January 2008

January 14–March 5 Spirit in the Arts Event: The Manifest Dream, Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Paintings, Curated by Virginia May, CIIS Main Building, Third Floor; Reception and Presentation, Friday, February 8, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu

January 16 Institute Event: New Student Orientation at CIIS, 9am-2:30pm, Namaste, third floor, continental breakfast (at 8:30) and lunch Included. Some programs will hold their individual Program Orientations immediately following the Institute-wide Orientation. Please check with your program for orientation dates and times. For more information, contact Kim D'Arcy, at kdarcy@ciis.edu or call 415.575.6118.

January 16 Institute Event: Program Orientations 2:30 - 4:30, multiple rooms. Please contact your program directly for Program Orientation information as not all will be held on this date and time. For more information, contact Kim D'Arcy, at kdarcy@ciis.edu or call 415.575.6118.

January 22–March 28 Spirit in the Arts Event: It’s About Time, Mixed Media Artwork by James Montgomery of Creativity Explored, CIIS Minna Street Center, Second Floor; Reception, Friday, January 25, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Minna Street Center, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu

January 31 Public Programs Event: Soul and the Sacred Lecture Series, Frontiers of Consciousness Research and the Soul of the Universe, Stanislav Grof, Thursday, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $115—full series/$80 for students and seniors, $17 per lecture/$12 per lecture for students and seniors, 415.575.6175

February 2008

February 1 and February 15 Public Programs Event: How to Develop a Successful Private Practice, Michael Klein, Fridays, 10am-5:30 pm, CIIS Minna Street Center, $225, 415.575.6175.

February 2 Institute Event: Spring Open House, Saturday, 10am–2:15pm, CIIS Main Building; to RSVP, or for more information, call 415.575.6154 or email admissions@ciis.edu.

February 2–3 Public Programs Event: Psychology of the Future: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness, Stanislav Grof, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-5:30pm, Women’s Building, San Francisco, $225, 415.575.6175.

February 4 Institute Event: Integrative Health Studies Program Information Session, Monday, 6:30pm-8pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 420; to RSVP, or for more information, call 415.575.6153 or e-mail sholbrook@ciis.edu.

February 6 Institute Event: Spring meeting of International Students and Friends, Wednesday, 1:30pm–2:30pm, CIIS Main Building, Mission Room 218, joconnor@ciis.edu, 415.575.6157.

February 9–10 Public Programs Event: Music Therapy in Medicine: From Life to Death, Joanne Loewy, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-5:30 pm, CIIS Main Building, $225, 415.575.6175.

February 15 and February 16 Institute Event: A production of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, 7pm, CIIS, Namaste Hall, tickets $5-$15 for students with ID, $10-$15 for staff and faculty, $15 for general public, iharville@ciis.edu, 415.575.6199. Proceeds benefit SFWAR (San Francisco Women Against Rape). Sponsored by the Student Alliance at CIIS.

February 16–17 Public Programs Event: The Way of the Shaman: The Basic Workshop, Michael and Sandra Harner and Susan Mokelke, Saturday, 10am-5:30pm, Sunday, 9:30am-5pm, Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco, $275, 415.575.6175.

February 20–March 12 Public Programs Event: The Art of Indian Ragas & Rasas: Introduction to Raga Singing and Devotional Chanting, Workshop Module 1/$125, Wednesdays, 7pm-9pm, CIIS Main Building; Daylong Intensive/$125, Saturday, March 8, 10am-5pm, CIIS Main Building; Workshop and Daylong Intensive/$225, 415.575.6175.

February 21 Public Programs Event: Teachings with Karen Armstrong, Understanding Islam and the West, Thursday, 7pm-9pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco, cosponsored by Congregation Sherith Israel, Graduate Theological Union, Islamic Networks Group, and United Religions Initiative, $20/$22 at the door, 415.575.6175.

February 22 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Janet L. Gillis, The Asian and Comparative Studies Program, "The Inspiration for Altruistic Behavior in Theravada Buddhist Practice," 2pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 425, for more information: jsaifer@ciis.edu

February 23 Public Programs Event: Teachings with Karen Armstrong, Judaism, Christianity, Islam: Mysticism, Fundamentalism, and the World, Saturday, 10am-4pm, Presidio Golden Gate Club, San Francisco, cosponsored by Congregation Sherith Israel, Graduate Theological Union, Islamic Networks Group, and United Religions Initiative, $145 (includes lunch), 415.575.6175.

February 23 Public Programs Event: Bodymind Healing and Qigong: The Self-Healing Path, Michael Mayer, Saturday, 10am-5pm, Presidio Golden Gate Club, San Francisco, $135 (includes lunch), 415.575.6175.

February 24 Public Programs Event: Deeper into the Soul: Renewed Approaches to Aging and Dementia, Nader Shabahangi and Elizabeth Bugental, Sunday, 10am–5pm, CIIS Main Building, $125, 415.575.6175.

February 26-February 29 Institute Event: Third Annual CIIS Multidiversity Conference; February 26, 3:15pm-8:15pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 207; February 27, 5:15pm-8:15pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 425; February 28, 11:45am-8:15pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 606; February 29, 11:45am-8:00pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 607; Cosponsored by Dean of Students Office, Student Alliance, and Library Services; for more information, mfries@ciis.edu

February 27 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Rodney E. O’Neal, Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program, “Seasons of Agony and Grace: An Archetypal History of New England Puritanism,” 7:00 pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 306; for more information: jsaifer@ciis.edu

February 28 Public Programs Event: Soul and the Sacred Lecture Series, The Soul and the Wisdom Traditions, Huston Smith, Thursday, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $115 for full series/$80 for students and seniors, $17 per lecture/$12 per lecture for students and seniors, 415.575.6175.

February 29 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Susan L. Ross, The Transformative Learning and Change Program, “The Integration of Transformation: Patterns of Experience after Transformative Travel,” Noon, CIIS Main Building, Room 311; for more information: jsaifer@ciis.edu

February 29 Public Programs Event: The Art of Improvisation Lecture, David Darling and Silvia Nakkach, Friday, 7pm-9pm, CIIS Main Building, $15; Finding Your Inner Musician Workshop, David Darling and Silvia Nakkach, Saturday, March 1, 10am-5pm, and Sunday, March 2, 9am–noon, CIIS Main Building, $225 (includes Friday’s lecture), 415.575.6175.

Through March 5 Spirit in the Arts Event: The Manifest Dream, Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Paintings, Curated by Virginia May, CIIS Main Building, Third Floor; Reception and Presentation, Friday, February 8, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu

Through March 28 Spirit in the Arts Event: It’s About Time, Mixed Media Artwork by James Montgomery of Creativity Explored, CIIS Minna Street Center, Second Floor; free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu

March 2008

Through March 28 Spirit in the Arts Event: It’s About Time, Mixed Media Artwork by James Montgomery of Creativity Explored, CIIS Minna Street Center Gallery, Second Floor; free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu

March 1–2 Public Programs Event: Finding Your Inner Musician Workshop, David Darling and Silvia Nakkach, Saturday, 10am-5pm, and Sunday, 9am–noon, CIIS Main Building, $225, 415.575.6175.

March 3, 10, 17, 31 Public Programs Event: Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Jim Ryan, Mondays, 7pm-9pm, CIIS Main Building, $125; Daylong Intensive, Saturday, April 5, 10am-5pm, CIIS Main Building, $125; Workshop and Daylong Intensive, $225, 415.575.6175.

March 3 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Amir Sabzevary, Asian and Comparative Studies Program, " Choiceless Awareness through Psychological Freedom in the Philosophy of Krishna Murti," 1-3pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 425; for more information: jsaifer@ciis.edu

March 3 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Kathleen A. Shanel, Transformative Learning and Change Program, “Stories of Being Heard—An Organic Inquiry Exploration into a Transpersonal, Transformative Experience,” 3pm-5pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 550; for more information: jsaifer@ciis.edu 

March 4 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Lisa Moore, Social and Cultural Anthropology Program, “Gullah/Geechee Cultural Survival: Negotiating Family, Land, and Culture,” 6:00pm-8:00 pm, Room 550, CIIS Main Building, Room 550; for more information: achoi@ciis.edu

Through March 5 Spirit in the Arts Event: The Manifest Dream, Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Paintings, Curated by Virginia May, CIIS Main Building, Third Floor; Reception and Presentation, Friday, February 8, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu

March 6 Institute Event: International Women’s Day Film Celebration, 1pm-2:30pm, Kamome Shokudou (Japan), Room 212; 3pm-5:30pm, Water (India), Room 212; 7pm-9pm, The Play (Turkey), Room 607, CIIS Main Building; for more information, joconnor@ciis.edu

March 6 Public Programs Event: Soul and the Sacred Lecture Series, The Soul and Shamanism, Michael Harner, Thursday, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $115 for full series/$80 for students and seniors, $17 per lecture/$12 per lecture for students and seniors, 415.575.6175.

March, 6 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Kundan, East West Psychology Program, “The Evolution of Integral Yoga: a Comparative Study of Sri Aurobindo, Sri Ramakrishna, and Swami Vivekananda,” 3:30pm-5:30pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 550; for more information: jsaifer@ciis.edu

March 6 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Lisa Moore, Social and Cultural Anthropology Program, “Gullah/Geechee Cultural Survival: Negotiating Family, Land, and Culture,” 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Room 550, CIIS Main Building, Room 550; for more information: achoi@ciis.edu

March 7 Institute Event: An Introduction to Kundalini Science, Joan Shivarpita Harrigan, Brahmacharini in the Adi Shakara Tradition, Friday, 6:30pm-7:30pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 306, Free; for more information, achoi@ciis.edu 

March 7 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Heather Parrish, Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program, “The Original Meaning in Bohmian Dialogue,” 4:00pm-6:00pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 425; for more information: jsaifer@ciis.edu

March 8 Public Programs Event: The Art of Indian Ragas & Rasas: Introduction to Raga Singing and Devotional Chanting, Daylong Intensive/$125, Saturday, 10am-5pm, CIIS Main Building, 415.575.6175.

March 8–9 Public Programs Event: Faces of Your Soul: Mask-Making Your Ancestors and Spirit Guides, Kaleo and Elise Ching, Saturday and Sunday, 10am–5:30pm, CIIS Main Building, $225, 415.575.6175.

March 8–9 Public Programs Event: The Call to Spiritual Experience: An Introduction to Traditional Kundalini Science, Brachmacharini Joan Shivarpita Harrigan, Saturday and Sunday, 10am–5:30pm, CIIS Main Building, $225; Saturday only, $125, 415.575.6175.

March 10 Institute Event: International Students and Friends Spring Meeting, Monday, 3pm-4pm, CIIS Main Building, Rom 308, for more information: jaitken@ciis.edu.

March 10–April 30 Spirit in the Arts Event: Life and Its Mysteries: Acrylics by Priyanka Gupta, CIIS Main Building, Third Floor; Reception and Presentation, Friday, March 14, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu

March 13 Institute Event: New Moon Forum Spring Equinox Celebration, Thursday, 3:30 pm–5:30pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 212, awilliams@ciis.edu 

March 13 Public Programs Event: Soul and the Sacred Lecture Series, Dance, Healing, and the Soul, Anna Halprin, Thursday, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $115 for full series/$80 for students and seniors, $17 per lecture/$12 per lecture for students and seniors, 415.575.6175.

March 14 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Edward Kaitz, Asian & Comparative Studies Program, “The Virtue of Courage in Confucius and Mencius: With Comparisons to Hinduism and Classical Greek Thought,” 2:00pm-4:00pm, Room 425, CIIS Main Building, for more information: jsaifer@ciis.edu 

March 15–16 Public Programs Event: The Trickster in Tibetan Buddhist Practice: Working with Paradox, Provocation, and Humor, Steven Goodman, Saturday and Sunday, 10am–5:30pm, CIIS Main Building, $225, 415.575.6175.

March 20 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Elizabeth Shaver, The Individualized Studies Program, "From Thumbprint to Soul Print: Crafting a Healing Fiction, An Application and Elaboration of James Hillman's Theory in a Single Case Study," 3pm-5pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 306; for more information: jsaifer@ciis.edu

March 20 Public Programs Event: Soul and the Sacred Lecture Series, The Survival of Bodily Death, Michael Murphy, Thursday, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $115 for full series/$80 for students and seniors, $17 per lecture/$12 per lecture for students and seniors, 415.575.6175.

March 21 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Suzanne M. Pereira, Transformative Inquiry Program, "A Case Study of Women in Recovery: A Transformative Journey of Recovery from Addictions," 2:30pm-4:30pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 425; for more information, : jsaifer@ciis.edu

March 28–30 Public Programs Event: Musical Magic, Shamanism, and Semantics, Claudio Narajo, Lecture on Friday, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $15; Workshop Saturday and Sunday, 10am–5pm, CIIS Main Building, $225 (Lecture included in cost of workshop), 415.575.6175.

April 2008

Through April 30 Spirit in the Arts Event: Life and Its Mysteries: Acrylics by Priyanka Gupta, CIIS Main Building, Third Floor; Reception and Presentation, Friday, March 14, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu

April 1–May 31 Spirit in the Arts Event: Tell Tale/Tall Tale, Mixed Media Works by Tanya Wilkinson, CIIS Minna Street Center Gallery, Second Floor, Reception and Talk, Friday, April 4, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Minna Street Center Gallery, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu. Sponsored by the Women’s Spirituality Program at CIIS as part of CIIS’s 40th anniversary celebration.

April 3 Public Programs Event: Soul and the Sacred Lecture Series, Savoring the Sacred: Food and the Soul, Ed Espe Brown, Thursday, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $115 for full series/$80 for students and seniors, $17 per lecture/$12 per lecture for students and seniors, 415.575.6175.

April 5 Public Programs Event: Expressive Arts Therapy Clinical Symposium, CIIS Main Building, 9am–5:30pm, Students and CIIS Alumni $120 (includes buffet dinner/celebration), Professionals, $145 (includes buffet dinner/celebration), Buffet Dinner/Celebration, 6pm–9:30pm,415.575.6152 or e-mail dtownes@ciis.edu

April 7 Institute Event: Integrated Health Studies Information Session, Monday, 6:30pm–8pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 420, sholbrook@ciis.edu, 415.575.6153.

April 7–28 Public Programs Event: The Art and Science of Lucid Dreaming, Fariba Bogzaran, 6:15pm–8:15pm, CIIS Main Building, $125; Daylong Intensive, Saturday, May 3, 10am-5pm, CIIS Main Building, Workshop and Daylong Intensive/$225, 415.575.6175.

April 8 Institute Event: East-West Psychology Program Information Session, Tuesday, 7pm-9pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 307; to RSVP, or for more information, call 415. 575-6155 or e-mail awerner@ciis.edu

April 10 Public Programs Event: Soul and the Sacred Lecture Series, Pilgrimage and the Soul of Place, Phil Cousineau, Thursday, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $115 for full series/$80 for students and seniors, $17 per lecture/$12 per lecture for students and seniors, 415.575.6175.

April 11, 12, 13 Public Programs Event: Dancing Voice, Singing Body, Meredith Monk, Concert on Friday, 8pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco, $30; Workshop Saturday and Sunday, 10am­5pm, UCSF, Parnassus Campus, $225, Saturday only/$125, 415.575.6175.

April 16 and 17 Public Programs Event: Zakir Hussain and the Masters of Percussion in Concert, 8pm, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, San Francisco, $30/$40/$50, Tickets through City Box Office, 415.392.4400 or cityboxoffice.com. Group Discounts Available. Made Possible by Chaudhuri Endowment, Media Sponsor: Yoga Journal.

April 17 Institute Event: Sing in the Spring: an ecstatic participatory evening of sound, chant, song, and dance and a joyous community celebration; with Professor Jennifer Berezan's Ecstasy of Sound Class; Sponsored by the Women's Spirituality Department, CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall, Thursday, 7pm-9pm, Free, Refreshments and socializing afterward.

April 18 Institute Event: The Cosmology of Love Conference, CIIS Main Building, Friday, 9am-2:30pm in Room 216; 2:45pm-6:30pm in Namaste Hall, sponsored by Student Alliance, for more information: jkostosky@ciis.edu.

April 18–June 27 Spirit in the Arts Event: Emerging Artists Exhibition featuring the work of Miles Epstein, David Jay Trachtenberg, and Alberto Ybarra, cosponsored by ArtHouse and funded by the Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts, CIIS Main Building, Fourth Floor, and ArtHouse Gallery at 1360 Mission Street, San Francisco, Reception Friday, April 18, 7pm-9pm, CIIS Main Building, Staff and Faculty Lounge, Fourth Floor, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu

April 20 Public Programs Event: Being a Compassionate Companion for the Dying, Frank Ostaseski, Sunday, 10am–5pm, CIIS Main Building, $135, 415.575.6175.

April 22 Institute Event: Islam, Muhammed and the Cosmos (continuation of the Islamic Awareness Series), presented by Malek Yamani and Karim Serageldin, East-West Psychology, 6:45pm-10pm, Tuesday, CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall, free, for more information, sjulich@ciis.edu.

April 22 Institute Event: Islam, Muhammed, and the Cosmos (a continuation of the Islamic Awareness Series): The Department of East-West Psychology invites you to an edifying evening of lecture and discussion with Malek Yamani (EWP PhD) and Karim Serageldin (EWP MA). CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall, 6:45-10:00pm, Free. Dinner will be served.

April 23 and April 24 Institute Event: Showing of film, Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible, produced and directed by Shakti Butler, Wednesday, April 23, 6:30pm-8:30pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 218; Thursday, April 24, 12:15pm-2:15pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 207 (bring Brown Bag lunch), for more information, jaitken@ciis.edu.

April 24 Institute Event: New Moon Forum, Thursday, 3:30pm-5pm, Room 212, CIIS Main Building, sponsored by Women's Spirituality Program; for more information, awilliams@ciis.edu.

April 24 Public Programs Event: Soul and the Sacred Lecture Series, Mystery and Medicine: The Soul-Infused Encounter with Illness and Health, Rachel Naomi Remen, Thursday, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $115 for full series/$80 for students and seniors, $17 per lecture/$12 per lecture for students and seniors, 415.575.6175.

April 25 Institute Event: Dissertation Defense by Regina Schindler Rowland, Individual Pathways, "Mapping the Co-construction of Meaning in Polycultural Environments via Collaborative Visual Mapping and Interactive Graphic Facilitation (Qualitative Transdisciplinary Case Study)," Friday, 10am-1pm, Room 207, CIIS Main Building; for more information, jsaifer@ciis.edu.

April 26 Public Programs Event: The Expressive Body in Life, Art, and Therapy, Daria Halprin, Saturday, 10am–5pm, Mountain Home Studio, Kentfield, $125, 415.575.6175.

April 25–27 Public Programs Event: The Relevance of the Body in Accessing the Unconscious: Rosen Method Bodywork, Lecture on “Understanding Connection,” Friday April 25, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $15; Workshop, Saturday and Sunday April 26–27, 10am–5pm, CIIS Main Building, $225 (includes Friday’s lecture), 415.575.6175.

May 2008

Through May 31 Spirit in the Arts Event: Tell Tale/Tall Tale, Mixed Media Works by Tanya Wilkinson, CIIS Minna Street Center Gallery, Second Floor, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu. Sponsored by the Women’s Spirituality Program at CIIS as part of CIIS’s 40th anniversary celebration.

May 2–3 Public Programs Event: Music, Healthcare, and Consciousness, Don Campbell, Lecture, Friday May 2, 7pm–9pm, CIIS Main Building, $15; Workshop, Saturday May 3, 10am–5pm, CIIS Main Building, $150, 415.575.6175.

May 5 Institute Event: Integrated Health Studies Information Session, Monday, 6:30pm–8pm, CIIS Main Building, Room 420, sholbrook@ciis.edu, 415.575.6153.

May 7 Institute Event: Drama Therapy Program’s Theatre for Change project will perform a new original performance, aimed at raising consciousness about diversity, Wednesday, 7pm, CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall; for more information, jaitken@ciis.edu.

May 19–30 Public Programs Event: Study Abroad in Costa Rica, Ecology and Spirituality in Costa Rica: Embodiment, Healing, and Transformation, Tour Leaders, Mariana Caplan and Richard Buggs. Course Instructor, Mariana Caplan. Course credit available, 415.575.6278 or www.ciis.edu/publicprograms/travel.

Through June 27 Spirit in the Arts Event: Emerging Artists Exhibition, Cosponsored by ArtHouse and funded by the Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts, CIIS Main Building, Fourth Floor, and ArtHouse Gallery at 1360 Mission Street, San Francisco, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu.

June 2008

Through June 27 Spirit in the Arts Event: Emerging Artists Exhibition, Cosponsored by ArtHouse and funded by the Phyllis Jackson Memorial Fund for the Arts, CIIS Main Building, Fourth Floor, and ArtHouse Gallery at 1360 Mission Street, San Francisco, free, 415.575.6242 or amarchione@ciis.edu.

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