These events are open to anyone with an interest. It is extremely reasonably priced for what is on offer. What is on offer I hear you say? Read on.

Body Harmony® has a 27 year history now and was founded by Dr Don McFarland from Santa Monica, California. These International Conferences are when the largest group of different teachers from around the world get together, update their education and put together a 12 day seminar schedule for people eager to absorb all that the work has to offer.

It’s also the place where certification takes place for people wanting to teach and practice the work, although many people attend with no intentions of seeking qualifications on their agenda. If you’re thinking of coming for the first time you will find a group of friendly, life-loving people – many with extensive experience in the healing and transformational arts, openly sharing the pearls of their wisdom. And they come from different cultures too – many participants seem to enjoy this part of the experience.

What you will find here is a practical, hands-on body processing ‘system’ that aims to bring a harmonious relationship between all the parts of the (or your) body, particularly in relationship to a person’s goals or intentions. Body Harmony® recognises the physical basis for behaviour as it is expressed in posture, however posture is not considered a static expression.

Body Harmony® seems to integrate the thinking-moving-body-behaviour situation, which, quite honestly, can at times become quite fragmented. This tends to happen at times with quite a spectacular level of ease and efficiency and this is something that many people seek out the work for – a kind of wondrous transformation.

To participate, you obviously have to make your way to Almuñécar, – a beautiful coastal town located on the Costa Tropica de Granada, about 500 klms south of Madrid. Spain is rich in history and culture, and Almuñécar and the surrounding areas are no different. Not all the experience at these International Conferences take place in the seminar room.

A travel day is included as part of the event’s schedule, and this year will be to the Moorish city of Granada, to visit the magnificent ‘Alhambra’ palace and fortress, built in the 14th century, and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The schedule of seminar time is far from exhaustive, so participants have time to enjoy lunch and a ‘siesta’, as well as being able to explore the town after class, dining with other participants and generally experiencing a satisfying blend of time in and out of the classroom. If you feel you would like to join this event, rest assured, there will be a place for you.

Most people report feeling thoroughly refreshed in mind and body along with other surprising personal discoveries that make the return well worthy of the investment. The starting point to discuss your participation, – and your adventure – probably begins by emailing Duncan or downloading a brochure by clicking here.

Body Harmony® (Armonía del Cuerpo) es apreciada en todo el mundo como una síntesis práctica de trabajo corporal que hace la diferencia en la vida de sus clientes, practicantes y maestros que la utilizan. Es un conjunto de herramientas dinámico, funcional y liberador para incluirlo en su vida.

Este evento es una oportunidad de desarrollo dentro de un maravilloso entorno de aprendizaje sostenido, que contará con la presencia internacional tanto de profesionales como también de entusiastas.

Aquí puede aprender la tecnología Body Harmony® e incluso desarrollar su propio método único de aplicación. Éste puede ser un momento decisivo para su desarrollo personal. Body Harmony® significa calidad de la vida, la suya, la de su familia y la de su comunidad.

Cada día de esta conferencia está considerada cuidadosamente para hacer posible la más fácil, agradable y natural experiencia de transformación disponible para Usted. Cada día le ofrece la posibilidad de aprendizaje continuo y auto-desarrollo. Cada día abre la puerta a otra dimensión de su propia experiencia que le podría ayudar a iluminar su camino.

El horario diario de la conferencia le ofrece tiempo suficiente para explorar la ciudad de Málaga y sus alrededores históricos. Se dedicará un día de viaje en grupo para experimentar la belleza natural de la zona. Este evento permite, sin lugar a dudas, una síntesis natural de experiencias fabulosas tanto dentro como fuera del seminario.

Tarifas de la Conferencia

Instrucción de Seminario para el Participante                                         Octubre  8 – 19.

Para ingresos recibidos antes del 1 de junio de 2012                              US$ 1775.00

Para ingresos recibidos antes del 1 de septiembre de 2012                   US$ 1995.00

Para ingresos recibidos después del 1 de septiembre de 2012              US$ 2195.00

¡Puede optar por registrarse en este evento abriendo un depósito de US$275 para – iniciar su participación – y para empezar a planificar su aventura en Málaga!

Este evento tiene lugar una vez cada 18 meses y solamente una vez cada cuatro o cinco años en Europa. Los eventos anteriores se han celebrado en Bali (1996), El Caribe Mexicano (1997), Tenerife, Islas Canarias (1999), Palm Cove, Australia (2000), El Caribe Mexicano (2002), Creta, Grecia (2003), Bali (2005), Baja México (2006), Lake Bled, Eslovenia (2008), Samoa (2009) y Nueva Orleans, EEUU (2011).

Do I need to rent a car or should I rent a car? or Will I need a car?

Just a little update for those who have checked in with us about the weather lately. Where we live we had approximately 650 mm of rain in December and 750 mm of rain in January. That’s a total of 1400 mm or 56 inches. Our ducks liked it. The devastation this caused in other parts of south east Queensland was massive and experiences like these are traumatic for all involved. It does bring out the best in people though. Friends of ours – Jon & Judy Durand from Beech Mountain Pottery – filled their van with the water purifiers they make, drove to the worst affected valley and started handing them out to people. Awesome. Now cyclone Yasi is bearing down on northern Queensland – a catagory 4 cyclone (5 is the highest) and the system is HUGE. Wind gusts are anticipated to be up to 240 klm or 150 miles an hour. Preparations are underway. It is well north of us on its current trajectory.

So this month’s Body Harmony® update has four items:

1. A reminder about New Orleans in May. People are enrolling now to receive the discount applicable to registrations prior to February 5. Call me if you are interested, +61 (0)7 5485 3099 and check out the post at http://healthinperspective.org/general/neworleans2011/

2. Body Harmony  – the Gold Coast Feb 15 – late afternoon/evening information session and private sessions with Duncan Hogg. Contact Scott Quilliam for details.

3. Bringing the principals of Body Harmony to your area, office, group etc If you are interested in hosting an educational event contact Duncan to discuss the options.

4. A short article of interest. I recently watched a very interesting program on SBS Mind Over Money that looked at emotional factors affecting financial decision-making. It certainly spiked my attention. Behavior is paramount in my mind. Understanding and appreciating the processes that underpin human functioning through behavioral choice is key to success. Posture – or more correctly posturing – refers to the way you organize the internal relationships of your physical body to meet incoming information or situations. This article looks at how decision-making is influenced by your posture. It draws on some of the revelations of Harvard trained social psychologist Karen S Lerner, whose research was sited in Mind Over Money along with my 25 years of studying posture, body language and bodywork through practicing Body Harmony®.

May I begin with this quote from the article The Emotional Decision Maker by Peter Zimmerman and Jennifer S. Lerner, Harvard University.

“To begin with, most human cognition is unconscious – that is, we lack awareness of our mental processes. We absorb millions of bits of data per second through our senses; we compress, screen, and process this data automatically through various shortcuts in the brain. What emerges in our conscious awareness are the snap judgments, instant recognition, the sense of certainty and the intuitions that we can’t fully explain. Though wondrously efficient, these processes generate cognitive biases and errors.”

For many people, the link between posture and behavior is not obviously apparent. This is beyond the popular ideology of ‘good posture – bad posture’. This is recognition that we have multiple postures – much like personalities. These organizational patterns – which are what postures are by definition – when engaged appear to have a one-to-one relationship to behavior.  The postures themselves appear to be considered necessary tools used to engage our world – although this is happening outside of our awareness.

The details are all important here. In a posture all sorts of internal adaptations can be made that determine the patterns of use (or disuse) of areas of our bodies. This is all about how you do what you do. For example how you do your posture of frustration, or your posture of rebellion, or happiness and so forth. One element is how you do it, and another element is when – under what circumstances. What circumstances arouse a particular postural response from within you?

A posture may be evaluated by recognition of its impact within you and there are basically two criteria here. Does it unify you or does it fragment you. Does it bring ease of function or does it restrict your freedom of movement. Dr Don McFarland, the founder of Body Harmony®, speaks of the internal dynamics of various postures, where the competing agendas appear to cause actual tearing in the tissue by virtue of being attracted and wanting to avoid something simultaneously, – a literal push/pull expressed in the mixed messages being played out in the fibers of your body.

In the article previously referenced by Zimmerman & Lerner a distinction is made as to two different kinds of emotion affecting decision-making. Integral emotion refers to the legitimate emotional considerations generated by the decision at hand. An example being you want to go swimming but the large waves and strong current generate a realistic fear that the conditions are not safe. This apprehension is an integral emotion.

The second type of emotion is called incidental emotions, – and these “arise from past events and carry over to influence subsequent judgments or choices”. Daniel Goleman in his book Emotional Intelligence writes informatively on the neuronal and physiological aspects of the influence of incidental emotions. The most striking aspect of this kind of processing is that irrelevant information is brought to bear on current circumstances without awareness! Once again, to quote the Zimmerman & Lerner article,

“countless studies conducted in the Harvard Decision Science Laboratory reveal that incidental emotions affect us all, whether or not we are aware of them.”

Incidental emotions seem most closely associated with fragmenting postures, or postures that compromise the flow of energy and information throughout our bodies. And under these circumstances very little of what is a person’s environment is being perceived. More accurately, and as is the case with our brains at times, we fill in our gaps of perception with our expectations, – we simply make things up to fill in the picture. Under such conditions our responses are not well matched to our circumstances. This represents a tremendous growth opportunity.

It is precisely in these gray areas of perception that Body Harmony® allows a new possibility to flourish. Artistically applied, Body Harmony® provides a transformational context for healing. Given the support of one’s personal intention, an opportunity becomes available to choose consciously a pathway of behavior that aligns one’s posture, perception and intentions. Your body, if you choose to pay attention to it, can become an ally in your travels. I am reminded of that simple piece of wisdom that states “Do what you always do, get what you always get.” Sometimes the most striking of experiences is realizing a choice or an option exists where assumption had taken the throne.

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If you would like to join the next main event for Body Harmony®, Dr Don McFarland, myself and a host of other teachers are participating in an International Event in New Orleans May 8 – 21. Discount tuition applies to registrations processed before February 5.

Web References

New Orleans Conference http://healthinperspective.org/general/neworleans2011/ Jennifer Lerner’s papers http://content.ksg.harvard.edu/lernerlab/papers/

Thank you for your involvement!

This Conference Will Rock!

In and out of the conference this event will change your life! First Time in the USA. Join us in New Orleans and discover more about yourself  in a city that knows how to celebrate living. New Orleans has soul, depth, and is the birthplace of jazz and the blues. The magic of Body Harmony® meets the magic of New Orleans. They call New Orleans ‘The Big Easy’ for a reason. Taste it, feel it, live it – Body Harmony® and New Orleans are coming together in May 2011. To download the brochure click here to our ‘Downloads’ page and then click the ‘New Orleans – 2011 Body Harmony International Conference’ link.

Be Right In The Action

The world-famous Bourbon Street, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. This is where you will be staying. The Inn on Bourbon Ramada Plaza Hotel – the corner of Bourbon and Toulouse – right in the action.

Check Out Some Jazz

The second week of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival immediately precedes the conference so expect to see some big names lingering for more intimate shows in the local clubs.

The International Body Harmony Conference runs over a period of 12 consecutive days, commencing on a Sunday evening, and completing on a Friday afternoon. Each day there is approximately 7 hours of seminar experience with significant breaks to allow time to explore, dine and relax during each day. The food in New Orleans is amazing and very reasonably priced!

The Dates Are May 8 – 21, 2011.

Course content at the international event caters to all levels of experience from the complete novice to advanced teachers. Up to date ‘hands-on’ interactive seminars and classes are presented covering bodywork; movement and breathing; communication, gesture and body language; self development and personal effectiveness – plus much more – all chosen to give people the chance to gain greater health, wellbeing and self awareness.

We welcome you to take advantage of the extensive benefits this event offers for anyone who wishes to expand the quality of their life.

• Dates: 8th to 21st May 2011
• Cost: US$2875* – includes twin share/double accommodation for 13 nights plus full seminar package
• Location: Bourbon St, New Orleans
• Venue: The Inn On Bourbon
• Destination Airport: New Orleans
• Deposit amount: US dollars $275 – financial incentives apply for early deposits*.

* To secure the early bird discounted rate above, a deposit needs to be received by February 5, 2011.

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Cancellation Policy: All registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Workshop payments, less the deposit will be refunded if cancellation is received in writing via fax, email or post prior to 30 days before the start date of any workshop. Cancellations within 30 days of the start day of any workshop will not be refunded.

An exploratory seminar for those aligned on inspiration and evolution.  April 9 – 15, 2010.

With Don & Linda McFarland, Duncan & Gina Carruthers-Hogg.

While we were in Venice we came across an Aussie guy in a kebab takeaway, traveling around Italy. The conversation quickly went to ‘so what would you recommend to see of Italy?’ This that and the other but the place you have got to go is Matera! A day or so later we drove into Matera, by this time it was dark. We followed our noses to ‘i Sassi’. It took only moments to realise the resounding truth of the traveler in the kebab store. This was, indeed, a lesson in history like no other.

Matera is like a large outdoor museum, made from a perfect integration of human activity and the cycle of nature. Considered one of the oldest towns in the world, Matera exemplifies the different phases of human evolution through continuous habitation. Simply moving from the old part to the new part of the town, you can go through the different epochs which have characterised this evocative location. Nowadays Matera is a remarkable town in southern Italy. The world is becoming increasingly conscious of it’s cultural, historical and naturalistic potential.  The heritage of the town includes: human settlements of the Neolithic age, rock-hewn churches and villages, with their Byzantine and Benedictine frescoes, and the Sassi, Matera’s old district made of Tufa, which have captured the interest of many writers and is today World Heritage listed since 1993. An unending tangle of houses’ grottoes, stairs and narrow ally ways make up the most original of all urban settlements throughout the world.

A remarkable experience.

7 Reasons To Participate :

The inspiration.

The phenomenal history.

The bodywork factor.

The company.

The culture.

The transformation potential.

For the sake of discovery!

This 6 day seminar takes in 4 days exploring the wonders of Matera, followed by 2 days on the Amalfi Coast. Priority Living Events incorporate the applied wisdom of Body Harmony®, helping to fine-tune and align participants within themselves, allowing for a more vivid and resonant personal experience. If you did not make it to Samoa, or you are waiting for an advantageous moment to reconnect, join this event. This event is organised, crafted and guided by Don & Linda McFarland and Duncan & Gina Carruthers-Hogg. Indoor and outdoor experiential activities abound with time taken for sessions, luxuriating and absorbing all that this environment has to offer.

The Venue : Hotel Sant’ Angleo – the result of painstaking preservation and renovation of over 1400 sq metres including cave dwellings, pathways, stairways and court yards and a yet-to-be announced hotel overlooking the ocean in Positano.

Investment : EUR 1495,00 includes twin share accommodation, transportation, admission fees and seminar activities. Deposit EUR 250.00 via this website or direct transfer by contacting Duncan.

This time we are beach-side in the South Pacific at the Aggie Grey’s Lagoon, Beach Resort & Spa on the island of Upolu, Samoa. So come on in, – we think you will enjoy what is on offer! Download the FULL BROCHURE

Every 18 months or so members of the wider Body Harmony® community gather together to hold an exceptional International Conference. This event moves around our planet from Australasia to the continent of America and then on to Europe by rotation every eighteen months.

These conferences have occurred in Bali (twice), mainland Mexico and Baja (three times), in Tenerife – Spain, Lake Bled – Slovenia and Palm Cove – Australia.

Don McFarland is the founder of Body Harmony® and Linda McFarland, Duncan Hogg and Gina Carruthers have extensive experience as teachers and practitioners. They have shared a close association for over 20 years, and collaborate on various projects, including this conference, and a one month bodywork and professional development class in Noosa, Australia. They are also the creative founders together of the Intention & Manifestation 11 Step Bodywork Sequence, as well as other creative works such as the Educational Research & Development arm of the Body Harmony Guild.

Body Harmony Teachers please CLICK HERE for your dates and price structures.

The International Body Harmony Event runs over a period of 12 consecutive days, commencing on a Sunday evening, and completing on a Friday afternoon. Each day there is approximately 7 hours of seminar experience with significant breaks to allow time to explore, dine and relax during each day.

Course content at the international event caters to all levels of experience from the complete novice to advanced teachers. Up to date ‘hands-on’ interactive seminars and classes are presented covering bodywork; movement and breathing; communication, gesture and body language; self development and personal effectiveness – plus much more – all chosen to give people the chance to gain greater health, wellbeing and self awareness.

We welcome you to take advantage of the extensive benefits this event offers for anyone who wishes to expand the quality of their life.

Samoa is located at approximately 15º South and 20’ East of the International Date Line. There is little annual variation in the climate, with temperatures remaining between 28ºC and 32ºC all year round.

The resort is on beautiful Upolu Island, a five-minute (2 kilometres) drive east of Faleolo International Airport and 35 kilometres from the centre of Apia, Samoa’s capital. The airport is served by a good range of flights – Air New Zealand from Auckland and Los Angeles; Air Pacific/Polynesian Airlines from Nadi (Fiji); and Polynesian Airlines from American Samoa, Auckland, Wellington, Sydney (via Tonga) and Honolulu.

The resort operates a daily shuttle bus to and from Apia for a minimal cost.

Conference Package rates: for this next upcoming International event are as follows:

Basic package includes 13 nights twin share accommodation, which includes the full Seminar program, excursions and buffet breakfast.

Currently conference package, until January 31st 2009 is US $ 2,875

After January 31st, 2009: US $3,175

With a non refundable deposit of US$ 275.00

At The Door Package is US 3,275.00 as late enrollment incurs extra booking fees.

• What you may want to know Dates: Sunday 8th to 21st November 2009
• Location: Samoa Island – Upolu
• Venue: Aggie Grey’s Beach Resort & Spa
• Destination Airport: Faleolo International Airport – Apia
• Deposit amount: US dollars $275 – financial incentives apply for deposits paid in 2008

Banking details: please contact us for direct banking or utilise pay pal for your deposit.

Cancellation Policy: All registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Workshop payments, less the deposit will be refunded if cancellation is received in writing via fax, email or post prior to 30 days before the start date of any workshop. Cancellations within 30 days of the start day of any workshop will not be refunded.

Natural beauty at it’s best - Rekindle aligned relationships - Ignite new possibilities

An update from Don McFarland, 29/02/2009

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I share this message with great personal pleasure and pride. The purpose of this letter is to bring you up to speed on the Samoa International Comprehensive in November.  The Theme of the Event is Success. Which is about moving past the struggles and scarcities of the day into a world of personal abundance. Past the primarily conceptual, into an immediate and useful practicality.

We have reformatted the event to make absolutely sure that the principles of success become embodied in your day to day actions. Without stress, without struggle, without constant reminder. Which means they become a basic platform to function out of, rather than a chore that takes awareness and effort. We have reformatted to ensure that each participant develops and keeps a Complete and Personal Template of Success

You get the complete package, This is nothing less that a complete rearranging to suit your tastes.

Ideas are a necessary underpinning, but this is also the time for action. It is not enough to have idea. You don’t really know what you have, until you put it to use.
Samoa is one of those moments where everything comes together. A landmark, a point of measurement, a sharp divide between before and after. A journey of openness and opportunity, This is an investment that pays Immediate dividends.

Don McFarland

Arrival is on the 5th of November. Teachers meetings commence on the 6th of November at 9.30am and will go to Sunday the 8th at lunchtime.

Participants Registration will be the evening of Sunday the 8th. Teachers total stay is from the 5th to the 21st of November.

If your enrollment deposit was made in Lake Bled – your full payment will be US$2125 twin share 16 nights Aggie Grey’s Resort Samoa (breakfast inclusive).

If your deposit is made by January 31st, 2009 then your full payment will be US$2325 twin share 16 nights stay at Aggie Grey’s Resort Samoa.

If your deposit is made after January 31st, 2009 then your full payment will be US$2625 twin share 16 nights stay at Aggie Grey’s Resort Samoa.

Deposit amount is US$ 275 and is payable to either

Health In Perspective Pty Ltd – trading as Body Harmony Seminars

ANZ Banking Group. Account # 4880 90336 Branch # 014 672

Branch Address: 23 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads, Qld. Australia 4567

Swift Code: ANZBAU3M (Gina Carruthers and Duncan Hogg)

or

Dr Don McFarland

Bank of America Santa Monica Branch #0218

1301 Forth Street Santa Monica, California 90401 Phone: 1-310-247-2080

Swift Code # BOFAUS6S Routing or ABA Number # 121000358

Account Number: 02181 03932 Account Name: Don McFarland 212 Seaview Ave Shell Beach, California 9344

Cancellation Policy: All registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Workshop payments, less the deposit will be refunded if cancellation is received in writing via fax, email or post prior to 30 days before the start date of any workshop. Cancellations within 30 days of the start day of any workshop will not be refunded.

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