BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.6//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:718@matagiri.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230107T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230107T160000 DTSTAMP:20230106T162059Z URL:https://matagiri.org/events/eastern-contemplative-traditions-and-alter native-world-making/ SUMMARY:EVENTNAME - January 7\, 2023 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - MATAGIRI SRI AU ROBINDO CENTER DESCRIPTION:Eastern Contemplative Traditions and Alternative World-Making\n An afternoon of musical and embodied contemplation and conversation hosted by\nJudi Checo (CIIS MA student and ACTS Program Manager) and Jonathan Ka y (CIIS PhD student)\n\n\nCalifornia Institute of Integral Studies\n\nSatu rday January 7th\, 2-4pm ET LIVE AND ZOOM\n\n• Hosted in person at Matag iri Sri Aurobindo Center\n\n\n1218 Wittenberg Rd\, Mt Tremper\,NY\n• PLE ASE JOIN US ONLINE AS WELL (request link)Program:\nPlease join Judi and Jo nathan for an afternoon of embodied contemplation and conversation about t he Eastern arts and wisdom traditions\, discussing their transformative po wers of self-making\, and their importance in our times as offering altern ative modalities of world-making.\nfeaturing:\nEmbodied meditation and mov ement with Judi Checo\nNorth Indian Raga music on esraj and saxophone with Jonathan Kay\n\nThis will be followed by an information session on Asian Contemplative and Transcultural Studies (ACTS) a new concentration at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).\nSchedule\n2:00-2:30pm - Embodied meditative practice and Yoga lead by Judi Checo\n2:30-3:00pm - Pr esentation and Conversation: Eastern Contemplative Traditions and Alternat ive World-Making\n3:00-3:30pm - Raga Musical Meditation by Jonathan Kay\n3 :30-4:00pm - Info Session about the ACTS and Q&\;A\n\nAbout Asian Conte mplative and Transcultural Studies at California Institute of Integral Stu dies (CIIS)\n\nThe California Institute of Integral Studies\, founded by H aridas Chaudhuri\, disciple of Sri Aurobindo\, is known for being a pionee r in the field of Asian Contemplative and Transcultural Studies.\n\nThis S pring\, we launched the program in Asian Contemplative and Transcultural S tudies (ACTS) with the aim of teaching and researching the contemplative t raditions\, practices and experiences of South and East Asia as agents for change in the modern world.\n\nOur mission is to provide a neutral and cr itically conscious academic space for reflective and practical engagement with the contemplative traditions\, practices and experiences of Asia for scholar-practitioners interested in experiencing personal transformation a nd in becoming leaders who catalyze renewed meaning and wholeness in our w orld.\n\nThis is a 2 year online MA in East-West Psychology with a Concent ration in Asian Contemplative and Transcultural Studies (School of Conscio usness and Transformation).\n\nThe ACTS program provides students with kno wledge and skills relevant to many professional fields\, both inside and o utside the academy. Graduates from our program go on to work as:\nEducator s\, researchers\, writers\, and workshop leaders\nCounselors and mental he alth professionals\nSpiritual counselors and life coaches\nArtists and mus eum curators\nCommunity planners and activists\nCultural relation experts\ n\n\n\nhttps://www.ciis.edu/academics/graduate-programs/east-west-psycholo gy/about-the-asian-contemplative-and-transcultural-studies-ma\n\n8 pm Conc ert of Indian Classical (Saxophone and Esraj) and Jazz\nJonathan &\; Sh ayna Kay\nSuggested Donation $15\n\nMatagiri has constant fresh air coming in\, stale air going out... Bring a flashlight or cell phone to light you r way. Shoes off inside.\nPlease RSVP for either or both events via phone or email. LOCATION:MATAGIRI SRI AUROBINDO CENTER\, 1218 Wittenberg Road\, Mount Tremp er\, NY\, 12457\, United States GEO:42.028097;-74.25526500000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1218 Wittenberg Road\, Moun t Tremper\, NY\, 12457\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MATAGIRI SRI AUROBINDO CENTER:geo:42.028097,-74.25526500000001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR