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24 things to do in September
Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm
Samavesha Yoga Philosophy Series
830 Bancroft Way (at 6th)
Berkeley
510.486.8700
www.rudramandir.com
info at rudramandir.com
Classes offer a broad vision of yoga philosophy, with a focus on applying liberating teachings to one’s daily life.
09.02 6:30-8pm
Interior Design and Interior Architecture Certificate Program Information Session
UC Berkeley Extension South of Market Center, 95 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
510.642.4111
www.unex.berkeley.edu/cert/intdes.html
interiordes at unex.berkeley.edu
Find out how UC Berkeley Extension’s certificate program—one of the nation’s best and the only part-time program in the Bay Area approved by the Council of Interior Design Accreditation—can help you advance or start your career in interior design and interior architecture.
Tuesday evenings for 10 weeks 7:30-9pm
Ayurvedic Nutrition for Self-Healing
Marin Ayurveda
85 Bolinas Road #8
Fairfax, CA 94930
866.541.6699 x0
www.ayurvedacollege.com
info at ayurvedacollege.com
An introduction to Ayurvedic living through nutrition with Dr. Ram Rao. Find out your unique doshic constitution and the proper diet for each. Hands-on participation in cooking various Ayurvedic dishes. Integration of Ayurvedic principles into your daily life.
09.04 6:30-8pm
Landscape Architecture Certificate Program Information Session
UC Berkeley Extension South of Market Center
510.642.4111
www.unex.berkeley.edu/cert/land.html
landarch at unex.berkeley.edu
Discover how UC Berkeley Extension’s certificate program can prepare you for success in the growing and challenging field of landscape architecture.
09.04 6-8pm
Sustainable Design Professional Sequence Information Session
UC Berkeley Extension South of Market Center, 95 Third St., San Francisco, CA 94103
510.642.4111
www.unex.berkeley.edu/profseq/sustain.html
interiordes at unex.berkeley.edu
Learn about UC Berkeley Extension’s groundbreaking program that prepares you to become a leader in designing “green” building spaces and communities that conserve resources and support health.
09.04 6:30-8:30pm
Professional Sequence in Editing Information Session
UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave., Berkeley, CA 94103
510.642.4111
www.unex.berkeley.edu/profseq/edit.html
letters at unex.berkeley.edu
Discover how UC Berkeley Extension’s program can help you develop the skills to enter the editing field or add to your expertise as a professional editor.
09.05-09.07 pm
Outer Landscape as a Mirror of Inner Landscape
Headlands Institute/Golden Gate Recreation Area, Marin County, CA
karendavisbrown at yahoo.com
In this seminar we will learn practices and develop capacities to reveal, transform, and heal the landscape and our own souls simultaneously.
Ana has taught and practiced geomancy with her father Marko Pogacnik since 1990, and currently conducts groups internationally. Cost is $150 for workshop plus $200-250 for housing and meals.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 8pm
Much Ado About Nothing
Forest Meadows Amphitheatre
1475 Grand Avenue, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, Calif.
415.499.4488
www.marinshakespeare.org
Marin Shakespeare Company sets this “original” screwball comedy in the 1930s. See website performance schedule for specific showtimes.
09.06 10-11am
The Art of Sustainability Series: Design and Performance
UC Berkeley Extension South of Market Center, 95 Third St., San Francisco, CA 94103
510.642.4111
www.unex.berkeley.edu/cat/course1791.html
business at unex.berkeley.edu
In this lecture of a six-part series, you discover how decisions about a facility’s design are connected to energy use, green house gas production, indoor air quality, the comfort of occupants, and employee productivity.
09.07 1-4pm
Celebrate Your Angels with Doreen Virtue
The Westin San Francisco Market Street
San Francisco, CA
800.654.5126
www.angeltherapy.com
Celebrate the magic of the angels during this special one-day event. Renowned Angel expert and lifelong clairvoyant Doreen Virtue will give audience readings and guide you through angel communication methods. Plus, Doreen will offer a powerful Angel Therapy healing session to help you release blocks, negativity, and pain.
09.09 6:30-8pm
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Visual Arts Information Session
UC Berkeley Extension South of Market Center, 95 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
510.642.4111
www.unex.berkeley.edu/cert/visualarts.html
visualarts at unex.berkeley.edu
Learn how you can develop as an artist and prepare for graduate study in fine art with UC Berkeley Extension’s post-baccalaureate program in visual arts designed especially for students whose undergraduate degrees are in subjects other than art.
Tues, Wed, Thur 9am-12pm
Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist Full-Time Program Beginning
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco
www.fortmason.org
866.541.6699
www.ayurvedacollege.com
info at ayurvedacollege.com
Begin the journey to becoming a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist. Ancient teachings and hands-on learning. A path to self-healing and beyond.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30am-12:30
Ayurvedic Health Educator Program...leading to Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist
Fort Mason Center
San Francisco
866.541.6699 x0
www.ayurvedacollege.com
info at ayurvedacollege.com
Begin your journey to becoming an Ayurvedic Practitioner. This ancient body of knowledge incorporates diet, lifestyle, herbs, aromatherapy, message, yoga, and much more. Find out your unique nature and how to keep it in balance. This 5,000 year old holistic healing system offers profound answers for our modern times.
09.12 7:30pm
Healing with Horary Astrology with Deborah Houldling
Fort Mason Center, Building C, Rm. C210
San Francisco, CA
510.566.8174
www.sfastrologicalsociety.com
info at sfastrologicalsociety.com
Renowned British astrologer demonstrates horary techniques that help people overcome their fears and gain confidence in their choices.
09.12 7-9pm
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Instruction
830 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94710
510.323.2651
BayVajra.info
Dzogchen meditation teaching. Rigzin Dorje Rinpoche will introduce students to the nature of mind, using the text Ah Ho Ye.
09.12 7-9pm
Gitanjali: An Evening of Kirtan
Center for Spiritual Enlightenment
1146 University Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126
408.283.0221
www.csecenter.org
info at csecenter.org
Singing the names of God purifies the heart and mind, and prepares us for God communion. Newcomers are welcome.
09.12-09.14
Through the Brain Barrier ~ Weekend Spiritual Retreat
Anubhuti Meditation & Retreat Center
820 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato, CA 94949
415.884.2314
www.anubhutiretreatcenter.org
anubhuti at bkwsu.org
Explore how meditation can free us from the conditioning in our brains; introduce skills and insights from the process of non-violent communication; explain the distinctions between thoughts, feelings and needs; deepen our ability to connect with one another, and with the divine.
09.12-09.14
Through the Brain Barrier ~ Weekend Spiritual Retreat with Neville Hodgkinson, Author and Jounalist
Anubhuti Meditation & Retreat Center
820 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato, CA 94949
415.884.2314
www.anubhutiretreatcenter.org
anubhuti at bkwsu.org
Explore how meditation can free us from the conditioning in our brains; introduce skills and insights from the process of non-violent communication; explain the distinctions between thoughts, feelings and needs; deepen our ability to connect with one another, and with the divine.
09.13 10am-4pm
Forensic Horary with Deborah Houlding
Fort Mason Center, Building C, Rm. C220
San Francisco, CA
510.566.8174
www.sfastrologicalsociety.com
info at sfastrologicalsociety.com
Renowned British astrologer shows how extracting vital clues from horary charts solve mysteries like missing objects and lost pets.
09.13-09.14 1-5pm
Tibetan Buddhist Healing Ceremony
830 Bancroft Way, Berkeley 94710
510.323.2651
BayVajra.info
Chod ceremony purifies negative karma. Participants lie down. Lama, monks, nuns chant & play musical instruments. People may experience trance states.
09.16 5-6pm
The Art of Sustainability Series--Seeing the Land: Two Contemporary Napa Landscapes
UC Berkeley Extension South of Market Center, 95 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
510.642.4111
www.unex.berkeley.edu/cat/course1719.html
landarch at unex.berkeley.edu
In this lecture of a six-part series, you discuss how sustainability is not a checklist of techniques, but an approach to landscaping that uses the lightest possible touch on the land. The two projects highlighted in this presentation illustrate this design process and philosophy.
09.18-09.21
Yosemite, Women Over 40 Hiking and Yoga
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, CA
209.379.9453
www.BalancedRockFoundation.org
info at BalancedRockFoundation.org
Join Balanced Rock Foundation in a journey to connect with yourself, and with the natural environment on this 4-day trip. Daily yoga practice and other mindfulness practices. Gentle backpacking in the high country of Yosemite National Park with support.
09.20-09.21 10am-5pm
52nd Annual Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival
Old Mill Park on Throckmorton in Mill Valley CA
415.381.8090
www.mvfaf.org
Showcasing art under splendid redwoods, over 130 craftspeople from across the country feature work in 15 different media categories. A selection of live music from popular bay area performers will perform throughout the day.
09.24 7-9pm
Live the Eternal Way: A Guide to Spiritually Conscious Living with Rev. Ellen Grace O’Brian. Nine Wednesdays
Center for Spiritual Enlightenment
1146 University Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126
408.283.0221
www.csecenter.org
info at csecenter.org
A program of spiritual awakening: discover the power of purposeful living and experience your innate, unconditional happiness. Free.

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