Authentic Breathing®
Upcoming
Authentic Breathing® Workshops with Dennis Lewis
This schedule will continue to be updated as new events are arranged.
Please contact us if you would like Dennis Lewis to speak or present a workshop
at your venue.
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Upcoming Events
2012
 | Humming Breath Qigong, October 28, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, The Center for
Harmonious Awakening. For detailed information about this workshop, as well
as to sign up,
just click here for the event flyer. |
If you would like to invite Dennis Lewis to speak or give a workshop in a
location not mentioned here, please call us at 602-490-0722.
Contact us for information about private sessions in Phoenix/Scottsdale AZ
with Dennis Lewis: 602-490-0722.
Previous Events
2012
2011
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| Sunday, February 6 (10 AM - 4 PM), Humming Breath Qigong Intensive with
Dennis Lewis, The Center for Harmonious Awakening, $75.00. For more
information please
download
flyer (PDF). |
2009
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Thursday, May 14th (7 PM), Book
Signing/Reading/Talk,
Breathe Into Being
at
Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S McClintock Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283,
480-730-0205 |
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Saturday,
May 23rd
(2 PM), Book Signing/Reading/Talk, Breathe Into Being at
Barnes & Noble, 3250-302 Gateway Blvd, Prescott, AZ 86303,
928-443-8574.
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Tuesday, June 23rd
(7:30 PM), Book Signing/Reading/Talk for
Breathe Into Being
at
Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA, 90069,
310-659-1733 or
 1-800-825-9798.
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Wednesday, June 24th, 7 PM, Book Signing/Reading/Talk for Breathe
Into Being, Open
Secret
Bookstore, 923 C St, San
Rafael, CA 94901,
(415) 457-4191.
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Thursday, June 25th,
Book Signing/Reading/Talk for
Breathe Into Being
(8 PM),
Fields Books, 1419 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109,
415-673-2027.
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Saturday, June 27th,
Book Signing/Reading/Talk for
Breathe Into Being
(3 PM),
Barnes & Noble, 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose, CA 95117,
(408)
984-3495. |
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| Sunday, September 13th, 11 AM – 12:30 PM, The
Inner and Outer Journey of Presence and Awakening, Conscious Connections
Series, East-West
Exchange, 2051 W. Warner Rd., Chandler, 85224 (480) 855-6010. |
2008
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Friday October 17, 2008 (7:00 PM - 9:30
PM), Awakening to
the Miracle of Ordinary Life, an
evening of self-exploration and practicing presence with Dennis Lewis,
Inside the Bungalow,
48 N Robson, Mesa, AZ 85201 (donations appreciated).
Click here for event flyer (PDF).
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Saturday, May 17, 2008, workshop (2-5 PM), "Awakening the Natural
Breath,"
The Yoga
Room, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703, 510-848-0993.
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Saturday, May 3, 2008, Saturday, (9 AM-4 PM),
Free
Your Breath, Free Your Life, Franciscan Renewal Center, Casa de Paz y Bien, 5802 E. Lincoln
Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85253. You can sign up in 2008 by calling them at:
480-948-7460 or 800-356-3247 (toll free). |
| Sunday, March 30th, 2008 (10 AM - 1
PM): The Breath of
Presence: Awakening to Who You Really Are, $45.00, Center For Ancient
Healing Arts, East Mesa, AZ (off of 202). Click the link above for more
information, including how to pay. |
2007
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Saturday, May 19, 2007 (9 AM-4 PM), Free
Your Breath, Free Your Life ($45.00), Franciscan Renewal Center, Casa de Paz y Bien, 5802 E. Lincoln
Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85253, (You can sign up by calling them at:
480-948-7460 or 800-356-3247 (toll free).
The evening of the workshop, their will be
a concert by harmonic chant pioneer
David Hykes.
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Saturday, May 5, 2007, workshop (2-5 PM), "Freeing the Diaphragm,"
The Yoga
Room, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703, 510-848-0993.
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2006
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Sunday, November 19, 2006, (4-4:45), talk entitled "Free Your Breath,
Free Your Life," The Fifth Annual Discover India Festival, Heritage &
Science Park, 6th St. & Monroe, Phoenix, AZ. The talk will be in the Arizona
Science Center. |
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2006, (7- 9:30 pm) Harmonic Presence &
Listening, with harmonic chant pioneer David Hykes and Dennis Lewis, in
Dennis Lewis' home in Scottsdale, AZ. There are only a few seats left.
Donations accepted. Call 480-272-6572 for more information or to see if
there is still space. |
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March 25 (1-4 PM), Breathing Qigong: Awakening Your Natural Breath,
Gentle Strength Cooperative, Activity Center, 234 W. University Drive, Tempe
AZ (1 block west of Mill Avenue); $10.00 members, $15.00 non-members;
call Raw For Life at 480-496-5959 or 866-729-4543 to register or stop by
Rawsome! Café (inside Gentle Strength) Mon-Thur 11-8pm and 11-9pm Fridays.
Discounts applied till 9pm Friday. $5 extra at the door. |
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April 8 (10-4 PM), Free Your Breath, Free
Your Life, Gentle Strength Cooperative, Activity Center, 234 W.
University Drive, Tempe AZ (1 block west of Mill Avenue); $25.00
members, $30.00 non-members; call Raw For Life at 480-496-5959 or
866-729-4543 to register or stop by Rawsome! Café (inside Gentle Strength)
Mon-Thur 11-8pm and 11-9pm Fridays. Discounts applied till 9 pm Friday. $5
extra at the door. |
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April 29 (2 - 5 PM), Breathing Qigong: Awakening Your
Natural Breath, ($36.00 pre-registered, $40.00 at the door)
The Yoga
Room, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703, 510-848-0993. WORKSHOP IS
NOW FULL! NO FURTHER SPACES AVAILABLE. |
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2005
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Friday, November 18 (9 AM - 5 PM), Free Your Breath, Free Your Life:
Breathing Qigong for Health & Self-Realization,
8th Annual American Qigong
Conference, Golden Gateway Holiday Inn, San Francisco, CA. 866-462-2838.
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Sunday, November 20 (10:30 AM - Noon), Conscious Breathing:
Transforming Your Breath and Your Life,
8th Annual American Qigong
Conference, Golden Gateway Holiday Inn, San Francisco, CA. 866-462-2838.
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Sep 8-Sep 11 (3 nights, Thu - Sun):
The Future of Breathing: Fresh Perspectives on Timeless Techniques, An
Experiential Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, With:
Leslie Kaminoff & Dennis Lewis & David Hykes & Lynn Martin & Robert Fried &
Kelly McGonigal & Alison West. Kripalu is located off Route 183 in
Lenox, Massachusetts. 800-741-7353. |
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July 29 (9 AM - 5 PM)
Awaken to Being: An
Exploration of Energy, Breath & Consciousness, with Gunther
Weil and Dennis Lewis, National Qigong Association, 10th Anniversary
Conference (July 29-August 1), University of Colorado at Bolder.
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Thursday, March 3 ( 7-9 pm ),
Lecture/Mini-Workshop, East
West Bookshop, 2216 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, CA,
916-920-3837 |
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2004
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Sunday,
April 25 (2-2:45 PM): Lecture/Workshop: Free Your Breath, Free Your Life,
San Francisco New Living Expo, Concourse Exhibition Center,
San
Francisco, CA. At 3 PM, Dennis
will take part in a Health Panel presentation in the same room.
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Sunday, June 13, 2004 (1 PM - 1:45 PM); Talk: Free
Your Breath, Free Your Life,
Health
& Harmony Festival (Sonoma County Fairgrounds),
Santa Rosa, CA |
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Wednesday, June 16 ((7 PM - 9 PM), Talk: Free Your
Breath, Free Your Life ($8.00), Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick,
NJ, organized by Friends'
Health Connection, call Mariggela J. Kartatos at
732-418-1811 for more information. |
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Thursday, June 17 (7 PM), talk and book signing,
Sufi
Books ($10.00), 227 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013. 212.334.5212
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Friday,
June 18 (6:30 PM - 10 PM), Free
Your Breath, Free Your Life,
The
New York Open Center, 83 Spring Street, New York, NY
($40.00/members, $45/non-members, register beginning April 1, 2004).
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Friday, June 25 (12:30-1:30 PM), talk and book signing,
Stacey's
Bookstore, 581 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 415-421-4687.
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Wednesday, July 7 (7 PM), talk and book signing,
Earth
Song Bookstore, 1440 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014,
858-755-4254. |
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Thursday, July 8 (7:30 PM), talk and book signing,
Bodhi Tree Bookstore,
8585 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069, 310-659-1733. |
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Sunday, July 11 (3 PM), talk and book signing,
Book Passage Bookstore,
51 Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, CA 94925, 415.927.0960,
800.999.7909. |
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Tuesday, July 13 (7:30 PM), talk and book signing,
Readers'
Books, 130 East Napa St., Sonoma, CA,
707-939-1779.
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Friday,
July 16 (7:30-9 PM), talk and book signing,
East
West Bookshop, Mountain View, CA. 1-800-909-6161. |
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Saturday, July 17 (10:30 AM-5:30 PM), Free
Your Breath, Free Your Life,
East
West Bookshop, Mountain View, CA. Tickets available ($59/advance; $69/at
door) after March 10. 1-800-909-6161. |
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Friday, July 23 (7 PM -8:30 PM), Conscious
Breathing for Health & Self-Transformation
($10.00, registrations not accepted until after May 7),
New Renaissance Bookshop,
1338 NW 23rd Av at Pettygrove, Portland, OR 97210,
503.224.4929. |
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Thursday, August 12 (7 PM), free talk and book
signing,
Borders, Emery Bay Public Market, 5800
Shellmound St., Emeryville, CA 94608, 510.654.1633. |
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Thursday,
August 26 (7-8 PM), free talk and book signing,
Transitions
Bookplace, 1000 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL, 312.951.7323 (READ)
or 800.979.7323 (READ). |
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Sunday, August 29, 2004, (10 AM - noon):
Conscious
Breathing: Transform Your Breath and Your Life,
National Qigong Association Conference (NQA),
August 27-30, Aurora University, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
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Monday,
August 30, 2004 (9 AM - 5 PM): Free Your
Breath, Free Your Life, National Qigong Association Conference (NQA),
August 27-30, Aurora University, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
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Thursday, Sept 16, 2004, (7 PM), Talk & Book
Signing, Gateways
Books, 1531 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz, CA,
831-429-9600. |
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Thursday, September 23 (6:30 PM - 9:30 PM),
Free
Your Breath, Free Your Life, Learning
Annex, San Francisco, CA (Register after June 1:
$39.00 on-line, $44.00 by phone: Save $10.00 by using
coupon code "Dennis"), 1-888-53ANNEX. |
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Saturday, October 9, (1-4 PM), Free Workshop:
Free
Your Breath, Free Your Life, Borders Books Union
Square, 400 Post St., San Francisco, CA., 415-399-1633. |
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Sunday, November 14 (8:30 - 10 AM), Conscious Breathing: Transforming
Your Breath and Your Life," (November 12-15),
Seventh
World Congress on Qigong, Cathedral
Hill Hotel, 1101 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
415--285-9400.
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| Monday, November 15 (9 AM - 5 PM), Free
Your Breath, Free Your Life, Seventh
World Congress on Qigong (November 12-15), Cathedral
Hill Hotel, 1101 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
415--285-9400.
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2003
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Friday, December 19, from 9 AM to 5 PM, Free
Your Breath, Free Your Life, at the Sixth World Congress on Qigong,
Downtown Marriott Hotel, San Francisco, CA. Click
here for information about workshop and conference costs, facilities,
and so on.
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Friday evening, November 14, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM and Saturday,
November 15,
from 7 AM (Meditation) to 5 PM, Awakening
the Breath of the Heart: A Journey Into the Miracle of the Present Moment,
at The Ojai
Retreat, 160 Besant Road, Ojai, CA 93023. ($175.00 for Friday evening & Saturday or
$30.00 for Friday evening only; $150.00 for students and seniors. Fee
includes breakfast. Space is
limited.) Call 805-646-2536 for more information or to sign up.
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Friday, October 17 (7-9 PM): Conscious Breathing,
Transforming Your Breath & Your Life. Organized by Dragonfly
Taijiquan LLC, P.O. Box 525A, Kennebunkport, Maine 04046. Call
1-207-967-5965 for registration and location in Portland, Maine ($30.00).
Space is limited; advance registration encouraged.
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Saturday, October 18 (9:30 AM to 5:30 PM):
Awakening
the Breath of the Heart: A Journey Into the Miracle of the Present Moment,
Organized by Dragonfly Taijiquan LLC, P.O. Box 525A, Kennebunkport,
Maine 04046. Call 1-207-967-5965 for registration and location in Kennebunkport
($95.00 for the all-day workshop or $108.00 including Friday evening). Space is
limited; advance registration encouraged.
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Sunday, August 24 (10:30 AM to 12:30 PM): Conscious Breathing,
Transforming Your Breath & Your Life,
at the National Qigong Gathering,
Blue Ridge Assembly, outside of Asheville, North
Carolina, 218-365-6330. (Free for
conference attendees).
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2001-02
| Sunday, November 3, 2002 (1:30-3:00 PM): Whole-Body
Breathing for Health & Self-Transformation, Fifth
World Congress on Qigong, Golden Gate Holiday Inn, San Francisco, CA.
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Tuesday, September 25 (7:30-9:30 PM): Breathing for Stress Reduction, Health &
Wholeness, with Dennis Lewis, Peg Jordan (author of "The Fitness Instinct"),
and Len Saputo MD, at the monthly Mini Health Faire (starts at 6:30) of the Health Medicine
Forum, Preservation Park, Oakland, CA. (Call 1-925-937-9550). Medical researchers currently believe that 70-90 percent of all
visits to the doctor are stress-related. And this number seems to be continually rising in our stress-filled, fast-paced
computer-driven society. Though modern medicine has developed an amazing and effective panoply of drugs and surgical and other
procedures to help us with acute, life-threatening medical problems, most conventional physicians have little to tell us
about how to deal with the inherent stress of the modern world, and about what we can do for ourselves to promote and maintain
health and well-being in the face of the chronic "dis-eases" related to this stress.
There are a growing number of alternative physicians and practitioners, however, who are exploring ancient traditions such
as Taoism, Ayurveda, Yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism, as well as the in-born wisdom of our own minds and bodies, to discover methods
of deep relaxation and self-awareness. These same practitioners understand that the real meaning of health has to do with
"wholeness," with a vision of ourselves that includes not only our mind and body but also our "spirit." For it is our spirit,
our deepest sense of meaning and vitality, that perhaps more than anything else defines the quality of our lives.
Emerging from all of these explorations is a growing recognition by the alternative medical community of the importance and power
of the breath not only in discovering a true sense of health and wholeness in our lives, but also in dealing with the everyday
problems of stress that we all face. Our panel of experts will not only discuss some
of the fundamental principles of healthy breathing but will also teach you safe, powerful approaches to utilizing your breath to
reduce stress and anxiety.
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Saturday, February 10, 2001, 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM, East
West Bookshop, Mountain View, CA: Harmonic Awareness workshop
with David Hykes & Dennis Lewis ($89/advance, $99/door). For more
information about Harmonic Awareness and David Hykes, click on the
Breitenbush Hot Springs link above. For more information or to sign up for
the workshop, call East West
Bookshop at 1-650-988-9800.
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Friday, February 9, 2001, 7:30 - 10 PM: East
West Bookshop, Mountain View, CA: Harmonic Chant concert with
David Hykes, to be followed by Harmonic Meeting with David Hykes
& Dennis Lewis ($15). For more information or to purchase tickets, call East West
Bookshop at 1-650-988-9800.
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January 28 through February 2, 2001, at Breitenbush Hot Springs
near Portland Oregon: Harmonic Awareness Workshop/Retreat, with David Hykes and
Dennis
Lewis.
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Sunday, January 21, 12 AM - 6 PM: Open Secret
Bookstore, San Rafael, CA: Harmonic Awareness Workshop, with David Hykes and Dennis Lewis
($89/advance; $99/door).
For more information on David Hykes & Harmonic Awareness, click on the Harmonic
Awareness link for the Breitenbush Hot Springs event below. For more
information about Open Secret, click on their link above or call them at
415-457-4191.
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Saturday, January 20, 2001, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM: Open Secret
Bookstore, San Rafael, CA: Harmonic Chant Concert with David Hykes, to be followed by "Harmonic Meeting"
with David Hykes and Dennis Lewis ($15.00).
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Sunday, January 14, 2001, 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Noe
Valley Ministry, San Francisco, CA: Harmonic Awareness
workshop with David Hykes & Dennis Lewis, ($95 or $85/with concert
ticket stub).
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Friday, January 12, 2001, 8:15 - 11 PM: Noe
Valley Ministry Music Series, San Francisco, CA: Harmonic Chant
concert with David Hykes, followed by Harmonic Meeting with David
Hykes & Dennis Lewis ($16/advance, $18/door). For concert ticket information click on the
link above.
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Saturday, July 15, 2000, 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM: East West
Bookshop, Mountain View, California: Workshop: Authentic Breathing for Health &
Self-Transformation ($79 in advance, $85 at the door). To breathe is to live. To breathe fully is one of the
conditions of living fully. Unfortunately, many of us do not breathe fully. For many of us in our busy, stress-filled
lives, our breathing is so constricted that it undermines our health, our vitality, and our consciousness. In this workshop,
participants will take a revealing journey into the physiology, psychology, and spirituality of "authentic breathing." Through
simple but powerful self-awareness, chi kung, meditation, and breathing practices, participants will learn how to integrate
natural, authentic, whole-body breathing into their lives to support their overall health and their quest for self-knowledge and self-transformation.
To sign up, contact East West at 650-988-9800 or 800-909-6161.
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Monday, August 21, 9 AM - 5 PM: 2000 National Qigong Gathering
(August
18-21, 2000), Portland, Oregon: Workshop: Breathing for Health &
Self-Transformation ($95). Through simple but powerful
qigong, self-awareness, somatic, and breathing practices, participants will learn how to integrate healthy,
authentic breathing into their everyday lives to reduce excessive stress,
increase their energy, promote health and healing, and support their quest
for self-knowledge and self-transformation. To sign up for the
conference or the workshop, contact the National Qigong Association at
1-888-233-3655.
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Saturday, October 21, 2000, 10 AM - 6 PM: Body
Therapy Center, Palo Alto, CA, Workshop: The 10 Secrets of
Authentic Breathing ($90.00). In this fascinating
one-day workshop, participants will explore the secrets of natural,
authentic breathing. Through simple but powerful self-awareness, chi kung,
and breathing practices, participants will learn how to integrate healthy,
authentic breathing into their everyday lives to reduce excessive stress,
increase their energy, promote health and healing, and support their quest
for self-knowledge and self-transformation. For more information, click on the above link or
call 650-328-9400.
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Events with Dennis Lewis (Fall/Winter 1999)
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September 26, 10 AM - 6 PM: Body
Therapy Center, Palo Alto, CA, Workshop: Breathing for Health &
Spiritual Growth ($75.00). For more information click on the above link or
call 650-328-9400.
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September 29, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM, The
Learning Annex, San Francisco, CA, Workshop: Breathing for Health &
Spiritual Growth. For more information or to register call 415-788-5500.
Pre-registration required.
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November 21, 8:30 - 10 :00 AM, Third
World Congress on Qigong, Golden Gateway Holiday Inn, San Francisco,
Workshop (Session 3): The Tao of Natural Breathing (Learn more about the
Congress by clicking on the link above or calling 415-788-2227)
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Events with Dennis Lewis (1998-1999)
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August 23, 1998: 2 - 4 PM: National Qigong Association 1998 National
Conference. St. Joseph Christian Life Center (overlooking Lake Erie),
Cleveland, Ohio
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September 27, 5:00 PM: VisionQuest Conference, San Jose, CA
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September 28, 7:30 PM: Barnes & Noble, San Francisco, CA
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September 30, 7:00 PM: Open Secret, San Rafael, CA
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October 5, 7:00 PM: Thunderbird Bookshop, Carmel, CA
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October 8, 7:30 PM: Gaia Books, Berkeley, CA
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October 15, 7:00 PM: Gateway Books, Santa Cruz, CA
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October 24, 9:15 AM: "Breath is Life" Conference, Mount Diablo
Hospital, Concord, CA
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October 28, 7:30 PM: New Leaf Bookstore, Larkspur, CA
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November 5, 7:30 PM: East West Bookshop, Mountain View, CA
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November 6, 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM: Workshop, East West Bookshop, Mountain
View, CA
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November 21, 1998, 11:30-12:30: "Taoist Healing Techniques and the
Abdomen," Bay Area District, California Dietetic Association, Berkeley,
CA
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March 26, 1999, 7:00 PM: Transitions Bookplace, Chicago, IL, Talk:
Breathing as a Metaphor for Living.
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March 27, 1999, 9:30 AM-- 5:00 PM, Transitions Learning Center,
Chicago, IL, Workshop: Breathing for Health & Spiritual Transformation.
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April 17, 1999, 10 AM - 6 PM: Body Therapy Center, Palo Alto, CA, Workshop:
The Tao of Natural Breathing
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