Hollyhock - Island Getaway Health Retreat

The Ecstasy of Chant

Jul 22 - 25, 2010

Paul

Presented by: Russill Paul

• Music
• Spiritual Development

Experience elevated, trance-like states through mantra chanting, combined with movement and dancing. This program offers deep insight into the wisdom of Sanskrit mantras as tools of healing and spiritual transformation. Learn what Hindu spiritual tradition has long embodied: sound is perhaps the least explored alternative to chemical use or dependency. Sanskrit mantras are ancient sonic formulae, specially compounded to get the brain to naturally produce chemicals that energize you physically, mentally and spiritually. Clinical studies show the use of sound (particularly through chanting) can stabilize heart rate, reduce blood pressure, improve circulation, and produce endorphins (the body’s natural painkillers. Explore mantras for different purposes, both with and without music.

Russill Paul teaches in the graduate spirituality program at Naropa University in Oakland, Calif., and in the Doctor in Ministry program at the University of Creation Spirituality, also in Oakland. He is the author of The Yoga of Sound: Healing and Enlightenment through the Sacred Practice of Mantra and the producer of numerous yoga music albums, including the best-selling AM & PM Yoga Chants. www.russillpaul.com
 
TUITION: $465 CDN (meals & accommodation extra) / 3 nights

Draft program schedule shown below.  (Subject to change without notice)