Dear CIHS Community Members,

The weather has changed in Southern California as if summer is here already. It is right around the corner. Our May newsletter has several articles. First, Dr. Hope Umansky introduces our Annual Subtle Energy Science Conference, "Uniting Science & Spirit: the Quest for a Sustainable Integrated Worldview," which takes place on our beautiful campus, Friday, July 19 through Sunday, 21. The fee structure, catered meals, and other details are announced. Please see the article below for more details or visit our website.

In the next article, I review our annual April yoga workshop with Mr. Takeshima and Paul & Suzee Grilley.

If you are interested in CIHS or have questions about any of our programs, please visit our website (www.cihs.edu) or directly contact Dr. Hope Umansky (hope_umansky@cihs.edu ) for any assistance. If you are local and would like to visit our campus and discuss our exciting and unique graduate programs and research opportunities in person, we will be happy to schedule a time. We welcome all like-minded inquires.

Sincerely,

Dear CIHS Community,   

Spring has sprung! It is May already and we are just a few short months away from our annual subtle energy science conference and Summer quarter, which begins July 8.

If you are new to the annual subtle energy conference or a returning member, the strength of the CIHS community will be clear (Details on the conference are below). Many students come to us and describe having a double life - one that they may present to the outside world who may or may not believe in energy and consciousness, but they certainly do not want to find out in the wrong place at work, for example. On the other hand, there is the other more authentic self. The latter self, the authentic self, is deeply spiritual and invested in this new paradigm of holistic health and consciousness. This authentic spiritual self may also have high education and career goals. The two are not mutually exclusive. In fact, in an environment like the CIHS community, they are entirely compatible. Imagine what it is like when you are in a community where the study of subtle energy, spirituality, integral sciences, psychology, comparative religion and philosophy, and the healing arts from this consciousness based perspective is honored. It is truly liberating to be in a class or in an environment where we do not have sacrifice academic rigor and deep study in order to reveal profound beliefs in energy and consciousness.

In the past year, CIHS has been fortunate to welcome a record number of new students who have impressive educational backgrounds, careers, and goals. It is always clear when a new student will be a perfect fit for our unique curriculum. Invariably, after a class or community event, they all state, "I feel like I am home." They express the freedom in being able to integrate a strong passion about consciousness and subtle energy with academic rigor and a professional degree. Indeed, CIHS is unparalleled in its innovative curriculum and programs. We invite you to come and experience what it is like to be in a home of like-minds who are learning and growing toward their best and highest self. If you have any questions about how CIHS can support you in your educational and professional goals, please email me (Hope_Umansky@cihs.edu). I am happy to set up an appointment to meet with you and discuss CIHS' programs. We hope to see you in July.

Sincerely,

Hope Umansky, PhD

Hope_Umansky@cihs.edu

Mr. Takeshima's and Paul & Suzee Grilley's Annual Yoga Workshop at CIHS on April 14 & 15 was a great workshop. This annual event was led by Takeshima, a disciple of Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama and an advanced meditation instructor from Japan, and Paul & Suzee Grilley, a well known yoga teacher (founder of Yin Yoga) as well as well-versed anatomy teachers. Paul and Suzee are also long time disciples of Dr. Motoyama, and Paul met Mr. Takeshima when Paul went to Japan to study with Dr. Motoyama in late 1980's. Together, with those experienced instructors, Mr. Takeshima introduced exercises and techniques to focus on the anahata chakra (fourth chakra and also known as the heart chakra), and Paul lectured on Dr. Motoyama's theories of multiple dimensions of beings that includes organized theories of the chakras and meridian systems as well as systematic practice.

The class started with a meridian exercise. The meridian exercise is a series of physical exercises to mobilize all the joints in the body. Dr. Motoyama teaches that it is important to keep a healthy balance in the physical body through harmony with mind and spirit in order to attain spiritual development. The meridian exercise devised by Dr. Motoyama is designed to release stagnation of ki (prana) and lead the physical body to optimized balance. Especially during the course of long held immobilized meditation practice, ki energy will be stagnated in the joints, which results in discomfort in the body. Thus, it might be difficult for the practitioner to meditate longer. By learning and practicing this exercise method, the practitioner can regularize the flow of ki energy in the body and build a firm foundation for longer meditation practice, which leads to spiritual growth. After meridian exercise, Mr. Takeshima instructed us on breathing techniques and meditation. Additionally, we spent some time on Q&A and closed the first day.

The second day began with review of the first day, and we practiced together under the guidance of Mr. Takeshima. We spent more time on meditation, and we together chanted the Heart Sutra for world peace and closed our 2-day annual workshop.

Uniting Science & Spirit: the Quest for a Sustainable Integrated Worldview is rapidly approaching. We are happy to announce the titles and schedule of events (see below). As a student, you may receive academic credit for attending and it is open to the larger community. Please come join us for intellectual pursuit, community, and fellowship among like minds. The conference is designed to be an immersion experience. It begins at 3 pm Friday, July 19, with a meet-and-greet, dinner, and a welcome lecture, and then a full day on Saturday and Sunday, including breakfast, lunch, and snacks both days. It is a wonderful way to experience what it is like to be amidst like minds in a forward thinking community.

We will be welcoming back many, such as Drs. Bill Tiller, Claude Swanson, Beverly Rubik, and Shin Lin, as well as welcoming new speakers into our community such as Drs. Gary Schwartz, Thomas Brophy, Shamini Jain, Robert Alcorn, MD, and Kamyar Hedayat, MD, to name a few. In honor of Dr. Motoyama's life work dedicated to the integration of science and spirituality, we will be a decidedly maverick and academically rigorous group; we promise the conference will invigorate your thoughts, research, and practice, as CIHS continues to push the frontiers of science and spirituality. CIHS' annual conference is a wonderful way to experience the CIHS community - students, faculty, administration, staff, and people from the larger science, spirit and subtle energy communities -- at one of CIHS' most dynamic and lively events.   

Fees

Early Registration Rate as of 4/1/2013 through 6/30/2013-- $375.00

Full rate after July 1, $390

At-the-door without reservation, $425

*Certificate of Completion for Advanced Study at California Institute for Human Science's Annual Conference upon request. $10 fee certificate & mailing fee.

Registration costs include all events, plus Friday evening dinner, continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday, Saturday Paella lunch, Sunday pizza lunch (gluten free available), and healthy snacks.

There will be a preconference Experiential Exhibit and Meet-and-Greet Friday afternoon, July 19 before dinner. (If you are interested in participating in this as an exhibit, please contact Tamiko at admin@cihs.edu )

Displays can stay active throughout the weekend.

Academic credit will be available to students for attending this conference (Please speak to Dr. Hope Umansky. CIHS alumni and CIHS student discount available.

Cancellation policy 75% before July 1; 50% refund to July 15; no refunds after July 15th midnight.

Speaker Schedule and Activities

Friday, July 19

3-5:30pm  Registration, Meet-and-Greet, & Preconference Experiential Exhibit

6-7pm  Dinner hosted by CIHS

7:00-7:15pm  Hope Welcome to this year's conference

7:15-8:15/30pm Tiffany Launch Conference -- What exactly is the Subconscious Mind and Why do we need Self Integration before Group Integration?

Saturday, July 20

8:30 continental breakfast hosted by CIHS

9am -12 pm Bill Tiller, PhD, introduced by Misha Manek, MD

Global Intention Broadcasting, Information Medicine and the Maitreya Buddha Relics Experiments

12-1 Paella lunch hosted by CIHS

1:15-2:15 Paul Mills, PhD

Desperately seeking solutions: The promises and failures of biomedical research

2:30-3:30 Shamini Jain, PhD

Biofield therapies in whole-person healing: surveying the scientific landscape.

3:45-4:45 Robert Alcorn, MD

Removing spirit attachments: a psychiatrist looks at hidden causes for mental health problems

5 pm- 6 pm Beverly Rubik, PhD

Toward an Integrative Science of Life.

Sunday, July 21

9 am-10:30 am Gary Schwartz, PhD, The Greatest Transformation: How the Science of Immortality Changes Everything

10:45-11:45 Claude Swanson, PhD

Recent Advances in Torsion Science and Its Connection to Energy Medicine

11:45-1:30 pm Pizza lunch (gluten free available) hosted by CIHS

1:45-2:45 Shin Lin, PhD,

UC Irvine, Laboratory for Mind-Body Signaling & Energy Research, Director, Title to be announced.

3 pm - 4pm Kamyar Hedayat, MD

Endobiogeny: A new approach to biology, physiology and the human experience

4:15-5:15 Thomas Brophy, PhD

Critical Realist Theory of Science

5:15-5:30 Until Next Year... Hope Umansky, PhD