Home | VISION & THE ILLUSION OF THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE--JK | WHY THE BRAIN IS NOT LIKE A COMPUTER--JK | THOUGHT AND THE ILLUSION OF A GHOST IN THE MACHINE--JK | Free Will and Free Won't --American Scientist | BIOFIELD THEORY: PHYSICS CONTRA SPIRITUAL ENERGY | Quantum Quackery | Dr. Deepak Chopra's secrets of enlightenment | HOCUS FOCUS | CREATIONSTS FAILED EXAMPLES AGAINST EVOLUTION | Creationism, Their Mind is on Vacation | Homeopathy: Its history , its folly | Psychics, Police Departments Evaluations | "What the #$*! Do We Know": popular pseudoscience film reviewed | Christian Science, a religion that practices faith healing | NOSTRADAMUS: His Prophecies--Randi | Edgar Cayce, Cult Figure & New Age Prophet--by believer | Mayan Calendar and the End of Time
spiritualism
Dr. Deepak Chopra's secrets of enlightenment

deepak-chopra-bk-cover.jpg

Deepak Chopra

Leading spokesperson for new age spirituality

From chopra.com

Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP was formerly Chief of Staff of Boston Regional Medical Center and Assistant Clinical Professor of Socio-Medical Sciences at Boston University School of Medicine. He has taught at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Divinity School. Hailed by Time magazine as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century, and credited as “the poet-prophet of alternative medicine,” Deepak Chopra is the author of more than 42 books that have been translated into 35 languages and sold over 20 million copies worldwide. His mission of “bridging the technological miracles of the west with the wisdom of the east” remains his thrust as he and his colleagues conduct public seminars and workshops and provide training for health care professionals around the world. www.chopra.com

 

Perfect Health
Bring your body, mind, and soul back into balance 

 

Perfect Health is something we all seek. Yet, deadlines, meetings, palm pilots, kids' schedules, cell phones, conference calls, blackberries, commuting, running a household...seem to knock us off balance. How often do you eat your lunch at your desk? How often do you find yourself overwhelmed? How often do you find yourself racing around? After a few years of running at such a hectic pace, the stress builds up, the anxieties overtake us, and --in some cases--this imbalance manifests itself as imperfect health. Our digestion, nightly sleep patterns, close relationships, career paths- all seem to suffer as we get further from our natural state of perfect health.

There is a way back to the center, to balance, to our unconditioned self where calm is the rule and chaos is an experience of the past. That way is the Perfect Health Program -designed by Drs. Deepak Chopra & David Simon-and created with the intention of soothing you, teaching you, and immersing you in practical behaviors that will allow you to return to your world with renewed vitality, radiant beauty, and a reconnection to your most healthy state. Leave your everyday demands at the door and rediscover peace and perfection, health and happiness in a nurturing, compassionate, and judgement-free environment. Indulge and pamper yourself while you learn the keys to recovery, detoxification, and preventative wellness at The Chopra Center.

Integrating the best of Western medicine with the healing tradition of Ayurveda, our Perfect Health program is designed to meet your schedule. So come visit us for 3 days (Monday-Wednesday), 5 days (Monday-Friday), a full week (Monday - Sunday), or a weekend (Friday-Sunday)--- each transformational day of Perfect Health offers an extraordinary blend of purification, rejuvenation, and timeless wisdom. Spend just a few days in our caring hands and take home a lifetime of benefits.

This Program Includes:

-Primordial Sound Meditation instruction and follow-up classes
-Daily sessions in mind-body-spirit integration
-Tools and techniques to reduce stress, calm anxiety, and bring balance into your life
-Morning yoga and meditation sessions
-Free time for walks, spa treatments, recovery, and rest

For those seeking the ultimate mind-body detox experience, we recommend adding the Ayurvedic Purification Program which is known in India as Panchakarma. This scientifically designed cleansing process includes the complete Perfect Health program plus a home preparation plan to ready your body for its detox, a consultation with one of our mind-body physicians, incredible Ayurvedic Spa Therapies, and thousand-year old elimination treatments once reserved only for Indian royalty.

Consider our end of the year holiday Perfect Health program running through the week of Dec 26 and ending the day before New Years' Eve. Most people have this week off -- it's an ideal opportunity to detach from your world of deadlines, stress, and time management pressures, and re-engage yourself for 2006. Re-connect, rejuvenate, re-balance, renew, re-center, re-energize and take the tools of Perfect Health into your life as the New Year unfolds.

5-day Perfect Health $1275
60-day advance enrollment $1075

6-month advance enrollment $975

 

3-Day Perfect Health $1175
30-day earlybird $1075
60-day earlybird $975

 

 

Signature Ayurvedic Therapies


35 Minute Treatments:
Abhyanga
Marma Therapy
Odyssey Enlivening Therapy
Oshadhi Treatment
Shiroabhyanganasya
Shirodara
Srota Clearing Therapy
Udvartna
Vishesh


Ayurvedic Massage Therapies:
Gandharva Therapy
Odyssey Enlivening Therapy
Combination Odyssey/Shirodhara
Pizichilli
Shiropada
Srota Clearing Therapy
Swedana

 

Abhyanga(abee-yan-ga)
35 minutes (2 Therapists) $185
The Abhyanga is a friction massage performed by two therapists in synchrony utilizing warm herbalized oil and followed by a hot towel treatment. As the oil is massaged into the skin, it penetrates deep into the tissues to loosen toxins (which are fat soluble) at the cellular level. The Abhyanga enhances immunity, increases circulation and creates deep relaxation in body and mind. Back to Top ^^

Marma Therapy
35 minutes $95
Using pure essential oils, the Marma Point Therapy promotes subtle energy cleansing and rebalancing which restores the memory of wholeness. It is a combination of energy balancing and a light touch over the marma points which is very subtle, yet profoundly relaxing. Marma points are the gateways in the body where the body and mind communicate. By stimulating the marmas, blocks due to stress and improper diet can be dissolved, making the mind body connection even more intimate. Back to Top ^^

Odyssey Enlivening Therapy
35 minutes (2 Therapists)$185
The Odyssey Massage serves as a sampler of our may different therapies. During this relaxing treatment, you will experience Ayurvedic Aromatherapy, Garshana, Abhyanga, Vishesh and Marma Point techniques. The treatment begins by exfoliating the body, then applying dosha specific oil in two styles, the Abhyanga(friction massage)and the Vishesh (deeper massage). The Odyssey ends with subtle energy clearing with the Marma Point Therapy and Energy Balanacing. It is very relaxing and rejuvenating. Back to Top ^^

Oshadhi Treatment (o-saw-dee)
35 minutes $95
The Oshadhi is an Ayurvedic herbal wrap in which the therapist first applies dosha specific oils to your body. You will then be cocooned in a warm, moist, herbal wrap. This therapeutic treatment calms and relaxes the physiology, while encouraging the elimination of toxins. Back to Top ^^

Shiroabhyanganasya (SAN)
35 minutes $95
The SAN is a thorough head, face, neck and shoulder massage followed by an herbal steam treatment, hot towel treatment and gentle herbal drops for the nasal passages. The SAN brings clarity to the mind and relieves tension and congestion. Back to Top ^^

Shirodara (shiro-dar-a)
35 minutes $95
The Shirodhara is a profoundly relaxing treatment in which a soothing stream of warm oil is poured over the forehead. It calms the central nervous system and integrates the mind and body. Back to Top ^^

Srota Clearing Therapy (shro-ta)
35 minutes $95
This therapeutic massage uses different techniques to completely relax the body and mind while clearing the vital channels of circulation throughout the entire body. Dosha specific herbalized oils are used to encourage the movement of toxins through these channels (srotas). Back to Top ^^

Swedana(sway-da-na)
35 minutes $95
The Swedana is an herbal steam treatment that helps mobilize toxicity or ama in the physiology. It opens the channels of circulation (srotas) allowing impurities to move into the gastrointestinal tract to be eliminated. The Swedana relaxes the body, reduces tension and allows toxins to eliminated through the sweat glands. Back to Top ^^

Udvartna (ood-vart-na)
35 minutes $185
Udvartna is a full body herbal paste massage administered by two therapists. Its purpose is to draw out excess fluids, drain the lymphatics, stimulate circulation and exfoliate the body. The Udvartna leaves the skin polished and glowing! Back to Top ^^

Vishesh (vi-shesh)
35 minutes (2 Therapists) $185
The Vishesh is a deep tissue friction massage administered by two therapists. It has the same healing properties as the Abhyanga, loosening impurities and relieving tension on a deep level. Back to Top ^^

65-70 MINUTE SPA TREATMENTS



Gandharva Therapy (gaan-darva)
65 minutes $185
Everything in the universe resonates at an optimal frequency. The chakras, bones, organs,etc. in the body all resonate at a different frequency. The body is in a healthy state when each cell resonates in harmony with the whole being. When there is a blockage, the frequency of the body part in question is altered. This vibrational disharmony in the body allows illness to set in. Sound and hands-on energy work can help break up, release and even dissolve the blockages that originate in our etheric body. Gandharva Therapy also affects the brain wave activity, allowing the recipient to experience alpha states as in meditation. Back to Top ^^

This is a meditative experience in massage. Utilizing the principles of sound therapy and the movement of subtle energy, a crystal singing bowl, full body massage, marma therapy and energy work are used to promote rebalancing and rejuvenation of mind, body and spirit. Back to Top ^^

Odyssey Enlivening Therapy
70 minutes (2 Therapists) $395
65 minutes (1 Therapist) $185
The Odyssey Massage serves as a sampler of our may different therapies. During this relaxing treatment, you will experience Ayurvedic Aromatherapy, Garshana, Abhyanga, Vishesh and Marma Point techniques. The treatment begins by exfoliating the body, then applying dosha specific oil in two styles, the Abhyanga (friction massage) and the Vishesh (deeper massage). The Odyssey ends with subtle energy clearing with the Marma Point Therapy and Energy Balancing. It is very relaxing and rejuvenating. Back to Top ^^

Combination Odyssey (2 Therapist 35 minute)/Shirodhara
65 minutes $280 Back to Top ^^

Pizichilli(pitzi-chilli)
70 minutes (2 Therapists): $395
The Pizzichilli is a luxurious treatment. A continuous stream of warm herbalized oil is poured over the entire body while two therapists perform a gentle massage. The Pizzichilli is one of our most popular massages. It is profoundly relaxing and deeply purifying. Back to Top ^^

Shiropada (shiro-pa-da)
65 minutes $185
The Shiropada is the Shiro-abhyanga-nasya massage followed by an Ayurvedic foot massage. This combination clears congestion and relaxes the entire body through the reflex points in the feet. Back to Top ^^

Srota Clearing Therapy (shro-ta)
65 minutes $185
This therapeutic massage uses different techniques to completely relax the body and mind while clearing the vital channels of circulation throughout the entire body. Dosha specific herbalized oils are used to encourage the movement of toxins through these channels (srotas). Back to Top ^^

 

 

Soul of Healing with Deepak Chopra & David Simon

Soul of Healing is a five-day transformative journey filled with healing, balance, discovery, and awakening. Offered only four more times in 2005, Soul of Healing will help you clear your mind, lessen anxiety, detoxify your body, empower your nutrition, manage stress, re-center yourself, and bring peace into your life. Join Drs. Deepak Chopra & David Simon in an intimate setting as they share time-honored tools and techniques designed to help you heal at the level of the mind, body, and soul.  Assisted by the Chopra Center staff, you will learn practical techniques, personal solutions, and daily routines to help you move beyond the career, relationship, and personal challenges that may trap you in current patterns. Each day at the Chopra Center you will learn and practice the ancient art of Primordial Sound Meditation, practice the Seven Spiritual Laws of yoga, and understand how to balance your daily routine.  You will also have time to receive healing Ayurvedic Spa Therapies and mind-body Medical Consultations.

This Program Includes:
-Primordial Sound Meditation instruction and follow-up
-Intimate mind-body-soul sessions with Drs. Chopra & Simon
-Morning and evening yoga instruction and practice
-Two Ayurvedic vegetarian lunches
-Daily group meditations
-Time to unplug from your world, rest, and rejuvenate


For the ultimate experience, add the Ayurvedic Purification Program which is known in India as Panchakarma. This deluxe purification program includes a home preparation plan, a consultation with a Chopra Center physician, and incredible Ayurvedic Spa Therapies.

2005
Dec 5-9
(sold out! call about our waiting list)

2006
January 23-27


Program Enrollment $1775
Six-months advance enrollment $1475

60-day early-bird Registration $1675

 

 

Panchakarma

For the ultimate detoxifying and cleansing experience, add the Ayurvedic Purification Program known in India as Panchakarma. This deluxe multi-day purification program includes a home preparation plan, a consultation with one of our mind-body physicians, and daily healing Ayurvedic Spa Therapies that move toxins quickly through and out of your body.

This ancient purification and rejuvenation technique involves a series of specialized treatments specifically tailored to your dosha or mind body type. Panchakarma (PK) can also be included in our Perfect Health and Soul of Healing programs.

There are four essential components to the Panchakarma process:
The first step in Panchakarma (PK) is the process of oleation, which initiates the purification process by loosening toxins, or ama, in the tissues. Oleation is accomplished by special massages using herbalized oils or by taking certain herbs internally.

The second step is to heat the body using specific steam and warm oil therapies. This is known as Swedana in Ayurveda. Using therapeutic heat allows the loosened toxins to flow more easily from the tissues to the GI tract.

The third step in the Panchakarma process is to eliminate the toxins that have accumulated. This is accomplished by the use of gentle herbal enemas, known as bastis, and gentle cleansing of the upper respiratory tract and sinuses, known as nasya.

The fourth step is rejuvenation known as rasayana to help the body restore its strength after it has been detoxified.

The
Ayurvedic Spa Therapies are administered over a period of several consecutive days (up to 30 days), and help create a profound and deeply purifying experience.

This deep level of detox, cleansing, and rejuvenation is ideal for those looking for a fresh start after experiencing excessive periods of emotional, physical, or spiritual stress. Call (760) 494 - 1639 to find out the appropriate cleanse for you or email info@chopra.com.

If you've been through panchakarma before and are ready for your seasonal detox, the Chopra Center offers a la carte Panchakarma programs.
5 Day PK Pkg $1860 (includes medical consultation)
7 Day PK Pkg $2260 (includes medical consultation)
If you desire more than 7 Days, we will customize a program to suit your needs.

 

 

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................

Secrets.......................
                  of...........................
                                    Enlightenment!

Every human being is in search of freedom -- freedom from worry, freedom from illness, freedom from confusion, freedom from a sense of isolation.

At some point in our lives, the realization dawns upon us that freedom does not come from external situations or circumstance. At this moment, we begin an irreversible inner quest for liberation.

Secrets of Enlightenment is a celebration of this inner journey and the practical application of its fruits.

Many thanks to you and to The Chopra Center for leading me along this path of awareness that I never knew existed...

I started my self-discovery journey (for the first time in my 54 years!) in January of this year and it has been an amazing time for me...

Attending 'Secrets' and discovering Meditation was a continuation of the ''magic' that has happened to me this year as I have begun to discover that I do, indeed, have a spirit/soul. I was beginning to think that I was standing 'behind the door' when the souls were passed out and that I never received one! Gee, I guess it was just hiding somewhere..."

Carol M.
Seattle, WA
Nov 2005


Drawing upon Dr. Deepak Chopra’s best selling publication -The Book of Secrets - this premier workshop explores the subtle yet powerful clues that guide us on our path toward freedom.

Spend intimate morning and afternoon sessions with Deepak in an extraordinary consciousness-expanding experience. Blending deep insights with powerful engaging experiential exercises, you will be transformed by the wisdom of the ages as only Deepak can express it.

Those attending Secrets of Enlightenment, will also be immersed in daily meditation,  practice body-centered restful awareness, and experience the nurturing powers of healing Ayurvedic massage.

Each day guests will dine on Ayurvedic vegetarian meals taken from the
Chopra Center cookbook. 

Secrets of Enlightenment will only be offered twice during 2005 & 2006 to a limited number of guests, who are prepared to take a quantum leap in their spiritual evolution.

In spending these few magnificent days with Deepak, you will learn to incorporate the understanding of enlightened sages across millennia that:

§                           You are not in the world; the world is in you.

§                           The cause of all suffering is not knowing the true nature of reality.

§                           You are a multi-dimensional being living life simultaneously on many levels

§                           The cosmic mind expresses itself through your individual thoughts.

§                           You cannot be truly free as long as you think of yourself as a person.

§                           The deeper you go, the more power is available to create anything you desire.

Secrets of Enlightenment Includes:

§                           2 Ayurvedic vegetarian lunches and dinners

§                           The most intimate concentration of time with Dr. Deepak Chopra

§                           Group mindbody sessions with Dr. David Simon 

§                           Two nurturing Ayurvedic massage treatments

§                           An autographed copy of the NY Times Bestseller Book of Secrets

§                           Morning and evening Seven Spiritual Laws Of Yoga classes and group meditations

Regular enrollment $3,750
SynchroDestiny graduates $3,250

 

There are 4 locations:  New York City; Westminster (Denver) Colorado; Punta Mita, (near Puerto Vallarta) Mexico; San Diego (La Costa), CA

Enter supporting content here