Conscious Cleanse
November 1-11, 2010
Join us for a one-of-a-kind group experience where you will transform your life and actively contribute to bringing peace to the entire planet.
Our Conscious Cleanse Retreat offers an extensive and in-depth immersion into the lifestyle of live-foods, natural health and spiritual practices (also referred to as the "Culture of Life").
This is an opportunity for deep bodily cleansing and rejuvenation on all levels. The retreat consists of a week-long organic green juice fast and three days of gourmet live-food cuisine at our renowned Tree of Life Café.
Participants receive over 40 hours of educational classes during their stay. In addition, there are daily yoga classes, meditations, and spiritual events. Enjoy unlimited access to our infrared saunas, open air hot tubs, non-chlorinated pool, sundecks and nature trails.
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Instructors & Their Offerings
Dr. Cromack is the co-founder and director of the Tree of Life’s Renew Yourself Regeneration & Youthing Program and author of the book Ageing Well: A Guide to Rejuvenation and Longevity. Dr. Cromack has been eating live foods for 37 years and is considered a pioneer of the modern live food movement in the US. He has adjusted over 100,000 people, giving over half a million total adjustments during his career. In 1981, Dr. Cromack graduated from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and completed post graduate work in radiology and sports medicine, participated in a masters program for whiplash injuries and completed a Medical Fellowship in Acupuncture. He has also completed his Ayurvedic Training for Physicians at Scripps Institute of Integrative Medicine. Dr. Cromack practiced in Europe and Hawaii where he trained and treated top professional athletes. He has taught Transcendental Mediation and hatha yoga since 1973.
Dr. Cromack will teach a two hour Longevity Mastery class covering several areas of expertise that he has trained in for decades. He will teach you the number one superfood used by world class athletes, and what it can do for you. He will guide you in five restorative stretches that quickly decrease pain and stiffness, a special breathing exercise for balancing the nervous system, bringing clearer skin, better digestion, and better sleep. He will teach four special acupressure points to treat pain, headaches, and menstrual cramps.
Shalva Ziv-El Krause, Essene Priestess, spiritual teacher, Executive Assistant to Rabbi Gabriel Cousens, M.D., M.D.(H), and Executive Director of GabrielCousens.com, has served in the Tree of Life community for over three years. She has been eating a living foods diet for seven years and has been meditating for nine years. Because of her unique role in the Culture of Life global mission and her close relationship with Gabriel, she offers a refined perspective on the subtleties within the spiritual and lifestyle teachings offered by Gabriel on Culture of Life and Liberation. Our Intro to Spiritual Practices class with Shalva provides newcomers and veterans alike with a safe space to learn more about meditation and spirituality. The intention of this introduction is to discuss how meditation and other aspects of Gabriel's teachings can blend beautifully with any religious or cultural background. No matter what your reason for being at the Tree, this introduction to spirituality gives you the opportunity to explore yourself on a deeper level so you can become more in tune with what is truly important in life.
Dave Patterson combines his understanding of yoga and meditation with the knowledge he has gained about the vegan, raw-foods lifestyle. Dave has been practicing yoga on a daily basis for 4 years, having trained personally with renowned yoga teacher Kali Ray. He has been meditating on a daily basis for 3 years. Dave will teach a gentle yoga class each day in the Kali-Ray Triyoga tradition. The one hour, perfectly-paced class will emphasize relaxation-in-action, wave-like spinal movements and economy of motion.
Aviva Funke is a devoted Spiritual Practioner and the Educational Director of the Culture of Life Institute. Honored to be a Shaliach Tzibor (song & prayer leader) at the Tree of Life, Aviva has been leading spiritual congregations with her classically trained voice and dynamic presence since childhood. Awakened to her gifts at a young age, Aviva enjoys supporting the healing and transformation for our guests at the Tree and has been hosting Spiritual Gatherings and Circles for nearly seven years. Committed to a Path of Peace & Service to the Divine, Intention Setting holds space for our guests to come together and tap into the energy of the day. Diving into Conscious Cleansing, this morning ritual allows us to be co-creators of our lives, bringing to light all the things we are grateful for and hone in on what we truly desire in our lives. Have a voice! Be a presence…and experience the Oneness. So be it! And so it is.
Courtney Pool is the Reservations Department Supervisor, Tree of Life Blogger and a GabrielCousens.com blogger. Courtney has been studying natural health, cleansing and nutrition for as well as has been eating raw vegan foods for five years. She has juice feasted and fasted for over 133 days, including a consecutive 60 day Juice Feast. Courtney is passionate about raw food nutrition, fitness, personal development, and spiritual practices. Courtney travels to speak about raw food and healing disease, has coached juice feasts and healing emotional eating and eating disorders, incorporating raw food and spiritual practices as supports. Courtney will teach an Eating For Beauty class, sharing the key principles of nutrition for creating beauty and radiance. She will discuss cleansing for physical radiance, and foods, supplements and lifestyle practices to create internal health which reflects externally. Courtney has also spoken at the grand opening of 105degrees in Oklahoma City, the world's first live food chef school, and at the New Life Expo in New York City
Joshua Sedam has been a student of the Chinese movement arts for twelve years. As a private student of Master Yang Jwing Ming, he was personally instructed in small and grand circulation qigong techniques. He practiced traditional taijichuan for eight years before meeting a man named Keith Cowley who trained him in foundational baguazhang for three years. Joshua has been vegan for ten years and live-food vegan for five years. He has been practicing meditation in various forms since he began his spiritual journey at the age of 20. Joshua currently works for the Tree of Life Foundation as administrative assistant to Dr. Gabriel Cousens. Joshua will teach a Qigong class. Qigong is a Chinese compound word meaning "energy – work". Known loosely as Chinese yoga, qigong is a mind/body exercise that cultivates and circulates energy (chi) in the body. Used in Asia for thousands of years to promote health and longevity, qigong utilizes a combination of static and moving postures coordinated with breathing and mental imagery to produce a supple, sturdy body and a calm, focused mind. Qigong's gentle flowing movements guide the practitioner into a peaceful presence within their body, balance the meridians and organs, and generate a powerful vitality.
Boaz Blain, is currently working as Dispensary Assistant at the Tree of Life and involved in the Vegan and Live Food Mastery program being offered through the Culture of Life Institute. He has been a student and teacher of Kundalini Yoga for 5 years, vegetarian for 6 years, and living the vegan live-food lifestyle for 2 years. Boaz will be lead a discussion on supplements, where guests can ask questions and learn about the most powerful and effective ways to be using supplements in their life. He has 4 years experience as a wilderness guide and will be leading hikes on Sundays for guests who want to explore the beauty of the plateau here in Patagonia, and get their bodies moving!
Robert DeSaulniers is certified in Neuro-Lynguistic Programming, hypnosis and neurofeedback brain optimization through the Zengar Institute. Robert has been working with Gabriel Cousens, M.D. for over three years and has been a student and practitioner of ontology and transformational technologies for more than 20 years. Robert brings a fresh fusion of the latest techniques and technologies in the ever-expanding field of neuroscience and self-development. Robert will offer his two-part class named Re-booting your brain: The art of Reprogramming and Upgrading your Mind. Join us as he looks into the exciting world of "Self Reprogramming". In the first part of the class, you will look closely at defining hypnosis and trance states, as well as explore ways to program your subconscious through upgraded internal and external dialogue to achieve powerful states of heightened emotional and mental well-being. In the second part, you will explore brain foods and essential oils, brain development exercises, and techniques to protect the psyche against negative media and corporate influences. This class is a must for thriving in today's "Standard American Culture".
Gaia Gedayloo is a seasoned live foods chef, instructor and holistic nutritionist. Having redirected her own health by employing the practices and teachings of cleansing and Rainbow Green Live Cuisine, Gaia has facilitated the healing journeys of students for over 15 years, guiding juice cleanses and liver/gallbladder flushes. Prior to coming to the Tree of Life, Gaia ran her own juicing, cleansing, educational business in California. In addition to cycling and walking marathons, Gaia spends her time coaching others in reaching their dreams and fostering their visions.
Gaia will teach two workshops during the Conscious Cleanse. The first will be The Transformational Power of Juicing. Discussion will be covering the gamut of information on juicing and protocols from juicer comparisons to choosing produce and making the process simple and practical, whether at home or on the road. Additional information will be provided on the connection between juicing and cleansing and spiritual expansion and the creation of peaceful existence. Gaia's second class will be a Conscious Eating Food Preparation class and will offer an in-depth overview of the Rainbow Green Live Cuisine featured at the Tree of Life Cafe. Food demonstrations will be offered to help students embrace the lifestyle, diet, and ease of live, vegan, full life force food consumption. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and create simple and beautiful foods.
An All Inclusive Retreat!
Full of extraordinary information, this program will be spectacular! The program consists of all the things you'll see on schedule, plus:
- 7 Days of Green Juice Fasting – 4 low glycemic 16 oz. juices per day
- Lodging
- 3 Days of Organic, Live Food meals from the Tree of Life Cafe
- 5~6x/week Yoga Classes and Qigong on Saturdays
- 7x/week Evening Meditations & Programs
- Access to unlimited wheat grass, pool, infrared saunas, hot tubs, and nature trails
Total cost of the program is $2895. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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