Topic: News

Russia's first LGBT film festival, Side by Side, is stimulating dialogue nationally and internationally.

In recent days Side by Side ("Bok o Bok"), Russia's first annual international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film festival scheduled for 2-5 October, 2008 in Saint Petersburg, has been receiving an unprecedented level of attention in the nation's press and media.

Intensive Yoga Meditation Retreat will be in Rishikesh, India from April 5, 2008 to April 26, 2008. The retreat is at Sadhana Mandir Ashram (the ashram of Swami Rama), which is directly on the River Ganges at the entrance to the Himalayas. Those familiar with the writings and teachings of Swami Rama will especially enjoy this retreat, as the retreat is based directly on those teachings.

Sadhana Mandir is offering a three week Swami Rama Intensive and Yoga Meditation Retreat starting Saturday, April 5, 2008, and ending on Saturday, April 26, 2008. This Program will be of interest to those familiar with Swami Rama and who want to explore the teachings and practices in greater depth. Swami Rama is widely known to have presented the deeper teachings of Yoga in extremely clear and accessible ways, and with the perspective that the goal of Yoga is nothing less than the direct experience of one's true Self (Atman, Purusha) in this very lifetime.

Mystical and scenic Sedona plays host to a powerful Feng Shui Intensive Training Program on February 22 - 26, 2008 at the Radisson, Poco Diablo Resort.

An ancient practice is enjoying a renaissance in Western culture. Feng Shui (pronounced "fung schway") has its roots in Chinese culture and has been used for centuries by people seeking to improve their lives through the use of color, materials and object placement in order to invite positive energy, or "Chi" into their homes and workplaces.

Spiritual advisor brings meditation workshop to Ireland.

This summer the Chopra Center will offer its Seduction of Spirit program in Dublin, where the Center's co-founders, Deepak Chopra and David Simon, will guide participants in a six-day exploration of deep meditation, yoga, and practices for fulfilling their highest human potential.

Two web sites help to memorialize and research the lost Jewish community of Klodawa, Poland. The sites have attracted second and third generation members from the United States, Europe, Israel and Australia. Those with roots or an interest in Klodawa are invited to contribute content.

The Jewish community of Klodawa, Poland was decimated during the holocaust, leaving only a small number of survivors to carry on the memories of what once was.

Now, however, through the power of the Internet, second and third generation descendants from around the world are meeting one another and sharing the memories and experiences of their ancestors.

Becoming a global education company is difficult enough, but it's a lot harder when you are teaching Wicca and Witchcraft. Yet no matter how difficult, Witch School International is focused on doing just that. To accomplish their goals they name their first Board of Directors to focus the company on the future.

In the battle for religious equality and recognition, Witch School International, Inc. has taken a major step forward by electing its first Chairman and Board of Directors. While seemingly commonplace by most companies, it is a monumental and historic moment for this Pagan dedicated community. This first step allows Wiccans to be recognized as equal members of Corporate America with all the same rights and privileges as any other company, including paying taxes.

Luxury Alaskan Cruise to feature Deepak Chopra, M.D. and David Simon, M.D.

The Chopra Center is offering Grow Younger, Live Longer, a life-changing cruise through Alaska’s ancient waterways, where Chopra Center co-founders Deepak Chopra and David Simon will premiere their powerful program for age reversal to an exclusive, intimate group of only 100 passengers.

A collaborative study by biologists in Israel, the U.S, France and Germany has found that evolution is not a random process, but rather occurs through the natural selection of successful traits. The findings confirm the mechanism of natural selection behind Darwin’s theory of evolution.

According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, individuals in a species pass successful traits onto their offspring through a process called “deterministic inheritance.” Over multiple generations, advantageous developmental trends – such as the lengthening of the giraffe’s neck – occur.

Journeys International offers a new holistic tour that includes yoga, meditation and the explorations of spiritual Nepal.

As the popularity of yoga, meditation and holistic healing continues to rise, Journeys International offers a tour that combines the spiritual and healing aspects of yoga and meditation with the cultural introduction of Nepal.

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17th Annual UFO Conference and Film Festival, now the largest event of its kKind, adds new events and packages to extended eight-day, nine-night festival.

The International UFO Congress, a leading organization for the research and documentation of UFO and related information, today announced the extension of their 17th Annual UFO Conference and Film Festival to eight days and nine nights, making it the largest UFO convention in the world. The annual convention featuring 40 speakers and 35 exhibitors from around the globe will be held at the new Aquarius Resort and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada from February 23 through March 1, 2008.