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CONCERT WITH DEVA PREMAL & MITEN WITH MANOSE
7TH OF MAY 2012
TEATRO CERVANTES, MÁLAGA
Calle Ramos Marin S/N
29012 Málaga
Start: 20:30
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- At the box office of Teatro Cervantes: C/ Ramos Marín S/N, 29012 Málaga
Deva Premal and Miten met in India in 1990 and soon began a journey into love and creativity that has taken their inspiring blend of song, mantra and meditation to a worldwide audience.
They have released a string of acclaimed CDs with sales of well over half a million, and their concerts and ecstatic chant workshops are met with rave reviews throughout Europe, Australia, Canada and the United States.
Their music transcends all the usual musical boundaries, with fans including rock icon Cher, who featured one of Deva’s most popular chants, the Gayatri Mantra, on her Farewell Concert Tour; world renowned author and motivational coach Tony Robbins, and even His Holiness The Dalai Lama who, after hearing Deva & Miten sing for a private audience, exclaimed, “Beautiful music, beautiful…!” Best selling author Eckhart Tolle notes: “As you listen to the music of Deva and Miten, the sacred space that lies beyond the mind emerges naturally and effortlessly. Pure magic.”
German-born Deva Premal is a classically trained musician who grew up singing mantras as bedtime songs. Her mother plays viola da gamba and her father was an artist and a devotee of the spiritual path, including Zen and Yoga. He taught himself Sanskrit and Deva notes that “When my mother was pregnant with me, their welcome was to sing the Gayatri Mantra throughout the pregnancy.
“As I grew up we continued to chant the Gayatri Mantra together regularly before sleep. I didn’t really know what I was singing… and why. I just did it because I was told to. It wasn’t until much later that I came to appreciate these precious times.”
As a teenager, she moved away from the confines of both her classical music training in voice, violin and piano, and the mantra practice, and began to explore on her own. At age 11, her search brought her to become a disciple of the enlightened mystic Osho, and later, she went to the ashram in India to begin studies in body work, including massage, shiatsu and cranio-sacral therapies.
It was in Osho’s ashram that she and Miten met. “Although I was 20 years old and he was 42, our hearts immediately connected,” she says. “I knew he was one of Osho’s musicians, but that was about all I knew–apart from the fact that I felt good whenever we were together. We laughed a lot… and still do. He writes the most beautiful songs, some of which I knew from the ashram celebrations.”
Miten was born in London and grew up in the 60′s. “At that time, England was alive with rock ‘n’ roll music and the sound of The Beatles,” he recalls. “Everywhere you went it was on the street. It was a time of innocence, a time when you could feel the possibility that life has no boundaries.”
He later went on to establish a successful career for himself in the 70′s as a singer/songwriter, touring with such bands as Fleetwood Mac, Lou Reed and Ry Cooder. During this time he released two well-received albums, one produced by The Kinks, and another by noted Los Angeles producer Bones Howe for Ariola Records.
This period of his life was exciting, but left him unfulfilled: “I had a couple of album deals, and moved into writing music for other people, then radio and TV work, then eventually found myself in my 30′s asking questions — I was looking for something more substantial in my life than the usual diet of sex, drugs and rock and roll.”
Miten left everything he had known before, even selling his guitars, and after discovering Osho when a friend gave him a book on Zen, dropped out of his career and into a life as a member of a meditation community. Here he found a new approach to music: “It was an amazing revelation. I wasn’t prepared for the healing power of the music that was happening around Osho. This turned my head to what real sacred music was – even though it was western in style, it still had the most uplifting and spiritual nature, especially the ‘Music Groups’ and the Sufi dances. I was hooked on Sufi dance and never missed an opportunity to participate. All this music, along with a life of communal integration, deeper relating, and Osho’s discourses and meditations, healed me from whatever wounds I’d been carrying around music, and life in general.”
By 1990, when he and Deva met, he was leading the music for thousands of people attending the evening meditations at the ashram in India, and eventually invited Deva to join. Later they began offering voice workshops and concerts in Europe. Deva recalls, “At this point, I played a supporting role, singing second voice, playing keyboards, and co-leading the workshops. I was very shy to sing alone, but encouraged by Miten, I became more confident and eventually discovered my voice.
“One day I heard the Gayatri Mantra being sung by a friend in England. It was a different version to the one I had grown up with, and knowing the text so well, I was touched and excited by what I heard. I felt re-connected. This time I could feel the power of the mantra as never before, the strong effect it had on me, and the sacredness of it.
“We began featuring it in our concerts. At last I had found my song! I had found something that felt like ‘mine.’ I felt at home with it, and I watched as it touched people night after night. I began searching out more mantras and before I knew it, I soon had enough for my first album! We recorded it in my mother’s flat–the same one I was born in, where the Gayatri Mantra had been sung to me all those years before. Our plan was to make an album for people who attended our workshops. We gave it the title, The Essence. How it was received was beyond our wildest dreams. We were soon receiving floods of orders, and had to continually replenish stock!”
The Essence soon topped New Age and Alternative music charts worldwide, and Deva and Miten became planetary gypsies, bringing the ancient healing power of mantra into the 21st century. Their concerts and workshops are more than music – they are invitations to share in a deep moment of meditation.
As Deva says, “Without the silence that follows the chants, you get only half the story. It’s like the climax of a good story. The silence is there because it exists in the music. It just needs to be exposed and acknowledged. It’s so easy to overlook the silence inside the music… and it’s that which is healing us… if we allow it to be there. This is really one of the main reasons Miten and I sing – to bathe in Silence. It’s our nourishment. It’s what keeps us on the road. For me there is nothing more precious than having sung with an audience, ecstatic with bliss, and then entering the deep silence that the mantra brings… so deep, that with closed eyes you really feel there is ‘nobody’ there at all… all personalities dissolved for a tiny sacred moment.”
During their tours, Deva and Miten are accompanied by Nepalese bansuri flute maestro Manose. Born in Kathmandu, Manose began his musical journey with
a rigorous training in classical Indian raga. Later he brought the sound of the bansuri to many musical genres, from jazz to Celtic to being a founding member of the most popular rock band in Kathmandu. Since meeting Deva Premal and Miten in San Francisco, during a recording session for their 2002 Embrace album, Manose has performed extensively with them and is featured on many of their recordings.
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 What is the most essential you that is present regardless of thought or emotion? Who or what has been present for all of your life experience? How does this spirit of constancy touch your life? Mukti will speak on these compelling topics and explore them with the audience through questions and answers pointing directly to the true nature of self.
These silent retreat days will offer a potent blend of stillness and dynamic inquiry. With three short satsangs, interspersed with periods of silent meditation, attendees will have an opportunity to tend to inner and outer silence and to nourish the brightness that shines through delusion. For those who want to get a taste of Mukti’s teachings, 2 short evening meetings are offered.
Mukti is the wife of Adyashanti and has been his student since he began teaching in 1996, and together they officially founded Open Gate Sangha. Previously, Mukti studied the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda for over 20 years. In her own teachings, Mukti points audiences back to their natural state of wholeness or undivided consciousness. Licensed in acupuncture and certified to teach hatha yoga, Mukti has a love of the whole of experience in form, as well as the formless.
All meetings will be spoken in English and translated in Spanish.
More information about Mukti can be found on her website.
DATES & TIMES
CENTRO BABA, RONDA
18th of August: 20:00 – 21:30, €15.00
Centro Baba
Calle Granada 33, Ronda
Tel: (0034)952 87 43 94
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CASA DE LAILA, ALHAURIN EL GRANDE
19th of August: 20:00 – 21:30, €15.00
20th of August: 11:00 – 19:00, €60.00 including lunch and drinks
21st of August: 11:00 – 19:00, €60.00 including lunch and drinks
Casa de Laila
Camino Ardalejos 75
La Chichara
, Alhaurín el Grande
Tel: (0034)655 84 34 54
Click here for directions.
ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER PRACTICALITIES
If you need information on accommodation, flights, car hire or any other type of questions you might have, we are happy to advise you.
info@satsang.es
(0034)655843454
RESERVATIONS & PAYMENTS
To reserve your place, please click here to go to the booking form on Mukti’s website.
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21 August, Alhaurin el Grande: Reserve now
 In Unmani (UK), the childhood knowing of the Oneness of Life, was not forgotten or overlooked, as is the case for most people as they grow up. By the time she was a young adult, when most people around her were assuming that they were separate individuals, Unmani, felt only lost and confused. Believing that there must be something wrong with her, Unmani went in search of an identity she felt she lacked.
She traveled widely for 10 years and lived in various different countries, until at the end of 3 years in India she met her teacher and friend, Dolano. After spending a month with this German Zen Master based in South India, Unmani came to the realisation that what everyone else was searching for, was what she always knew but hadn’t had the courage to admit – that being absolutely lost without any reference point or identity, is in fact the nature of Life itself.
Three years later, Unmani began writing her first book, ‘I am Life itself’. Soon after this, Unmani was encouraged to share this expression in Meetings in Not-Knowing.
DATES & TIMES
Thursday July 14th | 20:00 pm – 21:30 | €15.00
Saturday July 16th | 11:00 – 19:00 | €60.00 (or €110 for entire weekend)
Sunday July 17th| 11:00 – 19:00
Please note that the Sunday intensive is open only to those who wish to dive deeper after having attended the meeting on Saturday.
Included in the entrance fee is a simple lunch and refreshments that will be offered on Saturday and Sunday.
Spoken in English, translated in Spanish.
LOCATION
Casa de Laila
Camino Ardalejos 75
La Chichara
Alhaurin el Grande
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RESERVATIONS
You are encouraged to preregister here.
MORE INFORMATION
About Unmani: www.not-knowing.com
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 ABOUT KARL RENZ
Karl Renz is originally from the lower Saxony area of Germany. He studied agriculture before focusing on art and music. Toward the end of the 1970s, Karl had a profound shift in consciousness that dissolved the concept of a separate self.
Since the 1990s, he has responded to numerous invitations to hold dialogues and meetings throughout the world. In May you will have the opportunity to sit with Karl Renz, who will offer several meetings in Casa de Laila.
Karl’s unique ability lies in exposing the beliefs we’ve built our lives on, beginning with our root sense of individuality and separateness. Our constant searching and suffering is the result of believing ourselves to be something other than what we really are.
Karl unceasingly brings us back to the truth of our real nature by helping us recognize the fleeting and impermanent nature of the identity we’ve come to believe in.
Without following a specific tradition, his unconventional talks are spontaneous, laced with contradictions and a sharp sense of humor. More information about Karl can be found on his website.
All meetings are English spoken and translated in Spanish.
DATES
May 20 | 20:00 – 21:30 | €15.00 (tea & snacks included)
May 21 | 11:00 – 19:00 | €60.00 (tea, snacks and lunch included)
May 22 | 11:00 – 19:00 | €60.00 (tea, snacks and lunch included)
VENUE
Casa de Laila
Camino Ardalejos 75
La Chichara
, Alhaurín el Grande
Málaga – España
Casa de Laila oozes a relaxed, natural charm that makes the perfect backdrop for this retreat. Set in the beautiful countryside of Andalucia, on the outskirts of Alhaurin el Grande and half an hours drive away from the airport, it’s close to all amenities and easy to reach and offers accommodation. Casa de Laila is an oasis of tranquility and peace, a place to completely relax, unwind and reconnect with your original nature. Visit the Casa de Laila website for photos and more information.
HOW TO GET HERE
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ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER PRATICALITIES
Casa de Laila, where the meetings will be held, offers accommodation in several large and comfortable (shared) bell tents, which are 4m diameter and made of white canvas, high enough to stand straight up in. They are equipped with comfortable beds and decorated with Moroccan details. The tents are put in the shade of orange trees, which are part of the beautiful garden. There are shower and toilet facilities. A full continental breakfast is included as well. You have full access to the swimming pool as well as the outside kitchen. The price per night is €25.00. Have a look at photos of Casa de Laila here.
For bookings, please contact laila@casadelaila.es.
If you need information on flights, car hire or any other type of questions you might have, we are happy to advise you.
info@satsang.es
(0034)655843454
BOOKING & PAYMENT
To reserve your place, please make your payment using the Paypal buttons below. Your place is only guaranteed if we have received your payment in full.
Start by checking availability. You can do so by sending us an email. Upon receiving our confirmation of availability, please pay the required amount by clicking one of the Paypal buttons below. If you have trouble using Paypal, please contact us and we will advise you on alternative payment methods.
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Reservation for:
Evening Meeting, Friday 20th of May, 20:00 – 21:30 (€15.00)
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Reservation for:
Intensive Meeting, Saturday 21st of May, 11:00 – 19:00 (€60.00)
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Reservation for:
Intensive Meeting, Sunday 22nd of May, 11:00 – 19:00 (€60.00)
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CANCELLATION TERMS – please read carefully!
• 75% of the price is refundable if you cancel before May 6th 2011.
• 50% of the price is refundable if you cancel before May 13th 2011.
• There is no refund if you cancel after May 13th 2011 or leave early during the weekend.
 We are overjoyed to be offering you a very special Satsang on Sunday morning, May 8th! Mooji will connect live on Skype to give Satsang, exclusively for our group. Tim will translate simultaneously, so both the English-speaking and Spanish-speaking are encouraged to attend.
This is your chance to share this heartfelt message of Truth with Mooji in an intimate setting. There will be plenty of opportunity to speak with Mooji directly. After Satsang you are invited to stay for lunch and a kirtan jam session.
More information about Mooji can be found on his website.
DATE: May 8th
LOCATION: Casa de Laila
TIME: 11:00 – 12:30 (Please arrive at 10:45 to settle in easily, we will start Skype at 11:00 sharp) with lunch and kirtan jam session afterwards
DONATION: €15.00, including lunch
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 OPEN MEETINGS WITH JEFF FOSTER
This is a great chance to spend an intensive weekend in the company of UK Nonduality communicator Jeff Foster, soaking in a simple yet radical message of unconditional love amongst friends in the enchanting settings of Casa de Laila in Alhaurin el Grand
It’s a chance to explore and go deeper into this communication, to meet like-minded people and relax in comfortable and inspiring surroundings. It’s a chance for all the questions of the mind to disappear, for seeking to subside and – with laughter and playfulness – the wonder of what is to be revealed, right where you are.
Using simple language and drawing on both personal experience and age-old wisdom, Jeff shares the possibility of waking up from the dream of separation. The possibility of absolute freedom, right in the midst of this ordinary life. The possibility that the spiritual search, and indeed all seeking of the mind, can come to an end once and for all. And in the falling away of the seeking, what is revealed is a wholeness that the separate seeker could never find.
It’s a direct recognition of who you really are, beyond all thoughts and ideas of yourself, beyond time and space, beyond your life and the world surrounding you. It’s a plunge into unconditional love.
In the meetings there is the opportunity to ask questions, which can spontaneously alternate with moments of silence, or whatever else happens. The atmosphere will be relaxed and playful.
All meetings are English spoken and translated in Spanish.
DATES
Friday April 29th: 21:00 – 22:30 €15.00
Saturday April 30th: 11:00 – 19:00 €65.00 including lunch and drinks
Sunday May 1st: 11:00 – 19:00 €65.00 including lunch and drinks
 VENUE
Casa de Laila
Camino Ardalejos 75
La Chichara
, Alhaurín el Grande
Málaga – España
Casa de Laila oozes a relaxed, natural charm that makes the perfect backdrop for this retreat. Set in the beautiful countryside of Andalucia, on the outskirts of Alhaurin el Grande and half an hours drive away from the airport, it’s close to all amenities and easy to reach and offers accommodation. Casa de Laila is an oasis of tranquility and peace, a place to completely relax, unwind and reconnect with your original nature. Visit the Casa de Laila website for photos and more information.
ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER PRATICALITIES
If you need information on accommodation, flights, car hire or any other type of questions you might have, we are happy to advise you.
info@satsang.es
(0034)655843454
BOOKING & PAYMENT
The open meetings can be attended with prior reservation. Your place is only guaranteed if we have received payment in full.
Start by checking availability. You can do so by sending us an email. Upon receiving our confirmation of availability, please pay the required amount by clicking one of the Paypal buttons below.
If you have trouble using Paypal, please contact us and we will advise you on alternative payment methods.
Reservation for:
Evening Meeting, Friday 29th of April, 21:00 – 22:30 (€15.00)
Reservation for:
Intensive Meeting, Saturday 30th of April, 11:00 – 19:00 (€65.00)
Reservation for:
Intensive Meeting, Sunday 1st of May, 11:00 – 19:00 (65.00)
CANCELLATION TERMS – please read carefully!
• 75% of the price is refundable if you cancel before April 8th 2011.
• 50% of the price is refundable if you cancel before April 22nd 2011.
• There is no refund if you cancel after April 22nd 2011 or leave early during the weekend.
This is going to be simply amazing… We’re very much looking forward to sharing this weekend with you!
Fly high!
To all who have contributed and were present at this blissful evening we send out a massive wave of gratitude and love… It’s been a dream come true.
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 US nonduality teacher Paul Hedderman will come to share his meetings in the end of August. He’s been involved with the recovery community since 1988, and has been leading workshops and holding talks for 18 years. Through his experience of hitting rock bottom years ago, he recognized the truth of who he truly is. Today he speaks around the world and is a rising star on the non-dual horizon.
More information on Paul can be found on his website. Click here to watch one of many videos featuring Hedderman.
Evening Meeting
Wednesday August 25
20:00 – 21:30
Contribution €10.00
Evening Meeting
Thursday August 26
20:00 – 21:30
Contribution €10.00
Day Intensive
Friday August 27
11:00 – 19:00
Contribution €30.00 (including lunch and drinks)
Registration
Please send us an email.
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