harness and focus this Life Force by using Mother Nature's power tools - crystals. He will discuss how to utilize the power of quartz crystals and various gemstones for protection, increasing energy levels, and healing relationships. Master Co will also use a powerful consecrated laser crystal to do a group healing. Come away feeling lighter, stress free and highly energized! Free 'Self-Healing' CD's to attendees.

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Thursday, April 3, 7:30 pm
ALLAN J. HAMILTON, M.D., FACS , *discussing & signing* "THE SCALPEL AND THE SOUL: Encounters with Surgery"
www.us.penguingroup.com www.allanhamilton.com
Written by Harvard-trained neurosurgeon and script consultant for the TV show Grey's Anatomy, Dr. Allan J. Hamilton raises compelling questions about the role of spirituality in medicine and about the many inexplicable occurrences that happen in and around the operating room. "The Scalpel and the Soul" explores how premonition, superstition, hope, and faith not only become factors in how patients feel, but can change outcomes. It validates the spiritual manifestations physicians see every day, it empowers patients to voice their spiritual needs when seeking medical help and it addresses the mysterious, attractive powers that the Soul exerts during life-threatening events.

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Friday, April 4, 7:30 pm
KIMBERLY KINGSLEY, M.Ed. *discussing & signing* "THE ENERGY CURE: How to Recharge Your Life 30 Seconds at a Time"
www.newpagebooks.com www.kimberlykingsley.com
The demands of life today often pull our energy in multiple directions, leaving us depleted and overwhelmed. In "The Energy Cure", psychotherapist and energy coach Kimberly Kingsley introduces personal energy management - a way to live life to its fullest while preserving and renewing your most precious resource. She shows how to make life-enhancing choices, not life-depleting ones, and discusses how learning to harness and manage your personal energy can elevate you from survival mode to a place where you thrive.

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Saturday, April 5, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
ROGER WEIR presents "HERMETIC AMERICA"
A Saturday lecture series
Workshop: $30. DVDs $20, CDs $10. For Info: (310) 278-9668
Join teacher/translator Roger Weir for this ongoing educational series where he presents a pioneering vision to recalibrate the Hermetic tradition. This 13-part series is based on long research and "The Learning Civilization" cycle. This is the first lecture of the series. Each lecture is complete in itself and may be attended individually but all the lectures work together as a comprehensive whole.

Ancient wisdom rediscovered ignited the Renaissance. The most profound vision of the Renaissance was of a New World. The United States manifested this vision, honed especially by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and a host of others, some well known like James Fenimore Cooper, some little remembered like David Rittenhouse, or some "honorary" Hermetic Americans like the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Paine. The Hermetic Double Helix then developed immense creativity from Emerson and Thoreau, Lincoln and Whitman all the way to our own time of James Dewey Watson, Richard Feynman and Barack Obama.

Weir is noted for his dynamic, broad-reaching cosmic lectures that range from the most esoteric spiritual teachings to the latest in scientific exploration while planting the seeds of dynamic personal transformation and nurturing self education. Attend one of Roger Weir's lectures and find out why this is a not-to-be-missed opportunity.

Saturday, April 5, 3:00-5:00 pm
INNER DYNAMISM HYPNOTHERAPY presents "TAP THE POWER OF YOUR MIND WITH SELF-HYPNOSIS"
Introductory Workshop: $25.
For Info & Pre-registration: (818) 524-0387 or (818) 552-2928
www.innerdynamism.com
Clinical hypnosis (or hypnotherapy) is a proven method of creating positive change in people's lives. Noted author Dr. Andrew Weil hails hypnosis as, "...one of the simplest, most direct, least expensive and most efficient ways of taking advantage of that mind/body connection". You don't have to be a hypnotherapist to hypnotize yourself. In this introductory workshop, join certified Master Hypnotist Laura Buford, C. ht. for a fascinating look at this often misunderstood art. Learn how to tap into your inner power to achieve your dreams, improve your relationships, or just find balance. Pre-registration is highly recommended. Note: Some conditions may require medical or psychological referral.

Saturday, April 5, 7:30-9:30 pm
SELACIA presents "REJUVENATION AND YOUR DNA Seminar: You CAN Slow and Even Reverse the Aging Process by Working with Your DNA"
Lecture & Demonstration: FREE.
For Info: (310) 915-2884 www.Selacia.com
Find out what you can do to slow or even reverse the aging process. Learn how your body is designed for rejuvenation at any age! Discover keys to long life and scientific breakthroughs involving DNA and aging. Learn how activating your DNA can help rejuvenate your body. Find out how to live and age within the new paradigm energies. See a demonstration of Selacia's powerful method of DNA healing. Discover how DNA healing can help you change your life and accelerate your spiritual journey. Selacia is an experienced healer, author, gifted intuitive, and channel for "The Council of 12". She provides spiritual healings for people and pets.

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Sunday, April 6, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER presents "INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM"
A Sunday lecture series (April 6, 13, 20, 27)
Lecture: $12 Donation.
For Info: (323) 223-0610 www.MeditateinLA.org
The classes are taught from the book, "How to Solve Our Human Problems", by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Sunday, April 6, 2:30 pm
JOE DISPENZA, D.C. *discussing & signing* "EVOLVE YOUR BRAIN: The Science of Changing Your Mind"
www.hcibooks.com www.drjoedispenza.com
Dr. Joe Dispenza is best known for his role in the documentary, "What the Bleep Do We Know!?". In "Evolve Your Brain", he explains how new thinking and new beliefs can literally rewire one's brain to change behavior, emotional reactions, and habit-forming patterns. This book will help you understand why you keep getting the same jobs, taking on the same relationships, and finding yourself in the same emotional traps. You will learn how to release yourself from these patterns of disappointment and become empowered using the dynamic combination of science and accessible how-to.

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Monday, April 7, 7:00-10:00 pm
KELLY MORGAN presents "THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP"
Workshop: $365. 12 Week Workshop, Mondays, February 11 - April 28: 7:00-10:00 pm
For Info: (310) 839-3424 www.creativelife.com
Dramatically improve your artistic confidence, productivity and creative expression. This proven three-month program integrates new habits with the spiritual path of the artist into your daily routine. Highly effective exercises and a supportive group recover your creative flow from excessive self-criticism, perfectionism, jealousy, limiting beliefs, addictions and other inhibiting blocks. This is an empowering program for established or aspiring artists...writers, poets, actors, painters, musicians, and creative people in all walks of life.

This is the ninth class of the series. Enrollment closed after the second class. Twelve-week class ends April 28, 2008.

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Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 pm
TONY BURROUGHS *discussing & signing* "THE CODE: 10 Intentions for a Better World"
www.weiserbooks.com www.intenders.com
"The Code" differs from other "law of attraction" or "manifestation" books in that it serves the purpose of bringing community together and setting intentions based on the highest good for all. Based on a new "Code of Conduct" that anyone can relate to, it is full of real life stories uniquely designed to help readers become self-empowered and more proficient at manifesting so that they are no longer at the mercy of people and forces outside themselves. It also provides a simple tried-and-true format for coming together in community to create peace, freedom, and the high quality living environment that everyone longs for and deserves.

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Wednesday, April 9, 7:30-9:30 pm
BOND WRIGHT presents "REICHIAN THERAPY: Our Bodies Remember the Road to Self, Empowerment and Freedom"
Workshop: $10. For Info: (310) 450-3396
For over two decades, Bond Wright, a 4th generation Reichian therapist, has counseled people to find their undiscovered Self and enable that Self to become whole and empowered, the birthright of every human being. Dr. Wilhelm Reich, a student of Sigmund Freud, discovered that when his patients uncovered Fossil Spontaneous Raw Emotion, they would resolve whatever problem they had. Your body remembers and it is this mind/body connection that is the key. It is beyond therapy and science. Discover who you truly are and learn to trust yourself. An empowering and exciting Reichian Tool will be taught to empower you in your every day life. Two Reichian Therapy "intensives" will be given to volunteer workshop participants!

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Friday, April 11, 7:30 pm
BRENT KESSEL *discussing & signing* "IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY: Unlock Your Money Type to Achieve Spiritual and Financial Abundance"
www.harperone.com www.brentkessel.com
In "It's Not About the Money", Brent Kessel, founder of a top wealth management firm combines the latest financial thinking with ancient spiritual wisdom to shed light on the relationship between people and their cash. He identifies eight financial "archetypes" to help anyone understand and change their relationship with money. Drawing on interviews with spiritual leaders such as the Dalai Lama and Ram Dass, as well as with financial gurus such as Vanguard founder John C. Bogle, Nobel Prize winner in economics Harry Markowitz, and Ameritrade CEO Joe Moglia, Kessel shows how to attain financial and emotional security.

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Saturday, April 12, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
ROGER WEIR presents "HERMETIC AMERICA"
A Saturday lecture series
Workshop: $30. DVDs $20, CDs $10. For Info: (310) 278-9668
Join teacher/translator Roger Weir for this ongoing educational series where he presents a pioneering vision to recalibrate the Hermetic tradition. This 13-part series is based on long research and "The Learning Civilization" cycle. This is the second lecture of the series. Each lecture is complete in itself and may be attended individually but all the lectures work together as a comprehensive whole.

Ancient wisdom rediscovered ignited the Renaissance. The most profound vision of the Renaissance was of a New World. The United States manifested this vision, honed especially by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and a host of others, some well known like James Fenimore Cooper, some little remembered like David Rittenhouse, or some "honorary" Hermetic Americans like the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Paine. The Hermetic Double Helix then developed immense creativity from Emerson and Thoreau, Lincoln and Whitman all the way to our own time of James Dewey Watson, Richard Feynman and Barack Obama.

Weir is noted for his dynamic, broad-reaching cosmic lectures that range from the most esoteric spiritual teachings to the latest in scientific exploration while planting the seeds of dynamic personal transformation and nurturing self education. Attend one of Roger Weir's lectures and find out why this is a not-to-be-missed opportunity.

Saturday, April 12, 2:30-5:00 pm
DR. DEBORAH KING presents "THE TRUTH HEALS™ FREE SEMINAR"
Workshop: $35 Pre-registration/$45 At the Door.
For Info & Reservations: (800) 790-5785 www.truthheals.com
Are you tired of feeling like your life just isn't working the way you want it to? In this free seminar, Dr. Deborah King will help you to uncover your personal truth and will open up new possibilities for your health and happiness. Dr. Deborah King is a health and wellness expert, a frequent guest on CNN and Fox News, a national key-note speaker, and a "healer to the stars". She was a successful corporate attorney when she was diagnosed with cancer and began a quest for healing that would radically change her life. Seating is limited so register early so that you don't get turned away at the door from this transformative personal experience!

Saturday, April 12, 7:30 pm
THE BODHI TREE AND UFO TV present "MOVIE NIGHT AT THE BODHI TREE"
Showing Tonight - A Double Feature: "ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE?" & "LIFE ON MARS"
Screening: $5/DVD Sale: Save 25-50% on all DVDs!
For Info: (310) 659-1733 ext. 2 www.bodhitree.com
"Are We Alone in the Universe?" is the stunning film based on Zecharia Sitchin's bestselling book, "Genesis Revisted". It reveals a set of 6,000 year-old stone tablets in which the Sumerians of Mesopotamia describe cataclysmic planetary events which billions of years ago gave our solar system it's current configuration, fashioning our own planet in the process. Sumerian records also mention advanced human cloning technology and the existence of an additional planet in our solar system. Included are a series of interviews with researchers and credible scientists, expert analyses, and unforgettable conclusions about these new discoveries!

In "Life on Mars", scientists announce the discovery of artificial structures found among recently released NASA/JPL photos taken by the Mars Global Surveyor, as seen on ABC, CBS and Fox News. These photos are stunning proof that Mars once was inhabited by an intelligent civilization. Included is a spectacular collection of new photographs presented by Dr. Tom Flanders, former Chief Astronomer to the United States Naval Observatory, and former NASA Astronaut Dr. Brian O'Leary.

Total Running time is about 97 minutes.

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Sunday, April 13, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER presents "INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM"
A Sunday lecture series (April 6, 13, 20, 27)
Lecture: $12 Donation.
For Info: (323) 223-0610 www.MeditateinLA.org
The classes are taught from the book, "How to Solve Our Human Problems", by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Sunday, April 13, 2:30 pm
HELEN REDDY *discussing & signing* "THE WOMAN I AM: A Memoir"
www.us.penguin.com www.helenreddy.com
"The Woman I Am" is an inspiring autobiography by Helen Reddy, internationally known for her self-penned anthem "I Am Woman" which became a catalyst for feminine empowerment. She became the first Australian to win a Grammy, to have her own prime-time variety show on a U.S. television network, and to have three number-one singles in the same year. At the height of her career, Reddy's world was shattered by the death of both her parents and the news that she had a rare, incurable disease. In this riveting, frank and brave memoir, Reddy reveals the emotional highs and lows that have shaped her as an artist and as a complex woman, with a rich inner life sustained by a strong spiritual faith. At today's booksigning she will discuss the subject of "Adapting to Global Transformation".

Sunday, April 13, 7:00-8:30 pm
BARBARA Y. MARTIN presents "UNLOCKING THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND"
Workshop: FREE.
For Info: (818) 353-1716 www.SpiritualArts.org
Your subconscious mind is the seat of memory and is one of the most powerful places from where you operate. Join us as we explore how to work with the aura to clear out old destructive patterns and turn your subconscious mind into your best friend. Barbara Y. Martin is an internationally renowned clairvoyant, author, and spiritual teacher. Her new book, "The Healing Power of Your Aura", is the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award. She is joined by Dimitri Moraitis, executive director of Spiritual Arts Institute. Select aura readings are part of this event.

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Monday, April 14, 7:00-10:00 pm
KELLY MORGAN presents "THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP"
Workshop: $365. 12 Week Workshop, Mondays, February 11 - April 28: 7:00-10:00 pm
For Info: (310) 839-3424 www.creativelife.com
Dramatically improve your artistic confidence, productivity and creative expression. This proven three-month program integrates new habits with the spiritual path of the artist into your daily routine. Highly effective exercises and a supportive group recover your creative flow from excessive self-criticism, perfectionism, jealousy, limiting beliefs, addictions and other inhibiting blocks. This is an empowering program for established or aspiring artists...writers, poets, actors, painters, musicians, and creative people in all walks of life.

This is the tenth class of the series. Enrollment closed after the second class. Twelve-week class ends April 28, 2008.

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Tuesday, April 15, 7:30-9:30 pm
JAMES HOPSON, L.Ac. & ARNEL LINDGREN, Clinical Nutritionist present "FOUNDATIONS FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH: Balancing the Brain, Balancing the Body" ""
Lecture: $10 Donation.
For Info: (310) 826-6810
www.brainstatetech.com www.inspiringhealth.net
Are you challenged physically and emotionally? Want to feel your very best? Come learn the quickest way to achieving your potential! James will share how emotions and traumas play a role in human health and will introduce the very latest cutting-edge neurofeedback technology called "Brain State Technologies". Arnel will connect the brain with the physical body and explain that we are first and foremost energetic beings. Our current model of nutrition is based on an old school thought - quantity vs quality. Creating a beautiful garden through nutrition is the key to optimal health.

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Wednesday, April 16, 7:30-9:30 pm
YUDHISHTARA presents "A SPIRITUAL SHORT-CUT HOME"
Satsang: FREE (No Donations Accepted). For Info: (949) 262-5252
Yudhishtara takes value from various teachings and non-teachings that have been passed on to us from Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Ramana Maharshi, Poonja, the Olmec/Toltec, the Greek Thinkers, religions that have no names, and more. He has the ability to cut through the spiritual and emotional complexities that hold us at bay and release us to our heart's true desire. Truth is spoken straight from the heart with no strings attached, no organizations to join and no donations to make.

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Thursday, April 17, 7:30-9:30 pm
YIXUE USA, INC. presents "DISCOVER ANCIENT SECRETS OF QI GONG WITH GRAND MASTER WEI LING YI"
Workshop: $15.
For Info: (310) 422-7797 or lotusqigong@gmail.com
Grand Master Wei Ling Yi comes from an esteemed lineage of Chinese Qi Gong masters. He will introduce the Yi Qi Da Dao, an ancient Chinese system of life cultivation. Lian Hua Da Fa Qi Gong practice, which has been adapted for modern usage, is the main method employed in this system. Regular practice of this system encourages health, well-being, and the opportunity to bring abundance and happiness to all areas of your life.

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Friday, April 18, 7:30-9:30 pm
DR. KAM YUEN presents "RESOLVE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS ON THE SPOT"
Workshop: FREE.
For Info: (818) 347-4382 www.yuenmethod.com
Dr. Kam Yuen, renowned author, healer, and Martial Arts Grandmaster will show you how to resolve problems effortlessly without undergoing a lifelong process. Physical and emotional issues commonly fall into general categories of trauma, illness, limitation, fears/phobias or guilt/grief. This will be demonstrated in the presentation of eliminating pain from chronic or acute illness and injury including respiratory distress, asthma, pneumonia, emphysema, the common cold, coughs, destructive habits, depression, karma and more.

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Saturday, April 19, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
ROGER WEIR presents "HERMETIC AMERICA"
A Saturday lecture series
Workshop: $30. DVDs $20, CDs $10. For Info: (310) 278-9668
Join teacher/translator Roger Weir for this ongoing educational series where he presents a pioneering vision to recalibrate the Hermetic tradition. This 13-part series is based on long research and "The Learning Civilization" cycle. This is the third lecture of the series. Each lecture is complete in itself and may be attended individually but all the lectures work together as a comprehensive whole.

Ancient wisdom rediscovered ignited the Renaissance. The most profound vision of the Renaissance was of a New World. The United States manifested this vision, honed especially by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and a host of others, some well known like James Fenimore Cooper, some little remembered like David Rittenhouse, or some "honorary" Hermetic Americans like the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Paine. The Hermetic Double Helix then developed immense creativity from Emerson and Thoreau, Lincoln and Whitman all the way to our own time of James Dewey Watson, Richard Feynman and Barack Obama.

Weir is noted for his dynamic, broad-reaching cosmic lectures that range from the most esoteric spiritual teachings to the latest in scientific exploration while planting the seeds of dynamic personal transformation and nurturing self education. Attend one of Roger Weir's lectures and find out why this is a not-to-be-missed opportunity.

Saturday, April 19, 3:00-5:00 pm
TOOLS FOR PEACE™ A Division of The American Foundation for Tibetan Cultural Preservation presents "TOOLS FOR PEACE™ PERSONAL MANDALA WORKBOOK: An Introductory Workshop With the Venerable Lama Chödak Gyatso Nubpa"
Workshop: $45/Includes a copy of the Personal Mandala Workbook.
For Info: (323) 769-6247 or info@toolsforpeace.org
www.toolsforpeace.org
In this special program based on an ancient Tibetan symbol of peaceful awareness (the Shi-tro Mandala) participants will be offered a unique introduction to the colorful and engaging Personal Mandala Workbook by the Venerable Lama Chödak Gyatso Nubpa and the Tools for Peace™ Board of Editors. You will be shown some of the workbook's methods, meditations, and activities to transform negative emotions and increase your own capacity for peace, happiness and well-being. Participants will begin the process of developing their own inherent ability to benefit themselves and others by creating their own personal mandala! Tools for Peace™ was founded by the Venerable Lama Chödak Gyatso Nubpa to provide practical methods to develop natural compassion and wisdom.

Saturday, April 19, 7:00-10:00 pm
KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION OF AMERICA presents "A PROGRAM OF VIDEO & DIALOGUE"
Workshop: $5 Recommended Donation. For Info: (805) 646-2726, Ext. 20 or E-mail: dialog@kfa.org. Visit their Web Site at www.kfa.org
The program starts with a video of Krishnamurti (approximately one hour), then seeks to investigate, develop and explore the topic of the video via the medium of dialogue. Generally, there is a larger and a smaller group, but in each, the emphasis is on "thinking together" in such a way that our common consciousness can be uncovered, exposed, and understood.

Discovered as a boy by the Theosophical Society, Krishnamurti was groomed to be the new World Teacher, a role he repudiated in 1929 when he declared that "truth is a pathless land" and that his sole mission was "to set men . . . unconditionally free." For the rest of his life, he traveled the world exploring the issues of our common humanity with large audiences and invited participants. He had a special interest in education and founded schools in India, England, and California. Krishnamurti died in Ojai in 1986.

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Sunday, April 20, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER presents "INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM"
A Sunday lecture series (April 6, 13, 20, 27)
Lecture: $12 Donation.
For Info: (323) 223-0610 www.MeditateinLA.org
The classes are taught from the book, "How to Solve Our Human Problems", by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Sunday, April 20, 3:00-5:00 pm
AMBIKA TALWAR presents "THETAHEALING & POETRY FOR WHOLE HEALTH"
Workshop: $10.
For Info: (310) 477-9293 www.goldenmatrixvisions.com
This playshop presents a whole health vision through healing modalities and the creative process that urges us to correct and re-create our ideal living in relation with the greater whole of which we are a part. This brief playshop will include a demonstration of the "Thetahealing" process and the poetic process - "Creative Resonance™" - on a specific theme. This is also an invitation to take the Basic & Advanced "Thetahealing" classes offered by Ambika. Books on sale at the event include "Creative Resonance: Poetry-Elegant Play, Elegant Change by Ambika Talwar and "Thetahealing" by Vianna Stibal.

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Monday, April 21, 7:00-10:00 pm
KELLY MORGAN presents "THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP"
Workshop: $365. 12 Week Workshop, Mondays, February 11 - April 28: 7:00-10:00 pm
For Info: (310) 839-3424 www.creativelife.com
Dramatically improve your artistic confidence, productivity and creative expression. This proven three-month program integrates new habits with the spiritual path of the artist into your daily routine. Highly effective exercises and a supportive group recover your creative flow from excessive self-criticism, perfectionism, jealousy, limiting beliefs, addictions and other inhibiting blocks. This is an empowering program for established or aspiring artists...writers, poets, actors, painters, musicians, and creative people in all walks of life.

This is the eleventh class of the series. Enrollment closed after the second class. Twelve-week class ends April 28, 2008.

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Wednesday, April 23, 7:30-9:30 pm
BERNIE PRIOR presents "SPIRITUAL HUMAN EVOLUTION"
Workshop: $20.
For Info: +64 33299 288 (New Zealand) or usa@bernieprior.org
www.bernieprior.org
Did you know that: the purpose of existence is to evolve consciousness as culture? That the purpose of the attraction of man and woman is to evolve the masculine and feminine? That the function of truth in existence is to grow the person beyond the personal? And, that we are architects of higher purpose and new life here on earth? Living on this, the cutting-edge of evolution, awakens our deepest heart's knowingness and the power to manifest this as Living Love. Come and join Bernie, spiritual visionary and seer of the evolutionary consciousness in man, woman and humanity in an inquiry into Spiritual Human Evolution.

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Thursday, April 24, 7:30-9:30 pm
MARGARET FITZGERALD, author of "The Lost Gateways" presents "LEARN THE TAROT"
Introductory Workshop: $5
For Info: (213) 880-2119 or pathoftheheart@sbcglobal.net
This workshop will give you an introduction to a unique method of learning the Tarot with master teacher, astrologer, and psychic, Margaret Fitzgerald. She will discuss her approach toward learning the Major Arcana and Minor Arcana and will share how the Tarot is a tool for personal spiritual growth and development. This workshop introduces a seven-month series starting 5/25/08, meeting once a month. Please call for details. At the conclusion of the series, you will have attained the skill level of a professional reader. Margaret will do select psychic readings this evening as time allows!

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Friday, April 25, 7:30 pm
SWAMI RAMANANDA *discussing & signing* "FROM INDIA WITH LOVE"
www.petroglyphbooks.com www.myspace.com/jaimasatsang
"From India with Love" is the story, set in the late 1960's, of twenty-one-year-old Swami Ramananda's travels across India. He is joined, in this memoir, by a host of other spiritually-seeking young Westerners as he follows his beloved guide, Swami Shankarananda Giri, across a landscape rich with ancient culture, colorful people, stunning temples, and other wonders not found outside of India. This intimately told story reveals Swami Ramananda's innermost thoughts and transformations as he makes his way across India to reunite with his Guru, Sri Anandamayi Ma, in the holy city of Vrindavana, on what proves to be the journey of a lifetime!

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Saturday, April 26, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
ROGER WEIR presents "HERMETIC AMERICA"
A Saturday lecture series
Workshop: $30. DVDs $20, CDs $10. For Info: (310) 278-9668
Join teacher/translator Roger Weir for this ongoing educational series where he presents a pioneering vision to recalibrate the Hermetic tradition. This 13-part series is based on long research and "The Learning Civilization" cycle. This is the fourth lecture of the series. Each lecture is complete in itself and may be attended individually but all the lectures work together as a comprehensive whole.

Ancient wisdom rediscovered ignited the Renaissance. The most profound vision of the Renaissance was of a New World. The United States manifested this vision, honed especially by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and a host of others, some well known like James Fenimore Cooper, some little remembered like David Rittenhouse, or some "honorary" Hermetic Americans like the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Paine. The Hermetic Double Helix then developed immense creativity from Emerson and Thoreau, Lincoln and Whitman all the way to our own time of James Dewey Watson, Richard Feynman and Barack Obama.

Weir is noted for his dynamic, broad-reaching cosmic lectures that range from the most esoteric spiritual teachings to the latest in scientific exploration while planting the seeds of dynamic personal transformation and nurturing self education. Attend one of Roger Weir's lectures and find out why this is a not-to-be-missed opportunity.

Saturday, April 26, 11:00 am-2:00 pm
KAREN GONZALES presents "FREE PSYCHIC READINGS FOR ANIMALS"
Location: On the front porch of the Used Books Store.
Appointments are recommended, walk-ups are also welcome!
Info: (818) 486-4737 or karen@beyondthisworld.com
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What is your pet thinking? Does your pet have behavioral problems? Find out why - FREE - with medium and pet psychic Karen Gonzales. She enjoys sharing messages from Spirit that provide a deeper understanding of the conscious mind of animals. Karen was a Director of Psychic Management for a California based psychic and astrology company, wrote an advice column "Ask Karen", has appeared on radio and TV shows across the country, provides readings at many charitable events for animals, and travels throughout much of California to read for Petco customers. It is not necessary for your pet to be present at the reading. Karen can also read for pets who have passed away.

Saturday, April 26, 7:30-9:30 pm
HOLLISTER RAND, Medium, presents "SPIRITS SPEAK"
Workshop: $45/Call for Special Pre-Event Ticket Offer!
For Info & Tickets: (818) 255-1057 www.HollisterRand.com
Have the people you thought you'd lost forever merely passed to another world? What if you were able to speak to them one last time, to tell them you love them, or just to say good-bye? Here is an opportunity to receive specific messages from loved ones, heal from grief, and gain closure in your life. You will be able to experience spirit communication in person, hear what the spirits have to say about life on the other side, and get answers to questions about mediumship. Hollister Rand's messages on KOST's "Angels in Waiting" and as K-BIG's "Radio-Medium" have touched the lives of thousands of people! She works with some of the leading scientists in afterlife science.

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Sunday, April 27, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER presents "INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM"
A Sunday lecture series (April 6, 13, 20, 27)
Lecture: $12 Donation.
For Info: (323) 223-0610 www.MeditateinLA.org
The classes are taught from the book, "How to Solve Our Human Problems", by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

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Tuesday, April 29, 7:30-9:30 pm
RICHARD SUTPHEN presents "THE SHIFT: A Hypnotic Progression to December 21, 2012"
Lecture & Hypnotic Progression: Admission with purchase of one Sutphen CD at the workshop.
For Info: www.dicksutphen.com
Life as we know it is coming to an end, as we rapidly move toward a transitional event or cleansing that will take place on or before Dec. 21, 2012. The vibrational rate of our planet is shifting, which is substantiated by science. The ice fields are melting and the poles are shifting as we more toward zero point. Dick will share research on the subject and direct an altered-state-of-consciousness session in which you will be projected forward into the future (it works!) to see for yourself what is coming and explore your own soul callings.
Dick Sutphen is "America's leading past-life therapist" and author of 21 books including the million-copy bestseller You Were Born Again to Be Together.

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Monday, April 28, 7:00-10:00 pm
KELLY MORGAN presents "THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP"
Workshop: $365. 12 Week Workshop, Mondays, February 11 - April 28: 7:00-10:00 pm
For Info: (310) 839-3424 www.creativelife.com
Dramatically improve your artistic confidence, productivity and creative expression. This proven three-month program integrates new habits with the spiritual path of the artist into your daily routine. Highly effective exercises and a supportive group recover your creative flow from excessive self-criticism, perfectionism, jealousy, limiting beliefs, addictions and other inhibiting blocks. This is an empowering program for established or aspiring artists...writers, poets, actors, painters, musicians, and creative people in all walks of life.

This is the twelfth and last class of the series.

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Wednesday, April 30, 7:30-9:30 pm
IAC (International Academy of Consciousness) presents "OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES and personal evolution: Keys to Development and Benefits"
Workshop: $5. For Info: (310) 482-0000 www.IACworld.org
The OBE (Out of Body Experience) is a self-awareness tool, providing extensive benefits, including inner and spiritual growth through direct personal experience. IAC researchers will explain the many benefits of the OBE such as finding our life purpose, contacting spirit guides, understanding and losing the fear of death, developing our energy control, understanding dimensions, and more. Also, the mechanism of the OBE will be explained, as well as the main methods available, including mastering our vital energies and the sensations during the take-off.

 
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Every Day, Ongoing:

PSYCHIC READERS give readings every day (weather permitting) from 12:00 noon to 5:30 pm and 6:15 to 10:00 pm in the patio space between the main store (new books) and the Annex building. For the Psychics' weekly schedule or an announcement of the current day's Readers, call 310-659-1733. After the announcement starts, press 7, and then you may press 1 at any time for today's Psychic Reader staffing. To obtain a telephone number for a specific Reader, call 310-659-1733, press 2, and ask the sales staff.

Readings are available on a walk-in basis. The psychic staff is: Darrilyn Butler (Tarot/Astrologer), Linda Michaels (Tarot/Reiki Master), Krista Schwimmer (Tarot/Animal Divination & Palmistry), Joshua Siegel (Advanced & Intuitive Numerology) and Michael Wamback (Tarot/Animal Divination). Alternate Psychic Reader: Andrea Crimmins (Tarot/Reiki Master). The rates are: $30.00 for 15 minutes, $50.00 for 30 minutes and $70.00 for 60 minutes.
 


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Bodhi Tree News

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Movie Night At The Bodhi Tree | Roger Weir's New Saturday Lecture Series

Bodhi News Part 1: BODHI TREE BOOKSTORE ONLINE
Enjoy the Bodhi Tree Bookstore online with full E-Commerce at www.bodhitree.com, with a link to our extensive Health & Wellness Products companion website featuring an extensive array of products for health, home, workplace, exercise and recreation.

To visit our internet Health & Wellness Products Store, go to the home page of our website at www.bodhitree.com and click on the "Health & Wellness" button. This opens to an extensive selection of over 12,000 health and wellness products: everything from vitamins and herbal supplements to homeopathy, aromatherapy, personal care and natural cruelty-free cosmetics (and much more). Our "Health & Wellness" store ships to you within one business day. The site and fulfillment is managed on our behalf by "Your Body Naturally", with all shipments originating in Wisconsin. Please note that orders from the "Health & Wellness" site do not combine with orders from the main Bodhi Tree Bookstore site.

"Conversations Under the Bodhi Tree" was a radio interview show hosted by Jo Carey and aired as a segment of the "Mystic Radio with Rhobbin Alexis" program on TALK RADIO 1340 KIST-AM Santa Barbara. The radio show and the interviews by Jo Carey have been discontinued. However, the archived Bodhi Tree interviews can be heard by accessing the "Conversations Under the Bodhi Tree" web page on Bodhi Tree Online ( ww.bodhitree.com).

Bodhi News Part 2: PATRON DISCOUNT
Become a "Patron" of the Bodhi Tree and Get 10% Off!
Would you like to get a 10% discount on everything you purchase at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore? To enjoy such a valuable incentive, all you have to do is become a "Patron" of the bookstore -- and it is easy to do. By simply donating $25.00 or more, you receive a personalized 10% discount card valid for one year on all purchases. (Donations are not tax-deductible.) You will also be marked in our computer as a "Patron" so that you need not present your card to receive your discount. Just tell our sales person, "I'm a Patron!"
 

Bodhi News Part 3: EVOLVE - A BOOK REVIEW MAGAZINE
We distribute Evolve: A Magazine of Evolutionary Products, People and Ideas, a "free" consumer magazine published four times a year by New Leaf Distributors. Yearly Evolve subscriptions are available for $12.00 per year (4 issues).
 

Bodhi News Part 4: VALET PARKING
We have a community Valet Parking program available to everyone visiting Melrose Avenue. The pick-up/drop-off area is the parking meter space in front of the Bodhi Tree Annex building at 8583 Melrose Avenue. The cost is $3.50 and it is in operation from 10:30 am to 11:00 pm daily. This program is a joint program of The City of West Hollywood, the Urth Caffé, the Bodhi Tree Bookstore and other local merchants. We hope everyone finds this parking program convenient and useful!

Now, to make it even easier for you to take advantage of the convenience of using the Valet parking facility, we have initiated a "validated" parking program. For a minimum purchase of $10.00, we will reimburse or credit the $3.50 Valet fee. What you gain by using Valet parking is freedom from watching the clock and worrying about West Hollywood parking enforcement. Please try our new "validated" Valet parking program.


 

Bodhi News Part 5: GIFT CARDS
Looking for the perfect gift for all things "Bodhi Tree?" The Bodhi Tree Bookstore now offers a handsome Gift Card. The Gift Card comes with a gift enclosure card and color coordinated envelope.



Bodhi News Part 6: MOVIE NIGHT AT THE BODHI TREE
The Bodhi Tree Bookstore along with UFOTV has launched a "once-a-month" movie night at the Bodhi Tree showing rare, unusual and evocative DVDs from the UFOTV library. The admission is $5.00. DVDs from the UFOTV library will be available for sale at a special discount from twenty-five to fifty percent.

In April, the movie night is Saturday April 12. Showing is the double feature "ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE?" & "LIFE ON MARS." Please see the "daily listing" for more information about the films. The total running time is about 97 minutes for both films.


Bodhi News Part 7: ROGER WEIR'S NEW SATURDAY LECTURE SERIES
Beginning in January 2008, Roger Weir embarked on a 13 week Saturday morning lecture series called "Jesus In Alexandria & Mary Magdalene." Based on original visionary research, Weir discussed the origins of Christianity, the Hermetic Tradition, the Mahayana, and the Arthurian Cycles. In April, Weir continues his lecture series with 13 presentations on "Hermetic America", a complete and new recalibration of the Hermetic tradition.

Weir is noted for his dynamic, broad-reaching cosmic lectures that range from the most esoteric spiritual teachings to the latest in scientific exploration while planting the seeds of dynamic personal transformation and nurturing self education. Attend one of Roger Weir's lectures and find out why this is a not-to-be-missed opportunity.

Please see the Daily listing for a more information about the lecture series.


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Evolve - A Book Review Magazine | Valet Parking | Gift Cards 
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WAYS TO OBTAIN THE EVENTS CALENDAR:

  1. By e-mail (free): address your request to: events@bodhitree.com
  2. Internet: On the Bodhi Tree Web Site www.bodhitree.com
  3. Handout, in the New and Used bookstores
  4. (4) Receive the Events Calendar by mail: $15.00 per year (12 calendars). Send your name, address, phone number and payment to: Bodhi Tree Bookstore Attn: Events Subscriptions 8585 Melrose Avenue West Hollywood, CA 90069-5199 For information by email: events@bodhitree.com We hope that one or more of these ways to locate our events calendar will work for you!

WHERE TO PARK NEAR THE BODHI TREE BOOKSTORE:
Dear Friends of the Bodhi Tree,

One of the most common problems of life in Los Angeles is finding a parking space. Here's a guide that we hope will make it easier for you to park and help you avoid getting a parking ticket when visiting the Bodhi Tree Bookstore in West Hollywood. A variety of parking is available: metered spaces, some spaces at particular times in the permit parking areas, Valet parking, parking structures and spaces in front of the Used Book Branch. All this is explained in detail in the "Parking" section on the Bodhi Tree web site in the "Events" section.

Valet Parking: The City of West Hollywood, the Urth Caffé, the Bodhi Tree Bookstore and other local merchants have a community Valet Parking program. The pick-up area is in front of the Bodhi Tree Annex building at 8583 Melrose Avenue. The cost is $3.50 and it is in operation from 10:30 am until 11:00 pm. Consider using Valet Parking the next time you want to visit not only the Bodhi Tree Bookstore but also Dr T's across the street to get some Chinese herbs, followed by a visit to Soolip for some beautiful paper. Before heading home, you can relax with a wonderful "caffé" at Urth or Le Pain Quotidien. Through Valet Parking, you may "forget" about your car for a long time.
How to park for free: The Bodhi Tree Bookstore offers a "help you park" program. We will reimburse or credit the basic Valet fee ($3.50) for a minimum purchase of $10.00.

WHERE YOU CAN NEVER PARK:
The side streets north of Melrose: No parking is allowed at any time in the area north of Melrose (towards Santa Monica Blvd.), except at a parking meter space.

The side streets south of Melrose-east side: The area south of Melrose is a different permit area with different rules. There is no parking at any time on the east side of the street. Parking is allowed at times on the west side of the street.

Please don't be discouraged-there's usually enough parking available most of the time in the areas listed above.

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