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Teachers, dancers, yogis, body workers, and practitioners of all kinds.
Join us for a new, integral system of learning being offered in the US through three programs for adults.
June and July 2010.

Awareness Through the Body (ATB) is a comprehensive sequence of exercises to raise awareness and enable individuals, whether children or adults, to become conscious of their own perceptions and abilities so that they may become self-aware, self-directed individuals. The activities are creative and often fun, combining known and unknown approaches to encourage concentration, focus, relaxation, a sense of accomplishment, and well-being.

ATB offers ways to discover the existing connections between mind, emotions and the physical body and to organize these different parts into a more harmonious whole, centered on the inmost being.

Programs for Adults
In 2010 we are offering three distinct ATB programs in the Northeast.

June 21-25 • Antioch University
Keene, New Hampshire
3 hours each afternoon for a total of 15 hours.
CEU and graduate credit available.

Click here for more details.

June 27 through July 4 • Amazing Planet Farm
Willaimsville, Vermont
ATB 1, 2, and 3

Click here for more details.

July 7 and 8 • Lifebridge Sanctuary
High Falls, New York
ATB 1

Click here for more details.

ATB Levels

ATB I

Provides a basic orientation to Awareness through the Body and is a prerequisite for all more advanced workshops. The topics include:

Sensory awareness—opening and refining the senses
Attention and concentration—directing and focusing attention, and increasing the length and depth of concentration
Exploration of the different planes of the being
Breathing—developing awareness of the breath and the effects of breathing
Relaxation—enhancing the ability to relax, physically, emotionally, and mentally
Plate work—experiencing inner and outer space,
and being present in both simultaneously

ATB II

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Deepens and integrates the basics of ATB introduced in ATB I and adds:

Emotional exploration
Collective aims in group dynamics
Awareness of how the physical structure develops control over contraction and relaxation in the body

ATB III

Explores the principles of ATB and their practical application
including how to lead an ATB session, develop a sequential program, and address the needs of specific children and specific groups. Activities include:

Moving over, under and around objects in structured settings
Throwing and catching bamboo sticks to develop peripheral vision and a sense of rhythm
Balancing plates with candles to deepen the simultaneous experience of inner and outer space
Working with the elements

Certificates will be awarded upon the successful completion of each workshop and may be used to apply for CEUs. Graduate credit from Antioch University is available for ATB II and III for an additional fee. Contact Heidi Watts for more information: hwatts@antioch.edu

Instructors

Aloka: I was born in Catalonia, Spain in 1951. In 1971 I moved to India to live in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and teach contemporary dance in the Ashram schools. During these years I studied Hatha Yoga, Tai Chi, and breathing therapy. Since 1991 I have been living in Auroville, teaching dance and, with Joan, creating and implementing a program in Awareness Through the Body for children in the Auroville Schools. Presently I am offering workshops on Awareness Through the Body for teachers and other adults in Europe and the U.S. Since 2003 I have been studying water body work and deepening my practice of Tai Chi.

Ashaman: I was born and raised in Auroville. After completing the International Baccalaureate at a school in South India I departed for the U.S. and spent the next 13 years in Bellingham, Washington. In ’98 I completed a university degree in classical guitar performance and continue to pursue music as a passion. Awareness Through the Body is my constant preoccupation. For the last fifteen years I have made bodywork and movement a life practice, working and teaching internationally. Drawing on a sustaining study of the eastern martial arts, I teach traditional Thai massage, as well as Healing Dance, an aquatic bodywork modality. I am recently married and divide my time between Hawaii and Auroville.

Additional Information

Marti, Aloka & Sala, Joan. Awareness Through the Body. 2006. SAIIER. Auroville, India. New revised edition $32 plus postage. This book may be purchased at the workshops or ordered by emailing: info@pondi.biz. Or phone (845) 679-2926.

“This book provides a wealth of material in a systematic manner related to the theme of ‘awareness of awareness’ and the ‘witness consciousness’ through the exploration of the powers of the physical senses … and increasing contact with the subtle body, and the inner realms of consciousness.”
Kireet Joshi
Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research

ATB web site: www.awarenessthroughthebody.wordpress.com

Article in Ode Magazine about ATB: www.odemagazine.com

YouTube video

Three levels of ATB will be offered in Vermont at the beautiful Amazing Planet Farm.

You must have attended ATB 1 before taking ATB 2 and must have ATB 2 before participating in ATB 3. You do not have to take all three workshops to register in Vermont: you are welcome to enroll for just ATB 1 or ATB 1 and 2. We do, however, strongly recommend that you take ATB 1 and 2 for the fullest possible experience. When you complete ATB 3 you will be able to use ATB in your own work.

Graduate credit is available from Antioch University for ATB 2 and 3. Contact hwatts@antioch.edu

Classes
9:30 to 12:30
and
1:30 to 4:30 daily

ATB 1 Two days: June 27 and 28

$250

ATB 2 Three days: June 29, 30 and July 1

$375

ATB 3 Three days: July 2, 3, and 4

$375

ATB 1 and 2

$625

ATB 1, 2, and 3

$1000

Discounts

Early Registration (before June 7)	ATB 1	$25 discount
	ATB 2	$30 discount
	ATB 3:	$40 discount
	Register early for all 3 ATB workshops at Amazing Planet	$95 discount

Register for all 3 ATB workshops at Amazing Planet		$75 discount
Total price if you register early for ATB 1, 2, and 3 at Amazing Planet		$830
Group discount: please inquire if you have 3 or more people from the same school or organization who are interested in attending the ATB workshops.

   Financial aid: Some funds are available upon request.

   Contact Margo MacLeod for more information about workshops, discounts,
   financial aid: margowmacleod@gmail.com

Lodging at Amazing Planet Farm

Open to ATB participant lodgers from afternoon June 26 through afternoon July 4th

	Queen bed in upstairs apartment	$70 per night
	Bunk bed (2 berths in separate room)	$35 per night
	Beds in downstairs apartment	$25 per night
	Tenting	$12 per night
		Lunch $8
	Contact Carol Greenhouse for more information about Amazing Planet arrangements/accommodations: carol@odemagazine.com

To calculate your total registration cost:

Add the cost of workshop(s) minus any workshop discount(s).
Multiply the cost of lodging times the number of nights.
Multiply the number of meals times the number of days.
Total the amount due for workshop(s), lodging, and meals.
Email this information with your name to info@matagiri.org and pay via credit card by clicking the Donate button.
Or send a note with this information, your name and contact information, and a check for the total due to: Matagiri PO Box 676, Woodstock NY 12498.
Checks should be payable to “Matagiri” with ATB in the memo field.

Or pay with a
credit card using Paypal:

PLEASE NOTE that fees for ATB are NOT tax-deductible. If you are able, please donate to help others attend. Such a donation is tax deductable and should come as a separate check or transaction.

Workshop size is limited. Registration is first come, first served.

For cancellations before June 7, all money will be refunded. Cancellations between June 8 and June 14 50% refunded. After June 15, no refund.

We reserve the right to cancel a workshop if a minimum enrollment is not achieved by June 10. In that event all deposits will be returned.

July 7 and 8
Class will be held 9:30 to 12:30 and 1:30 to 4:30 daily

ATB Level 1 will be offered at the exceptional
Lifebridge Sanctuary in High Falls, NY.
Cost: $250

Early Registration Discount (before June 15): $25

Group discount: please inquire if you have 3 or more people from the same school or organization who are interested in attending this ATB workshop.

Financial aid: Some funds are available upon request.

Contact Margo MacLeod for more information about workshops, discounts, financial aid: margowmacleod@gmail.com

Lodging and Meals in New York (at Lifebridge)	Shared accommodation, breakfast and lunch included	$80 per night
	Vegetarian breakfast and lunch	$20 per day
	Dinner is available at many wonderful local restaurants or you can have a collective meal shopping locally and preparing in the lovely kitchen.
	Contact Julian Lines for more information about Lifebridge arrangements/ accommodations and especially if you plan to attend the All USA Meeting (AUM) July 8-11th. julianlines@gmail.com

To Register for ATB at Lifebridge

To calculate your total registration cost:

Add the cost of workshop(s) minus any workshop discount(s).
Multiply the cost of lodging times the number of nights.
Multiply the number of meals times the number of days.
Total the amount due for workshop(s), lodging, and meals.
Email this information with your name to info@matagiri.org and pay via credit card by clicking the Donate button.
Or send a note with this information, your name and contact information, and a check for the total due to: Matagiri PO Box 676, Woodstock NY 12498.
Checks should be payable to “Matagiri” with ATB in the memo field.

Or pay with a credit card using Paypal:

PLEASE NOTE that fees for ATB are NOT tax-deductible. If you are able, please donate to help others attend. Such a donation is tax deductable and should come as a separate check or transaction.

Workshop size is limited. Registration is first come, first served.

For cancellations before June 7, all money will be refunded. Cancellations
between June 8 and June 21 50% refunded. After June 22, no refund.

We reserve the right to cancel a workshop if a minimum enrollment is not
achieved by June 10. In that event all deposits will be returned.

Keene, NH
June 21-25

ATB Level 1 with segments from ATB 2 will be offered as part of Antioch University New England’s Continuing Education program. The class will run each afternoon for three hours for a total of 15 hours. One graduate credit is available from Antioch University.

Application/Registration information is available at the Antioch University New England website, www.antiochne.edu (See Academics/Continuing Education). Summer registration begins in mid-May and extends until two weeks prior to the course. Tuition is submitted with the registration form. Priority will be given to Antioch University students and Alumni.

Contact Heidi Watts: hwatts@antioch.edu for registration information.