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FRIDAY JUNE 21st 7:30 pm

Solstice Portal Workshop: “Living by Heart”

lakeside, Dousman, Wisconsin

The summer solstice means there will be more light on this day than any other day of the year. It is a time to allow the highest vibration of white light to catalyze our transformation in a way that only happens on this day. (Technically, it’s probably not exactly 24 hours, but close enough). So, along with my coordinators Veronique and Erik, I have created an intensive one-day seminar not for the faint at heart. I will distill the most salient points of my 4-day workshop into 6 hours. I will share perspectives that may be confirming to some and radical to others, but nevertheless true and real to me. We will do exercises as if we were in “boot camp” for the soul. We will tear down, evaluate, forgive, and begin reconstruction all in one day. This will all take place in Erik’s beautiful “spirited place” home and outside on the property bordering pretty lake. Are you ready to co-create a magical, vulnerable, healing and inspiring day in a beautiful place? I am.

If you are interested, you can receive announcements regarding upcoming seminars by emailing us at: http://chrisspheeris.com/contact

The work is a constantly evolving series of events all geared toward assisting participants in clearing the conduit through which flows inspiration, creativity, true identity, instinct, vitality and purpose. Though the purpose of the work is common to many “spiritual” (humanizing) practices, the approach is unique. The work involves a reorientation of “who we are” and where our true inspirations, thoughts and motivations come from. Participants also have many opportunities to tap into their “flow” and experience what true “presence” feels like. there are no beginning, intermediate and advanced seminars. Each seminar is customized and co-created by the collective and individual aspirations of the participants. Here are some comments from the latest workshop (November 8-11, 2012):

-”The level of participation and the permission given to just be was significantly impactful. Life-changing. Image-altering. Coming home to the presence of “self”. There is no one that would not grow spiritually and emotionally from this work. Chris is an exceptional teacher/facilitator. He mirrors back to you and your true self on how to find and appreciate yourself and others. There is a total experience of being one with everything. Anyone doing this seminar will have a transformed experience of themselves and life. A totally safe space.”

-”this workshop was exactly what I needed. We explored very deep emotional territory and yet I feel much lighter now. Chris is direct, compassionate, honest, funny and so creative. He’s taking it to a new level.”

-”It was added “ha ha!” Moment I just get it. It is closure and confirmation for everything I have been uncovering in my path.”

-”There is nothing here for you to obtain, but there is so much, much more than you could ever expect. You cannot take this with you. It becomes you and you become it.

-”Out of this world-literally! I was taken on a ride so deep inside of myself that words cannot sufficiently express. Such unfailing and unflinching honesty from Chris and from every member of the group. I felt held in deep reverence and respect while every fiber of my being was exquisitely rewired. Thank you with all my heart.”

-”An amazing experience I just can’t explain, but will never forget. Safety of soul,  honesty of heart, sharing of emotion and truth, discovering a magical place inside, an unforgettable moment in time.”

-”You are love. You are inspiration. You are life. I want to be here forever.”

“Living by Heart”

Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 18-21, 2013

Sedona, Arizona

brief video on the workshop 

THE GENERAL IDEA:

This workshop is a hands-on intensive which encourages the healing of self-limiting beliefs and the opening of the channel throughwhich our creativity and our fundamental life-force flows.

FOR THIS WORKSHOP, I WILL BE CONDUCTING SEVERAL OF THE SESSIONS OUT ON THE GORGEOUS RED ROCK TRAILS AND MESAS.

IS THIS THE BEST MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE? Like it or not, IT’S THE ONLY MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE. Are YOU present? Are you wonder-full? Do you WANT to be? How much energy do you expend in conflict with YOURSELF, with THE WORLD, or with OTHERS? What percentage of your day do you feel FULLY ENGAGED? Are you living in your HEAD or your HEART? 

We are in exciting territory in this workshop. We are exploring, experiencing and anchoring the STATE OF PRESENCE as it delivers us into “wonder”. In the course of this 4-day reality intensive, you will have many opportunities to forgive the past and tap into your own Essence- your own creative potential and natural Life Force. We will question, explore and expand infinitely the notion of “who we are”.

This workshop is not for those of you who are attached to your “story”- you know, that massive old book you carry around which contains your past and tries to convince you it’s who you are. It’s for YOU courageous ones who refuse to accept mediocrity and who aren’t afraid to create “amazing” out of each and every day.

I evoke people in a unique way in my workshops. I combine a sharing of insight, creative, physical and emotional exercises, with performances of my original inspirational spoken word meditations and poems- all geared to reinforce our endless expansive identity and state of presence. I have been a creative channel all of my life. I create every day and have not experienced creative blocks in as long as i can remember. I have also, somewhat recently, reached an unprecedented state of “humility, gratitude and amazement” that i had always longed for. This is what i want to share with you!!

I have been blessed with the gift of inspiring people and this is where my passion lies. My deepest intention is to share with YOU and impart to YOU what i have learned, what i have un-learned, and what i have healed in order to reach a place where i love my life, create in joy constantly, feel more open-hearted and abundant than ever and am no longer in conflict with myself. More and more every day i feel the presence of Grace in my life. This is available to all of us. In fact, it is our natural state.

What I ask of each participant is that you are willing to trust- trust me, trust yourself, trust the group, trust the process, and for God’s sake, trust the Universe. And i also ask that you are willing to allow- allow the unrehearsed, allow the unexpected, allow your innocence.  If you are willing, you will walk out the door in which you entered forever changed. Guaranteed!

TENTATIVE ITINERARY:

Day one–THE MUSIC OF LIVING

Our first day deals with “orientation” in more than one sense. When we first arrive, we will all become acquainted and I will shoot everyone’s portrait. I will then speak, laying out the purpose, intent and method of the workshop. I will talk on topics such as identity, putting the mind in perspective, our true Self, creativity, flow, presence, and many of the themes that will weave in and out of the four-day workshop. We will have an extended lunch break during which I will encourage everyone to go back to their rooms, remove all makeup and jewelry and return for the afternoon wearing a plain black or white T-shirt on top. (The implications of this should be fairly obvious.) The afternoon session will begin with movement–the freeing of the body and the metaphor of the “INNER DANCER”. The second segment of the afternoon will be on “Music and the Art of Listening”. As a group, we will create a musical piece, improvising on percussion instruments and voices. At the end of the day I will offer concluding remarks and at open the floor to questions and comments from the group.

Day two–FORGIVENESS IS HEALING THE HEART

Each of the next 3 days will begin with 30 minutes of stretch and movement followed by Q&A. This morning I will speak on “writing and thinking out loud”. Topics will include escaping the maze of the mind, writing as expression and healing, watching thoughts, and much more. I will then offer a meditation “I Am Not My Mind” after which we will do writing exercises both indoors and outdoors. WEATHER PERMITTING, WE CAN ALL GET OUT ON THE LAND IN A BEAUTIFUL SPOT ON THE RED ROCKS. In the afternoon, we’ll explore judgment and forgiveness. I will conduct a very powerful meditation on forgiveness followed by healing writing exercises and journaling writing exercises. We will then be treated to a highly inspirational feature film TBA.

 Day three–DIVINE MIRROR

This morning we will delve deeper into the notion of identity. After I speak on elements of integrating the personal and impersonal worlds, we will do some rather intense mirror work and self-examination. After lunch, I will offer a talk on “Photography and the Art of Seeing” which explores the notion of “pictures of reality”, how we frame reality and how the “pictures” we create are our “divine reflections” and indications of how we “see” the world. I will also speak about where we give our attention as being a very strong indicator of who we are in any moment. After the lecture, we will all go out together into the wonderlands of Sedona for a leisurely hike and photo shoot.

Day four–TRUST-RELEASE-SURRENDER

The essence of this workshop can be distilled into three words: trust, release, and surrender. The essence of being present is to trust the Universe that constantly flows through us, to release judgments and preconceived notions, and surrender to the unlimited life force that constantly flows through us. After I speak on these topics we will put on blindfolds and explore our inner worlds and our abilities to trust and surrender. We will take a long lunch break in which I will ask participants to return in full expression, “dressed for life” and ready to be “seen”. I will take a second set of portraits of everyone I will then review the four days with a concluding lecture (to be created in the course of the workshop) and I will offer a performance of my original spoken word and music. Finally, we will all share our experiences of the four days and I will present materials and reminders of “what we take HOME with us”.

I feel so strongly about this work that i guarantee that  for any reason at the conclusion of the workshop, you are not feeling satisfied with the gains you have acquired, I will return 100% of your tuition to you.

SEMINAR PAYMENTS:

TUITION: $495 ($100 non-refundable) AFTER PAYMENT, WE WILL CONTACT YOU TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL: inspiration@chrisspheeris.com

Below is a way to pay conveniently using Paypal. You can use your credit card with paypal without a membership.  FOR A $25 DISCOUNT ON YOUR FULL PAYMENT, YOU CAN PAY BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER. To book, for questions, billing options, or for additional information, please email: inspiration@chrisspheeris.com

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AFTER PAYMENT, WE WILL CONTACT YOU TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL: inspiration@chrisspheeris.com

All activities except for hike will be at Studio Live Sedona. All supplies will be provided except for digital cameras. All activities are handicap-friendly and facilities handicap-equipped. This itinerary is subject to change, but it will only get better.

TESTIMONIALS FROM ATTENDEES:

“The best week of my life! This 5-day workshop changed so many of my life patterns. I have taken MANY seminars/workshops but none have gone so deep and added so much to my world!”

“I have been listening to your music and creativity cds every day as I’ve been using all of my free time to create music of my own! As I’ve mentioned before, that workshop set me on a compositional fire that I don’t believe will ever go out.”

“Your love, wisdom, compassion and teaching me/us the ways of inspiration and life as a whole, has strengthened me, as it has the the rest.”

“My heart has been cracked wide open. A life altering five days for me. I feel as if my 5 senses have been reborn and my eyes have been cleaned to see the brilliance even more clearly.”

“An ‘E-Ride’ at Disneyland to say the least. Exhilarating, fun, festive and adventurous. I should have been doing all my life what I learned, absorbed and am digesting from this week.”

“Expansive, insightful, inspirational and more! Beyond -beyond! It felt like a safety net for expression, releasing, being engaged in the moment, and immersed in various art forms- with fun hands-on opportunities! It was real, honest, a caring, warm, and loving space to be involved in and a part of!”

“In my wildest imagination, I could not ever have imagined the profound effect I am still feeling. It isn’t anything I’ve ever felt before. I suddenly feel like my Heart has been cracked WIDE open allowing more Life and LOVE and Beauty in than I’ve ever experienced before.”

“This was pure LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHRIS SPHEERIS- RECORDING ARTIST/PHOTOGRAPHER/WRITER/FACILITATOR That’s me. I have had a wonderful, dream career in the music business for decades. Through this, I have sampled fame, wealth, and success. Far more rewarding than any of these is the inspiration I feel on a daily basis: the wonder and amazement, the joy and amusement, the fun and adventure of being alive. I have been told that i possess a gift of inspiring people with my work and the energy that i carry. It’s a gift available to all of us and the nature of this gift is that it’s contagious and meant to be shared. I now am on fire with a passion for sharing this gift. That’s what these experiences are all about. Since the first 5-day in sedona in May of 2011, i am experiencing significant acceleration in my own creativity, manifestation, peace of mind, confidence, and means of imparting information on all of this.

SOME COMMENTS I HAVE RECEIVED FROM INSPIRED LISTENERS:

“As a tv producer, I find your music a unique and distinctive sound… A blend of energy and elegance that can’t be characterized in a standard musical category..soothing yet uplifting” - George Veras- PRODUCER/DIRECTOR- YANNI LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS/TRIBUTE/LIVE AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL

“Your music takes me on musical journey though the sounds of worlds I have yet to visit.”- Steve Dixon- TOUR MANAGER BRITTANY SPEARS/JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

“Your work was so inspirational to me. The music allowed me the ability to illustrate myself through movement and expose the true self that may have been hidden from mostly everyone else. Musically I find I have a deep connection to all the music that  you have recorded and composed for it comes from an honest and passionate place within your heart and truly expresses what is in my mind and heart. You have this beautiful gift of allowing the listener to feel each note as it were to be a word, that is part of a sentence, of a story, coming from your memory which each of us can relate to on our own personal level. Your music has a spiritual connection to it that makes it comforting and familiar with gentleness and passion that is uplifting without being overbearing.” – Jerry Opdenaker- DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER for O DANCE Dance Company

“When I write (now 3 books) your music seems to allow my conscious mind to be fully absorbed in the sound and rhythm so my more unconscious writer mind can let the words flow out. Your music is inviting of movement and inspiring to the spirit of the moment.”- Robert Mark Phd.- AUTHOR/PSYCHOTHERAPIST

“Chris’ music has helped me through major transitions in my life. Deeply emotional, motivating and sensual, it moves with and through his listeners to create a heightened state of inspiration. He is equally brilliant in his poetry, which is reminiscent of a modern day Rumi, his photography, architectural design, and his meditations. Chris is one of those rare beings for whom creativity of every kind is innate to his very essence.”- Regina Meredith- HOST/AUTHOR/ON-AIR PERSONALITY, CONSCIOUS MEDIA NETWORK

“I have been thoroughly moved by your music. After almost 20 years as an estate planning attorney, I yearn to find my creative self. I’ve started writing, regularly now, and I find that listening to your music (Enchantment, Allura, and From Where They Fall being among my favorites) helps me greatly to access the creator flowing through me. Your music has been instrumental in helping me trust the right side of my brain much more these days and to being open to unique ways in which the Great Creator speaks to me. Thank you again. ” – J.C. ATTORNEY AT LAW