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Selection of Past Cultural and Educational Events

Of the hundreds of events hosted at the Ojai Retreat, these are just a sampling. The Retreat has also held classes in marketing, health, the Kaballah and dialogues on Questions of Living.

1. Deepak Chopra spoke on "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success"

Author, speaker and Director of the Institute for Human Potential and Mind/Body Medicine in San Diego

"I don't make a distinction between mind, body and spirit. They're all the same thing in different disguises".

2. Roger Kellaway performed from his CD, "Soaring"

Jazz pianist and composer, Kellaway says, "Attempting to integrate the spiritual and material in musical form presents the greatest challege and opportunity as a composer".

3. Steve Sprinkel spoke on "the Future of Food and Agriculture"

Author, public policy analyst for Acres USA, organic farmer and co-owner of the Farmer and the Cook restaurant

4. Tom Hayden spoke on "Ecology and Consciousnes: Beyond the Politics of Polarization"

California State Senator and author

"I stand with Henry David Thoreau who said that if you are going to vote, you should vote not with a strip of paper but with your whole life".

5. Corinne Chapelle gave a "Solo Violin Concert"

Former student of Sir Yehudi Menuhin and winner of the Jascha Heifetz Violin Award

6. Luciana Aires Mesquita spoke "On Mythology"

Brazilian researcher from Pacifica Graduate School

A series of seven lectures on Greek, Egyptian, Hindu and alchemist mythology.

7. Catherine Ann Jones spoke on "Social Responsibility in Hollywood"

Award winning playwright whose credits include Touched by an Angel

8. Dr., P. Krishna spoke on "Education, Science, & Spirituality"

Physicist, educator & philosopher and author of many books.

Professor Krishna asks, "Can we bring about fundamental change and create a new culture?"

9. Chloe Murdock exhibition of paintings

Artist reception and show

10. Celeste Howard performed Renaissance and original music from her CD, "Place with a View".

Singer and Harpist (Bowed Psaltery) was accompanied by guitar and flute

11. Ben Thompson spoke on "Interplanetary Space Exploration"

Program manager for NASA projects and consultant for European Space Agency

Mr. Thompson gave models to help us appreciate the vastness of space and considerations when launching rockets to other planets and galaxies.

12. Howard Worth hosted a screening of his film, "Raga"

Television and film producer/director

Showed his world famous documentary on the life and times of Ravi Shankar, the sitar master and hosted a discussion.

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