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Creating a Global Community
We believe that, whatever the daily news, a clear majority of those of us who inhabit this planet possess a vast, unrealized potential for love, generosity, and peace. Despite the darkness of these times, we turn toward the light.
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We ask you to join us, in discussion and in action, to form and nurture groups dedicated to the greater realization of the human birthright to learn, to love, to feel deeply, and to create.
What exactly is an active ITP Group? See detailed description >
Directory of ITP Groups
We’re building a searchable Group Directory that can be easily accessed by those wanting to join a practicing community. If you’re a member of an active ITP group that would like to be listed on our website, please contact our Web Administrator >
Announcing ITP Open Sessions:
ITP comes to San Francisco
A new ITP group will be forming in San Francisco, led by Charlotte Hatch. The group will meet Monday evenings beginning September 24th at 7:00 pm for two hours. Meetings will focus on the ITP commitments including affirmations and the ITP Kata, Leonard Energy Training, discussion of readings, and personal sharing.
Charlotte was a member of the first two cycles of ITP led by George Leonard and Michael Murphy in 1992-93 and has continued her practice ever since. She holds a third degree black belt in Aikido and currently teaches at City Aikido in San Francisco. Charlotte is a certified leader of The Samurai Game created by George Leonard. She also has assisted him in teaching Leonard Energy Training at the Esalen Institute.
If you are interested or would like more information please contact Charlotte at:
charha.itp@gmail.com
Or call 415-641-1484
Palo Alto, CA - Join Palo Alto ITP for these 3 Open Sessions on Saturdays in March
Experience our practice and ITP community!
When: Three Saturdays, March 15, 22, 29 7:30 am to 10:00 am
Where: Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Aikido Dojo
1069 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Contacts: Brenda Greene (650) 917-9702,
Brenda@brendagreene.org
Lynn Ashmall (408) 736-2221,
lashmall@aol.com
A suggested donation of $10.00 is appreciated
Berkeley, CA - ITP Berkeley invites you to join us at our open sessions. Immerse yourself in a program involving body, mind, heart, and soul
We meet on Saturdays, 9-11:30 am, Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, Cedar & Bonita Streets (Enter on Bonita Street side).
You are invited to experience a lovely interactive Saturday morning program that involves non-strenuous movement, meditation and energy exercises, and supports you in cultivating your own sustainable daily practice.
All you need is a mat, a beginner's mind and an open heart. A $10 room donation is requested.
For more information, contact Martin at 925-631-4231 or email val48sf@yahoo.com
Active ITP Groups:
- CITP Mill Valley, CA. This is a group that evolved from the original experimental program in 1992-93. For information please contact Pam Kramer.
- ITP Berkeley, CA has been active since spring 2005. For more information please contact jonque@earthlink.net.
- ITP Columbus, Ohio Please contact Christina for information.
- ITP Houston, TX Joe Hirsch and Lydia Dugan co-founded the ITP Practice in Houston in 1996. Please contact Linda Patchen for more information.
- ITP Palo Alto, CA For information please email: brenda@brendagreene.org.
- ITP Raleigh, NC For more information please contact lauraxwayne@yahoo.com.
- ITP Seattle, WA For more information, please contact Larry Jacobson.
- ITP Tulsa, OK came together in the summer of 2005. Please contact either Bob Doenges: 918-232-3784 or Janet Flynn: jfpiano@swbell.net for more information.
- ITP Walnut Creek, CA has been active since 2004. For more information, please contact Roger Marsh, Bobbie Heyman, or Kim Scow.
Organizing a New ITP Group
If you’d like to start an ITP group in your area, we have suggestions and helpful information to get you going. See Forming Your Own ITP Group >
Resources for ITP Groups and Individual Practitioners
Below is a list of recommended reading and links to other websites you may find interesting.
Books:
Brian Green. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality. Vintage Books, 2005.
George Leonard. Education and Ecstasy. North Atlantic Books, 1968, 1987.
Mastery. Penguin, 1992.
George Leonard & Michael Murphy. The Life We Are Given.
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 1995, 2005.
William James. The Varieties of Religious Experience. Random House, 1902, 1993.
Robert McDermott. The Essential Aurobindo. Lindisfarn, 1987.
Michael Murphy. The Future of the Body: Explorations into the Further Evolution of Human Nature. Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1992.
Ken Wilber. Sex, Ecology, Spirtuality: The Spirit of Evolution, 2nd Ed., Revised. Shambhala, 2000.
DVDs:
The Tao of Practice. George Leonard, 1995.
The 5 Keys to Mastery. Dave & Company/1409 Entertainment, 2005.
Web Sites:
www.tam-aikido.org - a center for the study of the Japanese martial art of Aikido.
www.consciousembodiment.com - uses Aikido principles as a way of understanding mental and emotional habits from an energetic viewpoint.
www.alliedronin.com - a leadership and team development consulting and training organization.
www.esalen.org - Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California
www.theworldcafe.com - a conversational process for breakthrough thinking.
www.samuraigame.org - offers an intense and life-changing experience.
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