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SNOWMASS — World-renowned wellness experts —including Deepak Chopra — will come to Snowmass July 15-17 to discuss the latest philosophies in healthy living.
The three-day workshop features Chopra, Joan Borysenko, Len Horowitz and Elliott Dacher. It includes more than 40 interactive workshops and topics ranging from yoga, Pilates, tai chi and dance to nutrition, healthy relationships, Chinese herbology and coping with Alzheimer’s. Outdoor concerts, movies and documentaries round out the weekend.
“Wellness is intriguing to different people in different ways,” said Susan Hamley, Snowmass marketing director. “Whether people are interested in improving their physical health, learning about mind/body connections or simply exploring new ways to consider overall well being in a beautiful mountain setting, they’ll find this dynamic event offers countless wellness components and an A-list roster of wellness speakers, facilitators and activities.”
<b>Merging mind, body, spirit</b>
Borysenko, who moved to Boulder in 1992, will be one of the keynote speakers discussing Spirituality and Healing: The Wisdom of the Heart. Before she published 11 books for the public, she focused on academic writing as a Harvard behavioral expert.
It wasn’t until the 1980s, when professor Zick Rubin asked her to write a chapter on the mind-body connection for his textbook, that Borysenko started to write in a user-friendly way (granted, it took her 10 drafts). Now her books, such as “Minding the Body, Mending the Mind” and “Inner Peace for Busy People,” offer practical advice on living a serene and balanced life.
Her main message is that peace of mind and happiness are not completely dependent on external circumstances. She helps people use their minds to increase mental and physical health.
“Your mind is not your enemy but your ally,” Borysenko said. “It affects your happiness, health and creativity when you listen to that still, small voice.”
During the wellness weekend, she will talk about what it means to be compassionate to oneself and others and how it affects the heart and immune system positively.
“You can gauge the development of a culture — you can gauge growth and a culture’s intelligence — in a gradual increase in the capacity to be kind,” she said. “In certain parts of our culture, I do see an increase, and in other parts, not at all. It would help us all to define what it truly means to be kind. It’s not always easy at a personal, relational or cultural level. All we can do is come together and make these inquires.”
Borysenko brings up deep questions, and she walks her talk. In 1988, she left her professional life as a psychologist to develop her spiritual life. She spent time in therapy and lucid dreaming states and began writing about her discoveries.
Now she’s starting a two-year program to train people as interspiritual mentors to help people connect with a divine source, make choices that are not based on the ego and find ways to bring more compassion into the world.
Her twelfth book, “Saying Yes to Change: Essential Wisdom for Your Journey,” which she wrote with her husband Gordon Dveirin, comes out in January. Another, due out in February tentatively titled “What is Spiritual Guidance,” interviews spiritual elders from a variety of religions.
Tickets for the weekend range from a $20 pavilion pass to a $450 all-inclusive preferred seating weekend pass. For more information, visit www.snowmasswellness.com or call (800) SNOWMASS.
Kimberly Nicoletti can be reached at (970) 668-3998, ext. 245 or at knicoletti@summitdaily.com.
The three-day workshop features Chopra, Joan Borysenko, Len Horowitz and Elliott Dacher. It includes more than 40 interactive workshops and topics ranging from yoga, Pilates, tai chi and dance to nutrition, healthy relationships, Chinese herbology and coping with Alzheimer’s. Outdoor concerts, movies and documentaries round out the weekend.
“Wellness is intriguing to different people in different ways,” said Susan Hamley, Snowmass marketing director. “Whether people are interested in improving their physical health, learning about mind/body connections or simply exploring new ways to consider overall well being in a beautiful mountain setting, they’ll find this dynamic event offers countless wellness components and an A-list roster of wellness speakers, facilitators and activities.”
<b>Merging mind, body, spirit</b>
Borysenko, who moved to Boulder in 1992, will be one of the keynote speakers discussing Spirituality and Healing: The Wisdom of the Heart. Before she published 11 books for the public, she focused on academic writing as a Harvard behavioral expert.
It wasn’t until the 1980s, when professor Zick Rubin asked her to write a chapter on the mind-body connection for his textbook, that Borysenko started to write in a user-friendly way (granted, it took her 10 drafts). Now her books, such as “Minding the Body, Mending the Mind” and “Inner Peace for Busy People,” offer practical advice on living a serene and balanced life.
Her main message is that peace of mind and happiness are not completely dependent on external circumstances. She helps people use their minds to increase mental and physical health.
“Your mind is not your enemy but your ally,” Borysenko said. “It affects your happiness, health and creativity when you listen to that still, small voice.”
During the wellness weekend, she will talk about what it means to be compassionate to oneself and others and how it affects the heart and immune system positively.
“You can gauge the development of a culture — you can gauge growth and a culture’s intelligence — in a gradual increase in the capacity to be kind,” she said. “In certain parts of our culture, I do see an increase, and in other parts, not at all. It would help us all to define what it truly means to be kind. It’s not always easy at a personal, relational or cultural level. All we can do is come together and make these inquires.”
Borysenko brings up deep questions, and she walks her talk. In 1988, she left her professional life as a psychologist to develop her spiritual life. She spent time in therapy and lucid dreaming states and began writing about her discoveries.
Now she’s starting a two-year program to train people as interspiritual mentors to help people connect with a divine source, make choices that are not based on the ego and find ways to bring more compassion into the world.
Her twelfth book, “Saying Yes to Change: Essential Wisdom for Your Journey,” which she wrote with her husband Gordon Dveirin, comes out in January. Another, due out in February tentatively titled “What is Spiritual Guidance,” interviews spiritual elders from a variety of religions.
Tickets for the weekend range from a $20 pavilion pass to a $450 all-inclusive preferred seating weekend pass. For more information, visit www.snowmasswellness.com or call (800) SNOWMASS.
Kimberly Nicoletti can be reached at (970) 668-3998, ext. 245 or at knicoletti@summitdaily.com.
Extra information on the event and its participants
<b>Snowmass Wellness has eight top authors attending, including six who are bestselling authors:</b>• Deepak Chopra, bestselling author of more than 36 books, including "The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire" and his latest, "Peace is the Way"
• Burton Goldberg, author of the bestselling "Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide" and 17 other books
• Karen Salmansohn, author of the bestselling "How to Be Happy, Dammit" and 25 other books
• Ed and Deb Shapiro are the bestselling authors of 15 books on personal development, meditation and social action.
• Dr. Len Horowitz, author of the bestseller "Emerging Viruses: AIDS & Ebola-- Nature, Accident or Intentional?" In 1999, Dr. Horowitz received the "Author of the Year Award" from the World Natural Health Organization.
• Marc Ian Barasch is an award winning writer and editor. His latest book is "Field Notes on the Compassionate Life," and his prior book, "Healing Dreams" was hailed by the Washington Post as "lucid...courageous...trailblazing."
It also won the Nautilus Award for Best Psychology Title in 2001. His earlier book "Remarkable Recovery" was a national bestseller as well.
• Dr. Joan Borysenko has authored 11 books on healing, combining scholarly wisdom with the language of the heart.
• Dr. Elliot Dacher has authored "Whole Healing" and "Intentional Healing."
<b>Movie Information:</b>
The Snowmass Wellness Experience presents two documentary world movie premieres at its 2005 event.
The first is "Curing Cancer — the best of both worlds," a 90 minute feature-length documentary that shows how by using the best of conventional and alternative medicine, cancer can be reversed.
This is a brand new and revolutionary process never before shown in the U.S. that gives cancer patients both hope and options. The documentary is hosted by Burton Goldberg, the alternative medicine author of the bestseller "Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide." You can read more about this at http://stefansargent.clients.neteverything.com/media/burton/
<b>Show times:</b>
Saturday July 16, 10 a.m. to noon; Roof Garden, Snowmass Village
Sunday July 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.; Roof Garden
<b>Cost:</b> Festival passes vary in cost, but the least expensive is the $20/day pavilion pass which also would allow people to visit the pavilion tents and see all sessions except those by featured and keynote speakers (more on this is at http://www.snowmasswellness.com.)
The 2nd documentary is called "Ordinary People-ExtraOrdinary Lives ... From Fear to Faith," which offers several Colorado angles: It was produced by Colorado locals Rosa Bielec and Annalisa Hodgkins, who had no prior movie experience, and the movie was done for under $100,000.
Its 8-minute short version won a juried award for outstanding film and cinematography at Aspen Shortsfest 2005. Tom Eldridge, the director, is an up and coming award-winning British filmmaker who splits his time between Britain and Colorado.
The expanded 50-minute documentary showing at Wellness deals with issues of overcoming fear, developing personal faith, living life to the fullest, and being present within the mystery of life, and it does so through both beautiful action cinematography and discussions with Dr. Richard Moss and Father Thomas Keating and four courageous ordinary individuals who have overcome tremendous obstacles to lead exemplary, inspiring lives.
<b>Show Times:</b>
Saturday July 16, 3:00-4:30 p.m.; Roof Garden
Sunday July 17, 3:30-5:00 p.m.; Roof Garden
<b>Cost:</b> Festival passes vary in cost, but the least expensive is the $20/day pavilion pass which also would allow people to visit the pavilion tents and see all sessions except those by featured and keynote speakers (more on this is at
<http://www.snowmasswellness.com.)
