FREE VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS EVERY SATURDAY ON LETTING GO OF ANXIETY AND ON DEVELOPING RESILIENCE AGAINST COVID-19.WEEKLY VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS. In an effort to assist our larger community in these challenging times, THESE WORKSHOPS ARE GOING TO BE TAUGHT ONLINE VIA ZOOM FOR FREE. WE WANT ALL OF YOU TO HAVE ACCESS TO THEM.
Below are links for registration for the virtual workshops for Saturday. There are two links for each Saturday, one for the morning session and one for the afternoon session. The morning session is always in Spanish. Here are the links for the sessions.
Saturday, January 7
At 11am (en Español)
Prácticas Milenarias para Conseguir lo que Necesitas
https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/94151000432
Meeting ID. 941 5100 0432
At 2pm (in English)
What Do You Want and How to Achieve It
https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/91398485765
Meeting ID. 913 9848 5765
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IMPORTANT: Zoom has again updated their system for security. Zoom now requires that you register in advance for any meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. To join the session you need to you checked in your own zoom account first. If you meet difficulties in accessing the session, try pasting the link directly in the web browser address bar (also known as the URL bar), the rectangular bar at the very top of your page. Tip: It starts with https://
Each week Amelia will create new links just for each of the two free virtual workshops that Saturday. These are measures to try to preserve privacy and security while keeping the workshops open to all.
Please feel free to circulate these links among relatives and friends who you feel might benefit from learning these easy and effective practices to lower anxiety and boost their health and healing.
Each session will include effective practices to boost your immune system, strengthen your respiratory system and to help you let go of fear, anxiety and depression. Anyone can practice these techniques regardless of age.
If you practice them everyday, they will help you develop resilience to Covid-19. They are easy to learn. I will show you how to integrate them into a daily routine to achieve greater good health, clarity and inner peace in the midst of challenges.
Yoga, Qigong and Neuroscience
Resilience and Inner Guidance
in Uncertain Times
Amelia Barili
Retreat at Mount Madonna Center, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
ONLINE
November 19-20, 2022
We all need tools to find peace and purpose in the midst of challenges. In troubled times we feel besieged with negative emotions that rob us of the clarity and resilience we need to implement the changes we want to bring forth in our world. Drawing from the wisdom traditions of India and China, the Neuroscience of Resilience, Buddhist teachings and many years of experience, Amelia Barili will teach you powerful practices to reconnect to your own inner sources of guidance, strength and healing.
These time-tested techniques are so simple that anyone can practice them, reaping increased energy and inner peace, improved health, better sleep and better relationships. Recommended for anyone seeking to cultivate an inner space of relaxation, repair and growth, as well as for counseling and healthcare professionals.
The focus of this retreat will be to prepare ourselves to work effectively with challenges and difficulties, cultivating resilience and inner strength. Learning and practicing together these easy and powerful healing practices will support us in understanding ourselves and others and invite greater healing in our life.
Nurturing Our Spirit
with Yoga and Qigong
Amelia Barili
Retreat at Mount Madonna Center, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
ONLINE
September 17-18, 2022
As the end of the Summer approaches, we get ready to harvest and store the energy we will need for the Fall and Winter months.
The healing traditions of India and China see Fall as the season of nurturing our Spirit. It is a time to release stagnant energy, nourish our courage and strength, and reap the fruits of wisdom and compassion, storing them in our body and mind, so we can beckon them when we need them.
Drawing from the healing traditions of Classical Yoga and Qigong, as well as from the latest findings in the Neuroscience of Meditation, Amelia Barili will teach you mindfulness, heartfulness and bodyfullness to let go of what is stale, open yourself to new possibilities, gather and store vibrant Qi, boost your immune system, strengthen your lungs and heart, and harvest wisdom and compassion towards yourself and others.
These practices are easy to learn. They are recommended for anyone wanting to lead a healthy life and for counselors and health professionals assisting others in regaining their health.
Re-discovering Joy
with Yoga and Qigong
Amelia Barili
Retreat at Mount Madonna Center, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
ONLINE
June 18-19, 2022
In the ancient wisdom traditions of India and China, summer is the season of nourishing our heart and cultivating a sense of joy.
For many months, we have been enduring personal and community challenges because of the pandemic, economic instability, the far-reaching consequences of war and other ecological disasters. All of that is depleting us and throwing us out of balance. Many of us are still trying to cope with our anxiety levels. We are looking for ways to regain our energy, purpose, and appreciation of our daily life in these disheartening times.
Drawing from the teachings of Classical Yoga and Qigong, and from the most recent discoveries of the Neuroscience of Meditation, Amelia Barili will teach you how to let go of anxiety and fear, and to cultivate inner peace and a deep sense of joy.
Together we will practice;
- Effective techniques to interrupt negative thoughts
- Meditations to embody what Neuroscience tells us about how to help your heart and brain resonate together in peace
- A form of breathing to find peace while deepening your attention inwards
- Powerful release points and gentle stretches to let go of anxiety, fear and depression
- A simple technique to experience joy
You will experience better sleep and better digestion; a stronger immune system and nervous system; better relationships; a more clear and effective decision taking, and greater joy.
These practices are easy to learn. They are recommended for anyone wanting to lead a healthy life and for counselors and health professionals assisting others in regaining their health.
The Power of Yoga and Qigong
in Times of Change
Amelia Barili
Retreat at Mount Madonna Center, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
ONLINE
March 19-20, 2022
For many months now, we have been under unprecedented challenges and change. This can result in anxiety, fear and depression, affecting our health and our relationships. It can also give rise to compassion and the commitment to take care of ourselves and each other. Yoga and Qigong offer easy and effective practices to regain balance and good health, and to sustain the changes we want to see in our world.
Drawing from the ancient teachings of Classical Yoga and Medical Qigong, and from Buddhism and the latest findings of science, in this workshop you will learn:
- Powerful breathing and acupressure release points to boost your immune system and let go of tension
- Gentle moves and stretches to calm your mind and heart to respond skillfully to what life puts in your plate
- Insightful self-inquiry and prayer to find new inspiration and trust in the process of consciously participating in the evolution of consciousness at a personal and collective level
These practices are easy to learn. They are recommended for anyone wanting to lead a healthy life and for counselors and health professionals assisting others in regaining their health.
The Power of Yoga and Qigong
for Creativity and Self-Healing
ONLINE
The beginning of winter and the holiday season can feel daunting in these troubled times. Shorter hours of daylight and the challenges we are facing individually and as a community, can trigger in us states of anxiety and depression, a fear that things are getting worse and a sense of languishing and lack of purpose. In this retreat you will learn how to overcome those negative thoughts and emotions, build resilience and grow your inner resources.
Drawing from the wisdom healing traditions of Yoga and Qigong, and from the most recent findings of the Neuroscience of Wellbeing, Dr. Barili will teach you how to consciously foster deep relaxation, let go of traumatic experiences, and cultivate a calm strength to overcome any challenge that might arise in your life. Practicing this mind-body centered approach you will experience better physical and emotional health, restful sleep, improved digestion, and you will boost the functioning of you heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and immune system.
You will learn:
- A self-care system of based on Neuroscience, Yoga and Qigong for letting go of anxiety and bringing lasting positive changes into your life.
- Self-massage and release points to reduce inflammation and regulate negative emotions
- Qigong movements to develop a sense of grounding and inner peace
- Key questions to free yourself from the prison on negative beliefs and reconnect with your sense of enjoyment
- Guided meditations to overcome loneliness and find new purpose in your life
- A yoga practice to develop your inner wisdom on a daily basis, and access it when you are facing adversity.
These practices are easy to learn. They are recommended for anyone wanting to lead a rich and healthy life and for counselors and health professionals assisting others in regaining their health.
Letting Go of Anxiety, Fear and Depression
Amelia Barili
In troubled times we feel besieged with negative emotions that rob us of the clarity and resilience we need to implement the changes we want to see in our world. Drawing from the wisdom traditions of Yoga and Qigong, scientific research, Buddhist teachings and many years of experience, Amelia Barili will teach you powerful practices to let go of fear, anxiety and depression, and to work with challenges as sources of inner strength and healing.
Effective Yoga and Qigong Practices for Improving Sleep
Amelia Barili
Do you struggle with falling asleep or staying asleep? So do an estimated 68 million Americans in the USA who have tried methods that do not work or have negative side effects. In this workshop you will learn a systematic and wholesome approach that draws from 25 centuries of the healing traditions of Yoga and Qigong, to get to the root of your troubles sleeping, and provide you with healthy tools to overcome insomnia, and significantly increase your overall well-being.
Cultivating Lasting Happiness from the Inside Out: Secrets & Daily Practices
Amelia Barili
Happiness is not a gift that comes from outside. It is a skill to be developed, with the right tools and persistent practice. Drawing from the wisdom traditions of Yoga and Qigong, and from scientific research, this workshop will give you those tools and teach you how to use them in your daily life to develop new positive traits.
From Aging to Sage-ing:
Skills for Your Spiritual Journey
Amelia Barili
The realization that our life is going by, and the call to embody wisdom, don’t suddenly start at 65. At any phase of life arise the fundamental questions about finding true meaning and purpose when confronted with physical and emotional or relational changes. These challenges invite us to pause and learn to awaken our potential for inner knowing and inner healing, to celebrate the miracle of being alive and to make the most of the life that is given to us.
Drawing from the ancient wisdom teachings of Classical Yoga and Medical Taoist Qigong, and from the most recent findings of Western Science, in this workshop we will explore how to cultivate more skillful ways to access joy, clarity and well-being. Join Amelia Barili to learn easy and effective techniques to nurture your body, mind and spirit.
Anyone is welcome no matter at what phase of life you are. You will take home tools and practices to nourish you during difficult times and help you re-frame life challenges as infinite potential to grow.
Discovering Our Inner Universe with Yoga and Qigong
Amelia Barili
Science tells us that we have more neurons in our body than stars in the Milky Way. This gives us a sense of our enormous potential for feeling, sensing, and intuitive knowing. We can use this vast power to heal ourselves and to find creative solutions to our problems.
The question is, How to tap into the powers dormant within each of us? Sages from India and China dedicated themselves for thousands of years to develop the empirical sciences of Yoga and Qigong so that we can learn to better inhabit our inner space to bring forth happiness and healing to ourselves and others. In this workshop, you will learn easy and powerful energy practices from Yoga and Qigong to awaken your vital energy and mindfully align the forces of your inner universe.
We will work with self-inquiry, gentle moves, breathing, aligning and integrative practices, meditation and silence. Some of these practices will be done in nature. No previous knowledge is necessary. Everyone is welcomed.
Science and Spirituality – Secrets and Daily Practices
Amelia Barili
Have you ever wondered how you would live once you realize that the way you think, feel and act shapes your inner reality and the world you inhabit?
The science of neuroplasticity shows us that our experiences shape the structure and functioning of our brain and of our extended nervous system. Recent scientific findings confirm what the empirical sciences of the mind of India and China have said for thousands of years: that our body and mind are a vast network of energy shaped and reshaped by the experiences we choose to have.
By integrating Yoga and Qigong in our practices, each of us can redirect our energy towards having more response flexibility and greater wisdom and compassion towards ourselves and others. In this workshop you will learn some of those easy and effective practices, as well as ways of integrating them into your daily life.
Self-Healing – The Power of Yoga and Qigong
Amelia Barili
The practitioners of ancient healing traditions of India and China have known for thousands of years something that recent medical studies are just now confirming in our western culture: that the human body is not simply a biological machine but a vast energetic network. When our life energy is in balance we are healthy. If the balance is broken through stress, fear, grief, etc., our vital energy gets blocked and pain and disease set in. In order to heal ourselves, it is essential for us to let go of stagnant energy and regain our balance.
Drawing from the healing wisdom traditions of India and China, Dr. Amelia Barili will teach you:
*a morning routine for vitality and centering, *gentle movements to gather and store energy from nature, *acupressure-style self-massage and release points, *a form of sel- inquiry to find innovative solutions to your problems, and *a night routine for a restful sleep.
These time-tested techniques are so simple that anyone can practice them. Practitioners experience increased energy and vitality, better sleep, less stress, improved concentration, enhanced performance and better relationships. Recommended for anyone who wants to lead a healthy and deeply satisfying life, as well as for counseling and health-care professionals. Women find this practice very beneficial to alleviate PMS, menopausal symptoms and disorders in the urinary and reproductive system.
Entering the Now
Amelia Barili with Ajahn Amaro
The most recent discoveries of Cognitive Science and Neuroscience tell us something that wisdom traditions have known all along: that at all levels of life, mind and matter are inextricably connected. The question remains of how to access the mind through the body and the body through the mind, to realize our full potential as human beings. Join us in a day long exploration of the ending of suffering through the awareness of the timeless quality of now. We will explore practices of withdrawal of the senses that come from yoga, acupressure points that come from Medical Taoist Qigong, and classical Buddhist ways of entering contemplative states that bringing together attention and intention.
These transformative practices and approach can be particularly applicable to counseling and healthcare professionals and will be integrated with explanations and reflections, serving to help open our hearts, to enter the now and to receive the present.
AJAHN AMARO is a Theravada Buddhist monk and teacher, and abbot of the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England. In the lineage of the Thai Forest Meditation Tradition and the teachings of Ajahn Chan, he teaches Buddhist ethics and meditation techniques as an effective way to cultivate greater understanding and inner peace. Ajahn Amaro has been an interlocutor of his Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Mind-Life Science Institute dialogues about the intersection of western science and various contemplative traditions, and their associated methodologies, psychologies and philosophies.
The Emerging Consciousness
Amelia Barili with Fritjof Capra
The troubled times we live in carry within them an enormous potential for growth and transformation. To successfully meet this challenge, we need clarity of vision and the inner strength to bring forth the changes we yearn to see in the world.
In this workshop we explore together that potential for transformation through a blend of ground-breaking analysis, ancient wisdom and lived experience. These teachings focus on: * the emergence of a new consciousness in times of crisis and instability * a new understanding of life, based on recent discoveries in science, which integrates life’s biological, cognitive, and social dimensions * how globalization can be reshaped to make it compatible with the demands of human dignity and ecological sustainability * and, at a more personal level, how to incorporate spiritual practices in your daily life to heal yourself as you serve others. Participants bring home a renewed vision and hope, as well as embodied wisdom techniques to support them in their journey of personal and community transformation.
* Continuing Education Credit for nurses, MFT/MFCC’s, and LCSW’s.
AMELIA BARILI, Ph.D., is an award-winning UC Berkeley professor and writer, and long-time teacher of Classical Yoga and Qigong, who has brought her teachings on personal transformation to many audiences including her university students. To offer them a direct experience of the links between personal and global transformation, she created with Fritjof Capra the course “Globalization and the New Civil Society” with a strong component of “service learning”. Capra and Barili also designed and taught together “Deep Ecology in Arts and Science”.
FRITJOF CAPRA, Ph.D., is a preeminent thinker of our times. Author of four international best-sellers, including “The Tao of Physics”, “The Web of Life”, “The Turning Point” and “The Hidden Connections”, physicist and ecologist Fritjof Capra, is well known for the clarity of his vision at integrating science, spirituality and concrete steps for social change. He has been the focus of hundreds of television interviews, documentaries, and talk shows in Europe, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, India and Japan. Dr. Capra frequently leads environmental management seminars for top executives of international corporations. He is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California and was from many years on the faculty of Schumacher College, an international center for ecological studies in the UK.